The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 211 The Problem of Weapons

Li Jiangui dismissed all the eunuchs, leaving only Pei Du behind.

"Your Majesty, what exactly is going on?"

Li Jiangui looked at Pei Du and said, "You were too young to know back then, it's all in the past."

Pei Du didn't want to hear any of that.

"I heard it at the Dali Temple. It was about the weapons in Luofeng City, Lizhou. After that battle, the weapons should have been inspected. Why wasn't this matter reported? Instead, it has been discovered now."

Li Jiangui did not answer immediately, and the atmosphere in the imperial study was silent.

"At that time, all the information was handled by me. I didn't go to Lizhou in person, but I knew everything about it."

Li Jiangui wasn't afraid of being criticized for his mistakes, but this incident directly implicated Li Sheng. With the weapon issue coming out, Li Sheng would have another charge against him.

Li Sheng had been demoted to a commoner for so many years, and Li Jiangui himself never expected that the matter of Lizhou would be brought up again.

Pei Du observed Li Jiangui's expression, which was complex, and he could not discern Li Jiangui's true thoughts.

"You don't need to get involved in this matter."

Li Jiangui stopped Pei Du's idea in advance.

Pei Du obediently agreed, "I will not interfere in this matter. I know nothing about it, and my involvement would only cause more trouble."

Li Jiangui was fairly satisfied with Pei Du's answer.

Pei Du stayed in the palace for a while but didn't get any useful information.

I'll ask the Dali Temple tomorrow; maybe I'll get some answers.

With that in mind, Pei Du also found an excuse to leave.

Li Jiangui was preoccupied and had no intention of keeping Pei Du; he needed time to sort things out.

Li Huaijiang waited all night before Xiaochun finally returned from outside.

"Your Highness, we can only find so much; this is all we have."

Xiaochun took out several sheets of paper, all of which she had copied down.

Li Huaijiang saw a familiar name on it.

"Jiang Fengxiao?"

It's him again. Jiang Fengxiao was the one who inspected the weapons back then. He was Zhao Wanfu's godson and there had been no news of him for a long time. Li Huaijiang had been looking for him.

"Yes, the results of the weapons inspection are either in the Dali Temple or in the Emperor's hands, so I really can't get them."

Xiaochun felt a little guilty, but Li Huaijiang didn't think it was a big deal.

"As long as we can find the person, that's fine, but this Jiang Fengxiao is a bit difficult to deal with."

Li Huaijiang suspected that he had died long ago, otherwise why would he have remained silent for so many years?

However, this time he could use Li Jiangui's help to find Jiang Fengxiao. Their ideas were the same: if Li Jiangui wanted to find out the truth about this matter, he had to find Jiang Fengxiao to question him.

This incident also reveals Lee Geon-kyu's attitude; he didn't lose out this time.

"That's enough. We shouldn't get involved in this for the rest of the time. Just wait for the results."

Li Huaijiang doesn't have any evidence right now, and Li Jing is definitely keeping an eye on this matter. If she gets involved, Li Jing will smear her, just like last time.

Li Jiangui did indeed trace Jiang Fengxiao's whereabouts back to Zhao Wanfu.

Zhao Wanfu was summoned to the Imperial Study after the morning court session.

"The person who inspected the weapons back then was your godson, Jiang Fengxiao. Where is he now?"

Zhao Wanfu frowned: "Feng Xiao hasn't returned for several years. I managed to bring him back through letters alone."

"Where did he go?"

Tongzhou.

Li Jiangui rubbed his temples. Tongzhou was quite far from Chang'an, and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth.

"I will send someone over there; you will deliver a letter to him."

Zhao Wanfu immediately agreed.

Since Jiang Fengxiao can't come for the time being, we can only ask Zhou Yurong to see how much he knows about the situation in Lizhou.

Zhou Yurong was also in a real bind. He had only made some money, so how did he end up getting involved in that old matter?

“I really didn’t know. I’ve done business with that person a few times, but I didn’t know he was one of those people who replaced weapons. After I delivered the goods, I didn’t care about anything else.”

In short, Zhou Yurong was only responsible for delivering the goods and knew nothing else.

"Where did you get those weapons?"

Zhou Yurong mentioned a place name, which immediately brought up the old story of Lizhou, and he dared not hide it.

Li Jiangui asked some more detailed questions, and Zhou Yurong answered truthfully.

After Zhou Yurong was sent back to prison, his subordinates said, "Your Majesty, it seems that Zhou Yurong is just a pawn. We won't get anything useful out of him. We should still look for Jiang Fengxiao."

Jiang Fengxiao is in Tongzhou, and it will take at least half a month for him to arrive. Li Jiangui didn't want to wait any longer.

"Alright, let's bring Jiang Fengxiao back first."

When Zhao Wanfu arrived at the East Palace, Li Jing asked him about the details of Zhou Yurong's matter.

"What a coincidence that Luo Fengcheng was among the people we caught."

With so many people involved, it's inevitable that some will slip through the net, but Li Jing felt he was just too unlucky.

"His Majesty found Feng Xiao, but Feng Xiao has long since disappeared, and even I can't find him."

Zhao Wanfu was still thinking about how to keep it a secret, since Jiang Fengxiao wasn't in Tongzhou.

“Jiang Fengxiao is reckless and doesn’t know what’s good for him, but he absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the Emperor or Li Huaijiang.”

Zhao Wanfu thought for a moment: "As long as he shows up in Chang'an, I will make sure he never leaves."

Zhao Wanfu can guarantee that.

Li Jing was a little restless. Jiang Fengxiao had done a lot for them and knew far too much.

"What's the situation with Li Huaijiang?"

"She didn't get involved; she probably wanted to use the Emperor to find Jiang Fengxiao."

Now it's a matter of who can be faster, or who can directly prevent Li Jiangui's men from being found.

"Only half a month."

Li Jing reminded Zhao Wanfu that Zhao Wanfu only had half a month to prepare a lie that could fool Li Jiangui.

This is not an easy task.

"Let me think of a way."

Zhao Wanfu got up and left. He couldn't stay here any longer; he needed to get things settled with Jiang Fengxiao in Tongzhou as soon as possible.

Whether it's an accidental death or something else, Zhao Wanfu has to make arrangements in advance and also distance himself from the situation.

After thinking it over, I realized that causing an accidental death is easier.

Li Huaijiang kept a close eye on Zhao Wanfu and Li Jing, trying to figure out what they were up to.

Whether they knew about Jiang Fengxiao or not, they certainly didn't want Li Jiangui to see Jiang Fengxiao.

Shen Hanyu sent a message saying that Li Jiangui had sent someone to Tongzhou to look for people.

"Tongzhou is a long way away, enough time for them to make arrangements. Let's take a few fast horses and send our people there first, so we can keep an eye on their every move."

If they gather evidence and hand it over to Li Jiangui, making a big fuss about it, it will be an opportunity for Li Huaijiang.

"Your Highness, I'll go."

Xiaochun took the initiative to speak, saying that she was capable of protecting herself and was the most suitable person to go to Tongzhou.

Li Huaijiang nodded: "Then you take people there. If you encounter danger, don't hesitate, just leave."