Chapter 517: Who Can Profit
Chang'an, this is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty!
How could there be assassins? And he came to assassinate the eldest grandson Wuji, a major minister of the Tang Dynasty!
What do the Patrol Army eat?
Although Wei Cheng was confused and annoyed in his heart, he knew that the most important thing was to protect the eldest grandson Wuji. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Fortunately, one of the main roads of Chang'an on this road, the narrowest is more than ten and a half zhang wide, and the carriage runs in the middle of the road, at least more than five zhang away from the dense forest on both sides, so as to avoid being suddenly attacked!
The distance of more than ten zhang is long or short, and Wei Cheng and the others fought with the black-clothed man who rushed over in a moment.
"Ahh
As soon as the two sides fought, but one of Wei Cheng's guards was killed on the spot by the man in black who rushed over! The terrible screams before dying are especially clear in the silence of the night!
This tragic cry did not fall, followed by several muffled snorts, and the injured guards of the Guogong Mansion obviously did not anticipate the fierceness of these black-clothed people, so in less than a moment after the battle, several guards were injured or even killed! Under the extremely ferocious slaughter of these black-clothed men, the guards who came up to them retreated one after another!
These guards have been by the side of the eldest grandson Wuji, and there are too many comfortable days! Wei Cheng didn't expect that these guards under his command would not be able to stop these black-clothed assassins at all!
In a moment, eight of the guards who came up had already lay down, but the man in black had only four lying down and two were injured! The man in black deceived more than three zhang closer, and there were only three zhang left from the carriage of the eldest grandson Wuji!
If you talk about martial arts alone, how bad can you be who can act as the guard of Zhao Guogong of the Tang Dynasty? But the martial arts of these black-clothed assassins are only a little bit worse than the guards, and the most important thing is that the black-clothed assassins who came out of both sides of the dense forest are much more ferocious than the guards of the Guogong Mansion, and at the same time, they are more than one grade higher than the guards of the Guogong Mansion in a moderate degree of cooperation and orderly advance and retreat.
The guards all know that if they retreat, they will fight by the carriage! If you are not careful, you will put the master of the eldest grandson Wuji in danger. Thinking of the tragic fate of the eldest grandson Wuji in case there were three long and two short, as the guards, everyone finally began to be ruthless, and gradually stood up under the tenacious fighting, and the battle suddenly fell into a state of anxiety!
After a while, Wei Cheng saw that there were no black-clothed people in the dense forest to come to support, and he immediately relieved himself!
With an order, the guards who were originally guarding around the carriage suddenly killed thirteen more people, leaving only more than ten people around the carriage of the eldest grandson Wuji.
The addition of more than a dozen new forces suddenly caused the black-clothed assassins, who were originally far fewer than the guards of the Guogong Mansion, to rapidly decrease! In just a few breaths, there are only a dozen people left in black!
Seeing that the situation was not right, after a roar, the remaining dozen or so black-clothed assassins turned around and fled, without dragging mud and water into the dense forest, and there was no trace of them in less than a moment!
The eldest grandson Wuji left corpses all over the place around the carriage!
A rich smell of blood flows in the night sky!
"Count the casualties and bury them when you return home! Let's go! Keep going. ”
From the appearance of the assassin to the assassin's escape, the eldest grandson Wuji, who has been in the carriage all his life, has not made any sound! It was only at this moment that his calm voice came from the carriage, as calm as ever! It seems that these men in black have just assassinated him not him!
"Whoa!"
At the same time that the Tang Dynasty ministers who entered the palace and the eldest grandson Wuji of the Tang Dynasty were assassinated, the Tang Dynasty military god and Tang Sikong Li Jing, who learned the news of the emperor's assassination, Qin Qiong, the general of Zuo Wuwei, the left servant of Shangshu Province shot Fang Xuanling, and the left servant of Shangshu Province shot Du Ruhui on the way to the palace They also encountered dozens of crazy assassinations of people in black!
Li Jing is surrounded by Tang Dynasty soldiers, but there is no big problem! Du Ruhui's mansion is very close to the Yiguo Mansion, and after Qin Qiong fought bravely to kill dozens of assassins, he rushed to the rescue in time, causing the dangerous Du Ruhui to survive, but despite this, Qin Qiong was also hit by two arrows, but fortunately, the arrows were not poisonous.
