Chapter 127: The Assassination of Qixia Mountain
Since the assassins were captured, the Dali Temple was under interrogation, but a few assassins would rather die than give in, and directly bit the poison sac in their mouths, and died like this. Dali Temple could not interrogate the people behind the assassins.
On the other side, Ouyang Yuntian, who was in the sunset, was still on the run, as if he was like a needle disappearing into the sea, but he couldn't see anyone, presumably he had been hiding in Jinling City for a while, but he had never shown up.
However, the news found by Chen Yuan and others reported: The people who assassinated Zhao Dezhao in the Tang Kingdom one after another seemed to come from the north, but they didn't know who the person behind them was, and the assassination method and from the description of that person, this person was a first-class assassination master in the rivers and lakes, and according to the method, it seemed to be from the Ouyang faction.
Zhao Dezhao immediately ordered Chen Yuan, Yang Chang and others to send a letter to Kaifeng, always paying attention to the movements in the north, he felt that the black hand behind this was not simple.
During these days, Zhao Dezhao has been staying in the protocol courtyard, and there are many forbidden army troops guarding the outside of the protocol, Li Yu is also afraid that an assassin will rashly assassinate, if Zhao Dezhao dies in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, then Zhao Kuangyin will definitely use this as an excuse for revenge, and then his troops will go south to destroy the Tang Dynasty.
Now in the Tang Kingdom, Li Jingda, the king of Qi, is the first military strongman in the Tang royal family, but the Tang State is dedicated to pursuing the policy of "protecting the land and securing the people", and Li Jingda, the king of Qi, has no place to use since the beginning.
And the lord of the country, Li Yu, is a monk, and if there is a Taoist priest who is willing to be a monk, he will give two gold. If a monk violates the law, he can be acquitted by bowing a hundred times in front of the Buddha statue. Li Yu also overhauled Buddhist temples in the territory and gave a large amount of land to the monasteries. In the Jinling Monastery, tens of thousands of monks from Japan, Chao Xian and other countries are supported, and their food and clothing come from the national treasury.
The lord of the Tang State worshiped the Buddha like this, but he ignored the people, and the Tang State could not be defeated......
It's just that Zhao Dezhao plans to put a fire inside the Tang Kingdom, a fire that is enough to accelerate the demise of the Tang Kingdom, and Zhao Dezhao is this fuse.
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After a day, there is a Dharma lecture in Qixia Temple, Li Yu is a person who worships Buddha, he wants Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, to make an invitation, and invite Zhao Dezhao to come to Qixia Mountain to worship the Buddha and visit the mountain, and the red maple on this Qixia Mountain has also been red all over the mountain, it is the time to enjoy the maple leaves in autumn.
On September 15th, the weather was sunny on this day, and Li Yu's carriage and horses were ready, but on today's frame, Zhou Jiamin was also here, but when she saw Zhao Dezhao, she turned her head, and when Zhao Dezhao looked at Zhou Jiamin on the frame, Li Yu on the horse in front of him also turned his head and glared at Zhao Dezhao viciously.
Li Yu also invited Zhou Jiamin by the way today, taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yu also planned to confess to Zhou Jiamin. It's just that Zhou Jiamin's heart has not been able to let go of the night in the West Chamber of the Yuan Death Temple, although the two have no closer skin relationship, but Zhou Jiamin is still a little uneasy in his heart, one is that Li Yu has always been obsessed with her, and she is also very worried in her heart, but she suddenly found herself in love with Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei of the Song Kingdom, in the past few days, but the identities of the two are different, and they are two countries, I don't know this ......
Zhao Dezhao has always thought about Zhou Jiamin's situation when he saw him, but when he saw him, he kept dodging and dodging, avoiding his gaze, and he didn't know what Zhou Jiamin thought in his heart, whether he was blaming himself for being frivolous.
But today's business is important, so he said to Xiao Guizi: "How are things going?" Can you hit it in one hit? β
"Your Highness, rest assured, Chen Guard has already arranged people and horses in Qixia Mountain, and it will be implemented according to His Highness's plan when the time comes."
"Hmm!" When Zhao Dezhao thought about this matter, he was inexplicably nervous, if the plan on Qixia Mountain was successful, then the next action would be much smoother.
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The carriage and horse arrived at the gate of Qixia Temple, and the bell of the ancient temple reverberated in the bowels.
