Great Tang princess

Chapter 377 Clues
"Auntie, what's the matter?"

Li Yuechen was a little confused, picked up the memorial on the ground and walked over, "Why are you so angry?"

"Look for yourself!" Wu Zetian raised his chin.

He opened the memorial in his hand and saw that it was played by Yu Wenjun, the Minister of Rites.

Some time ago, there was an earthquake in the southeast of Xinfeng County, and then a mountain was lifted up.

All the ministers knew that Wu Zetian liked auspiciousness, so they all said that this was a good thing and that the name should be changed to a new one.

The ministers were so obedient, and Wu Zetian was in a good mood, so after discussing it some time ago, he decided to name it "Qingshan", and Xinfeng County was also renamed Qingshan County.

The memorial in Li Yuechen's hand is Yu Wenjun's evaluation of the Qingshan incident: "The weather is not harmonious and the cold and heat are combined, the popularity is not harmonious and warts grow, the earth's atmosphere is not harmonious and the burrows grow. From today on, the heroine Being in the yang position, it is easy to be rigid and soft, so the air of the land is blocked and the mountains become disasters. It is called "Qingshan", and the ministers think it is not a celebration. The ministers think that it is better to cultivate virtue sideways to answer the punishment of heaven. Otherwise, disasters will come! "

Damn, this guy is impatient, right?Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows.

But then he came to Wu Zetian and sat down: "Aniang, could it be that this person is also..."

Wu Zetian shook his head: "I guess it's because I just don't like me."

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen nodded slightly, indicating that he probably understood.

Although she has almost completely controlled the court today, this so-called control is only suppressed because of her powerful power, and not everyone obeys her.

It has to be said that in this era, women in power really arouse the resentment of many men.

In particular, Tianhou is no longer just a simple matter of pronouncing the imperial court. All signs show that she must have further ideas.

The things she is currently doing are just probing. She is stepping over the seemingly indestructible bead curtain, and is gradually moving forward step by step to the dragon chair in front!
Of those who saw her purpose, a small part expressed their indifference, and a small part expressed their support.But most of them are actually unwilling to let her succeed.

Maybe Tianhou's skills and ability are enough to become an emperor, but the question they are worried about is, what will happen in the future once this is done?
So even if she is indeed qualified to be emperor, these ministers are unwilling to watch her really become emperor.

It's just that the Queen of Heaven is too powerful at present, and they don't have the capital to contend, so they can only obediently follow her orders.

But when it comes to some small things, he still comes out from time to time to disgust her.

For example, Yu Wenjun, the Minister of Rites.

Li Yuechen shook his head slightly: "You don't have to be angry with him, Aniang. Since you want to set a precedent, how can you get angry because of such trivial things?"

Both father and mother are people who dare to be the first in the world. Li Yuechen doesn't want her to get sick because of such trivial things, after all, how old she is.

"It's not like..." Wu Zetian shook his head, "But if you don't see it, you should send it to Lingnan!"

Hearing his mother's words, Li Yuechen couldn't help but sigh for him in his heart, why do you think you are messing with her so much?Well now, go to Lingnan to eat lychees.

"Speaking of which, Chen'er is here today, what do you want to say?" Wu Zetian planned to change the subject to change his mood.

"A group of people sneaked into the camp last night..." Li Yuechen roughly explained what had happened, and then asked, "Ma'am, who knows who is most suspected?"

Wu Zetian shook his head: "Didn't you catch someone alive? Can't ask?"

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen felt helpless, and couldn't help sighing: "It's too hard, I don't think I can ask..."

Although there is no result yet, Li Yuechen feels that the assassin should not be able to ask anything.

No matter what, there is always a critical point, even if you can't overcome it, you can always get used to it.

Just like extreme sports, people are afraid of death. When they first play, their heart beats faster, their limbs tremble, and even muscle weakness occurs.

Such symptoms will not appear in the future, not because of "overcoming" the fear of death, but because of "getting used to it".

The same is true for torture. Generally speaking, if you can't bear it at first, you will confess.But if you get past that critical point, no amount of torture may be useful.

"My boy has always been bad at trickery, so I want my mother to help me think about it..." Li Yuechen shrugged, picked up the teapot and poured water for the two of them.

