The sky gradually darkened, and the entire Jiangning City fell into silence.
The streets and alleys are deserted!
Outside Wuyi Alley, a group of strong men in black suddenly appeared.
Everyone has a layer of black mud or carbon black smeared on their face. The sky is originally dark, but now even if this group of people is standing in the middle of the road, it is impossible to recognize them without looking carefully.
I saw this group of people very skillfully avoiding the soldiers guarding inside and outside Wuyi Lane, and marched all the way to the back door of the Wang family mansion.
I waited quietly in the dark for less than a moment.
A figure appeared out of nowhere at the back door of the Wang family mansion and quietly opened the back door of the Wang family mansion.
After whispering to the leading man in black for a while, the group of strong men in black quietly walked into the Wang family's mansion.
However, what they didn't know was that there was a row of dark people standing on both sides of the darkness they passed, even darker than them.
Each one of them was covered in black and opaque armor, and they stood so quietly, like mummies, without leaking any breath.
It looks very penetrating.
After this group of people entered the Wang family mansion, the rooms of Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others were all knocked open by their own guards!
"How many people came?"
Li Xuan asked in a low voice.
"Back to the king, more than a hundred people came into the back house. In addition, more than a hundred people came into the secret passage under the Wang family's mansion!"
Reported by Xue Rengui.
Li Xuan ordered: "It's best if you can leave one or two alive. If you can't, kill them all. Then everyone can rest peacefully!"
"yes!"
Xue Rengui bowed his hands in response and walked out.
"Master, I'm going to join in the fun too!"
Beside him, Cheng Chusi said with excitement on his face.
Li Xuan turned around and glanced, "Put on your armor and go!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Cheng Chusi responded excitedly and ran out quickly.
On the side, Li Chengqian also looked at Li Xuan with a glimmer of expectation in his eyes.
However, before he opened his mouth, Li Xuan refused directly.
"You are the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. I have taken a great risk by taking you to destroy the Langya family. There will definitely be many censors who will impeach me when I go back this time.
Now, just stay here honestly, and if anything goes wrong, I can still protect you!"
"Yes, Third Uncle!"
Li Chengqian responded honestly.
He also knew that what Li Xuan said was the truth.
Now, the Wang family mansion is definitely a dangerous place for him, the prince.
It would be fine if nothing happened to him. The censors in the imperial court would at most impeach Jin Wang Shu according to their usual practice.
However, even if he gets a little scar on the door, after he returns, those censors will definitely try their best to impeach their third uncle.
After all, he is the founder of the Tang Dynasty!
However, Li Chengqian still found it very exciting to be able to follow his third uncle to destroy the Wang family.
Sitting on the sofa nearby, he kept looking towards the lobby where the members of the Wang family were imprisoned.
"Boom..."
Suddenly, a loud sound sounded.
Li Chengqian's face tightened.
Then, several loud noises were heard again.
Then, there was a miserable howl.
In this quiet night, it sounded particularly obvious.
At least, the lights of several nearby aristocratic mansions were quickly turned on and they were noisy all day long. When they knew that the noise was coming from the Wang family mansion, these people were full of surprise.
After a few breaths, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
After a while.
Cheng Chusi, who was dressed in armor, opened the door and walked in with a bored look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Li Chengqian asked quickly.
"Oh, Master, Gao Ming, those thieves are so stupid. A group of people crowded together to go to the mansion, and one bomb blew up a large area. Then, after a few more bombs were dropped, these thieves were directly torn apart, even if
It's just good luck, and those who survive can still breathe!
When I saw how pitiful they were, I took action to give them relief."
Cheng Chusi explained in detail: "In addition, the group of thieves in the tunnel were even more miserable. As soon as they walked out of the house, they were hit by several bombs, and they all returned to the west.
It’s a pity that the mansion is full of corpses again. We need to clean it up early tomorrow morning!”
"Are there any survivors?"
Li Chengqian asked quickly, "Do you know whose family these thieves are from?"
"If the bomb goes down, not a single person will be left alive!"
Cheng Chusi shook his head slowly.
At this time, Xue Rengui also walked in.
"Master, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Jiang Ning, Lieutenant Zhechong and Dewu, and Governor Xie Lang are leading a group of soldiers and horses to ask for an audience outside the gate!"
"Third uncle?"
Li Chengqian quickly looked at Li Xuan.
"not see!"
Li Xuan shook his head and refused: "Tell them that the king and the prince have nothing to do. If anything happens, we will talk about it tomorrow!"
"Yes, Master!"
Xue Rengui bowed his hands and retreated.
The ruins of the gate of the Wang family's mansion, as well as Dewu, Xie Lang and other officials from Jiangning, stood outside the gate with anxious faces.
