As soon as the car arrived outside the palace, Caiwei ran out of the car in a panic and disappeared in front of Liu Xia.
Liu Xia also got out of the car immediately. However, he reached out and touched his cheek. In addition to the lingering fragrance of the fragrant lips, there were also five clear fingerprints.
"Who can I talk to to reason? He obviously took advantage of me, but in the end I was wrong."
Liu Xia thought angrily in her heart.
Liu Liansheng, who was escorting him, naturally saw the five clear fingerprints and heard screams in the car just now. As someone who has been there, he naturally understands.[
So, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, what are we doing today?"
"Let's go back first."
Liu Xia flicked his sleeves and walked towards the palace.
However, as soon as he entered the palace, he saw Zhang Zong waiting outside the gate, with an expression on his face that seemed a little anxious.
"Zhang Zong, what happened?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but be stunned. With Zhang Zong's palace, with such an expression, something big must have happened.
"Your Majesty, Tong Dawei is back."
Zhang Zong said softly.
Tong Dawei was responsible for escorting the bodies of criminals and enemies, as well as his wounded brother.
After knowing that something happened to him, I thought about why it would take two days for him to come back, but it turned out that he came back alone first.
Apparently something was discovered.
"Walk."
Liu Xia instinctively felt that something big had happened.
When they arrived at the meeting hall, they saw Tong Dawei sitting on a chair with a dusty look on his face. At the same time, an old man in his sixties was kneeling on one side of the hall.
It seems that after the accident, Tong Dawei rushed back all the way. The old man he brought with him must be of great importance.
"See you, Your Majesty."
"Get up, tell me, what happened?"
Liu Xia asked.
"The younger one followed the prince's instructions to take care of the wounded brothers, escort the suspects, and transport back the bodies of the troops who assassinated us. Everything was fine at first, but we encountered an accident outside Wanhua Town, Weicheng. All the ships I escorted caught fire.
, and the fire was burning so strangely that it was impossible to put it out. Fortunately, Ji Ling, along with his wounded brothers, abandoned the ship and fled.
Afterwards, I thought that there were still living people on board besides us, so I hurriedly returned. As a result, I found that the bodyguard and the man who were escorting the money had already been knocked unconscious. The situation was urgent, so in order to save people, the young man rushed
I captured one and escaped, intending to come back and rescue the others. As a result, as soon as it hit the water, the entire boat was reduced to ashes in an instant."[
"At that time, my brothers and I counted the number of people. Fortunately, there were no casualties among our people. Only a few brothers were blistered and their wounds worsened. However, we accidentally discovered that the guy we were rescuing was crying loudly on the side. Later.
After interrogation, it was discovered that this
This guy turned out to be from the Prince's Mansion. He told himself that the batch of silver they escorted was sent to the southeast border guard camp. I felt that the matter was serious at that time, so I asked my men to guard the other brothers, and I went straight to the inn.
Bring this old man back."
Tong Dawei finished speaking in one breath, looking very tired.
It would normally take three days to travel from the place where they had the accident to here. As a result, he worked hard and ran for a day and a night. He didn't even eat anything except changing mounts on the eighth floor along the way.
After Liu Xia heard this, he nodded slightly.
The prince himself told him that this batch of silver was sent to the southeastern border guard camp, but it was simply switched on the way and replaced with dirty silver from the Onmyoji Association.
Just thinking of this, Liu Xia was suddenly shocked.
I just learned this morning that Prince Tai received a secret order from the Crown Prince to destroy the evidence.
If there is nothing wrong with this batch of money, why did the prince destroy the evidence?
However, when Liu Xia saw this old man, he suddenly realized.
The prince wants to kill people and silence them.
It is true that the silver was transferred, but there is also something wrong with the prince's batch of silver.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to kill anyone to cover up anything.
"May I have your name?"
Liu Xia asked calmly.
The old man had obviously seen the world. Although he didn't know Liu Xia, he knew that at this moment, only Liu Xia could save his life.
"Who is your Excellency?"
"Asshole, this is our Prince Weiyuan. He was ordered to supervise the Onmyoji Association case."
Tong Dawei drank it.
"Ah! It turns out that Prince Weiyuan! That's good, that's good. The minister is Prince Bangyao, the Prime Minister of Zhan Shifu. Please save me."
Wang Bangyao immediately kowtowed and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Fu Cheng is an official of the sixth rank. In Longdu, there are Fu Cheng under Shuntian Prefecture and Zhanshi Prefecture.
The Fu Cheng in the Shuntian Prefecture assists the Fu Yin in his daily official duties and is equivalent to a secretary.[
The Fu Cheng of Zhan Shi's Mansion is equivalent to the secretary of Zhan Shi's Prince's Mansion.
Zhan Shi is the largest official in the East Palace and is responsible for assisting the prince in daily affairs.
There are usually two people in the Fu Cheng of Zhan Shifu who assist Zhan Shi and Shao Zhanshi in handling Japanese affairs.
Even though he was just a sixth-grade official, he was not very eye-catching in a place like Longdu where the emperor and nobles were everywhere.
But he must be the prince's confidant.
The secrets he holds are probably not accessible to ordinary people.
Liu Xia couldn't help but smile, turned around and smiled at Tong Dawei: "You are really lucky. You caught a key one in one go."
"There, the prince's great blessing reaches heaven."
"Stop flattering me. You're tired too. Go back and rest. I have something else to tell you this afternoon."
