Poor Family

  Chapter 490 Assassination incident

  The young lady is Hu Qing'er. When she heard the news of Song Jiang's entry to Beijing, her hatred filled her heart with uncontrollable murderous intent.

   The two went to the second floor of the inn, opened the door and entered an upper room. Hu Qinger looked at the room and saw that the room was quite messy. She frowned and asked, "You've been living here all this time?"

  The white-haired old man carefully tore off his beard and wig, as well as the skin on his face, and suddenly turned into a young man in his twenties. He was Lu Junyi's adopted son Yanqing.

On the day when his adoptive father Lu Junyi died, Yan Qing disguised himself as an ordinary soldier to escape Song Jiang's arrest by virtue of his superb makeup skills, and was immediately incorporated into the army to go to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the bandits. Song Jiang's defenses were very tight, making it impossible for him to start.

   This time, after he learned that Song Jiang was going to Beijing to report on his duties, he escaped from the barracks and rushed all the way to the capital.

   Knowing Hu Qinger's relationship with Li Yanqing, Yan Qing guessed that Hu Qinger must be hiding in Li Yanqing's house. It took him three full days to inquire about Li Yanqing's residence, and finally met Hu Qinger.

The reason why Yan Qing wanted to find Hu Qing'er was that on the one hand, he and Hu Qing'er shared the same hatred and shared the same blood feud, and on the other hand, Yan Qing's own martial arts were not high. For a few years, his martial arts were neglected. If he wanted to take revenge, he needed Hu Qing'er's assistance.

  Seeing that the room was really messy, Yan Qing scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I lived here for three days, busy with makeup and surveillance, and neglected to clean up everything, which made Sanniang laugh."

   "Have you seen Thief Song?"

   "I see, he leaves early and returns late every day, his whereabouts are uncertain, and the defense is very tight."

   "How tight?"

Yan Qing thought for a while and said: "He has about thirty guards, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts, and the carriage he rides in is also very strong. My short crossbow can't penetrate, so I can only attack by force. With my ability, I can't defeat him." Thirty guards with high martial arts skills."

   "Then have you ever thought about entering the mansion to assassinate?" Hu Qinger asked again.

  Yan Qing shook her head, "It's even more impossible!"

He sighed and said: "Song Jiang brought a hundred personal guards into Beijing, thirty personal guards guarded him outside, and another seventy people were deployed in the mansion. There were about a dozen mastiffs inside. The day before yesterday I pretended Passing by his mansion, walking outside the wall, I heard ferocious dogs barking from inside the mansion, and there are no big trees outside, so it is not easy to climb the ten-foot-high courtyard wall."

   "You are good at disguise, so you never thought of sneaking into his house?"

"Of course I thought about it, but it's not realistic. They basically deliver their meals, but the guys in the tavern can only deliver them to the door, and cannot enter the door. I have repeatedly considered that there is no other way except to ambush and assassinate. "

  Hu Qinger nodded slightly, "Then give it a try!"

As night fell, there was no curfew tradition in the Song Dynasty, which made the business at night extremely prosperous. Pubs, snack bars, tea houses, brothels, music workshops and other places were open until late at night. The business around Daxiangguo Temple was also noisy and lively. People who come out to play and have a supper.

The room where Hu Qing'er and Yan Qing lived was still pitch black. Hu Qing'er was wearing a black night suit, holding a whip blade, staring intently at the far corner of the street. Yan Qing was also dressed in black, and he was holding a short crossbow. A blue poisonous arrow has been installed on the body. The short crossbow is also called a hand crossbow. It is very small and can be placed in a carry-on bag.

The short crossbow is a sharp weapon for assassination. It can be fired with one hand after the handle is installed, and it can be hidden in the sleeve at ordinary times. Ten steps, suitable for short-distance assassination.

  Yan Qing has been practicing the short crossbow for ten years, and he has basically achieved a hundred shots within 30 steps. This time, he was responsible for the peripheral shooting, including shooting horses, shooting guards and other auxiliary assassination methods, while Hu Qinger was responsible for the assassination of Song Jiang.

At this time, the sound of the wheels of the carriage and the sound of intensive horseshoes came from a distance, and a large group of soldiers in samurai uniforms came slowly guarding a carriage. Hu Qinger tensed her body and asked in a low voice: "Is this the carriage?"

  Yan Qing nodded, "This is the carriage, the Song thief has returned home!"

There were still many pedestrians on the street, but the arrival of the carriage protected by thirty cavalry made the pedestrians dodge one after another, creating conditions for Hu Qinger and Yan Qing. Yan Qing raised his short crossbow and aimed at the front Towing the horses, Hu Qing'er clenched the whip blade tightly, and the assassination was imminent.

Song Jiang was indeed sitting in the carriage. At this time, Song Jiang had a gloomy face. He was originally scheduled to be summoned by the emperor today, but after waiting for a day, the emperor canceled the summons because he was unwell, making him wait for a day. Song Jiang knew in his heart that the emperor did not want to see him at all. He just found various reasons to shirk.

