Chapter 508 509 Assassin
Ruyi and Zhaocai walked around the post house and found that there was a big house next door to the post house. There was a small building in the big house, facing the post house. They took a look and felt that if someone was standing in the small building, Every move in the post house was watched by everyone.
The two went back and told Zhou Jia about the investigation, "Master, there is something wrong with this place. I think you should go back to the small courtyard to stay at night."
"Okay, since someone is watching us, let's go back to the small courtyard after the reception banquet is over." Zhou Jia looked at Zhaocai, "You can go to Sihai Bank and ask how it went?"
"It's the master." Zhaocai stepped out and walked to Sihai Bank.
The news that Zhou Jia had driven away all the people sent by the government to serve was sent back to a small house next to the Cheng family's mansion. After the eldest prince discussed it with Cheng Shan, Cheng Shan left with peace of mind.
Zhaocai came out of the post house, and after walking a few steps, he found someone following him. He quickened his pace and walked towards a crowded place. He walked to the stall in front, ducked into a pen and ink shop, and stood there. I saw two lean men wearing gray clothes and trousers, hurriedly cutting through the crowd and chasing forward.
Zhaocai came out of the pen and ink shop, went into an alley, and turned around several alleys. When he arrived at Sihai Bank, the waiter took Zhaocai to the backyard and met Chu Shan.
"Shop Manager Chu, someone was following me when I came here. Let's go back to the small courtyard tonight."
Chu Shan nodded after hearing this, "Okay, I will arrange the manpower. Ding Yi and Hu Cheng have been gone for half a month. The secret guards following the two people will have news back tomorrow at the latest. I have already sent manpower." We are waiting in Qingyue County. As soon as there is news, I will inform you and mobilize the garrison into the mountain."
Zhaocai bowed and saluted: "Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Chu. I will go back and report to you."
Chu Shan smiled and waved, "You're welcome, Manager Zhou."
Zhaocai came out of Sihai Bank and returned to the post house. Zhou Jia and Ruyi had gone to Zuixian Tower for a banquet. After seeing Zhaocai, Tie Zhu said: "Brother Cai, the master asked us to wait for him to come out in the backyard of Zuixian Tower. He will come out of the banquet in an hour and ask us to follow his car while the master changes cars at the turn in front."
Zhaocai nodded in agreement, and drove the carriage to Zuixian Tower with Tie Zhu. They saw Zuixian Tower brightly lit and bustling with activity.
Magistrate Feng took the officials of the Yuezhou Prefecture and the rich squires to welcome Zhou Jia and his chamberlain into the Zuixian Tower. They arrived at a large and magnificent elegant pavilion. After Zhou Jia sat down, Ruyi stood with a round-faced secret guard. behind him.
After drinking for three rounds, Magistrate Feng clapped his hands and the music sounded. Five stunning dancers entered the Accord with light steps and danced. The stunning dancer in the middle, leading the dance, twirled closer to Zhou Jia and danced to Zhou Jia's table. Suddenly, his feet slipped and he fell to the ground. He looked up at Zhou Jia with tears in his eyes. His charming eyes made people feel pity for him.
Zhou Jia looked at her coldly while holding the wine glass, counting silently in his mind to see how long she could last on the ground.
The dancer got up with a red face, bowed to Zhou Jia, then bowed to everyone present, and started dancing gracefully without changing her expression.
After the dancer got up from the ground, Cheng Shan and Magistrate Feng looked at each other holding wine glasses, conveying unknown messages.
Half an hour later, the chamberlain stood up and apologized to everyone for not being with them. Zhou Jia also took the opportunity to leave. Everyone tried hard to persuade them to stay for a while, but seeing that they could not stay, Magistrate Feng and a group of officials had no choice but to send Zhou Jia and the chamberlain out.
Zhou Jia and the chamberlain came out of Zuixian Tower. They nodded and got on the carriage respectively.
After Tiezhu and Zhaocai got the news, they also followed the carriage and caught up at the corner. Zhou Jia quickly jumped onto the carriage that Zhaocai was driving. The round-faced secret guard still drove the carriage to the post house with the servants. Go.
When they arrived at the post house, Ruyi and the round-faced guard followed a guard with a similar figure to Zhou Jia into the post house. Just after the hour, Ruyi and the round-faced guard climbed onto the beam of the doorpost of the main room. The guard had a figure similar to Zhou Jia's. A similar secret guard was in the room, and after a while the lights were turned off.
In the dead of night, Ruyi and a secret guard were sitting on the beam with their eyes closed, and they suddenly heard a subtle sound coming from the roof. The people in the room quickly stood up and listened.
The secret guard gestured to Ruyi, indicating that one person had gone up to the roof and three others had entered the yard.
The assassins who entered the courtyard dispersed and surrounded the main room.
The assassin on the roof arrived at the main house where Zhou Jia was resting, and gently opened the tiles on the roof.
The secret guard below, disguised as Zhou Jia, listened intently to the movement of the roof. As soon as the tiles were uncovered, the crossbow arrow in his hand shot through the air and hit the man's face.
At the same time, Ruyi and the round-faced secret guard held small hand crossbows on the beam at the door of the main room and shot at the assassins at the door. With a few muffled pops, the two assassins fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and the remaining one jumped up the wall and ran away. .
Ruyi and the round-faced secret guard chased after him. After a few ups and downs, the assassin disappeared.
The assassin who was hit by the crossbow tumbled from the roof and fell into the yard, kicking up dust on the ground. Then he heard loud shouts coming from the house, "Catch the assassin! An assassin is assassinating the imperial minister. Catch the assassin." ·····”
The secret guard lit the oil lamp, and the lights in the courtyard where the chamberlain lived came on. The chamberlain led people to Zhou Jia's yard. Ruyi and the round-faced secret guard had already returned to the post house.
Ruyi said to the chamberlain: "My lord, there is an assassination attempt on Mr. Zhou. Fortunately, Shopkeeper Chu from Sihai Bank invited Mr. Zhou to his home."
The king's servant looked at the assassin who fell at the door after being shot by an arrow, and the assassin who fell in the yard. He approached with a lantern, took a look, and screamed: "Come and see what is hanging on his waist." thing?"
Ruyi and the round-faced secret guard took a closer look and saw something squirming in the bag. Judging from the bulging shape of the bag, it should be something like a snake or insect.
Ruyi took the crossbow and hit the snake's head hard, and the things in the bag stopped squirming.
The round-faced secret guard untied the rope and pulled out a big snake with a golden ring on its body. "This kind of snake is called a golden-armored snake. It is highly venomous and is afraid of light. It likes to be active at night. It only takes less than half a bite from it." He would be dead within a quarter of an hour.”
Ruyi and the round-faced secret guards searched the bodies of the three assassins but found nothing.
The prince scolded in a high-pitched voice: "You are so audacious, even the imperial minister dared to assassinate..."
The postmaster came in a hurry. Wang Gonggong stepped forward and dragged him to the corpse. Pointing at the corpse on the ground and the golden-armored snake, he shouted sternly: "There will be assassins in the posthouse you manage to kill Zhou." Sir, how did you become a postmaster? Why don't you report to the official immediately?"
Yi Cheng was frightened to death, and without saying a word, he turned around and ran outside. Half an hour later, Wu Hualin, the general magistrate of Yuezhou, arrived with his yamen.