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Wu Chunlai had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being, but he felt a little scared in his heart. He was 99% sure that it was Lin Jue who did it. Lin Jue was a very daring person. He even dared to kidnap the young master of the government.
, let alone killing a mere Liu Xiding? It doesn't matter if Liu Xiding dies. The key is that this incident means that Lin Jue will start to take revenge by any means. The sixteen words on Liu Xiding's belly are: eating the inside and outside, and dying unjustly. Now Suo Suo
Your life, who will follow? The meaning is obvious, Liu Xiding is just the beginning, there is a target later. Wu Chunlai decided that he must strengthen his own protection to ensure his safety. Because obviously, he must also be one of the targets. And he
We must immediately discuss countermeasures with Prime Minister Lu. This Lin Jue must be eradicated. He has become the most troublesome person in the court at present. We must get rid of him as soon as possible.
The matter was far from over. Just when the news of Liu Xiding's murder was making a fuss, in the early morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, eight murder cases occurred in succession across the capital. The victims were all officials of the Ordinance Department, and without exception they were serious.
Related to the Su Fang Dunru case. These people all acted as tainted witnesses in the Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru cases, fabricating so-called evidence to frame Yan Fang and the two. They were all beheaded, headless.
The body was kneeling on the ground with its hands and feet tied, and a sign hung on its chest. The sign read: Eat inside and outside, be ungrateful, an unjust soul seeks life, and die a life worthy of its fate.
These murders all occurred in the middle of the night. Several witnesses pointed out that two ghost-like people in black appeared near the murders at similar times. In less than half an hour after the third watch, people living in the inner and outer cities of the capital
Eight people were killed in various places one after another. All this further supports the theory of ghosts seeking lives that has been quietly spread. These similar killing methods are obviously done by the same group of people. But if it was not done by ghosts, how could it be possible in half a century?
Over the course of time, their figures will appear in several distant corners of the huge capital city. Only ghosts have the ability to come and go without a trace and go wherever they want.
The originally peaceful New Year atmosphere suddenly fell into panic after this series of murders. Especially those who played a disgraceful role in the cases of Yan Fang and the two were frightened to death.
At a loss.
Of course, Lu Zhongtian, Wu Chunlai and others still don't believe in the so-called theory of ghosts claiming lives. This is obviously someone deliberately creating panic and killing people in revenge. In fact, the method is not very clever, and neither are Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru in the makeup city.
It’s a difficult thing. If people appear in various places to kill people at the same time, it’s obviously the work of a group of people. It’s not difficult to do it carefully, agree on a time, and agree to kill people in the same way. There’s not much difference between those who were killed.
Be vigilant, after all, who would believe that someone in the capital would dare to do such a crazy thing openly?
But faced with this situation, Lu Zhongtian had to take measures. He ordered to send troops to protect the official residences related to the serious case of Fang Dunru to prevent further murders. At the same time, he also agreed with Wu Chunlai's opinion.
I believe that Lin Jue must be behind this matter. This can be determined without any evidence. Measures must be taken against Lin Jue. The existence of this person has become a thorn in his side. It is impossible not to get rid of him.
In fact, even if this series of murders had not occurred, Lu Zhongtian decided to take action against Lin Jue. After the impeachment that morning, Lin Jue had already lost his face and deliberately hinted something to the emperor. Afterwards, the emperor
Summoned Guo Xu and severely questioned him on the basis of his decision-making at that time. Naturally, Guo Xu would never tell the truth. He insisted that it was because he was worried about gains and losses at that time, and he was afraid of messing up the matter again, so he did not dare to go.
He did not dare to send troops easily to chase the religious bandits. But even so, doubts in Guo Chong's heart had begun to take root.
An obvious sign is that at this year's New Year's Eve dinner, Guo Chong did not allow Guo Xu and his son to attend. The eldest prince Guo Mian and her mother accompanied the Queen Mother and Concubine Rong to the New Year's Eve dinner. This move was unprecedented. This
This shows that Guo Xu has lost Guo Chong's trust and preference, and Guo Chong has developed suspicion and disgust towards his second son. The root of all this was provoked by Lin Jue, who successfully caused Guo Chong to oppose King Huai in the counter-insurgency campaign.
Guo Chong has often said on various occasions in the past few days that he will never allow civil strife within the royal family. This is not just talk.
Guo Chong once used the Tang Dynasty as an example. He said that everyone said that Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was a wise king who created the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty. But he was extremely disdainful of Li Shimin. Compared with the so-called prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin killed his brother and his brother.
The act of forcing his father to abdicate had a far worse impact on the later generations of the Tang Dynasty than his achievements. Later emperors followed suit one after another, resulting in endless civil strife in the palace of the Tang Dynasty, constant fighting within the royal family, and even a woman usurped the throne.
It was simply a shameful and humiliating thing. The root of all the chaos was the extremely bad impact of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident.
This shows Guo Chong's attitude towards this kind of chaos in the palace. Therefore, once Guo Chong suspected that Guo Xu was secretly tampering with someone, trying to kill people with a borrowed knife, and had intentions against Guo Mian during the counter-insurgency operation, that was when Guo Xu was
When he distanced himself and gave up.
