Chapter 388: Offensive and Defensive Momentum
"Barbarians?"
In the imperial study, Xiao Wenxuan was shocked when he learned that the assassin was from a barbarian. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Father, it's good that the assassins are from the barbarians, but there were no less than three hundred assassins who assassinated Erchen last night, how did assassins of such a scale enter Chang'an City, this matter is too strange, this assassination is just for Erchen, if it is ...... to Father."
Speaking of which, Xiao Ming didn't say anything, he deliberately scared Xiao Wenxuan.
Sure enough, Xiao Wenxuan's face became extremely embarrassed, and he said: "What you said makes sense, I have already sent people from Lijingmen to investigate this matter strictly, you can rest assured, my father will definitely give you an explanation." ”
"Father Xie, it's just that the son has another request."
"Say, if I can promise you, my father will definitely agree." Xiao Wenxuan felt a little guilty about Xiao Ming in his heart, this great achievement had not yet been rewarded, but he encountered such a thing at this time.
"There is still no trace of the remaining assassins, for the sake of the son's own safety, I ask my father to allow the son's retinue to expand the number of personal guards to 1,000." Xiao Ming said.
In Chang'an, there was a limit to the number of guards that each vassal king could carry, in order to prevent trouble.
Considering Xiao Ming's situation now, Xiao Wenxuan nodded and said, "I'm right." ”
"Thank you, Father." Xiao Ming bowed and said.
Now Du Yu is still searching for assassins in Chang'an City, but there is no news so far, and because of the assassination, Xiao Wenxuan has no intention of going to court.
The two said a few words, Xiao Ming withdrew from the imperial study, and he was about to go to find the third prince.
Outside the palace gate, Xiao Ming asked Zhao Long to go to the Jinwuwei camp to dispatch troops and horses, and not long after, Qi Guangyi arrived at the palace gate with a thousand cavalry.
On the horse, Xiao Ming led a thousand cavalry to the palace of the three princes, and a thousand cavalry surrounded the three princes' mansions.
"Xiao Ming, what do you mean by this?"
Knowing that Xiao Ming came with heavy troops, the third prince arrived outside the palace, and his face was extremely ugly.
After being in the Great Chongqing Kingdom for so long, he naturally knows that whoever is favored can walk sideways in Chang'an, and these princes and brothers have all proved this truth to him before.
Seven years ago, whether it was the crown prince, the second prince or the third prince, these people had blatantly humiliated him.
"Why is the third brother so nervous, it is the third brother who said that it is difficult to walk in Chang'an after dark, so I can only bring some more soldiers and horses to go together." Xiao Ming rode on a horse, just like before, the three princes rode on a horse and looked at him condescendingly.
When he came to Chang'an, Xiao Ming decided that he would no longer blindly keep his eyes on the ground, but to be both offensive and defensive, the anger that had no strength for him before was meaningless, and now for him, the truth is only within the range of artillery.
The big fist is the truth, he doesn't have so much time to play intrigue with these princes.
Xiao Zhen's face was pale, if it was before, how could this Xiao Ming dare to be so rampant in front of him.
Seeing the third prince's gritted teeth, Xiao Ming continued: "Third brother, don't you invite me in to sit down? I still have a lot of things to say to my third brother, such as the Dutch thing......"
As soon as these words came out, the pupils of the three princes dilated rapidly, and their bodies seemed to stiffen together.
Looking at Xiao Ming, who was confident, Xiao Zhen suddenly felt that this seventh brother, whom he had looked down on before, was so terrifying.
"Please." Xiao Zhen's eyes narrowed, "It's just that the seventh brother is not afraid that entering my palace is like entering a tiger's den?" ”
Xiao Ming got off the horse and walked towards the palace of the third prince, and said with a smile: "The third brother said that he was joking, but if I have an accident, I guarantee that no one in this palace will be alive." ”
Xiao Zhen's heart was cold, Xiao Ming's tone was full of murderous intent, and he looked at the cavalry brought by Xiao Ming, these cavalry also gave him a very dangerous feeling.
When he arrived at the main hall of the palace, Xiao Ming picked up a seat and sat down, while the third prince sat on the main seat.
At this time, the third prince spoke: "Seventh brother, the matter of your assassination last night has caused a storm in the city, but this matter really has nothing to do with me. ”
"I know it has nothing to do with the third brother, but what the third brother said last night must be something to blame, but I think the third brother is also watching the play, if I die, I will be clean, if I am alive, I can talk about it, right?" Xiao Ming squinted his eyes and said.
"The seventh brother is really smart." Xiao Zhen's eyes were sharp, "I do know some clues about this, but why should I tell the seventh brother?" ”
Looking at the environment in the main hall, Xiao Ming suddenly saw a delicate mirror in the corner of the main hall.
It's just that this mirror is very different from the mirror in Qingzhou, ignoring the words of the third prince, he stood up and walked straight to the mirror.
The third prince was stunned for a moment, looked at the place where Xiao Ming was walking and was stunned, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
"This mirror is really beautiful, but it is not made in Qingzhou." Xiao Ming picked up the mirror and said, "This is also the goods of the Dutch, I don't know how much it costs?" ”
The third prince was a little helpless, Xiao Ming came too fast, he couldn't clean it up in time, he sighed and said: "That's right, this is indeed from a Dutch merchant, as for the price, it is five times the price of Qingzhou Mirror, now you should be satisfied." ”
"Five-fold? Hehe, this Dutchman is really dark enough, is it the mirror of Qingzhou that made the King of Chu smash the Dutchman's mirror in his own hands and lost a lot of silver. ”
Xiao Ming smiled maliciously, Li Kaiyuan once told him that he once gave the mirror as a gift to the prince of Chu, but the prince of Chu was not only unhappy, but also a little annoyed.
Since then, he has understood that there may be something wrong with this.
As he spoke, Xiao Ming stared at the eyes of the third prince and found that his pupils had shrunk.
"I can't hide anything from the seventh brother, at the same time as Qingzhou sells mirrors, the Dutch also shipped a batch of mirrors, but as you think, the price of these mirrors is too high, and they can't compete with the seventh brother's mirrors, now you should be satisfied." The third prince almost gritted his teeth and said.
With great joy in his heart, Xiao Ming threw the mirror on the table, and he said: "Don't mention this matter, the third brother still talks about how to tell me who sent the assassin, don't say it's a barbarian, this can't deceive me." ”
"So the seventh brother already knows that these people are barbarian mixed-blood? Haha, well, in this case, let's get straight to the point, if you died, the secret of the Dutch would not have been revealed, at least a few years later, but now I can only talk to you, the condition of this exchange is the Dutch, since you know it, you must also understand that the King of Chu and the Dutch are not a matter of one or two years, but now this matter is becoming more and more hidden, so we hope that in this matter the seventh brother can help us get through smoothly. ”
(To be continued.) )