The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 381 Entering the East Palace

Ministry of War.

"How's the investigation going?!" Yu Yanyi asked while sitting on the chief seat.

Sitting opposite him is Li Chengguang, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

"I've checked! The garrisons around the capital are equipped with Tianji crossbows. The Ministry of War has checked them all. So far, none of the Tianji crossbows have been lost!"

Yu Yanyi was not surprised. How could he leave obvious evidence if he dared to use such a big killer like the Tianji Crossbow? !

"And..." Li Chengguang hesitated to speak.

Yu Yanyi waved his hand and said, "Zhongming, there is nothing we can't say between you and me."

Li Chengguang, courtesy name Zhongming.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Chengguang opened his mouth and said, "Master Yu, when I was investigating this matter, my brother once visited, please don't let me get too involved in this matter."

"Master Li, the Censor of Zuodu?!"

"Yes!"

Li Chengguang's answer made Yu Yanyi frowned.

Li Chengguang and Li Weiguang are first cousins, and there is also Li Haoguang, the governor of Jiaozhou.

Now Li Weiguang took the initiative to speak up, indicating that the situation behind this matter was more complicated than Yu Yanyi imagined.

The censor of the left capital, the third rank, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, the third rank.

How many people are there in the DPRK if two officials of the third grade can keep their secrets? !It is nothing more than a matter involving the heavenly family.

"Did Li Yushi say anything else?!"

Li Chengguang said helplessly, "My brother seems to be afraid, so he didn't say much!"

"What do you think?!"

Yu Yanyi looked directly at Li Chengguang and asked.

"In front of your lord, I have nothing to hide. To be honest, I don't want to take care of this matter!" Yu Yanyi was fair-minded and a gentleman.

Li Chengguang acts impartially and keeps himself clean, but he is unwilling to participate in this kind of struggle.

What can make one's elder brother fearful is nothing more than the battle for the heir apparent.

"I know, what you mean is that you don't want to be involved in the filth among the princes." Yu Yanyi said bluntly without any shyness.

Whether it is the prince or the king of Chu, Yu Yanyi has no airs to put on. Even if one of them succeeds to the throne, under normal circumstances, Yu Yanyi's position will not be shaken within ten years.

So Yu Yanyi dared to say this sentence, and he could say it.

"But this matter is not a battle for the throne!"

Li Chengguang waited for Yu Yanyi to continue speaking.

"Yang Qingyuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was ambushed on his way to Wannian County to investigate the case. This Tianji crossbow was left behind by the ambush hunter."

"Bachelor Yang?!" This answer was beyond Li Chengguang's expectation, but it was reasonable.

Yang Qingyuan's Dali Temple has always investigated and dealt with major and important cases, and it is normal to be feared by others.

In addition, Yang Qingyuan's own martial arts are also high-strength, so it is reasonable for someone to use the Tianji crossbow.

"In addition to you, I also sent someone to investigate the scrapped and worn parts of the Tianji crossbow within three years!"

Yu Yanyi knew without guessing that these people would never use the Tianji crossbow registered in active service.

There is no way to replenish strategic materials such as the Heavenly Secret Crossbow. If you use the active Heavenly Secret Crossbow, you will be detected immediately.

"Can the adults gain something!?"

Yu Yanyi nodded and said, "Wei Heying of the Imperial Forest Army and Lin Jun, the Prince's personal guard, have lost [-]% of the various parts of the Tianji Crossbow in the army, and they are about to catch up with the Longwu Army and Tiance of the Yubei Army. army!"

Longwu and Tiance are the main forces in the defense of Dagan and the establishment of slaves, and there are constant border frictions and conflicts.

For Jiannu, Tiance and Longwu are even more invincible.

Throughout the year in the northern border, there are hundreds of wars, large and small.

This time, the wear rate of the Tianji crossbow's parts became extremely high.

And the Weihe Battalion of the Imperial Forest Army was stationed on the edge of Shendu all the year round, responsible for the defense of the waterways, not to mention the use of Tianji crossbows, even ordinary crossbows had no chance of being used.

Even if the troops change their defenses, heavy equipment like the Tianji Crossbow will not change.

Therefore, there must be problems in the Weihe camp and the Changlin army.

"Changlin Army?!" Li Chengguang frowned slightly, and now he understood Li Weiguang's intentions.

Since the downfall of King Chu, Li Weiguang began to support the prince clearly and became the backbone of the princeling party!
If it wasn't for seizing the heir, then the case investigated by Yang Qingyuan had an extraordinary relationship with the crown prince!
"Bachelor Yang still needs to help."

In Zhang San...Zhang Muqing's case before, although Yang Qingyuan only enforced the law impartially, for Li Chengguang, he did him a great favor, and he deserved it.

Above the officialdom, people are extremely particular about human relations.

And Li Chengguang's own morality does not allow it.

In the battle for the heir apparent, one can stand by and watch, but Li Chengguang cannot stand by and watch when it involves attacking and killing court ministers.

