"There is no one in the embassy house, and there is no one in the city?" Li Si looked at the guard in front of him, slightly surprised.
"I've basically searched everywhere, but I still can't find Yan Dan and Gao Jianli." Konwei reported.
Li Si has sent people to keep an eye on the embassy in the past few days, but there is still no trace of Yan Dan. Not only can no one be found in the embassy, there is no trace of him even in the city.
I think Yan Dan had already planned it and bribed many people. If he didn't use some means, there really would be no way to solve this matter.
It seemed that he was careless. He really didn't expect that Yan Dan alone with a piano player could cause such a big storm, and this seemed to be just the beginning.
What kind of conspiracy is hidden behind it?
"Go down here with the order." Li Si ordered, "Bring the envoy of Yan State here, I want to interrogate him, and also the shopkeeper of Zuixian Tower where Gao Jianli often goes, and the rest will conduct a detailed investigation. "
Not long after, Yan Guang, the envoy of Yan State, was detained by the imperial army. Although his hands and feet were not tied, the sergeants on both sides were pushing him and had a very bad attitude.
Arriving in front of Li Si, Yan Guang stood up straight and asked directly without saluting: "Isn't it inappropriate for Li Xiangbang to treat an envoy from another country like this?"
"Etiquette?" Li Si said coldly, "Then I have to ask, your prince took the opportunity to perform music at Huayang Palace to secretly poison the Queen Mother. Is this in line with etiquette?"
Not to be outdone, Yan Guang said: "Prime Minister Li, please don't talk nonsense. If you jump to conclusions without evidence, it will be a clear frame-up!"
In terms of evidence, Li Si really didn't have any substantive witness or physical evidence. Even if Jinxia was caught, if she denied it, Li Si would not be able to pin the blame on Yan Dan.
"Haha, you are not afraid of shadows when you are upright." Li Si sneered, "If Prince Dan has nothing to do with this matter, Li will give him justice. I hope you will find him to confront him. If Yan Guo really has nothing to do with this matter, Li will definitely bear the blame."
"His Royal Highness the Prince went on a tour with Gao Jianli." Yan Guang's aura weakened a bit, "Because when he played for Mrs. Huayang, he was not satisfied with the strings, so he walked around and wanted to buy a new one. New piano.”
This reason was really reluctant, but he couldn't say it out loud.
At this point, Li Si understood everything.
His purpose was to make excuses. After observing his words and demeanor, Li Si concluded that Yan Dan must be the mastermind!
"In that case, let's first offend the people of Yan Guangda." Li Si said sternly, "When will the Prince Dan be found and when will the guards outside the embassy be evacuated."
Just as Yan Guang was about to say something, Li Si waved his hand and the guards took him down.
Sima Jie also heard that something happened in the palace, so he rushed over early, approached Li Si and asked, "It seems that Yan Dan came prepared, what should we do now?"
"I have sent people to check the city defense. If he leaves the city, there should be records." Li Si said.
At this time, Shopkeeper Zhu from Zuixian Tower was also brought.
Unlike Yan Guang, shopkeeper Zhu was a wealthy man with no status. His legs trembled when he saw the officers and soldiers.
Li Si said calmly: "Don't be afraid. Let me ask you, Yan Dan and Gao Jianli often go to your restaurant. Have you known each other before?"
"I don't know, I don't know." Storekeeper Zhu said, "That day he came to my place and said he wanted to rent a restaurant to entertain some guests. Seeing that he was a rich owner, I agreed, but it wasn't until the day of the banquet that I I know that he is the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom, and the guests at the banquet are all respectable people, and it is said that there are also two princesses."
"Then why did they often go to your place later?" Sima Jie asked.
Shopkeeper Zhu said with a smile: "The decoration of my restaurant is quite good. Sometimes I invite famous artists to play music and paint, so it is very popular with the literati. Therefore, Gao Jianli often goes there to sit and make friends with various people." Lu Wenhao." "When was the last time you saw them?" Li Si asked again.
Shopkeeper Zhu thought for a while and replied: "The day before yesterday, they brought an extra person and asked for a private room to talk about something without being disturbed. It's strange to say that the person's figure and appearance were similar to those of Yan Guo. The prince is somewhat similar."
Li Si and Sima Jie looked at each other.
Could it be a strategy of substituting one thing for another?
"Any more?"
I heard Shopkeeper Zhu say again: "Tingweichang Wenjun came here an hour ago. He only asked if Yan Dan was there, and then left. He didn't look through it like you did. At that time, I thought it was just between friends. I was looking for him to reminisce about old times, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.”
Li Si knew that Chang Wenjun said he wanted to pursue Jinxia when he was in the palace, so it was normal for him to come to look for Yandan.
Zhao Tuo on the side felt strange, and then said: "That day after I took Yan Dan and the others to the palace, Brother Sima asked me to pay attention to him, so I followed him secretly, and that day he changed into common people's clothes, and it was very strange. I entered Chang Wenjun's mansion carefully through the back door. Do you think this has anything to do with Chang Wenjun?"
"Are you saying that Mr. Changwen was also involved in the murder of Mrs. Huayang?" Sima Jie asked doubtfully, "This seems unlikely."
"Then what if the murder of the Queen Mother was just a cover?" Zhao Tuo said.
Li Si suddenly woke up and asked Shopkeeper Zhu, "Where did Mr. Chang Wen go then?"
"Later a carriage came from the palace, and he took the carriage towards the east city gate." Shopkeeper Zhu said.
"Carriage? From the palace?" Li Si asked anxiously, "Who is in the carriage?"
Shopkeeper Zhu shook his head: "I didn't see his appearance clearly, but judging from his clothes, he seems to be a noble man."
