Chapter 74, change rapidly

After a while, Zu Zhao recovered. He asked Wang Zhiguan, "This is impossible. I just came out of the Taishou Mansion not long ago. At that time, the assassins had escaped, and Lord Taishou should also be under the protection of the guards. How can the assassin succeed? My lord, are you making a mistake?

Wang Yiguan sighed again, shook his head very entangledly and said, "How can this be wrong? The assassin disguised himself as a servant of the Taishou Mansion and poisoned Liu Taishou when he served tea. Not only that, he also stabbed Liu Taishou with poisonous hairpins. Earlier, there was accurate news from the Taishou Mansion that Liu Taishou had... died..."

Zuzu Zhao's face was gloomy, which seemed to be almost the same as his guess, and this assassination was indeed interlinked.

He took a deep breath and calmed down first. At present, he must seriously think about the whole accident.

Why did these people assassinate Liu Taishou, and how did they succeed? What benefits can the master messenger behind the scenes get from it? Such questions are like flying flowers, lingering in my mind. In addition, the more important question is what is the relationship between this assassination and the case of Lingzhi County!

It's just that there is no way to sort out so many clues for a while.

The only thing Zu Zhao can be sure of is that if Liu Taishou is assassinated, Youbeiping County will definitely fall into chaos in the next period, and there are only a few months left before the Yellow Turban Uprising, which is bound to get worse.

As soon as he thought of this, he frowned and quickly asked Wang, "Who is in charge of the Taishou Mansion now? But Sun Changshi, or Lieutenant Wendu?"

Wang Jiguan replied, "Sun Changshi is also seriously injured at this time. When the assassin assassinated Liu Taishou, Sun Changshi was on the side, but he also failed to escape. Shicai received a notice saying that Lieutenant Wendu was still leading people to catch the fleeing assassins in the city, and the situation under the Taishou Mansion is not clear.

Zu Zhao couldn't help but feel strange and asked, "Who issued all the orders in the city now?"

Wang Yiguan said, "It was temporarily drafted by the Pinggang County Government, saying that someone would be sent to the state government to report after dawn."

Zu Zhao was a little worried about it. Why didn't the subordinate officials of the Taishou government stand up and take charge? It was the county government's turn to issue orders. What's the situation? However, even so, he knew that the most critical things were not these now. Liu Taishou and Sun Changshi were killed one after another, and the two former senior officials of the Taishou Mansion were missing. Presumably, officials from other functional departments may also have suffered casualties, and almost the Taishou Mansion was temporarily paralyzed.

Think about it. Anyway, Liu Taishou has not done anything real during his tenure. In fact, he is not paralyzed. In fact, it does not have much direct impact.

"That's all," Zu Zhao didn't think much about anything else for the time being, and then said, "I'll go to the Taishou Mansion first."

After saying goodbye from the city tower, Zu Zhao and his party then rode back to the Taishou Mansion.

Along the way, the city was more lonely and lonely than before. After several twists and turns in the night, I'm afraid that many people will feel scared. I haven't encountered such a big change for many years. Suddenly, there is really some premonition that chaos is coming. There are still some sounds in the distance, dog barking, horseshoe, sporadic shouting, sometimes in the east and sometimes in the west. Although it is so far away, it always gives people a sense of sadness.

Returning to the Taishou Mansion, the fire in the west courtyard seemed to be under control, but there were still flames burning in the sky.

There are many people gathered on the streets around the Taishou Mansion, including the gatekeepers of the county government and the Taishou Mansion, soldiers drawn from the two prefectures, and the guards of the Taishou Mansion. People come and go, and the lights are everywhere, and there is a tense atmosphere at the end of the war. Even the houses near the Taishou Mansion, in such an atmosphere, even if the door is closed, it is inevitable to be involved.

The soldiers who inspected saw Zu Zhao and his party appear on the street, and a group of people quickly greeted them quickly.

After a lot of ups and turns, Zu Zhao and his party were finally brought into the Taishou Mansion.

At this moment, the chaos in the Taishou Mansion is far more complicated and even messy than the door.

The west courtyard and the north courtyard are full of blood, just like a slaughterhouse. In addition to these two courtyards, most of the other places have become places for the wounded, with guards and guests, officials and servants. The whole Taishou Mansion was full of mourning, crying, screaming and preaching, one after another, which is really a great contrast to the loneliness of entering the city along the way.

After some insultation, Zu Zhaofang knew that Lieutenant Wen had received a notice to return to the Taishou's mansion. He was going to inquire about the specific situation of Liu Taishou. On the one hand, this matter was too **, and on the other hand, the house was chaotic and there was no one to entertain him at all. Therefore, he had to go to a stable in the North Courtyard to see Wen Chou first.

Wen Chou did not just come back, but to facilitate travel at any time, so he temporarily set the North Courtyard stable as a military command office.

It was not easy to find a bodyguard to inform him. Zu Zhao came to the stable of the North Courtyard to meet Wen Chou.

