Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3941 The situation changed sharply

"Who? Stop!"

When Qu Tuquan realized that something was wrong, he was about to lead his people away quietly, but he was spotted by Zuo Wuwei's scouts, and a group of cavalry came galloping to block his way.

Qu Tuquan clasped his fists on the horse and said, "I am Qu Tuquan, the sixth captain of the East Palace. Earlier, scouts from your army entered the city to report the incident, saying that bandits attacked and killed a manor. Please lead me to lead people to block the scene...Since your army has arrived , then I don’t want to be troublesome, and I have to go back to guard the city gate, so I leave.”

As soon as you rein in the horse, you will return to the original road.

Unexpectedly, the school lieutenant headed by that group of cavalry had a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "The commander of my family found a bandit last night and arrested him. Unexpectedly, half of them escaped. They chased all the way to this place, just in time to see the murder here. The scene is being investigated in the village...Since Captain Qu Tu is here, there is no need to leave in a hurry, just to be a witness."

Qu Tuquan was taken aback, Cheng Yaojin is here?

Where is he willing to leave behind as a testimony?He only hated himself for not coming, and refused: "Duke Lu is a famous general in the world, with him surveying the scene, how can the general dare to comment? Don't dare to disturb Duke Lu, let's leave first..."

"Captain Qu Tu stay a step!"

Another rider came from the village, and the soldiers on the horse shouted loudly from a distance: "The commander-in-chief welcomes you!"

Qu Tuquan kept complaining, but he didn't dare to disobey Cheng Yaojin's military orders, so he had to order the accompanying soldiers to wait here, and then followed into the village.

At this moment, the light rain has stopped, and the sky is still gloomy. Although the morning sun is blocked by clouds, there is still some light through, and the surrounding scenery can be seen clearly without a torch.

Dismounting in front of the broken gate of the village, a strong smell of blood rushed to the face as soon as he stepped into the village. On the way to the village, he kept seeing corpses lying down on the roadside, in the courtyard, and at the gate. The death conditions were different, but most of them He was killed by a sharp blade, and the blood was a little faded by the rain, but it didn't reduce the tragic spirit at all...

Even though he had never had experience in criminal investigation, Qu Tuquan, who had been in the battle for a long time, could see clearly, how could this be looting of goods and fodder?
It was clearly a deliberate massacre.

Outside the main room, there were soldiers with helmets and armours standing around the wall, Cheng Yaojin in military uniform stood at the door with his hands behind his back, when he saw Qu Tuquan approaching, he beckoned.

Qu Tuquan stepped forward to Cheng Yaojin's back, ignored the muddy blood on the ground, and knelt down on one knee: "The final general will see Lu Guogong."

Only then did he realize that Cheng Yaojin was one foot in front of him, and a headless corpse was lying on the ground...

"Free gift!"

Cheng Yaojin said a word, and called Qu Tuquan to his side. Just as he was about to speak, a military clerk came quickly, holding a few pages of paper in his hand, and said respectfully: "I want to report to you, Commander-in-Chief, just now." The survivors in the village and the rogues captured last night were interrogated, and they all confessed, this is a confession, please look it over, Commander-in-Chief."

Cheng Yaojin snorted and shouted: "This commander is now under the Eastern Expedition Army and ordered to garrison the Chunming Gate. It's already meddling in arresting bandits. How can I have the right to interrogate this case? It's just nonsense. However, Colonel Qu Tu belongs to the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace, is a close minister of the crown prince, and is ordered to take charge of Chang'an's defense, so this matter can be handed over to him."

Qu Tuquan shook his head like a rattle drum, repeatedly refusing: "Lu Guogong is the pillar of the country, the prince of the country, he should deal with this matter, the last general is humble, how dare he overstep? Don't do it, don't do it."

How can there be any reason for this kind of thing?It's going to be a big trouble if you get it on...

"fart!"

Cheng Yaojin turned around, stared, and reprimanded: "Since you know that I am the Duke of the country, you still dare to violate my military orders, and you want to die? If you dare to shirk, you will be dealt with by military law!"

Qu Tuquan felt extremely wronged, but how dare he say no more in front of Cheng Yaojin?
I had no choice but to admit it while pinching my nose: "The last general will follow orders."

Only then did Cheng Yaojin's anger dissipate, he patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I have heard about your kid's deeds of defending the Tai Chi Palace. He never retreated and made outstanding achievements. He didn't disgrace your father. It's a good show." Come here, take Colonel Qu Tu to interrogate the criminals."

Qu Tuquan squeezed out an extremely embarrassing smile: "Thank you Lu Guogong for your ridiculous praise, I will be ashamed in the end."

He greeted Cheng Yaojin's ancestors in his heart...

The clerk on the side wondered: "I'm afraid that... the criminals will not be brought for trial. During the interrogation just now, those criminals were very stubborn, and they confessed with some tricks. I'm afraid they have died at this moment."

Cheng Yaojin scolded: "A bunch of worthless, useless things!"

After cursing, he snatched the confession from the scribe's hand and stuffed it into Qu Tuquan's hand: "It doesn't matter if the prisoner is dead, isn't there still a confession? You just need to report the truth, and you will never distrust Lao Tzu." , think that Lao Tzu colluded with that criminal, talking nonsense?"

Reluctantly, Qu Tuquan followed up with a few confessions, saying in his heart that what the hell is wrong with you, and that you are not framing me?
Cheng Yaojin didn't give him a chance to speak at all, waved his hand, and said to the surrounding soldiers: "Okay, hand it over to the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace, and let's continue chasing the rogues south!"

