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Chapter 541 Assassinating Shen Zhui
Xie Yu finally came out of the prince's study, left the palace and returned home.

"Brother Zhuo, the situation has changed a bit now. I'm afraid you have to take action now." Xie Yu said
"Hmm? Lord Marquis, what did you say? Take action now? But, but we are seriously short of manpower now. Even if Qingyao and I go, it is very likely that we will only alert the enemy."

"My Lord, you should understand that if you fail to hit the target once, it will be much more difficult to succeed next time." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Brother Zhuo, how could I not know what you said? But now I have no choice. The Taizi has issued a death order, asking me to get rid of Shen Zhui as soon as possible."

"After all, he has almost collected all the evidence. Once he submits the impeachment memorial, everything will be over." Xie Yu said in a deep voice
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng could only nod and say, "Okay then, I'll discuss it with Qingyao when I get back, and we'll start tomorrow night at the latest."

After hearing this, Xie Yu nodded immediately, and then said, "Brother Zhuo, I know this matter is difficult, but it has come to this point, and this is the only way."

"Don't worry, my lord. I know the seriousness of the matter. If there is nothing else, I will go back now." After Zhuo Dingfeng finished speaking, he stood up and left.

Xie Yu looked at his departing back, a solemn look emerging on his face. In fact, he himself was not optimistic about the assassination, but there was no other way, he had to carry out the prince's order.

What’s more crucial is that if Shen Zhui’s memorial is really submitted this time, then the position of the Imperial Guard will no longer have anything to do with him.

Even if he succeeded in pulling down the others, His Majesty would not let him take over.

"What? Father, are you saying that we should go and assassinate him now? Didn't we agree before that we would wait until we received the second batch of people before going? Why are you doing this now?" Zhuo Qingyao asked directly

"Qingyao, I also know that now is not a good time, but there is no other way. Your father-in-law actually has no other choice. The platform has issued a death order. Shen Zhui must be eliminated, and the sooner the better." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Okay, I understand, father. When do we start?" Zhuo Qingyao said

"Since the sooner the better, I think we should do it tomorrow night. As for the location of the assassination, it's best not to be in his house, otherwise accidents are likely to happen." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Father, I'm afraid we can't do it at night. Our best chance is after he leaves his job and we can strike him on the road he must take to get home." Zhuo Qingyao said

"I'm afraid it's a little early, right? In this case, we don't have much time. Well, I'll ask your father-in-law to cooperate with us." Zhuo Dingfeng said directly

After listening to his father's words, Zhuo Qingyao did not say anything else, and the matter was settled. When Xie Yu learned that they were going to take action during the day, he did not object.

After all, that was indeed the best opportunity, so I agreed immediately. Time passed slowly, and soon it was sunset the next day.

As usual, Shen Zhui walked out of the Ministry of Revenue with a few people. He did not take a sedan chair or a carriage, but just walked back slowly. Everything was the same as usual.

But today, when they walked into a small alley that they often passed by, several of Shen Zhui's guards suddenly discovered that something was wrong.

"Master, be careful. Something is wrong. You guys should escort the master away first." said the guard.
After hearing this, the others nodded, and then led Shen Zhui forward. However, it was obvious that they could not get out because the masked Zhuo Dingfeng was waiting for them in front.

Seeing the masked man in front of them, the faces of several guards escorting Shen Zhui suddenly changed. Because this man brought them too much pressure, they chose to take the initiative.

The result is naturally self-evident. With just a few of them, they are no match for Zhuo Dingfeng. Shen Zhui saw everything. Although he remained calm on the surface, he was still very anxious in his heart.

After dealing with the guards, Zhuo Dingfeng went straight for Shen Zhui. At this critical moment, Zhen Ping suddenly rushed out and blocked Zhuo Dingfeng.

But unfortunately, Zhuo Dingfeng was temporarily stopped, but Zhuo Qingyao was not, so Zhuo Qingyao took the opportunity and stabbed Shen Zhui directly with a sword.

When Shen Zhui saw the sword, he barely dodged it by lying on the ground, but that was only this time. Zhuo Qingyao's second sword directly pierced his abdomen.

