Chapter 262 Southern Tang Spy
Guo Hao's assassination caused another stir. If we were to investigate, the ministers who had previously had disagreements with Guo Hao became the targets of suspicion.
"Wang Pu, what's going on? I need an explanation!"
Wang Pu had just become Kaifeng Yin, and was in high spirits at this time, but the minister of the current dynasty was assassinated on the street, which was simply eye-discarding him.
"When you go back to your Majesty, I am sending someone to investigate. I have learned that this matter is related to a thief!"
"Find out the envoy behind the scenes as soon as possible. Such a bad thing happened at the foot of the emperor in Kyoto. How can you feel at ease with your beloved ministers?"
"Yes, I will find the envoy as soon as possible to ensure the safety of all lords."
"Hmph, this time it's Duke of Song. If another minister is replaced, he might be successful by the assassin. My dear friends should be more careful recently and don't let the thieves succeed."
"yes!"
Chai Rong is still a little skillful. He temporarily suppressed the sudden storm. If it was really done by his own people, then a struggle would inevitably start within the Great Zhou.
Chai Rong puts suspicion outside and temporarily unifies the front line. When there is a result, he has the final say on how to explain it.
However, no matter how Chai Rong deals with it, Guo Hao doesn't care. If there are assassins, there will be assassins. Even if the court does not investigate, he will be able to find out sooner or later. At worst, he will not be able to afford to take more people when he goes out in the future.
The storm has temporarily subsided, and Wang Pu is not too high-profile, so he chose to investigate secretly, but there were no clues in the end.
After Wang Wei's reminder, Nan Tang's assassination team finally learned to be smart and knew that doing so would alarm the enemy. If you want to kill Guo Hao, you need to wait patiently.
In May, Chai Rong ordered all temples in the world to abolish all the plaques given by the imperial court.
It is prohibited to shave your hair privately and become a monk or nun. Anyone who intends to become a monk must obtain the consent of his grandparents, parents, uncles and uncles. Only Tokyo, Xijing, Daming Prefecture, Jingzhao Prefecture, and Qingzhou allow the establishment of Buddhist altars to be taken for precepts.
Monks are forbidden to commit suicide, cut off their hands and feet, burn incense on their fingers, light up lamps with naked hooks, and wear iron pliers on their bodies, and other behaviors that disrupt social customs.
The order to prepare a monk's list every year, and if there is death or rebate, it will be cancelled at any time.
In the following year, there were 2,694 temples in the world, 3,336 were abolished, and there were 42,444 monks and 18,756 nuns.
Another month later, Wang Pu still found no clues, but the Beggars' Sect discovered something unusual, but Guo Hao did not tell others.
"So, many strange faces have appeared in Bianliang recently. Are these people from the south?"
"That's right, those people have no problem with their household registration. They have moved to Bianliang recently, which is very suspicious."
After listening to Li Hui's report, Guo Hao probably guessed who was going to kill him. Li Hongji's affairs were not over yet. To calculate the new and old hatreds together, it was Li Jing's secret command.
"Hmph, they learned quickly, but it's not that easy to kill me in Bianliang!
Li Hui, tell Kaifeng Mansion this clue immediately, don’t expose my identity. Tang Guoming didn’t dare to deal with me, so he came to the dark side. See what Wang Pu would do!”
"yes!"
After knowing who the mastermind is, Guo Hao is not so worried. He is just a few thieves. He has rushed over and is still afraid of a few assassins?
Soon, Kaifeng Prefecture received anonymous reports that many spies from the Tang Kingdom appeared in Bianliang. Wang Pu didn't believe it at first, but because there were no clues, he could only try it. As a result, this test...
"stop!"
On a street, several yamen runners chased a small vendor. The vendor was agile and rushed through the crowd. The yamen runners behind did not dare to shoot arrows, for fear of hurting the people, but were not afraid of him running away.
The city of Bianliang was complicated. The spies from the Tang Kingdom didn't have time to get familiar with each other, but ended up running to a dead end and found that there was no way out. They finally bit the poison sac in their mouth and committed suicide by taking poison.
With little effort, Wang Pu chased after him from behind, looked at the corpse on the ground, frowned: "This is the fifth one. Is it so hard to catch a few spies, a bunch of waste!"
