Card Room

Chapter 176 Chapter 24

Xiao Yu ’s words made Yu Hanjiang immediately tighten his back, and his expression became extremely serious. “You mean, the assassins of Yan Kingdom want to go to Beijing to assassinate the emperor? Is this news reliable?”

Xiao Yu nodded with a calm face. "It should be reliable. Before I left, they had sent several assassins to the capital. It is said that Daqi would arrange a few women to enter the palace as show girls in Neiying. "

"Show girl?" Xiao Lou froze slightly, looking at Yu Hanjiang. "Is the emperor going to draft recently?"

Yu Hanjiang frowned. "As far as I know, the emperor had given him a marriage during the emperor's princely period and asked him to marry the general's daughter as a princess, and he also married two side chambers. He has not been a concubine for several years since he became king There are currently only three concubines in the harem. "

The ancient emperor was often surrounded by three thousand beauties. There was only one queen and two concubines, and the harem did look thin. The emperor was young, and even if he did not want to choose a concubine, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites would urge him to accept the harem.

According to Xiao Yu, there was a respondent from Yan Guo over the capital, maybe he had been lurking like Aunt Qing for many years, and he could take this opportunity to send the assassin into the palace as a show girl.

The assassins they sent must be very beautiful, maybe they will stand out in this draft, and they will be left in the harem by the emperor. At that time, the emperor will be beloved by the new showgirls. They will be in bed and the probability of success is really high.

Even if the emperor thought long-term, how could he think that the concubine would act on him?

Xiao Lou rubbed his forehead gently, and said with a headache, "Assassins of the kingdom of Yan, I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic!"

Qi Guo already had a mysterious rebellious force. If the emperor was assassinated, those who wanted to rebel could enjoy it. By then, the whole Qi Guo would definitely experience another turmoil. In addition, Daqi ’s capital actually had people who responded to the assassins of the Yan state, indicating that the intelligence organization that Yan had entered into the Qi state had become entrenched, and perhaps even bought some officials of Da Qi.

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Yu and lowered his voice. "Xiao Yu, do you know who is the leader of the Assassin organization over Yan country?"

Xiao Yudao "is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other, knowing it.

No wonder the man can control the families of all the girls in Tianxiang Tower. It turned out to be the Prince of the Kingdom of Yan. The intelligence and assassin organization created by the Prince's Royal Highness had indeed been dormant in Qi Kingdom for many years.

Yu Hanjiang went on to say, "Do you have any clues to the people who meet the assassins and arrange them to enter the palace?"

Xiao Yu shook his head. "I don't know about this. But I guess that person should be a powerful minister who can freely modify the identity of the show girl and perform the mission of the Assassin's Palace."

Yu Hanjiang touched his chin and speculated that "perhaps it is the person of the ceremony department. Other officials usually cannot intervene in the election of the emperor. All this is arranged by the ceremony department. If the ceremony department has internal traitors, it is very easy to manipulate the information of the show girl Now. "

Xiao Yu thought for a while and thought it made sense, so he remained silent.

The day when the emperor officially chose her concubine Yu Hanjiang was not clear, it should be just recently. In any case, it is important to ensure the safety of Her Majesty. Thinking of this, Yu Hanjiang immediately whispered, "We must let His Majesty know this as soon as possible, and take precautions in advance."

Xiao Lou asked, "Don't you tell Wang Ye first?"

Yu Hanjiang said, "In order to avoid hordes, I will write a secret letter directly to your Majesty."

When he left the palace at the beginning, His Majesty once told him, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can give your secret confidante quickly." The courtier's ordinary memorial to the emperor should be sent up one by one, but the official concession of some officials authorized by the emperor can be He sent it directly to Beijing. His Majesty's sentence is obviously also a hint-in an emergency, Yu Hanjiang can send him a letter directly.

Yu Hanjiang said decisively: "I will write a secret letter when I go back tonight. I will send it to the capital soon, and I will receive it at the latest tomorrow night. Your draft should not have started yet. It is still too late to send a letter. As long as your majesty has precautions, what An assassin will not succeed even if he is in the draft team. "

Xiao Lou agreed and said, "Your Majesty's security is important. First inform His Majesty and let him take precautions. The internal response over the capital, we can slowly investigate again. The officials of the Ministry of Rites are very suspicious. This, His Majesty should Can think of it. "

The two looked at each other and nodded to each other to confirm the next plan.

