Crown Tang emperor

Suspicious or non-suspicious is a very vague concept. The posting of dozens of sea arrest notices has had a great impact on the residents. Therefore, from the afternoon of last night to today, the criminals have been arrested. There were so many people that the county government had nowhere to place them, and many people were simply detained in the streets and alleys of the county government.

Such a brutal and large-scale arrest naturally caused a great sensation and unrest among the public.So when Xu Junchen was still looking through the list, another official from the state government came to convey the instructions of the chief historian Wang Fangqing, asking Xu Junchen to restrain himself a little and not to disturb the public too much.

Xu Junchen also followed the good advice, and after listening to it, he directly ordered the criminals to stop arresting people before the list.This kind of confusing behavior will only produce a panic effect in the first period of time, and those criminals hiding in the dark will definitely pay close attention to the government's arrest actions at the first time. If the trick works, then the target may have been captured It's in the depository.If it doesn't work, it doesn't make much sense to continue.

Although the arrest has been stopped, it is still a very large project to identify the target among the nearly 2000 suspicious people.

But Xu Junchen still followed his style of not interrogating one by one, and only relying on the rough list compiled by the criminals, he ordered a large number of people to be released with a big outline.

Most of the people who were let go by him were Fangye servants with no prominent backgrounds.It's not that he is benevolent and sympathetic to Xiaomin, but because of such a case, Xiaomin is destined to be unable to participate. They can't even understand demonic literature, so there is no point in wasting time and energy.

It's just that when releasing the people, Xu Junchen couldn't help but feel that this world is not the old year of Wu Zhou after all, and there are many constraints in doing things.If in previous years, regardless of the guilt or innocence of these subordinates, since they have been arrested, they would have to pay money to prove their innocence, but now he dare not do so.

After some planning, there are still more than 300 people who have been locked in. Either the origin of their origin is not clear, or they have a family background of a famous family in the county.

As for the rest of the people, Xu Junchen divided the cases into separate cases. Those whose hometowns were unclear were grouped into one case, those who had relatives and family members complained were grouped into one case, and those who had no one to appeal and visit Cited as another case.

This last case was left to be tried by himself, and the other two cases were carefully tried by the criminal department.

After sorting out these affairs, the criminals who escorted the scholars separately also returned one after another. Some scholars entered the Yamen with them, and some were not in Jinai.

Xu Junchen did not dare to be too disrespectful to these scholars who were out in the field and not weak in reputation. He immediately arranged for the interrogation of all those who entered the yamen, and he himself conducted the interrogation. , Have you had any special contacts recently?

Although Xu Junchen's attitude is still amiable, but after all, the younger generation may have been ignorant of Xu Junchen's reputation, but the older generation such as Song Zhiwen who experienced the rampant era of Wu Zhou's cruel officials are not. Feeling like sitting on pins and needles, like facing an enemy, even if it is just a simple question, you have to ponder for a long time before answering carefully, and even describe some details clearly, fearing that there will be some ambiguity that can be slandered.

When Xu Junchen was asking about these events one by one, there were still guards in front of the outer hall corridor leading the people arrested yesterday to walk around the hall. The terrified eyes of these people made the interrogates in the hall even more restless.

Some people couldn't bear the suffering, and directly accused him of a crime: "If someone is really guilty, there is no reason to be punished! Diju is innocent but suffers such an innocent disaster, what's the reason!"

"Could it be that the people's family lost their cows in the trial today? Demonic writings and evil theories, bewitching the world, and chaos may breed in a moment, fearing another catastrophe. You only need to enter the case and answer questions, and you can eliminate the root of the disaster and regain your innocence. Is this true? Is it not luck?"

Faced with such reprimands, Xu Junchen just responded with a smile, and then his face returned to gloomy, and he said bitterly: "Tang Xing is so difficult, everyone in the world needs to defend it together! Those who disrupt our society are heinous! If you doubt it, you are guilty! Today, the sage does not want to be wronged, and makes all the members of our criminal department toil, just to cleanse his feet, but his feet repay each other with anger. Does it mean that the dagger is blunt and cannot kill?"

