Chapter 482: You won’t know until you see it, and you will be shocked when you see it (four thousand)

"Please, my lord, send some troops to pretend to be passing through and take the opportunity to kill King Chen and his prime minister."

Yang Hong bowed to Yuan Shu and calmly explained the specific actions to be taken. His tone seemed as if he was talking about something that was very ordinary.

As for how to proceed, based on their previous experience, they sent people to deliver gold and silver to express their enthusiasm.

Prince Chen and his prime minister were also people who cared a lot about their reputation, so hosting a banquet to entertain them was essential.

"Hahaha! Good! Very good!" Yuan Shu couldn't stop laughing. As long as Liu Chong died, the bandits around Chen State who were afraid of Liu Chong would no longer be a concern. And once Luo Jun died, the officials and people in Chen State would inevitably be in chaos.

At that time, with internal and external troubles, if he led his troops to quell the rebellion, wouldn't the State of Chen fall into his hands? !

With Chen's 100,000 elite soldiers and warehouses full of grain and fodder, why would he be afraid of Huang Zhong, Guan Yu and the like?
Thinking of Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, Yuan Shu suddenly lost his confidence. With 100,000 elite soldiers, he should not be afraid of Huang Hansheng and Guan Yu, right?
Then, holding Huainan shouldn't be a problem, right?
Yuan Shu shook his head and didn't think about going deeper. He knew that he had to conquer the State of Chen anyway!

"Xiaoyuan, several days have passed, why hasn't Yuan Shu come to borrow the road yet?" Liu Chong said with a hint of luck, "Perhaps, after hearing what Chen Yuanlong said, Zhang Zhubu will realize his mistake."

Luo Jun sighed helplessly. Apart from knowing nothing about political affairs, Liu Chong also got angry quickly and got over it quickly, and he was also very easily influenced.

After Liu Chong beat up Zhang Zhubu, Zhang Zhubu's family was frightened when they heard about it. The whole family, young and old, knelt in the government office to plead for Zhang Zhubu.

Therefore, Liu Chong changed his mind and exempted Zhang Zhubu from punishment and temporarily detained him in a cell instead.

In Luo Jun's opinion, Liu Chong was too lenient towards Zhang Zhubu. Fortunately, Liu Chong did not show this leniency to the invading bandits.

Of course, Liu Chong really went too far this time. Not punishing Zhang Zhubu and temporarily detaining him in a cell was already Luo Jun's bottom line.

Now you want to release Zhang Zhubu
To put it nicely, it's kindness; to put it bluntly, it's stupidity!

"Your Majesty, even if we take a step back and say that what Chen Yuanlong said is false. But it is true that Zhang Zhubu withheld the documents and did not report them. If we release Zhang Zhubu at this point, wouldn't it be unclear about rewards and punishments? How are we going to govern the domestic officials and soldiers in the future?!" Luo Jun suddenly felt a little tired. Liu Chong was able to gather people around him, but he didn't know how to arrange and use them.

Seeing Luo Jun's expression, Liu Chong wanted to speak to comfort him, but a guard rushed into the government office in a hurry.

"Report, Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the envoy from Yuan Gonglu has come with gifts to discuss borrowing the road!"

"!"

Liu Chong and Luo Jun looked at each other. Even though they were mentally prepared, they couldn't avoid being shocked.

It happened, it actually happened!
Liu Chong and Luo Jun quickly suppressed their shocked expressions. Liu Chong waved at the guards and said, "Retreat. I and the Prime Minister know about this."

As the guards bowed and retreated, Liu Chong looked at Luo Jun with a guilty look on his face, "Xiaoyuan, it was my fault just now for saying such stupid things. How could Chen Yuanlong's words come out of thin air?"

"Your Majesty, let's put this matter aside for now. The most urgent task right now is to deal with the possible assassination."

"Xiaoyuan is right. Let's do as Xiaoyuan arranged before."

Liu Chong lowered his head, indicating that Luo Jun had the final say now and he should not be bothered.

Luo Jun said solemnly: "Jun, I will definitely not let the king down!"

Luo Jun was not bragging. Assassination is all about taking the enemy by surprise.

If you know the other party's intentions in advance, it will be much easier to deal with them.

Just in case, he even found someone whose figure and appearance were similar to his and Liu Chong to replace them.

Yuan Shu's assassination was easy to deal with, but Chen Yuanlong
When he thought of this name, Luo Jun felt mixed emotions. The first letter could be said to be Chen Deng's guess at Yuan Shu's mind. But the second letter was unbelievable. Apart from not giving a specific date, the current situation was almost exactly the same as what was said in the letter.

If it was really an assassination, how should they face Chen Deng?
What is the third letter?
Luo Jun said he had a headache.

People in robes came with smiles on their faces and gifts. They stepped over the threshold and entered a hall.

The decoration of this hall is truly extraordinary. Even the carpet on the floor looks extraordinary. The patterns embroidered with stitches and threads are lifelike and feel as soft as feathers when you step on them. The smoke wafting out of the stove looks like curling clouds, which is amazing.

