Tiantang

Chapter 88 Accidental Mistakes Third Explosion Begging for a Monthly Ticket!
Three consecutive explosions, no monthly pass, tears running...

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Chapter 096
Zhang Xuan stayed secretly at Mrs. Guo's mansion, and stayed behind closed doors for two days.Under the strict order of Sanjie Yang's mother and son, the servants and maids of the whole family are not allowed to leak the news of Zhang Xuan's presence.

Although Zhang Xuan is here, the news communication with Li Heng in the East Palace has not been cut off.It was Xiao Shisanlang who acted as the messenger.

Under Li Heng's arrangement, Xiao Shisanlang disguised himself as a bodyguard in the East Palace. Currently, he is personally protecting Li Heng, almost inseparable.

In the past few days, the Tang court has once again returned to peace.Li Wan's party did not write a letter or speak to force Li Longji to make a decision earlier, because the matter of dethronement is not a trivial matter, and the relationship between abolition and establishment is stable in the Tang Dynasty. Even if the emperor intends to abolish, he will not make a hasty decision. At least it will be considered and discussed for a period of time.

In other words, if the emperor intends to depose, he must "deliberate" for a period of time, and then propose it to the courtiers for discussion and deliberation.Of course, it is the emperor who makes the final decision, and asking his subjects to discuss is just a posturing gesture by the emperor.

The emperor did not express his position on the matter of deposing the prince, but he was very close to the fact that Zhang Xuan was assassinated and whereabouts were unknown.

The Jingzhao Mansion and the Habayashi Guard had no choice but to send out many yamen servants and sergeants desperately, set up checkpoints at the gate of Chang'an City, search and arrest everywhere inside and outside the city, and made the people and merchants in the city fly like dogs, but Zhang Xuan was still alive. There is no dead body.As for the origin and whereabouts of the assassin, it is even more impossible to know.

Of course, this has something to do with the Rongwang Party of Yin Dong Zhihe of Jingzhao Prefecture.Dong Zhihe guessed that the assassin must have come from Rongwang's mansion, and Bacheng was the northwestern army man secretly brought by Gao Xianzhi.During the on-site investigation that day, Dong Zhihe had secretly ordered people to burn the corpses of the two assassins he had found in advance, turning them into ashes, while declaring to the outside world that the assassins had escaped.

Royal study.

Li Longji slowly raised his head, dropped the pen in his hand, and said calmly, "Lishi, do you have any clues about Zhang Xuan's case?"

Gao Lishi respectfully replied, "Everyone, there is none yet. The old servant urged me to ask the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen several times, but the result..."

Li Longji was furious, and scolded, "Dong Zhihe is a waste! At the foot of the emperor, in the capital of Emperor Huanghuang, there are assassins in the city of Chang'an who openly assassinate the court officials. What is the duty of the Jingzhao Mansion?"

"Whether Zhang Xuan is dead or alive, I can't find out a clue for many days. I don't believe it. If Zhang Xuan is dead, there must be traces or corpses at the scene. If Zhang Xuan is still alive, he must be in Chang'an City. Why? Can't see people alive or dead?"

Gao Lishi trembled in his heart, the emperor was too prone to rage these few days, he would be furious at every turn, and the emperor's roar could be heard from the imperial study every now and then.

In fact, Gao Lishi knew very well in his heart that Li Longji's relentless pursuit of Zhang Xuan's assassination was not entirely to avenge Zhang Xuan's grievances, but to take the opportunity to vent all kinds of negative emotions in his chest.From this, Gao Lishi understood that Dong Zhihe, Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, had almost come to a dead end.

Because Dong Zhihe was among the people who agreed with Li Wan's memorial to change the crown prince.The emperor was "coerced" by many vassals, officials and royal family, and felt unhappy, so he faintly wanted to take his anger out on Dong Zhihe.

Dong Zhihe sadly became a punching bag, and the emperor insisted on Zhang Xuan's case, just to find an excuse to clean up Dong Zhihe.

Zhang Xuan's assassination has been missing for several days.Most people, including Gao Lishi, actually believed that Zhang Xuan's chance of surviving was almost zero.The corpse should have been taken away or burned by the assassin long ago.

Of course Li Longji knew it well.It's just that he deliberately pretended to be confused with his understanding, and what he meant is self-evident.

Sure enough, not long after Gao Lishi sighed secretly, Li Longji slapped the table angrily, and reprimanded loudly, "Old man, pass on my will-- Yin Dong Zhihe of Jingzhao Mansion neglected his duties and failed to handle the case, and ordered to be dismissed." Hand over to Dali Temple for investigation. Jingzhao Fu Yin is represented by Shi Qing, the imperial historian."

The corner of Gao Lishi's mouth twitched, and he quickly bowed and said, "No, this old slave will send someone to announce the decree."

"In addition, pass on my oral order to Shi Qing, and ask him to investigate and deal with it seriously. Don't neglect his duties. If you still can't find any clues, I will never let you go lightly." Li Longji said again in a deep voice.

Gao Lishi just turned around, and after listening to Li Longji's order, a wry smile secretly appeared on the corner of his mouth: Everyone, everyone, can't you guess that this assassin probably came from the Rong Palace?That being the case, how to check below, and how to find out a result.

Then I thought again: Maybe the emperor did it on purpose, he just wanted to give King Rong a little "color" and beat him so that he wouldn't get too complacent.

In fact, Li Longji had this kind of mentality: in the current Tang Dynasty, he, the emperor, is still in charge. It is not impossible for King Rong to be a prince, but he must obey my mercy.