"What does this have to do with power? Instead of asking me, why don't you go to Dali Temple and let someone who is good at solving cases think about it for you... Speaking of which, it seems that Di Huaiying hasn't come back yet, right?" Wu Zetian raised his head and thought for a while.

Li Yuechen drooped her eyelids: "How can I tell outsiders about this? Could it be that Aniang can't figure it out?"

"Chen'er, anyone can do this!" Wu Zetian said, "Don't forget, they were all born in the emperor's family!"

Well, if you say it, you don't say it!

But the reason is indeed such a reason, the most ruthless emperor's family, this sentence is not just talking.

Maybe someone who gave this order doesn't care at all, what are children?As long as he becomes an emperor, there will be countless beauties in the harem, and he can have as many children as he wants.

However, this also strengthened Li Yuechen's reason for wanting to change the royal family, and it must not continue to develop like this!
Wu Zetian picked up the teacup: "Actually, it doesn't matter who they are, anyway, these people have to be dealt with!"

When she spoke, her tone was very calm, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.But at the same time extremely firm.

……

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the assassin didn't say anything after all.

When Li Yuechen came over again, he was only seen lying on the plank dying, the ropes on his body had been untied, but he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

There is not a single intact spot all over his body, and it can be seen that he has been tortured a lot in the past few days.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, he turned his head slightly with great effort, looked at her weakly with eyes that could no longer see any light, and then smiled lightly.

A mouthful of teeth had been stained red with blood, judging from the slightly twitching muscles on his face, it was obvious that he was smiling very hard.But he still stiffened his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Come on!"

Li Yuechen licked his lips, and nodded with a complicated expression: "Okay, I accept it! If you have any last wishes, just say, I will try my best to help you achieve them!"

That's right, Li Yuechen was convinced, this is a real tough guy, he was tortured for three days, his limbs and bones were smashed into powder, he didn't say anything, he couldn't help admiring him.

Seeing that Li Yuechen was softening, the assassin suddenly laughed, and then began to cough violently.

When he coughed, there was even some blood spraying out of his mouth. After he finally relieved a little, he whispered to himself and said: "My life is a shame, if he hadn't saved my whole family back then, I would have died a long time ago." Now that my parents are gone, my life should be returned to him..."

The more I spoke, the lower the voice became, and in the end it was completely inaudible, only the mouth was still moving up and down unconsciously.

When the lips stopped moving completely, he slowly closed his eyes, and his whole body lost all vitality in an instant.

Li Yuechen stretched out two fingers and placed them on his neck, but he didn't feel his pulse beating.

She sighed and waved her hand lightly: "Carry it away and burn it, when the time comes, collect the ashes and bury them properly..."

"Yes!" The soldier next to him agreed, and prepared to carry them out together with the plank.

However, Li Yuechen raised his hand suddenly: "Wait!"

The soldiers stopped their movements and looked over with puzzled expressions.

"Go find Song Yao and do an autopsy! Find out how old he is!" Li Yuechen said while walking back, "Fulai, I'll write a letter in a while, and you send it to Wan'er!"

"Here!" Fulai quickly agreed.

Li Yuechen ran to the office non-stop and began to write letters.

Just after listening to the assassin's words, Li Yuechen suddenly remembered that during the Xianheng period, the world was severely famined.At that time, my father and mother issued a policy that children under 15 years old who could not be supported by the family were adopted by the adopters and used by the adopters. After the disaster eased, they would be returned to the home after the reward.

This assassin looks less than 30 years old, and his actual age should be younger. If he was one of the people who was adopted by a certain prince during the Xianheng period...

Although the chances of finding out are still low, at least there are clues, and there is a direction for investigation!

So she immediately wrote to Shangguan Wan'er, asking the intelligence agents who are currently stationed in Zhuwang's station to inquire and see if they can dig up some more useful clues.

Back then, if these princes had thought about raising dead men, they would have adopted many people, and there should be some clues.

But the problem is... Today's intelligence agents have not received professional training, and they are half-baked in investigating cases.

Not to mention the residence of the kings, they must be connected with local officials. If these intelligence agents do not have a legal identity, it is impossible to check the files casually.

The Ministry of Households does have a national general file, but if you want to take that to compare one by one, it is not a simple matter, and you will never be able to hide it!
Having found his way, Li Yuechen lay down on the table and began to think.

