People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 915 Who is the suspect?
On the wedding day of the prime minister, someone set fire to the wedding.

Ming Chongyan stood opposite Li Xuan, listening to the sound of pushing cups and changing cups from the front yard. The cold wind blew, and his whole body couldn't help but shiver.

Once the fire is out of control and burns fiercely, countless princes, princesses, lords and princes present will immediately be killed and injured.

By then, not to mention so many deaths, even if one dies, Ming Chongyan and the others will be in countless troubles.

Li Dan will be fine. He will just be scolded by the emperor and Empress Wu, and then his path to the throne will be completely cut off. But Ming Chongyan and the others will be in misery. Even if they don't die, they will be killed by the emperor. Sent to a remote place in the south of Lingnan, it is a blessing to be able to return to Chang'an again in this life.

Ming Chongyan raised his head and immediately saw the fierce look deep in Li Xuan's eyes.

He suddenly remembered that Princess Peng and Princess Nanchang were both here now.

The King of Nanchang now wants to find out the person who secretly set the fire and cut it into pieces.

It seems that this matter has nothing to do with the King of Nanchang, so is it the prince, the King of England, or other important officials in the court who have conflicts with them?

Countless names flashed in Ming Chongyan's mind, but they were quickly rejected by him.

The first one is Li Xian.

Li Xian's first weakness is that he is too generous, to the point of indulgence.

Such a person would never come up with the idea of ​​setting fire to his brother's wedding, let alone that there are countless princes and nobles, many of whom are relatives of Li Xian. If one of them dies, Li Xian will feel uneasy.

Of course, in addition to Li Xian, others in the East Palace are also suspected.

Huangfu Gongyi was also an honest man. He focused more on studying literature and medicine. Even if such a person had some means, they were within limits. However, there was also a ruthless man in the East Palace, the crown prince Zuo Shuzi Zhang Daan.

If it were him, he would definitely come up with the idea of ​​setting these on fire.

However, there is a high probability that he will not do this, because although doing so will probably make Li Dan eliminated from the contest for the legitimate son, it is also very likely that Li Xian will also be eliminated from the contest for the legitimate son. In the end, it will be so cheap that in this matter Li Xian did not have any involvement.

Not to mention, the conflict between the prince and the prime minister is far from reaching that level.

and so……

Ming Chongyan's heart jumped at this moment.

If this matter is framed on Li Xian, Li Xian's position as prince will be shaken immediately.

Subconsciously, he raised his head and Li Xuan looked over fiercely.

Although he clearly knew that Li Xuan was not targeting him, Ming Chongyan still felt inexplicably uneasy.

With the intervention of the King of Nanchang, there is a high probability that this plan will not come to fruition, and the emperor, Empress Wu, the prince, and Zhang Daan all know enough about it to judge the truth of the matter.

Randomly framing things will only be counterproductive.

How about letting out some rumors that the prince intends to frame the prime minister?

Ming Chongyan immediately rejected his idea. At this time, there was no need to alert the prince.

Now is not the time.

The key now is that there is a real conspirator behind tonight's incident.

This person must be found before they can proceed to the next step.

Otherwise, they will always be stared at.

Raising his head, Ming Chongyan looked at Li Xuan and asked directly: "Who do you think the prince did?"

"I think it is not important who did it. What is important is to find out who did it from the traces on the scene, and then talk about the details." Li Xuan looked back at the depths of the warehouse and said directly: "The follow-up investigation of this matter will be left to Secret guard, I need a result as soon as possible."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked deeply at Ming Chongyan and said: "I believe that the same is true for Your Majesty and the Queen. With such a person who always wants to attack all the princes and nobles in Chang'an, I am afraid that Your Majesty and the Queen will not have a good time this New Year. "

Ming Chongyan clenched his fists instantly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his face became solemn.

Even if they could suppress this matter on the spot, they would not be able to hide it from the Emperor and Empress Wu.

At that time, even if they could suppress the anger of the Emperor and Empress Wu, they would inevitably be severely reprimanded.

The most important thing at the moment is to find out who is the person behind the scenes?

At this time, a guard came quickly and said with a solemn expression: "Prince, Chang Shi, Zhenren, we found another place where a fire started, but it was quickly extinguished. We found some stones inside. At the beginning, the more water was poured, the more intense the fire became. It was not until all the stones were burned that the flames were extinguished."

"Turkic wish stone?" Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan called out at the same time.

Ming Chongyan turned to look at Li Xuan and said seriously: "Pindao remembers those stones. There are some in the palace, right?"

"No more." Li Xuan shook her head and said, "After what happened last year, all those stones were taken away from the palace by the secret guards."

Ming Chongyan was stunned, why didn't he know about this?

"It can't be Turks." Li Xuan looked up at Doulu Qinwang and said directly: "Turks are not so brave and dare to risk the fate of the Manchus being massacred. The most they can do is to destroy these things. Sold to the Han people.”

The last time the Turks tried to take away the descendants of Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan from Chang'an, but after being stopped by Li Xuan, Empress Wu sent Pei Yan to the grassland and massacred more than a dozen tribes, large and small, involved. In this case, how dare the Turks act recklessly? "Check the Huang family." Ming Chongyan raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "Since the Huang family can buy those things, they will naturally know who is selling them and how to sell them. Without further ado, please make arrangements for the decoration now."

Li Xuan took a deep breath, raised her hands to Doulu Qinwang and said, "Chang Shi, today's matters are over, Xuan will leave first."

