Chapter 0092 Assassination of the King
Hunting with flags and bows and horses.
The royal hunting ground on the west mountain of Pingcheng gathered the heroic warriors of Daijun. They rode horses and carried quivers on their backs, all gearing up and preparing to show off their skills.
The king of Dai was riding a bloody horse. The horse was all black and had round hooves. Bo Langjun's horse was pure white, without a single hair on it.
Black and white stand side by side, which is very conspicuous. Luo Jiaojiao is riding a maroon horse. The horse's big black eyes flashed and it paved the ground with its hind hooves playfully.
Song Chang and Zhang Wu followed King Dai on the left and right. Their eyes looked around, always prepared to deal with emergencies. The royal guards behind them were all top-notch masters.
It was a rare occasion for the king to leave the palace. He looked at the heroic and heroic appearance of the young warriors around him, and his face was filled with a joyful smile.
The various escort teams came to report that everything was in place. Bo Langjun raised the flag in his hand and waved it, and immediately rode out with King Dai. The other horse teams rushed towards the four hunting areas.
King Dai and Lord Bo Lang led the royal guards and relatives to hunt in the East Hunting Ground.
When King Dai saw a sika deer, he excitedly picked up the bow in his hand and pulled out the arrow behind him. He narrowed his eyes and was about to shoot the arrow in his hand, when a thin sergeant stepped forward to stop him.
"This is a pregnant doe, you can't shoot!"
"Why do you see it?" King Dai put down the bow and arrow in his hand and looked at the sergeant in the bushes with interest.
The guards behind Dai Wang had already surrounded the doe and the sergeant tightly.
"Your Majesty! That is indeed a pregnant doe!" A guard came to report.
"Then move it out of the hunting ground and place it in a breeding ground to prevent it from being hunted by others!" King Dai thought for a while and ordered.
"Your Majesty, be merciful!" The sergeant bowed and left quietly.
Bo Langjun had already hunted a wild boar and two roe deer. When he saw a noise in the grass, he immediately raised his bow and arrow.
"Don't cum! It's me!" Luo Jiaojiao waved her hands and ran out.
"What are you doing in the forest? Do you know how dangerous it is?" Bao Langjun looked displeased at Luo Jiaojiao, who was wrapped in a large military uniform.
"Relieve yourself!" Luo Jiaojiao got on the bay-red horse that had been following Bao Langjun's white horse.
"Can you see Dai Wang?" Bo Langjun asked Jiang Yu who was beside him.
"Never seen it!" Jiang Yu looked into the forest.
"He's over there!" Luo Jiaojiao pointed to the direction she came from just now.
"Drive!" Bo Langjun immediately drove his horse in the direction pointed by Luo Jiaojiao. Everyone hurriedly rode their horses to follow.
King Dai rode his horse slowly along the mountain road and suddenly saw a white rabbit. He took his bow and shot at the white rabbit.
"Don't shoot my little rabbit!" A five or six-year-old girl suddenly appeared and hugged the rabbit.
King Dai could no longer hold back his arrow, but fortunately he got wise and deflected his arm. The feathered arrow hit the tree trunk next to the girl with a "whoosh".
"Wow!" The girl cried in fright.
"Please give me a reward on behalf of the king!" A group of people suddenly surged over from the grass.
"Protect!" Song Chang quickly stood up and stood in front of King Dai. Zhang Wu also pulled out the knife from his waist.
The crowd was still moving forward, and Song Chang refused to stop even if his throat was broken. Five strong men suddenly ran out of the crowd and rushed towards King Dai with knives.
Song Chang and Zhang Wu immediately led Dai Wang's personal guards to intercept and kill them. Unexpectedly, the moves of the five men were extremely strange. They did not entangle with Dai Wang's personal guards and attacked the target when they succeeded.
Fortunately, Dai Wang had also practiced martial arts and managed to dodge in time. Bo Langjun and his party arrived. He instructed the guards he brought to kill the five people separately.
The stunned people on the side forgot to escape. They didn't come back to their senses until they were surrounded by guards coming from the hunting ground.
The civil servants of Dai Wang were all enjoying tea and resting in a shack set up in the hunting ground. A soldier came to report that someone broke into the hunting ground and assassinated King Dai.