Qixia Temple was founded in the seventh year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (489), and now it has a history of almost 500 years, and it is one of the best famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River.
Today, the well-known Ming * Hui Zen master in the south of the Yangtze River lectures here, Li Yu has always believed in Buddhism, and he sat in the audience and listened to it as if he was fascinated.
A few people sitting down were also quietly listening to Zen Master Ming's exposition of the way of Buddhism.
After Master Ming Hui finished studying Buddhism, Li Yu and the others planned to climb to the top to watch the autumn leaves. Climbing high to see the distance, blowing the mountain breeze, watching the beautiful scenery, and listening to the laughter of beautiful women can also be regarded as a kind of enjoyment.
However, today is purely for fun, and this guard is a lot less than usual, Zhao Dezhao thought left and right, and secretly observed the situation on the mountain.
It was already noon when a few people climbed its mountain, and the sun on September 15 still had a bit of scorching aftermath, plus the amount of mountaineering exercises, the two beauties were already sweating.
Especially the lady of the kiln, the three-inch golden lotus mountaineering, it is really not easy. This Qixia Mountain is considered to be high and cool, and it is also comfortable, and there is a courtyard halfway up the mountain, which is said to have been built by Li Yu when he was playing in his early years, and it just provides them with a resting place at this moment.
This courtyard is a typical Jiangnan courtyard house, with a bamboo forest planted in front of the courtyard, the front house is the residence of the maidservant, and the back is three houses, which are built in the shape of a finished character.
A little in the middle is the living room, which is a place for feasting and drinking, and the two sides in the back are bedrooms, which also serve as a study and are connected with the hall. The three rooms are not large, but they are also small and exquisite.
Li Yu and Zhao Dezhao arrived in this courtyard, and Zhao Dezhao praised again and again: "Lord, the scenery on this mountain is really beautiful, this pavilion and courtyard is very elegant, Xiao Wang will definitely build such a courtyard after returning to Beijing." β
Li Yu said with a smile: "The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is naturally beautiful, if the King of Wei likes it, he will give this courtyard to the King of Wei." β
Zhao Dezhao looked up at Li Yu, shook his hand and said: "Thank you Lord Longen, it's just that Xiao Wang has been living in the north, if the Lord of the Kingdom gives it to Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang has no time to clean the courtyard, I'm afraid this courtyard will be abandoned, Lord of the Kingdom, don't you say?" β
Li Yu looked embarrassed, smiled dryly and didn't speak, and at this moment his eyes looked at Zhou Jiamin inadvertently, as if Zhou Jiamin didn't look at him and Zhao Dezhao.
Zhao Dezhao, under the leadership of the palace maid, went to a house in the west wing.
And he also inadvertently looked up at where Zhou Jiamin's room was arranged, but unfortunately, Zhou Jiamin did not live in the west wing, but lived at the end of the east wing not far from Li Yu, and there was an earthen wall in the middle.
Zhao Dezhao was a little disappointed, because of what he saw in his mind, Li Yu seemed to have noticed a trace of the smell of fire * medicine from his rival, so he arranged it this way.
Zhao Dezhao stayed in the house, and seeing that the decoration in the house was very luxurious, Zhao Dezhao said in his heart: It is really not easy to build such an elegant courtyard on the hillside...... There are also many utensils and decorations, and the quilt is made of fine silk, which will cost a lot of money. Seeing the small things, you can see from these small aspects how extravagant they are.
Zhao Dezhao stood in front of the window and pushed open the window, but he saw the beautiful scenery of Qixia Mountain, and there were still paints and brushes on the desk by the window...... It's really good to come here for two days to stay, but this is the Tang Kingdom, and he is still visiting the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yu really enjoys it, Zhao Dezhao sighed at the same time, and a word also appeared in his heart - luxury.
Zhao Dezhao felt a little tired, so he came to the bed and lay on the bed sideways.
After a cup of tea, Xiao Guizi pushed the door from outside the house and saw his Royal Highness lying crookedly on the bed.
Zhao Dezhao woke up when he heard the footsteps, "Little Guizi, is there any news on the mountain?" β
"Your Highness, there is no yet, and other situations have not appeared."
"The show begins." Zhao Dezhao got up from the bed and sat on the bed.
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The maple ridge of Hushan on the west side of the mountain, the maple leaves are like Emperor E, the mountain is red all over, and the scenery is very charming. When the autumn wind blows, maple leaves fall gracefully from the trees.
