Chapter 450: The Great Desolation
Si Zheng, the great wilderness! Blazing out, falling suddenly!
In the Jing'an Division, Dr. Pang Ling, beating the drum to announce the time, a big drama kicked off, and the protagonist Zhang Xiaojing was taken out of death row in the Criminal Department and temporarily requisitioned.
A brief introduction to the Jing'an Division, this is a secret yamen that has just been established for four months, with little fame but no small power, and controls the entire Chang'an thief strategy.
He Jian, the chief official of the Jing'an Division, is known as He Zhizheng, the official residence of the secretary and supervisor of the Tang Sanpin, and is in charge of the secret files of the Tang Dynasty. The three provinces and six departments of the DPRK and China, one school, nine temples and five prisons, and the confidential requirements are all in the Jing'an Division, which shows the special status here.
In fact, this yamen was specially set up by the emperor in order to test the ability of the crown prince Li Yu. Therefore, the soldiers and horses used by the Jing'an Division are the soldiers of the Prince Brigade. He Jian, the chief officer of the Jing'an Division, is the prince's teacher. The principal, Jing'an Sicheng Li Bi, is a disciple of He Jian and a close confidant of the prince.
He Zhizhang, the prototype of He Jian, was a famous minister of the three dynasties, a veteran of the three dynasties, a literary and poetic talent, and countless protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials in the court, and was highly valued by Emperor Li Longji.
Xu Bin, the director of the eight products under the Jing'an Division, is obsessed with using big cases to deduce and calculate the case, just like the big data of later generations, you can find people and solve cases, in short, as long as the news is accurate and comprehensive enough, you can deduce everything from information alone.
Today's events will be counted from last year.
In September of the second year of Tianbao, Shuo Fangliu backyard (underground intelligence agency) sent back news that the wolf guard disappeared in the Western Regions, afraid that he had come to Chang'an to stir up the storm. So the imperial court secretly set up the Jing'an Division, investigated thoroughly for several months, and finally tracked the traces of the wolf guard Cao Poyan and his party.
On this day, it can be regarded as the day when the Jing'an Division closed the net, and supervised the wolf guard Cao Poyan and his party all the way into the West Market. and sent a capable dark pile, Yalang Cui Liulang, to negotiate with the wolf guard, stabilize Cao Poyan and his party, and then at their foothold, the West City Bingliu Warehouse closed the net and arrested them. and Cao Poyan and his party were captured, so that they could interrogate the true plan of the wolf guard.
Unfortunately, there was a mistake in the arrest operation, which led to the death of Cui Liulang, the sixteen wolf guards killed fifteen people, and the leader Cao Poyan escaped along the culvert.
This Cui Liulang and Zhang Xiaojing are all screened out to catch wolves with big cases, these two are familiar with the two rules of Chang'an, light, dark and white, understand three religions and nine streams, understand multiple languages, and want to live. Therefore, it can be used.
Cui Liulang died because of a mistake, so he found Zhang Xiaojing.
Zhang Xiaojing, a bad handsome man in Wannian County, joined the army for thirteen years in the old calendar, and the eighth regiment of the 33rd Zhichong Mansion, once served as a Longyou soldier for ten years and a bad handsome for nine years. On the underworld, they are called the five Yamas, who are really ruthless.
The bad handsome has a very low grade in the official history, even similar to the head catcher of the county government, but in this era, because of Li Yuanying's involvement, the bad handsome has a very high grade, and it is six grades.
As for why a bad handsome person with six grades will be arrested and put on death row in the Criminal Department? It's very simple, this ruthless man, in order to take revenge, killed 35 people from a gang in Chang'an, and then killed his own boss, which is nine of the ten evils in Datang - the crime of injustice! Both the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple have set the sentence of beheading, and there will be no forgiveness.
Zhang Xiaojing knew his fate very well, so he was arrested as a temporary worker in Raushzi, which was reluctant.
Li Bi, who was born in Jing'an Sicheng since childhood, is only twenty years old, and he looks like a weak son, but the meridian crown on his head gives him a dusty and agile atmosphere.
"I can forgive you!" This was the first thing Li Bi said to Zhang Xiaojing.
