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Chapter 527 Assassination (Part )

"It's not clear yet." Qin Zhan's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Changning Earl, just rest and recover from your injuries. Yang Shen will hold a meeting to find out the culprit and find out the identity of the assassin."

Meng Dashan took over the conversation: "The princess will definitely avenge the Earl of Changning."

Cui Du was completely sober when he heard Jiang Shaohua's name: "The princess has been working hard in the capital, wrestling with important officials in the court every day, and also having to deal with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Don't tell the princess about the assassination!"

"How could such a big event be hidden from the princess?" Chen Changshi said calmly, "The news was sent out half a day ago. Maybe the assassins were sent from the capital. They were annoyed by the princess's reorganization of the court, or they were jealous of the princess's huge power, but they couldn't do anything to the princess, so they used this despicable method."

Feng Changshi angrily continued, "Officially, you are an official of the Nanyang Palace and have a heavy responsibility. Privately, you are the princess' fiancé and the princess's sweetheart. If anything happens to you, it will be a heavy blow to both the princess and the Nanyang Palace. The real culprit behind this is truly a despicable villain."

Qin Zhan Meng Dashan was a military general, and he started swearing directly.

Liu Hengchang had to cough a few times to interrupt them: "Commander Qin, Commander Meng, please be patient. We don't know the truth yet. Once we find out the real culprit, we will tear him into pieces."

Everyone stayed for a while and then left, allowing Cui Du to rest in peace.

In fact, how could Cui Du feel at ease?

This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had encountered an open assassination. If Cui Wang hadn't reacted quickly, the sword would have hit him in the chest! Maybe his body would be cold by now.

This also made him feel the brutality of the power struggle in the Liang Dynasty. The winner is king, and the loser dies.

Jiang Shaohua was unwilling to retreat and was always striving for progress, not only for his own power, but also to preserve the prosperity of Nanyang County and protect the safety of everyone in the Nanyang Palace.

The higher she stands, the safer the people around her are.

Cui Du was lost in thought and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

In his dream, several assassins whose faces could not be seen clearly surrounded him. Without saying a word, they each held a shining sword and rushed towards him aggressively.

He was powerless and tried to escape in panic, but his legs gave out at the critical moment and he fell to the ground.

A long spear with a red tassel flew over and blocked all the sword attacks for him.

He opened his eyes and saw the princess wielding a spear with heroic spirit. With her between heaven and earth, the wind and rain were kept out of the spear.

His eyes were a little hot, and he whispered in a low voice: "Princess!"

Princess! When will you come back?
I really miss you!

When he woke up, it was already the next day. Cui Du touched his wet face with his intact right hand and wiped it with a handkerchief.

The door was pushed open and Ma Yaozong walked in.

Cui Du and Ma Yaozong were close in age, familiar with each other, and spoke more casually: "Tell me the truth, how badly was my cousin injured?"

Ma Yaozong replied in a low voice: "Master Cui was stabbed in the back by a sword, which almost injured his heart and lungs, and he lost a lot of blood. Doctor Sun and his team worked hard all night to save Master Cui's life."

As long as I can save my life.

Cui Du sniffed and motioned for Ma Yaozong to help him up: "I want to go see my cousin."

Seeing that Cui Du was in good spirits, Ma Yaozong reached out to help him get off the bed. However, as soon as Cui Du landed on the ground, he felt dizzy.

Ma Yaozong was startled and said repeatedly: "You lost a lot of blood yesterday. You need to rest for a few days before you can go back to bed. Go back to bed quickly!"

Let me say something realistic and unkind. In the eyes of the officials of the Nanyang Palace, Cui Du's life and safety were much more important than Cui Wang's. Cui Du did not try to show off, and lay down obediently: "Please go see my cousin for me."

Ma Yaozong responded and left.

After a while, the door was opened again. This time, it was Yang Zhengyang who came in to judge the case.

Nanyang County has been quite peaceful in recent years, and there hasn't been such a dangerous case for a long time.

Yang Zheng was busy for a whole day and night, his throat was smoking and his eyes were red. When he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse: "Lord Changning, the three assassins are dead. However, I have found the spy inside the farm."

Cui Du reflexively tried to sit up, but the movement caused a sharp pain in his wound. He cried out "ouch" and his face turned pale.

Yang Zheng was startled and immediately said, "Don't get excited. Lie down and listen to me."

Cui Du was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he dared not move again.

Yang Zheng's trial was indeed unique. When he arrived at the farm, the first thing he did was to separate all the people in the farm. There were originally more than a hundred people in the farm, and there were about two hundred farmers who came for training. In the past few years, many houses had been built in the farm, barely enough for one person to be detained in one room.

There were more than a dozen people in the torture room, and each person was assigned about 20 cases. They were interrogated one by one. If they found someone who was obviously suspicious and didn't tell the truth, they would be beaten with a stick. They also encouraged people to report on each other.

As a result, two spies were found.

One of them was a low-level manager in the farm, and the other was a farmer from Chi County who came for training.

"The farmer from Zhi County brought the three assassins to the outside of the farm, and the steward let them in. Both of them were bribed with a large sum of money. The person who came to contact them was wearing black clothes and a mask, and sneaked into their house in the middle of the night. They were put at knifepoint and would have died if they did not agree. They were also blinded by the gold bars, so they all agreed."

With threats and inducements, how could an ordinary farmer and a low-level steward resist?

Cui Du was silent for a moment and then asked, "What should we do with these two?"

Yang Zheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "First report to the princess, then chop off their heads and let everyone know! In addition, the families of these two people must also be expelled from Nanyang County!"

Not only must he be killed, but the matter must also be spread to shock people. Otherwise, everyone will sell out Nanyang County for money, what will happen then?

Cui Du knew the truth and did not plead for them. He just said, "Their families are always innocent. Just let them leave Nanyang County and don't kill them secretly."

Yang Zheng was touched by what he was thinking, and he was not ashamed at all. He said calmly: "It is more deterrent when more people die."

Cui Du said no more.

……

A few days later, in the capital, at the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Shaohua inspected the Ministry of Revenue for several days and got along surprisingly well with the Minister Ji, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

The border troops were preparing for war, and the Ministry of Revenue was very busy preparing food and supplies. Minister Ji simply did not even go home and moved directly into the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Shaohua stayed with Minister Ji and others until dark, and left the Ministry of Revenue only after dinner.

Jiang Shaohua's good mood disappeared the moment he received the letter from Chen Changshi.

Her expression suddenly darkened, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent.