Wang Hao then wrote a note to Lu Qingshan, telling him about sending Han Zhengfu and Zhong Huan to Bashu.
He took out a thick letter and said, "This was just sent by Zhong Huan. It contains some descriptions of the situation in Bashu. I copied a copy and gave the original to the prince."
Chen Qing took the letter and asked, "Have Zhao Ding and Lu Qingshan left?"
"I left a few days ago. I took the Emperor's coffin along Shangluo Road, and then took a boat from Xiangyang to Hangzhou."
"I understand. Continue to strengthen our vigilance to prevent the other party from assassinating me again. It may not be me, but maybe other senior officials, such as Zhao Kai."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Wang Hao knew that the county prince had let him go for the time being, but he had actually neglected his duties. The other party stayed outside the mansion for five days disguised as a dredging ship, but they did not go to investigate.
In the final analysis, they did not pay enough attention to the safety of waterways. After this incident, he must strengthen the safety of waterways and never happen again a third time.
There is also Zhao Kai. The king actually mentioned protecting Zhao Kai's safety. It seems that the king knows what he is doing.
On the fourth floor of Qifeng Pavilion, Chen Qing stood in front of the window and looked at the sparkling waves on the lake. He was still thinking about the matter of Bashu. He always felt that it was strange for the two governors to visit Zhao Ding. After so many years, they should have obtained the imperial court's favor long ago.
It’s only right that I have the support of the government, and I don’t want to come to the court for support just now.
Can Zhao Ding represent the imperial court? He can't represent it at all. If he can't represent it, then why did they travel all the way from Hezhou to Jingzhao? If they have time, they can go to Lin'an.
Chen Qing had a gut feeling that these two people had set up a trap for Zhao Ding, which was most likely related to the struggle between Qin and Zhao.
But regardless of this situation, Li Yi's assassination was real. Chen Qing knew very well what Li Yi's assassination meant?
This means that Sichuan is about to lose its balance. This is an opportunity for him to abrogate the contract and fully annex Sichuan.
If there is a rebellion, let them do it! The bigger the trouble becomes, the more reason you have to annex Sichuan.
At this time, Lu Xiu walked to her husband with a cup of ginseng tea and said, "It's too late. My husband has been working hard all the way. Go get some rest early! I'll let Yingluo accompany you tonight."
Chen Qing shook his head, "I'm not in the mood tonight, so let's do this! Gather everyone in the lobby, make a bed on the floor, and sleep together."
Lu Xiu was surprised, "Will they come again?"
"Generally speaking, they won't come, but this is exactly when we relax. Once we relax, there will be loopholes."
Chen Qing looked at the dark hills outside the window, "I even suspect that there are more than eight of them, and there may be others lurking in our palace."
"But the internal guards have searched it several times, and dogs have also been here."
Chen Qing shook his head, "For professional assassins, these are not problems."
Chen Qing said to Lu Xiu again: "They are so stupid to go to the old house to commit assassination. The lights are brightly lit in Qifeng Pavilion, and all the guards and maids are here in Qifeng Pavilion. Don't they know?"
Lu Xiu thought about it and it was right. It was really unreasonable to go to a dark and empty old house to assassinate him.
She covered her mouth and said in horror: "What do you mean by your husband, last night's assassination was a feint, and tonight is the real assassination?"
Chen Qing nodded, "This is the most common technique used by assassins. It is very professional, but our internal guards are obviously not professional enough!"
"Then what should we do? There are so many children!"
Chen Qing held her in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Don't worry! It's their misfortune that I came back in time today."
Her husband's firm tone gave Lu Xiu an extremely strong sense of security.
She nodded, "I'll make arrangements right away!"
At the first watch, in front of the hill in the northeast corner of the mansion, three black figures quietly gathered together. The black figure in the middle pointed at the Qifeng Building in the center of the lake. It raised four fingers to indicate that it was on the fourth floor. The three people ducked and dispersed at the same time.
He left, and in the blink of an eye there was no trace.
