A knife in love

Zhao Xiangzi encountered strange dangers in his life and was almost killed by assassins several times, so he was extremely alert. When he approached the toilet, a fierce murderous aura rushed over him. He immediately stopped and ordered his guards to search for suspicious things. man of.Without much effort, the guards caught Yu Rang who was hiding near the latrine, found a dagger from him, and then escorted him to Zhao Xiangzi.Zhao Xiangzi asked Yu Rang why he sneaked into his mansion with a dagger, Yu Rang said bluntly, I am Zhi Bo's retainer, and I came here this time to avenge Zhi Bo!
The guards heard that Yu Rang claimed to be Zhibo's retainer, and thought he was Zhao Xiangzi's sworn enemy, so they wanted to kill him immediately.But Zhao Xiangzi stopped the guards and said, although this person is my enemy, he is poor and lonely, he still does not forget the old master, and he wants to avenge the old master, but he is a righteous man.I respect righteous men the most in my life, how can I kill righteous men?It's a big deal, I'll avoid him cautiously, I don't have to kill him.

When Zhao Xiangzi said this, he took a look at Yu Rang, and then continued, not to mention that after Zhi Bo was defeated and killed, his whole family of more than a hundred people was killed, leaving no heirs.This person has no lord to follow, but he still wants to avenge the old lord. He is not only a righteous man, but also a rare sage in the world!How can I be the executioner of the wise? !After Zhao Xiangzi finished speaking, he ordered the guards to let Yu Rang go, and warned everyone not to make things difficult for Yu Rang when they meet him in the future.

Although Zhao Xiangzi let Yu Rang go, Yu Rang still did not give up his plan to avenge Bo Zhi.He knew that he showed his face in Zhao Xiangzi's mansion, and the guards of Zhao's mansion knew him, if he wanted to get close to Zhao Xiangzi, he might be noticed by the guards immediately.In order to prevent Zhao Xiangzi's guards from recognizing him, Yu Rang shaved off his beard and eyebrows, and painted lacquer on his face and body, causing the skin on his face and body to fester, as if he had a sore, and became completely unrecognizable. , In order not to let the guards of the Zhao residence hear his voice, he swallowed charcoal fire to make his voice hoarse.Yu Rang tormented himself so painstakingly that when he turned into a beggar and went begging on the street, even his wife couldn't recognize him.One day a friend happened to pass by, and he hardly recognized Yu Rang when he saw him, but Yu Rang's gaze was still the same as before, so his friend opened his mouth and asked, aren't you Yu Rang?Yu Rang knew that his friend was a good man and would never betray him, so he nodded and said, I am Yu Rang.Seeing him like this, my friend felt sad and cried, saying, with your talent, if you commit yourself to serve Zhao Xiangzi, Zhao Xiangzi will regard you as a close minister and obey you.At that time, wouldn't it be easy for you to wait for an opportunity to kill him? !Why do you torture yourself like this?

After hearing what his friend had said, Yu Rang shook his head and said, "To serve him and kill him at the same time, this is the act of serving his lord with a different heart, not a righteous man."I know that choosing this method to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi will take a lot of suffering, but the reason why I choose this method is to make those ministers who serve the monarch with different intentions feel ashamed and dare not do evil openly.

After hearing Yu Rang's words, my friend became more and more convinced that he was a man of integrity. Even if he tried hard to persuade him, Yu Rang would not change his mind.In order not to make others suspicious, Yu Rang's previous efforts were wasted, so the friend had to bid farewell to Yu Rang, covered his face and wept away.

Yu Rang pretended to be a beggar and sat on the side of the street every day, spying on Zhao Xiangzi's whereabouts.He found that Zhao Xiangzi had to pass a stone bridge called Chiqiao on his way to the palace. Because the red bridge was narrow, when Zhao Xiangzi crossed the bridge on horseback, the guards of the brigade could only protect him in front and behind him. Each can leave one person to serve.At this time, if he attacked from the left and right sides of Zhao Xiangzi, he might be able to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi.Yu Rang repeatedly deduced, and finally decided to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi in Chiqiao.

After Yu Rang finished his plan, he quietly came to Chiqiao the first night and hid under it, only waiting for Zhao Xiangzi to pass by the bridge, he would jump on the bridge to assassinate Zhao Xiangzi.In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Xiangzi rode a tall horse and swaggered onto the Red Bridge surrounded by guards.It's just that the mount just stepped on the red bridge, but suddenly stopped, no matter how urged by the groom who was leading the horse for Zhao Xiangzi, the mount just neighed and stopped moving forward.Zhao Xiangzi is both civil and military. He once led soldiers and horses on expeditions, and he is quite familiar with the habits of mounts.Seeing the appearance of the mount, he guessed that there was someone lying in ambush nearby, and the murderous intent of this person made his mount frightened, so he dared not go on the bridge.Thinking of this, Zhao Xiangzi ordered his guards to search around Chiqiao, and he caught Yurang in the bridge hole.

The guards pushed Yu Rang in front of Zhao Xiangzi's horse. Although Yu Rang had changed beyond recognition, Zhao Xiangzi recognized him at a glance. He was admiring and annoyed at the same time. Inquire about your background.Your Excellency first served the Fan family, and then became a retainer of the Zhongxing family. Both of these two families were finally destroyed by Zhibo, and the whole family died at the hands of Zhibo.Your Excellency did not avenge these two families, but instead became Zhibo's retainer and advised Zhibo, which was a disadvantage in the big festival.Now that Bo Zhi is dead, Your Excellency wants to avenge him, which is totally different from how he treated Fan and Zhongxing before. What is the reason for this?
Yu Rang was held down by all the guards, with a sharp knife on his neck, but he was not afraid.Hearing Zhao Xiangzi questioning himself, he straightened his neck and said loudly, Your Excellency is right, I have indeed served Fan and Zhongxing.It's just that Fan's and Zhongxing's regard me as an ordinary person, and I should repay them as an ordinary person.Uncle Zhi called me into the mansion and treated me as a national scholar, and I must repay him as a national scholar.My lord killed Zhibo, and made Zhibo's head into a wine vessel, so that he would not live in peace after death. How could I not avenge him? !

After Zhao Xiangzi heard Yu Rang's words, he was quite moved and wanted to let Yu Rang go, but his close minister reminded him that although Zhi Bo had died, many of his remnants were still hiding among the people. If Yu Rang is let go today, these people will imitate Yu Rang to deal with the lord, I am afraid that the lord will never have peace.The Han and Wei families are also ready to make a move, and they may use Yurang and this group of people to harm the lord.In this way, it is not an easy task for the protagonist to protect himself.

After Zhao Xiangzi heard what the minister said, he knew that what he said was right, but he couldn't bear to kill Yu Rang, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.Seeing that Zhao Xiangzi's expression was cloudy and uncertain, Yu Rang had already guessed his thoughts, so he said, I have assassinated the Lord many times, but every time I came back unsuccessfully, I knew that there was no hope of success.If your lord can understand my little loyalty to the old master, can you take off the clothes on my body and let me stab a few swords on the clothes, and my wish will be fulfilled?