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Xu Huaixian helped Lu Xiong drive the chariot to send Wang Zhen's grandparents back to the post house to stay.
Before Xu Wujiang went to Biyang with the official letter, he came over specially, gave him a crossbow, and said: "You can take off your leather armor when I come back. Don't worry about Xu Sihu coming to you to ask for it."
, I told him - remember to keep it on me at night and don't take it off. It will be uncomfortable, but it won't matter if you stay up for two days! You should keep this hand | crossbow close to you when you sleep, and learn to be smart
Please, stop sleeping like a dead pig like before."
Seeing that Xu Wujiang was also speculating about the assassins, Xu Huai thought that Deng Gui's arrangement was very problematic, so he pretended to be confused and asked: "What's wrong?"
"Maybe I'm overly worried, and there's nothing wrong with it, but there's nothing wrong with you being careful." Xu Wujiang didn't think Xu Huai could understand such subtle things, so he didn't say too much, gave a few simple but solemn instructions, and left.
He didn't go to say hello to Wang Zhen or Lu Xiong.
It was still some time before dark, so Xu Huai found an excuse to run out of the post house to inquire about the news.
In addition to Xu Wujiang leading two people to Biyang to report the news, Deng Gui also sent three teams of patrol soldiers out in the name of Sou Shan.
After Xu Xin'an found the doctor, he was also arranged to be part of the Soushan patrol team and sent out to the military stronghold. In the next three to five days, there were less than thirty soldiers left in the military stronghold.
Xu Huai couldn't even guess that the assassins were scared away by them. How could he feel at ease at this time?
Seeing Lu Xiong walking over thoughtfully, Xu Huai asked: "Looking at this situation, the assassins would rather we return to the military camp. Will they force their way in in the next two days?"
Although there are still three old soldiers in the post house, these old soldiers were originally handymen and were old and weak. If an assassin really broke in, Xu Huai suspected that they would pretend to be deaf and mute and would not come out.
Deng Gui deliberately delayed coming to rescue him, so he and Lu Xiong had to carry it out.
"They had the intention of alerting the snake, but it was still a little strange," Lu Xiong couldn't completely explain his doubts. "Yesterday they chased us from behind. They obviously didn't expect that we would encounter help here, so they retreated first. Even if they wanted to attack us
Cai Zheng has made an explanation and refuses to give up. He shouldn't have rushed into the military stronghold in such a hurry?!"
At this time, there was a "squeaking" sound, and it was Wang Zhen who walked out of the room. His face was pale and he was still a little exhausted.
Lu Xiong asked Wang Zhen with some worry: "My lord, will Deng Gui be bribed by the assassin?"
"Deng Gui is an inspector with a serious martial arts background. It is not easy for a martial artist. Unless a figure like Cai Zheng makes a promise personally, he cannot be bribed." Wang Zhen shook his head.
It is believed that Deng Gui may be bribed, "Judging from the time, Deng Gui may be bribed in the future, but there is no possibility of being bribed at the moment."
"Then, Deng Gui did all these things because he probably believed that the assassin intended to scare the enemy and wait until we retreated to the military camp before attacking - and he did not want to offend Cai Qing, but he also wanted to avoid becoming a scapegoat as much as possible.
"This can only be arranged like this," Lu Xiong sighed, "This Deng Langjun is not simple!"
"..." Wang Xun sighed and said, "But it has affected the two of you."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Wang? Catching thieves is rewarded with military merit." Xu Huai saw that Wang Chen also believed that the possibility of Deng Gui being bribed by assassins was very low, so he didn't feel too uneasy and said to Wang Chen with a smile.
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The Dai Viet Dynasty relied on civil society to control military affairs. Deng Gui was born in the military, and after many years of wandering as an official, he only served as an inspection envoy from place to place. People like Xu Wujiang had no reputation, and it was extremely difficult to cross the line between military attachés and military officials in their lives.
However, the Dai Viet Dynasty's rewards in terms of money and food were quite generous.
If they could really hunt down the most ferocious bandits, ordinary soldiers would still be able to earn more than a dozen or twenty taels of silver - obviously, if they could really kill assassins within the military stronghold, they would be treated as bandits and horse thieves in every aspect.
Xu Huai handed the crossbow to Lu Xiong again and said, "Master Lu is here to take this crossbow. We will make preparations as the thieves will break into the military stronghold in the next two days."
In the past, in addition to his extraordinary strength, his fists, feet, swords, guns, crossbows and riding skills were all mediocre. It was impossible for him to improve drastically in a short period of time. This crossbow was much more useful in Lu Xiong's hands than in his hands.
If there are only three or five assassins, and if Lu Xiong can kill one of them immediately, their chances of winning are actually not low.
Lu Xiong took over the crossbow and said to Wang Zhen: "My husband, you should go back to the house and rest. Xu Huai and I will take turns guarding tonight, so we are not afraid that they dare to break in."
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Xu Huai was well prepared that the assassins would force their way into the military stronghold. The post house was responsible for food and lodging, but if there were any small matters, he would send out post soldiers as much as possible. He did not leave Wang Zhen's side for five days in a row, mainly looking for Lu
Xiong asked for martial arts lessons to pass the time.
