Chapter 111: Assassination

In a house not far from the dock, the two floors are filled with people dressed in silk and satin. Telescopes are nothing new, and everyone is looking at the scenery on the pier.

The people present were all local gentry and salt merchants in Yangzhou, and they basically had huge differences of interest with Chen Xie. The huge second floor is full of old men with strong stomachs. These people are all ready to come to see Chen Xie's jokes, a dignified national cabinet department, passing through Yangzhou, the local gentry are large, and there are few people to greet them, I am afraid that they will be beaten by the imperial historians.

Speaking of the imperial history, the main body of the clear stream, it is not as good as before. It is a tradition to hear about things, and it is a sharp weapon for the emperor to deal with ministers, and ministers to deal with ministers. Since the emergence of the strange combination of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the imperial history is no longer as free to impeach ministers as before. Whoever is impeached needs to be evidenced. Impeaching Chen Xie on the issue of Yangzhou, this can only start with the failure of Chen to govern, you are the governor of three provinces, such a thing happened when you returned to Beijing, did you say it in the past?

It is inevitable to rise to the level of morality, but this big killer is of little use against Chen Xie, and the moral level of this product does not have much influence at all in the officialdom and gentry class. What the Jiangnan gentry care about is the dividends that Chen Xie brought to them, who cares about his moral standards? Compared with those scholars who are full of moral articles, Chen Xie's reputation in the business world is better.

Today's leader is the owner of this house, a large family in Yangzhou. There are several large salt farms in hand, and they have been pitted by Chen Xie over the years, and the salt from Shandong has easily gained a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, and the salt of Lianghuai can't do it at all. The largest and fattest piece of the market was cut down like this. Who can bear it in his heart? A thousand knives have cut Chen Xie's heart. It's a pity that these people don't have the courage, they have a big family and a big business, so it's better to say if they can succeed, in case they miss.

The room was filled with smug laughter, and slender maids waited in and out of the crowd. The form of this banquet. It came from the hand of Chen Gebu, and it is said to be called a buffet. Other good things spread very slowly in Yangzhou, and eating, drinking, and having fun are fast. What kind of Persian belly dance Chen Gebu likes, this will also dance like a snake in the central field.

The rich Golden Million is holding a glass of rum that is said to be from Tessie, and the taste is really average, just drink it fresh. The wealth that comes with opening the sea. Naturally, the salt merchants did not do anything, and they also spent some money to buy and sell by sea. Although he had to pay a protection fee, he ended up earning a lot of money. After getting the benefits, the salt merchants didn't remember Chen Xie's goodness, but they still hated it even more.

Look at the black smoke billowing out of the canal. The salt merchants are not calm anymore, and this Chen Xie doesn't know what tricks to do. When the ship was near, it was clear and clear, and everyone was dumbfounded. Such a big ship, without oars and sails, and without the efforts of the slender men on both sides of the strait, can go so fast.

Wait until the whistle sounds, these groups who are very knowledgeable in Daming. They were all scared. They were frightened not by the whistle, but by the ship itself. Swimming against the current, this is how fast it can be done. Even if the boat is too big to turn around, what about changing to a small boat? In the future, how many people in Yangzhou City will lose their livelihood because of the appearance of this ship? How many of the shipowners who ran the boat were able to do it? Speaking of Dali, what about the Yangtze River? What about above the sea?

"I can actually use a steam engine to operate a ship, and I have heard for a long time that there are more than 10,000 exquisite craftsmen under the name of Chen Gebu. The utensils made are ordinary. When I see it today, I'm afraid there will be no more days to turn over. "All of you here are shrewd people. Hearing Jin Million say this, they all fell silent. The housekeeper hurriedly drove out a group of dancing maids and maids, and the rest of the group of people were all black-faced, not knowing what to say.

These people are a very powerful force together, and the original plan was to give Chen Xie a dismissal first, and then naturally someone came forward to ask to see Chen Xie, give the cabinet a step down, and then talk about other cooperation matters. never thought that Chen Xie didn't play his cards according to common sense at all, and appeared in a steamboat. Many of you here have fleets at home. Behind each of them is also supported by the big guys, and once the real interests appear, everyone has their own ideas in their hearts.

"Outside of Jin, look at ......." A Yangzhou salt merchant approached Jin Million, asked in a low voice, looked at the expressions of everyone, Jin Million sighed, and was about to speak, but saw a sudden chaos on the dock, and the onlookers and officials, servants, and officials all scattered and fled. Jin Million hurriedly took a closer look with his binoculars, and only then did he see what was happening on the dock, the feeling was that Chen Sihua was assassinated, and he was being tightly protected by the guards at the moment, and retreated to the boat.

