After falling to the ground, Lu Shen felt like he was in a trance.

The swordsman's martial arts are obviously much stronger than him, but Lu Shen used the three styles of wearing flowers taught by Lin Xi to the extreme, quickly approached the opponent with his ghostly body technique, and completed the counterattack with the help of the extremely sharp dagger with blowing hair and broken hair.

This short moment of vigorous exercise almost exhausted the internal strength in Lu Shen's body, and put him in a dangerous situation, after all, this kind of body can form an unexpected surprise attack on the enemy, but it will also make himself face the attack from the other side.

Lu Shen didn't hesitate at all, one of the swordsmen of the Warp Weaving Division had already paid the price of breaking his arm for him, and the other was obviously not the opponent of the swordsman, and he would only die in the hands of the swordsman if he continued to hesitate.

In this life-and-death situation, Lu Shen burst out with the courage to put his death in the place and live later.

He had finally accomplished the feat of keeping the swordsman dead.

However, the crisis has not yet been resolved.

After seeing his companion killed, the strong man rushed towards this side as if he was crazy, Tan Zheng and the others also besieged desperately with red eyes, and in the blink of an eye, several knives slashed at the back of the strong man, but he continued to rush forward without consciousness.

Lu Shen looked at it vaguely, the intense pain in his body spread to his limbs, and he couldn't get up at all.

A series of angry shouts rang out in his ears, and then several figures appeared in his sight, blocking in front of him to meet the strong man.

This should be a reinforcement from the Warp Weaving Division......

Lu Shen only felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and suddenly a fresh fragrance poured into his nose, and then a voice full of worry and even trembling slightly came into his ears.

"Lu Shen! Lu Shen! ”

Lu Shen turned his head slightly, and opened his eyes with great effort, and saw Li Bingxue's bright eyes staring at him, uncharacteristically showing a flustered mood.

He raised his hand with difficulty to point to the battle situation over there, and slowly said two words: "Live ......"

Then the arm hung down weakly.

Li Bingxue was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to his wrist, and found that his pulse was very disordered and weak, obviously suffering extremely serious internal injuries.

She looked up at the strong man who was besieged by seven or eight masters, and a cold and icy killing intent appeared in her eyes, but thinking of the two words that Lu Shen said before she fell into a coma, she struggled to suppress the surging anger.

……

Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Although today is the period of rest, it is difficult for Xue Nanting to really enjoy leisure, and his daily schedule is full.

After Lu Shen left, he reviewed some official documents in the study, and occasionally took the school exam and mentioned his eldest son Xue Ruogu.

The silence was shattered by the sound of hurried footsteps.

Xue Ruogu frowned and looked over, only to see the housekeeper in the mansion, who had always been old and dignified, walking in with a pale face, and his heart was cold, and he asked first, "What's the matter?" ”

The old housekeeper's eyes were full of horror, and when he saw Xue Nanting sitting in front of the big case, he raised his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Xiangye, someone came to report that Lu Duwei encountered an assassin in Xiliu Lane, and he was seriously injured and his life and death are unknown. ”

Xue Ruogu's expression changed drastically, and at the same time, Xue Nanting slowly stood up and said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about?" ”

The housekeepers usually welcome and send them to the powerful people in Beijing, and they also have a little understanding of the situation in the court, and of course they know the relationship between the border army generals and the center of the court.

Now Lu Shen, as a representative of the young generals of the border army, has been in Beijing for so long, but today he came to visit the right minister and encountered an assassin, which will really make people think about it.

He said nervously: "Xiangye, this matter is true, there is a lot of movement in Xiliu Lane. ”

Xue Ruogu looked worried, and said slowly: "Father......"

Xue Nanting interrupted him and said decisively: "Gather the family nursing home, and I will go to Xiliu Lane now." ”

By the time Xue Nanting and his people arrived at Xiliu Lane, martial law had already been imposed here.

He looked at the guards guarding outside the alley, couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked the general on duty, "Captain Hu, is the holy car here?" ”

Hu Quan, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, nodded solemnly, and said sideways: "Prime Minister Xue, please come with the end." ”

Xue Nanting walked into the alley, his mood was quite heavy, in fact, he was thinking about it on the way here.

At the great court meeting some time ago, the Son of Heaven raised it high and put it down gently, and finally only cleaned up the former Ministry of Industry Lang Qu Fenghua, and the court's important ministers were like mirrors, knowing that the Warp Weaving Division and the Yushitai could not only find Qu Fenghua's problem, and the Son of Heaven only hoped to achieve some kind of balance.

Therefore, Li Daoyan and Guo Congyi took a step back very wisely, exchanging the conditions for strengthening the strength of the border army for the stability of the Korean situation, and at the same time giving some officials a chance to reform themselves.

It stands to reason that even if this ending is not a happy one, it can satisfy most people, and they can continue to struggle in the future, so that they will not be out of control.

The next step is that the border army generals will return to various places, and the imperial court will also begin to prepare for the winter sacrifice ceremony of the Taimiao this year, which is the most important event in the twelve years since the Qi State moved its capital to Yongjia.

However, at this juncture, Lu Shen's assassination made waves again, making the situation in the court, which was originally moving towards stability, surging again.

Xue Nanting took a deep breath, hoping that Lu Shen could survive, otherwise it was hard to imagine how the border army generals would react.

