Chang'an's eldest son, Sun Wuji, was sitting high in the hall, handling official duties.
Changsun Wuji, courtesy name Fuji, was born in Xianbei. He was in his early thirties, with a solemn face and an unsmiling look.
His father was Sun Sheng, the former Sui Youxiao Guard general. Chang Sun Sheng was a typical representative of the Luoyang clan. He was highly regarded by Yang Jian and his son. He had been on a long-term mission to the Turks and was one of the links connecting the northern and southern empires at that time. He was also one of the former
An important figure in the Sui Dynasty who formulated strategies to deal with the Turks.
At that time, people led by Pei Ju, the Minister of Internal Affairs, planned to split the Turks into eastern and western parts, and Chang Sun Sheng played a big role in it.
He was a very important diplomatic politician in the former Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, he died in his forties when he was still young. Changsun Wuji was still young at that time.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji's career was not smooth in his early years. It was only after Changsun came to Guanxi and married the Li family in Longxi that Changsun Wuji's career improved.
But not long after Li Yuan was defeated, Changsun Wuji, as the brother-in-law of Qin King Li Shimin, was captured before the battle. He also contradicted the current emperor in person and was imprisoned at home for more than half a year. Because his uncle, Changsun Shunde, was reused, he was reinstated.
Chang'an Order.
The emperor was more generous. He not only reused their uncles and nephews, but also did not do anything to the family members of King Qin Li Shimin. This saved the face of the Changsun family, and Changsun Wuji, who had a more stubborn temper, became more honest...
Missing the old master and trusting him again is one thing, and the future of the family is another. For the current generation, there is no conflict between the two. This is one of their rules of survival.
Speaking of which, Chang'an Ling was not in a good position. His predecessor was Li Yuanji, the fourth son of Li Yuan. He was still clumsy in his tenure as Chang'an Ling, and was almost knocked to the ground, making him extremely embarrassed.
Changsun Wuji relied on his uncle and communicated with the nobles who fled west from Luoyang. Sitting in the position of Chang'an Order, he was still trembling and did not dare to show any slightest care.
Chang'an City's Sheriff is not that easy to do. It is impossible to enforce orders and prohibitions. You must memorize the hero's genealogy. It is countless times more difficult to judge cases than in the local area. You can only distinguish right from wrong after clarifying the relationship.
If you are not careful, you may be involved in a big incident inexplicably. It is really one of the hardest jobs in Chang'an City.
Just like today, someone hurriedly came to report that Gao Yun, the head of the Household Department and the Warehouse Department, was rude to Mrs. Cheng Guo in the street and was beaten up by Mrs. Cheng Guo's attendants. If he hadn't happened to catch up with Zuotunwei Mansion,
Soldiers patrolled the streets, otherwise this descendant of the Gao family might have been beaten to death in the market.
Sergeant Zuo Tunwei separated the two parties and detained all the people involved. After knowing the identities of both parties, he probably had no idea, so he followed the "customary practice" and sent the matter to the Chang'an Ling Yamen and handed it over to Chang'an Ling for handling.
By the way, the left and right guards have always been responsible for patrolling the Chang'an market, which is an important part of Chang'an's public security. It is also a supplement to the Chang'an magistrate's office. However, although they have law enforcement power, they do not have the jurisdiction to conduct trials.
Therefore, after the end of military control a year ago, Chang'an returned to its normal state. Otherwise, Gao Yun and others would have been sent directly to the left and right garrison stations instead of the Chang'an Lingyamen.
In other words, Changsun Wuji finally faced a more difficult case after taking office.
After hearing the report, Changsun Wuji looked shocked, and secretly thought to himself, here, he has already received advice from his uncle, and he has already gained the consciousness to be a good man.
Although his uncle didn't say anything in detail to him, he had already thought about what to do when the situation came to pass. This was a typical example of someone in the court who wanted to be an official, especially when the Chang'an Order was appointed.
He also knew who Gao Yun was. Changsun Wuji's mother was from the Bohai Gao family, and her ancestors were from the branch of Gao Yue, King of Qinghe. In terms of seniority, he had to call Gao Yun his cousin.
If it was an emergency and he sensed the danger involved, he would definitely use this as an excuse to avoid it and then hand over the hot potato to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple. But it was different now.
He has to be detained in Chang'an Lingya. As for how the subsequent development will develop and whether it will affect him, that has to be discussed separately. With his current position, he is not able to participate in such a major event.
Changsun Wuji casually ordered, "Please take everyone into custody. Mrs. Cheng Guo's servants will be released after questioning. I will personally try the rest of them."
From this moment on, everyone in Chang'an Ling Yamen became nervous. Before the people who came to plead for mercy showed up, there was some chaos inside Chang'an Ling Yamen.
Hearing that it was a descendant of the Gao family who committed the crime, or the head of the Ministry of Household and Cangbu himself, Changsun Wuji's assistant officials couldn't sit still at first, and they all came to persuade Changsun Wuji not to force him. Why should such a person be interrogated? Just send him out.
This is the right thing to do. We won't be able to let go when Mr. Gao asks someone to come over and ask.
Some people who had dealings with Mr. Gao even directly advised him to interrogate him for what purpose? It would be wise to just let him go.
