Chapter 627 Gyeonggi Murder Case

Chapter 627 Gyeonggi Murder Case

After Li Tai rested at home for two days, he would accompany King Liang to the court again.

King Liang didn't know where he heard the rumor. He only said that the Western Wei Dynasty was very barbaric. When he came to the audience, he felt very nervous and kept asking Li Tai about various matters that needed attention.

Li Tai was also a little helpless about this. Thinking about what the group of people below Yu Wentai, the arrogant official in the DPRK, was like, he couldn't bear to say that the rumors were false.

After all, when he came to Chang'an for the first time to go to court, he saw ministers fighting directly outside the court. This also prompted him to make up his mind to practice martial arts diligently and strengthen his body to avoid such a one-on-one fight. He was beaten up and lost face.

This kind of situation can only be said to be a habit. Anyway, Li Tai can now look at it indifferently even if he sees any evil things happening in the previous dynasty. But it is obviously very difficult to get the King of Liang to adapt to the customs of the Western Wei Dynasty as soon as possible. I can only reassure Prince Liang again and again. After all, now that I am the leader in the gang in terms of power, I can still protect Prince Liang from being humiliated.

He didn't guarantee that it would be okay, but once he did, King Liang became even more panicked. But it was useless to be nervous now. The chariots welcoming Prince Liang to the court had already arrived at the door. He couldn't let him let go in Chang'an City, so Prince Liang had no choice but to bite the bullet and get into the carriage. In his heart, he hoped that Li Tai would be as powerful as he said.

The imperial court arranged a lot of ceremonial scenes for the Liang Dynasty. There were imperial policemen patrolling the streets from Bieyuan to the Imperial City. The leading general Wei Chijiong and Taichang Liguan were waiting there early in the morning. In front of the gate of Bieyuan, it can be said that both the personnel responsible for guiding and welcoming the guests and the pomp and circumstance are top-notch arrangements.

This is of course because the identity of King Liang is extraordinary, but more importantly, this should be the first time since the Western Wei Dynasty established the rule of Kansai that a foreign leader has visited the imperial court. It can be said to be a breakthrough from zero to one in the diplomatic history of the Western Wei Dynasty. Although this so-called foreign leader was only canonized by the Western Wei Dynasty, and his territory was only a corner of Xiangyang, it was still of great significance and worthy of showing off.

In the imperial city, Daxingtai Yuwentai and several Zhuguo were also dressed in court uniforms and solemnly waiting for the arrival of King Liang.

Along the way, although Prince Liang's mood had not completely calmed down, he could still barely control himself from showing shyness in front of others. After a courtesy meeting and conversation with Daxingtai and others, the group went straight to the court. Go to see His Majesty the Emperor.

When I saw that Li Tai's position among the courtiers was second only to several Zhuguo, although there were many powerful and powerful generals in the court train, they could only line up behind Li Tai. This also made King Liang truly realize how powerful Li Tai was in the Western Wei Dynasty, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

Emperor Yuan Baoju was also very happy about Prince Liang's entry into the court. After receiving him grandly in the court hall, he ordered Da Xingtai and the prince to entertain Prince Liang seriously and make Prince Liang feel at home.

Probably because Daxingtai and other Zhuguo have seriously explained and warned, there were no traditional entertainment items in the Western Wei Dynasty before and after today's court meeting. The atmosphere was still very good until the banquet at the Prime Minister's Mansion of the outer court.

While King Liang was in a relaxed mood, he also felt that the rumors were not fulfilled. Although there were many rough-looking people in the Western Wei Dynasty court, overall the court etiquette was pretty good, especially he was treated with enough respect and courtesy.

But this good atmosphere was about to come to an end. Not long after the banquet started, two visitors hurriedly came to the hall and handed an urgent report to Daxingtai. Da Xingtai lowered his eyes to see the urgent report, and his face suddenly sank. He turned around and asked the prince, Dugu Xin and others to entertain King Liang on their behalf, while he stood up and left in a hurry.

The prince was not a peaceful person. When he saw Daxingtai's attitude, he knew in his heart that there must be some emergency situation. He was eager to find out more about it, and he was not in the mood to entertain the puppet King Liang anymore, so he also got up. left.

The two protagonists of the banquet stood up and left one after another. No matter how slow Wang Liang was, he felt that something was a little strange. His relaxed mood suddenly became tense again, and he subconsciously looked at Li Tai at the next table.

In fact, Li Tai didn't know exactly what happened. After he and his father-in-law Duguxin decided on the response plan at Longyuan Academy the day before yesterday, Duguxin asked him to rest at home and let him carry out the specific plan. Now it seems It's obvious that the plan has been launched.

