Chapter 14 Section Fourteen

months later. Xixia Xingqing Mansion, Chengtian Temple. "Amitabha." In a meditation room, two monks, one old and one strong, sat facing each other with lowered eyebrows.The monk in his prime was the most popular Master Mingkong in Xingqing Mansion at this time, while the monk with white beard and hair was surprisingly Master Zhiyuan, the abbot of Xiangguo Temple in Bianjing, Song Dynasty.Ming Kong clasped his palms together and bowed slightly, and said to Zhi Yuan: "Senior brother came from a long way, it's been a hard journey." Zhiyuan also smiled back and bowed, "The big things will be harmonious, so why not talk about hard work."

Ming Kong's body trembled slightly, his eyes showed eager light, he tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, raised his eyes to Zhi Yuan, and asked slowly: "Are you going to make trouble?" "Maybe soon." Zhiyuan said vaguely. "Amitabha." Ming Kong whispered the Buddha's name, and didn't ask any more questions.But Zhiyuan's words stirred up waves in his heart, and he couldn't calm down for a while.He fiddled with the Buddha beads slightly, and after a while, he said: "Although Lord Xia promulgated the reform edict, the Liang family's party members are densely distributed in the court, and most of the officials are obedient and vigilant. Except for the change of Hanfu and Han ceremony, the reform edict is almost a dead letter. In March The imperial examination was obstructed by Liang Yibu in every possible way. There were only 50 candidates, of which 38 were the children of officials in the DPRK and China, nine were the children of nobles from various ministries, and there were only three civilians. Xia Zhu wanted to recruit talents through the imperial examination. Unexpectedly, the nobles of various factions took advantage of this opportunity to seek personal gain." Mingkong sighed slightly, but there was no sympathy or anger in his expression, but a bit of sarcasm.

Zhiyuan smiled lightly and said: "Handan is learning to walk, Xiazhu is as different as Liaozhu from Liaozhu." Ming Kong nodded, and then said: "Lord Xia set up a martial arts school, and Wen Huan was the chief sacrificial wine to preside over its affairs. Unexpectedly, there are many factions in the country, and the martial arts school will inevitably become a place where various factions compete for power. However, the lecturers among them were almost divided up by the people recommended by Liang Yibu and Ren Duohuan. If the military officers refused to follow the Liang family or Ren Duo, they would not be able to enter the lecture hall at all. Wen Huan took office for less than a month, and the Empress Dowager Liang I found an excuse to transfer him away, Master Xia's martial arts school is already making wedding clothes for others."

Zhiyuan listened with a smile and didn't interrupt. Since Liang Yongneng and Yuzang Huama patrolled the border, the situation on the border between Song and Xia has become more delicate.After Liang Yongneng took office, he couldn't even fly a pigeon to the border of Xixia. Instead, Xixia continued to send spies to spy on the Song army's military situation.Although Yuzang Huama kept flirting with the Song Dynasty and sent people to make peace with Dong Zhan, he did not relax the control of the border, which made it more difficult for spies to communicate.Even the Jingsai military commander controlled by Ren Duohuan has become stricter in interrogating pedestrians traveling between Song and Xia.From March to June, the Shanxi Room of the Staff Center almost lost contact with China.That's why Zhiyuan received a secret letter from Shi Yue, asking him to go to Xixia himself.Zhiyuan went through a lot of setbacks, and with the help of Hengshan believers, she finally came to Xingqing Mansion after suffering a lot.Unexpectedly, after arriving here, I found that the situation here is actually very optimistic.

Mingkong continued to introduce the situation of Xixia to Zhiyuan: "...The Xia Lord's ambitious military reform is still in the foreseeable future. The soldiers and civilians at the bottom of the Xia Kingdom are disappointed because the Xia Lord's dishonesty can't really reduce the tax and labor. But according to my observations, the people and soldiers will not support Lord Xia very much. Officials at all levels, leaders of various tribes, nobles, and gentry, if they are not indifferent, they understand that the reform will not succeed. In addition, Liang Yibu keeps sending people Spreading rumors and deceiving people, these people have no hope of reforming the system. A few days before Liang Yi was buried, he once invited me to the mansion to divination for him... His days of staying in seclusion are coming to an end."

