Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 617 Zhen Mi's Assassination
There is a saying that plans cannot keep up with changes.

Just when Wang Zheng and Yangzhou Civil and Military Forces thought they had solved the hidden dangers in the north, and were making preparations for going south to Jingzhou, they did not expect that a major event happened in Yecheng, Jizhou thousands of miles away!
Under the sudden change of the situation, the situation suddenly became complicated and confusing again.

On February [-]th of the second year of Jian'an, it was already the beginning of spring, and the world was full of warm colors.

This day was the wedding of Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, who was married to Zhen Mi, the daughter-in-law of the Zhen family from Zhongshan.

Zhen Mi is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a great reputation. She is virtuous and early-wisdom. She has been famous in the village and conveyed to the prefectures and counties very early. I heard that even a fortune teller once commented that this girl has the image of the mother of the country, and her future will be unspeakable.

This last point may be the most important reason, even though the Zhen family has shown signs of decline in recent years, Yuan Shao still chose to let her be his daughter-in-law.

The big wedding of Zhou Mu's son caused a sensation in Yecheng, and Yuan Xi's mansion was even more red and colorful. Come here, the performance began three days before the wedding, and the girl sat and sang, with a clear and smooth voice.Hong Ya stood up and pointed at him, and was swayed by Mao Yu. He also showed off countless acrobatics such as high-stretching, knife swallowing, fire walking, and chasing sticks, which attracted countless passers-by to stop and watch, making it clear that the bigger the commotion, the better.

It didn't take long for everyone to know that the second son of the Yuan family, who had just assumed the post of governor of Youzhou, was about to marry the number one beauty in the Northland.

And today, the atmosphere became even more enthusiastic, pushing Yuan Xi to the pinnacle of his life.

From the first light of dawn, those who came to the mansion to give gifts and congratulations broke through the threshold of the Yuan Mansion. Not to mention that Yuan Tan has now replaced Wang Zheng as the youngest vassal of the Han Dynasty. , he is Yuan Shao's son, so he can be regarded as the young master, the master is happy, who would dare not come here?
Of course, if you want to congratulate in person, you also need qualifications. Small officials with ordinary status can send a gift list, say congratulations, and express your heart before you can leave directly. The mansion is still in the outer hall, and its own servants serve exquisite refreshments and fresh fruits.

Only those real important ministers, such as Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xu You, etc., or the patriarchs and sons of the top aristocratic families, are eligible to enter the room as one of the spectators at the wedding ceremony.

"General Yan Liang is stationed at the front line, and it is inconvenient to attend the banquet, so I ordered the villain to bring a gift. I sincerely wish the son and wife two surnames to marry together, make a contract together, and the marriage will last forever, with the same title!"

"Cui Yan, Patriarch of the Cui family of Qinghe Kingdom, sent a pair of jade ruyis with his own congratulatory message: I would like to write a letter to Hongjian with the agreement of white heads, so that the alliance of red leaves can be recorded in the mandarin tree."

"Special gift for Xun Chen's sacrificial wine."

For such a grand event, almost all those who are qualified in Ye City rushed to participate. In the announcements one after another, major families and princes of the central government appeared in the inner hall one after another. The cases on both sides were full of dignitaries. As for the outer hall, it is even more exaggerated. There are hundreds of tables on the pottery table, but it is still not enough, because there is still a constant flow of people outside the mansion.

Some people are proud, and naturally some are frustrated.

"Brother Cong" got married, and Yuan Fang, a relative, would naturally come to congratulate him, but when he stood among a group of civil servants and generals, watching Yuan Xi dressed in auspicious clothes being surrounded by stars, he accepted the hundred-year-old The official congratulated, but he remained silent, and his eyes were even more gloomy.

He was very annoyed, and even more unconvinced, everyone was Yuan Shao's son, so why did Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi always get good deeds?They were the governors, and they were the ones who married Zhen Mi.
And me, nothing!

why?
He was screaming in his heart, causing his face to become distorted, and when it was difficult to keep calm, a loud welcome voice came from outside the door: "The state shepherd is here!"

Father is here?

Yuan Fang was startled, and hurriedly followed the prestige, just in time to see Yuan Shao striding towards him. At this moment, the whole Yuan Mansion fell silent, and everyone stood up at the same time, and looked at the Supreme King of the Northland. present.

"Today is a family banquet, you don't have to be polite"

It seems that because of his son's wedding, Yuan Shao seemed to be in a good mood. Not only was his face full of joy, but even more rarely, he took off his armor and changed into ordinary clothes to go out. He waved to the civil and military officials in the hall along the way, "Be more casual."

At this time, Yuan Xi also came over with a look of surprise, "Father, you didn't show up before, and I thought you wouldn't come today."

"Haha."

Hearing the complaints in his son's tone, Yuan Shao laughed, patted Yuan Xi on the shoulder and said, "To get the treasure for my father, these few days are indeed too lingering, but no matter what, my son's wedding period I won't forget it."

