The assassination took place near Tangzhou.

It was the fifth day that Yu Zeng and his party left Jiangdu, and they had just left Huainan Road not far from when they were suddenly intercepted and killed by nearly 100 assassins lurking here.

In addition to the guards on the surface, the Holy Emperor arranged for another secret guard to accompany him secretly, and he also suffered heavy casualties.

At this moment, the leader of the dark guard, who was wounded and still hurried back, was kneeling in front of the dragon case to plead guilty, explaining what had happened.

“…… The men lurked in the shadows, and first disrupted the horses with their arrows, and their arrows were poisoned, and the horses went mad......"

The situation suddenly became chaotic, and even if they intervened immediately, the mad horses were not controlled at all.

And at that time, they were passing through the mountains, the mountain road was narrow, the view was blocked, and the carriages and horses were galloping in different directions, and they could not immediately judge which direction Yu Zeng's carriage was dragged to, so he could only order to pursue them separately.

As a result, his manpower was inevitably scattered.

The Assassins were menacing, ruthless, and adept at poisoning ...... Of the 60 elites under his command, 40 were lost, and most of them died of poisoning.

By the time they found Yu Zeng's carriage, the carriage had already rolled down the mountain.

The mountain was steep, the carriages were torn apart, and the horses were bloody......

"The subordinates found Yu Changshi's mutilated body five steps away from the carriage...... Flesh and bones were torn apart, and their heads were cut off and taken away......"

Apparently he was taken away by the Assassins.

The assassins quickly retreated after their success, and in addition to Yu Zeng, two of the six officials on the trip died on the spot, and the remaining four were also not lightly injured, and they were on their way back to Beijing.

The commander of the dark guard replied truthfully, not daring to have the slightest words of whitewashing, and finally kowtowed: "The subordinates are not doing their jobs well, please punish the saint!" ”

After a moment, a majestic voice with a cool chill came from above: "Stand down." ”

The commander of the Dark Guard stood up and saluted, and then retreated silently.

This result, as expected by the emperor, was a temptation that she single-handedly promoted.

And at this moment, the result of this temptation has been clearly placed in front of her.

Li Yin shot and killed Yu Zeng, but Ah had not intervened to stop him...... Then, King Rong's move to extinguish his mouth is not to push the boat down the river if he is wrong.

"Ma Xiang, King Rong has made a move."

The Holy Book Emperor looked at Ma Xingzhou, who walked in to salute, and said slowly: "Yu Zeng is indeed the eyeliner he placed next to me...... For so many years, I have taken every precaution and missed such an important person. ”

Although Ma Xingzhou didn't know all the temptations of the emperor, since the emperor had this firm statement at this moment, it was confirmed.

Ma Xingzhou's heart was awe-inspiring and cold.

The result of this temptation not only proves that Yu Zeng is the eyeliner of others, but also makes people realize it in hindsight: "It turns out that King Rong had a different heart more than ten years ago...... And no one noticed. ”

"He has always been well hidden, and I know that I have never believed him, but I have never found the slightest fault in him." The Holy Book Emperor sneered: "Now that he has killed Yu Zeng, he can't hide it anymore, and he doesn't bother to hide it anymore." ”

"He was so blatantly tempting...... One is that Yu Zeng must have a reason to die, and the other is that he expected that even if I knew his true face, I couldn't move him at this moment! ”

The emperor said word by word: "Li Yin's heart is not hidden, he is no longer afraid of me, the son of heaven." ”

The Holy Emperor sat in the dragon chair, holding the dragon relief on one side of the armrest tightly with one hand, and his eyes contained the anger of the emperor's authority being provoked, as well as the suppressive and patient killing intent.

She can't kill Li Yin now.

Li Yin's name has been revealed, and there are not a few people everywhere who want to use Li Yin to make things happen, and those people are eyeing her...... But if she dares to challenge Li Yin at this time, as long as Li Yin is unwilling to sit still and shout a word of injustice, countless people will follow him immediately.

The ruthlessness of the struggle for imperial power lies in the fact that truth and falsehood, right and wrong, never matter.

Therefore, even if she knew what Li Yin had done at this time, she couldn't do anything about it—could she expose his ambitions in the court tomorrow? It was the mind of a three-year-old child, and it was of no use except to appear to be deaf.

The Holy Book Emperor closed his eyes slightly, calming the anger churning in his heart.

Ma Xingzhou can clearly perceive that the emperor's anger does not lie in the matter itself, and the person who has sat on this throne as a woman for so many years does not lack determination and patience.

What really made the emperor angry was her powerlessness as the Son of Heaven at the moment.

I know that I should be killed, but I can't do it.

And if one thing is powerless, it is destined to be eventful...... Even everything will fall into such powerlessness.

The last time this infuriating sense of powerlessness appeared in the Holy Emperor was before she took power.

Since she took power and even ascended the throne, this sense of powerlessness has completely disappeared, and as an emperor, there will always be times when she can't help herself, but she has power in her hands, she can fight, she can kill...... The vassal kings, the border generals, the nobles, all those who tried to compete with her were bloodied by her.