The distance is a little far, and he can't look carefully enough, but Jin Million's face has turned pale, trembling all over, sweat is raining down on his head, and he pauses and says: "It's bad, it's bad, it's not good." Disaster is not far away! ”

What happened on the docks? Chen Xie jumped off the boat in one step, and was greeting the local officials and gentry, when the crowd suddenly rushed out of more than ten people, both men and women, all of them holding crossbows in their hands, and shooting at Chen Xie. There is no joke in the commentary that you have to shout "so-and-so, accept your life" during the assassination, it is the rhythm of being ruthless as soon as it appears.

The sound of swishing crossbow arrows broke through the air, Han Shan behind Chen Xie stepped forward without hesitation, blocking the front, and the crossbow arrows hit Han Shan more than ten strokes in a row, even Chen Xie behind him could not avoid being hit by an arrow in the shoulder. The guards who followed rushed forward one after another, not caring whether they would accidentally injure the people, each holding a revolver, and slamming the trigger on the assassins. This kind of latest equipment is only equipped by Chen Xie's guards and senior generals, and it is naturally invincible strength at this time.

The assassins who shot the crossbow arrows did not hesitate to pull out their respective guys and continue to pounce forward, asking for Chen Xie's life. I never thought that the crossbow arrow could be shot, and when I rushed forward with my sword, I was shot by a revolver like raindrops. Gunshots rang out, and one by one the assassins fell to the ground and wailed. Some of the officials at the scene were frightened and lying on the ground, some were running away by their entourage, and the drummers were running around like flies, and the people kneeling on the ground also ran in all directions.

After knocking down more than a dozen people in a row, the remaining Assassins saw that the situation was not good, and each of them fled into the crowd. If you miss a hit, you will immediately retreat, and at first glance you will be a well-trained professional killer. Chen Xie didn't care about the killer's life or death at all, but instead hugged Han Shan and retreated to the boat, and then looked at Han Shan at this time, he was like a hedgehog with more than ten arrows on his body, and he held his breath, his face rose red, and blood dripped down his arm.

"Medic, Medic." Chen Xie shouted, his tone was unprecedentedly flustered, the accompanying military doctor immediately rushed off the boat, and after Han Shan exhaled a breath of turbidity, he said in a loud voice: "Master, the little one is fine, the little one is fine." ”

Chen Xie didn't talk nonsense to him, and said angrily: "These more than ten arrows are pierced, why are they okay?" Han Shan hurriedly stood up, Chen Xie was concerned and confused, and when he saw that the goods reached out and easily knocked off the arrow pierced on his body, he showed a relieved smile, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, I forgot about it, how could Kevlar, who can't be pierced, be injured under the crossbow arrow." ”

Chen Xie's guards all have a close-fitting body armor, because there is no room for play for a long time, Chen Xie has forgotten that he still has this thing. Waiting for Han Shan to clean up all the arrows, the three arrows on his arm really hurt people. Drop by drop of blood came from the wound on the arm.

"Master, are you alright?" Hongguo rushed over, ignoring Han Shan at all, but instead aimed at an arrow on Chen Xie's shoulder. Chen Xie felt a little painful at this time, and when he looked down, he saw that the crumbling arrow was hanging on his shoulder, and then he smiled: "I'm fine, thanks to Han Shan, every time he forced me to wear this before going out." ”

Chen Xie also has a body armor on his body, and it does hurt a little when he is shot with an arrow, but it does not enter the flesh, and the problem caused by the impact is not very big. However, Han Shan was still bleeding, and his body was shot more than ten times, although he did not enter the flesh, he was not lightly hit by the impact, less than twenty steps away, the shooting of the crossbow was not fun, and he was suffocated by the collision in one breath, and his face was red.

The atmosphere in the cabin was eerie, and Chen Xie, who was sitting on the chair, had a face like cold jade, and the green tendons on his hands holding the teacup were exposed. Chen Zilong on the opposite side was silent, and Han Shan, who was standing at the door of the cabin, blocked a qiē person from coming in, and a red fruit in a white coat was still serving Chen Xie. Others, naturally, are not trustworthy at this time.

"Woko, what do you think?" Chen Xie spit out a sentence for a long time, Chen Zilong's face was heavy, looking at Chen Xie, whose expression was gradually soothing, he had never dared to persuade Chen Xie, who was angry, but when he saw that he had eased up, he said unhurriedly: "Without great benefits, who can do such a thing?" Are the salt merchants in Yangzhou City? I borrowed more than a dozen of them, but they didn't have the guts. The only possibility is that it comes from the imperial court, and we still have to see where those assassins come from. ”

Chen Zilong didn't persuade immediately, first analyzed it, and then changed the conversation and said: "Zilong thinks that the cabinet should not use swords out of anger on this matter. Although the words were not explained, Chen Xie had already heard it very clearly, in case of the worst outcome, it would not be possible to raise troops to the north because of this. If Chen Xie is angry and raises troops, it will be the result of tearing his face, and it will not benefit anyone.

There was no movement on Chen Xie's soothing expression, and no one knew what was going on in his heart. (To be continued) R655