Chapter 66: See Xuanwu Gate Again (5,000 Words)
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As soon as Xue Wanche heard this voice, this is the King of Jin! Hurriedly followed the voice and looked back, he didn't care what assassins were not assassins. Cheng Yanjin was half awake and was startled by an assassin, and hurriedly rushed over, only to bump into the two of them at once.
Cheng Biting Jin is heavy in itself, and he is wearing thick armor, so it is even more heavy. jumped and pressed the gloomy leader under him.
"Get up, I can't crush you." Cheng bit Jin scolded in his mouth.
When the crowd dispersed and order was restored, the assassins had killed fewer people than they had been trampled on. Xue Wanche alone killed a few and injured more than a dozen. Of course, when the King of Jin met an assassin, which of the soldiers in the Shence Army didn't want to rush up, so after saving the King of Jin, he was waiting to be added to the rank and enter the knighthood!
But this made Li Chengzong angry, he said: "It's all good, there are nails under the soles of your feet!"
It's not easy to scold, after all, everyone is trying to save themselves, and Xue Wanche is even more so, do you want to punish him for homicide?
Cheng Biting Jin pressed the gloomy man who was tied up with five flowers, and secretly laughed in his heart, he can catch assassins when he is drunk, so I'm angry with you!
Li Chengzong's stomach was on fire, and before he could ask, he stabbed a knife into the man's leg.
"Don't let this king talk nonsense, where did the Ming Lou Order come from?" Li Chengzong asked this because this Ming Lou order was a token of information exchanged with Dong Hua. It's not about how expensive it is, it's not how complicated it is, it's because it's rarely seen. Except for a group of generals, it is impossible for the people below to recognize, let alone imitate and manufacture.
Shan Xiongxin saw this formation, stepped forward and stabbed the knife a little deeper, and said coldly: "Say it quickly, don't say it anymore, I will scrape you alive." He is responsible for this, no matter what, he let it go.
"If you want to kill, kill it, don't talk nonsense with the master." As soon as that person heard Li Chengzong ask about the origin of Ming Lou Ling, he knew that Dong Hua had not betrayed them, otherwise Li Chengzong would not have asked like this. Now that his brothers are dead, let's die, and we can be reunited below.
Li Chengzong waved his hand, and a seriously injured man was lifted up, dying. Blood was still oozing from his stomach, and it was bubbling out.
"I don't want him to die, hurry up."
"Third brother, third brother." The man tried to struggle to get up, but the injury on his leg made him unable to stand up.
Cheng Yanjin pinched his shoulders tightly, and he could hear the crisp sound.
"Old, big, big, " After saying that, the person turned his head and was completely out of breath.
Li Chengzong regretted it, and knew that he would let people bandage it first, so as not to let him die. Now it's okay, it's even more impossible to say.
The man didn't know where he got the strength, and suddenly bumped into Li Chengzong, and Wang Hu kicked him back.
"Hold on, look at it. Find someone to see his injuries, don't let him die. β
Fang Xuanling said: "King Jin, this matter can't be a mistake from us here, maybe we should start with Dong Hua."
Li Chengzong thought for a while and said: "Xue Wanche, you don't have to go back to Chang'an with someone now, go and bring Dong Hua to Chang'an for me, if there is anything wrong with him, he will be killed directly."
To be honest, Li Chengzong really hasn't seen Dong Hua a few times over the years. Thinking about it again, this product used to be mixed with Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, maybe he hooked up with Li Yuanji again. But there is something wrong with this, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are already phoenixes in the water, and they are not as good as chickens. What can he do to win Dong Hua over, why?
Ma Zhou knew that Fang Xuanling didn't stop him because he was afraid that this matter would affect Shan Xiongxin. If you want to say that these people under the King of Jin, it is nothing to bully a man and a woman, but who can bear the crime of murdering the King of Jin. King Jin doesn't want to kill you, and everyone else has to slaughter you, and they all expect Li Chengzong to eat!
"King Jin, this matter may not be inseparable from King Qin, but he has been in Hebei for a while, could it be that King Qin secretly bought Dong Hua?" Ma Zhou followed Fang Xuanling's words and analyzed, he didn't want his family to panic.
Li Chengzong's face is really bad, the key is that Hei San died, and he died in front of his eyes.
"Okay, hurry back to Chang'an, and write a letter to Li Shimin to give me an explanation. Tell him that if he can't explain why, the king will kill him first, regardless of anything. Li Chengzong said.
"Yes," Fang Xuanling replied, answering the errand.
