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

Chapter 318 Take down the watchtower and lock the saint

At [-]:[-], the evening drum sounded, and no travel was allowed.

Tonight's curfew is half an hour earlier than usual.

Under the dark night, Li Xuan stood under the corner of the city wall, looking at the four-story central watchtower opposite, with a cold expression on his face.

A dozen soldiers patrolled back and forth under the lights.

Under the sharp gaze, Li Xuan saw the dull look in the eyes of those soldiers at a glance.

These people, here, are all pretending.

Li Xuan stood under the watchtower, with a sinister smile on his lips.

He didn't know how long he had been here, but those people upstairs didn't notice his existence at all.

"Your Majesty!" A deep and meager voice sounded from the side.

Li Xuan turned his head to the side, and a middle-aged official wearing a light green official robe with a solemn face stood beside Li Xuan silently.

Li Xuan raised her head subconsciously and looked at the watchtower above, but there was still nothing to check above.

Li Xuan couldn't help shaking her head, there was such a person, and she wanted to search the whole city, it would be strange to find an assassin.

Turning around, Li Xuan looked at the middle-aged official on one side, her face became solemn: "Xu Si prison, have you received the letter from Hangzhou Kai Si prison?"

Xu Jian, prison governor of Wuzhou.

Kui Heng, the governor of Hangzhou.

The two may have some unknown connections secretly because of the same job.

Xu Jian bowed his hands to Li Xuan earnestly, and said in a deep voice: "Got it, I am willing to act on the order of the prince."

"Xu Siyu, do you know what the king is most dissatisfied with after he came to Wuzhou?" Li Xuan's face turned completely cold.

"If the lower official's guess is correct, what the prince is most dissatisfied with should be the city defense." Xu Jian slightly turned sideways, looking at the watchtower in the middle of the street in the distance, with an extremely complicated expression.

Li Xuan nodded coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "It's good that you understand. Although Yan Canjun is bold and powerful, in my king's opinion, this soldier Cao Canjun is not qualified. The first battle in Zhouzhou is inevitable, and this king needs a soldier who can lead the battle on the battlefield and at the same time defend the city steadily.

"I will live up to my lord's expectations." Xu Jian stood up straight, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

"You came from the battlefields of the Western Regions. You know better than this king how cruel the war is. If you can make some achievements this time, this king will definitely recommend you in front of the saints." Speaking of this, Li Xuan suddenly laughed at himself. He laughed: "However, Xu Siyu should not expect too much. I don't know how much weight my recommendation can have in front of the sage. At most, it can only be regarded as letting the sage know your existence."

What Li Xuan said was a bit of an understatement, but Xu Jian knew how important it was.

There are countless officials in the entire Tang Dynasty, and there are only a few people who can really get into the ears of the emperor.

Although Li Xuan only mentioned one sentence, just this one sentence is enough for a saint to take a look at his achievements.

As long as Xu Jian does well enough and his merits are enough to attract the emperor's attention, then he will be able to rise to the top immediately.

Isn't it just such an opportunity that I have been missing all this time?

Xu Jian gritted his teeth, and bowed solemnly to Li Xuan: "Don't worry, my lord, I'm sure I'll be so heartbroken that I won't hesitate to do so."

"So, let's do it." Li Xuan waved his hand, Xu Jian immediately got up, and then waved to the back.

The next moment, a group of jailers in black and blue robes, holding long knives, walked out of the darkness and quickly approached the watchtower.

They were very fast and made a lot of noise. At this moment, they finally attracted the attention of the watchmen above.

Amid the uproar, a slightly trembling voice shouted coldly: "Who are you?"

"It's me, Xu Jian!" A voice suddenly sounded from under the watchtower, followed closely by Xu Jian, who was tall and tall, wearing a black pu cap and light green official robe, with a stern face and a hint of inverted triangle in his eyes, Xu Jian, Appeared in the light of the watchtower.

"It turned out to be Prisoner Xu. What is the prisoner doing here now?" From the window on the second floor of the watchtower, a fleshy head poked out. Seeing Xu Jian, the fear on his face disappeared instantly. He disappeared without a trace, but immediately, watching a jailer rush out of the darkness and rush directly into the watchtower, the other party's face immediately became angry: "Xu Jian, what exactly do you want to do? Rebellion?"

"By order, take over the watchtower." Xu Jianshou pressed on his waist, and the next moment, he directly pulled out a black horizontal knife.

Under the firelight, the sharp blade shone with a cold light, and Xu Jian's eyes even brought out a murderous intent.

The jailer at the front had already rushed directly into the watchtower.

"Xu Jian, don't act recklessly." The fleshy face immediately retracted his head, and then he said in a panic: "Hurry up and send a message to the other watchtowers, Xu Jian is rebelling, and ask them to quickly reinforce."

"No need!" A clear voice came out step by step from the dark street corner.

Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and golden armor, appeared in the sight of everyone.

"My lord, don't drive in Wuzhou, order Xu Jian, the jailer in Wuzhou, to take over the central watchtower. Do you have any objections!" Li Xuan stared coldly at the window on the second floor, and there was no sound coming from inside. But suddenly, the lit lights flickered several times at once.

"Heh!" A crisp sneer sounded from under the entire watchtower.

