Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 281 Assassination in the Royal Palace, Li Shimin was injured
Chapter 281 Assassination in the Royal Palace, Li Shimin was injured
"Something may have happened to Your Majesty."
Cheng Yaojin said with a solemn expression.
After waiting for an entire hour, the door has not opened yet.
Since the beginning of Zhenguan, such a thing has never happened before when the general went out and returned late at night.
After waiting for so long, there is still no result. The most likely thing is that something happened to the highest level, or something happened to the emperor.
"Is there any other way to get into the city?"
Fang Yuan also wondered if something happened to Li Shimin.
If there is a rebellion in Chang'an City, it will definitely be dangerous to stay in Chang'an City.
But if you don't stay in Chang'an City, then your original things may be attacked and destroyed, and the benefits will not be reaped.
"West City Gate!"
"One of my brothers should be guarding the west gate!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned, thought for a while and then said.
Since there is no feedback after reporting to the superiors, we can only open the door through personal relationships.
"Leave a few soldiers here and let's go to the west gate."
Fang Yuan made a decision immediately.
Cheng Yaojin had no objection and left a few soldiers here.
After a long circle, everyone finally arrived at the West City Gate.
"Which general is guarding the city?"
"I am Cheng Yaojin, the official from my country, please tell me my name quickly!"
Cheng Yaojin shouted again.
There were some sounds on the city, like announcements.
Not long after, someone from above responded and said loudly: "I am Cao Jiliang, Lao Cheng, what are you doing out so late at night?"
"Huh, it's fine if it's you, Lao Cao, open the door quickly!"
Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
It is his former brother who is guarding the city.
Fortunately, it is, otherwise I wouldn’t know what to do.
"You have to wait for this, I will inform the superiors first."
"Well, a few days ago, there were strict requirements from above that no one can enter or leave until the city gate is closed."
Cao Jiliang sighed and said.
As he spoke, the voice seemed to become a little farther away, as if it was far away from its original position.
"Slow, wait!"
"Old Cao, the situation has changed, don't leave yet!"
Cheng Yaojin quickly shouted to stop Cao Jiliang.
"What's going on?"
Cao Jiliang responded.
In the dark night, each other cannot see each other clearly.
Although there was torch lighting between the two sides, only the outline could be seen.
"I just went back through the main city gate, but the city guard didn't open the door for me. They went to inform me and didn't come back for an hour."
"I have other news. I suspect something has happened to His Majesty. Don't report it. Open the door first and let me enter the city before reporting it. I will take care of you no matter what happens."
Cheng Yaojin said loudly.
"Old Cheng, are you just making a wild guess?"
"How could something happen to His Majesty's good fortune?"
"And if I open the door for you like this, you won't be responsible for the consequences."
Cao Jiliang talks.
"It's your fault!"
"Our friendship is life-threatening, what are you afraid of?"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly said angrily.
"Let me think about it."
Cao Jiliang retreated.
No matter what Cheng Yaojin said below, he would not respond.
For this reason, Cheng Yaojin complained endlessly and complained to Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan about Cao Jiliang's problems.
Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan could only smile bitterly and wait to see if Cao Jiliang would open the city gate.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the city gate suddenly roared and opened.
"Old Cao, you damn did not disappoint me!"
Cheng Yaojin was stunned at first, then overjoyed.
Not long after, a middle-aged general came out.
"Lao Cheng, I'll open the door and let you in, but you can only come in by yourself. You have to stay outside for the rest. Do you understand that it's hard for me to do that, right?"
Cao Jiliang walked out with a serious face.
He gets straight to the point and cannot let most people in.
There are about five hundred people, which is a lot, and it can cause a lot of confusion.
He opened the door to Cheng Yaojin without the consent of his superiors, which was already a violation of the order.
If so many people are allowed in again, the problem will become more serious and the consequences will be unbearable.
"It's your uncle's. It's okay if others don't bring it, but this is Fang Yuan, the minister of household affairs. This is his wife, the daughter of Prime Minister Du, and this super expert. Can we always bring it in?"
Cheng Yaojin wanted to curse.
But seeing Cao Jiliang's serious face, he had no intention of joking with him.
I also thought of his difficulties, so I stopped forcing him, but asked Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan to follow him into the city.
Fang Yuan is the Minister of Household Affairs, and he has the right to enter the Imperial City even at night. If he finds an opportunity to enter the Inner Imperial City, there should be no problem.
So Fang Yuan has to follow suit.
"It turns out to be Mr. Fang, which is fine."
Only then did Cao Jiliang notice Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan, and immediately saluted them.
On the wedding day of Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan, he was also present. Although he sat far away, he still recognized Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan.
