Chapter 190 The secret of the government, I won't let you run away
"Zhuge Liang?"
Li Qian was startled and moved to the front door of the carriage, looking out of the gap in the curtain.
Sure enough, two groups of men in plainclothes with fierce temperaments were confronting each other. There were several injured people on one side. Their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. There were bloodstains on their faces and corners of their mouths. Their left arm responded with an abnormal gesture. Angle bend.
"It's just a misunderstanding. Isn't it too much for you to be so harsh?" On the smaller side, the leader in green frowned and looked at the group of people opposite.
"Can this be called a misunderstanding?"
The people in black on the opposite side were numerous and powerful, and they all had a sneer on their faces: "Seeing that we are also looking for you, you will make a stumbling block. If you succeed, you will leave us here. If not, is it a misunderstanding?"
"How can anything be so cheap in the world?"
The man in green knew he was in the wrong and frowned even more: "It's just a coincidence. Since you have already taught him a lesson, why not forget about it?"
As he said this, he glanced at the crowd of people watching, obviously he meant something and didn't want to make the matter a big deal.
"It happened? Just teach me a lesson and forget about it?"
The leader of the men in black sneered, and a chill flashed in his eyes: "My brother has lost one of his legs, so it's as simple as that?"
He pointed at the injured person in the crowd and said bitterly: "Hand him over before you can leave."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the men in green changed. The man who had been beaten with a bruised nose and face turned pale and looked at his boss tremblingly.
The man in green looked coldly: "Impossible!"
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll have to drink it as a penalty!" The leader of the man in black sneered and pulled out a long strip-shaped object wrapped in black cloth from the package behind him.
Pulling off the black cloth, revealing one of the sharp blades, he pressed forward with a grin: "Don't force me to be serious."
The man in green shrank his eyes, and his men's expressions also changed, and they took half a step back.
As for the people who were watching in the distance just now, they were so frightened that they changed their colors and backed away.
In order to prevent themselves from standing out too much, Li Qian and his carriage also took a few steps back.
In the carriage, Lu Bu explained in a low voice: "Sir, I have seen the man in green clothes following General Yang. His hands and feet are very good."
"The man in black clothes also entered the palace with Duke Tang. He must be someone from the Duke's palace."
Li Qian nodded slightly and continued to look at the commotion ahead.
Yang Jian's people seemed to be on a secret mission and came out without weapons, or they didn't want to make the matter a big deal, so they had no choice but to submit.
After the people from the Duke's Mansion got the person, they stopped pestering him and quickly dispersed. The farce ended just like that.
Li Qian's eyes were dark, looking at the direction in which the men in black from the General's Mansion were leaving: "Fengxian, can you arrest them and interrogate them without being discovered by others?"
Both Lu Bu and the old eunuch were stunned. The former immediately said: "Master, Bu can go and try. But if they choose places with many people, it will definitely not work."
"If you go to a place where no one is around, then it's no problem."
Li Qian nodded: "Go ahead, arrest him and ask them if they have any clues as to where Zhuge Liang is."
These people all ran out of the city and started fighting, so they must have some information.
"Yes, sir." Lu Bu agreed with excitement.
Li Qian hesitated for a moment, and then said: "By the way, let's ask about the news inside the Duke's Mansion and pry out everything they know."
He stared at Lu Bu solemnly: "You can only ask yourself, don't rely on others."
Lu Bu seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and looked solemn: "Yes, sir."
Then he asked tentatively: "Master, after that, will they all..."
People in the Duke's palace must be treated with caution. It would be bad if they angered the master behind them and led to a thorough investigation.
Lu Bu originally planned to bring masked people to do this kind of thing, catch these people without revealing their identities, and leave after questioning them.
Now that all the ministers in the dynasty are interested in Zhuge Liang, it seems not surprising that such a thing would happen.
But if you ask about the secrets in the Duke's mansion... the nature is different. Duke Tang will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.
Li Qian naturally knew the consequences, so he hesitated just now.
"The people in the General's Mansion have been kidnapped, so naturally they won't let it go."
Through the dark brown glass, Li Qian looked at the backs of the group of black-clothed mannequins joining the crowd, and said slowly: "They gathered a group of people to snatch back their own people, but they were beaten by the people of the Duke's Mansion. .”
