strictlysupreme Chapter 718 Retreating to Advance
Chapter 718 Retreating to Advance
Huo Qubing personally led a team to conduct a thorough inspection of all inns, restaurants and any place where people could be hidden in the city.
Such a big action naturally alarmed many people. After a little inquiry, everyone found out that Princess Changping and Chu Ning had been attacked.
Naturally, the princes and ministers in the city did not dare to interfere in such a major event.
In order to clear himself of any connection with the incident, he even took the initiative to send soldiers into the mansion to search.
Everyone knows what the consequences will be if they provoke Princess Changping and Chu Ning, so no one dares to get involved in this matter.
For a moment, the entire Chang'an City became lively again.
At the same time, in a remote manor in the city, several black-clad warriors knelt in the hall and pleaded guilty.
"Sir, we are incompetent and failed to kill Chu Ning and Princess Changping!"
"Please punish me, sir!"
Sitting in the main seat, a middle-aged man in black with a thin face had a frown on his face.
"I didn't expect that Chu Ning and Princess Changping didn't have many guards around them, and you all failed."
Jia Yu sighed: "I have waited so long for this opportunity, and I thought it would be a sure thing, but I didn't expect to fail at the last moment."
The black-clad warrior who was leading the battle was full of hatred: "It's all Chu Ning's fault. If he hadn't made a breakthrough at the critical moment, we wouldn't have been caught off guard by him!"
"According to your plan, Lord Jia, three people could have killed him, but I didn't expect that he would kill them in the end."
"It was because Chu Ning killed the three people who besieged him that he was able to go to support Princess Changping, causing our plan to fail."
The assassins were very angry about the battle just now.
They almost succeeded!
If they had been able to kill Chu Ning and Princess Changping, they would have achieved an unparalleled feat.
Not only could he avenge Cao Zhi, but he could also put the blame for Princess Changping's death on the Han Dynasty.
Once the Qin State blamed the Han Dynasty for the death of Princess Changping and even declared war on it, the Wei State could take the opportunity to attack the Han Dynasty.
But unfortunately, they failed to capture Princess Changping, and their plan was ruined by Chu Ning alone!
Jia Yu sighed when he heard this: "We have made all the plans, but luck is not on our side."
All the plans were made by him alone!
After arriving in Chang'an City, he has been secretly investigating Chu Ning and waiting for an opportunity.
Taking advantage of the fact that Zhao was destroyed and Chu Ning was getting carried away with pride, he wanted to kill Chu Ning and Princess Changping together.
But who could have thought that Chu Ning would be able to break through during the battle, causing him to fail.
At this moment, Jia Yu deeply realized that man proposes, God disposes!
"Sir, we can't stay here for long. They will find this place soon. We should find a way to leave."
Although the death warriors were not afraid of life or death, they did not want Jia Yu to be captured with them.
But Jia Yu shook his head and said calmly: "If the truth is revealed, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will definitely block the city gates. Leaving now will only prove that it was us who did it."
The assassin was anxious: "But if you don't leave..."
Jia Yu waved his hand to signal him not to speak, and said in a deep voice: "I have no choice but to make arrangements. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace as an envoy to meet the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
"With this identity, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty can't do anything to us without evidence."
Even if Liu Che knew that they were the murderers, he had no evidence and they were messengers, so he would never dare to take action.
After all, the King of Wu had already died. If another envoy from another dynasty died, the Han Dynasty would lose all face.
In order to save this little bit of face, Liu Che would even send troops to protect them to prevent Chu Ning from taking action secretly.
This is the conspiracy!
"Your Excellency is wise!" The assassins dared not say anything more.
At this point, they had no way of leaving the city and could only obey the arrangements.
As everyone was talking, the sky outside gradually brightened.
Jia Yu put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "Come here, prepare the horses, and go to the Han Imperial Palace!"
At the hour of Mao, it was just dawn.
On the streets of Chang'an City, there were the sounds of horse hooves and wheels, as civil officials and military generals rushed to the palace for the morning court.
Everyone knows what happened last night, and knowing that it is a serious matter, no one dares to miss today's morning court session.
In the majestic imperial palace and the magnificent imperial power, inside the throne room, all the ministers stood in two rows.
Liu Che, wearing a dragon robe, slowly walked out from the side hall.
"Your Majesty is here!"
"Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt down.
Liu Che walked to the front of the dragon throne, glanced at everyone, raised his right hand, and said calmly: "My dear ministers, please stand up."
After sitting down, Liu Che said with a cold face: "I believe you all have heard about what happened last night. What do you think about it?"
As soon as the voice fell, a middle-aged man headed by the civil officials stepped out of the class and frowned, saying: "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing is to save Princess Changping first!"
Liu Che nodded slightly: "Prime Minister, what you said makes sense. I sent all the imperial doctors to treat her last night. The imperial doctor just replied that Princess Changping is not in danger of death for the time being."
Dongfang Su breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately Princess Changping is not worried, otherwise the Qin Dynasty would not let it go."
Just as he finished speaking, a soldier outside the palace came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Wei's court judge Jia Yu wants to see you."
As soon as the word "Jia Yu" came out, the faces of the ministers changed drastically.
Everyone knows the name of this poisonous scholar.
This person came to the Han Dynasty at this time, it must be because of Cao Zhi.
Some people have even thought that this person might have done what happened last night.
Even Liu Che's face changed when he heard this. After a moment's hesitation, he said in a cold voice, "Let him in!"
Soon, Jia Yu, wearing a proper official robe, walked slowly into the hall from outside.
"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Jia Yu bowed and saluted.
Liu Che looked the man up and down, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Master Jia, what brings you to my country?"
Jia Yu's face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "My king Chen was killed, so I came here to investigate the matter and bring back the body of King Chen."
"May I ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty why our King Chen was killed and where is his body now?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he gave Liu Che a difficult question.
He wanted to take the initiative, so he naturally couldn't let Liu Che be the first to mention what happened last night.
When asked by Jia Yu, a cold look flashed across Liu Che's eyes.
Jia Yu was so rude in front of all the civil and military officials, which made him lose face!
Liu Che snorted coldly: "King Chen repeatedly provoked the King of Chu and agreed to a duel. Who knew that after the count, he was not convinced and robbed the King of Chu of tens of millions of taels of silver."
"After being caught up, King Chen was defeated and killed by King Chu. His body is in the hands of King Chu!"
"If you want to get back the body of King Chen, you should go to King Chu, not me!"
"I have already explained all this very clearly in my letter to the Emperor. Why do you ask this question, Lord Jia?"
Jia Yu was not panicked at all, and said calmly: "I just want to confirm this matter. I hope the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will forgive me."
"Since the body is in the hands of the King of Chu, the foreign ministers will naturally ask him to return the body of King Chen."
Unexpectedly, Liu Che sneered and said, "The King of Chu was attacked last night and is now in the Daqin Inn. If Lord Jia wants to find him, he can go to the Daqin Inn."
"But speaking of which, Lord Jia, you just arrived in Chang'an City, and Princess Changping and the King of Chu were attacked. Could it be you who did this?"
Since Jia Yu didn't give him face, he would naturally fight back!