In the early morning of this day, as always, some ministers stood up to persuade Tang Yin to move forward. They were moved with emotion and reason, and their words were very exciting. However, no matter how eloquent the ministers were, Tang Yin's attitude was very firm and he just refused.
After the dynasty dispersed, Shangguan Yuanji did not leave immediately, but made a special trip to find Tang Yin. The latter met him in the study. When he saw Shangguan Yuanji walking in, Tang Yin asked with a smile: "Yuanji, is there something wrong?"
"I believe that the king should set rules in the court in the future. Anyone who dares to persuade the king to do treason and evil will be severely punished!" Shangguan Yuanji bowed and saluted, and said sternly.
Tang Yin was happy and said: "Don't worry Yuanji, I have no intention of usurping the throne. Even if all the ministers persuade me to join, I will not change my decision. As for setting rules to seal people's mouths, that's not necessary. As the saying goes Well, it is better to guard against others than against rivers. Let everyone say what they want to say. If you keep it in your stomach, it is more likely to cause trouble. Besides, I also want to know what everyone is thinking."
Shangguan Yuanji frowned and said: "Openly urging us to advance is a sign of contempt for the emperor, and our disobedience is clearly revealed. If the king continues to appease us, it will only increase the ambition of those rebellious officials and traitors!"
Tang Yin felt quite unhappy when he heard this. Firstly, he didn't like others telling him how to do things. Secondly, although he had no intention of usurping the throne, it did not mean that he agreed with Yin Zhun, the emperor. Shangguan Yuanji repeatedly asked Yin What he said and what he did was really out of line.
He took a deep breath, lowered his head, picked up a memorial, and said absently: "I understand what you mean. If there is nothing else, you can go back first!"
"Your Majesty" Shangguan Yuanji didn't want to leave after not getting a satisfactory answer, but when he saw Tang Yin showing boredom, he sighed secretly, and finally said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will leave."
"Yes." Tang Yin didn't even raise his head and just responded lightly.
Shangguan Yuanji exited the study. Although he did not achieve his goal this time, he would not give up and decided to continue persuading the king tomorrow. No matter what, he would also prohibit the persuasion of the ministers living in the court.
The king has no intention of usurping the throne now, but he can't help these sycophants who are always talking in the king's ears. What if one day the king is really bewitched by them?
As soon as he walked out of the palace, he heard someone say: "Why did the prime minister Shangguan come out just now? You can let the lower official wait easily!"
Shangguan Yuanji turned around and saw Zhang Xin walking over with a smile on his face. "Oh? Mr. Zhang, are you here to wait for the truth?"
"Exactly." "I wonder what Mr. Zhang is doing?" Shangguan Yuanji felt quite baffled. He didn't have much contact with Zhang Xin on weekdays and had little contact with them. He didn't know why Zhang Xin suddenly came to him today.
Zhang Xin pulled Shangguan Yuanji aside pretending to be mysterious, and asked in a low voice: "Prime Minister Shangguan just went to see the king just to persuade you to come in?"
Shangguan Yuanji thought for a while and did not answer directly. He asked calmly: "I wonder what Mr. Zhang has to say about this matter?"
"Haha, I can't say that I have high opinions, but the lower official's thoughts are the same as those of the prime minister Shangguan."
"Oh?" Zhang Xin's words surprised Shangguan Yuanji. He thought that all the ministers in the court wanted the king to usurp the throne, and he was the only one who was guarding the imperial court. He didn't expect that Zhang Xin would stand on his side. .
Zhang Xin said seriously: "Regicide and usurping the throne has been a treasonous and unethical act since ancient times. Even if it succeeds by chance, it will leave an eternal infamy. But the king's martial virtues, ending the wars among the countries, and unifying the world can be said to be an unparalleled feat." , how can we let the king's whole life of wisdom be ruined by this? Therefore, I think that the king can never usurp the throne, and those who persuade him to join are just for their own selfish interests, but they want to destroy the king's reputation, which is really abominable!"
None of what he said was to preserve the imperial court and support Yin Zhun. To put it bluntly, it was to take into account Tang Yin's reputation. Of course, no matter what his reasons were, in short, he opposed Tang Yin's usurpation of the throne, which was consistent with Shangguan Yuanji's principles.
Shangguan Yuanji was secretly happy. With Zhang Xin on his side, he would be more capable of persuading the king.
Seeing the light of joy flashing subconsciously in his eyes, Zhang Xin hurriedly said: "Prime Minister Shangguan, it's almost noon now, why don't we find a quiet and elegant place to eat and talk."
This was what Shangguan Yuanji wanted. He nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, does Mr. Zhang have a suitable place to go?"
Zhang Xin pretended to think about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "A new restaurant has opened in the east of the city. Although the corner of the place is a bit remote, the environment is indeed elegant and secluded. How aboutLet¡¯s go there and sit down! "
Shangguan Yuanji didn¡¯t even think about it, he nodded and said, ¡°Okay! Just follow Mr. Zhang¡¯s opinion!¡±
Zhang Xin smiled happily, waved his hand and said: "Shangguan Prime Minister, please!" "Master Zhang, please!"
Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin each took a carriage to the newly opened restaurant in the east of the city. As a result, it was in this restaurant that Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin were attacked by assassins.
