A servant next to the car said to the general: "Wait, this is the private box of the prince of Changle, you are not allowed to check it at will." ”

The general frowned and sneered a little: "Since it is the prince's box, why didn't Fang Cai enter the city with the prince?" ”

This... The official was blocked and couldn't speak.

Pei Tan looked at the general at this time: "I was ordered to escort the prince back to Beijing and transport some bags for the prince." ”

The generals clearly did not believe him. Seeing his gaze, he immediately looked at Li Xiuqi's car.

Li Xiuqi's carriage did not move, and the general said hesitantly: "Lord Wang, forgive me, because recently my subordinates received an order, and some death row prisoners escaped from the Lingnan Cold Tower. ”

Pei Tan's eyes moved.

"What Lingnan Cold Tower?" Some people looked horrified.

The general turned to stare at the box again: "Therefore, all passing vehicles must be checked, even if this box is placed in the prince's car, the minister will open the box and inspect it in order to ensure the safety of the prince." ”

After saying this, the general looked at Pei Tan coldly.

Everyone is watching, just a box of bags, if you refuse to open the box for inspection, it will cause people to be suspicious.

"Unboxing."

When the city guards were about to make a move, Pei Tan said again: "Wait a minute. ”

The general's gaze had to be doubled on guard, "Pei Siqing, do you know what kind of crime it is to stop the city gate to check three or four times?" ”

Although Pei Tan is a Sanpin Dali Temple, a guard of the city gate is only smaller than an ant, but the guard of the Chang'an city gate is an ant holding a holy decree, and this ant can even trample an elephant to death.

Seeing that King Changle chose not to speak, he knew that he didn't dare to speak easily, and he was accused of disrespect.

Pei Tan said: "Pei Mou is not trying to stop the investigation, but after all, this box is the prince's private belongings, and the city gate is in full view, is it inappropriate to expose the prince's private belongings to everyone's eyes?" ”

The general's expression moved, and he hesitated. Although they dared to touch Wang Sun's car, it was only their duty, and they didn't want to offend these people who held the power of the Tang Dynasty.

"You guys come here." The general frowned and ordered a few of his subordinates.

Looking at the men, "You carry the box to the back alley next to it and check the contents of the box." ”

This seems to be a good idea, and whatever is in the box will not be known to unrelated bystanders.

The general looked at Pei Tan and said slowly: "Then how about me and Pei Siqing go to inspect the box?" ”

Pei Tan said: "Okay. ”

When he walked over, he felt Li Xiuqi's somewhat cold gaze. From beginning to end, the prince of Changle did not say a word.

Pei Tan glanced at him.

The box was carried into a hidden alley, and the person carrying the box immediately retreated. In the alley, Pei talked, the general and another guard.

The general said quietly: "Unpack." ”

The guard stepped forward and opened the box.

At this moment, the city guard, who was accustomed to wind and rain, was frightened and sat on the ground.

The general stared at the box, his face pale.

He immediately looked at Pei Tan, his eyes were cold: "Pei Siqing, didn't you say that this is the prince's box?" Dare to ask the prince in the box... How can there be dead people? ”

This voice asked with a grim shout, and I saw that in the open door, a woman curled up, a stiff face, obviously dead for a long time.

The general pulled out the knife at his waist and aimed it at Pei Tan.

"Whose body is this?" He forced Pei Tan to talk.

The official who was sitting on the ground finally reacted at this moment, trembling and pulling out his knife to stand over.

At this time, Pei Tan stared straight at the box, the woman was placed upright, and her pale and distorted face could vaguely be recognized as Concubine Wang De.

In life, it was beautiful, and death was extremely cold.

At this time, the general suddenly shouted in the direction of the city gate: "Someone! ”

There is no room for argument in the murder case that I have seen with my own eyes. Even if Pei Tan doesn't speak, he can't change the facts in front of him.

In a moment there was the sound of footsteps outside the alley, and it was the guards who heard the sound that had rushed over.

Pei Tancai suddenly stepped forward and closed the lid of the box.

When they saw the corpse of Concubine Wang De, just their three pairs of eyes were enough.

"General Chen, it seems that you city guards can't handle this matter." Pei Tan slowly got up from the side of the box.

The matter is too big, and the power of a small general defending the city is far from enough.

Many city guards rushed in one after another at the mouth of the alley, and General Chen stared at Pei Tan vigilantly: "Where is the prince?" ”

A servant who had just arrived and didn't know the situation trembled and said, "Lord, the prince has already driven away..."

The general paused, and couldn't help but sneer at Pei Tan.

wants to push everything onto the prince of the dynasty, this plague god temple in Chang'an City is really too bold.

General Chen ordered: "Detain all the people and vehicles in Dali Temple, they are suspected of major bloody cases, and no one is allowed to be spared!" ”

In the alley, everyone was shocked.

The box was carried out by several city guards. Pei Tan was pushed out of the alley by General Chen's knife.

Several frightened officials of Dali Temple didn't know what was going on, and saw Pei Tan being detained: "My lord, what happened?" ”

And when they saw the gate of the city, all began to whisper and point.

All the nobles had informants in Chang'an City, and by the afternoon they had been able to spread all over Chang'an, shocking Chang'an.

