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Chapter 86 Zhou Guogong's mansion counts as one, and they will not let go! (Ask for the first order, ask for a monthly pass!)
"Boom!!"

With a sound of thunder, Qiu Shenji made his debut.

He walked in with great strides, and kicked at Chu Da, who was at the front and shouted the loudest.

Chu Da was kicked by a gourd and rolled around in the rain a few times in embarrassment. When he got up and was about to scold him, he met a pair of eyes burning with rage.

Seeing this fierce look in his eyes, Chu Da's arrogance was instantly extinguished, and his whole body trembled with fright.

Because he had no doubt that if he dared to resist again, the other party would really have the guts to kill him on the spot!

This ferocity and recklessness coming from the bones is by no means a disguise.

indeed.

After all, Li Yan respected his identity, and the eunuchs in the palace watched over him, so he didn't fully express the hatred in his heart.

Qiu Shenji, on the other hand, had accumulated endless anger. Seeing that Chu was scared, he immediately looked at the next one, rushed forward and hit him.

For a while, ghosts and wolves howled.

Wang Xiaojie and others looked at this hero who is not afraid of power with admiration, and he ran into the flock like a tiger, severely suppressing the arrogance of the evil slaves of the Duke's Mansion.

"Huchi! Huchi!"

After cleaning up the slaves, Qiu Shenji, who had let out a bad breath, walked towards Li Yan.

"Brother Qiu!"

Li Yan opened his arms, but he really wanted to see Qiu Shenji.

Every time this time, he needs such a talent.

The two hugged hard.

"Liulang, thanks to you! Thanks to you!"

Qiu Shenji's eyes turned red, and he almost burst into tears on the spot.

In fact, he secretly cried many times in Wannian County Prison.

On the day Xie Brown became an official, he was thrown into prison.

No one else has had such an experience...

What's even more frightening is that Li Yan was the one who escorted him to the Wannian County Government where he was located, and escorted him all the way, under the pressure of the Dali Temple Prime Minister, to fight for it.

That probably wasn't the end.

In the Wannian County Prison, no one tortured him, but locked him up.

If you go to Dali Temple, where Wu Minzhi has many followers, it will be over.

Fortunately, this torment did not last for a few days, and the jailer's attitude changed significantly.

Zhou Guogong's mansion is haunted, which is a turning point.

After such a big event happened, no one cared about Qiu Shenji's small case.

Qiu Ying acted in time, and asked Wannian County Magistrate Dou, and finally cleared up the case, concluding that the villainous slaves of Zhou Guogong's mansion provoked the first, Qiu Shenji beat him to death, was completely innocent, and was released on the spot.

Qiu Shenji didn't even return home, and rushed over as soon as he heard that Li Yan was in Duke Zhou's mansion.

At this time, he came before the silent slaves, and said word by word: "Thanks to the uprightness of Dou Ming's mansion and the uprightness of Lu Shao's mansion, I can see the blue sky, you dog slaves, Wannian County will punish you well of!"

Chu Da is still unwilling to give up: "The Duke Zhou's mansion is not under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County!"

Qiu Shenji laughed loudly: "But the crime you committed belongs to you! It's over for you! It's over!!"

Divide the square Chang'an City into two with Zhuque Street.

What happened in more than [-] square cities on the right is under the management of Wannian County.

What happened in more than [-] square cities on the left is under the management of Chang'an County.

Among the counties in the world, only Wannian County, Chang'an County, Henan County, Luoyang County, Taiyuan County, Jinyang County, and Fengxian County (Pucheng, Shaanxi Province), the county magistrates of these seven counties are Zhengwupin.

There were even as many as six county lieutenants in Wannian County and Chang'an County, and they were divided into Hucao, Facao, Gongcao, Cangcao, Bingcao, and Shicao.

Guzang County in Liangzhou is also an upper county, and there are only Hucao and Facao, which shows the status of the two counties of Chang'an for thousands of years.

The magistrate Dou of Wannian County is not Wu Minzhi's henchman. His surname obviously comes from the Dou family of the two kingdoms, the backbone of the Guanlong family.

Although after the death of Changsun Wuji, the Guanlong political group is not as good as before, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.

Wu Minzhi's power is fundamentally an extension of Empress Wu, and the entangled noble clan can secretly wrestle with the Empress to fight for power, so no one is afraid of him?

With supporters behind him, and hearing that Wu Minzhi was crazy when he came here, Qiu Shenji was even more unscrupulous, pointing at Chu Da: "Take him down first!"

Chu Da knew that going on like this would definitely lead to death, so he was making the last effort, but also incited: "If we don't resist at this time, we will all go to prison, and going to prison is death!"

The slaves were commotion again.

