Tibet

It was already late December, less than ten days before the coronation ceremony, all preparations had been completed, and the rehearsal had begun.

Li Ye stood on the Danfeng Gate, looking at the military rehearsal. This was a part of his greetings to the people of Chang'an after he ascended the throne. It was very short, and there should be hundreds of thousands of people cheering and bowing to him in the distance.

But now there were no people, only tens of thousands of internal guards rehearsing how to maintain order. Two thousand ceremonial cavalry stood on both sides of the Danfeng Gate with long weapons in their hands, and there were hundreds of trumpeters and drummers on both sides of the city gate.

Wei Jiansu said on the side: "Your Highness, we have made two plans. If the weather is very bad on the first day of the first lunar month, this link will be cancelled and the coronation ceremony will be held directly in Hanyuan Hall."

Li Ye nodded, and turned back to ask Li Chenghua, "Have you found the hidden danger of assassins?"

Li Chenghua blushed, "Not yet, but I am doing my best and have already made some progress."

Li Ye did not ask more, and said to Pei Zunqing: "The time on the day of coronation is relatively tight. The reception of foreign envoys can be postponed for two days. In addition, notify all places that parades and celebrations to celebrate the coronation are not allowed. Not only is it wasteful, but it also disturbs the people."

"I understand, and I have sent people to notify all places long ago."

Li Ye smiled again: "Today is a holiday, so let's stop here, everyone go back and rest!"

Everyone dispersed one after another, Li Chenghua stayed, she wanted to report the situation to the regent.

Li Ye returned to his court room, and Li Chenghua followed him in, bowing and saying, "I have found the traces of the Khitans. They once hid in the Han Chang'an City, but now they have moved. I estimate that they are still in the surrounding counties. They will come to Chang'an City the day before the enthronement. I am investigating one by one, and there will be news in the next two days."

"What about the Japanese?"

Li Ye is more concerned about the 25 Japanese assassins. If they came from Bohai, it means that the Japanese army has controlled Bohai, and the next step is to annex Bohai. In order to stop the Tang army's military operations in Liaodong, assassinating him has become their desperate adventure.

Li Ye found that his use of troops against Bohai was likely to trigger the second war between the Tang Dynasty and Japan. The first was the Battle of Baekje, and the second was the Battle of Bohai.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Japanese have not been checked yet, but we have a direction."

"What direction?"

"The other party may have bought a house, but has not yet transferred the ownership, so the inner guard has no record."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Let me remind you, if you want to assassinate me, the only chance is that I showed up at Danfeng Gate just now."

"Your Highness, the distance is too far, the people are more than 400 steps away from you, and the crossbows can't reach you!"

"The range of the big yellow crossbow can reach 1,000 steps!"

"But the big yellow crossbow is too big, we can find it in the crowd at a glance."

Li Ye said coldly, "Who said they would shoot arrows in the crowd?"

Li Chenghua suddenly realized and bowed and said, "I understand!"

"Go! By the way, tell Liu Wutong that the report he wrote is very good and detailed, and I am very satisfied. He has made contributions this time, and I have decided to promote him to the rank of Tiger Guard Lieutenant General!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your recognition of the inner guards. I will take my leave first!" Li Chenghua bowed and left.

Li Ye took Liu Wutong's memorial from the table. The memorial described the smuggling and illegal immigration in Dengzhou, which was very shocking. The wealthy Huang family in Dengzhou had been blatantly engaged in smuggling and illegal immigration for decades, and an industrial chain had been formed. It was an open secret that fishermen were generally involved in smuggling. The local government did not dare to provoke the Huang family and had to turn a blind eye.

Li Ye came to the sand table with his hands behind his back and looked at Dengzhou on the sand table. It was difficult to prevent it from the terrain.

Li Ye now knew that there were a large number of Japanese and Silla women in the brothels in Chang'an, and they had come from Dengzhou by illegal immigration.

Li Ye did not oppose the export of Japanese and Silla women to the Tang Dynasty, but they must come through normal channels and not by illegal immigration, which made a group of human traffickers rich. Smuggling also seriously affected the economic order.

Li Ye decided to set up a maritime inspection office in the inner guard to specifically combat smuggling and illegal immigration in various places. Liu Wutong was very suitable.

In fact, it was not appropriate for Li Chenghua to serve as the commander of the inner guard for a long time. Li Ye planned to let her deal with the Zoroastrian Saints in two years, and Liu Wutong would take over as the commander of the inner guard.

Li Chenghua returned to the inner guard office and immediately sent someone to find Liu Wutong.

Not long after, Liu Wutong hurried over. He had just returned two days ago and continued to invest in the search for the assassin.

Li Chenghua was personally responsible for this case, and Liu Wutong was one of his deputies.

Li Chenghua also saw that the regent valued Liu Wutong very much. Of course, she also knew the reason. For so many years, Liu Wutong had been silently protecting the safety of the regent's parents and was a confidant of the regent.

