Before Zhang Guangchang finished speaking, Liu Ci was furious. He took pictures of several cases and said: "What a decent thing, what a decent thing! One is the middle official of the imperial court, and the other is the prince of Hengshan. The two of them were on the street in public.
Fighting, what do people think of our Hengshan country? Why don’t we make people laugh with their buttocks?"
Zhang Guangchang said quickly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter was caused by Doctor Han. Cuixiang Tower was originally the Wangjiang Tower of the Crown Prince. My subordinates have already investigated it. Although the Crown Prince gave it to Su Ren, he still has some elements in it. It is not necessary to protect him."
Within reason.”
"Hmph! There's no need to speak for this traitor. He wants to make me angry so that he can ascend to the throne as soon as possible!" Liu Ci was still angry: "Come here, go and call this traitor to me. I will take care of you today."
he."
The Lu'an County Magistrate felt that he came at the wrong time, but he had already arrived in front of the door, and it was impossible not to go in. Hengshan King Liu Ci was furious, and he might really move his head. The Lu'an County Magistrate hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and entered the lobby.
Liu Ci sat on it with a dark face, his beard trembling with anger. The Lu'an County Magistrate swallowed his saliva, came closer in a few steps, turned over and knelt down: "My Majesty, the Lu'an County Magistrate pays homage to your Majesty."
Liu Ci hummed. The Lu'an County Magistrate continued: "Your Majesty, the Lu'an County Magistrate has been ordered to investigate the murder case in the Prince's Mansion and has come to report to the king."
Liu Ci moved his body to make himself more comfortable: "Tell me, what did you find out during the ten days of investigation?"
The Lu'an County Magistrate hurriedly handed over the bamboo slip in his hand: "After I return, I will dispatch personnel to step up the investigation. The assassin who killed the prince's personal companion has a strange whereabouts and is highly skilled in martial arts. Judging from the weapons used, he is not a native of Hengshan Kingdom."
"Pah!" Liu Ci slapped his palm on the desk again: "You found this out in ten days? I think you don't want to be the county magistrate anymore."
The Lu'an County Magistrate was startled and said hurriedly: "I have also found out that this matter is too strange, and the people around the prince will never be able to do it! Although the matter has not been found out, I remembered another matter.
Maybe it has something to do with it."
"What's up."
"Last year, Su Zhonglang went to Kuaiji to take up his post and stayed in Lu'an for a few days. At that time, an assassination of Su Zhonglang also happened. The murderer was not found afterwards. I am bold and feel that this person is probably the person responsible for this incident.
The murderer who assassinated the crown prince's personal entourage." The Lu'an County Magistrate sweated on his forehead: "I have investigated the two cases together, and there should be new clues soon."
Liu Ci raised his hand and threw the bamboo slip handed over by the Lu'an County Magistrate, hitting the Lu'an County Magistrate's head. Blood flowed down his forehead, dripping on the ground: "Last year? Why didn't you talk about the year before last? Last year's
The case has not been cleared up yet, and two cases have to be handled in parallel. Are you not going to clear it up?"
"I don't dare!" The Lu'an County Magistrate ignored the blood on his head and prostrated on the ground, not daring to breathe out.
"Someone, drag it down, drag it down!"
"The Crown Prince has arrived...!" A chamberlain announced in a long voice that the Crown Prince Liu Shuang had arrived.
Liu Ci didn't look at the almanac when he got up this morning. All the troubles were piled up together. First, Zhang Guangchang reported that the crown prince Liu Shuang and Han Yan were fighting. It took the Lu'an County Magistrate ten days to come up with such an investigation result. Now he
Liu Shuang, whom he disliked the most, came. Liu Ci was so angry that he forgot about having people drag the Lu'an County Magistrate down.
Liu Shuang lowered his head and came to the hall to salute Liu Ci. Before Liu Shuang could kneel down, Liu Ci said angrily: "Look at all the good things you have done! You are the heir apparent of Hengshan Kingdom. How can you behave in a fight with others? You
Do you think this king’s old face has not been humiliated enough?”
Liu Shuang knelt on the ground and said nothing, lowering his head. Zhang Guangchang said quickly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. It's all about..."
"Don't speak for him! The noble prince is mixed up with businessmen. Su Ren doesn't cherish his reputation. We must cherish it. Don't forget that our surname is Liu. Are you short of money? Tell me, if you are short of money, I will give it to you.
I will go and get the people from Cuixianglou back tomorrow!"
Liu Shuang still didn't say anything. The more he cursed, the angrier Liu Ci got. He stood up suddenly, walked down and kicked Liu Shuang, then rushed forward and punched and kicked him. The Lu'an County magistrate was so frightened that he quickly moved aside. Liu Ci hit Liu Shuang, but also
Calculated, he asked, "Tell me, why did you fight with Han Yan?"
Liu Shuang got up from the ground: "There is no other reason. The general has already said that the child just can't stand Han Yan."
"Hmph! You can't stand him, and you are the same as him!" Liu Ci glared: "Han Yan is a senior official and the emperor's favorite, do you know the consequences of arguing with him?"
"Hai'er knows! It's precisely because He'er knows that he wants to conflict with Han Yan!"
"You, you, you!" Liu Ci was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He pointed at Liu Shuang and was speechless for a long time.
Liu Shuang knelt down and crawled two steps to Liu Ci's side: "Father, this kid is doing this entirely for Hengshan Kingdom. What Han Yan did is no different from treason. Seeing that his father treats him like an honored guest, the kid is afraid that if something happens, he will be implicated.
Father, I have come up with this strategy, and my child has no choice."
"Asshole! Han Yan is His Majesty's favorite minister, how can he rebel?"
