At this time, in a certain room of the Shandong Guild Hall.

Three merchants get together to discuss the assassination.

These three people are ostensibly businessmen in Qingzhou Mansion, Shandong, but they are actually Luo Yangzhi, the second brother of Luo Yangxing, the former governor of the Ming Dynasty, and the two dead men of Luo's Mansion, Luo Hu and Luo Ling.

Luo Yangzhi made sure that there was no one outside the room, so he closed the door.

He also motioned to Luo Hu and Luo Ling to come forward and said: "After a few months of tracking, the situation has basically been figured out, and Chongzhen will go to the Li Mansion at the end of Wuyi Lane every few days. ”

"And Li Xiangjun will definitely return to Wuyi Alley on the same day."

"It can be seen that the rumors are true, the Dog Emperor and Li Xiangjun do have a leg."

"So our only chance is on Chongzhen's way to the end of Wuyi Alley."

Speaking of this, Luo Yangzhi said again: "You recall, from Guozijian to the Li Mansion at the end of Wuyi Alley, which place is suitable for assassination on the way?" It's easier to get out after the assassination? ”

Luo Hu recalled for a moment and said: "Second master, there is a Sanshan teahouse at the mouth of Wuyi Lane, and the back street of the teahouse is a bathhouse, Ah Ling and I can take turns to go to the second floor of the teahouse to squat, just wait for Chongzhen's carriage to pass by, then shoot a poisonous crossbow at his carriage, and then quickly leave the teahouse through the back door and enter the bathhouse." ”

"There was a lot of people in the bathhouse, and they all had to be stripped naked."

"Just take this opportunity to throw away all the crossbow arrows and clothes you carry, and then put on new clothes and go out of the back door of the bathhouse, and then I or Ah Ling will drive and wait outside the back door of the bathhouse, so that you can easily get rid of the Yiding detective."

Speaking of this, Luo Hu said suddenly: "Chongzhen's side Yi Ding is good at fighting, but assassination tracking is not his forte, so he will be able to easily get rid of it, and he will definitely be able to get rid of it easily." ”

"Hmm." Luo Yangzhi said with deep understanding, "When it comes to assassination, the detective is still our Luo family." ”

After a pause, he turned his head to Luo Ling next to him and said, "Ah Ling, don't run around during this time, especially don't go to the old courtyard to prostitute and stay overnight, so as not to drink too much yellow soup and leak secrets." ”

"Yes." Luo Ling replied.

……

A few days later, Chongzhen's imperial chariot reappeared at the mouth of Wuyi Alley.

said that it was a royal chariot, but in fact, it was an ordinary carriage, and it couldn't even compare to the carriages of those high-ranking families, and Chongzhen was really not particular about it in this regard.

Chongzhen feels that only the weak will talk about the face.

Isn't the ultimate purpose of talking about noodles just to get the affirmation of others?

But the real strong need to be affirmed by others? Inexistent.

A real strong person can wear a pair of cloth shoes better than others wearing famous brands.

If it weren't for the dozens of heavily armed Yiding in front of and behind the carriage, it would have been difficult for the people of Nanjing to even associate this ordinary carriage with the emperor's imperial chariot.

Chongzhen was wearing iron armor, and he was also wearing a suit of chain mail in the iron magazine.

He wore a phoenix-winged helmet on his head and a mask on his face, leaving only two narrow eye holes to see.

Through the narrow eye hole, Chongzhen kept looking at the pedestrians on both sides of the Laiyan Bridge, and from time to time he would sweep the carriage, and through the thin curtains, he could vaguely see a figure leaning against the window.

The carriage drove over Yanqiao and slowly drove into the narrow Wuyi Alley.

At this moment, a figure flashed in the window facing the street on the second floor of a teahouse on the right.

Then there was a screech of "Hugh", and a crossbow arrow shot through the thin curtain of the carriage like lightning, and the figure of Mohu sitting by the window was in the middle, followed by a painful snort.

"There are assassins!" Hu Guozhu immediately shouted, "The second floor of the teahouse! ”

Yi Ding's reaction speed was still very fast, as soon as Hu Guozhu's voice fell, seven or eight Yi Ding reacted quickly, and six or seven of them turned over and dismounted and rushed into the first floor of the teahouse.

The two Yiding stood up directly on horseback, and then jumped, reaching out and climbing the second floor of the teahouse, and then directly climbed up to the second floor, and climbed in through the window.

Unfortunately, the Assassins were faster than them.

When Yidin stormed the teahouse, the Assassin was nowhere to be found.

"Go to the back door!" The Vulture yelled, "The assassin is gone through the back door!" ”

Yiding immediately divided his troops into two ways, one part chased out from the back door of the teahouse, and the other part bypassed the teahouse in a roundabout.

At this time, the mouth of Wuyi Alley was already in chaos, and the news of Shengshang's assassination spread throughout the Qinhuai River in a short period of time, and then spread throughout the city in just half an hour.

That night, the whole city was sold.

……

The next morning, martial law was still not lifted.

Luo Yangzhi wanted Luo Hu to go out to inquire about the news and see if Chongzhen was dead, but he returned to the upper room on the second floor after going out for less than a moment.

"Why did you come back so soon?" Luo Ling asked.

