Du Qi arranged many things in the evening. Early the next morning, Du Qi's letter, the people escorting Qin Li, and the team escorting the money had already left.
Xia Lie ordered people to start the construction early in the morning, and everything began to move smoothly again. Even Zhao Guangda, in order to curry favor with Du Qi, arranged for people to work early to help.
Everything moved smoothly, and there was no longer any impact.
Xia Lie was deeply grateful to Du Qi.
If Du Qi had not come to patrol, he would not have been able to deal with the trouble caused by Zhao Guangda. It was only because Du Qi was there that all the problems he encountered were solved properly.
When Du Qi was about to leave, Xia Lie came to Du Qi's side and kept thanking Du Qi for solving Zhao Guangda's problem. Then, he personally sent Du Qi off.
After Du Qi left, he continued to move forward, heading in the direction of Lantian County.
Along the way, he encountered many things.
There were still people arranged by Li Shentong to make trouble, but Du Qi directly dealt with these people without any mercy. Du Qi dealt with one, and then he sent a memorial to Li Yuan. It was not for Li Yuan to deal with, but to let Li Yuan know about the matter.
As Du Qi moved forward, the memorial he sent back also returned to Chang 'an and was sent to Li Yuan's desk.
Li Yuan saw the contents of the memorial, especially when he learned that Li Shentong had arranged for people to stop the road construction, increase the difficulty of the road construction, and make trouble for Du Qi, Li Yuan was extremely angry.
He thought highly of Li Shentong.
Not only because Li Shentong and he were brothers, not only because Li Shentong understood his thoughts, but also because Li Shentong had indeed made many military achievements in the establishment of the Tang dynasty.
Therefore, Li Yuan thought highly of Li Shentong.
Now that a series of things had happened, Li Yuan's attitude towards Li Shentong had changed.
Li Yuan's subconscious first reaction was to arrange for someone to inform Li Shentong to enter the palace, to ask Li Shentong why he blocked Du Qi. But as soon as this thought arose, Li Yuan extinguished it; he did not summon Li Shentong to question him.
Because such a punishment was not good for Li Shentong. Once the news spread, it would be even worse for Li Shentong. At that time, Li Yuan would have no choice but to punish Li Shentong.
Li Yuan looked at the memorial submitted by Du Qi again. He looked at Xiao Li at the side and said, "Xiao Li, in Erlang's letter, it said that there was a person called Qin Li who was sent by Li Shentong. Now, it was already on its way back to the Chang 'an County Government to be handed over to Du Chuke. Arrange someone to find out if Qin Li has been escorted back. "
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Xiao Li turned around and went to make arrangements.
After Xiao Li returned, he stood quietly at the side, waiting for Li Yuan to handle government affairs.
About an hour later, a young eunuch came in and whispered a few words into Xiao Li's ear. Xiao Li waved his hand to let the young eunuch withdraw. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Qin Li has indeed been sent back to the Chang 'an County Government. Now, he is temporarily detained in prison, and Du Chuke has not been brought up for trial. "
Li Yuan thought for a while and ordered, "You make the arrangements. We will leave the palace in the evening and go to the prison. I want to see Qin Li in person, and see what he has to say. "
"Yes!"
Xiao Li immediately responded.
… …
Huai An County Prince Manor.
In the study.
The expression on Li Shentong's face was very strict, and it showed that he expected better from Li Shentong. He had just received the news that Qin Li had been taken down and sent back to the Chang 'an County Government.
This matter made Li Shentong quite passive. Li Shentong could even imagine that this news had most likely been sent to the palace, and Li Yuan must have already known.
Therefore, Li Shentong was quite panicked.
At this time, the door of the study was pushed open. It was the housekeeper of the manor who came in and said, "Prince, the Eastern Palace sent a message, asking you to go to the Eastern Palace immediately. There is an important matter to discuss."
"Got it."
Li Shentong replied, changed his clothes, and went to the Eastern Palace. Li Shentong did not need to guess. He could guess that the reason why Li Jiancheng of the Eastern Palace sent a message was naturally about Qin Li.
The news of Qin Li could not be hidden.
Many people must know.
After Li Shentong arrived at the Eastern Palace, he went straight into the study. After seeing Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng, he sat down and said, "Crown Prince, I wonder why you summoned me?"
