The revitalization of the Tang Dynasty began with the Ganlu Incident.

The hall was somewhat quiet.

Li Ang could have remained calm in the face of what had just been said.

So, Niu Sengru's last words made him squint.

"What did you say?"

However, this time Niu Sengru did not answer, but bowed deeply, almost bending his waist to a ninety-degree angle.

He remained in that posture, motionless, which inexplicably exuded a resolute aura.

Li Ang stared at him intently, and the hall fell into an eerie silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Ang shook his head and said.

"I understand what you've said. You may leave."

Niu Sengru seemed unsurprised by this. He bowed again, took two steps back, and left.

Watching his departing figure, Li Ang pondered for a moment, then beckoned Qi Baozhen forward and gave him a few instructions. The latter then hurriedly went out to handle the matter.

At this moment, Linghu Chu stood not far away outside the palace gate, his expression showing a hint of worry.

Only after seeing Niu Sengru emerge safely did he hurriedly go to greet him and say...

"Si'an, how is the situation?"

Niu Sengru didn't say much, only saying, "It's inconvenient here. I'll visit Lord Linghu's residence later."

Upon hearing this, the latter nodded, and the two soon parted ways.

Night fell quickly, and Niu Sengru changed into casual clothes and arrived at the gate of Linghu Mansion with a small entourage.

The gatekeeper had already received the news and naturally dared not neglect his duties. After confirming Niu Sengru's identity, he led him to the study.

Linghu Chu had been waiting for a long time. When he saw him come in, he quickly went up to greet him. The two exchanged a few pleasantries before taking their seats.

"Si'an, what exactly happened in the hall today?"

If anyone else were here, they would be quite surprised to hear these words.

It should be noted that Linghu Chu is one of the few remaining veterans in the Niu faction. In terms of seniority alone, even Niu Sengru may not be able to match him.

But how could someone like this be completely unaware of the details of such a major event that happened today?

But that's exactly the reality.

Linghu Chu had not received any prior notice of the series of memorials presented in the palace.

Even the act of supporting that censor outside the Waiting-for-Leaks Courtyard was something he did after meeting Du Cong and Niu Sengru outside the courtyard, and the two of them helped him go there together.

Although Linghu Chu did so out of trust and principle, he was still completely confused about the ins and outs of the whole matter.

Seeing this, Niu Sengru also had a bitter smile on his face and said.

"Lord Linghu asked me, but actually I don't know much more than you do. Today, when we attacked Liu Hongyi and the others outside the Waiting Hall, it wasn't my idea, but Du Cong's. He had already made arrangements beforehand and then blocked my way to court. I actually only found out about the censors' plan to cause trouble on the way."

Even Linghu Chu was taken aback by these words.

"This Du Cong, how dare he act first and report later?"

For once, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in Linghu Chu's tone.

It should be understood that although so-called political parties are just loose alliances of interests, at their level, they are basically all in the same boat, sharing both prosperity and adversity.

Therefore, in most cases, no matter what you are going to do, you have to communicate with each other in advance and ask for each other's opinions before making a decision.

Linghu Chu originally thought that no matter how sudden this matter was, it should at least be Niu Sengru's idea, but he did not expect that it was Du Cong who did it.

"Why did he do that? I'll go and call him here to ask him face to face."

Linghu Chu immediately became restless, stood up, and was about to send his servant out to invite someone.

But at this moment, Niu Sengru stopped him: "Lord Linghu, don't be hasty. This matter is probably not as simple as it seems."

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chu seemed to have thought of something, and quickly sat down again, his expression serious. "What do you mean?"

Seeing this, Niu Sengru's expression also turned serious, and he said.

"To be honest, Lord Linghu, I have come here today to ask you about something."

"In the case of Li Xun, Lord Linghu mentioned to me that before Zheng Zhu was arrested, someone in the palace sent out a message."

"Is this man Xue Jiling, the former Lieutenant of the Shence Army who was recently exiled from the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chu hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Since Niu Sengru was going back to the capital, he couldn't possibly be completely clueless, so he had been corresponding with Linghu Chu in advance.

However, with letters as a form of correspondence, it's not always appropriate to write down information that is too sensitive.

But now that we're face to face, there's not much to worry about.

Seeing this, Niu Sengru leaned forward and continued to ask, "If I remember correctly, Lord Linghu has no connection with the palace officials. If that's the case, why did you so easily believe Xue Jiling and even go to great lengths to help him?"

For once, Linghu Chu fell silent, his two gray eyebrows furrowing involuntarily, as if he were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

However, his performance alone is enough to illustrate the point.

Niu Sengru sighed, leaned back, and said, "So, back then, it wasn't just Xue Jiling who wanted to bring down Li Xun, but also... that person from Xingqing Palace, right?"

Another long silence followed.

This time, neither of them spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, Linghu Chu finally sighed and said, "Actually, the person who came to deliver the message to me earlier was not Xue Jiling himself, but Liang Chengmin, the Inner Palace Attendant..."

"Just as I thought." Niu Sengru's expression also changed.

Although he had a vague idea of ​​the answer, he was still shocked when he heard the news.

Liang Chengmin, the Inner Palace Attendant, was the adopted son of Liang Shouqian, the former Right Army Lieutenant. He was also the chief steward of Xingqing Palace and a confidant of Empress Dowager Guo.

Seeing that Niu Sengru had already guessed the answer, Linghu Chu naturally had nothing to hide.

"At that time, Liang Chengmin came to me and said that Li Xun and his ilk were parasites on the country, inciting the emperor to risk killing Qiu Shiliang and others. If they were allowed to continue to stay in the imperial court, there would be trouble. He also said that Lieutenant Xue Jiling had already begun to purge Li Xun's followers and asked me to lend him a hand in the court..."

Niu Sengru was a perceptive man, so he quickly grasped the key point: "So, Liang Chengmin is relaying a message for Xue Jiling, not for that person, is that right?"

Linghu Chu pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Si'an, you know Liang Chengmin's identity. Although he didn't say that he came under orders, if it were just Xue Jiling, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to command him."

"Besides, he came with a token from Xingqing Palace. Otherwise, would I have believed him so easily?"

Niu Sengru's expression turned serious.

The tokens in the palace were not issued randomly, but were obtained according to the purpose of the transaction, used only once, and returned after use.

Liang Chengmin arrived with a token. Although he did not come with any so-called oral edict or decree, it was obvious who had sent him.

"But what good would it do that person if Li Xun were to be overthrown?"

Niu Sengru twirled his fingers, muttering to himself as he fell into deep thought.