Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 282 Palace Assassination, Li Shimin Injured
"Your Majesty, something may have happened."

Cheng Yaojin said solemnly.

After waiting for an hour, he still didn't come back to open the door.

Since Zhenguan, the general went out and returned late at night, and such a thing has never happened.

After waiting for so long but still no results, the most likely thing is that something happened to the highest level, that is, something happened to the emperor.

"Is there any other way to get into town?"

Fang Yuan also wondered if something happened to Li Shimin.

If there is really a rebellion in Chang'an City, it will definitely be dangerous to stay in Chang'an City.

But if you don't stay in Chang'an City, your original things may be attacked and destroyed, and the benefits will not be taken.

"West City Gate!"

"The west gate should be guarded by one of my brothers!"

Cheng Yaojin frowned and said after thinking for a while.

Since there is no feedback from the upward report, the only way to let people open the door is through private affairs.

"Leave a few soldiers here and let's go to the west gate."

Fang Yuan made a decision immediately.

Cheng Yaojin had no objection, leaving a few soldiers here to stay.

After a long circle, everyone finally arrived at the West City Gate.

"Which general guards the city?"

"I'm Cheng Yaojin, Su Guogong, report your name quickly!"

Cheng Yaojin shouted again.

There were some noises on the city, like an announcement.

Not long after, someone from above responded and said loudly: "I'm Cao Jiliang, what are you doing out there so late, old Cheng?"

"Huh, it's fine if it's you, Lao Cao quickly open the door!"

Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief.

It was his former brother who was defending the city.

Fortunately, otherwise I don't know what to do.

"You have to wait for this, I will report to the above first."

"Ah, a few days ago, there were strict requirements from the higher authorities. After the city gates were closed, anyone had to report before they could enter or leave."

Cao Jiliang said with a sigh.

As he spoke, the voice seemed to get a little farther away, as if it was far away from its original position.

"Slow down, wait!"

"Old Cao, the situation has changed, don't leave yet!"

Cheng Yaojin hurriedly shouted, calling Cao Jiliang to stop.

"what's going on?"

Cao Jiliang responded.

In the dark night, each other can't see each other clearly.

Despite the torchlight between the two sides, only silhouettes can be seen.

"I went back from the main city gate just now, but the city guards didn't open the gate for me, and they didn't come back after reporting for an hour."

"I have other news. I suspect that something happened to His Majesty. Don't report it. Open the door and let me enter the city before reporting. I will take care of you if anything happens."

Cheng Yaojin said loudly.

"Old Cheng, are you just guessing?"

"How could something happen to His Majesty's good fortune?"

"And if I open the door for you like this, the consequences are not just for you to bear."

Cao Jiliang talked.

"Fuck you, uncle!"

"Our life-threatening friendship, what are you afraid of?"

Cheng Yaojin said angrily.

"You make me think about it."

Cao Jiliang retreated.

What Ren Cheng Yaojin said below, he didn't respond anymore.

For this reason, Cheng Yaojin complained endlessly, complaining about Cao Jiliang with Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan.

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan could only smile bitterly, waiting to see if Cao Jiliang would open the city gate.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the city gate suddenly opened with a bang.

"Old Cao, you fucking didn't disappoint me!"

Cheng Yaojin was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.

Not long after, a middle-aged general came out.

"Old Cheng, I opened the door to let you in, but you can only come in by yourself, the rest you have to stay outside, you know it's hard for me, right?"

Cao Jiliang walked out with a serious face.

He cuts to the chase and cannot let the majority in.

Five hundred or so, which is a lot, can cause great confusion.

He opened the door to Cheng Yaojin without the consent of his superiors, which already violated the order.

If so many people are allowed in, the problem will become more serious if it is pursued, and the consequences cannot be afforded.

"Your uncle's. Others don't need to bring it, but this is Fang Yuan, the servant of the household department, this is his wife, the daughter of Du Xiang, and this super expert, can you always bring it in?"

Cheng Yaojin wanted to curse.

But seeing Cao Jiliang's serious face, he had no intention of joking with him.

He also thought of his difficulties, so he no longer insisted, but asked Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan to follow him into the city.

Fang Yuan is the servant of the household department, he has the right to enter the imperial city even at night, so it should be no problem to find another opportunity to enter the inner imperial city.

So Fang Yuan has to follow suit.

"So it's Fang Shilang, that's fine."

Only then did Cao Jiliang notice Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan, and immediately saluted them.

On the day of Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan's wedding, he was also there, although he sat far away, he still recognized Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan.

"Thank you!"

"Don't worry, General Cao, if the court pursues your problem, I will stand in front of you!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Please don't worry, General!"

