Every festival like the Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, and Shangyuan, the court will allow all departments to rest for one to three days, but local county governments, including Ping'an County Government and Jingzhao Government Government, are the busiest times.
There is a curfew in the capital on ordinary days. Ordinary people's congresses dare not even go out at night. After being caught, the lightest is also a slaughter. Those who commit crimes and have bad intentions dare not go out for disaster.
This makes it very easy for the government to maintain public order
But these festivals are different. The court has lifted the curfew. It is rare for the people to have a stimulating nightlife. No matter whether they are in trouble or not, they all walk out of their homes. At this time, the streets and alleys of the capital, and the pleasure boats will be squeezed out.
Funny often represents chaos. It is undeniable that most people go out to the streets to have fun, but some ill-hearted people also find opportunities on such days.
On important festivals, there are at least dozens of cases in the capital who go to the yamen to report the case due to theft or robbery. Some major cases occur from time to time.
On the Lantern Festival a year ago, Tang Jing, the eldest son of the Tang family, was brutally killed on Shangyuan Ye. The murderer has not been found yet. On New Year's Eve a year later, King Kang was assassinated on his way back from the palace. His life was worrying. Emperor Chen was furious. During the New Year, Ping'an County, Jingzhao Prefecture, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, and Censorate. The departments that were originally resting were all mobilized. All the people who could be mobilized were mobilized. The capital was looking for the murderer...
Emperor Chen even said angrily that once he caught the murderer, he would immediately lingchi and would never tolerate it...
Although the punishment of Lingchi was not abolished, it has not been used for a long time.
This is a punishment that only those who are unforgivable will use for the most serious crimes and those who are unforgivable will not be punished.
Wu Liehou's son died, and he could expose it with ease. The eldest son of the Tang family died. After searching for the murderer in the capital, he failed to resolve the matter.
But this time it doesn't work. It's about the majesty of the royal family and the moral integrity.
He dares to kill King Kang today, he dares to kill King Duan tomorrow, and he dares to kill the emperor the day after tomorrow. Killing the emperor means rebellion. Those who rebels will kill the nine clans and are punished by Lingchi, which is not an exaggeration at all...
There has never been a case in the capital where a prince was assassinated. One is that it was a death sentence and no one dared to commit it. The other is that these princes have noble identities and will bring enough guards every time they go out, and no one can do it.
King Kang is an exception among the princes. Since his fall, the counselors have run away and the servants have dispersed. For the past few months, they have been alone, which has just given the thief an opportunity to take advantage of.
After King Kang was assassinated, he was immediately taken to the palace and was taken care of by the imperial physician. Zhao Man had just returned from the palace. Tang Ning looked at her and asked: What's wrong with King Kang?
Zhao Man said: The imperial physician almost hurt his lungs, but he lost too much blood, and now he has no worries about his life.
King Kang came out of the palace yesterday. When he returned to Prince Kang's mansion, he was stabbed from the secret. After the murderer hit the attack, he rushed into the crowd and disappeared. The angry Emperor Chen ordered people to turn the entire capital over and find the murderer. Ling Chi executed him.
However, the murderer was obviously not a veteran. This knife just avoided the vital points. If he leaned one inch to the side, King Kang would become the Death King Kang
Zhao Man looked at him and asked with a pale face: They all said that Brother Duan wanted to kill Brother Kang, is it true?
Tang Ning shook his head and said: It's hard to say
King Kang is now nothing, so why should he fight with King Duan? Logically speaking, there is no need for King Duan to kill him and leave a handle for himself
When he gets to power, you can do whatever you want to do, so don't rush to do it for a while.
But maybe, what if King Duan is so impatient and wants to eliminate this future trouble?
However, it is not ruled out that this is a very expensive trick played by King Kang. These people are playing tricks all day long, being cruel to others and being cruel to themselves. They stab themselves and pulling King Duan down are not impossible...
This is just Tang Ning's guess. As for what the inside story is, it depends on Chen Huang's investigation.
Imperial Palace, a certain palace
Concubine Zhang sat beside the bed, looked at King Kang, who was pale and bloodless, and said worriedly: How is my son?
King Kang showed a smile on his face and said: Mother, don't worry, the imperial doctor said, I can't die
Concubine Zhang grabbed his hand, cried bitterly, and said sadly: My son is already like this, how else do they want you to do...
The sound of footsteps came from the door, and Emperor Chen slowly walked into the hall
Concubine Zhang looked back, stood up, walked quickly to him, knelt down on the ground, and cried: Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to let Cheng'er return to his fiefdom. He can no longer stay in the capital. I only have such a son. I can't watch him die...
