Li Shun was already brooding over the last disastrous defeat, but now that Li Hao had given him an excuse, he had plans to go along with the situation.
So he found an opportunity and lost his temper in the court, but he did not directly admit the truth of the matter.
After all, if he admitted it directly, wouldn't it mean that he knew the truth before and confirmed his reputation of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
He first pulled Li Shouji out and questioned him, because he was the one who characterized the case in the first place. Now that something was wrong, accountability could no longer escape.
"Boss, how did you report to me in the first place? You said that Queen Zhaojie died in an accidental fire. What explanation do you have for the rumors outside?"
Of course Li Shouji knew the truth of the matter. He clearly mentioned the anomaly in his report, but Li Shun didn't ask anyone to investigate the problem!
It's just that it's obviously unwise to blame Li Xuan in public in the main hall, so he certainly can't take the blame himself.
So he immediately pulled Andu Fuyin out to block the gun.
He reported back: "My minister was indeed negligent in this matter. After the Yaoyue Tower was destroyed, the Andu Mansion sent people to investigate the matter and reported it to my minister.
The son was also too trusting, so he did not check again and asked his father to punish him. "
The governor of Andu felt infinitely aggrieved at this time. It was clearly Li Shouji who pushed for the closure of the case, and this result was also brought about by Li Shouji.
It's just that he is from Li Shouji's faction, and he doesn't dare to offend Li Shouji at this time. He can only come forward to plead guilty, saying that there may be some omissions during the investigation.
Li Xuan immediately said: "It's okay if you made an omission. Queen Zhaojie is my first wife. How could you be so lazy? Now it has caused turmoil in the government and the public. It is simply deplorable."
Someone came and took him and the rest of the Andu Prefecture to the Criminal Department, where they would deal with it after the truth of the matter became clear. "
After the guards came forward and took the person away, Li Xuan said again: "Wu Xu, I order you Zhu Yiwei to re-investigate, and you must find out the truth about the death of Queen Zhaojie.
If he is really harmed by others, then I will avenge him at all costs. "
Wu Xu stood up immediately after hearing the sound and took over the task.
Li Xun's words set the tone for this matter, and the rest is waiting for Wu Xu's return.
But what can Wu Xu repay? He found out the truth of this matter and reported it more than a year ago.
Now it's just a matter of confronting Li Xuan again, seeing what kind of answer he wants, and giving it myself.
The scene that happened in the court today made Li Zhenye confused.
In the past, he had always thought that his mother's death was planned by Li Xuan, but now suddenly the Su country suddenly appeared. He did not believe that Li Shun could instigate the people of the Dongsu country.
He couldn't figure it out, so he rushed to find foreign aid for help. He hurried to Cui Guogong's mansion and wanted to ask him to help analyze it.
Since Cui Guogong returned to Andu, his health has been deteriorating. Now he can't even attend court meetings and has been recuperating in his mansion.
As for Chu Guogong, Chu Yuan was very passive because of his previous clumsy operations.
Although they remained friendly on the surface, they were not very close in reality.
And because of his previous capture, even though Chu Yuan was forgiven by Li Xun, he still stayed away from the court to a certain extent and lost his military power.
At this time, Chu Yuan must stay calm and don't want to get involved in these troublesome things.
After briefly talking to Cui Guogong about the rumors outside and what happened in the court, Li Zhenye asked: "Grandpa, you said that the death of my mother was really caused by people from the Su Kingdom?"
Cui Guogong is a smart man, and it is precisely because of this that he does not believe that Su Guo did this.
After all, Li Xuan went out of his way to comfort him before taking action. It was also because of this that after the incident, he didn't even inquire about Yao Yue Lou's situation.
Furthermore, there is absolutely no need for Su to kill a worthless queen when they have just won a great victory. It is meaningless at all.
So in the face of Li Zhenye’s inquiry, Cui
The Duke replied: "If it was at the beginning of the Su Kingdom's defeat, they would carry out an assassination to shake the morale of the army.
But at that time, the war between Ansu and Su was almost over, and I really couldn't think of any reason why Su needed to carry out the assassination. "
After hearing this, Li Zhenye also understood the meaning and drew inferences: "Then what happened this time is most likely a drama created by the father himself, in order to legitimately start another war against the Su Kingdom."
