The assassins are not fighting. They are pressed for time. They must kill the target in the shortest time and then retreat immediately. One hundred and seventy-five warriors swarm in from all directions, basically using swords. They are not soldiers on the battlefield.
Not good at using long weapons.
Chen Qing sneered, took his Fangtian painted halberd from the soldiers, and shouted, "Everyone, get out of the way!"
The soldiers knew that the prince was about to show off his power, so they all moved out of the way. Chen Qing rushed into the crowd. In an instant, there were screams, limbs flew everywhere, blood mist filled the air, and human heads rolled down the mountain road.
The soldiers saw that their blood was boiling, and they also followed up to kill. At this time, the horn sounded, and one hundred and twenty internal guard soldiers came out to kill. Five thousand soldiers who were lying in ambush in the mountains and forests also came from all directions to kill.
Chen Qing killed more than 30 warriors in a very short period of time. Most of them had their heads chopped off and their blood sprayed out. The other warriors were so frightened that they turned around and fled for their lives. Chen Qing chased and killed a dozen more people.
There was no chance. Thirty of his men surrounded him and raised their big shields. At the same time, more than a hundred inner guard soldiers came to kill him.
The warrior commander Zhang Bowu was frightened by Chen Qing's bloody killings. When he saw the inner guard soldiers coming out and the sound of horns coming from all around, he knew something was wrong and the other party was prepared in advance.
He shouted urgently: "Retreat! Retreat!"
The remaining less than a hundred warriors fled into the woods on both sides, but it was already too late. Five thousand soldiers had already come out and surrounded them.
"Kill! Leave no one behind."
Chen Qing issued a killing order and fired a volley of arrows, causing a scream and then silence.
Wei Tong anxiously waited for news in his mansion. He sent out all the warriors he supported. Whether he could succeed or not depended on this.
At this moment, he felt a little regret in his heart. When he calmed down, he realized that he had made a powerful enemy that he should never provoke.
I actually sent someone to assassinate someone who even the officials did not dare to provoke. Am I crazy?
At this moment, there was a noise in front of him. Wei Tong was startled and walked out of the inner hall quickly.
But all I heard was the housekeeper yelling, "Master, run!"
Then there was a splashing sound. It must have been that the housekeeper was thrown into the river.
Wei Tong was stunned for a moment, what is going on?
Suddenly, dozens of soldiers rushed in from outside the courtyard gate. Wei Tong was shocked, "Who are you? How dare you break into my house?"
Several soldiers rushed forward and knocked him down with a punch. They twisted his arms and grabbed his hair and asked sternly: "But your uncle Wei Tong?"
"That's right down there!"
The soldiers grabbed him and pushed him out.
"What are you doing? Whose subordinates are you? I will sue you in front of the Emperor!"
Wei Tong was gagged with a piece of rag, pushed into the car and drove out of the city.
When the carriage stopped and several soldiers pushed open the door and pulled him out, Wei Tong was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. In front of him was an endless stretch of military camps.
The emperor Zhao Gouzheng was discussing with several ministers about tomorrow's dynasty. He got the late emperor's abdication edict, and naturally he had to read it out at the dynasty meeting. He also wanted to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and also considered changing the reign name.
At this moment, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Yang Yizhong has urgent matters to see you!"
Zhao Gou was startled and immediately said: "Announce his appearance!"
"Your Majesty has decreed that Yang Yizhong should be ordered to pay an audience in front of the Xuan Palace!"
Not long after, General Yang Yizhong walked quickly into the Imperial Study Room, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: "This humble post, Yang Yizhong, sees your Majesty!"
"Yang Dutong, what emergency happened?"
"Your Majesty, someone has assassinated Chen Qing."
"Ah!" Zhao Gou was stunned and several ministers also looked at each other.
Zhao Gou asked urgently: "How is Chen Qing's condition?"
"Your Majesty, the assassination failed and Chen Qing has returned to the military camp safely."
Zhao Gou breathed a sigh of relief. If the assassination was successful, Chen Qing's army outside the city would definitely rebel, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Tell me more carefully, what exactly happened?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Chen Qing paid homage to the Supreme Emperor this morning, but not long after entering the cemetery, hundreds of assassins pretending to be bodyguards were killed. However, Chen Qing was closely guarded, and the assassins did not succeed. Instead, they were surrounded by soldiers who rushed up, and they were all killed."
