Chapter 1110: The Prince of Nanzhao is Assassinated
Imperial City.
Xu Yuncheng's body was rushed back to the imperial city.
The Jingguo Mansion will hold a funeral tomorrow.
Prince Pu Yu of Nanzhao was discussing with several of his aides about going to pay their respects.
Pu Yu's original name was not Pu Yu. He changed his name after coming to Daqian to study.
The reason for changing the name is very simple. Nanzhao is rich in beautiful jade, and the name Pu Yu is homophonic to "unpolished jade", which is not only easy to remember but also has a good meaning.
Pu Yu likes this name very much.
Xu Shifu is an important official of Daqian. Not only is he the uncle of the emperor, but he is also the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince. His status in Daqian can be said to be transcendent.
The Xu family was holding a funeral, and Pu Yu, as the prince of Nanzhao, had to go to pay his respects.
Of course, condolences involve giving gifts, which are called funeral gifts.
What to give as a donation is very particular.
The simplest gift would definitely be something like gold or silver.
But Pu Yu felt that giving real money as a gift was too cliché.
If you want to give a gift, you have to give something unique.
But several staff members felt that they should just follow the crowd and not be too ostentatious.
Although Pu Yu came to Daqian under the pretext of studying abroad, his properties are equivalent to those of a proton.
Daqian did not make things difficult for them and even arranged a big house for Pu Yu. However, if you live under someone else's roof, you should be aware of the situation and avoid showing off.
As a proton, the way to survive is to keep a low profile and not offend anyone.
Finally, Pu Yu was persuaded by several of his staff members and decided to give a piece of beautiful jade as a gift.
However, this piece of jade must be selected by him personally to show his sincerity.
After the discussion, Pu Yu left the mansion with his princess consort and several entourage.
The two got into the carriage, but they didn't notice that there were several eyes staring at them in the dark.
A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped at a jade shop.
Pu Yu and the Crown Princess got off the carriage and walked straight into the jade shop.
Two followers followed in to protect the two men's safety, and the other two stood guard at the door of the store.
At the corner of the street, a skinny man approached a street stall and casually picked up items from the stall, but out of the corner of his eye he glanced at the door of the jade shop.
The other person, on the other hand, sat at a street pancake stall opposite the jade shop, ordered two pancakes and a bowl of oil tea, and ate slowly in front of the stall.
About a quarter of an hour later, Pu Yu and the Crown Princess walked out of the jade shop.
Both of them had smiles on their faces, and it seemed that they had bought the beautiful jade they wanted.
Seeing the two people walk out, the thin man who had gradually moved to another stall immediately put down the things in his hands, walked quickly towards the door of the jade shop, and put one hand into his sleeve.
Just when the thin man was about to take advantage of the encounter to assassinate Pu Yu, a crossbow arrow suddenly shot out from the attic opposite the jade shop and hit Pu Yu directly.
At the same time, the thin man also came to Pu Yu.
Just as the thin man was about to take action, the crossbow arrow pierced through his body with a "puff" sound.
The thin man stared blankly at the arrow sticking out of his chest. The hand holding the short blade pulled out of his sleeve by inertia, taking the short blade out with it.
The archer on the attic also stared blankly at the assassin who blocked the fatal arrow for Pu Yu.
The man at the street pancake stall's face changed drastically, and he suddenly looked up above his head, but his sight was blocked by the attic and he could not see the person in the attic at all.
"There are assassins!"
"Protect His Royal Highness!"
At this time, Pu Yu's followers also reacted.
Two followers quickly drew their swords to cover Pu Yu and the Crown Princess as they retreated to the jade shop, while the other two followers stood at the door of the shop, searching for other assassins with their sharp eyes.
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Prince's Mansion.
Yun Li, who had been reading memorials for almost the entire afternoon, sat at his desk with a tired look on his face.
Looking at the pile of memorials on his left hand side, Yun Li felt an unbearable headache.
Recently, due to the chaos in Yuzhou and the assassination of Xu Yuncheng, there were many more memorials that needed to be reviewed personally by him as the crown prince.
In addition, Xu Shifu, whose son had died, was still bedridden, and many memorials that Xu Shifu could have approved on behalf of others also needed to be approved by him.
This resulted in many more memorials being sent to him than usual.
He has been watching it all afternoon!
There are still so many memorials that I haven’t read!
It would probably take another three or four hours to read and review all these memorials.
If you come across a memorial that is difficult to decide, you need to think more and spend more time thinking about it. By the time the rooster crows, you are still awake!
After the court meeting tomorrow, I have to go to Xu Shifu’s house to pay my respects.
There probably isn't much time to rest throughout the day.
"Ugh……"
"Am I the regent prince or a coolie?"
Yun Li looked depressed and suddenly felt like crying.
Now he finally understood why Emperor Wen wanted to enjoy a peaceful life so much.
Not to mention Emperor Wen, even he wanted to enjoy a peaceful life!
If it were like this every day in the future, and if that bastard Lao Liu made me angry a few more times, I might become the shortest-lived emperor since the founding of Daqian!
No wonder there have been so many lazy and incompetent rulers who indulge in sensual pleasures throughout history.
He now wants to be lazy about government affairs and even wants to go to a brothel to listen to music.
For a moment, he really wanted to burn all those memorials in fire.
Out of sight!
But he has already sat in this position.
Emperor Wen was seriously ill and did not care about state affairs at all. If he stops caring about state affairs, he can basically just wash his neck and wait for that bastard Lao Liu to come and take him away!
Thinking of Yun Zheng, Yun Li remembered the memorial sent from Fuzhou.
Three years of tax reduction!
This memorial has been shelved for several days and no final decision has been made yet.
Previously, Xu Shifu suggested reducing taxes by 50% this year.
But now, Yuzhou is in chaos, and the aristocratic families and clans around Yuzhou are also ready to make moves. If I don't agree to that bastard Lao Liu's request to reduce taxes for three years, and that bastard adds more trouble to me, my life will probably be difficult.
In the past two days, he has been hesitating whether to directly agree to reduce taxes for three years.
If you don't agree, that bastard will only make things difficult for you.
If he agreed, he would feel helpless and unwilling.
The more Yun Li thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He paced back and forth in the study room anxiously.
It was almost a quarter of an hour later that Yun Li stopped.
never mind!
It has been suppressed for so long, let’s continue to suppress it!
I'm tired after a whole day, so I'd better ask a concubine to accompany me to relax!
Thinking of this, Yun Li finally felt a little better and walked out of the study.
As soon as he walked out of the study, he saw Yan Li walking towards him in a hurry.
Seeing Yun Li walking out of the study, Yan Li quickened his pace.
Yan Li came to Yun Li and was about to speak, but Yun Li, with a sullen face, spoke first: "You'd better not tell me, what's the urgent matter!"
Yan Li opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
He is in a hurry!
Go ahead and say it, it will bring bad luck to the prince.
I won’t tell you. If I hide such a big thing, I won’t be able to save my head.
Thinking about her own head, Yan Li still gritted her teeth and said: "Your Highness, I... do have something urgent to report..."
Yun Li's breath tightened, and after holding it in for a long time, he waved his hand exhaustedly: "Go ahead!"
Yan Li: "The Crown Prince of Nanzhao, Pu Yu, was assassinated in Nancheng..."
