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Text Chapter 0395 Mianchi Assassination Case

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    The two clans of Li and Wu fought for nearly twenty years for the right to inherit the throne. In the end, something no one expected happened. The emperor Wu Zetian actually wanted to make Wu Youning the king of Yan. Anyone with a discerning eye immediately understood the meaning. The emperor might  In the end, Wu Youning was chosen to inherit the throne.

    In fact, when Wu Youning paid homage to the prime minister many years ago, some people saw that the emperor was deliberately cultivating Wu Youning. Especially after Wu Sansi broke out in a series of scandals three years ago and lost the chance to be crowned prince.  Wu Youning is left.

    This time Wu Youning was named a prince, which was unexpected but also reasonable.

    Wu Youning is about forty years old this year. He was named the Prince of Jianchang County. He is the most outstanding disciple of the third generation of the Wu family. Although he is also quite mean and not very considerate of his subordinates, compared to other Wu family disciples, he is still  He is more shrewd and capable, and he cherishes his reputation more, and does not have much bad reputation.

    He received a secret decree from the Holy Emperor four days ago, announcing that he would return to Beijing quickly to prepare for the canonization of King Yan.

    Of course Wu Youning knew what this meant, but he didn't really want to accept the prince's canonization. He knew very well that once he became King of Yan and was about to aspire to the crown prince, he would definitely become the common enemy of the Li and Wu clans.  With his current power and connections, he simply cannot control the overall situation after the death of the Holy Emperor. In the end, he will most likely encounter a coup and die without a trace.

    He really couldn¡¯t understand why the Holy One would choose him?

    But the imperial decree was like a mountain, and he had no choice but to return to the capital first. That evening, he led his entourage to Shuangqiao Town, Mianchi County.

    Shuangqiao Town is a large town with a population of more than 400 households. Adding in the merchants traveling from north to south and the civilian laborers, the actual population of the town has reached nearly a thousand households, which is equivalent to a small county. The business here is developed.  There are all kinds of shops, so much so that when Wu Youning and his group of more than 80 people arrived, they couldn't find a vacant inn and had to live in three inns not far apart.

    Wu Youning and more than 20 guards lived in an inn called Lingyundu. Night had fallen. The guards were all eating in the lobby on the first floor. Wu Youning was sitting in the room on the third floor, writing a letter to the Holy Emperor.  Memorial, he hoped that the Holy One could consider reality and cancel this canonization.

    But he was just halfway through writing, but he couldn't continue. Many years ago, when he first entered the Political Affairs Hall as the Prime Minister, the Holy Spirit had hinted to him, asking him to take on more important responsibilities for the Wu clan. He knew that he should be named the Prime Minister.  King Yan has been thinking about it for many years. How could he change his mind just because he wrote a memorial? There is no point in writing this memorial at all.

    Wu Youning was distraught, put down his pen, crumpled the memorial into a ball, and was about to throw it into the incense burner. But at this moment, he unexpectedly found a black shadow flashing on the eaves opposite. He was shocked and shouted: "Here comes someone."  ! Come quickly!"

    He turned around and ran outside the house, only to hear the window 'Bang!  There was a loud noise. Someone broke open the window, and a man in black rolled in. Wu Youning just ran out of the room, only to hear a click, and there was a sharp pain in his left foot. When he lowered his head, he realized that his left foot  Gone.

    Wu Youning's vision went dark, and he tumbled down the stairs. More than two dozen of his guards rushed over. The man in black had escaped from the window, leaving only a bloody foot at the door.

    In less than half an hour, three thousand troops stationed in the Mianchi area rushed to Shuangqiao Town, sealed off the entire town, and began to search house to house. General Zhao Wenlie personally led the search. He was very nervous. Wu Youning was under his jurisdiction.  He was assassinated. If the murderer could not be caught, he would not be able to explain to the Holy One.

    "Report to the general, everything has been searched, and nothing unusual has been found!" A general reported to him.

    "How is it possible? Search him a second time, search thoroughly, and don't miss every corner." Zhao Wenlie couldn't help roaring.

    At this time, another of his confidants pointed to the mountains not far away and whispered: "There are hills behind the inn. The assassin should have escaped from the mountains and forests."

    Zhao Wenlie looked at the dark forest behind the inn. He couldn't help but feel upset. He knew that the result must be like this. No assassin would be stupid enough to stay and wait for him to search.

    He sighed and asked again: "How is King Jianchang's situation?"

    "The prince has woken up, and the doctor said his life can be saved."

    Zhao Wenlie turned around and walked towards the inn. Now he could only ask Wu Youning to put in a good word for him.

    In the lobby of the inn, Wu Youning has regained consciousness. His leg is still in severe pain and is wrapped in thick gauze. The guards on both sides are very nervous. This is because they have neglected their duties. They only care about eating by themselves, but they leave the owner alone in the room upstairs.  Here, the assassin succeeded.

    Wu Youning was very calm. He looked at the thick gauze on his legs in a daze. In this way, he didn't have to worry about anything high-ranking.??Since ancient times, there seems to be no crippled emperor. Although one foot is missing, his life is still saved.

    At this time, General Zhao Wenlie walked over quickly and asked in a low voice: "How is your highness doing?"

    Wu Youning glanced at him, nodded and said, "It's okay!"

    "But who is so cruel and cruel that he wants to assassinate His Highness?"

