Chapter 190
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What?
This …
Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji suddenly had goosebumps.
How could there be danger?
However, the next moment.
Wei Zheng immediately felt the world spinning around him.
He cried sadly, "I finally know why Brother Zhang Feng always spoke so strangely today! Why he was so eager to drive us away! It turns out that he didn't want us to be in danger! "
"God! I know I was wrong! "
Wei Zheng wailed.
Zhangsun Wuji was not any better.
Li Shimin was anxious. He grabbed Zhangsun Wuji's collar and asked, "Tell me, what is going on?"
"Your Majesty, this is what happened. We originally wanted to ask Brother Zhang Feng to help us find information about the spy in Chang 'an. However, Brother Zhang Feng avoided the topic. Finally, after I asked, he said that the cause of this matter was Your Majesty's stockpiling of grain!"
"What?"
Li Shimin was shocked.
"And then?"
"He said that Your Majesty's stockpiling of grain must be confidential. However, such a thing would be leaked by someone. This person either wanted his whole family to die or was a spy!"
"A spy!"
"There is a spy in my palace?"
Li Shimin's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water.
He asked again, "Tell me everything that Brother Zhang Feng said, without missing a single word!"
"Yes!"
Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji said, "This matter, after we figured out Brother Zhang Feng's identity, we told him about what happened in Chang 'an. Before we finished, Brother Zhang Feng wanted to run away. In the end, we caught him and held him in a chair. Then he told us what happened."
"The first thing he said was that there was a spy in the palace. Then he said that he was afraid of death and told us not to investigate further. People would die, many people would die."
"But when I told him that Zhangsun Wuji wanted us to investigate, he said that if we wanted to investigate, we would have to go outside the city. We wouldn't be able to find anything inside the city."
"Also, he pointed to his head and said, use it more often, or it will be gone easily."
"I didn't know what was going on back then, but now …"
The two of them couldn't continue.
Was there even a need to ask?
There's no need.
Li Shimin and the others were not fools.
It was clear now.
Can't Chang 'an investigate?
Why couldn't they investigate?
There must be someone from the government covering for them!
Moreover, the merchants also seemed to have hooks and sickles. Under such circumstances, how could they investigate? Who could find out anything?
If they were to investigate now, all the clues would be lost!
"Prime Minister Wei, tell me, what did Brother Zhang Feng mean by going outside the city to investigate?"
Li Shimin thought for a while and added, "Could it be that he wants us to investigate from both sides?"
"I think that might be the case. There's a saying in the military that when we surround them, we can make all the demons and monsters unable to hide. I think that Brother Zhang Feng must have read this sentence in a military book. That's why he said it at this time, under such dangerous circumstances …"
"Then … do you feel that there might be a big shot hiding around Brother Zhang Feng?"
"This …"
Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji were shocked.
They had thought of this before, but they didn't dare to think about it!
However, the more they didn't want to think about it, the faster they thought about it.
Everything became clear at this moment. If it wasn't for the danger around them, why were those children gone today?
Why did Brother Zhang Feng leave in such a hurry?
He didn't hesitate to give away his wealth?
After all, Brother Zhang Feng was very stingy!
At this time, Zhang Feng's words that this was the safest place and the strange look in his eyes made the two experienced officials break out in a cold sweat.
"Damn it!"
"Brother Zhang Feng is such a loyal friend!"
"I … I'm ashamed to face Brother Zhang Feng!"
Li Shimin said bitterly as he smashed his fist on the stone pillar.
"If it weren't for the fact that so many things are involved, I would really like to pick up my long sword and wipe out Chang 'an City one strike at a time!"
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji both knelt down.
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"I'm fine. Now tell me, is the chess piece in the palace in the Honglu Temple or someone hiding in the palace?"
"This …"
Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji looked at each other, bowed, and said, "We are stupid. We don't know!"
"Alas! Forget it! "
"Since Brother Zhang Feng said that we should start the investigation outside the city, then, there are gate handles around Chang 'an City. Let's start with these city guards!"
"Your Majesty, the city guards are basically Old Cheng's subordinates. I think, here should be …"
Zhangsun Wuji wanted to say something, but stopped.
Li Shimin said impatiently, "If you have something to say, just say it!"
"I have an immature idea!"
"Then don't say it!"
"Uh …"
Zhangsun Wuji almost choked. He said quickly, "I think the rivers that run through the palace are the biggest suspects. I think we can start the investigation from there!"
"Oh?"
Li Shimin's eyes lit up.
"Then which river do you think is the most likely?"
"The Yong 'an Canal!"
"The Yong 'an Canal goes straight down and then enters the Ba River. It can enter Luozhou in the south and Qinling in the west. The waterways are complicated. We can't trace it!"
"The Yong 'an Canal …"
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