Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

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As Pei Xingjian finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly broke out in the Taiji Hall.

Civil and military officials looked at each other in astonishment.

"Chu Suiliang was assassinated?"

"Who on earth has such courage?"

Although Chu Suiliang was not as favored by His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of his support for the King of Bingzhou, he was, after all, a fourth-rank Minister of the Secretariat.

In addition, Chu Suiliang was hanging out with Zhangsun Wuji, and with the protection of this powerful uncle of the emperor, who was so blind, who would dare to kill Chu Suiliang?

Du He's brows moved slightly, then he turned to look at Changsun Wuji on the side.

He noticed that Changsun Wuji kept his head down and didn't speak, and a sneer quickly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"hehe!"

"Old Silver Coin is quite ruthless, he doesn't even spare his own people!"

Since it was not him who got rid of Chu Suiliang, the only possibility was that Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others did it.

On the imperial platform.

Li Chengqian and Du He looked at each other, then stood up and gave orders in a deep voice.

"Du He, Pei Xingjian, Sun Fujia, Tang Lin, and Zhang Xingcheng, follow me to the Eastern Palace to discuss matters."

"Retreat!"

The officials were slightly stunned, and then they all stood up and shouted words of farewell.

After this major case, no officials dared to stay in the Taiji Hall any longer.

They glanced at Changsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others, then left quickly in groups of three or five.

...

East Palace.

Inside Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian asked in a deep voice, "Shouyue, there are no outsiders here. Tell me everything you've found out!"

Hearing what the prince said, Sun Fujia, Tang Lin and Zhang Xingcheng's faces lit up with joy.

The meaning of this sentence is extraordinary!

"promise."

Pei Xingjian bowed, then reported in a deep voice, "At the beginning of the midnight hour, while patrolling Pingkangfang, the bad guys discovered that Minister Chu's residence was on fire."

"They shouted for a long time, but found no one responded from inside the mansion, so they broke in and put out the fire."

"When they arrived at the burning house, they found Minister Chu and an old man lying on the ground, their bodies covered with wounds from swords and arrows."

"After investigation at the scene, it was found that Minister Chu and his housekeeper were both murdered by the thieves."

No one responded in the mansion?

In such a huge Chu Mansion, is it possible that not even a single servant has woken up?

Sun Fujia frowned and asked, "County Magistrate Pei, was there no servant in Minister Chu's mansion who noticed the fire in the backyard?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head: "Apart from Chu Suiliang and his housekeeper, there is no one else in the mansion."

this...

When the three chief officers heard the news, their faces became even more confused.

Last year, Zhu Liang, the Marquis of Yangdi County, passed away. When they went to Zhu's mansion to pay their respects, they found that there were at least thirty servants in the mansion.

How come there is no one else?

Sun Fujia then asked, "Chu Suiliang's family members are not in the mansion either?"

Pei Xingjian nodded: "Not here."

Just when the chief officers of the three divisions were confused, Li Chengqian and Du He had already guessed what was going on.

Li Chengqian ordered in a deep voice, "Sun Fujia, Tang Lin, Zhang Xingcheng, go back immediately and send someone to investigate the case. We must get to the bottom of Chu Suiliang's death!"

"Chu Suiliang's family and servants are the breakthrough point. Find a way to find them!"

There was a pause.

Li Chengqian reminded him cryptically, "Especially those who are close to Chu Suiliang, or have grudges against him, they must be carefully interrogated!"

After these words were spoken, Sun Fujia, Tang Lin and Zhang Xingcheng's expressions changed slightly, and then they turned to look at Du He.

What does your Royal Highness mean by this?

Let them investigate Han Guogong?

As soon as the idea came up, they quickly rejected it.

After all, Duke Hanguo was the Crown Prince's most trusted adviser, and if Duke Hanguo ordered the killing of Chu Suiliang, it must have been the Crown Prince's instruction behind it.

