This is an assassination carefully designed against Gu Qing.

When Gu Qing was at his weakest defense, he suddenly took action when he was in the most relaxed mood. It has to be said that the timing and location were chosen very cleverly. Obviously, the assassin was not only skillful, but also had a planner behind him.

The only flaw is that Gu Qing discovered something was wrong just from the other party's fingers, and he was already prepared before the assassin took action.

The old man's dagger had already taken action, and the cold light of star points instantly pointed directly at Gu Qing's chest.

The two of them are only a few feet apart at this time, and a few feet apart is the distance between life and death.

Gu Qing's expression did not change and quickly took a few steps back. As the dagger got closer and closer to his chest, Han Jie's knife also came back and knocked the dagger away with a clang.

At the same time, dozens of personal guards behind Gu Qing also surrounded him. They pulled Gu Qing back and retreated quickly, retreated outside the encirclement of the personal guards, and then pointed dozens of knives at the old man.

The old man held a dagger in his hand and ignored the surrounding guards. His gloomy eyes stared at the position where Gu Qing stood, and in the blink of an eye, he took action again.

Gu Qing's personal guards are veterans for many years and often practice on weekdays. Han Jie taught them how to deal with the attack when the prince was attacked. As early as the moment the old man pulled out the dagger, the personal guards quickly formed a small formation according to the previous drill method and surrounded the old man in the formation.

No matter how the old man broke through, he was always concerned about his head and tail. Once he started, a knife would be slashed towards him in every direction in the formation. The old man tried several times but could not break through the personal guard's formation. Instead, he made himself in danger and almost hit by the personal guard's knife.

Gu Qing stood outside the formation, watching the old man thinking.

If this is a carefully planned assassin, then the power of the assassin is obviously too weak. With only one person, it is impossible to complete the assassination mission. Things are abnormal and the enemy must have a second move.

Gu Qing looked shaking and suddenly shouted loudly: "Han Jie, send someone to mobilize troops!"

Han Jie, who was concentrating on dealing with the old man, was stunned. Without hesitation, he immediately pointed at a personal guard and asked him to leave the formation and go to the nearest city tower to transfer soldiers of the Anxi Army.

As soon as the personal guard left, Han Jie immediately noticed something was wrong with the air around him.

With the old man and Gu Qing as the center of the circle, the originally bustling Chang'an Street was now empty, and the deserted front and back had been cleared, and there were not even people watching the fun from afar.

In such a fierce battle, being too quiet around is often not a good sign.

Han Jie's heart sank and subconsciously blurted out: "Split half of the people to protect the prince!"

The guards immediately retreated, and the formation surrounding the old man also changed rapidly. A fierce attack like a storm. After the old man tried his best to resist, the formation in front of him had changed. The formation was reduced by half and he was still firmly surrounded. The other half had already protected Gu Qingtuan. Each of them pointed his knife and looked at the empty street coldly.

Gu Qing stood in the protection circle of his personal guards with expressionless face. Gu Qing was not good at fighting. He would not do stupid things like laymen who randomly commanded his experts in times of crisis. He had complete trust in his personal guards. He believed that his personal guards would protect him with his life, unless they all died in battle.

Gu Qing's thoughts were floating to the court at this moment.

The empty street in front of him made him feel that today's danger was extraordinary.

In such a fierce scene, no one on the street watched the excitement, which shows that when the old man started assassinating him, someone had already cooperated with him at both ends of the street to clear the street.

Who has such huge energy in Chang'an, the capital of the country, can instantly clear the passers-by on the entire street?

Gu Qing let out a sigh, looked up at the sky, raised his mouth slightly, and had an answer in his heart.

When an emperor of a dynasty can only use this shameful way to kill the court officials, it means that the dynasty's energy has really been exhausted, and he has lost his dignified strength and courage. Even if the trapped beast in the desperate situation is exposed, no matter how fierce it looks, it is at the end of his strength. Fierceness is just his last madness.

Therefore, the old man in front of him is not the only assassin, and the more deadly one is still behind him.

Han Jie gave the order very promptly. As soon as the guards protected Gu Qingtuantuan, a cold arrow suddenly shot out from the pane of a restaurant diagonally opposite the Guatan. The cold arrow was facing Gu Qing's back.

A guard's eyes hopped, and he raised his knife almost at the same time, slashing the cold arrow.

Immediately afterwards, the panes on the second floor of several shops opposite were all opened, revealing figures. Everyone was wearing black clothes, masked with black scarf, and holding a strong bow with his hands for a full moon.

A tremor of bowstrings, countless sharp arrows shot, and the targets of all arrows were very unified, and they all rushed straight to Gu Qing.

