Red House Shoufu

Chapter 437 Assassination at the Palace Gate
crunch...

The big vermilion gate slowly opened, and four big Han generals carried soft sedan chairs, while Lin Shu and Jia Lian guarded the two sides, walking slowly forward.

The crowd on the other side of the Yu River fell silent when the palace gate opened, and all eyes were on the sedan chair walking towards them.

Many of them have seen the old man on the soft sedan chair, Wei Qinghe, the cabinet minister who has been in charge of Chu for ten years, an old man in the literary world, and the spiritual leader of the world's literati.

The White Lotus Sect, who was in the crowd, immediately spread the news to the restaurant, and one of the men dressed up walked up to the monk and asked, "Buddha, it's Wei Qinghe! Do you want to do it?"

"Why don't you do it? Look for an opportunity to fight for a one-hit kill, Wei Qinghe said, I don't believe those people can sit still. Isn't it what those dog officials have been pursuing since ancient times? Go tell the people below, kill them!" For Wei Qinghe, ten thousand taels of silver will be rewarded!"

The great monk sneered, looked at the soft sedan chair that had arrived in front of the crowd from a distance, poured the wine from the jug into his belly, picked up the long knife on the table, and left the window.

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The soft sedan chair landed, and Lin Shu helped Wei Qinghe get off the soft sedan chair, and came to the leading few candidates.

Everyone who was still putting pressure on the imperial court saw the people on the soft sedan chair and bowed down one after another: "Students pay homage to the old man!"

"Chang Xin, it's you. Your song "The Song of Plum Blossoms" at the Nanchi Poetry Fair was very good, and left a deep impression on me."

Wei Qinghe looked at a young boy bowing down in front of him, smiled and stepped forward to help him up.

Then he helped the rest of the people up and patted them on the shoulder: "Liu Ji, Li Shichang... all the talents from our Dachu are here. Jinyu, come and meet our young talents from Dachu. It's our baby!"

Wei Qinghe pulled Lin Shu to him, and introduced several young talents in his impression one by one.After these candidates came to the capital, they gained great fame in various poetry and literary associations.

Wei Qinghe, who always likes to go to grand events to deal with young people, has also become the target of these contestants.

Being able to leave a deep impression on the minds of Lord Shoufu proves the excellence of these people.

When Lin Shu stood in front of the crowd, many people temporarily forgot the reason why they gathered at the palace gate, and the eagerness in their hearts was almost on their faces, and they bowed again excitedly: "Students pay homage to Mr. Wen Kui!"

Mr. Wen Kui!
Dachu Liuyuanlang!
The real Wenqu star in the hearts of students all over the world!

No matter which Confucian school they studied, Lin Shu, the Liuyuan Lang, is too dazzling. Who would not want to be like Lin Shu, the sixth yuan, and become a living star of Wenqu in the world.

Lin Shu also followed Wei Qinghe's example and greeted this group of people cordially.

"I have seen you sages, but I just took a little extra step. You sages are the future of my Great Chu!"

Wei Qinghe clapped his hands and said: "Well said, the old man is already old, and you young people are the future of my Dachu!"

"I'm ashamed, I can't be praised by the old man!"

Everyone bowed down, and Chang Xin, as the leader of the group, said with shame on his face: "Mr. Ge, we will gather here today..."

"Don't worry, let the old man guess."

Wei Qinghe interrupted Chang Xin by raising his hand, and said in a gentle voice: "If it was the case of the Kong family, the imperial court had already dealt with it, and the people from the third department had already gone to Shandong, so you probably wouldn't run away because of this matter." Came to knock on the palace to remonstrate. Is it because you are worried about the protection of the court officials?"

After Chang Xin exchanged glances with the people around him, he replied respectfully: "Students and all virtuous brothers do not distrust the imperial court. The evil deeds of the Kong family are indeed outrageous, but Wang Ziteng, a warrior, dared to besiege Qufu privately without going through the central government. Rushed into the saint's hometown, searched for the descendants of the saint, and poisoned more than a hundred members of the Kong family. Mr. Ge, Dachu is not the former Tang Dynasty, and the military disaster at the end of the Tang Dynasty will never happen again!"

Why did the news of Wang Ziteng poisoning the Kong family make these scholars indignant to the point of knocking on the palace?To put it bluntly, these people are afraid, afraid of returning to the black period of nearly a hundred years after the end of Tang Dynasty.

The vassals and towns were separated, and the status of the warriors was much higher than that of the scholars. The literati were like lambs whose lives were harvested by the sword. This was the reason why they turned upside down after hearing the case of the Kong family.

Of course, there are also some people who are behind the scenes. For example, at this time, behind Chang Xin, there is a middle-aged man who shouted that Chu should use literature to control martial arts, and some people even clamored to take back the military power in Wu Xun's hands. The matter of leading the world...

