Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 244 There was an explosion both inside and outside the court
Chapter 244 There was an explosion both inside and outside the court
Pei Ji’s assassination had a huge impact.
As soon as the news came out, the whole city of Chang'an was boiling.
As the first founding hero, he was assassinated, which is outrageous.
What is even more unacceptable is that because the emperor blamed him for not having a bodyguard with him, the assassination was successful and his life and death were unknown.
When Fang Yuan learned the news, he immediately arranged for everyone to search for the murderer, symbolically asked someone to pass the news to the palace, and then personally led the investigation.
But in fact, such a major matter does not need to be reported by Fang Yuan, Li Shimin already knows about it.
The moment he learned the news, Li Shimin was shocked, then frightened, and then angry.
"Send my order!"
"The Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Chang'an County Government are working hard to search for the assassin. I want an explanation within three days!"
"From now on, all people entering and leaving Chang'an City will strictly check their identity information, and any suspects will be detained and investigated."
Li Shimin immediately gave the order.
At the same time, he ordered the driver to go to Pei Ji's mansion to visit.
Although he was dissatisfied with Pei Jituo, he wanted to seize his position as Zuopushe.
But when faced with such a big thing, Li Shimin would try his best to show the emperor's friendship no matter what.
"Your Majesty, the rumors outside are not very good."
Li Junxian rushed over to report.
Inform Li Shimin of what the people outside are saying.
At this time, Li Shimin was already on the dragon chariot and was about to leave Chengtianmen.
After hearing Li Junxian's report, Li Shimin's influence on Pei Ji's assassination gained another layer of influence.
If you don't handle it well, it will be a major blow to your reputation.
"Did anyone deliberately guide me?"
Li Shimin still thought of this, his eyes were cold.
It is a taboo to alienate the relationship between the emperor and his ministers. It will make the people at the bottom feel that the emperor and ministers are not getting along, and thus think that the country is unstable.
For ordinary people, the most important thing is to have enough to eat, and then whether the country is stable. Whether the country is stable depends on whether they can have enough to eat.
"The time is too short to be sure."
Li Junxian reported truthfully.
This was what he heard on his way back from sending Cheng Yaojin off.
But the time is too short and public opinion is too fast, so it is impossible to determine whether there is anyone to guide it.
"Send a message to Yuan Tiangang, ordering him to mobilize undesirable people to investigate!"
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said coldly.
"Yes!"
Li Junxian was outside the dragon chariot and could not see Li Shimin's expression.
But after hearing that Li Shimin wanted to mobilize bad people, his expression changed and he left quickly.
Li Shimin sat in the dragon chariot, his face gloomy and unchanged, and his thoughts were changing.
Pei Jichi would have been assassinated sooner, but he was assassinated at this time.
This made Li Shimin wonder if there was a mystery behind it.
In confusion, Li Shimin arrived at the door of Pei Ji's mansion.
At this time, there was a dense crowd at Pei Ji's door.
There are officials, students, rangers, and ordinary people.
They seemed to have come spontaneously to visit Pei Ji, but they couldn't get in.
"Sorry, sorry, my father is seriously injured and dying and cannot see guests."
"Everyone appreciates your kindness. Please go home. I will truthfully report everyone's kindness after my father wakes up."
Pei Ji's son, Lawyer Pei, stood at the door and said loudly.
People can see that his eyes are red, as if he has cried.
Some people at the scene also had red eyes and tears in their eyes.
"Your Majesty is here!"
At this moment, Li Shimin's dragon chariot arrived.
As the eunuch's voice sounded, people looked at the emperor's dragon chariot.
Under the path opened by the imperial army, a road led directly to Pei Ji's mansion, with people standing on both sides.
"I and others (commons) pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Everyone present saluted Li Shimin.
"No gifts!"
Li Shimin walked out of the dragon chariot.
Walk quickly towards Lawyer Pei.
If Li Shimin looked carefully at the people saluting at this time, he would find that some people's eyes did not look like they were looking at the emperor.
That look was scrutinizing, even hostile and dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, my father"
Lawyer Pei greeted Li Shimin and choked with tears.
"I know."
"I will definitely give an explanation to Prime Minister Pei and you."
Li Shimin said solemnly.
He patted Lawyer Pei on the shoulder, took several imperial doctors, and walked straight into Pei's house.
Not long after, Li Shimin, led by lawyer Pei, came to Pei Ji's room to see Pei Ji.
Pei Ji's face was pale, his chest had been bandaged, and blood could be seen seeping out of it.
"Your Majesty, my father was stabbed in the heart by an assassin."
"The doctor has checked and found that the heart may have been injured. It is not out of danger yet."
"It's okay if you can wake up, but if you can't wake up"
Lawyer Pei choked up and said.
There are several doctors guarding the room.
They are all famous doctors in Chang'an City, and they have been invited here.
"As soon as Prime Minister Pei wakes up, inform me immediately."
