Chapter 255: It is impolite not to reciprocate
The Fengyang County case, which was still causing a lot of controversy yesterday, has been completely settled today.
A golden medal of immunity from death shut everyone up.
No matter who it is, no one can make any more fuss about this matter.
early morning.
Li Mansion.
Li Nuo walked out of An Ning's room, stretched comfortably, and was about to move around in the yard when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the next yard.
He jumped onto the wall and saw Yiren practicing martial arts in the yard.
What I just heard was the sound of her practicing sword.
Li Nuo asked: "When did you come back?"
Yiren said as she practiced swordplay: "Last night."
Li Nuo asked, "You're not leaving?"
Yesterday, she said she was going back to Sanqing Sect, but she moved back in disgrace at night. Song Yiren was embarrassed by Li Nuo's question and asked back, "Do you really want me to leave? If you want me to leave, I will leave now!"
Li Nuo did not respond. Instead, he jumped down from the wall, took out the music box from the room, returned to the courtyard, and said, "If you return it next time, I will give it to someone else."
Song Yiren snatched the music box from his hand and said, "Do you have anything else to do? If not, please get out of the way. I need to practice..."
Li Nuo walked aside and watched her practice sword for a while.
In terms of practice, she had obviously become more diligent than before. At least, Li Nuo had never seen her get up so early to practice before.
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with her swordsmanship, he watched for a while and then left.
Although it was not yet the day for him to report to the Honglu Temple, he really had things to do.
It is impolite not to reciprocate. The woman was wrongly imprisoned, and he also lost a golden medal of immunity from death in vain. How can this matter be let go like this?
Li Nuo returned to his room and had breakfast. Not long after, Butler Wu came in with a pile of files and said, "Master, I have found all the files you requested."
Li Nuo asked Butler Wu to find these files last night.
He moved quickly and got things done early in the morning.
Li Nuo opened the first file, which contained information about some officials and dignitaries.
Although they have different identities and statuses, they have one thing in common: they are all followers of the King of Han.
Among the eight adult princes of the current emperor, the King of Han is the eldest prince.
Although there is no rule in Daxia that the throne must be passed down to the eldest son, as the eldest prince, he still has certain advantages in status, which also leads to some dignitaries and officials willing to stand firmly on his side.
Among them, Jingzhao Yin was the leader.
Through Jingzhao Yin, the King of Han indirectly controlled most of the middle and lower-level officials in the capital area except Chang'an.
These books record in detail all kinds of information about these officials, including their family members, personal preferences, living habits, and even the time of their sexual intercourse.
Of course, only the Mirror Bureau has this kind of information.
One of the duties of the Mingjingsi is to collect information about officials in the court, but even the prime minister cannot access this information.
The entire Mingjing Division is directly responsible to His Majesty.
When Your Majesty is not around, I will be responsible to my father.
For him, getting the information was just a matter of words.
These files also record evidence of some people's illegal and criminal activities.
However, the Mingjing Division did not touch them.
Li Nuo is no longer a rookie in the officialdom. Many things in the officialdom are not that simple.
These people have committed crimes, but they still have not been dealt with. Either the time is not right, or they have other deeper concerns.
Li Nuo's gaze lingered on a certain page of the file.
This page records a violent death, which is fundamentally different from other cases.
Those officials were only guilty of minor crimes such as corruption, bribery and abuse of power, but he was the only one who committed murder and has not been dealt with yet.
Li Nuo looked at Butler Wu and asked, "What's the matter with this Wang Heng? Why didn't you punish him in the first place?"
The Mingjingsi files only stated that this person was the brother-in-law of Li Gan, the Prince of Han. After committing the crime, he was successfully acquitted through the operations of the Han Palace.
Butler Wu seemed to have guessed what Li Nuo was thinking. After a pause, he said, "Master, we'd better not touch Wang Heng."
Li Nuo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"
Butler Wu explained: "Because he is not only the brother-in-law of the Prince of Han, but also one of the legitimate sons of the Jinyang Wang family."
Speaking of the Wang family of Jinyang, Li Nuo understood.
This is a super family in Da Xia, and its existence time is much longer than that of Da Xia. Dynasties have changed several times on this land, but those families have remained the same.
Not only do they have considerable influence in the court, but in their territories, their power is even greater than that of the imperial court.
A noble family often indirectly controls several states. From local people to wealthy gentry, and then to officials, all have close ties with the local noble family.
The closer you are to them, the greater their influence will be. Some of the imperial court's decrees, if you want to implement them locally, will never be successful without their consent.
During the imperial examination, Li Nuo discovered that among the new scholars, those with the famous surnames Cui, Zheng, Wang, Du, Pei, and Lu were particularly common.
