Tiantang

Chapter 176 Hijacking (third update)

Chapter 184 Hijacking

Xiao Shisanlang looked at Zhang Xuan quietly, hesitant to speak.

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

"Brother, do you still have enemies?" Xiao Shisanlang said in his heart, this kind of swordsman is definitely not something that ordinary people can drive away. If it weren't for deep hatred, a swordsman with this kind of magical means would never be so low as to be reduced to the world of mortals That assassin.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a long time before he smiled wryly in bewilderment, "Brother, as an official, I have offended some people, but from someone's point of view, this may not be enough to become a life-and-death enemy, and I have to send assassins to put me on the line." Death. If you want to talk about enemies, there is only the dead King Rong Li Wan..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan suddenly thought of Si Ning Wang Li Lin, Princess Yongmu and Gao Lishi who were bestowed to death by the old emperor not long ago.

Princess Yongmu was married to Wang Yao. After Wang Yao died, she became a monk and practiced Taoism, and she had no children in her life.Not to mention Gao Lishi, a peerless eunuch.

As for Si Ning Wang Li Lin's lineage, there are some descendants. Could it be that the descendants of Si Ning Wang Li Lin bought assassins to assassinate?

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.

And Shisanlang Xiao obviously thought of this, so he looked up at Zhang Xuan and said in a deep voice, "Brother, are you a descendant of Si Ning Wang Li Lin?"

Zhang Xuan sighed lightly.Although Li Lin was bestowed by the old emperor to die, the root cause was still in the hands of Zhang Xuan.But Zhang Xuan felt at ease, because if Li Lin wanted to take him down, he couldn't sit still and wait for death.

Li Lin has three sons and one daughter. However, because of Li Lin, the titles have all been taken away, and they can only be regarded as the bottom of the royal family.And after this generation, Li Lin's branch will completely fall out of the ranks of the royal family and become ordinary nobles.

"Brother, ask a certain family to investigate!" Xiao Shisanlang was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Xuan.

"Brother, forget it. This assassin failed in one assassination, and I'm afraid there will be a second time. Sooner or later, he will show his feet." Zhang Xuan waved his hands and said, "The safety of this mansion is troublesome brother. Spread the news of the assassination of the official!"

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The news of Zhang Xuan's assassination quickly spread throughout the city of Chang'an, and one stone caused a thousand waves.

Hundreds of soldiers from the Habayashi Guard were mobilized to set up defenses inside and outside the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, waiting in full force.

The news spread to the palace that Li Heng was discussing matters with Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong.Since Zhang Xuan was about to be released as a feudal town, he almost never entered the palace to participate in the discussions of the central court. The original three-person "discussion group" was replaced by Li Heng, Yang Guozhong, and Chen Xilie.

Li Fuguo hurried in and whispered a few words in Li Heng's ear.

When Li Fuguo got the news, he was very excited.He knew that he had offended Zhang Xuan to death, and as long as Zhang Xuan spared no energy to "deal with" him, he would surely die.At this juncture, the assassin who assassinated Zhang Xuan appeared, it is said that he was still a high-level swordsman, Li Fuguo was naturally gloating.

Li Heng's face changed, and he said in shock, "Mr. Yang, Mr. Chen, there are assassins sneaking into the Governor's Mansion to assassinate Zhang Xuan!"

Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong were also taken aback, and they looked at each other in silence.

At the foot of the emperor, he did not hesitate to sneak into the palace of the important ministers of the court to assassinate. This not only means that the assassin is highly skilled and "artistic and bold", but also means that the assassin has a deep hatred with Zhang Xuan.But at Zhang Xuan's age, he didn't enter the court for a long time. If he offended someone, it was because of two counter-rebellions - the former Rong Wang Li Wan, and the latter Ning Wang Li Lin.

That is to say, if Zhang Xuan really has an enemy, it can basically be concluded that he is a member of the royal family.The biggest suspect is the descendant of Si Ning Wang Li Lin.

Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie thought of this episode, and of course Li Heng thought of it too.

As a result, Li Heng's face became ugly.

After pondering for a while, he waved his hands and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Yang, it is said that Zhao Dali Temple will cooperate with the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to search the whole city immediately to arrest the murderer. In addition, send troops to defend the Governor's Mansion and strengthen the guard."

"Chen Xiang, pass on my palace's order to let all the heirs of the emperor's line enter the palace. I want to talk to them."

Yang Guozhong hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say what was in his heart.If he wanted to follow his idea, he would have to spend a lot of effort to search for something, and quickly arrest Li Lin's descendants into Dali Temple, and torture them to extract a confession, and the truth will be revealed to the world.

At this time, if anyone in the court cared most about Zhang Xuan's safety, it was Yang Guozhong.

Because he knew very well in his heart that once Zhang Xuan was gone, Li Heng would definitely attack him, and at worst, it would weaken his power and take away the power of most of the Yang family.

Regardless of whether Yang Guozhong accepts it or not, the current Zhang Xuan and the Yang family have become a political alliance that advances and retreats together.

The atmosphere in Chang'an City became tense again. Soldiers from Habayashi Guard and police officers from the Yamen of Jingzhao Prefecture went back and forth to search the city. When they saw suspicious persons, they immediately interrogated them, and the city was thrown into chaos.

Although the guards in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion are heavily guarded, Zhang Xuan's mind is very calm, and he can do whatever he wants.

On the second day, according to customs and rules, Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying were going back home.In other words, Cui Ying, a newly married daughter, is going to bring her husband back to her natal family to visit relatives.

There is a very interesting rule here, called "the next son-in-law".