When he approached, he saw the Son of Heaven standing with his hands in his hands, and there were already several important ministers standing next to him, namely Li Daoyan, the left minister, Guo Congyi, the privy envoy, Wang Yan, the general, and Liu Shouguang, the general, and Qin Zheng, the warp weaver.

Not far ahead is the scene of the assassination, and the bluestone floor is stained with blood.

The corpse of a dead Assassin was placed by the wall, and another burly Assassin covered in blood was tied to the ground, guarded by more than a dozen masters of the Warp Weaver and the Praetorian Guard.

"Minister Xue Nanting, meet Your Majesty."

Xue Nanting stepped forward and saluted.

In response to him was the cold tone of the Son of Heaven: "No courtesy." ”

Xue Nanting raised his head and followed the gaze of the Son of Heaven, only to see Lu Shen lying on the door panel that he had found temporarily, two imperial doctors were treating him, and the border army generals led by Chen Lanyu and Huo Zhen were standing beside him, and everyone had a murderous look on their faces.

Li Bingxue stood on the other side, her gaze always staying on Lu Shen's pale face, as if everyone next to her did not exist.

There was a palpitating coldness in this young female general's body, if Lu Shen had three longs and two shorts today, no one dared to guarantee how she would react.

Li Duan retracted his gaze, then swept over the important ministers around him one by one, and said in a deep voice: "On my side, on the border of the capital, there will actually be an ambush and killing of the imperial court generals on the street. Ladies and gentlemen, can you give me a reasonable explanation? ”

Zuo Prime Minister Li Daoyan sighed lightly, and the old man's tone sounded: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that these assassins are from the north, and it is very likely that they are the fine works installed in the capital by the Pseudo-Yan Inspectorate. ”

This is a very reasonable answer.

In the current situation, neither of the DPRK and China has enough reason to assassinate Lu Shen.

This matter will inevitably cause the wrath of the Son of Heaven, and it will definitely be investigated to the end, and it is not so easy to cover up the truth.

It's not that Lu Shen's status is so high that others don't dare to start, but that risks and benefits go hand in hand, and assassinating him must always be able to obtain relative benefits, otherwise there is no need to take this kind of risk.

In other words, it is possible that the Northern Yan and Jing Dynasty will do this kind of thing, and the death of Lu Shen is likely to cause the border army and the center of the Southern Qi to leave Germany.

Hearing Zuo Xiang's words, the Son of Heaven was silent, he was a little surprised that Li Daoyan would take care of the overall situation like this.

No matter what kind of secret is hidden behind this matter, the statement on the surface must be the work of the spies of the enemy country, and there must be no other explanation.

Li Daoyan glanced at Xue Nanting, who had a solemn expression, and said slowly: "However, the old minister still has some questions in his heart. Lu Shen's visit to Xue Ying today was an impromptu idea, how could the assassin arrange such a well-thought-out and effective killing situation? ”

The situation suddenly became solemn.

Xue Nanting looked up at the old Long Zhong's Zuo Xiang, and asked calmly, "I don't know what Zuo Xiang means by this?" ”

Elder Li Daoyan's eyes were deep, and he raised his hand and pointed to the front and said, "From what Lu Shen's guards said, they came to visit Xue Xiang on horseback today. Even if the Assassins were to follow them, they were able to retreat in an emergency, and the Assassins were incapable of chasing them down in the capital. Only in the current environment, the Assassins could create a short-term dilemma and ambush Lu Shen and the others. It can be seen that the assassin was well aware of Lu Shen's whereabouts and the surrounding terrain, and then prepared for an ambush in advance. ”

"For those who know this information, it seems that there are only three possibilities at the moment. One is that there are traitors around Lu Shen and collusion with the fine workers in the north. The second is that there are people from the north in Xue Xiang's mansion, and they informed the pseudo-Yan Xizuo of the news in advance. Third......"

Speaking of this, Li Daoyan paused slightly, raised his eyes to look at the Warp Weaving Division, who had never said a word, and raised Qin Zheng, and said lightly: "There is a problem within the Warp Weaving Division, otherwise it is impossible to explain how the assassin can know Lu Shen's movements well." ”

Li Duan squinted slightly, and he suddenly understood the reason why Li Daoyan had taken care of the overall situation before.

If Lu Shen's assassination is not handled well, it will make the border soldiers form an irresolvable knot, after all, in the previous resolutions of the imperial court, Lu Shen has become the representative of the meritorious group in the northern Xinjiang war.

Such a promising young military general was assassinated in Beijing, and if he was not properly dealt with, who would be willing to die for the imperial court in the future?

The lessons of the first emperor are still in front of us.

The cold wind blew through the alley, and Li Duan's heart was filled with a cold chill.

Li Daoyan took the lead and directly characterized this incident as a careful act of Beiyan, which could save a lot of trouble and give an explanation to the government and the opposition, especially the officers and men of the border army.

But this is a means of dealing with it on the surface, how can the court not distinguish the truth from the truth of the case?

Previously, Li Duan took advantage of Xu Wen's treason with the enemy to ask the Weaving Department to directly and thoroughly investigate the ministers of the DPRK and China, which logically led to the question of Qu Fenghua, and Li Daoyan said that he retreated again and again.

Now that Lu Shen is lying in front of him, does the court want to investigate?

Whether it is the cronies around this young man, or the right minister's mansion or the warp weaving department, it is not good news for the Son of Heaven.

This is the real strategy of retreating.

(End of chapter)