Chapter 720: Failed Assassination
It was probably after dusk that day, Sun Shuke, She Li, and Gan Ben came to the study of the outpost where Zhao Hongrun was located again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
During the day, Zhao Hongrun heard that a group of refugees from the Chu State in the south had come to the south bank of the Hun River and hoped to defect to him, so he ordered someone to send an order to make Sun Shuke and the other three responsible for handling the matter.
And now, Sun Shuke and the three of them came back to Zhao Hongrun to get their lives back.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was drinking in the study, and when he saw that Sun Shuke walked into the house, he looked different, and thought that the latter three of them saw that he, His Royal Highness King Su, had violated the prohibition of alcohol in private, and had a misunderstanding, so they invited Sun Shuke and the three of them to have a drink together with a little embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, Sun Shuke frowned and said bluntly: "Your Highness, the refugees you let the last general and others take in today...... The last general will look wrong! ā
"......" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand to signal Wei Jiao to add three pairs of wine bottles and chopsticks, and invited Sun Shuke and the three of them to eat with him, and asked with confusion: "What's wrong?" ā
I saw Uncle Sun hugging his fists as a thank you for being invited, and after sitting down at the table, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, these days, the three generals have always been responsible for the aid and relocation of refugees, and they can be regarded as having some understanding of some of the situations. ā¦ā¦ Previously, although the civilians near both Gong County and Qi County were uneasy and worried that the Wei army would harm them, it didn't take long for the uneasiness in their hearts to gradually subside, and it was replaced by the joy of being about to be freed from the shackles of oppression. ā¦ā¦ And these refugees, they are too frightened......"
"It's not surprising." Zhao Hongrun sandwiched a chopstick dish and said with a smile: "South of the Huhe River, now there are many wars, the Yanling Army, the Shangshui Army, and the 50,000 newly surrendered troops in Nanmenyang, just the strength of my Wei army, there are more than 100,000, not to mention the Chu army?" ā¦ā¦ The civilians were terrified, presumably because they had witnessed the cruelty of the time. ā
"That's not right." Sun Shuke shook his head and refuted Zhao Hongrun's words for the first time: "At that time, the last general felt that the situation was not quite right, so he found a few village chiefs who took the lead and asked them what was going on. ā
"......" Zhao Hongrun frowned and glanced at Sun Shuke.
At this moment, Zongwei Lu Mu hurriedly ran in, and saw that there were still Sun Shuke and a few others in the house, and his expression was slightly stunned.
"What's wrong, Lu Mu?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
I saw Lu Mu glance at Sun Shuke with a strange expression, and then hugged his fists and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, General Sun Shu has never taken those refugees into the city, and only allowed those people to live temporarily outside the city...... Hmm, some bad words. ā
"Huh?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Sun Shuke in surprise when he heard this, but saw the latter clenching his fists, and said, "The last general has to report this matter to Your Highness." ā¦ā¦ The last general doubted the intentions of these refugees, so he did not allow them to enter Gongxian County, made his own opinions, and hoped that His Highness would forgive his sins. ā
Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment, frowned and asked, "Are you worried that there are spies from Juyang County hidden in this?" ā
Hearing this, a trace of complexity flashed in Sun Shuke's eyes, and he said in a sighing tone: "Your Highness doesn't know that the civilians of Juyangyi have been oppressed by Xiong Carp for many years, and every time there is a riot, Xiong Carp will send troops to suppress it, and after a few times, where do the civilians here dare to resist?" ā¦ā¦ When the last general heard that this group of refugees had taken the initiative to join the Wei army, the last general felt that something was wrong, and he went to investigate during the day today, and the suspicion in his heart became stronger and stronger. ā
Zhao Hongrun looked at Sun Shuke deeply a few times, and saw that his eyes were honest and did not flicker, and he knew that this person was indeed well-intentioned.
It's just that keeping those refugees out of the city gate doesn't ruin the positive image that the Wei army had worked so hard to create before?
If this matter comes out, will there be Chu people from other sides willing to defect to the Wei army?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun Zhengse said to Sun Shuke: "General Sun, this king understands your intentions, but don't waste food because of choking." ā¦ā¦ Even if these refugees are mixed with the spies of Juyang County, what is this king afraid of? As he spoke, he patted Sun Shuke's shoulder, who wanted to say something more, turned his head to Lu Mu and said, "Lu Mu, you go, open the city gate, and welcome the refugees from outside the city into the city." ā
"Yes!"
Zongwei Lu Mu clenched his fists and left.
Seeing this, Sun Shuke sighed slightly, and didn't say anything more.
Although the uneasiness in his heart was still strong, he was not angry because Zhao Hongrun did not listen to his advice, after all, Zhao Hongrun was right, especially the sentence that you should not waste food because of choking, which made Sun Shuke unable to refute.
After thinking about it, Sun Shuke said again: "If this is the case, Your Highness must take precautions against those refugees!" ā
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, reached out and took the wine jug, and poured a glass for Sun Shuke, Gan Ben, and She Li. ā
These words were in the heart of Uncle Sun, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Obey!" ā
I have to say that Sun Shuke suspects that there is nothing wrong with it, and those refugees from Chu who took the initiative to come to defect are indeed problematic.
