Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 389
"That's the thing, tell me, what is the safest way to deal with this Wang Yu," Yang Hao immediately called his staff to discuss the matter after returning to the palace.

Liu Jianzhi said without hesitation: "Assassination in the downtown area is the most appropriate. This person is Li Yuan's brother-in-law. If we deal with him explicitly, we may offend the Longxi Li family, so the best way is to let people die without knowing why. "

After he finished speaking, other people's eyes would naturally look at Li Xuandao.

Li Xuandao also came from the Longxi Li family. Although he was from the Gu Zang family and Li Yuan was from the Longxi family, the current Longxi Li family is all guided by Li Yuan.

As a staff member, one must have the consciousness of a staff member, and besides, the surname of the person Yang Hao took care of was Wang, not Li, so Li Xuandao said with a smile:

"Don't look at me, you can do whatever your Highness says."

Liu Jianzhi smiled and said: "It is urgent to restore the Queen's favor, so this Wang Yu must be killed. This is for His Highness's benefit, so why not for ours?"

Staff and master, that is a grasshopper on a rope, hello me.

Recorder Zhao Yuankai nodded and said: "I agree with Liu Changshi. The Lantern Festival is approaching now, and the city is bustling with fish and dragons. If we can assassinate in the downtown area, it must be unknown, and there is no way to investigate."

Gongcao He Deren said: "I'm afraid that if this old boy doesn't go out recently, we won't have a chance to attack."

Liu Jianzhi smiled and said: "No, the Shangyuan Festival is the most grand festival of the year right now. The imperial court will rest for three days. No one will miss such a grand event. Let me ask everyone here, on the day of the festival, Will you go out to enjoy the lanterns?"

"Of course it will," everyone nodded.

Yang Hao nodded with a smile: "That's the way to do things, the king personally arranges the staff."

An assassination plan, just like that.

Wang Yu also fell into bad luck. His daughter-in-law was sent to the palace by his brother-in-law Li Yuan, but in the end he was the one who was stabbed.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, all officials rested, but Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng certainly didn't have to think about taking a vacation. One of their father and son was a general of the Imperial Guard, and the other was the emperor's bodyguard. Their responsibilities were too heavy to allow them to take a vacation.

But Li Yuan's third son, Li Xuanba, was in Luoyang.

Many scholars in history believe that Li Xuanba and Li Shimin are twins, because they may have been born in the same year.

At least not in this life, Li Shimin was born a year earlier than Li Xuanba, the time between the two was really short, it was because Li Yuan didn't pay attention to it, so Dou, who hadn't recovered yet, gave birth again, and gave birth to a son who was born weak .

It was because he was too weak that he had such a domineering name.

Mrs. Tang Guogong's wife Dou, her second son Shimin, and her fourth son Yuanji were all in the capital. Only the third son Xuanba followed Li Yuan in Luoyang.

He was brought out to see a doctor. If none of the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Office could cure him, he could only turn to folk remedies. It happened that there was a very famous doctor in Luoyang, so Li Xuanba appeared here.

Neither the father nor the eldest brother could leave the palace, so Li Xuanba went to his uncle Wang Yu's house, and went on a night tour of the Eastern Capital with his cousin Wang Renbiao.

In Luoyang right now, all the streets are covered with all kinds of lanterns. Compared with the Luoyang Lantern Festival in the first year, the styles of lanterns are more delicate and complicated, and they cost a lot of money.

The entire Luoyang city is like a fairyland in heaven.

Wang Renbiao is 17 years old this year, just at the age when he is looking for a partner. Hearing that there are many girls in the river canal, he wants to get rid of Li Xuanba, who is a fool.

After all, Li Xuanba was only nine years old, and he couldn't hide his words in his heart. He couldn't let this boy know about his flirtatious outside. come out.

In addition to the Luoshui River that runs through the city of Luoyang, Beishi, Nanshi, and Xishi all have canals for boats to cross. These canals are all connected to Luoshui for the convenience of water transportation.

The rivers and canals in Dongdu are very clean, and ordinary people cannot throw things into them casually. If caught, it is not as simple as a fine, but a prison sentence.

Not only willow trees are planted on both sides of the canal, but also exquisite lanterns are hung next to Tianjie. Therefore, children of aristocratic families will choose to visit Luoyang by boat during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.

The trilogy around Yang Hao had been completely replaced a long time ago. There were people from the South and Henan, but there were not many people from Guanzhong.

Dozens of people have been waiting in Linshangfang where Wang Yu lives these days, and they have made several arrangements in advance about how to kill people to deal with any emergencies.

At three o'clock in the unitary hour, the gate of the palace opened wide, and dozens of people walked out from inside.

There were eleven horse riders, Wang Yu and Li Xuanba, who was only nine years old, rode together, surrounded by guards, as for his wife Li Shi, she walked out of the street surrounded by a group of followers.

Wang Yu is also the second generation of officials. His father, Wang Kang, was the governor of Bianzhou and was also the Duke of Taiyuan County, but he died early, and Wang Yu was not able to win the title.

So right now, he has two backstages, one is his daughter Concubine De Wang, and the other is his uncle Li Yuan.

So in order to show the importance he attaches to Xuan Ba, he let Xuan Ba ​​ride with him.

During the Shangyuan Festival, the guards were heavily guarded, and the residents of each lifang would be searched when they left the workshop to prevent them from carrying sharp weapons. Therefore, most of the entourages around the aristocratic families carried short sticks, which were only two feet long.

