Chapter 9: The Assassination

It is said that after Kong Xiangsha infiltrated the earthwork, he worked as a music officer in the earthwork. She didn't know why she was hot-headed and mixed into the earthwork, maybe the ideal of avenging her husband had been stirring up in her heart.

The people sent by the Shang Dynasty Empire have already sent a message to her, asking her to return to Shang as soon as possible. The image began to replay in her mind: a man she didn't know very well, dressed in the costume of an earthwork soldier, standing not far away trembling and forbidden, looking at her from time to time, which made her suspicious. The person is not behaving normally, as if he has something to say to himself. I don't know what medicine he sells in his gourd? Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to walk up to her and secretly hand her a bag. She returned to the room and opened the bag to take a look, only to see that there was an oracle bone inside, with a few words engraved on it: "I am a person sent by Emperor Wuding to spread the will of King Wuding: 'Return quickly!'" But she has been wandering here, finally getting into the earthwork, and going back without doing anything?

No, now that the action has been taken, there is no room for manoeuvre. She secretly visited the residence of the earth-leader Hartz, and she decided to assassinate Hartz, after all, she was good at dancing and agile, and she believed that she would be able to accomplish this task, because she found out that Hartz was frail and sickly since childhood, did not know martial arts, and could only read and write. Now in his early fifties, he often looks sick. Seizing this weakness, she personally sharpened a very sharp dagger.

In the dead of night, with a black cloth over her face, she arrived in front of Hartz's dormitory, where several soldiers standing at the door were drowsy. Kong Xiangsha blew some powder into their faces with an empty pipe, and after a while the powder took effect, and they collapsed to the ground. It was very easy for him to sneak into Hartz's room, and the long-bearded Hartz was in his sleep, and he had no idea that his old enemy would sneak into his room.

Empty Phasesha pulled out a dagger from behind her and stabbed it hard at Hartz's chest. At this time, there was a knock on the door outside: "Father! Father! Empty Xiangsha was nervous, and the dagger in his hand slipped to the ground, and the sleeping Hartz suddenly opened his eyes.

"Who are you?" Hatz was startled when he saw a black-clad masked man standing in front of his bed, and yelled at her. Hearing the movement inside, Hartz's son Hawu tweeted in, and saw a woman in black standing here, took out a long sword and picked off the veil on her face, pointing it directly at her neck.

"It's you! Kong Xiale Officer! Ha Wu yelled at her, Void Xiangsha is known as Kong Xia in the earthwork, and because of her excellent performance here, she has always been loved by the top and bottom. They never thought that the quiet and weak Kong Xia would be an assassin. At this time, Xiangsha was so frightened that she trembled.

"Please!" Expecting that if she didn't give in at this time, she would die under this sharp sword, and she fell to her knees with a thud.

"You say! Who are you? Why did you assassinate this king? Hartz asked angrily.

"I'm the musician here." Empty Xiangsha whispered.

"Nonsense! How could the musicians of this king assassinate this king for evil deeds and put this king to death? Hartz said sharply.

"Hurry up and get it from the truth! What is your hatred for my father? Ha Wu said viciously at her.

"Remember the war with the Shang Dynasty a few years ago? My husband was killed by your earthwork! Empty Xiangsha roared, "My husband died a terrible death. "According to the people who came back from the living, most of the soldiers were trampled to death by horses, and it is unimaginable that as long as she imagined the scene of her husband's death, she would have gone insane and almost collapsed.

"Sure enough, it's the Avenger, the one whose heart is occupied by hatred!" Hartz roared, "Someone! Beat her into a water prison! "After Hartz's order was given, no soldier came up for half a day to fulfill his order.

"Father, the soldiers outside have fainted, but I can serve you personally." Hawu picked up a long rope on the side of the table, tied up Kongxiangsha's hand, and put him in the water prison. The so-called water prison had dried up at this time, and it was no different from an ordinary cell, and the empty phase sha was locked in it without any physical injuries except for the loss of freedom.

Soon, the news that Kong Xiangsha was detained in prison soon came, and Emperor Wuding was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Kong Xiangsha didn't obey orders, and now she is to blame for her fate!" After all, Kongxiangsha is a senior musician in the palace, and has dedicated wonderful music and dance to everyone, which is quite liked and recognized by everyone. So, she made a special trip back to the palace to advise Emperor Wuding that she must do everything possible to save Kong Xiangsha.

"Although Kong Xiangsha is very talented in musical performance, she is a rare talent in my business. But now she acts on her own, does not listen to the dispatch, and becomes a 'prisoner'. What can I do about it? Emperor Wuding said.

"The king, you can send some seashells, cattle and sheep to the earth, say some good words about friendship, and ask the earthwork to return the empty phase sha, or exchange the method of ceding the city in exchange for the empty phase sha." The woman suggested.

"Nonsense! Will I bow my head to a tribe that has always been hostile to my Shang kingdom, or will I bow my head to a certain city that they have always coveted? As the saying goes, 'the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king'. Realizing great unification is the last wish of the ancestors, and this is not contrary to the will of the ancestors? Emperor Wuding said, and the woman lowered her head.

"Fu said, according to this matter, what do you think?" Emperor Wuding asked the virtuous minister Fu who was standing aside without saying a word.

"Xiao Chen thinks that the great king can use this incident as an excuse to send troops to attack the earth and save the empty Xiangsha!" Fu said bluntly.

"Pure nonsense! My Dayin Chamber of Commerce sent troops to provoke other tribes for a small music official? Although the will of the first emperor was to achieve great unification, after all, 'people do not offend me, I do not offend others', if you start a war without authorization, causing the people to be in dire straits, which makes everyone in the world know, isn't it ridiculous and generous? Emperor Wuding was so angry that his body trembled because of Fu's advice, "You have always been the left arm and right arm of this king in my eyes, how can you say such a small thing and ignore the overall situation?" Fu Shuo also lowered his head and said no more.

"It's not left, it's not right, could it be that the king has already had a good plan?" The woman raised her head and asked.

"If there is a way, I will not ask for your opinion. Put it aside for the time being, let it go. Emperor Wuding said.

The woman knew that she had come all the way to lead the troops to train the soldiers, and she did make a big mistake because of a small loss, so she quickly said goodbye to Emperor Wuding and rushed back to Yuanlu Courtyard. One of her two maids, named Qiu Yue, greeted her and said, "Niangniang, look, this is a copper whistle that the slave maid specially made for you outside. After Qiu Yue finished speaking, she handed over a very delicate bronze whistle, and the woman liked it very much when she saw that this whistle was shiny and exquisite.

Qiu Yue was delicate, knowing that the whistle led by the general was broken, so she specially found someone outside to make a durable and beautiful bronze whistle for the master, the whistle was loud and long, and the soldiers could quickly gather when they heard the whistle, and their reactions were more agile than before, thanks to the credit of this whistle.