The ugly hour has passed, and the dawn is approaching, but the ministers who came to drive have lost their sleepiness.

The news of the Emperor's assassination had spread throughout the camp at this time, and the ministers were shocked, but they also wondered who those assassins had arranged for them to enter the Hiraibayashi.

This time the emperor autumn hunting, has made a lot of preparations in advance, before the emperor led the ministers to arrive, Pinglin inside and outside are repeatedly checked, and when the emperor arrives in Pinglin, Pinglin is immediately blocked up, although it is not so that even a fly can not fly in, but a group of assassins infiltrate in, it is absolutely impossible.

Many people are already suspicious in their hearts, could it be that before the emperor arrived, he was already ambushed in the hunting ground at this moment? If this is the case, the hundreds of guards guarding Pinglin will be a big dereliction of duty.

Chen Lanting, Huang Fuzheng and several other officials got together and talked in a low voice for a long time, all with solemn expressions.

Ma Lan of the Zhenguo Company went to Miansheng, but he didn't return for a long time, and several people already vaguely felt that something was not quite right, but at this moment, the entire camp had been blocked by the guards, and they couldn't enter or leave, and no one knew what kind of situation they would face next.

Suddenly, there was a commotion, Chen Lanting and the others followed the sound and looked over, only to see a few palace people coming over here, but the first one was the emperor's close attendant eunuch Liu Zhen.

Chen Lanting and Huangfu Zheng glanced at each other, immediately greeted them, and bowed their hands together, "Gonggong Liu, how is the emperor now?" ”

Liu Yun glanced around, stared at Huangfu Zheng, and said, "Lord Huangfu, is there a place to speak?" ”

Huangfu Zheng was stunned, but immediately raised his hand and said, "Father-in-law, please!" He led Liu Zhen to a nearby camp.

"Father-in-law, how is the situation?" As soon as he entered the tent, Huang Fuzheng immediately asked in a low voice, "Is the emperor sick?" Why didn't the old man come back? ”

"Lord Huangfu doesn't need to worry." Liu Wei said in a low voice, "The old country is fair to talk to the emperor, this time the emperor was assassinated, there must be someone behind the assassination, and the emperor suspects that it is likely to be done by the Northern Han Jiutianlou." ”

"Nine Heavenly Towers?"

Liu Wei said, "The old country is fair to discuss countermeasures with the emperor, if it is really the people of Jiutianlou, there must be a planner behind it, and the emperor is ready to wipe out that group of people." ”

Huang Fuzheng sneered: "Those rats in the Northern Han Dynasty have resorted to such despicable means, and they will definitely be killed." ”

"Lord Huangfu, when the emperor hunted at night tonight, the miscellaneous family sent someone to send you a letter, can you receive it?"

"My father-in-law sent someone to send a message, and I did receive it." Huangfu Zhengdao, "Father-in-law, I don't know why I have this question? ”

Liu Zhen's expression was solemn, and he said, "The old man suspects that there is an internal ghost. ”

"Father-in-law!" Huang Fuzheng's face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice and said, "I, I don't have it!" ”

Liu Wei immediately said: "Where did Lord Huangfu go, of course the emperor and the old prince would not think that Lord Huangfu had leaked the news. The old prince said in front of the emperor that the emperor was loyal to the emperor and would never do anything unfavorable to the emperor. ”

Huang Fuzheng was slightly relieved, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and said in a low voice, "Father-in-law, the emperor and the prince suspect that someone knows the whereabouts of the emperor's night hunt, so they secretly ambush and wait for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor?" ”

"The emperor does have this suspicion." Liu Wei said, "The miscellaneous family told the emperor that they were worried about the safety of the emperor's night hunting, so the miscellaneous family told the old prince the news of the night hunt, and the emperor suspected that in the process of transmitting the news, someone overheard the emperor's whereabouts, so someone arranged an ambush." Staring at Huangfu Zheng's eyes, he asked in a low voice, "Lord Huangfu, who did you tell after you got the news?" ”

Huangfu Zheng groaned slightly, and then said, "Father-in-law, after getting the news, I will go to the Guogong account first, and the Guogong was still resting at that time, so I found Chen Lanting and Lord Chen, and discussed with him whether to wake up the Guogong and report the matter." ”

"Except for Lord Chen, you haven't told anyone else?"

Huang Fuzheng shook his head and said with great certainty, "After telling Lord Chen, the two of us went to see Guogong, and other than that, we never told anyone else. ”

Liu Wei groaned slightly, and then said, "Then did Lord Huangfu notice that someone had eavesdropped on this news?" ”

Huangfu Zheng shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be possible, but it was dark at the time, and I can't be completely sure!" ”

"In this way, Lord Huangfu, you will now get everything that happened after the news, and write an excerpt." Liu Zhen said, "The miscellaneous family will ask Lord Chen again, and after the excerpt is written, the miscellaneous family will take it and hand it over to the emperor." ”

Huangfu Zheng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Father-in-law, do you want to write an excerpt?" ”

"Lord Huangfu, tonight is the emperor's assassination, which is not trivial." Liu Ji said in a low voice, "It's the old country bus on behalf of the miscellaneous family, let the emperor write an excerpt, the old man has this excerpt, at least he can ensure the innocence of the emperor." ”

Huang Fuzheng asked, "Did the old prince ask the lower officials to write it?" ”

Liu Wei frowned and said, "If Lord Huangfu thinks that the words of the miscellaneous family are not credible, it is okay if this excerpt is not written, and the miscellaneous family will still go to Lord Chen to ask questions." "I was about to go out, and Huangfu Zheng hurriedly said, "My father-in-law is busy leaving, since it is the intention of the prince, I will immediately plan to fold." ”

Liu Ji smiled and said, "Then there is Lord Lao Huangfu, and the miscellaneous family will go to see Lord Chen." ”

Waiting for Liu Zhen to go out, Huang Fuzheng put his hands on his back, walked back and forth in the tent, and soon stopped his steps, groaned slightly, walked to the tent door, opened a gap, and saw Chen Lanting leading Liu Zhen to a tent not far away.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally went over and took a pen and paper and drew up a fold.

