Chapter 224
As the prince of Beiliang, the fifth prince naturally has to put his father's safety first, but he has known Dongfang Yuebai for so many years and understands that he has never been a lier. Since he said so, it means there is something wrong. Complete assurance.

Moreover, the eldest prince of the prosperous Tang Dynasty did not take any care for his own personal vendetta, and even abandoned the safety of the two countries. If such a narrow-minded person really reached the peak of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it would not be of any benefit to Beiliang. .

In this round, the five princes all sided with Su Chengying, both in public and private matters.

"Jingle Bell……"

The ringing of a bell interrupted the fifth prince's thoughts.

When he came back to his senses, he saw a golden bell the size of a thumb appearing in front of him.

The fifth prince waved the golden bell with his index finger and asked, "What does this mean?"

Dongfang Yuebai took advantage of the situation and placed the bell in the palm of the fifth prince, "Before leaving the palace, tie this golden bell to the emperor's waist."

The fifth prince was stunned. He was just about to say that the waist of your father-in-law is the waist of the oiran of Zijin Tower. Just tie it?
As a result, Dongfang Yuebai paused and said, "Wait until the emperor leaves the palace and before getting on the carriage, and then find a way to quietly take off the golden bell."

Fifth Prince, "..."

I don’t even know how to tie it, so you still let me pick it off? !
Facing Dongfang Yuebai's undeniable look, the Five Emperors knew that there was absolutely no room for negotiation on this matter, but he knew better that Dongfang Yuebai never did useless work, so he had no choice but to accept Jin Ling.

The fifth prince got off the carriage with a heavy expression and walked towards the imperial court. Before everyone set off, he faced the contempt in the eyes of the second prince with a big face and racked his brains to plate the golden bell with a symbol of safety. Legend has it that with Emperor Liang’s nod, the golden bell was finally hung on Emperor Liang’s waist.

It's three o'clock in the unitary hour.

Emperor Liang took Queen Meng, accompanied by the fifth prince, the second prince and several important ministers, and got ready to go.

In front of the palace gate, Lu Zhijie was waiting with peace of mind along with the people from the Tang Dynasty mission, when he saw Cheng Chang settling next to him unnoticed.

"Have you settled in?" Lu Zhijie asked in a low voice, looking in the direction where Liang Di and his party came from.

Cheng Chang nodded and saw Emperor Liang and his entourage slowly approaching. With the palace attendant holding a lantern to clear the way, the golden bell on Emperor Liang's waist was extremely eye-catching, and the clear sound continued to ring as Emperor Liang moved around.

"Why haven't you seen a bell on Emperor Liang before?" Cheng Chang asked softly.

"I heard that it was the fifth prince of Northern Liang who specially sent people to Huguo Temple to pray for Emperor Liang to come back and ensure his safety. There are many royal princes in various countries, so it is inevitable to compete for favor." Lu Zhijie said without moving his lips and said, "These Trivial things are not something that you and I need to care about. Making sure that nothing goes wrong today is what you and I should do."

Cheng Chang nodded slightly, and while everyone was helping Emperor Liang get into the carriage, he quietly disappeared into the crowd.

At the same time, while Jingquan was helping the emperor to walk to the carriage, the fifth prince diligently came up and supported Emperor Liang's arm.

When Emperor Liang got into the carriage, the fifth prince quietly hid the golden bell in his sleeve.

After Chengchang left the palace, he blended in with the people on the opposite street. After walking quickly through the alleys in Shangjing for two-quarters of an hour, he unknowingly rolled over and entered the private room on the second floor of a teahouse.

At this time, in the private room, Zeng Xili was forced to kneel on the ground, bound by iron chains. Under the influence of the drug, his eyes were as red as blood, he was breathing like an ox, and the muscles in his body were so tight that veins popped out.

Chengchang, who was always cautious, first carefully checked around the private room, and then relaxed his vigilance a little. After handing Emperor Liang's portrait to Zeng Xili, he took the person to the window on the second floor and let him go.

