Chapter 302: Arriving in Suzhou
It turned out that Lu Zhen was shocked to find someone outside the house just now, and the person who came was not good, so he immediately made a decision and rolled out of bed. After landing, he rolled in the opposite direction and quickly hid under the bed.
And just as he was hiding under the bed, an arrow shot straight through the window. If he hadn't been fast enough, with the slightest hesitation, I'm afraid those three sharp arrows would have all shot into his body.
After listening to Lu Jin's explanation, and seeing the three arrows that were nailed into the bed board for several inches, and it was difficult to even pull them out, especially after discovering the appearance of one of the corpses being poisoned to death after being hit by the arrow, everyone didn't dare to laugh at Lu Jin's embarrassed appearance now, but admired his judgment and reaction.
But Yun Yan was scared, her whole pretty face was pale, but she kept looking at Lu Zhen with her eyes, for fear that he still had any injuries but didn't know it. Being stared at by her all the time, Lu Jin felt a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, I'm really fine." And this time it's really thanks to you. ”
"Huh?" Yun Yan was stunned when he heard this, what could he help if he was assassinated?
Lu Jinluo lowered his voice slightly and said: "It was precisely because of your words at night that I couldn't sleep at that time, that I found out that someone was going to assassinate me, so I dodged in time." Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be a corpse by now. ”
"Ah...... It turned out that ......" Yun Yan was very happy, but at the same time, she felt a little ashamed in her heart. It turns out that he has been able to make him care, so will his long-cherished wish be fulfilled soon?
After calming Yun Yan, Lu Jincai's gaze fell back on the two corpses, as well as the bows and crossbows and weapons left on the ground: "Qinggele, can you see any clues?" "After all, this is a former brocade guard, and the experience in this area is always good.
The post men and guards in this post station were all full of panic, after all, the assassination took place in their own post station, and if they were to be held accountable, their responsibility would not be light. So now he also set his eyes on Qingler, who was questioned, hoping that he could find clues and clear his suspicions.
Qingle picked up the short crossbow and looked at it carefully under the light before he spoke: "Although the marks on it have been deliberately erased, this crossbow machine is indeed not civilian, and it is not even used by ordinary officers and soldiers of the guard. Only the three major battalions in the capital, as well as the guards of the Son of Heaven such as Dongchang Jinyiwei, will be used. ”
"Ah......" Before Lu Zhen could speak, the postmen were already panicked. If this matter is related to the factory guard, the problem will be even greater.
Lu Jin, after a little muttering, confirmed: "I'm afraid that this assassination is inseparably related to Wu Miao, and the person should have been sent by him." ”
"However, these two corpses don't look like people from the factory guards, and their clothes and weapons look more like ordinary charlatans." Qingler flicked his foot again with a corpse that had been dragged in front of him: "Of course, what is even more strange is why someone is entangled with the assassin, and what kind of way is that person. Why did he run away as soon as we arrived? ”
At this point, Lu Zhen couldn't understand it for a while: "Yes, it should be the people from Dongchang who want to kill me, but who will help me stop them?" He could never have imagined that two groups of Assassins from different camps wanted to assassinate him, and they ended up fighting each other.
"By the way, Liu Yicheng, I don't know if there are other people staying at the post station tonight besides us?" Lu Zhen suddenly thought of it a little more and hurriedly asked.
Na Yicheng naturally wanted to fully cooperate at this time to show his innocence, and hurriedly said: "There are two groups of guests living in the other courtyards, is Lu Gongzi going to check on them?" ”
"You can't always go wrong with being careful." Lu Zhen nodded: "There is Lao Liu Yicheng." ”
Na Yi Cheng made a bitter face, but finally agreed. He is just an ordinary innkeeper, and those who can stay in the official post station are people with some status. It's really hard to deal with these people at night.
However, he also knew that it would be easier to disturb the guests than to be suspected of being an Assassin accomplice. So he hurriedly took people out to a few courtyards on the side to inquire about the situation. But this time, he really found the problem, and after a while, he rushed back with a strange expression: "Master Lu, there is a guest over there who is actually missing, and the lower official has seen him at night." ”
"Oh?" Lu Jin's spirit is a lift. Originally, he just said it casually, but he didn't expect to find a clue, so he hurriedly said: "Let's go, take me over to see what happened!" ”
Several people immediately rushed to the small courtyard on the other side, which looked much smaller than the courtyard where Lu Zhen and the others lived, with only two bedrooms, and the disappeared guest lived in the house on the east side.
When they entered one of them, they were convinced that there was something wrong with the person. Because he didn't take anything with his luggage, he lost an ordinary shirt on the bed. A discerning person can tell at a glance that this must have been left in the house after changing into a night suit.
