A murder occurred at the Lantern Festival on New Year's Eve, and the news soon spread to the palace.
Li Po was enjoying the lanterns around the South China Sea in the palace with his wife and a group of concubines.
There are four seas in the palace, the North Sea, the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the West Sea. It is estimated that Yang Jian built it with the intention of unifying the four seas.
The South China Sea and the North Sea are connected together, and it is the largest artificial pond in the palace. The scenery here is very beautiful in summer. In winter, when there is heavy snow, the scenery is unique.
Nowadays, lanterns made by the palace people are hung on the lakeside, and the lake ice reflects the lights and sparkles.
In the cold night, the couple, surrounded by the palace concubines, were in a good mood.
This year they did not go to the city tower to have fun with the people, so they planned to spend the New Year's Eve festival in the palace.
After enjoying the lanterns, they will have a reunion dinner with the palace concubines.
The plan was pretty good, but it just couldn't keep up with the changes.
Luo Shixin sent people to the palace to report Ashina Rongzhen, and Ashnarongzhen came to report the letter to Li Po. No one left a masterpiece of poetry at the lantern festival, but a murder occurred.
Li Po was a little stunned, wondering who could be so ignorant and dare to commit murder in the imperial city?
He killed a lot of people, and at first glance it didn't sound like it was a big deal, but then he thought about it and realized, this is a big fucking mess.
This is neither Yunnei, Mayi, nor Jinyang, this is damn Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the most virtuous place under the emperor's feet.
You will be severely punished if you commit murder on the street. If you don't chop you up, you are a soft-hearted emperor. What's more, the murder happened in the imperial city and during the Lantern Festival on New Year's Eve.
Such arrogance is really a killing move.
Li Po left his wife and the concubines behind and angrily went to Tai Chi Hall to take charge.
Of course, he was not that angry, but he had to show his appearance to his subordinates.
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In the Taiji Hall, Li Po casually ordered, "What to check? First of all, don't panic. So many people in the city are watching the lanterns. The lantern festival will continue to be held. The guards of each gate are ordered to guard the gates and not cause panic among the people. Don't
Stop people from coming in and out.
The Yulin Army on duty tonight can just look at where the murder occurred. Since everyone has escaped, there is no need to rush to search. We can wait until the lantern festival is over."
"Are the people from the Military Intelligence Department here? Ask them to send people to the lantern festival to see if they can track it down. There are also people from the Chang'an Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice to find some capable people and let them go to the lantern festival to handle the case."
The emperor's orders were issued one after another in an orderly manner. Since the emperor was not in a hurry, the people below had no responsibility and could just follow the orders, and the situation was under control immediately.
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The murder was actually nothing, it was just of a very bad nature.
But there are more than 400,000 people in Chang'an City, plus people coming from Jingzhao area. How many people will come to the imperial city to watch the lanterns tonight?
If it causes riots among the people, it will be difficult to control the casualties. Maybe this is what the murderer wants to achieve?
Thinking of this, Li Po secretly gritted his teeth.
This has been the sixth year of Yuanzhen, and the world has gradually settled down, but there are still people who want to cause chaos?
This matter cannot be ignored. We must take it seriously to see who is doing it and for what purpose.
Li Po was not angry at all, but now he was excited as he rolled his eyes. It was a pity that he was the emperor and could not visit the scene in person. Otherwise, it would be very interesting to peel off the cocoons and judge the case.
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News spread to the palace one after another, and the Yulin army, which was already ready to move, calmed down under his order.
Chang'an's magistrate's office and the Ministry of Punishment became the protagonists.
The joint trial of the three divisions that Wang Jing imagined did not happen. Dali Temple and Inspector Temple generally ignored practical matters. Li Po felt that there was no need for them to participate in the investigation stage of the case.
After a while, Zhang Liang, the minister of the Ministry of War, came to the palace to see him.
He rushed here from his own residence and was a little slow. When he entered the imperial city, he listened carefully to the report and took Wang Jing and Ma Sanbao with him.
At this time, Yang Gongren had also rushed to the Ministry of Punishment to take charge, and Chang'an Ling and his people also went to the scene of the murder.
The efficiency of his ministers was remarkable. The most important thing was that all the defenders in the capital acted according to orders without any unusual behavior. This made Li Po very satisfied because it meant that all the defenders were under control.
The murder case was actually of no importance in his mind at this time. As the king of a country, what he valued was the overall situation. This was like a rehearsal without any preparation.
The result is very good, everyone performs their duties, and no one can take advantage of it.
What is this indicating?
It shows that he has firmly grasped the imperial power, his confidants are everywhere, and the entire capital is under his authority. Whether a mere murder case is solved or not is not a big deal.
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"Your Majesty, please withdraw your attendants. I have something to report."
Zhang Liang didn't even have time to change into his official uniform, so he hurried into the palace to see him. As soon as the cold chill subsided, sweat broke out from his forehead.
Li Po looked at him and wondered, was there something else he was hiding? He waved his hand and asked people to leave without hesitation.
Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty, the person who was assassinated tonight was a subordinate of the Military Intelligence Department. Previously, Your Majesty ordered his ministers to trace the leak of the test questions. The ministers made repeated arrangements, but they could only get a glimpse of the details, so they did not move lightly.
Now that we have just gained some clues, the person died, and I feel that someone is doing the killing and silencing, but things happened in a hurry, so they could only do it at the lantern festival."
Li Po touched his beard. Was this the cause?
"This matter has been delayed for more than a year, right?"
Zhang Liang said ashamedly: "I am incompetent, so please forgive me, Your Majesty."
He knew the emperor's temper, and it was better to simply admit his mistake than to argue.
As expected, Li Po's expression softened, "I've heard people say that wherever you go you'll leave traces, so there's no need to rush and kill people on the street... that's just to catch the tail and continue to pursue it, but I don't believe it.
How can rats be more difficult to deal with than Li Yuan, Xiao Xian and the like?"
Zhang Liang breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty is wise, I thought that the rats were in the Ministry of War."
Li Po was stunned for a moment, thinking that you answered the phone too quickly, but it was a bit strange. Aren't the people from the Ministry of Rites the most suspicious? Why is it related to the Ministry of War again? Li Po looked at Zhang Liang suspiciously, this guy doesn't know how
Are you trying to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents?
"I also ask your Majesty to meet the people who accompanied me to the palace. They were on the spot and were injured. Once you hear what they say, your Majesty will know that I am not lying."
Li Po became interested, "Then call them in to talk."
Wang Jing and Ma Sanbao entered the Tai Chi Hall. This night was very exciting for them. From the lantern festival to the palace, they probably never dreamed that there would be an opportunity to see a driver waiting for them tonight.
The two of them entered the palace and were greeted by a great ceremony.
Li Po took a look and saw that there was an acquaintance among them. Wang Jing was someone he hadn't seen for many years. Back then, he hunted rabbits and captured him from the brothel. Now he is a member of the Military Intelligence Department?
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