Goldfinger of the Heavens

Chapter 34 The Undercurrent Provoked by Huang Chong

Luoyang, the capital of the gods, the imperial palace.

"Your Majesty, this is definitely the work of a top killer."

"Top killer?"

"Exactly, please look, Your Majesty, the wounds on these 25 inner guards are all at the throats, and the depth of the penetration into the flesh is average. If it is not a top killer, it is impossible to do this."

"Well, yes, that's true." After careful observation, Wu Zetian nodded.

The corpses of 25 internal guards were found on the official road. Because the internal guards were involved, the local government did not dare to deal with it. They secretly reported to Luoyang and transported these corpses to Luoyang.

What is a guard?
That was Wu Zetian's confidant. Twenty-five internal guards were killed in the official way for no reason, which was equivalent to slapping Wu Zetian in the face. Wu Zetian expressed that he was very angry and wanted to intervene in person.

The person talking to Wu Zetian was Zhou Jianbai, Wu Zetian's personal bodyguard. Although the name "Zhou Jianbai" sounded like a man's name, it was actually an old woman.

It may be because Wu Zetian is a woman herself, so she often reuses women, such as the "female prime minister" Shangguan Wan'er, Xiao Qingfang, the chief minister of the Neiwei Mansion, and this Zhou Jianbai.

Like Tang Yi, Zhou Jianbai is an elder of the Tang sect, but she took refuge in Wu Zetian and helped Wu Zetian form an inner guard. Now she is responsible for secretly protecting Wu Zetian's safety, and she is a top-notch master in the world.

"Do you think it was the remnants of the Tang Sect?" Wu Zetian asked.

Zhou Jianbai checked the wound again, shook his head at Wu Zetian and explained, "It's not like, at least he is a second-rate player in the world who can do this, and he is good at speed. Except for Tang Yi, who is on the run, there is no such thing in the Tang Sect." A good player, but Tang Yi is not good at swordsmanship and swordsmanship, so it is definitely not him."

"If you have any guesses, you can tell them together." Wu Zetian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Among the 25 corpses, only Peng Li, the leader of the inner guard, was injured differently from the other inner guards. The wound was as deep as the shoulder blade, so the subordinates speculated that Peng Li must have been forced to confess by the murderer, and it is very likely that he revealed the truth. The information the murderer wanted."

"Why?"

"Wounds, since the murderer has tortured to extract a confession, but Peng Li only has a serious wound on his shoulder, which means that the murderer got what he wanted, otherwise there would definitely be more than this wound, so my subordinates speculate that Peng Li may have leaked information .”

Wu Zetian's complexion was ugly, and all the inner guards had were the court's confidential information. Once it was used by someone with malicious intentions, it would not be a good thing for her or the court.

"Hmph, this soft bone is not a possibility, but a certainty." Wu Zetian said with great certainty.

"Um, why is Your Majesty so sure?" Zhou Jianbai was stunned this time.

"The memorial describes the situation of the official road in detail. 24 horses gathered in one place, and they were 30 meters away from the inner guard's body. All the horses were unsaddled and their bridles were cut off. Who do you think did this?" Why?" Wu Zetian asked.

"Isn't it the murderer?"

"Of course not. The 24 horses were obviously not frightened in any way, so the battlefield must have been far away from these horses from the beginning."

"Is it possible that the murderer gathered the horses after killing the inner guard?"

"No, because these horses are very clean, without any scars, and there are no scattered horseshoe marks around them, so the inner guard must have dismounted in advance."

"This?" Zhou Jianbai was a little confused.

"Under what circumstances can these inner guards be dismounted early?" Wu Zetian looked at Zhou Jianbai and asked, she was a little fond of this tantalizing feeling, which reminded her of a person.

Zhou Jianbai still didn't understand and shook his head.

"Then I'll change the question. Under what circumstances can you voluntarily put down the weapon in your hand?"

"Voluntary? This...Of course...Your Majesty, I understand. Your Majesty means that the murderer hijacked Peng Li first. For his own life, Peng Li ordered his men to dismount, remove the saddle and cut off the bridle."

"So the murderer is not likely to get the news from him, but must, this soft bone, it is a waste of my trust in him, he really deserves to die." Wu Zetian waved his hand in disgust, and the Qianniuwei next to him carried all the corpses down.

"Your Majesty is really clever." Zhou Jianbai said.

"It's just learned from a certain guy, it's nothing, hey... old guy, how are you doing now."

Wu Zetian looked up at the cloudless sky, and said to himself: "I never thought that such a thing would happen. The clouds in the sky are probably going to appear."

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

"It's nothing, come here, pass on Xiao Qingfang, the leader of the Great Pavilion of the Neiwei Mansion."

……

Luoyang, Zhang Mansion.

"Hey, I didn't think carefully about this matter, and I lost the lives of many righteous people, as well as the Tang Sect, hey..."

"Master Zhang Ge, what should we do next?"

"Jing Hui, please appease those righteous men, but this time you are also troubled."

"Where did Mr. Zhang Ge say this? I also just stay away from this whirlpool. I learn from Mr. Di Guo and do some practical things for the people of the world. How can I get involved? But this time the inner guard was killed in the official way, I'm afraid Wu Sansi When someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, Mr. Zhang Ge may have to spend more effort."

"Ah."

……

"It's great, it's great, God help me, the inner guard was killed this time, it's definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Yes, tomorrow morning, I will report to Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to abolish Li Dan and make you his heir. In this way, the world will completely fall into my Wu family's hands."

"it is good!"

"Then Peng Li?"

"This must be the work of the remnants of the Tang Sect."

"That's right, that's right, it's the remnants of the Tang Sect."

……

too womb.

"His Royal Highness, have you really decided?"

"Only in this way can you save your life, the throne, hehe, third brother, you have had enough suffering outside, it's time to come back."

……

Because of Liu Sili's rebellion case, 36 ministers were killed and many of those involved were exiled. The strength of the various powers in the court has undergone tremendous changes, and the destruction of the Tang Sect has made this change more thorough, making all the undercurrents turbulent.

However, the killing of 25 internal guards this time became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The hidden undercurrent was about to emerge, and no one knew where it would go.

But all of this has nothing to do with Huang Chong. Huang Chong went all the way north and returned to Hongzhou where he left ten years ago.

Naturally, returning to Hongzhou was not to miss anything, and there was nothing worth remembering here. The reason why Huang Chong returned to Hongzhou was because Pengze County was under the rule of Hongzhou, and the magistrate of Pengze County at this moment was Di Renjie.

If you have the opportunity, you can meet this man of God in advance.

(End of this chapter)