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Chapter 319 Li Shimin's shock: You are not dead! ?
Two days later.

Royal palace, inside the main hall.

Li Shimin rubbed his forehead. His eyes, which were originally deep and unfathomable, were now full of bloodshot. He looked at Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou who had just arrived. His voice was filled with fatigue, and he said, "Is Xiao Yu still not awake?"

Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng's condition was not much better than Li Shimin's. They had hardly slept since Lin Feng and Xiao Yu got into trouble. After two days and two nights of busy work, their eyes were all dark.

Wei Zheng sighed and shook his head, "The imperial physician was helpless against Xiao Siqing, so we finally invited Doctor Sun Simiao to come over and check on Xiao Siqing. Doctor Sun said that Xiao Siqing was also poisoned by the golden bead. Doctor Sun has already given Xiao Siqing the antidote, but he will need at least seven days to regain consciousness."

"Actually, it would be better if Xiao Siqing woke up later..."

Dai Zhou looked at Li Shimin and said, "If he wakes up now, I don't know how to tell him about Lin Feng. He values ​​Lin Feng so much that he has even decided to marry his daughter to Lin Feng and raise Lin Feng as a half-son, but the result..."

Dai Zhou shook his head, feeling a burning sensation in his heart and lungs, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

When Wei Zheng heard Dai Zhou mention Lin Feng, he couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes, but people like them would not easily reveal their true emotions. Even if they felt sad and regretful in their hearts, they couldn't say it out loud.

Li Shimin was silent for a while before continuing, "You must protect Xiao Yu... Xiao Yu's innocence was earned by Lin Feng with his life. I heard that Lin Feng's last wish was for you to restore Xiao Yu's innocence. Don't let Lin Feng down with this last wish."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng sighed even more in their hearts.

Even when he was assassinated, even at the last moment of his life, Lin Feng was not thinking about himself, but Xiao Yu, who was the most grateful to him... Who in the world can compare to this character?

It's a pity that God is jealous of talents.

"How was Lin Feng's funeral handled?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

Dai Zhou said: "Because Lin Feng is an orphan, we can't find any relatives of his, so I plan to find a good feng shui place for Lin Feng so that he can be buried in peace as soon as possible."

"However, Xiao Siqing's daughter Xiao Man'er and Zhao Shiwu objected..."

He looked at Li Shimin and said, "Xiao Man'er said that she and Lin Feng had already secretly decided to spend their lives together, and Xiao Siqing's family had long intended for them to get married. Although they haven't gotten married yet, her heart belongs to Lin Feng and she will never marry again in this life... Therefore, she hopes that I can allow her to keep vigil for Lin Feng as his wife."

“And Zhao Shiwu said that Lin Feng was his adoptive father. Although many people thought it was a joke, he truly regarded Lin Feng as a relative in his heart. So he was willing to guard Lin Feng’s body as Lin Feng’s adopted son, and he would also observe mourning for Lin Feng for three years in the future.”

"They are resolute and sincere, and Lin Feng is alone. I think if he knew in the afterlife that Xiao Man'er and Zhao Shiwu were willing to keep vigil for him as his relatives, he would be happy. So I am considering this matter.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said slowly, "It's easy to find cold-hearted people, but it's hard to find sincere people. Since Xiao Man'er and Zhao Shiwu are willing to guard Lin Feng's body as family members, why should we stop them? So, let them be. It's rare for Lin Feng to have a beauty as loyal as Xiao Man'er and a brother as loyal as Zhao Shiwu."

Dai Zhou nodded and said, "I understand. Then I will let them keep vigil for Lin Feng. After the vigil is over, I will find a place with excellent feng shui for Lin Feng to bury him with honor."

Li Shimin nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Lin Feng has solved many unsolved cases for the Tang Dynasty, smashed the plots of thieves many times, and made many contributions... We can't let him feel disappointed after his death, so his funeral will be handled according to the level of a third-rank official."

Dai Zhou's stern expression finally relaxed a little at this moment, and he nodded heavily: "I obey your command."

Li Shimin leaned back, his eyes moved upwards, looking at the pillars in the hall with dragon patterns carved on them, and asked, "How is the investigation into Popo going?"

Dai Zhou shook his head solemnly after hearing this. He said, "I have been closely monitoring Popo these past two days, and have also questioned the officials from the Honglu Temple who went to pick him up, but the result is..."