Liston felt something bad and immediately ordered the guards behind him: "Enter the palace immediately and see which lady has left the palace."
Zhao Tuo said: "I will take a few people to look outside the east gate first."
Li Si nodded: "Be careful and grab the marching horn. If the situation goes bad, call for help immediately."
As soon as Zhao Tuo left, news came from the city defense that the Crown Prince of Yan had left the south gate last night.
Li Si ordered: "Don't be careless. We will send pursuers from all four city gates."
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After Nansu followed Chang Wenjun out of the east gate, he walked for a while and entered a mountain forest. There was a long river on the side and the carriage could no longer move forward.
Chang Wenjun said: "The carriage cannot move forward. Please ask the princess to change horses so that we can continue moving forward."
Nansu asked: "We have come so far, where is the pharmacist Tingwei mentioned now?"
At this time, I heard a voice coming from behind a tree: "The pharmacist is here!"
A familiar figure appeared in Nansu's field of vision-Gao Jianli!
"Why are you here, sir?" Nan Su asked anxiously.
"Haha, I've been waiting here for some time." Gao Jianli sneered, "Is Qin Ting sending someone to look for me now?"
Nan Su felt a chill in his heart, and the two Forbidden Army guards around him immediately became vigilant. One protected Fu Su, and the other stood in front of Nan Su.
"Could it be that...this matter is really the result of the cooperation between Mr. and Prince Dan?" Nansu asked.
"Yes." Gao Jianli shook a cloth bag in his hand and said, "The antidote is in my hand. If the princess can follow me back to Chu State, I will immediately send someone to send the antidote to Huayang Palace to rescue Mrs. Huayang is in danger."
"You, how could you do this?" Nansu couldn't believe his ears. The musicians in front of him, who were superb in piano skills and kind to others, would actually use such a vicious trick.
"No, madam!" a guard yelled.
"Yes, madam, this is a trap by this guy. Don't believe it easily." Another guard also loudly dissuaded, "Let's return to Xianyang."
"Want to leave?" Chang Wenjun immediately changed his face, "Now that you are out, Madam, please follow me back to the Kingdom of Chu."
As soon as he finished speaking, the men around him drew their sabers and approached Nansu.
Nan Suwan never expected that such a situation would occur. Chang Wenjun, who had been clamoring to arrest Jinxia and Yandan before, turned out to be their accomplice!
"You, did you betray Great Qin?!" Nansu asked.
Chang Wenjun said coldly: "Like my wife, I am from Chu, so there is no talk of betrayal."
Then, he waved his hand, and the men around him continued to approach Nansu.
Whizzing……
The two guards fired their crossbows, and the arrows shot into the ground at the feet of Lord Chang Wen.
"You take your wife and young master to retreat first, and I will stop the rear." The guard who was protecting Nan Su said to the other one.
The one guarding Fusu knew that the situation was critical, so he didn't think too much, picked up Nansu and Fusu and ran back.
At this time, Chang Wenjun's men had already rushed up.
The guard at the back shot two of them down with arrows, then drew his saber and fought with them.
Then more than a dozen people chased Nansu and the others in the direction they fled.
How could a weak woman with a seven or eight-year-old child outrun a well-trained strong man?
Fortunately, the guards of the Forbidden Army were once members of the Tiger Army. They were well-trained, fierce and courageous. Several flying crossbows were fired, knocking down several pursuers and slowing down their progress.
The guard quickly returned to the carriage with their mother and son, cut the rope with two knives, and released the war horse.
But at this moment, when he was unable to defend himself, several arrows flew towards his lower body, and one of them pierced his calf.
The guard endured the pain and pushed Nansu mother and son onto the horse.
The pursuers from behind had already arrived and slashed at him with their swords.
The guard blocked with his right hand, and at the same time, he waved the scabbard of his left hand and hit the horse's butt.
At this time, a figure flashed out from the tree nearby. He drew his bow and arrow, and went straight to Fusu's back.
Chang Wenjun didn't want to kill Nansu and his son at all. According to his agreement with Yan Dan, he just wanted to bring Nansu and Fusu back to Chu State to suppress Ying Zheng by coercion. Therefore, his men did not kill Nansu and his son at all. Shoot the arrows, otherwise they would have been shot into hedgehogs.
But what is unexpected is that the two guards around Nansu are so brave.
Little did they know that Ying Zheng had replaced all the imperial troops guarding the harem with members of the former Tiger Army in order to ensure the safety of the palace.
Chang Wenjun knew that the person hiding in the tree was Yan Dan. He was about to stop him, but it was too late. The arrow had already left the string and flew towards Fusu.
Perhaps due to maternal instinct, Nansu, who didn't know the slightest bit of effort, seemed to suddenly feel the danger approaching, and subconsciously hugged Fusu, using his own body to protect his beloved son in his arms.
The next moment, the arrow tore through Nansu's cotton-padded clothes like a hungry beast, gnawed open her skin and flesh, and cut off her muscles and bones.
Nansu let out a cry of pain and used all his strength to squeeze the horse's belly with his legs. At the same time, he leaned forward and completely wrapped Fusu in his arms.
"Chase!" Chang Wenjun ordered, "Don't let them run out of the forest."
Looking at the big tree where Yan Dan was living, he had disappeared, and Gao Jianli behind him had also disappeared.
What do these two people mean? ?
Without thinking too much, Chang Wenjun led his men to deal with the two guards and quickly chased Nansu.
If Nansu was allowed to enter the capital, Chang Wenjun would not be able to escape back to Chu.
As soon as they came out of the forest, and were about to form a formation to catch up, they saw a group of cavalry running from the direction of the official road, led by Zhao Tuo.
"Sister-in-law Wang, don't be afraid, Zhao Tuo is coming!"
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