Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 734 Expecting the enemy to take the lead
After beheading Song Kun, a rebellious minister, Li Longji let out a sigh of relief, and after being flattered by the ministers, his mood has improved a lot.

Hearing what Yang Guozhong said at this time, Li Longji frowned immediately.

The rebel was robbed, which was always a concern of Li Longji, after all, the other party was an organization that almost overthrew Datang, especially during the two days when the rebel was robbed, Li Longji could hardly sleep or eat.

"Li Aiqing, I am very pleased that you were able to find out the truth about the murder of your righteous daughter and find out the traitor in such a short period of time. However, as Yang Aiqing said, it was you who promised me at the beginning, and it took two days to catch the traitor. Thief, should you give me an explanation now?" Li Longji asked lightly.

"Your Majesty, please give me a little time, and I will definitely give you an explanation." Li Canghai bowed and said.

Yang Guozhong rolled his eyes and said righteously: "Master Li, the time limit is two days, but you promised yourself that since you failed to catch the leader of the thief, you have owed the grace of God!"

Li Longji frowned, and asked: "Li Aiqing, what Guo Zhong said is true. At the beginning, it was you who agreed to do this, and the time limit was two days to catch the traitor back. Now the time limit has come, but you have failed to catch the thief back." First, how do you say I should deal with you?"

The corner of Yang Guozhong's mouth twitched into a smile. Now there is still half a quarter of an hour before Zishi, no matter how powerful Li Canghai is, it is impossible for Li Canghai to catch the traitor who was robbed at this time.

Cui Huan and the others broke into a cold sweat for Li Canghai. Now, the situation is very clear.

Although Li Canghai solved the first two matters, he did not catch the kidnapped traitor back.

According to his agreement with the emperor, Zishi failed to complete the three things before, and both he and Chen Ang, who was in charge of the escort, had no choice but to die.

But now the time is approaching, but there is no rebel caught by Li Canghai, no matter what, Li Canghai will not escape this disaster.

But what surprised everyone was that even though the knife was already on his neck, Li Canghai's expression was unusually calm.

"Li Canghai, what else do you have to say now?" Yang Guozhong asked leisurely with a smug sneer at the corner of his mouth.

Li Canghai still looked calm, but he didn't even bother to look at him, and said calmly, "How does Master Yang know that I didn't catch the thief?"

When Yang Guozhong heard this, the smile on his face froze immediately.

He stared at Li Canghai closely, his eyes full of doubts.

To be honest, he didn't believe that Li Canghai had caught the thief.

Because from the beginning to the end, Li Canghai was under his surveillance.

Although Li Canghai could use the yamen servants to send news to Conan to let him investigate the thieves in the court, but there is a prerequisite for this, that is, there are people he can use in Chang'an City.

But to deal with 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' is different.

First of all, the hiding place of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' is very hidden, Yang Guozhong does not believe that Li Canghai can find out the hiding place of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' in such a short period of time.

Secondly, even if their hiding place is found, if you want to deal with them, you need a large force.

And almost the entire Chang'an City was under his control. As far as he knew, he had not seen a large group of people dispatched in the past two days.

But Li Canghai was so confident, but it made him a little surprised and uncertain.

Li Longji's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said, "Oh? So, Aiqing really caught the thief back?"

Li Canghai bowed to Li Longji, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, in fact, the leader of the bandits has not been taken away."

"What? Didn't the leader of the thief be robbed? Who is the person who was robbed by the rebel?" Li Longji was startled when he heard the words, and asked in disbelief.

Not only Li Longji, but everyone was slightly taken aback.

Yang Guozhong stayed on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I calculated early on that the rebels would try their best to rob the prisoners, so they secretly transferred the head of the rebels to the Jianning Palace and imprisoned them. Sure enough, the rebels colluded with the courtiers and implemented a series of plans. I am not I deliberately concealed it from Your Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!" Li Canghai said with his head bowed.

Li Longji was a little dazed, he stroked his beard, frowned and said, "I'm a little confused, what's going on? You mean, the prison car stolen by the rebels is not actually the leader of the thieves?"

Li Canghai nodded, and said: "Actually, when I came back from Silla, I encountered rebels trying to rob prisoners, but I was caught by the false plan. Afterwards, although I imprisoned the leader of the bandit in the Eastern Expedition Army In the barracks, there is still some uneasiness. Therefore, before His Majesty ordered the leader of the thief to be handed over to Long Wuwei, the minister took the initiative to secretly take the leader of the thief to the Jianning Palace and imprison him."

"In this case, who is the person who was robbed?" Li Longji asked suspiciously.

"Return to Your Majesty, the person who was robbed was Panlong Secret Guard Lu Jitong." Li Canghai replied.

Only then did Li Longji understand. He clapped his hands suddenly, and said approvingly: "Building plank roads brightly, crossing Chen Cang secretly. Wonderful! Wonderful! Only Li Aiqing can come up with such clever schemes. No wonder you will answer me confidently." The three things you mentioned, it turns out that you have nothing to fear!"

Hearing this, Li Canghai quickly knelt down and said, "I didn't mean to deceive Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Li Longji waved his hand and said with joy: "Hey, Aiqing is alive. If it wasn't for Aiqing, this traitor would have been robbed already. I am so relieved that you can anticipate the enemy's opportunity and make arrangements early!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Canghai stood up after thanking him.

At this time, the officials suddenly realized, and they all praised Li Canghai.

On the other hand, Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy, and he was furious in his heart.

He didn't know until now that Li Canghai's schemes had long been involved in his and 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu''s every move.

They had always thought that the plan was seamless, but now it seemed that it was just a joke.

Only then did he realize that he wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of Li Canghai, and Li Canghai was also using this opportunity to deal with him.

It can be said that from the very beginning, this was a trap.

However, what Yang Guozhong didn't expect was that he was the only one Li Canghai wanted to deal with?

At this moment, a guard ran in hastily.

"Report to Your Majesty, King Jianning and a team of guards are now outside the residence to ask for an audience."

"Noisy!" Li Longji said.

After a while, Jianning King Li Tan brought Lu Jitong and Feng Changqing to the courtyard with several people who were tied with iron chains.

"Your Majesty, I will see you!" Li Tan and others knelt down and saluted.

Seeing that Li Tan was dressed in military uniform, as if he had experienced a battle, Li Longji was a little puzzled, so he waved his hand for everyone to stand up and talk.

"Tan'er, why are you wearing military uniform? Who are these people?" Li Longji asked, pointing to those who were bound by iron chains.

Li Tan and Li Canghai looked at each other, and they nodded tacitly, Li Tan bowed his head and said, "Grandpa Huihuang, these people are the remnants of the 'Nilin Xuanwu' who robbed the prison car."

(End of this chapter)