Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

#117 - Chapter 117: The Military and Moral Officials

This assassination was precise and sudden.

Even the Dragon骧 Guards following the female Marquis were shocked.

Fortunately, the guard captain Zhao Yong reacted quickly, leaping forward to intercept.

Unable to draw his blade in time, Zhao Yong used his arm to take the brunt of one of the daggers, enduring the pain to knock the assassin over.

However, the other three assassins had already rushed to within a few steps of the Dragon骧 Marquis.

The female Marquis could even clearly see the cruel and crazed expressions on their faces.

If these three charged just two steps closer, the daggers in their hands would pierce the Dragon骧 Marquis's body.

Li Yuan was standing at the female Marquis's side at this moment.

He didn't immediately take action, but instead sharply scanned the surroundings.

Li Yuan wanted to see if these four were merely bait to attract attention, with the real killing move yet to come.

After confirming that these were the only four assassins, Li Yuan no longer held back.

A cold light flashed as Li Yuan's long saber left its scabbard.

In a crescent slash, the two assassins in the lead didn't even realize what was happening before Li Yuan sliced off their heads.

Li Yuan turned and delivered another strike, the third assassin raising his dagger to block.

But the moment the weapons met, the enormous force sent the assassin's dagger flying.

Immediately following with another slash, he beheaded the unarmed third assassin.

At this time, the other guards also reacted, and the sound of drawing blades filled the hall.

Dozens of guards brandished their sabers and charged towards the assassin who had been knocked over by Zhao Yong.

This sole surviving assassin, seeing that the assassination was impossible, abruptly crashed into a window, somersaulted from the third floor, landing in the open space in front of the restaurant.

Then, with a carp-like flip, he rose and ran swiftly towards the street entrance, disappearing into the crowd.

"Chase him! Don't let him get away!"

Several Dragon骧 Guards immediately jumped down the stairs, pursuing the assassin.

Li Yuan didn't give chase, but instead stood guard in front of the female Marquis with his saber.

His eyes swept around, wary of any suspicious individuals.

Even including the Xinzhou General.

For Li Yuan, catching the assassin wasn't important.

Ensuring the Dragon骧 Marquis's safety was the top priority.

Although the female Marquis was startled by the sudden appearance of the assassins, she had seen many storms and quickly regained her composure.

Only the Xinzhou General at her side looked flustered, immediately ordering his men to mobilize the yamen runners to protect the Shengwei Restaurant.

Using the pedestrians as cover in the streets, he was about to disappear from sight with a few leaps.

Zheng Biao felt anxious.

If he allowed the assassin to escape before his eyes, wouldn't he be leaving a threat for the Marquis?

Just then, the assassin running ahead suddenly let out a miserable scream.

Zheng Biao looked over and saw several men in black clothes had slashed the assassin to the ground with their sabers.

The assassins they were chasing were being killed by others.

The Dragon骧 Guards were all shocked, quickly drawing their weapons and running over to check the situation.

They discovered that the ones who had struck were three men dressed in black.

At this time, the leader of the black-clothed men was slowly sheathing his saber.

And the assassin who had fled earlier had already been killed by them in the street.

Zheng Biao and the other guards exchanged glances, unsure if these three were friends or foes.

They could only spread out their formation and cautiously approached.

When they were seven or eight steps away from the others, Zheng Biao loudly asked.

"The Dragon骧 Army is arresting an assassin."

"May I ask who has taken action?"

"Report your names immediately! To avoid misunderstandings."

The leader of the black-clothed men was taken aback upon hearing this.

Then he cupped his fist and replied.

"So it's the Dragon骧 Marquis's men handling things."

"Don't misunderstand, we are from the Martial Virtue Office."

"We were passing by and saw this person fleeing in a panic with a sharp blade in the street."

"Fearing that he would harm the people,"

"We killed him."

Zheng Biao was stunned to hear that they were from the Martial Virtue Office.

He thought to himself that these black-clothed officers had appeared too conveniently.

To confirm their identities, Zheng Biao cautiously asked again.

"You say you are from the Martial Virtue Office."

"Do you have any tokens?"