He looked at Li Shimin and said, "We didn't find any problems! When the Honglu Temple officials found Popo, they also secretly verified with many local temples and confirmed that there was no problem with Popo's identity. It was Popo himself. At the same time, they also confirmed that Popo was indeed famous in the Western Regions of India. His profound Buddhist teachings fully deserved the title of a great monk."

"After arriving at Puguang Temple, Popo never met anyone outside of the temple. He just chanted the Buddha's name every day. There was nothing unusual about him at all."

Li Shimin frowned.

Wei Zheng then said, "Your Majesty, I have carefully examined the information about Bo Po and indeed did not find anything unusual... Is there really something wrong with this Bo Po?"

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and said coldly, "This is the news that Lin Feng exchanged his life for. Do you believe Lin Feng or Bo Po?"

Wei Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course I believe Lin Feng...but Bo Po really can't find any problems."

"It's right that we can't find out."

Li Shimin sneered, "You should know how insidious and cautious the Four Symbols Organization is. Since they want to use the blessing to deal with me, how can they let you find out the problem easily? If you find out right away, I may cancel the blessing directly. Doesn't this mean that their plan, which they have been planning for many years, has failed before they even start?"

"So, the more you can't find out anything, the more normal it is in my opinion! The more it means that praying for blessings is the ultimate plan of the Four Symbols Organization!"

Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou looked at each other and nodded.

Li Shimin was right. The usual plans of the Four Symbols Organization were cunning and sinister. It was normal that there was no loophole in their ultimate plan that they had been planning for many years.

Wei Zheng said: "Since it is confirmed that Bo Po has problems... then Your Majesty, should we continue to use Bo Po? Should we change to someone else?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "If it were someone else, the Four Symbols Organization would immediately know that we have seen through their tricks. What if they give up their plan and hide in the dark?"

He looked at Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou: "There is only one Lin Feng in the world, and now Lin Feng has been killed. After these cunning guys from the Four Elephants Organization have gone into the dark, who can find them for me? If you can find a second person who can do this, I will consider replacing Popo, but can you find one?"

Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng sighed and shook their heads.

Especially at such moments, the more they could feel Lin Feng's importance and irreplaceability.

"So... I can only continue to use Popo!"

Li Shimin said: "The Four Symbols Organization doesn't know that Lin Feng has found out the secret of blessing, so this gives us ample opportunities to plan. This is the only chance that Lin Feng left for us with his life to catch them all in one fell swoop. If I give up this opportunity in vain, Lin Feng will probably be disappointed and shake his head if he knows about it in his afterlife, right?"

Although Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng did not investigate the Four Symbols Organization as deeply as Xiao Yu, they knew clearly how difficult it was for Lin Feng. After hearing what Li Shimin said, they no longer spoke any advice.

Dai Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Since we have decided to use Popo, we must be fully prepared and must not give Popo the opportunity to get close to Your Majesty."

Wei Zheng nodded: "Yes, this is our bottom line! Popo can pray to the Buddha, but he must stay away from Your Majesty. And we must also control the number of monks Popo brings to the East Palace to ensure that even if these monks suddenly rise up, they cannot hurt Your Majesty."

"As for the troops for the prayer... We must arrange enough people to surround the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall, and ensure that enough guards are always around Your Majesty to protect Your Majesty in the center." Dai Zhou looked at Li Shimin and said, "Po Po is a foreigner after all, so even if we are on guard against him, it is normal. This should not arouse the suspicion of the Four Symbols Organization."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "We should be cautious where we should be, but we can't really leave the Four Symbols Organization no chance at all. What we want is to catch them all in one fell swoop, and to catch them all in one fell swoop, they have to jump in... So we'd better be tight inside and loose outside, so that the Four Symbols Organization will think that we are the same as usual, and there is no difference, so they can act without worry."

Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng looked at each other again and then nodded heavily.

Dai Zhou said: "Your Majesty is right. Let's further refine the content of the action..."

In this way, Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng continued to put forward specific action plans, and Li Shimin gave suggestions from the perspective of an emperor. The three of them refined the plan, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.

Two hours later.

Li Shimin rubbed his forehead, looking even more exhausted. He said, "It's almost done. Next, let's prepare according to the plan."

Dai Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty... should we inform the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qi about this plan and ask them to cooperate with us?"

"Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji..."

Li Shimin's deep eyes were invisible. He was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "The fewer people know about our plan, the lower the risk of leakage. It's not that I don't trust them, but at this time, if they don't know, it will be more beneficial to destroy the Four Symbols Organization, so... there is no need to tell them, this plan..."

