Chapter 9: Assassination

He Shun and Li Xia got up in the morning and were drinking water and chatting under the porch, on a hot day, both of them were shirtless, wearing only a pair of pants, and they still felt that the heat was unbearable.

In their small courtyard, at the rear of the Dou Mansion, the two of them are in charge of some thugs and assassins, as long as there is a secret message from the Dou Xian Mansion, they will act immediately, no matter who the other party is, they will never be merciful.

He Shun is in his early thirties, with a slight beard on his face and a little beard, and he doesn't tidy it up, looking messy. But his eyes were unusually clear, and he seemed shrewd and capable.

Li Xia is the opposite of him, he is exactly twenty-eight years old this year, with a white face, a pair of red and phoenix eyes, a flickering light, a long scar on his face flashing with a dark red light, and a fine welding breath all over his body. He rarely speaks, but he is very ruthless in his actions.

The two of them drank a stomach full of water, and felt that their heads were gradually dizzy, as if there were countless stars shining in front of them, and it was almost noon, He muttered by the way, "Xiao Li, it's okay anyway, I'll go to sleep in a while, you can call me if there's something." ”

Li Xia fiddled with the water bowl in front of him, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "You can sit down, maybe the general will have an order in a while." ”

"His grandmother's, how do you know? You're not an immortal who can pinch and calculate! I still don't believe it, I'll go to sleep now!" He Shun shook his head, his face full of dissatisfaction.

Li Xia didn't stop him, but said, "Then go to bed early, there may be action tonight." ”

He Shun stared at him for a while, then sat back and said, "I said Li Xia, why are you always like a roundworm in the general's stomach, you know everything?" ”

Li Xia raised his eyes and looked at him, "Really?" How do I not think? Maybe I've been following the general for a long time! He took another sip of water, pointed to a willow tree at the door, and said, "Although there is no wind this morning, I see that the branches of the willow tree have been swinging. So I decided that there must be a task today. ”

He Shunba clicked his mouth, "I said Xiao Li, you are really similar to a half-immortal now." Let's make a bet, if there's a mission today, how about I lose 500 to you? If you don't have a task, you have to give Lao He 500 money, how about it? ”

"Five hundred dollars is too little, how about we bet a thousand dollars?" Li Xia looked at He Shun with a smile, as if he was confident.

He Shun was just about to answer, but saw Dou Cheng, the steward of the General's Mansion, striding in from outside, Li Xia glanced at He Shun, with a hint of a smile in the corner of his eyes, but He Shun stretched his face and greeted Dou Cheng together.

After seeing the ceremony, Dou Cheng looked at no one on the left and right, and said, "The general has an order and orders me to tell the two." Tonight, at the east gate of the palace, assassinated Liu Chang, the capital of the country, after the matter was completed, the two went out to hide for three months according to the old rules, and after the matter calmed down, they returned to Beijing, and remembered, you can't pretend to be a third person, only the two of you can act. ”

"Whoa!" The two of them crossed their hands and saluted again, and Dou Cheng took out a big bag from his arms, "There is the coiling and use of the two handed over by the general, which is enough to be free for more than three months." ”

He Shun took it, touched it with his hand, it was all silver, and said, "Please rest assured, the general will not leave a living mouth when the two of us do things." ”

Dou Cheng nodded, looked at the outfits of the two with envy, and couldn't help sighing, "Alas, it's a blessing that you are not by the general's side, like me, on such a hot day, you can only be neatly dressed." ”

He Shundao, "Chief Steward, you are also a blessing by the general's side, who doesn't know that officials from all over the world come to pay homage to the general, and they want to give you a gift first, you, this is a good blessing!" ”

Dou Cheng slapped him on his smooth arm and said with a smile, "You flamboyant thing, be careful that I let the general cut off your head." ”

"Hahaha!" He Shun laughed, deliberately stretched his neck in front of Dou Cheng and said, "The little head will let the big steward cut it twice now!" ”

Dou Cheng also laughed and said, "Okay, I'll leave first, you must be careful." ”

After Dou Cheng left, He Shun couldn't help but admire Li Xia greatly, "I said, okay, brother, you are really accurate." ”

Li Xia frowned, "Brother He, don't talk about this, let's study how to act tonight first!" ”

He Shun was completely sleepy at this time, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we have to plan the things tonight carefully, and we can't spoil the general's affairs." ”

It was night, at the east gate of the palace, and the Yulin army had a guard every ten steps, which was very spectacular. The guards of the mobile patrol walked by once every half an hour, very often.

According to the rules of the court, Liu Chang has no right to stay in the guard**, every night, he has no choice but to say goodbye to the queen mother who is reluctant to him, go out of the east from the door, and return to the barracks in a carriage. In order to protect his safety, Empress Dowager Dou sent a team of armored warriors to protect him day and night.

Today, the Queen Mother needs to ask too much, Liu Chang is a little tired, he sits in the car with his eyes closed, reminiscing about the entanglement with the Queen Mother just now.

He held the Queen Mother's soft jade hand and gently put it to his mouth to kiss and gasp, and said to the Queen Mother who was pretending to sleep with her eyes closed, "Queen Mother, can the minister satisfy the Queen Mother today?" ”

"Hmm!" Empress Dowager Dou replied softly, like a coquettish **.

