Chapter 332 The Assassin's Confession
Zhang Qinyan walked out of the emperor's bedroom and hurried back to his own room, empty-handed, and it seemed that he was not an assassin.
The head of the guard, Wang He, guessed what Zhang Qinyan had done, and became more and more puzzled. Could it be that the person lying on the bed in place of the emperor at this moment was not a eunuch? He glanced at the emperor from the corner of his eye, both admiring and somewhat uncertain.
As time passed, Wang He began to suspect that the so-called assassin would not come, and even suspected that even the female bodyguard Meng E would not come back.
Just then, there was a soft noise in the yard.
Wang He became nervous all of a sudden, knowing that this was a throwing stone from Jianghu people to ask for directions, and immediately put the whistle to his mouth.
Affected by him, Han Ruzi stared more closely, but saw nothing.
After another incense stick, someone jumped off the roof lightly and landed almost silently, like a cat wandering at night.
Then there were the second and third figures, which dispersed immediately after landing. After observing for a while, they walked towards the emperor's bedroom.
The assassin really came, and Wang He was even more surprised than the emperor himself.
Han Ruzi was more concerned about another thing. Meng E was not among the three figures, and the three assassins were obviously men.
An assassin was standing at the door, and another was standing by the window. This time, even Han Ruzi could see it. The two were spraying drugs into the room. Zhang Youcai, who was sleeping outside, took it twice tonight. I also enjoyed it, and both of them could sleep well.
Wang He looked at the emperor.
Han Ruzi could almost feel the heartbeat of the three assassins. They were waiting, waiting for the drug to dissipate, waiting for the surroundings to be really safe, waiting for their emotions to calm down, then entering the house and fighting quickly...
"Yeah." Han Ruzi said softly and gave the order.
Wang He blew his whistle and made a sound like a bird chirping. There should have been three sounds of different lengths, but the three assassins outside were extremely alert and experienced. As soon as the "bird chirping" sounded for the first time, they felt something was wrong. , and turned to look at the house in the east wing at the same time.
They had to act decisively and decide whether to continue the assassination or flee immediately...
The ten guards rushed out from the roof, behind the wall, and inside the house. They were also very experienced. As soon as they found the assassin, they seemed to be aware of it and rushed out of the hiding place in advance, without waiting for the second whistle.
They hid for half a night, but Liu Jie, who routinely checked every night, didn't find them, nor did any careful assassins. Han Ruzi stared at the window for so long, but he also didn't see anyone hiding in the corner of the wall.
Wang He stopped whistling, holding the handle of the knife, without moving, no matter what happened outside, his task was to protect the emperor beside him.
There was no shouting or questioning. The guards and assassins fought face to face. The duration was very short. There were many guards, and the assassins were unwilling to fight, making the gap between the two sides even bigger. The guard held down.
No matter how short the time is, there is still the sound of swords colliding. Others may not hear it. Zhang Qinyan, who has returned to her room soon, can definitely hear it, but she did not respond.
Another person was also shocked.
Liu Jie, the supervisor of the Central Division, has always been alert, and the lights are on in his room.
The guards dispersed quickly and took the assassins away. Some were responsible for covering their mouths, and some were responsible for threatening the assassins not to move.
Liu Jie put on his coat, stood at the door and looked out for a while, then turned back and the lights went out again.
Han Ruzi was a little apologetic, but he couldn't tell the truth to the supervisor, Liu Jie would never agree that the emperor was so close to the assassin.
After a while, after confirming that Liu Qiang was sleeping, the guards filed out with the assassins and sent them to another place for interrogation.
Han Ruzi wanted to follow, but Wang He didn't let the door open, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, give the guards some time."
The three assassins have already been arrested, but they may still have helpers. Wang He can't risk letting the emperor go out. He has already made arrangements, and more guards and guards will act soon to conduct a thorough search of the entire palace. At the same time, the prisoners are quickly interrogated. After obtaining the confession, it is possible to conduct a city-wide search, and more manpower will be used at that time.
Han Ruzi didn't want to wait any longer, and said to Wang He, "Lead the way."
Wang He couldn't, so he had to open the door and glanced left and right outside the door before inviting the emperor out. The two walked to the gate of the courtyard and slipped out quietly.
Immediately, a guard was ordered to come in, staring intently at the two rooms of Master Qin and his daughter.
Most of the guards and guards had not been mobilized, and it was very quiet outside. Wang He and two guards led the emperor to a nearby courtyard, where the three assassins were kept.
Almost everything in the house was emptied, except for three chairs, on which the assassin was tied and beaten, and it seemed that he hadn't opened his mouth to confess.
Seeing the emperor coming in person, the guards were taken aback and hurriedly retreated to both sides.
Using the light, Han Ruzi looked at the three assassins and recognized one of them, "Gui Yuehua? Ghost Hand Gui Yuehua."
Gui Yuehua used to be a martial arts teacher in Junyang Hou's mansion. He was known as "Ghost Hand" in Jianghu. He once participated in the palace change and escaped at the last moment.
Gui Yuehua sat in the middle and saw the emperor, with a smile on his bleeding face. After being arrested, he said, "Your Majesty still remembers me, alas, Your Majesty is getting smarter and smarter. We were not rivals before, but now Not even."
"Where are the others?" Han Ruzi believed that there were not only these three people in the city, but also Meng E, but he didn't ask immediately.
