Chapter 383: An Accidental Assassination
When Han Song's family returned, there was someone in charge of the overall situation in the East Prince's Mansion.
When she came back, she saw Han Jian first, and then went with Han Jian to see Yi's injury. With Han Song by his side, Fa couldn't refuse Han Jian's meeting, Han Jian entered the house and found that he was as old as before, and even Fa was very haggard, although he had made the people in the house stew a lot of blood-replenishing and conditioning decoctions in the past few days.
Han Songshi exchanged a few words with Fa Yi, then said that he didn't want to disturb Fa Yi's rest, and pulled Han Jian to leave. From the beginning to the end, Fa didn't look at Han Jian squarely, Han Jian didn't complain except for feeling in his heart, no matter what he said, he was injured to protect him. Even if this affection is not from the love of men and women, he has no regrets in his heart.
"Jian'er, your master has been recuperating from his injuries for the past few days, and he still doesn't come and move around anymore. Seeing that the 10-day period is coming to an end, you should make arrangements earlier to avoid chaos. ”
Seeing that Han Jian and Fa Yi were fine, Han Song's family also relaxed and began to nervous about the empress's affairs.
"Did Erniang find the whereabouts of His Majesty?" Han Jian asked.
Han Song shook his head slightly, and told him about the situation he had been looking for in the past few days. Although they had searched for the Taoist temple near Jiangdu according to Han Jian's news, there was no whereabouts of the empress, and Han Cui's family was still searching, trying to find it in the last few days.
"Probably the news you got...... Inaccurate. Han Song finally said.
Han Jian didn't answer, in his opinion, it was not that the news was inaccurate, but that the empress deliberately hid so that no one could find it. With the empress's wisdom and strategy, she stayed around Jiangdu for more than half a year and was not noticed by anyone, and now she is deliberately looking for it. It won't be that easy.
"Erniang will go back to rest first, I still have some official matters to deal with. Today, I am going to send the envoy of Southern Qi back, and I will not come back until the evening. ”
Han Songshi listened to Han Jian talk about business, and sighed lightly: "Then you come back early." ”
Han Jian nodded and left in a bad mood.
was already worried about the empress's affairs, but now that the assassin and Fa Yi were injured, and then he went to see the sinister and cunning Zhu Tongjing, he himself felt that he was not in the mood.
But fortunately, Zhu Tongjing also knew and was interested in Jiangdu after his victory, and he would not bother him with nothing, and now Han Jian wants to send Zhu Tongjing back to Southern Qi. Zhu Tongjing has long been hopeless in his heart.
Wait for Han Jian and Zhu Tongjing to meet at the post house. In addition to a few polite words, Zhu Tongjing even saved some yin and yang weird words. Han Jian personally talked to Zhu Tongjing about some friendship between the two countries, handed over the credentials, and Zhu Tongjing and his entourage were about to set off.
Originally, Han Jian was also ready to be solemn. Personally send the envoys of Southern Qi out of the city. But in the end, I don't think it's interesting. He handed over the matter of sending off the guests to the people of the Imperial Court's Ministry of Rites.
Wait for a qiē to finish the work. It's not sunset yet. Originally, Han Jian should have returned home earlier, but because he was haunted by things in his heart, he was not in the mood. So I walked around the Jiangdu City and calmed down.
The chaos in Luoyang is getting worse day by day, and if it is not enough, it has nothing to do with Jiangdu. Han Jian wanted to calm down and think about the planning of Jiangdu and how to recuperate in the future. But when I thought about it, I couldn't help but think of Fa Yi.
Han Jian stood on the street, with many guards following him in front of him and behind him, in order to prevent any assassins from assassining again, the assassins of the Dongwang Mansion were already facing the enemy at any time.
"Where is the Ibuku envoy?" Han Jian suddenly asked the guard next to him.
"Back to the young son, Yi Buku envoy...... Inside the Wu'an Office. ”
Han Jian nodded and said, "Go to Wu'an." ”
Originally, Han Jian didn't know where to go, but he thought that Yi Die had been tracking down the rebel party for many years, and he might know some of the hiding places of the rebel party in Jiangdu. With Yi Die's help, he may be able to find Master Zuogu and Ke Qu'er's master and apprentice. At the moment, Han Jian just wanted to explain some things clearly.
Wu'an is the yamen of the military and political management in Jiangdu City, and it is the collective name of several yamen, but at present, the military department and the military office of the East Wangfu are together, which makes the flow of people here complicated, and the Wu'an office also refers to the general yamen.
Yi Die, as a Buku envoy, is an official in the Criminal Justice Division, and a secret agent of the imperial court. She is in the Wu'an Institute, mainly responsible for intelligence gathering, because she has just returned to Jiangdu and has just taken over this matter, and many times she does not need to show up in person.
Han Jian met Yi Die at the inn next to the Wu'an Institute, although there were "dormitories" for officials and ordinary officials in the Wu'an Institute, but Yi Die, as a woman, was not suitable to live in the Wu'an Institute, so she temporarily set up her residence in the inn next door.
When Han Jian arrived, Yi Die personally came down to greet him upstairs, and when he entered the house, Han Jian found that the room was not as clean and tidy as a soldier, but rather a wedding room, with some knick-knacks and decorations everywhere, which was not the same as the Yi Die he knew on weekdays.
"I didn't expect that there would be such an elegant residence in the land of inns." Han Jian looked around and said.
Yi Die saluted and said, "Your Highness is laughing." These are all subordinate habits, where to go...... I don't want to treat myself too badly. I wonder why His Highness is looking for his subordinates? ”
"Of course, it's for His Majesty, and Yi Buku can make any news?" Han Jian asked.
