From the first day they met, Li Chengzhi knew that Yuan Yue was very smart. He even suspected that whether he was not close to women or a manly man, he was doing it to save his life and eliminate Yuan Ke's wariness.
The smarter a person is, the more he cherishes his life and the less courageous he is. This is true for Yuan Yong, and the same is true for Yuan Yue.
Li Chengzhi still remembers that after Gao Huan defeated the Erzhu family, he wanted to choose a puppet with the closest bloodline and easier control to be the emperor, and the first one he chose was Yuan Yue.
After Yuan Yue heard the news, she was so frightened that she fainted on the spot and sprayed feces and urine all over her crotch.
For this reason, his subordinate Wenwu thought that Yuanyue could not convince the public, so Gao Huancai gave up.
Li Chengzhi suspected that Yuan Yue would definitely not believe it even if the imperial edict to elect him to succeed Yuan Ke was placed in front of him before his death. Ninety-nine percent suspected that this was the emperor's way of testing him and wanted to find someone on the Huangquan Road.
Companion. Thus, the play performed for Gao Huan will be performed in front of Yuan Ke in advance...
As for Yuan Jia... Whether the old man can live longer than Yuan Ke is still a question. Even if he rebels, Yuan Yuan should be properly settled first, not trapped in the palace like he is now...
Therefore, Li Chengzhi is 90% sure that it is either a coincidence, or a method used by thieves behind the scenes to cover up others' eyes, or to muddy the waters.
Li Chengzhi pondered for a long time and shouted loudly: "Yuan Jian!"
"My subordinates are here!"
"Enter the palace with my order, and mobilize two thousand soldiers each to surround Baode Temple and Wuji Temple. No one can escape..."
Yang Jun frowned: "Aren't you afraid of disturbing the grass and alerting the snake?"
"The White Horse Temple became empty overnight... How big was Liu Teng's movement? You should have been shocked. Furthermore, if it really has something to do with Yuan Yue and Yuan Jia, do you think these two people will just sit back and wait for death? It's like knocking on the mountain and shocking the tiger!" Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger... This is preparation, but there is a discovery. Even Yuanyue and Yuanjia have to be arrested?
Yang Jun was shocked: Do you really deny your relatives?
That’s all Yuanyue, it’s just business dealings at most. But Yuanjia, is he Li Chengzhi’s quasi-uncle?
Don't think that the emperor's move was aimless, and he just asked Gao Wenjun to change his surname. But in feudal society, "propriety" is heaven. We always discuss ethics first, and then family ties.
As Yang Jun said, Li Chengzhi will never have a father-in-law named Gao, let alone a brother-in-law named Gao, only one named Yuan...
Sure enough!
Li Chengzhi just asked Yuan Chen to mobilize troops in the palace, but he didn't give any explanation?
You know, what he trained was Hu Ben, who had to go through Yuan Yuan's hands. He didn't let Yuan Jian cover it up, but told Yuan Yuan that he wanted to surround Baode Temple and capture Zongde?
Yang Jun's eyelids twitched faintly: "Yuan Yue is just a member of the idle clan. But Yuan Yuan is on duty in the palace and has a lot of troops. Are you not afraid that he is really related to this matter and you will jump over the wall?"
Li Chengzhi sneered faintly, but said nothing.
Do you think Liu Teng is a vegetarian?
Or is it just a matter of being an emperor?
Not to mention Yuan Yuan, the emperor was 90% on guard even himself, but he just didn’t know which one he was arranging.
Furthermore, Li Chengzhi firmly believed that the emperor’s assassination had nothing to do with Yuan Yuan.
Recalling Yuan Yuan's every word, every move since he met him, Li Chengzhi instinctively wanted to shake his head.
As General Hu Ben and the commander of the emperor's own army, Yuan Yuan has too many opportunities to take action. There is no need to go to such trouble or take such a big risk...
"Don't worry, with His Majesty here, there won't be any big trouble!"
An Wei said something ambiguous, and Li Chengzhi smiled and said: "There's nothing going on, why don't you, Brother Ji Sun, come with me?"
Yang Jun pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine!"
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Whether it is Baode Temple or Wuji Temple, they are surrounded by fierce tigers. Li Chengzhi also believes that Yuanyuan will handle it properly and send capable people to take charge.
The rest is nothing more than arresting when necessary and interrogating when necessary. Li Chengzhi did not dare to expect to do everything in one go, he only hoped to find out the roots of this monk.
Therefore, he was neither in a hurry to see his nominal uncle nor in a hurry to go to Wuji Temple, but went straight to Yuanyue Mansion.
Nothing else: Li Chengzhi was so impressed by the female Taoist priest that he almost let him go back to wherever he came from...