"In anger, the two sides clashed, and it is normal for there to be casualties."
"Bu understands." Lu Bu nodded, with a flash of excitement in his eyes: "I'll do it right away!"
He jumped off the carriage, lowered his head and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to send someone to follow him?"
The old eunuch also looked eager to try, and took advantage of Lu Bu's absence to give him eye drops: "Lü Bu is a rough man, and cannot be used in a big way. His corpse is a bare meal, he does not accomplish enough, he gets carried away, and he makes mistakes in doing things, is careless, and careless..."
Li Qian looked at him speechlessly: "No need, you can follow me back to the palace first."
In addition to looking for Zhuge Liang, Li Qian also has another important thing to do.
The two of them returned to the imperial city from the north of the palace. Li Qian went all the way to Dongnuan Pavilion of his Ziwei Palace and found that two female secretaries were already writing tickets.
When they heard the door open, the two women immediately turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when they found it was Li Qian.
"Your Majesty, you are back."
Lu Pheasant stood up and walked to the yellow porcelain kettle wrapped in cotton cloth nearby, and made Li Qian a cup of hot tea.
Li Qian took off his outer robe and threw it aside. He walked into the room wearing only his inner robe and the midfielder.
Wu Meiniang put down the pen in her hand, stepped forward and helped Li Qian, with a look of exhaustion on her pretty fair face, and leaned half of her soft body on him: "Your Majesty, I and Sister Lu have almost finished today. The memorial vote has been drawn up."
Li Qian smiled and lowered his head, and kissed her gently on the side of her fair face as a reward: "Thank you for your hard work. As the New Year is approaching, I will naturally be busier. In a while, each government office will seal the seals. I handed you the memorial. It can also be much less.”
"I'll finish my busy work first, and then I'll take you to the city for a walk around New Year's Eve and some fun."
Wu Meiniang let out a sweet cry and raised her head in surprise, with a pair of soft red phoenix eyes filled with beautiful light: "Really? Your Majesty?"
"Of course it's true."
Li Qian looked at the beauty in his arms with a smile, much like an unscrupulous boss painting cakes for his employees.
For those who worked overtime years ago, bonuses, vacations, and team building are all behind!
Wu Meiniang was moved by such a beautiful prospect and was pleasantly surprised.
Lu Pheasant put the tea on the table, but with a bit of worry on his face: "Your Majesty, what should we do about Mr. Cai?"
She pointed at the pile of memorials on the table: "Your Majesty, there was a lot of chaos in the Sixth Department today, especially in the Criminal Department..."
Lu Pheasant was only halfway through speaking when Li Qian took him into his arms and kissed him hard.
"I already have a plan." Li Qian said with a relaxed smile: "Let him deal with Cai Jing's affairs for the time being."
"Ah?" Not only Lu Pheasant, but also Wu Meiniang raised her head in surprise and looked at Li Qian with slightly opened eyes: "Your Majesty, aren't you ready to give it a try?"
"What will happen to those actions if you don't care about them?"
Lu Pheasant's pretty face was full of doubts and eagerness, as if he didn't understand Li Qian's approach: "Is it possible to replace those people and join Cai Jing?"
"Guan, how can you ignore it?" There is absolutely no way Li Qian would give up on those people.
He chuckled and said: "I just need to change the management method..."
Thinking of this, a sentence inexplicably appeared in Li Qian's mind: Only the ship of state leaks from above.
Although doing this is a bit unethical and does a lot of harm to the old man Cai Jing, and is not in line with Li Qian's fine virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young...but it seems to be the best solution.
Li Qian and the two secretaries had a good time with each other for a while, and then he started to read the memorial.
There were indeed some troubles in Part 6 in the memorial, but this time Li Qian was not as anxious as before and just laughed it off.
This went on until dark, when the old eunuch came in from the door.
"Your Majesty, Lu Bu is back."
"Just come back!"
Li Qian threw down the ink pen and stretched out.
In order not to distract Li Qian, the two little secretaries returned to the Sixth Palace early. Now Li Qian is the only one left to write these memorials.
But even so, Li Qian was still very absent-minded. While reading the memorial, he kept thinking about Zhuge Liang and Li Yuan, fearing that something unexpected might happen.
