The three assassins who were performing the stilt-walking performance immediately jumped down, broke the stilt poles, pulled out six swords from them and distributed them to their companions.
When they took action, the female assassin immediately pulled out a dagger from her leg and stabbed Emperor Yuan.
Jiang Yueyang subconsciously stood in front of Emperor Yuan and shouted at the female assassin, "Don't move."
The female assassin's body froze, but before she could react, Xie Xu kicked her away.
The sword-wielding guards behind him immediately drew their swords to meet the enemy, and in an instant they started fighting with the assassin.
The scene was in chaos.
The guests who heard the voices were relatively calm, but the officials of the seventh and eighth ranks and their families who were sitting at the back and did not hear the voices were not so well-off.
They looked pale and fled in panic.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Left Prime Minister and others all had a guard standing beside them to ensure their safety.
Qingzhi and the other two were very tactful and protected the Jiang and Song families.
In order to prevent others from discovering that something was wrong with the female assassin, Jiang Yueyang quietly released her control.
The six assassins were no match for Xie Xu and Lu Yunting and were soon covered in wounds.
"Dog Emperor, I will fight you to the death."
The male assassin who was originally holding the bowl wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, broke through the encirclement at the cost of his own injury, and rushed towards Emperor Yuan.
Xie Xu and Lu Yunting started chasing at the same time, one looking at Emperor Yuan and the other at Jiang Yueyang.
Jiang Yueyang swallowed and prepared to use the power of words on the male assassin again.
Although Your Majesty will be fine with the protective shield on, it is best not to expose the shield if possible.
As long as she controls the power of words properly, it will not be discovered.
Emperor Yuan lowered his eyes and glanced at the small figure in front of him, feeling comforted.
Then, he pulled Jiang Yueyang behind him and took out the guard's sword in his hand.
Emperor Yuan also fought his way down the battlefield!
Unfortunately, Lu Yunting did not give him the opportunity to perform.
Lu Yunting raised the sword in his hand and threw it forward with force, and the sword pierced the male assassin's shoulder.
"elder brother!"
"Young Master!" several other assassins shouted.
The male assassin lowered his eyes to look at the sword that pierced his shoulder, endured the severe pain and continued to move towards Emperor Yuan.
But the moment he paused gave the two men a chance to catch up. Xie Xu slashed the assassin's arm with a sword and kicked him down.
Lu Yunting's dagger then crossed the male assassin's neck, and the other assassins were also subdued by the guards.
The crisis is over.
Because of the assassination incident, the banquet ended early and the guests left the house.
In the front hall of the Jiang Mansion, six assassins were tied up with iron chains and kneeling in a row in front of Emperor Yuan and the Empress.
Standing on the left and right were His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Left Prime Minister and others, and the Song family temporarily avoided them.
Of course, Jiang Yueyang and Lu Yunting were also present.
Emperor Yuan asked solemnly, "Why do you want to assassinate me?"
He considered himself a good emperor, diligent in his work, caring for his people, reducing taxes and never doing anything foolish or unjust.
Not even a tyrant!
He couldn't imagine who would come to assassinate him except someone who wanted to rebel.
These six assassins were obviously not rebels, nor were they hired killers!
The male assassin kneeling in the middle sneered, "Why do we want to assassinate you? Because you kill innocent people and favor treacherous officials! You are a tyrant who is not worthy of being the emperor of Daxia, and you are not worthy of being our father!"
Emperor Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that there was something he didn't know.
[Alas~] The system sighed, [These assassins are all pitiful people. ]
[Are they pitiful?]
System: [Host, I wonder if you have noticed that when they assassinated the emperor before, they did not harm innocent people.
I saw an assassin grab a guest who was about to fall on the stone. They are not bad people, they just want revenge. 】
The six assassins looked confused. What was wrong with this girl?
Jiang Yueyang was anxious to find out what was going on, so she focused on communicating with the system and did not notice the assassin's reaction.
[What revenge do they want? Did Your Majesty forcibly abduct a commoner girl? ]
Emperor Yuan: Could you please think of me a little better?
[That's not right. The ladies in the harem are all very beautiful, and the Queen is also a great beauty. Your Majesty would not do such a thing as forcibly seizing a commoner's daughter.]
When the Queen heard Jiang Yueyang praising her beauty, her bad mood suddenly became good.
[Could it be... to rob the civilians? ]
The system was silent, the assassin was silent, and Lu Yunting couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
[Not yet?] Jiang Yueyang thought seriously, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, [Your Majesty killed the whole family?]
After hearing this, the system said: [Almost. Someone forged an imperial decree to raid the assassin's home and kill the entire assassin's family.]
[Oh~] Jiang Yueyang suddenly realized, [So your Majesty is taking the blame for someone else! ]
The assassins looked at each other, confused. What was she talking about? Fake imperial edict? Who faked the imperial edict?
Governor of Han?
That's impossible. Governor Han was my father's best friend and he even helped my brother and I fake our own deaths. He wouldn't do that.
The male assassin was questioning over there, and the system here told the truth.
[The man and woman among the assassins are the children of the former Huainan County Magistrate. Ten years ago, their father was framed for corruption and abuse of power by the Bianzhou Governor and was placed under house arrest.
A few days later, the governor of Bianzhou falsely spread the imperial edict that the emperor was furious and ordered the execution of the entire family. He pretended to believe that the magistrate of Huainan County was wrongly accused and would help him escape.
But the magistrate of Huainan County did not want to implicate him and only asked him to save his two children. Then, the magistrate of Huainan County set fire to his house and died in the sea of fire.
However, the report from the governor of Bianzhou to the capital was that thieves had entered the mansion of the magistrate of Huainan County and killed the whole family. The thieves had also set fire to destroy the bodies.
The man and woman were shocked after hearing this and they were unwilling to believe this fact.
But the other party described the situation that year word for word.
My father did die in the fire, and he indeed set the fire himself.
So, their enemy was not the emperor, but the governor Han, whom they regarded as their father?
Emperor Yuan thought about it carefully and it seemed that such an incident happened ten years ago.
He remembered that he had asked the governor of Bianzhou to find the culprits and bring them to justice. Later, the governor of Bianzhou reported that all the culprits had been executed.
The system continued: [It’s a pity that these two assassins have always treated the murderer of their father as their own father, not knowing that he spared their lives just to find their family’s treasure.]
【Treasure?】
[Where is the treasure? The money had long been used by the Huainan County Magistrate to help the people and open a college.]
At this time, the male assassin in the middle shouted, "No!"
Then, Jiang Yueyang saw him spit out a large mouthful of blood, which sprayed His Majesty's face with blood...
[Oh my god, this distance must be two meters? Can a mouthful of blood spray so far? This is a blood mountain erupting! Fortunately, I dodged quickly. ]
Emperor Yuan glanced at Jiang Yueyang who was hiding behind Lu Yunting and said, “You are quite good at hiding.”
The male assassin was not fainted at first, but when he heard this, his head tilted and he fainted.
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