Chapter 146: Who is the murderer
'Phew! With a crisp sound, Qingwang Li Cong smashed the cup on the ground and smashed it to pieces, he couldn't contain the anger in his heart, and said viciously: "I don't know what to do, you dare to play me!" ”
He just got the news of the secret agent, Li Qing'an turned around and went to the East Palace after politely rejecting his son Li Li, he spent so much heart in vain to write an invitation, Li Qing'an mercilessly refused, making him feel a frustration that he had never felt before, and made him lose face greatly.
Although Li Li next to him was also disappointed in his heart, he was not as annoyed as his father Li Cong, from the time Li Qing'an refused, he had an understanding, Li Qing'an may have seen through his strategy, Li Qing'an turned around and went to the East Palace, which was also his expectation.
"If he doesn't come, forget it, since he refuses to reconcile with Dong Yanguang and does not accept his father's invitation, it means that he is desperate to follow the prince, father, Li Qingan is not worried, he can't become a stumbling block for his father, and the child suggests that you don't have to put too much thought on him."
"But this evil breath doesn't come out, am I, Li Cong, still the eldest son of the emperor?"
Li Cong slammed his fist on the table, stared out the window and said word by word: "I want to kill him!" ”
"His Royal Highness wants to kill people, but the person who wants to kill should not be Li Qingan!" Li Cong's staff Yan Kai walked in from outside.
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Dong Yanguang has not stopped from morning to now, he has found Zhang Yun, Qingwang, Yang Zhao, Yang Quan, until the last step, Yang Quan agreed to intercede for him, and finally accepted his 1,000 taels of gold worth 10,000 yuan and 1,000 acres of Guanzhong Shangtian.
Yang Quan is the backbone of the Yang family, he is willing to intercede for himself, Dong Yanguang's heart that has been hanging in the air has finally let go of half of it, the day after tomorrow is the dynasty, the Yang family still has a day to operate for themselves, since the Yang family comes forward to intercede, then at least he can take the road of Wang Zhonghei, and at worst, he can be a state guard.
Thinking that his dignified governor of Shanzhou and deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu were going to be the Taishou, he couldn't help but hate Li Qingan again, and Ge Shuhan, if the two of them hadn't harmed themselves behind their backs, would they have ended up like this?
At this time, the drum of the closed door sounded, Dong Yanguang sped up the speed of the horse, more than a dozen of his subordinates followed closely, far away, there was no one in front of the door of Baoning Fang, just when Dong Yanguang was about to rush into the gate, suddenly a large number of black-clothed people rushed out of the workshop, everyone held a bow and arrow, he aimed at Dong Yanguang and opened the bow and arrows together, and suddenly the arrows were like rain, and in an instant, Dong Yanguang was shot like a hedgehog, and before he could even shout out the screams, Dong Yanguang's dead body fell to the ground, and more than a dozen of his entourage were also shot dead, and the remaining few people turned around to run, But they were chased by the men in black and shot to death one by one.
A man in black was afraid that Dong Yanguang would not die, so he stabbed a knife into his chest, and the man in black threw down a few bows and arrows, ran separately, and disappeared into the dark night in a moment. Come on! ”
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The news of Dong Yanguang's killing spread throughout the government and the opposition early the next morning, and countless people were shocked.
Although Dong Yanguang was guilty of a serious crime, he was killed in the capital, which implied that the capital was not safe, and the officials of various ministries, temples and prisons were discussing, and many people mentioned Li Qing'an intentionally or unintentionally, it seemed that he killed Dong Yanguang, and he was the most suspicious, but soon news came that the bow and arrow thrown by the murderer were owned by the Longyou Army, and the suspicion came to Ge Shuhan.
Today, Li Longji did not come to the imperial study to deal with government affairs, and after the matter of Longyou was decided, he was tired of the cumbersome court affairs and threw the folds to Gao Lishi for approval.
