Mu Chunqiu beckoned the soldiers to turn Liu Siwei's house up and down, the noise here had already woken up the neighbors, someone looked over, and when they saw that they were wearing the clothes of Shiliangmen, they were so frightened that they closed their doors, and they didn't dare to go out when the lights were out.

The noisy and shouting did not until the end of the day, Shi Liangmen collected the troops and returned to the camp, the neighbors on both sides heard the silence, and some dared to sneak over to see, only to see that the courtyard was empty, the flowers and trees were trampled to the side, the tables, chairs and benches were all broken, and all the belongings and books in the house were gone.

After Mu Chunqiu inspected the people and belongings he had arrested, he said to Zuo Jun: "Zuo Shuai, my subordinates have checked, and that person should not be in it, but I found the clothes that the person was wearing." As he spoke, he handed over a black garment.

Zuo Jun glanced at it and said, "Have you asked him?"

Mu Chunqiu said: "I asked." ”

It turned out that Liu Siwei was the nephew of Liu Yuan, the Duke of Qi, who lived in Huaicheng, and then Liu Yuan spent some money to dredge up and sent Liu Siwei to the inner government supervisor to be a steward. The beauties sent to Beijing by Liu Yuan were also sent to the officials of the DPRK and China through Liu Siwei.

After Liu Yuan was escorted to Beijing this time, Liu Siwei also went to the Ministry of Officials and the Criminal Department to inquire about the news, but because it was Shi Liangmen who handled the case, who dared to say more and ask more? Therefore, Liu Siwei also found nothing, so he could only do it at home in a hurry.

Today, a young man came to Liu Siwei, saying that he was entrusted by Liu Yuan to assassinate the left army, pay him 100,000 taels of silver, and pay him 100,000 taels after the deed. In order to prevent himself from being suspected, Liu Yuan asked him not to do anything in Huaicheng or on the way to Beijing, and he could only do it when he entered Beijing. After entering Beijing, his accomplices went to assassinate the left army, but they were stabbed with a sword and finally died.

They didn't expect the left army to be so difficult to deal with, Liu Yuan once said that if you need help in Beijing, you can just come to Liu Siwei. Therefore, they came to Liu Siwei and proposed that the price should be doubled. Liu Siwei naturally refused to agree, so the assassin asked him to pay another 50,000 taels for the funeral expenses of the dead brother, and the matter was cleared up, and Liu Siwei had to find someone else for the assassination. If he refuses, he will kill Liu Siwei.

Liu Siwei thought about it, but he didn't want to lose his life. Second, if the left army does not die, my uncle will inevitably suffer, and my uncle's big backer is gone, so what future do I have. Thirdly, this money can also be asked to be returned by my uncle in the future. In the end, he agreed, and paid another 100,000 taels. Unexpectedly, in the evening, the assassin came running, only saying that the assassination had failed, and asked him to find another person, but the 200,000 taels that had been taken away had been taken away, but he refused to return anything.

After listening to Mu Chunqiu's report, Zuo Jun "hummed" and said: "The little thieves in the rivers and lakes are difficult to become a climate. You record a confession for him, and put him in prison first!"

"Yes!" Mu Chunqiu bowed and said, "What about his family?"

Zuo Jun said: "I'm afraid that I'll chew the root of my tongue when I go out." ”

Mu Chunqiu said: "My subordinates understand", and after speaking, he retreated.

Since going to Huaicheng to investigate Liu Yuan's case, Zuo Jun has always been on guard, this Liu Yuan is quite powerful in Huaicheng, and there are many people in Beijing who speak for him. didn't want him to be able to endure it for so long, and he didn't start until he entered the capital. Zuo Jun wrote an excerpt of the cause and effect of the incident, and handed it over the next day together with Liu Siwei's confession.