Wen Chou recognized Zu Zhao. Before Liu Taishou was killed, he also heard Liu Taishou and others say that it was Zu Zhao who took action to save him when he was in danger. He still had a good impression of Zu Zhao, but at present, he was too busy and Wufu had a rude temper, so his tone of speech was not only impatient, but also a little urging.

Zu Zhao remained calm and patiently reported the tracking of the black arrow thief to Wen Chou, hoping that Wen Chou could draw some people as much as possible and continue to follow Zu Ling and others according to his own plan.

After listening to Zu Zhao's words, Wen Chou pondered for a while and said very rudely, "Shicai, if we don't hunt down the thief, but stay in the Taishou's mansion, Lord Liu may not have an accident. At present, Lord Liu was unfortunately killed, and many subordinate officials in the mansion were also injured in the North Courtyard. The Taishou Mansion has been in chaos. As for what black arrow thief you are talking about, is she a crucial person? How can you believe her by one-sided words alone?

Zu Ji, who followed Zu Zhao, was very dissatisfied with Wen Chou's attitude. He was young and frivolous, regardless of so much. He directly came forward and shouted, "Our eldest son has said so clearly, but you still don't believe it. What does it mean?"

Wen Chou was not a civil man. Hearing Zu Zhao's provocation, he was angry and said angrily, "Well, I'm doing things. Do you still need me to teach me?"

Zu Zhao motioned Zu Ji not to talk nonsense, keep calm, and said, "Lieutenant Wen, it's a big deal, but it's just three or five capable people, success or not, will only be beneficial to the overall situation, not harmful. Why don't you try it?"

Wen Chou's face was still gloomy. After taking a deep breath, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "You don't know, it's not that I don't want to send someone. Presumably, I have something more important to do now. You went to the county to participate in the inspection this time, and Lv Wei was also one of them. To mention this, how did those assassins sneak into the Taishou Mansion? The maid who assassinated Liu Taishou was also a trusted maid who had been in the house for many years. Can't you see the conspiracy?"

After listening to Wen Chou's words, Zu Zhao couldn't help moving his eyebrows. Naturally, he knows that there must be a simple inside story behind this series of things, but now it seems that Wen Chou obviously knows more information or answers to some questions. Immediately, he asked, "Lord Wen, do you mean...?"

Wen Chou was serious and said in a low voice, "I suspect that someone in the county is planning a rebellion!"

Zu Zhao was moved, and his face became more and more grim. In fact, he already had such an expectation. After all, it will not be easy for Hu people to be entangled with Taipingdao. It's just that he can't figure it out. If Taiping Road hadn't planned this series of things behind the scenes, who would have set off such a big move in Youbeiping County?

He sighed, "Captain, how can you see it?"

Wen Chou shook his head slowly, as if he was unwilling to say anything more. He said, "Shi Caiwen personally tortured several arrested assassins and will also send Lv Wei to the county service of Changcheng County to take the questioning. In a word, Wen knows that the righteous ancestor is a righteous man, so he revealed these words with you, and there is no need to ask more details. I'm afraid that there will be no peace in Youzhou in the future.

Although Wen Chou didn't speak too clearly, Zu Zhao still easily understood the other party's hints. He saluted Wen Chou and said, "Thank you for your trust. If there is anything you need to assist, please don't worry about it.

Wen Chou said majestically, "At present, there are many people and miscellaneous hands, and Zu Yishi is kind to Wen. In the next few days, the county government will inevitably strengthen martial law, and Zu Yishi and others should leave as soon as possible. As for the results of the inspection, Wen will report to the state capital after discussing with Zhang Xianjun, which will be decided by the state capital.

Zu Zhao nodded slightly, but his face was still a little worried.

Wen Chou knew that Zu Zhao was still concerned about tracking the black arrow thief. He said, "Zu Yishi, Wen knows that you are loyal, but I advise you that this matter is very complicated, and it is better for Zu Yishi not to be involved. Let's stop here."

Zu Zhao nodded again and said, "I understand."

Wen Chou arched his hand: "I won't give it away."

When he came out of the Taishou Mansion, Zu Zhao and others returned to the Guanyi where they had stayed before.

Zu Ji was very anxious. Since Wen Chou refused to send someone to replace the black arrow thief, this matter would fail. After walking back and forth several times in Guanyi, he finally couldn't help finding Zu Zhao and asked, "Sir, what should we do now? You can't let Uncle Ling continue to take risks, can he? Why don't you change it to me?"

Zu Zhao has been thinking that even if Zu Ji was talking, he didn't pay full attention to it. After continuing to be silent for a long time, he suddenly figured out something, and his eyes suddenly lit up and said, "After taking Uncle Ling back to inform the whereabouts, we will immediately stop and return to Xu Wu County as soon as possible."

Zu Ji was surprised and said, "Ah, is it really just like this?"

Zu Zhao said solemnly, "There is no need to say much else when the big event comes to an end. Do as I say."

Zu Ji saw that Zu Zhao was so determined that he did not think much about anything else.