In the "Lizheng Hall", Li Shimin threw the tea bowl again, and everyone in the hall was silent.
Li Zhi also had a headache. He originally wanted to come and say hello to his father, but he stepped in and kicked out. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
At this time, if you want to exit from here, wouldn't it seem too abrupt?
Zhang Anan, the general manager of the palace, stood behind Li Shimin without saying a word, but quietly waved his hand, signaling the maids waiting on both sides to exit the "Li Zheng Hall".
In front of the Long Shu desk, two imperial doctors were kneeling, as well as the commander of the East Palace guards, He Gan Chengji, who had cold sweat on his forehead.
"Tell me, how is the prince doing now?"
Li Shimin, who was having a seizure, unconsciously saw Li Zhi at the door of the hall, and the anger in his heart seemed to calm down a little.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all four of the guards brought by the Crown Prince have been killed. His Highness the Crown Prince also suffered serious injuries, one on his back and one on his right foot."
"The injury on the back is okay. It must have been caused by a sword. Fortunately, the muscles and bones were not injured. It will take ten days and a half to heal. The key is the right foot..."
An imperial doctor whispered back.
"How is your right foot? Can't you save it?"
Li Shimin waved to Li Zhi at the door, which meant that he was asking him to come into the hall and find a place to sit first.
Well, Li Zhi was helpless and had no choice but to walk in and pick up the pieces of the tea bowl that Li Shimin had dropped on the ground.
Seeing that the emperor was angry, no one of the maids who left the palace dared to go and deal with it. On the contrary, it was Li Zhi's move that made Li Shimin's heart calmer.
"Your Majesty, there is no problem in saving the prince's right foot, but... it's just that after the injury heals, I'm afraid he will be disabled and unable to walk..."
Another imperial doctor was quite upright and bravely replied to Li Shimin's question.
"Hegan Chengji, can you tell me what's going on?"
Among the people in the main hall, only He Qian Chengji had been to the scene of the crime. He was also the guard commander of the East Palace. After such a big thing happened to Li Chengqian, Li Shimin would certainly question him.
…
It turned out that Li Chengqian followed Wei Ting's suggestion and took four guards out of the "Chunming Gate" and rushed to the "Qingyang Temple" in the east of the city.
It wasn't a long way to go. The horse was running fast, and it wouldn't take more than a quarter of an hour at the very least. But something happened halfway along the way.
A group of five people were less than five miles away from Chang'an City. With good eyesight, they could still see the shadow of Chang'an City when they turned around.
Suddenly, Li Chengqian heard the sound of fighting coming from the woods beside the road, with swords and guns being raised, fighting, and shouting.
"Your Highness, we'd better hurry up and don't go into this muddy water."
Hearing the sound, Li Chengqian dismounted and stopped.
Naturally, the four guards could not run any further. Seeing the prince like this, they obviously wanted to go over and take a look. One of the guards drove his horse up to Li Chengqian and said.
"Why, are you worried that you can't protect me, or do you think that this prince's kung fu is just about showing off his skills?"
If he usually encountered such a thing, Li Chengqian would definitely not ask more questions, but today for some reason he changed his temper and insisted on getting involved?
"Your Highness, if you really want to know what's going on, just wait here for a moment and let your subordinates go in and see what's going on."
Seeing this, the other guard knew that he could not stop the master, so he retreated and said the next best thing.
In this way, two guards accompanied Li Chengqian and waited by the road, while the other two guards got off their horses and rushed to the scene of the accident on foot.
It's a pity that the two of them have been gone for a quarter of an hour and have not returned. The sound of fighting not far away is still there, and it seems that the two sides have reached a fever pitch.
"Let's go and take a look -"
Li Chengqian got off the horse first and walked inside. The other two guards had no choice but to follow them.
I heard the sound very close, and when I actually walked in, what happened was that I wasn't in the woods at all.
The woods on both sides of the avenue are several miles long and about fifteen or sixty feet wide. They are two artificially planted strips of forest.
