Chapter 95 The No. 1 Imperial Killer of the Northern Qi Dynasty
As soon as these three words came out, Lu Yu's eyes widened with horror!
Liu Taozhi was the first imperial assassin of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was originally the Cangtou slave of Emperor Shenwu Gao Huan. After Gao Huan's death, he served his son Gao Cheng. After Gao Cheng's death, he served Gao Yang. He was originally the governor under Gao Yang. Because a blind man heard his voice and said: "Princes, generals and prime ministers have been killed by their hands. They are like eagles and dogs, which are manipulated by humans."
Later, Gao Yang made him a full-time official assassin of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Gao Dezheng, a veteran and important minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was the first person Liu Taozhi killed. Later, under Gao Yang's order, he killed Yong'an Wang Gao Jun and Shangdang Wang Gao Huan. He was called the hand of killing kings. , and never miss a beat!
This person is only loyal to the monarchs of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Whether they are relatives of the royal family or important officials in the court, as long as the emperor wants to kill but cannot kill them blatantly, they will die at the hands of this person!
That’s why it’s also called the Emperor’s Eagle Dog!
"Impossible, Prince, although your Majesty is a little more dissolute, he is not so stupid when it comes to state affairs. It is impossible for him to let Governor Liu come to kill you, and you are still under the command of Aiming to send an envoy to Chen Guo."
Lu Yu was shocked and filled with disbelief.
"I know that even if this matter is true, it will never be His Majesty's order. I'm afraid... someone is falsely passing on the King's orders!"
After Gao Changgong said that, he looked at the guard Zhao Wu again.
"Besides confessing Liu Taozhi, what else did this person say?"
Zhao Wu shook his head: "This man is still a bit bloody. It took a lot of effort and all the tortures on him to get this sentence out. After he said this sentence, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. The subordinates did not There’s no time to stop it!”
"Well, if he can endure all these tortures, he must not take everything he says seriously. It seems that it is just to sow the relationship between me and His Majesty..."
At this point, Gao Changgong fell silent. What kind of person was Lord Qi Gao Zhan? He was not sure whether he would kill him because of his great achievements. However, sending him as an envoy and then secretly sending someone to assassinate him were such things. , Gao Zhan definitely can't do it, not to mention that although he has achieved several military exploits, he is still far from reaching the point where he has achieved great success.
If it wasn't Gao Zhan who did it, then it would be "those people" around him!
"Forget it, just bury him if he's dead. There's no need to make any more noise about it. How about another assassin?"
"It was also Zhou who was ambushing the secret room in Nanchen. This time he said that he had received a mission to assassinate the prince in Tiantai Temple. However, he did not know who was the main messenger behind it. The person who said he came to deliver a message to him was also concealed. He couldn't see his true face clearly, he only recognized a spy token from the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
"What kind of token?" Gao Changgong asked.
Zhao Wu took out a piece of parchment and handed it to Gao Changgong.
The pattern drawn on the paper is exactly the pattern on the token, which is in the shape of a tiger, but the tiger's forehead is engraved with complicated patterns, making it difficult to tell what they are for a moment!
Gao Changgong was silent for a long time, and suddenly murmured: "Tiger? Protect?"
Then he put the parchment away and said, "Let this assassin go!"
"Ah? Why let it go?" Lu Yu was confused.
"Someone will come looking for him, or he will go back and recover!"
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It was midnight, and the released assassin returned to the sea like a fish that had been released. He was very glad that Gao Changgong did not kill him, but this happy state of mind did not last long. When he entered a courtyard that was originally a hidden stake base, an arrow hit him in the back.
The assassin died silently in this abandoned courtyard.
"I didn't expect that Gao Changgong had prepared in advance. He not only killed several of our hidden guard killers, but also captured a spy that his father had planted in Nanchen. Now that the spy has been solved, I don't know if Gao Changgong got any information from him. What are you talking about? It seems like this assassination can’t be done again!”
"My father's original intention was just a test. If it succeeds, it will be regarded as removing a powerful enemy for our Zhou country and stopping the Qi-Chen alliance. But if it fails, then we can only adopt a soft policy..."
The envoy from the State of Zhou was staying at a distance from the envoy from the State of Qi, but in this dark night, like Gao Changgong, Yu Wenhui, Yu Wenzhi and others could not sleep.
"Tell me, how did Gao Changgong see through the trap we set? Also, he was clearly bitten by Huiwei's poisonous snake, but he was still unscathed. Is it really Xie Xiaolangjun who saved him?"
