Chapter 5
The layout of the secret room is very simple, there is a gossip diagram hanging on the wall opposite, there is a case under the picture, at this time Li Mi is sitting on the futon behind the case, there are also a few futons in front of the case, incense is being burned on the case, a few wisps of white smoke slowly emerge from the incense burner, and there is a faint fragrance in the secret room. When Li Mi saw Du Fu entering, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and pointed to the futon in front of the case, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Du, please take a seat, and discuss something slowly and in detail." ”
Du Fu and the three of them tossed all night, they were already extremely tired, and the tense nerves here and now were a little relaxed, and after thanking them, they also sat around the case. Li Mi handed over three cups of hot tea, Du Fu took it and choked on it, so he sighed and said straight to the point: "Master Li, you are old and incompetent, you failed to assassinate the right minister, and you have failed to live up to Lord Li's expectations!" ”
Li Mi was shocked when he heard this, even though he had practiced for many years and had deep concentration, he almost let go of the tea cup in his hand and fell to the ground. He hurriedly stabilized his expression, glanced left and right at Li Boyu and Li Tianran, and it was not until this moment that Du Fu suddenly realized that he was a little reckless, and he actually told the matter in front of the two of them, no wonder Li Fu was like this. Du Fu hurriedly explained: "Master Li, both of them are my nephews, and they can both be trusted!" ”
Li Mi glanced at Li Boyu sideways, and seemed to have some concerns in his heart, he was familiar with this Li Tianran, but he didn't know about this one, Du Fu saw this and hurriedly introduced: "This is Li Tianran's brother - Li Boyu." ”
Li Mi nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Just now Mr. Du said that the assassination of the right minister failed, what is the situation?" ”
When Du Fu heard this, he thought about it for a while, and immediately told the story of last night's incident to what he had just experienced, and he told him everything in detail, Li Mi listened carefully, and when he heard it, Li Mi simply closed his eyes slowly, and he should have fallen into deep thought. After Du Fu finished speaking, he didn't see any movement for a long time.
Finally, Li Mi opened his eyes again, and said in a serious cold voice: "Right Prime Minister Yang Guozhong is an important minister of the court and a pillar of the country, Mr. Du dares to assassinate him like this?" Fortunately, this did not happen, otherwise the consequences would be really unimaginable! Besides, why did Mr. Du tell the official about this again? This official is really a little puzzled? ”
As soon as these words came out, Du Fu was immediately shocked, and his face was like ashes for a while, in just a few words, Li Mi had already expressed his attitude, he planned to leave this matter clean, and he didn't want to have anything to do with it! Du Fu was unexpected, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide, not knowing how to deal with it for a long time. Li Boyu's cheeks were already flushed, and his face was full of anger, he suddenly straightened up and said angrily: "Lord Li, what kind of situation do you plan to put Mr. Du in when you ask him like this?" Is this going to cross the river and tear down the bridge? ”
Li Mi couldn't help but smile coldly when he heard this, and responded in a low voice: "Cross the river and tear down the bridge?" I never planned to cross the river, so how could there be any talk of demolishing the bridge? ”
Hearing him say this, Li Boyu immediately became even more angry, and said sharply: "You!! Deal... The fish is dead and the net is broken! ”
Li Mi glanced up at Li Boyu, and said coldly: "The fish is dead and the net is broken? If you don't think about yourself, is it possible that you don't plan to think about Mr. Du? Now you are a fugitive from the assassination of the right minister! If you do something to cross the thunder pool, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape! ”
Du Fu finally came back to his senses, and he immediately reprimanded Li Boyu: "Mingyue slave, don't be rude in front of Lord Li, don't sit down quickly!" At this time, Du Fu was not afraid that Li Boyu would offend Li Yu, but he didn't want the situation to deteriorate further, and he didn't get rid of the right minister at that time, but his own people began to kill each other! Li Boyu has always respected Du Fu, otherwise he would not even dare to follow the assassination of the right minister, listening to Du Fu's reprimand, even if he had ten thousand reluctance in his heart, he had to suppress his anger, slowly sat back on the futon, and said no more.
Li Tianran suddenly asked, "I wonder what Lord Li is going to do now?" Will you hand over the three of us to the right minister? Then how Mr. Du moved to the cottage to move in, how to smuggle saltpeter and sulfur, and how to get the map of Chang'an City and the right Xiangfu Yutu, I'm afraid he will confess! ”
Li Mi immediately changed color when he heard this, but he quickly regained his calm? He continued to say coldly: "What you mean, this official really doesn't understand, but if someone really secretly helps Mr. Du to do these things, then the imperial court will definitely punish these people severely!" ”
Li Tianran couldn't help but sink in his heart when he heard this, and thought about it, this matter is very important, how can the prince handle it himself, it must be handed over to others to cooperate, Li Yu's meaning is already very clear, if Du Fu really tells this matter and the plate, then he has to abandon the car to protect the handsome and investigate "those people" according to law!
Li Tianran was about to answer, when he suddenly heard Du Fu sigh and said, "Okay, old and incompetent!" This matter is all from the old man alone, how can it be related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Li, the old man came here this time just to surrender, looking at Lord Li... Strictly according to the law! "The words are already like ashes.