Although the main gate of the Wang family had long been blown into ruins, they still did not dare to take a step forward.
Seeing Xue Rengui coming out, along with Dewu, Xie Lang and others, they quickly stepped forward.
"May I ask this general, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Jin would like to see me?"
"The Crown Prince and Prince Jin are fine. It's already getting late. If you have any questions, we'll talk to you tomorrow morning!"
Xue Rengui said coldly.
Two hundred thieves could break into Lijiazhuang. He didn't believe that none of the officials in Jiangning knew about it?
"this……"
Xie Lang was startled, then quickly smiled apologetically.
"It's good that the Crown Prince, His Highness Prince Jin and others are safe. This matter is due to our dereliction of duty. We let the thieves sneak into the Wang family's mansion and disturbed His Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Jin! Please also ask the general to report to His Highness the Prince and Prince Jin. We and others
Today I will personally guard the outside of the Wang family’s mansion and I will never let any thieves enter the Wang family’s mansion again!”
On the side, He Dewu was stunned, glanced at Xie Lang subconsciously, and quickly bowed his hands.
"General, please rest assured. I will personally lead a group of subordinates to guard outside the Wang family's mansion tonight. If any thief dares to come, I will definitely tell him to never come back!"
"You are welcome!"
Xue Rengui nodded casually and walked straight in.
Outside the Wang family's mansion, Dewu, Xie Lang and others looked at Xue Rengui who just walked in, and couldn't help but be in a daze.
After a while, He Dewu turned to glance at Xie Lang.
"Knowing that the prince and the prince of Jin live here, they still dare to send people in to rescue people. They really don't know how to live or die! Do they really think that the current aristocratic family is still the aristocratic family of more than ten years ago and can control the court?"
"Captain He, I don't know about this either!"
Xie Lang's face was full of depression.
"X has sent people to check. As long as X checks someone's house, X will never show mercy!"
He Dewu snorted coldly, walked to the group of Zhechongfu soldiers he had brought, and began to set up sentries himself.
"well!"
Xie Lang and the officials looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Immediately, he also began to lead a group of government officials to set up sentries around the Wang family's mansion.
Outside the entire Wang family mansion, it was as bright as day.
Two groups of people, Zhechong Mansion and the Governor's Yamen, held torches and surrounded the Wang family's mansion so densely that not even a fly could fly in!
And in the Wang family mansion.
Xue Rengui went in and reported the situation outside the gate to Li Xuan and Li Chengqian. Li Xuan and Li Chengqian only nodded slightly.
Without paying much attention to it, the dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty and the king of Jin were attacked and killed by thousands of soldiers from a family in Jiangning City during the day. At first, these officials in Jiangning City did not know about Li Chengqian's arrival, which was understandable.
But, at night.
The fact that two groups of thieves were able to break into the mansion where the Prince of Tang Dynasty and the Prince of Jin were staying was the fault of all the officials in Jiangning City.
If the censors in Chang'an knew about it, they would definitely impeach Xie Lang, He Dewu and others and fill up the entire Taiji Palace.
Not to mention being demoted, there is definitely no hope of promotion within ten years.
If something unexpected happens to Li Chengqian again, all the officials from Jiangning City will definitely be buried with him.
Moreover, it is still the kind of implicated one!
After there was nothing else to do, Li Xuan took Li Chenglu to sleep.
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others, looking at the darkness outside, felt bored and fell asleep each other.
Nothing happened all night.
Early the next morning, when Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others started to have breakfast, Yuchi Baolin and Yuzhuang Dalue, the capital of Luzhou Zhechong Prefecture, rushed outside the Wang family's mansion with 600 Luzhou soldiers and generals looking exhausted.
Then, a quarter of an hour later.
Li Chongyi and Gao Daohong, the captain of Yangzhou Zhechong Prefecture, with 600 generals, 100 Buqu, and a thousand young men, totaling 1,700 generals, also hurried outside the Wang family's mansion.
After everyone arrived, Li Xuan allowed Dewu and Xie Lang, who had been waiting outside all night, to enter the Wang family mansion.
In front of the main hall.
Li Chongyi, Yuchi Baolin, Gao Daohong, Zhuang Dale, He Dewu, Xie Lang and others looked at the deep pits in the courtyard, as well as the broken limbs and corpses that had not been cleaned up in the pits. Everyone looked pale.
.
Just now, they all learned about the situation of the two groups of thieves yesterday.
Especially He Dewu and Xie Lang, their legs were shaking all the time.
Fortunately, the Prince's Palace and King Jin were not harmed last night!
"Master, Prince, whose thief did you find out?"
Li Chongyi said with anger on his face.
"With Captain and Governor Xie? You two are the chief officers of Jiangning City. Can you tell whose family these black-faced thieves are from?"
