Li Shimin

Chapter 824
At this time, in Jiangning City.

The sky gradually darkened, and the entire Jiangning City fell into silence.

The streets and alleys are empty!
Outside the black clothes alley, a group of strong men in black suddenly appeared.

Everyone had a layer of black mud or charcoal smeared on their faces. It was originally dark, but now this group of people could not be recognized even if they were standing in the middle of the road without carefully distinguishing them.

I saw this group of people very skillfully avoiding the generals guarding inside and outside Bird Clothes Lane, and drove all the way straight to the back door of Wang's mansion.

Waited quietly in the dark for less than a moment.

A figure appeared out of nowhere from the back door of Wang's mansion, and quietly opened the back door of Wang's mansion.

After whispering to the leading man in black for a while, the group of strong men in black quietly crept into the Wang family 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 by, even darker than them.

One by one, covered in black and opaque armor, they just stood there quietly, like mummies, not leaking a single breath.

It looks very intrusive.

After this group of people entered the Wang family mansion, Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others were knocked open by their own guards!

"How many people came?"

Li Xuan asked in a low voice.

"Back to the king, more than 100 people came into the back house, and more than 100 people also came from the secret passage below the Wang's mansion!"

Xue Rengui reported.

Li Xuan ordered: "It's best to keep one or two alive, if not, kill them all, and then everyone can go to rest with peace of mind!"

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui clapped his hands in response, and then walked out.

"Master, I'm going to join in the fun too!"

Beside him, Cheng Chusi said excitedly.

Li Xuan turned his head and glanced, "Put on the armor before going!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Cheng Chusi responded with some excitement, 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 could speak, Li Xuan directly refused.

"You are the crown prince, the heir of the Great Tang Dynasty. I have already taken a great risk to bring you to destroy the Langya royal family. Many censors will impeach me when I go back this time.

Now, you just stay here honestly, if something goes wrong, I can still protect you! "

"Yes, third uncle!"

Li Chengqian replied honestly.

He also knew that what Li Xuan said was true.

Now, the Wang family's mansion is definitely a dangerous place for a prince like him.

If nothing happened to him, it would be fine, the censors of the imperial court would at most follow the usual practice to impeach King Shu of Jin.

However, even if there is a little scar on his body on the door, after returning, those censors will definitely try their best to impeach their third uncle.

After all, he is the origin of the Tang Dynasty!

However, Li Chengqian still finds it very exciting to be able to destroy the Wang family with his third uncle.

Sitting on the sofa beside him, he kept looking at the lobby where the members of the Wang family were imprisoned.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, a loud noise sounded.

Li Chengqian's face tightened.

Then, there were several loud bangs again.

Then, there was a miserable howl.

In the silence of the night, it sounded particularly obvious.

At least, the surrounding mansions of aristocratic families quickly turned on their lights and made a lot of noise for a day. After they knew that it was the Wang family's mansion, these people were all surprised.

After a few breaths, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

After a while.

Cheng Chusi, who was dressed in armor, pushed the door and walked in with a bored expression.

"How is it?"

Li Chengqian asked quickly.

"Oh, Master, Gao Ming, those thieves are so stupid. A group of people huddled together and went to the mansion, and a bomb knocked down a large area. Then, after a few more bombs, these thieves were directly torn to pieces. It's good luck, and those who survived are all holding their breath!

I waited to see that they were more pitiful, so I shot them a relief. "

Cheng Chusi said in detail: "In addition, the group of thieves in the tunnel was even more miserable. Just after they walked out of the house, they were hit by a few bombs, and they all died.

Unfortunately, there was another body in the mansion.Early tomorrow morning, I have to clean it again! "

"Is there any life left?"

Li Chengqian asked quickly, "Do you know whose family they are thieves?"

"If the bomb goes down, no one will survive!"

Cheng Chusi shook his head slowly.

At this time, Xue Rengui also walked in.

"Master, His Royal Highness, Captain Jiang Ning Zhechong, Dewu and Inspector Xie Lang led a team of soldiers and horses, begging to see you outside the gate!"

"Uncle Third?"

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, and we will talk about it tomorrow!"

"Yes, Master!"

Xue Rengui cupped his hands and saluted, then retreated.

The ruins of the gate of the Wang family mansion, and all the officials in Jiangning, including De Wu and Xie Lang, stood outside the gate with anxious faces.

Although the gate of the Wang family had already been blown into ruins, they still didn't dare to take a step inside.

