Turbulent Times Chapter 164: Behind the scene

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Seeing that the assassination failed, and Wang Junlin also came to kill, one of the assassins whistled, and the rest of the assassins turned and fled, but this made their defeat even worse.

He exposed his back to the four guards and Wang Junlin unsuspectingly, and was shot by five people with steel crossbows, all of them fell to the ground, and the last two survivors were chased by Niu Jinda and captured alive .

In addition to these two survivors, there are five other assassins who were also alive. They were all hit by crossbow arrows in their thighs. When they saw Wang Junlin walking towards them with people, he was already out of his wits, and there was a deep sense of fear in his eyes.

Niu Jinda and two guards clustered around Wang Junlin vigilantly, while the other two guards spread out to investigate, making sure that there were no assassins nearby before returning.

"Quickly, look at the brothers, are there still alive?"

Several people came to the fallen guard one after another, checked briefly, and raised their heads in disappointment, watching Wang Junlin shake his head slightly, Wang Junlin bit his lip, and the hand holding the knife became tighter and tighter. Niu crossbow, the standard crossbow in the army, looking at these murderous weapons scattered on the ground, his heart was full of murderous intent.

"Could it be Yang Su again, but if people like Yang Su are definitely more powerful than this." Wang Junlin was puzzled.

"Tie up the living, and take away the eight-ox crossbow and the strong crossbow!" Wang Junlin ordered.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps and lights on the street, and a large group of people rushed towards it.

"Who is making trouble here?" A voice came from the opposite side.

"Marquis Qin An is here, who is here?" Niu Jinda asked sharply, while several guards stood in front of Wang Junlin.

"Ah!" The other side was obviously very surprised, "Master Hou, Huang Baochang, the general of the low-ranking Hou Guanfu."

Huang Baochang and his party of twenty or so rushed to the front, the tragic scene in front of him made Huang Baochang's eyes jump, seeing that Wang Junlin was unharmed, an inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes.

"The humble Huang Baochang joins the Marquis." This Huang Baochang was the general of the Hou Guanfu who was sent by the old **** Du to assist Wang Junlin in investigating the case of the Big Hammer and Iron Shop last time. Left a good impression on the other party.

Although Wang Junlin's official rank is much higher than this person, he knows that this Huang Baochang is the son-in-law of the head of the Yuan family, one of the two chiefs of the Guanlong nobles, and he belongs to a middle-class family. It's just that Wang Junlin hasn't figured out who this person is so far, and the appearance of Huang Baochang here now is too much of a coincidence.

Wang Junlin took a deep look at Huang Baochang, politely clasped his fists in return, and said, "Lord Huang came at just the right time. A group of thieves wanted to assassinate me just now. These people on the ground are all alive, and there are some murder weapons used by assassins." , why not hand it over to Master Huang to help Benhou find out the matter and report it to His Majesty by the way."

Huang Baochang's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words. Before a stick of incense, he received an order from the old **** Du, saying that he had received news that there were thieves here who wanted to harm Qin Anhou, so he was ordered to rescue Qin Anhou. , and in view of His Majesty's regard for Qin Anhou, no matter whether the thief succeeded or not, Old Eunuch Du specially told him to get the living evidence and evidence afterwards.

Originally, Huang Baochang was worried about what to do if Wang Junlin was unwilling to hand over his life and evidence, but he hadn't brought up the matter yet, but Wang Junlin had already offered to satisfy all his thoughts, which made him feel a kind King's Landing has long known the feeling of his purpose in coming here. In particular, Wang Junlin did not ask him why he came at this time from the beginning to the end, which made him confirm this judgment.

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly. Huang Baochang laughed, concealing the embarrassment and guilt in his heart, and said loudly with righteous indignation: "These thieves dare to assassinate Lord Hou. They are looking for death. Don't worry, Lord Hou, hand over these people In the hands of the humble official, the humble official must find out who is behind the scenes, and report the matter to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can make the decision for Lord Hou."

Wang Junlin smiled slightly, clasped his fists and said, "Then I would like to thank Master Huang. Ben Houjing is waiting for the good news from Master Huang."

After speaking, without waiting for Huang Baochang to say anything, Wang Junlin ordered his men to mount his horse and left with the bodies of several guards.

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Wufu Tea House, Shen Guang, Zhan Peng and all the guards saw Wang Junlin and Niu Jinda coming back with six corpses covered in blood, and came up to them in shock.

Wang Junlin's expression was extremely gloomy, and the murderous intent between his eyebrows never dissipated. The six guards were covered with white cloth and lined up in the courtyard. After retiring the six family members of the guards, they came to the hall used for discussion in Wufu Tea House.

Wang Junlin sat on the chair a little tired, closed his eyes slightly and fell asleep, thinking about the whole incident in his mind, and further confirmed the strangeness of the assassination.

"If you can get the eight-ox crossbow and the strong crossbow, the scope of the reference is already obvious. It's not a military general, or a wealthy family with a military background. Only they can get these murderous weapons."

"Someone wants to kill two birds with one stone. If they can kill me, they can kill me. If they can't, they can use my hand to deal with Yang Su."