"In my opinion, there is no personal relationship between King Lanling and the lady of the miracle doctor at all. Our speculation makes him suspicious!"
"But regardless of whether there is an affair or not, how did he prepare an ambush in advance? Just waiting for our people to carry out the assassination? Is he going to invite you to the urn again?"
Yu Wenzhi said: "I'm afraid it has something to do with the lady doctor. The people we sent mistakenly thought that the two of them had a private meeting. I'm afraid this is not a private meeting, but what did the lady doctor say to him?" "But we It has nothing to do with the miracle doctor, right?"
Yu Wenhui asked very puzzledly.
"Then do you still remember the painting of the Night Banquet in the East Palace?"
Lonely Shan suddenly interrupted and asked.
"The lady who is a miracle doctor said that her paintings can penetrate people's hearts, understand human nature, and assess character. Although I was far away that day and did not look at everything in the painting carefully, I saw Chen Shuling's expression and the kind of brushwork in the painting. But a very clever point reveals Chen Shuling’s ambition.”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several people changed.
"So, you are suspicious of our expressions in the painting..."
Yu Wenzhi seemed to be enlightened and recalled the painting he had seen that day. At that moment, he was just amazed at the exquisite painting skills of the young lady, who was able to express what she saw in the East Palace on the scroll in just a cup of tea. , but before he could observe its details, the servant had already presented the scroll to Chen Xu, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty.
Now that I think about it, there seems to be something really unusual about that painting...
"What you mean is that the little lady conveyed some kind of news to Gao Changgong in the form of paintings, but what can the little lady know? We have never had any contact with her..."
"Just be afraid, this little lady can really observe the mind... There are many talented people in this world, and it is not impossible for those who can observe words and minds!"
After saying this, everyone was silent for a while.
Yu Wenhui's expression darkened and he said:
"In this case, we really can't let Gao Changgong get away with it. Such a beautiful woman has excellent medical skills and can also see into people's hearts. If she really becomes Gao Changgong's help, it will be even more detrimental to us or the Kingdom of Zhou in the future!"
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A gathering of elegant talks made Xie Zhen's name become a hotly discussed topic again after the miracle doctor Xiao Jinyu. A debate between Xie Zhen and many celebrities, and even a debate with His Majesty Chen Xu, also attracted the attention of many scholars. It is widely spread among people.
"It seems that the Xie family of Chen County still has descendants left in the world. Their names have not been heard for twenty years. This is really nothing but a blockbuster!"
"Yes! However, twenty years ago, Xie Yuqing, the eldest daughter of the Xie family, was the only one who could be said to have quick thinking and unparalleled reasoning!"
"Speaking of the talented girl Xie Yuqing of the Xie family, there seems to be a good story about a talented and beautiful woman with Your Majesty back then. However, His Majesty was born in a humble family, the Xie family refused to marry a daughter, and it coincided with the Hou Jing Rebellion, so the Xie family girl somehow became She died during the escape, and I heard that His Majesty was sad for her for a long time!"
"Oh, it's so sad. How could His Majesty marry a wife less than a year after her death!"
"That was when His Majesty was held hostage in Jiangling. In order to win over the Chen family and gain military power, Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan married his niece to him!"
In the wine shop, there were still constant topics of conversation, but it was rare to see such bold discussions about today's past.
Xiao Jinyu shook his head, glanced at the two middle-aged scribes who were whispering not far from him, then stood up and walked out of the wine shop.
"Sister, where are we going today? My sister is busy with everything these days, and Al-Ling doesn't even have time to talk to her."
When Xiao Ruoling went out early this morning, she begged to go with her, saying that she wanted to see the outside world.
Xiao Ruoling, who had grown up in a boudoir since childhood, really didn't know much about many things in the world except for reading, writing and the private matters in the back house, so she felt new and curious about many things.
"Let's go and relax by the Qinhuai River! You've been accompanying grandma these days and haven't gone out to have fun. Today I'll take you to have fun!"
"Yeah! Okay!"
Xiao Ruoling smiled happily, and they walked together to the Qinhuai River. Along the way, Xiao Ruoling heard a lot of rumors about Xie Zhen, and couldn't help but yearn for it. Thinking of that day, Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian were not in the house, Xiao Ruoling After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked: "Sister, did you go to the Qingtan Gathering that day? Have you seen Mr. Xie Zhenlang?" As she spoke, the girl looked a little yearning, " I never thought there would be such a talented person in the world, how great would it be if Aling could be lucky enough to meet him?"
(End of chapter)