"Liang Yibu has put the arrow on the bow." Zhi Yuan mused, "What countermeasures can Lord Xia have?" "Everyone in Li Qing doesn't believe in Buddhism." Ming Kong shook his head, "However, on the surface, it seems that there is no abnormality. Xia Zhu, Li Qing and others seem to be deeply involved in various affairs of the reform. He cares about..." "Then how do you think we are going to deal with it?" "Don't let nature take its course." Ming Kong pondered for a while, then lowered his voice, and said, "I have an idea..."

"Oh?" Mingkong kept moving the beads with both hands, and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yibu both believe in Buddha, and they are very close to me..." Zhi Yuan looked at Ming Kong and realized, "Junior brother means..." "Exactly." "Alright." In an instant, Zhiyuan made a decision. Li Qing rarely showed a smile for several months.The difficulties encountered in the restructuring were beyond his imagination.The purpose of establishing the Lecture School is to train a group of mid-level military officers who are loyal to Lord Xia, and to prepare for the rebuilding of an army under Lord Xia’s personal control. However, every reform means a new division of interests. Schools are also doomed.After hearing the news, all forces moved into action, desperately planting their own people in the martial arts school, and doing everything they can to attack dissidents.In the end, Liang Yibu and Ren Duohuan divided up all the spots for lecturers, and even Wen Huan was squeezed out.

Li Qing and Wen Huan sat cross-legged in a quiet room, reading softly a memorial from Zheng Da'en, the champion of the new discipline: "... Your Majesty wishes to rule the court, and if you want to reform the old, you must return the power to the superior. If the power is not in your Majesty, but……" "It's so easy to say." Li Qing shook his head, and put down the memorial in his hand, "How can the Xia Kingdom belong to the superior? There is the empress dowager inside, and the foreign relatives monopolize the power; if the master wants to fight against the Liang family, he has to rely on Renduo. Renduo therefore And arrogant, it seems that he has become a vassal town. Even if the Liang family is really expelled, how can we know that Renduo is not Dong Zhuo?" Li Qing said recklessly, suddenly remembered that Wen Huan was the son-in-law of the Renduo clan, and quickly stopped talking.

Wen Huan smiled slightly, indicating that Li Qing didn't mind: "As a last resort, we can only rely on benevolence. In my opinion, if the Lord wants to monopolize power, he must follow the example of the Liao Kingdom. The three clans are the foundation of the country, and the heavy use of the Han and Xi scholars will not only prevent the three major clans in the country from being enemies with each other, but also receive favors from the superiors, and can restrain the Khitan nobles. If the master wants to reform successfully, he must rely heavily on the Han people." "Without military power, it is useless in the end." Li Qing only felt what Wen Huan said, although it sounds good, it is not feasible to implement it.

"What if we build an army composed entirely of Han people? The Han people in Daxia are as brave as the Tibetans. What if we build such an army and the Lord himself controls it?" Wen Huan had a sudden thought. Li Qing's eyes lit up, then dimmed. He sighed helplessly, and asked, "Who in the court will agree?" Wen Huan was also silent. "Now there is only one feasible strategy." Li Qing gritted his teeth and whispered the words almost word for word, "Otherwise, any restructuring will not end well in the end." Wen Huan didn't even look up, he already knew what Li Qing wanted to say: "If it fails, so what?"

