Seoul Division.

"Lord Wang, I just received news that Jin Zongrui was assassinated in the city, and the assassins have been annihilated." Li Yuntian had already fallen asleep, and Yun Na's voice suddenly came from outside the window.

"How is Jin Zongrui?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly sat up and asked, he really didn't expect that someone would blatantly attack Jin Zongrui.

"Back to the prince, Jin Zongrui just suffered some skin injuries, and there is no big problem." Yun Na's voice then came, which made Li Yuntian breathe a sigh of relief.

"Xianggong, what happened?" At this time, Liu Zhen, who was sleeping next to Li Yuntian, was awakened, rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.

"Jin Zongrui was assassinated, but fortunately he only suffered some skin injuries." Li Yuntian smiled and stroked Liu Zhen's hair scattered on his head, "It seems that Xianggong has been busy again this time." ”

"Xianggong, who wants to attack Lord Jin?" Liu Zhen's eyes showed a look of surprise, in his opinion, Kim Zongrui didn't seem to have any mortal enemies in the political arena of the Korean State, besides, who would attack him at this time? simply regarded Li Yuntian as nothing.

"This Xianggong is not clear, but since they have made such a big move, then there must be tails, and when Xianggong catches their tails, they will not be able to escape the law." Li Yuntian shook his head with a smile, the bigger the trouble, the more clues were left.

"You go to visit Jin Zongrui on behalf of the king tomorrow, so that he can recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind, and the king will not sit idly by if such a big thing happens in Seoul." Then, Li Yuntian turned his head and said loudly to Yun Na outside the window, now the security of Seoul is in charge of the Ming army, so Li Yuntian will definitely give him an explanation if Jin Zongrui has an accident this time.

In fact, if it weren't for the timely arrival of the patrolling Ming army, Jin Zongrui would have been killed by those assassins.

Although the guards he brought were all brave and good at fighting, they were no match for those fierce assassins, and the Ming army patrolling at the emergency came to the rescue, which allowed Jin Zongrui to escape.

The next day, Yun Na went to Jin Zongrui's house to visit his injuries, Li Ji, Zhao De and others were already at Jin Zongrui's home, and they were very indignant about Jin Zongrui's assassination, and pointed the finger at Li Jin, the prince of Shouyang, thinking that Li Jin was cutting off dissidents.

For the angry Li Ji and Zhao De and others, Yun Na actually didn't care in her heart, because it was obvious that Jin Zongrui's matter was not done by Li Jin, and Li Jin had already won the battle with Li Jue, how could he provoke trouble at this time?

Moreover, Yun Na believes that Li Ji, Zhao De and others don't think that Li Jin wants to kill Jin Zongrui, but this is a rare opportunity for them to fight back against Li Jin, so they naturally have to make a big fuss.

Unfortunately, the assassins who participated in the assassination of Jin Zongrui at that time were either killed or committed suicide, leaving no one alive, and it was difficult to determine the identity of those assassins for a while.

"Lord Jin, the prince asked Adjutant Ben to come to visit the adult, I don't know how the adult's injury is?" In the reception hall of the Jin family, Li Yuntian saw Jin Zongrui with a bandage on his arm, and asked quietly.

"There is Lord Lao worried, but it is just a little injury, and it is not in the way." Jin Zongrui replied disappreciatively, for a person like him, this injury is really nothing.

"Lord Kim, I wonder if you can tell the origin of those assassins from their outstretched hands?" Yun Na waved her hand when she heard this, asked her entourage to bring in some supplements, and then asked Zhengse.

Generally speaking, people in different places have their own characteristics when fighting on the battlefield, and with Jin Zongrui's rich military experience, he should be able to see a hint from yesterday's battle, and figure out the identities and origins of those assassins.

Obviously, since those assassins were able to kill Jin Zongrui's elite guards one after another, they would definitely not be ordinary assassins, and nine times out of ten they were born in the army.

"This ......" Jin Zongrui's eyes flashed with a look of embarrassment when he heard this, and then he shook his head at Yun Na, "At that time, the sky was dark and the battle situation was extremely urgent, and the lower officials couldn't see anything from those assassins. ”

Yun Na keenly noticed the subtle change in Jin Zongrui's previous expression, and realized that Jin Zongrui seemed to know something, and it seemed that there was something unspeakable, but she didn't ask any further, and after greeting Jin Zongrui for a while, she got up and left, and Jin Zongrui and the others sent her out of the door.

"Prime minister, the lower official thinks that with the ability of the loyal prince, the identity of those assassins will be found out sooner or later, and the adjutant just now doesn't seem to believe what the lower official said."

After sending Yun Na away, Jin Zongrui, Li Ji and the others returned to the living room, and said to Li Ji with concern after retiring the servants who served.

