Tang Dynasty detective

Several judges went to the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

Jiedushi did not wait for them, of course, this was expected.Several people sat down in the central hall, and the sergeants who brought them went out and guarded the door. Someone served tea, saying that the Jiedushi would arrive later.

Zhen Ziyu watched carefully while drinking tea. The Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty dominated one side and could be called the emperor of the land. However, the Jiedushi's mansion in Youzhou is not comparable to the garden of Ouyang's family in Yangzhou.It can be seen that although Youzhou is also an important town in the north and the center of border defense business exchanges, compared with Yangzhou's wealth, it is still far behind.

Yangzhou was one of the most prosperous cities in the Tang Dynasty, and "one" can also be removed.Its wealth is far higher than that of Chang'an and Luoyang, let alone Youzhou. As early as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that "the world is prosperous, and Yang is the leader".

Yangzhou not only has a well-developed salt industry, but also a very developed agriculture. Yangzhou is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with dense lakes, criss-cross waterways, fertile land, warm climate, and abundant rain. The output is very high, and it is known as the title of "the granary of the world".Yangzhou was the main source of food for Chang'an and other places and the main source of central taxation.

As for Youzhou, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the climate is relatively harsh, and the border is often invaded by barbarians. Years of wars have not rested. Afraid of the power of these arrogant soldiers, so is the Jiedushi of Youzhou at this time.

The jurisdiction of Youzhou borders Goguryeo in the northeast, and also borders Khitan and other ethnic minorities. The military status here is very important. As early as the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty fought against Goguryeo three times, all using Youzhou as a backup base. The same is true in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty sent troops to Goguryeo, regardless of land or water, with Youzhou as the rear.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the power of minority groups in the Northeast became stronger and stronger, the defensive force in Youzhou area continued to increase, and the power of Youzhou Jiedushi was also growing. At its peak, the forces under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Jiedushi could account for The top ten Jiedu envoys in the country governed more than one-fifth of the military force, followed by Youzhou Jiedu envoys becoming increasingly arrogant and domineering, not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and did not take the imperial court seriously at all.

Therefore, during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, Anlu Mountain, which served as the envoys of Fan Yang, Pinglu, and Hedong, appeared.After the Anshi Rebellion, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty was seriously injured, and the prosperous Tang Dynasty was gone forever.Yen Ziyu felt that he was not very lucky. He hadn't been to the real Tang Dynasty to take a look. Today's Tang Dynasty is no longer what it used to be.

Speaking of the Jiedu envoy of Youzhou during the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty, his surname was Liu Mingji.The Liu family's rule of Youzhou began with Liu Ji's father, Liu Tong.Liu Tong was originally a general of Zhu Tao, the governor of Youzhou during the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Tang Dezong's founding in middle school, the "Jingyuan Mutiny" occurred in Chang'an. Tang Dezong fled to Fengtian. Zhu Tao's elder brother Zhu Xi, who lived idly in Chang'an, was promoted as emperor by the rebels, and Zhu Tao was asked to send troops to help.Zhu Tao stayed behind in Youzhou with Liu Tong, and personally led the army to the south. When passing through Weizhou, he clashed with Wei Bo Jiedu envoy. The two armies fought, Zhu Tao was defeated and fled back to Youzhou.

When Zhu Tao was defeated and returned, he thought that Liu Pang would take the opportunity to seek the position of Jiedushi, but Liu Pang had no other intentions. He went [-] miles out of the city to meet him, and seeing Zhu Tao cry, the two entered the city together.Since then, Zhu Tao has been depressed and decadent, and Liu Tong has been appointed for all political affairs.In the first year of Zhenyuan, Zhu Tao died of illness, and the army elected Liu Tong as Jiedu envoy.

