In the interrogation room of the Jinyiwei branch, Haizhongdi interrogated Commander Zhang of the Xuanfu vanguard and asked: "Zhang Biao, tell me honestly, was it your personal behavior or Li Yuanling's instruction to find someone to impersonate you?"
Zhang Biao knelt in front of the public case and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the commander-in-chief, so don't involve him."
Hai Zhongdi said: "Those imposters are all from Wanquan Guards. Why can you mobilize more than 2,000 people from Wanquan Guards? Without Li Yuanling's instructions, could you do it?"
Zhang Biao said: "The commanders of Wan Quan and the two guards are close friends of Xiaguan, so they are willing to help Xiaguan. This matter indeed has nothing to do with the commander-in-chief."
Hai Zhongdi did not want to be tortured to extract a confession, so he said: "Take him down."
After dinner, when it was Xupai time, Hai Zhongdi was reading in the guest room. A guard came in and reported: "Master Hai, Marshal Li from Wandu Division wants to see you."
Hai Zhongdi guessed Li Yuanling's purpose and said to Mou Rongtian: "It seems that Marshal Li can't sit still." He ordered the guard to invite Li Yuanling to the guest room.
It was not long before Li Yuanling walked in. Hai Zhongdi gave up his seat and said, "The commander-in-chief is here to visit. I don't know why?"
Li Yuanling smiled and said: "Nothing, I just came to visit Mr. Hai."
The two chatted for a while, and Li Yuanling said to Mou Rongtian: "Mou Qianhu, I want to talk to Mr. Hai alone. Please stay away for a while."
Mou Rongtian went to see Hai Zhong Di. He was responsible for the safety and security of Hai Zhong Di. He could not leave unless Hai Zhong Di said anything.
Hai Zhongdi said: "Rongtian, please stay away for now."
After Mou Rongtian left, Li Yuanling said: "Old Hai, my commander was accidentally deceived by Zhang Biao and others for a moment, and his crime is very serious. I would like to ask Mr. Hai to intercede for me in front of the Holy One, and ask the Holy One to give him a lighter sentence.
If I can escape this disaster, I will never forget Mr. Hai's great kindness."
Hai Zhongdi said: "If the commander just made an oversight, the problem would not be big. The Holy One will definitely give him a lighter punishment because he has guarded the border for many years and has made great contributions. But if the commander takes his free salary, I will also help him.
I can’t help you.”
Li Yuanling took out a banknote from his sleeve, put it on the table, and said: "This is a small thing, please accept it, Mr. Hai."
Hai Zhongdi glanced at the bank note and saw that the number was fifty thousand taels, and said, "Commander, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to bribe me?"
Li Yuanling smiled apologetically and said: "Old Hai, please don't say that. How dare I bribe you? I just want to make friends with you. This little thing is my gift for meeting you."
Hai Zhongdi said: "Fifty thousand taels, this is not a small amount. Is the commander so generous to everyone he makes friends with?"
Li Yuanling laughed and said: "No one else can compare with Hai Lao. As long as I can make friends with Hai Lao, I will pay for a hundred thousand, not to mention a mere fifty thousand taels."
Hai Zhongdi said: "Commander, how much is your annual salary? Where did you get so much silver? Could it be that you earned it through free money?"
Li Yuanling was startled and said: "No...this money is definitely not earned from free money. It is all saved by me cutting down on food and clothing."
Hai Zhongdi said: "Put away the banknote quickly, I don't dare to ask for it. I am tired and want to rest. Commander, please come back."
Li Yuanling's heart dropped, and he thought to himself: "Haizhong Di, if you don't drink the toast, I can only ask you to drink the fine wine." He returned home, found his eldest son Li Pan, and said: "Pan'er, ask your master to do something.
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Li Pan said: "Dad, do you really want to take this risky move? If Hai Zhongdi dies here, you will never be able to get away with it."
Li Yuanling said: "If that old guy doesn't die, my father will definitely die. If we can get rid of him, my father may still have a chance to survive."
Li Pan said: "Well, the child will go find the master now."
