A sudden rain of arrows fell from the sky, which was beyond everyone's expectation.
Even though King Yan was superb in martial arts and quick in dealing with the enemy, he was surrounded by assassins. Faced with the sudden rain of arrows, the only thing he could do was to catch one of the assassins with a single blow. Use the assassin's body as a shield to block this wave of arrows.
However, even though King Yan responded immediately, he still could not completely block the flying arrows.
When the arrow rain fell, King Yan didn't know how many arrows were hit in his body. The only thing that was lucky was that none of the arrows in his body hit his vital points.
"Protect the prince!"
The guards of Prince Yan's Mansion finally arrived, aiming their crossbows at the roofs on both sides, immediately suppressing the archers on the roof, causing these archers to lose the opportunity to cover Prince Yan with a second rain of arrows.
As for the assassins who first appeared to besiege King Yan, except for a few who rushed into the shops on both sides, the rest were lying on the ground, either dead or seriously injured and on the verge of death.
"This king wants to live!"
Although King Yan was hit by several arrows, because no vital parts were hurt, he was still in high spirits at this moment. And his high energy was all supported by the breath of his heart.
Only when the troops from the Imperial City Division and the Yulin Guards arrived and saw the figure of the Zhenjun Hou Yanmei did King Yan let go of his anger.
At the moment when he fell asleep, King Yan had the same feeling as Emperor Yongping for the first time, that there was no one available.
All the whirlwind guards around the retinue were wiped out, leaving King Yan without a confidant.
As for the guards of Prince Yan's Mansion, he could not trust these people as he was away from the capital all year round.
Therefore, even when the assassin had been defeated, King Yan still did not dare to relax easily. He did not dare to leave his life and death in the hands of someone who could not be trusted so casually.
Yan Mei, the marquis of Zhenjun, was exactly one of the people that King Yan could trust.
Yan Mei arrived with people and saw the situation at the scene. He wished he could faint too.
So many assassins sneaked into the capital, and the other side even used the Eight Bull Crossbows used by military supplies to defend the city. This thing is a real contraband and is not allowed to be possessed by the public.
After leading people to escort the seriously injured and unconscious King Yan into the palace, Yan Mei immediately led people to thoroughly investigate the origin of the Eight Bull Crossbow. As a result, he received the news before a thorough investigation began.
The school captain in charge of the city's defense supplies and a whole team of guards were killed in the camp.
The two Eight Ox Crossbows came from here.
After receiving the news, Yan Mei still sent his most capable men to investigate the clues, and he himself went to the palace again to plead guilty to Emperor Yongping.
Allowing so many assassins to sneak into the capital, and even allowing the assassins to hijack the Eight Ox Crossbow, an important city defense weapon, was undoubtedly a major dereliction of duty by the Imperial City Department.
When Yan Mei saw Emperor Yongping again, Emperor Yongping was talking to Yan Shu.
It was really funny for the two brothers to meet under such circumstances.
Especially Yan Mei, the elder brother, came to apologize.
"Zhen Junhou doesn't need to do this. This matter has nothing to do with you!"
Emperor Yongping waved his hand casually, "Whether it's a calculation or not, no matter how smart and capable the Imperial City Secretary is, it's impossible to keep everything out of the city gate."
"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance!"
Yan Mei bowed respectfully to Emperor Yongping.
This means that Emperor Yongping didn't care.
If Emperor Yongping wants to be serious, then the Imperial City Department will definitely be held accountable, and Yan Mei, who is in charge of the Imperial City Department, will definitely not escape the punishment of Emperor Yongping.
"Where do Marquis Zhenjun think these assassins came from?"
The reason why Emperor Yongping did not take matters seriously with Marquis Zhenjun was ultimately because the imperial physician reported that King Yan's injury was not serious. Although King Yan was hit by several arrows, none of them hurt his vitals.
Although King Yan still needs to rest for a few days, as long as King Yan recovers, he can still lead the army in battle and reorganize the thirty-six guards of the northern and southern battalions for him.
After this assassination, Emperor Yongping could imagine that after King Yan recovered, he would definitely speed up the reorganization of the thirty-six guards of the northern and southern battalions.
And with the strength of the thirty-six guards of the northern and southern battalions, the security of the capital, and even the security of the Tang Dynasty, will be improved to a higher level.
This assassination was not entirely a bad thing for Emperor Yongping.
After careful consideration, Emperor Yongping would be open to Yan Meiwang, the marquis of Zhenjun.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, I checked the identities of the assassins at the scene. Most of them are killers from the underworld, as well as sharpshooters from the Northern Barbarians. But the archers who appeared in the end are obviously third-party forces."
"These archers don't have any marks on their bodies, and the bows and arrows they use don't have any marks either. These people seem to appear out of thin air!"
As the controller of the Imperial City Division, Zhen Junhou has a deep understanding of all the forces in the capital. But this time, Yan Mei discovered that there were too many forces outside of his control in the capital.
The killers from the underworld infiltrated in such a wide range, and the Imperial City Department did not receive any news. This is a dereliction of duty.
The Eight Oxen Crossbow was robbed, and the Imperial City Secretary realized later that he still neglected his duty.
The most neglectful thing is that the origins of those two rows of archers cannot be traced.
"Then who do you think these archers might be?"
"I don't know!"
Yan Mei answered honestly.
If you know it, you know it; if you don't know it, you don't know it.
Of course, he had speculations in his heart. However, there is no evidence for this kind of speculation, and saying it rashly will serve no purpose other than adding trouble to yourself.
Moreover, if he guessed wrong, he would get himself into big trouble.
The Imperial City Department is responsible for the safety of the Imperial City.
Yan Mei's control over the Imperial City Division was not weak, but he actually knew very well that many of the people in the Imperial City Division had other masters.
Unless the emperor orders to deal with these people, Yan Mei can only leave them there.
In such a huge capital, there were too many people that he, the military commander, could not afford to offend.
Of course, on the surface, everyone is quite afraid of him, the Zhenjunhou who is in charge of the Imperial City Division. But secretly, he, a military commander, is often a joke.
"No one has any doubts?"
Emperor Yongping looked at Zhenjunhou intently. He did not think that Zhenjunhou knew nothing. At least, in his opinion, Zhen Junhou must have a suspicious target in his heart.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, in this situation, many people are questionable. The reorganization of the thirty-sixth guards of the northern and southern battalions involves the interests of too many people."
"My lord, I don't dare to make any wild guesses!"
Zhen Junhou had a heavy look on his face.
Emperor Yongping was speechless for a moment.
But after only a moment of silence, Emperor Yongping stared at Zhenjunhou with stern eyes and said: "You mean, someone doesn't want me to reorganize the northern and southern camps!"
"This is just a possibility!"
Zhen Junhou was really in a big hole in his heart. Did he mean this
He just didn't want to randomly create a target of suspicion, so he said this casually. If Emperor Yongping was allowed to display his power, he would probably offend many nobles in the military. (End of chapter)