"You guys stay here and take good care of Prime Minister Pei!"
Li Shimin solemnly explained.
He glanced at Pei Ji a few times, left the imperial doctor behind, and left.
Pei Ji is in a coma, it's useless for him to stay, it's just a waste of time.
When Li Shimin appeared at the door of Pei Mansion again, he saw many people at the door.
At this time, Li Shimin discovered that some people in the dense crowd looked at him differently.
Most people didn't dare to look up at him, some people quickly lowered their heads when their eyes met, and the rest had doubts and scrutiny in their eyes.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin understood how high Pei Ji's reputation was in the Tang Dynasty.
Although I don't like him, it doesn't stop the people from loving him.
But this phenomenon also made Li Shimin even more dissatisfied.
It is understandable that the common people spontaneously guard here, but what are the officials doing here?
Don’t you have any work to do?
"Your Majesty, how is Prime Minister Pei doing?"
An official took the initiative to ask.
Other officials also looked at Li Shimin.
"Not out of danger yet."
Li Shimin was angry but acted calmly.
He didn't say much else, and left after getting on the dragon chariot.
And after he left, these officials have not left yet.
This made Li Shimin even more dissatisfied, and also more dissatisfied with Pei Ji.
Because Pei Ji was assassinated, the city of Chang'an naturally became unsafe, and Li Shimin returned to the palace soon.
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As soon as I returned to the palace, I noticed that the ministers had been waiting in Tai Chi Palace for a long time.
"Your Majesty, how is Prime Minister Pei doing?"
"Your Majesty, have the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Chang'an County Government found the assassin?"
"Your Majesty, assassins are rampant, messing up our court and assassinating Prime Minister Pei. We must kill them all!"
The ministers were filled with indignation and anger.
What is the origin of the assassin? He dares to assassinate Zuo Pu even if he shoots at him
If the assassin cannot be found, then everyone present will have no safety at all and will have to live in fear all the time.
"Not out of danger!"
Li Shimin's face became a little colder.
He looked at the audience and found that Fang Xuanling, Wang Gui and others were all there.
After thinking about it, I suppressed the anger in my heart and did not yell at them to go back.
"Your Majesty, we must find the real culprit for Prime Minister Pei!"
A minister said loudly.
Received support from many people.
Li Shimin nodded heavily but left without saying a word.
Everyone was a little surprised, but they didn't think too much, thinking that Li Shimin was sad about Pei Ji.
Only Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, who truly understood Li Shimin's dislike of Pei Ji, knew that the emperor was not sad because of Pei Ji.
Not long after, Li Shimin returned to the imperial study.
A quarter of an hour later, an ordinary middle-aged Taoist priest walked in without announcing.
He is not good-looking, but he looks clean and honest, and he wears a Taoist robe to highlight his temperament.
It is the commander of the bad guys in Li Shimin's hands, Yuan Tiangang.
"Your Majesty, the real culprit of Prime Minister Pei's assassination has not yet been found."
"But I found something strange, so I came here to report it."
Yuan Tiangang respectfully reported.
"Say."
Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
He is still angry and has not shown it.
"The news of Pei's assassination spread very quickly. The entire city of Chang'an already knew about it, and it even spread outside the city."
"Some bad people discovered that as the news spread, the voices of dissatisfaction grew louder, and it seemed that there was an organization planning some kind of unrest."
Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice.
It was because he discovered this kind of thing that he came in advance to report it.
"Look who did it?"
"Pay special attention to the Bolingcui family!"
Li Shimin's eyes turned cold, and his murderous intention emerged.
Damn it, there are still people using this matter to cause chaos.
At this moment, Li Shimin thought of the Boling Cui family and felt that it was probably them.
There is a high probability that they will not assassinate Pei Ji, because they are from a big family and have a lot of connections.
But using the news of Pei Ji's assassination to incite the people to cause unrest, it is very likely that it was the Bolingcui family.
Because he had just rescued Cheng Yaojin from the Bolingcui family not long ago, causing the Bolingcui family to lose face.
They will definitely take revenge, and using the news of Pei Ji's assassination to cause turmoil may be the best opportunity.
"Yes."
Yuan Tiangang left quickly.
Li Shimin sat in the royal study, his eyes getting colder and colder.
Outside the palace.
After Yuan Tiangang discovered the problem, the real problem emerged.
In Chang'an City, someone gathered in the name of Pei Ji, and there were already more than ten people.
"Purge Xiaoxiao and avenge Prime Minister Pei!"
"Down with the culprit, down with Chang'an Ling Fang Yuan!"
"Disobeying Prime Minister Pei's orders resulted in Pei being assassinated. Fang Yuan committed a heinous crime!"
These dozen people shouted slogans to defeat Chang'an Ling Fang Yuan and walked in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.
They were filled with righteous indignation and shared the same hatred. In just one stick of incense, their number grew to fifty.
As the slogans rang out, people gradually felt that it was because Fang Yuan did not obey the Prime Minister's orders that Pei was stabbed.
