Chapter 50: Retrieving the Tiger Talisman
Xi Shi's eyes gradually deepened, thinking back to what Yin Shisan told him in the carriage.
Presumably, it won't be long before the real culprit will surface.
Xi Shi didn't answer Lingniang's question, and was about to turn around and go back when he raised his leg. But just as he wanted to step on his legs, his legs were weak again, and he was about to fall to the ground.
Ling Niang hurriedly held on, and said politely to Zheng Dan and Xi Cheng: "My girl's body needs to rest urgently, so I won't leave the two." ”
Zheng Dan and Xi Cheng worriedly asked Lingniang to take care of Xi Shi, and after seeing Xi Shi enter the house, they were willing to leave.
On the other side, after leaving the Cheng'en Palace, King Wu went directly back to his own palace and asked him to call out the person who was checking the assassin's body.
After entering the hall, he reported to King Wu with a serious and worried expression: "The king...... These assassins all had Zhu Dan in their mouths, presumably ready to die. Moreover, the minion, the minion, found this ...... in the body of an assassin."
As he spoke, he asked the attendants to present an item on a wooden plate.
The object was mysteriously covered with a red cloth, which was slightly raised in the middle, like a small object.
His subordinates presented the object to King Wu's entourage, and the attendant took it, first carefully opened a corner by himself, and after seeing what was inside, his face changed, and he looked at King Wu with a panicked face.
Wu Wang frowned, reached out directly, and lifted the red cloth.
There is a wooden plaque in the middle of the wooden plate. The wooden sign is meticulous in workmanship and of good quality, and there is a word "Wu" written in the middle.
King Wu's expression was grim, and all the people in the hall saw this, and they all quickly knelt down, silent.
Search the assassin for a sign representing the identity of Wu Zixu and Wu Xiangguo, I heard that as long as you use this brand to show people, no one will dare not listen to you. And this brand appears on the assassin, which everyone will associate with ......
In just a while, King Wu had already adjusted, and said to the attendant in a light tone: "Lin Xuan, you go and invite Wu Xiangguo." ”
Lin Xuan immediately ran out.
After Lin Xuan went out, King Wu lay on the chair, closed his eyes and recuperated.
Although King Wu made a leisurely style, both Qi Zuo and Bo Yao knelt on the ground and trembled, and they didn't dare to make a sound until their knees were sore.
After Wu Zixu was invited into the hall by Lin Xuan, King Wu slowly opened his eyes.
Wu Zixu strode into the inner hall, and shouted worriedly as he walked: "King! Lin Xuan said that you were assassinated today, and the old minister said that you should not go......"
Wu Zixu stepped into the inner hall, and before he finished speaking, he was frozen by King Wu's cold eyes.
Wu Zixu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly knelt down and saluted King Wu.
King Wu looked at Wu Zixu on the ground coldly, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "What does Father Ya think, how is the king of the widow? ”
Wu Zixu respectfully returned: "The king Wen Tao and Wu are all unique, and he is domineering as a king, but the king is kind-hearted, and some things seem too benevolent." ”
King Wu laughed and asked again: "So, there are some things and some people that you can't see, do you have to help the widow solve them?" ”
Wu Zixu was dumbfounded, and didn't seem to know what King Wu was referring to.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall became scorching.
Bo Yao raised his eyes to look left and right, and when he saw that the time was right, he straightened up and persuaded King Wu: "Don't be angry, look at the appearance of Lord Xiangguo, you should not know what happened, it is better to let Weichen talk to Xiangguo about today's events first." ”
King Wu had a cold face and did not make a sound.
Bo Yao thought that King Wu had acquiesced, so he told Wu Zixu the ins and outs of today's events clearly.
The more Wu Zixu listened, the more excited he became, and when he heard it, he directly interrupted Bo Yao's words, and said sincerely to King Wu: "King! The old minister will definitely not do such a disagreeable thing, let alone ignore the king's wishes, please check the king! ”
Bo Yao took the opportunity to persuade: "Yes, king, if this matter is really done by Wu Xiangguo, then how can he leave the sign on the scene and let the finger point at himself?" ”
Wu Zixu glanced at Bo Yao gratefully, and Bo Yao saw that King Wu's face was relieved, so he said: "However, Wu Xiangguo did not take good care of the brand, which led to the use of people with intentions, which is indeed a bad impact." For the sake of Wu Xiangguo's work for you, let him be spared this time. ”
King Wu snorted coldly and said: "If it weren't for the incompetence of the widow, there would be no need for Wu Xiangguo to be so dedicated, it would be better to abdicate earlier and make way for Xian, you say yes, Wu Xiangguo?" ”
Bo Yao and Wu Zixu looked at each other in pairs, for fear of saying the wrong thing. After exchanging glances, Wu Zixu knelt on the ground and said: "The old minister is old, and he is unable to help the king in many things, so he will be modest and cautious in the future, and this kind of mistake will not occur again." ”
Bo Yao hurriedly said: "Yes, the king, Wu Xiangguo is old, it is better to let Xiangguo rest more, today the wooden card is faked, tomorrow if the tiger charm is faked?" According to Weichen, the tiger talisman is still better than the king's. ”
Wu Zixu looked at Bo Yao dumbly, but Bo Yao faced him calmly.