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Dong Zhihe was suddenly dismissed and investigated by the emperor himself, which of course caused ripples within the Rongwang Party.Dong Zhihe is a confidant of King Rong, and the emperor's attack on Dong Zhihe undoubtedly meant to intimidate King Rong's mansion.This made many people who were not firm-willed hesitate: Could it be that the emperor had no intention of changing Li Wan as the heir apparent?
If this is the case, these people are actually preparing to change course.

Of course, we still need to wait and see what the situation really is.

Gao Xianzhi strode into Li Wan's living room, and saw Li Wan smiling and looking at a calligraphy and painting that seemed to have just been hung with his hands behind his back, full of interest.

Gao Xianzhi frowned, and coughed lightly twice.

Li Wan turned around and saw that it was Gao Xianzhi, so he smiled and said, "Gao Shuai, you came just in time—let's take a look at the calligraphy and painting that this king just got. It took me a lot of effort to get it from Princess Xinchang. Tsk tsk, this painting skill is really amazing..."

Gao Xianzhi was a little annoyed, there was a change in the Emperor Xindao, not only did you not care about it, but you still enjoy the calligraphy and painting here leisurely.

Therefore, Gao Xianzhi did not deal with it perfunctorily, and said bluntly, "Your Highness, I heard that Your Majesty ordered the dismissal of Jingzhao Mansion Yin Dong Zhihe for investigation - is there such a thing?"

Li Wan's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded, "Yes, that's right. Shi Qing, the doctor of imperial history, has been appointed as the successor of Jingzhao Mansion."

"Then, Your Highness, does this mean that Your Majesty..." Gao Xianzhi lowered her voice slightly.

Li Wan looked deeply at Gao Xianzhi and suddenly smiled softly, "Gao Xianzhi, please be patient. Dong Zhihe's dismissal from his post by the emperor is nothing, and it doesn't mean anything. Dissatisfied, use this as a warning to the king, so that the king should not act too hastily."

"Let's just wait with peace of mind - according to my guess, within a month, my father will submit the matter of abolishing Prince Li Heng to the court before the Shangyuan Festival. At that time, it will be our chance. "

"Your Highness, those two soldiers..." Gao Xianzhi frowned worriedly.

"It doesn't matter. The assassin is dead, and there is no proof of death, so why worry about it? And, even if it is found out, so what, even if the father knows that it was the king who killed him, can he still ask the king for the sake of a little Zhang Xuan?"

"Your Highness, I still don't understand. Since the two assassins are dead, it means that Zhang Xuan is still alive..."

The corner of Li Wan's mouth curled into a sneer, "Gao Shuai, this king always leaves room for things..."

Gao Xianzhi gasped, "Could it be that His Highness sent two groups of assassins... His Highness really took great pains to deal with such a frail scholar."

"Gao Shuai, I and you are inseparable from each other - I will not hide some things from you. I did send four assassins in a team of two. The former will carry out the execution, and the latter will clean up the traces..." Li Wan had a deep meaning He smiled, "These two people should have completed their mission at this moment, and have fled away from Chang'an according to the king's wishes."

Gao Xianzhi's heart trembled, and he thought that Li Wan was as cruel and thoughtful as the current emperor, and he had quite the "glamour" of Li Longji when he was fighting for the heir apparent.

What Li Wan didn't expect was that the two soldiers sent behind him seemed to have escaped from Chang'an, but they didn't complete their mission.Xiao Shisanlang showed up that day, and his martial arts and swordsmanship were superb, which was beyond the reach of soldiers like them.Seeing that Xiao Shisanlang killed the two brothers in front with a flick of his fingers, the two men were terrified, knowing that they would die if they went out, they quietly fled the scene.

Afterwards, the two dared not go back to Prince Rong's Mansion to return to their orders, for fear that King Rong Li Wan would kill someone to silence them, so they immediately packed up their belongings and left Chang'an to escape.

From the beginning to the end, Li Wan never imagined that the four battle-tested sturdy soldiers would not be able to kill a frail scholar.Although the two people in the back didn't return to their lives, Li Wan didn't take it too seriously - they were just two little ants, if they ran away, they could just run away, and they couldn't cause any big waves.

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Shi Qing, the official censor, rushed to take office in Jingzhao Mansion. On the surface, he was promoted, but in fact he was very depressed.

The Zhang Xuan case has become a "fuse" in the muddy waters of the recent power struggle in Beijing. It is a hot potato, and whoever takes it will burn it.

However, since he was ordered to take office, and the emperor's words were clear, Shi Qing did not dare to neglect.On the day he took office, he summoned all the subordinates and officials of the Yamen and ordered them to continue to investigate the case strictly.At the same time, he ordered people to call the government servants and police officers who investigated the scene that day to question them one by one to see if they could find any valuable clues.

In Shi Qing's view, Zhang Xuan was doomed.His mission is nothing more than to find Zhang Xuan's body as soon as possible and confirm Zhang Xuan's death.

On the second day, the officials of Jingzhao Prefecture found traces of burning corpses in an abandoned house deep in the alleyway at the scene of the incident, and picked up a unique belonging of Zhang Xuan from the sundries on the side: Give a gold medal.

Shi Qing was overjoyed, although he also guessed that the matter was too strange, he pretended not to know, and reported the imperial gold medal and some clues of physical evidence to the emperor.

Li Longji sighed for a long time, and still issued an edict announcing the news of Zhang Xuan's death. At the same time, he ordered people to return the imperial gold medal held by Zhang Xuan to Zhang's mansion, and gave a thousand funeral objects such as gold, silver, cloth, silk, jade, porcelain, etc. The implication was that The Zhang family can hold a funeral for Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan was assassinated and disappeared suddenly, and the Zhang family had been in dire straits for the past two days.And when this bad news came, Liu Shi even fainted on the spot, and the whole Zhang family mourned.

(End of this chapter)