Li Shimin looked at the two people in the hall, his voice was slightly deep, and he said slowly: "It is enough for me and you to know. You must not tell anyone else about the specific plan. If a fourth person knows... if someone from the Four Symbols Organization knows... then it can only mean one thing."

Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng's expressions suddenly changed. They lowered their heads and said almost in unison: "Your Majesty, we are definitely not thieves."

Li Shimin had a blank expression on his face, his eyes were as unfathomable as deep pools. His gaze kept wandering over Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng, taking in their nervous and suspicious expressions.

Then... he suddenly laughed, and this smile was like a spring breeze, as if all the majesty and coldness just now were an illusion.

He just said gently: "Of course I trust you, otherwise I would not discuss this with you personally and give you full authority to execute the plan."

"But the others... To be honest, I find it hard to trust them all! So my two beloved ministers, you just need to do your own things in secret and don't worry about others. The less they know, the more they can confuse the Four Symbols Organization, right?"

Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou secretly glanced at each other. Even though they knew Li Shimin well enough, they were still under the control of Li Shimin in their hearts.

They did not dare to hesitate and nodded in agreement.

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well, you have all worked hard these past two days. Go back and have a good rest. When the day of prayer comes, there will be no time to rest."

Seeing Li Shimin seeing them off, Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou naturally had no reason to stay any longer. After bowing to Li Shimin, they turned around and left.

As the palace door closed with a bang, the two figures disappeared from sight.

But they didn't know that even though they had disappeared, Li Shimin was still staring at the direction they left. His deep eyes became even deeper at this moment. "Keep an eye on them."

Li Shimin's voice suddenly rang out in the empty hall: "Report where they went next, who they met with, and what they did... in time."

"Yes!"

A steady and rough voice sounded, but other than that, there was no other sound.

Li Shimin knew that his orders had begun to be executed.

He retracted his gaze, lowered his head to look at the memorial on the table, and slowly said to himself: "It's not that I don't trust you, but this matter concerns my safety, I have to be careful and cautious... Not to mention, Lin Feng told me that the Four Symbols Star Lord is at least a third-rank official, and you are third-rank..."

Speaking of Lin Feng, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out another long sigh. Lin Feng had the cleanest background. Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Lin Feng could he completely trust. It was a pity... Lin Feng was dead.

"His Majesty."

At this moment, the eunuch's voice suddenly sounded outside the hall.

"Come in."

There was a creaking sound, and the tall door was pushed open, and a eunuch walked in quickly.

He trotted to the front of the palace, held up an envelope with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yue sent this letter to you, saying that it must be delivered to Your Majesty."

"King of Yue?"

Li Shimin frowned subconsciously. Ever since Li Tai was used by the Four Symbols Organization and caused Li Chengqian to fall into a coma, Li Shimin found that Li Tai seemed to have been spoiled by him. He was somewhat unlearned and almost no different from those playboys.

That's why he punished Li Tai, put him under house arrest, and made him reflect on his mistakes facing the wall... But after just a few days, Li Tai couldn't help it anymore and sent him a letter. With Li Shimin's understanding of Li Tai, he didn't even need to read the content of the letter to know what Li Tai wrote.

It was nothing more than various confessions, saying that he was wrong and would never make the same mistake again, and then begging him to lift the house arrest... If it were normal times, Li Tai could be made to realize his mistake and confess by acting like a spoiled child, then Li Shimin would have forgiven Li Tai.

But now... Li Shimin was already feeling irritated, and the Four Symbols Organization was about to take action. Li Tai would not be safer anywhere else than in the mansion, so Li Shimin was very determined. He would never let Li Tai go before the confinement period was over.

"Send it back."

Li Shimin said without even raising his head: "Tell him not to have any evil thoughts. He has made a serious mistake this time. Don't even think about leaving early. If he dares to disobey my order and sneaks out, I will break his legs."

The eunuch hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, when His Royal Highness the King of Yue sent someone to deliver this letter, he also sent someone to bring a message."

"What?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue said that this letter is not a letter of prayer."

"It's not a prayer letter..."

Li Shimin subconsciously recited a sentence, and then suddenly raised his head. He finally looked at the eunuch and said, "Did he say this when he ordered someone to deliver this letter?"

