Chapter 144 The fire at the city gate affects the pond fish

"Get it out..." The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang in the middle of the night, and the sound of horse hooves became more and more urgent.

"Woo woo..." At the same time, the sound of whimpering cow horns also sounded on Li Xiuning's carriage.

On the tall city wall of Chenjiabao, there are four huge corner towers. The top columns are topped with the roof, and the four walls are empty. An oil lamp is as big as an iron pot, and three wicks that are as thick as a baby's arm are also lit. Silk as thin as a cicada's wings are applied to fish glue to make a lampshade to block the wind. From a distance, it is bright and bright as if surrounding the corner tower is hanging again.

At this moment, the whimpering sound of ox horns came. The guards on Chenjiabao listened to the furious sound of horns and immediately took the weapons and rushed towards the sound of horns.

Almost in the blink of an eye, dozens of strong war horses rushed to Li Xiuning's carriage, and the knights dispersed to form an encirclement.

The man who was leading the way had a beard on his face, holding a long knife, and his eyes were sprayed with fierce light. He looked at Li Xiuning and shouted loudly: "The head of Erlongshan went down the mountain to do business, and those who didn't want to die would kneel down!"

Ma Sanbao held the knife in his hand, and the remaining dozens of guards guarded Li Xiuning's carriage.

Li Xiuning pushed open the carriage door and looked coldly at the bandits around him, as if looking at a group of dead people.

The bandit leader looked at Li Xiuning's face and said, "Princess Pingyang is a hero among the girls. We have admired you for a long time. Please invite Princess Pingyang to go up the mountain and have fun together for a while."

Li Xiuning was so angry that Yinya bit her teeth and slowly said, "If you want silver, the Chen family has it. As long as I have a message, I can move here before dawn. I'm afraid you won't move away."

The bandit leader grinned and said, "We the boss said that we need money and people, and we must not lose it."

As he said that, with a wave of his hand, a young bandit behind him led an empty horse forward. The bandit leader jumped off the horse, led his mount, and came to Li Xiuning with a smile and said, "Princess Pingyang gets on the horse."

As he said that, he reached out to pull Li Xiuning's sleeve. Before his hand could reach Li Xiuning, he heard a choking sound. He Yue'er's wrist shook, and a cold light flashed by. The bandit's arm fell to the ground, and blood spurted out. The bandit with a broken arm let out a creepy scream.

The bandit leader roared with a ferocious look: "Your Highness Pingyang, don't toast or be punished..."

The pronunciation of the word "白" has not yet come out, and the sound of breaking through the air sounds again in the air.

"call out"……

A shrill scream sounded in the night sky. The bandit leader, who was holding a war horse, had already been penetrated by a wolf-tooth arrow. The sharp arrow shot into the back of his head, and the blood flowed down the arrowhead.

The bandits were shocked and a rapid sound of horse hooves came along the official road. Black shadows broke through the night and rushed over.

The bandits hurriedly retreated and made way. The group of black-clad cavalry rushed over. With the sound of sharp blades entering the flesh, the bandits were hit by swords one after another and fell into war horses.

The bandit leader shouted violently, raised the sword in his hand, and waved it towards the black knight who was rushing towards him.

The next moment, the bandit leader felt a flash in front of him, and the person on the opposite side disappeared. Erma Cuostely, and before he could react, he felt a coldness in his waist. He touched his hands, sticky and wet, and grabbed a rope. The bandit leader was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was his intestines. The bandit leader shouted and fell off the horse.

The bandits scolded and pulled out their weapons.

At this moment, dozens of black-clad riders joined the battle group.

With the moonlight, Li Xiuning could see clearly that the one who stepped on the stirrup and hid on the side of the horse and killed the bandit leader was Sun Jingchu, one of Chen Ying's disciples.

Although Sun Jingchu's figure is slightly fat, Sun Jingchu on the horse is as agile as a monkey and cannot see any dullness.

The bandits were cut down to the ground by black cavalry one after another. When the remaining bandits saw that the momentum was not good, they turned around and rushed towards the Jieyu River to the east.

At this time, Li Xiuning had already stepped on a horse. Ma Sanbao commanded the Chen Mansion guards who arrived in time to surround and kill the bandits, while He Yueer and Li Xiuning returned to Chen Mansion.

Not long after, just as Li Xiuning returned to the Chen Mansion, before he could take a breath, Ma Sanbao had already captured more than a dozen surviving bandits and returned to the Chen Mansion.

Ma Sanbao reported to Li Xiuning: "Your Highness Princess Pingyang, the last general has captured the thief. What should I do about it? Please tell me about it!"

Ma Sanbao naturally did not ask Li Xiuning how to deal with these bandits, but asked whether to notify the Chang'an Ministry of Justice or Dali Temple. After all, the assassination of the female marshal Li Xiuning of the Tang Dynasty was not a joke!

Li Xiuning thought for a while and said, "Have you asked clearly? Who sent the thief?"

He Yueer said: "It is said that the thief claims to be from Erlong Mountain!"

"Erlong Mountain?" Li Xiuning frowned and thought for a while, "Is there a mountain village near Chang'an, Erlong Mountain?"

Ma Sanbao shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it!"

"I think it's just a false name!" He Yue'er suddenly realized: "I know, there is a Erlong Mountain in Xizhou, which is said to be quite large!"

"Xizhou? How is this possible?" Li Xiuning smiled coldly and said, "Xizhou is more than 600 miles away from Chang'an. When will the bandits run more than 600 miles to rob the meat ticket? If there were no thieves secretly circulating the secret song, how could outsiders touch it here!"

