Chapter 314: Dugu Huai'en's Rebellion (1)

After everything was ready, Li Shimin led 100,000 Tang troops to wait for Li Yuan at the east gate of Chang'an.

"Shimin, now that Yuanji is standing still in the north of Mayi, it seems that Yuanji can't count on this way, you are the recognized military god of my Tang Dynasty, and the pacification of Mayi depends on you, I am waiting for your good news in Chang'an. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info" Li Shimin picked up the wine glass and said to Li Yuan:

"Father, the son knows the responsibility of the son, and the son swears here, not to destroy the horse, and swear not to return home!" Under Li Shimin's loud call, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong and other Li Tang clans, as well as Chai Jie, eldest grandson Wuji, Duan Zhixuan, Yin Kaishan, Liu Wenjing and other civil and military officials who had a close relationship with Li Shimin, and relatives also raised their wine glasses one by one.

"If you don't destroy Ma Yi, you swear not to return home!"

"Okay, my lords and I Li Tang are in trouble, I am very happy, this battle of Mayi is related to my Li Tang's way out of the east, all of you are the talents of my Li Tang Dongliang, this battle of Mayi will depend on you." Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong, Chai Jie, Eldest Sun Wuji, Duan Zhixuan, Yin Kaishan, Liu Wenjing and others raised their wine glasses and shouted loudly:

"The ministers are willing to break their bones for the Tang Dynasty and die." Li Yuan took the wine glass, and the father-in-law of the waning moon filled it up to Li Yuan again, and walked in front of Dugu Huaien, Yu Yun, Liu Shirang, Tang Jian and others:

"Four adults, although you are only responsible for the supply of grain and grass this time, but military affairs, grain and grass are the most important, this time the people of the world are charging in front, you must be careful in terms of grain and grass, and there is absolutely no room for error." Gu Huaien, Yu Yun, Liu Shirang, Tang Jian and others also raised the wine glasses in their hands and replied in unison:

"Thank you to the emperor for your love, and the ministers will work hard to move forward, and they will be ashamed." Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction. On the third day of the departure of Li Shimin's army, Jing Zhaoyin came to the East Palace built by Li Jiancheng:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Weichen Jingzhao Mansion Chengbi Public School See His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Hmmm! Master Bi, what is the matter with your visit to this palace? ā€

"His Royal Highness the Prince! Jingzhao Mansion received a case a few days ago, a person from Meixian called Gong Waitqiu came to report the case, saying that his elder brother Gong Waitchun was working in the Dugu Huai'en Mansion, but ten days ago, he came from Meixian County to look for relatives, and by the way, he asked for an errand in the Dugu Huai'en Mansion, but he did not find it, according to the people in the house, his brother had already quit his job and went home, and he didn't know where to go. "It is said that for this kind of case of disappearance of people in the high-ranking officials' mansions, in the past, the local officials of Jingzhao Mansion and Sanfu were not careful, but after Li Jiancheng took over the security defense of Chang'an, he strictly ordered the officials of Jingzhao Mansion and Sanfu many times to take care of public security, and paid special attention to the public security inspections and criminal cases of the surrounding people's household registration and Chang'an family. It is precisely for this reason that the public security of Jingzhao Mansion and Chang'an Sanfu Land from the collapse of the Yang Guang regime to the establishment of the Li Tang regime during this period, all kinds of theft, murder, mutual fighting, gang land grabbing and all kinds of missing people have emerged one after another, with Li Jiancheng taking over the security and defense of Jingzhao, a perfect transition has been achieved.

"Originally, Weichen didn't want to pay more attention, but in the next few days, many people reported to Jing Zhaoyin and Sanfu Taishou, saying that their relatives were missing, and they were all subordinates and stewards in Lord Dugu Huaien's mansion." As soon as I heard that it was about Dugu Huaien. Li Jiancheng's interest came:

"Oh! Then what other suspicious points have been investigated in your Jingzhao Mansion? ā€

"Weichen took the servants to ask Lord Dugu in the Dugu Lord's mansion, who knew that Dugu Lord did not meet the lower officials, and the lower officials visited around the Dugu Huai'en Lord's mansion, according to the hawkers around the Dugu Huai'en Lord's mansion, more than ten days ago, Dugu Huai'en Lord Mansion's house transported a lot of soil, it is said that it is because Dugu Huai'en wants to build a lotus pond, but according to the imperial court etiquette, if according to the level of Dugu Huai'en, for the renovation of the mansion, you must first go through the Shaofu report, Then the Ministry of Industry sent craftsmen to construct to prevent damage to the layout and feng shui of Chang'an, but Weichen went to the Ministry of Industry and Shaofu to check, and there was no declaration record. There has never been a photograph of a foreign craftsman entering the mansion of Lord Dugu Huaien, which is a violation of the ...... "From Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, to the establishment of Li Tang, the central government has a complete set of legal systems for its own national capital construction planning, and there are restrictions and regulations on the construction of official yamen and mansions, as well as the living specifications of the people. The house you live in cannot be remodeled casually. Of course, many officials do not comply, depending on the level of intimacy with the emperor.

"Master Bi, what's the situation?" Bi Gongxue wanted to speak and stopped, Li Jiancheng looked at Bi Gongxue's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, and immediately reprimanded:

"Master Bi, if you have something to say, just say it! Don't spit out. ā€

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the person sent by Wechen to investigate the case recently said something very strange to Wechen!?" Bi Gongxue said and stopped again.

