Crown Tang emperor

Dou Shangjian was already worried about family affairs, and felt even more headache after listening to it, but he still asked vigilantly, "Did you get killed by a strongman?"

Seeing the servant nodding, Dou Shangjian's mood suddenly sank, he stood up from the seat, raised his finger and pointed to the two disciples in the seat and said, "Both of you, follow me to the Inspiration Temple. The rest are in the house. It is not allowed to receive foreign guests at will, and warn the family members to restrain their words and deeds in the near future!"

After finishing speaking, he hurried out.

As a big family in Guanzhong, the Dou family naturally has a large number of people, and most of them have public and private affairs outside.Regardless of other things, Dou Shangjian, as the person in charge of the left-behind village business, must personally intervene in detail and deal with such evil things in his family.

A group of noble slaves of the Dou clan surrounded their master and galloped on horseback, crossing the square and passing the song. After a short time, they arrived at the Inspiration Temple located in the former Xinchang square of Leyou in the east of the city.

As one of the famous temples in Chang'an, Lingling Temple is visited by rich and powerful people every day, and there are often noisy crowds.But today is an exception, there are few pedestrians on Siqianfang Street, and there are no rich slaves and monks from various families. Instead, there are many armored soldiers.

"Already alarmed the Liushou Mansion?"

Seeing this scene, Dou Shangjian's complexion suddenly darkened, and he called the messenger servant and asked in a low voice.

Although there are no full-time left-bearers in Chang'an City, there are still a series of officials in the Liushou Mansion, such as Chang Shi, Sima, and joining the army, who can perform part of the duties on their behalf.

"I, I don't know..."

The servant shook his head in a panic, and added: "When I went out of the city to report, there were only Wannian County Yamen guards here."

Although he felt strange in his heart, since he had already come to the door, Dou Shangjian could only get off his horse and go in to have a closer look.

The monks in the temple lived in the front porch. Seeing Dou's family coming here, the presiding monk stepped forward and pleaded guilty again and again.

Dou Shangjian was full of suspicion at the moment, seeing this, he just waved his hands and said: "Lead me to the place where the incident happened to investigate first, and then you monks will be held accountable!"

After the host heard the words, he hurriedly got up and summoned two Zhike monks to lead Dou's family to go inward. His shiny head was covered with sweat, and he couldn't help wondering whether it was not sincere enough to pay respects to the Buddha recently, which caused the Buddha to condemn him as a warning?Otherwise, why would so many evil things happen!

Whether the Buddha has a spirit is temporarily known, but this presidency must have offended some people without knowing it.After a certain person learned the price of the racecourse, he was very angry.

When they turned into the left wing courtyard of the Buddhist temple, there was a group of people gathering in front of a Buddhist house. Dou Shangjian raised his eyes and looked up, his expression changed suddenly: "Why is the King of Hedong here?"

The guest monk hesitated to explain clearly, but Dou Shangjian was full of warning signs in his heart, wishing he could turn around and retreat immediately, and he was no longer in the mood to carefully examine the death of his sister-in-law.

But just as he changed his mind here, the King of Hedong, who was surrounded by people in front of the Buddhist house, had already seen him, waved his hands and said loudly: "The person who talks about the Dou family has come, let us idlers hurry up and don't disturb others Housework."

Seeing this scene, Dou Shangjian naturally didn't want to turn around and leave. King Ziduhedong should just happen to be here, and besides, he was in full view, so he didn't dare to do anything to him, so he bit the bullet and walked forward.

Seeing Dou Shangjian approaching, Li Tong put on a rather heavy expression, nodded to him and said, "I also ask Dou Jun to express my condolences, alas, the thieves are really vicious, and the wife of the Zunfu died in a miserable state."

Dou Shangjian was not in the mood to deal with King Hedong's greetings, but he was more or less relieved to see that he was still in the mood to comfort him.It's just that when he entered the Buddhist house and the gatekeepers dispersed to see the situation inside, he couldn't help but gasped.

The size of the Buddhist house is small, and the decoration itself is quite simple and elegant, but right now the room is covered with blood, his sister-in-law is lying paralyzed on a couch, she has already been silent, her death is very grim.

"Who, who did it?"

Seeing this scene, Dou Shangjian was also terrified, grabbed a soldier guarding here and asked questions in a loud voice.

"I haven't figured it out yet, but I would like to ask Dou Qigong, after looking at this thing, what other emotions can he think of to settle the case?"

While speaking, the soldier commander waved to the soldiers on the side, two soldiers stepped forward and opened a curtain, only to see a few large red characters written in blood on the curtain: "Pingkang lives alone!"