"Queen Mother, the minister has been with the Queen Mother for many days, the Queen Mother has not rewarded the minister, if the Queen Mother loves me, I will be given an official position tomorrow, and I will stay in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother for a long time!"

"What official position do you want?" Empress Dowager Dou opened her bright eyes, turned sideways, supported her head with her hands, and her long hair naturally fell on the bed, looking even more charming and moving.

"Queen Mother, I don't have too high requirements, it's good to be able to accompany the Queen Mother for a long time, I am still a hometown now, if I inherit the position of King Qi in the future, it is also the eldest brother Liu Gang, I am the younger brother, how can I not get the throne." Liu Chang pretended to be pitiful, sat up, and put on light clothes.

"You think it's really simple, how can your current status be comparable to your eldest brother, the mourning family will crown you as the king of Qi tomorrow, and give Lang Zhongling. Let's see if you enter the palace in the future, who else can stop you. Seeing Liu Chang's sadness, Empress Dowager Dou was already distressed in her heart, and she coaxed him to be happy, what King Qi, Lang Zhongling, for her, it was just an edict.

But for Liu Chang, this is undoubtedly a great reward, not only in his heart. Hurriedly took the Queen Mother into his arms and once again fulfilled his responsibilities as a male pet.

Thinking of this, Liu Chang was in a good mood and had a sweet dream in his heart. At this moment, there was a sudden thunder in the air, which woke him up from his sweet dream. The car had just left the Upper East Gate when a downpour of rain was pouring down from the sky. The sergeant who was driving the car was blinded by the heavy rain and couldn't make out the direction for a while, so he parked the car on the side of the road.

The accompanying sergeants also looked for a place to shelter from the rain, Liu Chang saw that the car stopped, so he lifted the curtain and said to the sergeant who drove the car, "Let's go, I'll pour this candidate in a while, be careful of your head."

When the sergeant heard this, he was very angry, turned around and touched the rain on his face, and shouted, "Master Hou, the car can't go, you can just do some!" ”

"You bastard." Liu Chang was furious and raised his leg and kicked at the sergeant. The sergeant was kicked out of the car and sat down on the ground, refusing to get up. Liu Chang wanted to go out and grab the horsewhip to beat the sergeant, but when he saw the rain pouring down, he not only shrank back, but hid in the car and sulked.

In the darkness, a bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky, reflecting a scarred face in a corner not far away. Next to him stood a slightly taller man with a hat on his head, both of whom were holding knives, watching everything that was going on.

As the thunder rumbled, Scarface's cheek muscles twitched a few times, and he gestured to the person behind him. The two of them suddenly approached the carriage silently from the darkness.

The sergeant who drove the car had already hidden under the carriage, which could not only hide from the rain, but also listen to Liu Chang's noise. He suddenly saw two pairs of feet come to the side of the car, only to feel the carriage shake abnormally a few times, and then heard Liu Chang's muffled snort, but there was no sound, he was just about to get out of the bottom of the car, he felt a cold neck, the head rolled far away, and the blood was washed by the rain, turning into countless streams, flowing in all directions.

On the carriage, a few lines of blood flowed, and the rain became heavier and heavier, washing away all traces clean. In the distance, the armored samurai hiding from the rain were fighting under the city gate, and no one noticed what was happening here.

Li Xia and He Shun didn't say anything, and rushed away in the rain. Their black hats were submerged in the heavy rainy night, and their figures disappeared like ghosts.

The rain finally stopped, and when the samurai gathered next to the carriage to find the headless body of the sergeant who drove the carriage, as well as Liu Chang, who had been killed by a knife in the carriage, an hour had passed since the incident.

The matter was immediately reported to the palace, and the Empress Dowager Dou had just fallen asleep. Although she gathers with Liu Chang every day, she has not forgotten that she is the queen mother's duty, and she still approves the folds and falls asleep every night.

The palace maid who kept vigil was none other than Kou'er, and she turned around at the door of the dormitory, not knowing whether she should inform the queen mother of the news. Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, he finally gritted his teeth, knelt down at the door of the dormitory, and shouted loudly, "Queen Mother, something is wrong, Liu Chang has been assassinated!" The Queen Mother, the slave and maid did not dare to disturb the Queen Mother's rest, but this matter is very important, the Queen Mother, please forgive the slave's mistakes. Queen Mother, Queen Mother! ”

After she screamed a few times, Empress Dowager Dou was finally woken up from her sleep, and she couldn't help but feel very unhappy. She sat up in her cloak and said, "Who's yelling outside?" ”

When Kou Er heard this, she hurriedly opened the curtain, trotted into the bedroom, knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager Dou, and cried, "Empress Dowager, Liu Chang was assassinated and killed, and it was at the door of the Upper East Gate. Queen Mother, you have to take care of yourself! ”

"What did you say?" Empress Dowager Dou thought that her ears had heard it wrong, and asked loudly, "Dare to be a slave, dare to talk nonsense, don't you want your head?" ”

"The Queen Mother spares her life, the slaves don't dare, it's just when the Yulin Army came to report, and Liu Chang was at the east gate last night, and was killed!" The more she spoke, the quieter her voice became, but this time Empress Dowager Dou heard it clearly.

She stood up suddenly, only to feel a shock in her heart, a thump in her chest, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and she fell backwards.

"Queen Mother!" Kou Er was in a hurry, "Come on, quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”