After going to court, Wang Yanqing walked towards the palace gate in a daze. All the way, the scene in the court hall was in his mind - Ning Qiu Luan took office, which was expected by him, but Wu Ze's dismissal was beyond his expectation. Unexpected, but it’s not too bad. After all, it’s not easy to sit in the position of Jingzhao Prefecture. Wu Ze has been sitting for five years now, which shows a lot. At a time when the Central Plains powers are at war with each other and the court is in urgent need of employment, he is looking for someone. There was a reason to fish him out, even though Emperor Tang was still on the throne at that time...
But the person who succeeded Wu Ze made Wang Yanqing a little confused!
Hum hum, Zuo Gongming? Not to mention the imperial court, even the people of Chang'an knew that Zuo Gongming had always been at odds with him, and could even be said to be completely different from each other. The fact that Emperor Tang had authorized this man to return to the court as an official had already made him feel very uncomfortable. , like a small nail stuck in an originally comfortable big bed. Although you only need to guard against it, you never know when it will accidentally be stuck.
This 'nail'...who is it aimed at? Is it me or Chang Zhishan? The mind is unpredictable, I can’t see through it... I can’t see through it...
While Wang Yanqing was thinking hard, two palace maids bowed to him respectfully. Wang Yanqing recovered his senses and raised his head, and found that he had walked to the Li Zheng Hall unknowingly.
Could it be that there is something somewhere guiding me? Now that he's here, he'll be in peace. Wang Yanqing can't care about so much, and steps into the Li Zheng Hall.
Entering the palace, the queen drove out all the maids. At this time, only the Wang family brothers and sisters were left in the palace. Queen Wang frowned, completely losing her usual calm and dignified demeanor.
"The Holy One really wants Zuo Gongming to succeed Wu Ze?"
Queen Wang also looked extremely puzzled. This decision came so suddenly and was so intriguing. I am afraid that even Zuo Gongming himself did not know that Emperor Tang would make such a decision today.
"Is this still false?"
Facing the shocked queen, Wang Yanqing seemed to see himself during the morning court today.
"Your Majesty, where did you sing this? Your Majesty...is this targeting us?"
Wang Yanqing shook his head. If he could see clearly, he wouldn't have come here.
Seeing that the eldest brother could not see through it, the queen was also deep in thought. Ning Qiu Luan, Wu Ze, Zuo Gongming... what is the connection between these people? Although the Wang family was not in a whirlpool in the court today, one could vaguely feel that there was a vague thread that pulled the Wang family siblings into it.
To untie the bell, one must tie it. The queen followed these clues to its source, and then asked casually: "How did this happen?"
"It happened because of the theft at Chang Zhishan's house..."
"The Chang family was stolen? What did he...lost?"
"It's just some silver coins."
After hearing this, the queen began to think: some silver coins? It's not that Wu Ze will be taken down... Chang Mansion marries his daughter-in-law. Logically speaking, the Holy Emperor will not go to the line for such a trivial matter. Instead, he will congratulate Chang Zhishan, but this thing is strange. Now, Chang Xiaotian married Xu Younian's daughter. Chang Zhishan didn't make any big announcements to avoid suspicion, and the emperor seemed to turn a blind eye and pretended he didn't know.
Could it be...that these things have another purpose? The queen was puzzled, and then she asked again——
"Chang Zhishan didn't say anything today?"
"without."
The queen and Wang Yanqing looked at each other, and they fell into silence at the same time. Wang Yanqing seemed to have caught something vaguely, and asked doubtfully: "Is it... is it Chang Zhi——"
The queen nodded slowly. She did not dare to confirm completely, but these things were indeed extending to the Chang family.
"You did remind me that Chen Jinjue came to report recently that His Majesty's health is deteriorating. I'm afraid..."
"So the marriage between Chang and Xu...the Holy One is worried..."
"Ning Qiu Luan and Zuo Gongming are both incompetent people. The Holy Emperor's use of them is a constraint for both of us. The closeness between Wu Ze and me is tantamount to our 'right-hand man'. Through this matter, we can win Wu Ze can make sense. Could it be that... if the Chang Mansion was stolen, what else could the Holy Spirit do?"
"The authorities are obsessed with..."
"Then what should we do?"
"What should we do? Naturally, we must remain unchanged to cope with all changes." The queen looked to the west faintly. Suddenly, she thought of something and said, "I will go to the Holy Master later."
"Go there? What to do?"
"Say that I don't like Ning Qiu Luan."
Wang Yanqing looked at his sister in confusion. Wasn't he trying to cope with all changes by staying the same? Why would you take the initiative to bring up that trouble?
"This dynasty stipulates that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but I am a woman who loves to hold grudges. Back then, Ning Qiu Luan was rude to me. Isn't it okay for me to show off my temper?"
Wang Yanqing suddenly realized it and couldn't help but nod his head.