As Yun Na guessed, Jin Zongrui had indeed guessed the identity of the other party from the other party's skills in the battle with those assassins last night, but Li Ji didn't let him tell others, and now they needed to use this matter to launch a counterattack against Li Ji.

Therefore, Jin Zongrui chose to prevaricate with lies when Yun Na asked him, and now he is really uneasy in his heart.

"Lord Jin, now that we are at a disadvantage, in order to boost morale, we must find trouble with the Shouyang Monarch, so that outsiders know that we are not sitting still, only in this way will those wall grasses restrain their thoughts of taking refuge in the Shouyang Monarch."

Li Ji knew that Jin Zongrui was apprehensive, after all, Jin Zongrui disdained to do this kind of deception, so he smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

Jin Zongrui suddenly fell silent when he heard this, now is a critical period of fighting with the Shouyang Monarch, and the only way to tell the outside world is that they have not given up the confrontation with the Shouyang Monarch because of Li Jue's guilt, so as to gather the hearts of the people who have collapsed.

"Lord Jin, my lords, I want to go to Lord Linying, and we will meet again afterwards." Seeing that Jin Zongrui was dumbfounded, Li Ji got up and said to everyone present.

When Jin Zongrui, Zhao De and others heard this, they hurriedly got up to see each other, and the top priority was to push Li Xuan, the king of Linying, to the stage to confront Li Jin, so that those who followed them could see hope and follow them.

Linying Maharaja's Mansion.

Compared with the magnificent Shouyang Maharaja Mansion, the Linying Maharaja Mansion is much inferior in terms of scale and style, which is also related to Li Xuan's low-key style.

When Li Ji arrived at the Linying Maharaja's Mansion, Li Xuan was practicing the piano in the attic of the backyard, and he preferred to be intoxicated with the world of music and rhythm compared to the deceit and sword shadow in the political arena.

Don't look at Li Xuan's unknown in the North Korean officialdom, but he is well-known in the Korean national music and rhythm circles, although he has become a respected music and rhythm master at a young age.

"The Maharaja's piano skills are extraordinary, and his true appearance is really taught." When Li Xuan finished playing a song, Li Ji, who was standing on the side, clapped his hands and praised.

"I've won the award." Only then did Li Xuan realize Li Ji's arrival, got up and smiled and instructed the subordinates on the side, "Go, brew the tribute tea that the lord of the Liu Pavilion gave to this monarch, and let the leader taste it." ”

"This prime minister is blessed now, the tribute tea of the lord of the Liu Pavilion comes from the reward of the Ming Emperor, even the high-ranking officials and magnates of the Ming Dynasty are difficult to drink." Li Ji immediately laughed when he heard this, and the Liu Pavilion Master in his and Li Xuan's mouths naturally referred to Liu Zhen.

After Yoo Jin returned to Seoul, he befriended the dignitaries and families of Seoul in the name of "Lord of the Willow Pavilion", thus eliminating the difference in status between the two sides, and it would be inconvenient for Yoo Jin to act in Seoul as a concubine of the Chung Wang's Mansion.

In Li Ji's view, although Li Xuan has no foundation in officialdom, he has an advantage that other maharajas cannot match, that is, he befriended Liu Zhen through music and rhythm, which even Li Xuan has to bow down, and at the same time, it has also become the biggest capital for Li Xuan and Li Jin to confront him.

"Leader, this monarch has words first, if the prime minister comes to discuss the rhythm with this monarch, then this monarch is really welcome, but if you talk about political affairs, then this monarch can only send off."

Waiting for the people to bring up the brewed tribute tea, Li Xuan fanned the heat coming out of the teacup with the tea lid, and said quietly, Li Ji has often visited him recently, so how could he not guess Li Ji's intention.

"Dajun, this tea is really the best, and it is really a blessing to be able to drink it in its own appearance."

Li Ji smiled slightly when he heard this, took a sip of the steaming tea in the teacup, and praised it, then put down the teacup and looked at Li Xuan with a smile, "Maharaja, this time the prime minister is not here for music, nor for government affairs, but for the maharaja's family affairs." ”

"Family matters?" Li Xuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Ji with some surprise, not knowing what he meant by this.

"Lord Linying, let's not talk about the affairs of His Royal Highness for the time being, presumably the Lord knows in his heart who started the rebellion."

Li Ji's face turned pale when he heard this, and after putting down the teacup in his hand, he looked at Li Xuan with a serious expression and said, "Now that His Royal Highness the Prince has been wronged and lost the right to inherit the throne, with the grievances and entanglements between the Lord Shouyang and His Royal Highness the Prince, once the Lord Shouyang ascends the throne, then His Royal Highness the Prince still has the possibility of survival?" ”

Li Xuan's brows suddenly furrowed, and there were different opinions in Seoul about the murder of the king of Joseon, some people said that Li Jue killed him, and some people said that he killed Li Jue.

