Chapter 241: The Key Little People
Just when Li Tai went to visit Li Hao in the prison of the Criminal Department, Li Chengqian was restless in the East Palace, and after learning that a concubine was poisoned and unconscious, he knew that this time the matter was big.
Originally, he just planned to poison and frame Li Hao, so that it would be enough for Li Hao to drink a pot, but he never expected that Taiji Palace would come back with a batch of chicken wishbones from the chicken wishbone shop in Xishi every three days, because the concubines in the palace all like to eat delicious chicken wishbones, and even Li Shimin occasionally eats a little.
The poisonous chicken wishbone actually flowed into the palace, this matter is not a little big, it is estimated that the imperial chefs and handymen who are responsible for the purchase will definitely be beheaded, this is not the point, the point is that this matter will be pushed to the forefront and attracted Li Shimin's attention.
Although this will make Li Hao's crime even bigger, at the same time, he himself has been driven to the edge of the abyss, once the matter is revealed, he does not dare to imagine the consequences, which is also the reason why he has been restless.
Just when Li Chengqian was upset, the guards outside the door came to report: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the King of Han is visiting." ”
Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Please!" ”
"Haha, no need to please." A young man in a purple robe with a dragon tattoo walked in with a spring breeze on his face, and arched his hand, "Cheng Qian, congratulations, congratulations." ”
This young man is Li Yuanchang, the king of the Han Dynasty, the seventh son of Gaozu Li Yuan, twenty-one years old this year, the same year as Li Chengqian, but in terms of seniority, he is Li Chengqian's imperial uncle.
When Li Chengqian heard that Li Yuanchang congratulated himself as soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help but wonder a little, and asked puzzledly: "Where does the joy come from?" ”
"Haven't you heard?" Li Yuanchang said happily, "Li Hao was arrested and put in the prison of the Criminal Department, hehe, he can break into a big disaster this time, there is arsenic in the chicken wishbone sold in his store, and many people have been killed, not only that, but many concubines in the Taiji Palace also ate his chicken wishbone, poisoned and unconscious, I just got the news, I heard that Jingcai has died, although the others are not dead, but they have not been saved......"
"A talented man died!" Li Chengqian's face became more solemn when he heard this, he waved his hand and retreated, leaving only one Helan Chushi, then closed the door and said, "Uncle Huang, I won't tell you anything, I sent someone to do it this time." ”
"Huh?" Li Yuanchang stared at Li Chengqian with wide eyes, and after being stunned for a moment, he smiled happily, "Okay, well done, you have finally avenged your injured leg!" ”
Li Yuanchang sat down with a big grin as he spoke, picked up the teacup on the tea table and drank the tea, Li Chengqian frowned and shook his head: "If the matter is not revealed, Li Hao can indeed be killed, but once it is revealed, I am only afraid that I will ......."
Hearing this, Li Yuanchang stopped drinking tea, slowly wrinkled his eyebrows and got up, and asked with a solemn expression: "Who did you send?" Isn't it clean? ”
Li Chengqian said: "It's pretty clean, and it should be difficult to find my head if it's made by a ruffian, but ...... For some reason, I'm always restless......"
