Chapter 320: Blood Splattered Imperial Court (10) Wonderful Game
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The catcher explained: "We have investigated and found that all the oil lamps had been filled with the same amount of oil beforehand, and that the wicks of each candle had been tampered with, and that a large part of the inside had been dismantled, so that the lamps and candles were burned until they were extinguished at about the same time. ”
After hearing this, a trace of cold sweat oozed from the corner of her forehead, and she nodded slightly: "Well, what a big stroke, what a delicate layout." ”
The head catcher continued, "It is expected that the Assassins had planted an inside line in the palace early in the morning, and had specially instructed them to add the same amount of oil to each lamp tonight, and make the wicks in the candles the same length. ”
Dongfang Undefeated on the side secretly admired that this plan was really thorough, almost seamless.
Empress Dowager Gao asked again: "Who is the inside line?
The catcher nodded quickly and replied: "According to our many investigations, it is a few eunuchs in the palace who are the inner line of the assassins. ”
When the old queen mother heard this, she slapped her thigh and shouted: "Okay! As long as we catch them, we can find out who is behind the scenes!"
The head catcher in front of her shook his head slightly and said, "It's a pity that they have become several corpses now, and they are lying there now." As he spoke, he pointed to the corpses of several Assassins beside the gate.
When Empress Dowager Gao heard this, she couldn't help but shout pity in her disappointment.
Witnessing the Queen Mother's disappointed state, the escort "Tianlong" stepped forward. He saluted her and said, "The Queen Mother, when Weichen fought with that group of thieves." found that the martial arts they performed contained a large number of Shaolin sect paths. ”
When Empress Dowager Gao heard this, she immediately said strangely: "Oh, so in this way, it is those monks of Shaolin Temple who assassinate the mourning family?"
"Tianlong" replied: "This ...... It's hard to say. However, with this clue, Weichen wanted to take someone to Shaolin Temple to investigate. ”
Empress Dowager Gao nodded and replied briskly, "Hmm." Aiqing has a point. Accurately, you can order people to go to Dengfeng!"
"Yes, Wechen obeys!" "Tianlong" agreed. Then he turned and went out of the temple.
"Then why did these assassins choose to assassinate the mourning family today?" Seeing the number one palace guard who had saved her life leave, the Queen Mother immediately fell into new thoughts and muttered softly.
suddenly raised his head to look at Dongfang Undefeated next to him, and found that Dongfang Undefeated was also looking at her.
The two heroines of the phoenix body and dragon soul were looking at each other when their eyes met. A flash of inspiration sparked in my head. At the same time, it suddenly dawned on him: "These thieves assassinated the Empress Dowager of the Song State at the State Banquet of the Great Song Dynasty attended by the envoys of the Liao State, obviously to provoke a war between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao." ”
And Dongfang Undefeated remembered that he had been given strong sweat medicine in his wine glass, and that when all the lights and candles were extinguished, someone had tried to take him and his men away, so the Assassin's wishful thinking was analyzed more thoroughly: the assassin first used medicine to charm the envoys of Da Liao, and the assassin leader killed the Song lord and the faction leader Empress Dowager Gao, and then when the lights went out, the hall suddenly became dark, and the people inside must have panicked, just in this moment. The other assassins in ambush struck again, and some of them quietly moved the fainted Liao envoy out of the palace. The other part of the people killed the other important figures of the main and faction present, and when the lights came back to light, only the living leader of the main battle faction Zhao Xu and his important ministers were left in the hall, and in the face of the corpses of the main and faction figures and the fact that the envoys of the Great Liao were nowhere to be found, this was the crime of sneaking into the palace of the Great Song Dynasty to assassinate the empress dowager and ministers of the Song Dynasty under the pretense of making an envoy, and the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State could bear it!
Thinking of this section, Rao is undefeated Dongfang, who has experienced countless winds and waves, couldn't help but gasp, and said in surprise: "The master's heart behind this scene can not be described as unworkable, it cannot be said that it is not poisonous! Who is he?"
Although Empress Dowager Gao's thoughts were not as profound as those of Dongfang Undefeated, she also sensed that someone wanted to make a fuss about Liao's envoy.
