Chapter 380: Resolutely punishing rebellion

In the afternoon, Zhang Ning left the Chu Palace in a carriage, left the palace from Wangjing Gate to the north, and then walked east along Chayuan Street.

In addition to the guards riding horses, the group also had two carriages, both of which were drawn by double horses, but the one in front was larger and more luxurious; Zhang Ning rode in an old car made of solid wood and had not even been painted, and the people in the same car also had Chunmei. As Yao Ji's regular attendant, it was really rare to walk with Zhang Ning.

However, when traveling normally, there is no need for etiquette and pomp for major festivals, Zhang Ning's team seems very low-key.

The guards riding horses were only wearing regular clothes, not wearing armor or carrying long weapons, and looked like servants of a wealthy family. However, due to long-term formal training, the posture and temperament of these people did not look like ordinary servants. If you pay a little attention, you can guess that they were soldiers.

There are scepters in front of the chariot and horses, and only the team of officials in Wuchang City can use this kind of thing in specifications.

Naturally, pedestrians were not cleaned up on the streets. In the eyes of passers-by, it could be guessed that it was an official team, but it was difficult for people to realize that this was the current ruler of Huguang, King Xiang.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, princes and nobles are only decent when they go on a gong and drum, beat gongs and drums, one stairs, one whistle and one whistle.

Everything is very ordinary. Zhang Ning's itinerary is not much different from that of ordinary people. This is what he usually does; if the ordinary daily itinerary has to make half of the city full of chaos, there is no need and trouble.

At this time, the central office of the Zhuque Army was located in Wuchang City. There were many upstart bureaucrats and they could always see them when walking around the streets. There was nothing strange about Zhang Ning's team.

Zhang Ning on the carriage was not as calm as before. He seemed a little anxious. Did he unbutton the bamboo curtains and look at the situation outside?

Chunmei, who was sitting opposite, said disrespectfully: You don’t need to look at the prince. You just turned a corner and must have left Chayuan Street and entered Shahufang.

Zhang Ning is also familiar with the place around the Chu Palace. After all, he has been in Wuchang for several months.

So he naturally knew where he was, but he still looked up from the car window at the archway at the entrance of the street, and there was indeed a word on it: Shahufang.

He let his hand go from the bamboo curtain and sat upright in the carriage and took a deep breath.

After a while, a scream of pain suddenly came from the front, and then the horse's neigh and the woman's screams also sounded, immediately breaking the somewhat noisy but peaceful downtown.

The guards' voice shouted: There is an assassin, be on guard!

Someone has taken action!Zhang Ning said in a deep voice. He still looked a little nervous. Then he slapped the carriage hard: Don’t stop both carriages, hurry forward and go back to the palace of Chu.

There was already a person on the street outside who had been hit by a crossbow arrow. The crossbow arrow penetrated its flesh and blood stained the irregular stone slabs on the street. A mount rushed towards the street, and the pedestrian carrying the load sprinkled nuts all over the floor. The woman screamed loudly after being frightened, and some people ran around to hide.

There were two crossbow arrows on the side of the carriage in front, and several other branches penetrated into the car from the fragile area of ​​the ceiling.

Li Zhen looked at the left wing that was attacking. It was a closed shop with a piece of paper on it, which probably said that the store had something to do and closed for three days.

This type of fake second-story store building is common in the wells in Wuchang. It is actually a through wall, but it is built higher than the walls of ordinary houses. Then, the floor is made of beams and wooden boards in the middle to form a two-story building; the street is opened below, and the upper can be used for the store to stay for the whole family, which saves land.

The crossbow arrow comes from the window above. In the window, there are people swaying, and someone is shooting at vehicles and horses on the street with a bow and crossbow.

The target of the attack was mainly the conspicuous and large carriage in the front.

At this time, the groom behind shouted: The lord ordered the car to leave first!

After hearing this, Li Zhen called the horses guarding the flanks: The left flag follows me, the right flag comes in and attacks to capture the assassin. Wang Da, go to the palace gate to invite soldiers and surround Shahufang!

But the cart in front was blocked in the middle and stopped moving. Only then did people realize that the groom was killed by the arrow, as if the assassin shot and killed the groom at the beginning and left the team stranded.

Li Zhen hurriedly jumped off the horse and ran over to find the whip and rushed to drive the car.

After the two chariots started, they just walked away from the shops of the three or two shops and rushed out of the alley.

A sudden attack was made in the oblique ground, and a knight escorted the side was dragged off the horse by two people; then a cavalry rode the horse to rescue him, but the waist knife in his hand was too short and not a weapon used by the cavalry, so it was not reachable if it was a little far away. When he wanted to chop, everyone ran to the carriage.

An assassin ran and chased the carriage and got in through the door behind.

A guard shouted: Team Li is just watching the back!

So Li Zhen, who was rushing the car, kept looking back at the car behind him.

At the same time, another assassin also climbed to the door of the second carriage, but as soon as his hand was grabbed onto the door frame, Chunmei immediately stabbed her with a short sword. She heard a scream and let go. The sword tip pierced into the back of her hand and blood splashed.

