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Chapter 646: Yao Jin’s Cleverness
Cheng Yaojin was stunned after hearing this, and slowly calmed down. He kept mumbling to himself what Wu Qing and the man in black had said. After a quick thought, it seemed that they were not targeting his son specifically, but killed him because his son blocked their way.

The person killed was not Cheng Yaojin's son, nor Cheng Huailiang, but the General of the Left Tunwei Yifu.

Could it be that Wu Qing wanted to seek the position of General of the Left Guard?
However, he said 'we' instead of 'I', which seems to indicate that there is a force behind Wu Qing.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin was already certain that his son's affairs had nothing to do with the prince.

Because if the prince wanted to compete with his son for the position of General of the Left Guard, the emperor could completely suppress the King of Shu, even if the King of Shu had made great contributions in the affairs of Suizhou. Cheng Yaojin actually knew that the emperor gave up this position in order to increase the prince's strength.

There is no reason to give it to the King of Shu without going through the Crown Prince.

However, Empress Changsun had always said that the Changsun family was too prosperous and that it was not appropriate to strengthen her family. Everyone in the court knew this. Cheng Yaojin could think that it might be Empress Changsun's intention to let the prince refuse this task, coupled with the rumors about the King of Shu in the capital some time ago.

Cheng Yaojin could also see that there was clearly a powerful force behind the scenes fanning the flames and putting Li Ke on the fire. It was most likely Changsun Lao'er. This was also consistent with why the prince handed over the position of General of the Left Tunwei to the King of Shu, deliberately increasing the King of Shu's strength, which was consistent with this strategy.

However, the King of Shu was unaware of this and did not restrain himself. He became complacent and carried away by his success. As expected, he was suppressed by the Emperor. All this was in line with Zhangsun Wuji's shrewdness.

But if Changsun Wuji took action, he would definitely control the fire and would never kill a junior. Moreover, this was obviously a failure in the game between the two princes some time ago. It was very abrupt, as if a firecracker had exploded in the fire.

Removing Quan Wanji, stripping the King of Shu of his duties, and destroying the King of Shu's prestige have already achieved the best results.

Too much is worse than too little
If he could get the 5,000 imperial guards from Zuotunwei, it would actually be too much. The prince would be in a situation where he stood out from the crowd before the King of Shu. Therefore, it was clear that someone was secretly taking advantage of the situation when his son got into trouble.

Moreover, people at the top knew that the decision-making power for such an important position was in the hands of the emperor and the bigwigs in the court. No one would be foolish enough to think that they could replace the current superior by killing him. This was the thinking of low-level bandits.

Thinking that Wu Qing was a member of the old East Palace of Prince Yin, and that some time ago, Sun Da, the leader of Prince Yin's guards, unexpectedly showed up in the Royal Forbidden Garden and was killed by the guards brought by the prince, and thinking of the "we" Wu Qing mentioned, Cheng Yaojin followed the clues and unraveled the mystery, vaguely catching some traces and sensing the existence of certain forces.

If Li Yan knew, he would surely be amazed at these people who were able to survive the chaotic times, stand out from the crowd in the great waves of dynasty change, and rise to the top to gain the greatest benefits.

Sure enough, they are not ordinary people, they are all smart!

In just one day, a seemingly reckless warrior had attacked his last line of defense and uncovered the forces of the Old East Palace. If the investigation continued, Li Yan would certainly not be found.

Because he just hinted at Chang Sheng's words with ulterior motives, put the right person in the right place, and indirectly promoted the development of the situation. Everything was so natural and seamless.

He was like a divine dragon from the sky, disappearing from the thick clouds in a flash, without leaving any trace.

Even if the truth came to light and Wu Qingchangsheng was tried, he would not be able to find any evidence against Li Yan.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin felt a little worried. It seemed that there was indeed a group of people with ulterior motives lurking in the Zuotunwei Army, intending to cause trouble. His son was really unlucky and fell into a den of jackals and was targeted by the remnants of the Hidden Prince.

Why.
Cheng Yaojin sighed. The murderer was found. It turned out to be the remnant of Li Jiancheng. He killed his own son in order to seek the military power of Zuotunwei.

This made Cheng Yaojin feel relieved, but also extremely aggrieved. He felt that his son's death was not worth it. He did not die in the struggle among princes of this generation, but died in the aftermath of the fight for succession in the previous generation. The struggle for power was so cruel!
Cheng You, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that Cheng Yaojin was speechless for a long time. He felt that he had calmed down and said, "Master, I will capture Wu Qing tomorrow. I believe we can find out who is behind this."

"never mind."

Cheng Yaojin waved his hands and sighed dejectedly: "The murderer has been found, there is no need to do anything else. The rest of the matter is not something we can handle. I will go to the palace tomorrow to report everything to the emperor and let the emperor make the decision for Huailiang."

"The man inside, give him some medicine. Don't let him die. I will hand him over to the emperor tomorrow."

Cheng Yaojin looked at Cheng You who was kneeling on the ground with hatred. He knew that even if Cheng You was present, it would be useless to deal with the group of desperate criminals in the old East Palace. It would only result in the deaths of two more people. Those people were not something a small figure like Cheng You could deal with.

They were obviously planning something, but it was definitely related to something as heinous as treason and regicide.

