Jiuxi

Chapter 370 Chapter 368 [Fangs]

From Lu Chen's perspective, there was too much confusion about the woman in red in front of him, but one thing was certain, that is, her hatred for Hou Yu himself far exceeded her hostility to Da Qi.

This is a detail worth paying attention to.

"Your assassination of the Marquis of Da Qi is a capital crime. Now I only need to hand you over to Yousi, so why do I need to yell at you to kill you?"

Lu Chen's words made the woman in red change her face slightly, but then she became as cold and hard as before.

She said stubbornly: "Then what are you waiting for?"

"It's just that there are some things that I can't figure out."

Lu Chen replied lightly, then picked up his tea cup and drank half of the cup in one go.

He looked into the woman's eyes and said slowly: "You know that Hou Yu is attending a banquet in Moyuan tonight. This matter is not difficult. After all, you only need to keep an eye on his whereabouts. Later, you will know that he is staying at Mo Garden." The same applies to spending the night in Mo Yuan. However, judging from the timing and process of your action, you are very familiar with the courtyard where Hou Yu is staying, and you know the terrain inside Mo Yuan like the back of your hand."

The woman in red said indifferently: "Although I am from Shazhou, it is not difficult to find out the capital of your Qi State. As for a romantic place like Moyuan, it must be a place where the powerful often gather. What can I do if I can't protect Qi Houyu?" It will appear when the time comes, so I naturally have to familiarize myself with it in advance.”

The woman in red said stiffly: "Mo Yuan's guards are chasing closely, and I didn't know you had such a master beside you, so you couldn't care too much in your haste."

Lu Chen drank the remaining tea in the cup and said slowly: "It has been a few months since Hou Yu returned to the capital. You should have arrived in the capital with him. This period of time is enough for you to figure out the basic structure of the Qi court. After all, Lian Moyuan You are among the people who are in charge of the affairs, so it can be seen that your Shazhou Seventh Department also has a lot of connections in the capital."

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Time is still too tight."

"Of course, what I said before is not important."

After a long time, she asked in a slightly hoarse tone: "What is a double plan?"

A smile appeared on Yuchigui's lips.

Many times silence itself is an answer.

Lu Chen laughed softly and asked with interest: "You seem to be a smart person, so I don't understand even more. On the premise that you are familiar with the topography of Moyuan and know that Hou Yu and I are staying in Moyuan, Why did you not think of a way to escape as soon as possible after the assassination failed, but instead ran to a place not far from the green courtyard?"

The woman in red glanced at him and sneered: "Marquis Shanyang, attacking on the battlefield and fighting with warriors are two different things."

The woman in red was filled with emotions and said calmly: "I don't know how to use you to deal with Hou Yu."

She said coldly: "Do you think you are funny? Since you are no different from a beast like Hou Yu, then hand me over to the spies of the Sutra Weaving Department without talking nonsense."

Lu Chen's words made the woman in red frown, and she didn't understand why he said that.

Lu Chen said: "Privilege Guo and Marquis Nan'an and I did not plan to stay overnight in Moyuan at first. Some accidents happened during the banquet. In the end, Hou Yu decided to stay because he drank a lot of wine. In such a short period of time, you have to make sure that Hou Yu It is not simple at all for Yu to stay at Mo Yuan's residence and figure out what happened before. In other words, there is indeed your insider inside Mo Yuan, and his status is not very low. "

The woman in red asked, "What do you mean?"

Yuchi Gui watched quietly from the side. Lu Chen had shocked him many times in the past two years. Of course, it could only be regarded as a small scene now.

Lu Chen did not argue with her, and said smoothly: "Even if I am not good at martial arts, all the soldiers around me are good. You should always know this. Back to the question itself, can I understand that tonight, you were originally Have you made two plans?"

Lu Chenqi said: "You can call me by my name, which shows that you should have some understanding of my situation. Even if this senior is not here tonight, do you think you can escape intact if you bump into me?"

"you?"

The woman in red has no similar experience, so she is not used to Lu Chen's meticulous and meticulous style.

Lu Chen replied: "The first one is of course an assassination. If you can succeed tonight, it will be over and done with. There will be no more twists and turns in the follow-up. At most, you will have to hide in the capital for a while and then return to Shazhou. If you cannot succeed, that is what you are facing now. situation, you will take the initiative to show up in front of me and use me to deal with Hou Yu."

The woman in red was silent.

He paused slightly, but his tone remained steady: "The conflict between Hou Yu and I is not obvious, but it is not traceable, because he is a general recommended by the Jiangnan family, and he is also a son of the family, and I have nothing to do with the powerful Jiangnan people. A general who came up from the northern frontier army. In today's general situation, anyone who is interested can find this contradiction, not to mention the conflict between me and him tonight is enough to prove this point."

The woman in red tilted her head slightly and whispered: "I don't know what you are talking about. Even if the assassination fails this time, I can find another chance."

Lu Chen said: "You know you only have one chance. Hou Yu is not a weakling but a weakling. He has been in the border army for more than ten years. Regardless of his own martial arts and rich fighting experience, the guards around him are a position that is difficult for you to break through. . If your assassination fails this time, he will definitely be more vigilant. Do you plan to waste your life in the capital?"

