"Tomorrow morning, the Heavenly Dragon rebels will attack the city. If we check the army before the battle, it will shake the morale of the army!"
In the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Li Er was silent for a while before he faintly sighed and said.
Li Zexuan was silent. Although he was worried that some of the soldiers would defect to the Dragon Sect, he had to admit that Li Er's words made sense. Checking the army at this time would indeed shake the morale of the army. It was simply giving the Dragon Sect a chance!
After a moment of silence, Li Er's eyes narrowed as he continued, "The Dragon Sect used the Jasper Lake Holy Water to lure people into their sect. Those people who were deceived didn't work all day and even spent all their wealth just to join the Dragon Sect and obtain the Jasper Lake Holy Water! The Dragon Sect used demonic arts and holy water to confuse the common people. This Emperor does not believe that this Emperor's army will defect to the Dragon Sect and betray this Emperor! Most of the generals of the twelve capital guards have fought with this Emperor in the past. This Emperor believes in them! As long as these generals do not defect, Chang 'an City will not fall! "
Confidence!
Even though the city would be besieged tomorrow, Li Er was still so confident! The eighteen rebellions of the past, the Xuanwu Gate rebellion in the ninth year of Wude, and the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers besieging the city were all unable to defeat Li Er! The Dragon Sect now only had a few tens of thousands of soldiers. How could they scare Li Er? In any case, Old Li had seen a lot of things!
"Your Majesty is so bold!"
Li Zexuan clasped his hands and praised. Then he said, "However, I think that Your Majesty should make two preparations. On the one hand, you should gather all the generals in the capital and let them be on guard against the rebellion of the soldiers in the camp. On the other hand, you should select soldiers from the imperial army and set up nine supervision teams to guard the nine city gates in the east, west, and south of Chang 'an City! If there is a rebellion at the city gates, they can delay it for a while! "
"En! Your suggestion is not without reason! This Emperor will have someone arrange it in a while! "
Li Er nodded. "The most important thing is to move all the boxes of sulfur, charcoal, and gunpowder away. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is an important place of the Imperial Family. No matter what, no mishap is allowed!"
"This Emperor obeys!"
Li Zexuan cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Just as he was about to turn around and arrange for people to come in and move the boxes, a soldier's urgent voice came from outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple. "Your Majesty, Marquis, something bad has happened! Steward An and the other two eunuchs died on the way to the Supreme Court! "
"It's General Bai Lang! What? Steward An is dead? "
Li Zexuan instantly recognized the owner of the voice. It was the general in charge of escorting An Dezhong and the others. Hearing this, his expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed.
"Hmph!"
Li Er was also furious. He flung his sleeve and took the lead to leave.
Arriving at the main entrance of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Li Er looked at Bai Liang, who was bowing and asking for forgiveness, with an ugly expression. He said coldly, "Speak! How did An Dezhong die? Who was the murderer? Did you catch him? "
Bai Liang had originally come to report to Li Zexuan, but he did not expect Li Er to be here as well. This was really bad luck. But now, he had to accept this reality!
At this time, Li Zexuan also came out of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Bai Liang bowed to Li Er and cupped his fists.
"Your Majesty, just now, I brought people to escort Steward An and the others to the Supreme Court. On the way, three soldiers suddenly brandished their swords and killed Steward An and the others. Then, they directly killed themselves. When I reacted, it was already too late! Your Majesty, please punish me! "
After saying this, Bai Liang knelt on one knee and did not dare to raise his head.
When Li Er heard this, he could not help but be furious. "Bastard! In the Imperial City, my key criminals were killed by your soldiers. How did you manage the army? Men, drag Bai Liang away and throw him into the death row prison! "
Speaking of which, Li Er originally wanted to ask something from An Dezhong. He did not believe that An Dezhong was the only one who contributed to the entire Heavenly Dragon Conspiracy. He dared to conclude that there must be other officials and generals who secretly provided assistance to An Dezhong! But now that An Dezhong was dead, all the clues were cut off! This meant that his hopes of finding more Heavenly Dragon Sect spies from An Dezhong were completely dashed!
How could Li Er not be angry?
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Seeing Li Zexuan sentence a young general to death with just a few words, Li Zexuan quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Heavenly Dragon Sect's forces are everywhere. Not only are they hidden in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but they are also present in the Imperial City's army. It is impossible to guard against them! General Bai did not know about the Heavenly Dragon Conspiracy and was unprepared, which led to the death of Steward An. Although he is suspected of dereliction of duty, it is pardonable. Your Majesty, please show mercy! "
When he finished, Bai Liang could not help but look at Li Zexuan gratefully.
Li Er took two deep breaths, finally calming down the anger in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "Hmph! You may be spared from death, but you cannot escape punishment. In a while, you will receive twenty strokes of the military rod! In addition, We will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. After that, you must assist the Marquis of Yong 'an to investigate the identity of those three soldiers, their family background, whether they have any accomplices, and what kind of relationship they have with the Heavenly Dragon Sect! "
"This general, Bai Liang, thanks Your Majesty for your mercy! This general will do his best to assist the Marquis of Yong 'an in finding out the remaining Heavenly Dragon Sect members in the Imperial City! "
Bai Liang bowed and said excitedly.
Although since ancient times, if the Emperor wants the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. But if there was a choice, who would be willing to die? At this moment, Bai Liang felt like he had just survived a calamity!
