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

Chapter 1342: Hanging Zhou Xing and plotting to assassinate him

On a snowy mountain night, the lights are as cold as beans.

In the backyard of the county government office, Zhou Xing was reading "Spring and Autumn" by a candle that was not very bright.

Small words of great righteousness, repeated over and over again.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the county government office.

Before Zhou Xing could figure out what was going on, the next moment, "bang bang bang", the gate of the county government office had been broken through from front to back.

Immediately afterwards, countless figures flashed outside the window.

The alerted government servants and servants in the county government immediately let out countless wails of being beaten, and then heard a "bang" sound, and the door was directly broken.

Several soldiers in red clothes and gold armor had already rushed in. The leader had a Thousand Oxen Sword hanging on his waist, and his eyes were cold. When he fell on Zhou Xing, he said with a hint of banter: "You are Zhou Xing who tried to save the crown prince." prosper."

"Ah!" Zhou Xing was stunned, and then quickly stood up. Although he was trembling a little, he still managed to hold his hands firmly and said: "This superior and inferior officials have asked the deposed prince to leave the palace, but everything is for the stability of the government. , in order to avoid taking the opportunity to act randomly.”

"What's the matter with your opportunity? Who are you cursing?" Qian Niuwei said, Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale, and his body finally couldn't help but tremble completely.

……

The leader of the Qianniu Guard in the room is naturally Su Baotong.

At this time, Li Xuan was standing in the courtyard on horseback.

Entering the county seat of Lin County couldn't be easier. Li Xuan didn't even take out the imperial edict. His Qianniu Guards had already rushed to the top of the city and directly controlled all the soldiers on the top of the city.

Some soldiers originally wanted to resist, but when they caught a glimpse of the red-clothed and golden-armored soldiers on the opposite side, they immediately fell to the ground in fright.

The other party didn't say a word, but they didn't even dare to ask.

In the past two days, in the city, especially near the city gate, someone inexplicably mentioned that the eldest master went to Chang'an to petition for the removal of the prince, and everyone suddenly started to tremble.

The city gate opened, but Li Xuan did not feel relaxed.

He was thinking about Zhou Xing's character.

There is no doubt that Zhou Xing is a cruel official and a villain, but this person, at least at this time, is not so easy to break through.

Especially since he was a supervisory censor.

If Li Xuan went to see him directly, he would inevitably drag the matter into a mess.

Li Xuan simply asked Su Baotong to go in instead of him and use the imperial authority to suppress him.

……

Su Baotong glanced outside the window. It was completely silent. He knew that Li Xuan was listening carefully, and then looked at Zhou Xing again and asked: "Although you are a villain, you are not taking this kind of thing lightly." Just think about it, tell me, who ordered you to do this? "

"Instructing?" Zhou Xing suddenly raised his head, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

Of course, someone was instigating it. As a supervisory censor, Zhou Xing also heard some rumors when he was in Chang'an, but these things were hard to believe.

Ten years ago, the emperor was already uneasy and had plans to pass on the throne to the crown prince.

But now ten years have passed. At that time, Prince Hong had already died of illness, and Prince Xiandu had been deposed. Although the King of England now appears in the East Palace, the emperor is still in good health.

Zhou Xing didn't know that the contents of his memorial would make the emperor extremely angry, but he had no choice.

Because only in this way can he return to the court instead of dying in this small marginal town for the rest of his life.

The secret files of the official department will never be promoted in Zhou Xing.

Thinking of the six words written in the secret file, Zhou Xing felt itching with hatred. He was just exaggerating. While impeaching the general, he listed King Peng at the top. Unexpectedly, King Peng saw him easily. After understanding the secret, he was demoted to another place and would never be promoted.

So when someone sent the words "Deposed Prince" to Zhou Xing, he immediately knew what to do.

Of course, deposing the prince does not mean deposing the prince Li Xian. Of course, it would be best if this could be done.

But this possibility is unlikely. Although Li Xian is not a peerless emperor, he has never had any ambitions.

What kind of rebellion? It is difficult to use the method of framing rebellion on him.

In addition, the officials in the East Palace were cautious and polite, and the emperor took great care of him. It was really not easy to instigate him.

Then only the deposed prince who is still imprisoned in the palace is left.

The deposed prince is imprisoned in the palace, so what needs to be done is to let the deposed prince leave the palace.

If the deposed prince stays in the palace, once the sky collapses, he will be a threat to the prince, to the courtiers, and even more to the Queen.

After figuring this out, Zhou Xing immediately sent the memorial out. As the former censor, Zhou Xing knew how to send the memorial to the emperor's desk.

Originally, he was happily waiting to be recalled, but he never expected that what was waiting for him was the ferocious Qianniu Guard.

Even the other party already knew that there were other people's hands and feet behind his back.

This……

"Tell me, I don't have much patience. If you refuse to tell the truth, I will have no choice but to send the people outside to hell one by one, and finally..." Su Baotong looked at Zhou Xing with a half-smile, and followed Li After Xuan spent so long, he still learned some ways of thinking.

Zhou Xing's face suddenly turned pale.

Although he is not a torture expert now, he has read countless files. The psychological pressure of waiting for death in this torture method has always been the best weapon to extract confessions.

And with Zhou Xing's intelligence, he understands that once people start dying, everything will slide directly into an uncontrollable direction. "This is Shangguan." Zhou Xing cupped his hands forward, then took out a page from the book on the side and handed it over. At the same time, he lowered his head and said regretfully: "Xiaoguan... I don't know what is appearing here. It just happened."