Hearing this answer, the interrogated person turned pale and uncertain, no matter what he felt in his heart, he did not dare to be angry in court anymore, and some people even began to take the initiative to explain the recent personnel affairs that he felt were suspicious.

Not to mention that Xu Junchen in Chang'an County was busy adjudicating the case, Cui Shi, who had been hiding in the Linzi King's Mansion, became restless when he learned that his brother Cui Ye had been sent to the Chang'an County Government by the criminal department. .

"This idiot, this idiot! Everything is planned and hidden, how can he be found out easily, why should he go to the front of the list to show off!"

In order to ensure the confidentiality of personnel, the engraving of the Fu Wen was not carried out in Chang'an City at all, but in several counties in the west of Beijing. Xu Junchen returned to Beijing to push the case in less than a day. How could he grasp all the traces around the pass? For his brothers Cui Shi was also very angry about the stupid act of throwing himself into the net.

The servant who came to report the letter said bitterly: "Ah Lang didn't mean to show traces on purpose, but the documents and pictures are too similar, and he was accused of being questioned when he was walking in the street..."

"Like? The rough outline of the ink pen, thousands of people are the same. If you use this to identify, which one is innocent! Knowing that there is a conspiracy, you should stay away from right and wrong. Even if you are interrogated, you should get out of it..."

Not to mention Cui Ye, when Cui Shi learned of the government's Zhang Banghai arrest yesterday, he also quietly went to look around. bad news.

"Ah Lang has never suffered so much. Now that he is in prison, I don't know how frightened he will be. Even if it's just for planning, we should take him out before the matter is over!"

The slave was worried about the safety of the master, so he tried to persuade him again.

Cui Shi pondered for a while after hearing the words, and then slowly shook his head and said: "No, Xu Junchen specializes in criminals and is good at weaving. Therefore, if one person reveals more human affairs, he will only be more suspicious. The only way now is to release it as soon as possible. If it can be done, it will be safe, if it can’t be done, even if it is rescued, it will only be a change of place to die!"

He has his own ruthless determination to plan big things, the previous response of staying behind the mansion has greatly compromised the previous plan, and now Xu Junchen's return to Beijing has made the situation even more dangerous.

So he went straight to the King of Linzi, telling him that Xu Junchen's methods were terrible, and if he continued to toss around, maybe the executioners would block the door and arrest him before they had time to mobilize.

Naturally, Li Longji also knew that the situation was critical, not to mention Xu Junchen's tossing in Beijing, but only Wangfei Xin learned from Princess Taiping that the Empress Dowager had passed away and the saint would return to Beijing soon, and announced that his death was approaching.

However, it is not up to him alone to decide whether to start an incident immediately. In terms of force, although there are quite a few strong slaves in his mansion, and Wang Shouyi and others also gather hundreds of tyrants in the workshop, it is difficult to disturb the great Chang'an with these personnel alone. The cooperation of Jingying Quan Chulin is indispensable.

So after discussing with Cui Shi for a while, he sent another staff to inform Quan Chulin that at this final critical moment, he should make key preparations for the uprising.

When Zuorong came to Quan Chulin's mansion as a messenger, he saw Quan Chulin's expression turned pale. Zuorong's mood sank suddenly, but he still pretended to be calm and said with a smile: "We will make great things happen. Why is the general acting like this?"

"Big event? What big event? Impossible, I suspect, I suspect that the court knows... Yao Xianggong returned to the capital this morning, and took over the affairs of the capital camp. The guard is in control, I can no longer dispatch a soldier in the battalion..."

When Quan Chulin spoke up to this point, his tone was already trembling with fear.

Before returning to Beijing with Wang, the Dian army went to Qianling, because Zuo Rong was in the formation of the army, and he couldn't take care of his illness. During this period, he only worked hard and did not participate in the gathering of the Beijing camp. Hearing what Quan Chulin said, he felt a sudden feeling in his heart shock.

But after a while, he forced a smile and said: "The general is too worried. If the court knows this situation, I am afraid that the general will not be able to come out this morning. The reason for the adjustment of military affairs is nothing more than the return of the emperor, not the dictatorship of a certain place in the capital. People. But it is also because the matter is at a critical point, if the saint enters the pass, it will truly be the end of everything!"