"I, Liu Wutong, pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief!"

Li Chenghua smiled and said, "I have good news for you. You have performed well in Dengzhou. His Highness has decided to promote you to the rank of General of the Tiger Guards."

"Ah! I am ashamed that I have not found the assassins yet!"

Li Chenghua nodded, "So we must work hard to find the two assassins as soon as possible!"

Liu Wutong bowed and said, "I have received accurate information that the Khitan assassins have lurked in the Han Chang'an City again."

"I understand. I will deal with the Khitan assassins myself. The key is the Japanese assassins. You are responsible for investigating the 25 Japanese assassins!"

"I obey your orders!"

Li Chenghua smiled and said, "Today, the Regent gave me a tip that we overlooked. That is Guangzhaifang and Yishanfang. They are right opposite Danfengmen."

"But Guangzhaifang is 500 steps away from Danfengmen, and the crossbows can't reach it."

"The Dahuang crossbow can reach it."

Liu Wutong was shocked and said quickly, "I understand. We did neglect the Dahuang crossbow!"

Li Chenghua took two steps with his hands behind his back and said, "In fact, I have also checked Guangzhaifang and Yishanfang. In the past month, there have been no suspicious house purchase and rental transactions in these two places, but there is a possibility that the other party may have traded , but it has not been transferred or registered. "

"The governor is right, I will check it now!"

At this time, Li Chenghua smiled and said, "There is one more thing! What do you think of the last time I talked to my sister-in-law?"

Li Chenghua's daughter Li Yan is already seventeen years old. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Li Chenghua wanted to find a good husband for her daughter. As a result, she fell in love with Liu Wutong's son Liu Xiaoshi. The child is upright, responsible, smart and capable, and tall and big. Li Chenghua talked to Liu Wutong's wife, and Liu Wutong's wife agreed at once. It depends on Liu Wutong's attitude.

Liu Wutong smiled and said, "As long as the two children are willing, I have no objection!"

The Tang Dynasty did not completely arrange marriages. They would respect the wishes of the children. After the parents of both sides agreed, they would arrange for the two children to meet. If they both liked each other, then the marriage would be considered a success.

Li Chenghua nodded, "After the ceremony, I will discuss with my sister-in-law and arrange for them to meet."

"Go ahead, General, arrange it. I'm going to do my job first!"

Liu Wutong was anxious. Today was the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month. There were only eight days left before the coronation ceremony. He had to find the assassin as soon as possible.

Liu Wutong found the manor brokers in Guangzhaifang and Yishanfang in the internal security registration book. There were two more active ones, one named Zhang Song and the other Wang Xiaoding. Of course, there were other brokers, but these two had the highest transaction volume.

Liu Wutong wrote down the addresses of their shops and took his men to Guangzhaifang.

Manor brokers are real estate agents. Throughout the dynasties, there were two periods when real estate agents were most active, one was the Song Dynasty, and the other was today. In Bianliang during the Song Dynasty, there were all kinds of agents everywhere, and most of them were real estate agents.

Although the Tang Dynasty was not as prosperous as the Song Dynasty, it gradually rose. Basically, there were manor brokers in every block, one or two, and they basically did business in the block and the next block, which was exactly the same as in later generations.

Liu Wutong found a shop called Tongyi Yahang, and Zhang Song and Wang Xiaoding were both its manor yamen.

A man in his thirties came out and bowed, saying, "I'm Zhang Song, are you looking for me, General?"

Manor yamen often deal with the inner guards, and are not afraid of the inner guards like other businessmen.

Liu Wutong showed the inner guards' silver card and said, "Let's investigate the situation of renting and buying houses in this area!"

The other party was actually a silver card, Zhang Song hurriedly said respectfully, "Please come in and sit down!"

Liu Wutong asked two men to wait in the outer room. He entered the inner room and sat down at the table. Zhang Song poured them hot tea, "What do you want to ask about, General?"

"I want to know the abnormal situation of renting and selling houses in Guangzhaifang and Yishanfang within two months!"

Liu Wutong extended the time by one month, because he was worried that someone had rented a house for the assassin in advance.

"I have registered in detail with the inner guards, and there is no abnormality."

Li Chenghua, who had registered, sent people to investigate, and there was basically no problem.

"Is there nothing unusual? For example, you bought a house but haven't transferred the ownership yet."

"I don't have any, but."

"But what?" Liu Wutong caught the topic.

"I seem to have heard another manor agent, Wang Xiaoding, complain that the client refused to transfer the ownership, but it happened a long time ago, almost a month ago."

Liu Wutong's mind lit up and he quickly asked, "Where can I find Wang Xiaoding?"

"I haven't seen him for several days."

Liu Wutong felt a little uneasy and asked anxiously, "Where is his home? You should know!"

Zhang Song nodded, "I know!"