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Zhong Yu suddenly woke up from his sleep.

Because he drank a lot of wine last night, coupled with the fatigue of the boat and car along the way, he was finally able to sleep peacefully, he had slept very deeply, and he should have been able to sleep until dawn. No, not long after falling asleep, I was awakened by the screams and fighting sounds from outside.

After figuring out that he was in the county yaguan, Zhong Yu's face suddenly became extremely solemn, and he immediately shouted: "Someone!" "He is in Shanxi, and he is here to investigate and deal with the fraud of Shanxi officialdom, and when he encounters such an unexpected situation, his first reaction is naturally that someone is going to be unfavorable to him.

The door opened, and the middle-aged man who had been following Zhong Yu's carriage and dressed as a housekeeper walked in, as if he had been guarding Zhong Yu's side all along: "Master, it's the West Cross Courtyard that is making a commotion, and I've called someone over to take a look." There was no need for Zhong Yu to ask, he had already told the story.

"Oh?" As soon as he heard that he was not coming at himself, Zhong Yucai breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his somewhat sore temples with his hand and said, "This is Shanxi, we must be careful." ”

"Yes." The butler nodded understandingly, and then wanted to go out. Immediately, he was stopped by Zhong Yu again: "You send someone outside the city and transfer some people over, otherwise I won't be at ease." After a little thought, he decided to take a more secure approach to his safety.

"Yes!" The housekeeper agreed, and walked out quickly, leaving Zhong Yu alone to sit on the bed, with a pensive face. If this matter had nothing to do with the Yang County Order that left himself and others, he would not believe it. Also, why did it happen to the West Cross Courtyard where Yang Zhen lived, instead of himself, according to reason, if someone wanted to obstruct them from handling the case, shouldn't they attack him?

Soon, the fighting stopped, and the butler knocked on the door again. Zhong Yu glanced at him and asked, "How is it, has it all been arranged?" What's the trouble with Yang Qianhu? ”

A hint of strangeness flashed in the butler's eyes, but he still said truthfully: "The little one has already asked someone to send a message to the guards outside the city." The battle on the side of the West Cross Courtyard was over, and Yang Qianhu and the others killed a dozen Assassins on the spot, while the rest of the Assassins fled at night. ”

"Oh?" Zhong Yu also frowned slightly, and then asked, "What about their casualties?" ”

"The exact circumstances are still unknown, but it looks like there should be no damage."

"That's a little strange...... Zhong Yu touched the beard under his chin and said with a contemplative expression: "The assassins attacked at night, and they were actually repelled by them, and they killed a lot of people. And Yang Qianhu himself is not harmed, could it be that they have already been on guard? ”

"That's how it should be." The butler nodded in agreement: "Otherwise, the battle would not be so one-sided." ”

"Then how could he be wary, did he know that there was this assassination?" Zhong Yu's question was answered by neither of them.

Although his heart was full of questions, Zhong Yu also wanted to ask Yang Zhen for clarification, but for the sake of safety, he would not go out until the guards arrived. I waited for more than half an hour, and seeing that the time had passed the fourth watch, the cronies who were guarding outside came in to report that the guards had arrived, and Tang He, the general manager of Qian, who had brought the troops, asked to see him outside.

It was only at this time that Zhong Yu completely relieved his mind and asked people to call Tang He in. Tang He walked into the house in a military uniform with a hint of anxiety on his face, and when he saw that Lord Qincha was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then saluted on one knee and said, "The lowly guards are late, so the adults are frightened, and please punish them." ”

"Get up. It happened suddenly, and it was in the middle of the night, and it was very gratifying that you could arrive at this time. Zhong Yu had changed into his regular clothes at this time, and he seemed much calmer than just now.

Seeing that he didn't mean to blame, Tang He got up from the ground: "I don't know where those assassins are now, so I will lead people to exterminate them!" ”

"Tang Qian always has a heart." Zhong Yu glanced at the other party, and a sneering smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, it had been more than half an hour, and the officers and soldiers had surrounded the entire pavilion again, how could those assassins still wait for him to lead people to exterminate them? However, he didn't say this idea, but said: "The details of this matter are not very clear to the official, if you want to find out what happened, you have to ask Yang Qianhu." Because it was not the official who was attacked by the assassins, but the West Cross Courtyard on the other side. ”

"Huh?" Only then did Tang He realize that it was not the Lord Qincha who looked safe and sound in front of him who was attacked by the assassins, but the deputy envoy of the Qincha. This made his heart that he had just put down rise again, although Yang Zhen's identity was far inferior to Zhong Yu, but if there was a good one, his Tang Qian's guilt would be no less.

"Let's go over and see what happens." Tang He said that he wanted to leave, but was stopped by Zhong Yu: "Wait, this official will go with you." "It's been more than an hour now, but Zhong Yu has never seen Yang Zhen come over to give an explanation, and he can't help but feel uneasy.

