Yu Chaoen was really too cruel. In order to prove his innocence, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the little handmaiden's life. The reason he did this was to prevent the little handmaiden from speaking nonsense. After all, the little handmaiden knew the contents of his conversation with Yu Chaoen. This insider absolutely could not be left alive. As long as the little handmaiden died, no one would know what Yu Chaoen had done. Even if the assassins were caught, no one would believe the words of the assassins. Furthermore, self-harm could appease Yang Guozhong's anger and even win the Emperor's pity.
The pitiful little handmaiden was killed so inexplicably. Her body was casually thrown in the open space of the courtyard. There were also a few little eunuchs lying next to her. It was very much like the scene of a murder.
"Quick, bring the residence's account book. I want to keep it with me. At a critical moment, I can only use it to save my life."
Yu Chaoen said.
"Yes, the residence has scattered a lot of chicken blood. The chickens are buried in the vegetable field, and the dagger is also buried in the vegetable field. See if there is anything else that needs to be prepared."
The trusted little eunuch said.
Yu Chaoen thought for a while and said, "The few of you just need to lie down. Open the door. When the soldiers come later, run out and say that you are going to invite the doctor."
"Yes, understood."
The few little eunuchs in the residence were all Yu Chaoen's trusted aides. He really did not dare to use ordinary people. As for the coolies who bought vegetables and cooked food, they would only come when needed and leave after dark. They would only come to work in the morning. They could go home every day and their wages were not small. These servants were also quite happy.
Among the few little eunuchs who were trusted, except for two who did not injure themselves, the rest were all injured to varying degrees. Among them, the most serious one was stabbed in the leg and blood flowed all over the ground. The lightest one was also cut on the back of his hand. Yu Chaoen's arm was pierced and a lot of blood flowed out.
However, suffering a little was still worth it. At the very least, they were all lying on the ground when the Chamberlains of Jin arrived.
Yang Guozhong angrily led five to six hundred Chamberlains of Jin and surrounded Yu Chaoen's residence. However, what made them feel strange was that the door was open and they could smell the stench of blood from a dozen meters away.
And just as they arrived, a little eunuch ran out of the residence. Seeing so many soldiers surrounding him, he instinctively ran back in fear.
"Stop."
One of the Chamberlains of Jin rebuked.
The little eunuch, he quickly, he turned around and said, he anxiously, "General, it's bad.........
"Protect Imperial Censor Yang. Your team will charge in with me."
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Of course, after charging in, the Chamberlain of Jin was extremely disappointed. There was no trace of the assassin in the residence, only a ground full of dead and injured people and a thick stench of blood.
Yu Chaoen had a pained expression as he looked at the Chamberlain of Jin and said, "General, you're late. The assassins have escaped. They've all escaped."
"Which direction did they escape in? How many of them? How long have they been running?"
The Chamberlain of Jin was impatient and asked anxiously.
"There were only a dozen or so of them. They've been running for a while and are probably long gone. However, the monk can run, but the temple can't run. I know the identity of the assassin. General, bring the soldiers and directly raid his lair. But you must be quick."
Yu Chaoen said while enduring the pain.
"Who is the assassin?"
The Chamberlain of Chamberlain of Chamberlain asked excitedly. He was eager to make a contribution, so when he heard the news, he couldn't help but feel excited.
"It's the Minister Counsellor of the Luoyang Railway Branch, Wang Hu. His brother, Wang Gui, and the Luoyang Railway Station Manager, Zheng Quan, are all involved in this matter. General, quickly go and arrest them! If you're late, they'll escape. "
Yu Chaoen said.
The Chamberlain of Jin didn't even have time to bid farewell. He immediately turned around and left. He bowed to Yang Guozhong and said, "Yu Chang was injured, but he knows that the assassin is his subordinate, Wang Hu. Wang Gui, Zheng Quan, and the others are all accomplices. This general will report this to my superior and immediately lead the soldiers to Luoyang to arrest them."
Yang Guozhong nodded and then entered Yu Chaoen's residence. Since there was no longer any danger inside, there was nothing for him to be afraid of.
