Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 41
It is not the first case that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was attacked. In the fourth year of Emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Shidao, the governor of Pinlu Ziqing, sent several assassins to assassinate him because Wu Yuanheng, the prime minister at that time, advocated the use of troops against Huaixi. The prime minister Wu Yuanheng died on the spot. , was beheaded, and both the government and the public were shocked.

In the third year of Tang Wenzong's reign, Li Shi, the prime minister, was attacked. Fortunately, he ran fast and was chopped off by the horse's tail.

Now this kind of evil has fallen on Du Rangneng, the current prime minister.

Du Rangneng's guards were two teams of personal guards. Team leader Wu Song had already seen that the visitors were well-trained, and all of them were armed with bows and crossbows that were easy to carry.

"The round shields are in front, the spearmen are behind, the swordsmen are on the left and right, line up, Hongfei, and strike the gong to warn."

With a distance of tens of steps, soldiers will meet each other in an instant, and the mandarin duck formation can be transformed into a group of seven, five, or three. The guards all know that if the prime minister dies, they will not be able to escape.

At this time, it is time to fight hard, fortunately, the usual training is hard, a few people attack or cover, quite methodical, even though the enemy is twice as big as himself, they can't kill them, and they fall into anxiety for a while.

A swordsman searched for an opportunity to take out a rattle hammer from the cloth bag on the side of the horse, and a gong from the other side. Just as he was about to hit it, a cold arrow pierced his throat. Absolutely.

Wu Song was about to burst into tears, the bandit in front of him raised his knife and slashed, Wu Song hastily swung his knife to block.

"Niu San, I'm protecting you, hurry up and strike the gong as a warning, while the others shout for help."

Niu San dodged under Wu Song's side to avoid the enemy's bandits. In this way, Wu Song faced two people attacking at the same time. His force was limited, and he was in a hurry everywhere. After a while, he was stabbed in the leg and said secretly: "I Life is over!"

The left and right shield soldiers rushed to rescue, the formation was chaotic, the cave door was wide open, and the two bandits rushed to the inner circle. Du Rangneng saw that this was also a dead soul. He had no strength to restrain the chicken, so how could he resist.

Just at this moment, several loud bangs of "桄...果..." resounded through several streets.

The thieves were all taken aback, and in an instant, Wu Song immediately narrowed the defensive circle and blocked the gap.

The leader of the bandits shouted: "Kill these people before the officers and soldiers come for reinforcements. After finishing the work, the adults will reward you."

"kill!"

The thieves attacked urgently, and from time to time there were bows and crossbows shooting at Du Rangneng. Wu Song had no choice but to separate two shields to guard him.

Fortunately, in less than a stick of incense, they heard the sound of rushing horseshoes. The thieves looked at each other, turned around, and disappeared into the market. In a split second, none of them could be seen, leaving more than a dozen corpses behind. , and five or six people lying on the ground screaming.

When the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers arrived, Wu Song suddenly felt exhausted. One of them could not stand still and collapsed on the ground. Looking around, only seven of the 22-member team could stand.

Du Rangneng stood up. Although he didn't kill him, he was covered in cold sweat from fright, and his back was already soaked...

……

It is no small matter for the slaughter to be assassinated, so a messenger was sent to report to the emperor that night.

After this change, Du Rangneng did not return to the mansion, but ordered the gates of the city to be closed and searched extensively.

Returning to the duty room, all the ministers discussed, and assigned the Xiyuan Shence Army to each team to guard the important ministers, relatives and relatives of the imperial court.

It was the next day when Li Ye knew about this matter, and he was also greatly astonished.

Who is it?
Li Maozhen's remnants? It is possible that Li Maozhen sent assassins to assassinate in Chang'an, and blamed Li Keyong in Hedong. This is recorded in history books.

But after thinking about it, Li Ye felt that the possibility was unlikely. Li Maozhen had no motive to assassinate the prime minister. As for blaming Li Keyong, Li Keyong did not conflict with him at this time, so why would he blame him.

As for Li Keyong, it is even more impossible, given the grace of the imperial court, Hedong and the imperial court are in their honeymoon period, how can there be conflicts, besides, Li Keyong was born in a noble family in Shatuo, and he has always regarded himself very highly, so he would not do such a thing, otherwise he would not Being forced by Zhu Wen who has no bottom line, he is at a loss.

After thinking about it, Li Ye still put the focus of his doubts on Zhu Wen. In the battle of Heyang, Lao Zhu suffered such a big loss. Now he must have recollected it. I am afraid that he mistakenly thought that Du Rang could come up with an idea. , this is the only way to do such a dangerous thing.

Thinking of Lao Zhu, who is used to playing sap in the dark, and there is Jing Xiang beside him to make suggestions, Li Ye became more and more sure that this must be Zhu Wen and Jing Xiang's plan.

"We have to find a way to get rid of Jing Xiang, Zhu Wen's right and left hand."

Li Ye knew very well that the reason why Zhu Wen fought and killed all directions was that besides Zhu Wen's generals Lin Li and his soldiers were quite powerful, there was another point that Zhu Wen's Jing Xiang had a good strategic vision.

He put forward the ideas of stabilizing Wei Bo and Zhaoyi, conquering Yan, Xu, and Heyang, and attacking Huaixi and Caizhou, directly pushing Zhu Wen to the altar.

It's a pity that Li Ye made a brilliant move to this strategy, and he plunged Li Keyong's forces into Heyang, turning them into a mess.

Li Ye stood up, paced back and forth, took a deep breath, and stabilized his mind. The Lingtai was clear, and Fang shook his head helplessly. At this time, the key was to stabilize Guanzhong. As for Xuanwu Jiedu envoy Zhu Wen, he could only limit but not control.

As for what Du Rang was able to report, the looting by the rioters in Chang'an, Li Ye immediately reviewed it.

"In troubled times, heavy codes should be used. Anyone who robs the people in trouble, the whole family, old or young, will be beheaded. To keep the night small, Shangshutai draws up a regulation, to the effect that five or ten households are a family. If you know about the crime and do not report it, the rest will be slaves."

It took nearly an hour for Li Ye to finish his official duties. The servant Yang Xin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

"pass!"

Li Ye is also helpless, even if the emperor personally conscripts, the treatment he deserves is indispensable, among which food is the most important thing, even if it is simplified, he still has to bring dozens of royal chefs, and the ingredients are all purchased by special personnel, and A dedicated person is in charge of supervision.

Even the poison test requires several people. When the ingredients are purchased, they must be tested for poison. Before cooking, they must be tested for poison. The emperor dined.

Today’s food is roasted, leg of lamb, steamed noodles, white striped fish soup, and a roasted rabbit. The weather is cold and there are not many fruits and vegetables, but courgettes are served. There is a jug of wine, which is overheated and the temperature is just right.

Li Ye was secretly apprehensive about the huge spread of meat.

The blood of Li Tang's royal family is undoubtedly excellent, and most of the men born are powerful and handsome.

But there are also fatal flaws. The ancestral family genetic history of wind disease, from Taizong and Gaozong in the early Tang Dynasty, to Xianzong and Xuanzong in the middle Tang Dynasty, including Li Ye's eldest brother Tang Xizong, one counts as one, often in the prime of life, it is the pioneering At the time of progress, one illness will stop everything.

(End of this chapter)