The sound of fighting actually came from outside the forest belt, passing through the forest of 15 to 60 feet, disturbing Li Chengqian who was walking.
"Your Highness, these two groups are acting strangely, we'd better leave as soon as possible."
When the three of them arrived at the scene, they saw the people fighting on both sides. They were all wearing black scarves and their faces looked like they were not from the Tang Dynasty.
There were about twenty people on both sides in total, and only about ten of them were still able to fight, and half of them had fallen to the ground.
"Your Highness, look at Zhang Qing and the others..."
Less than five feet away from the three of them, the two guards who had come in to check had already fallen into a pool of blood.
The guards around him only recognized one named Zhang Qing, but the other person had been beaten to a bloody pulp.
"Hmph, you are so brave, you actually dare to kill this prince—"
It seemed that Li Chengqian didn't feel the danger, and even shouted, immediately revealing his identity.
"What? Prince? You just called yourself the prince. Which prince are you?"
At Li Chengqian's voice, the two sides fighting in the field stopped fighting and looked at Li Chengqian and the others.
"Hmph, is there a second prince in the Tang Dynasty? This prince will not change his name or surname. Li Chengqian is also——"
Good guy, I don't know how the dozen or so people on the opposite side felt about this voice. The two guards following Li Chengqian were lucky enough not to be frightened into falling ill.
I thought to myself, Damn it, my grandma, His Royal Highness is such a smart person on weekdays, why is he so stupid today?
Didn’t you see that these were two waves of desperadoes?
There were originally five of us, and now two of us are dead. Under such circumstances, do you dare to tell us your names?
When Li Chengqian signed up, he only saw a few words whispered by the people opposite him.
"Haha, it turns out that you are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, and those two people just now are also your people? Since I bumped into you here, I believe that if you are tied to the grassland, you will be able to sell it for a good price."
Several people laughed wildly, and each of them attacked Li Chengqian and the others.
"Your Highness, please leave quickly, we will stop them——"
At this point, the two guards had no choice no matter how scared they were.
The two companions before were able to be killed by them in such a short period of time, which shows how strong the opponent is.
The two of them no longer had any extravagant hope of survival, and stood in front of Li Chengqian, one on the left and the other on the right. They kept urging Li Chengqian to rush out of the woods and escape on horseback.
"Haha, do you still want to leave when you get here?"
At this moment, something strange happened. The dozen or so "dead corpses" that were originally lying on the ground stood up one by one.
Six or seven of them had already surrounded Li Chengqian and the three of them from the way they came.
"Your Highness, this?——"
A trap, a long-planned trap, just waiting for them to fall into it?
"I'm afraid you have known me for a long time, right? Today's scene is for me. So, how do you know that I will pass by here today?"
Li Chengqian was very calm. Could it be that he didn't know how to be afraid, or that he didn't take these people seriously at all?
"Hmph, Li Chengqian, you have too many questions. If you know what's going on, you'd better just put it down, otherwise..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Li Chengqian suddenly moved.
I didn't understand how he took action. He was in front of the speaker in an instant. His right hand turned into a claw and crushed the other person's Adam's apple.
"'Suzaku rejects the corpse'? Impossible, how can you 'return to the soul with eighteen claws'?"
A high-pitched voice sounded, which at first glance sounded creepy.
Li Chengqian's unexpected and fatal move immediately frightened everyone present. Even the two guards following him had never seen him with such powerful skills.
"You have no right to know that since you have the guts to set up this prince, you must be prepared to seek death."
Li Chengqian's move worked, and he didn't want to say anything more to the opponent. He jumped up and waved his claws and killed him.
As a result, the people on the opposite side really began to suffer casualties, and dead bodies fell to the ground from time to time.
"Hmph, I didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was actually a member of the Demon Sect. It seems that I have been tricked. However, even if several major sect masters of the Demon Sect are here, I will kill you to vent my anger -"
"Children, you go kill those two guards. Let me save this little brat Li Chengqian."
