"Zheng Guo went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon to discuss the construction of water conservancy projects with Prime Minister Lu."
Mu Qingkong responded: "After he left the Prime Minister's Mansion in the evening, he was assassinated on the street, which happened about two-quarters of an hour ago.
Fortunately, Zhong Chang, a guest of the prime minister's house, saw him off when he left the house and took action in time. Otherwise, Zheng Guo would have died on the spot. He has now been sent back to Jingqian Palace, and his life or death is uncertain."
Zhong Changzai is one of the four main guests of the Prime Minister's Mansion and practices Confucianism.
At first Xia Si and Shan Kui broke into Xianyang and wanted to kidnap Zhao Huaizhong. Later, Ye Yufu and Lu Buwei jointly sent people to hunt down the Yin Nu Cult.
It was Zhong Changzai who led the team from the Prime Minister's Office and cooperated with Baiyao.
At this time, the envoys from Qi and Chu, who were under the leadership of Zhao Huaizhong, also noticed that something was wrong and looked over together.
Zhao Huaizhong glanced at the crowd and said: "Zheng Guo, a Korean, was assassinated in the city. I want to go over and have a look, and I will entertain you all another day."
Zheng Guo was assassinated.
The envoys from Qi and Chu countries all felt their hearts sinking.
Zheng Guo persuaded the Qin Dynasty to build water conservancy, which would not only cause the pain of the Koreans to the other five countries, but also consume the Qin people's national strength, which was excellent.
If Zheng Guoru died, it would only increase the obstacles for the Qin people to build water conservancy, which was not what Qi Chu wanted.
A group of people came out of the Crown Prince's Mansion, and the envoys from Qi and Chu also followed Zhao Huaizhong to visit Zheng Guo on the pretext of a visit.
These people serve their country and themselves, and each has his or her own considerations.
Everyone walked together and arrived at Jingqian Palace a quarter of an hour later.
The palaces here are lined with green bricks and brown tiles. It was a place specially used by the Qin Dynasty to entertain envoys from various countries. It is not far from the south gate of Xianyang Palace, adjacent to the Weishui River, and not far from the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Zhao Huaizhong walked into Jingqian Palace and saw Zheng Guoshi.
He was lying on the bed, his face was pale, he was unconscious, he was out of breath, and he was indeed seriously injured.
There was a wound on his chest and abdomen, which penetrated deep into his internal organs.
Fortunately, Zheng Guo himself was a very human being. He had practiced the Five Elements Water Technique in Onmyoji and had strong vitality, so he did not die tragically on the spot.
Han Yi, the noble lord, stayed by the bed with an ugly face. When he saw Zhao Huaizhong coming to visit him, he immediately stood up and bowed: "Please, the prince, trace the murderer and punish him severely."
Compared with Zheng Guo's safety, he was more worried that if Zheng Guo died, the water conservancy construction project would be troubled, and he had already scolded the perpetrator many times in his heart.
Zhao Huaizhong walked to the bed, looked at it for a moment, took out a small white jade bottle, poured out a drop of rich liquid as green as emerald, and dropped it into Zheng Guo's mouth.
The medicinal liquid in this small bottle has a great origin. It was Jiang Shu and Mu Yangjing who each gave him a portion, each portion containing only one drop.
This is the secret treasure of the Shennong family, the recipe left by the ancestors of Shennong, the kind of formula that can almost make the dead return to life.
Zhao Huaizhong didn't feel bad if he used a drop. He would go back to Jiang Ji and Mu Yangjing to ask for it.
The key point is that they don't know each other yet. Each of them gets one drop for free and wants two more drops.
Zheng Guo swallowed the medicine, and his complexion quickly changed. There was a little more color in his face, and his breath became longer.
Everyone glanced at Zhao Huaizhong with a little surprise.
The Crown Prince of Great Qin really has a rich family and is full of good things, yet he was able to recover from such a serious injury so quickly.
Zhao Huaizhong did not wait long and ordered Mu Qingkong to let the elite Ye Yufu take over the security protection of the envoys from the six countries. He immediately took a chariot to the scene of the incident, where Zheng Guo was assassinated.
This is a long street between Xiangguo Mansion and Jingqian Palace. Although it happened at night, due to the prosperity of Xianyang, there were still pedestrians on the street at that time.
The murderer dared to commit murder in the street, he was really rampant.
When Zhao Huaizhong arrived, Ye Yufu and Xianyang City Guards had cordoned off the surrounding neighborhoods. Soldiers and horses were arrayed on both sides of the street, wearing armor and carrying sharp weapons, creating a chilling atmosphere.
Many people gathered here one after another, including some people under the envoys of the six countries, to watch the situation.
When Zhao Huaizhong got off the chariot, all the Qin generals bowed to greet him.
