My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 128 The Prince is One Step Ahead (Happy National Day)

Pingkangfang, west gate.

"Stop anyone who comes."

"There is a curfew at night, the gates are closed, and anyone who trespasses will be killed without mercy!"

The soldiers shouted loudly, and four people in Tang Dynasty costumes were stopped.

The soldiers were obviously calm and familiar with this situation. There were many foreigners in Pingkangfang, and many of them did not know the curfew rules.

The old man in the lead stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "I am Chen Qing, the head of Pingkangfang Village. I have something to report. I hope you can help me."

The Libao system was implemented in the Chang'an Fang. The Fangzheng was equivalent to the most basic security manager in the city of Chang'an, and the Lizheng and Baozhang assisted the Fangzheng in his work.

Mainly responsible for public security supervision within the neighborhood, maintaining order and safety within the neighborhood, supervising and managing the people and activities within the neighborhood, and ensuring stability within the neighborhood.

The large cross street block in Pingkangfang is divided into four districts, and the four districts are further divided into four districts by small cross streets. The whole district is divided into 16 small districts, and each district has a village head.

When the leading Wuhoupu guard heard this, he said in a stern tone: "Since you are the head of the village, you should know the laws and regulations. Why did you break in knowing the law?"

When a curfew was imposed at night, the gates of the city were guarded by the soldiers from Wuhoupu.

Chen Qing frowned slightly.

The soldier in front of him knew him. If it were an ordinary case, he would have opened the door in the blink of an eye.

Why is everything so weird today?

"I'm a good friend of your commander Lu Quanyong. Please give me a favor." Chen Qing took a step forward and spoke in a louder voice, perhaps because he thought the soldier in front of him didn't recognize him.

"It won't work even if Commander Lu comes." The soldier still insisted in his voice without wavering.

Chen Qing suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and looked behind him.

I found that there seemed to be more soldiers at Ximenpu today than usual.

"In that case, I apologize for disturbing you. Bye."

After Chen Qing finished speaking, he turned around and left without hesitation.

The person next to him wanted to say something, but Chen Qing pulled him back and gave him a look.

Just as they turned around, a voice came: "Wait."

Chen Qing and his companions stopped and turned around, and saw several men in armor walking out of the darkness.

Looking at its style, Chen Qing secretly exclaimed that it was terrible.

It's the Jinwu Guard.

Chen Qing then understood why the soldiers were so unkind.

Wuhoupu was under the leadership of the Zuoyou Yifu, which were subordinate to the Zuoyou Jinwu.

This is the boss.

"I am Lupi, a general of the Right Jinwu Guard. Are you the head of the Pingkangfang Village?"

Chen Qing bowed and said, "Yes."

"What's going on?"

"Someone in my family is sick, and I want to see a good doctor."

"Which place should I go to to see a doctor?"

"There is a doctor I know well in Qinrenfang who has excellent medical skills."

"What's wrong?"

"Abdominal pain."

Lupi looked at Chen Qing and the people behind him suspiciously.

After some hesitation, he said, "You can't leave the workshop, let's go."

After all, the order he received was to guard the gate. Although he felt suspicious, he didn't want to offend anyone too much.

"Thank you, General Lu."

Chen Qing thanked him and left quickly.

After walking a long way, the people around him became anxious.

"Chen Lizheng, what should we do?"

Chen Qing said: "What can I do? The generals of the Jinwu Guards are here. I can only wait until the gate is opened tomorrow and then inform Lord Cui."

"It's no use for you to be anxious. Without Cui Gong's order, can you still stop?"

"Even if the prince's eunuchs come, so what? You have to trust them."

"After all, they are the best hunters."
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"We two brothers are the best hunters and have never failed."

"We can't ruin our reputation with this deal."

Wanguo Tavern, in the private room on the second floor.

The two brothers, Lie Ming Langjun, ate and talked, glancing at the ceiling from time to time.

"Second brother, you said the same thing last time."

"In the end, the eldest brother is gone, and now there are only two of us left. This is the International Tavern, how can we make it?"

The second brother picked up the wine glass and took a big sip, then said, "Third brother, what's impossible? There will be no problem with our plan this time."

As he spoke, the second brother pointed above the bed and said, "See that wooden board? It's right next to the bed."

"I have already cut it with a knife. It will only take less than half an hour to cut it apart silently. I was the best carpenter in our village back then. This is not a problem for me at all."

"When the noise above dies down and they are tired of playing, we will go up from here."

"Kill them all secretly. It's so noisy outside. As long as we don't make a big noise, no one will know."

"Then we can leave without anyone noticing."

"Even if someone finds out, we have already left Chang'an City. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"Who would have known that we were the ones who killed these two Koreans?"

After listening to this, my third brother was deeply impressed.

He just sighed and said, "Fortunately, this transaction is big enough, otherwise I would be heartbroken to spend two thousand dollars on this private room."

The second brother said, "This little money is nothing. We still have the remaining twenty taels of silver to pay."

The third brother nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, second brother."

