Chapter 3458: A Risky Move
While everyone in the South Courtyard of Yongzhou City was immersed in tension, in a magnificent mansion in Doubei Town not far away, the servants were also serving with caution, fearing that any mistake would bring about fatal disaster.
This is the villa of Chen Biri, the prime minister of Yue State.
His hometown is not here, and he usually lives and works in Daluo City. The reason why he spent money to buy a mansion in this place is because he has to come to the border every year in recent years to inspect the situation of the thousand acres of fertile land he has designated. Although he does not come here often, the people serving here are all meticulous people, and even the maids are carefully selected beauties.
But even so, when a beautiful maid of fifteen or sixteen years old knelt in front of the bed and presented him with a bowl of medicine, he was so angry that he overturned the bowl to the ground, and the medicine splashed all over the girl's face.
"ah!"
The medicine was still hot, and it burned the girl so much that she screamed. Chen Bi Ri became even angrier and pointed at the girl, saying, "Drag her away and beat her to death!"
The guards outside immediately came in and dragged the girl away.
The girl was frightened and begged for mercy again and again, but Chen Biri didn't even look at her. After a while, he heard the girl crying and shouting outside the second gate for a few times, and then there was no sound.
Chen Wenxiong, who was standing by the bed, finally walked over to the bedside, helped Chen Bi Ri, who was coughing constantly, to sit on the bedside, and said softly, "Uncle, why are you so angry?"
Chen Bi Ri coughed so hard that he couldn't even straighten his back.
His assassination attempt was already known to the world, but the extent of his injury was less public knowledge. The arrow had pierced his chest, missing his heart by a hair's breadth, and had nearly killed him. Even with the best medicine and a long period of recuperation, he was still frail. At this point, just a slight movement, a word, and he was already feeling breathless.
His face was pale, and his eyes were red from coughing. It took him a long time to calm down.
Said: "They are all useless trash!"
The people standing in front of the bed showed uneasy expressions. Chen Wenxiong waved at them, and they all retreated as if they had been pardoned. Chen Wenxiong patted Chen Biri on the back to help him calm down, and said, "Uncle, don't be angry."
"How can I not be angry?"
Chen Bi Ri said with red eyes: "I can't even kill a single person!"
When mentioning this, a hint of coldness appeared in Chen Wenxiong's eyes.
He said, "This isn't the fault of our subordinates. Who could have known that something like this would go wrong? The person who was supposed to take action didn't, and the one who took action wasn't the one we assigned. My uncle's injuries were more serious than expected. And because of this mishap, that person also thought we had other plans and became wary of us. The person sent to silence him failed to succeed, which gave him the opportunity to escape."
Chen Bi Ri said, "That would be fine, but he actually escaped to Yan Country!"
His face was gloomy, and because of his paleness, he looked even more terrifying. He gritted his teeth and said, "If this gets out, won't our plan be ruined?"
The uncle and nephew looked at each other and said nothing.
But in the silent air, there was a clear gloomy smell.
This was indeed a plan from the beginning.
Chen Biri's assassination was planned by himself in order to cause conflict between Yan State and Yue State. If he could cut off the trade between the two sides or even cause a war, it would be a pleasant surprise for him.
He had been opposed to General Xiahou Jiu from a very early stage, but had never been able to completely eliminate him because Xiahou Jiu held military power. Everyone knew that no matter how powerful one was in the court, it could not compare to the real troops in his hands. So from a very early stage, he had sent his two nephews to serve in the army, and now they have accumulated some reputation.
However, reputation is one thing, and military achievements are another.
Without war, how can there be military merit?
However, although Xiahou Jiu was a great general, the peace agreement he led to benefit him for many years. The military power was still in his hands. Although no war could be fought, he was always favored by the emperor, but he blocked the promotion paths of Chen Biri's two nephews.
So, Chen Bi Ri made a risky move.
He had someone assassinate him at the border and put the blame on the Yan people. He then sent people to constantly provoke the Yan defenders at the border. As long as the war broke out on both sides, the peace agreement promoted by Xiahou Jiu would become a piece of waste paper. At this time, he could not be relied upon to fight the war. The emperor would definitely choose other generals, and his two nephews would take the opportunity to step forward.
This is a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.
Who could have thought that such a careful plan would go wrong?
The person who took action was not the one they arranged.
The people they arranged would act with restraint, not injuring him too seriously, but still making it look good. However, when he was actually assassinated, the arrow that pierced his chest nearly took his life. When they sent people to silence him, they found out that someone had acted before that person.
This also made them lose their composure.
Who wanted to kill him? Xiahou Jiu?
Although the two people have long been incompatible, if Xiahou Jiu really assassinated him on the border, wouldn't it lead to a war between Yue and Yan? This would be like shooting himself in the foot. Would he do it?
If not him, then who?
You know, usually when the prime minister goes on tour, he is surrounded by three layers of guards inside and outside, and it is difficult for ordinary assassins to get close to him. This time, according to the plan, he specially withdrew a lot of the guards around him to make it easier for the people he arranged to take action, but someone just took advantage of this opportunity.
Could it be that someone else knew his plan and took advantage of the opportunity to act?
Although Chen Biri had a thorough plan, this time his mind was a little confused.
On the contrary, his nephew Chen Wenxiong was calmer. After helping him to the ground, he took a cushion for him to lean on, and then said, "Uncle, don't worry. I just got the news when I came here. That person is dead."
"Dead?"
Chen Bi Ri was overjoyed. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How did he die?"
Chen Wenxiong said, "I heard that he fled to Yongzhou City, broke into the Yan Kingdom Emperor's headquarters, and even took the Yan Kingdom princess hostage. He was killed."
Chen Biri couldn't believe his ears.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Why would he do this? If he wanted to escape, he could escape anywhere. Why would he go looking for death?"
Chen Wenxiong said: "I don't know about that. But no matter what, he is dead."
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Chen Bi Ri frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "This matter is not that simple. Why he went is one question; he died, but if he said something nonsense before he died, I'm afraid..."
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