Chapter Seventy-Nine: King Wu's Death
Li Chengqian still wanted to continue to show his majestic side, but he was too lazy to look at his clumsy acting skills, and looked at Cheng Chu, who was kneeling in the center, and said silently: "Isn't there any clue?" ”
Cheng Chumo knelt on the ground and buckled his head, and said cautiously: "There is no one in that house, and we haven't paid attention to it before, there are indeed no clues, and no one has seen anyone come out inside, so there are no clues yet!" ”
Li Chengqian still wanted to get angry, but he said first: "Okay, you two go down, go down and investigate, and if there are any new clues, just come and report!" ”
Cheng Chumo immediately got up when he heard the words that were satisfying, and walked out with his head down, Li Chengqian wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.
It wasn't until Cheng Chumo went out that Li Chengqian looked at him with an unkind face and said, "Okay, you, now you dare to be my master?" Who gave you the guts, so presumptuous! ”
As if he hadn't seen Li Chengqian's stinky face, he leaned over and said, "Gao Ming gave me the guts, does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have any ideas!" ”
Li Chengqian's face was even more ugly, he pushed away the satisfaction that came over, and said with a displeased face: "Don't call me smart, remember to be respectful and orderly!" ”
Satisfactory but didn't care, nodded while sitting down and said: "Yes, yes, Gao Ming is right, you respect me!" ”
Li Chengqian couldn't help but look at his appearance of playing treasure, but he still couldn't understand: "Why did you just let Cheng Chumo go, I still have a lot to ask him!" ”
Chengxin shook his head at him, looked at Xie Ziwen on the side and said: "If my guess is right, there should be people from the rivers and lakes who have made a move, otherwise they will not be able to dig tunnels and steal test questions in a short time, even if Cheng Chumo finds any clues, it is useless, because we can't catch them at all, and with their intelligence, just check it casually, do you really expect them to solve the case for you?" ”
Li Chengqian snorted, lay on the chair with his hands on his chest, turned his head and didn't look at his satisfaction, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him, eating melon seeds boredly.
Chen Lao and the officials of the Ministry of Rites also entered the lounge not long after, all expressionless and didn't know what they were thinking, at this time, the wood had become a boat Li Chengqian's work did not leak, the most important thing is that the emperor is behind his back, and it is in vain for himself and others to do anything, it is better to do nothing in peace, so as not to show any horses.
Li Chengqian looked at the official of the Ministry of Rites who came in and did not move after greeting, and he also felt a little funny, and flew a few glances towards Chengxin, and Chengxin gave him a roll of his eyes, at this time Xiangxin was more concerned about the assassination of Li Chengqian in the morning.
Xiangxin said while peeling peanuts: "His Royal Highness the Prince, is there something eyebrow about the assassination this morning?" This is Chang'an City, someone is so bold, it is really a great crime to dare to assassinate the prince! The Nine Clans should be punished! ”
The words were said casually, the tone was not inhibited, the voice was not loud or small, and the attention of everyone present was also focused on Li Chengqian and Chengxin, the conversation between the two became the focus at this moment, and the already quiet lounge could only hear the crackling sound of firewood burning at this moment!
Li Chengqian didn't know what he wanted to do when he suddenly asked him about the assassination in the morning, and looked around at the few officials who were stunned, Li Chengqian didn't think much anymore and said indifferently: "It's only been a long time, and these assassins will naturally not be caught so easily if they come prepared, but Li Junxian has already sent someone to find it, and there should be news soon!" ”
Satisfactory nodded, and then asked, "Does the emperor know about this?" Didn't he say anything! ”
Although Li Chengqian didn't know what the hell was doing, he had to follow the words of the heart at this time and said: "Father should already know, if my guess is right, Chang'an City should have been sealed at this moment, and these assassins should be surrounded and intercepted by officers and soldiers!" ”
Xiangxin swept the faces of the other officials of the Ministry of Rites, and found that although they showed that they did not move, sweat was oozing from their foreheads, especially Chen Lao, sweat had begun to drip down both sides of his sideburns, if it weren't for the fact that it was still very cold outside, Xiangxin even thought that it was summer at this time.
