The prince was assassinated in the Royal Grove, but the guards failed to catch the assassin.
After the news spread, the mood of the Chang'an nobles could only be described as cheering, and many people even secretly prayed that he would die from his injuries.
"Which benevolent person did this?"
The assassin who assassinated the prince was called a righteous man. The prince's reputation in Chang'an City was completely ruined.
"We must risk our lives to save this righteous man!"
"If anyone can contact this righteous man, you can contact me. I have connections in Guandong. Only by escaping from Guanzhong can you survive."
Someone soon thought of this. The imperial court was very strict in organizing households in Guanzhong, especially after the land was redistributed. The number of refugees was greatly reduced, and it was more difficult for fugitives to hide in Guanzhong.
Guandong is another world, and there are many princely and vassal states in Guandong. Although they also accept the imperial court's household registration, the degree of freedom is much greater. Not to mention the kings and princes, even the powerful counties and counties dare to hide from the imperial court. of prisoners.
Especially those who assassinate righteous men like the prince. For people of this era, they have to protect such people even if they risk beheading.
After Luo Qing returned to Taixue, he thought about the message behind the assassination of the prince, and whether someone could no longer tolerate the existence of Prince He.
But when he thought about his second son who was only three or four years old and still a complete infant, he shook his head again. No matter how bad Liu He was, he was still an adult, and he was not stupid. There was no eldest son in the world who could not be chosen if he was the right age for the legal system. Reasons for choosing a toddler.
Only a sycophant who wants to monopolize power would do that.
Moreover, this is not the same as when Jiujiang Li Wang Liu Qi was deposed. At that time, Liang Wang Liu Che was an adult, and the queen loved Liu Che.
"I don't know what Liu Zizheng and Zimeng will find out. I hope the prince can be more at ease and let the big man run smoothly and prosper like this."
No one knows what the future will bring!
Only Ji Zhao knows, but he can't tell.
Luo Shi is more advanced, but the limitations of history cannot be broken by humans.
Even the most advanced Luo family thinks that it is good as it is now. As long as the emperor is wise and his ministers are loyal, he can control the scale of the powerful, establish a flowing ascending and descending channel, and then let the people of the world have food to eat and clothes to wear.
Can it get any better than this?
Whether it can be better, only God knows.
Naturally, Liu Xiang and Huo Guang would not care about the ups and downs in Chang'an City.
After receiving the order, they directly captured the thief and captured the king. They first interrogated all the people who were in the Royal Garden that day, and then checked the information.
The two sat together, and Huo Guang said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhenggong, there are people who are unclear. These people may know the identity of the assassin. We need to conduct a surprise trial!"
Liu Xiang unconsciously stroked the tea cup and agreed: "Especially the poor steward of the Prince's Mansion. Although he pretended to be calm, he was sweating when he turned around. He is the most feared among everyone, so check him first.
But don't rush, the essence of alerting someone lies in waiting, and you must catch the mastermind and assassin together. "
After the two of them combined their plans, they quietly waited for night to fall. The night of murder in the dark moon and high wind was also the time of conspiracy. Moreover, the assassin was injured and it was impossible not to treat the injury.
…
A cloud passed by in the sky, covering the bright moonlight, and a breeze blew by, bringing a bit of coolness to the people walking out of the darkness. There was the sound of armor rubbing against each other as they marched. Looking carefully, they turned out to be groups of people. The soldiers, who are big and round, look like the elite of the army at first glance.
"is it here?"
"Here it is!"
After Liu Xiang made sure, he once again confirmed that the surroundings were tightly surrounded and not even a fly could fly out, so he waved his hand heavily and shouted loudly: "Break the door."
"boom!"
Several strong warriors used battering rams to smash open the door. The broken door fell to the ground with a loud noise.
"No one is allowed to leave, total seizure, total seizure!"
Dozens of forbidden soldiers held torches in one hand and sharp swords in the other, and rushed in fiercely.
"Who are you?"
The old man who was awakened by the loud noise rushed out and asked loudly, and then he saw countless murderous soldiers, who were extremely terrifying under the light of the fire.
It was just a small courtyard with two entrances. The imperial army rushed directly into the backyard. The female relatives screamed in fear and wrapped themselves up. Then, when the imperial army took a look, their murderous aura instantly made them shut up.
The torches illuminated the courtyard as bright as day, and everyone's face was filled with deep fear.
"Have you seen this seal?"
A high voice sounded, and Liu Xiang walked through the team divided into two lines, raising his seal ribbon high.
The soldiers looked at the seal ribbon with high spirits.
When the people in the mansion saw that there was a seal and a ribbon, they were immediately dizzy. When they looked carefully, they saw that it was a silver seal and a purple ribbon!
When the official positions were first reformed, those with silver seals and purple ribbons were the generals and imperial censors.
However, when Emperor Xiaowu promoted martial arts, the generals usually increased the rank of Sima, and the silver seal and purple ribbon were basically only used by the imperial censor.