Seeing these words, Dou Shangjian's heart was even more awe-inspiring, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab it and asked, "Where did you find this thing? What's the meaning?"

"When the person who was aware of the matter entered, this object was hanging on the corpse in the hall. It should have been left by the murderer. Could it be that Dou Qigong couldn't associate it with this? That would be a bit troublesome..."

"I don't know, I don't know!"

Dou Shangjian hastily waved his hands to deny it, and then said after a moment of change: "When the family travels, there are always servants and maidservants following them. What are you doing now?"

After the soldier commander heard the words, he led Dou Shangjian into a Buddhist house next to him, where several domestic servants of the Dou family who were still in shock were curled up. Seeing Dou Shangjian walk in, a servant called out in panic, "Qi Gong, help me! It's a wronged soul who came to ask for help." Life……"

"shut up!"

Dou Shangjian stomped his feet and roared fiercely, turned around and asked the commander and the soldiers to withdraw, and after closing the door tightly, he threw the blood-lettered curtain in his hand to the ground and roared: "What's going on?"

"Yes, it's the eldest lady, the eldest lady is not angry that the bloody scoundrel has polluted the family, so she instigated the family..."

The servant timidly recounted the story of the dead housewife being killed and thrown into the wild, and then said with a look of panic: "It must be a murderous soul, it must be..."

Dou Shangjian has so many things to deal with every day, and he doesn't know the details of the clan's family affairs. When he heard that there was still this secret, his face turned livid, and he stamped his feet and growled: "Bitch, bastard, damn it! Damn it!"

At this moment, his mind was in a mess, and his mind was buzzing even more. Especially when he thought that King Hedong was outside the house, he was sweating profusely in panic. He cursed and vented for a while before asking again: "Why does King Hedong appear here?"

It was unnecessary for him to ask this question, the servants were so panicked that they were almost unconscious, let alone answer in detail.

The soldier outside the door called a few times, Dou Shangjian had no choice but to open the door and come out, he looked up and saw the King of Hedong standing with the soldier of the left-behind mansion, they were all looking at him from the bottom of the steps, their faces were pale again.

Seeing Dou Shangjian like this, Li Tong sneered in his heart. He took a step forward and pretended to be concerned: "I think Mr. Dou's description is inappropriate. Could it be that he was overly frightened? Alas, the atrocities committed by thieves are really heinous. Killing is okay. How do you do it?" So cruel? Looking at it like this, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary thing to kill, so there is some deep hatred?"

King Hedong's tone was not high, but in Dou Shangjian's ears, the words one by one sounded like thunder. He panted heavily and didn't know how to answer.

"My family members have suffered from this evil thing. I want to know that Mr. Dou is hard to express. I am an idler who hates talking, so don't pay too much attention to it."

Speaking of this, Li Tong sighed again: "Why are there so many troubles in Xijing recently? Needless to say about the past between Xiao Wang and King Jian'an, even Dou's Gaodi suffered such a robbery, which really makes people feel uneasy!"

Hearing this, Dou Shangjian hurriedly cleared up his mood, and asked the question he was most concerned about again: "It's really, alas, if the family is in such a difficult situation, please don't blame the king for being rude. And ask why the king is here territory?"

"Speaking of impoliteness, I should apologize. I was playing games with a few children in Nanfang, and I was curious when I learned that another noble person was killed. Mr. Dou should also know that I have almost encountered this disaster before. I am a little sensitive to this evil deed, and I want to take a closer look to see if there are any clues related to me."

Li Tong answered casually, looking at Dou Shangjian's expression with no lack of mischief.

Hearing the young king's answer, Dou Shangjian's ups and downs can be imagined. On the one hand, he was naturally glad that the young king hadn't woken up yet. The muscles twitched and jumped, and it was difficult to make any obvious expressions.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Sigh, it's hard to express your confusion, but the deceased in the house was nothing more than a humble woman in the inner court. Although she suffered a tragedy, how can she be connected with the past of the King, and the King is afraid that it will be useless..."

He suppressed his throbbing mood, and said in a hoarse tone: "This tragedy is unbearable for strangers. It is bloody and filthy. It is really not suitable for a noble person to be rude. Please also ask your majesty to stay away for a while, and let my family and officials clean up the funeral. "

After Li Tong heard the words, he also followed suit and turned around to leave, but before leaving, he still had a lot of concern for Dou Shangjian: "In short, I still want to express my condolences to Mr. Dou, and please rest assured, no matter whether this matter has anything to do with me or not. , but I feel the same pain, and I will definitely urge the Yamen officials to investigate carefully, and give justice to the deceased, so as not to let the villains laugh forever!"

