Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong and other feudal officials of this level must leave their families in Chang'an when they are released as officials and generals, and they cannot be taken away, but all feudal officials who are outside must leave their families in the capital as hostages, this rule is not only in the Tang Dynasty, but also in all dynasties.

The two of them were not far from the house in Chang'an, and the arresters of the Criminal Department quickly rushed to Wang Jiahe's house first, but found that the door was closed, and the catchers thought that the people in the house were asleep, and when they got closer, they found that the door was just hidden, and they opened it with a push of their hands, and a strong smell of blood floated out of the dark house, and the catchers who felt that something was wrong immediately brought torches, pulled out their swords and carefully entered the house.

Under the light of the torches, they saw that the courtyard was full of corpses and bloodstains, and the catchers were shocked, and in the case of protecting the scene, they immediately searched for other places in the house, and found a lot of corpses in other rooms and backyards, but almost all the dead were family maids, and Wang Jiahe's family members were all gone, which was undoubtedly a tragedy.

When Xuan 18 got the news and hurried over, he had already gone through a preliminary autopsy and investigation.

"My lord, the Wang family has been wiped out, these people have been dead for at least a day, after counting and counting, all the maids and servants here have been killed, and no one has escaped, but Wang Jiahe's family is not among them, they are all missing! The Humble Rank has already sent another team of men to Jia Rong's mansion, and there is no news yet! "A criminal department director reported to Xuan Eighteen.

Xuan Eighteen's face was gloomy and seemed to be dripping, which scared the officials and catchers of the nearby criminal department, except for those officials who were still investigating the scene and making records, everyone else was frightened and trembling by his appearance that no one should enter.

Over the years, due to the revision of the Tang Law, in addition to the crime of rebellion and rebellion, committing other crimes generally does not harm the family, and there has been basically no rebellion and rebellion over the years, so both the people and the officialdom seem to be accustomed to these, in the past few days when the news of Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's rebellion reached Chang'an, no one in the court paid attention to Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's family, causing such a big change in Wang Jiahe's family No one knows, the tragedy happened for a day, but no one knows, No one reported the crime.

"These people have been dead for more than a day, and your criminal department and the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion don't even know, what are you eating? Are they all wine bags and rice bags? ”

A furious shouting and scolding startled everyone, and the head of the criminal department was even more frightened and knelt directly on the ground, "My lord is angry, since ancient times, the people have always been the people who do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable, if no one reports the case, of course the government will not know that there is a case of human life, it is estimated that this matter is still related to Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's rebellion, my lord, after the news of the rebellion between the two of them came to the capital, in order to clear up the relationship, relatives, friends and neighbors must have avoided the Wang family and the Jia family, and no longer interacted with the two of them, As a result, the Wang family and the Jia family were isolated by everyone, and after the tragedy, of course, no one knew, let alone reported the case! ”

At this time, a catcher rode a horse and galloped over, stopped at the door, panted and ran into the gate to report to the head of the criminal department: "My lord, there has also been a tragedy in the Jia family, all the maids of the family have been killed, and the family members of the Jia family are also missing, and the officials and arresters of the Jingzhao Mansion Patrol Bureau have rushed over to investigate and conduct an autopsy!" ”

Xuan Eighteen's face darkened, this was obviously carefully planned, at this time he knew that he could not be impatient, he was the governor of Xichang, Xichang's specialty was intelligence collection, not to solve cases, so it was wisest to leave the matter of solving the case to more professional people, but in the matter of Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's rebellion, Xichang was responsible, one of the largest intelligence organizations in the entire East, did not even notice the slightest rumor of this rebellion and assassination, which was actually a dereliction of duty to some extent, Although Zhao Ziliang did not blame him for this responsibility, he couldn't take it for granted that this incident had nothing to do with him and Xichang, so he had to solve the case as soon as possible, he knew that the reason why Zhao Ziliang handed over this case to him was to make him guilty and make meritorious contributions, and give him a chance, Zhao Ziliang did not say it explicitly, but he knew Zhao Ziliang's intentions.