Li Qing stood up, walked to the window, turned his back to Wen Huan, and did not speak.He knew the consequences of failure very well in his heart. Once he failed, he might die, and Lord Xia might be put under house arrest and become a puppet.But, now that things are going on, can you not take a gamble?Are you really willing to be a foreigner for the rest of your life?If the Xia Kingdom becomes a Sinicized country, and the Han people have an upright status in the Xia Kingdom, just like the current Liao Kingdom, the Han people can wear their own clothes, use their own characters, and share their rights, then it is still acceptable to be loyal to this country .But... In any case, Li Qing was actually very concerned about whether he was living like a Han or a Tibetan! If you can't live like the Han people, the meaning of living is quite limited.At this moment, Li Qing felt a kind of determination in his heart.If this country can't change the fate of becoming a "Fanbang" in the end, then it has no value in existence - although Li Qing doesn't know these words, he thinks so in his heart. "If that's the case, let's surrender Song!" Li Qing said silently in his heart.When this idea came up, Li Qing glanced at the scenery outside the window with a nostalgic look. Wen Huan turned to look at Li Qing's back, he didn't know what Li Qing was thinking.In the past few months, he has been constantly inducing Lord Xia Bingchang, firm in his belief that the Liang family cannot be reformed, and he has pushed all the problems encountered in the reform to Liang Yibu.This memorial of Zheng Da'en, the champion of the new division, is even more appropriate-it will further strengthen the belief of "if Liang's family is not eliminated, summer will never end". Wen Huan looked forward to the arrival of civil strife in Xixia with great anticipation. "I hope Shi Shuai is ready." Wen Huan also said secretly in his heart. Simply being loyal to the Song Dynasty is indeed much simpler than Li Qing's unconscious loyalty to the Chinese civilization. The passage of time, sometimes very slow, sometimes very fast. With the passage of time, the domestic situation in Xixia has become more and more tense, and the competition for interests has become more and more fierce, showing a faint atmosphere of tension.In July, Liang Yibu, who had been complaining about his illness, suddenly announced that his condition had improved. Liang Yibu, who had endured for nearly a year, seemed to have confirmed that he was on the favorable side again, and formally impeached Li Qing and others for chaos In the country, I asked Lord Xia to suspend the restructuring, appoint veterans and important officials, and drive out lucky officials.Bingchang kept this memorial, but sent someone to comfort Liang Yibu with kind words, telling him to "recover his illness at ease, and don't ask other people about it". But since Liang Yibu has become a leader, he absolutely refuses to "don't ask other people about things". The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.The wind in the air is getting cooler day by day, and the sky seems to be getting higher gradually.In the past, this meant that Xixia's army would be dispatched, and the Song Dynasty's autumn defense officially began.However, in mid-autumn, a major event once again shocked the entire Xingqing Mansion, and even the whole of Xixia. In September, Dong Zhan suddenly dispatched troops to plunder Liangzhou and behead five hundred people.Yuzang Huama ordered the guards to send troops to retaliate, but was ambushed by Dong Zhan, losing 300 horsemen! The military report spread to Xingqing Mansion, and the government and the opposition were filled with emotions of anger, helplessness, and humiliation. Liang Yibu asked to lead the army to retaliate against Tubo, but it was widely rumored in Xixia that Dong Zhan’s attack was ordered by Shi Yue’s secret order to warn Xixia who refused to accept the peace treaty proposed by the Song Dynasty. , On the contrary, it may cause the Song army to take advantage of the situation.Since Yuan Hao's death, there have been constant wars between Xia and Fan, and Xi Xia has indeed never had an advantage.The plan to retaliate against Tubo was suppressed. However, Xixia, which dominates the northwest with military power and has a record of defeating all neighboring countries, has been reduced to the point where it is bullied by others, but it is still unbearable. War and victory are the foundation of the Xixia state. Feeling deeply humiliated, Lord Xia was determined to rebuild the Tielin Army as soon as possible the day after the battle report reached Xingqing Mansion, so as to restore Xixia's military prestige.The impulsive Lord Xia completely forgot the promise he had made to the people. After Xixia lost the yearly gifts of the Song Dynasty, the treasury funds were not abundant, and they had to give priority to meeting the needs of building Buddhist temples and statues, and rebuilding the Tielin Army Station. The funds needed are no longer what Xixia's treasury can bear.So Bingchang successively issued edicts to increase taxes across the country, and forced families above the middle class and even nobles to contribute capital to pay for it. Dissatisfaction spread throughout Xixia like a plague. Most Xixia people, especially the party members, will feel humiliated and even furious because of Xixia's defeat, but this does not mean that they are willing to give up their property to avenge Daxia.Most ordinary people, the