That night.
Southeast of Chang'an City, Dunhuafang.
In a wealthy mansion, one room was dimly lit by candlelight.
"Uncle, the snake king failed to assassinate him and escaped without a trace! I heard that he was almost captured alive by Qin Qiong and the others!"
A man in white rushed to the old man who was half lying on the couch and said respectfully.
The white-haired old man looked sleepy. He had his eyes slightly closed at the moment, and his chest was rising and falling regularly, as if he was asleep. After a while, he finally said: "Isn't he a very powerful master? Why? Can't even deal with a doll? Back then, he boasted that he could kill Li Zexuan with one arrow!"
The young man cupped his hands and said:
"Back to uncle, the Snake King is much higher than Li Zexuan in terms of martial arts cultivation. According to common sense, the Snake King can indeed kill him instantly, but..."
"Nothing but!"
The white-haired old man waved his hands feebly and said: "I don't know anything about these martial arts matters, and I don't want to know about them. Waste is waste! Xuanji, you will have less contact with this kind of gangster in the future, otherwise you will be dragged down sooner or later!"
"What my uncle said is that Xuan Ji should be kept in mind!"
The young man nodded in response.
"Well, let your father calm down a bit recently. How can I not know what he is thinking? He is so short-sighted!"
The white-haired old man narrowed his eyes and said profoundly.
"Uh! If my uncle talks about it, Xuan Ji will definitely be brought to him!"
The young man wondered.
"Hmm~! Are you still worried that our plot against Li Zexuan will be discovered by the court?"
The white-haired old man picked up a cup of tea next to the brocade couch and took a sip. Seeing the young man's frown, he asked.
"No, that's not the case! We didn't ask someone to assassinate us in this operation. The Snake King himself came to the door. We just inadvertently revealed a piece of information to him! Now even if the imperial court really came to the door, we wouldn't be able to do it. What's up!"
The young man shook his head.
"Then Xuanji, what are you worried about?"
"The Snake King failed in his assassination this time and was almost deposed. My grandson is worried whether he will hold a grudge against our family because of this!"
The young man frowned and said uncertainly.
"Hmph~! How dare he~! A mere bastard in the rivers and lakes, still dreaming of shaking a tree with a mayfly?"
The white-haired old man glared and snorted, then he thought for a while and said: "I didn't have high hopes for this assassination. It's almost like a test! It's better if you can kill it. If you can't kill it, it just means that , Wu is not good at dealing with Li Zexuan, so we can try it with Wen in the future. Our family cannot be the first in this crisis! But we cannot let that kid break our foundation!"
The young man was stunned and said: "Uncle, how did you get this letter~?"
"Haha~! That's your business. Xuanji, you have been smart and smart since you were a child. You are much better than your father. My uncle likes you. Think about it yourself! If you think of a good way, tell your uncle~! The future of the family can be It all depends on you young people!"
The white-haired old man laughed and said, this old guy is quite a hands-off shopkeeper.
The young man wiped his sweat and said quickly: "Uncle Xie, Xuanji will seriously think of a solution!"
"Well, go ahead~!"
The white-haired old man waved his hand and said.
"No, uncle, please take a rest early! Xuanji resigns!"
The young man cupped his hands and retreated.
The white-haired old man on the couch was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "It's time to talk to those old guys~! These people are short-sighted, and they don't know when they will understand it if they don't mention it! Besides, this matter This matter is not our family’s business!”
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The next morning.
Li Zexuan was woken up early because someone from the palace told him to attend today's morning court.
"It should be related to yesterday's assassination, right? Yes! I just happened to go take a look and see what kind of explanation Li Er can give? I am considered a member of the imperial court after all, right? Old Li is also responsible for being assassinated near Chang'an City by others. Yes!"
Li Zexuan felt so bold.
Under the service of Xiao He and Xiao Xi, Li Zexuan washed up, put on his court clothes, took a few bites of food, and then went to the palace in a carriage.
The arrows on the carriage yesterday were also taken away by Dugu Xin. According to what he said, bows and arrows are "controlled weapons" among the people, especially the powerful bows used by the assassins in black yesterday. Maybe they came from some arsenal. It’s flowing out from inside!
This is not the first time he has come to the morning court. Li Zexuan is very familiar with it. After entering the imperial city and arriving at the square in front of the Tai Chi Palace, Li Zexuan found that basically all the civil and military officials were here. He was relatively late. He didn’t expect that in his previous life After being a good student and a good boy for "his whole life", after arriving in the Tang Dynasty, he actually became a bit "lazy" and "bad"!
After chatting with Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and other military veterans for a while, a chamberlain came out and shouted: "All ministers, please enter the palace to attend court~!"
The noisy civil and military officials immediately calmed down, bowed their heads and frowned, hugged the Chao Hut, and slowly entered the Tai Chi Hall.
Li Zexuan's current status is a bit embarrassing. It is basically known to everyone that he resigned from the post of Imperial College Secretary. Now he only has the title of Lantian County Male. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, people like him only have It is really unique that someone who holds a title and comes to court without any actual duties is really unique!
Li Er had previously promised to give him the title of Prince James, but the time has not come yet!
Huh? Calculating the days, today seems to be the day when the Imperial College is on field holiday! So maybe Li Er was here today to promote himself in front of the courtiers?
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, then his mind became more alert, and he walked to his original position, which was in the row behind Kong Yingda.
Anyway, the new Imperial College Secretary has not yet taken office, so no one will say anything even if he is standing here.
It turns out that no one said anything.
After the monarch and his ministers greeted each other with courtesy, the morning court began.
Naturally, there was nothing going on with Li Zexuan in the first half. It was just some big guys fighting with each other or reporting on work. The summer flood season was coming soon, the river defenses had to be strengthened, a certain official misbehaved and neglected his duties, etc.
Li Zexuan had nothing to do with the matter anyway, so he stood there with his eyes closed and calmed down, waiting quietly for Li Er to call him.
I don't know how long it took, but Qin Qiong came forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Qin Aiqing, please speak!"
"Your Majesty, yesterday a man from Li County was assassinated by a black-clad master in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an City. Such a shocking thing happened in broad daylight and under the emperor's feet. How can the imperial court lose its face? I sincerely request your majesty to investigate strictly and prevent such audacious actions. The perpetrators must be brought to justice, otherwise all the ministers will be in panic and have no intention of doing anything in court!"
Li Zexuan was refreshed. Qin Qiong personally came on stage to fight against her injustice!
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