Chapter 280 Something might have happened to Li Shimin
Come out alone.
He was covered in gold and silver jewelry.
But looking at his appearance, instead of being surprised by the treasure, his face was full of horror.
"Go quickly, there are monsters, there are monsters."
The man murmured and screamed in fear.
He wanted to escape, but the soldiers had already attacked and controlled him.
"What kind of monster is there?!"
Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and asked.
But the other party was already unconscious and could only murmur about monsters.
In the end, Cheng Yaojin had his gold, silver and jewelry removed, and his body was checked before he was taken away.
A person will not be let go. Take him back to Chang'an City first, and then ask about the situation after he has recovered.
In the following time, no one else came out except this person.
"Servant Fang, Mrs. Fang, I'm going back first."
The old Taoist priest said at this time.
"Taoist priest, are you really just here to open the door?"
Fang Yuan asked in confusion.
Du Miaoyan also looked at the old Taoist priest curiously.
It's strange, Liaozhou is thousands of miles away from here.
Is it such a long journey just to open the door?
Moreover, Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan both wondered why the key was on his body.
"Yes, our ancestors' rules have to be followed."
The old Taoist priest smiled bitterly.
"Then I won't send you off to the Taoist priest."
Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan looked at each other and smiled, but did not stop the old Taoist priest.
The two parties were together just now, and the old Taoist priest has nothing he wants, so he can let him go.
"See you again by fate." The old Taoist priest nodded heavily, but after taking two steps, he turned back and said, "Is your mission to keep an eye on the jade seal?"
Fang Yuan and others instantly became alert, and then looked at the old Taoist priest strangely.
Cheng Yaojin is even more prepared to forcefully keep the old Taoist priest.
"Looking at you, it should be."
"The old Taoist thinks that the time for the jade seal has not come yet, so there is no need for you to waste time."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said.
Saying that, San San looked at Fang Yuan and the others and slowly backed away.
Cheng Yaojin frowned and looked at Fang Yuan, considering whether to force him to stay.
Fang Yuan shook his head, stopped Cheng Yaojin's idea, and watched the old Taoist priest leave.
The other party is an old bastard. Whether he calculated it or just made random assumptions, it is all a well-intentioned move. There is no need to imprison the other party.
As for whether Li Shimin would be offended, it didn't matter. Anyway, Li Shimin only let himself keep an eye on the jade seal and the hidden treasure of the prince, and forget about other things.
"Shilang Fang, let him go like this?"
Cheng Yaojin approached Fang Yuan, stared in the direction of the old Taoist priest and said.
"If keeping him would offend the entire Taoist community, do you still want to force him to stay?"
Fang Yuan asked rhetorically.
When we were inside just now, Bishamon Military Advisor and Den Lingshi Zhimo did not kill the old Taoist priest to grab the key, which shows that their status is extraordinary.
As for whether he can represent this Taoist school, Fang Yuan is not sure, but if he can master one of the three keys, he must have a background.
"Then forget it."
Cheng Yaojin withdrew his gaze and said sarcastically.
He has some doubts about Fang Yuan's words, but will not pursue them.
Because before departure, the emperor said that he was only the deputy, and Fang Yuan was the person in charge.
Let the old Taoist priest go, and if the emperor wants to pursue it, he will also pursue Fang Yuan, so there is no need to confront Fang Yuan.
"Husband, I think what the old Taoist priest said is worth pondering."
Du Miaoyan said.
She has full trust in the old Taoist priest.
She also believed the old Taoist priest who said there would be no jade seal.
So I thought, since there is no jade seal, there is no need to stay here.
The main reason is that it is quite speechless to stay here without any concept of time.
"Let's send the news back to Chang'an City first."
Fang Yuan sighed.
Look at the sky, it’s already afternoon.
Let Cheng Yaojin find a good place to set up camp. We will stay here tonight.
Night falls.
Lishan is scary at night.
The temperature dropped several degrees, and the wind was blowing.
What’s even more terrifying is that from time to time you can hear the howls of jackals, tigers and leopards.
The sound was quite close, but it seemed that it was just lingering nearby due to the light of the fire.
However, the fact that wild animals dare not approach does not mean that people do not dare to approach. Occasionally, a figure approaches not far away, and has been killed several times.
Several soldiers were killed, and several of their opponents were killed, so the night passed peacefully.
The next day, there was still no movement at the Bronze Gate exit.
From time to time, people break in at the entrance, and screams are heard from time to time.
