Chapter 849: Getting the plan

The eunuch next to His Highness the Crown Prince died in Gongsun Helan's tent, full of alcohol, and the Dulong dagger that Gongsun Helan often used was inserted in his chest. What's even more outrageous is that when His Highness the Crown Prince brought the guards to the tent to confront Gongsun Helan, Gongsun Helan was lying on the wine table not far from Li Qing's body, drunk.

So many people witnessed the bodies, weapons, and the invitation letter written by Gongsun Helan to Li Qing, plus the two secret detectives brought by Li Chengqian and their confessions, all the evidence pointed to Gongsun Helan, which made people unable to argue. The so-called yellow mud fell into his crotch and said that it was not shit. Does anyone believe it?

Therefore, before Li Ji and Li Zhen arrived after hearing the news, Li Chengqian directly tied up Gongsun Helan and took him back to his camp for malicious murder.

"This is impossible!" Li Zhen stood in front of his father with surprise and anger, and shouted loudly: "Not to mention whether Gongsun Helan is such a person. Even if he really killed him, according to his father's understanding of him, does his father think that he would make so many extremely childish mistakes, such as letters, and dragon daggers to kill corpses. The funniest thing is that after killing people, he actually lie leisurely on the table and sleeps soundly, waiting for others to go to the scene to catch the murderer. Haha, is there any more ridiculous jokes in the world than this?"

"This is obviously a trap, a trap against Helan Helan!" Li Zhen asserted loudly with excitement: "It must be the Helan brothers who discovered some shameful activities of the prince, but the prince came to take action first and framed him!"

"Well! It must be like this!" The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this possibility was possible. Li Zhen continued anxiously: "A few days ago, didn't Xiaolan'er keep yelling at the prince that the prince was suspected of colluding with the enemy and treason? It must be that some of his actions were noticed by the prince, so that today's drama was created. It's possible that Li Qing was silenced by Li Chengqian in advance because he knew too much and blamed him on Xiaolan'er! Otherwise, how could he have driven him so coincidental that Li Qing died and he rushed in?"

"Dad, you said something!" After talking for a long time, seeing that the old man in their family did not reply, Li Zhen said anxiously: "Xiao Lan'er is now detained by the prince, and her life may be in danger at any time. If you don't think of some solutions quickly, then you will be helpless! Do you have the heart to see him kill his life in vain?"

"Okay! I have taught you how many times, and then move when you plan everything. If you are so irritable, you will not help but make things worse." Seeing that Li Zhen was so anxious that he jumped up and down without any sense, Li Ji couldn't help but frown and scolded him.

"Now the prince insisted that Xiao Lan'er was the murderer, and the evidence in his hand was conclusive, including personal evidence, physical evidence, and murder scene. Xiao Lan'er could be said to be unable to defend himself." Li Ji took a breath, calmed down a little, and said to his son in a low voice: "Even if we believe that he was framed, what can we do without evidence?"

In Li Ji's heart, he also favored what his son said just now that Gongsun Helan was probably framed by Li Chengqian, but before he found the exact evidence that Li Chengqian colluded with the enemy and treason, he was finally the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. Li Ji was not good at confronting him openly, and was disrespectful to the crown prince, and undoubtedly rebelled against the unjust officials. If so, Li Ji's fate would not be much better than Gongsun Helan now.

"What should I do?" Li Zhen said anxiously in his heart, "Are you just watching Xiao Lan'er betrayed by the prince?"

"Xiao Lan'er's life should be worry-free. Even if it is a crime of murder, the prince has no right to kill him. In the end, he will still take him back to Chang'an and send him back to the official office. So Xiao Lan'er now will be punished at most and be punished. His life should be unhindered." Li Ji gently stroked the beard on his chin and said indifferently: "What I worry about is that the prince suddenly attacked today. In addition to dealing with Xiao Lan'er, is there any other picture?"

Li Ji walked back and forth in the tent with his hands on his back. If he had just become suspicious of the prince before, then after today's incident, he could have been completely sure that the prince was indeed inappropriate.

First, he went to the enemy camp to meet with Hou Jun in the name of peace talks, and then he set up a trap and threw away the life of the eunuch around him to put Gongsun Helan in danger. What is his purpose in doing this? Next, is this prince still in the future?

In the morning, with Li Chengqian's repeated insistence, the generals jointly submitted a memorial to write a peace agreement that they knew would not have any results. They quickly sent it to Chang'an and asked the emperor to decide in person. In the evening, he played a military camp and attacked the murderer. Without discussing it with him, he directly took Gongsun Helan down.

Very abnormal!

