Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 149 Secret Chat in the Palace ([-]) One more

Chen Zhong thought for a while and said:

"The old slave feels that the hundreds of lives were not murdered during this period of time, but must have been accumulated slowly over the years. Maybe someone accidentally discovered this matter, and this person must think twice before thinking of using this method to expose it and become a prince. He has been obsessed with cultivating Taoism for more than 20 years. The detective department has been slack in his daily life, and no one in the capital has noticed him. An idle prince, what is he trying to expose?... The old slave dared to say something about beheading, the old slave If you don't believe that this person is helping me to rejuvenate the country, he must have an ulterior purpose."

Li Heng seemed to have heard the key, moved his body, and signaled Chen Zhong to start talking.

"On the way here, this old slave was thinking, without Wu Chen, how would this case go on? After thinking about it, I realized that this case would not be let go if only soldiers were killed. The emperor will definitely change it." Rencha, for a while, Laojieshan will never be as comfortable as before, and what Prince Cheng and the others want to do can only be put on hold, perhaps this is the purpose of exposing that person."

"On hold?"

"Prince Cheng naturally knows that the five hundred soldiers were not done by his subordinates. He knows that someone has framed him, so what can he do? On weekdays, he doesn't interact with officials, or even walk around with the royal family. Isn't it just to show his innocence? Do you want the emperor to forget him? He just wants to find someone to deal with, interfere with, or even affect the investigation. What should we do if we fail.”

"After thinking about the consequences...do you think he is aiming for the throne?" Li Heng asked with narrowed eyes.

"If it's just for immortality, or to achieve Taoism and immortality, Prince Cheng invites some quack warlocks to practice alchemy every day, and the emperor will reprimand him at most even if he knows it. His princely position is not a hindrance to his alchemy, he doesn't need to hide it at all, but he just kept it a secret."

"I can't spare him just using human life to make alchemy!" Li Heng said with a sullen face.

"Yes! This also shows that Prince Cheng's method of alchemy is different from others. If such evil deeds are spread, it will definitely damage the royal dignity, but he is just an idle prince. Real power can be robbed, who wants to be his enemy? If it is not for gaining something, why bother? The old slave just said that the emperor will not let it go until he murders so many soldiers in the army. In fact, there is another possibility that the emperor will not take it easy Let it go, if a minister of the court dies at the foot of Laojie Mountain, the emperor will definitely investigate it strictly. After I learned about this case, I ordered people to investigate it. From the beginning of the year to the beginning of August, many officials from the three provinces and six ministries passed by. In An County, there are people who go to Beijing for business, some who go to Beijing to report on their work, and some who go home to visit their relatives, none of them have any accidents, and it is easier to kill one court minister than five hundred soldiers."

Li Heng frowned tightly and listened with a sullen face.

"Let's kill five hundred soldiers. It's not something you can do if you know where the five-color jade escort team will be tomorrow. It must be planned carefully. The preparation time in the middle cannot be short. Perhaps it has already started to prepare when the team left the western border. , but in the next few months, there will be ministers from the court passing through Yang'an County. Why does he want to find the most difficult person to attack? The old slave feels that if it is not to the point where he has to make a move, he may die. Not soldiers but court ministers."

"Huh! According to you, I also want to thank him for killing five hundred soldiers?"

Chen Zhong hurriedly knelt down and explained: "This old slave just thinks that this person's behavior is too strange..."

"Get up, I know what you mean, but this person did not kill the ministers of the court, but chose five hundred soldiers. Maybe it is because he knows that I love soldiers like sons. What is he afraid of? The ministers of the court have their own parties. If there are The minister was killed, he was afraid of who I thought he was, and then he ended up hastily, only wanting to pick the heavier one, his heart is damning! Has Prince Cheng made any changes recently?"

Chen Zhong got up and just sat back on the embroidered pier, then knelt down again and said: "I entered the palace as soon as I received Feige's letter, and I haven't had time to ask carefully. According to the usual practice, if there is any change, the police will report it. So far, it doesn't seem to be there, maybe... they were negligent, and the old slave will be severely punished when he returns."

Li Heng couldn't see the gloom in Chen Zhong's eyes, so he just said: "Don't just kneel down, don't say it's you, I almost forgot that there is such an uncle! Let's investigate secretly first, the two groups of people fighting each other, both If you want to lead me by the nose, you have to hold your breath, don't let them trick you."

Chen Zhong repeatedly said yes, and then sat back on the embroidered pier.

"Wu Chen... Do you think it can be of great use?" Li Heng asked.

Chen Zhong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "This son is rebellious and rebellious. Although he has some skills, he is also a heretic. He can't see the light. It's okay to stay in the investigation department and do some errands that others can't do. He is an official... He's afraid he doesn't have that ability."

"Yu Shi'an gave me two papers in succession, both of which were sued against Wu Chen, and I ignored them."

"Deputy envoy Yu also wrote a letter to the old slave, asking why Wu Chen has the courage to be so arrogant? It seems that Wu Chen has really annoyed this evil spirit." Chen Zhong said with a smile.

"Yu Shi'an's temperament is a bit irritable, but it's not indiscriminate. When Wu Chen first entered the officialdom, it was inevitable that he would be less disciplined. Maybe he did something that made Yu Shi'an angry, or maybe Yu Shi'an..."

Li Heng stood up and paced the hall with his hands behind his back.

Chen Zhong got up hurriedly, bowed and said, "If Yu Shian has anything to do with Prince Cheng, Wu Chen will write down Yu Shian's name."

Li Heng stopped and looked at Chen Zhong, smiled and asked:
"So Wu Chen still has a sense of propriety. If he has selfish intentions, I will naturally investigate Yu Shi'an carefully. If there is one in the court, which one can stand the scrutiny? Maybe he has nothing to do with the five-color jade case, but he may not have nothing to do with it. Other things... Even if Wu Chen doesn't understand the rules of the officialdom, there is no need to teach this kind of trick. Since the current case is none other than him, a few guesses can make Yu Shi'an regret it, but Wu Chen doesn't care. Didn't do that."

Chen Zhong hurriedly said: "Wu Chen is still young, and has some abilities that others don't have. He will inevitably be defiant, and still needs to be tempered."

Li Heng looked at Chen Zhong inquisitively and said, "You will trust Wu Chen to do the most important errands, but you are always on guard against him. I don't understand."

"If it wasn't for his ability that others don't have, this old slave would never dare to use it." Chen Zhong said sincerely.

"Why? You praised him so much before, I thought you found a competent official for me."

Chen Zhong didn't know how to respond for a while. He knew that Li Heng had a delicate mind, and he could see the details with just a few words, and that Li Heng was recruiting talents for the implementation of the New Deal. It is the advantage. At this time, a person who is not stingy and dares to poke a hole in the sky is needed to rush forward.

But there was a voice in Chen Zhong's heart that kept admonishing him not to let Wu Chen leave his control.

(End of this chapter)