Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 138 Gao Zhao's Discovery

In the palace of Xindu, hundreds of officials, both civil and military, came out one after another.A general of the Forbidden Army hurriedly ran towards Shen Tuxiu. Gao Zhao in the crowd couldn't help but take a second look. Seeing that the general was anxious, he couldn't help but feel refreshed.

The general of the forbidden army whispered in Shentuxiu's ear, Shentuxiu's face suddenly darkened, and his eyebrows gradually raised.As if thinking of something, Shen Tuxiu's expression immediately returned to normal.Immediately afterwards, they whispered to the general of the imperial army, and the two stepped up and walked out.

Gao Zhao was suspicious, and subconsciously wanted to follow.But I saw several officials from the same poor family coming, all smiling.

"Lord Gao, I heard that the Fourth Young Master has returned, it seems that we are about to feel proud."

"Being oppressed by them all day, it's time to stand up."

"Today, the second son and his family suddenly attacked us and falsely accused us of accepting bribes. I thought that the king would punish us without asking the reason. But I didn't expect the crown prince to support me and the country's lieutenant to help. It seems that the fourth son has returned. For us it is great profit."

"Master Gao, if you have time, can you take me to visit the Fourth Young Master's mansion?"

Hearing these words, Gao Zhao had something on his mind but couldn't say clearly: "Everyone, you have just come to court, please go back to rest at this time. It will not be too late to take you with you when you get the consent of the fourth son in the future."

"So disturbing, Lord Gao, please..."Several humble officials hurriedly made a gesture of invitation to Gao Zhao respectfully.

Gao Zhao looked at them with a sneer in his heart, poor family?They are also worthy of being poor.Although they all came from poor families, how could people be exactly the same, for example, they didn't want to benefit the society and suddenly gained power.What can you do if you don't oppress the people and accept bribes?The current situation is critical, which is why these black apples have not been kicked out.I still want to see the young master, but I'm afraid it's a waste of time.

Once this crisis is over, the poor family has four young masters in charge.There is no need for these people to build momentum in the court, and it is not too late to rectify the poor families at that time.Thinking of this, he walked forward with a smile on his face.But when he just walked out of the palace, he was dumbfounded. There was no shadow of Shen Tuxiu at this moment, so he could only sigh depressedly.

Footsteps sounded, and Sun Buer came with two personal guards, Gao Zhao was taken aback: "You, why are you here?"

"My lord sent me to look for you and let you go to the mansion."Sun Buer explained his intention to Gao Zhao.

Gao Zhao was a little surprised, and asked in puzzlement: "Shouldn't the fourth son go to the suburbs to see Fan Shun off today, why would he have time to summon the officials to go there?"

"Young master has just returned from the suburbs."As soon as Sun Bu'er finished speaking, he felt something was wrong, and his brows gradually raised: "Why ask so many questions, there are many people outside the palace, and you will naturally understand the reason after you arrive in the mansion."

"What Sun Shiwei said is that the official will go to the fourth prince's mansion with you."Seeing that Sun Buer seemed displeased, Gao Zhao hurriedly followed Sun Buer to the direction of the fourth prince's mansion.

Outside the palace, in a remote corner.Shen Tuxiu looked at the general of the imperial army: "You just said that our people missed?".

"When the general learned that the fourth son was going to the suburbs, he immediately sent more than a hundred dead soldiers to ambush him, but he didn't want the fourth son to be safe and sound. Instead, none of our men returned. The general sent people to investigate before he came. After learning about our people, They have all committed suicide by taking poison."After the general finished speaking, he felt as if he missed something, thinking of the scene of Zhao Wuming returning to the city, he added another sentence: "But when the fourth son returned to the city, there were only a hundred or so guards around him."

"You mean to say that although the dead soldiers we sent committed suicide by taking poison, the Fourth Young Master also lost two hundred guards?"Shen Tuxiu analyzed this matter in his heart, and his complexion gradually sank involuntarily.

