Liu Xia was sitting in the dark room of the palace, while Dabao was standing behind Liu Xia.
This darkroom was specially built by Liu Xia. It was in the backyard of the palace and connected with his study.
The darkroom is quite large, with four cells and an interrogation hall built.
At this moment, Liu Xia was sitting in the lobby. In the center of the lobby, there was a dark iron pillar with a depressed middleman tied to it.
And this person is the general who commands the mysterious army and attempts to intercept even their stolen goods.[
Regarding that unit, Liu Xia had a profound memory.
Especially when they saw that they were surrounded by a large army at the end, they could not escape, so they committed suicide one after another. Even the person in front of them wanted to commit suicide, but Liu Xia forcibly rescued them.
Liu Xia always admired those warriors who could sacrifice their lives at critical moments, even if those people were his enemies.
If a person is not afraid of death, then what else in this world can make them afraid?
Looking at the man in front of him who had gone through many vicissitudes and fought all his life, Liu Xia couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't bother, I won't tell you anything."
At this time, the general raised his head dejectedly, looked at Liu Xia with a sneer and said.
"Go get ready."
Liu Xia said calmly.
Dabao turned around and walked out. In a moment, Caiwei and Dabao appeared in the lobby compartment.
The cubicle is in the lobby, separated only by a wall, making it easier for Caiwei to extract a confession.
With Caiwei's mind-reading skills, the interrogation became much easier.
Even if this person doesn't say anything, Caiwei will know everything clearly.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Liu Xia stood up and walked towards the cubicle.
When he saw Caiwei, he asked, "How is it?"
"Brother, this man's name is Tan Yong, a native of Southern Xinjiang. When he was young, he served in the Southern Xinjiang border guard army. He was good at cavalry. In the Southern Xinjiang border guard army, he has been sitting in the position of guerrilla general. Later, due to private annexation
He was given military pay and returned to his hometown five years ago. Later he became a bandit and became a powerful force in southern Xinjiang. After several encirclement and suppression campaigns, he established a firm foothold near the Sky Mountain in southern Xinjiang."
Caiwei said.
"Is he a robber?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but be stunned. He originally thought that as long as he found out the relationship between him and the prince, at least half of the case would be solved.[
However, this person turned out to be a robber, which made people speechless.
Moreover, the things involved in this are incredible.
A gang of more than 5,000 robbers, no matter where they are, will attract the attention of local noble families and the government, and will definitely continue to suppress them. As a result, they have existed in southern Xinjiang for five years, and the imperial court turned a deaf ear.
"It's good to be a robber."
"Then what is his relationship with the prince?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Well, he doesn't seem to know the prince."
Caiwei shook her head and said.
Hearing this, Liu Xia was speechless.
This man did not know the prince, but he risked his life and traveled thousands of miles to the hinterland of the Central Plains to rob his people and troops.
Moreover, such a group of people could rush all the way from southern Xinjiang to the hinterland of the Central Plains in just two days without being discovered. How did they do it?
"Then why did he intercept us? Whose order was it?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Brother, I'm afraid things are different from what you think. Although Tan Yong is the king of the mountain, he has always taken orders from a man named Zhu Neng. As for Zhu Neng, in Tan Yong's memory, this man is his
The benefactor has a mysterious identity and saved him three times when he was in the most critical moment. His actions this time were ordered by Zhu Neng."
"Then how did their people gather together? How did they reach the hinterland of the Central Plains to stop us in just two days from southern Xinjiang?"
Liu Xia asked in confusion.
"Those people are not from Southern Xinjiang. His subordinates are still in Southern Xinjiang. The people who ambushed us this time are Zhu Neng's subordinates. In Tan Yong's memory, these bandits belong to a group called Nanjiang
What kind of organization is the Heroes Association? And Tan Yong is just the helmsman of one of the branches.
On the surface, they occupied the mountains in southern Xinjiang and became kings, but in fact they all obeyed Zhu Neng's orders. This time, they, the helmsmen, happened to come to Guanshandu for a gathering, so Zhu Neng sent him to complete this task.
Tan Yong has no idea where those people came from. He is only responsible for directing the battle."
Caiwei explained.
When Liu Xia heard this, he suddenly understood.
"What you mean is that they appear to be bandits, but in fact they are a strictly organized army."
Liu Xia asked rhetorically.
"It can be said that. Tan Yong is just a subordinate of Zhu Neng. His brothers say that most of the military salary needed is provided by Zhu Neng."[
"What does Tan Yong think about Zhu Neng?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Zhu Neng is like a savior in his heart. Tan Yong respects Zhu Neng very much."
Caiwei said.
After Liu Xia heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
I originally thought that capturing Tan Yong alive would be important evidence, but now it seems that Tan Yong is just a small building. I am afraid that only by capturing Zhu Neng can we form a chain of evidence.
