Chapter 529: The Assassin
Compared with the children of the family, the students of Jinyang Academy are grateful to Lu Bu, it is Lu Bu who gives them everything in front of them, no one can be sure that after they serve as officials, they can still be as pure as in the school, and in the face of interests, people will change.
There are too few families who can abide by the law and discipline, they are used to being high and thinking in the way of superiors, which is also the reason why the families in the world feel suppressed by the state.
"Can you find out about Sima's family?" Lu Bu asked.
"The Sima family in Wenxian County is quite famous, the Sima family is in filial piety, the Sima family is also considered to be a wang family, the ancestor has Sima Wei who has been with Xiang Yu to destroy Qin, and was named the king of Yin for his merits, and built the capital of Hanoi, the contemporary head of the family Sima Fang has served as Luoyang Ling, Jing Zhaoyin, Sima Fang's father Sima Jun has served as Yingchuan Taishou, and the ancestor has Sima Jun as the general of the expedition to the west when Emperor An." Jia Xu said.
Lu Bu's heart tightened, the Sima family has such a origin, and it also has a great reputation among the family, in terms of influence, maybe the Sima family is not as good as the Hedong Wei family, but the background of the Sima family is not to be underestimated, such a family, will it be willing to assist itself.
As for Sima Yi's ambition, it was only because the power in the hands of the emperor was greatly weakened, otherwise Sima Yi's descendants would not dare to do anything about the abolition.
"Isn't the lord trying to persuade the Sima family to join the state?" Jia Xu asked.
Lu Bu nodded, "The Sima family has a great reputation in Hanoi, and if they can take refuge in Benhou, it will be of great help to govern Hanoi." He didn't mention Sima Yi's matter, after all, it was too absurd, the dignified Marquis of Jin went to Wen County for a young man, and others wouldn't believe it if he said it.
As soon as the group entered Wen County, LΓΌ Bu got bad news, and after the Bingzhou army captured Hanoi, the Sima family moved out of Hanoi and their whereabouts were unknown.
"Could it be that the Sima family is hiding from themselves?" Lu Bu had doubts in his heart.
Jia Xu said: "Maybe it's because of the war in Hanoi, the Jizhou army attacked Hanoi, and the Sima family moved to another place, and now that Hanoi is stable, maybe the Sima family will return soon." β
Seeing this, Lu Bu could only give up, it seems that his fate with the literati is indeed not very good, he was ridiculed in Shuijing Villa, and he came with sincerity when he went to Wen County, so he could only return disappointed.
It was getting late, Lu Bu and others were looking for a good place to live in the city, preparing to return to Bingzhou the next day, the war in Bingzhou this year was also very frequent, more than 10,000 soldiers died on the battlefield, although there were locusts to supplement food and grass, but now it is winter, the locusts are dispersed, and Bingzhou still has to bear the expenses of 100,000 displaced people, and many things need to be dealt with.
"After the lord entered the city, there was a person who secretly followed, and from the perspective of his subordinates, this person is definitely a master." Zhao Shu said in a low voice, since Lu Bu was assassinated outside Xiangyang City that day, the Flying Eagle Soldiers have been extremely vigilant, and the events of that day have also caused the Flying Eagle Soldiers to lose face.
When Lu Bu traveled, there were only more than ten guards on the surface, but secretly he was protected by dozens of flying eagle soldiers.
"Oh, it looks like Benhou will have a guest tonight." Lu Bu said with a smile, for the assassins outside Xiangyang City, Lu Bu is also extremely cautious, those assassins cooperate closely, and the power of using crossbow arrows is not comparable to ordinary crossbow arrows, and they are good at using long swords, Lu Bu also suspected that these assassins are from the rivers and lakes, but with the ability to merge states, after investigating for so long, there is no news, and after those black-clothed people were assassinated that day, they seemed to have disappeared.
This also made Lu Bu a lot more vigilant, his strength was high, but there was no weak hand among the assassins.
Lu Bu didn't alarm Dian Wei and the others, he wanted to see who the people were secretly following him.
In the middle of the night, the window moved slightly, and then slowly opened, and a black shadow fell into the room lightly, and there was a long sword in his hand, and the figure was gradually elongated in the dim moonlight.
The long sword in his hand stabbed forward sharply when he tiptoed to the bed, and there was no feeling that the long sword was piercing into his body, and the comer's heart tightened, and he retreated sharply, but at this time, a long sword appeared on his neck, and the palm of his hand slashed hard, and the comer slowly fell to the ground.
"Someone." Lu Bu shouted softly, and Dian Wei, who was holding a double halberd, broke in.
Seeing the man in black lying on the ground, Dian Wei looked ashamed, he was the commander of Lu Bu's personal guard, but the assassin sneaked into the room but did not find it.
"My lord, it's a dereliction of duty on my subordinates." Dian Wei hugged his fists.
"This person is good at assassination, and his martial arts are not weak, so it's okay to hide from the guards, you ordered someone to invite the general." Lu Budao.
But in a moment, Jia Xu hurried over under the leadership of a personal guard, and when he saw the man in black on the ground, his eyes were also tight, the assassin outside Xiangyang City, there was no news so far, but he didn't expect to meet the assassin in Wen County, and he was able to sneak into Lu Bu's room quietly, this person also has a certain ability.
"Awe, wake this person up with cold water." Lu Budao, for the assassins outside Xiangyang City that day, he was very curious, went to Wen County, did not find the Sima family's people, if he could find the assassins that day, it would be a big gain, these assassins are strong in martial arts, if it is chaos in the state, ordinary soldiers will be difficult to stop, but even the flying eagle suffered a lot of losses in the hands of the assassins.
The coolness made the assassin wake up slowly, and after adjusting to the light in the room, he knew that he had been planted in Lu Bu's hands, so he simply looked elsewhere.
"Why are you here late at night?" Lu Bu asked in a deep voice.
Seeing that the assassin was silent, Dian Wei stepped forward and punched, and the assassin took three steps back before stopping his body and glaring at Dian Wei.
Dian Wei also looked at the assassin in surprise, Fang Cai's punch, he used five points of strength, ordinary people bear a punch, I am afraid that they will be paralyzed on the ground, and the assassin in front of him just snorted and took three steps back, which shows that he is also a martial artist.
"In front of the Marquis of Jin, you dare to be so presumptuous." The double halberd in Dian Wei's hand was horizontal.
"General Dian, I'll hand it over to you after Ben Hou finishes asking." Lu Budao: "With such skills, I don't think I am a nameless person, since I have done such a thing, why don't I dare to reveal my name." β
The assassin snorted coldly, "What's next? The Marquis of Jin is brutal, but all chivalrous people don't want to kill them, today's defeat is due to the lack of ability, and there will be people who will avenge the next day. β
"Brutal?" Lu Bu sneered: "Tell me what kind of brutal thing Ben Hou has done, and he actually let a chivalrous man like you take action." β
"For your own selfishness, you killed countless virtuous people in Bingzhou, and the former pastor Zhang Yang was imprisoned by you in Jinyang, secretly colluding with the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and causing trouble in Jizhou, no matter what one thing it is, it is enough to make you die hundreds of times."
(End of chapter)