Xie Yu's eyes were sinister. Even if the success rate was not high, he still had to give it a try. He had chosen the prince, and he could hold the prince. As long as the prince ascended to the throne, he would be able to control the court situation in the future and become one of the most powerful.
He is an existence above ten thousand people, so he must fight to the end.
"Brother Zhuo, I think we still have to give it a try, so I have to work hard for you again."
"Brother Xie, I'm not afraid of hard work, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to fulfill His Highness the Crown Prince's instructions."
"Give it a try. If you really don't have a chance, forget it."
Xie Yu also knew that this was a bit difficult for Zhuo Dingfeng, but he still didn't want to give up. He picked up a map from the table next to him.
"Brother Zhuo, this is the private house drawing of Shen Zhui's mansion. Brother Zhuo, I'm begging you."
Zhuo Dingfeng took the drawing, and Xie Yu suddenly saluted solemnly, and he quickly returned the salute.
"Brother Xie, don't worry, I will do my best."
The Zhuo family father and son walked out of Xie Yu's study. After they were far away, Zhuo Qingyao couldn't help but said: "Dad, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. You really shouldn't agree."
Xie Yu is his father-in-law, and he is also helping Xie Yu, but Zhuo Dingfeng is his biological father, and he knows how powerful the mysterious man is. They are trying to scare the snake again and assassinate him again, maybe they will lay a trap.
That's why he was particularly worried.
Zhuo Dingfeng said solemnly: "I don't know, but this is an opportunity for our Zhuo family in Tianquan Villa. If we don't pay, how can we get anything in return? We have always wanted to get rid of our status as a family of Jianghu, and help the prince ascend the throne. That's us.
Biggest opportunity."
Zhuo Qingyao remained silent. He also understood the truth, but he was just worried about his father.
The two returned to the room, changed their clothes, and just walked out of the room.
"Dad, brother Qingyao."
Xiao Jingrui came towards him, and both father and son dropped their expressions and smiled.
"Jing Rui, you didn't go out?"
Xiao Jingrui did not smile, but looked gloomy: "I'm out, brother Qingyao, is your injury serious?"
The expressions of both the Zhuo family and his son changed suddenly, and Zhuo Qingyao couldn't help but ask: "Jing Rui, what did you say? When did I get hurt?"
Xiao Jingrui directly showed his cards and said: "Brother Qingyao, stop pretending. I have been following you all the way today, so I know very well where you went and what you did. I saw you being injured and vomiting blood by that masked man. You
You must have suffered serious internal injuries, right?"
Seeing that Xiao Jingrui had already told the situation at that time, the faces of the Zhuo family and his son became even more ugly.
"Jing Rui, you are following me, what do you want to do?"
"I didn't want to do anything. Dad, brother, why do you want to kill Master Shen? After Master Shen took office as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he has never heard of any bad deeds. Dad, why do you want to assassinate him?"
Zhuo Dingfeng knew that he could no longer hide it, so he said: "I won't tell you who arranged this, but I believe you can guess it. How can I control this?"
Xiao Jingrui said angrily: "I don't understand what the party struggle is all about. I only know that when you are alive, you have to distinguish between right and wrong and see right from wrong. Does dad really want to let Tianquan Villa, a sword passed down from generation to generation?
, stained with the blood of innocent people?”
"you."
Zhuo Ding angrily wanted to hit someone, but Zhuo Qingyao held him back.
"Jing Rui, what your father and I are planning is all for the future of the Xie Zhuo family. I usually don't want you to get involved because I'm arrogant to you, but you can't do this, talking about what's inside and outside without distinction; this matter
If your father finds out about this, even I can't protect you, do you understand?"
Although he was angry, he also knew that Xiao Jingrui really had their best interests in mind, but he felt that this child's ideas were too simple and could be easily misled, so he didn't want Xiao Jingrui to know too much.
Xiao Jingrui, who was scolded by Zhuo Dingfeng, had red eyes. He just felt that what his father and brother did was not the behavior of a gentleman. But in the face of Zhuo Dingfeng's scolding, he, who was filial, could not refute and could only blame himself.
of anger.
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After Zhou Chen left the assassination scene, he asked Zhen Ping to replace him, and then he returned to the Su Mansion and found Mei Changsu.
"Today Shen Zhui encountered an assassination attempt, but I stopped him."
Mei Changsu was warming himself by the fire. After hearing this, he rubbed his hands and said, "Who is the assassin? You should have some judgment, right?"
"Well, father and son Zhuo Dingfeng and Zhuo Qingyao from Tianquan Villa."
"As expected, it was them. That's right. Zhen Ping chose the martial arts masters recruited by the Zhuo family. Now Xie Yu only has the Zhuo family and his son available, so he can only send them."
Zhou Chen said: "Well, I injured Zhuo Qingyao, but for Jingrui's sake, it wasn't too harsh."
