Chapter 328: Thorn
"Uh...... Actually, I don't know them well. Your Majesty came, and I found them. When he smiled meaningfully at Yi Xingchen, Enzo couldn't help but feel a little weak, and his words were also a little quibble, trying to fool him around.
His embarrassment and uneasiness all fell into Yi Xingchen's sight, Yi Xingchen smiled slightly, gently exposed Enzo's cover-up, and responded: "Don't make excuses." Tell me, what do you guys think?"
Enzo saw that he couldn't hide it, so he smiled, and then said, "Your Majesty, in fact, everyone thinks the same. Thanks to His Majesty's kindness and reconstruction, of course, we all hope that the country can be stabilized. ”
Yi Xingchen's smile disappeared, and he was replaced by a heart full of doubts, why did these ministers think about this, so he asked, "How did you say this?" I think I'm still very young, and I'm not in a hurry to determine these things. ”
Yi Xingchen's words seemed to be angry, so that Enzo didn't dare to talk about him anymore. After a pause, Enzo responded to Yi Xingchen with a look as if he had let go, and replied to Yi Xingchen seriously: "The prime minister told us that whether a country has an heir or not is extremely important, it is about the fortune of the country, and whether the country can develop for a long time. I think it makes a lot of sense! We, the citizens of Xinghua, naturally have great confidence in His Majesty the King. However, some of the slaves, as well as the new people who had to belong to our Xilin City and Nantu City, they may not think so. The ministers are ignorant and the ministers boldly speculate, and only when they understand that our Xinghua Congress will continue to be strong and prosperous from generation to generation, will they break off the arrogant idea of restoring the old country and sincerely return to our Xinghua country. Otherwise, once they know. The king has no heirs. The future of Xinghua is uncertain. It's going to be foolish. ”
Yi Xingchen was stunned when he heard this, he thought about it carefully, what Enzo said was indeed reasonable.
Xinghua Kingdom was built by Yi Xingchen, and he was sure about the future of Xinghua Kingdom, but this does not mean that others will be the same as him, especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The slaves and soldiers who were accepted did not understand the development process of Xinghua and lacked a sense of identity with Xinghua, let alone believe in the future of Xinghua. Moreover, they are originally consciously inferior, and their thoughts of rebellion are buried deep, and unless they can still achieve an equal and stable life in a new country, they will gradually dissipate their uneasy thoughts. Except for those who waver, a country. Centrists are the majority of people who want to live in a strong and stable country.
So. If a country does not have a visible future, how can it expect the surrender of others?
However, although Yi Xingchen accepted this suggestion, he would not disrupt his own rhythm of life at will because of an opinion of others, let alone deliberately choose a partner.
Enzo saw that His Majesty did not speak again, and he did not bother on and withdrew, and quietly withdrew.
At this time, it was just a piece of music. Just as Yi Xingchen was enjoying the afterglow, the gunshots outside the city lord's mansion took the opportunity to enter the hall.
Yi Xingchen's mind moved slightly.
Although Yi Xingchen knew very well that with the strength of the Xinghua army he brought with him, it was enough to suppress all the reactionary forces in Nantu City. However, the moment he heard the gunshot, he was still a little uneasy, at least, he still wanted to know what was going on outside.
"Enzo, send someone to take a look at the progress of the clean-up operation. Yi Xingchen called Enzo and said.
Enzo took the order and withdrew.
Yi Xingchen watched the musician pluck the strings again, but he didn't know why, this originally pleasant piece of music suddenly seemed a little rough and boring.
"Go down, all of you. Yi Xingchen didn't have the heart to listen and enjoy it, and waved his hand to signal the musicians to withdraw first.
After waiting for a while, Enzo returned again and reported to Yi Xingchen that the cleanup was going well. Yi Xingchen nodded with satisfaction and let Enzo go down, while he himself put down the outside matter, returned to the bedroom, and took out the "Snow Falling Sword Technique".
Holding this book of the spoils obtained in the war with the East Leaving Country, Yi Xingchen gradually felt a surge of excitement in his heart. The sword technique in front of him, as long as he cultivates the Fa, can help the swordsman cultivate to the seventh level! This is naturally a great temptation for Yi Xingchen, who is currently only at the third level. As soon as Yi Xingchen has time, he will learn and cultivate.