Although this thing can also kill people, most of the time it is only for self-protection or hurting others.

The mansions of all the officials are in the north of the city, on a parallel line with Ziwei Palace. There is Beishi here, so the first destination of Wang Yu and his party is the busiest market in the north of the city.

A place with a lot of people is also the best place to kill people.

Yang Hao's melody also began to move, and his eyes were always locked on Wang Yu.

People who ride horses are all nobles. This is basically common knowledge, so although the streets are crowded, the common people still consciously make way for the nobles.

About half an hour later, when Wang Yu and his party planned to leave the downtown area, they crossed the bridge and headed to the south of the city.

Passing a dyeing workshop, a short arrow shot out from nowhere, directly piercing Wang Yu's shoulder.

Wang Yu was dumbfounded at the time. He looked down at the arrow passing through his shoulders. He didn't react for a while, but the guards around him reacted quickly. Someone yelled:
"There are thieves hurting people, where is Marquis Wu?"

It's a pity that such a sound was overwhelmed by the noisy surroundings.

A guard directly pulled Wang Yu and Xuan Ba ​​off their horses, and the crowd covered them. At this time, arrows shot out from several nearby attics.

The two guards screamed and fell down, and Wang Yu, who had squatted down and hugged Xuanba tightly, was also shot.

The thief is condescending, so he can see clearly.

Wang Yu's guards took out short sticks one after another, and retreated towards the square gate with Wang Yu and Xuan Ba ​​on their backs. During this process, a few more arrows were shot.

It wasn't until they were approaching the Fangmen that Wuhou Wei came after hearing the news.

"Which mansion is it, and who is the injured?" Pei Xingyan was led by Wuhou Wei, and he came to check the situation as soon as he received the news.

The guard replied in a loud voice: "The father of Concubine De will be Wang Yu, the right school administrator of the temple."

Pei Xingyan was dumbfounded, this is still an important person, he thought it was a small commotion, or a fight between the sons and daughters of officials, but he didn't expect it to be Concubine De's father.

After leaning over to check the injury, Pei Xingyan's expression became even uglier. He was hit by two arrows, one in the shoulder and the other in the back. It is unlikely that he will be rescued. As for the boy next to him, he was shot in the neck and died long ago.

"Is this the son of the Wang School Office?" Pei Xingyan asked.

The guards were only focused on protecting the Patriarch just now, they wanted to get out of the range of the thieves as soon as possible, they didn't have time to check Wang Yu and Xuan Ba's injuries, now seeing Xuan Ba ​​hit by an arrow, they all looked ashen.

"This is Xuan Ba, the third son of Duke Tang, and this is a big matter. General please seal the city quickly and arrest the culprits."

Pei Xingyan was completely stunned. On such an important festival as the Lantern Festival, the city is naturally mixed with good and bad people. There are too many people, and disputes are inevitable. Fights and fights are common. Wang Yu died here. In fact, it is not worth closing the city. Additional interrogation, but Li Yuan's son died here, and the matter would explode.

"Pass my order, Beishi is closed, and no one is allowed to enter without a warrant from the General's Mansion," Pei Xingyan urgently sent someone to deliver the news to the Ministry of Punishment.

He himself was in trouble. The current Beishi City has at least 8 to [-] people. Trying to find the murderer here is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

He had just changed shifts tonight, and Beishi was in his charge. It was really bad luck that such a thing happened.

Li Yuan, who was in the palace, was drinking with Yang Guang at this moment.

The performer in the main hall is a Wu Sheng Orchestra from Jiangnan, and Yang Guang is the best.

He will definitely not go out, at most he will stay on the highest viewing tower in the Imperial City, overlooking the night view of the Eastern Capital.

He didn't go out, and he couldn't even go out with some central bosses, because they had to accompany the emperor, chat and drink with him.

Yang Hao is also there.

At this time, a guard hurried in:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is a riot in Beishi, Wang Yu of Jiangzuo Temple was attacked, and Pei Xingyan, the right military guard, has ordered the city to be closed. Please send someone from the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment to arrest the murderer."

When Li Yuan heard that it was Wang Yu, he was stunned: "How is the injury of the Wang school?"

The corner of the imperial guard's mouth twitched: "The Wang School Office is still doing rescue work, but Tang Guogong's third son, Xuanba, was shot in the neck by an arrow, so he probably won't be able to save him."

"Xuan Ba?" Li Yuan stood up suddenly, and after a moment of confusion in his mind, his legs gave way and he collapsed directly.

Yang Guang was startled, and stood up against the table and said:
"Send my imperial guards to arrest the murderer, I want to live."

Pei Xuanji and Wei Kuangbo each led [-] imperial troops and hurried to Beishi.

And Li Yuan, with the support of his eldest son Jiancheng, left the imperial city tremblingly.

It was a good banquet, but now including Yang Guang, everyone's face is ugly.

At the foot of the emperor, the minister was attacked, and a prince's son was brought along with him. This case is destined to be a big deal, but it will definitely not affect the Shangyuan Festival.

This is a national holiday, even if Li Yuan died, the festival will still be held as usual.

Yang Guang didn't care about the life and death of Li Yuan's son. What he cared about was that someone who dared to kill courtiers under his nose was the father of his concubine.

Yang Guang's face was gloomy, and he glanced at the second child Yang Hao from the corner of his eye.

Dog, you can do anything, but you don't understand what is the point. You wanted to kill Wang Yu, but you killed Li Yuan's son.

Such a fool, how can he inherit?

(End of this chapter)