During these few days, Li Xiang's men were busy. On the one hand, they were keeping an eye on the royal families of all parties, and on the other hand, they were also keeping an eye on Chai Lingwu.
Since Li Shimin has promoted this guy as a guiding light, he must have his reasons. We cannot interfere too much. As long as there is any movement from this guy, Li Xiang will immediately launch an investigation and dig out everyone in the entire line.
However, a few days later, Li Xiang found that this matter was not that simple. Chang Sun Chong dropped what he was doing and led the people from the Imperial City Office to investigate. This guy was originally the person in charge of the Imperial City Office, so letting him investigate this matter would definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort. But even so, he found that there were too many people who could keep their composure, and Chai Lingwu did not contact some strangers, especially some ambitious people in Li Xiang's mind.
"Could it be that you two are mistaken? I don't mean to be disrespectful when I say this. Look at what I've been investigating these past few days. Have I taken the wrong path? If they wanted to stir up trouble, they should have started the conspiracy right away. But the problem is that they haven't made any moves in the past few days. My subordinates' investigative capabilities are not given for nothing. In the entire capital, including the Emperor's men in black, if we admit to being second, I believe no one would dare to claim first place."
Chang Sun Chong said this very domineeringly, but looking at the investigation records of the past few days, he really didn't find any problems. Especially the people who met with Chai Lingwu, they all looked very normal, including the records of their conversations, which we have basically obtained now. There is nothing to do with what Li Xiang said.
Either there is something wrong with our investigation ability, or they simply have no idea in this regard. If Chang Sun Chong were to make a choice, he would definitely choose the one who has no such idea. Our investigation ability is unquestionable, just as he said. If we admit to being second, no one dares to claim to be first, not even the emperor's men in black.
Li Xiang carefully flipped through the records, feeling a bit puzzled. Could it be that he had missed something? This was absolutely impossible. Both he and Li Shimin were considered talented people. How could something they both believed in fail? Moreover, during the meeting with his subordinates, they also believed that an ambitious person would definitely emerge.
But the actual situation is completely different. Judging from the current situation, some of the people who interact with Chai Lingwu are old people from the capital. These people only talk about love and romance and spend their days together. They have nothing to do with the major affairs of the court.
Many people came back from other places, but they did not go to meet him in person. They just asked their family members to go and give him a gift. If they were suspicious of others for this reason, then there would be too many people to be suspicious of. There are at least 800 people who came back from outside. It is normal to give gifts in the capital. After all, they don’t go back to the capital normally, and when they come back occasionally, they cannot neglect any relationships in all aspects.
Among the nobles in the capital, Chai Lingwu himself is considered a first-class noble. Now he has entered the Secretariat and is by Li Shimin's side. It is normal for others to want to curry favor with him. If you don't go to his house to give gifts, that would be a suspicious thing.
"Don't worry, this matter is not that simple. I absolutely don't believe that my uncles and brothers are scared. I know from the expressions on their faces that they are definitely not convinced. This is their chance. If they miss this opportunity and return to their own fiefdoms, I think they will have no chance at all."
Li Xiang remembered his visit to Prince Wei's mansion. He was testing everyone from top to bottom. If nothing happened, Li Xiang would not believe it. It was just that he had not found it yet.
"That's what I meant, but I'm racking my brains and have no idea where to start. That's why I came to you. It's been a while since I left the Imperial City Office. Are my old methods of investigation outdated? Or perhaps they've become more familiar with the Imperial City Office's operations and have developed some new methods of communication?"
After hearing what Chang Sun Chong said, Li Xiang understood what was going on. This cousin was a little unsure of himself. When he was in the Imperial City Office, his words were always final and everything he did could be accomplished quickly. But now, after investigating for a long time, not only did he not find any information, but he was also a little confused.
"Calm down. What you did before is completely different from what you did today. Those things were also serious, but they didn't involve so many nobles, and they weren't even punishable by death. But the situation is different now. If any clues are found now, it won't just be one person who will die, and it won't be ordinary people who die."
Li Xiang's words made Chang Sun Chong nod his head. In the past, they had only investigated foreign spies, with one or two traitors occasionally, and not many people were implicated. The most important thing was that their identities were not too high. But this time it was different. All of them were princes and grandchildren of the emperor. The worst were the emperor's nephews and grandchildren. The power that these people combined together burst out was the strongest in history.
So the personnel and methods they mobilized are incomparable to those of the past. It's normal that they can't find any information now. If you can find out the information as soon as you start, then what are these people planning outside? Are their brains full of water?
"So should I continue to stare at them?"
Chang Sun Chong saw Li Xiang in deep thought. If this guy could give him some inspiration, perhaps he could find another route. After all, Li Xiang was famous for his creative ideas within the court. Many of his things were new routes that did not require following the old ones. If these princes and grandchildren wanted to set up defenses, they would be based on the old methods. They could not defend against the new methods at all.
"Increase the intensity of the investigation and continue the investigation along the same lines as before. As long as these people don't reveal their true intentions, we can only use static to control dynamics."
Li Xiang has made the final decision on this matter.
