After leaving the boundaries of Chang'an City, Lu Dongzan and his party headed towards Longyou direction. When they arrived at a post house, they dismounted and stayed at the inn to rest.
Late at night, Lu Dongzan and his party were taking a rest after having had enough wine and food, when they heard the noise of someone walking into the post house. They thought it was a caravan coming all the way to Chang'an.
Lu Dongzan didn't pay attention at first, until someone opened his door and a gust of cold wind poured in.
As soon as Lu Dongzan opened his eyes, he saw a linen bag coming towards him, followed by sticks hitting him continuously.
There was a lot of yelling and cursing in the post house, making it a chaotic mess.
The people from the post house immediately called the government.
I heard that the Tibetan envoy Lu Dongzan was beaten, and he was also the Prime Minister of Tibet. The perpetrators had already escaped.
At this moment, looking at the group of Tibetan people covered with bruises, the eyes of the county magistrate who came over were darkened, and he called the county clerk, "We have no control over this matter, and we will send the news to Chang'an immediately."
Lu Dongzan was covered in wounds and had difficulty even walking on the ground. The county magistrate called for a doctor to treat him.
Seeing that the room was in a mess and many belongings were missing, the county magistrate concluded, "This matter was probably the work of robbers who stole the money."
Lu Dongzan gritted his teeth, "If it was just a robbery, why did you take the file? It was to be given to Zanpu!"
The county magistrate added: "Maybe they took it conveniently."
"Someone must have planned this beforehand."
"Why did the messenger say this?"
Lu Dongzan's eyes were gloomy, "If you were a robber, why did you only rob my room and not the others' rooms?"
After hearing this, the county magistrate added: "I have already written down this matter and sent it to Chang'an City. Maybe officials from the DPRK and Central Government will come to inquire tomorrow. Please wait for a day."
It was already daybreak, and Lu Dongzan was worried in his heart, fearing that he would not be able to get out of the confinement alive, so he whispered: "Leave this matter to the Tang Dynasty for investigation, and we will stay here soon."
Enduring the pain, Lu Dongzan asked his servants to help him leave the post house and continued on his way.
The Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan left like this, and the news of the attack on the envoy soon spread to Chang'an City.
It was a matter of honor for the envoy, so Li Shimin also ordered Dali Temple to investigate and deal with it.
After several inquiries, Dai Zhou of Dali Temple also found out that Lu Dongzan had visited Lishan before leaving and had met Zhang Yang.
Dai Zhou led the officers and soldiers of Dali Temple to the front of the Ministry of Rites.
At this moment, Zhang Yang was sitting in the Ministry of Rites, eating tea eggs with Li Tai.
There are only three people in the entire Rites Department, and the rest are not here.
Li Baiyao was writing documents, while Zhang Yang and Li Tai were chatting and laughing while eating tea eggs.
Dai Zhou walked into it with a cane and a straight face, "I have met His Highness the King of Wei, and I have met Zhang Shangshu."
Zhang Yang first raised his eyes to look at the old man in front of him, stood up and saluted, "I dare you to ask..."
Li Tai quickly saluted, "I have met the Minister of Dali Temple."
Dai Zhou stroked his beard and said, "I wonder if Zhang Shangshu has heard about the attack on Lu Dongzan."
Peeling the egg shell carefully, Zhang Yang said in confusion: "I didn't hear that he was attacked? Didn't he just leave Chang'an City yesterday?"
"That's right. I learned that I met Zhang Shangshu once after I left, so I came here to ask about him."
Dali Si's movements were very fast, and Li Tai lowered his head guiltily, with some sweat dripping from his forehead.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "I wonder how the Tibetan envoy is doing now? Is his life in danger?"
Dai Zhou said in a deep voice: "There is no fear for his life. He is rushing to Tubo now. After investigation, the local county government said that it was the robbers. But there is something fishy about it. It cannot be ruled out that everyone did it deliberately. Zhang Shangshu presided over the update of the Ministry of Etiquette.