Li Junxian returned to the palace as soon as he escorted Li Chengqian to the Gongyuan to report the situation to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was also furious when he heard that Li Chengqian encountered assassins outside the palace, and he dared to assassinate the prince today and the emperor tomorrow, so Li Shimin ordered the city to be sealed as soon as possible.
There are undercurrents inside and outside the palace, but Li You of Chenghe Restaurant is asleep unconscious at this time, he doesn't know about Li Chengqian's assassination, otherwise he will definitely leave Chang'an City as soon as possible, instead of falling asleep in this restaurant!
It wasn't until the officers and soldiers surrounded Chenghe Restaurant that Li You was woken up by the people under his hands that he sensed that something was wrong, and the sleepy-eyed Li You's first words when he saw Li Junxian were, "Li Junxian? What have you come to do? ”
Li Junxian was also a little surprised to see Li You's familiar face, but he still said respectfully: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, please go back to the palace with me, as for what you have to do when you return to Beijing, you should explain to the emperor in person!" ”
After speaking, he didn't give Li You a chance to speak, and the officers and soldiers under Li Junxian carried Li You and his men to the palace.
Li Junxian searched carefully in the Chenghe Restaurant, but except for Li You, he didn't gain anything at all, and the answers they wrote in the early hours of the morning seemed to be like a fairy and flew away without a trace, Li Junxian also looked at the restaurant a little helplessly, and finally had to order the restaurant to be temporarily sealed, and then continued to search in the city!
Li Junxian is taking a large number of people to make waves in Chang'an City, but Wu Wangfu is no longer the hustle and bustle of the past, quiet and terrifying, from the beginning Li Chengqian and others passed by Wu Wangfu to the present noon, it is a full three or four hours, Wu Wangfu seems to be quiet as if there is no one.
The concubines who had been drugged in King Wu's mansion were still asleep, but the first to wake up was His Royal Highness King Wu, and at this moment he felt a heart-piercing pain in his arms and thighs, which was even more painful than when his subordinates broke his legs.
King Wu thought of his obedient minion again, the slave who was killed by himself because he broke his leg because he obeyed his orders, if he was still alive at this moment, he would definitely do his best to take care of himself.
King Wu exerted all the strength in his body before he could shout, "Is there anyone?" Xiao Fang, come and save me! ”
But no one responded to him, and only his neck could still be gently turned up and down King Wu's body, King Wu felt as if his throat was already on fire, if someone could give him a glass of water, even if he was rewarded with a four-grade official, it would be okay.
King Wu was so pained by the pain in his arms and legs that he didn't dare to move, even if he felt as if something was burning around him, even if he smelled the fragrance reaching the tip of his nose, he couldn't move.
King Wu seemed to see that he was punished by his father when he was a child, and it was Li Chengqian who stepped forward to protect him, and it was Li Chengqian who stepped forward to protect him when he was bullied by Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin.
"Did you do it, big brother!"
"If you did it, then I don't have anything to say!"
"How did our brother become like this, we shouldn't be like this!"
"No, it should be that I shouldn't covet the supreme position, brother, you have never fought for it, you have sat in the position of my dreams since you were born!"
"Ashina, why did you kill me since you got my "surrender letter", and who is the person behind you? Lee You? He promised you something, and he was willing to kill me as a cornucopia! ”
"Li Tai, Li You, is that you? It's Li Chengqian who is fighting together, why am I the first person to die? ”
King Wu didn't have the strength to speak, these things could only be thought of in his mind, King Wu felt that his side was getting hotter and hotter, as if there was a fire burning, King Wu used up his last strength, opened his eyes and only saw the fire that was burning.
Ashina's timing device was successful, the flames engulfed King Wu and the bed where King Wu was sleeping, and the deepest part of King Wu's Mansion began to gradually smoke billowing out, and the people of King Wu's Mansion were still asleep, and I don't know when a thin young man appeared in King Wu's Mansion, it was Song Zhi.
Song Zhi entered the room that was full of smoke, but did not bring out King Wu, but picked up a letter on the table, and after repeatedly confirming the contents of the letter, he burned a few holes with the help of the flames on the side, and after leaving the content that he wanted to be seen, he threw it in the basin of water on the side.
Not long after Song Zhi left, another figure came to King Wu's bedroom, and only after seeing the flames burning, did he leave with confidence.