Outside Lingzhou City, at the gate of the Yanzhou Military Camp, Li Daozong, the king of Ren City, looked livid. As soon as he saw Huaiyu, he asked, "Master Wu Shi, I can't help you. You let a lowly maid with ulterior motives sneak into the house without noticing. Why?
I almost killed you..."
The dignified envoy Chijie, the military commander of Yanzhou, the governor of Yanzhou, and the founding father of Shouyang County were assassinated in his territory. Especially this man who had just put down the rebellion of King Luo Yi of Yan and had just made great achievements, was assassinated in Lingzhou City, where he was the governor.
, there is also an assassin who is the maid he just sent out.
This is really something that even jumping into the Yellow River can’t wash away.
Everyone will suspect that he intends to murder the new governor of Yanzhou, who has two banners and two festivals. It is also easy to make people wonder whether he is related to Luo Yi, who had just rebelled and was killed by Wu Huaiyu, and whether he was also involved in the rebellion. Otherwise, how could he kill Wu Huaiyu?
?
"Wu Shijun, please bring that wretched maid over. I want to interrogate her face to face to find out who is so bold and dares to murder the court minister. I must give Wu Shijun an explanation."
Wu Huaiyu's face was full of smiles, "Don't worry about the prince, there are just some thieves, and there is nothing you can do about it."
"This matter really has nothing to do with me. What's that bitch's name? I'll go check it out right away."
He gave Wu Huaiyu sixteen maids, and now one of them has assassinated Wu Huaiyu. He only got preliminary information, but he didn't know which one it was.
But Wu Huaiyu had no intention of letting Li Daozong see anyone.
He smiled and invited Li Daozong into the military camp, but instead asked about the assassins.
"The situation was chaotic at that time, and I didn't dare to chase too deeply, so I left the city first. I wonder if the Governor's Mansion has caught those assassins?"
Li Daozong was a little embarrassed.
When he received the news that Wu Huaiyu had been assassinated in the city, he was shocked, and immediately sent people to blockade the city and search for him throughout the city.
But the result is shameful.
A large group of assassins actually disappeared.
Only a dozen corpses were left, but it was impossible to identify the bodies of the mountain barbarians and Turks alone.
"The assassins were well prepared. They had prepared escape routes and hiding places in advance. They escaped from the canals in the city. They haven't found out where they got ashore yet, but I'm sure that the assassins must still be hiding somewhere in the city.
place,
I can definitely search it out."
Huaiyu smiled slightly and said, "I believe in the county prince and I also believe in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion."
Li Daozong's face was ashen, he never expected to encounter such a thing, Wu Huaiyu almost had doubts written on his face.
He asked again about the assassin maid.
"The female assassin was injured and unconscious. She hasn't woken up yet. We only know that her name is Helian Jinzhu."
Li Daozong wanted to take her away, but Huaiyu said, "She is seriously injured and may not wake up. I happen to know some medical skills, so she should stay with me. I will try to find a way to wake her up. As soon as she wakes up, I will notify
Prince."
When King Rencheng saw this, he had no choice but to stop asking for it.
The assassin was sent away with a gift, but more importantly, there was another group of assassins committing murders on the street at that time. Now that he said it had nothing to do with him, he didn't even believe it, but the assassin disappeared in Lingzhou City before he was caught.
It came suddenly, and the news came suddenly.
This is really something that even jumping into the Yellow River can’t wash away.
"Master Wu, please rest well in this camp. I will dig deep into the ground and find these assassins. I will give you an explanation. I also ask Master Wu to trust me."
"I believe,"
Li Daozong left in a hurry. Without some evidence, Wu Huaiyu would not believe him.
As soon as he returned to Lingzhou City, Li Daozong immediately ordered more troops to search for the whole city. At the same time, he notified the yamen officials and the bad guys, as well as the chiefs of the squares, etc., to assist in the search. Any suspicious people found must be reported immediately.
The wise king, who had always had a good temper, was really angry this time.
Military camp outside the city.
Su Lie, Niu Jianwu, Wei Siren, Wen Fu, Li Dezhai, Zhang Chengde, Wu Junwei and other subordinates also gathered to discuss the matter, and they all speculated on what was going on.
