Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 275 Is it Bad or Good?Behind the scenes!
On the third day after the discussion, Qin Hui and the three generals who went to the expedition came to give a speech.

After sending them away, Li Gan didn't delay any longer, but directly invited Wei Zheng to Ziwei Hall.

In Li Qian's opinion, no one is more suitable than him to investigate Li Jing's illness.

"Chen Wei Zheng, see Your Majesty."

Wei Zheng had two dark circles under his eyes. Looking at him like this, he must have been very tired these two days.

If it is said that Jingzhao Mansion and Bingma Division are responsible for the people in the capital to prevent them from causing trouble, then Yushitai is responsible for the court.

The censors who are in charge of supervising officials must be responsible for the stability of the court, which is within their scope of authority.

"Give a seat."

For a person with Wei Zheng's personality, Li Qian didn't have too much politeness, but straight to the point: "Wei Qing's family, do you remember when Li Sima fell ill?"

Wei Zheng was obviously taken aback when he heard the words, as if he didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would ask such a question that seemed completely irrelevant to the situation at hand when the rumors were tense.

However, he reacted very quickly, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Return to Your Majesty, according to Pei Butang of the Ministry of War, it started on April [-]."

That is, the day before the sutra feast.

Li Gan nodded slightly, frowned and said, "I've always been curious about why Li Sima's illness happened so coincidentally, just in time for the Jinlu's invasion of the south."

Wei Zheng was taken aback.

"Until the day before yesterday, when Prime Minister Qin came to see me, he told me that Li Sima might not be sick himself, but was murdered by someone."

"The person who did it was either a secret agent sent by Jinlu to the capital, or someone was bribed by Jinlu to collude with him. Otherwise, it would be impossible to know the news that Jinlu was going to invade the south in advance."

stab in the back?

Wei Zheng's eyes suddenly sharpened.

Li Gan didn't continue to say more, just looked at Wei Zheng like this.

He knew that people like Wei Zheng, who were responsible for the picketing of the court and had seen too many corrupt officials, did not believe in coincidences.

I was too busy going around before, maybe I didn't have time to think about it, but now that I've come to my senses, I'm sure I'll find something suspicious.

"Your Majesty, I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

Wei Zheng took a breath, and said very firmly: "No matter who is behind the scenes, we must not let this person go!"

When they reached the position of Zheng Erpin Shangshu, they not only represented themselves, but also represented the face of the Daqian court to a certain extent.

If he was really plotted against, then the imperial court must do whatever it takes to find out the truth!

"Ah."

Li Gan nodded: "But Wei Qing's family, you haven't investigated this matter with great fanfare."

Looking at Wei Zheng's expression, he explained: "One is to prevent the black hands behind the scenes from being overwhelmed and completely lurking, and the other is to prevent the news from spreading completely."

The former is very simple, and the latter is also to prevent everyone from being in danger after the officials in the court know that Jinlu spies have entered the capital.

Even a well-guarded mansion like Li Jing's was able to sneak in and assassinate him, so what about the others? ?

Aren't the others naked in front of Jin Lu's eyes?Then how can you feel safe?

Wei Zheng just thought for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

He has been dealing with the situation in the court for a while, so as not to cause any trouble among these officials, how can he not know the harm after this news is leaked at this moment?
Li Gan beckoned again, and the old eunuch at the side came to Wei Zheng holding a lacquered red wooden box.

After opening it, inside lay an old ginseng whose roots were completely intertwined, like a villain.

"Li Sima has worked hard for the court for so many years, but this time he is ill, and I have no chance to visit him."

Li Gan said with emotion: "Wei Qing's family, if you visit him at his house, you can help me give this to him, which is my wish."

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still took the wooden box.

"On behalf of Li Sima, I thank Your Majesty."

Li Gan's words also provided him with an idea, and he could take the opportunity of visiting Li Jing to ask him something.

"Pay attention to rest these few days."

Li Gan looked at his appearance, paused for a moment, and then told him: "There are endless chores in the court. Li Sima has fallen ill, and Wei Qing's family members should also take care of their health."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I understand."

He said he understood, but it didn't look like he listened to it.

Li Gan waved his hand helplessly: "I'm tired."

"Your Majesty, please leave."

Wei Zheng put the wooden box in his sleeve, stepped back and left Ziwei Hall.

"Your Majesty, do you want Lu Bu to investigate in the city?"

The old eunuch asked tentatively: "Maybe we can find out something."