Then I heard a heavy plop and fell to the ground.

He said this quickly. With a thunderous sound, a masked man rushed up from outside. The carriage had just started and was still very slow. The man came in directly, holding a scimitar in his hand and stabbed him when he saw someone.

Zhang Ning shouted in disbelief: Be careful!

Unexpectedly, Chunmei set out her sword lightly and accurately hit the side of the scimitar, 六!

With a sound, the blade trembled under the force and turned the direction, stabbed the wooden board of the carriage, and hit a few pieces of thin wood chips and stained the hair of Chunmei.

Then he gently lifted the sword, and saw a piece of cloth on the sleeve flying into the air. A bright red blood line appeared on the assassin's wrist. Oh... Then Chunmei stopped attacking him. When the man pinched his wrist with one hand and instinctively squatted up from the ground, he raised his kick and kicked the man's chin. His soft middle foot was in pain, and he couldn't resist it. He just leaned back and got another heavier kick on his chest, and fell down on his back.

After a fight, the carriage had already driven out half a street, and the speed was getting faster and faster. The attack gradually subsided. Only the sound of the wheels turning and the creaking sound of the wood junction were heard.

Pedestrians outside were chaotic, avoiding the speeding vehicles in the downtown area.

Chunmei breathed out and looked at him with a look that seemed to have just met Zhang Ning.

Zhang Ning remained silent and thought to himself: Although this Chunmei usually looks a bit frivolous, since Yao Ji said that Chunmei is fine, she should not leak some internal secrets.

It is unnecessary to remind or warn again at this time, and Yao Ji will do these processes for her.Zhang Ning realized the gaze that Chunmei was casting, so he asked lightly: You are not injured, are you?

This sentence might have surprised Chunmei. She was slightly surprised and shook her head in response, but didn't say anything.

The carriage and horses went around for a short circle and returned to Chayuan Street again.

When we arrived at Wangjing Gate, we saw a team of soldiers moving eastward.

After Zhang Ning's carriage appeared, several generals came up to inspect. Even Chen Gai, the garrison officer of Wuchang City, came on a horse when he heard the news.

Zhang Ning walked out of the carriage, and everyone was relieved when they saw that he was unscathed and came forward to greet him.

At this moment, Li Zhen was walking down, and then he knelt on the ground, leaned over and bowed his forehead and knocked on the floor tiles immediately saw blood: I deserve to die!

Seeing this, Chen Gai just sneered at the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Ning remained silent, but his face slightly darkened. He was not angry, but seemed a little sad. The dead brothers must be buried with him. I will ask the Senate to pay full tribute to his family.

Chen Gai hurriedly said: I am also guilty and bear the heavy responsibility of guarding Wuchang City, but I let the spy assassin sneak into the city, and I have the responsibility of being unscrupulous.

Zhang Ning waved his hand: Wuchang City connects five provinces, connects the rivers and lakes, is located in the center, and has a lot of business trips and travels. Unless the city is martial law, it is impossible to avoid intrusion into evil people. This is not General Chen’s responsibility.

Chen Gai was originally a martial artist who was not very good at speaking and was straightforward. At this time, he didn't care about the matters that the close attendant of the palace was outside his jurisdiction. He opened his mouth and scolded: However, Li Zhen, the chief guard, was too careless. At least you can't take the prince's convoy on the same road every day and change routes every few days. How can the assassin plan to set up an ambush?It’s okay, I actually chose the route, and there was not even a secret whistle to watch the wind along the way?You walk on the street without looking at the wind, and you are all distracted!

Li Zhen could still accept these few words. He was a little guilty and admitted immediately: I will know the crime, know the crime...

Could it be that you are working inside and outside?Chen Gai suddenly added.

Now Li Zhen's blue face turned greener than black and white impermanence.

Zhang Ning stopped Chen Gai in time and invited everyone to stay in the corridor in the palace gate for a while, and sent someone to inquire about the search results.

In less than half an hour, a military general guarding the palace gate and a civil servant from the Senate came to report.

There is armor on the corpses of several assassins, which is not simple, because armor is a prohibited object in any place. Generally, no one can hide it privately. If it is an ordinary assassin who does not have a big background behind the scenes, where does the armor come from?

Not only that, but more directly, a bloody letter was found in the ambush shop: Imperially punish the rebellion.

These four words contain a lot of content.

The civil servants of the Senate Department reported: When I felt that this was a big deal, it was too late, and many soldiers witnessed it on the spot.The Weichen had to warn the soldiers not to spread rumors, but there were many witnesses, and it was difficult to keep the secret from being too many people.

Zhang Ning asked: Are there any survivors?

The civil servant replied: Grab two living ones.There are probably runawayers. I have sent someone to inform the four gates of temporary martial law, prohibiting pedestrians from entering and leaving, and searching in Shahufang first.

Zhang Ning ordered: The living criminals should be handed over to the provincial governor of the eunuch.The Senate Department plans to order martial law and search for assassins across the city.

Everyone did not question this order. After all, it was the King of Hunan who met an assassin, which was a big deal. Even if the whole city was full of ups and downs, it didn't matter.