Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1134 Assassinate Li Mingxuan

Luo Yaoshun and Ye Chen secretly sighed, stood beside them silently, and watched quietly.This old vegetable picker who looks no different from an ordinary village farmer is none other than the Privy Envoy of the Song Dynasty, No. 1 in the army, Ye Chen came to this world to save lives, and taught Ye Chen how to be a general , The teacher of how to be an official is also regarded by Ye Chen as one of the few relatives.In the original history, Cao Bin was known as the No.1 founding general of the Song Dynasty.

Cao Bin seemed to be out of touch with worldly affairs, and looked indifferent, but Ye Chen and Luo Yaoshun knew that this admirable old man would definitely not be as calm and indifferent as he appeared on the surface. The country is at stake, and with Cao Bin's character, even if he is suspected by Song Emperor Zhao Dezhao and feared and excluded by Li Mingxuan, he will never really let go.

"Qidan, who did you bring here?" Cao Bin said as he stood up and turned his head.Qidan is the name of the old housekeeper, a soldier who followed Cao Bin back then, and has been looking after Cao Bin's house all these years, and only Cao Bin would call him that.

"Uncle Cao, we came to see you." Ye Chen took a deep breath, crossed his arms in front of him and saluted, Luo Yaoshun followed closely behind and saluted at the same time.

Cao Bin's body seemed to be frozen in an instant, motionless, staring at the bowed Ye Chen, his face was first shocked and surprised, then admired, and finally turned into a relieved smile, and said: "Xiao Ye'er, you are here, It’s good if you come, and if you come, these ghosts and snakes should withdraw from the stage of history, and the world will be stable.”

When Ye Chen heard the word Xiao Ye'er, the feeling of facing relatives and elders that he hadn't felt for a long time finally reappeared.His eyes turned red, and he said hoarsely, "Yes, Uncle Cao, Xiao Ye'er is back."

Cao Bin did not hide his admiration or even admiration on his face. He picked three tender green cucumbers and washed them in the clean water basin next to him. He walked over and handed one to Ye Chen and Luo Yaoshun, and said, "Brother Ye , I have prepared a gift for you. I have been waiting for your people to come to me these days. I thought it would be Shiwa, Zhou Jie, or Zhang Dong, but I didn’t expect Ye Geer to come in person. .”

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help being shocked. He ate the cucumber in two or three bites and said, "Uncle Cao, you have been wronged all these years. I should have come here a long time ago."

Cao Bin stared at Ye Chen's face for a while, patted Ye Chen's shoulder, and said, "Seventh, ask that kid Cao Wei to bring over the list I compiled these days."

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At the same time, the prime minister's mansion.

"Xingwu, where is Ye Chen now?" Li Mingxuan looked at Tang Xingwu, the disciple whom he admired the most and did the best, and said in a deep voice.

Tang Xingwu said: "Teacher, Ye Chen has a well-known dark son next to Shi Fatty. On the same day, under the support of this person, he pretended to abscond and escaped from the army with Lian Jicheng, Luo Yaoshun, and three disciples. Surrounded by layers of circles, sneaking to Haizhou, Ye Chen suspected that there was something wrong with Shangguan Bingyun, and he did not dare to fully trust the information provided by the spies from the Ministry of Security, so he sent his disciples to Kaifeng to inquire about the information a few days ago, and the disciples had the opportunity to come to Kaifeng , Report the situation to the teacher face to face."

"Haizhou occupied by Liu Jinyuan? There are [-] sailors. It is impossible to kill Ye Chen. Unfortunately, it will be difficult to have such a great opportunity in the future." Li Mingxuan frowned tightly and sighed deeply.

After a pause, Li Mingxuan said: "Xingwu, do you know who is Ye Chen's important secret person next to Liao Shifa?"

Tang Xingwu said: "The disciple has roughly guessed the identity of this person. Although I don't dare to be [-]% sure, I have [-]% confidence."

Li Mingxuan said, "Who is this person?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Xingwu said a person's name.

Li Mingxuan's eyes flickered, and he said: "It turned out to be him. This person is one of the top five generals under Shi Fatty's command. This time when the Liao army went south, he controlled nearly [-] troops. No wonder he was able to encircle Ye Chen from the army." Rescued from inside."

Tang Xingwu said: "Teacher, do you want to use this secret to make a deal with the Liao envoy?"

Li Mingxuan glanced at Tang Xingwu appreciatively, and said: "Xingwu's guess is right, the old man just wants to make a deal with that Yu Jianye, try to solve the crisis of the Liao army going south, and then find a way to deal with the army of Xiangfu Kingdom I heard that Yu Jianye is the number one confidant in the room. Even the Empress Dowager Xiao thinks highly of him. Although he is a Han Chinese, his status is very important. If this secret can be passed, he can be let go in the treaty negotiated and signed by the two countries. ,That's good."

Tang Xingwu hesitated for a while, and said: "It's just... Teacher, it's really hard for us to know if Xiangfu Kingdom is in Kaifeng City, or even in the court of Song Dynasty, or even in my holy hall. If we let them know about it , the identity of the disciple is very likely to be exposed because of this secret."

