Chapter 512: Assassination

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Two hours later, the brigade was five or six miles away from the city of Nanjing.

The sound of the horse's hooves sounded monotonously, and Zhai Zhe left everyone behind him with an insurmountable back. Everyone has their own thoughts, and occasionally someone says something but no one else responds.

The cavalry queue rotated in the march, Zheng Sen suddenly felt a pressure on the left hand side, a burly personal guard stepped forward to block the sunlight shining on him, he felt a little uncomfortable, the cavalry queue on the right hand side was in a commotion, and a group of personal guards wrapped his four guards in the middle. He was originally walking behind the Great General, but now he is completely surrounded by the Great General's personal guards.

"Driving" he whispered to urge the horse, shaking the reins, trying to get out of the queue.

The general's personal guard war horses were connected to the war horses, forming a cavalry wall, and there was no gap at all.

The team continued to move forward in the secret battle, and after a while, the majestic and shaking Nanjing City appeared in front of it.

"It's here" Xiao Zhiyan kicked the war horse and galloped out.

The banner fluttered at the east gate of Nanjing, and two columns of soldiers came out of the city gate, with thirty cavalry in between. Xu Yiyang put on his most beautiful battle armor, the mane of the yellow husa was shiny, Pegasus came to Zhai Zhe, dismounted and knelt on one knee: "The last general Xu Yiyang visited the general"

Is this the son of Xu Du? Zhai Zhe leaned down and said gently: "Raise your head"

Xu Yiyang raised his head, his childish face implied perseverance, and he could vaguely see the outline of Xu Du back then.

The two pairs of eyes looked at each other, the general's eyes were like a scorching sun, and Xu Yiyang lowered his head unconsciously.

"Get up," Zhai Zhe waved his hand. Xu Du's death, he could not escape the blame, and in the face of this young man, he had a feeling that he wanted to make up for it.

Outside the east gate, the two columns of soldiers were converted into four rows of two phalanxes during the march, standing on both sides of the road. The soldiers held their chests high, and they were all high-spirited, these were the results of Xu Yiyang's usual exercises.

There was a slight neighing of the war horses in the cavalry queue behind the general, and Zheng Sen was still trying to get out, but he was trapped and unable to move.

The weather was cold, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Zheng Sen's forehead, and when he arrived here, he began to mutter: "Something is wrong, something must have appeared in Zhai Zhe." He began to regret that he shouldn't have come with Ma Shiying to greet Zhai Zhe. The Great General's pro-soldier guard's behavior was too abnormal, and he felt the cold gaze of the pro-soldier guard commander Fang Jin.

Ma Shiying followed behind in the carriage, and at this moment climbed out of the carriage and came to the front. Zhai Zhe didn't have much respect for this dang chaofu, and was still sitting on horseback.

A thousand cavalry marched through the east gate of Nanjing, and the roads along the way were cleared. The shop was closed and the vendors disappeared.

Entering the city gate, Xiao Zhiyan respectfully asked: "General, are you ......?" ”

Ma Shiying replied first: "Your Majesty knows that the general is in Nanjing today and is waiting in the palace

The corners of Zhai Zhe's mouth pulled down slightly, and he said coldly: "Go directly to the Imperial City"

The guards of the imperial city were the same as those of Nanjing, with Zheng and Xiao Zhiyan's soldiers each accounting for half of them. Neither the Zheng clan nor Xiao Zhiyan was willing to let Emperor Longwu have a henchman. The only person with real power in Nanjing was Fu Ma Shiying, and the officials in the city were under his control, and Ying Tianfu had 3,000 soldiers to maintain order in various places.

A thousand cavalry marched along the empty streets, and the cavalry marched very slowly, so that Xu Yiyang could send people to open the way in front first.

The big red lacquered "avoidance" sign opened the way in front, and the wolf-like city defense soldiers held spears and leather whips, and there were a burst of chickens and dogs jumping along the way.

The cavalry procession went less than three miles away, and it was the only wide street leading from Dongcheng District to the city - Dongning Street. The proprietors of the shops on both sides received news from the city defense soldiers yesterday that they would not be allowed to open for business today.

Ma Shiying hid in the carriage, feeling uncomfortable as if she had been bitten by mosquitoes. The carriage window was wide open, and he could see clearly that he was in that position. Zhu Yujian had prepared three places, he wasn't sure where the assassins would act, but the emperor would definitely not let Zhai Zhe enter the imperial city.

He didn't walk with the cavalry along the way, so he didn't have Zheng Sen's abnormality, but he began to feel that something was wrong when he thought about it. This assassination opportunity seems to have been sent to the door by Zhai Zhe on his own initiative. Since the general has returned to Hangzhou directly after returning to Jiangnan, why did he come to Nanjing again? Looking at what Zhai Zhe has done in the past half a month, starting from the activation of Zongmao, all the measures have stimulated Zhu Yujian to do it.

The trees on both sides of the street are a mix of gray and green leaves, and the grid sky can be seen through the leaves.

In the cavalry ranks, Zheng Sen held the reins tightly in his right hand, and his palm was already soaked. It's too late to regret it now, if Zhai Zhe is assassinated, he must find a way to take advantage of the chaos to return to the Dongcheng barracks.

