Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 556: Arrangements before Death (Part )
Three days later, in the most remote courtyard in the northeast of Jinchangfang.

A man in blue clothes climbed over the courtyard wall.

Middle-aged, ordinary appearance.

Beside the stone table in the backyard, Yuan Tiangang, wearing a black seven-star Taoist robe, sat calmly.

"Master." The middle-aged man came to Yuan Tiangang and bowed solemnly.

Yuan Tiangang nodded calmly and asked, "Do we have anyone in Luoyang who is young and willing to enter a nunnery in Chang'an?"

The middle-aged man didn't know why Yuan Tiangang asked this. After thinking for a while, he bowed and said, "Yes, we have quite a few people in Luoyang who have come to the north to make a living after the flood in the south of the Yangtze River. There are also women. We can select three or five of them."

"Choose the most clever one, the one who hates the court the most, and send him to Ganye Temple to become a monk." Yuan Tiangang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the middle-aged man opposite him, saying, "Write down everything you said to that person here."

"Master, don't you want to meet me in person?" The man in green looked at Yuan Tiangang in surprise.

Yuan Tiangang glanced at the man in green and said, "No, I'm too conspicuous right now. If I see too many people, it's easy for something to happen."

"Yes!" The man in blue bowed solemnly.

"I know that my plan has caused considerable losses within the Dao, and those elders are extremely dissatisfied. Tell them that it was all worth it." Yuan Tiangang raised his head and said through gritted teeth, "This time, we've figured out the Emperor's true strengths. Next time we take action, we'll be able to completely destroy his entire Li Tang Dynasty."

"Yes!" The middle-aged man nodded vigorously and said, "I will go now."

"Yeah!" Yuan Tiangang raised his head and watched the middle-aged man leave the courtyard like that.

Suddenly, Yuan Tiangang sighed and stood up.

He walked into the room calmly and never left.

……

In the Taiji Hall, Xu An stood on one side and handed a memorial to the imperial desk.

The long sword with a black sheath was placed aside. Li Chengqian took a look at it, then reached out and picked up the memorial.

Li Chengqian opened the memorial and took a quick look at it. He frowned and asked, "Since Yuan Tiangang arrived at the training center, has he never left?"

"Our people have been keeping sight of him since we discovered him at Ganye Temple and until he entered the training ground." Xu An pondered and said, "But after he entered the courtyard of the training ground, although some people went to see him, for some reason, he didn't come out. Perhaps he left through a secret passage. After all, we didn't go in."

"Wait a little longer!" Li Chengqian nodded, then asked, "Where is the person who met Yuan Tiangang?"

"I've been following him." Xu An bowed and said, "Although that person is vigilant, he is far less meticulous than Yuan Tiangang."

"Okay, keep an eye on him and see where he goes." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he closed his eyes slightly and began to figure out Yuan Tiangang's whereabouts.

Yuan Tiangang entered Ganye Temple, and Li Chengqian received the news almost half an hour later.

Afterwards, Yuan Tiangang met Xu Hui.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh when he thought of all this.

Ganye Temple is near Taiyi Qinghua Temple. After Yuan Tiangang failed to go to Taiyi Qinghua Temple, he sneaked into Ganye Temple.

Ganye Temple is one of the very few places in the entire Chang'an City that even Li Chengqian would subconsciously ignore.

But alas, it was almost.

That was the trap that Li Chengqian had specially prepared for Yuan Tiangang.

Li Chengqian didn't even do anything. He just intensified the search for Yuan Tiangang, and Yuan Tiangang automatically ran to Ganye Temple.

No matter how many of Qiu Xinggong's men, as well as the Jinwu Guards, Qianniu Guards, and Baiqi Division's men, could stop him, he would not be able to enter Ganye Temple.

But the problem is that he just went in.

Everything seems to be arranged by fate.

Yuan Tiangang must enter Ganye Temple and will definitely meet Mingkong.

But, alas.

