"What? Assassins infiltrated the Right Marquis Household last night? Is it possible to capture the assassins? "
In the West Court of the Imperial Palace, Li Er was dressed in his imperial robe and crown under the service of a palace maid. He was about to go to morning court when Zhao Song suddenly came to report that the Right Marquis Household had encountered two assassins last night. Old Li instantly lost his composure!
In the capital, assassins actually appeared under the Emperor's feet. Furthermore, the assassins attacked the Imperial Court's official residence. Wasn't this openly challenging his dignity as the Emperor?
Zhao Song replied: "Your Majesty, last night Dugu Xin and Dugu Feiying happened to be present. Of the two assassins, one escaped and the other was killed on the spot. Their bodies are still in the Right Marquis Household!"
"Oh? Dugu Xin and Dugu Feiying were also present? Why didn't they capture them alive? "
Li Er frowned and asked curiously.
Zhao Song bowed: "This old servant does not know why the two Dugu generals happened to be present. But it was said that the assassin had already been defeated by Dugu Xin. But no one expected him to seek death and directly collide with Dugu Xin's sword!"
Li Er's heart sank. Rather die than surrender. This kind of assassin obviously had an unusual background. Recalling that Li Zexuan went to the Right Marquis Household yesterday, his face darkened: "Investigate! Investigate the assassin's background! Let Jun Xian pay attention to the Cui Family's recent movements! "
Although he did not want to start a war with the Cui Family, but he would not allow the Cui Family to "jump". Sending assassins to infiltrate the Marquis Household had obviously crossed his bottom line. And it was a blatant slap to the Emperor's face!
"This old servant obeys!"
Zhao Song was not surprised and immediately bowed to receive the order.
"Your Majesty, not good! Not good! "
Just at this moment, a servant ran in frantically with a piece of paper in his hand.
Li Er frowned: "What's the matter?"
That servant raised the paper above his head and said:
"Your Majesty, this morning, outside the Imperial Palace, there were white pieces of paper. The content of the paper was a confession written by a person named Wan Jingang! As this matter concerns the Cui family, the courtiers are all waiting outside the Taiji Palace to see His Majesty! "
Li Er's expression changed greatly. He personally went up and took the document from the eunuch's hands and read it with furrowed brows. At this time, Empress Zhangsun also walked out from behind the screen. She stood behind Li Er and looked over, also reading the contents.
"Hmph! What a Cui Family! What a good Wang Shi! Human swine? For Our Great Tang to have such a venomous woman, she deserves death! "
Although Li Er did not intend to touch the Cui family at this time, the more he read the contents of the paper, the more shocked and furious he became! When he saw that Wang Shi had made Nianyu into a human swine and cruelly tortured her to death, he, the emperor of the human world, could no longer hold it in!
"Your Majesty, ever since Empress Lu murdered Lady Qi, such a tragic incident has never happened in the Central Plains for hundreds of years! I didn't expect that there would still be someone who would be so deranged. It's truly shocking! "
Empress Zhangsun's beautiful eyes also revealed a trace of hatred. Clearly, Wang Shi's actions had reached a point where even Empress Zhangsun, who had always been good-tempered, could not stand it anymore!
A murderous intent flashed in Li Er's eyes. Then, he turned around and patted Empress Zhangsun's hand, saying, "Guanyin, don't be too sad. If the contents are true, I will definitely punish this evil woman severely!"
"Yes!"
Empress Zhangsun nodded, but she lamented in her heart, So what if I punish her severely? The dead cannot be brought back to life!
"Let me ask you, when did this confession letter come out?"
Li Er looked at the eunuch and asked in a deep voice.
The eunuch hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that it came out early this morning! I reckon it should have come out last night! But I don't know who has such great ability to actually receive at least one confession letter from every household! "
"Last night?"
Li Er's eyes were filled with doubt. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, and his face immediately darkened.
"Zhao Song! Order Dugu Xin to bring the Imperial Army and lock down all the gates of Chang 'an City. Today, only entry is allowed, no exit is allowed! "
Li Er's eyes were like lightning as he looked at Zhao Song and said.
The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.
"Yes! Your Majesty! "
Zhao Song smelled a trace of unusual information. He felt that something big was going to happen in Chang 'an City today!
"Also! Tell Li Zexuan to come and see me after the morning court! "
"Yes!"
"Alright! I will go to the morning court first. The rest will be discussed after the morning court! "
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Outside Taiji Palace.
Compared to the past, today was especially lively. Even the word lively was not enough to describe it. Perhaps, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was boiling!
"Preposterous! The Cui family has enjoyed a thousand years of reputation, but they have committed countless evil deeds! If Your Majesty cannot punish the Cui family severely, I, Wei Zheng, will kill myself on the coiling dragon pillar outside the main hall today! "
Even though Troll Wei liked to scold people, he was a man with a strong sense of justice. Otherwise, he would not have donated so much money to the Nuan Tang Foundation a few days ago. He had almost sold everything he had! This morning, when he saw the confession letter in the courtyard, he was shocked. After the shock, he was filled with endless anger. He did not even bother to eat breakfast and rushed into the palace in a huff.
"Left Prime Minister Wei, please calm down. We still do not know if what is written on the letter is true or false. Let's wait for Your Majesty's verdict before we talk about other things!"
An imperial censor saw that Wei Zheng was so angry that his face turned purple. He hurried over to calm him down.
"Bah! Bullshit! This confession letter is full of facts. Every evil deed that the Cui family has done is recorded in great detail. Even Wan Jingang's signature has been copied. How can it be false? Besides, this Wan Jingang is now being held by the Right Marquis Household. We will know when the trial begins! "
Cheng Yaojin spat a mouthful of old phlegm at the place where the Imperial Censor was standing and shouted at the top of his voice.
He did not have a single good impression of the Cui family. He would not let go of this opportunity to beat a drowning dog!
"General Yuchi? This Wan Jingang is really in the Right Marquis Household? "
Towards Cheng Yaojin, this shameless old man spitting at him, the imperial censor was of course cursing in his heart. However, he knew that he could not argue with this old hooligan. Thus, he found Yuchi Jingde to ask.
Yuchi Jingde stroked his beard and said, "Zhijie is right! Wan Jingang is indeed in the Right Marquis Household. In a while, he should be handed over to the Supreme Court! This confession letter was also personally signed by him! Only, I do not know how it spread throughout the entire city. "
This last sentence was half true and half false. He knew that this was arranged by Li Zexuan. However, he did not understand how Li Zexuan was able to spread the confession letter to every corner of Chang 'an City in one night.
At the same time, he did not expect that Li Zexuan would make a move on the Cui family so quickly!
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