Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Master Yuan Ke didn't expect Du He to be so easy to talk to, and willing to believe the results of his father's divination, which made him very touched.

If it were someone else, they would have some doubts.

Du He waved his hand and said, "If your father's predictions are correct, then he should be in danger right now. You should go back quickly."

"Thank you, Lord Korea!"

Master Yuan Ke bowed deeply again and then ran out of the yard.

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came from the stable and quickly rushed out through the side door.

Stand for a moment.

Du He then ordered, "Du Wu, go to the Wannian County government office in person and have the officials on duty rush to Yuan Tiangang's residence immediately."

"They don't need to mobilize too many people, just ask those with horses to go over there."

In order to maintain the normal operation of the Tang Dynasty, the Dali Temple, the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice and local county governments would also arrange officials to stay on duty at night.

"As ordered!"

Du Wu responded, then called a few brothers and left the princess's mansion together.

The Wannian County Government Office is located in Xuanyangfang, only one Pingkangfang away from Chongrenfang where the Chengyang Princess Mansion is located.

After making arrangements.

Du He walked slowly out of the front yard. He looked at the crescent moon in the sky quietly for a while, then murmured in a low voice.

"Can Yuan Tiangang really predict that he will face a fatal disaster tonight?"

"Is it so accurate?"

If Yuan Tiangang calculated that he might be murdered later, this would be a very normal thing.

After all, Yuan Tiangang received so many benefits from Changsun Wuji, but he came to the princess's mansion to find him a few days later. Changsun Wuji would never let him go for such an unruly behavior.

However, Yuan Tiangang calculated that something would happen tonight. If his calculation was correct, then he really has some ability.

Stand for a moment.

Du He did not go back to the backyard to rest, but turned and walked into the side hall.

He has to wait for the results!

...

Xuanpingfang.

A group of armored imperial guards, led by Master Yuan Keshi, quickly rushed to an inconspicuous house.

The huge noise they made immediately attracted Fang Zheng's attention.

Fang Zheng, who was sleepy, walked out of the house and heard the sound of horses running from the market. He was so angry that he started cursing.

"Which blind bastard dares to ride a horse in the market at night?"

"See how I deal with you!"

Fang Zheng turned around and closed the door, then went to gather his brothers.

Even though he was an official of no rank, he was the highest administrator in Xuanpingfang, and he usually assisted the magistrate of Wannian County in managing all the affairs of thefang.

Inside Yuan Mansion.

When Zhang Shizheng and Yuan Keshi led the imperial guards to the backyard, they heard a fight coming from the side hall.

"not good!"

Master Yuan Ke shouted, then drew the sword from his waist and ran towards the side hall.

Zhang Shizheng and 30 imperial guards were even faster. Holding spears and lances, they rushed past Yuan Keshi and into the side hall.

When Zhang Shizheng was the first to rush into the side hall, he was stunned by the scene before him.

I saw an old Taoist priest with a thin appearance, holding a huge sword and fighting with three masked killers, while two masked thieves were lying on the ground.

After all, the old Taoist was old and his looks had faded, and there were several cuts on his body.

"So fierce!"

Zhang Shizheng muttered in astonishment, then shouted coldly.

"Capture the thief alive!"

It is said that he took the lead with a lance in his hand and rushed into the house quickly.

The three masked killers had already noticed the imperial guards appearing outside the door. They saw that they could not defeat Yuan Tiangang with all their might, and the imperial guards pounced on them again, with a look of determination on their faces.

Just before Zhang Shizheng pounced, the three of them raised their swords without hesitation and slashed them across their necks.

"Clang~"

As the sword fell, the three killers fell into a pool of blood.

this...

Zhang Shizheng and the imperial guards were stunned.

They didn't expect these killers to be so decisive and commit suicide when they saw them coming in.

"clang!"

Yuan Tiangang held the giant sword in both hands and stepped heavily on the wooden floor.

"hu~hu~"

He held the huge sword in both hands, his face pale and he was breathing heavily.

When Master Yuan Ke saw his father's miserable condition, he cried out, "Dad, are you okay?"

Looking at his son with an anxious look on his face and a large group of armored imperial guards, Yuan Tiangang showed a smile of escaping a disaster.

He, Yuan Tiangang, will break the calamity today by killing!

he made it!

Yuan Tiangang waved his hand and said, "Dad is fine. He just got a few cuts from the knife. He won't die for a while."

Then, supported by Master Yuan Keshi, he bowed to Zhang Shizheng and the imperial guards.

"Thank you, Generals, for your help."

"If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have been killed by them."

His words of gratitude were sincere, but when he said the four words "the dead souls under the knife", his tone sounded very indifferent.

Zhang Shizheng said in a deep voice, "The master has asked me to escort you to the Dali Temple. If your injuries are not fatal, the doctors there can treat you."

"If there is a fatal injury, we must report it to the master and go to the palace to summon the imperial physician."

Zhang Shizheng was full of admiration for the old Taoist priest Yuan Tiangang.

How fierce!

At the age of over sixty, he can still wield that giant sword that is as wide as a palm. This is not something that ordinary people can do.

When this guy was young, he must have been an experienced killer.

Yuan Tiangang lowered his head to take a look at his injuries, then shook his head: "My injuries are not serious. Please, General, send me to the Dali Temple."

Since he had broken the killing calamity by killing and gained a glimmer of hope for himself, he naturally could not stay in the house and wait to die.

He wants to defy fate and change his destiny!

Zhang Shizheng nodded, then ordered the soldiers behind him, "Luo Shitou, you lead 10 brothers to guard the scene until the people from the Sansi or Wannian County Government arrive!"

"The rest of you brothers, follow me to escort Taoist Yuan to the Dali Temple!"

This group of well-trained soldiers immediately split into two groups, one group surrounded the house, and the other group escorted Yuan Tiangang away.

Just as they were about to rush out of the house on horseback, more than a dozen middle-aged men armed with sticks rushed over.

"Seeing the thief..."

The group was still talking nonsense, but when they saw that it was a group of cavalry coming towards them, they swallowed the words that were about to come out of their mouths.

what's the situation!

Wearing armor and holding a spear, this is equipment only available to the imperial guards!

Why are the Imperial Guards here?

Zhang Shizheng said coldly, "Master Yuan was attacked by thieves. You must immediately guard the Yuan Mansion and wait for the people from the Wannian County Court or the Three Departments to arrive."

"If anything happens to anyone in this mansion, they will be severely punished!"

Although Zhang Shizheng was just an ordinary attendant of the master, when he came to places like the market town, these people had to call him General Zhang.

The head of Xuanpingfang and his younger brothers were so frightened that their voices trembled.

"Humble... humble servant obeys your command!"

In front of these soldiers, they are just a group of ants.

Shortly after Zhang Shizheng and others escorted Yuan Tiangang away, Wannian County Lieutenant Cheng Chubi led more than ten county soldiers and rushed into the market town.

"Meet County Magistrate Cheng!"

When these people saw the murderous Cheng Chubi, they immediately bowed and saluted him in a flattering manner.

Cheng Chubi ignored the people in the market. He dismounted from his horse and strode into the mansion with his sword in hand.

...

The night is getting darker.

Duke Zhao's Mansion.

When Changsun Wuji saw that there was no news coming back from the assassins, he felt extremely heavy-hearted.

"Did you fail?"