He would never have thought that Mingkong had been replaced by Li Chengqian.

Originally, Mingkong in Ganye Temple should have been Wu Meiniang, but due to Li Chengqian's advance preparation, the person called Mingkong in Ganye Temple now is Xu Hui.

It was Xu Hui who had a deep hatred for Wu Meiniang.

Li Chengqian raised his head slightly, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

For a moment, he even felt as if he was playing with fate.

But in an instant, another sentence emerged in Li Chengqian's heart: Those who play with fate will be played with by fate.

He calmed down instantly and began to rethink his plan.

From the very beginning, although Li Chengqian believed that this prophecy was man-made, he still had a natural fear of the fate in the dark.

After all, in the previous life, Li Zhi became the emperor, and finally successfully allowed Wu Meiniang to usurp the throne of the Tang Dynasty.

During this process, it was impossible for Li Zhi not to care about this prophecy.

After all, when Li Junxian was beheaded, Li Zhi was already the crown prince.

But in the end, under the watchful eyes of all the officials in the court, Wu Meiniang not only became the queen, but also successfully usurped the throne of Tang.

Although there are human factors involved, there is also the inevitability of destiny.

Or to be more precise, it is a historical necessity.

The reason why Li Chengqian wanted to save Yuan Tiangang's life was because he wanted to know what Yuan Tiangang had obtained from the Book of Han.

This allowed him to deduce this prophecy.

Or to be more precise, it was because he realized from the history of the Han Dynasty what kind of stubborn and intractable problems the Tang Dynasty had, which led to the fact that the Tang Dynasty, which had only lasted for three generations, would definitely be replaced.

This problem must be solved.

Li Chengqian sat on the throne, and he was confident enough that there would be no problems with the Tang Dynasty as long as he was alive.

But what happens next?

When Li Zhi was alive, although there were many hidden dangers, the world still belonged to the Li family.

Moreover, Li Chengqian believed that with Li Zhi's viciousness, he could not help but be on guard.

But in the end, Wu Meiniang still usurped the throne.

There must be something wrong here.

Now, Li Zhi was exiled, Li Ke was in his hands, Wu Meiniang was in the palace, and Xu Hui was also in his control.

The Hongnong Yang family is a variable, and another variable is Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang has everything under control, but this man has died once before, so he may be more volatile than anyone else.

He wants to strangle these variables one by one.

Li Chengqian pondered for a long time, then slowly raised his head and said, "Withdraw half of the Hundred Cavalry Division's personnel from the city."

Xu An looked up in surprise.

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said, "Since Yuan Tiangang has already left Ganye Temple, he must have a plan in mind. At this point, what he needs to do is to quickly finish his business and let me focus on other things. Therefore, he will not leave that place."

"Yes!" Although Xu An didn't quite understand, he still bowed seriously.

Li Chengqian glanced at him, smiled softly, and then slowly said, "Issue an order to dispatch personnel to patrol the surrounding areas of the royal princesses and their estates in Zhuoying County in conjunction with the Qianniu Guards. No suspicious individuals are allowed to pass through Zhuoying County."

Zhuoying County is located southwest of Chang'an, leading deep into the Qinling Mountains.

To the north of Chang'an City is Mount Zhongnan, where the Taoist monk Louguan is located.

To the west of Chang'an City is Wugong County, a major transportation hub.

To the north of Chang'an City is Beiyuan, where the imperial guards were located.

To the east of Chang'an City, you can go to Luoyang along the Wei River, and it has always been a focus of inspection.

"Also, send people to the southeast of Chang'an to stake out every road leading into the mountains. Remember, familiarize yourself with the terrain and people a few days in advance, then hide deeply and don't move without permission." Li Chengqian knocked on the table lightly.

"Yes!" Xu An quickly bowed. He understood what Li Chengqian was going to do.

"Send an order to the Duke of Tianshui County, intensify the efforts, and do not worry. I want to strangle Yuan Tiangang completely in Chang'an City." Li Chengqian clenched his fists lightly.

