It didn't take long for the battle in the Bamboo Forest Cemetery to end.

I saw Ji Yi, the commander of the Secret Guard Catcher Division, hurriedly ran to Yuan Zhi, knelt down and said:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Wechen came to the rescue on the order of the Governor, and he was too late to frighten His Highness, and Wechen deserved to die."

"Commander, please get up, you rescue the driver in time, Lone will give you and the secret guards credit, let's go, take Lone over to see the scene first."

Yuan Zhixu raised his right hand, which was regarded as a half-salute.

Then, the crown prince inspected the battlefield under the strict protection of all the Qianniu guards and secret guards.

There were more than 40 assassins, dressed as black-clad people, and none of them survived, and they were either killed or committed suicide.

A total of eight people were killed and three were injured, and two were killed and five were injured.

The Qianniu guards died miserably, either with an arrow in the thigh or in the chest, all of which were crossbow arrows that pierced the body, and the blood quickly ran out and died.

The bolts were so powerful that they pierced through their bodies and sent them flying from their horses and pinning them to the ground.

These are all standard crossbow arrows in the army, and they are definitely not owned by ordinary killers.

Looking at these murderous weapons scattered on the ground, Yuan Zhi's eyes shot a fierce light.

Who are these people who actually know their whereabouts today, and set up such a terrifying battle here, they have to kill themselves and then hurry up.

Cao Qichang, or Yu Kefan?

Or is it the unified action of their traitorous party?

At this time, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps at the entrance of the town, and a large group of people rushed quickly, "Jingzhao Yin Mansion Iron Capture Camp, who is here?" There was a shout of questioning from the other side.

"Captain Ding Jiu of Qianniuwei, who is coming?" Ding Jiu asked sharply.

At the same time, more than a dozen Qianniu guards and dozens of secret guards stood sideways in front of the prince.

"Ahh Qianniuwei? ”

The other party was obviously surprised, "The lowly position is Zhou Jiping, the inspector of the Iron Capture Battalion, Captain Ding, what happened here?" ”

As he spoke, Zhou Jiping rushed to him, and the tragic situation in front of him made him frightened.

"It's... What's going on? Zhou Jiping stammered and asked.

Ding Jiu walked up to him, showed his waist card, and said:

"What's the matter, I was about to ask you? How did you patrol and let the assassins calmly arrange forbidden objects such as crossbows here, and almost hurt me... We, Yuan Gongzi, and these dead Qianniu Guards, go back and let you Jingzhao Yin Mansion give us Qianniu Wei an explanation. ”

"Oh, Captain Ding, this... It's none of our business, we're new to the camp, and we're not familiar with anything here! ”

Zhou Jiping shouted that he was wronged and poured bitter water.

Today, he was ordered to provide disaster relief, and all the officials and soldiers of Jingzhao Yin Mansion went out of the city, and even the left battalion of Jin Wuwei was sent out of the city to maintain order.

The iron fishing camp was temporarily dispatched for inspection, but the capital is so big, in the east, west, north, south, and middle, there are more than 300 people in the iron fishing camp, like sprinkling pepper, where can they cover everything.

"Okay, okay, this matter really has nothing to do with you, now you will help clean up here, these bows and crossbows, as well as the dead Qianniuwei, have to be sent to the East Palace." Yuan Zhi said impatiently.

"But... But... These exhibits... According to the law, they will be sent to the iron fishing camp, or to the inspection department of Jingzhao Yin Mansion. ”

Zhou Jiping naturally doesn't know the prince, he is a dead brain who follows the rules, and he is not good at observing words and colors.

Ding Jiu choked and pulled out half of the Thousand Cow Knife, and said sharply: "My son-in-law asked you to send it to the East Palace, just the East Palace, where did you get so much nonsense?" ”

"Nono!"

In front of Qianniuwei, Zhou Jiping felt half a cut shorter.

He turned around and commanded his men in a loud voice:

"Didn't you hear Lord Qianniuwei's words, hurry up and clean up the scene, bury the killer's body on the spot, and send the corpse of Qianniu's guards, as well as these crossbows, etc., to the East Palace."

"Understood!"

The Iron Capture Battalion began to tidy up the scene.

Yuan Zhi and they left quickly, and went straight to Miyagi without stopping.

When the East Palace saw Ding Jiu, Jiang Wulang and others covered in blood, they were shocked and greeted one after another.

A moment later, the entire East Palace was busy.

Xie Bi, the general of Qianniuwei, Yuan Dingkang, the general of the palace guard, and others all gathered in the Zhengyang Hall when they heard the news.

The concubine Cao Feilan and the concubine Luan Feng in the East Palace were also terrified, and they were relieved to see that the prince was unscathed.

Yuan Zhi was covered in mud, he didn't care about cleaning, his face was pale, and he sat on the couch chair in the side hall with some fatigue.

He kept rubbing his brow to relax his tense nerves.

Xie Bi, Yuan Dingkang, and Xu Xinchun and others who came from the Imperial City Privy Council walked in one after another, and when they saw the prince who was silent with his eyes closed, no one dared to squeak, and they all sat down silently.

The silence in the side hall was suffocating, and everyone was wondering about the question: Who did it?

Soon, Ji Hong walked in, and the face of this dark guard leader was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

Such a big assassination operation actually happened under his nose, in the capital.

And although he caught a little rumor, he couldn't know it in advance and prevent it from happening in time.

Strictly speaking, he is suspected of dereliction of duty.

You must understand that the target of the assassination is the prince of the prison country, not an ordinary person.

This could not help but make him angry and frightened at the same time.

The eyes of everyone in the hall looked at him in unison.

Whether it is Xie Bi, Yuan Dingkang, or Xu Xinchun, or even the crown prince, they must be dissatisfied with him.

And that's exactly what happened.

Ji Hong knelt in front of Yuan Zhi very consciously, kowtowed and said:

"Your Royal Highness, the slave and maid are incompetent, although some clues have been tracked, but it is still a step too late, and it cannot be controlled in advance, the assassination still happened, the slave sister-in-law should die, please deal with it according to the law."

"Okay, Governor Ji, please get up and speak, from the perspective of intelligence, you can't control it in advance, which means that the work is not good enough."

"But you did a good job in dealing with the matter, and it's not too late to make amends. Lone is clear, the enemy is not an idle person, and the intelligence is also excellent, this time I will not punish you, but I will not take an example, the secret guard must be controlled in advance on major matters, and nothing goes wrong. ”

"Your Royal Highness Xie is gracious, the slave and maid keep in mind the prince's teachings, and the next is not an example." After Ji Hong bowed to thank him, he stood up and stood up.

"Find out if it's not, who did it."

"Judging from the previous clues and the fact that the killer does not leave any traces, there is no doubt that the killer is from the bloody hand."

"But where did these strong crossbows, riding crossbows and other weapons prohibited by the imperial court, the Jianghu organization of the Bloody Hand Gate, come from?" Yuan Zhi didn't ask anything else, only this.

"The Bloody Hand Gate is a force in the rivers and lakes secretly controlled by the Cao Mansion, we unfortunately have no conclusive evidence, and these strong crossbows, the numbers engraved on the weapons such as the riding crossbows, the official fire paint and fire seals, etc., have all been worn off in advance, and no trace has been left behind." Ji Hong smiled bitterly and stated truthfully.

Come to think of it, since the killers are all dead soldiers, the official numbers and fire seals on the weapons must have been carefully processed in advance.