When he was ugly, Emperor Wu of Zhou was woken up by Sun Kui not long after he fell asleep.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been assassinated."
"What?" Emperor Wu of Zhou was still a little confused after being woken up. After hearing that the prince was assassinated, he suddenly became sober. He lowered his face and asked, "What's going on?"
Sun Kui said: "General Shen sent someone back to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in Zishi. Fortunately, His Royal Highness was not seriously injured." Hulong Temple is located on the outskirts of the capital, which is a bit far away from the capital, so the palace only received the letter at the time of the scandal. .
Emperor Wu of Zhou frowned and said calmly: "Change your clothes."
"Yes." Sun Kui quickly changed clothes for Emperor Zhou Wu.
"Go to Hulong Temple."
Before Sun Kui woke up Emperor Wu of Zhou, he ordered his apprentice Sun Doudou to take Li Huo out of the stable.
When Emperor Zhou Wu changed his clothes and walked out of the palace, he saw Li Huo waiting at the door. Emperor Wu of Zhou did not need to step on people's backs or step on stools, he jumped onto the horse with a light body.
Sun Kuisheng also got on his horse, following closely behind Emperor Wu of Zhou.
Song Dekang and Zhang Gong were already waiting at the palace gate. Seeing Emperor Zhou Wu riding out, he quickly got on his horse and chased after him.
At this time, Shen Hu and Chu Ying had taken down all the assassins in Hulong Temple. Most of the assassins were killed by the soldiers. A small number of assassins were caught and committed suicide by biting out the poison hidden in their mouths. Three other assassins were controlled before they could kill themselves by biting the poison.
Shen Hu and Chu Ying interrogated the three assassins, but they said nothing. Seeing that nothing could be found through interrogation for the time being, Shen Hu asked his men to take them into custody.
In the prince's courtyard, the prince's injured arm had been bandaged by the imperial doctor. The two wounds on the Eighth Prince's abdomen have also been bandaged, but these two wounds are very serious. Coupled with the excessive blood loss, he will not wake up for a while. The imperial doctor said that if the Eighth Prince had a fever, his life would be in danger.
"Did you ask anything?" The prince asked hurriedly when he saw Shen Hu and Chu Ying coming in.
"The assassin hasn't said anything yet." Shen Hu said seriously, "However, Your Highness, I and others will definitely be able to find out who is behind the scenes."
"With you two here, how did these assassins get in?" The prince was angry, shocked and scared, but he did not anger Shen Hu and Chu Ying.
"Your Majesty, these assassins have been hiding in the temple for some time."
Chu Ying added: "Before your Highness came to Hulong Temple, they were already lurking in the temple."
Hearing what Shen Hu and the others said, the prince was shocked: "What?"
Lu Cong, who was standing next to the prince, asked in surprise: "Are the two generals saying that these assassins have been planning for a long time?"
Chu Ying said: "It should be."
Shen Hu said: "I asked other monks in the temple, and they said that some of these assassins entered the temple six months ago. Some entered the temple three months ago, and some entered the temple a year ago."
The prince was shocked again: "You have been lurking for so long?!"
Shen Hu and Chu Ying glanced at each other, and then said respectfully to the prince: "I did not expect that the assassin would lurk in Hulong Temple for so long.
After hearing this, the prince was shocked: "Does this mean that these assassins have been planning to assassinate me since a year ago?"
Chu Ying said: "Not necessarily. I don't rule out that this assassination was sudden."
Seeing the prince's uneasiness, Shen Hu comforted him: "Your Highness, don't worry, I have rearranged the patrol and there will be no more assassins tonight."
Shen Hu and Chu Ying's defense was very powerful. It would be impossible for an assassin to come in from outside the temple.
"I'm sorry to trouble you two generals." The prince's heart was uneasy and his mind was in a mess.
"Your Highness is serious."
Chu Ying said: "Your Highness, I have sent someone to inform the emperor. It will not be long before the emperor arrives at Hulong Temple."
"I'm fine. There's no need to disturb my father so late."
