While the couple was hugging each other tenderly, suddenly an exclamation came from the south of Ci'en Temple.
"There's an assassin!"
Then, with a burst of sword fighting, a large group of soldiers came out with swords drawn and chased two black figures in the southeast.
Jia Heng stood on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, his face slightly changed. Gein climbed up and looked down, with an excellent view. He could see the shocking scene in the distance at a glance.
As the assassin escaped, a dozen soldiers went to chase the assassin. They saw two sneaky figures around the Zen room, approaching the Zen room with quick movements.
"There are actually two black shadows above the Zen room. They are trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, making noises in the east and attacking in the west. They are also falling from the sky and hiding from the sky. They are... a secret combination of military tactics." Jia Heng narrowed his eyes, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
At this time, accompanied by the sound of "swish" piercing the air, two crossbows were held horizontally, and they immediately shot down four or five soldiers, and then cut down two more soldiers in close combat.
Qin Keqing also noticed the movement, raised her head that was leaning on Jia Heng's arms, and asked: "Husband, where is the killing cry?"
Jia Heng looked cold and felt a little weird, and whispered: "It's nothing, it's none of our business."
He never thought that someone would take the opportunity of offering incense to assassinate King Zhongshun.
Judging from the current situation, this is a long-planned assassination.
If King Zhongshun had been in the palace, and his entourage and servants were heavily guarded, it would be difficult to succeed, and he would not be able to leave with all his troops on this trip.
As for coming to the rescue, even if he brought a dozen boys from the Ningguo Mansion, or even carried fireworks and arrows in his sleeves, as long as he released them into the air, there would be a large number of troops from the Five Cities and secret guards of the Jinyi Mansion nearby to help him.
But it's best for him now... to treat it as if he doesn't know and be optimistic about the outcome.
As for the assassination of King Zhongshun, will anyone hold him accountable for overseeing the incompetence of the troops in the five cities? I'm sorry, but after saving King Zhongshun, no one will impeach him?
Moreover, this kind of impeachment is painless and painless. Firstly, King Zhongshun has his own personal guards when he travels, and the Dianjun is responsible for the vigilance. Secondly, he is not a god. Even if he is nearby, he cannot quench his thirst for water.
Thinking of this, Jia Heng sat watching the storm and ignored it.
After waiting for a while, I was a little disappointed. The assassin seemed to have entered the Zen room directly from the roof, but was pulled up again not long after.
As for King Zhongshun, what about people?
"So, the assassination was successful or failed?"
Jia Heng frowned slightly, thinking about the reason, and said to Qin Keqing: "Keqing, let's go down first."
Qin Keqing knew something was wrong, so he responded obediently and followed Jia Heng down the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The story is divided into two parts, but it talks about the Zen room where Abbot Faming of Daci'en Temple is located.
The earth dragon is burning inside, and the warmth is warm. Buddhist sandalwood curls up from the animal cage, and a sense of calmness, tranquility and far-reaching spreads silently in the Zen room.
Even the original unhappiness in King Zhongshun's heart dissipated a little.
King Zhongshun and Fa Ming were drinking tea in the pavilion. They were all dressed up. Their concubine Wei, in a crimson dress, was sitting next to her, serving King Zhongshun, while the three concubines were relaxing on the futon beside them.
Sit and drink tea.
The Wei family is a concubine who has just been favored in recent years. Her maiden name is Wei Lan. She is loyal and obedient to the king, and she loves the Wei family.
Because, although she is young, beautiful, and charming, she has no heirs. If she had heirs, she would be granted the title of Lady and Lady.
As for the three concubines, they were already in their thirties or forties, and had children to rely on. Apart from some people secretly scolding them for being vixens, they were indifferent to Wei's favor.
Several people were enjoying themselves, sipping fragrant tea, and listening to Faming and King Zhongshun telling anecdotes with comfortable expressions.
The monks who can serve as the abbot of Daci'en Temple are very good at talking, because most of the people they deal with are dignitaries.
At this moment, Faming had successfully attracted King Zhongshun's attention by telling an interesting story, which partially resolved his resentment.
At that time, a monk entered the Zen room, stood with one palm on his chest, and said: "Abbott, General Yunhui and his family have left the Main Hall, and you can go and offer incense."
Hearing this, Faming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was also worried that General Yunhui, a young and powerful man in the limelight, would conflict with the loyal and obedient old prince in front of him.
One is a powerful vassal of the clan, and the other is a new noble of the country. He cannot afford to offend either one.
"Your Majesty, the palace is empty. You can go and offer incense." Fa Ming said with a smile.
Prince Zhongshun put down the teacup heavily and made a "clack" sound, seeming to recall his old anger. He asked Zhou Changshi who came after him and said coldly: "Where is General Yunhui?"
This is obviously because of the instructions just now.
Zhou Changshi Gong said: "My lord, when I went to the palace, General Yunhui had already left with his wife, and I never saw him."
King Zhongshun snorted coldly, as if he was still angry. He turned to the Wei family and the three princesses and said, "Let's go and offer incense."