Zong Chuke stared at the spies who came to return: "What did you say was in that box?" ”

will let the dignified Dali Siqing be directly captured by the guards at the city gate.

What kind of crime does this have to be?

The spy replied: "Pei Tan deliberately asked people to carry the box into the alley, and no one saw what was inside, but I heard that the city guard who followed into the alley first, after coming out of the alley, his whole face changed..."

Curiosity is the most heart-wrenching emotion, especially when everyone sees the frightened appearance of the city guards.

Zong Chuke's eyes were deep.

"My lord, this is a good opportunity to completely kill that Pei family kid to avenge the son..."

Zong Chuke brushed off the tea cup on the table: "What's so proud?" Do you think Pei Tan is a fool? ”

Pei Tan brought a box into the city, and was found by the city guards, causing a storm in the city. Don't you know that the palace only ordered martial law at the city gate yesterday, this is really stupid?

The spies were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.

Zong Chuke's eyes were gloomy and scary: "The old man wants to see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd this time." ”

More people speculated that Pei Tan, who was arrested by the city guards, would be taken to.

Pei Tan is Dali Siqing, who can judge him.

It didn't take long for the news that Pei Tan was escorted into the palace.

In the Zichen Palace, Zhongzong talked to Pei, and there was not even a single palace person left within the ten zhang outside the hall.

Pei Tan knelt on the ground, with the big box next to him. It's even a little weird. Since the box was transported to the palace, no one has opened it again, and now Zhongzong is staring at this box.

"Okay, you Pei Tan, what did you bring to me when you left for six days?"

There is a court official in the entire Tang Dynasty who dares to leave his post for six days without permission, and when he returns to Chang'an, the city is shaken.

It can be seen that His Majesty Zhongzong's really angry face is slightly distorted.

Pei Tan lowered his eyes, such a scene is really familiar.

"It's the minister's fault." He lowered his eyes and said.

Zhongzong stared at him, "You even dare to kill someone?" "You have to know how terrifying the news is.

Pei Tan's eyes were light, and he said for a moment: "The minister didn't kill anyone." ”

Zhongzong walked to the side of the box and pointed, "Then what is this?" You tell me? ”

The city guard clearly said that in the box, a dead person was found with Pei Tan. During the investigation, Pei Tan actually used King Changle as an excuse, and at this time, King Changle had already returned to his palace and did not go out.

Pei Tan was silent and did not speak.

Zhongzong stepped forward and wanted to lift the lid of the box, but Pei Tan suddenly said, "Your Majesty, six days ago, in addition to the ministers, did you give a secret decree to other people in private?" ”

Zhongzong's hand stopped, and he lowered his face coldly: "Pei Tan, what do you mean?" ”

Pei Tan raised his head and met Zhongzong's gaze: "Because the ministers think about it, in this world, only Your Majesty has the ability to make the monks of Qinglong Temple behave abnormally." ”

Zhongzong's expression was gloomy and terrifying.

Ordinary people are afraid that they have already feared the might of the Son of Heaven, but Pei Tan straightened up at this time, looked at Zhongzong, and said directly: "Inside the box, it is the concubine of His Majesty Zeng Ruizong... The corpse of Concubine Wang De. ”

Zhongzong's face changed drastically, and he began to stare at Pei Tan.

"You say it again?"

Pei Tan said slowly: "Inside the box is the body of Concubine De Niangniang, and it is also the person who sat in the carriage that you ordered Chen Dali Temple to escort six days ago. … It was Your Majesty who planned to give Concubine De to death from the beginning, and instructed the people of Qinglong Temple to do it on your behalf. ”

Zhongzong turned around abruptly and opened the box, and Concubine Wang De's dead face had begun to turn purple.

Seeing that it was really this face, Zhongzong's eyes turned black for a while, and his face was unprecedentedly terrifying.

"If Your Majesty wants Concubine De to become a monk, he will naturally not let her go to Qinglong Temple."

It was a place for monks, and since ancient times, there were nunnery, such as the Ganye Temple where the Queen of Heaven had stayed.

So, "Your Majesty, you are sending Concubine De on the road." ”

Zhongzong turned around slowly, staring at Pei Tan with cold eyes: "Pei Tan, I must kill you today." ”

When the city guards escorted Pei Tan into the palace, the magnates in Chang'an City who got the news had already begun to bet on whether Pei Tan could walk out of Daming Palace alive.

Zhongzong's appearance was really murderous: "You actually dare to go against my will, disrespect the will, and I want to punish your nine clans." ”

The voice of Zhongzong in the Zichen Hall was chilling, there was no one within ten zhang, it was like a ghost. Pei Tan, who was kneeling, was the only one to bear this annihilation

Fearful people.

His pale face was like thin paper, and he looked at Zhongzong slowly, "The minister was ordered to Dali Temple, and His Majesty promised the minister that all the cases solved by the minister in one day of his reign will have nothing to do with the minister's family." ”

The two major criminal prison institutions in the Tang Dynasty, the Criminal Department is one of the six, all the Shangshu are controlled by the clan family, and Zhongzong wants to reuse the Dali Temple, and the power is checked and balanced, so it is impossible not to give Pei Tan a Shangfang sword.