Assassination in the Night
Emperor Qi's capital was Yongyang. In the Xiangwang Mansion, there is a lot of fun. Today is the ninth day of the birth of Zhang Zhengfeng, the son of King Xiang. According to the customs of Qi country, parents should take their children to the local Tianshen Temple to pray for blessings, which means longevity and happiness. The princess of Xiangwang Xiang and the little prince all went out in new clothes, accompanied by four subordinates, and forty soldiers from the Xiangwang Mansion guarded.
About half an hour or so, King Xiang and his entourage came to the largest celestial temple in the imperial capital. The subordinates and guards are waiting outside the temple, the princess of Xiangwang Xiang entered the temple with the child Zhengfeng, came to the main hall of the temple, after some etiquette, the king of Xiang asked the abbot to nod the eyebrows for Zhengfeng, in order to show that he was blessed by the gods. Due to the special status of King Xiang, in order to protect the safety of King Xiang, idle people can only enter the temple after King Xiang prays. After everything was over, King Xiang and others left, and the temple returned to normal.
Night is approaching, and dark clouds cover the sky over the imperial capital Yongyang. In the Xiangwang Mansion, the Xiangwang couple chatted happily in the dormitory. Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhengfeng cried disobediently, and had no choice but to coax Princess Xiang. In fact, Zhengfeng could have had an old mother to take it, but Princess Xiang insisted on taking it herself. As the night deepened, King Xiang and his wife fell asleep. A few stars in the sky, and the night is so peaceful.
A man in black quietly sneaked into the Xiangwang Mansion, and an assassination quietly came. I saw that the man in black was more and more guarded, and pointed directly at King Xiang's bedroom. However, King Xiang's bedroom is not so easy to enter. Guarded by four halberd guards. The Assassin was waiting, he was waiting for the Halberd Guards to change shifts.
Finally, the opportunity came. The Assassin quickly infiltrated the palace during the shift change, and when he was triumphant, he did not expect that this slight movement had awakened King Xiang. The assassin ran directly to Xiao Zhengfeng, and when he was about to lay the knife, this action was stopped by King Xiang, at which time Princess Xiang woke up and shouted to catch the assassin. The soldiers of Xiangwang's mansion rushed to Xiangwang's bedroom with torches. After a while, the Assassin was subdued by King Xiang. "Take him to the dungeon." King Xiang spoke solemnly. "Yes." Su Qianhua, the commander of the government soldiers, sent people to escort the assassins away. "How did you guard and let the assassins break into my dormitory, but fortunately I woke up in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable." King Xiang was slightly angry, "My subordinates are derelict in their duties, and King Xiang forgives them." Su Qianhua replied. If there is a next time, this king will not spare it. "Yes". Su Qianhua led the government soldiers to retreat.
Princess Xiang recovered from her palpitations, and Princess Xiang: "Husband, who do you say is so bold that he dares to come to King Xiang's mansion to assassinate." Could it be" King Xiang interrupted Princess Xiang to speak: "There is no evidence yet, don't speculate." "Yes, husband."
On the other hand, Emperor Qi He summoned the general Tie Xiao to the palace to meet him. And Tie Xiao's itinerary has long been mastered. On the way, dozens of assassins killed the general Tie Xiao with swords, but all this had already been mastered by Tie Xiao, and the archers hidden on both sides quickly appeared, and dozens of arrows were shot at the assassins. Tie Xiao's subordinates wanted to chase, but were stopped by Tie Xiao, "No need to chase." "Yes, General." Tie Xiao led some of the men and horses to continue to the palace.
On the second day, after the early dynasty, Emperor He rested in the Qinzheng Palace. The eunuch Liu Sheng hurried into the palace. Liu Sheng: "Your Majesty, King Xiang's Mansion came to report that King Xiang was assassinated last night, and the little prince Zhengfeng almost died." The captured assassin insisted that he was instructed by the prince. "Emperor He's face was slightly pale, I knew, and quickly passed the prince into the palace.