However, at this moment, several "pops" were heard, the sound of arrows piercing flesh was heard one after another, and painful grunts sounded one after another outside the window lattice, followed by the clanging sounds of close combat.
"There are assassins!!!"
Following an exclamation, the sound of rapid footsteps and the collision of beetle leaves all rose up and intertwined together.
"Catch the assassin!"
Dai Xuan, the military officer of the palace, strode around the screen and entered the Zen room. Leng Yi, with a cold expression on his face, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the assassin intends to assassinate you. I also ask Your Majesty and several princesses to take shelter here temporarily and not to come out."
King Zhongshun's face was ashen, frightened and angry, and he asked urgently: "How many assassins are there? Who sent them? Have they been caught?"
It's a bit ridiculous to say that King Zhongshun immediately thought of... Jia Heng.
This kind of suspicion of neighbors stealing axes was quickly put to death by King Zhongshun.
Without him, it would be impossible!
Unless Jia Heng eats the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, otherwise, murdering the clan is tantamount to conspiracy!
Dai Xuan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, he has escaped, and I have sent a guard with a small flag to chase him."
"Round up the entire temple immediately and catch anyone alive. I want to see who dares to assassinate me!" King Zhongshun said with an ashen complexion on his face and anger welling up in his heart.
It takes a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no way to guard against a thief for a thousand days. Only when you catch the assassin and find out who is behind the scenes can you rest easy.
At this moment, Fa Ming, who was kneeling behind the long table, was slightly frightened and his pupils shrank sharply.
What a disaster!
There is actually an assassin hiding in Daci'en Temple, plotting to assassinate King Zhongshun?
This is not bad. If the monks in the temple are involved, I am afraid it will lead to a big jail.
Dai Xuan clasped his fists and accepted the promise, then ordered more soldiers to be sent to hunt for the assassin.
Of course, Dai Xuan still kept a dozen soldiers to guard the surroundings of the Zen room.
But then, accompanied by a cry of killing, two more assassins shot at the soldiers guarding the door of the Zen room.
Dai Xuan and his soldiers were shocked when they saw this, so they drew their swords to protect them.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred. A "bang" sound was heard above the meditation room, a stone fell down, and tiles and dust flew everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, a green shadow suddenly fell down along with the rope, a cold light flashed, and the sword shined like a sword, stabbing towards King Zhongshun.
The masked man in green clothes stabbed King Zhongshun in the neck with a sharp sword.
King Zhongshun's pupils shrank sharply, and his ghost appeared. He dodged to the side. Almost without thinking, he subconsciously grabbed the concubine Wei's arm and sent her to the front to block her.
The sword light turned, and blood suddenly appeared.
"Your Majesty... poof!"
The long sword stabbed into the shoulder cavity, followed by a fierce scream.
But King Zhongshun screamed in surprise and ran away.
Then came the sharp and high-pitched screams of the three concubines, which made people's ears buzz.
"Killed!"
As for Mr. Wei, his facial features were distorted in pain, and he almost fainted, with blood pouring out.
The woman in the bamboo hat had a black scarf covering her face. Seeing this scene, her bright and clear cold eyes were obviously anxious. During this gap, King Zhongshun had already passed through the screen and ran to the door.
"Come here, there is an assassin!"
"Old thief, where are you escaping!" The woman in a bamboo hat snorted coldly. Without hesitation, she suddenly pulled out the long sword stuck in her shoulder blade, and in desperation, threw it towards Queen Zhongshun's heart.
"prick!"
However, he was loyal and obedient to the king and should not refuse. He ran away in embarrassment. He stumbled on the threshold and fell to the ground with a muffled groan.
The life-chasing sharp sword fell down with a "pop!" and was nailed to King Zhongshun's butt. Along with a heart-rending scream, "Here comes someone!"
King Zhongshun was shaking all over in pain.
Dai Xuan, the Dianjun outside the Zen room, obviously heard the shocking noise in the Zen room. He led his soldiers into the Zen room. Without any explanation, he first set up King Zhongshun and then moved aside.
"Miss, come up quickly!"
At this moment, the voice of the woman on the roof rang out quickly.
Liu Ye, a girl in a bamboo hat, frowned visibly, her narrow and clear eyes flashed coldly, and she quickly glanced at Concubine Wu, Prince Zhongshun and other concubines who had shrunk into a ball with fear. The governor couldn't do anything, so she grabbed the rope and jumped into the air.
, left the Zen room.
At that time, all the servants and guards of Prince Zhongshun's palace rushed into the Zen room. They all looked shocked when they saw the messy Zen room and the Wei family who was groaning in pain.
At this moment, the abbot of Daci'en Temple, Faming, looked pale, but managed to remain calm, holding Buddhist beads in his hand and reciting Buddhist scriptures.
After a while, King Zhongshun was carried into another Zen room. The sword hit his butt almost an inch deep. He screamed in pain and his head was covered with cold sweat.