If you can attack and kill Yang Qingyuan today, can you also attack and kill Li Chengguang for other reasons in the future? !Can he attack and kill Yu Yanyi? !

This is an act of breaking the political ecology.

"My lord, I understand! In this matter, I will definitely assist you to investigate to the end!"

The Ministry of War, the behemoth of the empire, also began to speed up.
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When the Ministry of War pursued the Tianji Crossbow, there was nothing to gain from Dali Temple.

Zhou Mingsheng seemed to have evaporated from the world, and he completely disappeared in the capital. Ye Jianhan, who was in charge of Zhou's mansion, even sneaked into his mansion, only to find that most of the servants in the mansion had been dismissed. Only one butler and a few nurses remained.

"My lord, it's been three days, and this Zhou Mingsheng is still missing. Could it be that he has already escaped from Shendu!?"

Ji Yaohua has also tried her best to develop the intelligence strength of the Guangwen Division in recent years, not to mention gathering intelligence from all over the world like the Hulong Villa, but the movements of all parties in the Shendu still cannot be hidden from the Guangwen Division.

But even though the Guangwen Department was running at full capacity, there was no trace of Zhou Mingsheng, so Ji Yaohua wondered if Zhou Mingsheng had escaped from Shendu.

"I don't think so, but nothing is absolute!" Yang Qingyuan shook his head.

Although he could force the prince to hand over Zhou Mingsheng, Yang Qingyuan didn't want to take this step unless it was absolutely necessary. He was not afraid of falling out with the prince, but he had to think about his brothers! ?

However, this case cannot be delayed for a long time. As time goes by, the influence of Wannian County's case will gradually decline.

"There is no other way! I don't want to turn against the prince first, but now it seems that this step must be taken!"

Yang Qingyuan took off one side of the black field uniform of Dali Temple and put it on his body.

"Miss Yao! Continue to track down Zhou Mingsheng's whereabouts! I'll go find the prince to ask for someone!"

Quickly walked out of the room, "The Anti-Theft Department, the first and second brigades come with me!"

As soon as the words fell, within [-] breaths, the first and second brigades of the Anti-Theft Division were ready.

"Follow me to arrest people!"

Yang Qingyuan took the lead to walk through the dark and simple gate of Dali Temple, and afterward, all the arresters from the Anti-Theft Department came out in a file!

Since Zhou Mingsheng didn't want to show up by himself, let's force him out.

Yang Qingyuan brought more than sixty arrests to the east gate of Daming Palace.

Donggong is just called habitually, and its location is not fixed.

Generally speaking, wherever the crown prince lives, there is the East Palace.

But now the prince lives in Wude Hall, so Wude Hall is the East Palace.

Wude Hall is located in the outer city of Daming Palace, close to the east gate of Daming Palace - Xing'anmen.

Although it was only in the outer city, it still belonged to the imperial city, and it was not for Yang Qingyuan to bring people in privately.

Sure enough, Yang Qingyuan was stopped outside Xing'an Gate.

"Master Yang, what are you?!"

Although the captain of the Yulin Military Academy guarding the gate stopped Yang Qingyuan, he was still very polite.

With Yang Qingyuan's age and official position, it's hard not to think that he is well-known in the court.

"Meet the prince!"

The captain was a little embarrassed, "I need so many people to see the prince?!"

On Yang Qingyuan's face at this moment, the words "I'm here to find trouble" were almost written clearly.

Fortunately, they are the Imperial Forest Army. If it is the Prince's personal guard, Lin Jun, maybe the two sides will directly show off their fellows! !

Yang Qingyuan took out the waist badge bestowed by Emperor Zhou from his pocket, and threw it to the captain.

"I'm the only one going in! It shouldn't be a problem!"

Although he knew that Yang Qingyuan was not a good person, the captain obediently gave way to his subordinates and made way for him.

Although Yang Qingyuan looked like he was looking for trouble for the prince, this waist card was indeed bestowed by the emperor himself.

The difference between a prince and an emperor is the difference between a monarch and his ministers.

Yang Qingyuan Gu Zi came to the front of the Hall of Martial Virtue, but was stopped again!

"Who is it?!"

The person who spoke was the prince's personal guard, Changlin Jun.

The Changlin army has a total of [-] elite soldiers, all of whom are healthy men drawn from the six armies and twelve guards.

On weekdays, the Changlin Army is stationed on the side of the Imperial Forest Army camp to the west of Daming Palace.

That's right, it happened to be in the exact opposite direction of the Eastern Palace.

The purpose of the prince setting up the Changlin Army was to let the prince know about the military affairs, but also to save a hand for future generations to separate the Prince's East Palace from the Changlin Army's garrison.

It is not easy for the prince to reach the Changlin army.

If this Changlin army can be commanded by the prince, it will be a great threat to the capital and the imperial power.

Among the [-] long forest troops, three elite centurions will be selected to guard the East Palace in turn.

It was these people who stopped Yang Qingyuan at this moment.

