Spring Back Inn.

After sighing with emotion, Li Wuji slowly got up and came to the window, looking at the strange city in front of him, and inexplicably felt a trace of guilt.

Yang Cheng and his entourage, in order to forge a scene where they were killed, made many people lose their lives, including the Ling disciples who were killed from the heavenly prison with him, and the people in the heavenly abyss who later surrendered to him.

Those who died in the mountains, except for a dozen or so blood blazing, the rest were all pretended to be his people!

Including the middle-aged man who disguised himself as the former commander of Yan Yuwei, and himself who has now been hung on the gate of the capital, they are all his subordinates! It's just that they were all made up by his hands!

The difference is that Duan Hongbo, who was burned by a fire, only underwent a simple disguise, while the person who died for him underwent the same bone grafting as before before he became "Liwuji".

The reason why he directed and acted in this scene was to create a fake death, only when "he" was really dead could he dispel the doubts in the hearts of the empress and Li Jingyao, and make his next plan easier to implement.

And the price paid for this was to make dozens of loyal subordinates who were willing to die for him lose their lives!

But he had to do this, because this was the only shortcut for him to get close to the empress and control the court!

Not what he wants, but there is no other way!

At this point, he must be more firm in his heart and fulfill what he wants in his heart, so that those who have passed away will not die in vain!

"Childe, since the matter of Yangcheng has ended, shouldn't those Tianshu who have inquired about Duan Hongbo also be withdrawn?"

Dillon asked slowly after looking at the window for a long time.

"Withdraw, stay away from Yangcheng, and don't leave any traces."

Hearing Dillon's words, Li Wuji came back to his senses and said lightly.

Duan Hongbo's whereabouts were discovered by Tianshu a long time ago, and the reason why he waited until yesterday to act was to direct that scene at the right time.

In fact, when the capital spread the news of the rescue of the blood baby by the emperor and grandson of the former dynasty, it was already opening the curtain for yesterday's scene.

Every step he took was carefully designed by him, because she was facing not just a female empress, but the entire imperial court under the rule of the female emperor, once she took a wrong step, it would be a catastrophe.

"Where are the others?"

"It's time to meet, too."

Li Wuji hesitated for a long time, and asked slowly.

"It's locked up in the firewood room in the backyard of the inn, and it's strictly guarded by Tianyuan."

"My subordinates will take him to see Childe."

Dillon bowed in agreement and slowly exited the room.

Li Wuji glanced in the direction of the capital through the window, shook the tea in the cup, and drank it up.

It wasn't long before the door opened, and Dillon slowly walked into the room with a sturdy middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was none other than the person who had died in front of the thatched hut outside Yangcheng!

Former Yan Yuwei Commander, Duan Hongbo!

"Who the hell are you?"

Duan Hongbo looked at Li Wuji, who was standing in front of the window with his back to him, slowly took a few steps forward, and asked with a frown.

Not only is he one-armed, but even one of his feet is lame!

Almost a waste!

"Who am I?"

"Didn't you hide in the mountains for years, just to wait for me?"

Li Wuji sneered, said lightly, and then slowly turned to look at Duan Hongbo, who was standing unsteadily.

After listening to Li Wuji's answer, the puzzled look on Duan Hongbo's face became more and more obvious, and it was obvious that he didn't understand the deep meaning of Li Wuji's words.

"My name is Liwuji."

Li Wuji smiled, sat back in the position he had just placed, and said casually.

"Emperor..."

Listening to Li Wuji's answer, Duan Hongbo's whole body was shocked, his eyes widened in horror, and he looked at Li Wuji in disbelief, his eyes were full of shock.

"Don't look at it, except for my people now, no one in the whole world can recognize me as the former emperor and grandson who disappeared for fifteen years."

Li Wuji pursed the corners of his lips and said lightly.

"I didn't expect you to really be able to escape from the Heavenly Prison, and now I finally understand why the National Teacher agreed to the Empress to resign from the position of National Teacher and take you into the Heavenly Prison."

After Duan Hongbo was shocked, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly realized.

"Now that you and I already know each other's identities, there is no need to hide it, if there is anything you want to say, you can say it now."

Li Wuji raised his hand and motioned for Duan Hongbo to sit opposite him, and said slowly.

