Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 207 Making a Good Story

Chang'an has been a little noisy recently.

First, the weather in July was hot, and everyone felt irritable.The second reason is that the warrior Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Sun Shunde, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, have almost turned Chang'an upside down recently, looking for thieves everywhere.

What kind of thief are you looking for?

The courtiers knew it well.

The matter of the Ministry of Industry’s missing bow and crossbow had been leaked, and the emperor was furious. He severely warned the warrior Xun and the king of Chu, and limited them to solve the case within half a month.

People in the know, such as the prince who got the news from Zheng Shanguo, and the king of Qin Li Shimin who got the news from the grandson Shunde, they all know that the Ministry of Industry has been losing ordnance since two months ago, but it was only recently that they couldn't cover it up.

Therefore, they are skeptical about whether the samurai Xun can solve the case.

Li Yuanji, who made a few guesses, didn't pay much attention to these matters, and when he met Li Zhiyun, he would not tell him politely like the prince and King Qin, 'just speak up if you need it'.Li Yuanji would only pat Li Zhiyun on the shoulder and say, "That old fellow, Samurai Yu, will never be able to solve the case, Zhiyun, you should go to the prince to discuss it."

That's right, Li Yuanji stayed in Chang'an and refused to leave. Old Li acquiesced, and the courtiers couldn't stop him.This caused Li Yuanji to draw Li Zhiyun to fencing with the prince whenever he had the opportunity.

Li Zhiyun has no special hobbies, so he is naturally unwilling.Therefore, every time he shook his head and rejected Li Yuanji with a sad face, and said with 'good intentions': "This matter is of great importance, the bow and crossbow are lost, if the murderer cannot be found, and my brother is involved, I will not bear it!"

After finishing speaking, he plunged into the Ministry of Industry without looking back, and began to escape from the world.

The struggle in the Zhengshitang was quite fierce. According to Li Zhiyun's knowledge, since the return of King Qin, the crown prince has already suffered several losses from the King Qin family. If it wasn't for Lao Li's support at critical moments, the crown prince would really be in trouble.

There is no way, although Li Yuanji can participate in the political affairs of the political affairs hall, but he himself does not have that ability, and he cannot beat his arch-rival Chen Shuda at all.

The crown prince wanted Li Zhiyun to join in and win over Li Zhiyun to fight against his second brother, but unfortunately, Li Zhiyun was restrained by the loss of his bow and crossbow, so he had no other skills at all.

Yuanhu Restaurant.

A guest room on the west side of the upper floor, with the window open, the Five Lakes Restaurant is opposite.

A figure was sitting by the window, drinking wine quietly. His eyes were on the private room on the second floor of Wuhu Restaurant, where the target person was drinking.

His previous name had been discarded, and he was given a fancy name called Wufly.The younger brothers below, call him Brother Wufly.

dong dong dong.
There was a signal knocking on the door, and Wu Fei got up and walked over to open the door.

The little brother outside nodded and walked in. Wu Fei closed the door and asked, "How's the situation?"

"Eldest Sun Shunde is gone, and nothing was found." The younger brother's nickname is Duanshuiliu, which is said to be the name given by the head above.

Wu Ying felt that the name Duan Shui Liu was quite cute, and once asked Bao Yazhen to give him a nickname, but Bao Yazhen told him that the name Wu Fei was even more interesting.

"Brother Wufly, where's the warrior Xun?"

"Still opposite."

Duan Shui Liu looked at the window for a while, and said with a sad face: "This old man either goes to the brothel or drinks, and can't find anything."

"Where do you get so much nonsense?" Brother Wufly reprimanded him.

Brother Wufly and Duan Shuiliu stared at it for a while, and suddenly, Brother Wufly found a person walking into Wuhu Restaurant.

Then, the windows on the second floor of Wuhu Restaurant across the street slammed shut.

"Who was that person just now?" Wu Fei asked.

Duan Shui Liu shook his head, "I didn't see clearly."

Wu Fei pondered for a while, then took out a purse and handed it to Duan Shui Liu, "Go to the opposite side and make sure to find out the identity of that person."

