Chapter 188 The man behind the scenes
Just as rumors spread in Chang'an, in an Xingfang, Chang'an, a middle-aged man with a square face and a harsh face was sitting in a pavilion. On the table in front of him was a game of Go that had just been halfway through. He had a chess jar on his left and right hands, sometimes holding white chess, sometimes pinching black chess, looking like a person was playing against him.
The breeze blew and the leaves flew, like a scroll.
But at this moment, an old man in a gray servant uniform walked in with relatively steady steps, came to the middle-aged man who was playing chess, stood beside him and bowed slightly, "Master, I have sent the two letters to the Li Mansion and the Prince Mansion as you ordered."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Fu!" The middle-aged man responded slightly when he heard the old man's words, and then said, "What's going on outside now? The news can be spread."
"Reply to the master, it's been spread. Now the entire Chang'an should be rumoring the haunted palace. Then, according to your wishes, the old slave asked them to point at the prince and the king of Qi intentionally or unintentionally when they were talking." The old man said respectfully.
"Be careful, Li Shimin is like a cunning person and has ruthless methods. Don't let him catch the handle." The middle-aged man said lightly while putting a white chess piece on the chessboard.
"Master, please rest assured. This time we used secret sons who had been trained for several years. These people were just ordinary people. Moreover, when we contacted these people before, the old slave did not come forward. They all contacted them through secret lines. Even if those people were obtained by Li Shimin, they would not be able to affect us." The old man smiled confidently.
"Be careful to make the ten thousand-year-old ship. If His Royal Highness was more cautious at the beginning, how could Li Shimin have the opportunity to take advantage of the Xuanwu Gate?" The middle-aged man with a majestic expression put down the chess piece in his hand and sighed slightly.
"Yes, Master, I remember!" Hearing the words of the middle-aged man with a majestic expression, the old man in the slave clothes bowed slightly, and then paused, "Master, I don't know if I have something to ask?"
"Ask!" The middle-aged man didn't have much airs to the old man in front of him who had been serving at home. After hearing his words, he spoke directly.
"Master Xie, what I want to ask is that the news that came from the palace today. I wonder what you think, sir. Could it be that the souls of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qi have returned?" The old man said.
"Haha, I think if Your Highness really has spirit in the sky, he will come back and take away Li Shimin, the traitor, so that the Tang Dynasty can be stable. Unfortunately, this matter may not be that simple. If the souls of His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness of Qi are really back, it was said that it was broad daylight yesterday. Can ghosts also act in broad daylight?" The middle-aged man shook his head and said with his eyes flashing.
"But, the news that had been reported before said that all the guards had fallen into coma for no reason, and both times were the same. The night before yesterday, all the people guarding Li Shimin were arrested by him, and no one had seen them again. This was really strange." The old man frowned and said, "In addition, the palace did order someone to find a great monk and a master to enter the palace yesterday. I'm afraid this may really be true."
"You are right. However, we should not be too involved in this matter for the time being. The palace is now on high alert. It is said that after Li Shimin woke up, he even dispatched 10,000 troops to re-arrange the guards of each gate. Cheng Zhijie was led by Cheng Zhijie. Although Cheng Zhijie looked reckless, he was actually very detailed. No one knew whether the news from the palace was false news released by Li Shimin. Anyway, we have already spread the news, so we will wait and see for the time being!" said the middle-aged man.
"Yes, Master!"
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The rumors of haunted palaces became more and more intense. With the push of an invisible hand, more than one-tenth of the people in Chang'an knew about this matter in just one day.
Although this tenth seems to be very small, you should know that the number of people in the entire Chang'an City has exceeded 2 million. One tenth is, in just one day, 200,000 people learned about the haunted palace.
It is now ancient times, not the modern way that just one advertisement or one news can make a big difference. Even if the Li Shimin Palace changed for half a month, I am afraid that there are still many places in the Tang Dynasty who don’t know that the original prince Li Jiancheng died, and the current prince has become Li Shimin.
One-tenth of people know this in a day is because this matter is mysterious enough and eye-catching enough to be able to do it.
Moreover, this incident only took one day. In another day, it may become one fifth, or even one third, and one half of the people in Chang'an know that it is possible.
At least, now all the nobles and wealthy families with a little status in Chang'an have received this news.
After all, the eminent monks and great masters who entered and exited the palace yesterday and this morning can't hide the eyes of those who are interested.
After leaving the palace all day, Li Chengming returned to the inn where he had stayed before. After hearing rumors outside, he was thinking that there must be a mastermind behind this matter.
However, even if there is a mastermind behind the scenes, Lee Seung-ming doesn't care. Anyway, judging from the actions of the mastermind behind the scenes, this matter is always beneficial to him.
As for the identity of the mastermind behind this, he also speculated that it should be from the previous party of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
Although on the surface, Li Shimin had temporarily controlled the government affairs, Li Shimin did not dare to massacre these princes and the King of Qi, because those who had previously attached to the party of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji accounted for at least most of the entire court. If these people were killed, Li Shimin would definitely not be able to hold the throne, so he chose to appease and gather these noble families or noble ministers in the court.
But it is precisely because of this that he has exposed too many flaws at once, because even if he knows that something is wrong outside, he cannot know who is doing this. What's more, he is still lying on the bed due to serious injuries.
After cleaning up a little, Li Chengming used the transformation technique to turn himself into a young man. After walking out of the inn, he wandered around casually. After using the transformation technique to become a young man again, he walked towards the direction of the palace.
After walking to Yongchangfang, not far from the palace, I found an unmanned alley, made seals with both hands, used soil to sank into the ground, and then sneaked from the ground towards the palace...
Chapter completed!