At this time, the soldier brought the shopkeeper and the waiter over, and the soldier clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, thanks to the waiter throwing a teapot at the critical moment, which disturbed the assassin!"
Chen Qing nodded, "He also saw that the arrow missed the target. A normal assassin would not make such a stupid mistake. Even if the arrow misses, it will still hit the window frame."
"How did you discover the assassin?" Chen Qing asked softly.
The waiter bowed and said: "Reporting to your highness, that man was very strange. He ordered tea without taking a sip, and just stared outside. He pretended to read the newspaper, but the villain found that his newspaper was upside down, and there seemed to be something pressed under the newspaper.
The villain pretended to squat down and wipe the water on the ground, but when he saw a crossbow, the villain was frightened."
"Then what!"
"Then he suddenly stood up and raised his crossbow. The villain hit him with the teapot in his hand and fled downstairs. No one knows what happened after that."
Chen Qing nodded, this is public opinion! At critical moments, the people will help him.
"What does that man look like?"
"Very young, he looks to be in his early twenties. He is very thin and lean, his cheeks are as sharp as knives, and his eyes are fierce. When he came in, I thought he was asking for a debt."
Chen Qing immediately said: "Reward him with twenty taels of silver!"
The clerk waved his hand quickly, "No! No! It's an honor for me to help His Highness."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "If you don't accept it, who will be willing to help me in the future?"
The clerk accepted it with great gratitude, and Chen Qing said to the shopkeeper: "You can continue doing business! It's none of your business."
At this time, Nian Xiaowu came back frustrated with several of his subordinates. He knelt down on one knee and apologized, "I failed to catch the assassin and he ran away."
Chen Qing said coldly: "Forget it, he should have been prepared. If he dares to come again, it will be the time for his beheading."
He sat in the carriage and ordered: "Continue to Tai Chi City!"
The carriage started and drove towards Taiji City...
Not long after, Zhong Huan came with a large group of internal guards and sealed off the surrounding area.
Zhong Huan and Hu Yun came back from Yanshan Mansion to report on their duties together. Today was the first day they came to the Internal Guard Office. Unexpectedly, they caught up with the assassination of King Yong.
.......
In the small inn in Dong'an, the waiter was banging on Guo Changwu's door, "Mr. Guo, I've brought you lunch!"
Guo Changwu always went to the canteen downstairs to eat lunch. When did he bother the waiter to bring it to him? Besides, it wasn't even lunch time yet! There was only one explanation for all the unreasonable reasons: the waiter came to ask for a reward.
Paying the rent and giving a reward is a common thing. Guo Changwu paid the rent but forgot to give a reward to the waiter. However, the waiter did not forget and was waiting eagerly!
The clerk knocked for a long time, but found that the door was locked from the outside. Mr. Guo was obviously not there. He cursed bitterly, but reluctantly looked into the room through the crack in the door. His eyes suddenly widened, and he could faintly see
There are a few white coins under the headrest of the bed.
The money was originally wrapped in cloth, but because the shopkeeper suddenly came to ask for money, Guo Changwu casually pulled the cloth to cover the poisonous arrows on the table. When he left, he did not re-wrap the money, so he stuffed the money under the pillow, and it happened to be picked up by the waiter.
The poisonous eye saw it.
"Don't make random decisions about your guests' money!"
The waiter shook his head and wanted to walk away. After walking a few steps, he stopped again and said, "I only take a little bit, and he may not notice it. Just treat it as a reward for myself."
The clerk struggled for a moment, but couldn't control his inner greed. He took out a key, went back to unlock the door, pushed the door open and went in. He was a clerk, so of course he had a spare key.
The waiter walked to the bed tremblingly and opened the pillow. There were a lot of white flowers inside, and there were more than a dozen ingots, at least two or three hundred taels.
When the clerk looked up, he found that there was a picture hanging on the mosquito net. It was a map, with high walls, mountains, lakes, and houses. The clerk vaguely saw four characters, King Yong.
