When Emperor Gaozong saw Empress Wu nodding slightly, he looked like Helan Minyue. He told Li Hong and Empress Wu that he was a little tired and wanted to go to Linde to rest, so he hurriedly left. As soon as Emperor Gaozong left, Helan Minyue said goodbye. How could Li Hong and Empress Wu not know why Emperor Gaozong left so quickly? Isn’t it just to be entangled with Helan Minyue? Li Hong had no idea about this, and Empress Wu looked a little ugly when he saw this scene. However, she now had to discuss with Li Hong how to deal with Helan Minzhi's affairs, and she had no time to deal with Emperor Gaozong and Helan Minyue.

Seeing that Gaozong and Helan Minyue had both left, it was obvious that Empress Wu wanted to discuss it alone with Li Hong. She was not stupid, so she said goodbye and left.

At this time, there were only Empress Wu and Li Hong left in Zichen Palace.

I still remember the first time I met Empress Wu here, Li Hong was cautious and cautious. After being scolded by Empress Wu, he walked out of Zichen Palace and found that his back was soaked in sweat.

It is still Zichen Palace now, and there are still only him and Empress Wu, but at this time his mentality is very calm and calm.

Empress Wu also had this feeling. Since Li Hong recovered from serious illness, she found that every time she saw Li Hong, he had changed a lot. He had gradually become mature and steady, and became more like an opponent, not a son.

"Crown Prince, what have you been doing these days?" Empress Wu thought for a moment and asked. Her tone of speaking was not tepid, but her expression was very serious.

"When I say to my mother, my son didn't do anything. I just read books, practice calligraphy, and then stroll around." Li Hong said casually. He knew that 80% of what he did in the East Palace could not escape the suspicion of Empress Wu, so Empress Wu asked herself this way that she wanted to create an atmosphere of speaking, that was to take the initiative in speaking in her own hands.

"In the past few days, the Tubo mission will be in Chang'an. You are responsible for receiving the Tubo mission. Do you have to do your best to know about this?" Empress Wu began to teach Li Hongdao.

"Don't worry, Mother, there are Le Yanwei and Liu Xiangdao, Zhao Renji and others to help me. There will be no mistakes in this matter." Li Hong replied respectfully. Seeing that Li Hong could keep up with his own rhythm without any effort, the atmosphere he deliberately created did not work, and Empress Wu did not beat around the bush, but said bluntly, "What do you think of Helan Minzhi's case?"

"The current national treasury is empty, and Helan Minzhi dares to embezzle taxes, which is a serious crime. He should be punished. He had a close relationship with the rebels and worked together to assassinate his sons. This is a ruthless act. He should be punished. He raised a dead man with a captive number of 300 people. He was ill-intentioned. He should be punished. He used his power to seek personal gain, defraud the people, and plundered the people's wealth and ointment, and should be punished..." Li Hong was not polite and said what he had already thought of in his heart.

After hearing this, Empress Wu did not speak immediately, but turned her eyes to Li Hong's face and stared at him.

Empress Wu stared for a long time, and saw that Li Hong did not show any cowardice, she sighed and said, "Prince, you are still too young! In fact, we have to take the overall situation into consideration when doing anything!"

Li Hong sneered in his heart, but asked with a respectful look on his face, "What does the mother mean?"

Empress Wu showed a loving mother-like appearance, Chunchun induced Li Hong to say, "The Tubo delegation will be in Chang'an City in the past two days. They came to Chang'an City to meet. I believe you are very clear about what the idea is? Therefore, the meaning of this palace is that we should focus on them now, not our own people. What does the prince think?"

"Mother, Helan Minzhi committed such a serious crime. It is not enough to calm the public's anger if he doesn't kill him!" Li Hong said heartbrokenly, not caring about Empress Wu's words at all. If he was persuaded by Empress Wu so easily, how could he bargain with Empress Wu?

Seeing that Empress Wu showed anger on her face, Li Hong continued, "Mother, you know that Xu Jingzong and Li Jicha Erchen were assassinated. It has been several days since they have passed, and they still have no progress in their lives. How is this possible? So a large group of assassins assassinated Erchen in Chang'an City, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye? They searched for so many days and found nothing. Is this possible? And Helan Minzhi is the one who affairs with the assassin. We can get clues about the assassin from him, and he is also the murderer of assassination. Mother, how can you indulge Helan Minzhi's sins regardless of the safety of Erchen's life?"

Speaking of this, Li Hong burst into tears.

The Empress Wu was a little surprised. When was the prince so eloquent and so sensational?

However, Li Hong's words were very heartbroken, saying that you don't care about your son's life or death, and you have to take into account your nephew's safety. You don't act like a mother!

Empress Wu understood Li Hong's words, and she had no choice but to refute her, so she could only comfort her, "Hong'er, your mother knows your thoughts, but this matter also needs to be carefully considered. After all, the evidence of many of Helan Minzhi's crimes you mentioned is insufficient, so we cannot easily sentence him to death."

Seeing that Li Hong did not answer, Empress Wu continued, "Let's do this, investigate and investigate this matter again. Mother asked Zhang Ying to assist you. After the investigation is clear, the mother will definitely punish you severely."

Helan Minzhi's crime has been established, and both people and physical evidence are there, and no one can hide it. And Li Hong also knew that he could not force Empress Wu too quickly, so he could only sigh, "Thank you, Empress--"

However, he immediately added, "Mother, my son is in the Eastern Palace for many years, but I haven't seen Li Shaobao for a long time!"

