Emperor Li Shimin’s sober news was still kept strictly confidential. Even the harem only knew about Imperial Concubine Yin De and Princess Gaoyang. The next day, he had Princess Gaoyang personally invite someone to meet him secretly.

Princess Gaoyang did not know why her father was still trying to be mysterious since he was already sober. She did not want to ask. However, what she did not expect was that after Li Shimin woke up, it was not the eldest Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, nor was it Li Jing and Chu Suiliang, but the Grand Historian Token, Li Chunfeng!

The monarch and minister talked in secret for about half an hour, and no one knew what they had said. Only later, Li Chunfeng left the palace and disappeared.

Bing Prefecture Army Manor.

Half-grown King Jin Li Zhi had been uneasy ever since he first stepped into this place. The five hundred guards accompanying him protected his safety day and night, and he was still terrified and jittery.

Because he had heard about the assassination of his third brother, King Wu, in Bing Zhou. It was also at this moment that the Governor-General’s Mansion of Bing Zhou stayed behind. Wei Daibian, the son of Wei Ting, came to see him in secret and said that he had received a secret report that someone was plotting to ambush King Jin halfway, so King Jin was invited to take refuge in the mansion.

Li Zhi was young and cowardly, so he was almost scared out of his wits on the spot. He didn’t even need to think about it and followed Wei Daijian into the military mansion without saying a word. From now on, he wished he could carry 500 guards to sleep every day, even going to the toilet would require iron armor to open the path.

Shortly after, Li Junxian followed Li Jing’s instructions and found King Jin in the Bing Prefecture. At the same time, it also brought news of Wei Ting committing suicide!

Only then did Wei Daijian kneel down and cry bitterly as he confessed to King Jin and Li Junxian that it was his father, Wei Ting, who had asked him to take advantage of the fact that King Jin had come to Bing Prefecture to offer sacrifices to his ancestors to assassinate King Jin. Wei Daijian did not dare to disobey his father’s orders, but he did not dare to kill the main culprit. Thus, he made up an excuse to hide King Jin, neither killing nor letting his father’s men find King Jin, and then resigned everything to fate.

Wei Daijian also said that his father had committed such a rebellious act, and his failure was actually within his expectations. But Wei Daijian could not dissuade his father who was thousands of kilometers away, so he had to hide King Jin in this dilemma. Now that the truth had been revealed, Wei Daibian apologized and was willing to follow Prince Jin and Li Junxian back to Chang’an to receive punishment.

Both King Jin and Li Junxian believed that Wei Daibian was not only faultless, but also meritorious. However, this matter still had to be settled by the court’s law. But at this time, the situation was turbulent. Li Junxian suggested that it was better to send a letter to Chang’an to report Prince Jin’s safety, and then wait in Bing Zhou for a period of time. After the current situation of the Imperial Court became clear, Li Jing, Changsun Wuji, and the others would naturally send people to pick up King Jin and return to the capital.

Li Zhi heard that King Wu was assassinated by Wei Tingyan. Chang’an was in such a mess that he wished he could stay in the military manor for a while longer, so he agreed without hesitation.

A few days later, a person who no one expected was known as the “Emperor’s Secret Envoy” and arrived at the Bing Zhou Military Manor. This person was Tai Shi Ling Li Chunfeng!

He brought an order from Emperor Li Shimin, asking King Jin, Li Junxian, and Wei Daiqian to follow Li Chunfeng’s instructions. He didn’t say exactly what he was doing in the imperial edict.

At first, Li Junxian was skeptical, especially Li Zhi. He was not familiar with Li Chunfeng at all, and this edict was ambiguous, so he refused to leave the military manor.

Helplessly, Li Chunfeng could only say, “Your Highness King Jin, His Majesty secretly ordered me to Bing Zhou for the sake of His Highness’ safety.”

“My safety?” Li Zhi had been scared out of his wits these past few days, and now he was even more frightened. “Is there anyone else who wants to kill me?”

Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly, “It’s for His Highness’ safety in the future!”

“What do you mean?” Li Junxian and the others asked in confusion.