The end of ugly times.

That is three o'clock in the morning in later generations.

Ji Zhao and his group's eyelids were drooping.

There was singing and dancing outside, which was really torture for these men.

Park Yiyun and Jin Ruixuan took turns eavesdropping, but they didn't hear anything useful.

Instead, the humming sounds were endless, making people feel angry.

"It's quiet." Jin Ruixuan said helplessly.

"Maybe he fell asleep, so there's no sound."

"These guys are really rich. They've booked a whole night here. They're worthy of being the royal family of Goryeo."

Several people were very envious, but had no choice but to go on official business.

It was now Park Yiyun's turn to listen.

Several people in the room were drinking out of boredom.

"Is there a situation?"

Ji Zhao was very excited, after all, this assignment was related to his future.

Pu Yiyun said uncertainly: "I seemed to hear the sound of cutting wood, but when I listened carefully, it disappeared."

Ji Zhao frowned and went up to listen.

Seeing this, the other people in the room also stuck to the wall.

Squeak, squeak.

“Oh, I think I really heard it.”

"I heard it too, it's true."

"What are they doing? Aren't they all asleep? What new tricks are they playing?"

Squeak, squeak.

Ji Zhao frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but he was not sure.

boom!
A faint collision sound was heard.

Ji Zhao said in a low voice: "Something is wrong, let's go and take a look."

With the movement, everyone immediately became alert.

Follow Ji Zhao out.

The doors of the Wanguo Tavern were all sealed with wooden boards, so one could not see inside from the outside.

The windows face the street outside.

Once the door is bolted, it can only be opened from the inside.

Ji Zhao listened carefully and said immediately: "No, there are footsteps. It's someone else."

"Bump the door!"

Hearing this, several people took two steps back and pushed together to knock the door bolt open.

Ji Zhao hurried into the room and saw two people climbing out of the hole beside the bed.

"Second brother, there are people here, what should we do?"

"how could I know."

The two brothers held daggers and were panicking.

The sound of banging on the door also woke up Gao Zhuohan and Cui Zonggui from the Goryeo royal family.

There was also Hu Ji who was sleeping in their arms.

"Who are you and what do you want to do?"

The two were confused by the current situation.

When the two Hu girls saw the swords, they screamed wildly.

"Kill!" Without too much nonsense, the two brothers realized that something was wrong, looked at each other, and decided to take action immediately.

Their target was Cui Zonggui on the bed.

Gao Zhuohan's bed was too far away, so it was obviously difficult to do it.

Kill one first.

"Rescue!"

Ji Zhao shouted loudly and rushed forward with a knife.

Their mission was to save the lives of the two Koreans, so of course they couldn't let anyone kill them.

It's just that the two brothers next to the bed are obviously closer.

Cui Zonggui on the bed was terrified, so he pulled Hu Ji to stand in front of him and use her as a human shield.

Hu Ji was so scared that she burst into tears.

For a moment, the two brothers hesitated.

After all, they haven't killed a woman yet.

Especially women wearing gauze with large areas of white skin exposed.

While he was hesitating, Ji Zhao had already rushed over.

Between the dagger and the long sword, it is obvious that the long weapon has the advantage.

The two brothers are naturally good at fighting, but Ji Zhao is not a leader just for fun.

The most important thing is that Ji Zhao has a lot of people on his side.

In the chaos, the two best hunters were subdued.

The commotion was so loud that the owner of the International Tavern and a large number of servants also rushed over.

"County Lieutenant Ji, what is this?"

The shopkeeper looked at the two men who were subdued on the ground and was somewhat confused about the situation.

"I'm just following your orders, please forgive me, boss." Ji Zhao didn't say much.

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "I understand."

It was so late that most of the guests were woken up, but the shopkeeper didn't show any temper.

The guests who woke up dressed and came out to watch the fun.

After all, gossip is everyone's favorite thing.

The originally deserted Wanguo Tavern seemed to become lively again all of a sudden.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.

A large number of Jinwu Guards rushed in, led by Lu Tong.

"The Jinwu Guards are doing their job. Anyone else please return to your room immediately."

With a loud shout, the onlookers immediately shrank back. The reputation of the Jinwu Guards was very useful in Chang'an City.

The shopkeeper didn't care about Ji Zhao and hurried to greet him.

"General Lu."

As the manager of the Wanguo Tavern, he naturally recognized Lu Tong. After all, Pingkangfang was under Lu Tong's jurisdiction.

The person in charge of public security in Chang'an Wannian County, besides the General of the Jinwu Guard, was the Jinwu General Lu Tong.

"Manager Liu, I have been ordered to arrest the thief here."

After saying that, he went straight to the private room.

"General Lu."

"County Lieutenant Ji."

They are all the prince's men, so they are naturally familiar with each other.

"Is General Lu here?" Ji Zhao asked puzzledly.

Lu Tong took a look at the situation in the room and replied, "The prince was worried that the situation might change, so he ordered me to guard the Wanguo Tavern."

"Now it seems a bit redundant."