"Your assassination is a serious matter, and I must report it to the emperor." Shen Hu apologized, "I failed to protect you, and I failed to do so. Please punish me."
Shen Hu and Chu Ying knelt down, and the prince hurriedly stepped forward to help them up.
"The two generals did not neglect their duties. Who would have thought that the assassin was from the temple? The two generals do not need to blame themselves."
"Your Highness, please rest first. I will not disturb you. I will leave." Shen Hu and Chu Ying retreated.
The prince did not go back to his room to rest, but continued to stay by the eighth prince's bedside.
"If it weren't for my eighth brother, I would be the one lying unconscious on the bed."
The prince was very moved when he thought that the Eighth Prince had twice stood in front of him and blocked his arrows, regardless of his own life and death.
"Eighth brother, you must hold on."
Lu Cong comforted the prince and said, "Your Highness, the Eighth Prince will be fine."
Emperor Wu of Zhou hurriedly arrived at Hulong Temple in half an hour.
As soon as he arrived at Hulong Temple, Emperor Wu of Zhou hurriedly came to visit the prince.
Seeing that the prince was only injured on his arm and not elsewhere, Emperor Zhou Wu was relieved in his heart.
Emperor Zhou Wu cared for and comforted the prince, which made the prince's eyes red and he almost couldn't help crying.
The prince is really aggrieved. He has always been pampered since he was a child. He has never suffered any hardships, let alone being assassinated. This was the first time he was assassinated, and he almost died. He was frightened, frightened, disturbed and aggrieved. When facing Shen Hu and the others, he could hold on, but when facing his father, Emperor Zhou Wu, he could no longer bear it.
Seeing that the prince looked aggrieved and about to cry, Emperor Zhou Wu frowned slightly and sighed helplessly in his heart, but he still had a fatherly expression on his face.
"You have a good rest, I'll go see Shen Hu and the others."
"Father, the eighth brother was stabbed twice by an assassin in order to save me. The imperial doctor said that the injury was serious. Don't you look at him?" The prince knew that Emperor Wu of Zhou did not like the eighth prince, but the eighth prince was seriously injured because of him. He had to do it for the eighth prince. Prince do something.
When Emperor Zhou Wu heard this, his expression suddenly became complicated. He didn't say anything and turned around and went to the eighth prince's house. As soon as I walked through the door, I smelled a strong smell of blood.
Yu Hai had been staying by the eighth prince's bedside. When he saw Emperor Zhou Wu coming, he hurriedly saluted Emperor Zhou Wu: "See you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Wu walked to the bed and looked down at the eighth prince, who was pale, frowning, and looking very painful.
"When will I wake up?"
The imperial physician who had been staying by the Eighth Prince's side hurriedly replied: "If I return to the Emperor, if the Eighth Prince has a fever today, he will not be able to wake up today." There are two deep wounds on the Eighth Prince's abdomen. It is impossible not to have a fever. Once he has a fever, There will be danger. "The Eighth Prince will wake up after his fever subsides."
"Use the best medicine." Although Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't like the eighth prince, he was his son after all. "You serve Lao Ba with all your heart."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Wu looked at the eighth prince for a while, then turned and left.
Shen Hu and Chu Ying were already kneeling at the door of the eighth prince. Emperor Wu of Zhou saw them and gave each of them a kick.
Everyone was frightened by Emperor Zhou Wu's action, and they all knelt down in fear.
Emperor Wu of Zhou had a gloomy face, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura: "I asked you to protect the prince, is this your protection?"
Even though Emperor Zhou Wu only kicked him once, this kick was not light.
Shen Hu and Chu Ying didn't even dare to show their painful expressions. The two of them knelt on the ground and sincerely apologized to Emperor Wu of Zhou: "I have been negligent, please punish me."
"What's going on with the assassin?" Emperor Wu of Zhou asked coldly, "What did you find out?"
Chu Ying replied respectfully: "The assassins are monks in Hulong Temple. They did not enter the temple recently. Some entered the temple three months ago, some entered the temple half a year ago, and some entered the temple a year ago. They are all monks who do chores in the temple, some sweep the floor, some work in the kitchen, and some carry water."
