Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 298

"Prince Si, how are you? Are you injured?!"

"Xingcai, how are you? Are you injured?!"

Xingcai came out of the violent state, and Liu Chan also confirmed that the two of them were completely worthless and could not be left alive. The two immediately turned to each other, looked at each other up and down, and spoke in unison.

Only when it was confirmed that the other party was not injured did he feel at ease.

"Prince, my subordinates are incompetent and unable to protect me. Please punish me, Prince!"

"This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me, Prince!"

The guards who came outside the market after hearing the news, as well as the guard who was obviously here but had no effect, all turned pale with fright, and immediately knelt down and apologized.

If anything happens to the prince or Miss Zhang, none of them will survive.

Especially the guard who was present just now. Thinking of the dangerous scene just now, the assassin was obviously prepared.

As long as one of the prince and the young lady of the Zhang family was not good at martial arts, today's assassination would definitely end in tragedy.

The frightened guard was sweating profusely and his legs were shaking, but it was not all for his own life and fortune.

If the other forces lost their crown prince, they might just need to establish another one. However, if the great Han Dynasty lost their crown prince Liu Chan... he wouldn't even dare to think about it.

"Gu and Xingcai were not injured, so you can avoid the death penalty." Liu Chan said calmly, "This time I failed to protect you, so I will punish you with three months of monthly salary, get twenty military staffs, and go back to the army to train again."

In fact, I can't really blame them for this assassination.

But that's what they did. No matter what the process was, they all need to be responsible for the result that the assassin got past their defenses and successfully launched the assassination.

Meritorious service should be rewarded, and delinquency should be punished. If rewards and punishments are unclear, the seriousness and majesty of military orders and laws will be lost, which will be detrimental to the long-term.

"Yes! Thank you Prince for your kindness."

The guards who were not executed were overjoyed. At the same time, they felt relieved after receiving the punishment, and they all expressed their gratitude to Liu Chan for his generosity and kindness.

"Thank you for not killing me, Prince!"

"Notify the county government that all gates will be under martial law and arrange manpower to check suspicious people in the city. News about this matter is temporarily blocked. If Gu Gu hears any bad rumors spread, he will be punished without mercy!"

"Yes!"

"Send someone to inform the prime minister and the minister to write an order and go to the palace to discuss matters."

"As ordered."

After arranging the follow-up matters, Liu Chan looked at Zhang Xingcai apologetically: "I didn't expect that you would encounter such a thing in the capital just after you arrived.

"I originally wanted us to have a bonfire barbecue dinner like before, but I have to go to the palace immediately to report this matter to my father and discuss countermeasures. It seems that we can only wait for another day."

Zhang Xingcai said: "My lord, why should you care about such a trivial matter? Go into the palace quickly. I will go back to the posthouse and wait for news about you."

"Which inn are you going to? I don't know if the people behind them have any tricks up their sleeves. You can go to the palace and stay temporarily. It just so happens that my mother hasn't been seen for a long time, and she often misses you. You might as well go and stay with her."

"Okay." Zhang Xingcai smiled gently, but he still had the domineering and domineering attitude that he showed just now when he easily removed people's arms and twisted their heads.

When the newly appointed Chengdu County Magistrate after Ma Su heard that the prince had been assassinated, he was so frightened that he almost lost his breath.

Is this still available?

He immediately mobilized all his manpower and launched a blanket investigation into Chengdu.

At the same time, contact the guards at each city gate and impose strict security on the four gates. Not a single insect can be let out.

The bodies of the two assassins were also brought back to the county government and handed over to the most experienced officials to see if they could find any clues.

Liu Chan took Xingcai back to the palace - which was actually the original Hanzhong Palace.

The two men still wanted to return the old capital, so naturally they couldn't waste time and money on building a new palace before the war started.

After letting people settle Xingcai, Liu Chan went directly to find Lao Liu.

When he saw Lao Liu, he sat there without saying a word.Judging from Liu Chan's understanding of him, he should already know what happened.

This is not surprising. If Lao Liu hadn't known about such a major event in Chengdu at the first time, he might have been assassinated countless times.