Gui Yuehua sneered, "Your Majesty thinks he can be more powerful than these eagle claws?"
Just a while ago, the three assassins were tortured by the guards, but they did not confess a word.
Han Ruzi nodded, "I'm not sure about others, but about you..."
Han Ruzi remembered clearly that Gui Yuehua abandoned his companions to escape alone at that time, and now he will never be more moral than he was then.
Gui Yuehua is still sneering, but the smile is a little stiff.
Han Ruzi took two steps back and said to Wang He, "They all know the same thing, as long as one prisoner is enough."
Wang He nodded and waved to one of the guards, who also nodded, not daring to use the long blade in front of the emperor, took out a dagger, walked up to an assassin without speaking, put the dagger against his heart, and pushed it hard. , then pull out.
There was almost no blood on the dagger, and there was no blood gushing out of the assassin. He tilted his head and made no sound.
The guard skipped Gui Yuehua and walked to the third assassin. Just as he was about to do the same, the emperor said, "Leave this one."
Naturally, the guards didn't ask any more questions, moved their steps, returned to Gui Yuehua, put the dagger against his heart, turned to look at Wang He, and just waited for a little signal.
Gui Yuehua thought that he would be left alive, but he did not expect to be killed, and his face changed suddenly.
Han Ruzi stared at his eyes, which were a pair of Jianghu people's eyes, which seemed to be hidden, and seemed to be superficial and ignorant.
Han Ruzi hummed, the guards did not need to wait for the leader's signal, and immediately started.
Gui Yuehua collapsed. It turned out that the emperor was not only frightening himself, but really wanted to do it, "Wait, I'll do everything."
The third assassin turned his head and spat at Gui Yuehua's face, "Shameless rat, you betray your comrades, don't you want any face?"
Gui Yuehua blushed and defended: "The emperor already has everything under control, so what's the point of hiding it? If I don't recruit, you will definitely recruit."
"I will never do anything!" the assassin shouted, glaring at the emperor, "The dog emperor..."
The guard stabbed in with a dagger, and the assassin shut up.
Both companions were killed, and Gui Yuehua's face became even paler.
"Assassination, death penalty, colluding with the Huns, and even more to die." Han Ruzi said coldly, paused for a moment, and continued: "What do you take to atone for your sin?"
"There are seventeen heroes in the city, all from Yunmengze, three of them entered the palace to assassinate, and three of them watched the wind outside the east wall of the palace..."
Wang He immediately signaled to the guards, walked out of the room alone, and asked someone to catch the wind watcher.
Gui Yuehua was anxious to save his life, so he spoke very quickly: "The three of them are in the Yiwei camp to protect Lord Hua, and the six of them are in a yard at the end of Huashen Lane in Nancheng, where there is a tunnel that leads directly to the outside of the city, leaving Ten miles from the city, someone welcomes you..."
Every time Gui Yuehua fell, Wang He sent a guard.
"There are two more people who are going to assassinate the King of the East Sea."
"What?" Han Ruzi was taken aback.
"Huahu King took a person there. He said that the East Sea King was His Majesty's younger brother, and killing him would be an addition..." Gui Yuehua became more and more frightened, and said everything without hiding a word.
Hua Bin confessed to his son that if he failed to assassinate the emperor, he would kill the King of the East Sea, and the King Hua Hu was even more ruthless, and he would kill his former "friend" no matter what.
"Where's Meng E?" Han Ruzi asked.
"Be with Huahushan and the two of them." Gui Yuehua said with a weeping voice.
Meng E may not protect the East Sea King with all her heart, and Wang He immediately asked a guard to go out to help arrest him.
Gui Yuehua had nothing to say, his upper and lower lips trembled slightly, looking at the emperor, waiting for his fate.
Han Ruzi said to Wang He and several other guards, "Retreat first."
Wang He was startled, "Your Majesty..."
"It's alright, just tie it tightly enough."
Wang He personally went forward to check and confirmed that the two assassins were dead. After Gui Yuehua was also firmly bound, he took the guards out of the room and stayed at the door.
Others are responsible for things outside. Han Ruzi doesn't need to worry. He just wants to find out one thing, "Where did the Emperor of Chu offend you, provoked repeated assassinations, and even made you willing to collude with foreigners?"
Gui Yuehua never thought that he was so timid, but since the moment he confessed, he couldn't control the trembling of his whole body, "We... no, it's Yun Mengze, who wants to destroy Da Chu first, and then expel him. The Huns, collusion is an expedient measure."
"Is it because Emperor Wu slaughtered heroes again?"
"Yes, it should be, I only know that Yunmengze's chief mountain hates the emperor the most, and he will assassinate whoever becomes the emperor."
"The head of the mountain?"
"It's the leader of the Yunmengze group of thieves..."
"Luan Banxiong?"
"That's right, it's him."
"He has a personal grudge with the Emperor of Chu?"
"I don't know. It is said that Luan Banxiong's adoptive father used to be a well-known thief in the world. He may have been killed by Emperor Wu."
"Hey, shouldn't the government kill robbers?"
"It should be, but it seems that Luan Banxiong's adoptive father was killed by Emperor Wu himself. I don't know the details, I just heard..."
Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Han Ruzi said.
Wang He pushed open the door and said softly, "The King of the East Sea has escaped."