"Let him in quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch ran out and soon led the dusty Lu Bu in.
Something seemed to have happened between the two of them outside, causing the old eunuch to keep glaring at Lu Bu angrily.
However, Lu Bu ignored the old eunuch and ran up to him with a happy face and said: "Father, Bu has already asked."
"The Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion did find traces of Zhuge Liang. They heard that he had appeared in Jingyang a few days ago to visit friends, so those people went north."
"I've already asked people to go over there and find out where Zhuge Liang went after that."
"Okay." Li Qian nodded with satisfaction.
The Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion are so anxious, which means they haven't found Zhuge Liang yet, and there is still a chance now.
Lu Bu then smiled and said: "The generalissimo also knew the news, but they were a little slow."
Li Qian was startled: "You ran into them."
"It can be considered a chance encounter." Lu Bu chuckled: "I was originally planning to blame the people in the General's Mansion, but since I have been bumped into by them, it is better to count them as one of them."
Li Qian thought about it and nodded slowly. The three parties are always more chaotic than the two parties.
Moreover, Li Yuan and Yang Jian may be able to resolve the misunderstanding through explanation, but if Zhao Kuangyin is added... that is not necessarily the case.
“Well done.”
Lu Bu was praised even more and continued: "Father, I also asked about the news in the Duke's palace."
Li Qian nodded, becoming more interested.
In fact, he really wanted to know what secrets there were in Li Yuan's Duke's Mansion.
It's just that Lu Bu just started and didn't continue.
"Father, it's better not to let outsiders hear about such a confidential matter."
Lu Bu looked at the old eunuch with evil intentions: "Let him go out quickly."
In fact, the old eunuch himself didn't really want to hear it.
According to the "Encyclopedia of Survival Experience of Palace Eunuchs" compiled by the eunuchs of the past dynasties, fights between the emperor and his relatives are inevitable.
When encountering this kind of situation, if His Majesty the Emperor has not explicitly asked you to interfere, then don't show off and go in to cause trouble.
The survival rate is extremely low.
Of course, if you have already stepped in, don't panic too much. The best thing to do is to completely obey the orders and only take care of what you need to take care of.
Don't even think about crossing the line, and don't have stupid thoughts like making a big contribution, making big news, or shining a light on others, because no matter what, we are all family members, and there is a possibility of reconciliation.
One day... the greater your merits, the more miserable your death will be.
So the old eunuch was already quietly moving his feet out, but after hearing Lu Bu's words, he endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold it back.
"Lu Fengxian, I am an outsider, so who do you think you are? You are even more of an outsider!"
Lu Bu smiled proudly: "I am the adopted son of my adoptive father, so naturally I cannot be considered an outsider!"
"you……"
The old eunuch was so angry that his teeth itched. He really didn't expect Lu Bu to be so shameless.
"Okay, just stop saying a few words."
Li Qian speechlessly stopped the childish behavior of these two people: "Hurry up and tell me what you found out!"
"Yes, foster father."
Just as the old eunuch was about to walk out, he felt His Majesty the Emperor's serious gaze and froze in place, daring not to move.
"Father, that man first told a taboo thing in the Duke of Tang's Mansion. In a small building behind the garden of the Duke of Tang's Mansion, some of the servants of the Duke of Tang's Mansion said that Duke of Tang had raised a dragon.
Provide him with dragon energy every day."
"Some people say that it is an evil ghost that eats a living person alive every day and also screams on weekdays. It is very scary."
"Some people say that he is the son of Duke Tang, but he was possessed by Huang Taixian..."
Speaking of this, Lu Bu himself felt very unreliable, his face became more and more embarrassed, and his voice gradually became softer.
The old eunuch glanced at him with contempt, and then complained to Li Qian: "Your Majesty, you see, he is such an unreliable thing."
"It's also a dragon, it's an evil ghost, and it's Huang Laoxian again. Do you believe whatever others say? Can you be any more stupid?"
"I..." Lu Bu glared angrily.
But before he could speak, the old eunuch said: "There are real dragon emperors like your majesty in the capital. What kind of evil dragons and monsters are there? Do they dare to come?"
Lu Bu was so reprimanded by him that he held back all the "fragrance" he had prepared.
Li Qian didn't pay attention to what these two people said, because the information Lu Bu brought reminded him of a person.
