First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 466

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Li Yuanji's face was distorted and his eyes were full of unwillingness when he saw the end of betrayal.

"My lord, what should we do?" Yu Wenbao asked timidly.

"What? You want to go down the mountain and surrender?" Li Yuanji kicked his eyes, and the killing intent in his eyes couldn't stop.

Yu Wenbao was terrified, stepped back a few steps and fell to the ground, "No, dare not".

"Go down," unexpectedly Li Yuanji said abruptly.

Yu Wenbao was very puzzled when he heard the words.

Li Yuanji turned his head and stared at him closely, "Yuwen Hujun, this king ordered you to do one last thing."

Yu Wenbao was timid and cowardly. He had been restrained by Li Yuanji's power for many years, so he didn't dare to have any rebellious mentality. Hearing this, he hurriedly responded cowardly: "What, what's the matter?"

"Go down the mountain and surrender," Li Yuanji said through gritted teeth, and then continued, ignoring Yu Wenbao's astonished eyes: "He, Li Shimin, wants a good reputation, but I don't like it. When I return to the capital, I will kill myself. I will write a blood book, and you can find an opportunity to spread it." Go out, I want everyone in the world to know that I died at the hands of Li Shimin."

"Your Majesty..." Yu Wenbao panicked, "Your Majesty is the son of a sage. If you return to the capital to plead guilty, your life must not be in danger. Maybe you can still enrich all living beings. Why bother?"

"If you live in captivity like a beast, I would rather die," Li Yuanji said firmly: "Just do this, this is the last order I gave you, be sure to obey it, otherwise I will turn into a ghost and forgive you must not".

Yu Wenbao trembled all over, so he had no choice but to respond.

Yu Chigong was very surprised to see that Li Yuanji was captured as soon as he descended the mountain. He was hesitating whether to attack the mountain. If Li Yuanji died among the rebellious army, it would be difficult for him to do business.

"Yu Chigong, I will give you the credit." Li Yuanji sat on the horseback, still with that arrogant expression, without the slightest awareness of being a sinner.

Yu Chigong also sat on his horseback without saluting, looked straight at Li Yuanji, "Jiuyuan King, please."

Li Yuanji's expression changed, "King Jiuyuan?"

Yu Chigong cupped his hands in the direction of Chang'an City, "A few days ago, the sage decreed that your sins have been pardoned and you have been demoted to be King of Jiuyuan."

Li Yuanji's face immediately changed when he heard the words, obviously unable to suppress his excitement, "Is this really true? How could Li Shimin forgive me, King Jiuyuan, the fief is in Fengzhou and Shuozhou?"

The former Jiuyuan County is the current Fengzhou and Shuozhou areas, which are close to the Turks. Although the land is barren, they are rich in excellent war horses and the people are strong.

If he was in Fengzhou, he could secretly recruit troops and buy horses, attach himself to the Turks, and stand on his own, or even use the power of the Turks to go south to seize power. After all, he is the real son of a sage.

In just a split second, Li Yuanji's mind suddenly changed.

Hearing this, Yu Chigong was taken aback, pointed at Li Yuanji and sneered unabashedly: "Fief? Li Yuanji, you are such a fool, you can just live by luck, you dare to think about it, and to tell you the truth, it is now This is the last chance for you to be outside in this life, from now on, you must not leave the gate of the courtyard."

Li Yuanji's face immediately darkened when he heard this, his fists were clenched, and his small eyes were full of murderous intent.

It's just that he held back after all, because he couldn't beat Yu Chigong. Back then, Yuchi Gong took the lance empty-handed, which made him lose face. This incident hit him very hard. Invincible.

Along the way, Yu Wenbao was apprehensive, and looked at Li Yuanji from time to time. Yu Chigong saw all this scene, and ordered the soldiers to guard him strictly.

Traveling all the way in a hurry, when it was dark, he was able to enter the city before the curfew, and Yu Chigong escorted him to Dali Temple immediately.

The official committed a crime and should be imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison. How to arrange Li Yuanji and deal with Yu Wenbao and others needs to wait for the order, but then Yu Chigong did not return to the palace for the first time, but found Gao Chong.

"You mean they may have another conspiracy?" Gao Chong asked with a frown.

Yu Chigong nodded, and said hesitantly: "A certain family is just suspicious, because that Yu Wenbao was very abnormal along the way, and he seemed very nervous and fearful."

"He was attached to the rebellion. As the son of a saint, Li Yuanji should have no worries about his life, but they are not necessarily partisans." Gao Chong said bluntly: "In this case, it is natural to be frightened and nervous. It won't be long."

Yu Chigong shook his head straight, "He hesitated to speak all the way, but it was inconvenient to speak clearly because of the presence of others, and Li Yuanji is not normal, according to his temperament, he shouldn't be so honest."

Gao Chong knew very well that Yu Chigong was a person with fine details, and when he heard him say that, he felt the same suspicion in his heart. After a little thought, he got up and said, "Let's go and have a trial of Yu Wenbao."

Yu Chigong was startled, he hastily grabbed Gao Chong's sleeve and said: "If there is no decree, how can we use lynching?"

"Don't worry, I won't let him get hurt," Gao Chong smiled confidently, but that smile seemed a bit creepy.

Seeing this, Yu Chigong had no choice but to follow Gao Chong to the prison of Dali Temple.

"Bring out Yu Wenbao, and then find a stack of rough linen paper and a bucket of water," Gao Chong instructed Han Yucheng.

Hearing the words, Han Yucheng complied. Seeing that Yu Wenbao proposed it alone, Li Yuanji was startled and said loudly, "What are you doing? He is the guard of the fourth-rank royal palace. You can't deal with it arbitrarily without the will of a saint."

"King Jiuyuan, we just invite Yuwen Hujun to sit in front," Han Yucheng said respectfully.

Yu Wenbao tremblingly came to the front hall, seeing Gao Chong and the two, he was startled, "What are you going to do? I am a fourth-rank court official, and you can't mess around without the will of the saint."

Yuchi Gong heard the words and looked at Gao Chong, what this guy said was reasonable, even though he had committed a felony, he really couldn't be punished until a formal order was issued.

"It's just a criminal minister, if you dare to make noise again, first come with a hundred killing sticks." Gao Chong slapped the table and scolded, "Tie him up, and I will ask you something."

Hearing the words, Han Yucheng hesitated for a moment, then followed suit, and then exited the front hall knowingly.

"Tell me," Gao Chong stared at Yu Wenbao and asked, "What are you and Li Yuanji planning?"

A trace of panic flashed in Yu Wenbao's eyes, and he said straight away: "I don't know what the plan is. Gao Youzhi, you must not deal with me privately. I am on the same level as you. Without the will of the saint, you can't touch me."

Gao Chong frowned when he saw this, "Hold him down, wet the hemp paper and stick it on his face, and stick another piece if you don't say anything."

Although Kaohsiung didn't understand, he still did it, wet a piece of paper and pasted it on. Yu Wenbao didn't care at first, and then took a big breath. , struggling hard.

Gao Chong sternly shouted: "Paste another one, Yu Wenbao, if you sincerely recruit, I will report the truth to the saint, you may make meritorious deeds and reduce crimes, just nod when you think clearly."

(End of this chapter)