At the same time, Gong Wanran was waiting for Bo Yao in Dazaifu, and although he was anxious in his heart, he appeared calm and peaceful on the surface.

At this time, Bo Yao finally came to the main hall, and when he saw Bo Ya, he quickly got up and saluted, "I've seen Dazai-sama." ”

Bo Yao sat down, smiled and said to Gong Wanran, "Sit, sit." ”

"Dazai-sama, when my subordinates saw that the whole city was suddenly under martial law, there seemed to be some emergency, and besides, the leaders of the Praetorian Guards from all walks of life entered and exited Dazaifu from time to time, and my subordinates were worried about something, so they came to see Dazai-sama."

"Hehe, Lord Gonghui is too worried." Bo Yao smiled and said: "Hey, the lotus lantern festival does not let people rest, the king called me to the palace early in the morning, and suddenly sent such a thing, hehe, it is really a headache." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

Bo Yao didn't answer directly, but sighed and said, "Hey, your brother, Zhang Xun, has caused a big incident." ”

Gong Wanran pretended to be panicked and asked, "What's wrong with him?" I also hope that Dazai-sama will give advice. ”

"He, how good it is to be a general honestly, he has to mix with Wu Zixu. Also, tell me, there are women in the world, how can he not understand, he has to marry the daughter of Su Ming's family, doesn't he know that Su Ming is Wu Zixu's disciple? ”

"The younger brother is often confused, although he has great achievements, the affairs of the court are very naïve, and I hope that Lord Dazai will help his subordinates and save him from fire and water."

"That's natural, just because he's your brother, I'll find a way to save him, but I'm afraid, he's really Wu Zixu's party, don't say it's me, even if the Son of Heaven pleads, I'm afraid it won't work."

"Oh? What happened to Wu Zixu? ”

"You don't know? He conspired with Su Ming and his party to assassinate the king! ”

Hearing this, Gong Wanran was shocked in his heart, although he knew some inside information, he couldn't imagine and couldn't believe that Wu Zixu would assassinate the king, he hurriedly said: "There is such a thing? ”

"Isn't it? Although I have always had a bad relationship with Wu Zixu, after all, I have been fighting with him for most of my life, and I still know Wu Zixu very well as a person, assassinating the king? Hehe, this kind of thing doesn't look like what he does. ”

Gong Wanran nodded and said, "Dazai-sama has a point. ”

"But it really happened, and that's how it was."

Bo Yao told the public about the cause of the incident, and it turned out that in the early morning of that day, there was an assassination in the palace.

At that time, the sky was not yet bright, and the sky was still shining with hazy stars, Xi Shi suddenly woke up from his dream, snuggled in King Wu's arms and sobbed softly.

The delicate cry woke up King Wu in his sleep, King Wu hugged Xi Shi, drowsy, and asked, "Concubine Ai, why are you crying quietly?" ”

Xi Shi hurriedly apologized: "The concubine is guilty of waking up the king." ”

"Hey, don't say that." King Wu hugged Xi Shi tightly, helped Xi Shi wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and asked, "Did you dream of something bad?" ”

Xi Shi shook his head and said sadly: "I didn't dream of anything, but I suddenly thought of something in my sleep, and I couldn't help but feel sad from it, and I woke up from my sleep, and when the concubine opened her eyes, I found that it had wet the pillow." ”

"Hey." King Wu sighed, sat up, hugged Xi Shi tightly, and said slowly: "Ai Concubine, but you are crying because this king is about to attack the Yue Kingdom?" ”

Xi Shi didn't speak, just lowered his head, bit his lip, and let the tears fall down.

King Wu hurriedly helped Xi Shi wipe away his tears and comforted: "Ai Concubine, this king is also a last resort." Hey, Wu Zixu, that old thing, actually forced this king to have nowhere to retreat. ”

"The concubine is just a woman, and the major affairs of the family and the country should not be asked, but the concubine was born in the Yue country after all, and after all, she still doesn't want to see the Yue people ruined ...... the country."

King Wu gently stroked Xi Shi's face, and said distressedly: "Now that the princes are in dispute, it is inevitable to fight and kill, and some things are inevitable. ”

Xi Shi nodded, sobbing and said: "The concubines all understand, but they still can't help but be sad in their hearts, after all, what the Yue people want most is the protection of the king, and the Yue people respect the king as a god, and only hope that the king can become the overlord of China as soon as possible." ”

"Hey......" King Wu sighed, not knowing what to say for a while.

