Chapter 151: Appointment
Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat. Li Zhaonian had seen her in the palace before, but she was mentally prepared and nodded to Li Zhaonian calmly.
Li Zhaonian seemed stunned for a moment, then smiled warmly.
There was a slight sound of the bead curtain, and Li Jincheng came out of his bedroom. His arm was tied with gauze and hung around his neck, and there were some scratches on his face.
"Father." Li Jincheng was about to kneel down, but Emperor Tongxu waved his hand to stop him.
"You are injured, sit down."
Li Jincheng did not sit down. He glanced at Chen Yu and said, "Father, this man fought hard to save me. He was exhausted. Please forgive him for kneeling."
The reason why Emperor Tongxu didn't ask Chen Yu to stand up before was because there were still doubts. Since Li Jincheng said so, it means that there is no problem with this person.
Li Jincheng's description of the entire incident was exactly the same as what Shen Yu said, except that he exaggerated the details about the assassin.
Li Jincheng said: "Those assassins are not ordinary people. Ordinary civilian assassins would never be so well-trained. I don't know who I have an enemy with or who has stood in my way to make them kill me so cruelly."
Everyone present understood the meaning of these words. Wasn't it pointing the finger at the princes?
Now, the seventh prince Li Yanchang has not returned yet and he is the most suspicious.
Li Jifeng looked as if it had nothing to do with him. He was very grateful to Shi Yu at this moment.
If he had not led them to the north, this fire would have burned on him today, and Xie Tingzhou would not be able to escape suspicion.
If it was really a prince who did it, the royal secrets could not be made public. At that time, Xie Tingzhou would be the best scapegoat. Even if Beilin had no intention of rebelling, he could still be blamed.
Li Jifeng felt like he had survived a disaster.
He nudged Xie Tingzhou with his elbow and whispered, "You, the guard, are a lucky star."
Xie Tingzhou said nothing, but stared at the blanket with his eyes lowered, his mind wandering.
Li Jincheng struck while the iron was hot, "If it weren't for Shi Qiyu, it's hard to say whether the emperor could see the body of his son."
Emperor Tongxu's expression became even uglier.
At this moment, the imperial guards came hurriedly to report that the seventh prince Li Yanchang had returned.
"Let him in."
As soon as Li Yanchang came in,
Everyone in the tent was stunned, including Li Jincheng, who was full of anger and waiting to question.
Emperor Tongxu stood up suddenly, then sat back down again, "What's going on? Imperial physician, where is the imperial physician?"
Li Yanchang was supported by two guards, his crown had fallen off, and his long hair was scattered behind him. He looked even more embarrassed than Li Jincheng.
"Father..." Li Yanchang took a breath, "Please send someone to search the mountain quickly. There are assassins on the mountain."
Li Jincheng had just been sent out of the dormitory, and now Li Yanchang had arrived.
Emperor Tongxu slapped the armrest and pointed in the direction of Baishan. "Go and get more people! Turn Baishan upside down and find the assassin. I want to see who dares to assassinate my princes one after another!"
As a father, he couldn't control his brothers' fighting behind closed doors, but he couldn't let outsiders bully them.
Emperor Tongxu gasped a few times.
Defu rubbed Emperor Tongxu's back, and Emperor Tongxu spread out his hands and waved. Defu was stunned for a moment before he understood. He hurriedly took out the bottle, poured out a pill, and brought tea to Emperor Tongxu.
When everyone saw this, they all understood each other tacitly.
Emperor Tongxu doesn't have much time left.
Li Jincheng's brows have never been relaxed since Li Yanchang came in.
He was confused. Li Yanchang also encountered an assassin. Could it be that he was not the one who planned this?
This is strange. Who on earth set up this trap to catch them all in one fell swoop?
Li Jifeng looked at Xie Tingzhou and was also surprised.
After a while, Li Yanchang also came out.
He was wounded in two places, one on his back and one on his shoulder.
Emperor Tongxu supported his head, and the fatigue on his face looked even more severe under the lamp.
"Seventh Brother," Emperor Tongxu asked, "Tell me about your attack."
Li Yanchang gave a brief account of it.
The assassin prepared a trip rope in the forest. One of the guards fell off his horse first. Seeing that the situation was not right, he fled with the other guards, but was still ambushed and escaped with great difficulty.
After Li Yanchang finished speaking, he looked at Li Jincheng again, "How did big brother escape?"
Li Jincheng said solemnly: "I was lucky. I met the prince's guards. He rescued me. The rest of the guards are missing."
“It’s really no coincidence.
"Li Yanchang said: "Why haven't I met such a master who can bring my brother back by himself?"
"Is it possible that my coming back makes you unhappy?"
Li Yanchang's face changed.
"Enough." Emperor Tongxu was used to such tit-for-tat between brothers, and now he just felt exhausted.
"Shi Yu has done a great job in protecting the emperor. I will give him a reward..." Emperor Tongxu paused. He couldn't think of a reward for a while, so he said, "Just a reward of 100 taels of gold."
"My uncle is so stingy." Pei Chunli sat there all night, and finally spoke: "The prince is not a stingy person, and his guards are naturally not short of gold and silver."
Marquis Xuanping scolded, "What are you doing here, little kid, butting in?"
Emperor Tongxu asked, "Then what do you think should be the reward?"
"He originally earned his fame in the army, so give him a small official position." Pei Chunli said as a matter of course: "It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."
After saying that, he secretly glanced at Xie Tingzhou and happened to see Xie Tingzhou looking at him.
There seemed to be a smile on Xie Tingzhou's lips, but that smile was a little evil, and with the coldness between his eyebrows, it made people feel a chill down their spines.
Pei Chunli thought to himself, Shiyu, Shiyu, you are trying to harm me by arranging such a task for me. I am almost dying from the look in Xie Tingzhou's eyes.
Li Jincheng thought about it and thought that if he went with the flow and promoted Xie Tingzhou's people, it would be considered a favor to Xie Tingzhou. In addition, he was grateful to Shi Yu for saving his life, so he said:
"Anan, you are usually so careless, but today you said something human."
"What are you talking about, cousin?" Pei Chunli started to speak, but now he was in a dilemma and could only bite the bullet and say, "Shi Yu is very skilled in martial arts. Isn't the imperial court in need of such talents now?"
Li Jincheng said: "Indeed, Father has been worried about suppressing the bandits these past two days."
This sentence awakened Emperor Tongxu. Ever since Wen Lesheng was arrested for murder, various parties in the court have been arguing over the lucrative job of suppressing bandits, and all wanted to let their own people take the job.
One of the techniques of an emperor is checks and balances.
Emperor Tongxu thought for a while, then called out Shi Yu's name in a deep voice, "I will grant you the position of General of the Central Army and order you to go to Qichang to quell the banditry. Do you have any objection?"
Shen Yu thanked him and said, "I have no objection."
"I have objections." Jiang Lianzhi suddenly stood up.
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