An ironclad general pressed his sword and walked up to Tuoba Tao and bowed: "Chen Yulin's leading general Tuoba Shang is late to escort him, please surrender your majesty!" ”

Tuoba Tao looked at the dead assassin's corpse and his own guards, his face was terrifyingly pale, he looked at Tuoba Shang again, let go of the hand holding the hilt, raised his hand and said, "Tuoba Shang, get up, drive back to the palace!" ”

"Yes!" Tuoba Shang agreed, got up and raised his hand, and shouted: "Your Majesty has a will, drive back to the palace!" ”

Tuoba Tao mounted a horse, and the soldiers and horses collectively turned to escort Tuoba Tao in the direction of the mansion where he was staying.

"Zong Ai, get up! Why are you so useless, a few assassins scared you like this? I don't know when you dare to come out, Your Majesty is afraid that he will be very dissatisfied with you! Zong Tai pulled Zong Ai up with a look of hatred and reprimanded.

Zong Ai said to Zong Tai with a sad face: "Father-in-law, my son used to be a gentleman who ate, drank and had fun, where did he experience this kind of battle? It's good not to be scared to pee your pants! ”

Zongtai smiled when he heard this: "That's right, okay, let's go!" ”

The assassination of the emperor quickly alarmed the ministers and generals who accompanied him, and Wan Dugui and the officials who could rank up under the Taishou Mansion of Suiyang were all frightened and ran over to ask for peace.

Wandu Gui quickly dispatched the garrison army to inspect the houses and shops near the emperor's palace to clear other hidden dangers.

Tuoba Tao returned to the lobby, he waved to Zongtai with a gloomy face, and asked, "I went out on the impromptu basis, why did those assassins wait for me to suddenly assassinate me halfway back?" Obviously, they should have gotten the news soon after I went out, and immediately checked with me to find out who had spread the news! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The safety of the emperor is a major matter, and there are strict regulations on the entry and exit of the palace where he stays, so Zongtai immediately sent someone to check the entry and exit records at the gate of the palace.

Zong Tai carefully recalled what happened before and after, Zong Ai has been by his side, there is no chance to pass on the news, the accompanying guards are all temporarily mobilized, these people don't know where the emperor is going out suddenly, they are all the emperor's cronies and guards, each of them is innocent, and the time to protect the emperor is not short, and these people are all fierce after the assassination to protect the emperor, and the only few remaining guards are all seriously injured, not like the assassin's internal response at all.

Suddenly, Zong Tai thought of Zhao Junsheng, and he thought that with Zhao Junsheng's intelligence, it was impossible to guess that the emperor was going out to have a good time, and whether it would be him who spread the news.

"Come on, go and call Zhao Senjun!"

"Yes, father-in-law!"

Zhao Junsheng quickly rushed over: "Xiaguan has seen Gonggong Zong!" ”

Zong Tai was surprised: "Our family just sent someone to look for you, but it's just a cup of tea, why did you arrive so quickly?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "Father-in-law, Xiaguan hasn't gone back at all, he has been writing recipes here since it was dark, and he plans to leave after handing over the recipes to his father-in-law, Xiaguan was still looking for his father-in-law everywhere just now." Here's the recipe! ”

Zong Tai took a scroll suspiciously, opened it and looked at it, judging from the ink, it was indeed just written, and there was a strong smell of ink, the whole scroll was more than three feet long, the font was small letters, very neat, and it looked very carefully written.

Zongtai put away the scroll and asked, "Where did you write the recipe just now?" ”

"There's a small room in the back kitchen, and the lower official is there!"

"Haven't been out in between?"

"Nope!" Zhao Junsheng shook his head, and after answering, he felt that something was wrong, and asked, "What does my father-in-law mean by asking this?" ”

Zong Tai immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty went out on a trip just now, and was assassinated on the way back, this is just a routine inquiry, you don't need to panic!" Okay, you're good to go! ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's too late, you have to prepare meals for hundreds of people when it's ugly, and you have to rush over when you can't sleep for two hours when you go back, it's too troublesome, the lower officials still make do with it all night in the back kitchen!" ”

"That's up to you!"

After Zhao Junsheng left, Zong Tai's white eyebrows furrowed, it wasn't Zhao Junsheng, so who would spread the news?

At this time, a eunuch hurriedly walked over and wrote a booklet on the ground: "Chief, this is the record of entering and leaving the palace!" ”

Zong Tai took it and looked at it, all the records recorded on it were the records of some ministers and generals entering and leaving the palace, and after the emperor went out, the records were blank, that is to say, after the emperor went out, no one entered or left the palace.

