Seeing that the officers and soldiers were in earnest, the people ran more, and in a short time, the people gathered in front of the Jingzhao Mansion had already retreated completely, and most of the people who remained at the scene retreated to a place 20 zhang away.

Liu Xiu, Luo You, Long Yuan and others also withdrew with the crowd.

Seeing that the people besieging Jingzhao Mansion had retreated, Zhang Chang shook off the blood stains on his sword, put his sword into the sheath, and turned back to Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Chang left, but the soldiers did not retreat, standing around Jingzhao Mansion, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, guarding Jingzhao Mansion tightly, and the water could not be drained.

Seeing that those who were mixed in the crowd and bewitched the people softened, and there was nothing to see next, Liu Xiu shook his head at Luo You, Long Yuan, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei, withdrew from the crowd, and returned to Weiyang Palace.

On the way back, Xu Ying smiled at Liu Xiu and said, "Childe, I really didn't expect that Jing Zhaoyin was really tough this time!" ”

Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Wasn't Jing Zhaoyin tough enough before?" ”

Xu Ying said: "My subordinates have inquired about Jing Zhaoyin's personality, and he is very easy-going on weekdays, but it is Gongcao Li Ying, who is famous for his hardness in Jingzhao Mansion, and today's situation is completely reversed, becoming Jing Zhaoyin's hardness, and Li Gongcao is soft." ”

Xufei continued: "If it weren't for Jing Zhao Yin's being too easy-going, how could the people of Chang'an dare to openly bully Jing Zhao Mansion's head?" ”

Xuting suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "By the way, son, there is also an interesting story about Jing Zhaoyin in Chang'an, saying that Jing Zhaoyin personally painted his wife's eyebrows at home. ”

"Huh?"

When Liu Xiu heard this, she couldn't cry or laugh, why did this Zhang Chang even spread the private affairs of his family?

It was normal for a husband to draw his wife's eyebrows from a modern point of view, but it was not normal in that era when men were inferior to women.

Especially the husband is still Jing Zhaoyin, if you count according to the grade, Jing Zhaoyin is also a third-grade member.

Zhang Chang's eyebrows for his wife have been widely circulated, and many people are pointing fingers behind Zhang Chang's back, and some people are even discussing behind his back, saying that Zhang Chang's eyebrows are very charming.

As for people's pointing and the discussion behind it, Zhang Chang didn't seem to see or hear it, never took it to heart, and never pursued it.

Over time, Zhang Chang naturally left an image of weakness and bullying in people's hearts.

But no one expected that tonight the people came to besiege Jingzhao Mansion in order to rescue Zhong Qi, and Zhang Chang behaved unusually tough, and even killed several ruffians in person at the expense of the killers.

Liu Xiu looked at Long Yuan, Xu Ying and the others, and said, "Jing Zhaoyin behaved normally, but it was Li Gongcao who behaved abnormally. ”

Jingzhao Mansion was besieged by nearly 10,000 people, and the weaker the officials of Jingzhao Mansion became, not only would they not calm the situation, but would also create an illusion to the people that Jingzhao Mansion was in a loss, which would only make the situation more and more out of control.

Tonight, if Jing Zhaoyin hadn't stood up in time and dispersed the people with tough measures, I don't know what the result would have been in the end.

Luo You nodded thoughtfully and said, "Originally, the maid thought that what Li Gongcao said was very reasonable, but now that it looks like that, it is not like that at all. ”

Liu Xiu said to Xufei: "Xufei, go check this Li Ying and see if he and Zhong Qi have a personal relationship." ”

"Yes! Son! ”

Not long after Liu Xiu returned to Weiyang Palace, Long Zhun and Long Xiao also returned.

The reason why they didn't go with Liu Xiu was to track down those people who were hiding in the crowd and secretly incitement.

According to the tracking and tracing of Long Zhun and Long Xiao, it was found that those people were all a nursing home called Qunfang Pavilion.

Qunfang Pavilion is a green building, and its nursing homes are all ruffians, gangsters, etc., and the big shopkeeper of this Qunfang Pavilion is Zhong Qi.

In Chang'an, Zhong Qi has many industries, but not only this Qinglou, but also a wine house, a guest house, a tea house, a gambling house, a gold shop, a garment shop and so on.

