socalfunplaces Chapter 274
Chapter 274
Late at night.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xu Xuanji stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back.
"I am curious, will the Chu State, which has lost so much face, take action against the Living King of Hell?"
"I am afraid that the Princess of the Great Chu does not have such courage in Chang'an City, but if the Living King of Hell is not eliminated, the price will be unbearable for the Chu State in the future!"
Xu Xuanji said faintly, his eyes revealing a deep feeling.
At this time, a voice sounded.
"Report!"
"Prime Minister Xu, an assassination just broke out in Chang'an City, and even alarmed the palace guards!"
Xu Xuanji's face changed.
He did not expect the Great Chu to act so quickly!
Then, Xu Xuanji burst into laughter, "I said that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Gao Yang is so arrogant that he has caused such a great loss to the State of Chu in just a few months. How can the State of Chu tolerate him?"
"Quick, tell me, how is this living king of hell? Is his life in danger?"
"If he dies, I'm afraid that His Majesty will be furious, and Da Chu and Da Qian will fall into war again. Then I will..."
Xu Xuanji looked at the confidant who came to report with expectation.
The confidant looked strange when he heard the words.
"Prime Minister, this..."
Xu Xuanji saw the expression on the face of his confidant, and he frowned and couldn't help but said, "Could it be that Gao Yang had been prepared for this, and the assassin was in trouble?"
"I heard that when the Living King of Hell was planning in Linjiang City, he was extremely cautious, fearing that he would be assassinated by angry people, and he had many guards around him."
"It's really not an easy thing for the assassin of Da Chu to succeed."
Xu Xuanji said to himself and began to analyze.
When the servant heard it, he didn't care about the weirdness in his heart.
He hurriedly said, "Prime Minister Xu, this assassination is a bit strange. The Living King of Hell was not assassinated, but Cui Zhuangyuan... encountered an assassination!"
When these words came out, Xu Xuanji was stunned.
"What?"
"Cui Xinghe was assassinated?"
Xu Xuanji was stunned.
"Cui Zhuangyuan has a very good reputation in Daqian. The Cui family is a century-old family and has no political enemies. How could he be assassinated?"
"Is this news confirmed?"
The confidants nodded repeatedly, "Prime Minister, this news is definitely not wrong. There is no movement in the Dingguo Mansion. On the contrary, Cui Zhuangyuan's mansion was assassinated by more than a dozen well-trained assassins. If it were not for the protection of the palace guards, I am afraid Cui Zhuangyuan would be in danger."
Hearing this, Xu Xuanji was even more stunned.
"What did you say? The palace guards protected Cui Zhuangyuan and killed the assassins?"
"Cui Xinghe is just a fifth-rank Zhongshu Sheren, not a living devil. How could he be protected by the palace guards!"
"This point doesn't make sense at all!"
Xu Xuanji was full of doubts. He believed that he had been in the Daqian officialdom for decades and had seen many intrigues, but what happened today was more mysterious than the other.
Gao Yang, the culprit who caused the loss of Chu's strength and was hated by the people, was fine. On the contrary, Cui Xinghe, who was unreasonable, was assassinated on the first night.
Then, something even more magical happened. The palace guards killed the assassin!
The confidant looked at Xu Xuanji's puzzled face, and he took a deep breath and said, "Prime Minister, I suddenly have a crazy idea in my mind, but it may explain all this!"
Xu Xuanji looked at his confidant with his old eyes, and was surprised.
"I didn't expect that you have this ability!"
He picked up the tea beside him, took a sip and said, "Tell me about it."
The confidant hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I think there is a possibility that Cui Xinghe's identity is not that simple. He... is your majesty's male favorite?!"
Puff!
Xu Xuanji spurted out a mouthful of tea and widened his eyes.
"Male favorite?"
The confidant nodded seriously, "Yes, Cui Xinghe is just a fifth-rank official, not a talent like the Living King of Hell, how could he be protected by the palace guards!"
"But if he is your majesty's male favorite, all this makes sense!"
"Male favorites must be treated differently."
Xu Xuanji said in disbelief, "What about the assassination? How to explain it?"
"As for the assassination, it makes more sense. The Living King of Hell coveted your majesty and sent people to assassinate Cui Zhuangyuan out of jealousy. He was repelled by the palace guards. This is essentially a love triangle story!"
"Or the assassin recognized the wrong person and mistook Cui Zhuangyuan for the first poisoner of Daqian, but I think the possibility of this is very small."
Xu Xuanji took a deep breath and said to his confidant, "Well said, don't say it next time."
"I told you a long time ago that you should read less bloody novels and don't damage your brain, but you didn't listen!"
"Get out of here quickly, don't embarrass yourself here!"
Xu Xuanji shouted angrily, and his confidant hurriedly fled.
After the confidant left, Xu Xuanji paced back and forth in the courtyard.
"What is the reason behind this?"
"Who would kill Cui Xinghe?"
Although Xu Xuanji couldn't figure it out, he instinctively felt that everything tonight was closely related to Gao Yang!
Suddenly!
When Xu Xuanji thought of the second sentence of his confidant, he felt a chill all over his body, and a touch of shock surged in his old eyes.
Everything that happened in the court in the early days suddenly appeared in his mind, and an astonishing possibility appeared in his mind.
Hiss!
Xu Xuanji took a breath of cold air instantly.
This Gao Yang, his means are really insidious!
But this Princess of Chu is really crazy!
At the same time.
Although it was late at night, this assassination was like a huge storm , quickly swept across the entire Chang'an City, and all the important officials of the court and the Chang'an families received the news.
Song Li, Lu Wen, Wang Zhong and others were very excited when they heard the news of the assassination in Chang'an, but when they heard that Cui Xinghe was assassinated, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Cui Xinghe was assassinated, and the palace guards killed the assassin on the spot!
These two pieces of news, no matter which one, make people feel strange!
Honglu Temple.
Chu Ningyu looked at the dark night outside the window, her face was gloomy.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Sure enough, Cui Xinghe is really hiding deep!"
"A mere fifth-rank Zhongshu Sheren is actually protected by palace guards. Is this possible?"
"..."