hsntnovel Chapter 2287 Investigation Results
Chapter 2287 Investigation Results
Su Haizheng no longer looked like a general. His face was pale and sweat was on his forehead.
This matter was of no small importance. More than 5,000 sets of border army equipment and more than 20,000 arrows were involved. If he wasn't careful, he would be beheaded, his property would be confiscated, and his family would be exiled.
Looking at Su Haizheng who was eager to show his loyalty, Li Shen stared at him closely with his eyes narrowed.
After a long while, Li Shen finally spoke:
"Two years? Who was the border commander before that?"
"This..." Su Haizheng hesitated for a moment, but soon he became determined.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the previous commander was Guo Daizhao, also the Deputy Protector General. He has been guarding this place for many years."
"Guo Daizhao? Guo Xiaoke's eldest son?" Li Shen heard Wang Hongfu mention this name.
When Wang Wencheng's incident happened, Wang Hongfu met Guo Xiaoke and his son.
"Your Highness, yes, Guo Daizhao is the eldest son of the Grand Protector." Su Haizheng nodded. At this point, there was no need to hide the truth for Guo Daizhao.
I can't even protect myself now.
"Your Highness, I don't think this matter is related to General Su. It's better to investigate thoroughly."
At this time Wang Xuance persuaded.
Su Haizheng immediately cast a grateful look. The chief secretary of Prince Ji's mansion was still very sober. He was afraid that Prince Ji would be impulsive and kill him directly because of his youth.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, Su Haizheng. If you want to prove your innocence, you must cooperate with Wang Changshi.
Don't think that you are border troops directly under the imperial court and I can't do anything to you.
Look what this is? "
As soon as Li Shen stretched out his hand, a token appeared on the stone ground.
"This is your Majesty's token. Seeing the token is like your Majesty coming in person. Your Majesty also grants me the power to act at your discretion.
This king also has a fish talisman." As he spoke, Shitou handed over another fish talisman.
"If it's not enough, I have this." Li Shen said as he stretched out his hand again, and Shi Tou immediately handed him a golden knife.
Li Shen placed the golden knife on the table and said with a smile:
"This sword is His Majesty's sword, specially given to me to kill evildoers. It is more than enough to kill you."
Li Shen's series of actions confused Su Haizheng. Each of these actions represented the emperor's authority.
I have always heard that the Tenth Prince of the Tang Dynasty was blessed by heaven, but I never thought it was true.
There are tokens, fish symbols, and finally His Majesty's sword.
Just as Prince Ji said, using this knife to kill himself does not require the approval of the Ministry of War.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, rest assured. I will do my utmost to cooperate with Chief Secretary Wang and make sure to uncover the truth of this matter."
Su Haizheng immediately expressed his position.
"That's good, you can go down first." Li Shen nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Su Haizheng bowed and walked out.
"Your Highness, where should we start next?" Wang Xuance asked.
Li Shen thought for a while:
"Who wrote this in the notebook? And who reported this? Let's find them, aren't they the sergeants? And the military officers, they are in charge of military equipment.
I'm wondering if this matter has anything to do with Guo Daizhao?"
"I think it has something to do with him." Xue Rengui said affirmatively.
"What do you mean?" Li Shen asked curiously.
“Your Majesty, I just checked the account books, and the data reported to the court was very frequent two years ago.
The reason they gave was that due to the small scale of nature in Kucha and Yanqi, their weapons and equipment were replaced quickly.
The last two years have been regular replacements, so not that many.”
Xue Rengui said so. He had led troops for so many years, and although he had never joined the regular army, he had studied with Li Jing for so long that he had heard a lot about what happened on the battlefield.
I also know how often the military normally replaces its weapons and equipment.
Li Shen frowned after hearing this. He had heard that there were often minor frictions at the border, just like the border of Tubo, where there were minor frictions almost every day and large-scale frictions would occur at any time.
"Can I find the battle records of those years?" Li Shen asked immediately. Battles must be reported, whether they are victories or defeats.
"We need to ask their chief clerk if he still has it. The Ministry of War will definitely have a record, but it will take a long time."
Wang Xuance replied.
Li Shen shook his head.
"No, it will take too long. You should ask the chief clerk and ask Su Haizheng for cooperation.
This prince suddenly feels that this matter is not that simple. The identities of those mysterious rebels must be extraordinary."
Li Shen touched his chin, wondering about the identities of these people.
It is not that easy for ordinary rebels to buy equipment. No one would take such a big risk. There must be a middleman.
Li Shen thought that if there was no middleman, then there must be a powerful force behind these rebels, forcing the border defenders to take risks.
Li Shen's first thought was Li Zhi, because he already had a criminal record, but he didn't look like him.
At this moment, Zhou Daowu on the side had not said a word. He was a little shocked in his heart. His brother-in-law did not seem as dissolute as he was in Chang'an.
He is meticulous, clear-headed, and methodical in his work. It seems that the rumors from the outside world that all the plans of Prince Ji's Mansion were made by the Chief Secretary Wang Xuance are not true.
Now it seems that Wang Xuance also wants to follow King Ji's ideas and just give some suggestions.
Those noble families in Chang'an City were all wrong.
Everyone discussed for a while before dispersing, and Li Shen took people to stroll in Jiaohe City. It was their first time in such a place, and everything was new to them.
He even wanted to go outside the pass to take a look, but was dissuaded by Shi Tou.
Standing on the city wall and looking west, you can see a barren land. The soldiers guarding the city said that they used to often see merchants passing by on the road.
But now, because the Tang Dynasty is on a westward expedition, the road to the west is cut off.
For three consecutive days, Li Shen wandered around the city. Although the city was not big, Li Shen wanted to go in and take a look.
Li Shen did not return to his residence until Wang Xuance and Su Haizheng arrived.
"See His Highness Prince Ji."
"Well, no need to be polite, please sit down." Li Shen waved his hand and ordered someone to serve tea. Then he asked:
"How's the check going?"
"Your Highness, we didn't gain much. The Chief Registrar said that the military officer and the military officer in charge had already followed the Grand Protector to the front.
I have checked the battle reports from previous years. They are flawless and indeed there are often satisfactory disturbances.
I also questioned some officers and soldiers, and their testimony was the same.
However, due to the rotation of guards, some of the soldiers have returned home."
Wang Xuance reported, while Su Haizheng, standing beside him, had a worried look on his face. If the truth couldn't be uncovered, he, the current border guard, would be held responsible for everything.
"Is it such a coincidence? You took them all to the front?" Li Shen smiled and said meaningfully.
Wouldn't that make sense?
Wang Xuance nodded and said:
"Yes, and I also found out that two of the generals who were previously involved in weapons and equipment have died in battle.
The remaining two also followed the Grand Protector Guo Xiaoke to the Western Expedition.
In addition, I also discovered that there was a phenomenon of ghost employees a few years ago."
"Haha, that's quite interesting." Li Shen laughed.
(Leaving for a meeting, I am now considered an external member)