Fenghou

Chapter 649
Seeing the contempt on Murong Wenshu's face, Li Lu quickly explained: "The hall master must not think that Chen Qing's defense is weak, these female guards are only responsible for personal protection of Chen Qing's family, if the hall master's target is Chen Qing's Family members, there is nothing to say about that humble position."

Murong Wenshu shook his head, "Will assassinating Chen Qing's family make him retreat? Obviously impossible, our target is of course Chen Qing himself."

"Chen Qing's martial arts are very strong, ordinary assassins are no match for him at all, and his back house is very big, I don't know where he rests?"

Murong Wenshu smiled faintly, "You are an amateur when it comes to assassination. I have been an assassin for twenty years and have assassinated hundreds of people. I know all kinds of assassinations very well. You said that there are only dozens of female guards in his back house. I knew he was not guarding against assassins. The [-] troops you mentioned, and the personal soldiers stationed in the mansion, these measures are actually just to prevent civil strife and harassment.

The real assassination is in an instant, and a poisonous crossbow arrow is enough to kill. Can the army and personal soldiers react?No matter how strong his martial arts are, it is impossible to be on guard all the time. There are always times when he is negligent. I thought his defense was as impenetrable as the emperor, so I sent three hundred people over. Now it seems that I only need to send three masters Will suffice. "

Li Lu said urgently: "The hall master should not be careless, if he misses the first hit, he will not give us another chance."

Murong Wenshu said with a faint smile: "Don't worry! I won't be in a hurry, I will understand the situation clearly, and then wait for the opportunity like a wolf."

At night, Sima Zhang Xiao was reading a book in the study, his eldest son Zhang Pingyuan said at the door: "Father, soldier Cao Shenjun Yang Xiaochen has something urgent to see!"

"Ask him to my study outside, I'll be right over!"

Zhang Xiao put on a coat, and walked to the outer study in the atrium without haste.

In the outer study room, Yang Xiaochen was pacing back and forth uneasily. He was about thirty years old, very smart and capable, and had always been Zhang Xiao's right-hand man.

At this time, there were footsteps outside, and Zhang Xiao walked in with a smile, "Is there something urgent for Yang Canjun?"

Yang Xiaochen hurriedly saluted, "I'm bothering Sima so late, but my humble job does have something important to do!"

"Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

Zhang Xiao asked Yang Xiaochen to sit down, and asked the maid to serve tea.

Yang Xiaochen hurriedly said: "Tonight Lin Jianqing invites the humble official to drink. In addition to the humble official, there are also the judge Zuo Changsheng of the Facao, and the military officer Liu Yan. According to Sima's instructions, the humble official had a good chat with him. This man actually pretended to be clever to trick me if."

Zhang Xiao specially arranged two people in the military department to contact Lin Jianqing, one was Cangcao judge Wang Di, and the other was soldier Cao Shenjun Yang Xiaochen.

Zhang Xiaowei smiled and said: "He is not pretending to be smart, he is no match for you old officials, what did he ask?"

"He complained that the pressure to adjust the grain was too great, and asked me when I would attack Xixia. I said winter! Only when the Yellow River freezes can we use sledges to transport grain and grass supplies."

"and then?"

"Then he said that he had more than a dozen friends who wanted to sign up to serve the country in the army, and asked if we knew when the recruitment would start and how many troops would be recruited?"

Zhang Xiao smiled and said, "It's an interesting question, how did you answer him?"

"Just follow Sima's instructions. I'll tell you the truth. I don't recruit soldiers specifically. I turn [-] township soldiers into full-time members. If his friends want to join the army and serve the country, they should sign up to join the township soldiers."

"But these few issues are not urgent!"

Yang Xiaochen said anxiously: "The key is that he asked Beizhi at the end. He heard that the Xuanfu envoy had a substitute. Is it true? This question made Beizhi go crazy. What do they want to do?"

Zhang Xiao's face became serious, and he actually asked Xuanfu envoy if he had a substitute. This was obviously asked by Jin Guo's spies. It was obvious that Jin Guo wanted to assassinate Xuan Fu envoy!

Zhang Xiao couldn't sit still anymore, the assassin was not something that could be discussed slowly, the assassin would make a move at any time, maybe it was tonight, and he had to notify the envoy immediately.

"I see, you did a good job and it was very timely. I will notify the Xuanfu envoy now. Don't be careless!"

About two miles away from Chen Qingfu's house is Baoen Temple in Jingzhao City. There is a pagoda in Baoen Temple, about five feet high, which is a famous tower in Jingzhao City.