Qiu Shenji rushed over fiercely, but the effect was not as good as before.

After all, they are internal guards, not the county government.

What's more, even the Wannian Chang'an County Government is still constrained by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Once a case involving dignitaries is involved, it is often closed in the end.

Therefore, at this moment, Li Yan said leisurely: "Among you, if there are those who report and expose, maybe they can be punished lightly. If you confess, you will be lenient, and if you resist, you will be severely punished!"

The courtyard was quiet for a moment, and a slightly hesitant voice came out from among the slaves:

"I report...Chu Da committed ten heinous crimes...his mother was beaten to death by him, and he committed evil treason!"

There is a word called heinous.

The ten evils here first appeared in the "Qi Lv" in the Northern Dynasties. At that time, it was called the ten felonies, and it officially became the heinous crimes in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Those who have committed these serious crimes do not belong to the amnesty category of Amnesty World.

Conspiracy is the first of the ten evils, and what the whistleblower is talking about at this time is the fourth crime, treason.

Kill grandparents, parents, uncles and other elders and respected relatives.

Chu Da trembled all over, and instantly collapsed on the ground, trembling all over, a stench soon permeated from his lower body.

Now, he is really old.

Li Yan nodded and stretched out his finger: "Write down the name of the whistleblower, take him to the county government office, and tell Shaofu Lu that the crime can be downgraded as appropriate."

His implication is that the crimes to be committed should not be too serious. If the crimes have accumulated to a certain extent, it is still a dead word to be lowered.

But this had already given hope to the slaves present, and the next moment the noise pierced the sound of the rain again, and they became a mess.

"...he also committed ten treason...that lady who was taken away in the street was beaten to death by him...I have to say, I have to say..."

The field has become a dog eats a dog.

It's not just about biting each other here, after all, there are only thirty or forty people here, and there are more than three hundred servants in the entire Duke Zhou's mansion.

Are the rest clean?

"Write it down, write it down!"

Qiu Shenji trembled with excitement.

This is the rhythm of a pot!

From top to bottom, don't even try to run away!
"I know what the Duke said that night!"

At this moment, a unique voice stopped the noise.

Zhu Wu stood up staggeringly, and roared in despair: "Before the Duke fell into a coma that night, he called Mrs. Rong Guo. He didn't think Grandma was kind at all, but... ah!!"

Halfway through the conversation, Zhu Wu screamed again.

It was Li Yan who quickly walked in front of him, slapped him, and slapped him up.

Flying four or five meters away, Zhu Wu fell to the ground so hard that Zhu Wu passed out completely.

As soon as Mrs. Rong Guo was involved, the eunuchs in the palace suddenly changed their expressions. Seeing Li Yan interrupting, they were relieved: "Li Wuwei, how dare this slave talk nonsense!"

Li Yan nodded expressionlessly: "Yes, he obviously exposed his evil deeds, lost his reason, and began to bite the Duke. Such evidence cannot be trusted."

Seeing that the other servants had confessed their crimes, he said, "Think about it carefully, what did Duke Zhou say before he went mad?"

Seeing Zhu Wu's end, even those who heard Wu Minzhi's wailing that night did not dare to reveal a word, and shook their heads one after another.

You forced us to confess before, and you endured it for more than three days, but now you have to confess and refuse to speak, I have never seen such a difficult master!
Li Yan said angrily: "Now that the matter is up to now, you still dare to hide it and lie to others. It is not ruled out that Zhou Guogong was implicated by you. Take it down! Take it all down!"

Amid the wailing and howling of ghosts and wolves, all the slaves were escorted out of the mansion by Qiu Shenji, and headed towards the county government with their confessed crimes.

There were ecstatic applause from outside the house.

Many accusers came to Zhou Guogong's mansion, and they all came with the belief that they would die.

They really hated it too much, but they couldn't believe it in their hearts. Duke Zhou's mansion, which had committed all kinds of crimes in the past, would really be punished.

At this time, justice was done, some of them shouted in ecstasy, while others knelt down in the rain and burst into tears.

Some people turned around and rushed out, to tell more people that Zhou Guogong's mansion was going to be finished, and if there were grievances, there were grievances and revenge.

Justice has come.

"Justice delayed is not justice at all, it is called revenge at best!"

Li Yan walked out of the gate, watching the background of them running wildly in the rain, and then turned to look at Zhumen.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

Even if this step is achieved, it will be too big to take the blame for Duke Zhou's mansion, and one person will be needed to "take the blame".

He said: "Senior officer, please report the evil deeds of the slaves in the house to the queen, and I will wait here."

Eunuch Gao nodded again and again: "Li Wuwei understands the righteousness deeply, so the slaves will enter the palace, please wait for Li Wuwei."

……

Zichen Palace.

