The two hundred and fortieth chapter will be assassinated
Wei Wuji quickly found Lian Po. Lian Po was a little afraid of Wei Wuji. He was either afraid of other things or that Wei Wuji would come to him for a drink. Lian Po had never seen anyone who could drink so well. Lian Po was so drunk that he almost couldn't find him.
After arriving in the north, Wei Wuji could still smile and continue drinking until dawn. Lian Po felt that he was a relatively good drinker. However, in front of Wei Wuji, Lian Po did not dare to speak. At first, Wei Wuji dragged him to drink for three days.
That night, Lian Po almost gave up drinking...
It's not that Wei Wuji deliberately made things difficult for him, it's just that Lian Po is one of the few people who can accompany Wei Wuji to drink to the fullest, so Wei Wuji took Lian Po to drink. Lian Po looked at Wei Wuji who smelled of alcohol in front of him, his eyes were a little wary, and his heart
He was already ready. As long as he dared to talk about drinking, he would say that he had stopped drinking. Just when he was making all preparations, Wei Wuji suddenly said: "Ma Fuzi is the son of Qin's young master Yiren. He
When he left Zhao State, it was Ma Fujun who adopted his son."
Lian Po was stunned, not knowing why Wei Wuji wanted to talk about this matter. He thought for a moment and then said: "I understand."
"This matter has been known to Lord Longyang of Wei State. He asked me to stop attacking Wei State, otherwise, I will inform King Zhao of this matter."
"Mr. Xinling, this matter cannot be concealed. Your Majesty will know about it sooner or later."
"I know, but we, or even Mr. Ma Fu, can tell King Zhao personally about this matter, but we cannot let outsiders tell King Zhao."
"I understand what you mean."
"Long Yangjun wants me to stop the war. This is to make your Majesty mistakenly think that I am partial to the Wei State and make him no longer trust me. Therefore, I cannot personally propose this matter to your Majesty. You should complete it."
Better." Lian Po nodded and said: "Zhao has captured two cities of Wei. It is not impossible to stop the war now. If he insists on destroying Wei and makes Wei and other princes unhappy,
That’s not a good thing.”
"The envoy of the State of Yan is sending him. I suspect that he has other purposes for coming to the State of Zhao. I will come to him tomorrow to discuss matters between the State of Zhao and the State of Yan. Please be on guard. Keep an eye on his retainers."
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The next day, Lian Po proposed to King Zhao: Stop attacking Weiguo to avoid antagonism with Wei, Chu and other countries. King Zhao was already a little shaken, but when he heard Lian Po's proposal, he naturally agreed to it. When he
When you call Long Yangjun and tell him that Zhao will stop attacking, Longyang Jun is very happy. He keeps toasting to King Zhao and flattering King Zhao for his wisdom. King Zhao laughs and prepares to hold a banquet again.
Come celebrate.
As expected, Lord Long Yang did not discuss anything about Ma Fuzi with King Zhao.
This made Wei Wuji, who had been staring at him closely at the banquet, feel at ease. Was he also at this banquet, and was he sitting next to Wei Wuji? He smiled and chatted with Wei Wuji about the affairs of the two countries. In fact, Wei Wuji's goal had always been
On the State of Yan? If the State of Zhao must find a target for expansion, it must be the State of Yan. The strength of the State of Wei is not inferior to that of the State of Zhao. Although the State of Wei does not have decent generals, Lord Xinling after all
As a Wei person, he will not set his sights on Wei for expansion.
South Korea is very weak, even weaker than Yan State, but it has just surrendered to Qin State and became a subsidiary of Qin State. If Zhao State attacks South Korea, it will definitely trigger a showdown between Qin State and Zhao State. If there is no Wei State, Chu State will
Come to help the State of Zhao. The State of Zhao is not the opponent of the State of Qin... Therefore, the target naturally falls on the State of Yan. The State of Yan itself is weak and the State of Qin cannot interfere. Moreover, the State of Zhao does not need to contribute its own efforts. As long as Li Mu takes the lead
The knights on the frontier attacked the Yan State, but Wei Wuji led his soldiers to stop the Qin State, and the Yan State had no way to survive.
What's more, Qi State has enmity with Yan State, so Zhao State may still be able to get help from Qi State.
When Tian Dan arrived at Zhao State, he was unwilling to do anything. However, when Zhao State was about to attack Yan State, this Qi man came forward anyway. He defeated tens of thousands of Yan State soldiers in one battle and directly captured several cities.
, forcing the Yan State to bow its head, Wei Wuji even suspected that if the Zhao State prepared to attack the Yan State again, Tian Dan might be willing to help. Therefore, Wei Wuji was opposed to the Yan State's idea of asking for peace.
