The news of the emperor's assassination spread very quickly on the night of the Lantern Festival. Within a few days, Yun Lan, Zhou Ye and most of the governors and governors in the areas directly under the imperial government took the bait. In addition to expressing concern for His Majesty's safety, they also praised His Majesty the Emperor's great blessings.
Qi Tian was not taken advantage of by Xiao Xiao's gang, and asked the Ministry of Punishment and the Yulin Army who were responsible for security that day to solve the case as soon as possible. They both said that "if this is not done, it will not be enough to quell the anger of the ministers and others" and "if this is not done, it will not be enough to calm the hearts of the people."
In this regard, the emperor didn't say much. He just praised and comforted him in his reply. However, Zhao Kaizhi, the Minister of Punishment, could not be so calm. You must know that although Yu Xiang, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, also bears part of the blame for this matter.
, but they took action in time to save His Majesty's life. Even if he could not be exempted from the sentence, he was still exempted from some mistakes. But Zhao Kaizhi could not do it. The Ministry of Punishment was originally the yamen in charge of punishments in the world, and now something as big as the assassination of the Holy Emperor has happened.
Regarding the incident, the towns and governors from all over the border wrote letters requesting a quick investigation. Such pressure made him feel like he was overwhelmed by a mountain.
Check, of course you have to check, but the key is how to check and where to start.
The only physical evidence now is three spear darts
The spear here is not the six- to nine-inch long weapon of ancient Greece, but a kind of hidden weapon. It is shaped like a shuttle, flat, with a section of red silk tied to the tail. The hidden weapon is of course not a standard weapon, and is all forged by oneself.
Or it was custom-made in a blacksmith shop, so it is basically difficult to gain anything from its origin. But even so, at this critical moment, Zhao Kaizhi still sent people to inspect the blacksmith shops in Luoyang and its surrounding areas.
Is there anyone who has made custom-made spears of this style recently?
In addition to the blacksmith shop, the silk and satin shop also needed to be investigated. However, Zhao Kaizhi was even less hopeful about the source of the silk and satin, because the red silk tied to the shuttle was the most common Suzhou silk, which could be purchased in Luoyang and even all over the Wei Dynasty.
Come on, how can someone investigate this in detail?
If we can't find any clues from the physical evidence, then we need to find witnesses. Unfortunately, it was the climax of the Lantern Festival, the streets were brightly lit, and pedestrians were rubbing shoulders. No one could be sure whether the people around them were assassins. But Yu Xiang and Zhou Jun
Although I rushed forward very actively, there was actually no clear goal at all, and I naturally came back empty-handed.
Since the witnesses and physical evidence were unreliable, they had no choice but to cast the net in all directions and salvage Zhao Kai. As soon as Zhao Kai gave the order, the detectives from the Ministry of Justice and the Yamen of Luoyang Prefecture immediately attacked from all directions, searching house to house and blocking the city gates.
It's a pleasure, but I haven't heard of any gains.
Although the city gate is sealed, it is still easy for someone like Yun Zheng to leave the city. However, the imperial guards guarding the city were under strict orders from Yu Xiang. Although Yun Zheng himself was told that he could enter and leave Luoyang at will, he
Requested not to bring any attendants
Ordinarily, given Yun Zheng's status, he should bring an entourage with him whenever he comes in or out, but Yun Zheng has obviously not developed the habit of bringing an entourage with him. He doesn't mind the Imperial Guards' request, so he Shi Shiran and left Luoyang City.
Heading towards Huaishu Bay where the Rainstorm Gate is located
Huaishu Bay is not far from Luoyang City, and Yunzheng's horse is a famous Dawan horse given by the emperor. It didn't take long to arrive outside the rainstorm gate.
The main helm of the Storm Gate is a large manor. Yun Zheng took a quick look and knew that the so-called recovery banquet was completely a pretense. There were not many people coming and going outside the Storm Gate, especially the few guests. There was no appearance of a banquet.
Yun Zheng stepped forward on his horse. He was still far away from the door when two knowledgeable guests stepped forward and held their hands from afar: "This young master is invited. May I ask if this young master is the eldest son of the Duke of Yun State, Marshal Yun Chengfeng?"
Yun Zheng replied: "That's right for me."
"Young Marshal, please come. I will come to fetch you at the order of the sect leader. Young Marshal, please come here."
********************* When Yunzheng arrived at the door, he saw that Zuo Dongming had already come out immediately, and with him came a lonely man in his mid-twenties.
The man with an arm, this man's face was a little gloomy. Although he forced a smile when he saw Yun Zheng, he still couldn't hide the gloomy look in his heart.
This is probably Zuo Dongming's son. It seems that his left arm was cut off by the purple-clothed swordsman from Guxin Pavilion. Yun Zheng thought to himself.
"The common man Zuo Dongming, brought his dog Pengcheng to see the young marshal." Zuo Dongming knelt down and kowtowed very respectfully. Zuo Pengcheng also knelt down with his father.
Yun Zheng did not stop Zuo and his son from kneeling, but he just wondered in his heart: Why do time-travelers always like to abolish such a good rule of kneeling in ancient times? Are they used to equality? Hey, why don't I feel this way? Look.
In this way, it feels so good when people kneel and I stand! As soon as they kneel down, they are already at a psychological disadvantage. No matter what I talk to next, this disadvantageous mentality will be difficult to change. This is a great blow to me.
It's beneficial. We don't have the consciousness to engage in freedom, equality and fraternity... Oh, fraternity can still be considered, if the other party is a beautiful woman.
"Haha, please get up, Master Zuo Sect. Well, please get up, Young Sect Master too." Yun Zheng chuckled.
"Thank you, Young Marshal." Zuo Dongming stood up respectfully, stretched out his hand and pointed inside: "The common people have heard that the Young Marshal is coming, and have prepared some wine. Please come in, Young Marshal."
Yun Zheng laughed, jumped off the horse, and said politely: "Master, please." However, as he said so, he had already raised his feet and walked inside. However, he had some doubts in his heart. The last time he saw Zuo Dongming
, he is not so polite, well, he is so polite that he is a bit flattering. What is going on? Could something happen?
With doubts, Yun Zheng walked into the inner hall. Sure enough, a banquet had been prepared. It was a big table with at least ten or twenty dishes, but there were only three chairs. Yun Zheng glanced at the table.
The dishes are all Shandong cuisine instead of Henan cuisine. Obviously, Zuo Dongming knows that the Yun family in Yanjing is accustomed to eating Shandong cuisine, so he is hosting a banquet for Yun Zheng today. All the dishes are prepared according to Yun Zheng's taste.
Although in fact Yun Zheng is most accustomed to Hunan cuisine, but now there are no peppers, but the dishes are almost the same - at least in the eyes of a person like him who doesn't know much about food. So he looked at the dishes,
Deliberately smiled as a sign of approval
Zuo Dongming then came in and hurriedly invited Yun Zheng to take the seat. Yun Zheng's identity was there. He was a dignified prince. Being able to eat with Zuo Dongming, a "country squire", was almost a gift. Naturally, there was no need to be polite.
After Yun Zheng sat down, Zuo Dongming and his son sat down. At Zuo Dongming's signal, Zuo Pengcheng poured Yun Zheng a glass of wine with one hand with his remaining right hand.
Yun Zheng glanced at him indifferently and said nothing. Zuo Dongming picked up his wine glass, toasted Yun Zheng with a glass of wine, and said: "Young Marshal, to be honest, the grassroots dared to invite the Young Marshal here today because they want to ask the Young Marshal to save his life.
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