Jin Feng now has too many enemies. Not only the dignitaries of Dakang want to kill him, but Dangxiang and the Eastern Barbarians also want to tear him into pieces.
Therefore, the assassinations against Jin Feng have never stopped.
For this reason, the powerful and powerful families of Dakang put aside their past grievances and gathered their advisers and dead men to form an assassination organization specifically targeting Jin Feng and other senior officials of the Sichuan and Shu regime.
Fortunately, Jin Feng's security measures are now extremely strict. In addition to the public bodyguards led by Iron Hammer, the Ninth Princess also organized a team to secretly protect his safety.
Except for the Ninth Princess Guan Xiaorou and others, everyone else who wants to see Jin Feng has to go through several checks.
For example, although Jin Feng came to Xichuan this time on his own initiative, the vanguard troops had already arrived in Xichuan.
Zhu Linglong, her daughter, Wei Datong and others also went through several rounds of scrutiny before meeting Jin Feng.
The personnel are so closely scrutinized, not to mention dietary issues.
Jin Feng's current diet is not particularly lavish, and most of them are simple home-cooked meals. However, every ingredient, including the water used for cooking and drinking tea, must go through multiple inspections to confirm that there are no problems before being sent to the dedicated kitchen.
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Even so, after each dish is made, someone must test it before it appears in front of Jin Feng.
In this way, even if someone poisons the food, it can be discovered quickly.
If it is not highly poisonous, Jin Feng can also get an early warning after the person who tastes the food is poisoned, so he can find a way to detoxify it.
With these protection measures in place, the killer couldn't even get close to Jin Feng, let alone assassinate him.
Only when Jin Feng goes out can he find a glimmer of hope for assassination.
As there are more and more factories, Xihewan needs more and more workers. Now several surrounding villages have been completely connected. Both the area and the resident population far exceed Jinchuan County and even Guangyuan.
County town.
With such a dense population and no city walls to control access, it would be too easy for the enemy to install a few small operations.
Although Xizuo has no way to get close to the core of Xihewan and has no way to contact Jin Feng, it is still very simple to obtain some peripheral intelligence.
The mission given to these agents by the assassination organization is also very simple. It is to let them keep an eye on various trends in Xihewan, such as the transfer of bodyguards and the recent shipments of various factories. M...
Jin Feng had to mobilize his personal guards when he went out, so he left Xihewan and reported the news carefully.
Based on his forward route, it was not difficult for the assassination organization to deduce Jin Feng's whereabouts.
The enemy immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to assassinate Jin Feng, and took action one after another, looking for opportunities to assassinate him on both sides of the official road to Xichuan.
Unfortunately, Jin Feng was too careful and sat in the carriage all the way, only getting out of the carriage when he needed a rest.
However, every time Iron Hammer chose a place to rest, it was always an extremely empty location. With airships alerting the sky, they couldn't find any chance to make a move.
Later, they learned that Wei Datong was going to meet Jin Feng at the border of Xichuan, and the counselors saw hope again.
They have analyzed Jin Feng's character countless times and know that he attaches great importance to water conservancy projects, so there is a high probability that he will ride on horseback so that he can better check the construction status of the canal.
As long as Jin Feng leaves the carriage, they will have a chance.
It's hundreds of miles from the border to Dujiangyan, so they can set up ambushes at will.
Although there were airships on alert and scouts exploring the route, it was impossible for the scouts to look at every stone and bush of weeds along the way.
The airship is at an altitude of hundreds of meters, and it is even less likely to detect the camouflage masters lurking on the ground.
As long as the masters find an opportunity to approach Jin Feng at close range, they will have a high chance of killing him with a fatal blow.
In fact, the counselors' guess was correct. Jin Feng indeed offered to ride on horseback. Unfortunately, this decision was dissuaded by Tie Zhui and Wei Datong.
Mr. Qian, the organizer of the assassination, was very disappointed when he learned that Jin Feng and Wei Datong did not ride on horseback after meeting. However, he did not give up. Instead, he sent people to continue to investigate and look for new opportunities.
Jin Feng didn't know that he was being targeted again, so he focused on the ditches along the way, calling Wei Datong over from time to time to ask for relevant information.
Wei Datong almost answered Jin Feng's questions fluently. Only occasionally when some precise figures were involved, he would look through the information he carried with him.
After all, he is getting older and his memory is not as good as before.
Jin Feng was very satisfied with Wei Datong's performance.
Not only is he proficient in the business, but he is also very rigorous. If he is unsure of the data, he will go through the records instead of making up random data to fool himself.
The convoy drove on the official road for another two days. When it passed under a hill, Wei Datong drove his horse to catch up with Tie Hammer: "Brother Tie Hammer, when shall we rest?"
We have been on the road for almost two hours since we set off in the morning. We should indeed rest, but under normal circumstances, it is up to Iron Hammer, the personal guard captain, to decide when to rest and where to rest. Apart from Zuo Feifei, he will not follow anyone else
Even if we discuss it, we won’t tell anyone else.
Wei Datong is an old official in the officialdom. He would not take the initiative to inquire about this kind of thing if he knew it involved Jin Feng's safety.
Therefore, Tie Chui was a little confused about Wei Datong's question, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Wei?"
"It's not a big deal. I just go around the mountain in front, which is a canal diversion hub. If possible, I would like to rest nearby and take my husband to visit the hub."
Wei Datong replied: "This hub connects the main canal and several branch canals. It is a relatively complex node location. Before the water is opened, I would like to ask Mr. to check it."
"So that's it..." Tie Zhui nodded slightly, but still did not make a decision immediately, and instead invited Zuo Feifei.
It was almost time to rest. Tie Zhui discussed with Zuo Feifei and asked Jin Feng for his opinion, and then decided to agree to Wei Datong's request and rest near the canal hub.
For the sake of safety, Iron Hammer did not directly order a rest, but first sent scouts to investigate around the hub.
Ten minutes later, a scout came back on horseback.
"Captain, there is a large flat area ahead. No danger is found. You can rest!"
Iron Hammer then gave the order, and the convoy moved towards the hub of the canal. Under the leadership of the scouts, it stopped on a flat ground.
Just as the scout said, this flat land occupies a very large area and is surrounded by short grass that has just turned green, clearly visible at a glance.
Following the hammer's order, some personnel from the Guards and the Women's Musketeers were assigned to guard the surrounding area. Others took turns to rest, while the cooking class began to unload supplies and prepare for lunch.