Seeing Xue Rengui coming out, He Dewu, Xie Lang and others hurried forward.

"May I ask this general, would His Highness the Crown Prince and King Jin wish to see me?"

"The crown prince and the king of Jin are all well. It's getting late now. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning if you have anything to do!"

Xue Rengui said coldly.

Two hundred thieves were able to get into Lijiazhuang. Does he believe that none of Jiang Ning's officials knew about it?

"This……"

Xie Lang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly smiled apologetically.

"It's good that the crown prince and His Royal Highness King Jin are safe. This matter is our negligence. We let the thieves sneak into the royal mansion and disturbed His Highness the Crown Prince and King Jin! Please also report to His Highness the Crown Prince and King Jin. We are waiting for you." Today, I will personally guard outside the Wang family mansion, and will never let any thief enter the Wang family mansion again!"

On the side, He Dewu was taken aback, then subconsciously glanced at Xie Lang, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

"General, please don't worry, I will lead a group of subordinates to guard outside the Wang family's mansion tonight. If any thief dares to come, I will definitely let him come and never come back!"

"You can do whatever you want!"

Xue Rengui nodded casually and walked in.

Outside the Wang family's mansion, He Dewu, Xie Lang and others looked at Xue Rengui who just entered, and couldn't help being dazed for a while.

After a while, He Dewu turned his head and glanced at Xie Lang.

"Knowing that the Crown Prince and King Jin live here, they still dare to send people in to save them. They really don't know how to live or die! Could it be that they really think that the current family is still the family from more than ten years ago, and they can control the court?"

"He Duwei, I don't know about this matter!"

Xie Lang was full of depression.

"I have sent someone to investigate, as long as I find someone, I will never show mercy!"

With a cold snort, He Dewu went to the Zhechong Mansion soldiers he had brought with him, and began to set up guard posts himself.

"Ugh!"

Xie Lang and a group of officials looked at each other and sighed helplessly.

Immediately, they also began to lead a group of yamen servants around the Wang family mansion and set up sentries.

Outside the entire Wang family mansion, it was as bright as day.

Zhechong Mansion and Governor's Yamen, two groups of people will hold torches and surround the Wang family's mansion so densely that not a single fly can fly in!

And in the royal mansion.

After 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.

I didn't pay much attention to it, the dignified Tang prince and Jin Wang were attacked and killed by thousands of soldiers from a family during the day in Jiangning City. At the beginning, these officials in Jiangning City didn't know that Li Chengqian was coming, so it was understandable.

However, at night.

In the mansion where the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the King of Jin stayed, two teams of thieves could be found again. This is the crime of the chief officials of Jiangning City.

If those censors in Chang'an knew about it, Xie Lang, He Dewu and others would be impeached and filled the entire Taiji Palace.

Not to mention demotion, within ten years, there is definitely no hope of promotion.

If something unexpected happened to Li Chengqian again, all the officials in Jiangning City would definitely be buried with him.

Moreover, it is still the kind of implicated!

After nothing else, Li Xuan took Li Chenglu to sleep.

As for Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others, looking at the darkness outside, they also felt bored and went to sleep.

All night.

In the early morning of the next day, when Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others started to eat breakfast, Yuchi Baolin and Luzhou Zhechong Mansion Duwei Zhuang Dale, led six hundred soldiers from Luzhou, rushed to the outside of the Wang family's mansion with tired faces.

Then, a quarter of an hour later.

Li Chongyi and Gao Daohong, the captain of Zhechong Mansion in Yangzhou, six hundred generals, one hundred songs, and one thousand young and strong generals, totaling [-] generals, also rushed outside the Wang family mansion in a hurry.

After everyone arrived, Li Xuan allowed He Dewu and Xie Lang, who had been guarding outside for the whole 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 residual limbs and dead bodies that had not been cleaned up in the deep pits, all of them turned pale. .

Just now, they also learned about the situation of the two groups of thieves yesterday.

Especially He Dewu and Xie Lang, their legs were trembling all the time.

Fortunately, the Prince's Palace and King Jin were not harmed last night!
"Master, Prince, but who is the thief?"

Li Chongyi directly said angrily.

"He Duwei and Xie Inspector? You two are the chief officials of Jiangning City, but who are these black-faced thieves?"

Li Xuan turned his head to look at He Dewu and Xie Lang at the side, and asked in a low voice: "Or, you two didn't catch all the important people of the Wang family yesterday, and let them attack and kill the prince at night. With this king?"

