Seeing his calm expression, Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Do you think this task is easy?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I know nothing!"
"It's a bit difficult for you. Li Fuguo is the weakest among the three eunuchs, but he is only slightly weaker than Yu Chaoen and Cheng Zhenyuan. In fact, it is not easy to deal with him. Since last year, we have failed to assassinate him three times.
Make his defenses tighter."
Aunt Gongsun took out a pamphlet and handed it to Guo Song, "This is the information about Li Fuguo. Just read it here. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
Guo Song took the pamphlet and asked: "Why is it Li Fuguo and not Cheng Zhenyuan or Yu Chaoen?"
Aunt Gongsun said: "Yu Chaoen holds one hundred thousand divine troops and two copies of the Supreme Emperor's decree, and his brother controls the Qianniu Guard. If you are not careful, it will cause turmoil. You are not able to deal with it alone, and Cheng Zhenyuan
At present, he is incompatible with Yu Chao's favor, and there is still value in using him. As for why it is Li Fuguo, it is because the Holy Emperor has already had enough patience with him."
After a pause, Aunt Gongsun continued: "Li Fuguo betrayed Emperor Suzong during the coup. He was the key figure in the success of the Supreme Emperor's coup. Moreover, he also poisoned Emperor Suzong with his own hands. These feuding saints all
The emperor tolerated him all the time, hoping that he would become Yu Chaoen's mortal enemy, but it backfired.
Judging from his performance in the past two years, he and Yu Chaoen are getting closer and closer, and have even reached the point of colluding with each other. If he is completely loyal to Yu Chaoen, it will be even more difficult to touch him. Now Yu Chaoen is against
He also has some taboos, because he supports King Zhao in his fight for the crown prince position, and his death will be a good thing for Yu Chaoen, and the impact will not be big."
Guo Song pondered for a while and then asked: "Since there are nearly five thousand guards in the palace, the emperor only needs to order the guards to capture Li Fuguo when he appears in the palace. Isn't this impossible?"
Aunt Gongsun smiled bitterly and shook her head, "The Supreme Emperor has given some people golden letters and iron certificates, including several feudal town leaders and three eunuchs such as Yu Chaoen. Unless they rebel, the emperor really cannot kill them in public. This is a
The reason, the second reason is that the interior of the palace is not completely in the hands of the Holy One."
Guo Song was startled, "Is it that serious?"
Aunt Gongsun nodded, took a few steps with her hands behind her hands, and said slowly: "We failed in assassinating Li Fuguo for the second time because the palace guards secretly reported the news, allowing Li Fuguo to evacuate in time.
Frankly speaking, how many of the five thousand palace guards were bribed by Yu Chaoen? How many of them secretly colluded with Cheng Zhenyuan or Li Fuguo? How many of them were truly loyal to the emperor? We really don’t know, otherwise there would be no fifty members of the Hidden Sword Pavilion
The female swordsman is protecting the emperor and his concubines."
Aunt Gongsun looked back at Guo Song and said: "Do you know how many assassinations the emperor has suffered in the ten years since he took the throne? There were eight times in total, and fourteen female swordsmen from the Hidden Sword Pavilion were killed, but each time the assassins escaped unharmed. What do you think?
where is the problem?"
The dangerous situation in the palace left Guo Song speechless. He opened the booklet and read it carefully. There was not much in the booklet. He read it twice and remembered it firmly. He returned the booklet to Gongsun Auntie.
"Any questions?" Aunt Gongsun asked as she took the booklet.
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said, "I want to learn more about Chen Ji and Chen Huai. I saw their names appear several times in the booklet."
"Chen Ji and Chen Huai are twin brothers. Their origins are unknown, and their personal circumstances are difficult to understand. We only know that they are superb in martial arts. They have been Li Fuguo's personal guards for ten years. Among the five masters in the capital, they rank fifth."
"Which are the top five masters? Could you tell me, Senior Sister?"
Aunt Gongsun nodded and said: "The five masters are actually six people. The first master is Yu Chaoen's personal guard Dou Xianlai. This man's martial arts is so high that even Twelve Niangs are far from his opponent, but this man is almost
Without showing up, most people have never seen him.
Ranking second is Twelve Niangs, ranking third is Wu Yue, the chief swordsman of Tianyuan Pavilion, ranking fourth is Li Liangshan, the chief swordsman of Tianqing Pavilion, and ranking fifth is the Chen brothers. The two of them do everything together.
above, so they are regarded as one person."
Guo Song thought for a moment and then asked: "The incident at Tennoji Temple was mentioned in another booklet. What does it mean?"
