Chapter 171 Two birds with one stone
After hearing Fang Xiaoru's words, King Xian of Shu didn't dare to stay and went to the palace. After all, he never expected that Zhu Yunwen had such a terrifying power. If he could, he would have to fight for Zhu Yunwen's friendship. Besides, Zhu Yunwen's absolute best heir, it can be said that under his wise leadership, the Ming Dynasty would be more powerful. Only a guy like King Jian, who was terrified, would be provoked. Even Yao Guangxiao did not expect that King Xian of Shu would go to help rescue soldiers, but his departure made Yao Guangxiao relax. After all, there was no King Xian of Shu, and the chance of his plan being successful would be much higher.
"Xu Ai, are your tokens ready?"
"Teacher, I'm ready."
Yao Guangxiao wanted to select the dead soldiers himself. After all, they had to pretend to be an iron cavalry and were not taller, so they would be easily seen through. Besides, they would have to find a few soldiers who were ready to die, otherwise it would be a big trouble if they fell into the hands of King Jian.
At this time, King Xian of Shu had already arrived in the capital. He entered the palace without stopping, but he did not expect that his mother would go to Huangjue Temple to pray for blessings. This is the annual annual Concubine Guo Hui prayed for Zhu Yuanzhang and her children, and the whole process lasted for ten days.
"Brother Xiaoru, let's leave and rush to Huangjue Temple..."
"Why do you want to go to Huangjue Temple?"
"Brother Xiaoru, my mother is in Huangjue Temple..."
King Xian of Shu pulled Fang Xiaoru into the carriage without saying a word. The two of them soon arrived at Huangjue Temple. It happened that Concubine Guo Hui was conducting a blessing ceremony, so they could only wait until this was completed before entering. Although the ceremony was only two hours, it seemed to them that it had been a long time. Finally, Concubine Guo Hui came out. She had never expected that her eldest son would wait for her here. A bad feeling came into her mind instantly.
"Chun'er, is something happening?"
"Mother, my brother has caused trouble..."
When Concubine Guo Hui heard this, she knew that this matter was big or small. In order to keep it a secret, she had to go to her room to ask about life. Of course, Fang Xiaoru did not follow him. In the end, he chose to learn Buddhism from the abbot. No one expected that Fang Xiaoru was an old acquaintance with the abbot. They often played chess and discussed the truth together.
"Chun'er, what's going on?"
"Mother, my younger brother used the name of his father to collect taxes from the people. This incident happened to be caught by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
King Xian of Shu truthfully told the whole story, which of course included the conditions proposed by Zhu Yunwen. The more Guo Huifei heard, the worse her expression became, and finally she stood up.
"Chun'er, prepare the carriage immediately. I'm going to Zhoushan County now. If it's a little later, it's going to be troublesome..."
"Mother, you are afraid that the prince will do whatever he wants..."
"What I'm afraid of is your brother..."
Concubine Guo Hui knew her younger son's temper very well. With his personality, he was very likely to impulsively add that he would definitely push the situation later. Otherwise, his younger son would not be like this. Besides, he always listened to his eldest son very much, but now he looks the opposite. All of this is questionable.
"Mother, you suspect someone is making trouble behind this matter..."
"That's right!"
"Who would that be?"
Concubine Guo Hui sneered: "We fight Zhu Yunwen to the death, who will benefit in the end?"
"Mother, you are talking about the King of Yan..."
"It's impossible for King Yan. After all, he is watching your father tightly now, but there is one person worthy of doubt..."
"who?"
"Yao Guangxiao!"
Guo Huifei was so clear that she saw through Yao Guangxiao's tricks, but she didn't expect that Yao Guangxiao had already started to take action. The killers had already reached the periphery of Prince Jian's mansion, and they would take action as soon as they entered the night. Yao Guangxiao's order was very simple. He only asked to injure Prince Jian, but they had to leave a token, and the most important thing was to escape as soon as possible. They took special poison in advance, and there was no way out except to escape safely.
"The action begins!"
They climbed over the wall one after another, and one of the killers encountered a guard. The guard broke the neck of the killer even when he had time to speak. They were very professional in dealing with the corpse in one or two breaths.
"Who!"
"Kill them..."
A killer shouted and rushed up, and then the remaining killers rushed up. The strength of the guards in Prince Jian's mansion was too far from the strength of these killers. In a short while, more than a dozen guards were killed.
"Come, there's an assassin!"
Although King Jian was a little drunk, he could still hear an enemy attack. The guards rushed over amid his cry for help, but the guards were still one step late. King Jian and the assassin were stabbed in a fierce battle. Although they were not injured, they scared him to death. The guards arrived in time and the assassins actually fled. How could King Jian run away for them? He ignored the wounds on his body and shouted and ordered the guard to chase the assassin back.
"You guys chase me the assassin and catch me alive..."
"Yes."
This group of guards rushed towards the assassins like crazy. After all, King Jian was injured because of their negligence. They had to commit crimes and make meritorious service. These were more than 200 guards. Even if these dozen assassins had high martial arts skills, they could not resist these attacks. Assassins fell down one by one and died in a blink of an eye.
"Fight..."
After the killer said this, he took his subordinates to kill him, but he didn't expect that he would shoot the bow and arrow as soon as he climbed to the courtyard wall. The person who shot him to death was King Jian. He protected the guards and stepped on the assassin's head, but the assassin died without a second effort.
"Bastard, how are you doing? Look at me with a knife and I will give you a shot..."
No matter how King Jian scolded this guy, he didn't respond, but the final result was that he didn't even stay alive.
"What! There is no living..."
"Your Highness Jane, the last two people died of poisoning."
"Poisoned?"
Li Hao quickly explained: "This is probably a captive dead soldier..."
When King Jian heard this, his face was not very good. Although this was not the first time he was attacked, he actually dispatched a dead soldier, which also meant that the other party wanted to kill him.
"King Jian, look at this is the token..."
“There are also…”
King Jian took the token in his pocket and compared it, and it turned out to be the same. This also means that the killer was sent by Zhu Yunwen. This time, King Jian completely believed Yao Guangxiao's words, but King Jian never thought that all this was Yao Guangxiao's trap, and the purpose was to make him fight to the death with Zhu Yunwen. No matter what the end result was, King Jian would go on the old path of King Xiang, but because of this, the people behind King Jian would hold a grudge against Zhu Yunwen and even become Zhu Yunwen's enemy. All of this was under Yao Guangxiao's plan. It can be said that if he continued according to his plan, Zhu Yunwen would have to take off even if he was not dead.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!