Bring Hokage to Datang

Chang'an is bustling with traffic and prosperous.

In a wine shop in Anlefang, silk and bamboo are lingering here, orchids are dancing, and the cheers of drinkers can be heard from time to time. It is very lively.

"Did you hear that there seemed to be an assassin in the palace yesterday?"

"The Assassin Palace is heavily guarded. How could there be an assassin? Is this a rumor you heard somewhere?"

"Not this time. This time I heard it from the person next door to me. As you know, there is a Jinwu guard sitting next to me. It is said that this matter came from the palace."

"Then who was stabbed? Could it be the Holy One?"

"Tsk, why are you assassinating your Majesty? Your Majesty is in the harem now."

"Then who was stabbed?"

"Who do you think is the most powerful in the Tang Dynasty now?"

"Who is the most powerful? Is it the former King of Qin? Is the current prince the prince who was assassinated?"

"Well, it seems that you still have some understanding. I didn't expect that you would guess it. Yes, the person who was assassinated was indeed the former King of Qin and the current Crown Prince."

"What? This thing is actually true. Who dares to be so bold? He even dares to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince. Is he risking his life?"

"Hehehe, dare to assassinate the current Crown Prince. Do you think he would be an ordinary person? What's more, I heard that there is something weird in this assassination. It's hard to say whether someone entered the palace to assassinate."

"Brother Wang, are you trying to deceive me? If you are not a human, are you still a ghost?"

"Hey, who knows? Come on, come on, drink, drink"

"No, Brother Wang, you stopped saying this halfway. You are trying to make me unable to eat. Say it quickly, say it quickly."

"Oh, the wine today is a bit bad. Could it be that the wine shop has watered it down?"

"Okay, okay, I understand, waiter, bring me a pot of your best wine."

"Hey, here comes a jug of fine green wine." Hearing someone calling, the waiter on the side heard it and immediately trotted to the counter and took out a jug of wine.

"Come on, Brother Wang, what do you think of this pot of wine?"

"Ah, not bad, good wine"

"How's it going, Brother Wang, can you tell me now?"

"Okay, then I'll say it, but keep your voice low. I'm telling you, don't spread the word, otherwise you will be beheaded."

"I understand, I understand, I, Mr. Han, have the strictest mouth."

"I heard that the assassination that happened in the palace yesterday was very strange. King Qin, no, it is said that His Highness the Crown Prince was not assassinated just yesterday. He was assassinated once the night before yesterday."

"What, this assassin is too desperate. He failed to kill once the night before yesterday, but he continued to kill again yesterday. Could it be that he has eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage?"

"Hey, Brother Han, that's not what I'm talking about. You know, according to my brother, the reason why these two assassinations are strange is because whether it was the night before yesterday or yesterday, the assassinations that happened were In His Royal Highness’s room, it is said that not only were the doors and windows closed that day, but there were also dozens of eunuchs and Qianniu guards guarding the room.”

"Hey, I thought what were you talking about, Brother Wang? It was so mysterious and happened in a room. Could it be that the person who assassinated His Royal Highness was a woman? Otherwise, who could have entered His Royal Highness's room?"

"If only things were that simple." The middle-aged man named Wang took a sip of wine and whispered, "But Guan Jian is, it is said that when His Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated twice, the Crown Prince was the only one in the room. His Highness alone, and what’s even more strange is that the eunuchs and Qianniu Guards guarding outside all fainted without knowing it.”

"How is it possible? Brother Wang, are you kidding? Even in the palace, there must be dozens of eunuchs and Qianniu Guards guarding His Royal Highness. They all fainted unconsciously. Could it be that they were all killed at the same time? It's wrong to knock him unconscious. If someone knocks him out, he can't be unconscious. Could it be that he was intoxicated by smoke or sweat medicine or something like that?"

"Brother Han is really joking. The smoke and sweat medicine is just a trick of the Jianghu. How can it really bring down dozens of people?"

"Then what did Brother Wang say?"

"I don't know what Wang is. If he knew, then Wang would have gone to the Yamen to find a good job. However, it seems that someone heard His Royal Highness calling the names of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji when he was unconscious yesterday."

"Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, aren't these the names of the previous crown prince and King Qi? Didn't these two people already rebel half a month ago?"

"Yes, the former Crown Prince and King Qi have died in the half-month rebellion. It is said that the heads of these two people were cut off under the order of the current Crown Prince. These three people are all brothers from the same mother. , Tsk, tsk, this is the matter.”

"What this brother Wang means is that this matter must be caused by ghosts."

"Who knows? But it is said that yesterday the palace ordered the eminent monks near Chang'an and the great virtues from the Taishi Bureau to enter the palace."

"Haha, okay, okay, don't talk about this anymore, otherwise it will be taboo. Come, Brother Han, have a drink. Thank you Brother Han for your generous hospitality."

After a burst of laughter, the two began to talk about other things in Chang'an. However, they did not expect that the conversation they thought was hidden had already been overheard by a young man wearing a Confucian white robe. .

Moreover, this young man also knew that not only this table, but also three tables on the second floor above this wine shop had discussed the topics they just mentioned about the assassination of the prince and the haunting of ghosts.

As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

If it were just an ordinary thing, it would naturally be lost to everyone, but this matter is related to the country, and it is also related to the most popular prince Li Shimin recently. The most important thing is that this matter is also related to the palace battle half a month ago. Change.

Although Li Shimin had been trying his best to conceal what happened the day before yesterday, at noon yesterday, after discovering that all the guards outside Li Shimin had fainted, the ministers nearby sent thousands of Qianniu guards over, and then discovered Li Shimin, who was seriously injured, and some of the words he once shouted while unconscious.

There are thousands of guards and thousands of mouths. Even if Du Ruhui and others immediately ordered that no one should talk nonsense, how could they really keep these secrets?

You must know that although these Qianniu Guards have low status, many of them are descendants of noble families. How can they really be allowed to keep this secret with just an order from Du Ruhui?

However, this matter was spread so quickly, and it spread so quickly that it seemed that the whole of Chang'an knew about it. This made Li Chengming seem to feel that this matter may not be as bad as he thought. Simple.

It seems that there is a mastermind behind it, otherwise this matter would not have spread so fast.

So, who is the mastermind behind this?

Li Chengming picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He looked up at the pedestrians on the street not far below, and his eyes couldn't help but condense slightly.