Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 15 The Edict of Destroying Wu

Zhang House.

In the study room, the patriarchs of the five major families gathered together and were discussing Gongsun Kuo's reply.

Zhang Yuandong held a letter in his hand, and he had already read it to the four of them just now.

"Everyone, everyone has heard that General Gongsun is very angry at Su Yuan's actions, and he can't wait to lead his army to seize the city immediately!"

The four of them were all happy when they heard the words, but immediately became hesitant again.

Li Chandao: "The northern camp is to prevent the establishment of the Beirong people, and there is no imperial edict to retreat...Even if General Gongsun wants to lead his troops to seize the city, he has to wait for the imperial edict, right?"

"Yes."

"But speaking of it, Zhezi should be in Beijing by now, right? The Holy Majesty probably has read it. If it is soon, the imperial decree should come in two or three days."

"Not bad." Zhang Yuandong nodded, "It happens that we are making some preparations these days."

"Brother Zhang, your idea is really good. People in the city are panicking now." Feng Ronghe said.

"Indeed, many people are worried about being implicated by Su Yuan... At this time, as long as someone climbs up and shouts..."

Zhang Yuandong smiled confidently, "When the imperial decree arrives, General Gongsun will lead his troops to besiege the city, and I will call a regiment of family members to practice, and the common people will definitely respond. Let's see what skills Su Yuan has."

"What Brother Zhang said is very true. At that time, there is no need for the Holy Majesty to send additional soldiers and horses. Only we, the people in the city, and General Gongsun's northern camp will be enough." Shen Decai laughed.

"At that time, the few of us will be doing a great job... The Holy One will definitely reward us!"

The five of them imagined a bright future, smiling like children in their 50s and [-]s.

On the other side, there are also four senior brothers Chen Zilei who are also planning.

Spring Inn.

In the guest room, the four of them summarized the information collected in the past two days.

Chen Zilei took out a piece of white cloth, and after unfolding it had a rough map drawn on it.

"This is the map of Beifeng City drawn by myself." Chen Zilei explained to the three juniors, "I believe that the juniors have seen how heavily guarded Beifeng City is in the past two days."

"That's right!"

"There are soldiers all over the city tower... There are always people patrolling in the city..."

"I have also seen the Zhenbei Palace from a distance. There are many soldiers guarding it."

"Moreover, the entrance and exit of the mansion are strictly controlled, and almost all soldiers are wearing armor... It is almost impossible for us to sneak in in disguise. Not to mention, it is difficult to get the full armor."

"That's right. These soldiers are all operating in small groups. There are usually 30 to [-] people. We want to sneak attack a few people and snatch armor and clothing... Otherwise, it is almost impossible to be discovered."

The expressions of the junior brothers were very dignified. Before they came, they thought it would be easy to kill Su Yuan, but after two days of observation, they found that it was not as easy as they imagined.

Chen Zilei said: "According to my observation, with so many soldiers guarding and patrolling, Su Yuan must be a timid person who is afraid of death. It is impossible to sneak in in disguise...and we have to think about how to get out after killing him .”

"Brother, you must have a plan."

"Ah."

Chen Zilei looked at the youngest of them.

"Fifth Junior Brother, I have a task for you."

"Big Brother, please tell me." Fifth Junior Brother Zhu Xu said.

"Tonight, I will take your third and fourth senior brothers to sneak into the Zhenbei Palace to kill people. And you, you want to be here..." Chen Zilei pointed his finger at a certain place on the map, "Set a fire here."

Zhu Xu was startled when he heard the words: "Eldest brother, won't I go with you to assassinate?"

"It's fine for me and your two senior brothers to go. And your mission is very important! Only when you successfully set the fire and create a big commotion can you attract the defenders in the city. It will be easier for us to leave then."

"……OK then!"

Although Zhu Xu was a little reluctant, but in the current situation, he still agreed.

He took a look at the place where Chen Zilei said the fire was set, which was a tall building in the north of the city.

He still had the impression that it was a large restaurant called "Xinyang Tower", the tallest building in Beifeng City, almost only a few inches shorter than the city tower... If it was set on fire, it would be lit up everywhere in the city. Seeing the fire, the movement must be big enough.

Chen Zilei continued: "Fifth Junior Brother, after you set the fire, immediately come to the south wall and wait for us. I have prepared the hook and lock, and we will meet up and climb over the wall and leave together."

"it is good."

After the plan is drawn up, there is waiting.

