Chapter 577 All in the calculation, tear the dough

Jianchangyefu Nancheng is known as the hometown of fish and rice. This place is rich and more civilized than Kyoto. Because it is close to Ganwangguan, Xiliang merchants are common in Nancheng. Outside Ganwangguan, he was originally holding three or two small southern countries, but because he was forced by the people of the northwest. At the time of Emperor Taizong, he occasionally invaded the territory of Dalong and seized the wealth and grain of the border counties under the rule of Chang, so that there were often wars. Twenty years ago, the king of Xiliang conquered it and put it under Wangyang County. Therefore, he did not commit any offense with Dalongqiu and communicate with each other. Commercial market.

Wangyang County Shou is an aristocrat from the surname of the Western Liang royal family.

So Xue Dongchang suddenly realized that it seemed accidental for the third prince to choose Hu Shizhong to "go surgery", but in fact he had a great plan. Of course, the reason was not only to explain the taboo about the bottom limit in the past.

The emperor has long regarded the third prince as the second choice to inherit the throne, and handed over all the secret parts of his cronies to the third prince. The master does not need many scruples.

The third prince was greatly relieved to see that Commander Xue finally opened up some knowledge. He was unequivocally admit that he had been doing business step by step after six years of Yuanqing. Until today, everything was ready. He communicated with Xue Guoxiang and first made the two families of Xiliang Hu and Qing to break up the stage with each other, so that both legitimate sons lost their qualifications to marry the surname Wang. The ambition gradually emerged, and the king of Xiliang was unwilling to change the throne. When Princess Jinyuan learned that her father was killed by Qinghejun, the king's favorite concubine, she forced the king of Xiliang to die.

Naturally, the discord between Yiyangjun and Qing's family was also within the plan of the third prince, and Xue Guoxiang admonished him. The king of Xiliang was moved to take advantage of the power of Dalong to practice the policy of marriage, so that the "daughter heir" completely became a bubble.

All this seems to be the role of Xue Guoxiang, but behind it is all the arrangement of the third prince.

He has already been laying out the layout for the legal succession to the throne of Xiliang.

Obviously, it has come to the critical point.

However, the third prince did hesitate to choose the final departure place, because Tongling Pass in Chuzhou was closer to Dajing, the capital of Western Liang.

But there is no doubt that no matter whether the emperor decides to start Yi Chu in the ninth year of Yuanqing, the third prince will take the lead in picking up the competition between the prince and the fourth prince, because he is no patience, and the key situation does not allow him to wait any more - the king of Xiliang has reached his remaining age, and there is not much time, and he will be instigate and suppress the two surnames. Princess Jinyuan is the crown prince.

The third prince does not want to enjoy his success in the future. He must have his achievements in suppressing Qing and Hu in order to subdue the nobles of Xiliang and stabilize the throne in the future.

At this time, on the outskirts of Nancheng, a group of private soldiers ambushed on both sides of the official road were also very anxious.

"I said, I can really be sure that the Third Highness didn't get any rumor. I don't know if there have been rumors in Kyoto? He dismissed Hu Shizhong and detained him for a long time. Why did he stay in Jianchang for a long time and had no intention to return to Beijing. A middle-aged man with a beard, dressed in a farmer's thick brown, sat on a stone pier under the shade of a tree with his legs open. The palm of the fan kept fanning the wind and looked anxiously at a white-faced "farmer" beside him.

"Even if he hears the wind, he can't stay in Jianchang all the time." The speaker was the queen's nephew, of course, whose surname was Kong. He was sent to Jianchang by Master Kong, with the intention of making the third prince die.

The reason why the Kong family was able to win the value of the predecessor Emperor Taizong at the beginning was that they were the old family of the Eastern Ming Dynasty. Their in-laws had many old relatives, and the influence of the remaining scholars and military generals in the Eastern Ming Dynasty was second only to the Qin family.

At present, Nankang Xunyangbo is the old man of the Kong family. He got a secret letter from Master Kong and knew that the storage position was critical and the third prince must be eradicated, so he let the private commander cooperate with the Kong family.

Kong Yu, who was responsible for the survival of the family, rushed to the south and was confused by a series of actions of the third prince. He was really not sure of the intention of the third prince - if he didn't notice it, why did he stay here? But if he said he was on guard, he would not be nervous and alert to enjoy the scenery of the south city for a few days.

"You can't stay with him like this. In case of anger, you order to investigate the rumor spreaders... The Empress is still forbidden to walk in the Kunren Palace. If it is true as she said, the emperor's heart is Nancheng. Maybe he will first cure the crime of the Confucius family and lose the opportunity, but she will be defeated." The beard is a martial artist, and he is very impatient and afraid of his brain. Since he has made up his mind to kill the third prince and confirmed his crime of assassinating the prince, there is no need to shrink and ambushed him directly to catch him off guard and simply break it.

