Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

Chapter 17: The Prince is Assassinated, Operation 'Secret Assassination' Begins

In the autumn of the first year of Zhenguan, Chang Sun Chong came to the Prince's Mansion wearing the bullfighting uniform of the Jinyiwei. Li Chengqian and Chang Sun Chong had a long secret discussion. Chang Sun Chong hurriedly left the Prince's Mansion and went to a secret manor.

That night, Li Chengqian went to Zui Xiang Lou alone without his guards. In the past year, Li Chengqian came to Zui Xiang Lou almost every time he had nothing to do, and the people in the Prince's Mansion were used to it. As soon as he stepped into Zui Xiang Lou, the madam came up to him with a smile on her face, "Oh, young master, you haven't been here for a long time. Miss Yun has been looking forward to it."

"Stop talking nonsense and prepare a table of the best food. I want to have a good chat with Miss Yun today." Li Chengqian said with an obscene smile on his face.

The madam immediately went to make arrangements. Li Chengqian hummed a little tune and walked to Miss Yun's room alone. He opened the door and saw a beautiful girl with a slightly foreign bloodline sitting in the room.

"Young lady, do you miss me?" Li Chengqian said with a lewd smile.

"My dear, you are here now. If you don't come again, I will think you have forgotten me." Miss Yun, the top girl in Zui Xiang Lou, complained.

"Aren't you here? I won't leave tonight. I want to have a good chat with my lady about life." Li Chengqian said with a lewd smile.

"Bah, you scoundrel. Every time you say you want to stay overnight, but every time you leave. My dear, are you disgusted by my frail figure and unclean body? Don't you want to touch me?" Miss Yun said with blushing cheeks.

"Hehe, how could that be possible. I wish I could hug my wife every day and let her know how good I am." Li Chengqian said with a silly smile.

"You're not that good." Miss Yun couldn't help but laugh when she saw Li Chengqian's silly look.

"When the lights are turned off at night, my lady will know." Li Chengqian said with a sly smile. Miss Yun was very shy and poured wine for Li Chengqian. They drank a few glasses. At this time, the person serving the dishes came.

The man walked up to Li Chengqian with a dish in his hand, and suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger from under the dish and stabbed Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was bewitched by Miss Yun and was not careful, so he was stabbed in the back by the dagger.

Li Chengqian screamed and fell to the ground.

"Who are you and why did you stab me?" Li Chengqian screamed in pain.

"Li Chengqian, your Li family killed the king and usurped the throne, and killed my father. Today I will make you pay for your blood debt with blood." The man said angrily.

"Who is your father?" Li Chengqian wanted to stand up and fight back, but he found himself powerless. It was bad that the dagger was poisoned.

"I want you to die knowingly. My father is Yin Shishi, the general of the Left Guard of the Sui Dynasty. I am Yin Zitan. Prepare to die, traitor." After saying this, Yin Zitan stabbed Li Chengqian directly.

Li Chengqian tried his best to dodge, turned over and broke out of the window. Li Chengqian fell to the street, and a patrolling soldier passed by. Li Chengqian shouted, "Someone is killing someone."

The soldiers rushed over upon hearing this. Seeing that Li Chengqian was injured and unconscious, they quickly carried him away and sent people upstairs to take him away.

"Traitor, you are lucky." Yin Zitan said hatefully.

"Young master, you are trying to assassinate the prince in the street. Why don't you run away?" Miss Yun said anxiously.

"The world is so big, but there is no place for me to hide." Yin Zi sighed.

"Sir, why don't you go to the Turks to avoid disaster and serve Jie Li Khan?" Miss Yun said calmly.

"Who are you?" Yin Zitan asked in surprise. The footsteps outside the door were getting closer. Miss Yun said anxiously, "Sir, don't ask too many questions. The only way for you now is to serve Jie Li Khan. If you are willing to serve the Turks, I will help you go to the Turks. You can help the Turks occupy the Central Plains to avenge the murder of your father and the destruction of your country."

