Wei Zifu is reborn

"Dong dong dong dong..." There was a regular knocking sound, causing the people of Chang'an to gather and watch. If they were just ordinary people, they would not deserve everyone's attention. However, the person who rang the drum for grievances was Princess Pingyang, so it would be a shame. I don't care anymore.

Tingwei Yamen, this is a place to express grievances for the people, no matter whether the criminal is an ordinary person or a noble adult, as long as he has made a mistake or committed a crime, Tingwei Yamen has the right to arrest the criminal and bring him to justice.

Dressed in a white dress, with a white ribbon tied around his head, Ping Yang was just beating the drum outside Tingwei Yamen.

And the yamen servant who was originally guarding the door had already been in to report. From Princess Pingyang's attire, it can be seen that the matter this time may not be so simple.

After a while, a middle-aged man ran out in a hurry, bowed to Pingyang and said, "I don't know if the princess is here, but the minister is late, please forgive me."

Pingyang stopped the hand beating the drum, and threw the things on the ground directly: "Master Tingwei, the purpose of my coming this time is to ask Mr. Tingwei to give me justice. I never thought that in Chang'an There are also thieves, and they even ran to the princess mansion."

"Princess, this..." Ting Wei didn't know how to respond to Pingyang's endless words.

"Come on, bring up the son-in-law's body." As soon as Pingyang finished speaking, two people came up with a stretcher. The person on the stretcher was covered by a white cloth. Pingyang walked over and lifted the whole white cloth. The face of the person inside appeared in front of everyone. Although the clothes looked good because they had been changed, it could be seen from the pale face of the person that the person was probably dead.

"Cao Consort?!" Ting Wei cried out in surprise, he did not expect that the corpse was really Cao Consort.

With a sound of "ding dong", a blood-stained sword was thrown to the ground. Pingyang's eyes were slightly red, but he kept holding it: "I always thought that Chang'an was safe, but last night a group of people broke into the princess's mansion. Killing Concubine Cao made me a widow at a young age, maybe Lord Tingwei can make the decision for me?"

Hearing Pingyang's words, Ting Wei quickly stepped forward to pick up the white cloth and covered it again. This time, this incident is probably a rare big case after the establishment of Ting Wei's Mansion: "Princess, please come into the mansion to explain."

"No need, just stay here," Pingyang tilted his head, with grief in his eyes, looked at Cao Shou's body, raised his hand, "lift the son-in-law down," and then looked at Tingwei, "Master Tingwei, this time If it weren't for being desperate, I wouldn't want Cao Shou's body to be exposed to everyone's eyes, but there are such a group of people in Chang'an who can rush into the princess mansion casually, which means that the lives of the people in Chang'an are also not guaranteed. Not only for Cao Shou, but also for everyone, so I hope you can handle it fairly."

"What the princess said is very true, the minister must handle it fairly, so may I ask the princess, do you have any clues about the murderer?"

Pingyang snorted coldly: "Of course there are, otherwise I wouldn't have come here. Please Lord Tingwei send someone to bring the murderer to justice. That person is Lord Dou Ying, Dou Ying." Although there is almost nothing about their identities, no matter when careful people make mistakes, one of them, Pingyang, has the impression that he was one of the people who followed Dou Ying to the princess mansion to search some time ago. It is not conspicuous, and there is no evidence to prove it, so now her purpose is to make things worse, and put the prisoner's name on Dou Ying's head first.

"Dou Ying?" Ting Wei was stunned. Although he knew that the identity of the murderer might not be that simple since Pingyang had come to Ting Wei's yamen, he did not expect that it would be Dou Ying, and Dou Ying belonged to the Empress Dowager. people.

"What?" The coldness at the corner of Pingyang's mouth became more serious, "Is Mr. Ting Wei afraid?" She deliberately made a big fuss today so that Dou Ying would have to obey the law. In a word, Dou Ying can escape and continue to survive.

Everyone knows that Dou Ying is a member of the Empress Dowager. As a member of the Dou clan, people with the surname Dou are all of one mind with the Empress Dowager. Why do you rule the country with filial piety, the other party has no family affection for the two of you, so why should you be filial on your side.

"My lord, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, the murderer dies. Even if the other party is noble, he cannot escape this law." Zhang Tang came out from the side. He was also a victim of what happened yesterday, and when it came to the law of the Han Dynasty, he was the only It is the most familiar one.

Ting Wei was a bit difficult to make a decision, but Zhang Tang came out to make trouble at this time, and reprimanded: "Zhang Tang, don't talk too much, you might as well read the law thoroughly if you have this time."

"Lord Ting Wei," Zhang Tang cupped his hands, "I respect you as my elder, and I have always respected you. Zhang Tang has already read the laws of the Han Dynasty, and the law of death for murderers was also set by Gaozu when he was alive. Afterwards, the law has been amended and checked, but only this one has never changed. Even if the emperor committed the crime, he still needs to be subject to this regulation, let alone a mere Dou Ying, please send someone to arrest Dou Ying. Arrested and brought to justice."