In the evening, Li Chengzong summoned Sun Simiao and asked, "Do you know the children of Heisan?"
"I know, Hei San became a family in Dunhuang a few years ago and gave birth to a big fat son, and his son also went to the poor road when he was full moon." Saying that, Sun Simiao also felt uncomfortable. To say that this group of bandits who followed him at the beginning, Hei San was the most savvy one, and he learned a lot of his skills as a healer. followed him and saved a lot of people.
Li Chengzong sighed and said, "When he died, he entrusted this king to take care of his child."
Sun Simiao said: "Blame me for this matter!" If I hadn't been drunk, I wouldn't have dragged Hei San down. β
"No one would have expected that it was the king's wine for you to drink, and I was also responsible!" Li Chengzong said.
couldn't continue, Sun Simiao was silent.
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Li Chengzong looked at Sun Simiao's expression, and then asked, "How is Yuan Tiangang's old god stick?"
"He hasn't woken up yet, he's drunk too much and he's drunk too quickly, and he may not wake up for a while."
"Look at him, take a sip of wine and don't get him drunk." Li Chengzong didn't like a joke and admonished.
Ma Zhou asked to see Li Chengzong at this time, and when he came in, he said, "King Jin, that person is dead."
"How did he die, can so many people still watch him commit suicide?" Li Chengzong roared.
"No, someone poisoned the food and poisoned him." Ma Zhoudao.
Wang Hu's heart was cold, those are all pro-soldiers! They are all people who are screened by themselves, and if they have problems, they don't have their own problems.
"King Jin, I..." Wang Hu stepped forward to say something.
"That's enough, call Su Dingfang over to me, right away!" Li Chengzong was shocked and frightened, why did so many things happen in one day. One of the moles hasn't been found, and another has popped up.
Su Dingfang hurried over in a hurry, and hurriedly said to Li Chengzong: "King Jin, what's so urgent?"
"You and Ma Zhou, find out the person who poisoned the assassin to this king, the sooner the better." Su Dingfang immediately responded.
Ma Zhou and Su Dingfang hurriedly walked out, and Li Chengzong said to Wang Hu: "If you clean one side again, you would rather kill the wrong person and not let it go, and if such a thing happens again, you won't come to see me again."
Wang Hu knelt in front of Li Chengzong and said, "King Jin rest assured, the last general will know."
Don't worry, Li Chengzong didn't even sleep this night, where did he come from.
Not to mention, Ma Zhou and Su Dingfang are arguing, they have been busy all night, and they will have an eyebrow the next day.
"What did you find?"
Ma Zhou took out a piece of paper, put it in front of Li Chengzong, and said: "The traitor committed suicide in fear of crime, this is a suicide note."
looked at it, and there were not a few words on the so-called suicide note. I deeply felt the great favor of the King of Jin and was ashamed of the King of Jin, but Li Shimin, the king of Qin, threatened the lives of his family and had to do it.
"Bullshit," Li Chengzong said, and threw the suicide note back to Ma Zhou.
"King Jin, is there something wrong?" Ma Zhou read it again and felt that it made sense! These are all the soldiers of the King of Jin, and they will never betray the King of Jin without a last resort.
Li Chengzong asked in a deep voice: "Who appointed the personal soldiers to guard the prisoners?"
"It's me!" Wang Hu replied.
"Yes! Li Shimin can be blackmailed, how can he arrest his family in such a short period of time, and then blackmail him? Will Li Shimin be able to fly?"
Ma Zhoudao: "That's this person lying, he was a traitor sent by Li Shimin from the beginning." The matter was exposed, and he was afraid of implicating his family, so he wrote this, wanting to make it easy for King Jin to be his family. β
"It's still nonsense, that's not the point. If you think about it again, as long as Wang Hu can't be bought, then he can't be sure who will come to take care of the prisoner, even if he sends the traitor in advance, it's useless!" Li Chengzong said.
Ma Zhou unconsciously looked at Wang Hu, his eyes containing an unusual taste.
Wang Hu was anxious, pointed at Ma Zhou and said unceremoniously: "What kind of eyes do you have?" You doubt me?"
When Su Dingfang saw this, he hurriedly stood up and said, "I understand, someone framed this soldier and diverted his attention." This traitor was not one of the prisoner's personal guards at all, but someone else. β
That's the right idea, but it's not all right. The person who poisoned must have had a way to get close to the soldiers, and went down to ask them one by one, asking them if anyone had approached or inquired about the prisoner. Li Chengzong commanded.
Ma Zhou said: "It's better to plan the plan, first find the traitor in Xuancheng, let him relax his vigilance, and then investigate it secretly."
