Chapter 542 Crossing the River and Removing the Bridge

Hearing the news of the disappearance of the King of Jin, Changsun Wuji and others were shocked.

If it is understandable that the king of Wu Weifu took more people back to Beijing and was ambushed halfway; then, the king of Jin, who went north to worship his ancestors on behalf of the emperor, was surrounded by 200 elite dragons, 300 Jinwuwei honor cavalry, and 100 close-fit guards!

A full of 600 people disappeared in a place like Taiyuan in the northern capital, which is appalling!

"General Li, you went to Taiyuan. Where did you look for the King of Jin?" Li Jing was the most calm and asked.

"Naturally, it is the government office, as well as the Taimiao and the imperial mausoleum!" Li Junxian replied.

Li Jing asked again, "Everyone in the State Official Assassin and the Imperial Mausoleum of Taimiao said that the King of Jin had left?"

"Yes."

"There is no trace of the king of Jin's footing at the post station along the way?"

"Yes."

Li Jingmeiyu showed a little and said, "Then there is only one possibility - the king of Jin is still in Taiyuan, the northern capital, at least still in Bingzhou!"

Li Junxian and Changsun Wuji were both surprised, "How is this possible?"

Li Jing stroked his long bere and said, "Five or six hundred people, as long as they go out of the capital and go to the official road, they will leave traces. Is it possible to disappear out of thin air? At that time, General Li was eager to find the King of Jin. If he didn't find it in Taiyuan, he thought that the King of Jin had embarked on his way home and missed it on the way, so he was eager to chase him back. It can be seen that it is very likely to miss an extremely important place at that time and didn't look for it!"

"Where?"

"Bingzhou Military Mansion!" Li Jing's eyes were full of light and he said, "No one can do anything except the army that can make five or six hundred people disappear at the same time!" And I guessed that either the King of Jin was abwere abted by the army of Bingzhou; or the King of Jin himself deliberately hid there and strictly sealed the news. Otherwise, how can even the state officials in Taiyuan not know the exact news of the King of Jin?

At this time, Fang Xuanling was slightly shocked and said, "The army of the governor of Bingzhou is the northern barrier of our Tang Dynasty. The commander-in-chief is the British Duke Li Xun, but he led his army to Mobei to pacify the Xue Yantuo's rebellion and has not returned so far. The one who stayed in Bingzhou is the favorite general under Li Xun, and General Wei Wei, the general of Zuo Wuwei, is waiting for the price - the son of Wei Ting!"

As soon as this was said, everyone sweated coldly!!

"It's Wei Ting again!"

"Don't be impatient!" Li Jing raised his hand, frowned and meditated for a moment, and said, "As far as I know, although Wei is extremely famous and noble, he is modest, cautious and loyal. In the early years, when I fought against Tuyuhun, he served as a grain officer in our army, so I was quite impressed with him. I'm not talented. With my ability to know people, Wei should not do such rebellious things! Moreover, if he really hurt the King of Jin, it would be too stupid. Because the court and the opposition all know that the king of Jin went to the northern capital to worship his ancestors, and he was accompanied by a royal royal family. If he dares to do anything unfavorable to the King of Jin, it is obvious that he has rebelled. Isn't that looking for his own death? Hugh said that he was just a small governor's office in Bingzhou, with only 30,000 to 50,000 horses in his hand. Even if the 200,000 main troops under Li Xun's command belonged to him, he did not dare to do so!"

"Wing Gong's words are reasonable!" Everyone is deeply convinced. Fang Xuanling said, "In this way, is it more likely that the King of Jin has hidden in the Bingzhou Military Mansion? That is to say, instead of detaining the King of Jin, he secretly hid him for protection and prevented him from returning to Beijing?

"It's very likely." Li Jing frowned and said, "In other words, Wei waits - he must know something!"

At this time, Changsun Wuji's face was pale and he snorted, "It's useless for me to guess here!" Otherwise, let me and Chu Suiliang lead Baiqi to take down Wei Ting first! Or, call the King of Wei and ask him indiscriminately!"

Everyone fell into silence for a moment, thinking in their hearts that Wei Ting was the confidant of the King of Wei. If Wei Ting really has any abnormality, it is absolutely impossible for the King of Wei to say that he knows nothing about it. In this way, even if the King of Wei is not behind the scenes or participates in these counterattacks, he will bear the crime of covering up and concealing!

Seeing that everyone was silent, Changsun Wuji simply asked Li Jing, "Wei Gong, what do you think?"

