Zhang Su's personal guard Zhang Lin was stunned, and said coldly: "I'm sorry, where the responsibility is, we all need to go upstairs." Zhang Lin was also the captain of the fifteen personal guards who accompanied him.

However, Yahuan had already blocked the way, and Zhang Lin had to stop.

Seeing that he couldn't go upstairs, Zhang Lin looked at Zhang Su and said firmly: "My lord, I just received news from Mr. Jia Fangjia, saying that there is urgent military affairs, please return to the camp immediately as appropriate." ”

Zhang Su raised his eyebrows, and instantly understood that this must be the agreement between Jia Fang and Zhang Lin: the guards must not be allowed to leave Zhang Su for half a step, and if the guards can't go upstairs, Zhang Su must return to the camp.

Zhang Su's heart suddenly rose with a faint unease, his face was gloomy and uncertain, and he always felt that something seemed wrong.

Just hesitating, He Ji's face sank, and said: "It's really nonsense, the person who comes is a guest, and the place is small and squeezed." General, since you are here, no matter how urgent things are, you have to drink a glass of wine before leaving. ”

Obviously, He Ji already understood the implication of Zhang Lin's words.

With Zhang Lin with him, Zhang Su relieved himself, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's rare that Lord He is gracious, no matter how big the matter is, you have to put it down tonight and drink a glass of adult wine." ”

Yahuan was helpless, got out of the way, and the group climbed to the third floor of the Spring Rain Building.

The third floor of Chunyu Building is indeed cramped, so Zhang Lin led three people to guard the third floor, and the remaining twelve guards stood on the first floor, the second floor and the staircase. For a while, the Spring Rain Building was unexpectedly guarded by fifteen guards, the space suddenly became cramped, and the atmosphere was faintly tense.

He Ji, Yu Changjing and Shi Songzhe ignored all this, chatting and laughing with Zhang Su as if nothing had happened.

He Ji's birthday banquet said that there was only one bowl of noodles, perhaps referring to this bowl of noodles, which was the last to be seen rather than eaten.

The four of them sat down on the third floor, without the slightest intention of eating noodles, but all kinds of exquisite dishes were served like water.

The spring rain is breezy upstairs, the bamboo fragrance and cicadas outside the window are singing, there is no atmosphere of war, and it is full of tranquility and peace.

The delicacies of the mountains and seas on the table, the color and fragrance are complete, just like the scenery, and the gorgeous and quiet Spring Rain Building seems to be very harmonious, which makes people have a great appetite.

He Ji and the other three had a humble attitude, deliberately creating a harmonious and relaxed atmosphere, which made Zhang Su feel very good, and from the perspective of unknown outsiders, these few people at the banquet must have been friends who had not seen each other for many years, talking and laughing, and there was a lively and warm harmonious atmosphere.

Zhang Lin behind Zhang Su sighed for a while, in the past, it was said that Zhang Su and He Ji and others were in the same situation, most of them were rumors, remembering that Jia Fang repeatedly explained that He Ji and others had bad intentions, Zhang Lin couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

The wine was drunk, and He Ji said: "General, Dongxing City has few soldiers and lack of food, if it can't be defended, what does the general plan?"

Zhang Su put down his wine glass and said without hesitation: "My Zhang family is a family of three generations of generals, and the world is favored by the emperor, if you can't hold it, you will have to fight to the last person and repay the country with death." There is only Zhang Su who died in battle, and there is no disciple of the Zhang family who surrendered. ”

He Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That thief Lei Shaoxuan threatened to cook us, and our lives depend on General Zhang." The city of Dongxing was broken, and we were martyred with General Zhang. Come, I'll give General Zhang a drink. ”

"Yes, it is better to die together than to be cooked. Yu Changjing said happily.

Zhang Su laughed and drank it all.

Filling his wine glass, Zhang Su raised his glass and said: "It is not possible to defend the city by relying on Zhang alone, and you need to work together to unite as one." I would like to give you a glass. ”

"We entrust our lives to General Zhang, and the people of the city entrust their lives to General Zhang. The general toasted, this glass of wine had to be drunk anyway. Here, cheers!"

