The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 104 Capture
Zhang Jiuling was stunned when he heard this. He stayed silent for a while and then smiled.

Yes, he was an open-minded person when he was young, but now that he is old, he has become vulnerable. What is the difference between this and Li Longji's change?

Zhang Jiuling thought for a while, his expression softened, and he said to Li Heng, "Your Highness will have to take care of the affairs of the court in the future."

In addition to the superficial meaning of Zhang Jiuling's words, he also hoped that Li Heng could protect his family and disciples.

Li Ying said: "If it is my responsibility, I will do my best."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Jiuling thanked him solemnly, exchanged a few words with Li Ying, and left on his horse.

He just looked back every few steps, muttering Chang'an.

After watching Zhang Jiuling walk away, an official nearby bowed to Li Heng and said, "Your Highness, I would like to ask if my brother Wang Wei is in good health."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng glanced at the person who spoke.

He knew this man, his name was Wang Jin, and he was Wang Wei's younger brother.

Wang Jin is to Wang Wei as Su Che is to Su Shi. Both brothers are masters of protecting their brothers.

Li Ying said, "When I met General Wang at the beginning of the year, he was still as handsome and elegant as ever."

"That's good." Wang Jin showed joy on his face, "Thank you for telling me, Your Highness."

Li Heng smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, Mr.

The two of them struck up a conversation and exchanged pleasantries.

Other officials who came to see Zhang Jiuling off also followed and paid their respects to Li Heng, expressing their closeness.

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Li Heng saw him off at Tonghua Gate, while Li Siye prepared an ambush at the cemetery outside Yanping Gate.

In the cemetery, three masked men met Hongyue.

The masked man in the lead said, "Miss Hongyue has already entered the Shou Palace, so why does she need this hidden fire bomb?"

"Of course it's revenge." Hongyue said.

The masked man smiled with his hands behind his back and said, "You still know that you have a grudge, did you betray the king?"

The "king" this man was referring to was Liu Zhicheng, who had previously rebelled.

Hong Yue remained calm and smiled, "When the Heavenly King was killed, I was in Anxi. How could I betray the Heavenly King?"

The masked man said, "Tell Prince Shou everything about us, and he will naturally write to Chang'an."

"I didn't." Hong Yue said firmly, "I was arrested for assassinating the Shou King, but Dou Bai was arrested for no reason. Why did the Shou King let him go twice?"

The masked man asked, "Aren't you dead too?"

"I am beautiful and I can dance." Hong Yue smiled charmingly, "What's wrong with Dou Bai? I have been lurking until now just to find a chance for revenge! I am not like you, who claim to be men but are afraid of death! Thinking about the petty gains, and hoping to exterminate the family."

Hongyue's words choked the masked man.

Hong Yue turned and asked, "Did you bring the things?"

"Did you bring the money?" the masked man asked.

Hongyue took out a large bag of gold and said, "Of course, where are the things you brought?"

The masked man waved his hand, and another dozen masked men carried out four or five boxes.

"Open the box and let me see." Hongyue said.

The masked man waved his hand and asked his men to open the box. He said, "This thing will explode if it comes into contact with fire, but it cannot be exposed to moisture or water, otherwise it will be completely useless."

Hongyue took a look, threw the money to the masked man, and said, "It's real."

The masked man took the money, opened it and checked, and found that it was indeed real gold, so he winked at the person next to him, signaling him to attack Hongyue. However, just as the man was about to attack, several crossbow arrows flew through the air, instantly killing several masked men, including the man who was about to attack.

The leading man knew he was ambushed and yelled, "Damn it, you bastard, you betrayed me!"

As he said this, he drew out his big knife and was about to kill Hongyue with one blow.

At the critical moment, a strange knife came whizzing and cut off the hand of the leading masked man.

Then, Li Siye followed closely and led the ambush soldiers to kill half of all the masked men in a short time and capture the other half alive.

After subduing these people, Li Siye wiped the blood off his knife and asked Hongyue with a smile: "What revenge do you want, Miss Hongyue? I can deal with ordinary people. If it is very difficult, you can ask His Highness for help."

Hongyue shook her head and said, "Nothing."

The leader with a broken hand smiled miserably and said, "She wants to kill Li..."

Before the man could finish his words, Li Siye kicked him in the chest, pulled out the man's tongue and cut it off with a knife.

Then, Li Siye asked, "I didn't ask you, why are you interrupting?"

The man's tongue was cut and blood kept gushing out of his mouth. He struggled and wanted to reach out to touch it, but his hands were tightly held by two soldiers. The man could only make intermittent wails.

Li Siye walked up to the others holding the Mo Dao, looked at them, and said, "Okay, now I ask you, where did you make this thing? Who made it?"

One person said: "A real man should die if he wants to. We won't tell anyone."

Upon hearing this, Li Siye walked over and cut off one of the speaker's ears, saying, "Your ears don't work well, maybe leaving only one will work better."

After that, he asked the others, "His hearing is not working well, how about you?"

When these people saw the appearance of their two companions, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their whole bodies trembled.

One of them bravely said, "General, we said, can we live?"

"Okay." Li Siye nodded, "This general's words are binding."

"I'll tell you." The man's voice was a little hoarse because of fear, and he said, "It's in the Tianjian Taoist Temple fifty miles away."

"Very good." Li Siye wiped the blood off the knife and took people to the Taoist temple to arrest the person.

After getting six people in charge of production at the Taoist temple, Li Siye asked Hongyue with a smile, "Miss Hongyue, His Highness asked me to use more strategies. Does this count as using strategies?"

Hong Yue nodded and said with a smile, "I think so. Why don't you go back and ask His Highness?"

As they talked, they returned to Chang'an City together.

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After dealing with the officials who came to see Zhang Jiuling off, Li Heng returned to his mansion and happened to meet Li Siye and Hongyue at the door.

The two men stepped forward, and Li Siye said, "Your Highness, I have completed what you asked me to do."

Li Ying asked, "Is it going well?"

"It went smoothly," Li Siye smiled confidently, "We didn't encounter any problems during the ambush and interrogation."

As they were talking, the three of them entered the house.

Li Heng asked Li Siye and Hongyue to sit down, and then asked, "How many people made the hidden fire bomb?"

"Six." Li Siye replied, "Three of them were originally Taoists who made elixirs, two were road builders, and one was a scholar."

"Then how come they are involved with the black market?" Li Heng asked puzzledly.

Hongyue explained, "Liu Zhicheng coerced and bribed them. These six people were only responsible for making the hidden fire mines and did not gather together to rebel. Therefore, Liu Zhicheng was killed but they were not implicated. The team of people under Liu Zhicheng who were responsible for guarding them also survived."

"I see." Li Ying thought thoughtfully, "It seems that Liu Zhicheng is quite a character."

(End of this chapter)