Liu Teng died of illness in only three months, and the army pushed his son Liu Jisi, the governor of Mozhou, to be the Jiedu envoy.Liu Ji is different from ordinary brutal sergeants. He once studied in Chang'an and was a Jinshi. He has a high cultural quality and political talent.On the one hand, he inherited his father's way of comforting the officers and soldiers in the army, which won the hearts of the army, and at the same time maintained a political posture of loyalty to the imperial court, claiming to be "the most obedient" among the Hebei feudal towns.

Therefore, this Youzhou Jiedu envoy Liu Ji was quite polite to Zhen Ziyu and others.If it were in the past, there were only arrogant soldiers and powerful generals in the territory of Youzhou, there was no ethics and kingly law, and no one would "invite" them to drink tea. If they didn't want to come, they would be tied up.Zhang Yuqing is probably also aware of Jiedushi's behavior style, that's why he dared to fight against him. He is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat, so he won't be a fool and stare all the way forward.

It's a pity that Liu Ji sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, swaying between various forces and seeking multiple benefits, but he never expects that the people around him are paying attention to him.

If Zhen Ziyu remembers correctly, it is recorded in the history books that Liu Ji, the Jiedu envoy of Youzhou, was poisoned to death by his own son.It was the second son Mr. Liu who poisoned him to death. Mr. Liu killed his father and brother, and finally sat on the position of Jiedushi in Youzhou. However, because of his guilty conscience, he was depressed all the year round. Afterwards, he arranged dozens of monks to chant sutras, but he couldn't do it. He himself ended up becoming a monk.

It will not take many years for this Jiedu envoy's mansion to change hands again.

Wei Luo's special status made it inconvenient to show up. Zhen Ziyu and the others had already sat down for a cup of tea when Jiedu envoy Liu Ji came in from the outside. All the soldiers saluted respectfully, and Zhen Ziyu and the others saluted together.

Liu Ji and Zhen Ziyu's imagined images are different, and it is completely impossible to tell that he is a scholar.This person is about 50 years old, with a tall and straight figure like a pine, and a vigorous momentum like a scorching sun. His eyes under the sword eyebrows quickly swept across the hall, and he seemed to be able to see all the movements of all the characters.Liu Ji didn't have the arrogance and arrogance shown by those sergeants, and he was quite pleasant to Zhen Ziyu and others, but he was not very polite when he said it, "There are a lot of judges handling cases in the jurisdiction of Guanlan and I, Youzhou. A few are the most difficult to invite."

It is conceivable that those sergeants who went to the inn to "invite" them must have come back to report the process.

Zhang Yuqing's eyes flickered, he was calm and composed, as if he wasn't the one who drew his sword against the soldiers in the inn at that time.

Liu Ji said: "Are you the grandson of General Zhang?"

Sure enough, there are people in the court who are easy to handle.Zhen Ziyu and the others finally understood why Zhang Yuqing was so calm. It seemed that the Jiedu Envoy had a good relationship with his old man. Sun.Speaking of which, it was only now that Zhen Ziyu knew that Zhang Yuqing was the grandson of the Zhang family.

You must know that in ancient times, it was the "firstborn son inheritance system", otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would not have caused so many tragedies.The eldest son inheritance system started at the end of the Shang Dynasty and was established at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. As the saying goes, "Establishing a son is based on elders and not virtues, and establishing sons is based on nobles and not elders."The eldest son inheritance system is a long-established inheritance principle implemented under the system of monogamy and multiple concubines, and it is one of the core systems to maintain the patriarchal system.The first son is the main wife and the first wife. The eldest son born to the first wife is the eldest son, and the eldest son enjoys the priority of inheritance. Naturally, he also shoulders the important mission of undertaking the rise and fall of the family.

The Zhang family is willing to let Zhang Yuqing leave home to go to Guanlan College, which means that Zhang Yuqing has given up hereditary family inheritance and career promotion, and may always be a commoner in the future. What kind of boldness is this?Presumably, when Zhang Yuqing left home, he must have made a big fuss. He gave up all his wealth inheritance rights, and walked out of the house resolutely.Zhang Yuqing is really stubborn. If she doesn't want to marry the nine princesses, it's useless if the emperor is on top.Is all this just because of escaping marriage?

