Chapter 43: The Fierce God

According to custom, Zhen Fu arranged a mourning hall on the first seven days of Zhen Fu's murder to pay tribute to Zhen Fu. Because of folk rumors: Zhen Fu was killed by the Yaksha Gate, if any courtier dares to come to worship him, the Yaksha Gate will kill him, so Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Jinshu both think that there must be very few people who come to worship.

To their surprise, there were many people who came to worship. But most of them were people they didn't know, there were no ministers of the DPRK and China, they were all scholars and ordinary people, and they didn't report their names, and they basically kowtowed to the spiritual position and got up and left.

In order to encourage the courtiers to pay tribute to Zhen Fu, the Empress Dowager Xu issued a royal decree to stop the court meeting during the first seven days when the Zhen family set up a mourning hall to worship Zhen Fu. But there was still no courtier to worship, and it seems that these courtiers could not be blamed for being cowardly, because Zhen Fu himself died a miserable death. And under the protection of the forbidden army deliberately sent by the Empress Dowager Xu, he was openly killed on the street. Other courtiers did not have this special treatment, so it was no wonder that they did not dare to go. The richer the person, the more he cherishes his life like gold. On the contrary, it is not as good as ordinary people, and it is more affectionate.

On the third day after Zhen Fu's death, Empress Dowager Xu summoned all the princes and Qian Hongzuo, Hoopoe Nan and other younger generations of the royal family, and said to everyone: "Lord Zhen was martyred for the country and died on the festival, and he is the master of all the people of my Wu Yue Kingdom. The mourning family decided: The portrait of Lord Zhen will be offered into the Huguo Temple in the palace, and as long as there is a day of my Wu Yueguo, Lord Zhen will always be worshiped by incense. In addition, the mourning family wants to send members of the royal family to worship on the last day of Lord Zhen's first seven days, so as to show the royal family's respect for loyal ministers. ”

Princes, you look at me, I look at you, and no one answers.

Empress Dowager Xu looked at Qian Hongliang and said, "Hongliang, in addition to the saint, you are the most noble among the princes, are you willing to go?" ”

Qian Hong's face was embarrassed, and he said: "Queen Mother, there are legends inside and outside the palace in this palace: Lord Zhen was killed by the Yaksha Gate. The Yaksha Gate also threatened: If any courtier dares to go to worship, he will be killed. I heard that so far, not a single courtier has gone to worship Lord Zhen. It's not that the retainers don't want to go, but if the royal family members go to worship, it will inevitably cause the people to watch, and under the crowding, the mount will definitely go slowly. If the assassin blends in the crowd and suddenly attacks, and Erchen has never practiced martial arts, isn't it in vain to send him to death? My biological mother is now very sick, since the death of Brother Hongxu Wang, she has lost her mind, I am now her only biological son, if I also die, what will she do? "Speaking of this, it is already a tearful eye.

Several older princes, who were married and had families, hurriedly lowered their heads, lest the Empress Dowager Xu hit them. On the contrary, it was Shujiao (Qian Hongjiao) and several other young princes who said to the Empress Dowager Xu: "Erchen is willing to go." ”

The whole scene was a little embarrassing, Shu Jiao and other young princes were not enough, and the princes who were old enough to be prominent enough, and no one wanted to go.

Wen Minghui, the commander of the forbidden army, looked at several elderly princes and comforted: "Your Highnesses, don't worry so much. The last general will personally lead many soldiers of the forbidden army to escort them. Unless I die, no one should want to hurt His Highness who went to worship at all. ”

Several older princes still looked at each other, because the forbidden army that protected Zhen Fu was all dead. Wen Minghui's words were not convincing.

Qian Hongzuo said suddenly: "The queen mother doesn't have to choose other people, the lonely king has been practicing martial arts since he was a child." A few assassins, can they still intimidate the descendants of the Qian royal family? Lord Zhen died for the country, for the people, and for the loyalty to the royal family. ”

As a king, what Qian Hongzuo said was equivalent to a will, and it was difficult to change it. Even the Empress Dowager Xu couldn't dismiss it.

Empress Dowager Xu was silent, stalemate for a long time, and suddenly said to the hoopoe man: "The mourning family heard that Miss Dai has also practiced martial arts since childhood. I don't know if I can protect the saint and go to Zhen Mansion together? ”

The hoopoe man was surprised: "Me? ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "It is none other than you, first, you are the daughter of the generalissimo, with extraordinary courage and extraordinary martial arts; Second, when the royal chariot of the saint comes, except for the female dependents who can sit on the side, the other courtiers sitting together are arrogant. Although Miss Dai and the saint are not married, their status is noble and well-known throughout the dynasty. If Miss Dai can protect the Holy Lord, I think it will be much safer than the protection of any Praetorian guard. Miss Dai will make a great contribution to the royal family and fill the glory of Dai's mansion. ”

