Hou Andu said again: "Mr. Cai, although Houliang and I, Nanchen, are separated by a river and are not affiliated with each other now, they are originally from the same source. This is a constant division. We also all served as officials in the same dynasty.
Yes, I understand your difficulty, so I won’t pursue this matter."
"However, these Northern Qi assassins are too arrogant. If we hadn't resisted desperately, they would have succeeded today. Obviously, these forces have long existed in your Jiangling territory."
"And there is one thing that I find very strange. His Highness made an impromptu decision to come to the Iron Buddha Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. How did those assassins know in time and prepare in advance?
"Well..." Cai Daye was thoughtful, and this was also where he was confused.
From this point of view, the assassin must have an insider in the court. It is still unclear whether the insider is someone close to him, someone close to his brother Cai Dabao, someone close to the consort, or someone close to the emperor.
Hou Andu continued: "However, after all, the assassins underestimated our force, which led to the annihilation of the entire army. Although we failed to capture any survivors today, it does not necessarily mean that there are no survivors. Someone must go back to report the news. They
We won’t let it go.”
"The assassins outside are not scary. The scary thing is the people lurking around us. This is a poisonous snake hidden in the dark corner. If this snake is not removed, we will not be able to live in peace for a day! Mr. Cai, I originally thought about this matter
We are a little worried, but now, it can be regarded as a reminder to us that we need to pay more attention to preventing domestic thieves."
"Even if there is no evidence that someone from Northern Qi did this, as long as Mr. Cai insists that the assassin this time is a dead soldier of Northern Qi, hehe..."
When Cai Daye saw that Hou Andu had no intention of blaming him and even helped him with suggestions, he couldn't help but turn his worries into joy.
He had originally determined that these assassins were from Beiqi. Now, regardless of whether there is evidence or not, this matter will fall on Beiqi. Even if anyone asks, he will bite his finger and refuse to let go.
At this time, a guard came over and reported that His Highness had woken up.
Hou Andu said sorry.
Cai Daye's eyes were resting on the corpses of several assassins on the ground at this time. He rolled his eyes a few times, trying to find signs on the corpses that could be linked to the Northern Qi Dynasty. Suddenly, he heard Hou Andu leave and said hurriedly: "Master Sikong
Just go ahead and check it out in detail. If you find anything, you will report it to your Excellency immediately."
Hou Andu took a few steps and glanced back at Cai Daye, who was diligently investigating the case, with an almost imperceptible sneer on his face.
Cai Daye is a bit more honest. It would be best if Cai Daye made a big fuss about the assassination and let everyone in the world know about it. This way, things can be done easily in the future, hehe...
Although he was poisoned, he discovered it in time and Master Xuyun used his wonderful skills. As a result, Chen Chang slept very soundly in the Zen room.
But the sound of searching for assassins outside was really loud. He vaguely heard someone talking outside, so he woke up, got up and got off the Arhat couch. After washing his hands and face, he ordered Zhou Hong to call Hou Andu.
Hou Andu arrived at the door to announce that Chen Chang had just washed his face under the service of the guards, washed his hands, and said to the outside: "Master Sikong, please come in!" At this time, Ning Jingrong was still unconscious, but was not seriously injured.
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Hou Andu pushed the door open, stepped forward, saluted, and said loudly: "Your Highness, where do you still feel uncomfortable?"
"It's okay. Master Xuyun said that what we have is a kind of incense. It only makes people unconscious for a short time, but it won't hurt the body." Chen Chang moved his hands and feet, "Master Hou, the assassins outside are all
Solved?"
Hou Andu smiled faintly: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from His Highness. Those assassins were all killed by the Zhou army. The two fake monks in the temple were also killed by Liu Ming and his men."
Chen Changdao: "Not a single person left alive?"
Hou Andu nodded: "They were all dead soldiers, and some of the seriously injured ones also committed suicide. It seems that they had been prepared to kill themselves for a long time. Since His Highness entered Jiangling, he encountered two assassinations, but he was not arrested.
Whoever is behind the scenes can hardly escape the blame."
Chen Chang said: "Lord Sikong does not need to blame himself. After Gu left Anlu, he became a thorn in others' eyes and a thorn in the flesh. I wish I could get rid of him as soon as possible. Thanks to Lord Sikong's dedicated protection along the way, I was able to avoid any danger."
Hou Andu also said that he didn't know if all the assassins outside the temple had been eliminated, and he was worried about the risk of returning to Jiangling at this time, so he suggested that Chen Chang stay in Tiefo Temple. Chen Chang heard what he said was reasonable, so he readily accepted it.
Then, Hou Andu told Chen Chang his attitude towards this matter.
Not long after, a guard loudly reported that someone was coming to the palace.
Hou Andu gave an order to a guard, and the man took out a bandage.
The man was about forty years old, fair-faced and beardless, dressed like a chamberlain, with sweat all over his fair and fat face.
Chen Chang recognized this person as the personal chamberlain of Emperor Xiao Jin of the Later Liang Dynasty. He had met him at the banquet yesterday.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan died and Emperor Ling came to the throne. General Dou Wu and Grand Tutor Chen Fan assisted each other. From time to time, the eunuch Cao Jie and others took over power, and Dou Wu and Chen Fan plotted to kill him. However, the secret was not kept secret and he was harmed.
