The quality of the assassins is really not flattering. It can't be said that none of them know boxing kung fu, but it can be said with certainty that even one with a cultivation level above the third rank cannot be found. Unless there are tens of thousands of such people, they will be completely out of touch with Fang Xie's current guarding power.
Twenty or so assassins were sewn together by Nie Xiaoju's needles and threads, and stood on the street without moving. If they moved, maybe in the next second someone would be sliced half of the neck by the red thread, cut open the belly, opened the cheeks, and pierced the heart.
"Take them all!"
Mu Xiaoyao gave an order coldly, and dozens of Feiyupao hurried over and counted down all the weapons in their hands. Nie Xiaoju flicked his wrist, and the red thread retracted into his cuff like a fishing line being retracted. The thread passed through the human body, and the wound was so small that it looked only a little red.
The wolf-like flying fish gown went up and down and tied everyone with cowhide bands. The more they struggled, the tighter the ropes became. To be on the safe side, the hooks on the arms of the assassins were removed one by one.
Li Heikai, the magistrate of Anlai County, who looked dumbfounded, remembered it now, and hurriedly greeted those yamen servants who shrank in the distance and didn't realize it. By the time those yamen servants came over, the assassins had already lost the power to resist.
"Master Sun, the law and order in your county is really reassuring!"
Ye Jinnan snorted coldly and then walked away.
The previous assassins had already scared Sun Maocai so much that he lost more than half of his souls, Ye Jinnan's words directly scared away all his remaining souls. After Ye Jinnan left, Fang Jie didn't want to stay any longer. He ordered to hand over the assassin to Sun Maocai, and then turned and walked to his residence.
The dinner party hadn't even started yet, so they broke up unhappy.
The flying fish robes at the Ouchi guards looked at those yamen servants with contemptuous eyes, making them ashamed of their guilt. The public security and defense in the city are decided by Li Heikai, the county seat, and it is as difficult to calm down as he is overwhelmed by the assassination of the imperial envoy. This old man, who was promoted to Qipin county magistrate by virtue of his mixed qualifications, was trembling all the time, muttering only one sentence back and forth in his mouth: "This time it's over... This time it's over."
Ye Jinnan walked a few steps, then slowed down and waited for Fang Jie. When he got to the ground of Pingshang Road, he didn't look good when something like this happened. The general had stated several times in his secret letter that the imperial envoy would never be allowed to make any mistakes on the way. As a result, he was about to arrive in Yongzhou, but when he thought he could rest assured, he disgusted a group of useless assassins once.
"Bring over some leaders of those assassins, and I will interrogate them myself."
He gave an order, and then a dozen soldiers from the left front rushed over, held down a few older-looking people and brought them back. Those Yamen servants in Anlai County dare not ask a word. Although they are all in official clothes, they dare not even fart loudly in front of the soldiers in the left avant-garde.
"Master Xiao Fang, I made you laugh."
Ye Jinnan said apologetically.
Fang Jie waved his hand and said: "People say that poor mountains and bad waters make troublesome people. This is a remote place in the Sui Dynasty, and the people's customs are unavoidable. From this, I think it's really hard work for the general to guard here for many years."
This sentence had no other meaning, but it made Ye Jinnan blush.
"The law and order of Pingshang Dao has always been good, and no one has dared to commit crimes in recent years. These assassins are so bold and reckless, they are obviously instigated by someone. Don't worry, Mr. Fang, I will definitely find out about this matter."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "It's not really hurt, the general doesn't need to worry too much."
Ye Jinnan shook his head and said: "Although the assassin is not worth mentioning, the matter is too bad. I will report to the general. It seems that these servants in Anlai County have done enough. If this is the case, it is useless to keep them."
Within a radius of thousands of miles around Yongzhou City, the local officials are all left avant-garde people, but these people are mostly literati promoted by the general at will, as long as they are obedient, they may not necessarily have much talent. It is precisely because of this that the magistrates within a thousand miles are in awe of the left avant-garde.
Ye Jinnan's status is not low among the left avant-garde, and it is not difficult for him to change the fate of a magistrate with a single sentence.
"Why get angry..."
Fang Jie said as he walked, "I didn't encounter any interesting things on the way to the south this time. It's a relief to have such a group of idiot assassins here. General Ye doesn't need to pay too much attention. You can see that they are just a bunch of idiots." They're just thieves. Maybe it's because we think we're rare fat fish in brocade clothes, and we just want to grab some cash."
The more Fang Jie said this, the worse Ye Jinnan's complexion became: "Under the rule of Pingshang Dao, not only the local government cannot absolve itself of the blame for such a thing, but also my left avant-garde people feel ashamed. Daddy If the general finds out, he will be furious... Lord Xiaofang, don’t need to persuade him anymore, not to mention the serious crime of assassinating an imperial envoy, even the ordinary villain Zuo Qianwei who robbed the people will not let it go. If there is not ten thousand, there are eight thousand."
Fang Jie smiled and stopped talking, but what was on his mind was who sent these idiot assassins
I am in the southwest, what enemies do I have
It couldn't be Luo Wen. It wouldn't be unreasonable if the son of the dignified left avant-garde general was full of such rich people. Being able to use such a group of people who can be called trash as assassins, it is obvious that the instigator behind the scenes does not know himself. If you don't understand, you are not an enemy.
Who could it be
When Fang Jie couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.
He just didn't expect that such an incident would cause a bloody disaster in Anlai County.
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Because of the assassination, there was no dinner party, so Fang Xie ordered people to cook in the residence. He is not really a son of a family who is used to rich clothes and fine food, and he is not picky about what to eat. Since there were some uneasy factors in this place, Fang Jie didn't plan to stay for a long time. He discussed with Ye Jinnan and decided not to visit the ruins of the temple anymore, and set off to Yongzhou early the next morning.