most concerned thing is always their own property. What's more, it has been less than a year since Lord Xia vowed to reduce or exempt taxes.In the past year, the tax has not been reduced or exempted by half, but a large sum of money has been increased. What is the so-called "restructuring" all about?If it's just what clothes the officials wear and what etiquette they use, what does it matter to ordinary people and soldiers?Imperial examinations and martial arts schools are equally far away from ordinary people and soldiers. The so-called reform, unless you have enough strength and conviction, and take extreme measures firmly, otherwise, the only way to succeed is to let most people feel that they have benefited from the reform, at least not to let them feel that they have benefited from the reform. damaged. The young Bingchang obviously didn't understand this truth.Yelujun achieved success with the former method, and Shi Yue achieved results with the latter method, but Bingchang lacked neither Yelujun's determination and strength nor Shi Yue's wisdom and patience. The only suspense is the last straw, when and who will push it... October seventeenth.It was a clear morning, the frost had long since melted, and the light blue sky was as clear as ice.The maple and poplar trees on the roadside, the red leaves are falling, and the chrysanthemums in Chengtian Temple are in full bloom. The guards of more than 500 people were heavily guarded, and on this autumn morning, they showed a bit of chill. After recovering from a serious illness, Liang Yibu, the Prime Minister of the State, went to visit the tower of Chengtian Temple, accompanied by Mingkong and a group of monks, after worshiping the Buddha.Not long ago, Chengtian Temple welcomed the relic of an eminent monk, and enshrined it in the tower of Chengtian Temple. "I wonder how this tower of Chengtian Temple compares with the tower of Kaibao Temple in the Song Dynasty?" Standing under the tower of Chengtian Temple, listening to the sound of iron bells ringing in the wind, Liang Yibu's heart began to swell again.The Kaibao Temple in Bianjing in the Song Dynasty is as famous as the Xiangguo Temple, and it is the leader of the Youjie Seng Temple in Tokyo.The relic pagoda of Kaibao Temple is the tallest pagoda in Bianjing, with thirteen octagonal floors and a height of 360 feet. That is to say, it was rebuilt in 1049 AD. It is also an octagonal thirteen-story tower, but it is a glazed brick tower. Because the appearance of the tower is iron brown, it is commonly known as the "iron tower".Kaibao Temple Pagoda is known as Bianjing's "Land of Excellence". In terms of height alone, the Kaibao Temple wooden pagoda that was burned is naturally the tallest, but the Iron Pagoda and Chengtian Temple Pagoda are on par. No one knew, and they were afraid that they would make a joke by making a mistake, so that it would be inconvenient to flatter them, so they were all dumbfounded for a while. Ming Kong was also stunned for a while, then suddenly had an idea, and smiled: "So that the Prime Minister can know that there is an eminent monk from the Song Dynasty traveling westward in our temple, and he is here to place an order. If you ask him to come out and ask, you can find out." "Oh? An eminent monk from the Song Dynasty?" Liang's family worshiped Buddhism very much. Liang Yibu immediately smiled and said, "Since there is an eminent monk here, why don't you invite us to meet you sooner?" "But I'm afraid that the Prime Minister will be abrupt." Ming Kong laughed.On the one hand, he said to the little novice: "Quickly, go and ask Master Faming." Faming is the fake dharma name that Zhiyuan used to place orders at the Chengtian Temple Pagoda.Seeing that the little novice went away in response, Mingkong buried his smile at Liang Yi again: "This master Faming learned Taoism in his early years and was familiar with the principles of Yi. Later, he converted to my Buddha, and the Dharma is profound. He is really a man sent by heaven." When Liang Yibu heard this, his heart moved, and he asked about the situation of "Fa Ming", and Ming Kong answered them one by one.The two talked for a while, and then saw the little novice leading a monk with white beard and hair, slowly coming over.Liang Yi buried Fa Ming in his secret, hurriedly adjusted his clothes, and greeted him solemnly.Sure enough, Mingkong bowed his palms to the old monk and said: "Brother, this is the Prime Minister of the Great Xia Kingdom. The Prime Minister likes to be kind and generous, and he is close to Buddhism. He is also a person who is destined for Buddha." "Fa Ming" showed no surprise on his face, he only bowed slightly to Liang Yibu, proclaimed the Buddha's name, and said loudly: "Amitabha. The poor monk Fa Ming has seen the Prime Minister." "Eminent monks don't need to be too polite." Liang Yibu also bowed ten times. Ming Kong laughed beside him and said, "Senior brother came from the Song Dynasty, do you know whether the Chengtian Temple Pagoda is higher or lower than the Kaibao Temple Pagoda?" "The quality of a pagoda does not depend on its height." "Fa Ming" replied lightly, "If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, there will be dragons. If there is a tower, what is the point?" "Master is brilliant." Liang Yibu nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "I am waiting for the opinion of ordinary people, which makes eminent monks laugh at me." "How dare you." Even though Liang Yibu was the Prime Minister, "Fa Ming" always