Early in the morning, Yan Jinxuan lifted the thin quilt and sat up.

The early summer morning exudes a slightly cool and humid atmosphere.

Since he slept well last night, he looks in good spirits.

He stretched his legs, put a coat on his bare upper body, and stood up.

Tuk tuk, there was a knock on the door outside.

Yan Jinxuan looked in the direction of the door and did not respond immediately.

"Lord Yan, it's me." Outside the door, there was a loud voice from the Xiangshi.

Yan Jinxuan strode to the door and opened it, turned around and continued to wear his clothes.

"My lord, you'd better wear your iron helmet when you go out today." Xiangshi said.

"Someone is going to attack me today?" Yan Jinxuan asked.

"Uh-huh, the direction of the attack is from a high place, and it can kill people at any time." Xiangshi replied.

Yan Jinxuan understood what he meant, and immediately asked the fifty followers to come and listen to the instructions.

The section of the river they were digging was in the middle of a foothill, and it would not be easy to dodge if someone attacked from a high place, so his fifty followers lay in ambush on the trees on the top of the mountain.

When he and Long Qingyun led a group of local diggers to the foot of the mountain, he carefully observed the surrounding terrain. After getting a general idea of the possible direction of the attack, he consciously stood in a position that would help him dodge.

As soon as the sun rose, the thirty killers sent by the second prince quickly reached the top of the mountain.

As they lay on the ground and look down, they couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Why did he wear an iron helmet?" One of them said in a frustrated manner.

"Could it be that he knows something?" Another said.

"How so? No one else knows about it except our group. The third person said.

So everyone hurriedly discussed countermeasures.

In the end, everyone decided to shoot at Yan Jinxuan's body, and they felt that they were in a secret place anyway. Even if Yan Jinxuan found out, it was too late to arrest them.

Everyone agreed, and the archers climbed to the front.

When the archer aimed at Yan Jinxuan and drew his bow, a sound similar to a bird's call suddenly sounded in the tree. This is what Yan Jinxuan ordered his entourage to do in advance.

Yan Jinxuan recognized the direction, immediately turned his back to it and walked briskly.

"Damn, he's always moving around." The archer said impatiently.

The first arrow naturally did not hit Yan Jinxuan, but fell diagonally on the slope.

But the arrow caught the attention of the diggers, who immediately raised their tools and made a gesture of resistance.

A second arrow whizzed over the head of an excavator.

Yan Jinxuan is still walking.

When the archers were about to fire the third arrow, they heard the leaves around them shake, and then they saw a group of figures rushing towards them in the dark.

When they were about to resist, they were firmly controlled by this group.

With a whistle at the foot of the mountain, more than 200 river diggers rushed to the top of the mountain with their tools, and tied up the thirty people in three or two blows.

Yan Jinxuan was also among the people who came.

"Escort them to the yamen to be disposed of." Yan Jinxuan said.

And they carried them to the yamen in a mighty manner.

Yan Jinxuan and Long Qingyun also followed.

The assassination of the imperial court officials is not a trivial matter, and even the black gauze hats on the heads of local officials have to be lost. So when the magistrate learned about it, he was terrified. The case was immediately elevated to trial.

"Who told you to do this? Hurry up. The magistrate slapped the table and said.

Naturally, any of these thirty people did not dare to summon the second prince, so they all pursed their mouths.

The magistrate looked at Yan Jinxuan, and Yan Jinxuan said, "It's all up to the magistrate." ”

The magistrate then said loudly: "A hundred rods each, see if they dare not say it." ”

Time. The sound of canes and sticks and the sound of groans came and went. But no one dared to confess to the second prince.

The magistrate was half angry. He said sharply: "Escort to the prison to be disposed of." ”

Then the magistrate asked Yan Jinxuan: "Can you guess who sent them?" ”

Yan Jinxuan shook his head and said calmly: "In short, you can deal with it as you think you want, don't spare them." With that, he led the diggers to continue their excavation.

"Your Excellency. Why don't you tell the magistrate your guess? On the way, Long Qingyun asked.

"No, they won't be acquitted so easily anyway, and if they do, someone will soon clean them up." Yan Jinxuan said.

Long Qingyun understood what he meant, and nodded with a smile.

Within five days, the news reached the capital, and the second prince was very surprised when he learned about it, and immediately secretly sent people to dredge up with the magistrate of Chengtianfu, and instructed the people who sent it: "After they are released, quickly find a secret place to kill them all, and don't leave a single person alive." ”

"Yes." The ten delegates responded tremblingly, and left the capital overnight with sixty retinues according to the orders of the second prince.

The third prince also learned the news on the same day, and he was angry and relieved - fortunately, Yan Jinxuan was fine. But the third prince could also guess who the mastermind of this matter was, so he went to the emperor that night to tell him about it.

The emperor said, "I know. ”

"Lord Yan is an expert in water control in the Ming Kingdom, and he is a rare minister with good conduct and ability, if he has an accident, it will definitely be a loss for the Ming Kingdom." The third prince said.

"Why don't I know? Isn't the magistrate of Chengtianfu censoring? Leave it to them to find out. The emperor said. But of course, he was also curious about who was behind them, but he just acted quietly.

"Father, having said that, Lord Yan has been assassinated several times when he was on a mission, don't you think that there is likely to be a group of people behind these actions?" The third prince asked again.

"Which group?" The emperor pretended to be curious and asked. He knew who the three princes were referring to.

Although Erchen is not very sure, Erchen knows that Yan Shichong was afraid of Lord Yan many years ago, and the last time the two of them were involved in the doorman case of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so Erchen felt that Yan Shichong was very suspicious at the beginning. But later, Erchen asked the people who were placed on Yan Shichong's side, and they reported that Yan Shichong was involved in this matter but was not the main messenger, and the main envoy should be someone else. ”

"Who?" The emperor asked vigilantly.

"Erchen doesn't know, but according to the observation of Erchen's people, there is a person who is very suspicious?"

"Which one?"

"Second brother."

The emperor's face changed slightly, and he pulled the corners of his mouth before asking, "How can you see it?" ”

"He has been very close to Yan Shichong recently, and since the competition for the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is imminent, they definitely don't want Lord Yan to sit in that position." The third prince replied cautiously.

The emperor looked at the three princes quietly with half-squinted eyes, and didn't say a word for a long time

The third prince was also silent when he saw that he seemed to be thinking about things.

About two quarters of an hour later, the emperor said lightly, "I know." (To be continued.) )

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