Tibet

Li Ye hurried to Xingqing Palace again, but did not see Xiao Hong. He asked the eunuch in charge of Xingqing Palace: "Where is the woman who brought the child to make trouble?"

The eunuch in charge bowed and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has found a house outside to temporarily settle her down, waiting for His Majesty to come back to deal with it."

Li Ye nodded and went directly to his father's study. He saw Li Nan and Li Fang practicing calligraphy in the room. Li Ye suddenly sighed in his heart. Is there no conclusive evidence that these two children are different? Also recognized them.

He somewhat understood his father's mood.

Li Dai, who was in the study, saw his son coming and shushed slightly, indicating not to disturb the two children practicing calligraphy. He pointed to the next door.

The father and son came to the next room. Of course Li Dai knew why Li Ye came. He sighed and said, "I'm not making trouble unreasonably, because there are some things your mother doesn't know, and I didn't tell her the truth."

"Father sit down and say!"

Li Dai sat down. He was a little embarrassed to say it, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said: "During that time, your mother and I had conflicts. I was very lonely. That Xiaohong took the opportunity to seduce me. I couldn't resist, so we met her one after another. We had sex in the study room more than a dozen times, otherwise I would never have given her three thousand dollars."

"Then why didn't father just take her as his concubine?" Li Ye asked.

"Originally, I really wanted to take her as my concubine. Even if your mother objected, I would insist on it. But then I found out that she was actually the one spying on me. I immediately felt hatred in my heart."

"What happened next? Did my father contact her again?"

Li Dai nodded, "After she left, a few years later, she came to me twice, both times asking for money. Once I gave her 500 guan, and once I gave her 300 guan."

"Then does the father know about her giving birth?"

Li Dai shook his head and sighed: "If I had known, I would have taken the child back long ago."

"But that child, does the father think it is true?" Li Ye asked.

Li Dai lowered his head for a long time, and finally said: "To be honest, I don't know if it is my child. I think if it was my child, she would have come to me long ago and wouldn't have delayed it until now, but the child's facial features Jian does look a bit like me, and I want to recognize him.”

"Has father seen the child?"

Li Dai smiled bitterly, "I hid at the door and took a sneak peek."

Li Ye thought for a moment and said: "I will ask Liu Wutong to investigate this matter personally. My mother will temporarily let her live in Huaqing Palace for a while. My father will not contact that woman again until I find out the matter."

Li Dai also knew that his son's reputation was extremely important and could not be easily tarnished. He nodded, "I'm waiting for your news!"

Li Ye returned to the palace and immediately sent someone to find Liu Wutong. Li Chenghua had been appointed as the observer of Anxi Road, inspecting Anxi, Beiting and Hezhong on his behalf. Liu Wutong was officially promoted to the commander of the inner guard capital.

Liu Wutong cooperated with Li Ye to carry out drastic reforms of the internal defense. Although he was not as meticulous as Li Chenghua, he was vigorous and resolute, carried out orders to the letter, and completed the reform in the shortest time. This made Li Ye very satisfied.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I am looking for you so late because I actually have a private matter that I want you to investigate. To be precise, it is the Emperor's matter!"

"ah!"

Liu Wutong was surprised and said quickly: "Your Majesty, just give me your orders!"

"Do you still remember a maid named Xiaohong?"

"Of course I remember that she kept pestering the Emperor. Later, the Emperor sent money to her twice, both of which were handled by low-level officials."

"Now she has brought another child here, and she insists that it is the child of the Emperor. This has caused a conflict between the Emperor and the Queen Mother. I want you to investigate in person. Is this child the child of the Emperor?"

Liu Wutong sighed, "As a humble person, I know that this kind of thing will happen sooner or later!"

"Why?"

"Bizhi has long discovered that that woman is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I have advised the Supreme Emperor not to let her taste the sweetness. She will never stop it, but the Supreme Emperor is still soft-hearted."

"The Supreme Emperor has had a close relationship with her. It is normal to have some old feelings for her. These are not important. What is important is whether the child is the Supreme Emperor's. You should investigate it yourself and don't leave it to your subordinates."

"The investigation will begin tonight."

Li Ye nodded, "Tell me immediately if there is any progress, no matter what the progress is!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Liu Wutong bowed and left in a hurry.

Wang Sili woke up in the middle of the night and felt unbearably thirsty. He shouted vaguely, "Woooo!"

Soon, a glass of water was brought to him and he helped him up. Wang Sili naturally took the glass and took a sip of water.

