Things in this world are often like this: the more you want to keep things secret, the more you are destined to keep them secret, especially if there are more than two people in the know, especially if there are more than two people in the know-Li Shimin just issued a gag order on the secret discussion of the Ganlu Hall on the first day, but the news of the secret discussion leaked out overnight, not only the well-informed courtiers knew, but also the ordinary people spread it, and the Manjing division was full of rumors that the Holy Lord signed the Jin King Li Zhi and was about to make a black hand on the princes, so The atmosphere in Jingshizhong, which had just stopped for a few days, suddenly became tense again, and everyone was afraid that the scene of the rebellion of Li Yuanchang, the king of the Han Dynasty, would be staged again, and many wealthy families were afraid of being killed by the pond fish, so they were busy hiding in the manor outside the city with their families.

Interpretation? There is no explanation, not only the old man who has never shown up in the inner court has not come forward to explain, but the seven important ministers who have been entangled in rumors have not come forward to explain the situation, and what is more interesting is that a group of princes who participated in the battle for the heir also all played "gaffes", in the case of no one being angry, the rumors spread for three or five days and gradually subsided, what should the big guy do, and for a while the battle for the heir that was burning seemed to be so quietly flattened, but, in the eyes of the discerning people, This kind of dead silence is even more terrifying, once it erupts, it is definitely an earth-shattering thunderbolt, but no one knows when and in what way it will erupt, waiting has become the main theme in this Jingshi.

Time passed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye it was the beginning of May, since the middle of April, Li Shimin has never been to the court, and even summoned ministers very rarely, but often took the Jin King Li Zhi into the palace, or praise, or teaching, quite a bit to the government and the opposition to make Li Zhi the crown prince's posture, and the Jin King Li Zhi's call to enter the East Palace is rising day by day, many courtiers who are good at figuring out the holy will have written to shout for the Jin King Li Zhi, of course, these courtiers are some small characters who are not in the stream, Most of them are low-level officials below the fifth grade, and the court officials who are serious have all stopped moving, whether they originally supported Li Ke or Li Tai, they all quieted down, and it seemed that everyone was waiting, waiting for some kind of opportunity to break out.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May in the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, although the summer night came late, but at this time, the sky was already dark, although the temperature was still very high, it was always cooler than the heat in the daytime, and most of the people who coveted that trace of coolness walked on the street at this time, or wandered, or went to the night market to carnival, but made the flow of people on the street more lively than the daytime, in such a noisy sound, A team of knights in bright armor surrounded a carriage with four horses and struggled all the way through the crowded South Street, looking at the flag, the carriage turned out to be owned by Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the crowded street, and an ox cart full of wooden planks suddenly broke up, and the scattered wooden planks piled up a small wooden hill in the middle of the road, which immediately blocked most of the road.

"Why don't you go? Chen Dianjun went to see what was going on, and remembered not to use force. Perhaps because the carriage had stopped moving forward, or perhaps because he was alarmed by the sudden noise, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, poked his head out from behind the curtain of the carriage and gave an order to Chen Nanke, the warden of the Jin Dynasty's mansion who was riding his horse and followed closely by the carriage.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Say, what's going on? Chen Nanke rode his horse to the front of the team, wearing heavy armor, covered in stinky sweat, and drove away the pedestrians in front of him angrily, and his heart was really tired of His Royal Highness King Jin's death order not to disperse the crowd by force, but he couldn't disobey it, and his tone was a lot stiffer, and the chill on his face was so hideous that it was comparable to the evil ghosts of hell under the reflection of the light of the lantern.

"Lord Dianjun, it's an ox cart that has collapsed and blocked the road." A knight at the head of the cavalry queue was driving away the crowd of onlookers, and when he saw his boss coming, he hurriedly bowed and saluted back.

"Damn, His Royal Highness has an order, don't use force, dismount the official, and persuade the crowd with good words, go quickly!" Chen Nanke raised his eyelids, looked at the crowd on the street not far away, and suddenly became angry, and gave an angry order, but he turned his horse back to the carriage where Li Zhi was, and did not mention it, but the dozens of palace guards who walked in front of the team had to dismount and work hard to clear the crowd, so that Li Zhi's carriage could pass through the crowded scene.

It is the nature of people to see the excitement, especially the favorite of the people, since ancient times, the people are still simple, and when they hear that the carriage of His Royal Highness the King of Jin is going to pass, they can also consciously give way to the passage, but the problem is that there are too many people watching the excitement, and this side is persuaded to open it, and that end is blocked, let the guards of the prince work hard for a long time, and they have not made a name for themselves, and Li Zhi's carriage can only slowly pass through the crowd, and the speed is almost as slow as a snail crawling.

