Chapter 127: First Mission
Seeing his calm expression, Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Do you think this task is very simple?" β
Guo Song shook his head, "I don't know anything!" β
"It's a little embarrassing for you, Li Fuguo is the weakest among the three eunuchs, but he is only slightly weaker than Yu Chaoen and Cheng Zhenyuan, in fact, it is not easy to deal with him, since last year, we have failed to assassinate him three times, making his precautions more strict."
Aunt Gongsun took out a booklet and handed it to Guo Song, "This is information about Li Fuguo, you can read it here, if there is anything unclear, you can ask me." β
Guo Song took the pamphlet and asked, "Why is it Li Fuguo, not Cheng Zhenyuan or Yu Chaoen?" β
Gongsun Auntie said: "Yu Chaoen has 100,000 divine troops and two copies of the Emperor's will, and his brother controls Qianniuwei, the slightest carelessness will cause turmoil, not you alone can deal with it, and Cheng Zhenyuan is currently at odds with Yu Chaoen, and there is still use value, as for why Li Fuguo, it is really the saint who can't bear him." β
After a pause, Aunt Gongsun continued: "Li Fuguo betrayed Emperor Suzong in the change of seizing the door, and was the key figure in the success of the Emperor Taishang's rebellion, and he also poisoned Emperor Suzong with his own hands.
Judging from his performance in the past two years, he and Yu Chaoen are getting closer and closer, and even to the extent of complicity, if he is completely loyal to Yu Chaoen, it will be more difficult to move him, and now Yu Chaoen is still a little taboo against him, because he supports Zhao Wang to compete for the crown prince, and his death is a good thing for Yu Chaoen, and the impact is not great. β
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "Since there are nearly 5,000 guards in the palace, as long as the Son of Heaven orders the guards to take him down when Li Fuguo appears in the palace, can't this be done?" β
Aunt Gongsun smiled bitterly and shook her head, "The Emperor Taishang has given some people golden books and iron coupons, including several feudal town leaders and three eunuchs such as Yu Chaoen, unless they rebel, the Son of Heaven really can't kill them openly, this is one reason, and the second reason is that the palace is not completely in the hands of the saint." β
Guo Song was stunned, "Is it so serious?" β
Aunt Gongsun nodded, she took a few steps with her hands in her hands, and said slowly: "Our second failed assassination of Li Fuguo was because the palace guards secretly reported the news, so that Li Fuguo could evacuate in time.
Frankly speaking, how many of the five thousand palace guards were bought by Yu Chaoen? How many people secretly colluded with Cheng Zhenyuan or Li Fuguo? How many people are truly loyal to the Son of Heaven? We really don't know, otherwise there wouldn't be fifty female swordsmen from the Hidden Sword Pavilion to protect the Son of Heaven and the concubines. β
Aunt Gongsun looked back at Guo Song and said, "Do you know how many assassinations the Son of Heaven has encountered in the ten years since he ascended the throne?" A total of eight times, fourteen female swordsmen of the Hidden Sword Pavilion died, but each time the assassin was able to escape with his whole body, what do you say is the problem? β
The situation in the palace was so sinister that Guo Song was speechless, he opened the booklet, read it carefully, the booklet was not much, he read it twice and remembered it, and he returned the booklet to Aunt Gongsun.
"Any questions?" Aunt Gongsun took the booklet and asked.
Guo Song sighed and said: "Let me know more about Chen Ji and Chen Huai, I read that the names of the two of them appeared several times in the booklet. β
"Chen Ji and Chen Huai are twin brothers, their origin is unknown, and their personal situation is difficult to understand, only that they are superb in martial arts, and they have been Li Fuguo's personal guards for ten years, and among the five masters in the capital, they are ranked fifth."
"Which five masters, can you tell me about it?"
Aunt Gongsun nodded and said: "The five masters are actually six people, the first master is Yu Chaoen's personal guard Dou Xianlai, this person's martial arts are so high, even Twelve Niang is far from his opponent, but this person almost does not show up, and most people have never seen him."
The second place is the Twelve Niang, the third is the chief swordsman Wu Yue of Tianyuan Pavilion, the fourth is Li Liangshan, the chief swordsman of Tianqing Pavilion, and the fifth is the Chen brothers, the two of them do everything together, so they are regarded as one person. β
Guo Song thought for a while and asked, "What does the change in Tiannoji Temple refer to in the other booklet?" β
Gongsun Auntie said with a gloomy expression: "The change of Tianwang Temple is related to Yu Chaoen, it is a palace coup five years ago, the former prime minister Xiao Hua and the old eunuch Gao Lishi and the internal guard general Chen Xuanli failed to assassinate Yu Chaoen in the Tianwang Temple of Daming Palace, which led to his tragic revenge, Yu Chaoen mobilized 100,000 Shence troops to rush to the capital, and took out the will given to him by the emperor, threatening to abolish the current saint, and finally forced the saint to compromise, causing very serious consequences. β
"What serious consequences?"
