Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

Hearing this, Li Xiao fell silent.

The answer to this question is actually very simple, but Li Xiao suddenly felt something was wrong.

where is wrong?

The question itself is very wrong.

Didn't everyone know that he stayed overnight at Honglu Temple?

Why did Wei Zheng go so far as to ask him specifically?

Could it be that Liu Ruohan knew he was leaving early and told Wei Zheng?

Li Xiao didn't know the information behind this, so it was difficult to answer for a while.

"What? Can't answer?"

The butler found an opportunity and taunted Li Xiao.

"Since His Royal Highness the King of Yue keeps saying that he didn't beat up my young master, why bother to hesitate, just tell the truth? I believe Lord Wei will be fair and strict!"

"King Yue, please answer, are you staying with Liu Ruohan at Honglu Temple all night?" Wei Zheng stared at Li Xiao and asked in a deep voice.

Li Xiao frowned slightly, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly glanced at Lu Li in the distance.

Lu Li shook his head slightly at him.

Li Xiao immediately understood, and said: "No, I only stayed for two hours before leaving. If you don't believe me, you can ask Liu Ruohan to come over and ask questions."

"That's when I left, I beat my young master!" The butler said from the side.

"You mean I'm lying?"

Li Xiao stared at the butler coldly.

"Quiet!"

Wei Zheng thought for a while, then continued to ask: "King Yue, where did you go after you left Honglu Temple?"

"Of course it's going home. You can calculate how long it takes to go from Chang'an to Lantian Villa?"

"When I returned to the villa, it was already early in the morning, and soon after, people from the government office came to the door." Li Xiao said slowly.

Wei Zheng pondered for a moment, then looked at the steward: "Steward, what evidence can you produce to prove that it was the king of Yue?"

"This……"

The butler's face suddenly turned ugly. Where does he have evidence?

After a while, he couldn't give a single piece of evidence.

Wei Zheng frowned, and said impatiently: "Since there is no evidence, it cannot be proved that Li Chongyi's beating was done by the King of Yue. Let's take Li Chongyi back!"

"grown ups!"

The housekeeper looked unwilling.

"Get out!"

Wei Zheng's expression darkened, and he waved his hand impatiently.

The housekeeper was helpless, and finally took Li Chongyi out of the courtroom.

Li Xiao nodded slightly to Lu Li, and then prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Wei Zheng called to stop Li Xiao.

"King Yue, Li Chongyi's case is on hold for now, but there is another case that needs to be interrogated with you."

"Any other cases?" Li Xiao was surprised.

"Liu Ruohan disappeared last night, did you know about it?" Wei Zheng stared into Li Xiao's eyes and said slowly.

"Liu Ruohan is gone?" Li Xiao frowned instantly.

His surprise was genuine, not feigned.

He drugged Liu Ruohan last night, and searched the room for a long time before leaving.

According to the nature of the medicine, Liu Ruohan would at least be in a coma until noon the next day.

But why is it gone?

"You don't know?" Wei Zheng looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

"My lord, what are you talking about? Of course I don't know. She is from Dongying and has a sensitive identity. How can I have anything to do with her? I won't take her away quietly." Li Xiao said expressionlessly.

Wei Zheng looked serious: "King Yue, I believe you won't lie, but this matter is of great importance. If you know of Liu Ruohan's whereabouts, you must report to Dali Temple."

"That's natural." Li Xiao nodded.

"In that case, King Yue, you can go back and rest."

Wei Zheng nodded slightly towards Li Xiao.

The matter of Li Chongyi is over.

What made Li Xiao's heart sink was, what exactly did Liu Ruohan want to do?

All kinds of strange behaviors of this woman are really confusing.

After leaving the government office, Li Xiao hesitated again and again, but went to the palace.

Royal study.

"Xiao'er, what's the matter?"

After Li Er finished speaking, he thought of something, and immediately said: "Yinzi has already been sent to Lantian Villa, and it is probably already here."

"My child is not here for money." Li Xiao shook his head slightly.

"Oh?" Li Er was surprised.

"Father..." Li Xiao thought for a while, then said slowly, "You once told the boy that Fang Xuanling could be absolutely trusted, do you still remember?"

"What's wrong?" Li Er was surprised.

"I suspect that he is involved with people from Dongpu, not only him, Li Xiaogong is also suspected."

