Careerist in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 388 After the Assassination
It was already a scandal for Songhai County Magistrate to be rebellious, and on this basis, the name he called out made Ying Zheng even more angry.

Changping Jun, the last king of Chu
Over the years, no one within the Qin State dared to mention his betrayal in front of Ying Zheng. The failure of the first attack on Chu was entirely blamed on Li Xin, a young man who took the blame. All traces of the existence of Lord Changping were wiped out in Xianyang. Except, it is also being deliberately erased from history books.

But today, the name appears again.

The clatter of clashes outside the palace proved that a large number of people had been assassinated this time. They had already fought with the guards. In the palace, in addition to Magistrate Songhai, several serving maids who had just retired recently came out from the side door. They also rushed towards the First Emperor.

Ying Zheng looked ugly, but his eyes did not care about these pawns who had murderous intentions for him. Instead, he closely observed the movements of the ministers: most of the ministers were paralyzed on the ground, their limbs were weak. It seemed that they had been drugged. The two young masters Fusu and Hu Hai are no exception.

But Fusu among them was able to stand up despite struggling at the critical moment. He threw himself out with all his strength and knocked down the Songhai County Magistrate who was passing by him. Then he still fainted after being kicked by the enemy several times. See It doesn't look like a fake.

After clearing the obstacle, Magistrate Songhai got up and continued to rush upward. At the same time, the maid assassins were within five steps of Ying Zheng due to the closer distance, but they could no longer move forward one step further: the sudden appearance of the shadow The elite secret guards make these five steps become eternity.

These shadow guards are extremely capable in combat. They are equipped with special scimitars and reinforced soft armor. They also have a numerical advantage. With tacit cooperation, they can easily suppress these slightly amateur killers.

"Stay alive."

Ying Zheng's cold words became the execution order of the secret guards. Each of them acted cleanly and deliberately aimed their attacks at the killer's joints. A 'click' was a fracture.

Soon, five maids and a magistrate of Songhai County were all captured.

The Shadow Guard immediately removed the jaws of these six killers to prevent them from committing suicide.

The situation was settled in a short period of time by the protection that Ying Zheng had arranged in advance. Looking at the ministers: they had all fainted, including Meng Yi, the acting commander of the Shadow Guard. The problem could only be caused by the drink.

No matter how careful these people are, they will not suspect that there will be any problems with the dinner prepared by Fusu. Even if they know that there are problems, they will have to fall into the trap.

Fusu was the only injured person in the audience besides the assassin. His mouth and nose were kicked and bled when the assassin broke free.

Bang, the noise outside the palace door also subsided at this time. Zhao Gao and his Six Sword Slaves arrived late again: But this time it is understandable that Ying Zheng deliberately asked Luo Wang to guard the perimeter today. They will arrive this late. The time of several dozen breaths is in line with the behavior and there is no big deviation.

When Zhao Gao saw the scene in the palace, he was shocked and knelt down to worship. The Six Sword Slaves imitated him and said, "Slave, your rescue was late. Please punish me."

"How is the situation outside the palace?" Ying Zheng asked emotionlessly as he sat up straight and looked down at the trembling slave.

Zhao Gao kowtowed and answered as seamlessly as possible: "There were ten assassins in the guard outside the palace who disguised themselves as the Qin army to cause trouble. Six of them were killed. The Six Sword Slaves arrived in time and subdued four of them, waiting for His Majesty's death."

Any survivors?Ying Zheng's silence caused the whole hall to fall silent. After a long time, he was about to make a decision. The six assassins in the hall who were pinned down by the secret guards suddenly widened their eyes and bleeded from their orifices. They died suddenly before any rescue measures could be taken. on the spot.

These people had taken poison in advance, so whether the assassination was successful or failed, they were sentenced to death in advance!
Boom, boom, the trap killer who asked for a meeting outside the palace reported the same news: the four subdued killers dressed as soldiers from the Qin army also died suddenly.
This result made the hall feel even more dead.
"What are the results of the investigation?"

The dinner could not go on any longer, so Ying Zheng did not go to the palace outside the city, but temporarily stayed in Songhai that night.

The Shadow Guards and Luo Wang worked hand in hand to investigate intensively, and it only took a few hours to sort out the outline of the incident.His Majesty the Emperor, who had not slept, met with Meng Yi and Zhao Gao in the early morning to hear the results.

