“……”
The fire lit up the sky of Chang 'an again.
The group from Wild Goose Falling Pavilion were all dressed in deep white clothes. They walked onto the street one by one. Behind them, a raging fire devoured everything. The soaring flames cast a long shadow on them.
The members of the Supreme Court stared blankly at the fire in front of them, so shocked that they were speechless.
The fire started from every direction and every floor of Wild Goose Falling Pavilion almost at the same time. They could not stop it at all!
Hu Yan, the official of the Supreme Court, looked extremely cold under the illumination of the fire.
"You want to destroy the evidence?" Hu Yan's face was gloomy.
Li Erlang yawned and said,""Why do you say that, sir?"
"If you have a clear conscience, why did you set the building on fire?”Hu Yan's expression was ugly. He suspected that the real murderer was in the fire.
"Don't you know the value of this building, sir?" Li Erlang sighed. We're not stupid. Why would we burn it ourselves? This must have been burned by the thief that Daren was chasing!”
"Oh right, who will compensate for the losses of our Falling Goose Pavilion?”Li Erlang had a shrewd look on his face as he stared at Hu Yan with a smile.
Hu Yan was so angry that his entire body was trembling.”
“……”
Li Erlang and the rest of the members of the Falling Goose Pavilion were escorted to the Supreme Court prison by the city guards. Hu Yan stared at the raging flames of the Falling Goose Pavilion. He was angry, but at the same time, he felt helpless.
Kong Yan was able to directly expose Zhangsun Shunde's corruption of disaster relief funds in the main hall, so he definitely had the confidence to go against the Zhangsun Clan.
He was just a minor official of the Supreme Court, and no one could afford to offend him.
Now, he could only hope to get some information from Li Erlang and the others.
"Sir, this fire is too big. It can't be extinguished.”The Deputy of the Supreme Court smiled bitterly.
"If it can't be destroyed, then it won't be destroyed." Hu Yan said coldly," Control the fire in Wild Goose Falling Pavilion. Don't let it spread to other residences.”
"That's easier." The Deputy of the Supreme Court nodded. The fire was indeed not easy to put out, but preventing the fire from spreading to other places could be prevented in advance.
"Why do I feel that this fire is suffused with golden light?”Hu Yan stared at the signboard of Wild Goose Falling Pavilion and was somewhat puzzled.
He felt that the fire seemed to glow with golden light, extremely dazzling.
The Deputy of the Supreme Court followed Hu Yan's gaze and chuckled."It should be because of the wood. The cost of this Falling Goose Pavilion is not cheap. The pillars and pillars must be made of the best wood.”
"No matter how rich you are, the fire can't be made of gold, right?”A middle-aged official laughed and teased.
Hu Yan shook his head and instructed," Tell State Uncle Zhangsun, Du Pushe, Fang Pushe about what happened here…Also, inform Chancellor Kong."”
“……”
Hu Yan felt that the fire would not be extinguished in a short period of time. After giving a few more instructions to the people around him, he led a small group of people back to the Supreme Court.
He wanted to know about the trial of Li Erlang and the others as soon as possible. At the same time, he had to prepare the memorial to face all kinds of questions that might be asked tomorrow morning.
That night, countless dignitaries in Chang 'an stood in front of the window, looking at the red in the sky.
This was the first time in the Great Tang that a High Duke had been assassinated.
During the last fire in Chang 'an, almost all the influential people in the city were beaten up, but there were no real casualties.
But this time, Zhangsun Shunde was dead!
In the morning court, Kong Yan had just exposed him for embezzling the disaster relief funds.
At night, he was killed, and the suspect pointed to Wild Goose Falling Pavilion.
Once this was confirmed, Kong Yan would truly face a situation where the entire city would be filled with enemies.
Last time, Crown Prince Li Chengqian had been beaten the most ruthlessly, which had alleviated the anger of the officials to a certain extent.
