Peng Haiyan said quickly: "Reporting to Your Highness, they are still in the Dali Temple prison, and my people are responsible for guarding them!"
"Have you interrogated them?"
"not yet!"
Li Ye was immediately dissatisfied and said: "Those Goguryeo people are very important. After interrogating them, we will know who sent them to Luoyang, know where they were born, where they lived, and where they joined the army. Then we will know the real culprit behind the scenes. How can we know first?"
Instead of interrogating them, interrogating Quan Nansheng, isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?”
Peng Haiyan's face was full of shame, "I'm sorry, I'll go back now for interrogation!"
Li Ye immediately shook his head and said: "They are not safe now. I will ask my men to go back with you and hand them over to my men to take them back to the military camp. I will personally interrogate them!"
Li Ye immediately ordered Zhang Yun to lead 300 cavalry to follow Peng Haiyan back to Dali Temple.
Li Ye also sent Zhonglang General You Xinwu and a thousand cavalry to meet Zhang Yun outside the city to avoid being ambushed again.
Thirteen hundred cavalry followed Peng Haiyan at lightning speed.
Li Ye closed his eyes again and thought clearly. First of all, the sixty Khitans and the sixty Goguryeo people came from Liaodong. Who sent them? The Khitans are currently the most suspicious.
When they arrived in Youzhou, they were sent to Luoyang in batches by the Korean forces in Youzhou. They ambushed them outside the city last night.
Sixty Khitan assassins escaped, and half of the sixty Goguryeo assassins escaped.
There are several issues here that are rather strange and critical.
First, what is the nature of the Goguryeo forces in Youzhou? If they are Zhu Si's people, then this case will be clear. It is the Khitan who colluded with Zhu Si to attack him.
Second, what role did Wang Siyi play in it? What is his relationship with this matter?"
Third, why did Li Fuguo’s people silence themselves?
Fourth, the most critical and important question is, were the 120 people sent by the Khitan?
Five, where are the remaining assassins hiding?
At the second watch, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Li Ye walked out of the tent and saw Zhang Yun and his men arresting seven or eight people. Each person was tied up with his backhand and wore a hood on his head.
Zhang Yun stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "We have brought them all. Peng Shijun also sent a subordinate who understands Goguryeo to translate for us."
A middle-aged man stepped forward and saluted Li Ye, "I have a humble job, Yu Xuan, the chief registrar of Dali Temple. I can speak the language of Goguryeo."
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Yu."
"In addition, there is news that Commander Peng asked me to tell His Highness that another thirty Goguryeo assassins were captured by the Meihua Guard tonight."
Li Ye nodded, "Let's try the case first!"
Li Ye had special interrogation sergeants under him, and their methods were cruel. No one in their hands would refuse to speak.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yun handed several interrogation statements to Li Ye. Li Ye looked through the records and found, as expected, that they were all Goguryeo from the Khitan army and came from Yingzhou.
Judging from the time of their departure, their initial target was definitely not themselves. When they arrived in Luoyang, Mrs. Dugu had not yet died of illness.
I made a temporary decision to come to Luoyang, and the other party could not know it in advance. There was only one explanation. The other party suddenly changed their plans and goals.
There is a problem here. The person who can make decisions and change the plan must be in Luoyang. Moreover, this person has a high status and dares to decide to assassinate himself.
This should be the real reason why Quan Nansheng was killed. Does Quan Nansheng know who this person is?
This person has a relationship with Li Fuguo, or at least bribed Li Fuguo. Who could this person be?
At this moment, a soldier reported at the tent, "Your Highness, Plum Blossom Guard General Wang Siyi has escorted thirty assassins to the door."
This was beyond Li Ye's expectation, and he hurriedly walked outside the camp.
There were several large vehicles parked outside the camp, and there were hundreds of Plum Blossom Guards soldiers in the distance. Wang Siyi stepped forward to welcome them, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Highness, these are thirty Goguryeo assassins who were captured in the city by humble duty, and are specially presented to Your Highness."
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Li Ye nodded, "General Wang is beyond my expectation!"
Wang Siyi said quickly: "Beizi is also from Goguryeo. He grew up with Quan Nansheng and has a deep friendship. Beizi wanted to plead with His Highness this afternoon. Bei Zhi never participated in the assassination of His Highness."
