Not long after Ying Qian left, Zhang Rang's people came and told Liu Bei about Huan Dian and others' intention to assassinate him, so that Liu Bei could take precautions.
This front and back kick really made Liu Bei pat his head, feeling that he had been confused about his safety work recently.
I was thinking so much about the future and change that I forgot to pay attention to whether there was a big hole waiting under my feet.
It seems that this person can't always look up at the sky, but also has to look down at the road under his feet, otherwise he will stumble and fall down, and will be covered in ashes even if he doesn't die.
After receiving Zhang Rang's warning, Liu Bei summoned Zhao Yun from the military camp to Luoyang, along with twenty of his own soldiers.
"Zilong, don't go back to the military camp for a while. Just protect my safety in Luoyang City. I will trust you with my life."
Zhao Yun's face flushed with excitement.
"The general trusts me. This is Yun's blessing. Even if Yun risks his life, he will protect the general!"
Liu Bei smiled and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder without saying anything. In the next three days, he went to the palace as usual and prepared for the Jiade Hall meeting with the royal family and colleagues from the Ancient Literature School. They discussed all major and minor matters.
, striving for perfection.
On the other hand, he also has to devote his energy to military affairs and some government affairs.
Liu Bei had to personally participate in the army's material dispatch, procurement, and large-scale training. He was so busy that he was running around without even touching the ground. If it weren't for that useful carriage and a few fast horses, he would still be there.
It really delays things.
Three days later at night, Ying Qian sent someone to report that the weapons and crossbows had been delivered to the assassin team from the Jinwen School. It was estimated that they would take action in the near future, and Liu Bei was asked to be more careful.
When Liu Bei learned of this, he summoned three of his confidants, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, to inform them of the incident. The three of them were shocked and turned pale, and then showed fierce faces.
Dare to touch Liu Bei?
Isn’t this just looking for death?
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why not send people at night to catch them all?"
Cheng Yu said bitterly: "You actually dare to plot to kill your lord, you are simply seeking death!"
In Cheng Yu's view, Liu Bei is the only way for him to realize his ideals in life. If something happens to Liu Bei, he will have no future, so he will never allow anyone to harm Liu Bei.
The first thing he thought of was to strike first and kill the opponent.
Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu and Xun You.
"Wenhe, Gongda, what do you think?"
Jia Xu looked at Xun You.
"Gongda, you first?"
"Can."
Xun You said sternly: "These traitors are determined to be evil. Seeing the decline of their family, they can't bear it. They actually think of murdering the prince. It is simply crazy. But killing them like this will make them easier. If the prince is willing, you are willing to take your place."
Hou, used his own body to induce them to take action, causing the established fact, and then uprooted them and wiped out the three tribes!"
Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu again.
"Wen He, what do you mean?"
Jia Xu nodded.
"It's almost the same as Gongda, but in terms of body shape, Xu is more similar to Junhou, so the task of replacing Junhou is still given to Xu. At that time, Xu will pretend to be Junhou and sit in the carriage to seduce this person.
If a group of thieves takes the initiative to attack, you can catch them all in one go!"
Xun You turned his head.
"Wen He, it's obvious that Junhou and I are more similar in body shape, or it would be more appropriate for me to be here."
"No, no, no, Gongda, look, you are obviously not tall enough. Others can see it at a glance. My height is similar to that of a prince, so I am more suitable."
At this time, Cheng Yu also came to his senses.
"You two, let Yu do it. Yu's body shape is more similar to that of a monarch, and Yu's position is low. Both of you have official positions in the court, so it is not convenient for you to put yourself in danger, so Yu is more suitable."
Jia Xu and Xun You looked at Cheng Yu together, looking a little unnatural.
How dare you, a newcomer, compete with seniors like us for such an opportunity?
Showing loyalty also depends on the occasion, right?
So the three of them began to have a heated debate on the issue of "Who's body shape is more similar to Liu Bei's", and they expressed their opinions one after another, but no one was willing to give in.
Liu Bei couldn't laugh or cry about this.
"Okay, okay, you three, you are all my good assistants. I won't bear to risk any of you. No need, no need. As long as you do a little trick, even if they keep staring at my carriage,
It doesn't matter, I already have some ideas, you can go over them for me."
Liu Bei told the three of them his plan.
After hearing this, the three of them nodded in praise.
"That's it, it's really foolproof."
"Your Majesty is more considerate."
"The king has a clever plan. Those old thieves of the Jinwen School are nothing more than withered bones in the grave. As long as they take action, that day next year will be their anniversary!"
Liu Bei laughed.
"There are many people who want to kill me. I have been in danger since I was nineteen years old and arrived in Luoyang. But this is the first time that someone really dared to use assassination to deal with me. If I hadn't known about it in advance,
I'm afraid it's really dangerous, I've really been slacking off recently."
