Chapter 10 Split Alliance
The mountain road for more than twenty miles was not close, but not far away. In addition, Fusu and his group were interested in choosing to go for rugged and dangerous places, so when the group returned to Jicheng, not only was it almost late, but everyone looked like a blood-stained robe, and they looked dusty.
When the group came to Jicheng, they saw that the gate of Jicheng was closed and Yan soldiers were everywhere. On the top of the city, everyone was unsheathed their swords and bowed their bows, looking like they were facing a great enemy. Fusu was delighted: "Sister Hong, Wuya and the other two have succeeded! Look at this, they are at least 70% to 80% sure! That's great!"
In the hazy state, when the Yan army saw a group of people coming to the city, they were on guard immediately. A Yan general said sternly on the city: "Who is coming?" Fusu dated Prince Dan and others these days, and met many civil and military officials of Yan State. So he looked up and met, and hurriedly said: "Is it General Luo Yan? I am Zhao Su, the friend of His Highness the Crown Prince. I met one day a few days ago!"
Luo Yan, the commander of the Yan army, looked down on the city and said, "It's Brother Zhao, why are you back so late? Huh, why are you so embarrassed?" Luo Yan was shocked when he saw Fusu and others' embarrassing appearance.
Fusu pretended to smile bitterly and said, "Oh, don't mention it. General, let us enter the city first! We are hungry and tired now, and we can't stand it!"
Luo Yan was quite interested and hurriedly said, "Open the city gate and let them in!"
With the "rattle" sound, the heavy gate of Jicheng opened. Luo Yan came up and before he could speak, Fusu took the lead: "General Luo, it's not time to close the city gate yet! And why is it so like facing a great enemy? Could it be that something happened in the city?"
Luo Yan said with a bitter face: "It's hard to describe it. The city gate has been closed since last night and has not been opened today. Is the reason? Alas, last night, Huang Wu, the envoy of Wei State, was assassinated by a mysterious assassin in the inn. Because the assassin escaped without a trace, the lord was furious and instructed His Highness and Su Xiang to send a large number of soldiers to search the whole city!"
Fusu was ecstatic: "It's great, the big thing has been done!" He looked surprised and said: "What! There is such a thing! Mr. Huang Wu's swordsmanship is rare in the world. Who can kill him?"
Luo Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know, Your Highness the Crown Prince and others should still check the scene in the inn. My brother asked Your Highness the Crown Prince, maybe he could know more? Well, I almost forgot. Didn't I go out of the city with Mr. Changping of Chu State yesterday morning? Why did I return in such a mess now?"
Fusu pretended to be sad, and the performance skills of the merchant in his previous life were used. His face suddenly looked sad and angry, and he said with a bitter face: "Oh, don't mention it. Yesterday, I was hunting with Young Master Changping and I was attacked by an assassin at night. Young Master Changping and others were all killed in battle. My servants under my subordinates protected me and sacrificed their lives to break through the siege before they could cross the mountains and escape back!"
Luo Yan suddenly fainted and complained in his heart. This wave had not subsided, and the wave had already risen again.
Suddenly, Luo Yan thought about it and said anxiously: "My brother is patient for a while. I will ask the soldiers to take you to the inn to see His Royal Highness the Prince. Such an important matter must be dealt with quickly, otherwise if a national dispute arises, it will be troublesome!"
Fusu replied: "Then I'll have a hard time!"
Luo Yan arranged two carriages, escorted dozens of soldiers, and took Fusu and others to the Wei State Pavilion.
When I arrived at Guanshi, I saw that Guanshi had been surrounded by a large number of Yan soldiers, and officials from the court came in and out from time to time, which seemed very busy.
Fusu got out of the car and took Wuxin and others forward. The guard at the door was Song Yi, one of the three major guards of Prince Dan. Fusu said anxiously: "Brother Song, take me to see His Highness the Crown Prince. Something happened to Mr. Changping!"
Song Yi and Fusu had met many times and were very familiar with each other. When they heard this, they said in surprise: "Ah! Something happened again!? Why are you so unlucky these two days? Come with me quickly!" Then they led Fusu and his group in and anxiously met Prince Dan.
When Fusu saw Prince Dan, he was inspecting Huang Wu's body with three or five criminal trial officials indoors. Hearing the footsteps of someone entering, Prince Dan frowned and was about to get angry, but when he looked up, he saw Fusu's appearance, but he was shocked: he saw Fusu's face pale, his crown was crooked, his clothes were ragged, and his left arm was stained with blood.
