Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Signing in began with harming Li Shimin

Chapter 314 Surrounding but not attacking

"Your Highness!

Urgent report outside the city! "

Flower hall in the front yard.

The messenger of recruits came quickly.

Su Jing's expression was shocked, and he asked loudly: "Say it quickly!

Can you catch the thief? "

The messenger nodded excitedly when he heard the words, and replied in a deep voice: "Report to Your Highness.

As His Highness expected, the traitor wanted to escape by boat under the cover of night.

According to His Highness's advice, General Fan attacked halfway across the river and captured Yangzhou merchants Huang Tai and Bai Xiong in one fell swoop. "

"Merchant?!

hehe~

Ting Clan, you really guessed right this time. "

Su Jing raised his eyebrows, and looked at Xu Jingzong with dull eyes quite satisfied.

This guy really deserves to be a person who can compete with Changsun Wuji and Li Yifu, and he is really not weak in strategy.

It's just that Su Jing admired Xu Jingzong very much, so he didn't know that Xu Jingzong was even more shocked by him.

What did he just hear?

Su Jing had already expected that the thieves would escape at night?

What's more, he instructed Fan Lihua to attack halfway across the river, so that the soldiers could catch the thief alive without bloodshed?

In this way, Su Jing's depression and decadence during the day are all pretending to be seen by others?

Could this be throwing bricks to attract jade, and leading snakes out of their holes?

He is so resourceful when he is young, even his father is not as good as him!

"Has the thief confessed to the mastermind behind the scenes?"

At this moment, Su Jing was not in the mood to speculate on Xu Jingzong's intentions.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he pretended to be calm and asked.

The messenger nodded, then shook his head again.

Seeing Su Jing's anger welling up, he hastily bowed, "Return to Your Highness!

Although the thief confessed that the assassin was the merchant Guo Cheng, he didn't know who the person behind Guo Cheng was.

But that Bai Xiong was straightforward.

After knowing that the Yangzhou officials wanted to kill people, they informed them of all the collusion with the Yangzhou government over the years.

It's just that Bai Xiong is still unwilling to hand over the books and records.

He only said that unless His Highness spared the lives of his family members, he would rather die than reveal anything. "

"He still has the face to beg for mercy?!"

Su Jing gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.

Frowning and thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Tell Fan Lihua that this matter is my responsibility.

As long as Bai Xiong and Huang Tai confess honestly, I will only punish the culprit and never implicate the innocent! "

"promise!"

The messenger went away.

Xu Jingzong also recovered from his surprise.

Looking at Su Jing who was sullen and silent, he asked curiously: "Your Highness, are you really planning to let the two families go?

If such a major event is reversed, it will be extremely detrimental to His Highness's reputation. "

"Oh~

reputation?

Xu Jingzong, do you think this palace still has a good name to speak of? "

Su Jing curled his lips in disdain, squinted his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Zhao Quan has followed me loyally, if I don't take revenge for him, I will not be relieved!

Moreover, Yangzhou merchants have always been doing evil, and nine out of ten children in the family are arrogant and domineering.

Just now, Ben Gong only said that he would never implicate innocent people, but did he say that he would no longer pursue past mistakes? "

"This……

Your Highness is wise! "

Xu Jingzong bit the bullet and offered a flattery, but he kept despising Su Jing's shamelessness in his heart.

Even an insidious person like him is very particular about keeping his promises.

But Su Jing didn't care about face, and played a word game with Huang and Bai.

Presumably, after the two of them learned the truth, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood for three liters.

Xu Jingzong kept silent, and Su Jing didn't want to get too entangled in this matter.

Holding the armrest tightly and standing up, the killing intent spread all over his body in an instant.

"Xu Jingzong!

Yuchi Baolin! "

"Chen is here!"

The two got up in a hurry, holding their breath and not daring to say more.

Su Jing's bloodthirsty eyes shot outside the door, and he shouted word by word: "The two of you immediately led the troops to surround Guo Cheng's mansion, but those who resist the prying eyes will be killed without mercy!

But remember not to enter the mansion to take people, just besiege but not attack.

Xu Jingzong, do you understand? "

"what?!

