In the quiet courtyard, Lin Xiu and Fang Xuanling sat on the stone bench and talked.

Fang Xuanling said: "I originally thought that even if there was something wrong with the Xue Zongdao case, it was not very serious, but I found that there were many involvements in the investigation these days."

"Please tell me clearly!" Lin Xiu had noticed something was wrong for a long time and immediately asked.

Fang Xuanling continued: "This case involves a battle two years ago. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was fighting with the Turks. The situation was tense. Your Majesty ordered Li Jing, who was then the Minister of War, to attack Mayi and prepare to ambush Jie Li Khan. The ambush has been planned for a long time, and if nothing unexpected happens, Jie Li will be able to capture Jie Li alive. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred. Jie Li Khan actually noticed it in advance and escaped the ambush. Because of the failure of the ambush, Your Majesty was furious. After thoroughly checking the cause, he found that there were spies in Li Jing's army and informed him. He followed the spy and found Xue Zongdao."

"At that time, Xue Zongdao was the doctor of the Ministry of War, responsible for the Arsenal Department, which was in charge of military ranks, weapons, martial arts departments in the village examinations, as well as the editorial and military affairs. After he was found out that he colluded with the Turks, he also colluded with the Turks, but also committed favoritism and fraud in the supervision of weapons, creating a large number of inferior weapons. These weapons were handed over to the border soldiers, and they were very likely to break when facing the enemy. Such behavior completely made His Majesty Longyan angry and sentenced Xue Zongdao to death."

"So that's the case. No, if this is true, why are there no documents about this case in Dali Temple?" Lin Xiu asked hurriedly.

Fang Xuanling said: "I went to see Sun Fujia today and talked about this when I was chatting about the past. Sun Fujia seemed to be more evasive and did not say it explicitly. He only said that Xue Zongdao would rather die than plead guilty. If he did not plead guilty, he could not close the case. But later, Xue Zongdao suddenly signed the documents and admitted the charge, and hanged himself in the cell."

After a pause, Fang Xuanling said again: "Because Xue Zongdao pleaded guilty, Li Jing, who was the Minister of War at the time, was also implicated. Because Xue Zongdao was the confidant promoted by Li Jing, there were rumors in the court and the country that Xue Zongdao's behavior was instructed. In addition, Li Jing was secretly injured in his body, Li Jing voluntarily resigned from the position of Minister of War in order to avoid suspicion, and is still at home."

"Uncle means that something happened to Xue Zongdao to deal with Li Jing?" Lin Xiu immediately grasped the key.

Fang Xuanling nodded and said in a deep voice: "I happened to be on order at that time, so I didn't know the whole story! Now, after careful investigation, I found that the Xue Zongdao case was probably a calculating Li Jing. Of course, this is just a speculation."

"Who is the Minister of War now?" Lin Xiu asked.

Fang Xuanling said: "Hou Jun Ji!"

"Is it him? Lin Xiu immediately laughed and said, " Could it be that he planned all this?"

Fang Xuanling immediately reminded: "No evidence, don't talk nonsense! Hou Junji is a hero of the Tang Dynasty and is highly valued by His Majesty. He has intended to let him participate in political affairs. Moreover, he has a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If your words just now are spread, it will be amazing!"

Lin Xiu smiled and said, "What my uncle taught me is, but does not doubt it?"

"Haha... doubt is a speculation, you can only guess in your heart, you can only understand it but not express it!" Fang Xuanling warned.

Lin Xiu nodded and his eyes narrowed.

If the second master found out that Xue Zongdao was framed by Hou Junji, he would definitely kill Hou Junji. Then can he find out the whereabouts of the second master by investigating Hou Junji?

"Lin Xiu, do you want to investigate Hou Junji?" At this time, Fang Xuanling noticed Lin Xiu's intention.

Lin Xiu nodded.

Fang Xuanling insisted on stopping: "No! First of all, I suspect that Hou Junji is just inferring, maybe the direction of the investigation is wrong. Secondly, Hou Junji is a very cunning person and cautious person. I know that you have good martial arts skills, but with your ability, it is basically impossible to find something from Hou Junji, but instead, you will lose your mistakes."

"What about uncle's opinion?" Lin Xiu understood his concern and asked him.

Fang Xuanling said: "You have been in Chang'an for a while. You have not visited my friends yet. You can visit Duke Wei's Mansion tomorrow."

Lin Xiu suddenly realized, yes, Xue Zongdao was Li Jing's confidant, and Li Jing lost his official position because of implicating it. Although he was still Duke Wei, Li Jing was very humiliated. Moreover, with Li Jing's intelligence, how could he not notice the problem?

So it is perfect to use Li Jing's power to investigate.

"My nephew understands. He is about to visit Duke Wei tomorrow." Lin Xiu said with a smile.

Fang Xuanling continued: "I am the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and this position gives me more enemies than friends. There are many powerful people in Chang'an, so you don't have to visit one by one. You only need to visit Duke Wei, Duke Lu, Duke E, Duke Cai, and Duke Britain."

Duke Li Jing of Wei, Duke Cheng Yaojin of Lu, Duke Yuchi Gong of E, Duke Du Ruhui of Cai, and Duke Li Jie of Britain were all twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Being able to be regarded as a friend by Fang Xuanling and let Lin Xiu visit him means that these people are Fang Xuanling's close friends.

And in Fang Xuanling's position, there are naturally not only these few friends. Although the others are friends, there are many kinds of friends.

Lin Xiu nodded and decided to visit these princes one by one starting tomorrow.

At this time, Fang Xuanling stood up and instructed: "Remember what I just told you to plan and then act. Don't investigate Hou Junji. In addition, I will continue to investigate this matter and will help you find out the whereabouts of your second master!"

"I understand, don't worry, uncle." Lin Xiu responded and then sent him away.

Standing in front of the yard, Lin Xiu pondered Fang Xuanling's warning and understood that the reason why Fang Xuanling did not allow him to investigate alone was not because of his fear of provoking Hou Junji, but because of the bigger conspiracy revealed in the whole matter.

If Xue Zongdao did not collude with the Turks, who colludes with the Turks?

Once you are involved in a treason for treason, it is difficult for any powerful man to protect yourself.

"You can't hurry up!"

......

The next day, Lin Xiu and Fang Yiai went to the Imperial College to study.

The course was boring, which made Lin Xiu sleepy, but because he wanted to visit Duke Wei Li Jing and had to wait for Li Dejian, Lin Xiu could only bear it.

After class at noon, Lin Xiu and Li Dejian left the Imperial College and went to the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

After entering the mansion, Lin Xiu suddenly became a little excited.

There were not many military generals I admired in my previous life, and Li Jing was definitely one of them. This was a god-level figure in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Jie, he made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty.

If you can visit someone you admire, this feeling is like chasing stars, and your heart is beating very hard.

"Brother Lin, what's wrong with you?" Li Dejian noticed Lin Xiu's abnormality.

Lin Xiu smiled and said, "I admire Duke Wei very much and I will be able to see him immediately, and I am very excited."

"Haha...so that's the case. My father praised you all the time, you should be able to talk together!" Li Dejian joked.

While talking, the two came to a living room.

Li Dejian became respectful and asked Lin Xiu to wait. He went in and reported, and then came out to invite Lin Xiu in.

Lin Xiu walked into the living room and saw Li Jing sitting on the chessboard, studying the chess game.

Just like Lin Xiu's fantasy, although Li Jing was middle-aged, his face was firm, heroic, and especially his temperament. He was extremely restrained at this time, restraining his murderous aura of many years of fighting on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!