There was an eerie silence on the street, and the guards on both sides of Zhai Zhe couldn't help but look left and right

Zhai Zhe was draped in a gray cloak, his eyes were level, and his heart was as calm as his expression.

"Gotta get", "gotta got"

It seemed that only the sound of iron hooves hitting the ground was left between heaven and earth.

The shops on both sides gradually fall behind, and in front of them are two rows of opulent restaurants.

Ma Shiying withdrew her gaze from the window and curled up in the corner of the wide carriage, her right hand covering her chest, her mouth slightly open, and she let out a heavy gasp. The rhythm of his chest beating was much faster than the horse's hoof.

The restaurants on both sides of the road are taller, higher than the trees facing the street, and there are a few uninteresting branches growing in front of the windows on the second floor of the restaurant.

Zheng Sen's legs were slightly strained, and the war horse under his crotch was in touch with him, and he hurried forward a few steps slightly, getting out of the almost suffocating oppression around him. Fang Jin, who was walking directly in front of him, turned around and glared at him with fierce eyes, it was not the eyes of the superiors, there was no respect and fear, only intimidation and threat.

At this moment, Zheng Sen suddenly understood that this was a trap, a trap for the emperor, a trap for the cabinet ministers and him. So the muscles of his legs slowly relaxed, and the war horse slowly fell into the encirclement of the general's personal guards.

A moment later.

"Bang" "Bang"

Two loud bangs broke the long-awaited silence, and white smoke rose from the window obscured by the branches.

The horses neighed, and the cavalry roamed.

"There are assassins" personal cavalry surrounded Zhai Zhe's group, and in the panic, some people fell off their horses and screamed, and some people dismounted and rushed into the restaurant next to them.

A regiment of personal guards turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the road they had come from like a whirlwind, and Zheng Sen saw the gray cloak fluttering in the center of the whirlwind. "Drive, drive" He urged the war horse to gallop towards the opposite side, wanting to get out of this place, as long as he returned to the barracks, he would be safe, and only by returning to the barracks could he be safe. There are also 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Zheng family in Jiangnan, which Zhai Zhe can eat if he wants to.

At this moment, a pair of rough hands grabbed the reins of his warhorse.

"Where is Zheng Zongbing going?" Fang Jin looked at him with a mocking face, his hand bones were thick, much more powerful than Zheng Sen.

Zheng Sen continued to exert force and did not get rid of it, holding the handle of the Japanese knife at his waist with his left hand, and shouted: "Why are you holding me?"

Fang Jin stared at his left hand, and warned with a relaxed expression: "You'd better not draw your knife"

"There are assassins, there are assassins" shouts grew louder and louder, and the sparse sound of birds echoed through the buildings.

"There are only two assassins, how can they make such a big move, like a fierce fight" Zheng Sen let go of his hand, giving up the useless struggle. Now that the general has done it, he has no chance to get out, and now he needs to do his best to send the news to his father who is far away in Fujian.

There was a commotion on the outside, as if someone had been pulled out of the restaurant. Zheng Sen didn't look there, every qiē was a performance, this was an assassination rehearsed by a great general, nothing more than borrowing the hands of the emperor and Zheng.

Ma Shiying's carriage was also surrounded by the Guards cavalry and was being driven backwards. The windows of the carriage had been closed, and Zheng Sen couldn't see the inside of the carriage, but with Ma Shiying's experience, he could guess the inside story of the assassination.

Zhai Zhe was surrounded by cavalry and pushed until he reached the gate of the East City before stopping.

This sudden change frightened Xiao Zhiyan and Xu Yiyang into distraction. The Xiying city guards who opened the road in front of them quickly turned back, but both ends of the street where the accident occurred had been guarded by the general's personal guards, and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

Xiao Zhiyan almost followed the cavalry of the pro-soldier guard and retreated to the gate of the east city, and was relieved to see Zhai Zhe standing safely in front of him.

"General," he dismounted, and knelt on one knee. His always calm and lazy look is gone, which is his dereliction of duty.

Zhai Zhe turned over and dismounted, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a stern expression: "Get up, don't panic, see who ate the ambitious leopard gall"

With a cup of tea, Xu Yiyang led hundreds of soldiers to the gate of Dongcheng in a panic, and saw Zhai Zhe and Xiao Zhiyan standing side by side, and even a fly could not fly over the guards around them.

Xiao Zhiyan saw him from afar, walked through the guard guard with a cold face, and before he could get to him, he asked sharply: "What's the matter, there are assassins ambushed on Dongning Street"

Xu Yiyang looked dazed, looked anxious, and knelt down to plead guilty: "These streets were all cleaned up last night, and there was no one in the shops and restaurants" The city defense soldiers stayed in the barracks most of the time, and they were not as familiar with the streets and shops in Nanjing City as the officials of Ying Tianfu, and he knew that he had caused trouble.

As he spoke, a group of guards in iron armor escorted two men dressed in black out of the street in front.

Zhai Zhe ordered his soldiers to call Xiao Zhiyan and Xu Yiyang over and ordered: "The whole city is under martial law and the four gates are blocked." ”

"Obey" Xiao Zhiyan agreed, did not move in a hurry, and reminded in a low voice: "Xicheng is under the control of General Zheng Bing"

Zhai Zhe stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, and replied, "It's okay, Zheng Zongbing is there."