There are a lot of Buddhist temples gathered in Shengye Fang, such as Zonghua Temple and Jingzhu Temple established in the Sui Dynasty, Shengye Temple and Ganluni Temple established in the Tang Dynasty. For security work, the first task is to "step on the point". That is, to investigate the actual terrain, prepare a retreat plan, and play the role of a "life-saving straw" at a critical moment.

There were only three days left before the date of the wedding banquet of King Shou, taking advantage of the gap in the change of guards, Fang Chongyong took Zhang Guangsheng and the two came to Shengye Fang to observe the terrain.

Chang'an One Hundred and Eight Squares, the size is actually different.

There is a "small square", and there is a square door on each of the four walls. These squares are mainly concentrated in the area directly south of the Imperial City.

There is a "big fang", there are two square doors on the long side of the square wall, and there is only one square gate on the short side. These squares are mainly concentrated on the south side of the imperial city.

On the east and west sides of the Imperial City, there are some "giant squares", which are almost twice the size of small squares, and the number of doors is the same as that of large squares. According to the conventional layout, in these huge squares, there must be mansions of royal relatives.

And Shengye Fang, is one of the giant squares, the location is also very critical, adjacent to Xingqing Palace.

There are not only many temples in this workshop, but also the Xue Wang Mansion where the family of Brother Ji's younger brother Xue Wang Li Ye lives, which is located in the northwest corner!

The residence of Emperor Li Xian's family is located in the southeast corner of Shengye Fang.

"It's complicated here."

Fang Chongyong muttered to himself.

"General Fang, what can I do?"

Zhang Guangsheng, who was beside him, asked suspiciously.

The core of Shengye Square is Shengye Temple, and other Buddhist temples are also distributed in it. The Ganluni Temple is close to the northwest corner of the fang, next to the Xue Wang's house. There are very few ordinary houses in the workshop, either mansions or Buddhist temples, and there are many pilgrims.

The positioning here is a bit like the scenic spot and high-end residential area (Wangfu) of Chang'an City.

On the day of the wedding, of course, the monks in the temple can arrange for them to go outside the workshop to "turn their fortunes", and then return to the workshop after the curfew. At that time, the banquet was long over.

But how should King Xue's family, let the emperor's family, make arrangements?

If they are asked not to go out, it seems to affect the relationship between the saint and the clan, and it seems that the saint does not trust them very much.

If you don't do anything, you will leave a huge hidden danger!

In these princes' families, there are many people who take care of the home. You may not find much armor, but you can say how many you need for bows and crossbows.

There is an arsenal department in Chang'an City, which stores weapons sent from various states across the country, and the inventory is measured in tens of thousands!

There is a special person responsible for management, there is one member, two members, and supervisors, pawns and other subordinates.

It can be said that if the inventory in the Arsenal Department is open to supply, then it will be no problem for everyone in Chang'an City to have a weapon. Not to mention, a large number of "aging" weapons are eliminated every year, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Who knows how many weapons are hidden in the treasury of these princes' homes! These people have a big business, so what if there are more nursing homes?

Because Brother Ji has a good relationship with his brothers, it can be called a model of "brothers, friends and brothers". Therefore, they are very indulgent to King Qi, King Xue and other kings. As long as there is no rebellion, these people will mess around as much as they want, and Brother Ji will not ask.

Even the rebellion is being dealt with "depending on the situation".

For example, in the thirteenth year of Kaiyuan, Brother Ji was seriously ill, and even died at any time.

At that time, the brother-in-law of King Xue Li Ye, Wei Bin, the inner straight lang, had a private discussion with the palace supervisor Emperor Fu to take the blame. To put it bluntly, it is a plot to support a prince to succeed to the throne, and Ji Ge will do it after he breathes.

After the matter was revealed, Ji Ge ordered Wei Bin to be killed with a cane, and the emperor was demoted to the history of Jinzhou. Princess Li Ye was afraid, and Li Ye himself did not dare to enter the palace to see Brother Ji. However, after Brother Ji recovered from his illness, he pardoned Li Ye's family, and his grace remained the same.

