Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 135
When Liu Xie returned to Xuanshi Hall, the city of Chang'an was shrouded in an invisible cloud. All the people in Chang'an didn't know what happened, but they could see the stern faces rushing back and forth on the official road. The knights of the Han family quickly and firmly closed the city gates one after another, and the entire Chang'an city was immediately trapped into a besieged city locked by soldiers.

Chang'an City, the heart city of Guanzhong, was built with a mile as a unit due to the invasion of wars. Five households are a Jia, and fifty households are a mile. Each mile is towering and fortified, like a small city. resemblance.For the residents, it can prevent the intrusion of traitors and robbers, but for the rulers, it can prevent the people, and it is beneficial for defense in the city defense war.Therefore, at that time, all countries inherited this system without changing it, and it has always been regarded as a tradition by later generations.

After the city gate was closed, the Jingjie bells and drums were sounded in Chang'an City, and a curfew was issued.There was a system in the Han Dynasty, and people were not allowed to go out at night, otherwise they would be executed.In addition to being available at night, this signal is also suitable for special street closures.And the assassination of the emperor is naturally regarded as special among the special.

After the curfew was issued, Chang'an Avenue was quickly empty, but this was not the end at all.Soldiers in pairs of three or five, wearing armor, began to break into the houses to check for suspicious people.At this time, the entire government machine was in operation, and the cruelty of the ancient feudal rulers was seen.Thanks to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's implementation of the law of registering households and all the people, all the people in Chang'an were registered and registered. Soldiers strictly compared those households according to the household registers. Focus on the object of care.

This crude and clumsy method is obviously not efficient, but it is definitely the most effective method.When the night outside the window gradually darkened, Zhijinwu Huangfu Song, Sili Xiaowei Huang Wan, and Cavalry Captain Xu Huang came in front of Liu Xie.

The faces of the three of them were very ugly, and of course, Liu Xie's expression was even more ugly.Liu Xie, who was sitting on Hu's bed, just said one word to the three of them: "Speak."

"Your Majesty, this subordinate is in charge of tracking down the assassin. The reason why the assassin got into the turret of Weiyang Palace was because of heavy rain and thunder the day before yesterday, and a passage was destroyed by a lightning strike. The assassin knew of this situation somehow, so he took advantage of Weiyang Palace to repair it. Sneaked into the turret."

Xu Huang bit the bullet and reported the matter, looked at Liu Xie's gloomy face, and added with difficulty: "The subordinates are incompetent, and all the craftsmen have been interrogated. None of them remember or have seen the appearance of the assassin, let alone know the assassin's face. How did you find out about the collapsed passage..."

Liu Xie nodded, and was noncommittal to Xu Huang's comments, but this did not mean that he was dissatisfied, but that he recalled the inexplicable and confusing entanglement with Dong Bai for a moment, and he couldn't help but remember that night in Chang'an. In the outskirts, Dong Bai is like the curse of a cuckoo weeping blood: Liu Xie, I, Dong Bai, cannot share the same bed with you in life, and must share the bed with you after death!

Tired for such a long time in the turbulent tide of the court, Liu Xie almost forgot about this mixed-race woman who loved him to the core and hated him to the core, but today she suddenly appeared again, blowing Liu Xie's already fragmented heart gotta smash.

"Your Majesty, the last general (the humble minister) is incompetent, I implore Your Majesty to punish him!" Seeing Liu Xie's silence for a long time, the three of them bowed down to plead guilty.

Only then was Liu Xie brought back from the memory by the three of them. Looking at the three important ministers who were deeply bowed down, he couldn't help but waved his hands lightly: "You all get up, this matter has nothing to do with you. Weiyang Palace was used by Dong Zhuo back then. The timber from Longyou barely supported the collapsed hall of Weiyang Palace, demolished Emperor Xiaowu’s residence in Duling, and used the bricks and tiles there to repair the roof of Chang’an’s palace walls. Dong Bai knew that the fragile passage was nothing Difficult."

"Dong Bai?" Huangfusong, Huang Wan, and Xu Huang raised their heads suddenly, and they were all shocked when they saw each other.In the end, it was the older and mighty Huangfusong who asked, "Your Majesty, are you sure it was the demon girl who did it? I have searched all over the city of Chang'an, but I haven't found any trace of the demon girl."

"There is no need to disturb the people like this. Let's lift the ban tomorrow and let the people restore order. Now that the foreign troubles in Chang'an are pending, it is really inappropriate to make the people panic too much." Thinking of Dong Bai's missed blow, he fled without any regrets. In fact, Liu Xie already knew that Dong Bai at this time was no longer the original Dong Bai.

