Prime Minister, he just refuses to usurp the throne

For the next few days, Xie Anshuang would go out to investigate in person every night.It's just different from acting alone in the past, these days there will always be someone by his side to accompany him.

As time passed, Xie Anshuang had gradually gotten used to having noisy voices around her without her noticing it.

But even if they tried their best to cover more than half of the capital every night, there was still nothing to gain in a few days.

The masked thief did not act at all during this period of time, as if he chose to give up after being noticed before.

But Xie Anshuang thought it would never be that simple, the masked thief must be lurking in a corner waiting for an opportunity.

Three days later, the 21st of the first month.

The temperature in the capital is slowly warming up, and it gradually feels like spring is approaching.

As the so-called spring sleepiness and autumn fatigue, Xie Anshuang has a very deep understanding of this recently.

"Aha--"

Xie Anshuang sat at the desk in the imperial study, and yawned for the first quarter of an hour.

Due to the running around at night for the past few days, he has been able to rest recently so that he doesn't even need Anshenxiang, and he can fall asleep when he is given a place to lie down.

The tired look on his face even made some officials gently remind him not to indulge in excessive sex.

Xie Anshuang casually drew Xiao Baba on a memorial to persuade him not to miss the harem all day, threw it aside and yawned again.

He rubbed his eyes and picked up a cup of tea next to him, and took a few sips to refresh himself.

This tea was made by Xing Wenshu himself today. Although it is not as bad as the first time he brewed it, it is barely drinkable.

There is still a lingering astringency in the mouth of the warm tea, and it takes a long time to taste some sweetness.

It has to be said that Xing Wenshu really has no talent at all in making tea.

Xie Anshuang secretly slandered that he hadn't realized that he had become more and more used to Xing Wenshu's kindness and care for him.

After drinking strong tea, Xie Anshuang finally became more energetic, and took out a booklet and glanced at it casually.

However, this glance made him completely sleepless.

—— According to the memorial, just last night at Choushi, masked thieves attacked three ordinary people in the southwest corner of the capital, resulting in one death and two injuries. The identities of the victims are yet to be determined.

Xie Anshuang looked at the neatly written "one dead and two wounded" on the memorial, his fingertips trembled slightly.

Last night, he and Wen Ran were in the southwest direction of the capital where they were patrolling at Zishi, which means that they happened to miss the thief, so that...

Xie Anshuang took a breath, and quickly looked at the signer of the booklet, and saw the neat and tidy word "Xing Shen".

This is the notebook submitted by Xing Wenshu.

He suddenly remembered that in the past, Xing Wenshu would take the initiative to go to Chang'an Hall to find him after half of Yinshi, but today it was Chenshi, and he still hadn't seen Xing Wenshu, and even the tea was brought by the maid.

This shows that Xing Wenshu has already begun to investigate related matters.

Xie Anshuang managed to restrain himself.

He has a trusting attitude towards Xing Wenshu's ability, and he has worried about whether he will not be able to display his ability and establish his prestige in front of the officials when he is trapped in the palace these few days.

But now it seems that Xing Wenshu is still the original Xing Wenshu. No matter what position he is in, he can make people unable to ignore him with his own ability.

Xie Anshuang temporarily put his memorial aside and placed it neatly.

Xing Wenshu said in the notebook that the identity of the victim is still to be determined, so he must be investigating this identity, and he just needs to wait for him to report.

He suppressed his emotions and continued to read the remaining notebooks.

Not long after, Xie Anshuang heard a voice coming from the door, and when he looked up, he saw Xing Wenshu pushing the door and entering in a hurry.

"I see Your Majesty." Perhaps it was an urgent matter, and Xing Wenshu, who had always been well-behaved, only made a half salute this time.

Xie Anshuang rested his chin on one hand, looked in his direction, and said leisurely, "Why is Xing Aiqing in such a hurry?"