In this extraordinary period, Chen Nanke, who was responsible for defending Li Zhi, did not dare to be careless at all, and commanded more than 50 cavalry in the rear team with a solemn face to surround the carriage in front and back, left and right, and everyone unsheathed their swords, nervously guarding against possible accidents.

There were too many onlookers, although the guards of the Ziwang Mansion had worked very hard to guide them, but Wu Zi couldn't make Li Zhi's carriage go fast, and after boiling a pillar of incense, he finally drove the carriage to the ox cart that collapsed in the center of the street, only after this most difficult journey, it was much easier to just evacuate the crowd later, seeing that the torment of this road was finally coming to an end, the heartstrings of the guards of the Ziwang Mansion couldn't help but loosen a little, but at this moment, a change occurred- But listening to the sound of more than a dozen strings in the crowd, more than a dozen crossbow arrows shot out quickly, instantly shooting and killing several people of the palace guards around the carriage, especially the coachman who drove the carriage was hit by several arrows, and he died before he could even scream, with a cry of "Kill!" More than a dozen men armed with swords and dressed in various costumes rushed out of the crowd and killed in an instant.

Chaos, a big chaos, watching the lively crowd at this time saw that the excitement was so big that it was fatal, and I couldn't care about seeing the excitement anymore, the ghost cried wolf howled around, trying to avoid the killing situation in front of him, how could it be narrow, there were many people, so chaotic, crowded with each other, trampling, and even more chaotic, crying dad and shouting mother, shouting and killing, screaming and screaming together, how "lively"!

At this time, the carriage happened to be in the narrowest part of the road, facing the protruding assassins, the guards of the prince's palace did not even have time to react, and were immediately killed more than a dozen people, and the rest were all in a panic, although the number was much more than the assassins, but because of the terrain, it was impossible to line up the formation, but in a moment, more than 30 people were killed and injured, and the assassins were about to be rushed to the side of the carriage, seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Nanke was anxiously red-eyed, waved the horizontal knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Protect Your Highness!" Rush out! As soon as the words fell, his whole body rose from the horse's back and fell into the carriage, trying to seize the position of the king of the carriage, and forcibly drove the carriage out of the encirclement.

Chen Nanke was originally Li Shimin's personal soldier when he conquered the world, and his martial arts were not trivial, he had participated in the "Xuanwumen Change", and later transferred to the Yulin Army as a general, and was one of the few people in the Yulin Army who had real materials, and he also made a lot of contributions in the Jingshi Rebellion in early March. Since he planned to drive out of the crowd first and then make plans, this decision was not clever, and the reaction was very fast, but unfortunately Chen Nanke still failed - at the moment when Chen Nanke rose up, a dazzling sword light suddenly lit up in the pile of wooden planks that were originally scattered in the middle of the street, and the broken pieces of wood were excited by the sword light to fly sideways, and a thin black-clothed masked person followed the sword, rose into the sky, and killed the carriage like an eagle falcon.

Not good! As soon as Chen Nanke saw the sword light, he knew that something was wrong, not to mention that the person's fierce sword was obviously not something he could resist, besides, at this time, Chen Nanke had already jumped up in the air, and there was no way to borrow strength, even if he wanted to block it, he couldn't change his direction to meet it, in this urgency, Chen Nanke couldn't help shouting: "Your Highness be careful!" At the same time, he threw the horizontal knife in his hand violently, trying to slightly block the assassin's fierce blow, but unfortunately Chen Nanke's desperate attack did not achieve any effect, but seeing that the black-clothed masked assassin just gently swung his empty left palm, he had already pushed the horizontal knife thrown by Chen Nanke away, and the sword momentum still did not pause at all, and it was still shooting towards the carriage fiercely!

Master, absolute master! The black-clothed masked assassin's sword was extremely powerful, the sword light on the tip of the sword could be clearly seen even in the night, and the entire sword was forced to dazzle by internal forces, not to mention that uncle's carriage, even if it was an iron plate, it couldn't block the blow of this sword, in the face of such a killer sword, Chen Nanke's heart sank, but unfortunately he no longer had the slightest chance to stop at this time, he could only watch the sword rapidly approach the carriage, but at the moment when Chen Nanke thought that His Royal Highness the King of Jin would not escape this catastrophe, The mutation abruptly occurred again - an old voice sounded from the carriage: "Thief dare! Immediately after that, a sword shadow stabbed out from the curtain on the side of the carriage, and in the midst of shaking, more than a dozen sword shadows quickly formed a sword net, wrapping the black-clothed masked assassin's indomitable sword, no matter how the masked assassin changed his moves, he couldn't penetrate the seemingly negligent sword net, but when he heard a dense jingle like a drizzle, the black-clothed assassin with a momentum was shocked and flew back, and the sharp-eyed Chen Nanke immediately noticed that the black-clothed assassin was dripping blood along the masked scarf, and his heart was immediately settled, With a slight tap on the carriage master's seat, the whole person flew away, killing the man in black who was retreating, trying to take down the assassin who was obviously the main culprit.

