"Saito-kun, take care!"

In the west of Beijing, Liu Xian must pass on the way back to his residence. In a small courtyard in an alley, five people with stern faces were saying goodbye. The atmosphere is full of the tragedy and solemnity of 'the wind is sluggish and the water is cold'.

"Your Excellency, rest assured. If there is any failure this time, Saito is also willing to dedicate himself to the great cause of the imperial kingdom. ”

The speaker was very young, seemed to be in his early twenties, less than five feet tall, dressed in a completely Chinese style.

Takahashi finally caught the exact whereabouts of Liu Xian going out once, and Liu Xian himself was not in his own territory. Although people have been prepared to approach Liu Xian's side with 'talent', Takahashi has never been willing to give up the direct means of assassination.

It depends on the situation. Previously, their group did not have the strength and opportunity to assassinate Liu Xian, so they could only use soft means. Now that it is in place, it is neat to send Liu Siam back to the west, and Takahashi will live up to his heavy responsibility. Of course, Takahashi also knew in his heart that it would be difficult to really kill Liu Xian.

This person went out surrounded by guards, and there were dozens of people. Even if Saito's bomb could explode on time, it was also a question of whether it could really land on the carriage that Liu Xian was riding. Either the bomb was lucky enough to pass through the surrounding people and horses and landed on the roof of the carriage, or the side of the carriage, whether it could explode immediately was also a question. There is also the possibility that Saito himself has a problem, and so on, the possibility of a successful assassination is really small.

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Takahashi didn't hold out much hope. He was just hoping that this explosion would make the atmosphere in Beijing tense up instantly. It would be enough to draw a gap between the Manchu court and Liu Xian.

The split between the Qing government and the Qin army made the Qin army become more and more 'unstable' in the eyes of the Qing government. It's a long task, it's a difficult one. Takahashi never expects to be able to achieve it overnight. He just wants to take every opportunity.

In today's political environment in China, Liu Xian was assassinated in Beijing. The turmoil caused by that was immeasurable.

Not to mention that it is worth losing one Saito, even ten Saito.

Therefore, on the way back to his residence, Liu Xian made a dirt plane. This is really the closest he is to death, and if the carriage he is riding in is not the kind of carriage with steel plates inside, it is a special type of bulletproof carriage, he will be seriously injured if he does not die today.

Covering the bloody mouth that had broken on his forehead, blood flowing down his fingers. The arms and leg bones were all hot, the ribs hurt, and the pain made Liu Xian's dizzy head on the car wall a little sober.

Assassinated yourself? Who instructed it?

"My lord, the murderer committed suicide."

"Hold the body and take it away."

A personal guard got into the deformed carriage, gauze, toast, and hemostatic powder, and quickly bandaged Liu Xian.

The guards quickly requisitioned several carriages and carts from the merchants next to them, and transferred Liu Xian into one of the carriages as quickly as possible. Then the wounded guards, the corpses of the assassins, and even the shattered-looking carriages. They were all lifted onto a large cart and pulled away.

That speed was much faster than the speed of the Imperial Guards and the Praetorian Guards soldiers who patrolled the city at night in Beijing.

Ta Kung Pao's reporters had already prepared a draft and were ready to describe the conflict at the party in detail, which would certainly attract a lot of attention. But there was a roaring explosion. This topic, which would have sparked discontent against Tsarist Russia on a national scale, immediately took a back seat.

Ta Kung Pao, Wan Guo Gazette, "Yangcheng New Record", "Foreign China News". Shenjiang Xinbao, Shanghai Xinbao, Zhongwai Xinbao, the second day. As long as the Qing Dynasty telegram can quickly reach the place, the headlines in all Chinese newspapers. All were occupied by Liu Xian.

The first general of the Qing Dynasty, assassinated in Beijing, life and death are unknown!

The sensation caused by this news is really no less than the impact of Liu Xian when he won the victory over the French.

The whole city of Beijing was under martial law, and before dawn the next day, a group of Janissaries and the officials of the Shuntian Mansion occupied the streets and alleys of Beijing.

Three of his own soldiers were killed, two were seriously wounded, and Liu Xian himself was seriously wounded. Although he did not die, at this juncture, at the time when Cixi was about to pass her birthday, the political influence caused by the incident could be imagined, and the political arena of the entire Qing Empire was shaking, and for a while, everyone in the Beijing Division was in danger.

Shuntianfu Mansion Yin was about to jump off the building because of such a big thing happening on his ground. But before he knew that such a thing would come to an end, his position would be a hot potato, and no one would pick it up. Even if you can't bear the consequences of the matter, you must bear it first. On the one hand, Yin of Shuntianfu handed over his plea to the Military Aircraft Department, and then respectfully asked for the guidance of Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, and asked for the co-operation to solve the case. Of course, it is indispensable to visit Liu Xian in person and give the boss a generous gift. Although he didn't see anyone at all.

The body of the assassin was examined in detail by the guards, and no one was spared. But I really can't find any effective clues. At least to the guards, all the records were of little use. The only thing they knew for sure was that the Assassin's profession was not a farmer or artisan. This man's cheeks are very thick, and there is yellow smoke of gunpowder on the tiger's mouth, which is completely from the background of a soldier.

