It was just dark, the nightlife of Luoyang City had just opened, Wang Shichong ascended the throne as the emperor, the management of Luoyang was much more relaxed than before, the rules of closing the city gate after dark remained unchanged, but the curfew every night in the city was canceled, and the door was completely closed, which made the night of Luoyang City extraordinarily prosperous, the rich people came out to have fun, and the poor people used the night to come out to do some small business, so that the night of Luoyang City was more lively than the day. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This is also the effect that Wang Shichong wants, he likes to see a prosperous Luoyang, which gives him a kind of imperial satisfaction.

But tonight was a bit extraordinary, just as the crowd was about to go out in search of fun, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out in the streets, and thousands of cavalry rushed into the streets, driving the people home with fierce scolds and whips, and at the same time, 20,000 troops began to search house to house.

I heard a group of cavalry shouting in the streets: "Go home quickly, there will be a curfew tonight, and no one will be allowed to go out!" ”

Prior to this, hundreds of soldiers had surrounded the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant, all the bartenders, shopkeepers and drinkers were all arrested and interrogated in the barracks, and the Hexi Martial Arts Hall was also surrounded by soldiers, and the owner of the hall and two hundred disciples were all arrested.

In less than half an hour, there were no pedestrians on the street, every house was closed, and the wine shops, green buildings, and music shops were also closed in advance, and the doors were locked.

Everyone in the city was waiting in fear, guessing, not knowing what was going on?

At this time, two teams of search soldiers entered the South City, and they knocked on the doors of each shop, and the soldiers swarmed in and began to search carefully, which was the most popular among the soldiers, which meant that they were going to make a windfall.

If you give a benefit, then search it symbolically, and if you don't give a benefit, then turn over the box and turn the cabinet upside down, dig three feet into the ground, even if you give less.

But tonight was a bit special, there was a strict order from the top that the soldiers were not allowed to go through the motions, so even if they were given benefits, they had to be searched strictly, at most not to disturb the female dependents.

The search of Nanshi is, of course, the fat difference of the fat difference, although most of the shops in Nanshi have a backstage, but under the strictest search warrant, even if the prince moves out, it is useless, and two thousand soldiers specifically search Nanshi.

In the Beiyuan Leather Goods Store, Lu Ping had returned to his original appearance, and the two martial arts disciples who were guarding him were also easily killed by him, and the doors of their shops were also closed.

At this time, one of his subordinates hurriedly walked over, bowed and saluted, "Qi Qi Hou Zheng, the things have been taken care of." ”

Lu Ping nodded and asked, "What about the bloodstained clothes?" ”

"Throw them into the kitchen stove and burn them, and I have seen them burn to ashes."

"Alright! Let everyone go back to sleep and wait for the search soldiers to come to the door. ”

Everyone went back to their rooms, Lu Ping was not worried, some of the prohibited items he hid in the store were sent out of the city yesterday, even if they searched the bottom of the sky, they couldn't find the problem, Dugu Huai'en head They put it in a heavy iron box and sank to the bottom of the Cao River outside the back wall, unless the soldiers took off their clothes and dived into the bottom of the river to grope, they couldn't find anything.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a group of soldiers came running and began to 'Boom! Boom! Boom! The door creaked open, and one of the men asked tremblingly, "What's the matter with you?" ”

"Tell your shopkeeper to come out!"

There was Wang Shiyun's pennant above the gate, and the leading team did not dare to rush in directly, and after a while, Lu Ping hurried over in his middle coat, "Ladies and gentlemen, what happened?" The Jiangxia accent he had previously spoken to the martial arts hall disappeared and became a pure Beijing official dialect.

"You're the shopkeeper?" The team asked, looking him up and down.

Lu Ping laughed and said: "The villain is exactly!" ”

"We are ordered to search, not just you, but every house in the city."

Lu Ping hurriedly said: "The Beishan Fur Store in front is actually a family with us, and I am also in charge. ”

"Then go open the door of the shop, and we'll search it all."

Lu Ping hurriedly instructed his men to open the door of the shop of Beishan Fur Shop, he pulled the team again, the two walked to the side, Lu Ping said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from the military master, the real proprietor of this shop is His Royal Highness King Yue." ”

King Yue is Wang Shiyun, one of the most powerful people in Luoyang, and the team said with a difficult face: "I won't hide it from you, this time the Son of Heaven was furious, and personally ordered to search the whole city, even the Prince's Mansion must be searched, we must obey the order, unless there is a gold medal of the Son of Heaven, no store can avoid searching." ”

"Then I beg the brethren not to damage the goods."

Saying that, Lu Ping stuffed a piece of gold weighing ten taels to the team Zheng, and the team was in ecstasy, it was actually ten taels of gold, and he made a lot of money, he hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, we are on business, and we will never damage a thing, it is best to ask the store guy to take us to search, which is more convenient." ”

He also instructed his soldiers to "search carefully, not to damage anything, not to disturb the female dependents, and to return as soon as the search is complete." ”

The soldiers knew that the team must have gained a great benefit, otherwise they would not be so easy to talk about, the soldiers agreed in unison, and Lu Ping asked more than a dozen men to take them to search.