Kneeling next to him was a person who was not a stranger, who could be said to be in a high position but with a low sense of presence.

This man was kneeling in front of the expressionless Liu Bei, not even daring to breathe.

Liu Chan knew this person, his name was Liu Yan.

This is one of the few real "clan members" of Liu Bei. He is from the same clan as Lao Liu Nai. He was promoted by Liu Bei out of the friendship of the same clan when he was in Yuzhou.

Old Liu had high hopes for him at the beginning, but unfortunately this person was not that material at all. His biggest hobby was bragging with senior officials.

Although he holds a high position, he almost never participates in political discussions. Of course, he cannot make much progress based on his ability.

Although virtue is not worthy of his place, for Lao Liu, who has no clan followers, he still treats the only person from the same clan favorably.

Although he knew nothing about military and government affairs, fortunately, he never caused any big trouble. He rose through the ranks until recently, and he took the post of a guard with "two thousand stones".

In the early years, this position was very important and deeply trusted by the emperor. Most ministers would never even think about it.

Because this is the commander of the "Southern Army" responsible for guarding the palace and the immediate boss of the personal guards.

Since the Han Dynasty, the royal imperial army has been divided into the north and the south. The northern army is also responsible for field battles, while the southern army is dedicated to palace guarding.

Now that Lao Liu has ascended the throne, he naturally has to restore the original structure. The stall may not be big enough, but the departments must be complete.

The reason why it is said to be "early years" is because it was already in the Western Han Dynasty.

With the changes in the actual powers of officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the current Weiwei has not changed in name, but in fact has become a mascot-like existence, which is very suitable for Liu Yan.

In fact, Lao Liu called him here today just because he saw that he was a little distracted after his promotion, and wanted to use this to give him a blow.

It's a pity that Liu Yan, who has basically no political acumen, didn't understand it at all. He thought that Old Liu was really going to kill him because the prince was assassinated, and he was almost scared to death...

"You must strictly rectify the Confederate army when you go back. Don't slack off! Get down." Seeing his son coming, Old Liu waved Liu Yan away.

Liu Yan was granted amnesty and kowtowed quickly: "Yes! I will let them strengthen their guard and never let this kind of thing happen again. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Liu Yan, who bowed to exit, saw Liu Chan and bowed his head as a salute. Liu Chan nodded slightly in greeting.

He is really not interested in people who have no value from the inside out.

"Father, do you already know?"

Old Liu first looked Liu Chan up and down, and his expression relaxed: "Are you okay?"

Liu Chan smiled confidently and said, "How could it be so easy for me to be stabbed to death?"

Lao Liu finally couldn't stand it any longer. He slapped the case and stood up, yelling angrily: "Don't let me find out who caused the chaos! I don't want to disobey the three tribes, so it's really hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"

It seems that Lao Liu also thinks there is an evil spirit.

This matter is indeed obvious. Judging from the assassin's careful assassination plan and the clear knowledge of the time of Deng Zhi's visit to Wu and Xingcai's visit to Chengdu, someone must be planning it or providing information.

"Although this man is dressed as a Jingzhou army, the people behind it are probably not under the command of Second Uncle Guan." Liu Chan then expressed his thoughts, "In my opinion, it must have been done by Yizhou officials and generals."

At this time, information was not flowing smoothly, and it was impossible for the officials and generals in Jingzhou to grasp the situation here so accurately.

"Well, that's true." Old Liu nodded, "Do you have a goal in mind?"

Liu Chan nodded, then shook his head: "The source is naturally Cao Wei in the north. During the Han-Wu alliance, if I were assassinated...if some more smoke was released to instigate us against Ershu and Soochow, the alliance would definitely be destroyed. .

"The biggest beneficiary is naturally Cao Wei. It's not difficult to guess. It's just that I don't have a clue who is in charge or reporting to Cao Wei..."

Liu Bei nodded in relief at first, very satisfied with his son's analysis, but soon his face darkened again.

The Northern Expedition is imminent. If this traitor cannot be caught, it will be a real pain in the neck.

(End of this chapter)