Du Qi entered Yi Prefecture from the border. The first place he entered was Rouyuan County. Because Luo Yansheng had already given the order to submit, the officials of Rouyuan County all submitted. There were no twists and turns.
The group smoothly entered the west.
Finally, at the end of March, they arrived at Yiwu City.
Now, the people of Yiwu City already knew that the three counties of Yiwu City had been renamed to Yi Prefecture. In addition, they also knew that Du Qi, as Ping Xi Wang, had entered the Western Region.
When the group led by Du Qi arrived outside Yiwu County, the officials of the former City Lord's Mansion, as well as thousands of people, came to welcome them. The momentum was quite great.
However, so many people came because of the power of the government.
It was not that the people came of their own accord.
Many of the people came because of Luo Yansheng, because Luo Yansheng had a high prestige among the people.
When Du Qi saw this scene, he was not particularly proud. He just nodded and walked forward. He knew very well that the people came to welcome him not because he was good to the people, but because of the power of the government.
Deng Babu stood in the line of officials.
And because Deng Babu was a civil official of the City Lord's Mansion, he was in the front row. Especially when he was discussing with the officials yesterday, because Deng Babu was more eloquent, everyone sent him to personally welcome and speak.
This was Deng Babu's opportunity.
Deng Babu looked at Du Qi and the people approaching, and his face showed joy.
The opportunity was here!
Thirty steps!
Twenty steps!
Ten steps!
When the distance between the two sides was reduced to ten steps, Deng Babu's heart was a little excited. The moment this emotional fluctuation appeared, Deng Babu suppressed it and returned to calmness.
The distance was still shrinking bit by bit.
When the distance between Deng Babu and Du Qi was reduced to five steps, Deng Babu took a step forward and bowed: "Welcome, Your Highness Ping Xi Wang …"
At this point, the distance between the two sides was only four steps.
Deng Ba Bu paused for a moment, then took a step forward. A dagger was drawn from his sleeve, and he directly stabbed it towards Du Qi. At this moment, Dengbab had already unleashed all of his power. It was as if he had turned into a ray of light as he charged towards Du Qi.
It was at this moment that Huang Shi shouted, "Protect His Highness!"
Huang Shi had already stepped forward to block it.
At the same time, Mordor suddenly reached out and grabbed Du Qi's shirt from the back and pulled him back. Because Mordor was close to Du Qi, when the dagger was close to Du Qi, he had already pulled Du Qi back.
The dagger stabbed nothing but air.
Huang Shi's sword had already moved forward. With a clang, it collided with the dagger.
Seeing this, Dengbab knew that it was impossible to assassinate Du Qi. This was because after the one-hit kill failed, Du Qi would be heavily surrounded. It would be impossible for anyone to break through the defensive line around Du Qi.
Deng Babu shouted, "City Lord Luo, my assassination has failed. I'll take my leave first."
With that, Dengbab clenched his teeth and committed suicide.
Huang Shi's sword followed closely behind. However, it was too late and could not stop Dengbab from committing suicide. At this moment, the officials from the City Lord's residence who came to welcome Du Qi were all stunned.
How was this possible?
Why would Dengbab assassinate Du Qi?
One had to know that Dengbab was usually a good person in the army. He was extremely docile. Moreover, Dengbab had always shown that he did not know martial arts. However, Dengbab's lightning-fast assassination was extremely fast. It was the ability of a martial arts expert.
Thump! Thump!
The officials from the City Lord's residence who came to welcome Du Qi all knelt down and begged for forgiveness. After the assassination, they could not absolve themselves from the blame. They could only kneel down obediently.
Luo Yansheng's expression was even more awkward.
Framing!
This was definitely framing!
He had pledged his allegiance to Du Qi and was appointed as the Provincial Governor of Yi Province. His power had not changed. Moreover, following Du Qi meant that his future development potential would be better. How could he assassinate Du Qi?
Luo Yansheng knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed. He said solemnly, "Your Highness, I would never arrange for someone to assassinate you. This is framing. Your Highness, please investigate this. "
At this moment, discussions broke out all around.
Countless people widened their eyes and watched the assassination at the city gate.
Many people were curious.
They wanted to see how Du Qi would deal with it.
Du Qi looked around and saw the expressions on the people's faces. Although there were many busybodies who liked to watch a show. However, more people were looking in Luo Yansheng's direction, as if they were worried about Luo Yansheng.
Du Qi's mind raced.
Du Qi was certain that Luo Yansheng was not the one who had arranged the assassination. This was because such an assassination would only be beneficial to Luo Yansheng and would not cause any harm. The simple logic was that if the assassination arranged by Luo Yansheng succeeded and Du Qi died, then the army brought by Du Qi would immediately go on a rampage and kill people. Luo Yansheng would not benefit at all.
Of course, if the assassination failed, Luo Yansheng would not benefit at all. On the contrary, he would be in trouble.
Luo Yansheng had no reason to act.
In just a few moments, Du Qi had already understood that this assassination was a framing of Luo Yansheng in order to incite Du Qi's suspicion of Luo Yansheng and even have Du Qi punish Luo Yansheng.
Most importantly, the tens of thousands of people in Yiwu City were standing on Luo Yansheng's side. Once Du Qi punished Luo Yansheng, or if Du Qi wanted to punish Luo Yansheng in the future, he could be used. They could say that Du Qi was suppressing Luo Yansheng and even cook the hound after the cunning rabbit was caught. This matter could then be used to incite the people to deal with Du Qi.
After Du Qi thought through the ins and outs of this matter, a smile flashed across his face.
Du Qi walked in front of Luo Yansheng and stretched out his hand to help him up. He said seriously, "Provincial Governor Luo, This Prince believes in you. Because you do not have any motive or reason to assassinate This Prince. You do not need to take this matter to heart. This Prince believes in you. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Luo Yansheng stood up and bowed in thanks.
He was really nervous and felt a chill down his spine. This was because if he encountered a suspicious ruler, then there would be a grudge. Now that something like this had happened, it was very likely that there would be a grudge. Even if they did not investigate who was responsible, the fact that there was an assassin in the City Lord's Mansion would prove that he was not capable.
Luo Yansheng felt very fortunate that Du Qi did not pursue the matter.
In fact, Du Qi already had a plan in mind. Although an assassin had tried to assassinate him, it was not a bad thing. Instead, it was an opportunity.
If he made use of this opportunity, he could turn the situation around and gain the support of the people. Du Qi took a deep breath and raised his hand. He said, "Everyone, please be quiet. This Prince has something to say."
When Xiao Chen spoke, the surrounding people gradually quieted down. The gazes of the people all gathered on Du Qi. Earlier, when these people saw that Du Qi did not pursue the matter with Luo Yansheng, they had a good impression of Du Qi. They felt that Du Qi was a wise ruler.
As the people trusted Luo Yansheng, they believed that Luo Yansheng was innocent and would not arrange for someone to assassinate Du Qi.
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