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Chapter 264 Dealing with Zhang Wei
In the following days, Chu Lu and Jiang Miaoyan were caught in a strange confrontation.

Jiang Miaoyan tried several times to break into the Yangxin Palace to find Chu Lu to argue, but she found that Chu Lu was always either away or with Concubine Li. After several setbacks, and the fact that the broken courtyard outside the city was not close to the palace, Jiang Miaoyan's enthusiasm gradually faded, and finally she simply gave up the idea of ​​causing trouble for Chu Lu.

As for the shabby Lanri Villa, although Jiang Miaoyan gnashed her teeth in hatred, she was the one who clamored to move out of the palace, and this was also part of her story line, so there was no reason for her to slap herself in the face and move back. So, she could only hold her nose, spend a lot of effort and money, and find someone to barely repair the broken yard, at least making it look less like a haunted house and barely habitable.

At the clan school, Chu Lu changed the course schedule into a mess. Jiang Miaoyan was naturally unwilling to accept this, and at first she tried to ask the master to adjust the time back. But every time she adjusted it, Chu Lu immediately ordered it to be changed back again. After several tit-for-tat exchanges, Jiang Miaoyan found that Chu Lu seemed determined to waste time with her, and she was too lazy to get up early to catch up with the journey that took more than an hour. She had worked hard to adjust her schedule, so she just gave up and decided to catch up.

However, she had no place to vent her resentment and anger, so she poured it out on the only person she could find, Liu Jiajia. For a while, all kinds of difficulties, ridicules, and frame-ups emerged one after another, making Liu Jiajia miserable. She ran to Chu Lu every few days to cry.

In this regard, Chu Lu could only express his sympathy, and then silently pray for his adopted daughter in his heart, hoping that she could hold on until the day when Jiang Miaoyan was sent away.

However, Chu Lu didn't want to help Liu Jiajia out of the predicament, but he had more important and urgent things to deal with right now.

Just yesterday, Qin Su told him that Zhang Wei, the Right Guard General of the Imperial Guard, was ready to take action.

Qin Su is like an invisible ghost, and is very efficient when used to monitor specific targets. Although it is risky to directly monitor those heroines who carry the aura of the heroine, it is perfect to use it to keep an eye on the natives of the dungeon like Zhang Wei. Although Chu Lu knew Zhang Wei's assassination plan through Qin Su, he could not determine the specific time to act, so he needed Qin Su's help.

According to the information Qin Su had heard, the last time A Ling's assassination attempt failed, her boss behind the scenes, the eunuch Li Zhu, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Horse Administration, was extremely angry. After discussing with several other heads of departments, Li Zhu decided to severely punish Zhang Wei for his ineffective work.

However, Zhang Wei was not willing to accept the punishment. After some bargaining, he took the initiative to propose to redeem himself and assassinate the emperor. There was even a hint of threat in his words, implying that if the organization did not even give him this opportunity, then there would be no point in him living. It was like a fight to the death.

Li Zhu weighed the pros and cons and finally agreed to Zhang Wei's request.

After listening to Qin Su's report, Chu Lu understood what was going on. He immediately secretly summoned Lin Xiao, the commander of the Imperial Guards.

Soon, Lin Xiao, wearing armor and standing tall, strode into the imperial study and knelt on one knee in front of the imperial desk to salute: "I am General Lin Xiao, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"Stand up." Chu Lu raised his hand, motioning him to stand up.

Lin Xiao stood up, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. This was the first time His Majesty had summoned him alone since the last incident in the Yangxin Palace. He wondered what the important matter was.

Chu Lu looked at him, with a look of worry on his face. After a moment's silence, he said, "Commander Lin, ever since the poisoning case in the imperial kitchen was solved, I have been feeling uneasy and restless."

Lin Xiao was slightly startled, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise, and the real murderer has been captured. The clouds have been cleared and the sun has been shining. I wonder what your Majesty is worried about?"

"It was that A Ling." Chu Lu frowned, his eyes showing worry and confusion. "She was just a palace maid, why did she want to assassinate me? Where did the poison come from? In the end, she was thrown into prison, but she could commit suicide by taking poison so easily... All of this is weird. I always feel that there may be someone behind her, and the matter is not really over."

He paused, his tone became heavier, his eyes also revealed a deliberately created fear: "I have been unable to sleep at night these past few days, worried that there will be another wave of assassinations, and it may even happen in my bedroom."

Lin Xiao was incredulous when he heard this. He almost instinctively retorted, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much! The palace is heavily guarded, especially around your bedroom, which is heavily guarded and patrolled day and night. I can guarantee that even a fly would not be able to get in easily, let alone an assassin sneaking in! It is impossible..."

"Enough!" Chu Lu slammed the table, interrupting Lin Xiao's words, and his tone became extremely stern, "Commander Lin! Are you questioning my judgment?!"

Lin Xiao's heart trembled, and he bowed quickly and said: "I dare not! But I think..."

"Nothing but!" Chu Lu stood up, looking solemn, staring at Lin Xiao, "This concerns my life! There is no room for luck! Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for one! Do you understand?"

