There is a moon in Chang'an, and the sound of thousands of households banging their clothes.
The autumn wind never blows away, but there is always love between the two.
When the barbarians are defeated, good men will stop their expedition.
——"Midnight Wu Song·Autumn Song" Li Bai
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The rebellion of the Ming Dynasty caused the death of countless courtiers, made countless official women become servants in Ye Youting, and caused countless officials' children to wander thousands of miles and die in the vast Gobi.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Countless people quickly filled the vacancies left by the rebel generals and rebellious court officials.
For a time, the long pavilion on the bridge was filled with cries. A group of prisoners with shackles on their necks and iron chains on their feet said goodbye to their relatives and embarked on a road of unknown life and death;
And at night, the goulan tile shops in Pingkangfang are lit with green lights, singing and dancing birds, and countless officials who have risen to great heights are drunk and still have more to say.
Bai Fu watched with cold eyes and no interest.
After the civil strife was quelled, Bai Fu did not participate in the struggle within the court, nor did he participate in the "spoils sharing meeting". He declined the invitations from all walks of life and rested alone in the Bashu Guild Hall, where he treated the seriously injured Zi Che.
Speaking of the car-splitting injury, it is also a mystery.
Bai Fu and others laid a dragnet in the Daming Palace and waited patiently for Siqi Wang Li Zhen and others to be arrested.
When everyone's attention was focused on Daming Palace, Zi Chesi suddenly felt uneasy. He sneaked into Xingqing Palace and secretly ambush near Xuanzong's chamber.
At the third watch, when Siqi King Li Zhen led the Yulin Army to surround Penglai Palace, an assassin wearing night clothes broke into Xingqing Palace and assassinated Xuanzong.
The assassin was agile and moved like a civet cat. He broke into the palace without being discovered by the palace guards.
When the assassin fell to the floor of the chamber, he was as light as a feather. If it were not for the martial arts of the palace maid Ru Xianyuan who attended the chamber, Xuanzong would have been killed on the spot.
The assassin was ruthless, and Ru Xianyuan was obviously no match.
At the critical moment, Zi Cheshang arrived in time.
With the skill of splitting the car, I thought I could easily take down the assassin. Unexpectedly, the assassin not only has weird martial arts, but is also proficient in Taoism.
The two fought for dozens of rounds. Although Zi Cheshang repelled the assassin, he himself was seriously injured.
The assassination of Xuanzong is quite strange. Xuanzong was the instigator of this palace chaos. Who would assassinate Xuanzong? Is it Suzong?
After Suzong learned about the conspiracy between Xuanzong and Siqi King Li Zhen, he did not arrest Li Zhen in advance because he wanted to make Xuanzong's restoration and rebellion a reality, so as not to be accused of patricide.
Once Xuanzong's coup failed, his reputation would be ruined. The emperor who had suffered a complete defeat would no longer have anyone to follow him. He could only be placed under house arrest without killing him.
On the contrary, only when Xuanzong was sure of victory in the coup and Suzong was in danger of losing everything, could he make this move. Otherwise, Suzong would have no need to take action at all.
The time when the assassins carried out the assassination was when Suzong began to close the net, and the time and rhythm were completely inconsistent.
Based on this inference, Suzong can be excluded.
So, who is the mastermind behind the assassin, and who is the ultimate winner in Xuanzong's death?
Bai Fu and Fang Shuliu couldn't figure it out.
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Bai Fu took out the remaining rags of the palace puppet and handed it to Fang Shuliu.
When Fang Shuliu saw this thing, he took a deep breath. He took the rag strip to a bright place and looked at it repeatedly, observing the weaving method of the silk thread, the material and texture of the cloth strip...
Fang Shuliu pointed to the unique pattern on the cloth strip and said: "Yes, that's it! This rag strip comes from the shroud on the body of Concubine Liu Hua."
Seeing Bai Fu's confused look, Fang Shuliu talked about a big scandal that shocked Chang'an more than ten years ago.
Concubine Liu was the biological mother of Prince Qing Li Cong, and gave birth to the eldest son of Xuanzong, Prince Qing Li Cong, Prince Rong Li Wan, and Prince Yi Li Can.
Concubine Hua gave birth to three princes, and she was supposed to enjoy prosperity and wealth based on her son. However, the beauty was unlucky, and Concubine Liu Hua died of illness before the 28th year of Kaiyuan (740).
Xuanzong was very fond of Concubine Liu Hua, and the burial objects given to her were extremely luxurious, which attracted the attention of tomb robbers.
After the tomb robbers targeted Concubine Liu Hua's tomb, they were unable to do anything. Because Xuanzong was worried that Concubine Hua's tomb would be stolen, he specially sent dozens of soldiers to guard Concubine Liu Hua's tomb.
In the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, a group of tomb robbers came up with a plan. They first pretended that someone in the family had died, and then built a large tomb a hundred steps away from Concubine Hua's tomb. The tomb robbers used it as a cover to hide under the tomb.
A tunnel was dug and the tomb of Concubine Liu Hua was dug underground.
In this way, while there were guards outside Concubine Hua's tomb, this group of tomb robbers broke into Concubine Hua's tomb without anyone noticing.
After opening the coffin, the tomb robbers discovered that the beautiful Concubine Hua's skin was smooth and elastic, and her limbs were soft and could bend and stretch.
The tomb thieves looted all the jewelry in the tomb, but they were still unwilling to give up.
Seeing the precious gold necklace wrapped around Concubine Liu Hua's arm, the tomb robbers chopped off Concubine Hua's hands with a machete in order to remove the gold necklace.
In order to prevent Concubine Liu Hua's ghost from telling them in her dream, they even cut off Concubine Liu Hua's tongue.
