Liu Che misses Su Ren a little. He has been tortured by the royal relatives in the past two days. He can't feel safe even in the harem. These people are like flies buzzing in his ears. They all say one sentence, which makes Liu Che think that Liu An is dead.
For his own sake, Liu An's family was spared. When Liu Chang rebelled, Emperor Wen not only did not kill them all, but also granted several brothers of Liu An titles. Therefore, the royal relatives believed that Liu Che should imitate his ancestors.
In addition, news came from Tingwei Mansion that Liu An was not a suicide but a homicide, which made Liu Che even more upset. Everyone thought over and over again and couldn't figure out who it could be? Su Ren was in Louguantai, so it was impossible to take action
.Those domineering guys in Chang'an City are basically related to Liu An, and they are even less capable of taking action. So who else is there?
Liu Che wanted to discuss with Su Ren, but he couldn't call Su Ren back. He could only sit in the press room and scratch his head: "Liu Jiqing, what do you think I should do?"
Liu Jiqing's face was expressionless: "I don't know."
"You answered simply. I didn't want to kill Liu An in the first place, but who would have thought that something like this happened? Hey! Who do you think killed Liu An?"
"I don't know!"
The same two-word answer, simply without any emotion.
Liu Che turned to look at Liu Jiqing, put down his pen, and turned around: "Ever since my father asked you to be my personal attendant, I have rarely listened to you. Could it be that you really don't have any ideas of your own? After so many years,
You should have seen clearly what kind of person I am, there are only two of you here, why are there still those two words?"
Liu Jiqing said nothing and stood where he was supposed to stand with a straight face, looking straight at people and not moving, no different than a piece of wood.
Liu Che waited for a while and sighed: "Forget it, you are just stupid! Go and get the memorial for today's court meeting."
Liu Che worked until very late, trying to numb himself with busyness. Since he took office, he had never stopped worrying about things. In the past, he was worried about the restless things of the princes and kings. Finally, the restless princes and kings died, and he
But I am even more worried.
He didn't go back to his own palace, nor went to Wei Zifu's place or anywhere else. He slept on the bed in the Xuanshi room all night. When he went to court the next day, he felt some pain in his back. Today's topic is still about Huainan King Liu An.
Deal with it. Before the ministers could speak, Liu Che spoke first.
"I have decided that Huainan King Liu An prevented Lei Bei from serving the country, and also designed to kill the imperial envoys, and planned to assassinate me. His crime cannot be punished!" After a pause, he continued: "Although he committed suicide out of fear of crime, he cannot escape the responsibility of treason.
Order Duan Hong, the governor of Henan, and Yan Zhu, the governor of Kuaiji, to take Liu An's family into custody and send them to Chang'an for trial, and to eliminate Huainan and establish a county!"
Several officials stood up quickly and were about to speak, but Liu Che didn't give them a chance: "That's it, we're leaving the court!"
After the emperor set the tone, things became much easier to handle. Tingwei's Mansion, Jing Zhaoyin, and the Prime Minister and other three ministers immediately began to implement it. Those who should be caught should be captured and killed, those who should be taken back should be taken back, and those who should be dispatched were dispatched. Liu
An's charges of rebellion were announced to the world and spread in all directions. Liu Qian did not dare to rebel, knowing that he would not be able to escape the death penalty, so he committed suicide in Huainan. Also committing suicide was the queen and dozens of other Liu An's sons. According to Duan Hong's report,
, when we entered the Huainan Prince's Mansion, there was already a river of blood inside. The miserable situation was even more unbearable than the battlefield.
Liu Ling also died in the prison of Tingwei Mansion. The death of the beautiful lady was not good-looking at all. Her eyes were protruding, her orifices were bleeding, and her neck was bleeding from scratching, and all the white bones could be seen. This was an obvious sign of poisoning.
Liu Che became angry, threw several memorials on the ground, pointed at Tingwei who was kneeling in the hall: "Say! What is going on? The prison of Tingwei Mansion actually allowed thieves to come in and out, and the prisoners were poisoned.
The murderer has not been caught. Mr. Zhai, I made you the Tingwei against all the objections. Now that such a big thing has happened, what do you think I should do with you?"
Tingwei Zhai Gong banged his head on the ground and trembled all over: "I am incompetent and I have failed your Majesty. I..."
"Any clues?"
"No one had any contact with him before his death. After his death, all the jailers were arrested and interrogated, but none of them admitted it, so..."
"What? So you don't know? What's the use of a court captain like you?"
Mr. Zhai was so frightened that he did not dare to say another sentence.
After dismissing Mr. Zhai, Liu Che rubbed his face vigorously and sulked alone. So many variables gave Liu Che a headache. This was the most difficult time for him since he became emperor. Naturally, these things cannot be made public, but he still has to deal with them.
We need to find out who committed the murder, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger. Not many people can kill Liu An's family, and this method is not something ordinary people can do.
Su Kai walked out from behind the screen. Liu Che glanced at him: "Have you noticed anything?"
Su Kai shook his head: "The matter in Huainan is too far away, and I haven't touched it yet. Only Liu An and Liu Ling died in Chang'an. According to the people who monitored Liu An at the time, they saw a group of Huainan merchants going to the post house to look for Liu An.
, and later Liu An died. After what happened, I investigated and found that those merchants were nowhere to be seen."
