Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2730
Outside the gate of Mingde, the murder scene was already crowded with people.

Since the reign of Wude, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has begun to emerge, and the world has been peaceful. Although the frontier wars continue, the last time the people living in Guanzhong and Gyeonggi saw soldiers and slaughter was in the ninth year of Wude. His Majesty the Second launched the Xuanwumen coup and seized the throne instead, followed by more than a hundred thousand Turkic wolves led by Jieli Khan to break through the frontier pass and drive all the way to the bank of the Wei River, forcing His Majesty Li to lead Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling and other six cavalry met Jieli Khan across the Weishui River and signed the servile Weishui alliance.

For so many years, Chang'an has never seen swordsmen again. Now that the prosperous world lives in peace and prosperity, even cases of murder and robbery are rare.

The people didn't feel scared, but felt fresh, and they flocked from inside and outside the city to watch the excitement.

This is another main road for transportation, no matter whether you go out of the city or enter the city, it is the only way to pass through, resulting in more and more crowds of onlookers. The officials of the Jingzhao Mansion, the police, and the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs quickly blocked the crowds at a certain distance, so as not to be destroyed. to the scene of the crime.

But people don't care, how can they see clearly when it's too far away?The latecomers couldn't see anything, so they kept pushing forward. The officials and patrolmen were so tired that they were sweating profusely. They had to hold hands and form a human wall, which was enough to block the crowd.

The people in Tang Dynasty are not afraid of officials, especially in Chang'an. The people are usually fine and gossip. They always talk about His Majesty Li Er's Xuanwumen killing brothers and brothers. He has various flaws, but his heart is definitely the best in all ages.

Although some dirty things cannot be avoided in the officialdom, they are generally honest and honest. Officials in the Tang Dynasty don't care much about money, but more about their own reputation. No matter if they are from a family or from a poor family, a good official voice is the only way to get promoted The first condition of being a nobleman is that once the reputation is bad, he will not be promoted if he has great ability, so he is very patient with the noise of the people.

Not to mention serving as an official and benefiting one party, if there are people eating pots of pulp before leaving, and giving them a Wanmin umbrella along the way, that is really a supreme honor, enough to brag about on the wine table for a lifetime ...

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When Changsun Wuji felt that outside Mingde's gate, he saw a sea of ​​people, and there was a buzzing noise in his ears, and he was suddenly upset.

Regardless of the Jingzhao Mansion or the Ministry of Punishment, they usually deal with various officials at most. As soon as Changsun Wuji's carriage arrived, he was recognized by others, and he hurriedly notified Jing Zhaoyin Ma Zhou and the Minister of Punishment Zhang Liang.

Gao Jifu was stabbed to death outside the Mingde Gate. This was a first-class case, so Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang did not dare to neglect, and arrived at the scene with their most trusted and elite subordinates to maintain order and investigate the scene. Wuji is here, hurry up to greet him.

"The next official sees Zhao Guogong."

Seeing the two respectful in front of the carriage, Changsun Wuji lifted the curtain, waved, and said, "Get in the carriage and talk."

"Here!"

The two boarded the car one after another and lowered the curtain.

Changsun Wuji sat in the carriage and asked, "What's the situation?"

Zhang Liang glanced at Ma Zhou and kept silent.

At the beginning, he was all about seeking refuge with the nobles of Guanlong, but he listened to the nonsense of Changsun Wuji, saying that he would support him to become a minister in the future. In the end, he deceived himself to the south of the Yangtze River, and got a troublesome "deputy general manager of the Pyongyang Road Marching". Suffering Fang Jun's idleness, he was even isolated on the Wusong River and couldn't get off the boat. He had no rice, oil or wine, and almost starved to death, making himself a laughing stock in the officialdom.

This resentment has not dissipated until today, so I am very resistant to Changsun Wuji from the bottom of my heart.

Although turning to Fang Jun's sect made him the object of everyone's despise, but now that he has transformed into a member of the prince's faction, he has a bright future ahead, so he is inevitably more confident.On the other hand, Changsun Wuji is already very old, but he still has to run around to make plans for the continuation of the family. The promising heirs in the family flee to death.
There is no need to save face.

