This was a situation that Yang Xi had never expected. It shocked him and he immediately felt the seriousness of the situation.

It was evening when Yang Guozhong was assassinated. At that time, Yang Xi was at his house, playing "games" with the little girl Ping'er. After hearing the urgent report from his servants that Yang Guozhong had been assassinated, he immediately rushed back. The curfew had already been imposed.

At first, there were almost no people on the street. Yang Xi galloped on the street, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to arrive at the Duke of Wei's mansion.

He quickly figured out the situation. Yang Guozhong was assassinated when he was about to arrive at his house after finishing his work. The place where the assassin was shot was less than a mile away from Wei Guogong's house. He was hiding there.

A big tree on the roadside

Above, Yang Guozhong, who was riding home on horseback, was shot with a bow and arrow. Yang Guozhong was hit by two arrows, one in the chest and one in the neck. He was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was not very bad. He was not shot in the most vital part, so he did not suffer serious injuries.

A desperate death.

But because he was bleeding too much, his energy was like a thread.

Someone from the mansion had already sent for doctors and imperial doctors to come over for diagnosis and treatment, and reported the situation to the emperor in the palace. After Yang Xi understood the situation clearly, he sent someone to ask for doctors urgently, and immediately ordered Yang who followed him.

Just then, I ordered Yang Dong, who had already gathered people to secretly arrest the murderer, to find a way to find out the matter and catch the murderer no matter what.

According to the personal guards following Yang Guozhong, there were two murderers. After they succeeded, they immediately climbed over the wall and entered a nearby workshop and disappeared. Yang Xi also arranged the pursuit order based on this clue.

Sitting in front of Yang Guozhong's couch, while comforting his crying mother Pei Rou, Yang Xi also blamed herself very much.

He neglected many things, and he did not expect that someone would have the guts to assassinate the chief minister of the dynasty, his father, who was known as the head of the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Originally, there were many generals in the Duke of Wei's house. But during the Tongguan crisis last year, Yang

Xi led his troops to rescue Tongguan, and Yang Guozhong asked the generals to

The generals were all led by Yang Xi, and there were less than two hundred generals left in the mansion. Those very skilled personal guards trained by Yang Xi personally still let them follow him, and did not let any of them follow him.

Guard Yang Guozhong.

It can be said that the number of personal guards around Yang Guozhong was not very large, and their skills were not very good.

Yang Xi had never thought that someone would dare to assassinate Yang Guozhong. He felt that no matter how arrogant his opponent was, he would not do it. This was a very stupid thing. If this was done by Prince Li Heng, assassinating Yang Guozhong would not only prevent them from getting

What kind of interests will cause fire?

Li Longji, who was burned and furious, would never give Li Heng a good look. But Yang Xi also believed that this must be one of Li Heng's methods. They will definitely use more methods in the future.

Perhaps in the days to come, it will be time for both sides to show their swords.

The assassination of Yang Guozhong made Yang Xi feel a little sad. After all, this father gave him a lot of care, and the care a father should have was something Yang Xi would never deny. It was this feeling of family affection that made him

Extremely angry under self-blame,

He vowed to find out the murderer no matter what and avenge Yang Guozhong. Apart from this feeling, he was also a little lucky that his opponent was so impatient that he would do such a stupid thing. As long as it was confirmed that it was Li Heng's fault.

Because, Li Heng’s crown prince position is 100% unsafe.

Another point is that Yang Xi was originally worried that his father and father-in-law's power would cause Emperor Li Longji and other ministers in the court to worry. But now that Yang Guozhong has been seriously injured, it is not certain whether he can recover. If Yang Guozhong cannot return from now on,

When doing things in the court, Li Longji will have much less scruples. As a newcomer to the Yang family, he will have a better chance of getting ahead.

To a certain extent, this is an opportunity. He must cherish the opportunity given to him by God.

Just in case, Yang Xi also immediately sent an order to Pang Zhong, ordering Pang Zhong to personally take charge of the Zuolong Wuwei camp to prevent chaos in the palace. He then informed Guo Ziyi and those he believed to be close friends of the situation.

, including Gao Shi, Li Chengguang, Lu Chongben, Wang Sili and others, asked them to prepare themselves to guard against chaos, and asked Gao Shi to come and see him later.

Doctors were soon invited to treat Yang Guozhong. In fact, before and after Yang Xi arrived, there were already people with medical knowledge in the government who treated Yang Guozhong. The arrow that had been shot at Yang Guozhong was taken away and the wound was treated. The next step was to let Yang Guozhong be treated.

The doctor will administer some medicine to prevent infection and other conditions that may aggravate the injury.

The situation. According to several doctors who examined him, Yang Guozhong was seriously injured, but there was no immediate threat to his life. Yang Xi felt relieved. After knowing that Yang Guozhong was temporarily safe, Yang Xi also asked his brothers to return to the hospital.

Yang Guozhong, whose mother Pei Rou was taking care of him, went to the palace to see the emperor and asked the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly.

When Yang Xi led his guards towards Xingqing Palace, the streets were already buzzing with people. All the troops from Jingzhao Mansion had been mobilized to hunt for the murderer. Li Longji, who heard the news of Yang Guozhong's assassination, had already

After sending someone to inform the ministers of the DPRK to discuss the matter, when Yang Xi arrived at Xingqing Palace, he was directly invited in.

