People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1064 Taking the bait for the prince

In the secret room, the futon was empty.

The body of 'Ming Chongyan' who was originally sitting on it has long since disappeared.

There was only one corpse in the entire secret room.

"Corpse oil cannot be seen at normal temperatures. It can only be seen under high temperature."

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "No matter what happens to Master Shiyin, he will not go into the alchemy cauldron to sit for a while before he practices, let alone that he will die beforehand."

"Don't tell me the identity of the corpse." Zhao Gong waved his hand and said seriously: "Since the corpse was hidden in the alchemy cauldron and then moved to the futon, it means that a third person has appeared here... …Whether this third man is a killer or not, he knows more than I do, so find him.”

"Of course." Li Xuan raised her head, looked outside the top of the secret room, and said softly: "Now that my nephew is here, it will inevitably attract attention from all aspects. Once something is discovered, some people will be impatient, so we might as well put the momentum Make it bigger and then chase it backwards, and you can always find something."

"You want to take this cauldron away." Zhao Gong immediately understood what Li Xuan was thinking. He was trying to frighten the enemy.

"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded and said: "If no one comes to ask, we will say nothing. If someone comes to ask, we will say that we found a jade pendant left behind by the corpse in the tripod... which can prove the identity of the corpse. jade pendant."

"How could there be a jade pendant?" Zhao Gong couldn't help but be stunned and asked in confusion: "The ministries have checked this place more than once, and there is no jade pendant at all."

"Yes, it's the various ministries. It's not surprising that someone within the court knows about it, but outside the court, no one may know about it, or they may think that someone has concealed the news. Go check it out, uncle, Qian Niu Guard, Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment, and Luoyang County, Henan, let’s see who is going to inquire about this information.”

"You want to capture people from the Demon Cult." Zhao Gong nodded suddenly. Only people from the Demon Cult were so slow to receive news.

"It's just screening layer by layer." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, looked at Zhao Gong and said: "But the people who are really going to take the bait may be people in the imperial court... Let's see who will really think that we are Find something and come and ask.”

"This is a heart-breaking method." Zhao Gong gave Li Xuan a deep look and waved his hand directly: "Except for the Demon Sect and Li Jingye, no one else can attack them."

"They" may be Li Jingye's people.

But it's equally possible that it's the person who can't say anything the least.

Prince.

Li Xuan is fishing for the prince.

"So, we need to see that corpse." Li Xuan's expression became serious and he said solemnly: "Uncle, it has been proved that the identity of the corpse is doubtful. The next step is to determine the identity of the corpse. Who and how did he die?"

"Okay." Zhao Gong took a deep breath.

If you want to determine the cause of death of that corpse, you can only start with that corpse, otherwise everything else is just speculation.

But once there is evidence of that body as support, everything else can be investigated in depth.

At least they can arrest someone.

Even once they encounter someone from the Demon Cult, they can kill them directly.

"it is good!"

……

Outside the gate of Ming Chongyan's mansion, more than a dozen Qianniu Guards were suddenly called in. People from Henan County, Luozhou Prefecture, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Jinwu Guards all opened their eyes curiously. .

How could they not understand that the investigation in the yard had already yielded results.

Among the people further away, there were also many people pointing fingers.

Yao Chong and Song Jing stood further away, staring at everyone inside carefully.

Some particularly strange people were immediately noted down by the two of them.

At this moment, a large car slowly drove out of the mansion, and the Qianniu Guards around it were extremely solemn and vigilant.

The moment Yao Chong saw the carriage, his eyes tightened.

An alchemy cauldron was placed on the carriage, and then slowly headed towards the square gate.

The King of Nanchang actually gained something.

Qian Niuwei rushed towards the square gate at the same time, and all the people around him immediately dispersed.

One of them ran directly towards the square gate and finally stood under the square gate.

The moment the carriage left the square gate, his eyes were fixed on the alchemy tripod.

After Dan Ding completely left the square gate, he quickly chased after him. His short stature was very inconspicuous.

The key is that he doesn't have any cultivation.

He only has nimble skills.

……

Above the square gate, watching the figure disappear in the alley in front of the square, Yao Chong shook his head slightly, looked sideways at Song Jing beside him, and said: "The man's name is Ding Chong, he is Feng Xin, the local gang in Luoyang, the Dahe Gang, who is trying to find out the news. "Brother, I have met him once before, but I didn't know that they were so bold and dared to get involved in such a big thing."

"Of course there is someone behind you." Song Jing calmly handed over his hand.

Yao Chong nodded, looked at Li Zhu aside and said, "Brother Li, please arrange for someone to follow us now. This Dahe Sect may be in trouble."

Li Zhu earnestly handed over his hands, turned around and made a few gestures to the people below. Two guards in black had already quickly walked out of the square gate and chased after him closely.

Yao Chong watched the guards of the Nanchang Prince's Mansion follow him, and knew in his heart that the Dahe Gang could still be active for a while because the Nanchang Prince needed them to find out who was behind the scenes.

Once their value is exhausted, Jin Wuwei will immediately kill them brutally.

It doesn't take much, just two teams and a hundred cavalry, and all the members of the Dahe Gang who dare to resist will be killed cleanly.