Such a big thing was gently put down, so it was not surprising that there would be any monsters in King Xue Qi's mansion.

Brother Ji didn't care about these things, but Fang Chongyong couldn't help but think about it.

"By the way, King Xue's wife, Wei Shi...... Is her brother Wei Jian? ”

Fang Chongyong suddenly remembered this stubble and asked suspiciously.

Zhang Guangsheng is also a person who loves to learn, and soon after coming to Chang'an, he almost made the marriage relationship within the royal family clear. He nodded slightly and said:

"That's true, Wei Jiannai is King Xue's brother-in-law. And the crown princess of Zhongwang, who died of illness some time ago, was the sister-in-law of Li Ye, the king of Xue. King Xue died of illness in the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan, and the current new King Xue is the third son Li Xuan, and his mother is Wei. ”

King Xue, Concubine Wei, Wei Jian, King Zhong...... A clearly visible line slowly joined. How the loyal king Li Heng is, Fang Chongyong knows very well. So what is King Xue's attitude, and what is Webster's attitude?

Fang Chongyong squinted his eyes and looked at the Xue Wang's mansion where the courtyard wall was higher than the fang wall, and the three-story pavilion inside, people with slightly better eyesight stood on it, and they could see the scenery of the entire Shengye Fang clearly.

Li Heng really does not have an army, and even the officials who should be in the "palace" are fictitious.

But if Brother Ji died "unfortunately" due to chaos, King Xue came out to stand on the platform, plus Webster's strength.

Is there any way for Li Heng to succeed to the throne?

You know, Wei Jian is still related to Li Linfu! At the critical moment, will the right minister of Datang also be biased?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt a chill on my back, and the cold sweat on Fang Chongyong's forehead dripped down. Seeing his appearance, Zhang Guangsheng walked over and asked in a low voice, "Does the general feel that something is wrong here?" ”

"No, it's not inappropriate."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said, what is wrong here, it is simply a Jedi that is about to collapse and crack!

He could think of how the script in Li Heng's mind should be deduced.

King Shou killed Brother Ji first, and then someone came to Ganluni Temple "King Qin". Because Ji Ge died, Long Wujun lost his command and could only watch the play from the sidelines. In the end, Li Heng was proclaimed as the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty under the witness of the clan Xue Wang.

Then he controlled the other princes present, pretended to pass on the holy decree, let all the departments of the Nanya Forbidden Army return to the garrison from outside the city, and finally sent his cronies one by one to appease and win over the main generals of the army, and finally entered the Daming Palace!

I have to say that as long as you can complete the first step, the rest of the things will almost come naturally. With Li Heng's connections, he does have a great chance to finish this.

Why is there a good chance of success?

Because the person who killed the monarch was King Shou, and it was in full view, all the princes could see it clearly.

So Li Heng also got rid of suspicion, and there was no doubt about the logical succession.

On the contrary, if King Shou did not kill the king, or if the killing of the king failed, then ...... There will be no play, and the nature of King Qin's support will turn into a rebellion.

Whether Brother Ji will die at the hands of King Shou or not is a key variable in this struggle!

"In a few days, there is likely to be a big mess here.

If you care about your hometown, you might as well quit and leave Chang'an now. ”

Fang Chongyong patted Zhang Guangsheng's arm and said.

As soon as he heard it, he knew that this was "retreating as advance", Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly crossed his hands and saluted and said: "General rest assured, there is no hurdle that cannot be passed!" How can the big husband retreat when he is in battle! ”

"Good! When the time comes, you will just listen to me. ”

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, no longer talking nonsense. He already knew that Antioch was hit by a carriage and died, and this must have been done by someone sent by Li Heng.

And the reason why Li Heng didn't attack other Fang Yanei was because his identity was still too sensitive, far from being comparable to a Hu merchant in the Western Regions. Once he dies, Brother Ji will inevitably investigate to the end, which is not good for the major affairs of the Zhongwang Mansion!

