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

Chapter 1486: Fire and Oil, Flowers and Brocade

The lights are as bright as day and the noise is as loud as roar.

On the bank of the Luo River, a team of right-guard cavalry slowly and steadily pushed aside the pedestrians and escorted the black horse-drawn carriage towards Sigongfang.

Inside the carriage, Xia'er had already leaned into Liu Jinyu's arms and fell asleep.

Liu Jinyu hugged her daughter with pity in her arms, her eyes full of pity.

She knew very well how cautious her daughter was when she was around the emperor.

Only in this way can we avoid mistakes as much as possible.

The noise outside died down and everything around suddenly became quiet.

Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan beside her, gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice: "Husband, how many times will this happen again?"

Li Xuan, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, sighed softly. He reached out and hugged Liu Jinyu into his arms, then said softly, "Xia'er is coming to the palace today. Your Majesty looks healthy, so basically you won't let Xia'er come to the palace in the near future."

The emperor is in good health, so he naturally would not call Xia'er into the palace, causing others to make wild guesses.

"Is your Majesty really in good health?" Liu Jinyu asked directly, looking at Li Xuan and asked seriously: "Although I saw your Majesty at Duanmen today, I always feel that your Majesty is not in good health."

Li Xuan fell silent.

The emperor's sudden visit to Duanmen today was also beyond Li Xuan's expectations.

But it must be admitted that the emperor's appearance excited the officials.

Even if there was still some uncertainty in the government and the public, people immediately calmed down completely.

But smart people can still see something strange.

But most people can’t tell what the difference is.

Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan and asked softly, "My husband, what is the current situation of His Majesty?"

Li Xuan took a deep breath, lowered his head and grabbed Liu Jinyu's little hand, then gently wrote a few words on the palm of her hand.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jinyu suddenly looked up at Li Xuan, his eyes full of disbelief.

Because Li Xuan only wrote four words on her hand: "Fierce fire cooking oil."

Fire cooks oil, the more the flame burns, the more the foundation is consumed.

The faster the foundation is consumed, the shorter the emperor's life will be.

When oil is boiling in a raging fire and flowers are in full bloom, it is bound to be a sign of decline.

"But, there is also that medicine..." As soon as Liu Jinyu finished speaking, Li Xuan stopped him and shook his head solemnly.

The emperor's health is of great concern to everyone in the court and the public, so as long as Li Xuan does not express his judgment publicly, even if someone overhears his words, they cannot do anything to him.

However, if they told anyone about the medicine, the emperor would kill them without a second thought.

The matter of Zhong Lu's life-extending elixir was a secret among the emperor's secrets. He was still waiting to use the medicine to prolong his life. As for other people who should not know about this matter, if they knew about it, the emperor would kill them immediately.

"Let's talk about the rest when we get home." Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu deeply, and Liu Jinyu immediately nodded cautiously.

Li Xuan hugged Liu Jinyu and looked outside the car.

The Zhonglu Life-Prolonging Pill is the emperor's last resort.

Although Li Xuan knew that the medicine was actually just a variation of Wu Shi San, he was still worried that the medicine would really have some miraculous therapeutic effect.

However, if the medicine did not have any miraculous effect, considering the emperor's physical condition, it would not last for more than a few days.

A few days...

……

A gray-covered carriage suddenly appeared in Li Xuan's sight, escorted by a team of Jinwu Guards in front and behind.

The guards on both sides of the carriage held lanterns with the word "Wu" pasted on them.

Wu Sansi, Junior Secretary and Duke of Dang County.

Wu Sansi would naturally have to appear at the prince's wedding today.

However, compared to the beginning of the year, he is much more low-key.

The gray-covered carriage, escorted by the Jinwu Guards, reached the Xinzhong Bridge. Wu Sansi's residence was in Yuzhifang.

There was a hint of sneer in Li Xuan's eyes, and his gaze immediately fell on the Xinzhong Bridge.

More than a dozen dark figures were hanging upside down under the Xinzhong Bridge. Wu Sansi, who was sitting in the carriage, and the Jinwu Guards who were guarding him, didn't notice anything at all.

Li Xuan's eyes calmed down instantly.

Tonight, Zheng Xuanguo wants revenge.

To avenge his daughter who was poisoned and his mother who fell off a cliff.

On the surface, Zheng Xuanguo wanted to burn down the Taoist temple in Songshan, and then take the opportunity to lure out Wang Yinke and kill him.

But in fact, Zheng Xuanguo’s real target was not Wang Yinke, but Wu Sansi.

The person Zheng Xuanguo hated the most was Empress Wu, but she stayed in the palace and never came out.

Even tonight, when the Emperor and Empress Wu appeared at the Duanmen Gate, they did so only after all officials from the court and their families had left the palace.

Zheng Xuanguo did have some manpower, and some of them were even among the Jinwu Guards.

But if you ask these people to kill Wu Sansi, they will do it without hesitation and even at the cost of sacrificing themselves. But if you ask them to assassinate the emperor and Empress Wu in the palace, let alone whether they can do it or not, even if they have the opportunity to do it, they will not do it.

Killing Wu Sansi was just a life for a life, but assassinating the emperor and Empress Wu, even if it was just an idea, was a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan.

How could they possibly agree to something like this?

Except for the Jinwu Guards, the private soldiers of Zheng Xuanguo's family could not enter the palace no matter what.

It’s not easy to pass Cheng Chubi’s level.

So, they chose this place as their target.

Li Xuan turned his head slightly and looked towards the direction of the imperial palace. There, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at this place all the time.

……

On the Xinzhong Bridge, a black horse-drawn carriage swayed to the center, and Wu Sansi's figure could be seen through the swaying curtains.

