Chapter 843: Assassination of Xie Yu, everything is ready
Of course Mu Nihuang saw Zhou Chen. The position where Zhou Chen stood was so obvious, how could she not see it.
Without any hesitation, she asked the large army to stop, and then rode her horse to the pavilion alone.
Mu Nihuang walked into the pavilion and looked at Zhou Chen with complex eyes: "I thought you wouldn't come to see me off?"
Zhou Chen said: "How is it possible? No matter what, we are friends who have been on the battlefield together."
"Yes, friend."
Mu Nihuang nodded silently, and then said: "I am returning to the southern border this time. I don't know when I will be able to come back. I would like to ask you to help take care of Qing'er and Brother Lin Shu. I believe that with your ability, you can definitely do it.
arrive."
"Don't worry, even if you don't say it, I will do it." Zhou Chen said without hesitation.
"Thanks."
Mu Nihuang thanked her, but then she didn't know what to say.
Zhou Chen took out a wooden box placed in the pavilion and placed it in front of Mu Nihuang.
"For you."
Mu Nihuang took the box and asked puzzledly: "What is this?"
"Some of the military tactics I have summarized, although my command ability on the battlefield is not very good, but on paper, the theoretical level is pretty good. You can read it and write down what you think is useful to you. If it is of no use,
Just take it as a pastime.”
Zhou Chen has not been on the battlefield a few times, so compared to a female marshal like Mu Nihuang who has experienced hundreds of battles, his actual combat experience is naturally very poor.
But he has a lot of theoretical knowledge. He has lived for hundreds of years. Although he has never read books on the art of war, he has occasionally read many books. With his super memory, he can still remember many classic tactics.
In addition, he also knows some about various large-scale battles since ancient times, so it is no problem to simply summarize and write a book on the art of war.
"Art of War and Tactics?"
Mu Nihuang looked surprised. She had spent a long time with Zhou Chen and often heard some narratives about the art of war from Zhou Chen. However, Zhou Chen could actually write military books by himself, which she never expected.
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Zhou Chen said: "It's just some of my own thoughts and opinions, just take a look."
Mu Nihuang nodded: "Okay, I'll accept it, thank you."
"you……"
"you……"
They both spoke at the same time, said the same thing, and then paused in the same way.
Mu Nihuang was different from other women. She had a straightforward and capable personality. After a brief pause, she spoke again.
"I'm leaving, please take care. If you have a chance, I think you should go back and see your mother. I visited once during the holidays. She misses you very much. Who misses you the most in the world?
That must be her."
Zhou Chen did not expect that Mu Nihuang would actually say these words, let alone that Mu Nihuang would visit his mother.
"Thank you for the reminder, I will consider it."
"Xie Yu is not that easy to deal with. Although you are fully prepared, you still need to be cautious."
Mu Nihuang talked about their next plan again, chatted with Zhou Chen for a while, then got on his horse and led the large troops out of here.
Zhou Chen silently watched Mu Nihuang leave without showing too much sadness, because he knew that Mu Nihuang would come back soon.
After gathering his mood, Zhou Chen left on horseback and headed towards Jinling City.
At night, Zhou Chen personally helped Gong Yu put on his night clothes and gave serious instructions.
"The soft gold silk armor has been worn inside. When you take action later, you must protect yourself and avoid vital points, do you understand?"
Gong Yu nodded with happiness and gentleness, and said warmly: "I know, I will definitely pay attention to it, you don't have to worry so much."
Zhou Chen's rare nagging: "How could I not be worried? You are my woman and you want to live with me for the rest of your life. If you don't have no choice, I really don't want you to take this risk."
"Young Master, Gong Yu will be willing to die even if you have these words from you," Gong Yu said emotionally.
Zhou Chen raised his hand and slapped her behind, causing Gong Yu's face to turn red.
"Don't say such unlucky words next time, do you hear me?"
Gong Yu responded softly: "Yes."
After tidying up his clothes and putting on a mask for Gong Yu, Zhou Chen suddenly smiled and whispered in Gong Yu's ear: "Next time, you will wear this night clothes, and we will do it together."
Talk about life.”
