Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 13

Tonight's Zhao Shaoqing unexpectedly did not stay at the Dali Temple official office, but brought his servants into casual clothes and hurried to a bank in Daxing City.

Banks can not only store money, but also store goods.

He took out a sign from his sleeve and handed it to the clerk behind the counter. After the clerk verified the deposit, he handed over a tightly packed iron box to Zhao Chuo.

With the iron box held by the servants, Zhao Chuo hurried back home.

In the study room, Zhao Chuo took out the key that was left out of his cuff for no apparent reason and opened the iron box. After a long while, the leader of the Dali Temple was dripping with sweat.

"I'm dying."

Zhao Cuo raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, trying to recall every detail of the day in Yong'an Palace.

"The holy queen summoned me suddenly, is it just to explain the anecdote of Hedong to the young son of King Jin? But there are many officials from Hedong in the court, why did the holy queen choose me?"

"Before I went to Yong'an Palace, I specially tidied up my clothes. There was absolutely no debris in the sleeves. It seems that the brand and key were sneaked into the sleeves when I was in Yong'an Palace."

"a?"

Zhao Chuo thought about it, he didn't stay in Yong'an Palace for a short time, only the young prince handed him a cup of tea during the whole process, and this was the only chance to do something.

"Could it be that the Holy Empress instructed Xiaoshizi to do this? The purpose is to use my hand to deal with Liu Layman?"

Zhao Chuo stared blankly at the candle in front of him, and fell into the most struggling thought in his life.

To be able to sit in the position of Shaoqing in Dali Temple, Zhao Chuo is definitely not an ordinary person, or in other words, ordinary people cannot sit in that position.

The case file in the iron box records the numerous crimes committed by Liu Chang's son, Jushi Liu, over the years. It is easy for Zhao Chuo to ask for proof of the authenticity.

Based on these files, killing Layman Liu can be said to be easy, but the key point is that Zhao Chuo did not dare to offend the crown prince.

It depends on the owner to beat the dog. If I put these files in court, Layman Liu must be dead, but will the crown prince spare him Zhao Chuo?
Conversely, if I don't handle this case, how will the Holy Queen pass the test?
The whole night, Zhao Chuo stayed in his study, and the beautiful little wife once again stayed alone in the empty boudoir, looking through the autumn water.

If Dali Temple is determined to investigate a case, it will definitely find out the truth, because this department is the highest court of the entire Sui Dynasty.

Three days later, a pile of thicker files were placed in front of Zhao Chuo. What Layman Liu had done these years, which girl he liked, how much debt he owed, his daily preferences, and living habits were clearly written on it.

It can be said that with these files alone, it is more than enough to kill ten Layman Liu.

But Zhao Chuo was still a little faint.
On weekdays, it would be a trivial thing to criticize the Supreme Being, not to mention the Supreme Being is so generous that he would not care about him.

But the crown prince is narrow-minded, if he really wants to kill others, it is tantamount to messing with Donggong and Zuowuwei General Liu Chang at the same time.

He really didn't have the guts, but how would the Holy Queen explain it?
After guarding the pile of files for a whole day and night, Zhao Chuo gritted his teeth and took the files to Yong'an Palace to ask for an interview.

"Brand? Key?"

Empress Dugu frowned and stared at Zhao Chuo, who was kneeling in front of the hall, and said in a deep voice, "You mean, before you came to this palace, you didn't have these two items in your sleeves, and you only discovered them after you left?"

"Reporting to the Holy Empress, this matter is of great importance, and the lower officials will never dare to open their mouths."

Zhao Chuo's head was buried very low, but he was so nervous that he was dying.

The reason why he chose to clarify the matter was really because he couldn't figure out whether it was Empress Dugu who was hinting at himself, so he simply went out and asked for clarification.

If Empress Dugu secretly promised, she would definitely die and engage with Layman Liu, and she would never bring out Empress Dugu.

But what if not?

After Dugu Jialuo frowned and pondered for a long time, he suddenly burst out laughing:

"I know, the file is here, you go back first, don't mention this matter to anyone, just pretend it never happened."

"Yes, the subordinate retire."

Zhao Chuo didn't dare to say much, and exited the hall obediently, half of a big stone fell in his heart,
If he handles such a big matter carelessly, his family will be ruined and his family will be destroyed. Offending the crown prince and the queen, there is only the difference between early death and late death.

"This Zhao Chuo is a sensible person. He knows that as a courtier, he must not deceive the Holy Queen." A Lou smiled from the side: "This matter is probably caused by the little highness. Only the little highness had close contact with Zhao that day. Chuo."

Queen Dugu smiled and said: "This kid usually pretends to be honest, but he's full of bad ideas. How could he think of using my hand to hint to Zhao Chuo that he has enmity with Liu Chang's son?"

"As far as I know, no, although Layman Liu often walks in the East Palace, His Highness has never even fought him face to face," Alou said with a smile, "Has the Holy Queen forgotten? His Highness played such a trick last year. In front of the Supreme Master and you, he introduced a man named Li Jing to Yang Su in a roundabout way, and I heard that he is now a meritorious officer in Chang'an County."

Dugu Jialuo curled his lips, bit his lower lip and said with a smile:
"I don't really care about such a nonsense, the more outspoken the idiot is, the more reassuring it is. On the contrary, I am very interested in what the hell this unicorn is playing with."

As he said that, Dugu Jialuo rubbed his palms excitedly: "It's really fun to play with our own children. Let's continue to pretend to be confused and don't do anything. Let's see what new tricks this little bastard has."

Alou smiled knowingly, and changed the subject: "This year's spring outing will start in two months, and the big players are already actively preparing. Should we follow the old rules and be hosted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Hui Di Fa? Huh!" Dugu Hou sneered, "This idiot can only mess up the mandarin ducks, which families can get married and which ones can't, he has no idea."

After pondering for a while, Dugu said, "Let Lihua go."

The bank's file had been taken away long ago, but after waiting for five days, there was no news about Layman Liu.

Yang Ming felt that he had misjudged the person, this Zhao Chuo was not as upright as he imagined.

It can be imagined from this that it is actually not easy to move a thousand bulls to prepare themselves.

"Your Highness, don't worry. Killing Layman Liu is nothing to us. On the contrary, it's that Liu Chang who often speaks ill of our lord in front of the Supreme. It would be best if we can pull him down."

The eldest companion, Xu Jing, squatted on the ground, rolled up his sleeves and washed Yang Ming's feet. While washing, he said, "Liu Chang is a fan of the prince. Seeing that our prince is the most powerful of the four princes, he often sows discord in front of the sovereign. This old bastard, the prince can't wait to tear him apart."

Yang Ming closed his eyes, enjoying the comfort of warm water soaking his feet.

Chen Shuyi on the side looked at Xu Jing, and said mockingly, "You asked your Highness to deal with a powerful General Zuo Wuwei? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"

Ever since she left Chen Shubao's mansion that day, Chen Shuyi's attitude towards Yang Ming has gradually softened.

In addition, Yang Ming never treated her as a servant, and many secret matters were discussed in front of her, which made her feel that Yang Ming trusted her.

Only trust can be exchanged for trust.

"I'm just talking about it, don't I know that Liu Chang is hard to move?" Xu Jing hurriedly shouted.

Chen Shuyi snorted coldly, and continued: "Liu Chang is one of the generals of the Twelve Guards, and the Liu family is also a noble family in Guanlong. The only ones who can move Liu Chang are the two saints. If you can work hard on this aspect..."

"Stop talking," Yang Ming raised his hand to interrupt, "This matter needs to be discussed in the long term."

(End of this chapter)