Yi Die shook his head slightly, and said, "I thought His Highness had news of His Majesty, and he came to inform his subordinates." ”
Han Jian sat on the chair, and Yi Die just stood five feet away in front of Han Jian. Han Jian glanced at Yi Die, at this time, Yi Die was an empress, and she didn't seem to be very capable, but she was a little lazy like a woman in a boudoir. However, Han Jian's eyes were very sharp, and when he entered the door, he found that there was a burden in the corner of the bed, indicating that Yi Die was going out of the house, but he was disturbed by his arrival.
"Envoy Ibuku, this king has something to ask you. Do you know that the rebel party is in Jiangdu, but there is a stronghold? Han Jian said.
"Why does Your Highness want to ask about this? Or does His Majesty suspect that the assassination of His Royal Highness is related to the rebellious party? ”
Han Jian said, "It seems that the Yi Buku envoy already knows about the assassins in the city. ”
Yi Die said with a smile: "The events of the day have been all the rage, and in the past few days, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division has dispatched soldiers and horses, how can the subordinates guess it." ”
Han Jian said: "That king will tell the truth, it is the people of the chaotic party Zuogu who came to assassinate this king!" ”
"Huh?" Yi Die looked a little incredulous and said, "Master Zuogu...... But a powerful character, His Royal Highness can turn danger into a disaster, which is really ...... Congratulations! ”
Han Jian listened to Yi Die's words very awkwardly, as if he was a little flustered and disorganized. In his eyes, Yi Die is a "ruthless character" in the court, a woman, who has been in the chaos for many years and helped the empress with her work, how bold is she?
"And one more, a good sister of the Ibu Ku envoy." Han Jian added.
"Your Highness is right...... Ke Qu'er? ”
"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, "Can the Yi Buku envoy find this person for this king?" ”
Yi Die bowed and said: "Your Highness is not ignorant, his subordinates have broken away from the chaotic party and will no longer inquire about the chaotic party." In itself, Ke Qu'er and her master, Zuo Guren, are not ordinary rebels, and their whereabouts may not be known even if they are the leaders of the chaotic party. Belong to an outsider, how can you find out? ”
"It seems that the envoy of Ibuku does not want to do this king a favor." Han Jian got up and said.
"Your Highness, slow down." Yi Die said suddenly, "Although my subordinates can't find these two assassins...... However, the subordinates heard that their master and apprentice seem to have caused vendetta in the rivers and lakes recently, and many people are looking for them...... I wonder if this news will be useful to His Highness? ”
"Vendetta?" Han Jian frowned and said, "You say it in detail." ”
"Yes. The subordinates heard that some chaotic parties in Jiangnan wanted to take the opportunity to rebel recently, and contacted some gangs in the rivers and lakes, and after the Southern Dynasty noticed and suppressed them, some chaotic parties fled to the north and were sheltered by the people of Zuogu. I heard that the Venerable Zuo Gu was going to assassinate Xie Rumo, the minister of the Southern Dynasty, but then there was no news...... As for Ke Qu'er, her subordinates have not heard of some things about her recently, but some people have recently said that she has appeared in Jiangdu......"
Han Jian looked at Yi Die coldly, Yi Die's words were obviously concealed, and some things were also specious, and he was simply going around with him.
"Yi Buku envoy, can you pick up the key points?" Han Jian asked coldly.
"The subordinates guessed that this pair of masters and apprentices came to Jiangdu not to assassinate Your Highness, but just to interfere with the audition, in fact...... It's someone who wants to assassinate someone in the Southern Dynasty! ”
Someone from the Southern Dynasty?
Han Jian thought about it, and blurted out: "Zhu Tongjing? ”
"Yes." Yi Die nodded.
Han Jian was stunned in his heart, now that Zhu Tongjing has just left the city, I believe that he will not be able to walk twenty miles before night, if Zuo Gu and Ke Qu'er go to assassinate him, then Zhu Tongjing will die nine times out of ten, after all, Zhu Tongjing is like a lost dog to go back, there are hundreds of followers who came with him, and when he goes back, there are only a few dozen followers, plus some attendants sent by the Dongwang Mansion to escort him, it doesn't add up much.
These people, in the face of the master and apprentice of Zuo Gu, who had outstanding martial arts, could not form any resistance at all, and under the sneak attack, it was strange that Zhu Tongjing could save his life.
"Why are they trying to kill Zhu Tongjing? Just because there was a rebellion in Jiangnan? ”
"This ...... The subordinates are not clear. Yi Die said.
Han Jian didn't have time to ask in detail, now at this time, Zhu Tongjing died on the ground in Jiangdu, even if it wasn't done by Dongwangfu, others would only think so. Zhu Tongjing is the link between Jiangdu and Jinling for the time being, in Han Jian's opinion, even if Zhu Tongjing should die, he can't die on the ground in Jiangdu.
Han Jian didn't ask any more questions, and directly led the guards out of the inn, turned around and entered the Wu'an Institute.
In the Wu'an Institute, Han Jian mobilized some soldiers and horses in the city and went out of the city with him to chase the envoys of the Southern Qi Dynasty.
The Han family is not very eager to protect Zhu Tongjing at the moment, what he wants is to find Ke Qu'er first. In his heart, the importance of Zhu Tongjing's life and death is not comparable to Ke Qu'er's misunderstanding of him.
When Han Jian led his soldiers and horses out of the city, it was already nightfall.
Han Jian went out of the city in a hurry this time, and there were not too many soldiers and horses mobilized, but there were also three or four hundred horsemen. And they are all the leaders in the Jiangdu garrison army.
The group went all the way to the south and rushed straight to the post house twenty miles south of the city. There are still two or three miles away from the post house, and I saw the fire everywhere in the direction of the post house, as if it had been set on fire, and the surrounding woodland was not spared. (To be continued......)