Volume One: Lin'an Troubles Chapter One Assassination
The weather in Lin'an began to change quietly, dark clouds began to gather, and a heavy rain was just around the corner.
The horse-drawn carriage driving along the empty street is eye-catching.
"Prince, do you want to return home?"
"The rain comes at a perfect time. Find a pavilion and enjoy the rain."
"yes."
A conversation disappeared in the air, and the water vapor gradually increased.
Not far from the carriage, there were two people hiding in a corner, watching every move of the carriage. Perhaps they were too paying attention and didn't even know they were being approached.
"who."
"Cacha."
A bolt of lightning struck, and the two people fell down without causing any movement. The sky gradually turned from bright to dark, and no one would notice what happened in the corner.
Except for the other people also in the corner.
The shadow guards trained secretly, divided their troops into two groups, followed each other, and monitored the entire group.
It's a pity that since the incident has already happened, it means that the enemy has been prepared. The shadow guard who was monitoring the situation was killed with an arrow before he sent out the signal.
It's a crossbow!
The shadow guard opened his unwilling eyes and recognized the thing that caused his death!
The rain has not yet fallen, but it is gradually beginning to cover. As the carriage moves away step by step, more and more people fall down when it is about to rain.
There were actually twenty people guarding Zhao Yuan!
At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped because it met a person, a woman.
"This young master, this young master, this servant is really homeless, please take me in."
Wan Yanxue knelt down on the street, begging bitterly.
"It's not that I don't want to take you in, it's just that I can't protect myself now. If you stay with me, the outcome is unpredictable!"
"My slave is not afraid. I only want to be by your side. It would be nice to have a family."
"That's all, that's all, get in the carriage."
I don’t know whether Zhao Yuan was moved by Wan Yanxue or remembered something, but finally let Wan Yanxue get on the carriage.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
This incident made the murderous intention even greater.
When the carriage arrived outside a pavilion, it had already started to rain. Zhao Yuan stood in the pavilion and sighed silently, as if he wanted all his sorrow to be dispersed with the wind.
"What's wrong, young master? Why are you sighing?"
"Stay with me and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. This is also good for you."
"I understand, I understand, but the way the young master looks is quite distressing."
Zhao Yuan looked at Wan Yanxue's face, her expression moved, and said: "I have a friend. He recognized a man as his adoptive father. The adoptive father was very good to him, but now he doesn't know whether the adoptive father has taken advantage of him.
Treat him as his biological son."
"Pfft."
Wanyan Xue smiled sweetly and said: "The friend the young master is talking about is the young master himself."
Zhao Yuan's face turned red when someone said something to his mind, and he said: "He's just a friend of mine."
"I don't know. It's just that in ordinary people's homes, there is no difference between an adopted son and a parent child. In fact, the adopted son is treated better than the parent child. There is no need to worry, sir. I believe that there will be nothing wrong with you and that friend of yours."
"It's a pity that it's not an ordinary people's home."
"What?"
"nothing."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and was about to laugh at Wan Yanxue. Suddenly he felt that the surroundings were particularly desolate. Apart from the carriage, there were only him, Wan Yanxue and a servant.
If someone were to kill him here, it would be easy.
However, how is it possible? There has never been an assassination of a prince in the Song Dynasty.
"Let's go back."
Zhao Yuan felt a little uneasy, he shouldn't have run out like this. It was really boring to stay in the court now, and he couldn't see Liu Chan.
"ah?"
The servant Hu Er was surprised, but then he obeyed Zhao Yuan's order and prepared to drive the carriage in the rain.
"call out."
I saw an arrow flying from a distance, piercing Hu Er's chest, and Hu Er died immediately.
Zhao Yuan looked ugly. Judging from the strength of the arrow feathers, it was definitely a crossbow. However, crossbows are prohibited items. Except for generals and prime ministers, almost no one can come into contact with this kind of thing.
Who wants to kill him?
Yue Yun? Zhao Ding? Qin Hui? Yue Fei? Or the father?
Does Liu Chan want to repeat the story between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi?
At this moment, Zhao Yuan thought about almost all the conspiracies he could think of, but still didn't get the answer.
"Sir, be careful."
When Zhao Yuan was in a daze, an arrow flew towards him. Fortunately, Wan Yanxue had quick eyes and quick hands and pounced on Zhao Yuan, thus allowing Zhao Yuan to escape the disaster.
"You're fine."
"My slave is fine, sir, please be careful."
Zhao Yuan regained his composure. The enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. The most important thing now was to stay calm, at least until reinforcements arrived.
But in such weather, who would come to save him.
Could it be that he should be blamed for running around in such weather?
What's more, Zhao Yuan also figured out who would come to save him, except Yue Fei.
It was only now that Zhao Yuan truly understood Liu Chan's words and the importance of Yue Fei. An upright general, a general who is upright and loyal to the country, and a general who does not participate in any struggle is the only life-saving straw for you who have nothing and are in danger.
"Don't worry, as long as it takes a while, General Yue will definitely come to save us."
Zhao Yuan said to Wan Yanxue in his arms with a very firm tone.
