The third prince made trouble in Dali Temple, pointed to the nose of Du Chengye, the chief catcher, and asked him to thoroughly investigate the case, and he must arrest the murderer.

Du Chengye patted his chest on the spot and promised that he would complete the task.

watched the third prince run away angrily.

Du Chengye arched his hand at Liu Zhifan and said respectfully: "My lord, what do you think of this?"

Liu Zhifan was silent for a moment and said: "Xue Laosi is the third prince's person, this is not a secret in the middle and upper echelons of Beijing, but the people do not know. ”

Du Chengye said: "What do you mean is that it is not the major families in the capital that shot this time, but the people from the rivers and lakes?"

Liu Zhifan waved his hand and said, "You and I know what Xue Laosi has done over the years, because of the three princes, we turn a blind eye every time." ”

After a pause, he continued: "This time the thief's methods are so ferocious, the possibility of the enemy seeking revenge is relatively high. Of course, it is also possible that the prince brother took advantage of the current chaos in the capital to attack the three princes, you know, there are not a few sons and brothers offended by the three princes. ”

Du Chengye said: "That subordinate?"

Liu Zhifan instructed: "Don't act rashly first, check it out and then say, if it is a person from the rivers and lakes, take it directly and hand it over to the third prince to dispose of, if it is really a son-in-law, inform me as soon as possible, and I will deal with it personally." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

......

Xuanpingfang.

Zhao Xun sent the Wang family to take Xiaoxi to buy vegetables, and he and Li Wuchang entered the secret room.

Last night, after they committed the crime, they brought back a box of silver tickets and a few gold bricks, and the rest was not touched, not that they didn't want it, but it was really difficult to get it.

"There are a total of 130,000 taels of silver tickets and four gold bricks, what should I do now?" Zhao Xun finished counting and asked Li Wuchang how to deal with it.

Li Wuchang squinted his eyes and replied: "Hide the silver ticket first, don't use it first, wait until the wind is over, the gold can be melted and then used, as for how to use it, you are in charge, if you want to help the victims, don't make a big scene, just set up an ordinary porridge stall or steamed bun stall." ”

Zhao Xun nodded and put everything away.

Li Wuchang was silent for a moment, and continued: "The matter is not over yet, I can't make any rash moves during this time, I can only go home and cat." Don't act rashly, and when the time comes, we'll let it go. ”

Zhao Xun said: "The rest is okay, I'm more worried about Du Chengye, he is still very good at investigating the case, although we were very careful last night, but ......"

Li Wuchang waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this, we are so careful, no one else sees it when we act, and there are no cameras on the street." ”

"What's the head?" Zhao Xun wondered.

Li Wuchang smiled lightly and said, "I mean, he Du Chengye is not an immortal, I'm afraid that he is a fart, but I'm worried that my family will know that my uncles are not vegetarians." ”

Exhaled, he continued: "Let's do this first, I'm going back, I have to think of a decent reason, hide it first." ”

Li Wuchang's worry was not unreasonable, as soon as he returned home, Li Qing came to the door.

"I heard that you didn't come home all night, what did you do?" Li Qingfa asked.

"I was in a very bad mood yesterday, Uncle Qing, you know about this, so I borrowed wine to kill my sorrows, got drunk and slept on the street, Uncle Qing, do you have something?" Li Wuchang shrugged his shoulders and said in a bad tone.

Seeing that Li Wuchang's face was haggard, as if he was very sad, and his body was full of the smell of wine, Li Qing was a little embarrassed and said, "It's okay, just ask...... Also, your father told you to go out less recently, and it is best not to mess with the third prince. ”

"Got it. Li Wuchang waved his hand, looking impatient, as if he never wanted to hear anyone mention the Third Prince again.

......

Li Mansion, East Courtyard Study.

Li Lingwu looked at Li Qing and asked, "How is it?"

Li Qing replied: "It shouldn't be impermanence, he doesn't have the strength, he doesn't have the guts, he just drank last night, he drank a lot, and he smelled of wine, it seems that he was really sad yesterday." ”

Li Lingwu laughed and said, "Sad? Tell me, what's wrong with him." ”

Li Qing said: "The third prince sent someone to kill him that time, although it was impulsive and provoked, but he still wiped his ass clean in time afterwards. ”

sighed for a moment, and continued: "I just didn't expect that Impermanence actually knew that this matter was done by the third prince, and yesterday I was provoked by the third prince, and I was angry, and when I talked to me, there was no respect in the past, I don't know whether to blame me for deceiving him before, or blame us for not supporting him." ”

Li Lingwu was puzzled: "Blame us?"

Li Qing sighed again and said: "Yes, he also said that he beat the guards of the third prince, if it caused a misunderstanding, for the sake of the Li Mansion, he can go and apologize to the third prince, and kneel, but if the third prince wants his life, he will definitely accompany him to the end, and he is very tough...... Big brother, it seems that we are really underestimating impermanence, this kid is a little backbone. ”

Li Lingwu was silent.

Over the years, his concern for Li Wuchang has been really pitiful, and even the number of meetings is limited.

"Tell him, kneel down and apologize or something, but don't take the initiative to provoke the third prince, you usually look at it. After being silent for a long time, Li Lingwu spoke.

