"Are you sure there were only six people guarding the backyard that night?"
"This is usually the case." Zhu Dongshan explained: "Unless Lu Junzhong notices something abnormal, he will increase his manpower, but this situation is extremely rare. But even at night, the Criminal Department has many officers on duty. Once other people in the government office are alerted,
, there are at least forty government officials who can provide reinforcements at any time."
Zhu Dongshan almost expressed his attitude when he said these few words.
The man smiled and said: "If Mr. Zhu cooperates, this plan will be 100% sure."
Zhu Dongshan immediately said: "All I can do is tell you this, other than that...!"
Before he finished speaking, he felt a gust of wind, and then he felt a black shadow rushing towards him. He was surprised, and was about to open his mouth to scream, but unexpectedly the other party reached out and grabbed Zhu Dongshan's chin.
With a slight exertion on the opponent's hand, Zhu Dongshan's mouth couldn't help but speak. The other hand had already thrown a pill into Zhu Dongshan's mouth. Zhu Dongshan knew that something was wrong and wanted to stop the pill from entering his abdomen, but the opponent's skills
Very cleverly, he first lifted up the hand holding his chin, and then slid it down his throat. When he retracted his hand, the pill still slipped into his throat, and Zhu Dongshan couldn't help but swallow it into his belly.
Zhu Dongshan immediately vomited and even stuffed his hand into his mouth with the intention of spitting out the pills. However, the other party smiled lightly and said, "Master Zhu, you don't have to exert any effort. The pills will melt when they enter your throat. Can't you feel it yourself?"
"What is it?" Zhu Dongshan said angrily: "What did you swallow for me?"
"You are a smart person, why bother asking?" The other party said calmly: "We are now grasshoppers on a rope, doing something with no way to make any progress. Taking the pill is called burning the boat. If the plan
If you succeed, Master Zhu will not only be able to take the position of official of the Ministry of Justice, but I guarantee that the antidote will be delivered to you. If you fail, we may not be able to live even if we want to, and even if the medicine takes effect, it doesn't matter."
Zhu Dongshan was frightened and angry, and said sternly: "You...are you forcing me?"
"Your Excellency has made his attitude clear, so why leave any room for it." The man smiled and said: "On the eighteenth of this month, I will personally sneak into the Penal Department Yamen and kill Lu Junzhong. Of course, if I am caught, Master Zhu will not survive.
"
"You...!" Zhu Dongshan almost spit out blood.
"If I were Mr. Zhu, what I have to do now is to find a way to create opportunities that night to ensure that there will be no accidents." The man sighed: "Mr. Zhu, don't blame me. I trust you very much and will take action."
I've told you the plan. If you betray me and ambushe a large number of soldiers at the Penal Department Yamen, and I sneak in, wouldn't I be falling into a trap? Now that you have taken the poison, as long as you get the antidote within ten days, your life will be safe. But
If Mr. Zhu is loyal to Lu Junzhong wholeheartedly and really betrays me, even if I end up in the Ministry of Punishment, in a few days Mr. Zhu will go down to accompany me, and you and I will not be alone."
Zhu Dongshan was filled with anger and resentment, but he also knew that with the poison in his stomach, it was useless to say anything now. The only way to survive was to cooperate with the other party in carrying out this assassination plan.
"It's already very late." The man stretched and said in a gentle voice, "You can go back and rest. I am here to congratulate you on your promotion!"
Zhu Dongshan stared at the other person, wishing to chop him to death with a knife, but in the end he snorted coldly, threw up his sleeves and left the Tutu Temple.
However, the man stayed in the Earth Temple and did not leave immediately. After a while, a figure came in from the door. The man raised his head, took a look, and said with a smile: "Have you been eavesdropping on the roof?"
Of course it was Qin Xiao who made an appointment with Zhu Dongshan tonight. However, with the help of Hong Ye, his disguise changed. Now he has changed his name to He Zhuan'er. After the disguise, his appearance is completely different from his real appearance, and his voice has also changed, and
It was dark in the earth temple, and Qin Xiao kept a certain distance from Zhu Dongshan. No matter how sharp his eyes were, Zhu Dongshan would not be able to identify Qin Xiao.
It was the red leaves that entered the Earth Temple.
"I had already guessed that you had a plan in mind." Hongye said angrily: "Before entering the capital, you coaxed me into saying that you just wanted to spend money to bribe people from the Ministry of Justice. It turns out that you were planning to assassinate Lu Junzhong from the beginning."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "I rushed back to the capital from the Northeast all the way. If I didn't make a plan in advance, my trip might have been in vain." Looking at Hongye, he said: "Sister Hongye, don't blame me, I'm worried that you know that I
If you want to assassinate Lu Junzhong, you won't help me enter the city."
"Then you know that the risk of assassinating Lu Junzhong is indeed not small." Hong Ye said with a frown.
"Are you worried about the guards in the Criminal Department?"
"Don't you think you underestimate your enemies too much?" Hongye said: "It is true that the masters of the Criminal Department Yamen cannot be compared with the Ziyi Prison, but you must not forget that Lu Junzhong became a favorite more than ten years ago and holds great power.