"I can't get out at all." Luo Hu said, "The streets outside are full of officers and soldiers, and the gate of the guild hall has been sealed by the Beijing soldiers, saying that it can only be lifted after Ying Tianfu's inspection." ”

"Such a big battle?" Luo Yangzhi said, "It seems that Chongzhen is mostly dead." ”

"Second master, don't worry, Chongzhen is dead." Luo Ling said very firmly, "My arrow was shot at his chest, and it definitely hit his chest, and it can't be wrong." ”

Luo Yangzhi said: "The arrow is smeared with poison, as long as it is shot, it will be dead!" ”

"So." Luo Ling smiled and said, "Second master, we can go back." ”

"That's not going to work." Luo Yangzhi waved his hand and said, "There has to be definite news." ”

While he was talking, there was a knock on the door of "Peng Peng Peng" outside: "Open the door and check your feet!" ”

Luo Yangzhi gave Luo Hu a look, Luo Hu stepped forward to open the door, and as soon as the door opened, two officials from Ying Tianfu pushed Luo Hu and broke in, looking up and down, left and right, and finally locked his eyes on Luo Yangzhi.

"Two poor masters, who are you?" Luo Yangzhi stood up and clenched his fists.

"Where are you from?" A servant asked with a tiger face, "What is the official business of coming to Liudu?" ”

"Back to the mission, we are merchants in Zhucheng County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and we are all selling rice this time."

"Selling rice?" The official looked Luo Yangzhi up and down, and asked, "Is there an official letter from the government?" ”

"Ah, this, do you still need an official letter from the government? Hasn't the imperial court already canceled it? Now the merchants don't even need to guide the road, and the people and goods in the Ming Dynasty are two pences. As he spoke, Luo Yangzhi stuffed a piece of broken silver.

After taking the broken silver, the officer's face was obviously much better-looking, and he said: "Don't run around these days, or you will be put in by yourself, and no one will be able to save you." ”

Luo Hu said: "Dare to ask the errand, what happened?" ”

"Don't ask." The official reprimanded, "Knowing too much is not good for you. ”

"Not yet." Luo Yangzhi reprimanded Luo Hu, and apologized to the officer, "I'm really sorry, this long-term follower of mine has never been far away and has never seen the world." ”

"It doesn't matter." The official waved his hand and said to his companion, "Let's go, go to the next room." ”

After a while, after the official checked the merchants, he collected the team and left, and the Shandong Hall also resumed normal business.

The three of them had lunch in the hall, and when they came back to the street, they saw that martial law had been lifted on the street, and order had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Luo Yangzhi felt that something was not good.

At that moment, the three of them drove the rented carriage straight to the banknote street.

After arriving at the banknote street, I went straight to the Qingyuan Teahouse, and saw that Liu Mazi had already started the afternoon storytelling.

In the past few months in Nanjing, Luo Yangzhi found that the news of this Qingyuan teahouse is the most well-informed, and he can often hear some insider information that cannot be heard in other places, but it is difficult to argue whether it is true or false.

The three of them asked for a pot of tea, pretending to be listening to the story, and from time to time they cheered.

But in fact, the ears of the three of them were listening to the conversations of several tables of tea guests nearby, and Chongzhen was assassinated at the mouth of Wuyi Lane yesterday evening, so I don't believe that these tea customers don't discuss it.

Sure enough, the nearby tea guests were discussing this matter.

"Brother Zhang, I remember that you have an acquaintance in Guozijian, what is going on in the saint?"

"Brother Niu, you asked me this is the right person, let me tell you, after the Holy Coal Mountain has attained the body of a saint, how can a mere crossbow arrow hurt him?"

"So the Holy One is fine?"

"It's okay, the Holy One is fine."

"Thank God, I'm glad the saint is fine."

"Yes, if there is a good one in the saint, our Ming will be hanging."

Hearing this, the faces of Luo Yangzhi and the three of them became extremely embarrassed, especially Luo Ling, who couldn't wait to grab the placket of the tea guest and yell, absolutely impossible!

The discussion of the tea guests continued.

"Although the saint is fine, he is also half angry."

"That's for sure, if it were me, I would have to find the assassin out."

"This group of assassins is really hard to find, this response to the Tianfu officials, the Beijing camp soldiers, the sailors under the Caojiang Admiral's Office, and even the Qin Wang Shizi were alarmed, oh, and Jinyi Guard, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers searched the whole city for a night and a morning, but they couldn't find the assassins, and the saint was furious about it."

"I also heard about this, and it is said that the brocade sweatshirts have been cut."

"Yes, the saint was angry and removed all the Jinyi Guards, and the Holy Lord also said that he couldn't even find a few assassins, and what are you doing with these waste snacks of the Jinyi Guard?"

"Why? It is said that Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was beaten with a court staff. ”

Hearing this, Luo Yangzhi's heart moved, Chongzhen actually abolished all the brocade guards? The commander of the Jinyi Guard made Li Ruolian also take a beating with a cane? This may be an opportunity.

The biggest difficulty for Luo Yangzhi in coming to Nanjing this time was the serious shortage of manpower.

Although Luo Hu and Luo Ling are both good hands, after all, there are only two people, and if they want to buy people, they need to spend silver, and they are extremely picky in this regard, and they only give a total of only five hundred taels of silver.

But now it's okay, now that Jinyiwei has been dismissed by Chongzhen, his chance has come.

Because after the Jinyi Guard was abolished, the officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Guard were gone, and it was inevitable that they would have resentment towards Chongzhen, especially Li Ruolian, who was beaten by the court staff, and it was estimated that he had hated Chongzhen to death.

So if you come to the door at this time, it is easy to turn against Li Ruolian.

As long as Li Ruolian is rebelled, he will also rebel against the entire Jinyiwei!