Soon after, a Praetorian Guard officer hurried back and forth: "Your Majesty, Concubine Niangniang, Liu Jian has not returned to the Imperial Medical Prison, and the palace guard guarding the door said that he only saw Imperial Doctor Liu leave the palace, but did not see him return to the palace." General Shenwu www.biquge.info brought the villain to pay homage to His Majesty, and he had taken people out of the palace to search for Liu Jian's whereabouts, and asked His Majesty to order the gates of the four cities to be closed and anyone forbidden to leave the city. ”

Xuanzong said in a deep voice: "Quasi-play, Guozhong, immediately spread my will, close the four cities and eight gates, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." Nanya Jinwu guards and horses immediately searched the whole city, and dug three feet into the ground to find Liu Jian. ”

Yang Guozhong promised and summoned the leading generals of Nanya to convey the order. At this moment, the right phase returned to the sky, and the guards and horses of the Nanya under the political hall were also naturally assigned to Yang Guozhong. For a while, the night ban that had been lifted due to the concubine's birthday was immediately canceled. Soldiers and horses galloped through the streets and alleys, and loudly ordered the people to return to the square immediately. The people were frightened and rushed back to their homes, not knowing what had happened.

I thought it would take a long time to find Liu Jianhui, but only half an hour later, a mixed voice came, and an attendant came to say, "General Chen Xuanli is back." ”

Xuanzong and the ministers on the throne all woke up from the silence and watched the entrance and exit of the corridor with anticipation. But seeing Chen Xuanli appear under the corridor with dozens of guards, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to Xuanzong.

Xuanzong waved his hand and said, "Have you found Liu Jian?" ”

Chen Xuanli said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you have found it. But it's a dead man. ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment and shouted, "Where is it?" ”

"I'm afraid of colliding with Your Majesty and the concubine, and the corpse is parked on the corridor." Chen Xuanli said.

Xuanzong looked back at the ladies and ladies of the officials who looked frightened and nodded, and Yang Guifei said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine has retired, the concubine doesn't want to see or hear about the things here." There are also the female dependents of these officials, Your Majesty also asked them to leave the palace and return to the house earlier, why teach them to be afraid here. ”

Xuanzong nodded and said, "What Concubine Ai said is, hey, tonight's festive things have turned out to be like this, I can't help you." I will make it up to you, concubine. ”

Yang Guifei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't say that, Xiangguo is the pillar of the court, his death is a major event, and there are still many doubts, Your Majesty should try his best to find out at this time." Your Majesty, the concubine has retired. ”

Yang Guifei bowed to Xuanzong, turned to Wang Yuan and Gao Moyan and said, "I wanted to leave you to learn music today, but now it is not possible, so let's change the day." ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Follow the will of the noble concubine." ”

Yang Guifei turned around and left, and the female dependents of a group of officials were also allowed to leave the palace and return to the house, and most of the officials were also allowed to leave the palace, leaving only Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, Wang Yuan, and more than a dozen officials from the Yushitai Dali Temple of the Criminal Department. After the officials left one after another, Xuanzong led more than a dozen officials to the corridor under the guidance of Chen Xuanli. But on a terrace leading to the west of the corridor, a corpse wrapped in a white cloth was quietly parked on the ground, and several palace guards with swords around were guarding the side.

"That's Liu Jian's corpse?" Xuanzong frowned and asked.

Chen Xuanli arched his hand and said: "Exactly, it has been identified by his family, and the other imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Prison have also identified it, it is Liu Jianzheng." ”

Xuanzong said: "How did he die?" ”

Chen Xuanli said: "When the minister uncovers the white cloth, His Majesty will see it at a glance." ”

Xuanzong nodded in approval, and Chen Xuanli stepped forward and shouted to a palace guard, "Uncover the white cloth." ”

The two palace guards hurriedly lifted the white cloth covering Liu Jian's body, and under the light of the palace lamp, a middle-aged man with a delicate face lay straight on the stretcher, wearing a square scarf often worn by imperial doctors on his head, and carrying a blanket that was carried back and back, which was commonly used by imperial doctors, and was often filled with medicines to carry with him. And what attracted everyone's attention was not these, but a bloody wound on Liu Jian's chest. Although the blood had clotted, the enormity of the wound could still be seen.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, this is a knife wound. Liu Jian was slashed in the chest and abdomen and was killed. Chen Xuanli said.

