"yes……"
The two heard Cheng Yaojin's instructions.
They all stepped forward, ready to tie up the man.
But at this moment, one of them suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into the assassin's chest.
Before Cheng Yaojin and another Shenwu soldier could react.
He suddenly swung the dagger and stabbed himself in the throat without hesitation.
This sudden change shocked Cheng Yaojin and another Shenwu soldier.
The two of them froze in place for a long time without coming back to their senses.
Cheng Yaojin's plan was not considered unthoughtful.
He thought of everything that should be thought of.
They even thought about how to deal with the other party's self-harm.
But he never expected that there would be a dead soldier among his confidants...
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but sigh: "It's really amazing..."
…
This is the case with Cheng Yaojin.
Changsun Wuji's side wasn't much better either.
His experience was similar to that of Cheng Yaojin.
He found clues about the assassins' movements among the people.
However, before he could take the person away, someone jumped out and killed him.
After killing the other party, the man immediately committed suicide.
This level of cruelty is simply unheard of and unseen.
Wait until the two of them go to restore Li Shimin's life.
Li Shimin suddenly became furious.
"You two, one is the General of the Left Guard and the other is the Prime Minister of the Right, and you can actually let assassins sneak into your side. What else can you do?"
"Two people who have been training falcons for thousands of years actually got their eyes pecked out by an eagle today!"
"What else can you two do? What else can I expect from you?"
After hearing Li Shimin's reprimand.
The two of them were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, not even daring to raise their heads.
This is really embarrassing.
It was such an embarrassment to be thrown into grandma's house.
The two of them were also ashamed.
Wait until Li Shimin finished scolding.
Cheng Yaojin dared to speak: "Your Majesty, almost all the clues that can be found have been broken."
"Next...what should we do?"
"What else can be done?"
Li Shimin's eyes were gloomy: "Send orders to the Jinwu Guards and Dali Temple to hunt down the assassin with all their strength. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find this person."
Changsun Wuji raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin, then lowered his head without saying a word.
…
On the second day, the soldiers of Jinwu Guard and spies from Dali Temple took to the streets and began to investigate the assassin.
But what they encountered was almost the same as Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin.
As long as a few clues are found, someone will stand up and silence the insider.
And this situation inevitably caused a sensation among the people.
Rumors are spreading among the people that this is another trouble caused by the Li Tang royal family.
A few years ago, it had only been a long time since Li Shimin killed his brother and his brother to take the throne.
Now the Li Tang royal family has begun to make trouble again.
How can this make the people feel at ease and support Li as emperor?
Coupled with the instigation of thoughtful people, the turmoil caused by the Buddhist and aristocratic family affairs not only failed to subside but intensified.
Even on the streets of Chang'an, more than a hundred Buddhists sat in protest.
…
A few days later, morning.
When I heard the minister reporting on the situation in Chang'an.
Li Shimin was very melancholy.
After all, he is not a tyrant who kills people and drives the people away at every turn.
So when encountering this kind of thing, he couldn't use force to solve it.
Li Shimin waved his hand with a headache: "If there is something to do, we will start, and if there is nothing, we will retreat."
"My lord, I have something to report."
Lu Wanjie's father, Lu Qing, stood up.
Seeing this, Li Shimin frowned and asked, "What does Lu Aiqing want to report?"
Lu Qing intervened and said: "I feel that the assassination of His Majesty should be investigated by people within the royal family."
Don't wait for Li Shimin to speak.
Someone jumped out and echoed: "I think Master Lu's words are reasonable."
"When His Majesty was assassinated, the royal family members were the most suspect, especially the direct princes."
Some even stood up and said: "I feel that the most suspicious person is King Qin."
"Because only the King of Qin knows about His Majesty's movements, and only the King of Qin has the opportunity to arrange everything in advance."
Originally, those things before were enough to make Li Shimin melancholy.
Now these people's reports really made Li Shimin a little angry.
Especially when I heard those who asked me to investigate Li Chengqian.
He couldn't help but want to laugh.
Li Shimin said directly: "First of all, although I want to travel with the King of Qin, it is a temporary arrangement and the King of Qin does not know about it."
"Secondly, when I was attacked, King Qin fought tooth and nail to protect me. If he was an assassin, did he need to protect me with his life?"
"Furthermore, in the assassin's attack, I died and King Qin survived. Isn't it obvious who the murderer is?"
"Do you think that my King Qin is a fool?"
Li Shimin rebutted everyone loudly.
But Lu Qing refused and said, "What if the King of Qin did it deliberately and wanted to show it in front of His Majesty?"
"What if King Qin wants to use this to gain His Majesty's favor?"
After hearing this, someone immediately stood up to reconsider.
"Master Lu is right."
"It is not impossible for the King of Qin to try to seize the crown prince position by saving His Majesty from danger."
This time, Li Shimin really smiled.
He threw his head back and laughed.
You know, Li Shimin offered the crown prince position to Li Chengqian again and again, but he didn't want it.
Does he need to use this method to gain his favor?
Does he need to use this method to seek the crown prince?
Lu Qing took the lead and knelt down facing Li Shimin and kowtowed.
"The minister died and remonstrated, and ordered the King of Qin to go to the fief and take office."
As soon as he finished speaking, the second person immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please issue an order for King Qin to go to the fief and take office."
Then they all fell to their knees in the court hall.
"I am waiting to remonstrate with Your Majesty and order the King of Qin to go to the fiefdom and take office..."
The meaning of going to a fief is not just as simple as going to a fief and taking office.
In a certain sense, once a prince is sent to a fiefdom, he loses the chance to become a prince.
If nothing unexpected happens, I can only be a prince for the rest of my life.
Li Shimin faced the crowd with a cold expression: "Retreat..."
After saying this, he didn't care what these people's reactions were and walked out of the hall.
In the crowd, Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other.
Both of them shook their heads helplessly.
Li Chengqian was probably born to take the blame.
This kind of thing was actually brought to Li Chengqian in the end.
Of course, they can also understand this phenomenon.
After all, in the current court, officials from aristocratic families account for the vast majority.
And Li Chengqian is always against the family, how can he live a stable life?
…
In the palace of King Qin.
Li Chengqian also learned about the ministers in the court who asked him to leave Chang'an and go to the fiefdom.
But he didn't react at all. He just did whatever he had to do every day, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that Li Chengqian was still heartlessly talking about killing with Qing Porcelain Hands.
Changsun Chong and Cheng Huailang looked at each other, feeling very anxious in their hearts.
Cheng Huailiang couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, people are bullying you now. Are you just sitting at home and waiting?"
Li Chengqian observed the chess game and said without raising his head: "What else? Do you want me to kill them all with a knife?"
"But you can't do nothing."
Cheng Huailiang said with anger on his face: "If you are not willing to take action, I, Xiao Cheng, will take a few brothers to find Lu Qing's trouble today..."
