The imperial guards brought by Wanpeng pounced on the assassins like a pack of wolves, and within a quarter of an hour they overwhelmingly quelled the chaos. Only a few assassins were captured alive, including a Tatar warrior , He was cut with countless knives all over his body. When he was caught, he didn't even have the strength to commit suicide. Therefore, the guards who had been prepared for a long time immediately lowered his chin, and then pulled him down. The imperial doctor checked whether his mouth was Toxic.

The fifth prince of Tatar looked at all this with a cold face, his face was pale, his teeth were gritted, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were blood red.

Assassinate!

How could there be an assassination, and why did the Tatar warriors participate in this assassination?

As the leader of the mission, he didn't know anything, and the fifth prince fell into an ice cave.

But Da Chu's imperial guards obviously couldn't understand the fear and anger in his heart, but directly stepped forward and put the knife on his neck. To the emperor, "Your Majesty, the subject is innocent!"

The emperor raised his eyelids and glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "Please go down and rest, the fifth prince, and let the imperial doctor bandage his wound." The emperor paused and said, "Don't embarrass the fifth prince until the matter is clarified."

Just looking at his shock at the time of the assassination and the action of standing there in a daze afterwards, the emperor knew that this matter probably had nothing to do with him.

But it doesn't matter, he brought the people, and the two warriors are also Tatars, so he will have to pay enough if he doesn't take the blame.

Only then did the guards break off the fifth prince's fingers, and instead of driving him with a knife, they directly grabbed his arm and took him down. This time, the fifth prince did not resist.

The banquet hall gradually became quiet, only the low cries of some female relatives could be heard. The emperor stood on the dragon chair and scanned the banquet hall. To see Concubine Lan Gui who collapsed at his feet.

The fourth prince held the knife to resist the assassins, those assassins bypassed him, but he came forward with the knife to escort and attack those assassins, whether he was sincere or not, the emperor was pleased at this moment.

"Take the fourth prince down, and take Concubine Lan Gui down." The difference between one letter and the other is like a world of difference.

The fourth prince raised his head with a "huh" and looked at the emperor in shock and bewilderment, "Father!"

The emperor slightly raised his hand to suppress what he wanted to say, and waved his hand: "Take it down."

The imperial guards immediately stepped forward to support the fourth prince and dragged him out. Concubine Lan Gui was also dragged up by two guards. Just as he was about to drag her down, the emperor raised his hand to stop them. He said lowly: "If you commit suicide, I will send the nine clans of the Lan family and the emperor's son to be your companions."

Concubine Lan looked up at him in shock.

The emperor smiled lightly, and said lightly: "Aifei doesn't believe it, you can try it."

Concubine Lan Gui felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, the golden hairpin she held in her hand loosened and fell to the ground with a "dong".

The emperor cast a dull look at the gold hairpin on the ground, and ordered Concubine Lan Gui to be taken down.

He held the hand of Director Su, with bruised veins in his hand, and looked at the banquet hall that was gradually returning to order. Wan Peng came striding forward, knelt on one knee and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, all the assassins in the hunting grounds have been cleared away, and the spies in the palace will be wiped out." All have been cleaned up, please show your majesty."

The emperor pointed to the positions where the officials and family were staying, and asked, "How about the casualties of my ministers?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the imperial guards and bodyguards injured sixty-five people, and twelve were killed. Fortunately, the ministers and officials only injured nine people, and no one died."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly.

In fact, we should thank Li Baolu for screaming. At that time, the assassins were mixed with the actors of song and dance performances and vaudeville performances. They entered from the right side. They should have shot through the middle road and passed the bonfire field to perform. At that time, their positions It happened to be in the middle of the bonfire of the officials and their families, and when there was chaos, these officials and their families would not be spared.

But first Concubine Lan Gui warned, the two Tatar warriors probably saved some intermediate links to prevent accidents and directly attacked, and Li Baolu screamed at the first time, which made the assassination earlier.

At that time, those assassins had only entered the right side. Now that they had lost their mission, they would not turn to the middle and enter the arena.

Therefore, the ministers and officials who stayed in the middle two lanes and were grilling meat around the bonfire did not encounter assassins at all. Their targets were the emperor, grandson and Gu Jingyun, and their manpower was limited. There was really no need to waste time and manpower on these people.

Three of the nine injured were officials and they were stepped on a few times because they fell down in a panic, and the remaining six were injured by the escort who rushed forward, but luckily none of them were fatal.

But this time, many servants and maids who secretly protected the emperor and the prince and grandson died. These people were under the command of the dark guards. Although Wan Peng didn't know it, he knew that the dark guards suffered heavy losses this time when they watched the corpses being carried down. .

When Wanpeng was giving the report, Gu Jingyun was sitting Li Baolu on the ground, kneeling beside her on one knee and tearing out the arrow stuck in the clothes on her shoulder.

This is the arrow she received when saving the prince and grandson. She didn't dodge in time enough, so the arrow shot directly through her clothes and almost brought her down. It was good luck. She was only scratched by this arrow, and there was no real damage. Cum on her shoulder, or she'll die of pain.

Gu Jingyun pulled out the arrow and pulled the man up, and went directly to Director Su, "Director Su, Baolu is injured, I will take her to account first."

Director Su thanked Li Baolu for saving the emperor, and said without thinking: "Young Master Gu, go quickly, I'll let someone protect you."