Li Ji was confused and walked around the tent with his brows frowned. Assuming that the prince had already determined to surrender to the enemy, or that he wanted to use the Gaochang soldiers in Hou Junji's hands to do something, then in the morning, he should have had a breath with Hou Junji and had a further plan.

The so-called peace negotiation conditions should be the first step they made their plan. The purpose is nothing more than to appease the morale of the army and give the generals in the city an illusion that both sides are waiting for the emperor to reply. No one will start a war easily, and thus unconsciously relax their vigilance, which is conducive to Hou Junji leading his army to raid or other tricks.

In fact, by now, their goal has been achieved. Many soldiers have indeed had such thoughts in their minds, and even he, the commander of the first army, has a little slack in his heart.

However, if they want to make some moves, they will just do it directly. Why do they have to try their best to come to Gongsun Helan like this? You must know that although Gongsun Helan is his confidant, he is just a general in the army. Capturing him will not affect the overall situation. Why are they doing this?

"City Gate Guard!" Thinking of the position where Gongsun Helan has always been responsible for sticking, Li Ji was shocked, his face turned pale in an instant, and he ordered the guard outside the door loudly, saying: "Gao Yue! Go to General Gongsun's tent to check it out to see if his pass-through letter is still there?"

"Yes, Grandmaster!" Gao replied outside the tent, and after a few steps, he fell into silence again.

"Dad, what do you mean?" Li Zhen was stunned when he heard the old man's order and asked Li Ji anxiously: "Can you still doubt whether the Helan brothers are successful?"

"Okay, don't say anything now," Li Ji took out a golden order from his arms and handed it to Li Zhen's hand. Zheng Se ordered: "You should take my command arrow now and go to the Pioneer Camp to select 500 elite soldiers to go to the Prince's Camp to escort Xiao Lan'er back!"

"Remember it's an escort, not acquittal," Li Ji told again, "Just say that Gongsun Helan is a soldier in my camp and has committed a crime. I should be interrogated by this commander. If the prince is unwilling to release him, he can use some means when necessary. However, be careful and do not hurt the prince."

"Also," said Li Jijianjian, "After rescuing Xiaolan'er, send some people to supervise the camp where the prince is located to see if there will be any abnormal movement."

"Yes, the last general got the order!" Seeing that his father finally made up his mind, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little excited. He reached out to take the Jin Ling, responded high, and then quickly walked out of the tent.

"Li Xian!" After Li Zhen left, Li Ji thought about it and called Li Xian, the guard guard outside the gate, and whispered: "You can go to the city gate to find out what is abnormal during this period. Whether the officer guarding the gate has changed. If so, please give it back quickly."

"Yes, Grandmaster!"

"Oh," Li Ji stood there and sighed softly, saying, "I hope all this is just me worrying, otherwise, this matter will become troublesome..."

After half a stick of incense, Gao Yue and Li Xian returned one after another. As Li Ji had just expected, Gongsun Helan's seal disappeared. The three city defenses at Yumen Pass had changed their defense half an hour ago. Now the goalkeeper guarding the main city gate is Fang Zixing, the escort commander next to the prince.

"It turns out to be so!" Li Ji clenched his fists. Everything His Royal Highness had done before was a peace talk and an illegitimate slaughter. I'm afraid it was all about preparing for Hou Junji's attack on the city tonight? Now, can't help but want to take action?

"Go and notify the soldiers of all battalions that the enemy is coming tonight and prepare to face the enemy!" Li Ji ordered Gao Yue: "Speak to the deputy commander again, let him take control of all the current guards, prepare to open the door and invite thieves and close the door and beat dogs!"

"Yes!" Gao Yue answered and went out.

"And you," Li Ji turned his head to look at Li Xian and said in a low voice: "Take another five hundred elites to the prince's camp to pick up Li Zhen, Gongsun Helan and the others back!"

Since everything is clear and the facts are in front of you, there is no need to hide it as much as before. As long as you take down Fang Zixing and the people close to the prince, you are afraid that you will not be able to find evidence of the prince's crime of collusion with the enemy?

If you are a treason for the enemy and treason, what can you do if you are the prince? Some mistakes are there to make mistakes, but some mistakes are still in a position to turn back if you make mistakes. Although Li Ji has never figured out why Li Chengqian wanted to do these things, since he has done it, then don’t think about anything better. Even if the emperor knows this kind of thing, he will never tolerate it.

What's more, because of Li Chengqian's own selfishness, tens of thousands of soldiers had died. If it weren't for his discovery of the matter early and without any precaution, the casualties of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and the people in the city would only be even worse than the previous time, which Li Ji could not tolerate.
Chapter completed!