Manna Hall.
The lights are still bright at this moment.
Li Er clasped his hands behind his back and paced in front of the Long Case. His brows were already furrowed. Today's sudden assassination of Li Zexuan aroused strong vigilance in his heart.
Different positions naturally lead to different perspectives on problems. Li Er, who came to power through a coup, saw from this sudden assassination that there were still many unstable factors in the Tang Dynasty he governed. He dared to assassinate a man in broad daylight. A man from Jianguo County, the person behind the scenes definitely has a lot of background!
The most critical question now is whether Li Zexuan was killed.
Of course, Li Er valued this rising star of the empire, and even vaguely intended to reserve talents for Li Chengqian. Li Zexuan never let him down, repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and solved his urgent needs several times. And the intention of "establishing an academy, developing engineering and learning, and enlightening the people's wisdom" coincided with his original plan!
The aristocratic family has been developing for nearly a thousand years, and all wise lords are aware of the threat the aristocratic family poses to the court. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and during Li Yuan's reign, the central core of the imperial court has begun to deliberately exclude and expel the aristocratic family's power. After Li Er came to the throne, the imperial court's influence on the aristocratic family The intention to weaken is even more obvious.
The reason why the current Five Surnames and Qiwang are still so prestigious is not because they are powerful in the court, but entirely because they have always held the right to interpret Confucian classics, that is, academic power. At the same time, they also use the rigorous academic power of a thousand-year-old family Famous for the wind.
At this time, people often said that they would rather marry a girl with the fifth surname than become a princess. It was precisely because the girls with the fifth surname had excellent upbringings, and the daughters from the seven sects of the fifth surname could be called models of ladies. This statement made me Li Er, who claimed to be the master of the world, was very angry and helpless.
The transcendent academic status and high reputation among the people are the biggest advantages that Wu Xing Qi Wang has at the moment!
It is precisely because of this that countless down-and-out scholars and knight-errants are always willing to join the family, hoping to use the platform of the family to succeed in the future!
It is precisely because of this that Li Er never dares to use too drastic methods even when dealing with the aristocratic family, because if the aristocratic family is forced to coerce public opinion against him, he will be very passive.
If you want to completely cut off the foundation of the family, you must cut off their popularity and academic control. The Imperial College could have assumed such a responsibility, but now it seems that the effect is not ideal! Because much of the knowledge taught by Guozijian was annotations of Confucian classics circulated among aristocratic families.
Nowadays, Li Zexuan's engineering studies and Yanhuang Academy have become the most critical move for Li Er to check and balance the aristocratic family. To say the least, even if engineering cannot ultimately defeat Confucianism or the aristocratic family, the large number of engineering talents cultivated by Li Zexuan alone will still be enough. It was enough to bring Datang's military and national power to a higher level! It’s really all benefit and no harm!
Therefore, at this moment, an unknown assassin appeared, and Li Er was quite annoyed. At the same time, he was wondering in his heart which force sent the assassin.
In addition, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Chang Le all heard the news and came to ask his father for help. If Li Zexuan was not rescued, Li Er, the father, would probably be annoyed to death by the children below!
"Your Majesty~! General Dugu is back and is asking for an audience outside the palace~!"
Just when Li Er was anxious and bored, a Huangmen chamberlain trotted in and bowed.
"Let him in quickly~!"
Li Er's expression perked up, he waved his hand and said something, then sat back on the brocade couch above.
After a moment, Dugu Xin strode in and was about to salute when he heard Li Er say: "No need to be polite! Tell me how is Li Zexuan~? Can the assassin be caught~?"
Dugu Xin looked ashamed, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The general did something wrong and failed to catch the assassin. Please punish me~!"
When Dugu Xin said the words "The general will not be able to do things well", Li Er couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, thinking that Li Zexuan had been killed. He was stunned and wanted to confirm it again, so he said: "What's wrong with Li Zexuan?" ~?"
"Your Majesty, the man from Li County is fine and has returned home now! General Qin, General Niu, and General Cheng also participated in this rescue mission out of the city!"
"Huh~!"
Li Er breathed a huge sigh of relief. He paused and asked, "Is that assassin really that powerful? Can he escape among five hundred guards~?"
When he was young, he also worked as a ranger for a period of time, and he knew that there were some martial arts masters who could defeat ordinary people one to ten, or even one to a hundred, but now they were five hundred elite guards of Beiya. He really didn't believe that there were people in this world. Who can win with personal bravery? Although it is possible for the Grand Master, it will definitely not be easy to deal with such an elite force.
"Your Majesty does not know that the place where the Li County man's accident occurred is far away from the official road. In order to rescue him as soon as possible, the general had no choice but to abandon the large team and ride with his younger brother from the trail. When the two generals arrived, they found the assassin He is actually a master of martial arts who is above the mid-level master level. The two of us are no match at all. If it weren’t for the superb talents of male martial arts in Li County, we would not be able to survive us to rescue him. Even so, the few of us can only fight with him. Delaying, let alone winning.”
"Fortunately, the Li County man broke through to the Grandmaster level, and the battle situation was reversed. With the timely arrival of General Qin and General Niu, the black-clothed assassins were defeated and fled. The general and the Li County man wanted to pursue him, but that The assassin's skills are sinister and weird, and there are many ways to escape, so let him escape! Before the general entered the city, he had sent people along the way to track down the assassin's whereabouts, but there is no news yet~!"
Li Er was horrified, and then he realized how thrilling the assassination was today. He raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:
"A mid-level master? No wonder! I can't blame you for this. If I had known that the opponent's kung fu was so high, I should have sent a royal servant to follow him~! But this kid Li Zexuan is really lucky and has great fortune. He can break through in battle. He can catch up with this kind of thing!"
After pondering for a long time, Li Er said to Dugu: "Okay, you have worked hard, go down first! We must go all out to investigate the assassin's matter, don't slack off~!"
"The general will obey the order~!"
Dugu Xin cupped his fists and retreated. Li Er sat alone in the Manlu Hall and meditated. After a while, he stood up and sighed with a complex expression: "A martial arts master who is less than fifteen years old! It is indeed my blessing to the Tang Dynasty! But I should treat you in the future Where are you planning to go~?"
At this moment, Li Er was confused!
There were several little maids outside the palace, running in three directions. Soon after, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Princess Changle received news that Li Zexuan had returned safely. All three of them breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.
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