The unquestionable majesty made Lin Xiao swallow the rest of his words. He looked at the emperor's extremely determined expression, even though he still felt that this was groundless and even a bit absurd, but the emperor's orders were as heavy as a mountain, especially when it came to the emperor's safety, he dared not make any more arguments.

"I... obey your command." Lin Xiao lowered his head, his voice filled with helplessness and respect, "Your Majesty, please tell me what I should do?"

Seeing that he finally stopped objecting, Chu Lu's expression eased a little, and he sat down again, and slowly said: "From tonight on, you select a few of the most skilled and reliable confidants, sneak into my bedroom every night, hide in the dark, and set up an ambush. Remember, this must be done secretly, and no one must be aware of it, including other guards and eunuchs and maids in the palace."

"Yes."

"In addition," Chu Lu added, "this is not just a one or two night thing. I want you to start tonight and continue until I believe the threat is over. This is to prevent trouble before it happens, understand?"

Start several days in advance and don't set a clear end date, so that even if the person is caught in the future, it won't seem like a trap he set deliberately for a certain day.

Lin Xiao secretly groaned inwardly upon hearing this. Doesn't this mean that he and his men will have to lie in ambush in the emperor's bedroom for several days in a row? This is simply...

But he dared not show any expression on his face, and could only bow again and accept the order: "I understand. I will select the most elite and reliable people, keep the secret strictly, and ensure that Your Majesty is safe."

"Very good, step down. Remember, this matter is known only to heaven and earth, you, me, and those few people you selected, but no one else must know it!" Chu Lu warned solemnly.

"I obey your order!" Lin Xiao saluted again, and then left the imperial study with full of doubts and helplessness.

Looking at Lin Xiao's departing back, Chu Lu slowly let out a breath.

——Okay, that’s all right.

In this way, several days passed quietly.

It was a dark and windy night.

A dark shadow, like a leaf blown by the wind, moved silently along the palace wall. It was Zhang Wei, the Lieutenant General of the Right Guard of the Imperial Guard. He used his complete knowledge of the deployment of the palace guards to accurately calculate the gaps between patrols and the nodes for shift changes.

The route he chose was extremely tricky, avoiding all main passages and brightly lit areas, and choosing only those remote alleys and shadowed corners. Every time he reached a corner or a place where he might encounter a sentry, he would pause for a moment, like a dormant venomous snake, listening carefully, and only continued to move forward after confirming that it was safe.

"Li Zhu! You old eunuch!" Zhang Wei's heart was burning with rage as he was sneaking around. A few days ago, he was called by Li Zhu and had to listen to his curses and humiliations, and the humiliating scene of his arrogantly announcing punishments. The scene kept replaying in his mind, "You call me a waste, and you want to kick me out? You wish!"

He took a deep breath, and then he performed his proud shadow steps. He seemed to have turned into a faint shadow, moving quickly in the shadows that were difficult for the moonlight to reach. His footsteps were so light that no sound could be heard, and he was more stealthy than a cat walking at night. He easily climbed over a palace wall, landed silently, and continued to go deeper under the cover of rockery and bushes.

"As for that tyrant, hmph!" Zhang Wei raised his lips to a cold grin, his eyes full of disdain, "As stupid as a pig! Last time that loser A Ling failed, it must have been because she panicked and messed up everything! Today, it's my turn to take action myself, let's see where you can escape to!"

He was full of confidence in his action. A Ling was just a low-level spy, while Zhang Wei was not only a martial arts expert, but also a general of the imperial guards. He was familiar with all the defenses in the palace and had a thorough plan. His skills were far beyond A Ling's. In his opinion, assassinating such a stupid emperor was a piece of cake.

"Once I kill this tyrant, my name will be recorded in the book of merit!" Zhang Wei's heart was burning with excitement when he thought of the future prospects after success. "Maybe I can become a company leader by then! By then... hehe, Li Zhu, you just wait for me! See how I'm going to deal with you!" The grievances, anger, and fear that had been pent up in recent days seemed to have found an outlet in this fantasy of success, making his stealth steps lighter.

With his accurate grasp of the loopholes in the palace's defense and his uncanny skills of shadow-stepping, Zhang Wei safely broke through layers of blockades and finally arrived outside the emperor's bedroom.

He clung to the wall like a gecko, listening for a moment and confirming that there was only steady breathing in the hall. After observing the surroundings and making sure that there were no hidden guards, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his figure floated up like green smoke, silently slipping through a half-open window gap and successfully sneaking into the bedroom.

……

At the same time, inside the bedroom.

In the shadows of the corners and behind the huge curtain of the dragon bed, there are several elite royal guards in tight uniforms lurking.

The leader was Lin Xiao.

They have been stuck here for several days. They sneak in at dusk and leave before dawn, hiding in these stuffy corners, not daring to move. It's really uncomfortable.

Especially after several consecutive nights of empty-handedness, these battle-hardened imperial guardsmen complained bitterly. They dared not say it, but they were all muttering in their hearts, wondering if the emperor was frightened by the last incident, had a problem with his brain, and began to be suspicious.

