Fu Tang

Li Congjia thought about this astrological statement in his mind, and then he fell into a trough.

The moon criminals fill the stars, and there will be a big funeral in Zhen.

This big funeral will not be specific to any place, but as long as it happens, it must be a big event.

Of course, when Li Congjia was studying history, he had always been skeptical about this kind of thing, and felt that the astrology was not very reliable, but now...he has traveled through time, so why not believe it?

Seeing Li Congjia's solemn expression, Shi Xueting couldn't help comforting him: "Now there is no sign of instability in the Tang Dynasty, and this astrology may not refer to the Tang Dynasty."

Of course Li Congjia thought so too, but when he was an ordinary person, he could open himself up in this way, let himself be an ostrich, and wait for something to happen, but now such a big country, if he is an ostrich again, I am afraid that something will really happen by then It was too late.

But with such a vague astrology, Li Congjia is not sure what will happen, the only thing he can do is to return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Shi Xueting also agreed: "I saw it, so Qin Tianjian should have seen it too. If you linger outside again, it may make the courtiers feel uneasy."

After all, there are not many things that can be called a great funeral, but the death of the emperor is definitely one of them.

Li Congjia thought for a while and said, "There's nothing to do here. Thanks to Long Wu, I left Zhu Yuan to continue. By the way, I also left Guo Shuliang, and asked him to cooperate with Zhu Yuan to clean up Suzhou and Ganzhou. After we go back, we will re-discuss the candidates for the governor of Suzhou and the governor of Ganzhou."

Shi Xueting was really relieved. Li Congjia seldom left the capital, but as soon as he left, he made such a big mistake, involving quite a few people, and after those people's apologies came up, Li Congjia never expressed his opinion. Xue Ting is really worried that these people will jump the wall in a hurry. Of course, as long as the IQ is high enough, no one will do it.

In fact, Shi Xueting's worries are not superfluous, there are indeed people who are not intelligent enough, or are blinded by greed.

This person is Zhou Qing, Zhou Zong's younger brother.

Zhou Qing is unknown, compared with his elder brother, he does not have much talent, but it is still possible to be an idle official in the court.

Zhou Qing understands that their family's prosperity and wealth come from their nieces. It is no secret that Zhou Ehuang is not as favored as before. The only thing that reassures everyone is that Li Congjia has never had another concubine or other sons, and Li Zhongyu has experienced Having supervised the country twice, his position has become extremely stable.

However, what Zhou Zong did this time made Zhou Qing very upset. He may not be able to see it clearly, but he knew that since Zhou Zong was ready to become an official, it meant that the best end would be to become an official. , if it is more serious... the crime is the same as deceiving the king!

However, if Zhou Zong is charged with such a crime now, the impact will not be so great, maybe even Zhou Ye will be affected, and the Zhou family will definitely be devastated by then.

Before Zhou Qing didn't have any outrageous thoughts, the only thing he wanted was to ask Zhou Ehuang to find Li Zhongyu and intercede with Li Congjia. After all, Li Congjia still loved Li Zhongyu very much.

However, when the astrology observed by Qin Tianjian was not a secret, Zhou Qing couldn't help but be moved.

If Li Congjia died outside, wouldn't it be a sign of a great funeral?At that time, when Li Zhongyu helped him to the top, their Zhou family would only go up to a higher level, but they would not be affected in any way.

With this idea, most people would not want to plot against and assassinate the emperor, so when this idea flashed through Zhou Qing's mind, even he was frightened to death.

It's just that as time went by, Li Congjia never heard back. It was said that he was already on his way back, and Zhou Zong was visibly agitated. Zhou Qing couldn't help it.

Zhou Qing didn't directly talk to Zhou Zong about this matter, but said in a discussion tone: "The moon criminal is filling the stars, His Majesty is still outside now... It's really worrying."

Zhou Zong immediately shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, this astrology must indicate that Yan Yun's puppet state will not be long, how could it have anything to do with His Majesty?"

Zhou Qing licked his lips and said, "Brother, it's not that I look down on them. Do you think the emperor of a puppet country deserves a warning from astrology? Taking a step back, he is also an emperor?"

Zhou Zong remained silent. In his heart, Li Congshan was naturally not qualified, but this astrology was too scary. Zhou Zong would rather deal with Li Congshan than Li Congjia.

From this point of view, there is no need to doubt Zhou Zong's loyalty to Li Congjia.

