Chapter 22: The Assassination
"You can't bring a knife when you enter the palace, I know this, there is also this rule when you enter the prince's mansion? Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already regarded his son as the emperor. To put it another way, with so many people in your prince's mansion holding knives, do you also want to kill all our brothers? Yang Ming looked around and said with a smile.
Many of the princes and officials who came in with Yang Ming laughed together, they were covered by King Ming, and they were not even afraid of the crown prince.
Prince Yang Yue's face suddenly became very ugly, and he clenched his fists tightly, as if he was about to have a seizure, but he was trying to endure it. At this time, I saw Wu Yuanyu come to Yang Yue's side and whisper something in his ear?
"Hahahaha! The eldest brother is just joking with the thirteenth child, don't take the fifth brother too seriously. It was Yang Xian, the prime minister, who spoke.
"Well, that's the case, I was just joking with the old thirteen, I didn't expect you all to take it seriously." Yang Yue also laughed, but everyone could see that he was laughing unnaturally.
"Thank you, Brother Five!" Yang Yun gave Yang Ming a salute first to express his gratitude. Then he turned around again and motioned for Yanqin and Liu Yue to return to their positions.
Things quickly subsided, and everyone returned to their places, continuing to watch the song and dance performances, eating all kinds of melons and fruits. It's just that with the episode just now, there are far fewer people walking around and making loud noises, and the scene has become a little dull.
According to the prince's arrangement, this party in the morning was mainly to watch a song and dance performance. After the luncheon, there will be entertainment activities such as pot throwing, shuanglu, calamus, and Tibetan hooks.
But Yang Yun couldn't play with this group of people in the first place, and after experiencing the events of the morning, he didn't want to stay here longer. So soon after the luncheon, he left the Prince's Mansion with Ju Yuanguang and the others, met Qi Wei and others who were waiting outside the Prince's Mansion, and prepared to return to the Thirteen Princes' Mansion.
The Thirteen Princes' Mansion was not far from the Crown Prince, so the group did not rush to the road and slowly walked back. In the afternoon, the sun came out and shone on the snow all over the street, which was very beautiful.
Yang Yun opened the curtain of the carriage and enjoyed the beautiful scenery on the street. Suddenly he shouted: "Not good! After speaking, he pulled down the curtain of the sedan chair and hid in the sedan chair.
Qi Wei looked in the direction Yang Yun was looking at just now, and couldn't help but be startled. For he saw on the roof opposite a masked man dressed in black, with a bow and an arrow ready to shoot in the direction where they were.
"Great Assassin!" Qi Wei shouted loudly, and then hurriedly rushed over, standing between the assassin and Yang Yun's carriage. It's too late, it's too fast. A long arrow flew quickly, Qi Wei's eyes were fast, and he knocked the long arrow to the ground in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, several long arrows were shot from different directions, Yan Qin and Liu Yue in the carriage, and the guards who followed Qi Wei immediately surrounded the carriage, using their bodies as shields, ready to block the arrows that were shooting.
At the same time, shadowless guards dressed as pedestrians and vendors on the streets also took action, some took out bows and arrows and shot at the black-clad men on the rooftops. Some dodged the arrows and threw themselves on the roofs.
Since it was on the street and it was daytime, there were not many people in black who sneaked up. These people are also very decisive, they see that they can't do anything, they don't make the slightest nostalgic thing, and they disappear without a trace.
Yang Yun walked out of the carriage, and seeing that several guards were injured at this time, he hurriedly gave the injured a simple hemostatic treatment. When the guards saw that His Highness personally treated their wounds, they immediately knelt down to express their gratitude, but were stopped by Yang Yun.
The carriage continued to move forward, and the man in black never appeared again, and the group returned to His Highness's mansion smoothly. After arranging for someone to treat the guard's injuries, Yang Yun and Ju Yuanguang came to his study.
"Who did you think arranged this assassination?" Yang Yun took a sip of the freshly brewed tea and looked at the giant beam opposite.
"It's hard to say, it is said that you have just offended the prince, and it is more likely that he will send someone to kill you. But if you offend the prince today, will he choose to act immediately, and act not far from the gate of his mansion? Ju Yuanguang thought for a while before he said.
"Is it possible that the people on the prince's side are taking advantage of everyone's mentality and deliberately acting like this?" Yang Yun said.