King Wu changed his sitting posture and said softly: "In today's assassination incident, Yafu is the most suspicious, but the widow will not believe it." Speaking of this tiger talisman, when the tiger talisman succeeded to the throne from the widow, the first king directly sent the tiger talisman to Ya Father, presumably also valued Ya Father's ability. Now because of a little omission, he asked Yafu to return the tiger talisman to Yafu, which inevitably made Yafu feel resentful in his heart. ”
When Wu Zixu heard this, he already knew clearly that this was King Wu's second move, and King Wu wanted to let him give up his military power.
Wu Zixu secretly thought in his heart that the king had taken two moves against him so far. The first step, what the court pointed to to his own thousand husbands, was that the king wanted to tell everyone that he was full of wings and would not let others listen to his own words anymore, but obey the king's words. The second move is that this assassination is both true and false. A forged identity wooden tag that I don't know where it came from, and I plan to take back the tiger talisman that can command the whole army.
Therefore, in Wu Zixu's view, this assassination incident is likely to be directed and acted by King Wu himself.
Although he saw King Wu's psychology clearly, Wu Zixu could only compromise.
"Old minister...... He is old and no longer suitable to lead a leader in battle. Tomorrow in the court, the tiger talisman will definitely be returned to the king. Wu Zixu returned.
After hearing this, King Wu used a movement that others could not notice, and gently exhaled a breath, and then said loudly: "The widow is brave and good at fighting, and the wisdom of the father is unparalleled, and he will definitely be able to dominate as soon as possible." ”
Wu Zixu smiled and said "yes".
Seeing that King Wu's face finally relaxed, Bo Yao also smiled, squinted his eyes and said to King Wu with a smile: "Today's events can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, so that my king is becoming more and more mature, presumably there will be few things, the king will be able to show his majesty, so that all countries will bow down!" ”
Bo Yao's words praised King Wu's heart for a while, and he didn't bother to care about whether Wu Zixu did it. Anyway, King Wu himself could see that Wu Zixu thought in his heart that he was a thief and designed an assassination plan in order to regain military power.
As for who is going to kill Yue Ji, what secrets are there about the assassin that Yin Shisan pointed out at the end, he will definitely find out one by one in the future.
But...... Yin 13 is dead, what should Xi Shi do?
As soon as he thought of this, King Wu's head instantly began to hurt, and he thought that he could handle the affairs of the previous dynasty with ease, but when he thought of Xi Shi's affairs, his head was so worried that he wanted to explode.
When I met Yin Shisan, I was really shocked by my unsympathetic self, and there were people in the world who would become such a field for a woman. What affection and faith is that...... Therefore, he patiently saved him and brought him back to Wu to cultivate and be reborn, and he was moved by his infatuation day by day. I feel that my brother's beloved must help him catch up.
But now, Yin 13 is gone, leaving Xi Shi in this deep palace. I don't have much interest in women, and I think they are just icing on the cake. Although I was moved by other people's stories, I was still cold in my heart.
King Wu straightened his head and frowned, the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, the bigger his head became, and he had already forgotten the rainbow fart that Bo Yao had just blown.
Bo Yao saw that King Wu's face was full of melancholy, and there was a little mania on top of the melancholy, and he thought that his sycophant just now was in the wrong place, so he hurriedly retired with Wu Zixu.
Out of the main hall, Bo Yao wiped the light sweat on his forehead and muttered: "The emperor's heart is unfathomable, and I don't know what the king is thinking, but fortunately we ran fast." ”
Wu Zixu glanced at Bo Yao and said, "Lord Dazai has a good mouth, and the dead can be said to be alive, how can the king blame you?" ”
Bo Yao heard the meaning of Wu Zixu's words, which was saying that he had just encouraged him to hand over the tiger talisman.
I saw Bo Yao smile bitterly, sighed and said, "I know that I am a thankless job." Obviously for the good of the country, after all, I still can't escape the blame of these two sentences. Lord Xiangguo, you must remember the words 'prosperity is decline'. ”
Wu Zixu was silent, saluted to Bo Yao, turned around and left by himself.
In the main hall, King Wu was still frowning and thinking about how to deal with Xi Shi's problem.
Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, he shouted "King", which pulled King Wu's soul back.
Seeing that King Wu had come back to his senses, he continued: "My lord, according to your orders, the servant smelled the smell of that assassin, which was the smell of Suhe. ”
"Suhe?"
"Yes, the king. Suhe is a kind of spice, which has the effect of opening the body and removing filth, opening depression and phlegm, and relieving pain. For those who practice martial arts, it is a very suitable spice to carry on the body, and it smells like a faint pine fragrance. He explained carefully.
King Wu pondered for a while, and then asked if he had found anything else, and he shook his head, and King Wu asked him to go down and find some Suhe spices to send over.
He retreated.
Su He......
King Wu thought to himself, it must be Yin Shisan's smell that has something to do with Su He's smell, so he will deliberately point to that person.
It seems that it is most appropriate to start with Su He.
However, the most urgent problem at present is how to deal with Shih Tzu!
Brotherly love must not be blasphemed, but if you send her back to Yue Kingdom, you are afraid that you will not be able to take care of it, if you will be raised in Wu Palace, and you are afraid that she will be restrained for the rest of her life, it is really a headache!