Chapter 2729 Who is the murderer
In the Liangyi Hall, His Majesty Li Er was sitting on the throne, his face as sinking as water, and his tiger eyes glaring at the civil and military ministers in the hall.
The ministers all felt the anger from the emperor, and they were all trembling with fear, not daring to make a sound.
There was silence in the main hall, except for the whistling of the wind outside the window. After a long while, His Majesty Li Er asked slowly and in a deep voice: "Who can tell me, what is going on? Does the Tang Empire still exist? King's law? Today, the imperial court officials were assassinated outside the gate of the imperial capital. Will an assassin sneak into the Tai Chi Palace tomorrow and assassinate me on the dragon couch? "
When he talked about it later, he was already speaking harshly and with great anger.
The ministers trembled, bowed their heads, and said nothing.
Only Ma Zhou stood out from the crowd, knelt down in the main hall, took off the black gauze on his head and placed it beside him. Then he paused with his head and said in a deep voice: "As a Yin of Jingzhao, I failed to clean up the capital." In terms of public security, allowing thugs to commit violence at will is a dereliction of duty and a crime worthy of death. I would like to resign from my position as Jing Zhaoyin. Please punish the crime in accordance with the law, avoid past mistakes, and serve as a warning to others."
He is Jing Zhaoyin. The murder happened outside Chang'an City, so it is natural that he must be blamed.
Chai Zhewei, the general of Zuo Tunwei and the Duke of Qiao, went out to announce: "Your Majesty has made it clear that Jingzhao Prefecture is to blame for the murders that occurred outside Chang'an City and in the important areas of the capital. In order to demonstrate your Majesty's justice and appease the emotions of the people, Please allow Ma Zhou to resign from the post of Jing Zhaoyin, and appoint others to clean up the city defense, hunt down the murderers, and give an explanation to the people of Guanzhong. "
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers looked sideways.
Although the impact of such murders is huge, there were no warning signs in advance, so how can it be completely blamed on Jingzhao Mansion? As Jingzhao Yin, Ma Zhou must have responsibilities, but he can definitely take the blame and make meritorious service. Asking for his resignation is just a self-effacing statement and an attitude. You will immediately go online and add insult to injury. Your character is somewhat disgraceful. .
Prince Li Chengqian participated in politics today, and he is very dissatisfied with Chai Zhewei in his heart. Isn't this an obvious way to suppress my people? Not only did he go to the Ministry of War to pry me into a corner, but he actually wanted to remove ministers who were close to me in the court?
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
Seeing Li Ji on the side, he gave him a wink and immediately went out to announce: "Father, Ma Fuyin is certainly to blame, but under his rule, Jingzhao Mansion has always maintained stable security and people live in peace. The governor worked hard and worked hard all night, and his contribution to this tragedy was indispensable. It happened too suddenly. If Ma Fuyin is convicted in this way, who can replace him and lead the Jingzhao Mansion to hunt down the murderer? It is better to allow the Jingzhao Mansion and the Criminal Department to jointly take charge of the investigation and pursuit of this case. ”
Xiao Yu, Duke of Song Dynasty, also stood up and echoed: "The prince's words are the most fair. The old minister seconded his opinion."
His Majesty Li Er then nodded and said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance. The arrogance of the murderers must be curbed. Otherwise, even the capital and the capital will be so bloody, and the ministers of the imperial court will be in danger. How will the people of the world view me, the emperor?" What else is there? Meet the people of the world? Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment mobilize all their forces, and Dali Temple will also assist. The murderer will be arrested within seven days. I will give you credit, otherwise, Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang, you two will do it yourself. Please resign!”
Ma Zhou solemnly said: "I obey the order."
He picked up the black gauze hat on the side and put it on before returning to the train.
Zhang Liang felt that misfortune had come from heaven. He had also investigated the scene of the crime. Except that the murder weapon used by the murderer most likely came from the army, there were no other clues at all. It was still difficult to track down the murderer within seven days. Oh my god, let alone bring him to justice...
However, at this time, no one had the courage to bargain and emphasize the difficulties in front of His Majesty Li Er, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree: "I obey the order!"
Sun Fujia, the minister of Dali Temple on the side, also nodded and said: "I will definitely do my best to assist the Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment."
His Majesty Li Er then slowly nodded, glanced at Chai Zhewei, and said: "Everyone should go about their business. Stabilizing the situation in Chang'an is a top priority, and we must not cause panic among the people."
Seeing the ministers bowing and leaving, he said again: "The prince will stay for a while."
Li Chengqian paused and had no choice but to stay.
After all the ministers had left, he returned to the throne, looked at His Majesty Li Er and asked, "What are your orders, Father?"
