Seeing that His Majesty was angry, Zhang Yan thought that His Majesty had seen through her thoughts and muttered in a low voice:
"Brother Adou is so stingy, he gets angry at others just because of this little thing.
I'm just worried about the assassin, especially last night's assassin was a court official..."
"Haha, it turns out that my bodyguards with ten thousand enemies are sometimes defeated!"
Li Shimin didn't wait for Zhang Yan to finish speaking before interrupting her with a loud smile.
"How can you hide your thoughts from me?
I was just trying to scare you, but I didn’t expect that my little sister would take it seriously! "
After saying this, Li Shimin called Chen Zhong and Huang Hao, pulled Zhang Yan and walked towards the secret room.
"It happens that nothing happens, so I should go down and visit Ma Qi.
I'll stop by to see if Chang Bo is awake. If circumstances permit, I can interrogate Chang Bo today. "
Zhang Yan was confused by His Majesty's series of actions.
Before he could recover, he subconsciously allowed His Majesty to pull him towards the secret room.
"Huang Hao, don't put out the candle in a panic this time.
Lest some hero be at a loss in the dark..."
As soon as they reached the secret passage, Li Shimin started teasing with a wicked smile.
Huang Hao said happily while protecting the candlelight:
"Your Majesty seems to be in a good mood today. I can't help but feel relaxed when I see your Majesty and Miss Zhang Er playing so hard."
"Alas! Today is the happiest day for me since my father-in-law passed away.
Now that the imperial court has been settled and the barbarians have returned home, many new plans in my mind have been finalized.
In a short period of time, I no longer have anything to worry about, and I feel naturally at ease. "
Zhang Yan just reacted at this time and saw His Majesty teasing her about being "fear of the dark". She raised her mouth and said displeasedly:
"Is there any perfect person in this world? Brother Adou also has many shortcomings, how can he have the nerve to tease this heroine?"
"Then tell me, what are my shortcomings?"
"If nothing else, if your Majesty were to compete with me on the school field, what do you think your chances of winning would be?"
"this……"
"Look, you have nothing to say, right?"
The two were bickering when the door to the secret room opened.
It is almost the same as last time. The secret room is connected in all directions, brightly lit, and has all the necessary items.
Several people who had been shocked once seemed much calmer this time.
As soon as he entered the secret room, a black figure suddenly jumped out of the corner, holding a long sword in his hand.
Zhang Yan and Chen Zhong subconsciously stepped forward with weapons to capture the man.
As soon as he got closer, he found that the man was Ma Qi.
"You two, keep your hands! It's me, Ma Qi!"
"You suddenly jumped out with a long sword in your hand like this. What do you intend to do?"
"Alas! I didn't summon the secret guards here for training today.
I just heard something strange at the door, and I didn’t hear anyone outside the door saying a code word. I thought it was an intrusion, so I hid at the door waiting for an opportunity to attack..."
Li Shimin saw that Ma Qi's eyes were clear and he had no strange expression when he spoke.
After confirming that Ma Qi had no other intentions, he couldn't help but smile:
"Master Ma is still smart and cautious in dealing with things, but what is this code word?"
Ma Qi saw that His Majesty's eyes were constantly looking at him, and he guessed that His Majesty was observing his words and deeds to determine whether he had any different intentions.
"Your Majesty is aware of this! I am here to train your Majesty's secret guards.
Worried that some unscrupulous people might get involved, they set up a secret code and changed it frequently. Only the secret guards who were undergoing training knew it.
On weekdays, if someone close to His Majesty comes to convey an order, there is no need for code words, they only need to state their names.
Today, no one has announced their names, and no one has spoken secret words. How can I not be nervous..."
Huang Hao heard this and said embarrassedly:
"Today, I was only happy with Your Majesty, but I forgot about this matter. I hope Your Majesty and Lord Ma will forgive me!"
Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to mention this matter again.
Then he stepped towards the west passage of the secret room.
"I came here today. In addition to visiting Lord Ma, I also want to meet the assassin Chang Bo.
I wonder if Chang Bo is awake? "
"Your Majesty, Changbo was born as a knight-errant swordsman. He was promoted to an official position as a filial and honest man by his hometown, Jiangyuan, Shu County.
He has always been a military attache, he is strong and he has woken up long ago! "
"Oh? Then lead the way quickly, I will interrogate Chang Bo today!"
After hearing this, Ma Qi walked a few steps quickly and came to a cell door on the west side of the secret room.
"Your Majesty, Chang Bo is in this room!"
Li Shimin walked to the door of the room and whispered:
"Open the door. I want to meet this person in person."
"Your Majesty, this person has martial arts skills. I suggest that your Majesty order Miss Zhang Er and other guards to enter first. After ensuring your majesty's safety, you can enter for interrogation."
