Prince Qing and the others were so scared that they didn't even dare to deal with the assassins' corpses. They left them in their residences, waiting for the imperial court to investigate.
On the way, the six of them met and talked about what happened last night. Immediately, they felt bitter, lamenting that they had been schemed against by despicable people.
"Imperial Brother, we've clearly been schemed against by despicable people. But who is it that has such a deep grudge against us?"
King Chen asked softly.
Prince Qing, Li Tan, sighed and shook his head. "Who can say for sure? If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, we can't avoid it. Let's take it one step at a time. Imperial Father is wise and farsighted. He shouldn't be fooled by despicable people. "
"Imperial Brother is right. We didn't do anything in the first place. These assassins have nothing to do with us. Imperial Father will definitely give us justice."
"That's right! Let's go and meet Imperial Father now and explain the whole story. "
"Let's go! The palace gates are already open. "
Prince Qing and the others entered the palace in succession and walked toward Zichen Palace Hall. They stopped outside the hall and waited for an audience.
Early in the morning, the bailiffs entered the residences of the princes and inspected the assassins' corpses. They found the secret letters hidden in their robes and quickly reported it.
"Yang Taifu, these are the letters. They were found in the assassins' robes."
The official passed the letters to Yang Zhao.
Yang Zhao took the letters and read them for a while. He said, "This is the evidence of Prince Qing colluding with the assassins! Strange, why didn't he destroy the evidence? "
"Yang Taifu, there are indeed many suspicious points in this! Things don't seem to be what we think. Prince Qing and the others seem to have been framed. "
The official guessed.
"Let's not care about that. Is there any movement from the assassins' nest?"
Yang Zhao asked.
"Yang Taifu, our men have been keeping an eye on them. There hasn't been any movement since last night."
"What? There hasn't been any movement at all? Could they have run away?"
"There's such a possibility. Do you want this subordinate to send someone to take a look?"
Yang Zhao thought for a moment and nodded. "Send someone skilled. Don't alert them."
"Yes, this subordinate will go now."
Very soon, the petty official hurried back.
"What's the situation?"
"Yang Taifu, the remaining assassins have all escaped. None of them are left."
A small official reported.
"Preposterous! These assassins are too cunning. You guys continue the search. I'll go see His Majesty and report this matter to him."
Yang Zhao took the secret letter from the assassin and rode to the Imperial Palace.
Outside the Zichen Palace Hall, Yang Zhao saw Prince Qing and the others and nodded in greeting.
"Yang Taifu. His Majesty summons you."
A young eunuch came over to deliver the decree.
Yang Zhao anxiously rushed into the main hall to pay his respects to the emperor.
Li Longji already knew what had happened in the Ten Kings Residence, but he only had a rough idea. He still did not know the specifics, so he needed Yang Zhao to explain.
"Last night, an assassin entered the Tenth King's residence. What happened?"
Li Longji asked as he looked at Yang Zhao.
"Your Majesty, it's like this …"
How could Yang Zhao hide anything? He reported everything that had happened in the Ten Kings Residence and handed over the six letters he had found on the assassin's body.
Li Longji opened the letters one by one, his face turning from red to white and then from white to black. It was clear that he was extremely angry.
"How dare an unfilial son do this! Preposterous!"
"Everyone, calm your anger. The six princes are outside the hall. Summon them in and ask them. Perhaps we'll be able to get a different answer."
Gao Lishi hurriedly advised.
"Come, let the six princes in."
Prince Qing and the others quickly entered the hall and knelt in greeting. Seeing Li Longji's angry face, they did not even dare to breathe loudly.
"Tell me! What's going on? "
Li Longji threw out the letters.
The six princes picked up the letters and glanced at them before trembling in fright.
"Imperial Father, I'm innocent! This is framing. Someone is framing me. "
"Imperial Father, your son has always been loyal to you. How could I collude with assassins?"
"Imperial Father, a few days ago …"
The six princes explained one by one, trying their best to prove their innocence.
Yang Zhao looked at the six princes and explained as well. He wanted to curry favor with the six princes. It would be a waste not to do such a favor.
Li Longji pondered for a moment and also felt that there were many flaws in this. However, this was a good opportunity for him to suppress the princes. How could he miss it?