Xiao Yu, who was standing next to him, looked at their "tacit understanding," and twisted their hearts. They could not help but cough, and said, "Brother, I remember that you hated officialdom the most. After you met Master Yu, you suddenly cared." Is it the court? "

Xiao Lou explained, "Since I and Hanjiang have been married, the couple should be concentric."

Xiao Yu Leng hummed, glanced at Yu Hanjiang, raised his eyebrows and said, "The situation in the officialdom is complicated, maybe he will die someday, and you will suffer even if you are involved. It is too dangerous to stay with him, brother, why don't you go with me ... ... "

Yu Hanjiang immediately interrupted him. "Naughty. Is your brother following me dangerous, is it safe to follow you? Don't forget, you are still lurking in the kingdom of Yan as an assassin. You ca n’t protect yourself. How can you protect Xiao Lou?"

Want to take Xiao Lou away from him, brother, do you dream?

Xiao Yu was blocked for a moment and couldn't speak, and his brows were about to wrinkle into the word "chuan".

Seeing that he was upset about arguing with Yu Hanjiang, Xiao Lou smiled slightly and quickly shifted the topic to say, "Xiao Yu, you have been missing for many years. What happened? Who arranged you to go to the kingdom of Yan?"

Xiao Yu recalled and said carefully, "The year I arrived at the front line, because of the martial arts high strength, outstanding performance in the army, attracted the attention of the general. After he inspected me, he thought that my strange face was suitable for special tasks, so I forged the identity of a Yan nationality-my parents were killed by Da Qi's soldiers, and I was seriously injured.

"The general let me play a bitter trick, wounded me with injuries, and made me lie on the pile of dead people on the front line of Yan Guo. When Yan Guo checked the war damage, he found me dying and took me. Saved it back. I got their sympathy for 'tragic experience' soon. "

"Later, I made several great achievements in the army of Yan Guo, and my martial arts high strength, eventually attracted the attention of His Royal Highness the eyeliner inserted in the front line, and recommended me to the Prince."

"The Prince appreciated me very much, soliciting me to join the intelligence organization, responsible for intelligence gathering and assassination missions."

"In addition to supervising their actions, I have a special mission in Jiangzhou this time-in case their actions fail, I will be responsible for the aftermath and personally take the head of Wang Ye and the Supreme Master." Xiao Yu Having said that, I looked at Yu Hanjiang coldly, and the look seemed to be saying that with my martial arts, I can kill you!

Yu Hanjiang calmly looked at his brother. "So, I would like to thank you for your kindness?"

Xiao Yu snorted softly. "If it wasn't for fear of hurting my brother, I should have hit you a few times. You must have used some unreasonable means to persecute my brother! Otherwise, why would my brother dress up for you? Mrs.? "

This brother is particularly short-guarded, with a look of indignation. He always feels that Xiao Lou will lose out with Yu Hanjiang. Therefore, his attitude towards Yu Hanjiang is full of hostility. Yu Hanjiang is too lazy to consider him as his brother.

Xiao Lou could not cry or laugh. "What did you say? My marriage with Han Jiang was voluntary and he did not use any means to persecute me. Besides, do you think your brother is the kind of person who will be forced to marry?"

Xiao Yu murmured, "That won't ..."

"Isn't that all right?" Xiao Lou Wen said, "Brother and man are married. It's normal for you to be difficult to accept for a while, but Han Jiang treats me well. You still put down your prejudice and treat him as your elder brother."

"I can't do it." Xiao Yu said with a frown.

Xiao Lou didn't want to embarrass him either. In his mind, memories of getting along with his brother in this world came to his mind. When he was young, Xiao Yu liked to be his brother's follower. His father was busy handling various cases. His mother always treated people. Xiao Yu Almost Xiao Lou was big, so he had a reliance on Xiao Lou and was uncomfortable with the marriage of Xiao Lou to a man.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lou could not help but ask softly, "Did you have suffered a lot in the past few years?"