He Ji drank it all first, Yu Changjing and Shi Songzhe drank it one after another, and when Zhang Su drank this cup of wine, suddenly, a change occurred.

He Ji's body froze, his face changed greatly, his eyes glared angrily, blood gushed out of his mouth, and he fell down suddenly.

"Wine ...... Poisonous!" Yu Changjing struggled, "Help, save ......" Before the words fell, Yu Changjing and Shi Songzhe also fell to the ground.

There was a lot of chaos in the field.

"Ah! dead man. ”

"Someone, help! I'm poisoned, please Lang Zhong. ”

"The prefect is dead, someone is coming!"

“......”

The girls shouted in panic and panicked.

The door suddenly opened, and the housekeepers Gao Yi, Yu Changjing, and Shi Songzhe, who were waiting outside the building, broke into the building one after another, guarding their respective masters.

Gao Yi touched He Ji's neck, his face turned pale, and he exclaimed: "It's not good, the prefect is dead." Then he shouted, "There are Assassins, there are Assassins, there are Assassins!"

After a while, a team of guards came to the Spring Rain Building to surround the Wind and Rain Building.

Zhang Su had also fallen to the ground at this time, bleeding from his seven orifices, and was protected by Zhang Lin at a loss.

Zhang Su couldn't speak, tried to raise his hand, and pointed to Zhang Lin's waist, his eyes full of longing.

"General, what are you going to say?" asked Zhang Lin anxiously sweating profusely and shaking Zhang Su's shoulders constantly.

Zhang Lin insisted on accompanying Zhang Su's side, and what he was wary of was actually He Ji, and He Ji and others also knew, but everyone was tacit.

According to the agreement, if Zhang Su had an accident at the banquet, especially if he was killed by He Ji and others, Zhang Lin needed to immediately send a rocket signal, and Jia Fang and others immediately contacted his subordinates loyal to Zhang Su to attack He Mansion to take revenge, or to stand on their own feet in the military camp.

However, now that He Ji and the others have died first, if Jia Fang leads his subordinates loyal to Zhang Su to attack He Fu, he will become suspected of murdering He Ji and other court officials, and even if Zhang Su dies, he will be regarded as the mastermind.

Killing the officials of the imperial court is tantamount to rebellion, and Zhang Su must not be charged with such a crime, Zhang Lin thought. The rocket on his body suddenly felt as heavy as a mountain, and it was so difficult to decide whether to send it or not, Zhang Lin was confused for a while.

Just as he was hesitating, there were neat footsteps outside the building, and a cold voice.

"The prefect is assassinated, all the people in the palace are suspected, everyone is not allowed to act rashly, they are inspected on the spot, and those who violate the order are regarded as assassins and beheaded on the spot!"

This person is none other than Ma Hong, the deputy general of the defenders.

Zhang Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Ma Hong has always been at odds with Zhang Su, in the end it is also a military position, and his presence made Zhang Lin feel relaxed for a while, Ma Hong is a military position, and He Ji and others are not all the way.

In this way, Chunyulou's assassination of He Ji and others is equivalent to handing it over to the military, and the military should be towards Zhang Su, Zhang Lin thought with luck.

Ma Hong led the sergeants, surrounded the Chunyu Tower, and led dozens of sergeants to quickly ascend the Chunyu Tower.

"General Ma, General Zhang is dead!" As soon as he saw Ma Hong, Zhang Lin said excitedly with red eyes.

Ma Hong nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "Several adults were stabbed, and everyone at the scene was suspicious. Zhang Lin, you will remove all the weapons and items on your body, accept a body search, and leave after finding out the truth. ”

Zhang Lin and the guards put down their weapons one after another, and after the search, they were quickly taken away from the Chunyu Building by the sergeants.

Walking down the Spring Rain Building, Zhang Lin suddenly vaguely felt that something was wrong.

watched He Ji and others being poisoned and fell to the ground, but from beginning to end, Gao Yi and others never called for treatment, but guarded the bodies of He Ji and others and did not let people approach.

Could it be that Gao Yi and the others were assassins?

