Liu Xiu comforted him nonchalantly: "It's nothing serious, it's just that a group of assassins suddenly appeared."
As soon as he said these words, the expressions of Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and others all changed. Liu Xiu waved his hands to them and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, the assassins are all dead now."
As he spoke, he looked at both sides of the river bank. In this area, there were many people on the bank. The fight that took place on the boat just now, and the boat sank directly to the bottom of the river, must have been seen by the people on the bank.
Be clear.
Liu Xiu walked towards the front of the deck. He walked to the high point of the bow, then stood on it and waved to the people on both sides of the strait.
The people on the shore had indeed seen the fight on the boat and the scene of the boat sinking. They thought Liu Xiu was on the sunken boat, so they were all worried.
Now seeing the emperor standing on another ship safely, everyone was overjoyed. Soon, the people's cheers like a roaring tsunami came from both sides of Luoshui again.
Liu Xiu stood on the deck for a while, letting the people present see clearly that he was safe and sound. Then he returned to the cabin with Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and the ministers.
This time on the eve of the lunar month, Liu Xiu traveled to Luoshui at night and had fun with the people. Although an assassination incident occurred during the period, it did not affect Liu Xiu's prestige at all. On the contrary, it greatly improved Liu Xiu's prestige.
The common people at the scene all reported the situation at that time in a miraculous way, saying that Liu Xiu fought against dozens of assassins with one person's strength. Instead of being injured by the assassins, he actually killed them all.
People have said that Liu Xiu is so miraculous that there is something in heaven but nothing on earth.
In fact, the building ship was in the middle of Luoshui River, quite far away from both sides of the river. Standing on the shore, it was impossible to see clearly what happened on the deck, let alone whether Liu Xiu participated in the battle.
But as far as people's hearts are concerned, everyone hopes to have a powerful emperor, an emperor who is omnipotent, can rescue the poor, and can stand up in critical moments, so the people are willing to believe that Liu Xiu participated in the war and relied on his own
With his strength, he repelled all the assassins.
If only one or two people said this, it would be difficult for the matter to spread, but everyone said so, and the rumors spread quickly and became more and more intense. In the end, Liu Xiu was told that he could kill several assassins and dozens of assassins with one sword blow.
The assassin failed to go through three or five rounds in front of Liu Xiu...
When Hua Feiyan brought the outside rumors back to Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu himself was amused. He rubbed his hands and smiled sheepishly: "I didn't know, so I am so powerful.
Ha ha--"
Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu with a proud face and couldn't laugh or cry. The people outside didn't understand the real situation. Don't you, Your Majesty, understand it yourself? Who was the person who was so scared by Ruan Xiu that he jumped off the ship and fled?
Of course, I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it like that. She changed the subject and said: "Your Majesty, Ruan Xiu's head is hanging on the city gate. Last night, an assassin really showed up and wanted to take away Ruan Xiu's head.
class."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What was the result?"
"A total of 12 people showed up, eight of them were killed, three were captured, and one is on the run, and the county soldiers are chasing him."
After hearing this, Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "The county government did a good job this time." Of the twelve assassins, only one escaped in the end. Liu Xiu was already very satisfied with this result.
Hua Feiyan coughed dryly and said, "Xu Zheng was also present at that time. Xu Zheng and his men cooperated with the county soldiers to encircle and suppress the assassins."
Liu Xiu blinked and said oh. Hua Feiyan added: "Liu Buxin's performance was excellent. Two of the three assassins who were captured were captured by him."
So, you are saying that the hundreds of county soldiers are not as good as Xu Zheng's dozens of Jianghu men? Liu Xiu rolled his eyes at Hua Feiyan with some dissatisfaction.
Of course Hua Feiyan could see Liu Xiu's dissatisfaction and knew what he was dissatisfied with. She smiled and said confidently: "Sometimes, county soldiers can be of great use, but sometimes, Jianghu people can be more useful than county soldiers."
Soldiers are more useful, especially when dealing with Jianghu people."
Liu Xiu shrugged and said, "What Feiyan means is that your decision to accept people like Xu Zheng was very wise and very correct."
Hua Feiyan bowed to Liu Xiu seriously and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Liu Xiu burst out laughing, laughing angrily, and suddenly realized that Feiyan sometimes smelled worse than herself.
He and Hua Feiyan were talking when a palace maid coughed slightly outside the main hall door. Hua Feiyan looked back, then stood up and walked over. When Hua Feiyan reached the palace lady, the latter stood beside her
A few words were whispered into his ears.
After hearing this, Hua Feiyan narrowed her eyes, and then nodded to the little palace maid. The little palace lady understood, responded, and left quickly. Hua Feiyan returned to the main hall, raised her hand to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Xiu
If you don’t believe me, ask for an audience outside the palace.”
"See you or me?"
"Seeing is not smoke."
"What's the matter with him?" Liu Xiu asked curiously.
"Liu Buxin said that one of the captured assassins has confessed. He revealed a secret passage from the city to Guo District."
Liu Xiu was secretly surprised when he heard this. As early as when Ruan Xiu ambushed him in the city, he had a premonition that there might be a secret passage connecting the city and Guo District in Luoyang. He also asked people to check it out, but these days
After coming down, there were no clues at all. Now it was actually Si'a's assassin who took the initiative to recruit him. It was unexpected.
He said: "Ask Liu Buxin to come to the main hall to see me."
