It is rare for an assassin to be assassinated in the street at the feet of the emperor of the capital. What's more, not long after King Kang's rebellion, the capital was under full martial law. This simply showed that the imperial court and his majesty were not taken seriously.
In particular, the targets they assassinated were one of the current right ministers and the other a prince of the royal family. These two people can be said to be the mainstays of the current court. The loss of any one of them would be a huge loss to Chen Guo.
His Majesty, who had not planned to go to court today because of physical discomfort, heard the news. Lei Lei was furious and immediately summoned the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the case. No matter who was found, he would not tolerate it.
One of the assassination targets was the Right Prime Minister and the other was King Huai. King Duan was naturally the first suspect.
However, this time it was indeed not King Kang. There were more than twenty killers last night. After an overnight interrogation by the Ministry of Punishments, eighteen torture instruments were used, and they had already confessed the instigators behind the scenes.
These people were originally wanted criminals in Chen State, and they lived a life of running around and licking blood.
A few years ago, Marquis Yongping recruited them and sent them to the Western Regions to plunder people and bring them to the capital for sale.
Under the protection of Marquis Yongping, these people escaped from the days of being on the run and received huge rewards, so they followed Marquis Yongping all the time.
The imperial court's ban on their business this time meant that these people had to return to their previous precarious lives, so Yongping Hou sent them to assassinate the Right Prime Minister and King Huai - this matter was originally led by the Right Prime Minister Tang Ning and King Huai.
As long as they die and the important figures with relevant interests in the DPRK continue to push forward, the matter will naturally end here.
After learning from those people who was behind the scenes, the Ministry of Punishment immediately led people to surround the Yongping Marquis Mansion.
But in the Yongpinghou Mansion, apart from the maids and servants, Yongpinghou has long disappeared.
The Ministry of Punishment immediately issued a sea arrest document and quickly sent it to various state capitals, vowing not to give up until Marquis Yongping was found.
Your Majesty was also very angry about this matter. The assassins who assassinated the right minister and King Huai last night were dragged out by the guards without waiting for the punishment to be pronounced, and all of them were beheaded.
At the same time, including the Zhou family, all families that have been involved with Yongpinghou have been investigated by Dali Temple. According to His Majesty's wishes, no one will be spared once it is discovered that they have colluded with Yongpinghou.
Tang Mansion.
Tang Ning got up in the morning, brushed her teeth, washed her face, did a set of boxing exercises in the yard, took two buns, and walked slowly to Shangshu Province.
Lao Zheng followed him, never leaving.
After what happened yesterday, he felt that he had not fulfilled his duty as a guard, so he became more responsible the next day.
This also made Xiaoru and Xiaoyi feel relieved.
The assassination last night was beyond Tang Ning's expectation, and Marquis Yongping's audacity was also beyond his expectation.
However, judging from what he investigated about the situation of Marquis Yongping, it was not without reason that he did this.
The imperial court banned his human trafficking business, but he had already collected deposits from others and hired people. Suddenly, he lost both his life and money, and could not explain to those buyers. It seemed that he could only survive by making a desperate move.
However, he chose the wrong person after all.
Those people last night were not even able to stretch their muscles for Tang Ning and King Huai.
Tang Ning had long known that King Huai was practicing martial arts, but in the battle last night, King Huai ended the battle even faster than him.
Of course, this is because he didn't use Gu.
Even so, it also shows from the side that if she didn't engage in those crooked ways and just fought hand-to-hand, Tang Ning would probably not be a match for King Huai.
His strength has greatly improved after going to the grassland, but he is still not sure of defeating King Huai. After dealing with the assassins yesterday, he originally wanted to fight King Huai, but unfortunately he refused.
When he entered the palace and entered the Shangshu Province, many people gathered around him.
"Master Tang, are you okay?"
"Did those assassins hurt you?"
"They dare to assassinate the prime minister, they are so bold..."
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Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "It's okay. The Golden Feather Guards who patrolled the city last night arrived in time and restrained the assassins."
"What a blessing..."
"If Mr. Tang makes any mistake, it will be our Chen country's loss!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Huai is here too..."
"Your Highness, are you okay..."
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The assassins killed the Right Prime Minister and King Huai. Not only the officials of Shangshu Province, but also the officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the common people in the capital were worried about them.
If something happens to the Right Prime Minister and King Huai, I am afraid that the entire capital will be turned upside down. I don’t know how much blood will be shed and how many people will die before things can be calmed down.
Even though both of them were in peace, His Majesty still chopped off the heads of the more than 20 assassins and ordered the Zhou family, Yichun Marquis and other families to hand over all the slaves from the Western Regions. Before that, the imperial court planned to give them some compensation, but now
Then there was not even a penny left.
Zhou family.
Zhou Wu looked anxious, pacing around the room, and said angrily: "Crazy, crazy, he must be crazy, he dares to assassinate King Huai and Tang Ning!"
The Marquis of Yichun was filled with regret and said, "If we didn't help him, he would drag us to death together!"
If the charges of assassinating the Right Prime Minister and King Huai were even remotely related to them, even the Zhou family would be in serious trouble, let alone the down-and-out powerful people like them.
Zhou Wu shook his head and said: "No, this business cannot be done overtly or covertly..."
The Marquis of Yichun said: "The imperial court wants us to hand over the people from the Western Regions..."
"Give it to them if you want!" Zhou Wu waved his hand. The most important thing now is to clear up the relationship with Marquis Yongping. If the court classifies them as the accomplices of Marquis Yongping, they will not be able to clean it up with a hundred mouths.
Marquis Yichun sighed and said: "This is the only way..."
Zhou Wu looked gloomy and gritted his teeth and said: "This bastard will die on his own. Why do you want to drag us along? It's better for him to die outside and never show up again!"
Marquis Yongping did not die outside, nor did he escape.
If the imperial court wanted to find someone, it would be impossible for him to escape unless he left Chen State.
Although it is not known where Yongping Hou fled to, on the morning after the assassination, 500 imperial guards from each of the four gates of the capital rode out of the capital and walked along the major official roads and state capital trails.
After searching all the way, it only took two days to find Yongping Hou in a village near Gyeonggi.
This case can be said to be the biggest case that has occurred in the capital in recent years, except for King Kang's rebellion.
The three divisions of the Censor's Office of the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment jointly interrogated. Marquis Yongping was shackled and kneeling in the hall with a gray face.
The imperial court cut off his business, causing him to offend the big shots in the capital, and there was no possibility of survival.
In this situation, he made a desperate move to assassinate Tang Ning and King Huai, but it was a dead end.
After being caught by the guards, his fate was already doomed.
He hated Tang Ning, hated King Huai, and hated them for allowing him to fall into such a situation. He also hated Zhou Wu and the Marquis of Yichun. If they were willing to help him, how could he make dangerous moves?
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment was sitting on top, and he slapped the wooden door suddenly and said: "The bold Marquis Yongping dared to assassinate the Right Prime Minister and King Huai. Do you know your guilt?"
Yongping Hou Ji sat on the ground, sneered and said: "If they cut off my wealth, I will kill them!"
Song Yi patted the prison wall again and asked: "Do you still have any accomplices? Recruit them truthfully!"
"Comrades..." Marquis Yongping twitched his lips and said, "Yes, of course there is. How could I do such a big thing alone..."
