Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 824 Confrontation
"My lord, are you alright?" the guard beside him hurriedly asked.

A sneer sneered at the corner of Li Tan's mouth, and he said, "This king has acted according to the plan, and the rest will depend on Li Canghai."

After a pause, Li Tan glanced at the masked men in black robes, and said indifferently: "The order goes on, and if anyone surrenders, he will be spared death. If he resists vigorously, he will be shot!"

But he said that after Yang Guozhong escaped from Yuanjue Temple, he walked around more than half of Chang'an City alone before returning to his house.

But before he jumped into his house, many officers and soldiers rushed around and quickly surrounded Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong turned pale with shock, but he quickly calmed down, staring at the officers and soldiers and shouting: "You guys are so courageous, even rushing to besiege the real mansion? Why don't you leave quickly!"

"There is no Master Yang here, only thieves who stole the elixir of life." Li Canghai separated from the crowd, walked over, and said calmly.

Yang Guozhong stared at Li Canghai with resentful eyes, and said, "Master Li, what do you mean by that?"

"Just now King Jianning came to report that he found a thief who stole the elixir of life in Yuanjue Temple. After the thief escaped from the siege, he fled all the way here. Unexpectedly, the thief was none other than Master Yang! "Li Canghai said with a half-smile.

Yang Guozhong's face turned cold, and he said angrily: "Li Canghai, you spout blood! I want to go before the Holy One and sue you for framing!"

"Oh? That's exactly what I mean. If that's the case, then let's go see the Holy One!" Li Canghai said calmly.

Late at night, the Huangji Hall of Daming Palace.

Li Longji sat high on the dragon chair, while civil and military officials stood on both sides.

In the middle of the main hall, Li Canghai and Yang Guozhong stood on both sides.

Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy, while Li Canghai's was indifferent.

"Li Aiqing, what's the reason why you asked Lishi to call all civil and military officials late at night?" Li Longji asked with a frown.

Before Li Canghai opened his mouth to speak, Yang Guozhong suddenly knelt down in front of him, beating his chest and weeping, "Your Majesty! Li Canghai framed this subject, please Your Majesty make the decision for me!"

"What's going on?" Li Longji asked.

Yang Guozhong burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, I will go out to visit friends today, and I will return at night. But when I returned home, I was surrounded by people sent by Li Canghai. He falsely accused me of stealing your majesty's elixir. People have surrounded the mansion of the minister! Li Canghai relied on His Majesty's trust in him, framed the courtiers and acted mischievously, I hope His Majesty will make the decision for the minister!"

Li Longji frowned, stared at Li Canghai and said, "Li Aiqing, is what Yang Aiqing said true?"

Li Canghai glanced at Yang Guozhong, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Yang said is all one-sided words. I am loyal to Your Majesty, and the same is true for the Great Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty ordered my ministers to arrest those who stole the elixir of life. The minister has an eye."

Hearing the words of the elixir of life, Li Longji's eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly said, "Oh? Who is so bold to snatch my elixir? Where is the elixir of life?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the person who stole the elixir is none other than Yang Guozhong!" Li Canghai said seriously.

As soon as these words came out, the officials who were not fully awake at first woke up in an instant.

Li Longji was even more taken aback.

Yang Guozhong looked panicked, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty! Li Canghai is spitting blood! Your loyalty to Your Majesty is a lesson from heaven and earth! How dare you steal the elixir of life? This is clearly because he couldn't find the elixir of life, and deliberately Frame the old minister! Your Majesty, you must make the decision for the old minister!"

As he spoke, Yang Guozhong kowtowed to Li Longji.

Li Longji looked at Yang Guozhong, then turned his gaze to Li Canghai, and asked, "Li Canghai, you said that Yang Aiqing stole the elixir of life, what evidence do you have?"

"Your Majesty, the evidence is in his arms now!" Li Canghai said solemnly.

Hearing this, Li Longji immediately waved his hands and said, "Come on, search me!"

As soon as the words fell, two guards rushed in and searched Yang Guozhong without any explanation.

After a while, a token, a money bag, and a gem were found from Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong watched in panic as the tray was placed on the dragon table in front of Li Longji, and a thin layer of sweat instantly rose on his forehead.

Li Longji picked up those things and looked at them carefully, frowned and said, "These are just ordinary things, where is the medicine for longevity?"

Yang Guozhong let out a long breath, secretly screaming luck in his heart.

Li Canghai glanced at Yang Guozhong, then at the gemstone in Li Longji's hand, and suddenly exclaimed: "Your Majesty! This gemstone was brought out from the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. It was originally put together with the elixir of life One place, how can there be only this gemstone left now?"

When Yang Guozhong heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he yelled that it was not good.

Sure enough, Li Longji took the gem and asked Li Canghai: "Li Aiqing, you said this gem was put together with the elixir of life?"

Li Canghai nodded, and said: "I dare not lie to Your Majesty! This gem is a meteorite from outside the sky, and the elixir of life has this gem, so it is not damaged! I brought it out together with the elixir of life, but it was found in Shouling Village. It was stolen by thieves! But now there is only this meteorite left... Could it be that this elixir of life has been eaten?"

As he spoke, Li Canghai turned his attention to Yang Guozhong.

Not only him, Li Longji and the officials also looked at him.

"Yang Aiqing, can you give me an explanation? Why is this meteorite on your body? Where is the elixir?" Li Longji asked with a cold tone, staring at Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he hurriedly touched his forehead to the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, I... I have been wronged! This gem is a gift from a friend of my minister, not a meteorite from the sky. This is Li Canghai's intention to confuse the saint and frame the old minister. I hope His Majesty will see clearly!"

Li Longji frowned, compared to Li Canghai, he still believed in Yang Guozhong.

After pondering for a while, Li Longji said, "Li Canghai, what evidence do you have to prove what you said?"

Li Canghai seemed to have thought of this a long time ago, and said, "Your Majesty, I certainly have evidence to prove it."

With that said, Li Canghai clapped his hands.

Following Li Canghai's clapping, Lu Jitong and two guards carried a servant into the hall.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled.

Li Longji was also at a loss.

"Li Aiqing, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I said!" Li Canghai pointed at the servant.

Li Longji frowned and said: "This is just a military servant, how can it be regarded as evidence?"

Li Canghai looked calm, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty does not know that this servant was brought out from the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. When I entered the Mausoleum, I encountered some unimaginable things. As long as someone enters the Mausoleum Tomb, touch the mechanism, and those servants will act like living things."

(End of this chapter)