337: Visiting the Prime Minister, Nanyu makes a comeback
At the same time, inside the Xuanhe Hall.
Liu Fu called softly: "Your Majesty, Hu Mei is here."
"Tell her to come in."
Emperor Wu's hand holding the pen paused slightly, and he raised his head and looked outside the palace.
Although the main duty of the internal guards is to monitor the movements of the Baiguan family, Hu Mei also has another task, which is to monitor the champion prince's mansion.
Did Hu Mei find some kind of...opportunity when he attacked the audience this time?
Thinking of this, Emperor Wu couldn't help but look forward to it.
Not long after, Hu Mei was seen quietly coming to the palace under the leadership of Liu Fu.
Hu Mei lowered her eyebrows and bowed loudly: "See you here..."
Emperor Wu interrupted her and said a little impatiently: "Pingshen, what do you have to report?"
Hu Mei said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince visited the Marquis Mansion two days ago, and they broke up due to some unhappiness."
"What's up?"
Emperor Wu squinted his eyes, vaguely feeling that this matter was not simple.
"Um, this..."
"If you have something to say, why hesitate?"
Hu Mei smiled bitterly and said: "Holy Mingjian, this subordinate... I originally wanted to investigate secretly. Although Zuo Chongming is too vigilant to investigate, we can start from the seventh prince and we should be able to figure it out soon, but...
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Emperor Wu asked in a deep voice: "But what?"
Hu Mei lowered his head and said softly: "But the commander took the initiative to take over this matter, so I didn't ask any more questions."
"Zuo Zonghe?"
Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "I understand, please continue."
Hu Mei organized her words and slowly elaborated: "Commander Zuo is in charge of the seventh prince's side, while his subordinates are still in charge of the Hou Mansion, Zuo Chongming's side."
"Just by chance last night, Zuo Chongming seemed to be having fun and inadvertently leaked something, which was overheard by his subordinates."
Emperor Wu couldn't help but lean forward, with anticipation in his eyebrows: "What did you say?"
Hu Mei said: "He said that the original plan was very good. He just waited for Tianhu to be taken to the capital and delivered to the seventh prince, and then it would be completed."
"Once the seventh prince gets that beauty, he will order the forces under his command not to target him, and his situation will be safer."
"But now, an accident happened at the door, and the fleet was robbed. This made him very suspicious that the seventh prince broke his promise and got fat..."
"oh?"
Emperor Wu frowned: "Could it be that Zuo Chongming suspected that Lao Qi was secretly intercepting Hu and deliberately letting the transaction fail, so that the transaction failed legitimately?"
"That's right." Hu Mei nodded in agreement.
Emperor Wu thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think?"
Hu Mei opened her mouth subconsciously, as if she wanted to say something, but the words turned around again, and she shook her head and said, "Well, I have no opinion."
Emperor Wu naturally saw her hesitation and said slightly unhappily: "If you have any questions, just say it. Don't keep it in your heart. I will forgive you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Hu Mei hesitated and asked: "I dare to ask, Your Majesty, does your Majesty still remember the incident when Zuo Chongming visited the Prime Minister's Mansion when he first came to Beijing?"
Relevant information appeared in Emperor Wu's mind, and he nodded and said: "Of course I remember, Lao Qi happened to be there too."
Hu Mei took a deep breath and said, "After Zuo Chongming left, the Seventh Prince and the Prime Minister sent out manpower. They seemed to be looking for something, but we don't know what it was exactly."
"Later, Zuo Chongming was invited by the Thirteenth Prince to ride with him. After the court meeting, the Thirteenth Prince also went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then he also sent people..."
A bright light flashed in Emperor Wu's eyes, and he interrupted her: "You mean, when Zuo Chongming went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he persuaded Wei Tao with a certain condition, so Wei Tao helped him out of the siege at the court meeting."
"And this condition is to find something crucial. It happens that Lao Qi is also here, and he wants to win over Wei Tao by offering help."
"After that, Xiao Shisan found out about this incident, so he invited Zuo Chongming to get on the bus and exchanged some price for the internal information about this matter."
"Little Thirteen then sent out men with the same purpose as Old Seven, which was to help the Prime Minister and win the support of the Prime Minister's faction."
"The Holy One is wise."
Hu Mei praised sincerely.
Emperor Wu was noncommittal: "Go on."
Hu Mei thought for a while and continued: "During this period, Zuo Chongming and the Seventh Prince should have another deal secretly, about Tianhu."
"It is rumored that the Seventh Prince's hobbies include... well, anyway, Zuo Chongming wants to give him the Seven-tailed Sky Fox in exchange for the Seventh Prince's friendship."
"There was no problem with the transaction, but Zuo Chongming was greedy and sold the information to the Thirteenth Prince. This move made the Seventh Prince furious."
"Because of this, Zuo Chongming suspected that the fleet escorting Tianhu was robbed when it arrived in the capital. It was entirely the seventh prince's revenge."
After listening to this narration, Emperor Wu couldn't help but fell silent.
According to the information currently available, what Hu Mei said is indeed reasonable and pertinent.
However, this is just speculation after all...
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked: "...Zuo Zonghe hasn't come back yet?"
"No."
