When Yan Li heard Li Hai calling his name, he left the class to play.
"The most important thing now is to track down the assassin and bring the murderer behind the scenes to justice. Otherwise, the dignified Prime Minister of the Great Jing Kingdom was killed on the way to the morning and spread abroad. What will others think of us? The reputation of the Great Jing Kingdom and prestige will be damaged."
Li Hai said: "Yan Yushi is right, but how to trace the whereabouts of the assassins? These people are wandering in the rivers and lakes, and it is not easy to trace them."
Finding an assassin in such a large country is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Yan Li said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the assassin is still in the capital. As long as we strictly search the entrance and exit gates, we will definitely get some news about the assassin."
Yan Li's words aroused Li Hai's suspicion: "How did Yan Yushi know that the assassin is still in the capital? He killed someone, wouldn't he leave the city right away?"
That's right, other ministers also talked about it, thinking that Yan Li's ideas were too naive and simple. Thinking about it another way, if Yan Li killed someone, he would definitely go far away, why would he still be nesting in the capital and wait for the officers and soldiers to search for him? This is illogical.
Yan Li naturally understood what Li Hai and the ministers were thinking.
"The reason why I believe that the assassin is still in the capital is because I understand the gate system of the capital." Yan Li talked eloquently, "There are nine gates in the capital, and twenty side gates every morning before the five o'clock drum. It can’t be opened. If the emperor doesn’t believe it, you can ask the city inspector. I want to ask all the ministers, what time is it now?”
The ministers looked at each other.
"It happens to be the fifth drum now." A minister blurted out.
Yan Li said: "Yes, the gate is not open, how can the assassin leave the city?"
Li Hai couldn't help but secretly regret it. If Zi Yan could tell him immediately, he could have arranged officers and soldiers to catch the assassin earlier.
"It's just that it's just five o'clock right now, so the assassin is probably already in the queue waiting to leave the city. It's too late to send someone to notify the city inspector to search behind closed doors." Li Hai's face was full of disappointment and remorse.
"It's not necessarily that the assassin has already left the city!" Yan Li made another shocking conclusion.
A hint of surprise flashed across Li Hai's eyes, he raised his hand and said hastily, "Yan Yushi, how do you say that the assassin hasn't left the city yet?"
Yan Li said while analyzing: "Your Majesty, think about it, if you kill someone for someone, and the person has already been killed, what will you do next?"
"Run away, what else can you do?" Dong Wanshan, Minister of the Household Department, said sarcastically.
"Escape if you don't have to!" Yan Li sneered.
Yan Li's sneer made Dong Wanshan a little ashamed: "Hmph, naturally a dumb guy won't run away!"
Li Hai also couldn't think of what the assassin would do if he didn't run away: "Yan Yushi, tell me quickly, don't delay sending troops to catch people!"
Yan Li then said seriously: "If I kill someone, the first thing I will do is to meet the person who ordered me to kill, report the situation of my killing, and get a reward from the other party by the way, and then I will think of running away."
Li Hai stood up stubbornly, his eyes couldn't hide his excitement: "You mean, the assassin is not on the way to the city gate yet?"
Yan Li cautiously said: "It's hard to say, but if we immediately send people to the gates of the major cities and let the patrol officers search behind closed doors, maybe we will get something. But, after all, it is already the fifth watch Drumming, the chance of catching the assassin is very small. If it can be half an hour earlier, the assassin may be caught."
After hearing Yan Li's words, Li Hai felt even more remorseful in his heart. He knew earlier that he would not be greedy for Ziyan.
"Then what are you waiting for? Send someone to notify the gates of the major cities right now, and the assassin must be arrested!" Li Hai Longyan was furious, and instructed Yan Lidao, "I ordered Yan Yushi to be fully responsible for this operation. If you live to see people, if you die, you must see people." See the corpse!"
After Yan Li and all the ministers shouted Long live, they hurriedly left the court room, and it was still dark at this time.
The assassin killed the prime minister, complacent, and flew over the eaves and walls to a secluded place in the capital. People here are called "Abandoned Garden", which is the garden of an abolished prince. After the prince was abolished, the garden was destroyed and barren. There are exotic flowers and plants in the garden, but there are also lonely ghosts. Countless homeless people starved to death inside, so it is also called "mass grave".
The assassin covered his face, came to the abandoned garden, whistled, and a woman came out gracefully from a sloping pavilion. Looking at the wraps on her head, it is very bright, she should be a person from the palace, not an ordinary official family.
The woman, wearing a light blue veil and accompanied by a maid with a sword, came before the assassin. The assassin respectfully saluted her.
"What the master asked me to do, I have done it."
"Oh," the woman let out a low voice, as if it came from a man, "I have also heard the news from the palace."
"Then," the assassin laughed, "can I give you my reward?"
The woman smiled: "Is there no one following you on the way here?"
The assassin said: "Who am I? I never miss a kill."
"That's good, that's good!" When she said that, a cold light flashed in the woman's eyes.
The assassin's body trembled slightly, but he wished he had read it wrong, he held the sword formula tightly in his hand.
"You won't go back on not paying the reward, will you?"
The woman giggled beautifully, and said, "How could it be! Our master doesn't care about the money. I put dozens of taels of gold in the pavilion. You just take it from me."
Saying that, the woman followed the maid to share the flowers and brush the willows, and went back to the pavilion. The assassin's sharp gaze was like that of a wild beast, vigilantly observing the movement around him.
The darkness was dispelled by the lantern lit by the maid, and there was a large bag of gold on the table in the pavilion, which was so golden that it dazzled people's eyes.
"Here is thirty taels of gold, can you get it by yourself?" The woman's voice was a little cold.
The assassin had also sensed the woman's malicious intentions, and his eyes flashed murderous intent: "Yes, I can take as much as I want!"
Zheng!
The assassin's sword suddenly flashed in the pavilion, and the maid's face flashed with astonishment.
"Well… "
tick! tick! Bright red blood fell on the dusty floor of the pavilion.
The assassin was slashed from the chest to the back, and with the little breath left, he slightly raised his eyes to look at the person who flew down from the pavilion.
"you… "
Before finishing the rest of the sentence, the assassin slumped on the table, blood staining a bag of gold.
The woman's shoulders were trembling, and she sneered: "You can take as much as you want? I'm afraid you won't be able to take even a cent!" Looking at the assassin's body, she shook her head, "Master has no other choice, I'm afraid your mouth is not secure, so That’s why I issued this order to seal it up.”