reax;
Zhao Yefu looked back at Zhao Mengjie. "Aunt, do you know who they are?"
Zhao Mengjie nodded. "Yes, they are all from the Five Xiangs. Especially the leader, I have seen him before. He is Wu Mu, the right-hand man of the Five Xiangs. Am I right, General Wu Mu?"
After that, she looked at the leader of the assassins.
"No, I am not Wu Mu. I don't know who the Five Xiangs are."
"What an idiot. You don't even know how to lie. How can anyone in Dongnu Province not know who the Five Xiangs are?"
Zhao Mengjie reprimanded, turned to look at Ang Lee, and reached out to stroke his chest. "Commandant Li, you are a great hero in my mind. Sure enough, no one can hurt you. I am so happy to see that you are okay."
"Thank you for your concern. I dare not accept it."
As soon as Ang Lee saw Zhao Mengjie, he felt uncomfortable and unconsciously took a small step back. He still preferred to be a little reserved. If a woman was too active and hot, it would give people the impression that she was a prostitute. Zhao Mengjie in front of him made Ang Lee have this kind of bad feeling.
Zhao Yefu was very angry when she heard that the assassins of the Five Xiangs wanted to assassinate Ang Lee. Yesterday, she saw that the Five Xiangs had a bad attitude towards Ang Lee, so she didn't care too much. But she didn't expect that the Five Xiangs would send assassins to kill Ang Lee.
"Come on, invite the Five Xiangs here."
Zhao Yefu gave an order and looked at Ang Lee and Xi Yu. "I will definitely give Commandant Li and the Tang dynasty an explanation."
Xi Yu heard this and felt much better. He hurriedly said, "Guichang King, you have been attacked by assassins many times in the territory of the Tang dynasty. Our Tang dynasty also has some places where the guards are not good enough. Guichang King, you don't have to blame yourself too much when Commandant Li was attacked this time. However, the Five Xiangs only targeted Commandant Li, which makes me feel that there may be a misunderstanding."
"Guichang King, I don't know the Five Xiangs, but they are quite hostile to Ang Lee. There must be a misunderstanding."
Ang Lee also echoed.
Zhao Yefu nodded. "I hope so.. I also hope there is another misunderstanding. After all, the Five Xiangs are my fifth uncle, and I don't want to punish him."
Not long after, Zhao Wufu, the Five Xiangs, the Five Xiangs, and the Four Xiangs, the Xiangs.
Zhao Wufu was both furious and anxious when he saw his five soldiers tied up with ropes. Ever since his subordinates did not return last night, he knew that the operation had failed. He had originally planned to gather his troops and eradicate the Tang diplomatic mission, but his main force was not in the Queen's City. With only three hundred soldiers, they might not be able to defeat the Tang diplomatic mission. Moreover, once a large-scale battle broke out, it would inevitably cause chaos within the Queen's City and cause great damage to the city. After much consideration, he decided to give up the operation and was prepared to bear the consequences of assassinating Li An.
"Fifth Minister, these black-clothed people are your subordinates, right?"
Zhao Yefu asked coldly.
"That's right. They are all my subordinates. I ordered them to assassinate Li Xiaowei."
. "Zhao Wufu replied straightforwardly.
Zhao Yefu frowned. "Why? Why did you do this? When did Li offend you? Why do you hate him so much?"
Zhao Wufu also threw caution to the wind and argued loudly. "Binjiu, don't be deceived by his upright appearance. I have found out that the Tang Empire's General Longwu, Chen Xuanli, personally led 3,000 Longwu Army troops and ambushed at the border of Dongnu Province. He is Chen Xuanli's informant. They want to cooperate from the inside and outside to seize our Dongnu Province."
"Lieutenant Li, is this true?"
Zhao Yefu looked at Ang Lee with a little doubt.
Ang Lee shook his head. "Lord Guichang, I really don't know about this. However, I believe that the Tang dynasty has no intention of annexing Dongnu Province. I will not cooperate with anyone from the inside and do anything harmful to Dongnu Province."
"Hypocritical. Binjiu, don't believe him. The 3,000 troops of the Tang Empire are the best evidence. He is the informant of the Tang Empire."
Zhao Wufu's voice was so loud that everyone within 200 steps could hear it.
Seeing this, Xi Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Guichang, I know something about this matter. Before leaving, His Majesty said that as long as Tubo did not give up on annexing Dongnu Province, he would not be able to sleep peacefully. In order to ensure the safety of Dongnu Province, His Majesty is willing to mobilize the elite troops of the Tang dynasty to deter Tubo. Therefore, I think that His Majesty asked Chen Xuanli to lead the army to deter Tubo so that the Tubo army would not dare to act rashly. It is a kind act, not a conspiracy."
"Nonsense. What evidence do you have?"
Zhao Wufu had already determined that Ang Lee was Chen Xuanli's informant. He did not listen to Xi Yu's words at all.
Zhao Yafu glared at Zhao Wufu and said, "Since the Five Prime Ministers know that the 3,000 troops of the Tang Empire are lying in ambush at the border, why didn't you immediately report to me? Why did you act on your own?"
Zhao Wufu snorted and said in a low voice, "When I saw you, I knew that you had an unusual relationship with this person. I was afraid that you would not listen to my disloyal words. Therefore, I decided to kill him first and report to you later."