Li Shaobao mentioned by Li Hong is the crown prince Shaobao Li Ji.

He was very dissatisfied with Li Ji. As the young security guard of the prince of the Eastern Palace, Li Ji not only did not support him, but also dared to stand opposite him. Therefore, Li Hong wanted to kick him out very early, but he had never had a chance. Today, when he mentioned this to Empress Wu, he believed that with Empress Wu's mind, he would definitely guess what he meant. And this time, with Helan Minzhi's case, as long as Empress Wu wanted to compromise with him, she would definitely make some statement in this regard.

Sure enough, Empress Wu's face changed when she heard Li Hong say this.

The Prince Shaobao is a false title and has no real power, but it represents an identity and honor.

Now Li Hong is dissatisfied with Li Ji, so he asked her to remove Li Ji's title of junior security guard, which is equivalent to winning Li Ji's honor. Can the Empress Wu, who just stood on the same front as Li Ji, do this?

But she also knew very well that this was the bargaining chip that Li Hong proposed to compromise with her in the Helan Minzhi case. Therefore, she could not refuse Li Hong rashly. She pondered for a moment and said, "I will consider this matter carefully, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Empress Wu was not stupid. She knew that she had to add a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant. She took Li Ji, who was not against Li Hong and even had a tit-for-tat person to Li Hong. Then the East Palace had to add a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a lieutenant to get a leverage. This lieutenant to Li Hong wanted to compromise with him this time. If she didn't agree, Li Hong would not compromise. She had to agree. Adding the person who finally got his side would be very unfavorable for her to suppress Li Hong in the future.

This is a dilemma for the Empress of Martial Arts.

"Then I will say goodbye. I will come to listen to my mother's reply tomorrow." Li Hong said, and then withdrew from the Zichen Palace.

He said this was a pun. He wanted a reply tomorrow, and what he wanted was a reply about Li Ji, and what he also wanted was Helan Minzhi's reply. Now it depends on how Empress Wu chose.

Seeing Li Hong leave Zichen Hall, Empress Wu was silent for a moment before shouting in a low voice, "Zhang Ying."

"I'm here," Zhang Ying replied. The man had already walked to Empress Wu without realizing it.

"Do you know where Mr. Zhao and Wu Youzhi are locked up?" Wu Empress asked.

"It's in the prison of Chang'an County Government." Zhang Ying replied.

Empress Wu asked, "Is the Chang'an County Jail strictly in charge?"

Zhang Ying understood what the Emperor Wu meant, and replied in a low voice, "There were few guards in the past. This time, if the criminal was imprisoned, I guess the prince would also send someone to guard him."

"Crown Prince! His strength is still a little weaker after all-" said Empress Wu, "I want Mr. Zhao and his martial arts friend to die."

"I understand!" Zhang Ying replied expressionlessly. He has done such a thing many times.

"Go down, you should start quickly!" Queen Wu said lightly.

"No!" Zhang Ying took the order and bowed and left Zichen Palace.

Li Hong left Zichen Palace and returned to the Eastern Palace. He immediately summoned Chen Gong to the study. He knew very well about Wu Empress's character and used any means for the purpose. So Wu Empress wanted to delay time in Helan Minzhi's case. He knew that the purpose of Wu Empress doing this was to destroy the evidence.

The only people who can truly threaten Helan Min's life and death are Mr. Zhao and Wuyouzhi. Therefore, he knew that if the Empress of Martial Arts wanted to destroy the evidence, the people who needed to kill were Mr. Zhao and Wuyouzhi. Tonight was the best time to kill Mr. Zhao and Wuyouzhi. After tonight, when the interrogation result appeared tomorrow, it would be useless to kill Mr. Zhao and Wuyouzhi.

So what he has to do now is to increase the guarding power of Chang'an County Government to ensure the safety of Mr. Zhao and Wu Youzhi.

Chen Gong walked into the study and asked, "Your Highness, are you looking for Chen Gong?"

"Yes, I want to ask, how is the guards in the Chang'an County Jail?" Li Hong said to Chen Gong.

Chen Gong thought for a while before answering, "The guards in the prison are common, and there are few jailers."

After hearing Chen Gong's answer, Li Hong knew how relaxed the guards of Chang'an County Prison were. He pondered for a moment and said, "You should send forty personal guards to Chang'an Prison now, and be sure to ensure the safety of Mr. Zhao and Wu Youzhi."

"No!" Chen Gong didn't ask anything, but answered very simply.

"Do you have any instructions?" Chen Gong asked.

"No more, you go down!" Li Hong said. Chen Gong took the order and bowed and left the study.

As soon as Chen Gong left, Yan Zhuang hurriedly walked in and reported to Li Hong, "Your Highness, the British Duke Li Ji is here and is waiting for you in Chongjiao Hall."

Li Ji?

Li Hong was stunned when he heard Yan Zhuang's words. He had just filed a lawsuit in front of Wu Hou. Why did this old guy hold such a grudge? He came to the East Palace so quickly to find trouble for him.

"Let him wait!" Li Hong said angrily.

Yan Zhuang didn't know the conversation between Li Hong and Empress Wu in Zichen Hall, so he naturally didn't know the whole story. Seeing that the prince said this, he didn't dare to say more, but instead took the order to leave the study. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!