King of Song

Chapter 318 Chapter [-] Joint Trial by Two Divisions
The abnormal weather has attracted the attention of many people in Bianjing.

The ancients were quite in awe of the heavens, and once there were any changes in the sky, they would inevitably think of many things.

Although this sudden heavy rain is not as important as an earthquake or a solar eclipse, it is also somewhat special.Some people may not have paid attention to it, but with the help of some people, they also understand it.

During the heavy rain, two major events happened in Bianjing City, or in other words, only these two events caused a little disturbance and attention.

One is the suicide in fear of crime that occurred in the prison, and the other is the incident in which Lu Heqing's carriage fell into the Bian River and drowned.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it may be two deaths, but for those who know the inside story, it should be one death in a lifetime.

The iron-faced suzerain was very satisfied when he heard the report from his subordinates, nodded and said: "Very good, if you dare to think wrongly about the young master, he should die!"

"Sovereign, Lu Heqing is dead, but there are some slight flaws, maybe it will be seen that it is not an accident..." The person who spoke was another confidant of the iron-faced Sect Master, named Li Cheng, nicknamed Donglin, and Jiang Leiting The same, he is like a right-hand man.But in comparison, Li Cheng may be a little younger, not to the point where Jiang Leiting is able to cover everything and stand alone.

Now, Jiang Leiting went to the northwest, while Li Cheng stayed with the iron-faced suzerain.He presided over the attack against Lu Heqing today, but in his own opinion, things didn't seem so perfect.

"It's good that you can see your own deficiencies!" The Iron Faced Sect Master said approvingly, and continued: "Don't worry about this matter, just leave a little clue, just to let them know that it was not an accident, but deliberate. This is a wake-up call for Wang Yu, Lu Huiqing, and even Wang Anshi! Let them know that the intention is to harm the young master, and this is the end!"

"Will that..."

The iron-faced suzerain shook his head and said, "Other than that, is it still clean? Didn't it leak Xingzang?"

"No, there was heavy rain and fog at that time, which was an excellent cover, and no one noticed us." Li Cheng was very sure.

"Having said that, you still have to be careful, and... Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu still have to watch over there, in case they jump over the wall in a hurry!" The iron-faced suzerain said: "It rains and fogs..."

The iron-faced suzerain muttered a few words to himself, and asked, "Has the fueling started?"

"here we go!"

"Add the heavy rain, and if there is a vision in the sky, there will be grievances!"

"Yes!"

After Li Cheng left, the Iron Faced Sect Master stood there silently, staring at the heavy rain that had gradually subsided outside the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Lu Heqing's body had been transported back to Lu's house, and many servants and servants hurriedly began to purchase various items to prepare for the building of the mourning hall.

It happened so suddenly, who would have thought that the young and vigorous Saburo would die suddenly?It is impossible for anyone to prepare funeral supplies in advance, and the weather is good or not, so the Lu family can be said to be in a mess.

Lu Huiqing may have been too sad, fainted several times, and was temporarily sent to the room to rest.After lying down for a while, Lu Huiqing woke up and saw that Wang Yu was the only one in the room, so she asked in a deep voice, "How is the matter? Did you find anything?"

In addition to the real sadness, Lu Huiqing also has an element of acting. The brotherhood is deep and respectful. It is also a good story to spread.

Wang Yu nodded and said, "Maybe it's not an accident. The horse pulling the cart has a wound on it. Although it may have fallen into the river and got injured somewhere, it may also be done on purpose!"

"Really?" Lu Huiqing's voice was icy cold, so cold that it made people feel bone-chilling.

cough cough!Wang Yu coughed twice, and continued: "Even if it is raining heavily, the Bian Bridge is still relatively stable. With the escort of coachmen and slaves, how could it be possible to accidentally fall into the river? Brother Jifu, think about it!"

It was expected, perhaps from the very first moment, Lu Huiqing decided that this matter was tricky, and it was not just a simple accident.

"Who is it?" After Lu Huiqing asked, she was startled suddenly, looked at Wang Yu almost in disbelief, and said hesitantly, "It's him?"

The "he" that Lu Huiqing said was naturally referring to Lin Zhao. If he could kill someone, he must have a deep hatred.Although Brother Lu Huiqing offended many people on weekdays, it was mainly due to differences in political views. Some disputes between the old and new parties about reforms were more like differences in work in later generations.

