Chapter 29: Assassination (I)

Hu Zuo got the news, the guard general Fan Yu brought people into the city, as a border guard general without the king's instructions to transfer troops and horses without the king's instructions is a big crime, Fan Yu as a general naturally understands the stakes, and he dares to risk the world's disapproval, it must be someone behind him, or something else happens, Gongsun Cao No matter what kind of means you play, as long as the king is on our side, you will definitely lose.

As the capital of Yan State, the guard force is not less than 10,000 people, the capital has been built for hundreds of years, the city is high and the walls are thick, and the wealth gathered is countless, King Yan Hui will definitely not give up the capital lightly, and needs to prevent the revenge of Qi State, also to protect his own safety, the capital guard is only controlled by the king alone, and the garrison general is an absolute cronie.

"What the lord means is that Gongsun Cao has a heart of disobedience! Want to seize power by force? ”

Hu Zuo shook his head, his fingers lightly tapped on the table, "Gongsun Cao regards himself as a high-minded man, and has always regarded himself as a hero of the Yan Kingdom, and he will never do this kind of reviled thing unless he has to, once it is not handled properly, the civil strife in Yan will inevitably be taken advantage of, and he will definitely not do it without absolute certainty." ”

"In that case, why blatantly mobilize the border army, if it is known by the king, it is already a big crime!"

"Something must have happened!"

The man hurriedly said, "There is one thing that is very strange. ”

"What's the matter?"

"At that time, I heard Fan Yu say that Xiangguo was seriously injured in the assassination, and he was anxious to return to the capital for treatment."

"Gongsun Cao is injured!" Hu Zuo's expression changed after hearing this, and there was no joy on his face, this kind of thing came too suddenly, after all, it was hearsay, and it must not be enough to believe it if he didn't see it with his own eyes.

"The subordinates are also suspicious, who has such a ability to injure Gongsun Cao!"

"Have you ever seen Gongsun Cao enter the city with your own eyes?"

The man shook his head, "At that time, I just saw a big car, and after entering the city, I went straight to Xiangguo's mansion." ”

"Is there a black-bearded man in the group?"

The man shook his head again, "The subordinates can see clearly, no!" ”

Hu Zuo frowned deeply and paced back and forth, this is strange, the swordsman sent by him when the news arrived has approached Gongsun Cao as a black beard, and he has gained the trust of the other party, since Gongsun Cao has returned to the city, why did his people not appear, is it because his identity is not revealed, no, absolutely not, the matter of the military alliance has been done enough, even if Gongsun Cao is smart, he also can't imagine that he will use this trick against him, but why is he injured, no, he always has to enter the palace to report to the king first.

Hu Zuo made up his mind and stood up, "You go to the city gate to keep an eye on it, if there is any change in the soldiers and horses outside the city, immediately spread the name of the king to quell the chaos, and the affairs in the city will be dealt with!" ”

The man promised to leave quickly, his steps were light, he must be a person who practiced martial arts, Hu Zuo did not dare to delay and went straight to the palace, and it was nearly dusk before coming to the palace, and the guards saw that it was the king's close ministers who did not dare to stop him, and the two of them often went in and out of the palace on weekdays, especially Fei Wei, who often accompanied the king to have fun until late at night and stayed in the palace, this situation had never happened before, and the guards were only responsible for the security of the palace, and this kind of thing would naturally not be taken care of.

Hu Zuo's feet sped up, and a close attendant walked towards him, Hu Zuo recognized the people around the king, "Where is the king today?" ”

"Lord Hu, the king is resting!"

"If you have something important to report, you can hope to pass it through!"

The attendant waved his hand again and again, "The king's temper is known to adults, I was tired in the pool today, and now I have brought someone back, if I disturb the king's sex at this time, this head will not be saved." ”

"If this thing can't be done well, the head will also have to move!"

