Chapter 98 The Assassination of Qingcheng Palace (2)
Zhang Yu and Hu Zhong did not dare to relax, and they rushed forward, waiting to inflict a few more blows on the enemy.
At this moment, the two of them were filled with shame, anger, and self-blame. If it weren't for their carelessness, how would the assassin have the chance to get close to Xia Yu?
Therefore, I couldn't wait to chop the young eunuch into pieces.
"Stop, stay alive!"
At this time, Xia Yu, who was dizzy from the collision, finally came to her senses and quickly stopped after seeing this.
When Zhang Yu and Hu Zhong heard this, they quickly stopped the assassins and put the horizontal knife on the young eunuch's neck, with frowns on their faces.
"Don't move! If I move, I'll kill you immediately."
Xia Yu stood up, ignoring the soup on her face, and walked forward to interrogate him.
At this time, Yin Yuan also climbed up. The life-threatening collision just now made his eyes flash with stars, but now he was able to regain his composure.
Seeing that Xia Yu was about to step forward, Yin Yuan quickly grabbed the Gaihu knife and guarded Xia Yu as if facing a formidable enemy.
Xia Yu approached the assassin and looked at him briefly, his expression gloomy.
He is a timid person who cherishes his life, but he was in such a critical situation just now. Now that he thinks about it, he should not be frightened and his legs will become weak.
"Tell me, who ordered you to come here?" His voice was stern, filled with utter anger.
The young eunuch's face was pale, and the rapid blood loss in his body had made him dying, but he still sneered stubbornly: "Xia thief, I, Dr. Zheng Heng, say hello to you!"
Doctor Huan?
Huan Fahei?
Xia Yu was stunned, was this guy responsible?
Thinking about it, it's not surprising that since he was born, he has tricked Wang Shichong one after another and almost lost all his underpants.
It would be unreasonable for Huan Fasi, the spy chief, to have no reaction.
After all, this Qingcheng Palace used to be the territory of the Zheng State. It is not difficult to understand that there are lurking secret agents or one or two assassins sneaking in.
I have to say that he was lucky enough, otherwise, he might have confessed in confusion.
That is really like 'die before leaving the army, which often makes heroes burst into tears'.
"If you don't succeed today, good luck to you! However, one day, sooner or later, your head will be dismembered!" The young eunuch said harsh words unbearably. He was obviously a die-hard man.
"You are already on the verge of death, yet you dare to be so arrogant!"
When Zhang Yu heard this, he was furious and stomped on the broken arm of the other party. The pain caused the young eunuch to tremble all over and his face was so twisted that he was almost deformed.
At this moment, Hu Sanyi, who was resting in the next room, heard the noise and rushed in like a swarm of swarms with a horizontal knife in hand.
When I saw the blood on the ground and the broken arms and legs, I was shocked.
Especially a girl who was the direct descendant of Yin screen was so frightened that her hands and feet were weak, and she stood far away under the eaves of the door and did not dare to come in.
"Military advisor, are you okay?" Hu Sanyi asked quickly.
"It's okay. It's an assassin sent by Zheng Guo. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have confessed today." Xia Yu gritted her teeth: Huan Fahei, right? If you dare to play dirty, we won't be finished!
"Come here, stop this guy's bleeding, treat his injuries, and then hand them over to Master Du. This Qingcheng Palace seems to need a good cleaning."
Xia Yu wiped the soup on her face with sharp eyes.
"promise."
After Hu Sanyi agreed, he would forcibly stop the assassin's bleeding and treat his injuries.
At this time, the other party sneered, and suddenly used his good left hand to grab the horizontal knife Zhang Yu had placed on his neck, and wiped it hard.
"Puch-"
The sharp blade crossed his throat, and large amounts of blood spattered. The young eunuch's eyes instantly became distracted, and he saw that he was hopeless.
Xia Yu and everyone else were stunned and completely defenseless.
Damn, you are really not afraid of death!
Or maybe this guy knew that it would be better to die happily if he fell into Du Ruhui's hands.
Xia Yu was so angry that she had no choice but to wave her hands: "Send the body and the murder weapon to Mr. Du and check as much as possible."
"No." Hu Sanyi accepted the order.
"Military advisor." At this time, Zhang Yu and Hu Zhong looked at each other, then knelt down with a plop, and apologized: "My subordinates were negligent and almost killed the military advisor. They made a big mistake. I am willing to request military law."
Xia Yu waved her hands and did not blame the two of them: "Forget it, why should I blame you for something that no one thought of? Besides, this guy is using the banner of His Highness the King of Qin, so you don't dare to search carefully. Get up, and stay here more.
God is."
Hu Sanyi had a different opinion: "Military advisor, this must not be the case. No matter what the reason is, it is a reality that these two people have failed in their duties. If they are not punished, why should regulations be established?"
"As the leader of the personal guards, I am also guilty of incompetent leadership. I am willing to punish them with twenty military sticks together with the two of them to serve as a warning to others."
Xia Yu was stunned after hearing this. Do you want to be so serious?
Hu Sanyi didn't say much, walked down to the hall, took off his military uniform, knelt down in the wind and rain, and actually wanted to take the punishment.
Seeing this, Hu Zhong and Zhang Yu quickly followed suit, took off their clothes and fell down next to Hu Sanyi.
"Come on, get the military stick."
Listening to Hu Sanyi's shouting, the other guards looked at Xia Yu.
