Chapter 137: Assassination

Xuanzong didn't turn his face immediately, and the smile on his face hadn't dissipated: "Oh, tell me, why is it difficult to obey?" ”

Yu Lang replied: "Harmony has always been just a fig leaf, which cannot solve practical problems, not to mention that the current Tubo lord Trisong Dezan is capricious and two-faced...... Moreover, I don't like the Tibetan princess. ”

Xuanzong laughed loudly: "I know that you are a young man." It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that you are a marquis of Quy Nhin, and you are my righteous son, and I didn't say that I only let you marry this one woman. ”

Yu Lang wanted to say something more, but was overshadowed by Xuanzong's gradually higher voice, and his tone carried an undoubted majesty: "This matter has been decided, a year later today is the wedding date, Guiren Hou returned to the fiefdom to marry the Tubo princess at that time, you should step back first." ”

It was only today that he said that Xuanzong had given Yu Lang enough time to digest himself, and it was also enough grace to recognize him as a righteous son.

Seeing that Xuanzong was really a little unhappy, Yu Lang had no choice but to retreat to the end of the line, and although he gained a lot of convenience from getting to his current position, he also faced a lot of pressure that he had to bear.

Yu Lang is also a little lacking in confidence after all, if Li Qing still has him in his heart, he still has Li Qing in his heart, even if he has a bad reputation for offending Tianwei, he has to stick to his position, but now that Li Qing is married to another woman, his insistence is a little ridiculous.

Taking advantage of the reason for marrying his relatives, it is also a good opportunity to return to his own territory in Quy Nhon Kingdom, and it seems that his position as a thousand bull dragon martial arts general will not last long.

In the subsequent autumn hunting, An Lushan seemed quite peaceful, not only did he no longer make things difficult for Yu Lang, but even the hostility between occasional words was much lighter. An Lushan can also understand that the grace that Yu Lang has received is just an illusory bubble, he will not stay in Chang'an City for a long time, His Majesty just wants him to be a minister who guards the land. is also a minister who defends the territory, compared to An Lushan's troops, Quy Nhon Kingdom is just a small land, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

Yu Lang always had a sense of uneasiness in his heart that could not be dissipated, and it was not weakened even by the change in An Lushan's attitude towards him.

To the west hung a cloud, as unremarkable as the other clouds in autumn, and if I had to say anything weird, it looked too much like a cloud. It is whiter than other clouds, a little more circumferential, and the arc is a little smoother.

Almost at the moment when Yu Lang's mind moved.

A flying sword suddenly broke through the clouds and smashed down with a thunderous momentum.

The flying sword was extremely fast, leaving no time for everyone to react. Its target is not Xuanzong, not Yu Lang, not An Lushan, but Li Jingtang.

Li Mi teleported in front of Li Jingtang, rolled up the sleeves of his robe, and took the thunderous sword.

Xuanzong's emotional transformation from frightened to furious only experienced a short moment: "Who is so bold as to dare to assassinate Zuo Xiang in front of me? ”

Although the words are concerned about Li Jingtang's meaning, the source of this anger is actually to hide the fear in his heart, if the target of this flying sword is not Li Jingtang but himself, if Li Yu does not make a move, these consequences are unbearable for this Tang monarch.

Li Mi glanced at the horizontal sword: "Looking at the inscription on the sword, this sword should be from the Heavenly Master Sect." ”

The Heavenly Master Sect is similar to the Dao Gate, both of which are Qinggao sects that have never liked to look at the emperor's face, but in the same way, the Heavenly Master Sect has never been hostile to the Tang Dynasty, and this time the flying sword line pierced through the strangeness.

Xuanzong regained some of his senses and said to Li Mi: "Li Mi, this time it is really thanks to you. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years since you left Chang'an to study art in Daomen, and it is indeed not what it used to be. Is the real person in charge of teaching good health now? ”

Li Mi owes himself: "Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, the family teacher has always been in good health." ”

The prince's eyes lit up when he saw Li Mi, he had seen Li Mi's extraordinary cultivation and military talent with his own eyes, and all these years he thought about it was to include Li Mi in the prince's mansion, as long as he could get the help of this person, he would not be worried about any Yu Ziyou Li Jingtang.

Xuanzong nodded: "Li Yu, I know that everyone in your Dao Sect is idle and wild cranes don't like to enter the court, otherwise just by virtue of this rescue, I will definitely make you a big official." ”

More than ten years ago, Li Mi had made a lot of nonsense to the two prime ministers in the court, claiming that he would also "make a big official to do" in the future, after many years, Xuanzong still has a fresh memory of the prodigy in the court.

Li Mi smiled dumbly: "Your Majesty still remembers Li Mi's childish words more than ten years ago, but as Your Majesty said, now I am walking in the world, and I will take over the mantle of the family teacher in the future, and I will forgive my fate for entering the court." ”

was also rejected in person, Xuanzong's attitude towards Li Yu was very different from Yu Lang's, and he didn't dare to be contemptuous at all: "You just said that this sword is from the Heavenly Master Sect, are you sure of it?" ”

Li Yu nodded: "This sword is indeed from the Heavenly Master Sect, and the technique of breaking the cloud flying sword is also the path of the Heavenly Master Sect, there should be no mistake in this section, but ......"

