Chapter 511: The Young General Takes Action (First Update, Please Subscribe)

A carriage escorted by a team of cavalrymen was traveling along Zhuque Avenue, which runs through the center of Yingtian, towards the imperial palace.

Horses were galloping on the streets. Although cars had appeared now, and Zhu Xianhai even specially instructed Qianlima Company to create a "BMW" brand, cars were still extremely rare.

At present, in the entire Yingtian, only the emperor himself owns a "BMW". Even Zuo Zongtang, who is the left councilor, equivalent to the prime minister, can only ride in a carriage. They travel all the way under the escort of cavalry.

Pedestrians on the roadside stopped to watch the procession, whispering to each other.

"It was he who proposed the name change..."

Someone has to take the blame. To the outside world, the "Sinicization of place names" came from Zuo Zongtang. As for the emperor, he just approved it, which made him famous in all provinces overnight.

There are many rumors about him, such as that all schools must teach Mandarin, that Mandarin should be the national language, and even the priests hate him because he requires them to preach in Mandarin. Even Jesus had to change his last name to Yeshu.

It doesn’t matter whether these are rumors or not. What’s important is… sometimes, for some things, there has to be someone to take the blame.

And now this scapegoat seemed to be troubled by some problem, with a serious expression and a frown on Zuo Zongtang's face.

Occasionally he would look out the car window.

When passing the intersection, the convoy stopped, and the cavalry also stopped. They stared at the passers-by on the sidewalk. In the Ming Dynasty, there were no officials with ceremonial guards, and no one avoided the quiet streets. After your majesty invented the traffic lights a few years ago, everyone had to obey traffic rules.

In the past year, the thing that Buyi... no, it should be Yingtian people who could not adapt the most was the traffic rules of traffic lights. Countless people were beaten by police batons because of this.

Pedestrians were walking hurriedly on the sidewalk. A strange man who looked like a passerby approached Zuo Zongtang's closed sedan carriage. One of them looked into the carriage and shouted.

“That’s it!”

The sudden shout made the cavalry escorting the carriage rush out immediately to block the man. At this moment, another guy who looked like a passerby took out a pistol and fired several shots at the carriage.

The sudden gunshot threw the cavalry into chaos. Although they ran desperately to the carriage and one cavalryman even jumped over and knocked down the gunman, it was still too late.

"There is an assassin, there is an assassin..."

When the gunshots rang out, the driver drove the carriage away from the scene, waving the whip fiercely and shouting in panic:

"The Prime Minister has been stabbed! The Prime Minister has been stabbed!"

As the coachman quickly drove away from the scene, the cavalrymen who had temporarily left the team immediately rushed back to their original posts. One team guarded the carriage, and several others captured the assassin.

"Get up! You bastard!"

The cavalryman who had knocked down the assassin dragged him up and slapped him hard in the face. As soon as he started to fight, fists and boots immediately fell on the assassin one after another.

"You damned bastard, if anything happens to the Prime Minister, I will kill your whole family!"

"Damn it, you and your whole family must go on the road together!"

The assassin's face was covered in blood after being beaten. He stared at the cavalrymen, then he looked at the astonished passers-by on the roadside, and then he screamed with all his strength:

"My compatriots, Argentina is still here. One day, the Argentine flag will fly high in this city, and rise again. One day, you will definitely see..."

"Shut up! You bastard."

The cavalrymen punched and kicked him again, and soon after the police arrived, they dragged the unconscious assassin into the carriage and left.

The carriage soon arrived at the palace.

When they arrived at the destination and opened the door, Zuo Zongtang in the car was safe and sound.

"There is an assassin..."

Pursing his lips, Zuo Zongtang walked out of the carriage. He looked at the bullet holes on the carriage and was stunned for a long time. It seemed that only at this moment did he realize that he had escaped an assassination.

In fact, he already knew all this before this. This was not a suicide at all, but just a performance.

Who are you performing for?

It's just a performance for everyone to see, just to find a reason, a suitable and appropriate reason to do something.

Now there is a reason.

Zhu Xianhai, who had learned the news, had already walked out of the palace. As soon as he saw Zuo Zongtang, he expressed his concern.

"How's it going, Ji Gao, are you okay?"

While seeming to be concerned, Zhu Xianhai sneered.

"How dare they assassinate my important ministers! They want to cut off my right-hand men! Call General Quan from the Security Command and have him investigate the case immediately. This must be an organized and premeditated assassination. We must investigate it thoroughly. No matter who is involved, they must all be locked up. Remember, we must not wrongly accuse anyone!"

That's the reason!

With this reason, it is very easy to do things. Even if there are no conditions, we can create them. Now that the conditions have been created, the rest is left to the Security Command.

The Security Command was familiar with the following tasks, and it was normal for them to do such things.

When the call came to General Quan at the Security Command, he was looking through the intelligence sent by the Investigation Department - this intelligence was about the resistance organization.

"So many people are involved,"

After turning over a page of intelligence and seeing that the so-called "Argentine Restoration Alliance" involved thousands of people in Yingtian and various provinces, he felt more nervous in his heart besides being surprised.

When he was dealing with the Chileans in Shanxi, even if the Investigation Department was not involved, he would not have let those people develop such a large organization before obtaining this kind of intelligence.

This is simply dereliction of duty. It is a crime. If his people had only just discovered it now, then it would definitely be... But why was there no movement before this?

"Damn it! Why did the Investigation Department send the information only now? This resistance organization has so many members, and there are so many big shots joining. Didn't they make any moves before?"

Looking at the indignant commander, Security Command Chief of Staff Lu Yong smiled.

"Oh, Commander, isn't it obvious? The Investigation Department must have had this information from the beginning. They have been nurturing it, turning a small case into a big one. By then, they will have made great contributions. These people have learned all the tricks in the officialdom. If something serious happens, they will be a betrayal of the Lord's grace. In my opinion..."

Before Lu Yong could finish his words, the shrill ring of the phone interrupted him. After picking up the phone, General Quan just said "Hello, it's me", then stood up suddenly and spoke loudly.

"What? Why... Yes, yes, I understand. Yes, yes, please tell Your Majesty that I will definitely..."

Before General Quan could finish his words, the phone was hung up. Lu Yong stood up and looked at the general's horrified expression and asked.

"Commander, what happened?"

"Something happened..."

Looking at the chief of staff, General Quan's expression changed suddenly.

"Something big has happened. The left prime minister was assassinated on Suzaku Street..."

Before he had said half the words, General Quan's heart was already in turmoil. He was worried about Zuo Zongtang's safety, but he was more filled with doubts.

This matter is really too weird. He had only just received the information provided by the Investigation Department.

And then such a big thing happened.

This is such a coincidence!

"What!"

Hearing this, Lu Yong's jaw almost dropped.

"Well, what about the left prime minister?"

Holding the list in his hand, General Quan seemed to understand a lot at that moment, and he cursed loudly.

"What the hell, what's going on? The most important thing now is to arrest the people. Arrest all the people on the list without missing a single one!"

(End of this chapter)