Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

"what!!!"

Suddenly, a scream spread throughout the entire Tiangang No. 1 Courtyard when the thunder disappeared.

The Tibetan guards standing outside were horrified when they heard the screams.

They knocked on the door and shouted, "Your Highness! Your Highness!"

But there was no response at all.

The guards were worried and did not dare to delay, so they kicked the closed door open.

Then they rushed into the room.

As soon as they entered the room, amidst the flashes of thunder, they saw the blood-soaked quilt and the head that had fallen to the ground with its eyes open, and they were all stunned...
…………

Boom boom boom!
There was an anxious knock on the door.

At the same time, a voice kept coming: "Commander Shen, Commander Shen, something bad has happened."

Crunch!

The next moment, the tightly closed door was opened.

Shen Lian rubbed his eyes and looked at the person in front of him in a daze. When he saw that the person knocking on the door was Zhao Hai, the Minister of Honglu Temple, he asked in confusion: "Minister Zhao? You don't have a good rest this late at night, what happened?"

After Zhao Hai saw Shen Lian, his tense face finally calmed down a little. He seemed to have regained his confidence and said hurriedly, "Commander Shen, it's bad. A murder has occurred at the post station."

"what?"

Shen Lian was startled, his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked: "What murder case? Who died?"

Zhao Hai hurriedly said: "The Tubo prince was killed in his room tonight!"

"It fits!?"

Shen Lian's voice was full of surprise: "What happened? How could he be killed?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I don't know either! The post station is in chaos right now. The Tibetan barbarians are clamoring to avenge their Highness. I really have no choice but to come and disturb Commander Shen."

When Shen Lian saw Zhao Hai’s panicked look, he knew that Zhao Hai must have been woken up from his sleep.

Then he went to the scene and found that he couldn't control the situation at all, so he came to find me.

Shen Lian was well aware of how unreasonable the Tibetan barbarians were. After all, these people lived in a wild and lawless land.

He thought for a moment and said, "Wait for me here. I'll change my clothes and go to the post station with you."

Zhao Hai nodded quickly.

Shen Lian quickly returned to the room, changed into the official uniform specially made for this visit of all nations, and then walked out.

At this time Ali also received the news and rushed over.

If Abao is not here, he will have to follow Shen Lian at all times and protect Shen Lian.

Shen Lian and Ali looked at each other, nodded to Sishe, and then said to Zhao Hai: "Let's go."

Everyone quickly went to the post station.

After arriving at the post station, we found that the entire station was brightly lit, with many oil lamps shining, making the night at the post station as bright as day.

Qin Ziyi, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has already arrived here.

The post station is located in Chang'an City. A murder occurred there. Jingzhao Yi and Dali Temple are absolutely the first responsible persons.

At this time, Qin Ziyi's hair was disheveled and his face looked tired. It was obvious that he was also pulled out of bed from his sleep.

At this moment, Qin Ziyi was explaining to the Tibetan guards: "Don't worry, I will do my best to find the real culprit and avenge your Highness."

But those Tibetan guards refused to give in.

"You must give us an explanation!"

"My Highness the Tibetan was killed in your Tang Dynasty post station. The responsibility lies entirely with you!"

"You have one day to solve the case immediately, otherwise my Tibetan cavalry will destroy your Tang Dynasty!"

Qin Ziyi became very anxious when he heard what they said.

Do you think I don't want to solve the case?

Do you think I wish your Highness to die?
Oh, this is hope!

But we didn't kill him, why are you yelling at me?
He felt very aggrieved, but he had to put on a smile. After all, the one who died was the Tubo prince, whose identity was very unusual.

If it is not handled properly, war might really break out.

After all, he knew that the Tubo Khan had two sons, and this prince was the last one.

The previous crown prince was assassinated two months ago, so this can be said to be the only one left.

Now that the last prince of Tubo has died, it means that the Tubo Khan will have no descendants!

Shit, if this news gets back to him, the Tubo Khan will go crazy!

If a good explanation is not given, the Tubo Khan might really go crazy against the Tang Dynasty.

