"Milord, that old man went back on his word in court, allowing the provincial governor and the others to escape. Why do I look so natural when I see you?”
Hearing this, Di Renjie stroked his beard and smiled. Li Yuanfang, who was at the side, said coldly,"" This Zhang Laosi is so repetitive. Sir, you want to seek justice for them, but you're so insensible…"
Seeing Li Yuanfang's indignant expression, Di Renjie comforted her,""Yuan Fang, don't be impatient. This Zhang Lao Si might have some unspeakable secret…"
Di Renjie's eyes were filled with doubt. Then, he laughed coldly, his expression as if he was holding a pearl of wisdom in his hand."Things have come to this point, and it's not something that Fang and Wu can hide!”
After pondering for a while, Di Renjie looked up at Li Hao and asked,""Tell me in detail about the assassin you encountered on the way…"
" After hearing Li Hao's report, Di Renjie's expression turned solemn.
Nodding, Li Hao looked at Di Renjie.""This general is guessing, could it be Fang Qian's people?”
"Probably not!" Di Renjie shook his head." He didn't know that you went out to receive Yuan Fang and the villagers. When you left, he and Sima Wu Yizhi stayed with me to talk. Even if he wanted to, he didn't have the time to arrange it!”
"Who could it be?" Hu Jinghui interrupted.
After walking back and forth a few times in the hall, Di Renjie smiled.""This might become another breakthrough for us!”
Di Renjie looked at Li Hao with bright eyes.""You will investigate this assassination. Find out the identity of the assassin and find out the mastermind!”
Li Hao's interest was piqued. He raised his hand and replied,""Yes, sir!"
"Yuan Fang!"
"Yes! What orders does Milord have?" Li Yuanfang immediately stood up and saluted Di Renjie.
Di Renjie took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Li Yuanfang.""Eat my letter and hurry to Guangping County. Summon the county magistrate, Zhao Chuanchen, to the residence!”
"Yes, sir!" Li Yuan Fang immediately bowed.
"Remember, move quickly and keep it a secret!”Di Renjie did not forget to remind him,"Also, ensure his safety!"”
"Don't worry, Your Excellency!" Li Yuan Fang said with a serious expression.”
After Li Yuanfang left, Hu Jinghui couldn't help but ask,""Milord, who is this Guangping magistrate? Is he related to this case?”
"It's not a small relationship! Great Willow Village was under his rule. Didn't Fang Qian say that there was no money left and that all of it had been distributed? I'll summon this county magistrate to confront him. Biting this line, they would definitely reveal themselves!”Di Renjie was full of confidence.
"Li Hao is investigating the assassination case. Let's do a two-pronged approach!"”
"Milord, then I will take my leave first!”He cupped his hands at Di Renjie.
"Yes! Go…"
……
"Di Renjie, that old fox, is really not easy to deal with!”In the yamen behind the Provincial Governor's Office, Fang Qian cursed in his heart.
In the court, he had "luckily" escaped a calamity. At this moment, he felt a chill down his spine.
"My lord!" Wu Yizhi hurried over the threshold and entered.
"Di Renjie and the others have already moved into the Governor's Office?”Fang Qian asked.
Nodding, Wu Yizhi reported," Sir, Di Renjie has brought the emperor's edict. He is already a powerful person. Now that the guards have arrived, he is using his power to suppress us. It is not easy to deal with him." "I'm afraid he won't let the matter of the consolation money go. We still have to be prepared. Otherwise, if he finds out about Tianbao Bank, it won't be good!”
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have had the idea of spending this little money!”Fang Qian looked regretful. He walked back and forth a few times and asked,"How's Zhao Chuanchen?"
"I've already sent someone over. He was personally promoted by you, so he shouldn't say anything!”Wu Yizhi replied.
"Right!" Wu Yizhi looked outside the door and whispered,""Ma Wu sent a message that the higher-ups are extremely angry about the matter of Li Er. They told us to be careful when dealing with Di Renjie. They will think of a way to deal with Li Er!”
His heart suddenly trembled a few times. Fang Qian knew that he had handled the matter of Jili Khan too badly, and his heart had always been uneasy. Now that he had received a response from the higher-ups, he was at least slightly relieved.
"There's news about Li Hao's assassination…"
Turning to stare at Wu Yizhi, Fang Qian asked suspiciously,""What's going on? Did the higher-ups send someone to do this?”
" I don't think so." Wu Yizhi shook his head and explained," According to the information leaked by the Governor's Office, it seems to be done by the Youzhou government army!" Now, Di Renjie asked Li Hao to investigate this matter!”
"Go down and ask if it was our people who did it!”Fang Qian seemed to have realized something. His expression was gloomy as he instructed.
On Li Hao's side, he brought his personal guards and began to investigate the assassination case. Since they suspected that it was done by the military, they naturally had to start investigating from the military.
He accepted this mission because he wanted to find out who was plotting against him. On the other hand, he understood Di Renjie's intention and used the investigation to find out the actual situation of the state capital's army.
Youzhou was an important town on the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was the foundation of the empire's control over the northeast region, so its military strength was naturally not weak. Other than a military town like Ji Province, there were also a few defensive guards and military envoys.
Of course, the largest force was stationed in the state capital. The soldiers from the Zhechong Prefecture, the guards recruited by the imperial court, and the united soldiers that gradually rose after the empress ascended the throne were the main components of the current state capital's army.
"General Li!"
He brought his trusted soldiers and went straight to the military camp in the northwest. The generals in charge here were the Wandering Cavalry General Hu Jinbao and Zhang Yong.
The two of them led the generals in the camp to welcome him, but their attitude was not very friendly, especially Hu Jinbao." General Li, weren't you ordered to investigate the 'assassin'? Why do you have the time to come to the camp?"”Hu Jinbao asked at the entrance of the camp.
Hearing this person's probing tone, Li Hao felt that it was a little interesting. He stared at this person playfully and sighed faintly,"General Hu is really well-informed!”
Hu Jinbao's expression froze. Only then did he feel that he had said something wrong, and his eyes flickered a few times. He was a rough man, but he didn't know how to answer.
"Someone actually dared to assassinate General Li. General Li, if you need any help, just let me know. I will do my best to help you catch the assassin and tear him into pieces!”At this moment, Zhang Yong spoke up with an excited expression, as if he was fighting for Li Hao.
" Thank you for your kind intentions, General Zhang…" Li Hao said lightly,""There is an assassin in the prison cell who is still alive, but he is seriously injured. When he wakes up, I will naturally find out the truth!”
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