Following Chang Xin's response, the crowd gradually became chaotic again.Wei Qinghe kept calm all the time, happily listening to the opinions of these candidates one by one.

Lin Shu and Jia Lian discussed in a low voice, then Jia Lian carefully looked around the situation, and secretly gestured to the four big Han generals who were carrying the sedan chair.

The appearance of Wei Qinghe temporarily controlled the situation here to a certain extent. This group of disciples had been clamoring fiercely before, but facing the prime minister who had ruled the Great Chu for ten years, most of them were still full of reverence for this old man , admiration and awe.

Of course, those people in the middle of the crowd with weird hearts were a little unhappy.

They tried their best to persuade the disciples to come and make trouble in front of the palace gate, but they didn't ask Wei Qinghe to collect public opinion. Seeing that their plan was easily resolved by Wei Qinghe, how could they be willing?

Before these people could make a backup plan, a few people wearing cloaks rushed out of the crowd, and the faintly cold light caused many people to exclaim.

The four big Han generals immediately protected Wei Qinghe behind him, and there were several buzzing sounds, and a big Han general's chest was bleeding instantly, and the arrow pierced through the bright light armor on his body.

Jia Lian shouted, "There are assassins!"

With a bang, the crowd exploded instantly.Some people were running away, some were in a daze, and some rushed straight to Wei Qinghe's side.

After being stunned for a moment, Chang Xin and the others standing in the front surrounded Wei Qinghe on their own initiative.

No one who can pass the provincial examination all the way to the capital is a fool.They were used, and they were used step by step to become a stepping stone to assassinate the chief minister of a country.

At this moment, the most correct thing for them to do is to protect Wei Qinghe. Only when Wei Qinghe is fine can they have a chance to survive.

"boom!"

Lin Shu stood where he was, raised the pistol in his hand and pulled the trigger towards the sky.

The loud gunshot woke up all the people who were running around and standing still, and everyone unconsciously looked at Lin Shu who was standing on the soft sedan chair.

"Everyone, squat in place and don't move!"

Lin Shu glanced around, and Fuquan and other generals of the Lin family were already standing beside him.

In the open gate of the Great Chumen, groups of imperial guards rushed here quickly. Lin Shu made a decisive decision and issued a loud order: "Detain all the people here and screen them one by one..."

hum!hum!hum! ...

There were several sounds of the bowstring being touched, and Fuquan slashed down with a knife, knocking down one by one the crossbow arrows flying towards Lin Shu. The generals of the Lin family also served as human shields, guarding Lin Shu.

Two generals were hit by crossbow arrows in an instant. Without the hindrance of armor, the powerful crossbow arrows directly hit these two generals seriously.

But Lin Shu couldn't hide aside, he had to stand on a high place to attract the assassin's attention, and he had to act as the commander, otherwise unspeakable bloodshed would inevitably happen at the palace gate today.

Wei Qinghe wants to replace Lin Shu, he feels that he is old, Lin Shu is still young, and the future has infinite possibilities.And as the chief minister, he has the responsibility to protect these young candidates.

It's a pity that Jia Lian suppressed him desperately, and the remaining three big Han generals slowly escorted him towards the palace gate.

The reaction of the forbidden army was fast enough. After several soldiers and guards fell in a row, the forbidden army basically surrounded the people who were originally blocking the palace gate, and several people holding crossbows had already been killed. , Of course, some people took advantage of the panic at the beginning and escaped.

"Marquis Lin, how many people have escaped!"

"Go chase, don't let anyone go!"

At this time, Lin Shu was extremely indifferent. He glanced at the people who were squatting or lying down, and said to the general of the imperial army beside him: "Separate these people into groups of 50 people, and screen and investigate one by one. Let them report to each other. Those who participated in bewitching the common people to knock on the palace will be imprisoned for further interrogation."

"Your Majesty, are you going to jail?"

Lin Shu sneered and said, "How long do you think they can live after going to Shuntian Mansion? The people behind this matter will never let them point out the real mastermind."

Chang Xin was hit by an arrow and was seriously injured.

When Lin Shu returned to the palace wall, Chang Xin hadn't even taken out the arrow on his right shoulder.His face was pale, and he was sweating profusely from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn't cry out.

He is a man, but unfortunately he was taken advantage of.

The imperial doctor from Tai Hospital had arrived, and was about to draw his arrow to heal his wounds, but Chang Xin begged, "Mr. Ge, student, I beg you for one thing..."

After squatting down, Wei Qinghe said in a soft voice: "Heal the wound first, and I will have time to talk later."

I saw Chang Xin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The students want to ask the elders to intercede with His Majesty on behalf of all the virtuous brothers. The students are the leaders in this matter. It is suspected of intimidating the court by knocking on the palace, not to mention that today I almost let you go." The thieves assassinated Mr. Ge and Lin Wenkui. The student knows that the life of the student alone cannot bear such a serious crime, but all the virtuous brothers only arrived in the capital after ten years of hardship, and their future should not be delayed because of the student's impulsiveness..."

