Seeing that the dignified Great Zhou Founding Uncle, General Wuwei of the Right Jin, and the commander of the Right Route Army of the Southern Expeditionary Army actually agreed to these mentions, which even he felt was a bit excessive, Zhen Xiang was quite surprised, and at the same time, he couldn't help but straighten his back, complacent that he could surrender the city in such a way. At the same time, he was also very grateful to his cousin Lu Juan, who proposed to negotiate with Zhou Jun, not only thanked him again and again, but also gave preferential treatment to Lu Juan's henchmen, and did not hesitate to agree to the request of two of them to participate in this negotiation to see the demeanor of General Zeng Zhilin, a "benevolent and handsome general", and allowed him to walk with him as an entourage.

It's just that what Zhen Xiang and Zhen Daxian didn't expect was that while he was wholeheartedly preparing for the negotiation two days later, his good cousin Lu Qian was intensively planning a shocking conspiracy with his confidants and cronies - taking advantage of the opportunity of the negotiation between the two sides, the two subordinates who pretended to be Zhen Xiang's entourage assassinated Zeng Zhilin.

Although he had never had any contact with Zeng Zhilin before, and with Zeng Zhilin's current status, there was no need for him to personally fight the enemy when he led the army, but he had heard a lot of rumors about the "Qingyuan" brothers worshipping the old gods of martial arts as their teachers and getting their true inheritance, especially the rumors that the generals who commanded the army had the essence of Tai Chi Gong and were strong in martial arts. Therefore, in line with the principle of leniency for the enemy, Lu Qian chose the two people with the best martial arts among his henchmen and cronies to go to the meeting with Zhen Xiang, and spent great efforts to camouflage and hide the two daggers used for assassination, and at the same time, he also deliberately quenched the huge poison that sealed the throat with blood on the blades of these two daggers, so as to ensure the success rate of the assassination and achieve a one-hit kill. In addition, considering that once Zeng Zhilin was assassinated, the Zhou army might be angry with the military and civilians of Jurong, Lu Qian also specially arranged for two henchmen to wait at the east gate of Jurong with a personal belongings in advance. As soon as the news of the successful assassination came from the front, he quickly left the city with Lu Qian and other companions to avoid possible retaliation by the Zhou army.

In the early morning of the ninth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in the second year of Jianlong, Jurong County ordered Zhen Xiang to get up early, pack up and stop, and then take ten entourages out of the city to the pre-agreed negotiation place, and at the end of the Chen hour, nearly half an hour earlier than the pre-agreed time, arrived at the tent located next to the official road, temporarily set up for negotiation between the two sides, and sat in his seat and patiently waited for the arrival of the other party.

At the beginning of the day, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and then an entourage guarding outside the tent entered the tent to report: There are more than ten horsemen galloping quickly from the smoke and dust in the south, and the banner should be General Zeng's arrival. Hearing this, Zhen Xiang hurriedly stood up, first adjusted the official robe on his body, and then walked out of the tent with a group of entourage, standing quietly by the road, to welcome the arrival of the other party.

Zeng Zhilin was very satisfied with Zhen Xiang's humility, and while greeting each other like an old friend, he strode into the tent and sat down on the main seat. Because there was an agreement in advance, except for Zhen Xiang, the commander of Jurong County, who followed later, and a servant of the Zhen Mansion who was carrying a tray with wine jugs, wine glasses and other items, ready to pour wine for Zeng Zhilin, who had just arrived, including the ten personal guards who came with Zeng Zhilin, the other entourages were waiting outside the tent, and no one entered the tent - even the servant in charge of pouring wine needed to retreat outside the tent after putting down the wine jug and wine glass.

Seeing that Jurong County ordered Zhen Xiang to come according to the appointment, and was respectful to himself, Jurong County was ready to go, Zeng Zhilin was very happy in his heart, and he also praised Zhen Xiang who was sitting opposite him. On the other side, Zhen Xiang, who was only sitting on half of his buttocks next to the chair, didn't even dare to say it, and his attitude became more humble, so he almost got up from the chair and bowed to Zeng Zhilin.

Although due to the presence of servants, the two sides were talking about some unnutritious polite words at this time, and they had not yet touched the substantive issue of the surrender of Jurong County, but the guests and hosts were able to talk very happily, Zeng Zhilin was already full of confidence in taking Jurong without blood, and he was in a very comfortable mood now. Seeing that this "benevolent and handsome general" was really as approachable and hearty as the rumors said, Zhen Xiang, who was still a little worried in his heart, breathed a sigh of relief, but also deeply believed in his decision to give up resistance and surrender the city, and felt that he was very strategic. So, while facing Zeng Zhilin's repeated patting, he motioned to the servant who had stood at the entrance of the tent since he entered the tent with a wine jug and a glass to come forward and pour a glass of wine for General Zeng.

On the one hand, Zeng Zhilin's mind at this time was on the upcoming surrender negotiations, and he didn't care about the so-called servant of the Zhen Mansion who was holding a tray and standing aside. On the other hand, although their respective entourages were not allowed to enter the account, the servant who served the wine had been routinely inspected by his own guards before entering, and it was proved that he was not carrying a weapon. Yes, Zeng Zhilin didn't pay attention to the servant who approached him with a tray, and didn't even look at him, but continued to talk with Zhen Xiang.

Seeing that his assassination target was defenseless against him, Lu Qiqin, who was dressed as a servant of the Zhen Mansion, felt a burst of secret joy in his confidence, and was even more confident that he could complete the assassination mission. So, as Zhen Xiang ordered, the assassin hurriedly stepped forward with a tray and prepared to pour wine for Zeng Zhilin.

