In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Yang Zhuo brought all the officials and even his own sons, nephews, and male relatives from Wei County with him, which meant he was risking everything to reinforce himself.

The consequence of doing so is that Yang Zhuo will offend everyone directly involved in the case, and he will be branded as the Prince of Han throughout the Liangzhou officialdom.

First of all, they showed enough sincerity and were definitely not two-faced fence-sitters.

Secondly, in Li Yuanchang's previous investigation and screening, Yang Zhuo was the tallest among the short, with no major problems, unlike some officials.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things; there are still many things to deal with."

"Lord Yang, you will stay here to oversee the personnel control."

"Once you are delivered to Liangzhou City, come to the Prince's Palace to see me."

Yang Zhuo was so excited that he almost cried on the spot. He knew that this meant he had officially joined the Han King's camp.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will certainly do my best!"

"Hongzhi, you are in charge of taking inventory of all the wealth of the Lu family's stone estate and packing it all up to take away," Li Yuanchang said again.

"Yes!" Wang Hongzhi bowed.

"Guo Chao, take your men and come back with me."

"yes!!"

In this way, Li Yuanchang explained everything in a few words and quickly led a hundred cavalry back to Liangzhou City.

He had no interest in these small fry from Shizhuang; he wanted to take down the big tigers.

Liangzhou City.

I rushed back, and it was already dawn. The sky was about to brighten, roosters were crowing incessantly, and a bluish-gray hue enveloped the sky. Fog swirled outside the city.

A hundred riders entered the city and swiftly began the arrest.

The sound of doors being slammed echoed throughout the city. Many people were unaware of what was happening and were practically dragged away from their sleep.

Li Yuanchang went straight back to the palace to get his wound bandaged.

He didn't want to disturb Situ Lan, fearing it would frighten her, but Situ Lan hadn't slept all night. When she saw Li Yuanchang return almost covered in blood, she was so frightened that she burst into tears on the spot.

But in reality, the only wound on Li Yuanchang's body that could be considered a cut was on his arm, because he wasn't protected by armor.

He dared to go to Lu's Stone Village with just a few people, which means he was well-prepared.

A few people facing an encirclement of hundreds of people, how could they possibly survive without armor?

"Madam, don't cry. I'm fine, aren't I?" Li Yuanchang said with a smile, sitting in the steaming water bucket, and reached out to wipe away the tears on her fair face.

Situ Lan was in tears, her expression truly showing her heartfelt distress and worry.

With the exception of a few exceptions, the moral standards of women in ancient times were truly high.

"Your Highness, you said you were fine, but your arm is bleeding a lot."

"Such a big opening."

Li Yuanchang flexed his left hand: "It's really nothing, look."

Situ Lan quickly stopped her: "Your Highness, stop fooling around."

"The doctor said you can't move around too much, or the wound will bleed again."

Li Yuanchang nodded with a smile.

"Alright, I'll do as you say, Madam."

"However, why didn't you sleep all night, Madam?"

Situ Lan frowned slightly: "The prince said he would come over for dinner tonight, but I haven't seen him yet. In addition, all the guards in the prince's mansion have left. I'm so anxious that my eyelids keep twitching when I look outside. I haven't dared to go to sleep."

"They prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the East Courtyard, but His Highness was still injured."

Li Yuanchang was moved and held her delicate hand. It was good to have someone care and wait for him.

"Your Highness, is there anything that requires your personal attention? Wouldn't it be better to send someone else?"

Li Yuanchang smiled helplessly. His foundation was not yet stable, so where would he get so many people?

The vast majority of people in Liangzhou Prefecture are unusable; even today, it was only because someone tipped them off.

Moreover, this was the first major case he handled in Liangzhou, and he had to win. If he didn't handle it well, the chain reaction would be huge, and there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't make a fuss about it.

Seeing this, Situ Lan said again, "I am just a woman and should not say too much. Your Highness does not need to explain to me."

"But I hope that Your Highness will leave unharmed and return unharmed."

"If anything happens, just send someone to let me know, so I won't have to worry."

Li Yuanchang felt guilty upon hearing this and turned to speak seriously: "Alright, I understand."

Situ Lan gave a soft "hmm" and wanted to continue scrubbing, but when she noticed Li Yuanchang's staring gaze, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

In the misty haze, their lips drew closer and closer.

In less than half an hour, it was completely bright.

The city of Liangzhou began to erupt in commotion.

An hour later, a bombshell announcement came: the truth had come out, and Lu Qi had committed suicide by poisoning himself at home!

The spread of this news shocked the entire Liangzhou Prefecture.

"Dead??"

Are you sure?

Guo Chao clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your Highness, it is absolutely true. I even called a coroner from the common people. It is indeed a case of suicide by poisoning, with no external injuries."

"His family and servants did not hear any unusual noises in the middle of the night."

"What about the others?" Li Yuanchang asked again.

"Your Highness, Liu Yishou and dozens of other suspects have all been apprehended. They were unaware of the Lu family's stone estate beforehand, so the arrests went smoothly," Guo Chao reported.

Li Yuanchang frowned. Everyone else was unaware of the situation, except for Lu Qi, who knew beforehand and committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

That means the information relay could only have been done by him.

How did he tip him off?

Even if the movement of the Prince's guards is monitored, wouldn't a middleman be needed to relay the message?

"Investigate again to see if it was a murder. Also, raid the entire Lu family's residence, and carefully examine all letters and clues!"

"yes!"

No sooner had Guo Chao left than Fang Weng came in.

"Your Highness, Lord Gao, Lord Li, and the six military advisors from Liangzhou Prefecture have all come to inquire about your injuries."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang simply sneered.

The visit was just a pretense; the real purpose was probably to test the waters.

Although based on all the evidence and confessions he had gathered, it seemed that only this many people could be brought down in the case of Daihong Temple, he was well aware that these people who came were not clean either.

"Dogs have a good nose, don't they?"

"Let them in."

"Perfect, let's settle this case."

"yes!"

"..."

Around noon, after a large amount of irrefutable evidence was presented, the Dahong Temple case was definitively settled.

At Li Yuanchang's request, the Liangzhou government officials began to take action, and a large number of people were directly sent to the execution ground to expedite the process.

On the other side, numerous notices were also posted.

In addition to the verdict, there were also numerous missing person notices.

First, Li Yuanchang wants to find the families of those who were forced to work at Dahong Temple and died due to the shoddy construction project, so that they can seek justice and compensation.

Second, to find the families of the missing persons, namely the group of undocumented laborers who were imprisoned and forced to work by the Lu family using some unknown method.

This incident caused a stir in Liangzhou, and the people were in an uproar.

The discussion is going on and on in restaurants and teahouses!