Li Chunfeng had no choice but to tell the truth, “Let’s put it this way … I went out on a secret order to bring King Jin back to the capital. Second, I asked King Jin to rescue His Highness King Wu!”

“King Wu? My third brother?!” Li Zhi asked in shock, “Is he not dead? Where is he?”

Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly and said, “Didn’t you know that King Jin came with me?”

Hearing this, the alert Li Junxian and Wei Daijian understood-Li Chunfeng’s words had revealed the secrets of heaven!

For the sake of Prince Jin’s “future safety”, he had to save Prince Wu! Didn’t this mean that in the future, the Prince of Wu would definitely enter the Eastern Palace and rule the world by ascending the cauldron? Only then would King Jin, who was grateful to King Wu, have a chance to survive!

Thus, the two of them came together to persuade King Jin to listen to Li Chunfeng’s words and rescue King Wu!

Li Zhi no longer hesitated, “If I can really save Third Brother, even if it’s a little risky, I’m willing! Let’s go!”

During the interim, Li Chunfeng made a strange suggestion-put Wei Daijian into a cage and escort him to Chang’an as a prisoner. He also made a big fuss along the way, saying that King Jin had quelled the Bing rebellion and captured the thief head, and was escorting him to Chang’an for trial!

Li Zhi and the others were astonished and asked Li Chunfeng why he did this. Li Chunfeng’s only explanation was that this was specially arranged by His Majesty!

How could anyone dare to ask more? He had to do as he was told.

Soon after, Prince Jin left Bing Zhou for Chang’an. Along the way, they made a big fuss, publicizing King Jin’s “contribution to the peace of the thieves.”

…

A few days later, the Wei Palace.

Prince Wei’s Manor Chief Stu Zhenglun ran in panicked and shouted, “Your Highness, something bad is going on!”

Li Tai was leisurely listening to the beauty’s chanting. He couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed when he heard this shout. He scolded, “What’s the matter?”

Du Zhenglun hurriedly scolded the waiters and whispered, “I heard that Li Zhi of King Jin is returning from Bing Zhou, accompanied by Li Junxian’s bodyguard. Along the way, they publicize King Jin’s merits as a bandit. And along the way, they have a prison cart with Wei Ting’s son in it. Bing Zhou stays behind to guard Wei Waiting Price!”

Li Tai didn’t react for a moment and blinked his eyes. “So what? Wei Ting committed suicide because he was afraid of sin. His son was most likely an accomplice, so he was arrested and imprisoned. What does this have to do with this king?”

“Aiya, Your Highness!!” Du Zhenglun said impatiently, “Think about it, who is Li Junxian?” Baiji Token, Your Majesty’s trusted aide! How did he go to Bing Zhou, and how did he find King Jin? Wei Daijian was arrested and imprisoned in Bing Zhou, wasn’t he appointed by his father to assassinate King Jin in Bing Zhou? “Now that things have been revealed, King Jin is safe and sound. Wei is waiting to be arrested. He will surely set us on fire!”

“Why did it burn us? The more I listened, the more confused I became!” Although Li Tai was shocked, he was still puzzled. He said, “Wei Ting rebelled alone and had nothing to do with this king! This king even reported him, so he committed suicide because of this, didn’t he?”

“The crux of the matter is here, my lord!” Du Zhenglun almost stamped his foot and shouted, “Back then, His Highness told me to deliberately reveal the news to Wei Ting and force him to commit suicide! It was precisely because Wei Ting was afraid of killing the Lian Clan that he had no choice but to commit suicide. How could he not hate His Highness in his heart?”

Li Tai was shocked, “You mean, he might let his son drag me into the water?”

“Who said no!” Du Zhenglun said sadly, “Now it seems that Wei Ting is not stupid.” Although he had attacked King Wu, half of his motives were to eliminate his nephew, King Ji Li Shen, and the other half was to avenge him. King Jin had also disappeared for such a long time. As expected, it must be Wei Daibian’s method under his father’s orders. “But they didn’t kill Prince Jin just like they did with Prince Wu. Think about it, Your Highness, why?”

