Mr. Yangui

Chapter 27 Chain plan
The third prince made a big fuss in Dali Temple, pointed at the head arrester Du Chengye's nose, and asked him to investigate the case thoroughly, and he must bring the murderer to justice.

Du Chengye patted his chest on the spot and promised that he would complete the task.

Watching the third prince run away angrily.

Du Chengye bowed his hands to Liu Zhifan, and said respectfully, "My lord, what do you think about this?"

Liu Zhifan was silent for a while, and said: "Xue Laosi belongs to the third prince. This is not a secret among the middle and upper classes in Beijing, but the people don't know about it."

Du Chengye said: "Your Excellency, you mean that the people who made the move this time are not the big families in the capital, but people from the Jianghu?"

Liu Zhifan waved his hand and said, "You and I know what Xue Laosi has done these years. Because of the third prince, we always turn a blind eye to it."

After a pause, he continued: "This time the thief's method is so vicious, the possibility of the enemy seeking revenge is relatively high. Of course, it is also possible that some young master took advantage of the current chaos in the capital to attack the third prince. You know, the third prince There are not a few sons who have offended you."

Du Chengye said: "Then the subordinate?"

Liu Zhifan instructed: "Don't act rashly, check it out first, if it is someone from the Jianghu, take it directly and hand it over to the third prince for disposal. If it is really a son, please notify me as soon as possible, and I will handle it personally."

"Yes, my lord."

……

Xuanpingfang.

Zhao Xun sent the Wang family couple to take Xiao Xi to buy vegetables, and he and Li Wuchang went into the secret room.

Last night, after they committed the crime, they brought back a box of silver bills and a few gold bricks. The rest were left untouched.

"There are 13 taels of silver bills and four gold bricks. What should we do now?" Zhao Xun asked Li Wuchang what to do after finishing counting.

Li Wuchang squinted his eyes, and replied: "Hide the bank notes first, don't use them first, wait until the wind is over, and then use them after the gold can be melted. As for how to use it, you decide. For the scene, just set up an ordinary porridge stand or steamed bun stand.”

Zhao Xun nodded and put away everything.

Li Wuchang was silent for a while, and continued: "The matter is not over yet, I can't act rashly during this time, I can only go home and watch. You don't act rashly, we will let the wind go when the time is right."

Zhao Xun said: "Other things are okay. I am more worried about Du Chengye. He is still very good at investigating cases. Although we were very careful last night, but..."

Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about this, we are so careful, no one will see when we act, and there are no cameras on the street."

"What head?" Zhao Xun wondered.

Li Wuchang smiled lightly, and said: "I mean, Du Chengye is not a god, I'm afraid of his fart, but I'm worried that my family will know that my uncles are not vegetarian."

Exhaling a breath, he continued: "Let's do this first, I'm going back, I have to think of a decent reason, and hide it first."

Li Wuchang's worry was not unreasonable, as soon as he got home, Li Qing came looking for him.

"I heard you didn't come home all night, what did you do?" Li Qing asked.

"Yesterday I was in a bad mood. Uncle Qing, you know about this, so I borrowed alcohol to relieve my worries, got drunk and fell asleep on the street, what's the matter, Uncle Qing?" Li Wuchang shrugged, his tone was not kind.

Seeing Li Wuchang's haggard face, as if he was very sad, and smelled of alcohol all over his body, Li Qing was a little embarrassed, and said: "It's nothing, just asking... Also, your father told you not to go out recently, it's best not to go out. Offend the third prince."

"Understood." Li Wuchang waved his hand, looking impatient, as if he never wanted to hear the third prince mentioned.

……

Li's Mansion, East Court Study.

Li Lingwu looked at Li Qing and asked, "How is it?"

Li Qing replied: "It's not impermanence, he doesn't have that strength, nor does he have that courage. He just went drinking last night, and he drank a lot. His body smelled of alcohol. It seems that he was really sad yesterday."

Li Lingwu laughed and said, "Sad? Tell me, what's wrong with him."

Li Qingdao: "Third Prince sent someone to kill him that time. Although he was impulsive and provoked, he wiped his ass clean in time afterwards."

After a moment of emotion, he continued: "It's just that I didn't expect Wuchang to know that the matter was done by the third prince. I was provoked by the third prince yesterday, and I felt a little upset. When I talked to me, I no longer had the respect of the past. I don't know if I blamed me before. Lied to him, or blamed us for not supporting him."

Li Lingwu asked suspiciously, "Blame us?"

Li Qing sighed again, and said: "Yes, he also said that he beat the third prince's bodyguard. If there was a misunderstanding, for the sake of the Li family, he could go and apologize to the third prince, or kneel down, but if the third prince If you want his life, he will definitely accompany him to the end, and he said it very hard... Brother, it seems that we have really underestimated impermanence, this kid has a bit of backbone."

Li Lingwu was silent.

These years, his concern for Li Wuchang was really pitiful, and even the number of times he met was limited. Hearing Li Qing's remarks, he felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart.

"Tell him, it's fine to kneel down and apologize, but don't take the initiative to provoke the third prince, you usually pay attention." After a long silence, Li Lingwu opened his mouth.

Li Qing suggested: "Brother, otherwise, since he doesn't have the mind to practice martial arts anyway, find something else for him to do so that he won't cause trouble everywhere."

"Alright, you can figure it out." Li Lingwu nodded.