"Thank you!"
"Don't worry, General Cao. If the court pursues you, I will stand in front of you!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
"General, don't worry!"
Du Miaoyan also spoke.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang, thank you, Mrs. Fang!"
Cao Jiliang nodded heavily.
Then they made a way, Fang Yuan and Cheng Yaojin, a total of four people entered the city.
As for the other soldiers, they were left outside and waited for daylight before entering the city.
"Shilang Fang, what do you think?"
After entering the city, Cheng Yaojin asked Fang Yuan for his opinion.
He also has his own ideas, but he still wants to hear Fang Yuan's opinion.
"First go home and ask your family if they know anything about the situation."
"If you really notice something is wrong, immediately arrange for manpower to be on standby."
"Then no matter whether we find any problems or not, you can come to my house in an hour. It's not safe for me to walk around at night."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
No matter what, we still need to confirm the situation again.
The forbidden area of the palace is not something you can enter just because it is very dangerous.
"Don't you go directly to the palace?"
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said.
His idea was to go directly to the palace to see the situation.
"If something really happened to the emperor, would it be safe to enter the palace like this?"
Fang Yuan sighed.
If nothing happens to the emperor, even if he forces his way into the palace, it will still be a symbolic punishment.
I was just afraid that if something happened to the emperor, then entering the palace like this would undoubtedly be a trap.
"You're right."
Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.
He was glad again that he asked Fang Yuan for his opinion.
If you follow your own ideas, it's really easy to do things wrong.
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"By the way, if you are sure that something is wrong with Your Majesty, you can contact the generals you trust."
"Remember, you must be trustworthy!"
Fang Yuan said solemnly.
"Okay, I get it!"
Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.
Then the two separated and went home.
Fang Yuan is protected by Du Miaoyan and Xue Rengui, so there will be no safety issues.
He just said that it was not safe to be alone at night because he planned to prevent Du Miaoyan from interfering again after he returned.
Du Miaoyan is a master, but if there is a rebellion, a master will not be able to deal with a well-trained army and cannot take risks.
Soon, Fang Yuan and others returned to Fang Mansion.
It was already late at night, and everyone in Fang Mansion had already fallen asleep.
Fang Yuan called them up one by one and asked them about their recent affairs.
The good news is that they don't know anything. The bad news is that they don't know anything.
Before an hour passed, Cheng Yaojin came over.
"Shilang Fang, I didn't find anything."
Cheng Yaojin's face looked a little ugly.
Could it be that the emperor is actually fine because he thinks too much.
So Cheng Yaojin came to Fang Yuan in advance to see if Fang Yuan would find anything.
"I didn't find anything either."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
He asked Du Miaoyan to rest. She had slept for about half an hour just now and was only woken up when Cheng Yaojin arrived.
"Then shall we go into the palace and have a look?"
Cheng Yaojin frowned.
"In this case, find someone and ask him to see the emperor late at night to see if he can see the emperor!"
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
Ministers can also ask to see the emperor late at night.
But whether the emperor will receive him or not depends on the importance of the matter.
"Okay!"
Cheng Yaojin immediately responded.
Leave and invite people to the palace to see Li Shimin.
After about a stick of incense, Cheng Yaojin came back.
"The emperor said he couldn't see him."
"The person I entrusted has stated that there is something very important that needs to be met with the emperor, but he still can't."
Cheng Yaojin's expression became more solemn.
The emperor was not like this before.
You will definitely be able to see important things.
But now, the reply from the palace is the same, and the emperor cannot be seen.
"There are still two hours left before morning court time."
"Shall we wait?"
Fang Yuan said uncertainly.
Two hours are neither long nor short.
"No!"
"Two hours are too short!"
"Shilang Fang, let's enter the palace now."
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said.
It would be too difficult for him to make him wait for two hours.
Now he doesn't want to wait even a quarter of an hour, he just wants to see Li Shimin.
Uncertain of Li Shimin's safety, he found it hard to feel at ease and worried.
But he had to rely on Fang Yuan to have a chance to enter the palace and see the emperor.
Of course, we can also rely on Fang Xuanling and others to enter the palace together, but we don’t know the emperor’s situation yet, so it’s hard to find Fang Xuanling and others.
Breaking into the palace late at night is a serious crime. There is not enough evidence to prove that something happened to the emperor, and no one will accompany him to break into the palace.
And the longer the matter drags on, the greater the emperor's safety will be. Cheng Yaojin is not sure that he can convince others, nor is he sure that his doubts can convince others.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
Take Xue Rengui, Fang Yuan and Cheng Yaojin and set off.