Dou Shangjian bowed his hands to thank him, but his mind was confused and his expression was numb. He waited until the young king left for a long time, but he still stood there with his hands folded.

This matter was naturally arranged by Li Tong. He had no burden in his heart to kill such a vicious woman who killed even a few-year-old child.

Just thinking that the Pingkang actor was ordered to kill him, but in the end he saved his child and avenged him, and he really avenged his revenge with virtue.

Li Tong is not sure whether the rumor in the market is from Dou's family, but it doesn't matter, anyway, he is going to attack Dou's family.If it was really done by the Dou family, then two things could be solved.

Li Tong is not too worried about the rumors about his father's old rebellion. He has done so many things. Even if this matter is revealed again, it may cause temporary nuisance, but it will not bring him much harm.

But the bad thing was that the Gao family rumored to be rumored to be his loyal disciples broke through Li Tong's bottom line, and he didn't dare to let the rumors continue to spread, so he decided to resolve the matter quickly.

The reason why he still kept that layer of window paper not to pierce it, one is to leave a glimmer of hope for the Dou family, so that they will not jump over the wall in a hurry, and the other is that killing people with soft knives is the most painful. If you dare to provoke me, let you understand that the wicked It must be grinded by the wicked!

Chapter 0286

Li Yang was led into the king's mansion in a nervous mood, and he naturally experienced Feng Wu's courteous treatment, and then he was ushered into the verandah in the side of the middle hall by the servants of the king's mansion.

A few healthy soldiers stand in front of the door. Although the door is open, there are several painted screens in the room, so that people can't see the situation of the first chairman.

"Gao Yi? Forget it, let's call you Li Yang. Please ask Feng Wu to come and see me. There are three things to say, and I can't do my best. I will give you a chance to explain your illness in detail today. Please take a seat."

A young and calm voice sounded in the hall. Li Yang felt a little familiar after hearing the voice, but for a while he couldn't remember where he heard it before, and he didn't dare to think about it. I sat down on the next seat.

He sorted out his thoughts a bit, and then said respectfully: "Sinners, criminals, dare not confess their innocence, but the rumors in the market involve old secrets, which make people feel extremely frightened and uneasy. Your Majesty is kind and willing to give criminals a confession Opportunity."

"Since the Han family was exiled, Zongzhi has been scattered far away and haunted places of miasma and poison. But remembering the vastness of God's grace, he is still willing to give the sinners a chance of survival. Trembling and working hard, I hope to save this body to show the king's benevolence. .And when I am pardoned and return to my hometown, I am still afraid that the punishment will not be enough, and the criminals will not dare to restore the hometown..."

His words were not insincere, but the king in the hall was silent for a long time, which inevitably made him feel more uneasy.

Li Yang also understood that the family's old misfortunes were mostly self-inflicted, the elders killed their parents and children, and ruined human relations. At that time, some people slandered and said that their deeds were heinous, and their deeds were even more sinister and unpredictable. This alludes to the unfeelingness of the two saints.

He himself didn't want to mention this old matter again, let alone the King Hedong in the hall.If one recalls the deeds of the ancestors and holds grudges against the ruthlessness of the old minister, even if the assassination of the young king was not done by his family, one is afraid that anger will be unavoidable.

Li Tong behind the screen was actually a little hesitant at the moment, not knowing how to deal with this Li Yang.

This person was one of the direct cases of the Chang'an branch, and he was also a candidate promoted by Li Tong himself. At that time, he was quite happy because he could find a good talent in the grass.

After all, the households of the Old Clothes Club lived in hardship, and many of them could not read a single word, but this Li Yang came from a famous family, so his family education was naturally guaranteed.He suffered misfortune when he was young, and the hard life has also worn away the impetuosity of many of Guan Longxun's noble children. They worked diligently in the old clothing club, so they naturally stood out from the crowd, and it was natural to be selected and promoted by Li Tong. In reason.

But at that time, he naturally didn't know the real life experience of this kid, and there was such a relationship with his own family.After pondering for a while, he asked again: "I heard from Feng Wu that you didn't return to your old family after you returned home, and you didn't have any deeds of restoring your family. Instead, you got together with a group of poor soldiers. What is this? reason?"

Hearing that the King of Hedong didn't care about his confession, Li Yang was curious about this, and he was taken aback for a moment, then remained silent, and then said in a shy voice: "When the family was in trouble, I still had yellow teeth. I suddenly fell into the miasma and poisonous environment of the grass, and my heart was full of panic. I dreamed that someone would rescue me. But the relatives around me were helpless, and they passed away with regrets. It's getting better..."

