Chapter 840: Zhuo family father and son, Mei Changsu’s panic
The more they fought, the more shocked Zhuo Dingfeng was. Originally, he was very confident in today's assassination, but he never expected that such a powerful enemy would be killed.
They had exchanged more than a dozen moves in the blink of an eye. As a Langya List master with extremely rich combat experience, Zhuo Dingfeng could be sure that the man who suddenly appeared to protect Shen Zhui was definitely not weaker than him.
Although he actually didn't really want to kill Shen Zhui, since he agreed to Xie Yu, he wouldn't let it go.
But the more he collided with Zhou Chen, the more he understood that as long as this person was here, they and his son would never be able to kill Shen Zhui.
Thinking of this, seeing Shen Zhui retreating far away, and being unable to get rid of the masked man, he immediately made a decision in his heart.
Suddenly, he quickly waved the long sword in his hand, and the dazzling sword light forced Zhou Chen back. Then he quickly retreated and shouted loudly.
"withdraw!"
Then he took the lead to fly into the air, and Zhuo Qingyao, who had been injured by Zhou Chen before, also evacuated from another direction.
When Zhou Chen saw the Zhuo family and his son leaving, he would definitely be able to catch up if he pursued them, but he had no such idea.
The Zhuo family father and son killed many people. According to the law, they were definitely not good people. However, there was a big difference between ancient times and modern times. Vendettas and killings under orders were completely normal and completely unreasonable.
The Zhuo family and his son are actually poor people. They were manipulated by Xie Yu, as well as their relationship with Xiao Jingrui. Zhou Chen really regarded Xiao Jingrui as a friend, so he never thought about what he would do to the Zhuo family and his son?
More importantly, the Zhuo family and his son are the most important bargaining chips for Mei Changsu to overthrow Ning Guohou Xie Yu, because the Zhuo family and his son know almost all of Xie Yu's dirty deeds. As long as the Zhuo family and his son testify, Xie Yu will no longer have any
Room to turn around.
The rapid sound of horse hoofbeats sounded. Zhou Chen took a look and found that Lie Zhanying, under King Jing's command, was leading his people, so he stopped staying, jumped up, and quickly disappeared.
Before leaving, he glanced in the direction not far from Shen Zhui. When he had just fought with the Zhuo family and his son, he had already discovered Xiao Jingrui hiding in the dark, but he had never thought of exposing him.
Lie Zhanying and others quickly came to Shen Zhui.
"Master Shen, are you okay?"
Shen Zhui was in shock: "I'm fine, General Lie, why are you here suddenly?"
Lie Zhanying answered truthfully: "His Royal Highness Prince Jing discovered the abnormality and asked us to come over and protect you."
Shen Zhui was moved: "General, please thank His Highness Prince Jing for me."
Later, Lie Zhanying asked about the situation just now, and Shen Zhui told everything he knew about what had just happened.
Xiao Jingrui, who was hiding in the dark, saw that things had developed to this point and had no intention of showing up again. Instead, he quickly left the scene.
He had seen everything that had just happened. He had followed Zhuo Qingyao all the way to this place, and he also recognized the other assassin in black, who was his father, Zhuo Dingfeng.
He didn't understand his father's brother's assassination of Shen Zhui. If the masked man hadn't appeared, he would have definitely stood up to stop it.
However, thinking about his brother Zhuo Qingyao being injured just now, he was still worried, so he wanted to go back early to check on Zhuo Qingyao's condition.
The Zhuo family father and son met up halfway. As soon as Zhuo Dingfeng saw his son, he asked anxiously and nervously: "Qingyao, how are you?"
Zhuo Qingyao's face was pale, his mask had been removed, and there was still blood on the corners of his mouth.
"Dad, I'm okay. I just suffered internal injuries. I'm afraid I won't be able to use force in the next few days."
"so serious?"
Zhuo Dingfeng was also shocked. He saw Zhuo Qingyao being shot away, but he never expected that he would suffer such serious injuries.
Zhuo Qingyao said: "That masked man is too strong. His internal strength and strength are far greater than mine. If you hadn't restrained me just now, I might have been killed by him."
Zhuo Dingfeng looked serious and said, "Let's go back first."
He soon returned to the Ningguo Hou Mansion, and Xie Yu had been waiting in the study for the return of the Zhuo family and his son.
As soon as Zhuo Dingfeng and his son pushed open the door and entered, he couldn't wait to stand up and asked: "How is it?"
Zhuo Dingfeng replied with a bad look on his face: "Brother Xie, I'm sorry, we made a mistake."
Xie Yu was shocked: "What did you say? You missed it? How could you miss it?"
Zhuo Dingfeng said solemnly: "I underestimated the defense around Shen Zhui. I didn't expect that he would be protected by a top expert. Qingyao was even injured by this person. I'm worried that if I continue to stay, there may be problems.
, so I chose to retreat.”
"The ultimate master? You can't even defeat Brother Zhuo?"
Xie Yu looked surprised. As for Zhuo Dingfeng saying that Zhuo Qingyao was injured, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Zhuo Dingfeng said truthfully: "This person's martial arts skills are by no means inferior to mine. What's more, the situation was urgent. I was worried that continuing to entangle would attract more support, so I had to retreat."
Xie Yu looked disappointed and muttered: "Although Shen Zhui is the Minister of Household Affairs, he comes from a noble family and has little contact with people in the world. How can he be protected by top experts?"
"Brother Zhuo, you are the fourth-ranked master on the Langya master list. If you fight against this person, can you tell who he is?"
