When Wang Xueshan pushed the door open, Han Bin was wrapping the crossbow in oil cloth and trying to stuff it under the bed...
"It's really you," Wang Xueshan pointed at Han Bin and said with anger that his eyes almost popped out, "You are so brave."
"Master Wang, do you still have to make a choice in this situation?" Han Bin was not afraid. He placed the arm crossbow covered with oil cloth on the table next to him. He stood up and looked at Wang Xueshan. He was not panicked and unhurried.
He said, "With the chaos here, we have a chance to escape from Juchao. Does Mr. Wang really want to return to Jiangning?"
After escaping from Jiangning, Wang Tian has been bedridden; Wang Xueshan gained the trust of Emperor Yongxing because of his informant work. After escaping from Jiangning, he was able to co-manage the central government with Zhang Yan, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, Zuo Chengmu and others, and was able to
I learned that Liu Zhi will go to Juchao today to secretly discuss the matter of welcoming the emperor back eastward.
Yu Xinyuan returned with the King of Chu and brought back Huaixi's clear attitude. Forced by the situation, Zhang Yan, Cheng Yuqian, Zuo Chengmu and others also agreed to let Liu Zhi come to Juchao for negotiation. Although Wang Xueshan objected wholeheartedly, he also knew that he was alone.
It is difficult to change the overall situation decided by Zhang Yan, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian and others, so they can only remain silent. Although Wang Xueshan did not want Liu Zhi to enter Juchao, he never thought of sending someone to assassinate him.
Although Wang Xueshan played a decisive role in Xie Chaozhong leading the army and the emperor abandoning Jiangning and fleeing westward. He returned to Jiangning and could not escape the liquidation. But in fact, Zhang Yan, Cheng Yuqian, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others had grievances with Huaidong.
In Dushen, only Zuo Chengmu was transferred from Jinghu and had no deep connection with Huaidong.
Wang Xueshan thought to himself: If Huaidong wants to successfully welcome the emperor back to Jiangning and control him as a puppet, it is impossible to completely liquidate Zhang Yan, Cheng Yuqian, Wang Tian, and Yu Xinyuan, and it is impossible to deal with him alone.
, as long as he kept a low profile after returning to Jiangning, he might not be able to get away with it. He didn't think about stabbing Liu Zhi to death to muddy the waters.
Wang Xueshan thought about escaping from Juchao, but his Wang family fled to Juchao. In addition to his followers and servants, there were more than fifty relatives, wives and concubines. There was a large group of women, children, old and weak, so how could they escape from Juchao to the river?
Zhou defected to the She family?
Wang Xueshan thought about returning to Jiangning first, and whether he was demoted to an official in a different place or demoted to serve as a civilian, the chance of his family fleeing to Jiangzhou would be much greater than now, but he definitely did not stab Liu Zhi to death and throw the water into the river.
Confused mind.
Stirring the waters is good for the She family, but absolutely not good for the Wang family; Wang Xueshan has no intention of risking his own life.
When Wang Xueshan was at his house, Yu Xinyuan sent someone to report that Liu Zhi had been assassinated in the city. He subconsciously thought that it was Han Bin who had done it. He rushed over and took a look, and it turned out that it was indeed the case. He could not have predicted that Han Bin was out of control and took his own initiative.
Assassinate Liu Zhi.
Ren Wangxueshan had experienced many storms and waves in his life, but at this time he was extremely scared and angry. His body was shaking with anger and he didn't know how to deal with the current crisis.
When Wang Chao saw his father coming directly to Liu Zhi, he also realized that something was wrong. He and Chen Ruyi pushed the door open and came in. They saw his father and Han Bin staring at each other, with a corner of the arm crossbow wrapped in oilcloth exposed and resting on the corner table.
, and the matter becomes clear.
Wang Chao was also extremely angry, and he drew his sword and was about to kill Han Bin: "You are a dog slave, you will only be willing to kill our Wang family!"
Before Wang Chao could completely pull out the saber, Han Bin took a step forward and grabbed Wang Chao's wrist. He smiled ferociously and said, "I'm a bitch slave, why don't you, Prince Wang, kill me myself?" He looked sideways at Wang Xueshan and smiled.
