An hour later, Wu Meifeng drove by. When she saw Wu Chengsi, she asked curiously: "Chengsi, what are you doing here?"
Wu Chengsi cupped his hands and said, "Aunt, my nephew has something else to tell you."
"Then you..." Wu Mei's eyes narrowed and she said, "Are you saying something that is not suitable for His Majesty to listen to?"
Wu Chengsi nodded.
"Let's go to Zichen Hall and talk about it later." Wu Mei waved her hand.
Wu Chengsi followed Feng Jia and after arriving at the main hall, he told Shou Dashi's words again. He did not add any exaggeration and told the truth.
"Is it because of this?" Wu Mei said coldly.
"...Yes, aren't you angry?" Wu Chengsi had a bad feeling.
Wu Mei shook her head and said: "As far as I know, Silla and Japan have always been at odds with each other, so what Cui Baosheng said should be false."
"But Shou Dashi was rude to Taiping, so we can't let it go like this!" Wu Chengsi said anxiously.
Wu Mei smiled and said: "I am very happy that you are willing to stand up for Taiping, but didn't you also say that the Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty did not know Taiping's identity before? He who does not know is not guilty, not to mention Taiping's appearance, the barbarians were stunned. The eyes are also normal."
Wu Chengsi regretted it so much. If he had known that Wu Mei was so shrewd, he shouldn't have been so honest. He would have just added a few slanderous words.
Wu Mei waved her hand and said: "Okay, I will send someone to reprimand the Japanese country for sending the Tang envoy. There is no need to delve into this matter further. Please step back."
Wu Chengsi responded yes, thinking that there was a long way to go, and he would always find an opportunity to stop sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty and let the Japanese country continue to stay in the tribal era!
It was already noon when he came out of the palace. After meeting Han Cheng and Wen Rong outside the palace gate, Wu Chengsi felt that he had done a lot of important things in the morning, so he thought of giving himself a holiday and went straight back home without going to Dali Temple. Went to rest.
…
Outside Chang'an City, the British Government Palace.
Xue Yujin rode to the door of the mansion, dismounted, handed the reins to a door attendant, and entered the mansion quickly.
After arriving at the embroidery building in the backyard, Li Zhiying hurriedly said: "Zhiying, something happened in the city. Go and invite Mr. Su over."
Li Zhiying said angrily: "Why did you invite him to my boudoir? Let's go to his guest room together."
Xue Yujin patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Ah, I almost got confused."
The two of them went down to the embroidery building, went to Su Dingjie's guest room together, and knocked on the door.
The door opened with a bang, and it was Su Dingjie who opened the door. He had an extremely strong physique. After a night of recuperation, he was able to walk around. After seeing the two of them, he asked urgently: "Miss Xue, how is the situation? What's going on in Yingzhou?" Has the news from the border reached?"
Xue Yujin said angrily: "You should let us in first, sit down and talk slowly."
Su Dingjie hurriedly stepped aside and invited the two of them to come in. After the two of them were seated, he couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Has the court heard about Yingzhou? Will Minister Pei come over in the evening?"
Xue Yujin shook his head and said: "There is no news from Yingzhou yet." His pretty face sank and he added: "Secretary Pei was impeached for corruption and accepting bribes and has been imprisoned."
Su Dingjie's pupils widened and he said in astonishment: "Why, why did it happen at this time... What should I do? Without Minister Pei, just the British Duke alone... I'm afraid it would be difficult to get a favorable result for my grandfather in the court. .”
Li Zhiying suddenly said: "Yu Jin, who impeached Minister Pei?"
Xue Yujin was about to answer when her stomach growled suddenly. Her face turned red and she smiled awkwardly and said: "I ran all morning and didn't even have time to eat. Even if you two try me as a prisoner, I should still be given food in prison." Bar?"
Li Zhiying chuckled lightly, left the room, ordered her servants to prepare lunch, and asked someone to bring some pastries first.
Xue Yujin ate three cakes in a row, and then said: "It's Li Yifu, the Minister of Civil Affairs. What, do you suspect there is something wrong?"
Su Dingjie turned his head sharply and looked straight at Li Zhiying.
Li Zhiying gently stroked a strand of long hair on her temples and muttered: "If someone really deliberately framed Mr. Su, they would naturally think that Mr. Pei is a disciple of Duke Xing, and they would definitely speak for Mr. Su."
Su Dingjie said anxiously: "Of course it was a deliberate frame-up! Miss Li, didn't I say yesterday that my grandfather was just deceived by the Korean thief, but Zheng Rentai and the others insist on saying that my grandfather colluded with the Koreans!"
Xue Yujin said stiffly: "It is a fact that the British Duke has secret contacts with the Koreans. How do they know whether what the British Duke said is true or false? There is nothing wrong with suspecting that he is colluding with the Koreans."
"Don't you believe what I say?" Su Dingjie slammed the table angrily, scattering all the neatly stacked cakes. He joined the army when he was a child, so he had a very bad temper.
