Gong Yuanzi is a villa dedicated to the official Gong Linhan who advised him on officialdom. Even though Mr. Gong was not a big official, he obviously accumulated a lot of money. The garden he built covers a large area.
It’s not too small. There is a back garden outside the five-story courtyard. Apart from the slightly remote location, there is really nothing to fault about the rest. Not to mention anything else, the luxury in the dedicated lobby used for entertaining guests is extraordinary.
It is spacious, bright and luxurious for everyone to enjoy. Sitting in it, you will see a luxurious scene. But in this way, the two corpses lying in the center of the lobby look particularly dazzling.
Coupled with the miserable howls that could be heard from time to time, it made the lobby feel like being in hell. However, both the Li Xian brothers and Yan Desheng, who occupied a corner, turned a blind eye to this and sat silently.
, just like three clay Bodhisattvas.
Time passed by minute by minute, as if in the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed. Although the screams kept ringing from all over the garden, Li Long and others were never seen coming to report the case.
, obviously, the progress of the interrogation did not seem optimistic, at least in Yan Desheng's view, but what surprised him was that both Li Xian brothers were so calm, sitting down and remaining silent for more than two hours.
, let alone asking about the case, they even refused to talk to each other. This made Yan Desheng secretly surprised, and he couldn't help but become a little anxious. After all, the case was personally explained by Empress Wu. If there was no explanation,
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get the job done, but he had already said too much before. It was hard to go to the Li Xian brothers to discuss the case at this time, but seeing that sitting and waiting like this was not an option, he had no choice but to pretend.
He coughed, trying to attract the attention of the two brothers, but he never thought that the two brothers seemed to have a tacit understanding. No one even glanced at Yan Desheng, as if Yan Desheng did not exist.
"Your Highnesses, it's going to be daybreak today." Yan Desheng waited for a long time, but when he saw that the two brothers didn't respond for a long time, he felt helpless and had to break the silence and say something.
"Yes, it's almost dawn. Are you tired, Eunuch Yan? Why don't you go and lie down for a while?" As soon as Yan Desheng spoke, Li Xian still sat still, but Li Xian turned sideways.
After passing by, Yipai asked with great concern.
Tired? Of course it’s impossible. As far as Yan Desheng’s ability is concerned, sitting for such two hours is just child’s play. It can’t be said to be tired. There is no doubt that Li Xian is just talking nonsense. The so-called Wang Zuoru and others
The other words are generally talking about Li Xian's performance. Unfortunately, even though Yan Desheng knew this, he did not have the courage to attack Li Xian. In desperation, he had no choice but to expose the matter directly: "Your Highness, King Zhou, this
If the facts of the case cannot be clarified before dawn, what if the Queen empress pursues the matter and inquires about it?"
"Ah, yes, how could this happen?" As soon as Yan Desheng finished speaking, Li Xian immediately looked extremely embarrassed, stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, and asked with a sad face.
Before Empress Wu left, Li Xian had vowed to investigate the case before dawn, but now he actually looked helpless. Yan Desheng immediately felt crazy and wanted to hold Li Xian down.
On the ground, he vigorously pumped his chin a few times. Unfortunately, Yan Desheng could only think about it. He absolutely did not have the courage to do it. After his old face twitched a few times, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and smile bitterly.
He shook his head and said: "This is a treason case. Your Highness should treat it as a treason case. It involves royal relatives. It would be inappropriate to hand it over to a judicial department for trial. It is always good to close the case as soon as possible."
Ha, I was just waiting for your words! Li Xian was determined to deal with the case quickly and strictly. What he was worried about was whether Empress Wu had any other plans. The reason why he deliberately ran against Yan Desheng was
After exploring Yan Desheng's background, Li Xian was relieved when he heard Yan Desheng's words - Empress Wu did not want Yousi to intervene in the case, so everything could be settled, right?
"Thank you Eunuch Yan for your advice. Xiao Wang knows how to do it. In that case, Eunuch Yan, please sit down for a moment and let Xiao Wang go and come back." Li Xian smiled and bowed his hands to Yan Desheng, and then said to Li Xian
After looking at him, he stood up and made a gesture to go out.
"Seventh brother, wait a minute, my mother has told me that Eunuch Yan should be in charge of this case. It is up to you and me to do these errands. As a brother, I will go and take a look at it with my seventh brother." Li Xian certainly could.
After understanding Li Xian's hint, he also stood up. After saying something with a smile, he walked out of the lobby side by side with Li Xian regardless of Yan Desheng's expression. When Yan Desheng saw this, he followed him willingly.
But he didn't dare, so he had no choice but to shake his head with a wry smile, and continued to close his eyes to regain his composure. However, he couldn't calm down for long. After a while, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps, Yan Desheng
With a sudden inspiration, he quickly opened his eyes again, and immediately saw the Li Xian brothers turning back with gloomy expressions.
"Your Highnesses, has there been any progress?" When Yan Desheng saw the two brothers looking unhappy, his heart could not help but beat wildly. He did not dare to neglect, so he stood up hurriedly, walked forward to greet them, and asked hesitantly.
road.
