Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 231 Handan County Marquis

On Yang Ming's side, in his own name, he wrote a letter to the chief officials of Qinghe County and Qingzhou respectively, as a greeting, asking them to reserve three local places for the Cui family.

In fact, Yang Gongren, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, would also greet these places, even if those people were not happy, they had to do so.

The Cui family is also full of tricksters. When they go back to the place, they will naturally take care of it. Don't let those chief officials suffer, after all, the number of candidates can make money.

The food problem in Changping has been temporarily solved, but it can last for two or three months. After that, it will have to rely on Yuzhou to help. As long as Yuzhou survives until the autumn harvest, everything will be fine.

Liang Bi, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, arrived in Luoyang first, and then took over the case from He Zongbo and other officials of the Ministry of Punishment.

After such a long time, all the corpses of Prince Qi's Mansion have been encoffined, but the records of the investigation site and the examination of the corpses are still there.

According to the on-site survey, the number of murderers should be between 400 and [-]. After the murder, they fled westward. He Zongbo also sent people to trace the clues all the way west. It may have entered Guanzhong.

Moreover, there was also a convoy, which was supposed to travel with Qi Wangfu, but after the incident, it also returned to Beijing.

He Zongbo had reported these situations to the Ministry of Punishment long ago, but he didn't know exactly what was found.

As for Qiao Lingze from Prince Qi's residence, He Zongbo didn't know why he appeared at the place where the incident happened. He asked King Qi, and King Qi told him to leave.

"Among the entry and exit records of Luoyang County, is there a series under the command of the King of Qin?" Liang Bi stayed in a mansion in Luoyang, which was temporarily requisitioned by the Ministry of Punishment.

He Zongbo said: "Yes, and these people are all from Guanzhong. I was suspicious at the time, so I brought people to investigate. You also know that there are too many people in Guanzhong in Luoyang at the moment, so it is difficult to investigate, but King Qi, I know a few people, and after inquiring, I found out that many of the people on this list were once the personal guards of His Majesty King Jin, and are now King Qin's people. In addition, there are scattered records of entry and exit of King Qin's trilogy every day. In contrast, some of them match."

Liang Bi frowned and asked, "Since when did you know the people in Prince Qi's Mansion?"

He Zongbo replied honestly: "In the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang's spring outing, His Royal Highness Qi Wang and Pei Gong's daughter disappeared at the same time. In the beginning, the minister was responsible for investigating the case, so he dealt with Qi Wang's personal guards."

During the spring outing back then, He Zongbo was still the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He couldn't investigate the case clearly and was afraid of being blamed. He broke his leg and was transferred back to the capital.

I have been idle at home for two years, had some activities, and now I have returned to the Ministry of Punishment and was promoted.

"I've heard of this incident." Liang Pi nodded and said, "Then, have you checked with the King of Qin?"

He Zongbo said with a bitter face: "I didn't dare to go. Qin Wang is now the governor of Tokyo Construction. He is a very busy person. How can I dare to check on others at my level?"

Liang Pi couldn't help laughing and said: "You are slippery, you don't dare to investigate yourself, and let the old man get into trouble?"

"Don't dare to dare," He Zongbo said with a smile: "Dare to ask Marquis Liang, how is the investigation in the capital going?"

Liang Bi said, "We found King Guan."

"Ah?" He Zongbo was stunned, and stammered, "This, this, this, this."

"Don't make random guesses, people were not killed by King Guan," Liang Bi explained: "Qiao Lingze, under the command of King Qi, went to Hongnong County to bring King Guan's granddaughter, Yan Shi, back to Luoyang. Thief, none of King Qi's trilogy survived, but Yan Shi is still alive and has returned to the capital, His Majesty already knows about this."

He Zongbo was stunned and said: "So, the returning convoy found is actually the granddaughter of King Guan? Then where did the thief go westward when he entered Guanzhong?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I didn't go to Beijing. The entry and exit records of Chang'an County and Wannian County have been checked, and there is no problem," Liang Bi said with a frown:

"Tonight, you will go to the Great Supervisor's Mansion with me to meet the King of Qin. Also, if there is a rumor in Luoyang that the King of Qin is the mastermind behind the scenes, you can arrest him directly without using your brains. This kind of thing can make it so rumored. ?”

"Yes, yes, I understand, I'll go down and give orders," He Zongbo hurried to go.

That night, Yang Ming was discussing with Yang Suyu Wenkai about the construction of the palace city, but the guards came to report, and Liang Pi, the minister of punishment, came.

When Yang Su heard this name, his head hurt. He actually didn't have much hatred for Liang Pi, because he knew very well that the other party was just a knife in the hand of Emperor Gaozu.

Yang Ming first asked Yang Su if he minded, and after getting a negative answer, he asked someone to invite Liang Bi in.

As soon as Liang Pi came in, he saw Yang Su, but Yang Su didn't even look at him.

Yang Ming pointed to the vacant seat beside him and said, "My king is busy with official duties, and I didn't come to meet Lianghou in time. It's been a long journey, please sit down."

"How dare His Highness greet you?" Liang Bi sat down beside him, and a waiter brought him a cup of fragrant tea.

