Chapter 421 Leaving Beijing!
"Protect His Majesty!"
When the assassin appeared, the eldest princess ignored her own safety and directly ordered the female guards around her to protect Emperor Yongping.
At this moment, the assassins had already rushed into the range of the crossbows. They took out their crossbows and shot at Emperor Yongping and the Grand Princess.
There was a series of ding-dang-dang sounds.
The Grand Princess was hit by dozens of crossbow arrows, but not a single one of them hurt her.
Relying on the golden soft armor on her body, the eldest princess bravely held the whip and faced the killer rushing towards her.
As for the crossbow arrows shot by the assassins heading towards Emperor Yongping, they were all blocked by Eunuch Lan who was guarding Emperor Yongping with a soft sword.
Then, everyone saw a dazzling light flash, and the assassins who were rushing towards Emperor Yongping covered their necks and fell to the ground.
As for the assassins who attacked Zuoqiu and Dai Duo, they were hacked to death by the surrounding constables of the capital city as soon as they took out their crossbows.
This group of killers were quite stupid. They were only concerned with guarding against the Yulin Guards who were blocking the crowd, but they forgot to guard against the Beijing City Constables in the crowd.
The assassination came suddenly and ended as quickly as a convulsion.
Before the panicked people could run far, all the killers had been eliminated.
"Return to the palace!"
After such an assassination incident occurred, Emperor Yongping naturally had to retreat to the safer palace as soon as possible.
As for who was responsible for the situation at the scene, Emperor Yongping left in a hurry without any explanation.
Qin Yu, the Yulin Langjiang, could only shoulder this responsibility consciously.
"Let's go!"
Dai Duo glanced at Zuo Qiu.
Zuoqiu had nothing to say, so he obediently helped Dai Duo leave.
Old Master Xu and the two brothers Xu Da and Xu Er followed him, followed by the constables from the capital.
After this incident, Zuo Qiuming completely gave up.
It’s better not to be this official.
On the way back, Mr. Xu also learned the news about Li Gan from Dai Duo.
Li Gan was brought into the capital by order of Emperor Yongping.
Now he is imprisoned in the clan office.
There was an ongoing debate in the court about how to deal with Li Gan.
If Li Gan is released, it will prove that Xu Huairen, Duke of Antai, is really in collusion with the northern barbarians, and the Xu family with three dukes will be implicated.
But if Li Gan is not released, how will this matter be concluded?
Duke Antai Xu Huairen was with thousands of Northern Barbarian cavalrymen. This was not seen by one person alone, but by countless people in Maoyuan County. In addition, the memorial of the current Earl of Yongwu Xu Yuanxi was placed on the desk of Emperor Yongping.
"Mr. Dai, how can we get Li Gan acquitted?"
Credit?
No need to think about it!
"Duke Antai died for his country, but Li Gan is safe!"
Dai Duo glanced at Mr. Xu and spoke bitterly.
"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Dai!"
Old Master Xu already understood Dai Duo's meaning, and if he wanted to rescue Li Gan, he could only ask Old Master Xu to write another memorial.
Old Master Xu didn't know about the divine descent, but there must be some knowledgeable people in the court who knew about it.
"Marquis Wucheng, are you planning to rescue Li Gan and then leave the capital?"
Dai Duo took two steps and suddenly spoke.
Mr. Xu nodded and said, "That's right."
"Anshun County is a wonderful place, and Lingshui Village is even more beautiful. I wonder if my family would be honored to live next door to Marquis Wucheng?"
Upon hearing Dai Duo say this, Mr. Xu almost got excited and went crazy.
"Being Dai Gong's neighbor is a blessing for my ancestors!"
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!"
Dai Duo heard Old Man Xu's earthy words and waved his hands. "Your ancestor was the King of Taiping. I, with my limited resources, would never dare to let smoke rise from his grave. I will never say such words again!"
"Yes, yes, whatever you say is what it is!"
King Taiping?
What is his relationship with Xu Huaiyi?
His family's ancestral tomb is his own grave.
There is smoke, that's for sure.
It is no secret in Lingshui Village that smoke is coming out of the Xu family’s ancestral grave.
…
Next, Xu Laoer wrote a new memorial.
While waiting for the court's response, Zuo Qiu continued to handle official business in the capital. During this time, the capital's constables and their families left the capital in batches.
Including the families of those constables who had died in battle before, they all quietly left the capital.
In such a big capital city, people come and go, and the departure of a few hundred families is nothing.
We are just ordinary people, and even if they are neighbors, we don’t pay too much attention to where our neighbors are going.
In less than five days, all the constables and their families who wanted to leave the capital had left, and their destination was Anshun County.
After Zuo Qiuming had completed the household registration transfer documents for these people, he took off his official hat, official robes, and official seal, and left them on the desk in the lobby of the capital city government in front of all the officials.
At the same time that Zuo Qiu resigned, Li Gan was released from the clan prison.
This brother is really lucky. Although he was imprisoned in the Clan Court, he was appreciated by Prince Yu, and his days in the Clan Court prison were quite comfortable.
Not only did he not become thinner, he even looked a lot fatter.
"Big brother, second brother!"
After coming out of the clan prison, Li Gan smiled foolishly when he saw Xu Lao Da and Xu Lao Er.
"Third brother, not bad, you've gained weight!"
Boss Xu looked at Li Gan carefully and was 100% sure that this sworn brother had really gained weight.
Xu Lao Er slapped Li Gan on the shoulder and said, "It's all just fat. This won't do. Come back and practice with me, second brother!"
“…”
Hearing what Xu Laoer said, Li Gan suddenly had the urge to go back to the clan prison.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to get in, and it is even harder to get out. And once you get out, it is even harder to get in again.
Xu Lao Da and Xu Lao Er picked up Li Gan and immediately rushed to Dai Duo's house.
The day Li Gan came out would be the day they left the capital.
As for the Wucheng Marquis Mansion, although it was of extraordinary significance to Old Master Xu, he understood that the capital city was not worth his stay.
And this house is just a dream.
However, he still informed the clan affairs office, and from then on, his and Xu Laoer's salaries would be sent directly to Marquis Wucheng and handed over to the steward of the office.
His only request to the steward of the mansion was to take good care of the house.
If you can do this, everything will be easy.
Otherwise, it is not impossible that there will be a reckoning later.
"Dad, are you really not going to move grandma's grave?"
After Mr. Xu took Xu Da and Xu Er to Xiaoqingshan to pay homage again and left, Xu Er asked his own questions.
"Or is it that Grandmother isn't actually buried here?"
Xu Laoer suddenly felt that he had discovered the truth.
Old Master Xu slapped Old Second Xu on the head, glared at him, and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb!"
After getting slapped, Second Xu looked at his eldest brother miserably, while Big Brother Xu seemed to be thinking about something, feeling that his second brother might have really revealed the truth accidentally this time.
Chapter 5, another 10,000! Um, just a quick question, do you have a monthly ticket?
(End of this chapter)
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