So even if Qin Ziyi felt aggrieved, he could only nod and bow.

"Qin Shaoqing, what's the situation?"

At this moment, Shen Lian's voice sounded behind Qin Ziyi.

When Qin Ziyi heard this familiar voice, she was almost moved to tears.

"Commander Shen, you are finally here."

For some reason, the moment he heard Qin Ziyi's voice, Qin Ziyi's somewhat panicked heart suddenly calmed down.

I suddenly felt more confident...
Shen Lian walked over and gently patted Qin Ziyi's shoulder. He looked back and forth at the aggressive Tibetan guards and said calmly, "If you want us to solve the case as soon as possible, find the murderer as soon as possible, and avenge your Tibetan prince as soon as possible, then shut your mouths! Otherwise..."

Shen Lian glanced coldly at the faces of the Tibetan guards and said in a cold voice: "I don't mind if you write a letter to your Tibetan Khan and tell him how your Tibetan guards obstructed my judgment of the case. Are you doing this deliberately because you don't want the truth to come out... I will suggest that the Tibetan Khan investigate this matter carefully."

As soon as Shen Lian said this, the faces of those Tibetan guards who had just been aggressive towards Qin Ziyi suddenly changed.

They didn't protect the fit well in the first place, and if Shen Lian wrote another letter like this to them, they would definitely be dead!

They hurriedly said: "You..."

"Shut up!"

Shen Lian scolded, "I told you to speak again, otherwise you'd better be quiet. I don't like to say the same thing for the third time!"

The faces of these Tibetan guards suddenly turned blue and red.

They clenched their fists tightly, but finally gave in to Shen Lian's calm gaze. They lowered their heads and didn't say a word.

Qin Ziyi was so happy watching this!
He explained so much and talked until his mouth was dry, but these people ignored him.

As a result, as soon as Commander Shen arrived, they wilted!
However, Qin Ziyi also knew that the Chu Palace was well-known and Shen Lian's status had also risen, so he was able to scold these Tibetan guards so that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

If I did the same, I would probably be waiting for their swords. Shen Lian did not look at the Tibetan guards again. He turned around and waved to Qin Ziyi, saying, "Qin Shaoqing, come here."

Qin Ziyi followed Shen Lian and entered Tiangang No. 1 Courtyard.

As Shen Lian walked, he asked, "Tell me about the situation you have now."

Qin Ziyi said hurriedly, "About an hour ago, the Tibetan guards at the door suddenly heard a scream coming from the Tibetan prince's room. They were worried and knocked on the door, but there was no response after knocking for a long time."

"They were worried about something going wrong, so they kicked the door open, and when they entered the room, they found that the Tubo prince had been killed."

"After the coroner's examination, it was found that Chihela had fought with the murderer, and then the murderer chopped off his head with a knife."

"The time of death estimated by the coroner is consistent with the screams heard by the guards at the end."

"But the strange thing is..."

Qin Ziyi looked at Shen Lian and saw that Shen Lian looked calm, the same as always. He continued, "What's strange is that... the doors and windows of Qihela's room were all locked, and these guards were right in front of the door. It only took them a dozen breaths from the time they heard the noise to the time they broke the door open."

“But when they went into the room, there was no one except Qihela’s body.”

"so….…"

Shen Lian stepped into the room and said, "Is this a murder in a closed room?"

After Shen Lian entered the room, his eyes immediately swept across the entire room.

In this room, the tables and chairs were overturned and scattered on the ground. It can be seen that a fierce battle seemed to have taken place here.

Tea cups were scattered everywhere, and the tea was spilled all over the floor. At the same time, a trail of scarlet blood came into Shen Lian's sight.

Shen Lian continued to walk inside, and then he saw the dead head of the Tubo Prince Qihela next to a chair.

As for Qihela's headless body, it was lying on the couch, on the quilt.

The quilt was also stained red with blood, which looked shocking.

Shen Lian carefully examined Qihela's wound and asked, "Did the coroner say what weapon was used to commit the crime?"

"Knife!"

Qin Ziyi replied: "The coroner said it was a knife, a very thin and sharp knife."