Zhuo Dingfeng thought deeply: "This person has the strength to be on the Langya list. There are not many people with this kind of strength in the capital today. Meng Zhi is second on the Langya master list, and the little guard next to Mei Changsu is also
Counting one, there is also Jingrui’s good friend Gong Ziyu. I have never fought against him, but he is definitely very strong. In addition to these three, there should be another one, the deputy sect leader of Jiangzuo League, the most powerful person in the world.
The mysterious master, Rakshasa, Mei Changsu has come to the capital, and there is a high possibility that he will also come."
Xie Yu said flatly: "It can't be Meng Zhi, Meng Zhi should still be in the palace at this time."
Zhuo Dingfeng nodded and said: "Well, I think so too. The other party is a master of swordsmanship. Commander Meng is good at boxing and kicking and using long weapons to kill enemies on the battlefield. Swordsmanship will not be his specialty."
"It won't be the little guard next to Mei Changsu. I have fought with him. He is also better at boxing and kicking. Moreover, the other person is much taller than him and is a mature man."
"So, there are only two most likely, Gong Ziyu and Rakshasa."
Xie Yu's eyes narrowed: "Both of these two people are related to Mei Changsu. One is a good friend and the other is his deputy sect master. Who do you think is more likely?"
Zhuo Dingfeng shook his head and said: "I can't be sure. I have never seen Rakshasa, but I have seen Gongziyu, but I have never seen Gongziyu's martial arts. Although Gongziyu is not much older than Jingrui, he can board the
There will definitely be no falsehoods in the list of top ten masters, and I heard that he easily defeated Young Master Jiangdong Prajna six months ago."
Xie Yu muttered: "Gong Ziyu should have nothing to do with Shen Zhui. The key point is Mei Changsu. Shen Zhui investigates the private artillery workshop. This matter is not good for the prince. Mei Changsu is the king's man, so he must hope
It is understandable that Shen Zhui will send someone to protect Shen Zhui after he has found something."
"Brother Xie, do you mean that that person is the deputy sect leader of the Jiang Zuo Alliance, Rakshasa?"
Zhuo Dingfeng looked shocked. The two sect leaders of the Jiang Zuo League were both famous figures in the world. It could be said that they had succeeded each other.
Mei Changsu relied on the power of the Jiangzuo Alliance and was a top-notch young master in the world. Although no one knew his origin and identity, Rakshasa ranked fifth on the Langya master list. The few times he took action were all earth-shattering and shocking.
Jianghu, if you are willing to expose your identity, your prestige will definitely not be much worse than that of Mei Changsu.
These two people are the top beings in the world. If it is not necessary, he really doesn't want to confront these two people.
"Nine times out of ten." Xie Yu said.
Zhuo Dingfeng asked hesitantly: "Brother Xie, why did His Highness the Crown Prince insist on killing Shen Zhui? What about the private artillery workshop?"
Xie Yu frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.
"The private artillery workshop was run privately by the former Minister of Household Affairs, Lou Zhijing, and had nothing to do with the prince. However, Shen Zhui persisted in this matter and tried to trap the prince into injustice. His intentions were really abominable; this person's behind-the-scenes
It must be Prince Yu’s instigation to frame His Majesty the Crown Prince in front of His Majesty, so we don’t have much time left to resolve this matter.”
Zhuo Dingfeng asked in surprise: "You mean, King Yu is behind this person Shen Zhui?"
Xie Yu's face suddenly straightened up and he said, "Brother Zhuo, don't you believe me?"
Zhuo Dingfeng said with a slight embarrassment: "Brother Xie, what are you talking about? Since it is the arrangement of His Highness the Crown Prince, I must do my best."
The reason why he helped Xie Yu was partly because of their relationship, and partly because he wanted to create a future for Tianquan Villa that could be inherited from generation to generation.
Although Tianquan Villa has a great reputation in the world, how can the world be compared with the imperial court? The world is a knife-edge licking blood, and one may die at any time. There is a vendetta in the world, and the situation is precarious.
But the court official is different. If he can have the merit of serving the dragon, he will definitely not be able to escape a title, and maybe it can be hereditary. Isn't this much better than the precarious world?
Therefore, he clearly knew that the methods used by the prince and Xie Yu were sometimes extreme, but he, who was used to fighting in the world, also felt that this was one of the necessary methods on the road to success.
"It's just that now Qingyao is injured and needs to rest and cannot take action. Moreover, Shen Zhui is protected by that mysterious person. All our people were picked before, and now there is no one available. It will be difficult for me to rely on myself alone.
I can kill Shen Zhui."
Xie Yu's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this. The reason why he has been promoted so quickly in recent years has a lot to do with the Zhuo family's Tianquan Villa.
There are already countless.
Having the power of Tianquan Villa is also a capital that he is proud of.
But now Tianquan Villa's combat power in the capital has been almost emptied, and only the Zhuo family and his son are left. Now Zhuo Qingyao is injured again. Although Zhuo Dingfeng has great martial arts skills, the mysterious man who protects Shen Zhui is also
Just as awesome.
What's more, after what happened during the day, Shen Zhui must be as frightened as a bird, and his defensiveness must be greatly increased. If he assassinates again, the success rate may be even lower.
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.
Zhuo Dingfeng was still very powerful. Facing the rain of arrows, he kept waving his long sword and his defense was airtight. Then when facing the soldiers rushing up, he had no desire to attack and was still defending. He looked for opportunities to retreat from the corner of his eye.
.
Zhou Chen had been watching in the dark, and he was relieved when he saw Zhuo Dingfeng break out of the siege and leave the Shen Mansion.