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The banquet ended, Liu Jing said goodbye and left Ganlu Palace. He went down the mountain and returned to take the boat. Sun Quan was unable to drink and took his ladies away first. Only a few guards from Ganlu Palace led Liu Jing and his party to slowly descend the mountain.

Beigu Mountain is not high, but the mountain is complex. It takes at least half an hour to walk around it. Especially when they are all leading horses, they should be more careful when going down the mountain.

At this time, the sky was already completely dark, with strange rocks on both sides of the mountain road, and big trees covered their heads with gloomy like huge umbrellas, covering the sun, moon and stars, making the mountain road particularly dark.

More than two personal soldiers guarded Liu Jing from left to right, and they were especially careful of the threat above their heads. These dense trees were easy to hide, and many soldiers even raised their shields to form a shield wall.

Several guards of Ganlu Palace laughed. The soldiers in Jingzhou were so nervous. This is Ganlu Palace, how could it be in danger.

The chief guard laughed and said, "Everyone can't help but worry, no one dares to come here to play wildly."

Zhao Yun ignored him. He held the hilt of the sword and looked around vigilantly. The decades of war career gave him an extraordinary sensitivity. He felt that there seemed to be some danger around him. If someone wanted to be unfavorable to them, this area was the best opportunity.

"Don't be careless," he whispered.

When several guards of Ganlu Palace saw him fussing, they shook their heads and walked quickly along the path to the bottom of the mountain.

At this time, they had already walked out of the shaded mountain path, and a half-light and half-dark full moon passed through the thin clouds. The moonlight was bleak, giving the earth a light gray.

The figures of Liu Jing and his personal guards also began to become clear, and they could clearly distinguish Liu Jing and his horses.

Suddenly, a swelling sound came from a rock opposite. This was a group of birds that were frightened, and almost everyone was shocked. At this moment, a series of crossbows sounded, and more than a dozen crossbow arrows roared towards him, attacking Liu Jing in front of the team.

The commander of the Guard of Ganlu Palace walked in front of Liu Jing. He couldn't dodge and was shot through his chest by two crossbow arrows. He screamed and rolled down from the hillside. Another personal soldier was also shot by the cold arrows. He groaned and fell to the ground.

About seven or eight crossbow arrows shot into Liu Jing's eyes like lightning. Liu Jing was prepared. He was sensitively aware of danger lurking around him, and his right hand was pressed on the hilt of the sword.

A cold light flashed by, and the blue light sword was unsheathed and slashed away. The cold light instantly formed a sword net, shattering all seven or eight arrows into pieces.

"There are assassins" the soldiers shouted.

Zhao Yun was furious. He snatched two spears from the soldiers, jumped onto a big stone and threw them hard. A scream came. Zhao Yun held the spear and rushed towards the archery place. The two personal soldiers were also in a stir. Li Qing shouted: "The First Battalion protects the state governor, and the Second Battalion follows me."

The personal soldiers were well-trained, fast but not chaotic. One soldier was instantly arranged in a square array and surrounded Liu Jing with a shield, while the other followed Li Qing. They divided into two teams and surrounded the rocks dozens of steps away.

Liu Jing shouted loudly: "Catch the assassin alive."

At this time, one of the sixteen crossbowmen who were hiding behind the rock had been stabbed to death by a spear, and the other fifteen were hurriedly withdrawing from the path behind the rock. They had only one chance, and whether they succeeded or not, they had to leave quickly.

Just as they had run less than fifty steps, Zhao Yun was already chasing him from behind. He shouted loudly, waved his spear, and the last two crossbowmen were pierced on the back and turned to the ground.

"General Zhao, the governor of the state has an order to catch the living," Li Qing shouted in the distance.

Zhao Yun woke up and changed his stab to slaughter. His spear flew over and overturned the remaining dozen assassins to the ground in a moment. The personal soldiers who surrounded them from both sides rushed up and pressed the assassins to the ground.

At this time, Liu Jing walked over with a gloomy face, the arrow was highly poisonous, and all the people shot were shot were killed. Although two of the people shot to death were guards of Ganlu Palace, their nature was very bad. If he hadn't been alert in advance, or if he hadn't been his martial arts skills, he would have been unable to escape death today.

He looked at the ten arrested assassins coldly, and then said to Li Qingling: "Go and notify the Marquis of Wu quickly and ask him to come and check the matter."

Sun Quan drank a few more drinks today and had just fallen asleep, but a rapid run woke him up. "Mr. Wu, something big happened." The guards reported nervously.

"What's the matter?" Sun Quan asked very unhappily.

"Jingzhou Governor Liu Jing was assassinated"

"What" Sun Quan sat up, and his drunkenness and sleepiness were immediately shocked. Liu Jing was assassinated, which was a huge matter.

He didn't even have time to wear his shoes, so he ran to the curtain barefoot, opened the curtain and asked anxiously, "When did it happen, what's going on now?"

The guard quickly bowed and said, "Just just happened, Liu Zhoumu escaped by chance, but Luo Shun, the chief guard of Ganlu Palace, unfortunately died. I heard that a total of people died."

Sun Quan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care if others died. As long as Liu Jing didn't have any trouble, it would be a blessing. He quickly put on his shoes and asked while dressing, "What else is there?"

"There is also that General Huang has led his army to rush there. Just at the foot of Beigu Mountain, Liu Jing's personal soldiers who heard the news said that all the assassins have been arrested and are waiting for the disposal of Wuhou."

Sun Quan was anxious. He hurriedly put on his outer robe and walked quickly outside the Wuhou Mansion. When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, called a guard leader, and whispered to him: "Take more brothers and monitor Sun Ben's mansion closely, and don't let him run away."

"Abide by the order"

The guards took a bow and hurried away with dozens of guards. Sun Quan watched them walk away. He had a strong premonition in his heart that Liu Jing's assassination might have something to do with Sun Ben.

It is not far from Jingkou North City Gate to Beigu Mountain, only a few miles away, and the road is spacious and flat. Sun Quan rushed to the mountain under the strict escort of several guards. At this time, the front of Beigu Mountain was strictly blocked by the Jiangdong Army, and no unrelated personnel were allowed to approach, including Ganlu Palace, and two thousand soldiers went up the mountain to protect it.

When Sun Quan ran to the foot of the mountain, Huang Gai came up and said, "See Wu Hou."

"How is the situation?" Sun Quan asked after he turned around and dismounted.

"Liu Zhoumu has been escorted by his army, and his personal soldiers are left to help us investigate the situation."

Sun Quan nodded. It seemed that Liu Jing knew that this matter had nothing to do with him. He pulled Huang Gai aside and whispered: "I heard that the assassin was caught. Where are they now?"

Huang Gai understood what Sun Quan meant, and he shook his head, "Assassins were taken away by Liu Jing, but judging from the abandoned crossbows at the scene, they were all soldiers of Jiangdong Army. The number on the crossbow machine was the weapon of our army. The planner behind the scene obviously wanted to kill two birds with one stone, assassinating the governor of Jingzhou and frame us."

Sun Quan sneered, "I'm afraid this person will backfire."

At this time, Li Qing hurried over, bowed and took out a folded note and handed it to Sun Quan, "This is a note given to Wu Hou by the governor of my family."

Sun Quan took the note and looked at the torch. He nodded and said to Huang Gai: "I'll go to the dock and leave it to the general. In addition, temporarily block the news and don't disturb the Ganlu Palace."

"Unclear job"

Sun Quan turned over the horse, pulled the reins, and transferred the horse's head to run towards the riverside

The big ship was quietly parked by the dock. At this time, Liu Jing had already returned, changed into clothes, and waited patiently for Sun Quan's arrival. Of course, he knew that this matter would not be done by Sun Quan. He brought six thousand elite troops to him. Sun Quan was not so mentally retarded. If so, Jiangdong would be destroyed.

Liu Jing also suspected that it was Sun Ben's actions that made him the greatest beneficiary. Of course, the premise is that he has a close relationship with Cao Cao and he can get Cao Cao's support.

To provoke a devastating war between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, the only one who laughs at the end is Cao Cao. There is almost no need to think about it. This assassination must be related to Cao Cao.

While thinking, a guard hurried to the door of the cabin and bowed to report: "Qi Bingzhou Governor, the assassins have explained."

"How to say it?" Liu Jing turned around and asked.

"They don't know who the messenger behind the scenes is. They are all folk swordsmen, they only know how to collect money and work hard for others."

This confession was expected by Liu Jing. Sun Ben was not so stupid and sent his own people to assassinate him. Liu Jing pondered for a moment and asked, "Has the Marquis of Wu arrived yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard at the door reported, "Qi Bizhou Governor, Wu Hou has arrived."

Liu Jing nodded, "Please come in."

Soon, Sun Quan quickly walked into the cabin and asked nervously and concernedly: "I heard that my brother was assassinated, it doesn't matter."

Liu Jing smiled, "It's not that easy to stab me, but this matter is bad."

Sun Quan felt guilty and sighed, "This is my misarrangement. I apologize to my brother."

"No need"

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "I invited my brother to discuss countermeasures with me. Who thinks this matter will be done by me?"

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think about who I know. Except for the one who competes with me, I don't have the courage to do so."

"Does your brother think this matter has something to do with Cao Cao?"

Sun Quan was stunned. He thought for a while and said, "Although it was also possible that it was Cao Cao, it was impossible for Cao Cao to get the crossbows in our army. Moreover, I arranged two thousand patrols near Beigushan. They obviously knew the deployment of the patrols. This must be because insiders leaked information to them. I think Cao Cao does not have such great ability."

“There is another possibility.”

Liu Jing smiled faintly and said, "For example, Cao Cao and Sun Ben colluded with me and caused the Sun and Liu family to be in conflict. Cao Cao gained the benefits of the fisherman. When both of us were both injured, Zhang Liao could easily conquer Jingzhou and Jiangdong, Jingzhou supported Liu Cong to the throne, and Jiangdong supported Sun Ben to the throne. The benefits were huge. I believe Cao Cao would never miss this opportunity."

Sun Quan nodded, "It's really possible."

At this time, Liu Jing looked at Sun Quan and said, "Do you dare to bet once? Check Sun Ben's house. I suspect that there is a messenger from Cao Cao in his house."

Sun Quan walked a few steps behind his back. If he hadn't been worried about the rebellion of Kuaiji County, he would have taken action long ago. He was worried that arresting Sun Ben would cause a series of serious consequences. However, if evidence of Sun Ben colluding with Cao Cao could be captured, I believe that under the righteousness, not many people would dare to respond to him.

Sun Quan also realized that this was indeed an opportunity. He could use the assassination of Liu Jing to overthrow Sun Ben. After pondering for a long time, he asked again: "What excuse should I use to check his house?"

Liu Jing laughed, "The assassin is in my hand. Whatever I want them to say, they will say what they want. Is this enough?"
Chapter completed!