"Although Huang Baochang is a subordinate of the old **** Du, he may not be a member of the old **** Du, so besides the old **** Du, he may obey Yang Jian, or he may work for the nobles of Guanlong."

"Although Yang Jian is eager to deal with Yang Su, but with the respect of the emperor, and he has not fully recovered from today's thunder and punishment, he will not do such low-level things at this time."

"The Guanlong nobles have this motive. After all, the founding Zhongxing family headed by Yang Su and the Guanlong nobles dominated by the Dugu clan and the Yuan family have always been at odds. There is no shortage of intrigues. Although I have not yet made an enmity with the Guanlong nobles, but Yang Jian regards it as a sharp sword against the aristocratic family, and they also have motives for wanting to kill me."

"Besides, who else has the intention to kill me and also wants to get rid of Yang Su?"

These judgments kept flashing through Wang Junlin's mind, and his thoughts gradually became clear. The reason why he handed over all the evidence and life to Huang Baochang was because he knew that the testimony of those people must point to Yang Su. In his opinion, like the case of Big Hammer and Iron Shop, it would be more beneficial for Hou Guanfu to investigate the matter and report it to Yang Jian than to stand in the front and deal with Yang Su by himself.

Zhan Peng, Shen Guang, and Niu Jinda were called over by someone sent by Wang Junlin. Seeing that Wang Junlin closed his eyes and said nothing, they all sat silently on both sides. The silence in the inner hall was suffocating. People frowned tightly, thinking about things.

Shen Guang, the intelligence chief who Wang Junlin has not appointed for a long time, has a gloomy expression on his face. After all, Hou Ye has gone through such a big assassination operation, and he didn't even hear the wind. He can't help being angry and shocked No matter whether Wang Junlin blamed him or not, at least Zhan Peng looked at him with dissatisfaction, and it was indeed his negligence.

"We don't need to investigate this assassination, we just need to wait for the news from the Marquis. Now that His Royal Highness has come forward to speak out, we are temporarily inconvenient to deal with Yang Su. In addition, I feel that the Queen will not last for a few days. At that time, the situation in the DPRK and China will inevitably undergo some major changes. At this time, the more low-key we can be, the better. After all, compared with those powerful families, our influence in the capital is still too weak. Therefore, what we have to do now is to secretly accumulate power. "

Speaking of this, Wang Junlin glanced at the three of them, and continued: "Shen Guang wants to speed up the establishment and improvement of the intelligence organization, and Zhan Peng spends a lot of money to buy the best weapons and armor for the brothers."

Shen Guang and Zhan Peng stood up quickly, clasped their fists and said yes respectfully.

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"Duke, just received news that Wang Junlin was assassinated on Huamen Street, six guards were killed, thirty assassins were killed, twenty-three were killed by Wang Junlin and his party on the spot, seven were injured and captured alive, The assassins use the eight-ox crossbow used to defend the city and the standard strong crossbow used by the elite of the army." Xu Jingzong, an aide in charge of intelligence affairs of the Duke of Yue's mansion, hurried to the study and said to Yang Su.

Yang Su showed shock on his face, frowned slightly, and said, "Where are those murder weapons and survivors now?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Huang Baochang was taken away by Hou Guanfu."

Yang Su frowned and pondered, feeling a little bad. Right now, he and Qiu Rui are the only ones who can get the Eight Bull Crossbow and the Strong Crossbow in the Army, and want to kill Wang Junlin. He didn't do this, could it be Qiu Rui? What did the Ruipai people do?

"But if Qiu Rui did it, it wouldn't be so stupid. The person was not killed, but he was left alive, and the general's sharp weapon was left on the scene. The meaning of framing is too obvious."

Yang Su muttered to himself, but suddenly thought of something, his expression sank, and he said: "Go and check the three eight-ox crossbows and those strong crossbows in the secret storehouse of the mansion, are they missing?"

Xu Jingzong looked serious, nodded his head, and left quickly.

Not long after, Xu Jingzong ran back with a heavy face and said, "Duke, the humble position has been investigated, and one eight-ox crossbow and twenty strong crossbows were lost in the arsenal of the government. I asked the management secretary The butler of Ku said that it was taken away by someone sent by Mr. Rong."

Yang Su's face changed slightly, and he said, "You said Rong'er took the eight-ox crossbow and the strong crossbow? What else did this idiot do?"

Xu Jingzong didn't dare to hide it, and said: "The humble official just checked what Mr. Rong has done these days. He is hanging out with Sun Hongwu, the leader of the Black Snake Gang, an underground force in the capital. Ba Niu and Qiang Nu are also Being given to the Black Snake Gang by Young Master Rong, I suspect that it was because Young Master Rong's arm was cut off by Wang Junlin, and he was bent on avenging the two young masters, so he was instigated by villains and used to plot against him."

Yang Su's face turned blue with anger, but he quickly regained his composure, and said, "Take the old man's warrant and immediately go to the Armory Division of the Ministry of War to destroy all records of the eight-ox crossbow and twenty strong crossbows lost in the mansion. .”