The general of the forbidden army thought about it carefully, and then nodded: "That's what the last general thinks, otherwise why does the fourth son only have a hundred guards when he returns to the city?"

"What about the dead body? Where is the dead body?"Shen Tuxiu immediately discovered the most critical question, and asked the general of the imperial army.

The general of the imperial army moved his lips, and looked at Shen Tuxiu for a long time: "This subordinate is incompetent. He sent soldiers to investigate, but he didn't find the body. Perhaps the fourth son has already disposed of those traces to avoid trouble."

"Has he discovered the identity of the dead man?"Shen Tuxiu continued to question.

The general of the imperial army thought for a while again: "It should not be discovered, the dead soldier has a poison in his mouth, and once caught, he will die instantly from the poison."

"Since it should, it is possible."Shen Tuxiu didn't listen too much to the conjectures of the generals of the imperial army, and gradually felt a little uneasy, but thought that there was no way out at this time, so he put aside his worries: "Whether Zhao Wuming finds out or not, I will assume that he found out. Since he doesn't say anything, then It shows that he can't take Ben for the time being. So Ben will take advantage of this time and kill him immediately."

"Commander, Zhao Wuming is the fourth son after all, the king's son."On the contrary, the general of the imperial army seemed a little hesitant at this time.

Shen Tuxiu looked directly at the general of the imperial army: "Do you think there is still a way out at this time? If I kneel in front of the fourth son, he won't kill me?".

"Please commander calm down, this matter will be done in the end."The general of the forbidden army hurriedly assured Shen Tuxiu.

Shen Tuxiu ignored the general, Zou raised his eyebrows in thought, and asked him for a while: "How many dead soldiers can you recruit secretly?"

"three hundred".The commander of the imperial army heard the inquiry, thought for a while and replied immediately.

Shen Tuxiu shook his head slightly: "Not enough, to ensure nothing goes wrong, I was going to give you two hundred dead soldiers. This time, you must kill Zhao Wuming in one fell swoop, otherwise he will go to the outskirts of Handan and enter the army of the princes. He will wait for me. , bring disaster".

"Commander?...".The general of the Forbidden Army was a little puzzled, not understanding what he was going to ask him to do.

The corner of Shen Tuxiu's mouth showed a piercing smile unconsciously: "Zhao Wuming definitely didn't think so, Ben Jiang deduced his whereabouts through a piece of news."

"Please tell the commander how to act in the end."The general of the forbidden army still couldn't understand after much deliberation, so he simply asked Shen Tuxiu.

Shen Tuxiu looked at the generals of the imperial army, and made the generals of the imperial army feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave: "If you miss the banquet in Xue's mansion or hunting in the countryside this time, please come and see me."

"Follow orders".The general of the forbidden army trembled in his heart, and bowed to accept the order.Then he followed Shen Tuxiu and walked to the left.

The horseshoe galloped, and the fourth prince's mansion appeared in front of him.Sun Buer and Gao Zhao got off their horses and walked inside.

The sound of footsteps interrupted Zhao Wuming's contemplation, and Sun Buer respectfully saluted Zhao Wuming: "My lord."

"Gao Zhao saw the fourth son, and I don't know why the fourth son is looking for an official to come."Gao Zhao also quickly saluted Zhao Wuming and asked respectfully.

Zhao Wuming looked at the two of them, turned his eyes to Gao Zhao, and directly explained the purpose of looking for him: "Do you know that when Mr. RB sent Fan Shun off today, he was ambushed by the dead."

"This, how is this possible, Xindu is the capital of our country at this time, how could there be dead men lurking in the suburbs."Gao Zhao asked subconsciously in disbelief.

Sun Buer looked at Gao Zhao, and asked him back: "Could it be that the son is so anxious to find you, just to make a joke with you."

"The lower officials have no such intentions, but there are dead men in the outskirts of Xindu who assassinate the young master, which is really unbelievable."Gao Zhao explained to Zhao Wuming and Sun Buer.

