Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 132 Judgment
Seeing the arrival of the hidden guards, the private soldiers of the township chief in the mansion were on the verge of collapse. Some of them retreated to the rear, put down their weapons, and pretended to surrender. Others followed suit after seeing this situation. stand up.

If you continue to fight, you will die, and if you put down your weapons, you may still live. These private soldiers in the mansion are only supported by the village chief, and they have no loyalty at all.

It's just that these injured guards were already murderous, and they obviously didn't want to let these private soldiers of the mansion go, and wanted to rush to kill them.

"Leave these alive." Zhang Ming shouted.

It's good to kill them all, but he needs some survivors to prove the crime of the mayor. Although he is the emperor, he can be convicted with a single word, but if the big man wants to be long-term, he must be punished by law. Only in this way can he be better Deter grassroots officials.

In fact, the number of private soldiers who surrendered in the mansion is not much. From the first fifty people to the present, there are still about ten people who were killed. As for the six guards around His Majesty, three of them died, and the hidden guards also died. one.

But in this fight, Zhang Ming found that the fighting ability of his guards was actually far inferior to that of Wang Yue's disciple Shi A. If Shi A hadn't come to help, I'm afraid this time it would be really dangerous.

Although these guards are said to be highly skilled in martial arts among the palace guards, most of them are not familiar with life and death, and there are no better martial arts masters in the palace, so the level of the elite guards has actually not met Zhang Ming's expectations.

The opposite side is just a mansion soldier raised by the village head, who doesn't even have basic weapons, and there is no training at all. Logically speaking, the six strongest guards in the palace should be able to deal with them easily. The loss of three guards made Zhang Ming a little scared.

It seems that returning to the palace needs to further strengthen the training of guards.

As for these hidden guards, they charged forward while the other side was not paying attention, but achieved considerable results, which made Zhang Ming a little impressed.

While Zhang Ming was thinking, Shi A had already caught Li Er in front of him.

Li Er shouted loudly, "Forgive me, forgive me, this is what the township chief did, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Where is the mayor?" Zhang Ming said sullenly.

"The township chief, in the back room, he let the villain handle all this." Li Er knelt down and said.

Here the mayor is doing evil things, but his dirty and bad things are almost all handled by Li Er, and he himself is responsible for enjoying them.

"Bring the mayor over here."

Shi A carried Li Er, followed by two guards and walked towards the direction Li Er pointed.

After a while, the mayor was supported by two guards and walked over. There was no fear on his face, but the arrival of the two guards interrupted his excitement, and he was holding his breath.

"Let go of me, let me go, do you know who I am? My father is Chang'an Ling, and you dare to arrest me." The township head shouted loudly.

At this moment, Zhang Ming finally understood why the mayor was so confident. It turned out that Chang Anling was his father. No wonder he was able to blatantly station hundreds of private soldiers in the mansion. Although these private soldiers were not strong, there were a few mayors who dared to do this do it.

No wonder the head of the township did evil, and the Chang'an decree above did not care about it. It turned out that there was such a relationship.

The mayor, who was forced to the ground by two guards, looked at the young man in front of him. He seemed to be familiar with him, but he still didn't know him. Relying on his father's relationship, he had met many young masters from aristocratic families, but not this one.

"Is your father really Chang'an Ling?" Zhang Ming asked.

"Are you afraid? Then let me go quickly." Hearing what the other party said, the township chief thought that the other party was overwhelmed by what he said.

In fact, the mayor's father was really Chang'an Ling, but he was only Chang'an Ling's illegitimate son, because Chang'an Ling was sorry for their mother and son. Later, his mother died, and Chang'an Ling managed to win him the position of township head.

It's just that the head of the village, who lacks the care of his parents, became an official in the countryside, and became even more arrogant, amassing private soldiers in the mansion, training some masters outside, and doing bad things for himself.

Although Chang'an Ling knew about his behavior, but because of guilt, he let him do it.

"Afraid, what am I afraid of, I will take you to see your father now."

"Take him with you and set off now to the Chang'an government office." Zhang Ming said to the guards.

Just when Zhang Ming was about to leave the mayor's mansion, a soldier from the Northern Army arrived. It took only about a quarter of an hour from the start of the battle, and the Northern Army arrived here as fast as possible.