Li Xiao looked at Li Er solemnly: "Father, these are just my guesses, but what I really want to say is that those who seem to be loyal are often the most dangerous."

"Xiao'er!" Li Er frowned and reprimanded: "Are you trying to provoke the relationship between the monarch and his ministers? I don't want to hear this a second time! I don't want you to be held accountable for your first offense, let's go down!"

"That's all I've said, Royal Father, I'll take my leave!"

Li Xiao had no choice but to leave, he had known that Li Er would react in this way.

Because he didn't have sufficient evidence, he never told Li Er about "Master Hou".

But now Liu Ruohan's various strange actions made Li Xiao suddenly have a bad feeling in his heart.

He could feel that it would not be long before something big would happen.

However, he is not a god and cannot predict exactly what will happen.

In short, what happened will be unfavorable to Datang.

……

Li Xiao returned to Lantian Villa.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has sent 1 taels of silver. Your subordinates have already arranged for people to purchase materials. You didn't sleep last night. You should go to rest. The subordinates here just need to keep an eye on it."

Seeing that Li Xiao's eyebrows were a little tired, Li Junxian couldn't help but said.

"Well, remember, the manufacture of flintlock guns must be meticulous, even if it takes more time." Li Xiao exhorted seriously.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this subordinate knows well, this flintlock gun is almost finished."

"Can it be finished tomorrow?" Li Xiao asked suddenly.

"I can't be sure about this, but it's just a matter of these two days." Li Junxian thought for a while and said.

"All right!"

Li Xiao nodded helplessly.

"Tomorrow morning, I'm going to Yunlan Bieyuan. Uncle Li, look after the villa."

After finishing speaking, Li Xiao looked at Zhao Yuntian: "Commander Zhao, you also go back to rest, and walk with me tomorrow."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. This subordinate is physically strong and energetic!" Zhao Yuntian patted his chest and said.

"As you please!"

……

The next day.

Before Li Xiao set off, he went to the blacksmith to check and found that the flintlock gun was almost formed, so he handed over the most important part of the blueprint to Li Junxian.

Afterwards, he set off with Zhao Yuntian and a hundred forbidden troops to the Yunlan Courtyard to participate in the poetry meeting organized by Li Ke.

At this time, the summer is hot and the sun is hot.

On the way, when the team passed a shady forest, Li Xiao ordered everyone to rest for a while to enjoy the shade.

"Commander Zhao, how far is it from Yunlan Bieyuan?"

Li Xiao looked at the silent forest and couldn't help asking.

Zhao Yuntian took out the map to look at it, and said, "Your Highness, we will arrive in half an hour."

Yunlan Villa is located in the south of Chang'an, with Qinling Mountains on the left and Lantian City on the right, not too far from Lantian Villa.

But at this time, the traffic was extremely inconvenient, so it took a few hours.

"Where are we now?" Li Xiao asked casually.

"Your Highness, this is the elm forest, which is the only way to the Yunlan Courtyard." Zhao Yuntian said respectfully.

"The only way?"

Li Xiao frowned for an instant, and then relaxed it again.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Zhao Yuntian looked puzzled.

"No, maybe I'm thinking too much."

Li Xiao took two deep breaths.

He felt that he was overthinking, maybe it was because he watched too much TV in his previous life, because in TV dramas, there is often a saying that "the only way to go" is to design traps for the enemy.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Li Xiao stood up abruptly, frowning tightly.

"There must be birds in the forest, why is this place so quiet?"

As if to respond to what Li Xiao was thinking, there was only a sound of "咻", and a hidden arrow flew out from the distant forest.

The next moment, a horse neighed and fell to the ground!

Chapter 73: Assassinated, set fire to the mountain!

"There are assassins!"

Zhao Yuntian shouted, and instantly pulled out the long knife from his waist.

In the woods, all guards of the forbidden army immediately became vigilant.

The next moment, at the end of the jungle, black figures emerged one after another.

These people are all wearing black night clothes and covering their faces, so they can't see their faces clearly.

But all the men in black were agile, like cheetahs galloping across the field, quickly approaching Li Xiao.

"Your Highness, there are many enemies, the subordinates will protect you and retreat first!"

Zhao Yuntian frowned tightly, with a worried expression on his face.

"No, looking at this posture, it's about two hundred, so it shouldn't be the opponent of a hundred forbidden troops."

Li Xiao looked thoughtfully at the men in black rushing forward.