Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 244: The Emperor is furious, and the whole city is covered in golden armor! [Seeking monthly votes]

"Master Cui, what should we do now?"

Just as Ma Zhou went to inspect the carriages of the civil and military officials, Wang Gui, who was standing under the Chrysanthemum Terrace, cautiously approached Cui Renshi.

The other family heads also approached them quietly.

Cui Renshi frowned slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "As long as she dies, no one will know."

"Ah, you mean"

"He's lucky this time, but next time I'll just let him die."

"This"

Although these two sentences were incomprehensible, they revealed a lot of meaning to Wang Gui and others.

The final conclusion is that there is a high probability that they will live in peace.

Because Cui Renshi still dares to be as calm as a rock, it means that he has more than just the powder of "Drunken Horse Grass" appearing on the carriages of the twenty-nine countries.

Perhaps he has some other tricks up his sleeve that they don't know about.

After all, the only family that could contact that 'Shou Zhuolang' was the Cui family of Boling.

The fact that Shouzhuolang has existed for hundreds of years shows that it is definitely not an ordinary underworld killer organization.

Thinking of this, several family heads seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and smiled knowingly.

At the same time, in a dim alley in Chang'an City, two figures were chasing each other at high speed. The former was thin and staggered from time to time, while the latter followed with a knife. In a flash of light, several grooves appeared on the wall of the alley, making a sound of sparks flying.

"Hmph! You can't escape!"

With a slash of sword, the back of the sword reflected the black blood oozing from the corner of the mouth of the woman in green skirt in front of him. Su Dingfang followed with light steps and slowly.

However, just as they turned the corner of the alley, the woman in the green dress suddenly raised her hand, and three green-eyed scorpions shot out from her sleeves.

"Shh! Shh!"

Su Dingfang turned around and slashed at the scorpions twice, splitting them in half, but the third one fell on his arm.

When the severe pain came, he had already crushed the scorpion's tail venom sac with his left hand, and flung the venom towards the inner thigh of the woman in the green dress with his backhand.

"what!"

The woman in the green dress screamed, clutching her inner thigh. Black blood oozed from between her fingers. She stumbled back a few steps, letting out a laugh that was not human. "I never thought Commander Su, a mere soldier, would know these underworld tactics!"

Su Dingfang sneered, casually brushing off the poison residue on his knife. He said disdainfully, "I've been following my father to fight bandits since I was seven years old. What kind of fierce gangsters haven't I seen? You have such petty tricks, and you dare to show off in front of me?"

"Humph! I underestimated you! But it's not that easy to catch me!"

With a cold snort, the woman in the green dress endured the pain and ripped her clothes apart, revealing her bluish skin. She wrapped the shredded clothes around her thighs and said indifferently, "Since you know all the tricks in the martial arts world, I wonder if you also know that I abide by the rules of the Zhuo Lang. Even if I die, I will let my enemies be buried with me!"

After saying that, he casually took off the box from his waist and threw it to Su Dingfang without saying a word.

"Oh!"

Without any hesitation, Su Dingfang split the box in half with a single slash of his knife.

However, before he could pay attention to the movements of the woman in the green dress, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound.

The moment the box fell to the ground, countless black dots swirled up, and then a long musical instrument sound was heard.

"The art of controlling Gu!"

Su Dingfang's pupils shrank and he suddenly stepped back.

Under the influence of the music, the poisonous insects that were originally flying around in disorder formed a cone formation and pounced towards him.

Although he knew that this was the method used by the Gu Master to control the Gu worms, he did not have any targeted means to match it.

So, after several unsuccessful hacking attempts, he decisively chose to exit the alley, intending to use the fire lanterns on both sides of the street to eliminate the poisonous insects.

But the other party obviously saw through his intention. When he was about to exit the alley, the music became melodious, and the poisonous insects that were originally in a cone-shaped formation instantly dispersed into two groups, surrounding him.

"hateful!"

When Su Dingfang saw that he was surrounded by poisonous insects, he cursed angrily and prepared to rush and kill the other party regardless of the consequences.

