Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 155: Hundred Cavalry Division, Li Wu (Part )

"Su Yi was sent to the Eastern Palace?" Chai Lingwu sat on his horse and looked at Princess Baling's steward in surprise.

"Yes!" The housekeeper helped Chai Lingwu dismount from his horse, then glanced at the main hall of the princess's mansion before saying, "Princess Nanchang went to the palace to meet the emperor. When she was leaving, the Crown Princess, who had heard the news, invited her to the Eastern Palace. Afterwards, she was sent to the Eastern Palace."

The Crown Princess is Su Yi's cousin, so no one can say anything about her doing this.

Chai Lingwu raised his head and looked at the night sky above him. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Aunt Nanchang, they are using the Eastern Palace to suppress the thoughts of outsiders. They have the Crown Prince's support behind them, so others naturally dare not say much...Aunt is also a smart person!"

"Your Majesty has just issued an imperial decree. The Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, Wei Cong, has been imprisoned for gross disrespect, and his son has been exiled to the Western Regions." After the housekeeper finished speaking, Chai Lingwu nodded calmly. This was within his expectations.

As soon as Princess Nanchang entered the palace, everything was decided.

Behind Princess Nanchang stood all the princesses of the Tang Dynasty, even the kings, princesses, county ladies, princes-in-law, and even the entire royal family were watching. The easiest thing for the emperor to do was to cut the Gordian knot and deal with Wei directly.

And, to be honest, it might be that the emperor was angry with Wei.

There are some things that you shouldn't say even when you're drunk.

Today we are talking about the princess’ daughter, tomorrow we will be talking about the kings’ daughters, and the day after tomorrow we will be talking about the princess and the emperor.

Things like this can't stand being pondered.

The closer it gets to the end, the more I think about it, and the more troublesome things become.

"You say, the Wei family is really incompetent. From the time the incident happened yesterday until now, it has been a whole day, and they haven't figured out a good way to appease Aunt Nanchang." Chai Lingwu couldn't help shaking his head. The matter has developed to this point, and the Wei family themselves are the most responsible.

Looking up, Chai Lingwu's expression calmed down and he asked, "Has the person who went to Duke Zheng's mansion reported back any news? Has the Crown Prince made any moves?"

"Before, they reported that the prince had already set off to return to the palace, and there was no further news." The housekeeper bowed calmly.

Chai Lingwu nodded and walked towards the backyard.

At the same time, he was also wondering who was behind this incident.

Now it seems that the Eastern Palace is the one that has benefited from this incident, because of this incident, the relationship between the Eastern Palace and the Nanchang Princess's Mansion is getting closer.

Perhaps, someone has set his sights on Su Xu.

Although Su Xu was the Sima of King Wei, he actually only had one real job in the King Wei's palace, which was to compile the "Guodi Zhi".

Now the Comprehensive Geography is almost complete and can actually be submitted at the beginning of next month.

It was just that the King of Wei suppressed everything so that he could present it to the emperor personally.

However, once the "Guo Di Zhi" was submitted, the most direct result was that Su Xu would be immediately transferred from the Prince of Wei's Palace.

Whether he goes to be the Shaoqing of the Nine Temples, the Vice Minister of the Six Ministries, or even the Governor of a local area, he will leave the Prince of Wei's Mansion and further sever ties with it.

Therefore, the root of this matter is that someone has set his sights on Su Xu.

……

Chai Lingwu suddenly stopped, turned sideways to look at Jialing, and asked, "What do you think would happen if someone came to propose to Su Yi at this time?"

The family chief's expression changed slightly, and he said with a bow, "If you are more sincere, perhaps Princess Nanchang will marry her daughter directly."

Chai Lingwu nodded.

The family leader is right, it must be so.

That person will not only get a beautiful bride, but will also be able to win Su Xu over.

Such a person not only gained Su Xu's support, but also struck a blow to the Wei family.

Not to mention the prince, Chai Lingwu could think of two or three such people among their group alone.

Too many people is not a good thing.

"How's the investigation going in Pingkangfang?" Chai Lingwu pushed open the door of the study, walked into the inner room, and prepared to change clothes.

"Everyone else who drank with Wei Cong's son has been confined to their homes, so there is no way to find out the details." A trace of helplessness flashed across the face of the housekeeper.

Chai Lingwu paused for a moment and asked, "So what about that brothel?"

"There's no problem there, but the people inside said that it was the other young masters who started the commotion, and the conversation got to that place."

Chai Lingwu continued changing his clothes. He shook his head and said, "It's not that easy. Someone must have tampered with the news. Otherwise, the news wouldn't have spread throughout Chang'an in such a short time."

After a brief pause, Chai Lingwu said, "Two things. First, invite my uncle to the Prince of Wei's mansion tomorrow to discuss this matter. Second, send someone to continue investigating. We'll eventually find out who did it..."

"Thump thump thump..." A burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall, and then a piece of paper was brought in.

The housekeeper took a look and was stunned. He even forgot to hand the paper to Chai Lingwu.

"What's wrong?" Chai Lingwu, wearing a comfortable long black silk robe, walked out from the inner room.

