At three o'clock in the morning, the dusk drum is sounded, and travel is prohibited.
Tonight's curfew is half an hour earlier than usual.
Under the dark night, Li Xuan stood under the corner of the city wall, looking at the four-story central watchtower opposite, with a cold face.
A dozen soldiers patrolled back and forth under the lights.
With sharp eyes, Li Xuan saw the dull look in the eyes of the soldiers at a glance.
These people here are just pretending.
Li Xuan stood under the watchtower with a sinister smile on her lips.
He didn't know how long he had been here, but the people upstairs were not aware of his presence at all.
"Your Majesty!" A low and thin voice sounded from the side.
Li Xuan turned his head, and a middle-aged official wearing a light green official robe with a solemn expression stood silently beside Li Xuan.
Li Xuan subconsciously raised her head and looked at the watchtower above. There was still nothing to find above.
Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head. With such a person here, he still wanted to search the whole city. It was strange that he could find the assassin.
Turning around, Li Xuan looked at the middle-aged official on one side with a solemn expression: "Xu Siyu, have you received the letter from Hangzhou Wei Siyu?"
Xu Jian, jailer in Wuzhou.
Wei Heng was the prison chief in Hangzhou.
The two may have some unknown connections secretly because they hold the same position.
Xu Jian earnestly raised his hand to Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "I got it, I am willing to act on the orders of the prince."
"Xu Siyu, do you know what I am most dissatisfied about after I came to Wuzhou?" Li Xuan's face had completely turned cold.
"If the officer's guess is correct, what the prince is most dissatisfied about is the city's defenses." Xu Jian turned slightly sideways and looked at the watchtower in the middle of the street in the distance, with an extremely complicated look on his face.
Li Xuan nodded coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "You just need to understand. Although Yan Canjun is generous and powerful, in my opinion, this soldier Cao Canjun is not qualified. Soon after, Wu A battle in the prefecture is unavoidable, and I need a soldier who can lead the battle on the battlefield and at the same time be able to securely defend the city and join the army. Xu Siyu, can you fulfill such a request?"
"I will live up to the prince's expectations." Xu Jian stood up straight, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.
"You came from the battlefield in the Western Region. You know better than me how cruel the war is. If you can make some achievements this time, I will definitely recommend you in front of the saints." At this point, Li Xuan suddenly laughed at himself. He laughed and said, "But don't put too much hope in Xu Siyu. I don't know how much weight my recommendation in front of the saint will have. At most, it can only be used to let the saint know your existence."
Li Xuan said it in an understatement, but Xu Jian knew how heavy it was.
There were countless officials in the entire Tang Dynasty, and only a few could really get into the ears of the emperor.
Although Li Xuan only mentioned one sentence, this sentence alone was enough for the saint to take a look at his achievements.
As long as Xu Jian does well enough and his achievements are enough to attract the emperor's attention, he will immediately become famous. .z.br>
Isn't this an opportunity that I have been missing all along?
Xu Jian gritted his teeth and bowed solemnly to Li Xuan: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely be a shameless official and I will not hesitate to do so."
"In that case, let's do it." Li Xuan waved his hand, and Xu Jian immediately stood up and waved behind him.
The next moment, a group of jailers wearing black and blue robes, holding long knives, walked quickly out of the darkness and quickly approached the watchtower.
They were moving very fast and making a lot of noise. This time, they finally attracted the attention of those on the watchtower above.
Amidst the uproar, a slightly trembling voice shouted coldly: "Who are you?"
"It's me, Xu Jian!" A voice suddenly sounded under the watchtower, followed closely by Xu Jian, who was tall and tall, wearing a black hat and light green official robe, with a stern face and a hint of inverted triangle in his eyes. Appearing in the light below the watchtower.
"It turns out it's Xu Siyu, what are you doing here now?" From the window on the second floor of the watchtower, a head with a sinister face poked out. When he saw Xu Jian, the fear on his face disappeared in an instant. There was no trace, but then, when he saw a jailer burst out of the darkness and rushed directly into the watchtower, the other person's face immediately became angry: "Xu Jian, what on earth do you want to do, to rebel?"
"According to the order, take over the watchtower." Xu Jianshou pressed on his waist, and the next moment, he pulled out a black horizontal knife.
The sharp blade shone with a cold light under the firelight, and Xu Jian's eyes carried a murderous intent.
The jailer at the front had already rushed directly into the watchtower.
"Xu Jian, don't mess around." The head with a sinister face immediately retracted, and then said in a panic: "Hurry up and send a message to other watchtowers, Xu Jian is rebelling, and ask them to quickly reinforce."
"No need!" A clear voice walked out step by step from the dark corner.
Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and gold armor, appeared in everyone's sight.
"My officer, please leave Wuzhou. I ordered Xu Jian, the warden of Wuzhou, to take over the central watchtower. Do you have any objections?" Li Xuan stared coldly at the window on the second floor. No sound came from inside. But suddenly, the lights flashed several times at once.
"Ha!" A crisp sneer sounded throughout the entire watchtower.
