Bian Ruohan could feel that Your Majesty's aura wasn't right this time. She was obviously suppressing her anger. In addition, there were so many soldiers in her residence, and she was locked up with Lu Heng …
The more Bian Ruohan thought about it, the more afraid she became. She almost cried on the spot.
In the study, Lu Heng knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty came in person. This humble subject was unable to welcome Your Majesty. Please forgive this humble subject."
Li Qitian sneered, "Oh? Is Zhong Yibo's only crime? "
Lu Heng was very smart. He had been locked up for an entire afternoon, so he had already figured out the cause and effect. Naturally, he had also thought of countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has something to report."
Li Qitian cast a sidelong glance at Lu Heng. She looked at him with an expression that said, "Let's see how you're going to act." She dragged her voice and said, "Play."
"Yes. This humble subject found out yesterday that Prince Zhongshun already knew the whereabouts of the treasure Your Majesty was looking for. He hid the treasure in stone and lured this humble subject to transport it. When the time came, he would steal the treasure. This humble subject was wholeheartedly preparing the stone to build the imperial mausoleum. I didn't expect that Prince Zhongshun would take advantage of this opportunity to act. He took advantage of this loophole. "
Li Qitian narrowed her eyes. It was very obvious that she didn't believe all of Lu Heng's words.
However, Li Qitian believed that Pang Xiao was involved and that Pang Xiao was part of this plan.
Although Pang Zhixi pretended to be a benevolent and righteous person on the surface, in reality, only she, who had suffered a lot from him, knew how sinister this person was and how good he was at pretending to be a good person in front of civil and military officials and ignorant people.
He had always been good at handling matters. When he did good, he would publicize it, but when he did evil, he would keep it a secret. Even if his secret was discovered, he had the ability to make people think that he had suffered a great grievance and had no choice but to do so.
He was also good at war, and he was indeed good at commanding soldiers. There were as many soldiers and horses in Da Zhou as there were stupid and rough men who blindly worshipped Pang Zhixi! This annoyed Li Qitian the most.
Now that Lu Heng had said so, how was he going to capture him and interrogate him properly?
Anyway, he was determined to get the treasure. Even if Lu Heng was lying about the Pang Zhixi, he could use this as an excuse to get rid of a big problem!
Thinking up to this point, Li Qitian had already made up his mind. In a low voice he said, "Do you know that the matter you are reporting involves the only prince of this dynasty with a different surname? Falsely accusing Wang Ye is a serious crime. "
Lu Heng's mind raced. He already understood Li Qitian's intentions. He kowtowed solemnly and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this subject's words are true. This subject really did not know anything. When this subject first discovered this matter, it was not certain, so it was not good to directly report it to Your Majesty. When this subject wanted to investigate this matter clearly, Your Majesty had already personally come here. This subject could only report it in person. "
"Oh?" Li Qitian snorted. "Could it be that you didn't know the whereabouts of the treasure and wanted to take it for yourself? After being discovered by Zhen, you tried to implicate others?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, this subject's family has been in business for a hundred years. Although we can't say how much silver we have, silver is indeed not the most important thing to this subject and this subject's family. Moreover, it is not easy for this subject to stabilize Da Zhou's country. This subject wishes that he could wholeheartedly reimburse the imperial court to repay Your Majesty's kindness. How could this subject covet the treasure?"
Lu Heng's words successfully reminded Li Qitian of the financial support that the Lu family had given to his army when the dynasty was first established.
Moreover, Lu Heng's words were also reasonable. Such a large family indeed did not lack money. Lu Heng did not need to ruin his own future for the sake of the treasure.
So, all of this was really done by that bastard Pang Zhixi?
When Li Qitian thought of this, he immediately felt extremely refreshed. He had wanted to investigate Pang Zhixi for a long time, but he had been suffering from not being able to find a suitable reason to do so. He could only reduce it bit by bit. Now that Lu Heng had given him a perfect reason, Li Qitian felt that this was simply a double blessing!
"Very good. We have always known that you have the heart to serve the country. However, this matter happened suddenly and involved a lot of people. We are willing to believe you, but we must also investigate this matter thoroughly. We cannot side with anyone, and we cannot frame anyone. "
Lu Heng secretly sighed in relief. It seemed that he had guessed Li Qitian's thoughts correctly. Li Qitian wanted the treasure, and he also wanted to eliminate Pang Xiao, who was a threat to his position. Whether or not the reason he gave was true, Li Qitian hoped that it was true. After all, compared to Pang Xiao, on the surface, his existence was much less of a threat.
However, was he really not a threat just because he was not leading the troops?
Lu Heng sneered in his heart. In any case, this situation was exactly what he wanted. Pang Zhixi had already taken the blame. He really wanted to see this scene.
"We ask you. Are there any treasures hidden in the other stones? "Li Qitian changed the topic.
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Replying to Your Majesty, this subject indeed does not know. Presumably, if there were treasures, Prince Zhongshun would not have revealed this information to this subject. Your Majesty, please investigate carefully. "
Of course, he knew which stones had treasures, but he just did not want Li Qitian to obtain them so easily. Although he knew that he would not be able to obtain the treasures, it did not prevent him from adding fuel to the fire. This would make Your Majesty hate Pang Zhixi even more in the midst of the trouble of finding the treasures.
Li Qitian sneered. "We will naturally investigate."
He stood up and looked down at Lu Heng, who was kneeling on the ground. Li Qitian said in a deep voice, "You should recuperate here for the next few days. Without our orders, you are not allowed to leave the city. "
"Yes. This subject thanks Your Majesty for his benevolence. "Lu Heng bowed respectfully.
Li Qitian immediately walked out quickly and instructed Xiong Jinshui, "Go to Danfu County and tell Prince Zhongshun to come see us immediately."
Ma Cheng, who was standing to the side, saw that Li Qitian's expression was not right and his heart trembled. He knew that Your Majesty wanted to summon Pang Xiao, so he knew that something bad was going to happen. He did not dare to show any concern for Pang Xiao and only stood there with his head lowered.
Xiong Jinshui immediately complied and retreated.
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Danfu County.
Pang Xiao had already received the news sent by the Spies.
"Your Majesty must have rushed here because he knew about the treasures." Xie Yue sighed. "I did not expect Tao Hanshan to be able to switch allegiance to Qian Ying and for Qian Ying to trust Tao Hanshan so much."
Xu Weizhi said, "This is Tao Hanshan's ability."
Pang Xiao knew that Qin Yining had been unhappy over the past few days because of Sakurai's matter. Whenever he heard Tao Hanshan's name, he would feel suffocated. Thus, he did not continue this topic and changed the topic.
"What is surprising is that Your Majesty did not do anything to Zhong Yibo. It is said that Zhong Yibo and his wife are under house arrest in Huichuan County. They can leave the residence, but they are not allowed to leave the county. I wonder how he managed to calm Your Majesty's anger. It is really curious. "
Xu Weizhi said in a deep voice, "Wang Ye, this old man feels that this matter is not simple. Zhong Yibo might have pushed the blame to you."
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