Han Shizu

"How is the investigation of the matter? Has the identity of the person who broke into the car been found out?" The old emperor asked in turn.

How could it be so fast and easy? Wang Xuanzhen thought to himself.However, facing the questioning gaze of the old emperor, Wang Xuanzhen thought for a moment and then reported: "I am incompetent and have no clue yet!"

Seeing the old emperor's expression change, Wang Xuanzhen followed up and said: "However, based on the examination of the corpses by his subordinates, it was initially determined that the two of them were craftsmen, one was a carpenter, and the other was a mason.

Some dry food and drinking water were also found on the hillside, and there were filthy residues of feces and urine two feet away. A simple picture of a carriage and horse cover was also found, which seemed to assist him in identifying his etiquette.

Obviously, the two men's trespassing was not a sudden move, but had been planned for a long time. They lurked on the hillside several days in advance to avoid inspection by the patrolmen and wait for the holy driver..."

After listening to Wang Xuanzhen's report, the old emperor murmured: "Is this an ulterior motive or a good intention?"

Naturally, it was not Wang Xuanzhen's turn to judge this issue, at least it was difficult to overcome in front of the old emperor.

After thinking for a while, the old emperor took out the stained blood form, stretched out his hands, and said: "This form has clear organization and clear narrative. It cannot be written by a skilled craftsman. The writing style seems to come from Official sword and pen."

Respectfully taking the blood form from Hood's hand, Wang Xuanzhen read it carefully and found out what he meant.The content of the blood sign is not complicated, and can even be described in concise and concise terms. It points directly to the shortcomings of Shenzhou, and unabashedly points out the major disadvantages caused by the palace construction, and even clearly points out the impact of the project on the use of people and financial resources. Excessive and harsh.

This must be the work of someone familiar with the inside story. Based on this, the subsequent investigation will be more targeted and the scope of the investigation can be further narrowed.

A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes, he put the paper away and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this blood sample is an important clue. Can you lend it to the Si Yamen for a while?"

The old emperor waved his hand calmly: "I have read the things and remembered the contents. If you find it useful, take them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Xuanzhen thanked him immediately, and then said: "I plan to investigate this matter from two aspects. One is to start with this blood sample and compare the handwriting to check the person;
Secondly, since they are still two trespassers, I planned to screen the craftsmen registered in Shenzhou first, but to no avail, and then expanded to several surrounding states.

The point is that this matter must involve the construction of Taikang Palace, and the two craftsmen are even the craftsmen who participated in the construction, so..."

Before Wang Xuanzhen could finish explaining his ideas for handling the case, the old emperor stretched out his hand to interrupt him, looking impatient: "How to handle the investigation is your business. I don't care about the process, only the result!"

As soon as the old emperor's tone was strong, Wang Xuanzhen's heart tightened, and he immediately responded solemnly: "Yes!"

"Go ahead!"

"I retire!"

Wang Xuanzhen retreated, but the old emperor's mood did not improve at all, and even got worse.A man sat there silently for a long time, and then he sighed quietly.In fact, if the old emperor needed Wang Xuanzhen to investigate, no matter what the process was, the result was conceivable.The most that Wang Xuanzhen can solve is to find the person who secretly manipulated this matter, but for the old emperor, the most critical issue is how this matter will end.
The old emperor was always sensitive on such matters. There was still a layer of fog surrounding the ten trespassing incidents. It was as if he had seen through everything and saw the final outcome of the matter.Relying on intuition alone, the old emperor realized that he was likely to fall into an embarrassing situation.

Therefore, no matter what Wang Xuanzhen and others investigated, or what results the people at the top and bottom produced, it was not important to the old emperor.

However, how it ends is not that simple.If it were normal, there would be no need to hesitate. Everyone involved, big and small, high and low, those who abuse the people, those who are greedy for money, those who are derelict in their duties, will be demoted when they should be demoted, and killed when they should be killed. There is no need at all. Consider what leeway you should leave.

But this time, it was obviously different. The key point involved the old emperor himself. He still knew this well, and it was difficult for him to be truly confused and pretend not to know.

From the old emperor's personal point of view, he absolutely did not want any major scandal to occur in the construction of Taikang Palace. That would be too ugly and would damage his reputation as emperor.

Of course, the practices of Shaofu Construction and Shenzhou Government are ugly enough in themselves and have greatly lost the support of the people. However, it will be even more ugly if it is exposed and made known to the world for anyone to comment on.

The old emperor must win his respect!For a moment, he even felt very disgusted with the person who caused this thing. Couldn't he let him escape the summer and take a vacation in peace?
Thinking of this, the old emperor's expression became even more sad. After pondering for a long time, he ordered Hu De to summon the imperial envoy Zhang Bin to come.

Similarly, Zhang Bin had long wanted to meet him, and greeting him was the main purpose.Of course, the old emperor didn't care about Zhang Bin's care and loyalty. He just told him seriously: "Go and check Liu Jiqian, especially his three-year resume in Shenzhou, as well as the palace construction process, all aspects, one and five years." Ten, give me the details!"

"Yes!"

By this time, the old emperor had already made a plan in his mind, but whether it would develop as planned would depend on the results of the investigation, but no matter what, Liu Jiqian was a key figure.

There is another key figure, and that is the Shaofu Supervisor Liu Gui. Although he spends most of his time in the capital and conducts remote control, and only has a few inspections at the Taikang Palace construction site, if something goes wrong in this big project, Liu Gui will not be able to escape from it. responsibility.

Liu Gui, who had high political sensitivity, was aware of this as soon as the incident occurred, so he waited outside the palace early.

After delaying for a full hour, he finally got to meet the saint, but the old emperor didn't want to listen to Liu Gui's well-prepared excuse, and just reprimanded him.

Faced with the old emperor's torrent of accusations, Liu Gui relaxed in his heart. His Majesty scolded him well, and the harder he scolded, the greater the chance of passing the test.

In fact, this was the case. The old emperor had no intention of dealing with Liu Gui harshly. He was still very satisfied with this slave. Although he was an eunuch, the young man under his management was far better than Lu Mengzheng. .

What made the old emperor even more angry was that Liu Gui was not diligent enough in the construction of Taikang Palace, or was too indulgent to the local officials, which led to such a mess.What's more important is that the old emperor had secretly warned us that we should do a good job in superficiality and pay attention to people's livelihood issues.
But Liu Gui didn't seem to understand what he meant, so this time, the old emperor almost made it clear: Go back and check yourself quickly, and wipe everything that needs to be wiped clean.