Chapter 158: Assassination
"Emperor Xie!" After Yuwen Yanlin saluted, he took a seat.
"It is rumored that the soldiers with outstanding achievements in this battle will meet and give you a seat!"
After a while, eighteen more people came in from outside the palace gate, and the ceremonial officer led them to their respective places.
After a while, the musicians played beautiful music to celebrate the achievements of the soldiers.
In the center of the feast, a huge stage was erected, on which the servants performed beautiful dances for the people.
Chen Cheng stood up on the dragon chair, raised his wine glass, and said, "The regent has made a great contribution to Dongyue, and I want to personally toast him!" ”
Yuwen Yanlin said very officially: "Thank you, Your Majesty, everything is for Dongyue!" The ministers are willing to die with their livers and brains! ”
The soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "All for Dongyue!" ”
"Whoosh!"
At the moment when Chen Cheng raised his glass to drink, a sharp arrow pierced the air and shot directly at the wine glass in Chen Cheng's hand, shooting the wine glass in half.
Suddenly, a glass of wine was all spilled on Lin's face, and Chen Cheng only felt that her fingers were numb, and at the same time, she was glad that the other party's arrow did not hit her heart or head.
"Escort!"
Chen Cheng panicked, he didn't expect someone to dare to stab under the sun!
"Whoosh!"
Another sharp arrow broke through the air and shot straight at the center of Chencheng's eyebrows!
Just when Tatsuki thought he wanted a dog to leash, the arrow broke in half from the middle.
Tatsuki was able to escape.
The guards also took it to Chencheng's side and guarded it.
Chen Cheng's heart was beating faster, and she saw that Yuwen Yanlin also came to her side at this moment, protecting her.
Suddenly, several servants on the stage took out a blade from under the musical instrument they were carrying and attacked in the direction of Chen Cheng.
"Kill Emperor Dongyue!"
Suddenly, the Imperial Forest Army stopped all the servants.
Yuwen Yanlin ordered: "Kill them all!" Not a single one to stay! ”
The Imperial Forest Army dispatched hundreds of people at once, and it didn't take long to take down all of them.
The moment the Imperial Guards captured them, the rebels had already slit their throats and died.
Chen Cheng looked at the corpse on the ground, and now she still had palpitations, she asked, "Why don't you leave a living mouth?" ”
Yuwen Yanlin said: "Since they dare to assassinate, they must be fully prepared. If I don't kill them, they will kill themselves by biting the poison in their mouths. ”
At this time, a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, these assassins have poison in their mouths and strange tattoos on their arms!" ”
Yuwen Yanlin frowned slightly, and then looked at the corpses of those assassins.
The arms on the corpse really had moire patterns on them, and these patterns were the unique signs of the dead soldiers of the Xichen Empire.
Tatsuki glanced at it, but it was just a simple black, cloud-like pattern, and she asked, "What does this mean?" ”
Yuwen Yanlin clenched his fists, "This is a group of dead soldiers specially cultivated by Xichen Kingdom, I didn't expect them to use such a despicable method to come to Dongyue to assassinate!" ”
If he hadn't shot fast today, I'm afraid that the first arrow shot at Chencheng would have pierced the cup in Chencheng's hand and gone straight to his heart.
And, until now, the man who shot the arrow has not been found.
I wonder what kind of news these Royal Guards who participated in the hunt will bring later?
Yuwen Yanlin announced in public: "For safety, today's banquet is over!" Escort the emperor back to the palace! Pass the order down, block the gates of the major palaces, and check every suspicious person! ”
"Yes, Lord Regent!"
Originally, a grand reception banquet had to be stopped halfway because of this assassination.