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A man in a black cloak walked out of the Great Solemn Temple, and he looked around vigilantly for a moment, and found that he had not paid attention to himself, and disappeared into the night.

As soon as the man in black left, at the gate of the Great Solemn Temple, two men in strong suits appeared in the dark night.

"I'll follow him, you hurry back and report to the chief." One of them whispered.

"I see, you have to be careful." The other admonished, and quickly disappeared into the night. As soon as the man in black left, he saw rain in the sky. In Chang'an City in April, the night was silent and empty because of a spring rain.

Nine difficulties out of the Great Solemn Temple, and went straight to the Great Mercy.

The purpose of his coming to the Great Ci'en Temple today is very simple, that is, to discuss with Jun Neng and organize an assassination of Li Hong again, because he found that since the last assassination, although Li Hong has strengthened the number of guards, he still has not given up his interest in going out of the palace to play, and often goes in and out of various squares in Chang'an City, which makes him feel that his group has another opportunity to assassinate. Besides, the crown prince Li Hong suffers Buddhism and asks the Great Solemn Temple to send senior monks to Fusang to promote Buddhism, but in fact, he wants to hollow out the Great Solemn Temple and cut off the inheritance of the Great Solemn Temple.

Jiu Yan knew that Li Hong sent people to keep an eye on the Great Solemn Temple, and wanted to find out the people in the Great Solemn Temple who really fornicated with Liu Ju's traitors, but he believed in his own ability and would definitely be able to avoid the people sent by Li Hong, so it would be wise for someone to keep an eye on the Great Solemn Temple instead of going to the Great Ci'en Temple at this time.

Therefore, when Jiuyan left the Great Solemn Temple, he knew that someone was following him, so he dodged and shuttled between the various squares in Chang'an City, and many people got rid of the people who were following him.

At this time, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he walked quickly towards the Great Mercy and Grace Temple.

In the East Palace, Li Hong was already dressed and left the East Palace surrounded by Chen Gong's hundred guards. After he left the palace, he came to the private room of a restaurant near the Great Ci'en Temple, and Wei Chi Xunyan and Qin Zhan had been waiting for him for a long time, and when they saw Li Hong, they were busy stepping forward to give a salute.

"How's the deployment going?" Li Hong asked, without too much nonsense.

"Yu Linwei dispatched three hundred people, waiting for His Highness's order." Wei Chi Xunyan said. Even if he is the leader of Yu Linwei, in front of Li Hong, he can't help but dispatch Yu Linwei. This is also the way of being an official, and he knows how to keep a low profile in front of the prince.

"Three hundred?" Li Hong frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's not enough!" ”

What he wants to arrest today is not only the Nine Tribulations Monk, not only the Quan Neng Monk, but also the Liu Ju traitor hidden in the Great Ci'en Temple. To tell the truth, with the current status of the Great Ci'en Temple in the minds of Buddhists, he, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, does not dare to move casually, but since he moves, he has to hurt his muscles and bones, otherwise it is not worth him to move the people so much. Therefore, he wanted to wipe out the traitors of Liu Ju who were hiding in the Great Ci'en Temple, obviously only the three hundred Lin Wei of Yu Chi Xunyan was not enough!

"Your Highness, on a rainy day like tonight, if you want to fight with traitors in the rain, there are only so many people in Yulinwei who can fight, and the combat effectiveness of others is too low, even if they participate in the rain battle, it may not be a problem." Qin Zhan hurriedly explained when he saw Li Hong frowning.

Li Hong nodded slightly, noncommittal.

This is in Chang'an City, not outside the city, and it is necessary to start a rain battle at night, not a large number of people can win, the key depends on the individual strength of the people participating in the battle. It's just that even so, he still feels that the troops in his hands are a little thin, because after experiencing the battle between the Great Solemn Temple and Liu Ju's traitors, Li Hong really doesn't dare to take it lightly.

"Order, let Li Duoqi's cavalry stand by, and if anything happens, immediately support." Li Hong thought for a while and said. Even if he used his own pro-army, he didn't dare to use the left and right Jin Wuwei army, for fear that Liu Ju's traitors had infiltrated the left and right Jin Wuwei.

When Wei Chi Xunyan and Qin Zhan heard the prince's order, they immediately knew what the prince was going to do tonight, and they couldn't help but know that they were going to experience another big battle tonight.

At this moment, I saw a man in black enter the private room, bow to Li Hong, and say to Wei Chi Xunyan, "Back to Your Highness, the Nine Tribulations have already left the Great Solemn Temple." ”

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains. Hmph, I really don't know how to write dead words in the Nine Difficulties! Li Hong sneered, and ordered Wei Chi Xunyan and Qin Zhan, "You go down and prepare, tonight's battle is still under your command, but there must be no mistakes." ”

Li Hong admonished Wei Chi Xun in a serious tone.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister knows." Wei Chi Xunyan said, and left the private room with Qin Zhan.

"Your Highness, are we not moving?" After Wei Chi Xunyan and Qin Zhan left, Chen Gong asked Li Hong, there are a hundred guards dispatched tonight, and it is indeed a bit extravagant to use a hundred people to protect Li Hong. Because the combat effectiveness of the guards is very strong, they were not the guards who were assassinated by Li Hong before. In addition, this guard is also very well-equipped, and in addition to the fact that no one has an embroidered spring sword, it is also equipped with crossbows and arrows.

