Chapter 558 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
"Gu Sima!"
"The official is here!"
"Eight hundred miles to rush to Beijing, don't dare to delay for a moment!"
Gu Kai took the envelope and looked at the seal of the seal. He was shocked to see that it was the gold seal of the Duke.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't hold it back: "May I ask the Duke why you are so anxious!"
Li Chengzhi bared his teeth and smiled: "I'm going to say that the Taiwei wants to rebel. Do you believe it or not?"
Here we go again?
Gu Kai glanced at Li Chengzhi secretly, then lowered his eyelids and remained silent.
This attitude alone is self-evident, and there is no need for him to answer it.
When Gao Zhao was still Sikong, Li Chengzhi falsely accused him of wanting to rebel. All the officials in the court and the people in the capital regarded him as a joke.
One year has passed, and Gao Zhao not only has not rebelled, but has taken a step forward and is already a very popular minister.
Now that he is inferior to one person and superior to tens of millions of people, there is no need for Gao Zhao to rebel, but Li Chengzhi brings up old matters again. What is the reason?
Presumably, the memorial that was rushed 800 miles to the capital must be about this matter. But as a subordinate, Gu Kai will obey it.
"I obey your orders, I will send people on their way!"
"Yes!" Li Chengzhi nodded and explained, "By the way, those camp generals and brigade commanders who had secretly met with Gao Zhao were also captured, and we will arrest them after the imperial court comes."
"Ah?"
Gu Kai seemed to be a little dissatisfied, "May I ask the Duke, what is the crime?"
Li Chengzhi's face turned cold: "As a leading general, isn't it enough to disobey orders and have private meetings with important officials?"
Is there such a law or military order?
He was stunned and looked at Yuan Tianci subconsciously. Yuan Tianci was about to wink at Gu Kai when he suddenly saw Li Chengzhi staring at him. Yuan Tianci lowered his eyelids, like an old monk in trance.
Gu Kai was a little confused. In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said "Here!"
After he left, Li Chengzhi shouted again: "Yuan Changshi!"
Yuan Tianci hurriedly raised his hands and bowed: "I'm here!"
"I still need to trouble you to go into the city immediately and ask the Dang County Supervisor to tell me that I want to enter the city overnight?"
Are you going to the city again overnight?
Then why are you so anxious and anxious to get out of the city, as if there is a dog chasing you behind you?
Isn’t it unnecessary?
Although he was thinking this in his mind, Yuan Tianci was a smooth person, unlike Gu Kai who was dumbfounded. If he had questions in his mind, he would speak out without hesitation.
He responded respectfully: "I obey my orders!"
"Li Xiaoxian!"
"Servant is here!"
"Follow Yuan Changshi into the city and go to the inn to take care of your car and belongings. Don't let any thieves steal you!"
"No!"
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Not long after, Li Chengzhi’s various actions were presented to Gao Zhao’s desk.
After reading it, Gao Zhao frowned and pointed at several cases with his fingers, as if he was thinking of countermeasures.
Gao Zhan felt itchy and stretched his neck to take a look:
Li Chengzhi ordered Gu Kai to send eight hundred miles to Beijing to report: The Taiwei wants to rebel...
In the name of "disobeying orders", the camp generals and brigade commanders summoned by Gao were imprisoned...
Yuan Tianci was ordered to enter the city immediately and informed Shangdang County Yamen that he would enter the city overnight...
Gao Zhan took a deep breath.
No matter how slow he reacted, he could already see that Li Chengzhi had seen through his father's plan. The most important part of "entering the city overnight" made Gao Zhan confused.
He has already escaped, why did he come in again?
Gao Zhan openly set up an ambush outside the inn, just to make Li Chengzhi mistakenly think that the current Shangdang had betrayed the Gao family and that a dragnet had been laid in the city.
Li Chengzhi did fall into the trap and fled the city in panic.
Then Gao Zhao contacted his subordinate generals in a half-covered manner. With Li Chengzhi's suspicious temperament, he would definitely not dare to use those two thousand Chinese troops again.
In addition, he was extremely convinced that Gao Zhao would kill him quickly, so there was a high probability that Li Chengzhi would lead more than a hundred retainers to go south overnight and escape back to the capital.
But against all odds, it was not expected that Li Chengzhi would do the opposite and instead of escaping, he would enter the city instead?
"Father, he... why is he so bold and not afraid of his father setting up an ambush in the city?"
"Do you think Li Chengzhi is as stupid as you? You must have been shocked that Wang Xian did not become a rebellious father!"
While sarcastically speaking, Gao Zhao actually regretted something: He should not have taken Wang Xian to see Li Chengzhi yesterday.
The original intention was to make Li Chengzhi mistakenly think that Bingzhou had rebelled, forcing him to flee south overnight. Who would have thought that this little thief was so cunning, and he only said "The captain is going to raise an army", and Wang Xian was shocked and exposed.