"What the hell is going on?" A thin man walked quickly, and he happened to hear the shouting of nonsense and walked quickly to the front, and the attendant snorted coldly, "If the adults are not afraid, you can call it yourself, but the old slave doesn't dare!" After saying that, he rolled his eyes and turned to leave, and his beard trembled with anger.

"Forget it, it's not worth fighting with this kind of person, what's going on to rush to see the king!"

"Fan Yu led his troops back to the capital!"

I was also surprised when I heard it, "How many people?" ”

"Thousands!"

Fei Wei smiled and said: "Brother Hu, what's the matter, there are only a few thousand people, even if it is tens of thousands of people, what can be helped!" ”

Hu Zuo sighed and said: "Things must not be as simple as Brother Fei imagined, Gongsun Cao is scheming and cautious, why would he openly mobilize the border army, there must be a lot of articles in it." ”

"So what, as long as there is not enough evidence, we will not dare to touch you and me, don't forget that there is a king behind us, and the king has long been dissatisfied with Gongsun Cao."

"The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, the rabbit can kick the eagle when he is in a hurry, and Gongsun Cao is a tiger wolf!"

Fei Wei snorted coldly, "So what, the hero is late, the tiger and wolf are sad, Gongsun Cao is still old after all, King Yan Zhao can call the wind and rain when he is alive, but now it is completely different, Le Yi also counts, how many military exploits he has made for Yan Guoguo, in the end, he can only go away to save his life." ”

"Could it be that I'm too careful!"

"The king is already asleep, it's not too late to talk about something tomorrow, and it's not too late to make a judgment after the spies have investigated clearly!"

Hu Zuo nodded, "Okay, you stay in the palace tonight, and after the king wakes up, he will immediately explain the matter of Gongsun Cao leading the border army back to the capital, how to say that I don't need to teach you!" ”

Fei Wei said with a smile: "Add oil and vinegar, and play with right and wrong is what you can do, Brother Hu can rest assured." ”

Hu Zuo had no choice but to leave, in the Xiangguo Mansion, Gongsun Cao was lying in the room, and there were two guards standing within ten steps of the door, and there could not be the slightest omission at the critical moment, since Hu Zuo was able to place the killer to his side, it was inevitable that there would be people in the house, Zhao Kuo had a cold face, and the long sword on his back was neat and tidy.

Gongsun Cao nodded, "Someone will take you to Hu Zuo's mansion in a while, and the person who has already arranged his own appearance at the gate of the mansion can definitely be trusted, and the leader of the black beard can rest assured." ”

Hei Hu smiled: "How to get out of the city after getting rid of Hu Zuo?" ”

Gongsun Cao said with a smile: "This matter will be handed over to General Fan to deal with, and the soldiers of Huacheng Yanguo can go out of the city!" Naturally, there are people to take care of along the way. ”

"Okay, without further ado, Lord Xiangguo is waiting for good news!" After speaking, he turned around and went out, and a guard outside the door stepped forward and nodded, "Lord Chief, please come here!" ”

Bypass the two corridors to the backyard, push the door out and enter the dark street, there are no pedestrians on the road, along the street until you come to a house to stop, the scale can not be compared with the Xiangguo Mansion, it is still gorgeous, the front of the door is paved with stone slabs, after all, this is the mansion of Lord Huzuo, try to ask who dares to make trouble here, there is no guard in front of the door, the guard nodded, the two stepped forward, knocked on the door panel, and a low voice came from inside, "The moon is dark and the wind is high!" ”

It must be a code agreed in advance, Gongsun Cao is careful, and the guard replied: "Eliminate the demon guard!" ”

The door creaked open, and a person flashed out of it, his eyes fell on the black beard and he was stunned and didn't recognize it, he received a secret order from Xiangguo in advance, and he received his own people to enter tonight, leaving a secret signal, only to hear someone say that the Demon Removal Guardian Dao must be his own person.

"Come in!"

