Chapter 190: Diverting Trouble to Others

What does Li Yanchang want to do?

They had gotten the same guess from each other's eyes.

"Li Yanchang wants to force the palace." Xie Tingzhou gave the answer.

Shen Yu nodded and said: "Defu is also one of his. He identified me to Li Yanchang and said that I entered the palace with evil intentions that night. Now Defu is waiting in front of His Majesty, and Jiang An is in control of the palace. This is the lifeline of Emperor Tongxu." They are all in their hands, I am afraid they will be harmful to His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"He shouldn't be in a hurry to kill Emperor Tongxu." Xie Tingzhou said: "He wants a reasonable reason to ascend to that position."

There are too many reasons and methods, such as establishing an imperial edict and making it easier to store it, or the prince's sudden death.

If he could coerce Tongxu Emperor Yi Chu and sit on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan justifiably, who would want to be a rebellious minister and traitor?

Shen Yu stared at the flickering candlelight in silence, "The prince died unjustly. It didn't take such a large amount of money to build the palace. I had doubts in my mind before, and when I saw him acting extravagantly, I thought it was because he was indulged in pleasure." It was a waste of money. Now that I think about it, could it be used to bribe officials? "

Xie Tingzhou did not answer the words, staring at a certain place in the void in a daze.

"Stop the boat?" Shen Yu called him.

"Yeah." Xie Tingzhou glanced sideways at her, "Maybe we should think more deeply."

"What are you thinking about?"

Xie Tingzhou said: "Bringing officials is not scary, but raising private soldiers is scary."

When Shen Yu heard this, her heart suddenly shivered.

"Controlling the imperial army and Ouchi is equivalent to taking control of Emperor Tongxu, but it is not a foolproof strategy. Once there is chaos in Beijing, all the vassal kings and garrison troops from all over the country can go to King Qin of Beijing. If he does not have real military power in his hands, how can he dare to act rashly, but But this is just my guess." Xie Tingzhou said: "If I were to take charge of this game, I would have to have the military power to make any move."

The more Shen Yu thought about it, the more credible this idea became. "The money and grain from the Ministry of Revenue are enough to support private soldiers. Maybe the grain and grass shipped by Gui Xiong and the others were not sold at all, but were shipped to various places to raise soldiers."

Xie Tingzhou's eyes grew colder and colder, "Do you still remember where Guixiong and the others transported food?"

"I only remember one or two of them." Shen Yu said, "But there is a stack of spare confessions in the study at home, which should be recorded in detail. Are you going to send someone to investigate?"

"It may not be in time." Xie Tingzhou suddenly smiled, "Li Yanchang is so good at planning, but he doesn't use it on the right path."

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "You can't mobilize Qingyun Guards."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at her, "Are you the roundworm in my stomach?"

Shen Yu didn't have time to joke with him at the moment and said seriously: "Suppose he really has private soldiers. If you mobilize the Qingyun Guards, the troops stationed in various places will not go to Beijing to serve the king, but will encircle and suppress Beilin, because in their eyes, the Qingyun Guards are far more powerful than private soldiers." Soldiers are more terrifying."

"I know." Xie Tingzhou curled his lips, "That's why I said he is good at planning. If the Qingyun Guards move, wouldn't it be a good trick for him to divert disaster to the east?"

"But what should I do in the palace?"

Xie Tingzhou said: "Now that I want to enter the palace, I guess..."

"You can't enter the palace." Shen Yu grabbed Xie Tingzhou's hand tightly and interrupted him.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Yu thought of the nightmare she had repeated countless times. The place where he fell was right inside the palace gate.

Xie Tingzhou came closer, pressed her forehead, and said, "I know what you are worried about. I won't enter the palace and let Li Jifeng go."

Shen Yu nodded, "You have to be careful outside, there is also my brother..."

Xie Tingzhou intercepted her words, "I've already been to your brother's place, don't worry, he won't act rashly."

It sounds simple, but they almost got into a fight when they met before.

"It's almost time, I have to leave." Xie Tingzhou said.

Shen Yu: "Okay."

Although he said this, when Xie Tingzhou lowered his head, he saw that she was holding on to the corner of his clothes and refused to let go.

That gentle tug was as heavy as a stone to Xie Tingzhou, making him unable to lift his legs and leave.

"Ayu." Xie Tingzhou squeezed her hand and coaxed her, "It'll be okay."

Shen Yu slowly loosened her fingers and said, "You must be careful."

"Well, eat well and sleep well." Xie Tingzhou touched her face with his fingertips and walked out of the prison, not daring to look back for fear of seeing her eager eyes.

"The wooden bed is too hard. We need to change it. The hay smells so bad that she doesn't even want to lie down on it." Xie Tingzhou told the jailer.

The jailer said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Mr. Zuo has given instructions in advance, and he can be sent in as soon as the door of Dali Temple opens tomorrow morning."

"Zong Zuo?" Xie Tingzhou thought for a while, but suddenly laughed.

The jailer said: "Your Highness?"

"Nothing." Xie Tingzhou looked into the distance, "I just remembered an interesting thing."

When Dali Temple sent people to ask Shen Yu for questioning, the leader was Zuo Zong. At that time, Xie Tingzhou gave him a warning. Zuo Zong never said anything, but in this storm, everyone was busy taking sides. Show him kindness at all times.

interesting.

Xie Tingzhou stood at the door of the cell, half-turning his head and said: "She is here, and you are here. If she has any problems, you will come to see her. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand." The jailer said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Mr. Zuo also explained it in the same way."

Xie Tingzhou walked out of Dali Temple, thinking about Shen Yu and how to break the situation.

Now that there is such chaos outside, having her in prison makes him feel more at ease.

The night wind was sultry and humid, and there was a faint tendency of a heavy rain coming.

It will be rainy this summer, especially in the south, and some places may be flooded. It is really difficult to find a peaceful place.

"Your Highness."

Xie Tingzhou: "Yeah."

Xi Feng opened the car curtain and whispered: "Defu is dead."

Xie Tingzhou leaned against the car wall and half-closed his eyes. After a while, he said: "It was done well. Did the prince give the order?"

Defu pointed out Shen Yu. Naturally, such a biting slave could no longer be kept.

"Yes." Xifeng said, "We left no trace. The eunuch Changshan was poisoned when he was testing the medicine for the emperor. The prince was furious and killed Defu with a cane on the spot."

Xie Tingzhou said slowly: "Li Zhaonian just has no intention of fighting and is not a fool. He will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to get rid of Defu."

"Then the emperor can place our people beside him."

"It can't be arranged." Xie Tingzhou said: "Li Zhaonian will only let his own people around Emperor Tongxu, but he seems to be a friend rather than an enemy, so don't worry about it."

Xi Feng said: "Then go back and rest first. Your Highness has been running away all day."

Xie Tingzhou was very tired physically, but his mind was extremely clear.

"Oh, by the way." Xifeng added, "Changliu came to report that Pei Chunli had been waiting at the palace for half a day and he wanted to see Shigure."

Xie Tingzhou pointed his knee with his index finger, "Find someone to ask Ayu. If she wants to see her, let her see her. This will save her from being bored in there and making her have random thoughts."