Gong Yu's already rosy cheeks suddenly turned even redder, and her face was filled with shyness.
"Son..."
Zhou Chen kissed Gong Yu, stopped teasing him, and his expression became serious: "It's almost time, let's go."
In the dead of night, the two of them used Qinggong and moved quickly within Jinling City. Their destination was the Ningguo Hou Mansion.
Arriving near Ning Guohou's Mansion, Zhou Chen said to Gong Yu: "You go there first, I will keep an eye on you in the dark. If you are in danger, I will take action."
"Um."
Gong Yu responded softly. She wasn't too worried in the first place, but now that Zhou Chen said this, she was even more fearless.
When Gong Yu quietly sneaked into Ning Guohou's mansion, Zhou Chen was watching from the rooftop, but he had a pair of bows and arrows in his hands, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, looking ready to take action at any time.
Gong Yu lurked in the dark and waited for about half an hour before Xie Yu finally arrived.
Even in his own house, Xie Yu was accompanied by two guards. Gong Yu was waiting for this moment. She suddenly rushed out of the darkness, holding a sharp sword, and rushed towards Xie Yu at an extremely fast speed.
Although it was dark night, Xie Yu was already a capable soldier on the battlefield. When he saw someone assassinating him, he was first shocked and then reacted immediately.
Gong Yu killed the guard who was about to draw his sword with one sword, and then the sword light stabbed Xie Yu. At this time, Xie Yu quickly pulled out the saber of another guard, swung his backhand, and cut away Gong Yu's long sword.
A knife struck Gong Yu's arm.
Zhou Chen, who saw this scene on the roof, almost lost control of his arrow and shot Xie Yu to death. It was not until he saw Gong Yu covering his wound and quickly escaping from the Ning Guohou Mansion that he put away his bow and arrow and left.
When they arrived not far away, Zhou Chen caught up with Gong Yu.
"Gong Yu, how is the injury?"
Gong Yu looked a little pale, shook his head and said, "I'm fine, just a skin injury. How to deceive Qin Banrui next is the most important part of the plan. Young Master, I'll go to Hongxiu first.
"
"Okay, I'll follow you to protect you."
Zhou Chen nodded, but he was still worried. This woman Qin Banruo was not a good person. What if she was mentally ill and hurt his Gong Yu?
Gong Yu walked all the way to Luoshi Street, and finally pretended to be seriously injured and landed in the courtyard of Hong Xiuzhao, where he was discovered by Qin Banruo who came after hearing the sound.
After some treatment, Qin Banruo arranged Gong Yu to a bedroom, and then ordered someone to help Gong Yu treat his wounds.
After finishing all this, Qin Banruo waved for everyone else to leave, leaving only her and Gong Yu in the room.
"Miss Gong Yu, the way you are dressed tonight is really surprising. I didn't expect you, Miss Gong Yu, to be able to do martial arts. And your injuries must have been caused by someone fighting with someone, right?"
Gong Yu was sitting on the bed, the wound on his arm had been bandaged.
"Miss Qin, thank you for your help tonight. Gong Yu will never forget it, but what happened tonight is Gong Yu's private matter. I don't want to implicate Miss Qin, so I ask Miss Qin not to spread the news about my injury tonight.
Otherwise, it will bring a lot of trouble to Miss Qin and Hong Xiuzhao."
When she said this, Qin Banruo became even more interested.
"Miss Gong Yu, it seems that you are not as simple as you usually show. Our Red Sleeve Soldiers are never afraid of trouble. If Miss Gong Yu encounters something, maybe I can help her."
Gong Yu's expression was thoughtful, as if she was thinking about what Qin Banruo said. After a while, she said again: "Gong Yu appreciates Miss Qin's kindness, but this is really only Gong Yu's private matter, and the other party is very powerful.
, Miss Qin, you saved me, I can't drag you down."
The more she behaves like this, the more Qin Banruo wants to know. Gong Yu has been in Jinling City for several years. If it hadn't been for tonight, she wouldn't have known that Gong Yu had such a secret. She felt that there must be a huge problem in it.
, as a spy leader, she wants to know more secrets.
"Miss Gong Yu, what kind of difficulty have you encountered? We are all women. You can tell me. Maybe I can really help you."