This gang was destined to be wiped out the moment Ding Zhong set foot on Yongtongfang.

"Look, over there." Song Jing suddenly pointed to the south.

Yao Chong quickly turned around and saw a policeman suddenly running into the alley.

"Brother Li, send someone to follow." Before Yao Chong could finish his sentence, Li Zhu had already waved his hand. Seeing that the people were chasing him, Yao Chong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "The others are still struggling to find the direction of investigation. The prince has already caught two clues."

"As long as we don't directly find the people from the Demon Cult and Li Jingye, none of us can do anything." Song Jing stood aside and calmly told the truth.

Yao Chong was stunned, then nodded helplessly.

"In that case, let's go to the prince's side..." As soon as Song Jing finished speaking, she saw Yao Chong shaking his head calmly: "There's no rush."

Song Jing instantly became awe-inspiring, looked inside and outside the square gate, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yuan, is there anyone else?"

"There should be." Yao Chong looked outside the square door.

After a while, a middle-aged salesman carrying a load of goods entered Litongfang with shouts, and then began to rush through the courtyards.

Half an hour later, he left peacefully from Litongfang.

"You are so patient." Song Jing looked at the leaving salesman with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

How could someone be so patient and wait until everything was over before turning back to slowly investigate the situation.

"Such a person must have a big secret hidden in him. Brother Li, please go and follow him personally." Yao Chong looked at Li Zhu.

Li Zhu didn't hesitate, raised his hand, and quickly followed.

"I hope I can really gain something today." Yao Chong looked at Song Jing, who nodded solemnly.

……

Luoyang Imperial City, Zuo Qianniu Guard Office.

A general immediately rushed towards Li Xuan and Zhao Gong.

Li Xuan and Zhao Gong returned the gift politely.

At this moment, there were not many people in the Luoyang official office of Zuo Qianniu Guard.

Luoyang was the companion capital, and Chang'an was the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty.

When the emperor patrolled from Chang'an to Luoyang, some official duties were transferred from Chang'an to Luoyang.

So when the emperor returned to Chang'an from Luoyang, all the officials from the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons followed him back to Chang'an.

Except for some officials who were on the fringe of the government office, everyone in Luoyang left.

The same goes for the Zuo Qianniu Guard Office, leaving only one general named Jiang Xing.

"Your Majesty, Commander Zhao." Jiang Xing saluted Li Xuan and Zhao Gong, and then said: "The body of Master Shiyin is in the ice house in the backyard. The Zuo and Ming family members have all rushed over. Now we are waiting for the Prince and Commander Zhao. ”

"Brother Jiang, you're welcome." Li Xuan looked towards the backyard and asked softly: "Since the body of Master Shiyin was found, has it been placed in our Qianniu Guard?"

"My lord, I've always been here." Jiang Xing's expression became solemn.

Li Xuan's eyes flickered, she looked at Zhao Gong and said, "Uncle, you see, this is the problem."

Zhao Gong was silent and Jiang Xing was silent.

In fact, none of them could figure out the meaning behind it.

Ming Chongyan was Empress Wu's confidant. Over the years, he did countless things for Empress Wu, but now, he is dead.

If Empress Wu really believed the reports from various sources that he was possessed by a mad man and died from all his tendons, how could Empress Wu not immediately transport him to Chang'an and bury him with a grand ceremony.

But Empress Wu did not do this, which is enough to show that Empress Wu still had great doubts about Ming Chongyan's death.

This is also the reason why Yuan Wanqing finally had to hand over the investigation authority to Zhao Gong.

"Let's go." Li Xuan took the lead and walked towards the backyard.

……

In the backyard ice house, everything around was cold, but there was not much feeling of darkness.

On the wooden bed in the center, there was a body, or remains.

The body was thin and thin, and a piece of his face was missing for some reason. It was difficult to recognize that this was Ming Chongyan.

Not only Ming Chongyan, but also this corpse, regardless of its original identity, is now difficult to identify.

Li Xuan glanced over, and found that the body shape was very similar to Ming Chongyan, at least there was no problem with the height.

How can people deny that this person is Ming Chongyan, wearing Ming Chongyan's Taoist robes, sitting on Ming Chongyan's futon, appearing in Ming Chongyan's secret room, and having a very similar body shape to him?

A boy of seventeen or eighteen years old on one side bowed seriously to Li Xuan: "I heard that the prince called Gui here. I wonder if my father's matter has been concluded. Please let me know."

Minggui, the son of Ming Chongyan.

In the Ming Dynasty, Chongyan had good family status and could get married and have children.

However, Ming Chongyan's son has always been placed in his hometown, so the people of Chang'an have never seen him.

In addition, Ming Chongyan lived alone all year round, and many people even thought that Ming Chongyan was not married at all and would never get married.

"I heard that you were the first to confirm that this person was your father. Is this true?" Li Xuan looked at Minggui seriously.

Minggui nodded without any hesitation: "At that time, Minggui came to Shendu for the first time when he heard about his father's funeral. He heard that everyone said it was my father, so he thought he was my father."

"Think?" Li Xuan looked at Minggui in surprise and said, "So now you think this man is not your father?"

Amid everyone's surprised gazes, Ming Gui nodded slowly and said, "Gui really thinks so."

　Li Xian still took action.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)