Seeing that Li Yuan in the coffin was missing, Li Xiu was so scared that he opened his mouth and wanted to call someone, but Pei Ji next to him covered his mouth and whispered: "The prince consort is in a hurry, the Supreme Emperor is here!"

When Li Xiu heard Pei Ji say this, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, two people walked out behind the curtain on the side of the high platform. When Li Xiu saw these two people, he couldn't help but be stunned because these two people looked exactly the same.

Needless to ask, these two men are naturally Li Yuan and his substitute. I guess when the fire was discovered just now, the people in the hall were attracted outside the hall, so the substitute took advantage of this gap to sneak in. After all, with Pei Ji leading the way, it was not difficult for him to get into the mourning hall.

In addition, seeing Li Yuan standing in front of him alive, although Li Xiu knew that Li Yuan was pretending to die, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to salute Li Yuan.

"No need to be polite. I just woke up just now and heard footsteps outside, so I had to hide it." Li Yuan was relieved when he saw Li Xiu and Pei Ji, and then he whispered.

But now is not the time to be polite. After Li Yuan finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the substitute next to him. Speaking of which, although this substitute looks almost exactly the same as Li Yuan, his temperament is very different. You can recognize it at a glance when you are familiar. Of course, this is the time to live. If you die, it may be difficult to find the difference.

This substitute is a dead soldier that Li Yuan had prepared for a long time. His life did not belong to him at all. At this time, he saw Li Yuan's sign, and immediately took off his clothes and exchanged them with Li Yuan. Speaking of which, Li Yuan only wore one underwear, because the shroud he wore after "death", the only one left wrapped the person into a big rice dumpling. The living person was wearing so many clothes and could not move at all, so the first thing he did when he woke up was to take off all his clothes.

After exchanging clothes, the substitute jumped into the coffin immediately without a name. Then, with Pei Ji's help, he put on the coffin layer by layer. When he put on the last dragon robe, he lay in the coffin and couldn't move at all. Finally, Pei Ji took out a medicine bottle from his arms, opened it, and placed it at the substitute's mouth. As a result, the other party drank without hesitation.

After a while, the substitute's face changed, and then his eyes slowly closed. His originally undulating chest slowly calmed down, and his face became paler. This made Li Xiu next to him look unbearable, and finally turned his head to the side, but this was the other party's own choice, and he had no reason to stop it.

After a while, Li Yuan's substitute died in the coffin. At this time, Pei Ji helped him sort out his clothes and even took out a small bag from his arms and put on makeup for the substitute, making him look almost no different from Li Yuan.

In fact, after a person dies, his skin and muscles will change, causing some changes in the appearance of the dead. Although these changes are not big, they are enough to cover up the slight difference between Li Yuan and the substitute. Coupled with Pei Ji's careful modification, it is impossible to distinguish unless the substitute is stripped naked and searched for some characteristics on his body. However, as the Supreme Emperor, Li Yuan may not have the courage to strip his father's body to check.

After a nearly identical Li Yuan appeared in the coffin, Li Xiu suddenly felt worried, because he and Pei Ji came in just now, and the substitute slipped in while the chaos was happening. But now they have become three people. Although there are not many people guarding outside, there are not many. There are also guards outside the hall to patrol. How could they take Li Yuan, a living person?

However, Li Xiu's concern was obviously unnecessary. After dealing with the substitute, Pei Ji took Li Yuan to a corner of the hall. The entire hall was wide on the outside and narrow on the inside. The coffin was parked at the narrowest end, and the ground was covered with heavy stone slabs. However, after Pei Ji came to the corner of the wall, he lowered his head and searched carefully. After a while, he actually pulled out a thin rope from the gap in the stone slabs.

"Please help me!" Pei Ji whispered at this time. Li Xiu hurried forward when he heard this. Then the two of them used all their strength to pull the rope. I don't know what material the rope was made of. Although it looked very thin, it was extremely tough and could not be pulled anyway.

"Magnetic" With a slight friction sound, the thick stone slab on the ground was actually pulled up by them, and a black hole was exposed under the stone slab. However, the hole looked very rough and the soil was very new. It seemed that the excavation time was not long.

Seeing the hole on the ground, Li Yuan's face also showed joy. He nodded to Pei Ji and Li Xiu for a moment, and then jumped into the hole. Li Xiu thought the hole was very deep, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan would even show his head when he jumped in. This made him stunned. After all, this hole was too shallow?