Just as the carriage reached the center of the bridge, it involuntarily stopped slightly. At this moment, more than a dozen figures suddenly grabbed the ropes on both sides and flipped up in an instant.

With a slight tap on the bridge pier, a dozen killers rushed towards the carriage.

The team of Jinwu Guards who were protecting Wu Sansi were stretched far apart on the long bridge.

The narrow terrain greatly restricted their movements.

When the killers pounced from both sides, only the six Jinwu Guards on both sides of the carriage reacted at the first time. Without any hesitation, the long spears in their hands were raised directly upwards.

The killer who suddenly attacked seemed to know them very well and had passed through the long spear in the blink of an eye.

The blade lightly brushed the throat, and six Jinwu Guards fell forward.

More assassins had already rushed to the carriage, stabbing their long knives fiercely into it.

With a "ripping" sound, the carriage was torn into pieces by the powerful force.

Several long knives were stabbed into the car fiercely. Under the shattered carriage, one could almost see Wu Sansi's terrified eyes.

With a "bang", two sharp sword lights swept up in an instant, from inside the carriage to outside the carriage.

The knife flashed and blood exploded.

Several figures flew backwards in an instant.

Li Xuan, who was far away, saw this scene and couldn't help but frown.

It seems that Empress Wu still cares about Wu Sansi and has specially sent experts from the palace to protect him.

Even from a distance, Li Xuan could clearly see the surprise that flashed across Wu Sansi's eyes.

At this time, the Jinwu Guards on both sides had all reacted and rushed forward with long spears in hand.

The two masters rushed forward to drive them away, and the Jinwu Guards on both sides intercepted them from the front and back. Wu Sansi was completely relieved, and even a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes for a moment.

At this sudden moment, a cold sword light suddenly flashed up and in an instant it had directly swept across the throat of an expert.

The man passed by the master in an instant and pounced on Wu Sansi like lightning.

The sharp sword blade was in front of Wu Sansi in an instant. The snow-white blade reflected Wu Sansi's horrified face and even his throat.

At the critical moment, a long arrow suddenly shot straight towards him, and with a "ding" sound, it hit the long sword with incredible precision.

The cold sword instantly brushed past Wu Sansi's neck, chilling him to the bone.

"Get down." A low shout quickly reached Wu Sansi's ears, and subconsciously, Wu Sansi threw himself directly onto the carriage.

There was no time to think about it, and there was a sound of "ding ding ding" and several long swords were nailed directly onto the carriage.

"Shieldmen go forward, crossbowmen follow, and spearmen come last."

A serious voice came, and everyone subconsciously acted according to the voice's orders.

Wu Sansi raised his head slightly, and saw several shield bearers guarding him on both sides with shields in hand. More crossbows and long spears began to reap the killers continuously.

Wu Sansi raised his eyes and saw that the assassin who had been holding a sword to kill him had quickly retreated and instantly retreated to the Luo River, sinking like lightning.

A handful of arrows flew over his head but didn't hurt him at all.

There was a hint of crazy pride in his eyes.

At this moment, a long black spear shot out like lightning and pierced directly into his chest when his body was half submerged in the water and he could no longer move.

Blood suddenly gushed out...

With a "plop", the corpse sank directly into the Luo River, but the shaft of the long spear shot straight upwards, directly pointing out his position.

Wu Sansi watched this scene and looked blankly towards where the long spear came from.

Suddenly, he saw Li Xuan, dressed in a black robe with gold threads, riding a horse up to Xin'an Bridge from the south bank of Luo River and walking slowly towards him.

A dozen shieldmen moved forward in an arc, with flashing crossbows hidden behind their shields. Further behind them were spearmen including Li Xuan.

Even when facing the Jinwu Guards in front of them, they did not retreat at all.

"Everyone, move to the sides, stand by the bridge, and don't move rashly." Li Xuan's cold eyes fell directly on these Jinwu guards.

When Wu Sansi saw this scene, his face suddenly darkened.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, and the right guard stepped forward to protect Wu Sansi instead of the Jinwu Guard.

The Jinwu Guards were driven to the front.

Li Xuan stopped his horse beside Wu Sansi and asked seriously, "Duke of Dang, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Wu Sansi glared at the Jinwu Guards who were protecting him, then bowed to Li Xuan gratefully and said, "Thank you, King Peng, for your help."

"It's okay." Li Xuan glanced behind Wu Sansi and said, "There's no need to stay here any longer, Lord, get on the horse."

Wu Sansi turned around and looked behind him, and saw a warhorse had stopped behind him.

Wu Sansi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Moving on the warhorse was much safer than being a target on the carriage.

"Thank you, King Peng." Wu Sansi bowed to Li Xuan gratefully.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly and said, "You and I are not outsiders... Now, let the Jinwu Guards clean up the scene and salvage the bodies. Let's see who is so bold as to assassinate the Duke of the current dynasty on the Luo River."

"Sorry to trouble you, Your Highness." Wu Sansi's gaze fell directly on Luo He and the corpse under the spear.

……

A completely wet nightgown, a black face mask, and a burly figure.

Li Xuan lightly raised the spear in his hand, and the next moment, a burly face appeared in front of Wu Sansi.

"Who is this person?" Wu Sansi subconsciously looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at Wu Sansi and said, "I heard that the Duke of the County has superb painting skills. I wonder if you remember that person's face."

Wu Sansi looked at Li Xuan in confusion and nodded, "I remember it."

"That's good!" Li Xuan finished speaking, and the next moment, the long spear in his hand had already stabbed into the man's brain, and his head exploded instantly.

Seeing this horrifying scene, Wu Sansi subconsciously took several steps back and looked at Li Xuan with horror.

(End of this chapter)