Chapter 1202 Many accounts have to be settled with him
The temporary crisis seemed to be over, and Cheng Guangda's sudden retreat made Kong Yingda feel good.
"General Su, Cheng Guangda must have seen you sitting here, so he didn't dare to do anything rashly."
"Today's matter can be considered resolved. I will host a banquet for the general at the Zhongshu Provincial Government Office later to thank the general for standing up for justice." Kong Yingda said with a smile to Su Butong.
Su BuTong nodded.
He also knew that he had no way to refuse Kong Yingda's arrangement.
Now he didn't know where Zhao Chen had gone, and he definitely didn't dare to make any other random moves.
Just now, Cheng Guangda failed to expose the conspiracy between Su BuTong and Zhao Chen, which already made Su BuTong worried.
"Then thank Kong Zhongshu." Su Butong said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter."
"Now that Cheng Guangda has retreated from the situation, it means that Zhao Chen has no other backup plan."
"It's just a matter of time before we find traces of him in Chang'an City."
"As long as we capture Zhao Chen and rescue His Highness the Crown Prince, both the general and the old man are meritorious officials of the country. His Highness the Crown Prince will never forget the general." Kong Yingda said, turning his horse's head and heading towards the imperial city.
Su BuTong drove his horse to follow behind him.
"What Kong Zhongshu said is true. It's just that I haven't seen any trace of Zhao Chen so far. It's really strange." Su Butong was speaking from his heart.
He now even doubted whether Zhao Chen had sneaked into the imperial city.
But this kind of doubt is completely unfounded.
Although the imperial city is extremely huge, the defenses everywhere make it difficult for even a flying bird to sneak into it silently.
Zhao Chen is very capable, but no matter how capable he is, it is really too difficult to enter such a heavily guarded imperial city.
"It's indeed strange, but there are three steps to a pavilion and five steps to a post in the Imperial City. It is absolutely impossible to enter the Imperial City." Kong Yingda was extremely confident in his arrangements in the Imperial City.
He believed very much that he had so many people under his command.
Why can't we stop Zhao Chen who wants to sneak into the imperial city?
If Zhao Chen is really allowed to enter the imperial city, then Kong Yingda might as well die directly.
"What Kong Zhongshu said makes sense. Now we are just waiting to find traces of Zhao Chen and the others in Chang'an City, and then catch them all." Su Butong smiled, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
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"Sir, the students are here." Wei Shuyu entered the Shangshi Bureau in the dark and whispered to the empty room.
"Hey, here!" Cheng Chumo jumped out from the side, startling Wei Shuyu.
"Cao..." Wei Shuyu's face turned pale.
Cheng Chumo didn't know where he was hiding. His face was stained with pot ash, and he looked like a black man.
Wei Shuyu was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.
"Look at your timid look." Cheng Chumo grabbed Wei Shuyu.
Zhao Chen and Qin Huaiyu came out from the side and walked to the middle of the room.
"Sir!" Wei Shuyu and Zhao Chen shouted.
"Kong Yingda will hold a banquet later, and the Shangshi Bureau will be responsible for the food. We have to blend into the team." Zhao Chen did not talk nonsense with Wei Shuyu.
Instead, he directly informed Wei Shuyu of his and others' plans.
"What do you need students to do, sir?" Wei Shuyu nodded and asked Zhao Chen.
"Put on the eunuch's clothes and go deliver the food later. We will follow you and enter the Zhongshu Provincial Yamen." Zhao Chen said.
Among them, Wei Shuyu's face was clean and beardless, which saved him from the trouble of shaving off his beard.
It was very convenient for him to sneak into the team of eunuchs delivering food.
"No problem." Wei Shuyu nodded.
He has great trust in Zhao Chen.
Whatever Zhao Chen asked him to do, Wei Shuyu would resolutely execute it.
"Sir, are there just a few of us?"
"Kong Yingda has many people around him, and Su BubuTong from the Sixth Guards of Nanya..."
"Su Bubu is one of ours!" Zhao Chen interrupted Wei Shuyu's worries.
"Our people?" Wei Shuyu was stunned.
If this sentence had not come from Zhao Chen's mouth, Wei Shuyu would not have believed it.
Su Butong was Li Tai's person. When did he become Zhao Chen's person again?
Even though it was Zhao Chen who said this, Wei Shuyu still found it a bit unbelievable.
"Sir, what you said is true..."
"We'll talk about this later. Get ready. There are eunuchs' clothes nearby. They will be here soon." Zhao Chen waved his hand and pointed to the clothes beside him.
Wei Shuyu was full of doubts, but he still obeyed and changed into the eunuch's clothes.
After a while, the door of Shangshi Bureau was pushed open.
"Where are the people?"
"Lord Zhongshu has spoken. Today's dishes must be sumptuous, otherwise I won't be able to spare you."
A soldier broke into the Shangshi Bureau and shouted loudly.
But he only saw a few people standing in front of him.
Just as he was about to get angry, he saw Qin Huaiyu coming over, holding hands with him and saying, "All the eunuchs from the Shangshi Bureau have run away. We were temporarily dispatched by the Huotou Army of the Zuo Shenwu Guard."
"The fire-headed army of Zuo Shenwuwei?" the soldier frowned.
He did not dare to offend Zuo Shenwu Wei, who was the army responsible for guarding the imperial city.
It can be regarded as Kong Yingda’s confidant team now.
But I dare not offend.
"No matter what, at the next moment, the dishes will be prepared and delivered to the Zhongshu Provincial Yamen."
"If Mr. Zhongshu is angry, he won't care where you come from."
"snort!"
After leaving a few words, the soldier turned and left.
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Banquet preparations take time.
But singing and dancing can come first.
Kong Yingda was in a good mood today and gathered all the officials who were imprisoned by him in the imperial city at Zhongshu Provincial Yamen.
Regardless of whether they came here willingly or not, they were all forcefully dragged here.
Many officials were sitting on their seats without saying a word, with gloomy faces.
"Lord Zhongshu, today is the end of all hardships. Cheng Guangda has already taken people back to the Beiya camp."
"I don't think I dare to go against Mr. Zhongshu."
"Master Zhongshu is so powerful that I would like to propose a toast to you." A flatterer raised his glass and spoke to Kong Yingda.
"Haha, it's all thanks to you, everyone, drink up this cup." Kong Yingda said with a smile.
He was in a good mood today, and even regretted letting his son leave Chang'an and go back to Lu.
Many ministers raised their glasses, but some remained motionless.
Kong Yingda didn't care. As long as Li Tai could come back and Li Tai became emperor in Chang'an, Kong Yingda would be the biggest contributor.
Every one of these bastards who don't care about him needs to go back to the countryside and farm.
"Lord Zhongshu, I haven't seen Zhao Chen in these days. Is there any news about him?"
"You think he won't run into the imperial city, right?" someone suddenly asked.
The others also paid close attention.
For them, the biggest uncertainty is Zhao Chen.
This person is really difficult to deal with.
The entire Tang Dynasty seemed to be completely in Zhao Chen's hands.
Which minister dares to speak against Zhao Chen?
Now that Zhao Chen has suddenly disappeared, it is impossible for everyone to say that they are not worried.
"Zhao Chen is just a turtle in a urn. It's better if he doesn't enter the imperial city. If he does, he will have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth."
"It just so happens that I still have many accounts to settle with him."
"Moreover, why did he come to this imperial city, and think that all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in our imperial city are just doing nothing?" Kong Yingda smiled and waved his hands, with a look of joy on his face.?