The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 143

"Murder—"

Chaos spread in the huge mansion, amidst the horrified shouts, the blood-stained ground stretched along the shaking human head.

The servants and maids who rushed to the backyard were shocked when they heard the movement, and when they saw the blood-stained figure approaching from under the eaves, they screamed "Ah—" and turned to flee Close the door of the nearby room with a bang, leaving only a gap to watch the man and the head hanging in his hand go straight to the front yard.

Walking through the long corridor, the servant at home, who was a little too late to react, saw the head and face in the opponent's hand, and fell straight to the ground with a howl. The figure rolled his eyes, tilted his head and passed out.

Amidst all the exclamations and shouts of the mansion, the chaos spread outside the gate of the mansion. A group of guards stepped forward with sticks and knives, and they were punched and kicked by the opponent, rushed out of the siege, and Yu Jin rushed to the street outside. The excited mouth that was holding the head almost split to the back of the head.

The Baiguan Mansion was quiet, and the high-pitched exclamation somewhat attracted the attention of passers-by outside. Hearing the rampant laughter of Haha, he slowed down and turned his head. Rubbing his eyes vigorously, the man had already rushed from the side, and there was a faint smell of blood.

".Yes. It's Choi Sang!"

The man saw the shaking head clearly, his face turned pale, and he ran with a group of guards, hissing and shouting: "Catch the assassin, Cui Xiang was killed, stop the assassin quickly, take his head back!!"

In the eyes, I saw the assassin turned around with the head in his hand, turned around and rushed into Fang Street in front, as if deliberately ostentatiously crossing the market, holding the head high while running wildly, while laughing, the passers-by and people around were frightened when they saw this scene To dodge, the nursing home of Cui Mansion in the rear, and the guards who heard the shout nearby divided into several groups to chase.

"Don't run away assassin!" "Stop him, whoever stops him will be rewarded!"

"Catch someone, Cui Xiang was killed—"

"Get out of the way!"

One after another chasing figures yelled, and the oncoming peddler was hit with a load, and his whole body flew around like a windmill carrying a load, and the baskets fell on others, and all kinds of small things inside The ground is everywhere, chasing and extending the entire long street, and the stalls along the way are suddenly flying, soup, stoves, tables and chairs, calligraphy and paintings are thrown high, and the people who are waiting to chase leave, leaving a mess.

At this time, the crowd returned to the street from both sides, gradually reacting to the chaos in the distance.

"Did you hear it just now? I don't know if the assassin's assassination of Prime Minister Cui Qi will succeed or not."

"The lunatic is carrying it in his hand!"

When someone heard this, he turned around and left, but was stopped by his companion and asked what was wrong, the person clapped his hands and shouted: "Go back and step on the firecrackers!!"

Cui Qiu's reputation in Chang'an is actually not that good. He was born in a famous family in Qinghe, and he was a thief without integrity. It was applauded, and some even hoped that the assassin would escape the hunt.

In the whispered words, the news has spread from mouth to mouth. Although Cui Qiu was dismissed as prime minister, he is still considered prime minister after all. Once a prime minister is assassinated, it is natural to report it to the palace.

The guards in the palace rushed into the Taiji Palace after receiving the news, asked where His Majesty the eunuch outside the Taiji Palace was, and then rushed to the Qianqiu Palace on the side.

The door of the hall was closed tightly, and there was not much reaction when the news was sent inside. Huang Chao was sitting in the first place in the slightly open door, but his hands were tightly holding the armrest, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. Geng Qing, who was walking with his hands, sent off the guards across the palace gate, and looked over with a smile.

"Cui Qiu died, isn't His Majesty surprised?"

"Why are you surprised? You even dare to hold me hostage, so why don't you dare to do it?" The old man gritted his teeth. If there was not a eunuch with superb martial arts standing beside him, he could knock the young man across from him with one hand. He said, "You are just trying to kill Cui Jiao in a flash. Hehe, it will make them suspect you even faster."

He didn't see any expression change on Geng Qing's face as he said these words, as footsteps came slowly, Geng Qing also laughed, sat beside him, and took the cup from a guard who was arresting Qiao Zhuang. A lamp, blowing the curling hot air.

"That's not necessarily the case, otherwise, what I said in the palace today, wouldn't it be in vain?"

"What did you say?" Huang Chao frowned.

'Ha ha. '

Geng Qing took a sip of tea with a smile, spit out the tea stem, and put the teacup on the table, "Of course it's a big group of private soldiers, on the surface it's a dynasty, but there are many factions among them, your majesty can see it, right? A country is not uniform, let alone people's hearts? Letting Cui Xiang speak out about the private soldiers today is to make everyone suspicious."

"Suspicious?"

"I suspect that His Majesty may cut off the private soldiers in their hands in the near future. Of course."

Geng Qing's tone paused, but he still got to the point, "Of course, Prime Minister Cui has said things so frankly, it's hard to guarantee that people won't hold grudges, and died suddenly, what do you think His Majesty's courtiers think?"

"They probably think that this Cui Jiao died so well, I don't know who did it first!" Geng Qing looked at the surprised old man with a smile on his face, shook his finger at him, and continued: "Cui Jiao died. Therefore, many people are looking forward to his death, and they will only think that it was a general of the rebel army who did it, maybe it is included, but that is meaningless."

"Good calculation."

"His Majesty's praise is premature."

Geng Qing flicked the hem of his robe, stood up, moved his hands and feet, and stretched comfortably. He looked at the sunlight coming in through the crack of the door, followed what he said just now, and said softly: "The calculation is still to come."

He turned his head and looked at the startled old man with a smile on his dark fox face.

"Do you think that the rebirth of the crouching dragon was for nothing?"

After finishing speaking, Geng Qing shook his sleeves, stretched out his hands and clapped, two eunuchs, each holding a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, came over, the ink was ground in advance, just need to write.

"Your Majesty ordered to reprimand Shang Rang and Wang Bo to return to Chang'an immediately for their futility in advancing westward. In addition, Meng Juehai, Gai Hong, Meng Kai and other generals went to the north. Although they lost troops and lost generals, they worked hard and were promoted to the next level."

After writing this, Geng Qing put down the brush and asked the eunuch to use the seal, "When the seal is used up, send it to the Ministry of Public Affairs to draft an edict, and send a fast horse to the west."

"Are you trying to drive a wedge between my monarch and his subjects?"

How could Huang Chao fail to hear the strategy to be implemented here, and suddenly got up from the chair, before he could take a step, a palm patted his shoulder.

"Your Majesty, as you get older, it's better to be excited." Jiuyu opened her thin lips, and with a force in her hands, she forced the emperor to sit back, "Sitting here, you must listen carefully to Geng Xiang, otherwise our family will Feed you two days of aphrodisiac."

Huang Chao's tightly pursed lips and beard were trembling slightly. Looking at Geng Qing who was smiling, he wanted to curse, but finally opened his mouth and closed it again.

The figure of the eunuch had already left, Geng Qing yawned, and looked at the time, it was time to leave the palace and go home.

"Your Majesty is so kind to watch. The good show is yet to come, so I will take my leave first."

He asked people to open the door of the hall, stepped out of the threshold, turned around and bowed his hands to the old man in the first place, and winked at Jiuyu on the way, before going to the Taiji Hall.

The sun sinking in the west streaked across the sky and clouds and between the palace and the palace. The carriage was pressed against the floor tiles, shaking slightly, and drove out of the palace along the palace road.

(End of this chapter)