Shopkeeper Niu went back to the city gate to get the fish and went back to the inn to cook the fish as if nothing had happened. He was busy in the kitchen when a Silla clerk appeared at the door and asked: "Does the shopkeeper have time? My master invites you.
Come over there."
"I'm cooking fish. It'll be ready soon."
"Shopkeeper, let's go first! I just want to ask something."
Shopkeeper Niu asked a waiter to help him look at the fish in the pot. He wiped his hands and followed the waiter upstairs. In fact, he was also very nervous. Could it be that these Silla people also discovered something?
Cui Wenying and his five men reserved the three innermost rooms on the second floor. The business of Niu's Inn was not very good, and they only had six guests in the entire inn. Cui Wenying took note of this. Having too many people is not a good thing.
Too many eyes will give them away.
"Master Li, do you have any instructions for me?"
Cui Wenying registered his surname as Li, and shopkeeper Niu called him Mr. Li these two days.
"I just want to ask you, is there any interesting news out there?" Cui Wenying asked implicitly.
"Hey! There are so many interesting things in our small county. The Zhang family's wife stole a man from the Li family, the Wang family's daughter married into a wealthy family, etc. These are all local trivial things. If you want to see the big news,
You can read the newspaper.”
One sentence immediately reminded Cui Wenying that he had forgotten about the newspaper. He could read the newspaper to understand the situation in Chang'an!
He quickly asked: "Are there any newspapers in the store?"
"There is only the "Kyoto Express", which I read myself. There is no "Tianxia Xinbao". I don't like it very much. The newspapers are all for the day. I will get them for you!"
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper!"
Shopkeeper Niu hurried over, and after a while, he took out a stack of newspapers, handed them to Cui Wenying and said, "The latest is yesterday's. Today's newspaper will not be delivered until dusk. We are half a day later than Chang'an."
"It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter!"
Cui Wenying took the newspaper and opened it eagerly to read carefully. Shopkeeper Niu muttered, "I'll cook fish for you!" He turned and went downstairs.
An hour later, two thousand internal guard soldiers rushed into Xianyang County. Under the leadership of Ma Xianwei of Xianyang County, they quickly rushed to Niuji Inn.
Cui Wenying had finished eating and went back to his room to rest. Shopkeeper Niu was squatting by the well washing dishes. He suddenly saw Lieutenant Ma waving to him at the door. Shopkeeper Niu quickly stood up and went out. When he walked out of the door, he realized that everything was outside.
The dark crowd of soldiers frightened him.
Lieutenant Ma Xian asked anxiously: "Are the Silla people still there?"
"Still there. They just finished lunch and are resting in the room."
The leading general of the inner guard is Zhou Min. These Silla people are extremely important to them and they cannot make any mistakes.
He asked solemnly: "Are you sure he is a wanted criminal?"
Shopkeeper Niu nodded repeatedly, "General Qi, I'm not sure about the five guys, but the man at the head is exactly the same as the description on the wanted poster. He has a long scar from his forehead to the bridge of his nose. He carries
The hat was not worn in the room, and I could see it clearly."
That's right, after all, there is no one with such facial features. Zhou Min asked again: "Where does he live?"
"The three westmost rooms on the second floor have only six guests in the entire inn."
Zhou Min nodded and ordered: "Call your guys out immediately, we will take action immediately."
Shopkeeper Niu quickly ran back and called out the two waiters who were resting on the first floor.
At this time, hundreds of the most elite internal guard soldiers poured towards the second floor silently.
Shopkeeper Niu was a little afraid to face Cui Wenying, so he ran to the opposite shop and hid, secretly looking over.
Not long after, I saw a large group of soldiers escorting a group of people out of the yard. The first person to be arrested was Cui Wenying. His face was full of fear, and the scar on his forehead made his face particularly ferocious. They were stuffed into several vehicles.
The carriage started quickly, and under the close protection of a large group of cavalry, it left Xianyang County and headed for Chang'an.
At this time, Ma County Lieutenant came over and said to Shopkeeper Niu with a smile: "Your reward can be cashed in. General Zhou asked you to go to Chang'an Internal Guard Yamen to collect it tomorrow. You can just ask General Zhou Min!"
Shopkeeper Niu's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly. He seemed to see a thousand copper coins waving to him, and his inner joy could hardly be concealed.
After Cui Wenying entered the inner guard, he could no longer withstand the interrogation of the inner guard within an hour and began to explain one by one that he was originally the head of the Silla Kingdom's intelligence station in Chang'an. It was probably last autumn that he received the news from Jin Yan, the regent of Silla.
