Chapter 12 Assassination

It was already evening when I came out of the equipment department, and a long figure of Xiao Ming was pulled out on the loess road in Qingzhou City, wrapped in a red glow.

Teaching techniques is also very tiring. Xiao Ming's mouth is dry now, but today is a historic step for him. Pure steel lathes are already in practice.

When he came to this world, he was still a little confused, and now this confusion has been replaced by the passion of climbing the technology tree.

Xiao Ming never thought that an ordinary person could change an era. He was very fortunate that he was a prince, not a passerby.

In the Great Yu Kingdom, the deep-rooted thinking of imperial rule and the small-scale peasant economy since ancient times made things like equipment lacking the power to be promoted.

The abundance of the population makes labor cheap and loses the value of machinery.

In modern times, if the guns and guns of the West had not knocked on the door of feudal imperial power, this kind of self-sufficient farming economy would have continued.

Therefore, in his view, industrial change needs to be driven by force, and he does not want this force to come from outside.

This is also the reason why he is glad that he is a prince, because he is the supreme ruler of the fief, and he can act as this force to promote industrial change, and the existence of the technology library provides this support.

Thinking along the way, when passing a private workshop, some sounds of silk and bamboo suddenly entered his ears, Xiao Ming raised his eyes and looked at it.

Opposite him is the Cuizhufang where the Wang family's mansion is located. In this battle, it is estimated that the family banquet of the Wang family has already begun.

As for the guests of this banquet, he didn't have to think about it, it must be the Qin family, the Wei family, and the Sun family.

In Qingzhou, these four big households have been in-laws to each other for a long time, and their contacts are quite close.

Another woman's coquettish laughter came, Xiao Ming hurriedly drove his horse back and refused Wang Shijie's invitation.

At the same time, he comforted himself like this, this banquet was so absurd, it would be bad if he got sick.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a sound of a bowstring vibrating sounded not far from him.

Xiao Ming felt as if his hair was blown up. The Great Yu Kingdom was founded on the basis of martial arts, and this royal son had been trained in bowing horses since he was a child.

He is particularly familiar with bows and arrows, and the law of the Great Yu state stipulates that the people are strictly prohibited from hiding weapons.

Now there is the sound of bows and arrows coming from the village not far from him, there is only one possibility - an assassin.

He instinctively rolled over to the other side of the horse.

At this time, a bow and arrow came in response, and it was nailed straight to the mud wall of the village.

assassin!

Xiao Ming's instinctive stress response in his memory saved his life, and he immediately cried out for help.

At this moment, a group of cavalry soldiers patrolling the city heard the cry for help and rushed over immediately.

His Royal Highness! A cavalry leader rushed over, but it was Lu Fei.

In the face of life and death, Xiao Ming was still a little flustered when he saw Lu Fei saying: Someone assassinated this king, take it down for me!

At this time, Lu Fei saw the arrow on the wall, looked at the direction the arrow was shot from, and shouted: Immediately seal the city gate, and no one is allowed to leave the city without my order. You two escort Your Highness back, and the others follow. I come.

The two cavalrymen responded and protected Xiao Ming from left and right.

I want to live. After the initial panic, Xiao Ming said coldly, someone wanted to kill him, this is not a joke.

Yes, Your Highness! Lu Fei and the others immediately surrounded the opposite Minfang, and at the same time a cavalry went to each city gate to give orders.

Returning to the palace, Qian Dafu panicked when he saw Xiao Ming's muddy appearance, His Royal Highness, you, you are...

Someone wants to harm this king. Xiao Ming frowned. This Xiao Ming has done a lot of bad things in the past, and now he can't even identify the most important suspects.

Qian Dafu was frightened by Xiao Ming's words, and he touched Xiao Ming up and down to check whether Xiao Ming was injured.

It's okay, Captain Lu happened to pass by, I wasn't hurt. Xiao Ming said calmly.

That's good, that's good, I'll scare the old slave to death, Your Highness, these two **** should stay in the palace and don't go out until the killer is caught. Qian Dafu's worry showed on his face.

It's just that Xiao Ming underestimated Lu Fei's work efficiency. Before he entered the palace, there was a rumbling of horseshoes, and Lu Fei arrived with a team of cavalry.

Now the mounts of Lu Fei and others have all been replaced by barbarian horses. They are tall and strong, and their armors are shining brightly. At this moment, Lu Fei threw a man off his horse.

Your Highness, the assassin has caught it.

Dead? The corpse that fell to the ground was a refined man, but there was a big hole in the neck at this time, and blood was flowing.

When he found him, he saw that he couldn't escape and cut his neck. Your Highness, this is not an ordinary killer, he must have been trained, otherwise he would not have committed suicide so decisively. Lu Fei said with a frown.

After a long silence, Xiao Ming said, Then who is going to kill me?

Generally, looking for a motive for murder is basically to infer who can get the most benefit. The local wealthy family will not want to die for the time being, because Xiao Ming was foolish enough in the past, and there is still value in using it.

And if Xiao Wenxuan kills him, it is very simple, and it doesn't need so much trouble. This kind of assassination usually stems from the struggle for the throne and the internal power grab.

Your Highness, I have only seen this kind of arrow when I was in Shu. It is a cloud-piercing arrow from Shu. Lu Fei handed an arrow engraved with clouds to Xiao Ming.

The land of Shu, the king of Shu? Xiao Ming's face was sinking like water.

Among the princes, the King of Shu had the worst relationship with him, because they were of the same age, and the two fought a lot when they were in Chang'an, and the two even had a fight.

But the land of Shu is thousands of miles away from here, will the king of Shu send an assassin to kill him from a distance?

King of Shu? Qian Dafu rolled his eyes.

Not necessarily. Lu Fei's thoughts were similar to Xiao Ming's. Although cloud-piercing arrows are a specialty of Shu, there are other places.

If I die, who will get the most benefit. Xiao Ming said solemnly.

Qian Dafu's body shook slightly at this time, and his eyes showed a trace of worry.

Seeing Qian Dafu's strange expression, Lu Fei couldn't help but ask, Does housekeeper Qian know anything?

After hesitating for a while, Qian Dafu sighed, This old slave is just guessing, does Your Highness remember the third prince who has always been very close to the fifth prince?

I remember that the crown prince is incompetent. Now the third prince and the fourth prince are the most favored. It is rumored that the father and the emperor intend to abolish the reserve. Now the fourth prince and the third prince are fighting fiercely, but what does this have to do with me? Xiao Ming said.

His Royal Highness forgot who spoke to the Emperor when he fled back to Chang'an three years ago, and asked the Emperor to spare His Highness. Qian Dafu asked.

Fourth Prince! Xiao Ming was so angry that he suddenly vomited blood. At that time, Xiao Ming was rescued by the Fourth Prince, and he had submitted a certificate.

This is equivalent to telling the other princes that he has messed with the fourth prince.

That's right, once the crown prince is abolished and the prince competes for the crown, the Great Yu Kingdom will be a bloodbath again. You can see the figures of five surnames and seven Wangs behind the princes. Qian Dafu said, It came a few days ago. According to the news, it seems that the fifth prince also encountered an assassination in the fief. At that time, some people suspected that the fourth prince did it in order to cut out the wings of the third prince.

Xiao Ming said slowly: You mean that this is the third prince's revenge against the fourth prince, and the fourth prince's wings will also be cut out - me?