"As long as I can get revenge, what's wrong with my life?"

Having said that, the woman in red's tone was no longer as cold as before.

When Lu Chen saw this, he said, "On the way back, I seemed to be concentrating in the carriage with my eyes closed and not talking to you. In fact, I was just deducing your thoughts."

The woman in red looked at him puzzled. Lu Chen continued: "If I were you, I would first confirm Hou Yu's situation and residence with the help of my informant in Moyuan. Once I succeed, everything will be fine. Otherwise, I will find a way to sneak into Qinglv Xiaoyuan and divert the trouble to the east, and make him the suspected mastermind of the assassination." Detain Lu Chen and use the conflict between Lu Chen and Hou Yu to complete the follow-up arrangements. But you didn't expect to have this senior protecting me, which caused your plan to completely fail."

The woman in red's face remained unchanged, but her hands under the table were quietly clenched.

Lu Chen looked at her calmly and sighed softly: "I just want to tell you that there is no need for you to make things so complicated."

The woman in red was slightly startled.

"not understand?"

Lu Chen raised his brows lightly and said bluntly: "Since you know the conflict between Hou Yu and me and have a general understanding of the structure of the Daqi court, you should know very well that I am not your enemy, at least not now. You have concerns in your heart and it is difficult to trust you. Me, this is understandable, but when you fail in the assassination and fall into my hands, you cannot continue to maintain the existing posture. It is best to be honest with me, maybe I can help you fulfill your wish."

The woman in red looked at him steadily, as if she wanted to see clearly into the heart of the young prince.

Lu Chen met her gaze calmly.

After looking at each other for a long time, the woman in red hesitated and said: "I just want to see Hou Yu die."

Lu Chen did not answer this question directly, but opened up the blood-stained past of Shazhou Qibu with a simple question: "May I ask what is the girl's name?"

The woman in red was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Shazhou, Yalong tribe, Luo Jiujiu."

……

The morning sun rises, and light returns to the world.

Imperial Palace, Wende Hall.

Today, there is a lot of government affairs that need to be dealt with in the Chang Dynasty. The emperor and the civil and military officials are not relaxed. However, after a few important government affairs have been handled, Ding Hui, the Minister of War, went out to report: "Your Majesty, it is said that there was a banquet in Moyuan last night. There is an important case of assassinating the current prince, I wonder if Yousi has caught the assassin?"

There is no airtight wall in the capital. In fact, many important officials in the palace knew about the assassination of Mo Yuan last night.

It is related to the stability of the government, and the ministers naturally have the right to know the details.

On the dragon chair, Li Duan faced Gujing Bubo, looked at Tiju, the warp weaver not far to the left, and said calmly: "Qin Qing's family, please tell me the whole story."

"The minister obeys the order."

Qin Zheng bowed in agreement, and then introduced the case to the officials calmly.

For the Manchu ministers, they were more interested in the banquet of three powerful military heroes than the details of Hou Yu's assassination.

When they learned from Qin Zheng that at the banquet, Hou Yu and Lu Chen had an open conflict and almost started a fight. In the end, the second prince arrived to resolve the conflict, and they couldn't help but look at Lu Chen, who was standing behind the two generals, with a slightly strange expression.

Qin Zheng's description was very brief, and he concluded by saying: "Your Majesty, the assassin has not been caught yet. The Weaving Department has stepped up the search in the city, and we must catch this person as soon as possible."

Li Duan said expressionlessly: "I want to see people alive and dead, but I want to see who is the person who dares to assassinate General Nanya in the capital."

Qin Zheng bowed again and said: "I obey your order."

It stands to reason that this matter should come to an end. Although Hou Yu's assassination is indeed a sensational event, it has already happened. The next step is to catch the assassin and find out the mastermind. These procedures take time, and there is not much discussion at the court meeting. meaning.

The only thing that made the ministers feel a little awkward was that the emperor's reaction seemed too cold.

Some people couldn't help secretly murmuring that if the person who was assassinated last night was Lu Chen, His Majesty would have been furious. How could Qin Zheng have the leisure and elegance to explain it at the court meeting.

At this moment, Ding Hui, the Minister of War, looked at Qin Zheng and said, "Sir Qin, I have something unclear, and I hope you can clear up the confusion."

Qin Zheng looked at the emperor, and after receiving permission, he replied: "Ding Shangshu, please speak."

Ding Hui cleared his throat and said calmly: "Master Tiju just said that the assassin escaped immediately after missing a hit. Although she was covered by the night, she was able to survive in a moment with so many Moyuan guards chasing after her. Just disappear without a trace, does this mean that this assassin is extremely familiar with the terrain of Mo Garden?"

Qin Zheng nodded calmly and said, "Yes."

Ding Hui raised his tone slightly and said loudly: "In this case, does it mean that the assassin is related to Mo Yuan? Otherwise, how could she escape so smoothly and prevent the Weaver Division from finding any trace?!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was so silent that it was almost audible to hear a pin drop.

(End of this chapter)