Prince Dan said in surprise: "Didn't Zhao Qing go out of the city with Prince Changping of the Great Chu to hunt? Why did he become like this?"
Fusu didn't care about Huang Wu's death and replied anxiously: "Your Highness, the big thing is not good. Last night, we camped with Young Master Changping at the foot of Yanwu Mountain, but suddenly we were attacked by a large number of assassins at night. Fortunately, Zhao Su's camp tent was located on the left back of the camp backing, and found it quickly. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately rushed out and fled. It seemed that I was not the main target of the assassin, so I didn't chase it too much. After running for a while, I finally escaped. This morning, I dared to go back to the camp and saw that the camp had been burned by the assassins, and there were countless dead bones in the ashes. Young Master Changping was also killed! Zhao Su was anxious and had to walk back to the city to report the news to Your Highness!"
"Ah!" Prince Dan screamed in shock, only feeling cold hands and feet. He felt his brain dizzy for a moment, and he almost fainted on the ground. Xia Fu, Qin Wuyang and the others hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Song Yi also said anxiously: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Prince Dan waved his hand, straightened his body, and Xia Fu and the other three retreated. Prince Dan looked very haggard and asked, "Zhao Qing, I wonder if anyone else can escape except you?"
Fusu shook his head and said, "I don't know! Last night, the assassin raided on three sides, with a number of about one or two hundred people. They are good players. Most of the Chu people should have been killed in their night dreams. If it weren't for the advantageous position of the lower tent and the quick discovery and escape early, they would probably not be able to escape. With the force of the lower cusp and several guards, they had only fought with more than ten assassins in a hurry, and they were all injured in this chaos. If the rest of the Chu people were not interested in fighting, they just escaped by themselves, so they were afraid that they could escape one or two. If they wanted to save Mr. Changping to the death, they would definitely not be able to withstand the powerful force of the assassin, and it would be impossible to wipe out the entire army!"
Prince Dan took a long breath when he heard this, and felt his mind faintly confused, and said with a frustration: "It's over, now Mr. Huang Wu died first at the hands of an assassin, and Mr. Changping died of a crime. How can I explain it to both countries?"
This Prince Dan obviously has a good impression of Fusu, who is both civil and military, and has great trust. He never thought that Fusu would be lying. It seems that Fusu's talent and dissatisfaction with Qin State made Prince Dan deeply believe that Fusu is a Zhao man whose country was destroyed and his family was destroyed!
Seeing that Prince Dan was not suspicious of him, Fusu couldn't help but feel secretly happy and asked: "His Prince Prince has investigated the scene of Mr. Huang Wu's murder? If he could find the assassin, he might be able to explain it to Wei. The same is true for Prince Changping. Although the assassin must have fled without a trace, the fierce battle will inevitably leave traces. If the assassin can be found, he might also give Chu an explanation!"
Prince Dan was a little excited when he heard this, "Zhao Qing said so much, but I saw the scene of Doctor Huang Wu's murder, but I didn't find many useful clues. Zhao Qing has always been smart, otherwise he would not have been able to escape safely from such a chaotic army. Why do you help me check the scene!"
Fusu nodded and asked several criminal trial officials: "Have you ever moved indoor furniture or other objects?"
Seeing that Prince Dan was quite polite to Fusu, several officials did not dare to put on airs. They hurriedly said, "Not only did the furniture not move, but also Mr. Huang Wu's body had not moved!"
Fusu nodded and asked again: "Have you ever found any clues on the scene?"
"Only the assassin left a piece of sword tip, and there was no other clue!"
Fusu was amazed in his heart, Qi Hong said, "I am worthy of being a super professional, I did it beautifully!" Then, "Take the sword and see!" The officials hurriedly picked up a tray with a sword tip of more than half a foot long.
Fusu looked at it and said, "The sword body is made of iron, very exquisite, and it can be ruled out that it is a thing of Qin. The sword is delicate in patterns and exquisite in craftsmanship. The tip of the sword is slightly flat, and it has a great Chu style. This sword should have been made by the Chu people from the Wu and Yue land!"
