Two days had passed since the incident, and when Emperor Zhao wanted to investigate, he found that the two men had already died. The person behind the scenes acted swiftly and left no room for them, leaving them no chance of survival.
The day after the two men started fighting, the medical officer hanged himself at home, and the young eunuch also slipped and fell into the water. There was even a handwritten note from the medical officer, saying that he accidentally mixed herbs into the Tenth Prince's medicine, and was afraid that the matter would be discovered, so he committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
The clues were completely cut off. After knowing this, Emperor Zhao's face darkened. Who else could have done this except his good sons?
However, due to the lack of solid evidence, Emperor Zhao could only keep silent. But half a month later, he severely reprimanded Prince Duan for his poor performance.
Another censor came forward and spoke of the Jiangzhou water bandits, implying that Prince Duan had accepted bribes and was related to the Jiangzhou water bandits.
The Emperor of Zhao was furious, stripped him of his title, and forced him to reflect on his mistakes at home.
Because of this incident, everyone in the government and the country kept quiet.
Prince Duan was stunned on the spot, then looked at Zhao Xuan's face and saw confusion and puzzlement in his eyes, so he did not blame Zhao Xuan for this matter. After being confined at home to reflect on his mistakes, Prince Duan did not sit and wait for death.
He asked someone to find Li Lezhi and ask him to figure out who was plotting against him behind the scenes.
Not only did Prince Duan want to understand this matter, but the Minister of Rites also wanted to know the inside story. After writing a letter to Prince Duan, he used the fact that Zhaoguo and Xueguo had come to find Li Lezhi. On the surface, he had official business to do, but in fact, he wanted Li Lezhi to do the math for him. www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
When the Minister of Rites found Li Lezhi, he was busy there. The Minister of Rites walked over and said, "Master Li, I have something I want to ask you for help."
While working at the Honglu Temple, he was always called Li Zhubu. Suddenly, he was called Li Daochang. Li Le paused for a moment before looking up at the person who came. He saw that it was an official in a red robe.
He had never seen his face in the Honglu Temple, so Li Le just said, "Sir, just tell me if you have anything to say."
Minister of Rites: “…”
The Minister of Rites took a few steps forward. Yu Guangzhong saw that others were paying attention to him. He pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "Master Li, I came here for a private matter and I would like you to tell my fortune for me."
Li Le was only surprised for a moment. He looked down at his messy desk, and then thought about what the other party wanted to settle with him. When he was about to clean up the place, he heard the other party say again: "Master Li, it's hard to talk about this in detail. I will come to visit you in person after my shift."
Li Lezhi: “Okay.”
Looking at the other person's departing back, Li Le could only wonder whether the other person was afraid that he would refuse him or was afraid that he would not be able to find him, so he came to the Honglu Temple on purpose.
Li Le just shook his head and didn't want to think about it any further.
Unexpectedly, the other two officials in the same room with him, one was Wang Lushi and the other was Sun Lushi, both looked in his direction, and Wang Lushi said, "Sir, Minister Wu must be looking for you about Prince Duan. Yesterday, Prince Duan was stripped of his title by the emperor."
Wang the Recorder did not say anything else. This was enough. He was afraid that Taoist Li did not know the relationship between Minister Wu and Prince Duan, and thus would be involved in the struggle between the princes.
Li Le only knew that Prince Duan was stripped of his title and confined to his house because of the pirate incident, but this Minister Wu actually came to him specifically because of Prince Duan's matter.
This made Li Le secretly calculate the relationship between the other party and Prince Duan. After calculating, Li Le understood that it was no wonder that Minister Wu was so anxious.
Afraid that the emperor would become suspicious, it turned out that Minister Wu's daughter was the mother of Prince Duan.
Li Lezhi also had some idea about what Minister Wu was looking for him, but he was afraid that the Prince of Duan's affair was done by the Crown Prince. If he exposed it...
Given how fiercely the Crown Prince and Prince Duan fought, Prince Duan might not necessarily suspect that it was the Crown Prince's doing, so what's the point of looking for him? The important thing is to find a way to resolve the house arrest and restore the title.
And he can get involved in this matter?
Li Le was still hesitant and was still thinking about this matter after he got off duty. When he saw Minister Wu waiting for him at the door of his house, he knew that he could not escape this matter. He could refuse, but at this time, offending Prince Duan and making enemies for himself would not be a good thing for him.
He helped the prince, but he wanted to curry favor with him and protect his own life. Otherwise, how could he play both sides?
Li Lezhi had not yet figured out what to do, but seeing that Minister Wu had been waiting for him for quite some time, he could not chase him away, so he let him into the house.
Walking in front of Minister Wu, Li Le couldn't help but think about the future. After he helped the prince to ascend the throne, he would still have to improve his own value in order to be valued by the prince. So it might not be impossible for him to improve his own value again now. Why should he wait until the prince ascends the throne? Li Le just didn't forget that the next emperor would not be the prince.
Li Le hasn't figured out what to do next yet, so now he'd better wait and see what Minister Wu finds.
Li Le just asked.
Minister Wu said, "I want to know who is plotting against the Third Prince."
Li Le saw that Minister Wu really asked this question. He paused with his hand on the tortoise shell and couldn't help thinking, is this really something he can touch?
Is it really good for him to get involved in this and that?