Zhang Xiaojing laughed at himself disappreciatively: "Datang, it hasn't reached the level that a random boy can ignore Tang Law." You, can your surname be Li? β
Li Bi's maidservant Tan Qi hurriedly explained: "Childe, from the time he was released from prison to Fang Cai, I never revealed any news to him. β
Zhang Xiaojing smiled, "Here, it is the ruins of the old site of Jinglongguan, located in Guangdefang outside the West City, with the restored Jinglongguan on the left and the Jingzhao Mansion on the right. This garden has been abandoned for a long time, and it has not been marked on the map. Some people say that this is the prince's private land. β
Opening the door and walking out of the convent room, Li Bilang said: "My surname is Li, but my Li is not Tang Li, but Sui Li of the former dynasty. I am the sixth Gaomen family, at the age of seven and Zhang Jiuling are friends, at the age of nine with the crown prince, He Jian is my teacher, and General Wang Zongbian (the four towns in the north make great power) is my friend. I also followed Master Ye Fashan to cultivate the Tao for nearly ten years, and the sage often summoned me to the palace to debate the true meaning of the Dao Law. β
A simple self-introduction, but everywhere shows his extraordinary origins, as if telling Zhang Xiaojing that I am a privileged class in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Xiaojing was skeptical, so he tried to agree to cooperate.
took Zhang Xiaojing all the way to the Yamen of the Jing'an Division, and on the way, Li Bi briefly introduced the Jing'an Division. Coming to the front of the giant sand table, pointing to the miniature version of the simulated Chang'an City, Li Bi warned Zhang Xiaojing: "One hundred and eight squares in Chang'an, a watchtower is set up every three hundred steps, and there is a drummer and archer Wu Hou upstairs, all of whom are veterans of a hundred battles who have been transferred back from the Shuofang front, with accurate eyesight and superhuman archery, and will fully cooperate with you in handling the case." And you, don't want to escape. β
"Shhh Didn't you say that if you do a good job, you will exempt me from the death penalty? Why should I run away? Zhang Xiaojing shot back.
Li Bi: "My eyes are above the top, I am always picky, if you don't do it properly, I will send you back to death row at any time." β
Not far away to assist in the case, Yao Runeng, the right guard of the Prince's East Palace, led Yao Runeng, but the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, as if he was mocking and sneering.
At this moment, a shout came from outside the Jing'an Division and asked, "Where is the Jing'an Division?" The Criminal Department sent someone to visit. β
Li Bi frowned slightly, the criminal department? I transferred people from the Jing'an Division and said hello to the Criminal Department, why did I come again so quickly? Do you want Zhang Xiaojing to go back?
Quietly, he led everyone to the courtyard, motioned for the guards to get out of the way, and let people in.
The people who came were an elderly man and a young man, as well as two children, a man and a woman. It's not someone else, it's Li Yuanying, Li Yuanba, Xiao Doudou and the little prince Li Dali.
Li Yuanying handed over an official letter, and then said loudly: "This official Li Wu, from the fourth rank of the Criminal Department Lang Zhong (is the deputy of the second-in-command Criminal Department Lang), this is my entourage Li Si. On the orders of the Criminal Department, Zhang Xiaojing, a death row inmate, was involved in a major case. Therefore, it should be strictly guarded, and there should be no room for error. But since Jing'an Division was allowed to call for a day, it was not easy to change it. So he sent his official to take care of him in case of accidents. β
At the mouth of the conversation, Li Yuanying kept looking at this 'criminal department Langzhong', and sure enough, the big head had the face of the protagonist.
Xu Bin questioned: "Zhang Xiaojing is handling the case for the Jing'an Division today, and he needs to go in and out of the Jing'an Division at all times, this is all confidential, I'm afraid the Criminal Department is not easy to enter and exit casually, right?" β
At this time, Jing'an Sicheng Li Bi waved his hand to stop Xu Bin, "Stand down!" β
Then he saluted Li Yuanying and said: "The official document said that the lord is proficient in the art of Xing Prison to solve cases, and while taking care of Zhang Xiaojing today, he also assisted Jing'an Division in handling the case. If there is any problem with Zhang Xiaojing, you are responsible. Then, today I will be tired of adults. β
Li Yuanying waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, today, I will be transferred to Jing'an Division, you are my boss, just call me Li Wu." β
In terms of official position, Li Bi, the Jing'an Sicheng, is a subordinate official from the sixth grade, and he belongs to the small official and the big power. is better than Li Yuanying's criminal department, although he is from the fourth grade and has a high grade, but there is no need to be so polite.
But Li Bi is a smart man, and it can be seen from the official document that this Lang Zhong of the Airborne Punishment Department is here to help, and he is definitely not here to make trouble. Because of the use of death row prisoners to handle cases, it is not in accordance with the rules, and it has been criticized by others, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the handle. Now, someone from the Criminal Department has come out to carry all the hidden dangers and fully cooperate with the investigation of the case, which is simply pie in the sky. Could it be that the prince is coming forward in the back?
Zhang Xiaojing, who was stared at by Li Yuanying, wondered: "Your Excellency looks at the eyes, from the fourth grade of the criminal department?" There are only two people in the entire criminal department, how come they have never seen each other? β