Chapter 267 Changes in the Storm (Part 1)

Cui Guangyuan did not immediately rush to the county government office, but returned to his own home. Cui Guangyuan's grandfather Cui Jingsi was formerly the governor of Fangzhou. Before Emperor Zhongzong ascended the throne, he was demoted to Fangzhou as the King of Luling. Other officials were rude to him, but Cui Jingsi was only polite to him and provided abundantly. Zhongzong believed that he was virtuous. After ascending the throne, he mistakenly thought that another Yizhou chief of the same name and surname was Cui Jingsi. When he saw him, he realized that he had made a mistake. He then found Cui Jingsi and realized that he had passed away. Later, he appointed his son Cui Wang as an official, but because Cui Wang often became addicted to alcohol and misleading things, he had to not use it.

Cui Guangyuan was the son of Cui Wang. He was ignorant since childhood. He was a famous wanderer on the streets of Chang'an. He was brave and enthusiastic, loved to drink and gambling. In the late Kaiyuan period, he was appointed as the magistrate of Tang'an County, Shuzhou. He was a gambling friend with Yang Zhao, who was at that time. After Yang Guozhong succeeded, in order to win over the Cui family, he transferred him to Chang'an to serve as the doctor of Zuo Shanzan of the East Palace. At the beginning of the year, he became the magistrate of Chang'an County.

Although he is a member of the Yang Party, he is different from other Yang Guozhong's confidants. He has his own ideas, especially because he knows Yang Guozhong's old background very well and dislikes his character. Although he is dependent on Yang Guozhong, he has no choice but to do so.

Cui Guangyuan was not stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart. Yang Guozhong gave him the book Jian, and he immediately guessed a clue. They had tried their best to find the assassin. How could Yang Guozhong find another assassin, which is the inexplicable word "Xing"? How could he find it? There was only one possibility.

When he got home, he locked himself in the study. He didn't sleep all night last night. He was really tired, but he couldn't sleep and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

He had guessed the truth of the matter. The assassination of King Di was very likely to be a shocking conspiracy, and he would be involved in this conspiracy.

Although he didn't see what the conspiracy was specifically referring to, Cui Guangyuan was very anxious. Yang Guozhong obviously wanted to attack Xing Jian. Xing Jian was a famous hero in Chang'an. When Cui Guangyuan was stumbling on the streets of Chang'an and offended the powerful several times, it was Xing Jian who helped him get rid of his old grace and had his old kindness to him. If he really went to Chongsheng Temple to arrest people, the final outcome would be detrimental to Xing Jian, but if he didn't arrest him, he would be dereliction of duty and put him in a dilemma.

At this time the door opened, Cui Guangyuan's wife brought in a bowl of ginseng tea. His wife was Luo Ziyun, the daughter of a large clan in Shu. She was well-educated, gentle and virtuous. She gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. The couple had a very deep relationship.

"Mr., I heard that you didn't sleep all night last night. I stewed a bowl of Tremella tea. You should drink it!"

Cui Guangyuan was upset and said, "Put it aside, I don't want to drink it now!"

"But you haven't slept all night..." Luo Ziyun still brought the ginseng bowl to him.

"It's so annoying!" Cui Guangyuan waved his hand and knocked the bowl away. With a 'bang', the ginseng tea bowl was smashed to pieces.

Luo Ziyun was so shocked that she took two steps back. She looked at her husband for a while, sighed, and squatted down to clean up the fragments.

Cui Guangyuan sat down heavily. He looked at his wife packing the ginseng bowls, and the ginseng slices and tremite were all over the floor. He couldn't help feeling guilty and said, "I'm sorry! I'm so irritable."

Luo Ziyun smiled gently and packed up the pieces, "Husband, I'll go stew another bowl for you."

She was about to retreat, but Cui Guangyuan called her, "Madam!"

"Is there anything else for my husband?"

"Madam, I have a knot in my heart. Can you untie it for me?"

Luo Ziyun stopped and turned around and said, "My husband, please tell me!"

Cui Guangyuan sighed and said, "There is a man who has been kind to me, but he has violated the Tang Dynasty's criminal laws. Do you think I am fair or for my own sake?"

Luo Ziyun said without hesitation: "A husband is a national official, so he will naturally arrest people first, and then take care of his wife and daughter to repay his kindness."

"But if he did not violate the criminal law, he would become a victim of the power struggle. If I did not arrest him against my will, my official position would most likely be unable to be preserved. What should I do in this case?"

