Chapter 182: Twenty-Four Human Heads

The influx of displaced people has led to the emergence of law and order problems. Li Ji had to order the temporary closure of the night market, which was also a helpless move by a strong man to break his wrist.

After the resettlement of the displaced people is completed and order is restored in the capital, the night market can be opened.

The night was dark and the wind was high, and in the Dragon King Temple, more than a dozen black-clothed people rushed out.

They were dressed in night clothes and covered with black cloths. Unlike the cockroach thieves, each of them carries a bundle of wooden sticks on their backs.

Cotton oil was tied to one end of the stick, and each person held a fire fold in his hand.

Who knew that as soon as they rushed out of the Dragon King Temple, they were fenced off.

Bad people, bad officials, and a bunch of Praetorian Guards with bows and arrows.

The man in black obviously didn't expect them to be exposed, and the purpose of tonight was to set a fire in Luoyang City. Then point the finger at the homeless, so that the people in the city will resent these homeless people and sow discord.

A person flashed out of the bad people, Fan Yao.

"Wait for Xiaoxiao, you have been ordered by the King of Shu to set fire to Luoyang City. The discerning eyes of the Son of Heaven will not allow you to succeed! If you know each other, you can be caught obediently! ”

The men in black looked at each other, and everyone had a frightened look in their eyes, obviously they didn't expect the other party to know their origins.

"What are you talking about, what King Shu, our roots don't understand." A man in black said.

These people should be Wang Jian's dead soldiers, and to such an extent, they still refuse to admit it.

The corner of Fan Yao's mouth smiled slightly: "Take it all down for me!"

It didn't matter if the man in black recognized it or not, anyway, he had already received definite information, these people were sent by Wang Jian.

The men in black all knew that they were not lucky, and they all pulled out the daggers at their waists and slashed to the death.

The Praetorian guards who surrounded them shot long arrows one after another, and the men in black fell in one piece. The rest fled into the Dragon King Temple in a hurry.

Fan Yao waved his hand, and the bad guys drew their knives and rushed forward. They smashed the broken wooden door with one kick and rushed into the temple to engage the enemy.

There was no suspense, after a period of fighting. Except for the man in black who was killed, the rest were captured.

Dali Temple, a place where torture extorts confessions. Seven or eight men in black who were alive were sent over by the bad guys.

The man in black seemed to have heard of Dali Temple, and several people began to tremble.

Xing Chenjiu, the secretary of Dali Temple, did not dare to slack off, and made a surprise interrogation overnight.

After dawn, these men in black were recruited. As expected, they were all sent by Wang Jian of Xichuan.

In the Ming'an Palace, Fan Yao and Xing Chenjiu reported the matter.

Li Ji only said four words: 'Kill them all!' ’

The arson case was solved, and Luoyang City was safe.

After investigation, Wang Jiangong sent 24 fine workers to Beijing. None of them slipped through the net, and all 24 people were subdued.

Fan Yao made a suggestion: "Your Majesty, if you send the heads of these twenty-four people to Sichuan and Shu, I don't know how Wang Jian will feel after seeing it?"

Li Ji nodded: "Quasi!"

Xichuan, Wang Jian, the king of Shu, is still waiting for good news from the capital. Once a large number of homeless people poured in, the fine workers he sent took the opportunity to make trouble and set Luoyang City on fire.

Then, the people of Luoyang City will inevitably think that it was the exiles who did it. At that time, the people of the capital will drive these displaced people, and then there will be conflict.

And the homeless people are hungry and anxious, they can do anything, and the officials force the people to rebel. I don't know if they will break into the palace, overturn the dragon collapse, and make another yellow nest.

As soon as the capital is in chaos, these feudal towns can enter Beijing in the name of suppressing thieves, and the world will have it at their fingertips at that time.

Chengdu Prefecture,

"King Shu, Master Cui Yuancui, the superintendent from the capital, has arrived."

A trace of suspicion flashed between Wang Jian's eyebrows, what did the superintendent Yushi suddenly do here? Could it be that there was a big chaos in the capital, the displaced people rebelled, and the emperor sent people to beg him to send troops?

If that's the case, it's a happy event. He can send troops in a grand manner, and enter Beijing to coerce the Son of Heaven in the name of suppressing bandits to order the princes.

This little emperor should not be underestimated, and he will never make the mistakes made by Zhu Wen again.

Since it was the imperial history sent by the imperial court, Wang Jian did not dare to slack off: "Hurry up, please!"

When Cui Yuan came, he was followed by a team of guards, and he also carried three large wooden boxes.

Wang Jian was a little confused: "Cui Yushi, why is this?"

Cui Yuan clasped his fists and smiled: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, the lower officials are polite." His Majesty has encountered some things in Beijing recently, and specially sent Weichen to ask the King of Shu to give His Majesty an explanation. ”

Wang Jian was overjoyed, and sure enough, there was chaos in the capital. The emperor came to beg him to give him an explanation, so naturally he begged me to send troops. The little emperor was still not at ease, so he brought three large boxes of belongings. I have long heard that there are countless mines in Huangling Mountain, and I think there are some copper coins and the like in the box. think

"It's easy to say, this king is a courtier of the Tang Dynasty. The Son of Heaven has an order, but he dares not to obey it. What's the matter, Master Cui just asks. This king has men and soldiers. ”

Cui Yuan smiled slightly: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu said so, then the lower officials will be relieved." In this way, last month, there was a large influx of displaced people in the capital. Some people maliciously set fires and wanted to frame them on the homeless. Fortunately, with the blessing of the Son of Heaven, His Majesty's eyes are like torches, and he has captured these arsonists. ”

The more Wang Jian listened, the more wrong he became, and when he heard that Xizuo was arrested, his face changed greatly: "No, I don't know what Cui Yushi means?"