Zhang Yuqing, who ran away from marriage, made a lot of noise.

Zhang Yuqing seldom mentioned his family background, because he was young when he left and hadn't entered an official position yet, and the Zhang family protected his identity well. Few people in Guanlan knew that he was the eldest grandson of the Zhang family, and neither did Liu Boen.Hearing what Liu Ji said, Liu Boen admired Zhang Yuqing even more. It used to be like a surging river, but now it is like the blue waves of the ocean.

Zhang Yuqing looked as usual, calm and unhurried, and said back to Liu Ji, "My lord, the Zhang family no longer has Zhang Yuqing." Zhang Yuqing didn't want to be credited to the Zhang family.

After hearing this, Liu Ji said, "What a stubborn black-robed general, everyone has his own ambitions, today he doesn't talk about family affairs, he just talks about business affairs. He said he didn't talk about family affairs, but there is an important family affair in Youzhou right now, and you need to come forward to handle it. Liu Ji described Wang Ning's death as a "family matter" in Youzhou, which shows that he attached great importance to the Wang family.

There are many arrogant soldiers in the Youzhou area, and this Wang family is the most famous family of generals. At its peak, there were five generals. Later, Wang Ning's father and the second son of the Wang family died in battle, leaving three generals. Now Liu Ji Lieutenant General Wang Ning also died.The third and fourth sons of the Wang family, Wang Huai and Wang Yi, went to the inn to find Zhang Yuqing and the others.

Zhang Yuqing said: "Master Jiedushi is referring to the matter of Deputy General Wang Ning?"

When Wang Ning was mentioned, Liu Ji nodded, with a sad expression on his face, and several sergeants outside the door were also gearing up, threatening to take revenge on Wang Ning.

Liu Jidao: "General Wang led the army to repel the barbarian enemies many times. It can be said that he has made great achievements in battle. Unexpectedly, he was murdered by villains. If he does not take revenge, he is not a gentleman. This old man will definitely give an explanation to the sergeant and his family."

Zhang Yuqing said: "Who killed General Wang?"

Liu Ji pointed to a lieutenant standing in the hall, who was the "fourth younger brother" who went to the inn to meet them in the morning, "This is Wang Ning's brother, Wang Yi, he knows the specific situation very well. Tell the four judges what happened."

Before Wang Yi could speak, the "third brother" said first: "It must have been done by the Zhu family. The Zhu family colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, mutilated the people, murdered Zhongliang, heinous crimes. If you want me to tell you, there is no need to investigate. I will kill the general with a knife." , exterminate the family surnamed Zhu, and avenge the eldest brother."

Liu Ji ordered Wang Yi to speak, but this person preempted him. It stands to reason that he should be kicked out of the hall and punished. It may be because the Wang family has just experienced the murder of the boss. He was angry, but he didn't let him continue, "This is Wang Huai and Wang Yi, the youngest sons of the Wang family. Tell them briefly and take the time to take them to see the scene."

Liu Ji's meaning was very clear, and Wang Huai was not allowed to speak.It seems that this Wang Huai is also used to being reckless, and he is not welcome in front of Liu Ji, otherwise the third brother is at the scene, there is no reason for the fourth brother to speak.

Wang Yi clasped her fists at the four judges, her eyes were reddened without saying a word, "My Wang family is full of loyalty, my father and second elder brother died in battle in the early years, and the remaining three brothers are also experienced in many battles. The elder brother just fought against the barbarians a few days ago , returned triumphantly, did not expect to encounter such an accident. The third brother is right, we suspect that it was the Zhu family who did it, but now there is no evidence, and my Wang family does not want to pollute people for nothing, so I ask the judges to lend a helping hand. "