Cao Wang Li Ming was only crying at this time, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence, if it weren't for the soldiers on both sides to support him, at this moment, he would have collapsed on the high platform like a puddle of mud.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Li Jun and Li Jie." Li Hong turned his back to Cao Wang Li Ming, looked at the white belly of the fish on the edge of the sky, and said lightly.

"Hong'er, please, spare me, I don't dare anymore, I can persuade King Yue and others for you, let them give up resistance, don't kill me, okay, by the way, report to Your Majesty, he won't kill me, please, even if you depose me as a concubine and exile me to Lingnan, please Hong'er, I don't want to die, really, I don't want to die, I beg you, I'm your imperial uncle, you do this, the reputation that my royal family has accumulated over the years ......."

"Li Hong was one step late, and he didn't rescue Uncle Cao Wang from the thief Wei Chao, Li Hong felt deeply guilty." Li Hong looked at the first ray of sunlight that was about to break through the horizon and said lightly.

There was a soft thud behind him, and then there was no sound, and the head did not roll down to the top of the platform, but was blocked by someone on the edge of the platform.

Li Hong didn't look at it and said, "Find someone to sew it up and put it in the coffin." ”

With Li Hong's order, this Zhichong Mansion was dismantled and frozen by the Tang Dynasty overnight, like the other two Zhichong Mansions.

And all this, for the people in Yangzhou City, will not have any impact, and even, after the sun slowly rises from the horizon, some Yangzhou people who have just gotten up do not know that this night, Yangzhou City has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even, most of them don't know that this calm night, which is no different from usual, Yangzhou City has changed hands several times, and in the undercurrent, under the watery night, it has slowly recovered its original appearance.

The scene of fighting with swords and guns has always been the law of power in this era, but Yangzhou City, in the calm night, tried to minimize the turmoil.

The street was much quieter than usual, and many people opened the doors and greeted each other as usual, but there seemed to be a hint of dangerous solemnity in the air of early rising, warning them that they were cautious when they did the usual things on weekdays, and even their voices were deliberately lowered a lot.

Some babies were in their mother's arms, and as soon as they cried out of their throats, their mothers gagged their mouths with sweet milk, for fear that his crying would alarm the outsiders and cause trouble to the family.

Older children are forbidden to go out to play at the behest of their parents, and are ordered to stare in a boring home, facing the wall.

Groups of soldiers walked through the streets and alleys of Yangzhou with a solemn face, confirming to people that the crisis of this night was still continuing, and the turmoil in Yangzhou City did not seem to be over.

Some people quietly exchanged heads with their neighbors, asking each other what the current situation of Yangzhou City was, and whether the imperial court had sent troops? Did something happen last night? How's the Assassin-sama doing? King Cao, who came to Yangzhou some time ago, where are they now? Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince able to fight them? Will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be able to recapture Yangzhou? How many soldiers and horses did the imperial court send to suppress it?

The wealthy nobles and the elders of the family with a high status would make a pot of tea early in the morning, sit in the courtyard with solemn eyes closed and pretended to sleep, or pricked up their ears to listen to the movement outside, in short, it was a majestic appearance.

The maid was a little more cautious than usual, standing quietly on one side and serving, these authorities who really controlled the lifeblood of the family.

Compared with the turmoil outside the wall, the elders in the courtyard are more important and more intimidating to them in the eyes of the maids.

She wouldn't understand what was closely related to her in the turmoil in Yangzhou City, she only knew that if she didn't serve the authoritative elders in the mansion well at this time, her fate might be much more miserable, and she would even be sold to others.

The children of the family are also cautious, every time they come out of the room to go to another room, they will involuntarily look at the solemn old man, that is, they want to go over to find out what the old man has plans and what to do, but they are afraid of the old man's prestige at home, and do not dare to take the initiative to disturb.

The whole Yangzhou city is in the same calm as in the past, but it is full of some tension, making people feel nervous and uneasy in the depths of the heart, everything is so ordinary, everything is so unusual, all the scenes in the past are there, and even the slightest sound of fighting has not been heard, but everywhere seems to hide the murderous spirit of Iron Horse Jingo.

The closer you get to the mansion of King Li Zhen of Yue, the more the invisible aura of slaughter is getting thicker and thicker, and the closer you get to the mansion of King Li Zhen of Yue, the more you can feel a suffocating pressure.

The air seemed to be frozen, the streets around were under martial law, the doors and windows of the people's houses were closed, and in the cracks of the doors, mischievous children blinked their eyes at the soldiers with spears, horizontal knives, and bows and crossbows.

There was both envy and fear in his heart, in short, the little hand couldn't help but clasp the gap in the door panel, concentrating, nervously and excitedly looking at everything outside.