Cui Guogong nodded and agreed with Li Zhenye's conjecture: "That should be the case. I think Wu Xu will soon give the answer to the assassination sent by Su Guo. It's just that the newly built city outside Ziyang Pass is not easy to fight."
Li Zhenye had no idea about how the war would go. After all, with Li Xun's style, he would not be allowed to join the army, and he was not willing to go in.
Thinking about the previous battle, even Li Xuan almost died in the rebel army. It was really too dangerous.
Cui Guogong's overall idea is wrong, but this does not affect the correctness of the result.
Within a few days, Wu Xu went to the court with a new truth about the destruction of Yaoyue Tower.
In this, Wu Xu specifically stated that the Yaoyue Building did not fall down because it was burned by fire, but was artificially blown up.
At the same time, there were also confessions from many sergeants, linking this explosion with the explosion in the Su Kingdom's raid on the camp, confirming that this incident was done by people from the Su Kingdom.
Li Zhenye jumped out immediately after hearing this. As the son of Queen Zhaojie, he was of course obliged to avenge his mother.
Moreover, he boasted that he had an insight into Li Xun's purpose, so that he could still please him.
Li Zhenye's face was filled with anger and his words were tragic: "The people of the Su Kingdom have the audacity to assassinate the queen. This is a blatant provocation to our country. I ask my father to send troops immediately to avenge the queen."
As soon as Li Zhenye came forward, a group of discerning people immediately stood up and agreed.
Although some people later expressed their opposition politely, thinking that it had not been long since the last war between the two countries.
Now that Anguo has only just recovered some of its strength, it is really not appropriate to start another war.
But Li Xun had already made up his mind, so how could he listen to these persuasion: "The Queen is my first wife and a prostitute. If I don't avenge this revenge, I will be a lonely husband. At the same time, I will be staining the blood of our Anguo men." .”
After saying that, he drew his sword and chopped off a corner of the table, completely silencing those opposing voices.
After making the decision to go on an expedition, all that was left was to prepare supplies and clean up the troops. This time, Li Xuan decided to go on the expedition himself, vowing to wipe away the shame.
However, before the expedition, those who took the blame in Andu Prefecture were the first to be dealt with.
Fortunately, Li Shouji still had some conscience and did not ignore them completely. In the end, he saved his life, but was demoted and exiled.
In addition, in Andu, a thorough investigation and purge of internal and external marquis officials was once again launched.
Fortunately, they realized something was wrong from the spread of rumors before and hid it, so the loss was not huge.
Li Hao has been paying attention to the movements in Anguo and is basically proceeding in the expected direction.
The Anguo court received the news a little later than Li Hao, but they were really confused.
Even Cui Ming specially called Yan Xu to ask if the death of Queen Zhaojie of Anguo was their handiwork.
After all, if anyone in Su Kingdom can do this, it is only the marquis.
Yan Xu has already investigated this matter internally, because the rumors outside are so serious that he is a little unconfident.
So when faced with the inquiry, Yan Xu decisively replied: "I have already investigated this matter, and it was definitely not the work of the marquis. Otherwise, if someone really did this, he would definitely be reported to the police."
When Cui Ming heard the answer, he couldn't help but wonder: "Then tell me, how could such rumors arise in Anguo."
Yan Xu replied: "I think there are two possibilities. One is that the Anguo people directed and acted on their own. This incident was just an accident. It was just that the Anguo people wanted to find a reason to start war with our country again.
In both cases, Queen Zhaojie of Anguo was indeed murdered, but she was only moved by Wuguo Liudaotang.
Hands, after all, the Wu Kingdom Six Paths Hall also has the Thunder Fire Bomb, but now Emperor An doesn't want to fight with the Wu Kingdom, so it falls on us. "
Cui Ming agreed with Yan Xu's words.
But no matter which one it is, Su State now needs to start preparing for war and dispatch troops to the north.
When choosing generals, Cui Ming still chose the pairing of Chu Fan and Wang Kun, who perfectly matched each other in both civil and military affairs.
It was okay at the beginning, Chu Fan organized his troops quite smoothly, but just before departure, he suddenly fell ill and became bedridden.
Moreover, those who fell ill with him were General Zhang and others who were cooperating with him in mobilizing troops.
When it comes to supporting the front line, if the general is suddenly gone, the trouble will be really big.
Cui Ming quickly sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the problem, and also asked Yan Xu to lead the marquis to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Because Cui Ming couldn't help but suspect that someone was secretly manipulating this matter. After all, the timing was too coincidental.