However, Pei Ji did not seem to be surprised at all. After Li Yuan squatted down, he immediately lowered the stone slab, and then the rope exposed outside was also pulled in by Li Yuan inside. Pei Ji took out a small bag of soil from his sleeve. After opening it, there was a small bag of soil inside. Then he carefully scattered the soil in the gaps of the stone slab and smoothed it bit by bit until it was impossible to see that the stone slab had been pried up.

Although Li Xiu wanted to ask where this cave leads to and how did Li Yuan go out? But now is not the time to say this, and they have come in for a long time. If they don’t go out, it might be suspicious. So the two of them sorted out their clothes and then stepped forward. They saw that Princess Changguang and others were also there. It was too late at this time, and everyone seemed very sleepy, and no one noticed their movements inside.

Seeing the situation outside, Li Xiu was relieved secretly. Pei Ji was calm and did not rush to leave here. Instead, he said a few words to Princess Changguang and others. Princess Changguang and others were also very respectful to Pei Ji. At the same time, he also asked about Li Yuan's body. The answer he got was of course safe.

Finally, Pei Ji used the excuse to go outside to patrol, then stood up and said goodbye. Li Xiu also saw him see him personally. After leaving the hall, Li Xiu saw that there was no one around him, so he asked, "Pei Gong, where does that cave lead to? How can the Supreme Emperor leave?"

Pei Ji walked with his hands behind his back and looked around, then replied in a low voice: "This Spiritual Palace has not been used once for decades. It is naturally the most deserted place in the palace. Usually, there is only one Eunuch Guo in charge of this place. However, this Eunuch Guo was a popular person around His Majesty. During the former Sui Dynasty, he was the spy placed by His Majesty by Yang Guang, making considerable contributions to His Majesty. Later, His Majesty lost power and Eunuch Guo was demoted to the Spiritual Palace. The hole was dug out bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by Majesty!"

Li Xiu was also shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that there was such a hidden story in it, but he couldn't figure it out immediately. After all, Eunuch Guo had only one person, and even if it took more than half a year, he might not be able to dig a long hole, right?

Pei Ji seemed to see the question in Li Xiu's mind, and saw him speak again: "Actually, that hole is not long. It only carved through the foundation of the Spirit Hall, allowing a person to pass through the hole from the hall to outside the hall. On the other side of the wall is the original Eunuch Guo's residence. Your Majesty is also staying there for the time being, which is very safe!"

Li Xiu showed a stern expression when he heard this. No wonder the hole was so shallow just now. It turned out that he was just a hole from the foundation under the ground. In this way, Li Yuan's entry and exit would not be easily discovered. Maybe the substitute had entered the hall from that hole. Of course, this was not important. What was important was that Li Yuan could finally leave the hall, and as long as he left the Tingling Hall, Pei Ji had a way to transport Li Yuan out.

But at this moment, Li Xiu suddenly felt that when Pei Ji mentioned the Eunuch Guo, his expression was a little sad, and his words were filled with an unknown aura, which made him unable to help but ask: "That Eunuch Guo..."

"Die. Just during the Spring Festival, Eunuch Guo was found dead on his bed. He was old and in poor health, so no one doubted him when he died. Now, His Majesty has asked someone to hold a funeral of not small size for him, which is considered a grand funeral!" Pei Ji said sadly at this time. It seemed that he and Eunuch Guo not only knew each other, but also had some friendship.

"Another dead soldier!" Li Xiu couldn't help but remain silent when he heard this. He didn't need to guess that Eunuch Guo must have committed suicide, because only he died would not have discovered the secret in the Spirit Hall. Moreover, Li Xiu was sure that it would not take long before the hole where Li Yuan jumped down would be filled with Pei Ji, and no one would know about this matter again. Only he, Pei Ji, and Li Yuan himself knew about Li Yuan's fake death and escape.

"Okay, the prince consort is back. Your Majesty, I will place it in a safe place. Let him take care of his body first. After the funeral, the prince consort will need to contact the Zhang family and send His Majesty to America!" Pei Ji bowed to Li Xiu at this time and thanked Li Xiu. Although the whole thing was planned by him, without Li Xiu's help, his plan would not be able to be implemented at all.

Time flies very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it is the first seventh day. According to folk legend, the soul of the deceased will return to its own body on this day, so the children of the deceased must stay in the mourning hall. There is also an important custom, that is, let the relatives and friends of the deceased pay attention to the remains, and at the same time, the coffin must be nailed to death on this day.
Chapter completed!