Placid Chang'an

As soon as the cloth was removed from his mouth, Su Cen immediately bent down and coughed desperately. The pain just now was second to none, and the blood foam rolled up and stuck in his throat, almost choking to death from hemoptysis.

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, Su Cen was lifted up by pinching his chin. Xiao Yan's bloodshot eyes stared at him, and said angrily, "Say!"

"Xiao Yuanchen...cough cough," Su Cen tilted his head and coughed twice, clearing his throat, "Xiao Yuanchen was murdered."

Xiao Yan's pupils slowly contracted into a line, and his beard twitched, "What... who is it? Who dares to harm me, Chen'er?!"

"I don't know." The hand holding his chin suddenly tightened, Su Cen frowned in pain, and said anxiously, "But I know where he is!"

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and sized up Su Cen for a while, forgiving that he couldn't pull off any tricks, then let go and looked down at him.

Su Cen knelt on the ground, pretending to remember where he started, but his mind was spinning quickly. He was kidnapped by the public, and someone should have reported to the government. What he needs to do now is to delay time, win Xiao Yan's trust, and Show your worth in case he gets silenced as soon as he's done talking.

Su Cen lowered his eyebrows, trying his best to appear docile, and said: "My son, my lord, together with the whole Liangzhou, I'm afraid they will be used by others."

"It was a conspiracy from the very beginning. The man took advantage of the son's temperament... free and easy, and followed after the son taught a few commoners a lesson. After the son left, he killed the person and put the blame on the son. The son's reputation in Chang'an city Not very good, at first I also thought that the person died because of the son, but just yesterday, when I sorted out the remains of the mother and the son, I found a hidden fatal wound in the hair."

"How to say?"

Su Cen took a breath slowly to relieve the dull pain in his chest, and then said: "With just two fingers, he pierced through the Baihui acupoints of two people. He is a master. Does the lord know such a person?"

Xiao Yan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Anyway, I, Chen'er, didn't do it."

Su Cen nodded sincerely, thinking that if your son had this ability, would he be assassinated in prison?

"So the prince's imprisonment was deliberately arranged by someone. The prince must know the prince. With his personality, how could he commit suicide in prison? I'm afraid someone wants to use the prince's death to provoke the prince's anger. At that time, the prince and the court will both lose. May I ask who benefits?"

Xiao Yan's eyes shrank coldly, "You mean... Turks?"

"My lord knows well that if you go to Beijing to ask for your order now, Liangzhou will definitely be without a leader. If the lord has any accidents in Chang'an City by then, I'm afraid Liangzhou will be handed over to others."

Su Cen deliberately didn't mention that he knew about the cooperation between Xiao Yan and Turkic, one was to not annoy the other party and leave a way out for himself, and the other was to give Xiao Yan the illusion that he was a bystander, and it would definitely not be possible to form an alliance with a foreigner. It's better to have a heart-to-heart relationship and let them speculate on each other than him to bluntly expose it.

Sure enough, Xiao Yan fell silent as soon as the Turkic issue was brought up, and he frowned after thinking for a while before asking: "You said you know where the murderer is?"

"I……"

Just as Su Cen was about to speak, a man came in from outside the tent. He was dressed in black and had a cold demeanor. He gave Su Cen a cold look, then turned to Xiao Yan and said, "This man is smooth-talking and good at telling stories. Didn't I warn the lord?" Don't let him talk?"

Su Cen frowned slightly, he dared to say that this person was the one who arrested him and wanted to silence him.

Xiao Yan seemed to be in awe of this black-robed man, but he didn't know whether to respect more or not. He glanced at Su Cen and said to the black-robed man: "He said that Chen'er was framed and murdered."

The man in black snorted coldly: "If he didn't say that, how could he live until now? He said so much just to excuse himself."

Su Cen said urgently: "Everything I said is true, if the prince doesn't believe it, you can go to Dali Temple to examine the bodies of the mother and son."

The black-robed man smiled coldly: "By the way, lay a net in Dali Temple to catch us all, right?"

"I can be a hostage! Could it be that the prince is so ignorant when he sees the son die?"

"You are responsible for the death of the son!" The black-robed man stepped forward and kicked Su Cen to the ground, "My lord, don't forget what the family book said about this man. He was the one who interrogated the son when he was imprisoned." of!"

Su Cen's heart skipped a beat, and his body turned cold.This man in black robe is really not a kind person, not as easy to fool as Xiao Yan.The mention of him in Xiao Yuanchen's family letter certainly wouldn't be a good word.He had deliberately avoided the grievances between him and Xiao Yuanchen before, but in the end he was exposed, no matter how eloquent he was, he could not be compared with his dead son in Xiao Yan's place.

Seeing the murderous intent in Xiao Yan's eyes, his gaze froze, he picked up the gold-encrusted scimitar on the knife holder, and approached Su Cen step by step.

Su Cen's hands were still tied tightly behind his back, and he couldn't even stand up. In a panic, he could only retreat step by step, retreating to the edge of the tent to avoid the unavoidable, and finally struggled: "Now I am the only one who can find out the truth. justice."

