I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 354 Liu Duan panicked, Chen Luo faced the saint

After Chang'an's mission arrived in Jiaoxi Kingdom, a whirlwind immediately set off.

Among them, the most excited person is none other than the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi.

The angel came just in time!

You can serve a fatuous monarch, and at least work harder, but you can also benefit the people.

But Liu Duan's nature is cruel and cruel, and he is also a little neurotic.

It is impossible for such a monarch to listen to the advice of his ministers. The slightest disobedience may lead to death.

Therefore, the Jiaoxi Kingdom sent its cronies to form an envoy to submit a letter to Chang'an.

In these days, I have been claiming to be ill and hiding away if I can't afford to offend him.

However, the main mission was intercepted and executed, and there was no news except for a letter sent by his close associates after arriving in Guanzhong. This made the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi panic all day long.

When he heard that the imperial court sent people to investigate, he almost cried with joy.

Has your petition finally received a response?
  You must know that Liu Duan's crimes were recorded in the document. In fact, he did not want to bring down the other party. That was Li Xu's idea.

As the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi, he is also a veteran in officialdom.

The main reason why he chose to submit a letter to report was to let the emperor understand that it was difficult for him to cooperate with Liu Duan, implying that he would be transferred elsewhere.

Using this method will actually lower your own impression score, and in the end you can only adjust it evenly or even move it to the left.

But compared to his life, a slight reduction in status and salary is really not a big deal to the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi.

One thing that he never expected was that the envoy from Chang'an entered Yi'an County in full force, without even looking at Gaomi, the royal capital.

The Prime Minister of Jiaoxi had no idea what was going on.

Could it be that it wasn't his own documents that led the angels here?

……

Yi'an County Government Office.

"Everything I said above is consistent with the facts." Lieutenant Pang said calmly, "In general, that's what happened."

The angels from Chang'an were sitting opposite him.

However, they are different from the emperor's envoys in the conventional sense. These people are all tall and powerful, with a capable temperament, and they are obviously not from civil service backgrounds.

It seems that this investigation should be serious. Lieutenant Pang County couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If the imperial court did not attach great importance to this matter, there would be no need to mobilize military officials.

After all, the military is an independent system and is different from regular civilian investigations.

The main difference is that when civilian officials visit cases, they need to seek help from the local government to mobilize officers. If they encounter danger along the way, they can only leave it to fate. However, the army led by a military general can handle the case independently and only needs to go to the local government to open the file. , as for anyone who wants to obstruct the case, they can solve it themselves.

"That's it." The leader was thoughtful, but he didn't hear anything. He turned around and asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you think?"

The old man sitting in an inconspicuous position slowly said: "This person did not lie, and I have reviewed his file... Can General Zhao go and listen to it?"

"Yes." General Zhao responded.

The two walked to the corner outside the door.

General Zhao spoke first, "Mr. Lu, I invited you here with a little favor just to live up to your majesty's entrustment, because I don't know how to handle cases, and I'm afraid your abilities are rarely seen in the entire Chang'an city." Right, so whatever you say next is whatever it is."

As a close disciple of Detective Qu, the other party had cracked numerous major cases in Emperor Jing's dynasty. Now he was in a semi-retired state. He had used many connections to get the other party to join their team.

As a warrior, he doesn't understand the twists and turns, but he has been in the army for many years and understands that professional matters should be left to professionals.

Protecting evidence and witnesses, and arresting the murderer, he and his subordinates are professionals, but in collecting evidence and investigating, Mr. Lu in front of him is the expert in this field.

Facing General Zhao's sincere gaze, Mr. Lu pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "The old man listened to Pang County Lieutenant's description of the matter, and it seems that he is from my school, but General Zhao can rest assured that I will not be biased because of this." .

The old man analyzed what he said and read some files, and found that there were three difficulties in this case, namely the motives of the people and the changes in the officials of Jiaoxi Kingdom. "

"Aren't these two places?" Although he didn't know how to investigate, General Zhao felt that there was nothing wrong with his mathematics.

"I didn't explain it clearly." Mr. Lu coughed, also indicating that the other party should not interrupt his thoughts, and then said, "The first point that is difficult to explain is the motive of the people's initial demonstration."

