Chapter 457 Assassination!

That's why.

In the end, these warriors were completely discouraged and thought that no matter what they did, it would be wrong, so why not just lie down?

So, they began to indulge in pleasure, squander military pay, oppress the people, and abuse their power for personal gain.

What's more ironic is that the generals who often did this could rise rapidly in the officialdom and rise step by step!

The rulers and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty seemed to be happy to watch these generals become waste, as if only in this way could they maintain their shaky rule.

But in the end, who suffered?

The answer is just two words, the people.

Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang and others were all outstanding people, how could they not understand this truth?

But...

For a while, there was no more conversation in the teahouse, only the barely perceptible sound of breathing.

At this time, Chen Yizhong was the first to break the silence and said, "I hope the King of Tang can drive the Tartars north and revive the rivers and mountains of China."

When these words came out, Lu Xiufu subconsciously nodded in agreement.

However, Lu Xiufu, who reacted immediately, could not help but cover his face and sigh.

For those who are attached to their old masters, the mood is the most complicated at this moment.

The old master is incompetent, and the new master not only uses them, but also has the hope of reviving China!

The contradictions and struggles in this are really beyond words.

Zhang Shijie is not as entangled as these two civil officials. He has a long insight into the current situation and resolutely chose to join the new master, even earlier than Chen Yizhong.

Now, as the Minister of War, he knows the combat effectiveness of the Tang army better than everyone present.

It is no exaggeration to say that compared with the time when the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the current Tang army has doubled its strength and is even better.

Unlike others who were worried about the millions of troops that Kublai Khan was marching south, Zhang Shijie really felt that the Tang king had the strength to fight, and even had a good chance of winning.

This was because he had seen a weapon called a cannon used by the Tang army.

When this weapon was fired, it was really earth-shaking!

Not to mention the Tartar cavalry, even an iron man couldn't stand a few hits!

Besides, the Southern Song Dynasty was doomed, and now that things had come to this, why not concentrate on serving the Tang king?

Maybe he could be remembered in history in the future.

For those of them who regarded money and beauty as nothing, the only thing that could move them was to leave a name in history.

Dong Dong Clang~!

On the imperial road, all the soldiers of the Tang army had already passed by.

Accompanied by the cheerful music, the Tang king's wedding procession also took to the street in a mighty manner.

People in Lin'an came forward one after another to watch this rare grand occasion.

However, at this moment, a quick shout was heard.

"There are assassins!"

As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen men in plain clothes and holding strong crossbows suddenly rushed out from both sides of the street.

They moved quickly and agilely, pulling the trigger without hesitation.

Swish, swish, swish!

In an instant, countless crossbow arrows broke through the air and attacked the Tang King's carriage.

These crossbow arrows are all made of fine iron, with amazing power. They can penetrate heavy armor within fifty steps. Even ordinary first-class martial arts masters can hardly escape if they are caught off guard.

This is not over yet!

After the crossbow arrows were shot, several strong auras also rushed directly to the Tang King's carriage.

These people are all martial arts masters in the innate realm!

"Protect the emperor!"

Before the guards of the capital's imperial guards surrounded them, many figures emerged from the crowd and rushed directly to these assassins.

"Jinyiwei capture thieves, and the outsiders get out of the way!"

The Jinyiwei were as fast as the wind, and their fists and feet were as fast as lightning, and they fought fiercely with the assassins.

"Ah!"

After only a moment, screams came from the assassins.

Although these assassins holding crossbows were good at fighting, they had no power to fight back in front of the Jinyiwei.

After all, those who were selected for the Jinyiwei were all at the third-rate level of martial arts.

In the end, except for a few who were lucky enough to survive and were captured and taken away for interrogation, the rest of the assassins were dead on the spot!

As for the four innate masters who formed a formation and rushed directly to the Tang King's carriage, it seemed that no one could react.

Wen Tianxiang and others knew the power of innate warriors.

If they were allowed to get close, even if there were thousands of troops, they could kill the generals and escape.

"Not good!"

Chen Yizhong's face was full of anxiety.

If something happened to the Tang King, the situation in the south, which had just started to improve, would probably fall apart in an instant!

However, at this critical moment.

The Tang King in the carriage was the first to lift the curtain.

He was wearing a black python robe, with a majestic demeanor like a king descending, holding a book in his hand steadily, and his face was as calm as water.

However, these innate assassins were overjoyed when they saw Lin Chen.

They didn't expect that this assassination would be so smooth.

But when the four sharp swords went straight to the heart of King Tang, the latter just held the book with one hand and gently blocked it, and the other hand quickly turned into a double-fingered state.

"Stop!"

With a light shout.

The sharp sword light swung by the strongest assassin who had reached the innate late stage could not move forward even a step when it was only a few inches away from Lin Chen's slender fingers!

This scene made the sword-wielding assassin's face change drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to draw the sword and cut his throat.

But he didn't expect.

The sword body seemed to be fixed, and it didn't move at all no matter how hard he tried.

Lin Chen's face did not change, but he just bent his fingers slightly.

Crack!

The sword body cast by the fine iron from outer space suddenly shattered!

Countless iron pieces flew out and accurately hit the four assassins who were rushing towards him.

Puff!

Accompanied by the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh, the four assassins, whose bodies and minds were pierced by the iron pieces, all fell to the ground, spitting blood.

Wow.

Shen Lian immediately led the Jinyiwei to quickly step forward, captured the innate assassins who were still breathing one by one, and pierced their scapula with special iron hooks to control them firmly.

"Take them away!" Shen Lian shouted in a low voice.

Then, he respectfully bowed to Lin Chen and took his leave, leading the Jinyiwei to escort the assassins away into the night.

This incident happened in the blink of an eye.

When Lu Xiufu and others came to their senses, the king of Tang had gone far away.

"I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the King of Tang was also a martial arts master!" Chen Yizhong sighed, and his gratitude was beyond words.

Only Zhang Shijie showed a cold light on his face, and said meaningfully: "This group of assassins, I'm afraid the origin is not simple."

Indeed.

Under Shen Lian's torture, the assassin confessed.

The four innate assassins all came from the northern martial arts world and were assigned to the south by several Han Dynasty marquises.

What was shocking was that the weapons used by those assassins holding powerful crossbows were actually the standard equipment of the Tang army!

For a while.

The whole Lin'an was in turmoil under the celebration of the Tang King's wedding.

Bang!

The gate of a Lin'an wealthy family was knocked open, and several servants holding sticks were about to step forward to stop them.

Puff!

Shen Lian stepped forward calmly, without even looking at the servant who fell down with his throat covered, and just spit out two words indifferently: "Catch him!"

Yes.

The assassination of Lin Chen this time was not only done by the northern Han Dynasty marquises, but also by the cooperation of some civil officials and wealthy families in Lin'an.

In order to assassinate the Tang King, these people took great pains, and did not hesitate to mobilize the secret line from the Tang army and steal the military powerful crossbow.

However, with the swift action of the Jinyiwei, the people involved in the assassination were arrested one by one.

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