The soldiers from the prefectures and kingdoms who came to the rescue seemed to have been prepared, and they went straight for the group of assassins dressed in Hanfu.
Seeing that the soldiers from the prefecture and state had come to help them, the Qiang people's morale soared, and they desperately blocked the retreat of the group of suicide soldiers.
With the addition of these county and state soldiers, the remaining assassins were quickly wiped out, and the assassin leader, along with more than a dozen survivors, were brought before the detectives.
The commander of the county army looked at the leader of the assassins and shouted, "Who are you people...?"
The leader of the assassins closed his eyes and turned his head away.
"Hmph, still being stubborn? Beat him up!!"
Upon seeing this, the captain snorted coldly, then waved his hand, and several soldiers immediately began punching and kicking the leader of the assassins.
Those soldiers were ruthless; with a cracking sound, the leader of the assassins' two calves were twisted and deformed, and his chest and abdomen were caved in.
In just a few breaths, the leader of the assassins was beaten to death.
"If he won't tell us, then you all will!"
After glancing at the corpse of the leader of the assassins, the captain looked at the other assassins.
"You're not going to tell, are you?"
Seeing that the assassins remained silent, the captain was instantly enraged, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
The captain gritted his teeth and said, "Fight!! Kill or die!"
"Stop...stop!!"
Just as the soldiers were about to charge forward, a slightly weak voice reached their ears.
Turning his head, he saw that Fu Xie, who had been unconscious for a long time, had slowly woken up and was walking over with the help of two constables.
When Fu Xie saw Yang Feng's corpse lying on the ground, a look of pain flashed in his eyes. He then turned to look at the assassins, his eyes filled with hatred.
Fu Xie asked himself, and after all these years, this was the first time he had ever had the thought of wanting someone to die.
Fu Xie narrowed his eyes and pointed at the assassins: "Strip them naked..."
Everyone was taken aback and looked at Fu Xie with some confusion.
"They don't deserve to wear Hanfu...!"
With just these words, the soldiers no longer hesitated and immediately stepped forward to strip off their clothes.
Fu Xie: "Strip naked!!"
"promise!!"
Soon, more than a dozen assassins were stripped naked.
"No...they are Qiang slaves...!"
When the crowd saw that each of the assassins had a special brand on their back, they couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
"What? They are Qiang people...?"
The surrounding Qiang people were also shocked upon hearing this.
Fu Xie stepped forward and looked at the Qiang people: "As you all have seen, someone has malicious intentions and is trying to frame us, attempting to provoke conflict between the Han and Qiang people and disrupt Jincheng!"
"So that's how it is!"
"So, we were used by those hateful guys?"
"It must be Bei Gong Boyu and his gang's doing!!"
After Fu Xie's words, the Qiang people understood. Although Fu Xie did not say who it was, the Qiang people immediately thought of the powerful Qiang people in Jincheng.
After calming the Qiang people down, Fu Xie and his entourage returned to the prefectural governor's residence.
Upon learning of the failure of the operation, Bei Gong Boyu was terrified and hurriedly sought out Bian Zhang for a discussion.
Bei Gong Boyu looked at Bian Zhang and asked urgently, "Wen Yun, what should we do?"
Bian Zhang said, "Although this operation failed, they haven't found any evidence yet, so we still have time!"
Bei Gong Boyu nodded: "Wen Yun is right, we can't wait any longer!!"
Bian Zhang quickly replied, "That's true, but we still need to be prepared for both possibilities!"
"A two-pronged approach?"
Bei Gong Boyu was slightly taken aback and looked at Bian Zhang with some confusion.
Bian Zhang nodded: "We've caused such a commotion today, Fu Xie and Duan Jiong will definitely be on guard. Although Duan Jiong's army can't enter the city at will, those Qiang people are no longer of our use. It will be difficult to control Jincheng in a short time. We need to prepare to escape!"
What should I do?
Bian Zhang thought for a moment: "Right now, Li Wenhou and the others are all in their residences and are unaware of the specific situation. We can let them mobilize their respective troops to launch a strong attack on the prefectural governor's residence! Meanwhile, we will mobilize our respective troops to lie in ambush at the city gates. If things don't go well, we will immediately leave the city!"
Bei Gong Boyu nodded: "Okay, let's do it this way!!"
Afterwards, Bei Gong Boyu gathered together all the powerful figures who had remained in the mansion.
"Gentlemen, our plan to kidnap Fu Xie today has failed!"
"Failed again...?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed. First, they tried to control Liu Yan, and now they had to control Fu Xie. The consecutive failures of these two operations made them feel uneasy.
Bei Gong Boyu said in a deep voice, "The situation is urgent. We need to act immediately, otherwise if they find out about us, we will all die without a burial place!"
A powerful figure stood up and asked, "Does the chieftain have any plans?"
Bei Gong Boyu narrowed his eyes: "The only way now is to launch a strong attack on the prefectural governor's mansion. We must take Fu Xie under our control no matter what, and then kill all those people who came from Luoyang. Only in this way will those Qiang people have nowhere to retreat and will they rise up with us..."
The powerful figures looked at each other, pondered for a moment, and then nodded. Now, all they had to do was fight with all their might.
After some discussion, everyone unanimously decided to launch an uprising at midnight tonight, using fire as a signal to storm the prefect's mansion.
Bei Gong Boyu then added, "To prevent the news from leaking out, you all must remain here!"
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