……

Xue Laosi's death was untimely, and it spread to every corner of Dongshi City within a day.

There are those who regret and those who are amazed. Of course, they should applaud secretly, but they dare not say it out loud.

The body was found in a warehouse full of treasures. The gold, silver and jewelry were untouched. Xue Laosi was stabbed in the chest, and there were no other injuries.

The servants didn't hear any trouble that night, and they found out the next day.

Du Chengye had interrogated the servants, including those two beauties, and there was no doubt. He also sent people to investigate around, but found nothing.

After a day of unannounced investigations, no useful clues were found.

Du Chengye frowned, not knowing what to do, he could only infer that this murder was carefully planned, and it was definitely not an ordinary murder or vendetta.

Lu Xuanming sent someone to remove all the treasures in the warehouse, and told Du Chengye that he was limited to solve the case before the end of the year.

But two days later, there were still no clues. It was almost the New Year. Du Chengye had no choice but to greet his boss Liu Zhifan first, and then mobilized his years of connections to continue the investigation.

I thought it was an ordinary case of murder and robbery, but what happened next was completely beyond Du Chengye's expectation.

First of all, a large number of leaflets appeared in Dongshi City, talking about the outrageous things Xue Laosi had done in recent years, such as forcing a good man into prostitution, bullying the market, disregarding human life, having a nose and eyes, and listing all kinds of evidence. Many people went to check it out. This kind of thing did happen, and many sufferers were found, but they all dared not speak out.

The news spread throughout Chang'an City within a day.

For a while, Xue Lao Si changed from a proud big boss to a bully that everyone shouted and beat. Many scholars and knights were filled with righteous indignation and asked the government to make Xue Lao Si's evil deeds public.

It was also rumored that the fourth brother Xue died unexpectedly this time, because God couldn't see it, and specially sent a hero to take him in. Du Chengye of Dali Temple said that he wanted to find out the murderer, but it was a false act, and it was foolish.

Therefore, Du Chengye's action to investigate the case was hindered, and no public was willing to cooperate. Du Chengye reported the situation to Liu Zhifan and asked for instructions on what to do next.

Liu Zhifan thought for a long time, and said: "Hmph, rumors... a good way, it seems that this time is not a vendetta, nor is it an ordinary murder for money, this is someone who specifically targeted the third prince."

Du Chengye said: "Do you want to find out who the Third Prince has offended recently?"

Liu Zhifan shook his head, and said: "The third prince is arrogant and offends people every day, including the sons and brothers of major families, and even court officials."

Du Chengye wondered: "The imperial court appointed officials?"

Liu Zhifan explained: "Mostly it was a verbal offense, just saying that yesterday, he came to the Yamen of Dali Temple so arrogantly, completely disregarding me, Zheng Qing, and directly ordering you, isn't that offending me? He has done a lot of things, although most people don't care about it, but just in case, someone might want to let the third prince fall into trouble."

He sighed and said, "If this is the case, then it's not easy to investigate. If you investigate, you will only get more and more confused, and you will even be used by those who want to kill someone with a knife."

Du Chengye thought for a while, and said, "My lord, what are we going to do about it? Those rumors spread far and wide, and sooner or later they will spread to the Third Prince. At that time, he will blame him..."

Liu Zhifan patted his head and said: "This is what I'm worried about. Don't investigate for now, and fully cooperate with the governor of Chang'an to suppress the rumors. I will personally go to the third prince to report my interests, and hope he can understand."

Du Chengye surrendered his hand and went to discuss the matter with the governor of Chang'an, hoping to suppress the rumors as soon as possible.

But the reality is cruel.

In the afternoon of the same day, various leaflets appeared in various places in Chang'an, and the content was shocking.

The real identity of Xue Lao Si is the third prince's domestic slave. No one dares to control his rampant behavior these years. It is because of the third prince's backing that he will honor the third prince with 10,000+ silver cars a year. The family property was confiscated by the guards sent by the third prince.There is a whole box of silver, a whole box of jewelry, and countless treasures, all of which were collected by Mr. Xue on the order of the third prince.

There was another call to arms, roughly saying that the victims in Chang'an were left unattended, the court was cold-blooded and ruthless, the officials were insensitive, and the prince let the slaves commit murders.

There is another poem that says: The wine and meat of Zhumen stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road.

……

The rumor spread more and more widely, and finally couldn't be suppressed, and spread to the palace.

When he went to the court the next day, the emperor repeatedly chanted the two lines of poem "The wine and meat of the Zhumen stinks, and the bones are frozen to death on the road", and he was furious, and all the officials were silent.

Very serious consequences.

The corpse of Chang’an Yin’s corpse was a vegetarian meal, and he ignored the sufferings of the people, so he was dismissed on the spot. Han Guang, the Minister of Rites, was temporarily in charge, and ordered him to do his best to relieve the disaster and appease the people.

Dali Temple did not handle the case effectively, and was reprimanded on the spot, and ordered to explain the situation to the people as soon as possible from now on, and suppress rumors.

The third prince misbehaved and punished him to contemplate behind closed doors for five days. His mother was lax in discipline and demoted to a lower level.All the treasures confiscated from Xue Laosi were handed over to the treasury for disaster relief.

In addition, order the commander of the imperial guards to pay attention to the security of Chang'an City, and don't let the young people take advantage of the loopholes.

(End of this chapter)