Wei Dongfu said sharply: "Your Majesty, both of them have been brought here. The Korean in the prison saw the Korean brought by Mr. Wu and wanted to hurt him, so the old slave had to have him detained."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the Korean said angrily: "I am Yuan Xiancheng, the son of Molizhi of Korea. Let me go quickly, otherwise our country, Korea, will never let it go!"
Li Ji smiled and said: "Little brother, I might as well give you some advice. If you want to pretend to be more like Yuan Xiancheng, you should act more cowardly, just like the person next to you. You look so desperate. , others can tell at a glance that you are a dead soldier."
The Korean was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to react. After a long time, he said angrily: "I am Yuan Xiancheng. We Korean nobles are all warriors. Only commoners are afraid of death!"
Li Zhi frowned, waved his hand and said, "Drag him out." He was no longer interested in asking this person questions.
The Korean said angrily: "You..." As soon as he said two words, he was slapped on the elbow by the guard and dragged out.
Li Zhi looked at another Korean and said calmly: "Are you Yuan Xiancheng?"
The Korean man kowtowed and said: "Yuan Xiancheng, the son of Molizhi of Goryeo, comes to see the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! It was my father who sent me to ask for an audience with His Majesty. He also asked His Majesty the Emperor to send troops to help us put down the rebellion. The Kingdom of Goryeo is willing to surrender to the Great Tang Dynasty." Don!”
Li Zhiwen said: "You can go down and rest first. I will reply to you as soon as possible."
Yuan Xiancheng said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the rebels are strong and the situation is urgent. Please..."
Su Dingfang shouted: "If you are told to retreat, then retreat. Your Majesty has his own decree on this matter and will not tolerate your nonsense. Just go and wait!"
Yuan Xiancheng said hurriedly: "Yes, yes." Under the leadership of Wei Dongfu, he left the hall.
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Chengsi, you can tell me now who the big shot in the court is, right?"
Wu Chengsi glanced at Xu Jingzong, saw that he was looking at him, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, may I allow you to tell me one thing first?"
"speak!"
"A few years ago, during a conflict between our country and the Goryeo Kingdom, a small force was annihilated by the Goryeo people because of greed for merit. The young leader of this small force was also captured."
"However, the young general was the grandson of a high-ranking official in our court. The Koreans did not kill him. Instead, they sent someone to quietly find the high-ranking official and made a deal with him. It didn't take long before the young general was captured. The Koreans let him go, but others thought he had escaped alone and did not know that he had been captured by the Koreans."
When Li Zhi heard this, he nodded and said: "I understand. This is how the big shot hooked up with the Koreans. Well, now I just want to know who he is!"
Li Ji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, four years ago, Xu Zonghan, the grandson of Xu Pushe, served as the captain of Guoyi in Yingzhou. In a conflict with the Koreans, the entire army was wiped out, and he was the only one who escaped."
Xu Jingzong's face changed greatly and he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, my old minister's unscrupulous grandson was indeed defeated on the battlefield, but he was never captured by the Koreans. Wu Shaoqing's words came out of thin air. Is there any evidence?"
Wu Chengsi glanced at him sideways and was about to speak when Yuan Gongyu suddenly said loudly: "Mr. Xu, you have caused me so much pain!"
"Brother Yuan, you..."
Yuan Gongyu said sternly: "I originally thought that you, like me, were worried that General Su would really betray the Tang Dynasty, so that's why you insisted on convicting him. I didn't expect that it was you who was planning all this behind the scenes!"
"Yuan Gongyu, you are crazy!" Xu Jingzong yelled angrily.
Yuan Gongyu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Xu Jingzong's grandson was indeed captured by the Koryo people. He told me personally. I kept it secret because I thought about my personal relationship with him. Please forgive me!" After saying this, he knelt down and confessed!
Fall to the ground.
Su Dingfang sneered: "Doctor Yuan, you have changed so quickly."
Yuan Gongyu's face turned red and he just pretended not to hear.
Xu Jingzong stared at him blankly. After a long while, he sighed, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed heavily: "My sin is unforgivable. Your Majesty and Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Li Zhi glanced at Yuan Gongyu and asked Wu Chengsi: "Is Xu Jingzong the only person behind the scenes?"