Sheng's secret letter asked him to find an opportunity to assassinate King Guo Song of Jin, and named the plan to assassinate King Guo Song as Cilong.
He spent nearly a year investigating and visited many locations. They finally discovered a defensive loophole in the Jin Palace. There was a forest outside the Zuozang Library. One could enter the woods through the transom, thus evading the Jin Palace's layers of defense.
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Half a month ago, the four assassins arrived in Chang'an a month later than originally planned. At this time, there were only ten days left before the completion of the above stipulated time. The time was very rushed. The four assassins only slightly recognized King Jin from a distance.
Then he started taking action.
In the palace of King Jin, Wang Yue was reporting the latest interrogation results to Guo Song. It happened to be the last day of the three-day period given to them by Guo Song, and they finally solved the case.
"Your Highness, Cui Wenying's confession and the assassin's confession can be matched one-to-one. Their impression of His Highness's appearance is not very clear, so when the humble minister also appeared in Qilin Hall, they were a little doubtful and did not dare to attack His Highness.
Worried that they had stabbed the wrong person, they decided to attack the carriage after the humble minister left on horseback while His Highness rode in a carriage.
They formulated a second assassination plan. If the first assassination failed, Luo Liao, the most skilled among them, would sneak into the inner palace and wait for an opportunity to strike again. If they did not come out at the agreed time, Cui Wenying, who was outside, would know about them.
He failed and immediately escaped from Chang'an."
After listening to Wang Yue's report, Guo Song looked at the confession and asked: "The above did not suggest a motive for their assassination."
"The humble official also asked. Cui Wenying said that he didn't know either. He just said that the secret order was personally issued by the regent Jin Yansheng. He began to say that the secret order had been burned, but he could not bear the punishment. He also confessed that the secret order was not burned and was hidden by him.
I have sent people to search the rented house, and there will be news soon."
Just after he finished speaking, the officer reported at the door: "Your Highness, the internal guards have sent a box, saying it is important evidence!"
"Bring it up!"
Engagement handed a flat wooden box in. Wang Yue opened it and found a letter inside. Wang Yue presented the letter to Guo Song. Silla also used Chinese characters, which was no different from theirs.
Guo Song read the letter and smiled lightly: "Who said Cui Wenying didn't know the motive? The letter was very clear. Zhu Tao was powerful and Silla was under great pressure. He could assassinate the King of Jin and cause chaos in the Central Plains. Zhu Tao would fight for supremacy in the Central Plains.
Silla’s crisis can be solved”
"Your Highness, this is conclusive evidence!"
Guo Song nodded, "That's right, the evidence is conclusive!"
In the afternoon of the same day, Guo Song came to Qujiang and visited Han Huang, a bachelor who lived in Qujiang. The bachelor was the former counselor, equivalent to the consultant of later generations, holding a title and participating in the deliberations on major military and political affairs.
Before making decisions on basically any major military and political affairs, Guo Song would consult their opinions and listen to their thoughts.
When Han Huang heard that His Royal Highness the King of Jin had arrived, he went to the gate to greet him personally. Guo Song smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Han Ge is in good spirits and in good health. Congratulations!"
Han Huang was in good health. Compared with when he first came to Chang'an, he was indeed in much better spirits. His head was full of white hair and his steps were very vigorous. He chuckled and said, "Thanks to His Highness, the weather is going well, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the ministers are well taken care of in old age. In good health,
It’s getting better gradually.”
"Mr. Han Ge really knows how to joke!" Guo Song said with a slight smile.
Han Huang shook his head and said: "I'm not kidding, I have destroyed Zhu Si, the world has been unified, and the feudal rule that has caused trouble for decades has finally come to an end. I am in a happy mood, and my health will naturally be good. If the country has internal and external troubles, we old people will not live long."
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"Then I would like to ask Mr. Hange to give you good luck. I hope Mr. Hange can live to be a hundred years old."
Han Huang laughed heartily and hurriedly invited Guo Song to enter the house. The two of them sat down in the guest hall as guests and hosts, and the maid served them tea.
Han Huang asked with concern: "I heard from Quanzi that an assassin appeared in the Jin Palace a few days ago. Can we find out the real culprit behind the scenes?"
Guo Song nodded, "The real culprit was found. It was Jin Yansheng, the regent of Silla Kingdom. In order to divert the attack direction of Zhu Tao's army, they sent people to assassinate him in an attempt to cause chaos in the world."
Han Huang was really surprised and asked quickly: "Has His Highness obtained the evidence?"
Guo Song nodded slowly, "The evidence is conclusive!"
Han Huang was stunned for a long time and said with emotion: "It's incredible. Isn't this just asking for death? Then how is His Highness going to punish Silla?"