Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 209 The mastermind is actually him
Although the daughter is still young and doesn't need to celebrate Qixi Festival, Li Zhiyun thinks it is right to pamper and raise her daughter, and strictly implements it.

After giving gifts and staying with his daughter for a while, Li Zhiyun left the backyard and came to the study.

"Duanshuiliu has been investigated. Qian Jiulong first took people to the Xishi Chun'an Grain Shop last night, and then left alone. The rest of the people transferred the rice in the grain shop to another yard. Duanshuiliu sneaked into it, It was found that the standard crossbow of the Ministry of Industry was hidden in the rice bag."

"What?" Li Zhiyun looked at Li Zhen, "Did you read the broken water?"

"Your Highness, he was born as a guard, so it is impossible for him to misread the standard bow and crossbow of the Ministry of Industry."

Li Zhiyun frowned, walking back and forth in the study.The bow and crossbow lost by the Ministry of Industry actually appeared in the grain store in Xishi, and it was also related to Qian Jiulong.

What do they want to do?
smuggling?

But that's not right, the total number of bows and crossbows lost by the Ministry of Industry is not that much. At the risk of beheading, how much money can you make by smuggling such a small amount?

"Have you found out the details of the Chun'an Grain Shop and that yard?"

Li Zhen nodded and said, "The Chun'an Grain Shop is run by the former caravan of the samurai Xun. As for the yard, it seems to be owned by the Dou family."

Li Zhiyun's footsteps stopped, and his thoughts suddenly hit like a storm.

This matter really has something to do with the samurai!
The samurai Xun was originally a businessman, and he gradually lost his old business after he became famous with Lao Li, but his former younger brothers are still in business.Relying on the big tree of the samurai 彟, his younger brothers, the business is doing pretty well.If Chun'an Grain Shop had something to do with the samurai Xun, it would make perfect sense.

However, Dou's grain depot in Xishi was also involved.

The samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong cooperated to stuff the bow and crossbow into Dou's property without anyone knowing it. What did they want to do?
frame?

Yes, only framing can make sense.

But the problem is, the samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong, they seem to have no enmity with the Dou family.

What good are they doing?
The more he thought about it, the more confused Li Zhiyun's thoughts became.

"Go to Du Mansion!"

"Yes."

If he didn't understand, Li Zhiyun could only go to Du Ruhui's staff.

Dufu.

After listening to Li Zhiyun's words, Du Ruhui's expression was extremely serious.His thoughts churned for a while before gradually subsiding.

"Keming, this matter is really a bit complicated." Li Zhiyun pondered: "If it is true that the samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong jointly planted Dou's family, then the things behind it may not be simple."

Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, if this matter is really led by the warrior Xun, then it makes sense that His Highness can't find out the thief."

That's right, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry took the lead in stealing things, who can find out.

When a thief calls "stop thief", he is talking about the warrior Xun.

No wonder the two Lang Zhong who were in charge of the armory were beaten to death and refused to admit to stealing things. It turned out that they really didn't steal.

No wonder the samurai Xun vowed that as long as he searched hard, he would be able to solve the case.

Li Zhiyun rubbed his temples, and said in distress: "It's useless to say these things now, I just want to know why the warrior Xun and Qian Jiulong joined forces to do this kind of thing. What are they planning?"

There must always be a motive for framing others.Either for money, or for power, or for revenge.

Samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong, what can they get for framing the Dou family?

Li Zhiyun couldn't think of it after much deliberation.

And the talk of revenge is even more empty talk. The warriors Xun and Qian Jiulong were not regarded by the Dou family at all in the court, and there was no grievance between the two sides.

Samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong are full to do this kind of thing?
Du Ruhui asked: "Your Highness, what do you think the samurai Yu can plot by framing Mrs. Dou?"

Li Zhiyun shook his head, "I'll tell you the truth, when I came to look for you, I thought about it and couldn't figure out what the warrior Xun was planning."

"My subordinates can't figure it out either." Du Ruhui said: "Samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong, although they are both Jinyang Yuancongs, their status in the court is not high, and my subordinates have never heard of their relationship with Dou. Do you have any grievances, or conflicts of interests?"

"According to what you said, they are full and have nothing to do, so they are free?" Li Zhiyun said jokingly, having fun while suffering.