Suddenly, he spurted out again. This was not water, but blood with an extremely fishy odor.

He looked back and suddenly recognized the people around him. He was frightened out of his wits. Why did Sang Qian, who was beaten to death, appear in front of him?

"Sir, according to the rules of my hometown, you must give your master a bowl of sheep's blood before sending him on his way."

Wang Sili was shocked, and reached out to grab the rattle on the table. Suddenly, his throat felt sharp pain, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained.

He watched helplessly as a large amount of blood spurted out from his throat, and his whole body gradually lost consciousness. Wang Sili screamed in grief. He had fought fiercely on the battlefield for half his life, and finally died at the hands of a Kunlun slave.

Early the next morning, Wannian County Government received a report that Wang Sili, the right-wing general, was killed by a slave last night. The slave had fled and disappeared.

The Wannian County Government Office was shocked. On the one hand, it asked the internal guards for help, and on the other hand, it sent a large group of police officers to Wang Sili's mansion to seal off the scene.

Soon, the internal guards also sent an investigation team to the scene, and soon after, Privy Councilor Guo Ziyi also hurried over.

"Have you found it?" Guo Ziyi asked.

The general of the inner guard cupped his fists and said: "Old General Qi, it has been determined that Kunlun Nusanggan did the murder!"

"What's the reason?"

"This Kunlun slave has been responsible for taking care of General Wang. The day before yesterday, he accidentally offended the general. He was beaten with a hundred sticks and imprisoned. He escaped from prison in the middle of the night last night and killed the general in revenge!"

"How did he escape from prison?" Guo Ziyi continued to ask.

"This Kunlun slave was very skilled in martial arts. He had the ability to pretend to be dead. He had no heartbeat or breathing. The prison guards thought he was dead, so they dragged him out of the prison, wrapped his body in mats, and prepared to bury him at dawn.

Unexpectedly, he was pretending. He went back to the house, took a dagger, and killed the general. All his valuables were taken away, and he also took a large bag of five hundred silver coins from the general's room. "

Guo Ziyi went to see the murder scene and Wang Sili's body again, and then hurried back to Daming Palace to report to the emperor.

At this time, Liu Wutong was reporting the preliminary status of his investigation to Emperor Li Ye.

"Beizhi has visited Xiaohong's former friends and other maids in the mansion in the past two days, and learned an important clue. When Xiaohong seduced the master, she already had a lover in the mansion. This person was originally a subordinate of Beizhi, named Zheng Xiaoze was from Nanzheng, Hanzhong. A few days after Xiaohong was kicked out of the house, he resigned and left on the pretext of the death of his grandfather. Beizhi suspected that they had been together, so Beizhi decided to investigate Zheng Xiaoze. "

"Could this Zheng Xiaoze also be responsible for monitoring the Supreme Emperor at that time?"

"It's possible, but there's no evidence for it. He was very low-key at the time, and he didn't pay much attention to him."

Li Ye nodded, "The Emperor gave her 3,800 guan. In addition to the 200 guan the Queen Mother gave her for repatriation, she received 4,000 guan. This is a lot of money. How did she spend it? ? Let’s find out too.”

"Your Majesty is right, she has four thousand dollars, so she must have hired a maid, but she is taking the child alone, which means she still has a place to live elsewhere, and it is very likely that Zheng Xiaoze is there!"

Li Ye walked two steps with his hands behind his back: "She may not know that you are already an internal guard, so just pretend that you are still the chief bodyguard of the Supreme Emperor, and go to negotiate with her on behalf of the Supreme Emperor. Just say that the Supreme Emperor does not recognize this child. What will she do?" "

"Your Majesty, she must want money!"

Li Ye sneered and said, "Then give her money and follow her after she leaves. If you find Zheng Xiaoze, don't scare the snake first and pull Zheng Xiaoze out for interrogation."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Liu Wutong hurried away.

Wei Gao walked to the door and said: "Your Majesty, Privy Council Guo is asking for an urgent meeting. Something has happened to General Wang Sili of the Right Guards."

Li Ye frowned, "Let the Privy Council come in!"

After a moment, Guo Ziyi hurriedly walked in and said: "Your Majesty, something happened to General Wang Sili last night. He was killed by his slave. Now the slave has escaped!"

Guo Ziyi reported back to the emperor in detail what he knew.

Li Ye was stunned for a long time. What a coincidence. Wang Sili was killed by a Kunlun slave. Xiaohong, who blackmailed his father, was a Silla maid. A Kunlun slave and a Silla maid. They had always been quiet, but at this time, they were getting together. .