"Here!"

The soldiers responded with a bang and evacuated the manor in an orderly manner.

Qu Tuquan was taken aback, stopped Cheng Yaojin, and asked, "Duke Lu was ordered to guard the Chunming Gate, how could he lead his troops around at will? Please rest assured, since the case has been handed over to the last general, he will naturally be careful." Careful investigation will not let the murderer go unpunished."

Zuo Wuwei is stationed outside the Chunming Gate. It is not only Li Ji'an's eye in Chang'an, but also because of Cheng Yaojin's status in the Shandong family, he is also a thunderbolt next to the fire pit. If he is not careful, he will detonate and cause drastic changes in the situation. , making Donggong passive, how can he be allowed to run around and do whatever he wants?

Cheng Yaojin immediately lowered his face, and shouted: "Presumptuous! How can I allow you to be pushy when I do things? I am from a family in Shandong, and I belong to the same bloodline as Cui Yuqing who died tragically. Now that he has been killed by a lord, I happen to meet him again." , if you can't kill the murderer with your own hands, what face will you have when you see the elders in Shandong again? You can't get involved in this matter, just report it, no need to say anything!"

Qu Tuquan looked dazed, you are obviously trying to trick me, so you still don't allow me to resist, right?

Cheng Yaojin scolded him, ignored him, and quickly withdrew with his soldiers and horses, galloping south with horseshoes rolling.

"Mother! Just bullying people? The one who involved Donggong Six Rates and then testified for you to kill Cui Yuqing was Guan Long's rout of soldiers... But you are talking to yourself, and there is no proof!"

Qu Tuquan wanted to cry but had no tears, but was miserably hurt by this demon king.

He cursed in his heart and greeted the [-]th generation of Cheng Yaojin's ancestors, but he had to quickly order the accompanying soldiers to surround the manor and not allow anyone to approach, then looked at the confession in his hand, and handed it over to his relatives. Bing, let him go back to the city and report this matter, especially Cheng Yaojin will definitely lead his army to the south to investigate the remnants of Guanlong in the name of hunting down the murderers. Please pay more attention to Donggong and beware of changes in the situation.

……

Soon, this matter was reported to Li Jing.

Li Jing, who was sitting in Chengtianmen, listened to the soldiers recounting Qu Tuquan's words, and looked at the confession in his hands, which clearly showed that this group of rout soldiers belonged to Guan Long, pretending to be the remnants of the private army of a clan outside the pass, and under the leadership of grandson Wuji. He ordered a raid on the manor to kill, intending to stir up the dissatisfaction of the Shandong family, disrupt the ongoing negotiations with the East Palace, and even the next cooperation between the two parties...

Pure nonsense!

Changsun Wuji is now retreating to Zhongnan Mountain, the remaining Guanlong army around him is vulnerable, life and death are only at the prince's whim, how dare he make troubles at such a time?

It is clear that the Shandong family was looking for a reason to force the crown prince to go to war against Guan Long and completely destroy Guan Long. For this reason, they even did not hesitate to hire a servant of the Ministry of punishment... This is the determination of the Shandong family. Giving up shows his resolute attitude. If the prince ignores it, he will suffer extreme dissatisfaction from them, and it is unknown if the situation will change again.

The banner of the Shandong family is Li Ji, and Li Ji is approaching Chang'an with an army in his hands. If the crown prince breaks with the Shandong family, no one knows how the situation will develop... The Shandong family is sure that the prince dare not break openly. So use these methods to force the prince.

Its heart is awkward!

But Li Jing didn't dare to make up his own mind, so he quickly changed into a military uniform, and went to Wude Hall to meet the prince from Chengtianmen, presented his confession, and then expressed his own judgment.

Li Chengqian had just finished his breakfast and was dressed in ordinary clothes. He met Li Jing in the side hall, watched the confession and listened to Li Jing's narration, and was speechless for a long time...

Throwing the confession on the desk in front of him, he said angrily: "Duke Lu is too domineering, too bullying!"

These so-called "evidences" are like child's play. How can you take him, the crown prince, as a fool?At any rate, you should operate more delicately, instead of being so hasty and perfunctory...

Li Jing was calm, and said solemnly: "Left and right are just an excuse. No matter how you operate, the effect will be the same. The Shandong family is obviously not satisfied with controlling the military of the Tang Dynasty. They are trying to use this to completely destroy Guanlong and enter The imperial court is separate from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River... Guan Long still has some uses, and Guan Long's life and death are also related to the majesty of His Highness."

The prince wants to keep Guan Long, and rely on his remaining background to resist the complete control of the court in Shandong and Jiangnan. If Guan Long is still wiped out under such a background, what face will the prince have?
Perhaps, the Shandong family disregarded the wishes of the prince and ordered Cheng Yaojin to destroy Guanlong with all his might, with the intention of killing the prince's prestige and suppressing the prince's majesty.

The crown prince has not yet ascended the throne, so let's get off his horse first...

Li Chengqian also thought of this, and asked, "What do Duke Wei think?"

Li Jing pondered for a while, and said: "The Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace is responsible for the defense of the capital, and dare not leave without permission. After all, the Guanlongmen Clan still has strength. If there are any ups and downs, they must be dealt with. Your Highness can ask the Duke of Yue to give Gao Kan an order to send Zuo Wuwei stands at the foot of Mount Zhongnan, and must not let him surprise the remnants of Guanlong's army."

(End of this chapter)