He must be an extraordinary person who dares to risk his life to assassinate a driver. Li Chengzhi doesn't believe that he dares to pull out a random person and do such a big thing to kill the nine tribes?
What’s more, she’s a woman?
This kind of person is still his disciple, Yuan Yue can't possibly have no impression at all...
Afraid of being too ostentatious, Li Chengzhi changed the carriage again before giving the official message, and took only a few tiger soldiers with him, and headed for Wangzifang.
"The woman should be around thirty years old. She has good looks and slim figure. Her whole body is fair and flawless, and her five fingers are as green as green onions. Therefore, she must not have come from a poor or common family..."
Yang Jun was reading the information about the female Taoist priest that Liu Teng had found, and he said "Eh" halfway through the reading, "She actually gave birth to a child?"
Li Chengzhi was very surprised: "Isn't it said that 'the whole body is white and without traces'? How can you tell?"
"Don't talk about the history. Pedestrians (all refer to Wu Zuo) can randomly find a midwife (midwife, midwife) who has been around for many years, and by groping between the woman's waist bones, they can determine how many children they have given birth to. What's so strange about it?" So magical?
Li Chengzhi pondered: "Maybe we can find some clues based on this, but remember it first and wait until we see King Ruyang..."
"That's right!" Yang Jun nodded and said, "If you can accept him as a disciple, you will definitely know his background. If you find King Ruyang, you will know everything..."
The two rode in the same car and talked while walking. They arrived at Shouchiuli half an hour later.
Yuan Yue is not at home?
"In the past few days, although His Highness has returned home every day, he has left early in the morning and returned late every day, and has never mentioned his whereabouts to the house...
The wife (Concubine Yuanyue) went to the palace many days ago to listen to the sutras, but was left in the palace. She has not returned for nearly ten days... so she also wishes to see Yin Haihan..."
Yuan Yue's concubine is the legitimate daughter of the Lu family. Although she looked panicked, her reaction was impeccable.
Yang Jun only said he was stopping by and only sat in the living room for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Hearing that Yuan Yue was not there, Li Chengzhi didn't even get out of the car.
"The Lu family was invited by Hu Chonghua to go to the palace to listen to sutras. She was in Qingquan Palace when the incident occurred. The suspicion has not been eliminated, so she will naturally be banned from the palace. As for Yuanyue..."
Li Chengzhi paused for a moment and then said thoughtfully, "It would be great if Yuan Yue can change his bad behavior in the past and stay at home every day. With his temperament, he can't tell where he can live happily at this time. Hmm... directly
If you go to Tai Chi Temple, you might be hanging out with those Taoist priests..."
As Li Chengzhi is in charge today, Yang Jun is indispensable. Just as he was about to ask the driver to turn, he suddenly heard Huben outside the car whispering: "General, urgent order!"
Li Chengzhi opened the curtain and saw an armored horse rushing towards him with a corner flag on his back.
This was a military flag order. How could the common people recognize it? Therefore, it did not cause panic in the public. On the contrary, the tiger soldier on the horse looked anxious. Before the horse even stopped, he jumped down and leaned in Li Chengzhi's ear and said
: "Commander of the brigade, the monks of Baode Temple refused to open the door, and there was a strong monk who drew his bow and spear and resisted..."
Did it really shake out the tiger?
Li Chengzhi was surprised and happy: "But it's the other way around?"
"No!" Hu Shi replied, "It was Master Zongde who sacrificed the late emperor's imperial flag and the spiritual status of Empress Dowager Feng and Empress Si (Yuan Hong's biological mother). He also scolded Sima for pretending to be a false edict... also said he was missing.
His Majesty has decreed that the door will never be opened..."
Sima...Yuan Jian?
Li Chengzhi asked curiously: "Yuan Zhonglang only sent troops but not generals?"
"It was dispatched: Zhonglang ordered the soldiers to recruit two battalions each, and the two guards personally led them out of the palace to listen to the brigade commander's orders. But for some unknown reason, he left the palace and stayed with Yuan Sima (Yuan Jian).
After killing the soldiers of the two battalions, the two generals went to Wuji Temple..."
Haha?
Li Chengzhi was so angry that he laughed.
Huben only has three guards. Except for the Gaoche Guard, the remaining generals of the Recruitment Guard and the Zhenchun Guard are all named Yuan.
The former is Yuan Yan, and the latter is Yuan Gong, the concubine brother of Yuan Hui, Prince Huai of Chengyang. Li Liang caught him and it was his brother Yuan Hui's wife who had an affair with Yuan Yuan.
The two men 90% heard that they were surrounding Baode Temple. They felt that the stakes were too high and they were more likely to offend Yuan Yuan, so they slipped away with a smear of oil on their soles?