"I think it's better not to act rashly." Li Jing said, "We have no evidence. I'm afraid that taking someone or interrogating the King of Wei will cause more trouble and plunge the government and the opposition into chaos and panic. Moreover, now the life and death of the King of Wu and the King of Jin are uncertain. In case these two princes really fall into their hands, if I wait in Chang'an, but any changes may endanger the lives of the two princes, it will be very bad!"

"Hateful!" Changsun Wuji's teeth bit his bones and rustle, "It's just a mess of the foreign bandits. I didn't expect that there would be thieves making waves in the Tang Dynasty today! Whoever it is, it is unforgivable!"

"Situ is angry." Li Jing took out the tiger charm token and took a look at Li Junxian and said, "The only way to bother General Li to go to Taiyuan again, and there is no need to bring more people to quietly go to the Bingzhou Military Mansion to find out. Be sure to check the news of the King of Jin and ensure his personal safety. What you brought is the royal royal rate. I expect that no one in Bingzhou dares to do something to you! If someone dares to make a comeback - Your Majesty's tiger charm is here! Give you the right to kill the hundred knights under your command first and then play. You can do whatever you want and capture the king!"

"No! The last general will start immediately!" Li Junxian led the military order and hurried away sweaty.

"Here in Chang'an, it is still loose on the outside and tight on the inside." Li Jing said, "Now let's not let out any rumor, as usual. Let the thief think that we are still unconscious. Today, I will go to recruit 361 government soldiers and all the imperial palace royal forces in the customs, and strictly guard the imperial capital and the imperial city to ensure that Chang'an will be as solid as a golden soup, and your majesty will be foolproof!"

"According to what Wei Gong said." Changsun Wuji still respected Li Jing and said to him, "Then Fang Xuanling and I still sit in the Hongwen Museum and host the daily court meeting and take care of the government affairs of the court. Chu Suiliang, you keep a close eye on Wei Ting and speed up the whereabouts of the King of Wu!"

"Yes!" Chu Suiliang agreed.

Li Jing added, "Save people!"

"Then I'll act separately!"

In the evening of the same day, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling in the Hongwen Museum, replaced His Majesty the Emperor's Jin Batch with Prime Minister Zhu Batch, and criticized the memorials submitted by newspapers all over the country.

He repeatedly thought about the affairs of several princes in his heart. Changsun Wuji could not calm down. He was a little impetuous and held the memorial in his hand, but he couldn't see it. Seeing that Changsun Wuji was full of distress and anger, Fang Xuanling advised him to relax but with no effect, so it was difficult to say more.

There were thieves in the court who caused trouble to the prince. For Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and others, it was a big trouble, but for Changsun Wuji, it was even more ugly and hid the danger of killing!

Others don't know. Doesn't his eldest grandson Wuji know what the emperor has always hated most?

The shadow of Xuanwumen has been shrouded in the heart of Emperor Li Shimin. He has been the emperor for so many years. What he has been most worried about is his son. If he is good, he doesn't learn from bad, and he will follow his example to be a brother!

If the case of the King of Wu and the King of Jin is really related to the King of Wei... Then, what Li Shimin is most worried about and hates will eventually happen!

What are the consequences?

Unimaginable!

With a "pop", Changsun Wuji threw a memorial in his hand and got up, "I can't help it! - Come on, prepare a car!"

Fang Xuanling was shocked and looked at Changsun Wuji in constersation, "Where does Situ want to go?"

"I'm going to the Wei Palace to make it clear!"

"No way!"

"Why not?" Changsun Wuji snorted and said angrily, "My mother's uncle, today I'm not Prime Minister Situ, but his uncle, okay?"

"This..." Fang Xuanling immediately frowned, got up and walked to Changsun Wuji, and whispered, "What if the grass scares the snake and harms the lives of the King of Wu and the King of Jin?"

"I don't expect him to!" Changsun Wuji shook his sleeve and said, "No need to say more. I must ask Lao Si for clarification!" Hugh said that he is your majesty's beloved son and my own nephew. Even if he is the current prince or my own son, as long as he is confused at this critical jux, my eldest grandson Wuji will definitely destroy his relatives and spare him!"

Fang Xuanling was stunned and knew that she could not stop Changsun Wuji, so she sighed softly, "Since Situ insisted on going, Fang can't stop him. It's just... no one will admit this great disaster unless we have very strong evidence to prove it.

Almost as soon as Fang Xuanling's words fell, a person staggered in at the gate of Hongwen Hall, and even the doorman did not dare to stop it. When the man entered the gate, he ran to the cabinet room of Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. As he ran, he shouted, "Uncle, help me!"