    Wu Youning smiled, "The assassin didn't want to kill me, as long as I cut off a hand or a foot. I felt that the assassin could pierce my back, but he spared my life. This is a good assassin."  ¡±

    Zhao Wenlie smiled bitterly. It was really rare that he had the thought to praise the murderer for his compassion at this time. At this moment, a soldier came to report: "General Qi, we found more than a dozen people in another inn, all with their  Weapons, crossbows, and night clothes, they said they were from Prince Liang¡¯s Mansion and were just passing through.¡±

    Zhao Wenlie was stunned for a moment. The people from Prince Liang's Mansion, were the assassins sent by Prince Wu Sansi of Liang?

    He looked at Wu Youning uneasily, but Wu Youning smiled faintly and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang obviously wanted to come to greet me, but I can be sure that the person who assassinated me had nothing to do with them. They just came a step late."

    Zhao Wenlie¡¯s head got bigger. He found that he was going to be involved in a struggle between powerful people. What should he do?

    Wu Youning smiled and said: "General Zhao just writes the report truthfully. I will say a few words of fairness for General Zhao. This matter really has nothing to do with General Zhao. As for the people of His Highness Prince Liang, you have no evidence that they are assassins.  Then let them go so as not to offend King Liang, right?"

    Zhao Wenlie wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered: "Thank you for your tolerance, Your Highness!"

    Wu Youning closed his eyes. In fact, he had vaguely guessed who sent the assassin. Who else could assassinate him so leniently, besides her?  It seems that there are many people who want to kill him, not only his enemies, but also his own people, who is the prince!  What a disturbance it caused.

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    Wu Youning was stabbed and seriously injured in Mianchi, which did not cause much response from the government and the public. After all, the news that Wu Youning was going to be named King of Yan had not yet spread, and no one was aware of the fierce struggle contained in it.

    But for insiders, this was shocking news. Some were extremely angry, some were secretly grateful, and some were uneasy. For Li Zhen, this was an expected thing. Wu Youning was named a prince.  Wu Sansi was the most nervous.

    In the morning, Li Zhen was handling a bunch of military affairs in his official room. Jiu Zhi ran in from outside and said, "Old Li, I have some news for you."

    Li Zhen glared at him, "What should you call me?"

    Jiu Zhi trembled with fright and said quickly: "Report to the general, I have a situation to report."

    The few soldiers and guards below turned their faces and suppressed the smiles on their faces. Li Zhen then said calmly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

    Jiu Zhi perked up and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "I just got the news that Wu Sansi was summoned by the Holy Master to give him a scolding and ordered him to be beaten with fifty sticks. It's such a damn relief, but I don't know why?  "

    Li Zhen sneered, "Fortunately it was not someone he sent to assassinate Wu Youning, otherwise it would not have been as simple as fifty sticks, and his life would not have been saved."

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    Jiu Zhi scratched the back of his head and said with admiration: "How does the general know so clearly?"

    "Who is as stupid as you? You know what is happening but don't know why. Don't worry about this kind of thing. If you know too much, you won't be able to sleep well. Go ahead!"

    Jiu Zhi laughed dryly and walked away, but Li Zhen fell into deep thought. This assassination case was very strange. Wu Youning's left foot was chopped off and he lost his official career, but Wu Sansi took the blame. This man was very scheming.  Obviously taking advantage of Wu Sansi.

    At this time, a soldier reported at the door: "General, the internal guard, General Zhang, wants to see you!"

    "Invite him in!"

    After a moment, Zhang Li walked in quickly. He said to several soldiers: "Your general and I have important matters. Please step back for a while!"

    Everyone knew about the relationship between Zhang Li and their general, so everyone retreated. Li Zhen also noticed that Zhang Li's expression was a bit unnatural, so he asked strangely: "What's wrong with you?"

    Zhang Li sat down and said coldly: "Is it you who did the Mianchi assassination?"

    Li Zhen couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that he thought that the Mianchi assassination was his own fault. Li Zhen shook his head and said, "How could you think it was me? If it were me, would I spare his life?"

    ¡°That¡¯s not necessarily true, maybe you¡¯re looking out for my face.¡±

    "You underestimate me too much. I haven't done this kind of thing for eight years. Of course??The killing of Zhang Jingxiong was done by someone else. I really don't understand. There are so many people who want to kill him, but you blame me. What's the point?  "

    ¡°Not many people know about this.¡±

    "Wu Sansi already knows, did you tell him? Princess Taiping also knows, will she take action? There are two more, do you think they don't know?"

    Zhang Li was a little hesitant. He heard the news about Wu Youning's assassination and thought that Li Zhen would be the one to do it, so he became angry for a moment. Now that he calmed down, he also felt that his idea was a bit absurd. Zhang Li immediately apologized sincerely, "This  I was a little confused, I apologize."

    Li Zhen was a little uncomfortable at first because Zhang Li actually denounced him for Wu Youning, but it was right to think about it. Zhang Li was different from Jiu Zhi. He had his own independent connections and ambitions, as well as his own political direction.  His willingness to marry Wu Youning also shows that he recognizes the Wu family to a certain extent, and there is no need to tie him to himself.

    After thinking about this, Li Zhen's heart became brighter, and he calmly accepted Zhang Li's apology. He smiled slightly and said, "Who do you think could be responsible for this assassination?"
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