Gong Yu looked troubled, as if she was struggling in her heart. It took a long time before she spoke again.
"Miss Qin, you just saved me and were very kind to me. Since you want to know what I did today, I can tell you. I just hope that Miss Qin can keep it secret. Otherwise, not only me, but also Miss Qin you
They will also be implicated.”
Qin Ban nodded weakly and said: "Okay, I promise not to spread any rumors."
So Gong Yu slowly told Qin Banruo about his life experience, and also said that he would assassinate Xie Yu today out of revenge.
"Miss Qin, this is my story. I hope you can keep it secret for me."
Qin Banruo looked shocked. She never expected that a brothel girl like Gong Yu would have such a complicated life experience. What made her even more excited was that this matter also involved Xie Yu.
Xie Yu is the crown prince's number one confidant and a thorn in King Yu's side. He has always wanted to get rid of Xie Yu.
Now that she knows such a secret thing, can she make some maneuvers and let King Yu deal with Xie Yu and bring Xie Yu down?
However, she did not completely believe it. Instead, she asked curiously: "Are you going to assassinate Xie Yu alone tonight? I heard that you have a close relationship with Gong Ziyu. Why don't you let Gong Ziyu help you? He is a master of Langya.
If the master ranked seventh on the list takes action, he might really have a chance to kill Xie Yu."
Most people may not know the relationship between Gong Ziyu and Gong Yu, but Qin Banruo is well-informed and already knows that Gong Yu has moved in with Gong Ziyu.
Gong Yu had long known that Qin Banruo would ask this question, so she said the words she had prepared long ago.
"I was born in a brothel. The young master does not disdain my identity and is willing to take me into his house and become his woman. I am very grateful, but because of this, I cannot tell him about my life experience."
"My lord, although he has superb martial arts skills and is rare in the world, this is the capital of Daliang after all, and Xie Yu is a first-class military prince of Daliang. I am willing to take the risk to assassinate Xie Yu because it is my duty as a daughter; but I
I can't let the young master do this for me, because no matter whether it is successful or not, once the assassination of a first-grade military prince is exposed, he will definitely be wanted by the Liang court, so the young master treats me so well, I can't harm him."
Qin Banruo sighed: "Miss Gong Yu, you are so affectionate and loyal. Gong Ziyu is really lucky to have your true love."
She believed what Gong Yu said. Gong Ziyu was quite famous, but more of it was in the world of martial arts. Perhaps he had also written some poems and was somewhat famous in the literary world. But compared with the huge Daliang court, he was so famous.
How can the light of a grain of rice compete with the bright moon?
Gong Yu whispered: "It's my honor to meet the young master, so I can't harm him even more. Miss Qin, you must keep this matter a secret for me."
Qin Ban nodded weakly and said, "Don't worry, I will do it."
After making her promise, she suddenly asked: "Miss Gong Yu, if there is a chance in the future, will you seek revenge from Xie Yu?"
As soon as Xie Yu was mentioned, Gong Yu's face was full of hatred: "Of course, Xie Yu killed my father and made my mother depressed. I have a mortal enemy with him. As long as there is a chance, I will
I will definitely take revenge."
Seeing that Gong Yu was so determined, Qin Banruo didn't try again, but let Gong Yu have a good rest and walked out of the room.
Gong Yu was relieved when she saw Qin Banruo leaving. It seemed that her performance was fine, and Qin Banruo was fooled as she expected.
After Zhou Chen confirmed that Gong Yu was not in danger, he left Hongxiuzhao. He knew that Qin Banruo would not let Gong Yu leave at this time. This was also part of their plan.
Early the next morning, Qin Banruo rushed to Prince Yu's Mansion, preparing to tell Prince Yu the news.
Speaking of Xie Yu, she still remembered that she had heard from a traveling merchant from Nan Chu that she told King Yu about the affairs of King Cheng of Nan Chu and Princess Weiyang of Daliang, and King Yu said that he would go to the Queen for confirmation. I don’t know.
What is the result now.
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"Jing Rui, Yujin, you two haven't been here for a long time. Why are you free to come to my place today?"
