In the middle of the night, the lights in the various watchtowers in Queen's City gradually went out. Except for a small number of patrolling guards, the rest of the people have all entered ~ Bang ~ ~
On the street near the Queen's Watchtower, five black shadows avoided the patrolling soldiers and quietly approached the three-story building where the Tang Empire's diplomatic corps lived. They gently knocked on the back door a few times.
"Creak ~"
The back door slowly opened, and five men in black with scimitars quietly walked in.
"Which room does that person live in?"
"The easternmost room on the second floor."
The man who opened the door pointed and then slowly closed the back door again.
"Let's go."
The leader of the men in black quickly ran to the east side of the second floor, followed by his four subordinates.
The easternmost room on the second floor was where Ang Lee lived. In other words, these five men in black came to assassinate Ang Lee.
"Creak ~"
The leader of the black-clothed men used a dagger to open the door and walked in quietly. His four subordinates followed closely behind him.
"Go!"
The five men swarmed up and stabbed the bulging quilt with their scimitars.
"Shit, we fell into a trap."
At the moment when the scimitars stabbed down, the five men in black all noticed the abnormality. They were most familiar with the feeling of the scimitars entering, but at this moment, their scimitars obviously did not pierce through.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Why did you come so late?"
Ang Lee lit a candle and walked in from the next room with Li Feishou.
When the five black-clothed men saw Li An walking over, they were greatly shocked. Moreover, Li An had actually been waiting for them. This made them even more shocked.
"Kill him!"
The leader of the men in black shouted and raised his scimitar to kill Ang Lee.
"Release."
Ang Lee ordered. Suddenly, a large net fell from the sky and wrapped all five men in black. At the same time, six Tang Army soldiers immediately rushed up, completely controlled the five men in black, and tied them up.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
Ang Lee smiled faintly, his tone was as if he was talking to someone.
"Hmph!"
The five men in black all had their nostrils pointed to the sky, as if dead pigs were not afraid of boiling water.
Ang Lee was not angry and said softly: "Lock them all up first and hand them over to King Guichang tomorrow morning."
"Captain Li, this is the person who opened the door for the assassin."
Two Dragon Army soldiers caught the informant who opened the door and took him to Ang Lee.
Ang Lee smiled faintly: "Lock him up with the five assassins."
Since he lived in this three-story building, there was nothing wrong with the house. The Tang of the Tang Army had sent men were all burly men were obviously soldiers.................................
"They're fine. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the remaining ten or so people."
Li Feishuoyu cautiously reminded.
Li An nodded lightly and ordered, "Men, arrest all the people from the Eastern Nu Kingdom in the courtyard."
"Understood."
Ang Lee looked up at the bright moon in the sky and began to think. He had just entered Dongnu Province, and so many things had happened.
Zhao Wufu's hostility, the breaking of the army flag, the fire-breathing performance, the assassin's actions, the hot Zhao Mengjie, and the other External Ministers whose depths he was unable to determine.
The situation in Dongnu Province seemed to be more complicated than Ang Lee had imagined. He would definitely face a great challenge in the future, and he had to adjust his state of mind to meet this challenge.
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In the dark study, a middle-aged man calmly drank tea. The sky was just starting to brighten, and he had woken up relatively early.
After so many years, he had formed a habit of waking up early. Although he had a noble status, there was no need for him to wake up so early.
"My old friend, you seem to like staying in the study."
Guo Qingqing walked into the study room and sat beside the middle-aged man.
"You must be joking. Staying in the study, I can smell the fragrance of books. It's easier to calm down. After so many years, I've already gotten used to it."
Guo Qingqing grinned and said softly, "Reading books can increase one's knowledge, especially history books. However, my Tubo has only been established for a hundred years, so I can only read the history books of the Tang dynasty and learned a lot from them."
"Oh, you also read the history books of the Tang dynasty?"
Guo Qingqing's expression was excited, "The Tang dynasty is located in the Central Plains. Since the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor established the Hua Xia tribe, it has been thousands of years of history. There are too many things that we can learn. We must learn the culture of the Tang dynasty."
"What I'm saying is that only by learning the history of the Tang dynasty can we better deal with the Tang dynasty."
"Hahaha."
Guo Qingqing and the middle-aged man looked at each other and then laughed together.
"Master."
Ha Mi Guo slowly walked into the study and looked at the two who were talking and laughing.
"Ha Mi Guo, how's the matter going? Is Ang Lee dead?"
The middle-aged man looked at Ha Mi Guo with a relaxed expression. His words indicated that he was eager for Ang Lee to die immediately.
Ha Mi Guo lowered his head and said nervously, "Master, there seems to be an accident. Since last night, there has been no big movement in the city."