She sat on the throne for more than a dozen years, and spent more than a dozen years in countless struggles and killings, but instead of getting better, all the situation pushed her into a crumbling state.

She was puzzled, unwilling, thinking that everything should not be like this, but her hands were getting out of control and powerless.

This familiar and unfamiliar feeling of powerlessness evoked many unpleasant memories for her, and the powerlessness of the palace concubine was completely different from the powerlessness of the emperor.

Once you have tried to kill and kill, you are destined to have a hard time accepting the flow of power over tens of thousands of people.

And the concubine Ming can lie dormant and plan, patiently waiting for the opportunity...... But as an emperor, she has no way to retreat, and the situation will not give her any chance to hibernate.

Ma Xingzhou looked at the emperor in front of him, and in a trance, he suddenly felt that she was much older.

His temples have turned white, and his body is getting thinner...... But the majesty and ambition around him have never faded.

The still vigorous desire for power is locked in the shell of the dying old man, and the predicament in front of her makes her like a candle dragon trapped by layers of iron chains, but has already given birth to an old white beard.

After a moment of trance, Ma Xingzhou forcibly suppressed the ominous sense of defeat in his heart.

"Your Majesty......" He seemed to be persuading the emperor, and seemed to be comforting himself, or this is indeed part of the truth: "Now that at least Huainan Province has been peaceful, the Japanese rebellion has stopped, and Dongluo is willing to continue to reconcile with our dynasty...... The rebellion in Kangdingshan has also subsided, which shows that there is still a chance to turn the situation around. ”

"Ma Xiang is right...... Emperor of the Holy Book slowly exhaled, and all of these have the shadow of Ah Shang.

Although Ah Shang didn't want to recognize her, he still helped her a lot...... At least for now.

And Ah Shang did not protect Yu Zeng after receiving her reminder, which shows that Yu Zeng's existence is indeed a means used by King Rong to spy on Ah Shang in the past...... Perhaps, King Rong even borrowed Yu Zeng's hand to do things that were unfavorable to Ah Shang.

If that were the case, she might try to convince Ashan to join forces with her and try to get rid of King Rong.

But even so, there is a time to wait -

"I may not have a chance to kill him...... Emperor of the Holy Book narrowed his eyes slightly with the revealed killing intent, and said slowly: "Now that the rebellion on the bright side, Bian Chunliang is the most threatening, if the rebellion of Bian Chunliang can be quelled, the people who cause trouble will not dare to make a big move for a while, and the overall situation will be a little calmer, and when all parties wait and see, I will quickly take Li Yin's life!" ”

That would be the only time she could do it, and even if she still took the risk, she had to do it.

Ma Xingzhou's expression was slightly solemn when he heard this, suppressed thousands of emotions, and tried to ask: "Then according to Your Majesty's opinion, is Jingzhou safe?" ”

"Since Xiao Min led the reinforcements to Jingzhou, he has fought with the Bian army twice, and the Bian army has attacked twice, but they have not been able to approach Jingzhou, and now they are still guarding Yuezhou...... "The Holy Book Emperor said: "According to me, Jingzhou can be safe." ”

But it is not enough to just hold Jingzhou, what she wants is to kill and retreat Bian's army.

"Yesterday, Li Xian sent a letter back to Beijing and swore to me that he would take back Yuezhou within a month, otherwise he would come to see me."

Although she didn't believe in Li Xian's ability so much, otherwise she wouldn't have let Xiao Min go, but Li Xian repeatedly assured in the letter that she had a good strategy to control the enemy, and she would not be disappointed.

If Li Xian really has a good plan, and Xiao Min is by his side, he may not be able to punish Bian Chunliang for rebellious party this year.

One year is enough time for Ah Shang to cook Huainan Road properly...... After that, she can try to convince Ashan to join her in dealing with King Rong.

Bian Chunliang, Li Yin...... If she gets rid of them, she can turn things around.

The color of the empress's eyes is very strong, and she does not see half of the color of depression and decline.

discussed with the empress about the important affairs of all parties, and after half an hour, Ma Xingzhou raised his hand and saluted and retired.

"It's late, the spring rain is still cold, I let the horses prepare a sedan chair out of the palace."

Ma Xingzhou saluted again: "Thank you, Holy Lord." ”

After Ma Xingzhou withdrew from the Manna Palace, a palace lady came to the side of the dragon case with a pill in her hand and whispered, "Sage, it's time to take the medicine......"

Emperor Saint Count swept his eyes away, and saw that there was only one pill in the medicine compartment that Gong E was holding, and recently, she had taken two pills every time.

Sensing the emperor's gaze, Gong E lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty, this is the last elixir left by the national teacher......"

The voice of the Holy Emperor could not be heard with joy or anger: "Put it down." ”

"Yes." Gong E responded, put down the pill, and slowly retreated.

The Holy Book Emperor quietly looked at the elixir, her national teacher, and it was indeed too long to leave.