After Song Jiang was recruited, he was given the titles of Governor of the Capital, Huainan Jiedu Envoy, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and Yuncheng County Gong. Frankly speaking, this position made him quite dissatisfied, and it was quite different from the conditions negotiated at the beginning. He was granted the title of Prince Shaobao and Tejin, but these two titles were lost when he was actually appointed as an official.

Although another title was given to replace Prince Shaobao, but this title is only the county duke, and there is still a long way to go from the duke he wants. There are many county dukes in the Song Dynasty, and the meritorious families are basically county dukes. Bits are not rare at all.

What made Song Jiang most dissatisfied was that Zhang Bangchang clearly said that he could choose a civil servant, at least he would be appointed as the third-rank household servant and serve as the magistrate. The civil servants didn't even mention it.

  He specifically found Zhang Bangchang who was responsible for recruiting him. The day before yesterday, Zhang Bangchang also gave him a statement that the promise of the imperial court to appoint him a civil servant has not changed.

  Song Jiang certainly understood the meaning of Zhang Bangchang's statement, that is, the court officials objected to giving him a civil service, which actually blocked his way to turn to a civil service, which made Song Jiang extremely depressed.

The high-ranking military generals of the imperial court are called senior officials. Once the Jiangnan bandit suppression is over, his position as the governor of the capital will end. He will be completely put aside and receive a dry salary every month. There is no government office, no mansion, and even the soldiers can't support him. If I knew this was the result, I would recruit security to do it What? It would be more practical to become king in Liangshan.

Song Jiang's biggest dream is to be a local emperor in a state alone. The rebellion can't realize such a dream, so he counts on Zhao'an. He originally wanted to choose to be the magistrate of Chengdu and go to Bashan Shushui, a place far away from the emperor, but everything has changed now. The emperor refused to meet him for several days, making it clear that he wanted to put him on hold, and kicked him into a corner after he was recruited.

   This made Song Jiang feel extremely hated. If the court really wanted to be so ruthless, then Song Jiang would simply return to Liangshan and once again raise the banner of Juyi.

  The carriage was gradually approaching the entrance of the alley. At this moment, several men on horseback rushed up from the opposite side, and the leader shouted, "Stop the carriage!"

  The sudden change made Song Jiang's 30 soldiers suddenly vigilant. They raised their shields to protect the carriage and horses together. The leader of the soldiers shouted sharply: "Who is in front?"

   "We are government servants in Kaifeng government, and we were ordered to tell Duke Song that the roads are not safe these days, and there are thieves infesting them. Soldiers, please pay attention to protection!"

  Song Jiang felt a little strange. What does it have to do with him if there are thieves in the capital? Is it necessary to come and notify? What the **** is going on here?

   "Thank you!" The leader of the personal army clasped his fists and saluted, but he didn't dare to slack off at all.

The four horse-riding servants turned their horses and walked away, and soon disappeared at the end of the long street. Seeing the other party walking away, thirty guards guarded the carriage and horses with extreme vigilance and slowly walked towards the entrance of the alley more than ten steps away. go

The guards suddenly strengthened by the guards disrupted Hu Qinger and Yan Qing's assassination plan. Firstly, Yan Qing couldn't shoot the horses, and secondly, the soldiers raised their shields, which made Hu Qinger unable to attack for a while. The two looked at each other. Had to put down the weapon temporarily.

   Just then, the door ‘Bang! ' was kicked away with a sound, and a black figure appeared at the door, Yan Qing was taken aback, raised his crossbow and shot, Hu Qing'er immediately recognized the opponent, "No!" In her desperation, she slashed at Yan Qing's wrist , Yan Qing shook her hand, and with a sound of 'click!', the short crossbow suddenly missed, and the poisoned short arrow was nailed to the door frame.

  A person walked in from outside the door, it was Li Yanqing, holding a sword in his hand, and glared at Hu Qing'er angrily.

Li Yanqing has been here for a while. After he found out where Song Jiang lived, he locked his target on this inn. The seat in this inn is very suitable for assassination. Followed a white-haired old man to the third room on the east side of the second floor. The assistant described him as Hu Qing'er.

   At the critical moment, Yang Guang and the others pretended to be government officials in Kaifeng and stopped Song Jiang's carriage, while Li Yanqing personally entered the room to stop the assassination.

   "Who is it?" Yan Qing asked with a knife out of his waist.

   "It's me, Li Yanqing."

  Li Yanqing gave Hu Qing'er a hard look, "Qing'er, come here!"

  Li Yanqing's tone was very severe, Qing'er lowered his head and dared not make a sound.

  Yan Qing was annoyed in her heart, and cursed, "So it's you running dog!"

  He swung his knife and rushed towards Li Yanqing. At this moment, Hu Qing'er flicked the whip blade in his hand, and it flew out like lightning, wrapping around Yan Qing's neck.

   "Xiaoyi, if you dare to touch my elder brother, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Hu Qinger said in a non-discussing tone,

  (end of this chapter)