Chapter 271: Forced
In the whole of Daxia, the person who is most qualified and capable of investigating the two princes is naturally the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
In the end, Li Nuo and An Ning still have to rely on their father.
So he told his father everything he had found out in the past few days without hiding anything, and gave his own guesses.
The prince's death was not an accident.
The King of Han and the King of You may have played important roles in this.
Li Nuo thought he would be shocked.
But his expression remained calm.
Li Xuanjing nodded and said, "I will have the Mirror Division secretly investigate this matter. It's getting late, you should go back and rest first."
After a moment, Li Nuo walked out of the study.
He looked back and saw that his father had continued reading the book. On the cover of the book, there was something about Yin and Yang and the Five Elements written on it.
He is the crown prince, the heir to a country, the only son of His Majesty and the Queen.
It was such a big thing, but he didn't show any reaction at all after hearing it, and he even had the mind to read some miscellaneous books.
When he was attacked while leaving the city, he did not show any sign of panic.
It seemed like nothing could shock him.
Li Nuo has long been accustomed to him like this.
However, Li Nuo believed that he would make corresponding arrangements.
It was already very late when Li Nuo returned to his room.
My wife was still sitting at the table, but An Ning had already gone to bed early.
Song Jiaren glanced at Li Nuo, then looked at the bed, and then looked at Li Nuo again. Her meaning was very clear.
Li Nuo shrugged innocently, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
Of course he knew what the lady meant.
She wanted An Ning to go back to her own room.
But on this matter, Li Nuo and An Ning stood together.
If you marry two wives and have them sleep separately every night, what's the difference between that and marrying just one?
At certain special times and places, he actually hoped that his wife could let go of her reserve a little...
Another night of three people sharing a bed.
Early in the morning, Song Jiaren got up very early. She took a look at An Ning who was lying on Li Nuo like an octopus, then got up and left with a blush.
An Ning really has no shame at all. She actually stayed by her side while she was sleeping at night...
How could such a thing be seen by outsiders?
Although she is not an outsider, it is still, still... too embarrassing!
After breakfast, Li Nuo and An Ning went out together.
On the way, she held Li Nuo's hand and asked, "When can you come to the Ministry of Justice? I'm alone in the Ministry of Justice and I'm almost bored to death. Xiao Gu can only write, which is not interesting at all..."
Li Nuo could do nothing about it.
The court is not run by his family, so he can go wherever he wants. Everything must obey the organization's arrangements.
Unless Prince Chun ascends the throne.
Li Nuo is currently working towards this goal.
It's not all bad in the Honglu Temple. If he hadn't come to the Honglu Temple, he wouldn't have discovered the old case in the Eastern Palace.
When sending An Ning to the Ministry of Justice and almost reaching the Honglu Temple, several horse-drawn carriages rushed past Li Nuo from behind.
Seeing this, pedestrians on the street all dodged.
In the blink of an eye, the carriage disappeared around a street corner.
Li Nuo had been strictly enforcing discipline for a period of time some time ago, including this kind of uncivilized driving on the streets of Chang'an. Not long after he left the Ministry of Rites, these people began to act recklessly again.
Just when Li Nuo arrived at his own yamen, several luxurious carriages stopped in front of the Prince of Han's Palace.
There was a triangular flag on all the carriages with the word "King" inscribed on it. The font was vigorous and powerful, and just one glance at it gave one a sense of fierce momentum.
Some knowledgeable passers-by couldn't help but stop and watch when they saw these carriages.
Only a few noble families could afford to fly such flags on their carriages. The carriage parked in front of the Prince of Han's mansion should belong to the Jinyang Prince's family.
These people from aristocratic families don’t often come to Chang’an. Could it be because of the murder of Wang Heng?
The killing of the eldest son of the family is a rare occurrence in the Wang family's thousand-year family inheritance.
When the King of Han received the news, he hurried out of the palace. The Prince of Han, who had been under house arrest, also gained temporary freedom.
Several figures got off the carriage.
A middle-aged man jumped down from the front carriage. He was tall, with an intimidating expression, and looked very impressive.
Seeing the Crown Princess getting off the second carriage, the Crown Prince of Han immediately went to greet her.
The Crown Princess snorted at him and said nothing.
The King of Han walked up to the middle-aged man, smiled, and said, "Brother, why didn't you let anyone know that you were coming to Chang'an? This way, I could make arrangements in advance. Come in, come in quickly..."
