Chapter 276: Dagger
Li Shimin, who was in a coma, was woken up by a commotion, but he didn't get angry, silently opened the curtain, looked at the soldiers outside and said, "What's wrong, did something happen?" β
Li Tao didn't know where to come out, looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, they have seen Chang'an City, that's why they feel excited!" Disturb Your Majesty's rest! β
Li Shimin didn't blame him, but looked at Li Tao with some concern and said: "I don't know what is going on in Chang'an City now, what if Chang'an City is in chaos now!" β
Li Tao learned that Li Shimin was so worried, looked at his face and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's ability goes without saying, and there are two old guys, Fang Xuanling and Eldest Sun Wuji, nothing will happen!" β
Li Shimin didn't explain much, looked at the looming Chang'an City in the distance and said, "Call me again when you go to Chang'an!" β
The army returned, and the vanguard opened the way.
Soon the city of Chang'an learned the news that Li Shimin was going to Chang'an.
Li Chengqian finally showed a relaxed smile.
Li Chengqian thought that he should go out to meet Li Shimin, but at this time, the King of Jin ran in, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Brother Huang, it's not good, my son has fainted!" β
Li Chengqian was also shocked when he heard the news, and while running outside the Jin Dynasty, he looked at the King of Jin and said, "Why did the son suddenly faint?" And did you call the Imperial Doctor? β
King Jin led the way in front, and when he heard Li Chengqian's question, he hurriedly said: "My son fainted after eating an apple just now, and the nurse has already called the imperial doctor, I was so scared, so I came over and called the imperial brother to come over and have a look!" β
Li Chengqian said helplessly: "My father is coming back soon, why did my son have an accident at this time." β
However, he did not blame King Jin, but came to the side hall where his son was located with a worried mood.
The imperial doctor came here one step ahead of Li Chengqian, and the diagnosis and treatment had been completed at this moment, and after seeing Li Chengqian come in, the imperial doctor also immediately got up and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qiqi, Princess Jinyang is fine, but she choked on apples, Princess Jinyang fainted without taking a breath, and now she is out of breath, and she is fine." β
Li Chengqian relieved his mind at this time, looked at King Jin and said: "You accompany your son here, I will go outside to pick up my father and come back, and everything will be fine when my father comes back!" β
King Jin was a little unhappy when he heard Li Chengqian's words, looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Brother Huang, since my son is fine, then I will also follow you to see my father, I haven't seen my father for so long, I miss him very much!" β
Li Chengqian saw King Jin's sticky appearance, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, since you want to go to see your father, then take it with you, your father should also want to see you!" β
King Jin nodded and looked at Li Chengqian with a satisfied smile.
Li Chengqian rubbed his head and said with a smile: "You are not a child now, you have to take care of your son, and you will have to take care of your father and brother me in the future, you know!" β
King Jin lowered his head after hearing Li Chengqian's words, and there was a trace of guilt in his eyes, but soon he strengthened his eyes, although he didn't look at Li Chengqian's eyes, but he still said firmly: "Yes!" I'll take care of them! β
Sitting in the carriage of the prince's guard of honor, Li Chengqian took the Jin Dynasty to walk outside the palace, although it seemed that it would be a while before Li Shimin arrived in Chang'an, but Li Chengqian still decided to wait at the city gate first.
However, although they brought hundreds of soldiers with them, something happened shortly after they left the palace gate.
In the carriage, King Jin looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Does the imperial brother still take the dagger I gave you?" β
Li Chengqian raised his right hand, patted his sleeve and made a sound of metal collision, and then looked at King Jin and said: "Take it here, the gift that the pheasant slave gave to the imperial brother, how dare the imperial brother not take it, but after my father returns, I don't have to take it, because Chang'an will be safe after my father returns!" β
At this moment, a rain of arrows shot towards Li Chengqian's carriage, but fortunately, Li Chengqian's carriage was modified, and although it was still set up into a hornet's nest by arrows, Li Chengqian and King Jin in the carriage were not harmed.
Li Chengqian looked at the arrows that had penetrated into the carriage, and was a little surprised that these assassins were so crazy, but this was not the time to sigh, Li Chengqian looked at the soldiers outside and said, "What's the situation outside?" β
Cheng Chumo's voice came from outside, only to hear him shouting a little anxiously: "Your Highness, don't come out, these assassins are crazy, but we are not afraid of many people!" β
Before Cheng Chumo's words fell, the sound of blades colliding sounded outside, Li Chengqian only felt that every knife seemed to be cut into his ear, and the sound was also a little unexpectedly harsh.
