Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1086 The Conspiracy After Two Assassinations

Han Tao said confidently in a low voice: "Don't worry Ma Xianggong, the ten people selected by the lower officials will never lose to the Tubo people in riding skills, but they are participating for the first time, this method is relatively unfamiliar, and most of them will eat some horses." deficit!"

Ma Wentao let go of most of his heart, nodded, and stopped talking.

It didn't take long for the sheep hunting competition to approach the final destination in front of the stands, but the number of people had decreased from a few hundred at the beginning to less than a hundred.The knights who have been able to persist until now are all extremely skilled in controlling horses, dodging, grabbing sheep, galloping horses, bumping and pulling, and all kinds of methods are used together. From time to time, some people fall off the horse. Always avoiding the side at the last moment, after a burst of dust splashed, only the knight who fell off his horse found his horse dejectedly, and quit the race with a depressed face.

At this time, the outcome was basically clear. The two knights in the front were fiercely fighting for the antelope, and the dozens of riders behind had already opened up. Although they hadn't fallen off their horses yet, they were considered out.To the secret relief of Ma Wentao, Zhang Bo, Han Tao and others, one of the last two knights was a major commander of the White Tiger Army.Ye Chen was also quite pleased with this.

In the end, the two knights had similar horse control skills, and the horses under their crotch were also the best horses in a hundred. They fought for several miles all the way, and even under the stands, they were evenly matched.The moment the drum beat stopped, the two knights each pulled the leg of an antelope, pulling the antelope in the air.The cessation of the drumming means the end of the Mufo Festival sheep hunting.

"Your Majesty, this is a tie." Ying Cheng and Lin Buchi also sweated secretly, this result is the best.It will neither embarrass your Majesty nor spoil the interest of the Tubo people in Mufo Festival.

Ye Chen nodded and said, "I'm here today, so I'll reward the two warriors with some prizes."

Two knights walked onto the stage with excited faces. The warrior of the Tubo tribe was named Ying Cheng Cidi, but he was a grandson of Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi, while the other was the company commander of the White Tiger Cavalry Brigade, Battalion, and Company. His name is Lei Zhilu.

The two came to Ye Chen and knelt down respectfully to Ye Chen. Ye Chen picked up two hundred-forged steels that only brigade commanders and above can distribute from the plate that Zhang Bo had prepared a long time ago. The knife was handed to the two of them respectively, and they stretched out their hands to take it with excited faces.

However, at the moment when the two picked up the treasured sword, a sudden change occurred.

While holding the precious saber in both hands, Ying Cheng Cidi's expression of excitement and respect instantly turned into a face of murderous intent. Holding the hilt of the saber in his right hand, he slammed the saber out of its sheath and stabbed at Ye Chen at an incomparable speed. Just looking at this move, it is clear that his martial arts cultivation is close to the realm of a first-class master.

Everyone's face changed drastically, and everyone on the stage was horrified when they saw this scene. Ye Chen had just handed out the sword with both hands at this time, and leaned forward, less than one foot away from Ying Cheng Tingdi. One stab can penetrate Ye Chen's chest and abdomen.

In a blink of an eye, the treasured knife was less than three inches away from Ye Chen's chest and abdomen, and at the last moment, Ye Chen waved his right hand casually in mid-air, and his right middle finger and thumb were abruptly placed in the center of the precious knife. It bounced off the face.

"Clang!" Amidst the sound of metal and stone clashing, Ying Cheng Jidi felt as if he had been hit hard, his face turned pale instantly, and the treasured sword involuntarily dropped from his hand and fell to the ground. Before he could continue to move, Lei Zhilu next to him shouted loudly He jumped up violently and knocked Ying Cheng Cidi away with his own body, and then the precious knife in his hand was also unsheathed violently, and it was already placed on Ying Cheng Cidi's neck.At the same time, a shadow flashed past, appeared in front of Ying Cheng Cidi, squeezed his chin out of joint, and took out a poison pill from his mouth.

The scene was deathly silent, and Han Tao, with lingering fear and fear on his face, suddenly looked at the hundreds of thousands of stunned Tibetans outside the field, then raised his right hand, and three consecutive arrows shot into the sky.

The next moment, the sound of cavalry encircling here at high speed came from miles away in all directions. It was the three cavalry brigades of the White Tiger Legion, with a total of 5000 people charging here.

The faces of all the Tubo people changed drastically, and the scene began to panic. Yingcheng Linbuchi, Shi Tiangela, Zheri Shimu and other Tubo nobles all turned pale, and they all knelt down to Ye Chen amidst the sound of thumping. Yingcheng Linbu Chi wanted to say something, but when he saw that his grandson, Yingcheng Cidi, had been thrown by Lian Jicheng to the head of the Taozhou branch of the Ministry of Security like a dead pig, he just laughed miserably, and finally said nothing to Ying. Cheng Cidi is his grandson, and he requested to host the Mufo Festival. Even Ye Chen was the first to invite him to participate in the Mufo Festival today. These are hard-to-change facts. This crime cannot be escaped.His only extravagant hope now is that Ye Chen just kills his whole family, instead of implicating the entire Tubo tribe.

