When King Jianning's carriage left Yixiali, it also left Shazhou and entered Xizhou.
At this time, the person who was most concerned about King Jianning's schedule was Dong Chong of Donghou Mansion in Gaochang City.
Since Dong Hou inherited the Dong Hou Mansion, although he can be considered ruthless towards slaves, this is the first time he has done such a thing as assassinating the Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor's own son.
The psychological pressure during this period almost drove Dong Hou crazy!
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, assassinating a clan member is a serious crime of treason. In the "Tang Laws and Regulations", the crime of treason is the most serious crime and is an unforgivable crime.
Regardless of whether one is involved in the crime of rebellion intentionally or unintentionally, the punishment written in the Tang Code is to kill without mercy. Not only that, rebellion is also a major crime that implicates the nine clans.
Dong Zhong's intention to assassinate King Jianning was equivalent to pinning the heads of the entire Donghou Mansion to his belt.
But the matter has come to this, there is no turning back, Dong Zhong can only go on bravely.
Dong Zhong woke up today and received the news that King Jianning's carriage had entered Xizhou. He immediately called the steward Dong.
Director Dong has been very prosperous in the Dong family these days. The stewards of Dong Hou's Mansion watched Director Dong coming in and out of Dong Hou's room day and night with jealousy. There was even a rumor in the house that Dong Hou was infected with Longyang.
Very good rumors.
The fact that Mr. Dong was so valued also made him arrogant in the Donghou Mansion. Some time ago, the servants who looked down on him were all punished by Mr. Dong.
Now Director Dong seemed to be the chief steward of Donghou's mansion. He walked into Donghou's study with his head held high in the fearful eyes of many servants.
As soon as the member Dong came in, Dong Zhong said: "That person has entered Xizhou, how are your preparations over there?"
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, Dong Chong and Dong Yuan now use "that person" to refer to King Jianning.
Hearing that King Jianning had entered Xizhou, Dong Yuan became nervous, which meant that the assassination was imminent.
During this period, Director Dong went in and out of Dong Hou's mansion every day, and spent the rest of the time drinking with Yang Bin from Fulefang. He had also subcontracted the assassination operation to this leader Yang.
I have to say that the head of Shusaburo is really a heroic figure. The director immediately said:
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. If you leave this matter to me, I will definitely handle it properly!"
Dong Zhong was still worried and said: "That person has entered Xizhou, when are you going to take action?"
The director immediately said: "Come on, come on! We have been practicing day and night these past few days, and we will definitely be able to kill that man!"
After hearing about the day and night drills, Dong Zhong finally felt relieved, but he still warned:
"When you practice, you must find a hidden place and be sure not to be discovered."
"When that person enters Xizhou, the Governor's Mansion will definitely pick him up. When the time comes, my secret agent in the Governor's Mansion will inform me of that person's itinerary. We must take action before he enters Gaochang City!"
The director immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou! We are professionals!"
Dong Zhong still asked uneasily: "Have the assassins you recruited ever done this job? Do you have any lives in your hands?"
The director immediately said proudly: "Master Hou, do you know that the head of the Fulefang Rice Shop Zhang Hui was stabbed a few days ago?"
Dong Zhong immediately said: "Of course I know that this leader is the leader of Mihang. His murder caused a storm in the city!"
"Our assassin did this!"
Dong Chong took a breath, this rice guild leader was no ordinary businessman. The so-called rice guild was the guild of grain merchants in Gaochang City.
In the grain business, transportation is inevitably inevitable, and this is not a business that everyone can do.
The guards who transported food often ran the risk of being robbed by robbers, so they formed a rice row to watch and help each other.
Originally, the starting point of Mihang's establishment was to help each other, but gradually it became a gang organization.
The leader of Mihang is the boss of Mihang.
There is a street in Fulefang where grain merchants gather, and it is also the headquarters of Mihang.
This Zhang Huishou is also a well-known ruthless man in Gaochang City. Telling his name in the city also has the magical effect of stopping children from crying.
Such a well-known figure died mysteriously at home. Mi Xing made a promise to catch the murderer.
Dong Chong, the bastard, had also heard from his friends in the yamen, but he didn't expect that it was actually an assassin he hired who did it.
Now Dong Zhong no longer doubted the assassin's ability, but said to Member Dong: "This assassin is so high-profile, what if he gets caught by mistake and betrays us?"
The director immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, that hero is a professional!"
Hearing the word professional, Dong Zhong felt relieved.
The Dong member then said to Dong Zhong with a playful smile: "Master Marquis, this hero has to eat and drink every day. He has been training day and night these days and has spent a lot of supplements and decoctions. Can you do it?"
Dong Zhong's face darkened. Ever since he found the assassin, Dong Zhong had reached out for money again and again.
Dong Zhong had refused last time, but when the assassination was about to happen, Dong Zhong took out a note and said: "Go to the warehouse to withdraw ten gold coins, and tell that hero that there will be a heavy reward after the deed is completed!"
"I understand, little one!"
Member Dong happily took the approval slip, went to the warehouse to receive ten gold cakes, and then got out of Dong Hou's mansion through the back door.
When arriving at Fule Fong, the director first went to the best restaurant in Fule Fong to book a banquet, and then asked the restaurant to arrange a pipa player to entertain, and then went to the gambling stall of Fule Fong.
This gambling stall is where Shusaburo is in charge. Downstairs is an ordinary fish shop, and upstairs is a place for playing cards.
Lifu Guild's biggest competitor in Fulefang, Zhang Huishou of Mihang, died suddenly and mysteriously, which caused the Fulefang branch of Lifu Guild to expand greatly.
The thugs who guard the gambling stalls are all Shusaburo who has been hanging around the corner for the past few days.
Now Fulefang Branch has quietly occupied most of Fulefang. Shusaburo now has more than a dozen subordinates under his command, and he is much more powerful than before.
As soon as the director arrived, Shu Sanlang immediately chased away the younger brother beside him and led the director to the secret room next door.
"That person has already arrived in Xizhou!"
Hearing what the director said, Shusaburo also flinched a little.
Before taking the mission, Shusaburo was just a piece of fish in the Fulebo branch. There were only a dozen or so people in the Fulefang branch. He was just a showman.
Unexpectedly, Captain Yang was so resourceful that in less than half a month, the branch had developed into the largest underground force in Fulefang.
The gambling stall managed by Shu Sanlang alone generates a lot of money every day. Assassinating King Jianning is a major crime against the nine tribes. After the incident is completed, he will definitely flee to the Western Regions. It is not cost-effective to give up the Fulefang foundation for this little gold.
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But Captain Yang was very interested in the assassination and insisted on accepting the commission.
Shusaburo said: "We, the masters, want to see your lord in person."