"Continue to investigate this matter. We must find out who did it. There must be some purpose behind killing Liu An."
"No!" Su Kai promised but didn't and left.
Liu Che asked again: "Is there anything else?"
Su Kai took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Liu Che's desk with both hands: "This is what Su Ren sent to your Majesty, saying that your Majesty will understand after reading it."
Liu Che quickly picked it up and unfolded it, reading ten lines at a glance. The words were still so ugly, and the content was still so straightforward. It was indeed Su Ren's personal letter and there was no mistake. Looking at Liu Che's frown, he relaxed slightly, and waited for a few pieces of paper.
After reading it, there was a slight smile on my face. I threw away the paper and started rummaging through several desks. The neatly placed memorials were all messed up after a few moments.
Liu Jiqing quickly grabbed a bamboo slip from the ground and put it on Liu Che's desk. Liu Che unfolded it and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he breathed out: "Oh! It's really like this. The Tingwei Mansion immediately ordered Liu An's fifth son Liu Hong to be wanted.
If you want to see someone alive, you want to see their corpse if they die!"
Liu Jiqing immediately followed the order and left.
Su Ren yawned heavily. He didn't sleep much last night and was waiting for news from Chang'an. He was busy all day today. Although his people are in Louguantai, his heart is still in Chang'an. Louguantai is far away from Chang'an.
Not far away, a fast horse can fight back and forth twice a day. Su Ren will only know about Chang'an a little later than the emperor. Liu An is dead, Liu Ling is dead, and they are all killed. How can Su Ren sleep on such a thing?
of stability?
Speaking of which, the hatred between Su Ren and Liu An's family is as deep as the sea, so Su Ren has been paying attention to them. Whether in Chang'an or Kuaiji, the affairs of Huainan Kingdom are the one that he pays most attention to. Every move of King Huainan
Almost every move happened under Su Ren's eyes. It wasn't that Su Ren wanted to make things difficult for Liu An, but that King Huainan was never described positively in later TV series. Anyone who appeared as King Huainan was a treacherous minister. Under such influence, Su Ren
You will take care of them unconsciously.
The news from Liu Kui and Bei Gongjin has confirmed that Liu Hong is not among the dead and his whereabouts are unknown. Su Ren began to admire Liu Hong. Every time he survived as tenaciously as Xiaoqiang, this time too
No exception.
Han Qing took the notice from the Tingwei Mansion: "Sir, your Majesty has ordered Liu Hong to be wanted. Unless Liu Hong escapes, there will be no place for him in the Han Dynasty."
Su Ren shook his head: "That's not necessarily true. The world is so big that there is no problem in hiding a person. I'm just worried that we and Liu Hong will have sworn enemies this time. It won't be good if he sends people to harass us.
It is not a good thing to guard against thieves for a thousand days."
"Should we order a hunt down, or send more manpower to protect the family?"
"It's useless. First of all, we don't know where he is and how can we hunt him down? Secondly, no matter how many people you send, can the prison of Tingwei's Mansion be as tight as possible? People there can get in whenever they want, let alone here."
"What should I do?"
"Wait! I hope Liu Hong won't do anything random."
It's late at night, and it's a cloudy day again. The sky among the high mountains is getting darker. The surroundings are quiet, there is no sound, and lying on the bed looks even more desolate. Leng Yue is about to give birth, and the atmosphere in the Su family is a bit tense. Yesterday was grim.
Wen Po, whom he personally invited to Chang'an, lived next door to Leng Yue, and Chun Yuyi was also brought here. Leng Junxian cared more about this child than Su Ren, and visited Leng Yue every day for fear of something happening.
question.
According to Chun Yuyi's speculation, these two days were the days when Leng Yue gave birth. The lights were not turned off in the small courtyard where Leng Yue lived, which became the only light in the entire viewing platform. It could be seen clearly from the top of the mountain.
In the middle of the night, a heavy knock on the door woke Su Ren up. Huo Zhilan shouted outside the door: "Brother, sister-in-law, hurry up, sister is about to give birth!"
Su Ren was kicked off the bed by Dong Qian as soon as he was stunned. He hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed into Leng Yue's yard without even wearing shoes. Leng Yue was a miserable child who had no mother's love since he was a child and had a good father.
I can only call him master. Since I followed Su Ren, I came all the way from Shu County to Chang'an. Although I lived a life without worries about food and clothing, there was no one around me except Leng Jun.
There was a commotion in Leng Yue's courtyard, which almost woke up the entire Louguantai. Everyone who could enter the Su family's gate gathered and waited for the result. Screaming, anxiety, busyness, and chaos are the most common symptoms of childbirth.
Several expressions. Fortunately, Leng Yue has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Although her martial arts skills are not very good, she is in good health. After the rooster crows for the first time, good news comes from the room. Su Ren's second child is born, a daughter.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. My daughter is my father's little cotton-padded jacket. I thought that although Leng Yue and Dong Qian were both Su Ren's wives, there were still differences. If a son was born, things would be difficult to handle.
I unintentionally felt that as long as the child was born smoothly, the safety of mother and child was more important than anything else. Therefore, the Su family was full of joy before dawn.
However, no one noticed that a dozen sneaky guys on the back mountain ridge were staring at them all night. One of them was Liu Hong, the fifth son of the original Wang family in Huainan. (To be continued)