The housekeeper quickly bowed, then said with a pale face, "Prince Consort, are all the people we sent to Duke Zheng's residence dead?"

"Hmm?" Chai Lingwu's pupils constricted instantly, and then he looked straight at the paper in his hand.

The four of them disappeared for half an hour, and when they were found again, they had already exited Jingyao Gate through the ditch. "Crown Prince... no." Chai Lingwu's mouth was bitter, and he shook his head helplessly, saying, "Crown Prince is incapable of such a thing. He wouldn't and wouldn't dare to do it. In Chang'an, the only people capable, courageous, and unafraid of being investigated for such acts are His Majesty's men."

The emperor has been keeping an eye on Duke Zheng's mansion.

It’s the Duke of Zheng’s Mansion, not the Crown Prince’s.

In other words, one group of people was targeting the prince, and another group was targeting Wei Zheng.

Chai Lingwu originally thought that the emperor would not care too much about Wei Zheng, after all, Wei Zheng had already retired anyway.

There won't be many people visiting the home of a retired official.

But Wei Zheng is not among them.

If the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division were targeting the prince, then they would not care about the people who were targeting Wei Zheng's mansion, but they were targeting Wei Zheng.

As soon as Chai Lingwu's men appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of those people, and then they were killed.

In a case like this, not only Yongzhou Prefecture but even the Dali Temple would not dare to intervene.

"That means His Majesty's men have most likely already reached us through this line." Chai Lingwu couldn't help but gasp. He quickly looked up and said, "There's no need to do anything else. Just wait quietly."

"Yes!" The housekeeper bowed, then looked up and said carefully, "Sir-in-law, do we not need to investigate the incident outside the city anymore?"

Outside the city, just two words, and Chai Lingwu's expression became solemn again.

……

"How's the investigation going over there?" Chai Lingwu walked forward personally and closed the door.

The housekeeper turned around and whispered, "Some prisoners from the Dali Temple were secretly sent out of Chang'an City at night and taken to a manor owned by the Jingzhao Du family. After they went in, they never came out again, but many people saw Master Sun entering and leaving."

"Using the leg bones of a death row prisoner as a reference for treating the Crown Prince, they are truly audacious, and even Master Sun." Chai Lingwu sneered disdainfully, then said, "Who would have thought that the renowned Master Sun would actually do such a thing?"

"But my dear son-in-law, the courtyard is heavily guarded by soldiers. We haven't found out what they are doing yet. Should we recall the men?" The housekeeper looked at Chai Lingwu with a serious expression.

Chai Lingwu's eyes hesitated, then he said, "Do you think the Hundred Cavalry Division will chase us through this matter?"

"Sir, that's the Hundred Cavalry Division." The housekeeper bowed carefully and said, "Even in our house, there are people from the Hundred Cavalry Division. They dare to investigate anything."

Although Chang He is in charge of the Hundred Cavalry Division, the real supervisor of the Hundred Cavalry Division is Li Wu, the Chief of the Hundred Cavalry Division.

He was the one who truly accompanied the emperor all the way out of the battlefield at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

The reason why he was called Li Wu was because before him, Li Yi, Li Er, Li San, and Li Si had all died for the emperor on various battlefields.

Apart from the emperor, there was no one in the entire Tang Dynasty whom he took seriously.

There are many things that outsiders don’t know, but those who come out of the palace know the most about the secrets of the world.

"Take it back." Chai Lingwu suddenly raised his head and said, "Disconnect the people investigating Hou Zhiyi and let them do whatever they want."

Compared to investigating the prince, Chai Lingwu believes that investigating Hou Junji's secret is more important.

"Yes!" The housekeeper immediately bowed and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Chai Lingwu stopped him, then walked to the desk, quickly wrote a letter, handed it to the housekeeper, and said, "Have someone deliver it to the residence of Supervisory Censor Wang An, and tell him to act according to the instructions in the letter. Remember, don't let the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division find out."

The housekeeper looked at Chai Lingwu in surprise, and for a moment he was even afraid to accept the letter.

"After delivering the letter, go directly to Yangzhou." Chai Lingwu waved his hand slightly and said, "Stay in Yangzhou for half a year before returning. Make it look like the Koreans are taking action."

The housekeeper raised his eyes and then bowed, "Here... the Censor?"

"Don't worry about him. I have the leverage over him. He won't dare to say anything, and he won't have the chance to say anything." Chai Lingwu's eyes grew slightly colder.

"Yes!" The housekeeper bowed, then turned around and left quickly.

……

Chai Lingwu walked to the desk and took out a piece of paper from the book beside him.

The paper said that Su Gan had found out some information in the East Palace.

The things in here, as well as everything Chai Lingwu had discovered about the manor outside the city in recent days, were all sent to Wang An by Chai Lingwu.

He wanted Wang An to use these things to impeach Li Chengqian.

While impeaching Li Chengqian, he also wanted to use this incident as a means to control Su Xu.

If Su Xu wants to leave the Prince of Wei's Mansion in the future, he will use this matter to threaten him if there is any sign of severing ties with the Prince of Wei's Mansion.

If the King of Wei falls, he will need a good burial object.

If this person cannot be Chai Lingwu, then it can only be Su Xu.

(End of this chapter)