Chapter 138: Assassinating the King

"Brother Lu, why are you telling me this? You know, there is no way I will join you. I will pretend that I have never heard of this matter today, and I will not tell others about it." Song Changming shook his head and said.

I just feel that the strong wine today is a little hard to swallow.

"Chang Ming thinks we are acting out of imagination?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's just different ways." Song Changming had never had the idea of ​​competing for the world, and naturally he would not help Gu Wenhui compete for the world.

"That's such a pity." Lu Zheng said regretfully.

This will probably be the last time he invites Song Changming.

Unless Song Changming changes his mind in the future, they are destined not to be together.

"That being the case, I still have a deal here. I wonder if Chang Ming is interested?" Lu Zheng continued.

"What kind of deal requires you to contact me?" Song Changming looked at Lu Zheng and asked in confusion.

For a person like Gu Wenhui, working under the fifth prince, he must have a group of capable ministers and generals under his command.

Is there anything that needs to be done by such a charlatan like him?

"Eradicate one person for us in Donglai County." Lu Zheng said, bluntly saying that this was a bloody business.

"Who?" Song Changming tried to ask.

"Little Prince Chu Huai!" Lu Zheng said directly.

"!?"

Song Changming looked at the large wine bowl in front of Lu Zheng, then at the small wine glass in front of his desk, and couldn't help but said, "Brother Lu, did you drink too much, or did I drink too much?"

Let him take action against the number one figure in Donglai County today, the young prince with imperial blood?

Why not let him kill the fifth prince directly, which would be easier?

Seeing Song Changming's fierce reaction, Lu Zheng signaled him to calm down and said, "You might as well listen to the chips first."

"Brother Gu has prepared a set of martial arts techniques and a collection of 500-year-old wild ginseng as bargaining chips for this transaction with you.

If you participate, when the young prince is killed, you will get the martial art. If you are the last one to kill, the wild ginseng will also be yours. In fact, to be on the safe side, there will be more than just one person involved. That's it. "

Song Changming pursed his lips. Although this task was a bit outrageous, the benefits really made him excited.

Whether it's martial arts or five-hundred-year-old precious wild ginseng, these are the treasures Song Changming really wants, and they are good things that even rich people can't buy.

It has to be said that Lu Zheng, as an old friend who has worked with him for many years, knows him quite well.

In exchange for other benefits, there is really no way to make Song Changming so moved.

If he misses this time, whether it is the martial art or the mountain ginseng treasure, it will be very difficult for Song Changming to obtain it in the next few years, and the chances are slim.

And he finally understood why Lu Zheng first asked him about Liu Dingsheng's strength when he arrived.

Most likely, Liu Dingsheng, a long-established extreme master, would be one of the assassins that Lu Zheng would lobby for participation in the future.

Seeing Song Changming fell silent, Lu Zheng added.

"Chang Ming, I can't reveal too much to you about some things yet. I can only assure you that after killing this young prince, everything is a foregone conclusion. You don't have to worry about subsequent troubles from the royal family."

Song Changming thought about this matter repeatedly in his mind, and suddenly asked: "Why didn't Mr. Gu choose a more reliable and confident person around him to carry out this matter?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said: "For this situation, Brother Gu has mobilized all the forces he can. Including me, we have more important arrangements. We will not be able to come to Donglai County easily by then."

Lu Zheng said he couldn't reveal too much, but he actually said a lot quietly.

Song Changming could tell that Gu Wenhui had been planning this time for a long time and was preparing to do something big.

Letting them deal with the young prince in Donglai County is probably just a small part of his plan this time, not the key.

In other words, for Gu Wenhui, it would be best if he could deal with the young prince who was assigned to Donglai County. Failure to deal with it would most likely not affect the overall situation.

"How about you, do you want to participate? You can get a share of martial arts and you won't suffer any loss. What's more, you might also get the 500-year-old ginseng king for free. Don't you want to know how effective this ginseng is? " Lu Zhengyou said.

Of course Song Changming wanted to know.

That 300-year-old golden ginseng had taken him to the seventh level of bone forging in just one month!

Now this even rarer and rare 500-year-old mountain ginseng might be able to take him directly to the sky and break through to the cultivation strength of the ninth level of bone forging.

Song Changming was about to move, but in the end he held back and did not fully agree to the matter.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, this is after all a thrilling and super-standard mission to assassinate the royal family. If his identity is found out, he will be an enemy of the fifth prince who holds military power, and he will probably fight to the death.

