The prime minister of a country was assassinated on the street, and even the accompanying officials were not spared, such a scandal shook the past and the present, and suddenly caused a sensation in Chang'an City and the entire Tang Dynasty.

Li Chun was furious, and ordered the Jingzhao Mansion to find out the assassins within a time limit, and the emperor was furious, how dare the Jingzhao Mansion be lazy, and the Jingzhao Luo and the various ya's 'gates' quickly went out to hunt out and launched a large-scale search in Chang'an City.

As soon as Wu Yuanheng's assassination happened, Li Mao and Lin Ying asked to intervene, but they were rejected by Li Chun, the power needs to be balanced, the left and right Long Xiang Army is a pair of balances, and the Long Xiang Army and Jingzhao Mansion are also a pair of balances, and it is not the emperor's blessing to lean on either side.

The Jingzhao Mansion and the two counties of Chang'an and Wannian, the Jingzhao Garrison Battalion and Zhong Lian himself received a letter almost at the same time, in which someone sternly warned the relevant personnel, this matter is over, don't investigate it again, check again, and be careful of your heads.

Some people were so frightened that they trembled and didn't dare to speak, so they stopped acting and became a turtle with a shrunken head.

Some people scolded and tore the letter to shreds, claiming that they would never compromise with the evil forces, but in 'private' they began to perfunctory and crawl forward like a snail.

There are also people who do not believe in evil and still investigate and deal with it with great fanfare.

The Assassins decided to teach a lesson to those who challenged their authority, and Zhong Lian, the judicial officer of the Jingzhao Mansion who was in charge of 1,500 Jingzhao Soldiers, was hunted down by a group of beggars in front of a large crowd for not giving him money and rice.

Zhong Lian was stabbed three times, and one of his right arms was almost removed, but fortunately he was able to bear it.

When the news came out, Chang'an City trembled.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, it was a big court meeting, Li Chun 'rubbed' his swollen eyes, dragged his tired steps to the front of the court, and the scene in front of him surprised him, the huge court was empty, and dozens of officials stood sparsely on their respective positions, and their faces were unprecedentedly serious.

When the royal history on duty asked for guilt, he knew that sixty out of five officials claimed to be unwell and took leave at home, and asked who was so bold to allow them to take leave, but found that the person who approved the leave also took leave, and these officials handed the fake note up, regardless of whether you allow it or not, anyway, Lao Tzu is not out of the 'door'.

Their reasons are bullish and coaxing, the dignified prime ministers have been slashed and killed in the streets, and the judicial officers in charge of the security of the capital can't even protect themselves. What is Qianli being an official for, is it to be a martyr, obviously not.

"'If you don't listen to my kind words, then watch your heads.'" Oops, this writing is too bad, as an assassin, speaking so sissy, the cultivation is too poor. ”

Li Chun read the threatening letter written by the assassin to Zhong Lian, and laughed angrily.

He asked Zhong Lian, "Are you afraid of them?" Zhong Lian said: "The minister can't wait to catch them with his own hands, but the sea of people is vast, and there is no way to start." ”

Li Chundao: "Yes, yes, it's more difficult to do your job than to be a general, the generals at least know who the enemy is when they go to the battlefield, but you don't know, they hide in the shadows, borrow your strength to beat you, beat your heart, your face hurts, but you can't find where he is, so you are at a loss." ”

Speaking of this, Li Chun turned around and stood aside in front of the 'servant', trembling Jing Zhao Yin and the county magistrates of the two counties said: "Listen, I appointed Zhong Lian as Jing Zhao Shao Yin today, and he, Jing Zhao Shao Yin, is in charge of public security in the capital, and he doesn't ask about the rest." ”

Let Zhong Lian specialize in the security of the capital and give him greater power, which was Li Mao's proposal. At the beginning, Li Mao suggested to Li Chun that the public security system in the capital was too backward to deal with emergencies, and he suggested that a special Shaoyin should be set up in Jingzhao Mansion to oversee the 500 arresters and 1,500 soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion to be in charge of public security in Chang'an City, and cooperate with Jin Wuwei, Chang'an County, Wannian County and the left and right Longxiang armies to create a three-dimensional public security system.

This matter is regarded as Li Mao's desire to expand his power and 'meddle' in the affairs of the capital, but in the end it was not resolved, and now Li Mao is far-sighted. This time, Li Chun did not consult with anyone, and the cadres were arbitrary and allowed this matter.

After appeasing Zhong Lian, who still insisted on going to the court after being seriously injured, Li Chun turned to his Jing Zhaoyin, Chang'an, and Wannian County Orders and said: "You all go, take care of the heads on your heads, don't let people secretly cut them off, it will be decent." ”

The crowd retreated in panic, uneasy.

Liu Xiguang waited for people to retreat, and summoned Li Mao and Lin Ying into the hall, Li Chun said to Li Mao, Lin Ying, and Zhong Lian with a solemn face: "A few assassins were so frightened that the Manchu civil and military did not dare to go to the court, and I immediately became a loner. I will 'hand' Chang'an City to you, don't let me down. ”

Li Chun's 'yin' face went, this matter really made him angry, if he found out the assassin, but whenever he squeezed out half of the word "Huai" from his mouth, he would immediately issue an edict to crusade against Huaixi. This Wu Shaoyang is looking for death by himself.

According to the division of labor, Li Mao was responsible for the inventory outside Chang'an City and the territory of Jingzhao Mansion, this area was dominated by the left army, and the right army cooperated with Jingzhao Mansion to first block all the passes, focus on the inventory, and search in the form of a net, from far and near, to startle the snakes and 'force' the snakes into the city.

