At dawn the next day, Yang Yu showed up at Ji Yuntian Restaurant on time. Li Jing was not there, but a man who looked like a butler received him.
He placed a short crossbow and two poison-quenched crossbow arrows on the table, and said to Yang Yu: "There are only two poison arrows, which means you only have two shooting opportunities. I hope you seize the opportunity."
Yang Yu picked up the short crossbow and pulled the string. Just as he was about to take out a crossbow arrow, the man waved his hand and handed him another crossbow arrow, "You use this to try the crossbow!"
Yang Yu loaded the crossbow arrows, pointed at a vase a few feet away, and pulled the hanging knife. With a slight sound, 'Click!', the crossbow arrows shot out quickly, and with a 'Bang!' sound, the vase was shot to pieces.
Very powerful.
"What's its range?"
"Don't worry, the distance between you and the target will not be more than one foot. These two poisonous arrows will seal your throat with blood and there is no cure. You have to be careful not to pierce your skin."
Yang Yu put the two poisonous arrows into a bamboo tube and sealed them.
The steward added: "The coachman will give you the signal then, and we will do everything we can to help you escape. We don't want you to be caught. If you are eventually caught, I advise you to commit suicide to save yourself the pain."
Yang Yu asked coldly: "When will we set off?"
"Let's leave now, you come with me!"
The man left the restaurant with Yang Yu.
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Li Zhengji knew very well that many people wanted him dead. Not only the imperial court, but also other vassal towns also wanted him dead. On the one hand, everyone cooperated with each other, but on the other hand, they competed with each other, hoping that the other party would cause chaos and take the opportunity to annex the other party's territory and population.
Therefore, Li Zhengji was also very strict in preventing assassinations. He had personal guards, took strict precautions in his daily diet, had people specially designed to test poisons, and even slept in at least two places at night.
There were hundreds of guards in his mansion who were highly skilled in martial arts. When traveling, they would shout in front and behind him, and his soldiers would use giant shields to cover his carriage.
In addition, he also found three stand-ins who looked exactly like him. The stand-ins took part in some occasions on his behalf, such as inspecting businesses, condolences to orphans and widows, comforting soldiers' families, etc. Most of the time, Li Zhengji hardly showed up.
But some activities must be done by himself, such as inspecting the army, which are related to military power. He cannot leave it to a substitute.
Today he was going to inspect the Peking University Camp to check on the training status of the soldiers.
Five hundred personal guards and thirty highly skilled guards were deployed tightly around his carriage, completely surrounding him. There were also two personal guards following him closely.
In addition, he had to change a carriage halfway, and then dozens of soldiers escorted the first empty carriage to go first, so that the assassin could make mistakes in judgment.
Li Zhengji went a little too far in protecting his own security, which would lead to loopholes.
At the north city gate, dozens of cavalry were guarding a carriage and had been waiting for a long time. Li Zhengji's team slowly stopped in front of the empty carriage. A personal guard went in first to check the carriage, confirm it was safe, and signal to Li Zhengji.
, Li Zhengji quickly got into the second carriage under the protection of a giant shield. The door was closed, and the first empty carriage was escorted by dozens of cavalry and continued to move forward.
After waiting for a while, the second carriage started to slowly start.
The carriage was very spacious, with thick carpets on the floor. The bodyguards had checked it up and down, and there was nothing wrong. Li Zhengji sat on a large and soft armchair with his eyes closed, and two bodyguards sat behind him, with windows on both sides.
Sit on one side and watch the movement outside with vigilance.
The carriage entered the city gate, and the interior of the carriage suddenly became dark. The front baffle of the carriage quietly moved open a crack, and a short crossbow poked out. The crossbow arrow flashed with blue light, obviously tempered with poison.
This was a typical mistake made under the lights. The temporarily replaced carriage did not give them that much time to carefully check. They had checked the inside of the carriage, but they did not take into account the position of the driver outside the carriage. The driver was sitting on a wide wooden box.
Inside the wooden box are usually tools for repairing the carriage and some personal belongings of the coachman. A piece of sheepskin is laid on top to serve as the coachman's seat.
This wooden box was nailed to the carriage, and was only separated from the carriage by a wooden board. Li Zhengji never imagined that this wooden box had been tampered with and could be moved. The assassin was hiding in the wooden box where the coachman was sitting.
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Yang Yu was waiting for the moment when he entered the city gate. The light turned dark and he could not see the changes in the wooden planks of the carriage. Li Zhengji was facing the short crossbow. He wore a thin armor and a helmet. Generally, a crossbow could still shoot.
Not transparent, but his face and neck are exposed.
Several draft horses had already left the city gate, but the carriage was still inside the city gate. The carriage was running close to the right side of the city opening, and the cavalry could not be followed on the right side of the carriage. A dozen cavalry holding shields had to temporarily follow the carriage.
Behind them, the huge shield also blocked their sight, while the cavalry walking in front stared ahead and generally did not look back.
This was the opportunity created by the driver for Yang Yu to commit murder and escape.
Yang Yu heard the sound of the coachman's heels tapping against the wooden box. He was waiting for this brief moment of opportunity. A two-inch long crossbow arrow shot out. Li Zhengji was caught off guard, and the arrow hit his throat.
Li Zhengji let out a muffled scream and reached out to grab his throat. Two personal guards immediately realized something was wrong and rushed forward. They saw Li Zhengji holding his throat and falling on the carpet. The two guards were frightened to death and yelled, "There is an assassin!"