Xing Wenshu seemed to have glanced at the paperwork he submitted on the table, and after confirming that Xie Anshuang knew about the matter, he said directly: "Your Majesty, the identities of the people killed last night have been ascertained, and the two injured people are the sons of the deceased. They are all ordinary people, but..."

He paused, and lowered his voice slightly: Southwind, "According to my investigation, the deceased was once the wet nurse of the Third Prince."

Xie An's hands resting on his cheeks froze slightly, but soon relaxed again, and said nonchalantly, "So what? What does it have to do with Gu?"

Xing Wenshu said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, this is the seventh time that masked thief has made an attack and caused the death of ordinary people. This is a serious matter. Your Majesty, please call all the courtiers to discuss and resolve it."

Xie Anshuang looked uninterested, and Xing Wenshu continued: "As I said before, the masked thief at the foot of the emperor dared to be so presumptuous. He must have not taken His Majesty seriously. Today he went to the southwest of the capital to commit another crime. There is no guarantee that coming to the palace next time will not be good for His Majesty. Whether it is for the people or for Your Majesty, I request Your Majesty to call all courtiers to discuss a solution."

Listening to his long speech, Xie Anshuang finally seemed to be impatient, waved his hands and said: "That's it, that's it. Pass the order of Gu, call the important officials of the court to discuss this matter with the imperial study."

Xing Wenshu responded respectfully: "Yes."

Then he resigned according to Xie Anshuang's will, and asked Fuyuan to arrange the summoning of the ministers.

After about half an hour, the originally deserted imperial study room was suddenly filled with many officials.

Xie Anshuang had already sat on the soft bed, lazily glanced at the officials with different expressions, and said unhurriedly: "Thanks to Xing Aiqing, Gu Ke really hasn't seen so many people for a long time."

All the officials present could hear the insinuation in his words, and couldn't help but look in Xing Wenshu's direction.

Some are sympathetic, some are worried, some are indifferent, and some are gloating.

Xie Anshuang sat in a position one step higher, taking a panoramic view of the reactions of all the officials, and finally looked in the direction of Xing Wenshu, and saw that Xing Wenshu, who was standing at the top as the prime minister, was still standing upright, with a neither humble nor overbearing attitude.

He drooped his eyes and narrowed his thoughts for a while, yawned and said, "Okay, talk about things if you have something to do, and leave if you have nothing to do."

Before the officials came, they had basically heard about the masked thieves' actions last night, and soon some officials came forward and said that they hoped to increase the patrols in the capital, and at the same time handed over the matter to special officials for a thorough investigation. Find the real culprit as soon as possible.

Some officials also held a blindly confident attitude, refuting the previous officials that they felt that there was no need to spend a lot of time, which would only aggravate the panic of the people in the capital.

In short, the officials were arguing endlessly for a while, and Xie An's head hurt from hearing it.

So, although he put on a stupid attitude, but he hates Zhaohui from the bottom of his heart.If you have the time to listen to them quarreling, it's better to go back to bed and sleep comfortably.

While the officials of the two factions were still arguing, Ye Zihe, who was a "treacherous minister", stepped forward at the right time, and said disdainfully, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is mostly a trick of the common people."

Xie Anshuang seemed to be interested in what he said, and asked, "Why did Ye Aiqing say that?"

Ye Zihe continued: "Your Majesty has only recently ordered the people to build the royal garden, and this kind of incident happened in the capital. It is presumably because those common people do not want to contribute to the country, so they come out to disturb His Majesty's garden construction."

Xie Anshuang raised his hands and stroked his chin, as if he had just remembered that this happened before, and said, "Ye Aiqing's words are reasonable."

"Your Majesty!" An official immediately came out and said angrily, "The masked thief is not a child's play. Please don't listen to Ye Shangshu's one-sided words."

Xie Anshuang took a look at him and recognized him as Li Shangshu, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who often came to the imperial study to look for him.

He propped his chin with one hand, and said slowly: "Then what does Lord Li think is the purpose of this masked thief?"