Xuanzong frowned and said, "In this way, didn't he commit suicide in fear of sin?" ”

Chen Xuanli said: "It shouldn't be, Liu Jian is just an imperial doctor, he has no power to restrain the chicken, even if he commits suicide, he is just hanging himself, taking poison and throwing water, and he will never have the ability to use a knife to cut himself with such a knife." This knife cut off several sternums, this is not an ordinary person's doing, it should be done by someone with martial arts or at least a lot of strength. Liu Jian was by no means suicidal. ”

Xuanzong said: "So what's going on with this matter?" This Liu Jian harmed Li Xiangguo, was he killed by someone else on the way back? Can anyone tell me what's going on? ”

Everyone shook their heads in silence, and for a moment no one could figure out what was going on. Instead, An Lushan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter is obvious, someone bought Liu Jian to poison Li Xiangguo, and then killed him. This man is really vicious. ”

Xuanzong felt that it made sense, and frowned: "It makes sense, so who planned this behind the scenes?" I actually threw the black cauldron on my body. ”

An Lushan said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, whoever is most afraid of Li Xiangguo, and once Li Xiangguo dies, whoever has the most benefit will have the greatest suspicion." ”

Everyone's eyes were on Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong was stunned and said, "What are you doing?" You don't think I did it. An Lushan, don't you spew blood, do you know that this is a false accusation? How could I kill Lee Sang-kook? It just doesn't make sense. ”

An Lushan sneered: "Yang Zuoxiang, I didn't say it was you, and everyone didn't say it was you, what did you do by jumping out yourself?" When you jumped out like this, you were really suspicious. As soon as the right minister dies, won't you, the left minister, be able to monopolize power? It's really good for you. ”

"Presumptuous, you shut up for me. Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense, he is deliberately confusing the public. Maybe it's his hand under An Lushan, isn't he the most afraid of Xiangguo? As soon as Sangkook died, there was no one to suppress him. Yang Guozhong also began to panic.

Xuanzong frowned, listening to the two biting each other, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Shut up for me!" Now you're looking into business, but the two of you are biting each other here. You are all my important ministers of the Tang Dynasty, in front of so many people, do you still have decency? ”

Yang Guozhong and An Lushan hurriedly shut up, glared at each other, and stopped making a sound.

Xuanzong frowned and said: "This matter is really strange, who can analyze it for me." ”

Everyone who dared to talk nonsense at this time remained silent. Xuanzong's gaze spared and fell on Wang Yuan, who was standing thoughtfully in the shadows.

"Wang Yuan, what do you think?" Xuanzong took the roll call.

Wang Yuan smacked his lips and stepped forward helplessly, of course he didn't want to come out to speak at this time, but His Majesty named him, and he couldn't do it if he didn't say it.

"The minister doesn't have a clue, there must be a hidden secret in this matter, and the minister suggests that His Majesty order someone to investigate this matter thoroughly." Wang Yuan is not salty or light.

Xuanzong showed a look of disappointment, saying this kind of thing is equivalent to not saying it.

"Although the minister has no clue, the minister wants to ask General Chen Xuanli a few words." Wang Yuandao.

Xuanzong said: "You ask." ”

Wang Yuan thanked him and came to Chen Xuanli's side and arched his hand: "General Chen, may I ask you a few questions." ”

Chen Xuanli smiled and said, "Envoy Wang Jiedu, please ask." ”

Wang Yuan pointed to Liu Jian's body and said, "Where did General Chen find Liu Jian's body?" ”

Chen Xuanli said: "In the dark place of the north square wall outside Pingkangfang, Jin Wuwei Kuangqi found the body. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, that is the only way from Xingqing Palace to Pingkangfang Prime Minister's Mansion." Then it can be concluded that Liu Jian did set off from the palace and was ordered to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Pingkangfang to see Li Xiangguo. ”

"That's nature." Chen Xuanli said.

"So, where was he facing when he found the body? What is the pose? Wang Yuan asked.

"What do you ask of these useless things?" Before Chen Xuanli could answer, An Lushan said loudly.

Wang Yuan said: "How is it nonsense? Asking about this matter is to find out whether this Liu Jian was killed on the way from the palace to Xiangguo's mansion, or whether he was killed on the way back to the palace after coming out of Xiangguo's mansion, which makes a big difference. ”

Everyone was stunned, the two things Wang Yuan said could be two completely different situations, and no one had considered this before. Xuanzong only frowned thoughtfully.

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, everyone. If Liu Jian was killed on the way from the palace to Xiangguo's mansion, then it was not Liu Jian who used poison for Li Xiangguo in Xiangguo's mansion, but someone else. Then this Liu Jian is innocent, not as General An said, he was bought. If Liu Jian was killed on the way back to the palace, it is possible that this Liu Jian was really bribed by someone as General An said, and was killed after poisoning Li Xiangguo. That's why I asked that nonsense. Knowing the direction and posture of the corpse falling, it may be possible to know whether he is going to Xiangguo's Mansion or returning to the palace. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, this analysis is reasonable and leaky. This Wang Yuan is really a brilliant brain.

"However, I don't know the posture of his body before it died. In fact, the corpse found in the ditch by the wall of the fang, even the Kuang Cavalry who found it probably would not notice what kind of death his corpse was. I found it and dragged it out, how could I notice this. Chen Xuanli said.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I want to come too." But even so, it can still be judged whether he was killed on the way to Xiangguo's Mansion or on the way back to the palace. ”

Xuanzong said in a deep voice: "Come and listen." ”