However, these people in robes only admired on the surface, but sneered in their hearts.

Especially the man in the lead, his eyes were as cold as a sword drawn from its sheath, he murmured: "Chen State is really rich."

However, as the servants came over with their backs bent and their faces full of smiles, the man hid the coldness in his eyes.

"Mr. Qi, please take a seat."

The man's name was Qi Ji, and he was one of Yuan Shu's generals.

Qi Ji nodded, followed the servant's instructions, walked to a seat and sat down.

The people who followed Qi Ji then took their seats one after another.

Qi Ji looked at everything around him, thinking about the plan of this trip in his mind.

When they were drunk, he would present a treasure to Liu Chong.

Firstly, it is to express apology for the previous behavior of the envoy, and secondly, it is to wish that the friendship between the two sides will last forever.

Just when Liu Chong was overjoyed to accept the treasure, he would suddenly attack, swung out a hidden dagger, and cut Liu Chong's neck with one stroke.

At the same time, while the guests are surprised, others will also throw off their disguise of kindness and kill Luo Jun on the spot.

Once Liu Chong and Luo Jun are dead, their mission will be accomplished!

As Liu Chong and Luo Jun took their seats, the musicians began to pluck the strings of their instruments and dancers filed in from the toilets on both sides. To the sound of lively music, they displayed their graceful dance moves.

Seeing this, Qi Ji clapped his hands and cheered. Of course, this was just an appearance. He was always paying attention to Liu Chong.

Things developed just as Qi Ji had expected. While drinking, Qi Ji took out the treasure given to him by Yuan Shu, which was a piece of jade. Even when Yuan Shu handed it to him, he hesitated for a long time and seemed quite reluctant to give it away.

How could King Chen not be happy with a treasure that even Lord Yuan was reluctant to give up?

"Your Majesty, this is a little gift from my master."

Looking at Liu Chong who was about to be frightened, Qi Ji raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smug smile.

King Chen’s head was taken!
Qi Ji's eyes narrowed, and he seized the opportunity. The moment Liu Chong took the treasure, he suddenly pulled out the dagger from his sleeve and stabbed out a terrifying white light, which went towards Liu Chong's throat. Liu Chong was obviously unable to react in time and stood still on the ground.

puff.

The hot blood splashed on Qi Ji's face, and the smile on his face grew wider and wider.

When he turned around, his subordinates had already stabbed Luo Jun's heart with a dagger.

In front of me were the scholars and musicians and dancers of the State of Chen, running away with their heads in their hands. In my ears were their terrified screams, "Someone, assassin! Assassin! Assassin!"

"Someone has assassinated the king! Someone has assassinated the prime minister!"

"Quick, quick, someone come and catch the assassin!"

Qi Ji frowned. He was not afraid even if there were guards. He had already made a backup plan. The soldiers who followed would come to support him. Now they might have reached the door and were about to attack.

Qi Ji did not want to say much to these Chen State scholars. To him, their shouting was as annoying as mosquitoes and flies. Now that King Chen was dead, their soldiers were outside.

It was unlikely that they could take down the State of Chen with such a small number of people, and dealing with these annoying mosquitoes and flies was just a matter of convenience. But Qi Ji still held back, because he knew his mission - to assassinate Liu Chong and Luo Jun.

Now that the mission has been completed, Yang Hong also reminded us not to do meaningless things.

"Anyone who stops me will die!"

Qi Ji ordered his troops to evacuate. Faced with these ferocious people, musicians and dancers, naturally no one dared to stop them.

This made Qi Ji nod and smile.

But the next moment, Qi Ji's expression froze, and his body stopped and froze in place.

The troops following Qi Ji were puzzled as to why their superior had suddenly stopped.

What happened? Why did Qi Jun stop?

With curiosity in their hearts, they followed Qi Ji's gaze and looked outside the door.

Everyone stood there in a daze for a moment, as if they had seen a ghost. They were so frightened that their pupils were trembling and their hands and legs were shaking non-stop.

The soldiers showed expressions of disbelief, and then broke the strange atmosphere with thunderous cheers. They said in unison: "The king! It's the king! The king is not dead! He's alive, the king is alive!"

As excited as the scholars were, Qi Ji and his followers felt cold in their hearts. They felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave, and their teeth were chattering with cold.

There is no other reason.

Because Liu Chong, who was killed by Qi Ji, was standing in front of them alive! He led the soldiers and stood in front of them with crossbows in hand!

There were so many soldiers that they even blocked the sunlight, and as the soldiers advanced, a dark shadow was cast towards them.

"Impossible, impossible!"

"I clearly killed you with my own hands! Why are you still standing in front of me?!"

Qi Ji's eyes were bulging and his teeth were clenching. He suddenly thought of a possibility and his face turned pale. Could it be... Could it be that there was a spy? !

"Who? Who is the spy?"

However, what responded to Qi Ji was Liu Chong's cold command, "Release the arrows."

Liu Chong and Chen Guobing pulled the trigger, and hundreds of crossbow arrows shot towards Qi Ji and the others like deadly knives.

