On the night of returning from the Xuguo Mansion, the Tang Guogong Mansion was attacked.

Just after the ugly hour, Luoyang City was peaceful, the sky was full of dark clouds, and there was no light on the streets, except for the lanterns hanging in front of the gates of various mansions.

More than a dozen fires appeared out of nowhere, and in the night, they went straight to the Tang State Mansion.

In the backyard of the Tang Guogong Mansion, several figures were lying on the courtyard wall, and through the firelight in mid-air, they could be seen wearing night clothes, and covering their entire faces with black cloths, revealing only two eyes. They carefully hid in the shadows, observing the movement in the courtyard.

The dozen or so fires fell on the roof of the backyard, and the flames spread in an instant.

It turned out that these fires were arrows poured with oil, and the end of the arrows was tied with carefully wrapped oil. When the arrows landed on the roof, the oil sprayed out, and as soon as they came into contact with the flames on the arrows, the fire covered the entire roof.

Not long after Li Xuanba went to bed, he was not asleep yet, and when he heard the movement of the roof, he immediately opened his eyes.

There were arrows that smashed the bricks and tiles on the roof, forming some cracks, through which Li Xuanba reacted and shouted: "It's on fire!" Then he put on his clothes, not even shoes, lifted a bamboo tube at the head of the bed, and ran out.

Li Xuanba's voice was very loud, and the courtyard next door could be heard clearly, Li Gou was originally a person who practiced martial arts, and he didn't sleep dead, he heard a stirring spirit, a carp was stiff, jumped up, opened the door, and ran to the courtyard where Li Xuanba lived.

Several people lying on the courtyard wall were extremely careful, and Li Xuanba ran out, they did not do it immediately, but waited for a while.

As the fire grew, no one appeared in the courtyard, and the assassins confirmed that there was no ambush in the courtyard, and with a little force, they jumped onto the courtyard wall, preparing to climb into the courtyard and attack Li Xuanba.

At the same time as the assassin's action, several cold arrows were shot out on the courtyard wall opposite the Tang State Mansion. The Assassin on the courtyard wall had no time to react, and was hit by an arrow in his back and fell into the courtyard.

Some people were killed by arrows on the spot, some people were seriously injured and fell to the ground, and some people endured their injuries, stood up, and slashed at Li Xuanba with their swords.

Li Xuanba was stunned by the sudden situation, and stood in place for a moment, only to remember to run towards the courtyard when he saw the assassin running towards him. The two assassins behind him knew that there was an ambush outside the Tang Guogong Mansion and that there was no way to survive today, so they didn't think about escaping, and chased after them with their swords.

Li Xuanba ran out of the courtyard, and a figure flashed in front of the courtyard gate, it was Li Gou.

The two assassins didn't have time to pay attention to Li Gou's identity, and slashed with their swords, and Li Gou leaned over, passed between them, and two fists struck them in the abdomen. The three of them froze at the same time, and then, the two assassins flew into the courtyard upside down, and Li Gou stood motionless.

When Li Xuanba turned around, he happened to see this scene, and he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

After the two assassins fell to the ground, they were in great pain, they stood up with the support of their swords, and unwillingly raised their swords to stab Li Gou, Li Gou leaned back, supported the ground with both hands, and kicked his legs at the arms of the two assassins who raised their swords.

After Li Gou finished kicking, he did a backflip, caught the two swords with both hands, took a step forward, and put the swords on the necks of the two assassins.

Li Xuanba watched all this blankly outside the hospital, his mouth opened wider, and Li Gou in front of him was too unexpected for him.

However, the situation in the courtyard was unclear, and Li Xuanba did not dare to go over.

The room in the backyard was still burning, and at this time, other subordinates also came one after another, trying to put out the fire, but it was too late, the fire in several rooms was already difficult to extinguish, and they could only control the fire to prevent it from spreading to other rooms.

The fire was gradually brought under control, and the two assassins subdued by Li Gou also fell.

This assassination came too suddenly, and Li Xuanba slowed down for a long time before he came back to his senses. Seeing that all the assassins in the courtyard were dead, Li Gou walked up to Li Xuanba and led him to the courtyard next door.

"Childe, they all had poison in their mouths beforehand, and once the matter was revealed, they committed suicide by taking poison." Li Gou said calmly, obviously accustomed to this kind of method.

Li Xuanba nodded indifferently, and then frowned.

"Is Childe injured?" Li Gou saw Li Xuanba's expression, took a closer look, and found that Li Xuanba had no scars on his body, so he was relieved.

Li Xuanba shook his head, was silent for a while, and said, "They have poison in their mouths, aren't they afraid of inadvertently touching it?" Li Xuanba has always been curious about this question, and when he finally saw the real suicide by poisoning, he couldn't help but ask.

When Li Gou heard this, he was speechless for a while, but he still explained: "These people are all dead soldiers, and they have been trained for many years, and generally there will be no situation as Gongzi said. ”

"Your Majesty, do you know I'm back?" Li Xuanba was silent for a moment, no longer entangled in the question of drug possession, and asked instead.

"Which of these things in Luoyang City can be hidden from Your Majesty?" Li Gou sighed.

The people who shot the assassins outside the mansion did not appear from beginning to end, but there is no doubt that these people were sent by Yang Guang to protect Li Xuanba.

"Li Gou, thank you." Li Xuanba solemnly saluted Li Gou and said, "If it weren't for you tonight, I'm afraid I would have died at the hands of those assassins." ”

Li Gou turned around and said, "Why should the son be polite, my duty is to protect the safety of the child, if it weren't for the villain's carelessness, the son would not be frightened." After a pause, Li Gou continued: "Isn't Gongzi curious, who wants to kill Gongzi?" ”

"What's the matter with curiosity, can you find out?" Li Xuanba said calmly.

"It's really hard to find out." Li Gou sighed: "The villain just doesn't understand that after Gongzi came to Luoyang, he didn't make enemies with anyone, even if he was a former enemy, he wouldn't choose to assassinate Gongzi at this time, so who sent this group of assassins?" ”

"What's the use of unwarranted speculation?" Li Xuanba put the bamboo tube he brought out to the side, and said lightly: "No matter who it is, if this assassination fails, they naturally know that Your Majesty is protecting me, and they should not send anyone else in the future." ”

Seeing that Li Xuanba seemed unwilling to delve into this matter, Li Gou became even more strange, and just wanted to say something, Li Xuanba waved his hand and said, "Go to bed early, maybe, Your Majesty will summon you today." Li Gou nodded, left the room, and went to dispose of the corpses in the courtyard.

When he was attacked, Li Xuanba was too nervous, and when he relaxed, he found that he was thinly dressed and his body was very cold, so he hurriedly entered the quilt and closed his eyes to rest.

It's just that after something like that just now, how could Li Xuanba be able to sleep?

After calming down, Li Xuanba sorted out his thoughts and gradually figured out some things.

As Li Gou said, this incident could not have been committed by his enemies. Yang Guang's favor for Li Xuanba is undiminished, if something happens to Li Xuanba, then they will inevitably become the object of His Majesty's suspicion, and they should not take such a big risk for the sake of a wasted person.

The reason for the attack can only be because he went to visit the Xu Guogong Mansion.

During the Chinese New Year, there were countless officials in Luoyang City who walked around various prefectures, but why did he encounter assassins?