Chen Huang said with a sinister face: Stupid, do you think he can survive by going to the fiefdom? He will only die faster when he goes to the fiefdom!
Concubine Zhang trembled and said sadly: Your Majesty, save Cheng'er, he is your son Ah!
You haven't slept all night, so go back to the palace to rest first. I will find out what happened. Emperor Chen looked at the palace maid behind Concubine Zhang and said in a deep voice: Why don't you help Concubine Xian return to the palace?
yes……
Two palace maids hurriedly helped Concubine Zhang out. Emperor Chen walked to the bed. King Kang struggled to stand up. Emperor Chen walked forward quickly, helped him lie down, and said: You are injured, please don't give me any gifts.
King Kang said weakly: Thank you, Father...
Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: What happened last night? Do you still remember it? Do you see the man's appearance clearly?
King Kang shook his head and said: After Erchen left the palace last night, he returned home alone. When he passed by a dark alley, someone rushed out of the alley, stabbed Erchen and rushed into the crowd. He covered his face, Erchen did not see clearly his appearance...
Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: Have you offended anyone recently, or have anyone doubted it?
King Kang looked at his eyes, smiled helplessly, and said: No...
After a pause in his tone, he said again: Father, after his son’s injury heals, he should go back to his fiefdom and not stay in the capital to cause trouble for his father.
Emperor Chen glanced at him and said: I asked you to stay in the capital, so you stay in the capital. I want to see if some people are so brave that they are lawless...
……
He paused when he walked out of the hall and reached a certain corridor
He looked ahead and asked: Do you think this was the move taken by King Duan or King Kang's bitter plan?
No one responded to him for a long time. He looked back at Wei Jian and said angrily: I asked you what you said, are you deaf?
Wei Jian raised his head, looked at him in surprise, and asked: Did Your Majesty say something just now?
There is really something wrong with your ears... Chen Huang looked at him with some anger, and finally waved his hand. Thinking of the situation just now, he said in a deep voice: Cheng'er's expression is not as fake as he is. I can't see any flaws. It shouldn't be him. And according to the imperial physician, if the knife was half an inch higher than the left, his life would be gone. He would not have taken such a big risk to frame Ming'er, not to mention that he could have just said that he could have just doubted...
He thought for a while, looked at Wei Jian, and said: King Xuanduan enters the palace
There is a curfew in the capital on ordinary days. Ordinary people's congresses dare not even go out at night. After being caught, the lightest is also a slaughter. Those who commit crimes and have bad intentions dare not go out for disaster.
This makes it very easy for the government to maintain public order
But these festivals are different. The court has lifted the curfew. It is rare for the people to have a stimulating nightlife. No matter whether they are in trouble or not, they all walk out of their homes. At this time, the streets and alleys of the capital, and the pleasure boats will be squeezed out.
Funny often represents chaos. It is undeniable that most people go out to the streets to have fun, but some ill-hearted people also find opportunities on such days.
On important festivals, there are at least dozens of cases in the capital who go to the yamen to report the case due to theft or robbery. Some major cases occur from time to time.
On the Lantern Festival a year ago, Tang Jing, the eldest son of the Tang family, was brutally killed on Shangyuan Ye. The murderer has not been found yet. On New Year's Eve a year later, King Kang was assassinated on his way back from the palace. His life was worrying. Emperor Chen was furious. During the New Year, Ping'an County, Jingzhao Prefecture, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, and Censorate. The departments that were originally resting were all mobilized. All the people who could be mobilized were mobilized. The capital was looking for the murderer...
Emperor Chen even said angrily that once he caught the murderer, he would immediately lingchi and would never tolerate it...
Although the punishment of Lingchi was not abolished, it has not been used for a long time.
This is a punishment that only those who are unforgivable will use for the most serious crimes and those who are unforgivable will not be punished.
Wu Liehou's son died, and he could expose it with ease. The eldest son of the Tang family died. After searching for the murderer in the capital, he failed to resolve the matter.
But this time it doesn't work. It's about the majesty of the royal family and the moral integrity.
He dares to kill King Kang today, he dares to kill King Duan tomorrow, and he dares to kill the emperor the day after tomorrow. Killing the emperor means rebellion. Those who rebels will kill the nine clans and are punished by Lingchi, which is not an exaggeration at all...
There has never been a case in the capital where a prince was assassinated. One is that it was a death sentence and no one dared to commit it. The other is that these princes have noble identities and will bring enough guards every time they go out, and no one can do it.