Hearing this, Quan Chulin's eyes regained some light, but it dimmed after a while: "Even so, I have handed over my amulet letter, and I can't dispatch the first group, so how can I go... It's better to escape from the capital before the incident happens! The abbots have conspired with me, if they vote for them, they should be able to be saved..."

"Thinking about big things is a dangerous move in the abyss. If you don't enter, you will die! What Tubo is looking for is chaos in Guanzhong, so how can they really treat talents with respect! Generals are respectful only when they are in power. Zhuang, how dare he see the evil of Datang because of the general alone, he will definitely send him back!"

Seeing that Quan Chulin's ambitions were down, Zuo Rong quickly advised him earnestly: "Even if the soldiers' talismans are confiscated, there is nothing wrong with dispatching the capital camp, but the imperial court will block the campers from the west camp and have no way of commanding them. In other words, even if there is chaos in the capital, It is also difficult for the battalion soldiers to use it, which is more conducive to causing chaos. The previous schemes did not rely solely on the Beijing camp, and the party members hidden in Fangqu are the real main force!"

Zuorong's persuasion calmed down Quan Chulin's chaotic mood, and he nodded again and again: "Thanks to Zuo Da's vigilance, I won't panic and make mistakes. Need to change, I should..."

"Xu Junchen, the censor, returned to the capital, which disturbed the public in the district, and many people were arrested and victimized. At that time, the general will lead the crowd to attack the Chang'an county government and rescue the people in the county. The mansion is under the control of Jinzhou County. The king of Linzi knocked on the que to seize the palace, echoing inside and outside..."

After Zuorong stabilized Quan Chulin, he discussed the strategy of the incident, and then returned to report in a hurry.

Li Longji's heart sank when he learned that Quan Chulin's military power had been lost and that the inner guards were in charge of palace affairs. It will be difficult to break through the palace defense.

Although the sage is not in Beijing, the left-behind mansion is in the imperial city, and he directly seized the left-behind mansion and obtained the official seal, so that he could falsely pass on the order and travel freely in the prefectures and counties before the sage returned to Beijing.Therefore, seizing the Left Behind Mansion is the most important part of the plan. If even this point cannot be achieved, then the future is even more impossible.

"There is a change in the defense of the palace, and it is indeed a danger. But for the king, he can worry about the countermeasures of the titans of the Beijing camp, and he is more independent. Don't forget, there is also the eldest princess in the capital..."

After pondering for a while, Cui Shi said in a deep voice.

Li Longji's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and he clenched his fists heavily on the case, making up his mind.

There has been a lot of turmoil in the capital recently, but Princess Taiping doesn't know anything about it. She has been busy supervising the manufacture of secret artifacts and cultural relics, and has no intention of bothering with other trivial matters.

When the news of the Empress Dowager's death came from Dongdu, she was heartbroken and wept all night. It was not until Princess Linzi came to visit again the next day that she recovered a little bit of spirit, and she was brought into the inner hall to meet her.

It's just that when Princess Linzi walked in, she was not alone, there was a person next to her who was dressed as a follower, and she was the King of Linzi.

Princess Taiping was surprised when she saw this, and before she had time to ask, Li Longji had already stepped forward, covering her face and crying: "Unexpectedly, the meeting last year turned out to be a farewell. Grandma hates me so much. I waited hard in the mansion until I died." I have not been summoned..."

Hearing Li Longji's bitter cry, the grief that had just subsided in Princess Taiping's heart welled up again, and the tears rolled down uncontrollably: "There are many old illnesses, there is always a difference..."

The aunt and nephew sat opposite each other and cried bitterly. After a long time, the crying subsided a little. Li Longji rubbed his red eyes, and then said in a shy voice: "Leaving home today is against the law. In addition to the grief of losing a relative, there is one more thing to ask my aunt to take care of you." I……"

While speaking, he took out a copy of "Ode to Birds and Birds" from his pocket and handed it to Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping took Yilan, her complexion changed drastically, and she was furious: "Who, who made such slanderous words! My mother, my mother's soul was not far away, and she was cursed by this poison..."

Li Longji knelt down in front of Chairman Taiping with a plop and said: "When I saw this monster article, I felt grief and indignation. My aunt still remembers that I wrote an article to express my feelings a few days ago? Although it is inconvenient for me to come and go, I also asked each other to know each other carefully, but I didn't Thinking of incurring such demonic slander..."

