The emperor's sudden night visit to Prince Ning's Mansion had already reached the ears of the prince Liu Yan that night, and Liu Yan began to feel uneasy. Liu Yan originally wanted to summon Xun Mou immediately for discussion, but now time is tight. Wouldn't this back and forth be a waste of time?
Liu Yan then put on his clothes, asked his servants to prepare the carriage, and immediately went to the Duke Wei's Mansion.
Xun Mou had been waiting for the prince for a long time and knew the prince's intention, so he and his father led the prince to the study to plot.
As soon as Liu Yan entered the study, he started rubbing his hands and pacing back and forth in the room, murmuring constantly: "What should we do? What should we do?"
Xun Yu, Duke of Wei, said: "Since Your Highness has not poisoned me, why should you be afraid?"
Liu Yan spread his hands and said, "Now I'm afraid that Grandpa Huang will listen to other people's beliefs! If he really thinks that it was me who poisoned me, it will be completely over!" Then Liu Yan suddenly seemed to remember something, "Yes, yes, it must be Lu Zuo, it must be Lu Zuo..."
Xun Yu and his son also knew what Liu Yan wanted to say, because they also suspected that Lu Zuo was secretly making suggestions.
Xun Yu said: "What we should do most right now is to guard against what the emperor will do next."
"Yes, yes." Liu Yan looked panicked and said with lingering fear, "If Liu Xun really can't wake up, Grandpa Huang... he will definitely... cripple me. General Xun, you must find a way to save me. …”
Xun Mou was much calmer in comparison and comforted the prince: "Your Highness, don't worry. If Liu Xun really can't wake up, the emperor may not do anything to you. Now we must eradicate the root cause immediately. First, get rid of the scourge Lu Zuo." .”
"But will it work?"
"It seems useless, but think about it, Lu Zuo has always had a grudge against you. Now he is willing to sacrifice King Ning just to get rid of you. Now he is only one step away. He will definitely find a way to get rid of you after King Ning dies. I will pull you down as soon as possible." Xun Mou said, with a glint of green in his eyes, "The scary thing is not what happened to Prince Ning, but that someone took this opportunity to pull you down! Now Lu Zuo is the one whom the emperor trusts the most. Gao Yun!"
After hearing this, Liu Yan nodded secretly, "It makes sense, and now Gao Yun hates me the most." Suddenly he raised his head, "But I have gone to see Lu Zuo. He has obviously been suffering from an old illness for several days. It’s impossible to cause trouble!”
"Your Highness! Lu Zuo's actions are clearly a deception." Xun Mou said involuntarily.
Liu Yan was startled, and the veins on his forehead suddenly jumped, "Lu Zuo! Lu Zuo!" After muttering two words in succession, he slammed his clenched right fist on the desk, "He is really an old fox. I should have eradicated it last year if I had known. , there won’t be such a hassle now. Hum..." Then he asked Xun Mou, "What should we do now?"
Xun Mou also fell into deep thought. After careful consideration, he said: "Sending people to assassinate us now will definitely lead to Yin Ji, and Yin Ji is exactly the person we are looking for. We originally wanted to settle the score with him after we have been busy for a while, but now we see It’s just the right time.”
"But because of Yin Ji's superb martial arts, our people failed to assassinate Lu Zuo many times. It's because of him that he is now using his old tricks again. Are we afraid that we will still be in vain?"
Xun Mou's face was as dark as water, "It seems that I have to take action personally this time!"
Liu Yan raised his eyebrows with a hint of slyness on his lips, "If General Xun personally takes action, it would be a sure thing. As long as Yin Ji can be caught, not only Lu Zuo will have fish and meat on his case, but the "Ghost Valley Zongheng Lun" will also be in the bag. Without further ado, when will General Xun prepare to leave?"
"Just tonight..."
Xun Mou began preparations immediately that night. Liu Yan ordered Jinwu Guard General Deng Zhuo to divide his troops into two groups with Xun Mou. One group was responsible for assassinating Lu Zuo, and the other group was responsible for containing Yin Ji who might appear. Liu Yan and Xun Yu were in the guard. The study room of the Duke's Mansion is waiting for news.
The Lu Mansion shrouded in the cold night was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. The night has gone deeper, and except for a few scattered lights, there seems to be no other trace of life in the house. In the private room of the Lu Mansion, Lu Zuo had already fallen asleep. It was quiet but he could not fall asleep. The cold wind outside the house was howling and the noise was irritating.
An Jingruo stood up with his clothes on, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the window. He could faintly feel a cold wind blowing, maybe the window was broken. Just as An Jingruo stood up, Lu Zuo also woke up and asked what was wrong with An Jingruo.
"The window seems to be broken, get up and take a look. Go to sleep first!"
Jing Jingruo put on plain clothes, felt in the dark and lit the lamp in the house. When he walked to the window and looked, he found that the window paper had indeed torn a hole, which was as wide as a finger. But the hole looked strange, as if it had been cut by a knife, and Jing Jingruo suddenly became alert.
"Jingruo, what's wrong?" Lu Zuo also got up and asked in a low voice.
Jing Jingruo looked at the hole in the window, frowned and replied, "Strange! How come I didn't notice the hole in the window today? And the hole is so smooth, as if it had been cut by a knife."
"What..." Lu Zuo exclaimed, his face instantly turned pale, and a hint of uneasiness settled in his heart, "No, Jingruo, let's leave quickly!"
"What happened?"
Before An Jingruo finished speaking, Lu Zuo took her hand and prepared to leave. Just at this moment, a black figure broke through the window, and then two or three more figures jumped into the window, each holding a sharp sword and pointing directly at Lu Zuo.
"not good!"
Lu Zuo pulled An Jingruo to quicken his pace and rushed to the door. As soon as the door opened, he saw three black figures standing in front of the door, holding sharp swords pointed directly at Lu Zuo's head. An Jingruo's quick eyes and hands quickly pulled Lu Zuo towards him, successfully dodging the edge of the sword. Then, several men in black behind him formed an encirclement and suppression force, forcing Lu Zuo and his wife to the wall. Lu Zuo and Anjing Ruo dodged left and right. Gradually feeling out of control.
Just as six men in black surrounded Lu Zuo and his wife, suddenly, one of the men in black fell down. When the other five men in black looked back together, they found that there was also a man holding a sharp knife outside the door. , jumped into the door, swung his knife and slashed the other five people left and right. One of them couldn't avoid it and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Lu Zuo quickly took An Jingruo's hand and ran towards the window. The couple jumped out of the window one after the other and escaped. Unexpectedly, the man in black was also distracted. After two of them escaped, they followed him and jumped out of the window. Only two figures were left in the house surrounding the other man in black. Great war.
There were flashes of swords and swords in the room, and the other two men in black gradually gained the upper hand. The man in black with the knife fought and retreated, and came to the dripping eaves outside the house. While blocking with the knife, he looked around, only to find that there was no one else in the courtyard. Lu Zuo and his wife and the other two men in black were also there. Whereabouts unknown. The sword holder was thinking about it, and his mind was confused for a moment. When the opponent's sword stabbed him smoothly, he gave another man in black an opportunity to take advantage of it. He was hit by a sword in the middle of his shoulder, and a bright red gash was as long as a finger. long.