"Jingle Bell……"

A familiar bell suddenly rang outside the door.Chengchang held his breath for a moment and noticed that the sound of bells came to the next door along with the footsteps. He quickly turned over and jumped out of the window to the window of the next door room. He looked in through the gap and saw the man who was supposed to have just left the palace in a carriage. Your Majesty, is he actually appearing in the private room at this moment? !

In the private room, Emperor Liang sat silently on a chair, his face gloomy and his thin lips tightened tightly.

One of them stood up, bowed and complimented, "Your Majesty is so clever that he actually thought of a civet cat to exchange for the prince."

Another person echoed, "The assassin wanted to break his head, but he never thought that after the emperor got on the carriage, he left from the path first. Now the person leading everyone on the patrol in disguise is just a stand-in. To say the least, even if it is true It doesn’t matter if the assassin succeeded, after all, the person who died was just a puppet that the emperor had kept by his side for many years.”

The person who spoke was known to Cheng Chang. He was the manager of Jingquan who was beside the emperor.

A flash of surprise flashed in Chengchang's eyes outside the window, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked warily at Emperor Liang who had been silent. When he saw the golden bell on Emperor Liang's waist, he frowned. Wrinkled, he quickly jumped down to the ground, turned into a nearby alley, and waited quietly for Lu Zhijie and his party to arrive.

Zeng Xili, who was taking the medicine, could only recognize people and could not tell the truth from fakes. If Zeng Xili was really lured over by a stand-in, then his and Lu Zhijie's plan would have failed.

Su Chengying has been bringing benefits to Beiliang since she came to Beiliang. As long as the interests of Emperor Liang are not involved, Emperor Liang will naturally not hold Su Chengying responsible.

Besides, the medicine on Zeng Xili has a limited time limit. Once he is really lured out by the fake Emperor Liang, let alone whether he can successfully succeed. Even if he can really kill the counterfeit, the effect of the medicine may not be enough to go to the real Emperor Liang again. .

It didn't matter if he and Lu Zhijie failed, but he would never allow the eldest prince to fail.

Only by killing this impostor could Zeng Xili accurately find the real Emperor Liang for assassination.

Cheng Chang knew clearly in his heart that as long as he showed up with his face covered to assassinate the impostor, and when the real and fake Emperor Liang got into trouble together, regardless of whether Zeng Xili killed the real Emperor Liang, he could blame everything on Zeng Xili.

At the same time, Emperor Liang, who was patrolling incognito, had already got off the carriage, and was holding the hand of Queen Meng, the second prince, the fifth prince, and the people from the Tang Dynasty delegation, walking this way while enjoying the scenery.

The fifth prince had been observing every move of everyone around him, and suddenly saw a cold light flying towards this direction, and immediately shouted loudly, "Protect!"

In an instant, the whole street was completely in chaos due to the sudden change.

The secret guards were dispatched to protect Emperor Liang and Queen Meng. The second prince and the fifth prince both drew their swords and bore the brunt of the attack. The people on the street were frightened and fled one after another, screaming one after another.

Lu Zhijie happily gathered with the Sheng Tang group, waiting for Zeng Xili to be convicted of assassinating Emperor Liang. In this case, Su Chengying would be unforgivable, and he would step on Su Chengying to become the most powerful counselor around the eldest prince. .

Cheng Chang, masked, came galloping all the way, swinging the long sword in his hand, like a thunder, sweeping all the secret guards down to the ground. The fifth prince and the second prince raised their swords almost at the same time, blocking the sharp blade swung by Cheng Chang. .

Murderous intent overflowed, and cold light flashed.

In the blink of an eye, the fifth prince and the second prince were entangled with Cheng Chang.

Lu Zhijie was waiting for the good news, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

He really didn't understand martial arts, but he knew Cheng Chang's every move very well. When he saw the masked man flexibly dodge the fifth prince's attack with a swish of his tail...

Whether it was the indifference on Lu Zhijie's face or the joy in his heart, they had long since disappeared.

He was sure that this person was not Zeng Xili but Cheng Chang!

(End of this chapter)

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