maintained a calm attitude, and did not use any rhetoric in his words because of this. "I heard the truth, master is also proficient in Yi Li?" Liang Yi smiled and stared at Ming Kong. "The Dao in the world is the same. The three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism also have the same origin. With the infiniteness of Yiyi, how dare a poor monk say that he is proficient in Yili, but he only has a rough understanding of one or two." "Master is too modest." Liang Yi buried his smile and said, "I don't know if I am destined, please give me some advice from Master?" "Fa Ming"'s eyes flashed brightly, he glanced at Liang Yibu, and then lowered his eyes again. "Does the Prime Minister want to ask about hexagrams, look at a phase, or a phase character?" "The master came from the Southern Dynasties, so let's learn the characters." Liang Yibu smiled.A follower had already brought the Four Treasures of the Study over.Liang Yibu dipped his pen in the ink and meditated, but in fact Liang Yibu was not good at writing and ink, the Chinese characters he could write were not too many, at least much less than what he could recognize.After thinking for a while, he wrote the word "Go" in cursive script on the white paper held by the two followers.He has always heard people say that someone writes with "strength through the back of the paper", but he doesn't know what it means, but he writes with special force, and when he writes the last stroke, he uses his wrist so hard that he punctures the paper.After finishing writing, Liang Yibu looked at it again and felt quite proud, so Fang proudly handed the paper to "Fa Ming". "Fa Ming" took the paper, looked at it carefully, then carefully folded the paper and put it in his sleeve.Liang Yibu and Ming Kong looked at "Fa Ming" inscrutablely, neither knowing what mystery he was playing. "Guo Xiang, can I take a step to speak?" After a while of silence, "Fa Ming" finally spoke, with a very solemn tone. Liang Yibu looked at "Fa Ming" suspiciously, and his heart suddenly "thumped".He nodded, and Ming Kong led the two of them into the tower of Chengtian Temple, separated everyone from the outside, and then retreated by himself. "Fa Ming" then pulled out the piece of paper from his sleeve, pointed to the character "Go" in cursive script, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile, "What does the character 'Go' look like to the Prime Minister?" Liang Yibu took it, looked up and down, left and right, and shook his head blankly. "I hope the master will enlighten me." "Does the Prime Minister think it looks like a word '天' in the beginning?" Liang Yibu took another look at it as he said, and sure enough, the cursive character "Qu" is just like the character "Tian".He nodded, but his heart beat even more violently. "Fa Ming" nodded, clasped his hands together, and said with puns: "Amitabha. The thing that the Prime Minister of the country wants to do is to make the word 'heaven' stand out, break through 'heaven', and live on top of 'heaven'." .” "Dare to ask Master, is this bad luck or good luck?" Liang Yibu understood what "Fa Ming" said. "Good luck." Liang Yibu was overjoyed in his heart, but he was still somewhat skeptical, after all, he didn't know the reality of this "Fa Ming", and he didn't know whether he was blind or had some supernatural powers.But I heard "Fa Ming" say again: "But before the good luck, there must be something bad." Liang Yibu was shocked, and hurriedly asked: "Why?" "When Prime Minister Guo wrote the word 'go', he punctured the paper. This is an ominous omen...There is a saying, do poor monks know whether to say it or not?" "Master, just speak up." Liang Yibu had always been superstitious, but now he had something on his mind, so he couldn't help feeling even more disturbed. "The poor monk once watched the sky at night, and the moon took the right corner. This is also an ominous omen. "Jingzhou Zhan" said: The moon rides the right corner, and the family members and generals of the descendants have the dead..." "Ah?!" Liang Yibu couldn't help but yelled out. "Heavenly events are difficult to know, and human events are unpredictable. The poor monk first saw this phenomenon, and thought it should be on Gao Zunyu of the Great Song Dynasty. Zunyu escaped this catastrophe, and Zunyu's affairs came first, and the celestial phenomena were behind, so the poor monk thought it might be Gao Zunyu. It is not known that the Zunyu incident has repeated again. And "Jingzhou Zhan" and "Hetu Emperor Lanxi" both say that the moon rides on the right corner, and the soldiers rise. The poor monk also suspects that it should be above the northwest military affairs. But... ..." "Fa Ming" shook his head and sighed, and said: "The moon's crime against the seven constellations in the east has always been a sign of great evil. But it is hard for ordinary people to predict what should happen. The prime minister wrote the word 'go', which is a good omen. , or the celestial phenomenon is just a warning, or this celestial phenomenon should be above military affairs after all." Although "Fa Ming" spoke vaguely, but Liang Yibu had always believed in these things, he couldn't help being horrified.But thinking back and thinking that I got a good omen for my astrology, I finally feel a little bit at ease.He didn't know that his astrological characters were actually bad omens, but "Fa Ming" deliberately reversed the order, saying that he was the first to be evil and then good. "Then dare to ask