The four Martial Marquises found two ox carts and escorted Zhang Wei and the five guards 'corpses to the Wannian County Jail.
Sun Dafu called two delinquents who guarded the street daily to clean up the bloodstains on the street.
The matter of the linen-dressed girl waiting for her brother had also been investigated. It turned out that the girl's brother had been sold to the Huan Building to be a servant. Today, the family had steamed meat pies (the Tang Dynasty's flour food was called cakes, noodles were called soup cakes, buns, steamed buns, etc. were called steamed cakes). Her mother had asked her to send two to her brother. Coincidentally, her brother had gone out to help a customer buy things. The young girl was waiting in front of Huan Lou's door, and then she was targeted by Zhang Yi.
When the young girl's brother returned, the siblings knelt down and thanked Si Chen endlessly. They even wanted to give the only two steamed pancakes to Si Chen.
Si Chen didn't take it and asked his brother to escort his sister back as soon as possible.
Then, Si Chen brought Sun Dafu and the others to patrol the workshop until the third watch before going back to sleep. He was the captain and needed to manage the entire Wuhou Shop. Even if he did not participate in the night patrol during peaceful times, it would not be against the rules.
The night was peaceful.
But that night, the two places were destined to be sleepless.
The first was the Wannian County Office.
When Wannian County Magistrate Wu Wang, who was about to be released from the yamen, saw the son of the Duke of the country, Zhang Wei, who had his hand cut off, and the five strong guards whose throats had been slit, he really felt that his life was hopeless.
What was wrong with Si Chen, the marquis of Peace Square? He was the eldest son of the Duke of Mu, who was a Rank One Noble. How could he chop off his hand just like that? After he was done, he even threw the mess here.
This was a scam!
He was only a fifth-grade magistrate.
He could not withstand the pressure from the High Duke's Public House.
In the past, it was fine to kidnap bandits and local ruffians. This time, he had caused trouble for the High Duke. How was he going to deal with this? Return the injured and the corpse to the Duke's Mansion. It's against the law. If he didn't, not only would he lose his official position, but his entire family would also suffer.
Yesterday, the Emperor and Duke of Qi who went out incognito were also sent to the county prison in the middle of the night by Marquis Wu of Peace Lane. It was Si Chen who sent him the disaster. Thinking of the Duke of Qi's words," If the matter of the emperor being imprisoned is leaked, your entire family will be exiled to Lingnan." County Magistrate Wu Wang trembled.
This Si Chen was really his nemesis!
Why was Pingkang Lane under his jurisdiction?
The key was that Si Chen and he were not in the same system. He belonged to the Wuhou Wei of the 16 constabularies of the Nanya. Although he was only below the ninth grade, he had no right to manage him. He also had to cooperate and assist in law enforcement.
Wu Wang lamented,[It's really difficult to be a county magistrate under the emperor's feet…]
……
Azure Dragon Lane and the Duke of Xu's Public House were also in an uproar.
Someone from Pingkang Lane reported to the Duke of Mu that the eldest son of the Duke of Mu had his hand cut off by Si Chen on the street and was sent to Wannian County Prison.
"Pa!"
In the reception hall of the Public House, the square-faced and burly Duke of Hun and right-guard general, Zhang Liang, raised his hand and smashed a teacup. He was so angry that he went crazy.
"Have those Martial Marquises from Pingkang Lane eaten the guts of a bear or a leopard? How dare you kill my bodyguard and even cut off one of my son's hands-this is simply too much!”
Beside Zhang Liang was his wife, Li Shi, an extremely enchanting noblewoman.
Madame Lee was supported by a tall and handsome man. She sat down slowly and said,"General, why are you so angry? Even if you smash all the cups in the High Duke's Public House, that Si Chen from Ping Kang Lane won't be able to hear you.”
"Humph!"
