Chapter 36: The Origin of the Assassins
Assassin, kill yourself?
Looking at the murderous five men in black, Su Heng still didn't believe it, this was the palace of Da Chu, the heavily guarded palace Yan compound, there were assassins in it? How is this possible?
The most important thing is who is going to kill himself? I have been in Shouyang City for many days, and I have not offended anyone, except for Zhao Yue and the fifth prince Zhao Wuchang have a little dispute, but this dispute has not reached the point where you need to assassinate yourself in the palace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After all, if you dare to send someone to assassinate in the palace, you must be prepared to be found out at any time, Zhao Yue and Zhao Wuchang are still only princes, no matter how big the hatred is, they will not do such a stupid thing.
Without Su Heng to think too much, the five men in black did it again, but this time the target was changed to Xiao Ruiying, who had just been tempted, and they knew that this woman was the most difficult.
Xiao Ruiying has been in the army for so many years, and the most common thing is this kind of killing, even in the face of five killers with murder weapons, he is not flustered.
The man in black was well-trained, and the five of them glanced at each other, and then slashed out together, with sharp blades and decisive killings, all in one go.
Five thin knives came from all sides, blocking Xiao Ruiying's dead end.
Su Heng was a little worried, although he knew that this Valkyrie was powerful, but after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, and he didn't know if he could block the attack of this fierce killer.
Obviously, Su Heng's worries were superfluous, Rao was besieged by five people, Xiao Ruiying was also calm, looking at the five blades rushing towards her face, she gently leaned back, and reacted very quickly, the moment the five knives fell short, the seemingly white and thin arm swung suddenly, clenched his fist, and swung out in turn from left to right.
I can't see how many punches he throws out, but the force is like a thousand pounds.
The five men in black let out painful screams at the same time, flew far away, and struggled on the ground for a long time, but they couldn't get up anyway.
One trick and you got it?
Looking at the sad appearance of the man in black on the ground, Su Heng had a new understanding of Xiao Ruiying's martial value, since he could be sent as a killer, he was naturally also a person with superb martial arts and a careful and courageous heart, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even accept a Valkyrie's move......
"Catch the assassin!"
The Imperial Forest Army in Gong Yan had also arrived at this time, and they had already arrived as soon as the patrolling guards noticed the abnormality, but Xiao Ruiying's speed was too fast, and by the time they came, these assassins had already been resolved.
Seeing a group of neatly armed guards, the five black-clothed men lying on the ground looked at each other again, and then stabbed themselves in the heart without hesitation.
The speed was too fast, and Xiao Ruiying didn't have time to stop it, so she could only watch the five assassins commit suicide.
It's really decisive, and I don't know who is behind this......
Seeing the decisive man in black, Su Heng had a headache, who was this secret enemy, he really couldn't guess, or was all this just a coincidence?
The assassin's story naturally quickly spread to Zao Wou-ki, and when such a major event happened on the queen's birthday, Zao Wou-Ki immediately let out a thunderous rage, removed all the captains of the Imperial Guards who were on duty that night, and at the same time summoned the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Divine Arrest Division to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Overnight, the undercurrent under the lively Shouyang City surged; The people attending the banquet were not allowed to leave their seats for the time being, and all stayed behind to cooperate with the investigation, and even though there were thousands of people in the venue, none of them dared to make a loud noise, and they were all quietly waiting for the results.
"Your Majesty, the identities of the five assassins have been confirmed." Finally, an official of the Divine Capture Division walked up with a scroll in his hand, which recorded the results of the investigation.
Presenting the scroll to Zao Wou-ki, the official subconsciously glanced at Meng Zhan, who was sitting at the head of the ministers.
Meng Zhan was wearing an old gray brocade robe, and he didn't say a word or talk to anyone since the beginning of the banquet, so he sat there alone and drank stuffy wine, as if there was some untiring knot.
"Your Majesty, these five assassins are all from the border army......"
Border Army? Nine Plains City?
Su Heng was naturally also listening, after all, he was the target of the assassination tonight, so he naturally cared about the origin of these assassins, and when he heard the border army, he also looked at Meng Zhan, and had some doubts in his heart, he and Meng Zhan had no grievances, and the two had no communication, and there was no need for the other party to send someone to assassinate him.
As soon as the official of the Divine Capture Division finished speaking, the great Confucian Zhang Xian had already jumped out and bowed to Zhao Wouji: "Your Majesty, because of the ambition of the wolf warrior, he actually sent assassins to infiltrate the palace to plot misdeeds, please order severe punishment." ”
Everyone here is smart people, although the origin of the killer is from the border army, but no one believes that it will be sent by Meng Zhan, Zhang Xian's words are just disgusting Meng Zhan and pouring some sewage on his reputation.
Zhao Wuji naturally understood, but he still pretended to say: "Zhang Qing's family is too worried, the origin of these assassins is directly directed at General Meng, it is obvious that someone deliberately caused harm, and General Meng has always been loyal, how could he do such a rebellious thing." ”
After hearing this, Zhang Xian's face immediately pretended to be suddenly realized, and he bowed and nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, it is the old minister who is stupid, I didn't think of this, I misunderstood General Meng." ”
Zhao Wouji showed a friendly smile and glanced at Meng Zhan: "General Meng doesn't have to mind, it is normal for Zhang Qing's family to have such thoughts, I believe that the Divine Capture Division will soon return the general to justice, but in the past few days, I have wronged the general, stay in Shouyang City for the time being, and wait for the results to come out before making plans." ”
Meng Zhan was originally waiting for tonight's birthday to pass and get up and return to Jiuyuan City tomorrow, but Zao Wouji's words disrupted his itinerary, and he immediately got up and said: "Your Majesty, a certain general is naturally willing to stay and cooperate with the investigation to prove his innocence, but Jiuyuan City is an important border place for my Great Chu, and it cannot be left without a general ......for a day."
Before Meng Zhan's words were finished, Zhao Wouji had already interrupted: "General Meng doesn't need to worry too much, I will send another general to guard the town these days, and the general will stay in Shouyang City for a good rest these days." ”
Seeing that Zao Wou-Ki said this, Meng Zhan had no choice but to nod helplessly, if he still forcibly asked to leave at this time, I am afraid that many people would stand up and say that he was a thief.
Zhao Wuji and Zhang Xian's singing and Su Heng naturally also saw it in their eyes, and after seeing Meng Zhan nodding helplessly and agreeing to stay, he had a premonition in his heart, all this seems to be a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Meng Zhan, tonight's assassination is very likely to have been prepared in advance, no matter who goes to the back garden, they will be assassinated, in order to find out the origin of these killers, and then forcibly leave Meng Zhan in Shouyang in the name of investigation!
Could it be that Zao Wou-Ki was afraid that Meng Zhan's prestige in Jiuyuan City was too high and deep-rooted, so he planned to slowly remove him from his military power by boiling frogs in warm water?
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