Chen Nanke's abacus played very loudly - since there was such a master in the carriage, no matter how fierce the other assassins were, it would never be possible to break through the defense of that master, so that the life safety of His Royal Highness the King of Jin was absolutely guaranteed, but that was not the reason why he could get away with the crime as a royal army, if he wanted to survive the impeachment of dereliction of duty in this assassination, Chen Nanke had to behave, so he had to take advantage of the fact that the black-clothed assassin was seriously injured, and strive to take down this person, so as to make meritorious contributions, But he never thought that the black-clothed assassin seemed to have been prepared, and he didn't wait for his body to land, but he saw the black-clothed man take out an object from his arms and throw it to the ground suddenly, but when he heard a "boom" sound, a thick black smoke rose from the ground and spread rapidly, enveloping the streets around the carriage, and when the smoke cleared, not to mention the black-clothed masked master, even the assassins who attacked first were all gone, except for the dead and wounded king's palace guards who were lying on the ground. Even if there was not even a single onlooker, the killing came suddenly, but it quietly stopped, leaving behind more fog than dead and wounded......

People are iron, rice is steel, and you can't be a starving ghost if you kill them! This is Li Zhen's creed, for eating him is very particular, has always advocated to eat well, but also to eat well, pay more attention to punctual meals, but unfortunately since he took over the post of the military department, Li Zhen has never been idle, entangled in affairs, this meal is also a lot more casual, these days and just to the time of the Nanya army turns, just the transfer of troops, send weapons, allocate grain and grass and other work is enough to choke, stunned is to let Li Zhen from morning to night, today is the time to return to his own palace, As soon as he picked up the rice bowl, he planned to treat his belly, which was already hungry, but he didn't expect Yan Eighteen to rush in, and reported with a strange face: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has been assassinated!" ”

"What? Who did this to you? What is the current situation of Lao Jiu? When Li Zhen heard this, she was immediately taken aback, that is, she didn't even know that the bamboo chopsticks in her hand had fallen to the ground, and a series of questions smashed towards Yan Eighteen.

"Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the King of Jin was not injured, it was found that it was because of Yuan Tiangang's personal protection, and in addition, according to the news from the Jinggi Office, the King of Wei originally planned to get rid of His Royal Highness the King of Jin in these days, but everything is still in the planning stage, this time it was not the Wei Wangde people, there was news from the other end of the Jinggi Office, whether it was 'Ringing' or 'Size' The men and horses had not been dispatched tonight, and his subordinates had ordered to track down the assassins, and there was no news for the time being." Yan Eighteen rarely saw Li Zhen look so abnormal, and hurriedly bowed down to give out all the information one by one.

How so? Damn, except for the two bastards of the third and fourth, who else wants to kill the ninth, could it be the sixth? This is unlikely, although the sixth brother also has that strength, but even if he kills the ninth child, what can he do, no matter how he calculates the position of the East Palace, it is impossible for the position of the East Palace to fall on his head, and the sixth will never do anything that harms others and is not beneficial to himself, and the other brothers don't have that ability even if they have the heart, damn, this is really a strange thing! Li Zhen's mind moved quickly, and he calculated all the forces in the capital, but he didn't understand what kind of goods this black hand person was, but Li Zhen knew that this assassination would become the best excuse for the old man to purge the princes, not only Li Tai and Li Ke, but Li Zhen himself was afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat, and this was the root cause of Li Zhen's frustration!

Damn, if you kill someone, you won't kill it, it's okay if Lao Jiu dies, this assassination of an undead person is really fucking disturbing! Li Zhen sat for a while with a cloudy face, got up irritably, frowned, and said: "Eighteen, Er's order will go down, and the Gyeonggi Department will be fully mobilized, and the real culprit must be found out, and the two gentlemen will be notified to go to the study immediately to discuss matters!" ”

Although Yan Shibai didn't know the reason why Li Zhen attached so much importance to this matter, seeing that Li Zhen was not good, he didn't dare to slack off, so he promised loudly and strode out of the dining room. Facing the coming "harsh winter", Li Zhen no longer had an appetite, and paced back and forth in the dining room with a frown, let out a sigh of relief, and rushed to the study.

"Your Highness."

"Lord Wang."