At midnight that night, a masked assassin in black came outside the guest room where Haizhong Ti was located. The assassin took out a crane-shaped incense box, pierced the window paper with the beak of the crane, stretched it into the room, pulled the crane's tail, and sprayed out the smoke.
After entering, a moment later, I heard a sneeze, followed by another sneeze.
The assassin knew that there were only two people living in the house. When he saw that both of them had been hit, he felt happy. He opened the door and walked in. He held a fire stick in his left hand for lighting and a long sword in his right hand. He saw Hai Zhongdi and Mou Rongtian.
With their heads facing outward, they lay in rows on the kang, swung their long swords and were about to kill the guy in the sea.
At this time, Mou Rongtian stood up suddenly and punched him in the chest. The assassin screamed "Ah" and took two steps back.
It turned out that Mou Rongtian was not stunned. He took incense and the antidote to the perspiration medicine every day. The assassin used incense commonly used in the world, so Mou Rongtian did not fall victim to the attack.
Hai Zhongdi did not take the antidote and was knocked unconscious. Mou Rongtian was awakened by the sound of sneezing and smelled a scent. He knew that someone was going to do harm to Master Hai, so he deliberately sneezed to attract the opponent in, hoping to surprise him and hit him.
He was caught off guard. Unexpectedly, the other party was so good at martial arts that he managed to dodge the punch.
The assassin thrust his sword at Mou Rongtian, but Mou Rongtian sidestepped and punched back. In the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged several moves in the room. The assassin saw that the room was narrow and the long sword could not be used, so he feinted and jumped out of the room.
go.
Mou Rongtian shouted "Where are you going!" and then chased him. The two started fighting in the courtyard again. Mou Rongtian pulled out the tiger-head embroidered spring knife, used the White Tiger Sword Technique, and fought with the assassin.
As soon as they hit the yard, Baiyun Shuangjian and Shi Yi, who lived in the side room, heard the sound and came out. Dong Fuyu called out: "Rongtian, do you want to help?"
Mou Rong added: "No need for the time being." He saw that the opponent's swordsmanship was superb and his martial arts was not inferior to his, so he was not sure of winning, so he added the word "for the time being" before "no need".
Mou Rongtian looked at the opponent's swordsmanship routine and found it very familiar. For a moment, he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. After thirty rounds of fighting, Mou Rongtian suddenly remembered and thought: "This is not the seventy-two moves of the Kongtong sect."
Soul-chasing and life-killing swordsmanship? It turns out that this assassin is from the Kongtong sect."
He had previously seen in Prince Lu's Mansion that Fei Chen, the third life-threatening swordsman of the Three Elders of Kongtong, was using this family method when fighting Zui Bodhi Puji, so he knew it.
Mou Rongtian recalled Feichen's figure and felt that it was very similar to the assassin. He thought to himself: "Could this be Feichen?" He shouted: "Brother Assassin, are you Taoist Feichen?"
get in a word.
Dong Fuyu shouted: "Assassin, who are you? Do you dare to take off the butt curtain on your face?"
The assassin still didn't answer.
At this time, Mou Rongtian was at a disadvantage, and was forced to use eight blows to win, from beginning to end, but the result was not easy, and his heart dropped. The assassin saw that Mou Rongtian was difficult to deal with, so he also used his special skills to attack Mou Rongtian.
Launching a fierce attack, Mou Rongtian was not paying attention, and was slashed to the waist with a long sword. If he did not have an iron shirt to protect his body, the assassin's "waist-locking jade belt" move would have destroyed him.
Seeing that Mou Rongtian was in ruins, Shi Yi could no longer stand there and watch the fun. He shook his hand and fired a dart, hitting the assassin's neck. The assassin easily dodged with one side of his body.
Shi Yi shouted: "Senior Brother Dong, Senior Brother Xia, don't poke at the bamboo poles that you can't sell, come on together."
Baiyun showed off his swords and joined the battle group. Shi Yi knew that he couldn't do it these days, so he didn't dare to move forward. He held the dart in his hand and fired one from time to time.
