Prosperous advisors

Chapter 411 Assassination in the Palace (3)
He just glanced coldly at the people present, and said in a deep voice, "Drag on."

Immediately, the guards in the palace stepped forward, dragged the corpse down in an orderly manner, and cleaned the snow. By the time everyone returned to the hall, the blood outside had already been buried by the snow again.

"Jin'er." Emperor Xiyue glanced at the courtiers and princes, and called out in a deep voice.

Rong Jin dragged Mu Qingyi out slowly, followed by Dongfang Xu who was holding a sword.Seeing that Rong Jin was fine, Emperor Xiyue nodded reassuringly, "It's good that it's fine."

Dongfang Xu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, with Xu'er here, how could Uncle Jiu have something to do?" He proudly raised the bloody sword in his hand.Jing Yuanhou's expression darkened when he saw it below, "Xu'er, presumptuous! Who allowed you to bring a sword into the palace?"

Dongfang Xu was startled, and then he remembered that he quickly threw the sword in his hand, spreading his hands to show his innocence.Anyway, the sword is not his, so it's no pity to throw it away.

Emperor Xiyue didn't think he was disobedient, and said with a smile: "It seems that Xu'er is good at martial arts, and Marquis Jingyuan can be regarded as a successor." Marquis Jingyuan gave Dongfang Xu an angry look, and thanked Emperor Xiyue for his compliment.

Everyone present here understands that Dongfang Xu's crime of bringing a sword into the palace can be big or small, but Emperor Xiyue will definitely not punish him for the sake of protecting Rong Jin. "Good boy, Dongfang Xu, the son of Marquis Jingyuan, is both civil and military. He has done a great job in protecting the prince. Hmm... I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and a sword. Report to the Imperial Forest Army tomorrow."

Dongfang Xu's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Your Majesty." The Imperial Forest Army is different from the palace guards, they are regular West Vietnamese soldiers, and they are the elite of the elite.It was his father, Marquis Jingyuan, and even Nangong Jue, who had served in the Imperial Forest Army, and they could be said to be the confidantes of Emperor Xiyue.

As soon as Emperor Xiyue said this, everyone envied him.At the same time, they secretly regretted that they knew that His Majesty's reward was so easy, and they desperately wanted to protect His Highness the Ninth Prince.

He had just been assassinated, even if there was no major disturbance, Emperor Xiyue's mood was not much better.He cast a cold glance at the crowd, leaving Zhuang Wang Duan Wang Qin Wang and a few other princes and Nan Gongjue, and let the others go back.

He got out of the palace and got on the carriage, just as the carriage started to go back to Prince Yu's Mansion, a figure quickly stepped up.Dongfang Xu looked at Rong Jin flatteringly and said, "Ninth Brother..."

Rong Jin leaned crookedly on the carriage, glanced at Dongfang Xu lightly and said, "Why don't you follow Jingyuanhou home, what are you doing here?"

Dongfang Xu said with a coy smile: "Isn't this... I want to thank Brother Nine. If it wasn't for Brother Nine, how could I have entered the Imperial Forest Army?" Emperor Xiyue was very strict with those generals who had made great achievements. Martial arts are world-class, except for leading troops to fight outside when wars start, other times he can't even take a step out of the capital.It is called to accompany him in the capital, but in fact it separates him from the million-strong army of Xiyue.

Dongfang Xu's grandfather, the former Marquis of Jingyuan, was once a famous general, and his fame may not be inferior to that of the current Nangong.Since the death of the previous Marquis Jingyuan, Emperor Xiyue married the eldest princess to the Dongfang family, but Dongfang Xu's father couldn't even touch the edge of military power.Although he also fought a battle and made some achievements, these years are basically equivalent to being idle at home.

If things go on like this, even if Nan Gongxu is the emperor's grandson, he can only be reduced to an idle dude in the capital.Today, because of his meritorious service in protecting the Ninth Prince, Emperor Xiyue enlisted him in the imperial army for a while. Although he may still be suppressed in the future, it is better to have a chance to make progress than to go around the capital every day to see who the emperor is. Girls and sons are more beautiful.

Rong Jin snorted softly, as if he didn't bother to speak.

Mu Qingyi raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "Did you know there would be an assassin tonight?"

Rong Jin said: "Aren't there just a few things in the palace, it's good to have them, and it's not a loss if they don't. But you..." Rong Jin glanced at Dongfang Xu sideways, "How do you know that something will happen in the palace today? "

Dongfang Xu smiled, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well... Ninth brother, do you know that I have many friends. This... some places are the most well-informed, and I accidentally heard some gossip." He is well-known in the capital, and on weekdays, he also likes to make friends with those who are of the highest rank. He prefers to hang out in teahouses, restaurants, and fireworks. Naturally, he can hear a lot of gossip.

"Rumours?" Rong Jin raised his eyebrows, so the matter of someone going into the palace to assassinate is just rumors in Mr. Dongfang's mind?

Dongfang Xu said in embarrassment: "What I said is true, I just heard that a lot of people have come to the capital recently, I guess... there will always be one or two troubles in the palace this year and a half. , if I run into the palace and tell His Majesty that someone is about to assassinate, it’s okay if there is, but if I don’t, it’s over for me.”

Rong Jin waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Forget it, whether someone wants to assassinate has nothing to do with me. From now on..."

Dongfang Xu approached fawningly, "I will report to Brother Jiu immediately if there is any news in the future."

Rong Jin raised his eyebrows, "I just want to say don't run around in those places in the future. Since you are so caring, I will accept it with a smile. Go back, so as not to worry Jing Yuanhou." After finishing speaking, Young Master Rong Jiu waved his hands away unceremoniously. people.

Dongfang Xu had no choice but to lift the curtain and jump off the carriage.

"What is Qingqing thinking?" There was a moment of silence in the carriage, Rong Jin opened his eyes and asked Mu Qingyi who was leaning on the carriage and muttering silently.

Looking up at him, Mu Qingyi frowned slightly and said, "I'm thinking about tonight."

Rong Jin snorted softly and said: "In these years, there have been assassins in the palace eight times if not ten times, even the old man himself doesn't want to." The old man has killed too many people, and naturally there are more people who want his life up.It's useless to think about it, it's better to catch a few more assassins and kill them all.

Mu Qingyi raised her eyebrows and said, "Didn't you hear what the assassin said before he died? This time, there will be a next time. Those people are obviously not ordinary assassins, they are all well-trained dead soldiers. What we don't know In this place, there are still people who secretly possess such a powerful force, and you are not worried at all, Mr. Ninth?"

Rong Jin was thoughtful, "Qingqing means that these people are not those who dislike the old man or who have a sworn enemy with him?"

Mu Qingyi said: "The mortal hatred may be true, but... I'm afraid it's not entirely for revenge. If you want revenge, you will never choose to appear in that way at the time last night." Yesterday At night, almost all the civil servants and military generals in the capital were present, and just one Nangong Jue was likely to bring down the plan of those assassins.

Rong Jin lightly tapped on the seat cushion of the carriage, and said calmly: "The assassin just wanted to make the old man lose face in front of all civil and military officials? Or... did he want to make the old man feel uncomfortable?"

(End of this chapter)