Master, how should I deal with it?" "The poor monk is just an outsider, how can he know the affairs of the world?" "Fa Ming" shook his head, and said: "The prime minister of the country should be careful before the auspiciousness comes true. If the poor monk sees it, the prime minister of the country is not The appearance of young life and longevity must correspond to auspicious omens. But before the auspicious omens, there will inevitably be a bad omen." Liang Yi buried his heart and let go a little more, "Thank you, master, for your guidance. I don't know if the master will stay. He has stayed in our country for several years to promote Buddhism. I can also ask for advice from time to time..." "Thank you for the kindness of the country. When the poor monk returns from the west, I will pay homage to the country again." Ever since he came out of Chengtian Temple, Liang Yi has been restless.Later, talking with Ming Kong, let him know many supernatural powers of "Fa Ming". Ming Kong has great prestige among the Buddhists in Xixia, and he is an eminent monk recognized by Liang Yibu. Buried promulgated.And "Fa Ming" is the eminent monk that Ming Kong worshiped.Liang Yibu listened to "Fa Ming" talk about the scriptures for a while, and also believed that this "Fa Ming"'s Buddhist teachings were so profound that they were only above Ming Kong. Serious. "Come out of the sky and stand above the sky." Liang Yibu was riding on the horse, and a smile could not help showing on the corner of his mouth.If you are not an eminent monk, how can you speak your mind right away?It's just that this eminent monk must not be allowed to meet with Bingchang, but Bingchang and the others don't have time to meet the monk now, right?Reminiscent of the ominous omen, Liang Yibu still decided to be careful and be prepared for the unexpected. Liang Yibu was thinking wildly all the way, when he was about to arrive at Xiangfu, he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing, he suddenly raised his head, and saw a large group of black things flying towards him from the side of the street... "assassin!" "assassin!" Hearing the panic of the guards, Liang Yibu subconsciously pounced on the horse, turned over and rolled under the horse. His head was all over his face—a soldier was smashed into a pulp by a huge hammer on the spot! But Liang Yibu didn't have time to see this clearly. The sound of crossbow arrows firing could be heard on the roof and behind the walls of the square. Dozens of soldiers were shot dead on the spot before they could react.Liang Yibu was trembling all over, he was so frightened that he couldn't speak, and his whole body was curled up on the ground.The soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion formed a group desperately to protect the Prime Minister who was frightened out of his wits. Two captains commanded the soldiers and fought back against the assassin relying on their horses. "There are only a few dozen assassins!" Liang Yibu's guard captain Ning Ge is a Xixia warrior who has experienced many battles. While protecting Liang Yibu, he quickly recovered from the assassin's sudden attack. "Luopang, lead the team to the left! Fold into four and go to the right! Don't let one go!" Following Ning Ge's roar, the two teams split into left and right lanes, and outflanked the assassin's ambush behind the square wall.Under Ninge's loud shouts, the rest of the guards kept shooting arrows and counterattacking.Soon, the superior Xiangfu guards overwhelmed the opponent in terms of firepower, and the assassins began to fight and retreat. "Don't let the assassin go!" Ning Ge yelled with a ferocious face, "Block the gate, and everyone in the workshop is not allowed to go out. Sister, you bring fifty people to chase and kill. The rest, follow suit." I will protect the prime minister and go back to the mansion." "Yes!" A tall and burly man in black armor came out and roared, "Follow me." With dozens of guards, he chased after the assassin in the direction he was retreating. Liang Yibu, who was helped up by his own soldiers, finally calmed down a little at this moment, and kept saying, "A true god! A true god!" The attempt to assassinate Liang Yibu was unsuccessful. Of the twenty or so assassins, more than a dozen were killed by Liang Yibu's guards on the spot. The rest also committed suicide, and no one was caught alive.But Liang Yibu was unwilling to let it go so easily, and searched the whole city of Xingqing Mansion.In the two workshops where the assassins ambushed hundreds of households, no matter innocent or not, all the men were executed and all the women were confiscated as slaves.As if an eruption after a long silence, in the last few months of the five years of Da'an, Xingqing Mansion was plunged into bloodshed.Empress Dowager Liang was furious, and Liang Yibu vowed to find out who was behind the scenes, otherwise she would never stop.As a result, people were constantly suspected of being involved with the assassins and were arrested and executed. Before the arrival of the sixth year of Da'an, more than a thousand people were executed or confiscated as slaves.Human life is more despicable than a dog, there is no trial, no evidence is needed, if a word is implicated, immediately arrested and tortured, it is better to kill by mistake than to miss it. No one can stop this.Liang Yibu wanted to use the blood of innocent people to vent his anger and establish his power. But whether this kind of lust can frighten his enemies, only God knows.