You often communicate with foreign ministers and envoys. Do you know who Lu Dongzan has a feud with in Chang'an City?"
Zhang Yang thought about it, "I have no impression. We usually don't pay attention to what foreign ministers do. We can't always find someone to keep an eye on them."
Dai Zhou saw Zhang Yang's calm demeanor and left with the others.
After the others left, Li Tai sat on the ground, "This Dai Zhou is really not simple. He came to the Ministry of Rites for questioning so quickly."
Zhang Yang thought, "Since it was done by robbers, how can we suspect that someone did it deliberately?"
Li Tai bit his nails and thought, "It's probably because the people under my command didn't do a good job."
"From now on, we can leave this kind of slapping and beating to Chu Mo, his people are more professional."
"Wrong decision." Li Tai scratched his head vigorously.
"The victim, Lu Dongzan, has already left. It is not easy to pursue him. If he is beaten, he will be beaten. It is no big deal."
After hearing what he said, Li Tai calmed down a lot and said, "Brother-in-law, you are the Minister of Rites, so you can intervene in matters involving foreign ministers."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Don't worry, I will ask Chu Mo to help you finish it as much as possible and wipe away all the clues. Don't be rash in doing things in the future, but make a decision before taking action. What is the background of this Dai Zhou?"
When asked about this, Li Tai was surprised and said: "My brother-in-law has been serving as the Minister of Etiquette for some time, and he still doesn't know Dai Zhou?"
"I usually have no dealings or contact with other officials."
Li Tai sat cross-legged and whispered, "I heard that Dai Zhou is a very talented person, but he was born in troubled times. My father once said that if Dai Zhou had been born a few years later, he would have been a talented person in the world now.
It’s just a pity that he is quite old now.”
"Back then, Dai Zhou was working under Wang Shichong, and later he joined the army as his father's assistant. After his father ascended the throne, he was appointed Minister of Dali Temple. He served successively as the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, and was granted the title of Duke of the County."
Zhang Yang smiled, "No wonder his name sounds familiar."
Three days later...
Because of Lu Dongzan's case, Dai Zhou was also summoned by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin personally moved a chair for this veteran minister of the court and asked him to sit down.
"Your Majesty, I'd better bow down and report first."
"No need, just sit down and report, Mr. Dai."
Dai Zhou's hand was still holding a cane, "The case of the attack on Lu Dongzan was investigated by Dali Temple. There were no robbers in the area where the attack was carried out, and the posthouse where it was attacked was only a day's walk from Chang'an City. The old minister thought that someone was there.
Wait for Lu Dongzan to leave, follow him all the way, and take action after leaving Chang'an City."
"The veteran thought that the perpetrator must be a powerful person in Chang'an City or an official in the court. If it were an ordinary person in Chang'an City, he might have committed the crime. After the other party and others left, he must have been worried, or worried about his motives, or worried about his own identity.
According to the address where Lu Dongzan traveled before he left, the veteran also inquired about several dignitaries, and except for Zhang Shangshu, no one had any issues with Lu Dongzan."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Zhang Shangshu kept saying that he did not know, but after several inquiries outside, the old minister found out that Lu Dongzan and Zhang Shangshu had always had conflicts. When the old minister continued to investigate, he found that someone had been in advance.
The clues have been wiped away, and even the waiters at the inn that were attacked have left."
Li Shimin slapped the case and said: "How courageous!"
When the emperor was angry, Dai Zhou would stand up and salute.
Seeing that he was about to stand up again, his body was still shaking a little, Li Shimin quickly helped him, "I have already told you that there is no need to salute Mr. Dai."
Dai Zhou nodded again, "I suspect Zhang Shangshu."
Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, "I don't think Zhang Yang did this. Although this guy is young and frivolous, he acts very cautiously. If he did it, he wouldn't leave so many traces for Dali Temple to investigate."
Noticing Dai Zhou's expression, Li Shimin said again: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Dai, I won't want to protect him. I thought of what happened back then..."
