(Thank you Lan Xiaoniu Niu, this is a special number for Children’s Day?)
Tang Tiande did not go back to the military camp. He stayed at Yuehong Mansion at night, tossing around the delicate body of a red shopkeeper. When he heard people banging on the door outside saying that Guo Caoling had been assassinated, he sat up in excitement.
When I got up, I almost broke a bone.
Tang Tiande walked over and opened the door, only to see his cousin Tang Lingde, who was in charge of Yuehong Mansion, and Tang Pan, the rising star of the Tang family. At this time, he was the inspector of the inspection department, standing in the corridor. He pulled a robe and put it on, and asked in shock:
"Guo Caoling was assassinated. How is it possible?"
It is not that killings of officials did not happen in Tongbai Mountain. Just over twenty years ago, when the banditry in Tongbai Mountain was at its worst, several cottages got together and fought their way out of Tongbai Mountain, robbed merchants and travelers near Biyang City, and even sneaked into the mountain several times.
Biyang City kidnapped meat stamps to extort money.
At that time, the prefectures and counties were defeated in several campaigns. There was also a military supervisor in Biyang County. The magistrate was killed in the mountains. The officers and soldiers were killed in Tongbai Mountain. There were not even a thousand but eight hundred corpses. The surrounding prefectures
There was a great shock in the county capital, and the imperial court finally sent the fierce minister Wang Xiaocheng to Tangzhou to quell the bandit trouble.
After Wang Xiaocheng left Tangzhou, although there was no absolute peace in Tongbai Mountain, there had been no assassination of an official for nearly twenty years.
Even if Tang Tiande didn't know the real reason why Guo Caoling took over from Deng Gui, he still knew that Guo Caoling died in a military camp on the eve of his formal takeover. This matter was definitely not a trivial matter.
Jin Longquan stayed in Shangliu Village to clean up the mess. Today he should have stayed in the army village to take charge of the night watch. If nothing had happened, it wouldn't have been a big deal for him to stay at Yuehong Mansion. However, Guo Caoling was assassinated and died.
Someone wants to take the blame...
Thinking of this, Tang Tiande suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
He did not dare to stay in Yuehonglou for a while longer. He did not bother to dress neatly, took his sword and said goodbye to Tang Lingde, took Tangpan with him and crossed the river to rush to the army camp.
When Tang Tiande was crossing the Baijian River, he stood on the ferry and saw that the wall of the military stronghold was covered with torches. The flames in the stronghold filled the sky, and there must have been many bonfires lit. There was a person guarding the wall every few steps, with a strong look.
The general's stronghold turned upside down and asked Tang Pan: "The assassin is still in the military stronghold?"
"The postman saw that the assassin had succeeded in digging out the posthouse from the north, and on the wall from the posthouse to the north, there were some messy footprints and bloodstains - coincidentally, when he heard Guo Caoling yelling, there happened to be a team
The patrol was in the north, but no movement was found. Deng Langjun suspected that these footprints and blood stains were deliberately placed by the assassin before the assassination, in order to make us mistakenly think that he had succeeded and escaped from the military stronghold!" Tang Pan said, "
It was also a fluke, if there hadn't been a group of patrols walking to the north and they were tricked into going there - this assassin is really powerful, but I don't know if I can catch him..."
"He?" Tang Tiande was stunned and asked, "There is only one assassin?"
"The postman saw a figure turning out, and from the scene of the assassination, it looked like one person killed Ambassador Guo and two of his subordinates," Tang Pan said. "The assassin also left a 'murderer' on the wall of the posthouse.
Chushan Yaksha Fox has seven words, but I have never heard of such a number one person in Tongbai Mountain!"
As a rising star of the Tang family, Tang Pan was young, but in addition to his extraordinary skills, he was also shrewd and capable. When he found an opportunity, he came out to summon Tang Tiande and had a clear grasp of the existing situation.
"..." Tang Tiande took a breath of cold air and subconsciously wanted to ask the boatman to turn around.
When Guo Caoling surrounded Shangliuzhai and attacked Pan Chenghu's bandits, Guo Caoling had not yet officially taken over. Of course, he would not give instructions on Deng Gui's formation of troops, but he also showed his hand in front of the array.
Tang Tiande also prided himself on his extraordinary strength, but he could barely draw the big carved lacquer bow that Guo Caoling carried with him, but Guo Caoling could shoot seven or eight arrows with that big bow without gasping.
gas.
The penetrating power of Guo Caoling's large carved lacquer bow was also amazing. Even the thieves holding thin wooden shields could not stop it. Three or four of them were shot dead, and the thieves were defeated along the way.