Looking at the maid lying in a pool of blood, Yang Guozhong didn't have the slightest bit of pity in his heart. There was only resentment. If it weren't for this little maid causing trouble, his residence wouldn't have such a serious accident. Although those who died were all lowly servants, it was still not good. If too many people died, the residence would become a haunted house and the master would feel uncomfortable living inside.
"About the fish, where did you go?"
Looking at Yu Chaoen's face covered in blood, Yang Guozhong didn't have any reason to get angry. After all, Yu Chaoen's residence was also covered in blood. It wasn't much better than his own residence.
Yu Chaoen quickly nodded and said, "It's fine, it's just a small injury. This official didn't manage my subordinates well and caused trouble for Imperial Censor. Imperial Censor, are you injured?"
Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said, "This official is fine, speak! About the fish, tell me everything you know. It can also be considered as an explanation for the dozens of lives in my residence. Don't hide anything. "
At that time, this lowly official thought that the Imperial Censor had something important to tell this lowly official, so I quickly invited her in. In the end, this lowly official said that Chen Xiao 'er had stolen the account book. This lowly official couldn't figure out who this Chen Xiao' er was at the Imperial Censor's residence. Perhaps he really was a small official at our Railway Bureau. Unexpectedly, our conversation was overheard by Wang Hu's subordinates. Soon, Wang Hu brought a lot of people in and forced them to ask about the account book and Chen Xiao 'er's whereabouts. The lowly official only said that Chen Xiao' er was at the Imperial Censor's residence, but she didn't know where the account book was. They left a few people to continue the interrogation, while the rest left with Wang Hu. I don't know if they went to the Imperial Censor's residence? "
Yu Chaoen said a lot in one breath and was so tired that he gasped for breath.
"Dozens of people. They had at least a hundred accomplices and killed dozens of people in my residence."
Yang Guozhong was still angry, but he didn't seem to doubt Yu Chaoen's words.
"Ah! There's actually such a thing. They are too inhumane. They are all a bunch of beasts! "
Yu Chaoen shouted.
Seeing Yang Guozhong staring at him, Yu Chaoen continued, "After Wang Hu left for a while, the little maid might have been driven crazy and suddenly ran out of the house. The few villains left in my residence directly pulled out their daggers and were about to attack. This official and a few people in the residence wanted to mediate, but these people seemed to have gone crazy. They came up and stabbed! They didn't even let this official off. When this official saw this, I had to quickly run for my life! Fortunately, I ran fast enough. Otherwise, I would have lost my life. When these villains heard the whistle from outside the wall, they abandoned us and ran away. Then, not long after, the imperial censor came with the soldiers. This is the situation. This official doesn't dare to lie. "
Yang Guozhong put on airs and said coldly, "This official can believe you. However, your subordinates have done such a big thing. No matter what, you can't escape the blame. If there's anything else you want to say, you can go to His Majesty and say it personally. This official can give you this opportunity."
This was because Yu Chaoen's words weren't too unfavorable to him. Moreover, the bailiffs and Jinwu Guards of the capital were involved. Yu Chaoen's words were clearly heard by the bailiffs and Jinwu Guards present. The basic situation couldn't be concealed. Thus, he naturally couldn't casually convict Yu Chaoen. Everything had to be decided by the Emperor.
As long as he couldn't convict Yu Chaoen, Yang Guozhong had no choice but to have people treat Yu Chaoen's injuries. Then, he left this bloody place. Just as he stepped out of the door, he ran into Xianyu Zhongtong who was rushing over.
"Imperial Censor, I'm afraid we can't continue the matter we discussed yesterday. After all, many people know that Chen Xiaoer is in your residence. We can't deceive His Majesty."
Xianyu Zhongtong said.
Yang Guozhong nodded and said, "You're right. This was originally a very good move, but it was ruined by a little maid. This has made this official very upset."
"This Chen Xiaoer is too much. He's a despicable villain. This official's heart doesn't feel good when I think about how he's a meritorious official who exposed corruption."
Xianyu Zhongtong had been rich since childhood, so he naturally looked down on people of low birth like Chen Xiaoer. Moreover, he had seen Chen Xiaoer in person just now. His appearance was truly too wretched and disgusting.
"Ai! There's no other way! Now that the matter has been exposed, we should properly discuss how to report it to His Majesty later! "
Yang Guozhong said.
