In the Tai Chi Temple.

Zhao Junsheng sat on the throne, and on the embroidered pier next to him sat Mulan.

The two sides of the main hall were full of civil and military officials, and King Jing Zhao Ting knelt in the middle and cried.

“······ Father, emperor, mother, you have to be the master of the son, as the prince, the son's mansion was killed by thieves, the whole palace except for the sons and the prince Zhan Shi Ma Dun and a few two guards are dead, the thieves are so arrogant, is this still the world of the Great Qian Empire? ”

Mulan is a mother, so naturally she can't see that her son almost died and was knocked on the door, so what's the point? The royal family does not have the slightest dignity, and people do not have a little reverence for the royal family? What is the meaning of sitting in this country?

She hurriedly got up from the embroidery pier and walked down the steps quickly, came to Zhao Ting's side, squatted down, with an eager and concerned expression: "Son, are you okay?" Are there any injuries? ”

"Thank you for your concern, the son is in good health, but he was just a little frightened, hundreds of people in the whole house, and he was killed and knew that there were only four people left, how arrogant is this, why don't you put my royal family in your eyes? Queen Mother, you must make decisions for your sons! ”

really responded to that sentence, crying children have candy to eat!

When Hua Mulan saw Zhao Ting's aggrieved appearance, she was so distressed that she immediately said: "Don't worry, the queen mother and your father will definitely make decisions for you!" ”

After that, she got up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that this matter must be strictly investigated, who is behind it?" Also, Jin Wuwei and Jingzhao Mansion have unshirkable responsibilities, their reaction is too poor, Jingwang Mansion is about to be killed by thieves, they are late! ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at Mulan, he knew that the mother's calf protector would never reason with you, if you didn't obey her, she would make trouble with you, making you dizzy and upset, until you were forced to agree.

Zhao Junsheng said: "This matter involves the dignity of the royal family and the law of the Great Qian, and I will definitely order someone to investigate it to the end!" King Jing should get up first, and the queen will return to her original position! Who was on duty over there last night? Is Jingzhao Mansion Yin Dugu Ling here? ”

Dugu Ling stood up first and bowed: "Minister Dugu Ling see Your Majesty!" ”

The fifty-year-old leather leopard came out and hugged his fists and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, last night Jin Wuwei Yamen was on duty!" ”

"Do you have anything you want to tell me about last night?"

Leather Leopard and Dugu Ling also knew that the two of them had suffered an unwarranted disaster, and if this kind of thing happened, the main person in charge of the yamen would definitely be held accountable, fortunately, King Jing Zhao Ting was fine, if Zhao Ting had three longs and two shorts, I was afraid that it would not be enough for the two of them to be compensated for their lives, and they might also take the lives of the nine clans.

There is nothing to argue about this kind of thing, and it is useless to argue, Pi Leopard and Dugu Ling are very clear, and the two of them said in unison: "Your Majesty, such a big thing happened in Chang'an City, and the ministers and others are to blame, please Your Majesty to condemn the crime, and also serve as a warning to others!" ”

Zhao Junsheng was silent for a while, and then ordered: "General Pi, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, don't be it, go to Jinguangmen to be a city gate lang and guard the city gate!" Dugu Ling, you are old, you must be running out of energy, I am allowed you to return to your hometown! Zuo Jin Wuwei, who was in charge of the specific inspection last night, the generals, street envoys, and the thief Cao of Jingzhao Mansion were all dismissed and sent to prison for questioning, and the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion were temporarily handled by Shao Yin, and the government assisted! ”

The leather leopard and Dugu Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor was not implicated this time, but he still restrained himself, and the two of them immediately bowed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said again: "Is there anyone in the Criminal Department?" ”

Wei Luozhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and arched his hand: "Wei Luozhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Last night, the Jingwang Mansion was raided by thieves, and there were heavy casualties, has the Criminal Department started to investigate?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Feng Tingguang, the servant of the Criminal Department, is presiding over the investigation, in fact, not only was the Jingwang Mansion attacked by thieves last night, but there was also a fierce battle in the Jingwang Mansion last night!"

"What?" Zhao Junsheng slapped the table and was furious, "What the hell is going on, you tell me clearly!" ”

"No!" Wei Luozhi agreed, and immediately said: "Previously, Wang Tanzhi, the head of the household department, was dismissed and wanted by His Majesty for the crime of defrauding the king, but there was no trace of Wang Tanzhi for several days, so the officials in charge of this case in our criminal department thought that Wang Tanzhi might contact his family, so they sent spies to monitor around Wang Tanzhi's mansion, but I didn't know that the spies who were sent to monitor were killed in two days, and even Wang Tanzhi's family disappeared, and my criminal department immediately sent a tracking master to track down the thieves who robbed Wang Tanzhi's family. Finally, our officials followed the trail and found the annex of King Jing's Mansion! ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at Zhao Ting at this time, and his eyes widened: "Zhao Ting, you sent someone to kill the spies of the Death Department and rob Wang Tan's family?" ”

How could Zhao Ting admit it, and immediately denied it: "Father, the son is wronged······"

"Wronged? The courtyard is yours, who else didn't you send someone to do it? If someone else had done it, would they have kept the family members of the wanted criminals in your courtyard? ”

Zhao Ting shouted: "Erchen is really wronged, as early as the end of last year, the other courtyard was given to the prince's brother by Erchen, and the manpower has already been withdrawn!" Besides, Wang Tanzhi has no grievances with his sons, why did the ministers hijack his family? There are criminal departments and government yamen at all levels to arrest wanted criminals, do you need me, the prince, to do it? ”

Hua Mulan wanted to speak for the third son, but the third child involved the boss again, she really didn't know what to do, she was worried that she might help the third child if she said it wrong, but it would hurt the boss!