After all, in this kind of situation where they were being beaten up by a group, people would always make comparisons. When they realized that the one who was beaten up the most was the Crown Prince, they automatically comforted themselves in the depths of their hearts.
This time, it was different.
Death could always bring fear and anger to people.
Duke Qi's Public House.
Zhangsun Wuji stood in a tall pavilion in the manor, silently looking in the direction of the fire.
He couldn't see it clearly. He could only vaguely see that the sky was glowing red.
"Father, Uncle Shun De was really killed?”
Behind Zhangsun Wuji, Zhangsun Chong asked in disbelief.
Zhangsun Wuji nodded and did not say anything. He frowned slightly.
Obviously, he was unable to calm down.
"It must be that bastard who did it. Father, we have to avenge Uncle Shunde!”Zhangsun Chong's face was vicious as he gritted his teeth at the mention of Kong Yan.
The fact that Princess Chang Le and Kong Yan had a meal together was a huge blow to him. It was even more shocking than being knocked unconscious.
"The case hasn't been tried yet, so don't jump to conclusions.”Zhangsun Wuji frowned.
"Isn't it obvious?" Zhangsun Chong snorted coldly.
"The Fallen Goose Pavilion has always been under the surveillance of His Majesty. If he really did it, the murderer would not be so foolish as to run back to the Fallen Goose Pavilion.”Zhangsun Wuji said indifferently.
Zhangsun Chong frowned. He didn't think too much about it. He just hoped that the murderer was from Wild Goose Falling Pavilion.
"Father, can you guess who the murderer is?”Zhangsun Chong asked curiously.
Zhangsun Wuji's face was filled with doubt as he shook his head and said,""It's not easy to guess, and you can't guess. Don't ask too much about this.”
Zhangsun Chong lowered his head and a ruthless look appeared in his eyes. He said in a low voice,"Father, can you prove Kong Yan's crime?!”
Zhangsun Wuji's pupils constricted, and a rare look of anger appeared on his face. He turned around and stared coldly at Zhangsun Chong, scolding coldly,"If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll break your legs!”
A hint of stubbornness appeared on Zhangsun Chong's face as he clenched his fists tightly."But he caused me to lose face twice in a row and even ate with Biao Younger Sister. I can't stand it!”
"What should be yours is yours. No one can take it away." Zhangsun Wuji frowned and said coldly.”
Seeing that Zhangsun Chong was still stubborn, Zhangsun Wuji frowned and said,"Kong Yan is not as simple as you think. He is still useful to His Majesty. If he acted rashly, it would only backfire!”
“……”
Similar conversations were going on in the other noble residences. Not everyone could see things as clearly as Zhangsun Wuji. Many people had already labeled Kong Yan as the murderer.
In fact, this was a very reasonable suspicion. After all, the entire Chang 'an had just experienced an unscrupulous fire.
Many of the officials 'residences were still in ruins.
As the night deepened, the air became colder and the fire gradually subsided.
"F * ck!" A city guard stared blankly at the ashes of Fallen Goose Pavilion and let out a shocked cry.
Immediately after, the sound seemed to be contagious.
"F * ck!"
"F * ck!"
"F * ck!"
“……”
The group of city guards were all dumbfounded. They stared in the direction of Wild Goose Falling Pavilion in shock.
On the original terrain of the Falling Goose Pavilion stood a huge golden building that reflected golden light. The ground around this building was also shining with golden light and flowing with luster.
"This…damn it…could it be a house made of gold?”A city guard swallowed hard and said with trembling lips.
" I heard that when the temperature of the fire reaches a certain level, gold might melt, but it won't disappear. This…should be made of gold…" A knowledgeable soldier said in a daze.
"How much gold did you spend to make such a house?”
"This is too exaggerated. Isn't this the legendary Golden House?”
"Damn it, no wonder everyone says that Kong Yan is the richest man in the world. What is he thinking when he uses gold to build his house?”
" Quickly inform Lord Hu. I wonder if this is solid or if there's a space inside…"
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