Shi Zhoushun, the palace chief, stood in front of the bed with a rather ugly face. He looked coldly at the ashen-faced Dian Jun Dai Xuan and said, "Why don't you ask the doctor to bandage the prince!"
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard. Doctors were asking for help, and others were helping to stop the bleeding. There was a mess inside and outside the Zen room.
After a long time, the bleeding on his butt stopped, and King Zhongshun, who had been treated with golden sore medicine, lay on the bed, turned his head, looked pale, and said angrily: "Assassin! Where is the assassin?"
Zhou Changshi whispered: "Dai Dianjun has sent guards and servants to pursue him. He is worried that he will fall into the enemy's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain again. In addition, the monks in the temple are on guard outside the Zen room to protect the prince."
Daci'en Temple is the most popular temple in Chang'an City. In order to maintain order inside, there are about 30 warrior monks. Although they all hold eyebrow-level sticks, they usually perform many exercises. At this time, the abbot Faming sent them to protect them.
For King Zhongshun.
King Zhongshun cursed: "Hateful! Dai Xuan is a waste! You idiot! Why didn't you arrest the bad guys around you in advance? What a waste..."
The injury to the buttocks not only hurt King Zhongshun, but also made him feel humiliated.
Just now, he almost lost his life. Over the years, there have only been a handful of scenes where his life was hanging by a thread. If he hadn't reacted in time, his life would have been almost...not saved.
Thinking of this, he became angrier and roared: "There is also this Great Ci'en Temple, where thieves are hidden and they attack and kill Yu Gu. I want to kill their nine tribes!
Zhou Changshi's expression suddenly changed, and he secretly thought, "How can you say such nonsense as killing people from nine tribes?"
He quickly interjected: "Your Majesty, Dai Dian's army was short of manpower. At first, he didn't expect the villain to be so cunning. They divided into three teams, and some even came straight down from the monastery, thus disturbing the Prince."
King Zhongshun said angrily: "We are short of manpower, we are short of manpower, and we have not borrowed soldiers from the nearby Five Cities Military and Horse Division..."
At this point, King Zhongshun's face froze, his pupils were blood red, and he said coldly: "Jia Heng is in the temple, and he must be blamed for the assassination of this king! Go, let him quickly send troops to attack the temple, no, it's a big attack
Search the whole city and cut these assassins into pieces!"
Maybe he was too excited, which affected the injury on his buttocks. The pain caused his facial features to twist again, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Zhou Changshi hesitated for a moment, turned around and ordered a servant to take care of King Zhongshun, and then went to look for Jia Heng.
At this time, King Zhongshun suddenly thought of the Wei family and said, "Is the Wei family okay?"
The servant said: "Your Majesty, my wife suffered some injuries and the bleeding has stopped."
When King Zhongshun heard this, his face was pale and gloomy.
He was on the line between life and death just now, holding the Wei family knife in desperation. It would be fine if he died. He was just ignoring a plaything. But now he is clearly not dead. From now on...
But it's better not to kill him now, otherwise the people behind him will feel cold.
At that time, in another Zen room, Mrs. Wei's face was pale, with sweat on her forehead. She endured the severe pain in her shoulder blades and closed her eyes tightly because she didn't want her resentment to be revealed, but she was really filled with resentment.
Extreme.
Old guy! What a cruel heart!
He actually used her to block the sword!
She, Wei Lan, vows to take revenge!
At this time, Concubine Wu's voice was vaguely heard in her ears.
Concubine Wu asked a doctor in a low voice, "Doctor, how are you doing?"
"Go back to your Majesty, the bleeding has stopped. I'll prescribe a few more medicines. The rest depends on the lady's luck. If she doesn't have fever, she will be cured after a while. If she does have fever, I'm afraid... I might die.
Danger." The doctor said in a low voice.
Wei Lan, who was lying on the bed, was shocked. The fear of death overwhelmed the pain of the sword wound on his shoulder blade.
But then I heard the doctor say, "Mother, please take the medicine according to the prescription and take good care of yourself."
"Thank you so much, doctor." After hearing this, Concubine Wu sighed quietly and said softly.
Wei Lan lost all hope, and tears could not help but flow down from the corners of her eyes silently.
Concubine Wu looked at Wei Lan who was lying on the bed, and caught a glimpse of tears flowing silently from the corner of Wei's eyes. Her heart moved slightly, and she could not bear it. She whispered: "Don't hate the prince, even if I was in the prince's body just now."
I can't escape this situation... I'd better take good care of myself and just pretend that what just happened never happened."
Not to mention her, even the princess... died strangely back then.
Wei Lan took a deep breath at this moment, and the resentment in his eyes had already disappeared. He had a beautiful face, pale and haggard, full of weakness and pitifulness, and said in a weak voice: "Thank you, Sister Wu."
"You should have a good rest." Concubine Wu secretly shook her head, with a look of regret on her oval face.
With the prince's temperament, even if he doesn't do anything cruel, he won't love Wei Lan anymore.