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Chongde Hall, Zhongxing Hall, Liu Xiewei sat on the top, Liu Ai and Zhong Miao knelt down.

The vast hall echoed with Zhong Xuan's calm voice: "...... According to investigation, the assassins were two people, one Zhu Ao, the word is fair, and the people of Hedong are happy, and they are market rangers. According to Zhang Nan, the guard of the Hebei Gong Envoy, this person assumed the alias Zhu Ji and mixed into the envoy group, because he was good at equestrianism and fed, so he was regarded as a horseman. ”

Liu Xie snorted heavily: "Whether they notice it or not, or ...... Hum! People are their people, and if something happens, it's hard to get away with it! ”

Zhong Xuan paused, and after Rong Tianzi finished speaking, he continued: "Another dwarf assassin has no name or surname, and he can't find out his origin, only that there have been rumors of this person in the Bingzhou area. It is said that this person has been very deceptive by virtue of his appearance, and has successfully assassinated many people, including the former Hedong County Anyi Ling and the former Duliao general. ”

Liu Xie waited for a while, but there was no follow-up, and said slightly angrily: "¤★ This is the end?" That's all you find? What about Wang Zifu, Chongji, Wu Qi and others? ”

Imperial Doctor Liu Ai coughed dryly and said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's recent investigation, there are two people who are the most suspicious behind this assassination: one is the general Yuan Benchu, and the other is Yanzhou Mu Cao Mengde. And Wang Zifu, Chongji, Wu Ji and others are the best among the protégés of Yuan's former officials. He had a close relationship with the Yuan family, so he ......"

"Wait." Liu Xie said strangely, "How did you get involved with Cao Mengde again?" ”

Zhong Xuan said in a deep voice: "According to the report of Si Li, who went to Hedong to arrest the family members of Zhu Gongdao, his family members have already gone to Yan and took refuge under the Cao family. ”

Liu Xie was stunned for a while, and Fang said: "If the Cao family did it, what is the benefit to it?" ”

Liu Ai said lightly: "Provoke the Dragon Wolf Army and attack the Yuan clan to relieve the danger of Guandu." ”

"Just guessing?"

"Yes, it's just speculation at the moment."

The temple fell silent.

Less leaning. Liu Xie said in a difficult tone: "There is no evidence, and this theory should not be leaked, so as not to cause turmoil in the court." ”

"No."

As soon as the two ministers took the leader's decree, a loud report from the small yellow door came from outside the hall: "The confessor has reported that the Hebei tribute envoy has knocked on the throne to resign." ”

Liu Xie's head suddenly became big: "This, how is this good?" If this matter is really done by the Yuan family, let it come and go like this, the eldest princess, I can't explain it! ”

Liu Ai rolled his eyes and looked at the top, as if flowers and plants had grown on the purlin beam; Zhong Miao lowered his eyebrows. It seems that ants have appeared in the temple. No one dares to take this stubble, this is a two-sided offense.

Liu Xie's chest was stuffy, and he was annoyed, and he flicked his sleeves: "Stand down." ”

……

Seongnam Post House. The servants of the Hebei Gong Mission were collecting morning glories and horses, carrying luggage, large boxes and small bags, and stacking carts. Although Yuan Xi came to pay tribute. But the Yuan family has too many old days in Luoyang, and a little gift from one person is enough to fill their empty cars again.

Suddenly, there was a sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in the west wing. The servants were stunned for a moment, and their movements were all frozen. Even Zhang Nan, who was patrolling around the carriage and horses, stopped and looked at the knife.

At this time, a waiter's head poked out from the entrance of the west wing, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, the next person cleaned up things, and ......I missed it for a while."

As a result, the freeze-frame crowd came alive again.

In the west wing, Xu You's face was swollen and purple, his eyes were about to split, his hair was hedgehog, and his forehead was bruised, showing that he was extremely angry. Beneath his feet were a cloud of broken pottery, porcelain, bronzes, and even precious jade shards.

Of course, this was not broken by the next person's hand, otherwise nine lives would have been crushed.

Xu You was holding a letter from Yecheng in his hand, and the news on the letter was like a bolt from the blue - his family in Yecheng was interrogated by the other driver who stayed behind, and they were all arrested on charges of accepting bribes and perverting the law. By the time the letter was sent, two concubines and a young son had died in prison.

It is not difficult to imagine what awaits him if he does not know and returns to Ye with the tribute mission in a daze. The whole house has been wiped out, is there still one more for him?

"Trial-match-" Xu Yu gritted his teeth and lifted it violently, knocking the case to the ground.

"Bang!"

The waiter in the west wing poked his head out again, and the smile on his face stiffened: "Your ...... The next person misses ......"

The servants looked at each other, thinking in their hearts that most of this subordinate was going to be cooked.

“…… The catcher is like a wolf, the jailer is like a tiger, the young son is frightened, and the concubine is humiliated. Jun Hu does not return? No return! Xu You's mind kept rummaging fragments of family letters, his blood was surging, his hands were grabbing, but he found that there was nothing to throw away, and he suddenly touched a hard object beside him, and he didn't want to tear it off and smash it out.

Boom! This heavy object smashed the broken pottery and porcelain into slag.

The waiter poked his head out again, and saw that there were busy figures, and no one looked back, so the waiter silently retracted his head.

Xu You gasped, his hands were still shaking, and gradually, the trembling stopped, and his eyes were fixed on the heavy object that Fang had just ripped off his body and thrown out—it was a black pouch, and something rolled out of the bag, the size of a fist, yellow and bright.

