The Tang Emperor Was Dumbfounded!
Li Ke didn't stay in Lizhou City for long. He knew that once the news spread, Li Shiming would also know his whereabouts. He would know that he had sent people to hunt him down in the opposite direction.
Therefore, Li Shi Min would definitely send people to hunt him down, so he needed to move to another safe place to carry out his next task.
After this was done, Li Ke could return to Yizhou with peace of mind.
He had no choice. Compared to Li Shiming, he was just a newbie.
If a newbie wanted to become a big shot, he needed to accumulate and prepare. Fortunately, Li Ke had long expected this day to come during this year of transmigration and had planned many things in advance.
There was not much time left for him to take the right path and rise up.
Li Ke took a deep breath and took one last look at Lizhou City. He looked at the soldiers who were collecting the corpses of their comrades and said softly," I've already planted the seed. I hope it will take root in your hearts…"
After saying that, Li Ke directly rode his horse and said,"Let's go to the next place."
Just like that, the dozen or so horses disappeared from the northern border of the Great Tang. No one knew where Li Ke and the others had gone.
…………
Two days later.
Chang 'an, Great Tang.
The morning court session was ongoing.
Li Shi Min sat on the throne while the officials stood on both sides.
At this time, Minister of War Li Jing had returned to Chang 'an. He reported to Li Shimin,""Your Majesty, I have been chasing south for hundreds of miles, but I have not found any trace of the King of Shu. I have asked along the way, but no one has seen the King of Shu and the others. I have not completed Your Majesty's mission, so please punish me.”
Li Shi Min's expression was a bit ugly. He was very angry at Li Ke's escape, but he did not show it on his face. He said,"Li Ke has already been stripped of his status as a Prince. In the future, he is no longer my son or a Prince of the Great Tang. Just call him by his name. Don't call him King of Shu anymore.”
Li Jing quickly agreed.
"This unfilial son Li Ke must have harbored evil intentions for a long time. You can't find him only because he's too cunning.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Jing quickly said.”
Li Shimin waved his hand and said," However, we cannot delay the capture of Li Ke. Chengqian's body is still warm, and he is waiting for me to avenge him. So, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, continue to lead the troops to capture Li Ke. There must be no mistakes!"”
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!" Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong stood up and said.
Li Shi Min nodded, took a deep breath, and temporarily put aside Li Ke's matter."What do you think we should do about the matter of Lizhou being trapped?”
The emergency report of Lizhou being trapped arrived last night. However, Li Jing and the others had not returned at that time, so no one could discuss it and could only delay it until today's morning court session.
" Your Majesty, there are two granaries in Lizhou City that store countless weapons," Li Jing said." They are the most important military towns in the north of the Great Tang. Therefore, no matter what, we cannot afford to lose them. This humble subject suggests that we immediately dispatch troops to reinforce them.”
"It's all because of that unfilial son Li Ke. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have left Chang 'an and delayed such an important matter for an entire night!”
Li Shi Min blamed everyone on Li Ke.
"That's right. If Lizhou is broken, Li Ke will be a sinner!”
"He is a sinner of the Great Tang, and his crime is unforgivable!”
"Your Majesty should announce Li Ke's crimes to the world and be despised by the world!”
The officials also added insult to injury, agreeing with Li Shimin.
Zhangsun Wuji rolled his eyes and suddenly stood up. He said,"Your Majesty, I have an idea."
"When Your Majesty issued the Imperial Rankings and ordered the world to capture Li Ke, one of the reasons was that Li Ke had colluded with the Turks. This humble subject suggests that Your Majesty might as well have Li Ke defect and lure away Lord Li Jing, causing the Imperial Court to be unable to respond in time to the siege of Lizhou. This way, I believe that the people of the world will hate Li Ke to the extreme, and once they discover Li Ke's tracks, they will report him or even capture him without any reward.”
"Then, once this matter is written into the history books, Li Ke…will be completely nailed to the pillar of shame.”
When the officials heard Zhangsun Wuji's words, their hearts could not help but turn cold.
It was said that Zhangsun Wuji had a nickname called Old Sly. This was really sinister and vicious!
Everyone knew that Li Ke had nothing to do with the Turks, and that Li Jing was not in Chang 'an because of Li Shimin.
However, according to Zhangsun Wuji, even if Lizhou was destroyed, Li Shiming was not guilty at all. All the blame was on Li Ke.
This made Li Ke take the blame for Li Shiming, and also allowed Li Shiming to vent his anger and nail Li Ke to the pillar of shame in history.
This was really killing two birds with one stone!
Li Shi Min heard Zhangsun Wuji's words and was indeed moved.
"Those who know me are auxiliary machines!"
Li Shi Min sighed in his heart, then he said,"Do as the auxiliary army says and immediately announce to the world that Li Ke colluded with the Turks and deliberately lured Li Jing away, preventing the Imperial Court from responding in time. His crime is unforgivable, so I ordered the world to arrest him…"
"Report!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, a great victory in Lizhou, a great victory in Lizhou!”
"Lizhou has reported that the Turkic army of one hundred thousand surrounded Lizhou. Just as Lizhou was about to fall, the King of Shu charged into the Turkic army like a god of war and killed the Turkic Crown Prince Rusuor, shattering the Turkic plot and saving Lizhou. The border army and hundreds of thousands of Tang soldiers all praised the King of Shu, saying that he was a true disciple of His Majesty and a hero of the Great Tang!!!”
The excited voices of the soldiers outside continued, but the entire hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. It was as quiet as a mass grave...
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