Qiu Shenji, who had gained weight, strolled into the office room while humming a tune.
Seeing a thin layer of dust falling on the desk, he didn't bother to clean it...
I walked around a bit, made a cup of tea, leisurely went to the martial arts training ground to kill time, and then went home from get off work.
It’s another boring day!
When I arrived at the martial arts training ground, I saw Guo Yuanzhen here, practicing a set of sword techniques.
Qiu Shenji stepped forward: "Yuan Zhen, how many moves are there?"
Guo Yuanzhen grinned: "Okay!"
When the two of them started sparring, they were evenly matched.
Guo Yuanzhen has longed to be a knight-errant since he was a child, but he has a loose temper and cannot calm down to practice martial arts, so his strength is mediocre.
Qiu Shenji came from a family of military generals, but he could not endure hardships. Qiu Xinggong did not learn even 10% of his skills.
Encountering a well-matched opponent, the two fought fiercely with hundreds of moves. They couldn't help but feel sympathy for each other, laughed, and gave up at the same time.
When he came to the edge, Guo Yuanzhen wiped his sweat and asked: "I haven't seen Di Gong these days. Did he go to Dali Temple again?"
Qiu Shenji said: "You are too old to be called Mr. Di, but you are still young and you want to learn from him. This is not wrong... Di Huaiying is still cleaning up the old prison files in Dali Temple. The internal security guard only comes once every three days."
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Guo Yuanzhen said in a low voice: "As for the case where Jia Thief was silenced, Liulang handed it over to you, do you have any clues?"
Qiu Shenji frowned: "Di Huaiying seemed to have found some clues, but said that the time was not up and rushed into Dali Temple. It seems that this case will be difficult to solve even if the prisoner is known!"
Guo Yuanzhen took it seriously: "With Liu Lang away, we really don't dare to let go in investigating the case. Fortunately, we have a great victory on the front line and the envoy will be back soon!"
At this point, he sighed: "How great it would be if I could also go into battle and kill the enemy!"
Qiu Shenji shook his head: "The battlefield is not what you think. My father is a veteran of hundreds of battles. He suffered from old injuries in his later years and suffered terribly. I am not afraid of making you laugh. I don't want to go to the battlefield anymore. I also have the opportunity to make meritorious service in the rear!
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"That's true!"
Guo Yuanzhen nodded on the surface, but he was still yearning for it in his heart.
Being a general and a prime minister, being both civil and military, how majestic and majestic he is, he must be such a person.
After chatting for a while, the two of them walked out of the martial arts training ground side by side, and happened to see Douluqin Wang coming over, cheering from behind.
The two men immediately stepped forward to salute: "Leader of Doulu Pavilion!"
Doulu Qinwang also nodded and greeted: "Qiu Wuwei! Guo Wuwei!"
After the two sides separated, and when Doulu Qinwang and his party were completely gone, Qiu Shenji curled his lips and said, "What a majesty! The leader of the imperial guard pavilion actually sacrificed his life for the queen. How shameful!"
Guo Yuanzhen knew that this guy always had a kind of natural hostility towards the sons of well-born aristocratic families. Doulu Qinwang was the legitimate son of the Duke of the country, and now at a young age, he had become the leader of the Fourth Rank Pavilion and a close confidant of Empress Wu. This kind of thing
Glory, Qiu Shenji was naturally quite jealous.
However, he also saw that Doulu Qinwang was very unhappy: "Although the inner guard has the word "nei", since it was established, every successive appointment has fought against foreign enemies. It is rare for the leader of Doulu Pavilion to focus on internal fighting in Chang'an City!"
The two of them were muttering bad things about their boss, soothingly waving from a distance: "Come on, come on! Something big has happened! Li Jingxuan's house has been ransacked!"
"What a good thing!"
Qiu Shenji first clapped his hands, and then became a little puzzled: "But wasn't Li Jingxuan dismissed from office a few months ago? At that time, Di Huaiying felt that this old man had saved his life, so why was his house suddenly ransacked now?"
An Shengan's expression was strange, as if he wanted to applaud the case, but also a little frightened: "It is said that dozens of sets of armor were found in the cellar in the backyard of his house!"
The two of them gasped: "Are you serious? That's the crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan! Let's go, let's go!"
When the three of them left the imperial city, they saw many officials also riding out.