Zhao Gou suddenly turned pale. Hundreds of assassins, still in his father's cemetery, actually pretended to be bodyguards. How brave they were.
"Who, who did it?"
Yang Yizhong was silent for a moment and said: "I have recognized the assassins. They are all warriors raised by uncle Wei Guo."
Yang Yizhong was in charge of Lin'an's city defense and public security. He had long hated his domineering uncle Wei Tong. At this critical moment, he secretly made trouble for Wei Tong.
"This bastard!"
Zhao Gou was so angry that he slammed the table, "He is going to kill me, Yang Dutong, catch this bastard immediately!"
Yang Yizhong hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, just now, Uncle Wei Guo was taken away by Chen Qing's inner guards."
"What?"
Everyone was stunned. Uncle Wei Guo was captured by Chen Qing. Isn't this the end?
"Yang Dutong, why didn't you stop them?" Li Guang asked anxiously from the side.
"Reporting to Xianggong Li, Wei Guojiu's residence is close to the West Lake. There is no city wall there. Beizhi was in Yonggu Mausoleum to investigate the assassins. After getting the news, Beizhi immediately led his men to the uncle Guo's house, but there was no trace of him.
Based on the butler's description, I determined that it was Chen Qing's internal guards who arrested the person, and then conducted multiple investigations and determined that Uncle Wei Guo was taken to the direction of the military camp."
Zhao Gou was also a little panicked. If his uncle was killed, he would not be able to explain to his mother. He quickly said to Zhu Shengfei: "Ms. Zhu, go to the military camp quickly and ask Chen Qing to show mercy on my behalf. Everything can be discussed easily."
"Yang Dutong will also go together to explain the information to Chen Qing. I know nothing about the assassination."
"I obey the order!"
The two of them bowed together to accept the order. Zhu Shengfei cursed Wayne in his heart for causing trouble and getting himself into trouble, but he had no choice but to take the gold medal and follow Yang Yizhong in a hurry.
In the big tent, Wei Tong sat on the ground with snot and tears, and burst into tears. Even though he was usually domineering, he was more afraid of death than anyone else. He knew that this time he was in danger and his life was in danger.
At this time, the curtain was lifted, and Zhou Kuan walked in with a gloomy face. Wayne quickly knelt down and clasped his hands together and begged: "You are Counselor Zhou! Please plead for me and spare my life!"
Zhou Kuan snorted, "The prince of the county was stabbed by an assassin sent by you. The injury is not serious. All the generals are clamoring to cut you into pieces. Do you think what to do?"
Wei Tong burst into tears and runny nose, "Spare my life, I'm willing to be a bull or a horse to atone for my sins!"
Zhou Kuan said coldly: "You have two choices now. First, hand you over to the generals and let them have their way. Second, you can come up with a ransom that satisfies the king and redeem your own life.
It’s your choice!”
"I am willing to hand over the ransom, how much will I pay?"
"How much do you really want, how much do you want to pay? I'm afraid you can't afford the price the prince asks for!"
Wei Tong cried: "I am willing to take out all the money in the treasury. I also have shops and restaurants, and I can give them to the prince to redeem my life!"
"No more shops and restaurants, but hand over all the money in your treasury and locker. We will leave early tomorrow morning. If you can't hand over all the money before we leave, then you have to go with us.
, I can’t guarantee whether he will be buried in the sea.”
"I'll give it! I'll give it! Hand it all over."
At this time, Wei Tong no longer dared to think about money. He could still earn money back, but if his life was lost, he would have nothing.
He took off three jade pei and a gold medal from his waist, handed it to Zhou Kuan and said: "The gold and silver in the three warehouses of Baoji Cabinet can be obtained with three jade pei. The password is "Hongfu Qitian". The warehouse in the mansion can be opened with the gold medal.
You can write a letter to Butler Liu, the rest is just shops and restaurants."
Zhou Kuan said again: "You still have an open space of ten acres over the Three Bridges. We want that land too."
"No problem, I'll give you the land deed. Besides, I may also have some copper coins in my shop. Do those count?"
"Those things don't count, including those from other places. It's just these now. How many are there in total?"
"I don't know how many there are, but it must be more than 10 million dollars."
Zhou Kuan asked him to write a letter, and then ordered the soldiers to keep an eye on him. He went out of his tent to report to Chen Qing.
Wei Tong sat down on the ground, paralyzed and weak, as if he had collapsed. He grinned and cried loudly. There was hope that his life could be saved, but all his money was also lost.