Chapter 1544: Unavoidable
The assassination of the princess was a big deal in itself, not to mention that Princess Mingzhu was the emperor's favorite princess, and she was also assassinated near the capital, Kangping City.
After receiving the news, he was of course furious. The entire city of Kangping and the surrounding villages and towns were put under martial law, blocking traffic and inspecting goods and suspicious persons, and even conducting door-to-door searches, as if they were vowing to drag out the assassin's family and hang them on a flagpole.
But there is a saying. This kind of operation is actually more about human resources. It is hard to say how effective it can be.
After all, the assassins from Anxiang Hall were obviously well prepared, and they probably had more than one retreat route prepared. By the time the officials started taking action, the people from Anxiang Hall had already run away.
However, there are many doubts about the princess's assassination, and Li Chengqi believes that this will be the starting point of the investigation.
For example, who can accurately calculate the princess's itinerary?
Although Princess Mingzhu's fleet is huge and she makes no secret of it, Princess Mingzhu will not follow the itinerary honestly.
In the past, when attending the Young Heroes Association, it was normal to temporarily change the schedule and go for a walk for a few laps. In the past, Li Chengqi only thought that the princess had ADHD.
But if you think about it carefully, maybe this is a defensive method to prevent intentional people from taking advantage of the trip to assassinate you.
——Of course, it’s true that I want to go play.
The person who could get the itinerary and arrange the assassination as soon as possible must be among the princess's entourage, and they are not handymen like palace maids. They are probably among the Ouchi guards and officials responsible for taking care of the princess.
The only miscalculation of Anxiangtang was that she did not expect to meet Yang Yiyi halfway. The princess and Yang Yiyi chatted for a long time at the intersection, which made the killer who was originally ambushing in the woods think that he might be exposed, so he took action in advance. .
If the original itinerary was followed, when the assassins of Anxiang Hall took action, the princess's car happened to be on a road with woods on both sides. If he was assassinated at this time, it would not be as easy to defend as on flat ground.
In addition, not to mention how the killers obtained the crossbows, is it too exaggerated to bring out all the crossbows?
This thing is generally only available in the army. Even the control of crossbows is very strict, let alone crossbows.
All the craftsmen who can make this thing are registered, and you can't just find someone to make it.
Either there was something wrong with the craftsmen, or there was something wrong with someone in the army.
These two doubts are the more eye-catching among the many. Li Chengqi can see it. There is no reason why the person in charge of the investigation cannot see it. If you dig deeper along the lines, you may gain something.
As for how to investigate, it has nothing to do with Li Chengqi or Yang Yiyi, and no one will report it to Yang Yiyi.
Regarding the matter of martial law, whether it is a matter of formality or simply to vent one's anger, it is already under martial law and we will definitely not be able to leave.
He Ling and the others planned to take a boat to Nanshan City, but they could only give up temporarily and wait for the storm to pass.
It was related to Yang Yiyi, that is, a eunuch came from the palace the next day and announced an imperial edict to reward Yang Yiyi.
Prior to this, the Emperor of Qizhou Kingdom had given Yang Yiyi a brocade garment and a jade belt. This was basically the highest honor that an ordinary civilian could receive. This time, he also gave some gold and silver rewards. Unless Yang Yiyi wanted to enter officialdom, otherwise This is the highest level, meaning meaning.
By the way, the eunuch also conveyed Princess Mingzhu's intention to ask Yang Yiyi to talk to her about going to the Western Regions when she was free in the future.
——She is still thinking about this.
Princess Mingzhu couldn't come out now, even if she just walked around Kangping City like before. She wanted to hear stories and scratched her head, but without the emperor's permission, Princess Mingzhu couldn't announce Yang Yiyi, a commoner, into the palace. .
Now that even Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping are not allowed to enter the palace, Princess Mingzhu may have to hold back for a while until safety is confirmed.
The martial law in Kangping City lasted for seven or eight days. I don't know if anyone from Anxiang Hall was caught, but a large number of soldiers were still arranged at traffic arteries and other places to check passers-by. The martial law was relaxed, but not completely.
It was at this time that He Ling proposed to take a boat to Nanshan City.
For these people from Qingshanmen, living in Situ's house was too scary. As soon as they heard that the dock was reopened, they wanted to leave immediately.
Yang Yiyi originally wanted to keep He Ling and the others for a few more days, but she had already decided to leave, so she had no choice but to send them on the boat. Wu Shaoyi also wrote a letter for He Ling to take with her. When they get to Nanshan City and take the letter to Wujiazhuang, her father will help He Ling and the others find a way to settle in Nanshan City.
The matter of returning to the master's school is completely over here. According to the plan, Yang Yiyi should travel everywhere next, and there is no purpose. The main thing is to highlight the heroic spirit.
Yang Yiyi seemed to want to stay with Li Yingluo for a few more days. Li Chengqi said there was no problem. This was much better than Yang Yiyi getting involved in any trouble.
But as the saying goes, God does not fulfill one's wishes. Even if Li Chengqi is a god, he cannot defy fate.
After sending He Ling and the others to the boat, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi walked back when they passed by the city gate and saw soldiers posting new notices and quickly surrounding a large group of people eating melons.
Li Chengqi actually had a bad premonition at this time, but Yang Yiyi was a guy who liked to join in the fun. When he saw a lot of people surrounding the city gate, he and Wu Shaoyi immediately squeezed in to take a look.
The notices posted at the city gate are usually about wanted criminals, or about new policies, etc., to spread the word.
The notice posted this time was different from the usual ones. It contained seven to eight hundred words, and there were scholars reading it to the illiterate people.
Roughly boiled down, the meaning is simple.
Nowadays, the Northland is coming fiercely, and the ten countries of the Central Plains are dying. At this time of national crisis, we are telling the heroes of the world to invite loyal and patriotic people to go to the Northland to resist the invasion.
This may sound like a military recruitment ad, but there's an important point.
It is for people in the world.
The martial arts community in the Central Plains cannot compete with the country, but these guys come and go, and it is not easy for ordinary soldiers to catch them.
Currently, among the ten countries in the Central Plains, only the two countries bordering the North are in a state of war, and the other eight countries are acting as wet nurses for blood transfusions.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the Zhongyuan Wulin, as a major civil force, to remain silent.
You all claim to be heroes, but now your country is at risk, won’t you help?
That's what the notice meant. Li Chengqi's heart skipped a beat after reading it.
broken!
Li Chengqi had been avoiding matters related to Beidi, just because he was afraid that Yang Yiyi would be curious again, but this time it was all in vain.
"Brother Li, I think..."
"No, you don't want to"
"But..."
"Then it's freezing cold in the north, and there's still a war going on, so what are you going to do?"
"As soon as this announcement comes out, many martial arts comrades will definitely gather together to defend their homeland and country. I cannot stay out of it."
Li Chengqi couldn't help but hold his forehead.
He knew this would happen!
Yang Yiyi could usually listen to Li Chengqi's instructions, and her body had developed a conditioned reflex to Li Chengqi's instructions.
But on major issues of right and wrong, Yang Yiyi is very insistent and will never compromise.
It’s over, I definitely have to take a trip to this northern land.
(End of chapter)