Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Liu Bai looked at Xu Chu, who nodded slightly at him.

The other three, of course, died at the hands of Xu Chu, but it was difficult to say clearly in front of so many yamen servants.

Liu Bai looked down at the assassin who was still breathing, and said, "Go home!"

After such a big incident happened, it was impossible for Liu Bai to do other things, so he immediately ordered to return home.

Liu's front yard!

Hearing that Liu Bai was assassinated, the two sisters Liu Wan'er and Liu Rong'er turned pale with fright.

But when they finished listening to Cheng Chumo's explanation, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Chumo cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sisters-in-law, brother Liu is safe and well, he will be back soon!"

Liu Wan'er knew that she couldn't help much, so she asked her servant to ask for a doctor, and then took Liu Rong'er back to the back house.

Chai Lingwu lay on the stretcher and yelled: "If I know who did it, I will definitely cut him alive!"

"You should be thankful that there is no poison on the arrow!" Cheng Chumo said with a sideways glance at Chai Lingwu.

Chai Lingwu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, he gritted his teeth and said, "I want my father to send a general over here."

"what!"

After finishing speaking, Chai Lingwu screamed, and then yelled at Cheng Chumo: "What are you doing?!"

Cheng Chumo pinched the arrow on Chai Lingwu's buttocks, and said with a smirk: "I have studied medicine for a few days, should I treat you?"

Chai Lingwu wanted to push Cheng Chumo away, but he was afraid of touching the wound, so he could only desperately protect his buttocks, saying: "Don't, don't"

At this time, Liu Bai came back with Xu Chu.

Cheng Chumo immediately greeted him and said, "Brother Liu!"

"There are four assassins in total, and the remaining three corpses were hidden by Xu Chu. In the evening, you and Xue Li will go there and bring the corpses back!"

night.

Hearing that Liu and Bai were assassinated, Cheng Yaojin and Chai Shao couldn't sit still.

Immediately took the family generals and rushed to Liu's house in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw three corpses neatly arranged on the ground.

There was another person, who was tied to a tree, with cloth strips stuffed in his mouth, struggling constantly.

Worried about his son's safety, Chai Shao went straight into the living room to check on Chai Lingwu's injuries.

Cheng Yaojin squatted on the ground, rummaged through several corpses, frowned after a while and said, "Look at the calluses on their hands, among these three people, one is good with a knife, and the other two are good at archery!"

He got up and walked towards the assassin who was tied to the tree.

Snapped!

Without saying a word, he slapped the assassin hard on the face.

boom!

Immediately afterwards, another heavy punch hit him in the stomach.

The assassin immediately became fatigued, and he didn't have the strength to struggle any more.

"Say! Who ordered you to come? Who is the target?"

The assassin didn't move, just lowered his head, panting heavily.

Cheng Yaojin was not in a hurry, grabbed his hand and squeezed it lightly.

click!

There was a scalp-numbing sound of bones breaking.

"Woooo-"

The man's eyes were almost protruding, and he was sweating profusely from the pain.

Cheng Yaojin grabbed his other hand again.

click!

"This is the last time I ask you, if you don't answer, I will break your bones piece by piece!" Cheng Yaojin said fiercely, staring at a pair of fierce eyes.

Faced with such torture, the assassin didn't intend to confess!

He endured the severe pain, and his eyes were still fixed on Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin didn't pay any attention to him, and said to Liu Bai who was beside him, "Dead man!"

Liu Bai nodded, he had already guessed that these assassins were dead soldiers.

The so-called dead soldiers are those who specialize in assault and assassination. Once they are captured, they will commit suicide without hesitation in their own lives!

It was also because of this that Xu Chu knocked him out once he captured him.

When he returned to Liu's house, he had to be tightly bound and a cloth strip was put in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide.

Such a character, even ordinary nobles can't afford to support them, only those aristocratic families that have been passed down for thousands of years have the background to instigate the dead!

In other words, the one who wants to assassinate Liu Bai must be from a certain family!

Cheng Yaojin used his hand to form a knife, and slashed the assassin's neck, causing the assassin to faint again.

"Go inside and talk!" Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice.

When everyone walked into the living room, Cheng Yaojin first took a look at Chai Lingwu's injury, then sat down, and said bluntly: "Pei Ju has always been scheming, so he must not have done this."

Speaking of this, he looked at Chai Shao.

Chai Shao nodded and said, "We got a piece of news this afternoon. We wanted to send you a letter, but we didn't expect such a thing to happen."

He took out a secret letter from his pocket and said: "This secret letter was given to me by Mr. Huai En, and it said that Cui Dong, whose head was beheaded by the eldest grandson Wuji, was the illegitimate son of Cui Mingan, the second house owner of the Cui family in Boling. !"

Chapter 26: It's useless to kill one or two people, so it's better to uproot the Cui family

Hearing this news, not only Cheng Chumo, Chai Lingwu who was lying on the soft couch, but even Liu Bai were taken aback.

It is impossible for people from the Tang Dynasty not to have heard of the Boling Cui family.

Among the five surnames and seven looks, the strength of the Boling Cui family is enough to rank in the top three, and it is the head of the northern giants of the Tang Dynasty!