"Very thin? Very sharp? Is it the horizontal sword of our Tang Dynasty?" Shen Lian asked.

Qin Ziyi lowered his voice and said: "The coroner said that it looked like a horizontal sword from our Tang Dynasty, but just because it was a horizontal sword from our Tang Dynasty, it doesn't mean that it was committed by someone from our Tang Dynasty..."

"Besides, those Tibetans were already dissatisfied with us. If they knew that the weapon that killed their master was the Great Tang Sword, they would inevitably misunderstand... Therefore, I have not yet told them what the murder weapon might be."

Shen Lian glanced at Qin Ziyi and said calmly, "What is there to hide? Do we have to hide anything when we are investigating a case?"

"It's nothing, just a weapon, but you deliberately concealed it like this. Once they find out, it may show that we are insecure."

"So, don't hide anything. Tell them everything we know in real time, so that they know that the Tang Dynasty is upright and just!"

When Qin Ziyi heard this, he felt that Shen Lian was domineering and confident.

He nodded quickly and said, "Before Commander Shen came, I was unsure. Now that Commander Shen is here, I am not afraid of anything. I will tell them right away."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Qin Ziyi left, and he walked to Qihela's head, squatted down, and looked at the head with its eyes open on the ground, his eyes deep.

"Looking at your last remaining expression of shock and disbelief, you probably didn't expect this result, right?"

Shen Lian whispered calmly, went to the window to check the lock, then carefully inspected the scene before walking out.

When we arrived at the courtyard, we saw that it was full of people.

The envoys from other countries were all standing here, whispering.

Some of their faces showed tension, some worried, some afraid, some confused, and some very happy.

Different people, different expressions, express their complex and different thoughts at the moment.

When they saw Shen Lian walking out of the room, they hurried forward to ask.

"Commander Shen, Commander Shen, how is Commander Shen?"

"Who is the murderer?"

"Who is so abominable that he even killed the Tibetan prince?"

"I heard the heads were chopped off, is that true?"

The envoys kept asking questions, one after another.

They were really nervous.

First it was Bolor, then Baekje.

Now, even the Tubo prince has been killed!
This is the prince of Tubo!

The Tubo prince who lives in Tiangang Courtyard No. 1!
The one with the highest status among these envoys!
And it’s inside the post station!
This made the envoys from other countries feel really unsure.

The previous two cases both happened outside the city of Chang'an, and the victims were not envoys from major countries, so although they cared, they were not that worried.

But this time is different.

This time it happened inside the post station, and the one who died was the most powerful envoy from a great country. How could they still feel at ease?
Even the envoys from the Arab Empire, such as Anthony and Nanzhao, looked much more solemn.

Shen Lian's gaze swept over them one by one. His eyes were calm and his temperament was also very steady. His clear gaze swept over everyone, as if giving everyone a feeling of stability and tranquility, which made their originally nervous hearts relax a lot at this moment.

The discussions gradually died down.

At this time, Shen Lian spoke up, "I know the concerns in your hearts. To be honest, I am also shocked and terrified this time!"

"At the post station, our Tang Dynasty deployed thousands of guards to protect everyone, but unexpectedly, the thieves still succeeded!"

"I will not refuse. This is the responsibility of our Tang Dynasty. It is our Tang Dynasty that failed to protect you. We will give you an explanation!"

Shen Lian first comforted the envoys and expressed the Tang Dynasty's apology and sincerity.

This case,
The murder occurred in the post station, which was completely different from previous cases and had a close connection with the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty must show some sincerity. No matter whether there will be an explanation later, at least, both sides should be able to save face now.

In the game between countries, besides interests, the most important thing is face.

Sure enough, after hearing Shen Lian's words, the envoys' faces looked better.

Shen Lian continued, "It is not convenient for me to say too much about this case right now."

"But if you know the cases I have handled in the past, then you should know my ability, so... I can make you a promise."

Shen Lian held up a finger and said, "One day, it only takes one day. Before dark tomorrow, I will definitely find the real culprit and bring him to justice, so that you can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)