Telltale.
You really shot yourself in the foot.
Fortunately, it’s not too late to make amends.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Don't worry about this matter. Go and call Gao Yun!"
Gao Yun?
Whenever there is any secretive matter in the house, Gao Yun must be the one to handle it... My father is going to kill him...
Gao Zhan's heart trembled, and he gritted his teeth tightly, "Father, can you...can you call the third sister after Li Chengzhi enters the city? Just say that my father misses him..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a crisp "snap" sound. Gao Zhan was slapped and climbed on top of several cases. After just one or two breaths, blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Do you think Li Chengzhi is a stupid pig?"
Gao Zhao had a stern expression on his face, "Even if you are the wife of the Li family, you are not the daughter of the Gao family... But for a big deal, I even abandoned your mother in the capital, but you persuade me to be open to the family members of the thieves? I How did I give birth to such a beast like you?"
Despite being kicked by official boots, Gao Zhan just held his head tightly.
He couldn't figure out why he wanted to rebel if he was so good?
……
No matter how unbearable it is, Shangdang is a county and not a brothel. How can you go in when you want and leave when you want?
So what if he is the Duke?
Not to mention Wang Xian, Li Qin, the governor of Shangdang County, who was born in the Li family of Longxi and was of the same lineage as him, was also very angry. He only excused the curfew and to prevent thieves from taking advantage of it, the city gates were absolutely closed. The meeting will be held. If Li Guogong has to enter the city, he can be hanged up.
After all, he is also the Duke of the country, how can he be ashamed of this person?
Without bothering, Li Chengzhi ordered Yuan Tianci to inform the city, and he just hung Li Xiaoxian and several retainers up, saying that they were going to the inn to guard the carriages and belongings.
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This is human nature, and the county governor Li Qin did not make things difficult. He lowered the basket and hoisted the person into the city...
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The north wind howled all night, and at dawn, the sky turned sunny again. Although it was still windy, at least we could see the sun.
A few old soldiers hid in the door, hunched their necks and holding their guns, quietly watching Li Chengzhi and a dozen armored riders entering the city. One of them was wearing soft armor and was clearly a woman...
The city gate official stood on the side of the ear room, with a respectful face, but he was full of doubts in his heart: yesterday when he left the city, the momentum was so huge, how come there were only these few birdmen when entering the city today?
When Li Chengzhi was walking away to the county government office, the city gate officer quickly turned around and reported to Shangguan Bing.
"Li Chengzhi did not go to the inn, but took only a dozen retainers to the county government office? It seems that he was afraid that the inn would be difficult to attack and difficult to defend, so he planned to stay in the government office?"< /p>
Gao Zhao sighed, "Is he calculating that even if Wang Xian has already joined me, Li Qin, who was born in the Li family in Longxi, will definitely not fall into the same trap as me? It's really easy to calculate..."
Gao Yun pondered for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "Even so, he shouldn't only bring a dozen servants. What about his more than a hundred retainers?"
"Oh, I was negligent and forgot to inform you!"
Gao Zhao pinched his forehead and said, "The city gate was just opened, and a scout came to report that the sky had just dawned, and more than a hundred Li family retainers rushed to the west, holding the official letter of Li Chengzhi's country, saying that they were the recipients. According to the Duke's order, if there is something urgent, return to Beijing and report!"
"It's just a message back to Beijing, why do we need to send so many people??"
Gao Yun frowned, "Master, are these more than a hundred servants of the Li family going to Tongguan?"
"Besides rushing to Tongguan to rescue Li Shixian, where else can we go? That's why I have mentioned many times that even though Li Chengzhi is extremely intelligent, he is not without flaws. Just like this time, I suddenly heard that Li Shixian will be kidnapped by me and taken to Beizhen
, so that he panicked and even ignored his own safety?"
Gao Zhaomeng took a breath, "It's really not easy. How many years have he not worked so hard and spent so much energy? Fortunately, he came to the same end through different paths, and finally lured him into a dead end...
Now Li Chengzhi is like an eagle with broken wings and a tiger without teeth. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he will not escape death. But he is full of tricks and suspicious by nature, so you still have to be careful about this and don't miss the mark.
If it moves, it will be over, and if it moves, it will be thundered, and it will be killed!"
"Servant obeys the order!"
Gao Yungong responded, and after getting up, he seemed to have some doubts, "Master, although there are twists and turns this time, compared with the past, it is like sailing with ease... Isn't it too smooth?"
Okay?
"Don't think too highly of Li Chengzhi. Although he has the ability to know things from birth, he is not able to control everything in the world. Just like when he was assassinated in the capital on the 23rd of the winter lunar month, if I hadn't given you the advice, he would have
If we rescued him at the critical moment, he would have gone to hell with Yuan Ying. Therefore, a wise man must make a mistake if he thinks a lot...