Many people also suspect Li Daozong, but they can't say it clearly.
Having just seen this, Wu Huaiyu did not give up his doubts about Li Daozong.
For now, we can only temporarily station outside the city to strengthen vigilance.
"Who do you think is responsible for this?" Su Lie asked in private.
"What do you think, senior brother?"
"It's hard to say." Su Lie looked at the captured assassins they brought back. Although there was only one Helian Jinzhu left and the rest committed suicide by biting poison, he could still tell that those were mountain barbarians and Turks.
people.
But there are many doubts pointing to Li Daozong, and he can't escape his involvement for the time being.
"Today the King of Rencheng invited Erlang to be his guest. Could it be that we parted ways unhappy?" he asked.
Huaiyu shook his head.
"The truth is exactly the opposite. We had a great conversation and reached many agreements on the cooperation of salt spirits. I also promised King Ren that I would take you to invite you again tomorrow."
"Then it becomes even more confusing."
"King Rencheng will not be involved in Luo Yi's rebellion, right?" He thought of a possibility. If Luo Yi and Li Daozong were to rebel together, and now Luo Yi is executed, Li Daozong might jump over the wall.
"Don't worry about this. King Ren Cheng and Luo Yi are not involved in the rebellion. I can guarantee that."
"Are these assassins sent by Master Liang?"
Huaiyu smiled and said, "It's possible." After all, Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Yanzhou, still had most of the territory in the hands of Liang Shidu. He went to Liang Shidu. Liang Shidu sent assassins to kill him. It was also a counterattack. It was very reasonable.
.
If it weren't for Helian Jinzhu, Wu Huaiyu would definitely think that Master Liang did it.
"Why don't we lead the army and stay away from Lingzhou City?"
"not needed for now,"
Wu Huaiyu still felt that Li Daozong was unlikely to murder him. After all, everything had to have a motive.
The motive is often profit, but he has no conflict of interest with Li Daozong. If there is, it may be that after his arrival, the smuggling and trafficking of salt, slaves, and horses in Yanzhou may have an impact. But the problem is, they just
After reaching an agreement to cooperate, there is no longer any conflict, and we have even become partners.
Besides, Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, was not Luo Yi after all. This young wise king was Li Shimin's cousin, and he had always been known as a wise king.
Li Daozong gave Wu Huaiyu fourteen slaves and sixteen maidservants.
When they were assassinated earlier, most of the fourteen Dou slaves showed bravery and stepped forward to intercept the assassin. A total of nine people stepped forward, three died, six survived, all suffered some injuries, and five were missing and scattered.
Escaped.
Of the sixteen maids, Helian Jinzhuxing failed to stab Huaiyu and was captured. There were fifteen remaining, five of them were directly shot to death on the street by the assassin's crossbow, two were seriously injured, and only two lucky ones only suffered a little light.
Now eleven Dou slaves and ten maidservants are all in the camp.
Chen Sheng came over and asked what to do, "There may be assassins among those maids."
"Have you interrogated him?"
"Dou Nu, all the maids have been interrogated and cross-examined. Nothing was found."
"The maids confirmed Helian Jinzhu's identity, but they didn't expect that she would assassinate him,"
Huaiyu thought for a while and said, "Of the ten maids, the seriously injured ones will be taken care of first, and the slightly injured ones will be asked to take care of the seriously injured ones. Send people to monitor their every move.
Of the eleven fighting slaves, the six who went up to intercept the assassins were released from slavery once and became my subordinates. As for the other five, they are still slaves. I also sent people to monitor them first."
"Give each of the six people some wine and meat, and give each of them a maidservant to be his wife."
"The brothers who are accompanying us today will also be rewarded heavily. Those who are injured should be taken good care of. Those who unfortunately died in the battle will give me a list of names, as well as their family situation. I will personally write letters to their families later, and I will also send letters to their families.
Send money and food."
Wu Huaiyu then called Li Wujie. This woman was now disguised as a madam who accompanied the army and had a dozen girls and a group of turtle boys under her. She was well hidden.
"You performed very well in Jingzhou and Binzhou before. Do you have any spies in Lingzhou City?"
