It seemed that he did not expect that the princess and the crown prince were here. After Zeng Shichun sat down, he lowered his head to drink tea without speaking.
Li Xuan glanced at him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there something wrong, sir?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about Mr. Zeng for now. If you have anything to do, just tell me."
Li Xuan looked at him, then at Zeng Shichun, as if he understood something, then frowned again and asked: "You actually asked me what's the matter? Don't you know why we came to you?"
Li Yi shook his head, "For what..., we agreed in advance that if the Academy of Sciences runs out of funds, don't ask me. Ask Mingzhu to borrow money. My family has a lot of expenses and she can't even spend the money."
"Qingjun side!"
Li Xuan patted the table and said: "The old man Chu took the lead and wanted to oust the emperor for the emperor's uncle and punish the sycophants. You are the one who is the culprit. Are you still sitting here drinking tea?"
He said angrily: "Although the old man Chu is respected by everyone, and the Chu family has an extraordinary influence among the officials, and there are almost no flaws, you can't just sit back and wait for death..."
"It's not like we can't find some flaws." Zeng Shichun put down his teacup, looked at Li Xuan and said, "His Royal Highness does not know that the case of the missing woman that was solved a few days ago was at Peng's house that day, and Taifu Chu's grandson was killed on the spot.
The capture was just because someone exerted some force on it, and the matter was settled..."
Li Yi and Li Mingzhu did not show much surprise, but Li Xuan was taken aback, stood up suddenly, and asked: "Is there such a thing?"
Zeng Shichun nodded. Seeing the expressions of Li Yi and Her Royal Highness the Princess, he knew that the Cui family had taken it too much for granted last time. Even if he didn't speak, he couldn't hide this matter from them.
Li Xuan frowned, paced in the hall, and murmured: "But this alone cannot bring down the Chu family. If old man Chu is offended, it will not be a good thing... This old man
Guys, what kind of "wengu" is this? Bullshit Wengu!"
"What if there is another murder case?" Zeng Shichun stood up and said, "Unfortunately, the murder case in Miaoyin Pavilion on the night of the Lantern Festival is also related to Mr. Chu."
That murder case made a big fuss in Kyoto and has not been solved yet. Li Xuan also had some impressions about it and asked: "What do you mean? Didn't you mean that the criminal originally wanted to harm Taifu Chu's grandson...
, you mean, that case was originally committed by the person named Chu?"
Li Xuan walked up to him and asked, "If that's the case, why hasn't any news come out?"
"That's because Jingzhao Yin Zeng Shichun, with the acquiescence of Taifu Chu, concealed the case and framed it on a fleeing imperial prisoner. In addition, the woman's sister felt that the case was fishy, and she went to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen
He tried to avenge his injustice, but he is still imprisoned in prison."
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, with an expression of confusion and shock on his face. He pointed at him and said, "You, aren't you Zeng Shichun?"
Zeng Shichun straightened his clothes, knelt down facing the eldest princess, and said loudly: "I am guilty!"
"You..." Li Xuan pointed at him and was so surprised that he couldn't speak. In the end, he just choked out one sentence, "You traitor - you are a good traitor!"
"So you put that woman in prison for this reason." Li Yi also stood up, looked at him and asked: "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"
Zeng Shichun raised his head and said slowly: "The time has not come."
Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked, "Do you know what the crime is?"
Zeng Shichun lowered his head and said: "No matter what the crime is, it is much better than following the Cui family on the road to death."
Li Mingzhu looked at him, waved and said, "Get up and talk."
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After listening to Zeng Shichun's words, Her Royal Highness the Princess shook her head and said: "No wonder, no wonder he is so radical. In order to preserve the reputation of the Chu family, Mrs. Chu has no other way."
Li Xuan slapped the table and said angrily: "The Cui family actually used such despicable means, why didn't they tell Old Man Chu about this..."
Zeng Shichun shook his head and said: "The Chu family can't go back. Regardless of whether it was designed by the Cui family or not, the case was committed by Chu Ping. The Cui family has stayed out of the matter from the beginning to the end. Just relying on one side of the story can't be ignored."
It is possible to overthrow such a powerful family, not to mention that the capital is in deep water and the Cui family is far from being as simple as His Highness the Crown Prince looks on the surface."