"Five brothers died last night. If it continues like this tonight, our morale will plummet."
Cheng Yaojin said with a solemn expression.
Those present were all imperial guards from the palace, all of whom had come down from the battlefield.
They either kill the enemy to serve the country, or protect the emperor's safety, but now they do these things against the people they once protected.
It's okay if the time is short, but if it takes a long time, morale will definitely be low, and the prevention of sneak attacks at night will be greatly reduced.
"Let's wait for the feedback news."
Fang Yuan doesn’t want to stay here either, but what can he do?
Li Shimin's order was so weird that he even forgot to ask the time.
When I sent someone to escort that person back yesterday, I asked them to ask about the situation.
"Alas, this is the only way."
Cheng Yaojin sighed.
He has been marching and fighting for many years and has experienced all kinds of wars.
But I stayed in this poor place all day, not only feeding the mosquitoes, but also being attacked by some people and killing them.
It was until the afternoon, but there was still no one at the exit of the Bronze Gate, and Fang Yuan's team was assassinated again.
This assassination was not a small number, but hundreds of well-trained teams appeared, carried out a sneak attack, and then left.
This wave of assassinations caused Fang Yuan and others to lose more than ten brothers, making everyone extremely angry.
"I finally understand why Lishan is so scary and why Du Chuke and the others were defeated."
"It would be strange if we don't defeat a situation like this. Anyone can suffer from this situation every day."
Cheng Yaojin complained.
But he was comfortable complaining in front of Fang Yuan and others.
When facing other soldiers, he is positive and encouraging.
"That's right."
Fang Yuan agreed casually.
Because Du Chuke was not defeated because of this.
But my family will definitely not expose the real problem.
"Husband, our people are back."
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Suddenly, Du Miaoyan pointed in a direction and said.
That's the person who was sent back to Chang'an City yesterday, and now he's back.
"General Cheng, Minister Fang, and their subordinates were not able to see His Majesty and only reported the problem to the prince."
"But."
The soldiers respectfully reported.
At the end of the sentence, he looked embarrassed and hesitated.
"Zhizhiwuwu, are you a woman?"
Cheng Yaojin's temper is quite violent.
It's hard to see a soldier being as indecisive as a woman.
"You all stand down!"
"Brother, tell me here!"
Fang Yuan frowned and backed away from the nearby soldiers.
To be on the safe side, the soldier was invited to the simple camp that was set up last night.
That was the place where Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan rested at night. Because there were women there, it was naturally built to be more private and nice.
"Everyone, stand down!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned and ordered the other soldiers to retreat.
He looked at Fang Yuan and wondered if the soldier had something to hide.
Soon, everyone changed places. Only Fang Yuan, Du Miaoyan and Cheng Yaojin were left outside. Xue Rengui was also left outside.
"I first entered the palace and waited for a long time, and I felt like there was a lot of noise."
"But the most terrifying thing is that I saw blood on the sleeves of the prince, and it was not dry yet. He was walking out of the imperial study room at that time."
The soldier whispered.
"Did you read that correctly?"
Cheng Yaojin's expression suddenly became solemn.
Wang De is the eunuch beside the emperor, and he is very particular about his appearance.
There is still blood on his sleeve that has not dried up, and he still walked out of the imperial study room.
This makes people have to wonder what happened to the emperor or what happened in the imperial study.
"That's right!"
"I also smell a faint smell of blood!"
The soldier immediately said with assurance.
"Any other discoveries?"
Fang Yuan interrupted and asked.
"No more."
"I don't know what happened. I didn't dare to say anything to outsiders all the way here."
The soldier shook his head and said.
This kind of thing can be big or small, no one knows what happened.
In the event that a palace change or something happens, as a small person like me, I can't prevent anything, so it's best to just pretend I don't know.
But it's different when they see Cheng Yaojin and Fang Yuan. They can tell Cheng Yaojin and Fang Yuan about the situation, which will give Cheng Yaojin and Fang Yuan a headache.
After explaining the situation, the soldiers left.
"Is something wrong with your Majesty?"
Cheng Yaojin said worriedly.
Eat the king's salary and worry about the king.
In addition, Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin not only had the courtesy of monarchs and ministers, but also had the feeling of friends.
Knowing that something might have happened to Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin was very worried about whether something unexpected would happen to him.
"Probably not."
"But it's not impossible."
Fang Yuan thought for a while, shook his head and said.
But after thinking about it again, I thought it was possible.