The prince asked them to investigate Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others!

Stunned for a moment.

Sun Fujia, Tang Lin and Zhang Xingcheng saluted in unison.

"I will take my leave first!"

They lowered their heads and walked out of the hall quickly.

Then Li Chengqian waved to the eunuchs and palace maids, signaling them to leave.

After a while.

Du He asked softly, "Shou Yue, have Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and the others behaved abnormally recently?"

Pei Xingjian nodded and said, "Five days ago, Zhangsun Wuji gathered a group of followers to the Duke of Zhao's mansion, and Chu Suiliang was among them."

"Yesterday evening, except for Chu Suiliang, everyone else went to the Duke of Zhao's residence."

The truth of the case came to light.

It seems that the murderers of Chu Suiliang were a group of his former colleagues.

Du He analyzed and said, "Your Highness, there are still 9 days until Mid-Autumn Festival. Zhangsun Wuji and his men have begun to take action."

"Chu Suiliang probably didn't dare to get involved, and was then killed by Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and others."

"And Chu Suiliang knew he would be killed, so he sent his family away and dismissed all his servants."

Li Chengqian nodded in approval.

He stood up with his hands behind his back and paced back and forth on the platform.

After a cup of tea.

Li Chengqian said to Pei Xingjian, "Shou Yue, go back and tell the officials of the Three Departments that they can investigate the case, but they can't bring blame on Zhangsun Wuji and the others."

"I will wait until they incite Li Junxian to rebel, and then I will catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Conspiring for treason is the greatest crime!

The main culprit will have his entire clan executed!

"As ordered!"

Pei Xingjian bowed and said, "I will take my leave now."

Du He saw the four desks piled high with memorials and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the Ministry of Revenue still has important matters to attend to. I will also take my leave."

If not now, when?

Before Du He turned around and left, Li Chengqian called him.

"and many more."

"You can handle a few cases of government affairs for me, and then go back to work."

When Pei Xingjian heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had asked Duke Hanguo to review the memorial, his mouth widened with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Has the Crown Prince's trust in the Duke of Han reached this point?

Just when Pei Xingjian was stunned, Du He's voice rang out.

"Your Highness, Pei Xingjian is the Vice President of the Privy Council. I suggest that he first become familiar with handling memorials so that he can take on major responsibilities in the future!"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Yes!"

what!

Duke Han asked me to handle the memorial?

Is this...is this appropriate?

If this matter gets out, will he be impeached by the officials?

at this time.

Du He pointed to two cases of memorials and said with a smile, "Shou Yue, you should first handle one case of government affairs to practice your skills. If you don't know how to handle it, feel free to ask questions."

On the imperial platform.

Li Chengqian said with a chuckle, "Good things come in pairs. Keep your promise. You handle the government affairs of the two cases."

After they finished talking, they began to review the memorials.

Pei Xingjian was disheveled in the wind for a moment, then walked up to the imperial platform with a nervous heart and began to review it carefully.

As a new recruit, Pei Xingjian read every word very carefully.

Du He finished reviewing 4 memorials, Li Chengqian finished reviewing 3 memorials, and he barely finished reviewing 1 memorial.

Even after he finished reviewing it, he still didn't feel at ease and picked it up and read it again before he felt relieved.

An hour later.

After Du He finished reviewing the memorials, he walked over to look at the memorials reviewed by Pei Xingjian, praised it a few words, and strode out of the East Palace.

Another half hour passed.

Li Chengqian also finished reviewing the memorials. He walked over to look through them, gave a few instructions, and then returned to the back hall to accompany his wife and children.

Pei Xingjian was the only one left in the empty hall.

Four hours later.

After reviewing the memorial, Pei Xingjian stood up suddenly. Before he could say anything, he felt his eyes go dark.

"Damn it!"

"Am I going to die suddenly?"

As Han Guo's words flashed through his mind, Pei Xingjian lost his balance and fell onto the cushion behind him.