Yi Xingchen gathered his mind for a moment, then opened the sword technique, and while reading, he understood and pondered every cultivation point listed in the sword technique, and digested these nutrients with his own cultivation.
But at the same time, on the other side, there are some unstable factors underneath.
At a corner of a roof about a few dozen meters away from the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, five killers in night clothes were lying on their stomachs. They had gathered here to plan an impending assassination attempt. Tonight is the best time for them to assassinate King Xinghua!
"Old Five, what's the situation?"
"It's hard to sneak into, it's almost a ten-step post. The killer, known as the Old Five, spoke in a somewhat frustrated tone.
"Can you find a way to lure the guards away?"
"It's more difficult. ”
"Why should we be so constrained, take advantage of the fact that it is more convenient for us to hide at night, and we can solve it quickly. Besides, tonight, the Xinghua army is killing people and arresting people everywhere, and the city is already very chaotic, and the guards around King Xinghua must be the most lax, just so that we can fish in troubled waters. ”
"Boss, we will do whatever you command. ”
The killers whispered their observations and proposals to each other and their companions, until at last they were still at a loss before turning to their boss and waiting to be assigned a division of labor. The boss is the boss after all, although he is only listening to the whispers of his subordinates, but he has quickly formulated a strategy of action according to the situation on the scene: one person is responsible for attracting the attention of the guards, one is responsible for answering, and the other three infiltrate the city lord's mansion and act separately to assassinate King Xinghua.
In fact, although these five killers are not many, the reason why they dare to use such a small number of people to enter the city lord's mansion to assassinate the king of a country is naturally to rely on it.
Among these five people, the eldest is a fifth-level assassin and has excellent stealth ability, known as the "invisible killer", while the second and fourth are weaker. But the detective power is not trivial. Generally when the five of them go out together, they are responsible for watching the wind and answering the wind, and the third is a third-level thief. He is good at quickly unlocking various trap door locks, and is a "thief" that should not be underestimated, and as for the fifth child, he has a crystal energy gun and can attack from a distance.
The five of them have their own strengths and weaknesses, but once they form an assassination team, they complement each other and complement each other. Therefore, since their debut five years ago, they have taken over more than ten assassination missions, all of which have been unfavorable.
And this time, in order to increase the success rate of the assassination of King Xinghua, the imperial court of Dongli did not hesitate to pay a bounty of 100,000 yuan, which undoubtedly attracted many competitors from all sides, and the action of the five people naturally increased the pressure. And. They are still one of the few assassination organizations that receive missions directly from the Imperial Court of the Eastern Departure Country, and of course they don't want to. Let this fat shortage that assassinated King Xinghua be taken first by other killers.
Because of this, they have been waiting for the most suitable time to start, and what they need most is to be fast!
The boss gave an order, and the other four people did not question it anymore, and immediately acted tacitly and tacitly.
First of all, they need to lure away the guards of the City Lord's Mansion, and this task is in charge of the fourth. So, he chose to set fire to the house near the city lord's mansion.
After a while, chaos broke out near the City Lord's Mansion, and several private houses were on fire one after another. Under the flames, someone soon discovered the fire, and for a while, there were exclamations everywhere, and the people's hearts were in turmoil:
"Let's go out of the water!"
"Fight the fire!"
With a burst of exclamations, people kept running quickly and quickly put out the fire, but because of the fire, for a while, the outside of the city lord's mansion fell into chaos.
"Sir, a fire has been discovered!" Then, a Xinghua soldier quickly ran to the officer on duty in the City Lord's Mansion to report the sudden situation.
Hearing this, the officer walked out of the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion and observed the chaotic scene for a while, but then resumed his attitude of being a cold spectator and said, "Your task is only to guard the City Lord's Mansion and defend His Majesty the King. In the meantime, it is enough to report the situation directly to the Nantucheng official office, and you cannot be affected by it and leave your post without permission. ”
"Yes, sir. The Xinghua soldiers quickly took the order and left.
The officer guarding the city, along with these guarding soldiers, were all from Xinghua City. The officer's thinking was clear, and in his eyes, the king's stability was naturally the most important. Especially at this critical moment, according to the intelligence, there are many killers lurking in Nantu City, all of whom are coming for their king, and they can't take it lightly.
Therefore, when the source of the chaos outside the city lord's mansion is not yet clear, how can they know that the fire is not man-made?
Soon, under the control of the Nantucheng official office, the fire was about to be extinguished.
