Zhu Dongshan said in shock: "You...what did you say?"
"Master Zhu has become a pawn in the chess game, and his life and death are controlled by others. Have you never thought about changing your destiny?" The man said with a smile: "If Master Zhu takes his place and becomes the official of the Ministry of Punishment, then the errand of judging the Xiahou clan will be
When the time comes, you can arrange for others to do it. If Lu Junzhong wants to use you as a scapegoat, of course you can also use others as a scapegoat."
The corners of Zhu Dongshan's eyes twitched and his lips moved, but he could not speak.
The man stared at Zhu Dongshan and said calmly: "If Mr. Zhu becomes an official of the Criminal Department, not only can he escape from a desperate situation, but he can also clear the name of Mr. Su and many innocent people. His merits are immeasurable." After a pause, he continued.
Said: "In addition, there is another great benefit that is very important to Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Dongshan couldn't help but ask: "What's the benefit?"
"The Ministry of Punishment has countless grievances. Master Zhu doesn't want to leave a way out for future generations?" The man said slowly: "Zhu Dongshan went to Lu Junzhong and replaced him. Then he could open another case and point the finger at Lu Junzhong. If it were me.
, I will turn over all Lu Junzhong’s guilt over the years and turn him into a cruel official who has done all kinds of evil." After a pause, he looked at Zhu Dongshan's expression and continued: "If Mr. Zhu does this, he will naturally be doing it for countless criminals.
The enemies are relieved, and those who have grudges against the Punishment Department will greatly weaken their hatred for Mr. Zhu. If Mr. Zhu handles cases impartially again and changes the past of the Punishment Bureau implicating innocent people, I think it will not be difficult to protect the family.
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Zhu Dongshan sneered and said: "So this is your purpose. Do you want to provoke a fight between me and the Lord?"
"I don't have this idea." The man said: "I said that the reason for inviting Master Zhu to meet you tonight is to make a deal with you. I have made it clear what you want to do, and the rest is up to me.
Gotta do it.”
Zhu Dongshan was startled and frowned: "What do you mean?"
"If Lu Junzhong had an accident and died suddenly, in this situation, I am afraid that only Master Zhu can replace him." The man said: "Master Zhu is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Apart from Lu Junzhong, everyone in the Ministry of Punishment only takes your orders. Now in Kyoto
If Lu Junzhong dies, he must stabilize the situation of the Ministry of Justice and continue to investigate the major rebellion case. Except for Mr. Zhu, no one in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty has this ability." Staring at Zhu Dongshan's eyes, he chuckled:
"What do you think, Mr. Zhu?"
Zhu Dongshan's body shook violently, he stood up abruptly, and said sternly: "You...you are so bold, you dare to assassinate an official of the imperial court, it is...it is simply unreasonable!"
The man opposite just smiled indifferently, raised his hand and said: "If Mr. Zhu feels that my crime is extremely heinous, you can ask your men to come in and arrest him now. I will sit here, never resist, and I will be arrested without mercy."
Zhu Dongshan snorted coldly, turned around and walked away. He walked to the door of Tutu Temple, stopped for a while, then turned around and asked, "Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am." The man said, "The important thing is that if Lu Junzhong dies, it will be beneficial to you and me. This is also our common interest. If the minister thinks that I am talking nonsense, or thinks that I am talking nonsense,
I am trying to sow discord between you, so I can start arresting people now."
The corners of Zhu Dongshan's eyes twitched, he pondered for a moment, and finally said: "It is simply impossible for you to want to kill Lu Junzhong. He has countless enemies. How many people have wanted to kill him over the years, but no one can hurt a hair on his head. Just.
With just a few words from you, how can I believe that you can get rid of him?"
"Now it's interesting to talk about it." The man laughed and said, "Master Zhu, please sit down!"
Zhu Dongshan hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down opposite.
"Has anyone ever entered the Penal Department Yamen to commit an assassination?"
"Of course there is." Zhu Dongshan said: "Lu Junzhong's enemies tried many ways to get rid of him, and spent a lot of money to hire assassins to sneak into the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice to assassinate him. Not only did they fail, but they caused several major cases. The most recent one
Four years ago, an assassin sneaked into the Yamen of the Punishment Department. Without even seeing Lu Junzhong, he was captured alive by the masters in the Yamen. He didn't even have time to commit suicide. You should understand that if you fall into the hands of the Punishment Department, even if you only have one breath, the Punishment Department will
You can pry what you want out of his mouth."
The man opposite nodded and said, "I firmly believe this."
"The assassin revealed the mastermind. It took less than half a month. No one in the family was left." Zhu Dongshan smiled coldly and said solemnly: "Lu Junzhong has always been ruthless to his enemies. He will not let anyone go when he eradicates the roots.
.If you want to assassinate Lu Junzhong, I advise you to think twice before committing suicide. If you fall into his hands, no matter how hard your teeth are, he will be able to find out exactly where you came from."
The man smiled and said: "Thank you, Sir, for reminding me." After saying this, he suddenly raised his hand. In the darkness, Zhu Dongshan saw the other party suddenly raising his hand, and his heart trembled. He thought that the other party was going to take action. In desperation,
He reached out to grab the saber like a conditioned reflex, but he felt his body sink, and the side of the bench he was sitting on sank. Zhu Dongshan was caught off guard, his body tilted, and he fell to the ground.