If the mastermind behind this incident can be found out, my mother can use this incident as an excuse to directly start to rectify the kings, instead of forcing them to rebel.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen couldn't help but sighed again. If there were already a group of professional secret guard intelligence agents, maybe there would be no need to work so hard.

When the time comes, the secret guards will be able to go to the local area to check the files as soon as their identities are revealed.

And those ordinary intelligence officers, if they are not given such power, they are afraid that they will act recklessly. After all, they have not received the ideological education of the army. Once they have power in their hands, they will become Pei Huaiyi-style characters.

After writing the letter, I originally planned to let Fulai send it back, but after thinking about it, I felt that I hadn't gone back for a long time, so I might as well go back to the princess mansion tonight.

So he burned the letter that had just been written and the ink was not yet dry, and made arrangements for the camp, and rode back to the Eastern Capital.

When returning to the princess' mansion, he happened to be passing by the imperial palace. Looking at the sky, Shangguan Wan'er should still be in the office, so he planned to go directly to her.

Arriving outside the courtyard of the Royal Secret Guard, before entering, I saw Shangguan Wan'er and a tall man standing in the courtyard talking.

After that, the man saluted and turned to leave. When he came to the door, he also saluted Li Yuechen and left respectfully.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing Li Yuechen coming, Shangguan Wan'er was very happy, and came to her to say hello.

Li Yuechen turned his head curiously, looking at the back of the man just now.You can tell from his appearance that he is a barbarian, but he doesn't have much impression.

Since she moved out of the palace and entered the princess mansion, she has hardly seen the new faces in the palace.

"Then who is it?" She asked curiously.

"The newly appointed Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Suo Yuanli, is the same as Pei Huaiyi, a favorite of the Queen of Heaven!" Shangguan Wan'er replied, and then took her hand and walked in, "Your Highness, don't stand outside , come in for tea!"

The secret guards belonged to a relatively special institution, and the eunuchs and maids here were all carefully investigated by Gao Yanfu, and belonged to his own people.

In this environment, Shangguan Wan'er and Li Yuechen's way of getting along is not like a master and servant, just like a normal child.In this case, she dared to take the initiative to hold her hand.

Entering the hall, Shangguan Wan'er explained while pouring tea: "Just now he came to me and wanted me to help fabricate some evidence..."

"Fabrication?" Li Yuechen was curious about the word, "Is he planning to frame someone?"

"Well, but I guess it should be..."

Having said that, Shangguan Wan'er realized that she might have said something wrong, she quickly stuck out her tongue and smiled embarrassedly.

Li Yuechen reminded with a smile: "Wan'er, you know the nature of the hidden guards, so be careful in the future."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Wan'er will definitely listen to the Queen of Heaven!" Shangguan Wan'er smiled softly.

She herself is very clear that an institution like the secret guard is too special, and thanks to her knowledge that the royal family is harmonious now, otherwise this position will definitely not be done.

Li Yuechen picked up his teacup and blew softly: "Besides, since Suo Yuanli is a favorite, stay away from him. You should also know that people like Pei Huaiyi will most likely end up in a bad end in the future."

"Well, Wan'er knows!"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded to express her understanding. Unlike ordinary ministers, she knew a lot about the internal affairs of the royal family.Naturally, he also knew that although Pei Huaiyi was Tianhou's male favourite, he was actually not even qualified to give her a massage.

This is a mad dog deliberately raised by Tianhou. It is best to let him go out to attract firepower, and it is best to fight with those who disobey Tianhou.

But the biggest characteristic of this kind of favorite is that it rises too fast and is unpopular.In the future, he will either be chopped off by the Queen of Heaven, or be chopped off by the New Emperor... Unless a miracle happens, there will be no good ending.

In the eyes of most ordinary people, the future is always elusive.

However, in the field of wealth or power, if you don't have a strategic vision to see the future, you probably won't last long.

Shangguan Wan'er knew very well that whether it was Pei Huaiyi or Suo Yuanli, they were destined to become victims from the very beginning.

So she understood why Li Yuechen told her to stay away from these people, because once she got involved in the car, even if she would not be involved in the future, she would inevitably be involved, which is not a good thing!

(End of this chapter)