"It's you, it's..."

When Princess Taiping heard this, she cast down her eyes and glared at Li Longji, but when she saw that his face was full of tears, she hesitated again: "You really don't know who made up such a poisonous statement?"

"Even if I don't have a weapon, I'm still involved in the family. How could it be... Alas, even my aunt is suspicious, wanting to know how I was hated for my behavior in the past! But I really don't know, I don't know who did it, the thief raped me Smearing and slandering the clan's family relationship, mixed with my worldly knowledge, is nothing more than trying to catch them all..."

Li Longji choked with tears all over his face and said: "If I accept this crime and make the surviving relatives feel at peace, then I will simply admit it... But the villain's vicious plan is to let the world see the blood relatives making insults and insults, making them more serious." Slandering my grandmother's reputation... I don't care if I die alone, but my grandmother is even more humiliated..."

"Since it's not you, why admit it! No matter who dares to frame and slander like this, the law of the country will not allow it, and neither will I! In the future, I will investigate and arrest this thief, and I will kill this thief with my own hands!"

Princess Taiping said angrily after hearing the words, she already hated the architect to the bottom of her heart.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the day when the truth comes to light... Dongdu sent Xu Junchen back to Beijing to investigate the case. What kind of person Xu Junchen is, doesn't my aunt know? He is vicious and vicious, and he is best at weaving complaints. The matter is not important enough, and he likes to insult the honor the most, how can he judge fairly? He will definitely plot to trap me and put me to death, integrity and innocence are not what he wants..."

When Li Longji talked about this, he kowtowed to Princess Taiping again and again: "So I beg my aunt to take a little shelter and let me not be wronged by this cruel official... just, just wait until the sage returns to Beijing, and I will do it myself before your Majesty." I plead guilty, but I have to find out that there is absolutely nothing involved, even if I suffer the death penalty of circumcision, I have no complaints!"

Princess Taiping was also full of grief and anger at the moment, and was upset by Li Longji's begging, so she nodded and said: "Then you will stay in my house temporarily until the saint returns to Beijing...but I have spoken badly before, if things go wrong Yes, if you don’t labor, I will beat you to death!”

"Thank you, thank you, aunt..."

After Li Longji heard the words, he thanked him again and again, but he said after a while: "But now that my grandmother has gone, my aunt can't think of returning to the kindness and calmness of the past... Xu Junchen is rampant, if he knows that my aunt is hiding in my house , I’m afraid you won’t even let your aunt go!”

"He dares to..."

Princess Taiping sternly said, but her tone was not firm enough, she stared at Li Longji and couldn't help complaining: "You can provoke these evil emotions, even in the imprisoned mansion, you can't be quiet..."

Li Longji first confessed his crimes again and again, and then said: "If you want to be thorough and keep the holy car back to Beijing, no matter where you live in the residence, it is not safe enough. Auntie might as well move to Da Nei temporarily. There are guards and soldiers staying in the guard, and Xu will not dare to do it without authorization." Entering the palace to take people..."

"Nonsense! Is Da Nei the residence of miscellaneous people? This, this is not allowed, absolutely not..."

When Princess Taiping heard this, she shook her head repeatedly.

But Li Longji cried again and again: "If I was the only one who lost my glory, I could bear it no matter what... But now my grandmother has been so slandered, and the remaining relatives have been tortured by cruel officials. This, this is really... ...The sage enjoys the title system of the country, but the family is full of ugliness, can he be called comfortable? It won't take too long, just wait for the saint to return to Beijing, we will protect ourselves because of it, not just for self-care, why not want to keep the prosperous world flawless... "

Under Li Longji's pleading and persuasion, Princess Taiping gradually wavered, and finally nodded and said: "Then move to Da Nei temporarily, and don't bring too many things with you, until the saint returns to Beijing..."

So the group left the house again, and entered the inner courtyard through the small gate of the outer garden.Li Longji did not bring too many entourages, only the youngest son of the concubine and a few servants, which were inconspicuous among Princess Taiping's entourage.