Seeing that Zhao Wufu was aggressive, Ang Lee decided not to hold back anymore. He looked at Zhao Wufu and said loudly, "The Five Prime Ministers keep saying that I am General Chen Xuanli's informant. It is completely your subjective speculation. What evidence do you have? Moreover, the Tang dynasty has thousands of beautiful lands, and Dongnu Province is just a small country in the southwest. Seizing Dongnu Province is not of much use to the Tang dynasty. Moreover, the Tang dynasty has millions of mighty soldiers. If we want to conquer Dongnu Province, why do we need to be sneaky? If we do it in such a secretive way, won't we be laughed at by the world? The emperor of the Tang dynasty is extremely wise and will never do such a thing."
"You …"
Zhao Wufu was rendered speechless by Ang Lee's words, and his whole face turned red with anger.
Fourth Prime Minister Zhao Hui, who was watching leisurely, smiled and said softly, "Commandant Li is eloquent, and what you said is very reasonable. However, since Dongnu Province is a remote place that is dispensable to the Tang dynasty, then why did the Tang dynasty send an army to ambush us at the border? What is their intention?"
Ang Lee looked back at Zhao Hui and smiled faintly, "Fourth Prime Minister, you asked a good question. As I said just now, the Tang dynasty has thousands of miles of land and mountains, and seizing Dongnu Province is useless to the Tang dynasty. However, Dongnu Province is sandwiched between Tibet, the Tang dynasty, and Nanzhao. The Tang dynasty has no intention of seizing Dongnu Province, but it will never allow Tibet to touch Dongnu Province. Once Tibet annexes Dongnu Province, the Tang dynasty's Yazhou, Lizhou, and other prefectures will be exposed to Tibet's army, and the Tang dynasty's vassal state, Nanzhao, will also be harassed and threatened by Tibet. The survival of Dongnu Province is related to the interests of the Tang dynasty, so how can the Tang dynasty not interfere? The 3,000 Longwu Army must have been sent to intimidate Tibet."
A sharp explanation and a powerful counterattack to Zhao Hui's difficulties made everyone present understand that the Tang dynasty was only willing to protect Dongnu Province, but was not willing to seize Dongnu Province. Protecting Dongnu Province from Tibet was in line with the national interests of the Tang dynasty, but seizing Dongnu Province by force would make the Tang Empire lose face.
Most of the officials of Dongnu Province were relieved after hearing Ang Lee's explanation. Zhao Yefu was even more delighted. She felt that she did not misjudge Ang Lee. How could such an excellent man of the Tang dynasty be a treacherous person?
Zhao Hui originally wanted to checkmate Ang Lee, but he did not expect to be blocked by Ang Lee's words. He was quite unhappy, but on the surface, he smiled sweeter than anyone else, as if seeing Ang Lee was like seeing his own family.
Zhao Daiwen, the Grand Minister, who had been silent, stepped forward and said with a smile, "It turns out that this is all a misunderstanding. Now it's over. It's okay, it's okay."
"It's okay. The Fifth Minister almost killed Li Xiaowei. Are you going to let it go?"
Zhao Mengjie twisted her body and looked at Ang Lee with a smile. It seemed that she wanted to fight for Ang Lee.
"Little sister, the Fifth Minister is your fifth brother. You can't be merciful."
Zhao Daiwen's tone was slightly dissatisfied.
"Humph, I only care about reason. Li Xiaowei, don't you think so?"
Zhao Mengjie expressed her feelings to Ang Lee without any scruples.
"The Fifth Minister, you were so reckless that you almost killed Li Xiaowei. How do you think we should punish you?"
Zhao Yefu looked at Zhao Wufu with dissatisfaction.
Zhao Wufu was also a hot-blooded person. How could he bear such humiliation? He made up his mind and pulled out the machete at his waist. "I listened to slanderous words. I was reckless and ignorant. I can apologize with my death."
After that, he was ready to cut his throat.
"The Fifth Minister, why do you have to do this? How can a real man seek death when he encounters setbacks?"
Ang Lee reacted very quickly. He pressed the tip of Zhao Wufu's machete and took the machete away.
"Humph, I don't need your hypocrisy. If I want to kill you, you won't be so kind."
Zhao Wufu was saved by Ang Lee, but he was not grateful at all.
Ang Lee did not care about him. He just smiled faintly. "Lord Guichang, what the Fifth Minister did was for the sake of Dongnu Province. Although he was a little reckless, he was also loyal. Since I am unharmed, this matter is over. I believe that the Fifth Minister will never be so reckless in the future."
In Ang Lee's view, Zhao Wufu, who showed his hostility, was probably not a treacherous person who colluded with Tufan. However, even if Zhao Wufu was a treacherous person who colluded with Tufan, he had to show a friendly attitude before he got enough evidence. After all, Zhao Wufu was Zhao Yefu's Fifth Uncle and the Fifth Minister of Dongnu Province. He had to treat him with caution.
"Li Xiaowei, I almost killed you, but you don't resent me at all."
Ang Lee looked confident. "I was entrusted by the emperor of the Tang dynasty. How could I die so easily? There are many people who want to kill me, but no one will succeed."
After that, he glanced at everyone's faces one by one and observed their expressions.
Xi Yu and other officials of the Tang dynasty were proud. Zhao Yefu and Zhao Mengjie were also appreciative. However, the faces of Zhao Daiwen, Zhao Hui, and Zhao Wufu were obviously much colder.
Ang Lee bragged about himself in public. He wanted to tell the treacherous people hiding in Dongnu Province that they would have a hard time from now on.
"Li Xiaowei, these assassins almost killed you. How do you want to deal with them?"
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