Zhou Qing added another sentence: "The National Teacher is with His Majesty. His Majesty hurried back before Suzhou and Ganzhou were dealt with. It must be that the National Teacher saw something. This matter... "

Zhou Zong said with a gloomy face: "Shut up! Don't discuss this matter again!"

Zhou Qing said in a low voice: "The last sentence, just one sentence, I think you should be prepared first, just in case...the king of Shu and the king of Chu are still there, the king of Chu is old, but the king of Shu is old and young." Masamune."

Zhou Zong stared at Zhou Qing, his eyes were almost erect, Zhou Qing shrank his neck, turned his head and slipped away.

Zhou Zong pointed at his back and said, "Keep your mouth shut!"

After Zhou Qing went out, he turned around and looked for some rangers he knew outside. Of course, he didn't expect these rangers to do anything. What he wanted was a more powerful martial arts master to assassinate Li Congjia!

Li Congjia was on his way back, and was still discussing with Shi Xueting whether this astrology would respond, but when he reached a mountain stream, Shi Xueting suddenly stopped and said, "Let someone go ahead to find the way."

Li Congjia looked up at the mountains on both sides and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Are you afraid of sneak attack? It's not possible."

Shi Xueting said with a serious face: "Be careful sailing for ten thousand years."

Li Congjia didn't care, and followed Shi Xueting to find someone to explore the way. What he didn't expect was that these spies actually found clues on the mountain wall when they went to check.

After the spies read it, they preliminarily estimated that someone had set a trap on the mountain. As for the trap, besides pushing stones, there may be other methods.

Li Congjia frowned and said, "Why is there an ambush? Who is it?"

Shi Xueting said with a cold face: "If you catch him and ask, you will know?"

Li Congjia nodded, and asked Tiance Governor Shi Tangfeng to take the Flying Eagles directly to the mountains on both sides to arrest people—the Flying Eagles were the special forces established by Li Congjia before.

These killers were also unlucky. When Zhou Qing hired them, he only said that he was going to kill a high-ranking official and aristocrat, and he never said that he was going to assassinate the emperor.

Naturally, he was afraid that these killers would not accept the order to be honest. Of course, he also kept the attention that once Li Congjia died, he would push these killers out as a shield.

These killers are not stupid, they have already laid an ambush, and when they saw the long line approaching from a distance, they were already ready for a sneak attack, but as the line got closer, they felt that That's not right—the common people may not be able to read or write these days, but they definitely won't be unable to distinguish the strict hierarchy of clothing decoration system.

Among other things, that car doesn't look like something that ordinary high-ranking officials can do. It feels like at least the royal relatives can ride it.

In addition, all the warriors guarding this car are black-clad and black-armored warriors. There is only one army wearing this equipment in the entire Tang Dynasty, and that is the Tiance Mansion. This person is definitely not ordinary, if it is not the two princes, it may be the emperor himself.

The killers are absolutely discouraged at this time. They were not prepared to kill the royal relatives in advance. The degree is different. If they kill high-ranking officials, they will take the huge commission and go far away. After a while, they may die. No one will pursue this matter again, but if it is the Li family who killed...

I'm afraid they will be caught and questioned if they go to the ends of the world!

This is also the reason why when the spies went to check, all kinds of traps had been set up above, but they didn't do anything at all.

Originally, the killers hoped that these people would not discover these traps and hurry over. They also retreated and returned the money back, as if nothing had happened.

However, as soon as the killer leader saw the team stop there, and a group of people broke away from the main force, he slapped his thigh and said, "It's broken, the wind is blowing!"

Hurry up, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave, those people are naturally here to arrest them.

The killer leader was very witty: "Everyone walk separately. Although the jungle here is not dense, they may not be able to find us if they are scattered in the mountains, not to mention that these soldiers may not be able to chase us for long."

The result of underestimating the Flying Eagles was that the killer leader was captured alive, and the moment he was about to swallow the medicine to commit suicide, his jaw was removed and the poison in his mouth was searched out.

The leader of the assassins was at a loss, not knowing how these people were so proficient.

Nonsense, of course you are proficient. Li Congjia has such a big brain hole. In later generations, there are a lot of legends about killers, mercenaries and other organizations. Although I don’t know the authenticity of those legends, it does not prevent Li Congjia from believing them. And use that to educate the Eagles.

After the killer leader was caught, he went back and found that almost all the people who came this time had been arrested. The leader took a look and was slightly relieved. After all, there are always a few who have not been caught. , At any rate, they can take their family members away.