The yamen runners lowered their heads, and they were helpless. If someone hadn't reported it, they would not have discovered these spies at all. They all had legal identities. If they were not careful, they would not have discovered any abnormalities at all.
"snort!"
Wang Pu left with his sleeves. In just a few days, he had witnessed several such incidents, each of which committed suicide by taking poison and failed to catch a single living.
In a hidden woods outside the city, several leaders gathered together, Wang Wei sat on the tree and looked at the people below coldly.
Group A: "Everyone, we have been completely exposed now. Instead of being defeated one by one, it is better to get together and find an opportunity to work together to assassinate Guo Hao. This is worthy of His Majesty's trust."
Group B: "This idea is feasible, but Guo Hao won't give us a chance. He always takes his personal guards when he goes out, and it's really hard to do it in the city."
Group C: "If there is any way, I can lead him out of the city!"
Several people were silent. They were all elites in the Tang army. They charged forward on the battlefield and were invincible. However, they were not very professional in this assassination.
Wang Wei was chewing a grass in his mouth and thinking about how to kill Guo Hao. In fact, whether professional or unprofessional, normal methods will definitely not work. They must take the wrong path.
"Guo Hao has two women. They don't usually leave the city, and there are several key figures in his mansion, but now they are all alert.
We can kidnap Guo Hao's relatives or subordinates. The people in his house are the first goal. If they don't work, then attack the Beggars' Sect. I don't believe that the leader of the gang will sit idly!"
Wang Wei suddenly said something, and several leaders were stunned for a moment, and then they were all happy. The leader of the group Ding said: "With such a good way, why didn't you say it earlier!"
"Hmph, if you hadn't acted rashly and disturbed Guo Hao, he might have died under my knife now, so why bother me!"
The few people were a little annoyed when they heard this, but what Wang Wei said was the fact. They finally lurked into Bianliang, and the Zhou Dynasty did not notice it at all. In fact, as long as they were a little patient, they would have a chance to assassinate Guo Hao in one fell swoop.
But it is too late to say anything now. Kaifeng Prefecture has discovered them. If they do not take action, they will be defeated one by one. Then, it will be difficult for them to save their lives, let alone assassination.
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The Kaifeng Prison was already crowded at this time. In order to screen out suspicious people, many southerners who came to Kaifeng recently were arrested and released after investigation.
This method is safe, but the impact is too great. However, when it involves foreign countries, the court must pay attention to it. Even Chai Rong personally ordered that the matter be thoroughly investigated.
For a while, the south city in the city was stormy, but Guo Hao was still as moving as a mountain. He went to the East Palace to teach every day. Chai Zongyi was smart, but Guo Hao didn't want to teach him sincerely.
"Uncle, can we have fun today!"
"In the palace, you want to call me teacher, how are you memorizing your book? If you can't memorize it, don't think about playing!"
For Chai Zongyi, Guo Hao actually had a better way to teach him, but he used the most harsh and traditional method. This was undoubtedly painful for a child, but others could not say anything.
Chai Rong was relieved to learn that Guo Hao was teaching seriously. He knew Chai Zongyi’s naughtyness, and that Guo Hao could suppress him, which was a good thing.
"I'm going to be a memorized again. Let me recite the letter every day. When will you take me on a horse and tell me stories!"
"When you memorize the Analects of Confucius, I can apply to Your Majesty and take you to hunt for a hunt, otherwise I won't think about it!"
As soon as he heard about hunting, Chai Zongyi's eyes lit up and stood up and said, "Is what my uncle said true?"
Guo Hao nodded.
Chai Zongyi smiled when he heard this, picked up the Analects of Confucius and read it for a while, then put down the book, and said to Guo Hao: "I memorized it!"
At this time, Guo Hao was watching the Spring and Autumn Period. When he heard this, he put down the book and saw Chai Zongyi looking proud.
"Have you memorized it? Listen to memorize it a few words?"
"The Master said: Isn't it fun to learn and practice it from time to time..."
Guo Hao didn't expect that Chai Zongyi had really memorized it. As he recited it, Guo Hao picked up the Analects of Confucius and read it. From the first to the last article, Chai Zongyi could answer all the questions.
Chapter completed!