People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1394 Is Wu Chengsi really dead? how come?
After the rain, the sky cleared up, and the drizzle only lasted for half a day and half the night before it stopped completely.

Wu Sansi walked out of the secretary's room slowly. After taking a few steps, he saw Zhao Gong, dressed in red and golden armor, patrolling the city calmly.

The two nodded calmly, followed by Zhao Gong who had already led people away.

The general of Zuo Jinwu's guard, Zhao Gong.

Wu Sansi sighed lightly. After Li Xian left Beijing at the beginning of the year, it was inconvenient because the right guard had no Zhonglang to take charge of the above generals. Therefore, the emperor ordered that Zuo Jinwu, Zhonglang, transfer Ma Sizong to be the right guard general.

The post of Zuo Jinwu Guard Zhonglang General that became vacant after the transfer of Ma Sizong was promoted to the post by Zhao Gong, the former secret guard commander and Zhongdafu.

However, although Zhao Gong became the general of Zuo Jinwu's guard, he still held the post of commander of the secret guard concurrently.

Just like Qiu Shenji back then.

Wu Sansi couldn't help but think of Li Xuan. He originally wanted to send people to monitor outside Prince Peng's mansion and find a way to make a fuss, but Zhao Gong directly sent people to patrol outside Kaihuafang in the name of protecting the clan.

It's also said to be customary.

Wu Sansi checked it out and found out that at the earliest time, it was Li Xuan who inspected Zuo Jinwu Guard's Zhonglang General. Arrived at Zhao Gong again.

Not to mention, there is another Jinwu Guard general, Cui Ding, who is still serving under Li Xuan.

Only the Ma Sizong had an ordinary relationship with Prince Peng's Mansion, but even so, there was General Qin Shandao of Zuojinwu Guard, who was Qin Ming's father.

Shaking his head, Wu Sansi turned around and left the palace on horseback.

……

While riding a horse slowly down the long street, suddenly, a burst of noise came to Wu Sansi's ears.

"...What, the Wugong County Government distributed farm tools, horses, and cattle to the people?" When one sentence came out, all the people around him turned around and looked.

Suddenly I saw a skinny man carrying a load of goods. While selling things, he said: "It is said that it was ordered by the prince. It is a special grace. It is said that the censor will go to Wugong County from time to time to inspect the fields, ditches, farm tools and cattle." The officials of Wugong County and large families have restrained themselves a lot. It is said that they will hire more people to farm the land this year..."

Wu Sansi suddenly turned around with a stern look on his face.

"The prince is really wise!" I don't know who it was, sighed with emotion, and then everyone started to praise at the same time: "Indeed, the prince is wise~"

It didn't take long for similar words to spread throughout the entire street.

When Wu Sansi returned home, these were the sounds he heard along the way.

He was almost certain that someone must be behind these things.

Su Liangsi's figure immediately jumped into Wu Sansi's mind.

With the help of what the prince had done recently, Su Liangsi quickly unfolded everything.

Wu Sansi couldn't help but sigh, it's so difficult!
Looking at his own door not far away, another figure jumped into his mind at this time.

Li Xuan, Peng Wang Li Xuan.

Many of the things the prince has done recently all started from the memorial sent back by King Peng from Fanzhou.

As for preparing crops and preventing floods, Wu Sansi was even sure that all of this was deliberately planned by Li Xuan for the prince before leaving Beijing.

He could even imagine that officials at all levels in the DPRK would call Li Xian the wise prince because of what he had done recently.

Even to the wise king.

Wu Sansi then sneered, "What's the use of a wise king?"

What Li Xian is doing now seems to have won a lot of people's hearts, but it is not beneficial to the overall situation.

Those courtiers thought that Li Xian was a virtuous king and would look forward to his future governance, but in fact it was just a hope.

When the real pressure comes, they won't be of much help to Li Xian at all.

Wu Sansi then sighed softly. Although he knew this, he knew in his heart that this was the limit of what Dong Palace could move.

They only make fuss among ordinary people and low-level officials. If they go up to the level of ministers and ministers, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the emperor and the queen.

But if it was only made a fuss among the common people and low-level officials, the emperor and the queen would just laugh it off and not care at all.

Even these methods will be appreciated by the emperor and queen.

Wu Sansi gave a final compliment, Prince Peng and the Crown Prince, they had moved as much as possible within the room they could. This was something that no one could compare to Prince Xiang.

……

Turning over and dismounting, Wu Sansi handed the reins of the horse to the concierge. At this moment, the housekeeper Wu Zhong walked out of the courtyard quickly.

Seeing Wu Sansi, the housekeeper cupped his hands with a solemn expression and said, "Master, there is a letter from the east."

"To the east?" Wu Sansi was stunned for a moment, then said with a solemn expression: "To the east?"

"Yes!" The housekeeper nodded and said, "The letter is in the study."

"Let's go!" Wu Sansi walked quickly towards the study. The servants and maids passing by the mansion bowed, but he ignored them.

Entering the study, Wu Sansi walked behind the desk.

The housekeeper took out the secret letter from the thick "Spring and Autumn" on one side and placed it in front of Wu Sansi. Then he bowed to him and quietly exited the study.

With a "squeak" sound, the door closed.

Wu Sansi lowered his head and looked at the secret letter on the desk. There was no sign that the secret letter had been opened, so he opened the secret letter carefully.

On February 25th, Zhou Guogong fell ill in Liaoxi County and was unable to move forward.

Wu Sansi pondered and said, "You just came out of customs and got sick when you arrived at Anton territory?"

The customs clearance here is not about Shanhaiguan, but Yuguan.

Liaoxi County originally belonged to Yingzhou. Later, after the establishment of the Andong Protectorate, it was placed under the ownership of Anton.