Du Miaoyan also spoke.

"Thank you Fang Shilang, thank you Mrs. Fang!"

Cao Jiliang nodded emphatically.

Afterwards, Fang Yuan and Cheng Yaojin got out of the way, four people entered the city.

As for the other soldiers, they were left outside, waiting for daylight before entering the city.

"Fang Shilang, what do you think?"

After entering the city, Cheng Yaojin asked Fang Yuan for his opinion.

He also has his own ideas, but he still wants to hear Fang Yuan's opinion.

"Go home first, and ask your family members if they know what's going on."

"If you really notice something is wrong, immediately arrange for people to be on call at any time."

"Then no matter whether we find any problems or not, you can come to my house in an hour. It's not safe for me to walk around at night."

Fang Yuan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice.

In any case, it is necessary to confirm the situation again first.

The forbidden area of ​​the palace is not something you can enter if you want to, it is full of dangers.

"Not directly into the palace?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned.

His idea was to go directly to the palace to see the situation.

"If something really happened to the emperor, is it still safe to enter the palace like this?"

Fang Yuan sighed.

If nothing happened to the emperor, even if he forced his way into the palace, it would still be a symbolic punishment.

I'm afraid that something really happened to the emperor, so entering the palace like this is undoubtedly a self-inflicted trap.

"you're right."

Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.

He was thankful again that he asked Fang Yuan for his opinion.

If you follow your own ideas, it's really easy to make things go bad.

"By the way, if you are sure that His Majesty has something to do, you can contact the generals you trust."

"Remember, you must be trustworthy!"

Fang Yuan said solemnly.

"okay, I get it!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.

Then the two separated and went home separately.

Fang Yuan is protected by Du Miaoyan and Xue Rengui, so there will be no security issues.

He said just now that it was not safe to be alone at night, and he planned to prevent Du Miaoyan from interfering again after returning.

Du Miaoyan is a master, but if there is a rebellion, it is difficult for a master to deal with a well-trained army and cannot take risks.

Soon, Fang Yuan and the others returned to Fang Mansion.

It was already late at night, and everyone in Fang Mansion had already fallen asleep.

Fang Yuan called them up one by one, and asked them about their recent affairs.

The good news is they don't know anything, the bad news is they don't know anything.

Before an hour had passed, Cheng Yaojin came over.

"Fang Shilang, I didn't find anything."

Cheng Yaojin's face was a little ugly.

Could it be that the emperor is actually fine, because he was thinking too much.

So Cheng Yaojin went to Fang Yuan ahead of time, to see if Fang Yuan would find anything.

"I didn't find anything either."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

He asked Du Miaoyan to rest, and she slept for about half an hour just now, and was woken up only after Cheng Yaojin arrived.

"Then shall we go into the palace to have a look?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned.

"In this case, find someone and ask him to see the emperor late at night, and see if he can see the emperor!"

Fang Yuan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice.

Ministers can also ask to see the emperor late at night.

But whether the emperor receives it or not depends on the importance of the matter.

"Ok!"

Cheng Yaojin should be right away.

Leave and ask someone to enter the palace to see Li Shimin.

After a stick of incense or so, Cheng Yaojin came back.

"The emperor said no."

"The person I entrusted has stated that there is a very important matter to see the emperor, but I still can't see him."

Cheng Yaojin's expression became more serious.

The emperor was not like this before.

There must be something important to be seen.

But now, the reply from the palace is the same, and the emperor cannot be seen.

"There are still two hours before the morning court."

"Shall we wait?"

Fang Yuan said uncertainly.

The two hours are long or not, and whether they are short or not.

"no!"

"Two hours is too short!"

"Fang Shilang, let's enter the palace now."

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said.

It would be too difficult for him to wait for two hours.

Now he didn't want to wait for a quarter of an hour, he just wanted to see Li Shimin.

Unable to be sure of Li Shimin's safety, it was difficult for him to feel at ease and worried.

But he had to rely on Fang Yuan to have the opportunity to enter the palace and meet the emperor.

Of course, they could also rely on Fang Xuanling and others to enter the palace together, but the emperor's situation is unknown, so it was difficult to find Fang Xuanling and the others.

Breaking into the palace late at night is a serious crime. If there is not enough evidence to prove that something happened to the emperor, no one will accompany him to break into the palace.

And the longer the matter dragged on, the greater the safety of the emperor would be. Cheng Yaojin was not sure that he could convince others, nor could he be sure that his little doubt could convince others.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, said in a deep voice.

Taking Xue Rengui with him, Fang Yuan and Cheng Yaojin set off.