Even if peace is restored in the world in the future, this may still be uncovered by the central imperial power and the matter will be settled again.

The royal family cares most about the dignity of their own bloodline and will never allow it to be tainted and humiliated by the outside world.

And he didn't completely trust Gu Wenhui.

He was unable to readily agree to this task deal due to his worries.

Lu Zheng did not force Song Changming. Whether he wanted to participate or not was completely up to Song Changming himself.

Even if Song Changming ultimately refuses, he still has other candidates who can complete the task.

After a drink, Lu Zheng said goodbye and left, leaving Song Changming with a lot of thoughts.

There is no doubt that Gu Wenhui is an absolute ambition, and he hides it very deeply.

Now that he was exposed in front of him, it was just that the other party chose to be exposed and didn't mind being known by him.

If Gu Wenhui really succeeds, will the Chu family royal family really have to change hands in the past thousand years?

In the evening, Liuzhai.

"With that, I'll take my leave." Lu Zheng looked at the time, got up and left.

Liu Dingsheng watched Lu Zheng leave, with his hands behind his back, his expression slightly changed, and finally he couldn't help but sigh.

"I was born at the wrong time."

If he were dozens of years younger and still had the energy and courage to spare, he would definitely choose to participate.

The timely appearance of this set of martial arts skills will allow you to take a further step in martial arts and complete a qualitative change!

But unfortunately, his condition is deteriorating now. There is no other way and there is no need to take risks anymore.

On the other side, Li Mansion.

Sheriff Li Yan read the letter in his hand and sat alone in the inner courtyard all night.

At dawn the next day, the decision was finally made.

At the same time, inside the county governor's mansion.

Chu Huai lay among the beauties, contented with his ambition.

He defeated the imperial army in one fell swoop and ensured that Donglai County was safe.

After this battle, he had received a letter of commendation from his father, the Emperor. Among all his brothers and sisters, his performance was undoubtedly the most dazzling.

He was even imagining the distant future, where his father would sit on the throne and make him the crown prince.

Every time he thought of this, he wanted to show off in front of his father and continue to make meritorious deeds.

With the heavy boots hitting the ground and the sound of armor scraping, the general strode in.

After Xiong Danshan came in, he saw Chu Huai who was indulgent during the day. Even after he came, he still didn't restrain himself. He couldn't help but frown.

"General Xiong, why are you here in such a hurry? Didn't you see that I am busy? If you have anything to do, come and tell me later." His interest was disturbed, and Chu Huai was not happy to ask his general to go out quickly.

Xiong Danshan didn't seem to hear it, and still reported directly: "Your Highness, we will finally receive the news, and the chaos in major cities and towns has intensified. If this continues, there is a high probability that riots will occur."

In his opinion, this is no small matter.

"Riot?" When Chu Huai heard this, he stopped and frowned.

"Why is there the possibility of riots under my rule? Are the patrols at the General Department of Public Security all useless?"

Chu Huai scolded, leaving Xiong Danshan speechless.

His Highness is really clueless. Up to now, the root cause of the current situation in Donglai County is still unclear. It is up to him, a military commander, to give some advice.

"Your Highness, I think military rations can no longer be forcibly collected, and some policies that benefit the people need to be introduced to stabilize public sentiment that is about to boil." Xiong Danshan suggested.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Chu Huai was furious and vetoed it with a wave of his hand.

"Who do they think they are? If anyone dares to cause trouble, you will directly lead the army to suppress it. The captured rebels will be sent directly to the execution ground at Caishikou without interrogation and killed in front of everyone. .

I don’t believe that anyone will dare to continue to disobey my orders! "

Forced conscription must be carried out, otherwise there will be no soldiers to continue to consume the imperial army, and military rations are also a very difficult problem to solve.

Not only did he want to conscript by force, he even wanted to go even further and conscript troops and food for his father, in order to please his father.

"Those who are elderly are also sent to escort grain and fodder and handle logistical tasks in the army. We also take children over the age of ten to work. I don't care for idlers!"

"Your Highness, no!" Xiong Danshan wanted to dissuade him, but he still knew the importance of people's hearts.

Especially if it lasts for a long time, it highlights the value of people's hearts.

And this young prince seems to have some misunderstandings about the common people, as if he equates them with his own slaves, which are so unworthy of mention.

"Just do as you are told, don't talk back and make me unhappy!" Chu Huai slapped the desk and shouted, not intending to change his mind at all.