Before the other ministers arrived, Yang Xi met alone with Emperor Li Longji, who was full of anger and a bit distorted.

Li Longji had already fallen asleep. After being awakened by Gao Lishi who got the news, he was a little annoyed. When he heard that Yang Guozhong was assassinated when he returned to the palace from the palace, his anger exploded like a volcano. But Li Longji was very

The man, who was old, quickly controlled his emotions, made some arrangements, and summoned the important officials in the court to discuss the matter.

"Silang, how is your father's injury?" As soon as he saw Yang Xi, Li Longji asked eagerly without waiting for him to salute.

"Your Majesty, my father is seriously injured. The imperial physician from the palace has arrived and is conducting treatment. According to the imperial physician, there is no immediate danger to his life," Yang Xi said, and begged with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, the murderer is so rampant that he can do this.

He brazenly assassinated an important official of the imperial court, and I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to strictly investigate and bring the murderer to justice!"

"I will definitely pursue the investigation strictly and will not give up until the murderer is brought to justice! This is too arrogant. He dared to assassinate the prime minister of the dynasty. I will never give up." Li Longji was extremely angry but calmed down.

After walking for two steps, he stopped in front of Yang Xi and asked Yang Xi coldly: "Silang, who do you think will attack your father?"

Yang Xi met Li Longji's gaze and finally shook his head: "Your Majesty, this minister doesn't know and dare not make random judgments. Only after catching the murderer and interrogating him and obtaining a confession can he understand! Your Majesty, I am willing to lead people.

To investigate this case, I beg your Majesty to hand this case over to me, and I will definitely track down the murderer and those behind the scenes."

After Li Longji thought for a while, he nodded in agreement: "Well, that's fine. I know that your methods are extraordinary, so I will let someone take charge of the investigation of this matter. The case must be investigated clearly as soon as possible without any mistakes.

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"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely fulfill my mission and bring my father's assassin to justice, and also find out the person responsible," Yang Xi agreed quickly.

At this time, other people who were summoned also came to the palace one after another. Wei Jiansu, Guo Zhiyi, Fang Guan and others all looked worried after the ceremony. Everyone knew the seriousness of this matter. Li Longji

After asking Yang Xi to tell everyone present the general situation, he immediately asked: "Dear ladies, what do you think of this matter?"

"Your Majesty, I feel that His Highness the Crown Prince must have ordered someone to assassinate him!" Jingzhao Yin Wei Fangjin was the first to stand up and express his opinion, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always had a personal grudge against Mr. Yang. During this time, there have been widespread rumors in the capital.

His Majesty wants to appoint a new crown prince. His Highness the Crown Prince must believe that this is due to Mr. Yang’s confession in front of His Majesty. His resentment towards Mr. Yang must have grown stronger and stronger, and he finally couldn’t help but assassinate him.”

Wei Fangjin's words shocked everyone present, even Yang Xi. He did not dare to accuse Prince Li Heng so clearly in front of the emperor. There was no proof, otherwise Li Longji would think differently.

But he didn't expect that Wei Fangjin, who had always been regarded as a confidant by Yang Guozhong, would dare to say this, and he began to admire his courage. He also breathed a sigh of relief.

If this is said by other people, it will definitely have an effect. If more people think so, the effect will be more obvious.

After being shocked for a moment, Xiao Hua, who had been re-elected as Minister of the Ministry of Constitution, immediately stood up and refuted Wei Fangjin: "Wei Zhaoyin's words are too arbitrary. Now that the murderer has not been brought to justice and the matter has not been investigated clearly, how can we confirm that His Royal Highness sent someone to assassinate him?"

?Only when the murderer is brought to justice, and under strict investigation and interrogation, can we determine who did it! Who dares to deny that this is not a trick?"

Xiao Hua's words suddenly made the atmosphere in the hall tense. Yang Xi couldn't help it, walked forward, faced Xiao Hua, and asked in a cold voice: "Does Minister Xiao mean that this is a self-directed and self-acted trick by my father?"

It is a good thing that there is a tit-for-tat situation among the ministers. Yang Xi now hopes that such a situation will occur.

Yang Xi's cold glare revealed a murderous intent, which made Xiao Hua, who had always been calm, couldn't help but tremble, but he still said forcefully: "Young Master Yang, this is just someone's assumption. Before the matter is investigated clearly,

Everything is possible. Didn't Wei Zhaoyin just say that His Highness the Crown Prince ordered someone to assassinate Mr. Yang? I am just discussing the matter, nothing else, just a hypothesis, Young Master Yang, don't think too much!"

"Okay, dear friends, please stop arguing!" Li Longji, who was woken up from his sleep and felt very annoyed, interrupted several people impatiently, "I have ordered Yang Xiao Aiqing to take charge of investigating this matter.

We will make a conclusion after the case is thoroughly investigated. Today I have called you here. In addition to discussing this matter, I also want to discuss it.

Arrangement of all affairs in the Political Affairs Hall. Yang Aiqing was stabbed and seriously injured. Although there is no immediate danger of life, it is impossible for him to come out to take charge of the affairs in a short time. If he cannot take charge, then I can only choose another person to temporarily take charge of the Political Affairs Hall.

Affairs. Guo Aiqing, please act calmly. I order you to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the political hall on behalf of Yang Aiqing!"

Guo Ziyi was stunned, never expecting that the emperor would entrust such an important task to him, but he did not refuse and immediately obeyed the order.
Chapter completed!