Chapter 38 Rumors in the Capital

Early in the morning, Beijun's army blocked Yancheng.

On the streets, almost every street was full of soldiers coming and going.

Seeing this scene, the people were so frightened that they ran towards their homes.

At the same time, a group of soldiers surrounded the door of the Sheriff's Mansion.

Before Li Rui got up, he heard his wife entering the room in a panic and shouting: "Master, it's not good! Something happened!"

After hearing his wife's voice, Li Rui got up from the bed and asked in a daze: "Madam, what happened?"

Mrs. Li quickly said: "A group of soldiers came to the door and said they wanted to search the county governor's mansion."

Hearing this, Li Rui's eyes suddenly opened wide and he woke up instantly.

He immediately stood up from the bed, "What's going on? Why are there soldiers searching the county governor's house?"

Mrs. Li said: "I don't know what happened. Master, go and have a look! They are about to break in!"

Li Rui hurriedly walked towards the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion without even having time to put on his clothes.

At this time, Li Rui felt extremely uneasy. He wondered whether King Bei was going to take action against him, the county guard.

But then he thought about it. He had handed over his military power and was still working diligently for King Bei. King Bei wouldn't do anything to him, right?

He is now considered a member of the Northern King. How can any feudal king take action against one of his own people?

If he is gone as the county guard, it will be even more difficult for the powerful groups that the King of Bei wants to control in Bei County.

Soon, Li Rui appeared at the door of the county governor's house.

Seeing that the team leader who brought the soldiers was someone he knew well, Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Colonel Wu, what are you doing?"

Wu Hong said with a smile: "Master Li, please forgive me. The prince was assassinated by the Blood Moon Tower assassin last night. It is said that several assassins escaped. The prince ordered us to search the whole city. No one's mansion will be spared."

Hearing this, Li Rui's expression changed and he quickly asked: "Is the prince okay?"

Wu Hong said: "Don't worry, Master Li. Thanks to the mysterious master in the palace, the prince was just frightened and is fine."

Hearing this, Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief. If King Bei was killed, he, the county guard, might also be implicated.

Then Li Rui said: "Okay, you can search."

Wu Hong cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll excuse you."

Wu Hong then led the soldiers into the governor's mansion, conducted a brief search, and then led the soldiers to the next mansion.

Soon, the news of King Bei's assassination spread throughout Yancheng.

Almost everyone in Yancheng knew about the fact that Xueyuelou sent people to assassinate King Bei, but was foiled by the mysterious master of King Bei's Mansion.

Although King Bei is a useless prince, he is a prince after all, and the assassination of a prince is considered a big event.

This matter soon spread to the capital.

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The eighth prince's residence.

After seeing Wang Qingci's flying pigeon letter, Lu Shuyun became furious. He raised his arm and swept everything on the chopping board to the ground, and then overturned the table in front of him.

Then there was a clanging sound in the study, and Lu Shuyun smashed everything that could be smashed in the study.

"Waste! Waste! A bunch of waste!"

"Six ninth-level masters, one half-step master, can't even kill a trash!"

"What's the use of you!"

After hearing Lu Shuyun's voice, the maids in the room stood aside and shivered, not daring to express their anger.

Lu Shuyun really couldn't believe that this operation would fail.

Even if the mysterious master is still in the North Palace, with the half-step master of the Blood Moon Tower, he can't be held back for a while, so that other ninth-grade warriors can create opportunities for Lu Chen to murder him.

As a result, the Blood Moon Tower actually failed!

Not only did the people from the Blood Moon Tower fail, but almost all the people sent by the Yanyu Pavilion were also killed. Only Wang Qingci escaped alone. It was said that he was seriously injured and could only hide in Yancheng to survive.

Lu Shuyun felt like his lungs were about to explode.

Originally, he had always thought that it would be easy to get rid of Lu Chen, a loser, but he failed twice in a row.

With these two failures, it may not be so easy for them to attack Beiwang Mansion again in the future.

Other forces are not fools. Even those like Xueyue Tower, which specializes in assassinations, have failed. There is a high probability that other killer organizations will not accept his mission.

Just when Lu Shuyun was smashing things to vent his dissatisfaction, a servant hurriedly broke in.

"Your Highness, it's not good! Something bad is going to happen!"

Lu Shuyun was furious now. Hearing the servant's roar, he became even more angry. He went over and kicked the servant against the wall.

Fortunately, he was not very strong and did not kick the servant to death. After the servant spit out a mouthful of blood, he stood up quickly and said: "Your Highness, there are rumors in the entire capital that you sent the assassins from Xueyue Tower to kill him. King Bei, the purpose is so that the Jiangnan family can only support you in the fight for the right to inherit the throne."

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun's brain froze and he froze in place.

He quickly reacted and his face instantly darkened, "My good brothers really never let go of any opportunity!"

Political things can be done but not said; what can be said cannot be done.

Although fighting between brothers is relatively common in the royal family, it is taboo for any dynasty.

Of course, people knew that the eighth prince wanted to get rid of the ninth prince the most. Their maternal clans all came from the Jiangnan family, and the Jiangnan family could only support one prince to participate in the heir apparent.

But this kind of thing can only be known, and it must not be spread around. Once it is spread, it will be a scandal of royal brothers killing each other.

Since this kind of thing is a royal taboo, why are there still rumors in the capital that he sent someone to assassinate the Ninth Prince?

Obviously, there were other princes pushing him behind the scenes, with the purpose of disqualifying him from competing for the crown prince's position.

Lu Shuyun was originally thinking about how to get rid of Lu Chen just now, but now after hearing the rumors in the capital, he could no longer touch Lu Chen.

This is what can be said and done in politics. Since there are already rumors, if he sends someone to assassinate Lu Chen and Lu Chen dies, it will basically be confirmed that he did it.

Even if he didn't kill Lu Chen, the ministers in the court who supported the other princes would say it was him, and the people would also think he killed the ninth prince.

By that time, he would have completely lost his qualifications to compete for the crown prince position.

Lu Shuyun clenched his fists, feeling very unwilling. Could it be possible to let that waste go like this?

The first assassination and the second assassination were mainly for his own political purposes, but at this time Lu Shuyun was so angry that he no longer thought about the problem politically. He just wanted to get rid of Lu Chen now.

Of course, this was just a temporary personal emotion, and Lu Shuyun soon calmed down.

In any case, Lu Chen will not be able to be touched for the next period of time.

At this time, Lu Shuyun turned to look at the bookshelf in the study, and then said to that side: "Send a message to Wang Qingci immediately, asking her to continue lurking in Beijun after recovering from her injuries, and not to take any action for the time being."

After Lu Shuyun finished speaking, a dark figure came out of the window and left the study.