Li Er turned to Li Zexuan and said solemnly, "Marquis of Yong 'an, We are very pleased that you were able to find the hidden danger in the Imperial Ancestral Temple so quickly. However, no one knows if the Heavenly Dragon Sect has any other schemes in Chang' an City. Thus, We order you to immediately bring people to clean up the hidden dangers of the Heavenly Dragon Sect in Chang 'an City. At the same time, find those who are colluding with the enemy! Remember, We want them alive! "
Hearing that, Li Zexuan suddenly felt a toothache. Old Li made it sound easy, but this matter was too difficult to handle! He, Li Zexuan, had never been a spy or a detective in his previous life. This kind of job of finding spies and unraveling conspiracies, he really couldn't do it!
Just now, the 'Imperial Ancestral Temple' was just his luck!
"This subject will do his best!"
Although there were many difficulties, Li Zexuan did not refuse. His face was solemn as he cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Perhaps Li Er also knew that this matter was too difficult to handle. He patted Li Zexuan's shoulder and said solemnly, "Go ahead and do it. No matter which officials or generals are involved, capture them. We will give you the authority to act first and report later. If anyone impeaches you, We will support you! We know that other than you, no one can do this well. Don't let us down! "
Power in the hands!
At this moment, Li Zexuan could be said to have real power in the hands of others!
Chang 'an's civil and military officials, as well as the generals of the Twelve Capital Guards, he could capture whoever he wanted. In a sense, he was even more powerful than the Imperial Secret Service of the Ming Dynasty!
Of course, this also reflected Li Er's unreserved trust in Li Zexuan!
Li Zexuan was a little touched.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust. I will do my best to eliminate the hidden dangers in Chang 'an!"
Li Er nodded and suddenly said, "Mm! I want to go to the West Hall of Tai Chi Palace to meet my father. Do you want to come with me? "
Hearing this, Li Zexuan's heart skipped a beat. After he came back to his senses, he waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty is catching up with the father and son of the Retired Emperor. As an outsider, I won't spoil the fun! I still have to investigate the case. I will take my leave! "
An Dezhong used to be an old eunuch who served Li Yuan. Now that An Dezhong colluded with the Dragon Sect and tried to blow up the Imperial Ancestral Temple, it was hard for Li Er not to suspect that Li Yuan had secretly instructed him to do so. Therefore, Old Li was obviously going to find Li Yuan to "denounce him". There would definitely be a fierce struggle. Perhaps, the father and son would turn against each other on the spot! Li Zexuan would rather be beaten to death than join in the fun. Knowing too much about the imperial family was not beneficial to him at all!
Li Er looked at Li Zexuan meaningfully and said, "If that's the case, then you go and investigate the case!"
Li Zexuan felt like he had been pardoned. He quickly said, "Your Majesty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately fled with Bai Liang and the others!
…
"Dragon Head, not good! Not good! "
At the peak of the Serpent Spirit Mountain, the Dragon Head of the Dragon Sect was sitting in the middle of a wooden house. His eyes were closed as he rested. Suddenly, a wave of panicked shouts came from outside the house.
Not long after, Zhang Liang, the Judge of the Broken Finger, ran in in a panic.
The iron-masked man suddenly opened his eyes. He then asked indifferently, "Why are you so alarmed?"
Zhang Liang promptly bowed and said, "Reporting to the Dragon Head, the scouts at the front have sent news. The four city gates of Chang 'an have been sealed. No one is allowed to enter or leave. I'm afraid that Venerable Du E will not be able to return today!"
"Hm? What on earth happened in Chang 'an? "
The iron-masked man suddenly stood up and walked down the steps. He arrived in front of Zhang Liang and asked.
Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment before replying, "We bribed one of the city gate guards. Reportedly … reportedly, someone in the city attempted to kidnap the Crown Prince and Princess Changle. In a rage, Li Shimin gave the order to seal the city gates and pursue the culprit!"
"Bastard! Muddleheaded! "
The iron-masked man could not help but coldly snort, saying, "This is definitely Du E's idea! At such a critical moment, he actually caused problems for this seat. If Li Shimin is alerted and takes precautions in advance, this seat will dismember Du E into ten thousand pieces! "
Hearing that his "competitor" was unlucky, Zhang Liang could not help but secretly rejoice. However, it was only for a moment. This was because he knew that his fate had long since been firmly tied to the Dragon Sect. If the Dragon Sect did not succeed this time, his fate would be extremely miserable!
"Dragon Head, since the four city gates of Chang 'an have not been opened, it means that Li Shimin has not captured Venerable Du E and the others. Moreover, there are still many disciples of our sect in Chang' an. They will definitely assist Venerable Du E in evading the imperial court's pursuit! Dragon Head need not be overly worried! "
Zhang Liang bowed slightly and said.
Hearing this, the iron-masked man felt somewhat at ease. After a moment of silence, he said, "Pay close attention to the situation in Chang 'an. Once there is news, immediately report back!"
"Yes! Dragon Head! "
Zhang Liang responded. Finally, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Dragon Head, will we act according to the plan tomorrow?"
The iron-masked man nodded and said in a deep voice, "Of course! We have already prepared a great gift for Li Shimin in Chang 'an. Tomorrow, we will occupy the right time, the right place, and the right people. If we do not grasp such a good opportunity, wouldn't it be too much of a pity? As long as Du E is not captured by Li Shimin, we will act according to the plan tomorrow! "
"This subordinate understands!"
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