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In the dark cell, a lean figure was hung high. This man's face was so swollen that his original appearance could not be clearly seen, and the whip marks on his back were shocking. It was obvious that he had endured inhuman torture. What's even more cruel and disgusting is that there are only six fingers left on this man's two hands - his two little fingers and two ring fingers are missing. Judging from the bloody wounds, it seems that there are A few of them had just been removed.
Seeing that the man fainted again, a guard in black waved his hand. Then, two deacons dressed as school officials next to him picked up a basin of boiling hot water and poured it on the man mercilessly. A scream like a slaughtered pig was heard instantly. The sound echoed through the cell, making the prisoners in the next room tremble with fear.
The black man stepped forward, raised the man's chin with a whip, and said coldly: "Liu Qian! I ask you again, where is that thing!?"
Liu Qian shook his head feebly and begged almost desperately: "Master Jun... I mean... I really don't know who that person is... I also... I don't know that person is gone either." where..."
Heiyi looked at the three twitching fingers on the wooden plate next to him, and continued: "You are a thief, and now you only have six fingers left. If you continue like this, I'm afraid..."
The Tou'er named Liu Qian looked at the black man in horror, his eyes filled with despair and pleading, and the heart-wrenching pain of having his fingers removed just now seemed to dominate him again.
"Master...please...please..."
Hei Yi looked at the half-dead person in front of him and was a little annoyed. One day and one night passed, but he couldn't pry out any useful information from this person. Even if the person who came had great supernatural powers, he believed that the other person would definitely leave clues to do his job. It would be better to kill by mistake than to let go of something.
"Trial! Continue the trial!"
Heiyi signaled the deacon to continue the torture, and then he said calmly: "Break off the remaining fingers one by one until he speaks."
Hearing the words "break it off one by one", Liu Qian, who was hanging on the torture rack, felt his legs soften and almost fainted again, but he quickly braced himself because he knew that even if he fainted, he would still be able to do it. Will be woken up by them, which will only lead to a few more buckets of hot soup.
Liu Qian begged Hei Yi with a mournful face, and even begged him to give him a knife. He didn't want to endure such an experience that was worse than death again——
God! God! If he knew the pain he was going through today, he would not have accepted the offer even if that person offered him a gold mountain.
Listening to the man's feeble and helpless screams, the two deacons said to the man in black: "Master Tie, if the trial continues..."
The black-clothed man named Lord Tie had a stern look on his face. He didn't care about Liu Qian's life or death at all, and said coldly: "Trial!"
The two deacons were slightly startled, and then said: "Yes!"
After saying that, the two of them stopped talking and picked up the criminal pairs to start a new round of interrogation.
...
Chang Zhishan was sitting at the table in the school office. He seemed to be anxiously waiting for something. He, who was always calm, stretched his neck and looked out several times.
Suddenly, a soldier ran from outside, knelt on one knee in front of the table and said: "General! Lord Tie Ge wants to see -"
"Call him in!"
It seemed that this was the person Chang Zhishan was waiting for. He quickly stood up from his chair and walked to the door.
"yes!"
After a while, the man in black in the prison appeared in front of Chang Zhishan. After seeing Chang Zhishan, he was about to kneel down, but Chang Zhishan held him up and asked eagerly: "How?"
Even though he was in a closed room, Tie Ge still whispered: "General, there were two thieves who broke into the house that day..."
"two?"
"Exactly, it's just that one of them was outside the house, and the thief who entered the house stole the things and handed them over to him. Then the two of them went their separate ways."
"What happened to the thief who entered the house?"
"died."
"Didn't you say anything before you died?"
Tie Ge shook his head, seeming helpless about this situation.
Chang Zhishan's eyes were extremely cold, and his heart was also filled with fog.
Who on earth has such courage? Who on earth has such great ability? These two thieves must have been ordered by someone, especially the one who has not been caught yet... Their purpose is very clear, which is Chang Zhishan's study, and they know his study very well... If this thief was sent by the Wang family He is not afraid yet, but if there is someone else, he will have to guard against it!
Chang Zhishan frowned and took a deep breath. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Search! Keep searching! We will find that person even if we turn Chang'an upside down!"
"yes!"
Tie Ge accepted the order without any hesitation.
Looking at Tie Ge's leaving figure, Chang Zhishan felt a little more at ease. He trusted Tie Ge very much. He had followed him since he was in the pass. At that time, he was just a guard in front of his camp. But later he found that this man was quick-witted, changeable, brave and decisive, so he always kept him by his side. . When Emperor Tang established the school affairs office, the first thing that came to his mind was the name Tie Ge. Now, the task of finding this important lost object naturally falls to Tie Ge. The other thief must naturally be found, and must be found before Jingzhao Mansion, otherwise...
Chang Zhishan didn't think any further. Faced with this kind of thing, he naturally knew the pros and cons. It was useless to think too much. The most important thing at this time was action!
