It was noon, but the sun was hidden, and light rain fell in the hazy sky.
Qingping Manor is located halfway up the mountain, looming in the surging rain and fog, like a fairyland.
Zhao Huan and Wen Tai drank, played chess and talked freely in the rain pavilion.
Zhao Huan's guess was correct. After three rounds of drinking, Wen Tai did talk to him about very secret things.
Yuan Zhang has already gone south to Yunjing County and made an oath that "the Southern Zhou Dynasty will not be destroyed until Yunjing dies".
However, Yuan Xiu promoted a middle-level general to the rank of general, completely preventing Zhao Huan from getting involved in the army.
Every word Wen Tai said reminded Zhao Huan that the emperor wants you to delegate power.
Zhao Huan's attitude was also very clear, and he asked Wen Tai whether he and Wen Tai were meeting as students or as lobbyists for the emperor.
If I represent the emperor, then I, Zhao Huan, am willing to obey any of His Majesty's orders. Even the Dragon Spear Guard has been abolished, and I will give up the position of Prime Minister.
If you are a student, you can honestly say that your teacher has been in a very important position in your life, and you are already satisfied with glory, wealth, fame, and fortune. You just want to live a stable life and watch your children grow up one by one.
You Wentai go ahead and do it. The emperor's vision is right. You are indeed a capable minister in governing the world.
The master and apprentice had a very happy conversation and returned to Changsui together before evening.
However, on the way down the mountain, a group of bandits suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on their team.
This was not the first time Zhao Huan met bandits, but it was the first time he saw bandits on such a large scale, so he became suspicious.
But seeing that the bandits were also attacking Wentai's team, the doubts in his heart became smaller.
Wen Tai brought more entourage than Zhao Huan, and there were hundreds of guards. Together with the government soldiers, the bandits did not gain the upper hand for a while.
However, the bandits actually attacked more and more, and Wen Tai gradually disconnected from Zhao Huan and ran in the other direction.
The bandits who attacked Zhao Huan only continued to attack.
This made Zhao Huan suspicious again.
Seeing that the sky was gradually getting darker, and the closer it got to night, the unfamiliar Zhao Huan and his party became more disadvantaged. Yang Taozhi became fierce and rushed to the front without any reservation of strength to carve out a bloody path.
At this time, Yang Taozhi was already a master.
Yang Taozhi took the lead, while Zhao Si stayed by the carriage, mainly responsible for the safety of Zhao Huan and his son.
The soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion are all veterans who have retired from the Dragon Spear Guards, and are the elite of the elite soldiers of Dajing. Although there are only fifty people, even if five hundred bandits come, they may not be able to defeat them.
There are also Yang Taozhi who is a grand master and Zhao Si, a top expert, who are guarding them. These bandits may seem powerful, but in fact they only hinder the speed of Zhao Huan and his party and do not cause any substantial damage.
But it was dark now.
Zhao Huan and his party immediately realized that it was not the dark night that was scary, but the people hiding in the dark night.
Yang Taozhi, who was charging at the front, felt the increased pressure and immediately realized that the master among the group of bandits had taken action.
In front of her, as long as these bandits dare to get close, they can't withstand a sword blow, but these people who suddenly appeared can actually take several moves under her sword!
They are top-notch experts!
There are also top experts!!
But their cultivation is not the most important thing. What makes them great is that they have mastered the skillful killing skills!!!
Zhao Si was well versed in killing skills, so Zhao Si also realized the sudden change in the situation and quickly said to the carriage: "Prime Minister, eldest son, don't all sit in the carriage, disperse!"
Zhao Huan came out with a gun and said: "The boss doesn't know martial arts, so he will stay in the carriage. Zhao Si, you protect him, and I will fight to the front to join Taozhi!"
"These people are skilled assassins, Prime Minister, please be more careful!" Zhao Si reminded.
He knew that if he had not met Zhao Huan many years ago, and if he were still alive now, then he would still be in the business of taking human lives just like these assassins in the darkness.
Before Zhao Huan took a few steps forward, Yang Taozhi was worried about Zhao Huan's safety and retreated to protect Zhao Huan.