He narrowed his eyes: "This is the entire origin of this incident. If they had not demonstrated, then King Jiaoxi would not have issued an order to forcibly evict them.

And I heard that several demonstrations occurred at the same time in several surrounding counties, but they were handled relatively appropriately and did not turn into violent incidents.

But is the emergence of these parades a coincidence? "

"I think it can be explained." General Zhao touched his chin, "I heard that the Jiaoxi Kingdom confiscated cucumber in advance, which caused the people to suffer misery and caused public dissatisfaction, which led to demonstrations in various places."

"Oh." Mr. Lu was noncommittal.

He never believed in coincidences, so he was quite suspicious of anything that made sense.

Of course, this does not mean that there must be someone behind the scenes. It may also be said that Liu Duan is to blame, forcibly collecting taxes and oppressing the people, which caused such a thing to happen.

He continued: "As for the second unexplainable doubt, it is why the people dared to attack the county government office and even kill the county magistrate.

You must know that when most people see the police officers, they will inevitably feel fear in their hearts and dare not approach them, with the exception of those fierce thugs.

But to say that the more than [-] people who attacked the Yi'an County Government Office were all murderers, then after they attacked the County Government Office and killed the county magistrate, they did not do anything more extreme, but scattered away. This is somewhat unreasonable. . "

Killing officials is often associated with rebellion.

Of course, there is no such thing as simply killing an official, but most of them are personal actions.

After the gang committed a crime by killing officials, it seemed that they would not be able to live up to their bravery unless they rebelled.

"These things are doubtful points related to this case. As for the changes in officials in Jiaoxi Kingdom over the years, I found an even weirder doubtful point." Lu Lao mentioned this matter and lowered his voice, "There is almost no official with two thousand stones." Transfer as normal."

"Huh? This..." Even if General Zhao is very nervous, he can realize that something is wrong.

The position of officials with two thousand stones tends to be stable, and generally there will be no transfers or changes in three to five years. However, Liu Duan's Jiaoxi Kingdom has been established for nearly [-] years, and there are almost no officials with two thousand stones transferred out normally. This is quite abnormal. .

"Please ask Mr. Lu for advice." General Zhao thought for a moment and found that although he knew there was a problem, he had no idea how to solve it, so he chose to ask for advice humbly.

"Quickly collect relevant evidence and arrest the criminals involved in the official killing case in Yi'an County. Even if it is a bit hasty, they must be escorted out of Jiaoxi and back to Chang'an within three days." Mr. Lu looked solemn.

The first two doubts, even if there are real problems behind them, can only show that this case is not simple.

But the third doubt was really confirmed. Even if he stayed in the army, he could not ensure absolute safety as long as he was on the border of Jiaoxi.

"I understand." General Zhao took a deep breath.

……

Gaomi City.

Jiaoxi Palace.

Hearing that a delegation from Chang'an had entered Jiaoxi, Liu Duan felt a sense of irritation for no reason. There is no festival now, and the New Year is still far away. My brother sent someone here for no reason. What does it mean?
  Crazy is not a fool. Faced with this situation, he noticed something was wrong.

But Liu Duan did not act rashly.

According to his plan, after the mission entered Chang'an, he planned to explore the voices of those people at the banquet and ask them about the direction of their investigation.

If their investigation is really detrimental to them, they will use coercion and inducement to deal with them.

The obedient ones are bought with beauty and gold, while the disobedient ones create some surprises.

When they return to Chang'an and report that "everything is calm," they will be far away from the sky and can continue to live happily.

"It would be great if my father was still here." Liu Duan slammed the table angrily.

If my father was still in power, I would just go to Chang'an at the end of the year and cry bitterly in the palace, and my father would feel sorry for me.

But the person in power now is Liu Che. He has no idea about his younger brother and is secretly afraid of him.

Liu Duan felt that if he really touched the other party's bottom line, family affection would never make the other party hesitate at all.

Just when he was about to show off his tactics, the people below sent him another piece of news.

Those envoys from Chang'an only stopped in Yi'an County and sent people to visit several surrounding counties. Then the large group left directly, and only three people came to Gaomi to pay a visit.

Liu Duan immediately drew his sword and chopped down two of the eunuchs beside him. The officials who reported the news were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

After his anger passed, he began to feel afraid.

This bad signal means that everything seems to be going in an unfavorable direction.