"The general is from Goguryeo, and these assassins are also from Goguryeo. How can the general kill them?"
Wang Siyi shook his head, "They are no longer. They have surrendered to the Khitan and are already out-and-out lackeys of the Khitan. How can we treat them as compatriots in such a lowly position?"
"It's a pity that Quan Nansheng has been assassinated in prison. The general should know about it!"
"After I heard about it, I realized that this matter was very serious and involved too many areas. I didn't want to get involved, so I gave the Goguryeo assassin to His Highness."
"Thank you! Since it was a misunderstanding this afternoon, I won't take it to heart."
"I once again apologize to His Highness!"
Wang Siyi bowed deeply, then got on his horse and left with his soldiers.
Li Ye ordered the soldiers to open the car door and bring thirty Goguryeo assassins, who were tied like rice dumplings, into the camp.
In Qinghua Square, Luoyang, a tall and fat man was furious, smashing the cups on the table into pieces, pointing at a warrior kneeling on the ground and yelling curses.
"Useless bastards, stupider than pigs. Li Ye attacked Yongtaifang in the afternoon. The danger has already emerged. Why don't you retreat yet? Why are you still hiding in the inn? Now, you will be beaten by the Plum Blossom Guards!"
The subordinates were so scolded that they could not raise their heads, "Reporting to your Majesty, we just want to wait until dark before leaving, otherwise the thirty of us on horseback will be too conspicuous and easily caught. I didn't expect that Wang Siyi would actually take action.
"It's good to blame others for being stupid. There are more and more clues. Sooner or later, Li Ye will find out that I did it!"
The men lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. The man yelled: "Get out! Get out of here!"
The men were so frightened that they rolled and crawled away.
The man turned around and saw that he was tall, dark-skinned, protruding eyes, and ugly, like a patrolling Yaksha. This man was none other than Zhu Tao, the deputy envoy of Lulong Festival.
Zhu Tao and Li Fuguo have always been in collusion. Li Fuguo wanted to use Zhu Tao's help to kill the three prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, and then get rid of the emperor Li Heng in the chaos. He would then introduce the prime ministers under his control and establish the monarch he wanted, so that he could control
gained the power of the entire imperial court.
Zhu Tao was not stupid. He was afraid that the assassin would be caught by the court and turned him over, so he borrowed a hundred assassins from the Khitan. The Khitan was also eager for the court to be in chaos. The two sides hit it off, and the Khitan sent fifty Goguryeo assassins and fifty
Khitan Assassin.
Du Hongjian was their first target.
According to the plan, Pei Zunqing will be their second target.
It's just that the plan was not as good as the change. Li Ye's sudden arrival in Beijing caused both Li Fuguo and Zhu Tao to change their plans, changing the assassination of the Prime Minister to the assassination of Qi King Li Ye.
Quan Nansheng, the leader of the Goguryeo Mutual Aid Association, also has another identity: he is the director of the intelligence station stationed in Luoyang by Youzhou Jiedu Prefecture.
This was the real reason why he was silenced. Quan Nansheng knew their original plan, and Li Fuguo was afraid that Quan Nansheng would reveal himself.
Li Fuguo first asked Li Siyi to rob Quan Nansheng by force. Li Siyi failed, and Li Fuguo arranged for Tian Zhen, the young minister of Dali Temple, to kill Quan Nansheng.
Of course, Li Siyi did not tell the truth to Li Ye. He went to Yongtaifang to rob people not because of his close friendship with Quan Nansheng, but because of Li Fuguo's order, which he had to obey.
Zhu Tao sighed and said to his staff Liu Bu: "It's true that you know people but don't know their hearts. This Wang Siyi actually betrayed Li Fuguo."
Liu Bu said calmly: "It's not a big deal to betray Li Fuguo. Wang Siyi just wanted to distance himself and hand over thirty assassins to Li Ye, so that he could get rid of the suspicion. But if Tian Zhen assassinated Quan Nansheng, Li Ye would definitely suspect Li Fuguo."
Above all, I humbly advise you to return to Youzhou immediately, lest Li Fuguo betray you in order to protect himself."
Zhu Tao nodded, considering Li Fuguo's despicableness, he would probably betray himself.
"Sir, you are right. Send the order to pack your luggage and leave at dawn!"