Li Jiancheng said, "Uncle, the reason why I asked you to come is because of Qin Li. Qin Li was ordered by you to stop the construction of the road. Now, he was taken down by Du Qi who was patrolling the area and sent back to the Chang 'an County Government. "
"Du Chuke is Du Qi's uncle, and Du Chuke is from the Prince Qin's Mansion. Once Du Chuke interrogates Qin Li, Qin Li will definitely give you up. Although this matter won't affect this Crown Prince, it won't be good if it affects Uncle. "
"This Crown Prince hopes that Uncle Wang can resolve this matter and prevent Uncle Wang from being implicated."
Li Jiancheng looked as if he was thinking for Li Shentong.
Li Shentong said, "This is not easy. The only way I can think of is that when His Majesty asks me, I will say that I am angry that Du Qi rejected my granddaughter's marriage. This way, it will be a personal grudge between me and Du Qi. Even if His Majesty is angry, he will not think too much. Then this matter will be left unsettled. "
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "The older the ginger, the spicier it is. Uncle's consideration is not a problem."
Li Shentong stroked his beard and smiled proudly.
Li Jiancheng continued, "But I don't think it is appropriate to just do this. Because even if Uncle denies it, Father's heart is as clear as a mirror. He must have thought about it. "
Li Shentong asked, "Crown Prince, what can you do?"
Li Jiancheng said, "I think the best way is to get rid of Qin Li once and for all. As long as Qin Li is dead, everything will be over and the clues will be cut off. "
"At that time, Du Chuke will not be able to find anything and everything will be impossible to investigate."
"This is the result of my discussion with Xuan Cheng."
"Although Xuan Cheng's suggestion is to move Qin Li with emotion and reason, to make Qin Li clench his teeth and not confess. But this Crown Prince thinks that only the dead will not speak, and only the dead will be the safest. "
"My idea is to let Qin Li die suddenly."
Li Jiancheng continued, "After Qin Li's sudden death, Imperial Father went to see Uncle Wang, but Uncle Wang refused to admit it. He said that the reason he arranged for Qin Li to go was to take revenge on Du Qi. Then, everything will be safe. "
After listening, Li Shentong narrowed his eyes and carefully thought about it.
Li Jiancheng's plan sounded good. But after thinking about it carefully, there was also something inappropriate. Killing Qin Li would make the Emperor more suspicious, but Li Jiancheng's plan also had a certain reason.
Once Qin Li revealed any secrets, it would be extremely disadvantageous for Li Shentong.
This matter could only be the lesser of two evils. He could only choose to kill Qin Li and get it done once and for all. Even if there were many flaws, it would not affect the overall situation.
Li Shentong nodded, "I understand the Crown Prince's suggestion. Next, we will act according to this plan. I will arrange for people to sneak into the county yamen's prison and kill Qin Li. "
Li Jiancheng said, "That would be best."
A bright smile appeared on his face. In fact, the biggest reason why Li Jiancheng decided to adopt this plan was because Li Jiancheng was always a little worried that he would be involved after Qin Li confessed.
At that time, he would be reprimanded again.
It would be difficult for him to get away.
Killing Qin Li was the safest way. Although there was a certain risk for Li Shentong, there was no harm to Li Jiancheng. This was Li Jiancheng's true purpose.
Li Shentong did not say much. After discussing with Li Jiancheng about the matter of blocking the road construction, he hurriedly left. Next, Li Shentong still had to arrange for people to kill Qin Li. He needed to carefully arrange it, so he had to rush back as soon as possible.
After Li Shentong left, Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng and said with a smile, "Xuan Cheng, you see, Uncle Wang is quite easy to talk to. He agreed to my request. Now, our Eastern Palace can sit back and relax. "
Wei Zheng said, "The Crown Prince is wise!"
He actually did not agree with Li Jiancheng's approach. It was not a good habit to throw the subordinates out whenever there was a problem. Previously, Li Jiancheng had directly abandoned Wang Bei because of the Academy.
Now that the road construction had happened, Li Jiancheng had abandoned Qin Li. Of course, Li Shentong was the same to a certain extent. This was something Wei Zheng did not agree with.
Since Li Jiancheng had decided, Wei Zheng could only act according to Li Jiancheng's arrangement.
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