Chapter 21: The Assassins
Yang Lian straightened out the things before and after, and then understood the key. In fact www.biquge.info King Qi is just worried that if King Yan is allowed to lead the troops, the military power will inevitably fall, and if the King of Yan wins, then the party of the King of Yan will inevitably take the opportunity to make trouble and seize the military power.
Sun Sheng is in a high position, with great power, but above him, there is also monarchical power, and the greatest representative of monarchical power is Li Jing, the son of heaven, and below is Li Jingsui, the king of Qi. Sun Sheng didn't dare to have any intentions against the Son of Heaven, but King Raqi dismounted and then let King Yan ascend the throne, there was still a great chance.
It was in the court that Li Jing, the son of heaven, was inclined to send troops, so King Yan and Sun Sheng tried their best to promote this matter, which made King Qi very difficult.
Yang Lian listened to it, and understood King Qi's worries more accurately, Yang Lian thought about it, and whispered in Li Jingsui's ear for a while, Li Jingsui looked at Yang Lian in disbelief, and said, "This, this is true?" ”
"Nature is true." Yang Lian said.
Li Jingsui looked at him with some doubts and said, "Since it's true, why didn't you sue this matter in the first place?" ”
Yang Lian laughed, took a cup of tea and drank it all, and said, "At that time, in that situation, who would believe it?" ”
Yang Lian and Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, had a secret conversation for half an hour, and after half an hour, Yang Lian walked out of the palace of the king of Qi. Li Jingsui's heart quieted down, Yang Lian's timely return gave him confidence, Li Jingsui thought and paced back to the bedroom, but Princess Huairou came panting.
"Father, he's coming?" Princess Huairou looked a little nervous, her small mouth opened slightly, and she asked panting.
"It's coming, it's just gone." Li Jingsui replied.
"What, he's gone?" Princess Huairou's eyes were full of disappointment.
Li Jingsui saw it in his eyes, felt sorry for his daughter's sadness, and said: "There will be a big event tomorrow, and it is good to say that he is running around all day and resting early." ”
Princess Huairou is not ignorant, but she is just a little sad in her heart. Nodding, he stepped on his toes and walked out slowly.
Yang Lian rode a war horse and walked slowly on the street, although he already had a plan to fight back, but in fact, Yang Lian's opinion was at odds with King Qi, Wu Yueguo was not so easy to deal with, Yang Lian hoped that let King Yan lead the troops, Suzhou started with Qian Yuanhui, and now Qian Wenfeng, Qian's father and son have been running Suzhou for decades, and it is almost impossible for Li Hongji to get cheap from Qian Wenfeng. Even if the two had colluded, it was impossible for Qian Wenfeng to back down and give up Suzhou's interests.
It was very difficult for Li Hongji to take Suzhou, so he would only waste grain and grass and lose soldiers, but not actual benefits. When Yang Lian was thinking about it, he didn't notice that it was already dark, and there was no one else on the street except for the occasional patrolling soldiers.
Yang Lian was thinking about the problem, not noticing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers patrolling the streets, and the surroundings gradually became quiet, as if a needle could be heard falling on the ground. Yang Lian walked more than three hundred steps, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, the moment he raised his head, the wind suddenly rose, and under the moonlight, a bright color flew towards Yang Lian.
Yang Lian's eyes widened suddenly, his palm had already pressed on the scabbard, and the next moment, he pulled the knife out of the sheath and was ready to attack. The bright **** came from an arrow feather. Yang Lian drew his knife and slashed at the arrow feather, only to hear a crisp sound, and the arrow feather fell to the ground.
However, more arrows came, and Yang Lian didn't have time to put away his knife at this time, so he had to kick his feet, break away from the stirrups, and jump off the war horse. The arrow feathers were shot, and the war horse had no time to dodge, and several arrows in his body fell down with a scream, and his body twitched.
Yang Lian fell to the ground, and immediately hid in the dark, and the ambush people saw that they couldn't kill Yang Lian, so they immediately turned over and went down the wall and rushed towards Yang Lian. These people shouted loudly, as if they were afraid that Yang Lian would not hear them.
Yang Lian tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife, and while one of them was not paying attention, he quickly stepped forward and slashed at the person's head with a knife.
"Ahh The man screamed, covered his head and retreated in a hurry.
Yang Lian succeeded in one move, so would he give up? The long knife in his hand slashed out again and again, and the man couldn't dodge, screaming and falling to the ground, convulsive. The screams attracted the attention of the Assassins, and soon, four or five Assassins rushed towards Yang Lian.
Yang Lian drew his knife and fought with everyone. These people are not weak, although Yang Lian is powerful, but he also gradually fell behind, and after a while, an assassin was defeated and fell, and Yang Lian was also injured on the shoulder. The half-sound of the fighting here attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers, and someone blew the whistle, and immediately a large number of soldiers arrived.
The noisy footsteps attracted the attention of the assassin, and seeing that Yang Lian could not be killed, the leader slashed forward, forcing Yang Lian back, and shouted: "Go!" ”
As he spoke, the man walked away without stopping, and then the rest of the people fled one after another. Yang Lian chased two steps, and found that these people were so fast that they couldn't catch up at all, so he gave up his idea.
