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After Gao Xu left, Cao Jiao lay alone and closed his eyes thinking for a long time. He opened his eyes and told Luo Zhen: "Go and invite the imperial doctor!"

"promise!"

The imperial doctor came soon, "Is the general feeling unwell?"

"No!" Cao Jiao waved his hand lightly, "I just want to ask the imperial doctor, when will I recover?"

The imperial doctor couldn't help but glance at Luo Zhen when he heard the words, didn't he already said it yesterday?Seeing that Luo Zhen lowered his head, he had to think about his words, "The general's injury is quite serious. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to hurt the muscles and bones. After the general's injury is diagnosed and treated, it may take half a year to recuperate!"

Cao Jiao also knew something in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "Doctor, please tell the truth to this general, can this general recover from his injuries?"

"This...the general doesn't have to worry too much. The general's injury will be healed, and it will be the same as a normal person in half a year at most. But...the general lost too much blood before and was injured again. The lungs and spine were damaged, the blood was extremely depleted, and the vitality was seriously injured. At the general's age, it is difficult to recover, and the general may no longer be able to wield swords and ride horses to fight!"

Cao Jiao couldn't believe that he would no longer be able to wield a knife, use a gun, or ride a horse to shoot arrows. His lips trembled: "How is this possible? I just hurt some bones, why can't I lead soldiers to fight?"

The imperial doctor explained: "The general's qi and blood loss is too severe, it is not easy to make up for it. Whenever gravity is used, it will continue to be weak, and it is difficult to heal the injured lungs. Usually, you will be out of breath when you walk, let alone dance with a knife. There are guns and archery on horseback; another general injured his spine, don’t you feel that your fingers and toes are numb now, and you don’t feel anything?”

Cao Jiao nodded: "Yes, does this have any effect? ​​Will it get better?"

"Xiaguan has encountered such cases before. The general is very lucky to be numb and lose consciousness in his hands and feet. Many people lose consciousness and cannot move their entire lower body. The chances of this situation returning to normal are rare. Rarely, but it depends on the willpower of the person involved, and the general can’t do strenuous activities because of his lung injury, so it’s very difficult to restore the normal functions of his hands and feet by himself..."

The imperial doctor didn't say anything else, he was afraid that Cao Jiao would not be able to bear the blow if he said it. If a man who became famous by his own martial arts and fought as a general was completely useless, no one would be able to accept this reality.

Cao Jiao stayed up all night. Early the next morning, Mrs. Cao Lin walked into the room and saw her son lying beside her sleeping soundly. She couldn't help complaining in a low voice. She looked at Cao Jiao again and opened her eyes, but His hair—white!

"what--"

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Cao Ting jumped up and shouted with sleepy eyes.

Cao Jiao turned his head slowly, also surprised: "Ma'am, what's the matter with you?"

"Husband, your hair?"

When a maid brought a bronze mirror, Cao Jiao saw his image in the bronze mirror and remained silent.

After a full hour, Cao Jiao drove out the busy wives, sons and daughters and maidservants, leaving only Luo Zhen.

"Luo Zhen!"

"What orders does the General have?"

Cao Jiao said: "clear up all the properties and properties illegally obtained by my Cao family, and draw up a list; in addition, you will write an apology for me on your behalf, and write down what I shouldn't have done since Cao Jiao took the first copy. Start with the money I got, and write down all the illegal things I have done, the process must be written in detail, and no vague words are allowed!"

Luo Zhen was shocked: "General... If you do this, it will be completely meaningless for the general to risk his life to save him!"

Cao Jiao shook his head: "I did this after careful consideration! Although An Dashi is dead, he still has his wife, children, and confidants alive. These people have all been captured now. Who knows if they know something! Dashi is not an honest person. I suspect that he has ulterior connections with some other ministers in the court. If the matter of An Dashi is completely revealed to the world, the court will definitely pursue it. The involvement of this matter is too wide, if it is just a few people Well, the more people involved, the greater His Majesty's anger will be, and the punishment will be more severe! If you don't use thunder to stop this unhealthy trend, won't there be a bright future in the officialdom? Your Majesty He is not a heartless person, but for the stability of the world and the stability of Daqian, he will not care whether to kill a few more people!"

"But the general is the founding hero and one of the first people to follow His Majesty!"

Cao Jiao showed bitterness on his face, "I deserve it the most. In fact, Your Majesty has already given us a lot of heroes who founded the country. I am too greedy and dissatisfied! Recalling our original intention when we followed His Majesty to fight the world, At that time, we didn’t even think about being prosperous and rich, and blessing future generations. What we thought about at the beginning was to build a country where Han people could stand up, talk, and be straight, so that people all over the world could live a good life. Many years have passed, and I have deviated from my original vow and original intention without knowing it!"

"I, Cao Jiao, can only be successful by following His Majesty in my whole life. Now that I am useless, if I continue to think that I am the hero of the founding of the country and have the merits of a dragon and act recklessly, and do not correct my mistakes, I am afraid that I am not far from death. Yes! My two sons, the boss is a complete waste, I can't spoil him like this anymore, you send him to the army, don't let people know about him my son, just treat him as an ordinary person enlisted in the army, hoping to enter the army It can wash away his impetuosity; as for the second child, at most it is only the life of a prefect, but this also needs to be escorted by someone..."

