The place was a mess after the fight, and Zhao Sen watched with a livid face.
"Mandarin, it is too coincidental that the Song Dynasty envoy was assassinated at this time." A eunuch accompanying him warned.
Zhao Sen glanced sideways, "You still have something to say?"
Even a blind man could tell that the timing of the assassination was wrong. He was not sure whether Gao Shaoming had done it. Both Jinzhou and Nanzhou might have carried out the murder, or it might even have been done by Song State himself. The key to the problem was Song State's attitude.
Once the situation changes and such a good excuse is given to the Song State, whether the Song State is willing to believe that there is something fishy and pursue the truth, or whether it is willing to believe it, is all up to the Song State's own wishes.
The eunuch asked: "What should we do now?"
"Immediately report the summons to the court, and also send a summons to Gao Shaoming to let him be prepared." Zhao Sen strode back, got on his horse, turned his mount, and shouted loudly, "Return to Jinzhou!"
He couldn't do it without returning to Jinzhou. He was here and couldn't just sit back and watch. He had to see what was going on and whether he could intervene in time to prevent things from going bad.
Everyone ran back and mounted their horses, and the group of riders quickly turned around and rumbled away...
Liufang Pavilion, the former housekeeper Quan Qiao, now Guo Ping, holding a letter, hurried into a room and handed the letter to Gao Shaoming, who was wandering in the room, "Sir, it's bad, there is a letter from Zhao Sen, Tu Huaiyu was assassinated!
"
"..." Gao Shaoming stopped and turned around with a surprised look on his face. He grabbed the letter and checked it. After reading it, his face darkened and he said angrily: "That's nonsense. Do I deserve to assassinate that old man?"
Guo Ping reminded: "Sir, do you still remember the conflict between you and Tu Huaiyu at the night banquet?"
Gao Shaoming: "So what? Isn't it normal for envoys to have disputes?"
Guo Ping: "I'm just afraid that outsiders don't think so, it's only natural!"
Gao Shaoming tensed his cheeks and waved his hand, "Let everyone pack up and leave immediately... wait!" He retracted his words with an ugly face. If he avoided it now, the matter would not be clear, and he would be suspected of absconding in fear of crime.
He raised the letter in his hand, read it again, and said bitterly: "We didn't do this at all. We know it ourselves, but it was only blamed on us. It was clearly a deliberate frame-up. This was either done by Jinzhou or Nanzhou.
, even... how could the escort force of Song State’s mission be so easy to assassinate, I’m afraid Song State itself did it!”
Guo Ping nodded, understanding what he meant. If Song State did this himself, then the problem would be serious. It would be tantamount to showing Song State's attitude and wanting to take advantage of the situation!
In the middle of the afternoon, the Song delegation entered the Liufang Pavilion and rushed directly into the courtyard where the Yan delegation stayed. The two sides faced each other directly. One wanted to collide, but the other blocked them.
The bodies of Tu Huaiyu and his entourage were spread out on the ground.
"I am also very sorry for Mr. Tu's death, but this matter has nothing to do with us. Even if you want to frame him, you have to come up with evidence!" Gao Shaoming pointed at the corpse on the ground and shouted angrily.
"Evidence?" Lu Chenghai sneered and glanced at everyone on the other side, "Is Xu Gao here?"
According to Chao Shenghuai, Xu Gao had already been slashed on the arm with a sword. All he had to do was pull Xu Gao out and verify the sword wound. It was impossible for the sword wound to heal in such a short period of time.
Mentioning Xu Gao, Gao Shaoming's heart skipped a beat, and his heart was already filled with gloom. He said with a cold face: "Xu Gao disappeared last night."
"Missing? That's such a coincidence. He disappeared earlier than later, but he disappeared at this time. Are you lying?" Lu Chenghai laughed angrily and pointed at Gao Shaoming's nose, "If you want to prove your innocence, just
Hand over Xu Gao immediately, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude!"
Gao Shaoming: "If you want to accuse someone, why bother?"
Lu Chenghai: "Stop talking about that useless thing, hand the person over, right and wrong will become clear!"
Gao Shaoming: "I told you, the person disappeared last night!" He had no choice but to say this.
The Song delegation immediately gave up. When the two sides were about to collide, an angry shout came from outside, "Stop it!"
A large number of Wandong Tianfu monks arrived and surrounded the area.
An elder from the Tianyu Sect walked out of the crowd, "Isn't this the place where you can run wild in Jinzhou?"
There was too much commotion here, and the Jin envoy Chu Xiangyu and others who had not left yet after receiving orders from above and were still looking for an opportunity to get off were also alerted.
Seeing this situation, Chu Xiangyu and deputy envoy Liu De looked at each other in confusion.
…
At the governor's office, Li Wuhua quickly ran to a courtyard and found Situ Yao who was talking to an elder. He urgently reported: "Master, something happened!"
Situ Yao, "Why are you so anxious? Speak slowly!"
Li Wuhua: "Not long after the Song envoy Tu Huaiyu left Jinzhou, he was assassinated on the road and was killed! Now the Song envoys broke into the Liufang Pavilion with the bodies of the victims and rushed into the courtyard of the Yan envoy.
, saying that it was the envoy of the State of Yan who forced the envoy of the State of Yan to surrender..." He gave the general situation.
"Ah!" Situ Yao and the elder stood up together in shock.
Situ Yao: "The escort force of the Song delegation is not weak. How can the assassin succeed easily? What's the situation?"