"Prince Jin forgives the sin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives the sin!"

Hearing this, the expressions of He Dewu and Xie Lang changed drastically, they knelt on the ground with fear on their faces.

"The lower officials have arrested all the children and stewards of Langya Wang's family in Jiangning City yesterday, even the concubine, and none of them escaped!"

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Jin, the officials can also testify to this matter. Now all the children of the Wang family in Jiangning City have been arrested!"

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 who have good relations with the Wang family?"

"Those thieves are really brave?"

"Bringing a knife into the prince's residence, don't you want to rebel?"

"I also ask your majesty to give an order. I will take people here and arrest them all!"

On the side, Li Chongyi and Cheng Chusi, although they also knew the loopholes in the words of He Dewu and Xie Lang.

If it weren't for the secret forces of the Wang family, how could they know where the Wang family's secret passage is?
However, having been with Li Xuan for so many years, they also knew a little about Li Xuan's thoughts, so they were filled with righteous indignation, and cooperated with Li Xuan.

Seeing this, He Dewu, Xie Lang and the others couldn't help feeling bitter.

The members of the Wang family, they really didn't catch them all.

After all, the Wang family has dominated Jiangning City for so many years, and they don't even know how many dark hands they have.

It's just that they didn't expect that although they had fooled this matter, they were involved in another family by the King Jin.

Moreover, they can't refute it yet!

Regardless of He Dewu and Xie Lang's depression, Li Xuancai stared at them closely, and asked in a deep voice: "As the chief officials of Jiangning City, He Duwei and Xie Cishi, they should know which family has the closest relationship with the Wang family, right?" ?”

"This……"

Both He Dewu and Xie Lang couldn't help being startled, with embarrassment on their faces.

"Why, is it possible that the two of you have something hidden that you can't tell?"

Li Xuan's face darkened.

"I would like to report to King Jin, on weekdays, the several major families in Jiangning City have a good relationship with the Wang family, and it is difficult for the general to make decisions at the moment!" He Dewu said hastily.

He is a foreign military general, and his relationship with those aristocratic families in Jiangning City is not very good, and he belongs to the state of "well water does not violate river water".

Now, for the sake of his own wealth and life, and even the lives of the whole family, he can only sacrifice to those aristocratic families in the city.

It would be even better if King Jin could slaughter all those big families at once!
It's a pity that He Dewu can only secretly look forward to this kind of thing in his heart.

Li Xuan nodded, with a certain expression on his face, and directly ordered: "So, please also Du Wei and Xie Jieshi, together with a group of generals, capture all the royal families in the city for this king!"

"Your Majesty, arrest all the families in the city?"

Both Xie Lang and Dewu were shocked.

"If anyone dares to block, kill Wu'she directly! If anyone dares to resist, the whole family will be killed!"

Li Xuan continued to speak in a cold voice.

Anyway, now he has [-] soldiers under his command, plus [-] Chongfu soldiers from He Dewu, [-] generals.

Even if these aristocratic families in the city collectively rebel, he can suppress it in one fell swoop!
"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi, Yuchi Baolin, Gao Daohong, Zhuang Dale and others all nodded angrily.

He dared to send troops to attack the current prince at night, but fortunately the prince was safe and sound.

Otherwise, even if they directly send people to confiscate and exterminate all the aristocratic families in Jiangning City, no one would dare to seek justice!

Seeing this, He Dewu, Xie Lang and the others sighed helplessly.

Afterwards, under the gaze of Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others, they could only set off with the army.

However, in Jiangning City, there are only a few real aristocratic families, and there is no need to identify them with De Wu and Xie Lang, they can all find them.

The Yan family in Langya, the Meng family in Pingchang, the Xu family in Gumu, the Liu family in Juxian County, Dongguan... and even the Xie family where Xie Lang lived. Inside the mansion!
The members of the aristocratic family, who were originally full of anger, trembled in their hearts after looking at the corpses that had been transported out of the mansion.

"We see His Royal Highness Prince Jin, see His Royal Highness Jin Wang!"

When Li Xuan came out with Li Chengqian and others, all the people hurriedly saluted.

Li Xuan ignored it, but looked at Li Chongyi who was at the side.

Li Chongyi hurriedly cupped his hands and reported: "Master, all the patriarchs and all the descendants of the feudal families in Jiangning City have been brought by me!"

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(End of this chapter)