It turns out that it dates back to before the Zhongyang palace rebellion, that is, after Tong Xin, the commander of Gongwei Siyou, returned to Daliang.
I remember that a few days ago, Tong Xin secretly went to Xiangyi with 20 imperial guards to arrest a suspected member of Xiao Ni - Xiangyi County Wei Wang Hu. Unexpectedly, Wang Hu got the news earlier and set up a trap.
ambush.
Tong Xin thought about it and thought that the only possibility was that Dali Temple had leaked the news. Therefore, on the day he returned to Daliang, he summoned two hundred imperial guards from the palace and went straight to Dali Temple under the banner of the imperial guards.
At this time, Yang Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, was on duty in the government office. After hearing the news that the Imperial Guards had broken into Dali Temple, he hurriedly came out to greet them.
"Chief Tong?"
After seeing Tong Xin, Yang Yu was very surprised.
Although he did not know that Tong Xin's real position was "Commander of the Gongwei Department", he recognized Tong Xin because in the case of "The murder of Zhou Yan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Justice", Tong Xin and the Zuo Commander of the Gongwei Department
Yan Shun was the one who guarded Emperor Wei, so Yang Yu subconsciously mistook Tong Xin for the commander of the imperial guards, but he did not expect that Tong Xin's rank was two levels higher than that of the commander of the imperial guards.
"Yang Shaoqing."
Tong Xin hugged Yang Yu's fists.
Yang Yu bowed his hand in return, and then asked out of curiosity: "Commander Tong is here today. I wonder if he has some official business?...Do you need me to report to Mr. Chen?"
After hearing this, Tong Xin smiled and said: "There is no need to trouble Xu Qingzheng, it will be the same when Yang Shaoqing is here."
As the secret agency that shares information with the Internal Affairs Supervisor, Tong Xin certainly knows the details of Yang Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple. This man is a local nobleman from Daliang and has a good character. If nothing happens, he will be the next Dali.
The temple minister is upright.
Currently, the current Minister of Dali Temple, Xu Rong, is gradually transferring the power of Dali Temple to Yang Yu, paving the way for the latter to take over the Dali Temple in the future. In other words, negotiating with Yang Yu is actually negotiating with the Minister of Dali Temple, Xu Rong.
Negotiation is not much different.
"Uh... I wonder what Commander Tong's orders are?" Shaoqing Yang Yu asked seriously.
Seeing this, Tong Xin said with a smile: "Tong is here today to interrogate Xi Jiang, the former left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Xu Ji. I hope Yang Shaoqing will do it for your convenience."
Originally, the interrogation of two criminals by the Imperial Guard was a bit puzzling, but it was not a big deal, but for some reason, Shaoqing Yang Yu showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
Seeing this, Tong Xin asked doubtfully: "Yang Shaoqing, is there any inconvenience?"
I saw Shaoqing Yang Yu hesitate for a moment and said in a low voice: "Commander Tong, please take a step to speak."
After that, he led Tong Xin to a corner of the mansion, and then whispered: "Commander Tong, Xu Ji and his son... are dead."
"Dead?" Tong Xin frowned and asked thoughtfully: "How did you die?"
Shaoqing Yang Yu frowned slightly and whispered: "According to the jailer's report, he hanged himself in the prison a few nights ago. When the patrolling jailer discovered it, the body was already cold..."
"Where is his son?" Tong Xin asked with his eyelids twitching.
"He also hanged himself and died." Yang Yu said with a bit of sigh, shaking his head.
"...When did you die?"
"The body found on the morning of April 30th." Yang Yu glanced at Tong Xin and said as if to test: "Around April 28th, several Imperial Guardsmen went to the prison to interrogate Xi Jiang, the former left minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
The two of them, Xu Ji, did not agree with each other afterwards.
Two days later, Xu Ji hanged himself in prison. According to the jailer, Xu Ji seemed to be ashamed of his close friend Xi Jiang and committed suicide out of shame... In addition, it is said that the prisoner who interrogated Xi Jiang and Xu Ji
The commander of the guard army is also named Tong..."
Seeing Yang Yu peeking at him intentionally or unintentionally, Tong Xin understood clearly and said truthfully: "To be honest with Yang Shaoqing, it was Tong who interrogated Xi Jiang and Xu Ji that day."
"Oh." Seeing Tong Xin's admission, the confusion in Yang Yu's eyes did not diminish. He continued: "That day, Yang thought someone was using Commander Tong's name, so he went to the Imperial Guards Office to inquire. However, the Imperial Guards Office
But he told Yang that Commander Tong’s duty record could not be found..."
Listening to Yang Yu's words, Tong Xin smiled faintly.
You must know that although he claimed to be a member of the Royal Guards, he was actually under the name of the Imperial Guard. Therefore, how could the Royal Guards find out his Tong Xin's file? Even if he was the Imperial Guard,
Very few can be found.
He smiled and said, "Isn't Yang Shaoqing suspicious of Tong?"
After hearing Tong Xin's words, Yang Yu found it difficult to judge.
To be honest, he did have some doubts about Tong Xin, but when he thought that this person had been around Emperor Wei, and had a close relationship with the eunuch Tong Xian, and was suspected to be a relative, Yang Yu couldn't make random guesses.
Seeing Yang Yu's troubled expression, Tong Xin hesitated for a moment, then took out a token, handed it to Yang Yu, and said in a low voice: "Yang Shaoqing, Tong is following a secret order from His Majesty."
"Cui Gong Palace Imperial Guard? Arch Guard Department? Is there really such a department?"
