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Chapter 97 The culprit

The four words "The Principal Killing the Rebel" refer to a major event during the Liu Song Dynasty.

The culprit, namely "The culprit Shao", was the crown prince of Emperor Wen of Song. In the late Yuan Jia, Liu Shao launched a palace change and killed his father (the culprit). Later, everyone betrayed his relatives and died, and was called "The culprit Shao" or "The culprit".

The culprit kills the rebels, which refers to Liu Shao killing his father or the prince killing the monarch.

The four words that appear on many trees obviously mean something. Not only are the words appearing in the trees near the emperor's imperial tent, but even near the places where the ministers gather, there are also scattered trees "the culprit kills the rebellion".

The civil and military officials who witnessed this strange situation thought that the emperor was reluctant to show up, and the crown prince and several important officials also left the seat, and they couldn't help but think a lot.

But not long after, many birds flew over and pecked the handwriting on the tree trunks to the point of incompleteness. After the guards inspected, they found that these words suddenly appeared were formed by gathering ants.

Is it God's will when the ants gather together into words?

No, after careful examination, the bark on the trunk of the handwriting appeared, so someone wrote on the tree with sugar water.

Only writing with sugar water, the handwriting is not visible at this time. When the ants are attracted by sugar water and gather in large quantities, the words "appear" out.

The results of this inspection were soon announced, and it is unknown whether civil and military officials believe it or not.

For the Crown Prince Xiao Daqi, the words "The Principal Killing the Negro" that appeared everywhere were obviously pouring waste water on him, which was definitely the layout of the thief.

Therefore, he could no longer make excuses that "Your Majesty is ill" so that the imperial guards can return to the palace quickly and make the appropriate arrangements.

If this is the case, it is equivalent to indirectly confirming the "criminal killing the rebellion", and it will be difficult to block the world's long mouth.

Moreover, there were abnormal movements in the city. It seemed that the mastermind behind the scenes began to act. If he was in a hurry to return to the palace, he might be ambushed halfway.

As my cousin Wang Bao said, taking advantage of the short time that the princes, royal families (in Beijing) and civil and military officials were all present, and they quickly took the matter out.

But he could not announce the bad news all at once. Xiao Daqi ordered people to gather the princes and royal families first and wait outside the tent.

Then Wang Bao and others briefly explain the situation.

Civil and military officials remained in their original place and were not allowed to move without authorization.

He also mobilized the imperial guards to guard the gates of Leyouyuan, and then sent troops to suppress the sudden outbreak of troops, while the other troops imposed martial law on Jiankang.

Soon, the prince and the royal family gathered in front of the tent. After learning the bad news, the princes entered the tent, looked at their father's body, rushed to their side, and cried in the dark.

A small tent not far away also cried out. It was when the Xiangdong King Xiao Yi saw the dead prince Xiao Fang and others and cried.

The sons of Xiangdong, who were in Leyouyuan today, were also crying in the tent at this time.

On one hand, the son cried for his father, on the other hand, the father cried for his son, and the younger brother cried for his brother. The atmosphere on the scene was sad.

The ministers and ministers of various departments arrived later. After receiving the bad news, they looked at each other in shock.

The emperor was assassinated and died, which was a great event. Although the assassin was dead, his mastermind might have a next move, but no one knew when the next step would begin.

There were some abnormal mobilization of soldiers and horses in the city, and Xiao Daqi did not announce it, so the people waiting outside the tent were only concerned about one issue:

Who is the mastermind?

It’s nothing more than a certain prince or a royal family vassal king. As for who it is, it’s unknown.

At this time, no one dares to talk too much, or make any small moves, so they can only wait outside the tent and wait for arrangements.

The originally clear sky, the clouds are getting more and more, covering the sun, as if it is a sign that something bad is about to happen...

Between Youyuan and Taicheng, near Tongtai Temple, there are scattered pedestrians wandering on the street.

They walked slowly from the street to the end of the street, and from the end of the street to the street, not knowing what they wanted to do.

As one of them, Wang Qi certainly knows what he and his companions are going to do.

But the leader has been waiting for news, that is, news of action, but he has not seen anyone notify him for a long time.

They can only go around here, just like ordinary pedestrians, as unattractive as possible.

But they can't leave here because they have to do something big on this section of the road.

Today is Double Ninth Festival, and many people celebrate the festival with their families, while they wander on the streets to do great things and gain wealth.

At least you have to be worthy of the heavy money to buy life.

They naturally have to work hard to take advantage of others. Although they don’t know who the real employer is, Wang Qi can probably guess that the employer should be a prince or royal family.

Because Wang Qi and his companions all pierced the ring-locking armor inside, this is armor, which is a forbidden object.

Relying on several carts by the roadside, there are weapons such as knives, sticks, bows and arrows. If necessary, you can take them out and use them immediately.

