Tibet

Chapter 458
The opponent's cunning was beyond Li Ye's expectation. The two black-clothed warriors caught turned out to be martial artists from Mo's Martial Arts Hall. All the black-clothed warriors were hired by the Tsing-clothed scribe, but they didn't care about the Tsing-clothed scribe. Know nothing.

Li Ye ordered to break Zeng Honger's right hand, and the medicine that could make him fake death was gone. Zeng Honger completely became a nine-year-old child, extremely weak.

"I don't know who he is? I don't know who he works for. I call him Old Qing, because every time I see him, he wears a blue robe." Zeng Honger didn't have any resistance, everything was old Honestly confessed.

"How much money will you pay for killing Zhang Consort?"

"Give me a thousand taels of gold. Pay in gold. Pay 50 taels of gold first, and then pay 50 taels after the event is completed."

There was only endless regret in Zeng Honger's heart. He had already got 100 taels of gold, but because of his greed, he wanted to use the head of his son-in-law Zhang Yi to make some more money, and finally buried himself.

"Who is the spy in the Prince Consort's mansion?" the interrogator asked again.

"I don't know, but he was the last person to press my left hand. He pretended to press my left hand so that I could put the medicine into my mouth."

"Did you prepare the medicine yourself?" Li Ye asked.

"No! I bought it from a monk from the Western Regions. It's very expensive. I only bought three pills in total five years ago. After eating it, my whole body felt like it was paralyzed. I was conscious, but I couldn't open my eyes or move. You'll wake up in an hour."

"But you were thrown into the Han River three years ago, but you didn't die."

"That time they found a doctor to treat me, tossed for more than two hours, and when they threw me into Hanshui, I was already awake. If they threw me into Hanshui at the beginning, or buried me, I would It's dead."

The interrogation was still going on, but Li Ye walked out of the room. He was very disappointed. He knew that the man in Tsing Yi was the middleman, but he didn't know who he was?

I only know that he always likes to wear a Tsing Yi, which is the only clue, but I don't know if this person is famous in the staff circle?

At this time, Guan Pei asked in a low voice: "Captain, how should we deal with this assassin?"

"Together with the head of the son-in-law Zhang Yi, handing it over to Dali Temple Minister Ji Wen is a credit to Dali Temple!"

The head that Zeng Honger sold to Li Ye was real, but the head that the man in Tsing Yi got was dug out from a freshly buried tomb.

In Xinfeng County, a man in Tsing Yi walked into a courtyard, and a five or six-year-old girl ran out, "Daddy!"

The man in Tsing Yi picked up his daughter and kissed her little cheek, "Where are your second mother and brother?"

"Second mother went shopping for groceries, but my brother is sleeping!"

"Fu'er, listen to Daddy, where does grandpa live? Do you still remember it?"

"I remember!"

The man in Tsing Yi took out a large envelope from his pocket and put it in the back pocket of her clothes, "You go to stay at Grandpa's house for two days, and Daddy will come to see you in two days. This envelope is a secret, so don't show it to anyone."

The little lady nodded obediently, "Shall I go to Grandpa's house now? What about my brother?"

"I'll take care of my brother, you go now."

The man in Tsing Yi packed a small package for his daughter, and the little lady hopped away with the package. Her grandfather's house was very close, diagonally opposite a hundred steps away.

At this time, a young woman came back with a vegetable basket. She was the second wife of the man in Tsing Yi and gave birth to a son.

The man in Tsing Yi handed her an envelope and said, "Here is a thousand coins. You should quickly take your son back to your parents' home."

An hour later, the man in Tsing Yi returned to the inner courtyard of the Chang'an mansion with great concern, knelt down and pleaded guilty, "The lowly job is ineffective, and I have failed, so I plead guilty to the Lord!"

The middle-aged royal family asked coldly, "Didn't get the head? Or did you let Hong Er run away?"

The man in Tsing Yi lowered his head and said, "No, it's because another force stepped in and ruined our business."

"Who? Who stepped in?"

"They were wearing the warrior uniforms of Dugu Mansion, but later I found out that the leader was Li Ye."

"Li Ye?"

The middle-aged royal seemed to be expecting it. He sneered, "It's really him. Did he succeed?"

"Yes! Zhang Bian's head was obtained by him, and Zeng Honger was also captured by him. He originally wanted to arrest Beizi, but Beizi reacted a step faster and escaped. But please don't worry, Lord, Zeng Honger doesn't know who Beizi is. , Yang Shun doesn’t know either.”

The middle-aged royal family nodded, and said with a faint smile: "Mr. Tang has been with me for ten years!" The man in Tsing Yi's face changed, and he turned around and fled. The middle-aged royal family raised their hands, 'Woo! 'A poisonous crossbow shot out from the sleeve, hitting the back of the man in Tsing Yi.