Li Tai’s expression became grim. After pondering for a moment, he said, “A thief shouts to catch a thief, killing two birds with one stone?”

“Exactly!” Du Zhenglun clapped his fists and shouted, “Wei Ting, this old cunning thing!” Perhaps he had already left a path of retreat because he was worried that one day His Highness would kick him out as a scapegoat! Therefore, he told his son to hide King Jin in Bing Zhou and save him for the Wei Clan! In the end, if Wei Ting succeeds in getting rid of King Wu and His Highness in Chang’an, then King Jin will be worthless and will definitely be killed. On the other hand, if something unexpected happens to Wei Ting, Wei Daijian will become a hero who righteously exterminates his family and protects King Jin. He will also have to expose your crimes, Your Highness. Not only that, he will be rewarded for nothing! This way, not only would they be able to preserve the Wei Clan, they would also be able to avenge Wei Ting. “Moreover, King Wu is dead. If Your Highness sank because of this, the only one who can be made Crown Prince is Jin Zi-Wei Daibian. He will also have the support of the Protector!”

“This!” Li Tai’s expression changed drastically!

“In other words-Wei Ting is very likely to have left something with his son Wei Daiqing? Just wait for King Jin and his party to return to Chang’an and hand over the evidence … to dirty this king?”

Du Zhenglun was shocked, his voice trembling, “This, this … I didn’t even think of this!” Wei Ting, this old fox, didn’t hesitate to kill two birds with one stone. Either he succeeded in his own rebellion, or his son, Xianyu, turned around and became the protector! Based on this analysis, it was highly likely that he had really left something for Wei Daiqian to use against His Highness the Wei King. The goal was to completely defeat His Highness and establish King Jin, so that the Wei clan could become a subordinate of the Long Wang clan! Wei Ting, this old bastard, is too vicious, too poisonous! He is simply a bastard! ”

Li Tai stared at Du Zhenglun with a pale face. He thought to himself, Du Zhenglun, who always regarded himself as a great scholar from a famous family, only knew that he was good at chanting poems and prose. He didn’t expect that he would be so quick to curse in an emergency!

“Your Highness … What should we do now?” Du Zhenglun asked with cold sweat all over his head.

Li Tai gulped down a mouthful of saliva and gritted his teeth until his bones rang.

“Things have come to this point, there is no other way!” Li Tai’s eyes widened, “We must not let Wei Daibian return to Chang’an!”

“But he and King Jin are accompanying him, and Li Junxian and the five hundred imperial guards are accompanying him!” Du Zhenglun’s face was full of panic as he said, “What should we do?”

“What about Zhao Chong? Isn’t assassination his specialty? Did Zhao Chong contact him?”

“I still haven’t heard from you!”

Li Tai slapped his forehead heavily and said, “Just as I was employing people, there was actually no one to use! … Why didn’t I have one or two capable generals by my side?!”

Du Zhenglun’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly whispered into Li Tai’s ear, “Why don’t we let the Palace QinBing transform into a bandit and cut Wei DaiBai and King Jin off halfway?”

Li Tai’s expression changed. “Stupid! This is a blatant rebellion! Furthermore, the other party has five hundred Imperial Forests, and among them are Baiji’s elite soldiers. How can a mere King’s Mansion army be used?”

Du Zhenglun gritted his teeth and stomped his foot. “There’s nothing I can do now. I’m willing to risk it. My son is now Governor Pu.” Pu Zhou was precisely the only way for Bing Zhou to enter the pass, so King Jin and his party would definitely settle here. Didn’t His Highness still have a few powerful confidants in his mansion? Let them rush to Pu Zhou at night! “I enclose a letter for my son to arrange. Then, let the strong men in the manor try to poison Wei Daibian and silence him first!”

Li Tai rolled his eyes, and after thinking for a while, his face tensed up. “I didn’t expect that a dead snake head could bite someone …” He gritted his teeth and said, “This is the only way! Remember, you must be clean and quick, and don’t leave any evidence behind!”