"It's so crazy that there are such vicious people in this world. This is the first time I've learned this!" Li Xian did not answer Yan Desheng's words, but cursed angrily.
"This..." When he heard Li Xian scolding him so carelessly, Yan Desheng couldn't help but beat his heart. He really couldn't figure out who the master in front of him was scolding, and he was obviously stunned for a moment.
Then he cautiously asked: "Your Highness, what happened?"
"Eunuch Yan, don't blame me for being so arrogant. This case is really shocking. Ah, Eunuch Yan, please keep an eye on yourself." Li Xian didn't curse as loudly as Li Xian, but his face was obviously ugly.
At the end, when he heard Yan Desheng's question, he gritted his teeth first, then took out a thick stack of confessions from his wide sleeves and handed it to Yan Desheng.
"Oh?" Yan Desheng didn't dare to express his position easily under the unclear situation. He just said something vaguely and hurriedly took the confession handed over by Li Xian with both hands. He looked through it quickly, his expression getting darker and darker.
It was getting uglier and uglier, but the look in his eyes clearly showed An Xin's relief, because the confessions one after another were filled with all kinds of crimes of the Wu family's young and old conspirators, and the previous ones could be completely matched.
Some of the confessions of the martial arts disciples, as well as those of the servants, did not mention what Yan Desheng was most worried about. In one sentence, all the blame was shouldered by the dead Erwu. In this way, Yan Desheng could be considered complete.
After hearing Empress Wu's instructions, he, Yan Desheng, didn't care at all as to whether the Wu family members lived or died.
"It's disgusting, it's really disgusting. Such crazy people should be killed thousands of times and their clan destroyed. Your two highnesses worked tirelessly to solve this important case with your own hands. Your Majesty and the Queen will definitely receive a heavy reward. I would like to congratulate you first."
." Yan Desheng quickly went through all the confessions, and his hanging heart was completely relieved. Then he cursed a few times along with the words of the two brothers, and then changed his words and gave all the credit to the younger brothers.
For both of them, the implicit meaning behind the words was that he, Yan Desheng, wanted nothing, neither wanted credit nor wanted to have anything to do with the case.
Ha, this old cunning guy has a wonderful idea. This matter was caused by your Yide Palace. Now you want to clear up the relationship, how can it be so cheap! Li Xian is extremely shrewd, and he has already seen through Yan Desheng after just one listen.
How could his intentions be fulfilled? Originally, Li Xian not only wanted to destroy all the disciples of Wu, but also prepared to give Empress Wu some eye drops in front of Gaozong. If he really let Yan Desheng escape like this
, then wouldn’t the latter purpose fall into vain?
"What are you talking about, Eunuch Yan? If Eunuch Yan doesn't preside over this case, how can we get all the credit? Now that the case has been solved, Xiao Wang and others have completed their duties as assistants. The day is about to dawn. What if?"
When my father wakes up and asks about the case, if no one can respond, my father will probably be furious and ask Eunuch Yan to come up with a charter as soon as possible." Li Xian shook his head disapprovingly and resolutely said
The credit went back to Yan Desheng, and he was given some credit.
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Your Highnesses are responsible for everything. I really don't dare to take credit for it. I would like to ask Your Highnesses to keep this confession. I will retire." After hearing this, Li Xian took the credit again.
When he came back, Yan Desheng felt something unexpected in his heart, and he hurriedly apologized, holding the stack of confessions in both hands, and wanted to return it to the Li Xian brothers.
"Eunuch Yan, why should we be humble? Our brothers are just running errands according to Eunuch Yan's wishes. How can we be proud of ourselves? I just ask Eunuch Yan to accept this confession, so that my father and the emperor can have an explanation." Brother Li Xian said.
Shaking their heads in unison, not only refused to accept the confession in Yan Desheng's hand, but Li Xian spoke up to solidify Li Xian's words again. Yan Desheng was heard complaining secretly, and just about to say something more, but
Unexpectedly, the Li Xian brothers didn't give him this chance at all, but when they saw Li Xian striding to the front of the hall, they raised their voices and shouted: "Li Long!"
"The end is here!"
Li Long, who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, heard his master's name being called, and he did not dare to neglect. He hurried out from the side, bowed and answered loudly.
"I ordered you to lead your troops to detain all prisoners here. No one is allowed to enter or leave the garden without the imperial decree. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!" Li Xian gritted his teeth and issued the order with murderous intent.
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
Li Long had long known about Li Xian's arrangements. He was not surprised to hear Li Xian's order at this time. He hurriedly agreed and went to command the guards of the Second Prince's Palace to set up defenses.
"Eunuch Yan, please forgive me. Don't let my father wake up and find no one. That would be bad."
When Yan Desheng heard Li Xian's order, he immediately felt something in his heart, and his face instantly darkened. But before he could say anything, Li Xian stretched out his hand and urged the driver to drive.
"Well, I will just go with your two highnesses for a while."
Seeing the Li Xian brothers working together so well, Yan Desheng felt helpless in his heart, but he had to lower his head under the eaves. He could only reply angrily, wave his sleeves, and take the lead.