Before night fell completely, a man in black appeared on the top of the pagoda, hugging the spire and looking towards the back garden of the palace, where the man in black could clearly see the layout of the Houzhai mansion garden under the afterglow.

Finally, the eyes of the man in black fell on the hill in the northeast corner, and the eyes of the man in black were bright.
As the night gradually deepened, the pedestrians on the street could no longer be seen, and the two men in black flew along the corner to the northeast corner of the high wall of the palace.

They threw a stainless steel tiger claw over the high wall, hooked it, and the two men in black jumped to the top of the wall, moving very quickly.

After climbing over the high wall, there was a small hill inside. They jumped up a big tree, and when the surroundings became quiet and there was nothing abnormal, they climbed down the tree and ran to the other side of the hill.

These two men in black are the two masters of Heijintang sent by Murong Wenshu. Murong Wenshu has led Heijintang for [-] years and has planned countless assassinations. He has rich experience. He will never do it easily. Careful planning, mastering all the situations, and getting to the bottom of the target, and then patiently waiting for the best opportunity to hit the target with one blow.

Especially for this kind of assassination related to the fate of Xixia, Murong Wenshu was even more cautious. He knew that there was only one chance, and he would never take it lightly, but once he did, he must not fail.

Assassination is divided into internal assassination and external assassination. Generally, internal assassination is given priority. External assassination is too tight for the opponent to have a chance. Murong Wenshu must first understand the layout, population, living habits, etc. Only when the internal stab cannot be executed will the external stab be considered.

The two assassins had a lot of experience, and they entered the house very easily. There was no ambush by the other side, and no hounds patrolling. This shows that the hall master's guess is correct, and Chen Qing has no awareness of guarding against assassins.

The two assassins secretly became excited. If the rules were not strict, they would have wanted to assassinate tonight.

But the hall master's order was very strict, he did not order the assassination, and no one was allowed to act rashly.

With the cover of boulders and trees, the two men in black gradually approached a stone road.

At this moment, a bright light appeared in the distance, and the two men in black immediately hid behind two big trees, only to see a light carriage driving fast, with a lantern hanging in front of the carriage, a strong woman drove In the carriage, a middle-aged man with a slightly shorter stature was sitting in the carriage.

The two men in black didn't move. They knew that Chen Qing was only thirty years old and tall. This man was definitely not their target.

When the carriage was far away, the two men in black ran across the stone road and swam into the water. They needed to know about the lake and see if they could sneak into the residential area from the water.
The middle-aged man who came to visit was Zhang Xiao, and Chen Qing received him in the study outside.

After listening to Zhang Xiao's report, Chen Qing narrowed his eyes and asked if he had a substitute, and he actually wanted to assassinate him.

Of course, Chen Qing was not unprepared. After Li Cheng sent people to assassinate him in Chengji County last time, he strengthened his guards, especially there were [-] female guards in the compound, all hiding in secret places, even if the assassin entered In the back garden, there is no way to safely enter the courtyard.

Chen Qing then asked the maid to find the leader of the female guards, and asked her to lead her subordinates to monitor the surroundings.

The female guard leader took the order and went.

Zhang Xiao persuaded again: "Xuanfu envoy should move to the barracks temporarily! It's best to leave tonight, don't be careless, what if the assassin hurts the wife and young master?"

Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem tonight. I have already arranged for guards to patrol. Even if there are assassins, they will scare the snake away. I will think about it tomorrow. It is best to find a hidden house in the city."

As soon as the voice came out, there was a rush of running outside, Chen Qing was startled, walked to the door and asked, "What's going on?"

The leader of the female guard stepped forward and bowed: "When we were patrolling just now, we found two black spots in the lake. I don't know what they are. They don't look like water birds. We suspect that they are two people."

Chen Qing had a thought, and immediately ordered: "You monitor the water bay, and then tell Yan Jun to bring your own soldiers to inspect the back garden and the lake. No matter what is on the water, shoot and kill!"

The water bay extends from the lake to the residential area, and some small bridges and water pavilions are built. This is a defensive loophole, and the assassin can sneak into the residential area from underwater.

"Follow the order!" The female guard hurried away.

Zhang Xiao's face was a little pale, he didn't expect something abnormal to happen.

"The humble post will leave first, and it will not affect the deployment of the Xuanfu envoy."

Chen Qing nodded, and asked two guards to escort Zhang Xiao away in a carriage.

He then returned to the inner house and ordered the female guards to protect the family and gather in the red building.

(End of this chapter)