Li Chengzong said: "It's okay, after arriving in Chang'an, it's better to hand over this matter to He Niangzi, she is an expert."
If it can't be solved, it can only be let go first, and Li Chengzong hurried to Chang'an.
Li Chengzong rode a horse in the middle, and there were generals in front and back, left and right, and after learning the lesson of the last time, he couldn't just leave Wang Hu alone by King Jin's side, and it was too late to cry about something.
The chariot was clean, but Sun Simiao always felt something wrong when he sat inside.
"Haven't you already done a superduit for the black three! People can't be resurrected after death, it's useless for you to think about it every day, and you didn't kill it. Yuan Tiangang persuaded on the side, he really couldn't stand it, and Sun Simiao had a bitter and hateful expression.
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Sun Simiao said: "Heisan's blood is not on your face, a good person will die like that."
"So it's self-evident how important this method of immortality is! The most painful separation in the world, you should persuade King Jin for me and help me find the way to live forever. β
Glancing at him, Sun Simiao said: "It's better for you to find the King of Jin directly to the emperor, he will definitely help you."
Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "Emperor? Li Yuan, the emperor, is afraid that he will not sit for a long time, and if he returns to Beijing and Jin this time, if he is kind-hearted, he will be hollowed out at most, and if he is not good-hearted, it is not impossible to force him to abdicate. Li Shimin, the king of Qin, said that it is a good thing to say, it is to occupy the world and guard the mountains and rivers of Luoyang. To put it mildly, that is, the remnants of the army who were driven to Luoyang by Li Chengzong, the king of Jin, were defeated, and the king of Jin sent people everywhere to publicize the conspiracy between the king of Qin and Jieli Khan. Inside and outside the court, no one is the opponent of King Jin. β
"Whether it is the emperor or not and whether he can help you are two different things. Even if it is in the way, Li Yuan's orders are not harmful, and the king of Jin will not be disobedient. Don't you just need financial support, and who else you don't. β
Yuan Tiangang said: "Only by conforming to the will of heaven can things be done, and there must be a reason for God to make King Jin the honor of the Ninety-Five." If there is the help of the King of Jin, it means that if there is divine help, you will get twice the result with half the effort. I'm afraid it won't work for another person. β
Sun Simiao is also a Taoist, but he feels that Yuan Tiangang's words are pure nonsense, and he no longer cares about them. As soon as his eyes were closed, he thought he was asleep, which made Yuan Tiangang quite embarrassed.
In Luoyang, Li Shimin, who had just run back and hadn't taken a breath, received letters from Li Chengzong and Li Xiuning one after another.
"Did you arrange it?" Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji.
"Not really." The eldest grandson Wuji thought it was himself, but it was really not him.
Li Shimin sneered and said: "If it wasn't your hand, it could only be someone with ulterior motives."
"Could it be the abolished prince and the king of Qi?" The eldest grandson Wuji said.
"These two guys can't do anything serious, but this time they luckily didn't make it." Li Shimin said.
"Yes! Lucky. When they killed the King of Jin, the whole world would think that it was the hand of the King of Qin, and the Shence Army was not like crazy to kill Luoyang. Du Ruhui also echoed and said.
Li Shimin continued: "When the time comes, Li Jiancheng will be able to take over the Shence Army in the name of avenging his son." In addition, there were already people from the original East Palace in the Shence Army, so it was not impossible to think of it. β
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "But now he has not succeeded, and the King of Jin has sent a letter asking us to give an explanation, how is it good?"
"Confess? Bullshit confession. He replied to him and told him that if he wanted to fight, he would fight, and the king was not afraid of him. Li Shimin said.
"I'm afraid it's not good, if King Jin really doesn't care about it, I'm afraid Luoyang won't be able to hold it!"
Du Ruhui said: "Don't worry, the more direct and frank King Qin says, the more King Jin will not be suspicious." Besides, it is contrary to common sense to explain too much, and it seems that we are humble. β
"How do you reply to Princess Pingyang's letter?"
Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Four words, Prince Qi."
The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly went down to write the letter and sent someone to send it out.
High in Luoyang City, no matter how you look at it, the eldest grandson Wuji is desolate and panicked. I hope this matter can be calmed down, King Jin, you have to distinguish between right and wrong!
Li Chengzong's army arrived at the city of Chang'an almost at night, and it stands to reason that the army could not enter the city. But Li Chengzong didn't agree, and forcibly brought in 10,000 horses. He had just been assassinated, and his mood had not calmed down, and he was not at ease without so many people.