After Daxingtai and the prince left one after another, Duguxin, the most respected Zhuguo present, became the host of the banquet without hesitation. In addition, he also had the experience of going to Jingzhou, and the current manager of Jingzhou, Li Tai, was him. His son-in-law had quite a common topic when talking with Liang Wang. While talking and toasting, he gave Li Tai a knowing look.

After Li Tai saw this, he no longer thought about it. He still believed in his father-in-law's methods, so he took up the wine glass and drank happily.

Different from the joyful atmosphere at the banquet in this hall, there is a solemn and solemn atmosphere in the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion not far away.

There were several bloody corpses wrapped in linen mats lying across the hall. Beside them were kneeling more than a dozen Qiang and Barbarian soldiers who looked panicked and sad, each with injuries on their bodies. They kept kowtowing to Yuwentai and begged: "I beg Grand Master Yuwen to avenge our lord and others and severely punish the murderers..."

Above the main hall, Yu Wentai sat in his seat with a gloomy face. In front of the table, the city defense general Yan Qing knelt on the ground and reported in a deep voice: "There were hundreds of murderers. Suddenly they jumped out of the house and went straight to the residence of several powerful chiefs. They all had well-equipped weapons and advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. When the city defense troops arrived after hearing the news, the murderers had all retreated, several powerful chiefs had been killed, and King Yin of Jingzhao was hanged in the front hall of the villa... …”

After listening to Yan Qing's report, Yu Wentai turned his attention to Jingzhao Yin Wang Yue, who had just taken office, and said in a deep voice: "Since Wang Qing has met the murderers, can you identify where these thieves are from?"

Wang Yue's face was now covered with black, blue, red and swollen fist marks and scars, and he looked quite embarrassed. When he heard Da Xingtai's question, his face showed a somewhat hesitant expression.

Seeing his expression, Yu Wentai's face suddenly darkened: "Does Wang Qing have something to hide, or is he deliberately shielding the thieves?"

"I don't dare. It's just that this is probably an unusual case of violent murder, and there is a deep secret in it. Please, Your Majesty, temporarily hold back the rest, and allow me to report carefully."

Wang Yue spoke quickly after hearing this, and his expression became serious and heavy.

When Yuwentai heard this, he frowned deeply and ordered Yan Qing to lead the guards of the chieftains out of the outer hall first, and then looked down at Wang Yue.

"I don't know the thugs who harassed the other hall, but because of their voices, their manners, and their ability to advance and retreat, they must be from Jinei. This group of thugs beat the powerful chiefs in Hanzhong to death, and then insulted me more, saying that I was selling out my ancestors. The thieves of rural property colluded with foreign Qiang barbarians to enter the countryside in order to seize the property and property of the villagers..."

After the Xianzaren and others exited, Wang Yue described the scene and encounter in detail. After hearing this, Yu Wentai's face became even more ugly.

This year, the king of Liang was not the only one who entered the dynasty, but also the powerful chief Fang Yu from Hanzhong. When these powerful chiefs came to the court, their status was certainly not as conspicuous as that of Liang Wang Xiao, but their significance was greater.

Hanzhong is the southern barrier of Guanzhong, which is extremely important for the internal stability of Guanzhong. It is also a springboard that must be grasped to enter Shuzhong. After losing it for many years, it was finally recovered this year. Li Tai returned to the Jianghan battlefield after capturing Nanzheng City. Da Xiwu then entered Nanzheng City and appeased the local powerful chiefs in Hanzhong one by one.

Taiwan Fuzhong also held a series of discussions on how to govern Hanzhong after its recovery. In view of the importance of Hanzhong's location, coupled with the fact that the people were not attached to it and it was easy to leave, Wang Yue and other ministers who accompanied the army generally proposed that Hanzhong's powerful forces be moved into Guanzhong in a large scale. Yuwentai himself was more inclined to this plan. .

However, this would inevitably infringe on the interests of some powerful people in Guanzhong, and they were also worried that these powerful people in Hanzhong would rebel again because they were unwilling to leave their hometown, so the plan was not implemented immediately.

Yuwentai summoned several Hanzhong powerful chiefs to the court at the end of this year, intending to communicate with them, and promised to allow them to set an example and move to Guanzhong with the benefits of their official titles.

The reason for adopting such a conciliatory attitude was also affected by the war situation in the southeast this year. Yuwentai was not only satisfied with regaining Hanzhong, but was already considering the feasibility of taking over Shuzhong in one fell swoop. With such a larger strategic goal in mind, he certainly did not want another riot in the Hanzhong area to slow down the overall strategic rhythm.