After saying that, Fusu looked at the scene: He saw that Huang Wu's bedroom was east-west, and there were corridors outside the two doors; there was a pane near the east wall, and now a large hole had been broken, which was enough for a person to penetrate; and under the window wall was a overturned desk and a slanted cushion. The bamboo slips that fell next to the desk were halfway through, with the brush and ink all around the desk; in the middle of the house, Huang Wu's body fell to the east, and the window paper to the west had also broken a large hole for people to pass through.
Fusu thought for a while and said, "If there is no mistake in the information, the assassination process will be like this:
A assassin sneaked in from the east and was about to assassinate, but was discovered by Mr. Huang Wu. Because Mr. Huang Wu was studying in the room at that time and drew his sword to fight in a hurry, the felt and the slap table were very messy.
Since the sword used by Mr. Huang Wu is definitely made of meteorite and is not comparable to ordinary iron swords, in the fight, an assassin's long sword was broken to the ground.
But just when Mr. Huang Wu's attention was attracted by the assassin in the east, the window frame on the west broke and another assassin appeared. Huang Wu Wusheng was not careful for a moment and hit a sword in the back, so a bunch of blood on the ground was sprayed backwards. A smear of dispersed blood in front of him should be caused by the throat being cut off by the assassin in front of him being cut off by the broken sword of the assassin in front of him. As for the easy distinction between the front and the back, a good player like Mr. Huang Wu, if he had not been successfully attacked in front, how could he have let a broken sword cut a large piece of throat so easily!
However, it can be seen from this that these two assassins are both proficient in assassination, with extremely exquisite sword skills and extremely tacit cooperation. Such a person should be a professional assassin. He must have escaped quickly with one blow. Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t have to work hard, and the person can’t be found!"
Prince Dan was greatly disappointed and could only smile bitterly: "Zhao Qing's analysis was indeed thorough. According to Zhao Qing's opinion, who might have done this?"
Fusu looked at Duan Jian and said, "Although this Duan Jian is not a superb skill, it is also an extraordinary skill. It is not affordable for ordinary people, so the person who uses the sword must be a powerful person. In addition, this sword is for Chu sword. The biggest possibility is that Mr. Huang Wu has become enemies with a powerful person in Chu State, and he was assassinated to death! However, the sword is dead, people live, and people from other countries may also use it, so Zhao Su can only guess!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed and they thought to themselves: "It's not that Mr. Changping sent someone to assassinate Huang Wu. The two of them were jealous for a long time, and this was not impossible!" But when they thought that Changping was dead now, they couldn't help but wonder: "What's going on?"
Prince Dan said with a headache: "Although what Zhao Qing said is quite reasonable, the assassin has escaped, and it is really hard to know who did it. Zhao Qing thinks it was done by Qin?"
Although Fusu was shocked when he heard this, he said without showing any expression on his face: "It should be impossible. Your Highness the Crown Prince can think about the reason carefully!"
Prince Dan nodded and said helplessly: "Yes, the matter of the Union of our countries is extremely hidden, how can Qin know? Even if anyone accidentally leaked the secret, it would take more than two months to travel from Jicheng to Xianyang day and night. Changping, Huang Wu and others only took about half a month to one month to arrive in Yan State. No matter how fast the Qin people are, they are unlikely to react in such a short time and send such a powerful killer to destroy Hezong! Could it be that this killer was sent by Changping?"
Fusu smiled in his heart: "It's true. If it weren't for me in Yan State, the power of 'Qin Feng' in Yan State now would not be enough to explore the joint affairs of Yan, Chu, Han and other countries, let alone react so quickly! It's not that Prince Dan didn't expect it was Qin State to do it!" After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Highness the Prince should go to the foot of Yanwu Mountain tomorrow to see the remnants of Chu camp. Maybe he can find some useful clues!"
Prince Dan nodded and said, "Okay, Zhao Qing goes back and rest first. I will check it out in person at Yanwu Mountain tomorrow, and then discuss it with Zhao Qing!"
Fusu said goodbye and left.
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When Fusu returned to his residence, his disheveled face scared Qi Hong, Huo Feng and others, and quickly served Fusu to take a bath and bandage it carefully.
Fortunately, everyone was trauma and was young and middle-aged. After a little bandage, the pain had dropped drastically and he returned to his vitality.
At that moment, Qi Hong, Huo Feng and others presented their food. Fusu and everyone were hungry for a day and immediately started to eat. With something in mind, everyone recovered their energy in a while.