Li Mingxuan thought for a while and said, "It's not easy for you to get to where you are today by Ye Chen's side, how about this! I won't tell anyone else about this matter, so I will go there in person. Except for you, I won't take any Others go to the concierge and talk to Yu Jianye."

Tang Xingwu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you, Teacher, for thinking about this student."

Li Mingxuan said suddenly: "It's not easy for you this time, the teacher will find a good woman for you to be your concubine, you stay in Kaifeng for a few more days, leave your seed, give birth to a child, the teacher will take care of you. "

Tang Xingwu was startled, and said: "This matter is entirely up to the teacher."

Tang Xingwu seemed to think of something suddenly, and said, "Teacher! This disciple still has a big gift for the teacher."

Li Mingxuan said, "What a big gift."

Tang Xingwu took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Li Mingxuan, saying, "Xiangfuguo granule black fire. The secret recipe of medicine."

Hearing this, Li Mingxuan was overjoyed immediately, his eyes were as bright as stars, and the doubt that he had just had about Tang Xingwu was gone.For a long time, the army of Xiangfu Kingdom has been unparalleled in combat power and invincible in the world. One of the most important reasons is the horror of gunpowder weapons.Over the years, whether it was the Song Kingdom or the Liao Kingdom, in order to obtain this secret recipe, I don't know how much they paid, including huge amounts of gold and silver and countless human lives, but they have never been successful.Now that Tang Xingwu finally got this secret recipe, even in the city of Li Mingxuan, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

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Li Mingxuan and Tang Xingwu rode in the same carriage, surrounded by five hundred guards, and arrived at the Concierge Courtyard.A group of officials from the Courtyard who got the news earlier had been waiting there respectfully.

After Li Mingxuan asked the guards to wait in the front yard, and told the officials of the Courtyard not to accompany him, and not to enter the backyard where the Liao envoy was without his order, he took Tang Xingwu to the backyard.Tang Xingwu suddenly said in a low voice: "For the safety of the teacher, let the five hundred guards of the Liao envoy come to the front yard and stay within the sight of the teacher's guards. Otherwise, if the Liao people go crazy, the disciples alone will not be able to protect the teacher's safety. In addition , it would be bad if Ye Chen's dark son was among the five hundred guards of the Liao envoy."

Li Mingxuan admired Tang Xingwu's prudence and carefulness very much, nodded his head slightly in agreement, and turned his head to order the officials of the Ministry of Rites next to him to go in and explain to the Liao envoy that after all, it was on the territory of the Song Dynasty, not to mention if he wanted to be in Kaifeng. It is not good for the Liao envoy. There is no difference between a small Liao envoy of 500 people and none. Li Mingxuan believes that the Liao envoy Yu Jianye will agree to his request.

Not long after, the official from the Ministry of Rites came back with a happy face and reported that the Liao envoy had agreed to the prime minister's request and was waiting at the gate of the backyard.

Soon, Yu Jianye's five hundred guards all came to the front garden and stood opposite Li Mingxuan's five hundred guards.The garden is surrounded by a guest room in the front yard, which is somewhat similar to the Beijing courtyard house of later generations.

Li Mingxuan and Tang Xingwu didn't bring anyone to the backyard, and they saw the Liao envoy Yu Jianye waiting there, and he was alone. The whole backyard seemed empty, except for Yu Jianye, there was no one else.

Yu Jianye lukewarmly invited Li Mingxuan into the living room, and Tang Xingwu closed the door casually behind him. Li Mingxuan faintly felt that something was wrong, and Yu Jianye suddenly said with a half-smile: "Li Mingxuan, I didn't expect to let you alone Come in, you are really here alone."

Li Mingxuan's expression changed slightly, and he said, "What do you mean?"

Tang Xingwu sighed behind Li Mingxuan, Li Mingxuan turned his head abruptly, looked at Tang Xingwu with an extremely ugly expression, and said, "Xingwu, what's going on?"

Tang Xingwu said with a complicated expression: "I'm sorry! Teacher! This disciple has truly pledged his allegiance to His Majesty."

Li Mingxuan's expression changed drastically. Of course, he knew that Tang Xingwu said His Majesty was referring to Ye Chen.While his expression was changing, he looked at the doorway blocked by Tang Xingwu, and was about to say something when a figure suddenly appeared in the corner of the living room and said, "Tang Xingwu, if you still don't do it, are you waiting for me to do it?"

Li Mingxuan turned his head abruptly, stared at the figure walking out of the shadows, and said, "You...you are Lian Jicheng..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Xingwu, who was standing behind him, suddenly took a step forward, grabbed the back of Li Mingxuan's neck, and a dagger appeared in his hand. A cold light flashed, and the dagger had already cut off Li Mingxuan's throat. Li Mingxuan looked disbelieving, and turned around. Glancing at Tang Xingwu, he fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes were wide open, but he was dying.

At the same time, in the front yard, Li Mingxuan's 500 guards were waiting there with their sleeves tucked up in boredom. It could be seen that these [-] people were real elite fighters. Standing in the cold weather, not many people spoke, let alone One person left the team and walked around at will.

Suddenly the doors of the four rooms on both sides of them opened. When the 500 people heard the sound, they looked around in surprise and curiosity. They saw that the main doors of the four rooms faced their direction, and there were four large iron cabinets. , just covering them all.

(End of this chapter)