"Well, you did the right thing. The Zhuo family and his son cannot die. In fact, they were just used by Xie Yu. They are in different camps. It is not a heinous crime. They will be of great use in the future."
Mei Changsu sighed quietly: "Ning Guohou Xie Yu is indeed a person who is good at pretending. The Zhuo family and his son were completely manipulated by him. Fortunately, neither Jing Rui nor Xie Bi looks like him."
Zhou Chen said: "I guess Xie Yu won't be willing to give up. It's very likely that he will take action at night."
Mei Changsu sneered and said: "That's natural. Who is Xie Yu? How could he be willing to do so? Although Zhuo Dingfeng is the only one available now, with his cruelty, in order to achieve his goal, he will not care whether Zhuo Dingfeng
Something will happen."
"Jingyan will definitely be on guard next time. You can go over and take a look. If Zhuo Dingfeng really goes there and is in dire straits, help him."
Zhuo Dingfeng was of great use, so of course he would not let Zhuo Dingfeng end up in Shen Zhui's mansion.
"I know what to do, but there's something else I want to tell you."
Mei Changsu asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's the matter of the Prince's private artillery workshop. I have been following Shen Zhui these days and I know clearly the investigation results of this matter. I estimate that it will be revealed soon. But it is just a private artillery workshop. Although it violates the rules,
, but even if it is exposed and the prince is implicated, the old man will not really punish the prince severely;
I know that you are planning to use this private artillery workshop to let King Yu attack the prince. This is indeed a way. King Yu will not let this opportunity pass by, but this person is ruthless and will probably use this private artillery workshop to create a big conspiracy.
Lei, force the old man to punish the prince."
Mei Changsu's expression suddenly became solemn. He had originally planned to tell Prince Yu about this matter, and then ask Prince Yu to use the private artillery workshop to attack the prince, making them bite each other to gain time for Prince Jing's development.
But now when he heard Zhou Chen say this, he felt that it made sense: "What do you mean?"
"There is still a large amount of black fire hidden in the private artillery workshop. What would happen if King Yu sent people to detonate all the black fire in order to expand the impact of this matter?"
Mei Changsu stood up from his position in shock: "Detonate the black fire?"
"Yes, the amount of black fire remaining in the private artillery workshop is very large. If it is detonated, it will definitely spread to a large area around the private artillery workshop. There are many residential buildings around the private artillery workshop, and the flow of people is not small. Once
The casualties caused by the detonation would be absolutely horrific and would shock the entire capital."
Zhou Chen said slowly. The reason why he said this was naturally to stop King Yu's crazy behavior and prevent innocent people from suffering.
Mei Changsu's back was soaked with sweat, and he suddenly couldn't help coughing. Zhou Chen looked at it and hurried over to support his body.
"Calm down. Don't let your body get too excited. Things haven't happened yet."
After receiving such a punch from Zhou Chen, Mei Changsu calmed down, but he still felt weak all over. With Zhou Chen's help, he slowly sat down.
"You are right. King Yu has a very similar temperament to today. If you really tell him, the situation you are worried about will most likely happen. People like them will not care about the death of ordinary people at all. If some people die,
If you can help him deal with the prince, or even bring him down, he will definitely not hesitate."
"You are absolutely right, you cannot tell Prince Yu about this matter."
Zhou Chen signaled Mei Changsu to calm down: "Actually, you can still tell, but if you don't want to cause casualties, we can do something like this and replace the black fire in the private artillery workshop, leaving only a small part.
In this way, even if King Yu wants to cause harm, the impact will not be great."
Mei Changsu said in a deep voice: "There are many innocent people in the private artillery workshop. I have to think about it before making a decision."
Zhou Chen said: "I guess Shen Zhui has already started writing the memorial. We don't have much time left. If you really can't bear it, you can give up this opportunity. The crown prince's biggest supporter is Xie Yu. As long as we can get rid of him soon
Thanks to Yu, the prince has nothing to worry about."
Mei Changsu did not make an immediate decision, but still said that he would think about it again.
Zhou Chen did not rush him, and after bringing dinner, he left the Su Mansion and went to Shen Zhui Mansion again. He felt that Zhuo Dingfeng would definitely choose to take action tonight.
There is indeed a trap laid in Shen Zhui's room, just waiting for the assassin to come up.
Zhuo Dingfeng did not disappoint them. At that moment, he wore black clothes, sneaked into Shen Zhui's mansion secretly, and went straight to Shen Zhui's room.
But as soon as he reached the door, before he could push it open, several spears pierced out from the house. The spears were like dragons, forcing him to retreat intelligently, and then he was surrounded by ambushed archers and soldiers.
Zhuo Dingfeng knew that he had fallen into the trap and that tonight's assassination operation had failed. He just wanted to escape quickly, but the opponent didn't give him a chance and quickly shot arrows.
To be continued...