However, until Xu Wujiang returned from Biyang and was instructed by Zhizhou Chen Shi and others, everything was calm in the military village and even in Huaiyuan Town, and the assassin did not even appear again.
At this time, the soldiers sent out to search the mountains for bandits also returned one after another.
Xu Huai guessed that their previous judgment might be wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.
In the past five days, he had reorganized the Fu Mang Quan and swords and spears he had learned in the past, and his life was fulfilling; he also listened to Wang Zhen tell a lot of interesting stories about the court, including the Dai Viet Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, the Yushitai and the three
We know more about the intricate relationship between the six divisions and six prisons than before.
Of course, the secrets of the court were involved, but Wang Zhen did not say why he offended Cai Zheng and was demoted to Tangzhou, nor why Cai Zheng sent assassins to hunt him down.
The girl Wang Xuan is not only worried about assassins, but she is also going through a very important transformation in her life.
This was extremely unsettling for a girl under the age of thirteen. She had been hiding in the house for the past five days and not showing up much.
It was dusk when Xu Wujiang rushed back to the military camp with a letter from Chen Shi, the governor of the state.
The setting sun hangs over the mountain ridge like a huge duck egg yolk.
Deng Gui was talking to Wang Zhen and Cheng Yi, the postmaster, in the front yard of the post house.
Xu Wujiang was in the front yard of the post house, reporting on many things he had done in Biyang these days:
"Zhizhou Chen Langjun thought that Mr. Wang was unwell and the road from Huaiyuan to Biyang was rugged. After discussing with Cheng Lunying and other adults, he decided to let Mr. Wang live in the Huaiyuan military camp. He specially ordered the inspection department to take careful care of him.
Mr. Wang, please don’t let the thieves invade again, otherwise you will be punished without mercy..."
Deng Gui read the official letter from Chen Shi, the governor of the state, and handed it to Wang Zhen, saying: "Since Chen Langjun has arranged it like this, I also ask Mr. Wang to stay in the Huaiyuan military camp to recuperate."
However, Deng Gui did not say anything about the follow-up arrangements. When he stepped out of the post house, he raised his foot and kicked out a broken brick. Xu Huai stood next to the stone lion in the front yard of the post house and saw the baby that Deng Gui had kicked out.
Broken bricks the size of fists were smashed into pieces at the base of the opposite wall.
Although the green bricks used to build the walls and pave the floor in the military village were not of high quality and were relatively crisp, the power of Deng Gui's kick also made him secretly frightened.
Although Deng Guiping was always addicted to wine and sex, his background in martial arts cannot be underestimated.
Of course, from this action, Xu Huai could see Deng Gui's inner unhappiness.
That's right, Chen Shi, Cheng Lunying and others all regarded Wang Zhen as a hot potato, but wouldn't Deng Gui feel that Wang Zhen was left in Huaiyuan?
Deng Gui was unwilling to offend Cai Zheng before, and even deliberately created opportunities for the assassins to attack. If Wang Zhen was assassinated before this, and someone in the court wanted to fight for Wang Zhen, they would not target him, so even if he was "carried"
The consequences of being charged with "disloyalty against bandits" will not be too serious.
Now Chen Shi has clearly put the responsibility of protecting Wang Zhen on him. If anything happens to Wang Zhen at this time, no matter how complicated the factional struggle between the DPRK and China is, and no matter how many people will be involved in the end, he will definitely be the first to be caught.
It's a life-and-death struggle.
How can Deng Gui be happy in this current situation?
To be honest, the reactions of Chen Shi, Cheng Lunying and other adults in Biyang City were not beyond Xu Huai's expectations, but the assassin had not even appeared in the past five days, which was really puzzling to him.
"You stay here." Xu Wujiang could also see Deng Gui's displeasure. Seeing that Deng Gui did not give any follow-up arrangements, he immediately asked Xu Huai to stay with Wang Zhen while he walked out to catch up with Deng Gui.
"It seems that no matter where I stay, I will be in trouble." Wang Xun laughed at Cheng Yi with a self-deprecating smile.
"My husband is worried too much. My subordinates are eager to stay with my husband and ask for more advice..." Cheng Yi said.
Cheng Yi was very talented when he was young, and he also ranked among the best in the provincial examinations. However, he went to Bianjing to participate in the academic examinations several times, but failed to be among the Jinshi. Only when he was nearly forty did he give up on the imperial examination and asked for help.
Huaiyuan Yi Cheng sent this mission.
From then on, he became depressed and liked things in the pot. Although he was only in his early forties, he looked like a little old man.
However, from a personal perspective, Cheng Yi admired Wang Zhen as a person and even used people like Wang Zhen as an example of self-improvement. At this time, Wang Zhen could stay in the Huaiyuan military camp, but he was happy in his heart, not even a little bit.
None of them feel troublesome or dangerous.
In the past five days, except for Deng Gui's daily scheduled visit, no one else came to see Wang Chen. Cheng Yi always accompanied Wang Chen to ask for advice on poetry and articles.
Those strange memories may not involve these. Xu Huai found that he didn't know much about the poetry and articles of the time. Cheng Yi accompanied Wang Xun to play chess and discuss poetry and books, but he was more willing to ask Lu Xiong for martial arts instruction.