Zhong Qi can be called a big family and a big family, and he has a lot of money, but he is a person who is righteous and squandering money, and he is very righteous in the rivers and lakes, and he has a large group of ruffians and people in the rivers and lakes under his hands.

In modern terms, Zhong Qi is the gang boss of Chang'an, a three-acre of land, and he is also a gang boss who is righteous and has an excellent reputation, and is deeply loved by the local people.

After listening to Long Zhun and Long Xiao's introductions, Liu Xiu couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "No wonder there are so many people who are willing to work for Zhong Qi. ”

Long Zhun and Long Xiao said: "Your Majesty, Zhong Qi called on his subordinates and even the local snakes in Chang'an to do their best to help Kui Huan speak, and his subordinates see that he must have been bought by Kui Huan." ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu raised her eyebrows.

Luo You couldn't help but interject: "Didn't Brother Zhun and Brother Xiao say that Zhong Qi has a lot of industries in Chang'an?"

It's a wine house, a guest house, a tea house, a green house, a gambling house, and a gold shop, Zhong Qi has so much family property, but he is making money every day, how much money does Kui Huan have to spend to buy him out, and let him help Kui Huan do things with his head? ”

Long Zhun and Long Xiao blinked, and they were really stopped by Luo You.

Yes, Zhong Qi's worth is not low, and it is not easy for Kui Huan to spend a few thousand or even tens of thousands of dollars to buy Zhong Qi.

Liu Xiu smiled at Luo You, and raised his hand to nod at her, showing appreciation.

Liu Xiu has always been against the harem meddling in politics, and Zhang Kun occasionally said a few words, and he would be severely reprimanded by Liu Xiu.

But when Luo You interjected, Liu Xiu not only did not get annoyed, but also smiled, which shows that Liu Xiu also likes Luo You very much.

It's just that this kind of liking is not necessarily the kind of liking between men and women, it's more like liking her as a little sister.

Liu Xiu's relatives are not around, the uncle returned to the fiefdom, the eldest sister went to Xiuzhen, and the younger sister accompanied her brother-in-law in Nanyang Tuntian, speaking of which, Liu Xiu is really lonely.

He said to Zhang Kun: "Zhang Kun, send someone to Jing Zhaoyin to send my message, let him interrogate Zhong Qi strictly, be sure to find out what the relationship between Zhong Qi and Kui Huan is, how much benefit he has received from Kui Huan, as long as he doesn't kill people, he can be punished by any kind." ”

Zhang Kun hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Liu Xiu continued: "Also, all the properties under Zhong Qi's name will be seized, and all his subordinates will be arrested and strictly interrogated, regardless of life or death!" ”

"Whoa!"

"In addition, let Jing Zhaoyin assist Xufei and investigate Li Gongcao, if Li Gongcao really fornicates with Zhong Qi and fornicates with Kui, he can be arrested immediately without going through the courtesy!"

"Whoa!"

Liu Xiu gave orders in succession and explained everything.

Then, he went back to the Chengming Hall to rest.

At noon the next day, Jing Zhaoyin came to Weiyang Palace and asked to see Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu summoned Jing Zhaoyin in the Xuan Room.

Zhang Chang bowed his waist, walked into the Xuan room, bowed forward, and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty!" ”

"Flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I've found out everything I told you."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Chang turned his head back, glanced out of the hall, beckoned, and said, "Lift up!" ”

Two Yu Lin Lang carried a large box into the main hall, and when they put it on the ground, they made a muffled sound, and opened the lid of the box, which was full of bamboo slips.

Before the invention of paper, it was indeed quite difficult to transfer documents, as long as there were a little more documents, they had to be packed in boxes, and the weight was extremely heavy.

Since it is not a formal court meeting, Liu Xiu is also more casual.

He stood up, walked down the steps, came to the box, looked inside, picked up a bamboo slip, untied the rope, and unfolded it to look closely.

This is the confession of Zhong Qi's subordinates, and the content in it is not very much, but he confessed that he accepted Zhong Qi's order and went to the market to spread remarks, saying that the imperial court attacked Kui Huan, which was a crime to be added, and the teacher was nameless, etc.