There are about 100 soldiers in this northern army. Although the number is similar to that of the township chief's private soldiers, their combat capabilities are completely different.

Seeing that His Majesty was fine, the Northern Army team stayed where they were, waiting for His Majesty's orders.

Zhang Ming discovered the northern army team when he left the mayor's mansion. He was worried about the lack of guards, so he asked the northern army team to take all the people in it with him to the Chang'an government office.

With the help of the Northern Army, these hidden guards disappeared again. Before leaving, they took away the bodies of the guards on the ground.

The strongest bodyguard group in the palace is divided into two parts. The strong are the bodyguards in front of His Majesty, enjoying honor and great danger, and the weak are the hidden guards, who hide in front of others. If they make great achievements, they can also become Ming Wei.

Whether it's the bright guards or the dark guards, they are essentially protecting the emperor, but in this way, there is a flow of personnel between the guards, so as to prevent the guards from rebelling.

The Township Chief's Mansion is not far from the Chang'an County Government. In order to better care for his illegitimate son, Chang'an Ling put his son as close as possible to him.

The group soon arrived at the Chang'an County Government Office.

Chang'an Ling heard that His Majesty was coming, tidied up and came out to greet him.

Seeing Chang'an Ling, Zhang Ming blurted out, "A good son of Chang'an Lingjiao."

When Chang'an Ling heard this, although he didn't know what was going on, he knelt down immediately and said, "My son is not sensible, I hope your Majesty will forgive me."

Zhang Ming also ignored the Chang'an order, but walked to the hall, where he was going to hear the case.

Naturally, this matter cannot be handed over to Chang'an Ling for trial. As for Ting Wei, although it is possible, Ting Wei Zhong Yao has a good relationship with Chang'an Ling. The influence of this matter will be reduced to a minimum.

"Come here, bring Chang'anling's son here."

Under the support of two guards, the mayor slowly walked towards the trial hall, where he saw his father.

"Father, save me, save me." The mayor shouted loudly, he was really scared at this moment.

Chang'an Ling didn't say a word, if Ting Wei Zhong Yao was trying the case, he would be able to say a word, but now that His Majesty is trying the case, how dare he speak up.

"I want to ask Chang'an Ling, what is the crime of killing the king in public?" Zhang Ming said lightly.

As soon as this sentence came out, both the Chang'an Ling and the village chief were stunned.

The mayor had this reaction because he never imagined that the person in front of him was His Majesty, and Chang'an Ling had this reaction because he never imagined when his indulgent son would have such courage.

Chang'an Ling quickly knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, although my son has done many wrong things, he never dared to kill the king in public. There must be some misunderstanding."

As for Chang'an Ling's son, he couldn't say a word at the moment.

"Come here, bring your ID."

The soldiers of the Northern Army brought all the private soldiers of the mayor to the hall of the government office.

"Say, what did your master ask you to do?"

These private soldiers trembled and told everything that happened before.

"Did you hear the Chang'an order? Your son gathered hundreds of private soldiers and ambushed outside the mansion, waiting for my arrival. If I hadn't met Wang Yue and Shi A by chance today, I'm afraid they would have been buried in your son's house by now." in the house."

Zhang Ming remarked that even if Wang Yue and Shi A were not present today, his six bodyguards would still be able to hold out until the arrival of the dark guards.

Listening to these people's words, Chang'an Ling already knew the whole story in his heart. It should be that his son didn't know the identity of the other party, so he followed the previous style of doing things and did such a wrong thing.

During the whole process, Zhang Ming concealed his identity as the emperor. People always bully the weak and fear the strong. Even if the mayor has done all kinds of bad things, if he knew that the person on the other side was the emperor, he would never dare to do such a thing. It is even very possible to secretly destroy all evidence.

Zhang Ming, as the young master of a middle-class family, caused the mayor to commit a catastrophe. It is somewhat similar to the fishing law enforcement of later generations, but the difference is that fishing law enforcement is an evil that seduces people. Ming didn't seduce him at all, he just went to the township chief to clarify Li's problem.

In the final analysis, this incident was nothing more than Zhang Ming's desire to make an impact on Mrs. Li's affairs, but he did not expect that it would lead to so many problems.

"The minister's son deserves to die, the minister deserves to die." Chang'an Ling had no room for excuses.