He stood up in a panic and said in horror: "You...what did you do?" Seeing the other person sitting firmly opposite, his raised arm had been lowered, he glanced at the bench and found a stool on the bench.
The foot has been broken.
The bench was still stable just now, but as soon as the opponent raised his hand, the bench fell over. No matter how stupid Zhu Dongshan was, he knew that it must be the opponent's doing.
But the other party didn't even touch the bench and didn't know how to do it.
"Your Excellency, I don't know my Kung Fu skills. Do you have the qualifications to give it a try?" the other party said calmly.
Zhu Dongshan already understood at this time that the other party's martial arts was really appalling.
If you are just a few steps away, you can easily break the legs of the stool. If the other party wants to take your life, you can do it silently, leaving you with no room for resistance.
After a period of dead silence, Zhu Dongshan finally asked: "When are you going to take action?"
"It depends on how the Vice Minister arranges it." The man said: "I don't know the layout of the Xingbu Yamen. I heard that Lu Junzhong has been living in the backyard of the Xingbu, which is where the sixteenth room of the Xingbu is located. Except for people from the Xingbu, outsiders cannot enter the sixteenth room.
There is a high probability that Fang will die there. I have no idea what the layout is and what ambushes there are."
Zhu Dongshan is a smart man, and at this moment he finally understood the other party's true purpose.
There is no doubt that the other party does want to assassinate Zhu Dongshan, but he is obviously not a reckless man, but wants to understand the situation before taking action. However, the backyard of the Criminal Department is like the Purple Prison, which is an extremely mysterious place for outsiders. If you want to
It is not easy to find out the situation in Room 16 of the Criminal Department.
But as the minister of the Ministry of Justice, he naturally knows the situation in the backyard of the Ministry of Justice very well.
The other party's purpose is obviously to let him act as an internal response.
The corners of his eyes twitched slightly. The other party's previous words really made Zhu Dongshan feel that a huge crisis was approaching him. If he didn't respond early, he might really be thrown out by Lu Junzhong as a scapegoat, and he would be killed by then.
It's just him. With Lu Junzhong's skills, the whole Zhu family will definitely be wiped out.
This is of course a result that Zhu Dongshan cannot accept.
If Lu Junzhong is really eliminated, he is indeed the only candidate who can replace Lu Junzhong at the moment. If he really becomes the official of the Ministry of Justice, it will of course be a dream come true, and the other party's plan is reasonable, and will be investigated and dealt with when the time comes.
The Xiahou family's errands were left to other people in the Yamen and a scapegoat was chosen, so that they could protect themselves.
He just had to cooperate with the other party to act as an internal agent and plan to assassinate Lu Junzhong. For Zhu Dongshan, participating in the assassination of Lu Junzhong was something that he could not even think about.
Everyone thought that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty hated and feared Lu Junzhong, but only Zhu Dongshan knew that it was the people around him who really feared Lu Junzhong like ghosts.
It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Although Lu Junzhong is not the emperor, he is more feared by Zhu Dongshan than the emperor. In the past ten years, he has been careful and does not dare to make mistakes. This is especially true for Lu Junzhong, because he knows very well,
Lu Junzhong must kill his enemies and those who betray him.
Lu Junzhong has the support of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he is ruthless and sinister. If he really plans an assassination with the other party, if he fails and Lu Junzhong finds out that he is involved, then the Zhu family will have no choice but to die without burial.
place.
The corners of his eyes twitched and he was silent for a while.
The other party was obviously very calm and patient, and had been waiting.
"If you can really get rid of him, I can help the Su family clear their names, clear Su Yu's name, and release the Su family members as soon as possible." After a long time, Zhu Dongshan said: "But I will not participate in the assassination." Look.
Looking at the other party, he said slowly: "The life and death of the Su family depends solely on whether your plan can succeed. You can only do everything by yourself. I can't help you."
The man didn't waste any time. He stood up and said, "In that case, just pretend that we have never met tonight." He turned around and walked away. After only taking two steps, Zhu Dongshan said anxiously: "Wait a minute!" Seeing that the other party stopped and hesitated.
After a while, he said: "Lu Junzhong is a very superstitious person. His birthday is September 18th, so on the 18th of every month, there will be no interrogation in the execution room and no bloodshed."
"Five days from now?"
"Yes!" Zhu Dongshan said: "When investigating a major case, Lu Junzhong will not leave the yamen easily, so if you want to kill him, you can only kill him in the yamen. You don't have to think about taking his family hostage, this person has never
He will put other people's lives in his eyes. He has no heirs, only one wife and one concubine. Even if you take his wives and concubines hostage, or even kill them, he will not blink an eye."
"Cruel and murderous people have a cold nature."
"If you want to get rid of him, the best chance is five days later." Zhu Dongshan sighed: "He will definitely be in the backyard of the Criminal Department at that time, but according to the past rules, there are at least six masters of the Criminal Department hidden in the backyard.
, whoever sneaks into the backyard, once discovered, the experts from the Punishment Department will take action together." With a solemn expression, he said: "At least two of them are in the fourth-grade Zhongtian realm, and the remaining few are also at a high level.
And once these people are alerted, they send a signal, and the criminal officers on duty in the Yamen will quickly go to reinforce them. They are all well-trained and can completely block the backyard in a very short period of time. It is an exaggeration to say that at that time, even