Li Heng is like a forbearant poisonous snake, he will definitely find the best opportunity to make a move, and he will kill with one blow! Let King Shou kill Brother Ji is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Fang Chongyong believes that with Li Heng's scheming methods, he will never give up this good opportunity!

However, once Li Heng takes the throne, what will happen in the end can be guessed with his toes.

Fang Chongyong's best fate, probably, was also the death of the whole family afterwards, and he was casually placed on the charge of being an accomplice to kill the king.

The worst result was that he died on the spot in the chaos a few days later, as a fellow party member of King Shou.

"I'm sorry, I had to stop you. Although Wei Sanniang is pitiful, and you are also pitiful, I can't put myself in it because of your personal grudges. ”

Fang Chongyong sighed lightly and muttered to himself, with an indescribable depression.

In fact, he really wanted to see King Shou beating Brother Ji, but Brother Ji really couldn't die now. If Brother Ji dies now and is succeeded by King Zhongwang Li Heng, then he will definitely die without a place to be buried.

But fortunately, now that you know King Shou's plan, it's not a big problem.

……

Three days passed in a flash, and early in the morning, Fang Chongyong took his team of dragon warriors to guard in front of a certain Buddhist hall in Ganluni Temple, his eyes swept over every prince who entered here like a torch, and searched his body very carefully.

In Fang Chongyong's eyes, these people are all thieves and "bad people" who came to make trouble for him.

To his surprise, it was good that these princes were not searched, but when they were searched, they were really searched by Fang Chongyong.

Li Yan, the king of Di, carried with him a beautifully crafted knife with gems inlaid on the scabbard. According to his own words, it was given to Shouwang Li Jing as a wedding gift.

King Zhen Li Wan also brought a delicate hand crossbow, but there were no crossbow arrows on it. He also said that it was given to Shouwang Li Jing as a wedding gift for hunting. Because there are no crossbow arrows, they are not harmful.

Yiwang Li Sui brought a pu fan, which seemed to be fine, but this pu fan was made of fine iron, and it was very heavy in his hand. There is a picture of a lady drawn by a famous Chang'an artist on the pu fan, and it is not a big problem for this thing to be used to smash people.

Fang Chongyong didn't bother to be polite to these princes, and directly confiscated all these things before he was willing to let them in.

When it was the turn of Zhongwang Li Heng to be searched, I saw him raise his sleeves generously, signaling Fang Chongyong to search his body at will.

There was a hint of provocative arrogance in his calm gaze.

"Zhang Guangsheng, take King Zhong to the side to search his body, it is necessary to search carefully, but don't slack off."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand gently, he already knew the direction of the "script", so he naturally didn't worry about what tricks Li Heng was playing here.

The first few "bring gifts" all know that something is going to happen, so they bring something to "defend themselves". It shows that these people have no successor and no ambition.

And Li Heng doesn't need to defend himself, he is ready for everything! His plot is the biggest and most dangerous!

At this moment, Shouwang Li Xuan, who was wearing a bright red brocade robe, walked over. Today, he has a calm and confident smile on his face, and he doesn't have the tension and twist before he wants to do big things.

"General Fang, please search your body casually, although today is the king's wedding, but the rules are still required. No matter how General Fang wants to investigate, this king will fully cooperate. ”

Li Xuan's down-and-out and generous counterpart said again.

His demeanor looks like two people before!

"Then it's offended, where the duty lies."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, at this moment, he couldn't give King Shou any chance.

Fang Chongyong didn't look for anything, and directly stretched out his hand to the waist of Shouwang Li Xuan. Here, he will find a sword from the Western Regions! I don't know what the name is, but it's a very peculiar soft sword at the waist!

The great nobles of Persia who have been assassinated have some origins!

When the sword is rolled up, it is inserted into the belt around the waist, which is the scabbard.

When you need to use it, there is a lock on the belt, press it hard, and the soft sword will come out, and the user can use the force of the soft sword from tight to loose to use the "pull out the knife and slash"!

