The drums have finished reporting the time.

The palace gates are locked, and the doors are closed by each yard.

In the Ganlu Hall, Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty stood in front of the hall gate and looked up at the sky.

At this time, the starry sky was spreading and the bright moon was hanging high.

Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

In his heart, there was both the worry of Su Dawei and the hatred for the conspiracy behind the scenes to assassinate Princess Anding.

He was afraid of Changsun Wuji and was worried about touching the huge benefits behind it.

In the end, it could only turn into a long sigh.

"The king seems to be omnipotent, but in fact he is walking on thin ice everywhere, in the crack."

"His Majesty."

Wu Meiniang's hand came from behind and gently hugged his waist: "Stay early."

"I wonder what Ami is doing at this time?"

No matter how strong the case handling ability is, the palace gates are locked, and the palace and empress and concubines must rest.

Even if Li Zhi trusts Su Dawei, he will not be able to let him continue to disturb the harem after this.

So, what else can Su Dawei do?

......

At the right time of Mao, the Tang Dynasty held a court meeting in the Tai Chi Hall as usual.

However, the atmosphere of today's court meeting is obviously different from the past.

Li Zhi supported his cheek with one hand and listened absent-mindedly to the old foxes in the court saying something that was not painful or itchy.

Although after the last time he got angry, officials above the fifth rank seemed to have restrained themselves and continued to hand over memorials.

But Li Zhi was clear about the changes.

Waving his sleeves and interrupting a third-rank official's statement, Li Zhi picked up a memorial from the side and said, "This is a memorial about hiring 40,000 people in Yongzhou to build the outer capital of Chang'an. What do you think of Duke Zhao?"

Changsun Wuji looked up and took a look.

Chu Suiliang and the rest of the officials looked at Changsun Wuji intentionally or unintentionally.

Chang'an City was established during the Great Sui Dynasty. Because the Great Sui Dynasty existed for too short, the outer capitals at that time were not completed.

It was more than 40 years until the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong.

However, in the early stage, it was because of the frequent use of troops, so it was only after Li Zhi that he had a little stability and had time to pay attention to the city wall issues.

Changsun Wuji held the tablet in his hand and said with a low head: "I think there is a need to improve the outer capital of Chang'an. This is a matter of feasibility."

"That's good, this matter is settled."

Li Zhi looked around and said, "If there is no other important matter, please retreat."

As the eunuch shouted out the word "retreat the court", the sound was transmitted outward through the guards holding the halberd.

The drums were finished.

All officials came out one after another.

Li Zhi could no longer hold back and stood up and asked the eunuch close to him, "Where is Su Dawei? How is the case investigated?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, Su Dawei left the palace before the palace gate was locked last night."

"Have you left the palace?"

Li Zhi was a little surprised.

Although he was thinking that he could not let Su Dawei continue to mess with the inner court after Xiao Ban, he didn't expect that he would go out by himself.

“Isn’t anything happening?”

"Back to your Majesty, no."

The eunuch with a fair and beardless face said carefully: "It was when Qianniu's men had a fuss before, and the queen seemed to..."

"Don't care about her, I'll return to Ganlu Hall."

"Here."

"By the way, when is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it's Chenshi."

Chen time?

Yesterday, the bet between Su Dawei and Changsun Wuji was decided in the Ganlu Palace at noon.

In other words, Su Dawei must arrive at Ganlu Palace before noon, submit the case results, and indeed solve the case.

"Two hours left."

Li Zhi said in his heart.

The sun slowly climbed to the middle of the head.

Changsun Wuji looked down at the shadow under his feet, which shrank into a small ball and was almost invisible.

I heard the sound of drums from afar.

"The great wilderness falls, which means that all things are full of vitality and are coming out, and they fall suddenly, so it is said that the wilderness falls."

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

The Great Wilderness refers to the period from Si to Chen, that is, Si to Wu, two hours.

The corresponding time period is from 9:00 to 1:00 in the morning.

The sound of drums at this time shows that it is already noon.

Accompanied by Jinwu Guard, Changsun Wuji walked into the Ganlu Hall.

At first glance, I saw Li Zhi sitting on a chair and Wu Meiniang standing beside him, holding the little princess Anding.

Li Zhi's expression was a little uneasy, while Wu Meiniang, who usually saw her with a light expression, seemed to care about everything and had a calm smile.

At this moment, there was no smile on my face.

There was a faint frowning between her eyebrows.

Changsun Wuji's eyes swept through the hall, but Su Dawei was not seen.

He then laughed silently.

As expected.

He thought to himself.

"In twelve hours, I want to solve a case involving the harem, the queen and the princess, which has never been seen in ancient times."

Shaking his head secretly, Changsun Wuji walked into the hall and bowed to Li Zhi, "I've seen Your Majesty."

"Duke Zhao, please sit down first."

"Su Dawei hasn't come yet?"

"Not coming."

Changsun Wuji nodded and thought to himself that only half an hour was left.

It should be impossible to turn the tables.

This time, it is also a small gain to be able to remove this bad *** standing behind Wu Meiniang.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Changsun Wuji walked to the front side of the hall and sat down at the left hand side of Li Zhi.

Because it was the inner court and not the court, Li Zhi treated these old ministers more preferentially and gave them a seat to save them from the pain of standing.

Not long after Changsun Wuji sat down, Chu Suiliang and Li Chunfeng also came.

Nodded to each other, and after meeting Li Zhi, he also sat and waited.

As a testimony of yesterday's bet, everyone must be present to show fairness.

Time flies away every minute. Chu Suiliang stroked his beard and bowed to Li Zhi while sitting, saying, "Your Majesty, about the money and food required for this renovation of Chang'an outer capital..."

After talking about money and food, it is estimated that time is coming.

Changsun Wuji had already looked outside the hall frequently.

It’s not that I see whether Su Dawei comes or not, but that I see the sun.

Half of half an hour.

It is about half an hour in the future.

Time is coming soon.

In the Ganlu Palace, it was silent again, and there was only the voice of the little princess Anding Yiyi.
To be continued...