Zhao Wuming didn't want to explain too much about the authenticity of this matter, but instead asked softly, as if thinking: "Who has the power to send a dead man to assassinate in the suburbs of Xindu, and who will benefit after my son's death?"

"Second Young Master, if Fourth Young Master is assassinated and killed, Second Young Master will benefit the most. But the current situation is favorable to Second Young Master, so why would he assassinate Young Master at this time?".Gao Zhao showed a puzzled look, based on his understanding of Zhao Yu, it should not be Zhao Yu who did it at this time.

Listening to Gao Zhao's analysis, Sun Buer asked subconsciously: "Just in case, assassinating the lord at this time is the safest way for Zhao Yu."

"It's because everyone thought that the Second Young Master would send dead men to assassinate the Fourth Young Master, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Once the Young Master finds evidence and hand it over to the King, then his great situation will be ruined."Gao Zhao continued to explain to Sun Buer.

Zhao Wuming thought back when he went to Xue Qian's house for a banquet, Zhao Yu only satirized and sarcastically to him, but in his eyes he didn't have too strong killing intent.On the contrary, during hunting, when Zhao Fan appeared, he made himself feel like falling into an ice cave.

Think of the deadly arrow, the neighing horse, and the chariot behind it.Zhao Wuming involuntarily asked in a soft voice: "Could it be Zhao Fan, this person's killing intent towards my son is extremely strong, if he makes a move, it is not impossible."

"My son, but he is in Daijun after all."Gao Zhao reminded Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming was a little puzzled: "So what if he is in Dai County? Could it be that there is no man from Zhao Fan here?".

"I heard that the eunuch Ling and the third son have a very close relationship. If the third son makes a move, it must be this person who will do it for him. It's just that this person and Shen Tuxiu have recently revealed that they are falling for the second son. If it is the eunuch Ling Zhang Gao It’s a bit intriguing to know who the intention is to make a move.”Gao Zhao listened to Zhao Wuming's question and explained to him.

Zhao Yu, Zhao Fan?Now there is another eunuch Ling Zhang Gao?Then who else has this possibility, Zhao Wuming thought in his heart: "Shen Tuxiu holds the military power of 15 imperial troops, and it can be said that it is easy to deploy dead soldiers in the suburbs of Xindu."

"Your Majesty mentioned Shen Tuxiu, but the officer remembered it. Just now, a general of the forbidden army was looking for Shen Tuxiu. The officer saw that his face changed drastically, and was about to follow him. But he was stopped by several colleagues, so he didn't find out who it was. what news".Gao Zhao thought of the time when Dachao left, and recounted the scene to Zhao Wuming.

Sun Buer thought for a while, then shook his head for a while: "The time is wrong, they should not be talking about the murder of the young master."

"Strange, who set up the ambush?"Zhao Wuming's brows gradually raised, and he paced back and forth in front of the two of them: "Zhao Yu? Zhao Fan? Both are possible but they don't feel right. Could it be that the eunuch ordered that eunuch? If it was him, then whose meaning is it?" , Could it be... ".

"King Zhao".It took Sun Buer a while to spit out these two words. Everyone knew Zhao Wang's intention to kill the lord, but he didn't know what he was afraid of.It was only after a long time that he failed to make an order to kill the lord in an open and honest manner.It is not uncommon to send dead soldiers to assassinate in private.After all, eunuch Ling is a trusted eunuch of King Zhao, and he is the one who does those inconvenient things for King Zhao.

Hearing these two words, Gao Zhao's heart trembled suddenly, and his tone trembled a little: "Yes, it shouldn't be the king...".

"Forget it, I'm a little tired, this matter ends here."Zhao Wuming heard Zhao Wang's words, turned around and walked to his room.

Sun Buer looked at Gao Zhao, seeing his appearance and frowning slightly, obviously dissatisfied with his actions just now.

Seeing Zhao Wuming leave suddenly, Sun Buer put on a straight face.Gao Zhao was a little dazed for a moment, turned around and walked outside the mansion after a while.

(End of this chapter)