Zhou Chen brought the visiting Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin into the main hall to greet them, and asked with a smile.
Xiao Jingrui opened his mouth to speak, but Yan Yujin said first: "Brother Yu, it's Jingrui's birthday in a few days. We are here today to send invitations. We want to invite Brother Yu to the Hou Mansion to celebrate Jingrui's birthday."
Xiao Jingrui glared at Yan Yujin: "What are you celebrating? I'm not celebrating my birthday. Brother Yu, April 12th is my little birthday. I want to invite Brother Yu to my place for a get-together. Brother Su will also
We will go together."
"It's your birthday, Jingrui, so I'll definitely go there."
Zhou Chen's eyes lit up and he agreed without hesitation. Then he frowned again, as if he was hesitating.
Xiao Jingrui saw Zhou Chen's expression and asked with concern: "Brother Yu, is there something difficult?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It's not that I'm embarrassed, I'm just thinking, Jingrui, what gift should I give you for your birthday? I'm better at giving gifts to girls, but I'm also good at giving gifts to male friends.
I really don’t have much experience, haha.”
Xiao Jingrui said solemnly: "Brother Yu is joking. I'll be very happy if you can go. Forget about gifts or something."
"How can that be possible? If you come to celebrate your birthday, how can you go there empty-handed? You think so, Yujin?"
"Brother Yu is right. I have prepared a gift for Jingrui. If you don't know what to give, Brother Yu, I can help you as a reference."
Yan Yujin looked very enthusiastic. He liked this kind of joining in the fun.
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "How can that be done? Gifts represent my feelings. How can I ask you to help me? Jingrui, don't worry, I will definitely give you a gift that satisfies you."
Xiao Jingrui still wanted to postpone it, but Yan Yujin said: "Really? Did Brother Yu reveal anything about it?"
"Okay, Yujin."
Xiao Jingrui couldn't stand it anymore, so he stopped Yan Yujin, and then he said to Zhou Chen: "Brother Yu, you're welcome, anything is fine."
Zhou Chen just smiled, he really wanted to prepare a good gift for Xiao Jingrui.
"Jing Rui, on your birthday, can I take Gong Yu with you? Gong Yu's piano skills are good, and he can perform a song for Princess Yang and Lord Xie."
"Miss Gong Yu? Of course, no problem."
Xiao Jingrui immediately agreed. He knew the relationship between Zhou Chen and Gong Yu. He had a cheerful personality and would not look down on women from brothels like some men.
Yan Yujin clapped his hands and said, "If Miss Gong Yu can go, that would be great. It seems like there is another chance to listen to Miss Gong Yu's music."
Zhou Chen left Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin to eat, but they didn't stay long, they just stayed for a while and then left.
The night before Xiao Jingrui's birthday, Zhou Chen, Mei Changsu and others gathered together again to discuss important matters for tomorrow.
Meng Zhi was impatient and asked first: "Xiao Shu, tomorrow is Jingrui's birthday. You should be ready, right?"
Mei Changsu replied calmly: "Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind."
Neither Xia Dong nor Meng Zhi knew the specific plan, and asked doubtfully: "What is this Dongfeng?"
"Nan Chu Mission."
"Nan Chu Mission?"
Meng Zhi and Nie Feng both looked confused. How could they be related to the Nanchu mission again?
Zhou Chen asked: "Why do you think the Nanchu delegation came to Beijing at this time?"
Meng Zhi looked shocked: "Is it your plan for the Nanchu delegation to enter Beijing?"
"It's not within the plan, but they are Xiao Shu's pawns to bring down Xie Yu."
"hiss!"
Meng Zhi and Xia Dong both took a breath, stunned by Mei Changsu's move.
Xia Dong even said: "Xiao Shu, I haven't seen you for twelve years. You really impressed me. It seems that you have already started preparing for this plan, right?"
Mei Changsu said calmly: "Of course, if I don't have enough confidence, how could I take the risk of coming to the capital, a treacherous place like this?"
Meng Zhi said excitedly: "In this case, Xie Yu is doomed this time."
Xia Dong and Nie Feng were equally excited. They had not seen each other for more than ten years, and this was all thanks to Xie Yu and Xia Jiang.
