Li Zhiying suddenly said: "Do you suspect that the gambler who committed suicide was also controlled by the Fire Phoenix Society?"
"Not only Chen San, but also Zhang Si who was hit by a carriage and Xu Tu who was predicted to die within half a month." Wu Chengsi said firmly.
Li Zhiying said: "Have you found the evidence?"
"I have read the files of Zhang Si and Xu Tu. Xu Tu has the habit of going to the Taoist temple to burn incense. Zhang Si also often goes to the Taoist temple to pray for his seriously ill mother. In addition, Chen San also went to the Taoist temple to seek fortune-telling before his death, so these three
It is very likely that people have been controlled by the Fire Phoenix Society."
Li Zhiying nodded and said: "That makes sense. Zhang Si deliberately wanted to die, so he let the carriage wheel run over his neck. Then should I find Zhugenan again and ask him to investigate where these three people go most often?
Which Taoist temple is the same?"
Wu Chengsi said: "Yes, although they have put me under house arrest, they have also exposed their flaws. I can't go out. I'll leave the outside affairs to you."
Li Zhiying said softly: "Don't worry, I will take care of these two things." Then she stood up and left the room.
Not long after Li Zhiying left, Princess Taiping stormed in aggressively with a group of people, followed by Yan Liben.
She took a look at the room first and said coldly: "Shang Shu Yan, you actually let your second cousin live in a place like this? He is a general on the battlefield. Are you trying to weaken his will?"
Yan Liben knew that she was deliberately looking for trouble. If the environment in the room was not good, she would only scold him more fiercely.
To say that throughout today, Yan Liben was being trained like a grandson, and the people who came to speak to Wu Chengsi were all big shots, and he, a third-rank minister, was not up to the task at all.
The only good thing is that his patience is constantly improving, and he doesn't get angry when Princess Taiping criticizes him. He smiled and said: "I didn't think carefully, so I will help Mr. Wu to change his room."
Princess Taiping waved her hand and said: "No need, my mother will not let my second cousin continue to live in this shabby place like yours. Please get out of here quickly."
Yan Liben, as if he had received a general pardon, handed over his hand and left quickly.
"Second cousin, are you okay?" Princess Taiping asked with concern.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "I was originally angry with Yan Liben, but seeing my cousin venting my anger on my behalf made me feel much better."
Princess Taiping smiled sweetly and said: "You still have the heart to joke, but it seems that everything is fine. Let's go, the Queen Mother will announce your presence."
The two came to the Zichen Palace together. Outside the palace gate, Wu Chengsi saw Shangguan Wan'er. She was full of concern, but because Princess Taiping was nearby, she did not ask.
After the announcement, Wu Chengsi entered the hall alone.
Wu Mei stared at him for a while and said coldly: "Chengsi, you don't have to worry. I have already talked to His Majesty. This matter is obviously because you arrested people from the Huofeng Society, and the Fire Phoenix Society deliberately retaliated.
You, His Majesty already believe that you have nothing to do with this matter."
"Thank you, aunt. Can my nephew come back home?"
Wu Mei frowned and said, "This matter is a bit troublesome. His Majesty said that according to the court's practice, you need to wait for the investigation results at the Ministry of Punishment. Although I think this rule can be changed appropriately, your Majesty is very insistent."
Wu Chengsi had already guessed that it was Li Zhi who ordered him to be placed under house arrest, otherwise Yan Liben would never have had the guts to do so, and asked: "Aunt, I wonder if it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness King Pei who told Your Majesty about this case?"
"The two of them went together this morning." Wu Mei said with a solemn face.
Wu Chengsi was furious. King Pei Li Xian's recent behavior was quite strange. If he wanted to deal with him, Wu Chengsi could still imagine it.
But the prince Li Hong was different. He had a good relationship with him before, but now Li Xian threatened his position as crown prince. Instead of dealing with Li Xian, he wanted to make things difficult for himself. This made him confused.
After leaving the Zichen Palace, Wu Chengsi said to Princess Taiping on the way out of the palace: "Cousin, can you do something for me?"
"Second cousin, I just say it doesn't matter."
"The prince's attitude towards me has been very strange recently. I hope you can help me find out what the reason is."
Princess Taiping smiled and said: "No problem, my little sister will find out about this for you."
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Two days later, early morning.
After Wu Chengsi got up, he moved around in the courtyard. After practicing a set of marksmanship, he broke out into a thin sweat and asked an officer from the Ministry of Justice who was guarding him: "Isn't today the martial arts meeting of all nations?"
The official bowed and said, "I'm going back to you today, sir."
"Where will it be held?"
"I heard it's in Furong Garden."