The guard saluted, "Chief, you can only go here, be careful!" ”

Zhao Kuo smiled: "Don't worry." After saying that, he dodged in, the house was very quiet, and the man whispered: "The guards have been taken away by me, follow me here!" ”

Zhao Kuo's eyes fell on the courtyard wall, and a black shadow rushed up to the courtyard wall, it was Bai Ying, who had outstanding legs, changed into a night suit today, white was too dazzling at night, this kind of courtyard wall was too easy for Bai Ying, grabbed the gap above with both hands, jumped on the courtyard wall, and followed the footsteps of the courtyard wall to move forward quickly.

Mu Chen's figure was exposed outside the courtyard wall, burly and holding a broad-bladed broadsword, once something happened, he would immediately kill it, no matter if he saved his son, he was ready, Zhao Kuo followed the spies of Xiangguofu and went back in the dark, and the footsteps sounded and hurriedly hid in the dark.

A team of patrol guards came up to meet them, the spies coughed, they recognized it, and the guards stepped forward to salute, "You haven't slept so late?" "It can be seen that the status of the spy in the mansion is not low, so he can easily support the guards in front of the door.

"Come out and go around, be in good spirits!"

The guards left, Zhao Kuo's figure slowly appeared, and the man said in a low voice: "The front is the place where Hu Zuo rests!" At this time, there was a lot of inconvenience in the past, so I can only send it here, and then return the same way to see you off. After speaking, he pointed to the two-story building not far away, and there was a faint light upstairs.

Zhao Kuo nodded, "Thank you!" ”

The man nodded, no one hid in the dark left and right, Zhao Kuo strode forward, a figure fell lightly from the courtyard wall, and gestured with his hand, Zhao Kuo knew that Bai Ying had already checked no one, if there was a secret whistle, it would inevitably be alarmed, after all, this is a place to sleep, and it will not be so carefully defended, Bai Ying's figure flashed on a big tree, and from here you can see every move in the backyard.

Zhao Kuo's footsteps were light, he touched the edge of the small building along the corner of the wall, came to the door and lowered his body and gently pushed it with his hand, the door did not move, it must be from the inside on the latch, check the left and right, and quickly took out a dagger from his arms, this dagger was sent by Qin Wan that day, and he had been carrying it with him, and he stretched it into the gap and picked it gently, with a click, the door latch inside opened, and this method of opening the door was also exquisite, Dog Liu was naturally one of the good hands, Zhao Kuo learned it unintentionally, but now he uses it, and with a gentle push, the door opens, Dodge in, press lightly with your hand, this action seems random, but it can really minimize the sound of the door, the arm movement slows down, and the latch is plugged in again.

The building is pitch black, can only rely on the direct forward, the eyes gradually adapt, a glimmer of light through the window in, the left should be the hall for banquet guests, gently pushed open with hands, empty only a few tables and chairs, continue to move forward, push open another door, suddenly a smell of urine came out of the inside, should be used for compliments, I don't want to know how to do this kind of thing in the house at this time, I really know how to enjoy, the door creaks, someone! Zhao Kuo's figure flashed into the room.

The door was pushed open, and it was vaguely seen by the moonlight, a woman rushed in quickly with her stomach covered, came to the front and turned around to sit on a wooden barrel, the clothes on her body faded to her knees to reveal her white buttocks, poof, a sound came out accompanied by a foul smell, I don't know what to eat at night, Zhao Kuo hid behind him, a curtain covered most of his body, and he was unlucky enough, before he saw Hu Zuo, he didn't want to alarm anyone, time passed slowly, and the woman finally picked up a wooden board and made it a few times, The huge ass writhed from side to side and was really ugly, so I lifted my pants and walked out.

Zhao Kuo covered his snort, flashed to the door, listened attentively, the footsteps gradually disappeared, pushed the door out, took a deep breath, the scene was really enough to describe it as a nightmare, even if this situation was replaced by a peerless beauty, there was no fun, not to mention a fat woman, thinking of the bright light upstairs, Hu Zuo must be on it, stepping on the first layer of bamboo ladder, his body went up, with a slight sound, he held his breath and walked up, approaching step by step.