Chapter 0241 cruel thoughts
I saw several people walking up the stairs. The woman in the lead was Wu Furong, and there were several men following him, but he didn't know him. He probably was under Wu Furong.
Li Zhen suddenly became very interested. Wu Furong had come to Chengdu. He thought Wu Furong suffered a great loss in Fangling County and had already returned to Luoyang. Unexpectedly, she appeared in Chengdu again. Could it be that she also came for Yang Pei?
At this time, Wu Furong glanced at Li Zhen's seat. They could see the gate of the Censorate's Office. Wu Furong pointed to Li Zhen's side. Immediately, two strong men walked forward and knocked heavily on their table with the hilt of the sword. "Get out quickly if you know the truth, otherwise I will throw you down from the upper floor."
Li Zhen and Di Yan were both wearing masks, but Wu Furong and her men did not recognize him. Di Yan quickly pulled Li Zhen and signaled him not to cause trouble. He pointed to the seat next to him. Li Zhen stood up and moved the wine pot and cup aside silently.
At this time, the bartender looked at Li Zhen gratefully, quickly wiped the table clean, nodded and asked Wu Furong to sit down. Wu Furong glanced at Li Zhen. She just felt that Li Zhen's back looked familiar, but she never dreamed that in a tavern in Chengdu, she would actually meet an enemy in Luoyang.
At this time, the bartender served Li Zhen again. Li Zhen and Di Yan winked. They didn't say anything. They pricked up their ears and listened to Wu Furong talking with their subordinates. They were only separated by a narrow walkway. However, there was a row of wooden racks with bowls and chopsticks next to Li Zhen's seat, which could block Wu Furong and his subordinates' vision. They couldn't see Li Zhen and Di Yan clearly, but every word they spoke came clearly.
"Don't complain, I still want to go back to Luoyang, but this is the princess' order, who dares not to obey?"
"Does the commander think Li Zhen will come?"
Li Zhen's body shook slightly behind the baffle. Di Yan immediately held his hand and quickly gave him a wink. Li Zhen also calmed down and drank as if nothing had happened, but he heard every word Wu Furong said.
"He should have guarded Li Xian to Beijing, but it's hard to say that the bitch woman is likely to send him over. This matter is of great importance and he shouldn't be out of the matter."
At this time, a subordinate whispered: "Commander, he is here."
Li Zhen couldn't help but turn around and looked at the stairs. A man in his thirties appeared at the entrance of the stairs. He was quite handsome. Although he was wearing ordinary clothes, he had an unconcealed official temperament.
Di Yan pulled Li Zhen's sleeve and dipped his fingers in wine to write a few words on the table. Li Zhen recognized it and saw that the table said, "Zhang Heng, the supervisory envoy, Li Zhen immediately understood that Wu Furong wanted to use this person to intervene in the Yang Pei case. It is estimated that this person was an official promoted by Princess Taiping, so he would come to see Wu Furong.
When the man saw Wu Furong, he walked over quickly, bowed and smiled, "Let Miss Wu wait for a long time."
Wu Furong also bowed to him in a coquettish manner, "Civil Secretary Zhang, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Her coquettish voice made Li Zhen feel numb and she felt goosebumps on her back. Di Yan seemed to understand his feelings and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh secretly.
Wu Furong and Zhang Heng sat down opposite each other. Wu Furong poured a cup for him and asked with a smile: "Why didn't I see Censor Zhang come out of the official office?"
"I went back home to change my clothes first, and then came from home."
"oh--"
Wu Furong smiled slightly, "I understand."
Li Zhen thought to himself, why did Princess Taiping pay attention to the Yang Pei case? Could she be a member of the Xingtang Association, or because she is the Li royal family, she wants to avoid the Li royal family being hurt again?
At this time, Zhang Heng looked at the drinkers around him, glanced at Li Zhen and Di Yan who were very close to them, and lowered his voice and said to Wu Furong: "This is not a place for talking, let's change another place."
Wu Furong just snatched this seat by the window just to wait for Zhang Heng. Now that Zhang Heng has come, this seat is insignificant to her. She pointed to an empty elegant room in the distance and smiled: "Let's go to the room to talk."
The two got up and left their seats, walked into the Yashi room one by one. Several samurai stood at the door, staring fiercely at the movements of diners around, forcing Li Zhen to give up the idea of eavesdropping.
In the afternoon, Di Yan went to Taipei City alone and found the broker named Wang. From him, Di Yan got all the news that Li Zhen wanted.
"Prince Yang was tortured in prison, but he held on and did not confess. So far, Lai Junchen did not get what he wanted, but he did not seem to have the idea of killing Prefect Yang. He stopped torture in time several times."
Li Zhen is certainly very clear about what Lai Junchen wants. Lai Junchen wants the list of Xingtang Association, but there is a problem here. Lai Junchen can make a list by himself and let Yang Pei admit it. But in this way, how can Yang Pei know the secret of Xingtang Association?
This requires evidence, proving that Yang Pei is from the Xingtang Association, and what Lai Junchen really wants is actually evidence. Otherwise, if the red mouth and white teeth would want to capture the Li royal family, I'm afraid Wu Zetian would not have the courage to do so.
Li Zhen also knew one of the evidence, that is, the abbot of Hongfu of Xiaoen Temple, and that is Li Jingye, the leader who once opposed Wu Zetian. I believe Yang Pei knew it very well, so before Li Zhen set off from Fangzhou and came to Chengdu, he specially sent Lu Jin to send a letter to Master Hongfu, asking him to leave Fangzhou immediately.