Wu Chengsi nodded, returned to the room, picked up a dry and wrinkled book and read it. This book was compiled by Su Dingfang after recording his military training experience. There is only one such book in the world.
According to Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian read this book for three months before he learned his art of war.
Su Dingfang was grateful for Wu Chengsi's kindness in saving him, and felt that he was quite talented in military affairs. Therefore, when he came to see him yesterday, he lent him this book to read for three months.
The fighting methods of Su Dingfang and Li Jing are quite different. Li Jing is good at fighting battles and is good at raising generals. Su Dingfang is good at using strange soldiers and is good at raising soldiers. He is better than Li Jing in personal bravery, so he always takes the lead in every battle and is very popular among soldiers.
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And unlike the Art of War of the Duke of Wei, there are many annotations in this booklet, explaining in detail the purpose and meaning behind each of Su Dingfang's actions. As long as you can understand it thoroughly, you will gain far more than the Art of the Duke of the Guard.
All day long, Wu Chengsi's mind wandered on Su Dingfang's military tactics, and every line of these words turned into magnificent war scenes in his mind.
In the afternoon, Han Cheng and Zhuge Nan arrived together. Wu Chengsi stuffed the military book into his chest and clothes, stood up and said, "How about it? Which country won the victory?"
Both Han Cheng and Zhuge Nan looked heavy. Han Cheng replied: "The warrior Dagu of the Tubo Kingdom won the championship."
Zhuge Nan couldn't hold back his words and said anxiously: "Wu Shaoqing, Xu Tu died at the martial arts meeting."
Wu Chengsi took a deep breath, motioned for the two of them to sit down, and asked, "Tell me, how did he die?"
As soon as Zhuge Nan sat down, he heard Wu Chengsi's question and stood up again, saying: "He was originally watching the battle under the martial arts platform, but when the Tocharians and Uighurs were fighting, the Tocharians' spears suddenly
It broke, and the spear tip flew down, just in time to stab Xu Tu to death."
Han Chengdao: "The people in the East Palace recognized Xu Tu and immediately told Li Yunxian's prediction of his death, which caused a sensation at the scene and almost stopped the martial arts meeting."
Wu Chengsi said leisurely: "In other words, Li Yunxian's reputation is even greater?"
Han Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, even His Majesty has heard about this and has already recruited him into the palace."
Wu Chengsi frowned and said: "Han Cheng, go to Princess Taiping immediately and ask her to tell her aunt that Li Yunxian may be from the Fire Phoenix Society and ask her to be more careful and never let your Majesty see this person alone.
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Zhuge Nan smiled and said: "Wu Shaoqing, Miss Zhiying has already thought of this and went to the princess mansion in person."
Wu Chengsi nodded, his expression straightened, and he said, "Okay, tell me more about this case. This accident is definitely not a coincidence. Do you have any ideas?"
Han Cheng said solemnly: "If someone did it deliberately, the Tocharian who participated in the martial arts meeting must have been involved in this matter."
"Yes, he had to do some tricks on the spear in advance to ensure that the spear broke during the battle." Zhuge Nan agreed.
Wu Chengsi touched his chin and asked, "Can he control when the spear will break?"
"This is easy. He only needs to manipulate a certain part of the spear. The other parts of the spear will not break when it collides with the enemy's weapon. It will only break when that part hits the opponent's weapon." Han Cheng explained.
"Then can he guarantee that the broken gun will fly towards Xu Tu?"
"It's possible. As long as he knows Xu Tu's location in advance, he can adjust his position and attack angle, and control the direction of the broken gun. But no matter how powerful he is, he can only make the broken gun fly in the direction of Xu Tu. If he wants to
It is almost impossible to stab Xu Tu in the head accurately."
Wu Chengsi pondered for a moment and said: "Even if Xu Tu wants to take the initiative to let the broken gun shoot him to death, it is probably difficult to do so. They must have used some other method."
Han Cheng suddenly said: "My lord, Brother Gao was closest to Xu Tu at the time, but he disappeared after the incident. It is possible that he discovered something."
Wu Chengsi nodded and thought to himself, if Xu Tu was really from the Fire Phoenix Club, there were countless ways they could kill Xu Tu.
But they chose to let Xu Tu die in public, just to make Li Yunxian famous.
After Li Yunxian became famous, the emperor would probably declare an edict to meet him. Could it be that their goal was Emperor Li Zhi?
But what if Li Yunxian met Li Zhi? After all, Li Zhi was not a fool, and it was impossible for him to deceive him into practicing Taoism with just a few words.
Assassination was even more impossible. Not to mention that Li Zhiying had already reminded Wu Mei. Even if there was no reminder, the emperor would definitely have many guards around him when he saw such a person outside the palace. It was impossible for Li Yunxian to successfully assassinate him.