Chapter 74: Assassination on the Long Street, Jia Xu's Three Strategies
The sky was full of red clouds, and the early winter sunset added a touch of warmth to this cold world. There were a few sparse figures on the long street, gathering in groups of three or five with their arms folded.
Ning Fan sat in a carriage, opened the curtains, and his eyes were dazed.
"Look, it's the carriage of King Xuanyong!"
"I just heard that King Xuanyong led the Jinyiwei to raid the Chen Mansion, but I didn't expect to see him so soon!"
"The Chen Mansion is one of the four famous families, and King Xuanyong dared to attack them!"
Ning Fan didn't hear the discussion of the people on the street. A horse neighed, and the carriage shook. Dian Wei tightened the reins and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, be careful!"
"Huh?"
Ning Fan seemed to have noticed something unusual, and saw a cold light shooting out, and a sharp sound of breaking through the air exploded beside his ears.
But Ning Fan had already noticed it, and he leaned back, and an arrow suddenly pierced the carriage, and the tail of the arrow shook, making a trembling sound.
"There are assassins!"
Dian Wei raised the double halberd beside him and whispered, "Your Highness, sit tight!"
He suddenly kicked his legs and jumped directly onto the carriage. His eyes swept around and looked in one direction!
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
Three arrows were fired in succession. As two figures rushed out, Ning Fan's eyes flashed with cold light. He waved his hand and threw out the window. Three darts were fired at the same time, accurately knocking the three arrows away!
Two more darts were thrown, shooting straight at the two black-clothed people who rushed up. The people on the street were already scared to death at this moment. They retreated a hundred meters before they stood still!
"These assassins are so brave that they dared to assassinate the prince of the current dynasty in the street!"
"Hiss!"
"They are simply lawless!"
"It won't be someone from the Chen family again!"
The movement on the street soon alarmed the imperial guards. The two assassins blocked Ning Fan's hidden weapons, looked at each other, and floated away.
Ning Fan's brows were furrowed. The ten assassins in Chen's house had been wiped out long ago, and now two more assassins appeared. Could it be that the Blood Evil Pavilion sent more than ten people this time?
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
Dian Wei hurriedly got into the carriage with a look of concern on his face. Ning Fan shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Keep going, let's talk about it when we get to the yamen first!"
"Yes!"
Dian Wei greeted the imperial guards and drove the carriage towards the Jinyiwei yamen.
The news that King Xuanyong was assassinated on the street spread in the capital in an instant. Many people suspected that these assassins were also sent by the Chen family!
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In the Jinyiwei yamen, Jiang Lin and Jia Xu also got the news that Ning Fan was assassinated, and directly led a team of people to greet him!
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
"Nothing!"
Ning Fan shook his head slightly, looked at Jiang Li, and said in a deep voice: "Pull out these two fleas for me!"
"Your Highness, don't worry!"
"Have the four survivors been interrogated?"
"Your Highness, they didn't get any important information from their mouths, and they are already dying!"
"In that case, give them a break!"
Jia Xu looked at Ning Fan and asked tentatively: "My lord, His Majesty..."
"Alright!"
Jia Xu heard this, and his eyes also flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, if the Chen family is destroyed this time, you will be the first to bear the brunt, and you will not be tolerated by the world's aristocratic families!"
"So, we should make plans early!"
"What do you think, sir?"
Jia Xu pondered for a moment, and said in a concentrated voice: "This time, in order to obtain the Chen family's iron smelting technology, our manpower in the Chen family has been exposed and withdrawn!"
"However, the Chen family has also lost the soft underbelly of the court, like a tiger with its teeth pulled out!"
"I have three strategies!"
" Please speak, sir!"
"First, destroy their reputation!"
A shadow flashed across Jia Xu's eyes, and he spoke solemnly: "Aristocratic family values reputation the most. Over the years, the Chen family has killed many people, and they are even more rampant in Shuzhou, causing public outrage!"
"My first strategy is to make all the Chen family's scandals public and stir up public anger!"
"This matter can be handled by plainclothes Jinyiwei. Now that the Chen Mansion has been raided, it is the focus of the people in Beijing. We just need to find a few good people to help. "If you spread the news in restaurants and teahouses, it will spread to the capital!"
"Not only the capital, but also Jiangnan, especially Shuzhou, find those oppressed people and report them to the Jinyiwei Yamen!"
"In this way, the Jinyiwei will definitely attract attention, and then send people to secretly instigate, and the Chen family will be overwhelmed by the overwhelming public resentment!"
Ning Fan heard this, and a touch of emotion appeared on his face. He was worthy of being the poisonous scholar Jia Xu. This plan would definitely push the Chen family to the forefront!
The aristocratic families have always been proud of their integrity, but they also valued their reputation the most. This first strategy can make the Chen family notorious!
"What about the second strategy?"
"The second strategy!" Jia Xu's mouth curled up slightly, and he said lightly: "My lord, the Chen family has many students and old officials in the court. Now the Chen family is colluding with the King of Huainan and plotting a rebellion, which is ironclad evidence!"
"We just need to send people disguised as Chen family members to go to the mansions of these students and old officials to win them over to rebel together!"
"Even threatening their lives will definitely damage the reputation of the Chen family!"
As soon as Jia Xu's second strategy came out, Jiang Li frowned slightly and said softly: "These people are not so easy to fool. How can we make them believe us?"
"If it's exposed, it will be more trouble than gain!"
"Haha, just find someone to forge a secret letter from the Chen family and send someone to deliver it. If the other party doesn't respond, assassinate him on the spot and then reveal a little flaw!"
Jiang Li showed a look of surprise on his face, and sighed: "Although this plan is good, it will hurt innocent people!"
"Then find a few innocent people!"
Jia Xu said confidently: "There are many people who deserve to die among their students and old officials, or among their cliques in the court!"
"Kill them!"
"At that time, some people may have doubts, but in the end, some people will be convinced that whether it succeeds or not, it will ruin the reputation of the Chen family and even disintegrate their alliance!"
Ning Fan nodded in agreement: "This plan is feasible!"
"The third plan is even simpler!"
Jia Xu raised his teacup, moistened his throat, and continued: "After the lord takes action against the Chen family, the world's aristocratic families will definitely Everyone is in danger. Although they fight each other on weekdays, they are also involved in interests! "
"Over the years, the Chen family has offended many people, and there are political enemies in the court and opponents in Shuzhou. The lord only needs to send someone to contact them, and then someone will take action for the lord!"
"When the Chen family was there, it maintained the interests of many people, but if the Chen family collapses, more people will benefit. This is the human heart!"
Jia Xu showed a peaceful smile on his face: "Destroy their reputation, destroy their reputation, split their power, support their enemies, and the Chen family will collapse in an instant!"
"Let these families take action first, and the lord will act after planning, so that he will not become the target of public criticism and cause attacks from the world's families!"
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