With just a stick of incense, the searching soldiers came back from each room, although there were many rooms in the two shops, but most of them were empty, the soldiers took a look and left, under the halo of ten taels of gold, digging three feet into the ground became a joke, which made Lu Ping regret a little, he knew that he could bury his head in the backyard, and he would have to trouble finding it when he sank into the river.

The last soldier returned, and reported: "Nothing suspicious was found!" ”

The team is laughing, "Then disturb the shopkeeper!" ”

"You're welcome, everyone's routine! Understandable. ”

Lu Ping sent them out with a smile, and at this moment, another group of soldiers came outside, led by a school captain, and he asked, "Is the search finished?" ”

The team hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Captain Qiqi, I have searched carefully, and there is nothing suspicious." ”

The lieutenant then ordered: "Let everyone in the shop come out and stand in a row!" ”

Lu Ping saw at a glance that there was a young man behind the captain, he recognized it as a disciple of the martial arts hall, he had seen him once, Lu Ping suddenly understood, the other party wanted this disciple to recognize people.

Lu Ping sneered in his heart, he had already changed, it was strange that he could recognize it. If it was Liu Shun, he might be able to distinguish himself by listening to the voice, but unfortunately Liu Shun had been killed by Dugu Huaien's guards.

Lu Ping whispered to the guys to call someone, and after a while, more than thirty guys came out and stood in a long row.

The captain took the torch and said to the martial arts hall disciples: "You carefully identify, is there that Jiangxia merchant in here?" ”

The martial arts disciples had a bitter face, and stepped forward to identify them one by one, the Jiangxia merchant surnamed Wu was an old man with gray hair, all of them were young and strong, none of them were there, the martial arts disciples finally walked in front of Lu Ping, he felt that this shopkeeper was a little similar between his eyebrows and eyes, but the Jiangxia merchant had a big sarcoma black mole on the left side of his nose, and this person didn't, and the age difference was too far, so he shook his head, "It's not!" ”

"Let's go!"

The captain waved his hand and led everyone to the next house.

The guy went back to the room and closed the door of the shop, and one of the guys asked Lu Ping in a low voice, "Do you want to go to the river and fish out that thing now?" ”

Lu Ping shook his head, "Wait two more days!" ”

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In the palace, although Wang Shichong did not have the previous thunderstorm, his monstrous anger was far from subsided, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty was killed under his nose, the murderer was nowhere to be found, and Dugu Huaien's head could not be found, which was simply a great shame.

And the person who was killed was the son-in-law of the Dugu family, the representative of the Dugu family in the court, and now that he died in Luoyang, how could the Guanlong nobles give up?

Wang Shichong was distraught, pacing back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his back, and at this time, a eunuch reported, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Yue have come down." ”

Wang Shichong hurriedly said: "Let them in!" ”

After a while, Wang Yingxuan and Wang Shiyun walked into the imperial study, the two of them were responsible for investigating the assassination case and dealing with the aftermath, Wang Shichong asked: "How is the investigation, has there been progress?" ”

Wang Yingxuan bowed and said: "Enlighten the emperor, the cause and effect of this matter have basically been sorted out. ”

"How?"

"Tonight in the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant and Dugu Huai'en guards to fight a group of people are the people of the Western Martial Arts Hall, led by Liu Shun was seriously injured and died, many details are unknown, but there are still people who know a little bit of the situation, the thing is from yesterday, a Jiangxia businessman surnamed Wu found the martial arts hall, and wanted to ask the martial arts hall to help him collect a debt, the time is tonight, the location is the restaurant room booked by Dugu Huaien, this group of martial arts disciples came to breed, and Dugu Huaien's guards had a conflict, outside in the fight, but someone sneaked in the room, Hunted down Dugu Huaien's head. ”

"Who is that businessman surnamed Wu?"

Wang Shichong immediately realized that the key person was this businessman surnamed Wu who deceived the people of the martial arts hall, and this person was an assassin.

Wang Yingxuan smiled bitterly and said: "It is an old man with gray hair, about sixty years old, there is a big black flesh mole on the left side of the nose, we found the inn where he lived, this person is called Wu Qian, but the person has disappeared." ”

"Give me a picture to arrest me, provide clues to catch this person, and reward a thousand dollars!"

Wang Yingxuan hesitated, "Father, there is a key question here, why did the other party ask the Hexi Martial Arts Pavilion to come forward for him?" ”

"What is the reason for this?" Wang Shichong asked with a frown.

"This Hexi Martial Arts Hall was actually opened by the second brother, that is to say, the assassination of the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, the second brother became the biggest suspect."

Wang Shichong was stunned for a moment, and actually let his second son take the pot, he seemed to realize something, and said for a while: "Could it be ..... Is this what the Northern Sui did? ”

Wang Yingxuan continued: "In fact, there is another evidence, Erchen felt strange at the time, how could this businessman surnamed Wu know where Dugu Huaien was drinking tonight, and how could he know the room number he booked? When the child traced the source of the news, he found that Gui Inn, Cheng had absconded with his family's fear of crime under the pretext of going out of the city to shop in the afternoon. ”

Wang Shichong's face suddenly became very dark, and he actually bought his own officials, except for Bei Sui, who else would do this? (To be continued.) )