The ministers of Dai Wang were shocked and walked out of the shed one after another. When they saw that Dai Wang had returned unscathed, they all happily greeted him.
Those ignorant people were all brought here. If King Dai hadn't stopped them, they would have been killed on the spot by Bo Langjun's order.
"What's going on?" Luo Yi asked, looking at the surrounding villagers kneeling on the ground.
"They broke into the hunting ground with the killer and should be punished according to law!" Bo Langjun said coldly.
"You can't kill! There are still women and children here!" Luo Yi hurriedly spoke to stop him.
"What do you think we should do?" Mr. Bo Lang glanced at the ministers.
"It is indeed a capital crime to trespass on the royal hunting ground!" All the ministers discussed in succession.
"King Dai! Maybe they were deceived by others, and their crime is not worthy of death!" Luo Yi's words made King Dai nod frequently.
Finally, there was someone who thought the same as him! King Dai had just managed to stop Bao Langjun's order. But if the ministers unanimously believed that these people should be killed, there was nothing he could do. Of course, he was familiar with the laws and knew these people.
He should be killed, but he just couldn't bear it.
"You mean they are innocent?" Bo Langjun asked Luo Yi angrily.
"King Dai! I didn't say that! I just have to figure out why they broke into the hunting ground and catch the person who bewitched them!" Luo Yi advised King Dai.
"Tell Luohu Cao, how can we find the bewitched person?" Bo Langjun sneered and looked directly at Luo Yi.
"This..." Luo Yi was also sweating. No one will admit to the crime of beheading. This is an indisputable fact!
"What if there is a killer among these people?" Bo Langjun pressed.
"This... there will always be a way!" Luo Yi couldn't think of a good way for a while, so he could only delay.
"Okay! I'll give you an hour! If you can prove that anyone is innocent within this hour, I will let him go! Otherwise, he will be executed according to Han law!" Bo Langjun shook him hard.
Then he sat down on the chair where the king sat down.
The sun shone brightly on the empty hunting ground. Cold sweat broke out on Luo Yi's forehead.
"Don't kill me and my grandmother! I miss my mother!" The girl holding the white rabbit cried in her grandmother's arms.
"Killing innocent people on behalf of the king! I don't accept it!" A man suddenly jumped up and shouted.
Bo Langjun turned to look at the guards guarding there with knives. One of the guards kicked the man down and dropped the knife in his hand, splattering blood on the ground.
King Dai closed his eyes tightly and blocked his sight with his sleeves. He only hoped that Luo Yi would come up with a solution quickly.
"It's not an option if this continues! Let me ask!" Luo Jiaojiao stepped forward and walked towards the group of people.
The guards on guard were holding knives at each other. Luo Yi heard his daughter's voice and quickly shouted: "Let her ask!"
The guards looked at Bao Langjun. Bao Langjun looked at Luo Jiaojiao's back and nodded, and then the guards put away the knives in their hands.
Luo Jiaojiao began to inquire one by one. Finally, she figured out that the villagers had heard that the hunting of the king would reward those who came to kneel and worship him on the spot.
The girl's grandmother said that she came here because of the words of Aunt Ma from the West House. But Aunt Ma said that it was the daughter-in-law of Li Zheng in the village who told her to come.
Li Zheng's wife knelt on the ground and cried.
"What's going on? If you don't want to die, just say it!" Luo Jiaojiao saw that the time was almost up and shouted at her.
"I heard it from two outsiders who came to my house!"
"Are those two people here?" Luo Jiaojiao asked anxiously.
"I don't know! I just heard their voices, but I didn't see anyone!" Li Zheng's wife complained tremblingly.
Luo Jiaojiao ran to Bao Langjun and repeated what Li Zheng's wife had said.
Bao Langjun immediately sent people to Li Zheng's house to pick up the people. Then he stood up and said, "Take these people to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and imprison them first! We will make a decision after we find out the facts!"
When people are in a hurry, they may forget that the simplest method is actually the most effective! Luo Yi looked at his daughter who followed Bo Langjun and showed a happy smile.
Chapter completed!