After frowning and listening, Cao Wenbing asked softly, "Xiangye, let me take the liberty of asking, do you think the assassin has any origins?" Or have you ever encountered something similar before? ”

Ye Nanqing had all kinds of thoughts in his mind, and he was also thinking about who was going to put him to death, and names kept jumping out. However, he still said quietly: "No." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Wenbing also knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he stood up and said: "Xiangye, take them to the scene to see, if necessary, you still need the cooperation of the people in the house, please understand." ”

Ye Nanqing still didn't open his eyes, and said lightly: "This is a matter of duty." ”

Xu Anping glanced at Ye Nanqing deeply before leaving, and then left with everyone.

After a while, Ye Nanqing opened his eyes, and he was full of light, and he didn't see the decadence just now. He walked from the bed to the study next door, locked the door, approached the pale yellow bookshelf of iron pear wood, and put his hand into a dark compartment behind the wooden shelf. With the sound of cogs plucking, the shelves split from the middle to the sides, and then a stone door opened automatically, revealing a secret passage that was nearly human-high, and candlelight leaked out of it. He calmly walked into the secret passage, descended dozens of steps, and turned around to a secret room. Seeing a person dressed in black and only revealing a pair of eyes in the secret room, Ye Nanqing was not surprised at all. He stood still and asked, "Tell me, where did the Assassin go?" ”

The man in black bowed down and whispered back, "Back to the master, after the incident, the minions went to follow the five assassins." All five of them are good hands, and they are extremely cautious. In order to avoid being noticed, I can only embellish it from a distance. Later, they fled into an alley in the south of the city, but were hunted and killed by the people of Fusi in the north town, leaving not a single survivor. ”

Ye Nanqing pinched the beard on his chin and asked a little inexplicably, "Oh? It's really a coincidence, they unintentionally avenged the old man. Do you know why Hokujin Fuji has a layout over there tonight? ”

"The servant inquired, and it is said that the Fusi of Beizhen received news that there were assassins in the house in that alley, so he arranged for people to exterminate them tonight."

"Hmm. Is there anything else you want to report? If not, you can go down. Ye Nanqing saw that the man in black hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Just say something." ”

"Master, the slave is incompetent, tired master is injured, please punish him heavily! If they can save a rotten life, the minions will never let this happen again. ”

Ye Nanqing didn't look at him, and said indifferently: "Go down, this is the last time." Your father has been with me for more than 50 years, you don't want him to die without a son. ”

The man in black cried with joy, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. "Thank you for your magnanimity, thank you for your master's grace of not killing!"

After the man in black left the secret room and left through another secret passage, Ye Nanqing also came out of the secret passage and returned to the bedroom, and then lay on the bed and thought about things to himself. "Who is trying to put me to death? King Jing, Yao Nai, or that one? "Theoretically, once you fall, these people will benefit, but who is so impatient? At this moment, a figure with gray hair, a straight back, sharp eyes, and a tough face suddenly appeared. Whether it is from regaining power, or obeying the emperor's wishes, or discovering his betrayal, this person has enough reasons to muddy the waters and profit from it. "Teacher, teacher, don't be you! Otherwise, the students will have to ......"

In a large mansion not far from the palace, an old servant hurriedly walked through the dark corridor. He came to the door of a room, hunched over, knocked on the door urgently, and called, "Master, something is wrong." Master! ”

After counting the breaths, the old man inside said in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

The old servant lowered his voice and said, "Master, someone just came with the news that Ye Youxiang was assassinated tonight and was seriously injured. ”

"What!" Xia Guoyuan simply put on a coat and got up to open the door, and asked directly: "Ye Nanqing was assassinated, what about the assassin?" ”

"Sir, the assassin fled, leaving no trace. Now the spy department has taken over the case, and no clues have been found. ”

Xia Guoyuan raised his white eyebrows when he heard this, sighed in a low voice and said, "It's troublesome now!" He waved his hand to the servant to step back, went into the room and lit the candle, then poured a cup of herbal tea and drank it to wake up sleepy, and many thoughts came to him. The last time he met Ye Nanqing, he found that his beloved disciple had changed, and he didn't even know him. Yao Nai, who was originally older and more prestigious, was forced by Ye Nanqing to recuperate at home behind closed doors. After taking control of the court, Ye Nanqing still didn't want to serve the country, nor did he take the people to heart, but only knew how to fight for power and profit, eliminate dissidents, and form parties for personal gain. His arrival was obviously something he didn't like. The emperor arranged for himself to participate in court politics, but he also wanted to share his power. During this time, there was at least a superficial harmony left between their teachers and students, and after this assassination, the situation may take a turn for the worse. "Who the hell is preparing the fire? King Jing? Thinking of this, he shook his head to himself, and laughed a little at his thoughts. With his understanding of King Jing, at most he is a middle-aged person, and it is unlikely that he will do this kind of thing with a good temper. "Is it the emperor?" It's really possible, and the dying man is obviously crazy. As soon as he realizes that someone may threaten the imperial power or the crown prince's throne, he will definitely be desperate to extinguish it. "It can't be Ye Nanqing himself, right?" Thinking of this, even Xia Guoyuan himself couldn't help but hiss.

Cao Wenbing stood around the fight scene with his hands tied, trying to see something, but still found nothing. "Jiang Zhijie, did you find any clues?"

Jiang Zhijie arched his hand and replied, "Lord Hui, the assassin is not only quite skilled in assassination, but also should have done a lot of preparation work in advance. ”

"Oh, how so?"

"Your Excellency, please see, when Ye Youxiang passed by the corridor, the assassin jumped out of the pond to assassinate him. According to the lower officials, the water of this pond comes from a living spring below, and there are family members patrolling around. It can be seen that it is impossible for the Assassins to enter the pond without anyone noticing, and it is clear that someone should have assisted ......"

In another house in the south of the city, the study is still lit by candlelight. The middle-aged man threw the Jingdezhen porcelain pen holder on the table on the ground and asked sharply, "What?" The rudder of the capital was destroyed by the people of the Espionage Division? What the hell is going on! ”

The man in black knelt in front of the middle-aged man covered in blood and said in a trembling voice: "Master, the slave led someone to assassinate Ye Youxiang and then returned to the rudder, just happened to bump into the captain of Beizhen Fusi who surrounded the rudder of the capital. After a fight, all the others were killed, and only the minions escaped. ”

King Jing asked eagerly, "Then what happened when you took someone to assassinate Ye Nanqing?" Are there any omissions? ”

The man in black felt sad in his heart, but he still said: "Don't worry, master! Ye Nanqing was seriously injured, but his life was not in danger. The minions didn't leave any clues, and they certainly wouldn't find out. ”

"That's good!"