Chapter 217: The Heavenly Tribulation Has Started (Part 2)
Heavenly catastrophe!!?
"My lords," Xu Zun stood up and asked, "What happened? Xuanmen...has really taken action?"
"Speaking of it... I'm really ashamed!" Cai Kun shook his head helplessly and said to Xu Zun, "Xu Zun, we have discovered the clues in Shangyuan City, but it's a pity... we checked in the wrong direction!"
"Ah? What?" Xu Zun was even more confused and surprised, "Master Cai, what happened?"
"At noon the day before yesterday," Cai Kun said with embarrassment, his cheeks trembling, "an unprecedented large-scale assassination occurred in Xuanmiao City. A total of seventeen people, including princes and ministers, died tragically at the hands of the assassin..."
"What!!?"
Xu Zun felt his head buzzing. Before that, he had never expected that such a thing would happen.
"Xue Guihua, the Duke of Liang, Ying Zang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Li Ren, the Duke of Lushan, Han Zhang, the governor of Songzhou, Mr. Lian Ge, the cabinet minister, Liu Jin, the minister of Dali Temple..." Lin Chaofeng stood up and said seriously, "There is also the transfer of the Holy Capital.
Envoys, General Yu Linwei, Prince Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Master Craftsman of the Ministry of Industry, Warden of the Ministry of Punishment, Supervisory Censor, and even the imperial physician Xu Chi were not spared..."
While speaking, Lin Chaofeng's body shook and was on the verge of falling, and she had to hold on to the incense burner to support her body.
OMG…
Xu Zun asked in disbelief, as if struck by lightning:
"This... this is impossible? These people are all princes and nobles, and they are surrounded by bodyguards. It is daytime, how can such a large-scale assassination be possible?"
"Xu Zun..." Cai Kun said tremblingly, "After you defeated Qinglan Temple, didn't you find that Xuanmen has trained many beautiful assassins?
"At that time, we came into a misunderstanding. We only thought that the female assassins entered the palace through Qinglan Temple and Changping Marquis. Therefore, we only checked the palace, but...but...sigh..."
"Ah?" Xu Zun was shocked again, "This...so...those female assassins were not sent to the palace at all, but all...were all sent to these ministers' houses?"
"Yes!" Cai Kun said with difficulty, "A tragedy broke out at noon the day before yesterday. Some assassins were killed on the spot. It turned out that the assassins were all concubines of these princes and ministers!
"They have been dormant for many years, and they are so delicate and beautiful that they are undefended..."
"Then..." Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "Have all the assassins been caught?"
"No," Cai Kun shook his head, "Only a few were shot dead on the spot, and two of them committed suicide on the spot when they could not escape.
"The rest all escaped successfully and disappeared without a trace!
"That day..." Cai Kun said helplessly, "The incident happened suddenly, and the city gate didn't receive any news. I guess you must have escaped from the city, right?"
"Huh..." Xu Zun staggered two steps and bumped into the chair behind him.
Given another thousand chances, he would never have imagined that those trained female assassins would be used in this way.
"The matter is of great importance," Cai Kun added, "Once the news comes out, there will be panic, so the Queen Mother decided to temporarily block the news and investigate the case strictly.
"Now, you can't see anything outside, but the palace and the ministers' homes are already in chaos!"
"Wait...wait..." Xu Zun suddenly came to his senses and said, "This seems...unreasonable, right? The Xuanmen rebels have spent so much effort and preparation for several years, just to assassinate the princes and ministers like me, Daxuan?"
"Lin... Mr. Lin," he asked Lin Chaofeng, "where did you get the term 'heavenly tribulation'?"
"Heavenly calamity is the most difficult calamity in Xuanmen," Lin Chaofeng said, "Only those who defy heaven will suffer heavenly calamity. They are implying that I, Daxuan, violate the way of heaven!"
Lin Chaofeng spoke cryptically and did not answer Xu Zun's question.
But Xu Zun has already guessed it. Since Xuanmen has become a threat, the internal guards must have placed undercover agents in Xuanmen, right?
"Xu Zun..." Cai Kun frowned, as if he had aged many years overnight, "The purpose of Xuanmen's attack is very clear. Although it is not fatal immediately, it is almost the same!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun was even more puzzled, "Why? My Daxuan has so many talents. Can killing these princes and ministers still touch the foundation of my Daxuan?"
"Haha..." After Xu Zun finished speaking, Lin Chaofeng suddenly laughed, but the laughter was obviously full of bitterness.
“It’s not as simple as you think,” Cai Kun said. “First of all, you may not know that among the seventeen people who were assassinated, not one of them was from the Internal Guard!