"Thank you Brother Wufly, I understand."

At night, Chu Wangfu.

In the study, Li Zhiyun was sorting out the news about the search of the Ministry of Industry in the past few days.The murderer still has no clue, but he has found evidence that many officials of the Ministry of Industry were corrupted by ink.

The Ministry of Industry has little oil and water, and the greed is not much, and the most is only thirty taels of silver.

Li Zhen knocked on the door and came in, reporting: "His Royal Highness, there is a message from Duan Shui Liu. In the past few days, the warrior Xun has also had contact with a person besides Changsun Shunde."

"Who?"

"The general of the left prison gate, Qian Jiulong."

Ok?
Li Zhiyun raised his head with a questioning look in his eyes.

Li Zhen said: "Wu Fei and Duan Shui Liu stared at it for a long time, and found that the warrior Xun and Qian Jiulong had been talking in Wuhu Restaurant for more than two hours."

such a long time?

Li Zhiyun thought to himself, although Qian Jiulong is also Jinyang Yuancong, but he has never heard of how good his relationship with the warrior Xun is.

How could Qian Jiulong be involved?

interesting.

He immediately instructed: "Let Duan Shui Liu lead people to follow Qian Jiulong, and Wu Fei, the warrior Xun."

"As ordered."

After Li Zhen went down, Li Zhiyun walked back and forth in the study, thinking about what Qian Jiulong's appearance meant.After much deliberation, he still had no clue, no tangible evidence, and he really couldn't figure out what was behind all of this.

Samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong, how did they hook up?

The next day.

Wei Siqi got up early, and after getting dressed, he was ready to go to the Ministry of Industry and continue to investigate the case of ordnance theft with the King of Chu.To be honest, Wei Siqi really couldn't think of what to find out after spending time in the Ministry of Industry these few days.

At this time, his wife stepped forward and said: "Yesterday, the eldest lady came to the mansion and asked me to give this thing to you."

"What is this?" Wei Siqi looked at the bundle in Madam's hand.

"I heard from the eldest lady that the King of Chu gave Xiao Shunniang a jade pendant, and the two pairs of shoes in this bundle are a return gift for His Highness King Chu's sons and daughters, which she sewed overnight."

Wei Siqi understood, he rolled his eyes, took the bundle and put it on the horse.

Wei Siqi's wife asked curiously: "Does His Highness King Chu know the eldest lady?"

"You don't need to ask more about this matter, I will explain it to you in the future." Wei Siqi got on his horse, thought for a while, and reminded: "Don't talk nonsense outside, understand?"

Seeing her husband's serious expression, she nodded immediately, "I will definitely not talk nonsense."

After arriving at the Ministry of Industry, Wei Siqi was busy until noon before he found a chance to spend time alone with the King of Chu.

"Your Highness, this is a thank you gift from the eldest lady."

Wei Siqi handed over the burden.

"Return gift?"

Wei Siqi nodded and explained: "The eldest lady said that she has no special skills, so she can only sew two pairs of small shoes for the prince and princess with her own hands, as a token of her affection."

Li Zhiyun understood, it seemed that Wei Siqi should know about his contact with Wei Gui.

So, he took the bag with a smile and opened it, and there were two pairs of small tiger-head shoes lying inside, very delicate and cute.

Closing the bag and putting it aside, Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "The eldest lady has a heart, I am so happy that Xiao Shunniang is smart, tell the eldest lady after you go back, let her go to the palace with the child when she is free, and talk to the princess more. Talk. You know, the princess gave birth to a daughter, and she is worried that no one will tell her how to raise a daughter."

"Your subordinate obeys." Wei Siqi cupped his hands.

At this point, he basically understood that King Chu was indeed interested in his cousin.If he couldn't understand such an obvious excuse, it would be a waste of time.

After thinking about it carefully, he didn't realize that his heart was surging. This was his perfect opportunity.If the king of Chu and the eldest lady can really make a good story, then his status among the officials of the king of Chu's mansion will definitely increase!
(End of this chapter)