Chapter 962: Sudden changes in the county government
Tang Ji is not a member of the court, and he does not care about the government and state affairs.
No matter what happened to the emperor, what happened to the Tang Dynasty, or what happened to the vassal states, he was not even in the mood to watch the grievances and disputes that he should not be involved in.
Tonight, Tang Ji was ordered by Li Qinzai to follow two groups of people. He was too lazy to care about the origins and identities of these two groups of people. In his eyes, there were only two differences between all people.
Target persons and non-target persons.
The night has darkened, and the sound of watchmen's clappers can be heard in the distance, echoing in the quiet night of the capital city of Chang'an.
The Tang halberd was adorned with two groups of men and horses, getting closer and closer to the Wannian County Government Office.
Gradually, Tang Ji discovered that the second group of people in front of him was not his target. There were only a few of them, their movements were strange, and they were far behind the first group of people.
Tang Ji immediately understood that these people should be the first group of people to track them. As expected, they should belong to Baiqisi and were not considered enemies.
So Tang Ji quickly ignored them and quickened his pace.
The men and horses who climbed over the wall from the Siyi Pavilion soon arrived near the Wannian County Government Office. A dozen warriors suddenly stood still, and then took off their robes in one movement. Inside were the armor and stomach of a Imperial Guard of the Tang Dynasty, and even
Even the weapons in their hands became the Tang Dynasty military's standard horizontal sword.
Tang Ji, who was following far behind, couldn't help but have a hint of surprise in his eyes. This group of people suddenly changed their identities and actually disguised themselves as imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty. They pretended to be imperial guards in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. They were simply lawless. This move must be tantamount to conspiracy, right?
A dozen warriors disguised as guards of the Tang Dynasty did not notice that they had been targeted by two groups of people. The leader raised his arm and waved it in the air. All the warriors behind him immediately dispersed, lurked, and disappeared into the dark night.
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Tang Ji followed behind, looked around, then flew up, like a light swallow, and landed on a willow tree not far from the county government gate. His whole person blended into the night, even if someone stood on the tree
Even if I stared carefully, it was still difficult to find his whereabouts.
The subordinates of Baiqisi who were following all the way also stopped. Seeing that this group of Tubo warriors dared to disguise themselves as imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty, the subordinates of Baiqisi could not help but be shocked. After a few people gathered together to discuss a few words, one person stayed where he was and continued.
Monitoring, the other two people turned around and left.
In the quiet night, the situation is strange in the dark.
The night was still calm.
At dawn, all the gates in Chang'an City were opened, and the side door of Wannian County Government Office was also opened. An old man walked out sleepily carrying a broom, yawning, and sweeping the open space in front of the door.
Half an hour later, the side door of the Wannian County Government Office opened again, and this time it was Jin Wenying who came out of the Silla Kingdom.
The night before, Jin Wenying and Fujiwara Yuno had a fierce fight in the brothel. Of course, strictly speaking, they were beaten one-sided.
Jin Wenying was covered in wounds, and was stripped naked by Fujiwara Yono and thrown into the street. Wu Hou, who was patrolling the street, took her to the Wannian County Prison for indecency.
It is no small matter for a country's envoy to be imprisoned.
After Jin Wenying was imprisoned, officials of the Silla mission hurriedly reported the situation to the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple and requested that Jin Wenying be released immediately.
The request was reasonable, but the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple were not the back gardens of the Silla Kingdom. According to the normal procedures, Jin Wenying was also imprisoned for a full day and was only released at this moment.
Stepping out of the side door of Wannian County Government Office with both feet, Jin Wenying cursed and turned around, spitting fiercely at the gate of Wannian County Government Office with an extremely angry expression.
Obviously, Jin Wenying did not feel so happy after being locked up in jail for a day and a night.
Outside the county government office, a group of officials and attendants from the Silla Kingdom's mission had been waiting. Seeing Jin Wenying coming out, everyone hurriedly greeted him. A Silla official put a tiger skin cloak on his shoulders and helped Jin Wenying towards the door.
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Just then, something unexpected happened.
A dozen men dressed as imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty suddenly appeared in the open space outside the county government office. The leader was wearing Mingguang armor and stared at Jin Wenying with a cold expression.
Although Jin Wenying was full of anger, she still felt a little timid under the gaze of the General of the Tang Dynasty. She hesitated for a moment, stepped forward to salute, and uttered a string of unintelligible words, probably asking the general what he was doing.
The man dressed as the general didn't say a word. He stared at Jin Wenying for a long time, as if to verify his identity. After confirming, the man nodded and suddenly pulled out the horizontal sword at his waist.
As soon as the horizontal sword was unsheathed, it struck Jin Wenying's neck with the force of wind and thunder.
The incident happened so suddenly that Jin Wenying and his followers didn't even react. They watched the horizontal knife getting closer and closer to his neck.
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At the Duke's Mansion, Li Qinzai woke up early today. After dressing up, he casually had a few mouthfuls of food. Then he called Liu Asi and his friends, and everyone went out and walked towards the Siyi Pavilion.
After sending Tang Ji out last night, there has been no news about Tang Ji until now.
Li Qinzai was not in a hurry. Tang Ji was steady in his work and had never let him down. The news would definitely come when it was due.
He led a group of tribesmen to the Siyi Pavilion, and the officials of the Siyi Pavilion came out and saluted Li Qinzai diligently.
Normally, the identity of the Siyi Pavilion and Li Qinzai are incompatible, but Li Qinzai now also has an errand, which is to receive envoys from various countries.
In this way, Siyi Pavilion really has a relationship with Li Qinzai, and everyone is a good comrade-in-arms on the diplomatic front.
"I wonder why Mr. Li came to Siyi Hall today? I am willing to worry about Mr. Li. If Mr. Li needs it, just give him orders and they will obey them." The official followed Li Qinzai shoulder to shoulder.
He was babbled in an authentic way.
Li Qinzai snorted and said, "There's nothing needed. I can do it myself. You can do your business."
"Which country's envoy's post are you going to? I will show you the way to County Duke Li..."
"Go to the residence of the Tibetan envoy."
The official understood and asked smoothly: "Does Mr. Li have something to do when he meets with the Tibetan envoy?"
Li Qinzai said calmly and calmly: "I have nothing to do. I am bored, so I brought my family members over and planned to beat them up."
The official paused and looked at him in astonishment: "Mr. Li, please stop making trouble!"
Li Qinzai glanced at him and said: "Who is making trouble with you? Didn't you see that I have strong soldiers and horses and many people here, and it is clear that the person who came here is not good?"
The official's legs trembled, his face suddenly turned pale, and then he raised his face and kept blinking.
Li Qinzai seemed to see what he was thinking, so he kindly helped him find an excuse.
"I haven't been home for three years. Your mother-in-law is going to have a baby. Come back quickly to celebrate." Li Qinzai reminded.
The official was shocked. He had no time to think and nodded immediately: "That's right, my mother-in-law has given birth to a baby. I'm going to be the official, I'm going to... uh, I'm going home to celebrate and take my leave."
After saying that, the official turned around and ran away.