It's just that he didn't expect to make the trip the next day because Ye Jinnan left in a hurry early in the morning for some reason. Before leaving, he told Fang Xie to wait for him in Anlai County for a few days, but Fang Xie couldn't get on the road, so he had to stay. From the second day onwards, the county magistrate Sun Maocai and the county magistrate Li Heikai stood outside the door begging to see him like a schoolboy who had made a mistake, but Fang Jie didn't bother to care and simply hid.
Anyway, there was nothing to do, so I took Shen Qing, Shan Mu Xiaoyao and the others to sneak out through the back door to visit the county town. Anlai County is really not that big. It takes less than half an hour to walk from east to west, north to south. Fang Jie went to have a look at the dilapidated temple ruins. After so many years of wind and sun, they had already changed beyond recognition. The golden body of King Dalun Ming in the temple was smashed into dust many years ago, but the colors of some murals can still be faintly seen on the walls, but the patterns can no longer be distinguished.
If I hadn't known that this place was a temple, I wouldn't have been able to find any connection with the Buddhist sect if I didn't search carefully.
Fang Jie was a little disappointed, he lost interest in shopping after only one day. This county is too small to find any interesting places. He could guess that Ye Jinnan must have rushed back to Yongzhou, and it would take a while to come back even if he traveled thousands of miles. Fang Jie simply practiced calligraphy every day in the residence, flirting with Shen Qing and Mu Xiaoyao.
It took ten days of doing nothing in Anlai County to wait for Ye Jinnan to come back, and Ye Jinnan was not the only one who came back.
but an army.
On the tenth day after Ye Jinnan left Anlai County, when Fang Jie was taking a nap in the room, the man in the flying fish robe came in to report that Ye Jinnan had returned and brought back a team of fine armored cavalry with more than 2,000 men. Fang Jie was taken aback, feeling something was wrong and got up immediately.
As soon as he reached the gate, he saw Ye Jinnan and another general walking over quickly in armor.
The cavalry wearing black armor and riding tall horses has blocked the entire county, and the county soldiers guarding the four gates have also been replaced by the left front guard. The sturdy cavalry can be seen everywhere on the street patrolling back and forth on horseback. This scene is so big that people are a little surprised.
"Master Xiao Fang has been waiting for a long time."
As soon as he entered the door, Ye Jinnan said apologetically.
The general behind him who looked about thirty years old also clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general, the commander of the left avant-garde cavalry battalion, Yuan Fucheng, has met Mr. Xiaofang, sorry for the inconvenience of the last general's armor."
His military rank is two ranks higher than Fang Jie's, and he is a general of the fourth rank. But Fang Jie was an imperial envoy, so he naturally had to salute when he saw Fang Jie.
Fang Jie glanced at Jingqi on the street, frowned slightly and asked, "This is...why?"
Ye Jinnan smiled and said: "On the day Mr. Fang was assassinated, I sent a letter to Yongzhou by flying pigeons. I didn't sleep that night. After thinking about it, I still felt that I should rush back to Yongzhou immediately to meet the general and report the matter, so I hastily bid farewell to Lord Xiaofang and left here. The general was furious when he heard about this, and sent General Yuan and I to bring fine cavalry to guard Lord Xiaofang first, and the general will arrive later in person.”
"ah?"
Fang Jie couldn't help being startled: "The general wants to come to Anlai County in person?"
"Exactly!"
Yuan Fucheng said: "The general has already set off, and he will arrive tomorrow."
Fang Jie was surprised for a while, and thought that even if there was an assassination, logically speaking, it would not be possible for a high-ranking general to go out in person. What is Luo Yao going to do
Seeing the change in his face, Ye Jinnan quickly explained: "The general attaches great importance to the imperial commissioner to visit Yongzhou, and the general is naturally worried about your safety when such a big case comes out."
This reason is not good!
Fang Jie didn't continue on this topic, and Ye Jinnan and Yuan Fucheng left after a few gossiping words. After they left, Fang Xie found that there were at least 500 fine-armored soldiers guarding the outside of the residence, and nothing could get through. This incident also made Shen Qingshan Zhuo Buyi and others uneasy, but after testing, they found that the soldiers outside would not prevent the people in the yard from going out.
In the evening, Fang Xie was even more surprised by the news that Fei Yupao had inquired about. Ye Jinnan and Yuan Fucheng have already led troops to take down Anlai County Magistrate Sun Maocai County Prime Minister Li Heita and others. Not only that, their family members were also forced not to leave the house. None of the headhunters in the county government office and those helpers were left, and they were all captured by the elite soldiers of the left avant-garde and put in the prison of the county government office.
Fang Jie sent people out of the city and was not stopped, but the news that the people who went out of the city brought back the next day made Fang Jie feel more and more uncomfortable.
The people who left the city came back and said that all the official road intersections outside Anlai County were guarded by elite soldiers from the left avant-garde, and the army pulled nets to hunt down unidentified people. Anyone who goes out without a guide will be taken down regardless of the reason.
Luo Yao made a big battle, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit of a fuss.
The next day, the people who sent out the city to inquire about the news returned not long after Ye Jinnan came to Fang Jie's residence again. Ye Jinnan, who was in armor, clasped his fists to the other party, and said politely: "The general has already entered the city, and I will come to pay a visit to Master Xiaofang later!"
Fang Jie suddenly realized that he was not ready to meet Luo Yao, and he felt a little panicked. He was silent for a while before he came to his senses. He smiled to cover up his absence and said, "Since the general is here, I will naturally go out to meet him. General Ye, let's go together."