The Zhechong Mansion led by Li Jingye, plus the three Zhechong Mansions originally led by King Luo Bin and Wei Siwen, had already surrounded the mansion of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and some heralds rode fast horses back and forth, reporting to Li Jingye about the situation around the mansion.

The sun shone from afar, with a hint of new life, blending into this frozen air, trying to dissolve and merge this somewhat suffocating atmosphere.

"Governor Dadu, there is no movement in the Yue Wangfu, but the spies sent in returned on May Day, and all of them were folded inside." Luo Bingwang quickly walked towards Li Jingye and reported in a low voice.

"Where's Wei Siwen?" Li Jingye only saw King Luo Bin, not Wei Siwen, frowned, looked at the main gate of King Yue's Mansion not far ahead, and asked.

"Go back to the Metropolitan Governor, Lord Wei ......."

"What's wrong with him? Let's be honest! Li Jingye's heart sank, Wei Siwen always hoped that he would cross the Yangtze River to the north to attack Luoyang, instead of going south to Runzhou and Changzhou, now that the people are gone, what is wrong?

Or did he always hope that he had colluded with King Yue and King Cao on his back a long time ago?

"After entering the Yue Wang's Mansion, I never came out again." Luo Bingwang said quietly.

"So, he has already colluded with King Cao and the others?" Li Jingye directly said the speculation in his heart.

"Xia Guan doesn't know, but before he entered, Cao Wang Li Ming had already gone to the Zhichong Mansion under the command of Wei Chao." Luo Bingwang observed the expression on Li Jingye's face and said.

Li Jingye was at this time, he suddenly lowered his head, so that people couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, and after a long time, he heard Li Jingye suddenly say: "Wei Chao's father served as a pawn in the palace of King Cao Li Ming, and later was exiled to Puzhou because of King Cao's crimes. ”

"So what are you going to do here? If you have a case here, the lower officials should ....... ”

"You don't have to worry about this, the strength of 3,000 people in the two Zhichong Mansions, and the 1,000 troops in the Zhichong Mansion of the King of Yue, we have an advantage, you don't have to worry about my safety." Li Jingye still lowered his head, so that Luo Bingwang couldn't see it clearly and couldn't hear whether Li Jingye's words were true or false.

"But ......."

"Not so much but, you go at once." Li Jingye raised his head and said in a deep voice.

King Luo Bin's heart sank, it seemed that as expected by His Royal Highness, Li Jingye had obviously realized that now Yangzhou City was no longer under his control, and he was going to escape by taking the road.

Otherwise, with the strength of four Zhichong Mansion, in the face of the strength of 1,000 people of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, why did he not give the order to attack, but instead divided the troops into two places? This was completely contrary to the plan he had given to himself and Wei Siwen at night.

After hesitating, King Luo Bing only heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him again, so he immediately looked back and saw a soldier galloping on a horse, and a red rope faintly flashed at his wrist.

I saw that when the war horse was about to approach, the soldier suddenly tightened the reins of the horse, and before the front hooves of the war horse under his crotch fell into the air due to a sudden stop, he jumped off the horse, and galloped to him and Li Jingye to report: "Report to your lordship, Wei Chao belongs to King Cao, and is now blocking the nearest city gate from here." ”

"What? How can it be? Li Jingye was startled and stood up from the chair at the door of the Yue Wang's Mansion, could it be that the crown prince Li Hong really did nothing in Manjiang Garden this night?

Luo Bing Wang was relieved when he saw the red rope looming on the soldier's wrist, and at this time, he knew better than anyone how important it was for the carrier pigeon to transmit information.

The information obtained from his side can be known by His Highness in a short time, and the news from His Highness's side can also be known by himself at the first time.

But Li Jingye and others relied on the method of messengers to deliver news, compared with the prince's use of carrier pigeons to transmit information, in Yangzhou it was more like a blind man spinning around.

"My lord, what now?" Luo Bingwang interjected at the right time and asked.

Li Jingye's expression was uncertain, his eyes wandered at the gate of King Luo Bin and King Yue's mansion, and he muttered to himself: "King Cao blocked the city gate? What is the purpose of this? Why did he believe that their power was far superior to mine in Yangzhou City? The Yue Wangfu is now surrounded by us, and he doesn't come to the rescue, why is he blocking the city gate? Is it to deal with the crown prince Li Hong? Afraid that the prince will escape from the city? ”

"That'...... What if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took down King Cao and them, and then led his troops to block the city gate? Luo Bingwang looked at Li Jingye tentatively and asked.

Li Jingye looked up at King Luo Bin again in surprise, squinted his eyes and said thoughtfully: "If the crown prince Li Hong takes King Cao and then blocks Yangzhou City, this will force us to negotiate peace." ”