Back in the house, Zhu Bajie was busy with work.
"Manager Zhu, Pei Lin and Lord Xiao Yu are here." The servant said.
When Zhu Bajie heard this, he hurriedly said: "Bring the two adults into the study and wait for a while, I will go back to King Jin."
Knock knock, Zhu Bajie ran outside to the room where Li Chengzong was bathing.
"Come in and talk." Li Chengzong said in the house.
Zhu Bajie tiptoed into the room and said, "King Jin, Pei Lin and Xiao Yu, the two adults, are waiting outside!"
"Is the princess back?"
"I haven't come back, I went to the house of two adults a few days ago, and they both said that the big thing is undecided now. It's better not to bring people back first, so as not to distract King Jin and take care of them. β
Li Chengzong heard it, nodded and said: "That's what I said, there have been too many worries recently, and there are fewer people and more quiet." What happened to Xiao Mingyue?"
Zhu Bajie hurriedly said: "King Jin is at ease, I went to see the county lord on a small day, but I didn't dare to let the county lord suffer the slightest grievance."
"That's good. Come on, let's see what the two of them have to say. Li Chengzong said and got dressed.
Pei Lin and Xiao Yu heard the sound of footsteps and hurriedly got up. Now the situation is different, it won't be long before King Jin will become the emperor, they still don't want to trust it, the sacred heart is unpredictable.
Li Chengzong was as polite as ever, and asked the two not to be polite.
"What's the matter, the two fathers-in-law just say." Li Chengzong said politely, with a smile on his face.
Pei Lin said: "King Jin encountered an assassin a few days ago, I don't know if I can investigate and punish who the mastermind is?"
"No, there's no evidence at all, the damned and the undamned are dead. The current situation is that there is no proof of death. β
Pei Lin sighed, and then said: "Your Majesty has explained in private, I hope that King Jin will not delve into this matter, anyway, this throne must be yours."
"It's impossible, it's all about the king's order, and it's not allowed to delve into it, there is no such truth in the world." Li Chengzong refused to agree.
Xiao Yu persuaded: "Even if you want to dig deeper, now is not the time."
Pei Lin said: "That's right, it's better to quickly ask Your Majesty to crown King Jin as the eldest grandson of the emperor, this is an important matter."
"What's the arrangement between the two adults?" Li Chengzong said.
"King Jin, please see, this is a recital signed by a hundred officials." Pei Lin handed over the fold to Li Chengzong.
Li Chengzong flipped through it, there should be a lot of people, and relatives like Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong all wrote their names on it.
"Great, enter the palace early tomorrow morning." Li Chengzong originally wanted to ascend to the sky in one step, but Li Shimin's banner had not fallen, and he still needed to use Li Yuan's banner to suppress him. It is inevitable that there will be a difference in seniority between uncles and nephews, and only with the help of Li Yuan's name, even if he wants to fight in the future, he will take advantage of the righteousness and become famous. As the so-called Lao Tzu beats his son, who dares to disagree.
"I wonder what you two think of this assassination?" Li Chengzong asked instead.
Pei Lin and Xiao Yu thought about it and figured out what to say.
"King Qin is the most likely, and it is also possible to depose the crown prince and the king of Qi." Xiao Yu said first.
"This king also thinks that there are only two possibilities."
Pei Lin wanted to say it and swallowed it back, but Li Chengzong didn't find anything abnormal.
Late at night, the two were gone.
Xiao Yu walked into Pei Lian's carriage and asked, "Why did you stop talking just now, what do you know?"
Pei Lin began to quickly defend himself, but he refused to admit it.
"If you don't say it, I'll go back to the Jin King's Mansion immediately and let the King of Jin ask you." Xiao Yu threatened.
Pei Lin didn't want to get into this trouble, and secretly scolded Xiao Yu for being too thief.
"Tell you okay, but you must not tell King Jin." Pei Lin admonished.
"Hurry up, I know what not to say."
Pei Lin muttered a few words in Xiao Yu's ear.
"No, when did he have that guts?" Xiao Yu said.
"I don't know, his temper has changed recently, it's a bit unusual, I'm afraid tomorrow won't be as simple as we think."
"Remind King Jin to prepare." Xiao Yu said.
"No, the King of Jin has just been assassinated, and there is no need to be reminded of the preparations, isn't the 10,000 army still in the city!"
What tomorrow will bring, no one knows. But just after Pei Lin and Xiao Yu left, another person hurriedly walked into the Jin Palace.
The man handed a piece of paper to Li Chengzong, and there were only three words on the paper, "Xuanwu Gate".