With so many witnesses in front, how will the Chang'an order explain them one by one.

"Chang'an Ling, I'm looking for your son today, and I just want to ask about your son's relationship with this thief. As a result, your son saw that I had fewer guards, so he launched a murderous plan. How does such a person manage Chang'an City?"

"I hope your Majesty will punish you for your poor management." Chang'an Ling no longer cares about what His Majesty said. He did not manage Chang'an City properly, but these are not important anymore, because now he is on the road to death because of his son. .

"Put Chang'anling and his son in custody first."

It was easy to deal with this matter, after all, Chang'an Ling had already pleaded guilty, but Zhang Ming did not intend to end it like this, and his original purpose was to use this matter to organize the administration of officials and Chang'an City.

"Go back to the palace."

Many people witnessed this incident, whether it was the private soldiers of the township chief who escaped, or the people who saw the Northern Army detaining people on the road, in short, many people paid attention.

According to the gossip from various parties, many smart people have already introduced the cause and effect of this incident, and discussed it in the wine shop.

Killing the king in public is never a trivial matter. This kind of thing is likely to be the fate of the Yi tribe. The punishment for this kind of thing in the Han Dynasty is lighter than that of later generations.

In an inn in Chang'an.

"Do you know? The son of Chang'an Ling is actually besieging the emperor in the mansion. It's a big treason." A commoner said.

"Why did the Son of Heaven go to the mansion of the township chief? The Son of Heaven is so high up, how could he have any contact with a township chief?" Another commoner said.

"You don't know this, do you? I heard from my friend that the emperor saw the case of Mrs. Li being robbed in the Lifang district in the east of the city, and he became concerned. After following the clues, he discovered that the thief was actually the mayor of Dongxiang. So the emperor personally went to the township chief's mansion, but he didn't know if he didn't go, and he was shocked when he went." The so-called Chang'an Wanshitong said slowly.

No one knows the details of this know-it-all, but he does have a lot of friends, as if he has friends who know everything about Chang'an.

"Do you dare to believe that there are hundreds of private soldiers in Dongxiang Township Chief's Mansion. My friend said that the total number of officials and soldiers in Shang Shuling's mansion is only a few hundred."

"When Dongxiang Township Chief's soldiers saw the emperor coming, they didn't ask anything, so they killed him. If the emperor didn't bring his bodyguards with him, he might have been killed."

Know-it-all's words are well-founded, and it's hard not to make people suspect that he was there at the time.

"Do you know that the reason why there are so many gold thefts in Dongxiang are all caused by Dongxiang Township Chief Ming's subordinates. The reason why Dongxiang Township Chief dares to act so boldly is because he is the illegitimate son of Chang'an Ling."

It may be because of the fact that Master of Everything said that he is both tall and strong, and the content of Chang'an City basically follows his version.

On the second day after this incident happened, many ministers came to the palace. Their purpose was very simple, that is, to visit His Majesty. After all, such a thing had already spread in Chang'an City. Corresponding news was also received in the mansion.

These ministers left the palace after seeing that His Majesty was fine.

The vast majority of ministers have nothing to do with Chang'an Ling. Seeing how unlucky he is, the only thing they can do is to persuade their own dandy not to do such a stupid thing. After all, who would have thought that a dandy would cause such a big problem Trouble, but also limit the number of private soldiers in the mansion.

Some other ministers had some relationship with the Chang'an Order, so they severed contact as quickly as possible. Although the court has not yet dealt with the Chang'an Order, everyone knows the outcome.

Zhang Ming needs to let this matter ferment for a period of time, and give a warning to all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City, and let them refrain from their misconduct in Chang'an City, because if they are not careful, the same result as the Chang'an Order will appear.

Of course, these were not the results Zhang Ming wanted. The reason why he left the Chang'an Order and did not deal with it temporarily was to wait until the next court meeting to deal with it together.

Zhang Ming recorded the content of the next court meeting on paper. Some things can only be said publicly in order to have the greatest effect.

Early the next morning, the ministers had already arrived at the main hall of Weiyang Palace. They were quietly waiting for His Majesty's arrival. The news of His Majesty's assassination had spread throughout Chang'an City, and all the ministers present understood the cause and effect.

(End of this chapter)