Chapter 0220 Investigating Suspects
Li Chongrun's face was a little red, and he followed his mother and bowed his head without saying a word. He actually called Xie Ying a fairy girl with his mother's identity as the queen. This was no longer just a kind of respect for the wise and ruthless man. It exposed the mother's inner anxiety and fear and desire to get the support of Shangguan Wan'er.
Xie Ying knew her identity and mission very well. She bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, the princess, still remember Xie Ying. This time I came here, I was following the orders of Shangguan Sheren to tell the princess that I had important information."
Wei Lian nodded, and she looked at Su Yue behind Xie Ying again, and suddenly recognized that the burly guard was actually a woman. She couldn't help but ask in surprise: "This one is—"
"She is Shangguan Sheren's personal bodyguard. Shangguan Sheren was worried that someone would be unfavorable to the prince and the princess, so she asked Miss Su to come and protect the prince and the princess."
Xie Ying winked Su Yue, and Su Yue hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "See the Princess"
"Thank you, Shangguan Sheren, for your kindness, and thank you Miss Su."
Wei Lian said polite words, but she was really uneasy. Who wanted to be unfavorable to her and her husband? She could no longer control her anxiety and asked Xie Ying anxiously: "My sister, what happened?"
Xie Ying sighed slightly and said, "Things are complicated and complicated, but I can explain the problem in the simplest words. Please sit down and talk in detail."
Wei Lian nodded and sat down, Li Chongrun stood behind her, Xie Ying sat down and then slowly said: "This accident in Fangzhou was not accidental. Some people started to make arrangements very early, and after all, it was a dispute over the throne."
Wei Lian immediately thought of Gan Enxin. It seemed that it was not accidental that Gan Enxin escaped at this time. She secretly regretted in her heart. Why didn’t he arrest him in time?
Wei Lian pondered for a moment and said, "What Xianmei mentioned about the dispute over the throne refers to the dispute over the Li Wu."
"From the current situation, Wu Chengsi was exiled and Wu Sansi's family was the only one. Seeing that the prince of the East Palace was vacant, how could he have no idea? The biggest threat to him at present is the Li family, especially the orthodox legitimate heirs like Luling. Since this year, the emperor has gradually relaxed his high-pressure strategy against Li family. In order to be able to enter the East Palace, Wu Sansi could be indifferent to the threat to Li family, so it is reasonable to attack Luling."
Wei Lian stood up, walked a few steps behind her hands and asked, "Is Lai Junchen already a Wu Sansi's person?"
Xie Ying pursed her lips tightly, with a very serious expression, "Lai Junchen has always been vicious and vicious, and never easily depend on any line. However, from the information we received, he may have reached some kind of deal with Wu Sansi. This time he came here is not good."
"Why did he come?" Wei Lian paused, "I mean, what exactly should he check when he came to Fangzhou?"
"I heard from the servants that someone filed a secret complaint to the emperor, saying that the King of Luling recruited strong men from the victims and built a private army. Lai Junchen and Dali Temple were all here to investigate this matter."
Wei Lian's face turned pale, and she couldn't say a word for a long time. Xie Ying observed the words and expressions and saw the fear in Princess Wei's heart. She was secretly surprised. Could this matter be a scammer? Is it true?
Li Chongrun was also worried. Although he was not aware of the matter, he heard a little news from Wei Bo. It seemed that the Wei family had attracted a lot of people from the victims of last year. He couldn't help but ask: "How many people do you bring this time?"
Xie Ying smiled faintly and said, "I brought not many people, and I am mainly responsible for secretly transmitting information, but Shangguan Sheren has a solution. Deputy Commander Li of the Inner Guard also led dozens of people to Fangzhou. He is the main force to help you."
Wei Lian seemed to see another glimmer of hope in despair. She quickly turned around and asked her eldest son, "Is this Li Zhen you mentioned?"
Li Chongrun nodded, "The child is talking about him."
"Where is he now?" Wei Lian asked Gu Ying again.
"He set out one step ahead of me, but they were on the Eastern Front. They should be in Fangzhou now, either in Yongqing County or Fangling County. I don't know much about the details."
At this time, Li Chongrun added: "Report to his mother, today the governor Yang told the child that the magistrate of Yongqing County found that there were another group of people with the officials of Dali Temple. Their clothes did not look like those of Dali Temple, but were most likely to be inner guards."
Wei Lian was silent for a moment. She realized that it was impossible to successfully deal with this crisis with Wei's strength alone. The eldest son and even her husband must be involved. Shangguan Wan'er would also fully support them. Thinking of this, she said to the eldest son: "This way, you will be responsible for contacting the Nei Guard and the officials of Dali Temple. If you have any questions, you can report to me in time."
Li Chongrun was overjoyed, "The child obeyed the order"
Wei Lian took out another gold medal and handed it to Li Chongrun, "With this gold medal, you can mobilize the palace guards, and at the same time, Wei Bo and Wei Song can help you. If you have any questions you don't understand, just ask them, I will say hello to them and let them cooperate with you with all their strength."
"Please rest assured, my child will do his best." Li Chongrun happily accepted his mother's gold medal.