Even though he might get injured or even die by doing this, he was at least 50% sure that he could render the other person incapable of moving before he got hurt or died.

As for what happens next, I can’t worry about it anymore.

However, just when Su Dingfang was about to fight to the death, a figure appeared at the alley behind the woman in green skirt.

But then someone said, "The Tang Dynasty's bad guys are investigating this case. Please stay away, everyone else!"

"Bad people?"

The woman in the green dress and Su Dingfang were both stunned, and then they looked towards the alley entrance.

They saw a young man in a white robe, holding a spear, leaning nonchalantly at the entrance of the alley, looking at them with a smile.

Su Dingfang knew that there were "bad people" in the Tang Dynasty, but the bad people Su Dingfang knew were always mysterious and not as nonchalant as the young man in front of him.

So it goes without saying that this young man must be pretending to be a bad guy to save himself.

As if she had also seen through the boy's disguise, the woman in the green dress suddenly had a murderous look in her eyes and said threateningly, "You little bastard, I advise you to stay out of other people's business!"

"I'm determined to get involved in this matter!"

After saying that, he raised his foot and kicked the spear, stabbing it directly at the woman in the green dress.

"court death!"

When the woman in green skirt saw the spear coming at her, she threw out a ball of purple powder without saying a word.

Seeing this, the young man in white robe's pupils suddenly shrank. He tore off his cloak with his backhand to wrap up the poison. The force of his spear remained undiminished, and he stabbed at the woman in green skirt like a rainstorm.

"clang!

Just when the woman in green dress was about to be stabbed by the white-robed boy's spear, a long sword fell from the sky and knocked the white-robed boy's spear to the ground.

Immediately, a black shadow suddenly fell from the roof of the alley and appeared lightly next to the woman in the green dress.

"Brother Xiao Wu!"

When the girl in the green dress saw the man in black beside her, she immediately showed a look of joy.

However, the man in black looked at the young man in white robe with an indifferent expression and said calmly: "Your spear skills are not bad. Where did you learn it from?"

"Who are you and why do you care about me?"

"If you don't tell me, you'll die!"

"Humph! I'm afraid of you!"

The young man in white robe was not afraid at all. He picked up the gun and attacked the other party.

However, the opponent knocked his spear to the ground with just one move.

"Yeah! Brother Xiaowu is so awesome!"

Seeing this, the woman in the green dress jumped up happily.

The young man in white robe felt sick and was about to pick up his gun to attack again. At this moment, Su Dingfang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "You are no match for him. Let me do it!"

"You are trapped by the poisonous insect, how can you fight him?" the young man in white robe muttered.

"Ah!"

Su Dingfang snorted, then took out a musket and said in a deep voice: "I originally wanted to capture him alive, but now there is no need!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed the gun at the man in black.

But the man in black still said calmly: "Do you dare to shoot?"

"How do you know I don't dare?"

"There's only one bullet for the musket, and there are two of us!"

"It seems you already know something about muskets. Are you an accomplice of the assassin that night?"

"So, do you dare to shoot?"

The man in black asked without comment.

Su Dingfang frowned, seeming a little hesitant.

However, the moment he hesitated, the young man in white robes attacked the man in black again: "You bastard! I, Pei Xingjian, never accept threats from anyone!"

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Several shots were fired in succession, but the man in black dodged them miraculously.

However, just as the man in black was about to deal a fatal blow to Pei Xingjian, he instinctively sensed a dangerous aura and without any hesitation, he grabbed the woman in green skirt beside him.

"Oh!"

At the same time, Su Dingfang pulled the trigger.

In a flash, a bullet hit the woman in the green dress in the right chest.

Blood sprayed out a bloody mist under the dim light.

The woman in the green dress never imagined that she would be used by the man in black to block bullets. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and said in a daze: "Brother Xiaowu, you..."

"Nannan, I will let them be buried with you"

A calm and indifferent voice sounded, and the man in black slowly put the woman in the green dress down, then walked straight towards the long sword that was inserted into the bluestone slab.

"Snapped!"