Zhongjuan became more and more tyrannical from then on. While they participated in the inner court affairs, they made mistakes one after another, exacerbating the decline of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cao Wei learned the lessons of the previous dynasties and intentionally suppressed eunuchs from the beginning of the founding of the country. At the same time, due to the rise of the gentry, they also needed to obtain more political power. These two points resulted in the eunuchs having almost no political status during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. These eunuchs only
He could just be someone close to the emperor.
The Southern Dynasty inherited the old system of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the gentry was relatively powerful. There were very few eunuchs who could hold high positions, such as the eunuch Hua Yuan'er during the period of Liu Ziye, the sixth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, the eunuch Wang Baosun during the period of Donghun Hou, and the eunuch Zhao Shuzu during the period of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty.
Although these few eunuchs could obtain certain political power through the emperor's favor, they did not become powerful.
The powerful eunuch Liu Teng of the Northern Wei Dynasty killed the prime minister and imprisoned the queen mother. Such powerful eunuchs were only a minority among the minority.
Therefore, the chamberlains had no power in the Houliang Dynasty. However, the people around the emperor should not be neglected.
The chamberlain came in and saw Chen Chang's bun was loose and he was in low spirits. He quickly saluted and said, "My slave and Hai'er have seen His Highness. The Emperor was shocked to hear that His Highness was assassinated and asked his slave to bring the imperial doctor to see if His Highness was injured."
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Chen Chang leaned forward and said, "Thanks to your Majesty's request, Gu is lucky to be fine. However, many of Gu's guards have been injured or killed. There is a shortage of doctors and medicines here. Can I ask the imperial physician to diagnose and treat me on my behalf?"
The chamberlain and Hai'er were also masters with delicate hearts. Their master was very flattering to Chen Chang, not to mention that he was a powerful but powerless chamberlain, so he did not dare to behave in front of Chen Chang, and agreed to let the imperial physician first
After treating Chen Chang, go take care of the guards.
The diagnosis and treatment results of the imperial physician were similar to Xuyun's. Chen Chang asked the imperial physician to check Ning Jingrong's condition. Ning Jingrong regained consciousness after taking medicine.
When Chen Chang saw that he and Hai'er seemed to have something to say, he withdrew, leaving only Hou Andu, Zhou Hong and Ning Jingrong.
When He Haier saw the miscellaneous people waiting outside, he whispered to Chen Chang: "Your Highness, my Majesty also hates the actions of these assassins. This matter must be investigated to the bottom of the matter..."
Chen Chang knew that Xiao Jin was tactfully apologizing to him through the mouth of his chamberlain.
However, this did not make him feel better, but instead made his face gloomy.
"Hmph! What you said is so easy!"
Chen Chang suddenly raised his voice, startling He Haier. The prince was fine just now, why did his face suddenly change?
Chen Chang said with a solemn expression: "Please write down what I said word for word, and report it back to your Majesty truthfully."
He Haier immediately agreed.
Chen Chang said slowly: "I just decided to come to Tiefo Temple yesterday to offer incense. The assassin got the news and set an ambush in the temple early. If the guards and soldiers had not resisted desperately, I would not have a chance to talk to you now."
He Haier let the beads of sweat on his forehead fall to the ground and did not dare to wipe them.
Just now he entered the Iron Buddha Temple and saw thick smoke billowing everywhere and corpses and blood stains everywhere. Although he had not experienced it personally, he could imagine how fierce the fighting was at that time.
As Chen Chang spoke, he lifted up his robe. At this time, his abdomen was tightly wrapped in white bandages, and it was impossible to see where the injury was.
He Haier was trembling with fear.
Chen Changdao: "Only a few people know about Gu's injury, even you, Mr. Cai, don't know about it. Do you understand what Gu means?"
He Haier rolled his eyes twice and said with a serious expression: "I dare to guess that Your Highness cannot trust the people around Mr. Cai."
He answered very cleverly, saying that he could only trust the people around Cai Daye, not Cai Daye himself.
Chen Chang chuckled and said calmly: "I did this because I didn't believe Mr. Cai. Someone leaked Gu's whereabouts, and dozens of assassins had been ambushing him in Tiefo Temple. All this is enough to show that the assassination was premeditated.
, the person hiding behind the assassin is not easy to deal with. I would like you to report to the emperor and mobilize your close warriors to join Gu's bodyguard."
He Haier said: "What about the fact that His Highness was drugged in the temple...?"
He is a smart man who speaks to the point. There are some things that he cannot draw conclusions about.
Chen Chang glanced at the fat and white chamberlain, and said: "It must be the assassins' inside job. They can easily use drugs in Gu's diet, which shows that the people around Gu are not reliable. If Gu, you
Do you understand?"
He Haier said with a serious expression: "Yes, I understand! Your Highness means that there may be something wrong with the guards around you... I know what to do."
Chen Changdao: "This matter is only known to the people in the house and your Majesty. Otherwise, if it is leaked, I will not be able to save my life. You are also responsible for it. Do you understand?"
He Haier's whole body was hot and hot, and sweat was pouring down from his forehead. He swallowed his saliva and then said with difficulty: "My slave... I understand."
Chen Chang gave a soft "hmm" and said: "Don't be afraid, I won't make it difficult for you. You just need to go back to see the emperor and tell the truth. I believe the emperor has his own opinions!"
"Yes, yes..." Knowing that this matter was of great importance, He Haier looked nervous, and his already pale face looked even more colorless at this moment.
Chen Chang said: "Your Majesty is still waiting for you. Go back early and thank your Majesty for me!"
He Haier responded, bowed and saluted, turned around and walked out of the dormitory.
This chapter has been completed!