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At this time, in the twilight, we can see the gray towers of the capital city in the distance, with "Qi Shi Feng" lamps lit everywhere. We can faintly see boats moored here and there in the water, but the bustling crowd on the shore has disappeared. At this time, it is quiet, and everyone The armored soldiers took three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post, pressing their swords and coldly scanning anyone who tried to get close.
The people in Beijing knew immediately that something had happened, and many people hid in the distance, especially in taverns and teahouses, peeking from time to time.
"What happened?"
"I heard that a noble person was assassinated!" A middle-aged man looked around mysteriously and said mysteriously: "Several people died."
"how do you know?"
"My nephew is on the boat, and he just sent a message!" The speaker sighed repeatedly: "Oh, now there is a river of blood on the boat!"
Everyone's eyes were wide open and they were talking with great interest. A young man in a scholar's uniform slapped his palms with a folding fan and said, "Don't be ridiculous. Even the boat is not allowed to dock. How can your nephew pass on the message? Can the message be transmitted thousands of miles away?" "
The middle-aged man glanced at the scholar and did not directly refute it. He only said: "Maybe I am just talking nonsense, but you see, with so many armored soldiers, is this a trivial matter... Look, people from Shuntian Mansion are here."
Everyone was startled and couldn't help but go to the window to take a look. They saw an ox cart arriving at the broad dock. The howling wind blew by. The armored soldiers standing upright were motionless. They were so frightened that everyone shuddered. , one person sighed: "Indeed, something big happened."
Although Dazheng has entered a stage of stability, the acute fear of war will still arise in people's hearts.
In the past year, too many things have happened in the capital. On the surface, they have been suppressed, but in fact, they are just silent. Many people are muttering in their hearts and feeling vaguely uneasy.
Whether it was the earthquake that killed many people, the prince was demoted, or the temples of the gods were dealt with, there were good and bad, but they all pointed to one problem, that is: accidents.
The capital is afraid of big changes.
Qianqi Lake has always been a favorite place for literati and poets to visit. Now in summer, ordinary people also like to come to the lake to enjoy the cool breeze and take a walk. But something happened again, and so many soldiers came. How can we not make people feel frightened?
Also feeling uneasy was Yin Damping, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, who had just gotten off the bullock cart. He was so anxious that he stumbled and almost fell when he got off the cart. Fortunately, a servant took a few steps forward and helped him to hold him back.
"Master, be careful."
Tan Ping stood firm and was secretly grateful.
Originally, it was already troublesome when it came to this kind of thing. If it got out of hand and spread, he was afraid that some imperial censors would impeach the book for "disrespecting the official". The fine was still a trivial matter, and the evaluation would be bad.
At this time, a head catcher from Shuntian Prefecture hurriedly came from a distance.
Although the head catcher is the chief of the police, and is ordered to lead the police to suppress the case, but in fact they are all without rank, but they have martial arts in this life, so although they are not given other positions, they still have official hats to reward, usually no more than ninth rank.
This is how famous arrests are treated.
The last time the king asked for an official status to reward Shi Chengyan, it actually fell into this category.
Of course, Shuntian Mansion will not be without capable people. This person is a famous arrester, which makes Shangguan feel relieved.
"Ding Taiping, what is going on on the ship? Is the man who was assassinated really the acting king?" Tanping asked anxiously. This man was promoted by himself. He received his favor and can be used with confidence.
Ding Taiping hurriedly bowed: "Sir, we have taken a boat to pay our respects and found that the person who was assassinated is indeed the acting king!"
Oops, the worst thing has happened!
Tan Ping suddenly felt a headache, and secretly complained in his heart, why would a dignified prince not bring a guard of honor when traveling and insist on wearing a white dragon fish suit? Doesn't this give the assassin a chance?
"Is the King Dai injured?" Tanping continued to ask with some fear. Let alone death, if he was injured, he would not be able to get away with it. Who said he was the governor of Shuntian Prefecture? He should be responsible for public security.
"Don't be anxious, sir. The King is not injured." Ding Taiping immediately saw his benefactor's worry and quickly replied: "And the assassin has been captured on the spot, but..."
"Just what?" Tan Ping was relieved when he heard that King Dai was fine, but when he saw that Ding Taiping still had something to say, and it was still difficult to say it, his heart sank again, and he beckoned him to take two steps closer. .
Yading Taiping then whispered: "But there are people from King Qi on the scene..."
"What?" Tan Ping almost lost his expression: "People from King Qi? Are you serious about this?"
Ding Taiping hurriedly replied: "Sir, how dare you deceive me in this lowly position? When the people from Prince Qi's palace were about to jump off the ship, they were directly held down. Later, they claimed that they were just scholars and wanted to jump out of fear of trouble."
"But someone recognized him on the spot and said that he was a servant of Prince Qi's Mansion and not a scholar at all. The reason why he searched people was related to the fact that he dropped a token. It was not that the token fell but was picked up by someone. Even if I arrive, I won’t check it carefully.”
It can be seen that this is such a coincidence.
Tan Ping's mouth was full of bitterness. In his eyes, whatever coincidence or misfortune happened was just his own bad luck.
Could it be that he still couldn't escape the fate of being involved in the conflicts among the kings?
Whether it was King Qi who had a deep foundation in the capital or King Dai who was at the height of his power, he did not want to get close to him. As the governor of Shuntian Mansion, he was in a whirlpool. When he usually turned a blind eye, Don't get involved in everything, I hope it will end well.
But no matter how hard you calculate, you can’t figure out that these princes are not fuel-efficient lamps!
At this time, he was involved in the battle between the kings. No matter which side he offended, it would be difficult to have a good ending.
For a moment, Tan Ping's mouth was filled with bitterness and he swallowed his saliva.
It would be hypocritical to say that I have no ambitions. Whoever wants to be an official does not want to join the cabinet to worship the prime minister or gain the merit of serving as a dragon, but he must first have a destiny!
You know your abilities, you know your luck, and you are just an ordinary person without the smoke rising from your ancestral graves.
It's just luck that I'm where I am now.
Since he has never been able to climb up to the position of a supreme minister, he has now reached the third rank. He can be an official safely and become an official when he is old. He can earn a posthumous title for himself and his son can protect him. This has always been his goal. Unfortunately, I am afraid that it will not be possible now.
With this thought flashing through his mind, Tan Ping sighed, his voice weak: "Just wait and follow me to welcome the ship to the shore."
Because there were many people on the boat, in order to prevent suspicious people from escaping before the arrival of Shuntian Mansion, the owner of the boat kept the boat parked in the middle of Qianqi Lake while reporting to the officials, until the officer boarded the boat in a small boat and negotiated with the boat owner. , and then slowly docked.
At this time, Su Ziji was on the boat that was slowly docking. As the target of the assassination, he was also the acting king. Naturally, he was placed in a place on the second floor. Bo Yan was guarding him, and the wild Taoist was also in front of him. As for the guards on the boat, they all withdrew to the stairs and the first floor, not daring to get too close to King Dai.
Su Ziji seemed to be unscathed, and even his clothes that were a little messy when dodging had been tidied up. At this moment, he was sitting and listening to the news, he smiled and said: "King Qi sent someone to assassinate me? Mr. Lu, this What do you think?"