"In the Yue Kingdom, even the newly sensible children know that it is thanks to the blessing of the king that they have food and clothes, and their greatest wish is to grow up to become the king's warriors and fight for the king, but now, the king wants to kill them...... Woo, concubine...... The concubine couldn't help crying when she thought of this......" After that, Xi Shi cried again.

"Hey, yes, but when this matter comes to Wu Zixu's old thing's mouth, it will become a tiger breeding problem!" King Wu suddenly scolded resentfully.

Xi Shi hurriedly shook his head and said: "Wu Xiangguo has his own reason for saying this, but how does he know the true thoughts of the Yue people!" How did he know how much the people of the Yue Kingdom worshiped the king! If the king really wants to exterminate the Yue Kingdom, then there is no need to send troops at all, he only needs to issue an order and order the Yue people to commit suicide! Naturally, they will show their loyalty by dying! ”

King Wu was a little shaken by Xi Shi's words, gently stroked Xi Shi's back, and comforted: "Okay, okay, this king knows, I'll think about this matter again." ”

Xi Shi didn't speak, but just got into King Wu's arms and cried bitterly.

At this time, there was a faint light on the horizon, and the faint morning light reflected in the dormitory, and a human figure was cast on the doors and windows.

"Who is it?" King Wu was alert and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the dormitory was kicked open, and an assassin pounced on them like a hungry wolf, the dagger in his hand dripping with blood, like undried blood on a wolf's teeth.

King Wu was caught off guard, seeing that the assassin was about to plunge the dagger into King Wu's chest, who knew that at this moment, Xi Shi got up angrily and used her petite and weak body to help King Wu block the fatal blow, and then she tried her best to hold the assassin desperately, but she didn't expect that the assassin was entangled by her and couldn't get out for a while.

"King! Run! Shih Tzu hissed.

As the words fell, King Wu stood up, took the sword from the bedside, and stabbed the assassin into the thigh, and the assassin let go of Xi Shi and fell to the ground as soon as he was in pain.

King Wu then slashed again, cutting off the assassin's right hand, and blood spurted out of the broken wrist. At this time, the Praetorian Guards also rushed to subdue the Assassins.

"Doctor Legend! Doctor! King Wu picked up Xi Shi, only to see that blood was gushing from her chest, her face was pale, her forehead was full of sweat, she was breathing rapidly, and every breath was accompanied by severe pain.

King Wu hurriedly grabbed the quilt and pressed it on Xi Shi's wound, and soon the white velvet was dyed bright red.

"The King...... Concubines...... Concubine ......"

"Don't speak! You'll be fine! It's going to be fine! This king won't let you have anything to do! King Wu commanded in a trembling voice.

Xi Shi smiled with difficulty, and said angrily: "The king...... Appear...... Right now...... King...... Believe...... It's right. ”

"Where's the Imperial Doctor! Why hasn't it arrived yet! If Xi Shi Niangniang has three long and two short, you all have to die! King Wu held down Xi Shi's wound and said distressedly: "Believe, believe!" I believe everything you say! ”

Xi Shi endured the severe pain, but still had a little smile: "Every ...... Yue Ren ...... All are willing to ...... King...... Damn ......"

After saying this, Xi Shi closed his eyes.

"Concubine! Love Concubine! King Wu shook Xi Shi's pale and beautiful face in a panic, and the two tear stains shone brightly in the morning light.

At this time, the imperial physician finally came in a hurry, and there was no time to salute, so the imperial physician hurriedly checked Xi Shi's pulse, although the pulse was weak, it was still beating.

"Wang, Niangniang has shown symptoms of suspended animation, and she needs to stitch up the wound immediately."

"Hurry! That's fast! If the mother can't survive, you will be buried with him! King Wu scolded hysterically.

"Whoa, whoa!" The Imperial Doctor hurriedly replied.

Half an hour later, Xi Shi was out of danger, and she finally opened her eyes to see King Wu holding her hand tightly, this half-lived king, with crystal tears on his cheeks.

"The King's ......"

"Don't speak, this king will know, and you will definitely return to this king."

"Hmm...... Concubines...... I also know that because ...... King...... There was no ...... Let go of your hand ......" Shih Tzu smiled weakly.

After listening to what happened, Gong Wanran finally understood why King Wu suddenly ordered the arrest of Wu Zixu and Su Ming.

"Dazai-sama, so that assassin was sent by Wu Zixu to assassinate the king?"

"Isn't that obvious? Otherwise, why arrest them for a party, hey, these chaotic ministers and thieves really ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall! ”

"The Assassin confessed?"

