Although Pei Minqiu didn't want the assassination to spread, the paper couldn't contain the fire, and the news that the princess of Chu and the prince were assassinated in Anjin Temple was still like the wind, and it spread all over Taiyuan City in one morning.

This news not only shocked the whole city, but also made the court very nervous, the king of Chu fought in Hebei, but the princess of Chu was assassinated in Taiyuan, and the lives of the princess and the prince were almost lost, which made the five phases of the country feel unable to explain to the king of Chu.

They immediately ordered the closure of the Taiyuan City Gate, and all outsiders in the city had to check their identities in public places such as inns, green buildings, and temples.

The military was even more indignant, they ignored Ziweige's order, Taiyuan garrison general Xie Yingdeng and adjutant general Ma Shao jointly ordered a search of the city, - the soldiers began to search from house to house, the soldiers were resentful, the Taiyuan city was disturbed, all the anti-"wings without watermark" resistance and suspicious behavior, all were arrested into the barracks for interrogation, one afternoon, nearly 3,000 people were arrested into the barracks.

This is undoubtedly a bit excessive, the Yellow Gate squire Wei Zheng was ordered by Ziwei Pavilion to negotiate with the military, asking them to stop the search and release the arrested people back, but the stubborn Ma Shao not only refused at first, but also ordered Wei Zheng to be driven out of the barracks.

As a last resort, after discussing with the Five Xiangguo, he had to send someone to ask the princess of Chu for help.

At the time of Deputy Huang, hundreds of guards guarding the carriage of the princess of Chu stopped in front of the gate of the military camp in the north of the city, which is located in the north of Taiyuan City, close to the north gate, covering an area of 200 acres, and stationed 10,000 troops.

—A guard rushed forward and shouted to the soldiers guarding the door: "Princess Chu has arrived, please General Xie and General Ma to meet immediately!" ”

The soldiers did not dare to slack off, so they rushed to the barracks to report their duties.

Pei Minqiu sat in the carriage, the morning assassination made her not completely calm down now, this was the most thrilling time in her life, she never thought that she would be assassinated, she was kind to others, kind to everyone, but the Grim Reaper still kept visiting her.

Pei Minqiu also knew that it was not Pei Minqiu who they wanted to kill, but the princess of Chu, and it was Yang Yuanqing's wife and children who were killed.

When he thought that the assassin's sword was actually stabbing at his son, an innocent seven-year-old child, Pei Minqiu's anger in his heart could not be suppressed.

She wanted to find out who was behind the murder and asked him how he would feel if he killed his young son himself.

Pei Minqiu's heart is also full of gratitude, this gratitude is right to the dust, if she hadn't made two moves, she and her son's lives would have stayed in Anjin Temple, and the moment she knew life and death, she suddenly understood that the care of family affection surpassed power and interests.

This emotion, which can only be experienced on the edge of life, fills her heart with human kindness, and if the assassin really wants to avenge her relatives, maybe she can convince her husband to spare him and die, she does not want to leave her hatred to her son.

Pei Minqiu was restless, at this time, the gate of the barracks opened, Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao walked out of the camp quickly, stepped forward and bowed to the dagger, "Humble Xie Yingdeng, Ma Shao see the princess!" ”

Pei Minqiu ordered softly in the car: "The two generals, please avoid daggers." ”

Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao were full of guilt in their hearts, it was their poor protection that made the princess and the prince almost assassinated, Xie Yingdeng was ashamed and said: "It was the dereliction of duty that made the princess frightened in Anjin Temple, and she would ask the chief for her guilt." ”

"General Xie, the incident in the morning has nothing to do with you, no one is responsible, please don't blame yourself, I don't mean to blame you at all, I came to the barracks for something else."

After a pause, Pei Minqiu said again: "I will never interfere in military affairs, nor will I interfere in government affairs, because this time has something to do with me, General Xie, I hope you can stop searching the whole city and release all the people who have been arrested, is it okay?" ”

Pei Minqiu spoke softly, although it was a kind of consultative tone, but she said these words as a princess, which made people have a kind of majesty that they did not dare to refuse, Xie Yingdeng hurriedly said: "Of course there is no problem, but I feel that the mastermind behind the assassin is likely to be among these people, so let them go like this, isn't it too cheap to let them go?" ”

Pei Minqiu sighed, "General Xie, would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let go of someone?" Now I don't know how many people in Taiyuan City are pointing at my backbone and scolding, as well as the reputation of the prince, has General Xie considered it? I'm sure your governors don't approve of that. ”

Beads of sweat oozed from Xie Yingdeng's forehead, he really didn't think of this, he realized that he was in trouble, this was damaging the princess's reputation, he hurriedly said: "I know that I am wrong, release him immediately!" ”

He immediately turned back and ordered: "Pass my order, release everyone at once, order all the brothers to return to the camp, and stop the search!" ”

The order came out, and Xie Yingdeng was even more frightened: "This is ignorance, begging the princess for forgiveness!" ”