Black ribbon copper seal, official seal.

"No return! No return! Am I going to eat for this thousand stones? Xu You's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his eyebrows erected higher and higher, and 10,000 grass and mud horses rumbled and stepped on his chest.

returned to Yecheng, was interrogated, and even humiliated as a prisoner, which was worse than killing him. And this qiē is worth it for this copper seal?

No! I promise that I will never be humiliated by it, and if I am humiliated, I would rather die!

The puppet was humiliated, and his head was struck to the ground; If a gentleman is humiliated, he will pay it back tenfold. How to return? Let him fail! Let his pride turn into frustration! Let his self-confidence turn into trepidation! Let his wicked laughter turn into a trumpet! But it's worth it no matter what it takes!

At this moment, Xu Yu made a heavy decision - defect!

It's a pity, if Ma Han hadn't fallen for his poisonous scheme, this would have been the best place to take refuge. Now, he had no choice. There is only one person who can take refuge, and he can help this person's predicament. He believes that when he appears in front of the other party, with this person's temperament, he will definitely greet him.

Xu Yu stood up in a hurry, and when the waiter thought that the master really couldn't find something to throw himself, he trembled with fright. But what I heard in my ears was a tepid voice: "Clean up, pack your bags." ”

……

On the eighth day of August, Yuan Xi went to Que Gate to bid farewell to the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven resigned. There is no way, unless he turns his face with Yuan Shao, there is no reason to detain his son as a hostage. Does Liu Xie dare? Does Yang Biao dare? Do the officials dare? Can't! Then I'm sorry, people pat their butts and leave.

On the ninth day of the eighth month, at noon, after a day and a half of travel, this fully loaded tribute mission came to Mengjindu, and the Pingyin Order had already prepared a large ferry for this mission.

At the beginning of Shen Shi, Yuan Xi and Xin Ping boarded the largest ferry...... Belch. Yes, there are only two of them, and one less is a little less.

Yuan Xi stood on the bow of the ship with his hands in his hands, feeling the strong wind blowing in his face. commented to Xin beside him: "This Xu Ziyuan, what is the urgent matter in the house, only two entourages returned in a light car, and did not go with us and other brigades." ”

Xin Ping disagreed: "What urgent can he do?" It can't be that his favorite young son is sick again. ”

Yuan Xi snorted: "Maybe it is." This is similar to Ah Weng. ”

Yuan Xi and Xin Ping didn't expect that the two of them would become prophecies. Merely. The nature is worse, and the consequences are more severe.

Yuan Xi was blowing the river breeze, his whole body was comfortable, his arms were stretched, and he laughed: "Count by the hour, that person, at this time, right?" ”

Xin commented: "If the child's measurement is correct, that person will definitely die." ”

Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders, and sighed regretfully: "I really want to attend his funeral......"

At this time, Zhang Nan's voice suddenly came from behind him: "The owner of the ship stops, what's the matter?" ”

When Yuan and Xin both looked back, they saw the owner of the ferry coming in a hurry, and when they reached a distance of ten paces, they were ordered to stop by Zhang Nan. Under normal circumstances, Zhang Nan would not let someone with unknown intentions appear within 30 steps of the second son, but this is a ferry, the hull is narrow, and the whole boat may not be 30 steps long. This early warning distance can only be forced to shorten.

The owner of the ship was just about to say something, when suddenly the whole person flew up and pounced on Zhang Nan.

Zhang Nan's surprise was not trivial, he didn't have time to draw the knife, so he could only prop his hands forward, trying to push this person away. Just as he was about to exert his strength when he put his palms against the owner's chest, a bloody sword tip popped out of the opponent's chest, and he collided with Zhang Nan with the sword.

Zhang Nan rolled with the owner of the ship and failed to get up again.

As soon as the shipowner fell, a person appeared behind him, dressed as a helmsman, very young, and the long sword in his hand was dripping blood—the next moment, the long sword stained with the blood of the shipowner and Zhang Nan, like blood-colored lightning, stabbed at Yuan Xi.

The sword light flashed, and Yuan Xi's hand pressing the sword suddenly stopped, and the whole person's movements froze.

Contrary to Yuan Xi, who had been hit by the immobilization method, the assassin was as fast as a rabbit, and with one successful blow, his body had jumped above Yuan Xi, and he had one foot on top of his head, taking advantage of the momentum to rise, like a carp jumping into the waves, and jumping into the river.

From the appearance of the shipowner, to the flying pounce on Zhang Nan, to Zhang Nan's sword, and then to the assassination of Yuan Xi...... The whole process was only two breaths, and the guards who were close around were not even able to make a basic reaction, let alone protection.

It wasn't until the assassins entered the water that they woke up like a dream and rushed to the side of the ship, but when they saw the waves rolling and the turbid waves emptying, where was there any trace of the assassins?

The attendants on the left and right shouted in horror: "Second son! Second son! ”

Yuan Xi didn't, he raised his hand mechanically, touched the side of his neck, and as soon as his hand was pressed, a puddle of blood spurted out of his right neck, drenching the left and right waiters......

The whole boat exclaimed: "It's not good, the second son was stabbed!" ”

Xin Ping on the side was also stiff, and his heart was cold. Although it was only a glimpse, he could clearly see that the assassin was the one he saw in the hussar general's mansion that day, the healthy servant who carried the wine urn...... What does this mean?

Just one thing - the revenge of the horseman has begun! (To be continued......)