mtl008 Chapter 140 I was the one who did that
Chapter 140 I was the one who did that
Ling Chuan chuckled: "Master, why didn't you tell me earlier? It's just a small matter, why do you have to keep it so secretive?"
Wu Kun frowned, thinking that this guy didn't take the Xu family seriously, but he still quickly asked: "What do you think?"
Ling Chuan said bluntly: "Does the Lord still remember the case of the Imperial Censor Xu Heng worshipping the evil god in the wild temple in the eastern suburbs?"
Wu Kun understood immediately, his eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, but the details are hard to grasp. If we really investigate, it will be a joke if the evil gods we worship are different."
Ling Chuan showed a sly smile: "Don't worry, sir, I was the one who did that."
"hiss……"
Even in such a hot day, Wu Kun felt a chill on his back. The evil god case brought down such a big family as the Xu family of Ruyin, and forced Xu Hongtu out of the cabinet, the core of the imperial court.
If not for this, even if Lingchuan had great abilities, he would not have been able to fight the Xu family in Ruyin County.
Wu Kun was nominally a steward in Prince Ning's mansion, but in reality he was the one who gave Prince Ning advice and did his work. He had always thought that he was ruthless enough, but he did not expect that Ling Chuan was even more ruthless than himself.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. You must be careful and don't mess it up."
"Don't worry, I have the support of the Lord, so I can't mess this up."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Kun, who was about to leave, almost stepped on empty air. He was afraid that he could not get rid of this matter. If something went wrong, Ling Chuan would definitely be the first one to sell him out.
Thinking of this, he simply said, "Since you said so, I can't just sit there and watch. Let's discuss the details."
"It is my honor that the Lord is so considerate of me."
Ling Chuan's flattery made Wu Kun laugh and cry.
Next, the two spent the entire afternoon going over all the details carefully, surveying the Xu family compound from front to back, and deciding on the place to enshrine the evil god.
The Xu family, with more than a thousand people including the Yulin Guard and the people from the Judicial Investigation Bureau, worked hard for seven or eight days before they were finally able to set off for Beijing.
As for the evil god that was worshipped, he was dug out in front of several core members of the Xu family. In Ruyin, the most senior person in the Xu family was the third uncle who had been paralyzed for several years due to the sequelae of cerebral thrombosis.
When they saw the evil god statue being dug out with their own eyes, Third Uncle jumped up from the couch and then fell straight down. If there hadn't been someone supporting him, he would probably never have woken up again.
Even though this Third Uncle couldn't move his hands or speak, he actually knew very well in his heart that the Xu family was finished.
When the people from the Judicial Investigation Bureau and the two hundred Yulin Guards returned to the capital in a majestic manner, it almost alarmed the entire city.
More than a thousand people from the Xu family of Ruyin were escorted to the capital. This was the biggest case since the Prince of Yan seized the throne three years ago.
When Lingchuan and his companions were still ten or twenty miles away from the capital, there were already people watching the excitement on the roadside. The further they got into the city, the more people gathered on the roadside. In the end, the road was almost blocked, and Wu Kun had to send people to clear the way.
But even though the road was open, Wu Kun was a little afraid to go forward, because there were too many people on the roadside. There were only about 300 people from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Imperial Guards, but there were more than 1,000 prisoners being escorted. If some riot broke out and the prisoners were lost, it would be a big deal.
Ling Chuan was also a little depressed at this time. The reason why so many people were watching was actually because of him.
He first sent people to let Cao Huanchun create momentum in the capital and spread the news that the Xu family from Ruyin was escorted back to the capital. At the same time, he spread a large number of crimes committed by the Xu family. The most widely spread of these was the fact that the Xu family worshipped evil gods.
The case of the evil spirit in the wild temple in the eastern suburbs had been widely reported before, but after Xu Heng was executed, the heat died down. Now, another wave of news has come, and it has immediately attracted the attention of the people of the entire city.
Today, the Xu family has become a monster-like existence, and even the Xu Mansion in the capital has suffered. Originally, the gate of the Xu Mansion was located in an alley, secluded and deep, with basically no one passing by. But now, every day there are people running to the gate of the Xu Mansion to shout and curse, and even spit before leaving.
It was because the Xu Mansion was big enough that Xu Hongtu couldn't hear anything inside, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have died.
However, Xu Hongtu also heard the rumors in the capital. Although he knew it was a frame-up, he had no way to deal with it.
He had already arranged everything he could. After all, this case still had to be tried by the Ministry of Justice, and rumors among the people would not be believed. Anyway, even if they won the case, their Xu family would not be able to stay in the capital, so let the rumors spread.
Xu Hongtu naturally also heard the news that the Criminal Investigation Bureau escorted the Xu family to Beijing today, and he also made some top-secret arrangements.
Now the Xu family's biggest handle is the rebellious son Xu Lang. As long as he dies, there will be room for maneuver in the Xu family's case. With the Xu family's contributions over the past two hundred years, as long as they have not collaborated with the enemy and sold out their country, their property would definitely not be confiscated and their family would not be exterminated.
For the sake of the Xu family, Xu Hongtu had no choice but to sacrifice his son.
The Xu family has been a prominent family for more than 200 years, so naturally they have a lot of assassins. Some of them were the ones who hunted Ling Chuan before. But ever since the Xu family was confiscated, all of these assassins were summoned to the capital by Xu Hongtu.
A total of fifty-seven death warriors were deployed at the three city gates on the west side of the capital.
In other words, no matter which gate the Investigation Bureau entered the city through, they would be attacked by the Xu family's assassins.
With a prison car with wooden fences, Xu Lang could be killed with just a few crossbow arrows coated with poison.
However, outside the city, the large group escorting the prisoners had just seen the city gate when they were frightened by the dark crowd in front of the city gate.
So Ling Chuan came to Wu Kun and said, "Master, the city gate is so blocked. Why don't we change the route?"
"Change the route?" Wu Kun said in surprise, "This is a chance for our Investigation Department to make a name for itself. How can we change the route?"
Ling Chuan pointed to the crowd in front of the city gate and said, "Master Tiju, look at the situation. If we don't change the route, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep tonight. There are more than a thousand prisoners to be handed over."
Wu Kun hissed, "You're right, but our Investigation Department..."
"Master, how about this? Let's split our forces into two groups. Let the Criminal Investigation Department escort some of the prisoners into the city from this side, and we escort the other group to take a detour and go directly to Taiping Gate."
He pointed at Xu Lang in the prison van behind him and said, "This is the most important witness in the case. We should be careful."
Wu Kun nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, then let's split up into two groups. You lead the people to send the important prisoners directly around the city to Taiping Gate, and leave this to me."
Ling Chuan rolled his eyes. Wu Kun was too fond of showing off. There were so many people, he would be crushed to death.
What they didn't expect was that just this sudden thought allowed them to avoid a disaster.