The assassin seemed to have known where Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin would go, so he prepared an ambush nearby, and not only one ambush, but several ambush waves. It doesn't matter if there are ambushes inside and outside the restaurant, there are also ambushes on the road leading from the restaurant to the outside world.
?????????????????????????? If the assassins in the restaurant failed to succeed and scared Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin away, then they would be ambushed by a second, third or even more wave of assassins on their way out.
It can be said that the assassin¡¯s plan for this assassination was seamless, just like setting up a dragnet to kill the two of them.
However, fate is not as good as fate. Just when the assassins were killing Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin in the restaurant and fighting with their guards, Lei Zhen from the Duwei camp happened to pass nearby.
Hearing the sound of fighting in the restaurant, Lei Zhen led people to the scene immediately. They saw assassins assassinating Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin. Lei Zhen was so frightened that he and his men tried their best to rescue them.
Fortunately, Lei Zhen arrived in time and pulled Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin, whose lives were hanging by a thread, back from the gate of hell. However, both of them were injured. Zhang Xin's injuries were minor and only injured his arms, shoulders, legs, etc. Where it doesn't matter.
Shangguan Yuanji's injuries were much more serious. A large gash was cut in his back that was as deep as the bone. The most serious injury was the sword that penetrated his left chest. If the sword had been deflected even half an inch, it would have penetrated his chest. Heart, it can be seen that the assassin really killed him.
Soon after the thunderstorm arrived, people from the Duwei camp heard the news and came over. The soldiers in the Duwei camp are all carefully selected outstanding soldiers. Most of them came from the Feng Kingdom Lingwu Academy, and all of them are highly skilled in Lingwu.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the assassins did not dare to fight and immediately dispersed and fled.
On the one hand, Lei Zhen directed his men to chase the assassin and notified the lieutenant's mansion and the soldiers guarding the city. On the other hand, he sent someone to escort the seriously injured Shangguan Yuanji back to the prime minister's mansion for first aid.
The right prime minister, Shangguan Yuanji, and the governor of Suzhou, Zhang Xin, were assassinated together, and both were injured. This is no small matter. After receiving the news, the soldiers guarding the city immediately closed the city gate to Beijing and blocked access to the entire city.
The Lieutenant¡¯s Mansion also dispatched all the officers and soldiers to assist the capital guards in tracking down the assassins. For a time, the situation in Shangjing City was tense, and groups of soldiers could be seen running past in the streets and alleys.
Of course Tang Yin heard about such a big thing. He was about to leave the palace and go to the prime minister's palace to visit the seriously injured Shangguan Yuanji. At this time, Zhang Xin came. Zhang Xin was helped by a servant, with straps on his arms and legs. His face was pale and his lips were blue.
Seeing Zhang Xin's appearance, Tang Yin couldn't help but frowned, walked forward quickly, and asked with concern: "Zhang Xin, how are you injured? Why didn't you just rest in the palace when you were injured, and why did you go to the palace to do it? What?"
"Wei Chen Wei Chen is here to plead guilty to the king" Zhang Xin said weakly.
"What are you guilty of?" Tang Yin looked at him puzzled.
"If if Wei Chen hadn't invited You Xiang to a restaurant for dinner then he wouldn't have met the assassin If if If You Xiang had a problem because of this Wei Chen so what about Wei Chen I am worthy of the right Prime Minister"
Speaking of this, Zhang Xin burst into tears and cried so hard that he didn't want to live.
well! Tang Yin sighed secretly and said: "Zhang Xin, you should go back and recuperate first. Ji people have their own destiny. I think Yuan Ji will be fine!"
"Your Majesty" "Go back!" Tang Yin nodded to Zhang Xin, and then said to Ah Si behind him: "Ah Si, you take someone to escort Mr. Zhang back to his home. No matter what, you can't let me have another accident. Understand?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Ah Si agreed, and then called the guards to protect Zhang Xin back to Zhang Mansion.
Tang Yin himself hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit Shangguan Yuanji, and also brought all his imperial doctors with him. On the way, Tang Yin asked Lei Zhen what was going on.
Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Xin, one is a first-rank official and the other is a minor first-rank official. They are both top officials and ministers in the imperial court. They are surrounded by many guards, including some outstanding first-class masters. How could they be injured by assassins?
Lei Zhen frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the assassins who assassinated the Prime Minister and Mr. Zhang this time were not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also numerous in number. The total number of casualties among the men of the Right Prime Minister and Mr. Zhang was more than 30. In addition, the assassin training He has speed and is obviously good at this.??¡±
"Did anyone get caught alive?"
"My subordinates have captured three people, but"
"They all committed suicide by taking poison?" Tang Yin asked with a deep look.
"Exactly! The assassins sealed the poison with wax and kept it in their mouths in advance. Once captured, they bit the wax skin and died on the spot. There is no cure."
Lei Zhen sighed: "The assassins who assassinated the Right Prime Minister and Mr. Zhang this time were all dead soldiers. One more thing" At this point, he suddenly stopped.
Tang Yin asked: "What else?"
"This I don't dare to make a hasty conclusion, we have to conduct further investigation." Lei Zhen swallowed back what he was saying.
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at him and said in a deep voice: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't just say half of it to whet my appetite!"