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Just as Yang Yu shot out the arrow, he immediately pulled up the movable plank, pulled away a plank under him, and quickly got out from the bottom of the carriage. When the guard in the carriage shouted, "There is an assassin," he was already clinging to the carriage.
On the belly of a draft horse, he jumped into the moat.
There was a chaos among the guards, and everyone took Li Zhengji out of the carriage. Li Zhengji's face was dark and he was dead.
The soldiers were all stunned and didn't know what to do.
At this moment, Li Jing, who had returned from hunting outside the city, appeared with a large group of cavalry by chance. "What happened?" Li Jing shouted.
"My lord, my lord has been assassinated!" the soldiers reported hurriedly.
Li Jing waved his hand, "Don't panic, that's not my father. He went to the military camp last night. This should be a substitute."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Everyone knew that Li Zhengji had three stand-ins, and he would not announce the true or false ones when he went out. No one knew whether the ones in the carriage were stand-ins, true or false, which confused everyone.
Only two personal guards knew it was true. They ran forward and whispered: "Master, this time it's not..."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Li Jing stared at them with sharp eyes, and the two guards did not dare to say anything. Li Jing waved, and the two personal guards were dragged down by his men.
Li Jing then sternly said to everyone: "No matter what, the appearance of an assassin is an extremely serious matter. Where is the assassin? Why don't you close the city gate and search everywhere!"
Everyone was in chaos, hurriedly closed the city gate, and searched everywhere for the assassin.
However, Li Jing got into the carriage and found a small personal bag from his father, which contained command arrows and military talismans. He felt secretly happy that the 50,000-strong army of the Beida Camp had fallen into his hands.
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Yang Yu was covered by the coachman, and he was not discovered by the guards when he jumped into the moat. Then Li Jing ordered the city gate to be closed and gave up the search outside the city, allowing Yang Yu to escape. Of course, Li Jing did not want Yang Yu to be caught.
, torture and interrogation will implicate oneself, and as for killing people and silencing them, that must be done.
Yang Yu knew very well that Li Jing would definitely kill him to silence him, and it was very likely that Zangjian Pavilion would also kill him to silence him. Wang Jianying received the order. If Xuan'er was controlled by them, maybe they would not kill him for the time being, but Xuan'er ran away.
Well, Wang Jianying will definitely get rid of him.
This is an iron rule set by Li Man after he took charge of the Cangjian Pavilion. The family members of the main members of the Cangjian Pavilion must be controlled by the prison hall. Once a family member leaves the control of the prison hall, it is considered a betrayal and must be dismissed and questioned. If there is resistance, he will be killed.
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If Xuan'er is not pregnant, it doesn't matter to Yang Yu. The monitoring will be monitoring. But if Xuan'er is pregnant, and Yang Yu, who lost his parents since childhood, has his own child, he will never let the child go his own way and fall into the trap.
In the hands of Zangjian Pavilion, he was trained by Zangjian Pavilion to become a dead soldier.
Yang Yu would rather die than find a way out for her children.
Of course, Yang Yu would not sit back and wait for death. He climbed ashore, got into a forest, and ran all the way to a pigeon farm more than 20 miles away.
Yang Yu made arrangements last night. He hid two fast horses and necessary dry food packages in the pigeon farm. These were arranged by his confidants. Even the pigeon farm was very secret. It was a spare pigeon set up by Yang Yu himself.
There is no record in the field, and Wang Jianying cannot find it.
In Baofeng Restaurant, Wang Jianying stood in the courtyard with her hands behind her hands. She had already received the news that Li Zhengji had been assassinated by Yang Yu. The city gate had been sealed and soldiers were searching for the assassin from house to house.
A subordinate reported in a low voice: "Supervisor, Yang Yu has run away and I'm afraid he won't come back."
Wang Jianying sneered and said: "Don't worry! He can't run away, he will come to me and beg me obediently. As long as he works for the Hidden Sword Pavilion honestly, maybe I will report to the Pavilion Master to spare his life."
"Supervisor, I'm afraid this time is different."
Wang Jianying was startled, "Why?"
"When I searched the Chunxing Lane house yesterday, I found a prescription. This morning, I found the doctor who prescribed the prescription. The prescription turned out to be an anti-fetal medicine."
"What!"
Wang Jianying was furious, "That bitch is pregnant?"
"It seems like, the doctor said, it's been four months."
Wang Jianying was so angry that she felt dizzy. No wonder Yang Yu arranged for that bitch to escape. He cared about her so much. It turned out that she was pregnant.
Wang Jianying gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Yang, I want to spare you for the sake of my husband and wife. If you seek death yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless."
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Yang Yu walked into a small village under the cover of night and found a large courtyard. He knocked on the door rhythmically. The door creaked open. Yang Yu ducked in and closed the door.
The person who opened the door for him was a middle-aged man holding a lantern. He was a local, also named Yang. He joined the Cangjian Pavilion three years ago and was responsible for feeding pigeons here.
"Has anyone been here today?" Yang Yu asked.
The man shook his head, "Xiao Liuzi came here yesterday and arranged for two horses, dry food, and a package."
Yang Yu was exhausted from running, so he walked into the lobby and sat down. The man quickly poured him a cup of hot tea. He drank it all in one gulp, and then ordered: "Bring the horses here, I'll leave now!"
"Master, please leave tomorrow! The inspection outside must be very strict now."
"It's okay, it's safer at night."
Yang Yu walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around slowly and asked, "What did you just say?"
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