Chapter 520 Investigating the truth
Li's Mansion.
It's already late at night.
It was not until this moment that Li Fan returned to his mansion.
Continuously reviewing the files, consolidating the evidence, interrogating, etc., made Li Fan feel a little tired. If it weren't for the fact that his internal strength had already entered the room, he would probably be so busy that he would be dizzy.
Xiao Liuzi came up and said, "General Zhao has been waiting for you in the study for a long time."
Li Fan nodded and headed towards the study. Soon after, he pushed the door open and entered.
In the study, Zhao Nantang waited for a long time. At this moment, he was holding some manuscripts and reading quietly. Hearing the sound of pushing the door, he looked up and smiled and said, "I'm back."
Li Fan nodded and smiled, "General has been waiting for a long time."
“It’s okay.
I was idle and looked through your manuscript and found that this "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is really well written. It's a pity that Guan Yu, a martial saint, was a shame that Yuntian was a martial saint, died in Maicheng..." He sighed and said, "Where is the subsequent manuscript?
Why is it updated so slowly?”
Li Fan was stunned for a moment, but when faced with the urge to update, he could only smile bitterly and said, "It's really too busy. You know, it's a laborious job."
Zhao Nantang smiled and held his forehead and said, "I was negligent."
It’s important to do the job, but after writing this book, I have to be the first to send it to my mansion.”
Li Fan nodded and agreed.
At this moment, Xiao Liuzi brewed a cup of tea and came up. Li Fan took it and drank a large gulp, which made the tea qi stimulate the nerves. He tentatively said: "You are here, is it about Duan Congrong going to the battle?"
Although there have been a lot of things recently, my father-in-law has always paid attention to only one thing... that is to go to war, fight against the enemy, and take revenge.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Nantang nodded and said, "In the main hall, why do you agree with Duan Congrong leading his troops to the expedition?"
"Although Duan Congrong is also a long-time general, he has never fought a real tough battle and has never been just a defense... He can be called a mistake in employing people!"
He was full of incomprehension.
Since he wanted to fight, no matter what, he should let himself go... Li Fan smiled and said, "General, Duan Congrong is indeed not the best candidate for war."
"But, it is precisely because of this that he must be allowed to go."
Zhao Nantang's face was even more puzzled.
"For more than 20 years, the Daxi Kingdom has become accustomed to peace. Although this time, people like Li Wen have seen the essence and the inevitable war. Therefore, even he advocated a war, most of the people in the court were still afraid of war."
"At the same time, I'm afraid there are many people who will be afraid that you will regain power because of the war."
"After all, they can't forget the power of General Wu's then."
"Duan Congrong is the most important pawn of the Lord's Religious Sect. He has his own army and has great voice in war."
"If you go to war, the court may be divided. The lords, Duan Congrong and others will never support it. If the opinions of the court are not unified, it may be more and more unlucky to go to war."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Nantang's eyes became more and more thoughtful. He seemed to have understood something and said, "What you mean is... the reason why the Lord sent Duan Congrong to the Rong was to make him..." "Let him die."
Li Fan said these three words very directly.
These three words made Zhao Nantang silent for a moment.
He didn't expect that there was such a deep mechanism hidden in it... In the court, there was indeed a profound intention behind any decision... Li Fan sighed and then said, "Li Wen can see that the Hu people are determined to win the Great Xi Kingdom now. This battle is inevitable. How could the emperor not see it?"
"The foundation of peace has disappeared. Even if this war is lost, it may be a battle to destroy the country!"
"The battle to destroy the country has arrived, how could the Lord still hesitate?
How could you have fantasies about the Lord and the Pian?"
"He knew he would have to fight, so if he wanted to fight, he had to unify his heart!"
"Now let Duan Congrong go to die and lose a battle, which just makes the Lord and the faction have no choice!"
"Only in this way, when you finally decide to fight with all your might, the military power can be handed over to you!"
"Let you, let the pro-war faction become the only choice."
