"This is what happened. Please tell me how to deal with this Wang Yu in the safest way." After Yang Xian returned to the palace, he immediately summoned his staff to discuss the matter.
Liu Jianzhi said without hesitation: "The most appropriate way to assassinate someone is in a busy city. This person is Li Yuan's brother-in-law. If we deal with each other openly, we may offend the Li family in Longxi. Therefore, the best way is to let people die in an unknown way." "
After he said this, other people's eyes would naturally look at Li Xuandao.
Li Xuandao also came from the Li family in Longxi. Although he was the Guzangfang and Li Yuan was the Longxi family, the current Longxi Lis all looked to Li Yuan as their leader.
As a staff member, it is natural to have the awareness of a staff member. Besides, the person Yang Jian dealt with was named Wang and not Li, so Li Xuandao smiled and said:
"Don't look at me. Just do whatever His Highness says."
Liu Jianzhi smiled and said: "To regain the Queen's favor is an urgent matter at the moment, so this Wang Yu must be killed. This is for His Highness's good, so why not for ours?"
The staff and the master are like grasshoppers on the same rope. It’s good for you and me.
Recorder Zhao Yuankai nodded and said: "I agree with Liu Changshi. The Shangyuan Festival is coming now. The city is bustling with people and fish and dragons. If we can assassinate people in the busy city, we will be unaware and unable to investigate."
Meritorious officer He Deren said: "I'm just afraid that if this old boy doesn't go out recently, we won't have a chance to take action."
Liu Jianzhi smiled and said: "No, the Lantern Festival is the most grand festival of the year. The court will have a three-day break. No one will miss such a grand event. I want to ask everyone here, will you on the festival day? Don’t you know how to go out and enjoy the lanterns?”
"Of course I will," everyone nodded.
Yang Jian smiled and nodded: "That's how it will be done. I will personally arrange the manpower."
An assassination plan was just laid down.
Wang Yu was also unlucky. His daughter-in-law was sent to the palace by his brother-in-law Li Yuan, but he was the one who got stabbed in the end.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, all officials take a break, but Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng certainly don't have to think about being able to take a vacation. One of them is a general of the Imperial Guard, and the other is the emperor's bodyguard. Their responsibilities are too heavy and they cannot take a vacation.
But Li Yuan's third son, Li Xuanba, was in Luoyang.
Many scholars in history believed that Li Xuanba and Li Shimin were twins because they were probably born in the same year.
At least not in this life. Li Shimin was born a year earlier than Li Xuanba, and the time between the two was indeed short. This was due to Li Yuan's lack of care, so that Dou, who had not yet recovered, gave birth to a son again and gave birth to a son who was born weak. .
It was because he was too weak that he got such a domineering name.
Tang Guogong's wife Dou Shi, the second son Shimin, and the fourth son Yuanji were all in the capital. Only the third son Xuanba followed Li Yuan in Luoyang.
He was taken out to see a doctor. If the doctors at the Imperial Medical Office couldn't cure him, he would have to resort to folk remedies. There happened to be a very famous doctor in Luoyang, so Li Xuanba appeared here.
Neither his father nor his eldest brother could leave the palace, so Li Xuanba went to his uncle Wang Yu's house and traveled to the Eastern Capital at night with his cousin Wang Renbiao.
In Luoyang right now, all the streets are filled with all kinds of lanterns. Compared with the Luoyang Lantern Festival in the first year, the styles of the lanterns are more elaborate and complicated, and they also cost a lot of money.
The entire city of Luoyang is like a paradise in heaven.
Wang Renbiao is seventeen years old this year, which is the age when he is looking for a partner. He heard that there are many girls on the other side of the river, so he wants to get rid of Li Xuanba, a dragster.
After all, Li Xuanba was only nine years old, and he couldn't hide his words in his heart. He couldn't let this kid know about his romantic life outside. Wang Renbiao simply asked his entourage to send Xuanba home first, and then he would be with his parents again. come out.
In addition to the Luoshui River that runs through the city, Luoyang City also has canals in the North City, South City, and West City that can pass boats. These canals are all connected to the Luoshui River for the convenience of water transportation.
The canals in Dongdu are very clean, and people are not allowed to throw things into them casually. If you are caught, it will not be as simple as a fine, but you will be jailed.
Not only willow trees are planted on both sides of the river, but also exquisite lanterns are hung, second only to Tianjie. Therefore, during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, children of aristocratic families will choose to take a boat trip to Luoyang.
The people around Yang Jian have been completely replaced a long time ago. There are people from the south and people from Henan, but there are not many people from Guanzhong.
Dozens of people have been waiting at Linshangfang where Wang Yu is located these days. They have made several arrangements in advance on how to kill people to deal with any emergencies.
At three o'clock in the morning, the door of the palace opened wide, and dozens of people walked out.
There were eleven people on horseback. Wang Yu and Li Xuanba, who was only nine years old, rode together, surrounded by guards. As for his wife, Li, she walked out of the street surrounded by a group of entourage.
Wang Yu was also a second-generation official. His father, Wang Kang, served as the governor of Bianzhou and was also the Duke of Taiyuan County. However, he died early and Wang Yu was not able to ascend the throne.
So right now, he has two backstages, one is his daughter De Fei Wang, and the other is his uncle Li Yuan.
So in order to show his respect for Xuan Ba, he asked Xuan Ba to ride with him.
The Shangyuan Festival is heavily guarded, and residents of each neighborhood will be searched when they leave their houses to prevent them from carrying sharp weapons. Therefore, the entourage around the wealthy family mostly holds short sticks, only about two feet long.
