Every festival such as the Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, and Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court would allow various departments to take one to three days off. However, local county offices, including Ping'an County Office and Jingzhao House Office, are the busiest times for such festivals.
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On ordinary days, there is a curfew in the capital. Ordinary people don't even dare to go out at night. If they are caught, the lightest punishment is a cane. Those who commit crimes and have evil intentions don't dare to go out to cause trouble.
This makes it very easy for the government to maintain public security.
But these festivals are different. The imperial court has canceled the curfew, and it is rare for the people to have an exciting nightlife. Regardless of whether they have something to do or not, they go out one after another. At this time, the streets and alleys of the capital, as well as the pleasure boats and boats, will be crowded.
Bustling often means chaos. It is undeniable that most people go to the streets to have fun, but some people with evil intentions also find opportunities on such days.
Every important holiday, there are at least dozens of cases where people in the capital go to the Yamen to report theft or robbery, and some major cases also happen from time to time.
A year ago during the Lantern Festival, Tang Jing, the eldest son of the Tang family, was brutally murdered on Lantern Festival. The murderer has not been found yet. A year later, on New Year's Eve, King Kang was assassinated on his way back from the palace. His life was in danger. Emperor Chen
Very angry, during the Chinese New Year, the Ping'an County Government Office, Jingzhao Government Office, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushitai, and several departments that were originally in Xiu Mu were all mobilized, and the capital was full of people looking for the murderer...
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Chen Huang even expressed angrily that once the murderer is caught, he will be punished immediately and will never tolerate it...
Although the punishment of Lingchi was not abolished by Chen State, it was not used for a long time.
This is a punishment that would only be used for the most heinous and heinous crimes.
Wu Liehou's son was dead, and it could be revealed easily. The eldest son of the Tang family was dead, and the capital searched for the murderer for a while, but failed, so it was left unsolved.
But not this time. This is a matter of royal majesty and decency.
He dares to kill King Kang today, King Duan tomorrow, and the emperor the day after tomorrow. Killing the emperor is rebellion. The rebels will kill the nine tribes and suffer the punishment of Lingchi, which is not excessive at all...
The assassination of a prince has never happened in the capital. Firstly, it is a capital crime and no one dares to commit it. Secondly, these princes have high status and will bring full bodyguards every time they go out, so no one can do it.
King Kang is an exception among the princes. Since his downfall, his advisers have fled and his servants have dispersed. In the past few months, he has been walking alone, which just gave the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of.
After King Kang was assassinated, he was immediately taken into the palace and looked after closely by the imperial physician. Zhao Man had just returned from a visit in the palace. Tangning looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with King Kang?"
Zhao Man said: "The imperial doctor said that he almost hurt his lungs, but he lost too much blood, and now there is no fear of his life."
When Prince Kang came out of the palace yesterday and returned to Prince Kang's Mansion, he was stabbed by someone who rushed out from the dark. After the murderer hit him, he rushed into the crowd and disappeared. In anger, Emperor Chen ordered his people to kill the whole person.
The capital turned around and wanted to find the murderer and execute him Ling Chi.
However, this murderer was obviously not an experienced hand. This knife just missed the vital point. If it had been moved an inch to the side, King Kang would have become King Kang.
Zhao Man looked at him and asked with a pale face: "They all said that Brother Duan wanted to kill Brother Kang. Is it true?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "It's hard to say."
Now that King Kang had nothing, what could he use to fight with King Duan? Logically speaking, King Duan did not need to kill everyone to leave an excuse for himself.
When he comes to power, he can do whatever he wants with King Kang. There is no need to rush.
But maybe, what if King Duan is such an impatient person and wants to avoid this trouble?
However, it cannot be ruled out that this is a very expensive trick played by King Kang. People like them, who play tricks all day long, are cruel to others, and are also cruel to themselves. The fact that they stabbed themselves and brought down King Duan is also
It's not that it can't be done...
This is just Tang Ning's guess. As for what the inside story is, it depends on Chen Huang's investigation.
Royal palace, a certain hall.
Concubine Zhang Xian sat by the bed, looked at the pale and bloodless King Kang, and asked worriedly: "How is my son?"
A smile appeared on King Kang's face and he said: "Don't worry, mother and concubine, the imperial doctor said she won't die."
Concubine Zhang Xian grabbed his hand, cried bitterly, and said sadly: "My son is already like this, what else do they want from you..."
There were footsteps at the door, and Chen Huang walked slowly into the hall.
Concubine Zhang Xian looked back, stood up, walked quickly to him, knelt down on the ground, and cried: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, please let Cheng'er return to the fiefdom, he can no longer stay in the capital, I am concubine
I only have such a son, I can’t watch him die..."
Chen Huang said with a sullen face: "Stupid, do you think he can survive if he goes to the fief? If he goes to the fief, he will only die faster!"
Concubine Zhang Xian's body trembled and she said sadly: "Your Majesty, please save Cheng'er, he is your son!"
"You haven't slept all night, so go back to the palace to rest first. I will get to the bottom of this matter." Emperor Chen looked at the maid behind Concubine Zhang Xian and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you help Concubine Xian back to the palace?"
"yes……"
The two palace maids hurriedly helped Concubine Zhang Xian out. Emperor Chen walked to the bed. Prince Kang struggled to stand up. Emperor Chen walked forward quickly, helped him lie down, and said: "You are injured, please don't worry."
Be polite."
King Kang said weakly: "Thank you, Father..."
Chen Huang looked at him and asked: "What happened last night? Do you still remember it? Did you see that person's face clearly?"
King Kang shook his head and said: "After Erchen left the palace last night, he returned home alone. When he passed by a dark alley, someone rushed out of the alley, stabbed Erchen and then rushed into the crowd. He covered his face, and Erchen
I didn’t see his appearance clearly..."
Chen Huang looked at him and asked, "Have you offended anyone recently, or have you ever suspected anyone?"
King Kang looked into his eyes, smiled helplessly, and said, "No..."
After a pause in his tone, he said again: "Father, after my son is healed from his injury, it is better to return to the fiefdom, so as not to stay in the capital and cause trouble to my father."
Emperor Chen glanced at him and said: "I asked you to stay in the capital, and you will stay in the capital. I want to see if some people are so courageous that they are lawless..."
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He walked out of the hall and paused when he reached a certain corridor.
He looked ahead and asked: "Tell me, is this the work of King Duan, or is it a trick of King Kang?"
No one responded to him for a long time. He looked back at Wei Jian and said angrily: "I'm asking you a question. Are you deaf?"
Wei Jian raised his head, looked at him in surprise, and asked, "Did your Majesty say something just now?"
"There is really something wrong with your ears..." Chen Huang glanced at him angrily, and finally waved his hand. Thinking of the situation just now, he said in a deep voice: "Cheng'er, your expression doesn't seem to be fake. I can't see it."
If there was a slight flaw, it probably wouldn't be him, and according to the imperial doctor, if the knife had been moved half an inch to the left, his life would have been lost. There was no way he would have taken such a big risk to frame Ming'er, not to mention,
He just clearly could speak out about the candidate he had doubts about..."
He thought for a while, looked at Wei Jian and said, "King Xuan Duan enters the palace."