Li Longji had just gotten up and was sitting at the table drinking a bowl of ginseng tea, when a eunuch hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, there is news from Gao Weng, Jingzhao Yin Xiaojiong has urgent matters to report." ”
"What's going on?" Li Longji was a little unhappy, he rarely had a day off during this time, and he had something to look for him.
"Let the general take care of it for me."
"Your Majesty, it seems that Dong Yanguang was killed."
"What!" Li Longji's Teng! 'Stand up, Dong Yanguang was killed, who is so bold?
"Immediately drive to the imperial study."
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In the imperial study, Gao Lishi was listening to Jingzhao Yin Xiaojiong's explanation, Dong Yanguang and his eighteen personal soldiers were all killed, Dong Yanguang was hit by forty-two arrows, this incident made Gao Lishi's mood a little heavy, obviously Li Qing'an can't get out of it, tomorrow he will be sealed, if the case is not investigated as soon as possible, I am afraid that Li Qing'an will be a little implicated.
At this time, Li Linfu, Chen Xilie and Zhang Yun also rushed to come, Li Linfu is the right minister, and he is duty-bound to do such a major event, and Chen Xilie is the secretary of the Ministry of War, Dong Yanguang was ordered by the Ministry of War to enter Beijing, and he can hardly escape his responsibility, and Zhang Yun is because Dong Yanguang went to look for him yesterday, if he doesn't clear himself, he will also be implicated.
Li Linfu saw that Xiao Jiong had crossed over to play without authorization, he couldn't help but snort heavily, and said coldly: "Xiao Yuanjun, what are you doing here?" ”
Xiao Jiong was so frightened that he trembled, because the situation was urgent, he ran directly to Xingqing Palace, and then remembered that he was offside, he hurriedly stammered and explained: "Li Xiangguo, the lowly post has already handed over the fold to Zhongshu Province, and his subordinates rushed to explain because of the important matter and the new situation." ”
"Really? It turns out that small things are reported to the prime minister, and big things come directly to the saint. ”
"The subordinate does not mean this, this means, the subordinate means ......"
Xiao Jiong was so anxious that he was incoherent, and at this time, Gao Lishi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xiangguo, let's talk about this matter first, I estimate that the saint is about to arrive, we might as well talk about Dong Yanguang first." ”
Li Linfu glared at Xiao Jiong, and then impeached him after the matter was over, he turned on a tiger face and asked Xiao Jiong coldly: "Say it!" What's new? ”
Xiao Jiong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly said, "My subordinates have collected all the information about Dong Yanguang's activities yesterday. ”
"What information have you gathered?"
Li Longji strode into the imperial study, and Gao Lishi, Li Linfu and others bowed down together, "Ministers and others participate in Your Majesty!" ”
Li Longji sat down on the couch, waved his hand and said, "Give me the music first." ”
Li Linfu hurriedly handed the fold that Xiao Jiong handed over to Zhongshu Province to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, please take a look." ”
Li Longji opened the recital, carefully read what happened last night, the imperial study was very quiet, no one dared to disturb Li Longji's train of thought, Li Linfu's eyes quickly swept to Gao Lishi, Dong Yanguang's death, Li Qingan is the first suspect, he and Dong Yanguang have a deep enmity like the sea, and at the same time, he can also have Longyou's bow and arrows, and he brought two hundred people into Beijing, all aspects of the conditions are very consistent, it is very likely that he killed Dong Yanguang and then planted the blame for Ge Shuhan.
Unexpectedly, Gao Lishi's face was as calm as water, his face did not have any expression, Li Linfu suddenly woke up, Gao Lishi must have evidence of Li Qingan's alibi, could it be Ge Shuhan? After he killed someone, he threw down his bow and arrow, so that others thought that he was framed for him, although Ge Shuhan's army did not bring bows and arrows when he entered Beijing this time, but his five hundred personal soldiers were with bows and arrows, killing Dong Yanguang, Longyou's army was all under his control, and he was also suspicious.
Zhang Yun, the head of the household, was very nervous in his heart, Dong Yanguang had found himself after entering Beijing yesterday, although he ignored it, but it proved from another side that Dong Yanguang had something to do with him, and when the emperor asked, how should he answer?