His Majesty Li Er did not answer, but just sat on the throne, his eyes flickering, staring straight at Li Chengqian, which made Li Chengqian feel scared in his heart. Then he slowly exhaled and asked word by word: " Gao Jifu’s death was your fault?”
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then his complexion changed drastically, he knelt down in front of the emperor with a "pop", and said loudly: "My father clearly knows this, but I have no idea about this!"
His Majesty Li Er did not speak, but stared at Li Chengqian with burning eyes. His gaze was like a knife trying to cut through Li Chengqian's skin, leaving nothing behind.
Li Chengqian was sweating coldly, and argued: "Father, my son is about to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to serve. These days, he has been traveling between the Ju Kingdom Palace and the East Palace. He left at sunrise and returned at sunset. During this period, he did not even receive a single foreign minister. , how to instruct people What about plotting to kill Gao Jifu? Moreover, even if I have this intention in my heart, now that Zhinu wants to use him for my own purposes, no matter how stupid I am, how can I do such a stupid thing at this time and let the world feel sorry for him? Doubtful? ”
His Majesty Li Er looked at the anxious and sweaty son in front of him and felt that he should believe these words. After all, it is unlikely that such a kind-hearted person with little wealth would do such a cruel thing. Just like him As he said, Gao Jifu died suddenly at this time, and the biggest suspect was the prince who wanted to cut off the wings of King Jin.
But if it wasn't the prince, then who could be the murderer?
There were many people with auxiliary motives in assassinating Gao Ji, but who had to do such a cruel thing in public outside Mingde Gate, causing shock in the world and making him, the emperor, lose face?
Contempt the imperial power?
Or do you have ulterior motives?
His Majesty Li Er was puzzled.
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The autumn rain is lingering in the south of the Yangtze River, and the misty rain is misty by the Jinji Lake.
It has been raining for several days, and the air is thick with thick moisture. If you don't take a shower for a few hours, you will feel wet and uncomfortable.
However, the princesses have been in a good mood. They have been playing around for several days under the arrangements of Mu Yuanzuo. Although the weather is not beautiful, the princesses who have escaped from the big cage in Chang'an are like canaries flying high, smiling all the time. on the face.
In the evening of this day, the princesses who had just returned from a trip to Tiger Hill were sitting in the flower hall drinking tea after taking a bath. Bamboo leaves were whistling outside the window, and the drizzle rustled the banana leaves under the eaves. The breeze passed through the hall, and the teapot was filled with mist. The hot air that came out was swaying in the wind.
Princess Jinyang ate a piece of pastry and drank a sip of hot tea. Her high spirits suddenly dropped. She sat on the floor mat, exposed her knees in her arms and pressed them against her pretty chin, and her snow-white feet under her skirt. He lit the mat on the floor, frowned slightly, and said softly: "Brother-in-law I don’t know what I am busy with every day, and those Jiangnan nobles are also weird. Haven’t they always hated my brother-in-law? Now they line up to entertain my brother-in-law every day, and everyone is so servile and flattering. Shameless.”
The little princess is indeed smart, but she has never experienced the baptism of officialdom and the hardships of life. Naturally, she cannot understand why those Jiangnan nobles hate them to death, but they are so eager to fawn over...
Princess Gao Yang sat aside, stretched out her hand to tuck the messy hair behind her crystal-clear jade ears, and said with a smile: "You girl, it's not enough for you to have a few sisters with you. You have to talk about it." Thinking about your brother-in-law? Let me tell you, you might as well not go back to Tai Chi Palace from now on, and just live in our house. That way you will be happy if your brother-in-law plays with you every day, right?”
Before Princess Jinyang could answer, Princess Changle coughed lightly and reprimanded: "What are you talking about? Si Zi is not yet married, but he has already reached hair age. Choosing a son-in-law is only a matter of one or two years. If your words spread, , it is inevitable that people will make some unpleasant remarks, so be careful what you say.”
Princess Gaoyang was the most delicate and arrogant. Even though she always respected Princess Changle, she was by no means a well-behaved and obedient character. She immediately retorted and said, "Why do you have such dirty ideas? It's natural for me to go to my sister's house for a few days." As a brother-in-law, you should consider your sister-in-law’s thoughts and accompany her to please her. Isn’t it human nature? ”
Princess Changle said angrily: "You clearly know that I don't mean it this way, it's so unreasonable and you still want to go wrong."
Princess Gao Yang said with a smile: "People are separated from each other, who knows what sister means? Maybe you want to live in my house instead of Sizi, and let my second man coax your sister-in-law to sleep like he coaxes his sister-in-law... ”
In one sentence, not only Princess Changle's face turned red, but Princess Chengyang who had been silent at the side also had her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. (End of chapter)