A spirit shed has been set up in front of Li Yan's mansion. More than a hundred monks from Ciyun Temple recite scriptures day and night in the spirit shed. They will do rituals for 49 days to save Li Yan's souls. For three consecutive days, there are endless ministers who come to praising filial piety. Li Yan's old wife and son endured the grief and thanked the officials who came to praising filial piety one by one.

At dusk, in front of Li Yan's mansion, several officials temporarily tied a leucorrhea around their waists and walked into the spirit shed. The head of the officials was Zhang Hao, the minister of the disciple, as well as the minister of the Left Chief Lu Huan and the right Chief Wang Wei. Li Yan's eldest son Li Xiao quickly came up and bowed deeply: "Thank you all for coming to mourn your father. If you have any inadequate reception, please forgive me!"

Zhang Hao sighed and said, "What else is there to be a bad hospitality now? The family is misfortune. Please beg for the sake of the changes!"

"Thank you, Uncle Shi, but if the murderer doesn't catch it for a day, my father's spirit under the spring will be uneasy all day long. I beg you to make the decision for my orphan and widowed mother!"

After saying that, Li Xiao burst into tears and knelt down for the three of them. Zhang Hao and others were so scared that they quickly helped him up, "Get up quickly, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"

The three of them looked at each other, and Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "I went to Jinwu Guard in the afternoon. General Chen said that he was doing his best. There is no news yet. Please wait patiently for a few more days."

"Uncle Zhang Shi, did you turn a blind eye to you?"

Li Xiao said with tears in his face, "My father brought nearly forty servants, all of whom were with swords, but even they were killed. Will this be what ordinary people do? Who would have the ability to do this? Who would have done this?"

"That's right! Who else could it be besides the Guanzhong Army?"

A clear voice suddenly came from behind. Everyone turned around and it turned out that it was the young emperor Li Shi who came. They were so scared that they saluted each other, "I will meet your Majesty!"

Li Shi was covered in slaughter and filial piety. He slowly walked forward and said to Li Xiao: "I know why Li Shangshu was assassinated because it was for the imperial village. Because someone wanted to obtain the ten thousand acres of fertile land in the imperial village, he was firmly opposed by Li Shangshu. Moreover, this person not only wanted to obtain the imperial village, but also wanted to completely abolish the land reform of the previous emperor. However, Li Shangshu was the biggest obstacle. Therefore, after assassinating Li Shangshu, no one dared to inquire about land distribution again. This achieved his goal. You should all know who this person is."

After saying that, Li Shi looked back and saw hundreds of guards escorting a carriage coming. It was Li Heng, the governor, who arrived. Li Shi snorted heavily and walked straight into the spirit shed.

At this time, Li Heng got off the carriage and shouted sadly from afar: "Brother Qiming, I'm one step late!"

Li Xiao was furious. He picked up a mourning stick and greeted Li Heng with hatred. Zhang Hao next to him grabbed his arm and dragged him back, "Nephew, don't do anything randomly. You have no evidence and have violated Your Highness the Regent. You have to suffer sin and will make your father uneasy in the nine fountains."

As he said that, he snatched the mourning stick from Li Xiao's hand and whispered in his ear: "Hold on, the Lord is in the spirit shed, don't be shocked by the Holy Lord."

Perhaps it was Zhang Hao's last words that reminded him. Li Xiao restrained the hatred in his eyes, walked forward slowly, barely bowed to Li Heng, and said coldly: "I dare not take the initiative of the Superintendent. We will take the wishes. Your Highness will be back!"

"What are you saying? Qiming and I are not only the same clan, but also the close friends of many years. When he encountered misfortune, how could I not put in incense in front of his spirit to express my condolences."

Li Heng had already seen the light carriage of Emperor Li Shi. He guessed that Li Shi was in the mourning shed and had to warn him to not allow him to make random suspicions.

He ignored Li Xiao and walked directly into the mourning shed. Zhang Hao and the other two stood aside and bowed: "See Your Highness the Superintendent."