"Ridiculous! Zaifu Da Chu was almost assassinated because of your impulsiveness. You still want to participate in the test?"

Jia Lian scolded with a livid face, but was stopped by Wei Qinghe.

I saw Wei Qinghe comforting Chang Xin and the ashamed disciples around him: "You are still young, and it is a good thing to suffer some setbacks. This old man will find a way to heal your wounds first, and wait for everything to be done." After the situation is stable, the imperial court will make a reasonable disposal."

Wei Qinghe didn't promise anything, but his attitude was very obvious.

Although Chang Xin was a little disappointed, he still saluted Wei Qinghe and thanked him with his disciples.

……

The sudden assassination in front of the palace gate prevented the follow-up impact of knocking on the palace to a certain extent, but it also caused chaos in the capital.

With the appearance of the embroidered clothes guards, the people gathered in front of the palace gate were screened and interrogated one by one, and then teams of forbidden troops rushed to various places in the capital, including imperial prisons, large and small prisons, within a short period of time. be filled.

There was another quarrel and confrontation in Fengtian Hall. This time Wei Qinghe remained silent, watching with cold eyes the civil and military officials were divided into several factions, and refuted by citing scriptures.

After listening to Xia Shouzhong's report, the emperor sitting high on the dragon chair flicked his sleeves and returned to the Qinzheng Hall, where he called the chief and deputy officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and Shuntian Mansion to hold a small court meeting.

On the way home, Fuquan told him the whereabouts of Mrs. Tang, the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect.

"The subordinates followed Mrs. Tang all the way to the east, and she entered a brothel named Yiran Pavilion in Dongshi. The subordinates were afraid of being noticed, so they had to wait outside. About a quarter of an hour later, she and a Chinese The young woman came out by car and came to the restaurant on the south side of the Great Chumen."

"Huh? South Garden Restaurant?"

Fuquan nodded and said: "It's Nanyuan Restaurant. After I entered the restaurant, my subordinates entered the building through the back door. The shopkeeper of this restaurant is from Lord Niu's family, and I am very familiar with my subordinates. I entrusted him with the arrangement. Going up to the third floor, I heard the reason why they came here next to the elegant room where Mrs. Tang was. Buddha intends to find an opportunity to assassinate the old commander of the five armies' governor's mansion..."

"court death!"

Lin Shu snorted coldly, assassinating the old commander of the Five Armies Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, thanks to these idiots who figured it out...

wrong!

As soon as this idea came out, Lin Shu felt that this purpose was too fake.

None of the veterans in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion possesses martial arts skills and complete guards.Assassinating these old men is not as easy as going directly to the government offices in various places to carry out a surprise attack.

Could it be for other attention?For example, the great scholars who assassinated the cabinet or the civil servants of the Sixth Ministry?

Lin Shu considered the possibility of success in his mind, and then said to Fuquan: "Well, you can tell this to Commander Zuo, and then invite Brother Liu and Mrs. Tang to come over."

"Go directly to the mansion?"

Fuquan thought of his master Hou and his own experience of being overwhelmed by medicine, and his face was a little unnatural.

Lin Shu showed no embarrassment, nodded and said: "Just go home, I will let my wife go to meet the Holy Mother together in a while, we are all from Jiangnan, and we still have common topics."

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At the same time, Mrs. Tang was discussing secretly with a middle-aged woman in Yiran Pavilion in Dongshi.

"This Chen Jianghong is simply crazy. Does he think that provoking the dissatisfaction of those scholars with the imperial court will give the Holy Church a chance to win over the loyalty of the scholars? It is simply absurd!"

Mrs. Tang had a sullen look on her face. While she scoffed at Chen Jianghong's actions, she was also very angry that he disrupted her plan.

Originally, they had already made an agreement with Lin Shu. Once this incident happened, it was unknown whether there would be any disturbances.In case Butcher Lin was really angered, by the time he went to Jiangnan, the holy religion would have no place to stand in Jiangnan.

The more Mrs. Tang thought about it, the more angry she slammed the teacup in her hand on the table, the tea splashed out and wet the skirt of her chest, revealing a faint red color.

"Aunt Fang, arrange for our people to withdraw from Gyeonggi. The Embroidery Guards have already started. We can't take the blame for Chen Jianghong's people."

Before Aunt Fang could respond, a maid's voice came from outside the door: "Ma'am, someone is coming from Lin's residence. Master Lin invites madam to come to Hou's residence for a while."

　Recently, I have some problems with my body. I have a low-grade fever that keeps recurring, but I can't find out the reason (it's not the new crown). I have a headache, tinnitus, and the nerves in my temples are throbbing.

　　The energy is low, and the hands are cheap, the update is a bit behind, sometimes the update is late, I hope the readers will forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)