As the younger brother of Li Jin and Li Jue, considering the situation in Seoul at that time, he had already decided in his heart that Li Yao had done that thing.

Compared with Li Jue, Li Jue is more decisive and ruthless, and to say something unpleasant is the courage that a person who achieves great things must have, because in the treacherous officialdom battle, any woman's kindness may bring about a catastrophe.

Therefore, Li Ji's words aroused Li Ji's worries, if Li Ji became the queen of Joseon, he would definitely attack Li Jue, making Li Jue disappear silently, so as to eradicate the potential trouble that posed the greatest threat to Li Ji.

"The Maharaja, for the sake of His Royal Highness, and also for the safety of North Korea, the Maharaja should come forward now to prevent North Korea from falling into greater turmoil." Seeing that Li Xuan was hit by what he said, Li Ji struck while the iron was hot, and persuaded earnestly, "Now that the Lord of Shouyang has attacked Lord Jin, I don't know how many officials who have followed the son of the world will lose their lives in time." ”

"How is Lord Kim's injuries?" Li Xuan's eyes suddenly flashed a gloomy look when he heard this, except for Li Ji, he really couldn't think of anyone who wanted to kill Jin Zongrui, and then asked Li Ji with concern.

"Lord Jin is lucky, only suffered some skin injuries, if it weren't for the patrolling Ming army, the consequences would be unimaginable." Li Ji sighed and said worriedly, "Those people are really bold to blatantly kill people in Seoul." ”

"Do you know who did it?" Li Xuan groaned for a moment and looked at Li Ji expressionlessly.

"I don't know yet, Lord Kim has been stationed in Hamgyong Province for a long time, and who will have an enmity with him in Seoul?" Li Ji shook his head, and said something in his words, implicitly denying that Jin Zongrui's assassination was a vendetta, so the rest may be a political blow.

Jin Zongrui is the person of the son Li Jue, and to attack Jin Zongrui is to attack Li Jue's forces.

Although Li Jue has now lost the throne of the prince, he has not been severely punished by Li Yuntian, and now he is only locked up in his residence and thinks about it behind closed doors, so he still has a lot of power in the officialdom of Seoul, and has a close relationship with Li Ji, Zhao De and others.

Among the officials of Li Jue's faction, Jin Zongrui is an important minister with military power, and the Korean soldiers who control the most elite six towns in the northeast of the Korean state are the most feared by Li Jin, so Li Jin has enough reasons to kill Jin Zongrui.

"What does Lord Zhong think about this?" As the prince of Joseon, Li Ji did not care about the government but knew the situation in Seoul, so Li Ji's words resonated with him, and he asked after being silent for a long time.

"Today, the adjutant next to Prince Zhong went to visit Lord Jin, and there were two assassinations against important officials of the imperial court in Seoul in just half a year, which made Prince Zhong very dissatisfied and ready to investigate the matter strictly."

Li Ji couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he heard this, it was obvious that Li Xuan's tone was a little loose, so he said while the iron was hot, "How wise the loyal prince is, he will definitely be able to find out the murderer behind the scenes, and then the princes will definitely fight for the throne." ”

Although Li Ji did not specify the identity of the "murderer behind the scenes", it can be seen from the words of the later princes competing for the throne that the "murderer behind the scenes" in his mouth refers to the prince of Shouyang, otherwise where would the rest of the princes have the opportunity to compete for the throne?

"Prime Minister, is this really the work of the Lord of Shouyang?" Li Xuan understood what Li Ji meant, and after a deep groan, he looked at Li Ji solemnly and asked.

If this matter is really done by Li Yao, then there will be no heir to the throne in Joseon at that time, and the remaining princes will definitely attack in groups, and fight for the throne with the support of all forces in the court, which is not what Li Xuan wants to see.

After the fall of Li Jue, Li Jin, and Li Ying because of the throne one after another, Li Xuan did not want to see any more turmoil in North Korea, so there must be more brothers who were unlucky.

Therefore, Li Xuan must now find out whether it was Li Jin who wanted to kill Jin Zongrui, and only if Li Jin did so could he stand up against Li Jin in order to avoid the situation from worsening.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten!" Li Ji's eyes flashed with a look of surprise, and after thinking about it carefully, he said in a deep voice, since the facts of the case are not clear now, of course he can't be sure that this matter must have been done by Li Ji, and there will be room for maneuver in the future.

"Leader, what do you want this prince to do?" Li Xuan heard this, a gloomy look appeared on his face, and he looked up at Li Ji for a long time, he was now forced to go to Liangshan, he wanted to spend his life in peace but had to stand up for the peace of his brother and the stability of the court.

"Go with the prime minister to meet the prince Zhong!" The corners of Li Ji's mouth showed an imperceptible smile, and he said his plan in a deep voice, if he wanted to push Li Xuan to the top position, he must obtain Li Yuntian's approval.