Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 254 Analysis
"This Liu Tong is so courageous, he dared to take all the credit for himself. Taking credit for the reward, this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!" Cui Huan said angrily.

However, he immediately thought of some questions: "You just said that the target of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' is likely to be the Holy One. If this is the case, why did they create panic in Luoyang City in advance?"

Kang Xu pondered: "Before, the lower officials also thought it was strange. It stands to reason that if they wanted to assassinate the Holy Lord, they could have waited for the Holy Lord to come to Luoyang and suddenly killed them. Why did they rush to turn Luoyang into a city of death before the Holy Lord made his eastward tour?" city?"

"It really doesn't make sense." Cui Huan didn't think of this before, but now after his analysis, he suddenly felt that it was a little unreasonable.

If the target of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' is the emperor, doing it before the emperor is tantamount to scaring the snake.In this way, the emperor might cancel the east tour.

Even if the emperor insisted on the eastward tour, he would increase the guards, so wouldn't their chances of attack be even slimmer?That being the case, aren't they asking for trouble by doing this?
"It wasn't until the Yellow River in Zhengyang County broke its embankment that I figured out the key." Kang Xu touched his chin and said.

Cui Huan was very surprised, he said in disbelief: "Oh, tell me."

"According to the investigation by the officials, the Yellow River's embankment burst was not accidental, but someone deliberately sabotaged it. Coincidentally, at the time of the flood, a 'Broken Dragon Monument' appeared in Damiao Village. After the content on it was spread, The entire Zhengyang County became panic-stricken, thinking it was a disaster from heaven."

"You mean, someone deliberately used the 'Broken Dragon Monument' to disturb the hearts of the people?" Cui Huan quickly understood what he meant.

"That's right. According to the investigation by the subordinate officials, the so-called 'Broken Dragon Monument' was actually deliberately built by someone to cooperate with the breaking of the Yellow River's embankment, so that people in the world will believe what is written on the stele." Kang Xu pondered.

Cui Huan stroked his beard, knit his brows together, and seemed to be in deep thought. After a while, he said: "According to what you said, someone deliberately destroyed the Yellow River embankment, causing floods, and then took the opportunity to create the 'Broken Dragon Monument'. Just to make the people believe that the flooding of the Yellow River is God's punishment?"

Kang Xu nodded vigorously and said, "Exactly, I think this is the core of the whole conspiracy."

"But, what does this have to do with what happened in Luoyang City?" Cui Huan became more and more puzzled.

"My lord, do you still remember the content on the stele?" Kang Xu asked.

"The emperor is not the emperor, the king is not the king, the gods are angry and bring disaster." Cui Huan read softly.

"That's right, the meaning is obvious. The target is not others, but the sage." Kang Xu pondered for a moment, and then analyzed: "The people are the foundation of the country. If the people believe that the Yellow River's embankment is a punishment from heaven, they will naturally Have doubts about the imperial court. Throughout the ages, any rebels and rebels have used this as an excuse, and then held up the banner of doing justice for the heavens, causing chaos in the world."

"This old man doesn't understand. Could it be that just a stone tablet is enough to shake the Tang Dynasty?" Cui Huan frowned and let out a cold snort.

"My lord, don't underestimate the power of this stele, and this stele is precisely the key to everything. Maybe some people don't believe that the Yellow River burst its embankment, but if Luoyang City becomes a dead city due to the disaster of Gu insects, the people will not Doubt what is written on the stele." Kang Xu said with unusual dignity.

Thinking of the strange and tragic conditions of those who died at the hands of Gu worms, Kang Xu can still feel a little creepy. If Gu worms wreaked havoc in Luoyang City, it would be unimaginable.

If you use one word to describe it, I am afraid there is no more suitable word than 'hell on earth'.

"Have you ever thought about it, my lord, the reason we don't believe it is because we know that all of this is man-made rather than God's will. But the common people don't think so, they don't know the truth, they only believe what they see before them. The Yellow River broke its embankment, adding If Shangluoyang City has been reduced to a ghost town, who would doubt the content on the stele?" Kang Xu asked rhetorically.

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Cui Huan's forehead, he looked at Kang Xu in surprise, and his breathing became short of breath.

As an official of the imperial court, he understands Datang's current situation better than anyone else.

The prosperous age of Kaiyuan has come to an end. On the surface, it seems that the world is prosperous, but in fact it is already in danger.

The emperor is extravagant and licentious, the officials are greedy for pleasure, the officials are indifferent to the people, and in recent years, there have been frequent locust plagues and bandits everywhere, and the people have long had deep resentment against the court.

What's more, the successive battles in recent years have already exhausted the treasury.

The current emperor worked hard in the first half of his life, but now he only knows how to enjoy himself, and he entrusts Yang Guozhong to handle all major affairs in the world.

Yang Guozhong let others do his own thing, the party united against dissidents, and he did not know how many loyal ministers and generals he had framed.

However, the emperor didn't care about all of this, what he cared about was only the beautiful woman who overwhelmed the country.

Obviously, someone is inciting the common people, making them believe that today's emperor is an out-and-out fool. Only in this way can they logically seek to usurp the throne under the banner of justice.

Cui Huan only felt that his throat was dry and he didn't dare to think about it.

Both of them fell into silence. After a long time, Cui Huan asked with an ugly face: "Then, have you found out who destroyed the Yellow River dam? Who made the 'Broken Dragon Monument'?"

Kang Xu looked up at him, and spit out a few words one by one: "'Ni, Lin, Xuan, Wu'."

"It's 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' again?" Cui Huan's old face suddenly filled with boundless anger, and he shouted in a low voice, "What kind of organization is this? Do they really want to rebel?"

Kang Xu thought for a while and said, "This organization is extremely mysterious and has recruited many murderers, including some gangsters and killers who murder and rob goods. They act viciously and viciously, and use any means to achieve their goals. And..."

Speaking of this, Kang Xu hesitated, he looked at Cui Huan, as if he had some scruples.

"And what?" Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Cui Huan couldn't help asking curiously.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, Kang Xu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, the opportunity has come!"

As the footsteps approached, the two prepared according to the previous arrangement.

After a while, a man walked in carrying a load.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat." The man walked to the cell where the two were, kicked the fence with his feet, and shouted impatiently.

The man put down his burden, took out two porcelain bowls filled with porridge, and put them in through the fence, then took out two roast chickens from the burden, put them on the plate, and said, "Hurry up and eat it later." I'll clean up the dishes."

With that said, the man picked up the burden and prepared to leave.

Kang Xu blinked and thought, he can still eat roast chicken in prison, it seems that the food here is really good!

Seeing that the man was about to leave, Kang Xu winked at Cui Huan, Cui Huan understood it, and hurriedly lay motionless on the ground.

(End of this chapter)