At this time, Li Longji finished reading the recital, which only described the circumstances of Dong Yanguang's killing in front of the gate of Boryeongfang, including the time, place, number of people, the number of arrows hit, the number of bows and arrows thrown, and the testimony of the workshop servants.
Li Longji put down the fold and asked Xiao Jiong: "Xiao Aiqing, I heard you say that there was a new discovery when I entered the door just now, now you can say it!" What's new? ”
"Your Majesty, the minister has investigated hundreds of people, and he has basically figured out the route of Dong Yanguang yesterday, and he found many people yesterday."
"Wait!" Li Longji stopped him and said, "Since there are many people involved, let's change to the Datong Hall for questioning, and I will come to try the case today, and I must get to the bottom of it." ”
Everyone moved to the Datong Hall again, and Li Longji sat down and said, "Xiao Aiqing, start talking!" ”
"Obey the order!"
Xiao Jiong stepped forward and saluted, and then said slowly: "Dong Yanguang entered Beijing yesterday morning, and they first met Li Qingan at the gate of Dongshi. ”
"Good! First pass Li Qing'an. ”
Several eunuchs hurriedly ran to find Li Qing'an, and Li Longji said to Xiao Jiong again: "You go on." ”
Xiao Jiong glanced at Zhang Yun, and said in a low voice: "Then Dong Yanguang went to find Zhang Shangshu." ”
Li Longji glanced at Zhang Yun sternly, and Zhang Yun hurriedly came out and said: "Yesterday, the minister was slightly ill, returned to the house early, and met Dong Yanguang in front of the mansion, he begged the minister to intercede for him, but the minister ignored him and didn't say a word to him. ”
Zhang Yun's words Li Longji believed that with Zhang Yun's shrewdness, how could he get into trouble, he nodded and asked: "What is the relationship between Aiqing and Dong Yanguang?" ”
Zhang Yun's heart jumped, he still couldn't escape, he had to bite the bullet and say: "Dong Yanguang's daughter is the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, so there is such a little relationship." ”
Li Longji glanced at him, didn't continue, and said to Xiao Jiong again: "Say it again!" ”
"After Dong Yanguang left the Xiao Mansion, he went to the Qingwang Mansion, and someone saw him enter the gate of the Qingwang Mansion."
"King Qing?" Li Longji's head was suddenly a little big, and he remembered that Dong Yanguang was King Qing's person, needless to say, he must have gone to King Qing to intercede.
"What else?"
"Also, it was Dong Yanguang who found Uncle Yin Xian Yu Ming of Jingzhao Mansion again, and they talked together for half an hour."
"Spread my will, King Xuanqing and Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion will meet with Shuming."
At this time, there was a shout from outside the hall, "Anxi Zhonglang General Li Qing'an has arrived and is waiting outside the hall." ”
"Announce him to the temple!"
"There is a decree in the saint, Xuan'an Xi Zhonglang will meet Li Qing'an!"
With the shouts of the guards, Li Qingan hurriedly walked into the main hall, he also heard about Dong Yanguang's assassination, which made him happy and worried, happy that Dong Yanguang was killed, and the revenge was avenged, and the worry was that the person who started the attack was vicious, killing people on the eve of his imminent reward, and making himself suspicious, obviously to affect his reward tomorrow, who would this person be?
He stepped forward and bowed, "Minister Li Qing'an sees Your Majesty!" ”
Li Longji looked at him and asked, "General Li, you must know about Dong Yanguang's killing, I just want to ask you one thing, whether Dong Yanguang was killed by you?" ”
"Although the minister hates Dong Yanguang and can't wait to kill him with his own hands, His Majesty has promised that he will give Anxi Jun an explanation, so the minister is waiting for His Majesty's punishment and will never kill without permission, Dong Yanguang was not killed by the minister."
"Your Majesty, the old slave can also prove that Dong Yanguang was not killed by General Li."
