On the way back to the backyard, Wen Rong suddenly said: "My lord, the Central Publishing House has just issued a decree asking Li Sikong to postpone his departure for Yingzhou for five days."
Wu Chengsi was surprised: "Why is this?"
"The specific reason is not clear yet, it seems to be related to the Taishi Bureau." Wen Rong replied.
Wu Chengsi was secretly frightened. Li Chunfeng, the director of Taishi, was deeply trusted by the emperor and the empress. It might be difficult to persuade Wu Mei to change her mind.
The question is, Li Chunfeng has always been obsessed with learning, how could he suddenly get involved in this matter?
Suddenly, Wu Chengsi's mind flashed. The Taishi Bureau was affiliated with Taichang Temple. During the court meeting, Taichang Qing Cui Yixuan advocated convicting Su Dingfang in advance. Could it be that he was the mole in the court?
When they arrived at the outer hall, Zheng Lingxuan was standing in the hall waiting. After seeing Wu Chengsi, she cupped her hands and said, "Wu Shaoqing, I'm sorry. I found out about today's events later and couldn't remind you in time."
"Are you talking about the British government?"
Zheng Lingxuan nodded and said: "Two wardens and several jailers from the Ministry of Punishment saw Su Dingjie. They were called by Prime Minister Xu for questioning. If I had known about it earlier, I could also remind you."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "It's okay, the matter has been resolved anyway. Did you gain anything from the investigation at the Ministry of Justice today?"
Zheng Lingxuan shook his head and said: "Sorry, I only found out that it was Jiang Rong, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, who ordered the black-robed man to enter the prison. Who ordered Jiang Rong, I haven't found out yet."
Wu Chengsi laughed: "You are so capable, why should you apologize? Jiang Rong's official position is too high, so it must be inconvenient for you to investigate. Leave the rest to me."
Zheng Lingxuan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master, I, I'm moving out tonight."
"What's wrong? You live well, why do you want to move out?"
"I went to the Criminal Department today to ask about He Lan Minzhi's case. He will be sent to Lingnan tomorrow. The finances of Uncle Anyuan's house have also been counted. After the head of the count learned that I was the surviving daughter of the Zheng family, he reported it to Yang
Shangshu, Yang Shangshu has approved to return my family's finances to me." Zheng Lingxuan said slowly.
Wu Chengsi sighed: "Isn't it good for you to live here all the time? It's so deserted for me to live alone in such a big mansion."
Zheng Lingxuan glanced at him in surprise. After a while, she smiled and said, "As long as you don't mind my low status, if anything happens in the future, you can come to my house to see me."
As soon as Wu Chengsi said what he said just now, he felt something was wrong. Seeing that Zheng Lingxuan didn't care, he felt relieved and thought to himself: "As expected of a woman from the world, she is indeed different from other ladies." He smiled slightly and said: "Then just say it.
It’s decided, I will definitely visit Zheng Nuxia’s home in the future.”
That night, Zheng Lingxuan moved out of the Duke's Mansion and moved into a small courtyard in Buzhengfang. There was only one reason why she bought this small courtyard, which was that it was relatively close to Dali Temple and the Imperial City.
…
In the abandoned garden in the southeast of the city, Zhang Hongyu entered the back garden with a sullen face, his face as cold as ever.
In the open space in the back garden, An Yuan Wang, Fu Yu Feng and Da He Cai were gathered around a fire. A roasted whole lamb was placed on the fire, making a "sizzling" sound when it was roasted by the flames.
The whole lamb was roasted until it was tender and tender. As soon as you got closer, a rich aroma of meat hit your face.
There were many subordinates standing behind the three of them, but Zhang Hongyu was the only one. However, as soon as he entered the abandoned garden, everyone felt their hearts tighten, as if they were suppressed by his aura.
Fu Yufeng snorted, cut off a piece of mutton with a dagger, and said calmly: "Isn't this Butler Zhang? Your plan must have been successful, right?"
Zhang Hongyu did not answer him, but stared at the fire and said: "Who allowed you to roast the sheep?"
Dahe Grassland smiled and said: "It's just a roasted lamb, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Butler Zhang, why don't you come and try it too? It's roasted with our special Libu seasoning, and it tastes great!"
Zhang Hongyu said with a cold face: "I hope you all remember one thing. This is Chang'an, not the wild corners where you live. Any behavior that is inconsistent with this majestic city must be prohibited. Do you understand?"
