Chapter 77: Little Prestige (8)
Things turned out as Fan Zhongyun expected. Early the next morning, Zongzheng Temple Minister and Qu Wang Zhao Tong rushed to Jingzhao Mansion and made it clear that they would take Zhao Yan and Zhao An back to Zongzheng Temple.
Zhao Yan and Zhao An were children of the royal family, so Liu Zhongyuan had no reason to shirk, so he could only hand them over.
Fan Zhongyun made an explanation yesterday. Zhao Yan and Zhao An could not keep them, so they had to hand them over. Yue Le was one of the three major backstage of Baihuayuan and knew everything about the inside story of Baihuayuan. Without Zhao Yan and Zhao An,
Zhao An, this person has become the only breakthrough, we must not let him leave, we must keep him in Jingzhao Mansion.
Li Xun found Liu Zhongyuan and expressed his thoughts. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhongyuan was also a sensible person and knew the importance of Yue Le. He thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement, but he only gave Li Xun five days. After delaying for five days, it was
Ryu Joong-won’s limit.
An hour after Zhao Tong, the minister of Zongzheng Temple, left, Jin Hui, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came to Jingzhao Mansion in person, found Liu Zhongyuan, took out the government order document, and submitted Yue Le to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation.
Liu Zhongyuan carefully looked at the documents of the Political Affairs Hall, and remembered that the political writing of this decade seemed to be Yue Jiming, the Minister of Industry.
"Yue Le was also arrested? I really didn't know."
Liu Zhongyuan pretended to be confused, and then ordered his subordinates: "Call Li Xun."
Jin Hui frowned and said, "Li Xun is your subordinate. Doesn't Mr. Liu know whether he has been arrested or not?"
Liu Zhongyuan said seriously: "The incident happened suddenly. Li Xun didn't say hello to me before taking action. I really don't know the reason. If there is any problem, Lord Jin should ask him when Li Xun comes!"
Liu Zhongyuan and Jin Hui are on the same level, so there is no need to explain too much to him.
Jin Hui said angrily: "It's really unreasonable. If you act without the permission of your boss, how can you still exist in his eyes?"
Liu Zhongyuan coughed twice and nodded seriously: "This person is indeed brave, and I am also a headache for him."
A moment later, Li Xun arrived and cupped his hands towards Liu Zhongyuan: "Why did you call me here?"
Liu Zhongyuan asked seriously: "Li Xun, among those arrested yesterday, is there a person named Yue Le?"
Li Xun frowned and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "I arrested hundreds of people, how could I know?"
Jin Hui said in a deep voice at this time: "General Li, this is an order document from the Political Affairs Hall. Yue Le's case has been taken over by our Criminal Department. Please hand him over!"
Li Xun took the documents from the Political Affairs Hall, glanced at them, nodded, and told his men: "Go to the cell quickly, find Yue Le, and bring him here."
"Yes, General."
Li Xun looked at Jin Hui and said with a smile: "Master Jin, please wait a moment. He will be here soon."
Jin Hui nodded with satisfaction, and his face looked a little better. Accompanied by Liu Zhongyuan, the two drank tea and chatted, while Li Xun sat on a chair, resting his head on his hand, closing his eyes and resting. He didn't sleep well last night.
, but a little tired.
The wait lasted for more than an hour. Jin Hui was already impatient with the waiting. He was just looking for someone. Does it take so long?
"Master Liu, how long will it take? I still have official duties to attend to, so I don't have time to delay here."
Jin Hui looked impatient.
"Master Jin, wait a moment, it should be almost done."
Liu Zhongyuan laughed twice, thinking in his mind, if you ask me, who should I ask? I don’t even know what Li Xun’s plan is, so I just let him do it to show that I will cooperate.
Yan Yi came out, came to Li Xun, and shouted loudly: "General, Yue Le is not found."
Li Xun was frightened. He glared at Yan Yi dissatisfied and pretended to be surprised: "How could we not find it? We ransacked the entire Baihuayuan last night and arrested so many people. He must be among them.
Let’s look for it again.”
"I checked each one carefully, but I really didn't find Yue Le. I have to ask you to find it yourself."
Yan Yi rolled his eyes, snorted, and turned to leave.
"My subordinates are ignorant and make the two adults laugh."
Li Xun laughed twice and said, "Master Jin, Master Liu, you also heard that Yue Le is not here."
Jin Hui said in a deep voice: "How is this possible? Yue Le didn't come back last night. If he wasn't here, where else could he be?"
Having said this, Jin Hui stared at Li Xun and said suspiciously: "Li Xun, you have also seen the documents of the Political Affairs Hall. The crime of disobeying orders is not a small crime."
Li Xun spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Master Jin is serious. Yue Le and I are strangers. We have no grudges in the past and no grudges in recent days. Do I need to go against him?"
Liu Zhongyuan also helped: "Master Jin, it doesn't seem like Li Xun is lying. You are looking around. In just one night, Yue Le may have gone somewhere else?"
Jin Hui frowned. He didn't know what happened last night. There was no flaw in Li Xun's words. The two of them had no friendship or grudges. There was really no need to embarrass Yue Le.
Jin Hui left with a serious look on his face.
Liu Zhongyuan whispered: "Interrogate Yue Le as soon as possible. As long as he confesses, everything will be fine."
Li Xun sneered and said, "I have the person in my hands. I'm not afraid that he won't open his mouth to speak."
Liu Zhongyuan reminded: "Yue Le is also a prince-in-law after all. You must be careful about your methods and don't kill anyone."
Li Xun nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I have something in mind."
After sending Liu Zhongyuan away, Li Xun immediately ordered Yan Yi: "Old Yan, interrogate Yue Le immediately and make sure to let him speak."
Yan Yi was standing aside. He also heard the conversation between Li Xun and Liu Zhongyuan. He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Gou'er, this interrogation of prisoners does not involve torture. Can Yue Le speak?"
Li Xun rolled his eyes: "You're really stubborn. Since you can't do anything, wouldn't you try to scare him?"
Yan Yi hesitated and said: "Is it useful to just move your mouth?"
"Try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll think of other ways."
Yan Yi could only nodded helplessly, turned and left.
At noon, Li Xun was having dinner in the Inspectorate. Someone from the palace informed him that a temporary court meeting would be held in the afternoon. Liu Zhongyuan, Xuanjingzhao Yin, and Li Xun, the commander of the Inspectorate, went to attend.
After entering the palace, everyone was talking about what happened last night, and some people even took the initiative to get close to Li Xun and inquire about the Baihuayuan.
The incident in Baihuayuan is now known to everyone in the city. Although Li Xun sent people to spread the news everywhere, it could not spread so fast or so widely.
Li Xun suddenly had some understanding. The development of the Baihuayuan incident was not just his own efforts, but one or several larger forces were behind it, fueling the flames. The intention was obvious, that is, to take advantage of this opportunity.
Chapter completed!