The battle between the two sides was fierce, and after a while, Chen Xuanli's eyes were full of blood splashing, and the scene was not equal, the movements of the man in black were obviously trained and could compete with the forbidden army in the palace, there were not many in this world. Chen Xuanli thought about it and also pulled out the sword, but Lu Zheng, who was injured next to him, held down the sword that Chen Xuanli quickly pulled out, and Lu Zheng signaled Chen Xuanli not to do it himself first, and see where the situation went.

Lu Zheng thinks that these people are just mercenary, and they don't have to be forced to a dead end, otherwise when they fight hard, the end will be unimaginable. But Chen Xuanli didn't think so, but pulled out his sword, he was ordered to do things, and he would never tolerate such a thing in Gyeonggi.

So Chen Xuanli rushed forward despite Lu Zheng's dissuasion, and exchanged hands with the man in black, Chen Xuanli swung his sword and cut a man in black to the ground, instantly blood splashed on his face, and the enemy behind him stabbed over with a sword, and then Chen Xuanli blocked it with a sword, opened the trajectory of the sword, and made a loud sound.

When Chen Xuanli and the man in black had not yet decided the winner of the duel, Lu Zheng rode his horse and left the place with the injured Xue Ne and ran towards the palace. Originally, Xue Ne was going to the banquet, but he was affected by this variable on the way, and at this time, Xue Ne said in a weak voice: "Lu Zheng, go to the palace quickly, I want to show the saint." ”

Lu Zheng said: "Teacher, you sit down, let's go to Taiye Pool to watch the dance first, this matter is not in a hurry, it is estimated that General Chen Xuanli will be clear, we had better wait." ”

Xue Ne said again: "I think those people are quite extraordinary, if ordinary people and bandits would not dare to act like this, but then think about it, these people are here for profit, and there must be a big backstage behind them." And these people are capable, and it's not the first time they've done it. ”

"Can the teacher guess where these people come from?"

"Looking at my Tang Dynasty, there are many officials in the world, and the only people who can hire people with this financial resources are princes and generals, and those who are above the third grade, and I estimate that it is done by a governor or festival envoy of one of the town guards."

Lu Zheng thought about it carefully, and suddenly said: "Having said that, it is inevitable that it was not the businessman of the rich side who did it, wasn't the person just now a businessman?" At this time, Xue Ne fainted because of the severe pain of the knife wound, and Lu Zheng sped up again and drove straight to the palace gate.

At this time, the dance banquet has been launched next to the Taiye Pool, and the forbidden army is standing all around the lake, and many ministers are doing it in their seats, Tang Xuanzong is sitting in front of a group of ministers, and he looks back and sees that the seat that belongs to Xue Ne is still empty at this time, and after Chen Xuanli sent out, he still has not returned.

So Tang Xuanzong beckoned Gao Lishi next to him, and after whispering a few times in his ear, he asked him to inquire outside the palace gate. After Gao Lishi received the order, he and a few eunuchs carried the palace lamp to the palace gate, at this time the night was boundless, when Gao Lishi walked out of the palace gate, he looked at the lights in the distance, and the people in the market were sparse, and after asking the guards, there was no result.

Gao Lishi was about to turn back but heard the sound of horses' hooves, Gao Lishi looked over, only to see a man riding a horse in the hazy night, and shouted: "There are gangsters robbing the city." ”

After Lu Zheng got off the horse, he ran to the palace with Xue Ne on his back, and at this time, Gao Lishi stepped forward to stop him and said, "Who are you?" Why is he carrying Pingyang Xue Jungong? ”

Lu Zheng gasped and said: "Please tell Your Majesty that there is an unknown man in black on the streets of Chang'an County, who is fighting with General Chen Xuanli's headquarters, and I don't know what is wrong at this time?" ”

Gao Lishi was a little skeptical of Lu Zheng's words, but it was rare to fight the forbidden army in the market, which was clearly an arrogant gangster who did not know the height of the sky, and this matter seemed to be indeed not to be underestimated.

Gao Lishi asked the eunuch next to him to take Xue Ne to the Imperial Doctor's Office, and he and Lu Zheng went to the Holy Shrine together. The two of them took a few steps forward, and Gao Lishi asked, "Does Lu Changshi know the origin of those people?" ”

"I don't know this yet, and if we want to find out, we have to resend people. However, this battle was not deliberate, but Xue Jungong and a businessman happened to drive and cause an accident, according to the next point of view, there must be a conspiracy in this matter. ”

Listening to Lu Zheng say this, it seems that there is something in Chang'an City, Chang'an City has been purging internal affairs since the bloody coup d'état of the previous dynasty, but at this time, it directly triggered this incident from the outside. Speaking of the outside, Gao Lishi directly thought of the envoys of the fifteen provinces of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the governors of various states. These people all have military power, and they can also secretly train their own henchmen.

The two of them walked inside on the road, and suddenly Gao Lishi said: "This dance banquet will not be dispersed, so when you see Your Majesty, don't say too much, and don't let Your Majesty be angry about this matter." You also know that it is not easy for this dance banquet to attract so many important ministers of the court, local officials, and Hu people who surrendered, so don't ruin Your Majesty's interest. ”

Although Lu Zheng was a little displeased after hearing this, he could hardly do this connivance with the opponent, but because of the power of Gao Lishi, he did not dare to refute it. Gao Lishi didn't want to shake the government and the opposition about this matter, so he suppressed the matter himself, and he also knew that this matter was very important, if there was a slight mistake, His Majesty would blame it, and it would not be possible to solve it alone.