When Emperor Wu of Zhou heard this, he frowned and said in a cold tone: "Has it been planned for a long time?"
Shen Hu: "It should be."
Chu Ying: "The assassin hasn't moved anything yet."
Shen Hu added: "Your Majesty, the assassins are well-trained and have weird martial arts skills. They should be dead soldiers."
Emperor Wu of Zhou raised his lips and said with half a smile: "Let the dead men lurk in Hulong Temple, and wait for the prince to come to Hulong Temple to pray for the late empress. The mastermind behind this is really patient."
Shen Hu and Chu Ying had been with Emperor Zhou Wu for more than ten or twenty years, and hearing his tone, you knew that he was extremely angry. Their scalps were numb.
"Can you tell which company it is from?"
"The Xie family, Wang family, Xun family, Yuan family, and Yu family are all similar."
"Oh, these are all similar?" Emperor Zhou Wu's tone showed no emotion or anger.
Chu Ying gritted his teeth and said, "The dead man must have deliberately imitated these families."
Shen Hu continued: "The mastermind behind the scenes knew the dead warriors of these families very well, and deliberately let the assassins use the weird martial arts of these dead warriors."
"Muddying a pool of water?" Emperor Zhou Wu narrowed his eyes slightly, indicating that he was a little cold and a little dangerous, "I don't care what method you use, make the assassin confess as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Wu glanced at Shen Hu and Chu Ying coldly, "Go down and receive the punishment."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Hu and Chu Ying obediently stepped back to receive the boards.
"Sun Kui."
"My slave is here."
"Check!" This voice was full of coldness.
"My slave obeys the order!"
"Where is the abbot of Hulong Temple?"
"Detained by General Shen and others."
"Take me to see them."
The prince's health was not very good during this period, but now he was frightened by the assassin, so he returned to his room and fell asleep. However, he didn't sleep well and kept dreaming that he was being chased by assassins.
Before dawn, all the civil and military ministers of the dynasty knew about the assassination of the prince.
After the Duke of Zhen Guo learned about this, he hurried to Hulong Temple.
Emperor Wu of Zhou asked Duke Zhen and Shen Hu to investigate the assassination of the prince.
He stayed at Hulong Temple until the fourth quarter of the lunar month before Emperor Wu of Zhou returned to the palace.
As soon as Zhao Yao from Kunde Hall woke up, he heard that the prince was assassinated and the eighth prince was seriously injured.
"I'm going to Hulong Temple to visit the prince brother and myna."
Liang Zhaoyi said: "You go there with the fourth prince."
"Okay, I'll go find Fourth Brother right away."
After Zhao Yao washed up, he didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so he went to find the fourth prince.
The fourth prince was also going to Hulong Temple to visit the prince. Seeing that Zhao Yao was going, he took him with him. The fourth prince was worried about Zhao Yao riding alone, so he asked him to sit on his horse. The imperial guards escorted them to Hulong Temple.
Naturally, the Third Prince and the others also wanted to go to Hulong Temple, but they set off later than Zhao Yao and the others.
More than half an hour later, Zhao Yao and the fourth prince arrived at Hulong Temple.
The two went to see the prince first. Seeing that the prince was pale and haggard, they hurriedly expressed concern and comfort. Afterwards, the two were taken by the prince to visit the eighth prince.
As soon as he walked into the eighth prince's house, the strong smell of blood and the strong smell of bitter medicine hit his nostrils.
When Zhao Yao saw the Eighth Prince lying on the bed with a pale face, he immediately ran over and called anxiously: "Myna... Myna... Myna..." He called several times in a row, but the Eighth Prince didn't react at all. He hurriedly asked, "How is myna?"
"If I tell His Highness the Tenth, Your Highness is still having a fever." Not long after the Eighth Prince fell into coma, he started to have a fever, and the fever has not subsided so far. In other words, the Eighth Prince is now in great danger.
Emperor Wu of Zhou: Oh...that's terrible.
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