Although Lin Xiao always had a serious face and seemed to trust Chu Lu wholeheartedly, he was actually quite disapproving in his heart.

However, at this moment, there was a very slight noise coming from outside the window. Then, a dark shadow silently climbed in from the window like a ghost!
Lin Xiao and his men who were hiding in the dark suddenly felt their pupils shrink, they were stunned, and their hearts skipped a beat!
——Wait, this is an assassin? Damn! Someone actually assassinated me?! His Majesty actually guessed it right?!
Lin Xiao was about to give the order almost instinctively, but at this moment, he caught a glimpse of an extremely obscure gesture coming from the dragon bed. That was the signal agreed upon by His Majesty in advance - wait and see, and wait for orders!

Lin Xiao suppressed the urge to take action and signaled his men to remain quiet and wait patiently.

Zhang Wei came in, looked around the hall, and after confirming that there was only a sleeping figure lying on the dragon bed, a smug sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He walked slowly towards the dragon bed.

At this moment, Chu Lu on the bed seemed to be awakened. He sat up suddenly, with just the right amount of fear on his face and a slightly trembling voice: "Who?! Who are you?! What do you want to do?!"

Zhang Wei looked at Chu Lu's panic-stricken appearance, and his pride swelled to the extreme. He stopped and looked at Chu Lu leisurely, as if he was admiring the final struggle of his prey.

"Who am I?" Zhang Wei sneered, his tone full of undisguised contempt. "You idiot, are you scared out of your mind? Don't you even recognize me?"

Chu Lu then recognized the other person's identity and asked in shock: "Aren't you Zhang Wei? What are you doing here?"

"Ha." Zhang Wei sneered with disdain, "What else could I do here in the middle of the night except to kill you?"

"But why did you want to kill me..." Chu Lu was puzzled at first, then he suddenly realized and said in horror: "You are in cahoots with that palace maid! You are also a spy!"

"Haha, are you surprised?" Zhang Wei smiled proudly.

Chu Lu sighed with mixed feelings: "I didn't expect you to be the same."

Zhang Wei said contemptuously: "Of course you can't imagine that a fool like you and that useless guy Lin Xiao who only knows how to collect salary, how could they possibly see through my identity that I have been hiding for many years?"

In the dark, Lin Xiao's eyes twitched.

Chu Lu was not angry. He asked in confusion, "But why do you want to kill me? When have I ever offended you?"

Zhang Wei stepped forward, pointed at Chu Lu and shouted, "Why should I kill you? Do I need to say more? Since you ascended the throne, you have been doing evil things, pursuing pleasure, and killing loyal officials, making the people of the world live in misery! How many innocent people have been displaced because of you, and how many loyal officials and generals have been wronged because of you!"

He puffed out his chest, as if he were the embodiment of justice, and said with a stern face: "Today, I, Zhang Wei, will enforce justice on behalf of heaven! Kill you, the tyrant! I am willing to sacrifice my life this time, not for gold and silver, not for power and status, but only to restore a clear and bright world! Only so that the people of the world can have a way to survive!"

As he spoke, he approached step by step, his expression ferocious, greedy and fanatical, with murderous intent in his eyes, as if he was about to take action.

At this moment, the frightened expression on Chu Lu's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a calmness that was almost indifferent.

"So that's how it is. How boring." Chu Lu said indifferently.

Zhang Wei was stunned.

"I've finished asking questions, let's get started." Chu Lu's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he had a strong sense of foreboding!

The next moment, he saw several sturdy figures suddenly rushing out from all directions of the bedroom! The one leading them was Lin Xiao, whom he had just mocked!

"Not good!" Zhang Wei was horrified and turned around to run away without thinking.

However, it was too late!
Lin Xiao and the others had been holding back their anger for a few days, so how could they be polite when they saw the real culprit? They cooperated well and blocked all of Zhang Wei's escape routes in an instant.

A short and fierce hand-to-hand fight broke out instantly!
Although Zhang Wei was skilled in martial arts, he was still an assassin after all, and was frightened by the sudden appearance of the ambush. However, Lin Xiao and his men were well-rested, had the advantage in numbers, and attacked in anger.

After just a few rounds, Zhang Wei was kicked to the ground by Lin Xiao, and then several imperial guards rushed up, pinned him down, and tied him up tightly with ropes!
"Impossible! This is impossible!" Zhang Wei, who was pinned to the ground, had an expression of disbelief, shock and despair on his face. He stared at Chu Lu, who was sitting firmly on the bed, and roared, "How did you know?! How did you know that I would come tonight?!"

Chu Lu glanced at him, his tone calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter: "It's just in case."

Zhang Wei was dumbfounded.

——Just in case? There is no such thing as just in case!
But before he could ask any more questions, Chu Lu had already waved his hand and ordered Lin Xiao: "Take this traitor away, throw him into the imperial prison, and torture him severely! Make sure to catch all his accomplices in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)