Li Heng nodded. He had seen his grandson Li Shi, burning incense in front of Li Yan's spirit. He slowly walked forward and lit an incense, inserted it into the incense burner in front of the spirit card, and said to himself: "Brother Qiming, although you and I have different political views, we have been close friends since childhood. You should understand that your unfortunate death has nothing to do with me."

"Hmph! The sun is bright, everyone knows, how can you tell me if you have nothing to do with it?" Li Shi said coldly.

Li Heng's eyes narrowed and a vicious look ejaculated. He didn't look back at Li Shi, but just gritted his teeth and whispered: "Ni Sun! Are you talking nonsense again?"

"You are vicious. First my father, now I kill the prime minister. If you kill people like this, aren't you afraid that your ancestors and ancestors will be angry?"

Li Heng raised his head and sneered slightly, "Is an ignorant and ignorant child worthy of being the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? If you ascend the throne and take power, it will be the misfortune of my Tang Dynasty, okay! From today on, we have no relationship anymore, and you are no longer my grandson."

Before Li Heng finished speaking, Li Shi pulled off the jade on his waist. This was the gift Li Heng gave him when he was one year old. He had been wearing it on his waist for ten years. He tried to take it off several times, but his mother persuaded him. After all, this was also the meaning of the father. At this time, Li Shi's blood surged over his head. He threw the jade pendant hard to the ground regardless of everything. With a "bang!", the jade pendant was smashed to pieces, which means that their feelings for grandparents and grandchildren were the same as that of this jade pendant, and from then on turned into dust.

Li Shi turned around and rushed out of the spirit shed angrily, "Set up! Go back to the palace."

Li Heng looked at the jade pendant that had been smashed to pieces on the ground. After a while, he said to himself: "He is just throwing the jade pendant now, and he will draw his sword to chop my head tomorrow. Good! Very good!"

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In the carriage, Li Heng was thinking and silent. His eyes were so long that he was as deep as water. Even the eunuch Li Fuguo, who was riding a horse and following the carriage, dared not talk much. He knew that Li Heng was in a bad mood at this time. If he provoked him, he would definitely be in a disaster.

Li Heng was thinking about the impact of Li Yan's death on him. Although many people suspected that it was his actions, the benefits brought by Li Yan's death were far greater than this impact. First, the political affairs hall had a vacant position, which could help him get rid of the unfavorable situation of the political affairs hall. Secondly, the land reform brought a turning point. With Li Yan's death, he could take the opportunity to dissolve the temporary organization of the Land and Land and Mizu Si and hold the tens of thousands of hectares of land in his own hands. This became his bargaining chip, and he was not afraid that the royal family would not come to ask for him.

This Li Yan died so coincidental. He had a chance to die.

The carriage was walking slowly on the Zhuque Street. At this time, a burst of nursery rhymes suddenly came from the side of the road, and a group of children were singing.

‘The father and son are in chaos, the monarch and ministers are in chaos, the father kills the son, the monarch and ministers, the emperor dies, and the emperor dies, and asks who the murderer is.

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Hearing this nursery rhyme, Li Heng was furious. He opened the car window, pointed at the children and scolded: "Go and catch them!"

The guards rushed forward like wolves and tigers, and after a moment they grabbed a few children like chickens and threw them in front of the carriage. The children were so scared that they cried loudly. Li Heng was upset and gave Li Fuguo a wink. Li Fuguo understood and immediately took the children aside.

He came back soon and said, "Your Highness, I have already asked clearly."

"speak!"

"Several children said that this was what a middle-aged scribe taught them to sing, and gave them ten cents each, and ordered them to sing everywhere...."

Seeing that Li Fuguo was about to speak but stopped, Li Heng shouted, "Still continue, what else?"

Li Fuguo had no choice but to continue, "They have started singing this song since yesterday. Not only them, but many beggars and artists are also singing it, and some people are giving benefits!"

"These damn things!"

