A rider on a tall horse rushed towards the gate quickly.
The rider was wearing armor and holding a command arrow. Even if he rushed to the door, he showed no sign of slowing down. He could only hear him shouting: "The Supreme Emperor has been assassinated. The Supreme Emperor has been assassinated. Open the city gate quickly..."
On the city tower, Lieutenant General Li Junxian's expression changed drastically.
He waved his hand, and his men hurriedly opened the city gate.
The herald rushed in on horseback.
Li Junxian hurriedly shouted to the deputy general beside him: "Sun Chengjun, quickly assemble the imperial army. I will go to Taiji Hall immediately to wait for your Majesty's orders."
Sun Chengjun agreed, rushed down from the tower, mounted his horse, and quickly headed towards the north gate of the imperial city.
Li Junxian, on the other hand, had no time to unload his weapons and hurried to Tai Chi Palace.
In the Tai Chi Hall, it was morning time.
Civil and military officials are discussing disaster relief matters.
Suddenly, the herald's voice came from the door.
"Urgent report!"
"Urgent report!"
"Urgent report!"
Everyone's expressions, including Li Er's, changed drastically.
Hearing the urgent voice of the herald means that a major change has occurred in the country.
Li Er's heart sank, and he guessed that either there was a change in the war in the Western Regions, or there was a sudden change among the victims in Shandong, Henan and other places.
The herald rushed in, couldn't stand upright, fell to his knees on the ground, and gasped: "Your Majesty, urgent report, the Supreme Emperor was assassinated in the Datang Furniture Factory!"
Wow.
There was a frying pan in the court hall.
Li Er stood up immediately.
He knew about Li Yuan leaving the palace because Wen Buren came to report it early in the morning.
He didn't care at the time. After all, there were black slaves here, so there was no chance of anything happening.
However, not long after that, news of the assassination came.
Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "Grandma, who is so bold and dares to assassinate the Supreme Emperor? Let me, Old Cheng, kill him."
"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to protect the safety of the Supreme Emperor!"
There were many people in the court who had followed Li Yuan in the rebellion, and they had deep feelings for Li Yuan.
At this time, Li Junxian had already rushed to the main hall, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, 500 forbidden troops have been assembled. Please give your orders."
Li Er's face turned green with anger and said: "The Imperial Army set off immediately and rushed to Laiguo Duke's Mansion to protect the Supreme Emperor."
"yes!"
Li Junxian quickly turned around and rushed out.
Li Er ordered again: "Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie."
"I'm here!"
"I order you two to command a thousand soldiers and horses each of the prison guards on the left and right, blockade Chang'an City, and capture the murderer!"
"yes!"
After Li Er finished his instructions, he hurriedly left the Tai Chi Hall. He had no time to prepare the dragon chariot, so he rode his fast horse straight to Lai Guogong's mansion.
Civil and military officials also rushed there one after another.
It was originally noon, and many soldiers suddenly appeared in the bustling Chang'an City. All the city gates in Chang'an were suddenly closed. Guards and soldiers appeared in every street and alley. Anyone passing by would be interrogated. If
Anyone who behaves badly will be arrested directly.
For a time, the city of Chang'an was in a state of panic and people were in panic.
When Li Junxian arrived with five hundred forbidden troops, he was a little dumbfounded.
When I walked in, I saw a bunch of scholars lying on the ground in a mess. As for the Supreme Emperor, he was sitting on the table with Du He and others, playing with something, and occasionally making loud laughter.
Li Junxian stepped forward with numbness in his scalp and said: "The general's rescue has been late, please forgive me."
Li Yuan waved his hand: "Hey, Lang Ji, you have followed me for many years, don't you understand my temper? I don't blame you for this matter."
Li Junxian asked: "Dare you ask if the Supreme Emperor was injured?"
Du He threw out the tubes one by one and said: "It's nothing, it's just a few blind scholars who shouted that they wanted to defeat the Supreme Emperor, and even hit the Supreme Emperor on the head with their shoes!"
Li Junxian's heart skipped a beat.
Isn’t that okay?
The Supreme Emperor has a body worth thousands of dollars, but someone smashed his shoe. Regardless of whether he was injured or not, this is a heinous crime.
Li Junxian immediately felt that this matter was no longer something he could handle.
He hurriedly asked: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, how should we deal with these damn guys?"
Li Yuan said expressionlessly: "Let Shimin handle it. I'm old and I don't want to deal with these things anymore... don't move, go for it!"
Li Junxian broke into cold sweat immediately.
This tone is clearly dissatisfied with His Majesty.
Just as I was thinking about it, Li Er had already arrived.
Li Junxian immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the matter.
When Li Er heard that it was just a group of scholars who accidentally injured Li Yuan, a big stone fell in his heart.
When Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were axed, many people chased and scolded them for who knows how many years.
If something happens to Li Yuan now, he is probably the most likely suspect.
Li Er glanced at the scholars on the ground, turned to Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and said: "Put all these people who do not know life and death into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and I will interrogate them personally."
Li Daozong stood up, said yes, and then said to Li Junxian: "General Li, please arrest these people and send them to the Prison Department Prison."
Li Junxian nodded: "I am willing to help."
Immediately, Li Junxian ordered a hundred forbidden troops to protect Datang Furniture Factory, and the others quickly left with Jiang Xian and others.
All civil and military officials rushed to the entrance of Datang Furniture Factory. As for the people who were watching, they had long been taken aside for questioning by the imperial army.
King Situ took a closer look and saw that among the people taken away by the imperial army, his grandson Wang Youxing was actually his grandson. His eyes suddenly darkened and he fainted.
"Wang Situ!"
"Wang Situ!"
…
In the courtyard of the furniture factory.
Li Er stepped forward and said to Li Yuan: "Father, I am guilty of being late to rescue you."
Li Yuan slapped his hand on the table and said: "You have a bad crime. You have been an emperor for so many years, and you are still so good at it. Aren't you just a few scholars? Even the imperial guards and the prison guards are like this.
We are dispatched, so it won’t be like, well, I don’t care how you deal with this matter, but I’m in a good mood today, so just sit down and play two games of mahjong with me.”
Li Er stared at the fancy mahjong on the table and said helplessly: "Father, what is this mahjong? I don't even know!"
Li Ke, the king of Shu, stood up hurriedly and said: "Father, please sit here and I will teach you. It is very interesting."
Li Er gritted his teeth and sat down, and the black slave quickly left.
So there were four people on the mahjong table: Li Er, Li Yuan, Du He, and Li Ke.
After playing a few games, Li Er became interested.
He touched the tiles and said with a smile: "This mahjong seems to have something to do with the folk bird tiles, but the gameplay is more complicated and there are more cards. It's a lot of fun to play. Du He, if I'm not wrong, this
You invented mahjong, right?"
Du He nodded: "Your Majesty is just kidding. Mahjong is just a gadget, a tool for entertainment.'
Li Er looked at Du He and said helplessly: "You are so smart, but you have used it in the wrong place. Instead of inventing these entertainment mahjong, why not invent something practical for me?"
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(Update 1, supporting actor Sun Chengjun appears!)