Chastity Layman

  Chapter 177 Conspiring to endanger the country

   Zhenfusi is like a sealed beast, when he was released from the cage by the emperor, he showed a strong fighting power.

  In one day, the entire Department of Zhen Fu Division was dispatched.

  Qin Lang took over the gates of the nine gates of Chang'an from the left and right guards with the Qilin Order, and ordered the blockade of Chang'an City. With the order of Qilin, Wuhou, a bad person in Yongzhou Prefecture and the right and left of Wuhouwei, was transferred to assist in arresting people.

  Nigerian King Li Xiaochang, Youwuwei General Liu Deyu, Zuojianmen General Sun Anye, Zuoweixun House Zhonglang General Yuan Hongshan, etc. were all arrested. Changle King Li Youliang fled to Xue Guogong's eldest Sun Shunde's mansion, but Qin Lang personally led people to break down the gate of Changsun Shunde's house, led his troops to break in, searched Changsun Shunde's mansion, and while Changsun Shunde was cursing, he broke through the gate of his house. A pale Li Youliang was found among them.

  Youwuwei Yamen, Zuojianmen Mansion, and Zuo Xiaowei Mansion and several more deeply implicated yamen were also seized by the Zhenfu Department immediately.

   Chang'an was shocked that day.

   No one thought that Zhen Fusi had such great power.

Without going through the Zhengshitang, without going through the three provinces, without going through the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Yushitai, they can arrest the king of the county, the general of the Weifu, and the guards of the Fanshang first with an imperial order from the emperor. After the trial, but there is resistance, first cut and then play.

   A series of memorials flew to the gate of Zhongshu, impeaching Qin Lang, the governor of the emperor.

But the emperor quickly issued an edict, and immediately, the power of guarding the gates of the nine outer cities of Chang'an belonged to Qin Lang's Zhen Fusi, and the original Zuo Wu Hou guarded the left and right street envoys and the patrols and street shops under his jurisdiction. Marquis Wu was also transferred to the Zhenfu Division.

  This means that the nine gate guards and six street patrols in the outer city of Chang'an, the two powers and soldiers responsible for the important security and order of Gyeonggi, have all been assigned to the Zhenfu Division.

Although there are Beiya Forbidden Army outside the north gate of Chang'an, there are guards from the guards outside the nine gates of the outer city, and there are guards on the left and right of the old guards in the imperial city, but anyway, the guards of the Nine Gates and Marquis of the Sixth Street are in the same place. At this time, it was transferred to the Zhen Fusi, and it was clear to the officials who impeached Qin Lang who was supporting Qin Lang.

  The gates of the city are closed, and the streets are under martial law.

  Mansions of high-ranking noble officials were seized, and military camps were surrounded.

  The once high and mighty King of Changle was dragged out of Changsun Shunde's mansion like a dead dog, and the queen's uncle Xue Guogong, who was originally relying on the old to sell the old, was also invited by Qin Lang to the Zhenfu Department for tea.

The queen's half-brother, Sun Anye, raised his sword reeking of alcohol, and wanted to kill the soldiers of the Zhenfu Division who entered the mansion, but Liu Jiu unceremoniously slapped him on the back, slapping half of his face swollen, and his teeth were swollen. Several dropped.

  The cold tip of the knife directly touched the throat of Changsun Anye, "If you dare to resist again, you will be killed on the spot!"

  Changsun Anye's wine immediately sobered up more than half.

  The whole of Chang'an was watching Zhen Fusi's performance. In Yongzhou Mansion, the left and right guards, and the left and right Wuhou guards all obeyed the order.

  Qin Lang sits in the Imperial Prison of Pingkangfang, and personally organizes personnel to file files and interrogate the arrestees.

General Youwuwei Liu Deyu is an old man of Tiance Mansion. He has successively served as Ku Zhiqi and Army Guard of Prince Qin's Mansion since the early days of Wude. trusting old man. But he conspired with Li Xiaochang to rebel.