Luo Ziyun pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "The sky is bright and bright. A real man should be worthy of his heart when doing things. Repaying kindness and hatred is the result of villains. Don't be afraid of losing his official position. At worst, we can go back to our hometown to farm."

His wife's words were like a muffled thunder blew up from the ground, which made Cui Guangyuan suddenly realize, yes! A beast still knows how to repay kindness. If a real man repays kindness with hatred, wouldn't it be better than a beast? Yang Guozhong plays power tricks, how could he be unrighteous to him? At this moment, he resolutely made up his mind.

Chongsheng Temple is located in Chongdefang. It is one of the famous temples in Chang'an. It was once prominent when Wu Zetian was in power. After Li Longji came to power, Buddhism gradually lost its former grand occasion, and Chongsheng Temple gradually weakened. However, its weakness is only compared to its peak. It obviously still has hundreds of houses and more than 500 monks. It has thousands of acres of land outside the city. It is still one of the top major temples in Chang'an.

One of the biggest features of Chongsheng Temple is to open the mountain gates and recruit monks from all walks of life. Therefore, the temple is mixed with fish and dragons and the personnel structure is complex.

In the afternoon, a large group of yamen runners suddenly came in front of Chongsheng Temple, with more than 100 people. Chang'an County Magistrate Cui Guangyuan and County Magistrate Jia Jilin quickly walked into the temple, and the presiding officer of Chongsheng Temple hurried out to see the ceremony.

"Amitabha, County Magistrate Cui came to my temple, is there any noble job?"

"We are here to arrest the serious criminals of the court. You will immediately summon all the monks and we will search the temple."

The host was shocked and hurriedly said, "Mr. Cui County, our Chongsheng Temple has always been law-abiding, so how could he hide the imperial court and commit the crime in private?"

"Hmph! You Chongsheng Temple recruits monks regardless of the source, do not distinguish between household registration, and do not refuse anyone to come. Do you dare to say that there are no evil people here?"

"This..." The abbot was a little stunned. Seeing the yamen runners coming in a fierce manner, he couldn't help but feel angry. Could it be that there were really wanted criminals hidden in his temple?

He did not dare to argue any more, and immediately ordered the monks around him to say, "Call everyone out, go quickly!"

"Dong!Dong!"

The loud bell rang, and groups of monks ran out of the monk's house. Their bald heads and monk's robes were dazzling. The county magistrate Jia Jilin whispered: "Mr. Cui, I'm afraid our people are not enough in this way, so why not report to Jingzhao Yin."

"No! This matter cannot be expanded."

Cui Guangyuan glanced at Jia Jilin. He knew that this person was Wang Gong's confidant and wanted to show his merits in front of Wang Gong. Cui Guangyuan didn't care about this merit, but was worried that things would become more complicated after Wang Gong intervened. Perhaps he felt that his tone was a little hard, so he eased his tone and said: "Prince Jia, I just heard someone secretly reported, and there was no clear evidence to alarm the envoy Wang. If we couldn't catch it, we might not be able to explain it."

"The county magistrate is right!" Jia Jilin laughed dryly, but he was thinking about someone to send a letter.

At this time, more than 500 monks from Chongsheng Temple had gathered in the square, and the host stepped forward and smiled and said, "Mr. Cui, it's already done."

Cui Guangyuan waved his hand and ordered: "Search it for me!"

More than a hundred yamen runners rushed into the temple. Cui Guangyuan saw that Jia Jilin also went in, so he called the captain and instructed him: "I guess this person will run out by himself. If you don't ask, you will kill this person with a knife. I will take responsibility for all the consequences."

"I understand!"

The captain was Cui Guangyuan's confidant. He agreed and rushed in immediately. Cui Guangyuan began to become nervous. He had made up his mind that the best way was to kill the assassin with one knife. In this way, the matter would be over. Yang Guozhong's conspiracy could not continue, and Cui Guangyuan would not dereliction of duty.

The yamen runners went to search, and there were more than a dozen people around Cui Guangyuan. At this time, his eyes fell on the monks standing in the square. Cui Guangyuan suddenly had an intuition in his heart that the assassin he was trying to catch was most likely to be among these monks.

"Report to the county magistrate, no search was found in the front hall!"

"Report to the county magistrate, no monk's house was found!"

The yamen runners came back one after another. At this time, Cui Guangyuan's eyes were fixed on a tall monk in the first row. All the monks lowered their heads, but this man was sneering at him.

