Lin Xiu was not worried that Zhang Xuansu's death would implicate him, because there was no evidence to prove that Zhang Xuansu's death was because of Taoist golden elixir. What he was curious about was how Zhang Xuansu knew that he had Taoist golden elixir?

Because there are very few people who know that Lin Xiu has Taoist golden elixir, most of them are from Fang Mansion, so how Zhang Xuansu knows it is intriguing.

Fang Xuanling is worthy of being Fang Xuanling and immediately noticed the problem.

So Lin Xiu said: "Uncle, I have a premonition that I have a Taoist golden elixir incident, which was revealed by someone in the mansion, and this person was also the one who informed Jinwu last time."

Hearing Lin Xiu's words, Fang Xuanling nodded and agreed: "It's true that this is possible! However, I have checked the mansion last time and did not find it. It seems that this person is hiding very deeply and should not be underestimated."

"In addition, the prince will definitely continue to make a fuss about Zhang Xuansu's death. Unexpectedly, just because of Zhang Xuansu's impeachment, the prince will kill him. He will take the wrong step and will have no way to turn back. Prince, Prince..."

Fang Xuanling showed emotion.

Thinking back to the beginning, the saint also wanted Fang Xuanling to serve as the prince's attendant and teach the prince, but considering that the Shangshu Province was too busy with official duties, Wei Zheng took on the important task of teaching the prince. At this time, it seemed that Fang Xuanling was glad that he did not have much involvement with the prince.

Hearing Fang Xuanling's sigh, Lin Xiu's lips raised slightly and a sneer appeared.

Li Chengqian sent someone to deal with Zhang Xuansu, which was indeed the beginning of destruction. If you want to make people die, you will be crazy. Now that Li Chengqian takes this step, he will be even more crazy because he can control other people's life and death in his own hands and hold the power of life and death. This is a kind of obsessive power.

This kind of power will make Li Chengqian understand that those old guys who impeach him are all cattle and sheep to be slaughtered, and if they want to kill them, they can kill them.

So, no one is a villain just born.

...

Sun Fujia, the minister of Dali Temple, pretended to be sick and fell into a bottleneck in the investigation of Zhang Xuansu's case.

But the officials of the Zhanshi Mansion were unwilling to do so. Zhang Xuansu was their young Zhanshi. Now he was poisoned and killed. The saint ordered Dali Temple to investigate the case. How could it be that there was no result? So many people began to impeach Sun Fujia.

Li Chengqian had sent officials from the East Palace to Dali Temple to urge him twice. Then he heard about Sun Fujia pretending to be sick, and Dali Temple did not summon Lin Xiu at all, which made Li Chengqian very angry and believed that Sun Fujia was selling the house Xuanling favor, so Li Chengqian immediately asked to see the saint.

Li Shimin was handling official duties in Zichen Hall. Suddenly, he heard that the prince was asking for a meeting and frowned. He waved his hand and asked the internal officials to invite him in.

During this period, Li Shimin was very disappointed with the prince, but when he thought about the results he discussed with Fang Xuanling some time ago, he felt that he had too high requirements for the prince, so that he was more disappointed. So during this period, Li Shimin had reduced his strict requirements on him and was preparing to arrange some important tasks for him so that he could stand alone. In this way, it might have a good effect.

So Li Shimin calmed down his emotions and looked at the palace gate.

Li Chengqian walked in in a swaying manner. Although his foot disease was not very serious, it would also affect his walking posture. This made Li Shimin very guilty and his eyes became soft.

However, facing Li Shimin's gaze, Li Chengqian felt ashamed and angry, because he noticed that his father's gaze was looking at his feet. His inner inferiority made Li Chengqian think that his father was very disappointed with him. As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he must be a very outstanding person, but he was actually a lame person. Is such a person suitable to inherit the throne?

At this moment, Li Chengqian began to think about it, and the more he thought about it, the stronger the indignation in his heart.

"God'er is here." Li Shimin called out.

Li Chengqian quickly came back to his senses, and was so scared that he was sweating coldly. Unexpectedly, after just a few steps, he thought about a lot of things and almost fell into a madness.

Then, Li Chengqian saluted respectfully: "My son pays homage to his father, and his father will be blessed with great blessings."

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, gave him a seat directly, and asked, "Why do you come to see me, do you have something to say?"

Li Chengqian brewed his feelings and said sadly: "Father, whenever I think of Lord Zhang's earnest teachings to him in the past two days, I feel extremely sad!"

"Zhang Xuansu is honest and dares to speak out and accept advice. With the legacy of Duke Zheng of Wei, he was killed suddenly, which was a great loss to the Tang Dynasty. The prince and his disciples have a sense of master and disciple, and he also have to be complacent and obedient to the changes." Li Shimin was very pleased with Prince Li Chengqian's respect for his teacher and respect.

Li Chengqian said sadly: "Mr. Zhang was killed. My son has no other request. He just hopes that the murderer can be found as soon as possible and to correct him to comfort Zhou his spirit in heaven."

"This case is bad. I have ordered Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the matter. If the murderer is found, it will be severely punished." Li Shimin comforted.

Li Chengqian pretended to be hesitant, as if he had something to say.

This attitude naturally fell into Li Shimin's eyes, and Li Shimin asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Chengqian replied: "I heard that the clues had been found in Dali Temple, but the case involved the powerful and powerful, so I was blocked. Even the Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia was sick."