, although he has not formed a party with the officials of the DPRK and China, the Ministry of Punishment itself is a party. He has also secretly won over many masters over the years. As far as I know, there are at least seven or eight fourth-level Zhongtian realms in the Ministry of Punishment. These people are all
Lu Junzhong paid a lot of money to win over them, and they all became minions of the Ministry of Punishment."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "There are experts in the Criminal Department. As I expected, it would be abnormal for such a yamen to not have some experts. And without the protection of these people, Lu Junzhong would not be alive today."
"Are you really planning to sneak into the Punishment Department alone?" Hongye frowned and said, "Have you ever thought about what will happen if you fail? If you are captured alive by people from the Punishment Department, the one in the palace will not be able to protect you."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If Sister Hongye thinks that my action will be risky, why not be a good person and do it with me? With your skills and my wisdom, this plan will be foolproof."
"You really have a beautiful idea." Hongye sneered: "I will help you assassinate court officials? What do you think?"
Qin Xiao was actually just joking.
He knew very well that although the academy sent Hongye to escort him into the city, he actually did not want to get involved in the dispute between the DPRK and China.
Qin Xiao actually already had a good understanding of the academy's strength.
Needless to say, Hongye's martial arts is at least in the fifth level. The strength of the second gentleman in the academy will only be above Hongye. Although Gu Baiyi did not show his martial arts in front of Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao is not stupid. He understands in his heart that Gu Baiyi is good at martial arts.
The above must be concealing the strength.
As for the Master, that existence is even more unfathomable.
And these are only part of the academy that Qin Xiao knows. Qin Xiao doesn't know how many hidden masters there are in the academy.
But these people have shown the terrifying power of the academy.
If the academy really wanted to assassinate Lu Junzhong, it would be a piece of cake.
However, Lu Junzhong has been running rampant in Kyoto for more than ten years and is still living a good life. This shows that the academy is not willing to participate in the affairs of the court, or in other words, it disdains to participate in it.
Without the master's permission, Hongye and others certainly would not dare to attack any court official.
Since Master has not touched Lu Junzhong for more than ten years,
, now naturally it is impossible to change your mind easily.
Hongye may be able to help Qin Xiao with many things, but Hongye will definitely not be involved in this assassination plan.
"Sister Hongye, you just heard that there is Zhu Dongshan in the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. There should be no big problems with this plan. You don't have to worry." Qin Xiao actually didn't want Hongye to get involved, but he was worried.
Hongye and Shuyuan will stop their actions.
If the academy really stops it, things will be a little difficult.
Hongye said calmly: "What do I have to worry about about your own affairs?" After thinking for a moment, he said: "Do you think Zhu Dongshan will definitely help you?"
"The more you despise other people's lives, the more you care about your own." Qin Xiao said lightly: "Whether Lu Junzhong or Zhu Dongshan, these people have seen too much life and death, but they will take their own lives very seriously. Zhu
Dongshan's loyalty to Lu Junzhong over the years is not because of his deep feelings, but because of his interests. It is easiest to break a relationship formed by interests."
Hongye said: "You mean he wants to become a criminal official?"
"Although he is the Minister of Justice and the second-in-command of the Ministry of Justice, he has always been stepped on by Lu Junzhong." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Lu Junzhong gained the respect of the saint and firmly controlled the Ministry of Justice. If nothing happens,
Zhu Dongshan will never be able to replace him in his lifetime." He smiled disdainfully: "If he had no ambition, he would not have stayed and listened to me in the first place. If he stayed, he would have completely revealed his thoughts."
"Even if he really helps you kill Lu Junzhong, he is just the next Lu Junzhong." Hongye said lightly.
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "It's different."
"oh?"
"Lu Junzhong is a mad dog without a leash." Qin Xiao said: "Although Zhu Dongshan is also a ruthless person, he is still slightly less ruthless than Lu Junzhong. And I will tie Zhu Dongshan's dog.
Get on the rope so that he doesn't become as crazy as Lu Junzhong."
"You mean the poison you gave him?"
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Yes. He is afraid of death, so he will always be tied to the rope by me."
"You promised him that if the plan succeeds, you will give him the antidote." Hongye said, "Are you planning to lie to him?"
"Don't lie to him." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "The poison he took cannot be detoxified at once. The antidote must be obtained every month. From now on, the antidote will be the rope that binds him." After a pause,
He said calmly: "And there is no need to talk about credibility for this kind of person."
Hongye asked in confusion: "Where did you get the poison?"
Qin Xiao just smiled and did not tell him.
When he left the Northeast, he went to see Tang Rong specifically. It was naturally not difficult to obtain poison from Tang Rong's pawn shop. The action plan in Kyoto this time was even planned with the help of Sister Rong, who also repeatedly warned not to do it.
The source of the poison was revealed, so it was difficult for Qin Xiao to tell the truth to Hong Ye.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Hongye didn't ask any more questions. He just said lightly: "You should do your own thing well. If you really want to cause any trouble, clean it up yourself. Don't cause trouble to others again." What she said.
"other people
, naturally refers to oneself.
She spent several years protecting Qin Xiao in Xiling, and this time she escorted Qin Xiao to the capital and took action personally. She knew in her heart that if Qin Xiao was really going to cause something, she would definitely be the one to wipe his ass in the end.