Seeing Li Xuan pretending that he would not participate in what was going to happen next, Doulu Qinwang could only nod slightly.

He is also not suitable to participate in what happens next. He only needs to be responsible for putting out the fire. Ming Chongyan and the secret guards will investigate the rest.

Watching Li Xuan leave, Ming Chongyan suddenly said: "Brother Qinwang, do you think someone from the Dugu family was responsible? What a coincidence everything happened to them today?"

Dugu Zhong, Ming Chongyan has already suspected Dugu Zhong.

Doulu Qinwang's face darkened slightly, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "What happened tonight, the King of Nanchang was accidentally involved. If I hadn't gone to find him, he would never have met Dugu Zhong.

Dugu Zhong provoked the Dou family at the wine table. Although he drank a lot, the King of Nanchang called him away with just one word. Although it seemed that the two were colluding, the guards just reported that the King of Nanchang was talking to Dugu Zhong in the backyard. A lot, so what King Nanchang said is not simple. "

"That is to say, if there is no King of Nanchang, Dugu Zhong may not leave, so it will affect the face of the entire Dugu family." Ming Chongyan nodded suddenly.

"The people of the Dugu family, even if they are impulsive, can only compete with others for two glasses of wine. They dare not do anything no matter how big it is." Doulu Qinwang made a judgment instantly.

Aristocratic families have too many ways to do things, and they won't do things like this that can easily lead to the demise of the entire family and don't bring much profit.

In the current incident, it seems that Li Xuan and Dugu Zhong saved the Prime Minister's Mansion, but they know better that Ming Chongyan and Doulu Qinwang will lock the suspicion on them as soon as possible. As long as the slightest trace is exposed, Then what they are about to face is fierce revenge from the Prime Minister's Mansion and the entire royal family.

The things that powerful families do are completely different from the things that ordinary families do.

"In this case, I will leave everything in the palace to Chang Shi. Pindao will go and find out what's going on first?" Ming Chongyan bowed slightly to Doulu Qinwang, then turned around and quickly went to investigate.

Turning around, a trace of ferocity flashed deep in Ming Chongyan's eyes.

Just a little less tonight.

Although Doulu Qinwang will inevitably be blamed when something goes wrong in the palace, Ming Chongyan also suffers a big loss from Empress Wu.

No matter who is behind this matter, once it is found out, they will immediately face fierce revenge from Ming Chongyan and the entire North Gate bachelor group.

……

After carefully sending the mother-in-law back to her room, Li Xuan returned to the bedroom with Liu Jinyu.

Xianniang hadn't seen her mother all day. She had screamed so many times before, but now that she saw her mother coming back, she immediately asked for a hug with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Liu Jinyu picking up Xianniang, Li Xuan waved his hand and asked the maid and wet nurse to get down, and then explained tonight's matter to Liu Jinyu clearly.

After Liu Jinyu heard this, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Once a fire breaks out, no one knows how many of the princes and nobles in the courtyard will die.

"This matter cannot be concealed." Liu Jinyu suddenly spoke, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Even if the prince doesn't say it, Dugu Zhong will tell it. He should at least tell his family about it, and then things will be solved bit by bit. Spread it.”

"And behind this incident, there is a conspiracy to set the fire." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "My wife, please help me think about who is behind this incident. I have been thinking about it for a long time." , but anyone who thought of being involved would have to deny it in the end."

"The consequences will be too great. Anyone involved will inevitably suffer extreme revenge from His Majesty and the Queen." Liu Jinyu shook her head and said in disbelief: "How big of a hatred is this? Do you do this when you are getting married?"

"Wait..." A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Xuan's mind. He stood up and said as he walked: "The Prime Minister is a low-key person with a resolute temperament. He usually does not offend people, but if he does, Beimen The bachelor's gang will help him deal with it... Anyone who can get such a wish stone is definitely not a small person, so there is no possibility of having a mortal enmity with the Prime Minister. It's not a mortal enmity. Could it be that there is no enmity?"

No grudge, two words appeared in Li Xuan's mind, and in an instant, many things he couldn't figure out were figured out.

Not only did Li Xuan, Di Renjie, Wu Chengsi, Li Jingye, Liu Yizhi and others appear in the Prime Minister's Mansion today, they all had their own thoughts. Strangely, no conflict broke out.

Liu Yizhi?
Li Xuan frowned slightly. Although Li Xuan had framed the Zhaoling fire on Liu Yizhi and made it appear that Liu Yizhi's people were out of control, in the world, Liu Yizhi's people were not out of control at all. They were just Just dead.

With Liu Yizhi's courage, he did not dare to take action in the Prime Minister's Palace. If he was discovered, Ming Chongyan and other Beimen bachelors would eat him alive without the emperor.

And the Dugu family, Dugu Zhong directs and acts, and then he discovers a fire and saves it by himself?
Li Xuan carefully recalled all the expressions on Dugu Zhong's face. If he remembered correctly, Dugu Zhong had no idea how big the fire was inside the warehouse before he opened it.

The most important thing is that as long as Li Xuan discovers it later, the flame will immediately burn desperately and no one can control it at that time.

Therefore, there is no self-directed drama at all. Someone really wants to burn down the prime minister's palace.

Prince, King of England, Emperor, Empress Wu, Ming Chongyan, Wu Chengsi, Pei Yan...

Countless names flashed through Li Xuan's mind.

But in Li Xuan's mind, only one person's name remained in the end.

Someone who has the ability and motivation to do so.

Li Jingye.

(End of this chapter)