He arrived at the scene surrounded by Mu Qingkong, Xin Wu, Wu Jia and others.
The assassination of the Korean envoy during his visit to Xianyang was not a trivial matter. Xia Xin, a powerful general of Ye Yufu, and Pei Yu, another of the nine generals of Zhonglang, had been investigating the scene for a long time.
Pei Yu is nearly forty years old and has a normal body shape, but his hands and feet are very long, giving him a healthy and light appearance, and his eyes are particularly sharp and sharp.
In addition, there was a man with an old face and a Confucian uniform standing aside, it was Zhong Changzai.
When several people saw Zhao Huaizhong, they all came over to perform the ceremony.
"Prince, the Prime Minister asked me to stay and assist Ye Yu Mansion to detect this matter as soon as possible and find the murderer." Zhong Changzai's voice was a solid baritone, which was quite pleasant to the ears.
Zhao Huaizhong hummed, his eyes slowly wandering along the surrounding long streets, and every detail came into view one by one.
This is a long street nearly three feet wide, with rows of buildings on both sides, staggered in height, located in the southern district of Xianyang City.
At this time, after hearing the news, other envoys from the six countries sent more and more people to check the situation.
Including Qi envoys Zhang Gong and Chu envoys also followed.
"What was the process of Zheng Guo's assassination?" Zhao Huaizhong asked.
Zhong Chang said: "Zheng Guo was riding in a chariot at that time. He was studying the landform features of our country in the Qin Dynasty and thinking about opening canals in the chariot. I was following on horseback, and suddenly I noticed a qi movement, which burst through the air.
It came quickly and urgently, and shot directly at the chariot Zheng Guo was riding.
I released a layer of mana wall to protect the chariot, but it was still pierced by the incoming aura, severely damaging Zheng Guo."
Zhao Huaizhong narrowed his eyes slightly, Zhong Changzai was one of the four main gatekeepers of the Prime Minister's Mansion and was very powerful.
Even if he releases the mana wall in a hurry, the opponent can break it with one blow, which shows how strong he is.
"Then what?" Mu Qingkong asked instead of Zhao Huaizhong.
"The breath then broke through the wall of the carriage and was a green halo. I didn't see clearly what was in it, and it disappeared in a flash."
Zhong Changzai's face was solemn, and he said to Zhao Huaizhong in a hushed voice: "I suspect that the green light was not caused by humans. It has an indescribable aura that is cold and bloodthirsty, but it does not look like a ghost or a ghost."
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the corner of the long street, and a chariot and a figure riding a white horse drove out from the south.
"Prince, that is Mu Qianshui from Jixia Academy." Mu Qingkong turned to look over and said.
The figure riding on the white horse has a tall and slender figure with a slim and elegant face. He is about thirty-five or sixty-six years old. He is wearing a moon-white robe and has a calm and casual look. He has a long sword hanging from his waist. He is Jixia's instructor Mu Qianshui.
When he came to Zhang Gong's side, the curtain on the accompanying chariot was opened, and Zhao Huaizhong's "old friend" Qingyang Hou also walked out of it.
Mu Qianshui has the temperament of a down-and-out scholar. Looking at his appearance alone, it would be hard to imagine that he is the leader of the four great disciples of Jixia and one of the strongest swordsmen in the world.
"Should we seal this place and prohibit envoys from the six countries from approaching at will?" Xia Xin asked angrily.
Zhao Huaizhong shook his head: "Zheng Guo was an envoy from Korea and was assassinated in Xianyang. It was also related to the safety of envoys from other countries. They wanted to know the progress of the situation and there was no need to hide it.
Let’s chase the clues first and find the murderer first.”
"Has the prince discovered the clue?" Zhong Changzai asked in surprise.
Mu Qingkong recalled Zhao Huaizhong's method of tracking down the eclipse sect's hidden village along the way and annihilating it.
Zhao Huai pointed his middle finger to the ground not far away, "There is a mark there, which seems to be a kind of footprint."
With the blessing of the plug-in, Zhao Huaizhong could see a vague trace on the ground, like a footprint, in a narrow diamond shape, somewhat like an incomplete footprint left by a woman with small feet, but if it was really a woman, the footprints
The seal shouldn't be so small.
Zhao Huaizhong compared it secretly. The footprints were less than two inches long and looked inexplicably weird.
The footprints glowed with a greenish halo, which was consistent with what Zhong Changzai said.
What's even weirder is that ordinary people's eyesight cannot see the footprints on the ground at all.
The footprints seemed to be invisible, and the monster was some kind of sneaky spirit. Why did he choose to attack Zheng Guo... Questions arose in Zhao Huaizhong's mind one after another.
At this time, Mu Qingkong and others had quickly started taking action in the direction he instructed.
"Wait." Zhao Huaizhong suddenly turned his head and looked at the street corner.