The entire place was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
Zhangsun Wuji knelt down below, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Li Shi Min was indeed furious, but underneath the anger was a fear of the unknown.
Since he came back from Weishui River, he had been restless.
Today, they finally had a chance to relax, but the whole family of a minister in the court was slaughtered again.
This was simply forcing him step by step.
Seeing this, Empress Zhangsun quickly stroked Li Shimin's back and comforted him gently,""Your Majesty, don't be so angry that you'll ruin your health. As long as you slowly investigate, there will always be results.”
If it was anyone else, they would have become the target of Li Shiming's anger.
Li Shi Min calmed himself down, stood up and ordered,"Men, gather the officials of the fifth rank and above for a meeting!”
"All of you, scram to the Xuanzheng Hall!”
With the Crown Prince in the lead, the group of princes retreated in fear.
Before Li Rui left, he thought about how he would have to listen to the ministers 'verbal battle in the Political Announcement Hall again, and he suddenly felt bored.
Li Shimin comforted Empress Zhangsun and then left for the Xuanzheng Hall.
An hour later, all the officials of the fifth rank and above had gathered in the Hall of Public Announcement.
Li Shimin ordered Zhangsun Wuji to announce the death of the officials.
All the civil and military officials were shocked.
One had to know that the one who had died was a third-grade official, which was equivalent to the rank of the six ministers.
Several people had died in an instant, and even the foundation of the imperial court had been shaken. It could be said to be appalling.
Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, and the other generals frowned.
The incident at the Wei River had yet to be solved, and now such a big thing had happened in Chang 'an.
One big incident after another piled up together, completely suppressing them until they did not have the confidence to continue investigating.
With the other party's strength, so what if he found out?
Du Ruhui hurried over and kowtowed to apologize."Your Majesty, this humble subject is incompetent and cannot find any clues.”
On the dragon throne, Li Shi Min closed his eyes and pondered.
However, the veins on his forehead that were constantly bulging revealed his current mood.
The current Li Shi Min could only be furious because of his incompetence.
Taking a deep breath, Li Jing slowly stepped forward and said,""Your Majesty, there might be something fishy about this case. We can try to change the direction.”
Li Shi Min slowly opened his dragon eyes and said in a cold voice,""Speak."
Li Jing cupped his hands and said slowly," At first glance, the dead ministers have no other connections except for their prominent identities. However, if one looked closely, they had the same background-five surnames and seven Wangs!”
Frowning, Li Shi Min's eyes lit up.
With Li Jing's words, the official's murder case suddenly had some clues.
Fang Xuanling silently recited the names of those who had died and found that they corresponded to the five surnames and seven Wangs. He couldn't help but be shocked and quickly reported,
"Your Majesty, if the people who died were all from the Five Families and Seven Wangs, could it be that someone is sowing discord in order to force them to oppose the Imperial Court?”
The Five Families and Seven Wangs had always been a large aristocratic family. Even if they were not in Chang 'an, their influence on the imperial court was average.
But now, their people were all dead. To put it bluntly, their power in Chang 'an had been uprooted.
Even Zhangsun Wuji hesitated." This…What is the motive of the person behind this?”
This blatant purge of the five surnames and seven surnames was undoubtedly a provocation.
Qin Qiong did not quite believe this result." Aren't you afraid of the revenge of the five surnames and seven Wangs?”
Li Shi Min, who was sitting on the dragon throne, said angrily,""Provoking the Five Families and Seven Wangs? Afraid of the revenge of the Five Families and Seven Wangs? Are you their subjects? They were killing officials of the Great Tang!”
"Two days have passed since the Turkic incident, but what's the result? You have disappointed me!"
The ministers below knelt down in unison."This humble subject (son) deserves to die. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."”
Li Jing was indeed the Great Tang's immortal soldier. He lowered his head and reported,""Your Majesty, although there are no leads on the Turkic case, this case can be investigated. Since the other party is targeting the Five Families and Seven Wangs, no matter what the reason is, it must have something to do with the Shi clan.”
Li Shimin restrained his anger and calmed himself down." My dear minister, you mean to start from the five surnames and seven Wangs?”
"Your Majesty is wise. This humble subject has the same intention. Whether they offended each other or had contact, at least they would leave some traces.”
Li Jing slowly let out a sigh of relief. If Taizong was in a fit of anger, then this matter would be difficult to handle.
This suggestion made Li Shimin relax a lot. He immediately issued an order," Li Jing, listen up. I will give you a gold medal. Seeing the gold medal is like seeing me, so do whatever you want!"”
"Later, I will send Yuan Tiangang and my beloved minister to investigate this case. My beloved minister, don't disappoint me.”
"I will do my best to investigate this case!" Li Jing said in fear.”
The discussion ended.
In the end, Li Jing was ordered to investigate the case. He could mobilize the six departments of the three provinces of Chang 'an, the Jinwu Guards, and all other troops that could be mobilized.
It could be said that Li Shi Min had handed Chang 'an City to Li Jing.
Li Jing knew that he had a heavy responsibility. He left the Great Ming Palace and rushed to the scene of the incident.
The rest of the people dispersed. Li Rui had just returned to the mansion when Yuchi Baolin and the others rushed over excitedly.
"Did Your Highness receive any orders?”
"If Your Highness needs me to do anything, I will do it immediately.”
Li Rui was stunned by their excitement and asked,""What are you trying to say?”
Qin Huaiyu held the golden mace and said expectantly,""Your Highness, the news of a major murder in Chang 'an has spread. My father has also been sent to the palace. Don't you know about it?”
"So what?"
"Your Highness, we can ask the imperial edict to investigate the case! This is such a good opportunity." Cheng Chumo was extremely excited. He felt that his chance to make a contribution had come.
Even the smile on Yuchi Baolin's face never faded. He had taken this incident as an opportunity.
When they thought about how they had been sent flying by Dian Wei and Xu Chu with a single punch, if they were to run into a net, wouldn't they be beheaded?
" I won't participate in this matter." Li Rui refused without any room for doubt." If you want credit, you have to be alive."”
Yuchi Baolin could not help but panic." But Your Highness…"
"Leave or stay, it's your choice!”
After saying that, Li Rui left, leaving the few of them looking at each other.
In the end, he still chose to stay in the Ning Imperial Residence. He felt that following Li Rui was the right choice.
In the royal study.
Yuan Tiangang was reporting the information collected by the delinquents.
"Your Majesty, after the Turkic incident, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs became active. The number of spies entering Chang 'an increased, and they began to investigate wantonly. They even had conflicts with bad people.”
Hearing this news, Li Shi Min was stunned. He didn't expect the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs to act so quickly.
"So I guess that they must have angered the mysterious force and were eliminated!”
"You're saying that the force that massacred the Turks is in Chang 'an?" Li Shi Min asked in shock.”
(Kneeling to give the evaluation ticket)
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