Qi Ji's eyelids were twitching wildly, and alarm bells were ringing in his heart. He tried to dodge, but when he raised his left foot, he felt a piercing pain in his chest with a "pop". He looked down and saw that the crossbow arrow had penetrated his chest.

All the strength in his body rapidly left him at this moment, the world began to spin, Qi Ji could no longer bear the weight of his body, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

At the last moment when his consciousness faded, Qi Ji muttered to himself, "What a fast and accurate crossbow arrow, you are worthy of being the King of Chen."

The crossbow arrow that hit Qi Ji just now was shot by Liu Chong.

It didn't take much effort to destroy Qi Ji and his group. In the blink of an eye, most of them were killed or injured. It was only a matter of time before those who were still alive would face the weapons of Chen Guobing.

The soldiers who escaped the disaster were overjoyed, and the musicians improvised music to praise Liu Chong.

However, soon, someone noticed that Liu Chong had a frown on his face and did not breathe a sigh of relief because of the resolution of Qi Ji.

what on earth is it?

A scholar bravely stepped forward and asked, "My king, why are you so depressed?"

Liu Chong said, "This is far from over."

The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. It wasn't over yet? Was there going to be another attack?
Liu Chong ignored these scholars and turned away without stopping. As he was walking, he suddenly stopped. Before this, Luo Jun had repeatedly ordered the scholars not to get involved in this matter and that it would be best for them not to speak for others regarding borrowing the road. However, some people repeatedly ignored his orders.

This time Liu Chong came with his personal guards, and as Luo Jun had entrusted him, he sent these people to Mount Tai, and he could completely put the blame on Qi Ji and his group.

But Liu Chong couldn't bear it after all, but he felt guilty towards Luo Jun if he just left.

After much thought, Liu Chong gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Put all the scholars who participated in the banquet in jail! I suspect that some of them colluded with the thieves and deliberately wanted to kill me!"

"promise!"

The soldiers of the Chen State gathered all their strength and shouted loudly. The sound was as loud as thunder in the sky, which hurt the soldiers' ears and made them look stunned. What happened? Why... Why could the benevolent king be so cruel? !
After a start, some of them quickly came to their senses and cried, "My Lord, My Lord! It's unfair! It's unfair! We have never colluded with Yuan Gonglu, My Lord, it's unfair!"

Liu Chong did not stop. He took a step forward and the sound behind him gradually faded away.

When Liu Chong returned to the government office and found Luo Jun, he saw that Zhao Yu was actually in the same room with Luo Jun.

"Yuan Da. Why are you here? I should be the one visiting you." Liu Chong's voice became much more polite. After experiencing this incident, Chen Deng's image was infinitely elevated in his mind, and even Zhao Yu became mysterious in his eyes.

How could Zhao Yuanda be simple if he could be friends with Chen Yuanlong?
Zhao Yu didn't know what Liu Chong was thinking. He just thought that the government office was the heart of a country. It was normal for Liu Chong to say that. He said seriously, "Of course, I will send the third letter. In addition, I want to ask how the matter today was handled?"

The third one!
Liu Chong and Luo Jun were surprised and happy, but they still suppressed the impulse in their hearts and patiently answered Zhao Yu's questions.

Liu Chong said with lingering fear: "Thank you Yuan Da for sending the letter, and thank you Mr. Yuan Long for reminding me. If Mr. Yuan Long hadn't told me in the letter that I would be assassinated by Yuan Gonglu's men, I'm afraid I would have been beheaded by now. Fortunately, the assassin I had shot was killed on the spot."

Luo Jun was much calmer. "The bandits who were unable to attend the banquet were killed by our troops."

Oh. So it was Yuan Long who said Yuan Gonglu would assassinate you. I thought
!

what? !

Zhao Yu's eyes trembled. Chen Deng actually predicted Yuan Gonglu's assassination?! Could it be that he deduced it from Zhang Kai's assassination? ? ?

He suddenly felt his scalp tingling. The fact that Chen Deng could deduce the truth from Zhang Kai's assassination attempt was enough to show that he was much smarter than him.

Yuanlong's plan is far superior to mine.

Zhao Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He became more curious about the third letter in his arms. What was written in this letter?

Zhao Yu handed the letter to Liu Chong and asked Liu Chong to tell him its contents.

Liu Chong readily agreed. It was easy to tell from Zhao Yu's expression that Zhao Yu did not know the contents of the letter. If Zhao Yu wanted to read it, he could naturally open the letter and then seal it again. It would be easy for him to do so without anyone noticing. From this point, it can be seen that Zhao Yu is a trustworthy person.

So the three of them huddled together, and as the letter was opened, when they saw the words on it clearly, they were all shocked, as if thunder had exploded in their heads.

Their eyes were drawn to the two words in the letter. Just by looking at those two words, their hearts began to pound and they gasped for breath.

Those two words are——

"proclaim oneself emperor."

Zhao Yu felt that Chen Deng must be crazy.

(End of this chapter)