People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 561 The Empress Summoned, Pei Yan Impeached

A large red lacquered box was opened, and the clothes inside were extremely messy, but most of them were women's clothes.

However, many of the clothes have been taken away.

"What is this place?" Li Xuan turned to look at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie immediately cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the lord, this is the place where Liu Canjun placed his outer room. It is said that the person who lives here on weekdays is a woman named Ling'er.

According to Xiaguan's investigation, this Linger, from Lizhengyuan in Pingkangfang, was bought by Liu Canjun half a year ago and used as an outer room. After he was on duty last night, Liu Canjun returned here. , there is only one corpse. "

"Brother Huaiying is really good at tricks. This king just put the suspects on the bodies of Cao Junjun of the Jinwu Guard, and Brother Huaiying has already picked them out." Li Xuan sighed, and turned his head to look to one side at the same time. Ma Zongsi winked slightly.

Ma Zongsi suddenly realized, and turned to look at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie clasped his hands and said: "The next official went to Jinggongfang to investigate according to the prince's instructions, and found the place where Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang and Youwei Zhonglang had a private meeting in a Cuju field inside, but the two were very cautious. The rooms are not very close, but under the pressure of the officials, the clerk of the Cuju field led the officials to find the place where the two of them lived, and that place was under the name of Liu Canjun."

Di Renjie spoke very calmly, but being able to lock the position in such a short period of time, Di Renjie's "pressing question" was not that simple.

Li Xuan turned to look at the corpse on the bed, shook her head, and sighed, "He's too careless, he shouldn't have appeared in that kind of place."

"Your Majesty, there are many nobles and relatives coming and going in that Cuju field. Liu Canjun is not conspicuous there, and he is there, so the left Xiaowei Zhonglang and the right Wei Zhonglang can rest assured." Di Renjie hesitated, but still He opened his mouth and said his guess.

"Yes, only his identity can make people feel at ease." Li Xuan sighed softly.

Liu Guangye's grandfather, Liu Linfu, was a founding official and minister of the household department.

Liu Linfu had two sons, the eldest son Liu Xiangdao, who served as the chief history of Yongwang's mansion in his early years, and later served as minister of the Ministry of punishment, Pingzhangshi, and prime minister of the right.

Liu Yingdao, the second son of Liu Linfu, in the eighth year of Zhenguan, Empress Yimu took her husband out of office, and moved to Prince Tong to serve as a servant. Later, she married Li Wanshun, the second daughter of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng, the head of Wenxi County, and now works as a doctor in the Ministry of Officials.

In the first year of Longshuo, Li Wanshun, the head of Wenxi County, passed away at the age of forty.

The head of Wenxi County has four sons, Liu Xianchen, Liu Guangye, Liu Youxian and Liu Lingzhi.

Now this is the second son Liu Guangye.

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"The Liu family has always been cautious in doing things, not to mention that it has been 15 years since County Lord Wenxi passed away. How could he participate in this kind of thing? Brother Huaiying, do you think he was sent to prison after being drunk? Bai Ling?" Li Xuan looked around, and said with stern eyes: "There is also that Linger, why is she not seen now?"

"Return to the lord, my subordinates have checked. After the gate was closed last night, only people entered and no one came out. Since the gate was opened today, no one has seen Linger's face. The officer has ordered the whole city to arrest Linger." Di Renjie Return immediately.

Li Xuan nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I remember that brother Huaiying said that Ling'er is from Lizhengyuan in Pingkangfang, so now I will send someone to seal Lizhengyuan immediately. imprison."

He Yiqiu who was on the side hurriedly said: "My lord, will there be too much involvement?"

"It's just a brothel, don't talk about too many entanglements, not to mention that it's too late now, and it's still a brothel. Anyone who can be a good person should be arrested." Li Xuan turned to look at Ma Sizong on the side, cupped his hands and said: "General Zhonglang, how about General Zhonglang taking a trip to this matter?"

"I will obey the order." Ma Sizong immediately let out a long sigh of relief, turned around and walked away without the slightest hesitation.

This is a rare opportunity that Li Xuan has won for him. As long as he can catch Ling'er and ask her about the following things, then the crimes of him and Jin Wuwei will be much lighter.

"When I was in Luoyang, the Tianyin Sect liked to use this method. Now that I think about it, there are quite a few people who use this method, so I suspect that this Liu Canjun may be used by others." Li Xuan looked at Liu Guangye's body and couldn't help shaking her head.

Li Xuan's face was very sincere, but Di Renjie who was at the side keenly noticed that Li Xuan was trying his best not to let this matter go deeper.

Di Renjie took a step forward and said seriously: "My lord, maybe this Liu Canjun was used by others in the matter of the Cuju field, but the internal and external news transmission can never get rid of it. I also ask the lord to allow the next official to enter the Jinwu Guard." investigation?"

People from Dali Temple went to Jinwu Guard to investigate.

Many Jinwu guards present stared at Li Xuan and Di Renjie at the same time, and looked at Di Renjie particularly unkindly.

Li Xuan took a light breath, her expression was extraordinarily serious.

In fact, it is not difficult to enter the Jinwu Guard to investigate, and it is not a big deal. The real big deal is that after the matter is verified, the people involved are too terrifying, and a little carelessness may cause turmoil in the clan.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from outside the door.

Yao Yi walked in quickly, cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven has summoned you."

The expressions of all the people in the room turned serious at the same time, involving the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, the action in the palace was faster than people imagined.

The change of Xuanwu Gate and the hidden prince Li Jiancheng have always been taboos in the royal family.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Di Renjie and said, "Brother Huaiying, you should first thoroughly investigate the cause of Liu Canjun's death and find out whether he was completely drunk before he died. If he was not drunk, please go to Jinwu immediately. Wei Lu is going to join the army to investigate, if he is drunk, please ask Brother Huaiying to go to Jinwu Prison and interrogate those prostitutes, Linger's whereabouts must be found out."

