"Kill him!" With an order, a rush of footsteps drew closer.

From the overturned carriage window, a dark shadow rose into the sky.

"Quick, don't let him run!" The sharpshooter who was waiting on the side hurriedly drew his bow and arrows.

None of the arrows shot missed. "Puff puff" shot all over the black shadow. The black shadow that rose to the sky fell straight down. The armor soldiers who arrived in front of him were all swords, and all of them were inserted into the black shadow that fell to the ground.

"Fooled!" Before the attacker could come to his senses, Zhong Wuregret had already rushed into the alley from the other direction.

It turned out that in a hurry, Zhong Wuregret wrapped his robe around the seat cushion of the carriage and threw it out, and when the attacker thought that it was done and his vigilance relaxed slightly, Zhong Wuregret hurriedly rushed out of the back window of the carriage.

As he ran, fearing that the attackers did not know his whereabouts, he shouted: "Murder! Killed! Someone assassinated the important minister of the king of Chu in the royal city. ”

"Ahh Yes! He also deliberately screamed a few times, shouting: "Help! Help me! ”

With the sound of rapid chasing, the voice of the cry for help became weaker and weaker.

The attacker saw Zhong Wuregret limping and fleeing in front, stepped up the speed of pursuit, and was about to succeed, when suddenly his eyes flickered, and he lost Zhong Wuregret's figure.

"What should I do?" A voice asked softly.

After a pause, a voice said: "Divide up, it seems that the thief has been seriously injured, he can't run far, this scourge must be eliminated today, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Meet at the old place after an hour. ”

The attackers went in groups of two and pursued them in five directions.

One of the groups, hearing a slight ** sound in the dark corner, the two of them were overjoyed, and hurriedly ran over, but the black rumbling didn't expect to be tripped under something, and suddenly fell to the ground. As soon as he fell to the ground, he was hit on the head, and without a snort, the two of them fainted.

Zhong Wuregret's cry for help played a role, and the defenders in the city and the patrolling soldiers rushed to hear the sound.

The attackers were a little panicked, and the other four groups quickly stopped searching for Zhong Wuregret and retreated to the agreed location in the dark.

Zhong Wuregret rushed back to Doufu in embarrassment, and Cheng Jia was taken aback when he saw him.

I saw that Zhong Wuregret Gao Guan didn't know where he fell, his outer robe was completely gone, his underwear was dirty, and it was full of dust and blood. There were also black, white, and red stains on his face.

Zhong Wuregret limped to Cheng Jia and cried to the ground: "The minister of state is in charge of me, as soon as I went out from Doufu, someone wanted to kill me, this is to frame the adult, fortunately I have nothing to do with the adult, otherwise, I really thought that the adult was going to kill me, except for the adult, who would know that I left from the Doufu!" ”

Cheng Jia was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered his generals to impose martial law in the entire city and search for the assassins.

He actually wanted to catch the Assassin now more than anyone else.

King Mu was assassinated, and even the assassin did not know where the assassin came from, although they claimed that King Mu died of a sudden illness, but many people in the court knew the cause of King Mu's death.

Today, the close minister of the king of Chu, who had just ascended the throne, was assassinated in the royal city again, so how could he not be in a hurry? Even the basic safety of the royal city cannot be guaranteed, and Cheng Jia's ability to govern will be questioned by the ministers led by Pan Chong.

Thinking of Zhong Wuregret's death, the one who benefited the most was Pan Chong. Cheng Jia ordered his generals to closely monitor the Pan Mansion, and if they encountered suspicious people, they could be captured first, and then wait for Cheng Jia to come and deal with them.

At this time, Pan Chong had already learned the news of Zhong Wuregret's assassination, but he did not know Zhong Wuregret's life or death. When his subordinates reported that they had found a lot of armor soldiers and Ge soldiers around Pan's mansion. Pan Chong immediately ordered the people of the Pan Mansion not to enter and exit casually, let alone clash with the surrounding soldiers.

"Cheng Jia deceived me!" Pan Chong felt very depressed, but he also knew that he had to endure this breath now.