Han Jie and his guards were shocked and danced the knife in their hands tightly. With a few painful groans, the guards were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.

Gu Qing's face also changed. He didn't expect that in order to kill him, the other party would actually transfer so many people. It was obviously planning to make a contribution to the battle and make full preparations for killing him. If he could be killed, all internal and external troubles of the dynasty could be eliminated.

Of course, Gu Qing could not accept his fate. From the perspective of the ruler, their father and son were not worthy of governing the country.

"Give up the assassin and occupy a shop immediately. Everyone goes in and guards to fight, waiting for reinforcements!" Gu Qing ordered decisively.

When the situation is unfavorable, you must learn to take advantage of the situation. It is also a defensive situation. However, occupying buildings and defending them is always much better than being targeted on the street. Buildings are your first line of defense.

The old man was immediately abandoned by his personal guards. Han Jie and his personal guards knew that the first priority at this moment was not to kill the assassin, but to ensure Gu Qing's safety. The life and death of the assassin was not important, and Gu Qing's life was the most important thing.

Some figures gradually emerged from both ends of the street. They were wearing uniform black clothes, covered with black scarves, and there were about hundreds of people, but Gu Qing had only more than 30 personal guards around him.

He kicked open the door of a restaurant on the street, and Han Jie shouted: "Everyone comes in, hold on to the door, guard the window, and wait for help!"

Gu Qing was hurriedly pulled in by his guards, and then the door and window of the restaurant were closed. The doors and tables were pressed tightly in the door. The guards raised their swords and pointed at each window of the restaurant, quietly focusing on their guards.

Gu Qing said in a deep voice: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. The camp outside the city is more than ten miles away. Reinforcements can be reached within half an hour. Thank you for your hard work, brothers will hold on for half an hour."

Han Jie gasped and said, "Don't worry, Prince, I will protect the prince if I fight my life, and I will never let the thief hurt the prince a cold hair."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp sword penetrated the window paper and shot in, hitting a guard in the chest. The guard fell to the ground with a humming hum.

Han Jie's expression changed drastically. He looked out through the pane, then gritted his teeth and said, "Prince, be careful, they are surrounded."

Gu Qing said in a deep voice: "Find the wooden desktop and seal the windows."

The guards rushed to bring tables and wooden boards into the restaurant, and worked together to hold the windows, and the room suddenly became dark.

Han Jie's heart was heavy and his heart was full of self-blame.

As expected, he was used to living in daily life, and his vigilance decreased. As Gu Qing's power grew stronger and stronger, all the monarchs and ministers of the dynasty were about to look up. As the general of the personal guards, Han Jie didn't know when he relaxed and thought that no one in the world dared to hurt Gu Qing. So on weekdays, Gu Qing only arranged dozens of personal guards to accompany him when he went to visit.

These dozens of personal guards looked more like Gu Qing's ceremonial guards and rarely had the chance to go into battle to kill the enemy. Until today, the cruel reality slapped Han Jie hard.

The greater the power, the heavier the crisis, which Han Jie should have thought of long ago.

There is no medicine for regret in the world. The situation is already very critical at this time. Han Jie has no choice but to fight his life to keep Gu Qing's safety. I hope that before all the personal guards are killed, reinforcements from the camp outside the city will arrive in time, otherwise Han Jie will be redeemed for his crimes if he dies.

Gu Qing is so important. His life and death influence the fate of countless people. If Gu Qing dies here today, the fate of at least hundreds of thousands of people will be rewritten from now on.

He glanced at Gu Qing with guilt, but was caught by Gu Qing. He seemed to guess what Han Jie was thinking at the moment. Gu Qing patted his shoulder and said, "Calm down, when the generals are in danger, they will be unable to get confused. Otherwise, they will lead their brothers one step closer to the abyss. No matter what, I will live and die with you."

Han Jie pursed his lips, nodded vigorously, immediately threw away the heavy and guilt in his heart, and focused on observing the situation in front of him.

Outside the restaurant, hundreds of mysterious warriors had surrounded the restaurant. Han Jie looked through the gap in the pane and looked shocked, and then his teeth were chewed.

"Prince, the assassins outside are not the way of ordinary rangers. They are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!" Han Jie said angrily.

But Gu Qing seemed to be not surprised. At this moment, he was still in a mood to laugh and said, "The eyes are quite sharp, how can you tell it?"

Han Jie said coldly: "They surrounded the restaurant in a fan shape outside the door. Judging from the position they stood, they are typical military-level attack formations. Ordinary rangers cannot do it... Who is so bold that they can mobilize the army to assassinate the prince."

Gu Qing blinked and smiled, "Guess?"

Han Jie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, his expression became colder: "If you do this sneaky way, you will be the emperor without virtue!"

