Chapter 132 Li Huaiyu's Love Rival
The two men returned home and brought Chen Shize and others back with them.
I had just returned and had barely had time to catch my breath when someone came to report.
"Your Highness, the guards of Suzaku Gate are here to report that on February 5th, the day the weapons depot exploded, someone left with Gao Hongchen's warrant."
"Summon the commander of Suzaku Gate."
After a while, Yan Shuo, the guard of Suzaku Gate, strode in.
"Your Highness, I greet you."
"No need to be polite."
"Tell me in detail what happened on February 5th."
"Yes."
"That day was the third day after His Majesty was assassinated at the Imperial Manor. The Duke of Zhenguo ordered a strict inspection of the nine gates, with strict restrictions on entry and exit.
That afternoon, an emergency order was suddenly received from the Duke of Zhenguo, placing all nine gates under martial law, with only entry and no exit allowed.
I was guarding the city gate that day, so I carried out the order.
But about an hour later, a servant came, holding the token of the Prime Minister.
It was said that Prime Minister Gao had ordered him to go out and deliver a secret letter to the camp outside the capital.
I did not dare to neglect my duty. I read the secret letter, which bore the signatures of the Ministry of War and Prime Minister Gao, and then I let the man pass."
"The signatures of the Ministry of War and Prime Minister Gao? Whose signature is used for the Ministry of War's signature?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Treasury."
When Li Yueyao heard that it was the Ministry of Treasury again, and this time it also involved the Ministry of War, she was overwhelmed.
It seems that Fan Yong will have to continue cleaning up the Ministry of War tomorrow.
"Did people who left the city carry anything with them?" Feng Shenyu asked.
"With a small box."
"Oh, how big is the box?"
After hearing this, Yan Shuo gestured in front of his chest with his hands.
Li Yueyao said, "Let's go get a set of boxes and let General Yan identify them."
"Yes."
Qian Lou went down to make arrangements.
After a while, a group of boxes like Russian nesting dolls were lined up and placed in front of Yan Shuo.
Yan Shuo looked at the box in front of him, picked up a medium-sized one, looked at it, and said:
“This size.”
Feng Shenyu looked at the box in his hand and said, "The storage conditions for the Sky-shaking Bombs are very demanding. Each one must be individually wrapped and stored separately.
If this box were used to transport the Sky-Shattering Bombs, it could only hold about four."
Li Yueyao asked, "What is the box made of?"
"A lacquer box with painted patterns."
"How did he take the box?" Li Yueyao thought for a moment and asked again.
Yan Shuo thought for a moment and said, “When presenting the token, place it normally on the horse’s back.
But when riding a horse, carry it with one hand."
As he spoke, he stretched out one hand and carried the box on one side.
"It's like, like, carrying a human head in front of a battle, but afraid of the blood dripping on me, so I marched far away."
Yan Shuo continued.
Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu looked at each other and smiled.
"It looks like it must be a thunderbolt.
Gao Hongchen's guess was correct. They took the things out of the city and went to find a place to study them."
Li Yueyao said, "But judging by the size of the box, it seems only four have left the city. Where are the remaining two?"
"Then you have to ask the person who died in Yanyu Tower." Feng Shenyu said with a smile.
Li Yueyao shouted outside, "Come here, tell the Right Jinwu Guard General Huai Xiucheng to come over."
"Yes."
Li Yueyao looked at Yan Shuo and said, "Thank you, Yan Qing, for coming here so late."
"It is my duty, Your Highness, thank you for being so polite."
"Go down first and describe the person who went out that day, and have them draw a portrait."
"Yes."
Yan Shuo went down to paint the portrait.
Just as the painting was finished, Huai Xiucheng came in, followed by his younger brother Huai Xiujing.
Li Yueyao didn't know Huai Xiujing, but Feng Shenyu did.
I thought to myself, it’s a good thing that Li Huaiyu is not here today, otherwise these two rivals would be extremely jealous of each other.
Hearing Huai Xiucheng introduce: "This is my younger brother Xiujin, he has been transferred back from the border and is now a fifth-rank general under my command."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao looked Huai Xiujing up and down.