Yushi doctor, one of the three princes!
Not counting the military honors position of Grand Sima General, he is second only to the Prime Minister.
In an instant, some people were so frightened that they fainted. They never imagined that they had committed something, and they even bothered the imperial censor to do it themselves.
"Where is Zhang Huai?"
Liu looked left and right, but did not see Zhang Huai. Everyone in the courtyard looked left and right without saying anything. When the leader of the forbidden army saw this, he drew his sword.
Before he could threaten, he heard a voice coming from the house, shouting: "Shangguan, we found it, there is an unopened room."
The imperial army controlled this not-so-large courtyard.
The three of them rushed together and kicked open the door in an instant. Then they saw a sword coming straight at them. The Imperial Guard soldier had quick hands and quick eyes. He blocked the sword with one sword and then roared angrily, "Thieves, you are seeking death!"
Sure enough, there were people in the main room. The Imperial Guards soldiers rushed into the house and controlled everyone. Only then did Luo Qing and the three of them enter the house calmly.
This is a very simple room with only a single bed. There is a man in black clothes on the ground who is pinned down by the Imperial Guards. He is struggling, with a ball of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and is still roaring. With.
A middle-aged man with an ordinary face had a dull expression on his face. He was neither afraid nor begging for mercy. He just kept his kneeling posture blankly.
Huo Guang and Liu Xiang are here on errands.
Luo Qing came here simply to see what the prince had done to make the people in his house kill him.
He was curious.
Huo Guang and Liu Xiang were equally curious.
In this era where loyalty, filial piety and justice are extremely prosperous, in this era where the master humiliates his ministers and dies, to be able to let his ministers kill the master, the prince is a talent.
Liu Xiang walked into the room and asked without any nonsense: "Zhang Huai, I believe you know why we are here.
At this point, there is nothing to argue with. Tell me, why did you kill the lord and assassinate the prince? "
Zhang Huai straightened his collar, glanced at Luo Qing, and then said, "It's just revenge."
When Liu Xiang and Huo Guang heard this, their hearts sank. Oh no, the worst outcome!
It's really revenge.
Then the two of them glanced sideways at Luo Qing and thought at the same time: "Young Master Qing should not have been brought here."
Sure enough, Luo Qing asked: "Would you like to tell me what revenge you want?
You know that you are mortal.
The prince will become emperor in the future, and this assassination case will be recorded in the history books. Whether Zhang Huai is recorded in the history books as an 'intent to kill the master' or an 'assassination for revenge' depends on your reasons. I am here today to record this incident fairly. thing. "
Zhang Huai is destined to die. Even Luo Qing can't save him, but he can still save his reputation after death.
As soon as Luo Qing said these words, everyone's eyes fell on Luo Qing.
Luo Shi records history and strives to be fair.
If there is a fault, it is called killing, if there is no fault, it is called killing, and if there is merit, it is called execution.
This is justice!
Zhang Huai's originally calm face was broken by Luo Qing's two words. In almost a short time, two lines of pure tears fell down.
He knelt deeply on the ground and cried bitterly. The assassin who was struggling on the ground also stopped struggling.
After crying several times, Zhang Huai calmed down some of his emotions and said slowly: "I must have seen all the family members in Bei Zhi Mansion. In fact, Bei Zhi has a 28-year-old daughter."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Luo Qing and the others changed drastically. Even the surrounding Forbidden Army soldiers were a little surprised. No way, it couldn't be the most shameless scene of robbing a civilian girl, right?
As a lord, he rapes his subordinate’s daughter?
Such a shameless person, if you don't kill him to death, it will be useless for you to be a man and walk in this world!
Zhang Huai whispered: "A year ago, my daughter went to the market to buy some fabrics, thinking of making new clothes for her humble job. My daughter was a very good worker and was well-known among the surrounding neighbors.
Unexpectedly, once I go there, heaven and man will be separated forever, and the Yin and Yang realms will not see each other. "
died?
Everyone was shocked. Not only did they rob a girl, but they also killed someone?
"The humble official saw that the little girl had not returned until nightfall, so he went out to look for her. After some questioning, he learned that the little girl had been taken captive to the princess's mansion. The people of Chang'an said that the person who snatched the little girl was the princess's son.
After all, Beizhi was an official in the Prince's Mansion. He still had some dignity and was able to enter the Princess's Mansion. He waited and waited for the little girl to appear. Unexpectedly, after a while, the Princess Mansion sent someone to drive Beizhi out without saying a word.
Ji Zhi felt that something was wrong at that time, so he secretly stayed outside the princess's house and saw them walking out carrying a sack and then walking towards the mass grave.
At that time, I knew that my little girl might have been in a terrible accident, but I still had some thoughts in my heart, so I walked to the mass grave in a daze and opened the sack. "
Zhang Huai seemed to be unable to speak any more, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Such a pretty little girl, she is lying like that on the messy mass grave."
(End of chapter)
