In the room, Gao Yiqing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking and silent. Gao Yiqing was Zhu Biao, the prince of the Eastern Palace of the Ming Dynasty. He returned from the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum and went to the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum to visit the people in private. Unexpectedly, he was assassinated in Dingyuan County. This was obviously a carefully arranged assassination. Dozens of people pretended to be small merchants and vendors to confuse them. Just as they had just walked up to the top of the mountain, more than a hundred black-clothed masked men with high martial arts suddenly appeared, causing them to suffer heavy losses. If it weren't for the rescue of the minor official named Li Weizheng, Zhu Biao would have been unable to escape this disaster. Who did this? He could gather a hundred people under Fengyang Mansion without being discovered by the Jinyiwei, which made him puzzled. From his intuition, this person's background must be not simple.

"Xiaoru, what are you thinking about now?" Zhu Biao suddenly asked Fang Hou Chengdao.

Of course, Fang Houcheng was also a pseudonym. His real name was Fang Xiaoru. He was a disciple of Song Lian, a great scholar, and he was now Zhu Biao's personal aide. He was his most trusted confidant. Fang Xiaoru had been considering this matter. When he saw the prince ask him, he immediately bowed and replied: "Your Highness, this matter made my subordinates quite confused. How did they know that Your Highness was a private visit? And why did these people be assassinated in Dingyuan County? It is very close to Yingwu Guard and it is very easy to be discovered. If it were me, I would arrange it in Tuzhou. The possibility of success is greater. This is something that my subordinates can't understand."

Zhu Biao walked to the window, and he looked at the dark field outside the window, and after a while, he slowly said: "In fact, assassination in Dingyuan County is very simple. This is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, and it is intended to Pei Gong. They not only want to kill me, but also want to frame others. The assassination happened in Dingyuan County, and Grandmaster Li may not be able to escape his guilt."

"Li Shanchang!" Xiaoru suddenly realized, "Your Highness is right. No matter whether your highness has anything to do, the government will report to the superiors. Last time, Your Highness said that the emperor has been looking for Li Shanchang's handle recently. If he is involved, he may not be able to survive this time."

Zhu Biao said nothing, and after a while, he sighed: "Well! It's okay if Li Shanchang is dead, the Hu Weiyong case that has been struggling for more than ten years can finally be concluded."

He felt sad. He knew that the Hu Weiyong case was caused by the fact that the prime minister had too much power. Since it was to abolish the prime minister's power, it would inevitably start with one prime minister and end with another prime minister. Li Shanchang's death was inevitable, but the ending in this way made him feel really uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, since this person wants to frame Master Li, who will he be?"

Zhu Biao shook his head, "I can't think of who this person is." His expression seemed a little lonely.

At this moment, Yu Ping's report suddenly came from outside the door, "Your Highness, the inn shopkeeper has brought it, everything is as expected by Your Highness."

"Bring him in." Zhu Biao sat in the seat and temporarily put the assassin's guess aside.

After a moment, the shopkeeper was pushed in. He was extremely scared and knelt down and said, "The villain kowtowed to the uncle."

"You don't have to be afraid, just answer my questions honestly." Zhu Biao asked gently, "That official named Li Weizheng is gone!"

"Yes! They all checked out."

"Then what did he say when he called you into the room?"

The shopkeeper hesitated. Although the local snake dared not offend him, his life was even more important! He glanced at the cold knife in the guard's hand and said timidly: "When you say goodbye, he asked who broke the bridge leading to the town in front?"

"Oh! Who broke it up?" Zhu Biao suddenly became interested. This was a clue, and he actually ignored it.

"It was the Lan Mansion servant who fought with someone to destroy the bridge."

"Lan Yu?" Zhu Biao was stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "Then what else did he say?"

"He also said it..." The shopkeeper thought for a long time, and suddenly remembered it, "By the way, he also said the word 'King of Yan', and then ran away in a hurry."

Zhu Biao didn't speak for a long time, and an incredible shock flashed in his eyes. Others may not understand the meaning of the word "Yan King", but he knew very well that Li Weizhi's eyes were more than one layer deeper than him. He even saw the possibility of more than ten years later. Zhu Biao took a breath and couldn't help but murmur: "Who is he? He can see through Lan Yu's move."

If this is true, Zhu Biao has to admire his fourth brother's cruel trick. Lan Yu is a general at the border and has the power to compete for military power with the King of Yan. Moreover, Lan Yu is his wife's party and the most capable general in his future assassination. He can frame Lan Yu, and he can take over the border army and cut off his right-hand man. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone. However, this seamless plan was seen through by officials from a small county. It seems that the people are really hiding and lying on him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao immediately ordered the guard commander Yu Ping, "Send someone to invite Li Weizheng back."

"Get orders!" Just as Yu Ping was about to leave, Zhu Biao added with concern, "If you can't be soft, use hard ones, and you must bring him back no matter what."

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Li Weizheng and his group came out of the inn. The rain had stopped outside and the air was very humid. They were about to cross Haotang Mountain and return directly to Linhuai County. But after walking for a while, they found that they could not escape. About four hundred steps away from the inn, dozens of black shadows appeared on the road leading to Haotang Mountain. A strange bird scream came from the grass not far from the east, intermittently. Li Weizheng knew that it was not a bird cry, but a contact signal sent by the ambush.