As a result, he was not relieved when he heard an officer over there say: "Your Majesty, there are still a few who have gone to the mountains. I have already sent people to pursue them. There will be a result within two days."

There is a result, which means that they will come back if they are caught or not.

After hearing this, Li Congjia nodded and said, "I tell everyone that you don't have to force yourself."

Anyway, he only needs one result, and the black hands behind the inquiry will be fine. I just hope that these killers will not be so stubborn.

Shi Xueting stood up and said, "I'll go."

Li Congjia hesitated and said, "Let them interrogate."

Shi Xueting shook his head: "They may not be able to do it, and there are some things they may not be able to imagine."

Li Congjia had no choice but to say: "Then be careful, don't kill people. Well, it's getting late anyway, so let's camp here now."

Yes, what he is most worried about is that Shi Xueting will go crazy and kill these people directly, then he will not get any news.

Shi Xueting nodded, got up and ordered the killers to stay.

The killer leader was already stupid at this time, and now he wished that his ears were deaf, so that he could not hear the conversation of those people just now.

Majesty... Your Majesty?Today?

The leader of the assassins thought that the most he would meet was a prince, but he never expected that it would be the current emperor. If he intended to assassinate the prince, he might be the only one to die, but if he intended to assassinate the current emperor, that would be the rhythm of killing the whole family!

And looking at the posture of these people, it is estimated that none of their brothers who have not been caught will be able to escape. By then, their family members may involve hundreds of people!

The leader of the assassins hated Zhou Qing to the climax. If Zhou Qing had made it clear before, maybe he would not have accepted the order. Even if he did, he would have made a better plan instead of being arrested so easily.

After all, in terms of martial arts, they are definitely not opponents of professional soldiers. The only thing they can praise is their flexibility and speed. A fatal blow by surprise is the killer.

However, now, his path of assassination may have come to an end.

After returning to his senses, the killer leader saw Shi Xueting's beautiful face looked like the King of Hades against the torch, he couldn't help shivering, and asked: "If I tell who ordered us, can I I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and pardon the whole family?"

Shi Xueting sat there and said slowly: "You have no room to bargain."

Dare to assassinate the emperor and still want to live?It's really a beautiful idea.

The killer leader gritted his teeth and said: "We didn't know that it was His Majesty who was going to assassinate, he only said he was a corrupt official!"

The killer leader is now trying to exonerate himself. As the saying goes, he who doesn't know is not guilty, isn't he?Of course, intending to assassinate an official is not a minor crime, but this crime will not implicate the nine clans.

Shi Xueting chuckled and said: "Murder is illegal, you don't know such a simple truth, do you? Come on, if you speak quickly, you can leave your whole body. As for your family members, they will be sanctioned by Tang law. "

Tang Feng, who was standing aside, was very anxious. He felt that Shi Xueting was too straightforward. Anyway, he coaxed people to speak first, so that all roads would be blocked as soon as they came up. How could the other party tell the truth?

The killer leader was indeed very desperate. He didn't want to say anything for a moment. After all, he was always going to die. Why did he still tell the truth?

But Shi Xueting seemed to know what they would think, and asked: "You said that person lied to you, so you are willing to be cheated by him to lose your life, and he is still at large? After all, he is the culprit. If you refuse to say that you are dead, he will feel relieved."

The killer leader thought about it, yes, why should he let the perpetrator get away with it?He's about to die, so there's nothing wrong with that person?

So what if he is the brother of the king?Intending to assassinate the emperor, no brother is likely to work!

The leader of the killer said heartily: "Then I have a small request, only that he die before us!"

It doesn't matter, these people are going to die anyway, as long as there is a threat to Li Congjia, Shi Xueting will not let them stay in the world, even if that person has a strong background and escapes death in the end, Shi Xueting will not easily Let him go.

The killer leader sold Zhou Qing out of his heart.

Shi Xueting recorded while listening to him, and after the recording was finished, someone showed it to the killer leader and asked him if this was the case. However, after handing over the confession, he regretted it—this person may not even know how to read, so show him What is the use?

In the end, what he didn't expect was that the killer leader actually knew a lot, and at least he understood the entire testimony, and then nodded with a pale face and said, "That's right, I There is also Zhou Qing's portable jade pendant."

Shi Xueting had someone find the jade pendant from the leader of the killer and asked, "He gave this to you?"

The killer leader said frankly: "No, he was afraid of being false, so he refused to give me any tokens. I stole it from him. With this, I can feel relieved. .”

This reason is very strong, Shi Xueting nodded, and after reading the confession, he turned to Li Congjia.

As soon as he approached Li Congjia's tent, Shi Xueting said coldly: "The Zhou family is really ambitious."

Li Congjia was stunned for a moment, and then realized, the expression on his face was very surprised: "Isn't it? The Zhou family?"

Shi Xueting handed him the confession and said, "Let's have a look."

Li Congjia took it over and read it carefully from beginning to end, then thought for a while and said, "This matter... seems to be Zhou Qing's handwriting, and has nothing to do with Zhou Zong?"

Shi Xueting asked: "Do you think it might be okay? Why did Zhou Qing do this? Who is the person who benefits in the end? Besides, Zhou Qing is usually honest and not as outstanding as his brother. Such a person Why did you suddenly want to buy a murderer to assassinate you?"

Putting it this way...it seems to make sense.

Li Congjia put the confession on the case table, rubbed his temples tiredly and said: "How can I feel sorry for them?"

No matter who heard that someone wanted to kill him, he might not be in a good mood. This is a sign of his failure in life, because he didn't want to see him, so he tried to kill him, but Li Congjia thought that he was treating courtiers as well as he could. Do the best within the scope, in order to reduce the occurrence of corrupt officials, the salary is also to do our best to give.

How come to this extent, Zhou Zong is still dissatisfied?Or, a shoufu can no longer satisfy his ambition?

Shi Xueting walked over and hugged Li Congjia in his arms and said: "It's because you are too kind to them that fueled their ambitions, but I didn't expect that the king of Chu didn't do this, and the king of Shu didn't do that either. Let's do it first." It turned out to be the chief assistant of the cabinet."

Li Congjia hugged his waist for a while and didn't want to speak. He buried his face in Shi Xueting's arms, smelling the sandalwood scent on his body, and after gradually feeling at ease, he said, "Let's go, we'll deal with this matter when we go back. Don’t kill a few people, it’s still useful to keep them, eh, are you still angry?”

Shi Xueting said: "Don't worry, they cooperated very well and told all the things without me doing anything. It is said that they were also deceived, because Zhou Qing never said from the beginning that it was the emperor who was going to assassinate."

Li Congjia said with a sneer: "Of course they don't dare to say it out loud. If they say so, these killers might not dare to take this trip."

Shi Xueting followed his hair and said: "Don't think too much, Zhou Zong and Zhou Qing are civil servants no matter what, and scholars rebelled. If they fail in three years, it may be difficult to give them 30 years. What should we do when we go back? How to deal with it."

Li Congjia suddenly asked: "You said that the moon criminals fill the stars, doesn't that indicate this thing?"

Shi Xueting hesitated for a while before saying: "Since the astrology is out, it means that this thing will definitely happen. Now you can be regarded as saving the day, and it has nothing to do with the funeral. I'm afraid it won't be this thing."

Li Congjia said depressedly: "God will not give any instructions on what is going on, forget it, forget it."

Li Congjia held Shi Xueting in his arms and refused to let him go. Although the people under his command were trustworthy before, Li Congjia also paid attention to his relationship with Shi Xueting, and would not let Shi Xueting stay overnight easily.

But this time he was really sad, so he didn't care so much, he just left him behind, hugging Shi Xueting and refused to let go.

He only knew that even if the whole world wanted to kill him, the man beside him would keep his life.

Looking at it this way, the things he has worked so hard for these years are actually useless at all, and in the end the only thing he has is Shi Xueting.

Li Congjia closed his eyes and said, "I don't want to be emperor anymore."

Shi Xueting knew that he must be on the edge of a corner, patted him on the head and said: "Think about the people, they have just recovered a little bit now, and they can no longer experience any devastation from war."

Li Congjia heaved a long sigh, and went all the way back to Chang'an in such a sullen mood.

When Zhou Qing in Chang'an heard the news of Li Congjia's return, he was almost frightened to death. He didn't know whether those killers were liars or if they were caught by mistake. Now, he hopes that those people are liars. Was arrested, but Li Congjia has been standing still...then...

Zhou Qing was frightened into a cold sweat by his own imagination. He originally wanted to tell his brother, but found that he couldn't say it at all. How could he tell Zhou Zong?Could it be that I asked someone to kill the emperor, but the emperor is not dead, I wonder if those people were arrested?

At that time, I am afraid that he will die first!

Zhou Qing, who had a guilty conscience, didn't dare to speak out, and didn't know how to contact the killers, so he had to pack up some things and left Chang'an quietly.