Liu Xia said.
"As ordered. I will retire then."
After saying that, Tong Dawei exited the hall.
Liu Xia looked at Wang Bangyao in front of him and couldn't help but want to laugh.
This man, the abandoned son of the prince, escorted this batch of silver to his fief, and then handed it over to the southeastern border guard army. Obviously there was something fishy in this.
After Liu Xia seized the batch of silver, he imprisoned all those who escorted the silver.
The prince was not afraid of losing the money, but he was afraid that someone inside was talking nonsense, so he asked Prince Tai to destroy the body and eliminate traces, that is, to kill people and silence them.
"You all go out."
Liu Xia waved his hand and smiled.
Liu Liansheng and everyone immediately left the hall.
After closing the door, Liu Xia crossed her legs and said with a smile: "Master Wang, you are a smart man. The prince wants to kill you. If you want to live, you'd better cooperate with me. Maybe you can survive."
Wang Bangyao felt panic-stricken at this moment. He didn't know why the prince wanted to kill him, but he never thought of betraying the prince.
However, the prince felt that only the mouth of a dead person was the most reliable, so he wanted to kill him.
Wang Bangyao was disheartened at this moment. He knew in his heart that as long as he showed his face, he would be doubted.
However, he has never dealt with Liu Xia, and he can't believe Liu Xia at this moment. What if he confesses everything and Liu Xia leaves him alone, will he die?
After all, I have been involved in the official circles of Longdu all my life, so I know that it is right to be careful.
"Your Majesty, Mingjian, I am just an ordinary prince. I don't know much. I really don't know why the prince wants to kill me."
Wang Bangyao said pitifully with tears in his eyes.
"Master Wang, there is no need to act. If you don't know anything, why would the prince kill you? I'm afraid, among the escort team, you are the only one who knows the inside story, right? It's a pity that in order to kill you, those people were treated as unjust ghosts.
Let's do this, if you like to talk nonsense, I will leave it to the prince and you, old man, to continue talking nonsense with him. I don't have time to play with you."
After saying this, Liu Xia stood up.
Wang Bangyao hurriedly hugged Liu Xia's thigh and said: "Your Majesty, please don't. If I return to the Prince's Mansion, what's the difference between that and going to hell? Just for the sake of Wei Chen and my family.
, spare my life."
"Take your life around? I want to trick you too. But you know in your heart that the things you did are probably the most serious crime of plundering the family and exterminating the clan. Why don't you let me guess? That batch of silver will be transported to the prince's fiefdom.
It’s true, it’s also true that it’s handed over to the southeastern border guard army. Since it’s so bright
Zhengda, why do I need to kill you to silence you? Let me tell you, that batch of money was indeed given to the Southeast Border Guard Army, but it was spent on the prince's private army within the Southeast Border Guard Army, right? Hide your own weapons in
There is indeed him among the army. I admire him very much."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
When Wang Bangyao heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.
Obviously, Liu Xia guessed correctly.
Seeing Wang Bangyao's words, Liu Xia smiled and said: "What? I guessed it right? Then you leave it to the prince. The prince bought me a favor. I'm afraid he will look at me differently. I'll leave you to the emperor. Emperor
I will definitely reward this king generously. And no matter where you go, you are destined to confiscate your family and exterminate your clan. And I can still get a lot of benefits. Tell me, why should I keep you by my side?"
When Wang Bangyao heard this, he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. As long as Your Majesty is willing to save my life, I am willing to explain anything."
Hearing this, Liu Xia sat back on the chair and said: "Wang Bangyao, are you really confused or are you an old fool? It's not an exaggeration to die ten thousand times for what you did. To tell you the truth, you
There is no doubt that I will protect you, but the emperor will not protect you."
Wang Bangyao collapsed to the ground like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"However, if you are willing to cooperate with me, I can keep your family safe. Compared with confiscating your home and exterminating your clan, I will give you a stick of incense to think about it."
After Liu Xia finished speaking, he leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Liu Bangyao sat paralyzed on the ground, thought for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "I am willing to cooperate with the prince."
"This is the only thing I can help you with. The rest is up to you."
Liu Xia said calmly.
"As the prince said, that batch of silver is indeed going to the Southeast Border Guard Army. The Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast Border Guard Army is a confidant of the Crown Prince named Zhang Yunrui. Commander Zhang and the Crown Prince have a close relationship.
After entering the Prince's Mansion to serve the Prince, the Prince drove to deliver money to Zhang Yunrui. Most of the money came from aristocratic families.
The amount of money came from the profits from the business of the emperor and the prince's palace. Every time the minister went to send money, he had two purposes. The first was to actually send military pay, and the second was to supervise Zhang Yunrui's training of this private army.
Currently, the number of these private soldiers is around 80,000. They are well-equipped and well-trained. They can set foot on the battlefield at any time with an order."
After Liu Bangyao finished speaking, he remained silent and lowered his head, very dejected.
"Very well, the prince's recruitment of a private army is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. You know in your heart what the consequences will be if something happens. Then, do you know that the money you escorted has been stolen?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"I didn't know it at first, but after the prince checked it and I saw the money, I realized that it had been transferred. It seemed that someone wanted to use the prince's hand to get rid of the prince. If the prince couldn't get rid of the prince, then he must have borrowed the prince's hand.
Use your own hands to get rid of the prince. This plan cannot be said to be ruthless."