After receiving the emperor's order, after finishing the work, he naturally had to go to the Son of Heaven to return to his life, so that this set of procedures could be completed.

After entering Yong'an Gate, it was already dark, and Li Xin successfully met the great eunuch Chen Ju.

Chen Ju smiled: "General Li Lang, you are here, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Li Xin raised his head and let out an "ah", looking at Chen Ju in some surprise.

At this time, even a few princes could not see the prince of Chengde, Li Xin originally thought that he would not be able to see him, in his estimate, it would be good to see this great eunuch in charge of the palace.

Chen Ju's face was calm: "What's wrong?" ”

Li Xin shook his head and said slowly: "It's nothing, please lead the way." ”

Chen Ju patted Li Xin on the shoulder, turned his head and led Li Xin into the warm hall of Changle Palace.

At this time, it was already the end of October, and the weather was a lot colder, and the emperor of Chengde was wearing a fox fur and hiding next to the stove to roast the fire.

After Li Xin entered the warm hall, he knelt down and saluted to the Son of Chengde: "Chen Yu Lin Wei Li Xin, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven put down the hand warmer in his hand, rubbed his hands, and slowly looked at Li Xin: "I know what you did in Dali Temple." ”

The capital is full of the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, although the Son of Heaven in Chengde does not dare to say that he is omniscient and omnipotent, but at least in the capital, most of the things he wants to know can be known.

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "The minister suddenly accepted the holy will, and there are many inappropriate things in what he did, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"You're doing a great job."

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Even if I do it myself, I can't handle it better than you." ”

"The subordinates are terrified."

The Son of Heaven sat on the dragon couch and coughed: "To do well is to do well, there is no need to be too humble." ”

"Get up and speak."

Li Xin stood up and stood with his hands down.

The Son of Heaven put his hands in his sleeves and said lightly: "Dali Temple is besieged, you should know the cause and effect, tell me your opinion." ”

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "According to the minister's understanding, the cause of this incident is because Zhan Shi Tanggu of the East Palace killed Wang Anmin, Wang Anmin, the imperial historian of the Imperial History Terrace, by mistake...... Maybe there is a crime, but the crime is not so much, please ask Your Majesty to ask the East Palace Zhan Shi Tanggu's sin, in order to calm the anger of the public! ”

The Emperor of Chengde said with a smile: "Those imperial histories of the Imperial History Terrace should not be convicted for their words, even if they are convicted, the East Palace has no right to lynch them, just now you also said, this Tanggu is the Zhan of the East Palace, in your opinion, do you want to ask the East Palace about the crime?" ”

Li Xin lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the subordinate is just a military attaché, and it is not a problem to arrest and investigate people, but if Your Majesty wants to ask the minister, it is beyond the minister's ability......"

The questions asked by the Son of Heaven before can be classified as criminal, but when it comes to the prince, it is a political matter.

"Ask you, and you will say."

The Son of Heaven was a little displeased: "Isn't it that military attachés can't speak about politics, where is there such a rule in the imperial court?"

"In my humble opinion, this matter should have nothing to do with the prince!"

Li Xin gritted his teeth and said: "Those imperial historians attacked the prince, and it is reasonable for the prince to send someone over to ask questions, but that Zhan Shijiao is in the name of the prince." It was the misdeeds that led to today's tragedy! ”

The Son of Heaven was amused by Li Xin's words.

"Li Xin, you are really a talent."

The Son of Heaven sighed: "Your words are indeed enough to use in official faces, I want to hear your true opinion." ”

Li Xin took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, everything must be focused on the court situation, the prince and the prince of the country, even if they don't notice it for a while and make some mistakes, it is not easy to make it public, Your Majesty will say a few words in private." ”

The Son of Heaven supported his body with his hands and wanted to stand up from the dragon couch, but Chen Ju on the side saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to support the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven barely stood firm.

"If it weren't for the fact that you have a good relationship with Lao Qi, I would almost have suspected that you are from the East Palace."

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the minister has a very good personal relationship with the Seventh Prince, but the minister is a courtier of the Great Jin, since Your Majesty has established the crown prince, you must obey Your Majesty's wishes as a courtier." ”

"You don't have to say these things to coax me."

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "You people, each with his own thoughts, what you say in your mouth and what you think in your heart are never the same thing. ”

Li Xin was silent.

The Son of Heaven turned his head to look at Li Xin and said, "You sent Yu Linwei's people to the Wang family, what are you going to do?" ”

Li sighed confidently.

This son of heaven who is "recuperating" in the deep palace, I am afraid that he doesn't know anything other than the color of Li Xin's bottoms.

But fortunately, he only knew that Li Xin sent someone to Li's house, and he didn't know what Li Xin sent someone to do.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Dali Temple, it seems that the people of the Wang family are making trouble, but there must be some people with ulterior motives behind the scenes, who want to make this matter bigger, if you want to make this matter bigger, the best way is to send someone to kill the people of the Wang family, even if the Wang family is not destroyed, as long as a few more people die......"

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused and continued: "Then the matter will be even bigger, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's reputation will be irreparable. ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin in astonishment.

"Where is it going to get to this point?"

In the hearts of parents, most of their children are positive images, for example, in the hearts of the Chengde Son of Heaven, although the four princes have some ambitions and ideas, but at most they are at the gate of Dali Temple today. It's not to the extent that people will be destroyed because they want to tarnish the prince's reputation.

Moreover, Chengde Tianzi is an only child, and he has not experienced the pain of losing the heir, so for a while, he did not think of this layer.

Li Xin bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, maybe the subordinates are thinking too much." ”

Chengde Tianzi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then his face sank and he let out a long sigh.

"You're right, the fourth brother did do this kind of thing."

The Son of Heaven muttered: "He left the palace at the age of sixteen to open the mansion, and it has been nine years until this year, and in nine years, I don't know him very well. ”

Li Xin hurriedly bowed his head: "Your Majesty, the minister has never said that it is the fourth prince......

Dividing the flesh and blood of the heavenly family is the sin of killing the head.

The Son of Heaven's mood was a little depressed, and after thinking for a while, he spoke: "Chen Ju, you ask the internal security supervisor to send someone to the Wang family to watch, that Wang Anmin is already dead, don't let the Wang family hurt people's lives because of my family affairs." ”

The Son of Heaven in Chengde is still a relatively benevolent Son of Heaven, otherwise when Li Xin entered Beijing to write and sell charcoal, it is estimated that there would be no scum left in the dead.

Chen Ju bowed his head respectfully: "The old slave will do it." ”

Chen Ju helped the Son of Heaven to sit back on the dragon couch, then bowed down and withdrew from the warm hall, and went down to arrange things.

After Chen Ju withdrew, the Son of Heaven looked up at Li Xin and asked a little weakly: "Li Xin, I asked you a word, and you answered truthfully." ”

Li Xin bent over.

"The minister knows everything."

"Which of the four princes I left in the capital is suitable to be the emperor?"

This question was asked by the Son of Chengde Tianzi to Li Shen, and Li Shen was trembling at that time and did not dare to reply.

Li Xin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then lowered his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that among the four princes, His Royal Highness King Wei is benevolent and most like Your Majesty. ”

Li Xin was very smart and did not directly say who was suitable to be the emperor.

"You're a slippery person."

The Son of Heaven smiled: "That's it, you go down." ”

Li Xin bowed and withdrew from Changle Palace.

The Son of Heaven in Chengde was alone, sitting in the warm hall, looking at Li Xin's distant figure and muttering to himself.

"You are more than Li Shen...... Be bold. ”