Xuanzong didn't listen to Li Mi finish speaking, and the fear in Fang Cai's heart had completely turned into anger: "In the eyes of the Heavenly Master, there is less and less me, the son of the Tang Dynasty, and I have been gracious if I don't pay tribute for three consecutive years, and now I am even flying a sword in front of me to assassinate the important ministers of the imperial court." Qinghe Ning's clan is really an unfamiliar wolf cub. ”

An Lushan added fuel to the fire and said: "His grandmother's, those gods of the Heavenly Master Gate pretend to be gods and ghosts all day long, and they have no contribution to my Tang Dynasty, and they have to squeeze the oil and water of the people of Qinghe, it is really hateful, Your Majesty, it is better for me to raise troops to completely raze the Heavenly Master Gate to the ground, and also kill the prestige of those big families!" ”

Those thousand-year-old families are undoubtedly a pain in Xuanzong's heart, those people have never looked down on the Li family in Longxi, even if the Li family has been in the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years, in the eyes of those pretentious noble families, they are just nouveau riche. The Li royal family does have half of the Hu blood, and they also greatly admire the thousand-year-old culture of the Central Plains, and they have repeatedly tolerated these families, and behind the repeated tolerance is the patience of the Son of Heaven that is constantly consumed.

Xuanzong nodded and said: "It's really time to kill the majesty of these family gates, Quy Ren Hou Yu Ziyou obeys orders!" ”

Yu Lang knew that this matter must be strange, but he still had to take the order: "The end will be." ”

"I ordered you to raise 20,000 troops, set foot on the mountain gate of the Heavenly Master Gate, and punish the nine clans of the Qinghe Ning clan." Xuanzong was unwilling to give An Lushan the opportunity to lead his troops into the Central Plains, for fear that this matter would fuel the greed in his heart, so he chose Quy Nhon Hou, who had a relatively cleaner background. "You do this well for me, and a year later, on the day you marry the princess of Tubo, I will crown you as the King of Quy Nhon!"

The king with a different surname can be said to be the extreme glory that a courtier can get, and this order makes the generals and their eyes red.

Stepping on the Heavenly Master Gate meant that Yu Lang wanted to kill Ning Xiaoyu with his own hands, Yu Lang bit his lip tightly, and wanted to resist this holy decree, Li Jingtang and Li Mi behind Xuanzong both shook their heads, and reminded Yu Lang not to fight with him on Xuanzong's anger.

Yu Lang had to take the order.

There are 3,000 disciples in the Heavenly Master Sect, including many cultivators from the upper three realms, Yu Lang raised 20,000 troops, this battle can be won, but it must be a tragic victory. And unlike the previous time when he sent troops to crusade against foreign races, this time he was in the same room, even if he won and caused so many killings, he was afraid that Yu Lang would be difficult to raise his head from now on.

Xuanzong was a little angry at Yu Lang's negative attitude that he had repeatedly shown today: "What is the dissatisfaction of Quy Ren Hou with my arrangement? ”

Li Jingtang stood up at this time: "Your Majesty, although Weichen is a Wenchen, he also had the experience of serving in the army to level the enemy in the early years, and his own cultivation has also been promoted to Wuxiang. ”

Xuanzong thought for a while: "Zuo Xiang's words are reasonable, this matter is because of you and ends because of you, it is very appropriate." You've done a lot for me over the years, and I appreciate your abilities. Okay, I Datang needs a young man like you who is willing to take the initiative to share worries for the country. Quy Nhon Hou, you also need to learn the way of being an official from the left. ”

Yu Lang nodded yes, his heart was mixed, and at this time he couldn't see that Li Jingtang seemed to be against him in everything, but he was actually protecting himself.

The mastermind behind this assassination, Yu Lang had an answer in his heart, but he couldn't propose this answer to Xuanzong - the noble concubine Yang Yuhuan. She wanted to kill Li Jingtang in her heart, and with the help of the power of the Xishu Sword Pavilion, it was not difficult to use this trick to kill two birds with one stone with a knife. But these are just speculations, in the absence of empirical evidence, who would dare to question his favorite concubine in front of Xuanzong?

Li Jingtang taking over this dirty work was the best solution for Yu Lang, at least he didn't have to deal with Ning Xiaoyu's family in person, and he could even save Ning Xiaoyu's life under the cover of Li Jingtang.

Li Mi is not in the court, and as a person who walks in the world of the Daomen and is the head of the sect, he doesn't have so many worries when he opens his mouth at this time: "Your Majesty, although this sword is from the Heavenly Master Sect, there is something strange behind this matter, the Heavenly Master Sect has never had anything to do with Lord Zuo Xiang, even if he is assassinated, the spearhead should not be pointed at him." Besides, how can assassination be justified with one's own sword? The Heavenly Master Sect has always been famous for its exhaustive calculations, how could he do such a stupid thing? Beware that someone borrowed a knife to kill someone, intending to kill two birds with one stone......"

Xuanzong is not a person who is stubborn and self-serving, and he has a little admiration for Li Mi, and after thinking about it for a while, he also feels that this matter is a little strange: "Li Mi is reasonable, I am a little anxious about this matter." ”

An Lushan looked displeased, he had some holidays with the Heavenly Master Gate, although this assassination was not his arrangement, he also wanted to take this opportunity to uproot the Heavenly Master Gate, but he didn't expect that Xuanzong, who had always said the same, would be persuaded by Li Mi to stop his mind this time. It seems that the Daomen does have a lot of weight in His Majesty's heart, and he can influence His Majesty's opinions by walking in the world.

Xuanzong pondered for a while: "Although the Heavenly Master Sect has been domineering in recent years, after all, it has done more good deeds among the people and made good connections, and there are also some popular reputations, if it can't convince the public, I'm afraid it will backfire." The destruction of the Heavenly Master Gate has been postponed, and the top priority is to find out the real mastermind behind this assassination. In this way, Li Jingtang, the heavy responsibility of thoroughly investigating this case is still entrusted to you, and within half a month, give me an answer. ”

Li Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief, he really wanted to raise troops to destroy the Heavenly Master Gate, and he felt like a mountain of pressure, and immediately received the order to thank him.