Cui Guangyuan suddenly pointed at this person, "Catch him up!"

"Ha! Ha! County Magistrate Cui has indeed vision."

The monk laughed to the sky, and he slowly walked out and sneered, "That's right, the person you are going to capture is me, and I am Liu Yun's iron brother Ren Haichuan."

Dozens of yamen run over and pressed the man named Ren Haichuan to the ground and tied him up. Cui Guangyuan winked at the captain. The captain understood and secretly pulled out the dagger and walked into the crowd.

At this moment, the gate of the temple was thundering loudly, and a large group of cavalry rushed in, and the war horses neighed, making everyone stunned.

Someone laughed and walked in, "I heard that County Magistrate Cui captured the assassin Ren Haichuan, so I came to congratulate you!"

Cui Guangyuan's heart suddenly fell into the cold cave. Yang Guozhong strode in, followed by Dali Temple Minister Zhao Meng. With the order of Zhao Meng, dozens of Dali Temple yamen runners rushed up with swords and took Ren Haichuan from Chang'an County yamen runners.

Cui Guangyuan suddenly understood that Yang Guozhong didn't believe him at all, but just asked him to come forward to arrest people. In this way, the criminals were caught by Chang'an County and handed over to Dali Temple. They had already prepared. Cui Guangyuan felt betrayed in his heart and stared at the large group of yamen runners escorting the criminals away.

‘What should I do?’ Cui Guangyuan was secretly anxious. The assassin accomplice would immediately ask Xing Jian to confess, and something might happen tonight.

Yang Guozhong smiled and patted his shoulder, praising: "This time, County Magistrate Cui made a merit in arresting people, I will ask the emperor to commend your merits."

"Thank you, Shangshu Yang!" Cui Guangyuan had no choice but to bow and bow.

Yang Guozhong was extremely proud and waved his hand and ordered: "Take it back for interrogation!"

The large group of people rushed out of the temple and walked away cleanly. Jia Jilin's face looked strange and slipped away quietly while the people were unprepared.

"Mr. Cui, what should I do now?" the constable asked in a low voice.

Cui Guangyuan gritted his teeth and said that at this point, he had no choice but to do so. He took out his famous post, picked up a black stone on the ground, wrote the word "Speed ​​Escape" on it, and handed it to the constable and said: "You go to Xing'an Mansion quickly and give it to him and tell him that your life will be unsuccessful if you don't leave."

The constable agreed and quickly left the temple.

Xing Qian is a famous tycoon in Chang'an. He has a wealth of family. He has a lot of land and a thousand healthy servants in Guanzhong. On the one hand, he helps the poor and weak, makes friends, and is generous in the people. On the other hand, he is good at ease and has a deep friendship with Wang Gong's younger brother Wang Wein. With Wang Gong as the backstage, he can be said to be a success in both black and white.

But Xing Yan is also a character that cannot be accused of. If someone offends him, he will take revenge without mercy and never show mercy. He also has several lives on his hands, which have been wiped out by his power by Wang Gong. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Xing Yan also has the name of a murderous person.

Xing Qian's mansion was in Jinchengfang, Xichengfang. It was getting dark. A large group of soldiers suddenly rushed into Jinchengfang, with thousands of people. They were fully armed and murderous intent, scaring the people on the streets to the point of being chaotic. Every family closed their doors and doors. After a moment, thousands of soldiers surrounded Xing Qian's mansion. More than a dozen soldiers kicked open the door. A large group of soldiers rushed in. A woman screamed and begged for mercy.

In an alley about a hundred steps away from Xingjian Mansion, a man wearing a bamboo hat stared at the soldiers and rushed into Xing Mansion with fierce eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "What a Yang Guozhong, I have no grudges and grudges with you. You are going to kill me. Let's take a look."

He pulled the bamboo hat, covered his face, turned around and left, and disappeared into the darkness for a moment.

As the night became deeper and deeper, soldiers rushed by in Chang'an City from time to time. The atmosphere was very tense. Although it was not yet time to reach Guanfang Gate, there were basically no pedestrians on the streets and alleys. At this time, a carriage drove into Kaihua Pavilion and quickly drove away.

The carriage stopped in front of Wang Gong's mansion, and a man walked out of the car, with a worried face. He was Wang Gong's brother Wang Wein. Without waiting for the notice, he walked directly into Wang Gong's mansion.