"He's coming alone?" After searching but finding nothing, Lu Zhen asked.
Liu Yicheng nodded: "Yes, this guest said that he had a cold, so he stayed here for three days." Xia Guan didn't expect that he actually had such a vicious mind......"
"Do you have a look at the account books?" Lu Zhen suddenly remembered that he had registered in the register when he moved in, because it was an official post station, so everyone who stayed in had to take some official vouchers out, and he used the seal of Hangzhou Mansion.
"Yes." Liu Yicheng hurriedly agreed, and ordered his subordinates to quickly fetch it.
Soon, this person's "identity" was also found out, and what was registered on it was the seal of Shaoxing Mansion, and his name was Ma Liu. Of course, this thing is likely to be fake, and it is not a problem for the factory guard to create this kind of identity.
However, because of this, Lu Zhen believed that this person was sent by Dongchang. This made Lu Jin's heart tighten, he didn't expect that he had been dismissed, and those guys refused to let go, and even sent people to assassinate him all the way.
You can't just leave it at that, or you'll be in too much danger. Thinking of this, Lu Zhen looked at Liu Yicheng: "Lord Liu, you have to report this matter as soon as possible." Hand over these bodies and weapons to Hangzhou, so that you can clear your suspicion from this incident. ”
"The lower officials are saved." Liu Yicheng had already been a little ownerless, so he nodded again and again when he heard the words.
"In addition, I will also write a letter for you to send to Hangzhou, as long as those adults read the letter, everything will naturally have nothing to do with you."
"Thank you Lu Gongzi for your protection, the lower officials are grateful!" This one thanked them for a while, and then sent Lu Zhen and them back to their residence to rest.
The next day, he immediately sent two post men, using the best horses in the post house, to report the accident that had happened in his post station. All the weapons and corpses were also sent over later, and of course, the letter that Lu Zhen handed over to him in the morning.
He didn't know that Lu Jin's letter was not only to excuse him, but the most important thing was to protect himself. The letter bluntly said that he had been assassinated by Dongchang, and hoped that Huang Qinru and other adults could help, spread the news, and report it to the imperial court at the same time.
A few days later, after receiving this letter, Hangzhou officialdom shook again. This time, they were really angry, because Dongchang's behavior had greatly broken their bottom line.
In the past, although it was inevitable to use some despicable means to fight between the DPRK and China, there were many killings. But there has never been a case of continuing to kill a person who has been dismissed and left. Once the wind blows, who will be safe in the future? is to take the initiative to admit defeat and resign, I'm afraid the end will be difficult to say.
In view of this, the magistrates of Hangzhou once again jointly signed a joint name to play the imperial court. And this incident, more than a month later, once again caused a lot of turmoil in the court. Under the pressure of the ministers, and the matter had been exposed, Wang Zhen had to deny that this was his intention, and at the same time pulled a substitute for the dead ghost to come out, and at the same time strictly ordered the people of Dongchang not to attack Lu Zhen again.
Such a hurried response can be regarded as calming down this turmoil. And Lu Zhen also relied on this letter to finally get rid of his worries in the future.
Of course, that's an afterthought. At this time, after returning to his residence, Lu Zhen fell into deep thought again, and what he thought about was the origin of the second group of people. If the other party is an enemy and also rushed to him, then why would he fight with the people of Dongchang? But if you are a friend, you are here to protect yourself, so why don't you meet with yourself afterwards and make it clear?
Until dawn, Lu Zhen couldn't guess the identity of the other party, and finally had to give up.
After this night's assassination, Lin Lie's Qingle was much more careful than before. Not only did he change speed and direction many times along the road to ensure that no one was tracking, but after checking into the post station, there were people outside all night to prevent someone from attacking Lu Zhen at night.
In this way, they moved forward cautiously all the way, and after more than half a month, Lu Zhen and his party finally entered the boundary of Suzhou Mansion.
Finally, three years after coming to this era and replacing the man named Lu Jin, Lu Jin came to his "hometown".
After entering the boundary of Suzhou, Lin Lie and the others saw that Lu Jin's face was a little strange, but they understood that this was a sign of homesickness. After all, Lu Jin's return this time was not very beautiful, he was dismissed and had to return to his hometown, so it must be difficult to face his relatives and elders in his hometown.
Only he himself knows, this is because he, a native of Lujiagou, Suzhou, doesn't know where this small village is, let alone the people in that village, so he is a little dazed and at a loss.
It was only at this time that Lu Zhen thought of this problem, he, a Xibei goods, could hide from the people in the officialdom, because they were not familiar with that Lu Jin, but the relatives and elders who watched him from a young age were not so easy to deceive.
But how should this be?