Of course, someone was indeed behind this matter. You must know that Chen Xi really spent a lot of effort to lay the groundwork in order to achieve his goal quietly.
They used the secret medicine that Li Hao studied from the Lotus Tower world. It is colorless and odorless. It can make people's bodies extremely weak for a period of time without hurting their origin, so Li Hao is not afraid of people. check.
Furthermore, in the eyes of outsiders, Li Hao had no motive to take action. After all, many of these people were the backbone of the princelings. There was no reason for Li Hao to take action against his own people.
On the contrary, those opponents of Li Hao are more likely to take action.
Li Hao even dug some holes for them to guide Yan Xu to investigate them.
It's just that investigating the case also takes time, but the matter of leading the troops and setting off cannot be delayed.
So at this time, Li Hao took the initiative to ask for help and was willing to personally lead troops to the northern border for support.
In view of Li Hao's outstanding performance last time, the court officials also recognized Li Hao's ability and believed that Li Hao was the best candidate.
After Cui Ming thought for a while, he didn't object, because compared to the last scene, the danger this time was significantly reduced.
Even this time, Cui Ming didn't leave Wang Yi's troubles to Li Hao, but took the initiative to help persuade him.
And this is the difference between active and passive. If Li Hao had taken the initiative to earn it before, Cui Ming would definitely have murmured in his heart, thinking that Li Hao intended to obtain more military power.
But if he is in the current situation of turning the tide and supporting the building from collapse, then he will only think that Li Hao is dedicated to the country.
Wang Yi, who had only been frightened once, was obviously not so easy to let go this time. In the end, Li Hao went to the palace in person.
Faced with Wang Yi's worries, Li Hao chose to present facts and reason this time, fully explaining the dangers he might encounter this time and comparing them with the last dangers.
Just tell Wang Yi that there is basically no possibility of a comeback this time. As long as he defends the city, he will definitely be safe.
After much earnest talk, Wang Yi was finally able to let go.
After returning to the East Palace, Zhang Han already knew the news that Li Hao was going to the expedition.
However, she did not stop Li Hao. Instead, she calmly directed her subordinates to prepare a bag for Li Hao and handed him an amulet.
After Li Hao took it, he asked, "When did my concubine prepare this?"
Zhang Han replied: "It was after Lord Chu and others fell ill. After all, apart from them, the only one who knows the situation in the north best is His Highness.
And His Highness is not a person who is afraid of difficulties. He will definitely ask for orders to lead the troops, so I went to Qianyun Temple to pray for this amulet for His Highness to protect His Highness's safe return. "
Li Hao laughed when he heard this: "My beloved concubine really understands Gu."
After saying that, he picked up Zhang Han and walked into the house, saying, "It will take a lot of time to leave alone now. I must seize the time to get close to him before leaving."
Zhang Han was a little embarrassed when he saw this in public, and he quickly struggled and said: "This is still in the courtyard. If people see it, they will definitely laugh at me, your highness."
I have to put down my concubine, and I still have to pack things for His Highness? "
Li Hao replied: "Oh, Gu Dao is here, Gu Dao wants to see who dares to laugh at the joke. As for packing things, isn't there Chen Xi? Just let him clean it up."
As soon as Li Hao said this, the maids and eunuchs who were in the courtyard quickly turned around and left. Chen Xi also went to take charge of packing things.
With the experience of Li Hao's last expedition, the preparations for the East Palace were very smooth.
But this time is different from last time. Last time Li Hao left, the East Palace had no owner, so he could take away all the East Palace guards.
This time Zhang Han was here, so Li Hao left a hundred people for her to listen to.
In addition, before leaving, Li Hao also told her to go to the palace to chat with Wang Yi when she had time to prevent her from having random thoughts.
The method of taking a large army away is different from the last time. After all, there are more troops and horses, and the baggage to be carried increases exponentially, so the marching speed will naturally be slower.
Wang Kun wanted to prepare the transportation of military supplies in advance, so he rushed to Hezhou first without going with Li Hao.
While the army was marching, Chen Xi received a letter from Hezhou and came to find Li Hao.
"Your Highness, there is news from Hezhou Yixue that Queen Shentu wants to ask you something and has sent envoy Ren Zuo over. Do you want to see her here?"
Li Hao smiled and said, "See you there, why not? When Ren Xin arrives, just bring her over to see me."
