Chapter 61
A hint of embarrassment flashed quickly on Zhao Cai's face, but Li Yuan's charge was too serious and he could not admit it.
He raised his chin and said righteously: "Of course not. My loyalty to Your Majesty to the court is a testament to heaven and earth."
Li Yuan snorted and sneered: "Is that so? General Zhao explained to me why your subordinates secretly killed me on the battlefield?"
Zhao Cai swept around the twelve Xiaoguojuns who were tied up tightly and asked solemnly: "Why do you want to assassinate the Duke of Tang?"
Xiao Guojun looked at each other, looking at Zhao Cai's serious face, and didn't know how to speak.
After hesitating for a moment, the leading Xiaoguo Army suddenly touched Zhao Cai's warning eyes, and his heart was shaking, remembering what Zhao Cai said before the action: "If this action fails, think more about your family and young people in Luoyang. If you let down Your Majesty's expectations, you should know how to do it."
Yes, their families are all in Luoyang. If General Zhao is confessed, General Zhao will not die with His Majesty's blessing, but they will definitely die and will also implicate their families.
If you are dead, then do something for your family.
Thinking in my heart, Xiao Guojun, who was in charge, raised his chest and looked at Li Yuan: "One person does things and one person does it. Assassination of Duke Tang is my mastermind and has nothing to do with others."
After saying that, his teeth were hard.
Seeing his eyes rolling and blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth, Li Shimin shouted: "No, he bit his tongue and committed suicide."
As soon as the words were finished, the rest of the Xiaoguo army fell to the ground one after another.
Cheng Zhijie and others rushed forward to rescue him, but they lost the opportunity. "Duke Tang, they all bit their tongues and committed suicide."
Li Yuan glanced at Zhao Cai and happened to see him breathing a sigh of relief. The two of them met, and Zhao Cai turned his face guiltily.
Humph, you wait.
Li Yuan's knuckles were white, and he was silent for a moment, and ordered: "Take the body up and go back to Jinyang."
Outside the government office, Li Jing saw Li Yuan walking out with a gloomy face, and then saw the corpses of the twelve Xiaoguojun behind him, and his face was thoughtful.
When a group of officials from Mayi sent Li Yuan away, they were immediately like a ball that was exhausted. They were so tired that they were exhausted. They were worried these days and had never slept much. Everyone hurried home to make up for their sleep.
When Li Jing returned to the mansion, he asked his son habitually: "What did Dejian do today?"
Zhang Chuchen answered while helping him with loose clothes: "I practice qigong and study at home during the day, but in the evening, I was invited by the Duke of Tang's mansion, saying that Mrs. Changsun had a few words to ask him and I will send him back tomorrow."
"What?" Li Jing was shocked, picked up his shirt and ran out.
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The dawn suddenly appeared, and the fish belly turned white in the east, but in just a moment, it was stained with a slight golden light, and the cold winter suddenly became soft and warm.
"Dong...Dong...Dong...Dongdong..."
The street vendors had just started to hawk, but before the pedestrian could take over the Hu cake, he heard a sound of drums.
The sound of the drum came from the direction of the government office. But after a moment of sound, someone excitedly ran along the street and told him: "The Xiaoguo Army beat the drum and made a mistake, and the Xiaoguo Army beat the drum and made a mistake..."
The news soon reached Su Wei's mansion. Su Wei slapped the chopsticks on the table after hearing this, "Who is it?"
The confidant replied: "The Duke of the Kingdom, it's not the Xiaoguo Army in the mansion. My subordinates checked it, they are all in the mansion."
"Is it the one under Zhao Cai?" Su Wei looked puzzled. It's not right. At this time, Zhao Cai and the others should still be on the border. Has the war been over?
But why didn't he hear the news?
"Go and ask, what's going on?"
Before Su Wei finished speaking, the housekeeper hurriedly ran in and reported, "Duke, not Xiaoguojun, but Wang Yu from the Duke of Tang's mansion.
"Wang Yu brought a group of people, wearing the armor of Xiaoguojun, to the government office to beat drums and shout for justice, saying that he wanted to avenge Zhang Yudie and find the murderer..."
"Look for the murderer?" Su Jian stepped into the threshold: "They are the murderers, so why are they looking for?"
"Weng Weng, let's go to the government office and arrest them."
It's such a big change, I should go and take a look.
Su Wei stood up, gave a few instructions, and led a group of simple-dressed Xiaoguo soldiers to the government office in a mighty manner.
Wei Zhang was at a loss when he saw this little Bodhisattva from Duke Tang's Mansion. When he glanced at Su Wei, his eyes lit up and he met him as if he had seen a life-saving straw: "Duke Fang, you are finally here."
Su Wei didn't even look at him and walked straight in.
"I have met Duke Fang, did Duke Fang sleep well last night?" Wang Yu smiled and said with a gentle tone.
Su Wei glanced at the crowded door and looked at the fully armed "Xiaoguo Army" behind Wang Yu. The light emitted by the shiny armor was dazzling.
Especially Duan Zhixuan, who was in charge, looked at him fiercely, as if he were a beast. He had no doubt that if there were only two of them here, Duan Zhixuan would definitely pounce on him and tear him.
"Bold King Yu..." Su Wei was about to scold him.
Wang Yu cut off his words in time: "Duke Fang wants to ask me why I brought so many people here?"
Su Wei was stunned.
Wang Yu had turned around to face the gate and said loudly: "That's right. Yesterday, Duke Fang believed the slander and thought I was the murderer of Zhang Yudie, so he led his army to break into Duke Tang's mansion to arrest people.
"Duke Tang and Li Erlang went to war, and there was only Madam Changsun in the mansion. With such a big battle, Madam Changsun thought that he had been robbed in the mansion and was shocked. He has not recovered yet and is recuperating in the mansion..."
A lady who was forced to recuperate in the mansion outside the door had a black thread and quickly put down the curtain.
Sang Zhong advised: "Madam, let's go back home and wait for news."
Changsun raised his body and reached out to hold a cup of tea, "Just wait here."
She was always worried...
"Fortunately, Duke Tang was foresighted and was afraid that someone would do evil, so he left a guard in the mansion, so he forced Duke Fang to retreat.
"Duke Fang, who was not aware of the knowledge, trespassed the Duke of Tang's Mansion without identifying the authenticity of the information. So in order to apologize, he gave the equipment of the Xiaoguo Army to the Duke of Tang's Mansion so that he could better resist bandits in the future."
Su Dan was so angry that he jumped: "You are..."
"Duke Fang." Wang Yu raised his voice again and bowed to Su Wei: "You are old and your mind cannot be redirected. I understand this very well.
"So, I won't pursue the matter about you trespassing into the Duke of Tang's Mansion yesterday.
"The Duke of Fang is in a high position and is still caring about the murders of the people. I admire him."
The nerves on Su Wei's face were beating uncontrollably. He had seen that even if the Duke Tang Mansion was a child, he could still be sharp-toned and sharp-mouthed without teeth, which made him feel ashamed of sarcasm.
"Duke Fang is so old, I can't bear to work hard. I will help you to take the first trial of this case today."
Wang Yu walked to Su Wei and acted to help him: "Duke Fang, please sit down."
Su Wei glared at her fiercely, avoided her hand, shook her sleeves, walked to the desk and sat down, picked up the gavel and slapped it heavily.
"Ascending to the hall!"
Chapter completed!