Inside the imperial tent.

Empress Wu's hair was coiled up and her complexion was radiant. Li Zhi was sluggish beside him, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Eunuch Gao walked forward cautiously, his voice was low but articulate, and he reported what happened in Zhou Guogong's mansion.

Empress Wu listened and reviewed the memorial, and when she heard that Li Yan stopped Zhu Wu from telling the unfavorable news to Mrs. Rongguo, she nodded in satisfaction: "It's not easy for this son to be so stable at such a young age!"

Eunuch Gao said again: "The servants of the Duke's Mansion were sued and taken into the county government. Li Wuwei's intention was to ask the Empress for instructions."

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows slightly, and immediately understood the hidden meaning.

There was a hint of a smile on the corner of her lips, and the murderous intent in her tone: "A group of dog slaves, do all the things that hurt nature and justice, and they will die!"

"You take my order and go to Chang'an Wannian County, and they must deal with it fairly and bring the guilty to justice!"

"If there are too many people involved in the case, go to the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and ask them to cooperate well. If there is even a little bit of favoritism, I will take them as a question!"

The lives of a group of servants were not in her eyes. Wu Minzhi acted recklessly, so one can imagine how many evils the servants under his command would do.

This time Li Ting sweeps the hole and takes down all these evil servants, not only can he serve as a warning to other wealthy families in Chang'an City, since Wu Minzhi is her nephew, with a little guidance, she will also praise Tianhou for her fairness and impartiality .

Eunuch Gao responded again and again, and his expression became more reverent.

"Li Yuanfang did a good job!"

The smile on Empress Wu's lips lingered for a while, then quickly disappeared, and asked again: "What's the matter with the case?"

Eunuch Gao replied: "Li Wuwei suspected that Zhou Guogong was dragged down by evil slaves."

"Wrong! Wrong!"

Empress Wu shook her head slightly, and said silently in her heart.

She suspected a person, a person who was in Daming Palace.

Prince!

But there is no doubt that even if the prince really wants to deal with Wu Minzhi, he should not tell outsiders.

Back then, she concealed the scandal of Yang's humiliation and suicide. Now that the prince wants to take revenge, she has to cover it up too.

Otherwise, how to explain that the crown prince wants to deal with his cousin Wu Minzhi?
It doesn't make sense!

Of course, Empress Wu will not let it go.

After the turmoil of this matter is over, we must see if there are villains around the prince who are bewitched and dare to do such a thing!

As for the wrong direction of Li Yan's investigation, it is not surprising to Empress Wu. After all, no smart person can see the truth without knowing the inside story.

But if he can find clues, Empress Wu would like to see if Li Yuanfang will cover up for the prince!
Is this courtier loyal to the empress or the crown prince?
After asking some more questions, Empress Wu found that there was nothing to worry about in terms of covering up her ugliness, so that was fine.

She asked Gao Neishi to return to Zhou Palace, and summoned the imperial doctor: "How is Duke Zhou's condition?"

The imperial doctor replied with a bitter face: "The empress, the Duke is terrified, his emotions are out of balance, and his condition has become more and more serious in the past few days, and there are already signs of evil spirits entering his brain."

Empress Wu said, "Can it be cured?"

The imperial doctor gritted his teeth and said, "I will do my best!"

This statement is basically the same as "We did our best" in later generations.

Empress Wu finally frowned and waved her hand: "Go down!"

Seeing the imperial doctor retreat in panic, Empress Wu was silent for a long time, then turned her head to look at Li Zhi who had fallen asleep beside her, and muttered to herself:

"Isn't that bad thing just pretending?"

……

Zhou Guogong's mansion.

In the courtyard room.

The maidservants were trembling.

Because a figure was walking back and forth, staring at bloodshot eyes, chattering endlessly:
"Zhu Wu dared to say such a thing, he should have killed them long ago! I won't let him die happily! Hehe..."

"Li Yuanfang, he dared to punish all the servants in my house, who gave him the guts! Who gave him the guts!!"

"It's the queen, it must be the queen. Without the queen's permission, the Chang'an county government would definitely not dare!"

"She's going to kill me, she's going to kill me!"

"Let Li Yuanfang get out of the mansion, let him get out, my illness will be cured, and I will be fine soon..."

"Grandma, grandma, you will definitely protect me, no matter what I do, you will protect me, right? Hehehehe!"

The maidservants became more and more frightened as they watched.

Wu Minzhi was not crazy before, they can be sure.

But at this time, Zhou Guogong, who had hardly closed his eyes for three days, talked to himself, smirked from time to time, and drooled without knowing it.

Whether they are crazy or not, they really don't know.

Maybe it's still pretending, but it's really getting more and more like it...

(End of this chapter)