Chapter 20: The Assassination
When Mangshen and Zheng Anping returned, the rear army had already arrived, the banner of the Chinese army was also erected, and the elite composed of thousands of Shiwu commanders formed the Chinese military camp. The gate of the camp was supported by two chariots raised against each other, and a military tent was erected in the middle of the barracks.
Manshen took out the talisman, held it high in his hand, and went straight to the front of the camp set up on a high place. Zheng Anping saw that the woman and the child stayed outside the gate.
Mangshen and the others walked in along the gate, and the child seemed to recognize Zheng Anping, as if he was about to say something to him, but the woman gently pulled his hand and stopped him. Zheng Anping saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't say what it was like, like he was a little worried, and he seemed to be a little relieved. He looked at the woman and wanted to greet her with a look, but the woman's eyes were lowered and she was only looking at her toes.
Seeing Mang Shen and the others walking in, Mang Mao raised his hand to stop a chief's report. Zheng Anping saw that a soldier behind him was holding his leather armor in his hand. Mangshen raised the talisman in his hand and said, "The minister was ordered to search the riverbank, but he found nothing!" ”
Xin Lingjun took the festival charm, glanced at it, and returned it to Mangshen. opened his mouth and said: "Can this Zheng Gongzi be recognized?" ”
Zheng Anping's face was hot, and he replied with embarrassment: "It is the leather armor left by the minister in the outer room." ”
Xin Lingjun nodded and said, "Since it is the child's thing, please take it back." ”
Zheng Anping bowed and said: "The minister has no form, please follow the order!" ”
Xinling Jun said: "Send it for the time being, wait for the merit to be offset!" ”
The soldier holding the armor walked up, Zheng Anping took the armor, and whispered: "It's hard!" The soldier also quietly patted the back of Zheng Anping's hand under A when A left his hand.
Turning around, Zheng Anping thanked him again. Xinling Jun said: "Wear armor and line up in the team!" ”
Zheng Anping walked to the tent, quickly sorted out his clothes, finished the three layers of leather armor, hastily dressed up, put on the leather jacket, and heard the chief of the other group continue to report: "The ministers interrogated and found nothing, only armor, crossbow arrows and other things, and two women. ”
Xin Lingjun wondered: "So it seems that there are no assassins who carry out assassinations?!" ”
Mang Mao said: "Zheng Gongzi met twice at night, and there are traces left by him in the city, so it should not be false!" ”
Jin said disdainfully: "Even if there are three or five swordsmen, when they see the arrival of the army, they will not hide by themselves. I just don't know where to hide! It's time to go back to camp! ”
Xinling Jun said decisively: "Three or five sharp men are not to worry. Let's get ready to go into town! ”
While he was talking, a messenger came to report: "The city gate is opened, and three people come out." ”
After a while, the three were taken to the Chinese army camp.
The leader of these three people is an old man, and behind him are two prime men, both dressed in scholar's clothes, with wide sleeves. As soon as the three of them entered the account, Zheng Anping immediately felt a sense of danger.
"Qin Ruishi!" The thought crossed his mind almost instantly, and he immediately looked at the three of them.
The three of them did not look around, crossed their chests with their hands, lowered their eyebrows, walked quickly past Zheng Anping, who was in the last place, and stopped two or three steps away from Zheng Anping. The old man among them replied respectfully: "The people of Shu and others borrowed a corner of Dayi, and they did not dare to disobey the kingdom. When the general arrived, the people had nothing to repay. Dare to ask the general how much he lives, and the people will sweep the floor and serve the grass. ”
Zheng Anping's spirit was completely on these three people, and he didn't hear what they were saying at all.
"Really? Can't tell! No! Wrong! ”
Xinling Jun said: "The Qin army has invaded the territory, the Great Wei is in danger, our army will base the city to resist the Qin army, and I hope that the elders will turn to the elders in the city, share the same hatred of the enemy, and participate in the great righteousness!" ”
The old man said: "The army of the kingdom is in the city, dare not eat the pot pulp, in order to prepare for the host!" There is a thin gift today, I hope the general will see it! He said that he took out a roll of silk silk from his sleeve, held it in his hand, and walked towards Xinlingjun.
"Danger!" This thought flashed through Zheng Anping's mind. It was immediately discovered that no one stepped forward to pick up the roll. A flash of lightning exploded in Zheng Anping's head, and he almost didn't think before he shouted: "There are assassins!" The body flashed forward.
The two middle-aged men turned around in unison, and two short swords stabbed out like poisonous snakes.
Zheng Anping rushed forward, unable to dodge the sword that stabbed him at all, so he could only desperately cheer up and try his best to cover it with his arms, but a sharp pain in his chest made his body have to stop, his legs were weak, he knelt on the ground, and then he was hit hard in the back of his head, his brain was blank, and he seemed to hear a noisy sound in his ears, and he went away again! And then it all ended.
