"Don't worry, those heading towards the back door are Lawless and the others, not the two thousand soldiers led by Liu Jiatai." Li Hong stroked his chin and said to relieve Bai Chun's worries.
"Ah? Then..." Bai Chun looked surprised. She didn't understand how His Highness the Crown Prince knew. Could it be that she could hear it just by listening to the footsteps
And at this moment, the sound of a wake-up call sounded outside: "It's three o'clock at midnight, everything is fine."
"Is this an update?" Bai Chun pointed at the faint update and asked.
"Listen to the sound, which is of varying lengths. This is a signal from the Governor of Jinzhou to report that he is safe." Li Hong frowned, but still patiently explained to Bai Chun.
"Then you..." Bai Chun didn't know whether to ask.
From the time they entered Liangzhou, except for the four palace maids of Xia Zhi and themselves, Mang Zhong, Jingzhe and others, including Lawless, for some unknown reason, would all be left in the military camp outside the city by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Everyone who entered the city, except for his five women, was the 200-person personal guard. No one else was allowed to enter the city. Until now, Bai Chun still didn't understand what Li Hong meant.
"If you were Li Zhong, would you avenge the Queen? Even if you wanted to take revenge, would you choose me? Or my mother? Why did he come forward in person and explain clearly that his move was for What about revenge? Doesn't he know that whether I die or not, he will die because of the assassination of the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty? "Why would he stand up?" Li Hong shook his head and thought hard, looking at Bai Chun for a while. Look at Li Zhong who looks relaxed outside.
He was puzzled. If Li Zhong had been planning for ten years, then he would definitely want more than revenge! He probably has some other purpose, but what is it
Prevent yourself from returning to Chang'an? He is definitely not the one with vested interests! Who else would regard his return to Chang'an as a threat
Li Xian? Li Zhe? Or Li Shangjin or Li Sujie
Or should we say, which Uncle Wang is not successful? But why did he recommend Li Zhong to assassinate him? Does Li Zhong not plan to continue living? What interests are worth sacrificing his life to preserve the power behind him
Even if it was just for pure revenge, why would he show up? Didn't he think about how to protect himself if the matter was exposed or the assassination failed
"Go to the backyard and tell Mang Zhong and others to bring Wang Qiao, Wang Xiunan and Liu Jiakang to Li Zhong." Li Hong felt uneasy in his heart. Li Zhong was definitely not the big fish he wanted to catch.
He wanted to see what Li Zhong's reaction would be after seeing these three people, and whether he still had any backup plans!
In the past few years, I still ignored him, focusing on the Western Regions, and relaxed my observation of Li Zhong, so that now I can't guess whether he has any back-ups.
There is nothing in the history books for him to refer to. After all, according to the records in the history books, he has been a dead man for a long time, and there is even only a pile of broken bones left.
When Wang Qiao, Wang Xiunan, and Liu Jiakang were escorted from the backyard by Wang Ming, Hua Meng, Mang Zhong, and a group of soldiers, the honest look on Li Zhong's face suddenly changed.
Under the illumination of the torch, a pair of eyes suddenly lost their dull look and turned into as cold as ice!
"Wang Fangyi, when did Li Hong leave Jincheng?" Li Zhong took two steps forward, and saw soldiers from both sides suddenly moving forward, vowing to protect their commander.
Li Zhong's tone was sharp and panicked, his honest and honest temperament no longer existed, and he stared at Wang Fangyi coldly. He felt that he had been tricked by Li Hong into fleeing.
And his back-up force was the second group of two thousand soldiers outside the city. According to the agreement, after he entered the city and burned a stick of incense, he immediately entered the city through the other two gates.
This can not only prevent Li Hong from escaping, but also inject new chips into his side in the event of an anxious battle.
But now seeing Wang Qiao and three others being captured, that means Li Hong has fully understood his plan and has been betrayed!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not left Jincheng and has always been in this mansion."
"Then why doesn't he see me? Is he afraid of these crossbows without eyes? Isn't he fearless? Li Hong, come out..." Li Zhong suddenly seemed to have lost his mind and went crazy, his eyes changed. De blushed, looking at the dark houses ahead, and roared.
Except for the sound of torches, no other voice responded to Li Zhong's words.
Li Zhong's whole body began to tremble, and his eyes were as cold as a wolf. Compared with the honest, indifferent, and sincere eyes of Prince Liang just now, Li Zhong today is more frightening and unpredictable.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Since you won't come out, then don't blame me for being rude! Do you think that except for those two thousand soldiers and horses, I have no backup plan? Let me tell you, you underestimate me, Li Zhong ! I am not the Li Zhong who was scared by you, I am the eldest son of the emperor! I should be the crown prince. If my mother is given another year and a half, it will be Wu Mei who will die, not my mother, but me. He will still be the prince! Guard, bring him up!" Li Zhong looked at the dark house, but there was still no reply.