After the sky was completely dark, a group of people secretly gathered together in Nancheng, which was temporarily used as a place for refugees to live.
Outside the house, the Wei army was patrolling, and inside the house, several sturdy men gathered around a table, one of them, out of nowhere, took out a white cloth.
Spread out and take a look, it turned out to be the city defense map of Phong County, which clearly marked the location of the watchtowers and outposts in Phong County.
The brazier in the room was blazing, and with the help of the light of the brazier, I could only see these sturdy men at the table, all with sharp eyes, and they didn't look like ordinary civilians no matter how they looked.
"That Ji Run is from the royal family of Wei, so he should be quite particular about food and accommodation...... That's why he's supposed to be here. ā
Among them, there was a sturdy man who stretched out his hand and clicked on the mansion of Wan Xi, the county magistrate of Xuxian County, because this mansion is the largest mansion in the entire Xuanxian County.
It's a pity that these people are completely wrong, because Zhao Hongrun is not in the mansion of the Wan clan at all, but lives in the outpost in the city that they ignore.
Unbeknownst to them, the gang was inspecting the blades they were carrying.
In order to hide people's eyes, this group of people did not carry the usual blades, only a small knife with a blade only the length of a finger, but this knife is sharpened very sharply and is used to kill people, which is no problem.
"Let's go!"
With the sturdy man whispering, several figures rushed out of the house, beckoned to summon the accomplices lurking around, and approached the mansion of the former county prince Wan Xi in the city.
During this period, they encountered Wei soldiers patrolling the streets more than once.
Damn it! Is the guard of the county so tight?
The sturdy man cursed in his heart.
He didn't know that the original patrol of Gongxian County was not so strict, but Sun Shuke was inevitably suspicious of those, so he specially sent additional patrols.
Even, even 100 generals and 500 generals were sent to take charge of patrols.
No, the patrol guards that this gang of thieves encountered this time were led by a team of 100 people.
Damn Uncle Sun, it's okay to tell us to step up patrols, what is there to prevent? Aren't the main armies all south of the Hun River......
I saw that the hundred people were muttering all the way, and it could be seen that he was reluctant to come out to patrol the night.
After all, on the night of early October, the weather has already turned cold, and although the night breeze at this time is not freezing and biting, it will never be pleasant.
Suddenly, the 100 people seemed to be alert, pointed to the front and shouted, "Who's in front?!" ā¦ā¦ Application! ā
However, there was only a dead silence in response to him.
Don't think that the hundred generals of Chu are really all a rabble, in fact, it depends on who they are compared with: if it is compared with the infantry of Wei, the main army of Chu is vulnerable, but if it is compared with the army of Qi, the main army of Chu is definitely a strong army.
Of course, we have to put aside the sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Qi army, otherwise, the main army of the Chu State will still not be able to take advantage of it.
No, this 100-person general feels a very subtle sense of crisis at this moment.
"You guys, stay here. ā¦ā¦ Follow me, you guys! ā
I saw him draw the sharp sword at his waist, and at the same time reach out and snatch the torch from the hand of the soldier behind him, and walked towards the alley in front of him with a vigilant face.
And this time, he didn't come back.
When the dozen or so soldiers who stayed behind felt that the situation was wrong and rushed to the alley, they found that their 100 men and a dozen soldiers had already fallen in a pool of blood.
"Show ...... Warning! ā
One of the soldiers shouted in panic.
As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen figures sprang out from the dim corner, knocking all the dozen Wei soldiers to the ground, and a sharp knife cut their throats.
"Let's go!"
The sturdy man whispered.
A group of people quickly moved away, causing the alley to fall silent again.
It wasn't until another team of patrolling Wei soldiers passed by here and came over to take a look because they smelled blood, that they discovered the situation here.
"There are thieves!"
"There are thieves in the city!"
Suddenly, the entire Xuan County was in chaos, and Sun Shuke, the guard in charge of the night, heard the report of his subordinates, and realized that the gang of thieves was probably not as simple as he imagined.
Damn it! Do you actually want to assassinate His Royal Highness King Su?!
Sun Shuke was shocked, and immediately deployed troops to block the entire city, searching everywhere for the traces of those thieves.
At this time, the group of thieves had already arrived at the mansion of the Wan clan in the city.
After searching the entire mansion, these people found that in addition to the mountains of property in the mansion, there was no trace of Ji Run, the king of Wei Guosu.
Not here?
The stout man was a little stunned.
can only say that he doesn't know Zhao Hongrun, so he will find the wrong direction.
In this case, simply take those rebel generals who betray the country and defect to the enemy!
A fierce gleam flashed in the sturdy man's eyes.
That night, many officers of the Wei army in Haoxian County were assassinated during the night patrol, and there was even one general with a thousand people.
Although at this time, Zhao Hongrun had already fallen asleep early at the outpost because of some drinking.
But it is foreseeable that when His Royal Highness King Su wakes up tomorrow and learns about this, he will definitely be furious. (To be continued.) )