Shen Mu was naked, with several layers of white cloth wrapped around his shoulders and back, although his knife wound was in the vital place, but because it was not deep in the flesh, it did not hurt the lungs, so he was only put on gold sore medicine and bandaged.

The place where Shen Mu was attacked was just a stone's throw away from his residence, and the fate of the group of assassins was sealed from the moment he managed to escape back to his residence. Even if the assassins had already prepared escape routes and horses, Shen Mu was completely sure that he could capture them all and leave them all behind.

And the fact is that after the success of that group of people, the reaction and speed of withdrawing were far less high than Shen Mu estimated. One of them, Zuihou, was captured by Shen Mu's people, and he only escaped from the town for less than three miles, and Shen Mu had already made an unsatisfactory estimate at this time.

As Shen Mu expected, these people were not professional assassins, they were originally a team of genuine Hu merchants, many of the Hu merchants in the Western Regions were half-merchants and half-bandits, and when they encountered wealthy merchants or villages without the ability to protect themselves during the deserted journey, they would sometimes take off their disguises and wave their butcher knives.

But in densely populated places with official mansions and royal laws, or when they encounter opponents who are obviously inedible, they are real businessmen, and because of this, when they first approached Shen Mu, they did not arouse the alarm of Shen Mu and his subordinates.

They killed people in Gyeonggi this time, which was really a bit unexpected by Shen Mu, but the result of the interrogation was very simple: someone paid a lot of money to buy a murderer, and the money was so much that they couldn't refuse, so they took a risk.

These people didn't know who Shen Mu was at all, and they didn't even know who hired them.

Shen Mu stared at Lan Jinhai and asked, "No clues?" ”

Lan Jinhai said ashamedly: "No, the people who bought the murderers took the initiative to find them every time." They used to wonder if they would pay the rest of the money if they succeeded. The money they had already received was enough for them to enjoy for the rest of their lives, so they even thought about running away. ”

"Weishenme didn't run away?"

"Because ......"

Lan Jinhai took a deep breath. "When they wanted to escape, they were suddenly stopped by a team of masked knights with excellent horsemanship and martial arts, and they made a move, and as a result, six people were killed, and the rest had to obediently come back to fulfill their promises. ”

Shen Mu said: "So mysterious? The person in charge of contacting them must also be masked? ”

"Yes!"

Shen Mu thought for a moment and said slowly: "In other words, we only know that the person who bought the murder is very rich?" ”

Lan Jinhai said: "Of course, we also know that the people who buy the murderer have more powerful force than the perpetrator, but they are not willing to do it themselves." We also know that the murderers are very good at hearing and seeking, and they can detect that the caravan is not so regular. And they have the ability to control them all the time. ”

Shen Mu smiled deeply and said, "Not bad! In this case, we can already narrow down a lot of the scope if we want to find them. ”

Shen Mu slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Dispose of them." Let's go back to Chang'an, overnight! ”

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Yang Fan didn't know anything about Shen Mu's attack. This dusk when Shen Mu was attacked. He had already rushed to the private mansion where he had a tryst with Princess Taiping, and told Princess Taiping what he had learned from Wan'er about the situation in the palace, and comforted her: "Ling Yue, the emperor does intend to withdraw military power, but he has no intention of taking further action against you and King Xiang, you can tell King Xiang." Don't be too frightened. ”

Princess Taiping was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "After Doulu Qinwang returned to Beijing, he became the first person in the Tang Dynasty since the founding of the People's Republic of China who was a servant but not the prime minister, what do you say the emperor is doing?" Maybe as you say. He doesn't mean to deal with us now, but who can guarantee that he doesn't have the idea of dealing with us in the future? Who can guarantee that the queen and the king of Liang will not fall into the ground? ”

Yang Fan said worriedly: "Then what do you want, don't you ......?"

Princess Taiping smiled faintly and said the two words that Yang Fan didn't say calmly: "Rebellion? She shook her head and said gloomily: "No, he is a member of the Li family, the brother of me and King Xiang, who rebelled against him, and no one will respond." Even if it's possible to succeed......"

Princess Taiping slowly raised her head, stared at Yang Fan and said, "Do you think that King Xiang and I will be bad for my brother?" ”

The female emperor who lives in Shangyang Palace now is their mother, is the relationship weaker than that of her brother? Yang Fan really had no comment on this kind of housework, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

Princess Taiping shook her head slowly but forcefully: "No, no matter what he does to us, after all, he is a sibling brother of a mother's compatriots, he can be unkind, we can't be unjust." ”

Princess Taiping slowly turned her head, stared at the purple and blue blooming flowers in front of the window, and said in a deep voice: "However, I really regret it sometimes, if ...... We didn't work so hard to get him back from Fangzhou, maybe it would have turned out better. ”

Yang Fan sighed helplessly and said, "Emperor Zetian wants to appoint him as the crown prince, so he will be transferred back to the capital." If you don't work hard to save him, isn't that sitting back and watching Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi put him to death? ”

"That's what I meant."