"There is no Internal Guards Mansion, no Divine Catcher Division, no Wanfu Palace, and no one from the Lin family..."
oh?
After hearing these words, Xu Zun seemed to understand something.
Wanfu Palace is the residence of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's surname is Lin. The Lin family is the Queen Mother's main family. The Internal Guard and the Shenqi Department are both direct departments of the Queen Mother.
"But...huh..." Cai Kun breathed out heavily and continued, "Among the seventeen people, it seems that only the imperial doctor Xu Chi and the Queen Mother did not celebrate the festival, while the others..."
Depend on……
So poisonous!
Xu Zun finally understood that the reason why Xuanmen assassinated these seventeen people was to provoke internal conflicts in Daxuan and take the opportunity to put the blame on the Queen Mother.
Xu Zun already knew before that there are three main factions in the current dynasty. One is the real power faction of the Queen Mother, which is also the current faction in power;
One is the imperial power faction headed by the cabinet, which loyally supports the emperor and always wants to let the emperor rule personally.
The other one is the emperor's uncle sect. These people are all brothers and relatives of the late emperor. They move between the two sects and cannot offend either side.
Now, the seventeen people who were assassinated happened to be from the other two factions, which will inevitably arouse people's suspicion. Could the assassination of these seventeen people be caused by the Queen Mother?
sharp!
That’s awesome!
Xu Zun was secretly shocked, it seemed that this Xuanmen was indeed not an ordinary person.
Assassination is not terrible, the most terrible thing is the human heart!
"In addition..." Lin Chaofeng added, "This assassination move not only alienated the forces in the DPRK but also aroused the suspicion of the Queen Mother.
"The Queen Mother would think so..." Lin Chaofeng said nervously, "Why are some ministers assassinated, while others are fine? Could those ministers who were fine... have known about this for a long time?
An assassination?"
I click...
Xu Zun took a deep breath. Lin Chaofeng's words were truly frightening to think about. According to the Queen Mother's wishes, could it be that the surviving ministers... also...
"One move of heavenly calamity is really a stroke of genius!" Lin Chaofeng said bitterly, "These Xuanmen rebels should be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
"Sir... Your Excellency..." Xu Zun swallowed and asked, "Since the assassination has happened, then... then... I..."
"The Queen Mother originally wanted to summon you," Lin Chaofeng finally returned to normal and said, "But in this situation, it is naturally impossible!
"Xu Tixing, the Queen Mother already knows what you did in Yonghui," he turned around, looked at Xu Zun and said, "Originally, the Queen Mother wanted you to complete that matter, but now it seems that it is not for you
We have to make other arrangements!"
"I don't know..." Xu Zun asked quickly, "What are the arrangements?"
"Hahaha," Lin Chaofeng smiled slightly, "Let me tell you the truth! In all these years, no one has ever caught the Taoist Master of Xuanmen!
"So... your next mission is to eliminate Xuanmen!" Lin Chaofeng said, "As long as Xuanmen is eliminated, this assassination incident can be clarified, the Queen Mother can be solved, and the danger of Daxuan can be solved!"
"Um...Sir..." Xu Zun thought for a few seconds, then clasped his fists at Lin Chaofeng and said, "It is naturally duty-bound for Xu Zun to eliminate the Xuanmen rebels.
"But...Xu has three conditions that need your approval!"
"Wow?" Lin Chaofeng looked Xu Zun up and down and said in surprise, "You actually... made terms with me?"
"Xu Zun..." Cai Kun scolded, "Don't make mistakes!"
"No!" Lin Chaofeng waved her hand and asked, "Xu Zun, tell me, what conditions do you want?"
“First,” Xu Zun said, “give me my old house as a reward!
"Second, don't touch the Yuanzhou woman Timur Ani under my command, because if you want to eliminate Xuanmen, this woman will be of great use."
"Old house? Woman?"
Lin Chaofeng looked at Cai Kun.
Cai Kun hurriedly explained Xu Zun's life experience and Ani's situation.
"Oh...what conditions do I expect," Lin Chaofeng said with a smile, "As long as you meet these two conditions, the premise is that you really have two brushes, otherwise...
"By the way," he remembered something and asked quickly, "What about the third condition?"
"The third condition is to give me the maximum authority to investigate," Xu Zun said. "Even the princes and ministers must cooperate with me unconditionally. Otherwise, no one will be able to handle this case!"
"Well...hey?" Lin Chaofeng sensed something was wrong and asked quickly, "Xu Zun, what do you mean by that? Why are you investigating the princes and ministers? Do you think...you think there is someone inside?"
"Sir," Xu Zun said solemnly, "I think this assassination is just the beginning, and the real disaster has not yet come..."
