The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 767

Dai Rongpei was aware of the previous assassination attempts.

Even those princes in the palace who had grievances against Xu Tian.

Dai Rongpei and the others were well aware of the situation.

Xu Tian spoke frankly.

"General, who do you think is trying to frame you? And who wants to kill themselves? Name a suitable candidate."

Dai Rongpei did not continue talking about this.

He simply cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"Your Majesty, please give this humble general a space to plead his case. This humble general has truly been wronged this time."

"The tattoos of my Dai Family Army are known to everyone. Anyone can get one. But that doesn't mean that these people are members of my Dai Family Army."

In short, he simply refused to admit that he had sent these people.

Because these people are not publicly known.

Nobody knows them.

As long as he doesn't admit that these people belong to him.

No one can find out.

Even His Majesty today.

The veracity of this matter could not be verified.

Left with no other option, Li Er had to release Dai Rongpei on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

Although Xu Tian was unconvinced, he couldn't find conclusive evidence to prove that Dai Rongpei was the real culprit who assigned these people.

After Dai Rong returned, she tried to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

He could only find a scapegoat, and this scapegoat had to be someone in his Dai family army who disagreed with him.

He ordered his men to arrest the family members of his subordinate, Li Wanjun, overnight.

Li Wanjun was urgently summoned by Dai Rongpei.

He had no idea what had happened.

Upon seeing Dai Rongpei, Dai Rongpei's soldiers immediately held their knives to his neck.

Dai Rongpei came out.

"Li Wanjun, I have summoned you here today because I have a request."

Li Wanjun's face darkened.

During this period, the massacre of the city has caused a great uproar.

Those of them who had participated in that incident alongside Dai Rongpei understood the situation to some extent.

Now, Dai Rongpei has personally visited.

He felt a little uneasy.

Something is going to happen next.

Dai Rongpei said directly, "Alright, I won't beat around the bush anymore. I'll just tell you straight out! All your family members are now in my hands. As long as I agree to one thing."

"This general can release all of them immediately."

Li Wanjun never expected Dai Rongpei to do such a thing, arresting all of his family members just to threaten him.

He didn't say anything, and even looked shocked.

Dai Rongpei continued, "Just tell His Majesty that the massacre of the city was something you decided on your own."

"And the assassination attempt on Xu Tian tonight was also your doing."

Li Wanjun never expected that Dai Rongpei had not only committed the heinous act of massacring a city, but had now gone so far as to assassinate the Prince.

But if I were really taking the blame for him...

Then he, and his entire family, would suffer utter destruction.

When Dai Rongpei saw Li Wanjun hesitate, he shouted loudly.

“If you don’t agree, I will kill one person from your family every fifteen minutes until you agree to this general’s request.”

Li Wanjun knew that Dai Rongpei was absolutely capable of doing such a thing, given her ruthlessness.

He was worried about the safety of his family, and had no choice but to agree to Dai Rongpei's request.

Under the pressure of power, Li Wanjun had no choice but to go to Li Er and take all the blame upon himself.

Li Er reviewed the details, and Li Wanjun answered fluently.