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Chapter 681 Confused Case Confused (2)

"My lord's words are serious, Chen must do his best."

Chen Wushuang also knew that the King of Yue family was involved in big troubles, so she didn't dare to be as casual as before, and after a very heavy thank you, she straightened her back and opened with a cautious expression. mouthed:

"There are three difficulties in this matter. First, anyone with a little brain knows that this case has nothing to do with the East Palace. Not only the prince knows, but the empress must also think so, and even His Majesty inevitably has this idea in his heart. Therefore, The East Palace can't actually investigate, but also has to investigate. If you really want to investigate, you must cooperate with His Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, the spittle of the people in the world is enough to drown the prince; Even if you think about it, you will definitely press the prince with all your strength. If the result is not satisfactory, the prince may be sad. You will have to strike a balance between the empress and the crown prince. Finding this balance is not an easy task. Thirdly, it is hard to find a scapegoat. This is not only to give His Majesty an explanation, but also to convince the people of the world. In this way, the prince's reputation will not be damaged. There are three obstacles. The case is indeed extremely difficult, but it is not unsolvable, there are three strategies that may be available."

"Please teach me sir."

What Li Zhen was worried about was that she didn't know how to deal with such a tricky situation. Hearing Chen Wushuang's words that there were three strategies available, she suddenly lifted her spirits, bowed her hands, and asked politely.

"My lord Mingjian, the first strategy is to procrastinate. The investigation can be vigorously investigated. The thunder can be struck, but the rain will not fall. If it is delayed for a year and a half, this matter should almost fade away. It's just like this , the empress must have a lot of grievances against the prince, and the wind blowing on the pillow may also affect the prince's family. In the long run, it may be unfavorable for the prince's plan; the second strategy is to choose one side and rely on it. When it comes to the current power, Niangniang is extremely powerful on the surface, but she is already behind her. It seems that the government is in control, and there are many people running under her door, but it is just a cloud. Since the promotion of overseas grain varieties, the foundation of Niangniang's ruling It has been emptied, and the decrees have been issued a lot, but most of the counties in Xiatouzhou are yin and yang. It can be said that the decrees are difficult to get out of the court. Xinzhong, this is really not advisable, if you really want to make a choice, you can only rely on the empress to act, this is common sense, but if you do it like this, if you can't take the prince, the prince will be in danger! The risk is really high, so be careful No matter how cautious you are, there is a slight chance of success; as for the third strategy, it is based on me!"

Chen Wushuang analyzed the first two strategies in detail, but the third strategy only gave a hint without any explanation.

"I'm the main one? Well..."

Li Zhen is also a cunning and calculating person, and he also has calculations in his heart. Although Chen Wushuang's third strategy did not explain anything, he has already guessed the answer, but the calculation inside is still a bit unclear, so he is not in a hurry to express his opinion. Instead, he frowned and fell into deep thought. When the rest of the people saw this, even though they were full of thoughts to ask, they didn't dare to speak at this moment. The atmosphere in the study room became a little weird..." Two Let’s discuss how things will end today.”

Today's court situation is very strange. Li Xian didn't expect that Empress Wu would launch such a move in advance. He felt a little caught off guard at the time, but fortunately, he dealt with it properly, and forcibly pulled the hot potato to Yue Wang Li Zhen. Even so, Li Xian didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest, because the situation was urgent at that time, and on the way to deal with it, Li Xian only thought about it roughly, and didn't dare to make sure that it would be safe. Given the time for careful research, it is natural to make a good plan. In view of this, once Li Xian returned to the East Palace, he recruited Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi, two great counselors, to make a plan and make a clearer plan.

"His Royal Highness pushed the case into the hands of the King of Yue, which has a miraculous effect. However, it is not without hidden worries. The biggest disaster lies in the possible choices of His Highness the King of Yue!"

The matter is so important that Di and Zhang dare not ignore it lightly. After looking at each other, Zhang Jianzhi opened the mouth first, pointing out the root of the problem with just one sentence.

"Well, this is the point to worry about. What do you think the eighth uncle will do?"

Li Xianben is also a smart and calculating person, so he has already thought about the root of the problem, even though Zhang Jianzhi didn't elaborate on the difference, but Li Xian knows it well in his heart, and the only one who dare not be 100% sure It was Li Zhen's final choice.

"Your Highness, for King Yue, there are only three choices in this case. One is to procrastinate the case until the major incident is reduced to a minor one; the second is to join hands with Empress Wu to criticize His Highness with all your strength, regardless of the cost. , regardless of the consequences; as for the third thing, it is to decide the case independently, neither fully cater to the empress, nor completely offend His Highness, find a scapegoat with lightning speed, and give the world an explanation, according to Zhang The king of Yue is very ambitious and cherishes his feathers. Although the first one is safe, he is unwilling to do it, probably because of the damage to his reputation. As for the second one, he dare not choose it. Guanwang, the king of Yue is desperate, and he may not be able to win His Highness, but may be taken advantage of by the empress, and it will be difficult for him to turn around. Therefore, a certain person thinks that the only way the king of Yue can choose is the third. There is only one way, and this is the choice that best meets the needs of His Highness and the King of Yue. The only trouble is to withstand the pressure from the Empress, which requires the cooperation of His Highness. Come to visit His Highness to seek consensus!"