Princess Taiping turned around abruptly and smiled at Yang Fan, and Yang Fan's heart couldn't help but feel cold.

Taiping's eyes were very cold, like a Xuan Ice Sculpture, the chill hit people, and her voice was also cold: "Don't you understand what I mean?" I won't oppose him, but if he is in a life-and-death dilemma, with our current relationship, I will never reach out and pull him. He and I are only brother and sister now, and there is no brotherhood! ”

Taiping's words were full of hatred, cold and cold, Yang Fan didn't want to continue to entangle on this topic between other brothers and sisters, he diverted the topic and said: "Doulu Qinwang, I have an idea, which can solve his predicament, and it will also be good for you and King Xiang......"

"Oh?"

Princess Taiping raised her charming eyebrows slightly, a little noncommittal. Yang Fan leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words in a low voice, Princess Taiping suddenly opened her eyes wide, and said in surprise: "Do this...... What are the benefits? ”

Yang Fan spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Ling Yue, with your intelligence and intelligence, how could you not think of the benefits of doing this?" Don't be blinded by grievances and anger, you can do ......"

Princess Taiping's eyes suddenly flickered like a lamp, and she suddenly said, "Ah! I understand! Not bad. Not bad! It's a great idea to kill two birds with one stone! ”

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The next morning court, this day is July 15, the emperor once said when he named the five meritorious heroes as kings, Shuowang will be a great court, you can go to the palace to see the driver. Zhang Cambodia and the other five princes rushed to the noon gate early in the morning, with purple robes and jade belts, and neatly dressed.

But in the past, when any one of them appeared, many ministers would pounce on them like flies, but now these people are afraid of where they will appear. It was as if an invisible wall had suddenly appeared around it.

A group of heroes who were dealt with together stepped forward to greet them, but they didn't talk too much, and in the current situation, they naturally had to be more careful. Wait for the early opening of the dynasty, because they are the princes. To stand at the head of the class, the five of them went to the temple together. Go to the first stop of the class. It's more majestic than in the past, but the back, how to look at it, there is a kind of gloom of a hero at the end of the road.

The relatives can only listen to the government, and they can not discuss the politics easily, and they are silent in the team of the relatives, and they completely play the role of a stake. Seeing that the hundred officials who were intimidated by their prestige in the past and acted according to their faces in current affairs are now discussing state affairs as if no one is around, the loss in their hearts can be imagined.

Hundreds of officials are doing things, and naturally the prime minister should take the lead. As soon as several prime ministers said their own affairs, Doulu Qinwang suddenly coughed and left the work.

Dou Lu Qin looked forward to this class, and several ministers who wanted to do things immediately took their steps, and even Wu Sansi, Wei Yuanzhong, Yang Zaisi, Wei Anshi and other prime ministers who had just returned to work and stood up all paid attention to him curiously.

There is no other reason, after Guy Dou Lu Qinwang returned to the court, he also knew that the emperor did not want to see him, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb in Shangshu Province, upholding the attitude that more things are better than less things, and trying not to touch his hands in everything, which is more oily than the old slippery Su who is famous for his "ambiguity".

In the court, Doulu Qinwang never said much, so he suddenly came out of work today, and the hundred officials were all surprised, and they didn't understand that this servant shooting master suddenly went against the norm, what was going on in this chapter, maybe...... What kind of earth-shattering news? It's been too quiet in the court lately, and it's boring, at least for the imperial historians who live by impeaching other officials, who haven't been able to find a topic to complain about lately.

Li Xian was also very curious, his health has not been very good, and he has been sick again in the past few days, sitting on the throne with a sick look, looking listless, but as soon as Dou Lu Qinwang came out of work, even Li Xian raised his spirits. Empress Wei, who was behind the curtain, also widened her eyes in surprise.

Dou Lu Qinwang took three steps forward, coughed again, and spoke slowly: "President Bixia Wanji, listen to the government and politics, the lives of the ministers, and Yang Bixia survives; The three holy foundations, to be prosperous in bixia. Bixia is tied to the world and is extremely valuable.

Bixia is over fifty years old and has passed middle age, so you should especially take care of your dragon body. When the minister heard that Bixia was in Fangzhou in the past, he was tired and weak, and then he suffered from athlete's foot, which really worried the minister......"

Baiguan was dumbfounded, and he didn't know what Doulu Qinwang was talking about. Yang Fan stood in the class of military generals, and almost laughed out loud when he heard it, Taiping was happy to do things, he only gave her a plan yesterday, and today Doulu Qinwang acted according to the plan.

It's just that Yang Fan just suggested that Doulu Qinwang pat the emperor's ass first, the weaker the better, the more fleshy the better, as for what topic he was looking for, he didn't mention it, and he didn't have to let him help think about these specific things.

