Chang 'an, Taiji Palace.
"Your Majesty, there's an urgent report from the Summer State!”A general hurriedly walked into Taiji Palace. All the officials looked over, and they were all startled.
After all, Jingyang City had fallen, and Chang 'an was in danger. Although Li Shiming had returned, it did not mean that the crisis was over. It could even be said that it was only the beginning.
Therefore, as long as there was any sign of trouble, everyone could not help but feel nervous. Li Shiming was the same, afraid that he would hear that another place had been conquered and the people would suffer.
"Hurry up! What did he say?" Li Shi Min asked in a deep voice.
"This is…This is an urgent report sent by my commandant before he died. Liang Shidu has joined forces with the Turkic barbarians and is currently charging over from the Yin Mountains. All the Tang soldiers in the Summer Prefecture have been captured. Some have died, some have fled, and the rest have been imprisoned.”The general was obviously choking up as if he had thought of something.
"Bang!"
"Liang Shidu!" When Li Shi Min heard this, he slammed his seat hard, his veins bulging in anger.
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is more important. Don't hurt the dragon qi!”Zhangsun Wuji quickly comforted him. Zhangsun Wuji had always followed Li Shiming's lead and only had Li Shiming in his eyes. As long as it was beneficial to Li Shiming, he would do his best.
He could be considered a good brother-in-law, but he didn't get along with many people.
"You can leave first. Do you have any good ideas?”Li Shiming tried to calm himself down. He knew that he should not be impetuous.
"Your Majesty! Chang 'an Fortress was currently empty, with only 50,000 to 70,000 troops. It would be too late to mobilize troops from other prefectures. They could only defend now!”Li Ji stood out and took the lead to speak. If he were to recklessly fight at this time, the consequences would actually be unimaginable.
"That's right, Your Majesty.”Li Jing echoed.
"I agree!" Qin Qiong.
"I agree!" Wei Zheng.
"I agree!" Du Ruhui.
“.....”
Li Shiming looked at the unanimous decision and felt a little unwilling. He really didn't want to defend, but for the sake of the people, he had to do it. Although their suggestion wasn't the best, he had to admit that there was no other way.
"Your Majesty! There's a letter!" Another general presented the letter with both hands.
"Who sent it?" Li Shi Min frowned.
"Someone shot an arrow at the top of Taiji Palace and I took it down.”the general said.
"Taiji Palace?" Li Shi Min's eyes widened. The entire palace was huge. Could this person be in the palace? That was not right. There was no hidden place around a place where arrows could be shot. Could it be in the sky?
The more Li Shi Min thought about it, the more bizarre it became. The surrounding officials were also deeply shocked.
"Hurry up and present it!" Li Shimin.
"Yes!"
After Li Shi Min took the letter, his eyes narrowed as he noticed the word " Ying " on it.
"This is a letter from Shadow Sect!" Li Shi Min was shocked.
" Shadow Sect?!"
Hearing this, everyone present could not help but gasp.
In ancient times, there were four famous assassins, Zhuan Chu, Yu Rang, Nie Zheng, and Jing Ke. Everyone had been influenced by them. But in the Tang Dynasty, no one had expected that there would be a Shadow Sect, and the assassins inside were all elusive.
It could be said that in the hearts of these people, the assassins inside were even more terrifying than the four great assassins. Because of this, the Shadow Sect really made people's expressions change when they talked about it.
"Preposterous! These assassins were really rampant. They actually dared to shoot arrows at Taiji Palace?”Zhangsun Wuji was the first to be furious.
"You only dare to say this here.”Yuchi Gong had always disliked these civil officials, so he snorted coldly.
"You!" Zhangsun Wuji angrily pointed at Yuchi Gong.
"The two of you, stop talking. Let's see what the situation is first.”Fang Xuanling shook his head.
Li Shiming opened the envelope. The words inside were like a dragon swimming around, vigorous and powerful, giving off a majestic aura.
"Three days later, at noon, go to the Vermillion Bird Sect and set up an ambush on both sides of the road. You can choose not to listen, I will only wait for two hours.”
"Young Master Ye, the Sect Master of Shadow Sect." Li Shimin knew this very well. The Shadow Sect had been around since the Tang Dynasty, but it had already gained a reputation during the Sui Dynasty.
There was a saying among the commoners. This person was as mysterious as the night. Some people had seen him wearing a mask. Although the mask was ferocious, it gave people the aura of a noble young master who did not eat the mortal world. This kind of noble young master could not be compared to even the royal family.
Because Shadow Sect carried out assassination missions almost all at night, this sect master was called Young Master Ye.
Some people said that if there really was someone worthy of the word Young Master, it was probably only the Shadow Sect's sect master.
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