A very unexpected result. Li Qinzai, who had seen many storms, was caught off guard for a while.
A magic stick emerged from the small Wutu Kingdom, and he was actually surrounded by expert guards.
Li Qinzai knew Tang Ji's skills very well. He dare not say that he was invincible in the world, at least he was undefeated in the East. When Li Qinzai decided to take him under his command, a large part of the reason was because of his skills.
In the past, Tang Ji had helped him do some shady jobs several times, and the job was done very successfully. Unexpectedly, tonight he failed without any warning.
The village doctor was pulled out of bed by Manager Cui and entered the courtyard still looking confused.
After checking Tang Ji's injuries, fortunately it was not fatal, but it was quite serious.
His left abdomen was stabbed deeply by a dagger, three of his ribs were broken by gravity, and he suffered serious internal injuries. He was hit by an arrow in his right leg. The arrow was still stuck in his leg but was not removed.
The doctor frowned, the injury was a bit serious, but other than that, the fatal wound was the stab wound on the left side of the abdomen. In this era of rudimentary medical care, whether he could survive it all depended on whether Tang Ji survived.
Tang Ji endured the pain at this time, but still blamed himself: "Mr. Li, it was me who messed up. Over the years, things have been going too smoothly. I have underestimated the enemy more and more. I didn't visit the location or inquire about it beforehand. I just sneaked in at night and ended up eating."
I have suffered a big loss and ruined Duke Li's important affairs. I deserve to die..."
Li Qinzai shook his head: "It's not a big deal, it's just a little trouble. I have a way to solve it. You can take good care of yourself now and don't think about anything else. I will use yours again in the future."
Tang Ji looked ashamed and nodded secretly.
A handful of golden medicine powder was sprinkled on the wound on the abdomen. Tang Ji's eyes were about to burst, his fists were clenched and trembling, his eyes were red and his body was stiff. He was obviously enduring great pain.
Li Qinzai looked at the doctor dissatisfied: "Don't treat it randomly. Tell the truth. Can it be cured? If not, tell me as soon as possible. I will send someone to invite a famous doctor from Chang'an."
The doctor smiled bitterly: "The troublesome thing is the abdominal injury. Another doctor would have treated him with the same method, so he couldn't open his stomach. No one would dare to do that."
The doctor treated Tang Ji's injury and bandaged it before leaving. Only Li Qinzai and Tang Ji were left in the room.
Tang Ji then whispered: "The man named Lu Jiajiduo is not simple. He has more than one master beside him, at least two or three people."
"Tonight I sneaked into the hotel, and I was discovered as soon as I climbed over the wall. One of the opponent's masters used swords, one used fists, and one was good at shooting..."
"The three people guarding Lu Jiajiduo were so airtight that I couldn't get close at all. After a few confrontations, I knew I was outmatched and hurriedly climbed over the wall and ran away."
Li Qinzai said in a deep voice: "Are those masters from Tang Dynasty or Tianzhu?"
"He's not from Tang Dynasty. He's dressed very strangely. He should be a master from Tianzhu."
Li Qinzai fell into deep thought.
He now realized that his actions tonight were a little hasty.
Lu Jiajiduo was a Brahmin from the Wutu Kingdom and came to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate him on behalf of the king. What Li Qinzai was worried about was not that he would assassinate the foreign envoy, but that he had already alerted the enemy and it would not be easy to assassinate him again in the future.
If this scourge remains in Chang'an, if he cannot be killed, there will be endless troubles.
No matter what, this Lu Jiajiduo must die, whether overt or covert, righteous or evil, Li Qinzai will do whatever it takes to kill him.
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Tang Ji finally survived and was left in another hospital by Li Qinzai to recuperate.
A lot of news has reached Ganjingzhuang in Chang'an City in the past few days, but most of them are trivial matters, and Li Qinzai has no way of knowing the real secrets.
He really lacked an accurate and timely intelligence network, but he could not establish an intelligence network privately, because it would violate the emperor's taboo and be suspected of treason.