"Get back!" Li Wei was running more than a hundred steps with his brothers in one breath, getting rid of the shadows on the road, "Boss, what should we do?" Jia Laoliu was so scared that he was a timid person. The abnormal situation in front of him scared him.

"Go back to the inn!" Li Wei was turning around and running towards the inn. He quickly made a judgment that he must be surrounded by all sides. Only by being with Prince Zhu Biao could he have a chance to survive. Several people rushed back to the inn like a gust of wind. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the inn, they happened to meet Yu Ping who was going out to chase them.

"It turns out that Mr. Li didn't leave." Yu Ping was overjoyed, which saved them a lot of energy.

"I want to leave but can't leave." Li Weizheng smiled bitterly and said, "Your rivals have surrounded the inn."

"What!" Yu Ping was shocked. The brothers sent out had no news at all. He stood there for a moment, suddenly screamed and turned around and rushed into the inn.

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The small inn soon became riot. The shopkeeper and several friends had already handed over the management of the inn. They all hid in the cellar where food, wine and vegetables were stored. They were like a group of frightened chinchillas, shaking together. Zhu Biao was safe and trembling. There were thirty-seven guards left. The rest were injured and had not left. They could not participate in the war. At the critical moment of life and death, it was no longer important whether the identity was exposed. They carefully checked every door and window. Although the wooden door and window were meaningless when the real impact was really impacted, they closed them tightly.

I would feel a little psychological comfort, but fortunately, there was a circle of courtyard walls surrounding the inn, which could effectively reduce the impact of the assassin. Thirty-seven guards had already set up defenses everywhere, and seventeen people with crossbow arrows went to the second floor, forming the first defense with crossbow arrows from the four sides of the window, while the fourteen guards were divided into two teams, guarding on both sides of the gate, preparing to fight the death with the assassins who rushed in. They formed the second defense, and there were six strongest martial arts guards guarding around the prince. They were the last defense, if they were broken.

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In addition to Li Weizheng, there were several traveling merchants in the inn. They had no use and didn't know what happened. They were all driven to a room and waited for the final judgment of fate for no reason. However, Zhang Erhu got the task. He led Jia Laoliu and other yamen runners to collect tables and chairs everywhere and blocked the stairs on the second floor. Li Weizheng was taken back to Zhu Biao's room.

"Please sit down by Captain Li!" Zhu Biao's attitude did not change because of his amazing words. He was still as calm and calm as he was surrounded by the inn. He seemed to not take the assassin outside to heart at all. Instead, Fang Xiaoru next to him was worried and kept running to the window to look out.

Li Weizheng did not sit down, but he knelt down with a respectful attitude, "The grass-roots Li Weizheng met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Since the window is open, let's just say something! You don't have to call yourself a grass-roots person. You are a minor official in Linhuai County and a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Come on! Give Captain Li a seat."

Zhu Biao, who is famous for his kindness and kindness, does not seem to pursue Li Weizheng's past misconduct. He ordered someone to give Li Weizheng a seat and smiled slightly and said, "You are very smart. Since you have guessed my identity, then I ask you, why did you think that it was the King of Yan who was targeting Lan Yu?"

Li Wei was shocked, but after a second thought, he realized that it was the shopkeeper who gave it, but could he tell the truth? No! Of course, he could not say that he came from the future. He knew that the Lan Yu case would break out in a few years, and the prince seemed to not live for a few years, so he couldn't say this, but what should he say?

Li Wei was hesitating for a moment, but he did not rush to answer, but knelt down respectfully and said: "If your highness wants me to speak freely, please forgive me for the disrespectful crimes in my words."

Zhu Biao looked at Li Weizheng, and for a while, he nodded, "Okay! I can forgive your sins, but you must not hide it at all."

"I thank the prince."

Li Wei was sorting out his thoughts and replied: "Actually, this is very simple. The only one who can summon hundreds of dead soldiers in Dingyuan County is the only fake of Liang. The demolition of the wooden bridge is related to his fakes. Therefore, it is self-evident that the Duke of Liang is blamed. But if you get rid of the Duke of Liang, I think the biggest benefit is the King of Yan. The northern military forces will be all in his pocket. As for assassination of Your Highness, you should understand what the greatest benefit is for him. Moreover, with the current emperor's temper, I am afraid that the only one who dies is not the only one who dies. Your Highness might as well think about what the relationship is with those ministers who have good buses in Liang and Your Highness?"

Zhu Biao was shocked. Lan Yu was his wife. Those who were related to him, such as Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, He Rong, the Prince of Prince Taibao, Fu Youwen, and others, were all ministers who firmly supported him. He suddenly realized more deeply that the King of Yan's methods were actually trying to catch all the ministers who supported him.

He stared at Li Weizheng, secretly admiring his eyes. This was a rare talent, but Zhu Biao still asked unwillingly: "What if the emperor does not think it is related to Lan Yu, but rather doubts Li Shanchang?"

"Does Your Highness think that Master Li has such great ability? He can use hundreds of people to assassinate." Li Wei smiled faintly and said, "Besides, the emperor killed people just to find an excuse. Even if the emperor does not want to kill Duke Liang now, when his achievements are so great, the emperor may think of the assassination in Dingyuan County."

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"Your Highness, they are here!" Fang Xiaoru stared out the window, his face turned extremely pale.

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Chapter completed!