The two men under Guo Caoling are also top-notch experts. Yesterday they also wanted to show off their power in front of the clan. They showed their skills during the storming of Shangliu Village. They are considered to be top-notch experts in Tongbai Mountain.
If Guo Caoling was assassinated alone, it may be said that it was careless, but two of Guo Caoling's followers were killed. What a tyrannical skill this assassin had! If the assassin had already left the military stronghold, if he was killed by them
After hunting down the trapped beast, he rushed to the military stronghold. Didn't he have to lead his men to fight for his life against the assassin?
Thinking of this, Tang Tiande was a little nervous, but thinking of turning around and leaving at this time, fearing that Deng Gui would blame him even more, he could only suppress his inner fear and walk to the military camp bravely.
"Deng Langjun!"
Tang Tiande first returned to his house and put on his armor, and then went to the Xizhai Gate to see Deng Gui.
Four bonfires were lit on the left and right. Deng Gui, who was wearing blue and black armor, was staring at the dark distant mountains with a pale expression. He held the saber at his waist tightly. After a while, he slowly turned his head to look at Tang Tiande.
He said with a smile on his face: "Tang Dutou, you are so happy today! You really deserved to be the general of Guo Jun!"
Tang Tiande was depressed and silent.
No one in Deng Gui's position would be happy if something like this happened.
Who said that Deng Gui was still the inspector of the Eight Classics? Tang Tiande listened to his sarcastic remarks, and what else could he do besides swallow his anger? If he had a bad temper and slapped him twice, he would have to endure it.
After being silent for a while, seeing that Deng Gui stood there silently and gave no new orders, Tang Tiande couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure the assassin is still hiding in the military stronghold?"
Even though Tang Tiande was still worried about the assassin being trapped in a corner, he still knew that the only way to deal with the assassin was to capture him. At the same time, he also wanted to redeem himself and wanted to personally lead a team of soldiers to search.
"We have gone through all the places we can search. The assassin may have escaped," Deng Gui said.
"Have you searched Mr. Wang's place..." Tang Tiande asked.
Deng Gui's eyes suddenly narrowed like a frightened trapped animal, staring at Tang Tiande.
Tang Tiande touched his face in confusion, wondering if Miss Pan'er's rouge powder had gotten on his face. It was okay for him to ask Deng Gui this way.
Tang Tiande did not doubt anything. He knew that Wang Yuwei was still there. Without Deng Gui personally leading the team, the generals below would not dare to disturb him easily; he was afraid that Deng Gui would miss something.
"If Mr. Deng is afraid of disturbing Mr. Wang, I will take someone to find Mr. Wang and talk politely. After all, we have to consider Mr. Wang's safety. If we really want the assassin to hide with Mr. Wang, if something happens, we will
I can't bear it anymore!" Tang Tiande said with a considerate look.
"No need, after discovering the assassin, I immediately went to see Mr. Wang. In addition, Mr. Lu is with Mr. Wang. If the assassin really wants to bump into him, he will not get good results."
Deng Gui took a long breath, said this lightly, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said,
"Forget it, since the assassins have escaped, no matter how hard we try, we will just pretend to show it to others. No more searching in the military camp, let everyone rest; then we will ask Tang Dutou to personally lead a team of troops.
The Hedong market search lasted until dawn, which also means that we are still doing our best. The rest will be reported to Cheng Zhixian and Chen Zhizhou! They say that people are like swordsmen and I are like fish and meat. What is supposed to come will always come, and there is no way to escape.
Already..."
Seeing that Deng Gui said something strange and then left, with an indescribable desolation in his figure, Tang Tiande asked confusedly a section chief in charge of the Xizhai Gate: "What's wrong with Mr. Deng Lang?"
?”
"The successor died inexplicably at this juncture. Deng Langjun had his face smeared with shit. How could he be in a good mood?" said the section leader, yawning,
Then he begged for mercy to Tang Tiande, "We have been struggling until now when we heard about the assassins. Tang Dutou wants to take people to Hedong, but he must be considerate of us!"
"Have you really seen Mr. Wang?" Tang Tiande realized that when he mentioned searching Wang Chen's residence, Deng Gui's mood became serious and he asked doubtfully.
"Why haven't you seen it? Deng Langjun had seen Guo Junshang's death in the post house. He didn't wait for a while and rushed directly into the palace of Wang Laoxianggong. He was scolded by Mr. Lu for being rude, and he almost took action.
——Everyone has such a bad temper now." This section level lamented.
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Tang Tiande led his team to inspect the Hedong market all night long, which immediately caused a stir. This also means that the news of Guo Caoling's assassination spread quickly before dawn.