He told Dai Zhou about Zhang Yang's purchase of Gaochang.
Dai Zhou stroked his beard and said: "I bought Gaochang for a penny. I can avoid the law, and I can justifiably hold Gaochang. I can also exchange it with His Majesty..."
After thinking about it for a while, Dai Zhou nodded and said: "I thought wrongly. It seems that this matter is not what Zhang Shangshu said. If Zhang Shangshu did, I think Lu Dongzan would probably die without a complete body."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was surprised for a while, as if this result was not surprising at all.
Dai Zhou continued, "Now that I see the attack on Lu Dongzan, it seems a bit childish. The old minister is incompetent. His Majesty is disappointed that he did not find the real culprit."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "It doesn't matter. You are old and in trouble. Why don't you go home to recuperate? I will arrange for others to investigate."
After Dai Zhou met Li Shimin, he resigned from the post of Minister of Dali Temple.
I thought this matter was over, but just a month had passed. In mid-June, news was sent to the court that Dai Zhou had passed away.
Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial and was speechless for a long time after hearing the news.
Li Junxian explained: "I've had people from the Imperial Medical Office check it out, and he passed away peacefully."
Holding his forehead, Li Shimin frowned and said solemnly, "Passing the decree, I will posthumously give the minister's right servant a shot."
"Here."
"Wait a minute." Li Shimin stopped him again, "I will grant you the title of Duke of Dao, and my posthumous title will be Zhong!"
There are not many important ministers in the court who can be given posthumous titles.
Li Shimin therefore withdrew from the court for three days, and many people in the court came to see Dai Zhou off.
Zhang Yang led Li Tai to the door of Dai Zhou's house, "I don't know what King Wei thinks. I heard that he was still investigating your case before he died."
I just met this wonderful person last month. He is still alive, but now I see that he only has a spiritual body.
Li Tai wiped his tears and ran towards the Suzaku Gate without saying a word.
It seems that this brother-in-law is still saved.
Zhang Yang stood in front of Dai Zhou's mansion, where he could see the spiritual tablet, and bowed deeply towards the spiritual tablet.
"Why doesn't Zhang Shangshu go in?"
Hearing the inquiry, Zhang Yang raised his eyes and saw that it was Tang Jian. He straightened up again and said, "I'm too embarrassed to see him."
He left his words and left in a hurry.
Tang Jian hesitated to speak, looking at Zhang Yang's back he felt baffled.
Li Tai rushed all the way into the Zhuque Gate, then rushed through the Chengtian Gate, ran all the way into the Ganlu Hall, and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Father, my son, I have come to admit my mistake."
Li Shimin glanced at his son for a moment, "Have you cried?"
Li Tai wiped his tears again and said, "Lu Dongzan was beaten by his son."
"I already knew it."
"Father..."
"Do you think you can hide these things from me?"
Li Tai lowered his head and said nothing.
Li Shimin continued to review the memorial, "Don't worry, I had someone tell Duke Dai about this matter last month, and he knew about it half a month before his death."
"Then why not take down the son?"
Li Shimin put down the pen in his hand, "Aren't you going to take the blame yourself now?"
Li Tai knelt and said nothing, feeling an inexplicable chill running down his spine. Is this his father's plan?
My father had been waiting from the beginning, deliberately not letting Dai Zhou catch him. What would be the consequences if he didn't come...
"It was Zhang Yang who led his son to Duke Dai's residence and learned about his death."
Li Shimin nodded, "It seems that Zhang Yang gave you a hand. This guy is not useless, he is also a good man."
"My son, I, led me to face the wall and was imprisoned for half a month. I paid tribute to the Duke for half a month."
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and said, "No need. Please write down for me how Lishan acquired papermaking technology. Write it now."
Here is half a chapter, and I will add another chapter tomorrow.
I wrote too late and was very sleepy. The author will take a rest first and will make up for it tomorrow.