A moment later, in the Han Palace, the Han King said with an apologetic look on his face, "I really didn't expect what would happen to Wang Heng. I used the death-free gold medal twice and was plotted against twice. I never expected that the Dali Temple would act so quickly..."
The middle-aged man said: "I came here this time just for this matter."
The King of Han was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Brother Wang, what do you mean..."
The person in front of him is the second son of the Wang family and Wang Heng’s uncle.
He was able to represent the Wang family outside. The King of Han expected that the Wang family would not give up, but he could not guess what they were going to do.
The middle-aged man said with a sullen face, "Although Wang Heng is not a good person, he is still a member of my Wang family. He cannot be dealt with by outsiders. Whoever kills a member of the Wang family will have to pay the price!"
From the perspective of a prince, Wang Yue's words were extremely arrogant.
This is Daxia. Is there anyone who cannot be dealt with by Daxia’s laws?
But these aristocratic families were used to being high and mighty and really did not take the imperial court seriously.
The King of Han simply said, "Li Xuanjing is the Minister of the Dali Temple, and is deeply trusted by my father. He is also protected by experts. If you want to touch him, I'm afraid you should think twice..."
He knew that Wang Yue was a very powerful warrior, but to kill Li Xuanjing in Chang'an, it would be impossible unless the ancestor of their Wang family came in person.
Even the ancestor of the Wang family probably wouldn't dare to take action against the current Chief Justice of the Dali Temple in Chang'an.
That would be tantamount to declaring war on the imperial court.
The middle-aged man looked at the King of Han and said, "Don't worry, I won't attack him directly. The Wang family doesn't want to go against the court, but there should be many people in your court who want Li Xuanjing dead, right?"
The King of Han glanced at him. What he said meant that there were many people in the court who wanted Li Xuanjing dead.
Including myself, how many people wish to get rid of him as soon as possible.
The middle-aged man looked at the King of Han and said slowly: "Over the years, Li Xuanjing has been causing trouble for the court. I believe many people regard him as a thorn in their side, including the other princes. If you join forces and borrow some power, you may be able to get rid of him. By then, even Your Majesty will not be able to go against the trend..."
He said slowly: "If the King of Han agrees, the Wang family is willing to lend you a helping hand. If not, that's fine. I will ask King You or King Rui..."
Although he did not say it explicitly, the King of Han could understand the meaning of his words.
Li Xuanjing's killing of Wang Heng this time completely angered the Wang family.
Wang Yue came to Chang'an this time with the intention of killing Li Xuanjing.
The killing of the legitimate son is absolutely intolerable for these thousand-year-old families.
If he did not cooperate, the Wang family would turn to support King You or King Rui, and without the support of the Wang family, he would definitely not be able to defeat those princes.
The King of Han did not agree immediately, but said: "Let me think about it..."
Wang Yue nodded and said, "I will wait for the reply from His Royal Highness the King of Han at this time tomorrow."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Watching the Wang family members leave, the King of Han sighed softly.
He was not willing to completely break off relations with Li Xuanjing.
But he had to give a clear answer to the Wang family.
The King of Han was still hesitating, but the Prince of Han could not help but said in disbelief: "Father, what are you still hesitating about? The Wang family is willing to help us. This is the best opportunity to bring down Li Xuanjing. Do you want him to keep riding on your head?"
The King of Han did not reprimand him this time. He stretched out his hand to call someone over and said, "Go and ask Fu Zhi to come over."
Soon, Jingzhao Yin walked into the hall and said to the King of Han, "I saw the Wang family's carriage outside the palace. Has anyone from the Wang family arrived?"
The King of Han nodded and said, "Wang Yue has come to Chang'an. I want to hear your opinion on something..."
After listening to him, Jingzhao Yin was silent for a moment, and then said, "That man is very calculating. Not only did he instigate a fight between us, Li Xuanjing, and Prince Rui, he also made the Wang family want to kill Li Xuanjing, and we don't even know who he is..."
The King of Han waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about that sinister guy for now. What do you think, should we listen to the Wang family?"
It would be best not to provoke Li Xuanjing.
But they could not bear the losses that would result from not listening to the Wang family.
This was a dilemma. Jingzhao Yin looked at the King of Han and said, "I'm afraid your Highness will have to make the decision on this matter."
After pondering for a long time, the King of Han slowly clenched his fist and said, "Although I don't want to provoke Li Xuanjing, this time, I'm afraid I have no choice..."
(End of this chapter)
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