   Was arrested and sent to the Imperial Prison, he kept crying out for injustice, but refused to admit it.

  Qin Lang directly ordered Liu Deyu's son Liu Xiaoben to be arrested for interrogation, and after all the tricks, Liu Xiaoben, a dandy, was recruited like a bamboo tube.

He admitted his father and Li Xiaochang's secret dealings and conspiracies, and confessed that he had secretly recruited the sons and daughters of the three guards who had been friends with him, and gave the names of He Lou Shanji and many other people he contacted, and said that his father secretly communicated with the general Liu Hongji , Changsun Shunde and other secret contacts, and there are a large number of names such as Zhonglang Jiang Yuanlu and Chengmen Lang Wei Yuanzheng.

  Surprise interrogation here, and records there, whenever the interrogation finds out those involved, the soldiers of the Zhenfu Division outside will be notified immediately to arrest them.

  So people caught more and more.

Li Xiaochang's son, Li Yili, confessed that he once told his good friend Cai Yun that he used to play pig hunting with Yuan Ji, and once lost his way, he met a white-haired old lady on the side of the road. He asked where the king was, but the grandmother said that he was the king. , and then disappear.

   And Li Yan, the prime minister of Yu County, confessed that he got a stone in Taihe Valley in the past, which was shaped like a turtle and had the word chang in the middle. In addition, the text money of the new money is Kaiyuan Tongbao, so it is believed that this is a sign of Li Xiaochang's accession to the throne.

But Liu Wenzan confessed that Liu Deyu actually wanted to be emperor himself, and that Liu Deyu once told him that I was also unusual when I was born. If you don't dig it out, it's Lee. The one surnamed Li is before the decision, and the one surnamed Liu is excavated. It means that after the surname Li, the world will belong to my family, and I will dig it open to obey the destiny...

  And Wei Yuanzheng confessed that there is a sentence in the nursery rhyme, which means that Li Xiaochang wants to be the emperor.

   Facing the thunderous action of Zhenfu Division, the whole Chang'an kept a great silence.

  Everyone sat quietly at home, no one went to the streets, and no officials wrote letters of impeachment.

  They kept quiet silently, waiting for the result after the storm.

  The Town Fusi kept arresting people, arrested one after another, and investigated one family after another.

  Eastern Palace.

   Li Shimin was also silent.

   There was a screen in front of him, and every once in a while, a few names were added to the screen.

  Now on this screen, at the front are the names of Li Youliang, Li Xiaochang, Changsun Anye, Liu Deyu, Changsun Shunde, Liu Hongji, etc., all of whom are princes and generals.

After   , there are a series of names, from Zhonglang general to Chengmenlang, from county magistrate to three guards.

  Every time a name is added, Li Shimin's face becomes ugly.

  The palace people all lowered their heads and kept their breath behind the screen. No one dared to make the slightest movement for fear of being angered.

   Town Envoy Division.

  Wei Zheng who rushed over couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, "Is it because too many people have been arrested?"

   "However, if you are involved in it, arrest him first, then report to His Majesty. As for how to deal with it, it is His Majesty's business, but it is our responsibility to arrest people."

   "I'm afraid that there will be too much involvement, and it will be difficult to stop." Wei Zheng said.

  Qin Yong came in.

   "Sanlang, we found out that Li Youliang secretly recruited desperate rogues in Chang'an through the rogues recruited by his subordinates. They also secretly hoarded a lot of food, grass, and weapons. Many clubs in Chang'an have already been bought by him."

  Qin Lang never had a good impression of these city foxes and rats.

   "Then let's clean up the dregs by the way. You have to clean up the underground from time to time, otherwise these guys don't know what to do."

  Qin Lang knew that from ancient times to the present, no matter how powerful the imperial court was, it could not eradicate these underground organizations, but it had to exert coercion and maintain control.

  Chang'an has the East and West markets, as well as the underground black market.

