Chapter 117: Assassination
Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, the emperor's brows furrowed tightly, if a person said that there was a problem with this Wu County Lieutenant, he didn't think it was very credible, but now there are so many people gathered here, all of them are sincere, and they are also eloquent when they state things, not like a false accusation.
A county lieutenant can be said to be the parent official of this side, but the people's anger has piled up here, which shows that there is no less looting of the people's fat and people's ointment on weekdays, which is really hateful and hateful!
The emperor snorted coldly, he was originally a private visit to Weifu, and wanted to take a good look at the people's feelings, he thought that he could see that under his governance, the country was prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but he didn't want to see such a dirty scene.
"Go and call Sun Yu over," the emperor sighed slightly, instructed his father-in-law beside him, and then said to the people who were still kneeling on the ground and begging him to make decisions for them: "You guys get up first, the state has national laws and family rules, since I already know about this matter, I will definitely severely punish the corrupt officials, you go back first, this matter will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in the future." ”
Hearing this "adult" make such a promise, the people kneeling on the ground were stunned at first, and then looked at each other and looked at each other several times before shouting in unison: "Your Excellency is wise!" ”
When the people slowly dispersed, the emperor snorted coldly again and returned to his room.
Soon after, Sun Yu followed Gonggong Zhang to the emperor: "See my father!" He knelt down and saluted according to the rules of the palace, straightened his back, and looked neither humble nor arrogant, but his head was lowered, and he did not look directly at the emperor.
"Get up," the emperor whispered, and motioned for him to sit down in front of him, "You know everything downstairs, right?" ”
"On the way here, I heard Gonggong Zhang roughly say something," Sun Yu replied, and no emotion could be heard in his tone: "I don't know what my father wants to do with Wu Guigui?" ”
"Humph!" The emperor slapped his palm on the table: "I have all the opportunities, I forget to sleep and eat, just to make this country more prosperous, but I don't want him to be a small county lieutenant here, it is really hateful!" As for what to do, he won't say it explicitly.
After taking a sip of tea, the emperor seemed to suppress the anger in his heart, and his tone was much calmer than before: "This matter will be left to you, and you must calm the people's anger." ”
Sun Yu naturally knew what the emperor wanted, so he got up and raised his hand to salute: "Yes, father." Then he withdrew at the emperor's signal.
However, in half a day, Sun Yu imprisoned Wu Guigui in a cell for corruption and bribery, and the crime of fish and meat township. When these words reached the ears of the emperor, the emperor was naturally very satisfied.
Wu Guigui, who was in prison, sat on the dry and dirty straw with a dull gaze, he looked at the faint light from the narrow iron window on the high wall, and his heart was like ashes, this time, he was really planted.
"It's a pleasure!" When Yun Chan heard the news, she almost jumped up from her chair happily: "This dog official, who bullied us like that before, has finally got retribution." ”
Seeing Yun Chan's happy appearance, Yun Yan was not as happy as her, when she heard about the court trial, all the evidence of Wu Guigui was listed one by one, and all the evidence appeared in the lobby of the county government, if Wu Guigui's matter was just a sudden situation, it was absolutely impossible for these incriminating evidence to be collected so quickly.
Yunyan secretly guessed that this should be related to Zhao Mingsheng and Sun Yu. It's just that she's just guessing, and some things are better not to say.
After Wu Guigui's matter was resolved, Yunyan and the others were ready to leave Yongle County.
Just before leaving, Yunyan had already received the news that tonight, there would be an assassin coming to assassinate the emperor, and everyone knew who sent the assassin.
That night, Hao Xue came to Yunyan's room early, and when she closed the door, she frowned and said softly: "There are so many guards around the emperor, if they want to do it, it is absolutely impossible for them to send only a few assassins to fight in close quarters, I estimate that they will take advantage of the darkness to send people to cover first, and then use hidden weapons or arrows in the dark to achieve the purpose of assassinating the emperor." ”
Listening to Haoxue's analysis, Yunyan nodded frequently, and after a while, she said softly: "What we discussed before, we can now prepare." ”
Hao Xue hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Do you want to wear heart goggles?" ”
Previously, they had already prepared for a scene of faithful protection of the Lord, but they were really going to "sing on stage", but Hao Xue was still a little uneasy in her heart.
"No need," Yunyan said softly, saying that it was impossible not to be afraid, but she now knew very well that if she wanted to gain the emperor's trust, she couldn't make any mistakes: "If you wear heart guards, you will be suspected when the time comes, and wealth is in danger, since we are going to take this road, then we have to be prepared to bear no matter what kind of risk it is." ”
Looking at Yunyan's determined appearance, Haoxue suddenly felt that this girl's courage and courage were far beyond her imagination, and she couldn't help but admire Yunyan even more.