Hu Mei smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Emperor Wu knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "I understand, you have done a good job in this matter, continue to monitor Zuo Chongming's movements."
"As commanded."
Hu Mei bowed down and bowed before slowly retreating.
"Liu Fu, what do you think?"
"Well... I think it's reasonable, I think."
"The situation in Beijing is becoming more and more tense, but his situation is getting safer and safer, with fewer and fewer enemies... It's really amazing."
Liu Fu pursed his lips and stopped talking.
In fact, he knew half of what Empress Wu wanted to say.
Emperor Wu wanted to ask, why was Zuo Chongming not his son?
If it were his son, why would he choose the taller one among the shorter ones?
Although according to the facts, the princes are not useless, let alone dwarfs... but compared with Zuo Chongming's standards, it is a bit, ahem...
This is like a handsome guy who is over 1.8 meters tall, standing next to Yao Ming for a photo.
She is not short to begin with, but when compared to her, she looks very out of place.
Suddenly, Liu Fu raised his head.
"What's wrong?"
Emperor Wu noticed something strange about him and asked.
Liu Fu whispered: "Your Majesty, Commander Zuo has an audience."
"Oh? Let him in."
A smile appeared on Emperor Wu's face. He wanted to hear what Zuo Zonghe had gained.
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Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Seventh Prince Nan Yu hurried to the main hall under the guidance of the butler.
"His Royal Highness is here. I am sorry to hear you come from afar."
"The Prime Minister is in frail health and needs to rest. It won't be a problem if I take a few more steps in this palace."
"Your Highness, please give me tea."
"If you're not busy drinking tea, Prime Minister, let's see... who I have brought here."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the housekeeper leading a mother and son at the door.
The woman had good bones but a sallow complexion, and the skin on her hands was rough and dark from overwork. Although she was very nervous, she still held the child tightly.
The little boy has a delicate appearance, bright eyes, and a very smart head. Although he is nestled in his mother's arms, he stares at them unblinkingly.
Wei Tao stood up and stared blankly at the little boy: "This, is this..."
His movement was so sudden that it really frightened the little boy and he plunged into his mother's arms.
Nan Yu looked at all this and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "Liu Qingqing, Wei Wuliang."
"This this……"
Wei Tao was holding the table, with tears in his eyes, and was so excited that he couldn't even speak.
Nan Yu quickly stood up and helped him, and said softly: "Prime Minister, please don't get excited. People won't run away."
Wei Tao grabbed his hand with all his strength and choked with tears: "Thank you, thank you so much, Your Highness, I can't thank you enough..."
Nan Yu pretended to be angry and said, "Whatever the Prime Minister says is just a matter of personal responsibility."
Although he was very anxious, he also knew that in this situation, Wei Tao had to be given time to relax, and forcing him to express his stance would be harmful rather than beneficial.
Thinking of this, he said slowly: "Put everything else down for now. Prime Minister, let's talk to them first. They are indeed very frightened."
"Oh? What's going on?"
Wei Tao was stunned for a moment and asked with angry eyes.
Nan Yu lamented: "When we found them, they were being imprisoned and prepared to be sold."
"Sold? Who?"
When Wei Tao heard this, he was so angry that his eyes turned red as if he wanted to eat someone.
Nan Yu quickly reassured: "Prime Minister, don't be angry. This palace has cleared them up. Your most important thing now is to appease the mother and son."
"But this is illegal..."
"Hey, why do you and I have to be so rigid? I just want to sit here for a while."
"Your Highness..."
"Let's go."
Wei Tao took a deep breath and ordered the butler: "Come here, please treat His Highness the Seventh Highness well. If you are not thoughtful in the slightest, I will take you for granted."
"yes."
The housekeeper nodded.
Seeing Wei Tao and others leaving, Nan Yu couldn't help but feel relieved, and a relieved smile appeared on his lips.
In order to get more credit for this incident, he sent people to stage a big show of "the trafficker arrests the person, and the prince rescues him in time".
Judging from Wei Tao's reaction, the effect of his play is obvious.
"With the support of the Prime Minister's faction..."
Nan Yu narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: "Not only will the situation of our palace be turned around, it will also attract more forces that have no side to join us."
"Father, Father, when you took advantage of me, you probably didn't think that I could turn the situation around, right? The position of Crown Prince... belongs to me!"
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Crunch~!
The door is closed.
The fear, nervousness and other emotions on the trembling Liu Qingqing mother and son's faces disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"How's it going?"
Wei Tao sat down, with no trace of emotion on his face, as if the person just now was not him, and the speed with which he changed his face was breathtaking.
Liu Qingqing pursed her lips and said softly: "Uncle, this is all a play he directed and acted."
"He first sent people to arrest us, and then pretended to be a hero, rescued us, and brought us here..."
"One more thing. Not long ago, a woman met us and took Xiao Liang away for a while."
"oh?"
Wei Tao's brows moved slightly, his expression gradually became serious, and he subconsciously looked at the little boy.
In fact, Liu Qingqing, mother and son were originally members of the Wei family. Although they were distant branches, they still had the blood of the Wei family.
When Nan Yu first caught the person, he couldn't get Wei Tao's blood, so he had to resort to the Wei family's blood for verification, and naturally got the homologous result.