The man in green screamed and fell to the ground. The middle-aged royal sneered, "You react very quickly!"

He stepped forward, took a cold look at the man in Tsing Yi who was curled up in a ball, and then said with a smile: "For the sake of your ten years of loyalty to me, don't worry! I'll take care of your wife and children."

The man in Tsing Yi couldn't say a word and died in a moment.

The middle-aged royal family said coldly to the guards behind him: "Take someone to his house immediately, and kill his wife and children, so as not to leave any future trouble!"

At the same moment when the man in Tsing Yi was killed, Li Ye was also invited to the Gao Mansion by Feng Quannong. Needless to say, it was Guangping King Li Chu who wanted to see him.

In the study, Li Chu waved his hands and said, "You're welcome, please sit down! Time is limited, let's make a long story short."

The two sat down, Li Chu pondered for a moment and said, "Let me tell you first, we didn't kill the son-in-law Zhang Yi, and it has nothing to do with us."

Li Ye nodded and did not speak, waiting for Li Chu to continue.

"My father, the king, has already stated his position. He understands the tremendous pressure your father was under at the beginning. He will not blame your father for resigning without authorization. He will also explain to the emperor to ensure your father's safety."

Li Ye had nothing to say. This hindsight came a little too late. Prince Li Heng only started to be a good person when he saw that the situation had reversed.

But Li Ye still nodded, "On behalf of my father, I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for his magnanimity and love!"

Li Chu was very satisfied with Li Ye's attitude. Although he felt a little bit in his heart that his father was acting on his own merits, it was better than turning his back on Li Dai. He is a dragon and a phoenix among people, and a pillar of the Tang royal family.

The father changed his mind, and this unpleasant little incident was over.

Li Chu asked again: "I also just learned that Dudu Li is under the secret sect of the Son of Heaven and is also investigating the assassination of his son-in-law. I don't know how it is going?"

Li Ye smiled and asked, "Has Your Highness met the servant?"

Li Chu nodded, "I met him in the afternoon, and he told me that you are also investigating the case, and you actually have the Shang Fang Emperor Sword. My father is very concerned about the progress of your investigation."

"Your Highness, can you tell me how the Fang Shilang's investigation is going?"

Li Chu sighed and said: "They are in chaos and blaming each other. The assassin faked his death and ran away. The prince-in-law's head was lost. They can't explain it. The investigation has completely stalled. It's really disappointing!"

Li Ye smiled slightly: "My side is actually not much better, but it is better than their side. I have already captured the assassin Zeng Honger, and the head of the son-in-law has also been found."

Li Chu was overjoyed, "What about the assassin and the head?"

"I handed it over to Dali Temple Minister Ji Wen."

Li Chu nodded. Ji Wen is Gao Lishi's man, so he can be regarded as his own. He will find Gao Lishi later and ask Ji Wen to hand over the head and the assassin to Fang Guan. The father is very worried that Fang Guan is not doing enough to investigate the case. He was removed from the post of servant of the Ministry of punishment.

"Has the real culprit behind that scene been found out?"

Li Ye shook his head, "The real culprit behind the scenes contacted the assassin through an intermediary, and this intermediary was well hidden. The assassin did not know his identity or name. He only knew that he was a middle-aged scribe who liked to wear Tsing Yi."

The range of middle-aged scribes is too wide, and middle-aged scribes basically like to wear Tsing Yi, which shows that they are indifferent to fame and fortune.

Li Chu smiled bitterly and said: "This time the prince-in-law Zhang Bian was assassinated. In fact, the biggest loser was my father. Zhang Bian has always been a staunch supporter of my father."

"But I heard rumors that the son-in-law Zhang Jie has close contacts with An Lushan."

Li Chu lowered his voice and said: "That is an illusion. In fact, Zhang Bian's contact with An Lushan was my father's intention. It was a strategy to hide his power. The prince's faction is powerful, and the emperor will inevitably balance it, so my father is under pressure." It's very big, and it also involves a battle for the heir apparent, my royal father suspects that the son-in-law Zhang Yi was assassinated by other princes."

Li Ye's mind suddenly opened up, it's very possible!If the son-in-law Zhang Yi is the prince's right-hand man, then the assassination of Zhang Jie would be a huge loss for the prince, and it is indeed related to the fight for the throne.

Li Ye suddenly felt like he could see the sun from the clouds, and he suddenly understood the motive for assassinating Zhang Bian.

"What about Zhang Jun?"

Li Ye asked anxiously: "Is Zhang Jun also from the prince family?"

Li Chu shook his head slowly, "Zhang Jun belongs to the Son of Heaven, and the two brothers burn a stick of incense each."

(End of this chapter)