Aunt Gongsun said sadly: "The change in Tianwang Temple is related to Yu Chaoen. It was a palace coup five years ago. The former prime minister Xiao Hua, the old eunuch Gao Lishi and the internal guard general Chen Xuanli failed to assassinate Yu Chaoen at Tianwang Temple in Daming Palace.
As a result of his brutal revenge, Yu Chaoen mobilized 100,000 Shence troops to rush to the capital, took out the decree given to him by the Supreme Emperor, and threatened to depose the current emperor, which finally forced the emperor to compromise, causing very serious consequences."
"What serious consequences?"
"Gao Lishi was sentenced to death, Xiao Hua and Chen Xuanli were dismissed and demoted. Chen Xuanli was sent to Lingnan and died suddenly on the way. Xiao Hua was demoted to the Sima of Shaanzhou. He died mysteriously at his residence in Shaanzhou soon after, and the internal guards were disbanded.
, Yu Chao'en was granted the title of servant and became the left prime minister. Yu Chao'an, Yu Chao'en's elder brother, was granted the title of General Qian Niu Guard and was in charge of thirty thousand Niu Guards. The emperor was also forced to write a decree promising never to kill fish.
Chao En."
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun sighed and said: "The key figure in the Tianwang Temple incident is that Dou Xianlai. He is your predecessor. He was once a confidant of the Holy Lord, but he betrayed the Holy Lord at the critical moment."
Guo Song was speechless for a long time. Only now did he understand why Yu Chaoen was so arrogant and why Li Yu was so afraid of Yu Chaoen?
However, the first master, Dou Xianlai, actually betrayed the emperor and took refuge in Yu Chaoen. I'm afraid there are more stories in it.
But Guo Song didn't want to ask any more questions. The emperor asked him to assassinate Li Fuguo just for an inspection. If he passed this test, I'm afraid his next target would be Yu Chaoen.
"Then does the emperor set a time limit for this operation?"
"The Holy One did not say a deadline, but it is best to complete it within two months. In addition, I want to remind you that you are the Holy One's secret weapon. Try not to let others know your existence. You were very risky last night. Fortunately, you brought it with you.
mask."
Speaking of this, Aunt Gongsun took out a box and handed it to Guo Song, "The mask you wore last night was made by Yang Yu. It was very rough. Try this mask again. The effect is much better than the mask. Men's Mask
I only made three sets in total, and I give them all to you."
Guo Song was overjoyed and quickly took the box. What he needed most was to change his appearance.
"And this sword!"
Aunt Gongsun handed him the sword on the plate, "This is my master's sword. It is relatively heavy. I think it suits you very well."
Guo Song took the sword and felt that it weighed about twenty-five kilograms, which was indeed suitable for him. But why was this sword so heavy?
He slowly pulled out the sword, and couldn't help but be startled, how could his whole body be as black as ink?
Gongsun Auntie smiled and said: "My master has two swords, black and white. The white sword is called Feidian. I passed it on to Twelve Niangs. This black sword is called Chongyuan. I don't know what kind of exotic iron it is made of. I have collected thirty
Nian, I gave it to you, your horizontal sword is too ordinary, just use this sword from now on!"
Guo Song completely pulled out the sword. The body of the sword was dark and dull, and the blade did not look sharp. However, with a single wave of his hand, Guo Song cut the golden hook hanging on the curtain next to him into two pieces. It was like cutting iron like clay.
, extremely sharp.
He held two more sword flowers and couldn't put them down immediately. Although the horizontal sword he used was good for cutting, it was really not conducive to assassination. This black sword was different. It could cut and stab, and it could give full play to the advantages of the sword.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
Aunt Gongsun said: "You need to have a job to hide your identity."
"My nephew is selling wine!"
Aunt Gongsun burst into laughter, "That's okay. I'll help you later and recommend your Meishou wine to the palace."
Guo Song was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Sister."
Guo Song stood up and bowed to say goodbye to Aunt Gongsun.
Aunt Gongsun sent him to the door and said to him: "You performed well last night. I believe you have become a thorn in Yu Chaoen's side. He must be trying every possible means to find you. During this time, you should keep a low profile. Go
Do your business."
After a moment's hesitation, Aunt Gongsun said again: "Give me Sun Xiaozhen's hiding address, and I will send someone to send them away. Sun Xiaozhen knows that you have too many things and is a great threat to you."
Guo Song was wary and immediately reminded her: "Sister, he is Yang Yu's apprentice!"
Aunt Gongsun smiled and said: "Where are you thinking? I won't kill him. Maybe I will train him and absorb him into the outer hall of the Hidden Sword Pavilion."