Even he didn't expect that Doulu Qinwang would be such a genius and would come up with such a topic. Look at him standing on the Golden Palace, holding a wat and playing it, with a sad look on his face, how worried about the country and the people, who would have thought that what he was discussing was Li Xian's athlete's foot.

Someone in the ranks of the ministers was already snickering, Doulu Qinwang seemed to be completely unaware, and still said with a serious look: "Recently, I heard that Bixia's old illness has recurred, and he has lost his appetite, and he only eats thin porridge every day, and his subordinates are terrified when they hear it.

Bixia is tired of the sage, the trust of the inheritance system, the temple of the upper affairs, the lower child of the common people, and the encore self-lightening life? The minister's pain was so painful that he begged Bixia to drop out of the dynasty for three days, and invited a famous doctor to carefully recuperate and eat more delicious meals to protect the dragon's health and health. ”

Doulu Qinwang slapped this sycophant on Li Xian's dragon buttocks, and many ministers had goosebumps, but Li Xian was happy. Of course, he knew that Doulu Qinwang was patting the sycophants, and the slapping was extremely numb, but even if he knew, he was still happy, not because he was happy when he heard the words of the sycophants, but because the sycophants showed enough awe and compliments to him.

When Li Xian ascended the throne for the first time, he played a majestic game with the ministers, and the ministers choked and did not choke the emperor, so they moved out of the emperor's mother, and the extremely fierce Wu Zetian directly kicked the emperor off the throne.

Li Xian became the emperor for the second time, and five more complacent heroes appeared, claiming to be benefactors, pointing fingers at him every day, until this moment, he really felt the joy of being the son of heaven.

Yang Fan looked at Li Xian's face coldly, and said in his heart: "Not to mention, Doulu Qinwang's sycophant shot is just right, with this good haode start, it seems that his next Jihua can also be implemented smoothly." ”

After the early dynasty, the emperor retreated, the emperor and the empress turned the jade screen, the hundred officials scattered in a hurry, Zhang Cambodia, Huan Yanfan and other five kings stood alone in the court, and the scene of the hundred officials who gathered to call for warmth and respectful training after each time they dispersed the court was completely gone.

The five of them glanced at each other, sighed gloomily, and walked silently outside the palace. When passing the Jinshui Bridge, Huan Yanfan suddenly saw Wang Tongjiao standing on the bridge.

After the Shenlong coup, Wang Tongjiao, as the main contributor to the establishment, won a series of rewards: General Yunlu, General Youqianniu, Langya County Dugong, Horse Duwei, Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, Guangluqing. This series of prominent official positions was not revoked with the disgraceful retirement of the five members of Zhang Khan from politics, because he was the emperor's son-in-law.

Wang Tongjiao saw that the five kings were alone, and he also felt desolate in his heart, so he hurriedly solemnly clasped his fists and saluted, and said respectfully: "The five princes are well." ”

As the prince of the country, Wang Tongjiao is only one level lower than them, and there is no need to pay a big salute, so this salute is only slightly bowed, but Huan Yanfan seems to be flattered, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Wang Tongjiao, and said in a loud voice: "Don't be polite." ”

As soon as the two of them touched their arms, Huan Yanfan quickly handed over a paper ball from the bottom of his sleeve, Wang Tongjiao was slightly stunned, and immediately took the paper ball and put it into his sleeve, his expression was only slightly stunned and returned to normal, and the samurai standing on the Jinshui Bridge and the ministers walking slowly on the bridge did not notice the slightest abnormality.

Yang Fan, who was standing in the distance, also witnessed the scene that happened on the bridge, and of course it was even more impossible for him to see the secret of Huan Yanfan and Wang Tongjiao's "secret song" in the distance, but Wang Tongjiao was originally a party of heroes, and the contact between them inevitably aroused Yang Fan's sensitive nerves.

Huan Yanfan handed over the paper ball, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: I finally got in touch with Wang Tongjiao.

Huan Yanfan had long wanted to get in touch with Wang Tongjiao, who was still in military power, but Wang Tongjiao was a colt and lived in the princess's mansion, and there were many eunuchs and palace maids in the princess's mansion, so Huan Yanfan didn't dare to take this risk.

Wang Tongjiao was already his hope, and he didn't want any delay this time, so he waited patiently, and only now did he wait for the opportunity. The paper ball that Huan Yanfan handed to Wang Tongjiao did not have anything too important written on it, and he was still not sure of Wang Tongjiao's intentions.

He only invited Wang Tongjiao to have a secret meeting once, he believed that Wang Tongjiao would definitely be able to understand his intentions, as long as Wang Tongjiao was willing to come, it meant that Wang Tongjiao's heart was still on the side of the heroes. With his understanding of Wang Tongjiao, Wang Tongjiao will definitely not do it if he betrays his friends to seek glory.

Huan Yanfan is unwilling to live for a long time, and he is unwilling to fall silent. The times create heroes, heroes can also create the times, he wants to regain everything he has lost, this time, it will no longer be led by Zhang Cambodia, but him!

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(To be continued......)