Li Le only secretly calculated it and got the result of this problem. After knowing that no one had calculated it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and put aside his worries. In front of Minister Wu, he picked up the tortoise shell and calculated for him.
Then he shook his head and said, "No one calculated it."
Minister Wu stood up in shock. Was it the Third Prince who deserved it, or was this matter originally planned by the Crown Prince? This Taoist Priest Li had always been close to Gongsun Miaoran, and his heart had long been inclined towards the Crown Prince. If he had figured out it was the Crown Prince, he would have covered up for him. Perhaps he should not have come to this Taoist Priest Li. Apart from bringing humiliation upon himself, he would not have been able to get any information.
Minister Wu's face changed again and again, but he didn't want to be on bad terms with this Taoist priest Li. If he completely offended the other party and made him stand on the side of the crown prince, the Taoist priest would surely figure out the third prince's actions in the future, and by then, the crown prince's ascension to the throne would be inevitable.
But even Minister Wu couldn't swallow this anger, so he said, "Master Li, please calculate who Censor Zhang belongs to."
Li Le didn't do the calculation because he knew clearly that if he opened the door, more and more people would come to him for fortune-telling in the future, and even the crown prince would want to know who was whose.
The emperor definitely did not want to see someone like him who could break the balance. It was no wonder that other Taoists did not have good relations with these officials. If they had, they would not have asked him about such an important matter.
What Li Le didn't know was that the Crown Prince and the Princes did have some Taoist priests around them, and even some officials kept some Taoist priests at home to calculate their fortunes. However, no Taoist priest could calculate as accurately as he did and get specific answers. The calculations made by others were vague.
, there is only a rough idea, and comparing the two, those people will naturally be willing to come to him.
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As for the other person, he thought that Li Lezhi's story was just an exaggeration and was definitely not as powerful as the rumors said. What he had planned was planned long ago, so he did not take him seriously. ?
Xian Fei knew about Li Lezhi, and Xu Ling had already told her that he was just a pawn of the Ministry of Justice, and that the things he calculated should not be taken seriously. ?
Therefore, when she learned that Minister Wu had gone to see Li Lezhi and wanted him to do a fortune-telling for her, Concubine Xian smiled gently.
Even when Prince An came to tell her to be careful and not to take any more action, Concubine Xian did not take it to heart. She secretly blamed Prince An for being timid and cowardly and ruining her chess piece.
It's just that the dosage is a little bit larger. The medicine was prescribed by Imperial Doctor Zhang, and it's for treating colds and flu. When it was boiled, who could notice that the dosage was increased?
The only thing to blame is Concubine Xiao's child's poor health. He caught a cold at a young age. If he didn't survive, it would be unlucky for the child.
But Prince An intervened and took the life of the doctor from the Imperial Medical Bureau. She was unable to tamper with the medicine in the next few days, so the child survived.
If Zhao You died, it would clear the obstacles for him, but he couldn't even figure this out.
If the Crown Prince and Prince Duan fight to the point where both are injured, he, the Prince of An, will have a chance to ascend the throne. As long as Zhao You is dealt with, so that the people in the Zhenguo Mansion cannot take action, and the Queen Mother can only be helpless, he will have a chance. Otherwise, as long as Zhao You lives, the Crown Prince and Prince Duan fight to the point where both are injured, and the princes below will not have the chance to become the next crown prince.
Prince An is truly a piece of useless shit who can't be helped. He only knows how to pretend to be cultured. As a prince, he actually has no ambition at all.
Her hard work was really wasted.
If she had not needed a son to establish herself, she would never have let Prince An become her son.
The virtuous concubine stroked her hair. Although she didn't know whether Prince Duan had really angered His Majesty because of the Jiangzhou pirates, it was true that he was stripped of his title. The prince's family was the only one in power at this time. For the sake of Yan'er's safety, she had to support Prince An and let him pull the prince up before talking about other things.
Therefore, Concubine Xian wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to the Mansion of Marquis Zhongyong.
After Li Le refused to settle the matter for Minister Wu, Minister Wu bowed, left the silver, suppressed his anger and left.
But in his heart, when writing to the Third Prince, he still told the matter to Prince Duan. He originally wanted to say that Li Lezhi had already sided with the Crown Prince, but after thinking for a long time, he told the Third Prince exactly what Li Lezhi said.
The Third Prince knew better than him who was behind this matter. He wrote down Li Lezhi's words in order to make the Third Prince see clearly that there was no need to win over Li Lezhi.
After receiving the letter, the Third Prince saw what was written in the letter that no one was plotting against him. He recalled what happened in the court that day. He did not miss the doubt in the prince's eyes. This matter had nothing to do with the prince, and the prince was not plotting against him. Although he had only met Taoist Li once or twice, he knew that Taoist Li had his own pride in his bones and would not lie.
Since the other party said that no one was plotting, then the only possible reason was that his father really hated him.
If he was really angry about his affairs, even the Jiangzhou water bandit incident, it is possible that his father secretly instructed Censor Zhang to deprive him of his title in front of everyone.
The incident of Jiangzhou water bandits was not worth his father's anger. He didn't believe that his father didn't know where the money for his fight with the prince came from. So, this incident must be something he didn't know about.
The Third Prince thought back to everything that had happened in recent days, without missing a single thing, until he remembered that his tenth brother had caught a cold half a month ago. He also heard that a medical officer in the Imperial Medical Bureau had hanged himself. Could it be that his father suspected him of being the culprit?
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