Li Shimin nodded towards Zhang Yan and Chen Zhong behind him.
The two of them understood each other, each held a sword in their hands, took a step forward, and stood in front of His Majesty.
When Ma Qi saw this, he opened the door with confidence.
As soon as the door opened, Zhang Yan jumped in.
Chen Zhong then stepped in the door.
"Ma Qi! The interrogation failed yesterday, and you called for help today?"
"No! Weren't these two people escorting His Majesty last night? Could it be that His Majesty came in person?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin hurriedly entered the room.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a bruised and muscular man sitting in the corner looking at him in a daze.
"Chanbo! I claim that I am not a fatuous king, nor have I ever driven out the Yizhou nobles like you.
Why are you still so stubborn that you carried out another assassination at the New Year's Eve banquet? "
Li Shimin couldn't help but question Chang Bo when he came up.
Hearing this, Chang Bo showed no intention of resisting, but just shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty, do you think that all of us in Yizhou are blind people?
Now the court is at peace and the barbarians are at peace. Your Majesty is a powerful and wise king.
How could we Yizhou righteous men assassinate Your Majesty at this time and end our own future? "
When Li Shimin heard this, he looked at Ma Qi doubtfully.
Ma Qi also looked surprised at this time.
"Your Majesty, this...last night I heard that Chang Bo wanted to assassinate Your Majesty, and I couldn't help but be furious.
Be polite first and then fight, and interrogate Chang Bo carefully for a long time.
Chang Bo just said nothing and glared at his ministers, eager to die.
Now that your Majesty is here, with just one sentence, this man spoke out so many words.
I am also a little puzzled..."
"Oh? If so, then this would be interesting."
After saying this, Li Shimin couldn't help but walked forward, stood behind Zhang Yan and Chen Zhong, and asked Chang Bo:
"According to what you said, there was something wrong with what happened yesterday?
Since you think that I am a wise king, you can go through the twists and turns of right and wrong today. "
Chang Bo supported the wall with his arms, dragged his hands and feet with chains, and stood up with difficulty.
"Your Majesty, are you willing to believe what the villain says?"
“Believe it or not, you have to listen to it to judge.
But I think what you are about to say should be true. "
"I have thanked Your Majesty, but I only want to reveal this matter to Your Majesty alone..."
"Chang Bo! You are a prisoner of the first rank, a gangster who assassinated someone in the palace, don't push yourself too far!
If you have anything to say, say it quickly and don't try to be alone with His Majesty! "
When Ma Qi saw Chang Bo asking His Majesty the conditions, he couldn't help but get angry and scolded Chang Bo immediately.
Hearing this, Changbo glared at Ma Qi and said:
"You scum of the Yizhou gentry! Do you still have the nerve to live in this world? Didn't His Majesty kill you long ago?
If you are always the one to interrogate me, then I will never say a word to Ru even if I die! "
Ma Qi let Chang Bo scold him inexplicably, thinking that he and Chang Bo didn't have any grudges.
I secretly sought refuge with His Majesty because of the rumors that I was at fault first.
What's more, when I defected to His Majesty, I never betrayed any Yizhou officials...
"Zhang Yan stays, the others are waiting outside the door!"
Li Shimin looked at Chang Bo and said:
"My bottom line is to at least keep Zhang Yan on my side. After all, no matter what your secrets are, until everything is clarified, your identity is still an assassin."
"Forget it, Your Majesty is the king of a country, and you cannot put yourself in danger for such a trivial matter."
Seeing Chang Bo's agreement, Li Shimin waved his hand again to signal Ma Qi, Chen Zhong and Huang Hao to retreat.
Seeing that His Majesty had made up his mind, Chen Zhong and Ma Qi did not dare to ask any more questions, so they turned around and walked out.
Huang Hao rolled his eyes and tentatively said:
"Your Majesty, this slave is really worried. Besides, during the discussion, someone must write down the content for Your Majesty, right?
I request you to stay with Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin was about to speak, but Zhang Yan glared at Huang Hao and said:
"Bold Huang Hao! With my guard here, why are you worried?
Get lost! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut out your tongue! "
Huang Hao shivered when Zhang Yan yelled at him, glanced at His Majesty awkwardly, then bowed and left.
Li Shimin closed the door, sat down on the couch in the room, looked at Chang Bo and said:
"Okay, tell me what's in your heart."
Chang Bo took two steps forward, left the corner, and bowed respectfully to His Majesty.
"The villain always broadcasts, thank you for your trust!"
After standing up, Changbo cleared his throat and said seriously:
"Yesterday, the villain wanted to assassinate Dahong He Zongye!
The person who assassinated His Majesty in the Imperial Garden was also sent by a villain! "
As soon as these two sentences came out, Li Shimin couldn't help but open his eyes.
"This is true!"