Kong Yu also hesitated. The prince is in danger, and it is not limited to the third prince. There is at least a fourth prince next to him. Kong Zhishang, the head of the family, is still banned by the Yulin army. The three laws can not let go. The Kong family can be said to be trapped in the front wolf and the tiger, the cliff is desperate and must be desperate.

In addition to the third prince, Hu Shizhong's case against the Chen family can only have a glimmer of vitality.

"Then get ready to sneak into the city and attack the official post at night." Kong Yu gritted his teeth.

"This is not appropriate. We are pretending to be gangs. These reckless officials have never committed crimes. In addition, there are guards stationed in the official post, which may not be able to be shot. The third prince went out to the market to have fun during the day, but with a few personal soldiers. Even if there are secret guards, there are only more than ten at most. It is an opportunity to start in the downtown." Kong Yu, who has a beard and an outsider, is very disdainful.

These princes only thought that killing people were more secretively in the dark and wind at night, but they did not know that the patrol at night was stricter than during the day. In addition, there was a prince living in the official post. How could the government office and the guard office be unprepared? The prince died at the post station, and they could not protect their heads.

Kong Yu thought for a moment and agreed that the beard plan was more likely to win, so he also half squatted down. Each of them held a branch and scratched on the ground to deploy the plan.

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The riverside of Nancheng is a place where fishermen and craftsmen live. Near noon, the sun is shining and narrow streets, and the smoke on both sides is curling, and the choking smoke covers the low houses.

A middle-aged woman held a basket, pushed open the empty door, shook her head in the yard, and called "Sister Child" with a smile. For a moment, the young woman with an apron on her waist and white flowers on her hair wiped the tears smoked by firewood. She quickly greeted her, saw the guests clearly and hurriedly called " Sister-in-law" welcomed people in.

"My head has had a good harvest today. I caught a river fish for my sister. You are weak..." The middle-aged woman didn't finish her words and saw a person sitting in the hall. "Ah" and laughed again: "Han Xiucai is also here. You deserve to have a good fortune today."

It turned out that the filial young woman and child were forcibly occupied by Hu Shizhong and recently gained freedom.

As if he was afraid of his neighbors' misunderstanding, Tong quickly explained, "Brother Han is kind-hearted, send me some rice and grain."

"I know." The middle-aged woman had no doubt: "Thanks to Xiucai's rush, she went to Kyoto to knock on the drums and denounce the dog officer. How can she listen to the grievances of a big brother? Han Xiu is the righteous man. We all know it in our hearts."

Han Xiucai quickly got up and saluted, and was slightly surprised: "In those years, I was poor and my three meals were not good. Thanks to the help of my brother and sister-in-law, the dripping kindness was rewarded. My brother died unjustly. In order to grasp the dog officer's crime, my sister-in-law was willing to commit a dangerous situation, and I failed to help her in time. It was really ashamed to let my sister-in-law suffer. I was really ashamed."

It was cold, but the door of the courtyard was pushed open. A black-faced man broke into it and shocked everyone.

"I'm so scared that I thought a robber had broken in in the day." The middle-aged woman recognized her man and breathed a sigh of relief and spat on the ground.

The man didn't have time to argue with the mother-in-law and jumped his feet anxiously: "It's not that there are robbers in the blue sky and day... Han Xiucai is here. It's great that you have a reputation. Go to the government. There are robbers assassinate the third princes, four or fifty fierce black men, which are amazing... on the edge of the ten-thousand-year bridge on the outskirts of the city!"

At present, Tong regarded the third prince as a life-saving benefactor. Hearing this, he blushed with urgency: "There is such a bold person."

The man grabbed the door again and left a sentence as he ran: "* Raised, dead robbers, don't kill corrupt officials, but dare to attack the third prince. I risk my life and won't let you succeed." The man had already arrived on the street and shouted in an open voice: "Brother, the third prince was assassinated. At the Wannian Bridge, all the men at home came with knives and axes."

Seeing that Han Xiucai was still stunned, Tong Shi quickly pushed forward and said, "Go to the government office to inform the guard." Then he said to the middle-aged woman who was somehow good, "Sister-in-law, go to the ferry and call someone. I'll go to the shop, but I can't let the third prince have any difference."

Han Xiucai went back to Kyoto and went to prison. He was rescued by the third prince in time and then went back to Jianchang Mansion. He was grateful in his heart. After waking up, he pulled his legs and ran to the gate. Along the way, he did not forget to shout that the third prince was assassinated at the Wannian Bridge, so that the strong man would save him quickly.