Gu Qing sighed and said, "These people outside are either Yulin Guards or Death Soldiers. No matter who they are, this level is not easy today. Han Jie, let's go to work hard."

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Jingzhao Prefecture Office.

Song Gensheng, wearing an official robe, raised his head from the heavy official documents, stared at a Wuhou patrolling the street in front of him in surprise, and said, "What did you say? Anshanfang Street was blocked?"

Wu Hou lowered his head nervously and said, "Half an hour ago, an official from the Jinzhaoyuan led more than a thousand Yulin imperial guards through Anshanfang, found the Fangguan and all Wuhous, and ordered the street closure in the name of Yulinwei. No one is allowed to enter Anshanfang Street..."

Song Gensheng said coldly: "Who issued the order? Even if the emperor goes on a patrol, there is no need to seal the entire street, right?"

Wu Hou said carefully: "The villain doesn't know, I only heard that the Yulin Imperial Guards are going to do their jobs in Anshanfang..."

Song Gensheng said angrily: "If you have to work on the job, you have to close the street. What a great power! They have asked me, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture?"

Anger could not solve the problem. Song Gensheng frowned and pondered for a moment. He was about to say something, but suddenly he saw a familiar official outside the house wandering down the corridor column, with a hesitant expression and hesitant to move forward but stop.

Song Gensheng became increasingly dissatisfied and pointed to the official outside the house and said, "Are you very idle? Why are you wandering here?"

The subordinate official was shocked and hurriedly walked into the house, first saluting, and then hesitated: "Song Prefecture, the lower official just heard about something, I don't know if I should say it..."

Song Gensheng said coldly: "So much nonsense, what should be said or not. You are already standing in front of me, don't you know?"

The subordinate official hurriedly said: "The Song Dynasty prefect, the Xiaguan heard a colleague and official who was in charge of the refugee camp outside the city mention it, saying that Prince Gu personally saw the refugee farewell to the city this morning, and then returned to the city. As we all know, Prince Gu's palace is in Qinrenfang and entered the city from Mingde Gate. If he wants to return to the Prince's palace in Qinrenfang, Anshanfang happens to be the must-pass place. The official also heard that the Yulin Imperial Guard inexplicably sealed the streets of Anshanfang, this..."

The official Luo Li said a lot, but Song Gensheng's face became paler. Before he could finish speaking, Song Gensheng suddenly stood up and said in a lost voice: "No! Something is going to happen!"

Before she could explain, Song Gensheng lifted up the hem of his official robe and ran out, yelling at the same time.

"All the officers, bad commanders, bad people, and all the guards of the streets that can be called in the office will take their weapons and rush to Anshanfang, hurry!"

"Send people to report to the Anxi Army camp outside the city, saying that Prince Gu is in danger in Anshanfang. Please ask the generals of the Anxi Army to quickly dispatch troops to protect the troops!"

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Li Shier Niang Mansion.

Dozens of female disciples in the front yard of the mansion are practicing swords daily. The swords that female disciples practice are both killing skills and sword dances pleasing to the eyes of the powerful and powerful. Li Shier Niang was mastered by Aunt Gongsun, and sword dances and murderous skills are important inheritances of the master.

Li Shierniang dressed up in a strong outfit. Although she was in her thirties, her figure was still graceful and slim. Apart from the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, her appearance was no different from that of a girl.

At this moment, Li Shier Niang was tense and sternly picking on the mistakes of every subtle movement of the disciples. If the mistake was serious, it would even be exchanged for her heavy whip. The whipped female disciple pouted aggrievedly, and did not dare to resist, and honestly corrected her mistakes.

A female disciple rushed in through the gate, breaking the quiet atmosphere in the front yard.

"Master, it's not good! Prince Gu is in danger!" The female disciple said loudly.

Li Shierniang was shocked: "What's wrong with Gu Qing?"

The female disciple ran to her and gasped, saying, "Someone came to report just now that Anshanfang Street was blocked by the Yulin Imperial Gu. The disciple also heard that Prince Gu had bid farewell to the refugee this morning and returned to the mansion. Anshanfang was the only way back to the palace. The Yulin Imperial Guard suddenly blocked the street, which is probably not a good thing..."

A brief panic flashed in Li Shierniang's eyes and said loudly: "All the disciples immediately rushed to Anshanfang with their swords. Be sure to receive Gu Qing. Also, summon all the colleagues in Chang'an City to help. Prince Gu is responsible for the blessings of the world, and he must not have any trouble!"

After saying that, the person was already outside the mansion, and the female disciples followed her one after another, with graceful figures in various outfits passing by, like a gorgeous rainbow after the rain, shining under the sky of the new sunny sky.
Chapter completed!