Especially Xia Dong's resentment was even greater. She had been sad for twelve years, always thinking that her husband was dead, and she had been worshiping a corpse that was not her husband for twelve years. Xie Yu was the culprit for all of this.
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Mei Changsu was not as happy as they showed, but said in a solemn tone: "Xie Yu will definitely fall tomorrow night, but Xie Yu is ruthless and will go crazy if he is forced into a desperate situation, so I
I used King Yu to participate in this incident, and Xiaochen also reminded me that Xie Yu is now in charge of the patrol camp in the capital, and he might use the patrol camp when the time comes."
Meng Zhi's face changed drastically: "No way? The patrol camp is not Xie Yu's private army. How can he have the courage?"
Mei Changsu said: "As long as the patrol battalion does not enter the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion, who can say that Xie Yu is used for personal use? Inspecting the city defense is the duty of the patrol battalion. He only needs to mobilize the patrol battalion to control the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion.
If we don't protect it, we will only become turtles in a urn."
Xia Dong said: "Since you have all thought of this, you must have a perfect plan. Don't be pretentious and speak out quickly."
Mei Changsu and Zhou Chen looked at each other and smiled.
"Originally, I was only planning to deal with Xie Yu tomorrow night, but when Xiaochen mentioned the patrol camp, I had another bold idea. I planned to use this incident to bring the patrol camp in. As long as Xie Yu mobilized the patrol camp,
Battalion, with his downfall, our Majesty will definitely become suspicious of the patrol battalion."
"You must know that the patrol battalion is one of the most important guards in the capital. He will definitely not tolerate the patrol battalion being transferred so easily. As long as the patrol battalion is moved, he will definitely take action against the patrol battalion. When Xie Yu is gone, the capital will
Among them, who has the best hope of controlling the patrol camp?"
As a soldier, Meng Zhi reacted very quickly in this regard.
"Prince Jing?"
"That's right, it's Prince Jing."
"So, you want to drag the patrol camp into this incident, and then have people attack the patrol camp, and finally let Prince Jing take advantage of this? It's wonderful, it's really wonderful."
Meng Zhi looked excited. If King Jing could control the patrol camp, plus the imperial army he controlled, and several large armies in the capital, they would have two. This was something that neither the Crown Prince nor King Yu had control of when they were at their peak.
of military power.
Xia Dong worriedly said: "If you let the patrol battalion get involved, King Yu's people will definitely not be able to enter the Ningguo Hou Mansion. Then it will be like what you said, and we will become turtles in the urn."
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "So I need you, Sister Dong, at this time."
"Me?" Xia Dong pointed at himself with a puzzled look?
"Yes, it's you, Sister Dong. You are the cameraman of the Xuanjing Division. You can ask Xia Chun to lead the people from the Xuanjing Division to hide around the Xie Mansion. Once there is chaos inside, you can enter the Hou Mansion before the patrol camp arrives.
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Hearing Mei Changsu's plan, Xia Dong frowned and said: "I have no problem, but Brother Chun is a very cautious person. If there is no substantial evidence, he probably won't take the risk of offending Xie Yu and lead someone to rape him.
Breaking into the Marquis' Mansion."
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "Xia Chun may not dare to offend Xie Yu, but he dare not disobey His Majesty's orders."
"What's the meaning?"
"Sister Dong, you are the cameraman of the Xuanjing Division, and your Majesty personally ordered the investigation into the murder of the prisoner. You can meet with His Majesty at any time. Just say that you already have major clues to the murder of the prisoner.
As long as His Majesty issues an edict, allowing you to take full responsibility for allocating the power of the Xuanjing Division, I believe Xia Chun will not dare to disobey the order."
Xia Dong wondered: "But will your Majesty give me this decree? What if he asks for clues?"
"You can make a military order with him, stating that after night, the evidence and the prisoner will be handed over. I believe that our Majesty will agree to it. After all, people who kill people outside the palace walls have a strong desire for power like him and are afraid of him.
For those who have died, it is always a thorn in their hearts that they must want to pull out.”
Mei Changsu knew the character of Emperor Liang very well, that's why he was so confident.