He said, "Master Wang has been staying here, aren't you afraid that others will become suspicious?"
Wang Chao was just a dandy scholar, with no strength in his hands. He wore a sword just for show, to embolden himself in troubled times. Wang Chao's wrist was grabbed by Han Bin, just like being held by a tong, and he couldn't struggle at all——
It reminded Han Bin that Wang Xueshan came to his senses in shock. Han Bin had assassinated Liu Zhi and fled back. No one else had noticed yet. Juchao City was now crowded with more than 100,000 people. As long as he didn't mess up his position, even if others didn't.
With suspicion on him, how could they be afraid that they would find any real evidence?
If Liu Zhi is really stabbed to death, Huaidong Qian will be angry and install King Lu as emperor in Jiangning. There will definitely be chaos in Juchao, and there will be more opportunities to escape and go to Jiangzhou. Thinking of this, Wang Xueshan took a deep breath.
, trying to calm down, and said to Han Bin in a calm voice: "I can understand your loyalty to the She family, but if you want to really muddy the water and benefit the She family, you have to take advantage of the darkening sky and immediately
Escape from the city and destroy this crossbow immediately, so no one can recognize you..."
There were only a few people who knew that Liu Zhi had entered the city today. Those who had deep connections with Huaidong could not escape suspicion. If Liu Zhi was assassinated and died, Zuo Chengmu and the others would have to give Huaidong a hard time if they wanted to avoid antagonizing Huaidong.
Only a decent explanation from the Empress Dowager Dongji can calm the anger there and allow the negotiation to continue.
In order to prove his innocence, he might have to open the door and let others come in to search. Han Bin and the murder weapon must not be exposed.
"Now that the matter is over, let's find a way to overcome the current difficulties first." Chen Ruyi held Wang Chao's arm and comforted him softly.
"Pa!" Wang Chao was so scared that he slapped Chen Ruyi on the face. He vented his anger towards Han Bin on Chen Ruyi and slapped her to the side.
Wang Xueshan glanced at Chen Ruyi and knew that he could not keep this woman, but he wanted to go to Jiangzhou, and this woman could not be killed. Now he still had to lure Han Bin out of the city, and shouted in a calm voice to stop Wang Chao and not let him chase.
Chen Ruyi, the concubine, said: "As my father, I went to see if Liu Zhi was okay. If you stay at the house, you must not panic. If Liu Zhi really dies, it will not be without benefits."
Wang Xueshan tidied up a little, and then went out to see if Liu Zhi was alive or dead before reacting. As soon as he arrived at the Chuihua Hall, he heard chickens and dogs jumping outside the courtyard door. When he opened the courtyard door, he saw Zuo Chengmu, Zhang Yan, and Cheng Yuqian.
The people, surrounded by a large group of armored soldiers, rushed towards this side.
Wang Xueshan's heart skipped a beat, his face suddenly turned pale and colorless, and his body was frozen there, unable to move for a long time. When Zuo Chengmu and the others came closer, he forced himself to calmly ask: "Prime Minister Zuo, Prime Minister Cheng, Mr. Zhang, have you ever
Caught the assassin?"
Wang Xueshan's discovery fell in the eyes of Zuo Chengmu and others, which further aggravated their suspicion of Wang Xueshan.
Zhang Yan grabbed the saber at his waist and said to Wang Xueshan's arm: "Master Wang, I'm sorry, someone saw the assassin escaping into your house!"
Wang Xueshan didn't know that Zhang Yan was deceiving him. When Han Bin escaped, he couldn't get rid of the pursuers. His body instantly collapsed and he sat down on the cold ground. He woke up again: It's impossible. Han Bin didn't get rid of the pursuers.
The soldiers should have broken in and arrested people a moment ago. How could they wait until Zhang Yan, Zuo Chengmu, and Cheng Yuqian came together with their troops? But he woke up too late.
