Chapter Seventy-Eight: A False Alarm
Today's third update, cheeky again to ask for recommendations and collections.
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The bodies of ten CRRC guards were quietly placed in front of the hall.
Zhao Gao, who was white-faced and beardless, sat behind the desk, his cheeks twitched constantly, quietly looking at the corpses, clenching his fists tightly.
"The identity of the assassin has been inquired about?"
Zhao asked in a low voice.
"Father, it's already clear!"
The person who answered Zhao Gao was his son-in-law Yan Le. Zhao Gao is a heavenly eunuch, so he naturally has no ability to have children. However, there were still brothers in the family, and after he became the commander of the CRRC, he passed his brother's daughter to his name. In ancient times, this kind of thing happened often. Yan Le only married Zhao Gao's daughter last year, and he was originally just an unknown pawn, but now he is Lang Zhongling.
The first emperor was assassinated, and Zhao Gao was blamed, and Yan Le naturally felt the same way.
Therefore, it is even more difficult to track down the identity of the assassin. After more than a month, he was able to identify the Assassin.
"There were two assassins, the main envoy, named Zhang Liang, the son of the late Korean Prime Minister Zhang Ping, whose ancestral home was Chengfu (present-day southeast of Haozhou, Anhui), and was nineteen years old. This son has been smart since he was a child and is known as a supernatural power. He has a family history and is quite famous in the city.
After His Majesty destroyed Han, Zhang Liang has always held a grudge against my Great Qin.
His brother died last year, leaving him with no worries. He didn't even care about his brother's funeral, and left the city father with a house slave. After I heard the news, I immediately sent someone to the city father to investigate, but I didn't expect it to ......."
When Yan Le said this, he couldn't help but glance at the dead corpses in the hall.
Zhao Gao closed his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "In your opinion, who killed them?" ”
"Zhang Liang, it must be that Zhang Liang!"
Yan Le didn't even think about it, he opened his mouth and replied, "I really can't think of anyone who can kill ten palace guards at once. ”
Looking at the white feather arrow on the case, Zhao Gao fell into deep thought.
"Yan Le, this is the red stem and white feather produced by the old Han, which is the unique equipment of the old Han army, also known as the flying arrow, which is specially used for the rhubarb ginseng crossbow...... Although the arrow has been modified to be a little different from the original flying arrow, its shape has not changed.
Therefore, the object of the investigation should meet the following conditions.
The first condition is that the person is related to the old Han and can make flying sauce, or knows a craftsman who can make flying sauce.
The second condition is that this kind of flying bow is not shot with a rhubarb cucumber crossbow, but with a strong bow. A strong bow that can shoot this kind of flying bow will not be weaker than the rhubarb ginseng crossbow, and it should be more than ten stones. Therefore, the object of investigation should be limited to those who are powerful.
I don't think it's going to be a purely personal act.
How did Zhang Liang grasp His Majesty's itinerary? How did you set up an ambush in Bolangsha unknowingly? And you also know that you sent people to the city father, and ambushed them on the way. In this, I am afraid that some officials are not very clean, so they should be carefully investigated. ”
Yan Le said: "Father, rest assured, the child will not let go of a thief." ”
Zhao Gao stood up, walked to the ten corpses, and said as if to himself: "Although the Six Kingdoms are destroyed, the rest of the sins are still there. Some time ago, Song Zi appeared and gradually left, and now someone is attacking His Majesty. Is there a correlation between the two?
Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu.
Chenjun used to be the royal capital of Chu, and Han and Chu fought against us several times in Chenjun...... Yan Le, focus on investigating there.
Your Majesty has now arrived at Langya Palace, and has sent someone to summon me to accompany me immediately.
Track down the Assassins and leave it to you. I will leave a hundred palace guards at your disposal, and I will definitely eliminate the rebels as soon as possible. ”
Zhao Gao unknowingly fell into a misunderstanding.
That is, he expanded this assassination operation indefinitely, so that it turned into another wrong path. It's no wonder that digging up a group has a very different effect than catching one or two people. Of course, he wants to get the most out of his results.
Yan Le bowed and saluted, "Father, rest assured, the child will live up to his father's high expectations." ”
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Liu Kan didn't know that he had escaped.
Until he got out of Dangshan Mountain and entered Surabaya County, his heart was still pounding fiercely. Not only him, but the situation of Kui Che and Cheng Miao is not much better. In order to hide people's eyes, they also made a detour, did not pass by Fengyi, but bypassed Fengyi, passed through Shan Father (now Shanxian County, Shandong) and turned to Huling, along the road they had originally left, and rushed back to Pei County.
At this point, it's the end of February!
After returning to Pei County, Liu Kan and others appeared, and Qin Jun did not suspect in the direction of Surabaya County at all.
However, this does not mean that Liu Kan can put his mind at ease, let Cheng Miao go home to inquire about the situation first, and only after making sure that he is safe and sound, he will go home in a big way.