It was still the same high-pitched voice just now. As soon as the voice came out, a gray shadow flashed over.
This person does not have a black scarf covering his face, but his face is really too long, a zombie face?
You can't tell how old he is, his face is expressionless, and you can't even tell whether he is happy or angry.
He had a bald head without a hat, sparse yellowish-brown hair, tied with a belt behind his head, and his mustache that kept trembling when he spoke.
"Li Chengqian, little kid, do you think you are invincible after learning a few bits and pieces of magic skills? Today I will let you see what real magic skills are like."
As he spoke, a sword appeared in his hand at some point. The sword was three feet long and covered in blood.
No matter how far away he was, Li Chengqian smelled a strong smell of blood and almost felt sick.
When he really reached out, Li Chengqian realized that he was really no match for this person.
The two of them fought for more than thirty times, and heard two screams one after another. The last two remaining guards also fell to the ground one after another.
In shock, Li Chengqian's back was scratched by the opponent's sword energy, and a heartbreaking pain came, which made Li Chengqian's mind clearer.
escape--
As soon as this word appeared in his mind, he no longer had any fighting spirit. His claws suddenly accelerated, "Green Dragon Jealousy the Lord", and Li Chengqian used the most powerful move in the "Eighteen Claws of Returning Soul".
"Hmph, you are overestimating your own abilities——"
Faced with such a fierce offensive by Li Chengqian, the opponent did not retreat but advanced. The bloody sword in his hand rose like a raging flame, pressing towards Li Chengqian with an overwhelming force.
"'The Art of Escape from Punishment'? You know a lot about it, but it's a pity that you are going to fall into my hands today——"
Seeing that Li Chengqian was not frustrated by his full-strength sword, he was already approaching the edge of the forest, trying to escape into the forest.
This man did not dare to be careless. He muttered something in his mouth, threw the bloody sword in his hand, split it into three parts in an instant, and pursued Li Chengqian from the upper, middle and lower sides.
No matter how fast Li Chengqian's movement is, he can't seem to be faster than a flying sword, right?
The three flying swords arrived one after the other in time. Li Chengqian ran forward and looked back from the corner of his eyes, and saw three red lines running towards him.
He hurriedly lowered his head and dodged the flying sword at the top, while the flying sword at the bottom also arrived in the blink of an eye.
Li Chengqian was so frightened that he strained his waist, half-hunched up, and barely dodged the second flying sword.
There was nowhere to exert force in the air, and at this moment, the third flying sword arrived.
What a good Li Chengqian, when his old strength was exhausted and new strength was not born, he actually bit the tip of his tongue, secretly used the secret method to spurt out a mouthful of purple blood, and deflected the third flying sword.
But he heard a scream of "Ah——". When Li Chengqian landed, he could only stand on the ground with his left foot, and his entire right calf and ankle were bloody.
It turned out that the two flying swords that had been missed before actually merged into one again, turned around and shot towards Li Chengqian again, hitting Li Chengqian's right foot.
Li Chengqian was severely injured and did not dare to delay. He activated the secret method again. His eyes were already red, and he opened his big mouth to let out a burst of harsh sound waves.
The people within a radius of twenty feet felt as if their hearts were struck by lightning, and they all used their kung fu in pain to resist.
Li Chengqian took this opportunity and ignored the loss of his own internal strength. He touched the ground with one foot and flew outward.
How could those people be willing to give up?
Led by the zombie face, after waking up, they also chased after each other with their own things.
When they came to the main road, they saw that Li Chengqian had already run more than ten feet towards Chang'an, and even saw a large group of people roaring from the other end.
"Ancestor, what should I do?"
Seeing this scene, the masked men in black scarves knew that they had lost the opportunity to catch up, and they all asked Zombie Face for instructions.
"Hmph, take our people and evacuate——"
Li Chengqian could not keep him alone, but lost five or six good players. The group of people running from a distance was at least dozens of people, and they felt even more unsure.