It's easy to enter Suzaku Gate, Fang Yuan said that the household department has important matters to deal with, so he can bring Cheng Yaojin and Xue Rengui in.

But Cheng Tianmen is difficult, but it is not difficult for Cheng Yaojin. Tonight, Jin Wuwei has his brother on duty, and finally opened Chengtian Gate under strong request.

But this time, the other party is only willing to let Cheng Yaojin in alone.

"If the emperor really has an accident, you light the fireworks to send a signal."

"I'll wait for you in Hubu for half an hour, and I have to leave the palace after half an hour."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Hand over a firework signal to Cheng Yaojin.

"Ok!"

"Thank you Fang Shilang!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded heavily.

After accepting Fang Yuan's fireworks, enter Chengtian Gate.

Watching the gate slowly close, Fang Yuan and Xue Rengui returned to the household department.

After being away from work for a few days, Fang Yuan found that his workload was much more.

Randomly flipping through the official documents on the position, Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little headache.

There are financial reports from various places, and there is also the issue of Lingnan World War I. There are still a lot of things.

Time passed quickly, and half an hour passed.

Xue Rengui came to inform Fang Yuan that it was time to leave the palace.

"Is there no signal from the inner city?"

Fang Yuan couldn't help frowning.

Three people came in, two people went out, how to explain to the soldiers guarding the city?

"No."

Xue Rengui shook his head and said.

He had been staring at it just now, and there were no traces of fireworks.

"Let's go."

Fang Yuan sighed, got up and prepared to leave.

Although it is not easy to explain to the soldiers guarding the city, let's explain it truthfully.

The consequences won't be big, but it will be registered, if Cheng Yaojin still doesn't show up, Fang Yuan will be responsible if there is trouble in the palace.

However, when Fang Yuan and the two walked out of the door of the household department, countless torches were shining not far away, and two teams ran towards Fang Yuan and stopped at the door of the household department.

Fang Yuan frowned slightly and looked towards the distance of the team, unexpectedly seeing Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Fang Yuan immediately walked down the stairs and saluted Li Shimin.

The same is true for Xue Rengui, following Fang Yuan to salute Li Shimin.

He was very courageous, and secretly looked at Li Shimin while saluting.

"Fang Yuan, you guys are so brave, dare to break into the palace?!"

Li Shimin walked in front of Fang Yuan, said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I'm just working in the household department."

Fang Yuan pursed his lips, shirking responsibility.

He did come out from the household department and did not break into the palace.

All processes are normal, and there is no such thing as trespassing.

"So you don't want credit for asking me?"

Li Shimin said with a half-smile.

Fang Yuan was stunned, and looked up at Li Shimin in surprise.

It was immediately discovered that Li Shimin's face was a little pale and lacked blood.

At the same time, Cheng Yaojin was also blinking, as if conveying something.

"Your Majesty has a clear distinction between public and private affairs, and it is up to His Majesty to decide whether or not you deserve credit."

Fang Yuan said with a slight smile.

He couldn't see what Cheng Yaojin wanted to express.

Li Shimin also looked weird, but he still didn't take the initiative to admit that he broke into the palace.

Cheng Yaojin on the side couldn't help giving Fang Yuan a thumbs up, secretly sighing that the civil servants really have good brains.

"You boy, the more I look at you, the more I think you are treacherous."

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and cursed.

But then, he coughed violently, and his face was pale and sickly red.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Fang Yuan immediately expressed concern.

"It's okay, it's just that I was assassinated."

Li Shimin waved his hand and slowly recovered his expression.

A trace of blood was coughing up from the corner of his mouth, and he looked seriously injured.

"Assassinated in the palace?!"

Fang Yuan was shocked.

The important place of the palace was actually assassinated? !
"Follow me somewhere!"

Li Shimin did not answer.

Go to the dragon chariot, get on the dragon chariot and go to the palace gate.

"General Cheng, what's going on?"

Fang Yuan followed the team, approached Cheng Yaojin and asked.

"I don't know either."

"After I entered the inner palace, I wounded several imperial guards before seeing Your Majesty."

"Then tell His Majesty what we found, and Your Majesty will bring me to the Ministry of Households to find you."

Cheng Yaojin said while walking.

He doesn't know anything, and now he follows the emperor to do business.

"OK."

Fang Yuan was a little dumbfounded.

Lamented Cheng Yaojin's recklessness.

It may be because of Cheng Yaojin's recklessness that he is deeply trusted by Li Shimin.

Soon, the team left the palace, Fang Yuan and others followed, not knowing what Li Shimin was going to do.

(End of this chapter)