Xiao Yu, who was cared for by his elder brother, became hot and immediately turned his head to resist the sourness in his eyes, pretending to be calm and authentic. "Compared to those brothers who died on the front line, this is hardly a bit of trouble. A manly husband always has something to do If I do something, I will be a Qi nationality, and I am a ghost of Qi nationality. I am willing to do whatever I want for Daqi. "

The enthusiastic young man was very upright. Xiao Lou stepped forward and patted his shoulder gently, saying "You are doing well, brother, and father and mother in the sky will be proud of you."

The praised, smooth-haired Xiao Yu's complexion immediately improved a lot, and the ears were slightly red. "I didn't do anything big ..."

Xiao Lou praised, "You return to Qi State in time, and risk your life to report that your Majesty will be assassinated. This is a major event for the entire Qi State. Your Majesty is a good monarch, and nothing can happen. "

Yu Hanjiang also exaggerated a few words along with Xiao Lou's words, "Your brother is right, you have not been easy in the past few years in the Kingdom of Yan. After the completion of the matter, I must understand and reward merit."

Xiao Yu was exaggerated by the two, and his hostility towards Yu Hanjiang was also weakened a lot. He looked at Yu Hanjiang and said, "Oh, I still know some things. I wanted to report to the Eighteen Lords. As a result, a murder has happened in Wangfu these days. , The security is tight, a bunch of shadow guards are around, I can't approach at all ... just tell you, trouble Master Yu told Wang Ye. "

Yu Hanjiang nodded.

Xiao Yuqing cleared his throat and said, "In fact, the interior of Yan Kingdom is also very chaotic. I sneaked into Yan Kingdom for four years. After investigation, I found that Yan Kingdom was divided into two parties, the prince, the queen, and the three princes, and Qin Guifei. The Emperor of the Yan Kingdom is over sixty years old, and his body is not very good, and he may fall apart at any time. The two princes are in their prime, and the forces behind them are relatively balanced. As long as the old Emperor Yan Guo leaves, the three princes will definitely not. He will obediently sit and wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne, and Yan Guo will definitely break out! "

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou, just right to his clear eyes-Xiao Yu's clue was very crucial!

Over the kingdom of Yan, the prince controlled the intelligence organization and the assassin group. As long as the prince was resolved, this organization would naturally fall apart. If the three princes are willing to make peace with Qi Guo, it may be possible to persuade His Majesty to assist the three princes to seize power, kill the princely party of Yan Kingdom, help the three princes to take office, and let him promise not to infringe the border of Daqi.

In this way, not only can the Assassin Organization be completely solved, but also the relationship between Qi and Yan can be eased, and the sufferings of the people caused by successive wars can be avoided.

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou, and said that he was in a troubled channel. In addition to investigating the cases of the royal palace and the assassin group, perhaps, to perfect the customs clearance, we must also assist the emperor of Daqi to calm down the current chaos?

Xiao Lou's eyes brightened and he nodded in agreement. "Yes, if we not only find out the murderers of the assassin's history and the palace, but also calm down the troubled times, it will be difficult for Hongtao a to not give us evaluation."

Yu Hanjiang said, "The news of the domestic battle of Yan brought by Xiao Yu must be very useful. I think I can try it. I will also mention this in my secret letter to my Majesty to see if he can assist you. The three princes of the Yan Kingdom seized power and formed an alliance with the three princes. "

Xiao Yu saw the two of them staring at each other, and immediately stinked. "Brother, you always stare at him. What's so good about it!"

Yu Hanjiang "..."

Xiao Lou was said to be so hot that he turned to look at his brother and said, "Xiao Yu, we have a very risky task and want you to help. I wonder if you would like to?"

Xiao Yu wondered, "What task?"

Xiao Lou glanced at Yu Hanjiang and saw him nod, and he said, "Prince of the State of Yan, since he has set up an intelligence and assassin organization to target Qi State, he also sent assassinations to Zhifu, Wang Ye, and even His Majesty. If he succeeds With the Emperor of the State of Yan, with his hostility towards Da Qi, he will definitely start a full-scale war with Qi State, right? "

Xiao Yu nodded and said coldly, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Yan Guo is ruthless and ambitious. At first, his puppet just got up in the middle of the night and saw him meet with a minister. He was stabbed to death with no sword. Sorry ... I have been with him for the past few years, and I have been frightened. His study always has maps of the Four Kingdoms. I see that he not only wants to annex the Qi Kingdom, but also wants to unify the Four Kingdoms and become the master of the world. "

Yu Hanjiang said, "So, we must not let him be the next head of the kingdom of Yan."