He ordered ten guards for them in one breath.

Although Commander Wan said that the assassins have been eliminated, Concubine Lan Gui is still there. Who knows if Concubine Lan Gui is still loyal to Concubine Lan in this hunting ground? It's better to be cautious, Gu Jingyun is one of the three targets of the assassins.

Gu Jingyun did not refuse, and took ten guards to help Li Baolu and went back.

The prince and grandson were too busy directing the rescue, so they couldn't take care of them. The grandson stole some time out of his busy schedule to instruct the personal prisoner who rolled and crawled to him, "Let someone find the best wound medicine and send it to Gu. gentlemen."

The inner eunuch had just witnessed the whole process of the assassination, and knew that Li Baolu had just rescued three generations of his family, so he didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed to find medicine.

Li Baolu's injury was not serious, except for the gaping of the tiger's mouth, the scrape on her left arm, the arrow had a barb, and a piece of skin was directly wiped off, I didn't feel it before, but now that I took off the clothes Spicy and painful.

But Li Baolu considered herself a brave little girl, so although her big eyes were wet, she still turned her head and said forcefully, "Come on, take the medicine."

Gu Jingyun glanced at her indifferently, turned around and brought hot water to clean her wound, and then carefully applied ointment to bandage her.

He said faintly: "Your movements are getting faster and faster, and my eyes can no longer catch the traces of your shots."

Li Baolu was very proud, "After all, I'm one year older. I haven't slacked off since last year."

"It's rare for you to hear what I mean by complimenting you." Gu Jingyun looked at her condescendingly and said calmly.

Li Baolu shrank her neck, and muttered softly: "My hand was a little too fast. I didn't turn my head at that time, but I already made a move. I can't take it back halfway..."

Gu Jingyun snorted softly, "Do I blame you for this?"

"Ah?" Li Baolu looked up at him blankly, didn't she blame her for saving the emperor with too many hands?

Gu Jingyun looked quietly at the tent door, his voice was barely audible, "He won't live long, I saw death in him, just like those dying people who came to ask you to see a doctor, medicine stones can't save them. And He doesn't seem to have such a strong desire to survive anymore. It's better to pass on the throne after dying of illness than being stabbed to death. I also really want to know what happened back then, and know his expression after knowing the truth..."

What he blamed was that Li Baolu's hands were quicker than his head, and he saved the emperor regardless of the consequences. She saved the prince and grandson first, and she had already annoyed the archer, and then saved the emperor. If that person shot at Li Baolu, he wasn't sure if she would be able to escape. If there was no Wan Peng...

However, Li Baolu's focus was on the word "death", she whispered: "I think the emperor's appearance is a bit like a stroke, if he can bear the truth, it's fine, if he can't bear the rise in blood pressure... ..." Didn't the blood vessels in the brain explode with a "bang" like a bomb?

"So these two **** stay here honestly, the wind and rain will rise, don't get yourself involved."

"But we are already in the middle of the storm. Didn't you realize that you are also the target of those assassins." Li Baolu frowned, "I can't figure this out. They have reasons for killing the emperor and grandson. Why did they kill you?"

"Because uncle," Gu Jingyun said lightly: "When the emperor dies, a new emperor will be established. If the grandson also dies, then the prince will also collapse. In order to ensure that the fourth prince succeeds me, I must die too. Now, besides the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth princes, the only ones who can choose to succeed him are the prince's second son, the grandson's younger brother, but he is only eleven years old."

"The second prince has an injury on his face. Just because of this, he is not destined for the throne and can be ruled out. The third prince is cowardly by nature. As long as he is not a treacherous minister, who would choose him as the throne?" Gu Jingyun sneered: "The fifth prince has always been the only one who is the fourth prince. If he dares to make such a move, he is afraid that the fourth prince and his mother will kill him immediately. As for the sixth prince, a prince who is rarely even seen by the emperor since he was a child, do you think the courtiers will take him seriously?" Therefore, among the princes, only the fourth prince is suitable to take the throne, and the one who can compete with him in terms of status is the prince's second son.

"Both father and brother are dead, and he is the legitimate son. In terms of order, he is an even more legitimate heir than the fourth prince. His greatest weakness is his young age. However, if he can welcome my uncle back to the court, this weakness is not a weakness, but a weakness. The advantage." Gu Jingyun said: "The emperor and grandson were assassinated, and the fourth prince is the first suspect. Even if there is no evidence, the courtiers will suspect it. Unless it is a last resort, the emperor's people will not choose him to take the throne."

"With my great-grandfather's precedent of raising the emperor, and my uncle's efforts to turn the tide and save half of the courtiers, the courtiers and the clan will safely hand over the young emperor to my uncle for training, but if I also die of assassination, Gu Jingyun's eyes turned cold, "The only blood of the Qin family died in the royal family battle. Do you think that uncle will come forward to fight for Da Chu? Even if he has such a heart, Da Chu's courtiers and clan will not believe him." In order to prevent foreign relatives from being promoted, and the clan to prevent treacherous officials from seizing power, even if they suspect the fourth prince, they will let him take the throne. Therefore, killing the emperor, the grandson, and me is absolutely foolproof."

What Gu Jingyun could think of, the emperor naturally thought of it long ago, otherwise he would not have taken Gu Jingyun with him, keeping him under his nose all the time.

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