Looking at the burned corner of the paper, Su Baotong immediately understood that this thing was real. Zhou Xing probably wanted to burn it, but he retracted his hand at the last moment.

Su Baotong raised his eyes, looked at Zhou Xing and asked, "Mr. Zhou, I'm not that easy to fool. Tell me, what did you find out?"

Zhou Xing's mouth suddenly twitched.

Su Baotong was right, he did check it.

Such a thing suddenly and inexplicably appeared on his desk. Even the stupidest person knew that someone wanted to use him and use him to do something.

Zhou Xing doesn't mind being used, but he must know who is using him.

"Here is a personal description of a stranger who appeared in Lin County within a few days. There may be some inaccuracies..." Zhou Xing said, taking out a confession from his arms and handing it over. In the past, Su Baotong had already grabbed him before he finished speaking.

After taking a look, Su Baotong immediately turned around and quickly walked out of the door.

Zhou Xing's expression changed again, and he instantly realized that Su Baotong who appeared in front of him was just a chess piece.

At this moment, a not-so-familiar voice sounded: "Send the order to find all the people who have signed and signed on this. I will question them one by one."

"Here!" Su Baoteng's voice sounded again, and the next moment, he quickly turned around and ran outside.

At this moment, in the room, Zhou Xing's face had become extremely ugly: "Prince Peng!"

Zhou Xing never expected that the person who appeared in Lin County was none other than King Peng Li Xuan.

Peng Wang Li Xuan, who had been framed and impeached by him.

Footsteps sounded rhythmically, and immediately, Zhou Xing saw Li Xuan, dressed in red and gold armor, walking in from outside.

Li Xuan glanced at Zhou Xing coldly, then took out the imperial edict from his body and read it coldly to Zhou Xing: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty decreed: Zhou Xing, the magistrate of Lin County, wasted the emperor's heart, instigated the royal family, and conspired with evil intentions. Dangerous, ordered to hang himself."

With a "pop" sound, Zhou Xing collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, a piece of white silk was already wrapped around his neck.

……

Chang'an, Zichen Palace.

The snow fell heavily, and the imperial city was deserted, but the inner palace was warm.

Li Zhi sat on the royal couch, processing official documents with calm eyes.

A thick stack of processed official documents has been placed next to it.

At this moment, slight footsteps sounded, and Zhao Gong, dressed in black robe, appeared behind the pillars.

The emperor didn't raise his head and asked directly: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Gong cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to your majesty, the governor of Xiangzhou reported that Zhou Xing, the magistrate of Lin County, hanged himself. Before hanging himself, he left a suicide note. He regretted that he should not have been instigated by others and alienated the royal family. He regretted that he could not tolerate it and committed suicide. In addition, he committed suicide and apologized. Leave a copy of the inspection record and portrait for further investigation by the DPRK.”

Zhao Gong held the records and portraits in his hands and handed them forward. Wang Fulai had already walked down from the top, took the texts and portraits, and finally placed them in front of Li Zhi's desk.

Li Zhi didn't look at any inspection records. He knew that they were useless. Only this portrait, drawn by Li Xuan himself, could definitely be used for further inspection.

"Now that we have clues, Qian Niuwei will just follow the picture." Li Zhi glanced at the portrait, and then confirmed that it was not anyone he knew. Then he looked at Zhao Gong and asked: "Chang'an Luoyang, how about checking the situation in all directions?"

Zhao Gong cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to your majesty, the people in Chang'an City are a group of gangsters who were hanging out in the south of the city. All the relevant people have been arrested. Only the person who secretly planned it escaped one step ahead."

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then said: "Continue."

"In Chang'an City, I am still sending people to investigate. As for Luoyang, in the past month, more than 300 people have entered the capital through various means." Zhao Gong said with a serious look: "Your Majesty, you have been known as Youyan for many years. Mainly retired soldiers gathered around Taohuafang. Although they had weapons, they had no armor. "

"Nothing at the moment." Li Zhi said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth and cold eyes: "Those people in Chang'an are just a cover to attract attention. Their real killer move is in Luoyang. Chang'an has a deep foundation. They don't have There are too many places to take action, but Luoyang, hum!”

Li Zhi snorted coldly, he had been running Chang'an for decades, how could he be easily taken over by others inside and outside, only Luoyang.

Every early summer, he would take a group of people to Luoyang to eat. At this time, it would give someone a chance to accumulate strength.

Li Xian was like this back then, and even now, some people are still imitating this method.

"Send an order for King Peng to return from Lin County immediately. Now that the portrait is available, let's start with the next step." Li Zhi looked up at Zhao Gong and said seriously: "I'll give you three days. No matter who those people are in Luoyang City, Find them all for me wherever they are hidden, and then order King Peng to lead his army to eliminate them. Anyone involved, no matter who they are, but who resists, will be killed."

"Here!" Zhao Gong immediately handed over his hand, and then turned to leave. At this moment, the emperor's voice sounded again: "Wait a minute."

Zhao Gong immediately handed over his hand: "Your Majesty."

"Send an order to order Xiao Dezhao, the Minister of War, to go to Luoyang immediately to inspect various safety matters for worshiping Songshan Mountain." The emperor's voice was extremely cold.

Zhao Gong cupped his hands and said, "I accept the decree."

Turning around, Zhao Gong quickly turned and left.

Li Zhi sat on the royal couch, looking at the heavy snow outside the window, his expression became colder and colder.

"Feng Chan Songshan, Feng Chan Songshan, I didn't expect that someone would see such an opportunity." Li Zhi's face became more and more gloomy.

　A conspiracy, who is behind it?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)