Calculating the time, it took half a year from leaving Peixian last year to returning home now.
Mrs. Kan was already looking forward to it.
When Liu Kan returned home, the old lady was so happy that she didn't know what to say. just pulled Liu Kan and kept laughing.
However, when the old lady saw the giant man who was lifted down from the car, her face suddenly changed.
"Kan, who is this?"
Liu Kan naturally couldn't say to the old lady: This is very likely to be an assassin who assassinated Qin. If you really say that, you have to scare the old lady.
"We showed up this guy while we were crossing the river...... But when he was now, he was unconscious. According to the people on the river, there were often bandits there, presumably robbed by the bandits, and were seriously injured when they resisted. The child saw that he was pitiful, and that he could not throw him down halfway, so he had to take him with him. According to Mr. Cheng, this person may be the lock slave of a large family. ”
Liu Kan has never heard of the lock slave, but it doesn't mean that the old lady hasn't heard of it.
Hearing this, the old lady frowned slightly, and said softly: "Kan, is this good?" What if his master finds him? ”
"I can do whatever I want, but the first thing is to heal his wounds. We didn't have any tools around us, and it was not easy to find Lang Zhong along the way...... If you look at the wounds on his body, if they are misunderstood, we can't tell. ”
When Mrs. Kan heard this, she nodded again and again, "My son is really kind-hearted, very good, very good!" ”
At that moment, Wang Ji tidied up a house and settled the giant man. He also asked Wang Xin to go to the city to find a judge to come over, and buy some medicine by the way.
"Mother, haven't those Qin soldiers left yet?"
On the way home, Liu Kan saw a small military camp about three miles away from his residence. It was the Qin army who was arranged by Ren Huan at the beginning, and he was specifically responsible for protecting the safety of Liu Kan's family. However, when he came back just now, Liu Kan was taken aback.
Mrs. Kan said: "The county magistrate Ren has gone to Xiang County, and the new county magistrate is a Qi person, named Li Fang, a very elegant person. But I feel that I am not as straightforward as the county magistrate, and my mind seems to be quite heavy. Oh, he'd asked Mr. Xiao to come a few times, and it seems to see if you're back. This person...... I'm going to be careful, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. ”
Li Fang?
It seems relatively unfamiliar!
At least in Liu Kan's memory, there is no such impression.
"Also, the head of the Qin army, named Zhou Lan, is a very kind person. At the beginning of spring, he also helped our family and his family to farm. Listening to the accent, it seems that he is also from the eastern capital, and you have to thank you if you have the kung fu.
People have helped us with our work, and thanks to his care, our family has been peaceful for half a year. ”
When the two of them were talking, the judge and Cao Wuxian rushed over.
The three of them returned to Pei County shortly after Liu Kan left home. However, due to Liu Kan's absence, they were also unable to carry out the matter of medicine and wine. In addition, Tang Li's body was a little uncomfortable, so after coming back, he didn't take any big action.
Seeing Liu Kan, he and Cao Wuxian were extremely excited.
But before they could speak, Liu Kan pulled him and walked to the backyard.
"Lao Cao, you help Kui Che...... It's the guy with a raw face, packing up the tools in the car. They all moved to the workshop and found someone to take care of them. Letter, you also go over to help, and the eldest brother will stay and talk to my mother, and call me if you have something. ”
As he spoke, he walked to the backyard.
He repeated what he had just said to Mrs. Kan to the side of the judge.
He walked into the room, looked at the wounds on the giant man's body, frowned, and said softly: "Ah Kan, whose lock slave is this?" ”
"You know about the slaves, too?"
Judging by the food, he glared at Liu Kan angrily, "Nonsense, how could I not know." But the injuries on this guy's body are really serious...... It's a good thing that I met you, otherwise, I wouldn't have survived now...... This guy is really strong! ”
Liu Kan said softly: "Is it possible to be cured then?" Along the way, he has not been sober, but he has tossed us a lot. ”
"You did a good job in the early stage, although it will be a little troublesome, but it shouldn't be a problem."
As he spoke, he put down the medicine box in his hand. It can be seen that this guy seems to have made great progress compared to the beginning. After looking at and hearing about it, he treated Liu Kan's previously bandaged wound again, and it seemed to be much better.
"I'll open another house, and I'll let Wuxian go back to the city and buy some medicine in a while."
When everything was over, he said to Liu Kan with a tired expression: "Everything that needs to be done has been done, if it can't be better, then I can't help it." However, even if this guy's illness is cured, what are you going to do about it? You already have two slaves under your name, so it's hard to settle them again...... Also, I didn't ...... the copper lock on his body. If you want to get rid of it, the danger is not small. ”
Liu Kan gently **sun**, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Do your best...... I have some ideas about the copper locks on his body, but from the current point of view, the conditions are not yet mature. Let's get Old Tang in the evening, and let's drink together. ”
Judging by the food, he agreed to come down and walked out of the room with Liu Kan.