No wonder even Liu Teng felt that he was playing tricks on himself and deliberately became a foreigner. Compared with the old eunuch, these two were not only close ministers of the emperor, but also father and brother were powerful figures. But now in comparison, they are not even as good as Liu Teng? p>
The old eunuch at least dared to kill people, and killed many people!
As for Yuan Chen... he's just a paper tiger. He looks extremely ferocious, but he gives up when trouble comes.
Looking at Lien Yuanyan and Yuan Gong again, how come he doesn’t know the principle of being wise and protecting oneself?
Also, this Zongde really took the courage of a bear’s heart and a leopard’s guts. When you hold up the life tablet of the late emperor, do you think you have nothing to fear in the spiritual position of the ancestors and empresses?
This is a major crime involving assassination and rebellion. It is Empress Dowager Feng, Xiaowen is resurrected, and with Yuan Ke's sinister temperament and disapproval of his relatives, he might even dare to chop it up. What's more, it's just three dead things?
Even if Baode Temple had nothing to do with the assassination, it would probably be a disaster...
Taking a breath, Li Chengzhi shouted coldly: "Enter the palace immediately, inform Liu Siqing and Yuan Shizhong (Yuan Hui), and order the secret guards to keep an eye on the movements of all parties... Hold my letter again and ask to see King Qinghe (
Yuan Yi) and Gao Sikong, please ask them to order the city gate captain to check each city gate closely to prevent thieves from escaping in the chaos... Let's go and meet Master Zongde..."
Yang Jun hesitated and said, "If not, how about letting Yuan Zhonglang (Yuan Yuan) know?"
"No need!" Li Chengzhi shook his head firmly, "Are you going to let him kill the family for justice?"
Moreover, Li Chengzhi still did not specifically explain who the tiger warrior who was delivering the order would be carrying. Liu Teng and Yuan Hui knew about it, and Yuan Yuan also knew about it.
Including Yuan Jia, as the first assistant, he will handle government affairs together with Gao Zhao and Yuan Yi in the East Hall of Shiqian at this time. Such a big move as closing the city gate will naturally have to be done first. In this way, Yuan Jia will naturally
Got it.
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Although it is unlikely that Yuanjia will be found, he is afraid of the possibility, so Li Chengzhi asked the secret guards to keep an eye on the movements of all parties. This is the purpose...
The matter was so important that we had to speed up. Baode Temple is located outside Kaiyang Gate in the south of the city, on the bank of Luoshui River, more than 20 miles away from Wangzifang to the south, to the north, to the west and to the east.
Although Li Chengzhi was in agony from being jolted, his limbs were much more flexible. By the time he arrived at Baode Temple, he was able to get out of the car and walk two steps.
But as soon as he got off the car, before he had time to be happy, Li Chengzhi's face darkened when he saw the tigers and tigers scattered.
There are two thousand and five hundred Hu soldiers, and there are three brigades in front of the mountain gate of Yu Baode Temple alone. Except for the Jia Brigade, which he serves as the brigade commander, the troops are relatively neat. They all draw their bows and hold their guns, as if they are on guard. The remaining one thousand soldiers are actually all
Sitting on the floor is like watching a play.
Are the emperor's own troops really so miserable?
What a joke.
This clearly means that he doesn’t want to wade into troubled waters: You, Li Chengzhi, have the Emperor’s Day, but we don’t. What if someone wears small shoes?
Looking further on the wall, there are indeed many monks standing densely packed. Not only do they have bows and knives in their hands, but there are also many armor-piercing ones?
All major temples in Beijing have monks who protect the temples. The three royal temples were approved by the late emperor and Yuan Ke to have dozens or hundreds of monk soldiers, but this armor is too much.
Li Chengzhi couldn't help but think of the scene when the monk soldiers from Zhaoxuan Temple in Jingzhou confronted Li Song when they attacked the foot of Kongtong Mountain. How similar was it to this moment?
Seeing that his face was getting colder and colder, with a hint of murderous intent, Yang Jun's heart skipped a beat and he urged in a hurry: "Don't be impulsive!"
Although they are just a group of monks, they are monks with an imperial spirit. If he followed Liu Teng's example of arresting and killing the White Horse Temple, Li Chengzhi would definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
"Brother Ji Sun, don't worry, how could I kill you without teaching you!"
Li Chengzhi replied, and then stared at the courtyard wall four or five feet away. On the top of the wall in the middle of the courtyard gate, three monks were kneeling upright. Each was holding something: in the middle was a flag, and there were no flags.
There is no inscription, only a dragon and a tiger are embroidered. On both sides, one on the left and one on the right, two monks each hold a spiritual tablet and hold it upright on their heads.
Li Chengzhi felt it was unspeakably ironic: Aren't these three monks demonstrating: If you have the ability, just shoot?