Luo Zhen quietly listened to Cao Jiao's words, sighed in his heart, bowed and agreed: "Don't worry, the general, the subordinates will finish these things soon!"

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A carriage was driving on the street at a normal speed. The driver of the carriage drove the mules and horses calmly. The curtain of the carriage was opened with fingers by the people inside, and one eye looked at everyone who passed the carriage. pedestrian.

There is another person sitting next to the owner of the eyes, but it is Zhao Ping, King of Shu. Zhao Ping said: "Li Suifeng, it has been five days. This king has been wandering the streets with you for five days. People who don't know think that this king's brain appeared. There is a problem! But these five days have passed, and you don't even have an assassin..."

"Found it!" Liu Suifeng whispered while looking out the car window.

"What? Really found it, where is it?" Zhao Ping leaned over.

Liu Suifeng opened the car curtain a little, and pointed to a man in a short linen jacket and a bamboo hat, "Did you see it? He carried it on his back. Although he was wrapped in Gebu, I'm sure it's the one I drew." Knives of different shapes!"

Zhao Ping saw that the shape of the long guy on the man's back was indeed very similar to Liu Suifeng's drawing. He immediately whispered a few words to the coachman, who nodded and stretched out his hand to make several gestures. , Immediately two spies followed behind the man.

The carriage stopped at the side of the street, Zhao Ping jumped out of the carriage and leaned against the window and asked, "How many assassins do you think Yang Xiao's heirs will have?"

Liu Suifeng in the carriage shook his head: "It's hard to say, if you are looking for perfection, there shouldn't be too many, but if you are only looking for quantity, then it's hard to say!"

Not long after, a spy dressed as a commoner came over quickly and reported to Zhao Ping: "The man entered a house. The house is not big, only one acre in size. The man is very vigilant. We are worried that we will be discovered and dare not rely too much on it." Near! We asked the neighbors on the left and right. According to the neighbors, the owner of the house is Deng Xiong, who makes a living by riding horses and horses, but the person we followed was not Deng Xiong. The person who opened the door for him was a woman, it should be Deng Xiong His wife, Deng Xiong should not be at home!"

Zhao Ping looked at the sky, thought for a while, and ordered: "It's getting dark now, so Deng Xiong should go back soon! From now on, monitor the house and find a neighbor to watch it together! Send someone to gather Men and horses, prepare for crossbowmen to occupy a high position where they can monitor the surrounding streets and alleys, once Deng Xiong appears and enters the house, immediately surround the house and wait for orders!"

"promise!"

Before it got dark, a middle-aged strong man drove a carriage to the front of the house and shouted a few times. Soon someone came to open the door. The middle-aged strong man drove the carriage into the yard, and the woman who opened the door closed the door again.

Soon, an army of soldiers surrounded the house, and some archers climbed to the heights.

Zhao Ping brought Liu Suifeng in shackles to the gate of the house, and the leader Yazhu stepped forward and clasped his fists: "My lord, people have already entered, please show me what to do now!"

Zhao Pingdao: "There's no need to call the door, it's too troublesome, just find something to break open the door and rush in, remember to try to catch people alive, this king wants them to confess information about other accomplices, understand?"

"Understood!" The Tooth Master agreed with cupped fists, and waved his hand: "Find a bumper!"

Several soldiers carried a piece of wood as thick as a person's waist, "One, two, three, Chong—"

The bumper hit the not very strong gate of the house with a "bang", and the gate was broken on the spot.

"Up—" Lord Ya pulled out his saber and pointed at the courtyard, and the soldiers rushed into the courtyard in groups of three or five armed with shields, spears or swords.

The sounds of scolding, roaring, and clashing swords came out quickly, and stopped within less than a cup of tea.

A soldier ran out and reported to Zhao Ping: "My lord, everyone has been arrested, Lord Ya, please come in!"

Zhao Ping shook his chin to Liu Suifeng: "Let's go, go meet your senior brother's disciples and grandchildren!"

The two walked into the house, and the traces of the battle could be seen at a glance. At this time, the soldiers escorted three people in, and there was a ten-year-old child.

Zhao Ping's eyes swept over the faces of the two men and a woman, and turned to look at the Yazhu who led the soldiers: "Bring their weapons!"

A soldier came over with two knives, Zhao Ping took them over and looked at them, then looked at Liu Suifeng: "Is this the kind of knives?"

Liu Suifeng took a knife and looked at it, weighed it again, looked at the figures of the two men, and nodded: "That's right, it's this kind of knife!"

Zhao Ping looked at the two men and one woman, "As an assassin, you actually got married and had children. I really admire you. You want to live a normal life after killing people and taking money? You'd better tell the whereabouts of your accomplices. !"

Chapter 863 Doubt

Assassins who are married and have children are obviously not qualified assassins. His wife and children have become Deng Xiong's weakness. Under the circumstances of extorting a confession by torture and the safety of his wife and children being threatened, Deng Xiong confessed everything he knew. .

That night, several houses in Chang'an City were surrounded by soldiers and horses, and the people inside were either killed or captured.

In just two days, this assassin organization was wiped out in one go, and even the leader failed to escape, and all of them were captured in one go.