This marriage has been going on till now, but Yuan Shao's family has never shown up. Others don't know the reason, but Yuan Xi, a close person, knows that it is because the mission from Yangzhou happened to come to Yecheng not long ago, and they brought Yuan Shao's heartfelt message. State Jade Seal.

Ever since he got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, Yuan Shao has been watching it day and night in the past few days, playing with it all the time, unwilling to leave his body for a moment, which shows how much he cherishes it, but now it seems that no matter how important the Jade Seal is, it is still not as important as his son ah.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi couldn't help showing a smile, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Father, please take a seat."

"Okay, ok, Zier is newly married, and there are guests at the banquet, let's gather together to congratulate and congratulate the couple."

Yuan Shao sat on the chief seat with a smile on his lips, and asked Yuan Xi, "Where is my bride? Let me take a good look, what is a noble minister who is respected by his mother."

"Er, let Mi Er come out now."

Just at this moment, the sun was setting and the auspicious time had arrived. Accompanied by the sound of music, countless maids carried exquisite trays and walked among the tables like butterflies. theme.

Seeing Yuan Xi walking slowly to the new house with the bride, Yuan Shao's face was full of relief, and everyone on the side also congratulated him, but he never thought that at this joyous moment, there would be evil intentions and evil intentions!
After all, it was Yuan Xi's wedding, and Yuan Shao was very likely to appear on the stage, so the soldiers did not neglect. They had already conducted strict investigations before the wedding. Whether it was the guests congratulating him or the servants serving them, it was strictly forbidden to bring swords into the palace. government.

It's just that if strict defense can be foolproof, then the industry of assassins will not disappear until thousands of years later, and in the generation of cold weapons, this industry would not choose to use weapons that are not suitable for hiding such as swords .

For example, among the maids delivering food on the tray at this moment, one of them has an extremely delicate short dagger hidden in his cuff.

From the moment Yuan Shao entered the mansion, the woman kept her gaze firmly on the Jizhou shepherd without showing any signs of expression, and even as she was approaching the throne, she lowered her head and began to secretly focus on her strength.

Thirty steps.
Twenty steps.
fifteen steps.
As the distance gets closer, the assassin's heart becomes more confident. Although she looks like a weak girl, she has been trained by her teacher for many years, and her skills are actually extremely good. Although Yuan Shao is a general, there are still a few soldiers guarding her behind her. , but once she is bullied within ten steps, it is almost a certain death situation.

In the twilight, amidst the sound of pattering footsteps, she finally came within ten steps.
As if feeling something in his heart, Yuan Shao suddenly looked sideways and looked towards the maid.

At the same time, the maid suddenly raised her head, her eyes shot out with killing intent!
This look.
Yuan Shao was startled for a moment, but soon after he realized it, his heart was terrified. Just as he was about to shout, the maid uttered a yell, and then suddenly accelerated. While throwing down the tray, he stretched his sleeves outwards vigorously, and the left sleeve threw out a piece first. The black and flickering thing soared into the sky, higher than the top of the head, and turned into a net to cover the soldiers behind Yuan Shao, and a cold light suddenly appeared on the right sleeve!
It was too late to say it, it was so fast, but in the blink of an eye, everyone didn't notice it. Just as Yuan Shao showed shock, the maid had already rubbed her body and threw herself in front of him, and the dagger shot straight at the neck!
Her attack was really ruthless and fast, caught off guard, Yuan Shao had no time to call out, let alone dodge, seeing that he was about to resent him on the spot, at this moment, a loud shout came from beside him: "Dare you, thief!"

The next moment, a long sword came out of its sheath, and jumped from the other end like lightning. It hit the dagger accurately, first knocked, then picked, and heard a sound Amid the cries of pain, the dagger was thrown flying far away.

The shooter was none other than General Zhang He, one of Hebei's Four Court Pillars!
He is highly skilled in martial arts, coupled with his experience in the battlefield, his five senses are extremely sensitive. Others have never noticed the abnormality of this maid, but when he approached Yuan Shao fifteen steps from the other side, he keenly caught a trace of the maid's hidden murderousness. He immediately raised his vigilance.

After all, in the chaotic world, the princes of all parties not only competed for supremacy on the battlefield, but also assassinated and poisoned in private.

Unintentionally, when he looked at the woman again, he found even more weirdness. How could anyone keep their hands tucked into their wide sleeves when they were serving a tray?Immediately stood up, wanting to tell the other party to stop.

It's a pity that at this time the maid was within ten steps of Yuan Shao, and the moment Zhang Yun exited, she opened the tray and accelerated suddenly!
The opponent suddenly attacked, Zhang Yun immediately made a move without hesitation, snatched the sword from a guard beside him, rushed forward at the same time, and finally blocked the fatal blow for Yuan Shao at the critical moment.