"Everything is trivial, but if you don't experience it yourself, you really can't understand the hunger and thirst in it. When you are in the most difficult time, even if you have nothing to help me, even if you have only a few words of encouragement, you can make me feel better. A bitter, cold and desperate person has the courage to move forward with heavy burdens. Sinners suffer from this and enjoy this benefit again, and they also want to benefit others with small efforts, just like people bestowed favor on me in the old year."

At this point, he showed some hesitation on his face, but he continued: "As for Fuxing the family, of course, I also have such delusions in my heart. But I know that the world is difficult, and the people in power are still miserable and anxious, restless all day long. Just like the remnants of crimes committed by ordinary people, if they don’t follow the wrong path, there is no chance to look forward to it. But this is a guilty family, even if there is a turn for the better, what it enjoys is only a momentary vanity, it just makes the family filthy More……"

These words could not be called insincere, after Li Tong finished listening, he waved his hands and said: "Remove the screen."

Li Yang looked up subconsciously, and first saw a thick arm grabbing the edge of the screen and lifting it away, and when he saw the man's strong figure, he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Yang, you How could it be in the king's residence..."

He didn't stop asking in surprise, and when he saw the handsome young man sitting in the hall, he was even more startled as if he had been struck by lightning. His tongue seemed to be knotted in his mouth, and he couldn't speak a word at all.

"Li Yang, you and I have a lot of predestined relationship. When I met Jingnan before, I thought you were extraordinary, so I entrusted you with social affairs, but I didn't expect that you would hide many things from me. But it's nothing, we It's also each other, which can offset the two."

Li Tong raised his finger and pointed at the dumbfounded Li Yang, with a wicked smile on his face.

Hearing these words, Li Yang felt even more overwhelmed. He really never dreamed that the man who was called the head of the society he saw at the outer edge of Qinling Mountains would be the King of Hedong who is now famous in Xijing!

Although the members of these branches are free to speculate, who is the leader of the club who can organize such a huge foundation of the Old Clothes Club? They generally tend to think that the leader of the club they saw should be pushed onto the stage as a cover of.After all, although this gentleman has refined demeanor and bravery, he is really too young, and there must be some important person behind him who is giving opportunities and secretly manipulating him.

But when he saw the young king, Li Yang really couldn't think of anyone in the world who could order a young famous king.

Although his voice and smile are impressive and he is right in front of his eyes, Li Yang still can't let the noble young king in front of him and the old Qinling Zhong follow them through the mountains, sleep in the countryside, and even help them carry equipment to besiege the besie robbers. connected with the young man.

"Why, are you stunned? When your Majesty found out about your life experience, he wasn't so shocked!"

Yang Sixuan followed the king personally, but he also met and got along with these members of the old clothes club a few times, and there was still a bit of friendship between him and his comrades in arms. Slap on the back of his head.

Li Yang was knocked down and left the table, and then he came back to his senses, hurriedly bowed down and said: "Subordinate, no, the sinners really can't think, can't think that the head of the society will be, it will be the King of Hedong..."

"Everything about strangers is unavoidably bizarre. Everyone should be pleasantly surprised. Now that we have met each other frankly, don't stick to common etiquette. Sit down and don't talk about past crimes, let's talk about the present."

Li Tong waved his hand, and then asked: "You and I are involved in the rumors, can you trace the source?"

Hearing this question, Li Yang suppressed the excitement in his heart. After entering the table, he shook his head and smiled wryly: "It is really impossible to find out. The head of the society and the king should also know that the large number of people in the society entered the city for a short time. I tried my best to follow the previous teachings, and my subordinates also accidentally knew that there was such a rumor in the market. I was worried that I would cause disasters, or that I would be involved in the disciples who were loyal to me. Knowing that Feng Wuyu has a lot of people in the capital, I begged him to speak out. Yu, say Yu Dawang..."

"After this happened, I didn't dare to hide myself anymore. The few members of the club who knew about my past were not up to the top, and they were all worried that they would attract the attention of the rich and powerful, so I decided to take the property of the branch first. Please ask Feng Wu. I really didn’t expect that there would be such a secret in it.”

Li Tong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words. After Feng Wu came to see him the day before yesterday, he of course ordered Tian Shao'an to investigate the matter, and the report from the Chang'an branch was soon passed to the residence.He is really rich now, and all the heavy goods circulating in Chang'an market are actually his, and he came back to his house after going around.