Just when Zhuo Qingyao was about to kill Shen Zhui, Prince Jing came with his men. When Zhuo's father and son saw what was going on, they realized it was impossible and fled.

"Sir, Lord Shen Zhui? Quick, send Lord Shen to the clinic, quick, quick!" Prince Jing said
After hearing this, the others naturally rushed to take action. At this moment, the people from the patrol camp arrived late, and the leader was Xie Yu.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, I wonder if you can see clearly who assassinated Lord Shen?" Xie Yu said
"The murderer was masked, and I don't know who did it, but there were two murderers. They cooperated with each other, and each of them was a top-notch master." Prince Jing said directly.
After hearing this, Xie Yu nodded, then slowly walked towards the carriage, took a look at Shen Zhui's injuries, and was relieved after confirming that it would take a few months for him to recover.

Prince Jing obviously couldn't let Xie Yu waste any more time, so he personally escorted the carriage to his own palace, yes, his own palace, and then invited the imperial physician.

Naturally, the news that the current Minister of Revenue had been assassinated could not be concealed from others.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! Xia Jiang, I don't care what method you use, you must find the murderer for me within a month!" Emperor Liang said angrily
After hearing this, Xia Jiang naturally didn't dare to say anything more, so he hurriedly bowed and left the imperial study.

Xia Jiang looked solemn along the way, because he knew without guessing that it must be Xie Yu who did it, so he didn't know what to do now.

As soon as he returned to Xuan Jingsi, he sent a meeting signal to Xie Yu.

At this time, Xie Yu was in the study, discussing today's matters with Zhuo Dingfeng and his son.

"My Lord, I'm really sorry that today's assassination failed. The main reason is that I didn't expect the Jiangzuo League to send someone to escort Xia Jiang..." "And the person sent was the one who crippled many good fighters in my Tianquan Villa. Although his martial arts are not as good as mine, he is not weak either. I was entangled for a while, so, hey!" Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Father-in-law, don't blame my father for this. If you want to blame someone, blame me. It's my fault. I had such a good chance, but he still managed to avoid it." Zhuo Qingyao said

"Alright, alright, what are you talking about? Although the assassination attempt was not successful, the result was not bad. I have seen Shen Zhui's injuries, and they will not heal in two or three months."

"At least this way, I can give an explanation to the Crown Prince, so Brother Zhuo, please don't do this. You have done very well. After all, you only have that one person here." Xie Yu said
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My Lord, should we continue with the previous matter?"

"Don't touch the previous things for now. After all, this is an assassination of an important official in the street. His Majesty will not let it go, so you can't make any more moves." Xie Yu said directly
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng nodded directly and then stopped talking. At this moment, a sound suddenly came from outside the door. Xie Yu gave a wink, and then the Zhuo father and son hid.

"Didn't I tell you not to disturb me? What happened?" Xie Yu said in a deep voice
"My Lord, the Xuanjing Division sent a message. Didn't they say they want to meet you?" said the butler.
"Oh? I see. You can go down now. Keep your communication confidential and don't let anyone know." Xie Yu said
After hearing this, the butler naturally retreated obediently. After he left, Xie Yu turned around and went back to the study, and then the Zhuo father and son left soon after.

After all, everything that needed to be said had been said, so there was naturally no need to stay any longer. At this time, Prince Jing was talking to Mei Changsu about today's events.

"Sir, it's a good thing that I went there in time today, otherwise Shen Zhui would be dead. I just asked the imperial physician, if it was any later, Shen Zhui would definitely be dead." Xiao Jingyan said

"Your Highness, the ones who took action today must be Tianquan Villa, Zhuo Dingfeng and his son. My people have already disabled all the good fighters in Tianquan Villa in Beijing."

"So the two murderers must be the father and son. Only Zhuo Dingfeng could suppress Zhen Ping steadily and injure him." Mei Changsu said

"Sir, what do you think we should do now? If we do as you said, then Zhuo Dingfeng will be a force that only five people can defeat. If he continues to assassinate people in the palace, what about father?" Prince Jing said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. What you are worried about will not happen, at least not in the short term. After all, this incident is too big a deal."