However, he did not reveal his inner thoughts. He just smiled and chatted enthusiastically with the general about the withdrawal of border soldiers from both sides. Uninformed people looked at them and probably thought that Zhao and Yan were really in trouble.
They wanted to stop the war and shake hands to make peace. Jiang Qu looked very happy. In his opinion, if the Yan Kingdom wanted to become strong, it would naturally have to stabilize its relations with several surrounding countries and consolidate its territory for expansion outside the Great Wall.
Silently increase your own strength.
Just when the banquet was about to end, Long Yangjun said to King Zhao: "This time both parties were able to fulfill their agreement, thanks to Lord Xinling. With Lord Xinling in Zhao and Lord Pingyuan in Wei, the two countries will definitely
We will maintain a friendly relationship...I heard that Lord Ma Fu founded a school in Handan. Talented people from all over the country heard about his reputation and came to Zhao Kingdom, and the warriors were vying to become his disciples..."
"I have to congratulate you for this. Mafu has gathered so many talented people. You will never have to worry about having no one under your command."
"Before I leave, I want to visit Mr. Ma Fu and give him the gift prepared by my Lord."
The smile on King Zhao's face solidified, especially when Long Yangjun mentioned the wise men in Mafu, because so far, none of the wise men gathered in Mafu is willing to serve Zhao State, even
Some people reprimanded the envoys sent by King Zhao and threatened that they stayed in Zhao just to serve the king. This made King Zhao feel very uncomfortable. The words of Lord Long Yang immediately made King Zhao even more angry.
King Zhao didn't even try to retain Lord Long Yang and let him leave.
At the end of the banquet, Wei Wuji held Jiang Qu's hand, and the two of them walked out of the palace with a smile. They had just walked out of the palace and got on the carriage. "Whoosh~~", only a sound was heard, and Wei Wuji suddenly leaned down,
He heard someone screaming in the distance, and the warriors started running. It was extremely noisy. When Wei Wuji looked behind him, he saw a Yan warrior standing in front of Jiang Qu, stabbing him from behind.
He was holding a crossbow and lying on the ground.
Wei Wuji hurriedly stepped forward. The warriors guarding the palace shouted. Dong Chengzi quickly rushed over with his soldiers, preparing to arrest him. Jiang Qu looked very frightened and his whole body was trembling. He looked at
The body of the Yan warrior lying in front of him was full of pain. Wei Wuji hurriedly leaned down and looked at the body in front of him, especially the arrow stuck in his back.
"This is Korea's powerful crossbow..." Wei Wuji analyzed, but he took a few steps away from Wei Wuji, and asked somewhat cautiously: "What do you mean: Koreans came to Handan to assassinate me?" Wei Wuji raised his head
At first, I was not surprised when I saw that Jiang Qu was obviously wary of him. Among Handan, he was the most opposed to negotiating peace with the Yan State. In other words, it was in his interest to assassinate Jiang Qu and make him
It is inevitable that you will overthink it.
"If I want to kill you, you won't be able to enter Handan City at all." Wei Wuji said, then stood up and looked around. The palace was heavily guarded. If he wanted to carry a powerful crossbow and assassinate here, this
The difficulty is not ordinary, and it is surrounded by open areas. Anyone who dares to approach here will arouse the vigilance of the warriors. This is a very bad place for assassination, and they want to kill the general.
There are many opportunities, why do you want to assassinate here?
Wei Wuji quickly thought about it. Perhaps the assassin's purpose was not to kill Jiang Qu, but to have other ideas? To undermine Zhao Yan's peace negotiation? But who in Handan City is so opposed to the peace negotiation? Apart from himself, there are others
Lian Po, Lejian, and Tian Dan... Wei Wuji quickly thought about it in his mind. If the Qin people wanted to kill him and damage the relationship between the two countries, wouldn't it be better to kill him directly?
It is not like the Qin people to choose a dangerous place like the palace and fail in the end.
Is there someone who wants to attract everyone's attention here and then do something else?
While Wei Wuji was thinking about it, Dong Chengzi finally arrived here out of breath. He hurriedly sent people to search the surroundings and asked about Jiang Qu's situation. Looking at Jiang Qu with a sad face, Wei Wuji suddenly started thinking again.
, could this be what Jiang Qu himself did, but what does he want? The vast majority of people in Zhao who prefer peace talks... While Wei Wuji was deep in thought, Dong Chengzi suddenly stood in front of him.
before.
"Mr. Xinling..." Dong Chengzi said seriously.
"Huh?" Wei Wuji was interrupted from thinking, looked at Dong Chengzi with some confusion, and then asked: "Have you discovered anything?"