Listening to what Wang Yue said, it was obvious that the people behind the scenes were the powerful people in Jingzhao who felt that local interests would be harmed. They beat these Hanzhong tycoons to death in the hope of destroying the Taiwan government's plan to move the Hanzhong population to Guanzhong. They also angered Wang Yue who proposed the plan and humiliated him.

The nature of this matter is naturally very serious, and it is completely provoking the authority of the Bafu. Yuwentai has no intention of letting the perpetrators go easily. The first thing to do now is to find out who is instigating it as soon as possible!

Although the murderers came and went like the wind, they only took advantage of the unexpected and could not completely hide their whereabouts in broad daylight. After the imperial army and city defenses were fully mobilized, the escape route of the murderers was soon determined. Yan Qing led a thousand elite Jinei soldiers to where the murderers settled in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an. After an attack, they were successfully captured. Either kill or capture.

At the same time, the instigators behind these murderers also emerged, that is, Wang Mingyuan, the son of Wang Zhao and Wang Zhao.

Yuwentai was not surprised by such a result. To be able to mobilize so many troops in Ji, and at the same time have a strong enough motivation to do so, even Wang Yue, a Jingzhao Yin, does not pay attention to it. Naturally, it is not a common thing. Now the entire Jingzhao County and Naturally, there are only a few local powerful people such as the Jingzhao Wang Family who are closely connected and have such confidence.

Wang Zhi was a famous official in the Western Wei Dynasty, especially in the Battle of Shayuan in the early years of the reign of the Unification. If he had not served as the governor of Huazhou and captured Gao Huan's army in Huazhou City, thus buying time for Yuwentai to return in time, I am afraid that Yuwentai's hometown in Huazhou had to be raided by Gao Huan, let alone the subsequent victory in Shayuan.

But this incident is really too bad. Not to mention that Wang Yan has already passed away. Even if he is still alive and even if this thing is done by Wang Yan, Yu Wentai cannot tolerate the authority of the Taiwan government being so blatantly used. provocative!

Therefore, after obtaining conclusive evidence, Yuwen Tai immediately ordered the immediate arrest of Wang Mingyuan, Wang Zhi's son, and brought him to justice.

However, the troops sent to capture Wang Mingyuan returned empty-handed, and brought back news that made Yu Wentai even more angry: Wang Mingyuan was summoned to the East Palace by Prince Yuan Qin and granted an official position in the East Palace.

After learning about this situation, Yu Wentai was furious, knowing that the prince wanted to contradict him again. Although he was filled with anger, he still suppressed his anger and ordered the officials to go to the East Palace to inform the prince in detail about the cause of the incident, and advised the prince not to recruit such a rebellious and bold person into the East Palace.

But soon the palace officials returned and told the prince that he was about to enter the palace to attend to his illness. After His Majesty the Emperor's health recovered and the prince returned to the East Palace, he would carefully examine what the prince had told him and give him a satisfactory answer as soon as possible. reply.

It could be seen that the prince was extremely proud of finally being able to get a handle on Yuwentai. While declining his request, he did not forget to add a wisecrack, which directly filled the anger in Yuwentai's heart.

Even so, when the prince made it clear that he was avoiding him, Yu Wentai could not openly send troops into the East Palace to search for Wang Mingyuan, who was being shielded by the prince. If he really wanted to do this, he might as well just kill the two men and ascend the throne himself as emperor. Besides, the prince is still his son-in-law. Unless he is forced to do so, he does not want to abolish the current prince and replace him with someone else.

After pondering for a while, Yuwentai invited several other Zhuguo people to come here to discuss how to deal with this matter.

At this time, the banquet to welcome Prince Liang to the court was coming to an end, and several Zhuguo had been recruited away, so naturally there was no need to continue the banquet.

When Li Tai saw that several Zhu Kingdoms were holding a conference together, he guessed that the commotion must be quite big. Originally, he wanted to stay and watch the excitement, but King Liang kept staring at him, so he could only He first sent King Liang back to Bieyuan to settle down, but was pulled by King Liang to ask about the personnel in the Western Wei Dynasty.

Naturally, he would not talk about everything with a loud mouth. After casually perfunctory words to Prince Liang and agreeing to invite Prince Liang to his residence one day, he left.

After leaving Bieyuan, it was already very late. After Li Tai thought about it, he did not continue to return to the imperial city, but went directly back home to sleep. Anyway, by the next day, it would be obvious what happened.