Fusu touched his bulging belly and said to Qi Hong and Wuya: "Sister Hong, Wuya, I went to Huangwu Inn to see it. You are so beautiful. Apart from the intentional cut-off sword, there is no trace left!"
A kind of brilliance appeared on Wuya's cold face, and he said lightly: "This Huang Wu's martial arts is indeed great. If I go alone, it would be really not easy to kill him. I have to find a very good opportunity. Who knew that with Miss Qi Hong's strategy and cooperation, he actually killed Huang Wu within three moves. It was so clean and neat! Wuya really felt inferior to this point!"
Qi Hong smiled and said, "Wuya is really an over-reward. If you hadn't sacrificed your life to attract Huang Wu's attention, I wouldn't have succeeded so easily!"
Fusu smiled and said, "Don't be humble. Sister Hong and Wuya are both doing well. Changping was designed and wiped out by me at the foot of Taiwu Mountain. The alliance planned by Yan State is over. Let them doubt each other. Let the dog bite the dog! But in the past two days, everyone must stay in silence to avoid revealing their whereabouts and causing unnecessary trouble. You must know that we are in a tiger's den, and if we don't pay attention, we will be killed!" "Yes!" Everyone nodded together.
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The next morning, when Fusu was still sleeping soundly, he heard someone calling in his ears: "Young Master! Young Master!" Fusu was awakened and opened his eyes a little hazy, and saw the four girls of Huo Feng standing in front of the bed, with their pretty face full of worry.
Fusu smiled and said, "What's wrong? It's dawn?" Su Xue pursed her lips and said, "Young Master is so tired! It's already dawn, and it's already three shots on the sun!" Fusu looked out the window, and it was indeed like this, and she couldn't help but say a little embarrassedly: "Haha, I'm really too tired. Get up, get up, get hungry!"
The girls then waited for Fusu to dress and wash, and they inevitably encountered the wound on Fusu's left arm again.
Seeing Fusu’s wounds, the girls couldn’t help feeling a little sad again. The lively Qingluan said coquettishly: “Young Master, if you have something to do next time, let us sisters work hard. Let us hide behind every time. How can this be done!”
Fusu smiled and said, "You take good care of me, just do your best. We should leave the matters of fighting on the battlefield and breaking the enemy by surprise to our men!" Lan Shuang was a little dissatisfied when she heard this, "Sister Hong is not a woman either, why can she help the young master a lot?"
Fusu was stunned when she heard this, and had no words for a moment, so she had to change the topic: "You can't compare with Sister Hong's experience. Let's talk about it when you get older! I'm very hungry, get some food, otherwise I'll eat you!" As she said that, she pretended to be lustful and slapped the four people's beautiful buttocks and beat the hot pot, and then walked out with a smile.
The girls couldn't help but screamed, their faces flushed, and they saw that Fusu was just unwilling to use it. They knew they were worried that they would be hurt, so they couldn't help but be happy and worried.
After having a simple breakfast, there was no place to go, Fusu so he took Qi Hong, Huo Feng and other beauties to the garden to enjoy. Fusu has been busy attending banquets and planning recently, and has not been with the girls for a long time, so the women were very excited!
The green grass is like mushrooms, the flowers are blooming, the trees are lush, the pool is blue, the freshness and nature in the garden make Fusu feel relaxed and his spirits suddenly cheered up.
Fusu is good at telling stories, especially at editing some small stories that make girls laugh and cry. He often relieves the girls on his journey when he came to Yan. Seeing that Fusu was in a good mood, the girls pestered Fusu and told them stories. Fusu was about to open his mouth, but suddenly Qin Hu hurried over and said, "Young Master, Miss Xiao Chunfeng at the door heard that the young master was injured, so he came to visit him. I wonder if the young master would not see him?"
Fusu was shocked, and the girls also showed unhappy expressions on their faces. Fusu thought for a while, but didn't want to get into debt for love anymore, so he said, "No. You just say I'm seriously injured and are resting. Remember, don't make her angry, you have to say it well!" "Here!" Qin Hu left. The girls also showed relief expressions on their faces. Fusu smiled bitterly: "Woman!"
But after a while, when Fusu was replacing a modern love story to seduce the beauty, suddenly there was a noise outside the garden. Fusu was shocked and suddenly stood up.
Chapter completed!