Confucianism in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 6 Assassin Attacks
In the middle of the night, the wind was getting stronger and the dew was getting heavier. Fu Nian woke up from his sleep. He looked up and saw that Ren Huai, who was sleeping with him, was also awake.

"Sir, are you awake?" A male voice asked.

"Yeah, I want to go out for a walk, can I?" Fu Nian asked.

"Of course." The man replied, leaving the tent with Fu Nian.

He was originally a guest of Lord Xinling, and Lord Xinling sent him to guard Fu Nian's safety.

The night sky is full of stars, the cold moonlight shines on the ground, a gust of wind blows away the dead leaves all over the ground, and it is desolate.

The weather seems to be much cooler than usual.

The night wind was blowing, Fu Nian suddenly saw a figure flashing under the night, he immediately became vigilant, before he could react, several feathered arrows flew out, piercing the night watchman's scout.

At this time, Ren Huai also noticed something unusual, knowing that someone was attacking the camp, he quickly drew his sword, and shouted loudly: "The thieves are stealing the camp, everyone beware!"

"Sir, you are too young to fight against the enemy, return to the account quickly." Ren Huai said.

"I know, take care of yourself." Fu Nian said, but went to look for Ji Yanran.

As the saying goes: A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

He knew that Ji Yanran's martial arts were not inferior, and she was the safest.

At this time, all the people in the tent heard the shouts of killing outside, and got up one after another, raised their swords and left the tent. At this time, a group of black-clothed assassins had entered the camp, and the two sides fought in a scuffle.

Several black-clothed assassins came towards Ji Yanran, Ji Yanran danced with the sword in her hand, and the long sword drew a flash of light, beheading those black-clothed assassins in an instant.

"Brother Nian, don't be afraid, my sister will protect you well." Ji Yanran said to Fu Nian who was following her.

Fu Nian nodded.

Ji Yanran took Fu Nian to Lord Xinling's tent, at this time Lord Xinling had already led the guards to surround the black-clothed assassins.

"I'm going to arrest you if you don't let go!" Lord Xinling said loudly, sweeping across with a long sword, forcing those assassins back.

This group of assassins were not afraid of death, they risked their lives and charged towards Lord Xinling.Lord Xinling couldn't help frowning upon seeing this, these assassins were really tenacious and difficult to deal with.

Lord Xinling swung his sword to block the sword of a black-clothed assassin, and with a twist of the sword, he knocked the black-clothed assassin to the ground and captured him.

All of a sudden, the assassin's body softened, and he died, actually committing suicide.

"It seems that it is impossible to capture these people alive and find the mastermind behind the scenes." Lord Xinling secretly said.

He no longer held back his hand, and stabbed repeatedly with the long sword in his hand, killing more than ten black-clothed assassins in an instant.

At this time, a strong wind came from behind Mr. Xinling, he turned sideways quickly, but it was a strong man with a thick iron rod in one hand to attack.

Seeing Lord Xinling dodging, the strong man threw down another stick.

With a flick of the sword in Lord Xinling's hand, he swung the iron rod away, and stabbed the strong man's chest with his backhand, only to hear a puff, the strong man's chest suddenly spurted blood, and his body straightened and fell to the ground, dying of breath.

At this time, there were only two black clothes left in the field, one of them was thin and thin, and he held a short knife in his hand with a silver-white cold light on the tip of the knife.

The other one was taller, holding a huge ax in his hand, the blade of the ax glowed with a cold light.

The two of them killed all the surrounding guards and rushed towards Lord Xinling.

Lord Xinling didn't dare to be negligent, he swung the long sword in his hand again and again, knocking the thin man back.

The burly man didn't hesitate when he saw this, he strode forward, swung his huge ax and slashed at Lord Xinling's head.

Lord Xinling hastily swung his sword to block, but unexpectedly Lord Xinling had just blocked a slash from the burly man, he didn't want the thin man to strike suddenly.

At this critical moment, the long sword in Ji Yanran's hand flew out, cut through the void, and cut off the three fingers of the man holding the knife with one sword.

The thin man suffered from pain, dropped the dagger in his hand, and retreated quickly, trying to escape.

Ji Yan deliberately let the man go, as long as the man is still there, the clues will not be broken.

Lord Xinling saw the opportunity, and once again met the burly man, the long sword in his hand turned into a ray of cold light, and went straight to the burly man's throat.

Lord Xinling's sword was quite sharp, the burly man didn't dare to resist, but threw the huge ax in his hand to block the long sword.

A pair of iron hands grabbed suddenly, Lord Xinling took a wrong step to avoid the grab, and approached the burly man again, with a twist of his wrist, the long sword circled his neck like a snake, and wiped his throat.

Lord Xinling put his sword back into its sheath, looked at the burly man who fell to the ground and died, and couldn't help but sighed slightly.

Among the black-clothed assassins who attacked, none of them escaped except the thin man, and they all died here.

"My lord, this mark seems to be..." Ji Yanran, who checked the assassin's body on the ground, saw a plum blossom-shaped black print on the assassin's chest and said.

Hearing Ji Yanran's words, Lord Xinling hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, and sure enough, he saw the imprint of a plum blossom on the assassin's chest.

"Seven Hearts Xuanmei Seal..." He recognized the seal at a glance.

"Is he still going to put me to death now?" Lord Xinling suddenly felt desolate in his heart, is there really no brotherhood in the royal family?He didn't understand, and he didn't want to think about it.

Fu Nian saw that Mr. Xinling was strange, and saw that he recognized the mark, so he knew that it was related to this matter. Thinking of his relationship with King Wei of Wei in history, he confirmed his guess a little bit, and said: "Mr. Xinling , isn't this a plan to alienate?"

"My lord, this matter is full of doubts, it is not appropriate to jump to conclusions, and if an assassin of this level wants to kill us, I am afraid that it is not enough to see, if it is really him who did it, how can it be so anticlimactic." Ji Yanran said, deliberately There was a pause on the word 'he'.

"Yeah, how can I doubt him, I'm dazed." Lord Xinling shook his head, his expression returned to normal.

The reason why he is in Zhao country is also because of his planning, and the current trajectory is going as he planned. It is only time for him to let himself return to the country. From the beginning to the end, he is just a pawn of his.

"How should these corpses be disposed of?" Ji Yanran asked.

"Since the other party deliberately left such obvious clues, they must have already got a backhand. If they hold on to it, they may be playing in their hands. They should all be burned." Mr. Xinling knew what Ji Yanran meant, and replied.

This group of assassins involved royal spies, but it was difficult for him to intervene directly, as the relationship between him and brother Wang was already delicate.

I can only write it down and draw it slowly.

Suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes, and a group of cavalry came running from a distance. These cavalry were all wearing armor and holding shields, and they were well-trained.

A man in armor, holding the reins in his hand, galloped his horse to the front of the camp, got off his horse, and walked quickly to Lord Xinling.

"The last general, Ji Huan, is late, please forgive me!" The visitor knelt on one knee and saluted.

Although Mr. Xinling has lived in Zhao State for many years, in his heart he is still the general who led them to victorious battles.

"Ji Huan, why did you come here?" Lord Xinling asked Ji Huan, quite surprised by this matter.

"At the end of the day, the general received a secret report that an assassin wanted to assassinate the general in Guannan Mountain, so he led the troops to protect the general!" Ji Huan cupped his hands.

Ji Yanran's face changed slightly when she heard the words, she had already seen the clues, this series of events were too coincidental, I'm afraid it was...

The majestic palace wall stands above the inner city. The palace wall is more than three feet high and four feet wide.At this time, even though the guards were still on guard late at night, they were still scrupulous, patrolling in front of the palace wall to prevent assassins from sneaking in.

Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance, and the city guard was awakened. He quickly raised his torch and looked into the distance, and saw a chariot coming towards this place.

After the chariot came to a complete stop, a man in casual robe came down and handed the token to the guards.

The soldier took the token and looked at it, his expression changed drastically, he quickly put down the token, presented it respectfully, and let him go.

When you come to the inner court, the gorgeous palaces and palaces lined up in a row look extraordinarily gorgeous against the backdrop of lights.

In the Mingluan Hall, a feminine man in a purple robe was sitting in the arms of a man in royal clothes.

At this time, there was only a sound of footsteps, and someone came in.

"Chen Qu Boyu has met the king, Lord Longyang!" The man bowed and saluted.

"Did the doctor come here for something important?" Wei Wangyu asked patiently, although he was displeased when he saw the visitor.

"According to a report from Wuying secret agents, the Huozi camp stationed outside the city left the camp without authorization on the grounds of inspections, and went to the Guannan Mountain area, and Lord Xinling is currently in Guannan Mountain."

Wei Wangyu's face was cloudy and uncertain when he heard the words, and he said angrily: "You are trying to make the widow believe that Lord Xinling dispatched his own soldiers!"

Throwing the jade lamp in front of the case directly at Yun Boyu, the jade lamp smashed on his forehead and shattered, the fragments splashed on his cheeks, and a stream of bright red flowed out.

"I don't dare, but I am in charge of Wuying for the king. Naturally, such things have to be investigated. How dare I conceal the report." Yun Boyu bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Hmph!" Wei Wangyu's anger subsided a little, and he said in a deep voice, "Don't spread this matter to outsiders, just keep an eye on me, and if you have any news, report it to the widow at any time."

"The minister will definitely serve the king wholeheartedly." Yun Boyu respectfully promised.

"You go back now." A soft voice sounded.

Under the dim candlelight, that handsome face looked even more charming and charming.

Qu Boyu left the palace, blood slowly slid down his face, but he didn't pay attention to it.

The seeds of doubt have been planted, no matter how much you deny it, there will be a day when the cracks will be opened, it depends on who can't bear it first.

(End of this chapter)