King Kang is an exception among the princes. Since his fall, the counselors have run away and the servants have dispersed. For the past few months, they have been alone, which has just given the thief an opportunity to take advantage of.
After King Kang was assassinated, he was immediately taken to the palace and was taken care of by the imperial physician. Zhao Man had just returned from the palace. Tang Ning looked at her and asked: What's wrong with King Kang?
Zhao Man said: The imperial physician almost hurt his lungs, but he lost too much blood, and now he has no worries about his life.
King Kang came out of the palace yesterday. When he returned to Prince Kang's mansion, he was stabbed from the secret. After the murderer hit the attack, he rushed into the crowd and disappeared. The angry Emperor Chen ordered people to turn the entire capital over and find the murderer. Ling Chi executed him.
However, the murderer was obviously not a veteran. This knife just avoided the vital points. If he leaned one inch to the side, King Kang would become the Death King Kang
Zhao Man looked at him and asked with a pale face: They all said that Brother Duan wanted to kill Brother Kang, is it true?
Tang Ning shook his head and said: It's hard to say
King Kang is now nothing, so why should he fight with King Duan? Logically speaking, there is no need for King Duan to kill him and leave a handle for himself
When he gets to power, you can do whatever you want to do, so don't rush to do it for a while.
But maybe, what if King Duan is so impatient and wants to eliminate this future trouble?
However, it is not ruled out that this is a very expensive trick played by King Kang. These people are playing tricks all day long, being cruel to others and being cruel to themselves. They stab themselves and pulling King Duan down are not impossible...
This is just Tang Ning's guess. As for what the inside story is, it depends on Chen Huang's investigation.
Imperial Palace, a certain palace
Concubine Zhang sat beside the bed, looked at King Kang, who was pale and bloodless, and said worriedly: How is my son?
King Kang showed a smile on his face and said: Mother, don't worry, the imperial doctor said, I can't die
Concubine Zhang grabbed his hand, cried bitterly, and said sadly: My son is already like this, how else do they want you to do...
The sound of footsteps came from the door, and Emperor Chen slowly walked into the hall
Concubine Zhang looked back, stood up, walked quickly to him, knelt down on the ground, and cried: Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to let Cheng'er return to his fiefdom. He can no longer stay in the capital. I only have such a son. I can't watch him die...
Chen Huang said with a sinister face: Stupid, do you think he can survive by going to the fiefdom? He will only die faster when he goes to the fiefdom!
Concubine Zhang trembled and said sadly: Your Majesty, save Cheng'er, he is your son Ah!
You haven't slept all night, so go back to the palace to rest first. I will find out what happened. Emperor Chen looked at the palace maid behind Concubine Zhang and said in a deep voice: Why don't you help Concubine Xian return to the palace?
yes……
Two palace maids hurriedly helped Concubine Zhang out. Emperor Chen walked to the bed. King Kang struggled to stand up. Emperor Chen walked forward quickly, helped him lie down, and said: You are injured, please don't give me any gifts.
King Kang said weakly: Thank you, Father...
Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: What happened last night? Do you still remember it? Do you see the man's appearance clearly?
King Kang shook his head and said: After Erchen left the palace last night, he returned home alone. When he passed by a dark alley, someone rushed out of the alley, stabbed Erchen and rushed into the crowd. He covered his face, Erchen did not see clearly his appearance...
Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: Have you offended anyone recently, or have anyone doubted it?
King Kang looked at his eyes, smiled helplessly, and said: No...
After a pause in his tone, he said again: Father, after his son’s injury heals, he should go back to his fiefdom and not stay in the capital to cause trouble for his father.
Emperor Chen glanced at him and said: I asked you to stay in the capital, so you stay in the capital. I want to see if some people are so brave that they are lawless...
……
He paused when he walked out of the hall and reached a certain corridor
He looked ahead and asked: Do you think this was the move taken by King Duan or King Kang's bitter plan?
No one responded to him for a long time. He looked back at Wei Jian and said angrily: I asked you what you said, are you deaf?
Wei Jian raised his head, looked at him in surprise, and asked: Did Your Majesty say something just now?
There is really something wrong with your ears... Chen Huang looked at him with some anger, and finally waved his hand. Thinking of the situation just now, he said in a deep voice: Cheng'er's expression is not as fake as he is. I can't see any flaws. It shouldn't be him. And according to the imperial physician, if the knife was half an inch higher than the left, his life would be gone. He would not have taken such a big risk to frame Ming'er, not to mention that he could have just said that he could have just doubted...
He thought for a while, looked at Wei Jian, and said: King Xuanduan enters the palace
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