As the sky darkened a little bit, several people became nervous for no reason.

One thought lingers in everyone's mind: Will the assassination go well...

If Su Yuan appeared in front of them, then anyone could easily kill him.

But the problem is that Su Yuan doesn't show up.

In the past two days, the four of them never noticed that Su Yuan had left the Zhenbei Palace. Occasionally, people came in and out, and they were all soldiers dressed as soldiers.

As a result, several people had to sneak into the palace to complete the assassination.

But they really don't know what's going on inside the palace, so they can only sneak in first, and then adjust accordingly.

Although the Zhenbei Palace is not very big, it is not as good as the mansions of the princes and nobles in the capital.

But at least it is a palace, with a certain scale and dozens of houses, plus many rock gardens, moon gate flower ponds... Those who have never been there may get lost even in broad daylight, not to mention night.

Chen Zilei thought to himself: "Fortunately, I lived in the palace for some time before, so I know the route of the house. Otherwise, it would take many extra days just to check the route in the mansion."

"I don't know what's going on with Master." Third Junior Brother Xu Fei suddenly said, "I'm afraid we have been found out about our sneaking down the mountain."

"Sure, Second Senior Sister can't cover for us for several days."

"Master will be very angry..."

"Oh, I will be punished when I go back."

"It's a pity that Master didn't come." Zhu Xu, the fifth junior brother, pouted his lips, "You guys, think about it, Master is an innate master! If the old man came, why would he care about the guards? Just enter through the main entrance of the palace, it's as simple as that. Take the life of Su Yuan."

Chen Zilei frowned and said, "Fifth Junior Brother, what you said is too exaggerated."

"Is it exaggerating? Senior brother, with master's strong inner strength, can't you still deal with those soldiers?"

"It's not this problem, it's..." Chen Zilei paused, "I think Master also has some difficulties, so it's inconvenient to take action easily."

"What does that mean?"

"Yes, big brother, tell me."

Several juniors don't quite understand.

Chen Zilei said in a deep voice: "Several juniors, have you forgotten that Master once told us that 70 years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty encircled and suppressed Jianghu sects?"

"This……"

As soon as he said this, several people immediately remembered that they had indeed heard the matter from Master.

"The cause of the siege was that a martial artist assassinated the crown prince who was traveling abroad at that time... Emperor Qingzong was furious when he found out about it, and issued a 'Martial Edict' on the same day, punishing all people in the martial arts world."

"After the release of the Martial Edict, several generals led nearly 40 troops to attack the various sects in the lake... But the various sects were unwilling to sit still, and sent masters to assassinate the officials of the dynasty and the generals in the army... for a while The dynasty was in chaos, which also led to wars in the surrounding areas, and the Beirong people, Japanese pirates, etc. took advantage of the vacancy to rob the city and plunder people."

"Later, the chaos lasted for nearly two years. Hundreds of Jianghu sects were wiped out by the army, but the number of officials and generals who died in the assassination exceeded a thousand! It was a complete loss for both sides. If it continued, the Jianghu martial arts might be completely destroyed, but the Great Zhou Dynasty It will also be weakened to the extreme, and it will be coveted by the surrounding countries..."

"Therefore, at that time, Taiyi was in charge of Master Wanyun, and had a negotiation with Gong Shichang, the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After the negotiation, Emperor Qingzong withdrew the 'Destruction of Martial Edict', and Master Wanyun also found the assassin who had assassinated the crown prince. The people were handed over to the imperial court... This chaotic dispute between the rivers and lakes and the imperial court has come to an end."

"It's just that, except for Master Wan Yun, no one in Jianghu knows who that assassin is, what sect he came from, let alone why he wanted to assassinate the crown prince..."

After Chen Zilei finished speaking, he made a serious guess:

"At this moment, Su Yuan is the son of Su Tufeng, King of Zhenbei, he is the eldest son. If the master goes to the city to kill him publicly, the news will spread to the capital... What will the princes and nobles think? The master of the rivers and lakes assassinates His Highness the eldest son... I am afraid it will happen again. A big storm will be caused, and the entire Yunshan faction will inevitably be implicated..."

"So that's how it is... Master doesn't want to implicate the sect..."

"But senior brother, if we assassinate Su Yuan, it's not the same..."

"No." Chen Zilei interrupted Xu Feng, "We are an assassination, and we will not expose the traces of the Yunshan faction."

(End of this chapter)