lcionline Chapter 211: Encirclement and Suppression of Xuanyi Tower
Chapter 211: Encirclement and Suppression of Xuanyi Tower
The case of the assassin using Qianji Powder to poison the prince has come to an end.
The emperor killed some people and demoted some others. In his rage, everyone in the court was in danger. Many court officials chose to keep a low profile, fearing that they would be affected in the slightest.
After all, during this period of time, too many people died in the court of Ye State, and the blood flowed like a river.
First, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Lu Jingzhong embezzled military pay, and then the Minister of Rites Zhou Yuan abused his power for personal gain to save his own son. These two people kicked off the impeachment trend in the court.
Afterwards, the An family of Duke Dingguo was suspected of treason, and the queen and the fifth prince committed suicide during the interrogation.
Afterwards, there was a shocking incident in the imperial mausoleum. The second prince was killed, presumably at the hands of Xuanyilou; the crown prince was assassinated and poisoned, and the real culprit was found to be a member of the side branch of the Changhe Zhou family.
Many formerly prominent families were confiscated and exiled, and the executioner's guillotine hung over the heads of court officials.
But no one knew that all of this was pushed behind the scenes by the seemingly harmless Princess Yun'an Shi Lidie, and no one knew that she had a bigger plan.
After leaving the palace, Shi Lidie returned to the princess's residence and wrote a note in a brand new font.
It says:
After Xuanyi Tower was withdrawn from the Dayin Dynasty, all the personnel hid in Chunfeng Tower. The madam and pimp in the tower were all disguised as Xuanyi Tower personnel. There was a secret passage in Chunfeng Tower that needed to be guarded in advance.
Then, Shi Lidie folded the note and handed it to Wen Tan:
"I have a task for you. Deliver this note to General Tang's study in the Zhenbei General's Mansion. Can you do it?"
"No problem." Wen Tan immediately took the note and assured.
Just as she said herself, she was born as a secret guard. Maybe her kung fu skills were not very strong, but her ability to hide was first-rate and she could complete the task well.
Sure enough, Wen Tan completed the task very well in just two hours.
In the afternoon, General Tang went to the study to read military books as per his daily routine, but he saw a note on the desk with clues about Xuanyi Tower.
General Tang was shocked and went to the palace to see Concubine Xian immediately.
"Brother, why are you looking for me in such a hurry? What's the matter?" Concubine Xian asked her personal maid to take the Ninth Prince away, and then she spoke to General Tang.
Ever since Concubine Xian took over the Ninth Prince, she has been with him every day.
After all, he had just lost his mother, which was a great blow to him. He needed someone to accompany him. Since Concubine Xian had adopted him, she had to take care of him in every way so that others could not find any fault with him.
What's more, she was counting on the Ninth Prince to ascend the throne in the future so that she could legitimately sit on the position of Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, please read this." General Tang handed the note to Concubine Xian and said, "The Dali Temple found out that the assassin who assassinated Yan'er was a killer from Xuanyi Tower. He suspected that it was the order of the Crown Prince, but there is still no evidence."
After reading the note, Concubine Xian's eyes flashed coldly and she said in a cold voice:
"Without evidence, is there really no way to catch him? Yan'er can't die in vain. Brother, I want you to lead the troops to encircle and destroy Xuanyi Tower. Don't let anyone inside go!"
"They must be the real murderers who killed Yan'er. I can't touch the prince at the moment, but none of his minions will survive!"
"Should we report this to the Emperor?" General Tang frowned.
"No need, just lead the troops there and kill first and report later." Concubine Xian said, "If we tell the emperor, he may not allow us to act. By then, let alone avenge Yan'er, I'm afraid we will never get another chance to deal with Xuanyi Tower."
The most important thing is that Concubine Xian has reasons to deal with the emperor's questioning.
Let’s say that General Tang was heartbroken and devastated by Ye Jiayan’s death. He finally found out about the Xuanyi Tower and impulsively led his troops to encircle and suppress the group, hoping to capture a few people alive for interrogation.
Unfortunately, the people in Xuanyi Tower resisted fiercely, and General Tang had no choice but to kill them.
I believe that Your Majesty will understand the feelings of General Tang as his uncle.
General Tang understood what Concubine Xian meant, but he still had a concern:
"Aren't you curious, Madam, where did this note come from? Although the Zhenbei General's Mansion is not an iron wall, it is not an easy place to break into. But this person was able to sneak into the mansion quietly and even reach my heavily guarded study."
"My queen, I'm afraid someone wants to use you and me to deal with the prince and weaken his power. In the end, I'm afraid we will be making wedding dresses for others!"
"Brother, isn't it true that Xuanyilou killed Yan'er?" Concubine Xian asked back, "I don't care if she was used by someone, but Yan'er's revenge must be avenged. As for the rest, we'll just take it one step at a time."
"I understand." General Tang nodded, and after discussing with Concubine Xian, he left the palace.
Speed is of the essence in war. In order not to alert the enemy and give them a chance to escape, General Tang returned to his mansion and immediately called his confidants. He selected two hundred good fighters and headed towards the "Chunfeng Tower" written on the note.
Shi Lidie has been asking people to keep an eye on what's happening in General Zhenbei's Mansion.
When she realized that they had gathered all the manpower and were heading towards Chunfeng Tower, she calmly wrote another note and asked Wen Tan to take it to Chunfeng Tower and give it to Ye Feng.
The letter reads:
General Tang Yi, the Zhenbei general, has already discovered the location of Xuanyi Tower and is about to lead his men to encircle Chunfeng Tower, so he should withdraw quickly.
Shi Lidie had already calculated the time. As long as Wen Tan didn't go wrong, the letter she wrote would arrive at Chunfeng Tower at the same time as General Tang's men.
In this way, even if Ye Feng received her report, he would not have time to evacuate and could only confront General Tang head-on.
But if there were anyone alive in Chunfeng Tower by chance, it would prove that she had risked being exposed to deliver the letter. Even if Ye Zhaonan woke up in the future and took stock of the whole thing, he would not suspect her.
Will Wen Tan go wrong? No.
As a former top secret guard, delivering letters was a piece of cake for her.
Wen Tan had just knocked on the back door of Chunfeng Tower and handed the letter in when Tang Yi, with two hundred men, arrived at the front door of Chunfeng Tower and gave the order:
"Surround Chunfeng Tower and don't let even a fly out!"
Before Tang Yi's army reached the back alley, Wen Tan celebrated his victory and left. Everything happened exactly as Shi Lidie had planned.
In Chunfeng Tower, two servants came to Ye Feng one after another and reported:
"Deputy Boss, Princess Yun'an sent someone to deliver a letter."
"Deputy Building Master, something bad has happened! General Tang Yi of Zhenbei has led his men to surround Chunfeng Building!"
When Ye Feng heard these two sentences, he immediately snatched the letter from the servant, opened it, and saw Shi Lidie's "tip-off". He immediately tore the note into pieces:
"Damn it! How did the Tang family know where Xuanyi Building is?"
"Now is not the time to pursue these matters, Deputy OP, the front and back doors are surrounded, what should we do?" asked the people below.
"Hmph, what else can we do? Get out!" Ye Feng said, "Give orders to everyone in the building to break out separately. Life and death are up to fate. Those who successfully leave should not look back and be sure to hide. If you have nowhere else to go, go to Princess Yun'an's mansion for help."
"Yes!" The people below agreed and hurried to notify.