"I will obey the order." Di Renjie immediately bowed his hands.

Li Xuan turned around and left, riding fast towards the palace, followed by Cui Ding and a group of people.

Running all the way on the galloping road, the crowd in front quickly moved away.

Li Xuan couldn't care less about getting on the horse right now, he was thinking more about what Empress Wu wanted him to do at this time.

The incident in front of me involves five people, the grandson of Tuli Khan Ashina Nishugen, the grandson of Jieli Khan Ashina Gana, the minister of the Ministry of War Pei Xingjian, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment Pei Yan, and The hidden prince Li Jiancheng.

The first two solutions are nothing more than serious problems, the middle two are nothing more than reprimands, and the key is the last one.

If one is not careful, there will be countless casualties.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, he had just settled the matter of Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan, but now a hidden prince Li Jiancheng appeared.

That fellow Donghai King, isn't his scheme over yet?

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"See you, Prince Xuannanchang!" A servant in green robe waved his fly whisk, and his voice echoed in the square in front of the hall.

Li Xuan's expression had already become solemn, she cupped her hands at the green-robed attendant, and then walked into the Zichen Hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Li Xuan saw Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, standing solemnly in the hall.

Li Xuan's eyes swept over the two of them, and finally stood in the hall, bowed his hands solemnly and said: "I am the king of Nanchang County, captain of Shangqingche, doctor of Tongyi, don't drive in Wuzhou, inspector Zuojin Wuwei Zhonglang General, inspector Li Xuan, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, pays homage to the Queen of Heaven, May the Queen of Heaven be blessed and safe."

"Nanchang Wang Pingshen!" Empress Wu's majestic voice came from above, Li Xuan didn't dare to raise her head at all, but listened to the order solemnly.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Wu asked directly: "King of Nanchang, how is the internal investigation going?"

Li Xuan immediately cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Heaven, I just locked the Zuo Jinwu Guard Cao Canjun and the Zuojie envoy today. However, Di Renjie, the Chancellor of Dali Temple, has already discovered that Liu Guangye, who joined the army, died in his outer room. I am investigating the cause of death. Preliminary It is determined that he died by hanging, but whether he hanged himself or was killed by someone drunk is still under investigation."

"Liu Guangye?" Empress Wu frowned, and said in a cold voice, "The son of Liu Yingdao, a doctor in the official department, and the grandson of Prince Yin Jiancheng?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan immediately cupped his hands, and said calmly: "According to the investigation, General Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang and General Youwei Zhonglang had a secret meeting in a Cuju field in Jinggongfang several times, although they used various means to cover up , but according to investigation, what they used was the wing room that Liu Canjun had booked."

"The Eastern Turkic Ministry and the Eastern Turkic Ministry want to cooperate, so naturally they need to have an interview." Empress Wu sneered, seeing through the secret behind it at a glance.

Although Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan are a pair of uncles and nephews, they have always wanted to kill each other for many years. Although they were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the relationship between their descendants is still tense.

Even if someone secretly communicates and plans for the two, so that the two escape at the same time, or even send troops with mutual cooperation and tacit understanding after escaping back to the grassland, the mutual trust in this process must be met by the two in person , to achieve cooperation.

There is no trust without meeting, and there are more than one private meeting like this.

"Go, Liu Yingdao, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, will go to the palace to meet you. Also, go and check, has Liu Guangye been to Guanglemen in recent years?" Empress Wu looked to the side in a cold voice, behind the indigo gauze curtain, The figure flickered: "Follow the order!"

The gauze curtain subsided, Empress Wu looked away, and looked at the Zichen Palace. Whether it was Li Xuan or Pei Xingjian, Pei Yan lowered his eyebrows, as if he didn't hear.

Empress Wu's eyes fell on Li Xuan, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "King of Nanchang, do you think Liu Guangye is the king of the East China Sea?"

The grandson of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng does have the qualifications to call himself the king of the East China Sea.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, cupped his hands seriously, and said, "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, there are many indications that the biggest beneficiary behind this matter is Tubo. Through the Tianyin sect, I also hope that Liu Canjun is the king of the East China Sea, but his position...is too low and his ability is mediocre, and I suspect that he is just a pawn being used by others."

"He's not the King of the East China Sea, so who is the King of the East China Sea?" Empress Wu slapped the table angrily.
The sound of "snap" shocked the three people present, and they cupped their hands at the same time and said, "Quiet the Queen of Heaven."

Empress Wu waved her hand directly, indicating that the three of them don't need to care.

At this moment, Pei Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Report to the Queen of Heaven, I impeach the King of Nanchang for lying about his military achievements!"

Li Xuan suddenly raised his head in amazement, and looked at Pei Yan, his eyes were full of disbelief, he didn't remember that he had offended Pei Yan!
A sneer flashed across Pei Xingjian's eyes. He knew who Pei Yan was. When he saw the King of Nanchang appearing, Pei Xingjian understood that Pei Yan must attack the King of Nanchang and transfer responsibility.

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"The Empress Qi reported that during the First Battle of Muzhou, the King of Nanchang reported that the Tianyin Sect had been extinguished. Today, the Yin Sect is still ravaging the East Sea King. The minister impeached the King of Nanchang but failed to destroy the Tianyin Sect, but lied about it. He should be punished according to the law. "Pei Yan raised his head solemnly, and while looking at Empress Wu, his eyes glanced at Li Xuan at the same time.

But at this moment, he found that whether it was Empress Wu or Li Xuan, the surprised faces became calm in an instant.

(End of this chapter)