Pei Minqiu smiled slightly, "General Xie can think about it for me, it's too late for me to be grateful, how can I blame General Xie, then I won't bother General Xie and General Ma, I will leave first." ”

Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao saluted, "Congratulations to the princess!" ”

The carriage started, and the guards escorted the carriage away, Xie Yingdeng let out a long sigh, "The princess is tolerant and kind-hearted, she is really a mother in the world!" ”

Ma Shao also sighed: "The whole army has great respect for the princess, not only for her tolerance and generosity, but more importantly, for the brothers who have misfortune in their families, she will do her best to help, for so many years—as it is, everyone has it in their hearts—a rod and scale!" ”

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The next morning, the gate of Taiyuan City opened, and it became the same as usual, as if nothing had happened, and everyone began to live peacefully again.

However, the discussion of the princess's assassination case has not subsided, and at this time, everyone is no longer discussing the assassination itself, but who is behind the scenes?

Perhaps because life is too dull, this case involves all kinds of attractive elements of the 'princess-prince-assassination case, so its popularity even exceeds the original 'Suweina concubine' incident, which has attracted heated discussions in the city, who is the murderer behind the scenes, and various theories emerge in endlessly.

There is a very famous wine shop near the west gate of Taiyuan City, called "Sanjin Wine Shop" has a history of at least 200 years, it has been burned down by war several times, and has been rebuilt repeatedly, and enjoys a very high reputation among the diners of Taiyuan City, and almost every day customers are full.

At noon on this day, the Sanjin wine shop was still full of customers as before, the three floors were full of diners, the voices of people were noisy, laughter came and went, on the second floor - a window seat, sat two old men, both about sixty years old, - people are slightly fat, the rosacea on the face is quite eye-catching, the other - people are thin and thin, two eyes flashing with fine light.

These two people are ordinary drinkers, without any special background, and the topic they talked about is also the hottest thing in Taiyuan City at the moment, the princess assassination case.

This is a topic that everyone from the ministers to the hawkers are talking about, with different levels and different opinions, perhaps because these two people are a little older, and their opinions are also a little deeper than others.

"Brother Xiao, I think this assassination case is quite weird, didn't you find out?" The rosacea old man drank the wine down, squinted his eyes and smiled strangely.

The old man's surname is Xiao, he once worked in the Northern Qi Dynasty - Ren Taishou, his family has quite a lot of assets, although he is already a commoner, but his speech and demeanor still maintain the officialdom style of decades ago.

"Brother Liu, the matter of Shi Ping has become weird in your mouth, you can tell me, what's weird about this assassination case?" Old Man Xiao stroked his beard and asked slowly.

The rosacea old man looked to both sides, lowered his voice and said, "Think about it, if Concubine Yu and Shizi are stabbed, who will be the biggest beneficiary?" ”

Old Man Xiao frowned slightly, "You mean Concubine Zhang?" ”

He immediately shook his head, "Impossible, Concubine Zhang saved the princess and the prince, besides, Concubine Zhang's background is the Shen family, and the Shen family doesn't have such great ability in Taiyuan, this is not their territory." ”

"There is no possibility and impossibility in everything, I think as long as there is a relationship of interest, it is possible, but this assassination case may not really be done by Concubine Zhang, I think it is someone else."

Old Man Xiao drank a glass of wine and laughed, "You! I think too much, the king of Chu has been crisscrossing the battlefield and officialdom for twenty years, and countless people have died at his hands, the Western Turkic Khan - He Ruobi) Guanlong nobles - Tang Dynasty - Dou Jiande, etc., and even Li Mi and Wang Shichong They are all likely to start, but you only think of your own people, it is your mind that is too narrow. ”

"Although I said that, have you thought about it, the assassin knows the princess's habits well, and knows that she is going to Anjin Temple, so he actually ambushed her in advance, and the third assassin actually didn't catch it, don't you think this can only be done by insiders?"

Old Man Xiao squinted and thought for a moment, then looked at the other party and said, "I think you should have gotten some news, did you get the news from the imperial court?" ”

The rosacea old man laughed, "You old fox, I really can't hide it from you, okay! I'll tell you the truth, I did get some news from the imperial court, and this matter may be related to the infighting in Ziwei Pavilion. ”

Old Man Xiao's spirits were lifted, this was the news he wanted to hear, he straightened his waist and hurriedly said, "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

The rosacea old man didn't dare to say it out loud, he leaned forward, lowered his voice and whispered, "There are many high-ranking officials in the imperial court who speculate that this matter may be related to the struggle between the Pei and Wang families. ”

Old Man Xiao was taken aback, gasped, and breathed cold, "You mean, this matter was done by the Wang family?" ”

The rosacea old man nodded, and whispered again: "Don't spread it, just know it in your heart, this matter was revealed by Su Xiangguo, he said that he leaked his mouth when he drank last night." ”

Old Man Xiao nodded slowly, if this is the case, things will be complicated.