Li Wuhua shook his head: "We don't know the specific situation yet!"
"Go and find out the situation quickly." Situ Yao waved his sleeves. After Li Wuhua left, he thought about it for a while, and then left hand in hand with the elder.
They did not go to Liufang Pavilion, but to Niu Youdao.
Guan Fangyi was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, playing with some rouge, gouache and the like, which were purchased in Jinzhou City. She was holding the powder box and smelling it, appreciating the fragrance and color, when she saw Situ Yao coming.
When he arrived, he immediately closed the powder box and walked out of the pavilion to greet him with a smile, "Here comes Master Situ!"
Situ Yao: "What about Niu Youdao?"
Guan Fangyi chuckled and said, "Master Tao is meditating, what's the matter?"
Situ Yao sneered, "Is he still in the mood to meditate and practice? Go and shout."
"Okay, please wait a moment." The hem of her skirt swayed, and Guan Fangyi turned around and left.
After a while, Niu Youdao, who came with Chujian again, came back.
"I heard that Master Situ is unhappy. Who made you angry?" Niu Youdao came over and asked with a smile.
Situ Yao stared at him, "Not long after Song Dynasty envoy Tu Huaiyu left Jinzhou, he was assassinated on the road. Was it you?"
As soon as he heard the situation, he suspected Niu Youdao. If Niu Youdao had done it before, and Niu Youdao's behavior, he was going to the Song Dynasty. He thought that this guy had another conspiracy, but he didn't expect that he was here to force him.
He actually killed him directly. He really didn't expect Niu Youdao to be able to organize the force to snipe the Song Dynasty envoy.
This crucial matter is not trivial and must be kept watertight. Once exposed, it will add fuel to the fire in Jinzhou and Nanzhou. Even Wandong Tianfu would not dare to do such a thing easily on his own territory. This guy is too courageous.
It's also a bit too big.
Niu Youdao glanced at the accompanying elders beside Situ Yao, showing a surprised look: "How could I do such a thing?"
Situ Yao raised his eyebrows: "Don't you want to know whether Tu Huaiyu is dead or alive?"
Niu Youdao disagreed, "What does life and death have to do with me? I didn't do it anyway, so Master Situ didn't have to involve me in it, right?" His words were profound.
Situ Yao's cheek twitched. In the prelude to this matter, Wandong Tianfu was also involved. He was already dragged into the water. If he dared to involve Niu Youdao, Wandong Tianfu was not free from the involvement. He was an accomplice and could only help to protect him. secret.
We are our own people. We both know what you did. Situ Yao has no intention of holding anyone responsible. He just wants to know the truth of the matter, or the specific process, so that he can be mentally prepared to deal with the unexpected. However, Niu Youdao will never admit it.
After a few questions and no results, Situ Yao had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, he reminded: "Whoever benefits may be the murderer. The Song Dynasty is not a fool."
Niu Youdao answered the question, "There is no need to stop Liufang Guan. If they want to fight, let them fight. Why stop them?"
This meant that they already knew about the situation at Liufang Pavilion. Situ Yao was silent and understood what he meant. He hoped that the two missions would make the matter bigger, so he turned around and left.
After watching the guests leave, Guan Fangyi said: "He is right, Song Guo is not a fool!"
Niu Youdao: "Is it important? The ready-made excuse has been given to Song State. Whether Song State is willing to pretend to be stupid or not is their own business."
Guan Fangyi sighed: "No matter whether they pretend to be stupid or not, they will inevitably label you as a suspect. How can you guarantee that they won't settle the score with you afterwards? If you continue like this, you will accumulate more and more dangers for yourself. "
Niu Youdao said slowly: "In these troubled times, if the situation is precarious and the immediate future cannot be protected, why talk about the future? Let's first find a way to get through the current crisis."
Guan Fangyi: "Did you forget something? You said it yourself, Shao Pingbo already knows that Chao Shenghuai is under your control. If Chao Shenghuai comes forward to testify at this time, aren't you worried that Shao Pingbo will take action?"
Niu Youdao: "He hasn't established a foothold in Jin State yet. I can't wait for him to make trouble now. If he hides in Jin State, I won't have a chance. Even if he takes action, what if he is willing to give up the Chao family's father and grandson? I have no objection to the provocation."
He turned around and said, "Don't think too much. Send a message to the prince about the situation here so that the prince can be informed."
Guan Fangyi nodded, turned around and left...
The elder of the two people who came out of the hospital looked at Situ Yao's face and asked, "Does the leader suspect that Niu Youdao was responsible for Tu Huaiyu's death?"
Situ Yao: "It's not suspicion, but it's definitely him who did it. This guy is so courageous. Even if he saves Nanzhou, aren't he afraid that the Song Dynasty will settle the score with him later?"
The elder didn't know how he could be sure, because he didn't know that Situ Yao secretly asked people to cooperate with Niu Youdao. He just frowned and said: "This guy is crazy. He killed a Yan envoy here with his own hands last time, and he did it again this time." An envoy from the Song Dynasty, is he just having sex with envoys from other countries or something?"
"Who says otherwise?" Situ Yao sighed and shook his head, "Last time, envoys from several countries came, and the envoy from Yan died. This time, envoys from several countries came, and the envoy from Song was killed again. One of them died every time he came. , two died in succession, and if this continues, I guess the envoys from various countries will not dare to come to our Jinzhou again."