More than a dozen people came after Yang Taozhi and surrounded Yang Taozhi and Zhao Huan in a fan shape.
Yang Taozhi looked at them and saw that they all had young faces, like teenagers.
Yang Taozhi said softly: "Prime Minister, I have a bad guess."
"I know what you want to say." Zhao Huan sighed and said, "They are Dragon Guards."
Hearing this, Zhao Si, who was guarding the carriage, was stunned for a moment and realized that this trip was more dangerous than bad.
Zhao Huan said: "It is no longer important to judge whether Wen Tai harmed me or not. Since His Majesty has taken action, I can only suffer."
Yang Taozhi raised the thin sword in his hand and said: "I don't accept my fate! Prime Minister, don't be discouraged, let's fight out."
Zhao Huan raised his head, squinted at the drizzle above his head, and said, "Why doesn't Your Majesty believe that I am a loyal minister?"
"Forget it..." Zhao Huan looked at the young men in front, with a sharp flash in his eyes, and said: "If I die here, I may be written down by historians as a pitiful prime minister who was killed by bandits. If I can get out, I can be sold.
If I give His Majesty a step down, I can at least save the lives of my whole family."
"Wen Tai didn't tell me clearly! Neither he nor Your Majesty wants me to stay in Changsui anymore."
Zhao Huan raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Old brothers! Since I became the prime minister, the Dragon Spear Guard has rarely had a chance to fight. After the Dragon Spear Guard was abolished, you are even more angry! Now, follow me and stretch your muscles.
, fight a bloody path!!"
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" the soldiers immediately shouted in unison.
"Do you still remember how to kill enemies?!"
"kill!!!"
Seeing Zhao Huan charging in person, Zhao Si, who was guarding the carriage, watched with excitement, but he couldn't relax either. The bandits who were chasing him behind him were rushing up in an endless stream, and more government soldiers followed Zhao Huan to kill him.
Going out, the situation on his side is actually more difficult!
What Zhao Huan didn't expect was that among the bandits rushing towards Zhao Si, there were also several Dragon Guards!
Zhao Huan is a good target, but as the eldest son of Zhao, Zhao Cheng is also a target!
As soon as Long Wei restrained Zhao Si, Zhao Si suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
This was not a corridor, let alone a wine cellar. Zhao Si could not take care of the front, rear, and left sides. Although he guarded the Dragon Guard, the bandits took advantage of the loophole.
Those bandits actually rammed the carriage directly and pushed the carriage off the cliff!
Zhao Si was startled, jumped towards the carriage, and grabbed the tire of the carriage with one hand!
The pulling horse broke free and fell off the cliff with a neighing sound. Zhao Si clung to the carriage tightly, with the veins on his face bulging out.
Crack!
Crack!
Two bandits caught up and stabbed Zhao Si in the waist with a knife. Zhao Si screamed in pain, but he still didn't let go of his grip.
The carriage swayed on the edge of the cliff, rubbing against the mountain and causing rocks to roll down.
Zhao Si cut down the two bandits with a backhand sword, but more bandits immediately came to replace them.
Zhao Si held the carriage with one hand and held the sword with the other to fight the enemy. He killed two more rounds in this way. This time, the dragon guards were the ones who made up for it.
Just when Long Wei took action against Zhao Si, Yang Taozhi arrived and forced Long Wei back.
But just as Yang Taozhi was about to reach out to grab the carriage, more Long Guards came after him. Yang Taozhi couldn't take care of Zhao Cheng and Zhao Si, and while dealing with the Long Guards, he had to protect Zhao Huan.
Seeing this, Zhao Si sighed and said, "I can't hold it anymore."
Yang Taozhi turned around suddenly and shouted: "Zhao Si!"
Zhao Si smiled at Yang Taozhi, then glanced at Zhao Huan who was fighting, and said: "Yang Taozhi, I admit that you are better than me. I will never be able to defeat you in my life. But you must protect the Prime Minister and fight out.
, don’t be looked down upon by me!”
"I won't let the eldest son be lonely. I will accompany him."
After saying this, Zhao Si jumped forward and fell down together with the carriage.