In such a situation, it would definitely not lead to a fatal disaster. Although the Great Song Dynasty Tang quarreled over the Xining reform, private revenge between each other was rare.Moreover, some ordinary festivals are not at all to the point of killing people, and such a situation is mostly due to deep hatred.

Don't even think about it, the Lu family has only one mortal enemy, and that is Lin Zhao.Suspecting Lin Zhao was definitely not aimless. After all, they planned a lot, and the murder of Lin Zhao was just last night.

The two incidents happened so similarly, and they are closely related to each other. It is reasonable to think of Lin Zhao.

Before Wang Yu answered, Lu Huiqing just saw his expression and asked, "Is he not dead?"

"En!" Wang Yu nodded and said: "It is true that someone committed suicide in fear of crime. It should have been his, but unfortunately he switched cells with others. The person who did things was not careful and didn't pay attention. It was just an ordinary prisoner who died. He is safe and sound!"

Sure enough!

The word safe and sound pierced deeply into his heart like the tip of a needle, and Lu Huiqing's eyes flashed with extremely complicated eyes, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart!

Wang Yu continued: "After the incident, a small official in the prison disappeared, and the entire Bianjing city disappeared... Then... Then, something happened to Sanlang!"

"Is it really him?" Lu Huiqing couldn't believe it, and after a while he smiled bitterly: "He is still in prison, he can't do anything, but we have already suffered a complete defeat..."

"He is in prison, but it doesn't mean he can't do anything. His actions are restricted, but he can command others..."

"He..." Lu Huiqing also suddenly realized that she had underestimated Lin Zhao so much.At the same time, I was amazed by his strength and courage!

"Does he have such great energy? Could it be that we have underestimated him?" Lu Huiqing asked after talking to herself, "What does it mean to attack the third brother directly?"

Wang Yu couldn't help but move, a very clear fact was in front of his eyes, since the other party had directly killed Lu Heqing, it meant that his and Lu Huiqing's roles in this matter had been seen through.Although I did it myself, I still feel a little frustrated once it is seen through by others. Once it is made public, the consequences will be even more unimaginable. How can Wang Yu not be worried?
Lu Huiqing said coldly: "Is this a warning to us? Or is it a declaration of war against us?"

"No matter what, they have already made a move!" Wang Yu let out a long sigh.I thought they were the directors of the play, and everything was developing according to their plan, but in the end...

Lu Huiqing also whispered: "It turns out that we have never taken the initiative..." Because of their arrogance and carelessness, they made a serious mistake. Although they realized it at this time, it was too late.My younger brother is dead, and I am responsible to a certain extent. At this moment, Lu Huiqing inevitably has a kind of self-blame and remorse.

"What should I do?" Wang Yu asked in a low voice.

"Hmph, what else can we do?" Lu Huiqing said, "He has already declared war, can we back down?" At the same time, a sneer sneered in his heart, secretly scolding Wang Yu for his hypocrisy!

The matter has come to this point, the one who can't retreat should be Wang Yu!
Wang Yu knew this very well, and the death of Lu Heqing also heralded a complete break with Lin Zhao.If the other party dared to kill Lu Heqing, wouldn't they dare to touch them?Maybe he was afraid of his father's identity for a while, but it's hard to say what will happen after a long time!There is always such a threat, after all, it is not a taste!

In case the other party made some cruel moves, which might affect himself and his father, Wang Yu felt that he had to take some measures, at least for self-protection.

Wang Yu asked: "What should we do about this matter? The Kaifeng government has already intervened, should we continue to investigate?"

"Kaifeng Mansion, what can they find out? If we continue to investigate, some good people will get in touch with Saburo and Lin Zhao, and you and I will also get burned!" Although Lu Huiqing was in grief, it did not affect his mood at all. shrewd.

"Alright!"

Maybe Wang Yu thought so too, but there were some things he couldn't say out loud, so he had to wait for Lu Huiqing to speak first.Although they have a very close cooperative relationship, they are also intriguing and using each other.Maybe this is just a trivial matter, but you can see the big from the small.

"However, Sanlang can't die like this for nothing. Together with Erlang's great enmity, one day, he must pay with blood!" Since the confrontation with Lin Zhao, the Lu family has suffered heavy losses. Hatred is completely irresolvable.

"He escaped by chance last night, so there may not be any good luck in the future!" Wang Yu seemed to have made up his mind.

Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "Sanlang has an accident, so it's hard for me to show up. Everything depends on Yuanze!"

They are all smart people, Lu Huiqing is very clear that the death of his brother will definitely attract attention, and if he does not avoid it in time, he may be involved.At the same time, why not to avoid risks?

Wang Yu was also helpless, after all there was a funeral in the Lu family, and he still needed to pay more attention to some things.

However, before leaving, Lu Huiqing said: "Lin Zhao is still in prison, but there are people working for him, which shows that he has many followers..."

There is no need to say too much about a suggestive sentence, Wang Yu must understand it and know what to do...

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It didn't take long for what happened in the prison to spread to the palace. Emperor Zhao Xu was silent for a long time after hearing about it.

It is not surprising that a death row prisoner died, but this death row prisoner happened to be locked up with Lin Zhao, which is a bit unusual.

It has been more than a month since the incident was first reported, and Zhao Xu's mood has also changed from anger at the beginning, to doubts later, and now to embarrassment.

There are still some doubts. Whether Lin Zhao has betrayed or not, he is very concerned about this issue. The young emperor has a strong self-esteem.Lin Zhao encountered such a risk in the prison, who exactly was he, and for what purpose did he want to kill him?How did Lin Zhao survive?
Immediately, he heard the news that Lu Heqing's carriage fell into the Bianhe River.

Things that seem to be irrelevant, but Zhao Xu can see the connection at a glance. He has heard about the grievances between brothers Lu Huiqing and Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao was in such a thrilling scene in the platform prison, Lu Heqing was serving the censor, and he was a member of the censor platform.Lin Zhao was safe and sound, but had an accident when he went back.

Was it really an accident?Or is there something to do with it?
Zhao Xu found that people on both sides kept making small moves behind his back, and he knew nothing about it. This was the emperor's greatest helplessness.

If it's just an accident, then it's okay, if it's true...

Zhao Xu snorted coldly, he seemed to have underestimated Lin Zhao, and there seemed to be someone behind him to help!

"Come on, did the Kaifeng Mansion come to a conclusion? How did Lu Heqing die?"

A detainee officer of the Imperial City Department had long been waiting in front of the imperial court, and replied: "The news from the Kaifeng Mansion is an accident!"

When the problem was discovered, Wang Yu said hello, and Lu Huiqing also insisted that it was an accident.The family members all decided that it was an accident, what else can Kaifeng Mansion say, why bother to trouble yourself?

"However..." But the Imperial City Secretary is pervasive, and there are some things that cannot be kept from them.

"how?"

"It is said that there are man-made scars on the poor horse pulling the cart, which may be intentional..."

"Hmph!" Zhao Xu responded and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Recently, Wang Yu and Lu Huiqing have had a close relationship..."

Some words just need to be clicked, Zhao Xu fell silent after hearing it.

After a long time, the detainee officer of the Imperial City Division tried to ask: "Your Majesty, Su An is already waiting outside, do you want to announce it?"

"Xuan!" Zhao Xu turned and returned to the throne.

After a while, Su An bowed in and greeted the king with a big gift.He is a lieutenant of the Forbidden Army, but he is also a member of the Imperial City Division.Zhao Xu asked him to follow Lin Zhao to do things, in addition to assisting and protecting, it actually meant monitoring.

Su An was a little embarrassed and guilty about this.Lin Zhao treated him very well, and did not despise him at all because he was a warrior, which made him feel an unprecedented respect.

However, the king's fate is hard to break, so he has always been Zhao Xu's eyes and ears by Lin Zhao's side.However, Su An is also a person who is grateful for his kindness, and sometimes he selectively helps Lin Zhao. For example, when he was in Hangzhou, he would hide some unfavorable news about Lin Zhao.

Returning from the northwest this time, if Zhao Xu wants to know about Qingzhou, he must ask Su An.

"Su An, let me ask you, what did Lin Zhao do in Gyeongju?"

"Your Majesty, Lin Shaoqing... Lin Zhao went to Qingzhou alone to investigate, and he was not with him at the end of that time, so he didn't know the situation in Qingzhou!"

"What about Tubo?"

"Then did he collude with anyone along the way?"