Ma Zhou seems to be cold and harsh, but he is actually a kind person. He is not aimed at the nobles of Guanlong, but purely for the public. Seeing Zhang Liang's conflicted expression at this moment, he had to say: "Back to Zhao Guogong, the next official and Yun Guogong After receiving the report, he quickly organized the elite officials in the yamen to come. After on-site investigation, it was confirmed that the victim was Gao Jifu, the servant of the official department. He died tragically on the spot."

Changsun Wuji's face sank, and he asked: "Has the murderer left any clues, and do you know who did it?"

Ma Zhou paused for a moment. Logically speaking, such clues to the murder scene are not allowed to be leaked before the case is solved, so as not to be known by the murderer, so he can prepare accordingly.However, he is not a man who knows how to adapt. There is no way to completely block the news from someone like Changsun Wuji. As long as Changsun Wuji wants to know, there are naturally ways to learn the details from the officials of Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment.

So he said frankly: "Since Mr. Zhao Guogong asked, the lower officials naturally have nothing to hide. At present, we only know that all the equipment used by the murderer is the standard equipment in the army. Whether it is a crossbow or a horizontal knife, they are all from the army. Not at all."

Changsun Wuji had spent most of his life in the officialdom, so he naturally understood that Ma Zhou was giving him face, otherwise he wouldn't have said a word, so he nodded slightly and said softly, "Prince Bin has a heart, I remember your favor. The big case has had a huge impact, daring to do such a lawless thing in the important place of capital, at the foot of the emperor, will inevitably make His Majesty furious and the people will seething with resentment. I also hope that the Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Criminal Justice can deploy capable personnel to solve the case with all their strength, and bring the culprits to justice as soon as possible. "

Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang hurriedly said, "Here!"

Changsun Wuji didn't bother to see how miserable Gao Jifu's death was, so he said a few more polite words, put down the curtain of the car, and ordered the coachman to drive back to the city.

Sitting in the car, Changsun Wuji felt extremely heavy when he heard groups of people from the city coming to join in the fun on the road outside.

He didn't think it was a coincidence, he had just recommended Gao Jifu to His Royal Highness King Jin to serve as King Jin's staff and assist King Jin in seizing the power of the Ministry of War.

This location is very problematic. If you want to murder Gao Jifu for other reasons, with the ability and determination shown by the murderer, you can take advantage of Gao Jifu's unpreparedness to assassinate him without anyone noticing. Why did you choose? Mingde Gate, a major traffic pass in and out of Chang'an, caused the whole city to be full of uproar?

Obviously, one of the killer's intentions in assassinating Gao Jifu was to deter certain people.

This inevitably reminded him of Qiu Yingqi, who was going to the Jianghuai area to hunt down the murderer, but in fact should quietly go to the south of the Yangtze River to assassinate Fang Jun...

Is it possible that Fang Jun learned from somewhere that Qiu Yingqi had gone south to harm him, so he simply counterattacked and preemptively struck Gao Jifu, who arranged himself next to King Jin in an attempt to seize the power of the Ministry of War, and by the way gave him A warning to yourself?
After stroking his beard and thinking for a long time, Changsun Wuji finally dispelled this doubt.

Although logically it seems reasonable, but based on Changsun Wuji's understanding of Fang Jun, if he really found out that he sent Qiu Yingqi to assassinate him, he would probably not go around playing around like this, but should do whatever he wants. Unscrupulously rushing into the Changsun's mansion, confronting himself face to face, even stepping into Zhao Guogong's mansion is not surprising.

Even if he is hostile, Changsun Wuji has to admit that even though Fang Jun is not easy to see in a thousand ways, there is one thing that is admirable. Strength to face all opponents.

I really disdain those dirty means of privacy.

Since it wasn't Fang Jun, could it be that the prince saw King Jin enter the military department, fearing that his foundation would not be stable, so he ruthlessly killed him?
It seems impossible.

The so-called personality determines the style of action, the prince's benevolence is definitely not pretending, with his kind-hearted and soft-hearted personality, no matter how much worry and dissatisfaction he has in his heart, he will often hold it in his heart and face it in front of his cronies How can you make such a violent counterattack with a few complaints?
It is neither Fang Jun nor the prince, so there is only one possibility left for so long, and that is maybe someone or some force in the court, who wants to use the method of sniping King Jin to enter the military department to achieve the transfer. The purpose of going to the prince's camp.

(End of this chapter)