Yang Qingyuan didn't speak, this time he slowly took out the token bestowed by the emperor from his bosom again.

"I want to see the prince!"

"This……"

The leading team hesitated for a moment, then gave way to the passage.

Of course he could find fault with Yang Qingyuan and prevent Yang Qingyuan from entering, but at this moment, Yang Qingyuan was holding the token of the Son of Heaven, which represented the majesty of the Son of Heaven. He was a small soldier without any connections. To despise Tianwei was a capital offense.

"Master Yang, please follow me!"

As soon as Yang Qingyuan stepped into the main entrance of Wude Hall, an eunuch was already waiting there.

"You know me?!" Yang Qingyuan asked casually while walking with the eunuch.

"No one knows Master Yang's talent, no one knows! Although this servant is only an eunuch, she has also heard of Master Yang's talent and name."

The eunuch was very respectful, and there was no indecency or arrogance above the etiquette.

Not long after, the eunuch brought Yang Qingyuan to a garden.

"Master Yang, it's just in time for you to come. Gu has just prepared some food and wine. Are you interested in having a drink with Gu!?"

The crown prince had already held a banquet in the pavilion in the garden, prepared the food and wine, and seemed to have known that Yang Qingyuan would come.

"My humble minister Yang Qingyuan, see Your Highness!"

Although Yang Qingyuan is about to turn against the prince at this moment, he still abides by the etiquette.

In this imperial city, the word "ritual" is far beyond ordinary people's imagination. Yang Qingyuan dare not lose his manners in front of the crown prince. If he seizes the opportunity, he will lose the initiative.

After saluting, Yang Qingyuan sat down opposite the prince.

"Your Highness already knew I was coming?!"

The prince smiled without saying a word, this is pouring a glass of wine and handing it to Yang Qingyuan.

From the moment the Dali Temple's brigade went out, the crown prince has been paying close attention to Yang Qingyuan's movements.

Seeing that the prince did not answer, Yang Qingyuan took the wine glass from the prince's hand, "Your Highness, I have a low capacity for alcohol, and I really can't drink this cup to the full. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"No problem!" Yang Qingyuan just wanted to put down his wine glass, but was stopped by the crown prince, "I know Master Yang doesn't like alcohol, so I specially prepared this cedar wine. Although it has the aroma of wine, it is really not wine."

Yang Qingyuan raised his wine glass and sniffed it. There was indeed no smell of wine in it, so he drank it all in one gulp.

As for whether there will be poison in the cup? !

Not to mention that Yang Qingyuan's innate body can be immune to most of the toxins in the world, even if Yang Qingyuan has no martial arts and is an ordinary person, he will not have such concerns.

In the Daming Palace, he poisoned a fourth-rank Shaoqing of Dali Temple and a bachelor of Wenhua Palace with poisonous wine.

The prince doesn't have the qualifications yet!
If the crown prince really did this, it would have nothing to do with the throne at all!
"Master Yang is so brave!"

The prince looked at Yang Qingyuan again, he did not want to be an enemy of Yang Qingyuan in his heart.

Three years ago, it was Yang Qingyuan who took the lead in defeating the henchmen of the King of Chu, breaking the balance of power in the court, and allowing him to completely secure the throne of the prince. From this point of view, Yang Qingyuan was even the number one hero of the princeling party.

Moreover, Yang Qingyuan didn't have a clear preference for the succession of the emperor, and he was the leader of a new political force, so it would be beneficial but harmless to win over such people.

Even putting aside all the above, the prince admired Yang Qingyuan's talent and character very much.

This is a straight minister.

Although direct ministers are not necessarily pleasing, the kings of all dynasties need such characters in the court.

Some foolish emperors are not forced by others. They can clearly distinguish loyalty from traitors, but they are unwilling to use loyal ministers to punish treacherous ministers.

Just like studying, focus on nothing else, study hard, and make progress every day. This is the most correct value in the student era, and it can be said that everyone knows it.

But not everyone does it!

Because there are things that will continue to tempt people.

Although I know what to do is right, it doesn't mean I will definitely do it.

The same is true for you.

Most of the monarchs have no problem in intelligence, so can they not distinguish between loyalty and evil, good and evil? !
Loyal ministers enforce the law impartially, and speak out directly. It is best for the emperor to work hard for the country and handle government affairs, not to be greedy for enjoyment.

The treacherous officials are greedy for money and gain power, and seduce the lord, but they will help the lord find beauties and pay tribute to treasures.

Loyal ministers may be beneficial to the country, but traitorous ministers can make the life of the lord more comfortable.

If you were the Son of Heaven, who would you like to use? !
Therefore, since ancient times, those who can be close to virtuous ministers and far away from villains are the talents of a wise emperor!
And the prince is such a person, although he doesn't like personal enjoyment, the East Palace is full of talents.

Such a prince would naturally appreciate a talent like Yang Qingyuan.

If the "one or three parties" headed by Yang Qingyuan can do their best to assist, the prince may not be unable to achieve great achievements!
(End of this chapter)