Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 177
Zhenfusi was like a sealed beast, when he was released from the cage by the emperor, he showed great fighting power.

In one day, the whole department of Zhenfu Division was dispatched.

Qin Lang took over the gates of the nine outer 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.

Li Xiaochang, the king of Nghe An, Liu Deyu, the general of Youwuwei, Sun Anye, the head of the Zuojianmen general, and Yuan Hongshan, the general of Zuoweixun's mansion, were arrested one after another.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's Yamen, Zuojianmen's Mansion, and Zuoxiaowei's Mansion, which were deeply implicated, were immediately sealed up by the Zhenfu Department.

Chang'an was shocked that day.

No one thought that Zhenfusi had such great power.

Without going through the Zhengshitang, without going through the three provinces, without going through the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai, they can arrest the king of the county, the general of the Weifu, and the guards of Fanshang with just a single 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 envoy to 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 the capital, have all been assigned to the Zhen Fusi.

Although there are Beiya imperial guards outside the north gate of Chang'an, and guards outside the nine gates of the outer city, and guards on the left and right of the old guards in the imperial city, but in any case, the guards of the nine gates, and Marquis Wu of the Sixth Street 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 city gates are closed, and the streets are under martial law.

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

The once high and mighty King 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!"

Immediately, most of the eldest grandson Anye's wine sobered up.

The whole of Chang'an was watching the performance of Zhenfusi. 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 all 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.

He was arrested and sent to the Imperial Prison, and 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 rich dude, 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, recording over there, whenever the interrogation finds out those who are implicated, 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 长 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 line in the nursery rhyme, which means that Li Xiaochang wants to be the emperor.

In the face of Zhen Fusi's thunderous action, the entire Chang'an remained silent.

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 Zhenfu Division kept arresting people, one after another, and investigated one family after another.

East Palace.

Li Shimin was also silent.

There is a screen in front of him, and every once in a while, a few names are 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.

Behind, there is a series of names, from Zhonglang Jiang to Chengmen Lang, from the county magistrate to the 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 on the screen. No one dared to make any movement for fear of being angered.

The town envoy.

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

"But if you are implicated in it, first arrest it and then report it 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 sweep 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 would not be able to eradicate these underground organizations, but it had to exert coercion and maintain control.

There are two markets in Chang'an, East and West, as well as an 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 rats behind the scene who were contributing to the flames. Many people even secretly bought and hoarded food to make a fortune.

"Find one, catch one, go, today, His Majesty asked us to have the Fusi Liangdao, then we will let people see our sharpest side."

Twelve full hours.

The Zhenfu Division has not stopped, and the prison in Pingkangfang is already overcrowded.

Finally, there is nowhere to remember the name on Li Shimin's screen in the Eastern Palace.

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 whole of Chang'an, it was an unlucky 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 3000 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 bell rang first on the bell tower of Danfeng Gate.

Immediately afterwards, bells rang in turn on the Bell and Drum Tower of Sixth Street.

The sound of the bell is clear and distant.

In the sound of the bell, the semaphore command to withdraw the team was also heard from the high bell and drum tower.

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

Together with Qin Lang, six prime ministers, six political participants and one Pingzhang were also summoned to receive Li Shimin's summons. 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 was 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.

"Li Youliang, Li Xiaochang and the others pleaded guilty?"

"The two thieves have both confessed."

"Where are Liu Hongji and Changsun Shunde?"

"They claim to have only normal contacts with them, and they have never conspired against them secretly, and they refuse to plead guilty."

"Where are Liu Deyu and eldest grandson Anye?"

"The two are arrogant and deny it, but their sons, concubines, servants and other people have confessed and accused them of conspiring against the two kings."

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Li Shimin's eyes turned to the prime minister and his ministers.

"What's the crime?"

Changsun 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."

"How should we deal with it?"

"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."

Treason is at the top of the list of the deadliest 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.

However, Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang's rebellion is established, and both will cause great harm, so they are dealt with top-notch.

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

(End of this chapter)