Demon detective

Chapter 190 Factions
"The struggle between the two factions began as early as Xinzong's later years," Sima Xin said, "but Xinzong Shengming has always maintained a balance between the left and the right, making the two factions abide by their duties.

"However, you also know that the Emperor Xinzong died of a sudden illness and passed away so suddenly that he didn't even have an East Palace crown prince, so he could only be succeeded by the emperor's eldest grandson.

"And our Changle Emperor came to the throne at the age of 12. He was young and weak, which led to the fall of power and control in the hands of these two factions."

"Then..." Xu Zhen asked, "Which two factions are they?"

"No way?" Sima Xin was surprised, "Don't you know this? One faction is the Qian Party headed by the current Prime Minister Qian Youdao.

"This Qian Youdao is the son of Qian Qifeng, an important minister of the three dynasties. The Qian family has many students with deep roots, and their influence spreads across three provinces and six departments.

"The other faction is the British Party headed by the British King Li Xiao. Their influence includes the royal family, nobles, princes of various states, and military generals. They are also very powerful."

"King of England?" Xu Zhen grinned, indicating that he hadn't heard of it.

There is no way, neither the memory of the host nor "The Demonic Way" has any information about this prince.

"60 years ago during the Taikang period, Xuan Chengzong Li Ao was deposed. This British king is the son of Emperor Chengzong!

"He is the cousin of Emperor Xinzong Li Xing, but he is 27 years younger than Emperor Xinzong!"

"Xinzong's younger brother, that is..." Xu Zhen clasped his fingers to sort out the relationship, "Is the current uncle of the Holy One?"

"Yes," Sima Xin said, "this man can be regarded as a legendary figure of Daxuan. His father was a deposed emperor, and with such a sensitive identity, it was not easy for him to survive in the environment where the fangs were bristling at that time.

"However, he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, won the trust of Emperor Xinzong, and finally became a generation of powerful princes, fighting against the Qian Party. It is simply a miracle."

Oh……

Xu Zhen naturally thought that for a powerful prince whose father is still the deposed emperor, would he think that regaining the throne is not a usurpation of the dynasty?
Xu Zhen can think so, let alone the court and today's young emperor?
But this Prince of England is still standing, which shows how powerful he is!

"The two factions have been at odds for a long time," Sima Xin said, "especially after the new emperor ascended the throne, the struggle has intensified, and many people have suffered greatly from it.

"Xu Zhen..." Sima Xin looked into the distance and said meaningfully, "I won't hide it from you, I'm also half of the British Party!"

"Oh?" Xu Zhen was surprised, "You too? Half?"

"Inspector Han Wentao... how he died, you can understand after thinking about it. Sigh..." Sima Xin shook his head and sighed, "I am Sima of Songzhou, so naturally I have to follow in the footsteps of the Inspector."

"Is Han Wentao a member of the British Party?" Xu Zhen asked.

Sima Xin nodded, and said bitterly: "Cui Xiaotian's out of control, Han Wentao is to blame, such a big assassin... kill him if he wants...

"Actually, Cui Xiaotian's secrets are not only aimed at the British party. The King of England keeps him because he wants to use him to suppress the Qian party."

Oh……

Only then did Xu Zhen understand the stakes of the Cui Xiaotian incident last time.

"Xu Zhen, if my guess is correct..." Sima Xin said, "Song Zhili and you are both the emperor's people, right?"

ah?This……

Xu Zhen grinned, surprised.

"Don't pretend," Sima Xin said, "Cui Xiaotian is a fireball that can be ignited at any time. His secret will not only hurt the British Party, but also the Qian Party, so neither faction will target Cui Xiaotian.

"Since Song Zhili is so confident, does it need to be said?" Sima Xin said firmly, "You must be instructed by the superior, and you are all acting according to the order?"

I see……

Xu Zhen grinned again, no wonder Sima Xin cooperated with him so much!Is that what he thinks about feelings?
If he knew that Song Zhili's eradication of the three bullies was done by him, what expression would he have?
However, since people think so, there is no need to clarify.

Therefore, Xu Zhen had no choice but to admit with a nod: "Lord Sima is indeed as insightful as a torch."

"Stop complimenting me at a time like this," Sima Xin said with a blushing face, "I'm ashamed of my lowly position! If I could figure it out earlier, I wouldn't be so stupid!"

No way?
Xu Zhen clicked his tongue, Sima Xin actually used the word "humble job", it seems that he really regarded himself as the emperor's cronies.

"Xu Butou, I hope you will forgive me if I offended you before!" Sima Xin bowed and saluted.

"You're too polite," Xu Zhen hurriedly replied, "Master Sima actually made a great contribution, after all, you caught Cui Xiaotian! Don't worry, Master Song Zhili knows it well, and he reported it truthfully to his superiors. "

Hearing this, Sima Xin was finally at ease, and no longer doubted Xu Zhen's identity as the emperor's confidant.

"Since that's the case," Sima Xin said, "You pretended to be a fortune teller to come to Daguan City, and you obviously came here under orders? Catcher Xu, can you tell me something?"

"Well..." Xu Zhen covered his face and thought for a few seconds, and finally said, "My lord, don't worry, I came here to save my uncle! I just didn't expect that Fang Wubing would be involved in so many complicated things."

The more Xu Zhen told the truth, the less Sima Xin believed it. He only thought that Xu Zhen had a secret order, so it was inconvenient to tell him everything.

"Isn't it easy to talk about uncle?" Sima Xin said, "I'll just let him go."

"No." Although Xu Zhenzhen was really happy, he still waved his hands and said, "The catcher is here, if you let him go at this time, it will only cause suspicion and trouble.

"Let's wait until we find out the ins and outs and make sure my uncle has nothing to do with it!"

When Xu Zhen said this, he naturally had his reasons.

Even if Sima Xin released Zhang Lin, he would never be able to safely bring Zhang Lin back to Yanping.

And in that case, they will be more suspicious.

The difficulty of Fang Wubing's case lies in this point. No one knows who is the enemy and who is the friend.

"Okay," Sima Xin said, "I hope this case can be settled quickly. I don't know, do you have any ideas?"

"Lord Sima," Xu Zhen said, "I need your help with something. The entourage I brought has been exposed. We need to find a safe place to live."

Before, Xu Zhen was able to deceive Lian Ji by dressing up as Fang Wubing because of Qin Yin.

Therefore, Qin Yin and Shen Yu have been exposed, so naturally they can no longer stay in the inn.

"That's easy to say," Sima Xin said, "Master Changshi is going to the holy capital for business in the past few days, so why don't you just live in the state government office, it's safe there."

Originally, Xu Zhen thought that the safest place was the prison of the county yamen, but Qin Yin and Shen Yu were both women, so it was not suitable to live in the prison.

Therefore, he agreed to Sima Xin's proposal...

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(End of this chapter)