King Shou "fooled around" with those Hu people in the Western Regions in the Great Qin Temple, but it was just to hide people's eyes and ears. The real purpose is to master the essence of the soft sword "drawing and slashing" under the guidance of Antioch. Antioch had already told Fang Chongyong about it.

King Shou will use this "draw a knife and slash" to kill the defenseless Ji Ge with one sword! Today's wedding feast is the day of his revenge!

It's a pity that after the secret was leaked, King Shou couldn't even bring things in.

This is the helplessness of life. It's useless to have the heart to kill thieves, you have to have the power to return to heaven.

Suddenly, Fang Chongyong's hand grasped a soft silk belt!

He suppressed the horror in his heart and repeatedly checked the pockets on Shouwang's body, but was disappointed to find that there was nothing on Shouwang's body that belonged to "contraband". Even more "bright" than the princes just now, there is not even a jade pendant on his body!

This horse pedal is the hell! You're not going to "retract" at the end of the day, are you?

Fang Chongyong looked at Shouwang Li Xuan with a stunned expression, and almost didn't open his mouth to ask the other party where the "soft sword on the waist" went.

"General Fang still wants to search? The king can swear that he did not bring anything in today that he should not have been. ”

Shouwang Li Jing asked with a smile.

"That's true."

Fang Chongyong said with a light sigh. He even checked King Shou's socks. The other party didn't have any swords, daggers, sachets, poisons, etc., nothing strange!

Could it be that he went up with his bare hands to kill Brother Kei?

Fang Chongyong retreated, and after bowing with his crossed hands, he let Shouwang Li Qi enter the Buddhist hall. The wine and food for the wedding banquet have now been set up, and they are all cross-tested for poison by a special person. Every dish, every pot of wine, has been tasted by at least two people.

The princes entered one by one, and finally Brother Ji, under the escort of Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi, also came to the outside of the Buddhist hall.

Brother Ji was in a very happy mood, he had heard about today's strict security work and the things that should not have been found from the princes.

Looking at Fang Chongyong now, the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it becomes.

"Do you want to search my body?"

Li Longji looked at Fang Chongyong and asked calmly.

"How dare you, saint please."

Fang Chongyong bowed his hand and confessed his sin.

"Well done."

Brother Ji nodded slightly, and was just about to enter the Buddha Hall, but was stopped by Fang Chongyong.

"Saint, if there are no guards in the meeting, let's bring a knife to defend yourself."

Fang Chongyong handed the dagger hidden in his cuff to Li Longji with the scabbard.

"Presumptuous!"

Seeing this dagger, Brother Ji seemed to have been greatly insulted, and scolded Fang Chongyong:

"It's going to be my family feast, and the people who participated in the banquet were all my own sons! No outsiders were present.

On such an occasion, I still have to carry a knife on my body to defend myself, if the courtiers know, how will they think of me, the son of heaven?

Well? ”

Brother Ji stared at Fang Chongyong with unkind eyes, pretending to be displeased, and the atmosphere in front of the Buddha Hall was extremely tense for a while!

"Well, it's the last general who is rude, please forgive the saint, forgive the sins."

Fang Chongyong said with an embarrassed face.

Gao Lishi walked over with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "That's not how you shoot the fart, you just watch it outside the door." ”

Hearing this, Brother Ji turned his anger into joy, and the other party Chongyong said: "It's true that you are doing it with your heart, but you still have to learn more experience." Keep watch outside the door, no one is allowed to enter without my orders! ”

"Whoa."

Fang Chongyong crossed his hands and saluted, and saw Ji Ge enter the Buddha Hall, and then the door of the Buddha Hall was closed, and no one could see what was going on inside.

"It's coming, what will happen in the end?"

Fang Chongyong whispered to himself.

"Why is there no one in your team today?"

Colliers asked, feigning nonchalance.

"Back to General Gao, he has diarrhea today, so he asked for leave to treat his illness."

Fang Chongyong replied cautiously.

"Hmm."

Colliers nodded noncommittally.

He asked this question not for anything else, but because many people in the Long Wujun today asked for leave for various reasons.

Isn't it too much of a coincidence?

(End of chapter)