When he didn't enter the city gate, he saw a team of soldiers and the guards leading a team of soldiers and horses out. Han Xiu knew that the government had received the news, so he breathed a sigh of relief and then turned around and ran to the Wannian Bridge.

On the bank of the Wannian Bridge in Nancheng, you can see Magu Mountain from afar. Along the embankment, the willows are green and red, and the scenery is beautiful. Because there are many planting gardens, it has attracted many dignitaries and nobles to visit and enjoy the scenery. Therefore, the stars are scattered in more than ten teahouses and restaurants. Today, the third prince intends to come here to taste the river fresh food. He only has only five or six of his own soldiers, obviously for Assassins are "God-given opportunities".

More than 50 people besieged and suppressed several people, which was obviously a matter of being captured. The leading masked robber's beard did not expect that the situation would evolve into such a situation.

He was obviously about to win, bullying the third prince, and the iron sword in his hand had stabbed the third prince in the shoulder!

But he was cut off by the roaring Xue Dongchang, and his beard had to retreat to keep his head.

They are so many people that they are not afraid that the injured third prince can still fly with wings.

Unexpectedly, a lot of civilians suddenly rushed out, some carrying hoes, some holding firewood knives, and brainless people cut at them.

Of course, these people are not real civilians, but the secret guards of the third prince.

Kong Yu, who was mixed in the group of assassins, was anxious. After all, he was not reckless. He subconsciously felt that if he killed and injured the people, he would make things unmanageable. In case of a mistake, even if he could kill the third prince on the spot, the Kong family must have a death penalty of killing innocent people indiscriminately.

Between the lightning, a "shut" blurted out.

Dozens of "people" surrounded the third prince and raised their weapons and cursed: "Where did the madmen dare to assassinate His Highness, folks? The Third Highness is for us to be the green sky of the people of Jianchang in addition to dog officials. We must keep His Highness safe and take down these madmen and send them to the officials for justice."

Hu Da, who was pulled by Kong Yu's hind legs, was anxious. Seeing a good opportunity in front of him, he was unwilling to give up, secretly scolded the prince for being afraid of his head and brains, and slandered these mud legs that rushed out of nowhere. Shouldn't ordinary people avoid evil things for thousands of miles? What kind of hero did the mob come out to show?

He pushed Kong Yu away and roared, "If you don't do anything like, get out of the way quickly. The third prince colluded with the Beiyuan spy to assassinate the prince, which is not only conspirable, but also for treason against the enemy, unfaithful and unfilial. All righteous people in the world can be killed. If you and other ignorant people stop us from committing adultery for the country, don't blame me for being ruthless under my sword."

Xue Dongchang stood forward: "A bold maniac dares to have blood and dirty his mouth. Who doesn't know that the case of the assassination of the prince has been concluded by the son of Chu, and the person involved has been killed. The assassination of the prince is the death penalty." With a sword, he fought with his beard.

The "people" were not willing to show weakness, helping Xue Dongchang fight against the private soldiers pretending to be reckless again.

Although Commander Xue's brain is not very flexible, his martial arts skills should not be underestimated. If the third prince hadn't had been instructed and been injured, how could he have pierced the beard sword into the third prince's shoulder? At this time, he was full of energy and killed him. After more than 20 moves, he was forced to be in a hurry, not only was the iron sword in his hand taken away. Even the mask was torn off.

"It's raised by dogs and wolves. Isn't this the leader of the private soldiers in Xunyang Bo's mansion? I worked as a part-time worker in Xunyang Bofu, and I know this man!" A "people" shouted.

At this time, there were already many tourists who came here to watch, and there was a big ups when they heard the words.

Kong Yu was very anxious. He really didn't understand how the ten-nine plan became such a situation. For a moment, he was at a loss - if the assassination of the Kong family was exposed, even if the third prince could be killed, the Kong family would not escape the blame, and it would involve the queen and the prince!

Li Sheng retreated and waved his hand to call for withdrawal.

Xue Dongchang did not allow him to retreat, jumped, and took Kong Yu directly under the cover of the "people". This time, he subdued people and pulled down his mask: "Oh, isn't this Kong Langjun? When did he become a righteous man?" He pulled Kong Yu in front of the third prince: "Your Highness, it's the queen's nephew! I can recognize him and meet him a lot on Yihong Street!"

Kong Yu's face is like dead ashes.

The private soldiers of Xunyang Bofu were captured as soon as they saw two commanders, and the army was in chaos. If they were no longer in love with fighting, they would withdraw.

At this time, a lot of people arrived, with harpoons and poles, just blocking the back road of the "assassin"!