She has also asked for the return date several times, but Tianjing has never meant to return.

That's about really leaving.

She always knew that the Heavenly Mirror was not loyal to her, but to the person who had the destiny of heaven.

She asked Tianjing many times if her imperial fortune was no longer there, and Tianjing replied that the heavenly machine should not be revealed.

So she thought, Tianjing was afraid that he had already seen the heavens, and he was not looking for any "evil star" for her at all, but looking for the next emperor star for himself......

But like him, if he doesn't want to divulge anything, no matter what means she uses, he won't open his mouth.

And he, who has always been regarded as the conveyor of Providence, can often become a sword when it comes out of his mouth...... She had used such a sword, so she knew its power.

Moments later, the Holy Emperor summoned one of his chamberlains.

The chamberlain in the red robe looks ordinary, looks like he is about thirty years old, and after Yu Zeng left Beijing, he took care of all the affairs of Sigongtai.

"Where has the national teacher been recently?"

The chamberlain replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, a letter came back yesterday that the national teacher has traveled to the vicinity of Quzhou. ”

"Entered the Jiannan Dao ......" Emperor Sacred Records said with a smile: "It's very close to King Rong's Mansion." ”

The chamberlain did not answer, only bowed slightly, waiting for the emperor's next words.

"Anyway, the national teacher is old and doesn't want to return to Beijing, so I will fulfill his intention to travel all over the world." The Holy Emperor took the vermilion elixir, and pressed his fingers slightly: "In this way, let the people around the guardian come back." ”

As she spoke, the vermilion pill shattered into powder.

"Yes, the slave will arrange this later." The waiter held a brocade handkerchief in both hands and handed it over.

When the Holy Book Emperor took it, the chamberlain asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the family members of Yu Changshi...... Don't know how to settle it? ”

"Bring them to the palace platform, so as to increase the recognition of the corpse."

Yu Zeng acted so cautiously, although there was little chance of revealing the secrets of King Rong's Mansion to his family, it would never hurt to give it a try.

The chamberlain understood and withdrew.

That night, an attendant came to Yu's house in the rain.

Mother Yu heard the movement and hurriedly greeted her.

The attendants who came informed the news of Yu Zeng's assassination.

When Yu Mu heard this, the blood on her face faded in an instant, and she opened her mouth, unable to make a clear sound.

"Old lady, mourn." The young chamberlain said: "Right now, there must be Mrs. Lao and Second Master Yu to go to Sigongtai with our family, Duke Yu's body is incomplete, and then the two of them need to recognize it." ”

Yu Mu had red eyes, nodded a little dumbly, and then shook her head again: "But the second child is not at home...... The child was sick, and he asked a few Lang Zhong to be unsuccessful, and after he got off duty today, he took his daughter-in-law and children to Dayun Temple to pray for blessings......"

"Unfortunately, it rained, so I asked someone to come back and spread the word, saying that I would rest in the temple for one night and come back tomorrow!"

Saying that, Yu's mother's tears could no longer be controlled, and she was a little at a loss: "There is such a big thing...... I'm going to find him back! ”

When she was about to go outside, she was stopped by two attendants who stepped forward.

"The road is slippery on rainy days, and it is inconvenient to go out of the city, so I don't have to go to the old lady in person." The head of the chamberlain said: "Our family will let people take the second master back to the city." ”

"It's okay, it's okay......" Yu's mother wiped her tears and couldn't cry.

"Then please ask the old lady to wait with me to enter the palace."

Mother Yu looked very sad, and she didn't bother to change her clothes, so she hurried away with the waiter.

When the attendants left, more than a dozen attendants were left behind to guard all the entrances and exits of the Yu family in the name of protection.

The mother-in-law beside Yu's mother came to Yu Guang's yard in a panic.

Yu Guang's family of three did not go out of the city to incense at all.

The mother-in-law's face was full of urgency and explained the matter.

"Something happened to my brother?!" Yu Guangda was shocked.

How so? Why did A-Niang enter the palace alone?

"Second master, you leave with me quickly...... We've got to escape! Those people will soon find out that something is wrong! ”

Yu Guang was full of confusion, why did he want to escape? The incident happened suddenly, this is not clear, he will not leave if he does not make it clear!

Seeing his annoying appearance, the mother-in-law simply stopped looking at him and pulled the woman up: "Lady, hurry!" ”

"Good ......," said the woman, who hurried to the next room to call the child, "Talk as you go!" ”

Soon there was only Yu Guang left in the room, he stayed for a while, and hurriedly ran out.

The mother-in-law took Yu Guang's family and came to Yu Zeng's wine cellar in the rain and darkness.

There is an unknown secret passage here, and Yu Mu only learned about its existence not long ago.

Before Yu Zeng left Beijing, he had a secret conversation with her, in this wine cellar.

At this moment, Yu's mother was sitting in the carriage entering the palace, and her mind was full of the conversation of that night.

4200 words, happy new year (but didn't eat dumplings) good night! (I can write about Xiao Wei tomorrow)