Xin Lingjun heard Zheng Anping's scream, and the old man in front of him had already drawn his sword from the scroll. Xin Lingjun kicked out the several cases in front of him with one kick, turned around and drew his sword to slash the curtain, his body did not stop, and the sword pierced through the crack, jumped away in one step, and reflexively held the sword and pointed at the crack in the curtain. In the curtain, there were the roars of Jin and Mangmao, the impact of weapons, the shouts, ** and screams of people, all disturbed together, and it was impossible to tell who said what and what things had become. Xinlingjun's expression remained unchanged, as if everything in the curtain could not be heard or seen, but he stood quietly outside the curtain, holding a sword in both hands, pointing at the crack in the curtain.
Gradually, the sound in the curtain died down. Shin Lingjun still couldn't see any change in his expression. Finally, a voice came from the tent: "Childe! Go and protect Childe! ”
It was obviously Jin's coarse voice: "Don't mess around, drag these people away, and the rest will go with me to find Gongzi!" ”
Hearing everyone walking towards the tent door, Xin Lingjun lifted the sword upside down and drilled through the crack again: "No need to look for it, I'm here!" ”
All the people who were walking towards the door turned their heads again. When Mang Mao and Jin Cong saw Xinling Jun, they took off their skins together, and bowed down: "The ministers are guilty of capital crimes!" ”
Xinlingjun avoided the side and bowed back: "What is the crime of the princes, please try your best to consulate!" ”
Then he turned to the people who were standing at the door at a loss: "The secretaries are divided into two shifts. ”
Everyone seemed to have suddenly realized this, and they retreated to both sides. The three Assassins fell blindly, in a pool of blood, their bodies were wounded, their clothes were scratched, and they all stabbed their necks with their swords, and the blood flowed all over the ground, and they saw that they were not alive.
Zheng Anping was upside down at the mouth of the tent, with a blood stain on his chest, and he didn't know how much blood came out, and he was unconscious.
Xin Lingjun asked, "Zhongqing is still injured?" Just wrap it in the tent. Ask the doctor to come over. Outside the vigilance is strengthened. ”
Mang Mao agreed, walked out of the tent and left. Some of the wounded soldiers unbuttoned their clothes, and Mangshen took out the trauma medicine from his bosom and applied it to the soldiers.
Xin Lingjun walked from his seat to the soldiers who were healing, visited them one by one, reassured them, and sometimes took the medicine and applied it himself. Finally, he came to Zheng Anping's side, stretched out his hand to probe his nose, and said, "Zheng Gongzi is still alive!" "I have to untie Zheng Anping's armor.
At this time, Mang Mao walked in, followed by a middle-aged man and two young men, both dressed as scholars. Mang Mao said: "The minister has strengthened the vigilance, and the doctor has also been invited. ”
Xin Lingjun stood up and gave a deep salute: "Mr. Lao has a wonderful hand!" ”
The middle-aged man returned the salute and motioned for the two young men to untie Zheng Anping's clothes. I saw that Zheng Anping had two deep wounds on his chest, and the blood had clotted. The doctor compared the wound, rolled Zheng Anping's eyes, stretched out his hand to check Zheng Anping's pulse, and said to Xin Lingjun: "This son is strong, and he caught the sword with his flesh and failed to go deep. He also closed the veins and veins with force, and stopped the bleeding. Now the breath is stable and the pulse is gentle. With a little recuperation, you will be fine. ”
He took a wooden box from a young man and took out two pills from it: "One pill in two parts, pour it with water, once an hour, until you wake up." ”
Xin Lingjun took the pill, and a fragrant and cool feeling faintly hit. Xinlingjun gave another salute. After the doctor returned the salute, he and the two young men went to inspect the other wounded soldiers, applied some medicine, and left.
Xin Lingjun pulled out the spoon, gently pried open Zheng Anping's teeth, put the pill in, and a military pawn handed over the water gourd, Xin Lingjun poured the water into Zheng Anping's mouth, "grunt", and swallowed the medicine.
Xin Lingjun said "ah", stood up, and said to Mangshen: "Please put a curtain around Zheng Gongzi and spread more hay." Oh, isn't his outer chamber still outside the gate, let her take care of it! ”
Mang Mao said: "The minister will arrange it." Please allow the dog to come with you, and nothing like this will happen again! ”
Xinling Jun said: "There is such a father and son of the Lao Qing family!" ”
Not long after, a group of people came in, raised their shoulders and legs, and carried Zheng Anping out of the tent. The three bodies had already been carried out, and grass was laid on the ground to cover the bloodstains.
Xin Lingjun glanced around and said, "I've been delayed by this." The wounded go down to rest, and the other temporary guards are on the two sides, so let's move on! ”
Everyone went their separate ways, and order was restored to the tent.