Accompanying the Emperor was like accompanying a tiger. One wrong word in front of the Emperor could lead to very serious consequences. Therefore, before speaking, one must carefully consider every word and try not to say a wrong word.
After the failure of the operation, Wang Hu and his group immediately rushed to the train station. Unfortunately, the trains from Chang 'an couldn't leave at all times. Naturally, they were calculated according to the time, especially at night. The interval between departures was relatively long, unless it was a freight train, which would frequently depart at night.
When Wang Hu arrived at the train station, it was just the time when the freight train was about to depart. The next few trains were also freight trains. If they waited for the passenger train to depart, it would take another two to four hours. Time was life. If the delay was too long, the soldiers would catch up. Therefore, Wang Hu paid a large sum of money and asked to follow the train to Luoyang.
There were dozens of burly men in the freight train. They even had defensive long weapons in their hands. When they saw that Wang Hu's group of five didn't have any weapons, they really thought that they had urgent matters to attend to in Luoyang. After receiving the money, they let Wang Hu board the train.
Not long after these trains set off, more than a hundred soldiers of the Golden Guards also arrived at the station. They had official business, so they naturally didn't need to set off according to the normal order of the station. They directly took out a special token and asked the station to immediately send out a passenger train. They didn't need many carriages. Three carriages were enough. Two could sit and one could cook.
Among them, only half of the people boarded the train to go to Luoyang. The rest searched the station. As long as they found a suspicious person, they would start interrogating in order to catch the assassin's accomplice.
After a night of torment, many people didn't sleep. Yang Guozhong, Xianyu Zhongtong, Yu Chaoen, and many other high-ranking officials in the capital couldn't sleep. When dawn came, they were so sleepy that they kept yawning, but they didn't have the mood to sleep. It could be said that they were very sleepy, but they couldn't sleep. This kind of feeling was a very common social phenomenon in the stressful society of the future. Many people would have poor sleep quality due to stress. They couldn't sleep at night at all, and during the day, they would feel sleepy and uncomfortable. However, as long as they lay on the bed, they still couldn't fall asleep. This kind of state of being half asleep and half awake all day was very uncomfortable.
As long as the emperor woke up, someone would report it. Moreover, it would be reported as soon as possible. After all, this was a big matter. However, perhaps they would first report it to the imperial concubine, and then let the imperial concubine tell the emperor. The effect would be the same. Moreover, the imperial concubine was young, so she would often wake up a little earlier.
When the eunuch heard the news, he had already told the imperial concubine's palace maid before dawn. However, the palace maid didn't dare to wake the imperial concubine up. Only when the imperial concubine got up at dawn did she tell the imperial concubine about this matter.
"Such a big thing actually happened. Is this consort's older cousin alright?"
After learning that something had happened to Yang Guozhong's residence, the imperial concubine asked.
"Imperial concubine, don't worry. The person who came said it very clearly. More than a dozen servants died, but the imperial censor was unharmed. Furthermore, he was able to ride a horse and personally capture the assassin. However, he came to play a step and let the assassin escape."
The palace maid reported.
"Such a big matter, I have to tell His Majesty immediately."
After Yang Yuhuan finished speaking, she felt that this wasn't too big of a matter. After all, only a dozen servants died. Yang Guozhong was fine, so it wasn't appropriate to wake the emperor up for a dozen servants.
"Forget it, let His Majesty sleep a little longer! Hurry up and prepare breakfast. Also, prepare the things to wash up. When breakfast is ready, go and wake His Majesty up. "
"Imperial concubine, Imperial Censor Yang and the rest have all entered the palace and are waiting?"
A eunuch came in and reported softly.
"Got it. You can leave!"
Yang Yuhuan wasn't anxious. Last night, the emperor worked very hard to please her. At this moment, he was naturally quite tired. Letting the emperor sleep a little longer was more important than anything else. Moreover, this time, something had happened to her family. If she woke the emperor up because of this matter, it wouldn't be too good.
"Imperial concubine, the food is ready."
"Mm, quickly bring it up!"
Yang Yuhuan got up and went into the room, preparing to personally wake the emperor up.
"Saburo, it's time to eat."
Yang Yuhuan first called out softly. If the emperor was in a deep sleep, he might not wake up. As such, she would wait a little longer until her soft call could wake the emperor up.
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