Under the combined attack of Mou Rongtian and four others, the assassin managed to keep up with the opponent and was evenly matched.
Shi Yi sent out more than a dozen darts, but failed to succeed. He thought to himself: "You are quite difficult to deal with. Let's see if you can dodge my slingshot." He buckled a projectile, saw the opportunity, and pointed it at the
The assassin's right eye shot through.
The distance between the two sides was less than three feet, and the iron projectiles arrived in the blink of an eye. The moonlight was hazy, and the projectiles were small and fast. By the time the assassin saw the projectiles flying towards him, it was too late to dodge, and he was beaten with an "Oops" sound.
scream.
Unfortunately, the projectile was not accurate and failed to hit the assassin's right eye, hitting him on the brow. Even so, it hit him hard. The brow bone was immediately broken, and blood flowed down, which fascinated the right eye.
Eyes, wipe them with your hands.
One of them was not paying attention, and Mou Rongtian took a heart-wrenching shot in the chest. He was sent flying more than three feet away, and hit the wall with a "bang". He bounced forward and was about to fall. He quickly used his sword to support the ground, but
Feeling a fishy sensation in his throat, he let out a "wow" sound and vomited blood. Seeing Mou Rongtian and others rushing over, he did not dare to fight anymore, and a "dry land plucker" jumped up the high wall and flew away.
Mou Rongtian said: "Yanzi, follow him secretly to find out who he is and who he is instructing."
Shi Yifei climbed up the wall and saw the assassin jumping across the ridge of the house and running to the northwest, following him from a distance. He followed the assassin through the streets and alleys, and saw him jumping into a house. He was not in a hurry to follow him, and walked around.
When I arrived at the house, I saw the two characters "Li Mansion" written on the plaque. I thought: "Could this be Li Yuanling's mansion? Let me go in and check it out."
He climbed over the wall and entered, but when he looked for the assassin, he had already disappeared. He jumped more than two feet high on a room and looked down at the entire house. He noticed a light in a room in the distance and ran towards it.
Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, he floated down and crept to the window. Hearing voices coming from inside, he dipped his fingers in spit, wet the window paper, and attached a piece of paper to his eyes. He saw three people sitting in the room, one of them was sitting there.
It was Li Yuanling. Sitting next to him was an old Taoist dressed in black. Shi Yi guessed that this Taoist must be the assassin just now.
There was a young man sitting next to the old Taoist. Shi Yi didn't know who he was. Li Yuanling only heard Li Yuanling say: "Now that the assassination fails, the old guy must be wary. It may not be easy to get rid of him again."
Shi Yi thought to himself: "It is indeed the assassin sent by this old bastard."
Then I heard the old Taoist say: "The commander-in-chief will deal with him for a few days, and the poor Taoist will rush back to Kongtong Mountain to ask my senior brother to come and help. As soon as he arrives, Hai Laoer will definitely die."
Li Yuanling pondered for a moment and said: "This is a long way from Kongtong Mountain. It will take a lot of time to go back and forth. I am afraid that I will be arrested by Hai Lao'er before the Taoist Master comes back."
The young man said: "Dad, if it doesn't work out, let's just fly away."
When Shi Yi heard that the young man called Li Yuanling his father, he thought: "So this guy is Li Yuanling's son."
That young man was Li Pan, Li Yuanling's eldest son.
Li Yuanling was a high-ranking official in the border area and was unwilling to abandon the glory and wealth in front of him. But now, he had no other choice. He had to let it go even if he didn't want to. If he stayed any longer, he could only sit back and wait for death. He sighed and said, "It seems like this is the best we can do."
,Pan'er, go get ready quickly, we'll leave tonight."
Li Pan asked: "Dad, have you decided where to go?"
Li Yuanling said: "We can't stay in the Ming Dynasty. Let's go to Japan for a while. If King Fu takes over the throne in the future, he will definitely forgive the sins of being a father and we will come back. If the prince takes over the throne, we can only stay in Japan forever.
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Shi Yixin said: "You have a beautiful idea. You want to go to Japan. I told you not to leave. I will inform Brother Tian to arrest you."