After two episodes of assassination, the Shenwu Army completely gained a foothold in Luoyang, and the Northern Expedition expected by most people was not launched immediately, and the rumor that Dr. Qin was going to Hedong in person seemed to be a rumor that caught the wind. The expected purge did not take place, and with the exception of a few high-ranking generals involved in the case, the vast majority of them were not executed, at most they were sent to the coolie camps to work as coolies, let alone their families and children.

As people's hearts gradually settled down, everything seemed to return to the peaceful years before the war. No matter how many wars have been experienced in the past two years, Luoyang City has been extremely lucky to escape the ravages of war, and the people in the city seem to be surprised by this situation, even if the war has been extremely close to them, once the situation subsides, they can always return to the old mentality as quickly as possible.

If it is said that after the Shenwu army entered the city, the only measure that had a greater impact on the people in the city was the closure of the West City and the North City. Because of the closure of these two cities, more Shenwu troops should be stationed in the vacant space to maintain the stability of the city anytime and anywhere. This is also since the two assassination incidents, Qin Jin took the initiative to break the rule that the Shenwu army does not enter the city, after all, Luoyang has its particularity, and it cannot be generalized with the cities that have been recovered in the past. In addition, the East and South markets have not been forcibly closed, and they are more prosperous than before.

According to the plan, the measures of the forbidden city should also be gradually opened after the market calms down, and from this day on, Qin Jin personally ordered the limited opening of Anxi Gate and Changxia Gate. The opening of the two city gates in the south and the north immediately injected a wave of vitality into Luoyang City, and the merchants who were trapped in the city could finally leave the city, and the merchants who were blocked out also entered the city thankfully.

The opening of the city ban has also brought a lot of trouble to maintain law and order in the city, after all, the puppet Yan regime has ruled the capital for several years, although An Qingxu and others fled north in embarrassment, but there must have been a lot of spies and some people with evil intentions left in the city.

Yang Xingben routinely went to Qin Jin to complain:

"It's still too hasty to open the city ban now, and the secret agents can always catch a lot of spies every day, and the identity background of these people is very complicated, in case ......"

Qin Jin had already heard this set of rhetoric, but he couldn't be afraid of being stuck and wouldn't eat fish, right? The longer the city ban lasts, the more the lack of materials and the restlessness of the people's hearts will have a counterproductive effect on stabilizing the hearts of the people in the market. Now the gradual opening of the curfew can provide a channel to alleviate the high-pressure emotions that people have been building up for days.

"In the absence of foreign pressure, the city ban cannot last, otherwise people's hearts will be in turmoil. ”

Yang Xingben shrugged his shoulders, of course he knew that Qin Jin's statement was not wrong, but he always felt that it would be better to delay for a few more days.

After this routine conversation, Qin Jin said worriedly:

"Count the days, the envoy sent to Chang'an should also arrive, and the results will be determined in the next few days!"

The reason why the Shenwu Army has not moved until now and has not had the intention of advancing north to take advantage of the victory is because Qin Jin had to settle the troubles within the imperial court in order to send troops without worries. Otherwise, once the Shenwu Army fights in front of life and death, someone in the court stabs him in the back again, and there will be a catastrophe immediately.

Qin Jin will never pin his hopes on luck, Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan's past experiences are vivid, many of them are even more personal witnesses, the sinister political struggle is absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people, in order to bring down political opponents, not to mention the interests of individual people, even in this era is considered to be the supreme society can be sacrificed and betrayed.

Compared with Qin Jin, Yang Xingben is more optimistic about this matter.

After all, now is not the era when the emperor is in power, the edict of the Son of Heaven has arrived in the local feudal town, and the marshals may still be accountable if they have the righteousness of the court, but some people are not satisfied, and the so-called edict is not much different from waste paper! I heard that the envoy of Jiangnan West Road Jie Du ignored the edict of the Son of Heaven, and now the court has not even put a fart?"

Qin Jin also heard about the edict of returning the edict, this happened not long ago, the specific content of the edict is unknown, but there were rumors and rumors related to the Shenwu Army. Qin Jin groaned and didn't say anything, he has not relaxed his vigilance against the two soldiers and horses in the hinterland behind him, although they are both soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but the hearts of the people are separated from the belly, and Gao Shi's previous driving of tigers and wolves and standing by have faintly confirmed this worry.

Seeing that Qin Jin didn't speak, Yang Xingben said again:

"Lai Yao and Gao Shi's pace does not seem to be the same, this person should be more inclined to self-preservation than to participate in the battle in the court. It's better to take this opportunity to make friends, even if it can't be used by my Shenwu Army, we must let him not pull our hind legs at a critical moment!"