Wang Xueshan's behavior was undoubtedly a solid suspicion. Zhang Yan, Cheng Yuqian, and Zuo Chengmu looked at each other, and without much nonsense, they directly ordered the soldiers to surround Wang Xueshan's residence, break down the door, and search for the assassin.
Zuo Chengmu, Zhang Yan, and Cheng Yuqian took down Wang Xueshan and stood in front of the house waiting for the results of the search.
Although nearly a hundred guards from the Royal Court fled to the nest, but when they saw the imperial guards from the Royal Horse Prison and the soldiers from the imperial camp jointly breaking in, they were confused about the situation and did not dare to resist, so they surrendered their weapons and were captured...
Zuo Chengmu and others arrived too quickly. They first surrounded the courtyard and then broke down the door and searched the house. Han Bin had no time to escape. Hearing something strange happening outside, he hurriedly hid in the woodshed. In the end, he couldn't escape.
Han Bin knew that his face was visible to others during the assassination, so he could not hide and hide. He was not willing to surrender, so he surrounded the woodshed by the guards of the Imperial Horse Prison. He violently broke out with knives and killed several people in a row.
The archer rode up the courtyard wall and shot Han Bin with a walking bow. Han Bin was hit by several arrows. Finally, dozens of guards swarmed him and knocked him to the ground, unable to struggle.
The murderer of the assassination, Arm Crossbow, was quickly found.
Zuo Chengmu, Zhang Yan, and Cheng Yuqian also acted decisively. While sending people to inform Yu Xinyuan and Chu Wang Yuan Hancheng, they detained Wang Xueshan, his son, and their relatives on the spot, separated them, and began interrogating them individually.
Han Bin entered the royal court as Chen Ruyi's cousin, and then fled to Juchao with the Wang family in the west. This matter was known to all the ordinary servants in the Wang family's house, and they would know it if they asked.
Chen Ruyi's reputation in Jiangning is as great as that of Su Mei and Chen Qingqing in their early years, and they gave Wang Xueshan's son Wang Chao a house. Cheng Yuxue even felt regretful - the person who assassinated Liu Zhi in the palace was not Wang Xueshan's confidant, but Wang Xueshan.
The strangeness of the son of Shan's newly married concubine could not be hidden from the three old foxes Zuo Chengmu, Zhang Yan and Cheng Yuqian.
Chen Ruyi was immediately arrested and interrogated, trying to pry open the door to dig out the truth. Unexpectedly, Wang Chao, Wang Xueshan's son, was the most useless in the end. He opened his mouth and confessed everything as soon as he was tortured.
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After Yu Xinyuan received the letter, he and Chu Wang Yuan Hancheng hurried here.
At this time, it was just getting dark, and the guards of the Imperial Horse Prison held fire and surrounded Wang Xueshan's residence.
Yu Xinyuan never expected that Wang Xueshan would send someone to assassinate him, and even after thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out: Wang Xueshan was worried about returning to Jiangning to be liquidated. Could stabbing Liu Zhi to death solve the problem?
Yu Xinyuan was worried and extremely uneasy.
At that time, there were definite rumors that Chen Xiyan was determined to investigate the Hubu Bank case and tied Wang Tian, Wang Xueshan and Yu Xinyuan together. It was this that led to the split of the Wu Party and ultimately led to Xie Chaozhong leading the army - at this time
Wang Xueshan was arrested for assassinating Liu Zhi, and Yu Xinyuan was worried that the Hubu Bank case would not be covered up.
After abandoning Jiangning and fleeing to the west, Wang Tian became bedridden and stopped participating in political affairs. Wang Xueshan must pay the price for the assassination - if Zhang Yan, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian and others dig out the Hubu Bank case, Huizhou will be defeated again
, the responsibility for the emperor's flight to the west falls entirely on him, Wang Xueshan and Wang Tian. What should we do?
Yu Xinyuan felt chills in his heart, but what had happened was that he had to cut his head with a knife, and he could also use a knife to shrink his head. The military power of Juchao was given to Zhang Yan and Cheng Yuqian. He had no chance to struggle anymore and could only bite the bullet and walk into Wang Xueshan.