The first thousand two hundred and thirty-four chapters Jin Palace frightened
At night, Guo Song was reading in his study. A maid reported outside the door, "Your Highness, the Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Guard has something urgent to see you."
"I understand, please wait for a while in Qilin Hall."
Guo Song put on a fur cloak, went out and said: "Get ready the car and go to Qilin Hall!"
The Jin Palace is very large. Xianghui Tower and Qilin Palace are three or four miles apart. They are on the outskirts of Ningbi Lake and you have to take a car to get there.
Guo Song was reluctant to use eunuchs and did not allow men to enter his inner palace, so all his inner palaces were women. Even his personal guards were women with strong martial arts skills. The driver of the carriage was a strong woman with very steady hands.
Very skilled.
Of course, the Jin Palace also has three thousand personal guards. For example, the guards at Qilin Palace are his personal soldiers, but they cannot enter the Ningbi Lake area.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Qilin Palace. Two female guards opened the door for him. Two palace maids held lanterns in front of him. Two female guards with strong martial arts followed him, looking warily on both sides.
Although the three thousand soldiers on the periphery of the dense woods are doing their job very well, the Jin Palace is too big after all, so loopholes will inevitably appear.
Guo Song also felt uneasy tonight, and he instinctively put his hand on the hilt of his sword, but he didn't notice anything unusual until he walked into the Qilin Hall.
Wang Yue was sitting in the outer hall drinking tea. When he saw King Jin coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"
"Go in and talk!"
Guo Song walked into the inner room and sat down. The Qilin Hall was equivalent to Guo Song's outer study room. It was the place where he handled court affairs and received ministers in the palace.
Wang Yue bowed and said: "My humble subordinates discovered that Pei Yanling visited Wei Huan tonight and stayed in Wei Huan's house for about an hour before leaving."
"They are in-laws, so it should be normal for them to be guests in the mansion!"
Wang Yue shook his head, "Pei Yanling did not make an appointment in advance, but temporarily sent someone to Wei Mansion to deliver the post this afternoon. I have reason to suspect that he went to visit Wei Huan because of the affairs in the political hall in the morning. Wei Huan was dissatisfied with His Highness. The entire
Everyone in Chang'an knows that the city is not deep and can easily be taken advantage of, so it cannot be ruled out that Pei Yanling wants to use Wei Huan to cause trouble."
Of course, Guo Song would not ascend the throne so rashly. Behind any change of dynasty, there were countless cruel struggles, including fierce battles on the battlefield, secret fights behind the scenes, and desperate attempts by the losers.
Although the Wei Tanghui was destroyed, it was not a real defender of the Tang Dynasty, but an ambitious person who wanted to use extreme means to build the country. People like Dugu Dashi, Pei Yanling, and Cui Yuanfeng were not actually defenders of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty clans all had no heirs.
Why are they defending the Tang Dynasty? They are just bargaining with themselves under the banner of defending the Tang Dynasty, trying to use this opportunity to realize their interests.
Guo Song knew very well what they wanted. When the abolition of slavery was first implemented, Cui Yuanfeng cast the only dissenting vote in the Zhengshitang. Pei Yanling, who was the governor of Yizhou at the time, united with officials from several states to write a letter against the abolition of slavery.
The abolition of slavery was by no means impulsively enacted by Guo and Song Dynasties. It was an inevitable requirement for social and economic development to a certain point. The Tang Dynasty was in war for many years and the population dropped sharply. However, at this time, industry and commerce began to rise again in Guanzhong and Taiyuan, which required a large number of people. The Central Plains of Hebei Province
A large amount of idle land also needs farmers to farm, and Anbeiting also needs a large number of Han immigrants. However, a large number of people are owned by private individuals, forming three laws to fight for the population: slaves, abolition of nationality, abolition of slavery, and suppression of Buddha.
It just appeared.
The former Guanlong nobles and now the Guanlong family were originally strong opponents of the abolition of slavery, but when their estates were deprived of their estates and they began to switch careers to industry and commerce, they became active promoters of the abolition of slavery.
But some traditional big families are still opponents of the abolition of slavery.
In fact, Guo Song had already made concessions. He did not abolish slavery in one step, but in two steps. First, he banned the emergence of new slaves, and then set a fifteen-year deadline for existing slaves.
Slavery was completely abolished later this year.
This is also an abolition measure following the Song Dynasty. It is relatively mild and can reduce the resistance of aristocratic families. However, even so, the slave-preserving party represented by Pei Yanling and Cui Yuanfeng still does not give up, trying to bargain with themselves by opposing their accession to the throne.
Let yourself give up on abolition.
The best way to deal with these people who are overestimating their own abilities and have wishful thinking is to crack down hard.