Wan Yanxue blinked her big, pretty eyes, which were filled with light.
Within the Imperial City Division,
Li Hui kept walking around. A quarter of an hour ago, all the shadow guards he sent to protect the prince lost contact. No one of the twenty-three shadow guards came to report the prince's whereabouts.
The situation is self-evident. What he is most worried about now is that the person who wants to harm the prince is none other than Liu Chan.
A man in black rushed in in the rain, dripping wet, and said nervously: "Master Qi, all the shadow guards sent to protect the prince have been killed."
"No one survived?"
"No."
Although Li Hui felt that Liu Chan was not a person who would take action against the Shadow Guards, he really couldn't think of anyone else in the capital who could kill all the Shadow Guards without alerting anyone.
This is why the shadow guard who came to report was nervous. He also saw that this matter was abnormal.
Even if he could say something now about whether to send more shadow guards to protect the prince, in the end, he still didn't say anything.
"Something is wrong. Go and tell Duke Lu exactly what happened. As for what Duke Lu will do, I don't know."
After Yue Fei destroyed the Jin Kingdom, Liu Chan named Yue Fei the Duke of Lu. Today, Yue Fei is the only Duke.
Now Li Hui doesn't dare to trust anyone except Yue Fei, and everyone may be suspicious. But at least there is a man named Yue Fei in Lin'an City, so it won't make people so desperate.
"yes."
The eyes of the man in black who came to report also lit up. It would be best to leave matters that cannot be solved by the shadow guards to Yue Fei. Whether it is Yue Fei, who is famous for his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, or Yue Yun, who is favored by the emperor, the Yue family is enough
Can bear this.
After handing over the shadow guards, Li Hui needed to make the final decision.
Do you want to tell Liu Chan about this?
If this matter was Liu Chan's plan, then he would definitely be silenced by Liu Chan afterwards; if it was not Liu Chan's plan, he would not be able to escape punishment for his failure to protect the crown prince.
But compared to punishment or silencing, which one is more serious?
The door of Yue's house was open. Yue Fei had just taught Yue Yun a lesson and felt comfortable. Now that he saw the rain, he felt even more comfortable.
Yue Yun sat down with black eyes, wanting to say something to his mother, but he didn't dare.
"Now that you have grown up, it is time to think about marriage."
"Yes, Yun'er, you are not young anymore."
When the couple wanted to say something, a man in black rushed in despite the rain, holding the badge of the Imperial City Division in his hand. Although it was obscured by the heavy rain, his appearance was still recognizable.
Yue Fei Yue Fei stood up quickly. In such weather, people from the Imperial City Department came to visit. What happened?
"Meet the Duke."
"No need to be polite, just tell me what happened."
"The prince may have been assassinated."
"What?" Yue Fei exclaimed, "Why don't you rescue us immediately!"
"The matter is so big that I, the Imperial City Secretary, and others cannot take action, so we can only inform the Lord of the news. Judging from the seal of the Prince's carriage, the Prince should have gone to the pavilion outside Lin'an City. As for Your Excellency, I learned the news
After that, it all depends on the wishes of the adults as to what to do. I will take my leave."
Yue Fei wanted to say something else, but Yue Yun couldn't stop him.
"Father, don't embarrass him. The Imperial City Division cannot interfere in such matters."
"When the prince was assassinated, how could the Imperial City Administration not come to the rescue?"
"Because this may be His Majesty's will."
"fart."
Yue Fei cursed loudly, threw away Yue Yun's arm, walked out of the house, and shouted: "Wang Gui, gather your guards immediately and follow me to rescue the prince."
Yue Yun wanted to persuade him again, but Yue Fei had already left Yue's house with Wang Gui and others on horseback.
Yue Yun gritted his teeth, gathered his personal guards, and followed Yue Fei.
The horses' hooves vibrated and the guards attacked. The news soon reached Li Hui. Li Hui admired in his heart that he was indeed Yue Fei. He would never be able to learn this decisiveness in his life.
Yue Fei caused a shock, so Li Hui had reason to report the matter to Liu Chan.
Li Hui did not dare to neglect, now time is life, he rushed to the Yangxin Hall where Liu Chan was resting in a panic.
"Li Hui, what happened?"
On rainy days and sleeping days, Liu Chan was very dissatisfied that Li Hui woke him up.
Seeing Liu Chan's expression, Li Hui felt relieved and said: "The prince was assassinated, and General Yue led his bodyguard to rescue him."
"What?"
Liu Chan's sleepy eyes suddenly woke up, he glared, and said: "Where are the Shadow Guards? What do the Shadow Guards do?"
"All the shadow guards sent to protect the prince have been silenced, and my subordinates just learned the news."
"Send a signal and immediately send shadow guards to rescue the prince."
"yes."
Li Hui took out a cylinder from his arms and fired it into the sky. A stream of fireworks instantly bloomed in the sky. However, due to the heavy rain, it was difficult for people to see clearly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as you hear this sound, the shadow guards from all over Lin'an will be dispatched. Before coming, I have already asked the shadow guards to go to the rescue."