Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Chapter 129 Lu Xi's Killing Intention

In the study of Prince Ning's mansion, Wu Kun recounted Duan Xifeng's report, and Prince Ning frowned when he heard it.

Logically speaking, Ling Chuan is His Majesty's man and is his enemy, so there is absolutely no reason to help him.

But from another perspective, Lingchuan's sugar made him a lot of money. Liu Quan even showed off his achievements with the account book two days ago, saying that the amount of sugar was too small, otherwise he could have made more money.

"You've said so much, don't you have any ideas of your own?"

Prince Ning thought for a long time but couldn't make up his mind, so he just took out his anger on Wu Kun.

Wu Kun was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, I think it is reasonable to send reinforcements, but I am afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid the Xu family will bite back." Wu Kun said, "Now Lingchuan and his men haven't got the evidence of the Xu family's crimes. Although Xu Hongtu has resigned, the Xu family is not completely powerless in the court. If the Xu family is accused of disturbing the local area, I will be held responsible."

Prince Ning's face looked a little ugly, Wu Kun quickly explained: "It's not that I don't want to take responsibility, but I'm worried that if I'm dismissed from my position as the head of the Judicial Affairs Bureau, it might affect the prince's important affairs."

Prince Ning leaned back in his chair with his folding fan in his hand: "According to you, should Ling Chuan be rescued?"

Wu Kun cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, this is the first major case since the establishment of the Judicial Bureau. If the Ruyin Xu family is brought down, the power of the Judicial Bureau will rise sharply..."

His words touched the heart of Prince Ning. Prince Ning had gone to so much trouble to re-establish the Criminal Investigation Bureau just to seize the opportunity to gain some real power, so this risk was worth taking.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. If there are any omissions, I will take care of them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

On the other side, Duan Xifeng came to Yunfuji shop and met Cao Huanchun, and hurriedly told him what happened.

Cao Huanchun's expression darkened instantly when he heard this: "Thank you, Master Duan, for telling me. I will report this to my young lady right away."

Seeing Cao Huanchun was about to see him off, Duan Xifeng had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. He scratched his head: "What do you mean? Why do I seem to be superfluous?"

As soon as Duan Xifeng left, Cao Huanchun entered the palace with his badge in his pocket. It was not yet noon, and the small court meeting in the Qianqing Palace had not yet ended.

In recent times, the Sixth Prince of Northern Qi, Murong Che, has frequently mobilized troops in Shuozhou, so that the situation in Yanmen Pass is quite tense.

Lu Xi and the two prime ministers have been worried about this for several days. If it weren't for the empty treasury, the Dasheng Dynasty would not be afraid of the harassment from the Northern Qi at all.

Cao Huanchun waited in a corner outside the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and finally waited for Lu Xi to call him in.

"You come to the palace at this time, but what happened?"

Cao Huanchun fell to the ground and quickly recounted what Duan Xifeng had said, and then added: "Before leaving, Master Ling told me to send someone to keep an eye on Xu Hongtu. Yesterday, I found a few unfamiliar faces in Xu's mansion. They stayed in Xu's mansion for two hours and left the city directly to the west."

"Ruyin is at least seven or eight days away from here. So, Lingchuan's life or death is unknown at this time?"

Lu Xi has become more and more majestic in recent days. Although his facial expression has not changed, Cao Huachun below feels an almost tangible pressure and can't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, according to Duan Xifeng, Chu Yi and Leng Wushuang are with Master Ling, so it should not be difficult for them to protect themselves."

Lu Xi snorted, scaring Cao Huanchun so much that he shuddered. Although Lu Xi had no expression on his face, he was actually extremely furious.

"Since the Xu family intends to die, you can't blame me for being cruel."

Lu Xi looked at Cao Huanchun and said, "Isn't Lingchuan good friends with Shi Xing? You pass on my order and order him to take his men to Ruyin to search for Lingchuan. If Lingchuan is alive, bring him back. If Lingchuan is dead, let the Xu family bury him with him."

Although these words were spoken in a calm tone, they still could not conceal the murderous intent contained in them.

Cao Huanchun hesitated for a moment and then advised: "Your Majesty, Shi Xing is the commander of the Military Department, responsible for the defense and security of the city. Leading troops out of the city... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. In my opinion, why not send the Justice Department to go there? It's reasonable and..."

He was interrupted by Lu Xi before he finished speaking: "If the Judicial Investigation Department was useful, Ling Chuan would not be in danger. Besides, the Judicial Investigation Department is in the hands of Prince Ning. Who knows if he will do anything secretly? If anything happens to Ling Chuan, I will deal with him as well."

Cao Huanchun was shocked. That was Prince Ning. If he was easy to deal with, he would have done it long ago. But confronting Prince Ning head-on would be a matter that would shake the throne. He wanted to persuade him, but seeing Lu Xi's furious look, he swallowed his words back and could only beg Ling Chuan in his heart not to get into trouble.

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In a ravine in the south of Ruyin County, Ling Chuan and others were in a state of misery. He really didn't expect that the Xu family was so powerful. In the past few days, they had been on the run half of the time. No matter where they hid, they would be found by the Xu family within a day or two. In the end, they had no choice but to hide in the mountains.

However, these few days were not without gain. The fatigue interrogation method was very effective. Xu Lang stayed up for five days and five nights without sleep before he was able to get rid of all the dirty deeds of the Xu family.

Not to mention the bullying of men and women that was rampant in the local area, the reason why the Xu family forced the thirteen members of the Huang family to death and exterminated the entire family was that the Huang family discovered the secret that they were secretly communicating with the Kingdom of Nanyue.

The Xu family had been doing business with Nanyue many years ago. Originally, this was not a big deal. Although Dasheng and Nanyue did not have trade terms, private transactions were still quite frequent.

But during the turmoil three years ago, when South Vietnam took the opportunity to attack Lingnan Prefecture, the Xu family actually colluded with South Vietnam and sold a lot of intelligence to South Vietnam. The entire Lingnan Prefecture lost 70% of its territory, and the Xu family definitely made a great contribution.

It's no wonder that they wanted to wipe out the Huang family and besiege the police as it was such a serious crime of treason.

However, there was no physical evidence in this matter, and the only evidence now was Xu Lang, so Ling Chuan and his team took him with them as they fled.

Life in the mountains is not easy, and Lingchuan has never experienced such hardship. Although he likes to tinker with small gadgets, he has no idea about survival in the wilderness. In just a few days, Lingchuan has lost a lot of weight.

But Xu Lang was in an even worse situation. He had lost so much weight that he looked like a consumptive person from a middle-aged strong man. He followed Ling Chuan and others weakly through the woods and caves.

He never dreamed that his skills and profound internal energy, which he was so proud of, were worthless in front of sleep.

In order to get a good night's sleep without being disturbed, he would just answer whatever was asked. Lying was of no use at all. Ling Chuan would ask the same question over and over again dozens or even hundreds of times in different ways until there was no difference between the previous and the next.

However, although Xu Lang had given up resistance, he was not desperate. As long as he could escape, his confession would be of no significance.