The first thousand one hundred and twenty-four chapters
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the workshop gate. A white line had been drawn with lime here, so that the carriage stopped in exactly the same position as yesterday.
Wang Yue stepped forward and bowed to Guo Song, "I made a mistake in my judgment yesterday. The assassin should still be hiding on the roof."
Guo Song shook his head, "It's too early for you to say this. Go take a look on the roof again!"
Wang Yue returned to the roof again. He looked for a moment and found that he was still blocked by the carriage and could not launch the short crossbow. He was completely confused.
He walked back slowly, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, I have become confused in this humble position!"
Guo Song sneered and said: "You are Wu Faping now, where should you stand?"
Wang Yue glanced at Xu Wei and asked, "Where was Wu Faping at that time?"
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "It seems that he was behind the carriage. He was the first to find the assassin. He should be here."
Xu Wei pointed to a position behind the carriage. Wang Yue urged the horse to the position. He was stunned. This Wu Faping was actually behind everyone.
"Such a simple fact, don't you understand it now?"
Wang Yue was extremely shocked and stammered for a long time: "Is it... the poisonous crossbow fired by Wu Faping?"
"There is nothing shocking. As soon as you said it today, I understood. How could anyone wear black clothes to carry out an assassination in broad daylight? It was clearly to cover up others' eyes. The assassin was Wu Faping. He did it to divert your attention, so he was not in the house.
After the assassination, he was the first to shout to catch the assassin, just to hide the short crossbow in his arms."
Guo Song looked at Wang Yue and said solemnly: "You also made the second big mistake, that is, you did not ask the doctor. If you asked the doctor, you would know from which direction the poisonous crossbow arrow came?"
Wang Yue's face was full of shame, "It's because of my humble position and stupidity that I was completely misled."
"Is this also the cunning part of the other party? Deliberately creating a man in black for people around to see? If I guessed correctly, the figure and appearance of the man in black they chose is very similar to Li Xiao, who assassinated Zhang Daqi before? I'm not wrong.
Bar?"
"Yes! When the two residents described the appearance of the man in black, Bizhi immediately thought of Li Xiao, who has been missing."
"Then the problem comes again."
Guo Song said to Wang Yue: "How could the other party know that we are investigating Li Xiao and deliberately use Li Xiao to mislead us?"
Wang Yue was so impressed that he fell into admiration. King Jin's ideas were watertight, and he was far behind!
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "There are two possibilities? The first possibility? There is a traitor in the inner guard who leaked our investigation of Li Xiao to the other party; the second possibility is that Li Xiao is indeed one of theirs, but he has already
Were they killed? They didn't want us to discover the truth? So they led us to Li Xiao and asked us to track down Li Xiao."
"Your Highness is absolutely right. When I return from my humble position, I will investigate the inside. There will never be any moles among the internal guards."
Wang Yue said this and said: "But what is the next step for Beizhi? I sincerely ask Your Highness to give Beizhi a direction."
Guo Song also sighed softly and said: "Wu Faping was killed? This case has actually reached a dead end. The only thing you can do? Is to investigate Wu Faping in depth and see if you can dig out any clues about him."
Pause? Guo Song added: "In addition, I want to remind you? Don't make preconception mistakes again? Don't rush to connect this matter with the Tangzhou Chamber of Commerce? Get out of the case first and look at it from the perspective of a bystander.
Review this case, and continue to pursue the Li royal family, do you understand what I mean?"
Wang Yue thought that he was stuck in a preconceived train of thought and couldn't get out of it. He nodded with shame on his face, "I remember my humble position!"
At this time, Du You came over and said: "Your Highness, is it possible that this assassination was planned by the political enemies of Prime Minister Dugu?"
When he heard the word 'political enemy', the depths of Guo Song's mind lit up, and he seemed to have thought of something. He pondered for a moment and asked, "What does Prime Minister Du mean by political enemy?"
"Of course it's the position of the Prime Minister. What do you think I said?" Du You asked strangely.
"This... I think it's unlikely. As for the issue of succession, let's talk about it later!"
Guo Song and the two prime ministers got into the carriage and drove to Chang'an City...
In the carriage, Guo Song looked at the busy people outside, but his mind was thinking about what Du You said just now, what his political opponents did.
He discovered that he had overlooked a key issue. Du Lingqiu was not only the Prime Minister of the imperial court, but also the leader of the Guanlong family. Perhaps the reason why he was assassinated had nothing to do with the imperial court, but because of the Guanlong family. Could it be that the Guanlong family and the Tangzhou Chamber of Commerce had something to do with each other?
Does it matter?
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Guo Song just thought about it and had no intention of going into details. It was enough to have the internal guards and the criminal department to investigate the case. He had other business to do!
The most urgent matter is the candidate for the new prime minister. Du Guqiu was assassinated. Guo Song has decided to posthumously make him the king of Jiuyuan County and allowed him to be buried with the rites of a county king. He has arranged the funeral arrangements for Du Guqiu. Guo Song has to consider the candidate for the new prime minister.
