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Chapter 45 The Sudden Assassin
When Qi Yuanju heard the news and led his people to Zhuque Street, the Jingzhong imperial guards had already arrived and controlled the situation.

Before he could figure out the situation at the scene, a male voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Lord Qi, you are finally here."

Qi Yuanju turned around and looked at the person who made the sound.

I saw a man wearing black armor, a long knife on his waist, and a terrible scar on his face standing behind him at the moment, and it was this man who spoke just now.

Seeing this person, Qi Yuanju trotted over and asked nervously, "Scar...ah, Master Li, you're here too."

This person is the leader of the imperial army, Li Pan, the commander of the army, and he is a second-rank official. His official rank is one level higher than Qi Yuanju, the governor of Jingzhao.

Because there is a terrible scar on his face, and he lives up to his name, with a bad temper like a rock, and because he is not popular in official circles, he is called Scar Li in private.

Qi Yuanju also yelled this in private, out of habit, he was careless when he met Li Pan just now, and almost yelled out in front of his face.

Li Pan naturally knew that he had been given such a nickname, and he also knew that Qi Yuanju almost missed the door just now, but he didn't care about it. He choked directly: "Master Qi, are you blind? I'm already standing here, and you can't see me coming? What nonsense are you asking?"

The corners of Qi Yuanju's mouth twitched. He just greeted him with polite greetings. Is this nonsense?This Li Dao Scar is indeed a stone in a cesspit, smelly and hard!
Although he crazily complained about Li Pan's difficulty, he didn't show it on his face. He put on a teachable look and said respectfully: "Yes, yes, what Master Li said is true."

"Then what's the situation with Prince Rong's son?" Qi Yuanju didn't know the situation yet, and the person who came to report to him only said that Rong Jing, the son of Prince Rong, was assassinated on Zhuque Street, and the specific circumstances were unknown.When he heard the news, he was panicked, but he was not afraid. After all, the guards of Prince Rong's mansion were not vegetarians. This is the second time since he took office as Governor of Jingzhao.

"Not dead." Li Pan said.

Qi Yuanju's seven or eight barrels of water hanging in his heart fell to the ground.

"But I heard it was badly injured."

The seven or eight buckets of water that Qi Yuanju landed on the ground poured out four buckets in an instant.

"Ah? Seriously injured? Are all the guards in the Rong Palace vegetarian?" Qi Yuanju exclaimed in surprise.

Li Pan rolled his eyes and said, "If it were you, you would have gone to see the King of Hades."

Qi Yuanju nodded. Although Li Pan didn't speak well, he also agreed with his point of view.At the same time, he couldn't help thinking: "It seems that these assassins are not simple. Even Rong Shizi, who is as strong in martial arts, is seriously injured..."

While Qi Yuanju was thinking, two imperial guards walked past them carrying a man with a bloody hole in his chest.

Qi Yuanju was startled: "Who is this? An assassin?"

This guy doesn't look like an assassin.Before Li Pan could answer, several imperial guards passed in front of them carrying several corpses.

"Who are these people?"

"Ordinary people." Li Pan stared at those who were carried away and said.

"Ordinary people?" Qi Yuanju was startled. "Didn't you say that the son of Prince Rong was assassinated? Why are there still ordinary people? How many more?"

Li Pan withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and took something out of his sleeve, and said, "Yes and no."

Qi Yuanju:? ? ?

Then, Li Pan took out a white cloth from his sleeve, which seemed to have blood on it, and handed it to him.

Qi Yuanju took it suspiciously, spread it out, and looked down.

After seeing clearly what was written on the cloth strip, cold sweat broke out on Qi Yuanju's forehead instantly, and his heart was trembling.

He suddenly looked up at Li Pan and said, "Master Li...this..."

Li Pan didn't look at Qi Yuanju, but put his hands behind his back, looked in the direction of the palace, and said in a deep tone: "Master Qi, come with me to the palace to face the saint..."

**
An alley in Beijing.A few black shadows passed quickly and fell into an inconspicuous courtyard.

"Report to master, the matter has failed."

The dim candlelight danced in the dark night, casting a thin and deformed silhouette on the window.

After a long suffocating silence, the hoarse old voice murmured: "Only the dead are worthy of failure."

This murmur seemed to open a cruel light in the dark night. Suddenly, several cold lights flashed by, and then the blood from the neck of the shadow spewed out, splashing on the white window paper like ink, like Like blood and tears, it slowly slid down with gravity, leaving indelible marks on the white window paper.

"Squeak—" was the sound of the door being pushed open.

A thin old man came out of the house, stood in front of the door, paused, turned his head halfway and said, "Change the window paper."

After finishing speaking, he quickly walked out of the yard, got into a carriage that was already waiting at the door, and drove away.

**
The next day, Hanzhang Hall, early court.

Emperor Yongjia has not arrived yet.

Marquis Zhenbei stood in the front row of the general, and an old man with a goatee came up to him and said, "Master Qin, do you know what happened last night?"

Qin Shuo glanced at him, neither admitted nor denied, but asked instead: "Master Zhang also heard about it?"

Zhang Yi is now the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials. He is over sixty years old, and he will be an official in a few years. Being an official is enough for him.

He hoped that after these few years, he would be able to retire safely and return to his hometown to take care of his old age, so he very much did not want major events to happen at this juncture.

However, he heard some terrible things last night. He also heard that Zhenbei Hou Qinshuo, Rong Wang, Jingzhao Mansion Yin Qi Yuanju and the commander of the imperial army, Li Pan, all entered the palace late last night to face the saint.

He has a good relationship with Qin Shuo, Marquis of Zhenbei. Seeing Qin Shuo standing there alone, he came up to him to inquire about the facts, so that he knew the truth.

Seeing Qin Shuo asking him, he pinched his goatee and said calmly, "I've heard about it, and I've also heard about some incredible things." Zhang Yi glanced at Qin Shuo with his big, overly goat eyes. , asked, "According to Lord Qin, today's early court..."

Of course, Qin Shuo understood that Zhang Yi, an old man, didn't want to cause trouble, but thinking of the scene in the imperial study last night, Qin Shuo sighed inwardly. The old man Zhang's idea of ​​avoiding trouble was probably going to be ruined, but at this moment, Qin Shuo also It's not easy to hit him, so he said: "Today's early court... Mr. Zhang just needs to talk less."

Zhang Yi thought that Qin Shuo's words meant to make him think nothing of himself, and he was overjoyed at the moment, which was exactly what he wanted, so he said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to Lord Qin."

After speaking, he returned to his seat.

As soon as Zhang Shangshu stood firmly in his position, he heard a eunuch shout loudly: "The emperor is here——"

Emperor Yongjia is here...

(End of this chapter)