The look in each other's eyes was just like when they were watching Cui Shouye's execution, there was a tacit understanding.
Are you guys going to watch the fun again?
Chang'an has been really lively recently. Not long ago, a minister of the Ministry of Punishment was beheaded in the downtown area, and now we see armor hidden in the home of the former prime minister. It's amazing!
And when the officials who had got off work from the imperial city arrived at Fangshi, before they arrived at Li's Mansion, they saw from a distance the imperial guards wearing strong armor and cold armor. They had surrounded the surrounding area, and screams of pain could be heard from a distance.
call.
When everyone made a circle and came to the front yard, their pupils couldn't help but shrink: "Good guy, even the horses and leopards were killed!"
The horses in the front yard fell to the ground dripping with blood, and even the lynxes that had been kept fell to the ground and twitched, looking lifeless.
The so-called "leaving chickens and dogs alone" does not only refer to chickens and dogs, but also to threatening beasts such as horses, cheetahs, and hounds.
As soon as this posture came out, even Qiu Shenji could not help but shout: "This is really going to kill everyone!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard door opened, and an old man with disheveled hair was carried out by two burly guards.
His feet were dragging on the ground and were already bleeding. He shouted sternly: "It's wrong! It's wrong! Queen of Heaven, I'm wrong!"
The guards on the left and right got impatient and slapped the old man on the face, eliminating the injustice.
Seeing the old man being dragged out like a dead dog, everyone was in panic.
Because everyone had seen it during the court meeting. This old man was none other than Li Jingxuan.
The prime minister who used to stand in the first row of ministers!
Qiu Shenji was no longer afraid, his eyes were shining and he exclaimed: "So majestic!"
When Li Sichong was arrested, he followed behind, thinking about when he could also arrest the prime minister.
I didn't expect that this dream would be fulfilled by someone else. It's not bad. I can learn from it and use a more majestic posture when arresting other prime ministers in the future.
Guo Yuanzhen observed carefully: "Look, people from Chang'an County Government and Dali Temple are also in the mansion!"
Qiu Shenji changed his angle, looked inside, nodded and said, "It's the Chang'an County Government Office, and that Li Qiao is here too!"
Ever since the Wang family reconciled with Li Jingxuan, the Shandong nobles had completely turned against him. How close their relationship was before, their hatred was as deep as now.
As a good friend of Li Sichong, Li Qiao originally expected to gain a relationship with the prime minister and be promoted quickly, but instead he was implicated. He didn't know how long he would have to work as a lieutenant of Chang'an County, so you can imagine the anger in his heart. How could he miss the opportunity to add insult to injury?
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An Shengan then said: "Gong Di is here too!"
Sure enough, I saw a fat figure flashing past, following the officials of Dali Temple in the mansion.
As expected of Di Renjie, he chose a better position than them to watch the excitement.
Soon, the real excitement came.
A pair of armor was actually found.
The number is not that large, but there are definitely twenty or thirty sets.
Guo Yuanzhen stood on tiptoe and poked his head out, exclaiming in shock: "It's not a formal armor, but a real leather armor for fighting on the battlefield!"
The Tang army had thirteen types of armor, some of which were ceremonial armor, which were ceremonial armor and had poor defensive capabilities.
As for the armor worn when going into battle to kill enemies, the better the material and the higher the workmanship, the better it can withstand the penetration effects of weapons and arrows.
Then supplemented by elite soldiers and guarding a place similar to Xuanwu Gate, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji would be happy again.
Of course, the palace coup was not the first initiated by Li Shimin, but a trend passed down from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. However, the Xuanwumen incident was too famous and Li Shimin's status was too high. The power of example is undoubtedly the strongest.
Now that the armor has appeared, and in this sensitive era, one can imagine Li Jingxuan's fate.
The sons dragged out with him, let alone concubines, even if they are adopted sons, will be implicated as well.
What's interesting is that when the people in Li's mansion who were crying and fighting were dragged out, the people watching on the street began to applaud.
"He commits a crime and tortures his wife to death. This is the fate that such evil thieves deserve!"
"Hiding the armor is because he has a grudge against the saint. He has already planned to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan. It is not unfair at all!"
Again, Li Jingxuan's reputation is ruined.
If he was still a prime minister praised by scholars and respected by everyone, then the onlookers might have another story.
Nowadays, when bad people do bad things, everyone helps to figure out their motives.