Li Xuan looked towards the second floor, and said with a playful face: "This king has already said it, it is useless, because at this time, the other watchtowers have also been taken down, Captain Gu, right? You just ignored it." This king's order, it seems that you have a lot of opinions on this king's order to leave Wuzhou! Xu Prison."

"I'm here!" Xu Jian immediately turned to face Li Xuan, bowing his hands to obey the order.

"The king's decree is passed down. Gu Yue, the school captain of the watchtower, is cunning and plotting evil. Now he has been punished for his treasonous act. The many soldiers on the watchtower, whoever holds a sword, is an accomplice and cannot be pardoned immediately." Li The cold and cold voice immediately resounded in the entire watchtower.

"Bang bang bang..." As soon as Li Xuan's voice fell, the sound of a lot of swords falling to the ground came.

Li Xuan looked at the window on the second floor, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and then continued to speak: "The order, the jailers in the entire watchtower, those who fall to the ground will live, and those who stand will die. Immediately execute."

"Follow the order!" Xu Jian turned around immediately, then waved his hand vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Kill!"

With an order, in the watchtower, more than a dozen jailers have already rushed to the second floor and killed them directly.

However, apart from the sound of hurried footsteps, there was no sound of sword clashing in the whole watchtower.

At the next moment, Xu Jian's head poked out from inside: "My lord, it has been taken."

"En!" Li Xuan stepped into the watchtower.

The watchtower was not very wide, it was about [-] feet long and [-] feet wide. Six soldiers lay down on the ground, their swords were thrown aside, their heads were facing down, and they did not dare to raise their heads.

Li Xuan walked past them directly, and then stepped on the stairs directly to the second floor.

On the second floor, four archers with quiver hanging on their bodies were held down tightly.

The longbow was thrown aside, out of reach of their arms.

These people are all carefully selected archers, but under the leadership of Gu Yue, they are like a bunch of trash.

Gu Yue, who was fat and full of flesh, was crushed to his knees on the floor, his face was extremely embarrassed, but he didn't dare to move.

Two sharp long knives were placed horizontally on his neck, and one of the sharp blades gently drew a bloodstain on his neck.

Gu Yue only felt a burning pain in his neck, and when he saw Li Xuan appearing in front of him, he immediately yelled loudly: "My lord, I am not convinced."

"Dissatisfied!" Li Xuan, who was just about to continue climbing the stairs, immediately stopped and looked at Gu Yue with a face full of surprise: "Why are you dissatisfied?"

Gu Yue looked at Li Xuan, and struggled slightly, but the long knife on his neck was still tightly pressed, Gu Yue could only look at Li Xuan, gritted his teeth and complained: "My lord, I'm here , so all actions are the duties of a subordinate official, according to the law, even if you are a master of this state, you have no right to visit the watchtower after the curfew, otherwise, you will be regarded as..."

"Treat me as an accomplice!" Li Xuan finished Gu Yue's words, chuckled lightly, then walked up to Gu Yue step by step, looked down at him from above, and said in a very relaxed voice: " King Yonghui Lvben is more familiar with you than you, if it is normal, this matter is indeed the king's fault, so it is naturally regarded as treason, but there is one exception, that is, the investigation of treason."

Gu Yue was slightly taken aback, he didn't understand Li Xuan's words.

"What this king means is that this king came to you to investigate the treasonist, and you are the bandit suspected of treason."

Li Xuan pinched Gu Yue's neck with one hand, and said coldly: "Just now, as long as you resist, your conspiracy will be completely settled. You, your family, parents, young and old will all Beheaded, your uncles and brothers will also be exiled for at least three thousand miles, and will not be pardoned..."

Gu Yue shivered violently, and for a while, he felt his scalp numb.

Finally, Gu Yue lowered his head and said in a low voice, "My lord, the lower officials are not seeking rebellion!"

"Whether you conspired against the king is not a matter of opinion, only the evidence is." Li Xuan immediately walked upstairs.

The watchtower in Wuzhou City has four floors, and all four floors have the same space, but the first three floors have the same staff, but the fourth floor has only two people.

Because in the center of the fourth floor, there is a fuyuan crossbow.

In the entire Wuzhou City, except for the ones in the warehouse, there are only two Fuyuan crossbows in the city, one is at the north gate of the city, and the other is in the central watchtower.

The two guards had already been dragged down. At this moment, there was no one else on the top of the watchtower except Li Xuan.

"It is ordered that from now on, at the gate of the watchtower, a statue of the Goddess of Tianyin will be placed on the ground. Anyone who enters or exits must step on the statue of the Goddess of Tianyin. Those who wish to be arrested and imprisoned immediately for treason!"

Li Xuan's voice was very cold, but Xu Jian did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed with his hands: "I will obey the order."

Standing at the entrance of the watchtower, Li Xuan looked around and saw the whole Wuzhou in an instant.

For some unknown reason, Li Xuan suddenly fixed her gaze on the northwest direction.

[Fang Yunxiu, the head of the Wuzhou Hall of the Tianyin Sect, under the command of the chief manager Wen Fu, has a dark mind and a congenital true seed of Dzogchen]

【Ye Wanwan, the saint of Tianyin Sect, alluring, scheming, and innately born with great perfection】

(End of this chapter)