Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

In the Palace of the King of Han, Li Ke was drinking tea brewed by Lan Er and flipping through "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in his study, when he heard a black-clothed guard outside the door report that Deng Tongda, the county captain of Chang'an County, and Zuo Yi, the chief arrester, were begging to see him.

"Let them in." Yang En in the study saw Li Ke nodding, and shouted to the black-clothed guard outside the house.

The door of the study room opened, and Deng Tongda and Zuo Yi walked into the study room in a cold air. After saluting Li Ke, Deng Tongda asked, "His Royal Highness, a murder occurred in the Chrysanthemum Building of Yonglefang this afternoon. The murder was committed by the grandson Shangshu." Sun Huan, the second son of the family, and the deceased was Wang Xian, the third son of the Wang family, a son of the aristocratic family in Chang'an City. I feel that this matter has a lot to do with it, so I came here to ask His Highness." Deng Tongda simply stated the reason for his visit to Li Ke.Di Zhixun, the county magistrate of Chang'an County, was the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty to the Turks. After the mission to the Turks, Chang'an County is now in charge of the county captain Deng Tongda. When he found out that the murderer was the son of Changsun Wuji, he thought of Li Ke and Changsun Wuji. Afterwards, he and Zuo Yi immediately came to Hanwang Mansion to seek Li Ke's advice.

"Changsun Huan killed people in the Chrysanthemum Building?" Li Ke was very surprised. He glanced at Deng Tongda and saw that he was serious, so he said seriously, "Where is the Chrysanthemum Building? How could Changsun Huan kill people there?"

"Your Highness, the Chrysanthemum Tower is a gathering place for people with special hobbies in Chang'an City..." Deng Tongda told Li Ke in detail what he knew about the case.

Li Ke listened carefully to Deng Tongda's report, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Tonghuai is not in Chang'an now, you are in charge of the county government affairs." Speaking of this, pause After a while, he glanced at Deng Tongda who was a bit nervous, "Dingbo, after returning to Beijing, Tonghuai won the position of magistrate of Chang'an County because of his meritorious service to the Turks. You have to work hard."

"This minister will definitely remember His Highness's teachings and live up to His Highness's expectations." Deng Tongda heard the implication in Li Ke's words, and he replied with a happy face at this moment, who was still nervous just now.

"En." Li Ke was very satisfied with Deng Tongda's answer, "The case of Changsun Huan is related to your future promotion. I don't want to say that you know what to do?"

Deng Tongda was taken aback for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do."

"Well, if you have nothing else to do, you can go down. The business is important, so don't delay the trial of the case." Li Ke said slowly.

"Then I will retire." Deng Tongda and Zuo Yi bowed their hands to Li Ke, and then exited the study.

After Deng Tongda left, Yang En said to Li Ke in puzzlement, "Deng Tongda can understand what you mean by your highness' explanation?"

Li Ke glanced at Yang En, with a hint of sternness on his smiling face, "Old Yang, if he can't figure out such a small affair, can't understand it, and can't do it, then what's the use of keeping him?" Woolen cloth?"

"It's the old slave who is worrying too much." Yang En couldn't help but smile coyly after hearing Li Ke's words, "What people think about when they are old is looking forward and backward, and their thinking is a bit behind His Highness."

"What did Mr. Yang say? If you care about it, you will be confused. It has nothing to do with whether you are old or not." Li Ke smiled, and then continued to ask, "I don't know how is Qian Ning's injury?"

"After three days of recuperation, my life is safe. If I want to walk on the ground, it will take several months." Yang En's expression was very serious when he was talking about business, not as relaxed as he usually was when chatting with Li Ke.

"Let's go and see him. I think he must have something to say to me." Li Ke said.

Yang En and Li Ke passed through several courtyards before arriving at a single courtyard in the backyard of the palace where Qian Ning was located.Although Qian Ning was seriously injured and even though he had saved Li Ke's life in Mobei, Zhongchang Wang did not dare to be negligent, and guards in black were placed in both the bright and dark parts of the small courtyard.Li Ke saw Wang Zhongchang's arrangement of the black-clothed guards in the small courtyard, and he couldn't help but secretly praised Wang Zhongchang for his rapid growth over the past year.

The black-clothed guard guarding the small courtyard saw Li Ke hurriedly saluting him, and Li Ke nodded slightly. The black-clothed guard understood Li Ke's purpose for coming here, so he gently pushed the door open, and Li Ke and Yang En walked in.

When Li Ke and Yang En came to the small courtyard, Qian Ning noticed that two people walked in from the small courtyard. According to his judgment, these two people are martial arts practitioners, and their steps are lighter than ordinary people. It can be seen that they have practiced a certain A kind of profound internal exercises.After a little thought in his heart, he realized that it might be Li Ke and Yang En.Therefore, when Li Ke and Yang En walked into the room, he had barely got up.

"I've seen Your Highness!" Qian Ning bowed slightly, his tone neither humble nor overbearing.

Li Ke stepped forward quickly, stopped Qian Ning with his hand, and helped him onto the bed, "If you are not in good health, you don't need to perform this great gift."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Qian Ning's tone was still flat.

"The king came today to see if you are in good health." Li Ke continued, "If you need anything, just ask the king, as long as the king can do it, he will never refuse."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Qian Ning said, "I'm afraid His Highness is not just here to see Qian Ning?"

"Is there any other purpose that this king can't accomplish?" Li Ke asked back.

"Don't you want to know something, Your Highness?" Qian Ning asked Li Ke's eyes without flinching.

"If you want to say it, the king is willing to listen. If you don't say it, the king will not force it." Seeing Qian Ning's guarded look, Li Ke immediately understood what Qian Ning was thinking. He thought he was treating him like this. The good purpose is to use coercive means to make him tell some secrets that he wants to know, so he answered himself in such a cold tone.

"Since your body is recovering well, you should take good care of your wounds in the mansion!" Li Ke sighed, "If you want to leave after you recover from your injuries, this king will not stop you."

Qian Ning's thoughts were just as Li Ke thought, he thought that the purpose of Li Ke's concern for him was to get the information he needed from him, and seeing that Li Ke was not the person he thought in his heart, he secretly scolded himself You shouldn't guess other people's thoughts like this, when Li Ke was about to step over the threshold with his right foot, he shouted, "Your Highness"

"Do you have anything else to do?" Li Ke retracted his right foot and asked back.

"Your Highness, you have to be careful of the eldest grandson Wuji, he also has his own power in his hands." Qian Ning said with guilt on his face, "The prince's ambush at the Xuanwu Gate was originally a secret matter when the prince started an incident. How could the King of Qin know so easily?" Qian Ning said angrily, "If it wasn't for Zheng Kuan, a spy who Changsun Wuji placed next to the Prince, to betray the Prince and tell the secrets obtained to Changsun Wuji, how could the King of Qin know about the Prince's plan, How could they win the Xuanwumen coup?"

After listening to Qian Ning, Li Ke was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face, "Qian Ning, can you tell me more in detail?"

"Your Highness, I don't want to mention what happened at Xuanwu Gate," Qian Ning said here, thinking of Li Jiancheng's death again, and said with a sad face, "Qian Ning doesn't know much about the power in Changsun Wuji's hands." , I just know that some people around the prince disappeared mysteriously after he left. And these people who disappeared are people who have little relationship with the traitor Zheng Kuan on weekdays."

After listening to Qian Ning's explanation, Li Ke suddenly felt that he had underestimated Changsun Wuji's strength. He wanted to know more information about this aspect. When he was about to ask Qian Ning about Changsun Wuji, he heard Qian Ning Said, "I contacted the former Ministry of the Prince after I learned the news of the Prince's death and escaped from Chang'an. Except for those who died in the Xuanwumen coup, many of them disappeared mysteriously. I thought they were massacred by the King of Qin, but after thinking about it carefully I also felt that something was wrong. The strength of the prince’s old department was widely distributed, and the contact methods were very complicated. It was not so easy for King Qin to eradicate him in a short period of time. Later, I sneaked into Chang’an City and learned through different channels that King Qin met after the coup. After the Luo Yi rebellion and the Turkic invasion, there was no time to eradicate the old prince. At that time, I was thinking that they might have hidden themselves and wanted to wait for the time to take revenge on the prince. But after more than a year There are many times when you can assassinate King Qin, but I didn’t find them. At this time, I figured out a problem, that is, they didn’t hide themselves from King Qin’s pursuit, nor did they want to avenge the prince. It is very likely that these people have been secretly gathered into my hands. From this, I think that this person may be Changsun Wuji, because Zheng Kuan, who betrayed the prince at the beginning, is his subordinate."

"I see." Li Ke was already in shock after hearing Qian Ning's reply. If according to what Qian Ning said, Changsun Wuji integrated Li Jiancheng's old department, how strong is he now?I'm afraid it's 'Tang' who can't help it?If he really had such strength, wouldn't all the evidence of his plan against Changsun Huan be in his hands?In this case... Li Ke's face darkened, "Qian Ning, if you have something to do, you can go ahead. If you need anything, you can tell them. The king has ordered them to satisfy you." requirements."

"Thank you, Your Highness, please do as you please." Qian Ning understood that Li Ke knew this information, and would definitely make arrangements for it.

Li Ke walked out of the small courtyard and said to Yang En who was beside him, "Old Yang, inform King Bin that the Yan clan and Zhengzheng are coming to this king's study."

"No." Yang En also knew the seriousness of the situation, he replied in a deep voice, and then hurried away.

As soon as Li Ke came to the study and sat down, Yang En summoned Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong and Liu Rengui to the study.The three of them had obviously learned something from Yang En. When they saw Li Ke with a gloomy face, Ma Zhou was the first to ask, "Does your Highness think what Qian Ning said is credible?"

"Bin Wang, some people say that even if you have seen it with your own eyes, it may not be true. Some people say something that is difficult to understand but can't lie, and Qian Ning belongs to the second type of person." Li Ke is sure. Channing wouldn't lie to himself, he knew Channing as much as Channing knew him.Then he continued, "You all know the matter?"

"Mr. Yang gave us a brief introduction on the way to the study just now." Liu Rengui