"This..." Li Shangshu couldn't answer for a while, but he still had a very upright look, "The old minister doesn't know the purpose of the masked thief for the time being, but it is precisely because of this that special personnel should be sent to conduct a thorough investigation."

Xie Anshuang continued to ask slowly: "Then according to Lord Li's intention, who can conduct a thorough investigation on this?"

This time, Li Shangshu hadn't answered yet, and Xing Wenshu, who hadn't made any speech, suddenly knelt down straight, cupped his hands and said loudly: "I would like to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Xie Anshuang looked in his direction, and saw that his eyes were firm, as if he had already made up his mind to take the initiative.

Among the civil and military officials present, he was the only one who did not wear an official uniform. He was dressed in plain white clothes, like a clear lotus that was not stained by the mud, straight in the middle and straight in the outside.

The officials who were still arguing stopped one after another and looked in his direction. There were still a few people who seemed to be relieved.

The masked thief incident has been happening for some time, but Xie Anshuang, the emperor, doesn't care about it. Many officials seem to be arguing with concern for the country and the people, but in fact they don't want to take over this thankless hot potato. .

Xie Anshuang calmly glanced at the expressions of a circle of officials, and soon turned his attention back to Xing Wenshu, pursed his lips and said: "Xing Aiqing is positive."

Xing Wenshu cupped his hands and said: "Since I have assumed the post of prime minister according to His Majesty's will, I should share His Majesty's worries."

"It's good to be alone." Xie Anshuang snorted softly, and took a sip of a cup of tea from the table, "Xing Aiqing has said so, and if he refuses to follow Gu, he will be a bit ignorant."

Xing Wenshu replied: "Your Majesty's words are serious, and everything is at the mercy of His Majesty."

Xie Anshuang played with the teacup, seemed to think for a moment before saying: "You can agree to it alone, but there is a condition."

He paused, and there was a playful smile in his eyes: "I only give you six days. After six days, if Xing Aiqing fails to arrest the thief... then you should be careful about the black hats of your Xing family."

Xie An pointedly glanced in Xing Xuyi's direction as well.

As soon as this remark came out, Xing Wenshu was not the only one who was forced to take the bargaining chip.

There was a faint sound of breathing from below, and Xing Xuyi frowned visibly.

However, Xing Wenshu, who was kneeling right in front, responded calmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Anshuang didn't say any more, seeing that this matter had made some progress, he directly issued an order to evict the guest.

The rest of the officials resigned and left one by one, and after a while only Xie Anshuang and Xing Wenshu were left in the imperial study.

Xie Anshuang glanced at him, and asked leisurely: "Why, Xing Aiqing wants to take advantage of everyone's departure, and let Gu take his life back?"

Xing Wenshu shook his head, and said gently: "For the convenience of investigation, I would like to ask His Majesty to allow me to enter and exit the Palace Book Pavilion."

"What's the matter with being alone." Xie Anshuang seemed not interested at all, "Go talk to Fuyuan, and Fuyuan will make arrangements."

As he spoke, he yawned again, waved his hands and said: "Okay, you can go down too, there are so many people shouting early in the morning to disturb Gu Qing, Gu is going to rest."

Xing Wenshu sighed lightly, and reminded: "Your Majesty remember to cover the quilt when resting, don't catch a cold."

Xie Anshuang waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, I know, kneel down."

Seeing this, Xing Wenshu didn't say much, and bowed to leave. After walking out of the imperial study, he took another look inside, and after a while, he calmed down and prepared to go to the Palace Book Pavilion with Fuyuan.

The Imperial Palace Bookstore is the place with the largest collection of books in the capital, and there are also materials recording the memorabilia of the imperial palace.

He wanted to enter the bookstore not only to mask the thieves, but also to find out the truth about the sudden deaths of the princes back then.

Xing Wenshu had an intuition that the various ailments in His Majesty's actions were likely to be related to the real reason for his ascension to the throne.

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By the way, I would like to say quietly, because a certain stupid author has a poor memory, so sometimes he forgets to add a thank you list, and he will make up the QAQ when he thinks about it.