In the hall right now, there is a Prince, a Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and a Minister of the Ministry of Industry, all of whom are older than Liang Pi, but this person behaves neither humble nor overbearing, with a straight back, as if he and Yang Su are at the same level.

If he didn't have this stamina, Yang Jian wouldn't have used him back then.

This person not only impeached Yang Su, but also impeached a big man, Shu Guogong Liu Fang, in the early years of Emperor Kaihuang.

The world has been rumored that Yang Jian was able to become the emperor because of two people who contributed the most, one Liu Fang and the other Zheng Yi.

At that time, Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyun was seriously ill and could not speak. As the emperor's close ministers, Liu Fang and Zheng Yi forged the imperial edict and called Yang Jian into the court to serve as the prime minister.

Yang Jian pretended to evade it a few times at the time, but Liu Fang said directly: If the public does it, do it quickly, if you don't do it, Fang will do it himself.

Historical records: Gao Zu followed it.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Liu Fang relied on his great achievements and committed all kinds of evil, so he was violently impeached by Liang Pi, but the effect was not great.

The last person was charged with treason.

So Yang Ming knew that Liang Bi was a sensible person who was only loyal to the emperor, that's why his father reused him.

"Marquis Liang is here, what's the matter?" Yang Ming asked.

Liang Pi stood up and cupped his hands, and said: "Some evidence points to His Royal Highness's trilogy, so I came here to ask Your Highness to be lenient. Rong Chen checked your trilogy, and something went wrong, Your Highness, please forgive me."

"Do you believe in the rumors in the marketplace?" Yang Su snorted coldly.

Liang Bi has no stake in Yang Su right now, so he said politely: "Mr. Hui Yue, according to the records of the Luoyang County Government, on the day of the incident, there were people from His Royal Highness King Qin coming and going, and there were quite a few of them."

"How do you know that those are the trilogy of King Qin?" Yang Su asked.

Liang Pi replied: "Of course it was found."

"That's interesting," Yang Su said with a sneer, "The King of Qin will take people to the Luoyang construction site every few days, and he often sends people out of the city on weekdays to supervise the progress of the fortifications. Naturally, he will leave records of his entry and exit. Do you dare to check His Highness?"

Liang Pi said expressionlessly: "I was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation. Besides, I didn't suspect His Highness, it was just a matter of routine. If there is any doubt, if I don't investigate, how can I explain to His Majesty? Please teach me. "

"Okay, okay," Yang Ming waved his hand, nodded to Du Ruhui who was beside him, and said, "Take Lianghou to the backyard and ask someone to check."

"Yes," Du Ruhui leaned over and raised his hand, leading the way, leading Liang Bi down.

At this time, Yu Wenkai finally spoke, saying:

"At a time like this, the people in the Ministry of Punishment are also clueless. How dare they bother His Highness?"

Yang Ming smiled, waited for the drawings on the long case in front of him, and said, "It's okay, let's discuss it later."

The next day, after returning to the temporary office of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Luoyang, Liang Bi sent someone to call He Zongbo,

"You came to Luoyang with King Qin. How many people did he bring with you?" Liang Bi asked.

He Zongbo looked puzzled: "How does this subject know? There are probably 2000 people."

Regarding this point, Liang Pi has nothing to blame, because the other party really does not have the right to know how many people the king of Qin has under his command.

This time in the Dajian Mansion, after Liang Bi's investigation, it was concluded that there were 2000 people staying in Luoyang this time and responsible for guarding King Qin's trilogy.

However, in the entry and exit records of the Luoyang county government, there are only more than 400 names.

So here comes the problem, some of them are the guards of the King of Qin, and they only accompany the King of Qin. Wherever the King of Qin goes, they will go there, but why are their names also included in the record of leaving the city.

You know, if you go in and out of Luoyang with King Qin, you won't check the nameplate.

So Liang Bi made a list of these guards and handed it to He Zongbo, saying:
"Bring all the guards who were guarding the city gate that day, and let them recognize the faces of these people."

In fact, at the beginning, Dugu Zhuan, the prefect of Henan County, had already changed the entry and exit records according to Yang Ming's instructions, but later Yang Wei asked for the entry and exit records through Luoyang County Magistrate Tang Shizong, and changed them again.

And Yang Hao added that the names on the record were the names of some of the closest guards around Yang Ming that Chu Ji, the housekeeper of the palace, recalled based on his impressions.

The original intention was to frame Yang Ming, but they ignored one point. The guards usually followed Yang Ming inseparably, so there should be no records of coming and going.

On the day of the incident, Zhu Sanli was actually the only one of Yang Ming's guards who went out of the city alone.

So Liang Pi called all the city gate guards who were on duty that day, and asked them to identify each of them, and almost all of them gave the same answer.

Among them, the guards in charge of guarding the east gate had some impressions of Chen Kui and the others, but only when the other party left the city from the east gate of Luoyang with the king of Qin. Have seen, haven't even seen the names of these people.

It was on the list, but he hadn't seen anyone, Liang Pi couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he ordered Dugu Zhuan, governor of Henan County, and Tang Shizong, magistrate of Luoyang County, to be called in.

Liang Bi has already begun to suspect that the record has been tampered with.

(End of this chapter)