"Yes!" Xu An bowed with a confused look on his face. For a moment, he could not keep up with the emperor's thoughts at all.

Li Chengqian smiled faintly, then his eyes fell calmly on the memorial on the table.

For him, the matter of Yuan Tiangang was just one of the countless adjustments in the process of handling state affairs.

When the Hongnong Yang family and Yuan Tiangang began to cut ties, Yuan Tiangang no longer posed a threat to Li Chengqian.

……

The night was hazy.

In the practice area, the streets are deserted.

The middle-aged man with ordinary appearance jumped directly into the remote courtyard.

There is no one in the courtyard.

The middle-aged man quickly stepped forward and pushed open the door of the main house.

The originally dark room suddenly fell into a hazy state.

A figure can be vaguely seen sitting on the short couch in the middle.

"You're here." Yuan Tiangang's voice came out.

The middle-aged man immediately stopped and bowed, saying, "Master."

Yuan Tiangang nodded slightly and said, "How's the search going?"

"I've found one!" The middle-aged man bowed and said, "She's from Jiangnan, from Muzhou. She's a girl named Chen Dani. Her parents are both dead, and the family can't farm anymore. After her younger sister, Chen Erni, was entrusted to a neighbor for adoption, she came to Luoyang and was adopted by our people there."

Yuan Tiangang closed his eyes slightly and began to calculate something.

"Although the young girl is young, she is actually very talented. She mastered the basic Taoist spells very quickly and was originally intended to be cultivated in depth." The middle-aged man bowed and said, "Since there is a need, she is willing to become a nun in Ganye Temple."

Yuan Tiangang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "That's her. You've worked hard."

The middle-aged man was somewhat flattered and said, "Everything is what I should do."

Yuan Tiangang looked at the middle-aged man with a hint of regret in his eyes: "Xuan Ge, you and I have been together for almost twenty years."

Xuan Ge was a little surprised, but still bowed and said, "It's been twenty years. Thank you, Taoist Master, for your years of cultivation."

"Thank you very much. These two words are usually used to say goodbye." Yuan Tiangang looked up at Xuan Ge and said, "What did the Yang family promise you?"

Xuan Ge was stunned, and in an instant, hurried footsteps were heard outside the yard.

The government officials have arrived.

In an instant, Xuan Ge advanced instead of retreating, the short sword slipped directly from his sleeve, and then stabbed fiercely towards Yuan Tiangang's heart.

The distance of ten feet was passed in the blink of an eye and pierced Yuan Tiangang's chest in an instant.

"Oh!" Yuan Tiangang sighed lightly, and without even standing up, he gently pinched forward with the middle and index fingers of his right hand, and then bent the short sword in an instant.

The next moment, Yuan Tiangang stretched out his right hand, and in a blink of an eye, it had reached the side of Xuan Ge's neck.

There was a slight "sizzling" sound, and blood spurted out.

Xuan Ge instantly fell to the ground with powerlessness all over his body, and then looked at Yuan Tiangang with disbelief on his face.

Yuan Tiangang didn't even look at him, but looked up at the door.

With a "bang", the courtyard door was kicked open, and the next moment two Jinwu guards holding long spears rushed in.

The courtyard is open.

Two sword and shield men rushed forward from behind them, protecting them with their shields.

At the same time, three crossbowmen rushed in from behind.

The three Jinwu Guards who were left at the end already had their long spears tightly grasped in their hands.

Yuan Tiangang looked past this group of people and looked outside the courtyard. More Jinwu Guards appeared and rushed into the courtyard.

At the same time, more people rushed up from the front, back, left and right of the courtyard.

Yuan Tiangang was surrounded tightly.

There was a light clatter of horse hooves, and a general in red and golden armor stopped in front of the courtyard gate.

The governor of Yongzhou, the Duke of Tianshui County, and the former general of the Right Jinwu Guard, Qiu Xinggong.

(End of this chapter)