But fortunately, it didn't take long for Li Chengqian to find that the beating outside had stopped, and Li Chengqian heard Cheng Chumo's voice again, only to hear Cheng Chumo speak: "Your Highness, the assassins are all dead, do we still want to go to the city gate?" β
Li Chengqian was ruthless and ready to continue walking, but he saw the King of Jin beside him again, and saw his somewhat flustered eyes, Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly and said: "Go back, let my father return to the palace and I will meet him again, if the King of Jin is in danger on the way to marry the city gate, I will become a sinner." β
Cheng Chumo was ordered to take Li Chengqian back to the palace, and the soldiers left behind dealt with several assassins.
Outside Chang'an City, Li Shimin finally returned to Chang'an City, but he felt that something was wrong, there were no people in Chang'an City to welcome them, and there were no officials in Chang'an City to welcome them.
At this time, Chang'an City highlighted a solemn atmosphere, and after saying hello to the officials guarding the city, the city gate was opened.
Li Shimin looked at the empty street, looked at the general guarding the door and said, "What's going on?" Why didn't the people go out! β
The general guarding the city came to Li Shimin's side and said in a proper manner: "Your Majesty doesn't know, a few days ago, Wei Zheng, the Duke of Zheng Guo, and Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, were assassinated at home one after another, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also met assassins outside, so I decided to implement the daytime curfew policy, just waiting for you to come back to preside over the overall situation and clean up the rats in Chang'an City!" β
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard the news, looked at Li Tao on the side and said, "Wei Zheng and Tang Jian have been assassinated!" Do you know this? β
Tang Jian naturally didn't know, looked at Li Shimin and said, "Wechen also just heard about it, let's hurry back to the palace and ask what the situation is!" β
Li Shimin nodded, but after only walking a few steps, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion first, I want to know how Wei Zheng and Tang Jian died!" β
Li Tao didn't dare to be ambiguous, and took Li Shimin to the direction of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and at this moment the joy of returning home with a great victory had disappeared, and it was replaced by a haze of color.
In Jing Zhao Yin's mansion, Jing Zhao Yin was resting in the mansion, and Li Shimin's sudden visit at this moment caught him a little off guard, but he still congratulated for a while: "Congratulations to the emperor on his victory, congratulations to the emperor on his victory, and the Tang Dynasty has won a victory!" β
Li Shimin didn't have the heart to listen to these flattering voices at this time, and looked at Jing Zhaoyin and said, "Don't say these words, I have something to ask you!" β
Jing Zhaoyin naturally knew what Li Shimin wanted to ask, looked at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, please ask, Weichen must know everything!" β
Li Shimin nodded and looked at him and said, "You can make it clear about the cause of death of Wei Zheng and Tang Jian, and I want all the details to be not bad at all!" β
Jing Zhaoyin listened to Li Shimin's words, naturally did not dare to be ambiguous, and watched Li Shimin tell him everything about what happened, Li Shimin's face changed again and again, and finally he did not get angry in Jing Zhaoyin's mansion, but left here quickly and went straight to the palace.
In the palace, Li Chengqian and Li Zhi were anxiously waiting for Li Shimin's return in the house, Li Chengqian said impatiently: "Where did my father go to hang out, I heard that he had already entered the city, why haven't he returned to the palace yet!" β
Li Zhi also looked outside with some concern, watching the sky change from noon to sunset, and the clouds on the horizon also turned into a strange blood color.
Li Zhi raised his chin and looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Brother Huang, you said that my father wouldn't be seeing that no one was going to pick him up, he was unhappy, so he didn't come back!" β
Li Chengqian ignored him, still looking out with some concern.
Li Zhi continued: "Father can't have met an assassin like us! β
Li Zhi's questions one after another made Li Chengqian upset, and he couldn't help but look back at him and said, "You don't have to worry about the safety of your father, the people around him are not as many as there are people in our palaceΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
However, before Li Chengqian's words were finished, he was frightened by Li Zhi's movements, and saw Li Zhi holding a small dagger in his hand, this dagger looked extremely sharp, the dagger was thin and sharp, and it looked like it was revealing an eerie brilliance.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian said a little strangely: "What are you doing with a dagger?" If you put it up, if your father sees it, he will definitely say about you! β
Li Zhi didn't feel anything, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I want to protect them!" How can you protect them without weapons in your hands, and what you don't know is that I like to collect daggers the most, and daggers are much easier to use than the long sword Tang knife! β
Li Chengqian shook his head, looking at his brother's strange habits, Li Chengqian just shook his head helplessly, although he and Li Zhi are a mother, but Li Zhi has been living in the palace, and he moved to the East Palace early, although he can meet from time to time, but Li Chengqian still feels that he is a little rusty with King Jin and Princess Jinyang.
Just when Li Chengqian was thinking about the previous incident, Li Chengqian suddenly heard a commotion outside, and saw some guards with raw faces coming to the outside of the palace, looking at Li Chengqian and saying, "Your Highness, the emperor has already arrived outside the palace, do you want to greet him in person?" β