Li Mi couldn't bear it in his heart when he heard this, Li Mi has always been upright, but he had to be like this in this matter, if he hesitated a little, once he got involved with the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely fall into a place of no return, and under the trade-off, he was also helpless! He slowly closed his eyes, not knowing for a moment what to answer.
Suddenly, Li Tianran's eyes fell on the case, and he saw that there were many papers on the case full of sentences, and Li Tianran couldn't help but read out softly: "On the ninth day of the first month, Ying Longxian is now, and the world has changed!" The ninth day of the first month, well... Isn't that four days from now? ”
Although the voice was soft, it really startled Li Mi, he didn't have time to clean up the paper on the table in a hurry just now, but he didn't expect to be looked at by Li Tianran at this moment. These days, Li Mi always writes and ponders about himself about this secret room, just to understand the mysteries in it, but he never expected it... The assassination of the right minister just now did not shock Li Mi so much, but at this time, Li Mi was obviously panicked, he hurriedly reached out and rolled up the paper on the table and put it away, but Li Tianran saw this move clearly! can make Li Midu shocked, presumably this matter is not simple.
Li Tianran laughed softly: "Master Li, why is this the case? The three of us are all dying people, so why don't we also know the mystery of this, and we won't be fools when we die! ”
Li Mi's face was full of anger, and he reprimanded in a low voice: "You'd better forget what you just saw and don't cause yourself some trouble!" ”
Li Tianran continued to sneer: "Trouble? Dare to ask Master Li, is the trouble we are causing now? ”
Provoked by Li Tianran, Li Mi immediately straightened up, stood up, and said emotionally: "You must not touch this matter, otherwise you will blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!" ”
Li Tianran also responded coldly: "Lord Li, why do we have to obey you? Thou knowest that we are fugitives right now! ”
Li Mi pondered for a moment, and finally spoke: "You wait and rest assured, Mr. Du and I will definitely be safe, but in the next few days, I may have to wronged Mr. Du to hide in my secret room, and after the rumor passes, I will find a way to send Mr. Du out of Chang'an City." ”
Li Tianran asked, "How can we believe you?" ”
Li Mi smiled coldly and replied: "I can't believe you, but now you still have someone you can trust?" ”
Li Tianran immediately gritted his teeth when he heard this, and replied, "Maybe... Master Li is right, but I hope that Master Li will not disappoint us again. Without waiting for Li Mi to answer, Li Tianran spoke again: "Then the two brothers will leave!" ”
Li Tianran's words shocked both Li Mi and Li Boyu, there was such a rumor outside, he actually planned to leave Li Mi's protection? Li Boyu knew Li Tianran's wisdom very well, and he must have thought it through careful consideration, so he got up and prepared to leave with him.
"Wait!" Li Mi interrupted, "You and you don't plan to stay? ”
Li Tianran shook his head and replied: "The secret room is small, and it is a lot of inconvenience to allow three people here!" Besides, the three of them became a crowd, and the news was revealed, only Mr. Du was here, relatively secretive, and I hope that Lord Li will treat Mr. Du well, and my brothers will leave! When Lord Li has the opportunity to send us out of Chang'an City, I hope to inform us in time. ”
Li Mi was surprised: "The right minister is determined to hunt for assassins at this moment, so you and the two are not afraid of going out and being captured?" ”
Li Tianran said: "The secret passage of Mr. Du's thatched cottage only exposes Mr. Du alone, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find the heads of the two brothers for a while, and I hope that Lord Li will be relieved!" ”
Li Mi asked, "Then how will we contact each other then?" ”
Li Tianran thought for a moment and responded: "Now I don't have a place to stay, and I will definitely inform Master Li as soon as I find a place to stay!" Then he turned around and wanted to leave.
Li Mi stopped the two again: "Wait! Now that the situation has changed, I am annoyed that you will hand over the token of the East Palace, and the official will have an explanation to His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
Li Tianran did not hesitate when he heard this, and immediately took out the token from his arms and handed it back to Li Yu, and then said: "Farewell!" Then he turned around and left, and this time Li Yu didn't stop the two again. Before leaving, Du Fu and Li Boyu glanced at each other, their eyes were full of melancholy, but now the two of them were helpless! You can only resign yourself to fate.
Li Tianran and the others left Li Tianran's mansion, and they didn't go far, Li Boyu couldn't hold it back, and hurriedly pulled Li Tianran's sleeve and asked: "Brother, why do you want to keep Mr. Du in the mansion, in case Li Mi him... What should I do if it is not good for Mr. Du? ”
Li Tianran replied softly: "Brother, please be relieved!" Li Mi is a generous person, and treating us like this today is just a helpless move to protect the East Palace, and he will not harm Mr. Du. ”
Li Boyu said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, but in case... ”
Li Tianran shook his head and said: "No case, brother, don't worry, only when we are separated from Mr. Du can we truly guarantee Mr. Du's safety!" The three of us are together, if the situation is unfavorable, the East Palace can catch us all at any time, only when we are separated, can we cause scruples to the East Palace, so as to protect Mr. Du! ”
Li Boyu thought for a moment, and finally understood Li Tianran's intentions, so he asked, "Then where are we going now?" ”
Li Tianran said in a low voice: "Find Ah Lang and Cha Yinglong!" ”