Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 100 Imperial Capital Riots
  "Ji Ren was injured? How are you now?"

In the prime minister's house, Zhuge Qinglan, who was practicing calligraphy in the study, heard the news. A rare trace of anxiety appeared on his usually calm and calm face. The hair pen in his hand fell straight onto the fine rice paper, and a large area of ​​ink was spread out, ruining the entire page. There was a copybook, but Zhuge Qinglan paid no attention to it and just stared at the housekeeper.

"I don't know the specific situation. The guard who came to report the news only said that Qiao Qingyu took him back to the house and there should be no fear for his life." The Zhuge family housekeeper replied.

"Take my post to Tai Hospital, call all the imperial doctors from Tai Hospital, and go to Uncle Weiyuan's Mansion to see Ji Ren. Also, suppress the news first and don't let your uncle know." Zhuge Qinglan road.

Zhuge Yuquan cannot know about this matter, otherwise Zhuge Qinglan cannot predict what will happen.

If Ji Ren died, the world would really collapse.

In Chang'an City, as long as there is any suspicion related to this matter, regardless of status, innocent or not, my uncle will kill him.

"Yes." The housekeeper also realized that the situation was critical and immediately took the order and hurried to the Tai Hospital.

Zhuge Qinglan also had no intention of continuing to practice calligraphy, and quickly summoned the ministers of the Prime Minister's Mansion to understand the cause and effect of the matter.

After learning that Ji Ren was going to Dengke Building, he directly asked Zuocheng Guard General Jiang Zhong to lead his troops to surround the entire Dengke Building, seizing everyone without entering or leaving.

At the same time, the four doors were closed, and several people who Ji Ren had invited to the Dengke Building were all thrown into the prison for interrogation. Suddenly, the whole of Chang'an was shaken.

At the same time, Zhou Shu, who was the governor of Jingzhao at the time, also had an unprecedented headache.

He originally thought it was just an ordinary murder case, and he didn't know much about Ji Ren. But before he could move, the Zhuge family took action, directly dispatching troops and sealing the four gates.

This is a big deal. The prime minister is a civil servant and does not have military power. However, the Zhuge family is an exception. They have all been on the battlefield, so they have promoted countless generals. Moreover, people in the officialdom must have backers, so there are countless The soldiers took the initiative to join the Zhuge family.

Therefore, the Zhuge family actually controls a huge part of the military power, but the Zhuge family has always known the importance and will not use it lightly to avoid unnecessary suspicion.

But now that it's really used, that's a big deal.

Moreover, the four doors are closed, only entering but not exiting. Even if the prince is assassinated, this may not happen.

The Zhuge family valued Ji Ren beyond everyone's expectations.

If a murder occurs in the capital, he, the governor of Jingzhao, will be the first to bear the brunt.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the person who was assassinated this time seemed to be a water thief. He was wearing the clothes of Prince Wu's Mansion, and even had the waistband of Prince Wu's Mansion on his body. Zhou Shu was so frightened that he almost couldn't wear his black gauze hat.

He couldn't afford to offend either of them, the Prime Minister's Mansion or Prince Wu's Mansion.

And if it involves a fight for the crown prince, it means there are other princes' writings, and he doesn't dare to check it out.

So after much consideration, he used his external brain—his son Zhou Kuan.

They didn't let people pass it on, but Zhou Shu, the biological father, rushed back to the Zhou Mansion in a carriage. He quickly walked to the backyard in three steps and two steps at a time. After passing the verandah and walking to the backyard, a green pool emerged. Like a piece of warm jade, the breeze blew slightly, stirring the water surface, revealing the appearance of several koi carps. The scenery was picturesque and refreshing, but Zhou Shu had no time to appreciate these scenery now.

Beside the pool, Zhou Kuan was reading a book. When he noticed his father's arrival, he immediately stood up and saluted.

"No need to be polite, something big has happened." Zhou Shu said with an anxious look on his face and told the story quickly.

"Ji Ren was assassinated?" Zhou Kuan frowned slightly.

"That's right, do you know him?" Zhou Shu said in surprise.

"I met him a few days ago because of Yuan Qi's incident. We also made an appointment to go to his restaurant. I never thought that something like this would happen." Zhou Kuan said. "Let's put this aside for now. How to deal with this matter now? Ji Ren is obviously a person that the Prime Minister's Office wants to protect, so we have to investigate it. And now, the investigation has found the King of Wu. How can we continue to investigate?" Zhou Shuman He said with a sad face.

"Father, I will go to the Prime Minister immediately and report all matters to the Prime Minister, who will make a decision." Zhou Kuan said.

