Chapter 398 The General is Assassinated

Chapter 398 The General is Assassinated

The empress dowager's maiden's family entering Beijing is an enviable happy event in the eyes of most people, but it is countless troubles for the Ministry of Rites, and they need to be solved one by one.

The Minister of Rites, Yuan Jiuding, personally escorted the Wang family to the capital. He thought of countermeasures along the way, and sent them to the emperor and the empress dowager for review. If there was no problem, they were handed over to the subordinate departments of the Ministry of Rites for execution. Finally, everything went smoothly.

One of the important issues is how to meet. The Wang family does not have any official titles yet, and the rumors of assassins are catching up. It is really inappropriate to let a large group of strangers into the palace. Moreover, there are two queen mothers in the palace, and there are also problems with etiquette. When they met outside the palace, the emperor and the queen mother seemed too condescending. After thinking about it, Yuan Jiuding proposed a perfect solution.

The Wang family was given many farm houses. The main house was located in Dongcheng, not far from the imperial palace and the Mansion of Juan Hou. Yuan Jiuding suggested that other things could be rewarded in advance. , the emperor and the empress dowager are still in their own house when they come to this house, while the Wang family visits the house. After the meeting is over, the emperor and the empress dowager return to the palace, and then this house is given to the Wang family, and everything is complete.

The problem of the Ministry of Rites has been solved, and the trouble of staying in the guard camp has just begun. As the direct person in charge of protecting the emperor’s safety, Cai Xinghai and Wang He did not dare to be careless. , All were temporarily called from the palace, and after the Wang family moved in, the new servants could come in.

Even so, the two were still uneasy, and when there was nothing, there would always be someone who would come and stroll around to make sure that all the details were within the scope of the arrangement.

The day after tomorrow is the day to save relatives. That night, the head of the guard, Wang He, came to the mansion to check again. Seeing the many curtains and furnishings that had just been laid out during the day, he couldn’t help sighing to himself. The royal pomp is too great. For assassins, everything is good. 's hiding place.

Wang He can only inspect each place, and tomorrow morning he will make a suggestion to Liu Jie, the superintendent of the Central Division, and arrange a special person to guard every piece of furniture to avoid accidents.

In the middle of the night, Wang He was slightly satisfied, and brought a team of guards and soldiers back to the Marquis Mansion. He sighed in his heart that if it weren't for the successive accidents in the palace two years ago, he wouldn't have to work so hard. At that time, let alone the imperial palace, the entire capital was impregnable. Heroes bowed their heads and fled, and no one dared to cause trouble, let alone assassinate the emperor.

It has only been a few years, and even the palace has become riddled with holes.

He couldn't help but wonder why. When he rode into an alley, he suddenly woke up and thought he had figured it out.

Emperor Wu was a powerful emperor, and he was on top. Everyone around him, from near to far, from the inside to the outside, from the palace to the court... All the ministers were arranged by Emperor Wu. Therefore, everyone had a common goal and could cooperate with each other. Not a single flaw.

Emperor Wu died, this common goal was lost, and the cooperation with each other was also lost. Many courtiers who worked hard under Emperor Wu were exhausted for a long time and finally slack off. The new emperor's own circle has not been established, and unconsciously Various loopholes appeared.

Wang He felt that this explanation was very good, and was thinking about whether to find an opportunity to reveal his thoughts to the current emperor. He was hesitating, and suddenly there was a shout in front of him.

Wang He was extremely alert, and the lingering thoughts of his thoughts were still circling in his heart. His hand was already holding the handle of the knife, and he ordered: "Line up!"

Dozens of subordinates immediately stopped, divided their work and cooperated, and each guarded one side. Wang He could not guarantee that the entire palace would cooperate with each other.

A guard drove his horse to check the situation.

The voices were getting closer and closer. Wang He clearly heard the word "catch an assassin" and was shocked. He was about to speed up when the front guard came back, came to Wang Hema, and said, "There is an assassin in the General's Mansion."

Hearing that it had nothing to do with the Marquis Mansion, Wang He was a little relieved, but he was still very surprised. The current Great General's Mansion is Cui Mansion, not far from the Marquis Mansion. Assassins appeared there, still a threat to the emperor.

Wang He was about to send someone to meet with the people from the General's Mansion to help capture the assassins, when the soldier in front suddenly shouted, "Who?"

This is not that the two armies are in front of the formation, the generals can calmly arrange their troops, this is a narrow road meeting, and no one has time to give orders. What Wang He can do is to draw a knife. He was injured in Jincheng and has not fully recovered. The guards guarded him tightly.

There were more than a dozen people who came, all in black and masked, and they didn't talk to each other.

The guards had the advantage in numbers. Not long after, another group of people came across the battlefield. Someone shouted across the battlefield: "Is it the guards in the palace?"

Wang He replied loudly: "Wang He, the deputy commander of the Sword and Halberd Battalion, is here, who is your Excellency?"

After returning from Jincheng, Wang He was also promoted. The speaker on the opposite side ordered his subordinates to join the battle and replied, "We are the guards in the General's Mansion, don't let these assassins run away."

While the two of them were talking, the battle was coming to an end, and the assassins were few and weak, and they were not opponents after all, and they had all been forced to resist.

Some of the assassins shouted: "I didn't kill the dog emperor, but killing the general is enough. Brothers, what are you afraid of, rush!"

