Chapter 19 Undercurrent
Xiao Fangzhi looked at his son who was a little distracted, and a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes. After turning around, his eyes were full of coldness:
"See me! I want to see who is so bold!"
After Xiao Fangzhi yelled like this, Xiao Zicheng came to his senses and looked at the cheap dad strangely.
"Father, how do you know I'm in danger?"
"Didn't you send someone home to ask for help?"
Looking at the shock in his son's eyes, Xiao Fangzhi suddenly woke up and took out a jade pendant from his arms:
"Someone came to the door with your jade pendant to ask for help. When I got the news, I immediately brought people over."
"Didn't that person be sent by you?"
Xiao Zicheng took the jade pendant from his father, touched his waist again, and confirmed that this was his close-fitting jade ornament.
"That's amazing..."
From the place where he was assassinated, it would take nearly a quarter of an hour to get to the Xiao family even if he rode a horse, which was not the time to gather servants.
And a moment ago, it was just the time when the man in black blocked the road.
In other words, someone knew in advance that he was going to be assassinated tonight, so he went to the Xiao family to bring rescue soldiers.
What he couldn't understand the most was how could his close-fitting jade pendant fall into the hands of the person behind the scenes?
Since the other party intends to save him, why didn’t he inform him in advance after he left the palace, but instead used the most risky method.
Who will it be?
......
Brothel, Shuiyun Pavilion.
Deng Jian threw the teacup heavily to the ground, which scared the girl who was accompanying her pale face and did not dare to show off her anger.
"Useless things, such small things can't be done well. What's the use of me if I want you?"
Once the matter was exposed, the impact on the Ministry of Justice's party would not be over yet. He would never have a day to turn around.
Deng Jian was in a bad mood at this time. He thought that the assassination tonight would be sure, but in the end, the bastard Xiao Zicheng ran away.
Fortunately, the other assassins saw that they were not good, and they all escaped and left no handle.
Otherwise, once you catch the survivor, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Li You also felt a lot of pain in his heart. He spent a lot of money to find the assassin, and he was also known as the number one killer in Kyoto...
It's all a damn liar!!
When he met Yong Yibo, he didn't even take a look.
Facing the angry Deng Jian, Li You did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly stood up to salute:
"Young Master, please calm down. This time, Xiao Zicheng is lucky. I will definitely let him die without a burial place!"
Deng Jian's face was extremely gloomy and he glanced at Li You coldly:
"No next time..."
Li You felt a thrill when he heard this. He almost thought Deng Jian wanted to punish him for his unfavorable crime. He was about to beg for mercy, but Deng Jian grinned:
"I used to underestimate the bastard named Xiao. Now that the assassination has failed, he must have taken some precautions in the future."
A hint of reluctance flashed across Li You's face:
"Don't you just let it go?"
"Forget it?" Deng Jian rubbed his arms that were still aching, his eyes were full of coldness. "If you let go of the wind, just say that Xiao Zicheng gathered a large number of refugees in the barren mountains, and now there are tens of thousands."
"And it is spread everywhere that Manichae thieves pretend to be refugees and mingle among them, but Xiao Zicheng knew that the information did not report it, but instead spent money to support the thieves."
Manichaeism was once prosperous in the Great Zhou territory, and the Manichaeism saints were even more able to enter the palace, which put Manichaeism into the forefront of the Great Zhou religion.
And all of this came to an abrupt end in the early years of Jingping.
The Manichaeism gathered more than 100,000 believers in an attempt to subvert the Zhu family's regime. It was during that uprising that the sixth uncle, who was closest to the emperor, died in battle.
From that time on, Manichaeism became the most hated existence of the saints today.
He even issued an imperial edict: "Mo Mani had a wrong view, and he falsely called Buddhism and deceived Li Yuan. He should strictly prohibit it. Those who harbored him were guilty of a conspiracy and rebellion, and he should be the three tribes."
If the priest knew that Xiao Zicheng had privately kept the Manichaeists, he could imagine what consequences would be.
At present, we only need to add fuel to the fire so that everyone in the capital knows it.
Li You's eyes lit up, and he kept giving Deng Jian a thumbs up, flatteringly saying:
"Young Master, this move is too instant!!"
"As long as this crime is confirmed, not only Xiao Zicheng, but also the entire Yongyi Bo Mansion will be doomed.
Who doesn’t know the entire Great Zhou Dynasty? Your Majesty’s attitude towards Manichi? And the King of Han, who have devoted all the remnants of Manichi in recent years.”
"In this way, Xiao Zicheng has completely offended the Supreme Master and the King of Han, and there is no way to turn things around!"
"Hahaha, I want to see how Xiao Zicheng deals with it!"
"Young Master, your trick of killing people with a knife is simply amazing. A villain is not as good as you if you are playing with a horse."
At this time, Xiao Zicheng was burying Wangcai himself regardless of everyone's dissuasion.
Seeing his sad look, Xiao Fangzhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had been in the military for many years and had long been indifferent to life and death.
But considering his appearance today, Xiao Fangzhi did not scold him, but instead persuaded him:
"Son, people cannot be resurrected when they die. If they are prosperous and wealthy, they don't want to see you like this."
Xiao Zicheng nodded mutely, "The child knows that this blood debt will be settled with the person behind the scenes."
Listening to the murderous intent in his son's words, Xiao Fangzhi was not angry but happy and patted his shoulder:
"This is my Xiao family man!"
Xiao Fangzhi looked at his son with great satisfaction, his eyes full of emotion.
He used to be worried that if he died in battle one day, the Xiao family would have no successor. After today's incident, he would be completely relieved.
"In a few days, it will be the 60th birthday of the Princess of the Han Dynasty. At that time, you will attend the gifts for your father. You must prepare them in advance, so you have to do something."
"The King of the Han Dynasty?"
The ancestor of Han was once the general of the Dazhou Zhenguo. Not only did he make great achievements, he also supported the current emperor ascended the throne.
Later in the early years of Jingping, the Manichaeism besieged Kyoto. The ancestor Han king led his army to defend his death. He fought for 28 days and finally quelled the rebellion, but he was seriously injured and died.
The ancestors of the Han king had a very high prestige in the army, and his disciples were all over the army. Even Xiao Fangzhi had obeyed orders under the tent of the ancestors of the Han king.
Since it was the princess who celebrated her birthday, the Xiao family naturally could not be absent. Thinking of this, Xiao Zicheng agreed immediately.
Seeing that his son agreed so happily, Xiao Fangzhi couldn't help but feel that it was a bit unreliable:
"Are you dealing with me again?"
Xiao Zicheng raised his head and said seriously:
"I have always taken the old prince as an example. Since I will not shirk responsibility, let alone the birthday of the former princess is a major event in Kyoto. All the important officials and famous families in the court have to celebrate their birthday..."
Seeing Xiao Zicheng's words were sensible, Xiao Fangzhi couldn't help but look strange:
"What a hero, the old prince? How could you follow the old prince's actions?"
After saying that, Xiao Fangzhiyi raised the whip in his hand.
Xiao Zicheng grabbed the whip and said solemnly:
"Father, in fact, compared to the old prince, you are my guide. Your image in my heart is like a mountain..."
"I'll do this with you? Ask for a fight!"
Xiao Zicheng turned around and ran away.
Looking at his son's crazy back, Xiao Fangzhi smiled with relief, his heart full of expectations.
After returning home, Xiao Zicheng went straight into the study, and his eyes were full of murderous intent under the candlelight.
Chapter completed!