Cheng Yu rolled his eyes and immediately spoke to Liu Bei.
"Junhou, your safety is always the most important thing, but it seems that you have never considered this matter specifically. Yu thinks that you should give more thought to it and form an elite team to protect your safety, no matter where you are.
Even if they are not in the military, they should always protect you."
Cheng Yu's suggestion made Liu Bei think about it for a moment, and then looked at Jia Xu and Xun You.
"What do you mean?"
The two of them thought this suggestion was good, but it was a pity that it was not the first suggestion they made.
So Liu Bei began to seriously consider this matter. He wanted to get himself a professional bodyguard and a professional army to protect him inseparably.
However, it is easy to select elite soldiers, but it is not a simple matter to select a suitable bodyguard who is dedicated and not overqualified.
When it comes to being cautious, loyal, and brave, Zhao Yun and Gao Shun are both suitable candidates. However, they can obviously do more on the battlefield and have the potential to stand alone. Liu Bei doesn't want to keep them around and overqualify them.
Therefore, we still need to slowly discover the characters in this area, but we can start to select the specific candidates for the escort team. It should be a good idea to select an elite group of soldiers with the most powerful combat effectiveness from the entire army to protect ourselves.
So Liu Bei left this matter to Cheng Yu, who, as the general's chief secretary, went to the army to select capable, strong and loyal soldiers to protect him.
On the other side, when Liu Bei was preparing many things, he suddenly thought of the two famous bodyguards Xu Chu and Dian Wei. After thinking about it, he decided to send officials from the General's Office to Peiguoqiao County and Chenliu County Jiwu County to look for these two men.
people.
He didn't know what the situation of these two people was now, but he would always send people to look for them. If they could be found, he would call them over. The reason was very simple -
Everyone is my dream minister.
He also found Zhao Yun, told him some things, gave him some orders, and then asked Zhao Yun to make preparations.
So everything was ready, all we needed was the east wind, and we were waiting for those bastards from the Modern Literature School to do something stupid that would lead to their own destruction.
Facts have proved that these guys were not only stupid, but also impatient. They took action on the third day after getting the weapons and equipment, without giving the assassination team more time to train and use the weapons, nor gave them more training.
Time to prepare.
Their leader was Pi Yuan, an outstanding disciple of the Huan family. He was good at stabbing with a sword, was quite powerful, tall, and full of hatred for Liu Bei. Therefore, he had high hopes and was appointed as the captain of the assassination team.
In his plan, he chose the middle area on the road from Liu Bei's home to the palace. There is a section of the road there that requires passing through an inaccessible warehouse street. Generally speaking, only officials will pass by there, and there are very few people.
Easy to hide body shape.
Based on their observations and experience, it can be known that Liu Bei usually passes there in the morning to go to the palace for business. However, there are a lot of officials going to the palace during that time, so it will be more difficult to complete the assassination.
But in the afternoon, Liu Bei would set off from the palace, return to the General's Mansion through this path, and then set off from home to the military camp outside Luoyang City to handle military affairs. During this time, there was often only Liu Bei's car on this road.
The carriage and his five or six guards.
Pi Yuan didn't care at all about these five or six guards.
The assassination team they assembled has a total of thirty people. The five people with the highest force value are even equipped with armor. Everyone has a sword, and there is also a crossbow team of ten people who are good at using crossbows. When Liu Bei is found,
, they could swarm up and kill Liu Bei.
No matter how strong Liu Bei's combat effectiveness is, can he be stronger than a swarm of thirty of them?
No matter how powerful a person is, as long as he is alone, he is just a person.
Liu Bei has great power, but no matter how powerful he is, he is only one person.
Could it be that he is as brave as Xiang Yu and can kill three hundred people by himself?
This is how Pi Yuan thought about it.
The night before the mission was carried out, they quietly went to the warehouse next to the assassination street and lurked.
The next morning, they witnessed Liu Bei and a group of officials' carriages passing through this road to the palace.
"I heard that Liu Bei is discussing with the Empress Dowager about holding a conference. The Empress Dowager is also willing to open the Jiade Hall. If this is done for them, wouldn't we be finished?"
"So, Liu Bei must not be allowed to live, he must be killed here!"
"He has made us lose our future. How can we make him feel better? Even if we die, we must drag him to die with us!"
This group of assassination team members are mostly composed of outstanding disciples of the Wenyue family. They themselves have spent a lot of resources from their respective families and individual efforts to become core disciples. Now that the Wenyue family has collectively lost their status, they have also collectively lost their future.
Therefore, their hatred for Liu Bei, the main promoter of the ancient literature school, is no less than Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's hatred for Liu Bei.
If they can let Liu Bei die, they will never let Liu Bei live. Even if they risk their lives for this, they must make Liu Bei, their life and death enemy, pay the price.