Before the hoopoe man could react, the Empress Dowager Xu had already said: "It's so decided, on the last day of Lord Zhen's first seven days, the holy royal car set off on time, accompanied by the hoopoe man and Wen Minghui. ”

Soon after the matter was decided, the hoopoe man hurried back to Dai's mansion. Although she had a manly personality, she was still a little nervous, afraid that something would be in danger, so she rushed back to Dai's mansion and told her father the whole thing. Because the hoopoe man was slow to respond, she had no opinion, she wanted to ask her father what he meant, if it was really dangerous, she would pretend to be sick and shirk it, or let her father help her think of other ways, she didn't want to risk her life for Qian Hongzuo. But if she can really add glory to Dai Fu and make a big show for herself, she doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

As soon as Dai Yun heard it, he knew that Empress Dowager Xu was simply using the hoopoe man as a shield. Both of them knew that Zhen Fu was killed by Dai Yun's dead soldiers, and Empress Dowager Xu asked the hoopoe man to sit next to Qian Hongzuo, the so-called tiger poison does not eat children. She gambled that Dai Yun would not assassinate her daughter, so that Qian Hongzuo, who was riding with her, would be able to go to worship Zhen Fu safely.

Dai Yun frowned deeply, and at this moment, Li Jishen, a strategist who had been active recently by Dai Yun's side, clapped his hands and said, "Marshal Tianzhu also!" ”

Dai Yun asked, "What do you say?" ”

Li Jishen said: "This time Qian Hongzuo will definitely die, and we finally have a chance to kill." ”

The hoopoe man was stunned: "Dad, you want to kill the saint?" ”

The hoopoe man had rarely been involved in family affairs before, and he did not know about Dai Yun's schemes. And with the reckless character of the hoopoe man, Dai Yun was afraid that once she knew, she would accidentally leak it, so she never mentioned her secret to her, but at this time, it was suddenly revealed by Li Jishen.

Dai Yun glared at Li Jishen and motioned for him to stop talking.

Li Jishen said: "The key to the success or failure of this matter lies in Miss." Marshal Dai should also let Miss know the inside story now. ”

Without waiting for Dai Yun to speak, Li Jishen said to Dai Qunan: "Marshal Dai has always wanted to kill Qian Hongzuo in order to make your own brother Dai Feng the king of Wuyue. Back then, the first king accepted your brother as an adopted son and gave him the name Qian Hongyu, so that he could enjoy the dignity of the prince. If Qian Hongzuo dies, with Marshal Dai's current power, he will definitely be able to support your brother to ascend to the throne. Although nominally the King of Qian, Wu Yue Kingdom will essentially become the Dai family kingdom. ”

A kind of pain that was deceived and used by his close relatives filled his heart, and the hoopoe man said angrily: "Dad, since you have such a plan, why do you want me to enter the palace?" ”

Li Jishen said: "You were allowed to enter the palace just to kill Qian Hongzuo." ”

In fact, Dai Yun's initial idea was not exactly to let the hoopoe man kill Qian Hongzuo. It's about taking one step at a time, unless it is a last resort, Dai Yun doesn't want his daughter to put herself in danger. The main purpose of Dai Yun to let his daughter enter the palace is to hope that she will become the queen, strengthen the power of the Dai family, and control Qian Hongzuo.

Hearing this, the hoopoe man was furious and said: "Dad, have you ever thought about your daughter, if your daughter kills Qian Hongzuo, there are many guards around him, and her daughter will definitely die!" ”

Li Jishen said: "It is precisely because of this concern that Marshal Dai has not let you do it for a long time, and now, the opportunity for you to kill Qian Hongzuo and get out of the way has appeared." ”

Dai Yun was still more interested in getting rid of Qian Hongzuo, and couldn't help but say, "You talk about it carefully." ”

Li Jishen said: "Empress Dowager Xu asked Miss to sit in the same car with Qian Hongzuo this time. This royal driving supreme, if it weren't for the fact that Miss was the future queen, no one would be qualified to sit side by side with Qian Hongzuo. This time, because of the rumors that the Yaksha Gate wants to kill the courtiers who worship Zhen Fu, the young lady is responsible for escorting, and she can justifiably bring the blade, and at such a close distance, she will definitely be able to hit with one blow. ”

The hoopoe man raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I will be hacked to death by the saint's guards?" ”

Li Jishen said: "Of course not, we ambushed the dead on the road where Qian Hongzuo went to worship Zhen Fu. Just when the dead man attacked Qian Hongzuo, Miss suddenly attacked the killer, in this chaos, whether it was Qian Hongzuo killed by Miss or Qian Hongzuo killed by the assassin, who can tell the difference? ”

Dai Yun nodded. I already think it makes a lot of sense.