Wang Gui's concubine was crying and talking. Maybe she still had lingering thoughts about what happened at night, so she fainted as she spoke.
When Ji Wen saw this, he immediately ordered the accompanying Marquis Wu to control all the surviving people in the mansion. After the concubine was in a stable mood and the Yamen's arrester and Wu Zuo arrived, they would make a general investigation of the place.
Preliminary understanding of the situation before questioning.
Ji Wen stayed at Wang Gui's residence for almost half a stick of incense, and then the Yamen of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, Wu Zuo and dozens of Wu Hous rushed there.
In the early morning, there was a big noise in Yin Mansion in Jingzhao, which alarmed the people who got up early in Chang'an City. No one knew what happened in Chang'an City. The people who were interested in the matter followed these officials and came all the way to Wang Gui's Mansion.
The people who came here found that Marquis Wu had closed several streets around the palace under martial law. They heard the people watching nearby saying that someone was killed in the palace at night. The news spread to ten people and hundreds of people in less than half a day.
Chang'an City is already well known to everyone.
After hearing the news, Changsun Wuji, Zhang Gongjin, Wang Yuting and others immediately concluded that it was Qin Wenyuan's work. They were each frightened by Xu Tian's thunderous methods, fearing that they would be the next target of Xu Tian's revenge.
Changsun Wuji was a little scared. He had a wife, children and dozens of servants who had followed him for many years in his "Zhao Guogong Mansion". How could he withstand such a blow? The man thought about it for a long time and called out his son Changsun Chong.
commanded.
"Chong'er, my father thought that the murder of Wang Gui's family must have been done by that thief Xu Tian, and he wanted to have a life-and-death feud with that kid. There was no way that this thief would come to my eldest grandson's family that day.
Chong'er needs to make preparations early, and in recent days, he will find more people with strong martial arts skills to come to the house to act as guardians, so that his father can feel at ease."
"Don't worry, father, my son will definitely handle this matter. If Xu Tian dares to do harm to our eldest grandson's family, my son will definitely not let that boy have a good life."
After listening to his son's words of shared hatred, Changsun Wuji smiled with satisfaction and spoke again immediately.
"Father, I will go to court to hear the news about the death of Wang Gui's family!"
After speaking, Changsun Wuji went back to his room and asked his wife to change into court clothes for him. With a gloomy expression, he ordered the family guards to get on the carriage and drive to the palace.
…
In the Taiji Palace of the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin was listening to a secret report from Zhou Shaofan, the leader of the reconnaissance department, about the destruction of Wang Gui's residence.
Zhou Shaofan would tell the emperor one by one about the situation he learned from his spies and from Ji Wen of Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
"Your Majesty, Wang Gui was beheaded by someone before dawn. All the guards and family members in the palace were killed. The remaining servants don't know what happened at night. Wang Gui's concubine said that she was unconscious for some reason and was killed.
After being tied up, Wang Gui's body was found missing when he woke up. Lord Ji asked everyone in the house, and the answer he got was that he didn't know who did it. No clues were found about the afternoon operation and head arrest in Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
I thought that the perpetrators were definitely not in the minority and had plans in advance, so that they could do such a bold thing without leaving any trace."
"Where is Qin Wenyuan now?"
After Zhou Shaofan finished reporting the situation, he suddenly heard the emperor ask this question, and his heart trembled violently. Could it be that the emperor suspected that Xu Tian had done this? Although he thought so when he received the news, Zhou Shaofan couldn't do anything without evidence.
You dare to talk nonsense, and Xu Tian is not a kind person who is easy to get along with, so it is best not to offend him.
"Qin Wenyuan worked with Magistrate Liu in Chang'an County to eliminate insect eggs and never left."
Zhou Shaofan replied in fear.
After hearing Zhou Shaofan's answer, Li Shimin let out a long sigh and continued.
"You should continue to pay attention to this matter, and pay special attention to Qin Wenyuan's recent actions. Go ahead!"
"I obey the order!"
After Zhou Shaofan resigned, Li Shimin thought for a while and then shouted loudly.
"It is passed down to Ji Wen that Wei Siqian, the royal censor, Sun Fujia, the young minister of Dali Temple, Cheng Yaojin, the Qianniu Guard general, Sun Wuji, the left Wuwei general, Yuchi Jingde, the right Wuwei general, and Zhang Gongjin, the commander of the Forbidden Army, come to see me quickly.
"
Eunuch Liu, the eunuch, heard the emperor's call and hurried forward to reply.
"Old slave, I will pass on the order to someone here, please wait a moment, Your Majesty."
…
At this time, in Wang Gui's mansion, Ji Wen felt inexplicable fear in his heart when he saw Wang Gui's body was missing. Judging from the situation of the people who were killed in the mansion, this incident was a long-planned and targeted vendetta.
There are almost no clues from the wounds on the body of the deceased. They were all fatally wounded by steel knives and arrows. The only discovery is that these fatal wounds all show that the perpetrator was proficient in using weapons. They were all fatal with one blow, without any trace.
