Clumsy Trick

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Clumsy Trick

An armored officer shouted loudly.

Zhang Kun stepped forward and said, "I am a retainer of the Marquis of Yunyang, and I would like to see Duke Du off..."

The officer looked Zhang Kun up and down and said, "Can you verify the transmission?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

After Zhang Kun showed his certificate, he was finally let into Du's house.

After entering the house, Zhang Kun did not dare to delay and hurried to the Du House Hall.

Just then a soldier blocked his way.

"Zhang Jiachen, please come with me!"

The soldier spoke.

Although Zhang Kun was confused, he followed him obediently.

After turning around several corridors, Zhang Kun came to a small courtyard.

"Please ask Zhang Jiachen to come in alone!"

Although Zhang Kun was confused, he was not afraid. He waved his hand and asked his entourage to wait here, and then entered the courtyard alone.

This is a very small courtyard with only a few green bamboos and a few flowers.

Zhang Kun suppressed the doubts in his heart, walked through the small courtyard, and opened the door.

At this moment, two familiar figures appeared in his eyes.

"My servant pays homage to the general... and pays homage to the general of chariots and cavalry!" Zhang Kun immediately paid his respects.

Zhang Kun did not expect that he would see Huo Guang and Jin Rixi in this small courtyard.

Huo Guang nodded, and Jin Rixi said, "Zhang Jiachen, sit down!"

Zhang Kun agreed and sat down nervously.

While he was guessing why Huo Guang and Jin Rixi were here, he was also worried about Du Ling.

"What do Zhang Jiachen think of Du Gong's assassination?"

After a while, Jin Rixi asked.

Zhang Kun took a deep breath and said, "The subordinates thought that Du Gong's assassination was premeditated!"

Jin Rixi nodded, "Does Zhang Jiachen have anyone to suspect?"

Zhang Kun was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "My subordinates think that this matter may be related to the position of Xuezheng in the library!"

Jin Rixi nodded when he heard this.

Zhang Kun wondered in his mind when Jin Rixi would ask about something else.

Jin Rixi waved his hand and had someone take him out.

Although Zhang Kun was confused, he didn't dare to say anything.

He followed the others step by step and soon arrived at the backyard of Du's house.

This made him feel even more confused. Although the big man was open-minded, he could not just enter other people's backyards.

"Come in!"

Unknowingly, Zhang Kun had followed the man to another small courtyard.

Zhang Kunji bowed his head and entered the courtyard with full of doubts.

"Du Gong!"

As soon as Zhang Kun entered the courtyard, he screamed in surprise.

Du Ling, who was originally thought to be dead, appeared in front of him in good health.

"Is Du Gong okay?"

Zhang Kun asked with surprise.

After some conversation, Zhang Kun finally understood why Du Ling was safe and sound.

It turned out that in Luntai that day, after Du Ling proposed to Zhang Yue that he wanted to break the monopoly of books and knowledge by various parties, Zhang Yue warned Du Ling to pay attention to his own safety.

On the surface, disclosing one's own collection of books seems to be one's freedom, but in fact it affects the interests of many vested interests.

Zhang Yue predicted at that time that if Du Ling did this, he would definitely be assassinated.

Therefore, before Du Ling left the platform, he specifically asked Pang Yi to make a pair of close-fitting mail armor for Du Ling.

It is precisely because of this that although Du Ling was apparently hit by several arrows, he was not fatally injured.

Even so, this assassination was extremely dangerous.

Without the help of passers-by that day, Du Ling would have died.

"Does Mr. Du have any doubts?"

Zhang Kun asked after learning the specific circumstances of the assassination.

Du Ling said, "Ling thinks this matter has nothing to do with the doctors of Chang'an!"

Zhang Kun nodded and said, "What Mr. Du said is true. Although all the virtuous doctors in Chang'an strive for the position of academic integrity, they should not do this!"

Du Ling said, "That's it. The doctors in Chang'an are virtuous. Although they are pedantic, they are not such unintelligent people!"

…

In a house in Yangling, the two of them were having a secret conversation.

The person sitting in the upper position was none other than the famous Guandong scholar Shen Gong.

"Has the hand tail been taken care of?"

Na Shen Gong asked the person in front of him.

"I'm doing this for you, but don't worry... no one will doubt your identity!"

When Duke Shen heard this, his face showed no expression.

"It's better to be careful in everything. The Wang family planned for hundreds of years, but was destroyed in one day... This is a lesson from the past!"

The man said nonchalantly, "The Wang family has many people and acts arrogantly... something will happen sooner or later..."

Duke Shen nodded, "You won't take any action for the time being. After the news is over, return to Handan as soon as possible!"

When the man heard this, he was dissatisfied and said, "Sir, are you going to drive me away?"

Shen Gongdao said, "No, this is just for your safety!"

The man said, "I'm afraid it's not because of someone, but because the public is afraid, right?"

Duke Shen did not mince words, "Yes, I am indeed afraid... You know that all the factions are now under surveillance!"

The man nodded when he heard this, "This is what it should be... It seems that I should congratulate you in advance on winning the position of academic master!"

Hearing this, Duke Shen smiled and trimmed his beard, "It's too early to talk about this matter!"

Although he said this in his mouth, his expression showed that he was confident of victory.

…

"What do you think of this matter?"

Huo Guang looked at Jin Rixi with a calm expression.

Jin Rixi coughed twice and said, "This matter must not have been done by the doctors of Chang'an!"

Huo Guang nodded, "What you mean is, the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind.?"

Jin Rixi coughed twice again. Huo Guang couldn't help but frowned when he heard Jin Rixi's cough.

Jin Rixi's physical condition has been deteriorating recently, which makes Huo Guang quite worried.

Jin Rixi looked at Huo Guang and said, "General, there is no need to worry. It is a stroke of luck that I can live for so many more years!"

What Jin Rixi said was not just random talk.

In fact, in another time and space, in the first year of the First Yuan Dynasty, Jin Rixi died of illness not long after Liu Fulin succeeded to the throne.

It was precisely because of Jin Rixi's early death that huge loopholes appeared in the former emperor's arrangements.

In this time and space, it was because of Zhang Yue that Jin Rixi discovered the physical problem in advance and lived a few more years.

Huo Guang sighed, "Young Master should take more care of yourself!"

Recently, Huo Guang has sensed the ambitions of Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang.

This is when he needs Jin Rixi's support the most.

Jin Rixi smiled and changed the subject, "Who does the general think is the person who assassinated Du Ling this time?"

Huo Guang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's the work of Guandong literature!"

Jin Rixi said thoughtfully, "The general refers to the person from Handan!"

Huo Guang nodded, "The Handan Shen Gong has been moving around in recent times...and intentionally or unintentionally provoked the princes' dissatisfaction with the library..."

Jin Rixi nodded and said, "Cai Qianqiu also reported it yesterday. It seems that Duke Shen intends to draw everyone's attention to the princes... He is trying to hide it!"

Jin Rixi stopped at this point, stared at Huo Guang and said, "Has the general already taken action?"

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Chapter completed!