The assassins launched a counterattack, ramming the guns and knives like crazy.

The arresting party could not retreat, and could only approach step by step, and several assassins were killed in an instant.

"Stay alive!" Wang He said loudly.

People in the General's Mansion also shouted "keep people under the sword".

Moments later, the battle was over, seven assassins had been killed and five captured, all bruised and unable to wield their swords before falling.

Wang He dismounted and walked to the captives. Some people took off their masks, and some people brought lanterns to illuminate the five fierce faces.

"If you want to kill, kill...Bah." An assassin spat out a mouthful of blood, all of which landed on his chest.

Wang He turned his head and asked the people in the general's mansion, "Master Cui..."

Before the words were finished, someone else arrived, and angry voices came from outside first, "Where's the assassin? If you can't catch it, you will risk your life!"

Cui Teng squeezed in angrily. He often saw Wang He, and he was usually polite, but at this time he didn't even nod his head. His eyes swept over and fell on several assassins. cut.

Wang He and the others hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Second Young Master, don't worry, leave a few survivors so that we can find out the truth."

"What else to investigate?" Cui Teng became angry and refused to recognize his six relatives. He was even more irrational. He still rushed forward with the knife in hand, "It must have been sent by Yun Mengze. If there is no chance to assassinate the emperor, he will attack my father! Let me They're all chopped up!"

An assassin laughed, "Today is Cui Hong, tomorrow is the Dog Emperor, none of them can run away, Da Chu will die, Yunmeng will prosper, you just live a few more days..."

Cui Teng was even more angry. He even threw off a group of people around him. He went up and slashed down with a knife.

Wang He hurriedly signaled his men to take the remaining prisoners away, and then stepped forward to ask Cui Teng, "Is the general okay?"

Cui Teng glared angrily, as if Wang He was an accomplice of the assassin, "It's okay? How can it be okay? My father is seriously injured, if he... If something happens to him, I will personally go to pacify Yunmengze! And you... "

Cui Teng finally had a trace of reason left, and his eyes turned to the people in Cui Mansion, "You bastards, you let a group of assassins come and go freely, why are you raising you? Why don't you raise a few more dogs..."

Cui Teng scolded, but no one in the Cui House dared to respond. Wang He also felt embarrassed. He nodded to Cui Teng and left with his own people. After that, it will be handed over to Jingzhao Yin's house, and Jin Chunzhong will continue the interrogation.

The night was deep, and the assassination in the General's Mansion still alarmed many people, and the emperor who had just fallen asleep was woken up again.

Han Ruzi was surprised that the assassin's target was clearly himself, why did it suddenly change to Cui Hong? Although Cui Hong was a general, but accepted the Queen's suggestion, he was idle at home recently and was not responsible for Yunmengze's suppression of bandits.

He couldn't go to see the captives in person, he could only order the interrogation as soon as possible to understand, and at the same time send someone to the General's Mansion to offer condolences.

Han Ruzi could no longer sleep, and stayed in the study waiting for news.

The first news came from the General's Mansion that Cui Hong was assassinated in the house of a concubine. The concubine was unfortunately killed, but Cui Hong was lucky enough to survive. He was stabbed in the chest and his injuries were not minor. Without a word, several imperial physicians are treating their injuries, and it will take a day or two to know the result.

There is no word on how the dozen or so assassins got into the heavily guarded General's Mansion.

Cui Teng came to see the emperor in person. He was so angry that he almost slashed the guards at home. In front of the emperor, he finally calmed down a little. He first thanked him, then told the story, and wept bitterly as he spoke, "My father I wholeheartedly defended the country for Your Majesty, and killed many Yunmengze robbers when Qi was in chaos. They are here to take revenge. Your Majesty, let me go to Yunmengze. I swear that all the robbers will be eradicated, and none will remain. !"

Han Ruzi is usually rude to Cui Teng, but today he wants to comfort him like a child. In short, he can't send a crying general to suppress the bandits, "How can you leave when such a big thing happens at home? What about the general? And the queen, I have already sent someone to the palace to deliver news, she must be very anxious at the moment, if something happens to you, what will she do?"

Cui Teng wiped away his tears and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is right, I will not leave, I will stay in the capital, but Your Majesty must capture that Luan Banxiong alive, and I want to watch him be smashed to pieces with my own eyes."

Cui Teng said goodbye, and Han Ruzi once again sent an edict to send more soldiers to the General's Mansion to ensure that the guards there are on par with the Mansion of Marquis Juan.

Jin Chunzhong lives in the Marquis Mansion and is always on call. He has seen the captives and contacted Lian Danchen, "The seven people who were hidden among the merchants did not participate in this assassination. The assassins were stubborn and refused to confess for the time being. But judging from their appearance, they should have used other methods to infiltrate the capital."

Just before dawn, Wang He came to see the emperor and revealed an important piece of news: "The General's Mansion has just come and said that last night's assassins were probably thirteen people, eight were killed, four were captured, and one person disappeared midway. , If this is the case, this person is extraordinary, probably the so-called master Yun Mengze."

Han Ruzi has been thinking about it for a long time, and he doesn't hesitate any more, "After the relatives tomorrow, the whole city will be searched."

After all, he had to resort to the means of Emperor Wu.