Xiao Yu finally responded when he heard this. "What do you mean, to help the three princes kill the prince during the chaos in Yan?"

Xiao Loudao, "What is the attitude of the three princes to Daqi? We are not sure yet, so I want to ask you to take this trip. You are most familiar with the kingdom of Yan. Can you find a way to contact the three princes, and test whether he would like to follow Daqi alliance? If Daqi assists him to the throne, let him sign an alliance agreement with Daqi, and he will repair the truce, will he? "

There are many examples in history of the truce between the two countries. Xiao Lou observed during this period of time that, because there was no war, the people lived richly and there was an endless stream of businessmen. The entire city of Jiangzhou was extremely prosperous.

It is conceivable that the people at the border between Daqi and Yanguo lived in turmoil in successive years.

War will only make ordinary people boring. If a truce can be concluded, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for ordinary people in this world.

If they can influence the pattern of the four nations and make Daqi and Yanguo become harmonious from hostilities, there will be no war in the world. Perhaps this is the true perfect way of customs clearance.

When Xiao Yu heard this, he nodded in agreement. "My brother is right, I will return to the state of Yan."

Yu Hanjiang cares, "But how do you respond to your mission? The assassination of Wang Ye and Zhifu have all failed. Will the prince let you go?"

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "I have a way. Tomorrow I will lead the aunts to the outskirts of Jiangzhou. There will be adults to arrest other assassins, including me, and pretend to kill me on the spot. I will find a way to secretly as another identity. Return to the State of Yan. "

Yu Hanjiang nodded his head. "Okay, I'll arrange it for you."

Xiao Yudao "I should go back, brother ..." He clenched his fists towards Xiao Lou, his eyes full of "take care."

Xiao Lou also punched him. "You too, be careful."

Xiao Yu flew out of the cave and disappeared into the night in an instant. The teammates hiding nearby came into the cave one after another, and Xiao Lou probably repeated the clues brought by his brother to everyone. Lao Mo couldn't help but sigh "It seems that in this secret room, we not only need to solve the case, but also Assist His Majesty to calm down the rebellion! It is indeed a level of difficulty, and it is impossible to miss any clue! "

Yu Hanjiang said solemnly, "I will immediately go back and write a secret letter to Her Majesty. Long Sen, in order to ensure that this secret letter is delivered to Her Majesty, you must quickly smash it and send this letter to the capital."

Long Sen nodded strongly, "I understand!"

After returning to the prefecture, Yu Hanjiang thought carefully about the wording and wrote a letter to the emperor.

The letter stated two things. One was that the assassin was mixed with the girls in this draft. He wanted to assassinate His Majesty, please take precautions, postpone the draft or investigate in secret, and pick out the traitor who responded in Beijing. In the case of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Yan Kingdom and the three princes occupying the throne, Qi Guo may be able to deal with it to support the three princes.

Yang Yang wrote two pages freely, which sealed the letter and let Long Sen deliver it overnight.

The origins of the Assassin team have all been ascertained, and the next big thing is the murder of Wangfu.

Everything is back to the origin-

The death of the young lady and Master Lin, who is the murderer?

Chapter 177 Chapter 177

The next day, Xiao Yu led all the other assassins out of the city of Jiangzhou as agreed.

Yu Hanjiang made an ambush ahead of time and wiped out all the assassins.

In the arrest operation, Xiao Yu was "inadvertently" injured by Li Jian, hitting his chest in the middle, and was killed on the spot.

In fact, Xiao Yu's clothes were wearing gold silk armor, ordinary weapons were not pierced at all, and a large amount of blood on the chest was also a blood bag made in advance. This younger brother can lurk in Yan Guo for four years, and he has indeed gained the acting skills of a movie king. After all, he had stayed in the corpse pile, and he was pretending to be of the highest level of death, not only the blood on his chest but also the blood in his mouth.