He knew that this excerpt was very important, and he was very careful with the wording, and by the time he finished writing it, half an hour had passed.

Liu Ji returned to the tent, and Huang Fuzheng immediately got up and arched his hand, "Father-in-law, the excerpt has been prepared, you can help check it." Picking up the fold and sending it over, Liu Ji took it, looked at it carefully, and then said in a low voice, "Lord Huangfu, are you sure you have written everything you know?" ”

"The public is reassured, there is no hint of concealment." Huangfu Zhengzheng is colorful.

Only then did Liu Ji say to the outside of the tent, "Lord Chen, you can come in." ”

Chen Lanting opened the tent, entered the tent, and exchanged glances with Huangfu Zheng, Liu Zhen said, "The excerpts written by the two have been received by the miscellaneous family." Motioning for the two to sit down, he said, "Don't hide it from the two of you, the assassination incident that happened tonight is really strange, do you know who the assassin is?" ”

Chen Lanting and Huangfu Zheng glanced at each other, both shook their heads, and Huang Fuzheng said in a low voice, "Father-in-law, isn't the emperor suspicious of Jiutianlou?" ”

"I really suspect Jiutianlou, and even suspect that Chu Cangge was also bought by Jiutianlou!"

Chen Lanting and Huangfu Zheng changed color, the two of them knew very little about the details of the assassination in advance, at this time, when they heard Chu Cangge's name, their hearts sank, and Huangfu Zheng hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, what does this matter have to do with Chu Cangge?" ”

"Tonight, the emperor hunted at night, and Chu Cangge followed the escort, but in the deep forest, not only were assassins ambushed, but Chu Cangge also suddenly attacked the emperor." Liu Wei said, "If it weren't for the desperate protection of the guards, the emperor would have been poisoned by Chu Cangge." ”

"Chu Cangge!" Chen Lanting's face turned pale, "How is this possible?" Chu Cangge is loyal, he! ”

Liu Ji interrupted, "Lord Chen, it's okay to hear this, if the emperor knows about it, you actually praise the traitor Chu Cangge for his loyalty, do you know the consequences?" ”

Chen Lanting hurriedly stopped, glanced at Huang Fu Zheng, and also saw a look of horror in Huang Fu Zheng's eyes.

"The two adults said in the excerpt that the whereabouts of the emperor's night hunting, except for the two, only told the prince of Zhenguo." Liu Zhen said in a low voice, "And the emperor encountered assassins at this time, and among the assassins there was Chu Cangge, the two adults told the truth to the miscellaneous family, who was the mastermind of this matter?" ”

Chen Lanting immediately said solemnly, "Father-in-law, the two of us only got the news of the emperor's assassination not long ago, if it weren't for the public announcement, we wouldn't even know that Chu Cangge was also involved, who is the mastermind, how can we know?" ”

Liu Zhen sighed and said, "Lord Huangfu doesn't know either? ”

"Naturally, I don't know."

Liu Zhen said, "Then the miscellaneous family has nothing to ask." He lowered his voice and said, "It's not a secret, the prince is now under house arrest by the emperor, and the entire Pinglin has also been blocked, and the emperor has also caught an assassin alive and is now being interrogated." The emperor was extremely angry about this matter, and if the real culprit could not be found, no one would be allowed to leave Pinglin. ”

"What?" Huangfu coup d'état said, "Father-in-law, you just said that the justice of the country is discussing with the emperor, then?" ”

Liu Zhen didn't speak immediately, walked to the edge of the tent door, looked out through the gap, and then came back and beckoned the two to come closer.

"Lord Huangfu, the miscellaneous family will not hide it from you, the emperor wants to find out who knows his whereabouts of the night hunt, he thinks that anyone who knows about this matter has the possibility of arranging assassins." Liu Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "The two of you also know about this matter, so the emperor asked the miscellaneous family to check how much the two of them know and whether it is related to the assassination!" ”

"Father-in-law, you've made us miserable." Huangfu Zheng stomped his feet and said, "If you don't send the news, how can we know about the emperor's night hunt?" ”

Chen Lanting also said urgently: "Guogong is really under house arrest? How is this good? ”

"Two adults, now is not the time to complain to each other, let alone be anxious." Liu Ji looked depressed, "The news is that the miscellaneous family leaked out, and the miscellaneous family can't escape suspicion, now the three of us are grasshoppers on a rope, and the top priority is to find a way to wash away our innocence." Assassinating the emperor, this is a great crime, don't say that it is the mastermind, even if it is mixed with a little bit, it is also a great crime to destroy the nine clans! ”

"Father-in-law, where is Chu Cangge now?" Huangfu Zheng said in a low voice: "Did you catch Chu Cangge?" ”

"Chu Cangge escaped in the forest, and now the emperor is sending people to search." Liu Zhen said, "Chu Cangge is the confidant of the Duke of Guo, and the relationship between the two and the Duke of the Kingdom is also very close, this really needs to be investigated, two adults!" He sighed and said nothing.

Chen Lanting and Huangfu Zheng both looked ugly, and after a slight groan, Chen Lanting said in a low voice, "Father-in-law, tell us the truth, does the emperor suspect that this matter is masterminded by the Duke of Guo?" ”

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