Early in the morning, Chang'an ushered in another day of morning light.

It's just that the late autumn is cold, and today is destined to be unpeaceful.

The Wannian County Yamen reported the vicious homicide case to the four yamen of Chang'an Liushou Mansion, Qiuguan Yamen, Xiaguan Yamen and Dali Temple.

On the top of the inscription, in black and white, the events of last night are clearly stated.

"Wu Chongcheng, the general of the Left Guard, raised troops late at night, surrounded the Wannian County Ya, damaged the official government portal, and used force indiscriminately, and soon, the wife of Zhao Xiang, the commander of the Northern Army, and the wife of Zhao She, the former deputy general of the Fireworks Army, were assassinated in the Yakeshe of Wannian County."

This title is very interesting, not to say why the two victims appeared in the county government guest house, not to explain the cause and effect, but at the same time as reporting the murder, he secretly sued Wu Chongcheng, and put the death of his army to surround the county government and Zhao Xiang's wife and concubine together, vaguely implying that there was a causal relationship.

The four yamen received the inscription, and before they could discuss the response, and before they had time to react, they received another official letter from the political affairs hall.

Zong Qinke, the prime minister of the internal history, showed unusual concern about this case and asked the department to solve the case as soon as possible and report the details to the political affairs hall.

The official letter received by the Xia Guanyamen was extraordinarily increased, asking Xia Guanshangshu Zheng Su to find out about the unauthorized transfer of troops by Wu Chongcheng, the general of the Left Guard, and the attack on the official office.

There is a serious shortage of prime ministers in the political affairs hall, and there are only four people, Quan Ce, Di Renjie, Wei Juyuan and Zong Qinke.

Unexpectedly, he promoted the patriarch of the Taiyuan Wang clan and Yangquan Bo Wang Yu, a diehard member of Quan Ce.

Empress Wu was extremely angry about this, Li Dan was not hard when he should be hard, he couldn't seize the opportunity he should have, he wasn't soft when he should be soft, he couldn't send the favor he should send, he never stepped on the drum, he was angry, he was depressed for a long time, and the Empress Wu didn't adopt it, nor did he reject it, so he didn't do it.

Despite the vacancies, Zong Qinke, the prime minister of internal history, is still at the bottom of the list, in charge of classics, history and maps, etc., when he was attached to Wu Sansi, he did not grasp the real power, and took refuge in Li Chongjun, but he still couldn't.

For the sake of the case in Wannian County, Zong Qinke suddenly raised his profile, and directly intervened in the justice of the case, not to mention, even the military and political affairs, which attracted the attention of the government and the opposition.

But I have to say that Zong Qinke's movements are very effective, with Du Kai's qualifications, although the matter is not small, but the attention and weight are always limited, big or small, it is not impossible to find a suitable excuse to press this matter, but with Zong Qinke's endorsement platform, bringing countless pairs of concerned eyes, things are completely different.

An hour after the opening of the yamen, the Chang'an Left-behind Mansion took the lead, and three of the four yamen who took over the inscription took action.

Chang'an stayed behind Liu Youqiu, Qiu Guanlang Zhang Fang, Dali Siqing, Qi Guogong Xue Chongyin, led the officials to go to Wannian County to investigate the field.

The people sent by the Qiuguan Yamen are quite interesting, and it is Zhang Fang, the autumn official waiter, not Xue Chongjian, who is also an autumn official waiter, but has a higher status, this move is intriguing, and the official explanation is that Xue Chong briefly avoided suspicion and did not investigate and deal with a case at the same time as his brother Xue Chongyin.

But combined with the only yamen who received an official letter from Zong Qinke, but there was no movement, Xue Chongjian's avoidance was obviously not so simple.

Xue Chongjian is an autumn official squire, and he also serves as a summer official squire, and he refuses to come to investigate the case, I am afraid that it is more to avoid misreading by the government and the opposition, and is committed to presenting the position of the Xia official yamen in a complete way.

Probably, they are not interested in buying the accounts of Zong Qinke, so the so-called official letter of the political affairs hall may have gone to which thatched house of the Xia official yamen.

"Xiaguan Wannian County Commander Du Kai, meet all the officials"

Wannian County Commander Du Kai, in front of the dilapidated county government gate, bowed down and greeted the three officials.

Of the three people who came, Liu Youqiu had the highest grade, but the title was respected by Xue Chongyin, and Liu Youqiu was once a subordinate of Princess Taiping, Xue Chongyin was his young master, he politely stepped back and let Xue Chongyin come forward.

"Wannian County, get up, you are so generous, even the Zong Xiangye has been invited" Xue Chongyin was not stage frightened, waved his hand to signal Du Kai to get up, and it was not good to speak.

Du Kai stood up, his face haggard, "Grandpa is serious, the subordinate official is humble, how can he be able to work the minister, but the case is quite large, and it cannot be dealt with by the lower officials, so it can only be reported according to ......the truth."

