Datang: Get Xiang Yu's divine power at the beginning

Chapter 247

"Your Highness, why are you dressed like this? What happened with the heavy rain?" Yu Gong asked strangely when he saw Li Chengdao's attire.

Hearing this, Li Chengdao looked at the soldier's clothes on his body, and said with a chuckle, "It's more convenient to come back with these clothes!"

Hearing this, Yu Gong nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Lord Lu and General Ma may take some time to come back. Do you need my subordinates to inform you and ask the two adults to come back first?"

Li Chengdao nodded, and said: "Master Yu Gong doesn't have to go in person, let Banghammer go, there is indeed something important this time, so Master Yu should stay too!"

Hearing this, Da Bangchui asked Yu Gong where the other two adults in the inner factory were, then turned around and rushed into the rain.

Not long after, Big Banghammer, Lu Dingyi, and Ma Zhong returned to the inner factory yamen. After exchanging pleasantries, Li Chengdao ordered people to screen away the servants on the left and right, and ordered Big Banghammer to close the hall door.

Only four people, namely Li Chengdao, Lu Dingyi, Ma Zhong and Yu Gong, were left in the foyer. At this time, Li Chengdao's expression changed and he said righteously: "Everyone, the king came back in a hurry today because of His Majesty's secret decree. Factory Lu Dingyi, Ma Zhong, and Yu Gong listen to the order!"

After hearing the words, the three people immediately knelt down and bowed to the ground. Li Chengdao said slowly: "The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven. The edict is: Hou Wenjie, the imperial censor, has secretly reported that Lu Zicong, the eunuch guarding Jiangnan, was corrupt, perverted the law, sold his official position, and made the people miserable. The inner factory has the responsibility of supervising the inner officials, and the king of Wu Li Chengdao led the inner factory staff to investigate this matter secretly under the pretext of patrolling on behalf of the emperor, I admire you!"

After everyone thanked and accepted the decree, they all sat down. Lu Ding looked puzzled and asked, "Your Highness, something is wrong. There is the ICAC here. Why do you want our internal factory to investigate this matter?"

Hearing this, Li Chengdao smiled and said: "His Majesty's decree made it clear that the guarding eunuchs are internal officials after all. The original intention of establishing our internal factory is to supervise internal officials, so it is justifiable to send us there."

"Your Highness, there is still nothing to know about the lowly position. These censors have always liked to speculate. It is just a memorial, and you need to come forward in person, and the inner factory must come forward. Wouldn't this be a bit of a big deal?"

"Ding Yi, I thought so too, but do you know why Your Majesty issued this secret decree?" Li Chengdao said after a while, "Just a few days ago, His Majesty ordered Hou Yushi to enter the palace to meet him, but On the way, Hou Yushi's convoy was robbed by bandits, and no one survived, and Hou Yushi's carriage was even looted. In addition to the belongings, the evidence collected by Hou Yushi also disappeared without a trace. !"

"evidence?"

"Not bad!" After hearing the questions from Lu Ding and others, Li Chengdao nodded and continued: "When Hou Yushi made the memorial, he mentioned in the memorial that he had collected a lot of Lu Zicong's criminal evidence in his hands. That's why , Your Majesty secretly ordered Hou Yushi to enter the palace."

When Lu Ding heard the words, he thought for a moment, bowed his head and said: "In this way, this matter is really strange. If it is an ordinary bandit, it is nothing more than robbing money. These evidences are worthless to them. In all likelihood, someone killed someone to silence them. !"

"That's right!" Li Chengdao nodded and said: "Your Majesty also thinks so, and the previous history of Hou Yushi was secret, and His Majesty also secretly ordered Hou Yushi to enter the palace. Apart from Your Majesty and Hou Yushi, the only thing that knows about it is the inner court." The seal supervisor, because His Majesty's secret edicts and secret decrees need to be sealed by them!"

"So, Your Majesty and His Highness think that this news came from someone in the inner court?"

"That's right! The eunuchs dispatched and appointed by the imperial court do not go through the six departments of the imperial court. They are all directly appointed by the inner court. They must have inextricably linked interests with each other. Hou Yushi just participated in the performance of Lu Zicong before he was wiped out. Say it, don’t even think about it, it must be related to Lu Zicong!”

Li Chengdao glanced at Lu Dingyi with satisfaction and continued: "The secret decree that your Majesty gave me this time did not go through the inner court. It was directly transmitted to me through the military post of the Ministry of War. Therefore, there should be no The news spread from Chang'an."

"But Your Highness, even so, the mere name of hunting on behalf of the sky still does not prevent Lu Zicong and others from guessing the real purpose of our trip. If he is prepared, wouldn't it be even more difficult for us to investigate?"

"What Ding Yi said is very true, so according to His Majesty, we are traveling in the name of patrolling hunting on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, our internal factory has to let the wind out in advance, saying that we will soon take over tax supervision, so patrolling on behalf of the Son of Heaven Hunting is also to intervene in advance to understand the situation!"

When Lu Ding heard this, he looked relieved and said, "If this is the case, we should be able to hide it from the truth!"

"I'm also taking advantage of the continuous rain today, so I won't attract other people's attention, so I hurried back to Beijing and made arrangements in advance to save time and haste!"

Li Chengdao continued: "In a few days, the imperial decree about hunting on behalf of the sky will come down. At that time, the deer will follow me to the south of the Yangtze River by boat. Ma Zhong, you will lead the brothers from the special operations department to go overland and hold my waist. Let's go to Jinyiwei, call a few capable men, first go to the place where Hou Yushi's accident happened, investigate the matter clearly, and then rush to Jiangnan to join us!"

"Yes!" Lu Dingyi and Ma Zhong replied with a salute. Yu Gong heard the words and waited for a long time, but he didn't see Li Chengdao assigning him a task. Sir and Master Ma both have missions, so humble..."

Hearing this, Li Chengdao smiled and said, "Hahaha, Mr. Yu can't sit still anymore, do you want to go out for a stroll?"

Hearing this, Yu Gong smiled, a little embarrassed, and then Li Chengdao said: "This time, Mr. Yu Gong doesn't have to follow, and I will take care of the house for the king. Don't forget, there are people in the inner court watching us during this trip. Yu Gong, on the one hand, you have to manage the inner factory well, on the other hand, you also have to keep an eye on the movement of the inner court, and if there is any situation, you can send news through the chariot and horse dealer at any time!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, Mr. Yu, didn't you say that many royal families and big families in Chang'an want to get close to us? The Jiangnan we just went to is a rich place. You might as well run around these few days, Mr. Yu. Expand business for our factory!"

Speaking of doing business, Yu Gong immediately got excited and said with a smile: "Your Highness is wise, this subordinate will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!"

After giving the instructions, Li Chengdao and Da Bangchui put on their raincoats and rode on horseback. With a splash of water, the two disappeared into the dark night.

Looking at the back of His Highness King Wu leaving, Lu Dingyi, the head of the inner factory, Ma Zhong, the second head, and Yu Gong, the third head, were thoughtful.

Three months have passed since the establishment of the Inner Factory. At the beginning of the establishment of the Inner Factory, everyone in the inner and outer courts paid attention, but the Inner Factory Yamen could not even come up with the money to buy the land, and actually organized the newly established Shenji Camp Zuo The sentinel army built the yamen on the outskirts of Chang'an City by themselves, which became a joke inside and outside the court for a while.

(End of this chapter)