Even if I miss it, it won't be a big deal. As long as Li Shixian is in hand, it's like holding Li Chengzhi's destiny. Even if he hates me to the core, I won't dare to make a mistake... If I take a step back, even if he is cheating, he can't.
How about it? Is it possible that I can still be coaxed into plotting to assassinate him personally?"
Gao Zhao paused for a moment, then sighed sadly: "It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen. You do your best..."
Gao Yun's heart trembled slightly.
The head of the family asked him to do his best, and "If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent", which was a clear warning to him: be careful of Li Chengzhi's plot.
It seems that even the head of the family is not as certain as he claims. Instead, he is suspicious like him: Could it be too smooth?
Gao Yun promised repeatedly, but when he raised his head, Gao Zhao had already left the room.
He seemed calm and relaxed, but in fact he secretly regretted: If he had known that Li Chengzhi would become a serious trouble, why did he wait until today?
There were countless opportunities to kill Li Chengzhi, but he missed them all.
Including today, if there hadn't been an urgent report from the capital, saying that the Western Chile and the embroidered emissaries lurking in Xiazhou had come to the capital to report. Even Yuan Cheng had already written a letter asking the Queen Mother to urgently send the Chinese army to arrest him, how could he be like a lost dog?
, don’t dare to stay even for half a moment?
If Li Chengzhi could stay for just one more day, he would be burned to ashes regardless of whether he really fell into the trap or whether he was just following the trap.
What a pity...
Gao Zhao let out a sigh of relief and asked loudly: "But have you invited Wang Shijun?"
"Captain Bing, the subordinates have already been invited. Wang Shijun said that everything is ready. We are just waiting for the commander to arrive..."
"Then let's set off and leave the city!"
Gao Zhao turned over and climbed onto a horse.
In just two moments, hundreds of troops protected Gao Zhao and Wang Xian from Shangdang County City.
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"Lang Jun, Gao Zhao is gone?"
Li Cong's face was full of disbelief, and he almost said: Lang Jun, could you have made a mistake in your calculation?
"Can't you see through such a simple trick? This is called playing hard to get, you idiot!"
Li Chengzhi sneered, "Moreover, Gao Zhaoquan has been in power for more than ten years, and hatred has spread all over the world. If there were no dead men in the palace, how could he survive to this day? So whether he leaves or not, what does it have to do with whether he harms me or not?" Does this mean that Gao's assassins might already be halfway there?
Li Cong's heart tightened, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"Why are you panicking? Back then, there were four thousand armored soldiers, but they still managed to hide their secrets and escape. Now, it's just a repeat of the same old trick, and there are only a dozen of them, so they scared you like this?"
After scolding Li Cong a few words, Li Chengzhi asked Li Xiaoxian: "What did Li Qin say when he went to the county government to post a message?"
"It is said that the Taiwei and Wang Shijun are still in the city, so they cannot leave their posts without permission. They can only wait until the next day to return to the house and open the three doors to welcome the king!"
"There's no need to go to that trouble. If you go there later, just say it's a flood and official business is important. Later I'll ask my wife to go to the Li Mansion for me to visit...and then I'll act according to the plan, I'll leave it to you!" Li Xiaoxian exhaled sharply: "I will definitely live up to my husband's trust!"
Li Chengzhi wanted to take advantage of Li Daitao's impasse and planned to secretly send Gao Wenjun, Wei Yu, Zhang Jingmo and others out of the county government, or even directly out of the city.
"Where's Li Hui, how's the trial going?"
"It is still being tried, but someone was sent to report it just two moments ago, saying that the camp general and brigade commander should be innocent, but there are two people who joined the army who are undoubtedly spies of the Gao family, and the two brigades he supervised, among them spies
There are dozens of them..."
I knew it wouldn't be that clean, and Gao Zhao wouldn't be so kind.
Otherwise, why when it was agreed to seal the country's central army, Yuan Cheng insisted that he had no troops to send and could only go to Pingzhou to raise them. But Gao Zhao came forward and said that he could mobilize two thousand from the new army...
A hint of cruelty flashed in Li Chengzhi's eyes: "There are dozens... that's enough. Choose carefully, especially the three ladies are all women, so they are easy to identify, so they must be at least seven or eight in stature."
It’s the same...be clean afterwards and don’t leave any traces behind..."
"Don't worry, I will tell Li Hui word for word!"
"Hmm!"
Li Chengzhi nodded slightly and then said: "Don't panic. There are now five hundred troops in the city, all of whom have thunder weapons to rely on. It can be said that there is no loss, and there will be no danger!"
What else can I do, I can only borrow Lang Jun's good words and hope that there will be no danger.
"Let each do his own thing!"
Li Chengzhi waved, and Li Xiaoxian, Li Cong and several confidants resigned and left.
When people walked in, Li Chengzhi breathed out again: Now that everything is ready, whether the golden cicada can escape from its shell depends on whether this shareholder wind can be blown.