Chapter 107 Someone is anxious
The night is as dark as water, and Liujiazhuang is silent.

Xu Shide has used Li Xian to successfully extract the location of the last Blue Shirt Records from Li Gui.

But Xu Shide is a cautious person. He is not as naive as Li Gui who believes everything others say.

So before implementing his plan, he quietly came to Liu Chuanlin's room, ready to get the Blue Shirt Notes in advance.

"Under the gray bricks under the flowerpot." Xu Shide was extremely excited, his face flushed, and he kept muttering in his heart.

There was a gleam of greed in his eyes, as if he had already seen endless wealth beckoning to him.

However, when he removed the flowerpot and opened the gray bricks, what came into his sight was an empty cave.

Xu Shide was stunned for a moment.

He opened his eyes wide, unable to believe what he saw.

"How could this happen!" Xu Shide screamed in shock.

"You are so good, Li Gui! How dare you play tricks on me!! I will let you know how powerful I am!!! Ah!!!!" Xu Shide said with a distorted face and gritted teeth.

He felt that his IQ had been greatly insulted, especially being deceived by someone like Li Gui who seemed to have a slow brain.

However, although Xu Shide was furious, he did not lose the last bit of his sanity. He restored the floor of the room before leaving.

Shortly after Xu Shide left, Zhao Ji, Di Renjie and others led their people to Liujiazhuang.

A large group of guards all held torches, and the flames intertwined into a winding fire dragon, illuminating the silent manor.

The owner, his wife, and the young master of Liujiazhuang were all away, so only the housekeeper Liu Da was in charge.

When he saw Di Renjie coming to visit him overnight with such a posture, and thought about what had happened recently, he couldn't help but feel doubtful.

However, it was impossible to turn away the imperial envoy, so Liu Da had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead people to greet him.

"Liu Da led the people of Liujiazhuang to welcome the imperial envoy."

Di Renjie looked calm and said slowly, "No need to do that. Get up. Everyone else can go. Go to the main hall. I have something to ask you."

Afterwards, the group moved to the main hall of Liujiazhuang.

The three imperial envoys Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and Shangguan Wan'er took their seats one after another, while Zeng Tai stood quietly behind Di Renjie.

Liu Da stood alone in the middle of the main hall, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"Hey, gentlemen, why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Da said, somewhat confused.

No one responded, only Zhao Ji winked at Xiao Bao.

Xiao Bao didn't say anything and suddenly drew his sword and slashed at Liu Da.

Liu Da reacted subconsciously and rushed into the battle with his bare hands, snatching Xiao Bao's knife with one move.

This scene made everyone in the main hall look sideways.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but stand up and applaud, "Good, great kung fu! I didn't expect that there is such a master among the hidden talents in Liujia Village."

Liu Da's face changed immediately. He realized that he had exposed a flaw and immediately let go of the knife in his hand.

"I don't understand what the general said. I work as a servant and learn some martial arts for self-defense. Is this against the law?" Liu Da had a strong psychological quality and tried to get away with it.

Zhao Ji sneered upon hearing this and said, "What a sharp tongue you have. What kind of servant can take down the sword of my elite Qianniu Guards with just one move?"

"What's more, you are injured!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Ji came to Liu Da's side in an instant and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

Liu Da's left shoulder was immediately hit and fell down. He couldn't bear it anymore and grimaced in pain and groaned.

Zhao Ji originally wanted to tear off Liu Da's clothes to check his injuries, but he learned his lesson and gave up when he thought of Shangguan Wan'er being present.

"I will not waste my words with you," Zhao Ji's voice was cold and dangerous, "You are the inner guard, and you have been ordered to lurk in Liujiazhuang, right?"

A look of astonishment flashed in Liu Da's eyes. He tried to break free from Zhao Ji's restraints and fly away.

However, Zhao Ji had anticipated this and launched a lightning-fast palm strike, knocking Liu Da flying.

Liu Da spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily to the ground. At the same time, many guards rushed in from outside the door and surrounded Liu Da with knives.

Liu Da was held up by the guards, gasping for breath.

Now that his identity was exposed, he lost all scruples and looked fierce: "You know I'm an internal guard, yet you still dare to treat me like this? If you know what's good for you, just let me go!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji curled up a disdainful smile, took out the inner guard token borrowed from Shangguan Wan'er, and threw it at Liu Da.

Liu Da took the sign and looked at it. He was stunned by the words on it: "You...you are the leader of the Inner Guard Palace?"

