Chapter 387 Clues
Chang'an City is destined to be uneasy tonight.
When Du Heng arrived at the left and right military guards with his military talismans, the army immediately dispatched, and the soldiers carried torches into the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.
"Come on, follow up, search for me one by one. Your Majesty has an order to catch the assassin even if you turn Chang'an City over!"
The streets seemed deep and dark in the darkness, and Du Heng's eyes were cold.
He has followed Xiao Wenxuan for a long time, so he naturally knows the current position of King Qi in Xiao Wenxuan's eyes, especially this time Xiao Ming seized Shanhaiguan. These days, Xiao Wenxuan has kept Xiao Ming almost every day.
Because it was King Qi's repeated military achievements that gradually wiped out the shame of the Great Yu Kingdom over the years, and the rise of a powerful royal vassal king made the kings of the opposite sex restrain their arrogant arrogance one by one.
"yes!"
After receiving the order, soldiers like wolves and tigers flocked into the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. This time, neither the Pingming people nor the royal relatives nor the nobles could stop the search of the left and right military guards, which shows how angry Xiao Wenxuan was.
Just as he was directing the soldiers to search, suddenly the gate of a house in the square opened, and a man walked out while wearing clothes.
When the man saw that it was Du Heng, he couldn't help but ask, "Du Heng, what's wrong with this? He mobilized all the troops."
"It turned out to be Fei Zhongshu."
Seeing the visitor, Du Heng put down his vigilance and said, "Shu Fei doesn't know anything. His Highness, King Qi, was attacked when he returned to his residence at a family dinner. Now I am ordered to search the city of Chang'an."
"Someone attacked King Qi!" Fiji was shocked, and he asked hurriedly: "Can King Qi be safe now?"
"Your Highness is safe and sound, but the guards around you have many casualties and injuries. Your Majesty is furious because of this."
"It's so arrogant that the emperor dares to be so arrogant." Fiji was furious. Xiao Ming was already his prospective son-in-law, so he was naturally very angry when something happened.
While the two were talking, some soldiers were about to rush into Fei's mansion to search. Du Heng shouted: "At this time, there is no need to search Fei's home, so as not to disturb Miss Fei."
Fiji said: "General Du, there is no need for this. Since it is your Majesty's order, you still need to search for it. I don't want to lose the word."
Du Heng said after hearing this, "Since that's the case, Du offended him."
Fiji nodded and entered the yard with Du Heng.
The chaos outside also woke Fei Yue'er up. She and Xiao Huan also came out of the boudoir. After seeing Fiji, they couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Fiji sighed and told him about Xiao Ming's assassination.
Fei Yueer and Xiao Huan were immediately scared and pale, but after learning that Xiao Ming was safe and sound, Fei Yueer breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "You dare to assassinate yourself on the first day of Your Highness. Father, who would have such courage?"
"If King Qi dies, who will benefit the most?"
Fiji is also thinking about this issue. Taking such a risk proves that this force has fallen into madness.
"Of course it's the prince. Now that His Highness of Qi is so popular, and his military achievements are all right, isn't this exactly the same as His Majesty back then? And His Majesty has the intention to move the capital. If he goes to Bianzhou, the palace will be under the eyes of His Highness." Fei Yue'er frowned and analyzed.
Fiji paced back and forth, thinking hard, "You can understand this principle, and others can understand it. Although the prince is stupid, he is not all stupid people around him. Just don't guess randomly before things are set."
Fei Yue'er nodded slightly, her bright eyes were still full of worries.
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The next morning.
Xiao Ming got up very early. Last night, Concubine Zhen was so scared that she cried after learning that he had been assassinated. It was only after he persuaded that Concubine Zhen felt a little relieved.
He didn't sleep all night last night and kept thinking about who was going to assassinate him. But after thinking about it, he felt that many people seemed to have reasons to kill him.
Now his only clue is the plausible words of the third prince when he left.
But he knew that he would definitely not admit it when he went to confront the third prince at this time, and this sentence would not explain anything.
After a simple meal, he went directly to the Imperial Hospital. The injured guards were sent here to treat them last night. Xiao Ming's heart was a little worried when he learned that more than 20 guards could no longer be saved.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Hospital doctor said that Zhao Hu could not die." Zhao Long did not sleep all night, and he kept guarding the soldiers in the Imperial Hospital.
"That's good, that's good." Xiao Ming patted Zhao Long on the shoulder. The two of them followed him for a long time, saying that it was impossible without any feelings.
Zhao Long then sighed and said, "It's a pity that the twenty soldiers are. They did not die on the battlefield where they fought with the barbarians, but died at the hands of their own people."
"This is wrong. These assassins are barbarians! They are not their own people."
As the two were talking, a voice suddenly came, and an old man wearing a long night-collared gown and a long beard walked out of the corner.
"Doctor Wu!"
Xiao Ming knew this imperial physician. When his predecessor was sick, he treated him. In the Imperial Hospital, this imperial physician Wu was also recognized as having superb medical skills.
"Your Highness." Wu Shangke bowed to Xiao Ming, "The bodies of these assassins are in the morgue. The officials have already inspected them. Although these assassins are basically no different from those of the people of Dayu, they can still be distinguished by careful identification. These assassins are probably descendants of the barbarians and the people of Dayu."
"Battleman!" Zhao Long cursed.
Although Zhao Long's words were vulgar, they were indeed the case. If Wu Shangke's words were correct, these people might be descendants of the barbarians and slaves from the Great Yu Kingdom.
"Is the barbarians going to kill me?" Xiao Ming asked uncertainly.
Zhao Long pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, it is not impossible. It is said that the barbarians specially trained a group of mixed troops to allow them to sneak into the Dayu Kingdom for assassination. Shanhaiguan was seized, and this mixed army made a lot of contributions. It was because they infiltrated Shanhaiguan and assassinated the generals at that time, which led to the fact that the defenders had no heads."
Xiao Ming nodded. If there was no reminder from the third prince, he would have believed that it was the barbarians.
But now he always had some doubts.
"Doctor Wu, can you be sure?" Xiao Ming asked again.
"It can be confirmed that the barbarians' hair is curled, and these people's hair is spread out, so is the case with the tenth. Generally speaking, the descendants of barbarian men and women in the Great Yu Kingdom will have this characteristic." Wu Shangke said.
Then he said, "Your Highness, the emperor will report this matter to His Majesty and say goodbye."
Xiao Ming nodded and said, "I want to go to my father in front of you, so why not go together."
After saying that, the two of them went to the front hall together.
Chapter completed!