Just when Lu Tong was blocked on the street, an old man wearing a crimson official robe came over and said hello.
When Lu Tong saw the old man, he was slightly startled. He quickly got out of the car and cupped his hands and said, "Sir Song!"
The old man in front of me is named Song Qi, and he is the minister of Honglu Temple.
Song Qi looked at Lu Tong strangely and asked, "The master of the Lu family was also brought back to Zhenwu Division?"
"No~"
Lu Tong was about to say no, when he suddenly reacted.
He was also taken back to Zhenwu Division!
This means that Song Qi’s son was arrested by the Zhenwu Division!
"How many people did the Zhenwu Division arrest?"
He said without answering the question.
"I don't know. Look, Uncle Nanyang, Uncle Beiyuan, Uncle Ningqing, Marquis of Lanshan, tsk tsk, even people from the Chengguo Duke's Mansion are here." Song Qi pointed to the carriage on the street in front of him.
"Everyone who comes here is good. Now many of them have gone to the Imperial City to file a petition."
"Complain!" Lu Tong froze.
"Yes, it is said that Prince Xin'an killed hundreds of people in Fenxiang Pavilion!" Song Qi said softly.
When Lu Tong heard this, his stiff body trembled violently.
"He really killed someone!" He was a little unbelievable.
Song Qi nodded slightly.
Lu Tong took a deep breath, and thousands of thoughts suddenly surged through his heart.
"Master Song, I have to take my leave first!"
Afterwards, he cupped his hands, turned around and hurried towards the Zhenwu Division.
The rumors were wrong. A wave of arrows from Fenxiang Pavilion actually killed only a dozen people, but injured more than a hundred people.
But whether it was about twenty people or hundreds of people who died, this matter was considered a big deal.
You must know that those who can go to Fenxiang Pavilion to have fun are of extraordinary origins, and arrows do not recognize people, so it is inevitable that they will kill a few powerful people.
Among them, the most distinguished one is Huayuan, the son of Linjiang Hou Huacheng.
Hua Yuan was Linjiang Marquis Hua Cheng's favorite youngest son. Now that Hua Yuan was shot and killed by Zhenwu Si, Hua Cheng naturally would not give up. After seeing Hua Yuan's body, he was filled with resentment and asked his servants to carry Hua Yuan's body.
He came to the gate of the imperial city and made a petition.
The first one was followed by the second one. After receiving the news, the families of other casualties also ran to the gate of the imperial city.
"We want to see the Holy One!"
"The Zhenwu Division is committing atrocities in Kyoto. Please seek justice for us, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
"Your Majesty~~"
The mournful cries of thousands of people shook the imperial city and passed through the palace.
Faced with such a scene, the Tianwu Guards inside the imperial city gate had already tightly closed the right gate of Chang'an.
The generals on duty were greatly troubled. If anyone dared to cause trouble in front of the palace gate, they would have arrested or dispersed them long ago. This is the residence of the emperor. If you want to make trouble, you don't even look where it is.
But now they saw so many people, many of whom were nobles from the imperial court or officials from the central government, gathered in front of the palace gate, and they would not dare to take action even if they had a hundred courages.
But seeing so many people outside the door, they knelt down and said that they wanted to see Emperor Li to complain. The imperial guards dared not open the door, so they could only lock the palace door and quickly report the matter to Emperor Li.
In fact, they didn't need to report it, but the fact that thousands of people kowtowed in front of the imperial city gate had already alarmed Emperor Li.
At that time, Emperor Li was handling government affairs in the royal study room of Shengtian Palace, and the noise in front of the imperial city gate penetrated through the palace wall.
"What happened? Why is there so much noise?" Emperor Li sat at the desk and asked dissatisfiedly as he raised his head.
Several young eunuchs on duty looked at each other, naturally they didn't know what was going on.
Emperor Li frowned slightly and glanced at the young eunuch dissatisfiedly.
At this time, Eunuch Lu was still in Prince An's Mansion and had not returned. Otherwise, given Eunuch Lu's meticulousness, he would have found out the matter clearly in advance without him asking.
A few of the young eunuchs were not very efficient in their work, but the other eunuchs in charge of rituals were quite clever.
In just a moment, they found out clearly what was going on in front of the imperial city.
Emperor Li was thoughtful after listening to the report from the eunuch and eunuch.
"This kid is too reckless!"
"Go to Prince An's Mansion to call Eunuch Lu back, and send a message to Duke Jingguo and Duke Rong to ask them to drive away those people outside the door!"
He ordered with a calm expression.
The Zhenwu Division launched a killing spree in Fenxiang Pavilion. This matter is both big and small.
For Emperor Li, isn't it just that a few people died?
He has been on the throne for more than forty years and has long been accustomed to life and death. Not to mention a few noble sons, when he first came to the throne, he even killed a dozen princes and princes.
In Lihuang's eyes, this was just a trivial matter.
After giving the instructions, Emperor Li continued to deal with government affairs, and his mood was not affected at all by this matter.
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Zhenwu Division.
Qin Wei sat on the main seat of the Tuisi Hall, and Xiao Shunzi stood below and kept reporting: "Your Highness, the Duke of Chengguo sent a note and wanted us to release him."
Qin Wei had just returned to Zhenwu Division within an hour when he received dozens of notes asking for his release and hundreds of invitations to visit him.
Xiao Shunzi's mouth was already dry just by reporting this.
"Oh! We also arrested people from Duke Cheng's mansion?" Qin Wei asked.
Xiao Shunzi looked at the note in his hand and said: "There are four people, the uncle-in-law of the second young master of Chengguo Palace, the great-uncle of the third young master, and the husband-in-law and son of the second young lady!"
"..."
Qin Wei was speechless for a while.
What a mess of relatives these are!
"Where did the second lady's husband and son come from?"
"It's all from Fenxiang Pavilion!" Xiao Shunzi said.
Qin Wei blinked, this is interesting.
My father took his son to prostitutes and was caught by the Zhenwu Division. My mother asked her parents to hand over a note to ask for the girl!
This family is really lively.
"Keep it for now!"
Qin Wei smiled and said.
"Wei Rong, the Minister of Punishment, also handed over a note. The young master of the Wei family is locked up in a cell!" Xiao Shunzi said again.
"Wei Rong's son! Continue to lock him up. He cannot be released without my order." Qin Wei said.
"Then there is the son of Marquis Lanshan."
"Let them go and let them pay the fine!"
Qin Wei said casually.
For most of the prostitutes, Qin Wei only collected a symbolic fine and did not intend to keep them in Zhenwu Division.
Anyway, these prostitutes are not key figures, so let them go.
However, for those who were from the Wei family and Chengguo Duke's mansion, Qin Wei planned to delay further.
"By the way, why is there no movement in Prince An's Mansion?" Qin Wei suddenly remembered the big shot behind Fenxiang Pavilion and asked.
"It is said that Eunuch Lu went to Prince An's Mansion today." Xiao Shunzi replied.
Qin Wei suddenly realized, and the smile on his lips became even stronger.
Without thinking, he knew that Emperor Li was helping him.
That's good, without Prince An's Mansion, his pressure will be less.
"Your Highness, Lord Yin Lu of Shuntian Mansion asks for an audience!"
At this time, Tie Shou walked into the hall to report.
"This old man must be looking for trouble!" Qin Wei said helplessly: "Please invite him in."
If it were someone else, he wouldn't have to see him, but he had to see Lu Tong.
Because the Shuntian Mansion Office is a very important part of this operation. If Lu Tong does not cooperate, it will be difficult to deal with the minions arrested by the Zhenwu Division.
A moment later, Lu Tong hurriedly walked into the Tuisi Hall.
"Your Highness, you have caused me great harm!"
As soon as he came in, he started complaining.
"Master Lu, it's just a small matter, nothing like this!" Qin Wei chuckled.
"It's a small matter! Did you know that they have already gone to the imperial city to file a complaint?" Lu Tong said with a sad face.
Although these things were all caused by the Zhenwu Division, this is Kyoto and is the territory under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. No matter what happens, Shuntian Prefecture will not be able to escape its involvement.
"Complain to the emperor! This is a good thing!" Qin Wei's eyes lit up.
"Your Highness, are you confused?" Lu Tong looked at him inexplicably.
Qin Wei chuckled, "If Grandpa Huang gets angry, maybe he will remove me from my position as commander, so he won't kill me."
"You you~~"
When Lu Tong heard this, he felt a rush of cold blood rush to his forehead.
Perhaps in his opinion, Qin Wei must be very willing to be dismissed. After all, the Zhenwu Division is a powder keg, and you may die at any time if you sit on it.
However, in fact, Qin Wei was just talking casually. Although he made a lot of noise this time, it was not actually a big deal. At most, it involved more people and forces.
Emperor Li has been in power for forty-four years and has never experienced any big storms. This should not be a big deal in his eyes.
Besides, isn't this exactly what Lihuang wants?
What was the purpose of Emperor Li establishing the Zhenwu Division?
To intimidate the martial arts forces among the people, he also wanted to cut off the connection between the court and the world.
The imperial court and the Jianghu were intertwined, which was what Emperor Li couldn't bear the most.
It was precisely because of this that Qin Wei took action against Fenxiang Pavilion with great fanfare.
Fenxiang Pavilion is just an introduction. The three major sects in Kyoto and Prince An's Mansion are the real targets of this operation.