Xuan Eighteen took a few deep breaths to calm down his anxious emotions, and he asked in a deep voice: "Lord Guan, you just said that these people were killed, so were they killed by outsiders, or were they killed by the Wang family's own people?" After all, the Wang family's family members are gone, as far as I know, Wang Jiahe has several sons, and there are twenty or thirty families in several generations, are they still alive? If so, where did so many people go? If it is dead, where is the body? ”

Guan Leopard, the head of the Criminal Department, had a quick reaction and a relatively clear mind, and immediately said: "My lord, judging from the current situation, they should have been killed by outsiders, and the posture and direction of these people falling to the ground can prove this!" There are many murderers, and they are all strong martial artists, the maids have no ability to resist, they can only escape, most of them were killed in the escape, most of the wounds are in the back, almost all of them are killed with a knife! The direction of the head is basically the opposite of the direction of the gate, which indicates that they were fleeing towards the house when they were killed! It is very likely that the families of the Wang family and the Jia family were taken away by the murderers, and it is unknown whether they are dead or alive for the time being. He thought that this must be the mastermind behind the rebellion, the purpose was to threaten Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's family members, so that they would not talk nonsense, or force them to commit suicide, only in this way would their families be safe, otherwise they would all be killed, so Wang Jiahe committed suicide by hitting the wall in prison, and Jia Rong was forced to go insane! ”

"I think that since the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes is to force Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong to keep their mouths shut, and Wang Jiahe committed suicide by hitting the wall and Jia Rong is insane, then the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes has almost been achieved, but after all, the time is too short, they can't get these two families out of the city in such a short time, these two families must still be in the city!"

Seeing that Guan Leopard was so sure, Xuan Eighteen asked, "Why are you so sure?" You just said that these people have been dead for a day, is a day still a short time? If there are enough murderers and the other party's power is big enough, it is entirely possible to transfer people out of the city in one day! ”

Guan Bao hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the murderers will never dare to commit murder during the day, they can only do it at night, so they should have done it last night, and all the city gates are closed at night, only the eight hundred miles of military messengers have the privilege to enter the city, and no one in the city has the privilege to go out of the city!" ”

This is true, in the past, the emperor had the privilege to go out of the city at night, but now the emperor is a puppet, and the privilege is no longer there, so no one can go out of the city at night, unless he breaks in, but today there is no news that someone forced his way out of the city gate last night.

"Because the regent is going to return to Chang'an today, in order to prevent another assassination, early in the morning before the city gate is opened, the forbidden soldiers and horses began to strengthen martial law and investigation at the city gates everywhere, whether it is out of the city or into the city, the investigation is much stricter than usual, the Wang family and the Jia family also have fifty or sixty people, so many people go out of the city together, the momentum is too big, and they are the families of the rebels, it is impossible for the city gate guards to risk killing them out of the city!"

Xuan 18 said: "What if they were broken into pieces and used other people's guides to go out of the city through the various gates?" You must know that since the mastermind behind the scenes can instruct feudal officials like Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong, it can be seen how powerful the other party's means are and how powerful they are! What's the point of getting some true paths? ”

"My lord, for the Wang family and the Jia family, those people are murderers, they have killed so many family members and maids, are they not afraid that the other party will kill them? So they are hostile to those people, if the mastermind behind the scenes breaks them up and leaves the city in batches, will the Wang family and the Jia family cooperate very honestly? As long as they are the slightest bit abnormal, it is impossible for the gate guards not to notice that there is a problem! ”

This guy analyzed it well, which surprised Xuan Eighteen, and also admitted from the bottom of his heart that the other party should have a set in solving the case, thought about it and said: "Lord Guan, this official is in charge of the investigation of this case under the order of the regent, but the strength of this official is not in solving the case, this official has seen your resume file, you are a master of criminal investigation commanded by experience, so this official decided to let you be responsible for the specific case solving matters!" ”

Guan Leopard's heart jumped, and he didn't want to wade into this troubled water, after all, Wang Jiahe, a feudal official, was forced to commit suicide in prison, which shows how powerful the mastermind behind the scenes is, but this case is a golden opportunity for him, if he can solve the case and find out the mastermind behind the scenes, he will definitely be able to enter the sight of the regent, and he can also be recommended and promoted by Xuan Eighteen, Qingyun is just around the corner, but he is a little uncertain now.

"My lord, I am afraid of my humble position, this case is very important, and my humble position and official position are lowly, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility!"

Xuan Eighteen patted Guan Leopard's shoulder and said with a smile: "Lord Guan, with the regent and this official supporting you, what are you afraid of?" Just let go of your hands and feet! You are an official with a criminal name, and solving the case is your housekeeping skill, such a big case of rebellion is confusing, don't you want to know who the mastermind behind the scenes is? In addition, as long as you solve this big case of rebellion, the official can guarantee you to the regent, and you will be promoted to an official and make a fortune just around the corner from now on! Okay, that's it, if you have any requirements, just say, as long as the official can do it, he will definitely support you, even if the official doesn't have this ability, the official can go to the regent, now you can rest assured, right? ”

After some weighing, Guan Leopard's desire to detect finally prevailed, but he still thought about it and said: "If the adult wants to let the lowly duty be responsible for detecting this rebellious answer, the lowly position can agree to the adult, but the adult must also agree to a few things for the lowly position!" ”