333: The Prime Minister defected, and the Divine Phoenix spied on him secretly
On the way back.
An official who was once a student of Wei Tao and was now the minister of Dali Temple couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, why did you..."
Wei Tao raised his eyelids and asked slowly: "Do you think this kind of petty quarrel is enough for the Holy Lord to punish Zuo Chongming?"
The official frowned and said in a deep voice: "Even if the crime does not lead to death, it can still make him uncomfortable, right? And when you came out of the queue, the Holy Master was obviously a little..."
"you are wrong."
Wei Tao shook his head and said calmly: "According to legal principles, this matter should indeed be handled by the six departments. Zuo Chongming is right."
"Even if there is a stalemate in the end, he only needs to bow his head and admit his mistake and find a few excuses to easily delay it for several months."
The other party was puzzled and asked hesitantly: "Teacher, what's the point of delaying his time?"
Wei Tao snorted: "A few months may not seem like a long time, but don't forget that the Lord is currently in ill health."
"hiss……"
The man's expression suddenly changed, and he heard the underlying meaning of his words.
As Wei Tao said, Zuo Chongming doesn't need to solve the problem at all, he just wants to delay the time until the person who raised the problem burps.
Wei Tao said softly: "During the meeting just now, Your Majesty was just in an emotional state. When my teacher said these words, Your Majesty was really angry."
"But it is difficult for a king to be swayed by his emotions. His Majesty figured out the key in a blink of an eye, and took advantage of the situation to expose the matter in an understatement."
This person suddenly understood and was greatly enlightened: "So this is it..."
"remember."
Wei Tao glanced at him and reminded: "The reason why Zuo Chongming is difficult to deal with is because of his status as a champion, his position as a town envoy, and he is on the border."
"Now that he is in the capital, he is like a tiger without claws. The Holy One will deal with him, so we don't need to worry too much."
"As the Holy Body...the competition for the throne becomes more and more intense, we must not miss this golden opportunity because of Zuo Chongming."
The meaning of these words was too obvious, that is, let him go back and tell other officials sent by the prime minister to just ignore Zuo Chongming from now on.
The student frowned and hesitated slightly: "But teacher, Mr. Wei's hatred..."
Wei Tao narrowed his eyes to hide the cold light: "Zuo Chongming was framed. The real murderer is someone else. I have already found some clues."
Around yesterday afternoon, the housekeeper had informed him that the 'Liu Qingqing mother and son' who had been secretly arranged had been found by Nan Yu and taken away.
If Nan Yu really had no evil intentions, he should have taken people to the Prime Minister's Mansion to show how much effort he put into this matter...
But what makes Wei Tao feel cold is that Nan Yu has not contacted him until now. What else could it be if he didn't have something in his heart?
According to Zuo Chongming's deduction results, Wei Tao has found Li Yuhua's mother and son, and after inspection, it was determined that they are of Wei Wen's blood.
It can be seen that Zuo Chongming did not lie to Wei Tao about this matter.
Because of this, Wei Tao spoke out to rescue Zuo Chongming at the court meeting today.
Although this move has no real effect, it can give Zuo Zhongming a signal - the person has been found, and the Prime Minister's faction will not target you again.
At the same time, Wei Tao's actions are bound to arouse doubts among the Prime Minister's faction.
When people from the Prime Minister's faction ask about this matter, he can also give a legitimate explanation so that the Prime Minister's faction will no longer target Zuo Chongming...
anyway.
On the other hand, the Seventh Prince Nan Yu seemed to be looking for someone in a big way, but he found the person but did not hand it over. This behavior is really interesting...
Although Wei Tao is not completely sure, he is already 70% or even 80% sure that Wei Wen's death may have something to do with Nan Yu.
What a seventh prince.
It's so well hidden.
If Zuo Chongming hadn't come to visit, Nan Yu's plan might have succeeded, and the only remaining bloodline of his Wei family would have been lost and severed since then.
"teacher?"
The student asked: "Why did the Thirteenth Prince also speak for Zuo Chongming at the court meeting today? I have never heard of any interaction between the two of them."
"Not sure."
Wei Tao came back to his senses and said: "But Nanchuan is not an idiot. It is impossible for him not to know what the ministers and even the emperor think of Zuo Chongming."
"If he stands up to support Zuo Chongming today, he is destined to be disliked by the Holy One, and the forces that have enmity with Zuo Chongming will also alienate him."
"Even though the consequences were so serious, he still chose to stand up, which only shows that...by doing so, he gained more than he lost."
The student was puzzled: “What does he get?”
Wei Tao shook his head: "You will know soon."
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The second ring road of Beijing, the royal residence.
Nanchuan got off the carriage with a happy face and took three steps at a time to the side courtyard.
A gentle woman in a goose-yellow dress who was playing with flowers and plants in the courtyard turned around when she heard the sound.
When she saw it was Nanchuan, she winked playfully: "Brother used to be frowning, but now he is smiling. I guess something good happened to him?"
Nanchuan said with a smile: "When I entered the palace today, I met the Champion."