This wasn’t the end of the story. When they saw that Concubine Liu Hua’s body was well preserved and lifelike, they became lustful and brutally humiliated Concubine Liu Hua’s body...
After succeeding, the tomb robbers followed the tunnel and returned to the big tomb they dug with a large amount of treasures. It was already getting late, so the tomb robbers stayed in the big tomb at night.
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That night, King Qing Li Cong had a nightmare. He dreamed of his mother with disheveled hair, naked body, her hands cut off, and her body covered in blood. He cried and asked for help: "Cong'er, my mother is so miserable. Tomb robbers are digging up my tomb.
You insulted me. You want to avenge your mother!
This group of thieves will appear outside Chunming Gate tomorrow, you must capture them and bring them back!"
Later, Concubine Liu Hua described the appearance of the tomb robbers in detail to Prince Qing Li Cong.
Prince Li Cong of Qing Dynasty was extremely filial. He woke up crying in his dream and went to the palace early in the morning to meet the emperor. After investigation, it was found that Concubine Hua's tomb was indeed stolen and Concubine Hua's body was mutilated.
The ruling and opposition parties were shocked.
Xuanzong Long Yan was furious and ordered Jing Zhaoyin and Wannian County Magistrate to lead dozens of unscrupulous people to wait at Chunming Gate and strictly investigate the passers-by.
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Let’s talk about this group of tomb robbers. In order not to attract attention, the day after the tomb robbers, the tomb robbers’ accomplices disguised themselves as a family’s funeral procession, sent people from the capital to pull the empty coffin to the suburbs, and put the stolen treasures in the coffin in an attempt to bring them back.
The stolen goods were sold in Chang'an City.
Of course, they didn't know yet that Chang'an police officers and police officers had all been dispatched to arrest them.
When this group of tomb robbers returned with their full load and arrived outside Chunming Gate, they were caught by Jing Zhaoyin, Bad Shuai and others.
With everyone taking the stolen goods, the tomb robber confessed.
Upon checking their identities, the Dali Temple officials in charge of the interrogation were quite surprised, because this group of tomb robbers were not poor people who took risks for their livelihood. These group of tomb robbers were all unlearned and unskilled officials from Chang'an City.
Based on the confessions of the tomb robbers, Dali Temple officials followed suit and arrested dozens more people.
After the truth came to light, King Qing Li Cong burst into tears and couldn't calm down his hatred. He told his father that he wanted to personally execute the five main tomb robbers. Xuanzong agreed to do so.
Li Cong cut into pieces the five leaders of the tomb robbers with thousands of knives, disemboweled them, took out their internal organs, boiled them and fried them, and offered them as a memorial to Concubine Hua. The remaining dozens of tomb robbers were pulled out of Jingzhao Gate and beheaded in public.
Xuanzong ordered that Concubine Liu Hua be reburied in a selected place to comfort her spirit in heaven.
Even so, King Qing Li Cong spent three years in mourning and was extremely sad.
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After talking about this tomb robbery, Fang Shuliu said: "Back then, I was one of the investigators of this case. Although both people were stolen and the truth was revealed, there are two doubts that have been bothering me."
Bai Fu knew that Fang Shuliu's words must have profound meaning, so he listened quietly.
Fang Shuliu said: "First, we compared the loot obtained by the tomb robbers with the list of Concubine Liu Hua's burial, and the only thing missing was the shroud.
You must know that the Liu family was a Chinese concubine, and her shroud was also of extraordinary quality. It is recorded in the eucalyptus. It is a valuable thing, so why did this thing disappear out of thin air? "
Bai Fu guessed: "Could it be that in the chaos, the tomb robbers took it out of the tomb and discarded it in the tunnel or other places?"
Fang Shuliu shook his head and said: "The last tomb robber who left the tomb clearly remembered that when he left the tomb, he wiped his muddy hands with a shroud and threw it behind the door of the tomb passage."
Bai Fu nodded, no longer interrupting Fang Shuliu, and asked him to finish explaining the two doubtful points.
Fang Shuliu said: "Secondly, when we rushed to the scene where Concubine Hua's tomb was robbed, the tomb was in a mess. Concubine Liu Hua's body was stood up on its side, with a candle inserted in her chest...
The cruel means by which the tomb robbers insulted Concubine Liu Hua’s body was unsightly and outrageous. However, none of the tomb robbers admitted this aspect.”
Bai Fu said: "In other words, they admitted to the more cruel methods, but they did not admit to this?"
Fang Shuliu nodded and said: "That's right. The crimes they committed were enough for Lingchi. They have committed crimes four or five times, and this one is not bad. But from beginning to end, they did not admit it."
Bai Fu thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "In other words, after the tomb robbers left the tomb of Concubine Liu Hua, someone else entered the tomb of Concubine Liu Hua before you six doors?"
Fang Shuliu tied his long beard with his hands and said, "That's right. This person probably left after King Qing Li Cong cried to Xuanzong.
Based on this inference, this person is likely to be from the palace, and he has the opportunity to ride a beautiful horse and has extraordinary skills.
More importantly, this person must have a split personality, twisted temperament, and cruelty!
In the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, Li Fuguo was the horse-raising eunuch of Da Nei Feilong Stable, and his status was just right!
He can practice the White Bone Claws of the White Bone Lady and the unscrupulous sorcery ‘Grudge Spirit’, which is enough to prove that this person has a twisted personality, is divided and vicious!”
At this point, Bai Fu and Fang Shuliu looked at each other and shuddered.
Such a vicious and evil person, who made people and gods angry, turned out to be Suzong's confidant eunuch. He successively served as the marching commander of the marshal's office, the founder of the three departments of Yitong, the minister who knew how to save trouble, and the title of Duke of the state. He held an important position and was extremely powerful!
If this thief is not eliminated, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!