Zhong Lian and Lin Ying were responsible for the inventory in Chang'an City, Jingzhao Mansion was responsible for grassing, and the Right Army was responsible for key monitoring.

The three agreed that no matter where the person was caught, the credit would be divided evenly and equally.

The residents of Chang'an City once again saw the evil energy of Jingzhao Mansion when it did great things, and in the stormy search, the real poisonous snakes had not yet jumped out, but the toads and grasshoppers were already flying all over the sky.

Due to the ineffectiveness of the work, the trembling Jingzhao Mansion, Chang'an, and Wannian counties showed their might at this moment, and went all out to kill these pests that jumped out by themselves. Zhong Lian had no distractions, his eyes were focused, and he was always staring at the poisonous snake that could eat people.

The right army has been operating in Chang'an City for a long time, and its strength is extremely strong, and Xing Mulong, who has just succeeded Zhang Jingjiu as the head of the confidential department, is particularly active at the moment, and in order to prove his strength, he decided to take a risky move.

Xing Mulong sent someone to the big boss of the Sihai Society to send a message to Zhongguo, which means that if the Sihai Society does not 'hand over' people, there will be you and no self from now on, on the contrary, if people are called out, Long Xiang Youjun is willing to be a good friend of the Sihai Society, and will take care of each other in the future and share interests.

When the four assassins assassinated Wu Yuanheng, the 'gate' of Chang'an City had not yet been opened, the prime minister was killed, shaking the Son of Heaven, Chang'an City immediately closed the 'gate', carefully interrogating suspicious people, etc., Xing Mulong judged that the person should not have left the city.

If people continue to hide in the city, with the strength of the Four Seas Society, even if they are not directly involved in hiding, they will not escape the involvement, Xing Mulong's move is not only a warning, but also intended to startle the snake, the left and right dragon army has now risen to a force to be reckoned with, will the four seas openly stand on the opposite side of the two armies for the sake of the so-called morality of the rivers and lakes, as long as he makes a slight move, the right army will have a chance.

But this is undoubtedly a huge risk, and forming 'friends' with gangs in the rivers and lakes has always been a taboo for officials, especially a secret agency like the Left and Right Long Xiang Army, which is regarded as a forbidden area for behavior, whether it is Li Mao or Lin Ying, it is not that he has not moved the idea of joining forces with the Four Seas Society, but he has too many concerns and has not been able to make up his mind.

As for Zhong Lian, he has always disdained to associate with gangs like the Four Seas Society.

This dangerous step turned out to have a different effect. The Four Seas Society did have an adhesion to the four assassins, but only an adhesion. After thinking about it carefully, Xiang Zhongguo called Li Helou, the third master, and discussed: "The wind is very tight at the moment, those few people can't stay, they have to be sent out of the city quickly." ”

Xing Mulong's words were brought over through an intermediary, and Li Helou was the one who handled it, and he knew about it. Li Helou said: "The 'gates' of the capital and the surrounding areas have been blocked, and the two armies of Longxiang have many eyes and ears, and it is not easy to send people out." ”

Xiang Zhongguo said: "Send people to Chengde Jinjuyuan and ask them to send people away." ”

Seeing that Li Helou was a little incomprehensible, Xiang Zhongguo smiled and said: "You listen to me, the imperial court 'wants' to attack Huaixi, and what they are most afraid of is fighting on two fronts, and they will double down to appease Hebei, lest they pull their 'legs' in the back." People in Chengde Concert Academy, foolproof. ”

Li Helou said with a smile: "The big boss is high, I'll do it." ”

Li Helou personally led the four Assassins to the Chengde Shangdu Jinju Academy, and asked them to send them out of Chang'an City. The Four Seas Association and the towns of the concert have a 'friendship', and the three towns of Hebei Wei Bo, Chengde two towns have a deep relationship, the two families often help each other, you help me transport weapons into the city, I help you transport a few suspects out of the city to resettle, mutual benefit and reciprocity.

Li Helou only said that there were four people who had committed something, and he was afraid that he would make a mistake in the large-scale search in the capital, so he asked Chengde to help send people out. Wang Chengxian, the judge in charge of contact on the Chengde side, was not suspicious and agreed.

Wang Chengxian placed the four people in the annex, summoned his subordinates to ask about the 'door' ban, and learned that although Chang'an's 'door' ban was stricter than usual, it was still the same preferential treatment for the three towns of Hebei as usual.

Wang Chengxian told the official about this matter, and the officer asked: "Will it be related to the assassination?" ”

Wang Chengxian said: "The Four Seas Association has nothing to do with Huaixi, so it shouldn't take such a big risk to help Wu Shaoyang, and the court 'wants' to attack Huaixi, and it is impossible to find trouble with us." ”

The marching officer nodded and allowed the matter.

At dusk that day, Li Mao suddenly received information that the four Assassins were hiding in the annex of the Chengde Shoin at this time.

Li Mao was shocked, hurriedly returned to the city, and went to Lin Ying and Zhong Lian to discuss, Lin Ying was not there, Li Mao went to find Zhong Lian again, and halfway through, Li Mao suddenly shouted: "Something bad happened." "Dial the horse and go straight to the Chengde Concert Academy.

Hurry up and hurry to the end or a step too late, when Li Mao rushed to the Wubenfang where the Chengde Jinju Academy was located, Jingzhao Luo, Long Xiang's right army and Jingzhaofu, Chang'an, and Wannian counties almost rushed out, and the water around the Chengde Post House was blocked, and the people watching the excitement next to them were also blocked.