The eunuch rushed to the East Palace to convey the emperor's will, and all this was monitored by one person, who quickly left, and he did not know that he had been followed by Zhang Runchen, the commander of the Thousand Spirits. "I've got you now." I saw this person enter someone's mansion. When Zhang Runchen saw him enter the mansion, he quickly evacuated.
The picture turns to the palace last night, talking with the emperor and the general. Tie Xiao: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen encountered an assassin on the way here, this matter is not simple. Could it be the mole?" Emperor He: "It's not that it's impossible to kill you to mess with my Great Qi Foundation, but is it as simple as just assassinating you?" Let's not talk about this for now, I came to you to discuss the next battle with you. What will happen in the Northern Wei Dynasty? Tie Xiao: "Your Majesty, the State of Chu has already attacked us, and it is impossible for the Northern Wei Dynasty to be without movement." The emperor and Tie Xiao came to the military map. Tie Xiao: "Your Majesty, you see, Qi Wei is bounded by Yanping Mountain, and it is unrealistic for Northern Wei to attack Yanping City, where might he attack from now?" Tie Xiao thought about it for a while, and then realized. The emperor, it is possible that the Northern Wei Dynasty bypassed the Yanping Mountains and directly attacked the Quyan City of Dingchuan Division, and then made peace with the Chu army and attacked the weir pass. Emperor He felt that it was reasonable, and immediately took out the other half of the tiger talisman of the Dingchuan Military Region and handed it to Tie Xiao, "Quickly lead troops from the Dingchuan Military Region to intercept the Northern Wei Army." "Yes, Your Majesty."
The crown prince Zhang Deyao received the edict from Emperor He and quickly entered the palace. In the dark, "My lord, the emperor has urgently summoned the prince to the palace. "The assassination of Tie Xiao failed last night, and I didn't show my feet." "My lord, that Tie Xiao is really cunning, he has already sent archers to ambush, we have suffered heavy losses, fortunately we retreated in time and were not caught alive." "Hmm."
The picture turned to last night, in the dark, "Once you are caught, they will torture you to extract a confession, hold on for a while and then recruit, and you will definitely be instructed by the prince." "Yes, sir."
In the Qinzheng Palace, Emperor He sat with his eyes closed, "Your Majesty, Commander Zhang asks to see you." "Tell me." Zhang Runchen quickly entered the hall, and when he went to Emperor He, he wanted to kneel down and salute, but Emperor He helped him, "No need to be polite, Runchen." Zhang Runchen approached the emperor's ear and said a few words, "It's good." A eunuch entered: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." Emperor He: "Runchen, you step back first." Zhang Runchen left quickly.
The crown prince Zhang Deyao entered the Qinzheng Palace, and the prince knelt down, "The son knocks to see the emperor." Emperor He: "Yao'er, last night I was assassinated, the assassin was caught, and I insisted that it was instructed by you, what do you explain about this?" The prince was taken aback, "Father and Emperor Mingjian, the son will never do such a foolish thing." Although my distant brother and I have not been on good terms for a long time, he is my own brother after all, and my son will never do this. Emperor He: "It's good that you know, you are already the prince, if you lose your virtue excessively, I can't protect you." I hope that you brothers can work together to create a great unity in my world. The prince: "The sons and daughters obey the teachings of their father." "Stand down." "Yes, Father."
In the hall, only Emperor He was left, "This move is high enough!" Liu Sheng, the director of the Rapid Punishment Department sent someone to arrest Hu Chen. "Yes, Your Majesty."
At this time, Hu Chen, the Minister of Military Aircraft, was lying comfortably in the mansion. A large group of men and horses broke into Hu Chen's mansion. All this was seen by Hu Chen's people, and he hurried into the house. Liang You, the chief soldier of the Criminal Department, went straight into the lobby. "Don't let go of any corner, grab everyone." "Yes, sir." Liang You personally led the team to arrest Hu Chen. At this time, Hu Chen had already fled. "My lord, no trace of Hu Chen has been found." Liang You didn't find any trace of Hu Chen here, Liang You: "It's really cunning enough, keep searching, he won't be able to go far." "Yes, sir."
Several people quietly left from behind Huchen's mansion.