Liu Shuang said: "Father, do you still remember what happened when Su Zhonglang was attacked on the north bank of the Huaihe River last year? At that time, my son and the general were waiting at the border. I thought that Su Zhonglang's two hundred people would be defeated by the bandits, but Su Zhonglang was so surprised.
Two hundred people beat nine hundred bandits to pieces. At that time, the boy suspected the identities of the bandits and sent people to the place where the two sides fought to check."
"What did you find out?" Liu Ci knew the origins of those people very well. It has been a year since this incident, and no one has mentioned it. He thought it was over, but he didn't expect that his good son would be found out again.
come out.
Liu Shuang took out an arrow from his cuff: "Father, please look, this is what the child found. Although this object has been polished, the Korean characters are clear, and I also found the Korean characters with the name Han Yanjia."
There are several weapons in the emblem. In order to confirm this, Hai'er sent people to Chang'an, and it has been confirmed that Han Yan's cousin is among this group of bandits."
"Also, your majesty did not know that Han Yan came to Hengshan this time. Rumors have spread from Chang'an that your majesty is very angry about this. Father, Han Yan is a troublemaker. He is left to have trouble with our Hengshan.
A hundred harms without any benefit, please make a decision soon! The child knows this, and Su Ren must also know it. With Your Majesty’s trust in Su Ren, if Su Ren tells Your Majesty this matter, how can a disobedient person like Han Yan
Can I stand by His Majesty's side again? And what will Your Majesty think of my father? My father should think twice!"
Taking the arrow sent by Liu Shuang, Liu Ci fell silent. Although Liu Ci also had a disobedient heart, he didn't want to fall out with the court so early. The lessons learned from the Rebellion of the Seven Kings and his father Liu Chang were right in front of him.
With Liu Ci's timid character, he would never take risks without being completely sure. Liu Shuang's few words just hit Liu Ci's feet, and he began to hate Han Yan in his mind.
The Lu'an County Magistrate has been kneeling beside him, listening to Liu Ci, Liu Shuang and his son talking about those strange things. He only knew that the assassin of Su Ren was the shadow of Huainan King, but he did not expect that there was something about Han Yan involved. Since Han Yan
If he could assassinate Su Ren, he could also assassinate Liu Shuang, the eldest son who was close to Su Ren. The magistrate of Lu'an County made a bold inference that perhaps when assassinating Liu Shuang, the assassin mistakenly thought that Liu Shuang's personal entourage was Liu Shuang.
This led to the death of Liu Shuang's personal entourage.
The Lu'an County Magistrate thought about that piece of jade pendant for a while and understood it. Han Yan said that it was an heirloom of his family, but although the jade pendant was good, it was not worth much. With the power and financial resources of Han Yan's family, such a small piece
Jade pendants will not be taken seriously. The reason why Han Yan said that is probably more of a deception.
Thinking of this, the Lu'an County Magistrate suddenly became enlightened and took a few steps forward: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, after listening to what the Crown Prince said, I feel that this Han Yan is the real culprit in the murder case in the Crown Prince's Mansion. Although Han Yan has a body
Delicate flesh is expensive, but there should be many capable people among his subordinates or retainers, so it would not be difficult to sneak into the Prince's Mansion and kill people."
Zhang Guangchang looked at Liu Ci, glared at the Lu'an County Magistrate, and thought: At this time, what are you mixing in? The deeper the mixture, the faster he will die. As Zhang Guangchang expected, before the Lu'an County Magistrate finished speaking, Liu Ci was ruthless
He glared at the Lu'an County Magistrate fiercely: "Hmph, you're talking nonsense, come on, drag him out and kill him!"
The Lu'an County Magistrate was shocked and shouted that he was unjust. Liu Ci showed no mercy at all. Such secrets could not be known to outsiders. It was just a coincidence that the Lu'an County Magistrate was not kicked out. If he didn't say anything after hearing this, that would be it. It didn't last long.
How could Liu Ci let him know such a confidential matter if he still wanted to show off his eyes? Killing him was already considered cheap for him.
The Lu'an County Magistrate was pulled down like a butchered pig, and the hall was quiet. After a long time, Liu Ci said calmly: "Get up!"
"Thank you, father!" Liu Shuang let out a sigh of relief in his heart. Wei Qing's plan really worked. It seems that Liu Ci believed it. Liu Shuang was very obedient this time. According to Wei Qing's words, he did not rush for quick success and stood quietly.
Waiting on the side for Liu Ci to think about it slowly.
After a long time, Liu Ci stood up and said: "I am tired, you all should stand down!"
"Here!" Zhang Guangchang and Liu Shuang saw off Liu Ci and exited the palace. After walking a few steps, a chamberlain stopped Zhang Guangchang. Liu Shuang saw it clearly and went straight out of the palace without mind. As soon as he got in
He took his carriage and told the driver: "Go to Cuixiang Tower!"
In the private room by the window on the second floor, Su Renzheng, Huang Shisan, and Manniu were drinking and eating. Talking about how Ying Guangji was angry yesterday, the three of them laughed again. Lao Jia opened the door and came in, saying
Su Rendao: "Sir, the Crown Prince is here!"
Su Ren stopped laughing: "Let him come up. I was about to go find him and ask him about Wei Qing."
Lao Jia agreed and left to invite Liu Shuang. Su Ren winked at Huang Shisan and Man Niu: "You two have to cooperate in a while, and we can't let Liu Shuang think we are fooling!"
Huang Shisan nodded. Man Niu frowned: "How to cooperate, I don't understand!"
"Shut up, stare, and be fierce is enough!" Huang Shisan imparted his experience to Man Niu without reservation. (To be continued)