It was easy to enter the Suzaku Gate. Fang Yuan said that there were important things to deal with in the Household Department, so he could bring Cheng Yaojin and Xue Rengui in.
But the Chengtian Gate is difficult, but it cannot be difficult for Cheng Yaojin. There is his brother on duty at Jinwu Guard tonight. After strong request, the Chengtian Gate is finally opened.
But this time, the other party was only willing to let Cheng Yaojin in alone.
"If something unexpected happens to the emperor, you light fireworks to send a signal."
"I will wait for you at the Ministry of Finance for half an hour. After half an hour, I have to leave the palace."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Give a firework signal to Cheng Yaojin.
"Okay!"
"Thank you, Mr. Fang!"
Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.
After collecting the fireworks from Fang Yuan, enter Chengtian Gate.
Watching the door slowly close, Fang Yuan and Xue Rengui returned to the household department.
After being away from his job for a few days, Fang Yuan found that his workload had increased a lot.
Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh as he casually flipped through the official documents on his position, feeling a little headache.
There are financial reports from various places, and there are also issues related to the First World War in Lingnan. There are still quite a lot of things.
Time passed quickly and half an hour passed.
Xue Rengui came over to inform Fang Yuan that it was time to leave the palace.
"Is there no signal in the inner city?"
Fang Yuan couldn't help but frown.
Three people come in and two people go out, how do they explain to the soldiers guarding the city?
"No."
Xue Rengui shook his head and said.
He had been staring just now, but there was no trace of fireworks.
"Let's go."
Fang Yuan sighed, stood up and prepared to leave.
Although it is difficult to explain to the soldiers guarding the city, let's explain it truthfully.
The consequences won't be big, but they will be registered. If Cheng Yaojin still doesn't come out and causes trouble in the palace, Fang Yuan will be responsible.
However, just when Fang Yuan and the two walked out of the door of the household department, countless torches were shining not far away, and two teams trotted towards Fang Yuan and stopped at the door of the household department.
Fang Yuan frowned slightly and looked towards the distance of the team, and unexpectedly saw Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin.
"Meet Your Majesty!"
Fang Yuan immediately walked down the stairs and saluted Li Shimin.
Xue Rengui did the same, following Fang Yuan in saluting Li Shimin.
He was quite courageous and secretly looked at Li Shimin while saluting.
"Fang Yuan, how brave are you, how dare you break into the palace privately?!"
Li Shimin walked up to Fang Yuan and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I just go to work in the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Fang Yuan pursed his lips and shirked his responsibility.
He did come from the Ministry of Household Affairs and did not break into the palace.
All procedures are normal, and there is no such thing as unauthorized entry.
"So you don't want any credit for asking me for anything?"
Li Shimin said with a half-smile.
Fang Yuan was suddenly stunned and looked up at Li Shimin in surprise.
I immediately discovered that Li Shimin's face was a little pale and lacked color.
At the same time, Cheng Yaojin on the side was also blinking, as if conveying something.
"Your Majesty distinguishes between public and private affairs, and it is up to you whether you have merit or not."
Fang Yuan said with a slight smile.
He couldn't understand what Cheng Yaojin wanted to express.
Li Shimin looked strange, but he still refused to admit that he broke into the palace secretly.
Cheng Yaojin on the side couldn't help but give Fang Yuan a thumbs up, secretly sighing that the civil servant really had a good mind.
"You kid, the more I look at you, the more I think you are treacherous."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed.
But then, I coughed violently, and my face turned pale with a sickly red color.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Fang Yuan immediately expressed concern.
"It's okay, I just encountered an assassination."
Li Shimin waved his hand and slowly regained his composure.
He coughed up a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and looked seriously injured.
"Assassinated in the palace?!"
Fang Yuan was shocked.
In the important place of the imperial palace, there was an assassination attempt?!
"Go somewhere with me!"
Li Shimin did not answer.
Go to the dragon chariot, get on the dragon chariot and go to the palace gate.
"General Cheng, what's going on?"
Fang Yuan followed the team and approached Cheng Yaojin and asked.
"I don't know either."
"After I entered the inner palace, I wounded several imperial soldiers before I met His Majesty."
"Then I will inform His Majesty of our discovery, and Your Majesty will take me to the Ministry of Household Affairs to find you."
Cheng Yaojin said as he walked.
He doesn't know anything, so he just follows the emperor to do things.
"Okay."
Fang Yuan was a little bit dumbfounded.
Lamenting Cheng Yaojin's recklessness.
Maybe it was Cheng Yaojin's recklessness that made him deeply trusted by Li Shimin.
Soon, the team left the palace, followed by Fang Yuan and others, wondering what Li Shimin was going to do.