The sky is getting darker and darker, the lights in the wing room where the emperor lives have been turned off, presumably the emperor has gone to bed, but there are many guards patrolling outside the house, these guards are wearing ordinary clothes, dressed like family members, but each eye is alert, after all, it is the emperor who is protecting.
Suddenly, a firelight pierced the night, and then several fires followed into the courtyard, and the straw laid in the corner was lit at some point, and the guards patrolling around suddenly looked a little flustered.
"Kill!" As soon as the order was given, more than a dozen figures in the dark ran into the courtyard, holding a bright knife and running to the side room where the emperor lived.
Fortunately, those guards had trained weekdays, and when they encountered such a situation, they quickly calmed down and reacted very quickly under the arrangement of the leader.
In an instant, the sound of knives and guns in the courtyard stirred up the originally silent night.
Yunyan and Haoxue glanced at each other, opened the door and glanced at the courtyard, and then quickly walked out, at the same time, the emperor who had been sleeping was woken up, and saw the fire outside the house and the sound of fighting, naturally understood that the assassin was coming, he quickly put on his clothes under the service of Gonggong Zhang, and then opened the door, stood under the porch, put his hands behind his back, and let his guards stand in front of him.
As an emperor, such courage must be there, not to mention, now that he is standing here, it is also a means to boost morale.
In this private visit to Weifu, the guards brought by him are all first-class masters, but there are not many people, plus the killer is obviously organized, and his skills are not weak, and the killer has an advantage in numbers, so the two sides are very anxious for a while.
Just when the two sides were inseparable, the cold arrow suddenly shot out from an extremely tricky angle, almost grabbing the blind spot of all the guards, and when someone found out, the sword had already reached the emperor's face, and it was about to shoot into the emperor's heart.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" A figure quickly appeared, and Yunyan almost used the fastest speed in his life, and suddenly blocked in front of the emperor, saying that it was too late, and then it was fast, and the cold arrow was directly inserted into Yunyan's heart, and the huge force pushed her backwards.
Yunyan only felt that the position of his heart was extremely painful, and then he fainted in front of him.
In order to protect the emperor, the guards quickly approached the emperor and surrounded the emperor, and the killers saw that there was no chance of assassination, although they were a little unwilling, they still evacuated.
"Yunyan!" Hao Xue saw the killer evacuate, and hurriedly rushed into the crowd to check Yun Yan's injury, although the cold arrow was inserted into Yun Yan's heart, but originally this arrow was shot towards the emperor's heart, Yun Yan was shorter than the emperor, and naturally it was a little off, although it was not fatal, but it would also greatly consume vitality.
"Imperial Doctor?! Physician! The emperor personally supported Yunyan, who had passed out, and shouted loudly, and when Zhang Gonggong saw this, he quickly dragged the imperial doctor who was trembling with fear to the emperor.
The group helped Yunyan into the house, and they all surrounded her, until they watched the imperial doctor pull out the sharp arrow in Yunyan's heart, and saw that the imperial doctor wiped the sweat on his forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that Yunyan was no longer in danger of life, and everyone dispersed.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Mingsheng glanced at Yunyan, who was still asleep with his eyes closed, and knelt down and saluted the emperor with a frown: "Please also ask the emperor for permission to let Mingsheng accompany Yunyan here." ”
The emperor looked at him condescendingly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally spoke: "Since this is the case, then I will let you go." After saying that, the emperor went to rest.
This injury made Yunyan's vitality greatly damaged, and coupled with the fatigue of traveling and traveling before, she had to control many things, and her thoughts were inevitably heavier, because her body was already exhausted, so she fell asleep for several days.
These days, Zhao Mingsheng stayed in front of Yunyan's bed, almost not leaving, for fear that something would happen to her, even if the imperial doctor came to check the pulse three times a day, he still couldn't feel at ease.
The emperor also occasionally came to see Yunyan, after all, this little girl can be regarded as his savior now, he really didn't expect that in such a critical situation, even Gonggong Zhang, who usually follows him and acts calmly and loyally, has not been able to make any reaction, but Yunyan suddenly pounced and blocked in front of him, saying that it was fake if he was not moved, but as an emperor, he was high, and some emotions could not be expressed.
"She's not awake yet?" On this day, the emperor came to visit Yunyan alone, and Gonggong Zhang and others were asked by him to stand outside the door and not allowed to come in, for fear of disturbing Yunyan.
Zhao Mingsheng, who had not been familiar with him for a few days, saw the emperor coming and hurriedly saluted.
"Excuse me," the emperor sighed softly, and glanced at Zhao Mingsheng's slightly haggard face: "Your affection for this girl, I have also seen it in my eyes these days, the truth is like this, I am also willing to be an adult, if this girl can wake up, I will marry you." ”