For two consecutive days, I didn't hear anything unusual from Liu Shen and Lu Jiajiduo. After Tang Ji's assassination failed that night, Lu Jiajiduo moved out of Guanyi and didn't know where he lived.
Li Qinzai had already made the worst plan, which was to predict that Li Zhi would eventually meet Lu Jiajiduo. Lu Jiajiduo would use his trick of immortality to deceive Li Zhi, and Li Zhi would eventually believe it.
If that time comes, even if Li Qinzai takes the risk of falling out with Li Zhi, he will still advise Li Zhi to expel the sorcerers, face the truth, and eliminate his deceit.
The tribes of the Li family were dispatched to Chang'an City. Li Qinzai secretly ordered the tribes to inquire about the whereabouts of Lu Jiajiduo and pay attention to Liu Shen's movements. If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Jiajiduo should have been hidden by Liu Shen.
As long as he finds out the whereabouts of Lu Jiayiduo, Li Qinzai will use the Li family to organize a formation to kill him. He will not hesitate to alarm the Wannian County Government and the censor. At worst, he will be involved in several books. Li Zhi will not do it because of this.
Punish him severely for a trivial matter.
A few days passed without finding out Lu Jiajiduo's whereabouts, and another guest came to the Li family courtyard.
This guest is also an old acquaintance. Under the current situation, for Li Qinzai, his arrival can be described as rain from heaven.
After Manager Cui made the report, before Li Qinzai could come out of the yard to greet him in person, he heard a familiar and excited voice coming from the front yard.
"County Duke Li... ah no, Duke Li! I want to bring down the official!"
Li Qinzai also showed an excited smile, and when he saw Song Sen flying in like a swallow in the forest, he felt extremely happy.
"Old Song, it's been a long time." Li Qinzai said with a smile.
Song Sen rushed to Li Qinzai in excitement, even forgetting to salute, and said: "It's been more than a year, is Duke Li okay?"
Li Qinzai lowered his head and looked at the wheelchair he was sitting on, and said with a wry smile: "Do you think I'm fine?"
Only then did Song Sen notice Li Qinzai's wheelchair, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Even the lower officials have heard about Duke Li's deeds in Goguryeo. I have to say that you are a good man and have lived up to His Majesty's respect for many years."
Li Qinzai shook his head and immediately ordered a banquet to be held in the hall for Song Sen.
Friends who are acquaintances and old friends should be treated as guests.
Sumptuous food and wine were brought out, and Li Qinzai and Song Sen drank together.
The two of them told each other about their respective experiences in the past year. More than an hour passed, and they were still talking endlessly.
The relationship with Song Sen is a bit delicate. It would be a bit exaggerated to say that they are close friends in life and death. Most of the time the two of them interact with each other because of official business. When they have more business contacts, they have a personal relationship. After a long time of personal friendship, the friendship becomes inexplicably deeper.
They actually became real friends with each other.
When he was half drunk, Li Qinzai suddenly asked: "I sent someone to look for you after I returned to Chang'an. I heard that you were sent to Bingzhou on official business by His Majesty. Now everything is done?"
Song Sen sighed: "After the prince fell seriously ill, His Majesty decisively and secretly summoned King Pei back to the capital. At the same time, he also sent Baiqisi out to various parts of the Tang Dynasty..."
Li Qinzai couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why did your Majesty send Baiqisi to various places?"
Song Sen hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Jun Li is not an outsider, so there is no harm in lowering the official to talk. After the imperial doctor declared that His Highness the Crown Prince's time was short, His Majesty was saddened and immediately realized that if the Crown Prince died of illness, there would be turmoil in the Tang Dynasty and the public...
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"In order to eliminate the turmoil before the incident, His Majesty secretly dispatched hundreds of knights to various places to closely monitor the princes, feudal kings and royal family members in each place. If there is any trouble, he will immediately report it to Tai Chi Palace and punish the crime strictly."