It's a pity that Zhang Lin never had a chance to verify it again. All the guards had been tied up with ropes, locked together, and guarded.

That night, the generals of the defending army were given urgent notice, He Ji, Yu Changjing, Shi Songzhe and Zhang Su were assassinated and killed in He Mansion, and the deputy general Ma Hong presided over an emergency military meeting in He Mansion, and all the garrison generals above the eighth rank must attend.

When Zhang Su got the news, all the guards broke out in a cold sweat and hurried to the camp tent of the Chinese army.

At this time, Jia Fang was in a hurry in the camp tent, and shouted at a personal soldier who was kneeling on the ground on one knee, "You really saw with your own eyes that He Ji and the others were dead?"

"See it with your own eyes!" the soldier said.

This is the sixth time Jia Fang has asked the same question.

"Who else has seen it?" Jia Fang said again.

"There were many people present, servants, maids, stewards, etc. "There are also Zhang Lin and a few other brothers. ”

"And then?" Jia Fang said loudly, "What else did Zhang Lin do?"

Zhang Lin has been supporting the general, and at that time, General Zhang was already spitting blood in his mouth and couldn't speak. ”

......

Jia Fang asked the pro-soldier repeatedly, and his face was uncertain.

Zhang Su is undoubtedly dead, but he died very strangely.

Originally, Jia Fang was the first to get the news and tried to gather Zhang Su's subordinates to find out the truth.

However, in these days, it also takes strength and time to find out the truth. Jia Fang has the strength but no time. There is strength because the subordinates who are loyal to Zhang Su are here, and as soon as Zhang Su dies, these subordinates are all headed by Jia Fang.

If Zhang Su was killed by He Ji and others, the matter would be simple, and he would have led people to kill him.

In Jia Fang's heart, Zhang Su had only the only enemy in Dongxing City, and that was the local officials headed by He Ji.

However, the leaders of all the major local factions, He Ji, Yu Changjing and Shi Songzhe, all died in front of Zhang Su, which means that He Ji and the others are not suspected of killing Zhang Su, and they can't kill Zhang Su and kill themselves at the same time, and it also means that Jia Fang has no target to deal with.

Ma Hong convened a sergeant meeting soon, and Jia Fang didn't even have time to delay, and the military meeting could not be delayed. And if it is said that he wants to avenge Zhang Su, Jia Fang can be the leader, but when a military meeting is held to discuss official affairs, Ma Hong is the justifiable official of the imperial court.

Unless there is a rebellion, all generals must obey the imperial system.

"Mr. Jia, what should we do? Adjutant General Ma acts as an agent for all matters of the defenders, we can't attend the military meeting on time, the military law is ruthless. ”

"That's it, it's better to attend the meeting first, and take a look at the general's corpse by the way. ”

"Since Mr. Jia has no target to suspect, I will go to the meeting first. The soldiers are coming to the city, and military affairs cannot be delayed. ”

“......”

Jia Fang was just a staff member, and he was not qualified to participate in the military meeting, and he pondered for a long time, but he could not come up with a way, so he said helplessly: "Go! By the way, I will ask about the burial of General Zhang." ”

All the generals who went to the He Mansion to attend the meeting had to unarm their weapons, be strictly searched and checked, and then pass through the gate guarded by the sergeants of the Dao Dao and came to a hall in the backyard.

When all the subordinates loyal to Zhang Su entered the hall, they saw everything in front of them, and they suddenly fell into an ice cave.

He Ji, Yu Changjing, Shi Songzhe and Ma Hong sat on their chairs and looked at them coldly.

Everyone instantly understood that Zhang Su was poisoned by He Ji and others.

He Ji and the other three faked their deaths, concealed the world, and removed all suspicions, making Zhang Su's guards misjudge, hesitate, and lose the opportunity to send a signal.

In the end, Ma Hong was used to lay a trap and bloodlessly wiped out all of Zhang Su's subordinates, except for Jia Fang.

At this moment, Jia Fang was still thinking hard in the Chinese military tent, waiting anxiously, of course, waiting for a group of wolf-like He Mansion guards.