I saw the flying hosta drawing an arc in the air. Two guards, one grabbed the hosta directly, and the other was guarding the old emperor tightly. However, the hosta suddenly broke into two pieces in mid-air. , one part shot towards the emperor, and the other part turned and stabbed towards the prince's neck.
Sudden changes are hard to guard against.
But from beginning to end, the old emperor's expression remained as usual and was not affected at all. Seeing this scene, Su Ming sighed inwardly and stood up slowly.
"Brother, be careful!" At the critical moment, King Qi Li Nian had a look of horror on his face and wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
Facing the sudden assassination, Li Xian was unable to dodge and could only watch the hosta stabbing him. He could even see the pattern engraved on the hosta, but he couldn't move or react.
Just when he thought he was going to die here, his eyes blurred, and a figure suddenly blocked in front of him. The hosta that was about to pierce his neck was also clamped by two slender fingers, unable to move even an inch.
"Huh~"
Li Xian's eyes widened, a drop of cold sweat slipped from his forehead, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the other side, the guard failed to intercept the hosta immediately. His palm was directly penetrated and pierced into his body. He quickly mobilized his muscles and clamped it inside his body.
While the assassin was taking action, Su Ming discovered another interesting thing. There was something wrong with Prince Li Xian! In other words, there was something wrong with him and King Qi.
These two brothers are not as simple as they seem.
The moment the assassin took action, their luck fluctuated. It was Li Xian first. Among the purple-green aura that enveloped him, in addition to a luck dragon, there was also an ancient book looming, floating up and down, awe-inspiring. The light appears.
When the female assassin changed her target to Li Xian, a similar change appeared on King Qi. Among the luck above his head, there was a luck dragon, surrounded by a Changge, revealing a... A murderous spirit.
It was only when the assassin took action that their moods changed and their luck fluctuated, allowing Su Ming to see through the changes in them and see everything.
Even if he didn't take action, the hosta might not be able to hurt them.
Putting the hosta away, Su Ming slowly turned around and said softly, "Your Highness, this poor monk came late to save me. Please forgive me."
At this moment, Prince Li Xian had returned to normal, and the book above his head had disappeared. Hearing what Su Ming said, he showed a gentle smile, "Thank you, Imperial Master, for saving your life!"
"This is a matter that belongs to the poor monk." After saying this, Su Ming said nothing and stepped aside.
Now, the chaos in the main hall has subsided. As the military commanders and nobles took full action, the colorful girls in the palace were defeated. The tulle used to form the formation was torn into pieces and then captured by the military commanders.
As for the female assassin who rushed towards Danbi, she was captured and locked up by the guards at the first encounter. Facing Emperor Shenwu's personal secret guards, she had no room to resist.
However, just after being captured, the eyes of these girls froze, their bodies began to tremble, and then their orifices bled, their eyes turned gray, and they gradually lost their voices.
In their sea of consciousness, a small black insect exploded instantly, wiping out their souls.
In just a short moment, all the girls in colorful clothes present died, leaving no one alive.
The farce subsided, but Emperor Shenwu on the throne had a gloomy look on his face, and his eyes were even more angry, "It's really ridiculous. I didn't expect that a few little dancers would mess up my Qianqiu Banquet. The Criminal Department and the Xuanjing Division must investigate this matter thoroughly and find out the person behind the scenes."
"In addition, the Jiaofang Secretary Fengluan will be thrown into the sky prison, and all the Jiaofang Secretary will be investigated strictly!" A deep voice echoed in the hall and reached the ears of every official.
The Minister of Punishment came out from among the courtiers and said, "I obey the order!"
Emperor Shenwu glanced at the ministers again and noticed his gaze. The civil servants and generals lowered their heads even further. Only Zhang Daozhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, did not move at all, his eyes were firm, as if he had something to say.
But Emperor Shenwu just glanced at him and left without giving him a chance to speak. He left without saying a word.
"I'm tired, you can help yourself!"
As soon as the emperor left, the ministers in the palace began to quarrel. What was originally a good Qianqiu banquet, something like this happened, turned the originally perfect banquet into an anticlimax, turned into a farce, and even embarrassed Emperor Shenwu. Nothing left.
Even though these assassins were all from Jiaofangsi and were arranged by Emperor Shenwu, no one of the courtiers dared to involve His Majesty. After all, the assassin wanted to kill His Majesty and the Crown Prince this time, or in other words, her target was the Crown Prince. .
While the ministers were arguing, Su Ming secretly used the power of his soul to explore the cause of her death. Before the power of the soul of the half-step soul, everything about her body was clearly visible, and he also learned the cause of her death.
"Brother, are you okay?" On the other side of Lord Dan, King Qi Li Nian had a gloomy look on his face. He walked over and asked with concern.
"Second brother, thank you for reminding me. I'm fine." Li Xian shook his head and his expression softened. Today's assassination was so sudden that he almost died.
He also knew why Li Nian looked so worried, even though he would not doubt his second brother just because he was assassinated, because he was not that stupid!
The competition for the throne has always been bloody and cruel, with various methods emerging in an endless stream, but these are all hidden under the water and will not break the rules. For the courtiers, they prefer to see a harmonious family, a loving father and a filial son, and brothers and friends. Brother Gong.
Although everyone now knows that King Qi wants to fight for the position of the great treasure, and the prince hopes that his majesty will die immediately, this is just their private wishful thinking, and it does not mean that they can actually take action. They are not young anymore, everyone They are all waiting for the other party to be unable to bear it any longer, which is also a common tacit understanding.
An assassination attempt like today's would be too crude to succeed. Li Nian wouldn't have known about it, and he wouldn't have been that stupid.
But in a way, the plan of the man behind the scenes was successful. His purpose was to sow discord and directly tear apart the appearance of harmony in the court. Although Emperor Shenwu, the Crown Prince, and King Qi knew that this was sowing discord, they It doesn't mean that the officials under them think so too.
As Emperor Shenwu gets older, the situation in the court will become more and more corrupt. Even if he looks younger and younger, it cannot stop the courtiers from thinking that since ancient times, emperors who have no immortality are human beings and must die.
As for today's assassination, even if they knew it was not done by King Qi, some people would subconsciously think that it was ordered by King Qi. After all, he would benefit the most from the death of the prince. This is obvious.
No evidence is needed, just what they think in their hearts is enough.