"Uh..." Su An hesitated for a moment, and said: "On the way, I met a man who claimed to be a Chang'an drug dealer named Xin Wenzhe. Lin Zhao helped him a lot, and the two had a close relationship. During Qingzhou, Xin Wenzhe once pretended to be Lin Zhao. , to confuse others..." In terms of responsibility, there are some things I have to say.What's more, there are hundreds of people in the mission, is he the only one in the Imperial City Division?Su An didn't dare to take risks.

"Xin Wenzhe?" Zhao Xu was very interested, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did Lin Zhao help him?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the general was also puzzled at the beginning and the end, but later... Later I learned that Xin Wenzhe is a woman, and she has a long-term relationship with Lin Zhao..."

"Really? He's really chic along the way! He really is a lover!"

"I heard that you took care of Lin Zhaoduo on the way back?"

When Zhao Xu asked this question, Su An immediately sweated profusely, and replied: "Your Majesty has a decree before leaving, let the general protect Lin Zhao, and the general will act according to the decree. Even if Lin Zhao may be guilty, he still has to be judged by the court." , His Majesty can only dispose of it with a decree, so the end will still protect its safety!"

"Then do you think Lin Zhao is innocent?" Zhao Xu asked intentionally or unintentionally.

Su An hesitated for a moment, remembering Lin Zhao's kindness in the past, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the general thought it was strange for Lin Zhao to collude with Xixia. When Lin Zhao and Xixia Liangyi were in Hehuang Tubo, they would fight each other to the death. It was impossible for them cooperating……"

"Really? How should you explain Liang Yi's emotive letter?" Zhao Xu snorted coldly, "Go out!"

Su An only wanted to plead for mercy, and excused Lin Zhao, but forgot that the emperor had a different mind.He was arranged by Zhao Xu by Lin Zhao's side. Zhao Xu hoped that he only needed to record objectively, and that the members of the Imperial City Division could only be loyal to the emperor.Su An blatantly spoke for Lin Zhao, which made Zhao Xu very upset!Lin Zhao could even "buy" the emperor's confidantes, and a kind of inexplicable fear and disgust arose spontaneously.

Immediately thereafter, memorials were continuously sent up, some impeached Lin Zhao and demanded that he be tried and dealt with as soon as possible.However, there are also many mentions of the suicide of death row inmates in Taiwan Prison. The real purpose, both openly and secretly, is directed at Lin Zhao. The implication is that someone wants to murder Lin Zhao.Then some people said that the sudden rainstorm in winter was due to grievances, and the implication was very clear.

Surrounding Lin Zhao, there seemed to be so many undercurrents surging, which made Zhao Xu feel deeply uneasy and at the same time a little embarrassed.

According to Su An, Lin Zhao seems to have been wronged.However, there are many indications that Lin Zhao does not seem to be that simple, innocent, and there are many people behind or around him.

Of course, isn't it the person who demanded that Lin Zhao be severely punished?It is a taboo of the emperor to form a party for personal gain, and Zhao Xu is suspicious, so his favor towards Lin Zhao keeps decreasing.

Sometimes in a case, the important thing is not necessarily the truth, but political interests.Before he fully understood the truth, Zhao Xu's heart was already biased.At the same time, various weights are still being added to the tilting balance.

For example, Empress Dowager Gao Taotao and younger brother Zhao Hao dislike Lin Zhao very much, and they are also putting pressure on Zhao Xu invisibly.As a result, Zhao Xu's affection for Lin Zhao was greatly reduced. Even if there was still some sympathy, it was a last resort.

At this time, Yushi Zhang Piguang wrote to impeach Lin Zhao, directly naming Lin Zhao's cronies, and the example cited was the mysterious person rescued by Weishui Ferry.Zhao Xu knew better in his heart that the death of Lu Heqing might also be related to this...

Zhang Piguang is Wang Anshi's man!The most terrible thing is that Wang Anshi publicly supported Li Fugui again afterwards!
Zhao Xu is completely in trouble now, Wang Anshi is forcing him!
Zhao Xu was very annoyed by the courtiers' actions, but there were many things that the emperor could do nothing about!

Right now, Wang Anshi cannot be separated from him, and Zhao Xu has also been coerced to some extent. Although he is very angry, the matter has come to this point, so he can only follow the trend!
The choice between Lin Zhao and Wang Anshi, is the result still questionable?
Zhao Xu had no choice but to issue an order: "The case of Lin Zhao's treason will be tried jointly by the Yushitai and the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

(End of this chapter)