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Li Erchong beckoned to him, and said: "Follow your ears, come here, Father has a task for you..."
Chapter 389: Burning Daming Palace
Xuanwu Gate.
Li Ke just walked in the palace compound in his pajamas.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked in the direction of the imperial study, his eyes were cold and bloodshot.
"Father, you forced me to..."
There seemed to be endless resentment and hatred in the voice.
After finishing speaking, he looked determined and stepped out of Xuanwu Gate.
The guards guarding the gate saw that Li Ke was dressed strangely, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Outside the door, the carriages of Yunlong and Li Ke had been waiting for a long time.
Li Ke got into the carriage without saying a word.
Yunlong asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, what happened?"
"Elder Yun."
Li Ke stared at Yunlong, and said in a deep voice, "Do you have the guts to kill someone?"
"Your Highness is joking, the old man has no skills other than killing people." Yunlong said calmly.
Li Ke's expression became ruthless, and he said, "If the person I ask you to kill is the one inside?"
When Yunlong heard this, his pupils shrank immediately, and he looked at Li Ke solemnly.
After watching for a long time, Yunlong realized that Li Ke was not joking with him, so he nodded heavily: "You can try."
……
at the same time.
Royal study.
After listening to Li Er's words at this moment, Li Tai was shocked for a long time and could not calm down.
Suddenly, he knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Father, my child is not capable enough, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."
"Tai'er, after three years of training in the Privy Council, I believe you can do well."
Li Er patted Li Tai on the shoulder: "Believe in yourself."
"Father..."
"Okay, back off!"
Li Tai hesitated to speak, so he had no choice but to resign.
After Li Tai left, Li Er looked outside the door, his gaze fixed: "Go get ready!"
"Yes!"
Fang Xuanling cupped her fists to accept the order, turned and left.
After leaving the door, Fang Xuanling's face was full of helplessness.
"I hope His Majesty can make a wrong calculation, otherwise... oh..."
……
Zhenguan three years, September [-]th, night.
The Daming Palace where Li Er lived was attacked by an assassin, which alarmed the imperial guards in the entire palace.
During the chaotic battle, the Daming Palace was set on fire by someone.
The raging fire, through the palace wall, illuminated half of Chang'an City.
That night, millions of people in Chang'an were panicked and stayed up all night...
At Yin time the next day, before dawn, it was the time when the rooster crowed at midnight.
Inside the East Palace, Li Ke was pacing back and forth, seemingly anxious.
Suddenly hearing the noise coming from outside, Li Ke stopped and looked out the window in the direction of the Daming Palace where half the sky was red, feeling even more uneasy.
"Your Highness, it's bad! His Majesty's bedroom is on fire!"
The eunuch who hastily reported the news shouted.
But Li Ke didn't respond, but looked around, as if looking for something.
I do not know how long it has been.
Li Ke suddenly moved his ears and turned around.
I saw Yunlong dressed in night clothes and taking off the black scarf on his face.
There were several bloody wounds on his body.
"He... is he dead?"
Li Ke looked anxious and his voice trembled a little.
"The fire is very strong. If there is no accident, his soul has returned to Jiuyou at this moment." Yunlong said in a deep voice.
"What do you mean if there is no accident?"
Li Ke's eyes widened, and he roared, "What I want is accurate results! Did you see his dead body?"
"Your Highness, calm down!"
Yunlong frowned and said: "The old man can guarantee with his life, no one can escape from this kind of fire!"
"So you didn't see the body?"
Li Ke didn't know whether it was anxiety or fear, his face was pale, and cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead.
He stared at Yunlong, and asked sharply: "Why did you set fire? With your skills, who in this palace can stop you?"
"I didn't set the fire." Yunlong said with a frown.
Hearing this, Li Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Who is it if it's not yours?"
Yunlong pondered for a moment and said: "Perhaps my men accidentally caught fire when they were fighting with the guards."
"Where are your people?"
"They are all dead. The Imperial Forest Army is worthy of being the guards of the Imperial Army, and the old man almost failed to escape."
Speaking of this, Yunlong comforted: "However, this is also good. The fire happened to burn away our traces, and there is no way to track down Dali Temple. Your Highness can rest assured."
"You can't see people alive, and you can't see dead bodies. How can you make me feel relieved?"
Li Ke still looked anxious.
He paced back and forth, and suddenly stopped again.
"No, I have to check it myself!"
……
At this moment, the periphery of Daming Palace is already overcrowded and in chaos.
Fang Xuanling led the guards of the imperial army to put out the fire in a hurry.
There were also many harem concubines and concubines who heard the news and watched from a distance, their faces also full of worry.
"Fang Xuanling! What's going on? Where's Your Majesty?"
Suddenly, a luxurious lady wearing a phoenix crown rushed over.
"My minister kowtowed to the empress!"
Seeing the person coming, Fang Xuanling immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Okay, what time is it, no need to be polite!"
The eldest grandson Wugou asked sharply: "I ask you, where is Your Majesty now?"
"This……"
Fang Xuanling hesitated.
Seeing Fang Xuanling's expression, Changsun Wugou's face turned pale, he tilted his head, and passed out directly.
Fang Xuanling hastily arranged for someone to send his eldest grandson Wugou away.
After a while, Li Ke also came.
"Master Fang, where's the father?"
Li Ke's face was pale, and his legs were trembling slightly.
However, Fang Xuanling just informed her and continued to direct the rescue.
Afterwards, Li Chengqian and many princes came to the scene one after another, and everyone was terrified.
The Great Tang was in the midst of war, and if something happened to Li Er at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable to them...
Three hours later.
The fire in Daming Palace was completely extinguished.
When the last piece of ruins was rummaged, the hearts of all present sank to the bottom of the valley.
There is no living mouth.
Under the entire ruins, there were only dozens of charred corpses beyond recognition.
"Your Majesty... is dead!"
Fang Xuanling cried out with hot tears in his eyes.
Everyone knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.
Li Ke is no exception.
It's just that he was extremely excited in his heart.
I was so excited that my whole body was shaking violently.
"Father... my boy is also forced to do nothing. If you go all the way, my boy will definitely shake the majesty of my Tang Dynasty for you!"
Since ancient times, when a monarch dies, the crown prince succeeds him.
And he, by luck, won.
Moreover, Li Er hadn't had time to publicly announce his removal from the crown prince.
Thinking that he was about to become the monarch of the Tang Dynasty and sit on the supreme position, Li Ke felt his blood boil...
After repeated confirmation, Fang Xuanling spread the news of Li Er's death.
Once the news came out, the whole country was shocked.
Civil and military officials all wear white for mourning.
The whole of Chang'an was plunged into a desolate atmosphere...
at the same time.
Enzhou.
Lin Yang also met his former comrades-in-arms.
In the main hall, Wang Xiao set up a reception banquet.
Generals in armor one after another raised their glasses with a smile.
"Brother Lin, I haven't seen you for a long time. We meet again. I would like to offer you a toast!" A middle-aged man said with a smile.
He is the Captain of the Fanzhou Navy, Zhou Lan.
"Brother Zhou, stay safe!" Lin Yang also toasted and said with a smile.
The two drank it down in one gulp and laughed heartily.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wang Xiao put down the wine glass in his hand and said seriously: "Okay, let's get down to business."