Holding the scimitar high, the tip of the knife flashed a bloodthirsty cold light, and Su Cen's heart was icy cold.

At the critical moment, a pawn rushed into the tent and said in a panic, "Report!"

The execution was interrupted, the man in black looked unhappy, and asked coldly, "What's wrong?"

The pawn hurriedly replied: "Ning, King Ning is here."

Everyone present was stunned, Xiao Yan withdrew his hand, and asked with frowned eyebrows: "How many people are here?"

Pawn: "Three...Three people, now...are outside the door..."

During the conversation, a person had already raised the tent door with a sword. He was eight feet tall, with light eyes, and stood respectfully aside.

Su Cen raised his head in disbelief, and the man strolled into the tent, his face was calm and calm, different from everyone in the tent who was waiting for him, he was not wearing a piece of armor, and he wore a dark soap-colored coat with wide sleeves and a big cloak. It looks like being trapped in enemy lines, but it looks like a routine inspection is coming.

Qu Ling'er came in right after her. She looked around with peachy eyes, and saw Su Cen who was curled up in the corner, her eyes lit up. She ran to Su Cen's side regardless of the people holding knives and guns in the room. tie.

Supported by Qu Ling'er, Su Cen walked slowly to Li Shi. Li Shi frowned slightly, and raised his hand to touch the side of the man's face, "I'm hurt."

"Flesh wounds, it's okay." Su Cen looked down at the cord marks on his hands, they were tightly tied just now, and now his wrists were bleeding back with a faint tingling pain. The most important thing was that he didn't know how to face Li Shi.It was his suspicion that caused the current situation. He didn't know how to speak, so he could only bite his lip and whisper: "Xiao Yuanchen is dead."

"I see." Li Shi was not surprised, and patted the man on the shoulder, "It's okay."

Only then did Xiao Yan come to his senses. At the beginning, the military adviser suggested that Li Shi could be lured here by robbing the boy surnamed Su. At first he did not believe it. How could he obediently deliver it to your door?

In the end, the people really came. It can be said that peach blossoms bloom in three or nine days, which is so rare.

Xiao Yan saluted Li Shilue: "Your Majesty is here, I am sorry to welcome you from afar."

Li Shi stepped forward slowly, and took a seat at the main seat without any politeness, "The old friend is here, so I naturally want to come and have a look."

Li Shi stayed at the border for nearly ten years, and Liangzhou was the top priority, so the two naturally dealt with each other often.It's just that the allies who fought side by side in the past meet each other in this scene, which is embarrassing.

Xiao Yan replied: "I dare not."

Xiao Yan pretended to be polite, but Li Shi was really rude. He leaned back on the chair casually, his eyes frowning, "You dare not? I think you are very brave. Bringing troops to Beijing, what else are you afraid of? "

Xiao Yan broke out in a cold sweat for no reason, even though everyone outside was his own. This person was born with a kingly demeanor, and when he sat there, others would have to bow down and act like a junior.

But the matter has come to this point and there is no way to retreat, Xiao Yan stepped forward, "It was the imperial court who was sorry for me first. It first forced me to go to Beijing as a hostage, and then arranged for him to be imprisoned. Now he is still in prison. Bai died, isn't the court going to give me an explanation?"

"Speaking of confession," Li Shi glanced at Su Cen, "You beat my people like this, how do you explain?"

Su Cen raised his head abruptly.

Xiao Yan was also taken aback: "Your person...who is it?"

These words are really meaningful. What is meant by "his people"?Those like Qi Lin are his bodyguards, the servants of Xingqing Palace are his servants, and Su Cen, a serious court official, if he is one of his people, then who is he?

It is well known that Emperor Taizong left a will, and there has never been any gossip in the Xingqing Palace for so many years. Now Li Shi is here to admit that Su Cen is his man. Doesn’t it mean that he ignores the will and is deceiving the family? Ancestor's is too big.

However, the person involved didn't seem to care, and continued: "Yuanchen was imprisoned because of his brutality and cruelty to the people. Su Cen tried according to the law, so why not? As for Yuanchen's death..." Li Shi's eyes narrowed slightly. He squinted, "I want to ask you, who else did you meet before you entered Beijing?"

Xiao Yan's expression paused, he thought that the connection with the Turkic side was seamless, this person is thousands of miles away in Chang'an City, but he knows Liangzhou which he strictly guards against, it's not scary.

Li Shi seemed to sigh, "If you come here alone, Yuanchen will be fine."

Xiao Yan was already dripping with cold sweat, as if he was controlled by others.

But Li Shi didn't seem to have the intention of breaking his face, and then said: "I also watched Yuanchen grow up. He died in Chang'an City. I am indeed responsible. If this is the case, I will give him justice."

"Su Cen," Li Shi glanced at him, "How long will it take to find out?"

Xiao Yan was at a loss: "What did you find out?"

Su Cen was slightly taken aback, and immediately understood Li Shi's meaning, looked at the sky outside the tent, and replied, "Before it gets dark, before it gets dark, I will definitely bring back the murderer who killed the son.