Xue Chongyin waved the sleeves of his robe, unintentionally listening to his explanation, and mocked, "That's it, it's just a thief trespassing and assassination, the Dongguan Yamen has also been robbed, the mansion of the Liang Wangfu has been burned down, and the dead and injured nobles and high-ranking officials don't know how many, but you are squeamish in the county government of 10,000 years, no need to say much, lead the way and go to the scene of the crime."

"I want to see, no matter how big the case is, no matter what the result is, you Du Kai will definitely not be able to get out of it, hum"

“…… It's "Du Kai split his head and covered his face for a while, he had something to say, but he couldn't speak, so he answered yes and led the way sideways.

Out of sight of others, the hands in Du Kai's sleeves were clenched tightly into fists, and the palms of his hands were wet.

When they came to the guest house, they saw that there was tension in the place.

With the fence as the boundary, there is the official mission of Wannian County, and a team of forbidden troops in the palace, and outside is Wu Chongcheng, the general of the left guard, and his soldiers and horses, there are about more than 100 people on both sides, and the sword is out of the sheath, and the forest is facing each other.

"Yo, it's quite lively" Xue Chongyin put his hands behind his back, stood on a high place, looked down playfully, and nodded at the forbidden army with his chin, "Wannian County, where are those soldiers?" Why here? ”

Du Kai stepped forward quickly, "Returning to Grandpa, that is the guard of Xingqing Palace, His Royal Highness Taisun heard that there was a royal bloodshed here, so he specially sent someone to come to maintain order and uphold justice."

"Qi Guogong, Qi Guogong ......" Wu Chongcheng threw the horizontal knife in his hand, quickly stepped forward, and knelt on the ground, "Qi Guogong, Du Kai planted the blame and deliberately framed our brothers and sisters, last night the sister saw the assassin commit murder, Du Kai was mad, and let the sister be in the same room with two headless corpses and blood all over the ground, her heart is poisonous like a snake and scorpion, and she also asked the prince to save her sister ......"

Xue Chongyin pursed his lips and ignored Wu Chongcheng, "Wannian County, General Wu's sister, is she a suspect or a bitter master?" ”

"Grandpa, the lower officials don't dare to make a conclusion" Du Kai did not leak.

Xue Chongyin's face turned gloomy, and he sneered, "That's it, it doesn't matter if she is a suspect or a bitter master, now, I want to interrogate her."

Du Kai stretched out his arm and motioned to the guest house, "Grandpa, please"

Xue Chongyin's eyes narrowed.

"Du Kai, you are presumptuous" Zhang Fang, the autumn official waiter, stepped forward, he was the only one here who was suitable for dirty work, and gave Du Kai a heavy slap with a wave of his hand, knocking him to the ground, and bowing down to look at him.

"Bastard, you dare to commit a crime and deliberately obstruct Shangfeng's case, did Zong Qinke give you the bear-hearted leopard gall, or is your neck made of steel?"

The corners of Du Kai's mouth were full of blood, and his mouth was still very hard, "The lower officials can die, the guards can die, and before the case is clarified, Wu Luoheng must not leave this place."

This is already very interesting, and the implicit meaning is that if you want to take Wu Luoheng away, unless you kill him, kill the county government officials and the guards of Xingqing Palace.

"Choking" Wu Chongcheng's face was distorted, and he drew a knife in his hand and put it on Du Kai's neck.

Du Kai shuddered, closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, and looked like he was about to be killed.

"Okay, a good Du County Order" Xue Chongyin waved his sleeves, not angry but laughed, "General Wu, bring your soldiers and horses back, you are worried about your sister, it is understandable, but it is not a good thing for the soldiers and horses to come out for a long time"

"Coming, there are many shadows here, it seems to involve a rebellion and rebellion, the matter is big, Wannian County is close to the elbow, in order to protect everything, General Li of the Civil and Military Marquis Wei, please dispatch patrol soldiers and horses, and ban the city where Wannian County is located, and all people are not allowed to enter and exit."

"Since the case is complicated, you might as well check it slowly and go ......"

Xue Chongyin brushed his sleeves away, and everyone responded with a bang.

Wu Chongcheng stopped for a long time, looked into the guest house, snorted hatefully, and led the crowd to leave.

"......Huh" Du Kai's body was weak, he fell to the ground, cold sweat was pouring out of his forehead, and his back bones were cold.

Under the window edge of the corner door of the guest house, there are a pair of beautiful eyes, as smart as a deer, but at the moment they are full of the haze of decadence and weakness.

She watched her hopes dash and shatter.

Her general brother couldn't save her, not even Xue Chongyin, who was on top.

"Pop ......" There was a little coolness on her cheeks, which were red.

blood, I don't know if it's Zhao Xiang's wife's, or her concubine's.

Wu Luoheng was not shocked, wiped it off with his sleeves, hugged his knees together, and tears fell.

She misses Dingwangfu and her brother Wu Chongmin.