"Gao Lishi was given to death, Xiao Hua and Chen Xuanli were dismissed and demoted, Chen Xuanli was assigned to Lingnan, died violently halfway, Xiao Hua was demoted to Shaanzhou Sima, and soon died in Shaanzhou's residence, and the internal guard was also disbanded, Yu Chaoen's brother Yu Chao'an was named the general of Qianniuwei, in charge of 30,000 Qianniuwei, and the saint was also forced to write a will, promising never to kill Yu Chaoen."
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun sighed and said: "The key figure in the change of Tianwang Temple is that Dou Xianlai, he is your predecessor, he was the confidant of the saint, but he betrayed the saint at a critical moment. β
Guo Song was speechless for a long time, he only now understands why Yu Chaoen is so arrogant, and why is Li Yu so jealous of Yu Chaoen?
However, this first master, Dou Xianlai, actually betrayed the Son of Heaven and took refuge in Yu Chaoen, I am afraid there are more stories in it.
But Guo Song didn't want to ask any more, the Son of Heaven asked him to assassinate Li Fuguo obviously just for an investigation, if he passed this level, I am afraid that his next target would be Yu Chaoen.
"Then does the Son of Heaven have a time limit for this operation?"
"The saint didn't say the deadline, but it was best to complete it within two months, and I want to remind you that you are the saint's secret weapon, try not to let people know about your existence, you were very risky last night, fortunately you brought a mask."
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun took out a box and handed it to Guo Song, "The mask you wore last night was made by Yang Yu, it was very rough, you try this disguise mask again, the effect is much better than the mask, the men's disguise mask has only been made three sets in total, and all of them are given to you." β
Guo Song was overjoyed and hurriedly took the box, what he needed most was to change his appearance.
"And this sword!"
Aunt Gongsun handed him the sword on the plate, "This is my master's sword, it's heavier, I think it's very suitable for you." β
Guo Song took the sword, feeling that the weight was about twenty-five catties, which was indeed very suitable for him, but how could this sword be so heavy?
He slowly drew his sword, and couldn't help but be stunned, how could it be as black as ink?
Aunt Gongsun smiled: "My master has two black and white swords, the white sword is called Feidian, I passed it to Twelve Niang, this black sword is called Chongyuan, I don't know what kind of different iron is used to create it, I have collected it for thirty years, and I will give it to you, your horizontal sword is too ordinary, use this sword in the future!" β
Guo Song completely drew out his sword, the sword body was pitch black, dull, and the blade did not look sharp, but with a slight wave of Guo Song, he cut the golden hook of the curtain next to him into two sections, which can be called sharpening iron like mud, extremely sharp.
He pulled two more sword flowers, and immediately couldn't put it down, although the horizontal knife he used was good, but it was really not conducive to assassination, this black sword was different, it could be split and stabbed, and it could give full play to the advantages of the sword.
"What else does Senior Aunt command?"
Aunt Gongsun said: "You need to have a livelihood to hide your identity. β
"My nephew sells wine!"
Aunt Gongsun smiled dumbly, "That's okay, I'll help you when I go back and recommend your Meishou wine to the palace." β
Guo Song was overjoyed, "Thank you, aunt." β
Guo Song got up and saluted to say goodbye to Aunt Gongsun.
Aunt Gongsun sent him to the door, and said to him: "You behaved well last night, I believe you have become a thorn in Yu Chaoen's eyes, he must be looking for you in every possible way, during this time, you should keep a low profile and do your livelihood." β
After a little hesitation, Aunt Gongsun said again: "You give me Sun Xiaozhen's hiding address, and I will send someone to send them away, Sun Xiaozhen knows that you have too many things, and it is a great threat to you." β
Guo Song was vigilant and immediately reminded her: "Senior aunt, he is Yang Yu's apprentice!" β
Aunt Gongsun smiled and said, "Where do you want to go, I won't kill him, maybe I will cultivate him and absorb him into the outer hall of the Tibetan Sword Pavilion." β
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In the study room in the Qilin Hall of Daming Palace, Li Yu stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, quietly listening to Aunt Gongsun's report, and his fair face showed a faint smile.
"Auntie, there are a lot of things you have to meet today, but I only remember one sentence."