I have been with Li Gan for the past few days, and I have a similar understanding of the whole story of this matter.

Li Qian turned his head and looked at him with some surprise in his eyes.

Before, unless he took the initiative to ask, the old eunuch would not dare to intervene when he was approving memorials and handling political affairs, but this time...

"It's good to inquire about it, but don't make too much noise."

Li Gan glanced at the old eunuch, temporarily putting this doubt in his heart.

The most urgent task now is to find out the person behind the scenes hiding in the capital.

In fact, Li Gan has been thinking about the possible identity of this person behind the scenes for the past two days.

After thinking about it, I always feel that it may not be a real masterpiece of the Kingdom of Jin.

Li Jing has been on the battlefield, so he must be more vigilant than normal people, and he is more sensitive to such things as spying and plotting.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for outsiders to plot against him, and the only people who can make him relax his vigilance are the people around him and those close to him.

But if you really want to doubt it from this perspective, there are too many suspects.

The two servants of the Ministry of War, Li Jing's relatives and friends, servants, maids, and even his wife and children...

Before investigation, everyone can't get rid of suspicion.

Rubbing his brows, Li Gan felt more and more that this was a huge project.

At this time, he felt more and more how important it is to have an intelligence organization similar to Jinyiwei.

But far water can't quench near thirst, not to mention the resistance that may be encountered during the formation process, it is too late to start now.

"We can't just rely on Wei Zheng to slowly find..."

Now that the front line is at war with the Kingdom of Jin, if there are still secret agents of the Kingdom of Jin in the capital, or people who cooperate with them, the risk is too great!

After pondering for a while, Li Qian suddenly said to the old eunuch beside him: "You send someone to go to the Hanlin Academy, and Xuan Hanlin wrote Zhuge Liang over here."

When he was alone and weak in the past, he always liked to do it himself and fight alone.

But now that there are trustworthy people around you, you should rely on and use the power of others more.

This may be the meaning of being an emperor, or being a leader...

You just want to give orders. Not long after, Zhuge Liang came outside the hall and walked in all the way under the leadership of the old eunuch.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

The past two days have been quite tiring, and Li Gan didn't give a daily lecture, so the two haven't seen each other for a few days.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang is dressed in a green official robe, walking calmly, with the ink whiskers under his chin fluttering gently as he walks, he still looks so leisurely... In Li Gan's words, he has a sense of immortality.

It was as if he hadn't been affected by the official turmoil in the past two days at all.

Li Gan had already stepped down from the main seat above, and now he leaned casually on the soft couch at the side of the hall.

A small table was set up on the soft couch. On the table was a teapot with a yellow porcelain ring and a dragon pattern, bursts of hot air and a dense tea fragrance wafted from the spout, and there were two teacups beside it.

"Kong Ming, sit down."

Li Gan pointed to the position opposite the small table.

After Zhuge Liang paused for a moment, he stepped forward, poured the tea from the pot into an exquisite cup, and placed it in front of Li Gan.

"Did you know about the Jinlu's invasion of the south in the past few days?"

Li Gan waved his hand to signal him to sit across from him.

"I heard about it."

After Zhuge Liang sat down, he also had a bit of emotion on his face: "The Jin captives are coming so aggressively this time, I'm afraid their purpose is not simple."

"However, His Majesty has already sent Prime Minister Qin to Jizhou, and there should be no serious problems in this trip."

Li Gan was taken aback when he heard the words, and then remembered that he had already issued the edict, and that Qin Hui, the right minister, had left the capital so much that it was impossible for all the officials in the court to not know about it, but he was so busy these two days that he didn't know it for a while. remember.

"Let Prime Minister Qin pass..."

Li Qian was silent for a moment, but still shook his head lightly: "I don't know if this is the right choice."

But he knew that Qin Hui was not a man of integrity at all, if after running to Jizhou, he suddenly made a show of making peace with Jin Bing, it would be bad.

Li Qian looked at Zhuge Liang on the opposite side of the table again: "Kong Ming, do you think my actions are right or wrong?"

"Your Majesty is right." Zhuge Liang immediately replied.

Li Gan glanced at him and said helplessly, "Kong Ming, don't be so cautious, I invited you here today to hear your opinion."

As he spoke, he also lifted the teapot on the case table and filled another teacup.

"Don't have any scruples in front of me. The Daqian has reached such a point. Droughts and floods are continuous, wars are everywhere, and foreign races invade..."