The eunuch nodded quickly: "That's right."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes...When did his son become smart?
When he delivered the letter, he asked someone to bring this sentence... It was obvious that before he delivered the letter, he had already thought that people would think it was a letter of request, so he returned it without even reading it.

Li Tai's words successfully aroused Li Shimin's interest.

"interesting……"

Li Shimin raised his hand and said, "Bring it here. I want to see what else he can write if he doesn't ask me to let him go."

The eunuch quickly handed over the letter with both hands.

Li Shimin took the letter and took a look at the envelope. He found that the surface of the envelope was very clean and tidy, with only four words "Father's personal letter".

Li Shimin nodded, took the letter out of the envelope, unfolded it, and looked up.

At first glance, Li Shimin was dazzled by the densely packed content. Li Tai's handwriting was still crooked.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I have to find a teacher to teach him calligraphy in the future."

While thinking, Li Shimin quickly read the entire letter. Then he raised his eyebrows a few times, with an expression on his face that was not sure whether it was a smile or helplessness.

This letter from Li Tai was indeed not a letter of prayer, because there was not a single word asking Li Shimin for help in it.

But although there is not a single word "ask" in the text, the whole article is full of the meaning of asking.

Li Tai learned to be smart. He did not ask directly, but recalled Li Shimin's fatherly love for him and the warm moments between the two. He then said that he had failed Li Shimin's trust and that he would work hard in the future and would never let Li Shimin down again...

At first glance, Li Tai has grown up and become sensible... But if you look closely, the whole page is filled with messages like "I already know I was wrong, and I will definitely change. Father, please forgive me."

"You have become smarter, but it's just a small one."

Li Shimin shook his head and was still not prepared to pay attention to Li Tai. Although Li Tai had become smarter, the situation was different now. It was definitely safer to be trapped in the Prince of Yue's Mansion than to wander around outside.

He stretched out his hand and prepared to fold the letter and put it back into the envelope, but... just as he was about to fold the letter, Li Shimin discovered something and his eyes suddenly paused.

Then...his eyes suddenly widened!
"This……"

He suddenly leaned down, his eyes fixed on the letter in his hand. He did not look at what Li Tai wrote, but looked at the words on the line diagonally from right to left.

"Could it be..."

Li Shimin suddenly grabbed the letter on the desk and said directly: "Go to the Prince of Yue's mansion. I want to see what tricks he wants to play if he doesn't obey the confinement."

Looking at Li Shimin's angry look, although the eunuch didn't know what Li Tai wrote, he knew that Li Tai must have angered Li Shimin, so much so that Li Shimin was going to come and beat him up... He mourned for Li Tai in his heart, and did not dare to delay. He turned around and left quickly with Li Shimin.

Yue Wangfu.

Li Shimin rushed into the hall angrily.

"Father, you're here so soon?"

Li Tai was still sitting on a stool happily eating pastries when he suddenly saw Li Shimin rushing in. He was startled and almost jumped off the stool.

Li Shimin stared at Li Tai and asked, "Don't you know what you wrote?"

Li Tai scratched his head and chuckled, "Is my child's writing okay?"

"Okay! Of course! That's why I came here with a stick..."

Li Shimin gnashed his teeth and looked at Li Tai. He raised his hand and said, "All of you go down. No one can come near without my order. No one can stop me from teaching this rebellious son a lesson today!"

Upon hearing this, the servants from the Prince of Yue's Mansion and the palace brought by Li Shimin all mourned for Li Tai in their hearts, and then fled from the hall.

With a bang, the palace door was closed, and only Li Shimin and his son were left in the entire hall.

Li Tai looked at the stick in Li Shimin's hand that was thicker than his arm, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and said, "Father, you are not serious, are you?"

"Shut up!"

Li Shimin scolded Li Tai, then looked outside. Seeing that the palace door was closed, he retracted his gaze and lowered his voice to ask, "Is what you said in the letter true?"

Just as Li Tai was about to answer, he heard the sound of footsteps slowly coming out.

Hearing the voice, Li Shimin quickly turned his head to look.

Then, a man dressed in ordinary servant's clothes slowly walked out from the shadows of the hall. This man had an ordinary appearance, without any special features, but Li Shimin stared at him intently. Because of his complicated emotions, the hand holding the wooden stick subconsciously exerted force, and blue veins appeared on the back of his hand.

Then... Li Shimin saw this man stop in front of him and bowed: "I have deceived the emperor and concealed your majesty's life and death. I beg your majesty to punish me severely."

(End of this chapter)