In the Imperial Palace.
Li Shimin sat at a table, his hand holding a red brush as he read memorials. Li Junxian stood not far from him.
"Your Majesty," Li Junxian bowed and reported,"there were eleven men of sacrifice, all executed. They didn't have any special characteristics, and they were clearly lying in ambush on Minister Xiao's path home."”
"Xiao Rui said that he came for him, but from what I can see, he should want to assassinate Minister Xiao.”
Li Shi Min looked at the memorial in front of him and frowned,"You just said that this was a last-minute move by Xiao Rui and that someone wanted to assassinate him? Why did he suspect that it was an assassination attempt on Xiao Yu now?”
"Zhen is also somewhat curious as to how Xiao Rui knew.”
"Bang!"
Li Shimin said as he threw the memorials aside and read another one.
"This lowly subject doesn't know either." Li Junxian gulped."Today, when Minister Xiao and Xiao Rui left the Palace together, Xiao Rui suddenly said that someone would assassinate him on the way back.”
"I asked him, but he didn't say anything. I don't know how he managed to convince Minister Xiao, and it was because of this that Minister Xiao was spared.”
"There's another point. Xiao Rui's skills are not inferior to this lowly official's!”
Li Junxian felt as if his entire body had been frozen. Li Shiming had already raised his head, his eyes fixed on Li Junxian.
Li Junxian had become a general of the Golden Guards, and he was already a brave man, yet now he was saying that Xiao Rui, an eight-year-old child, was no weaker than him? How ridiculous was this!
Li Junxian was about to say something when he suddenly felt the pressure on his body lighten.
"I'm a little tired," Li Shiming said,"You may leave."”
The heart of a ruler is hard to predict.
Li Junxian didn't know what Li Shiming thought of Xiao Rui, so he could only slowly leave. In the hall, Li Shiming's eyes flickered in the candlelight.
In the Xiao Manor.
Xiao Rui slowly walked back to his own small courtyard, walked to his bedroom, and poured himself a cup of tea. It was the tea he picked himself. Although it was not as good as the hundred-year-old tea tree in the imperial garden, it was still more comfortable to drink than chopped green onions.
He was still very afraid of what had happened during the day. If it weren't for the Crisis Warning Talisman, he would have been fine.
However, if Xiao Yu was injured by these ten men of sacrifice, it would be a big problem.
Xiao Rui took a sip of tea and muttered to himself,"We just left the palace and the assassination is already ready? Moreover, there were no clues left behind by the dozens of men of sacrifice.”
"If the Golden Guards and constables aren't too incompetent, then this group of people came prepared.”
"There are too many such families in Chang 'an.”
Xiao Rui narrowed his eyes. He was not sure whether it was Cui Clan or not. Although he had some conflicts with Cui Clan, he didn't think that they had such a deep hatred.
It was just a mere Cui Wen. This did not involve any fundamental interests.
There was no need for the Cui family to fall out with Prime Minister Xiao Yu.
Then why?
Xiao Rui had never imagined that the reason why Cui Clan had formed a deadly grudge with him was because of this rank 5 historian position or because of Xue Zongguang, a nobody whom he didn't pay attention to.
Xiao Rui moved his wrist and a green porcelain bottle appeared in his hand. There were only a few Vitality Pills in total. During dinner, he had inadvertently given two to his parents.
How to use the rest, that was very clear.
After all, even Li Shi Min didn't have such a treasure.
Xiao Rui couldn't help but pay more attention to the historian system, but a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He looked at the new mission issued by the historian system in front of him.
"A new official starts three fires. Host, please burn the first fire on Li Shiming as soon as possible to prove your existence.”
Xiao Rui took a deep breath. He was a historian. Could he burn someone else's body?
Xiao Rui finally understood. What fire?
This was clearly causing trouble. The key was that Li Shiming was not someone to be trifled with.
The night was silent.
On the second day, the city opening drum sounded. Xiao Rui was also woken up by the servants and was served to put on the court clothes of the historian.
Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Rui carefully and said,"My son is indeed a talented person. Let's go and follow father to court.”
Madame Lin's eyes were red, but she tried her best to smile. She wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything. Xiao Rui took the initiative to walk over and said,"Mother, don't worry about me."
Madame Lin hugged Xiao Rui tightly, then quickly let go and helped Xiao Rui tidy up his court clothes, afraid that it would wrinkle.
Xiao Yu smiled and took the lead. Xiao Rui followed him.
The gates of the Xiao Manor opened.
Commandant Cheng led two teams of Golden Guards to stand on the left and right. When he saw Xiao Yu leave, he immediately came up and said,"Minister Xiao, the Golden Guards will escort you to court today.”
"The carriage is ready."
Xiao Yu nodded at him but said nothing. The two of them were on completely different levels. If Li Junxian had come, perhaps it would have been better.
Xiao Yu got into the carriage, and Xiao Rui followed.
There were no more accidents along the way until they reached the palace gate.
As soon as Xiao Yu came down, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others immediately came up to him and said,"Minister Xiao, we heard that there was an assassination attempt on you yesterday and were worried for a long time. Now that we see that you are fine with our own eyes, we are relieved.”
"Thank you, my colleagues." Xiao Yu cupped his hands and said to everyone.”
Before Xiao Rui could speak, Eunuch Liu sent someone to take him in first. It was obvious that the historian would take office in the court from today. He would stay beside Li Shimin and record the emperor's words and deeds.
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