Because Princess Taiping came in and out of the palace for several days, the gate guards didn't search and interrogate her carefully, and let her go after verifying the palace amulet.And Li Longji was also carefully observing the situation of the palace ban. Seeing that there were not many armored soldiers at the palace gate, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the inner guards are loyal and brave elite imperial guards, their numbers have not been many. The main force is where the holy cavalry is located. Even if there are Jiawu returning to the capital, the number is not too many. After taking over the palace defense, the defense is naturally the key point of the palace ban where.The small gate of the outer garden still belongs to the periphery of the imperial garden, so naturally there will not be too many armored personnel.

"Stay here in the other garden, don't walk around casually, the saint will return at the end of the month, and there will be complaints for grievances at that time."

After entering the large inner area, Princess Taiping chose an empty garden nearby, not far away is the area of ​​the palace, she also occasionally stayed overnight during this period, after introducing Linzi Wang and his wife at this time, she seriously instructed.

Li Longji nodded his thanks again and again, but his eyes wandered, looking for the attendant of the princess' mansion who was storing the palace talisman.

Not long after a group of people lived in the garden, the sky turned dark.After Jian Jian had dinner, Princess Taiping was still waiting to call Li Longji to inquire about the demon text, but when she looked up, she saw a flickering fire in the outer garden, and she was about to send her cronies out to ask what was going on, but she found that her cronies had disappeared.

Suspicious in her heart, Princess Taiping walked towards the residence of the Linzi King and his wife. Before entering the door, she smelled a bloody smell, pushed the door and walked in, and saw a dead body crawling inside the house, and her clothes were her personal maidservants. .

Princess Taiping was shocked when she saw this, and she was about to get out and call for the warning, when she saw Princess Linzi trembling in the corner holding her infant child, she hurriedly asked in surprise, "What's going on? Where is King Linzi?"

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

Princess Linzi's face was as pale as paper, and she rushed towards Princess Taiping, and stuffed the baby in her arms: "The king has an evil disease, he, he... Please take my baby away, concubine, I Stay here and watch over the King..."

Chapter 1051

This night, Chang'an City once again ushered in the long-lost turmoil.

In the evening, there are many pedestrians walking in a hurry, eager to return home.At the water gate of Da'an Square in the south of the city, a group of pedestrians dressed as if they were on their feet also walked into the city along the Yong'an Canal.

This kind of picture is just commonplace and does not attract attention.A group of people walked for a certain distance on the long street. With the sound of street drums and the sky getting dark, they turned and entered Jiahuifang in the west of the city.

Street Shopkeeper saw so many strong soldiers entering the workshop, he was about to question them before entering, but just took a few steps to greet him, he was repelled by Fangzheng who came from the side.That Fang was leading people to the side of Qu Lane, whispered some instructions, and then returned to the shop in Fangmen Street, while the pedestrians along the way went straight to the depths of Qu Li.

The side door of a house in Quli was wide open, and as soon as one entered, one could see a crowd of people standing inside the wall, all of them were Kong Wu's powerful soldiers, there were at least several hundred of them.So many people gathered in the house, but there was no noise, and the atmosphere seemed weird and dangerous.

The group of people who just entered the workshop also walked into the house, nodded to everyone in the house, and then a man who looked like a leader lined up the crowd and walked into the inner house hall.

In the middle hall of the house, there were more than a dozen people sitting solemnly, the most one of them was Jingying Lang Quan Chulin, when he saw a newcomer entering the hall, he nodded and clasped his fists, and did not say much.

In this dull and serious atmosphere, time passed quietly. After the Santong Street drum rang, there was already the sound of Jinwuwei street disciples shouting and clearing the street outside the square.

Now Chang'an's curfew system is quite relaxed and not as strict as in previous years, but it has been strengthened during the period when Sheng Jia left Beijing.

"Jin Wuwei inspected the three links the night before, and the west branch of the city counted at the three gates. Zhaoxing, Daixian, Changshou and other workshops are equipped with police equipment..."

As the night fell, the atmosphere in the room was no longer silent, and someone spoke about the details of the Jinwu Guard's night patrol curfew, very specific, like a few treasures.

