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Chapter 41 Who is the assassin?

"Fortunately, it's nothing serious. He was stabbed in the leg and lost too much blood. He can't get out of bed and has to rest in bed. He can't do this job!" Yinzhen saw his thirteenth brother's face full of concern, forced a smile and comforted him.

"What a coincidence! I just received the order to try the case with Lao Ba yesterday, and then the assassin came in the evening."

"Fourth brother, yesterday in the court, Old Eighth competed with you for this job, and in the end the Emperor asked the two of you to interrogate together. Do you think this assassin was sent by Old Eighth?"

Yinzhen said angrily, "Who else could it be if not him? I haven't offended anyone recently. I was ordered to reflect on my mistakes behind closed doors because of the debt owed to the treasury some time ago. I just left the mansion to do my job. There was no loss of property in the mansion last night, and no one else was injured. The assassin bypassed the guards in the mansion and appeared directly in my bedroom. He even ignored the maid who was guarding outside the door and came straight to me."

"I fought him in the dark. After just one round, the sword was knocked away. It shows that the assassin is very skilled. Moreover, the guards had not arrived at that time, so the man had plenty of time to kill me. However, he did not take my life. He only slashed my leg, and then left calmly under the siege of many guards!"

At this point, Yinzhen lowered his voice and said, "In the end, I even sent out the group of people behind me, but they still couldn't stop the person. This shows how skilled he is!"

After saying that, he took out the sword he used to fight the enemy last night and handed it to Old Thirteen.

Yinxiang took it and looked at it. There was a big cut on the blade of the sword that could cut gold and jade. If he used a little more force, the sword would be cut in half.

"Huh"

Yinxiang sucked in a breath of cold air, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a face full of fear: "Fourth brother, you are so lucky! Just look at this hole, let alone you, even me, the Thirteenth, has been wielding spears and swords since I was a child, and I think my skills are not bad. Even I can't do it. Just based on this point, you can see how fierce the person who came is. If this person really wants your life, even if everyone in your house rushes up, they can't save you!"

Hearing this, Yinzhen's face became even gloomier: "I didn't expect that the Eighth Prince had such a person, he is really a hidden talent!"

"It seems that your inference is correct. The person who came just wants you to stay at home for half a month and not participate in the trial. Fourth brother, if you are not here, even if the emperor asks me to participate, he will have nothing to worry about. The eighth brother has always been scheming and sinister. I, the thirteenth brother, am no match for him." Yinxiang said with a worried look on his face.

"But we can't let him do whatever he wants. Thirteenth brother, you keep a close eye on him. If anything happens, tell me at any time and we can work together to deal with it!"

"Okay! Fourth brother, this is the only way for now. I will go to the Ministry of Justice now, and you take care of yourself!" Yinxiang replied helplessly.

"Go ahead, Thirteenth Brother, don't worry about me here, I will be careful!"

The Thirteenth Master said goodbye to the Fourth Master, left the Fourth Master’s house, and rode his horse to the Ministry of Justice!

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen was stabbed by an assassin and was forced to withdraw from the trial of a wrongful conviction in the Ministry of Justice. The news that the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang would participate in the trial quickly spread throughout the capital. The mansions of various princes and ministers were secretly discussing the matter. As for how they speculated, only they themselves knew it.

There is a small lake in the mansion of the Tenth Master. An octagonal pavilion is built in the middle of the water, and a flower-filled trail leads to the shore.

Li Yan stayed in the mansion. He liked to walk by the lake with Wu Sidao. They often drank tea and played chess in the pavilion in the lake. The weather was warm and the temperature was suitable. Sitting in the lake, the breeze brought people a relaxed and comfortable mood. In addition, Li Yan was a mean person!
I think people like to talk in open places because it is open on all sides and they don't have to worry about their conversations being leaked. At least Li Yan needs this now. When he talks about the affairs of the court here, the attendants and guards around him stand far away on the shore, so he doesn't have to worry about being overheard by anyone.

Li Yan was playing Go with Wu Sidao in the pavilion at this time. Although Li Yan had never played Go before, he had been in the mansion for a long time, so he learned to play Go with Wu Sidao when he had nothing to do. In the words of old Wu, the Tenth Master was young and impetuous, and playing Go would help him cultivate his character and stabilize his mind.

Li Yan is a bad chess player, but Wu Sidao is very good at chess. When playing with Li Yan, he can adjust his level to be comparable and play against Li Yan slowly.

Although he has no interest in playing chess, this is a very elegant act, and it shows the host's non-existent cultural heritage and deep connotations.

Thinking that he could use it to show off in the future, Li Yan started to learn it seriously.

"Mr. Wu, have you heard that an assassin broke into Fourth Brother's house a few days ago? He stabbed Fourth Brother and prevented him from participating in the trial of the Ministry of Justice's unjust imprisonment. Everyone privately said that it was Eighth Brother who did it!" Li Yan said casually.

Wu Sidao smiled slightly and said, "This is definitely not the work of Master Ba!"

"Oh? Why do you say that, sir?"

"Isn't it obvious? Since the Fourth Master is injured and cannot participate in the trial, who will benefit the most? Naturally, it is the Eighth Master. If that is the case, how could the Eighth Master not know that if he takes action at this time, he will be under suspicion? The Eighth Master is quite cunning, how could he not think of this?"

"Then who do you think did it, sir?" Li Yan silently gave Old Wu a thumbs up in his heart. This number one strategist is truly extraordinary!

"This matter has too many traces of stopping the Fourth Master. I guess if it wasn't done by the Fourth Master himself, then it must have been done by other princes. If it was done by the Fourth Master himself, then he saw the danger behind this case and used it to get out of it, and by the way, he also put the blame on the Eighth Master."

"If it was done by other hidden princes, it would be too terrible. The person behind the scenes was very clever and swept the Eighth Master and the Fourth Master in at once. I didn't expect that there was such a hidden person in the capital, watching the fight between tigers in secret, waiting to reap the benefits." Wu Sidao said worriedly with a frown.

Li Yan was shocked when he heard this. He could tell so much from the things on his face. Old Wu was amazing! I hope there will be no more people like him in Beijing!
If everyone is this kind of wise and cunning person, how can I survive with just a high school diploma?
"If I hadn't known that the Tenth Master had asked Longkodo to pass on a message, hoping that the Fourth Master would participate in the trial, I would have thought that it was the Tenth Master who did it! Because of the occurrence of this case, the situation has become even more confusing, which is most beneficial to the Tenth Master! After the case is concluded, the Crown Prince is in trouble, and the two princes who handled the case, the Fourth Master and the Eighth Master, have meritorious service on the surface, and will definitely be rewarded by the Emperor."

"As soon as the assassination incident happened, the two princes were mired in suspicion before they even got any credit. I'm sure they're both sulking at home right now!"

"Hahaha"

After Wu Sidao finished speaking, he started laughing.

(End of this chapter)