Li Gan had a look of exhaustion on his face: "Nowadays, we must put those who have the ability first, instead of following the officialdom, discussing the seniority, the order of the teeth, and the family background..."

Zhuge Liang paused for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, I understand."

"very good."

Li Qian smiled at him, and then said: "Kong Ming, do you think it is right or wrong for me to let Prime Minister Qin go to Jizhou? Is it bad or good?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then slowly replied: "Your Majesty, it is very suitable for Prime Minister Qin to go to Jizhou."

"But bad luck is good luck... I can't say for sure, it depends on how the people behind the scenes will act."

The person behind the scenes?

Li Gan was startled, but then he realized that Zhuge Liang also noticed the abnormality?
"Go on." He sat up straight.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and continued: "In my opinion, Li Sima's illness this time is really too coincidental."

"It coincided with the invasion of Jinlu, and the imperial court's chief Sima suddenly fell ill. There must be someone behind this scene who secretly performed ghostly tricks."

"good."

Li Gan nodded: "I and Prime Minister Qin also think so, just now I have asked Dr. Wei to thoroughly investigate this matter..."

"But since the people behind the scenes dared to act, they must have made complete preparations. It may be difficult for Dr. Wei to find out anything."

"Not only Master Wei, but also Jizhou where Qin Xiang went."

Zhuge Liang's face became serious, and he added: "If the people behind the scenes have any conspiracy with Jin Guo..."

If there is a first time, there may be a second time!
The first time was to make Li Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, fall ill, so what about the second time?
If he can even affect Jizhou, will it affect the entire front line and cause the war to collapse?

Li Qian's complexion gradually became serious, and he realized the great harm hidden behind him.

"Since this is the case, we must find out this person before he makes a second move."

He looked at Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, in fact, the main reason I'm looking for you today is to catch this person."

"Do you know anyone who is suspicious, or where Jin Guoxizuo might be hiding?"

Now that he knew the threat of this person, Li Gan wanted to let Zhuge Liang watch the stars at night, so he wanted to find him... I don't know if Zhuge Liang would.

Zhuge Liang paused for a moment when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, there are indeed, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

He rarely showed any hesitation on his face.

"But it doesn't matter."

Li Gan's eyes lit up, there really are!
Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said directly: "Lord Cai."

"Lord Cai?"

Li Gan was stunned for a moment, opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhuge Liang: "Cai Jing?"

Zhuge nodded.

"Cai Jing..."

Li Qian gradually narrowed his eyes, savoring the name carefully, but quickly thought about Cai Jing's recent behavior in his mind.

In fact, Cai Jing really hasn't acted much recently.

Cai Jing has been very honest ever since he was caught in the examination room and caused Cai Dang to lose two servants.

Li Qian thought he was hurt by the beating, he was scared, and wanted to rest for a while to gather strength.

But if it is really like what Zhuge Liang said, then they must not be as peaceful as they seem on the surface, and they have no rest and recuperation, but have been brewing everything in secret.

After talking with Zhuge Liang for so long, Li Gan's mouth was a little parched. He subconsciously picked up the teacup on the table and put it to his lips to sip it lightly.

The slightly bitter tea soup enters the mouth, followed by a slight aftertaste and rich aroma, which stimulates Li Qian's senses and makes his mind more flexible.

At this moment, Li Qian thought of the strange situation that Cai Jing and Cai Dang suddenly recommended Qin Hui during the discussion that day.

That was Cai Dang's first move in recent days, just to send Qin Hui away.

It is reasonable to think about it, Qin Hui has troubled them more than once, and it is very reasonable for them to fight back.

What Qin Hui said to Li Gan before he left also confirmed some of his guesses.

The object of Qin Hui's suspicion is not the secret work of Jin Guo, but Cai Jing. After all, the two of them are old enemies...

It's just that Li Gan doesn't know what information Qin Hui has, so he targets Cai Jing. Is it just a grievance between the two of them?
Li Gan jotted down this doubt for a while, and then remembered Li Jing's illness.

Before, he only thought of Li Jing's subordinates, friends, and servants, because subconsciously, Li Qian felt that only these people had the opportunity to serve Li Jing's food and daily life.

But now that I think about it carefully, Cai Jing, Li Jing's boss, also has a chance!
Taking revenge on Qin Hui, plotting against Li Jing, and at the same time having extensive contacts, knowing the news on the grassland and the frontier...

Cai Jing seems to have taken up all these prerequisites.

(End of this chapter)