He Yue'er's face changed slightly, and she said lightly: "Your Highness, I'm afraid the purpose of the thief is not that simple, right?"

Li Xiuning nodded and said, "No matter what, break all the legs of these thieves first, and send them to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow morning. I want to see who else dares to play with demon moths in Chang'an City!"

...

The news of Li Xiuning being assassinated by the Jieyu River River reached the East Palace that night. Just when Li Jiancheng was about to get up and attend the morning court, Wei Ting suddenly came quickly. Li Jiancheng had just finished his clothes, and Wei Ting arrived at the East Palace, outside Li Jiancheng's bedroom.

When Wei Ting saw Li Jiancheng, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, something is not good!"

Li Jiancheng was slightly stunned: "What happened?"

"Princess Pingyang was assassinated on the day!" Wei Ting was afraid that Li Jiancheng would be worried, so he did not dare to make a mystery in this matter. He immediately said: "Your Highness Pingyang is not a big deal, and all the thieves were arrested!"

Although Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, his face said with a gloomy face: "I am entrusted to the Ministry of Justice, and the whole area will be martial law, and the assassin will be inspected!

Wei Ting bowed and replied, "Yes."

Li Jiancheng said: "I will ask for a leave for me. I will not attend the court meeting today. I will go to Chenjiabao to visit Princess Pingyang!"

Wei Ting followed Li Jiancheng and walked along the corridor of the East Palace and towards the gate of the East Palace.

Li Jiancheng turned around and looked at Wei Ting and said, "What else do you have?"

Wei Ting said: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, it may not be that simple at this time!"

Li Jiancheng said: "What does it mean?"

"Your Highness, think about it carefully!" Wei Ting said: "This group of bandits attacked Princess Pingyang less than five miles away from Chenjiabao. The guards of Chenjiabao arrived at the scene in just half a stick of incense and captured all the bandits in one net."

Li Jiancheng nodded.

According to the current report, Li Xiuning left Chang'an last night before the gates of Chang'an City closed. He arrived in Qinglin from Chang'an City. He had more than 60 miles of ambushing locations. These had a greater chance of success.

However, he only took action on the banks of Jieyu River when he was about to arrive at Chenjiabao. It was obviously a bit unreasonable.

What's more, these bandits who claim to be Erlong Mountain have their own nests in Xizhou, and have no relationship with Li Xiuning. They have no grudges in the future, no complaints in the near future, and no motivation at all.

Wei Ting said again: "If these thieves really want to assassinate Princess Pingyang, they should always arrange some personnel in advance, and there is no need for too many. Just two carriages can block the guards of Chenjiabao for a moment. I'm afraid Princess Pingyang... However, these bandits did not do this at all. Do Your Highness think they really came to Princess Pingyang?"

Li Jiancheng said: "Are they coming to this palace?"

Wei Ting said solemnly: "Hey, don't say it, it's really possible that he came down from the Prince's Palace!"

Li Jiancheng really wanted to scold Wei Ting, but his cultivation slowly calmed down: "What's the reason?"

Wei Ting said: "Liu Dewei, the Minister of Justice, has a political name and is generous. His Highness the Crown Prince plans to promote him to the Minister of Dali Temple. The county magistrate of Wannian County, is strong and righteous, and is frank and speaks frankly. His Highness the Crown Prince wants to promote him to the Censor of the Secretary. If the middle school entrance examination is evaluated in June, both of them can be transferred to the new official position. However, at this moment, the assassination of Princess Pingyang occurs within the power of the two of them..."

Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng was silent.

Quan Wanji, the Wannian County Magistrate, is the fifth rank. Although the Censor of the Shushu is also the fifth rank, the Censor of the Shushu is also the fifth rank, but it is equivalent to a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission in later generations, and is a typical low-ranking weight. As for Liu Dewei, who is also the fourth-ranking minister of the Ministry of Justice, was transferred to the Dali Temple Minister, but he was from the third rank. This is also a high-ranking official position.

Because of the outbreak of the assassination of Li Xiuning, after Li Xiuning's simple interrogation, no particularly important witnesses were left. They were all small minions who were puzzled. It is said that half a month ago, people with a middle accent arrived at Erlong Mountain and had a secret discussion with their boss. Then his boss took more than 160 bandits to leave Erlong Mountain and headed to Wannian County.

Since everyone insiders were killed, even if Liu Dewei and Quan Wanji are capable in this case, they will definitely not be able to find any useful information.

Of course, the more important thing is that the real murderer behind the scenes dares to assassinate Li Xiuning, his identity must be extraordinary.

I'm afraid the other party's real purpose is not to take Li Xiuning's life, but to disrupt Liu Dewei and Quan Wanji's promotion.

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Is Princess Pingyang affected by Yuchi this time?"

Wei Ting nodded and said, "From my opinion, it's probably the case. Princess Pingyang is just being used by someone!"

With the status of Liu Dewei and Quan Wanji, ordinary cases cannot shake the foundation of the two. However, Li Xiuning's identity is extraordinary. Once the news of Li Xiuning's assassination reaches Li Yuan's ears, Li Yuan will definitely be furious and order Liu Dewei and Quan Wanji to solve the case within a time limit.

Once the two cannot solve the case, they will leave a feeling of incompetence on Li Yuan's heart, and I'm afraid that the two will be promoted to the future.

Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's really a good plan!"

"Who said no?" Wei Ting said: "If it weren't unexpected, I'm afraid the palace would have known about this. Maybe His Majesty has sent someone to order Liu Weide and Quan Wanji to solve the case within a time limit and arrest the murderer, but where will they go to get the murderer?"
Chapter completed!