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Chapter 629 The villain sues first (2)

The night was already very deep, with a crescent moon slanting to the west, the moonlight became more and more hazy, and the coolness gradually began to rise. It was the best time to sleep in a day, but Zhang Jianzhi didn't feel sleepy at all, sitting upright The figure behind him can be said to be stable, but the strange lights that flashed from time to time in his eyes clearly showed the ups and downs in his heart, probably because tonight's battle is really difficult for Donggong. It's too urgent. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable. As the brain of the Eastern Palace Department, how can Zhang Jianzhi really feel at ease? No, a memorial has been in his hand for an hour , but never even turned a page.

"gentlemen."

Just when Zhang Jianzhi was in a trance, Li Xian's tall figure appeared in the study in a flash.

"His Royal Highness is back, isn't there any accident at the granary?"

Seeing that Li Xian had returned, Zhang Jianzhi's spirit was shocked immediately, he stood up hastily, seeing that Li Xian's expression seemed not quite right, his heart sank unavoidably, after hesitating for a while, He still asked a question.

"The granary is fine, but I'm afraid the situation is a little bit wrong, well, the thing is like this..."

Regarding Zhang Jianzhi's confidants, Li Xian naturally had no reservations, walked up to the leader with a solemn face and sat down, and explained in detail what happened to him and Ye Sheng's report.

"So that's how it is. This is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone. I'm afraid the Prince of Jiangling will have a hard time with this!"

Zhang Jianzhi is worthy of being a wise man in the world, he understood the strangeness inside just by hearing it, shook his head, and commented with emotion.

"Sixth brother was robbed innocently, how can I feel at ease, sir, what can you teach me?"

Li Xian is very good at conspiracies. He also knows what Zhang Jianzhi can see, but he is not fully sure how to deal with this matter. Seeing Zhang Jianzhi speak out at this moment Zhongzhenyi naturally pinned all his hopes on Zhang Jianzhi.

"His Highness Haihan, the old minister has no choice."

Zhang Jianyi understood Li Xian's intention to save Li Xian's life, but he never planned to do so, because in his opinion, abolishing the crown prince is a trouble, and for anyone who wants to inherit the great position It is an obstacle that must be removed, not only for Empress Wu, but also for Li Xian. Under such circumstances, Zhang Jianzhi would not offer any means to save Li Xian's life. , so he rejected Li Xian's request without hesitation.

"My master's intentions are known to me. Well, it's not that I'm being hypocritical. It's that I have few brothers. If there is another one, how can I bear it?"

Although Li Xian is a decisive generation, he is not a hard-hearted person. When he thinks that his brother has withered to a bad state, he can't help but feel unbearable, so he smiled wryly and explained endlessly.

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small things. Your Highness must know that there is no room for chance in political disputes. Although the King of Jiangling County is already a useless person, if someone with a heart is pushed out in response to the occasion, it is not a joke. Now that someone is willing to hold a knife for His Highness, Your Highness, why bother yourself, do what you want, the benevolence of a woman, the old minister sincerely does not take it for His Highness!"

Zhang Jianzhi was stubborn by nature, and he was not shaken by Li Xian's sentimentality in the slightest. Not only did he refuse to offer advice to save Li Xian, but he taught Li Xian a serious lesson.

"Ah."

Li Xian knows better than anyone the reason why there are no fathers and sons on the road of the emperor, and there is no need for Zhang Jianzhi to remind him, but the sadness in his heart will not be relieved. Seeing Zhang Jianzhi being so determined, Li Xian is not good To say more about this matter, I just let out a muffled murmur, got up and walked to the window, staring at the new moon sinking in the west, lost in thought... "Qi Zuo Your Majesty, Luoyang Mansion Shao Yin Fan Lubing is here He said that he has something important to meet with His Majesty."

It was too hot in July. Even though there were two large ice basins in the palace, the temperature was still unbearable. Gaozong, who was naturally afraid of heat, just squinted for a while in the coolness of the dawn. The sun had just risen, but he was already too bored to lie down, half-sat on the couch, and was about to call someone to wash up, but saw Cheng Denggao, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, hastily walked to the couch. Reported a sentence in a heartfelt way.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Gaozong had been ignoring politics for a long time, and at first he was shocked when he heard that the Shaoyin of Luoyang Mansion begged him so urgently, thinking that it was the victims of the disaster who caused some trouble again, under the excitement, the only remaining drowsiness It just disappeared without a trace.

"Your Majesty, according to what Fan Shaoyin said, it seems that the granary of the 'Deng Ji Company' has undergone a major change, and it is not clear how the slaves will be."

Seeing Gaozong's nervous expression, Cheng Denggao immediately bowed his bowed body a little lower, and replied cautiously.

"What? How could this be so, where is Mei Niang?"

Gaozong had already pinned all his hopes of coping with the disaster on the "Dengji Company". Hearing that something happened in his granary, he panicked immediately. Being able to hold his breath, he suddenly jumped up, turned around on the ground a few times with his bare feet, and shouted anxiously.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Empress Dowager is worried about the disaster, and has already rushed to the household department to check the grain storage before dawn, and she is not in the palace."