Even if it is a second bedroom, its status should not be underestimated!

With such a family, why did Cui Dong hug Pei's thigh?

In terms of blood, Pei Yuan is not necessarily more noble than Cui Dong

Seeming to see the doubts in Liu Bai's heart, Chai Shao explained: "Cui Mingan's wife, who was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, has a strong nature. Naturally, Cui Mingan's illegitimate child cannot be known by his wife. Even Cui Dong himself He doesn't know his real life experience, and Cui Mingan only dares to take care of his illegitimate son secretly."

Liu Bai suddenly understood.

If nothing happened to Cui Dong, I'm afraid that old guy Cui Mingan would never tell him the truth in his life.

But now that Cui Dong lost his head, Cui Mingan didn't bother to hide it, and wanted to avenge his son no matter what.

He couldn't afford to offend Changsun Wuji, so he transferred all his hatred to Liu Bai!

"I have discussed with your Uncle Cheng, and each will send a dozen generals to guard your house. When you go out in the future, you must take them with you!"

Liu Bai stood up and cupped his hands in thanks.

It has to be said that Chai Shao and Cheng Yaojin really treated Liu Bai as their own nephew, otherwise, they could have taken Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu back, why bother to send their generals?

It is impossible for Cui Mingan to let go of his hatred. Since he failed the first time, there will definitely be a second and third time.

"Father, you must avenge me!"

Chai Lingwu said anxiously.

Chai Shao gave him a hard look, and reprimanded him, "What do you know?"

After finishing speaking, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Liu Bai, although Cui Dong's death was his own fault, Cui Minqian can't swallow this breath, he can prevent thieves for a day, but it is difficult to prevent thieves for a thousand days, we need to come up with a proper solution as soon as possible! "

boom!

Cheng Yaojin slapped the table heavily, and snorted coldly: "If I hadn't been involved in military affairs, I would have gone to Songzhou to take Cui Mingan's dog's life with my own hands!"

Liu Bai smiled lightly, and said, "Uncle Cheng, please calm down, since Cui Mingan has made a move, the kid can't back down!"

Cheng Yaojin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

Chai Shaosheng was afraid that Liu Bai would do something irrational because he was young and energetic, "You must not learn from Uncle Cheng, the power of the Cui family is all over the court, even if Cui Min is killed, there are others who stand up, when the time comes, it will be time for you to come forward." There is no way to end it!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Chai!"

A look of cruelty flashed in Liu Bai's eyes, and he said, "If it's useless to kill one or two people, then it's better to uproot the Cui family!"

Chang'an City, inside the palace!

Li Erduan had been sitting in Zichen Hall for more than an hour.

In front of him, there is a huge screen.

On the screen, there are densely written names.

Although these names are different, there are only a few surnames.

call--

A gust of wind blew in from the outside.

Li Er felt agitated for no reason, he waved his hand and said, "Take it away!"

Two eunuchs came from nowhere and lifted the screen aside.

At this time, Wynn stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fang is here!"

Li Er nodded and signaled Wynn to bring Fang Xuanling in.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!"

"Xuanling, have you selected the person who compiled the "Clan Records"?"

Fang Xuanling took out the memorial from his cuff, and said: "The old minister has initially drawn up the candidate, please correct me, Your Majesty!"

Li Er looked at it for a while, ticked down a few names with a pen, filled in a few more, and then told Wynn to hand over the memorial to Fang Xuanling.

"Have you heard about Liu Bai's assassination?"

Fang Xuanling was startled, and said: "This old minister doesn't know about it."

Li Er snorted heavily.

"Wynn, tell him!"

Huai En told the story of Liu Bai's assassination, even Cui Dong's life experience.

After Fang Xuanling listened, he pondered for a long time, and said cautiously: "What does your Majesty mean?"

Li Er's eyes flickered coldly, full of murderous intent.

"If the aristocratic family is allowed to grow bigger, one day, they will even ignore me!"

Fang Xuanling quickly knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, the old minister is well aware of the danger of the family, but the children of the family are all over the court, if the family is forcibly eradicated, the country will definitely be shaken!"

Li Er waved his hand, signaling Fang Xuanling to stand up.

"I have a sense of proportion. I ordered you to come here today, just to hear your opinion."

This time, Fang Xuanling pondered for a longer time.

The depth of the aristocratic family background is unimaginable to ordinary people, just above the court, it is deeply rooted.

Even though Fang Xuanling was the chief assistant of the dynasty, he could not compete with many important ministers.

After a long time, Fang Xuanliang said in a deep voice: "The veteran thought that the aristocratic family is bold because most of the important officials in the court come from the aristocratic family. Only the imperial examination can completely drive the aristocratic family out of the court!"

"The imperial examination is certainly a good policy, but it will not have any effect after 20 years. I can't wait!"

"This this"

Fang Xuanling could only say: "Forgive me for my incompetence."

Li Er sighed in his heart.

The reason why he asked Fang Xuanling to be the prime minister was because Fang Xuanling was not from an aristocratic family. Unfortunately, Fang Xuanling was more than conservative, but he was too fussy about gains and losses when doing things, so he lacked the ability to make progress.