Chapter 16 Framed
"No need." Li Heng waved his hand, "With Miss Zhang here, nothing will happen to me."

Li Heng refused, and Du Xiwang had no choice but to turn to Zhang Mujin and say, "Doctor Zhang, if there are any herbs you need, just send someone to come to me."

"Thank you, Mr. Du." Zhang Mujin replied respectfully.

Du Xiwang sighed and said, "I originally wanted to host a welcoming party for Your Highness, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I am guilty."

"It's not Lord Du's fault." Li Ying walked to the carriage. "I would rather eat General Wang's celebration banquet than the welcoming banquet."

Wang Zhongsi said: "Your Highness, please put it down. I will definitely fulfill your mission."

"Then I will wait for General Wang's celebration banquet. Lord Du, General Wang, and everyone else, please stay." Li Ying said and got on the carriage.

"Farewell, Your Highness." Everyone who followed said in unison.

Du Xiwang said, "Your Highness, I have already prepared an inn in advance. It is just east of the city. I will lead the way for Your Highness."

Li Heng thought about it and did not refuse, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Du, for your concern."

Everyone dispersed.

Here, the warehouse officer of Lanzhou found Huangfu Weiming and said, "General, Wang Zongsi has accepted this mission. What should we do if the investigation is successful?"

"What should we do?" Huangfu Weiming was furious and said, "We already had news that Prince Shou would come to Lanzhou, but you still didn't know how to restrain yourself? The government troops arrested civilians in broad daylight, what do you think?"

Si Cang said: "Who knew that this would happen by such a coincidence, and he just happened to see it."

"What a coincidence! I hope it's just a coincidence." Huangfu Weiming looked up and sighed.

When Li Heng left Chang'an and headed northwest, Huangfu Bin sent a message to Huangfu Weiming, hoping that he would take people to pretend to be bandits and ambush Li Heng. Huangfu Weiming was hesitant about this matter.

Because although Huangfu Weiming was attached to Li Heng, he did not want to gamble his life. He only hoped to get promoted and make a fortune in Longyou.

Later, Huangfu Bin found another group of people to take action, but failed.

Huangfu Weiming also knew about this.

So now Huangfu Weiming is a little suspicious whether Li Heng is coming for him because of the assassination incident and wants to use this incident to kill him.

"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

Huangfu Weiming secretly calculated: "Wang Zhongsi is just a military general. He doesn't understand the twists and turns of the officialdom. He will definitely not find anything if he investigates on his own. As for Du Xiwang, he will play both sides. He definitely doesn't want to get involved in this matter. As long as Li Heng is dealt with, then..."

Thinking of this, Huangfu Weiming laughed and said, "Don't worry, this has just begun, and it's not certain who will win or lose."

Li Heng stayed at an inn in the city.

Li Heng was a little tired after traveling all the way, so he went to bed early that night.

The next day, Li Heng was having breakfast with Yang Yuhuan when Wang Zhongsi came over.

Li Heng saw Wang Zhongsi's panic and asked, "General Wang, what's the matter?"

Wang Zhongsi sighed and said, "Your Highness, the magistrate of Fenglin County and Cui Chong are both dead."

"What?" Li Heng was slightly surprised and asked, "How did he die?"

"This..." Wang Zhongsi felt embarrassed.

Li Ying asked curiously, "General Wang, what is your secret?"

Wang Zhongsi thought for a moment and said to the person outside the door: "Bring the person in."

As soon as he finished speaking, two soldiers came in escorting a man.

Li Heng looked carefully and saw that the person being held was Chen Wulang. Chen Wulang entered the room, fell to his knees with a plop, and cried, "Your Highness, I deserve to die!"

Li Heng realized something and sat down, and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Chen Wulang said: "I killed the magistrate of Fenglin County and Cui Chong."

"Oh?" Li Ying looked at Chen Wulang and asked, "How did you kill him?"

Chen Wulang said, "I went out last night and saw the magistrate of Fenglin County and Cui Chong. I lured them to a yard outside the city, drugged them, and then set fire to them and burned them to death."

Li Ying asked, "General Wang has already promised to investigate this matter thoroughly, why are you still doing this?"

"I" Chen Wulang fell to the ground and cried for a long time before he said, "They caused my family to be destroyed, and I wanted to take revenge. In addition, last night...last night, His Highness told me that General Wang was incompetent and this matter would definitely end in failure. If I were a man, I would take revenge on my own!"

The second half of Chen Wulang's words not only alienated the relationship between Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi, but also implied that it was Li Heng who instructed him to do so.

Yang Yuhuan, who was standing by, heard this. She, who was gentle by nature, could not help but get angry and said, "How dare you! My husband was with me the whole night. When could I say this to you?"

Chen Wulang cried, "When His Highness said this last night, you, Princess, were right beside him."

Yang Yuhuan was stunned. She didn't understand why her husband was willing to offend the officials of Longxi in order to save Chen Wulang. She was so angry that she coughed violently, but Chen Wulang bit them back.

Yang Yuhuan said: "You are talking nonsense, this has never happened."

Li Heng saw that Yang Yuhuan's anger not only did not affect her stunning beauty, but instead had a different temperament and beauty, so he smiled and said, "Madam, don't be angry. Whether I said this or not, you will know in the future."

Earlier, when Chen Wulang said that he had killed the magistrate of Fenglin County and Cui Chong, Li Heng was somewhat suspicious. Now, after listening to Chen Wulang's false accusation against him, he became even more certain that there must be something fishy about this matter.

"Yeah." Yang Yuhuan nodded.

Li Ying patted Yang Yuhuan on the shoulder and said to Wang Zhongsi, "Take Chen Wulang away."

"Yes." Wang Zhongsi responded and waved his hand to let two soldiers take Chen Wulang away.

Chen Wulang kowtowed several times with Li Heng before allowing the two soldiers to drag him away.

After Chen Wulang was dragged away, Li Ying said to Wang Zhongsi, "General Wang, what do you think of this matter?"

Wang Zhongsi bowed and saluted Li Heng, saying, "The magistrate of Fenglin County and Cui Chong were the key figures in this case. Now that they are dead, it will be even more difficult to investigate. This is my fault. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Wang Zhongsi did not dwell on Chen Wulang's false accusation of Li Ying, but talked about the case itself. The implication of his words was that he believed in Li Ying.

Li Ying heard the hidden meaning in the words, stood up and said, "General Wang is a veteran of the battlefield, and he has only been in office for a short time. They are in collusion with each other, so this is not your fault."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Wang Zhongsi sighed. He didn't expect that the key person would die just after he took over the job.

He now began to understand why Governor Zhao wanted to resign.

"Has General Wang made a decision on Chen Wulang's murder of the Fenglin County Magistrate and Cui Chong?"

"Not yet. But Chen Wulang has already pleaded guilty, and the prison officials in Lanzhou all believe that the case should be settled accordingly. However, I find this matter strange, and I don't know where to start." Wang Zhongsi said helplessly.

Li Ying asked, "Has General Wang been to the crime scene?"

"I have been there." Wang Zhongsi nodded. "The scene was completely covered in ashes. The bodies of Fenglin County Magistrate and Cui Chong were also burnt. We couldn't find anything."

Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "I want to go and take a look."

(End of this chapter)