Chai Lingwu was not only the prince-in-law of the dynasty, but also a meritorious queen, and he had royal blood. Now that he was being killed by a sniper, he naturally could not be ignored. Li Chengqian sent Zhao Wang Li Fu and Cao Wang Li Ming, two underage princes, to lead a group of East Palace officials to rush there.
Outside the Xuanwu Gate, the funeral wood was collected and Lingwu's body was sent back to his mansion. On the other side, Princess Changle and Princess Jinyang took the female officials from the palace to Princess Baling's mansion in person, firstly to appease Princess Baling and not to make her sad too much, and secondly.
Can also assist with funeral arrangements.
It's just that the situation is tense at the moment. Although the East Palace and Guanlong have started peace talks, the mutiny has not been truly eliminated, so it is not appropriate to carry out large-scale arrangements. The funeral standards will inevitably be lowered, which is a helpless move...
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When Li Junxian walked out of the prince's study, he saw Fang Jun standing under the eaves of the left wing with his hands behind his hands. It was raining heavily and there was no one around.
After thinking about it, Li Junxian walked over and stood behind Fang Jun.
Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the gurgling rain in front of him, and said slowly: "General Li, don't you want to give me an explanation?"
Li Junxian was silent for a moment and said: "The last general in charge of the 'Hundred Cavalry Division' is the emperor's eagle dog, the royal eyes and ears. Everyone inside and outside the Xuanwu Sect is under surveillance. Everything he does is due to his responsibilities. There is no need to explain to anyone."
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"You know that's not what I'm talking about,"
Fang Jun withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look at Li Junxian coldly: "Don't pretend to be confused because you understand. It's boring."
Chai Lingwu was shot by a sniper and died violently. It was reasonable for Li Junxian to report this matter to the prince. Moreover, Fang Jun did not want to suppress the matter and could not suppress it. However, Chai Lingwu was killed by a sniper and just died.
The prince knew the details of his death, and the news was delivered faster than making a phone call. Needless to say more about the strangeness involved?
What's more, within an hour or so, rumors began to spread inside and outside the palace that Fang Jun "forced Princess Baling to rape and humiliate her, and Chai Lingwu came to the house in shame and anger and scolded her, and then was silenced"...
Everything seemed to have been planned for a long time, and the target was Fang Jun.
Among them, apart from "Baiqisi", Fang Jun can't think of anyone else who has such ability...
Li Junxian was silent again, but raised his head and looked at Fang Jun.
Their eyes met, the two of them looked solemn, and neither spoke. After a moment, Li Junxian bowed and saluted: "The general has important matters to attend to, so he cannot stay longer, so he will leave for the time being. I will listen to the Duke of Yue again if I have time to do so."
Teaching.”
Then, he took a step back, turned around and led a group of "Hundred Cavalry Commanders" under his command, striding into the rain.
Fang Jun stood under the eaves, with the breeze blowing in front of him and the rain falling, but his heart was as heavy as a lead. Although Li Junxian didn't say anything, the look between the two of them already represented his feelings for Fang Jun.
All speculations are to be taken as a given.
It's not a tacit understanding, nor is it a tacit understanding. It's not difficult for Fang Jun, who was involved in the whole thing, to guess who was behind the "Hundred Qisi". He even knew the motive of framing him in this way.
It's not that he couldn't accept it, he was just a little depressed.
However, he also understood that the incident of Chai Lingwu being sniped, and no matter what kind of role Li Junxian played in it, the subsequent handling revealed unnecessary flaws. For example, the prince knew the news too early, such as the palace
Rumors quickly spread outside the palace.
Fang Jun didn't think this was Li Junxian's mistake, and was more willing to believe that it was something he did intentionally.
Obviously, there are some things that Li Junxian cannot say clearly to him, but he can get hints through deliberately exposing flaws...
Who and what could make Li Junxian so tight-lipped?
Fang Jun shook his head and sighed softly.
There is nothing more powerful than this...
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The death of Chai Lingwu caused an uproar in the East Palace and Guanlong camps. Since Guanlong raised his troops, no nobleman of this status has lost his life. What's more, in such a way of being sniped, how can we not make everyone
People are shocked?
Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie returned to the provincial government office from the prince's place and immediately gathered together to discuss the current situation.
Liu Ji held the tea cup, feeling a little excited and said: "Both of you, are you sure that Fang Jun did this? Now there are many rumors outside that Fang Jun killed Chai Lingwu in order to occupy Princess Baling for a long time...
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Xiao Yu knocked on the table, frowned and interrupted: "You are a court servant, how can you listen and spread such rumors? Fang Jun is indeed used to doing whatever he wants, but there is no real evidence for this matter. Officials must be restrained.
