Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After the door of Ganlu Temple was closed again.

Li Shimin asked Du He in confusion: "Du He, how did you guess that the murderer committed the crime in the secret room?"

According to the memorial written by Yang Gan, the wife of the deceased Wang Laowu had been staying in the bedroom and she did not hear any noise coming from the secret room below the room.

Moreover, they don’t go into the secret room often and only open it a few times a year.

Du He said softly, "Your Majesty, the thief committed the crime in the daytime, in a busy market."

"The only explanation for the fact that they were able to transport the body back to the deceased's home without anyone noticing is that the deceased was murdered at home."

"It's a pity that we can't catch the murderer and find the mastermind behind it."

Du He shook his head with a look of regret on his face.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "We have been able to prove that the deceased was killed by humans, not by ghosts. This case has taken a big step forward."

Li Chengqian also echoed.

"That's true. As long as the people don't panic, everything will be fine."

"The most urgent thing at the moment is to deploy defenses in the southeast corner of Wannian County and catch any possible perpetrators!"

The three of them further pondered and discussed where the thieves might attack tonight.

Finally, Li Shimin made a direct decision: "Later, I will send a large number of spies in plain clothes to set up an ambush in Qinglongfang, Qujiangfang and Dunhuafang."

The purpose of this trip had been achieved, and it was getting late. In order not to delay Li Shimin's arranging personnel, Li Chengqian and Du He stood up and said goodbye.

Li Shimin was the only one left in Ganlu Palace.

He took out the distribution map of Chang'an, studied it carefully for a while, and then shouted outside the gate.

"Call Niu Jinda, the General of the Right Guard and Commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, to Ganlu Palace!"

"promise!"

The eunuch outside the gate responded and quickly left in a hurry.

Half a cup of tea passed.

Niu Jinda, a tall man with slightly gray hair, walked in with big strides.

He came five steps in front of Li Shimin, bowed respectfully and said, "Niu Jinda pays respect to Your Majesty."

Li Shimin looked at his trusted and beloved general and saw that he had grown a lot of white hair. He pointed at his hair and said with some emotion.

"Jinda, you are old just like me."

Niu Jinda bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I have white hair now, but you are still as handsome and heroic as ever."

"Hahaha." Li Shimin pointed at Niu Jinda and laughed, "Jinda, when will you learn to flatter Zhijie?"

Speaking of Cheng Yaojin, Li Shimin suddenly said: "I haven't seen that bastard Cheng Zhijie for a long time."

Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the envoy with special powers to command the military affairs of the six states of You, Yi, Tan, Ping, Yan and Gui, and the governor of Youzhou. He has been stationed in Youzhou in recent years.

Now the other generals in the court are old, and there are rumors of evil spirits killing people in Chang'an City.

Li Shimin had a plan in mind and prepared to transfer Cheng Yaojin back to Chang'an to garrison.

Although the old man was a rough guy, he was loyal to him and had a kind heart.

Seeing Li Shimin in a daze, Niu Jinda asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you asked me to come here, but do you have something to tell me?"

Li Shimin, who was distracted, came back to his senses instantly after hearing Niu Jinda's words.

"Jinda, there is something I need you to do."

Then Li Shimin told him where the ghost might kill people next, as well as the specific plan.

Niu Jinda had been the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division for several years and had extensive experience in secret investigation cases.

He said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, I will go down and make arrangements now. If the thief dares to act tonight, I will definitely catch him!"

"We must catch him alive, otherwise we will alert the enemy and it will be more difficult to catch him in the future."

Li Shimin gave this instruction with a serious expression.

This time we will secretly encircle and suppress the thieves, and the thieves will be unprepared, so the success rate will be much higher.

If we fail to capture them alive, this arrest will alert the enemy and it will be difficult to get useful information in the future.

By then, the villains will be hiding and taking action after a period of time, and the court will have no way to guard against them.

Niu Jinda nodded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely capture the thief alive!"

Li Shimin walked up to him and said in a deep voice: "Jinda, I will wait for you in Ganlu Palace tonight. You must come back and report the result as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

Niu Jinda saluted with a solemn expression and quickly walked out of the Ganlu Hall.

...

It's approaching dusk.

There were few civilians on the streets of Chang'an City except for the occasional horse-drawn carriages and teams of imperial guards armed with spears.

As early as half an hour ago, the people had returned home one after another and blocked the door with wood.

Many people took out swords from their homes, and adult men held swords to protect the elderly and children at home.

The entire city of Chang'an was filled with a strange and murderous atmosphere.

"Why, there's not a soul on the street."

“How can we continue this business?

Even in the bustling Pingkangfang, there were few customers at this time.

There were many brothels of different sizes, such as Baihua Tower, Xiangfeng Tower, and Liren Pavilion. Apart from the prostitutes dressed in fancy clothes, there were also the madams leaning against the door and sighing.

"These lecherous and daring men are actually cowards. They always brag about how brave they are."

"I bother."

Sister Hua, the madam of Baihua Tower, started mumbling again.

Seeing that no customers were coming, she had no choice but to let her sisters go back and rest.

Thinking about how little money she had made today, her mind unconsciously turned to Choi Shen-ki.

I don't know what's wrong with that bastard lately. He's not as generous as before.

Moreover, there was one time when she ordered four courtesans who were good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she paid less money than they deserved. She always kept this in mind.

"Damn bastard!"

The madam couldn't help but curse Cui Shenji again.

Cui Mansion.

Choi Shen-ki, who was lying on the rocking chair given by Du He and enjoying being fed by the maid, suddenly sneezed a few times.

He sat up and rubbed his nose, then said depressedly, "This is weird. Why do I keep sneezing for no reason lately?"

"Who is this blind villain who is thinking about me?"

Muttering a few words quietly, he lay down comfortably again and let the maid rock the rocking chair for him.

"This rocking chair made by Brother Du is great. It's really comfortable to lie on."

...

Inside the Wude Hall.

The door was tightly closed, and there were only four people inside.

The chubby Li Tai couldn't sit still at all. He walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, like an ant on a hot pot.

"madman!"

"A bunch of lunatics!"

Li Tai cursed in a deep voice.

He didn't expect that Yin Yuhe and the remnants of the rebellion behind him, like a bunch of lunatics, would play such a big game.

The death of one or two civilians would arouse public opinion and he would have achieved his goal.

But now more and more people are dying, and the scope of the impact is getting wider and wider. The situation is completely beyond his control.

Li Tai walked up to the spy leader Wei Suan and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send someone to contact Yin Yuhe and ask them to stop the action!"

Wei Suan said with difficulty: "Your Highness, Prince Wei, they are not in Chang'an City. I tried to contact them but to no avail. It seems that Yin Yuhe has disappeared from the face of the earth."

"Damn it!"

Li Tai roared.

He originally wanted to make a big fuss and then drag Yin Yuhe and his gang behind them out as scapegoats.

I didn't expect that this unknown Yin Yuhe was so smart that even I was on guard against him.

He couldn't possibly run to Ganlu Palace and tell his father that the villain was the remnant of the rebellion by Yin Yuhe and the former subordinates of Prince Qi, right?

In this way, he was also exposed.