Since the assassination attempt was unsuccessful, the masterminds behind the assassins were not in order to attack the members of the Mission.
If there is a mistake in the envoys of the Great Liao, the emperor of the Liao State will most likely ask the teacher to ask for the guilt, and a bloody battle between Song and Liao is inevitable.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Gao decided to send the people in the Great Liao Mission out of the Song Realm as soon as possible to prevent trouble.
Seeing that Su Shi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was still lying in a pool of blood, his life and death were uncertain. Looking around, among the officials of the Ministry of Rites present, only Huang Shang was not much injured, and then issued an order to him: "Huang Shang takes the order!"
Huang Shang, who had not recovered from the previous frightening moment, suddenly heard the queen mother's personal decree, and hurriedly stumbled to her, kneeling down and responding: "Minister...... The minister is here. ”
Empress Dowager Gao instructed: "Huang Shang, you quickly go to the military department to pass on my decree, transfer 20,000 forbidden troops, and guard the post house where the Great Liao Mission lives, and be sure to keep them safe and thorough." Early tomorrow morning, I will escort them to set off for the north with two years' of 'expenses for helping the army', and they must take the road all the way, travel day and night, and never miss the slightest!"
After hearing this, Huang Sheng hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Weichen obeys the order!"
Empress Dowager Gao was still not at ease, and told him: "From now on, you will be solely responsible for the safety of Marshal Dongfang and his party." If something happens to them, the mourners will want your head!
When Huang Sheng heard this, cold sweat trickled down even more, and he continued to kowtow and said: "Weichen understands, Weichen understands!"
After instructing Huang Shang, Empress Dowager Gao turned to look at Dongfang Undefeated again, her face barely showed kindness, and said: "Marshal Dongfang, you have also seen that the mourning family has something important to do at the moment, and they can't get up and send it away." I also ask the marshal and all the envoys to return to the post house with Lord Huang to rest now, and leave for Beijing early tomorrow morning to convey to His Majesty the Emperor of your country the greetings of the mourning family and the Emperor of our country. ”
Dongfang was undefeated and immediately understood, and saluted the Empress Dowager Gao: "Xiao Ke is under the care of the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, so don't pass by." After speaking, he followed Huang Sheng and his forbidden army back to the post house.
Back in her room, Dongfang Undefeated's mood was quite uneasy, even if she lay on the bed, she kept tossing and turning, unable to sleep, she pondered: "What is the origin of this group of assassins' clever methods? They intend to provoke the battle of Song Liao and profit from it, this is quite similar to the foolish person who killed Brother Xiao's parents, what is their connection?"
After thinking about it for a long time, Dongfang Undefeated finally made up his mind, or according to the previous plan, after the completion of the important task of the envoy, he was not in a hurry to return to Liao, but stayed in the Song realm, and tried every means to find out the news about Xiao Feng's great enemy, the "leading brother" and the delusional man, so as to give him an explanation.
But now she has another target, which is the mastermind behind the assassination of the Empress Dowager of Song.
Early the next morning, the Liao State Mission, led by Dongfang Undefeated, embarked on a journey back to Liao under the escort of 20,000 elite Song troops.
Due to the fact that this trip was a big road, the distance was much shorter than when it came, and within a few days, a large group of people and horses approached the Song-Liao border.
But this is not what the East wants to be undefeated.
As soon as he passed through Taiyuan Mansion on this day, Dongfang Undefeated lied that he occasionally felt cold and unwell, hid in a big carriage, and never saw anyone again. Then he ordered one of his cronies not to let anyone lift the curtain of the carriage until the mission had completely entered the territory of Liao. When the mission returned to Shangjing, he reported to Yelu Hongji that the marshal of the East had stayed in the Song State to spy on the military situation, and he would definitely be happy and not be held accountable.
At the third watch of the same night, Dongfang Undefeated changed into the coarse cloth clothes of the common people, put on his own bags, and slipped out of the camp from under the noses of thousands of troops and horses, and disappeared into the vast night. (To be continued......)