"What!" Wang Gong stood up in shock. He couldn't believe his ears. He stared at his brother and asked, "You said it was Xing Jian who instructed the assassin to assassinate King Di?"

Wang Wein nodded and sighed: "In fact, the assassination must have nothing to do with Xing Jun. This is Yang Guozhong's frame-up. He knew that Xing Jun and I had a deep friendship. The final result must be that I was instructing the backstage, and then he pulled out his brother. Their sword was actually pointing at the elder brother and wanted to get rid of the elder brother."

Wang Gong sat down slowly. In the afternoon, he received a report from Jia Jilin that he was caught assassinating his accomplice, but was kidnapped by Yang Guozhong. He was still planning to go to Dali Temple tomorrow to ask for someone, but he didn't expect that he would go around him in the end. At this time, he suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "The captured assassin is Ren Haichuan, are you familiar with it?"

"It's him!" Wang Hui's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes showed horror.

"Why, do you know him?"

Wang Wein nodded slowly and said ashamed: "I didn't tell my elder brother about this. Ren Haichuan was originally a sorcerer. I asked him to show me his appearance, but accidentally said the wrong thing and scared him away. I asked Xing Jian to kill this person, but he didn't know where he hid and his whereabouts were unknown."

"What did you say wrong?" Wang Gong felt something was wrong in his heart.

Wang Wein's lips moved, and after a while, he lowered his head and said, "I asked him, do I have any emperor's appearance?"

"What!" Wang Gong was furious. He slapped Wang Wein to the ground with a slap in the face, pointed at him and cursed: "You don't tell me such a big thing, you really want to kill me."

"Brother, I know I was wrong, but I didn't expect this situation to happen today. Brother, I'm sorry for you."

Wang Gong stood there for a while before sighing, sat down dejectedly, lowered his head and said nothing. Yang Guozhong was too cruel and planned step by step to kill himself. Once he died, Li Linfu would be finished. What should he do now?

At this time, Wang Weing stood up and said hatefully: "One person does things and one person is responsible. I will surrender myself. If I want to kill or cut, I will take responsibility for it alone and I will never implicate my elder brother."

"Bastard!" Wang Gong cursed: "If you were arrested, can I get rid of it?"

Wang Weing sat down weakly and looked at his elder brother. Wang Gong had calmed down. It should be said that Yang Guozhong had not been completely successful. At least they did not seize Xing Jian, the most critical figure, and perhaps there was still a chance to save him.

He held his head and paced back and forth in the room, carefully pondering the possible loopholes in his heart. Since they had Ren Haichuan, they could accuse their brothers of being the emperor and arresting them. But why did they take such a big turn and use the excuse of assassinating King Di to attack themselves? Of course, this bitter plan could help King Di enter the Eastern Palace, and in the end Li Linfu could not escape the suspicion. What else was there?

Wang Gong gradually realized that it was probably because Ren Haichuan's one-sided words were not enough to be evidence, so they wanted the matter to expand and eventually formed the assassination of King Di. In other words, Ren Haichuan's accusation was actually not important. What was important was Xing Han. Now that Xing Han was not caught by them, it would be difficult for them to accuse it was instructed by his brothers, and the link of evidence here was broken.

Thinking of this, Wang Gong immediately asked: "Where is that Xing Jian hiding now?"

Seeing that the eldest brother seemed to have a countermeasure, Wang Ying immediately ignited hope in his heart and hurriedly said, "I have sent Xing Jian out of the city and hid it in my manor. They should not be able to find it."

"No!" Wang Gong said decisively: "They didn't catch Xing Jian, and they would definitely guess that you were hiding it. Hiding it in your manor is too dangerous and they will be searched by them. You can quickly move him away."

Wang Wein was shocked and stuttered: "Brother, they probably don't dare to turn against each other and search my manor!"

"You bastard!" Wang Gong was so angry that he cursed: "Do you think Yang Guozhong wants to deal with our brothers? This is the last battle between him and Li Linfu to seize power, and life and death are at stake. This is the assassination of King Di in front of the emperor, which is equivalent to assassination of the emperor. Once Xing Jian is caught, not only will Li Linfu be dismissed from prefecture, but our Wang family will also suffer a disaster of extermination. Do you still understand?"

Wang Wein was so scared that his face was pale. He didn't care about speaking. He turned around and ran away. The city gate was about to be closed, and it would be too late if he didn't leave.
Chapter completed!