When Xu Wufu heard the report from Zhou Jing, who was keeping watch at night, he also got up from the bed with excitement.
"This news is true, where did you hear it from?" Xu Wufu grabbed Zhou Jing's hand and asked.
"Tang Tiande led his men and horses to search the market without hesitation. Many soldiers saw Guo Caoling's body with their own eyes. This news should be true!" Zhou Jing said.
Although Xu Wufu gathered most of the manpower back to Yuhuangling, there were still a few manpower left to take care of the mule and horse markets, warehouses, and houses in Biyang and Huaiyuan; it was impossible to leave these houses and shops and ignore them completely.
When those who stayed behind heard the news, they naturally rushed back overnight to report the news.
Xu Wufu's face turned pale.
Xu Wufu knew the inside story better than Zhou Jing, Tang Tiande and others. Of course, he also knew better that the consequences of Guo Caoling's assassination were much more serious than imagined.
"How many assassins sneaked into the military stronghold to assassinate them, and why did they let the assassins run out after they succeeded? Guo Jun ordered himself and two followers around him, and their skills were not weak. What's more, the military stronghold is such a small area, and there are soldiers stationed on both sides.
"Why did the assassin succeed?" Xu Wufu asked tremblingly.
He couldn't imagine that Xu Wujiang and the others would be bold enough to assassinate Guo Caoling, but Wang Zhen was in Huaiyuan, and the only people who were openly involved with it were Xu Wujiang and his group - even if it wasn't Xu Wujiang and the others who did it.
However, the people behind Guo Caoling believed that Xu Wujiang was involved in the assassination.
Xu Wufu felt so cold that his feet felt weak and he couldn't stand, so he groped and sat down on the threshold.
Zhou Jing was confused.
Guo Caoling's assassination was definitely a big deal in Tongbai Mountain, but in any case, there was no direct interference with the Xu family, so why did the family leader react so strongly?
"Someone in the posthouse saw the assassin climbing over the wall and escaping, but there was only one person." Zhou Jing said.
Hearing what Zhou Jing said, Xu Wufu breathed a sigh of relief.
If there were multiple assassins, he couldn't help but suspect Xu Wujiang and the others.
After all, Xu Wujiang, Xu Wukun, Xu Wuliang, Xu Xin'an and that fool Xu Huai could indeed kill Guo Caoling in the military stronghold with calm deployment; and they had an inexplicable involvement with Wang Zhen.
Reason to assassinate Guo Caoling.
Besides, who else is more familiar with the internal deployment of the military camp than Xu Wujiang and the others?
If there was only one assassin, I believe that the people behind Guo Caoling would not believe that the Xu family had such a powerful assassin...
"Dad, did you know that Commander Guo was assassinated?" Xu Heng rushed in in panic at this time.
"Why are you panicking?" Xu Wufu calmed down and reprimanded his eldest son Xu Heng, "Guo Jun was assassinated. The assassin was so powerful that he dared to break into the military camp and kill people alone. This matter is not trivial, but what does it have to do with us? This matter may be
Alerting Lu Si to come down to investigate the case will at most cost everyone some money!"
"Guo Junshi is no longer weak. Uncle Wu Qi said that he might be slightly stronger than Guo Junshi's two men. The three of them were killed like this. If this assassin knew about us and Deng Gui, he wanted to do something to us.
It’s not good, what should I do?” Xu Heng asked in panic.
Others did not know the inside story, but Xu Heng knew that the assassin killed Guo Caoling to protect the king.
And he was not worried about anything else at this time, but he was worried that if the assassins knew that they had conspired with Deng Gui to send Xu Wujiang to Qingxi Village to die in order to isolate Wang Zhen, would the assassins come and take their lives?
"What nonsense..." Xu Wufu trembled with anger when he saw Xu Heng was so useless.
Since ancient times, assassinations have been recorded in history, but which assassination was easy for princes and nobles?
This assassination shows that there are still people behind the scenes secretly protecting Wang Zhen, but the assassination was delayed until Guo Caoling arrived in Huaiyuan. To put it bluntly, he was the inspector who Guo Caoling was going to replace, and his position was too critical.
As it should be, people behind the scenes were forced to take risks, and they had already negotiated with Xu Wujiang for the time being, but Xu Heng was still worried about being assassinated, which was really disappointing.
Are assassins so cheap?
Xu Wufu shouted back his eldest son Xu Heng, who had lied too much and almost revealed the truth in front of Zhou Jing and others, and asked Zhou Jing to patrol as usual. He sat at the foot of the steps but was not sleepy at all, and fell into deep contemplation.
