Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 231 Li Zhi, the Wise One

The night was as dark as ink and everything was silent, but inside the palace the scene was quite different.

The flickering candlelight illuminates the palaces as bright as day, making it look like a city that never sleeps.

Li Zhi, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sat behind the imperial desk, tapping the table lightly with his fingers, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.

His gaze was always fixed towards the palace gate, and his deep eyes revealed a barely perceptible anxiety and expectation, as if he was anxiously awaiting the arrival of some important news.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the palace was silent with only the slight knocking sound echoing in the air.

I don't know how long it took, but finally, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence. The footsteps came from far away and became clearer and clearer, as if carrying some urgent mission.

"Your Highness! Fang Xuanling mobilized troops without your permission and appointed Wang Fangyi, Li Dejian and Li Dejiang as generals. He divided the troops into three groups and has already set out from the north gate of Chang'an!"

Yuan Tiangang hurried into the hall, bowed and reported, his voice a little hurried. He lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Li Zhi above him.

Hearing this, Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

However, after just a moment, he regained his composure, his eyes as clear and calm as water, and he slowly spoke:
"Got it, leave now! Continue to closely monitor the actions of those noble families. If there are any abnormal situations, report to me immediately. If it is an urgent matter, or a bad person, you can kill him first and report to me later."

His tone was extremely calm, as if he had already anticipated this sudden change.

"promise!"

Yuan Tiangang bowed slightly in response, his worldly-wise eyes flashed with an imperceptible gleam, but he did not say a word.

This old fox, who is as shrewd as a spirit, knows very well that the less he knows about some things, the better, and it is enough for him to fulfill his responsibilities wholeheartedly.

So he turned around and left in a hurry, and his figure soon disappeared around the corner of the palace.

After a long time, Wu Meir slowly walked out from the side hall.

She was seen holding several plates of exquisite pastries steadily in her hands, her figure as light as a swallow, and walking towards Li Zhi with every step like a lotus.

The moment Li Zhi raised his eyes and saw Wu Meir, a hint of tenderness involuntarily appeared on his originally tense face.

"Your Highness, do you think we can win this time?"

Wu Meir opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was as melodious as the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment before responding softly, "It's just that we have to do our best and leave the rest to fate."

Although there is a hint of helplessness in his words, there is more calmness and composure.

"Your Highness is too modest. With Your Highness in control of the overall situation, why should you be afraid of a mere Zhang Liang? With the whole world under your control, what villains can still stir up trouble?"

Wu Meier's lips curled up slightly, and her beautiful eyes revealed her charm.

"Haha, that being said, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly after all, and no one can predict the outcome until the last moment."

Li Zhi shook his head gently, his eyes deep and distant.

"It's late at night, Your Highness, you should eat some cakes to fill your stomach. Now that the situation has been settled, Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it anymore."

As she spoke, Wu Mei'er carefully placed the plates of cakes neatly on the large imperial table. Then, she stretched out her delicate hands, gently picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Li Zhi, continuing to comfort him in a soft voice.

"This is all thanks to your careful planning, Auntie."

Li Zhi took the cake with a smile, his eyes revealing a special feeling for Wu Meier.

At this moment, the heavy clouds of sorrow caused by the approaching army seemed to disappear in an instant, and were replaced by a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

"I really dare not take any credit for myself. All these plans are the result of the wisdom of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We will defeat the enemy tonight."

Wu Meir said tenderly, her big watery eyes full of admiration. As she spoke, she gently brought a delicate pastry that had just come out of the oven and was still emitting tempting heat to Li Zhi's mouth, and then gently fed it into his mouth.

Wu Meir's behavior was extremely intimate, even far beyond the boundaries between them, and seemed extremely ambiguous.

At this moment, Li Shimin was fighting on the battlefield in the north, so this huge harem naturally needed to be managed by Li Zhi.