Compared with the first two, Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling but he was not so lucky, he was almost stabbed to death! If it weren't for the city patrol army arriving in time and fighting to the death with the assassins, Fang Xuanling would have become a corpse!
Tonight's Chang'an City is destined to be unpeaceful!
The darkest time before dawn, in the palace.
A large number of eunuchs and palace maids were summoned to gather together according to the palace room, and together with the forbidden army and personal guards who were transferred to the camp, they left the palace under the darkness of night and rushed to the military camp to accept the control and investigation of the army.
At this time, the left and right guards took over the defense of the palace, and at the same time, Wei Chi Jingsu and Li Junxian also led the army to open at the same time and take over the defense of the main roads in Chang'an.
After the various ministries came to report in turn, Li Shimin suddenly found that his most relied on confidants Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing, and Qin Qiong had not arrived for a long time.
It shouldn't be!
Li Shimin thought for a moment, and suddenly his face turned pale, and when he thought of this possibility, Li Shimin's hands and feet were suddenly cold, and his body trembled involuntarily.
Could it be that Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing, and Qin Qiong were ambushed by assassins on the way into the palace and died?
Thinking like this, Li Shimin couldn't sit still, he stood up suddenly, and was about to speak. The voice of the guard came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Li Sikong, Fang Shangshu, Du Shangshu, and Zuo Wuwei General Qin ask to see you." ”
"Let them in!" Li Shimin, who breathed a sigh of relief, said in a deep voice!
After a while, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, and Qin Qiong appeared in the Manna Palace!
"See Your Majesty!"
On the way, the four of them already knew the cause and effect of tonight's events! But it was precisely because of this that the four of them were even more frightened! Who can put his hand in the palace?
Are you the same as the Assassin you met? Who could have such a big influence in Chang'an and let the imperial court not know a little news?
"The four Aiqing don't have to be polite!" Li Shimin said casually, suddenly, his eyes froze, and he exclaimed: "Hey, why are the four Aiqing so embarrassed? ”
Li Jing and Fang Xuanling are okay, Du Ruhui's robes are all dirt and dust, and his hair is scattered on his shoulders. And the most shocking Tang God of War Qin Qiong actually had two broken arrows stuck in his body, and the injuries had not had time to be treated, and the blood was still flowing.
Seeing Qin Qiong like this, don't be a minister waiting for news, even Li Shimin, Li Chengqian's father and son look unbelievable.
"Send the imperial doctor to come to the Manna Hall to treat Qin Aiqing's injuries!" Li Shimin said anxiously, Qin Qiong is not only his henchman, but also his old in-laws, and Qin Qiong's importance is self-evident.
"A little injury, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it." It was Qin Qiong, who said without changing her face.
"Your Majesty, the four of them were ambushed by many assassins on the road at the same time! If it weren't for the fast arrival of the city patrol army, I'm afraid that Xuan Ling would have been succeeded by thieves now! The minister's mansion was not far from General Qin, and after General Qin dispersed the assassins who besieged him, he rescued him in time, and the minister survived. On the way to rescue the minister, General Qin let the assassins hiding in the shadows attack with a bow, so that General Qin almost died on the spot! ”
Du Ruhui bowed to Li Shimin and said urgently!
"What?" Including Li Shimin, the whole hall screamed!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Lord Changsun encountered a large number of assassinations and ambushes on the way to the palace! At this moment, a member of the general strode over and said in a panic!
"What!" This time, it was Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, and Qin Qiong who spoke out at the same time!!
"Hehe, what a means!" After Li Shimin was surprised, he suddenly laughed, but this laughter contained endless coldness!
"Assassinating me at the same time, as well as my right-hand man, is really a good means! This is what it means to disrupt the Tang Dynasty and the world! Is there anything wrong with the eldest grandson? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the eldest grandson is fine! Now under the escort of the city patrol army, he is on his way to the palace! ”
"Hmm!" Li Shimin nodded and said!
"Your Majesty, has the mother been well?" Although Fang Xuanling was extremely embarrassed, he was more worried about the affairs of the eldest grandson queen. All of them are fine, and the most important thing now is naturally the eldest grandson empress who is in danger in order to save the emperor.
Especially that child, but now the continuation of the blood of the Tang royal family! Only when the royal family is prosperous can there be long-term peace and stability.