That's weird!

Zong Tai quickly returned to the lobby with the entry and exit records and reported to Tuoba Taoyu: "Your Majesty, the old slave made a preliminary investigation just now, and found no suspicious persons!" ”

"Didn't find it?" Tuoba Tao's face was originally a little ugly, but it was even more ugly when he heard Zongtai's words, "How can you not find it?" If you increase the scope of my investigation, you must find out the spies hidden around me! ”

Zong Tai was about to agree, when Wandu Guiding Helmet and Armor walked in and hugged his fists and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a problem in a shop opposite the palace, and when the soldiers went in to search, they found that the owner of the shop, a family of three, was tied up and hidden under the bed, and no one else was found. According to the shopkeeper's confession, a group of people suddenly broke into the store yesterday afternoon and kidnapped them, and then monitored every move in his shop! ”

Tuoba Tao breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and said, "So, I was targeted by them as soon as I went out of the palace?" ”

"It should be, the last general asked the three members of the family to identify the corpses, and the three members of the family confirmed that the assassins were the ones who broke into his shop! However······ They said that one or two people appeared to be missing from the corpses, but they did not count them carefully. The last general has ordered martial law in the whole city, and sent troops to investigate from house to house, but all suspicious people are arrested and interrogated one by one, and the fish that slip through the net must be caught! Such a serious assassination incident in Suiyang City is a dereliction of duty, please condemn your majesty! ”

Tuoba Tao was silent for a moment and asked, "Who is in charge of security affairs during this period?" ”

"The security in the city has always been the responsibility of Captain Tang Mang!"

"Passing the decree, Tang Mang was seriously derelict in his duties and was sentenced to prison!" Tuoba Tao pronounced Tang Mang's fate in one sentence.

“······ Obey! ”

Tuoba Tao nodded and ordered: "Pass the order, if there is really a fish that slips through the net, leave me alive, I want to see who wants to kill me!" ”

"Yes!"

After a few hours, the entire palace fell silent, except for the patrolling armor soldiers carrying lanterns to patrol the various places.

At the place where Emperor Tuoba Tao was sleeping, there were four armor soldiers standing at the door, and a patrol team of armor soldiers had just passed by, and two people in armor appeared at the corner of the house.

"Master, I'll go!" The young armor soldier whispered to the older armor soldier.

The elder armor soldier pressed down on his apprentice: "There are powerful masters around the barbarian chief, the probability of success with your skills is very low, I, Lu Xuanbo, am just an apprentice like you, I can't let you fold here as a teacher, you are here to take over as a teacher!" ”

"······"

"Do you know why the division didn't go out for reinforcements when those men attacked the barbarian chieftains? The first is to use those people to test how strong the guards around the barbarian chief are, and the second is to disguise themselves as escort soldiers to infiltrate this palace, this is the only chance for you and me! Stay here and take over as a teacher! ”

“······ Be! ”

Lu Xuanbo's figure flashed into a dark place, and his body kept moving in the dark, and his body was light.

One of the armor soldiers standing guard at the door yawned, but this yawn was the last yawn in his life, Lu Xuanbo suddenly flashed out, the cold light of a sword flashed several times in a row, and with only one breath, the four armor soldiers slowly fell to the ground before they even had time to warn.

Lu Xuanbo stretched out his hand and fixed it on the door with a bloody sword, the door slowly opened, and there were several lamps lit in the hall, and two palace maids kneeling at the table and napping.

A gust of wind blew, and several lights went out in an instant, and the temperature of the entire lobby and even the next room seemed to drop by a few degrees at this moment.

Tuobatao, who was sleeping soundly in the room, was extremely alert, and he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who? ”

A cold light suddenly flashed in the dark room, and this cold light shot straight towards Tuobatao's chest.

A sharp shout suddenly came from the door of the room: "Thief dares!" ”

Lu Xuanbo, who was about to stab a sword into Tuoba Tao's chest, instantly felt a strong crisis coming from his back, his eyes condensed in the dark, and his body instantly moved to the side, but the sword in his hand still stabbed Tuoba Tao's chest without hesitation.

The sound of "ding" metal striking came out, and Lu Xuanbo's face changed greatly, but he didn't expect Tuoba Tao to wear the protective inner armor.

There was a heart-piercing pain in his back, which made Lu Xuanbo feel that half of his body was instantly unconscious, and he quickly slammed into the window next to him.

With a "bang", the window was broken, and Lu Xuanbo rolled on the ground and quickly got up and ran out.

"Assassins, there are assassins, catch assassins!" The entire palace was in chaos in an instant.