Li Xuan looked at the second floor and said with a playful face: "I have already said it, it is useless, because at this time, the other watchtowers have also been taken down, right? Captain Gu, you actually ignored it directly It seems that you have a lot of objections to my king’s order to leave Wuzhou! Mr. Xu.”
"I'm here!" Xu Jian immediately turned to face Li Xuan and obeyed the order.
"According to this king's order, Gu Yue, the captain of the watchtower, is cunning and has evil plans. He is now being punished for treason. The many soldiers on the watchtower, who are holding swords, are accomplices and will be executed without mercy." Li Xuan's cold voice immediately sounded throughout the entire watchtower.
"Bang bang bang..." As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, the sound of a lot of swords falling to the ground was heard.
Li Xuan looked at the window on the second floor, the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and then continued: "Send the order to all the jailers in the watchtower. Those who lie on the ground will live, and those who stand will die. They will be executed immediately."
"Follow the order!" Xu Jian immediately turned around, waved his hand vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Kill!"
With an order, more than a dozen jailers in the watchtower quickly moved towards the second floor.
However, apart from the sound of rapid footsteps, there was no sound of swords clashing inside the watchtower.
At the next moment, Xu Jian's head poked out: "Your Majesty, we have captured it."
"Yeah!" Li Xuan stepped into the watchtower.
The watchtower was not wide, about one foot and five feet long and wide. Six soldiers lay on the ground, their swords thrown aside, their heads facing down, not daring to raise their heads.
Li Xuan walked directly past them and then climbed the stairs directly to the second floor.
On the second floor, four archers with quivers hanging on their bodies were being held down tightly.
The longbows were thrown aside, out of reach of their arms.
These people were all carefully selected archers, but under the leadership of Gu Yue, they were like a bunch of trash.
Gu Yue, who had a fat body and a fleshy face, was forced to his knees on the floor. His face was extremely embarrassed, but he did not dare to move.
Two sharp knives were placed across his neck, and one of the blades gently drew a bloody trace on his neck.
Gu Yue felt a burning pain in his neck. When he saw Li Xuan appear in front of him, he immediately shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I don't accept this."
"I'm not convinced!" Li Xuan, who was just about to continue climbing the stairs, immediately stopped and looked at Gu Yue with surprise on his face: "Why are you not convinced?"
Gu Yue looked at Li Xuan and struggled slightly, but the long knife around his neck was still pressed firmly. Gu Yue could only look at Li Xuan, gritted his teeth and complained: "Your Majesty, I am here. , so everything you do is a subordinate
According to the law, the prince, even if he is a foreign official from this state, has no right to climb the watchtower after the curfew, otherwise, it will be regarded as..."
"Treasured as treason!" Li Xuan followed Gu Yue's words. He chuckled, then walked step by step in front of Gu Yue, looked at him condescendingly from top to bottom, and said in a very relaxed voice: " I am more familiar with Yonghui Lu than you are. If this is normal, this matter is indeed my fault, and I will naturally regard it as a conspiracy. But there is one exception, and that is to investigate the conspiracy."
Gu Yue was slightly stunned. He didn't react to Li Xuan's words.
"What I mean is that I came to you to investigate the treason, and you are the thief suspected of treason."
Li Xuan pinched Gu Yue's neck with one hand and said coldly: "Just now, as long as you resisted, your treason will be completely confirmed, and you, your family, parents, old and young will all If you are executed, your uncles and brothers will also be exiled for at least three thousand miles without mercy..."
Gu Yue shivered violently, and for a moment, he felt his scalp going numb.
Finally, Gu Yue lowered his head and said defensively in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are not treasonous when you submit to an official position!"
"Whether you are plotting against me or not does not matter, only the evidence will determine." Li Xuan immediately walked upstairs.
The watchtower in Wuzhou City has four floors. All four floors have the same space, but the number of people on the first three floors is the same, but there are only two people on the fourth floor.
Because in the center of the fourth floor, there is a Fuyuan Crossbow.
In the entire Wuzhou City, apart from those in the warehouse, there are only two Fuyuan Crossbows placed in the city, one at the north gate and the other at the central watchtower.
The two soldiers had been dragged down. At this moment, except for Li Xuan, there was no one else on the top of the watchtower.
"The order is given. From now on, a statue of Tianyin Goddess will be placed flat on the ground at the entrance of the watchtower. Anyone entering or leaving must step on the statue of Tianyin Goddess. Today, starting from the watchtower guards, everyone who does not enter or exit must step on the statue. Those who wish will be immediately arrested and imprisoned for treason!"
Li Xuan's voice was cold, but Xu Jian didn't hesitate at all and immediately accepted the offer: "I will obey your order."
Standing at the entrance of the watchtower, Li Xuan looked around, taking in the entire Wuzhou in an instant.
For some unknown reason, Li Xuan suddenly stared at the northwest direction.
[Fang Yunxiu, the leader of Wuzhou Hall of Tianyin Sect, under the command of General Manager Wen Fu, has a sinister mind, and has a great perfection in nature]
[Ye Wanwan, a holy girl from the Tianyin Sect, is charming, scheming, and has a perfect innate talent]