In this palace as deep as the sea, especially in the royal family which is full of secrets, such extraordinary things happen from time to time and are not considered to be particularly strange rumors.

"Therefore, Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much. You should go to bed early. I believe that tomorrow morning, when you wake up from your sleep, there will be good news."

Wu Meir leaned close to Li Zhi's ear and whispered softly.

The warm fragrance she exhaled seemed to turn into an invisible little hand, gently plucking Li Zhi's heartstrings, causing him to be immediately moved involuntarily.

Faced with the continuous tender advances from this beautiful woman, how could Li Zhi suppress his inner impulse and not respond?
Thus, within these towering and tightly surrounding palace walls, a romantic affair quietly took place.

The strange noises were firmly blocked by the solid palace walls and could not leak out at all.

The eunuchs guarding outside the palace seemed to have noticed something unusual going on inside, and they tactfully retreated, trying to stay as far away as possible to avoid hearing anything they shouldn't know.

For them, any tiny matter in the palace could be regarded as a catastrophic disaster.

Cheng Gongying was in the rebel camp. He was extremely anxious and restless, tossing and turning all night and unable to fall asleep.

This series of events that has developed to this point was actually completely promoted and planned by Cheng Gongying.

However, although he was good at playing tricks and schemes, he had only a vague understanding of military strategies such as marching, fighting, and deploying troops, or even knew nothing about them.

What's worse is that Zhang Liang's trusted generals in the army are more incompetent than each other, they are simply a bunch of good-for-nothings!
Cheng Gongying really didn't want to see all his careful planning end in failure, so he had to do everything himself.

It's a pity that no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't take care of everything and arrange everything properly.

A young general walked slowly towards him, and when he was close to Cheng Gongying, he stopped and asked respectfully, "It's so late at night, why hasn't the Immortal Master rested yet?"

Hearing the voice, Cheng Gongying raised his head to the sky and answered worriedly: "I have to ask the gods. I just had a vague sense of foreboding in my heart, as if something extremely unfavorable is about to happen."

After saying this, he gazed at the night sky again, but he saw that the night sky was like a huge piece of black silk, without a trace of light shining through, and not even the shadow of a star could be seen.

The celestial phenomena before us are so obscure and unclear that there is no way to observe and speculate the mysteries contained therein.

This made even this half-baked Taoist master feel very troubled.

"What bad thing could happen?"

The young general crossed his arms, looked around, and said confidently:

"I will personally patrol the camp now. Every tent and every soldier will be under my watch. There will be absolutely no accidents! If the Tang army is ignorant of the world and dares to come out of the city to attack our army."

"Hmph, don't blame me for being rude! I will make sure that they will not return and will kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor." The young general stood tall and majestic, with his armor shining brightly in the sun.

He held the military flag tightly in his hand, and was followed by a team of elite soldiers. He looked majestic and intimidating.

However, Cheng Gongying, who was standing aside, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Young General, things on the battlefield change rapidly, and we must not take it lightly. There are many talented people in the court, and there are many people with outstanding wisdom and strategies. We must not underestimate the enemy."

Hearing this, the young general turned around, looked at Cheng Gongying, smiled, and said, "Master, don't be so cautious. In this world, who can compare to you in terms of ability? Those so-called capable people are nothing but chickens and dogs in front of you."

Although Zhang Shenwei usually acted impulsively and looked down on others, he still showed enough respect to Cheng Gongying.

After all, he knew in his heart that Cheng Gongying was extremely important to the Zhang family.

This person is not only proficient in strategy, but also possesses mysterious magical powers.

Therefore, no matter how arrogant Zhang Shenwei's personality was, he did not dare to neglect Cheng Gongying in the slightest.

"If we talk about extraordinary people, I, Cheng, really can't even compare to them! There are two masters in Chang'an City today, who are not comparable to me."

As Cheng Gongying spoke, a look of fear appeared on his face, as if the figures of the two people were right in front of him.