"Okay!" Miss Yun then asked Yin Zitan to hide under the bed, and she dealt with the soldiers' interrogation alone. After the soldiers left, Miss Yun personally wrote a letter to Yin Zitan, and arranged a fast horse to let Yin Zitan leave the city overnight. Someone would pick him up at the Tangtu border.

Here, Li Chengqian was recognized by the soldiers and hurriedly carried to the Prince's Mansion. The Prince's Mansion's medical officer was urgently summoned for treatment and the report was made to Li Shimin. Li Shimin was in Zhangsun Wugou's bedroom at the time. When he heard that Li Chengqian was seriously injured and unconscious, he was shocked and angry, and rushed to the Prince's Mansion with Zhangsun Wugou overnight.

"Da Lang, don't scare your mother. If anything happens to you, how will you live?" Changsun Wugou burst into tears.

"How is my son? You bunch of useless people, why don't you think highly of the prince? If the prince dies, you will all be buried with me." Li Shimin was furious, and everyone in the prince's mansion was so scared that they knelt on the ground, trembling.

Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou stepped into Li Chengqian's bedroom, but saw a strange scene. Li Chengqian, who was originally seriously injured and unconscious, was now sitting cross-legged, leaning on the bed, and eating fruit leisurely. The medical officer next to him smiled bitterly.

When the doctor saw Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou coming, he was eager to kneel down. Li Shimin waved his hand to stop him, and walked to the bed with Zhangsun Wugou and frowned, saying, "Da Lang, what are you talking about?"

"Yeah, mom is here. Would you like some fruit?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"Hurry up and tell me, you rebellious son, or I will beat you up." Li Shimin said with an unhappy face.

"Aye, do you still remember the 'dark stab' plan I told you about?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"Remember? It was you who arranged the assassination tonight, and are you ready to start implementing the assassination plan?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, the core of the 'Dark Assassination' operation is to infiltrate the Turkic interior. And if I want to gain Jie Li's trust, assassination is the most effective way for me." Li Chengqian said seriously.

"That's right." Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully. Zhangsun Wugou suddenly raised his hand and hit Li Chengqian on the head.

"I don't care about your family, country and the world. If you do something like this again next time, don't tell your mother in advance. Watch your butt." Changsun Wugou said angrily. Li Chengqian nodded repeatedly.

"What are you going to do next?" Li Shimin asked happily when he saw Li Chengqian being beaten.

"This Zui Xiang Lou is an intelligence point of the Turks in Chang'an. I kept it here just to pass the news of my assassination to Jie Li. To dispel Jie Li's suspicion of the assassin. When I came back, the Jinyiwei reported that Zui Xiang Lou had sent out the information about my assassination, and the assassin had also fled to the Turks.

Now that they are no longer useful, we can close the net. After all, keeping such an intelligence base will always be a nuisance. Tomorrow, my father will have someone lead the troops to capture Zui Xiang Lou, and then execute them all on the pretext that the prince was assassinated.

Jinyiwei will find a few death row prisoners to replace them. Jinyiwei will take away the people on the list, and the rest are Jinyiwei. They will find a way to leave the capital without being known. "Li Chengqian said.

"Jinyiwei? Boy, you are so scheming." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Father, mother, the play still needs to be performed. Father and mother still need to be angry and worried." Li Chengqian said. Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this, and immediately made an expression as if he was going to eat someone. Zhangsun Wugou immediately blushed, and a worried look appeared on her face. Then he asked, "How is it?"

Looking at the two, Li Chengqian was stunned. They were good actors, definitely good actors. They should let those so-called actors and traffic stars in their previous lives see what acting is. They should all commit suicide to thank the audience.

"Great acting skills, I admire you so much." Li Chengqian praised. Then Li Shimin left the Prince's Mansion angrily, and Zhangsun Wugou stayed to "take care" of Li Chengqian. The doctor walked out of the bedroom with a sad face. The servants were all terrified when they saw this.

The next day, the news of the prince's assassination spread throughout the capital, and the people were all shocked. At this time, Li Shimin issued an imperial decree and issued a warrant to arrest the person who assassinated the prince.