Li Heng cursed in a low voice and immediately said, "There are two things you need to do immediately! First, I ordered Chen Xuanli to punish me for the people who sang this song immediately. Children sang, parents sang 100 sticks. Others dared to sing, so they should 100 sticks first and then go to prison for one month; second, I will send someone to find An Lushan for me!"

After giving the order, Li Heng waved his order angrily and said, "Go back to Zichen Palace!"

He originally wanted to go back to his house to rest, but now he has no intention of resting. He vaguely guessed that the person who assassinated Li Yan was most likely An Lushan. He had 700 soldiers stationed outside the East City. Only he had the conditions to kill Li Yan and his forty servants in one go.

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One hour later, the Jinwu Guards in Wannian County suddenly went out, and a group of soldiers ran around the neighborhood, searching for children and ronin who sang obscure songs. Children who sang nursery rhymes were constantly caught and took them home, beating their parents to cry and cry. More than a dozen beggars who sang father-son begging songs in the City God Temple were also discovered. The soldiers of the Jinwu Guards beat them hard and killed eight beggars on the spot. The rest were beaten up and then threw themselves into the black prison of Jinwu Guards. The entire Wannian County was in chaos.

In sharp contrast to Wannian County, Chang'an County is Chang'an County. The Qianniuwei in Chang'an County is silent. Groups of children sing the latest nursery rhymes in various halls of Chang'an County: "Father and son, disturb the king and his subjects, father kills his son, king and his subjects, died, the emperor and his subjects died, and asked who the murderer was.

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A Zhuque Street split Chang'an into two worlds.

In Zichen Palace, An Lushan walked into Li Heng's court room under the leadership of two eunuchs. It was indeed An Lushan who killed Li Yan. His general Shi Siming led 500 guards to ambush Li Yan in Xinfeng County. This was a generous gift he gave to Li Heng. An Lushan did not realize what impact Li Yan's death would have on land reform. He only considered the changes in the Political Affairs Hall.

An Lushan's visit to Beijing this time had two purposes. The first was to form an alliance with the Nationalist Party, so that he could accelerate his expansion under the cover of the Nationalist Party, without being suspected of becoming a rebellion. At the same time, he could also use the excuse to defend the Khitan and get the support of the imperial court's money and food.

The second purpose is to rebuild his intelligence agency. Since Liu Luogu disappeared, his intelligence agency in Chang'an has disappeared silently. This is equivalent to blinding one eye, which is extremely unfavorable for him to understand the movements of Chang'an and other forces. Therefore, rebuilding the intelligence agency is his top priority.

He had another ulterior motive for coming to Chang'an this time, which was to find Yang Yuhuan, who was the woman he had always dreamed of. He had never had a chance before, but now she and Li Longji are separated, that is, God gave him this beauty. It's a pity that Liu Luogu failed to fulfill his wish. The official statement of Chang'an was that Yang Yuhuan had died in the fire in the Huaqing Palace, but An Lushan knew that Yang Yuhuan was not dead, so she must have hid, and it was very likely that she was in Chang'an.

It’s a pity that after searching for two days, Meiren Yang still had no news, but he was not discouraged. He increased his search for various parts of Chang'an and made a reward of tens of thousands of yuan.

An Lushan was thinking a lot and soon came to Li Heng's front door.

"Please, Marshal An! Your Highness is waiting for you in the court room."

At this time, An Lushan saw that there was no one around, so he quickly picked out a good emerald from his waist and stuffed it to the eunuch and said, "Dad father-in-law, take it to have a drink."

"This... how can you be so embarrassed!" The eunuch smiled so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth. He was a person who knew the goods, and this emerald was worth at least a thousand guan.

An Lushan smiled and said, "My father-in-law's surname?"

"Thank you, An Shuai. My old slave is Cheng Yuanzhen. I have been following His Highness the Superintendent for many years."

"It turned out to be Eunuch Cheng, so please take care of me in the future."
To be continued...