Zhao Ji shook his head and denied, "Of course not. But His Majesty has ordered that the internal guards under Xu Shide are now under the command of Shangguan Cairen."

Liu Da stood there in a daze. This news was like a bolt from the blue to him.

His face turned pale and blue, and he obviously realized that his situation was not good.

Zhao Ji observed Liu Da's reaction, waved his hand, and ordered the guards to retreat.

Zhao Ji walked up to Liu Da and said coldly, "Xu Shide deceived the emperor and framed the prince. Your Majesty has ordered this general and Shangguan Cairen to arrest him."

"Oh, by the way, Xu Shide's followers are also guilty of crimes. I wonder if you are one of them?"

Liu Da's eyes flashed with panic, and he tried to defend himself: "General, what do you mean? We are clearly following the order of His Majesty to investigate the Crown Prince and Li Gui's conspiracy to rebel. How can it be considered as framing the Crown Prince?"

Zhao Ji was not in a hurry and patiently explained: "Xu Shide has captured Li Gui for more than a year, but he has not reported it to Your Majesty. He is under the guise of investigating the crown prince, but in fact he is secretly coveting the treasure of the King of Yue."

"Didn't you, the inner guards, notice anything? Or were you in cahoots with Xu Shide? He promised to give you a portion of the treasure? So you all helped him cover it up?"

Liu Da's forehead was covered with cold sweat when he heard this. He knelt down hurriedly and said, "General, please understand. This is all Xu Shide's conspiracy. I really don't know anything about this matter."

Zhao Ji sneered: "Such a big thing has happened, and Xu Shide's head cannot be explained to His Majesty!"

Liu Da was terrified and said anxiously: "I am willing to cooperate with you to investigate this matter and arrest Xu Shide to prove my innocence."

Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction: "A man who knows the current situation is a hero. So tell me what you know. If it is useful, I may consider leaving a way out for you."

Liu Da responded quickly: "I know all of Xu Shide's bases in Changcheng County, as well as the deployment of most of the internal guards. I am willing to lead the way and capture Xu Shide and his followers."

Liu Da suddenly had an idea and pointed at Zeng Tai who was standing next to Di Renjie.

"Oh, right, Changcheng County is under our surveillance. There must be internal guards in the county government, and this County Magistrate Zeng might be one of them! We must not let him pass on any information!"

Zeng Tai was suddenly mentioned and was a little confused for a moment.

Zhao Ji and Di Renjie couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw this, and finally even Zeng Tai himself shook his head and laughed.

Liu Da looked at everyone laughing and felt puzzled: "You, what are you laughing at?"

Zhao Ji coughed twice and said seriously, "Liu Da, you guessed right. County Magistrate Zeng is indeed an internal guard, but he has long since abandoned the dark and joined the light."

"You can point this out, which shows that you have no intention of colluding with Xu Shide. In this case, you lead the way and we will capture Xu Shide immediately!"
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On the other side, Xu Shide was in his old nest in Cuiping Mountain.

Crown Prince Li Xian sat dejectedly in the room, his face full of sorrow, sighing constantly.

Li Gui paced back and forth in the room anxiously, his face full of dissatisfaction and resentment.

Suddenly, Li Gui stopped and accused, "Your Highness, how could you be in collusion with the inner guards and hand over the Blue Shirt Record to others!"

Li Xian collapsed in his chair and said weakly, "It's already this hour, and you're still thinking about the Blue Shirt Note. If it weren't for it, how could we have ended up like this?"

Li Gui's anger was evident in his words: "If you had listened to my advice in the Crown Prince's Palace, the Li Tang Empire would have been restored long ago!"

Li Xian looked at Li Gui in surprise, and wanted to say something, but did not open his mouth.

At this moment, Li Gui suddenly knelt on the ground, crying: "Father, Li Gui is incompetent. The foundation left by Emperor Taizong will be destroyed in the hands of us, his unworthy descendants!"

Li Xian finally couldn't stand it anymore, he slammed the table and stood up, shouting: "Li Gui! You are too much! Are you the only one in the world who is the filial son and grandson of Emperor Taizong? Are you the only one who wants to revive the Li Tang Dynasty?"

"How dare you say that I'm in cahoots with the inner guards? Who made a deal with the inner guards to tie me up here? Who broke into the East Palace and made me the target of the inner guards?"

Li Gui wanted to argue a few more times, but the door was kicked open with a bang.

(End of this chapter)