But Liu Xian was able to find the evidence he needed from the records recorded by his own soldiers. This man has a thick skin on his tibia, this man has a slight looped leg, and this man has a thick crotch between his toes.

Who else will be there besides Little Japan?

You can say that he has thick skin on his tibia because he has leg skills, and you can say that he has a slight leg because he is riding a horse, but what about this last one? It is almost impossible for Chinese who do not wear clogs to have.

The corpse was eventually handed over to Shuntianfu by his own soldiers, only to be shot twice in the Assassin's legs and waist. From the bottom of his heart, Liu Xian didn't want the identity of this assassin to really be found out by Shuntianfu. As long as this assassin is 'Chinese', then this matter can be an opportunity for him to separate himself from Beijing.

However, Liu Xian still thinks that the Japanese are too simple.

Wu Zancheng jumped up like a wild cat that had been stepped on by its tail, and looked at the master in front of him with a frightened face, "You said that the assassin is a friend of the fifth master?" ”

"Yes, sir. I'm afraid this thing is going to collapse. The master was also full of panic and lost his soul.

"This, this, how can it be changed?" Wu Zancheng collapsed in position. "Fifth master, fifth master...... you will poke a hole in the sky......"

The fifth son of Emperor Daoguang, the fifth uncle of the current emperor, the fifth uncle of the first emperor Tongzhi Emperor, Aixin Jueluo. Yi Cheng, Prince Xuan.

Yi Cheng didn't like to read, he was endowed with a rough nature, and he couldn't like his father Emperor Daoguang, so he passed it on to Prince Miankai, that is, the third brother of Emperor Daoguang. He left almost no trace in the history of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and his political achievements and power were not comparable to Prince Gong Yixun and Prince Alcohol Yixun. However, the prestige of the king in Beijing was good.

He doesn't put the prince on the shelf to the outside world. In summer, a short coat of coarse kudzu cloth, holding a big pu fan, sitting in Shichahai to enjoy the coolness, can chat with people you don't know very lively. In winter, they often wrap themselves in an old sheepskin jacket, sneak away to Zhengyang Building alone to eat roast mutton, and even drink "Erguotou" with the porter sedan chair class in the "big wine tank". Therefore, he knows the suffering of the people, does not oppress the people, and occasionally has good deeds for the people.

In the Manchu royal family, this was definitely an alternative. No matter how the government and the opposition see him, it is like seeing a rare thing. Therefore, his reputation among the people at the bottom of Sijiu City is good. At this point, everyone also knows the mentality of the grassroots of Dick Si, and the attitude of the big man is flat, then it will be 'five bodies to the ground'.

Also because of his personality, the interpersonal relationships of Yi Cheng are very complicated. Three religions and nine streams, all kinds of things, are all strange. This assassin's incarnation in Beijing City is a performer, he has a good knife skill, and he has a lot of dealings with Yi Cheng, and he is listed in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. Normally, when the officials saw him, they didn't go up to fight the autumn wind. Because there were many people who knew him, as soon as the body was carried to the yamen, someone quickly recognized him.

Wu Zancheng was paralyzed with fright. The news was reported to Chongbao by the Criminal Department, and Chongbao almost squatted on the ground. It's a big deal!

Therefore, Liu Xian never thought that the opportunity for his centrifugation with Beijing would come so quickly and so really. The matter of the Yamen of Shuntianfu was soon learned to the Beijing Station, and after the news was sent to Liu Xian, Liu Xian laughed happily.

"Master Hou. Will this ...... the imperial court?"

After receiving the news of Liu Xian's assassination, Jiao Wenbin immediately led a team of people to Liu Xian's residence in the city. Seeing Liu Xian Anran, his heart returned to his stomach. But after knowing that the matter was related to the king, this heart jumped to his throat again. He didn't understand how the king was involved, and he didn't believe in his heart that it was really the king behind the scenes, and that would be too stupid. But the facts have already been created, Jiao Wenbin thinks that it is impossible for the imperial court to really clean up the king to appease Liu Xian first, so that Liu Xian will not be angry in his heart? It is Liu Xian who said that he was not angry, would the ministers of the court believe it? That's a slander. Does the imperial court still dare to let Liu Xianhui go south?

A sudden assassination made the already tense political atmosphere even more tense.

It will be difficult for the imperial court to do it, but Jiao Wenbin does not need to worry about the imperial court. His loyal one is Liu Xian! Immediately worried that the imperial court would detain Liu Xian and not let him go?

"Do they dare?" Liu Xian had a sneer on his face. If these bigwigs in Beijing really detain themselves, then in the blink of an eye, everyone in the local governors and ministers will be in danger. In addition to the flag people, who still has the same heart as Beijing? And detained Liu Xian, what about Li Hongzhang? What should he do?

Cixi, Prince Gong, and Prince Alcohol would not be stupid enough to think that if Liu Xian was detained, and a few edicts were sent down to Hanzhong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Taiwan, the entire Qin army would bow down and obey orders.

"Let Ta Kung Pao poke the news out-" (To be continued......) R1292