Li Yuanchang raised his hand to interrupt him: "Tell me carefully first, which ruffian you are looking for?" ”
Li Chengqian looked at Helan Chushi, after all, this matter was arranged by Helan Chushi, Helan Chushi hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the Han Wang, a snake head in Fengle Fang who was sent to find him is called Yu Santai, this Yu Santai was mixed in the rivers and lakes when he was young, and his skills are good, and now he runs several gambling houses in Fengle Fang, called Santai Gambling House, and he lives in the largest Santai gambling house opposite the Dequan Pharmacy. ”
Li Yuanchang nodded, and asked again: "Is the person who connects with Yu Santai trustworthy?" ”
"Trustworthy." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "He has been serving me for fourteen years. ”
Hearing this, Li Yuanchang paced back and forth in the hall, bowed his head and muttered for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and said, "This can't be left in Santai, it must be killed." ”
Li Chengqian was embarrassed: "I am in the East Palace, heavily guarded, and there are eyes and ears of my father everywhere, and it is impossible to kill Yu Santai." ”
"I'll take care of that." Li Yuanchang said with a slight expression, "It just so happens that my house has just recruited a few master guards, even if this Yu Santai is powerful, it will be difficult to escape death." ”
"Ahh Li Chengqian was excited when he heard this, "Then thank you Uncle Huang." ”
"Do we still need to be so polite to each other?" Li Yuanchang waved his hand and smiled, "However, the person who connected with Yu Santai must also do it, whether he can trust it or not, once he is exposed, the matter will be on you." ”
Li Chengqian was stunned, and then nodded vigorously: "Okay." ”
Li Yuanchang was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a line: "As long as these two people are solved, then you can sit back and relax, and Li Hao will never turn over again." ”
Li Chengqian thought that he was about to avenge his broken leg, so he was secretly excited and urged: "Uncle Huang, let's go our separate ways, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”
"Okay." Li Yuanchang said, "I'll go back and make arrangements, I'll do it tonight, you have to be careful, the East Palace is full of the eyes and ears of the imperial brother, and when you do it, be neat, don't leave flaws." ”
"Uncle Huang rest assured, Cheng Qian must be cautious."
"Then I'll go first." After Li Yuanchang finished speaking, he left the East Palace Prince's Mansion and hurriedly returned to the palace.
Although Li Tai was polite when talking to Cheng Yanjin, but when he walked a distance, his face became gloomy, he was still annoyed by Li Hao's affairs, and after returning to the palace, he told Du Chuke about Li Hao's bad attitude, and Du Chuke advised him to be patient, after all, Li Hao is such a good person, and he can't sulk with him.
But Li Tai couldn't listen to it at all, he just couldn't swallow this breath, he changed his mind, he wanted to arrest Yu Santai first, and then find a secret place to hide, let Li Hao convict first, whether it was distribution or beheading, it was a dead end anyway, and after Li Hao died, he would let Santai go out of it again, and find a tactful way to let Li Shimin know the truth of the matter, in this way, Li Shimin was naturally angry, maybe because of Li Hao's death, Li Shimin was even more angry with Li Chengqian, Li Tai unexpectedly found that his idea was simply wonderful, It is several times better than Du Chuke's idea, this is a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone, in this clever plan, Yu Santai, a small person, is the key, and he must be guaranteed to be controlled in his own hands, so that he can kill Li Hao first, and then deal with Li Chengqian.
Du Chuke also had to admit that Li Tai's method was really wonderful, but he still insisted on winning over Li Hao, because Li Hao's talent had gradually been revealed, and it could be vaguely seen that he was not the *in-the-pool* thing, but Li Tai was bent on going his own way, stubborn and self-serving, and did not listen to Du Chuke's persuasion at all, Du Chuke could only sigh helplessly.
At this time, the sun was already westward, and Li Tai planned to catch Santai and hide it outside the city, so that no one would be able to find it, but if he wanted to get out of the city, he had to get out of the city as soon as possible, because the city gate would be closed after dark, so he immediately sent a few masters to disguise themselves as gamblers and go to the Santai gambling house.
Although Yu Santai has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, but the martial arts have not entered the first-class level, and now he is also old, and his skills are not as good as before, several masters sent by Li Hao found Yu Santai in the backyard of the Santai gambling house, and only a few moves to restrain it, Yu Santai knew that the big thing was not good, and he wanted to shout, but he was knocked on the back of the head with a stick, rolled his eyes, and passed out.
A group of people put Santai into sacks, threw them into the carriage with a few sacks containing medicinal herbs, hurried out of the city from Yanping Gate, and finally sent Santai to a hill thirty miles west of Chang'an City, where there was a dilapidated and abandoned courtyard, which was already overgrown with weeds, and they left three people to guard it, and the other three went back to their lives.