Xue Yujin also had a fierce temper and said angrily: "Su, we are willing to help you because of Su Dingfang's face. It has nothing to do with you. I have helped you run errands all morning, how dare you be so cruel?"
Me? The girl doesn’t care about this!”
Su Dingjie's face was ashen and he said nothing.
Li Zhiying stood up and said softly: "Yujin, Mr. Su destroyed the Turks in the west and Baiji in the north. What a feat it was. How can we, the younger ones, ignore his safety because of our own whims?"
After Xue Yujin heard the words "Destroy the Turks, barbarian Baiji", his heart became hot, he slapped the table and said: "If there is any bastard who dares to harm General Su, I, Xue Yujin, will be the first to spare him!"
Su Dingjie's face softened a little and he whispered: "Thank you very much."
Xue Yujin snorted and ignored him. Li Zhiying smiled and said: "Yujin, Mr. Su's family is in trouble. What will happen if you change places with him?"
Xue Yujin was stunned for a while, tilted his head to one side and said, "Su Dingjie, I believe you are."
Li Zhiying continued: "The people behind the scenes probably took into account the relationship between Pei Shilang and Xing Guogong, so they took action against him in advance."
"Could it be that the person who framed General Su is Li Yifu?" Xue Yujin frowned.
Li Zhiying shook her head: "We can't make a conclusion yet, Yu Jin, you just said that the news from Yingzhou hasn't come yet, are you sure?"
"Absolutely sure. You know, my brother is on duty at Qianniu Guard and has the best information!"
Li Zhiying turned to Su Dingjie and said: "Master Su, I remember you said last night that you met a group of Koreans on the way to Chang'an City."
"Yes, I was hunted down because I eavesdropped on their conversation!" Su Dingjie said: "It's a pity that they spoke Korean, which I couldn't understand, but they seemed to have mentioned the name of Minister Pei.
Is there anything wrong with this?"
Li Zhiying thought for a moment and then asked: "Master Su, you said that Zheng Rentai and others attacked Duke Xing on May 28th, right?"
"That was the day! I will never forget it."
"Yu Jin, what day is it today?"
"It's the ninth day of June!" Xue Yujin blinked.
Li Zhiying said slowly: "When the government rebelled, at least it was an eight hundred-mile journey. According to my past memories, the eight hundred-mile journey from Yingzhou to Chang'an was usually eight to ten days, but now
It’s been twelve days!”
"What does this mean?" Xue Yujin was still a little confused.
"Someone deliberately delayed the time for the postman to deliver the message, and then sent people to Chang'an to frame Minister Pei so that no one in the court could speak for Duke Xing!"
Su Dingfang said in shock: "You mean the Koreans I met on the way to Chang'an were sent by Yingzhou to deal with Pei Shilang?"
Xue Yujin was even more shocked: "Zhiying, doesn't that mean that Qian Jiude, the governor of Yingzhou, Pang Xiaotai, the deputy governor, and Zheng Rentai, the governor of Youzhou, all colluded with the Koreans to frame General Su?"
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "Actually, there are many ways to delay the delivery time of the postmen, but it does not prove that there is something wrong with the three of them."
"This makes sense, let me just say, how could Zheng Rentai collude with the Koreans!" Xue Yujin nodded.
Li Zhiying knew that Zheng Rentai had promoted Xue Rengui, so the Xue family respected him very much.
"In short, one thing is certain now. There are indeed people who want to murder Mr. Su, and from their actions in framing Pei Shilang, it can be seen that there are people from Yingzhou and the imperial court who have them!" Li Zhiying said in a solemn tone.
Su Dingjie said anxiously: "Miss Li, do you think that asking the British Duke to tell His Majesty and the Queen these words will absolve my grandfather of his guilt?"
"I'm afraid not. These conjectures of mine mainly come from the group of Koreans you saw, but I'm afraid the Queen will not listen to your testimony." Li Zhiying said apologetically.
Su Dingjie's shoulders slumped, his expression dejected.
"Yu Jin, apart from this, have you heard anything else?" Li Zhiying turned around and asked.
Xue Yujin's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Yes, Zhiying, I really admire you, you guessed everything right!"
"What did you guess right?" Li Zhiying asked curiously.
"About Zhou Guogong, your guess is correct. The people behind this are He Lanmin's brother and sister. And it's not just the case of Baiyun'an. They also killed a family of merchants, with a total of more than a dozen people, in order to frame Wu.
Successor!"
Li Zhiying hurriedly asked what happened, and Xue Yujin explained in detail. Li Zhiying was silent for a moment and sighed: "I didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing. Fortunately, the case was solved, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
After speaking, he patted his chest, looking scared.
Xue Yujin looked at her appearance and thought to herself: "Zhiying is so gentle. She obviously doesn't like Wu Chengsi, but she still cares about him so much. If only I were a man, I could protect her all my life." Thinking of this, she lowered her head and looked at her chest.