Dahe Grassland laughed and said: "I know, I know!" The cold light in his eyes flashed away.
Zhang Hongyu then said: "The Menxia Province has just received the order from Empress Wu. Taishi ordered Li Chunfeng to give a memorial in the afternoon, saying that comets were seen in the east and it was not appropriate to send troops. Therefore, the court ordered Li Ji to wait five days before setting off for Yingzhou."
Fu Yufeng was stunned. He heard from his subordinates that the Jinwu Guards had not found Su Dingjie in the British government, so he sarcastically made fun of him. Unexpectedly, the other party still prevented Li Ji from going to Yingzhou!
King Anyuan, who had a sad face at first, was overjoyed after hearing this and asked anxiously: "What about five days from now?"
"Su Dingfang will arrive in the capital in two days. Then we will just find a way to use him to involve Li Ji!" Zhang Hongyu wrote lightly.
King Anyuan clapped his hands and said: "Okay, as long as we can keep Li Ji from going to Yingzhou, the situation will not be too bad!"
Fu Yufeng and Dahe Prairie also had smiles on their faces.
Zhang Hongyu said with a straight face: "I came here today to convey the Prime Minister's wishes. He asked you to stay dormant for a period of time. You must not act without authorization and ruin the good situation."
Ignoring the answers from others, he just finished speaking and left.
Fu Yufeng said bitterly: "Damn it, he thinks we are his subordinates. It's really a dog-fighting!"
Dahe Grassland cut off a leg of lamb and chewed it: "When you and I become stronger, let these arrogant Tang people know how powerful we are!"
"I believe that day won't be long." King An Yuan said with a smile.
…
Early the next morning, Wu Chengsi went to Dali Temple to go to the Yamen on time.
However, after asking inside the temple office, I found out that Zhuge Nan had been out all day yesterday and had not come back yet. He was probably investigating the whereabouts of the Baekje and Korean people.
Shaoqing also had his own job and was responsible for reviewing the cases handled by Si Cheng, but these could be left to his subordinates and Wu Chengsi did not need to worry about them.
At present, Su Dingfang will be escorted back to the capital soon. At present, it is only known that he admitted to having contacts with a Korean. The specific details of the contacts and the purpose can only be known after he returns to the capital.
There are quite a few clues at this time, including Jiang Rong, a doctor in the Ministry of Justice who was discovered by Zheng Lingxuan, Yang Fang in the British government incident, and Pei Xingjian, who was imprisoned.
Wu Chengsi was hesitating from which direction to check when he suddenly noticed Han Cheng leaning against the gate. He wanted to hear his idea and said, "Guard Han, come here."
"Master, what's wrong?" Han Cheng asked after approaching.
"You have been following me recently. You should know everything about Su Dingfang's case, right?"
Han Cheng nodded: "Yes."
"Then which direction do you think we should investigate better?"
Han Cheng was silent for a moment and said: "My subordinates think the five names mentioned by Su Dingjie are the most critical."
"Tell me?"
"My subordinates feel that these five people should all be related to Su Dingjie's rebellion. Except for Pei Xingjian, the other four are foreigners. Lu Zhining and Gao Funan are Koreans, Cui Baosheng is from Silla, and Hei Teochang is from Baekje. Man, this is very suspicious!"
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "I agree with your point of view. As long as we find out what these five people have in common, we can solve this conspiracy case. But after thinking about it, I still can't figure out what these five people have in common." point."
"Since you can't figure it out, why don't you go see them? Maybe you can find something unexpected?" Han Cheng suggested.
Wu Chengsi's heart moved. Yes, although three of the five people are dead, Pei Xingjian and Hei Te Changzhi are still alive. One is detained in the Ministry of Punishment and the other is in Dali Temple. There is no harm in going to interrogate them.
Thinking of this, he left Shaoqing's Yamen and walked all the way to the prison.
When they arrived at Hei Te Chang's cell, they saw him lying down, stretching and flexing his hands while doing sit-ups.
Seeing Wu Chengsi and Han Cheng appear outside the prison, he put his hands up and turned his whole body like a wheel, turning half a circle, returning to an upright position. He cupped his hands and said, "The guilty officer has black teeth and Changzhi, I have seen Mr. Wu!"