Although this thing can also kill people, most of the time it is just for self-protection or to hurt others.
The residences of all officials are in the north of the city, parallel to Ziwei Palace. There is the North Market here, so the first destination of Wang Yu and his party is the busiest market in the north of the city.
Places with many people are also the most suitable for killing people.
Yang Jian's team also began to move, his eyes always locked on Wang Yu.
It is generally known that those who ride horses are nobles, so although the streets are crowded, the people still consciously make way for the nobles.
About half an hour later, Wang Yu and his party planned to leave the busy city and cross the bridge to the south of the city.
Passing by a dyeing workshop, a short arrow was shot from nowhere and shot directly through Wang Yu's shoulder.
Wang Yu was dumbfounded at the time. He looked down at the arrow that passed through his shoulder and missed it. He didn't react for a while, but the guards around him reacted quickly. Someone shouted:
"There is a thief hurting someone, where are Wuhou's guards?"
It's a pity that such a voice was drowned out by the noisy excitement around him.
A guard directly pulled Wang Yu and Xuan Ba off their horses, and everyone covered them in the middle. At this time, arrows were shot from several surrounding attics.
The two guards screamed and fell down, and Wang Yu, who had already crouched down and hugged Xuan Ba tightly, was also shot.
The thief is condescending, so he can see clearly.
Wang Yu's guards took out short sticks one after another, and with Wang Yu and Xuan Ba carrying the desperate Wang Yu and Xuan Ba on their backs, they retreated toward the square gate. In the process, several more arrows were shot.
It wasn't until they were approaching the square gate that Wu Houwei heard the news and came over.
"Who is from this house, who is the injured?" Wu Houwei was leading the team, Pei Xingyan, who rushed over to check the situation as soon as he received the news.
The guard loudly replied: "The father of Concubine De will be Wang Yu, the administrator of the right campus of the temple."
Pei Xingyan was dumbfounded. He was such an important person. He originally thought it was some small commotion, or a fight between the officials' sons, but he didn't expect it to be Concubine De's father.
After leaning over to check the injuries, Pei Xingyan's face became even more ugly. He was hit by two arrows, one in the shoulder and one in the back. It was unlikely that he could be saved. As for the kid next to him, he was shot in the neck and died long ago.
"Is this the son of the Wang School Office?" Pei Xingyan asked.
The guards were only focused on protecting the head of the family and trying to get out of the thieves' range as quickly as possible. They didn't even have time to check the injuries of Wang Yu and Xuan Ba. Now that they saw Xuan Ba hit by an arrow, their faces were ashen.
"This is Xuan Ba, the third legitimate son of the Duke of Tang Dynasty. This is a serious matter. Please ask the general to seal the city quickly and arrest the culprits."
Pei Xingyan was completely confused. On such an important festival as the Shangyuan Festival, the city was naturally full of people from three religions and nine schools. When there were too many people, disputes were inevitable. Fights were common. Wang Yu died here. In fact, it was not worth closing the city. At most, all exits were guarded. Strictly speaking. Additional investigation, but Li Yuan's son died here, things will go wrong.
"My order is that the North City is closed. No one is allowed in or out without a warrant from the General's Office." Pei Xingyan urgently sent someone to deliver the news to the Ministry of Punishment.
He himself is in trouble. There are at least 70,000 to 80,000 people in Bei City right now. Trying to find the murderer here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
He just changed his shift tonight, and he was in charge of Bei City. It was really unlucky that something like this happened.
Li Yuan, who was in the palace, was drinking with Yang Guang.
The performer in the hall was a Wu vocal band from Jiangnan, and Yang Guang was the best.
He would definitely not go out. At most, he would stay on the highest observation tower in the imperial city, overlooking the night view of the Eastern Capital.
He didn't go out, and he couldn't even go out with some of the central bosses, because they had to accompany the emperor and chat and drink with others.
Yang Jian is also there.
At this time, a guard came in hurriedly:
"Your Majesty, I am reporting to you that there is a riot in the northern city. Wang Yu of the general temple was attacked. Pei Xingyan, the right military guard, has ordered the city to be closed. I am reporting to the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment to send someone to arrest the murderer."
When Li Yuan heard that it was Wang Yu, he was stunned: "How is Wang Yu's injury?"
The guard's mouth twitched: "The King's Office is still trying to rescue him, but Xuan Ba, the third son of Tang Guogong, was hit by an arrow in the neck, and he probably won't be able to save him."
"Xuanba?" Li Yuan suddenly stood up. After a moment of confusion, his legs went weak and he collapsed directly.
Yang Guang's body trembled, he slapped his gum and stood up, saying:
"Send my guards to arrest the murderer. I want to live."
Pei Xuanji and Wei Kuangbo each led two thousand forbidden troops and rushed to Beishi.
And Li Yuan also left the imperial city tremblingly with the support of his eldest son Jiancheng.
It was a good banquet, but now everyone, including Yang Guang, looked ugly.
At the feet of the emperor, a minister was attacked, and he also brought with him a legitimate son of the duke. This incident was destined to be a big deal, but it would definitely not affect the Shangyuan Festival.
This is a national festival. Even if Li Yuan dies, the festival will still be held as usual.
Yang Guang didn't care about the life or death of Li Yuan's son. What he cared about was whether someone dared to kill a court official or the father of his concubine under his nose.
Yang Guang's face was gloomy, and he glanced at his second-in-command, Yang Jian, out of the corner of his eye.
You bitch, you can do anything. The key is that you don't understand anything. You wanted to kill Wang Yu, but you killed Li Yuan's son.
How can such a fool deserve to be inherited?
