Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2728 Guanzhong Massacre

Guanzhong has entered the early winter, the sky is bright, and there is still mist between the mountains and fields. The withered and yellow grass and trees on the ground are stained with a thin layer of hoarfrost. White air gushes out between breaths, and the air is cold.

The beautiful Shaoling Plain has also lost its greenness and elegance in summer. The mountains and hills are covered with withered yellow, the water is gurgling, and the wilderness is desolate.

A carriage and two or three riders walked slowly on the loess road. The wheels ran over the uneven dirt road, bumping a few times from time to time, making a "bang bang" sound.

Gao Jifu was sitting in the car, dressed in brand new clothes, with a neatly trimmed beard, and his slender face couldn't hide his joy.

Since he failed to win the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he hated his brother Gao Shilian, so he was suppressed and excluded, and had to temporarily live in Shaolingyuan to avoid the turbulent undercurrent, patiently dormant, waiting for the opportunity.

Hard work pays off, this time not only did he really wait for the opportunity, but also such a beautiful job as assisting His Royal Highness King Jin and assisting in controlling the Ministry of War, how could he not be delighted?He knows that he and His Royal Highness have drifted apart. If the crown prince ascends the throne, his future will be bleak, and there is almost no possibility of further advancement in his official career. The court worship is almost a foregone conclusion.

How can such a godsend opportunity be missed?
From the beginning to the end, I counted the servants, doctors, and principals in the Ministry of War. Except for Cui Dunli, who is calm and experienced, they are all submissive people. Fan assisted the King of Jin to enter the Ministry of War with full confidence.

Now that Gao Shilian is retiring from his official position, although he still has countless disciples and old officials, and has influence in the court, but in the end, people take tea, and in time, he will definitely make his brother Gao Shilian the leader of the Bohai Gao Clan, Guangzong Yaozu Zhuang's lintel, then What an honor?

Thinking happily in his heart, he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain of the car, saw the majestic Chang'an city wall standing in the distance, and the towering and magnificent gate tower of Mingde Gate, let out a soft breath, put down the curtain of the car, closed his eyes and rested.

I was too excited last night. I used the medicine to toss on Orchid for too long. Although the release is very comfortable, but after all, the years are not forgiving, and now I am still tired, my waist is sore and my legs are hurting, and my spirit is a little sluggish. I must adjust my state. Afterwards, it is necessary to deter the officials of the Ministry of War and leave an extremely good impression on His Royal Highness Jin Wang.

Just as soon as he closed his eyes, the snow-white and smooth skin, the slender but strong waist, the kind of wildness that was different from the docile and obedient women of the Tang Dynasty, made him still feel hot in the lower abdomen, and his blood was throbbing...

A soft "呲" came to his ears, before he opened his eyes, there was a sharp pain on his shoulder, and he heard his own soldiers outside shouting frantically: "There are assassins!"

Gao Jifu opened his eyes in astonishment, reached out his hand to cover his shoulder, and touched a section of the arrow shaft. Just in time to let out a scream, the carriage on the left exploded like a tortoise shell, and more than ten arrow clusters pierced through the wooden boards of the carriage. Countless sawdust were splashed, and they hit him fiercely, piercing into his body.

Gao Jifu's eyes were about to burst, and he let out an earth-shattering hiss, and was instantly shot into a hedgehog by more than a dozen crossbow arrows. He gritted his teeth and curled up as much as possible to stick to the floor. Boundless fear surrounded him.

Outside the car, more than a dozen assassins wearing black scarves, wearing strong clothes and holding crossbows leaped out of the ditch on the side of the road, and rushed towards the carriage. They were silent and silent, but they seemed to come from hell The soul ecstasy envoy took firm steps, firing the crossbow arrows in his hand continuously. When he got close, he retracted the crossbow and hung it behind his back, and drew out his sharp horizontal knife.

The eyes of Gao Jifu's family soldiers were tearing apart, while avoiding the raindrops of crossbow arrows, they kept driving their horses, roaring and shouting: "Go to the city gate, hurry!"

But the flesh and blood couldn't resist the sharp arrow clusters after all, one after another the crossbow arrows shot fiercely into the flesh and bones, these soldiers fell down one after another, and when the black-clothed assassin approached, the soldiers had already All of them were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.

The black-clothed assassin stepped forward, slashing coldly with the horizontal knife in his hand, regardless of whether the dead were terribly dead or still howling and struggling, he made up the knife one by one, leaving no one alive.