"His Royal Highness—"
This group of people coming from Chang'an City is the escort of the East Palace. Who else could the leader be if He Qian Chengji was not the leader?
After seeing He Qian Chengji's face clearly, Li Chengqian no longer held back and fell gorgeously on the avenue.
And at the moment he fell to the ground, no one noticed that there was a faint smile clearly showing on the corner of Li Chengqian's mouth.
…
"Pheasant slave, please come with me to see the prince——"
Comparing what he learned from He Qian Chengji with the information from the "Li Jing Sect", Li Shimin had an understanding of what happened during the day.
Apart from sending more men to arrest those people, Li Shimin didn't seem to know what to do.
He no longer paid attention to the two imperial doctors and He Gan Chengji who were kneeling on the ground. Instead, he called Li Zhi and asked him to accompany him to the East Palace.
"Why don't you go back to the East Palace and wait?——"
Li Shimin took the lead to leave the "Li Zheng Hall", and Zhang Anan, the chief internal officer, naturally followed him. When Li Zhi passed by He Gan Chengji who was kneeling on the ground, he kicked him gently and said.
He Qian Chengji hurriedly got up from the ground as if he had been granted amnesty.
"Thank you, Your Highness King Jin. Thank you, Your Highness King Jin. I will go back now."
Hegan Chengji hurriedly left the "Lizheng Palace" and took a shortcut back to report to the East Palace.
"You guys should go back too. Your Majesty doesn't want any rumors to spread about what happened today. His Royal Highness the Prince's mount went crazy and accidentally fell off the horse. Do you understand?"
Even though Li Zhi is only twelve years old, he is His Majesty's third biological son. As the current King of Jin, his words naturally carry enough weight.
Apart from superb medical skills, who can be on duty at Tai Hospital, who is not a human being?
"I understand, I understand, I will never hear other voices from outside——"
Li Chengqian's matter was such a big deal that it was unrealistic to completely cover it up, so Li Zhi had no choice but to start from the Imperial Hospital. The diagnosis results they gave were relatively convincing.
…
"Your Majesty, I am a concubine, I am a concubine..."
In the East Palace, Crown Princess Su Wan, who had received the news earlier, was waiting there with Li Li Xiang, the eldest son of the East Palace who was only three years old.
Crown Princess Su Wan was the daughter of the Su family in the imperial court. Her great-grandfather Su Wei was Zuopushe, the minister of the Sui Dynasty. He, Yu Wenshu, Pei Ju, Pei Yun and Yu Shiji jointly assisted in the government affairs and were known as the "Five Nobles" at the time.
As soon as she saw Li Shimin, Su Wan couldn't hold back her tears, and they fell one by one.
"Princess, please get back on your feet. The elephant is still young, so you don't need to stay here. Take the child down to rest."
Li Shimin rushed back from "Qingyang Temple" on the same day, but Yuan Tiangang had to prepare for two more days before taking up his post at "Taishi Bureau".
As soon as people entered the "Li Zheng Hall", they received the news that Prince Li Chengqian had been severely injured.
When he arrived at Li Chengqian's dormitory, Li Shimin saw He Gan Chengji again.
What Li Zhi did in the "Li Zheng Palace" just now was not secretive, and the sound was loud enough for Li Shimin who had just stepped out of the palace to hear it.
Li Shimin would not blame his son for his good deeds. Instead, he would feel that this twelve-year-old pheasant slave was responsible, behaved and did things appropriately and without leakage.
"You two just stay outside the palace, and slave Pheasant can just go in with me."
This was said to He Qian Chengji and Zhang A'an who was following behind.
Li Chengqian's bedroom was lit with several palace lanterns, and there was a strong smell of soup and medicine. The entire bedroom was very quiet, and Li Chengqian's breathing could be clearly heard.
"Father, are we..."
Seeing that Li Chengqian had fallen asleep, Li Zhi whispered, trying to remind Li Shimin to leave here first.
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Cheng Qian, I'm here to see you. Don't you have anything to say to me?..."