He acted so realistically that he embarrassed him.

Xiao Lou personally approached the post-mortem to examine the younger brother's breath, shaking his head toward Yu Hanjiang and saying, "It's dead."

Yu Hanjiang frowned. "All alive is brought back to the prefecture for questioning, and the dead also takes away the body!"

A group of veterans limped people back to the prefecture, and also carried Xiao Yu's "corpse" back to the prefecture.

When the night was still quiet, Xiao Yu was indeed a corpse.

Xiao Lou secretly took him to the study, and asked him some questions. "On the day of Wang's birthday, is the snow goose going to the backyard of the palace?"

Xiao Yu said, "It's her. She lurked in to find out the environment of the palace, so she could escape at any time."

In other words, the assassin Qin Weiwei saw over the wall was indeed a snow goose. However, after Xue Yan came to the direction of the Buddhist temple, she covered her face with white gauze and pretended to be Miss Four to fool Qin Rui.

So, who is Lin Shaobo's guard clothes?

Xiao Yu stated that he did not know, and it seems that he was not involved in the Wangfu case.

Yu Hanjiang opened the back door of his prefecture, helped him clear the obstacles in advance, and let him go to Yan Kingdom as soon as possible.

Seeing his brother rushing away in the night, Xiao Lou couldn't help worrying, "Is there any danger when he meets the three princes?"

Yu Hanjiang said, "Be assured, he spent four years in the kingdom of Yan. He has a high level of martial arts and has a way to protect himself. His Royal Highness His ambition is cruel and cold-blooded. Once the Crown Prince is crowned, he will definitely be a tyrant. That's right. "

Xiao Lou nodded and frowned slightly. "The mystery of the Assassin Regiment has been completely revealed. It was set up by His Royal Highness, the ambitious Crown Prince of the State of Yan. However, the murder of Miss Wangfu has no clue."

The two began to re-analyze the case.

Xiao Lou carefully sorted out the timeline of the case--

On the afternoon of Wang Ye ’s birthday, at about 6 o’clock, Xue Yan, one of the assassins, entered the backyard of the palace for investigation. She flew across the courtyard and was discovered by the passing guard Qin Rui. Qin Rui hurried up and met Ms. San and Two maidservants (witnesses witnessed), Qin Rui eventually chased to the Buddhist temple, Xueyan white gauze masked, posing as Miss Four, bowed his head and left.

At the same time, Miss Four and Lin Shaobo met privately in the backyard and were hit by the young lady. Miss Three also met Miss Four on the rockery.

After the birthday banquet began, at about 7:30 pm, Snow Goose stabbed the prince, and fled after failure. She checked the terrain of the palace, so it was easier to escape, and the palace guards could not catch up with her. At the same time, Lin Shaobo's excuse for "using the toilet" disappeared.

At 8 pm, the girl-in-law hurried to report that she saw the young lady hanging in the yard. After Xiao Lou's analysis of the body, the time of the young lady's death was around 6 o'clock. The hanging was only a disguised suicide scene. She had already been poisoned.

There were a lot of things happening at 6 o'clock, and the clues were concentrated.

According to the timeline, the young lady saw Simei and Lin Shaobo dating in the backyard; Miss Four hurriedly fled under the guilty conscience and bumped into Miss San, using the excuse to say that she was "ill" and returned to Hongmeiyuan. At the same time, Miss Three saw Qin Rui chasing people to the Buddhist temple, and Qin Rui saw an assassin posing as Miss Four in the Buddhist temple. After that, Lin Shaobo may have gone to find a lady to showdown, explain it, or went back to the front yard in a panic; the lady saw something that should not be known and was killed.

The death of the young lady is around 6 pm, which is certain.

Lin Shaobo's body was soaked in water for one night. Xiao Lou could only infer that his time of death was between 1920, because Lin Shaobo was sitting at the same table with General Shao at 19 o'clock to watch the performance. He was a banquet. He was killed after leaving halfway.

The two died one after the other, and both were in the "order" state without any witnesses.

Xueyan was avoiding Qin Rui's pursuit, and it was certainly not her who killed the young lady. Miss Four hurriedly fled back to Hongmeiyuan, and could not have been the murderer. Miss Three just witnessed the time witnesses of Simei and Qin Rui appearing without any motive.