With a kick, the long sword flew straight towards Su Dingfang with a "swoosh".

Without any hesitation, Su Dingfang decisively threw away his gun and prepared for a desperate fight.

However, the accident happened again.

A copper coin landed on the long sword with a clang, breaking it in two. A mysterious laugh followed, "What a lively night! Tonight!"

"Ok?"

The man in black stopped in his tracks when he heard the laughter. He glanced at the broken sword and asked fearfully, "Who?"

"Haha. My friend, be merciful when you can. Haven't you achieved your goal? Let's go!"

"who are you?"

"I am just a Taoist priest who is idle and idle!"

Before he finished speaking, a very leisurely middle-aged Taoist priest appeared beside Su Dingfang with a dustpan in his hand.

And those poisonous insects disappeared without a trace at some point.

"It's you!"

The man in black seemed to know this middle-aged Taoist priest, and his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

But then the middle-aged Taoist laughed and said, "If you don't leave now, I will tell you your fortune."

"Humph! Ox-nosed old Taoist priest, you dare to interfere in my business of guarding Zhuolang?"

When the man in black heard the middle-aged Taoist say he wanted to tell his fortune, his pupils shrank noticeably, and then he snorted coldly.

But the middle-aged Taoist was unmoved. He took out three copper coins from his sleeve and said with a smile: "Genius man, earth talent man, guarding the guard, guarding the guard, limitless."

"enough!"

Before the middle-aged Taoist could finish his words, the man in black suddenly shouted in anger, then glared at Su Dingfang fiercely, rushed directly to the wall, climbed onto the roof in a few seconds, and disappeared into the night.

Su Dingfang, who had watched the man in black leave, looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest with a puzzled look: "Mr. Yuan, why are you here?"

"Haha, I observed the celestial phenomena at night and saw a guest star approaching Ziwei, which is exactly what you are facing tonight. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Therefore, I have come to rescue you!"

"Uh"

Su Dingfang's mouth twitched. He thought, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Isn't that a Buddhist saying? Even if I don't practice Taoism, I wouldn't be so ignorant of this, right?"
But forget it, let’s first take a look at the injuries of the woman in the green dress!

Thinking of this, Su Dingfang didn't argue with Yuan Tiangang. He just said "thank you" and hurried to the side of the woman in green skirt to check her breathing.

"Well, I still have a breath left! I don't know if it's too late!"

After saying this, he picked up the woman in green skirt without saying anything else and prepared to rush to the palace. However, at this moment, Yuan Tiangang suddenly stopped him.

"What do you mean, Mr. Yuan?" Su Dingfang asked with a frown.

Yuan Tiangang smiled dumbly: "Commander Su, don't misunderstand me. This woman is seriously injured and I'm afraid she won't live long. I have a pill that can keep her alive for half an hour. Please give it to her!"

"This"

Su Dingfang hesitated for a moment. Although he didn't know why Yuan Tiangang would help him, he thought that Yuan Tiangang was someone close to Li Yuan, and the relationship between Li Yuan and Li Chengqian was there, so he nodded in agreement: "Thank you!"

Soon, Yuan Tiangang gave the pill to the woman in green skirt.

At this moment, the young man in white robes came over and said, "Where are you going? I'll escort you there!"

"This"

Su Dingfang glanced hesitantly at the woman in the green dress, then at the young man in the white robe, and immediately said without a word, "Okay!"

Immediately afterwards, the two rushed towards the palace at an extremely fast speed.

Yuan Tiangang was left standing there with a smile on his face, singing leisurely: "A man of genius, a man of earthly genius, guarding the guard, guarding the guard, the boundless celestial master."

the other side.

Taiji Palace, Double Ninth Festival Banquet, on the Chrysanthemum Terrace.

The tension between Li Shimin and Li Yuan disappeared shortly after Li Chengqian ordered Ma Zhou to leave.

Because Li Shimin clearly heard what Li Chengqian said about the smelling insects and the tray.

He frowned and asked Li Chengqian, "What do you mean by the smelling insect and the tray?"