Yang Yu held the token and examined it for a long time. He was convinced that this exquisite token was engraved by an internal engineer, and the doubts in his heart immediately subsided.
"Xiao Ni?" Yang Yu asked in a low voice.
Naturally, Tong Xin would not hide anything from the future Qingzheng of Dali Temple. He nodded and said, "Yang Shaoqing, Tong needs Yang Shaoqing's help."
With that said, he told Yang Yu everything about the interrogation of Xi Jiang and Xu Ji, as well as the ambush they encountered when they went to Xiangyi.
Yang Yu is also a smart man. After hearing these words, he was shocked and broke into a cold sweat. Apparently he had guessed that there must be Xiao Ni's traitor in his Dali Temple.
"In this case, it is not credible that Xu Ji and his son hanged themselves. However, what did 'they' kill Xu Ji and his son for?" Yang Yu thought about it but couldn't think of a clue.
"Who said that Xu Ji and his son hanged themselves?" Tong Xin asked.
"That's what several guards in the prison said."
With that said, Yang Yu told Tong Xin what he knew about the situation. Only then did Tong Xin know that after he interrogated Xi Jiang and Xu Ji around April 28, Xu Ji and his son "hanged themselves" within two days.
and die".
Undoubtedly, this was mostly done by Xiao Ni. The question is, what did Xiao Ni do to kill Xu Ji and his son? According to Xu Ji's performance that day, this person didn't know much.
Tong Xin and Yang Yu would never have thought that the reason why Xiao Ni killed Xu Ji and his son was because Xu Ji betrayed them, and Xiao Luan, Xiao Ni's leader, hated betrayal and betrayal the most.
After exchanging a few words, Yang Yu led Tong Xin to the Dali Temple Prison. Unfortunately, they called the jailers who were guarding Xu Ji and his son in turn and questioned them, but they did not get any useful information.
In desperation, Tong Xin had no choice but to accept Yang Yu's invitation and go to the department's squad room for further discussions.
However, when a group of them left the prison, Tong Xin suddenly noticed that a prisoner was standing in the prison, staring at him intently.
Tong Xin immediately remembered that when he brought people to interrogate Xi Jiang and Xu Ji a few days ago, the prisoner stared at him like this.
"This guy..."
Muttering in his heart, Tong Xin ordered the jailers on his left and right: "Open the cell door!"
Yang Yu glanced at Tong Xin doubtfully, and then motioned to the jailers with his eyes to open the cell door.
After the cell door opened, Tong Xin rushed in in a few steps, grabbed the prisoner by the collar and pushed him against the wall.
"Wow, Sir, what are you doing? Did you offend Sir in some way?" the prisoner asked confused.
Nearby, the other prisoners in the cell stood up one after another when they saw how arrogant the guard Tong Xin was, but were forced to retreat by the guards who walked into the cell with knives.
"Stop trying to trick me!"
Holding the prisoner's clothes with one hand, Tong Xin punched the prisoner in the abdomen, and then whispered to him: "You have stared at me several times. You don't look like an ordinary prisoner... Who are you?"
"The commander misunderstood. I just... just saw the majesty of your armor, so..." the prisoner defended.
"Damn it!" Tong Xin, who was already angry, was furious when he heard this. He grabbed the prisoner's clothes and hit the prisoner's abdomen hard with his elbow.
After being beaten twice, the prisoner was obviously angry and shouted: "Can the Guards beat people for no reason? Hit me again and fight back!"
"Fight back?" Tong Xin sneered: "Come on!"
Not to mention, the prisoner was so brave that he actually started a fight with Tong Xin. What stunned Yang Yu and the guards was that after a moment, the prisoner actually knocked down Tong Xin.
"Lord Commander!"
The guards screamed in surprise and immediately rushed forward to subdue the prisoner with their swords.
At this time, Tong Xin was sitting on the ground, looking at an ink-colored token in his hand with a look of astonishment on his face - this token was something he had touched from the prisoner during a scuffle.
"Give me back the things!" The prisoner was proud at first, but when he saw the token in Tong Xin's hand, his expression suddenly changed, he subconsciously touched his waist, and then he shouted angrily.
Looking at the token and then at the prisoner, Tong Xin showed a somewhat strange expression on his face, because the words "Prince Su's Mansion" were clearly engraved on the token.
"Blue crows? Black crows?"
Tong Xin was stunned, feeling as if a flood had destroyed the Dragon King Temple.
Under the suspicious gaze of the prisoner, Tong Xin stood up, slapped the token in his hand on the prisoner's chest, then leaned over and asked in a low voice in his ear: "Are you from His Royal Highness Prince Su?"
"..." The prisoner glanced at Tong Xin in surprise and nodded slowly.
"I told you earlier." Tong Xin shook his head depressedly. He thought he had caught Xiao Ni, but he didn't expect that it was someone from his own side.
At this time, the prisoner suddenly asked: "Are you investigating the cause of Xu Ji's death?"
Tong Xin, who was about to leave, was stunned when he heard this, and asked with a bit of surprise: "You know?"
The prisoner waved and called Tong Xin in front of him, and then whispered a few words to him, only to hear Tong Xin's expression change continuously.
After a while, Tong Xin walked out of the prison without saying a word.
Seeing this, Shaoqing Yang Yu asked curiously: "What did he say?"
Tong Xin shook his head, then turned to look at the jailers a few feet away, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Master Shaoqing, please order all the jailers in the prison to put down their weapons."
Shaoqing Yang Yu was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, his face was full of shock.