The silent silence made him suddenly calm down again, and he snorted: "Li Hong, I know you are looking at me, you are observing me secretly, just like I have observed you all these years! But it's too late. ! Do you really think I lost? You will come out later, and you will know why you will lose later! I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
While Li Zhong was speaking, the guard had already rushed out quickly from the soldiers behind him, but there was one more person in his hand.
Although this person was wearing a soldier's armor, his long hair was left outside. He was wearing a large-brimmed felt hat passed down from other countries in the Western Regions. He was short and delicate, and he could tell at a glance that he was a woman.
As soon as the guard brought the woman to Li Zhong, Li Zhong immediately pulled out the horizontal knife from the soldier's waist and said coldly: "Li Hong, if you don't come out, she will die immediately under my knife. And you will never be able to explain it clearly to your father!"
After Li Zhong finished speaking, he picked off the felt hat with the tip of the knife, and a beautiful woman's cheek was exposed in front of everyone.
Wang Fangyi and others looked at each other. They thought it would be Bai Chun and others, but they didn't expect that it was someone they didn't know. So they couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't understand why Li Zhong could threaten Li Hong. .
However, Mang Zhong and Hua Meng, who were imprisoning Wang Qiao and others, were shocked and immediately exclaimed: "Helan Minyue!"
Li Hong's pupils shrank sharply. When he saw Helan Minyue, his heartstrings couldn't help but tremble. At the same time, he looked at Bai Chun next to him, his eyes filled with cold and frightening murderous intent!
"What's going on!" Li Hong stared at Bai Chun like a wolf.
Bai Chun was startled by Li Hong's cold and cold eyes, and involuntarily took a step back. With a brush, a cold light flashed, and the horizontal knife in Li Hong's hand suddenly rested on Bai Chun's shoulder.
"Tell me clearly, what's going on?" Li Hong held a horizontal knife on Bai Chun's shoulder, and slowly stretched out his other hand, pinched Bai Chun's slender and white neck, and said coldly again asked.
Bai Chun had never seen Li Hong's eyes with such cold and heartless eyes, as if there was no emotion at all. It was cold and cold inside, like a thousand-year-old ice cave, which made people shudder!
If there is something else that can be seen in these eyes, it is probably imperial pressure and greed for power!
Li Hong's heart seemed to be breaking bit by bit. He suddenly had a premonition that he might not be able to return to Chang'an City!
Of course it goes without saying who Bai Chun listens to! There is no one else but my father. This is not a secret, not even a secret between the three of them!
If all this was ordered by my father, then even if I could escape from this mansion tonight, I would have to turn around and go west!
No, I'm afraid there's already an ambush on the way west, right? And the way back to Xianyang in the east may be full of ambushes!
Only the father can make Li Zhong stand up, right! Besides his father, who else could make Li Zhong risk his life for him? A deposed prince wants to avenge his mother!
For an emperor who is about to lose his power in the court to the queen and whose achievements are outweighed by the prince, if at this time the mother and son are allowed to continue to join forces and the prince is allowed to return to Chang'an, then you don't have to think about the next outcome, that is, he will be ignored. , even like Gaozu, he was forced to take the Zen position.
So in order to preserve his throne, is the father going to attack himself and his mother
According to historical records, the emperor once thought of deposing his mother, Wu Mei, and ordered Yang Sijian to write an imperial edict for him, but he gave up after his mother begged him hard.
Could it be that the wheel of history has not changed its direction, but only the timing of time
Bai Chun looked at Li Hong's cruel and ruthless eyes like a beast, and felt the big hand on his neck that had been very gentle for a while. At this moment, it became like the hand of a devil from hell. Slowly tighten his neck.
Breathing also began to become a little difficult, and the originally fair and beautiful face became even paler because of the choke.
Bai Chun's body was slowly pushed to the wall. The hand was against his neck, and the back of his head was pressed against the cold wall. His whole body began to be pressed against the wall, with a pair of cold eyes filled with ruthless murderous intent. , staring closely into her eyes.
The horizontal knife slowly moved from the shoulder to the neck, and the sharp coldness seemed to penetrate through the skin of the neck, making her whole body instantly look like Li Hong's eyes, as if she had fallen into an ice cave. .
The sharp blade was close to the delicate skin on her neck with a chill, and his wolf-like eyes were pressed against her face, and his voice became even colder: "I'll ask you again, who ordered you to get close to me? What's your intention? What is it? How did Helan Minyue get in touch with Li Zhong? "
(End of chapter)