"Ah! This is the map of Prince Yong's Mansion." The clerk was shocked. He quickly took the map down and took a closer look. It was indeed a map of Prince Yong's Mansion.
"What are you doing in my room?" A sinister voice came from behind.
The waiter was so frightened that Guo Changwu appeared behind him at some point, his eyes as cold and vicious as a wolf.
"I...I'm here to clean up...the house for the young master."
Guo Changwu caught a glimpse of the money on the bed. He usually carried the money with him, and he had to do something big today. He was afraid that the money would get in the way, so he put it in the room. He didn't expect that it would attract thieves.
"If you want to steal my money, get out!"
The man rolled around and ran away. Guo Changwu suddenly saw the map on the bed, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Stop!"
He stretched out his hand and pulled out a short crossbow. Knowing that he was going to kill him, the man shouted in fright, "Here comes someone!" He turned around and ran away. As soon as he reached the door, Guo Changwu shot out an arrow. 'Pfft!' The crossbow arrow hit the man in the back.
He was about to shoot Chen Qing's second arrow, but he ran away before he could release the arrow. He had no chance to put away the crossbow arrows, and unexpectedly he met the man.
At this time, footsteps came from the corridor outside, "Miss San, what's going on?" The waiter's shout alerted the shopkeeper and other guests.
Guo Changwu had no time to clean up, so he grabbed the map on the bed, grabbed two ingots of silver, stuffed them into his arms, and jumped out of the window.
"Come here quickly! There's a murder..." I could faintly hear the shopkeeper's voice yelling.
Guo Changwu stole a horse from the mule and horse store, got on the horse and fled to Yanshan Road without looking back. He had already planned to assassinate Chen Qing and then flee to the Kingdom of Jin.
Although the assassination failed now, he also knows that there will be no second chance in a short time. How long will it take if he doesn't escape at this time?
........
Not long after, Wannian County Magistrate Shen Chun received the report and immediately sent archers to check. The archers discovered that the man had been shot by a crossbow arrow, and the arrows were highly poisonous. This was the county government's son. He
Immediately send someone to notify the internal guards.
At this time, Zhong Huan was discussing the situation with Wang Hao, the commander of the capital, and several internal guard commanders in the inner guard office. The assassination of His Highness King Yong was of course a big deal. Wang Hao did not dare to be careless and immediately summoned everyone to discuss.
Zhong Huan introduced to everyone: "The assassin escaped from the alley behind. He had obviously stepped on it before and was very familiar with the alley. This person has good crossbow skills. If it weren't for the interference of the guy, the arrow would definitely have hit the car window, but he still shot
Failure to hit His Highness shows that he is not a professional assassin."
"Why do you say that?" asked a commander.
"The reason is very simple. Professional assassins must shoot when they see someone. They will never take a chance. They may hit someone, and they will lurk for a long time, looking for the best opportunity. At the same time, it also shows that this assassin has just arrived in Jingzhao and has not yet understood the situation.
Let’s take action.”
"General Xiao Zhong means that the assassin was in a hurry?" Wang Hao asked with a smile.
Zhong Huan smiled and nodded, "To be disrespectful, it is definitely not the best time for His Highness to sit in a carriage. The best time is for His Highness to go to Qingfeng Tea House for lunch at noon."
Everyone was sighing. Fortunately, it was an unprofessional assassin. Otherwise, if he were to be replaced by a professional assassin, the consequences would be very serious!
Wang Hao nodded, "This incident is a rare wake-up call. We have been too careless in the past few years and we must not create any more opportunities for the assassins."
At this time, a guard soldier came in, walked behind Zhong Huan, and handed him a note.
Zhong Huan glanced at the note and jumped up immediately, "An innkeeper outside Dongcheng was shot to death with a poisonous arrow. I have to rush over immediately."
Wang Hao was also stunned. The assassin who killed King Yong used poisonous arrows. Could it be...