Gao Lishi walked out slowly and said: "General Li's entourage was in my house last night and has never left, the old slave saw it with his own eyes, and although Dong Yanguang was killed by 200 people, it should have nothing to do with General Li." ”
Li Longji glanced at Li Linfu again and said, "What does Xiangguo think?" ”
Li Linfu sighed lightly and said: "Li Qing'an's available people have all been killed, and the minister agrees with what General Gao said. ”
Li Longji nodded and said, "General Li, you denied killing Dong Yanguang, I believe that you will not lie in front of me, you can step down!" Bathe and change clothes, and wait for the morning of tomorrow. ”
Li Qingan's heart fell, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”
He bowed to Gao Lishi and Li Linfu again and said, "Xie Gaoweng and Xiangguo preside over justice. ”
Gao Lishi's face was expressionless, but there was a slight smile in Li Linfu's eyes, this Li Qing'an had good means, and he had gradually become the prince's henchman.
Li Qing'an slowly retreated, and at this time, a eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, King Qing is seriously ill and can't do it, so he asks to see Your Majesty in person." ”
Li Linfu and Chen Xilie exchanged a look at the same time, it must have been done by King Qing, Dong Yanguang was his person, he was afraid that Dong Yanguang would jump off the wall in a hurry to expose something, so he would kill people and kill people.
Li Longji's face was already extremely difficult to see, he obviously thought of something, the hall was silent, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and at this time, the guards shouted from outside the hall: "Jingzhao Shaoyin Xian Yu Shuming is here." ”
This shout was very timely, breaking the embarrassment of the main hall, and Li Longji immediately said: "Announce his visit." ”
"Xuanjing Zhao Shao Yin Xian Yu Shu Ming to meet you!"
Xian Yu Shuming walked in quickly, Dong Yanguang died, he knew that he couldn't escape this catastrophe, he felt remorse in his heart, and his momentary righteousness actually trapped himself to death.
As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down and said, "Chen Xian Yu Shuming knocks to see Your Majesty!" ”
"Xian Yu Shaoyin, I don't want to explain anything to you, what did Dong Yanguang do to you yesterday, what did you do? Recruit you from the truth! ”
Li Longji has already moved to kill in his heart, he must have an explanation for Dong Yanguang's death, but he doesn't want to move Ge Shuhan and Li Qing'an, and King Qing naturally won't ask for guilt, only this Xian Yu Shuming, he is Jingzhao Shaoyin, and he is the best scapegoat if he has the conditions to arrange two hundred black-clothed people into Chang'an.
Xian Yu Shuming also heard the unkindness in Li Longji's tone, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a good personal relationship with Dong Yanguang, he knows that he is guilty, and he wants to give 10,000 yuan and 1,000 acres of Shangtian to get rid of the crime, because the minister knows Shi Yangzhao, the governor of Jiannan Jiedu, so he asked the minister to pull the line and ask Yang Zhao to help him intercede." ”
The hearts of everyone in the hall were suddenly suspended, this Xian Yu Shuming really didn't want to live, and actually pulled the Yang family in, the murderous intent in Li Longji's eyes was even more chilling, he pressed the jade belt around his waist, and said coldly: "Then what?" ”
Xian Yu Shuming was sweating profusely, and he also knew that death was getting closer and closer to him, so he asked for a surname and said: "Yang Zhongcheng refused to help, saying that he would think about it, but in less than half an hour, he sent someone to send a note and asked the minister and Dong Yanguang to find Yang Quan, the secretary of Guanglu Temple. ”
Without waiting for Li Longji to shout, he took out the note in his arms, and said hurriedly: "Yang Cheng accepted Dong Yanguang's 1,000 taels of gold and 1,000 acres of land deed, and promised to help intercede, this is the note written by Yang Zhao, please discern it." ”
After he finished speaking in one breath, he held the note high, this note was originally a letter of introduction written by Yang Zhao to Yang Quan, but Yang Xuan heard that there was a bribe, and the note was not asked for at all, and now it has become evidence in the hands of Xian Yu Shuming.