Some maple leaves had fallen on the ground, Chen Yuan had already shaken off some maple leaves on his body, and the rest of the people were lying in the hay waiting for news.
"Guard, why haven't you come yet?" These people were all transferred to Chenyuan by Zhao Dezhao from the special forces, that is, the "Mountain Eagle" special forces.
At this moment, they were waiting impatiently on the west side of the mountain, and after they had eaten their dry food, they had been lying in ambush here, waiting for the entrance of their prey.
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After noon, Li Yu took Niangniang, Zhou Jiamin and the rest of the Qi King Li Jingda, Zheng Wang Li Congshan, Han Xizai, Gong Shenyi and several other civil officials to the mountain to enjoy the red maple of Tiger Mountain.
When I arrived at the side of Tiger Mountain, I saw that the mountain was lined with rocks, and the whole maple forest was yellow, Li Yu had already climbed to the top, and Li Jingda, the king of Qi, and Li Congshan, the king of Zheng, were also enjoying the beautiful scenery beside him.
"King Wei, the frost leaves are red in February, although this is not the most suitable time to enjoy the red leaves, but the King of Wei is fortunate to see the red leaves all over the mountain, and it is really a pleasure."
Zhao Dezhao nodded, didn't say much, but walked to a stone, and then looked around.
At this moment, a group of black-clothed people jumped out of the cracks in the rocks and slashed at Zhao Dezhao head-on, Zhao Dezhao dodged in a hurry, and then rushed to Li Jingda, the king of Qi.
The black-clothed masked men suddenly slashed at Li Jingda in unison. Li Jingda has been in the army in the end, and he is also the first person in the Tang Army today, so he naturally has a light and brisk body, and he suddenly blocked the knife of the black-clothed man and masked man opposite.
And the man in black was just testing Li Jingda's work, and the fight at the beginning was only superficial, and Li Yu, Zhao Dezhao and others beside him also stayed aside.
Suddenly, at this moment, a team of black-clothed men and masked men jumped out from under the big stone opposite, brandishing a big knife in their hands and slashing towards Li Jingda's side, while the soldiers of the forbidden army beside him were also scattered around Li Jingda, and the others stayed by Li Yu, Zhao Dezhao and others.
Under the black face scarf, those sharp eyes glanced at Zhao Dezhao quickly, and the fiery red maple leaves gradually fell to the ground, blown all over the ground by the wind.
Zhao Dezhao also made a quick gesture with his eyes, and the masked Chen Yuan quickly turned around, holding a sword in his hand, and stabbed Li Yu, and at this time Li Yu was shocked, seeing the assassin coming, he poured his body to the right side, staggered, and his body touched the stone, Li Yu's right hand was cut by a sharp stone, and blood flowed out of the mouth, Zhao Dezhao saw that Li Yu injured his hand, so he tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, and quickly went to Li Yu's side, wrapped Li Yu's hand, and wrapped it around several layers.
In an instant, Li Jingda's eyes also looked at Li Yu's side, he looked at it in a daze, and wanted to fly to protect the lord, but unexpectedly, a dark arrow came out of the sky, and shot through Li Jingda's right chest with a "plop".
Li Jingda suddenly felt that his eyes were blank, and everything around him was still, and he went straight down, and an arrow had been inserted into his right chest.
"Fourth uncle-" Zheng Wang Li Congshan immediately ran to Li Jingda's side, and saw Li Jingda's eyes closed and his breath like a gossamer, the whole person was lying motionless, blood flowed out of the wound, he wailed out, "Come onββ"
Chen Yuan saw that Li Jingda was injured, and Li Yu's hand was also injured, Zhao Dezhao quickly signaled Chen Yuan at this time, and Chen Yuan immediately took the order and withdrew from the grass next to the stone steps with his men and horses.
Zhao Dezhao just wanted to chase after him as if he was chasing the enemy, but Zhou Jiamin immediately grabbed Zhao Dezhao from the side, pulled Zhao Dezhao's cuffs tremblingly, and shook his head pleadingly.
On the ground, Li Jingda was lying motionless, Li Yu didn't care about the pain of the wound, he glanced at Zhao Dezhao nervously, and he immediately ordered the forbidden army to escort the injured Li Jingda down the mountain.
Li Jingda was so seriously injured, it is estimated that the immortals will be irreparable, Zhao Dezhao thought so, and also went down the mountain with the crowd.