So there was originally a discussion in the streets and alleys about who was so bold to assassinate Pei Ji, but it turned out that Fang Yuan was the culprit of Pei Ji's assassination.
"Damn it, it was caused by the Chang'an Order!"
"It's just a fifth-grade Chang'an order, why should he disobey Prime Minister Pei's order!"
"It's because of him. If it hadn't been for him, Prime Minister Pei wouldn't have been assassinated without a single guard around him!"
People's public opinion has changed greatly.
The person who discussed it at the beginning was Li Shimin, not Fang Yuan.
Now we no longer discuss Li Shimin, but instead criticize Fang Yuan verbally and in writing.
They not only verbally abused Fang Yuan, but also took actions.
With slogans shouted, these people appeared at the door of Fang Mansion.
The rotten vegetables, rotten eggs, etc. in their hands were thrown at the main door of Fang Mansion.
"Asshole, what do these people want to do?"
"Quickly, close the door and tell the master and madam!"
The gatekeeper Gouzi and others were furious.
But the people in front of us are ordinary people, so it is not appropriate to take action.
If they hurt a lot of people, they may be held accountable.
"Public outrage?!"
"No one can take action and wait for the master's arrangements."
After Du Miaoyan learned about the situation, her expression changed drastically.
There are nearly a hundred ordinary people surrounding Fang Mansion. This is terrible.
There is a huge difference between rejecting Pei Ji's document and causing Pei Ji's assassination.
But no matter what, there are so many people blocking the door, even if they are very unhappy, it still has to be decided by Fang Yuan.
"Oh, the trouble has started at my doorstep."
"Luo Zheng, you are responsible for the investigation and find out who is behind this."
"Zheng Jiu, you lead the team over, drive them away, and capture some of the culprits."
"Those who dare to resist, don't need me to teach you how to do it, right?"
After Fang Yuan learned about the situation, he sneered again and again.
It is understandable that Pei Ji has a high reputation, and it is understandable that he is loved by others.
But Fang Yuan couldn't believe that so many people risked being imprisoned by the Chang'an Order to surround the Chang'an Order's mansion.
If no one deliberately wants to make things worse, how dare ordinary people go against the government? How dare they go against their parents?
"Fang ordered us to investigate the real murderer of Prime Minister Pei."
Luo Zheng said with embarrassment.
The emperor gave the three-party agencies three days to investigate Pei's assassination.
In Chang'an County, Fang Yuan handed over this matter to him, and he was busy.
Now we have to drive out those people again. Time is urgent and we are afraid of delaying the emperor's order.
"Let others take over your work first."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The case of the real murderer of Pei Ji is full of problems.
Only Pei Ji has seen the assassin, and no passers-by have yet seen the real murderer.
Therefore, it is difficult to investigate the real culprit while Pei Ji is in coma, even harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
Rather than wasting that time, it is better to deal with the matter at hand first, which may be related to Pei Ji's assassination.
Moreover, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are still investigating, so Chang'an County is not in a hurry.
"Yes!"
Luo Zhenggong said yes.
He and Zheng Jiu led a large force to Fang Mansion.
The entrance of Fang Mansion.
Hundreds of people were furious.
Not only did he curse, but he also threw rubbish at the gate of Fang Mansion.
The once majestic Fang Mansion has now become a smelly garbage dump.
During the time when people were denouncing Pei Ji, he had attracted the attention of many passers-by.
People gathered around and looked at this place from a distance, with a look in their eyes as if they were watching a show, and many people were full of sighs.
A bunch of Eastern Turkic men died not long ago at the gate of Fang Mansion, and blood flowed all over the ground. Have the people in Chang'an City forgotten it now?
The news spread widely, and many people knew that Chang'an ordered Fang Yuan to cause public outrage. Even Li Shimin in the palace also received the news.
Since ancient times, cases that have caused public outrage have received much attention, and the court will most likely set up a task force to investigate the officials involved and get to the bottom of it.
Just when the three provinces and six ministries were discussing how to quell public anger and whether Fang Yuan should be suspended from office, the officials from Chang'an County came to kill him.
"Get out of the way, everyone else!"
"Those who cause trouble will be hit hard!"
Zheng Jiu rushed out like a wolf and ordered the government officials to surround the people at the scene.
He took action personally with a stick of water and fire, no matter they were common people or real villains, the stick would hit them.
Before the people who were making trouble could react, they were mercilessly hit with water and fire sticks, causing them to scream in pain.
"Stop, stop, ah."
"Damn it, you cruel people, it hurts me to death!"
"Don't fight, don't fight, I surrender, I surrender, ah!!"
Yamen servants attack indiscriminately.
The people watching the show not far away couldn't help but swallow their saliva and take a few steps back.
The news of beating ordinary people spread quickly and reached the ears of ministers and Li Shimin.
After hearing the news, Li Shimin and others were furious and wanted to deal with Fang Yuan severely.