"If Duan Congrong, the spokesperson of the Lord and the Sect, did not die in the military, how could the emperor dare to rest assured to fight a battle of national destiny?"
After Li Fan finished speaking, he grabbed the teacup and took a sip.
Zhao Nantang couldn't help drinking a sip of tea. The cold tea entered his stomach. He felt that the blood in his body had already burned and boiled with Li Fan's words! The mist of suspicion in front of him had been completely cleared with Li Fan's words! He finally understood the intention of Emperor Jianye.
It turned out that the war he was extremely eager for was waiting for him one day in the future... "I understand."
"Master, I have good intentions."
He sighed, and his eyes were filled with complexity when he looked at Li Fan.
Today, among the civil and military officials in the court, only Li Fan and Li Wen cooperated with Emperor Jianye's idea and forced Duan Congrong to bring troops to the front line... He was suddenly extremely grateful that Li Fan was in the court.
He stood up and said, "The doubts have disappeared, so I will not disturb you to rest."
Li Fan stood up and sent him away. Before leaving, Zhao Nantang suddenly turned around, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "The three years I spent in Zhao's Mansion really buried you."
"I should have broken your legs earlier and expelled you from Zhao's mansion."
"Hahahahaha!"
He laughed so happily, and then turned and left.
Li Fan, who was still there, looked confused.
Father-in-law, can you speak?……I sent Zhao Nantang away before Li Fan returned to the mansion.
He did not rest, but was waiting. Soon, Jiang Dacai had arrived quietly.
"Mr. Li, all the evidence we have obtained here has been submitted to the Ministry of Justice."
"The mission has been completed."
Jiang Dacai reported.
Li Fan nodded and said with gratitude: "If it weren't for you, Li Fan would not have a place to stand in Xijing!"
He is by no means falsely. Any strategy and strategy needs to be implemented. Even if he has thousands of strange plans and no powerful Three Hundred Cloud Explorers, he can only be at a loss.
The Cloud Explorer is a professional intelligence team established by Wu Tiangu. It was originally used to collect intelligence in the war, but now he has been brought to the court and demonstrated his terrifying strength.
"Sir, it's over-reputable."
Jiang Dacai spoke and said, "By the way, the last time I asked me to investigate the third prince Liu Jing and the maid beside him, there was already some clues about this matter."
When Li Fan heard this, his eyes sterned and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Fan had countless doubts about Liu Jing.
When I was in Yangzhou, the Golden Eagle, who had been hiding behind the Hu people for more than 20 years, sent back a crucial letter. If the contents of the letter were known to the world, it would probably cause a huge shock to the country of Xi, and even the mountains and rivers would be stained with blood.
Li Fan was the only person who had read that letter - Wu Sangzi, who was sent to the letter, put it in his stomach, and only by cutting it open can he see it.
The letter involved a series of shocking secrets more than 20 years ago.
Since entering Xijing, Li Fan has been pursuing it, wanting to confirm the authenticity of the content in the letter.
——He dared not believe the Golden Eagle rashly, nor did he dare not disbelieve it.
He can only believe in himself and the answer he has found.
Fortunately, the Golden Eagle's letter had already conveyed enough messages, enough to allow him to have a direction to follow and confirm.
As for what to do after confirmation, Li Fan still has not made up his mind.
So what if it is true?
Do you really want to make the world full of blood?
But, would it be fake?
The golden eagle who lurked for more than 20 years and endured humiliation, countless veterans who died for the letter... The one who made Li Fan enter the court without any hesitation was not just for Zhao Xuening, but for the Zhao Mansion.
It is also for those veterans who are determined and willing to use their lives to protect their ideals.
Therefore, he was extremely concerned about the authenticity of the letter.
He looked at Jiang Dacai.
Jiang Dacai said word by word: "The maid named 'Youcao' beside Liu Jing is a descendant of the Gao family who was destroyed."
"And the Gao family was destroyed in the past, because Qiao Baimei from the palace personally led the man to move."
"And after the demise of the Gao family... all the killers Qiao Baimei brought that night were dead."
“No one left.”
Chapter completed!