The 12th day of the first lunar month (Monday)
Li Sanlang withdrew from the Jixian Palace, did not go to the East Palace to find the prince first, but went straight to the forbidden army prison without stopping. The jailer in the prison seemed to have received a secret order, and when he saw Li Sanlang coming, he did not stop him, but hurriedly led him into the prison and took him directly to the cell where Li Ke was imprisoned.
The forbidden army prison was built from the ground down, divided into three floors, and was detained from one floor to three floors according to the seriousness of the crime, but at this time Li Ke was imprisoned in the deepest part of the third floor of the prison. Li Sanlang knew the intentions of the female emperor, and the deeper he detained Li Ke at this time, the stricter his guard would be, and the more he could save his life, after all, tonight's incident was too strange, who was behind the manipulation, it was difficult to speculate for a while, and the protection of Li Ke must be cautious.
Because this dungeon is built underground, it is inevitably dark and damp, and the dungeon is filled with a suffocating smell of mildew, and there is still some light on the first floor, but the further down it goes, the darker it becomes, even during the day, it can only be lit by torches, let alone so late at night. When he reached the third floor of the dungeon, the more damp he went, the colder Li Sanlang's heart became, this is undoubtedly a hell on earth, the people imprisoned here are isolated from the world, and they can't see the light of day all year round, how can this be endured over time? If he also enters this prison one day, it can really be called life is worse than death, he doesn't know why he has such thoughts at this moment, but soon he has forced himself to forget, only after experiencing life and death, will he be afraid of life and death, this trip to hell on earth made Li Sanlang warn himself that he would never let himself be in this place no matter what, and at the same time, he also wanted to save Li Ke from this hell as soon as possible.
Under the guidance of the jailer, I walked for a while, and finally arrived at the door of Li Ke's cell, where it seemed that only Li Ke was imprisoned in the entire three floors, only Li Ke was shackled, and the other end of the chain was also locked on the prison wall. At this time, Li Ke also saw the person who came, and he couldn't help but be stunned, he expected Li Sanlang to come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. Li Sanlang saw Li Ke looking at him, so he made a look, signaled him not to speak yet, turned to the jailer next to him and said, "Open the prison door." The cell boss immediately knelt down and replied: "The villain is ordered, Li Sicheng can only visit, not enter, otherwise the villain will be killed, please forgive Li Sicheng." ”
Li Sanlang secretly thought in her heart, after all, His Majesty left a hand, this Li Ke's martial arts are so high, she must have heard of it, she is afraid that after opening the prison door, Li Ke will wait for an opportunity to escape, and it will really not end well. Even if you can have this visit, it can be regarded as your majesty's wisdom, and you are not completely at the mercy of traitors. Thinking of this, Li Sanlang continued: "You retreat, I have something to discuss with Li Duwei. The jailer hesitated for a moment, but then said, "Wow! So he retreated not far away to spy on the covert to beware of changes.
Seeing the jailer walking away, Li Ke asked in a low voice, "Do you still believe me?" Li Sanlang did not hesitate for a moment, and replied resolutely: "Letter!" From Li Ke's expression, it can be seen that he has a little comfort in his heart. Li Sanlang looked left and right, and whispered: "I don't just believe it!" Your Majesty also believes! I have come to consult with you on how to get to the bottom of this case. Hearing Li Sanlang say this, Li Ke was shocked, he never expected the female emperor to believe in himself, but after thinking about it, Li Sanlang can arrive here so quickly and without any obstacles, it must be the will of the female emperor, thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but be excited, his eyes were ruddy, and his voice trembled slightly: "My emperor... Shengming! ”
Li Sanlang continued: "Don't hide it from Li Duwei, I never expected that things would change so much in the Immortal Hall tonight, it must be me who fell into the trap of a traitor, what do you think of it?" Li Ke came back to his senses, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said: "I think I think I have a very high opinion of myself, I thought that everything was under control, but I didn't expect that everything was put first by others, and I ended up like this, I am really ashamed!" What a better enemy we face than we think! ”
Hearing Li Ke blame himself so much, Li Sanlang comforted: "This world is like a chess game, you and I are nothing more than chess pieces, at the mercy of others, one step at a time, it is inevitable, as long as you wake up in time, you will definitely be able to turn the tide and win the game." We have lost a step at most, so why worry that there is no chance of a turnaround! ”
Li Ke didn't expect the young man in his early twenties in front of him to say this, his self-confidence and foresight are indeed different from ordinary people, he has such courage, how can he give up lightly, so he said: "When Li was in the rivers and lakes, he had already heard that Li Sanlang's name, young talent, and vision were not comparable to ordinary princes and disciples. Li Sicheng is relieved that Li Mou will continue to crack the case with all his might. After Li Ke said this, he sat directly on the floor of the cell and began to tell Li Sanlang in detail about the case.
