Chapter 75: The Central Game (Part 1)
After working hard in the glass-making room of the Imperial Platform for more than an hour, Wu You and the craftsmen still couldn't plate mercury on the surface of the non-flat glass. The birth of a technology could not be formed in one or a half nights. First of all, there was a problem with the glass. It was easy to make a piece of uneven glass, but it was even more difficult to make a flat piece.
Liu Yu looked at the shape of the glass and made a mirror, haha mirror, but he didn't have the nerve to say it in order not to hit Wu You.
Liu Yulai actually had something to tell Wu You, or if he had something to ask for, that was to let him look at someone as a national teacher without any trace. That person was Feng Chengdi, the commander of the Third Prince, the commander of the Neihuamen Defense Department.
"Why do you want your kid to look at someone you never know, and do what you said? Is it because you want to harm people?" Wu You said with some doubts.
"Just treat it as a helping hand, and it's better to remind him, and I hope you keep the secret." Liu Yu said, "Otherwise, you don't want me to make any good things for you in the future."
Wu You didn't take it seriously, so he agreed immediately.
After explaining the matter, Wu You continued to tinker with his glass mirror there, but Liu Yu was about to rush home. When he got home, Xu Xuanzhu and the Han sisters had not had dinner yet, and said that they were waiting for him to come back to have dinner together. The food was buttoned with a bowl, and the aroma was filled with fragrance. In addition, a hot pot was added.
Xu Xuanzhu explained: "These are made by the sister of the Sui family, please try them."
Sui Yu came to the mansion more and more frequently. Now that the kitchen is cooked, it is even more legitimate to deliver food to this side. It takes a lot of effort to prepare this meal in the evening.
The family was sitting together having dinner happily, and Xu Xuanzhu said, "Husband may not know that there were thieves coming to the mansion today. Fortunately, the left-behind guards discovered it early and the property was not lost. There were still many thieves coming. It seems that you should be careful in the future."
Liu Yuxin said that it is not easy to enter the thief in Chang'an City, but the general's mansion. Could it be... the people from the King of Huai sent by Liu Liniang to inquire about the news? He used to think it was appropriate to stay alone in the chess building, but now he found that the surroundings were full of crises and even his home might not be safe.
"Let the guards Lu and the others be more vigilant, especially the guards at night. I am afraid that the thieves will still be thinking about it in the future."
April 27th, the sacrificial ceremony on the first day of May was getting closer and closer, and the time Liu Yu could use was getting shorter and shorter. The Imperial Army's sergeant locked up some second-tier targets through Xu Rong's confession, and the news he followed would be summarized to Liu Yu, and then Liu Yu sorted it out to Han Sheng, and Han Sheng reported it to the emperor.
Liu Yu had no big troubles, but Xu Han found out the storm when he looked for his son. The news that Xu Rong's disappearance, which was framed by the Imperial Guard, was annoyed Xu Han. After one day, he compiled a "list of suspected crimes" with the imperial censor Yang Yanqian. Among the ministers listed, He Mao, the Imperial Guard, submitted a memorial to the emperor for a thorough investigation. The emperor was furious and scolded Xu Han in the court, roughly saying that others were old and confused. He became hysterical and bit people randomly when his son lost it. He ordered Xu Han to stay away and not to interfere in Yang Yanqian's investigation again. Yang Yanqian was also allowed to investigate again.
The old emperor used the method of thieves to investigate thieves easily. Although this old emperor was cowardly and sometimes tolerated, he was also a ruthless person who was good at using methods when he was attacked. But at the beginning, it was his avoidance that made King Huai take advantage of the situation, but now it is difficult to make up for the loss of the sheep.
On the afternoon of the same day, Yang Yanqian re-drafted a "list of suspected crimes". Yang Yanqian knew how to frame the vassal kings except King Huai and several powerful vassal kings, saying that they were the biggest suspects of the kidnapping of Xu Rong. The emperor didn't say anything, but ordered them to continue to investigate.
April 27th was a simple day for Liu Yu. Except for going to the Song and Dance Teaching House in the morning to watch Sima Xuan'er dance, he spent the rest of his time in his study at home. Sima Xuan'er was not surprised by Liu Yu's appearance and practiced dancing on his own. However, Liu Yu watched it like an audience for more than an hour. The two did not talk. It was not until Liu Yu was called away by He Mao that Sima Xuan'er stopped dancing and looked at the direction where Liu Yu was going.