However, after the fear passed, Liu Duan calmed down and thought about countermeasures.

Madmen and fools can never be equated.

After being a prince for so many years, Liu Duan understood the rules of power.

Within this basic framework, he knew how to reduce the impact of the incident in order to save his own life.

Taking a deep breath, he sat quietly in front of the document and began to write the document.

Even though these letters cannot arrive in Chang'an before that group of envoys, the time difference will not be too long.

When the mission returns to Chang'an, it needs to be reported at various levels, which will inevitably cause delays in the process.

Precisely because of the time difference, Liu Duan was able to send people to take advantage of the opportunity to promote his plans.

When will the emperor want to punish him?
  Hmph, absolutely impossible.

Rolling up the finished silk book, Liu Duan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a confident smile.

……

Apart from Liu Duan, the most panicked person in Jiaoxi was the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi.

I originally thought I was looking for a life-saving straw, but I didn't expect that the straw was blown away by the wind in an instant.

When he learned that the delegation had entered Yi'an County and stayed there for less than ten days, he left as fast as lightning.

Everyone was stunned.

I was thinking about how to express my misery in tears in exchange for sympathy.

Then you told me that I was prepared for nothing?

The Prime Minister of Jiaoxi, who was unable to act in a tragic drama, had no choice but to continue to pretend to be ill.

You know, it's not that he doesn't want to take care of state affairs, but he doesn't dare to take care of it at all.

Facing a mentally ill monarch like Liu Duan, the best way to survive is not to flatter him or flatter him, but to work hard to reduce his sense of existence so that the other party will never remember that he exists.

Since he claimed to be ill, Liu Duan has not sent anyone to express condolences. This is the best proof of its effectiveness.

……

Wait until the mission to Jiaoxi Kingdom enters Guanzhong.

On Liu Che's slip, there was a document from the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi.

Although the document was signed nearly three months ago, according to the envoy's self-report, they encountered several bandits and interceptions along the way, resulting in numerous casualties and deaths before finally sending it to Chang'an, so there was a delay.

Hearing this statement, Liu Che almost wanted to laugh.

Where did so many bandits come from in the Han Dynasty?

The mission of a country's Prime Minister was intercepted and executed nearly ten times.

So is there any caravan in the world that dares to pass through Kyushu and conduct trade?

After carefully reading the contents of the document, Liu Che probably felt confident.

The Jiaoxi Prime Minister's mission encountered many waves of bandits on the way. I'm afraid it was not a problem of public security in the Han Dynasty, nor was it because of their bad luck, but because there was something hidden.

However, before the formal morning court, Liu Che first summoned his two cronies to Weiyang Palace.

"Doctor Zhao, Mr. Wang, please take a look at this document." Liu Che asked his attendant to hand the document sent by the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi into their hands.

Even if he suddenly launches an attack on Liu Duan in the morning, he still needs someone to cooperate. He can give them a thorough explanation first, and then he can successfully convict him with a harmonious response.

After reading the entire contents of the document, Zhao Wan and Wang Zang's faces changed color.

They originally thought that Liu Duan just issued a wrong order, which led to a civil uprising, and they could just give him a slight punishment.

But judging from the contents of the document, Liu Duan could be said to have brought trouble to Jiaoxi in these years. The civil uprising only happened now. It is probably because of the kindness left by the Wen and Jing dynasties that the people chose to trust the government.

"Eighth brother, as a prince, should set an example for an official and be respected by all the people. I didn't expect that he would do such a thing. I am really disappointed." Liu Che sighed.

Zhao Wan and Wang Zang looked at each other for a moment, and instantly understood the meaning.

"I will act impartially." The two said in unison, already thinking about how to draft a document to impeach King Jiaoxi after leaving Weiyang Palace.

Seeing that the two of them had understood, Liu Che waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys just go do your own thing."

"Wei." Zhao Wan and Wang Zang responded, bowed and left.

……

When the mission sent by Liu Che to investigate officially returned to Chang'an, he advanced the morning meeting two days specifically for this purpose and announced that he would also summon the mission of the Prime Minister of Jiaoxi.

Two waves of envoys gathered in the meeting hall.

Chen Luo was among them, meeting the historical Emperor Wu of Han for the first time.

(End of this chapter)