"This"

Li Chengqian looked hesitant, as if he was hesitating whether to tell him that he had been bewitched.

If I tell him that I have no evidence to prove that I have been poisoned, I can't prove that the dead Gu is the one that controls me.

Moreover, he didn't even know how the other party had cast the curse on him.

Also, if I openly admit that I have been poisoned, will people suspect that I am controlled by the insect?
After all, he had personally experienced being controlled by a poisonous insect, and he did not rule out the possibility that more advanced poisons could control people's words and actions.

If this is the case, no matter what I do or say next, it will not be credible.

Therefore, the worst consequence of openly admitting that you have been bewitched is that you will be treated as a person with a deep well of ice.
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian decisively chose to distance himself from the Gu worm and said calmly and seriously, "Just now, Xue Rengui and I discovered a witchcraft at the edge of the polo field, and that witchcraft seems to be related to a mysterious palace maid!"

"Therefore, I suspect that the 'crazy people' on the court are probably related to her!"

"Witch Gu?"

When Li Shimin heard these two words, his scalp went numb instantly, and he wondered how there could be witchcraft in the palace?
You know, the "Witchcraft Disaster" during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han was a sword hanging over the heads of all emperors.

No matter which emperor knew that this thing was in his palace, he would be unable to sleep or eat.

What's more, if the envoys from the four countries had not suddenly jumped out to compete with Li Chengqian, he would have been the next to take the stage.

However, before he could express his opinion on 'witchcraft', Li Yuan came over first and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the mysterious palace maid my grandson mentioned?"

"She ran away during the chaos at the polo field just now. However, I have already sent Commander Su to catch her. I believe we will catch her soon!"

"Then do you know if there are still poisonous insects in the palace?" Li Shimin asked impatiently.

Li Chengqian glanced at him and shook his head, "I don't know about that either."

"But."

"Report——!"

Just as Li Shimin was about to question Li Chengqian again, a guard rushed up from under the Chrysanthemum Terrace, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, a secret report from Jiangling!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, then looked at Li Chengqian with a puzzled look, then looked at the secret report in the hands of the imperial guards, frowned, picked it up, and in front of everyone, skillfully opened the wax seal and then slowly unfolded it.

There were only three lines of words written neatly on it.

When he saw the first line of words, Li Shimin's face instantly darkened.

It wasn't until he finished reading all the contents in the secret report that his entire demeanor began to change.

However, before he could get furious about the contents of the secret letter, Ma Zhou and Xue Rengui, who had gone to investigate the carriages of all civil and military officials, arrived back at this moment.

"His Royal Highness!"

"How is the result?"

"This"

Ma Zhou and Xue Rengui looked at each other and couldn't help showing embarrassment.

Li Chengqian's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He couldn't help but step forward and shout, "Tell me! What's the result?!"

"Your Highness, we have checked all the officials' carriages one by one and found the scent of that mysterious maid."

At this point, Ma Zhou subconsciously glanced at Li Shimin, whose face was ashen, and said weakly: "They are all on the carriages of the civil and military officials."

"What did you say!?"

Li Chengqian grabbed Ma Zhou's robe and said in disbelief.

"Hahaha!"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

Especially the officials from the aristocratic families headed by Cui Renshi, they all laughed so hard that they started to laugh.

"So we all participated in the murder of the prince!"

"It seems the prince is planning to kill all the civil and military officials in the court!"

"Very good! Tonight is a night for killing! This is a good excuse! After killing all of us loyal ministers, the prince can do whatever he wants!"

"I told you! What's with the poisonous insects and 'Drunken Horse Grass'? It was just an accident. How dare the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty blatantly accuse us? This world is truly corrupt and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be!"

"Your Majesty! I, your servants, have impeached the Crown Prince for disregarding the laws of the land, framing loyal officials, and disrupting diplomatic relations, among other eighteen serious crimes!"

"I second the proposal!"

Hearing these mocking words, Li Shimin's face became extremely gloomy, and the secret letter in his hand even creaked.

