Chapter 133: Assassination on the streets
At dawn the next day, Ling Fengchen temporarily released Tao Yuhong, who was in prison, and ordered him to make meritorious service and cooperate in preparing for the prince's street patrol.
If Dai Jun is guarded, the prince will not be accompanied by Tao Yuhong at all. Now there is a shortage of officials in Suzhou County, so he has to temporarily take over many general affairs.
As soon as the news of the prince's patrol of the streets to appease the people was released, the people of Suzhou County seemed to have a backbone, and the situation of nine closed doors in ten households was greatly improved. Although the shops along the street are not as lively as before, they are not as deserted as they were a few days ago.
The noon spring breeze blows, the humid air fades away the cold of winter, Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River with four distinct seasons, and it is the best spring season of the year. The catkins are flying in the breeze, and the pear blossoms are like snow and pink all over the sky. The houses along the street are blue bricks and tiles, the small bridges are lined up, and the flowing water is murmuring, and the pleasant scenery is worth stopping.
Recently, Suzhou County has not been peaceful, officials have died on the streets, and floods in neighboring states have disturbed the peace of this happy land. This morning, the county government sent several groups of officials to beat gongs and drums, and told the prince along the street to patrol the streets in the afternoon, but the number of people who actually went to the streets was not large. The people sparsely stood on both sides of the cleaned streets, stopping and waiting to patrol the streets.
In order to patrol the streets to appease the people, Yu Wenye naturally does not ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, wearing goose yellow gauze and feather casual clothes to outline his young and upright body, his innate noble temperament is undiminished, and his handsome face has a little more friendly smile. On the left is Tao Yuhong, who is full of smiles and flattery, and on the right is Bai Muguan, who is holding the long sword and never leaving. Behind him, Ling Fengchen led five hundred brocade guards to accompany him, and there were twenty officials from the county government to lead the way.
All the guards had already been strictly ordered, and they were on guard along the way, not daring to relax for a moment.
Yu Wenye, who was surrounded in the center, held the fan with one hand, and the other hand behind his back, raising his eyebrows and smiling at the moment: "Guanguan, you see, Jiangnan is really a land of wind and snow!" Even if this trip is not for enjoying the scenery, it is not in vain to be able to come here once in your life. ”
Bai Muguan also smiled like a flower, and echoed: "What His Royal Highness said is extremely true, and the lower officials also feel that the scenery of Suzhou is beautiful, better than the scenery we saw along the way, no wonder it makes people all over the world fascinated." ”
In just one night, they all seemed to ignore all the previous unhappiness, and their anger dissipated, and their eyes were full of only the picturesque scenery of Suzhou.
Tao Yuhong's heart in his throat was slightly relaxed, and he smiled cautiously: "If Your Highness likes the charming scenery here, you might as well stay for a few more days." ”
Is this a temptation to his words? Yu Wenye curled his lips and smiled, which was considered a default.
The group was so loud that they left the post station for half an hour, they didn't walk fast, and from time to time they would stop and wave hello to the people on the street. The number of people bowing down the street to ask for peace gradually increased, and many vendors also stopped their business and came out to see the prince's demeanor. Then they all praised, it turned out that this was the future master of the Cullinan Dynasty, handsome and noble, and the phoenix and dragon posture were scorching. The most rare thing is to worry about the common people, otherwise how can you condescend to greet the people along the street?
"Your Highness, in front of you is the largest and best restaurant in our Suzhou County. The post station is simple and has a lot of slackness, it is better to do the east today, I sincerely invite you to go to the restaurant for a few drinks and taste the flavor of local dishes? Talking about the restaurant, Tao Yuhong's eyes suddenly lit up, and it was not difficult to see that he was a diner.
Yu Wenye was very interested, and he would not object to Tao Yuhong's wonderful proposal, he was just about to say something, and everything changed at this moment.
At this moment, a child as young as five or six years old was squeezed and fell down the road. The officials who walked in front of them had to stop, and the procession also came to a standstill to prevent the children from being trampled.
The child, not knowing whether he had fallen in pain or was frightened, cried loudly in the street, and his cry was loud and piercing. The strange thing is that there are no children's families around to take him away, Tao Yuhong suddenly jumped his eyebrows, and after confessing to Yu Wenye, he brushed aside the official who opened the road in front of him, and he personally walked over to pick up the child and put him on the side of the road.
Bai Muguan raised his sharp and vigilant gaze and looked around, already feeling that something was wrong.
Something happened in this moment.
In the restaurant 100 meters away, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out.
This sharp arrow is fierce, not as fast as an ordinary bow and arrow. I just heard the sound of a sharp arrow cutting through the sky, and in an instant, the arrow was in front of me.
Yu Wenye reacted extremely quickly and was agile, quickly leaned down, and narrowly dodged. The sharp arrow swept in front of his eyes, and soon hit a brocade guard behind him who had no time to dodge, killing him instantly.
Bai Muguan and Ling Fengchen were shocked, and almost pulled out their long swords together, and shouted angrily at the same time: "Protect Your Highness!" ”
However, this arrow is only the beginning.
Among the people along the street, dozens of killers dressed as ordinary people suddenly appeared, and they did not attack Yu Wenye, but took out sharp weapons to kill the innocent people around them. Soon, the cries of pain in the crowd rose and fell.
The poor people were so frightened that they ran and fled in all directions, and the scene was suddenly extremely chaotic.