According to Li Ke's inference, the thirty Khitan dead soldiers were undoubtedly domestic servants in terms of their skills, dress, and way of acting, and from the report of Honglu Temple, Princess Arzina had not yet arrived in the divine capital, so this matter could also be basically determined. At first, Li Ke thought that it was a gangster, robbed the princess halfway, and may have sold it to Yirenfang Flower Street for a profit, and then entered Yirenfang to investigate, and sure enough, he found the princess's maid Duoyu. How did Duo Yu get to Yirenfang, and it was expected that Shen Sanye had not been deceived. So Li Ke continued to investigate the whereabouts of the princess, and asked Chen Xuanli to search for the princess in the divine capital, in order to achieve the purpose of startling the snake, so that the person who imprisoned the princess would definitely take the initiative to attack, so that the scope of the investigation could be narrowed.
There are many people who break through, as for why Li Ke thinks it is Wujiang, it is because everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that this Wujiang is merry by nature, and he has done a lot of things to rob people's daughters, but this matter is only speculation so far, until he showed Duo Yu the appearance of Wujiang painted by the painter, Li Ke was convinced. So he asked Wang Sanhu to act in the scene of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger together, not only to find the princess, but also to catch Wufu who was about to transfer the princess on the spot.
It stands to reason that nothing can go wrong, but things changed at this time. First of all, when Li Sanlang and others entered the Liang Wangfu, Wu Sansi and Wu Jiang were able to deal with it so calmly, and they were in their chests, which means that the two of them already knew the overall plan at this time, if they knew about it in advance, then Wu Jiang would not have broken through to the Liang Wangfu overnight, so it was not the King of Liang or Wu Jiang's mastermind that this matter was not planned by King Liang or Wu Jiang behind the scenes, and then informed King Liang and Wu Jiang at this critical juncture.
When Li Ke said this, Li Sanlang also nodded yes, but asked suspiciously, what is the purpose of the person behind the scenes? Why did you have to wait until this time to tell King Liang and Wujiang.
Li Ke continued to analyze the matter, people only get food when they are the hungriest, will be more grateful to the person who gave him food, the person behind this is exactly this plan, only when King Liang and Wujiang are in the most critical situation, will this hole card be revealed, so as to exchange for King Liang's greatest gratitude. Only in this way will Wu Jiang cooperate with them to play this scene well, if Wu Jiang knew about this in advance, would he still disregard his life and run late at night? Li Sanlang nodded again and again.
Li Ke said: "The most strange thing about this whole thing is still in the Immortal Palace. There was suddenly an Azina princess next to Princess Taiping, and Duo Yu and Ruma were able to instantly identify me as a murderer. Imagine that the murderers must be masked and disguised, and if this is really my doing, how can they recognize me immediately. ”
After Li Sanlang heard this, he felt that it was reasonable, and he couldn't help but nod lightly, and he asked: "I have something to understand, this princess and the maid, the three of them all went to Wujiang Mansion, as Li Duwei said, some of them were sent out of fake death, some were sold into the flower building to design to meet you, and some of them were finally left in Wufu, how can they ensure that the person who was sent out of this fake death is a princess?" ”
Li Ke smiled coldly and said: "This is also their cleverness, I only understood tonight that anyone among the three can be a princess and a maid." ”
When Li Sanlang heard Li Ke say this, he was immediately confused and asked, "What does Li Duwei mean?" ”
Li Ke continued: "Those three are not princesses, in order to lure us into the bait, as long as any of the three of them escape from the martial arts, then she is a princess, and the other two will naturally become maids. ”
"Huh?" Li Sanlang couldn't help but look shocked, shouted out in a moment's faux puff, and asked anxiously: "Then as you said, where is the real Princess Azina now?" ”
Li Ke shook his head and said, "Maybe the real Princess Azina has already suffered an accident at this time, Princess Azina has never been to the Divine Capital, so no one knows about it, which is why her thirty domestic servants must all be killed, because they know the real Princess Azina." ”
When Li Sanlang heard Li Ke say this, his heart suddenly cleared. Li Ke continued: "Now that I think about the whole thing, it is actually not difficult, someone kidnapped Princess Azina and her maid, killed the three of them, and then found three people disguised as princesses and maids and sent them to the Martial Mansion, thus setting a trap. Then find the princess's domestic servants, inform them of the whereabouts of the princess, and arrange for them to enter the Shendu, so that not only can this trap be played to the fullest, but no one will return to the Khitan to report the princess's disappearance, and naturally no one can affect their plans. ”
Li Sanlang hurriedly asked, "Then what is their plan?" Framing Ryu Anji and you? ”
Li Ke pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't think this matter should be that simple!" If it's just to frame me, you don't have to go through that much trouble! If their purpose is to be clarified, it is necessary to find out the person who kidnapped the princess and lured the Khitan servants into the Divine Capital, who must play an important role in this matter, if not the culprit! ”
Li Sanlang opened his mouth and asked, "Turkic Keduo?" ”
Li Ke nodded lightly and said, "This person is very suspicious!" But in front of His Majesty, the person who laid down this situation must have his hands and eyes to the sky and great power, so he can do it! ”
When Li Sanlang heard Li Ke say this, he was shocked, and said in a trembling voice: "My aunt... Princess Taiping? ”