Emperor Xiang was naturally furious when he saw it, the five founding princes were all meritorious ministers who commanded the army to fight in those years, and many civil ministers and military generals in the court were also from the five princes. Except for the Duke of Wei, there is no successor, the other four dukes are all prosperous, and the protégés and former officials are also all over the court and the opposition, which has aroused the suspicion of the emperor. After Emperor Xiang succeeded to the throne, he successively exterminated the Duke of Han, the Duke of Zheng and the Duke of Song, but only the Duke of Qi could not find a way to deal with him.

This Duke of Qi was also alert, seeing that the other three dukes were eliminated one after another, he also acted in a low-key manner, but his private dealings with important ministers in the court were better than before, but because of his secretive actions, even Shi Liangmen did not find out for a long time.

Emperor Xiang asked, "Have you ever tried him?"

Zuo Jun replied: "The minister went to interrogate, and Liu Yuan flatly denied that he had sent someone to assassinate Weichen, saying that this must have been done by Liu Siwei alone, and he had nothing to do with it. ”

"Hmph!" Emperor Xiang slammed the fold on the table: "What's the difference between what Liu Siwei did and what he did, he still dares to quibble!

Zuo Jun said cautiously: "Your Majesty, after all, Liu Yuan is a first-class duke, if it is not personally judged by His Majesty, I am afraid that it will ......."

Emperor Xiang said angrily: "What are you afraid of? I will issue an order to deprive him of his title and demote him to a commoner." You told the Metropolitan Procuratorate to go to trial with confidence. ”

"The minister obeys the order!" Zuo Jun bowed and was about to retreat, but Emperor Xiang stopped him again and said, "The people from King Ning's place have all withdrawn!"

Zuo Jun was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Emperor Xiang meant, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister is guilty!"

Emperor Xiang said: "You are my person, and everything you do represents me." Since I don't blame you, that's what I mean. After speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Go down!"

Zuo Jun hurriedly got up and retreated, his forehead couldn't help sweating, he didn't know how Emperor Xiang knew that he had sent someone to keep an eye on the Beining Palace, but listening to Emperor Xiang's words, he didn't seem to be responsible. Zuo Jun said in his heart: I am afraid that the Holy Lord is also on guard against the King of Bac Ninh.

The case of Liu Yuan, the Duke of Qi, was handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, although Li Kaicheng of the right capital and Wu Jie of the left capital of the imperial history had the benefits of Liu Yuan, but this time no one dared to show favoritism, the old case and the new case were concluded in only three days, and the judgment was decided.

On this day, the king of Beining came to the Jiyu Garden, and when he saw Yue Xian, he said: "Brother Xian, do you know that Liu Yuan, the Duke of Qi, is about to be beheaded?"

Yue Xian said: "I saw the emperor's list, it's today!"

The king of Bac Ninh said: "Do you know what he was investigated for?"

Yue Xianqi said: "Isn't it all written on the emperor's list?

The King of Beining smiled: "You don't know this, you need to ask Fang Zhu to know." ”

Yue Xian was even more curious: "Why do you want to ask Fang Zhu?"

Fang Zhu on the side said with a smile: "This thing is ridiculous, I have a township to be a small servant in Taifu Qu Wenbo's house, I heard him talk about it." Last year, Liu Yuan offered a woman to Mrs. Qu as a concubine, but this woman had a husband, but she was robbed by Liu Yuan, and she gave it to Mrs. Qu a year later. The woman was very scheming, and she was obedient in every way when she was in Huaicheng, but after she was sent to the capital and given to Mrs. Qu, she showed her fierce appearance on the first night, and she actually carried a pair of scissors with her to stab Qu Wenbo to death. But she was a weak woman, after all, she had little strength, and she was escaped by Qu Wenbo after missing a blow, and with a shout, a group of family members rushed in. The woman saw that there were so many people that she committed suicide. This incident offended Qu Wenbo, and he finally found an excuse and participated in Liu Yuan's book in front of the emperor. ”

The king of Bac Ninh continued: "The imperial brother sent the left army to Huaicheng to investigate him, but who knew that many problems were found after checking and searching, so he tied him into the capital. ”

(Chapter 57: End)