Chapter 331 Avalanche Falls into the River
The imperial tutor was impeached by the censor in the court.
At the same time, Zhao Yi rushed to the capital in a carriage.
There were still a few hundred miles left to the capital, so Zhao Yi stopped the carriage, rested in a tea stall on the side of the road, and ordered people to feed the horses.
Zhao Yi finished a cup of tea.
A horse came galloping over. The person on the horse saw Zhao Yi in the tea stall, suddenly tightened the reins, threw the reins to Jiang Mu beside the carriage, and strode into the tea stall.
"Master." The secret guard came to Zhao Yi and said in a low voice, "Everything is as you expected."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi put a piece of silver on the table and got into the carriage.
The secret guard followed him into the carriage and whispered, "We are following the Censor to the capital. We will deliver one letter to the Prince of Qi's residence and one letter to the residence of Concubine Shu's brother, Junior Secretary Lin."
"We followed your instructions and lurked in the Prince of Qi and the Lin Residence. As you expected, Junior Secretary Lin sent someone to assassinate you last night."
"I am rushing ahead of them to find you. You will probably meet this group of people within a hundred miles."
Zhao Yi pretended to be sick in front of County Magistrate Xu and stayed indoors, allowing public opinion to intensify and allowing those hiding in the dark to emerge.
On the third day, Sun Wu came to Yingcheng to find him and told him about the grudge between the imperial teacher and Lin Shaozhanshi.
At this critical juncture, Lin Shaozhanshi sent people to Yingcheng.
There is almost no doubt that Lin Shaozhanshi is the person hiding in the dark.
To be on the safe side, he remained silent and ordered his men to keep an eye on anyone who came to visit him to inquire about the news.
Even when the Censor and Magistrate Xu came to his house again, he still avoided them and arranged for a maid to go out to buy benzoin, giving the Censor the opportunity to bribe the maid to get information about him.
Sure enough, the Censor took the bait and sent a letter to the capital.
As for why he predicted that Lin Shaozhan would send someone to assassinate him again.
He had ordered people to investigate the house prepared for him by County Magistrate Xu and confirmed that all the people who had lived there before had died of an epidemic.
From this we can infer that Lin Shaozhanshi wants his life.
Although the news that he had contracted the disease was widespread, no one had seen him.
As the elder brother of Concubine Shu, Lin Shaozhanshi is able to hold a seat in the court, which shows that he is not an ordinary person.
I would never feel at ease based on the news that he was seriously ill unless I saw him die with my own eyes.
To prevent any further complications, we will definitely send someone to investigate his condition. If he is not dead from illness, we will definitely kill him.
Only after his death could Lin Shaozhanshi use the power of the Great Zhou to overthrow the imperial teacher.
He is the key figure in the scheme set up by Lin Shaozhanshi.
Success or failure depends on whether he lives or dies.
Lin Shaozhanshi will never be careless.
The secret guard continued, "Young Master Lin will join forces with the other ministers to impeach the Imperial Preceptor today."
Zhao Yi nodded slightly, his fingertips gently stroking the patterns on his robe, and fell into thought.
In order to overthrow the imperial tutor, Lin Shaozhanshi wanted to kill him.
The purpose of his trip to Beijing this time was to expose that the spread of the plague was the work of Lin Shaozhanshi.
The Emperor of Northern Qi was not someone who cared about the people like Emperor Jing'an, and he doted on Concubine Shu very much.
Once Concubine Shu pleads for mercy, the Emperor of Northern Qi will probably show mercy to Lin Shaozhanshi's men and give them a light punishment and a severe warning.
I won’t let Lin Shaozhanshi suffer any serious injuries.
In the eyes of Lin Shaozhanshi, he and the imperial teacher are in the same boat, and he will do something about him in the future.
Zhao Yi changed his mind and planned to let Lin Shaozhanshi be strangled to death by the trap he set.
To prevent future troubles.
Just as Zhao Yi was about to speak, he heard voices coming from outside the car.
"The sun is out today, so let's hurry on. This road runs right next to the mountain wall, which is covered with thick snow. We're worried it might collapse."
"Go, go, go! Last year, there was a heavy snowfall, and the snow on the mountain collapsed, washing the carriage into the river."
Zhao Yi lifted the car window curtain and looked ahead, only to see a winding official road running between the steep mountain walls and the vast white river.
The mountain peaks are covered with white snow, majestic and magnificent under the sunlight.
The two people who were talking next to them left in a carriage.
Jiang Mu quickly said, "Second Master, let's go quickly too."
Zhao Yi responded and lowered the car curtain.
After a while, the secret guard came out of the carriage and tied a hemp rope to the carriage.
Jiang Mu frowned when he saw the secret guard's actions and handed the reins to the secret guard.
The secret guard glanced at him, took the reins, jumped on the horse, and galloped away.
Jiang Mu jumped onto the shaft of the carriage, whipped the horse and drove towards the capital.
As the carriage turned a corner, a sharp arrow shot through the air. Jiang Mu gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, ready to draw his sword to block the arrow.
The snow on the mountain collapsed, sweeping down with the power to destroy everything.
Jiang Mu's expression suddenly changed. Before he could react, the horse was frightened and fell into the river. In an instant, it was washed two meters away by the rushing water.
The guards who were ordered by Lin Yi saw the horse struggling in the icy river water. The heavy carriage frame sank to the bottom of the water, dragging the horse with it.
The guards were stunned; the change came too suddenly.
One of them had been to Yingcheng and recognized Jiang Mu as Zhao Yi's confidant. Since Jiang Mu showed up, Zhao Yi must be sitting in the carriage.
They drew their bows and arrows to shoot Jiang Mu, but an avalanche startled their horses and they fell into the river.
The guards turned their heads to look at the official road on the side, which was covered with snow and blocked the way. Then they looked up at the mountain and felt that the avalanche came too timely.
The thought flashed through their minds, and they didn't take it seriously. Every winter, there would be avalanches in this place, and the unlucky ones would die.
Maybe Zhao Yi is just unlucky?
"Boss, the river is rushing fast and it's winter. They won't survive, right?"
"Alive or dead, we must find the body. Go down into the water and search!"
"yes."
The guards went down to the river one by one, but they did not see a dark figure leading a horse out of the mountain and heading towards the capital.
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The situation on Zhao Yi's side is extremely dangerous, and on the court side, there are also undercurrents.
Lin Yi, who sent people to assassinate Zhao Yi, was holding a tablet in his hand, standing calmly at the back of the court.
When he decided to join forces with the ministers to impeach the imperial tutor, he laid out the grudge between the two of them.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, in addition to writing letters to several ministers last night, he also arranged for people to rush to Yingcheng.
If Zhao Yi had not died of illness, he would have been killed.
He planned to use Zhao Yi's death to make a fuss, so Zhao Yi was bound to die.
Lin Yi raised his eyes to look at the Imperial Tutor, who was dressed in a crimson official robe, looking extremely elegant and calm, as if he was not the one being impeached.
"I am just an imperial teacher. I can't be so all-knowing that I can know the situation in Yingcheng, which is thousands of miles away."
The Imperial Tutor raised his eyes and looked at the Censor. "The Censors of the Censorate inspect the counties and prefectures, and are responsible for supervising all officials. If you discover that officials handling the plague are concealing the truth, you should write a memorial to report to His Majesty. If I have more information than the Censors, what use would you be to me?"
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