Li Longji was the emperor of the Tang dynasty. He was equivalent to the trunk of a tree, and his princes were equivalent to the branches of the tree. A tree needed both a trunk and branches to form a complete tree.
However, if the branches developed too well, it would affect the growth of the trunk, causing the trunk to become relatively weak. If the trunk was to stand out, the branches would have to be constantly repaired so that the branches would not be able to grow normally. Thus, they would not be able to pose a threat to the trunk.
"There are many suspicious points in this matter. We still need to investigate carefully. However, during this period of investigation, don't return to the residence. Just stay in the palace! It's not safe outside. "
Li Longji pondered for a long time before giving the order.
"Yes, Father."
The six princes did not dare to disobey and could only agree.
Now, except for the Crown Prince, who was the biggest branch, who was under house arrest in the palace, the six princes were also under house arrest. The palace suddenly became much more lively.
The Emperor and Yang Zhao discussed for a moment and then asked Yang Zhao to continue investigating the case.
What happened in the six princes' residences quickly spread in the capital. Almost all the people in the capital knew that the six princes were living in the palace. There were all kinds of speculations. Some were rebellious, and some were framed.
In a house in the capital, Zha Xizan, Duan Shi, and An Lushan met again.
Zha Xizan and Duan Shi were both insignificant people. In the capital of the Tang dynasty, they did not attract much attention. An Lushan was also idle at the moment. He had nothing to do and no power in his hands. Gradually, he faded out of the public's sight and did not attract much attention.
In this way, the three of them were able to hide their meeting from the public.
"The Emperor of the Tang dynasty is really lucky. The train overturned in the water and dozens of assassins attacked him, but they still failed to kill him. How hateful."
Duan Shi had been holding back for several days. When he opened his mouth, he scolded him. At the same time, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Zha Xizan. He thought that Zha Xizan had raised a group of good-for-nothings who failed to kill the Emperor of the Tang dynasty.
"Zha Xizan underestimated the enemy. The Emperor of the Tang dynasty is not so easy to deal with."
An Lushan said indifferently.
Zha Xi Zan looked at the two of them and sighed. "The assassination this time is indeed a pity. My men have already rushed into the Emperor's carriage, but they couldn't find the Emperor. This is a strange thing. Where would the Emperor hide that he could avoid my men's search?"
An Lushan waved his hand and said, "It's over. It's not important anymore. You did it in the Residence of the Tenth Lord, right?"
Zha Xizan nodded and said, "Yes, I did it. The situation was too tense recently, so I didn't have time to inform you. I'm sorry."
"Zha Xizan, you are framing the six princes of the Tang dynasty by doing this. But what's the use of this? As long as the Emperor of the Tang dynasty is alive, even if the six princes are all killed, it will not have much impact on the political situation of the Tang dynasty. Li Longji has many sons! "
Duan Shi said.
Zha Xizan shook his head repeatedly and said, "You're wrong. Although the Emperor of the Tang dynasty has many sons and it's not a big deal if a few of them die, the Emperor is very old and his health is not as good as before. He has killed three of his sons. If he can kill six more this time, it will be nine. Although the Emperor is cruel, he has feelings. Does he really feel nothing after killing his sons? Won't he be angry when he sees the princes betraying him one by one? It's not good for the Emperor's health to be angry and depressed. The Emperor's health is deteriorating, which is naturally very good for us. "
An Lushan and Duan Shi looked at each other and nodded.
"Zha Xizan is right. It's too difficult to assassinate the Emperor. It's a good idea to make the Emperor die early because of heartache."
"Yes! The Emperor is very old and is not far from death. It's a very good idea to make him angry and make him angry. "
Zha Xizan was very proud of getting the two's approval and began to think about the next step.
A few days had passed, but there was no progress in the assassination. This made Yang Zhao, who was in charge of investigating this matter, anxious like ants on a hot pan. He was restless all day.
However, there were some things that were useless even if you were anxious. The more anxious you were, the worse you could do. Things would even develop in a worse direction.
"Yang Taifu, we have done our best. We have sent out all the people we can. The capital is so big with a population of millions. It's really difficult to investigate if the assassin hasn't taken action!"
"I don't care about this. Even if you don't sleep, you must find the assassin. If you can't, search from house to house. Don't even let go of the inn."
Yang Zhao was very anxious and gave a strict order.