"I only know that Xu Jingzong is the mastermind behind the scenes. I don't know whether he told others about it." Wu Chengsi answered with his hand raised.
Yuan Gongyu panicked and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Koreans have a handle on Xu Jingzong, so they can threaten him. But if I don't have a handle on Xu Jingzong, how can I collude with those barbarians? Your Majesty and Your Highness, please be aware of this!"
Li Zhi did not look at him, but stared at Xu Jingzong: "Xu Qing, I want to hear what you have to say."
Xu Jingzong raised his head and saw Yuan Gongyu staring at him, with panic, pleading, shame and other emotions intertwined in his eyes. He sighed and said in a hoarse voice: "This matter was done by the old minister alone, and I never told him
Anyone, those Goryeo people are now hiding in the old minister’s house, and the Baekje people are hiding in the Beijing office of the Japanese envoy to Tang.”
The Japanese country sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty? Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "This opportunity cannot be missed." He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I will lead people to arrest them immediately!"
"Go ahead, I allow you to mobilize Qian Niuwei and Dongfu to send an order to Wang Fangyi and ask him to cooperate with Duke Zhou." Li Zhi ordered.
Wei Dongfu received the order and left the main hall with Wu Chengsi. Along the way, Wei Dongfu couldn't help but praise: "Master Wu is truly worthy of being the nephew of Her Royal Highness the Queen. I am determined not to understand such a complicated case."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Eunuch Wei, you are so polite. You are smart, capable, cautious and thoughtful. My aunt often praises you."
Wei Dongfu covered his mouth and laughed sharply: "Oh, how can this old servant be worthy of His Highness's praise? This is really embarrassing for me."
When Wu Chengsi saw that Wei Dongfu was still going to speak, he stepped on his feet faster. Wei Dongfu hurriedly followed up, not caring about talking anymore.
The two of them bypassed the Xuanzheng Hall and turned to the west.
Wu Chengsi walked faster and faster, and the more he walked, the more urgent he was. In order to keep up with him, Wei Dongfu almost started to jog, and kept saying: "Master Wu...slow down...slow down, this old slave...can't keep up."
Already."
Wu Chengsi ignored him and continued walking quickly.
In fact, after catching the big fish Xu Jingzong, he didn't care about the Koreans and Baekje people.
But what I didn't expect was that the Baekje people were hiding in the envoy sent by the Japanese country to the Tang Dynasty.
This is a good opportunity. As long as the people get the stolen goods, they can make suggestions to Wu Mei and prohibit the Japanese from sending any more Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty.
Soon, the two came to the Qianniu Guard's health office in the palace. Wei Dongfu breathlessly conveyed Li Zhi's decree. Wang Fangyi said: "Master Wu, would you like me to accompany you?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "General Wang is responsible for the palace guard and has a heavy responsibility. How dare I bother you with such a small matter. Just give me a battalion of men and ask General Li Duozuo to accompany me."
Wang Fangyi nodded and summoned Li Duozuo. After explaining the situation, he ordered: "General Li Lang, you will lead five hundred people to listen to Duke Wu's call."
Li Duozuo said happily: "Yes!" This kind of job is almost a good thing that is purely about taking credit, and Wu Chengsi personally named him, which is of great benefit to his career.
Wu Chengsi led the Qianniu Guards out of the palace city, met with Hei Te Changzhi and Han Cheng outside the city, and the large group went straight to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.
After entering Anyi Fang, he asked the four gates of the square to be closed first, and then went straight to the Japanese garrison. When he came to the outskirts, Hei Te Changzhi suddenly said: "My lord, something is wrong." After saying that, he couldn't help but look around the street.
Wu Chengsi hurriedly reined in his horse and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Someone is watching us." Hei Te Changzhi's gaze stopped at a restaurant not far away. Not only did he have superb archery skills, but his gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.
Wu Chengsi looked at the restaurant and found that the restaurant was facing the Japanese camp. He wondered: "Could it be that the Japanese people are so vigilant and have hidden sentries in the restaurant?"