Huangxiu

Chapter 166 Assassination
When the sun rose higher and there was no longer any purple light in the sky, Chu Zhiyuan, Chu Mingxuan and the other two left Mingwu Hall together.

Chu Zhiting and Chu Zhichuan went to the Zhenwu Division, and Chu Mingxuan went with him to the Ministry of Rites to report for duty.

Chu Zhiyao had no assignment for the time being, so he continued to practice martial arts in Mingwu Hall.

Chu Mingxuan was very proud.

After all, he found his way and transferred to the Ministry of Rites.

The two men arrived at the Ministry of Rites and were greeted respectfully along the way. It was no different from the past. More than ten days had passed, but it seemed like just yesterday.

The two separated and he went to his room.

Gao Lingfeng was found early on, buried in files. He looked tired and had a mouth ulcer at the corner of his mouth.

"Sir!" Hearing the footsteps and Chu Zhiyuan coming in through the curtain, Gao Lingfeng hurriedly stood up to greet him and saluted with his fists.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Gao, for your hard work."

"The master is finally back!" Gao Lingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

A clerk brought the tea. Chu Zhiyuan sat down at his seat, put the teacup on the table, and looked at Gao Lingfeng.

Without waiting for Chu Zhiyuan to ask, Gao Lingfeng said, "Sir, a big incident just happened. Someone tried to assassinate Cheng Tianfeng, the prince of Dazhen."

Chu Zhiyuan said nonchalantly, "Finally, someone couldn't help but take action?"

He can detect the actions of the alliance, but it is difficult for him to completely stop the actions of a single person, and impulsive actions are hard to guard against.

Cheng Tianfeng is protected by the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry, and even a master can't do anything to him.

Gao Lingfeng told what happened.

A martial arts master tried to assassinate Cheng Tianfeng in the street, but was shot dead by Lingshuang's cavalry. This aroused public anger, and several martial arts masters also took action, but were also killed.

This has spread like wildfire in Yujing City.

The people were very angry. They felt that although assassinating Cheng Tianfeng was wrong, after all, he was not hurt. It was too cruel for the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry to kill people directly.

Are they used to killing people from Dajing?
All the old grudges and past hatreds came to the fore, reigniting the hatred towards Dazhen. For a moment, the people were filled with resentment.

Many people felt that they should not reconcile with Dazhen or form an alliance with Dazhen. Dajing should first defeat Dazhen and then severely damage Dameng.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh after hearing these outrageous remarks.

This is because of emotions, and they are only concerned with venting without looking at the real situation.

If Dajing is really that powerful, there is no need to ally with Dazhen. He can just destroy Dazhen with his left hand and Dameng with his right hand, and then unify the world.

Why should I put myself in such a difficult position?
"Especially because we did not arrest the murderer Ling Shuang Iron Cavalry, it aroused public anger. They accused our court of being weak, being tough on our own people but being spineless towards Dazhen."

"...What is the origin of the assassin?" Chu Zhiyuan thought thoughtfully.

He was not completely absorbed by what was happening in front of him. Instead, he thought about more and wondered if there was a big hand behind it.

"We have investigated these people and found that they are all ordinary martial artists."

"Not a disciple of a large sect?"

"The first one is a practitioner of family martial arts, and the others are from small sects and don't have much background."

"Family-inherited martial arts... Where are the family members?"

"They're all gone."

"What a coincidence."

Gao Lingfeng said slowly: "I also suspect that it was Da Meng who did this in order to sow discord between us and Da Zhen, but this case is too big and has attracted much attention from everyone, so we need solid evidence."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It can only be said that it was a coincidence... When I saw the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry, I knew it was impossible to do anything. Assassinating them would mean death. Even ants would try to survive."

If it were before this trip to announce the decree, he would have thought of Daming without hesitation, but now he is not sure it is Daming.

It could be someone else.

“Let the people from the Zhenwu Division investigate this person thoroughly and dig deeper to see if they can find anything.” Chu Zhiyuan said, “I guess it’s difficult.”

He couldn't help but think of what Li Haoyuan said, that the Mongolian Empire often uses secret spies for a long time and they are hard to guard against.

If he is really a secret spy of Dameng, I am afraid we won’t be able to find out anything.

He looked towards the direction of Sifang Pavilion.

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He came out of the Ministry of Rites and stopped when he passed the Tianbao Division.

Zou Fang behind him also stopped.