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In the study room of the Qilin Hall of the Daming Palace, Li Yu stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, quietly listening to Aunt Gongsun's report, with a faint smile on his fair face.
"Auntie, there was a lot in your meeting today, but I only remembered one sentence."
"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
"I want to be a chess player, not a chess piece. Just by this sentence, I know that I have not misjudged the person. He is indeed the third faction I am looking for. I will not regret giving him the gold medal."
"Although he is young, I feel that his mind is very mature and his vision is broad. The Twelve Mothers are indeed not as good as him. Your Majesty, if he can master the Hidden Sword Pavilion..."
Li Yu shook his head and interrupted Aunt Gongsun, "The Hidden Sword Pavilion is a bright sword, something on the table, but Guo Song is my hidden arrow and my most powerful secret weapon. He must hide behind the scenes and decide
We cannot let Yu Chaoen know who he is and where he is?"
"I understand. I will immediately send someone to send the Sun family to Jiangnan. Then there will be only one wine merchant, Guo Song, in Chang'an."
After a pause, Aunt Gongsun said again: "I guarantee your Majesty that he will never become the second Dou Xianlai!"
Li Yu was silent. Aunt Gongsun realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she apologized: "I shouldn't have mentioned that name."
Li Yu smiled faintly, "It's nothing, that matter will not become my inner demon, and Agu does not need to vouch for Guo Song. Since I have decided to use him, I will not doubt him. As for whether he will become the second Dou
Let time prove the immortality!"
Aunt Gongsun sighed secretly and said: "Guo Song suggested that I go and greet King Lu. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Li Yu nodded, "His suggestion is very good. Auntie will go visit King Lu on my behalf."
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Yu Chaoen was not only the first eunuch in the Tang Dynasty to be worshiped as prime minister, but also the first eunuch to be granted the title of county king. He also held military power, and even the emperor called him Shangfu.
Historically, in the late Tang Dynasty, the reason why the eunuchs had the power of the army and could depose the emperor at will was because of Yu Chaoen.
Yu Chao Enguan worshiped his servants, served as the left prime minister, and also served as the observer of the Shence Army. He was granted the title of Yongjia County Prince. It can be said that he had power over the government. He made full use of the review power of his servants, and any court decisions and drafts were reviewed.
All edicts must be reviewed by him first. If he fails to pass them, they will be sent back. Only if they are approved by him can various memorials and edicts drafted by Zhongshu Sheng be sent to the emperor.
The promotion and appointment of ministers and local officials were also decided by him. Not only did he act arbitrarily, but he also raked in money wantonly, making the Tang court a mess.
Yu Chaoen's palace is located in Guangzhaifang, south of Daming Palace. It is large in scale and magnificent, occupying half of the square. There are various carved beams and painted buildings inside, which are extremely luxurious.
The palace even built a palace that could accommodate three thousand people. He unscrupulously violated the etiquette system. Although he was a eunuch, he had hundreds of wives and concubines, including eighteen fake ones.
Yu Chaoen is over sixty years old, but he is well-maintained. There is no wrinkle on his face. He has silver hair but no eyebrows. His skin is frighteningly white. His gaze is sharp and his triangular eyes are particularly vicious.
At this time, Yu Chaoen was sitting in the inner hall, listening to Liu Sigu and Yang Wanhua report to him what happened last night.
Yu Chaoen wore a golden crown and eight dragon purple robes, holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge and drinking it leisurely.
At the end of the sentence, Yang Wanhua whispered: "Father, although Hidden Sword Pavilion has not heard of anyone who can shoot arrows, could he be their new recruit?"
"What do you think, sir?" Yu Chaoen turned to Liu Sigu.
Liu Sigu pondered for a while and said: "I think this person should have nothing to do with Cangjian Pavilion. Cangjian Pavilion does not have such courage in doing things, and the guards are so heavily guarded. Even Li Man cannot come and go like no one."
"Xianlai, what do you think?" Yu Chaoen asked calmly.
A hoarse voice came from behind the curtain, "This person's martial arts can be ranked among the top five. He should be Li Yu's man."
Yu Chaoen nodded, "Since this person saved the Sun family, he should have a relationship with the Sun family, at least with that Sun Xiaozhen."
He glanced at Yang Wanhua and said slowly: "You can leave Yang Yu alone, but the Sun family must find it."
Although his voice was soft, his tone was irresistible, "Wanhua, from now on, you must mobilize all your manpower and strength to find this archery man. I don't care what means you use, even if you dig up the ground of Chang'an City three feet, you will not be able to resist."
We need to dig him out."
"My child obeys!"
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