The leading assassin in black kicked the door of the car, reached out and pulled Gao Jifu who was curled up in the car, leaned forward to look carefully for a moment, confirmed that it was correct, ignored Gao Jifu's hissing begging for mercy, and cut Gao Jifu's neck with a knife , blood splashed like a fountain, splashing the black-clothed assassin all over.

The black-clothed assassin put away his knife and got up, looked at the gatekeepers of Mingde Gate who had heard the sound coming from a distance, and with a wave of his hand, more than ten people quickly evacuated the scene and fled along the ditch on the side of the road. Disappeared without a trace.

The gatekeepers of Mingde Gate arrived panting, and gasped when they saw the dead body laying down and bleeding everywhere.

This is outside the capital of the Great Tang Emperor, who is so arrogant and dares to commit murder in broad daylight?
The leading lieutenant guarding the city looked solemn, and while ordering the soldiers to check if there were any survivors, he asked, "Does anyone know the identities of these people?"

A few soldiers came forward and turned over the corpses one by one to examine them. When they saw Gao Jifu, someone exclaimed: "Everyone, come and see, is it Gao Jifu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"Who?!"

The captain of Shoucheng was taken aback, and hurried forward, concentrating on identifying Gao Jifu, who was covered in blood. It took him a long time to confirm his identity. He went forward to test his breathing and pulse, and found that he was dead. !"

Then he appointed two cronies: "You can inform the Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment that Gao Jifu, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was assassinated outside the Mingde Gate and has died. I ask them to send someone to investigate the scene and hunt down the murderer!"

"Here!"

His subordinates hurried away, headed straight for the city gate, and went to Jingzhao Mansion and Criminal Ministry to report the case after entering the city.

*****
The carriage staggered, and came out of Jin Wang's mansion, heading for the military office in the imperial city.

The horseshoes stepped on the bluestone road and made a crisp sound of "cracking", neither fast nor slow, and the rhythm was leisurely. Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji sat opposite each other in the carriage. Grateful."

The eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand and said, "One family, why bother to speak? Before His Royal Highness was on the job in Shangshu Province, he was cared for by His Majesty and sympathetic by the Duke of England. His Highness only needs to do things with all his heart, and he doesn't need to care about those personalities. People are so sophisticated. However, the Ministry of War is completely different. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, His Highness not only presides over the affairs of the Ministry of War, but also appeases the hearts of the people. To arouse the resistance of these people, the old face of the old minister is still somewhat useful, and it is only natural for His Highness to suppress the scene and make them feel jealous."

Li Zhi thanked him again, and said with a smile: "My uncle appointed Gao Jifu to assist the king. It is really a good plan. This man is outstanding in intelligence, calm and capable. With him on the side to check for gaps and make up for the omissions, the king's confidence in controlling the military department will be greatly increased. If in the future Uncle deserves the greatest credit for accomplishing great things!"

Although Gao Jifu was suppressed and depressed after failing to seek the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, his ability was indeed recognized by many parties.

The only shortcoming is that, as the Bohai Gao family, after Gao Shilian became an official, he refused to listen to dissuasion and turned to the Guanlong nobles in an attempt to seek the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but in the end he fell short, losing his wife and losing his army...

Changsun Wuji said: "The outside world has many misunderstandings about Ji Fu, thinking that he should not betray Shen Guogong, but how can it be regarded as betrayal? People go to high places, and water flows to low places. It is an opportunity to be promoted to the six ministers Put it in front of you, anyone will fight for it, and if you fail, you will lose nothing. If you succeed, you will be a central courtier and a pillar of the Tang Dynasty. His meritorious deeds are outstanding, and he is still famous all over the world after he became an official, but he restrained his clansmen from staying away from the court. Who can be convinced? His Highness wants to achieve great things now, and he needs the help of enterprising talents like Ji Fu. We should support each other and make them do their best. Only then can you receive the effect of inviting people to buy."

Li Zhi nodded solemnly, and said solemnly: "This king knows, thank you uncle for teaching."

"Hehe," Changsun Wuji said with a smile on his face, "How dare you take it as an instruction? It's just that people talk nonsense when they are old. It's good that His Highness doesn't mind the old officials being noisy."

While speaking, the carriage had already entered the Suzaku Gate and arrived at the gate of the Ministry of War Yamen.

(End of this chapter)