Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 4
As the news of Master Wang's death spread rapidly through the Datang intelligence network, countless people are destined to find it difficult to sleep tonight, of course, this does not include the cautious cat-catching duo at this time——Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan.After the two walked out of the yamen swaggeringly, they carried Xiaoyu in their arms and walked all the way. For them, sleeping was obviously a more urgent matter.Although the boy and girl were indifferent to being involved in a major murder case, they were extremely panicked when they reprimanded their wife.

At five o'clock, two people at the back door of Qi Mansion on Ningnan Street secretly pushed open the half-covered back door, tiptoed through the corridor, and walked to the southwest wing.Xiaolan said quietly: "Master Changfeng, fortunately you have the foresight, otherwise we would have to call the door." Ling Changfeng didn't answer, but made a silent movement, and walked towards the bedroom.It is obviously not wise to startle the sleeping porter boy now.

In front of the two of them was a large white jade bed.The two were extremely sleepy at the moment, they casually put Xiaoyu on the wicker chair, and didn't care about the difference between men and women, they both lay on the bed with their clothes on, fortunately the bed was big enough, they didn't feel crowded when lying on the bed.After a while, the sound of even breathing sounded.After a night's delay, the two soon fell asleep.

Xiaoyu on the wicker chair seemed to feel that she had left the warm embrace, she moved her body and curled up into a ball, like a handful of fluffy white snow.If outsiders come in at this time, they will definitely feel that this picture is extremely warm.

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The official intelligence organization of the Tang Dynasty is divided into two types: one is Mingwang, which is well-known to the common people, and it is mainly composed of post stations, postmen, and fast horses, etc. The secret letters and urgent reports for the officials of the various ministries, the officials of the frontier, the governor of the accompanying capital, and the emperor are mainly based on carefully fed flying pigeons, which cannot be used easily.As time goes by, even if the imperial court orders prohibit it, the aristocratic family will often secretly raise some flying pigeons to deliver letters.

At dawn in the east, the urgent letter sent by the Governor of Luoyang has arrived through Feige, and he is lying on the desk in the imperial study at this moment.A middle-aged man in plain clothes was frowning in deep thought. After a long time, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said calmly: "Since I became the throne, I have worked hard to govern, and there has never been a scene of violent death on the street. I didn't expect that this time someone If you dare to take a third-rank official, hum! Quickly call Ling Yun, Meng Ziyan, Gan Ruyu, and Guan Haishan to see me!"

It was Li Dai, the emperor of the current dynasty who spoke, and the four people named by him were: Lingyun, the minister under the door, Mencius Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, Gan Ruyu, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Guan Haishan, the official censor, all of them were important officials of the court.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The little eunuch who was waiting at the side hurried out to pass on the message.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Yushitai were established separately, and these three institutions jointly exercised the central judicial power.In the process of exercising judicial power, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and Yushitai each have their own division of labor.

To put it simply: Dali Temple is responsible for the trial and judgment of the case, the Criminal Ministry is responsible for reviewing the judgment of the case, and Yushitai is responsible for supervising whether the entire case trial is legal.

Now that the officials of the three parties have all been summoned, plus the servants who are participating in the discussion of state affairs, this action can be described as huge.I just don't know if the emperor has deeper intentions.

After the little eunuch went out, the father-in-law who had followed the emperor for many years said softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down, it will be bad if you hurt the dragon's body." Hearing this, the emperor looked at the old father-in-law and said, "What do you think about this? "

"The old slave dare not talk nonsense." The father-in-law lowered his head and said in fear.

"But it's okay to say, I won't hold you accountable for your slip of the tongue." The emperor said in a serious tone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! From what I can see, I'm afraid it's just some people's trick. Half a year ago, Mr. Si Tianjian Wang was expelled from the capital for a crime. I'm afraid some people held grudges at the beginning, and now they are waiting for an opportunity to retaliate." The father-in-law mentioned cautiously. A bizarre incident happened half a year ago.

"Wang Zhong said nothing about what happened that day, and he was impeached by many ministers in the court. I just sent him to Luoyang, and did not impose any crime on him." The emperor said leisurely, recalling what happened half a year ago.Then he said: "Who is going to kill him? And why was it last night? Since there is such a storm, I want to see if you can handle it!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me. This old slave really doesn't know. I'm afraid I'll just wait for your lords to find out." The father-in-law said fearfully, even turning a deaf ear to the second half of the sentence.

The emperor nodded and said: "This time Ling Changfeng is also involved in it, let Dali Temple investigate, and let this guy assist in the investigation and handling of the case. Alright, let's have dinner here today, Zhen I'm hungry." After speaking, she went to the desk and sat down.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The father-in-law hurriedly served the warm breakfast on the side one by one, and began to serve the emperor.

At this moment, in the Anning Palace in another part of the imperial city, an extremely beautiful woman was sitting in the boudoir, playing with the paper ball with a slender hand.The other propped up a cheek that could be broken by blows, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned.A pair of bright eyes are unfocused at the moment, seeming to be wandering.

After a long time, she said secretly: "The weather is hot today, I'm afraid there will be a heavy rain." Then she shouted to the door: "Come on, follow me to the Queen Mother's Palace to pay my respects!"

"Yes, Princess Eldest." A group of maids in palace costumes slowly opened the door and began to serve this charming woman.

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"Come here and take a look at this secret letter!" Li Dai stood in front of a picturesque calligraphy in the study with his hands behind his back, as if he was admiring it or thinking about something.

The people in the imperial study room were Ling Yun, Mencius Yan, Gan Ruyu, and Guan Haishan who rushed over urgently. Ling Yun respectfully picked up the secret letter and read it slowly, while the other three were staring at the expression of the servant, Trying to guess a thing or two from it.However, after reading it with a blank expression on Ling Yun's face, he silently handed the secret letter to Mencius Yan and the others.After the three of them read it in turn, they glanced at each other, and the last person put the secret letter back in its original place.

"Let's read it all. All the lovers are my ministers. Now that such a big thing has happened, what do you guys think?" Emperor Li Dai turned around and looked at the four of them.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, as the Minister of Dali Temple, I will definitely investigate this matter within a month!" Mencius Yan, the minister of Dali Temple who has always been vigorous and resolute, replied.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news! All of you should do your best to help. No matter who it is, it must be brought to justice." Li Dai saw that Mencius said that he would find out the truth in a month, but he didn't go around in circles.After finishing speaking, he looked at Ling Yun again and asked, "Ling Aiqing, what do you think about this?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I just learned that Quan Zi was also involved. Originally, Quan Zi followed his wife back to Luoyang to visit the old man, but unexpectedly he was also involved. I will ask him to explain clearly to His Majesty when I go back." Ling Yun replied bluntly.

"No need to be so troublesome, this matter will be investigated by Dali Temple, and Ling Changfeng will assist in the supervision! If the truth is not found out within a month, then punishment will be imposed!" Li Dai paused, and then said: "Ling Changfeng Feng is the special envoy for the Sitianjian case! It's nothing, you guys should go back first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will take my leave." The four of them walked out of the imperial study slowly.Then he walked out of the palace.

A storm began to set off the entire court, and the center of this vortex - Ling Changfeng was still sleeping soundly with his maid, completely unaware that he could no longer stay out of it, what kind of danger would he face next?

(End of this chapter)