The leader of the black-clothed men directly unfastened a waist牌 from his waist and flashed it in Zheng Biao's direction.

Zheng Biao looked up and saw that the man was indeed holding the Martial Virtue Office's black waist牌.

This Martial Virtue Office is very mysterious in Great Liang.

Initially, it was under the Ministry of War, specializing in monitoring the military officials of Great Liang.

The officers of the Martial Virtue Office are called Suspended Blade Guards, and their authority is very broad.

From the daily private morals of military officials at all levels to whether they have any rebellious intentions, they are all targets of their monitoring.

Once they discover that a military official has committed any illegal acts, the Suspended Blade Guards will report to the Ministry of War.

Many high-ranking military officials have fallen into their hands.

Among the military officials of Great Liang, these Suspended Blade Guards can be said to be notorious.

However, in recent years, General Zheng Tianxiong, Assistant to the State, has taken control of the military power and is in charge of the Ministry of War.

He took the opportunity to install many of his confidants in the Martial Virtue Office.

The current Martial Virtue Office has become General Zheng Tianxiong's private tool for monitoring military officials in various places.

It is not surprising that Suspended Blade Guards appear in Xinzhou.

Moreover, the Martial Virtue Office has the power to make decisions on the spot in the event of emergencies.

So it was within the scope of the Suspended Blade Guards' authority to kill the assassin in the street just now.

It's just that this assassin was not captured alive, so it was impossible to interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes.

As the people who killed the assassin, these three Martial Virtue Office officers must also report to the Dragon骧 Marquis.

Zheng Biao cupped his fist towards the three.

"This person was about to assassinate the Dragon骧 Marquis."

"Since he has been killed by the officers,"

"Then please come with us."

"Report this matter to the Dragon骧 Marquis."

The black-clothed Martial Virtue Office officers exchanged glances.

The leader nodded.

So the three followed Zheng Biao and the Dragon骧 soldiers back to Shengwei Restaurant.

At this time, in Shengwei Restaurant.

Xinzhou General Pang Ruhai was furious.

He was hosting a banquet for the Dragon骧 Marquis here, but an assassination attempt against the Marquis actually occurred.

Where was he supposed to put his face?

This matter was nothing short of a great shame for the Xinzhou General.

"Investigate! Investigate for me!"

"What the hell is going on!"

"How did assassins infiltrate my Xinzhou!"

The yamen runners who had been temporarily called in all looked nervous.

If this kind of thing happened in Xinzhou City, they could not escape the blame for dereliction of duty.

The boss of Shengwei Restaurant was also arrested and was being tortured in the third floor.

After a round of beatings, the middle-aged boss was bruised and lacerated.

But no matter how he was interrogated, this poor shop owner did not know when the assassins had infiltrated his Shengwei Restaurant.

Looking at the chaos on the scene, the female Marquis narrowed her eyes.

She wondered if they really wanted to assassinate her, wouldn't poisoning be the most effective method?

Since the assassins had already infiltrated the waiters, wouldn't poisoning be more convenient?

But before the female Marquis could think about it in detail.

Footsteps came from downstairs.

Zheng Biao and several soldiers returned with the body of the assassin who had escaped, as well as the three Martial Virtue Office officers.

Zheng Biao first reported the process of pursuing the assassin in detail to the Marquis.

Then he pointed to the three men in black and said.

"Reporting to the Marquis."

"These are the Martial Virtue Office officers we encountered on the road."

"The assassin who escaped was killed by them."

Hearing this, everyone in the room, including the Dragon骧 Marquis, looked at the three.

The female Marquis and the Martial Virtue Office actually had little interaction.

Bai Jing certainly knew that these black-clothed officers were the claws of the Assistant to the State.

But since they had helped kill the assassin, the female Marquis still had to say a few words of comfort.

So she said to the three.

"What are your positions in the Martial Virtue Office?"

"Come forward and answer."

Seeing the Dragon骧 Marquis asking questions, the three also hurriedly walked towards the Marquis.

But few people noticed that the three men in black had secretly placed their hands on the hilts of their sabers.

Step by step, they were getting closer and closer to the female Marquis.