Thinking of this, Guo Song said slowly: "Don't alert the snake first, keep an eye on their every move, not only Wei Huan, but also Pei Yanling, Cui Yuanfeng, Dugu Dashi and others, see what they do? In addition, keep an eye on Zhou Min
Transfer back and prepare to carry out new tasks!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Wang Yue left in a hurry, and Guo Song sat in the study for a while, then got up and returned to Xianghui Tower. In the carriage, Guo Song was still thinking about Wei Huan. He had long discovered that Wei Huan was useless and could be said to be useless.
It's like a dandy got old, and just because he was the eldest son, he got all kinds of resources, all kinds of important positions, and even managed to get the position of Minister of Rites.
When Guo Song didn't use him, Wei Huan started talking nonsense everywhere. If Guo Song didn't want to use him to show the magnanimity of the superiors, he would have been dealt with long ago.
If Wei Huan was just talking nonsense like before, Guo Song would have spared him. But if Wei Huan really didn't understand current affairs and took substantive actions, then don't blame yourself for settling old and new accounts together.
The carriage drove slowly along the path along the lake. It was extremely quiet and dark outside. It was already early winter, there was a bit of chill in the air, and the insects could not be heard at night.
The strong woman driving the carriage made the carriage move very steadily. In the large carriage, two little palace maids sat in the front. They were responsible for serving Guo Song in the study, mainly making tea and pouring tea. Two female guards with high martial arts skills sat in the back.
Row.
At this time, Guo Song suddenly felt a murderous aura. This sensitivity to murderous aura was slowly cultivated through many battles on the battlefield. He involuntarily stretched out his hand to press the hilt of the sword and heard a soft click!
The sound is very small, but it is also very clear at night.
The two female guards also heard it at the same time, "No!" they blurted out.
Guo Song's black sword was unsheathed at the same time. As fast as lightning, he struck the window with one strike. A crossbow arrow just shot out of the car window and was struck out with one strike of his sword.
At the same time, a scream came from the front, which was the voice of a strong woman driving the carriage. Then the carriage began to lose control, and the two little palace ladies screamed in fright.
Guo Song jumped out of the car window, raised his long sword, and knocked away an incoming crossbow arrow. He then used his backhand sword to cut the wheel into two pieces. The carriage lost its balance and tipped over instantly, avoiding the danger of falling.
The fate of rushing to the bottom of the lake.
The two female guards got out of the carriage very quickly. Guo Song coldly ordered: "You guys rush back to Qilin Hall immediately and block their retreat. I will deal with these bastards!"
He lightly jumped up onto a big tree. The two female guards knew that their master was very skilled in martial arts, so they immediately turned around and ran towards the Qilin Palace.
Guo Song squinted his eyes and stared into the woods. He saw three black figures running fast. He pulled out the dagger from his boot and threw it with all his strength. He saw a cold light shooting out, and the last black figure ran towards him.
With a scream, he fell headlong into the grass.
The other two black figures were so frightened that they ran wildly, and Guo Song jumped after them.
As soon as the two of them ran to the Qilin Hall, two female guards came out and cut off their retreat. The four of them fought fiercely.
Just now, Guo Song felt a murderous intention next to the Qilin Palace. He just realized that the assassins were ambushing beside the Qilin Palace, but for some unknown reason, they did not take action at that time, but waited for him to come out before taking action.
After the assassination was over, they had to return from the original route and would inevitably return to Qilin Hall.
Guo Song stood on a big tree and watched the four people fighting fiercely. The swordsmanship of the two female guards was obviously better than that of the assassins.
A moment later, there was a scream, and an assassin was pierced through the chest by the long sword of the female guard. He died tragically on the spot. The situation instantly reversed, and two female guards surrounded the assassin. The last assassin was immediately in danger.
"Don't kill him, keep him alive!" Guo Song reminded.
Unexpectedly, seeing that he could not escape, the last assassin suddenly swung his sword horizontally and pulled hard. Blood splattered everywhere, and he actually committed suicide by lying on his neck.
At this time, countless soldiers and guards came after hearing the news, and Guo Song had already returned to the carriage.
The carriage overturned to the ground. Two palace maids had climbed out of the carriage, squatting beside the female coachman and crying. One crossbow arrow hit her chest, and another crossbow arrow hit the horse, causing the horse to go crazy.
Guo Song stepped forward and touched the breath of the female coach driver. There was no breath anymore. Guo Song shook his head. Unexpectedly, the first person in the palace killed by the assassin was his own coach driver.
At this time, the commander of the personal soldiers, Hu Benlang, rushed Zhao Xiu with a large group of guards. He knelt down on one knee and apologized, "The peripheral defense of the humble position was not good, which led to the intrusion of the assassins. The humble position is guilty!"
Guo Song said lightly: "Whether you are guilty or not will be discussed later, but the assassin shot four crossbows almost at the same time. There should be four people, but I only saw three people, and one person is hiding somewhere. You guys give me a look around."
search!"
"Follow the order!"
Zhao Xiu went back and ordered three thousand personal guards to blockade the Jin Palace and search everywhere for the assassin who slipped through the net.
At this time, the inner palace was also alarmed, and three hundred female guards also took urgent action to protect Xianghui Tower without leakage.