Ye Chen didn't look at Ying Cheng Cidi, but turned his head and took a deep look at Ying Cheng Lin Buchi, Shi Tiangela, Zheri Shimu and others, frowning tightly.First the assassination in Huayang County, and then today's assassination, as long as anyone who really understands his strength knows that this level of assassination can hardly hurt him at all.And those who can be regarded as Ye Chen's enemies, or those who really want his life are those who know his strength.Therefore, there are too many strange things about these two assassinations.

If the assassination in Huayang County proceeded according to normal logic, the leftist Ma Wentao would not be able to get rid of it. If Ye Chen did not trust Ma Wentao so much, and his broad-mindedness was far beyond the comparison of ordinary emperors, Ma Wentao and his officials would be dismissed from office and imprisoned, or beheaded. Home.In this way, it is equivalent to cutting off Ye Chen's left arm, and the court of Xiangfu Kingdom will inevitably be in turmoil, and the impact will radiate to local states and counties.

Today, the consequence of Ying Cheng Citi's assassination is that Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi, the ruler of more than 60 Tubo people in Hehuang Tubo, was implicated. Under normal circumstances, Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi would be killed, and the Tubo nobles would be punished to a certain extent. Cleaning, and the more than 60 Tubo people who have just settled down are in panic again. If someone with a heart provokes a little, there will even be turmoil, forcing Ye Chen to order to suppress it by force, and there will definitely be bloodshed and death in the process, and then The hatred between the Tubo people and the court of Xiangfu Kingdom will also appear and intensify, thus destroying the effect of the conversion of more than 60 Tubo people in the past six months.Even if more than 60 Tubo people were temporarily suppressed, a deep hidden danger was buried. As long as the Xiangfu Kingdom's court was weak, or when foreign enemies invaded, the Tubo people might rebel.

Also, between the two assassinations, Hu Sanguang, the envoy of Xiangfu Country's Security Department and also Ye Chen's right-hand man, was assassinated.

"Their purpose is not to assassinate me, but to cut off my left arm and left arm, and cause civil strife in my Xiangfu country."

"Who is the person who planned this matter? His thoughts are so deep. Could it be that Yufeng has come back again...or maybe Li Mingxuan wants to prevent me from sending troops to the Central Plains when the Song Kingdom is divided into three parts."

Thoughts turned in his mind, and Ye Chen quickly figured out the strangeness of the two assassinations.Taking a deep breath, he glanced at the three cavalry brigades of the White Tiger Legion who had surrounded the main venue with hundreds of thousands of Tibetans from all directions, and said, "Let the troops retreat."

Han Tao hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this..."

Ma Wentao also said: "Your Majesty's safety is more important than anything else. It is better to let the cavalry of the White Tiger Legion stay here to frighten the Tubo people at the scene, and then escort His Majesty into Taozhou City as soon as possible."

Ye Chen didn't say anything, but just glanced at Han Tao again. The latter's heart froze, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he raised his hand and fired three consecutive arrows, and the three cavalry brigades who received the signal soon retreated. went back.

At this time, many Tubo people had panicked and knelt down to the high platform where Ye Chen was again. Ye Chen said, "Just now, Yingcheng Cidi suddenly assassinated me."

Who is Yingcheng Cidi, all the Tubo people obviously know. After the Tubo people who didn't know what happened in the distance just now suddenly realized, they immediately hated Yingcheng Cidi.There were also some sensitive people who thought of the murderous faces of the cavalrymen of the White Tiger Legion just now, and thought of the possible consequences of this incident, and each of them began to worry.

After Ye Chen paused for a moment, he said again: "However, I believe that this matter has nothing to do with you, and I will never implicate innocent people. Although you are from the Tubo tribe, you are also my people. As long as you are my people, I and the imperial court will help you live and work in peace and contentment, and my army will protect you from harm.”

Ye Chen's voice was still heard several miles away, and the more than [-] Tubo people present, the tens of thousands of Han people who came to see the fun, and the people of other ethnic groups could also clearly hear it.

After Ye Chen finished speaking, he glanced at Yingcheng Linbuchi, Shi Tiangera and Zheri Shimu who were still sweating profusely, and walked down the stage without saying a word. Ma Wentao, Lian Jicheng, Han Tao, Zhang Bo and others hurriedly followed behind, and the five hundred hidden guards and five thousand cavalry from the Tianwei regiment had already greeted them. Ye Chen got on his horse and headed towards Taozhou City first.

At this moment, someone among the surrounding Han people shouted, "Long live Your Majesty."

Then a group of people followed and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty."

Then, including the Tubo people, hundreds of thousands of people at the scene shouted loudly: "Long live Your Majesty." At the same time, they all knelt down piece by piece.

The Tubo nobles such as Shi Tiangela and Zheri Shimu were stunned for a while, then got up and quickly chased after them.It's just that when they looked at Ying Cheng and Lin Bu one by one, they no longer had the respect they used to have, but instead had a lingering hatred.

Ying Cheng Lin Bu Chi felt that he was ten years old all of a sudden. After kneeling for a while, he also got up. His guards under the stage looked complicated and helped him into the carriage, even though the carriage separated the Tubo from outside. The eyes of the common people, but Yingcheng Lin Buchi can still feel that the eyes of these Tubo people looking at him are no longer the same as before.

(End of this chapter)