Hua Feiyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Feiyan has already sent someone to invite him over."
Liu Xiu was startled and asked, "Does Feiyan know that I want to see him?"
Hua Feiyan said: "Your Majesty admires Liu Buxin so much, and now that he has made great achievements, your Majesty naturally wants to receive him in person."
Liu Xiu sighed secretly, wondering if Hua Feiyan had been by her side for too long, and she always knew his likes and dislikes very well.
He really admired Liu Buxin and had a good impression of this person. He didn't show it in any way, but Feiyan could still see it.
Not long after, Liu Buxin was led in by Hua Feiyan's maid.
After entering the main hall, Liu Buxin hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Little...little Liu Buxin, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, and pay my respects to the flower beauty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Buxin stood up carefully, bowed his body, lowered his head, and stood aside in a dignified manner, not daring to breathe. Liu Xiu asked, "I heard that you captured two people with your own hands.
Assassin."
Liu Xiu and Liu Buxin had fought against each other, and Liu Xiu had a certain understanding of his martial arts. Si'a's assassins were not simple, especially the disciples who learned from Ruan Xiu, they were especially powerful.
To be able to capture two opponents, one's own martial arts skills must be much higher than the opponent's, but obviously, Liu Buxin does not have that kind of strength.
Liu Buxin bowed to Liu Xiu and said: "I dare not hide it from Your Majesty, this villain... I used shady means to stun the two assassins."
Liu Xiu was startled at first, but then he realized that Liu Buxin was a student of illusion and was good at using smoke. He only needed to add some poison to his usual smoke to stun the assassin, which was indeed possible.
He said cheerfully: "I thought you were the two assassins you captured with that magic rope!"
Liu Buxin blushed, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is just joking, and the tricks of the charlatan are... really hard to get through to His Majesty's eyes."
"Haha!" Liu Xiu looked up and laughed. After a while, he restrained his laughter and said: "Assassins Si'a are always not afraid of death and have strong bones. After being captured, many assassins would rather die than confess a word. You
How did you get the assassin to speak?"
Liu Buxin bowed, cleared his throat unnaturally, and whispered: "It's better... or to use drugs. What the villain prepared is... a drug that can make people lose consciousness and produce hallucinations."
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and she said: "There is such a drug? Do you have it with you? Show it to me!"
Liu Buxin knelt on the ground with a thud and stammered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, even if you beat... beat a villain to death, you wouldn't dare to bring such a dirty thing into the palace."
Liu Xiu frowned. He was originally quite interested in the drug Liu Buxin prepared, but he didn't bring it, which disappointed Liu Xiu.
Hua Feiyan on the side explained helplessly: "Your Majesty, if someone dares to bring the psychedelic drug into the palace, even if he has ten heads, it won't be enough to chop him off."
The implication is that what Liu Buxin did was right.
Liu Xiu hummed and asked again: "Can the drug you prepared be useful to anyone?"
Liu Buxin shook his head repeatedly and said: "It is of no use to some people with strong wills. It will only have miraculous effects on some people with weak wills."
"So, whether your drug works or not depends on luck?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Liu Buxin swallowed his saliva and said, "A person with a strong will can also become a weak-willed person through torture or other means."
"for example?"
"For example, killing their closest relatives in front of the other party, causing their will to collapse." Liu Buxin lowered his head and said.
Liu Xiu asked: "The assassin who confessed is..."
"It's because he was tortured continuously and his will has become blurred, so the villain's drug took effect." Liu Buxin said truthfully.
Liu Xiu nodded and said with a smile to Liu Buxin: "You have done a good job and are very smart. As long as you can serve the court with all your heart, your future road will be even wider and longer than Xu Zheng's."
Liu Buxin was stunned for a moment, but without saying a word, he knelt down, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and choked with sobs, saying: "I am willing to serve your majesty, and I am willing to be a beautiful woman. I will work like a dog and horse, and I will go through fire and water, and my heart will be wiped out. I will not hesitate to do so."
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him, gesturing for him to get up and speak. He asked: "Where is the secret passage that the assassin confessed to?"
"Your Majesty, it's... it's on Yong'an Street." As he spoke, Liu Buxin glanced at Liu Xiu secretly, and then he immediately lowered his head.
After hearing his words, Liu Xiu's face changed slightly and his eyes flashed with light. Yong'an Street is located in the northeast of Luoyang City. It is an unusual place. Taicang and the arsenal of the capital are both located on Yong'an Street.
Taicang is the grain depot in the national treasury, and the arsenal is the weapons depot in the national treasury. The assassin dug a secret tunnel to Yong'an Street with the obvious purpose of going to Taicang and the arsenal.
Liu Xiu slammed the table and stood up suddenly. Liu Buxin was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground again, trembling and kowtowed forward. Liu Xiu paced back and forth in the hall and said in a deep voice: "The assassin actually
They dug secret passages all the way to Yong'an Street! What do they want to do? Burn down Taicang and rob the arsenal? Do they have to wait until Taicang catches fire and the arsenal is robbed before they can find these secret passages? This is simply unreasonable!"
Listening to Liu Xiu's words, one didn't know whether he was calling the assassins hateful, or the county government being useless, or both!
Seeing Liu Buxin who was kneeling down, sweating profusely and shivering, Hua Feiyan said softly to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Hasn't the secret passage been discovered now? Moreover, Taicang and the arsenal are still safe and sound. Let's make amends after the sheep have passed.