I believe that the abbot Hongfu has left Fangzhou, so what evidence will Yang Pei have? Li Zhen is not very clear about it. He probably knows the secret warriors and the hiding place of the Xingtang Association, but Li Xian will not stand by. At this time, Li Chongrun should notify the warriors and the transfer of the supplies.
Li Zhen paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, carefully weighing the pros and cons of this matter. He knew Lai Junchen's mentality at this time, just like a mine seeker who suddenly discovered a gold mine. Lai Junchen's ambition was irresistible.
On the other hand, Xue Huaiyi was killed, and obviously had the intention of Wu Zetian to kill the donkey. So, as Wu Zetian's lackey, how could Lai Junchen not feel cold in his lips? How to protect himself and how to maintain his wealth and career have become a matter that Lai Junchen devoted all his thoughts on.
Therefore, the emergence of the Xingtang Association made Lai Junchen suddenly catch a life-saving straw if a drowning person suddenly caught a life-saving straw. How could he let go easily? As long as Wu Zetian knew about the existence of the Xingtang Association, Lai Junchen would have great use.
It should be said that Lai Junchen has a good idea. Wu Zetian might keep Junchen temporarily because of the Xingtang Association, but Lai Junchen digs deep into the Xingtang Association and will undoubtedly offend the entire Li royal family. Wu Furong's appearance in Chengdu is the best footnote. Even Princess Taiping cannot tolerate it, let alone others?
Li Zhen has gradually gained a clear understanding of the pros and cons of this. Lai Junchen thought he had gained money, but he also dug a tomb that would die for himself.
At this time, Li Zhen already knew what he should do. He turned around and smiled at Di Yan and said, "I heard that the scenery in Dujiangyan is good. Why don't we go for a trip together? What do you think?"
Di Yan was stunned. At this critical moment, this guy was going to Dujiangyan for a trip. What does this mean? Although he couldn't figure out Li Zhen's intention, Di Yan shook his head firmly.
At noon the next day, Wan Guojun handed a list to Lai Junchen in the Censor's Office, and said with a flattering smile: "Zhongcheng, he has already made a note on it."
Lai Junchen took the confession, which was Yang Pei’s confession that he was a member of the Xingtang Association. There was also a dense list of Xingtang Associations below. At the bottom was Yang Pei’s bright red handprints. Of course, this handprint was real. It was forced by Wan Guojun to press Yang Pei down. The signature was also found to be imitated by someone, without any flaws.
Lai Junchen's eyes couldn't help but narrow. He spent a night to prepare this list, including all the benefits he wanted. He believed that as long as he gave the list to the emperor, regardless of whether the emperor believed it or not, she would let herself get rid of the people from the Xingtang Association one by one. I don't know how many years it would take.
At this time, Wan Guojun said carefully again: "This Yang Pei escorted him into Beijing and would probably deny everything, but it would ruin the major affairs of Zhongcheng. It would be better to--"
Wan Guojun made a killing posture with his palm, and Lai Junchen laughed, "I know this in my heart, you don't have to worry."
At this time, a little boy brought two glasses of wine. Lai Junchen glanced at the two glasses. The two glasses were exactly the same, but there were red dots on one handle. He picked up the glass without red dots and smiled and said, "Let's celebrate for the joy of our cooperation."
Wan Guojun was flattered and quickly picked up the wine glass. Lai Junchen raised his glass and smiled at him, and drank the wine in the glass. Wan Guojun quickly drank the wine in the glass in one sip. Lai Junchen smiled again and said, "You go and prepare, we will set off tonight."
"I'll go clean up now."
Wan Guojun turned around and walked towards the door. He had just taken a few steps and suddenly realized something was wrong. He began to hurt severely. He bent down and turned slowly, but he saw that Lai Junchen's face was filled with sneer and murderous intent burst out in his eyes. Wan Guojun suddenly understood. He roared and rushed towards Lai Junchen, but he only rushed one step and fell to the ground, his whole body twitched a few times, and then he stopped moving again.
Lai Junchen flipped over his body, pulled out a scroll from his arms, opened it and looked at it. Huo Ran was another list of Xingtang Club, which also had Yang Pei's signature and handprints. Lai Junchen spat heavily and gritted his teeth and cursed: "Do you think I don't understand your thoughts? Want to steal my credit for Wu Sansi, dream."
He shouted, "Comeone"
Several confidant warriors appeared at the door, and Lai Junchen pointed at Wan Guojun's body and said, "Drag it out and destroy it completely, be careful not to be seen."
Several warriors stepped forward and carried Wan Guojun's body out. Lai Junchen pondered for a moment. At this time, a report from his subordinates came from outside, "Zhongcheng, Jingshi Zhang is here."
"Let him in"
After a moment, the Censor Zhang Heng quickly walked in, bowed and said, "See the Chief Executive."
"Have you talked to Wu Furong?" Lai Junchen asked lightly.
"Bei Zhi talked to him and told her everything according to the instructions of the Chief Secretary."
"What does she mean?" Lai Junchen asked after taking a sip of tea.
"I heard from her that she was planning to rob Yang Pei, which should be the order of Princess Taiping."
Lai Junchen smiled a little proudly. Princess Taiping thought Zhang Heng was hers. She didn't know that Zhang Heng had already surrendered to him. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "You go and tell Wu Furong again, we will escort Yang Pei to Beijing overnight tonight."
Zhang Heng hesitated and said, "But Beizhi shouldn't know this information so easily, she will definitely be suspicious."
Chapter completed!