Although he was able to use his superb deduction skills to detect the signs of impending chaos in the Tang Dynasty, he was unable to figure out who would eventually rule the world and become the new overlord.

It was for this reason that he instigated Zhang Liang to rebel. He simply wanted to take advantage of the chaos in this troubled time to rise up and achieve great things.

"Oh? Is there really such a powerful person in this world?"

Zhang Shen was slightly surprised when he heard what Cheng Gongying said. After all, they had already experienced Cheng Gongying's wisdom and calculations.

"Of course there is!"

Cheng Gongying answered in a decisive tone, and at the same time cast his gaze towards the outside of Chang'an City. He seemed to be in deep thought.

At this moment, Cheng Gongying's originally relaxed brows suddenly frowned tightly, and his pupils, which were originally as calm as water, suddenly contracted.

Because in the direction of the front army, countless balls of fire suddenly lit up, making the already bright half of the sky even brighter.

"Oh no! The Tang army is attacking at night!"

At this time, the central army tent was a full ten miles away from the front army. From afar, one could see flames rising into the sky in front of them and flames running everywhere, but due to the distance, it was difficult to hear too many clear sounds.

"Humph, these Tang soldiers are simply ignorant of their own danger. They dare to attack us with such a weak force. Do they really think they can defeat a rock with an egg?"

Zhang Shenwei stood on tiptoe, looking at the fire in the distance with a look of disdain on his face, and a sense of excitement and excitement inexplicably surged in his heart.

“Master, don’t worry. I will personally lead the army to the front and wipe out this group of ignorant Tang soldiers in one fell swoop!”

Zhang Shenwei said proudly, then waved his hand violently.

"Beat the drums and sound the gongs quickly, and send out the whole army to attack!"

In an instant, the dense and rapid sound of gongs and drums resounded throughout the wilderness, and the originally quiet camp instantly became noisy and bustling.

Soldiers rushed out of their tents, weapons in hand, and quickly assembled into teams. For a moment, the figures were intertwined, densely packed, and countless.

However, although the scene seemed a bit chaotic, there were actually no major problems with order.

Long before this, the rebels had already made preparations to deal with it.

At this moment, as the order was given, two elite troops immediately surrounded the left and right wings of the rebels, intending to cut off the Tang army's retreat from the left and right, and then encircle and annihilate them.

All of this was premeditated.

"All of this cannot escape the Immortal Master's plan. I'm afraid that Chang'an City will be breached soon."

Soon, Zhang Liang also came in front of Cheng Gongying.

How could such a big commotion not alarm him?

If Cheng Gongying hadn't been there to plan and strategize, he really wouldn't have known how to deal with it.

"It was going so smoothly, as if everything was going according to our design."

Cheng Gongying was still frowning. The smarter he was, the more worried he was.

The more you understand, the more you will understand that there are mountains beyond mountains and there are heavens beyond heavens.

And in Chang'an City, there are countless talented people gathered.

"Isn't this good? This further proves your ability, Master."

Zhang Liang also highly praises it.

"I hope so. Maybe I am really right."

Cheng Gongying's heart became more and more uneasy.

In a military camp like this, there is not even a single person to discuss things with.

It is difficult to accomplish anything.

"Kill! Whoever kills the leader of the bandits will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

The sounds of shouting and killing rang in my ears, and the noise was so deafening that I couldn't tell how many people were there.

Zhang Liang and Cheng Gongying looked towards the source of the sound together. They could not see any human body, only uneven human figures swaying constantly under the light.

Countless.

"Hurry up and send Shen Wei back for help!"

Zhang Liang immediately panicked and did not have the calmness that a commander should have.

Cheng Gongying was helpless in the face of such an emergency.

He is good at planning ahead, but does not have extraordinary adaptability.

Many people are like this. When they are quiet, they can come up with all kinds of brilliant ideas.

In a chaotic and tense atmosphere, the brain will shut down and become overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)