Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 558: Attending a Banquet in the Main Text Volume of Ruyi Xiaolangjun. In ancient times, Xiang Yu hosted a banquet for Liu Bang and held a Hongmen Banquet with the intention of assassinating him.

Now, some officials from Ezhou have evil intentions and have invited Tang Ning to a banquet at Yuanyang House. Maybe as soon as Tang Ning sat down, 300 swordsmen and axe-wielders rushed in from the next room.

Xu Zhanggu looked anxious and said, "Sir, this is a trap, you can't go!"

Tang Ning put the invitation aside and said to a clerk, "Tell Governor Yu that I will be here tomorrow night as promised."

When Xu Zhanggu was about to speak, Tang Ning stretched out her hand to stop him from continuing.

The Hongmen Banquet is a Hongmen Banquet, but it is not necessarily whose Hongmen Banquet belongs to it, and those who attend the banquet may not necessarily be the losers. In fact, at the Hongmen Banquet, the one who laughs last is not the Overlord of Western Chu who hosted the banquet.

Chen Zhou walked in from outside and asked, "Sir, are you going to a banquet tomorrow night?"

Tangning nodded and said, "If someone invites you kindly, it's natural to go. This is etiquette."

Chen Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Go down and call Liu Tong."

With Chen Zhou by his side, he could handle some things properly without Tang Ning taking the initiative to give them orders.

Liu Tong is the captain of the sharp blade. He was originally a captain in Zuo Xiaowei. Later, after being selected, he stood out from five thousand people and passed many tests to become the leader of the sharp blade.

Although he is not as clever as Chen Zhou, nor does he have Chen Zhou's craftsmanship, he has excellent professional skills and certain leadership abilities, and is qualified to be the captain of Sharp Blade.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. His biggest disadvantage is that his eyesight is a little bit worse. If he had a little eyesight, he should be training in the capital with the Blade members now, instead of coming all the way to Jiangnan to meet these local officials. A battle of wits and courage.

Not long after, Chen Zhou walked in with someone else. Captain Liu Tong looked at Tang Ning and asked impatiently: "General, do you have a new mission? Is it an overt killing or an assassination? Where is the location and when will you start?"

Tang Ning said: "Tomorrow night, Yuanyang Tower, you will obey my orders."

Everything needs a name. Tang Ning could just bring out Shang Fang's sword and take down the officials involved in Ezhou, but if this name is unjust and unreasonable, they may not be convinced.

There was no such thing as a good feast, so Tang Ning hoped that those people would show their fangs first, so that it would be natural for them to take action.

Liu Tong looked at him and asked, "What's the order?"

The time to take action must be chosen well. The ambush person does not know what is going on inside, so he needs an agreed upon signal.

Tangning thought for a while and said, "Let's break the cup as a sign. When you hear the sound of the cup being thrown, rush in from the outside and capture them all."

Liu Tong stood up straight and shouted loudly: "Take the order!"

…

Governor's Mansion.

Censor Zhongcheng walked slowly into a certain room, looked at Governor Yu, and said, "Are you planning to take action tonight?"

"Tonight is his last chance." Governor Yu took a sip of tea and said, "It depends on his choice whether he lives or dies."

Censor Zhongcheng continued: "What are you going to do?"

Governor Yu took out a red porcelain vase from the drawer. The porcelain vase was only about the size of a thumb and was entirely red with some strange patterns on it.

The censor Zhongcheng asked in surprise: "What is this?"

Yu Cishi said: "The best poison in the world."

Censor Zhongcheng looked at him and asked suspiciously: "Is it useful?"

Yu Cishi said: "Two years ago, the censor in your censorship died like this."

Yushi Zhongcheng suddenly said: "Two years ago, Yushi Zheng went to the south of the Yangtze River. He said that he was not accustomed to the acclimatization and died of a sudden illness. So it was you who did it?"

Governor Yu put the porcelain bottle in his hand, played with it, and said: "There is no cure for this poison. Just a few drops can completely kill it."

Yushi Zhongcheng said: "He is different from Yushi Zheng. He is a favorite of the emperor. Such a blatant attack has angered His Majesty. None of you can escape."

Yu Cishi smiled and said nonchalantly: "This poison does not seal the throat when blood is seen. As long as the dosage is controlled, there will be no symptoms in the early stage of poisoning. After a few days, the internal organs will begin to fester, and then he will start to vomit blood." , it is difficult to eat, difficult to breathe, and after several days of torture, he will die completely..."

Censor Zhongcheng's eyes flickered a few times and said: "That's very good. If I can deal with this person, I will definitely take credit from Mr. Tang when I return to the capital..."

Governor Yu cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll thank Brother Qi first..."

…

"I remember clearly that Zheng Yushi was fine for the first two days after leaving Ezhou. Two days later, he suddenly fell ill. He could not eat or sleep peacefully. He just gasped for air and soon began to vomit blood. After suffering for seven days, he died of illness on the way..."

When a junior official in the Ministry of Personnel talked about the death of Zheng Yushi, his face still looked horrified and his face was extremely pale.

After hearing what the young official said, Gongsun Ying's face was as dark as water, and he said: "King Qian has been in Jiangnan for so many years, and he has indeed colluded with Jiangnan officials..."

Tangning looked at him and asked, "Did King Qian do this?"

Gongsun Ying said: "This matter may not necessarily be done by the King of Guizhou, but the Ezhou officials must have colluded with the King of Guizhou. Otherwise, where did they get this "all things withered"?"

Tang Ning asked: "Is everything dry?"

Gongsun Ying explained: "It is a strange poison of our Wan Gu Sect. There is no antidote for this poison. Those who are poisoned by this poison will not have any symptoms in the early stage, but after one or two days, their internal organs will rot and they will vomit blood and die. This process is extremely painful and can last up to half a month..."

Gongsun Ying's "all things wither" is the same as the symptoms of poisoning by a certain synthetic poison in the later generations that Tang Ning knew. Even in the later generations with advanced medicine, the mortality rate of taking that poison is more than 90%. Even a very small amount is enough to kill people.

The similarity between the two poisons is that the poisoned person will not die immediately. Even if he regrets it, he can only watch himself go to death. More importantly, this process will be very painful. It is better to commit suicide than to wait for death.

Ezhou officials used this to murder Zheng Yushi and used the reason of "uncomfortable with the local climate and water" to cover up the truth. They can use it once and then use it again.

Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. The more despicable their means, the less psychological pressure he had to do certain things.

…

Yuanyanglou is the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Ezhou City. Local dignitaries like to entertain guests here.

Today, the business of Yuanyanglou is still booming. When a group of people walked in from outside, there was a burst of surprised sounds in the hall.

"It's Yu Shi."

"Ma Biejia is here too..."

"And Cui Changshi, who are you entertaining? Why are all these dignitaries here?"

…

All the people who walked in were local officials in Ezhou. It was rare to see one of them on weekdays. This time, everyone came out together, which meant that tonight's banquet was very important. I don't know which great god was invited.

The shopkeeper of Yuanyanglou came up in person and said with a smile on his face: "Sir, the private room upstairs is ready, please follow me..."

Everyone entered the private room, and the doors of the private rooms on both sides opened a gap.

Several members of the sharp blade pressed their heads against the wall, and the rest of the people had already prepared to enter the palace.

Liu Tong looked at them and whispered, "The general said that breaking the cup is a signal. If you hear the sound of breaking cups, report it immediately..."