No trace of sloppiness.
This discovery made Ji Wen certain that these killers must be members of the army, and they were elites in the army. They were able to bring the soldiers here without being discovered by the guards in Chang'an City and complete the killing.
Ji Wen did not dare to say anything about the mission of dozens of people from Wang Gui's family. Who was leading the army this time? Jiwen did not dare to say anything, but he had some ideas in his heart, but there was no evidence...
Thinking of this, Ji Wen hurriedly sent Marquis Wu to the four gates of Chang'an City to order an intensified search for suspicious people who had left Chang'an City. At the same time, he secretly ordered his confidants to observe the comings and goings of people from the "Gongfu of Qi" in secret, and warned his confidants not to be discovered by people from the Xu Mansion.
, otherwise life will not be saved.
Putting aside the fear of the people in Wang Gui's mansion being massacred, Ji Wen was about to go to the palace to report the incident to the emperor. Suddenly, he heard that the imperial army came to convey the order to go to the palace to face the saint. Ji Wen knew that the emperor
Already aware of what happened at Wang Gui's residence, he exchanged a few words with General Wuhou who was there and then rode to the palace.
When Ji Wen arrived at the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, he saw several ministers standing under Jinluan Highness with solemn faces. Ji Wen played after shouting "Long Live the Mountain".
"Your Majesty, I have a secret I want to tell you!"
"Did Ji Aiqing report the murder of Wang Gui? Please tell us the details of Wang Gui's mansion slowly."
Li Shimin said with a gloomy expression.
"Wei Chen obeys the order! The killing of Wang Gui and dozens of people in the house should have happened before dawn. According to Wei Chen's inquiry, Wang Gui's concubine and the surviving people in the house are not the perpetrators. According to the news at noon
Upon inspection, the shape of the wound on the deceased did not look like a vendetta. The fatal blow seemed to have been done by an elite soldier who had been in battle. However, there was no evidence left in Wang Gui's mansion to prove whether Wei Chen's inference was valid.
, Wei Chen has now ordered the guard sergeants of Chang'an City to strictly investigate the suspicious people who leave the city, and sends out arresters to inquire about the news to see if they can find some clues to confirm whether it is what Wei Chen thinks."
After listening to Ji Wen's report, Li Shimin and the ministers in the palace looked even more solemn. If Ji Wen's words were true, where did these sergeants who came to kill enter Chang'an City from? Wouldn't this put the safety of the palace at risk?
The safety of the ministers in the city cannot be guaranteed, and the many Imperial Guards, Qianniu Guards, and Wuhou in Chang'an City have become mere decorations.
While the emperor and ministers were thinking about this serious issue, they suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the palace, and an old voice cried loudly with sorrow and anger.
"Your Majesty! It's our veteran Wang Yu who wants to see Your Majesty."
Hearing Wang Yu shouting outside the palace, Li Shimin quickly ordered the eunuch to help Wang Yu into the palace.
Li Shimin did not dare to be careless about this old minister. This minister named Wang Yu was the husband of his father, Li Yuan's sister, Princess Tong'an. Princess Tong'an's mother, Dugu, was Li Yuan's mother and Li Shimin's imperial grandmother. The Tang Dynasty
At the founding of the People's Republic of China, Princess Tong'an was named the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty by Li Yuan. After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he was given the title of eldest princess of Tong'an, which was different from Li Xiuning's title.
Wang Yu was helped into the palace by the eunuch. A young eunuch had already brought a brocade stool to wait on him. The old man walked around the brocade stool and knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty must make the decision for me! I think that my nephew Wang Gui was miserably executed with his head mutilated. My Majesty asked the Emperor to seize the murderous thief and cut his body into thousands of pieces and kill the whole family. Only in this way can we solve the problem."
The hatred of the old minister...cough...cough..."
Just as the old man was coughing because of his hurried speech, Li Yuan's eunuch shouted again from outside the palace.
"This slave requests to see the Emperor and deliver the Emperor's oral message!"
When Li Shimin heard the eunuch outside the palace shouting to convey his father's instructions, he frowned and shouted loudly.
"noise!"
But when he saw an old eunuch with white eyebrows entering the palace, he knelt down next to Wang Yu and played respectfully.
"The old slave paid homage to the emperor. The Supreme Emperor ordered the old slave to deliver an oral message, asking the emperor to catch the thief who killed the royal family and give an explanation to the eldest princess of Tong'an."
After saying this, the old eunuch left without waiting for Li Shimin's reply. Looking at Wang Yu who was still kneeling on the ground, Li Shimin spoke softly.
"Mr. Wang, please come to your senses. I will catch the culprits and kill them all as your Wang family wishes. Please sit down for a while and then go back to your house to rest!"
After finishing speaking, Li Shimin motioned to the eunuchs around him to help Wang Yu sit on the brocade stool. At the same time, he glanced sternly at the ministers in the palace who were responsible for the security of Chang'an City and the protection of Chang'an City.