In the court, he did mention that because of Zhong Wuregret's lust, Chen Guo and Zheng Guo had a rebellious heart, and Zhong Wuregret must be punished. His purpose is not to really punish Zhong Wuregret, he just wants to knock Zhong Wuregret and make him remember not to offend himself, even if he has the King of Chu as the backstage, as an old lady, he can still think about his life.

Therefore, in the court, Cheng Jia objected, and Pan Chong did not insist on his opinion, so the matter was stopped.

Unexpectedly, it was rumored in the well of Yingdu City that Taishi Pan Chong coveted the two beautiful wives in Zhong Wuregret's family, so he wanted to cure Zhong Wuregret's capital crime so as to forcibly occupy Zhong Wuregret's two wives.

As soon as he heard this rumor, Pan Chong felt that things were not simple, and the meaning of this rumor was too direct, that is, to drive a wedge between him and the king of Chu. Who knows, when he sent people to secretly find out where the rumors came from, he came across the assassination of Zhong Wuregret.

"I didn't expect the life of this prostitute to be so valuable, and he would be dragged to Pan's Mansion even if he died. If he dies, he doesn't have to think about it, and the king of Chu will definitely fall to Cheng Jia immediately. Cheng Jia originally held the military and political power, coupled with the support of the king of Chu, the name is justified, once the fight, the Pan Mansion will be destroyed. Pan Chong was very anxious in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm on the surface.

He unprecedentedly summoned several guests from the mansion to listen to their thoughts and countermeasures.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the trend of raising customers prevailed, and as a symbol of aristocratic status and wealth, Pan Chong's mansion also raised dozens of customers, but Pan Chong only kept them idle, and never used them as strategists, bodyguards and other talents.

Pan Chong's decades of experience and strategy in court infighting, coupled with his impressive status, rarely took these disciples seriously. As soon as it is said that King Mu's teacher often listens to the ideas of the doormen, and when he spreads the word, he will feel that this old face is dull, who knows if his plan for King Mu is someone else's wisdom?

When King Mu was alive, in order to thank Pan Chong for helping him ascend to the throne, he specially imitated the Zhou system and set up the post of Taishi, who was in charge of the Yin of the ring and was in charge of the important positions of the forbidden army in the palace. He was also given many rewards, including land and slaves.

Pan Chong can be said to have no disagreement with King Mu, and he only hopes that King Mu can be satisfied with his loyal assistant.

But King Mu's sudden death made him confused, and his mind seemed to become a little dull. However, one thing is very clear, only by holding power can they ensure the huge wealth and prominence of their family.

Seeing that the new king was young and ignorant, and only knew how to have fun, he was ambitious, and wanted to control the new king in his hands and take charge of the government by himself.

According to Pan Chong's analysis, there are no more than three forces that the Chu State can be enemies with:

The almost negligible king of Chu. Second, the new king's Taishi Ziyi and Taifu Gongzixie. For the two masters of the New King Bear Brigade, Pan Chong's attitude was to sneer. These two guys, thinking that the king of Chu was obedient, did not know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and they actually installed cronies in the court and began to dictate the affairs of the court and China. But the scheming Pan Chong knew that he had a forbidden army, and he would dare to kill even the king, let alone these two guys. However, Ziyi and Gongzixie still have a lot of respect for themselves at least on the surface, and Pan Chong is also happy to let them develop their own power, and keep them to give Yin Chengjia a headache. Third, Ling Yin Chengjia. This is the real power that is equal to himself, the royal city, and even the military and political affairs of the Chu State, are all in charge of Ling Yin Chengjia, and it is not easy to seize power from him, and it must be carefully planned in secret. Fortunately, the forces in the palace are all in the hands of himself, Ziyi and Gongzie, and without the order of the palace, Cheng Jia's raising of troops is a rebellion. However, as soon as Zhong Wuregret dies, the situation will change abruptly, because the king of Chu is on Cheng Jia's side, so that Cheng Jia will mobilize the army to eradicate dissidents, and he will use the order of the king of Chu as the reason. How can Pan Chong not be in a hurry? Although he has a large number of private armies in his mansion and in the caiyi, these armies are a sharp weapon in the struggle between the powerful ministers, once they are called treason, not to mention that the private army is disheartened, in terms of strength alone, how can the army of a yi be the opponent of the three armies of the whole country? In Pan Chong's chamber, Pan Chong thought that the three wisest doormen knelt in front of them, their faces were solemn, and Pan Chong was able to invite them to discuss the matter, indicating that the situation was very critical. "The assassination of Zhong Wuregret, who wants to trap the injustice of the Taishi, must be the one who can make great gains through this matter, will it be Ling Yin?" A fat doorman asked. "This is exactly what I am puzzled about, if Cheng Jia wants to kill Zhong Wuregret, a thief, he will definitely not do it when he comes out of Doufu, so he can't figure it out!" Pan Chong said. "Could it be Ziyi and Gongzixie, maybe they were too close to the king because of the Zhong thief, and the king began to snub them, so they killed them?" A thin guest asked, "Ziyi and Gongzixie have no regrets about killing Zhong, the risks and benefits they take are not enough, this matter is not credible, besides, I know these two boys very well, even if they have murderous intentions, they have no intention of killing." Pan Chong said contemptuously. At this time, Pan Chong looked at the remaining guest who didn't say a word and asked, "What does Deng Shike have to say?" "This doorman is no more than five feet tall, and he has a lot of prestige among the doormen. Although Pan Chong is just idle with the doorman, it does not mean that he does not understand the characteristics and conduct of the doorman. On weekdays, if he didn't have to take it, he would really like to listen to Deng Shi's opinion. Deng Shi asked Pan Chong: "I heard that the Taishi played and blamed Zhong Wuregret for Chen Guo and Zheng Guo's desire to betray Chu, but is there such a thing?" "Not bad!" Pan Chong replied very directly. "Taishi, but he really wants to bring Zhong Wuregret's two ladies into the room and come up with this strategy?" Deng Shi did not care about Pan Chong's face. Pan Chong smiled and said, "Deng Shixin?" Deng Shizheng said: "I don't believe it, but if the master can teach me, Deng will be able to make a decision." "I heard that Zhong Wuregret's two-room lady who was collected by the thief has the appearance of captivating the country and the city, and if you want to say that you are not moved, it is completely false. However, no matter how heavy Pan's lust is, he will not use the thousands of lives of Pan's mansion to do child's play in order to fulfill his momentary desires. No matter what Zhong Wuregret's life and death are, as long as he takes away his beautiful wife, it will push the king of Chu to Ling Yin Chengjia, and I will not be a fierce opponent. I played to cure the sin of Zhong without repentance, so that I could control him in the future and leave a handle. The interests of the DPRK and China are too complicated, and it is difficult to grasp whether they are friends or enemies. If you want the DPRK and China to really hold power, you must fight one faction, suppress the other, and try to gain the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China, but the most troublesome thing is that the powerful ministers are self-assured and do not listen to commands. What to do? Whether it is true or not, the crime will be charged first, but it will not be punished immediately. As an official in the DPRK and China, everyone has a heart disease. If I want to sit in a position of power below one man and above ten thousand, I will make a move against their heart disease. If they should caress it, they will threaten it, as long as they do one thing: be obedient! Whoever is obedient is my master's person, and whoever is disobedient is my master's enemy. This is the criterion by which I decide who to woo and who to attack. If you are disobedient, the incident of peeping at a woman bathing as a child can be used as a reason for conviction, not to mention the crime of being punished by the ministers in the court. As long as the authority is in hand, I say black is black, and I say white is white. Today, I have made all my heartfelt words to all of you to express my apologies for neglecting you in the past, and in the future, I hope that you will be in the same boat, and I will live up to you. It was unprecedented for such words to come out of Pan Chong's mouth. The two fat and thin doormen said that they didn't dare to bow down together. Only Deng Shi sat still and said calmly: "Actually, the crisis of the Taishi is very easy to resolve. ”