These thousand-year-old families have enough resources to train their children to become the best among their peers, successfully pass the imperial examinations, and thus influence the court.
On the other hand, their family itself also has many strong people.
A noble family that has been able to stand for a thousand years must have an excellent martial arts bloodline. Through intermarriage between families, the martial arts bloodline can be passed down well. In almost every generation, there will be at least one person in the sixth realm.
In addition to the retainers they had won over, even the imperial court had to give them some face.
In other words, this Wang Heng has an even greater background than the Crown Prince of Han.
Considering that dealing with him would cause dissatisfaction from the Jinyang Wang family, all parties in the court turned a blind eye when the Han Palace helped him operate.
Li Nuo was not convinced.
Why did those people not let it go even though his sister-in-law had committed a false crime?
The Prince of Han's brother-in-law really killed someone, but they all pretended not to see it.
Butler Wu looked at Li Nuo and asked tentatively, "Master, how did Wang Heng offend you?"
He followed the young master every day, but he had never seen the young master interact with Wang Heng.
Li Nuo said: "Wang Heng didn't provoke me, but Li Gan, the prince of Han, did. He was the one behind the Yiren incident."
Butler Wu was stunned when he heard this, and then he shouted angrily: "What!"
He slammed the table and said, "Although Wang Heng is the legitimate son of the Wang family, he is not the eldest legitimate son. The Wang family has many legitimate sons. Except for the eldest legitimate son, the others are no different from illegitimate sons. I will go and ask the master to see if Wang Heng can be moved..."
Having been with the master for many years, although he is not so arrogant as to ignore the King of Han, what kind of person is the Prince of Han? Unless the King of Han succeeds to the throne and he becomes the crown prince, otherwise, what right does he have to plot against the Li family and the young master?
Li Nuo continued to look through the files in his hands.
A quarter of an hour later, Butler Wu came in again.
He looked at Li Nuo and said, "The master said that as the legitimate son of the Wang family, you can do whatever you want. The majesty of the law cannot be challenged. As long as we act in accordance with the law, if anything goes wrong, the court will support us..."
He had just forcibly taken someone from the Zongzheng Temple yesterday. The words that the majesty of the law cannot be challenged made Li Nuo blush.
But facts aside, this is indeed the truth.
…
Chang'an.
Zuiyue Tower.
At the window on the second floor, the Prince of Han personally toasted a thin middle-aged scholar with a glass of wine and said, "It is a great honor to meet Mr. Su. Let's drink this cup together..."
As the wine flowed, the Prince of Han and this rare strategist became more familiar with each other.
After another glass of wine, he finally couldn't help but wonder, "Mr. Su, I'm really curious and want to see the methods of the strategists. I wonder if you can satisfy my wish?"
The middle-aged scholar smiled and said, "Since the prince wants to see it, then I will show you my ugly face."
The three of them came to the window. The middle-aged scholar looked down and said to the Prince of Han: "Your Highness, please look at the man in gray clothes and a tall hat."
The Prince of Han looked in the direction of his finger and saw a man in gray clothes and a tall hat walking on the street.
The middle-aged scholar said, "Later, when he passes by here, he will walk into Zuiyue Tower."
The Prince of Han was skeptical.
The one he believed was the person introduced by Lin Ting, but the one he was suspicious of was that, judging from the gray-clothed man's clothes, his family was definitely not wealthy. He couldn't even afford a dish from Zuiyue Tower even if he spent all his money, so how could he possibly come to Zuiyue Tower?
Could it be that he could predict the future?
But this is the ability of the Yin-Yang School!
The middle-aged scholar continued, "After he entered Zuiyue Tower, he would collapse with his hands on his chest. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can go downstairs and take a look."
The Prince of Han smiled and said, "I believe you, sir."
His eyes were fixed on the man in gray. He saw him walking quickly on the street. When he passed Zuiyue Tower, he suddenly stopped and turned in abruptly.
Before the Prince of Han could be surprised, he saw the middle-aged scholar stretch out his right hand and clench it hard.
Suddenly, a painful voice came from below, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground and the screams of the crowd.
The Prince of Han hurried to the first floor and saw the man in gray lying on the ground, holding his chest in pain and groaning continuously.
So this is how Li Shou died...
The strategist is indeed powerful!
He walked to the second floor, bowed to the middle-aged scholar, and said, "Sir, you are so capable. You really opened my eyes."
The middle-aged scholar said modestly: "Your Highness, you are too kind. I am not very skilled in cultivation and can only control ordinary people. If that person is not weak, it would not be easy to kill him like this..."
The Prince of Han was about to say a few more compliments when suddenly someone hurried over and said, "Prince, this is bad. Prince Wang Heng has been arrested by the Dali Temple!"
(End of this chapter)
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