Back then, the innocent and reckless girl expressed her most sorrowful and indignant emotions, even at the risk of being killed, she would shout out loudly.But now, she was able to run away quickly without even looking at the result. It is conceivable that she has matured after experiencing drastic changes in her life.

In other words, it has begun to become a threat to Liu Xie.

However, generally speaking, this assassination is still a trivial matter.Dong Bai is alone, and he cannot stand against the emperor who nominally controls the Han dynasty.In the future, Liu Xie only needs to be more cautious, so that Dong Bai will not find another opportunity.After all, there was only one chance to assassinate Liu Xie in Chang'an.

After Liu Xie determined the matter, the three ministers were supposed to step down.But Liu Xie discovered that after Sili Xiaowei Huang Wan withdrew, Huangfusong and Xu Huang deliberately fell behind by two steps. Liu Xie frowned slightly, knowing that the two had other important matters to report, but Not wanting to be in front of Huang Wan, he opened his mouth and said, "General Huangfu and General Xu stay behind, I still have some matters in the military manual to ask you two."

This reason was very random, but Huang Wan was used to the emperor's willful behavior, so naturally he didn't suspect it at all.After paying respects to Huangfusong and Xu Huang, he retreated leisurely.

"What else is there?" Liu Xie looked around. This night, Leng Shouguang was not there, Li Ru was not there, and Wang Yue was not there, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty," the dark cloud on Huangfusong's brow has never dissipated, but now he heard Liu Xie's words, but it became more intense: "The old minister is incompetent, and he did not find out the whereabouts of the witch Dong Bai, but when he checked the houses of the people, he Many people of unknown origin were found. They all speak the accent of the Kansai area..."

"Liangzhou in Kansai?" The last thing Liu Xie wanted to listen to was any news about Liangzhou, and his brows furrowed like Huangfusong's: "What's going on?"

"It hasn't been interrogated yet, so the old officials don't know." Huangfu Song is worthy of being a long-time court official, knowing the seriousness of the matter, in order not to alarm others, he just quietly imprisoned these people according to the normal procedure.

"Bring the secret up, and I will interrogate it myself."

"No." Huangfusong bowed and took the order to leave.

Not long after, several people who looked like merchants were brought into Xuanshi Hall by Huang Fusong. Liu Xie glanced at these people hastily, and found that these people had the aura of soldiers. , After walking around these people, he said: "I am very kind, I will give each of you a chance to tell me why you came to Chang'an." After finishing speaking, Liu Xie walked to No.1 on the left , smiled and said, "Let's talk."

The man glanced at Liu Xie, but he didn't take Liu Xie's words to heart.Unexpectedly, after seeing his reaction, Liu Xie patted him on the shoulder appreciatively, and said, "Not bad, you have character, I like it! Come..."

The two guards outside the door came at their command, Liu Xie waved his hand at the man, and said, "Push it down, cut it off!"

This turn of events made people unable to react at all. The man struggled a few times and seemed to want to speak, but Liu Xie blocked his mouth: "I'm sorry, your chances have been used up, remember in the next life!" Learn to take your chances!"

In an instant, there was a shrill scream outside the door, obviously the two guards deliberately wanted these people in Xuanshi Hall to hear it.Then, a guard held a red lacquered tray with a bloody human head on it.

The rest of the bound people looked at the deathly head, and then looked at the murderous young emperor in front of them, and finally understood that this young man turned out to be such a kind-faced and ruthless person.When Liu Xie walked to the next one, that person couldn't hold back any more, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the villain said, the villain can say anything!"

"Sorry, you're so stupid, you don't even know how to survive." Liu Xie also patted the man's shoulder with a smile, full of apology: "I'm sorry, remember to be smarter in your next life... come here !"

Soon, another shrill scream sounded, and another bloody head was held in front of these people.

At this time, Liu Xie also walked in front of the third person, and saw that the person's face was pale with fright, and his legs began to tremble.But he gently patted that person's shoulder as if encouraging: "Think clearly, speak slowly, there is only one chance..."

"Mr. Jia asked us to come to Chang'an to spread rumors and the people of Liangzhou want to kill all the people of Liangzhou!" The Liangzhou soldier swallowed hard, and then spit out a sentence suddenly.

At this moment, the hypocritical smile on Liu Xie's face completely froze.

(End of this chapter)