After picking up the wine jug and wine glass from the tray and placing them on the table, and carefully pouring a glass of wine for Zeng Zhilin, Lu Xuan's close confidant gave Zeng Zhilin another salute, and then slowly straightened up, holding the empty tray, and was about to retreat towards the tent door. It's just that while slowly retreating, his eyes are staring at Zeng Zhilin to judge whether the other party is suspicious of him and whether the current distance can make him hit with one blow. At the same time, he also took advantage of the cover of his left hand sleeve, quietly stretched out his right hand to the bottom of the tray, carefully opened the lock card, and slowly pulled out the dagger quenched with great poison from the hidden compartment of the tray, without making any sound.

At this time, Zeng Zhilin didn't pay any attention to the so-called servant of the Zhen Mansion beside him, and while continuing to talk with Zhen Xiang, he raised the wine glass on the table and prepared to drink it all. And at the moment when Zeng Zhilin picked up his wine glass and drank, Lu Xuan, who had just taken about two or three steps back, suddenly jumped forward, and stabbed Zeng Zhilin with the dagger in his hand that was exposed because he was drinking with his head up.

Although the incident happened suddenly and unexpectedly, Zeng Zhilin's sense of external threats was very acute due to years of martial arts practice and fighting. Therefore, although the assassin was drinking alcohol when he attacked, his keen sixth sense still sent a signal to Zeng Zhilin that danger was coming. Coupled with the sound of the dagger piercing the air and the gusts of evil wind, Zeng Zhilin immediately realized that the situation had changed and his life was threatened. He swerved and flew backwards to avoid the weapon that had stabbed him in the neck, and threw the glass in the direction of the assassin's attack, along with the half-drunk drink.

It's just that, firstly, the distance between the two sides is too close, and secondly, the Lu Qian cronie who was sent to assassinate Zeng Zhilin is the best one among his pro-soldiers, and he came this time to report his death, so he was extremely ruthless. Therefore, although because of Zeng Zhilin's dodge and the interference of the wine glass with half a glass of wine, the dagger failed to stab Zeng Zhilin's neck, but still cut a bloody wound on his left forearm.

Although he knew that the dagger was quenched with blood to seal his throat, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, after scratching Zeng Zhilin, the assassin did not rush out of the tent and try to escape while the people outside the tent had not yet figured out the situation, but continued to attack Zeng Zhilin while continuing to dance the dagger, while calling for the accomplices outside the tent as backup assassins to come into the tent to help. It's just that before his accomplices outside the tent heard the sound and rushed in, he was kicked in the chest by Zeng Zhilin, who had stabilized his mind and began to use his fists and kicks to fight back, and his whole body was kicked into the air, flying out of the tent in a whirl, and he fell to the ground and couldn't get up again. At the same time, Zeng Zhilin's personal guards outside the tent had also taken action as soon as they discovered that there was something unusual in the tent. Some of the guards rushed into the tent to protect Zeng Zhilin, while the other part of the guards quickly took all Zhen Xiang's entourage outside the tent, so that another reserve assassin was shot five times and killed on the spot before another reserve assassin could pull the dagger out of the mezzanine of the food box.

The thrilling assassination lasted less than thirty seconds, and the trembling inside the tent lasted less than ten seconds, ending with two Assassins killed and one seriously wounded, and the target of the assassination was only a small cut in his left forearm. Although they still had lingering palpitations, Zeng Zhilin's entourage was still somewhat relieved. After all, as long as the twenty-sixth master is fine, even if he is punished for poor protection, he will not be too severe. However, without waiting for the guards to exhale the relieved breath, Zeng Zhilin, who was still unchanging his face and heartbeat, looked at Zhen Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground and trying his best to confess to himself that he had nothing to do with the assassination, suddenly changed his face, tore the bandage that had just been bandaged, took a closer look at the wound on his forearm, and muttered: "Damn, this bastard's dagger is poisonous." ”

After speaking, he stood up and took two steps forward, and before he could say the order of "return to the camp quickly", he shook his body a few times and fell to the ground and fainted.

Seeing that the chief was poisoned and fainted, the guards were really anxious this time. On the one hand, they immediately sent a signal in the direction of the camp and called for backup, and on the other hand, they pushed all the Jurong County officials present to the ground and tied them up with ropes and ropes -- if it were not for the need to ask for confessions from these people, the guards would have corrected them on the spot.

At the beginning of the ninth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in the second year of Jianlong, the cavalry regiment of the Third Composite Infantry Division of the "Flying Dragon Army," which was responsible for receiving Zeng Zhilin and was on standby two miles away from the negotiation site, rushed to the negotiation site in just a few moments after receiving the signal for help from the guards, and escorted Zeng Zhilin, who was already unconscious, and a cadre from Jurong County to quickly return to the camp five miles away. Immediately, Wu Pingdong, deputy general of the Right Route Army of the Southern Expeditionary Army and commander of the Third Composite Infantry Division of the "Flying Dragon Army", on the one hand, asked the military doctor to make every effort to treat the commander-in-chief, and on the other hand, ordered the main force of the Right Route Army to immediately dispatch to surround Jurong County and not let go of anyone in the city.

At the end of the day, the main force of the Right Route Army completed the encirclement of Jurong County, including getting the news that they wanted to escape, but because they were surrounded by the cavalry of the Right Route Army, they had to return to the city Lu Qian and his relatives and confidants, and 25,000 Jurong soldiers and civilians became turtles in the urn.