From the fragments of clothes guarded by Lin Shaobo, there should be someone else who killed Miss Dao and Lin Shaobo-this person has been in the backyard of the palace between 6 pm and 8 pm and posing as a guard Or maybe they are wearing the same clothes as the guards.

Who can lurk in Wangfu for so long without being found?

Xiao Lou frowned and thought carefully for a moment, and said, "This person, first of all, is the one that Miss knew, because Miss was killed by poison, and she did not struggle before she died. This person can make Miss eat unconsciously. Poisonous food, if a strange guard appears in the backyard, the young lady will certainly be surprised, and even call, attracting attention. "

Yu Hanjiang agreed that "she didn't struggle and call, she should be very familiar with this person. And this person knew the layout of the palace and even the guard's clothes. It shows that he specially chose some blind spots to act, and he was as familiar in the backyard of the palace as in his own home. "

At home?

Yu Hanjiang said here, he suddenly looked at Xiao Lou, who also looked at him with bright eyes.

They both said a name "Qi Fenghua ?!"

Actually thought of it together!

Xiao Lou only felt that he was suddenly cheerful, and carefully analyzed and said, "I know the young lady, I am familiar with the layout of the backyard of the palace and even the clothes of the guards. I can pretend to be a guard and sneak into the backyard without being found for a long time. I know the palace very well. For those who have many conditions, only Master Wangfu who is ignored by us, Qi Fenghua! "

Yu Hanjiang nodded. "If the killer is him, then Qi Yiyao will not be prepared to see his elder brother. Maybe Qi Yiyao will only ask him in confusion, 'Why did my elder brother come back suddenly, or this dress?' I guess, Qi Fenghua will pretend to have a surprise for his father ’s birthday, and then take his sister to a secluded place, using the excuse to feed her sister poison. "

Xiao Lou analyzed the words of the other party and said, "After poisoning the young lady, he hid the corpse first, and while the dinner was underway, when no one was in the backyard, he took his sister to the tree and pretended to be the illusion of suicide. At about 7:30 pm, Lin Shaobo left from the dinner and went to the backyard to explain to the young lady. Maybe he just saw Qi Fenghua hanging her sister to the tree, and Qi Fenghua died. "

Xiao Lou paused, opened his recent transcript, confused and said, "But there is something wrong with the testimony. I remember two maidservants said that they passed by the pond in the afternoon and heard the sound of something falling into the water, followed by Qin Weiwei. Chasing people, it should be 6 o'clock at that time, Master Lin is not dead yet, because Master Lin participated in the dinner of the Lord. It was only after 7 o'clock in the middle of the dinner. How should the sound of things falling into the water be explained? "

Yu Hanjiang said, "The sound that the girl hears falling into the pond is not the body of Master Lin. In the daytime, there must be a lot of movement when the body falls into the pond ... Perhaps it is Qi Fenghua who accidentally dropped Something like a stone knocked over, fell into the pond, and made a sound. The young lady heard the sound and rushed to see her elder brother who should not appear in the palace, which caused the killing. "

Xiao Lou suddenly realized that "this makes sense!"

Qi Fenghua was on the front line. He hadn't returned to Wangfu for three years, but suddenly returned home on the day of Wangye ’s birthday. This must be wrong.

The younger sister saw him appearing at the wrong time and place, and once he let the grandfather know about it, the grandfather would definitely investigate and find out that Qi Fenghua was probably involved in the rebellion.

It is not clear exactly what he did when he returned to the palace, but he must not have been known.

Therefore, Qi Fenghua murdered his sister and killed her.

Lin Shaobo suddenly left during the banquet and probably wanted to explain to the young lady. The result was exactly the scene where Qi Fenghua hanged the young lady up the tree. Lin Shaobo was scared and turned to run. Immediately flew behind him to hold Lin Shaobo's neck, Master Lin struggled frantically, tore off a rag on his sleeve, and he was thrown into the pond.

It was dark at that time, and everyone was attracted to the place where the young lady was hanged. The crowd didn't notice it-under the cold moonlight, there was a stabbed male in the pond not far away. The body slowly floated up.