"Ugh! I said can you not swallow and spit in your graduate school, like a girl chirping, say! ā€

"Yes, yes, yes!" Bi Gongxue saw that Li Jiancheng was really angry, and immediately said:

"According to Weichen's subordinates, the official came back and told Weichen: Since Lord Dugu Huaien received the holy decree from the Holy Lord, he moved directly to the barracks to live, and dismissed all the subordinates, overnight, the entire Dugu Huai'en Mansion was empty, and, according to the surrounding hawkers, in the past few days, Dugu Huai'en Lord suddenly emitted a foul smell, so Weichen specially came to ask His Highness." Li Jiancheng finally understood the meaning of Bi Gongxue, although Dugu Huaien has been removed from the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and is responsible for the grain and grass affairs of the Eastern Expedition Army as a criminal minister, but the title is still there, even if Dugu Huaien has no official title now, with the relationship between Dugu Huaien and Li Yuan, it will be activated at any time, even if these things are gone, but as long as the entire Dugu family is there, Dugu Huaien is not something that Bi Gongxue can provoke. Moreover, to search Dugu Huaien's mansion, there must be an emperor's holy decree, and Li Jiancheng is the crown prince, and under normal circumstances, he has the right to be arbitrary.

"Okay, Lord Bi Gongxue, what do you mean, this palace already knows, this palace knows what to do? Where are Feng Li and Feng Yi? Feng Li and Feng Yi (Feng Li's own brother and also a wrestler) heard Li Jiancheng's shout and immediately ran over to meet him:

"The last general, Feng Lizai!"

"The last general Feng Yi is here!"

"Immediately order the soldiers and horses, the target, the mansion of Lord Dugu Huaien. After arriving, the mansion of Lord Dugu Huaien was surrounded by the main palace, and all the people living in the surrounding three miles were cleared, and there must be no mistake. ā€

"Yes! The last will obey! ā€

"Remember, tell your brothers that you must not reveal a word about this! Violators will be killed! ā€

"Yes! Bereavers and others understand! Feng Li and Feng Yi whispered to Li Jiancheng, the stakes are very high, and Feng Li and Feng Yi also know the stakes. After instructing Feng Li and Feng Yi, Li Jiancheng came to Bi Gongxue:

"Master Bi, this matter is not trivial, but you don't have to worry, if something happens, this palace will bear it for you, and this palace has only one request, no matter what is found in this matter, it will be tight-lipped." Li Jiancheng knows that a superior person must help his subordinates bear a lot of unknown pressure many times, otherwise, his subordinates will not give up on you. Especially during the period when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were fighting for the crown.

"Yes! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Weichen understands. Li Jiancheng led the team to Dugu Huaien's mansion, and when he opened the door of Dugu Huaien's mansion, Li Jiancheng smelled a smell of rotten flesh in the air, and the entire mansion was empty, giving people a deep and terrifying feeling, and there seemed to be a ghost screaming around.

"Search the palace carefully, and tell the palace immediately if you find anything suspicious!"

"Yes!" Feng Yi and Feng Li took the order and led Li Jiancheng's guards of the East Palace and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to start a serious and careful search. Suddenly, someone reported to Feng Li:

"General, the source of the smell has been found, it is from a mouthful of water in the back garden, and the soil around the well is very loose, as if it has been turned over!"

"Send someone down to check it out at once, and dig up the dirt to see what you find!" When the earth near the well was dug up, everyone present was stunned, and several of the young guards of the juvenile guard battalion vomited nauseously on the spot. I saw that around the well was a large pit, which was full of the corpses of men and women, and the death was extremely horrible, and the corpses were crawling with wriggling maggots, and the bodies of two women and five children were also fished out of the well:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, according to the on-the-spot inspection, the corpses in the pit are those male and female servants and slaves in Lord Dugu Huaien's mansion. And most of them were poisoned, some were directly wiped on their necks and inserted into their hearts with knives after being drugged, and the bodies of the two women and five children in the well were the two concubines of Lord Dugu Huaien and the two sons and three daughters of Lord Dugu Huai'en, and the two concubines of Lord Dugu Huai'en and the two sons of Lord Dugu Huai'en, the three daughters were directly tied with ropes, covered their mouths and noses and threw directly into the well, and drowned. Bi Gongxue whispered to Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng clenched his fists angrily. Thinking of the horror of the two women and the five children being tied up and thrown into the well, he was helpless, and slapped his hand on a stone table in the back garden, and the stone table slapped by Li Jiancheng, and the stone slab turned into two halves in response. Everyone present felt the anger in Li Jiancheng's heart:

"What a bunch of crazy brutes! Master Bi Gongxue, the corpses of those servants and slaves, you ask their relatives to bring the corpses back, so that they can be buried, and they are giving some money to comfort them, remember, don't let the relatives of those people confide a word. ā€

"Yes!" Bi Gongxue took the servants to clean up the bodies of those servants and maids, and Dugu Huaien's two concubines and five children, Li Jiancheng asked Feng Li to prepare seven coffins and settle them in Dugu Huaien's mansion first. He also ordered someone to seal up Dugu Huaien's mansion, and then, riding a fast horse, he immediately reported to Li Yuanyu.

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