As for who Zhu Neng is, Tan Yong doesn't know much, but this person is probably from the Prince's Mansion and must be a confidant of the Prince.
Thinking of this, Liu Xia opened the door and said, "Go and imprison Tan Yong."
After saying that, Liu Xia followed the secret passage and returned to the study.
Sitting at a table outside the study, surrounded by lush vegetation, Liu Xia took a breath of fresh air, but couldn't help but frown.
It is not an easy task to find that person in the Prince's Mansion.
The Prince's Mansion is also known as the East Palace. As the crown prince, the Prince has the power to supervise the country.
The institutions within the government are no less than those of the imperial court.
First of all, the Prince's Mansion has the Prince's teacher, who is also the Assistant Minister of the East Palace, that is, the three Dukes, namely the Grand Master, the Grand Tutor, and the Grand Protector.
There are three orphans left, namely the prince's young master, young master, and young guardian.
These people are all teachers of the prince. Although they have empty titles, their status in the court is extremely high.
That is, the legendary Minister Tuogu.
The rest are the officials of Zhan Shifu who assist the prince in daily affairs.
From Zhan Shi to Zhengzi, from Zhengsanpin to Congjiupin, there are more than thirty people in total. It is probably not an easy task to find a person named Zhu Neng.
That day, when Liu Xia came back from Prince Rui's place, she realized something else.
These officials in Longdu, besides being loyal to the Holy One, may have their own plans.
After all, there is an emperor and courtiers. Although the emperor is in his prime and in the prime of life, sooner or later he will have to leave.
These families and officials, for the sake of their own families and future official careers, would naturally choose the next generation of emperors to lay a good foundation early.
The prince is the legitimate emperor of the next generation. Naturally, many officials in the court will be loyal to the prince.
Of course, the prince was not the only one who made their choice.
In addition to the prince, there are also second princes, third princes, and even fourth princes.
Although they are not crown princes, they still hope to aspire to the title of Ninth Five-Year Plan.
This is like gambling. Most people are optimistic about the prince, but if the prince fails to ascend the throne in the future, those who are betting on other princes will undoubtedly be the big winners.
The current prince has been a prince for many years and has a solid foundation in Longdu. I am afraid that more than half of the ten major families are on the prince's side, and more than half of the ministers in the court are also on the prince's side.
This Zhu Neng, as a close minister of the prince, probably has very huge resources at his disposal.
Naturally, it would be very easy for him to do whatever he wants to do that is not visible to everyone.
As for those Tuogu ministers, how many of them are on the side of the prince, I'm afraid it's hard to decide.
Thinking of this, Liu Xia couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Just when I thought everything was gradually becoming clear, I suddenly seemed to have fallen into a heavy fog.
Now he only has a batch of silver that was sent to the prince's fiefdom, and the source of this silver has now been cut off.
The prince only needs to say that this money is not his, who can do anything to him?
As for those who intercepted Liu Xia, the prince only had to say, I don't know them, so who can take advantage of the prince?
Moreover, Liu Xia had always suspected that there was something fishy behind this matter. After all, there were not just one or two people who wanted to get rid of the prince.
Whether the prince is guilty or not cannot be determined yet.
After going through a circle, I finally returned to the starting point.
It's very confusing.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Xia returned to the attic in the backyard.
When he opened the door, he saw a maid serving Bai Rongxuan to drink water.
Bai Rongxuan was seriously injured this time and will need several months to recuperate. He is not yet able to walk on the ground.
Seeing Liu Xia, Bai Rongxuan wanted to struggle up and salute, but Liu Xia hurriedly supported him and said: "Lie down quickly, how are you feeling today?"
"What else can I do? I'm going crazy after being locked up in the house all day long. Now I'm looking forward to a speedy recovery."
Bai Rongxuan said with a bitter smile.
"I'm really sorry for what happened this time. Don't worry, I will definitely find an explanation for this matter."
"The explanation is secondary. It's just that during my absence in the past few months, Longdu's properties were sealed. I'm afraid the losses will be considerable. At the end of this year, there will be no way to go back and explain."
Bai Rongxuan said.
"It's simple. I will compensate your Bai family. After all, this incident all happened because of me."
Liu Xia said with a slight smile.
Bai Rongxuan felt relieved after hearing what Liu Xia said.
In fact, the Bai family doesn't care about the money. However, the Bai family's current development in Longdu is limited. If Liu Xia is willing to help him after this incident, the Bai family's loss in Longdu is really not worth it.
carry.
"I've been bedridden recently. How are you handling the matter between you and the Duke?"
Bai Rongxuan asked curiously.
During the days he was here, Dabao often visited him. In order to take care of his food and daily life, he specially found a reliable maid from the Bai Mansion to serve him.
From what this maid said, Bai Rongxuan knew that the Royal Guards had been appearing outside the palace every day recently, so he wanted to ask how far things had gone.
After all, the Duke of Guo is very powerful in Longdu and is not an easy master to deal with.