King Liang was very scheming, and in order to achieve his goal, his plan was quickly implemented.
At that time, there were many dead soldiers in various countries, and the same was true in the Liang Kingdom. For example, the mansion of Minister Cai Yan had several guests.
Under the instructions of the king, the dead men were quickly selected. The task was simple and clear. They were to assassinate the King of Qin. After the failure, the blame was placed on the Jin State.
Since they were dead soldiers, they had naturally given up on life and death. Regarding this mission, the assassins did not ask why, nor did they waste any unnecessary nonsense. After receiving the order, they began to prepare.
However, when it came to finalizing the personnel, King Liang unexpectedly made changes.
Liangwang Palace, in the study.
After reading the archives of these dead soldiers, King Liang said directly: "There is no need for Gai She to go."
"Why is this, Your Majesty?" Cai Yan couldn't help but said: "Gai She is a loyal and patriotic man. He has given up life and death for a long time. He is willing to sacrifice himself for the great cause of the Liang Kingdom. He is also very skilled. More importantly, he has no worries. Wu Gua, alone, is the best candidate for assassination."
King Liang glanced at him: "It is precisely because he is alone and has no ties, so he is not the best candidate."
As he spoke, he added: "It doesn't matter whether you can assassinate the King of Qin. What is important is to let Qin know that the assassin was sent by Jin. As for the dead soldiers, Yisheng is better. Doesn't he have a sister?"
"Yes, when Yisheng was a child, his parents died early, and he and his sister depended on each other. At that time, there was a war. It was not easy for the two brothers and sisters to survive. Therefore, they have a deep relationship." Cai Yan replied.
Hearing this, King Liang's lips curled up slightly: "I heard that Yisheng is willing to give up everything for his sister! That's great, let's take his sister over."
"People have fatal ties and weaknesses, so they can better serve the Liang Kingdom."
Cai Yan understood what he meant and couldn't help but swallow again.
Finally, under Cai Yan's arrangement, the leader of the dead soldiers was designated as Yisheng, and his sister, who depended on each other for life, was also sent to the Liang Palace by someone sent by King Liang.
Before setting off, the King of Liang personally met with Yisheng and said to him: "For the sake of the prosperity of the Liang Kingdom, for the rise of the Liang Kingdom, a strong man disregarded his personal safety and gave up his life and death. Such righteousness is admirable! Please accept this. bye!"
As he spoke, he immediately stretched out his sleeves, bowed his hands, and gave a standard salute to Yisheng.
In a dynasty with clear distinctions between superiority and inferiority, he was a king, but Yisheng was nothing more than a dead soldier. When he saw this, he turned pale with fright. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The great king will kill the villain."
"Hey? Hero, get up quickly." King Liang hurriedly helped him up in a pretentious manner, and said seriously: "Don't worry, warrior, after you leave, your sister will be my princess of Liang! I can't promise anything else, but I will definitely I will treat her as my own sister."
ah! ? Hearing this, Yisheng knelt down in a hurry again.
What Princess of Liang Kingdom, it’s just what King Liang said nicely. To put it bluntly, he was telling Yisheng in a subtle way that the mission of this trip is completed, and your sister will enjoy endless glory and wealth. If you fail, not only will you die, but your sister will also die. Can't live!
Yisheng's identity was that he was a dead soldier, and he had long been prepared to sacrifice for his country. Now with this incident in mind, it can be imagined.
On the other side, Qin State.
This time the four kings met in Baize, they did not bring too many people. Xiao Yuan only arranged some necessary guards. Of course, Xu Hu was with him, as well as Liang Yuan and a group of people. The elite masters of the guard camp.
At that time, the world was in chaos, and it was a common thing for princes to gather for alliance, either to make a treaty or to talk about war and peace. Now, a meeting in Baize is also normal.
Before leaving, Xiao Yuan temporarily handed over the state affairs to Liu Yuzhi and Shangguan Wenruo. Some small matters can be discussed by the two and the prime minister can make decisions. Some major matters that require the king's decision should be sorted out and waited for Xiao Yuan to come back to make a decision.
After explaining everything, Xiao Yuan immediately set off from Qinzhou to Shanyuguan, and then traveled for several days to arrive at Shangyu. Once he passed Shangyu, he reached Baize.
At this time, according to the agreed time, the other three kings should have almost arrived. After running all the way, Xiao Yuan also decided to rest one night in Shangyu and join the three kings the next day.
And this is not the mainland of Qin. It can be imagined that the place where Xiao Yuan stayed was naturally heavily guarded.
Outside the courtyard, there were Imperial Army infantry patrolling back and forth, and outside Xiao Yuan's gate, Xu Hu and Liang Yuan took turns guarding them.
But even under this situation, there were still strange noises in the middle of the night.
"Who is it?" Liang Yuan was alert and jumped up instantly.
Xu Hu didn't care much and quickly pushed the door open and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Quick! There are assassins! Protect the king——"
There was an explosion in the courtyard, and immediately afterwards, a large number of forbidden troops rushed in with halberds, surrounding the place three levels inside and three levels outside.
At any time, assassinating the king is a dead end, and the chance of success is extremely slim. It didn't take long for the assassin to be forced to show up by a large number of elites from the Duwei camp.
In the courtyard, they were surrounded, each holding a sword, back to back, with nervous expressions on their faces.
At this time, Xiao Yuan had naturally woken up. Seeing the scene in front of him, he said coldly: "Keep alive."
"Yes!" Liang Yuan responded, then waved to the personnel of the Duwei Camp.
This was a battle without any suspense. There were more than ten assassins in total. After a fight, several people were killed, and several people committed suicide by taking poison when they saw that the situation was not going well. In the end, only Yisheng was left behind and was arrested.
All this was originally arranged by King Liang.
But Xiao Yuan is a human being, not a god. After catching the assassin, he naturally ordered the Duwei camp to interrogate him severely.
The crime of assassinating the king was not a small one. Liang Yuan used all his methods. At first, Yisheng gritted his teeth and insisted on not revealing a word. With the inhuman torture, he seemed to be unable to hold on anymore and finally spoke.
The interrogation process lasted all night. For Yisheng, the dead men who committed suicide by taking poison were undoubtedly happy, but he had no choice. For the happiness of his sister, he could only work hard to complete King Liang's instructions.
Early the next morning, when Xiao Yuan was washing up, Liang Yuan came to report.
"How's it going?" He asked casually while wiping his hands with a towel.
"Go back to your Majesty, we have the result." Liang Yuan said: "The assassin confessed that he was sent by the King of Jin."
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan paused and frowned slightly.
Xu Hu, who was next to him, immediately became furious and said angrily: "Your Majesty! The princes in the world all pay attention to integrity when they make alliances, but the King of Jin actually sent assassins to assassinate him. This is extremely shameless! The general suggested that the King immediately send a message to the country and mobilize the army! "
"Huh? Don't be impulsive."
Xiao Yuan raised his hand, and then said with some doubts: "If this is Prince Jin, is he too stupid?"
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