"The Emperor wants us to find out the case as soon as possible, preferably before the sacrificial ceremony." He Mao said seriously, "But we have a shortage of evidence, and even those related to this matter are Xu Rong's one-sided words. It is hard to guarantee that he will not frame the loyal and kind. I wonder what the opinions of Brother Liu have?"
Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "Now the sacrificial ceremony is about to be held. The emperor wants to be the king. Stability at this time should be the top priority. Xu Rong's confession said that many people in the defense department in the city colluded with the King of Huai. I think whether it is the truth or the false accusation of Zhongliang, they always report to the emperor first, and temporarily transfer these officials, and it is not too late to thoroughly investigate the facts and reality in the future."
He Mao felt it was reasonable and nodded, "Then let Brother Liu draw a list."
Liu Yu hastily drafted a list, most of the people mentioned in Xu Rong's confession, but Feng Chengdi's name was missing. There are also many people on this list that are related to the third prince, and submitting the report to the emperor will have unexpected results.
Sure enough, on the second day, April 28, the emperor transferred most of the people on the list. For a time, the large-scale transfer of personnel from the Defense Department yamen shocked the entire Chang'an City. The emperor did not explain more about his approach, but only said that officials were transferred normally. More people felt that it was the emperor's suspicion. During this period, the third prince Su Bi had the greatest damage to his interests. The defense of the capital that he had worked hard to manage seemed to be collapsed overnight. He originally reported that the emperor was preparing to fight for his subordinates to retain his post, but was scolded by the emperor and said that he did not want to be careful. For a moment, the third prince had the illusion of losing power.
The third prince and his sect represent the internal defense department of Chang'an City and the garrison of Chang'an City. The suppression of the third prince is also a means for the emperor to balance the relationship between the princes. The other princes who may compete for the throne are most happy. Of course, some people are also worried, such as Feng Chengdi, the commander of the Neihua Gate Defense Department who has not been transferred by the emperor but realizes that he is about to be useless. On the afternoon of April 28, there was news that Feng Chengdi could not contact the Huai King's contact person to send his sister to Huai land and was preparing to send his sister out of the capital in person. More and more news shows that the evidence of the crimes of the people in the sect is in the hands of Feng Chengdi, which is also one of the reasons why he has made his fortune in recent years.
Of course, Feng Chengdi's actions were also induced by Liu Yu.
Liu Yu concluded through Wu You that "there is great luck, but he needs help from noble people." Feng Chengdi's noble person needs to be guessed that it was the third prince he surrendered to. At this time, the third prince was a little unsuccessful, so he focused on King Huai. For a superstitious person, he valued the hexagrams, and the national teacher's hexagrams made him believe it even more. This made him eager to send his sister to King Huai to show his loyalty, which was reflected when he was still in his position and was worthy.
Originally, after hearing this, He Mao wanted to arrest Feng Chengdi and his sister immediately, but Liu Yu had other ideas. After all, everything was just speculation and could not be done accurately. This was Liu Yu's perfunctory words. Liu Yu really meant to ask He Mao to report the emperor himself and put forward a bold idea. He used the spies of the Imperial Army to cooperate with Liu Yu and He Mao who pretended to be King Huai to connect with Feng Chengdi's sister to escort the evidence on the way. Even He Mao thought this idea was good, but it was difficult to implement it, so he needed to ask the emperor for instructions.
Taking advantage of the preparation time, Liu Yu returned home and asked Lu Chu'er to go to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to call Su Yan, who had been "recalling his mistakes" for several days.
At dusk at sunset, Su Yan carried two cricket cages, looking unpretentious. When he saw Liu Yu, he smiled and said, "Master, why are you willing to call your disciple? You have suffocated me to death in the past few days."
"Is that true?" Liu Yu held the storytelling book and looked at the cricket cage in his hand. "If I give you the money, will you get these two bad crickets?"
Su Yan laughed and said, "This is not something I bought. I caught it at the Ninth Prince's Mansion. If you can't go out to play, just find two crickets to fight as a pastime."
"Don't make any more fun. Put these two crickets here and come back to pick them up. Hurry up and eat something to drink. If you have enough food and drink, you will have something to do."
Su Yan raised his spirits: "What's the matter?"
"Go to the gate of Changle Palace and kneel until I appear. In the middle, you cannot leave even if you are sunburned by the sun and rain. To outsiders, you are atonement for your past mistakes."
"Kneel again?" Su Yan said with a sad face, "Master, can you have some new ideas? It's very difficult to kneel down."
Chapter completed!