It was this note that protruded, dragging Li Longji out and blocking his mouth with an angry shout, and there was silence in the hall, and the matter actually pulled the Yang family in, and it was a public bribe, even Chen Xilie sighed secretly, how stupid this Yang Xuan is, he actually dares to accept Dong Yanguang's bribe, it is too self-righteous.
A eunuch took Xian Yu Shuming's note and presented it to Li Longji, the note was written by Yang Zhao, and there was only one sentence on it: Dong Yanguang is not dead, and Li Qingan is severely injured.
Li Longji gradually narrowed his eyes, a good Yang Zhao, really a non-toxic husband, actually led the disaster to the clan brother, yes, it was really ruthless.
Li Longji suddenly shouted angrily: "What a Jingzhao Shaoyin, he dared to openly bribe the minister, and used his power to lure thieves into Beijing, kill people and kill people!" Drag him out and put him to death. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister is not guilty, it wasn't me who killed Dong Yanguang!" Xian Yu Shuming shouted loudly, but there was no chance to argue with him, and dozens of guards rushed up and dragged him out.
"The minister is wronged! The minister is not guilty! ”
When Xian Yu Shuming's shouts gradually faded away, Li Longji said coldly: "Yang Zhao's intention is to dissuade Yang Quang from accepting bribes, but Yang Quan's ghost is fascinated, which makes people sigh, although he is the emperor's prince, but I will never tolerate it, spread my will, remove Yang Quan, the secretary of Guanglu Temple, from all positions, demote him to a commoner, and confiscate the bribes he received from Dong Yanguang, Dong Yanguang disobeyed the military order without authorization in the Battle of Longyou, resulting in the Anxi Army scout camp was almost completely wiped out, and his death was innocent, all his titles were removed, all family property was confiscated, and his family was exiled to Lingnan. ”
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Li Longji dealt with the murder case of Dong Yanguang in less than half a day with thunderous means, although everyone understood that Xian Yu Shuming was a scapegoat, but everyone also knew that whoever dared to talk about this matter now was a dead end, and Dong Yanguang's discussion came to an abrupt end in Xian Yu Shuming's tragic death.
Immediately afterwards, Li Longji issued another decree to officially promote Shi Yangzhao, the governor of Yaozhou Prefecture and the governor of Jiannan Jiannan Jiedu, to be the new envoy of Jiannan Jiedu and the imperial history Zhongcheng.
Dong Yanguang's death made Qing King Li Cong messed up, he just sent people, before he arrived at Baoningfang, the news came that Dong Yanguang was killed, all the people he sent escaped from Chang'an City, and he has not come back yet, so when Li Longji sent him to Xingqing Palace to confront him, he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, thinking that the people he sent were caught, so he said that he was sick and did not dare to go.
At this moment, Li Cong was furious with his son Li Li and his staff Yan Kai, and it was their persuasion that made him want to kill people, but he was unexpectedly preempted by others and made him embarrassed.
"You two fools! Idiot! I think I'm smart, but it's good now, Dong Yanguang is dead, and I'm suspicious again, do you think my father doesn't know that I did it? Now how do you ask me to explain it to my father? ”
Li Cong was so angry that his face was red, and he even slapped the table and yelled, Li Li and Yan Kai lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to say a word, they didn't expect that there would be yellow finches behind, making them passive, and after a long time, Yan Kai sighed in a low voice: "Your Highness, it's not that your subordinates are incompetent, but that this person is too clever and killed Dong Yanguang at a critical juncture, if it weren't for the fact that the saint didn't want to touch the Anxi Army and the Longyou Army, this time Li Qing'an and Ge Shuhan would not be able to escape suspicion, His Royal Highness can deny it to the saint, and only said that he was sick in order to avoid Dong Yanguang's case, and asked the saint for guilt, The Holy Lords will open up the net. ”
Li Cong felt justified, his anger calmed down a little, and he said to the two of them: "Now I will give the two of you three days to find out the real culprit who killed Dong Yanguang, who is behind the scenes?" I must not carry the black pot for others in vain, do you hear? ”
(To be continued)