"The Champion?" The woman was stunned for a moment, her eyebrows slightly raised.
Zuo Chongming's situation can be described as being surrounded by a pack of wolves, and everyone avoids him. What kind of madness has Nanchuan gone to do the opposite?
Nanchuan sighed softly: "It's well-deserved and I've benefited a lot, but I'm a little too shy to deal with others."
Recalling the scene not long ago, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Huh?" The woman didn't know why.
Nanchuan curled his lips and said, "It was only seven words, so Brother Wei took out two Wentian Jade Scrolls."
The woman asked curiously: "...which seven words?"
Nanchuan did not elaborate, but said concisely: "This is not important. What is important is that I found an opportunity for my brother, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
For people who have reached this stage, even if they pluck out an eyelash, it will be empty.
Just one sentence from Zuo Chongming allowed him to analyze a lot of information.
Since Nan Yu is more likely to assassinate Wei Wen, Wei Tao's prime minister faction will not support him, but will wait for an opportunity to retaliate.
And this is Nanchuan's opportunity.
As long as Nanchuan can help retaliate against Nanyu and avenge Wei Wen, he will naturally gain the support of Wei Tao and the favor of the Prime Minister's faction.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Seeing that he didn't want to say anything, the woman didn't ask any more questions. She nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, I would like to congratulate my brother."
Nanchuan looked at his sister and suddenly asked: "Yu'er, brother, I have something to ask you. Do you know the champion?"
When the woman heard this, she couldn't help but shake her head: "I don't know him. I haven't seen him before. What's wrong?"
Nanchuan's smile froze and he said thoughtfully: "This is strange. Since you two don't know each other, why did he suddenly mention you?"
When my sister heard this, her curiosity suddenly arose.
She asked: "Eh? Mentioned me? What did he say about me?"
Nanchuan said: "It's nothing. I'm just asking if my brother has a sister. Does he have a crush on you? No way? He has already been granted a marriage by his father..."
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
The woman's pretty face suddenly turned red and she glared at him in embarrassment.
Nanchuan pondered and asked: "Sister, you have learned the divination method in Tianyan Sect. Can you deduce the whereabouts of the fragments of the Wentian Jade Scroll?"
He had an intuition that Zuo Chongming had far more information than what he had revealed today.
If he can find ways to deepen the relationship between them and get more information from him, he may be able to find more opportunities.
"Brother thinks highly of me."
The woman shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Divination, fortune telling... among these side methods, there are very few that can compare with Tianji Pavilion."
"Although I was once a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, I went to the Divine Phoenix Sect to practice martial arts because I didn't have much talent in the art of divination."
Speaking of this, her beautiful eyes dimmed slightly, as if she was afraid.
A picture appeared in her mind involuntarily.
A long, long time ago, when Zuo Chongming first arrived in the capital and held a feudal battle in the arena, she originally wanted to go up and test his strength.
However, when she forced her to deduce Zuo Chongming out of curiosity, she was met with a strong backlash and was seriously injured and fell into coma on the spot...
Afterwards, it took her more than half a year to finally recover from her internal injuries.
This made her even more afraid of Zuo Chongming. At the same time, she also completely recognized herself and gave up the practice of divination.
(Mentioned in Chapter 203)
"It's a pity."
Nanchuan didn't get too entangled and just let it go when he saw that there was nothing he could do about it.
After thinking for a moment, he stood up and walked outside.
The woman asked curiously: "Brother, why are you going?"
Nanchuan said without looking back: "Prepare gifts and visit the Prime Minister."
"ha?"
The woman couldn't help but be stunned and watched him leave in confusion.
Soon, an old woman appeared beside her: "Yu'er, when he entered the palace today, he invited Zuo Chongming to get in the car, and the two talked in secret for a long time."
"Then Nanchuan openly supported Zuo Chongming at the court meeting. Such actions were bound to make Emperor Wu dissatisfied and alienate the courtiers."
"Nanchuan knew the consequences and was still willing to do so. This only shows that the benefits he received from Zuo Chongming far outweighed the disadvantages."
The woman frowned and said in a deep voice: "I don't know why, but I always have an ominous premonition in my heart. Mapo, I must find out the details."
The old woman's pupils shrank and she reminded her: "Zuo Chongming is in the center of the whirlpool. I don't know how many people are watching him overtly and covertly. It's not that easy."
"I'm going to pay a visit."
The woman chuckled: "When Yuyan and Feiyu are at the Hou Mansion, I will go there with the excuse of hanging out with them, so I won't arouse any suspicion."
The old woman asked worriedly: "Do you have to go? Nanchuan mentioned it just now, Zuo Chongming mentioned you, maybe..."
“If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cubs?”
The woman's eyes showed firmness and she said confidently: "I admit that I am not as good as him in terms of strength, but in terms of brains... that is not necessarily the case."
Seeing that she had made up her mind, the old woman stopped trying to dissuade her and said softly: "...Okay, but you have to be careful, Zuo Chongming is not easy to deal with."
She was quite reassured about her disciple's mind.
Besides, the woman's status is extraordinary, so there shouldn't be any surprises.