It must not be spread widely within the East Palace. However, we must also be vigilant in our hearts and pay attention to it at all times."
Apart from affecting the reputation of the East Palace and making people panic, such rumors are of no use at all. Can Fang Jun be cured of Fang Jun's crime just by relying on rumors?
Liu Ji was scolded and nodded awkwardly.
He himself also knew that this rumor was useless. If Fang Jun was really responsible for this matter, the evidence would have been wiped out long ago. If Fang Jun was not responsible for it, what would be the use of causing such a big fuss?
However, Xiao Yu's last sentence "Always pay attention to it" has some meaning. He heard the song and knew the elegant meaning. He understood that this matter may not convict Fang Jun, but at certain critical times in the future, such as when Fang Jun wants to ascend to the cabinet and become the prime minister, the prime minister will
If he controls the world, then this matter can be used as a means of criticism to discredit Fang Jun's moral cultivation.
How can an immoral person who is burdened with countless rumors rule the world?
It can be regarded as laying a huge obstacle for Fang Jun, making it difficult for him to reach the pinnacle of power... Liu Jie feels very good.
Several people exchanged opinions on the current situation and were about to discuss the peace talks in depth when a scribe came to report that Yu Wenshi had just left and returned.
The three of them exchanged glances, and Liu Jie said: "It seems that the news of Chai Lingwu's violent death has spread, and Guanlong is afraid that the East Palace will pin the blame on them, which will affect the peace talks. Hey, things are really turning, and now it is their turn.
I’m so panicked that I can’t take care of myself, and I feel guilty and can’t sleep.”
Xiao Yu nodded: "If that's the case, we won't meet them. You can just go and meet them. We need to stabilize them, but also beat them as much as possible to make them feel the crisis as much as possible so that they can let go of the bottom line."
, speed up peace talks.”
"Here."
Liu Ji responded, stood up and saluted the two of them, then walked out and met Yuwen Shiji in another duty room.
The clerk offered him tea, and Liu Jie smiled and said, "The Duke of Ying has left and returned. I don't know what happened?"
Yu Wenshi didn't have time to drink tea and asked: "I heard that Chai Lingwu was killed by a sniper outside the Youtunwei camp. It is rumored that Fang Jun was responsible. I wonder what the situation is now?"
Liu Ji took a sip of tea and said: "There is absolutely no such thing! The Duke of Yue has great merits and great power, how could he do such a cruel act? It's just that the real murderer deliberately spread rumors to confuse the public. His Highness the Crown Prince has announced
Order the imperial guards in the palace and all the Baiqisi to dispatch to investigate all the suspects. We must find out the real culprit and punish him properly!"
At this point, he paused for a moment, looked at Yuwen Shiji, and asked meaningfully: "Duke Ying, please tell me the next sentence. Is this matter related to Long?"
Yu Wenshiji was startled and quickly denied: "Absolutely not! If you say anything disrespectful to the souls of the dead, a mere Chai Lingwu will not be able to influence the current situation, nor will it affect the future court, and there has never been any enmity in the past. Who cares to feel uncomfortable?
Assassinate him?"
"hehe……"
Liu Ji sneered and said slowly: "Chai Lingwu is indeed not worth mentioning, but if someone wants to use his life to frame the Duke of Yue, it is not impossible."
Yu Wenshi's expression changed.
Although he knew clearly that Liu Jie was just being mysterious and forcing Guan Long to relax his bottom line and promote peace talks with every word and deed, when he heard these words, he couldn't help but have a suspicion in his heart: Maybe it was Changsun Wuji who did it secretly?
Rumors abounded. Most of them were due to Fang Jun forcing him to use the title of "Duke Qiao" to rape Princess Baling. Chai Lingwu came to the house and seemed to ask Fang Jun to fulfill his promise. For some reason, there was a quarrel and Fang Jun sent her as soon as she left the house.
Killing people with snipers... This kind of thing is something that is talked about in the streets by peddlers and walkers, but when it reaches a certain level, no one believes it.
But it happened that this rumor spread like this. It was obvious that someone was stirring up trouble behind the scenes and wanted to blame Fang Jun.
Who is this guy?
The biggest possibility is Changsun Wuji. This move cannot cause real harm to Fang Jun now, but if a thunder is planted, when Fang Jun is only one step away from becoming the prime minister in the future, what happened today will
Someone will inevitably dig it out and use it as a weapon to criticize Fang Jun's morality.
With Changsun Wuji's deep hatred for Fang Jun, it is extremely possible to use Chai Lingwu's life to cut off Fang Junzai's way of ruling the world...