Wu Chengsi's purpose of traveling eastward was to appease the people in Henan, Hebei and Andong who suffered from snow disasters.

Therefore, Wu Chengsi had been driven to Anyang years ago.

After celebrating the New Year in Anyang, we set off on our journey. It took us two months to get from Handan to Western Liaoning.

Although the journey could not be said to be full of travels, it was still a continuous journey and physically taxing.

Ordinarily, it was not a big deal when Wu Chengsi fell ill in western Liaoning. Just be sick and recover.

But Wu Sansi suspected that Wu Chengsi was simply pretending to be ill. Wu Sansi knew his brother better than anyone else.

Squinting slightly, Wu Sansi immediately started writing a letter.

He wanted to ask a famous doctor from Luoyang to bring enough medicinal materials and set off as soon as possible to western Liaoning to check on his brother's condition.

If his brother is not sick, then ask his brother to "get sick".

This famous doctor in Luoyang was naturally a close confidant of Wu Sansi. As for how to make Wu Chengsi's original condition very serious, he was naturally able to catch it.

Of course, you have to get rid of your own suspicion afterwards.

However, Wu Chengsi didn't care about this. If his brother's illness was really mild, he would not have stayed in Liaoxi instead of leading troops to the Anton Protectorate.

This shows that his physical condition is very serious!

……

In late March, there was a lingering drizzle.

At the foot of Songshan Mountain, a black carriage drove slowly up Songshan Mountain.

The originally noisy Songshan construction site suddenly fell silent today.

The carriage drove slowly to the mountainside of Songshan Mountain, and in a blink of an eye, it suddenly disappeared into the dense jungle.

When he reappeared, it had stopped on the side of a green lake higher up.

The waterfall on the back crashed down from a higher place, causing a huge roar.

In front of the stone palace not far away, Taoist Zhong, dressed in a blue robe, had already been waiting by the green lake.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Wu Chengsi was revealed inside who was completely unconscious.

"Immeasurable Ten Directions, save Ku Tianzun." Zhong Daoren saluted with one palm and glanced at Wu Chengsi with a sad expression.

From the skin on his face to the skin on his hands, he finally nodded slightly.

The black-armored general on the side waved his hand directly without saying anything. The next moment, Wu Chengsi was carried directly out of the carriage.

Immediately, all the cavalry mounted their horses, turned around, and quickly headed down the mountain.

Taoist Zhong looked at Wu Chengsi, then closed his eyes and saluted: "Great Saint, great mercy, great compassion, great vows, ten directions of incarnation, universal salvation of all living beings. In billions of kalpas, you have saved countless people, responding to their calls, Taiyi Savior of Suffering Heavenly Venerable."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Daoren had already grabbed Wu Chengsi's belt and carried him directly into the hall.

……

In the main hall, two young Taoist boys were still filling up the firewood. The huge cauldron in the center was burned red by the flames, and the entire main hall was also burned red.

The endless heat rushed directly to the top of the palace, then rushed out from the skylight above, and finally rushed into the sky.

No one looked back at Zhong Daoren. Zhong Daoren only glanced at the two disciples, and then grabbed Wu Chengsi and entered the East Side Hall.

After clearing the medicine shelves, Zhong Daoren opened the secret door with a solemn expression. In the small stone room, the two grottoes on the left had been completely sealed.

Zhong Daoren put Wu Chengsi down, walked under the portrait of Zhong Liquan in front, picked up three sticks of incense, lit them, held them up, and then bowed three times.

After closing his eyes and reciting the Tao Sutra, Zhong Taoist put the incense into the incense burner.

Taking a step back, Zhong Daoren grabbed Wu Chengsi and put him into the grotto on the lower right side.

Immediately, the sword finger of his right hand swiped at Wu Chengsi's veins, his wrist dropped, and the blood dripped into the grotto below.

Zhong Daoren breathed a deep sigh of relief at this time.

Finally, Zhong Daoren bowed deeply to Wu Chengsi, then turned and left the secret room.

With a "squeak" sound, the secret door closed.

In the dead of night, the door to the grotto that originally belonged to King Langya Li Chong at the top left suddenly opened silently.

Immediately afterwards, Li Chong, who was like a dried mummy, suddenly became plump, and finally walked out of the grotto door as if he was alive.

Finally, he walked in front of Wu Chengsi.

"His" hand pressed on Wu Chengsi's cheek, and with a slight stroke, a very light trace of blood appeared on Wu Chengsi's face.

"Li Chong"'s eyes flashed with extreme surprise. They did not expect that the man in front of them turned out to be the real Wu Chengsi.

If Wu Chengsi really died in this stone palace in the end.

This means that Empress Wu also does not know the truth here.

Then Zhong Daoren, who figured out everything here, is not as innocent as Li Xuan thought.

If the person presiding here is not Empress Wu, then it must be the emperor.

Li Xuan's previous judgment that he was inclined to suspect that Empress Wu was the mastermind was completely wrong.

"Li Chong" sighed softly, and finally quietly retreated into the grotto.

For a moment, the figure shook, as if a ray of moonlight shone through, and the whole person shriveled up instantly.

Before the grotto was re-sealed, a mouse jumped out of the grotto, and then jumped directly into a small hole that was deliberately opened behind the desk.

He disappeared immediately.

……

The huge goshawk crossed the towering Tanggula Mountains, and finally flew to Luoxe City, where it landed at the Luoxe City to appease the ambassador's residence.

Li Bi took down the secret letter himself and quickly walked into the study room in the backyard.

Li Xuan sat behind the desk, the window was open, and gentle drizzle fell between the sky and the earth.

Looking at the secret letter on the desk, Li Xuan's expression became solemn.

After opening it, even more shocking news appeared in Li Xuan's eyes

Wu Chengsi is dead.

how come?
(End of this chapter)