After truly becoming the emperor, Li Zhiyun understood many things that made things difficult for the late emperor. Sometimes when he saw evil things, it wasn't that he didn't want to punish the villains, but that he couldn't do it directly in a short period of time. Just as he, the emperor, was moody,
If the ministers were able to guess his thoughts, the situation would become dangerous.
This matter, regardless of whether there is a mastermind behind it, must end here. As for whether and how to investigate later, it can be done secretly. If it is found out openly, what if the mastermind is a court minister and Du Ruhui's political enemy.
Do you want to punish yourself?
Rationally speaking, he did not want to punish him. As an emperor, he could trust Du Ruhui, reuse Du Ruhui, and even love Du Ruhui, but he could never let Du Ruhui dominate the court.
If no one in the entire court dared to have any thoughts about Du Ruhui, that situation would be terrifying to think about.
Li Zhiyun cannot bear the consequences, let alone accept them.
Power must be held in one's own hands.
Moreover, Li Zhiyun actually did this for Du Ruhui's good. He didn't want Du Ruhui to lose his original intention one day with his support, and in the end he would have to send him away personally.
He really doesn't want to do that kind of thing. It's not that he doesn't trust Du Ruhui, but that human nature is very complicated in nature.
Power has always been a catalyst for human expansion.
Balancing courtiers is actually a kind of protection for the courtiers you like. Of course, the premise is that the two parties in the balance only have different political opinions, rather than one party being kind and the other selfish.
Just like the current political affairs hall, several prime ministers simply have different political opinions, not because they have different intentions, or even have personal vendettas between the two sides.
From a perceptual point of view, he wanted to give Du Ruhui an explanation and catch the real culprit behind the scenes. The premise is that there is really a murderer. If there is no such thing, it will naturally be impossible to talk about it.
Du Ruhui had followed him for many years and was the real hero of Conglong. After all, Li Zhiyun treated him differently from other officials.
And this time, Xu Jingzong used despicable means, and Li Zhiyun was naturally very unhappy.
The two emotions were intertwined, leaving Li Zhiyun unable to make a decision for a while.
To check or not to check.
Or is it a secret investigation?
At this moment, Du Ruhui whispered: "Your Majesty, the matter is over, just let him go."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun neither agreed nor objected.
Emperors are so entangled sometimes.
Based on his friendship with Du Ruhui and Du Ruhui's contribution, Li Zhiyun had to give Du Ruhui an explanation no matter what, and get to the bottom of it.
However, because of his identity and current situation in the court, he could only struggle.
"Xu Jingzong is dead, let's leave this matter as it is for now." Li Zhiyun said indifferently.
"Yes." Several people agreed.
A few hours later, the prime ministers left one after another, and Li Zhiyun left Du Ruhui behind, walking along the corridor with him.
"Xu Jingzong's matter was handled a bit rough." Li Zhiyun sighed.
Du Ruhui lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that I handled it very well. No matter what, I have restored my brother's innocence."
Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "I am in a difficult situation sometimes, please forgive me."
"I don't dare." Du Ruhui said, "I would never dare to think that way."
"Don't worry, I will let people continue the investigation secretly. If there is really someone behind the scenes, I will give you an explanation."
After much deliberation, he decided to give an explanation to Du Ruhui, and at the same time, he also gave an explanation to himself to fulfill their relationship as king and subject.
He knew Du Ruhui was loyal to him. In this case, how could he turn a blind eye.
However, this matter cannot be made public, because if there is really someone behind Xu Jingzong, if it is found out, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the government and the public.
Du Ruhui is the prime minister. How can someone who dares to take action against the prime minister be so simple?
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty." Du Ruhui said movedly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to do this. No matter what the situation is, this is my business."
Regardless of whether there is a mastermind behind it or not, it is actually for himself and has little to do with the emperor. Now that His Majesty is willing to believe him and continue to investigate secretly, it is already a special favor to him.
At this moment, Du Ruhui could feel the emperor's humanity. He was loyal to the emperor, and the emperor treated him well.
Otherwise, if the emperor does not want to continue the investigation, it is actually worthy of him. Because the court has cleared his innocence, and now the emperor is willing to continue the secret investigation, it is actually helping him find the person who harmed him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Ruhui thanked him again.
"Okay, don't talk about this between you and me. You stay in Liangyi Hall today and have dinner with me."
"yes."
As night falls, the mice become active.
A dozen well-dressed men climbed over the wall and jumped into Xu Mansion, searching for the target.
About an hour after burning incense, more than a dozen people searched inside and out, but could not find their target person.
"Uncle Wu, I'm not here."
In the room, a middle-aged man said to Uncle Wu.
Although it was night, these people did not wear masks when moving, nor did they wear any black night clothes. Because in Chang'an, if they wear such clothes, they will really attract attention. Although they are good at martial arts,
But it doesn't mean that they are good at climbing over walls. They will follow whatever path normal people take.
At most, they are just faster.
Uncle Wu's eyes fell on the messy room, searched for a while, and finally landed on a cup.
He reached out and touched the wall of the cup, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, "It's hot. He just left not long ago."
"Chase!"
"yes!"
More than a dozen people left the Xu Mansion and separately searched for Xu Ang and Yu.
For Changsun Wuji, he suffered a big loss from Xu Jingzong this time, so naturally he would not fall twice in the same place.
Xu Ang, he must be eliminated.
Half an hour later, on a street, Xu Ang, with a tight complexion on his face, was running along with Yu Shi on his arm.
Behind them, Uncle Wu and others were gradually catching up.
"stop!"
"Xu Ang, you can't escape!"
Uncle Wu roared angrily and jumped forward with his brothers, surrounding Xu Ang and the Yu family.
Xu Ang said: "What do you want to do? I have killed my father according to your instructions. Why don't you let me go? This is Chang'an. What do you want to do?"
Uncle Wu sneered and said hypocritically: "Don't be nervous, we are here to help you, come with us, my master will arrange a place for you, trust me."
"Believe you? Why?" Xu Ang laughed, "I have decided to leave Chang'an and I don't need your help."
"It's not up to you." Uncle Wu sneered and asked his men to take action.
This is Chang'an after all, and he doesn't want to cause trouble and attract people from the Yamen.
Just when those people were about to pounce, a loud shout suddenly sounded.
"stop!"
Immediately afterwards, a figure ran quickly and stood in front of Xu Ang.
When Uncle Wu saw the man, he frowned and said, "Boy, who are you?"
"Xue Li!"
Today, Xue Li was forced to recite his text in class at school. He finally passed the test and was about to go home. He didn't want to meet a thief in Chang'an and commit murder on the street.
Because of his righteous heart, Xue Li jumped out without hesitation.
People in the Tang Dynasty dared to fight, but people in the Tang Dynasty were not afraid of fighting.
In particular, Xue Li has been trained and baptized by the army and has long been trained to be upright. In addition, at his current age, he is impulsive and does things regardless of the consequences.