In street fights like tonight's, crossbows and arrows are definitely a weapon in close combat.

Actually, Chen Gong asked, there is another meaning, that is, after the last assassination, he reorganized the guards, strengthened the training, not to mention, he was still equipped with new equipment, this time to arrest the nine difficulties, he also wanted to use Liu Ju traitor and let this guard test the knife.

As a veteran of a hundred battles, Chen Gong knows very well that no matter how strong a guard is when he is trained, he will never mature to the point of being an elite soldier in a hundred battles without experiencing the baptism of blood.

"Chen Gong, how many Liu Ju traitors do you think will be hidden in the Great Ci'en Temple?" Li Hong suddenly asked.

"It's not less than the Great Solemn Temple, right?" Chen Gong guessed.

"At least twice as much." Li Hong said affirmatively, "Looking at the performance of the two of Jiu Yi and Ji Neng, we can't ignore their strength." ”

Seeing that Chen Gong was a little puzzled, Li Hong explained, "Therefore, it is Yulinwei who will take the lead tonight, you who will act as the main force, and it is Li Duoqi's cavalry who will be responsible for the cleaning work. If you don't move, you have to pay off Liu Ju's strength in Chang'an City. ”

"In this way, I'm afraid it will have a big impact." Chen Gong said in a low voice, what he said was very vague, but the meaning of his words was obvious, Li Hong cleared Liu Ju's traitors with such fanfare, and exposed his strength prematurely, which would make the Empress Wu jealous and attract the attention of the Empress Wu. However, now Li Hong will not think about it so much, Gaozong and Empress Wu are about to leave Chang'an Cheng to go to Luoyang, and then go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, and then return to Luoyang, Gaozong rarely returns to Chang'an City. Therefore, even if the Empress Wu is jealous, he has nothing to be afraid of, when the Empress Wu is in Luoyang, he is in Chang'an, and it is a big deal to contend with him. With the support of Su Dingfang, Wang Fangyi, Pei Xingjian and other generals of the Northwest Army, he is not afraid of the Empress Wu supported by Li Ji and other Northeast Army now.

Of course, Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian have not publicly expressed their support for Li Hong, but with the title of Prince Shaobao, Su Dingfang has been classified into Li Hong's camp, as long as Su Dingfang is finally in the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong believes that he will make a choice. And Pei Xingjian is Su Dingfang's disciple, Su Dingfang supports himself, can Pei Xingjian not support himself?

Besides, Pei Xingjian and his eldest grandson Wuji and his party opposed Empress Wu back then, and now no matter how bad he is, he will not be able to support Empress Wu.

Another point is that on the issue of Liu Ju's traitor, Gaozong's position has always been very firm, that is, to kill at all costs. Therefore, Li Hong did this, more to call on Gaozong's orders, to convey his loyalty and courage to Gaozong, and to convey to Gaozong that even if Gaozong left Chang'an City, as long as he was there, no one would make trouble in Chang'an City.

Therefore, it can be said that tonight's extermination of Liu Ju's traitors is of great significance to Li Hong.

"Don't be afraid, as long as we can wipe out Liu Ju's traitors in one net, we will not only have a success, but also a meritorious service. Of course, if there is an omission, our credit will also become a fault. Li Hong said in a low voice, "Therefore, the task of your guard battalion tonight is very heavy, and you don't want to live, but you must ensure that all of them are annihilated." ”

"No!" Chen Gong's expression was grim and he took the order. Being able to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been gentle and elegant and does not like killing, give such an order, shows how important tonight's action is.

In a meditation room in the Great Ci'en Temple, all of them could sit calmly, and the three old men and three middle-aged monks around him all looked at him, and they saw that these six people were all eminent monks.

"Host, will the Nine Tribulations come tonight?" A young monk asked, his name was Fang Zhi, and he was the elder among the Liu Ju traitors lurking in Chang'an City.

"Li Hong wants to send the three hundred monks of the Great Solemn Temple to Fusang to promote Buddhism, but he is not convinced, and he can't bear it for a long time, don't worry, he will definitely come." can all say with certainty.

"I really hope that this assassination of Li Hong will not be overlooked." An old man sighed. He is the elder of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and his rank is even higher, his name is Xuanfang, and he is Xuanzang's senior brother.

"Rest assured, there won't be any more problems, Elder." He can say with confidence, "Tonight, we set up a bureau to lure Li Hong to arrest the Nine Tribulations, and we did not hesitate to let him capture the saints lurking in our Great Mercy and Grace Temple, isn't it just to lure Li Hong out of the palace and want to kill him tonight?" ”

A cruel smile appeared on his lips when he said this.

In fact, all can use the Nine Tribulations as bait to lure Li Hong, seemingly sacrificing the Nine Tribulations and the traitors lurking in the Great Ci'en Temple, but in fact, it is to let Li Hong out of the palace and assassinate Li Hong in one fell swoop in such a chaotic battle.

Therefore, for Li Hong, tonight he is clearing Liu Ju's traitors. But judging from all of them, he was also assassinating Li Hong tonight.

It can be said that the nine difficulties have entered Li Hong's trap, but at the same time, Li Hong has also entered the trap of all. In tonight's battle, it was Li Hong and Jun Neng who were calculating each other. Now, it's up to both of them to see who is more sophisticated and sophisticated in their deployment, and who can win tonight.