In Chang'an, there are unscrupulous people in Yongzhou Mansion, there are left and right guards guarding the gate, there are also left and right Wuhou Street Pu Wuhou, Six Street Patrolmen, and naturally there are countless underground clubs. Where the light cannot shine, there will always be darkness, darkness Here, there are countless mouse praying mantises.

  During this period of time, the price of food in Chang'an skyrocketed, and there were many of these rats behind the scenes to fuel the flames. Many people even secretly bought and hoarded food to make a fortune.

   "Find one, grab one, go, today, His Majesty let us Zhen Fusi shine the knife, then we will let people see our sharpest side."

   Twelve full hours.

  The town Fusi has never stopped, and the prison in Pingkangfang is already overcrowded.

  The name on the screen of Li Shimin in the East Palace is finally nowhere to be remembered.

   Li Shimin, with red eyes, was awakened by Empress Changsun.

   "Your Majesty, it's time to stop."

   Li Shimin stared at the screen, looked at the densely packed names, and finally woke up from the daze.

  He opened his mouth and made a hoarse voice, "Come here, send an order to Qin Lang, stop arresting people!"

one day one Night.

   For the entire Chang'an, it was an unfathomable day and night.

  For Li Shimin, it was an unforgettable day and night.

   More than a hundred princes, generals, high-ranking officials and relatives have been implicated, and the Zhenfu Division has arrested more than 3,000 people.

  In addition to those princes, generals, high-ranking officials and relatives, there are countless city foxes and social mice, scoundrels who are desperate, and even many barbarians.

   Received the will.

  Qin Lang finally sent an order, "Take the knife!"

  The first bell rang from the bell tower of Danfeng Gate.

   Immediately after that, the bells and drum towers on the Sixth Street also rang in turn.

  The sound of the bell is clear and distant.

  Amidst the ringing of the bell, a semaphore order to withdraw the team was also heard from the high bell and drum tower.

   "Sanlang, Your Majesty has called you to discuss matters in the Xiande Hall of the Eastern Palace."

  According to Qin Lang, there were six prime ministers, six political participants and one Pingzhang who received Li Shimin's summons together with Qin Lang. In addition, more than a dozen ministers were also summoned to participate.

  Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at Qin Lang, and their views on this young man changed somewhat.

  Although it was the emperor who ordered the arrest yesterday, Zhenfusi's knife showed its incomparable sharpness, which is impressive.

  Qin Lang went to the hall and presented a thick list.

   "Your Majesty, this is the list of participants in the conspiracy. The interrogation statement is being sorted out."

  The emperor had a gloomy face and did not look through the thick list.

   "Did Li Youliang and Li Xiaochang plead guilty?"

   "The two thieves have both confessed."

   "Where are Liu Hongji and Changsun Shunde?"

  "They claimed that they were only in normal contact with them, and they had never conspired against them secretly, and they refused to plead guilty."

   "Where are Liu Deyu and Changsun Anye?"

   "The two were arrogant and denied it, but their sons, concubines, servants and other people confessed that they were conspiring against the two kings."

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   Li Shimin turned his gaze to the prime minister and his ministers.

   "What is the crime?"

  Elder Sun Wuji stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the crime is treason, conspiracy to endanger the country, the first of the ten evils, even if you are a relative, you can't reduce the crime."

   "What should I do?"

"The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that all rebels and rebels will be executed. Fathers, sons and brothers over the age of sixteen will be hanged. Mothers and daughters under fifteen, wives and concubines, sons, wives and concubines, grandparents, sisters and trilogy, wealth, and land will not be given official titles." , the sons of uncles and brothers were exiled for three thousand miles."

  Conspiracy is the first of the ten heinous crimes.

The punishment for treason is also quite severe. There are two types. One is the fact of treason and can cause huge harm. This is the most severe punishment. Claiming that the emperor rebelled, this will not cause harm, but I will also be executed, but the punishment for my family members is different.

  The fact that Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang's rebellion is established, and both will cause great harm, so they are dealt with at the top.

  Brothers are all beheaded, grandparents and grandchildren are married, uncles and brothers are spared from death.

  (end of this chapter)