Qin Jin nodded lightly and said:

"In this matter, I will arrange for Du Qianyun to go to Jiangnan in person, and first find out the specific attitude of Lai Yao. ”

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The twilight is heavy, the Chang'an Street market is depressed, the Tang Emperor has experienced the chaos two years ago has not been able to recover the past vitality and glory, and occasionally the pedestrians are all in a hurry, either with sadness on their faces or with constant panic and uneasiness in their eyes.

In the catastrophe of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, from the princes and nobles to the common people, almost every family had relatives and children who died at the hands of traitors, and many people almost died because of it.

Even if the war seems to have moved far away from Chang'an, and the thieves have been driven out of the eastern capital of Luoyang, how can the suffering and pain caused by the catastrophe be healed in a short time? Just as a knife and arrow are applied to the flesh, although the bloody wounds will heal, the scars left behind will always be shocking, and they will not disappear even for a lifetime.

The sound of the horse's hooves suddenly broke the heavy dead air, and the sparse pedestrians looked sideways, and the more timid tried to hide, but the war horses came and went quickly, and disappeared at the end of the street in the blink of an eye. The three or two people exchanged heads and ears for a while, and although there were no rebels, there was always an uneasy mood that hung over the hearts of these frightened birds.

"What's the failure? This ...... How is this possible......"

Jianning Wang Li Qi's body shook a few times, but finally he didn't stand firm and sat on the ground, the muscles on his face twitched and twisted, and he looked extremely terrifying.

"Not only did the matter fail, but Qin Jin even told His Royal Highness Prince Chen about this matter, the envoy of the dog thief is afraid that he has already arrived in the East Palace at this time, and the lord has to make plans early!"

After the initial panic, Li Qi quickly calmed down again, after he knew that the matter was defeated, he had already expected that Qin Jin would not give up, but he never imagined that this Qin Jin dog thief would actually force the butcher knife into the hands of his most beloved brother.

His subordinates bowed to the ground, and his advice was already obvious, but he didn't want to listen, and sneered a few times, and his behavior changed from calm to crazy.

"Please make plans in advance, take precautions, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely sacrifice the ...... of the monarch"

Suddenly, Li Qi was furious, kicked his subordinates in the chest, and kicked them to the ground.

"Rude minion, do you want you to come and separate my brother?

The subordinates crawled out with a roll, and only Li Qi was left in the house, and the assassination was revealed, and he was caught alive, and the human and material evidence were all there, even if he flatly denied it, it would be useless. In fact, even if Qin Jin's evidence is untrue, since this thief dares to have a public showdown with His Royal Highness the Prince, it means that the two sides have reached the verge of turning their faces, and they are even forcing the prince to express his position.

"You can't turn your face, you can't turn your face......"

Li Qi muttered in his mouth, he knew that he must not turn his face at this time, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position would be in jeopardy. If Qin Jin was successfully assassinated, as long as the prince controlled the Shenwu Army, he would have the capital to sweep away the traitors in the imperial court, but the current situation is that Qin Jin not only did not die, but also sprinkled all his anger on the prince, if the prince can't deal with it rationally, the consequences will be incalculable.

I don't know when, Li Qi has burst into tears.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it was Li Qi who harmed you, Li Qi will not be able to atone for his sins......

After crying for a while, Li Qi finally straightened up, came to the back of the bookcase and picked up the pen, and after about half an hour, he threw the pen on the ground and laughed loudly:

"The disaster caused by Li Qi will be borne by Li Qi alone!"

With that, Li Qi pulled out the short sword he was carrying, and the cold light flashed, and blood immediately splashed everywhere. The sword cut his throat and blood vessels impartially, and the blood jets splattered directly onto the ceiling. With the gushing out of dark red blood, Li Qi's body seemed to be drained of all his energy in an instant, and he fell straight back to the ground.

The violent noise alarmed the attendants outside, and when they braved the risk of being reprimanded to open the door and bypass the screen, they were all stunned by the tragic scene before them, so that it took a long time to let out a terrible cry for help.

"Save people, the lord has killed himself......"

At the same time, the crown prince Li Yu was holding Qin Jin's handwritten letter in his hand, although it was only a few thin pieces of paper, but it was extremely hot in his hand.

He didn't know anything about the plot of King Jianning's assassination in the letter, and looking at Qin Jin's angry tone and decisive choice of words, it seemed that he had been forced to the edge of turning his face. For Li Yu, this is really done by people at home, and disaster comes from heaven.

Although Li Yu realized that the presence of Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army might endanger the imperial power, he only planned to restrain it in a relatively mild way, and he never thought of such an extreme assassination. Every word in the letter was like a sharp dagger, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, so that he had no idea.