Ying Zheng encountered assassinations one after another during his eastern tour. Whether it was the Qinglong assassination in Mount Tai or the dinner assassination in Sanghai, they all left a deep impression on him.

The former actually threatened Ying Zheng's life, and the latter directly involved the interior of the empire and Lord Changping.

Meng Yi's resolute expression was a little sad. The results of the investigation were very unfavorable to the eldest son Fusu, but he still reviewed the incident in detail:
"This rebellious operation consists of two parts, which are divided into decoys and real murderous intentions. The former is when the rebels send people to sneak into the guards tonight and attack the other guards around them when the agreed time comes to cause chaos. The latter Then he disguised himself as an elite killer as the magistrate of Songhai County and committed great treason."

Luo Wang has discovered the real corpses of the county magistrate's family in the county magistrate's home. The county magistrate who was poisoned and died in the main hall was a fake wearing a human skin mask. Obviously, this assassination was carefully prepared to create a refined image. Props without flaws.

The soldiers of the Qin army outside the palace were also like county magistrates, and their bodies were all killed in advance.

For these fakes to be able to complete Li Daitao's death so smoothly, they must have the connivance and help from within the empire. In terms of action, the biggest suspect in this regard can only be the initiator of the dinner: the eldest son Fusu.

"The results of the net are consistent with Meng Shangqing." Zhao Gao confirmed the authenticity of Meng Yi's answer.

"How was the drug in the drink mixed?" Ying Zheng asked the most unfavorable question to Fusu: rebellion could poison the imperial meal, and Fusu would be blamed for at least one lack of supervision afterwards.

"Both the drinks and dishes at this banquet will be tested by the imperial doctor before they are presented. According to Xia Wuche, the test was conducted according to the standards in the palace, so the lethal poison cannot be concealed. This is why we are forced to If you are rebellious, you can only use sleeping powder that lacks the fatal effect."

Zhao Gao stepped forward and answered Meng Yi's question: "Luo Wang and the Shadow Secret Guard immediately blocked the imperial chef and found that three people were missing among the chefs, including the chef of this dinner: Pao Ding."

"This Cook Ding is the shopkeeper of Youjian Inn in Songhai City. Luo Wang immediately went to Youjian Inn to search, and unexpectedly found some books and secret messages. As a result, he initially determined that Cook Ding was a disciple of the Mohist family, and his status in the Mohist family was not low. Various clues It can be inferred that the abnormality in the drink is due to his manipulation."

"After the dishes were served, he and his accomplices escaped from the imperial kitchen in an unknown manner."

"Did Fu Su bring this cook?" Although Zhao Gao didn't say it, Ying Zheng already knew it, so he asked directly.

"Yes, the young master is not familiar with people. According to the law, the punishment should be to reduce daily use and be banned for one year." Meng Yi knew that Fusu was responsible for a lot of crimes this time. He fully believed that the eldest son, His Royal Highness, had been framed, but in various incidents The mistakes Fusu made cannot be undone.

One-year grounding is only the minimum punishment, and it is based on simple ignorance of the person: if the consequences of the ignorance of the person are carefully analyzed and whether it is really the person who does not know the person, the penalty will be aggravated.

After all, the fact that the cook could escape already meant that someone within the Qin State was helping him. Although Fusu was attending a dinner in the main hall at that time, it was only natural that the eldest son of the empire would have some close confidants.

Zhao Gao didn't speak at this time. He was equally familiar with Qin's laws. Fusu's guilt lay there, and Ying Zheng's character would never cover up his eldest son. In this case, Zhao Gao didn't need to say anything more. goal achieved.

"I have my own opinion on the punishment." Ying Zheng overturned the punishment set by Meng Yi without understanding his mood, and asked a fatal question: "What do you think of the slogan 'For Changping Jun Zhaoxue' shouted by the assassin?" ?”

As soon as this question came out, both Meng Yi and Zhao Gao were stunned. They were unable to speak for a long time, but His Majesty the Emperor refused to let the two of them leave, obviously because he wanted to hear their private opinions on this matter.

No one can imagine what will happen if the answer to Changping-kun's taboo is not answered correctly.
(End of this chapter)