"The queen is okay for the time being!" Li Shimin heard Fang Xuanling's words, and the corners of his mouth twitched!
Everyone was amazed at the same time!
It's okay for the time being, four words have revealed a lot of information. It's okay for the time being, does that mean that something will happen soon, maybe something?
"You Aiqing will go back first, deal with the things in your hands, and go back and wait for the news." Li Shimin gave an order to expel the guests, and then turned around and ordered to meet Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Li Jing for a secret meeting. As for Qin Qiong, he was healed in the outer hall.
"The queen's situation is very bad, the dagger that pierced the queen's body, even the divine doctor Sun Simiao didn't dare to pull it out." When all the people left behind were confidants, Li Shimin explained the truth in a heavy tone.
Everyone was shocked, and Li Jing was very worried: "Your Majesty, if you have a sharp weapon in your body, it will rust after a long time, and the rust is poisonous, this is not a long-term solution." Besides, the queen mother is pregnant, and her physique is not as good as those of us who have been on the battlefield for many years. ”
"Not only that, the key is that even the divine doctor Sun Simiao didn't dare to pull out the dagger, who else in this world has this ability?" Du Ruhui said in a heavy tone.
"Qin Feng!"
"Qin Feng?"
"Hmm!" Li Shimin nodded heavily and said, "If, if even Feng'er can't do anything, it won't be good." However, I have faith in Feng'er, and he has never let us down. However, everyone knows his plan, the purpose of his trip is not in my Tang Dynasty, first to contact the survivors of the previous dynasty, and then to discuss other things, the first trip is not suitable for many people, I am worried that he has gone deep into Goguryeo, and then it will be tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Doctor Sun gave me a month and a half, and I really didn't know the bottom of my heart. Speaking of this, Li Shimin's tone changed, and he said coldly: "What I want to do now is to twist out the people behind the scenes." ”
Everyone nodded and thought about it.
Fang Xuanling keenly felt that something was wrong!
If the Assassins were to kill the Emperor, with the strength and means they had shown tonight, as well as the problems exposed in the palace, they would have too many chances and possibility!
However, the assassination of Li Shimin tonight was just a eunuch who did not know the slightest martial arts!
Also, in the Great Wall, Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing, Qin Qiong and the five of themselves were assassinated at the same time, and the time and opportunity happened too coincidentally. Obviously, they have been preparing for the assassination of Li Shimin from time to time!
Since the preparation is not for a while, how can it be missed?
How could the assassination fail because of Empress Changsun, a weak woman who was powerless? After all, all the means they used will inevitably be no longer available after the assassination, which means that they only have one chance! And this is just one chance, they are still such a child's play, it is too incredible!
Fang Xuanling saw something wrong from these comprehensive clues in a short period of time!
"Your Majesty"
"How?" Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin was puzzled!
"Your Majesty, think about it!" Saying that, Fang Xuanling told a series of doubts that he saw one by one! At the end, Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, can you find that something is strange now?" ”
"You mean that all the assassinations tonight are just to cover up the assassination of the Empress? All for the sake of killing the Queen? Li Shimin is not stupid, after listening to Fang Xuanling's words, he said urgently!
"Your Majesty, this is the minister's speculation!" Fang Xuanling bowed and said!
Li Shimin closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly his light flashed, he glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "Fang Aiqing, I think your guess is wrong. Just imagine, Qian'er is the crown prince, and Qian'er, the prince, is doing well, but the queen is gone, as long as Qian'er does not make a big mistake, he is still the future heir of the Tang Dynasty. Who can profit from the assassination of the queen? Could it be that Concubine Yang can't do it? ”
As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, he was suddenly shocked in his heart!
They all kept silent!
Yes, if the eldest grandson queen is gone, Concubine Yang is very likely to become the next queen, Concubine Yang's son Li Ke has shown amazing talent at a young age, if his mother ascends to the throne of the queen, coupled with the old and young widows of the previous dynasty, it is really possible to pull Li Chengqian off the throne of the prince.
However, does Yang Guang's daughter Concubine Yang really have that ability?
Or is Concubine Yang really mad or arrogant to the point of being so arrogant?
You know, if he acts like this, if the matter is revealed, it will be as simple as killing the head! But it's going to be the real head! Does Concubine Yang really dare to do this?
Li Shimin doesn't know!
You don't know either!