"Take down the killer!" Yu Wenye gave an order, and the well-trained Jinyi Wei had to divide some of his manpower to deal with those killers who broke out on the street first. The other half chased in the direction where the arrows were fired.
Bai Muguan's palm clenched the hilt of the sword was drenched in cold sweat, and she subconsciously felt that today's matter would not end so simply.
Sure enough, the next moment, several sharp arrows flew from all directions at the same amazing speed, and although the directions of several sharp arrows galloping were different, the target was aimed at Yu Wenye.
It's like a street assassin!
The arrows are pressing, and it seems that he must be killed!
Bai Muguan's eyes were quick, and he used his long sword to block two or three for him. Yu Wenye has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is very skilled, and at this time, the folding fan was opened, and he turned the folding fan into a weapon in his hand, and skillfully dodged four or five sharp arrows.
Ling Fengchen stood behind him, and it was inconvenient to block the arrows for him, so he could only stare at him stupidly.
A full ten arrows, between the lightning and flint, Yu Wenye either dodged sideways or resisted with a fan, but fortunately avoided them. Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't know where to shoot a cold arrow, and when Ling Fengchen shouted "be careful", Yu Wenye had no time to dodge, and was still shot with an arrow after all.
Fortunately, there was no vital injury, but he was hit by an arrow in his right arm, and the injury was not too serious.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, are you alright? ”
"How is Your Highness?"
Ling Fengchen and Bai Muguan held his arm left and right, their eyes flickering with panic and resentment.
Yu Wenye was calm, lowered his eyes and glanced at his wounds, the blood was already gushing out rapidly, fortunately the blood was normal, fortunately it was not a poisonous arrow.
In fact, his skills are already top-notch.
If you were to be replaced by someone else and shot as a hedgehog on the spot, how could you possibly live? The Jinyi guards present practiced martial arts, and they were shocked to see it, if they were in a different position, I am afraid that it would be difficult for them to escape with an arrow.
Yu Wenye actually avoided the ten arrows!
Only Ling Fengchen can barely match. Even Bai Muguan sincerely admired such a fierce offensive, but she was not sure to save her life. And Yu Wenye only suffered a little injury, no matter how light the injury, she was distressed.
"A little injury, I'm fine." patted the back of her hand without leaving a trace, Yu Wenye calmed down and signaled her to rest assured.
Tao Yuhong walked over tremblingly, knelt down in public and said: "Oh, Your Highness forgives your sins, and when you encounter such a bold and reckless thing on the street, it is difficult for the lower officials to take the blame." ”
"It's okay," Yu Wenye's tone was unusually cold, "I've been in Suzhou for a few days, and I've seen all the appalling things." ”
"Your Highness, please let the lower official help you treat your wounds briefly, and then ask the doctor to come and treat them when you return to the post station." As a military general, Ling Fengchen is inevitably injured when riding a horse and shooting arrows on weekdays, and he has gold sore medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor every day, which just comes in handy.
Bai Muguan carefully observed the arrow that was deep in his flesh, quickly Ling Fengchen took a step to hold the arrow shaft, and said in a low voice: "It's better for me to come, it will hurt a little to draw the sword, Your Highness endure it." ”
Yu Wenye, who lived for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, looked at the girl in front of him again, his thin lips hooked up and smiled lightly: "I'm not afraid of pain." ”
When she was in the Mobei military camp, Bai Muguan often pulled arrows for injured soldiers to treat wounds, although she was not a doctor, but practice makes perfect, and she was also good at taking care of arrow wounds. She had even helped people pull out poisonous arrows, but she was extremely nervous today, and the moment she closed her eyes, her fingers used the right force, and the sharp arrows were pulled out at once.
Yu Wenye pursed his thin lips and gasped, blood stained his entire sleeve. Ling Fengchen hurriedly sprinkled gold sore medicine on him, and bandaged the wound with a clean brocade handkerchief.
They had just come around in a circle, and now they were not far from the post station, and the top priority was naturally to go back to treat their injuries. Bai Muguan hurriedly held his undamaged left arm, while Ling Fengchen held a knife and angrily guarded his right side all the way. The prince was stabbed and injured while patrolling the street, and it was common for their two courtiers to face the bottom of a pot.
Tao Yuhong, who was frightened, never came back to his senses, and on the way back to the station, not only his eyes were dull, but he also did not dare to come out. So much so that it was thought that Staff Officer Tao couldn't stand the fright and was stupid.
Today's situation is really thrilling, back at the post station, Yu Wenye ordered Ling Fengchen and the others to retreat, and only the red-eyed girl was left in the house.
"The stakes are very high, and you must truthfully explain them to Your Majesty." Bai Muguan's heart palpitated, and even his voice trembled lightly.
If something really happened to him, there was no need for the emperor to condemn her, and she would never live alone......
Yu Wenye seemed to see through her thoughts, took her into his arms with his left hand, lowered his head and kissed her hair, and then said with a smile: "It's all over, don't be afraid." ”
The girl hugged his waist tightly, tears flowed unscrupulously, and murmured: "Brother Ye, how can I not be afraid?" I'm so close to you, and I feel so far away when I am caught off guard......"
I didn't know how to comfort her for a while, so I just let her hold her, and the tears she had endured for a long time were all because she cared about him.
After a long time, he said: "I am good in front of you, and I have led to the killer today, and I believe that there will be results soon." ”
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