Xie Ying nodded secretly. This Princess Wei is indeed a smart person. She understands what Shangguan Sheren means and gives power to her son in time. She said to Wei Lilian again: "I will stay and help the eldest son. In addition, if the princess has any instructions, please ⊥Miss Su will notify me."
Su Yue stepped forward and bowed to Princess Wei. Wei Lian nodded, "Since that's the case, Miss Su can go back with me."
She turned around and walked outward. Su Yue followed her and quickly left the inner hall and returned to the palace. Until Wei Lian walked away, Xie Ying frowned and asked Li Chongrun, "Please tell me the truth, have you recruited young and strong people from the victims and trained secretly?"
Li Chongrun sighed softly, "I heard that someone did recruit young and strong people from the victims last year. As for whether it was my mother's actions, I don't know much about it. We must ask Wei Bo about this matter. He refused to tell me before that with his mother's gold medal this time, maybe he would reveal some news, and I will go to him to ask about the situation tomorrow."
Xie Ying nodded, "Since that's the case, let's take action separately. I'll go to Li Zhen to discuss solutions together."
Li Zhen led dozens of inner guards to Baishui Town, Fangling County at noon the next day. Baishui Town is located about fifteen miles south of the county town. It is a large town with more than 300 households. The town is located on the main transportation road with developed commerce. It is full of dozens of shops of all sizes.
This time, Li Zhen and his party did not stay in the inn. The subordinates of the inner guards he had sent rented a large mansion in the town, which could accommodate hundreds of people. Li Zhen led his men to live in the large mansion.
As soon as Li Zhen and his subordinates settled down, the captain Lu Jin hurried to visit him. Lu Jin was sent to Fangzhou by Li Zhen a month ago, and it was Shangguan Wan'er's intention. He first sent someone to collect information about Fangzhou. At that time, Shangguan Wan'er had already obtained secret information from Shangqing Tower, and Wu Sansi might attack Fangzhou.
In the room, in addition to Li Zhen and the captain Zhao Qiuniang, Di Yan, wearing men's clothing, also sat beside Li Zhen. Lu Jin took a sip of hot tea and said to Li Zhen: "The day before yesterday, the commander asked the Huyi to investigate the Tang Dynasty. In fact, there are some clues about Huyi."
"If you have any clues, tell me." Li Zhen was interested in the Xingtanghui that appeared in Fangzhou. It was not entirely because the Xingtanghui ambushed the Dali Temple officials, but more importantly, he was interested in this secret organization.
"I heard that the Xingtang Association happened in Fangzhou last summer, and a bizarre case occurred in Fangling County at that time."
Li Zhen's heart moved and asked, "Is it a case of destroying his face and limbs?"
"It's this case, and the commander knows it?"
"I just heard something, you keep saying it"
"At that time, twenty young men's corpses were found in a private house, which became a major case that sensationalized Fangling. Fangzhou Governor Yang Chengjing investigated for a full month, but in the end it was left unresolved and said it was reported to the court."
"What does this case have to do with Xingtang?" Zhao Qiuniang asked beside her.
Lu Jin bowed slightly and said, "I was not interested in this case, but I accidentally heard that the house where the body was found was a forbidden area and no one was allowed to approach me. I later bribed a coroner who was prosecuted at that time. He told me that the twenty bodies were all invisible and had no items, but they found a bronze medal in the mouth of a corpse with the words "Xingtanghui," which was engraved on it. I realized that this case was extraordinary."
Li Zhen was secretly surprised that if he really found out that the "Xingtang Association and bronze medals were found, once he reported to the court, he would have been supervising it with all his might, but it seemed that this case was not taken seriously. Sun Li and his friends came to Fangzhou and only used this case as an excuse to come to Fangzhou. Li Zhen vaguely guessed that this case might have been deliberately suppressed, so it did not attract the attention of the court.
Thinking of the "Xingtang Association and bronze medals picked up in the bamboo forest, did Sun Li and the others be ambushed, which is actually related to this case? The other party really thought they were here to investigate this case.
Li Zhen was immediately interested in the case and asked again: "Where is this coroner now?"
"Report to the commander, Beiyi has protected him. Will the commander see him?"
Li Zhen nodded, "You might as well bring him to see me, it's better to go now."
Lu Jin immediately said goodbye and rushed back to the county town. At this time, Di Yan asked, "Why didn't you hand over this case to Sun Li? But you have to investigate it yourself."
Li Zhen smiled and said, "I think there may be some secret behind this case. And I suspect that the local government has suppressed the truth and did not report the key information upwards, such as Xingtang Association. Therefore, Sun Lilai investigated the case just by walking around the scene. The government will not tell him the truth. Why not investigate it in secret first? Maybe I can find a lot of interesting truths."
"What does the commander think will be the truth?" Zhao Qiuniang asked with a smile.
"I can't explain it clearly for a moment, but... I have a sense that what the emperor ordered to find out in detail was probably the Xingtang Association."
"But Lai Junchen clearly set out first, but he walked on the Bashu Road and arrived in Fangling later than us. It is said that he is still in Shangyong now. Why is that?"
Chapter completed!