This is not surprising, Quan Chulin himself is a general of Jingying, and most of the people he associates with are the children of the aristocratic families who have fallen in the Guanzhong family and the military officers of the middle and lower classes.As the only remaining guard mansion in Nanya, Jinwu Guard is naturally full of such people.

"As long as there are changes in the north, we can go out in groups and go straight to the county government! The government office's seal letter can knock on all the fangs, and the people in the fangs will seize the city gates..."

Although there had been detailed plans in advance, Quan Chulin couldn't help but make plans and confirm before the incident, to ensure that everyone present knew the rhythm of later actions, and couldn't help sighing: "Unfortunately, if there is no action in Xiying, If you block it, you can directly seize the arsenal of Xianfang, but now you have to seize the county government first..."

At this time, the agreed signal sounded outside the door, indicating that the king of Linzi had launched a campaign in Peking University and successfully seized the palace.Quan Chulin and others in the hall were all refreshed after hearing the sound, and couldn't help laughing at the table: "Isn't this God's help, and the Tang family is in chaos? The most dangerous and difficult night is to seize the palace, but it is so easy to take Down!"

Everyone in the hall was already gearing up, but Quan Chulin made a move, and his trusted servants escorted out a woman who was tied up in the back hall. It was his wife Li Shi.

"Working together tonight, if you don't succeed, you will die! If you don't say anything before you leave, your family and the country are in danger, so let me kill my wife as an oath, and I swear that I will not stand against the minions of the faint king's sect!"

Saying this, Quan Chulin jumped up from the table with a sharp knife in his hand, met his wife's frightened and sad eyes, and stabbed the sharp knife into the woman's chest, wiped off the blood on his hand, and then waved his fist at everyone: "Let's go! Don't wait, tomorrow morning the court will say that you will be rich!"

When everyone heard this, they all agreed with a bang, went out to divide up the party members, and rushed straight out of the song.

There are thousands of days to be thieves in the world, but there is no day before to guard against thieves. Although the Jinwu Guard strengthens patrols, there are always loopholes that can be exploited since there are internal traitors coming out of them.This group of people rushed out of the square in a row, which naturally disturbed the residents in the square. Those who dared to go out to check, only to see a group of fierce beasts running along the street, they were shocked, and hurriedly locked the doors and windows, lest they would be disturbed.

At this time, although there was a little moonlight on Fangwaichang Street, it was empty and there was no one there.After this group of people rushed into the street, they rushed straight to the next square where the Chang'an County Sheriff was located.

"who?"

The county shed itself was fully prepared. As soon as the crowd approached, there were exclamations and reprimands from the guards at the gate, but what responded to them was a mess of arrows that could kill people.

Although the squares in Chang'an City are demarcated, the walls of the squares are only to guard against gentlemen but not thieves. A long time ago, strong soldiers climbed the walls of the squares and climbed over the top of the walls. drown up.

"Damn! Be quicker with your hands and feet!"

Hearing the sound of the police drum, every sound beat on Quan Chulin's heartstrings, and he heaved a long sigh of relief when the sound of the drum was submerged. He also rushed forward, chopping and kicking the gate of the workshop with both hands and feet.

The party members gathered in secret may not be brave, but because they have a ruthless determination to plot a great rebellion in their hearts, they are capable in action. With internal and external cooperation, the closed doors are quickly opened, and the street shops The bad people in Fang Ding and the county government stationed in the central government also died or fled, and nothing stopped them.After the crowd poured in, they went straight to the county government office, leaving only a dozen people here to pile up wood and prepare to set fire to resist the enemy.

At this time in the Chang'an County Yamen, Xu Junchen had finished his day of cross-examination and interrogation, and was extremely exhausted. After eating, he undressed and boarded the couch. He lay on the bed and thought about what he should do tomorrow, and soon fell asleep.

Suddenly there was a loud noise from outside the house in his sleep. After being awakened, Xu Junchen was also extremely irritable. He got up in his clothes and went out, waiting to be reprimanded. I was shocked in my heart, and just as I was about to turn around and close the door tightly, there was already a sharp pain in my left back shoulder.

"Who are you? How dare you..."

Xu Junchen fell to the ground in pain, screaming fiercely, before he finished speaking, he was already pressed and captured by people.

"I found it, I found it! It's Xu Junchen..."