His face is not as pretty as Li Huaiyu's, but he walks with a vigorous momentum and has a lean and strong body, which is much better than Li Huaiyu's body that is always immersed in the gentleness of the world.
In Li Yueyao's opinion, Li Huaiyu's chances of winning are not very high.
So he said, "No need to be polite."
"I wonder why Your Highness has summoned me here?"
"Sit down, everyone sit down and talk." Li Yueyao said.
After the two sat down, Feng Shenyu spoke directly:
"There's a clue about Thunder."
After hearing this, Huai Xiucheng looked at Feng Shenyu with a sharp gaze: "Oh, where is it?"
"There are sal trees around the West Market."
As he spoke, he handed the case file about Yanyu Tower to Huai Xiucheng.
After Huai Xiucheng quickly read it, he handed it to Huai Xiujing.
"West Market is indeed under the jurisdiction of our Right Jinwu Guard. Your Highness, rest assured that I will fulfill my mission and bring the perpetrators to justice."
Li Yueyao handed the two portraits at hand to Huai Xiujing.
"The middle-aged man above is the one who died in the Misty Rain Tower with the sal leaves on his body.
It is imperative to focus on tracking down this person near Xishi.
The young servant behind was the one who left Suzaku Gate with Gao Hongchen's order on the night of the arms depot explosion.
At that time, he was carrying a small lacquer box, which should have contained four thunder bombs.
If you encounter this person, capture him right there."
Huai Xiucheng bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
After the two left, it was already the end of the Xu hour and approaching the Hai hour.
Li Yueyao stood up, stretched, and prepared to rest.
Nanny Qin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the young masters of the Chen and Zheng families..."
"Let them stay here to sober up first, and bring them to me tomorrow morning."
In one day, I went to the Dali Temple Prison to see Gao Hongchen in the morning, and went to the Dali Temple Prison in the evening to retrieve these guys who were more likely to cause trouble than to help.
Li Yueyao got angry just thinking about it.
The next morning, after Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu left the court, they went to see His Majesty the Emperor.
The emperor listened to what Li Yueyao had said, Gao Hongchen, and was silent for a while before saying:
"Leave his body intact.
The rest of the Gao family will be exiled three thousand miles away, and even if they are pardoned, they will not be allowed to hold official positions for three generations."
When the two came out of the palace and returned to the mansion, they saw Princess Zhaoyun and Duke Chengguo sitting in the flower hall.
Next to him were the Duke of Zhao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the Marquis of Guangping.
When everyone saw Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu coming back, they all stood up awkwardly.
"Your Majesty, I greet the Grand Duke of Jinyang."
"No need to be polite."
Li Yueyao said lightly, walked past everyone and sat directly in the upper seat.
Princess Zhaoyun stood awkwardly by the side and whispered, "Aunt."
Li Yueyao glared at her unhappily:
"You used to be a sensible and obedient child in the palace. Why did you teach your child like this now?
Last time, he used rude words and bumped into me in the street, and His Majesty broke his leg. It has only been a few months and something happened again.
Can you two pay more attention to your child?"
Princess Zhaoyun blushed when she heard this.
Duke Chengguo quickly stood up and apologized with deep fear:
"Your Highness, please calm down. It's my fault for not teaching my son well."
Li Yueyao didn't even look at Duke Cheng: "I'm asking about Zhaoyun, don't interrupt."
Duke Chengguo shut up and dared not speak.
Princess Zhaoyun heard this and quickly explained:
"Aunt, it's not that I don't want to take care of him, it's just that Erlang has been raised by the old lady since he was a child.
That's why the old lady doted on him, and that's why he developed this personality."
Li Yueyao listened without saying anything, but waved her hand to signal Princess Zhaoyun to sit down.
The others also looked at Li Yueyao with fear on their faces.
"The man who died last night was a spy from Nanli. We had been watching him for a while, but these brats ruined his plans.
I will find out who among you has colluded with the spies and will execute him without mercy."
When they heard that it was such a big deal, they immediately panicked.
"I dare not."
The veins on the head of the Assistant Minister of Justice were throbbing.
I was working so hard in the Ministry of Justice investigating spies, and this little bastard was causing trouble for me behind my back.
I don't want this rebellious son anymore.
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