Zhang Liang was very unhappy with Consort Li's carelessness, but he was afraid of his wife and did not dare to say anything. He turned to the handsome man beside Consort Li and said,"Shen Ji, bring a few people to the Wannian County Office. You must bring back Yi 'er. He could also investigate what exactly happened. He could not let this matter go just like that!”
"How dare you chop off my son's hand? I want him to pay with his life!”
The handsome man accompanying Madam Li was Zhang Liang's adopted son, Zhang Shenji. It was said that he had an unclear relationship with the Li Consortium. Zhang Liang discovered it and adopted him as his foster son.
Zhang Shen agreed and was about to leave when Consort Li stopped him."Wait!"
She chuckled and slowly picked up the teacup to take a sip before saying,"General, if you want to settle the score with Si Chen, you shouldn't have brought back Zi 'er now.”
Zhang Liang frowned.
Madam Li laughed coldly." Although I'm not the son of my own flesh and blood, as a mother, how can I not cherish my own children?" Moreover, if this matter is not properly resolved, where will the dignity of the Duke of Yao's Public House be? In the future, even a kitten or puppy would dare to bully him.”
Zhang Liang's expression softened slightly as he asked respectfully,"Does Madam have any good ideas to teach me?"
Consort Li snorted and said in a low voice," That's what Si Chen and his subordinate, Marquis Wu, said. What the general needed to do now was to destroy the evidence. Then, he would personally visit the Wannian County Office tomorrow and fight Si Chen in court, accusing him of framing him!”
"At that time, do you think Wannian County county magistrate listened to General Youwei or a ninth-grade marquis?”
"When the time comes, General only needs to let Wannian County county magistrate sentence Si Chen guilty and then put pressure on the Martial Marquis's mansion to skin Si Chen alive. If it really didn't work, he could still meet His Majesty and ask His Majesty to seek justice for Yuan 'er and punish Si Chen! At the very least, you'll be demoted to a commoner."
"As long as the other party loses his official position, isn't it easy for the general to kill him or his entire family?”
After Consort Li finished speaking, she threw a coquettish glance proudly.
Zhang Liang was delighted.”
He immediately arranged for his servants to find a famous doctor and bring him to Wannian County Prison to treat Zhang Wei's injuries. His adopted son Zhang Shenji brought his personal guards and went out in disguise to investigate the details of the incident and destroy the evidence.
……
In the Dew Hall, the Thousand Bull Guard Hong Cheng was also secretly reporting to Li Er," In the evening, Si Chen killed the five bodyguards of the Duke of Li, Zhang Liang, and cut off one of his son's hands. There was a suspicious movement in the Duke's Mansion tonight.
Li Er smiled faintly." Zhang Wei committed a crime on the streets. It's too good for him to lose a palm." He continued to monitor the movements of Pingkang Lane and the Duke of Mu's estate. Look, there was going to be a good show this time.”
In the Qi Public House, Zhangsun Wuji, who was lying on his bed recuperating, had also received relevant information from his trusted aides.
Even though his sister, Zhangsun Wugou, had warned him not to interfere in the matters of Pingkang Lane, he still arranged for people to keep watch on Pingkang Lane.
Compared to being beaten by Si Chen, he was more concerned about the sentence "His Majesty has made another decision".
"What is Your Majesty planning?"
The crafty Zhangsun Wuji decided to use this opportunity to test the waters.
[ps1: Chang 'an City of the Tang Dynasty covers an area of 87 square kilometers. According to the level of technology at that time, it was difficult for Marquis Wu to monitor every corner.] Therefore, the Tang Dynasty appointed street thugs from various workshops (similar to the gang members of the Ming and Qing Dynasties), namely, bad people, to assist Marquis Wu in maintaining the security of the capital.
Ps2: In the second year of Zhenguan, Zhangsun Wuji should still be the Duke of Qi. Eleven years ago, Li Erfeng Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other fourteen meritorious officials were hereditary provincial governors (later canceled the matter of enfeoffment), Zhangsun Wuji was granted the title of Zhaozhou governor, changed to the title of Duke of Zhao.
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