Ting Wei looked at Zhang Tang, then at Ping Yang who stood aside with a stern face and anger, closed his eyes, and then turned around: "Someone, go and bring Dou Ying to justice."

"Okay." The people onlookers suddenly said this in unison.

Changle Palace

"What did you say? Pingyang even brought the matter to the Tingwei Yamen, how shameless is she? Is she planning to let everyone know that she has become a widow?" Empress Dowager Dou threw down a cup, which fell to pieces. , but this also showed Queen Dowager Dou's anger, but in fact her anger was not about Pingyang's lack of face, but because it turned on her head this time.

"The empress dowager calm down," Dou Wei hurriedly entered the palace after learning the news, "but, what should we do about this matter?"

"What should I do?" Queen Dowager Dou thought for a while, "How is Dou Ying doing now?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Mr. Dou has been arrested by people from Tingwei Yamen. It is said that he is now being interrogated about his subordinates going to the Pingyang Princess Mansion to assassinate him. It is said that the man named Zhang Tang has also used some cruel punishments. " Dou Wei answered Queen Mother Dou's question with his head down.

"Zhang Tang?" Empress Dowager Dou moved her hand, and then clenched it slightly, "Is it from the prince?"

"Yes, Zhang Tang is one of the four people who accompanied the prince. This time, he was the one who made Tingwei make up his mind and ordered the arrest, because he said that the death of the murderer was determined by Gao Zu when he was alive, and no one should be allowed to die." Rebellion, even the emperor is no exception." Since the Dou family is named Dou, they and the Queen Mother Dou are both prosperous and hurt, so the Empress Dowager is their biggest pillar.

Listening to Dou Wei's words, Empress Dowager Dou sneered: "Let me tell you, who is so promising? It turned out to be the prince's man, but that was only in the past. Now that the prince is dead, he is nothing. We will deal with him after the emperor's funeral." , Dou Wei, listen, go and invite Princess Pingyang to the palace, and say that I, an old woman, want to catch up with her. They are all widows, old and young. This is all right, three generations have become widow."

Concubine Cao's death has no effect on Empress Dowager Dou, she has been a widow for so many years, now it's good to have two more people to accompany her, but it's a pity for Dou Ying.

Dou Wei left, and after a long time, Ping Yang had already arrived in the palace, but her attire did not change at all.

Empress Dowager Dou saw Pingyang's appearance at this time, and quickly stood up, holding Pingyang's hand with a rough hand, her eyes were full of heartache: "Oh, Pingyang, why is this little hand so cold, and his face is so pale, tell grandma , what happened, grandma decides for you."

"Grandmother..." Ping Yang murmured, as if he had lost his soul.

"I really feel sorry for me, this child," Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand to caress Pingyang's hair, and patted Pingyang's back, "tell the emperor's grandmother what happened, why are you wearing filial piety again, your father is going to the funeral It's not time yet, it's unlucky to be dressed in white."

Empress Dowager Dou's words were sincere and earnest, as if she really didn't know anything, Pingyang lowered his head, weeping uncontrollably: "Grandmother, Cao Shou is dead, Pingyang is a widow, and Pingyang is going to be a widow with Grandmother and Queen Mother."

"Oh, what's going on," Empress Dowager Dou raised Pingyang's face, "Didn't Cao Shou be fine a few days ago, why did something happen now, say, who did it, the emperor's grandmother made the decision for you, it's really pitiful His child is widowed at a young age, how can this be good!"

"Grandmother, Pingyang knows who the murderer is," Pingyang bit his lower lip, "I have asked Tingwei to arrest that person, this time no matter what, I will let him be buried with Cao Shou. This kind of thing happened again, Pingyang now wears two filial piety, even a strong person will collapse when encountering such a situation, but I don't want it, I want to let all of those people die badly."

In a place where Pingyang could not see, Empress Dowager Dou's eyes changed, and then she became full of pity: "Tell the emperor's grandmother, who is that person? It caused you so much pain."

"It's Dou Ying, the emperor's grandmother. All of this was instigated by Dou Ying."

"Dou Ying?" Empress Dowager Dou was stunned for a moment, then changed her attitude, "The Ai family did not expect to raise such a white-eyed wolf and kill a son-in-law. Don't worry in Pingyang, the emperor's grandmother will definitely make decisions for you. You can leave it to the emperor's grandmother."

Pingyang knelt down slowly: "Thank you, the emperor's grandmother. Pingyang thanked the emperor's grandmother first, but Pingyang believes that the Tingwei Yamen will definitely give Pingyang an explanation, but I don't know if there is anyone behind Dou Ying who instigated him. , if there is one..." At this point, Ping Yang clenched one hand into a fist and slammed the ground hard to express her anger.

"Okay, Pingyang, you are a good boy," Empress Dowager Dou helped Pingyang up, "It's better not to worry too much about the girl's family, and you also said that this matter was handed over to Tingwei Yamen, then you should trust Tingwei Yamen, I think you are tired too, why don't you go back and have a rest first."

"Yes, Pingyang will take my leave now." Pingyang turned and left, but the hands hidden in the wide sleeves were still tightly clenched.