The two strategists who had already learned the news and rushed to the study saw Li Zhen walk into the study with a calm face, and hurriedly got up and saluted, Li Zhen just nodded silently, and did not be as polite as usual, and walked directly to the top and sat down, looked at the two strategists and said: "The two gentlemen have heard about it, this king thinks that this assassination is strange, and if it is not good, it is Lao Jiu who made it up himself, and the current equilibrium is afraid that it is about to break the situation, let's talk about it, how should this king deal with this situation now?" ”

The two strategists are both resourceful, Li Zhen can think of it, they will naturally have arrived, at this time in the face of the imminent breakthrough, they can't be happy, they each frowned, looked at each other, and then Na Long took the lead in speaking: "It's good that Your Highness can see through this, I think that no matter who set up this assassination situation, I am afraid that it will inevitably be related to the holy will, and now in this field, His Highness has to plan for the worst, and the rest is fine, but unfortunately the time may be tighter," Yan Kee Factory's 'I'm afraid it may not be able to be preserved. ”

"Hmm." Li Zhen nodded noncommittally, not that Li Zhen was willing to give up the 'Yan Ji Factory' that could lay golden eggs, but that Li Zhen had already started to put ' The core secrets of Yanji Workshop have been transferred out, and most of the main technical personnel and training institutions have been transferred to those small states in the hands of Li Zhen, and they are scattered, but they are not very worried about the loss of the Jingshi, Li Zhen is worried that once the old man starts to clean the princes, there is no weight in his hands, and all the princes are unlucky, so wouldn't it be cheap Li Zhi's house in vain, once this is the case, it will be difficult to drive Li Zhi out of the East Palace, but he knows that it is very likely to be such a situation, but Li Zhen can't think of a proper way to deal with it, what is in his heart"Fidgety" is great.

"Your Highness, don't panic, don't you hear that Shen was born inside and died, and heavy ears were born outside?" Mo Li shook the feather fan unhurriedly and said lightly.

Li Zhen naturally knows the allusions of Chonger and Shensheng, and he knows the "Battle of Jingyan" in later generations, Mo Li Zhen knows the meaning of what he said, but it is a pity that there is no old man's will in this situation now, Li Zhen is not available outside, besides, the Tang system is not the same situation as the Ming Dynasty, and the identity of Li Zhen as a prince can only be a stab in Shangzhou, not only the territory is limited, but the military strength is also strictly limited, and there is no hope of wanting to play the "Battle of Jingyan", but the difficulty is much greater, Until the last step, Li Zhen doesn't want to embark on such a road, if he can stay in Beijing to develop steadily, it will be much easier to play "Xuanwumen Change", isn't it? It's a pity that now, it's no longer Li Zhen's final say, in the face of such a crisis, Li Zhen really had a headache, and after being silent for a while, he frowned and said: "Mr. Mo's words, this king understands it, but I'm afraid this foreign word is not so easy to write." ”

"That's nature, it's a pity that at this point, can Your Highness still have a choice?" Mo Li asked with a disappreciative smile.

Choose? Damn, since the old man has played such a fake assassination, I'm afraid he won't give the big guy a choice, damn it! Li Zhen smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

"That's right, with this passively sent out of Beijing, it is better for His Royal Highness to make relevant preparations, choose a good place to settle down first, wait for the opportunity, it is expected that His Royal Highness the King of Jin will not be able to sit in the East Palace, but when the time is ripe, His Royal Highness can go back to Beijing again, at that time, the position of the East Palace should belong to His Royal Highness!" Mo Li smiled and said with a look of affirmation on his face.

"Oh? How? Li Zhen's curiosity moved, and she hurriedly asked.

Mo Li said with a smile: "Your Highness Mingjian, although this fake assassination is cleverly laid out and very practical, it is a pity that it can't be hidden from the princes, hey, can't you really sing it without hearing the fake show?" There is such an example, and the assassination of His Royal Highness the King of Jin in the back is only afraid that there will be many things from now on, and besides, then again, the reason why His Majesty made the King of Jin the crown prince is actually just because of his cowardice and incompetence, and will not threaten the stability of the imperial power, but it is by no means to want His Royal Highness the King of Jin to inherit the unification, this must be in His Royal Highness's heart, and now the Holy Lord is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he has used troops to the outside world again and again, so he does not want the court to make trouble endlessly, but when His Majesty is old, how can he allow the incompetent King Jin to sit on his throne? At that time, everything is still undecided, what does Your Highness think? ”

That's what he said, and it makes sense, but the question is whether things will develop as expected Li Zhen is not half sure, and when he saw that he couldn't discuss anything, he was immediately upset, and he didn't speak, walked to the window, looked at the bright moon in the sky in a daze, and sighed......

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