"Your Majesty, please!"
"To be a chess player, not a chess piece, just by this sentence, I know that I am not looking at the wrong person, he is indeed the third faction I am looking for, give him a gold medal, I will not regret it."
"Although he is young, I feel that his mind is very mature and his vision is broad, Twelve Niang is indeed inferior to him, Your Majesty, if he can master the Hidden Sword Pavilion......."
Li Yu shook his head and interrupted Aunt Gongsun's words, "The Hidden Sword Pavilion is a clear sword, something on the table, but Guo Song is my secret arrow, my most powerful secret weapon, he must hide behind the scenes, and he must not let Yu Chaoen know who he is?" Where are you? β
"I understand, I will immediately send someone to send the Sun family to Jiangnan, and then there will be only one wine merchant Guo Song in Chang'an."
After a pause, Aunt Gongsun said again: "I promise Your Majesty that he will never become the second Dou Immortal!" β
Li Yu was silent, and Aunt Gongsun realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she said apologetically: "I shouldn't have mentioned that name." β
Li Yu smiled faintly, "It's nothing, that incident won't become my heart demon, and my aunt doesn't need to vouch for Guo Song, since I decided to use him, I won't doubt him, as for whether he will become the second Dou Immortal, it's up to time to prove!" β
Aunt Gongsun sighed secretly, and said, "Guo Song suggested that I go to greet King Lu, what does Your Majesty think?" β
Li Yu nodded, "His suggestion is very good, and my aunt will visit King Lu on my behalf." β
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Yu Chaoen was not only the first eunuch in the Tang Dynasty to worship Xiangguo, but also the first eunuch to be crowned the king of the county, and he also held military power, and even the Son of Heaven had to call him Shangfu.
Historically, the reason why the eunuchs in the late Tang Dynasty held the power of the army and could abolish the emperor at will began with Yu Chaoen.
Yu Chao Enguan worshiped the subordinate servants, served as the left minister, concurrently served as the observer of the Shence Army, and was knighted as the king of Yongjia County, it can be said that the power is inclined to the government and the opposition, he made full use of the right to review the subordinates, any court resolution and draft will, must be reviewed by him first, he can not pass it back, only if he approves it, all kinds of twists and turns and the will drafted by the province of Zhongshu can be sent to the hands of the Son of Heaven.
The promotion and appointment of ministers and magistrates in the DPRK and China was also decided by him, who not only acted arbitrarily, but also made a lot of money, making the Tang Dynasty court into a miasma.
Yu Chaoen's palace is located in the south of Daming Palace, the scale is grand, the momentum is magnificent, it occupies half of the square, and all kinds of buildings in it are carved and painted, and it is extremely luxurious.
There was even a treasure hall that could accommodate 3,000 people in the palace, and the unscrupulous transgression of etiquette was unscrupulous, although he was a eunuch, but his wives and concubines had hundreds of people and eighteen false sons.
Yu Chaoen is already over sixty years old, but he is well maintained, there is no wrinkle on his face, his head is full of silver hair, but there are no eyebrows, his skin is frighteningly white, his eyes are sharp, and his triangular eyes are particularly vicious.
At this time, Yu Chaoen was sitting in the inner hall, listening to Liu Sigu and Yang Wanhua report to him what happened last night.
Yu Chaoen wore a golden crown on his head, wore a purple robe of eight dragons, and held a bowl of bird's nest porridge, drinking it unhurriedly.
In the end, Yang Wanhua whispered: "Father Weng, although the Hidden Sword Pavilion has not heard of someone who can shoot arrows, it will not be their new recruit?" β
"What do you think, sir?" Yu Chaoen's gaze turned to Liu Sigu.
Liu Sigu pondered and said: "I think this person should have nothing to do with the Hidden Sword Pavilion, the Hidden Sword Pavilion does not have this kind of courage, and the palace guards are so heavily guarded, even Li Man can't come and go like this like no one." β
"Xianlai, what do you think?" Yu Chaoen asked lightly again.
A hoarse voice came from behind the curtain, "This person's martial arts can be ranked in the top five, and it should be Li Yu's person." β
Yu Chaoen nodded, "Since this person saved the Sun family, then he should have something to do with the Sun family, at least with that Sun Xiaozhen." β
He glanced at Yang Wanhua and said slowly: "Yang Yu can be left alone, but the Sun family must find it." β
Although his voice was soft, his tone was irresistible, "Wanhua, from now on, you have to mobilize all your manpower and strength to find this archery man, I don't care what means you use, even if you dig Chang'an City three feet into the ground, you have to dig him out." β
"The child obeys!"
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