Duan Hongbo hesitated for a moment, moved his steps and came to the front of Li Wuji, and suddenly knelt respectfully and bowed.

"Former Yan Yuwei Grand Commander Duan Hongbo, meet His Royal Highness Taisun!"

Duan Hongbo saluted and kowtowed, and said respectfully, his voice trembled a little, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart in an instant.

"There is no emperor grandson in this world, he is dead."

Li Wuji smiled, and as he spoke, he personally poured a cup of tea for Duan Hongbo.

Duan Hongbo's face was solemn, and he respectfully took the teacup, showing apprehension.

"Are you curious why I brought you here, and why no one has come forward to stop you?"

Li Wuji looked at Duan Hongbo and asked lightly.

Duan Hongbo didn't speak, but the look on his face already showed that he was indeed in doubt now.

"Those masked men in black are the people sent by the Empress to spy on you, right? It's both to prevent you from escaping and to keep an eye on who will find you. ”

Li Wuji asked lightly.

Listening to Li Wuji's words, Duan Hongbo was shocked again, and then smiled helplessly.

"If Your Highness wants to know anything, just ask."

After Duan Hongbo smiled bitterly, he said a little weakly.

"I want to know how the first emperor died?! Also, did the prince rebel back then?! ”

Li Wuji stared at Duan Hongbo's eyes and asked word by word.

"I don't know how the first emperor died, but I know that not long before the first emperor died, a mysterious woman from the Northern Barbarians suddenly came to the palace."

"However, this woman disappeared unnoticed after the death of the first emperor, and no one knows where she went, and no one knows whether she is dead or alive."

"Because the first emperor died suddenly, the government and the opposition shook, everyone panicked, and the attention was not on the woman, and naturally no one found out about her sudden disappearance."

After Duan Hongbo was silent for a long time, he sighed and said reminiscingly.

"Northern Barbarian Country?!"

"What do you mean, the death of the first emperor has something to do with that woman?!"

Li Wuji frowned and asked in a deep voice.

He suddenly remembered that he had heard from Lian Qi's mouth in Xiyun Town that the first emperor had a strange illness before he died, and before he got sick, there was a person in the palace!

It's just that at that time, Lian Qi was assassinated before he finished speaking, and he never finished speaking!

Looking back now, the person who entered the palace was the Northern Barbarian woman that Duan Hongbo said!

"I can't guarantee it, but the appearance and disappearance of this woman is too coincidental to be that simple."

Duan Hongbo hesitated for a moment and said seriously.

"What else is there?"

Li Wuji continued to ask.

"No, that's all I know."

Duan Hongbo shook his head and said helplessly.

"What about the Prince?! Did he really rebel? ”

Li Wuji frowned in some disappointment and continued to ask.

"At that time, someone did report to the empress, who was still the empress, claiming that the prince secretly planted private soldiers and intended to rebel!"

"Although it was found out that the prince did have a private army, there is no evidence at all whether he rebelled or not, I think that His Royal Highness the prince must have discovered the secret of the death of the first emperor, so he was charged with rebellion."

Duan Hongbo hesitated and replied slowly.

"This is just your speculation, and it can't prove that the prince has no intention of rebellion?"

Li Wuji looked at Duan Hongbo and asked calmly.

"At that time, I was still the commander of Yan Yuwei, and during a tour of the palace city, I happened to hear Empress Xiaoyun and the crown prince arguing about the sudden death of the first emperor, and the quarrel was very fierce!"

Soon after, the crown prince was identified as a rebellion, and Empress Xiaoyun acted as the imperial power and ordered to send troops to suppress the East Palace! More than half of the ministers of the DPRK and China stood up in support, and even if there were people who opposed it, it was impossible to stop it! ”

"Overnight, there were more than 1,000 mouths up and down the East Palace, all of which were connected! The corpses are all over the field, and they are terrible! It's like purgatory on earth! ”

Duan Hongbo reminisced while telling with a painful face, emotional.

Listening to Duan Hongbo's narration, Li Wuji couldn't help but clench his fists, remembering those fragments in his memory, as well as the tragic scene he had dreamed of countless times!

Before I knew it, the wound on my left arm had broken open, and blood gradually oozed out of the gauze wrapped around my arm...