Guo Chi and his four companions also stopped.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the gate of Tianbaosi, but finally did not go in.

No matter how efficient Tianbaosi is, it is impossible to settle its credit now. It will take at least ten days.

Ten days later, what level of skill will I have?

Chu Zhiyuan continued to walk outside, preparing to go to the new house to practice martial arts.

After practicing in the morning, I didn't go back to the palace for lunch, but went directly to the Duke's Mansion. I have already sent someone to inform the Duke's Mansion. Now the range of the cave has been expanded to 300 meters.

The information of all people and objects within a radius of 300 meters was reflected in his mind one by one, as clear as looking at the lines on the palm of his hand.

If all the information within a 300-meter radius flooded into his brain at the same time before the fusion of the Magic Pearl, he would definitely feel dizzy and unable to bear it.

Now I feel relaxed and free of burden.

He suddenly frowned and paused.

Zou Fang and the others followed suit.

Chu Zhiyuan continued walking and glanced at Mingyue Tower.

Mingyue Tower is one of the top restaurants in Yujing.

It is not something that ordinary people can afford. The guests who come here are either rich or noble, dressed in fine clothes.

Mingyue Tower is very lively.

With super sense, Cheng Tianfeng and Li Hongzhao were sitting opposite each other in a room on the third floor of Mingyue Tower.

The table was filled with a variety of breakfast dishes.

Besides the two of them, there were only two maids and a eunuch in the room.

The Lingshuang Iron Cavalry were in the other two rooms on the third floor.

In these two rooms, half of them were Lingshuang Iron Cavalry and half were Tayun Iron Cavalry. They were all disguised and blended into the crowd without being conspicuous.

The atmosphere in the three rooms was equally tense, with tensions drawn and ready to break out at any moment.

Li Hongzhao smiled like a flower, and Cheng Tianfeng was dazzled by her, but he forced himself to remain calm.

He deliberately looked gloomy and was very alert.

He knew that Li Hongzhao was very skilled and he must not let his guard down or he would be fooled.

"Prince Cheng, you have offended the people. You are used to being domineering in Shenjing, and now you are doing the same thing in Yujing."

"Your Highness, are you going to show mercy to the assassin, spare his life, and then wait for him to be grateful?"

"But this is in the Jade Capital of Dajing, not your Shen Capital."

Cheng Tianfeng snorted.

I heard the provocation in her words.

But whether in Shenjing or Yujing, there is only one word to describe assassins: kill.

Now, the assassin is not at fault, but I, the victim, have become the target of public criticism. It is absolutely ridiculous!
It's because I have a good temper. Otherwise, I would have run away long ago and not care about the alliance between the two countries!
"Master Cheng, do you feel wronged?" Li Hongzhao asked with a smile.

Cheng Tianfeng suddenly smiled, his eyes burning as he stared into her beautiful eyes: "Your Highness did it, didn't you?"

"What?" Li Hongzhao was startled, then laughed: "Do you think that assassin was sent by me?"

"Isn't it?" Cheng Tianfeng continued to stare at her eyes without blinking: "Your Highness, this move is really brilliant. I admire you!"

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "To be honest, I did have that intention, but he got there first!"

Cheng Tianfeng curled the corners of his mouth.

Li Hongzhao snorted, "I didn't expect that besides me and our Da Meng, there are still people who don't want you to unite!"

Cheng Tianfeng frowned.

Li Hongzhao's eyes were always calm, and indifferent even when he was smiling.

If you can't tell whether it's true or not, then just infer it based on the facts. Li Hongzhao is just being stubborn.

I really can't think of anyone in this world who, apart from the Great Mongolia, would destroy the alliance between the two countries. It can't be a hot-blooded martial artist, right?

If you are not afraid of death, there is no need to assassinate on the street. It is easier to succeed in a restaurant, a library, or even by disguising yourself as a woman.

Why must he rush towards the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry and assassinate himself in public?

This is obviously an ulterior motive, deliberately intended to arouse public anger.

It's a conspiracy!

If it is a conspiracy, then we must look beyond the specific means and look at the results, to see who benefits. Whoever benefits is the one who did it.

It's obviously Da Meng.

Li Hongzhao waved her jade hand: "If you don't believe it, forget it. Anyway, we have been wronged once or twice."

Cheng Tianfeng asked, "Your Highness, you didn't invite me here just to have a meal, did you?"

"There's one more big thing."

"What's the matter?"

"About Chu Zhiyuan."

(End of this chapter)