"Oh, these arsonists all confessed that they were from Xichuan. said that he was ordered by the king of Shu to enter Beijing and set fire. ”

"Slander! It is definitely slander, this king is loyal to His Majesty, and he can learn from the Tang Dynasty every day. How could such a brazen thing be done! Wang Jian's face was full of anger and he flatly denied it.

Cui Yuan was not in a hurry, but smiled again: "What the King of Shu said is very true, and Your Majesty was also furious when he heard this slanderous remark, and ordered all these twenty-four thieves to be beheaded." He winked as he spoke.

Several guards opened the three wooden boxes, and inside the boxes were twenty-four human heads.

The journey from Luoyang to Chengdu was long, and the corpses had to be wrapped in coarse salt and embalming techniques. Rao is like this, these twenty-four human heads have also rotted and stinked, and a foul smell came to the nostrils.

Wang Jian was so frightened that he took a step back, pointed at these corpses and said in horror: "Take it away, take it away for me!"

Cui Yuan's face immediately changed, and he said coldly: "King Shu, these people slandered what King Shu did. His Majesty was furious and beheaded all of them, and His Majesty ordered the heads to be sent to Chengdu. Please ask the King of Shu to find out who is the mastermind behind these 24 people, so that the minister can return to Beijing and explain to the Son of Heaven. ”

This is Chi Guoguo's slap in the face, who doesn't know that this fine work is sent by Wang Jian. Wang Jian didn't admit it, and Li Ji didn't break it. If you don't admit it, then let you find out to me who is behind these twenty-four people.

Wang Jian was quite embarrassed: "This, this, this king will definitely investigate this matter strictly." But this is obviously done by himself, and the emperor wants to let himself check, where does this investigation come from?

Cui Yuan's originally cold face returned to a smile: "That's right, Your Majesty also told the minister." His Majesty said that these thieves would never be committed by the King of Shu, and someone would definitely frame the King of Shu. Therefore, His Majesty ordered the ministers to bring these heads, and asked the King of Shu to solve the case as soon as possible and find out who was behind these people. ”

Wang Jian looked embarrassed, and he said with a smile: "Certainly, this must, this king will definitely find out."

Cui Yuan clenched his fists: "Then the next official is in this Chengdu Mansion, waiting for the good news of the King of Shu."

He was sent by the imperial court to supervise the imperial history, and Wang Jian did not dare to offend. Unless he immediately raised troops to rebel at this time, how to explain to the Son of Heaven, Wang Jian was at a loss for a while.

If you want to rebel at this time, it will be unjustifiable. Moreover, with Wang Jian's current power, if he openly confronts the imperial court, he will be asking for his own death.

Cui Yuan didn't wait for Wang Jian to be polite, he found a stool and sat down, with a noisy momentum: "King Shu, thirteen of these twenty-four people were killed on the spot. Nine of the remaining eleven would rather die than give in, while the remaining two have confessed, saying that the incident seems to have been committed by Luo Yun, the Crane Army. If the King of Shu is willing to hand over Luo Yun, he will not be blamed for this matter. If so, hum, my 100,000 Praetorian Guards can be ready to sleep at any time! ……”

Wang Jian understood that Li Ji did not use these twenty-four heads to ask the teacher for the arson, but forced himself to hand over Luo Yun.

The emperor knew that these people were sent out by himself, and he didn't break them because he didn't want to be his enemy for the time being. And if he wants not to start a war with the imperial court, he must hand over Luo Yun. Didn't Cui Yuan say that if he didn't hand over people, the 100,000 forbidden troops would be waiting for him.

After thinking about it, Wang Jianyi gritted his teeth: "Cui Yushi rest assured, this king will definitely arrest Na Luo Yun and personally send someone to the capital to listen to His Majesty's disposal!"

Anyway, the Crane Control Army is already in his hands, and a Luo Yun doesn't matter to him. If he is not handed over, the emperor will send 100,000 forbidden troops to attack Xichuan.

Cui Yuan arched his hand arrogantly: "Then the next official will wait for the good news of the King of Shu."

Luo Yun, a son of a bitch, killed the bad guy Situ Dengtian, took the crane army to Xichuan and surrendered to Wang Jian. Li Ji sent Cui Yuan on this trip, and it was for this person that he came.

Wang Jian quickly explained and sent his own personal soldiers to control the crane army.

"General Luo, the King of Shu set up a banquet in the mansion, and invited General Luo to go with him to discuss important matters." Wang Jian's own soldiers came to the military camp of the Crane Army.

Luo Yun did not doubt him: "Okay, even if the king of Shu is invited, the last general will go." He ordered his men to go to the banquet with his battalion of men and horses.

In the Shu Palace, Luo Yun's entourage behind him was stopped: "General Luo, the King of Shu has a banquet, and no one is allowed to enter except General Luo."

Luo Yun thought about it, he still has value for Wang Jian, and the other party will not fall into the trap for himself. Then he turned to a few relatives and said, "You guys, wait outside!"

The relatives bowed down to receive the order, Luo Yun hung a sword on his waist, and a suit of armor, and staggered into the Shu Palace.

The king of Shu set up a banquet in the hall, and the steward respectfully led Luo Yun there.

Outside the hall, the steward bowed and withdrew. Luo Yun straightened his armor and swaggered into the main hall.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the hall, a team of people rushed out from both sides of the hall door and held Luo Yun down.

Luo Yun struggled desperately and shouted: "What did the King of Shu do! Why are you tying me up? ”