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In the afternoon, Guo Song came to the south bank of Qujiang River and visited Han Huang who lived in the garden house on the south bank.
Han Huang is old and can no longer hold an official position. He is currently awarded the title of Grand Bachelor of Jixian Palace. The Grand Bachelor of Jixian Palace was the former counselor. Xue Xun, the father-in-law of Guo Song, currently also serves as the Grand Bachelor of Jixian Palace.
In addition, Chen Shaoyou, the former Huainan Jiedushi, and Dong Jin, the former Hubu Shangshu in the Southern Tang Dynasty, were also awarded the title of Bachelor of Jixian Palace to advise on political affairs.
When he heard that His Royal Highness King Jin had arrived, Han Huang personally went to greet him outside the palace gate, "Your Highness, long time no see!"
Guo Song said with a smile: "It's been almost half a year since we last met. Mr. Han seems to be in good health!"
"My health is okay! I think I am more suitable for life in my hometown.";
Han Huang invited Guo Song into the distinguished guest hall, and the two of them took their seats respectively. Han Huang asked with concern: "I heard that Prime Minister Dugu was assassinated yesterday? Has the assassin been caught?"
Guo Song shook his head, "The matter is more complicated. The assassin is dead, but who did it behind the scenes is still being investigated."
"Assassinating the Prime Minister is a big deal and it should not have been done by Zhu Si."
"I also think it was not Zhu Si's fault. In fact, we still have enemies in the dark, but we didn't find them because they were hidden deeper."
"Your Highness, please be careful. Your Highness's rise has violated the vital interests of many people. The assassination of Prime Minister Dugu may be just the beginning."
"Thank you Mr. Han for reminding me, I will be careful!"
Han Huang asked his grandson Han Cha to get a document from his study. He smiled at Guo Song and said: "In recent months, I have been thinking about the management of the southeast coast. I wrote a report and am preparing to send it to Guo Song in two days.
Your Highness, I didn’t expect His Highness to be here just now, so I’ll let His Highness take a look first.”
Guo Song suddenly became interested. He took the report and looked through it. Han Huang said: "The biggest problem along the southeastern coast is transportation. Jiangnan is okay, there is water transportation, but from Mingzhou to Fuzhou and Quanzhou, the mountain roads are extremely bumpy and difficult.
The journey from Quanzhou to Lingnan and Guangzhou is completely blocked by mountains and mountains, so Weichen believes that the sea route is the most convenient way to connect to the southeastern coast. We should vigorously develop maritime transportation and encourage merchants to engage in maritime transportation."
Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Does Mr. Han know about Liuqiu Island?"
Han Huang pondered for a moment and said: "I have heard that there are two Liuqiu Islands in the East China Sea, one big and one small. The big Liuqiu Island occupies a large area, almost the same as Jiangnan. There is also a small Liuqiu Island. I heard that there are native people there.
live."
Guo Song added: "While developing shipping on the southeast coast, I should also consider the development of these two islands. Of course, we have to learn from the lessons of the Sui Dynasty. We cannot be too hasty and do it step by step. It will take fifty years.
Let’s gradually develop it and connect the large and small rivers with the East China Sea coast.”
"Your Highness has thought more deeply than I have. I need to revise and add some content before submitting it to Your Highness!"
Guo Song returned the report to Han Huang and said: "I came to see Mr. Han today to supplement the affairs of the Prime Minister. I am considering letting your son Han Gao take over the position of Prime Minister Dugu."
Han Huang was overjoyed that his son was finally going to take office. He quickly said humbly: "Thank you for your highness's love. I'm afraid Quan Zi is not capable enough. Why doesn't your highness consider other officials with more senior qualifications?"
Guo Song said unhurriedly: "To be honest, Mr. Han, I am planning to consider officials from Jiangnan this time as the new prime minister. Wei Yingwu, the Minister of Household Affairs, is a suitable candidate, and Young Master Han Gao is also a suitable candidate. But in comparison,
Your Majesty’s qualifications and connections in Jiangnan are deeper, so this time I will consider you, Mr. Han, there is no need to be modest, I have already decided.”
"Then I'd like to thank His Highness for your trust. It's just that Prime Minister Dugu was assassinated yesterday, and then he immediately appointed Quan Zi. Isn't it a little too eager and disrespectful of the deceased?"
Guo Song smiled and said: "This is the main purpose of me coming to Han Gong. Please Han Gong inform your son to come to the capital. After arriving in the capital, the funeral of Prime Minister Dugu is almost over, and then he will be officially appointed."
Han Huang stood up and saluted, "Thank you again for your highness's love!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "This is actually a reward. Jiangnan can accept it peacefully, which is inseparable from the full cooperation of Han Gong and his son. Han Gong's trust in me will always be remembered by me, Guo Song!"