Chapter 515 Conspiracy loudly
Before, Zhao Yushu thought that it might be the young and ignorant King of Shu who hired someone to assassinate Concubine Wang, because they only hired a few mortal warriors from a foreign race to do the job. Not to mention that Xiao Qing had a great master of the outer scene as a guard, even if there were only a few dozen Liao warriors, with their long swords and heavy armor, they were enough to knock down dozens of ragged Western warriors.
So this matter was more of a way for the young King of Shu to vent his unhappiness. When Xiao Qing found out about it, she just gave the guy a good beating and then killed the two servants who gave the idea, and the matter was over.
However, with the variable of Zhao Yushu, a child's play could turn into a real assassination.
But now, the recruitment of assassins is more high-profile, which is not a normal signal.
Even if Xiao Qing despised this stupid nominal son, she would not let him play like this, because it would make the situation out of control.
With forty of his own bandits, he could surely fish in troubled waters in Yizhou, and those dozens of Western Region warriors would naturally be able to cause great damage.
The King of Shu will become the biggest joke of this game.
So, I guessed wrong before. Who is unscrupulously recruiting assassins from the Western Regions in the name of the King of Shu?
Zhao Yushu was a fast runner. Although Yizhou was big, it wouldn't take long for him to reach the small courtyard according to his previous memory.
Zhao Yushu did not rush in, but walked around the courtyard. The person who sent the order, who was suspected to be the eunuch of the Shu Palace, only wanted Western Region warriors. Western Region warriors sounded like only four words, and they were all the same kind of people in the eyes of the Central Plains people, but behind them were dozens of countries.
These people have no household registration and no background, so they are the most convenient to use and can also easily shirk responsibility afterwards. There is really nothing wrong with them being ordinary assassins.
I hope I'm just overthinking it, I hope that silly kid is just acting on impulse and Xiao Qing doesn't have time to deal with him yet.
But if that is the case, why would so many people from the Western Regions suddenly pour in?
Zhao Yushu vaguely felt that there was a hand behind him beyond his sight.
There was no one watching outside the yard.
Zhao Yushu turned over and went outside the room, where the eunuch he had seen before was still sitting there.
Standing behind the eunuch was a little eunuch, who was the one who had delivered the letter to him.
In front of the eunuch, five warriors dressed in Western costumes were kneeling. One of them was describing their bravery and strength in broken Chinese.
"Okay, you Westerners are all the same, bragging that you are invincible. If you are so powerful, how come you destroyed a country? Take it, and come to claim your reward after you succeed."
The eunuch casually threw out a few silver ingots and a piece of paper and said, "If you don't know how to read, go find a Tang Dynasty person to read to you. Get lost."
The five Westerners hurriedly picked up the money and papers and ran out.
The father-in-law stretched and said, "Pah, a bunch of stray dogs, is there anyone here today?"
"Aweng, it's gone today."
"How much?"
"That's fifty-three in all."
"It's really strange. I don't know where these people from the Western Regions hide normally, but they all popped out with this list."
"Aunt, Grandpa, is there any deeper meaning? I heard that our prince, um, is to the Concubine..."
"Shut up! Is this something you should be thinking about? Do you know why I called you here?"
"Aunt, spare my life! Because my son is obedient!"
"Bah! Because you are just like me. In front of outsiders, I can't read!"
"My son understands! My son understands!"
"go back!"
Zhao Yushu frowned when he heard this. What the hell is going on? It sounds like this eunuch sent the order from a higher-level eunuch, who should be a big shot in the Shu Wang Mansion. But they sent it out, but pretended not to know that the target was the Queen Mother.
Because I can’t read?!
What use is such a lame excuse when the Queen Mother wants to chop off your head?
It's useless, unless the Queen Mother doesn't intend to chop off your head.
Zhao Yushu cursed inwardly, thinking that the little King of Shu was the only fool for the whole day.
He didn't know whether he wanted to do it on his own or was instigated by others, but he wanted to take advantage of the impending chaos in Shu to send Concubine Wang away.
Xiao Qing knew about this little trick almost instantly, and then continued to play along. How many of these Western Region assassins would really go to assassinate Xiao Qing? And how many of them would receive different tasks, or go further?
However, his question still had no answer, and the eunuch didn't know why so many people from the Western Regions suddenly gathered together. In that era, communication was not smooth, and a bounty of just a few dozen taels could not have attracted so many Western warriors across thousands of miles.
Unless they came for something in the first place.
Are the two Pishan brothers hiding something from me, or are they assuming that I know it?
The two eunuchs left, and Zhao Yushu followed them all the way. After confirming that they were indeed from the Prince of Shu's Palace, they quietly left.
Always feeling like he had forgotten to ask something very important, Zhao Yushu scratched his head and stood in the night, feeling a little confused for the first time.
When they returned to Lai Fu Inn, the two brothers from Pishan had already gone to bed. They slept on a large bunk bed. Zhao Yushu squeezed into a corner and tried to close his eyes as he smelled the stench in the room.
When the morning came, the two old men from Pishan sat upright opposite Zhao Yushu and hesitated for a long time.
"Brother Alibaba, we have thought about it. You are right. No matter how much money you have, you have to be alive to get it."
Zhao Yushu let out a sigh of relief: "You are right to think so. The person who issued the order deceived us first. We can just return the money to them. It won't be considered as a disgrace to the honor of our Western Region warriors. It doesn't matter. I still have some silver here."
"No, you misunderstood. What we mean is that we still have to do the work, but we have to think of a strategy. After all, without money, how can we restore the country?"
Restoration of the country?
Zhao Yushu took a deep breath and thought that he might know why these people from the Western Regions came here.
“Who doesn’t want to restore the country?”
Zhao Yushu pretended to sigh: "But it's been so many years."
"We certainly can't do it alone, but now we have the support of the Tang people. Brother Alibaba, didn't you come here with the hope of restoring your country? Why are you backing off now?"
Tang people? Alibaba? Restoration of the country?
Lines intertwined rapidly in his mind. Zhao Yushu recalled the news he had received before, how he had disguised himself to sneak into Jiannan Road, and the whereabouts of his senior brothers and sisters. He couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Why am I the one fighting on the front line, while you guys who are plotting in the back don't tell me a single word?
It turns out that in the eyes of you smart people, I am just a ruthless killing machine.
I even doubt whether the old man and the eldest senior brother have the same status.
The wolf girl went to the Liao Kingdom, Meng Yan went to Lingnan, the eldest senior brother stayed in the middle to provide support at any time, and the second senior sister, haha, took a princess to the Western Regions.
Then, the warriors who had defeated the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions received the news at some point and swarmed to Yizhou.
Brother Wei San, ah, Brother Wei San, you are really amazing.