Chapter 4 The storm is coming

Author: Xi Yumu

Chapter 4 The storm is coming

As the news of Mr. Wang's death spread rapidly in the Datang Intelligence Network, countless people were destined to have trouble falling asleep tonight. Of course, this did not include the cautious cat-catching duo - Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan.

After the people walked out of the Yamen in a big way, they carried Xiaoyu all the way. For them, sleep was obviously a more urgent matter. Although the boy and girl were indifferent to being involved in a major murder case, they were extremely panicked by the madam's reprimand.

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At five o'clock in the morning, two people at the back door of Qi Mansion on Ningnan Street secretly pushed open the ajar door, walked quietly through the corridor, and walked towards the southwest wing. Xiaolan whispered: "Master Changfeng, fortunately you have the foresight.

Otherwise we have to call the door." Ling Changfeng didn't say anything, just made a gesture of silence and walked towards the bedroom. It was obviously not a wise move to disturb the sleeping concierge now.

In front of them was a large white jade bed. They were extremely sleepy at the moment, so they casually placed Xiaoyu on the wicker chair, not caring about the difference between men and women. They both lay on the bed fully clothed. Fortunately, the bed was big enough for them.

People were lying on the bed and didn't feel crowded at all. After a while, the sound of even breathing could be heard. After a night's delay, the two of them soon fell asleep.

Xiaoyu on the wicker chair seemed to feel that she was no longer in the warm embrace. She moved her body and curled up into a ball, like a handful of fluffy white snow. If any outsiders came in at this time, they would definitely feel that this scene was extremely warm.

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The official intelligence organization of the Tang Dynasty was divided into two types: the Mingwang, which was well known to the common people, was mainly composed of inns, postmen, fast horses, etc., and was responsible for the daily distribution of central documents, regular memorials to various officials, etc.;

For officials of various ministries, high officials in border areas

, the dark web that accompanied the governor and the emperor to submit secret messages and urgent reports was mainly based on carefully raised flying pigeons, which could not be easily used. As time went by, even if the imperial order prohibited it, aristocratic families would often secretly raise some

Flying pigeons are used to deliver letters.

At dawn in the east, the urgent message from Luoyang Prefecture had arrived via flying pigeons. At this moment, he was lying on the desk in the imperial study. A middle-aged man in plain clothes was frowning in deep thought. For a long time, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

, said calmly:

"Since I came to the throne, I have worked hard to govern, and there has never been a sudden death on the street. I didn't expect that this time someone would dare to attack a third-grade official. Hmph! Call Ling Yun, Meng Ziyan, Gan Ruyu, and Guan Haishan to see me!"

The person who spoke was none other than Li Dai, the emperor of the dynasty, and the four people named by him were: Ling Yun, the minister of the family, Meng Ziyan, the minister of Dali Temple, Gan Ruyu, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Guan Haishan, the censor Zhongcheng. These people were all important officials of the imperial court.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The little eunuch waiting at the side hurriedly walked out to deliver the message.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai were divided into three institutions. These three institutions jointly exercised central judicial power. In the process of exercising judicial power, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai each had their own division of labor.

To put it simply: Dali Temple is responsible for the trial and judgment of the case, the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for reviewing the case judgment, and the Yushitai is responsible for supervising whether the entire case trial is legal.

Now that all the officials from the three parties have been summoned, plus the ministers who participated in the discussion of politics, this action can be said to be huge. I just don't know if the emperor has a deeper intention.

After the young eunuch went out, the father-in-law who had followed the emperor for many years said softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down, it will be bad if you hurt the dragon's body." After hearing this, the emperor looked at the old father-in-law and said, "What do you think about this?

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"I don't dare to talk nonsense." The father-in-law lowered his head and said in fear.

"But it doesn't matter, I won't hold you accountable for your slip of the tongue." The emperor said in a serious tone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! From what I've seen, I'm afraid this is just a plan by some people to shake the mountain. Half a year ago, Lord Si Tianjian was expelled from the capital for a crime. I'm afraid someone had a grudge at the beginning and is now waiting for an opportunity to take revenge." The father-in-law mentioned carefully.

A bizarre incident happened half a year ago.

"What happened that day was that Wang Zhong spoke freely and was impeached by many ministers in the court. I just sent him to Luoyang and did not accuse him." The emperor recalled what happened half a year ago and said leisurely. Then he said

Then he said: "Who is going to kill him? And why last night? Since this storm has started, I want to see if you can handle it!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me. This old slave really doesn't know. I'm afraid I just have to wait for you two to find out." The father-in-law said with sincerity and fear, and turned a deaf ear to the second half of the sentence.

The emperor nodded and said: "This time the boy Ling Changfeng is also involved, let's let Dali Temple investigate, and let this guy assist in supervising and handling the case. Okay, let's have dinner here today, I

I'm hungry." After saying that, he went to sit down on the counter.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The father-in-law hurriedly presented the warm breakfast on the side one by one, and then began to serve the emperor.

At this moment, in the Anning Palace in another part of the imperial city, an extremely beautiful woman is sitting in her boudoir. One of her slender hands is playing with the paper ball. The other is holding up her cheek that can be broken by blowing.

, her eyebrows furrowed slightly. Her bright eyes had no focus at the moment, as if they were wandering in a fugue.

After a long time, she said secretly: "The weather is sultry today, I'm afraid there will be a heavy rain." Then she shouted to the door: "Come, follow me to the Queen Mother's Palace to say hello!"

"Yes, Princess." A group of maids in palace attire slowly opened the door and began to serve this beautiful and charming woman.

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"You all should come over and take a look at this secret message!" Li Dai stood with his hands behind his back in front of a picturesque calligraphy painting in the study, as if he was admiring it or thinking about something.

The four people in the imperial study room were Ling Yun, Meng Ziyan, Gan Ruyu, and Guan Haishan who rushed over. Ling Yun respectfully picked up the secret letter and read it slowly. The other three people stared at the expression of the servant.

He wanted to guess something from it. However, after reading it with an expressionless face, Ling Yun silently handed the secret letter to Meng Ziyan and the three of them. After the three of them took turns to read it, they looked at each other, and the last person put the secret letter back to its original place.

Positioned.

"Let's finish reading. All of you, my dear friends, are my loyal ministers. Now that such a big thing has happened, what do you think?" Emperor Li Dai turned around and looked at the four of them.

"Reporting to your majesty, as the Minister of Dali Temple, I will investigate this matter to the bottom of the matter within a month!" The person who replied was Meng Ziyan, the Minister of Dali Temple who was always resolute.

"Okay, I'm just waiting for your good news! You guys must also give your full assistance. No matter who it is, they must be brought to justice." Li Dai saw that Mencius said that he would find out the truth within a month, but he was not beating around the bush.

After finishing, he looked at Ling Yun again and asked: "Ling Aiqing, what do you think of this?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have just learned that Quanzi is also involved. Originally, Quanzi followed my wife back to Luoyang to visit the old man, but I didn't expect that he was also involved. I will let him explain it clearly to Your Majesty in person when he gets back." Ling Yun replied simply.

"There is no need to go to such trouble. Let the matter be investigated by Dali Temple and assisted by Ling Changfeng for inspection! If the truth is not found out within a month, there will be no punishment!" Li Dai paused and then said: "Ling Changfeng

Feng is the special envoy for this Si Tianjian case! If nothing happens, you guys can go back first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will leave." The four of them slowly exited the imperial study and walked out of the palace.

A storm started to set off the entire court. At the center of the whirlpool, Ling Changfeng was still sleeping soundly with his maid, unaware that he could no longer stay out of the incident. What kind of danger would he face next?
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