After hearing this, Ji Zhao hurriedly said, "It's a good thing that General Lu is here to guard the place, otherwise these thieves would have escaped."

"They saw that they couldn't find a way out, so they risked their lives and were captured by me."

"If we really want to talk about merit, General Lu is the one who deserves the most credit."

Ji Zhao had worked his way up from the common people and was well versed in the ways of the world. Naturally, he understood what Lu Tong meant.

It's the dead of night and the Jinwu Guards are guarding the gate, so they must share some of the credit.

This way we can all make progress together.

Lu Tong said with satisfaction: "No wonder County Magistrate Ji is valued by the Crown Prince. He is truly a talented person."

This matter is not considered a great achievement, it is mainly to increase one's status with the prince.

It would be a big loss if he brought so many brothers to guard the gate in the middle of the night and did nothing.

"General Lu, how do you think we should deal with these people?" Ji Zhao asked.

Lu Tong said: "Leave it all to me. It's not for the credit, but because your office is not very convenient."

Ji Zhao nodded.

The county lieutenant's cell is indeed inconvenient for detaining people.

Strictly speaking, except for the two assassins, the Koreans did not commit any crime.

In the Wannian County Government Office, besides him, there are several other county lieutenants, and above them is the county magistrate.

If anything goes wrong and ruins the prince's plan, it would be a waste of time and effort.

"Then I'll trouble you, General Lu." Ji Zhao bowed.

Lu Tong nodded and ordered his men, "Take them all away."

Several Jinwu Guards immediately came in to arrest the man.

Gao Zhuohan, a member of the Goryeo royal family, was so frightened that he shouted, "What are you doing? Why are you arresting me? What crime have I committed?"

Of course he knew what the consequences would be if his identity was exposed.

The Goryeo royal family fled to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty without going through the Honglu Temple. This purpose was too obvious.

Lu Tong’s eyes widened.

The Jinwu Guards next to him immediately stepped forward and slapped him in the face several times, knocking out all his teeth. Gao Zhuohan was also stunned and dared not speak anymore.

"I'll take my leave now."

"General Lu, take care."

Lu Tong led the Jinwu Guards and retreated in a hurry.

After seeing the man leave, Ji Zhao's men complained: "We worked hard all night, and the man was taken away like this."

Ji Zhao said: "Do you want to bring the person back?"

At this time, Jin Ruixuan whispered: "County Lieutenant, the job is done. It's not even dawn yet, you see."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people immediately understood what he meant, and all looked at Ji Zhao with expectant eyes.

Ji Zhao was a little hesitant.

At this time, the chief shopkeeper at the side said: "County Lieutenant Ji hasn't rested yet, why don't I call a few beauties to accompany him."

Ji Zhao hesitated and said, "I'm afraid this is not a good idea. It's so late."

The chief shopkeeper smiled and said, "Brothers, you have all worked hard. It's time to take a rest."

Seeing his men eager to make a move, Ji Zhao had no choice but to say, "Then I'll trouble you, boss."

The chief shopkeeper said with a smile: "No trouble, no trouble."

"There are many people here, County Magistrate Ji. I will arrange a few more private rooms for them."

At this time, outside the Wanguo Tavern.

Chen Qing and the others were extremely anxious when they saw the withdrawing Jinwu Guards and the captured Koreans.

"What to do? We've all been caught."

"Should we take action?"

The subordinate asked impatiently.

Chen Qing scolded in a low voice: "Stupid, there are only a few of us, but there are hundreds of Jinwu Guards here."

"Once the fight starts, if we can't kill the two Koreans in a short period of time, the Wuhou Guards will be alerted, and we will all be killed here."

The subordinate asked: "What should we do then?"

Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "Let the brothers evacuate. As soon as the gate opens in the morning, notify Cui Gong immediately."

Cui Wensheng’s arrangement is obviously not as simple as just two life-hunting gentlemen.

Cui Wensheng will not put all his hopes on Mr. Life Hunter.

Two hundred guards from the Cui family were also mobilized to finish the job. If the Hunter of Life failed to complete the task, they would be killed directly.

It’s obvious that the prince is one step ahead and has arranged for the Jinwu Guards to guard the door.

This left them with no chance to attack at all.

To some extent, what Ji Zhao said to Lu Tong was also right.

If Lu Tong had not led the Jinwu Guards to guard the place, when Ji Zhao led his men out, they would have been surrounded and killed by these two hundred people.

That would really be a dead end.

After Lu Tong arrested the person, he immediately sent someone to summon the Eastern Palace.

But it’s already this late, the prince is resting, and the reply will be tomorrow’s matter.

After the eunuchs in the Eastern Palace heard the news, they did not dare to disturb the prince.

This matter has not yet reached the level of affecting the prince's sleep, and the matter has already been implemented.

ps: I currently owe three chapters for the monthly ticket update, and will complete it during the National Day holiday.

In October, there will also be one more chapter for every 10 monthly tickets. Thank you brothers for your support and I wish you a happy National Day.

(End of this chapter)