Chapter 29 Execution
Xin Yunjing had been paying attention to the crowd and had already noticed the abnormality of these assassins, so he rushed to Li Heng and Yang Yuhuan as soon as possible, blocked the arrows, and stood with a gun in his hand.

Another guard, Marshal Lu, immediately led his men into the crowd and captured the assassins in a moment.

At this time, the people realized that someone was trying to assassinate them and started to get in chaos. Other officers and soldiers immediately maintained order.

Li Heng was not afraid when he saw this. He said loudly, "Don't panic, everyone. The assassin came for me and will not harm you."

Under the maintenance of the officers and soldiers and Li Heng's call, the people calmed down.

But just when it was quiet, a dozen people suddenly rushed over on horseback from a distance.

The leader was Huangfu Weiming.

Huangfu Weiming charged on horseback, with each horse carrying a hidden fire bomb.

Seeing that Huangfu Weiming and his men were about to rush forward, Wang Zhongsi and others who had been lying in ambush pulled the rope, and a huge ditch appeared. Huangfu Weiming and his men reined in their horses in time, but the inertia was too great and they could not react in time, and they all fell into the ditch.

Huangfu Weiming was an excellent rider. When his horse rushed into the ditch, he stuck his spear into the ground to steady his body.

But it only stabilized for a moment, and the downward momentum did not decrease.

At the critical moment, Wang Zhongsi reached out, grabbed Huangfu Weiming, and pulled Huangfu Weiming up.

Huangfu Weiming was still in shock as he looked towards the ditch. His brothers and horses were all stabbed to death by the weapons in the ditch.

Huangfu Weiming said: "General Wang is indeed quite good at commanding troops. I admire him."

Wang Zhongsi did not answer Huangfu Weiming's words, but asked: "General Huangfu, you have the talent to govern the country and maintain peace, why do you choose to take this path?"

"Govern the country and maintain peace?" Huangfu Weiming laughed. "Don't you understand the power of the court? If I don't have money to offer, how can I enter the court? I am not like you. I entered the palace at the age of nine. I am a descendant of a general and have no worries about my career. Although I come from the stable Huangfu family, I have no one in the court. Every step requires a lot of money."

Wang Zhongsi said, "In our dynasty, people who are talented can be promoted through the imperial examinations and generals who have made contributions. How can you say this?"

Huangfu Weiming glanced at Li Heng who was walking towards them and shook his head, saying, "Li Linfu, this villain, rose to prominence just because he flattered Concubine Wu Huifei. What talent does he have? What achievements have he made?"

"It turns out that you have long been resentful of His Royal Highness Prince Shou." Wang Zhongsi sighed.

Huangfu Weiming said: "Stop talking nonsense. Since you have captured me, I will do whatever you want with me."

At this time, Li Ying walked up to Wang Zhongsi and Huangfu Weiming.

Wang Zhongsi said to Li Ying: "Your Highness, Prince Shou, I have a request."

Li Xian said, "General Wang, please feel free to speak."

Wang Zhongsi bowed and saluted Li Heng before saying, "I want to fight with General Huangfu."

"Okay." Li Ying agreed.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Zhongsi said, then turned to Huangfu Weiming and said, "I know General Huangfu is a veteran on the battlefield and has long wanted to fight me. How about this, we fight. If I win, you tell me where Wu Sicang is. If I lose, I'll write a letter to plead for you."

Huangfu Weiming did not speak. After a while of silence, he said to Li Heng, "Your Highness Prince Shou, five years ago, Tubo was defeated and sent envoys to seek peace. At that time, I was in favor of peace."

"I know." Li Heng nodded, "I still remember your memorial at that time: At the beginning of Kaiyuan, the Zamp was immature, how could he do this. It must be that the border army generals wanted to seek temporary merit and forged this letter to anger Your Majesty. Since the two countries were fighting, they mobilized their troops and took advantage of the opportunity to openly steal and forge merits in the hope of honor. The loss was huge, how could it benefit the country! Now the people in Hexi and Longyou are exhausted, and it's all because of this. If Your Majesty sends an envoy to visit Princess Jincheng, and make peace with the Zamp in person, so that she can bow her head and pay tribute, and stop the border forever, this is the way to keep the people safe forever..."

Li Heng recited Huangfu Weiming's memorial at that time.

Huangfu Weiming was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Your Highness Prince Shou actually remembers this?" Li Ying nodded and said, "Not only do I remember this, I also remember General Huangfu's great military exploits in the later fight against Tubo."

Huangfu Weiming was stunned, his eyes moistened, and he smiled and said, "Your Highness has been able to crack this case all the way, and I have seen it all. Your Highness's talent is admirable, but I wonder if Your Highness knows the underlying thoughts behind my advocacy of peace at that time?"

Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "The Tang Dynasty is vast and expanding. Although this has made the four directions submit and created the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, due to the long-term use of troops on the border and the long battle line, the strength of the border generals will definitely be strengthened. In the long run, the border generals will be difficult to control. Therefore, General Huangfu advocates peace, and also wants to turn the expansion of the Tang Dynasty into a defensive trend. Although this may seem weaker, the Tang Dynasty will also be more peaceful."

This time, not only Huangfu Weiming, but also Wang Zhongsi and Xin Yunjing who were standing by were shocked.

After Li Heng finished speaking, he thought about it and understood something, and said, "General Huangfu helped the lawless people to annex the people's land this time. Could it be that he wanted to make the landless people become recruited soldiers to warn the court?"

Huangfu Weiming was shocked and said, "I do have such thoughts."

"Alas." Li Heng sighed and shook his head, saying, "General Huangfu has misunderstood the cause and effect. I already know what you want to say. After all this, is there anything you want to ask of me?"

Huangfu Weiming was stunned for a moment, his mind full of what Li Ying said about mistaking cause and effect. After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized it and bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. Your Highness, can I tell you where Wu Sicang is first, and then compete with General Wang?"

"Oh?" Li Heng was slightly surprised.

Li Heng didn't understand the difference between the two for a moment, but he figured it out after a moment of thinking.

Huangfu Weiming wanted Wang Zhongsi to kill him.

After all, dying in battle is the best destination for a general.

Li Ying hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Huangfu Weiming bowed sincerely to Li Ying and continued, "Wu Sicang is in Jishishan Mountain beside the Li River."

When Wang Zhongsi heard the news, he immediately sent his captain to search.

Not long after, the captain brought Wu Sicang back.

The man had been caught. Huangfu Weiming picked up the spear on the ground, walked up to Wang Zhongsi and said, "General Wang, please teach me!"

Wang Zhongsi also picked up a spear and said, "General Huangfu, please teach me."

After the two men finished talking, they immediately started fighting.

Wang Zhongsi's fighting power was much higher than Huangfu Weiming's. After more than twenty rounds, Huangfu Weiming's decline was already apparent.

After about fifty rounds, Wang Zhongsi seized the opportunity and stabbed Huangfu Weiming in the heart with a sudden attack.

Huangfu Weiming looked down at his body and saw blood gushing out of his chest.

Huangfu Weiming smiled, raised his head, and said to Wang Zhongsi, "Thank you."

After saying that, he fell down.

Huangfu Weiming felt that his life was slipping away quickly. In the last moment before he lost consciousness, he said to Li Heng: "Your Highness, Prince Shou, taxes...tax laws..."

Huangfu Weiming closed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)