"Qin He..." A trace of doubt appeared on Li Yi's face. After moving his lips slightly, he looked at Zeng Shichun and asked, "How is the victim's sister doing now?"
Zeng Shichun said: "In order to prevent the Cui family from being silenced, I have been keeping her in prison. But this time, if I release her, she will no longer be able to complain about the injustice at Jingzhao Yamen."
"Uncle, Liu Yishou from the Criminal Department is here." Lao Fang came in from outside a little strangely. What happened today? It's not a holiday. Everyone ran home...
Zeng Shichun looked back and said, "I'm going back first."
"If anything happens, I will have someone contact you." Li Yi nodded, waved to Lao Fang, and said, "Send Lord Zeng out the back door."
"Master Li." After Liu Yishou entered the door, he first bowed to Li Yi and was about to speak when a voice sounded in his ear.
"Do you only have Mr. Li in your eyes?"
Liu Yishou was stunned. When he saw the two people behind Li Yi, he immediately bowed and said: "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Crown Prince!"
When he raised his head again, his mouth opened, but he didn't know whether he should speak or not.
Li Yi waved his hand and said: "It's okay, the princess and the prince are our own people. Tell me, how did the investigation of that case go?"
Liu Yishou nodded and said: "The two missing women have been confirmed to have nothing to do with the Peng family. During the investigation, my subordinates unexpectedly discovered that in the past one or two years, there were missing women near Gyeonggi.
, far more than before, but the previous places of disappearance were relatively scattered, involving more than a dozen counties. The number of missing persons in each county is not large, but if added up, it is an extremely terrifying number..."
Li Yi frowned slightly, "There are so many people, no clue at all?"
Liu Yishou shook his head and said: "All the clues were inexplicably broken after they were extended to Kyoto. There are no useful discoveries yet, and there is no direct evidence that these are related to the Cui family."
Li Xuan looked at him in surprise and asked, "Do you suspect that the Cui family is also involved in abducting and selling women?"
"I don't know..." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Whether it has anything to do with the Cui family or not, we should try our best to find the two missing women. Otherwise, the case will not be over."
He turned to look at Liu Yishou and said, "You can continue to follow up on this case."
"The subordinate will go back first." Liu Yishou nodded. After walking a few steps, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face, and he turned back and said: "My lord, just deal with those corrupt scholars with all your strength, and don't pay attention to the Cui family..."
Li Xuan looked at Liu Yishou's leaving figure, turned around and said, "Why do I feel like there is something in his words?"
Li Yi looked at him in surprise: "Can you still hear the meaning behind his words?"
Before Li Xuan could ask back, Lao Fang walked in with a surprised look on his face, looked at Li Yi, and said, "Uncle, someone is here again. It's the old man named Qin Xiang who was here last time."
Li Xuan and Li Mingzhu looked at each other. The regent's eldest princess was with the country's traitor, who was rumored to be a rumor. It was not good for the prime minister to see it. Li Mingzhu looked at him, and walked to one side of the screen with Li Xuan.
The gray-haired old man stepped into the hall and said: "You are indeed young and fearless. There are so many rumors from the outside world, but you can still sit still..."
Li Yi stood up and clasped his fists: "Mr. Qin, please sit down."
"I'm not going to sit down anymore. I came here today just to bring you a message." Qin Xiang stood at the door, looking at him calmly and said: "Stick to what you think is right. Above the court, there is no one else."
There are many discerning people who will not just watch as everything you and Her Royal Highness the Princess have done for these countries has been destroyed in the hands of those with ulterior motives. Although I am old, with these old bones, I can still do something for you.
Young man, get in the way..."
It was just one sentence, and there was only one sentence. After saying that, he turned around and left.
It has to be said that Li Yi had some misunderstandings about the old man in front of him. However, some things that happened later made his impression of Prime Minister Qin change a lot.
Regardless of what the Qin family is like, just talking about Prime Minister Qin, he is an old man who lives a pure life and is worthy of admiration.
He watched Xiang Qin's figure disappear, and Lao Fang's big face appeared in front of him again.
There was an expression of extreme confusion on Lao Fang's face, "Uncle, what is the festival celebrated today?"
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Who is coming again?"