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were shocked together. The officials in other government office of the Hongwen Hall were also shocked and ran out. Everyone saw that it was not the king of Wei!

Changsun Wuji hurriedly scolded, "Don't watch, all of them quit the Hongwen Museum!"

"Yes..." The officials retreated submissively and closed the door of the museum.

Only the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Li Tai, the king of Wei, are left in the room. Li Tai sweated and his face turned pale, and he trembling all over. He ploped and knelt down for Changsun Wuji: "Li Tai is guilty. He came to confess. Uncle, save me!"

"What's wrong with you?" Changsun Wuji scolded.

"I... I was careless for a moment and forgot to report a big thing to the court. It led to the assassination of the King of Wu!" Li Tai knelt down and said in fear.

"What's the big deal?" Changsun Wuji asked with a gloomy face.

Li Tai then told Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling that he invited Wei Ting and others in the royal palace that day to discuss. If the king of Wu is appointed as the crown prince after returning to Beijing, where will we go? At that time, Wei Ting advised the king of Wei to kill the general King Wu halfway to eliminate future trouble.

At this point, Li Tai shouted sadly, "At that time, I was furious and refused, and scolded Wei Ting in front of everyone and expelled him from the royal palace. I didn't expect... Wei Ting took his own initiative and sent a killer to intercept the King of Wu halfway!"

Unexpected by Li Tai's expectation, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling did not show any surprise when they heard the "big news", but looked at each other and sneered.

Li Tai was a little panicked: Strange, why are they not surprised at all? Have you already known about it?

"Your Highness the King of Wei, did you just say - 'cut off' the king of Wu?" Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Why don't you say it's taken away or assassinated, but 'intercepted'? Do you know that King Wu has been assassinated?

"Ah? This...this!" Li Tai suddenly gasped: What a cunning Fang Xuanling!

"Tay!" Changsun Wuji roared!

"Yes, yes!" Li Tai was already sweating and knelt down and trembled all over. He said, "My subordinates just reported to me that the killer sent by Wei Ting has... killed the King of Wu!"

"What?" Changsun Wuji was shocked and furious. "How did you know? Who told you?"

The sweat on Li Tai's face slipped to the ground, and he dared not raise his head and said, "There is a confidant in Wei Ting's house. He used to be a editor in my literature museum. He had a deep relationship with me, so he leaked the news to me in private..."

"Smart words are full of nonsense!" Changsun Wuji couldn't help flirting with him anymore and finally broke out. He raised his foot and was going to kick Li Tai!

Fang Xuanling was shocked. He hurriedly hugged Changsun Wuji and said in his ear, "Situ is angry! The king of Wei is the Lord, and I will wait for you!"

"He is obviously at a critical moment, selling his accomplices to protect himself!" Changsun Wuji said angrily, "Otherwise, how could he wait until Wei Ting has won and King Wu has been killed in return!" It's just to get rid of the responsibilities and put all the blame on Wei Ting!"

"Auncle, you are wronged!" Li Tai burst into tears, and his head slammed on the ground and cried, "Wei Ting acted in private. I didn't know it in advance. Moreover, he just said a casual sentence at that time. I didn't care about it. I didn't expect him to be so dark-hearted that he really did it! Then, I just got the news from the secret report from the doorman in his house! Tai, I was so scared that I hurried to find my uncle to report the case!"

"Then why don't you report in the morning?" Changsun Wuji scolded angrily.

"It is well known that Wei Ting had an old grudge against the King of Wu. He drank a lot of wine at the banquet that day. I thought he was just drunk for a while, but I didn't pay attention to it at that time. And..." Li Tai hesitated for a moment and said, "I think he is my elder and an important minister of the imperial court. Can I still betray him for a word and make him harm the whole family? Tai can't bear to do such an unrighteous act!"

"I forgot that you took Wei Ting's daughter as a concubine!" Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "At this time, are you still putting gold on your face and leaving all the blame on your father-in-law? OK, OK, I'll take Wei Ting first and let him confront you - someone!"

Li Tai, who was lying on the ground, actually breathed a sigh of relief! He said in his heart: Let's have a hostage, it's good to have a hostage! It's not right. How can I, Li Tai, look innocent? The assassination of King Wu was indeed done by Wei Ting alone, which has nothing to do with me! ... Fortunately, I asked Zhao Chong to stare at Wei Ting secretly and learned that the King of Wu had been killed. Otherwise, people all over the world would think that I had killed the King of Wu, and I would be killed by him!

"It's better to do it first! Wei Ting, Wei Ting, don't blame me! If you don't kill yourself, it's better for you to die than for me!"