Liu Xiu only glanced at it twice, then threw the bamboo slip back into the box, and he asked, "Where is Zhong Qi's confession?" ”

Zhang Chang hurriedly stepped forward, rummaged through the box, took out a large roll of bamboo slips, and handed it to Liu Xiu.

When Liu Xiu looked at it, he explained on the side: "Your Majesty, Zhong Qi has already explained that he is indeed fornicating with Kui Huan and doing things for Kui Huan. ”

Liu Xiu snorted heavily, his eyes still fell on the bamboo slips, and said: "Zhong Qi is in Chang'an, his family is big, and there are many people under him, so he will work hard for Kui? ”

Zhang Chang Zhengse said: "Kui Huan once promised Zhong Qi, as long as he can replace ...... Replacing His Majesty, the capital will be relocated to Chang'an, and all the private industries in Chang'an will be handed over to Zhong Qi. ”

Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, and the corners of her mouth raised.

No wonder Zhong Qiken worked hard for Kui Huan, it turned out that Kui Huan gave him such a big promise.

The meaning of Kui Huan's promise is that when he attains enlightenment, he will be the son of heaven on the surface, and let Zhong Qilai be the son of heaven underground, and the two will share the glory and wealth.

"Huh!"

Liu Xiu sneered, shook the bamboo slip in his hand, and said, "This is the lack of human hearts and swallowing elephants." ”

As he spoke, he slammed the bamboo slip in his hand into the box.

Zhang Chang trembled in fright, and hurriedly knelt on his knees and kowtowed forward.

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and asked, "How is Li Gongcao's investigation?" ”

"Li Ying is illicit with Kui Huan, and in Li Ying's mansion, many letters have been found about his fornication with Kui Huan."

As he spoke, Zhang Chang took out five bamboo slips from the box.

This time, Liu Xiu didn't even look at it, nodded again and again, and said: "On the surface, he is loyal to the monarch and the country, but in fact, he is a male thief and a prostitute, shameless, and so on, it is simply a humiliation to the court!" ”

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger! Jingzhao Mansion Gongcao Fornication...... fornication and anti-thief, Weichen is also ...... Blame it! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Chang kowtowed forward again.

Liu Xiu said in a firm tone: "Jingzhao Mansion, and even Fufeng Mansion and Feng Yi Mansion, their internal officials are by no means the only ones who collaborate with the enemy!" Examine! Check it out for me! Anyone who is found to be collaborating with the enemy will be severely punished! ”

I really don't know if I don't check, and I'm shocked when I check it.

This hustle and bustle unknowingly planted so many nails in Chang'an, including folk celebrities like Zhong Qi and government officials like Li Ying.

This seemingly peaceful Chang'an, its degree of decay is far better than that of Luoyang.

This is just the nail buried in Chang'an, so what about the nail buried in Chang'an by Gongsun Shu?

The nail that Lu Fang planted?

I'm afraid it's only going to be more, right?

Liu Xiu felt a headache when he thought about it, and he muttered: "Now, my every move in Chang'an, I'm afraid that Kui Huan, Gongsun Shu, and even Lu Fang already know everything about it, right?" ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhang Chang and asked, "In this Weiyang Palace, how many people are collaborating with the enemy?" ”

Zhang Chang's face was pale, his body was trembling, sweating like rain, and he stammered: "Weichen...... Wechen is incompetent...... Wechen ...... "You don't know that either, do you?"

Well, that's not your business! ”

Liu Xiu paced back and forth in the main hall with his hands behind his back, and said in a condensed voice: "Even if one day, there are groups of assassins in this Weiyang Palace, I don't have to feel the slightest surprise, right?" ”

Zhang Chang knelt on the ground, bent his neck, and didn't dare to answer another word.

Liu Xiu was not angry with Zhang Chang, what made him angry the most was that he couldn't find who he should be angry with.

Chang'an has become what it is now, and there is no person responsible, after all, Chang'an's situation is too special.

It is not a capital, but it has all the institutions and facilities of the capital.

In addition, Chang'an and even Sanfu were sandwiched between Kui Huan and Gongsun Shu, and it was too easy for the two of them to send a fine work to blend into Chang'an.

Long Yuan took a step forward, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, as long as the hustle and bustle and Gongsun Shu are pacified, the fine work in Chang'an City will no longer be a fine work!" ”