Both Liu Yichen and Mo Cailing said that there will be a rebellion in Chang'an City next.
It is not impossible for a rebellion to occur from the palace, and it will have a more deterrent effect.
"Do you think it's possible?!"
"Then let's return to Chang'an City immediately?!"
Cheng Yaojin was immediately shocked.
He was worried about Li Shimin, but he didn't think anything would happen to Li Shimin.
But when Fang Yuan thought it was possible, he immediately became very worried.
Because Cheng Yaojin knew that he was a military commander, although he looked down on civilian officials in his heart, he admired their minds.
Especially for someone like Fang Yuan, who was young and relied on his own ability to reach the fourth rank position, which shows that it is really not easy.
People like this say it’s possible, but it’s really possible, so don’t worry.
"Husband, are you going back?"
Du Miaoyan also wants to go back.
But it wasn't because she was worried that Li Shimin wanted to go back.
On the contrary, she felt that nothing could happen to Li Shimin, at least not in the palace.
There are so many experts in the palace that even a mosquito from outside has to be carefully checked when entering, let alone an enemy.
"Leave a dozen smart soldiers and let's go back."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and made a decision.
If what the old Taoist said is credible, then there is no use in staying.
Let’s go back to Chang’an City first. It won’t take half a day to go back and forth. If there’s no problem, we can come back again.
Of course, if there is no problem, Fang Yuan will ask him not to come, and Fang Yuan has already thought of the reasons.
"Okay, I'll go get ready now and be back before dark!"
Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.
It's getting late now, so we have to go down the mountain immediately.
Otherwise, what happened last night will happen to everyone again.
Go down the mountain earlier to avoid danger.
"Okay."
Fang Yuan also nodded.
Pack up the things in the room with Du Miaoyan and go back down the mountain.
After it was about to get completely dark, Fang Yuan and the others on horseback had already returned to the gate of Chang'an City.
But at this time, the city gate has been closed according to the normal time.
"People in the city, listen, I am Cheng Yaojin, the official of the Su Kingdom, and next to me is Fang Yuan, the minister of household affairs."
Cheng Yaojin shouted to the people on the city wall.
"General Cheng, Minister Fang, please wait a moment."
"There are new rules issued by the superiors. No one is allowed to open the door at night without the permission of the superiors. I will report it first."
Someone replied above.
No one can be seen, night has fallen.
"Wait!"
"When were the new regulations issued? Why were these new regulations issued?"
Fang Yuan was shocked and called out to the other party.
Cheng Yaojin didn't think anything was wrong at first, thinking it was normal.
After hearing Fang Yuan's question, he immediately became nervous and worried about Li Shimin's situation again.
"I forgot the specific time, it was about half a month ago."
"After the incident at Lishan, the higher authorities issued new rules."
"Whether it is a general, a minister, or even a prince, after closing the city gate, you can only open it again with permission from the superiors."
The person above answered again.
"You go and report it."
After hearing this answer, Fang Yuan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not because something happened to the palace or Li Shimin that we strictly changed the rules on opening city gates.
However, time passes minute by minute, quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour.
For half an hour, there was no reply. Even the soldiers on foot had returned, and the man who had just returned had not yet come back to open the door.
"Who calls the shots in the city now?"
Cheng Yaojin shouted again.
I called three times before anyone answered.
"Coming back to General Cheng, I'm going to ask Zhao Guanglai. What orders does General Cheng have?"
The voice was different from before, a different person responded to Cheng Yaojin.
"Open the door!"
Cheng Yaojin said directly.
"General Cheng, I have no authority to open the door."
"Captain Lin has already gone to report. Please wait a little longer. He will be back soon."
Zhao Guanglai said loudly.
It's so dark that you can't even see where the other person is.
"Where to report?"
"Why haven't you come back in half an hour?"
Cheng Yaojin shouted.
I haven’t come back for half an hour. Where did you go to report it?
Under normal circumstances, with a horse by your side, it would be no problem to report back and forth in half an hour.
"It may be that it's dark, so the report is a little late. Please bear with me, General Cheng."
Zhao Guanglai answered loudly again.
"Open the door first. If anything happens, go find me, the general!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said even more impatiently.
It's dark, but it won't affect the broadcast too much. Half an hour is enough.
"I really don't have enough authority to open the city gate for you. Please forgive me."
Zhao Guanglai continued.
The power to answer anything is not enough.
Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to endure his anger and wait.
However, half an hour passed, and the other party still hadn’t come back to open the door.