When Li Shimin learned the location of the assassination, he was furious and ordered the imperial guards to capture Zui Xiang Lou. Three days later, all the people in Zui Xiang Lou were beheaded and their heads were hung on the city wall.

Three days later, the people from Zui Xiang Lou were executed in public, and their heads were hung on the city wall. However, if someone looked closely, they would find that the heads were fake. From a distance, they looked like they were covered in blood, and there was a wooden cage outside.

These fake heads were made of clay by Li Chengqian according to the people in Zui Xiang Lou, and covered with human skin masks. From a distance, they looked exactly like the real ones, and the guards were also the Jinyiwei. Three days later, the fake heads were taken down and secretly brought to the Jinyiwei for placement.

On the fourth day, Li Chengqian secretly came to the Jinyiwei prison. Li Chengqian ordered Changsun Chong to bring Miss Yun over. Miss Yun was brought in quickly. Although she looked bad, her clothes were still neat. She did not seem to have been abused.

"Madam Yun, how are you?" Li Chengqian greeted with a smile. Miss Yun saw that Li Chengqian looked healthy and rosy, and did not look injured at all. She could not help but asked in surprise, "Weren't you assassinated?"

"Without a show, can Jie Li trust An Ci?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"You just want Yin Zitan to infiltrate the Turks? No, Yin Zitan is not Yin Shishi's son, and his name is also fake?" Miss Yun asked.

"Yes, but Yin Shishi really had a son. But he died in Chang'an half a year ago. When Yin Shishi died, this son was just born and no one had ever seen him. After Yin Shishi died, this man has been hiding his real name and no one knows that he is Yin Shishi's son.

My Dark Thorn looks a bit like him, and with the human skin mask on, no one can tell the difference. So I borrowed his identity.

The father died in battle for the previous dynasty, and the son avenged his country by assassinating the crown prince. When the assassination failed, he defected to the Turks and used them to take revenge. What a good script, what a legitimate reason. Add to that your handwritten letter and so many viewers. I believe Jie Li and your father will believe it. "Li Chengqian nodded and said.

"How did you find out that I was a Turkic spy?" Miss Yun asked in confusion. Li Chengqian did not answer and waved his hand. A man in a flying fish suit came over.

"Aniu!" Miss Yun exclaimed in surprise. The man ignored him and walked to Li Chengqian, kneeling on one knee, saluting, "Lu Baichuan, the captain of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei, greets the commander-in-chief." Li Chengqian waved his hand to signal him to stand up.

"Miss Yun, oh no, I should call you Liang Moyun, Miss Liang. Do you understand?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"Aniu, you actually betrayed my father." Liang Moyun said angrily.

"My lady, you have misunderstood. The Aniu you mentioned was killed by our Jinyiwei on his way to Beijing. I just borrowed his identity. I was originally the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion of the Feilong Army, and now I am a captain of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei. I have always been the commander's henchman." Lu Baichuan said lightly.

When the Feilong Army soldiers saw Li Chengqian, they only called him "Commander". When the Xuanwu Army and Feiyi Archer Cavalry soldiers saw Li Chengqian, they all called him "Lord". This was also Li Chengqian's request.

"Well, you didn't lose face for the Flying Dragon Army and me. You did a great job. I'll give you a credit." Li Chengqian stood up, walked around the table, walked to Lu Baichuan, patted him on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Commander. I am willing to die for you." Lu Baichuan knelt down on one knee excitedly. "The Commander praised me and patted me on the shoulder. I'll go back and show off to those killers. They'll be so jealous." Lu Baichuan thought happily.

Li Chengqian came to Liang Moyun and looked at her, "What a beauty you are. How could your father Liang Shidao bear to let you be a spy? It's a waste of talent. Is there anything you want to tell me?" Liang Moyun looked at Li Chengqian coldly.

Li Chengqian waved his hand. "Take her away. Don't be rude to her. When she wants to speak, tell me." After saying that, Li Chengqian turned around and left.

"Li Chengqian, you devil, kill me quickly." Liang Moyun shouted.

Li Chengqian left without looking back.

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