Yin Jiwen of the Yin Mansion in Jingzhao, Wei Siqian, the imperial censor, Dai Wei, the young minister of Dali Temple, Cheng Yaojin, the general of the Qianniu Guard, Sun Wuji, the general of the left Wuwei, Yuchi Jingde, the general of the right Wuwei, and Zhang Gongjin, the commander of the imperial army, saw the emperor's eyes
After sweeping his eyes, several people knelt down to ask the emperor for their inability to protect Chang'an City. Cheng Yaojin knelt down, but he was dissatisfied that old man Wang Yu relied on his relationship with Li Yuan to force the emperor to express his position in the palace.
I couldn't help but glare at the old man and let out a soft "hum".
This "hum" sound was very harsh in the somewhat silent palace at this time. How could Li Shimin not know what Cheng Yaojin was thinking? When he saw Wang Yu, he pretended not to hear it and met the minister who was kneeling on the ground again. To be honest, Li Shimin did not
He didn't want to blame his subordinates who had followed him for many years because of Wang Gui, but he had to act like an emperor and explain everything to everyone, so as not to cause uneasiness among the ministers in the court when Wang Gui was killed.
, a stable political situation is Datang's only focus at present.
Li Shimin glared at Cheng Yaojin and said immediately.
"My dear friends, please be safe. The murder of Wang Gui has been solved by Yin Jiwen, the governor of Jingzhao Yin Mansion. After catching the culprit, he will be handed over to Wei Siqian, the imperial censor, Dai Wei, the young minister of Dali Temple, and the three departments of the Ministry of Punishment.
The gate guards are temporarily in charge of General Yuchi and the Changsun Qing family. In the near future, suspicious people coming in and out of Chang'an City will be strictly investigated. Cheng Aiqing's Qianniu Guards will assist Chang'an City Wuhou to strengthen the security patrol of Chang'an City to ensure that similar incidents will not happen again in Chang'an City.
event."
"We will obey the Emperor's instructions! We will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."
All the ministers agreed in unison, Du Jiwen frowned, and he was fully responsible for catching the murderer of Wang Gui. This was not a good job. Looking at the methods of the thieves who killed the Wang family this time, how could he do it?
If you find the murderer, even if you find it, will you be able to bring these murderers to justice?
After all the ministers had retired, Li Shimin sent Wang Yu away with gentle words, and came to the Yeting Palace to set up the Zhengdian Palace. Empress Changsun saw her husband frowning and asked with concern.
"Erlang has something troublesome. Can you tell me about it?"
"Alas! It's not just about the murder of Wang Gui. Today, Wang Yu went to the palace to ask me to make the decision for him. Even my father has given instructions to me to catch the murderer quickly and kill everyone. I thought it would be so easy to do it.
Is it? According to Ji Wen's report, it seems to be the work of elites in the army. How many people in Chang'an City can have such ability? It's difficult to handle!"
"I heard what Erlang said, but do you suspect what that kid Qin Wenyuan did?"
"I'm afraid this suspicion is not mine alone, but I can't figure out how that kid could be so ruthless in killing Wang Gui. Could it be that Wang Gui was involved in the last attack on that kid?"
Li Shimin had actually guessed the general outline of the incident, but he was not sure. The couple was thinking about the matter in the palace and couldn't figure it out, but Li Shimin was vaguely sure that Qin Wenyuan ordered his subordinates to do it, but this boy
He is as cunning as a demon, leaving no trace of his actions, and even I can't do anything to him for a while.
Jiwen received the order and returned to the government office to urgently summon Zhang Long, the most famous head catcher in the capital. Zhao and Hu came to the government office to negotiate. These two men were Jiwen's confidants and dog-headed military advisors. Once they came, Ji Wen would be relieved.
Wen Ping retired the government officials in the mansion and ordered the two of them to focus on the personal guards of "Qi Guogong's Mansion" when inquiring about the murderer of Wang Gui. The two of them had to look serious behind them and said.
"Sir, the Qin family's personal guards are not easy to mess with. If there is no definite evidence, once the Qin family knows that we are secretly investigating them, it may be dangerous!"
After hearing what the two said, Ji Wen was also horrified by what happened. However, thinking that the emperor had to leave this matter to him and having to do it made him really sad.
"Then what should we do? Your Majesty has handed over this matter to me. I can only place my hope on you two. Based on my intuition, this matter is definitely related to the Qin Mansion. If we don't focus on Qin
I’m afraid even the year of the monkey and the horse and the moon will not be able to find out the reason for this disease in my family.”
"Okay, sir, we will try our best to find the murderer of this crime in the near future. We will also send people from Xu Mansion to monitor closely. If we really can't find out the reason, why don't we spend some money to find someone to make up some excuses to blame him.
Try to end this incident as soon as possible, so that you can achieve the emperor's will, and our brothers will not offend the Xu family and cause death."
"Is this idea of yours okay? If this kind of behavior is exposed, it will be a serious crime of beheading."
Suddenly hearing what Zhang Long and Zhao Hu said, Ji Wen shivered all over and spoke in a low voice.