Xia Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Classmate Li Er indeed led a good army. With such strict military discipline, the Tang Dynasty will be invincible!
At that moment, the rest of the guards got their military sticks and carried out military law despite the wind and rain. The scene was filled with solemnity.
After the twenty soldiers were beaten with batons, the backs of Hu Sanyi and the others were already stained with blood, and their expressions were pale. Obviously, no one dared to show favoritism.
Xia Yu quickly asked the three of them to go down to heal their injuries, and then arranged for someone to deliver the assassin's body and the murder weapon to Du Ruhui.
Since she was in a mess from the soup, Xia Yu asked Yinping to quickly prepare hot water so that she could take a bath and change clothes.
Half an hour later, when Xia Yu finished cleaning up in the back hall and returned to the front hall, she was a little surprised.
I saw that the front hall was already full of people. Li Shimin lived in the middle, and the civil and military officials were sitting on both sides. Even Li Yuanji came.
When such a big thing happens in the army, naturally no one can sit still.
As soon as he saw Xia Yu, Li Shimin hurriedly stepped forward, took Xia Yu's hand, and said eagerly: "Gu heard that the military advisor was assassinated, and his heart and gallbladder were split! It was Gu who didn't protect him well, and the military advisor was frightened."
Xia Yu hurriedly said: "Your Highness, why should you blame yourself? The thieves are all too cunning, and they have nothing to do with Your Highness."
Li Shimin still had a scared look on his face: "I'm lucky that the military advisor is fine! Otherwise, even the water from the Yellow River cannot wash away Gu's self-blame."
Today, in Li Er's heart, Xia Yu's importance is unparalleled.
He would rather lose ten thousand elites than lose Xia Yu.
If Wang Shichong really stole the tower easily, he would probably regret it and blame himself for the rest of his life.
Du Ruhui also stepped forward with a guilty look on his face and saluted: "Military advisor, I'm ashamed of myself. It's all because of someone's negligence that almost allowed the traitor to succeed."
Since taking over the Qingcheng Palace, he has indeed not made too detailed a selection or screening of the people in the palace.
This oversight almost caused a huge mistake.
"Master Du, there's no need to blame yourself, it's all unexpected things." Xia Yu didn't want to dwell too much on what happened in the past.
"However, the palace still needs to conduct another screening to prevent something like this from happening again."
"Don't worry, military advisor." Du Ruhui said quickly: "His Royal Highness has ordered the whole palace to be closed down, and the traces of the assassins and their accomplices will be strictly investigated. No fish will slip through the net."
"That's good." Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise, he might have to open one eye while sleeping.
"That's unreasonable!" Yu Chigong, who had always respected Xia Yu very much, said angrily: "This Wang Shichong is so shameless. He can't beat us, so he just plays dirty tricks. Your Highness, we must take revenge!"
"Yes." Cheng Yaojin also jumped up and shouted: "I, old Cheng, have known for a long time that this Wang Shichong is not a good bird. If he didn't retaliate, he would have thought that we were easy to bully."
Luo Shixin also looked down upon such despicable means of assassination, and said proudly: "Your Highness, military advisor, the last general asked for orders to attack the city and severely defeat Zheng's army!"
For a time, everyone was filled with indignation and shouted for beating.
This Wang Shichong has half his foot in the grave, yet he dares to turn around and slap everyone in the face, how can he bear this!?
Even Li Yuanji, although he was a little gloating about the misfortune, did not dare to go against the will of the world and advocated revenge.
Li Shimin, as the God of War of the generation, naturally knew that a handsome man should not start an army in anger.
However, if he didn't respond to Wang Shichong's provocation, would the boss still have face? It was not easy to explain to Xia Yu.
Li Shimin was about to agree, but Xia Yu said first: "Your Highness, revenge is certain, but siege is not necessary!"
"Luoyang is a great city in the world, why let the soldiers die in vain?"
"Military advisor, let's just forget it?" Changsun Wuji, who has always been petty, said angrily.
"How is that possible?" Xia Yu smiled gloomily. In the past, he and Wang Shichong had a public feud, but now, they have a private hatred!
With his character who doesn't want to take revenge overnight, how could he just give up?
While taking a bath, he had already thought of the vicious method of digging Wang Shichong's grave.
"Everyone, think about it, what is Luoyang City lacking most now?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Fang Xuanling tentatively said: "The most lacking thing in Luoyang now is of course food! With more than 300,000 people, only a small Hanjiacang in the city is left to supply it. I heard from spies that the price of food in the city
The price is rising every day, and people are scrambling for food everywhere."
"That's right." Xia Yu laughed: "If you want revenge, be brutal, and we will burn his Hanjiacang!"
When everyone heard this, they gasped: This move is indeed too cruel. If it was really done, it would kill Wang Shichong!
It makes me shudder to think about what more than 300,000 hungry people in the city would do!
"But military advisor," Li Shimin wondered, "Hanjiacang is a palace, it is within the confines of the Luoyang Palace, and it is heavily guarded. How to start?"
Everyone also reacted instantly: Yes, no matter how good the idea is, it is beyond the reach of the whip.
"Simple!" A fierce cold light flashed in Xia Yu's eyes, and she smiled fiercely: "Everyone, have you forgotten the hot air balloon I just invented?"
Everyone suddenly understood and sympathized with Wang Shichong instantly: You tell me, don't offend anyone but the military advisor. This guy can't afford to suffer!