"Isn't it? The Praetorian Guard then handed over the assassin to Cai Enlargement, and not long after Lord Cai's trial, the assassin was recruited, it turned out that the assassin's name was Ding San, and he was the housekeeper of the Xiangguo Mansion to manage miscellaneous affairs. ”

"Oh, I see." Gong Wanran nodded.

"The king summoned me to the palace this morning, and ordered me to take charge of the arrest. Hey, although Wu Zixu and I are old enemies, after all, we have worked together for most of our lives, and I am still a little reluctant to kill them, but since the king has an order, I have to strictly implement it. ”

"Exactly, although human affection is there, the law cannot be relaxed." Gong Wan agreed.

At this time, a Praetorian Guard leader strode over and saluted Bo Ya: "Lord Dazai, we have arrested Wu Zixu's entire family, but his son is not in the mansion, according to the people in the mansion, Wu Zixu has sent his son to Qi last year. ”

As soon as he heard this, Bo Yao was angry and scolded loudly: "Hmph! Okay, you Wu Zixu, I sympathized with you just now. Damn it! No wonder you don't agree to attack the Qi State, it turns out that you sent your son over a long time ago, I'm afraid you have already been bought by the Qi State! Eat the old stuff inside and out! ”

The leader then reported: "We have transferred Wu Zixu and his family to the Sikou Mansion, and Cai Daren is being interrogated. ”

"Where's Su Ming!" Bo Ya asked.

"Yu Su Ming ordered the family to resist stubbornly, we fought hard, and all the family members have been killed, I don't want to kill Su Ming's family but was rescued by the general Zhang Xun, and now there is no trace!"

After hearing this, Bo Yao looked at Gong Wanran coldly, shook his head and said: "Hmph, your brother is looking for death, don't say that he can't keep his position, it's not even easy to say whether he can save his life, hehe, I think he is inseparable from the rebellion." ”

Gong Wanran hurriedly said: "The younger brother is stupid, I don't know the routine, I'm afraid that the marriage matter is also deliberately used by the chaotic party in order to win power, and I hope that Dazai-sama will remember his youth and ignorance and help him clear his name." ”

"Hmph, if he wasn't a party member, I wouldn't have imposed a crime on him, but if he was really a party member, you shouldn't be involved by him."

Gong Huiran nodded and said, "Thank you, Dazai-sama, for reminding ......"

As night fell, the city of Gusu was still full of patrolling Janissaries, the whole city was on high alert, and the originally lively Lotus Lantern Festival celebration was canceled.

Yu Xianyao took the convoy to a small alley near the south gate, one of the carriages, lying a huge pear flower carved cabinet, it turned out that during the day, Yu Xianyao had taken it out of the carpenter shop for Zhang Xun, the carriage carrying the carved cabinet was very deep under the rut, it seems that the weight of the carved cabinet is not light.

There are a total of eleven guards in charge of the inspection at the south gate, among which the leader of the garrison is named Yu Ke, he is Yu Xianyao's nephew, during the day, he has learned of Yu Xianyao's plan, and he is waiting anxiously at this time.

Yu Xianyao saw the patrol guards going away, and hurriedly led the convoy out of the alley towards the city gate.

Yu Xianyao stepped forward with a smile and said to the guards who were inspecting: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's transport some household goods, hehe, I hope that the officials will be a little more careful when inspecting, and I will work hard for the officials!" ”

Saying that, Yu Xianyao quietly stuffed each person with twenty copper coins, and the guards collected the money, so they naturally relaxed their vigilance, but just roughly checked the goods on the convoy, and found nothing abnormal, and when they were about to inspect the personnel, Yu Ke suddenly asked loudly: "What is in your cabinet?" Today, the court arrests key criminals, and all cabinets must be opened for inspection! ”

Hearing this, the guards also gathered, drew their weapons, and surrounded the carriage carrying the cabinet.

Yu Xianyao hurriedly explained: "Official, there is nothing in this cabinet. ”

Yu Ke pouted and smiled, and said, "Hmph, what is the delivery at night?" What did you do during the day?! ”

"Don't you know, this cabinet is made of fine pear blossom wood, and it uses a special lacquer, which is afraid of the sun, so it is only shipped at night."

"Humph! What are you liar?! Yu Ke pretended to be angry and shouted: "I'm afraid that the sun cover will not be enough!" ”

"This ......" Yu Xianyao was speechless for a while.

"Brothers, bring the cabinet down!" Yu Ke commanded loudly.