When the two arrived at the Taiye Pool, Lu Zheng was almost so shocked by this scene that he couldn't say anything, the entire Taiye Pool was next to the stage, and the dancing dance went straight into Lu Zheng's eyes. Lu Zheng saw that all the ministers were sitting in a corridor on the shore, while Tang Xuanzong was sitting upright surrounded by the ministers.

Gao Lishi went up and interrupted: "Your Majesty, a group of thieves attacked Pingyang Xue Jungong at noon, and General Chen Xuanli had already beaten the thieves away. ”

As soon as Gao Lishi finished speaking, the ministers behind him chattered endlessly, and Tang Xuanzong also suddenly heard the news, and his face was full of interest just now, and suddenly his brows became tightened, and he said angrily: "There are thieves in Chang'an City who attack the minister, so Chen Xuanli is ordered to investigate this matter thoroughly, and if any thieves are found, they will not be tolerated." ”

Who knew that Ge Fushun in the back stood up and said: "A few thieves are so rampant, I am willing to investigate this matter with General Chen Xuanli and give His Majesty and hundreds of officials an explanation." ”

After Tang Xuanzong nodded silently, he asked, "Is Pingyang Xue Jungong seriously injured?" ”

"Xue Jungong suffered a knife wound on his right arm, I think the wound is deep and can't heal for a while, so I can ask Lu Changshi to accompany him to the side and wait for him to heal."

Gao Lishi set his eyes on Lu Zheng, but at this time Lu Zheng said: "Please allow me to thoroughly investigate this case with Ge Fushun and General Chen Xuanli, I have challenged the skills of these thieves, and I am also familiar with the consistent style of this thief, which is more beneficial than staying by Xue Jungong's side." ”

After hearing this, Tang Xuanzong said slowly: "Lu Changshi, I still have to think about it. ”

Seeing that Xuanzong didn't agree, Lu Zheng knelt down and said, "Xue Jungong's matter is also related to me...... Xue Jungong has always been a bad driver, but this time he is driving, if I drive, there will be no such omission. ”

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that even if the two carriages did not cause an accident, the case would still be investigated, but it happened to be waited for by Xue Ne. At this time, Tang Xuanzong saw that Lu Zheng was so persistent, and he still had a close relationship with Xue Ne, so he said: "Lu Changshi wants to cooperate with the investigation of the case, and it is not that he disagrees, but you have to listen to Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli, and you can assist in handling the case." ”

Lu Zheng nodded hurriedly, and retreated with Ge Fushun to prepare to handle the case, at this time, Chen Xuanli repelled a group of black-clothed people on the street, and was ready to start continuing the pursuit. Chen Xuanli sent his subordinates to pursue in the direction of the city gate, and he led his people along the street to find the merchant.

At this time, Chen Xuanli held a torch, moving in the silent night, the surrounding scenery was dim and indistinguishable, and sometimes he could hear the barking of dogs in the distance, Chen Xuanli looked towards the low house in the distance, and told his subordinates to be careful, those black-clothed people disappeared here just now, and they were probably hidden near here.

Suddenly, an arrow shot out, and with a "whoosh", one of the soldiers of the Long Wu Army fell to the ground in response, and the rest of the soldiers hurriedly blocked it with their shields, Chen Xuanli shouted: "Thieves, come out quickly, how can it be regarded as a skill to hurt people with a secret arrow." ”

The night shrouded everywhere, Chen Xuanli's voice echoed in the air, and suddenly several arrows shot out, shooting on the shield without omission, this time Chen Xuanli could feel that these men in black were demonstrating towards him, and along the direction of the arrows, Chen Xuanli shot arrows with a bow and shot over.

Then there was a noise in a room, and Chen Xuanli immediately sent a soldier to rush over, and then the soldier broke through the door, and there was a flurry of arrows inside, and then he collided with the man in black, and the two sides were just opposite each other.

Chen Xuanli once again said in an exhorting tone: "Wait until you lay down your arms and surrender, and confess all the conspiracy, otherwise you will be punished as a felony." ”

The men in black looked at each other, and one of them said: "Chen Xuanli is the leader of the forbidden army, don't listen to him, if you surrender, I'm afraid that there will be no bones left, according to what I say, you can still survive if you kill it." ”

The two sides confronted each other verbally, and the man in black had no intention of surrendering, Chen Xuanli saw that the other party did not move at all, and said: "If you don't believe it, I swear as the general of the Longwu Army that I can give you a way out." Please think about it and don't regret it for the rest of your life. ”

"You are just a servant of the current emperor, how can the court completely listen to you? Besides, you Chen Xuanli may not be a trustworthy person, and these words are hard to deceive us. Since we have chosen this path, we no longer think about it, and we can only fight against the water. ”

Chen Xuanli was speechless by these words, so he was ready to clean up these people in front of him, and after waving his hand, the two sides fought again. In the blurred vision of the night, it was even more cruel than the day, and before it was a while, the courtyard was filled with corpses. Then there were only five people left on the other side, and the rest were already dead, and there was not much left on Chen Xuanli's side, at this time Chen Xuanli's knife was full of blood and dripped on the ground.

Seeing that the casualties on both sides were so large, Chen Xuanli sighed: "Since you are so insistent, you can only solve it with a sword." ”