Chapter 443 There is an assassin! Protect the adults!

"I will always be your Majesty's servant."

Wei Xun kowtowed continuously, and his forehead turned red. If he kowtowed a few more times, his skin would probably be broken.

"Alright, alright, I was just saying that, why are you reacting so strongly?" Emperor Wu smiled, "If I didn't trust Xu Ming, would I still let him be the commander? You will know if you use your brain, get up."

Wei Xun swallowed and then stood up tremblingly.

Emperor Wu looked at Wei Xun and said, "But what do you think if I let Xu Ming investigate Prime Minister Xiao?"

"Your servant is short-sighted. How dare you make rash decisions on state affairs in front of Your Majesty?" Wei Xun said fearfully.

"You are such a slave, you are really good at playing dumb."

Emperor Wu glanced at Wei Xun.

"However, both the top scholar and Prime Minister Xiao are pillars of the country. How could I not trust them? But I heard that recently there are many remnants of the previous dynasty in the imperial city who are still picking on food after a hundred years. Let the top scholar investigate this matter. It is a good opportunity to establish my authority. I have just written an imperial edict. You can take it and deliver it to the Xu Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Xun responded quickly, took the imperial edict on the corner of the table, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and walked out of the imperial study.

And when Xu Ming just returned to the Xu Mansion, he saw Eunuch Wei and several eunuchs coming to convey the imperial edict.

Xu Ming guessed that Emperor Wu would give him a task soon, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. It had only been a few days and he hadn't even selected the members for the Jinyiwei.

Seeing Xu Ming coming back, Wei Xun, who had been standing there for half an hour, coughed a few times and said loudly: "Jinyiwei Commander Xu Ming, accept the order!"

"Your Highness Xu Ming! Accept my order!"

Xu Ming bowed respectfully.

In the Xu Mansion, those with official status all stood behind Xu Ming to salute, while those without official status all knelt and were not allowed to look up.

"Emperor Wu issued an edict, saying: Now, inside and outside the imperial city, there are remnants of the previous dynasty disturbing the peace of the country and trying to undermine the stability of Wu State. I know that the commander has returned from Beihai and is exhausted from the journey, but only the commander can make me feel at ease. Today, I hope that the commander will quickly establish the Jinyi Mansion. Within two months, the commander will thoroughly investigate the remnants of the previous dynasty and make sure to eradicate them completely!"

Xu Ming thought that it had indeed come: "Minister, accept the order!"

Xu Ming took the imperial edict.

On the other side, the old lady of the Xu Mansion was helped up by Chunni, and then she walked forward with a plate of things: "Eunuch Wei, you have worked hard. Here are some cakes. I hope you don't mind."

Although it is a pastry, it is filled with silver bills instead of sugar filling.

This is a very common method of bribery, except that some officials wrap the bribe in a towel, some use pastries, and some stuff it in tea leaves.

"It is my duty to share your majesty's worries. I am sorry to bother you." Wei Xun declined the cakes. "I have to go back to the palace to report, so I won't stay any longer."

The old lady of the Xu family looked at Xu Ming.

Without the old lady's reminder, Xu Ming knew what he should do.

"Eunuch Wei, let me see you off." Xu Ming escorted Wei Xun out of the Xu Mansion.

At the gate of Xu's house, Xu Ming secretly stuffed some silver bills into Wei Xun's hand again without leaving any trace.

But Wei Xun still refused to accept it.

"Master Xu, you are too polite. It is really not necessary." Wei Xun apologized with a smile, "We all work for His Majesty. We just need to fulfill our duties. However, Master Xu must pay more attention to His Majesty's instructions recently."

"Of course. It is our duty as ministers to share His Majesty's worries." Xu Ming nodded and stopped stuffing banknotes.

Since the other party has clearly refused, it means that he will not accept it. If you insist on stuffing the banknote into your pocket, you will be making things difficult for him.

"Then I will take my leave first. Master Xu, thank you for your hard work these days."

Wei Xun led the eunuchs away.

Looking at Wei Xun's back, Xu Ming couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

In the past, when Xu Ming gave Wei Xun banknotes, Wei Xun would refuse them a few times but then put them away quickly.

But this time, Wei Xun refused to accept it.

Wei Xun was Emperor Wu's personal eunuch, and Wei Xun's every move basically followed Emperor Wu's mood.

Since Wei Xun no longer accepts his gift, it means that some changes have taken place on Emperor Wu's side.

Maybe Emperor Wu has already begun to be on guard against me.

Thinking of this, Xu Ming couldn't help but smile.

Not long ago, Emperor Wu treated me like his confidant and they talked about everything.

As a result, after a long time, Emperor Wu became wary of him.

To be honest, Xu Ming felt that Emperor Wu was a little schizophrenic.

Or maybe this is what an emperor is like, always worrying about gains and losses.

In fact, he had no interest in the so-called powerful ministers, let alone the throne.

If you are a monk, and behave well as a monk, you can live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Many emperors gave up the throne to practice spiritual cultivation. How could I possibly shorten my life for the throne?

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Logically speaking, Emperor Wu should have understood.

If Emperor Wu did not understand this, he would definitely not allow himself to control such great power.

Perhaps what Emperor Wu was thinking was, during these years in Wu State, I will support some of my cronies to get the throne, and then I can live a carefree life?

In this way, I can not only obtain a lot of resources, but also practice happily outside without worrying about the issue of life span.

But the problem is that if I want to support you, I can only support your daughter.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. Let's just take it one step at a time. After I finish what I need to do, I'm afraid I will rarely come back to this place."

Xu Ming shook his head and returned to the Xu Mansion.

At the same time, on the outskirts of Wudu, a horse-drawn carriage was swaying towards Wudu.

Inside the carriage, Xu Pangda was eager to return home.

After several years, Xu Pangda is finally returning to Wudu.

Xu Pangda missed his mother and his younger brother, but he didn't know whether Xu Ming was in the capital.

But this still does not prevent Xu Pangda from being full of expectations.

And just as Xu Pangda's carriage was getting closer and closer to the capital.

Suddenly, a servant's voice was heard outside the carriage shouting: "There is an assassin! Protect my lord!"

"Protect the adults!"

"Take the adults and leave quickly!"

Before Xu Pangda could figure out what was going on, the carriage suddenly accelerated and Xu Pangda lifted the curtain and looked out.

Those masked assassins killed all his servants in a very short time, leaving only a coachman.

“Hiss!!!”

The horse let out a cry of pain, the carriage overturned, and Xu Pangda felt a shaking of the earth.

"boom!"

Xu Pangda only felt a loud noise next to his ear, and the carriage suddenly exploded.

Xu Pangda kept rolling on the ground.

The assassin walked towards Xu Pangda step by step.

(End of this chapter)