"That's it?" Zhou Shu said in surprise.

"What else can I do otherwise? If my father wants to interrogate the King of Wu, let his son lead the generals and soldiers to surround the King of Wu's Mansion and bring the King out. Or should he be like General Jiang and surround the Dengke Building, with no one allowed in or out?" Zhou Kuandao.

"Nonsense." Zhou Shu immediately scolded angrily, "That's King Wu. Without His Majesty's imperial edict, who dares to offend?"

"So my father can only report to the prime minister. The prime minister is the head of the officials, and it is always right for my father to act according to the prime minister's instructions. So now that my father is with the prime minister, the Jingzhao Mansion will act according to the prime minister's orders." Zhou Kuandao .

"But if the Prime Minister mobilizes troops privately, will he be targeted by someone with ulterior motives if he is with the Prime Minister at this time? And if it is really not found out that King Wu did it, what will our Zhou family do? After all, our ancestors are also from the Jiangdong line." How could Zhou Shu do this?

"Father, the Prime Minister is the head of the officials. His Majesty has not issued an order to remove him. It is right for my father to obey the Prime Minister's orders and act in accordance with the laws of the country. And my father can rest assured that Your Majesty will never remove the Prime Minister. As for the King of Wu, it is really If it is found to be related to him, the one who holds the grudge is the Prime Minister and has nothing to do with his father. The Prime Minister is benevolent and righteous and will not let his father get ahead. On the contrary, if it is not found out this way, his father will side with the King of Wu? Participate in the fight for the heir?" Zhou Kuan said calmly.

"How is that possible? You don't understand fatherhood and seizing a legitimate son. How can father be involved?" Zhou Shu shook his head quickly.

"Isn't that all? My father only needs to act in accordance with the laws of the country, and leave the rest to the prime minister. As for the ancestors? Our ancestor Zhou Yu was the governor of Jiangdong, but our ancestors Zhou Jing and Zhou Zhong both worshiped the Eastern Han Dynasty Taiwei, so do we have to And the collusion that condensed Liu Xie's Dharma Prime Minister?" Zhou Kuan said.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Is it okay to say such things?" Zhou Shu turned pale with fright.

"Don't worry, father. It's just a matter of words, son. If father can't solve this matter, don't solve it. I'll pay a visit to Uncle Weiyuan's Mansion later to see how Ji Ren's injury is. If Ji Ren's injury is not serious, it's not too dangerous. , Prime Minister is generous, this matter has nothing to do with father, and he will definitely not be blamed on him. If something happens, judging from the actions of the Zhuge family now, the emperor does not know how many people will die," Zhou Kuan said.

"Yes, you hurry up to Qiao's house and get up." Zhou Shu urged quickly and snatched the scroll from Zhou Kuan's hand.

Zhou Kuan looked a little helpless, but he still walked to Qiao's house obediently.

At the same time, after Zhou Shu received his son's persuasion, he felt convinced and immediately took a carriage to find Zhuge Qinglan.

This pot needs to be thrown away.

Can't carry it.

When Zhuge Qinglan met Zhou Shu, he directly took up the responsibility and temporarily took over the Jingzhao Mansion.

The entire city of Chang'an was enveloped in a bloody storm.

Especially after Zhang Jingshou learned the news, he broke in directly to inquire about the news and found out that the water bandits were related. He was even more furious, thinking that he had implicated Ji Ren. With a wave of his hand, he took his friends, Chun Yushan, Jiang Yi, and Xing with him. Cui, Zhang Jingyi, Jiang Xian, Mi Liang, Zhang Gan, Tian Zhi, Xia Houquan and others directly kicked the door of Prince Wu's mansion and cursed King Wu. King Wu was already angry when he learned that the assassination failed, but now he was bullied and came to the door. Wherever he could show weakness, he was extremely strong, for fear of letting others see that he was guilty of being a thief.

The two sides disagreed and started fighting directly.

This time it was in Prince Wu's palace, and Zhang Jingshou came to provoke him. King Wu confidently asked the palace soldiers to capture Zhang Jingshou's group. The scene was originally one-sided.

As a result, Zhang Jingshou became desperate and hit his head on the guard's knife. Tong Shiqi was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out. He fired out his gun and broke half of the wall of Prince Wu's palace. Then Prince Wu's guards had to come out.

The two powerful land princes fought hard, and most of the Wu Prince's mansion was demolished.

Emperor Qi, who was doing happy exercises in Concubine Xian's room, almost jumped out of bed when he got the news.

And when she heard that her son actually led people to make trouble in Prince Wu's Mansion, Concubine Xian's face turned a little pale.

(End of this chapter)