Qiu Shenji and the others exchanged glances with Di Renjie in the palace, but it was clear that Li Jingxuan's conspiracy to rebel was simply impossible.
These armors, either Li Sichong was really arrogant to the extreme, or someone framed him.
Reminiscent of the fact that Li Jingxuan suppressed his official position for six years because of Li Sichong's Jiangnan case. With such a cautious and cautious style, the latter is undoubtedly more likely.
It's just such a big move to frame someone up. Aren't you afraid of being exposed?
Sure enough, before Li Jingxuan's family was taken away from the scene, the people who stopped him arrived.
Doulu, who had just seen him face to face not long ago, looked up and rushed over. Behind him were the black and white internal guards: "Stop! Everyone stop!"
The imperial guard stopped and saw Douluqin looking in front of him. Without dismounting, he shouted loudly: "Who among you ordered the search of Li's house? The Queen of Heaven did not issue the order, and the internal guards and the Ministry of Punishment were not aware of it. You actually dared to directly
Want someone? Where are Dali Temple and Chang'an County Government? Someone is here to answer the question!"
Li Qiao walked out of the house and saluted: "I'm reporting Doulu Jiyi. According to the criminal Li Shouyi's explanation, we found the thief Li Sichong who had thirty armors hidden in his possession. Everyone in the Li family is covering up serious crimes, so we should investigate them together!"
Doulu Qinwang's eyes flashed with a stern look, pointing to the armor that had been found: "Li Shou is just a commoner, how can he know such privacy?"
"If he really knew, he would have exposed the serious crime of concealing armor long ago. Why did he wait until now?"
"You didn't understand the many doubtful points in this case, so you ransacked the houses and exterminated the families indiscriminately. Li Qiao, you are just a county captain, who gave you the power?"
On the other side, Wei Chengqing also arrived outside the house. Seeing that Doulu Qinwang had arrived, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at this scene seriously.
Empress Wu has not yet decided to accept Li Jingxuan's power. After all, Li Zhi hates Li Jingxuan extremely and has some concerns.
But Li Jingxuan's approach is clear at a glance. At this sensitive moment, nothing can happen to him!
Regardless of whether the hidden armor is real or fake, it must be fake now.
"I ordered it!"
However, the next moment, Ming Chongyan, dressed in official robes, walked out of the house.
In his hand, he held a bright yellow edict, and his voice spread in all directions: "I am Ming Chongyan, the deputy cabinet leader of the Meihua Internal Guard. This is your Majesty's edict. Don't you accept it?"
Doulu Qinwang's expression changed drastically, and he immediately got off his horse. Behind him, a crowd of people knelt down to receive the order.
Not to mention him, all the officials around him, including Wei Chengqing, bowed down.
Chongyan of the Ming Dynasty read out the edict: "Li Jingxuan indulged the evil son, hid the armor secretly, and conspired to commit crimes. He specially ordered the Meihua Internal Guard to command the Imperial Guard, Dali Temple, and Chang'an County Government to arrest the murderer and collect evidence, and kill everyone in the house. Severe punishment will not be spared!"
After finishing reading, Ming Chongyan looked around the ministers, especially Doulu Qinwang and Wei Chengqing: "Do you understand now?"
"I'm waiting for the order!!"
Everyone had different expressions, most of them were shocked.
The calming feeling never expected: "Plum Blossom Inner Guard! Is there such an inner guard?"
Qiu Shenji's voice trembled as he thought about the past festivals: "There are indeed plum blossom guards. They supervise the ministers. How can they come from behind the scenes to the front? I'm afraid there is really going to be chaos in Chang'an City!"
At this moment and that moment, when the ministers stood up to receive the decree, facing the eyes of everyone who were either frightened and panicked, or wary of hostility, Ming Chongyan felt at ease.
Li Yan's words recalled in his mind:
"In this current situation, we must let the Meihua inner guards act in secret, stand in the light, and let the officials know your existence."
"If it is an organization that is only known to a very small number of people, there is no guarantee that it will not be wiped out by Empress Wu. Only by legitimately starting to supervise the officials can we protect ourselves."
"The saint hates Li Jingxuan very much. If you ask for help on this matter, he will definitely agree!"
"This time of confiscation of homes and extermination of families, let all those with dissident thoughts think clearly about whose family controls the world in the Tang Dynasty today!"