Li Qian had met him in Tang Guogong's mansion when he was a child, and the two even communicated with each other.
The memory of his past life plus the memory of this life soon allowed Li Qian to determine the identity of that person.
Li Qian nodded, and after secretly recording this information in his mind, he said to Lu Bu: "If you have heard any other information, please tell me."
"Yes, foster father." Lu Bu hurriedly left the old eunuch behind and continued to tell Li Qian some secrets in the Duke of Tang's mansion...
The three of them stayed in Dongnuang Pavilion until the moon was high, and then they left.
For Li Qian, today's trip to the capital was very fruitful, and the news provided by Lu Bu at the end gave him some new ideas.
On this basis, some changes may be made to Cai Jing's plan...
The sky is full of stars and moon, and the cold wind blows in the capital city at night.
When Li Qian fell into a deep sleep with his thoughts in mind, several huge mansions in the capital were still brightly lit, and the heavy atmosphere in them even solidified the sound of the wind.
But no matter how turbulent the undercurrent is, the sun will still rise the next day...
Today, Li Qian began to prepare for his plan.
The first step he did was to ask the old eunuch to go to Zhongshu Province and invite Qin Hui over.
"I see your Majesty."
Qin Hui still had a bit of confusion in his eyes.
His attitude was made very clear yesterday, and there seems to be no need to talk anymore today.
Li Qian shook his head with a smile: "Prime Minister Qin, don't be anxious, sit down first."
He told the old eunuch: "Give Prime Minister Qin a cup of tea."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The more Li Qian acted like this, the weirder Qin Hui felt.
"Prime Minister Qin, don't be so anxious."
Li Gan looked at Qin Hui with a smile: "I have promised you that I will help the two ministers of Zhongshu fight for the position of deputy examiner. How can I break my promise?"
Qin Hui did not touch the tea cup sent by the old eunuch, but replied cautiously: "It's not that your Majesty is unfaithful in his words, but that his ministers are unfaithful in their words."
"Your Majesty just told me that you can let Zhongshu and his servants be elected as deputy examiners. He didn't say much else."
"I acted arrogantly, speculated on the holy will, and made empty promises to several ministers. The fault lies with me alone."
Li Qian paused for a moment. Qin Hui was indeed a slippery character.
But since I called him here today, I am sure that he will cooperate temporarily.
"Prime Minister Qin, it's not your fault, and it's not my fault either."
Li Qian shook his head: "The results have not yet been released, and the position of deputy examiner has not yet been decided. It would be too pessimistic to say so now."
"Your Majesty..." Qin Hui wanted to argue again, but Li Gan waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Prime Minister Qin, after talking so much, are you feeling dry?"
Li Qian looked at Qin Hui with a smile: "It's okay to have a sip of tea first before talking?"
Qin Hui was confused by this sudden change of topic, but his intuition told him that following His Majesty's words would never lead to good results.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I drank water before I came here. I am not thirsty now." Qin Hui bowed.
However, Li Qian had already predicted Qin Hui's prediction. He smiled slightly in his heart, but his face showed a bit of emotion and sadness, and he sighed quietly.
"Prime Minister Qin, are you also afraid that I will poison you?"
Qin Hui was choked again. It took him a moment to adjust his facial nerves. He said with a frightened expression: "Why did your majesty say this? How dare I be so suspicious of your majesty?"
As he spoke, he picked up the tea cup, not afraid of getting hot, and drank half a cup of hot tea in one go.
Li Qian also changed his expression immediately, his face was full of emotion, he looked at Qin Hui and nodded: "Qin Xiang, you really still believe in me."
"I will definitely not deliberately give you medicine to make you have diarrhea and loose stools when you go back."
Qin Hui's face froze, as if he thought of what happened to Cai, and subconsciously wanted to reach back and touch his butt.
But halfway through, he remembered where this place was and hurriedly retracted it.
Li Qian seemed to have not seen his actions, and said in a helpless tone: "Xiang Qin, you believe me, but some people don't believe it."
"These people are spreading rumors about me wantonly. This is not the case twice."
Li Qian's expression gradually became serious, he stood up with his hands behind his hands, looked at Qin Hui and said: "I won't give up this time, I have to take a breath no matter what!"