When Cheng Yaojin was about to leave, he asked one last question: "Is there any movement in the East Palace?"

"Master, from the time we left the capital yesterday until this evening, the East Palace has not made any moves."

Cheng You said honestly: "It is said that the prince stays in the palace all day and has not been to Tongguan for half a month. He only went to Yongtong Canal to make arrangements on the first day he took over, and he has never shown up since then." "Yeah!"

Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief and dispelled his last worry: "Watch for two more days. If the prince doesn't go to Yongtong Canal, withdraw the troops!"

"You killers, follow the young master in the future. If you make any mistakes again, you don't have to apologize. You can just kill yourself."

"Yes, Master, thank you for your kindness." Cheng You secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his life was finally saved.

The next morning, in Cheng'en Hall of the Eastern Palace, Wenjun and a group of maids were helping Li Yan, who had just woken up, to wash and dress. At this time, Wang Xuance ran in hurriedly and whispered a few words quickly in Li Yan's ear.

Li Yan was startled, and quickly dismissed the serving maid, and asked in confusion: "When did it happen? Did they say who it was?"

"Just yesterday afternoon, Wu Qing didn't even bother to repair the canal. He sent a large group of people to search the area, and he looked panicked."

Wang Xuance replied, "It is said that he is Wu Qing's nephew, his confidant, and has always been close to him."

"Who is so important?"

Li Yan suddenly thought of Cheng Yaojin who returned to Beijing yesterday. His face changed drastically and he asked, "Did you follow him that day?"

Halfway through the question, Wang Xuance immediately realized that he didn't know the specific details of the day Cheng Huailiang had the accident.

"Why didn't you come to report yesterday?" Li Yan asked with a gloomy face.

Wang Xuance said with a look of grievance, "This happened yesterday afternoon. When Wu Qing found out that he was missing and started to make a fuss about looking for him, I immediately rushed to Chang'an. However, the distance between the two places is more than 150 miles. When I arrived at Chang'an City on horseback, it was already dark."

"I couldn't get in even when the city gates were closed, so I had to wait outside all night. As soon as the city gates opened this morning, I came in right away."

"Forget it, it's not your fault." Li Yan waved his hand and frowned as he thought. This Cheng Yaojin is really troublesome!
Wu Qing and his men had done everything so perfectly, the court didn't notice any flaws, but this old fox was still pursuing them relentlessly. No wonder he was an old man who could make it to the Queen Mother period. People said that this man looked rough on the outside, but was actually very meticulous. His reputation really lived up to his reputation!
People who have lived through turbulent times will not trust others easily. Even if the facts are set in stone, they will go through them again with their own eyes.

Li Yan suddenly felt that the ministers of the Tang Dynasty were obviously a level higher than those of the Qing Dynasty. If an ordinary duke was so difficult to deal with, then how much of a monster would Fang Xuanling, who was known as the number one strategist and whom he had never dealt with, be?
Li Yan had a headache, and he kept complaining in his heart. He just killed Cheng Huailiang, but he was so careful, and it still made such a big fuss. The person that Cheng Yaojin captured must be Wu Qing's close confidant, the person who went to chase Cheng Huailiang that day, and that person must have seen the process of them killing Cheng Huailiang.

Now that this person has fallen into Cheng Yaojin's hands, the truth will most likely be revealed.

Li Yan didn't know whether Chang Sheng participated or not, and whether that person had seen Chang Sheng. But Wu Qing's true identity and intentions could not be hidden. Although Chang Sheng was an undercover agent, not many people knew his true identity, but Wu Qing must have known it clearly.

The people Li Yan sent to monitor Chang Sheng also spotted Wu Qing in Chang Sheng's mansion.

Li Yan walked back and forth anxiously. Could he lose forever?
This result was a major blow to Li Yan, who had always been confident in his mind and wisdom. He had been doing smoothly since he came to the Tang Dynasty. He did four secret things, including subduing Yang Ji and arranging him to be by Li Shimin's side. Only he knew about this.

It was his uncle Changsun Wuji who added fuel to the fire and put Li Ke on the spot.

Zhou Kui and Wang Xuan's strategy to subdue Quan Wanji could sense something, but they could not necessarily guess the truth. Wang Xuance must be one of their own. In Li Yan's plan, he was the confidant who would truly be in charge of the Jinyiwei's internal information network in the future. Li Yan occasionally used the Eye of Truth to check and found nothing wrong.

Zhou Kui was just an insignificant little person. In the huge bureaucratic system of the capital, such a person was like a passerby. It was normal for him to interact with Zhou Kui, and no one would pay attention to him.

In the end, he killed Cheng Huailiang with the help of Chang Sheng and Wu Qing. He never revealed his whereabouts, left any clues, and even did not directly order Chang Sheng. As Cheng Yaojin, a military general, was involved, Li Yan was very cautious and just took advantage of the situation.

Li Yan was confident that no matter what, he would not be implicated.

If it was just to protect himself, Li Yan wouldn't have to put in so much effort. The most important thing was to maintain his victory.

Li Yan was planning to capture Chang Sheng as soon as the canal was completed, and then use his father and his future wife to do some work to find out who knew Chang Sheng's identity and help him clear his name.

(End of this chapter)