"Yes, Yang Taifu. I'll do it right away."
The petty official scratched his head and hurried to do the job. However, he was cursing under his breath. The petty official was cursing Yang Zhao for being useless and giving orders blindly. He wanted to put all the blame on him and vent his anger on him because he couldn't find the assassin.
"What's the matter? Why are you so angry?"
A graceful figure entered Yang Zhao's line of sight.
"Third Sister, why are you here?"
Yang Zhao hurried forward to welcome her.
"I'm here to look for you! I went back and thought about the underwear for a long time. It's such a promising business. It's a waste not to do it. We must get it. "
Yang Yurou said with certainty.
"Yes, yes, yes. Of course we must get it."
Yang Zhao agreed.
"Why? Are you so nervous just because we're investigating the assassination of the Emperor?"
Yang Yurou looked at him with disdain.
"There's no progress in such a big case. How can I not be nervous? I can't sleep at night these few days. "
Yang Zhao wanted to perform well in front of the Emperor. Now that there was no progress in the case, he was naturally very anxious. Even a normal sleep was a luxury.
"Look at you. You can't sleep after encountering such a small problem. Come, I'll put on my underwear for you to admire. Let's go!"
Yang Yurou pulled Yang Zhao toward the bedroom.
"Third Sister, I'm not in the mood right now. I'm really not in the mood!"
Yang Zhao wasn't lying. He was really upset and didn't have any thoughts of having sex.
"Even if you're not in the mood, you can still solve the case. Sleep with me for a night first!"
"Third Sister, I'm really not in the mood."
"Fine. In the future, I won't speak up for you in front of the Emperor. I'm leaving."
Yang Zhao was startled and hurriedly stopped her. "Aiyo, my great aunt, don't go! I'm in a good mood now. I promise you'll be satisfied tonight. "
"Hmph, that's more like it. Isn't it just a case? What's the big deal? "
Yang Yurou had been stifled for several days. She had long been overflowing. After changing into her sexiest underwear, she pressed Yang Zhao down on the soft bed.
The pitiful Yang Zhao was tormented to the point that his bones felt weak, and even his breathing was uneven. However, in order to win the favor of his Third Sister, he had to put in all his effort and put in all his effort. Even if he was completely squeezed dry, he could not complain.
The next morning, when the petty official came to report the situation, Yang Zhao was completely unable to get out of bed. He was only able to stand with the help of two maids. His face was extremely haggard.
Last night, Yang Zhao and Yang Yurou had already agreed that the new underwear business would be split between the two of them. Yang Zhao would take 40% and Yang Yurou would take 60%. Yang Yurou would be in charge of the business. She would be responsible for contacting Ang Lee and asking for technical information as well as other requirements.
Ang Lee's situation wasn't much better than Yang Zhao's. Not only did he have four beautiful wives at home, he also had many beautiful maids. Even if he changed one every day, it wouldn't be enough.
Fortunately, Ang Lee's body was much stronger than Yang Zhao's. So even though Ang Lee was having a hard time, he didn't need to rely on others to get out of bed. Moreover, Ang Lee's recovery ability was extremely fast. By noon, he was full of energy again.
Right now, other than developing all kinds of machines, Ang Lee had nothing else to do. Of all the machines he was developing, the airplane was the most important.
The Tang dynasty, from the emperor down, placed great importance on the airplane. Even though many people expressed doubts about the development of the airplane, they still hoped that the airplane would be developed successfully.
Because once the airplane was developed, it would mean that the Tang dynasty's intelligence transmission ability had reached a new level. All the territories of the Tang dynasty could be reached in less than a day. What a heaven-defying invention!
"Assistant Minister Li, there are still some problems with the airplane's engine. We don't know which direction to modify it."
Ang Lee carefully inspected it and pointed out possible mistakes. He then ordered the craftsmen to modify it according to the new blueprint.
Ang Lee was absolutely confident in the development of the airplane. The first generation of the outdated airplane was just so-so. The difficulty of developing it wasn't even worth mentioning. With Ang Lee's knowledge and the current technological development of the Tang dynasty, this was a piece of cake!
"Assistant Minister Li, Third Sister Gui Fei has come to pay her respects."
"Oh, why is she here?"
Ang Lee was slightly surprised. After a pause, he stood up and said, "All of you are dismissed!"
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