"On the day when the son-in-law pays homage to the pavilion, the wife's family, relatives, guests and women gather together, and each of them beats his son-in-law with a stick for fun." They didn’t stop until the son-in-law got dizzy from the beating, which could be interpreted as a woman’s demonstration. In this regard, the Tang people really had a sense of equality between men and women. Since there was a bridal chamber to tease the bride, there had to be a game where the son-in-law was beaten when he returned home.

Just because there was an assassin assassinating Zhang Xuan this time, this rule was over.The Cui family members knew that Zhang Xuan was in a bad mood, and no one wanted to touch Zhang Xuan's bad luck at this moment.

From Cui Ying's point of view, the incident is special, and this time it's just a gift of returning home.But Zhang Xuan refused, he didn't want to mess up his life's events because of an assassin, and he didn't want to leave Cui Ying with an inexplicable regret.

So, I insisted on coming to Cui's house.It's just that there are hundreds of soldiers guarding the front and back, and Xiao Shisanlang is even more close to protecting him.

Originally, Zhang Xuan had to stay at his father-in-law's house until after the dinner, but Xiao Shisanlang and Cui Ying were worried about Zhang Xuan's safety and urged him to leave repeatedly. Zhang Xuan had no choice but to leave Cui's mansion at dusk.

From Cui’s house to Zhang Xuan’s Metropolitan Government, one has to pass through the bustling West Market, then turn into Zhuque Street, and then arrive at the Metropolitan’s Mansion near the Da Ci’en Temple. The journey takes about half an hour.

Hundreds of sturdy soldiers cleared the way in front, followed by guards, and there were dozens of servants in the middle. Xiao Shisanlang and Zhang Xuan rode on horseback, and Cui Ying rode in a chariot.

Xiao Shisanlang suggested that Zhang Xuan take a carriage, but Zhang Xuan was worried that he would share the carriage with Cui Ying. If the female swordsman came to assassinate him again, he would hurt his wife, so he refused again and again and insisted on riding.

There is no word for safety all the way, the heavily guarded car and horse team quickly entered Suzaku Street, walked southward for hundreds of meters, and then turned east again, heading for the Governor's Mansion.

Seeing that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was already in sight, many soldiers heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that this time it was safe and sound.

But at this moment, a black shadow suddenly flew up in the air, his figure hung upside down in mid-air, and the gleaming sword in his hand stabbed directly at Xiao Shisanlang who was riding on the horse.

Bah!
Xiao Shisanlang drew his sword and jumped up from the horse to meet him. His movements were light and coherent, and the speed was so fast that people could only see the flow of light and shadow.

clang clang!

The assassin fought against Xiao Shisanlang's sword, and there was a deafening sound. The two fought fiercely in mid-air, and it was difficult to distinguish between their opponents for a while.

"Protect the governor!"

The leading lieutenant yelled loudly, and hundreds of soldiers immediately formed a circle with spears in hand, guarding the carriages of Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying.

Riding on the horse, Zhang Xuan looked anxiously at Xiao Shisanlang and the black-clothed swordsman, who could no longer tell the figure of the enemy from the shadow of swords and swords in mid-air, and his heart became more and more dignified.

At this moment, he calmed down strangely.

Hundreds of soldiers were guarding him, and Xiao Shisanlang was personally protecting him. If he was still succeeded by an assassin in such a high level of security, it would make no difference whether he was outside or in the mansion. That would be his destined ending. Or panicking doesn't do anything.

But no one expected that another black shadow flew towards him in a blink of an eye, and all the soldiers felt that their eyes went dark. A female swordsman in black wearing a gauze hat was already riding on Zhang Xuan's horse. The sharp dagger lay across Zhang Xuan's neck.

"If you move again, you will die!"

Zhang Xuan suffered a sudden change, and his body struggled even more. Not only was there a chill in his neck, but also a cold voice came from his ear.

His whole body shook, and he stopped moving.

"Great Governor!"

"There's another assassin!"

The soldiers shouted and turned their guns to surround them. The female swordsman in black suddenly clamped the horse's belly, holding the rein in one hand, and the dagger in the other hand was still across Zhang Xuan's neck, and shouted sharply: Get out of the way, or else , Zhang Xuan must die! "

Zhang Xuan was held hostage, and the soldiers hesitated to retreat for fear of hurting Zhang Xuan.

"Great governor!" Xiao Shisanlang yelled sharply, he blocked the man in black with his sword, and then flew towards this side.The man in black didn't hesitate, and immediately entangled him again.

This person's skill is comparable to that of Xiao Shisanlang, and it is very difficult for Xiao Shisanlang to get away if he is so desperately entangled.

Xiao Shisanlang felt so regretful, he never expected that there would be two assassins, both of whom were swordsmen!
At this time, the female assassin had already held Zhang Xuan hostage and rushed out of the encirclement, and galloped into an alley.All the soldiers covered and killed them, but there was only one horse that was whirling and whirling, and the female swordsman in black and Zhang Xuan on the horse had long since disappeared.

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When Zhang Xuan woke up, he found that he was in a dark room. There was only a small oil lamp on the verge of burning in the room, and the light was very dim.

Zhang Xuan moved and realized that he was firmly bound by the rope, so he stopped struggling needlessly.

There were two women's conversations outside, one was a little old, and the other was clear and indifferent.

"Master, why don't you let me kill this fellow?"

"Kong'er, we are here in Chang'an to handle important matters. This person is the one whom the young master called to meet. He cannot die for the time being!"

"Then, I will kill Yang Guozhong..."

"Kong'er, why are you so ignorant? Killing Yang Guozhong's dog thief is like picking something out of your bag, but at this time, we have to deal with important matters first, and it is not appropriate to make too much noise. Besides, the young master has also instructed that Yang Guozhong cannot be killed for the time being." .” The old voice rebuked in a low voice.

The young woman's voice fell silent.

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