So under the guard of hundreds of guards in armor and spears, Zhong Yu walked out of his courtyard and came to the west.

At this time, the entire people of the pavilion were completely alarmed, and even the officials and servants here were held together by the soldiers who had just arrived, at least until the Lord of the Chincha said something, they could not be freed.

When he passed by these frightened people, Zhong Yu didn't even stop his steps, as if he hadn't seen their begging eyes, he rushed straight to the West Cross Courtyard.

As soon as I saw someone coming, two men with knives suddenly flashed out of there, blocking the way and shouting, "Who are you?" ”

"We are members of the Qincha Guard, and we specially escorted Lord Qincha to visit Yang Qianhu." The soldiers who opened the way in front recognized that it was the Jinyi Guard who blocked the way, so they hurriedly reported their identities.

But on the other side, it seems that some of the grass and trees are all soldiers after being assassinated, even if they report their identities, they still refuse to give way: "But do you have any evidence?" ”

"This ......" The soldiers were suddenly a little dumbfounded, they were not the people on duty in the palace, but there was no such thing as a waist badge to show their identity. And didn't the other party see their momentum? These hundred or so soldiers are not something that ordinary people can take.

At this time, Zhong Yu had already come out of the crowd and said to the man: "This official Zhong Yu, do you still need any certificates?" ”

"It's really Lord Chincha who has arrived!" The two men recognized him at once, and quickly knelt down and saluted: "Because we were attacked by the assassins just now, we have to be cautious, and I hope to forgive you for your offended." ”

"Get up. Can Yang Qianhu be inside? Zhong Yuzi would not be as knowledgeable as him, and waved his hand and asked.

Before the man could answer, he heard a voice come from the courtyard: "The lower official is here, thank you for your concern." As he spoke, Yang Zhen walked out quickly and said to Zhong Yu.

"Is Yang Qianhu okay? What's going on here? Zhong Yu looked Yang Zhen up and down with concern, and after being sure that he had no injuries on his body, he finally came at ease.

"Thanks to the blessing of the lord, except for being a little frightened, the lower official is not harmed." Yang Zhen said for a moment, and said with some emotion: "Fortunately, Xia Guan kept an eye on it today and made arrangements at night." Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so lucky tonight. ”

While speaking, Yang Zhen had invited Zhong Yu into the courtyard. Looking at the rows of assassin corpses in the courtyard, as well as the blood stains on the ground that had not been cleaned up and the marks left after the fight, Zhong Yu's brow was furrowed. Judging from this situation, this assassination is really not simple.

After entering Yang Zhen's house and taking a seat, Zhong Yucai asked with some confusion: "This official is very curious, Yang Qianhu, how did you notice that someone was assassinated tonight and take corresponding precautions?" ”

"Please also ask your lord to forgive me, because this matter is just a little speculation by the lower officials, so I did not remind my lordship. If you put your lord in danger because of this, then the sin of the lower officials will be great. Yang Zhen didn't say anything first, but apologized.

Zhong Yu hadn't had time to think about this at this time, but it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't think about it when he went back. Because except for Yang Zhen and them, no one would have thought that the assassin's target was only him, not Qin Cha Zhong Yushi. If Zhong Yu felt that Yang Zhen only cared about himself, there would inevitably be a gap between the two.

Zhong Yu was stunned when he heard this, but then waved his hand: "You are serious." The official will not blame you for this, even if you remind the official before, I am afraid that I will not believe it. "This is also a fact, no matter who is in the county office, they will not worry about their own safety. Then, he looked at Yang Zhen again: "Please also ask Yang Qianhu to solve the doubts of this official." ”

In fact, the lower official made such a judgment just a feeling of his own, not any substantive evidence. The performance of Nayang County Order is too different from that of other counties on the one hand, and there are almost no people around this pavilion on the other hand. In the spirit of being cautious, Xia Guan asked his brothers to prepare, but I didn't want to be hit by me......"

"Yang Qianhu is really a good and meticulous observation, this official didn't think of this layer of ......" Speaking of this, Zhong Yu suddenly came back to his senses: "Do you suspect that this assassination is related to Yang County's order?" ”

"Although the lower officials don't have any evidence, I always feel that this matter has nothing to do with him who left us in the county." Yang Zhen did not shy away from saying it, and said directly.

"By the way, can you find out the identities of those assassins?" Zhong Yu was secretly shocked in his heart, if this matter really had something to do with Yang County's order, then they would not be so safe in Shanxi. But to be on the safe side, he had to ask more.

Yang Zhen shook his head: "I can't find out this." The Assassins were either killed or fled, and none of them were captured alive, so it was impossible to ask where they came from. ”

"What's that...... In this way, it will be difficult to track down......" Just as Zhong Yu lowered his head and thought about what to do next, whether he should inquire about Yang Xian, a heart-rending scream suddenly came from outside......