Chapter 263: Delay strategy
Liu Shisan was very unwilling. This would not work, and that would not work either. But how could he let go of such bad breath?
Seeing Liu Chen injured like this, he naturally became confused, feeling angry and resentful.
Now that the prince is in the southeast camp, it is the most convenient time for them to do something.
If he waits for him to return, it will be as difficult as trying to cause trouble for the prince again.
And he had a hunch that the prince would never give up and this time was just a show of force.
It is estimated that before they can go to trouble the prince, the prince has already pointed his finger at them, ready to go forward and poke a few holes at any time.
After all, from the look on the prince's face today, it was clear that he had been dissatisfied with the Liu family for a long time.
A single show of force has forced the Liu family into this situation. If he still has the intention to deal with the Liu family, wouldn't it destroy the Liu family's foundation?
My father was too careful, so he was bullied to the extreme.
Liu Shisan had secretly made up his mind. Even if Liu Zhongqing didn't want him to do this, he must find a way to deal with the prince.
The worst case scenario is to find some dead men and buy their lives anonymously. Even if those corpses fail in their assassination and are caught, they don't even know who the people who bought their lives from them are, and they don't believe they can be traced to the Liu family in the future.
In short, no matter what, he Liu Shisan couldn't swallow this bad breath.
Liu Zhongqing took a look at his son's wound and couldn't help gritting his teeth when he saw the bloody scene.
"The prince is so vicious and has caused such misery to my son. I will not be a human being unless I take revenge."
Liu Yin couldn't help but pour cold water on the side.
"Didn't my father say that he has 10,000 imperial guardsmen? We can't assassinate him secretly, so how can we avenge him?" Since those guards are there, we naturally have to find a way to get rid of them.
Liu Zhongqing walked around the room, thinking about it, but there was no good solution.
When Liu Shisan saw this, his eyebrows moved and he asked them all to go back.
After all, Liu Chen was still injured and needed to rest.
Liu Zhongqing thought so and left with Liu Yin.
After walking out of Liu Chen's room, Liu Zhongqing turned to look at his son Liu Yin, feeling increasingly irritated.
"You go back and reflect on it, and don't come over to disturb your brother if you have nothing to do."
Although Liu Yin was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it.
"Yes, father, take a good rest too."
Liu Zhongqing just glanced at him a few times, with a coercive look in his eyes, which seemed to say that he knew everything.
But he didn't say anything, and turned around and returned to his tent.
Liu Yin looked at his back, his eyes instantly darkened, and he spat angrily.
After Liu Shisan settled Liu Chen, he ordered the guards to give him medicine and left the room.
Until nightfall, he put on a large cloak and a mask, and went all the way to the black market.
You must know that here, on the black market, there are many desperadoes.
As long as you give them money, they can do anything, let alone assassinate the prince, let them assassinate the emperor, they will not even hesitate.
It's just that these people are refugees or bandits, and they do this because they are really desperate and have no other way to make a living.
Moreover, they are not very capable, let alone martial arts, and some may not even be able to hold a knife.
Therefore, those who come to the ghost market to buy their lives must not only bribe them, but also create conditions for them.
Sure enough, Liu Shisan came to the black market with a large sum of money and was immediately surrounded.
Everyone was curious about what he wanted to buy, and everyone was talking about it, as if no matter what he bought, these people could do it.
Liu Shisan was already fully armed on the outside, but he was still afraid that others would recognize his voice, so he deliberately spoke in a loud voice.
"I want to buy my life and ask you to kill someone for me. Which one of you can take the deal?"
For a time, everyone volunteered one after another. These people were really short of money and would do anything just for a bite of food.
Not to mention asking them to kill others, even if you ask them to cut off their hands and feet right now, they will rush to do it.
And it's just killing people. In troubled times, human life is like a piece of grass. There is no need to ask who is killing them. As long as they are given money, they can kill anyone, even their own parents and children, without hesitation.
There were so many people around, Liu Shisan had to choose among these people, and he couldn't bring everyone in.
He chose a few who looked young and strong, so these people who made a living on the black market immediately knew that he wanted a more experienced killer, so everyone recommended him.
Each of them boasted about their killing experience, as if they were world-famous martial arts masters.
Liu Shisan carefully selected among these people, and finally selected thirteen and took these people away.
Those who were selected were happy and grateful, while those who were not selected were dejected. Some people didn't even give up, holding on to Liu Shisan's sleeves, hoping that he would choose them.
Some girls even think they are good-looking and want to use a beauty trap.
But Liu Shisan just pushed these people away with a gloomy look on his face, and took the 13 selected people to a secluded place.
He even followed the rules of the ghost market: if you choose a good person, you must give a certain amount of silver, but you can't give too much, otherwise these people will break the contract immediately, and he will never find anyone if he tries to find them again.
According to the rules, each person only gave a few pennies as deposit. The 13 people were extremely happy when they saw the few pennies. Some of them just patted their chests and promised to complete the task.
The number of killers has been determined, and the next step is to determine the time and location.
After some killers were overjoyed, they finally remembered and asked.
"Who does the boss want us to kill? When? Where? How should we find you?"
Liu Shisan looked at the person who was speaking. He was a tall young man with a gentle temperament, which was obviously completely different from the temperament of the homeless bandits around him.
How could such a person go to the ghost market to do business?
Liu Shisan calculated in his mind that he should take action sooner rather than later. He knew that the prince would come to the military camp the next day and they would pass by a bamboo forest.
The prince just showed off his power in the military camp today. It should be a moment of pride and he might take it lightly.
So he decided to take action in the bamboo forest, and arranged the time and place with the killers.
"You have to remember that the person you are assassinating is the man sitting in the carriage."
"If this happens, I will give each of you one tael of silver."
For a moment, everyone was in an uproar.
This is the first time that these refugee bandits, who can be bribed with a few pennies, have heard of commissions as large as one tael of silver.
With this kind of money, let alone killing one person, let them kill ten people.
They were so lucky to get such a big client. If those who were not selected knew about this, wouldn't they be so envious that their eyes would turn red with envy.
Chapter completed!