"My subordinates were mainly active in Chang'an, Luoyang before, and later in Jingbin, mainly because they targeted Luo Yi and there were no informants in Lingzhou City."
"But as long as the county official gives me a few days, I can go into the city to find some connections, and I will definitely be able to find out some information."
"Okay, find an opportunity to enter Lingzhou City, contact all parties to inquire about the situation, especially find ways to find some connections with the Turkic merchants, Shanhu, Dangxiang Qiang and other merchants in Lingzhou City, and see if you can get any information
Come."
After dispatching Li Wujie, Wu Huaiyu thought about it and called for Li Dejiang.
After all, this Second Young Master Li is a son of a noble family from the Guanlong clan. His father once served as the military commander of Lingzhou Road and was also stationed here. Even in the states in Shuofang, there are many officials and generals who are relatives and friends of their family.
Some officers were even acquaintances of Li Dejiang.
He asked Li Dejiang to take Chen Sheng with him and also go around Lingzhou City to inquire about everything.
He hoped to find some clues.
In the end, Zhao Xin and Chen Xing were also asked to go into the city in the name of purchasing supplies, while they mainly traveled around Fangshi in Lingzhou.
The dust storm is still raging.
After this incident and the bad weather, Wu Huaiyu planned to stay in Lingzhou City for a few more days. The situation was unclear and it was not easy to rush to Yanzhou.
The wind is howling.
The sand scraped against the tent with a rustling sound.
The sandstorms in spring were so big that even the inside of the tent was covered with a layer of soil in half a day.
Huaiyu let his mind clear for a while, and then wrote a letter to the emperor.
Previously, some of the discovered information about Li Daozong's land occupation and smuggling had been reported to the emperor. Now that something like this happened, Wu Huaiyu truthfully reported the matter of his assassination in Lingzhou and filed a complaint against Li Daozong.
He also wrote the story Helian Jinzhu told.
Although what happened to Helian Jinzhu was not entirely caused by Li Daozong, but by the conflict between Han and Hu that has been occurring for hundreds of years since the Xiongnu moved inland. But now that the old and new dynasties are changing, this conflict has become more and more serious.
It's just intense.
But the emperor should also know these situations, which is also the purpose of the existence of the six doors.
They are the eyes and ears first, then the minions.
Investigate and listen for the emperor, and also act for the emperor.
After writing several secret letters, Wu Huaiyu solemnly sealed them with fire paint, then called his soldiers and asked him to quickly return them to Beijing and hand them over to Zhang Liang.
The secret message will be forwarded to the emperor by Zhang Liang, but Zhang Liang has no right to read it and can only be opened by the emperor himself. This is also the prerogative of the four commanders of the Six Gates. Although he is Zhang Liang's subordinate, he also has independence. This
It is also helpful to prevent Zhang Liang from controlling this special organization.
Wu Huaiyu estimated that he sent these secret letters to Chang'an. After Li Shimin read them, whether the assassin this time was from the Li Dao sect or not, he, the governor of Lingzhou, would probably be taken for granted.
Although he has just been reinstated, if something like this happens, especially since he has done so much in Lingzhou, the emperor will have to think about it carefully. Even Changsun Wuji, who has just become his right servant, may not let it go.
An opportunity to engage with old enemy Li Daozong.
If Li Daozong leaves, who will replace Lingzhou Governor?
He suddenly thought, could someone want to kill someone with a borrowed knife? On the surface, he wanted to assassinate Wu Huaiyu, but in fact, he wanted to frame Li Daozong.
Does that mean he has a grudge against Li Daozong, or does he want to gain Li Daozong's current position as the governor of Lingzhou?
After all, who benefits and who is suspected.
Confused, Wu Huaiyu felt like he was in a daze. Maybe it was just Master Liang who did it. Maybe Helian Jinzhu was just a tactic to divorce?
This is the first time I have encountered this kind of thing. It gives me a headache. Now I feel like everyone is suspicious.
Who served as the governor of Lingzhou after Li Daozong in history?
It's not Li Jing. He has already entered the court and served as Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He will further serve as Minister of the Ministry of War, then become prime minister, and then retire.