Li Xuan turned to look at He Dewu and Xie Lang, and asked in a low voice: "Or maybe you two didn't arrest all the important people in the Wang family yesterday, and let them attack and kill the prince at night.
With this king?"
"Prince Jin, forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Upon hearing this, Dewu, Dewu and Xie Lang suddenly changed their expressions and knelt on the ground with fear on their faces.
"Xiaoguan has captured all the disciples and stewards of the Langya Wang family in Jiangning City yesterday, even the bastards, and no one has escaped!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Jin, and your subordinates can also testify about this matter. Now all the Wang family's children in Jiangning City have been captured!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly, then his face darkened.
"So, these black-faced thieves who sneaked in last night were sent by forces in Jiangning City that are friendly with the Wang family?"
"Are those thieves really so brave?"
"Bringing a knife to the prince's residence, isn't it because he wants to rebel?"
"Please give your order, Your Majesty, I will lead some people right away and arrest them all!"
On the side, Li Chongyi and Cheng Chusi also knew the loopholes in the words of He Dewu and Xie Lang.
If it weren't for the secret power of the Wang family, how could we still know where the Wang family's secret passage is?
However, after following Li Xuan for so many years, they all knew a little about Li Xuan's thoughts, so they all looked indignant and cooperated with Li Xuan.
Seeing this, Dewu, Xie Lang and others couldn't help but feel bitter in their hearts.
It is true that they did not arrest all the Wang family members.
After all, the Wang family has dominated Jiangning City for so many years, and they don't even know how many secret agents there are.
However, they did not expect that although they had settled this matter with Hu, they would be involved in another aristocratic family by the Jin King.
Moreover, they can’t refute it!
Li Xuancai ignored the depression of He Dewu and Xie Lang and stared directly at the two of them, asking in a deep voice: "As the chief officials of Jiangning City, Captain He and Governor Xie should know which family has the closest relationship with the Wang family, right?"
?”
"this……"
Both Dewu and Xie Lang couldn't help but be startled, with expressions on their faces.
"Why, is it possible that you two have something secret that you can't tell?"
Li Xuan's face darkened.
"For the record, King Jin, on weekdays, several major families in Jiangning City have good relations with the Wang family, and it is difficult for the general to make decisions at the moment!" He Dewu said quickly.
He is a foreign military commander, and his relationship with the aristocratic families in Jiangning City is not very good.
Now, for the sake of my own wealth and life, and even the lives of my whole family, I can only sacrifice those aristocratic families in the city.
It would be even better if King Jin could kill all those big families at once!
Unfortunately, He Dewu could only secretly look forward to this kind of thing.
Li Xuan nodded, with a determined look on his face, and directly ordered: "In this case, I also ask Captain He and Governor Xie to lead a group of soldiers to capture all the aristocratic families in the city who have been crowned kings!"
"Your Majesty, arrest all the noble families in the city?"
Xie Lang and He Dewu were both shocked.
"If anyone dares to stop him, he will be killed without mercy! If anyone dares to resist, his whole family will be killed!"
Li Xuan continued to say coldly.
Anyway, he now has 3,000 soldiers under his command, plus He Dewu's 1,000 Zhechongfu soldiers and 4,000 generals.
Even if these aristocratic families in the city rebel collectively, he can suppress them in one fell swoop!
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi, Yuchi Baolin, Gao Daohong, Zhuang Dalue and others all nodded with anger on their faces.
He dared to send troops to attack the prince at night. Fortunately, the prince was safe and sound.
Otherwise, even if we directly send people to confiscate and exterminate all the aristocratic families in Jiangning City, no one will dare to seek justice!
Seeing this, Dewu, Xie Lang and others sighed helplessly.
Afterwards, they could only set off with the army under the glares of Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others.
However, there are only a few real aristocratic families in Jiangning City, and they can find them without having to identify them with Dewu and Xie Lang.
The Yan family of Langya, the Meng family of Pingchang, the Xu family of Gumu, the Liu family of Juxian County, Dongguan... and even the Xie family where Xie Lang lived, all the heads of the family, their direct descendants, and the housekeepers were all brought to the Wang family
Inside the mansion!
The people from the aristocratic families who were still full of anger at first trembled in their hearts after seeing the corpses being transported out of the mansion.
"We see His Highness the Crown Prince of Jin, we see His Highness the Prince of Jin!"
When Li Xuan came out with Li Chengqian and others, everyone hurriedly greeted them.
Li Xuan ignored it and looked at Li Chongyi who was standing aside.
Li Chongyi quickly handed over his hand and reported: "Master, I have brought all the heads of aristocratic families and their direct descendants in Jiangning City!"