"Quickly capture the assassin!"

Pulling out his sword and retreating in front of Yuan Shao, Zhang Yun greeted everyone. At this time, other people nearby also reacted. Amidst the shouting, everyone quickly approached Yuan Shao. At the same time, another general, Zhu Ling, also shouted angrily. He rushed to the maid.

In such an occasion, if the next hit is missed, there will be no second chance to strike. The female assassin was about to retreat, but Zhu Ling had already intercepted her. The assassin let out a miserable cry, he had been cut down to the ground, and fell into a state of serious injuries.

If it wasn't for Zhu Ling's desire to catch her alive, the knife's light was deflected a little at the last moment, and its strength was a little weaker. In fact, the knife just now was enough to kill her on the spot!

From the assassin's sudden attack, to Zhang He's attack first, and then to Zhu Ling's capture, it took only a dozen or so breaths. Didn't realize what was going on.

They didn't realize what had happened until they saw the pool of blood on the ground and a large number of soldiers swarming in and escorting a maid away.

Yuan Shao was assassinated? !
In an instant, the entire Yuan Mansion was in an uproar.

Because this is not only the first time Yuan Shao has been assassinated since the incident, but also the timing of the assassination is too cruel.
What do you mean when you come here to assassinate someone's son's big wedding? You want the Yuan family to change from bliss to sorrow, and happiness to mourn?

Yuan Shao also did not expect that when he plotted to kill the eunuch, Dong Zhuo was not assassinated, Han Fu was forced to fight, and Gongsun Zan was not threatened with his life. In the end, when these enemies were all defeated, he had become the leader of the Northern Territory. When the lord of the world is a powerful lord or even the most powerful first vassal, someone dares to stroke a tiger's beard?
Still use such insidious methods!

The key is.
Looking at the dagger that fell on the ground, the blade glowed blue under the light of the fire, obviously poisoned, Yuan Shao became more and more frightened, Ma De, this time his life is really hanging by a thread!

The more afraid he was, the angrier he became. Yuan Shao's expression quickly became gloomy, and the killing intent on his body almost solidified. He roared, "Who wants to assassinate this general?"

"No matter who it is, I'm going to destroy the other nine clans!"

Without waiting for his order, the pro-military lieutenant had already issued a series of orders. The wedding banquet was stopped immediately, everyone was gathered in a corner of the backyard, and the entire mansion was sealed off at the same time. In addition, all the gates of Yecheng were also closed immediately, and the entire city was searched for possible assassins. party!
At this time, not only were the other guests silent, but even Yuan Xi, the official groom, was no longer as proud as before, and his face turned pale. He didn't expect that there would be such a big leak in the safety of the mansion, so that Yuan Shao almost died.
If it was someone else's mansion, with Yuan Shao's personality, he would most likely vent his anger, even this is no longer regarded as annoyance, for an assassin to infiltrate the mansion to assassinate, the master must have an inexcusable responsibility!
But Yuan Xi can't stay out of the matter completely, he is Yuan Shao's son, but the problem is that Yuan Shao is not only his son, and he is not the one he loves the most!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi no longer cared about comforting his new wife Zhen Mi who was also frightened, and immediately ran towards Yuan Shao.

At this time, Tian Feng, Xu You, Yuan Fang and others had already arrived around Yuan Shao, everyone was worried, and every word was full of concern.

With such a good kung fu, Yuan Shao's mood has calmed down a lot, and he has returned to his former demeanor. He waved his hands calmly and said: "I will be fine, there is no danger! You don't have to worry."

Facing Zhang He, Zhu Ling's tone became more gentle: "Junyi, I am lucky to have you here this time, otherwise, hey, my life is in danger, Wenbo, you have made great achievements in capturing the thief, and I will reward you both greatly!"

However, when facing Yuan Xi who was rushing towards him, his expression sank, and he just said indifferently: "My son's wedding is really a bit louder."

"It was because of my negligence that an assassin sneaked in. Fortunately, my father has a hundred spirits to protect his body. It is a blessing from God."

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Shao cut him off with a wave of his hand, "Today is your happy day, don't talk about these spoiling things anymore."

Yuan Xi was still waiting for an explanation, but he saw Yuan Shao snorted softly, flicked his sleeves, and walked away under the guard of the soldiers.

　PS:

　　1. Zhang He's word is Junyi, junyi.

　　It's a bit out of the way (the cowboys don't know it anyway), so for convenience, Yukouli replaced it with two homophones.

　　2. Among Yuan Shao's sons, according to the degree of favor, they should be the third son Yuan Shao, the eldest son Yuan Tan, and the second son Yuan Xi.

　　For example, Yuan Tan's governor of Qingzhou has real power and can lead the army alone, while Yuan Xi's governor of Youzhou is basically a decoration. If his wife's name is not Zhen Mi, there is no value in appearing at all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)