Unexpectedly, their deployment did not attract the slightest reaction from the soldiers in the city lord's mansion, which made the five killers hiding in the shadows all feel depressed and unbearable. You know, if these guards don't move, they won't find a chance to sneak in.
The boss has been silent, but their words are also the confusion in his heart. After careful consideration, the Boss decided to infiltrate on his own.
He looked around his surroundings again, thinking to himself that with the cover of night and the other four people distracting the City Lord's Mansion guards, with his level 5 assassin's stealth skills, he was still somewhat sure that he could infiltrate the City Lord's Mansion. It's just that when he enters alone, he can no longer get the assistance of others, and he is undoubtedly alone. In addition, they didn't know much about the defense of the City Lord's Mansion, and it was obvious that this was a very risky move.
But in any case, once the commotion outside the city subsides, it will only be more difficult for them to move. So, he didn't have time to hesitate.
The plan was re-enacted, and the assassination team went into action.
Three people attacked the city lord's mansion with swords, and one person used a crystal energy gun to cooperate from a distance.
A Xinghua soldier was hit by the energy wave of the Crystal Gun.
"Enemy attack!" The other Xinghua soldiers soon found out that their companions were being attacked, and immediately realized that there was an enemy invasion, and immediately warned them.
"There are snipers, and the other soldiers are stuck to their posts!" said the officer on duty quickly and decisively mobilized the guards for defense.
Bang! Bang!
The Xinghua soldiers immediately launched a counterattack under the officer's instructions! Two of the three killers were killed shortly after they appeared.
Another wave of Crystal Gun attacks. Seeing that his brother was killed, the killer could no longer care about hiding himself, and quickly retreated while fighting back. However, the Xinghua soldiers had already followed the light of energy, and soon spotted the gunman who was using the crystal gun in the shadows.
Bang...... The Xinghua soldiers quickly returned fire.
After a while, the gunfire stopped, and calm returned again.
"Hold on!"
"Inside the City Lord's Mansion, strengthen patrols to prevent enemies from blending in. ”
The Xinghua Royal Legionnaires in the City Lord's Mansion had already been transferred to their posts in the midst of the chaos, and they began to step up their patrols.
Although Yi Xingchen was in the bedroom, there was too much movement outside, so even if he was cultivating, he would inevitably be alarmed.
"Someone!" Yi Xingchen shouted.
The door opened, and a palace guard walked in carefully.
"What's the situation?" Yi Xingchen asked.
"Someone tried to break into the castle lord's mansion and set fire to the surrounding houses, but the guards repelled them. The guard replied.
When Yi Xingchen heard this, he immediately understood that the assassination mission against himself mentioned in the intelligence had already begun, and he had no intention of continuing to cultivate at the moment, so he continued to ask: "Is the surrounding residents suffering a lot of losses, is the fire under control?"
For Yi Xingchen, Nantu City is already a sovereign city in Xinghua Kingdom, and Yi Xingchen naturally doesn't want any uncontrollable situation in Nantu City.
"The Nantucheng government has intervened, and the fire is under control. Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the Xinghua Army is also stepping up patrols to maintain the highest vigilance against any assassins who may infiltrate the City Lord's Mansion. The guard replied.
Yi Xingchen thought about it for a while, and then asked, "There seem to be some night vision devices in the palace, did you bring them?"
"Your Majesty, we have brought five pairs of night vision devices. The guard replied.
"Night vision devices, all out of the equipment. The assassin's target was me, reinforcing the guards around the bedroom. When Yi Xingchen heard this, he decisively ordered the palace guards to go down and ordered him to pass on an order to guard the bedroom.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The palace guards withdrew from the bedroom and arranged it according to Yi Xingchen's instructions.
The defense forces around Yi Xingchen are mainly the palace guards of Xinghua Kingdom. These palace guards are not even a hundred people. However, although there are not many of them, the people who can join them are all elites that should not be underestimated, and their martial arts values are all higher than those of first-level swordsmen, and they are like Yi Xingchen's shadow, and they do not leave Yi Xingchen's side easily, especially at this special moment.
After learning the news that the killer had finally started to act, Yi Xingchen's mind was inevitably turbulent, and he couldn't concentrate on the sword trick anyway, so he simply lay down on the bed, wanting to rest for a while, waiting for the news that the palace guards came to report that the situation had been completely controlled. (To be continued......)
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