The reason for the delay in the news is of course not because the Chang'an branch deliberately concealed it, but because the gate of the court has been too noisy recently, and there are too many people coming in and out. In addition, he is currently mainly using remote control to place brave soldiers, so it is difficult for the affairs of several branches. He didn't ask for a timely report, so he made such a big oolong.

Li Yang continued: "There are a lot of noises in the square, and it is difficult to trace the source, but if you focus on key personnel, you can still get a glimpse of the clues. My subordinates went to the Dou family's court to seek an interview in person a few days ago, and took the opportunity to spy on several Dou families. Disciple, I suspect that his family may have done it. He wants to use this old incident to intimidate and frame me, so as to erase the payment owed to the company."

"The Dou family hasn't paid back yet?"

When Li Tong heard this, he frowned again, but quickly relaxed it, and then smiled again: "The Dou family is also in a state of desperation right now, there may be some unusual behavior in the near future, you wait for the eyes and ears of the society." You must not slack off, keep an eye on his family! I might as well tell you that it was the Dou family who made people assassinate me before."

"It turned out to be... the Dou family is so bold!"

Li Yang widened his eyes when he heard this, then frowned after a while and said, "But why does his family want to..."

"What else could be the reason? Seeing that I'm weak and can be bullied, I'm tired of taking away the old friendship."

Now that they have met each other frankly, and Li Yang's identity is also special, Li Tong simply told him more, at least to let him understand that he and the emperor's heir Li Dan are not in the same camp, and that the ancient clothes club also exists on its own.

After Li Yang heard the words, he was really thoughtful. He was silent for a moment and then said: "The subordinates have their own stories to cite, and they can walk into the gate of Dou's court to watch. How dare they do such a dangerous thing and deceive me? With the first order, immediately summon the disciples and break into his family!"

"That's not necessary. King Jian'an's old misfortune happened in the past. If the Dou family suffers from this misfortune again, it will definitely arouse heated discussions in the imperial court. It will make the situation in Xijing unpredictable, and it will also cause great harm to my loyal disciples."

After hearing the words, Li Tong waved his hands and sneered, "It's not worth my self-harm to settle this account with the Dou family."

Before finishing talking here, Tian Shao'an hurriedly entered the hall and said: "Report to Your Majesty, the Dou family has sent a post to invite your Majesty to hang the dead."

"It's just that an evil woman died, so it's worth my time to mourn? His family really thinks highly of themselves."

"It wasn't the woman who died in Lingling Temple, but the head of the Dou family, Dou Shangjian, who died of a sudden illness last night."

Hearing this, Li Tong frowned suddenly, pointed at Li Yang and said, "Stop gossip, quickly arrange the distribution of Dou's gardens, if there is anything unusual, report it immediately!"

Chapter 0287 Blackmailing Before the Spirit

The Dou family has many clansmen in Chang'an City, and they all have their own properties scattered inside and outside the city, but the common ancestral property is located in Yishanfang near the Daming Palace in the north.Ordinarily, they live separately, but on major occasions, weddings and funerals with some important clan members must be held in the ancestral property of Yishanfang.

There are many noble mansions in the north of the city, so it is also heavily guarded, and there are few common people wandering in it.

After Li Tong and his party walked to the north of the city for a while, the streets were no longer lively. Even if there were still pedestrians, they were mostly street people patrolling the city and families in Xijing who were going to the Dou family's funeral. It is also inconvenient to talk and laugh.

"There are so many good places in the city, and it's hard to sneak away for half a day. Why do we come here?"

Li Shouli rode his horse side by side with Li Tong, with an irritable expression on his face, the whip in his hand was pumping the air, and there was no lack of complaints in his words: "My family and that Dou's family rarely move around, and there is little old friendship. I still hear people Said, his family's children often gossip about my family's right and wrong in the outside world, and their words are very bad. Someone died in his family, and he still needs to work for us to pay condolences?"

After Li Tong heard the words, he said with a smile: "I told you earlier that this trip is boring, but you want to follow yourself, who do you blame?"

"I didn't think you were going to the cherry orchard again without telling me. I haven't been there for a long time, and I'm afraid people will miss you."

Li Shouli's expression was somewhat coy and resentful, it seemed that he missed others more.

"Haha, even if I really want to go to the cherry orchard, do I still have to hide it from you?"

In the Cherry Orchard, there was Xi Xinle, an actor from Pingkang selected by the Qujiang meeting. Li Shouli naturally remembered it very much, but he was severely disciplined by his empress Fang, and he dared not go without permission.