When Gaozong was in such a hurry, Cheng Denggao was more cautious, lowered his head, not daring to look at Gaozong's extremely ugly face, and replied cautiously.

"Damn it, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and announce it!"

As soon as he heard that Empress Wu was not in the palace, Gao Zong suddenly became short of breath, stomped his feet angrily, and cursed bitterly.

"promise!"

Seeing Gao Zong's bad temper, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to delay any longer, he hastily responded, turned around, and was about to run outside.

"Wait, go, quickly call Mei Niang back to the palace, go, go!"

After all, Gaozong had been out of politics for a long time, and he was a little unsure about how to deal with emergencies. Before Cheng Denggao could turn around completely, he hurriedly drank again.

"No, the servant will obey the order!"

Cheng Denggao was turning around when he was called back so suddenly, his back was almost twisted, but he didn't dare to make any complaints, he hastily complied, and hurriedly ran out of the bedroom to do his own business. item is not mentioned.

"Fan Lubing, the Shaoyin of the Luoyang Mansion, a humble minister, kowtows to His Majesty."

Fan Lubing came very quickly. Not long after Cheng Denggao left, he was led by a young eunuch into the bedroom of Qianyuan Hall. When he saw Gaozong sitting on the couch with a gloomy face, Fan Lubing hurried away After a few steps, I rushed to the front, respectfully and respectfully paid homage.

"No, no, tell me, what happened to the granary, tell me quickly!"

Gao Zong was already in a state of anxiety, he didn't have the heart to play with those vain rituals, he waved his hands impatiently, and hurriedly went straight to the topic.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I received an urgent report in the early hours of the morning, saying that the 'Deng Ji Company' was attacked by a large group of bandits. I was worried, so I didn't have time to ask Your Majesty for instructions. I hurriedly led the Dongdu Defense Battalion to the scene, but the bandits had already retreated. However, the group of thieves could not be captured, it is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dispatched additional guards from the East Palace in advance to keep the granary safe."

Fan Lubing obviously knew what Gao Zong was most concerned about, so he didn't dare to be too wordy when answering, so he simply told the story.

"Phew... it's fine, it's fine, it's fine." Gao Zong was most concerned about the safety of the granary. Hearing that the granary was fine, he immediately relaxed, let out a sigh of relief, and said happily After a few times, he suddenly felt something was wrong again, his brows frowned, and he looked at Fan Lubing suspiciously and said, "Where did the bandits come from, how dare you run so rampant, huh?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to investigations, there are two bandit leaders. One is named Chen Xiaotian, a native of Laizhou, Shandong, and the other is Zhu Kaizhi, a native of Youzhou, Hebei. The two were originally gangsters, and they were recruited by the deposed prince Xian. , dedicated to the mere deeds, when the former palace changed, these two thieves were the vanguard, but they saw that the situation was not good, and they acted righteously in front of the battle. Unexpectedly, these two thieves were determined to lead a large group of thieves to attack the granary at night, trying to cut off the people's livelihood and disrupt our government. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince had anticipated the enemy's opportunity and made an early ambush, annihilating the two thieves on the spot and killing them Most of the robbers and the rest are scattered, and the minister has ordered the government to send yamen servants to search the whole city to arrest the remaining criminals, as I heard above."

Although Fan Lubing is not good at eloquence, he was born as a Jinshi after all, so his eloquence is very good. After a long speech, it is smooth, although he never said clearly that Chen and Zhu's move was ordered by Li Xian. For, but there is such a meaning inside and outside the words.

"These two damned thieves dared to go so far in rebellion. A hundred deaths will never eradicate their evil. I will wipe out their nine clans! According to my order, the whole city will be searched, and not a single bandit will be released!"

Although Gao Zongren was a little cowardly, but his nature was not stupid, he could hear Fan Lubing's implication, and while he was angry, he also had some doubts and couldn't bear it, because he really didn't want to lose another son. He pretended to be furious and let it out, and made a wish in a voice of hatred, and planned to expose this suspicious case in a light-hearted manner.

"No, my minister obeys the order."

Seeing Emperor Gaozong pretending to be confused while pretending to be understanding, Fan Lubing's head immediately grew a little bigger, but the matter was delicate, and as a subordinate, it was really difficult for him to point out the "true culprit" behind the case. I can only bite the bullet and accept the order.

"That's good, let's go, I'm tired."

Gaozong wanted to make big things into small ones, so he didn't want to spend any more time with Fan Lubing. Seeing that he had received the order and didn't even bother to say a word of politeness, he waved it away impatiently. Let's start and give the order to chase away the guests.

"This……"

Fan Lubing came here this time with a special mission on his shoulders, so he didn't want to be sent away without any results, but facing Gaozong who was pretending to be stupid, he really didn't know how to proceed for a while. The remonstrance is right, and under the tongue-tied, he blushed with anxiety.

(End of this chapter)