Zhao Junsheng looked at the crown prince Zhao Dong: "Prince, King Jing said that he had already given you that courtyard?" ”

The crown prince Zhao Dong stood up and said: "Back to my father, there is indeed such a thing, but the minister only sent a few people to guard and be responsible for the cleaning on weekdays, and he has never been there!" The minister also only found out that such a big thing happened in the other courtyard last night! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "So, killing the secret agents of the Ministry of Death and robbing the wanted criminal, Wang Tan's family, and detaining him in another courtyard are not a lot, do you send someone to do it?" ”

Zhao Dong bowed down and said: "Father Emperor Mingjian, even if it was done by the son, the son-in-law would not be stupid enough to lock people up in his own courtyard, if someone finds out, wouldn't it be accurate to check it?" ”

"Could it be that Wang Tanzhi did it himself? And then you want to use the courtyard that few people go to on weekdays but no one dares to check to house their families? ”

Zhao Junsheng's words made all the ministers nod, so it made sense, Wang Tanzhi was a wanted criminal, he wanted to rescue his family and his family It was almost impossible to get out of the city, so he could only find a place to hide, what place was the safest, it could only be the royal palace that no one dared to investigate!

At this time, Wei Luozhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and denied the speculation of Zhao Junsheng and the ministers, saying: "Your Majesty, this is not the case! According to the on-site investigation conducted by the relevant yamen of our Criminal Department, it was found that Wang Tanzhi did go to the other courtyard with more than a dozen of his subordinates, but they went to save people, because most of them died, and they died in the front yard, their heads were in the direction of the inner courtyard, and many people were shot by arrows! ”

"Before Wang Tanzhi led people into the other courtyard, there was a group of people who went to the other courtyard before them, that is, a team of detectives sent by our criminal department to track down, there were more than 20 people, but they were all killed before Wang Tanzhi and others entered the courtyard, and the corpses in the courtyard were in addition to the detectives of my criminal department, Wang Tanzhi and the subordinates he brought, there were also some corpses of people in black, and the minister thought that these people in black were the thieves who killed the secret agents of our criminal department and robbed Wang Tan's family!"

Zhao Junsheng asked, "You just said that Wang Tanzhi and all the men he brought were dead?" Was it killed by those men in black? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to the on-site investigation, the conclusion is this, the man in black used a machine to control a lot of crossbows in the courtyard, which was obviously carefully prepared, and the target of the man in black should be Wang Tanzhi's group, the appearance of the team of secret agents carefully tracked by our criminal department must have been unexpected by the man in black, and inadvertently became the pathfinder of Wang Tanzhi and others, but Wang Tanzhi and others still did not escape the killing arranged by the man in black!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned: "I can't figure it out, except for Wang Tan's gang wanted by the imperial court, who else wants them to die?" Unless Wang Tanzhi grabbed someone's handle, and this person wanted to kill Wang Tanzhi and others before the court caught him! ”

"Your Majesty, this is also the conclusion that the minister has reached! It's just that the minister can't understand why those black-clothed people chose that courtyard, is it to blame King Jing or the crown prince? How did Wang Tanzhi learn that his family was locked up in another courtyard? Could it be that those traces were deliberately left by the man in black, with the purpose of luring Wang Tan forward? ”

Hua Mulan asked at this time, "Have you identified the bodies of those men in black?" ”

Wei Luozhi bowed and said: "Back to the queen's mother, back to the mother, at present, no one can recognize the identity of the corpses of those black-clothed people, but the criminal department has sent painters to draw the appearance of those corpses, and this morning has sent people to post them everywhere, hoping that someone can come to identify the corpses, as long as the identity of those black-clothed people can be determined, you can investigate the mastermind behind the scenes!" ”

Hua Mulan said again: "What about the thieves who attacked King Jing's Mansion? Have they been identified? ”

"If you go back to the queen, the identities of the thieves who attacked King Jing's Mansion have all been verified, and they are all Wang Tanzhi's subordinates!"

At this time, everyone looked at Zhao Ting, King of Jing, with suspicion in their eyes.

You also said that you have no grievances and no enmity with Wang Tanzhi, if there is no injustice and no enmity, will Wang Tanzhi be bold enough to send someone to raid the mansion of a prince and prince? What's more, people were still wanted criminals at that time, so they should show up as little as possible, how could they sneak attack the palace of you, the prince?

Zhao Junsheng looked at Zhao Ting and said coldly: "Zhao Ting, what else do you have to say?" What do you have to do with Wang Tanzhi? Don't let him dare to send someone to attack your mansion? ”

Zhao Ting cried and mourned and said: "Father, the son is wronged, how does the son know what madness Wang Tanzhi has?" Wait, he must have learned that his family was robbed and locked up in another courtyard, thinking that I sent someone to do it, so he sent someone to attack and retaliate, anyway, he is already a wanted criminal, what is he afraid of? If he has the strength in his hands, I'm afraid that he can do anything, not to mention the prince's palace, even if it is the palace, he will attack it! ”