... Wei Chen understands. "

Xu Jingzong was taken aback, and only realized after a while.

Just looking at Su Jing's eyes is like looking at a revered god.

Could this little prince really be the reincarnation of a warrior immortal?

Every step of the way, every trick is tricky, even a yin man like him only feels tired.

If it is an enemy, it is better to prepare the coffin earlier.

It didn't take long for Yangzhou officials to go to the underworld to be with Zhao Quan.

……

Yangzhou North City.

Under the Iron Buddha Temple.

The side hall of the Guo family mansion was brightly lit.

Guo Cheng looked at the old butler with a gloomy face, full of fear and anger in his heart.

This time one step is wrong, every step is wrong.

Ever since he assassinated Xin Yaoqin, bad luck has befallen him.

But what he regrets the most is that he hesitated for a moment at the beginning, and he didn't kill Huang and Bai.

Now that the two fell into the hands of Fan Lihua, it was already impossible for him to gather the dead to kill them.

Even if Cui Liang and others fail to mobilize the government soldiers, what can the more than [-] people in his hands do?

But if you let it go, His Royal Highness will definitely not let the Guo family go.

"Patriarch Guo.

Huang and Tai were captured, what should we do? "

An anxious voice sounded.

Guo Cheng just turned his head to look at the people in the room.

After all, the merchants in Yangzhou are prosperous and all are prosperous, and all are lost. How can the rest of the merchants hold their breath at this moment.

"Patriarchs, be safe and don't be impatient. This matter is not without room for change."

Guo Cheng sighed and said seriously: "Although His Royal Highness is ruthless and decisive, it is not unstoppable.

Today's incident seems to be an ambush in its layout, but in fact it is also forced to compromise.

The old man received the news.

If the empress hadn't tried her best to stop it, the Prince's Hall would have ordered the bloodbath of Yangzhou in the afternoon.

Now it seems that the empress does not want to persecute my Yangzhou family and merchants too much.

As such.

As long as His Highness the Crown Prince has no evidence, he will definitely not touch us in the slightest. "

"Patriarch Guo's words are reasonable.

But I can't wait too lightly. "

A white-haired Patriarch frowned and reminded.

The person on the left nodded and echoed in a low voice: "What Patriarch Wang said is true.

Now that Huang Tai and Huang Tai are in the hands of Fan Lihua, there is no guarantee that they will not betray us in order to save their lives. "

Guo Cheng thought for a moment when he heard the words, then nodded and said: "It is true that we must guard against it.

That being the case, there is no need for you Patriarchs to hide your clumsiness, and transfer the person who was kept in captivity back to the city as soon as possible.

Thinking about it, with the abilities of all of you, at least there are more than a hundred dead men.

Once His Highness the Crown Prince attacks our merchants, we will fight him to the death! "

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped when they heard the words, and their expressions changed drastically in an instant.

The white-haired old man stood up tremblingly, and asked in horror: "Patriarch Guo, has things really come to this point?

If you call back the secret arrangement, it may be difficult to get out in the future! "

"What does Patriarch Wang think?"

Guo Cheng responded with a half-smile.

The family of merchants wants to grow big, but how can it be done according to the court's laws.

Therefore, at the beginning of capital accumulation, none of the people present had innocent blood on their hands.

It is precisely by relying on such shady means that everyone has gained a firm foothold in Yangzhou City.

But that was dealing with fellow merchants and lowly people, not against the imperial court.

If the dead were mobilized to fight against the guards of the East Palace, what else could they do in the future besides fleeing to the end of the world?

Seeing that everyone still harbored illusions, Guo Cheng immediately patted the table angrily.

Others can retreat, but he, the chief assassin, absolutely cannot.

"Masters.

It's not that the old man has delusions and wants to fight against the court.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pressed on every step of the way. If we don't fight back vigorously, we will be swallowed up by him sooner or later.

You all know that my Guo family just sent [-] stones of grain and grass a few days ago, and now less than ten days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince issued an order to arrest Huang Tai and his wife.

If things go on like this, who else will survive my Yangzhou merchants?

Everyone should know: If you stop and stop, you will be subject to chaos! "