So what employers hire them to do is extraordinary. If they fail, they will be in a different position.

If it works, it will be delicious and spicy.

Suddenly, many people came over here. Wang Qi looked closely and saw a large group of soldiers advancing. The soldiers were holding sharp edges and posing with clear flags, as if they were about to go to the battlefield.

Seeing this, Wang Qi felt a chill on his back: It seems that the troops were not "complices" but came to suppress them?

Thinking of this, Wang Qi's passion disappeared in an instant, and he looked at each other with his companions, not knowing what to do.

It is true that they are wearing ring lock armor, but the soft armor does not defend against arrows, let alone crossbows. Moreover, they do not have shields or spears. If they really fight with serious soldiers, they will suffer a great loss.

In a panic, the leader made a secret gesture, signaling his subordinates to disperse and "meet in the old place."

So everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Wang Qi and his companions were facing the group of soldiers. If they turned around, they would leave. They were too conspicuous and could only bite the bullet and face them forward.

Both sides passed by, nothing happened.

After walking away, Wang Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, he saw the soldiers stopping at the intersection of the street, neither setting up a checkpoint nor checking passers-by.

Instead, they looked around, as if they didn't know what to do here.

Seeing this, Wang Qi couldn't help but wonder: It's strange, what are you doing here?

He didn't care about so much, he just rushed to the road with his companions, walking eastward, seeing Qingxi ahead, and many soldiers gathered at the intersection of the street.

These soldiers had neither set up checkpoints nor stopped passers-by for inspection. They stood there, looking around, as if they didn't know what to do.

Wang Qi and his companions had ring lock armor inside, so they could not be searched. In case of precautions, they quickly turned around and turned south along the street.

As we walked, we were approaching Qingxi again. In front of us was a wooden bridge across the stream, but we saw soldiers gathering beside the bridge.

Although these soldiers were wearing strong and held sharp edges, they did not set up cards and did not search for passers-by. They gathered like this and did nothing.

The soldiers looked around with confused expressions on their faces.

When Wang Qi saw this, he became more and more confused: What's going on?

But it is certain that it is precisely because of these sudden appearances at various street corners that their employers gave up their possible actions.

......

In the evening, a master and servant were talking in a certain mansion and study.

"What's going on with the few troops that suddenly appeared today?" the master asked, his tone with anger.

"Mr. Lang, when the young man heard the news, it was the command of the commander who suddenly issued a military order to transfer them out and stand by at several street entrances."

The servant replied, adding: "Later, the imperial guards came and took these troops back to the camp. The generals were under strict supervision. After checking, it seemed... it seemed that the transfer order was fine."

"No problem? What's going on? I didn't use the people from the bureau."

"Master Lang, this is... this is..." The servant hesitated a little, but he still expressed his thoughts: "I thought I was afraid that someone was behind me."

"You mean..." The master's tone became soft and frightened in an instant.

"The villain thought that someone had made a secret arrangement, so he deliberately made a bad thing and forged the agency's order, which made these troops and horses inexplicably move and waited for orders in the streets near Leyouyuan."

"These soldiers were just waiting at the intersection of the street, and in this way, the man-in-law was defeated."

"well!"

The master slapped the desk hard, full of reluctance and resentment.

He spent all his time, energy and financial resources to make arrangements. He launched today and stabbed the emperor to death as he wished. Next, he should implement the second step.

But who would have thought that the words "the culprit kills the stranger" that emerged from many trees in Leyouyuan forced the crown prince to choose to announce the bad news on the spot instead of making excuses that "the emperor is ill" and set off first and return to the palace.

At the same time, several troops suddenly dispatched from the bureau's military order (it seemed to be forged by someone) gathered between Leyouyuan and Taicheng, nearby streets.

The dead soldiers who had arranged the way he had to go back to the palace did not dare to gather and could only retreat.

As a result, the plan to intercept the imperial guards halfway was failed, and the subsequent series of actions could not be implemented.

Seeing that the emperor was killed, he failed.

This made him uneasy because someone was like a yellow bird, hiding in the dark and staring at him. When he was about to succeed, he suddenly took action and ruined his good things.

Although this man has not yet figured out his identity, he has been more careful since then.

"Master Lang, those dead men who mingled into Leyouyuan were easily discovered and arrested by the guards. I thought that it was probably unrelated to this yellow bird."

"did you mean?"

"The Lord of the Lang, they must have noticed the layout of the Lord of the Lang, but they have not yet figured out the identity of the Lord of the Lang."

"For the sake of the present plan, the Lord can only hold his breath and not make any moves, so as not to see the sight of the oriole. If this is the case, it would be a bad thing."

"Okay, you can do the final work. If necessary, you can silence it."

"Small understand."

After a while, the servant took his leave, and the master sat in the room for a long time, cursing: "Who is it? How dare I ruin my good deeds!"
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