Li Yuan on the side looked at Li Chengqian with confusion, opened his mouth but stopped talking.

He couldn't understand why his grandson, who always had a plan that was always successful, could make mistakes so often, even to the point of being on the verge of despair!
If this matter is not handled properly, it will not only offend the civil and military officials in the court, but also all foreign countries.

"Cheng Qian."

Empress Changsun looked at her son, who stood there in a daze as if isolated from the world, and called out to him with heartache.

Although she saw the changes in Li Chengqian, such changes made her feel terrified.

She didn't know what her son would become in the end, but no matter how he changed, she hoped that her son would live well.

Even being an ordinary prince in peace is better than doing something special.

However, Li Chengqian turned a deaf ear to Empress Changsun's call.

Because he was constantly replaying what happened tonight in his mind.

Why was there "Horse Drunkenness Grass" powder in the carriages of envoys from 29 countries?
Why is there the scent of that mysterious woman in the carriages of all the civil and military officials?

Why is it that every time I make a decision, the result is always unexpected?
what is this?
Just when Li Chengqian was at a loss for words, Li Shimin finally suppressed his anger and said calmly and indifferently, "Prince, do you have anything else to say?"

"I"

Li Chengqian opened his mouth and was about to speak when he suddenly saw a smile on Cui Renshi's lips and the smug smiles of the heads of the Five Surnames and Seven Families behind him.

It turns out it really was them.
In just a moment, Li Chengqian identified the culprit of this incident.

Although he had long suspected that they were responsible, he had no effective evidence to prove it was them.

Even if they are confirmed to be the culprits now, it will be almost impossible to deal with them and the huge number of officials from the aristocratic families behind them tonight.

Because Li Shimin would never allow himself to take action against them without evidence.

So, that's the only way I can use.
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian slowly lowered his gaze to Li Yuan and said seriously, "Grandpa, do you believe me?"

"This"

Li Yuan was surprised for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Li Shimin, and said hesitantly: "You are my good grandson, so I naturally don't trust you."

"Okay! Since Grandpa trusts me, let's do something big!"

Before Li Yuan could change the subject, Li Chengqian interrupted him.

"What's the big deal?"

Li Yuan looked confused and didn't seem to react.

But Li Chengqian nodded firmly and said, "Yes! Let's do something big!"

After saying that, he took out a bamboo tube from his waist and pulled out the fuse in front of everyone.

With a 'swish' sound, a ball of light with white smoke shot up into the sky.

Then it rushed straight to the night sky of Taiji Palace, the night sky of the Imperial City, and even the entire night sky of Chang'an.

"Oh!"

When the ball of light reached the highest point, it exploded with a loud bang, bursting out with brilliant light, illuminating half of Chang'an City.

And under this light, everyone's expression is fully displayed.

Especially Li Shimin's expression, from anger at the beginning, to gloomy, and then to calm.

Until the light disappeared, he said calmly and indifferently: "The prince is really good at it!"

"no solution anymore."

Li Chengqian spread his hands and said, "I don't want to go this far either."

Li Shimin: "."

Li Chengqian: "."

The two looked at each other, both silent.

After a while, another report came from the Chrysanthemum Terrace: "Your Majesty, there is an army of tens of thousands of people on the west side of Chang'an, approaching the city!"

"What!?"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Li Chengqian smiled faintly, "Didn't you ask me to kill you all? This is the first time I've heard of such a request."

He paused, then walked directly to the Chrysanthemum Terrace, looked down at everyone, and said, "Then tonight, I will do as you wish!"

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience felt as if struck by lightning, and their heads were buzzing.

"presumptuous--!"

Li Shimin was furious and shouted, "Where are the Jinwu Guards?!"

"The general is here!"

"Drum roll!"

As Li Shimin finished speaking, a drumbeat suddenly sounded in Taiji Palace.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of drums shook and spread in all directions.

In the streets of the city, in the military stations, and in the direction of the city gates, countless soldiers in golden armor, holding torches, appeared in every corner of Chang'an City.

If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that the whole city is covered with golden armor.

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(End of this chapter)