"Your Majesty will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, whether for the sake of the court's reputation or for some other reason. At this time, Xie Yu will not let Zhuo Dingfeng do anything rash."

"So you can rest assured. If I'm not mistaken, the matter of Lord Shen Zhui has been handed over to the Xuan Jing Division by His Majesty. I'm afraid the Xuan Jing Division has already started investigating." Mei Changsu said

"Okay, I understand. Then sir, what should I do now?" Prince Jing asked

"Your Highness, what you need to do now is to deal with your previous affairs. After all, your behavior in this Shen Zhui incident was too abnormal. His Majesty will definitely be suspicious." Mei Changsu said

"Okay, I understand, sir. I will take care of it. But, do you think I should go directly to my father, or what should I do?" Prince Jing asked.
"Your Highness, what you need to do now is very simple. Just write to His Majesty and ask him to investigate this case thoroughly. Remember, you must make this matter bigger, the bigger the better." Mei Changsu said

"What? Sir, what did you say? Did I hear you correctly? You want me to make a big deal out of this? Sir, why is this happening? Isn't this wrong?" Prince Jing said worriedly.
"Your Highness, you mean, wouldn't this make him more suspicious? That's what I want. After all, it has already happened. No matter how clearly you explain it, His Majesty will still be suspicious."

"So instead of thinking about how to explain, you might as well think of a way to make the matter bigger, because according to common sense, if you have something going on with Shen Zhui, it will definitely be reduced to a small matter at this time."

"You will only do this if you have a personal relationship with him but you have no selfish motives. Only in this way can you truly dispel His Majesty's suspicion of you." Mei Changsu said directly.

After hearing this, Xiao Jingyan was silent for a while, but still nodded, agreeing. Mei Changsu didn't care too much, as long as he agreed.

So at the morning court the next day, Xiao Jingyan, contrary to his usual behavior, stood up and made a request to Emperor Liang, demanding that the case must be investigated thoroughly and the murderer severely punished.

This move shocked all the civil and military officials in the court, even Emperor Liang, who knew all the details of what happened yesterday.

Therefore, he was still somewhat suspicious of his son's performance yesterday. In fact, not only him, but even Prince Yu, had become suspicious of Prince Jing because of what happened yesterday.

However, judging from today's situation, they must be too suspicious. Xiao Jingyan is still the same Xiao Jingyan. He is straightforward and never hides anything.

After having this guess in mind, Emperor Liang felt much more relieved, so he issued an order on the spot, requiring the three departments to cooperate with the Xuan Jing Department to conduct a thorough investigation and make sure to find the murderer.

From then on, the turmoil caused by Prince Jing in the morning court gradually subsided, but for Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, the result was not so good.

At this time, they met again in the same place.

"Tell me, what are you going to do? You should know that after Prince Jing's commotion today, this matter obviously can't be fooled anymore. We must have an explanation."

"Don't tell me that you don't know. No one in the entire capital may not know, but you must know who did it. Now tell me your answer." Xia Jiang said directly
"Xia Shouzun, I have no way to explain this to you, but you should know that there are some things I cannot help myself. If you really want the result."

"The people are in my house. You can just take them away directly. I will never stop you." After hearing this, Xie Yu did not shirk responsibility, but chose to be straightforward.

In this case, it was Xia Jiang's turn to feel uncomfortable. After all, how could Tianquan Villa assassinate an important official of the imperial court for no reason? This must have been instructed by someone.

And there was no need to guess at all. Once he really caught someone, Xie Yu would definitely be the first person to be suspected, and Xie Yu would definitely not be able to escape by then. And what about the things between him and Xie Yu?

So he was in a very awkward situation and didn't say anything for a while. Xia Jiang didn't say anything either, and Xie Yu naturally wouldn't say anything either. So time passed slowly.

"Well, I'll take care of this matter. If you really can't escape it in the end, don't blame me for being ruthless." Xia Jiang said in a deep voice
"Thank you, Mr. Xia. If that day ever comes, I will keep my mouth shut and will never implicate you." Xie Yu bowed and said
(End of this chapter)