"Oh?" Li Shimin immediately moved his posture and asked, "Let me tell me in detail."

Li Chengqian said, "My son dare not criticize me, because I heard that I have heard of it so as not to report a mistake and wrongly accuse others of others."

"The prince is cautious in his work. I will send someone to ask and implement the real murderer as soon as possible. By the way, what is the course recently?" Li Shimin did not continue to ask, but asked about other things.

The father and son seemed to have a heart-to-heart talk, but in fact Li Chengqian had a ulterior motive.

After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin thought about it and immediately sent someone to summon Sun Fujia.

Sun Fujia was sick at home. When he heard that someone came from the palace, he knew that the saint was inquiring about the case, so he changed into his official uniform and entered the palace immediately.

After entering the palace, he met Li Shimin, and Li Shimin asked about the case.

Sun Fujia did not dare to neglect and immediately reported the entire investigation case to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin never expected that this case would involve Lin Xiu.

"Lin Xiu cannot poison Zhang Xuansu!" Li Shimin said directly without thinking much. After saying that, he realized that he was very arbitrary and should say that it was "unable" rather than "impossible".

Sun Fujia did not expect the saint to be so firm. He responded: "Reporting to the saint, although Lin County man is suspicious, the suspicion is very light. First of all, he and Lord Zhang Xuansu do not know each other. It was Zhang Xuansu who heard that Lin County man had Taoist golden elixir in his hands, and he coordinated it from it and purchased it from Lin County man through Lord Kong Yingda. Secondly, whether the poisoned medicine that Lord Zhang was carried by Taoist golden elixir is no one can prove it, and only Lord Zhang Xuansu's new wife is the same. The last point is also a big suspicion, that is, where did Lord Zhang Xuansu learn that Lin County man had Taoist golden elixir? This matter is intriguing. So I did not act without permission, but waited and investigated temporarily."

Li Shimin nodded and smiled and said, "I'm very relieved to leave this matter to you. Come and be fair and honest. You should investigate this case well. You must not be blinded by others' designs and thus handle the wrong case."

"I understand." Sun Fujia received the order and retreated. On the way out of the palace, Sun Fujia secretly thanked that he did not arrest Lin Xiu. He saw that the saint valued Lin Xiu, but he did not expect to value it so much.

Next, Li Shimin brought Fang Xuanling to Zichen Palace and talked about this matter.

"Xuanling, do you think Zhang Xuansu's death is related to Lin Xiu? Is it a coincidence or is someone planning?" Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling said respectfully: "Reporting to the saint, if Lord Zhang's death is to plot against Lin Xiu, it means that the murderer is too stupid. Because such a calculation is difficult to frame Lin Xiu, I think it is not for Lin Xiu. But to poison Lord Zhang, and to implicate Lin Xiu. Therefore, the murderer and Lord Zhang and Lin Xiu have conflicts or disputes, and it just kills two birds with one stone."

After a pause, Fang Xuanling said again: "I guess that there will be messages in Chang'an City next, slandering Lin Xiu as the murderer. If there is a lot of controversy, the three of them will become tigers, which will also affect Lin Xiu's reputation and will even have an impact on the investigation of the Dali Temple case."

"If this is true, then the murderer is to kill Zhang Xuansu and frame Lin Xiu. Who will it be?" After Li Shimin said, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know who he thought of.

Fang Xuanling didn't say anything. As for who the saint would doubt, it was not something Fang Xuanling could consider.

At this time, Li Shimin changed the topic and said, "By the way, Xuanling, I remember you mentioned some time ago that Lin Xiu wanted to graduate from the Imperial College?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and smiled, "Yes, the Imperial College's studies cannot attract him, so he doesn't want to waste his time there, so he wants to graduate early. I told him that he can graduate, but after graduation, he will enter the prepared mansion to be on duty. The saint also knew that Lin Xiu was used to being idle and had no desire for power. Other people's children were eager to enter the palace to guard, but this child despised boredom and would rather study in the Imperial College than to be on duty!"

This reminded Li Shimin, who said: "Lin Xiu is both civil and military, and is extremely intelligent. He must be well trained to become the court's supporter. His idle personality must be changed."

Fang Xuanling nodded and responded: "What the saint said is very true."

Li Shimin thought about it seriously and suddenly said, "Since he wants to graduate, I will notify Kong Yingda about this matter and let him graduate. Now he has a position of Qianniu. After graduation, he will go directly to the palace to guard the palace. I will beat him and train him."

"I understand!" Fang Xuanling responded immediately.

Next, the two chatted for a while before Fang Xuanling said goodbye.

Then, Li Shimin fell into silence. After thinking for a while, he called Li Junxian.

"Jun Xian, I'm asking you to investigate Master Lin Xiu's affairs, are you surprised?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Junxian replied: "Reporting to the saint, the master of Lin County's man is a Taoist Tiangang, there is no doubt. The second master initially suspected that it was Duan Tianya. In order to prove his identity, he sent the imperial guards to Yizhou."

"Duan Tianya? Is it him? The ruthless man who almost destroyed Cihang Jianzhai back then. Yes, if it was him, that would be right." Li Shimin smiled and continued: "When the guards confirm Duan Tianya's identity, the suspicious points around Lin Xiu will be completely cleared and you can use them with confidence."
Chapter completed!