After the New Year's dinner incident, Guo Xu came to Lu Zhongtian to cry and complain, and Lu Zhongtian also found it very difficult. If things continue like this, the good situation that was originally good after the deaths of Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru will come to naught. The crown prince's position is likely to be lost.
Guo Xu has no chance. This is something that absolutely cannot happen. Of course Lu Zhongtian cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Before finding a way, of course, the first thing he must deal with is Lin Jue, who caused the situation to change. If Lin Jue cannot be solved, who knows what he will do.
What the fuss is about.
This guy is so bold. He kidnapped Lu Yanei some time ago and made wild remarks at the court meeting. Now he must be responsible for this serial murder revenge case. This has reached a point where it is absolutely intolerable.
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On the evening of the fourth day of the first lunar month, Wu Chunlai, Guo Xu and others gathered at the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss how to solve the current predicament and how to solve Lin Jue's problem.
Guo Xu has been in a bad mood these past two days. He hates Lin Jue to the core. The method he proposed is very direct.
"Grandpa, squeezing Lin Jue to death is not as simple as squeezing an ant to death? What else should I consider? Tomorrow night, I will lead a bloodbath in the Lin Mansion and kill him, leaving no one behind. I will personally kill Lin Jue.
Hanging his head on the archway in front of the Daxiangguo Temple will dispel the hatred in my heart."
Wu Chunlai nodded when he heard the words and said: "Yes, I agree with Prince Huai's plan. As long as it is done more secretly, launched more suddenly, and done more cleanly, it will cause some trouble at most, but as long as this guy is eliminated, it will be fine."
Lu Zhongtian frowned and shouted: "Is this a solution? Do you really think it is so easy to kill Lin Jue? In the spring, you have recently sent people to keep an eye on the Lin family. Doesn't Lin Jue have any precautions?"
Wu Chunlai frowned and said: "That's not true. Starting a year ago, the Lin Mansion has increased the number of guards in the hospital. In the past, there were only dozens of people, but now there are probably hundreds. They are all palace guards transferred from Prince Liang's Mansion.
"
Lu Zhongtian sneered and said: "Then let me ask you, if the Baihuyuan wants to strangle them cleanly, how many people will be needed to kill all the young and old of the Lin family?"
Wu Chunlai smacked his lips and said, "There should be at least four to five hundred people. Those palace guards are all skilled in martial arts."
Lu Zhongtian snorted coldly: "Thank you for your clear mind. When mobilizing four to five hundred people, can you guarantee that no clues will be left? It only takes one hundred people in the Lin family's nursing home to be exposed to a stick of incense, and they will alert the soldiers and horses in the city." Don't forget that Lin Jue is the son-in-law of King Liang, and the young prince Guo Kun is now the chief minister of the infantry department. How can he not pay attention to the safety of the Lin family at all times? I'm afraid he will lose everything. Instead, it caused a big mess."
Guo Xu said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, you just think too much and are too cautious. What are you afraid of with more than a hundred nursing homes? I have seven to eight hundred people in my house. When the time comes, the situation will be overwhelming. It won't take long to wipe out the entire Lin family. Damn it. Sometimes you are too cautious. At this time, you still think so much."
Lu Zhongtian turned to glare at Guo Xu and said in a deep voice: "Guo Xu, do you think your grandfather is incompetent?"
Guo Xu hurriedly said: "My grandson doesn't dare, he just thinks he can't worry too much."
Lu Zhongtian reprimanded: "I did make a decisive move once, which aroused the Qingjiao rebellion. I wanted you to get some decisive credit. What was the result? Did you do it? You were also radical once and made a decision. You tried to borrow a knife to kill someone, but did you succeed? Until now, you have not paid attention to this Lin Jue, you still think he is a soft persimmon, and you still despise his ability so much. I am really disappointed."
Guo Xu's face turned red, but he was speechless.
Lu Zhongtian slowed down his tone and said: "You all listen to me, this Lin Jue is by no means an ordinary person. You also don't want to think about the things he did, which one is not to the point, which one is not flawless. Even if it is not. It was revenge killing, and he also tried to confuse the situation by asking for the lives of Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru's ghosts. Logically speaking, he was angered by the death of Yan Fang and Fang, but he did not mess up in any way in his anger. Is this true? Isn't it scary? He deliberately kept silent about the impeachment in the court that day and scratched the surface. His purpose was definitely not to impeach the old man and Privy Yang. He knew that he could not do it. But his purpose was to make the emperor jealous. The purpose of impeaching you is not to impeach you, but to make the emperor suspicious. Our purpose of impeaching you is to arouse the emperor's suspicion, ultimately destroy the emperor's trust, and destroy your chance to become the crown prince. . Even if we defend you, we will be considered to be shielding you. Afterwards, I think back, he did not make a direct accusation, everything he said was implicit. The reasons for impeachment he raised on the surface were all. It's irrefutable. It's awesome, very awesome. Compared with this Lin Jue, Yan Zhengsun and Fang Dunru are far behind."
Guo Xu and Wu Chunlai were silent. Although they felt that Prime Minister Lu had over exaggerated Lin Jue's ability, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