Zhang Jianzhi's vision was extremely sharp, and after some analysis, Li Zhen's psychological analysis was extremely clear, and his words were full of confidence.

"Well, what does Mr. Di think?"

Li Xian had already thought about these issues earlier, but his analysis was not as thorough as Zhang Jianzhi's. He naturally had no different opinions on this, but he was not in a hurry to make a definite conclusion, but was cautious He asked Di Renjie who was silent.

"His Royal Highness, I think that what Brother Meng said is very true. Although the king of Yue is ambitious, he will not dare to go against the general trend before he reveals his ferocity. Although he wants to join hands with the empress, the situation is not good Allowed, his final choice can only be to bring His Highness to his own self-respect, only in this way can he show his value. Beware of your majesty setting the scene in the dark to blame His Highness, however, according to my opinion, even so, His Highness Yue Wang will turn a blind eye, and in the end, the case will be muddled and the matter will be settled.”

Di Renjie is a master at solving cases, and he is slightly better than Zhang Jian in the analysis of the progress of the case. After some analysis, it is quite a finishing touch.

"Well, Eighth Uncle knows how to be funny, and he is a good person to cooperate with him. The sixth elder brother is gone, so it will be no difference if he bears more infamy. At worst, one day in the future, I will be completely responsible for it anyway. "

Hearing that the opinions of the two counselors basically agree, Li Xian completely let go of his thoughts, nodded, and mulled over the candidates for the scapegoat.

"His Highness Shengming!"

Li Xian is innocent, but it doesn't matter how innocent he is, probably because politics is always an unscrupulous job, and it's just a common thing to frame the blame. Di and Zhang both have a deep understanding of this, so they won't If there are any other opinions, they all praised each other, and there is nothing else to say.

"Although this matter has come to fruition, it still cannot be ignored. Please both gentlemen take care of it. 'Ming Di' will be dispatched by Mr. Zhang. You should keep an eye on it, so don't be careless. I'm a bit tired. , I won’t accompany the two gentlemen, you can just wait and see.”

Although Li Xian successfully beheaded Ming Chongyan in the battle last night, he also suffered some internal injuries under his desperate counterattack. It was agreed that Li Xian didn't want to bother any more, so he left a sentence, got up and left the study, and went back to the harem by himself... "His Royal Highness King Yue is here!"

Outside the Ming Mansion, the soldiers and servants of Jingzhao Mansion surrounded the entire mansion with three floors inside and three floors outside, especially at the main entrance, where there were even more sentry guards, but the security was not so strict , because the faces of the people waiting were not facing the door, but turned their heads to look at the noisy inside of the Ming Mansion, even the captain who led the team was no exception. , but in the midst of a shout, a large group of royal guards in bright armor surrounded several luxury carriages and drove in from the screen wall.

"The last general Jingzhao Mansion cavalry Cao Wu Shunsheng to meet His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

Seeing the people from Yue Wang's mansion rushing over, the group of people guarding the gate of the mansion dared not show any disrespect. The general even trotted all the way to the front of the carriage, and saluted the King of Yue with great respect.

"General Wu, you are welcome, Shunsheng, what a good name, General Wu is expected to be promoted step by step."

The King of Yue has always been famous in the government and the public for being a courteous and virtuous corporal. Even though Wu Shunsheng was only a small military officer from the eighth rank, Li Zhen did not show the slightest look of underestimating him, but made fun of Wu Shunsheng amiably.

"Don't dare, dare not, my lord, you are here..."

Wu Shunsheng was only a small officer, how could he stand the kindness of such noble and ministers as Li Zhen, his face turned red, he hurriedly lowered his head, and hurriedly thanked him a few times, He tentatively asked again and came up with a half-word.

"I'm ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of the Ming Mansion. I came here to investigate the scene first. Well, why is it so noisy inside?"

After Li Zhen explained a sentence, seeing that the movement in the mansion was getting louder and louder, it was inevitable that she felt guilty, so she frowned slightly, and asked with a hint of displeasure.

"So that the prince can know that Immortal Master Qingxu is leading Dajiaoguan and a group of Taoists to toss inside. This has been going on for more than half an hour."

Seeing the displeasure on Li Zhen's face, Wu Shunsheng didn't dare to neglect, and hastened to explain.

"Ok?"

As soon as Qingxu and others were making noise inside, Li Zhen's face immediately became a little awkward.

(End of this chapter)