There has always been a group of people living at the bottom of the Song Dynasty. They were highly skilled in martial arts, their whereabouts were unpredictable, and they were at home all over the world. They disdained joining the army and defending their homes and country. At the same time, they despised the law, but they still relied on the government and the powerful to survive.
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The government's reward for arrest is written to them, and the powerful will find them if they want to deal with their enemies, and they can get rid of them even if something goes wrong.
These people don't take other people's lives in their eyes, nor do they take their own lives at heart. They only have money in their eyes. When they get rewarded, they will go out to eat and drink, squander it in a drunken manner, squander all the money, and then look for money again.
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These three assassins are professional assassins who came from Shu. They are forbearing, ruthless and sure to hit with one hit.
The eight people yesterday came to cover them. After the mistake, the house was in chaos. The three of them knew where the target was hiding?
Their target is Chen Qing's only son, Chen Ji. Chen Qing's wives and concubines are of little significance, but Chen Qing's only son is of great value.
The three of them threw themselves into the lake and swam silently towards the island in the lake from three directions.
Thirty female guards have been arranged. They hide in the dark and specialize in hunting assassins who approach quietly.
Chen Qing was sitting on the top of the Qifeng Pavilion, with an arrow pot on his back and a far-reaching bow in his hand. Fang Tian's painted halberd was placed beside him.
There was a small pot of sake placed in front of him, and he drank sips while looking coldly at the water.
At this time, Chen Qing suddenly discovered that about fifty steps away from the shore, a small black dot appeared in the sparkling waves. Looking closer, the small black dot disappeared, and soon appeared again forty steps away from the shore.
Chen Qing sneered, drew an arrow, opened his bow and shot out. These assassins were trained strictly, and every move was refined. He would definitely show up at thirty steps.
The assassin showed his head every ten steps, took a breath and dived again. Just when he showed his head and opened his mouth to take a breath, an arrow came to his eyes in the blink of an eye. He couldn't dodge. "Pfft!" The arrow shot into his mouth.
The tip came out from the back of the head and sank into the water without saying a word.
At this time, Chen Qing saw the second assassin, wearing a gray tight-fitting warrior uniform, lying on a gray boulder. The color of the clothes completely coincided with the color of the boulder. Like a chameleon, he was observing the darkness around him.
Hidden guard.
Without hesitation, Chen Qing pulled out another white-feathered arrow and shot it. "Pfft!" The arrow hit the back of the neck without even a scream. The assassin's legs twitched for a moment and he was nailed to the stone.
After killing two people, Chen Qing is looking for a third person. At least three people are needed to cooperate with each other.
But he searched around to no avail, and did not see the third person. He turned around and looked to the other side.
At this time, he suddenly discovered that the little beasts on the eaves corners of the second floor were a bit strange. There was an evil-warming beast squatting on each eaves corner, like a Pixiu or a Suan Ni, the size of a seven or eight-year-old child.
But there is one squatting on the eaves in the northeast corner of the second floor, but there should be no little beasts in the northeast corner, so there is an extra one.
This third assassin is really powerful, and he has managed to escape several lurking barriers.
Chen Qing drank all the wine in the gourd and threw it at the little beast, "Get out of here!"
"Bang!" The gourd hit the eaves, making a huge noise. The female guards also saw the strange little beast one after another.
"There, squatting on the eaves!"
Knowing that he had been discovered, the assassin jumped up and flew down like a bat, landing on a big tree, and then jumped into the lake again.
But the moment he fell into the lake, an arrow came first. "Plop!" It hit the back of the neck and penetrated the assassin's neck. The tip of the arrow came out from the throat. "Plop!" The assassin fell into the water.
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When his body appeared again on the shore, it had turned into a corpse, with its mouth open, eyes staring blankly at the sky, an arrow stuck in his neck, and the blood had solidified.
Another corpse in the water was also found by the guards, and they brought it to the shore. They also returned a corpse that was nailed to a big rock. It looked funny, like a dried frog.
Chen Qing checked around carefully again. He determined that there were only three assassins, and then went downstairs to the study to rest.