"I can't rule out this possibility, but if I were the prince's person, I wouldn't have such a bad idea, because in this way, it will definitely bring trouble to His Royal Highness the Prince. In fact, there is a possibility, and this possibility is relatively large, that is, other princes sent people to deliberately want to cause trouble to the prince. ”
"Brother Ju is reasonable, I also think this is more likely, but who did it?"
"Hehe, Your Highness, this is not easy to judge, don't you say that most of the princes in the palace look at you unpleasantly, and it is very likely to take the opportunity to give you a look. Now that the prince is the unjust boss who is behind you, why not do it? ”
After a pause, Ju Yuanguang said again: "This time to participate in the Prince's Mansion banquet, we have exposed some of our strength, I am afraid that it will attract the attention of many people in the future, and we will have to be careful in the future!" ”
The news that the thirteen princes were assassinated in Xijing City quickly spread among the various forces in the city, and the heads of many forces were discussing how to use this matter to maximize their benefits.
"Huh! This time it was lively, first the fifth and the eldest quarreled at the banquet, and then the thirteenth was assassinated at the gate of the prince's mansion. The boss is now yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants, and it's not but anymore. I'll see how he copes. In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Xian smiled happily.
"Your Highness, now is not the time to be happy, who should prepare a gift now, go and see your thirteenth brother." A young man who was a scribe said that if Ju Yuanguang was present, he must know him, because this young man was Chen Yuanhang, one of the "Three Distances".
"What? I still go to see him, this prince can't afford that coward since he was a child, and he still goes to see him, I won't go! Speaking of Yang Yun, Yang Xian's face was full of disdain.
"Your Highness, whether the crown prince makes a move or not at this time, Your Majesty will definitely be dissatisfied with him, and a punishment is indispensable. And King Sheng's public crowding His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also leave a name that does not distinguish between dignity and inferiority, at this time, if you go to visit His Royal Highness the Thirteenth, will you end up with a good reputation of benevolence and virtue, which will greatly add points in Your Majesty's heart. Chen Yuanhang was not in a hurry, and patiently talked to Yang Xian.
"Your Highness, what Brother Chen said is very reasonable. And judging from today's events, your thirteenth brother is not as cowardly and incompetent as everyone thinks, and it seems that he still has some strength to quickly mobilize so many people to arrest the assassins. I think Your Highness should be closer to your thirteenth brother. Suddenly a voice came from behind the curtain at the back of the hall.
Yang Xian obviously listened to the words of the master of this voice, so he pondered for a while and said, "Since you all say so, I'll go and see the old thirteen." ”
In a house in Xijing City, a fat man sat in the courtyard, looking at the stars in the sky. Said slowly: "Mess up! Let's mess up! The more chaotic, the better. ”
In the Ronghua Palace, Emperor Fu looked at the prince kneeling in front of him, and he looked like he hated iron but not steel.
"Say it! Did you do today's thing? Emperor Fu's tone was very peaceful, but the more Yang knew his personality, the more he said that the more he said that his father was on the verge of anger.
"It's really not my son who did it, my son is not such a small person, what's more, even if he does it, his son won't be far from my door!" Yang Yue said as he knelt on the ground in fear, how could he have the appearance of a prince who was arrogant in front of him.
"If it's not you, who else?" Fu Huang's voice suddenly became louder.
"Father, it's really not a son! It may be the second, it may be the fifth, it may be my third and ninth, or even the thirteenth acting by himself, they all wish I was unlucky, so I can sit in the position of the prince! As Yang Yue spoke, tears flowed out.
"Hmph, who doesn't know your virtue after seeing a beautiful woman and can't walk, I think you will die on a woman one day!" Emperor Fu roared loudly, but Yang Yue was secretly happy in his heart, because he knew that this level could be passed smoothly.
"Back then, your mother, in order to block that arrow for me, was seriously wounded, although she did not die at that time, but left the root of the disease, I ascended the throne for three years, and she finally died. Since I was a child, I trained you as a prince, and so many courtiers proposed that the prince should be replaced, but I suppressed you. However, if you don't fight, even if I give you the throne, you won't be able to keep it without support! Emperor Fu said earnestly, the deceased former queen Ji Yanran is an eternal pain in his heart.
"Erchen knows that Erchen must change his past mistakes and become a respected prince." Yang Yue said 'sincerely'.
"Alright! Go down! Emperor Fu also seemed to be tired, and waved Yang Yue away. Seeing Yang Yue's figure out of the main hall, he instructed the senior father-in-law next to him: "You ask the secret guards to hurry up and investigate, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they must arrest these assassins." ”