"I want to ask you, are you related to this assassination?"
Wei Wuji suddenly laughed and said, "I understand." After saying that, he hurriedly turned around and left, but Dong Chengzi's soldiers hurriedly gathered around him. Dong Chengzi looked at him solemnly.
Looking at him, he said: "You are a serious suspect. As far as I know, you have a lot of Korean crossbows in your home. Can I go with you to your mansion to have a look?"
"Can."
When Dong Chengzi followed Wei Wuji into the courtyard, Wei Wuji's disciples all felt that something was wrong, and they all grabbed the daggers at their waists. Lord Xinling shook his head and told them not to do anything, and then brought
As Dong Chengzi walked into his arsenal, Wei Wuji did indeed hide a batch of weapons, but this was legal because these weapons were awarded to him by King Zhao.
In order to prevent Wei Wuji from leaving Zhao, King Zhao rewarded Lord Xinling with horses, crossbows, swords, etc. to reward his bravery after the last rebellion. When Dong Chengzi followed Wei Wuji into the arsenal, he glanced at him.
I saw a strong crossbow placed on the case. Sure enough, they were all exquisite Korean crossbows. The so-called Korean crossbows did not refer to the crossbows made by Korea, but the crossbows first made by the Koreans. Later, they were used by various countries.
emulate.
The Qin people even developed a more powerful crossbow based on it.
Among the rows of crossbows, a vacant position appeared, and the crossbow above had long disappeared. Wei Wuji looked at the position and smiled bitterly. He looked at Dong Chengzi beside him and asked seriously: "Do you believe
Will I use the weapons in my arsenal to assassinate the envoy of Yan?" Dong Chengzi frowned, but he didn't speak. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Because of your status as a friend, I am willing to believe you."
"But because of my status as Sikou, I have to tell the Lord about this matter. Please don't blame me. I am not qualified to interrogate a lord, but I cannot ignore this matter because I am the Sikou of Zhao State.
The laws of the State of Zhao cannot be trampled upon."
"When Ma Fujun killed people...that's not what you said..."
Dong Chengzi blushed and said: "Ma Fujun has the power to make rulings in his own city. What's more, the criminals choose to resist. In this case, Ma Fujun made the ruling. This is in line with the law. I can come up with a written document."
The law shows you..."
"I'm not questioning your judgment, I just said it casually." Mr. Xinling shook his head. He looked around and carefully looked at everything around him. He said: "If my retainer hadn't betrayed me,
That means Long Yangjun stole them. In these days, the only one who has been to my mansion is Long Yangjun. I suspect that he wants to restrain me and then achieve his own goals. Please be careful."
Dong Chengzi nodded.
After he was assassinated and a Yan warrior died, the entire Handan was immediately blocked and no entry or exit was allowed. Dong Chengzi personally led people to investigate. He had already issued a restraining order to Lord Xinling and was not allowed to leave the mansion. Likewise,
Dong Chengzi sent people to protect the canal. Even Lord Longyang, who was about to visit Zhao Kuo, was surrounded by Dong Chengzi's people. Dong Chengzi told him that this was for his safety.
Long Yangjun didn't say much.
King Zhao was very angry. Such a thing happened in front of his palace? He called Dong Chengzi to the palace and gave him ten days. Within ten days, the real murderer must be caught.
Otherwise, Dong Chengzi will be removed from his position as Sikou.
Dong Chengzi first searched for the assassin, and then investigated Lord Xinling, Lord Longyang and others. He spent three or four days but found nothing. He was not even sure whether the crossbow used to assassinate him was the one that disappeared from Wei Wuji's home.
There was no trace of the assassin, and the warriors guarding the palace did not see anyone approaching... Dong Chengzi pressed the wounds on the retainer's back to determine the assassin's location... But he was surprised to find that the crossbow arrow seemed to be
Shot from the direction of the palace.
"What do you mean? You mean that a few people are trying to assassinate the envoy of Yan Kingdom?!"
When King Zhao heard Dong Chengzi's analysis, he was furious, reprimanded Dong Chengzi again and drove him out.
Dong Chengzi originally wanted to investigate the palace, but he could not get the consent of King Zhao at all. Dong Chengzi could only judge that the assassin was one of the samurai guarding the palace, or he was mixed among them, and after quickly shooting him, he escaped into the palace.
, Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to disappear without a trace in such a short period of time. Then why would the warriors guarding the palace deny that they saw the assassin?
Poor Dong Chengzi's hair was falling out in handfuls, but he didn't have the slightest clue.
In the end, he could only send people to the horse server and invite the horse server to bring people to help him.