Li Qing suggested: "Big brother, otherwise, he doesn't have the heart to practice martial arts anyway, find something else for him to do, so as not to cause trouble everywhere." ”

"It's okay, you can do it. Li Lingwu nodded.

......

Xue Laosi died unexpectedly, and it was less than a day, and it spread to every corner of the East City.

There are regrets, there are amazements, and of course they have to applaud secretly, but they dare not say it.

The corpse was found in the treasury full of treasures, the gold, silver and jewelry were not moved, Xue Laosi was stabbed in the chest, there were no injuries elsewhere, his eyes were round, and he was greatly frightened before he died.

The people didn't hear anything that night, and they found out the next day.

Du Chengye has interrogated his subordinates, including the two little beauties, there is no suspicion, he also sent people to investigate and inquire, but he did not find anything.

After a day of covert investigation, I didn't find any useful clues.

Du Chengye frowned, he didn't know how to start, he could only infer that this murder was carefully planned, and it was definitely not an ordinary murder or vendetta.

Lu Xuanming sent someone to move all the treasures in the treasury and told Du Chengye that he should solve the case before the end of the year.

But two days later, there were still no clues, and it was almost the New Year, Du Chengye had no choice, first said hello to his boss Liu Zhifan, and then launched his long-term relationship to continue the investigation.

I thought it was an ordinary case of murder and robbery, but the next development was completely beyond Du Chengye's expectations.

First of all, a large number of leaflets appeared in Dongshi, saying that Xue Laosi had done things that hurt nature and reason over the years, such as forcing good people to become prostitutes, bullying and dominating the market, disregarding people's lives, having noses and eyes, and listing various evidence, many people also went to verify that there was indeed such a thing, and they also found a lot of bitter masters, but they all dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

Within a day, the news spread throughout Chang'an City.

For a while, Xue Laosi changed from a heroic boss to a bully that everyone shouted at, and many scholars and chivalrous men were indignant and demanded that the government make Xue Laosi's evil deeds public.

There are also rumors that Xue Laosi died this time, God can't see it, and specially sent a hero to collect him.

Therefore, Du Chengye's investigation of the case was hindered, and no public was willing to cooperate, so Du Chengye reported the situation to Liu Zhifan and asked for instructions on what to do next.

Liu Zhifan thought for a long time and said, "Hmph, rumors...... Good means, it seems that this time it is not a vendetta in the rivers and lakes, nor is it an ordinary murder for money, this is someone who specifically went to the three princes. ”

Du Chengye said: "Do you want to find out who the third prince has offended recently?"

Liu Zhifan shook his head and said, "The third prince is arrogant, and he offends people every day, including the sons and brothers of the major families, and even the officials of the imperial court. ”

Du Chengye said strangely: "Imperial court officials?"

Liu Zhifan explained: "Most of the offense is verbal, let's just say that yesterday, he came to the Yamen of Dali Temple so arrogantly, and completely didn't take me, the Zhengqing, in his eyes, and directly ordered you, isn't this offended me? ”

Sighed and said, "If this is the case, then it is difficult to check." If you go to investigate, you will only get more and more confused, and you will even be used by someone with a heart to kill people with a knife. ”

Du Chengye thought for a moment and said: "My lord, what are you doing, the more those rumors are spreading, sooner or later they will burn to the third prince, and he will blame it when the time comes......"

Liu Zhifan knocked his head and said: "This is what I'm worried about, don't go to investigate first, fully cooperate with Chang'an Mansion Yin to suppress the rumors, I will personally go to the third prince to explain the benefits, I hope he can understand." ”

Du Chengye surrendered his order and went to Chang'an Mansion Yin to discuss the matter, hoping to suppress the rumors as soon as possible.

But the reality is brutal.

In the afternoon of the same day, various leaflets appeared in various parts of Chang'an, and the content was shocking.

Xue Laosi's true identity is the house slave of the third prince, and no one dares to take care of the tyrannical and domineering over the years, because he has the third prince as a backer, he will honor the three princes more than 100,000 yuan of silver a year, and the day after the accident, Xue Laosi's family property was confiscated by the guards sent by the third prince. There are whole boxes of silver, whole boxes of jewelry, and countless treasures, all of which were looted by Xue Laosi on the orders of the third prince.

There is another article, which roughly says that the victims of the disaster in Chang'an are unattended, the court is cold-blooded and ruthless, the officials are insensitive, and the prince is a slave who commits murder, all of which are shocking.

Another poem says: Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.

......

The rumors spread more and more, and finally they couldn't be suppressed and spread to the palace.

The next day, the emperor repeatedly recited the two lines of "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road", and he was furious, and the officials were silent.

The consequences are severe.

Chang'an Mansion Yin corpse vegetarian meal, ignoring the suffering of the people, was dismissed on the spot, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Han Guang temporarily concurrent, ordered to do his best to provide disaster relief, to appease the people.

Dali Temple was ineffective in handling the case, and was reprimanded on the spot, and ordered to explain the situation to the people as soon as possible from now on and suppress rumors.

The third prince misbehaved, and he was punished for thinking behind closed doors for five days, and his mother was not strict in discipline and was demoted by one level. All the treasures collected from Xue Laosi were handed over to the treasury for disaster relief.

In addition, the commander of the Praetorian Guard was ordered to pay attention to the security of Chang'an City, and not to let the young people take advantage of the loopholes.