I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

In a blink of an eye, the man in front of him changed from an old man seeking justice to an extremely swift assassin.

Ma Hengwei was quick-witted and quick-handed. He reacted in an instant and slashed at the assassin's hands with his sword.

But the old man was not a good person. He was so fast that even Ma Hengwei couldn't stop him in time.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed the other person's wrist.

However, everything still seems to be unable to withstand it.

That sharp blade pierced directly into Jiang Zuo's chest...

In an instant, Jiang Zuo leaned back and fell to the ground without making any sound of pain.

Ma Hengwei was not panicked. His sharp knife had already cut off the opponent's right hand holding the knife.

The old man's right hand was cut off and he screamed loudly, holding his right arm. Then he took out a dagger from his arms with his left hand and stabbed it into his chest.

"Catch alive!"

Ma Hengwei said angrily.

Want to commit suicide?

Qianqisi will not let you die so easily.

Ma Hengwei swung his knife quickly and knocked the old man's dagger to the ground. Then he stepped on the old man and blocked his mouth with a piece of cloth to prevent him from committing suicide by taking poison.

Seeing that the assassin had been arrested, Ma Hengwei immediately turned around to check Jiang Zuo's injuries.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo's wound seemed very deep, and blood was flowing...

"Go to the doctor quickly!"

Ma Hengwei was extremely anxious.

These people dare to assassinate imperial officials. They are truly lawless!

Jiang Zuo closed his eyes and breathed rapidly.

The injuries on his body were serious, but he still used his willpower to hold on and not let himself faint.

But the pain continued to torture him, and Jiang Zuo could no longer bear it. Gradually, his eyes went dark...

"All the outsiders, please disperse!"

Ma Hengwei shouted again.

At this moment, the people watching outside the yamen were all in a panic. They had no idea that there was an assassin killing people in the street. The scene suddenly fell into chaos.

"What? There's an assassin!"

"Run!"

"Master Jiang, are you okay?"

someone shouted.

"Everyone disperse, or I will kill you without mercy."

The Qianqisi issued many orders to prevent assassins from mixing in the crowd.

After a while, the crowd slowly dispersed.

Soon, the news of Jiang Zuo's assassination spread throughout Yecheng.

"What? Lord Jiang was assassinated?"

"Impossible. Who would be so bold as to assassinate an imperial official in the street? He must be tired of living."

In the teahouse, the people were shocked.

"This is outrageous, it must have been done by that group of people!"

"I think it's those people..."

The group of people they were referring to were naturally the Jiangnan family.

"Lord Jiang acted too hastily and fell into someone else's trap."

"Alas, Lord Jiang, such a good and honest official, is gone just like this."

The people expressed regret.

"Don't talk nonsense, Lord Jiang is just unconscious, he is not dead yet."

someone retorted.

"If they dare to kill even the imperial envoy, let alone us ordinary people."

Speaking of this, the people were filled with fear.

If the Jiangnan family wants to settle accounts, none of these people will be able to escape.

"You all know that Liang Qi clearly wanted to accuse Master Li in court that day, but he changed his testimony the next day. Guess what happened?"

Someone whispered, with a meaningful expression on his face.

No one had to guess what was going on.

"From now on, who will seek justice for us people?"

"Seeking justice? How dare I feel that there is any injustice..."

yamen.

The guards and servants were all very anxious.

Doctors were changed again and again, but there was still no news that Jiang Zuo had woken up.

"Doctor, how is Lord Jiang?"

Ma Hengwei couldn't help but step forward and ask again.

The doctor just walked out of the room, shook his head and sighed, "I have applied the family medicine to Master Jiang. The master's wound is too serious. Whether he can wake up or not, we can only leave it to fate."

Master Guo looked nervous and anxiously asked, "What do you mean by leaving everything to fate? Can't you, a doctor, save a person?"

The doctor quickly apologized, "I'm sorry I can't do anything."

Although Master Guo was anxious, he also knew that it was useless to say anything now and he could only hope that Lord Jiang could survive.

……

Li House.

Liu Sheng looked anxious and kept wandering under the pavilion.

At this moment, Li Yang was tasting the wine with a calm expression.

A moment later, the servant pushed open the door of the mansion, ran down to the pavilion, and whispered, "My lords, the governor-general has been assassinated."

"it is good!"

Li Yang stood up and patted the table. He was very happy and asked, "Where is the person? Is he dead?"

The servant said, "He fell down, and it's unknown whether he's dead or alive. But according to our informants, the knife went straight into his chest, so he probably won't survive."

Hearing this, Li Yang became even happier.

What a death!

You are allowed to show off your power and offend the Jiangnan family every day, and this is what will happen to you!

Li Yang was so excited that he wanted to toast Liu Sheng, and his face was full of expressions of gloating and the success of the villain.

Liu Sheng raised his glass tremblingly, and after the servant left, he lowered his voice to the lowest level and asked, "Boss Li, is that you?"

He knew without any guessing that it must be Li Yang who sent people to assassinate Jiang Zuo.

Having been with Li Yang for many years, Liu Sheng knew this man's character very well.

He will avenge his enemies and will do so ruthlessly.

Moreover, Jiang Zuo had humiliated Li Yang so much before, how could the latter not seek revenge...

Li Yang raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly, "Boss Liu, what do you mean by this? Are you suspecting that I sent someone to assassinate you?"

Liu Sheng had a helpless expression on his face, as if answering: "Isn't it?"

If Jiang Zuo died, Liu Sheng would be happy, after all, Jiang Zuo had targeted him many times before.

But after being thankful, Liu Sheng felt a little more fear in his heart.

You know, Jiang Zuo was the governor-general appointed by the emperor himself. Now that he was assassinated in Yecheng, it will definitely cause a huge storm.

Yecheng was Liu Sheng's home base in the north. If the emperor blamed him, he would definitely hold everyone accountable.

"Boss Liu, don't worry. Jiang Zuo's life or death cannot be blamed on us. Even if they want to wrongly accuse us again, there will be ministers in the court who will speak for the Jiangnan family..."

Li Yang is full of confidence.

The power of the Jiangnan family is widespread throughout the government and the country.

Just a governor-general, Li Yang didn't believe that the current emperor would make enemies with the Jiangnan families for such a fourth-rank official.

"That being said, the timing of Jiang Zuo's assassination was a bit too coincidental. It's inevitable that people will criticize him..."

Liu Sheng was quite uneasy and always felt that something was going to happen.

After all, in just one month of living with Jiang Zuo, he had suffered all the grievances of half his life.

Even if Jiang Zuo died now, he would still find it hard to rest in peace.

Li Yang smiled and said, "This man from Jiangzuo has done many evil things and will surely perish by himself. Boss Liu, why should you worry? Come on, drink this good wine, and there will be a good show to watch..."

The smile on his face was meaningful.