Du Ruhui shook his head, and said again: "At first, I also thought that there must be some reason why the warrior Xun and Qian Jiulong joined forces to frame Dou, but after thinking about it carefully, it didn't make sense. Just now His Highness said that the warrior Xun and Qian Jiulong joined forces , but let the subordinates think of another possibility."

"What is possible?"

"May I ask Your Highness, is Qian Jiulong close to the warrior Xun?"

Li Zhiyun frowned and thought about it for a while, then he said uncertainly: "They don't have any close friends, right? Qian Jiulong was born as my father's royal guard. This person inherited his father's title in the former Sui Dynasty, but later he was convicted of a crime and was not a slave. He was sent to the frontier. My royal father valued his riding and archery skills and recruited him into the palace. The warrior Xun came from a merchant background, and the two have no friendship at all."

"In that case, why did the two of them join hands?" Du Ruhui asked first, and then said: "Besides, this time, they still used bows and crossbows to frame Mrs. Dou. As nobles, how can they not know Mrs. Dou is in the court?" Status, seeking wealth, seeking power, neither of these makes sense, so who gave them the courage to frame Dou Shi? Who can let the two of them join forces to frame Dou Shi?"

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun started a brainstorm.

The Dou family is a two-phase country, and the Dou family is also the leader of the Guanlong family. In the entire Tang Dynasty, very few people dared to trouble the Dou family.

If you really want to find a few people, it is nothing more than the emperor, the prince, the king of Qin, or the Dugu family in Guanlong.

Qin Wang first ruled out that he has a close relationship with the Dou family, and he would do such stupid things that harm himself and benefit others if his brain is broken.

The Dugu family followed suit. As a member of Guan Long, the Dugu family was not stupid enough to fight against the Dou family at this time.

Only the prince and the emperor remained.

To be honest, the prince is the most likely, because Dou's support for King Qin, the prince has long regarded it as a thorn in his side.

However, the samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong had a mediocre relationship with the prince, and it was impossible for him to do such a thing for the prince at the risk of beheading.Because once the matter is leaked, even if the emperor can let them go, the Dou family will kill them.

Then the rest is the emperor.

Samurai Xun and Qian Jiulong are both Jinyang Yuancong, one supports Lao Li and the other is Lao Li's personal bodyguard.Both of them are Lao Li's confidantes, and only Lao Li has the right to let these two ordinary people join forces to do this kind of thing.

Without Lao Li as the emperor's backer, how could the warriors Xun and Qian Jiulong have the guts to frame Dou?
Now, the most suspected one is Emperor Li Yuan.

Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun looked at Du Ruhui, "Keming, this king thinks of someone, only he can make the warriors Xun and Qian Jiulong willing to take the risk of beheading Dou."

"The subordinate also has a person in his heart." Du Ruhui said.

The moment the two looked at each other, the answer was already clear in their hearts.

Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "Recently, since King Qin's victory over Liu Wu Zhou returned to the court, the crown prince has been suppressed by many of them in the court. Three of the six ministers in the political affairs hall are biased towards King Qin. This must be clear to the sage. The sage promoted Chen Shuda as a When he was prime minister, he probably didn't expect that Chen Shuda would be the King of Qin's man. Now that the sage sees Chen Shuda's bias clearly, he naturally wants to do everything possible to suppress the King of Qin. Earlier, his subordinates heard that the sage intended to send Dou Yun, the son of Dou Wei, to the Turks, but was rejected. Dou Wei refuses."

"Looking at it now, it may be that His Majesty is plotting behind the scenes to demote Dou Wei from the Political Affairs Hall."

Li Zhiyun was silent, the reason why Dugu Zhen left the court was because Guan Long was powerful and had many constraints on Li Yuan in the political affairs hall.When promoting Chen Shuda, Li Yuan thought he had nothing to do with Guan Long.

But Chen Shuda is actually a member of King Qin. In other words, the power of King Qin's family in the court has not actually weakened.

And because of the relationship between King Qin, Chen Shuda and Dou Wei Dou Kangduo cooperated, which indirectly became the second "Dugu Zhen".

How could Li Yuan tolerate this kind of thing.

Therefore, it makes sense for the warriors Xun and Qian Jiulong to frame the Dou family this time.

(End of this chapter)