This is the influence of the powerful people in the world. They are high above the world, spreading their branches and leaves, almost overriding everything. In many cases, there is no need for them to come forward in person, and the trouble will disappear by itself.
As a member of the powerful family, Changsun Wuji naturally knew the stakes... But having said that, even on ordinary days, when it comes to Madam Chengguo or even the Lanling Xiao family, how can one let them go so easily, let alone now.
Gao was gliding rapidly on the downhill road, and many people outside were watching him. He had been reminded by his uncle before, and now he was afraid that he would not be able to enforce the law impartially. If he wanted to let him go easily, he might as well go home to be with his sister now.
Changsun Wuji first scolded those people who did not know what they were called. Gao Yun, who was beaten almost to death, ignored him for the time being. Changsun Wuji immediately summoned people to interrogate his followers overnight.
After getting a brief confession, they asked the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple sent people to interrogate Gao Yun. At this time, the smart people realized that the matter was about to get serious, and they all shrank their heads.
What they thought was actually correct, this was just a trigger...
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The main residence of the Xiao family in Lanling, and the study room of Xiao Yu in the rear residence.
After receiving the news, Xiao Yu, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, was so angry that he almost lifted the roof off the house. No wonder Xiao Yu was so furious that the most sensitive weakness of the Xiao family in Chang'an was stabbed.
When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanliang, the descendants of the Xiao family were sent to Chang'an one after another. The whole family was in mourning. Later, they were able to quickly establish a foothold in Chang'an. One of the most important reasons was that they benefited from the care of Queen Xiao.
After the death of the former Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao lived abroad and suffered a lot. She traveled from Jiangdu to Hebei, then to the grassland, and then returned south to Jinyang, and she finally survived after a long circuit.
Not being able to protect the queen and letting her wander around is really a scar on the Chang'an branch of the Xiao family in Lanling. All the children of the Xiao family are ashamed when they talk about it. What's more, Xiao Yu is still the younger brother of Empress Xiao, and he still has no idea.
I dare to ask my sister what she has experienced outside...
Last year, when Empress Xiao returned south to Chang'an, the Xiao family's children greeted her outside the palace gate, bursting into tears, just because of this.
Now that the pain was still there, Gao's prodigal son dared to humiliate her in the street, which was like pulling Xiao's face from his face and stomping on it several times. One can imagine Xiao Yu's anger.
"Prepare your horses and go to Mrs. Chengguo's mansion."
Regardless of his exhaustion, the furious Xiao Yu immediately went to his sister's house. On the way, he began to think about how to take revenge on the Gao family. As for Gao Yun, he was already dead in his eyes.
If Gao Yun is still alive in the future, there is no need for the Xiao family to lose face.
Now the storm has taken shape, it depends on who will be shattered in it...
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Late at night, the lights in the side hall of Taiji Hall were still on. Wen Yanbo, the right servant of Shangshu, Su Dan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu, and Yang Gongren, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, were all present.
They were all former ministers of Jinyang. They were called here late at night, and they didn't know what the emperor was doing. They were all worried. What they were most afraid of hearing was the news of defeat at the front.
Under the flickering lights, they were all carefully observing the emperor's expression, and they felt relieved when they saw that the emperor was still relaxed and composed.
The last one to arrive was Su Dan, who was wearing an undisguised tiredness that made him look several years older.
After sitting down, Li Po raised his head and looked at him. He thought it was pitiful to be so tired. He didn't know how he felt when the next thing happened to him.
Seeing that everyone was here, Li Po waved his hand, and the eunuchs serving in the palace retreated outside the palace one after another. Even the provincial officials who were usually present were nowhere to be seen. Only four monarchs and ministers were left in the palace.
The hearts of the ministers were immediately aroused. The emperor rarely had such a serious private meeting with his ministers. Is something big going to happen? Why was there no news about it before?
Li Po's voice rang out in the hall, which was so empty that people couldn't help but shudder.
"As I said before, the army is out fighting, and those who have a chance of winning rely on the support of everyone behind them. You have worked hard these days."
Not waiting for everyone to be humble, Li Po changed the subject and said: "But some people hold important positions, but they don't think about the hardships of the soldiers at the front and the plight of the people. They have no ambition to serve the country and no measures to calm the people. They are just like flies and dogs, and they want to destroy us."
It’s a big deal, what do you think we should do with such a thief?”
After saying this, Li Po slapped the desk table twice to show his anger.
Several people were shocked. In their impression, the emperor had never commented on others in this way. Even those hostile princes were mostly treated lightly by the emperor.
The three people looked at each other quickly, and they all had the same idea in their minds. Who did this stupid thing regardless of life and death, and made the emperor so angry?
When the atmosphere was a little suffocating, Wen Yanbo took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. If there is such a person, hand it over to a competent official, and the punishment will be determined and the law of the country will be upheld. Your Majesty's body of ten thousand gold cannot be blamed for such a small thing."
The other two people all agreed and expressed their indignation. The emperor was so angry that they must feel the same way.
Li Po looked at Wen Yanbo and said to himself that he was afraid that I would kill him indiscriminately when I was angry. It's true that you have followed me for so many years and you don't even know my temper. Humph, I never kill innocent people with my sword.
people.
He reached out and picked up a memorial and slapped it on the table, "Look at this, and you will know who Xiao Xiaowei is..."