The middle-aged man and Guo Qingqing looked at each other with a trace of disappointment in their eyes. They both understood that if Ang Lee was really assassinated in the middle of the night, the Tang Empire's Diplomatic Corps would definitely make a big move in the middle of the night. But now, there was no movement all night. This seemed to indicate that Ang Lee was not attacked.
Guo Qingqing looked at Ha Mi Guo and said softly, "Ha Mi Guo, it seems that your plan of killing with a borrowed knife did not work. You are very smart, but others are not stupid. They won't fall into your trap so easily."
Ha Mi Guo hurriedly explained, "Da Lun, my men saw five men in black enter the courtyard of the Tang Empire's Diplomatic Mission last night, but I'm not sure why there was no movement all night."
"What? Five men in black entered the courtyard, but there was no movement? Did the Tang Empire's Diplomatic Corps get killed by the five of them?"
Just as Guo Qingqing made such a hypothesis, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Master, this is impossible. There are more than a hundred Tangs living in that courtyard, and more than half of them are elite soldiers. How can they be killed by five assassins? Moreover, if Ang Lee was so easy to deal with, we wouldn't have lost so many warriors. If my guess is right, these five assassins should have been captured by Ang Lee."
"Master, even if they were captured, there should be a fight inside. My people were very close, but they didn't hear the slightest sound of weapons colliding. Isn't this strange?"
Guo Qingqing deeply furrowed his brows.
The middle-aged man stroked the beard on his chin and looked at Wurun Yangguo beside him. He said softly, "This is Li An's strength. Perhaps he already knew that there would be an assassin's sneak attack, so he set up an inescapable net in advance to wait for the assassin's arrival."
Guo Qingqing frowned and nodded, deeply agreeing with the middle-aged man's words.
"It seems that this Ang Lee is really not easy to deal with. It won't be easy for us to get rid of him."
"Master, you don't have to worry too much. These assassins have nothing to do with us. Let's sit on top of the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Isn't it good to know Ang Lee's means?"
The middle-aged man's meaning was very clear. Although they couldn't get rid of Ang Lee, Ang Lee would definitely not give up after capturing the assassins. He would definitely find a way to find out the instigator behind the assassins. In this way, Ang Lee and the assassins' master would inevitably fight. Whether Ang Lee was defeated or the assassins' master was defeated, it would be a great thing for both of them.
"Sitting on top of the mountain and watching the tigers fight is really a good idea."
Guo Qingqing and the middle-aged man looked at each other, and a sly smile appeared at the corners of their mouths.
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"Master, something happened."
Early in the morning, when Zhao Yefu just got up, he saw a maid rushing in.
"What happened? Tell me slowly."
"Master, five assassins went to assassinate Commandant Li of the Tang Army last night."
Zhao Yefu was shocked and asked nervously, "How is Commandant Li? Is he hurt?"
"Master, Commandant Li is safe and sound. The five assassins were all caught by him. They are now being held outside the palace."
Zhao Yefu was greatly relieved when he heard this. She was relieved that Ang Lee was fine.
"It's good that Commandant Li is fine."
Zhao Yefu said and strode out of the palace.
In a large open space outside the palace, more than a dozen Tang Army soldiers tied up the five assassins and the people who colluded with the assassins and made them squat on the ground obediently.
The Minister of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, Xi Yu, Commandant Ang Lee, and the others all stood at the gate of the palace, ready to report this matter to Zhao Yefu.
The Tang Empire's diplomatic mission was attacked by assassins in King's City of Dongnu Province. This was a very serious diplomatic incident. However, Ang Lee and Xi Yu did not mean to blame Zhao Yefu. They did this just to express their indignation and let all the people in Queen's City see that the Tang Empire's diplomatic mission encountered assassins as soon as they entered Queen's City. It was more or less to gain sympathy. At the same time, they also wanted to find out who sent the assassins.
"Commandant Li, I heard that you were attacked by assassins last night. Were you hurt?"
As soon as Zhao Yefu appeared, he was extremely concerned about Ang Lee and completely ignored the existence of Xi Yu.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Guichang. I am unscathed. These assassins were all captured by me. I brought them here for Lord Guichang to deal with."
Li An stretched out his hand and pointed at a few assassins who were tied up tightly.
Zhao Yefu saw the assassins in black lowering their heads and avoiding him. He strode over: "Who are you? Why did you assassinate Commandant Li? Who ordered you?"
The five assassins and their accomplices all bowed their heads and didn't speak. They didn't even dare to look directly into Lord Guichang's eyes.
"I'll ask again, who ordered you to assassinate Commandant Li?"
Seeing that they didn't speak, Zhao Yefu was furious and asked again.
The leader of the black-clothed men knelt on the ground: "Lord, we have committed a capital crime. Just kill us. We won't say anything even if we die."
"How dare you!"
Zhao Yefu was even angrier.
"Lord, don't force them. I know who they are."
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