At this time, the patrolling soldiers rushed one after another, holding torches in their hands, shining all around as if it were day, a soldier with a fire-looking appearance looked at Yang Lian, sneered, and said: "What a bold man, he dares to kill people in the street." ”
Yang Lian returned his long knife to the sheath, looked at the fire chief, and said: "This will be Yang Lian, who is the envoy of the Shuntian Festival, and came back to Beijing to report on his work, but he didn't expect to be ambushed halfway, thanks to this brother who brought the troops in time." ”
Yang Lian not only expressed his gratitude for this, but also showed his identity, Huo Chang couldn't help but be stunned, looked at Yang Lian, and said, "You, are you the envoy of the Shuntian Festival?" ”
"Exactly." Yang Lian said, and took out the big seal from his arms.
The fire chief walked up with some hesitation, and when he saw the words on the big seal clearly, his face couldn't help but change, and he hurriedly took a step back, and said, "I've seen Yang Jiedu. ”
"No need to be polite, but it was you who came in time to drive out the Assassins. Yang thanked me here. Yang Lian smiled.
Seeing that Yang Lian's body was dripping with blood, the fire chief hurriedly ordered the soldiers on the side, and shouted: "Come on, send Yang Jiedu back to the house." As soon as the words fell, he shook his head again and said, "Yang Jiedu, please let the humble post send you home." ”
"There is labor." Yang Lian groaned slightly, and agreed, today's ambush made Yang Lian feel very strange, he had just returned to Jinling, speaking of which was only an hour or two, in such a short period of time, someone not only knew that Yang Lian was back, but also knew where Yang Lian went, and even arranged assassins, obviously, Yang Lian has been targeted.
This person is very likely to be Li Hongji, because Yang Lian can't think of anyone else who will be unfavorable to him. With one ambush, there may be two, and since this group of patrolling soldiers is willing to escort, Yang Lian will not refuse.
The fire chief took seven or eight people to escort Yang Lian back to the mansion all the way, Yang Lian wanted to keep the fire chief to drink tea, but the fire chief refused, after all, he still had the heavy duty of patrolling, Yang Lian had to write down his name and surname, and said that in two days, he would invite the fire chief to dinner. Huo Chang walked away happily, and was able to climb the high branches, and the future seemed bright.
As soon as the fire chief left, the Yang Mansion suddenly became busy, and Fu Jinzhan saw that Yang Lian was injured, so he hurriedly asked the housekeeper to ask for a doctor. Zhang Qili first bandaged Yang Lian and stopped the bleeding. Yang Lian looked covered in blood, but in fact it was not that serious, and the skin on his arm was broken, but it did not hurt his muscles and bones. After a simple cleaning and bandaging, it looks fine.
Zeng Yiling got the news and rushed over, and when he saw Yang Lian injured, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Is it Li Hongji's hand?" ”
"I'm not sure yet, but it's highly likely." Yang Lian replied. At this time, there was already a trace of tiredness on his face.
Fu Jinzhan asked someone to bring rice porridge, Yang Lian drank it slowly, and one after another, Chen Tie, Chen Keyan and others got the news and also came. Now that Chen Keyan is a member of the Qi Dynasty, Yang Lian's every move has attracted his attention. Yang Lian went to the Qi Palace's Mansion to discuss things, he had been waiting for news, and he was also surprised to see Yang Lian injured.
Yang Lian asked Fu Jinzhan, Zeng Yiling, Zhang Qili and others to rest first and discuss things with Chen Tie and Chen Keyan. This happened too suddenly, and after discussing it for a while, I can only guess that all this should be done by Li Hongji, although Yang Lian killed the two people, but it is obviously a little unlikely to find out more information from the dead people.
After Chen Keyan understood what had happened, he left in a hurry to find the fire chief. Yang Lian asked Chen Tie not to make a noise about this matter, at least not too many people tonight. Chen Tie agreed, and after the two talked for a while, Chen Tie stood up and left, to arrange the defense of the Yang Mansion, in the whirlpool of Jinling, Yang Lian's safety must be guaranteed.
Yang Lian was half-lying on the soft couch resting, full of thoughts, although he knew that Li Hongji had the intention to kill him, but what he didn't expect was that Li Hongji was so bold to make a move in Jinling, and not long after he arrived in Jinling, he arranged an almost successful assassination.
Yang Lian thought about it carefully, it seems that tomorrow's court meeting will change, and only by grasping the initiative can we win in this struggle for power and profit. How to give Li Hongji a fatal blow is a difficult question, after all, Li Hongji is Li Jing's son, and the tiger poison does not eat children. Li Hongji made a mistake, Li Jing can punish him, can belittle him, and may even be imprisoned, but he should not kill him.
What to do? While Yang Lian was thinking, Chen Keyan came in a hurry, he went to find the fire chief, saw the assassin's corpse, examined it carefully, and found that the corpse was embroidered with tiger claws. Yang Lian couldn't help but be stunned, he had seen Tiger Claw many times, but he could never find the mastermind behind the scenes.
The last time Yang Lian was imprisoned in Dali Temple, there were assassins embroidered with tiger claws to kill Yang Lian, but that time, Yang Lian felt that it should not be Li Hongji's doing, because in that case, Li Hongji sent a killer to kill Yang Lian, which was the next policy, and it did not have much effect.
However, this experience made Yang Lian feel that Li Hongji was the behind-the-scenes helmsman of the Tiger Claw Organization, otherwise, Yang Lian couldn't think of anyone else who would choose to start at this time.
Chen Keyan saw that Yang Lian was silent, and bowed his hand and retreated, at this time, he had no good way.
Yang Lian thought about it, but he didn't feel sleepy, so he put on his coat and paced in the room, the brazier was burning in the corner of the wall, occasionally making a crisp sound, responding to Yang Lian's footsteps, as he thought, Yang Lian's originally frowning brows gradually relaxed, and he already had an idea.
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