Chapter 102: Tune the tiger away from the mountain (Supplement 1)
Being born with a lot of intelligence, Xu Zizhen was no longer able to defend himself and simply replied: "Yes, but I can only predict a few things. Whether it works or not is another matter."
Wen Chengyan nodded, as if he thought it was expected. He pondered for a moment and then asked: "You once said that the Jin Kingdom would invade the Song Dynasty. Is that true?"
Xu Zizhen still nodded: "Yes, that's right."
"when?"
"Within two years!"
"Two years?" Wen Chengyan took a deep breath. He had heard this from Rong Xi before, and had doubted its authenticity. But after all, he was an official of the imperial court and had a clear understanding of the current situation. Xixia
Troops have been sent to attack the Song Dynasty, and the Jin Kingdom has also attacked the Liao Kingdom. All of this is leading towards the Jin Kingdom's eventual invasion of the Song Dynasty. He can't help but not believe it.
Xu Zizhen took advantage of his frown and spoke quickly: "Sir, I only know a few things, but I know nothing about the specific day when the Jin Kingdom will attack, where they will attack from, and who they will send to attack, so I don't know anything about it.
Don’t even ask."
Wen Chengyan looked up at him and said slowly: "Taoist Priest Xuanyi once said that the troubled times have come, and heaven will send a psychic to help us in the Song Dynasty. And you are the psychic. Since you are a psychic, you must
There are good strategies to achieve good fortune and avoid disaster..." At this point, he suddenly left the table and stood up, bowing deeply to Xu Zizhen.
Xu Zizhen was caught off guard and hurriedly held Wen Chengyan with both hands: "Sir, what are you doing? I can't bear it!"
Wen Chengyan said seriously: "Zizhen, I know that you have extraordinary talents and a kind heart. I hope you will think of the people of the world and take up the great responsibility of expelling the barbarians!"
Xu Zizhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was just a small person, not even a big-headed soldier at the moment. He was talking about the common people in the world. Isn't that a joke? He was about to speak, but he heard someone outside the door rushing to report: "Sir, there is a fire in the Ordnance Department in the east of the city.
!”
"What?" Wen Chengyan suddenly lost his temper. The Arms Department is in charge of the weapons and equipment of the entire Fuzhou, including the artillery and gunpowder. The Xixia people have temporarily stopped their activities. I don't know when they will attack again. The Arms Department is so important.
It's not a good thing if the place catches fire right now.
At this time, Wen Chengyan no longer cared about Xu Zizhen, and hurriedly walked out the door. Shui Liuli moved and still followed him. Xu Zizhen was stunned and quickly caught up. Wen Xian and others outside the door had heard clearly and also
and followed him.
The Arms Department was not far from the government office, and it took a little longer than a stick of incense to arrive. Xu Zizhen could already see billowing black smoke before he reached the gate of the government office. The fire had been temporarily extinguished, and he had not yet heard any sound.
The explosion showed that the soldiers within the department temporarily controlled the fire to the smallest possible range.
"How come you are guarding this place? There is such a big fire?" As soon as Wen Chengyan arrived at the door, he scolded the director of the Ordnance Department without saying a word. He rarely got into such a big fire, but now that the troops were approaching,
Even with his calm and peaceful temperament, he couldn't help but get angry.
The staff from top to bottom of the Ordnance Department were silent and aggrieved. They had been extremely careful, but today for some reason, a fire suddenly broke out in a corner, and it spread quickly with the wind. If
If they hadn't discovered it early, the entire Ordnance Department would have been reduced to nothing as soon as the gunpowder was ignited.
Wen Chengyan glanced at everyone fiercely and walked towards the gate of the office. But at this moment, Shui Liuli suddenly stepped in front of Wen Chengyan. The long sword was already in his palm, and there was a dense sound as he waved it lightly with his bare hands.
There was a clanging sound, and before anyone had time to react, there was already a piece of hidden weapon that had been swept away on the ground.
Almost at the same moment, several figures flashed out from beside the Si Yamen, rushing towards Wen Chengyan as fast as ghosts, holding sharp steel knives in their hands. It was obvious that they were coming with bad intentions. Xu Zizhen reacted quickly and pulled Wen Chengyan behind him, while holding a knife around his waist.
The Tang sword was unsheathed and he stared at the assassins with sharp eyes.
There were four people in total. Xu Zizhen recognized them immediately. They were the ones who tried to catch Wen Xian yesterday. Shui Liuli had already flown up to meet them. She fought the four of them alone with her long sword flying. For a moment, the field was dazzled by the lights of swords and shadows. Shui Liuli fought alone.
The four of them did not fall behind at all.
Soon, the soldiers from the Arms Department rushed over and were about to surround the four people.
"withdraw!"
The leader of the four assassins whistled and immediately retreated. Shui Liuli, with quick eyes and quick hands, slashed the thigh of one of them with his sword, and blood spurted out immediately. However, the man was extremely tough and actually returned the knife without saying a word.
, while Shui Liuli dodged and jumped out, the four of them disappeared after just a few ups and downs.
Shui Liuli even injured one person during the fight alone. He was not willing to let them go so easily. He shouted, "Guard your Excellency!" As he spoke, he flew after him.
Xu Zizhen, who was watching clearly, suddenly felt a shiver in his heart and shouted out loud: "No, this silly girl has fallen into the trap!" Before anyone else could react, he shouted to Li Meng, "Xiao Meng, protect the master and the lady!"
Li Meng already had the gun in his hand and responded loudly: "Yes!" As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zizhen quickly chased after him.
The four people fled very fast, and Shui Liuli chased them very fast. When Xu Zizhen chased them, he could only see their backs from a distance. He gritted his teeth and chased after him, his mind racing, how could such an important place like the Arms Department be like this?
Is it easy to catch fire? It is obvious that someone did it deliberately.
The purpose of setting fire to such an important place is to lure Lord Wen out, but the people in Sanjuetang are not fools. There are hundreds of soldiers here, and trying to assassinate Wen Chengyan is nothing more than a fool's dream.
Xu Zizhen's mind was moving very fast. In the past few days, people in Sanjuetang may have been plotting against Wen Chengyan. However, the government office was heavily guarded, and there was a master like Shui Liuli beside him. It would definitely take a lot of effort to assassinate him.
Put in some hard work.
Now this move is obviously to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Xu Zizhen can see clearly from the side. If those people really join forces, Shui Liuli may not be their opponent. Now they deliberately show their faces in front of so many people and then run away.
Just to lure Shui Liuli away, Xu Zizhen no longer dared to think about what happened next. These few people from Sanjue Hall would not be the only ones who entered Lanzhou. If Shui Liuli chased after him so rashly, he would undoubtedly be killed!
Several people rushed out of the city chasing each other. The soldiers who defended the city did not even see the figures clearly, and they were shaken out. Xu Zizhen was not as fast as them, and by the time he reached the city gate, he could hardly see their backs.
, he was angry and anxious when he saw a team of carriages and horses passing by. The one walking at the front was a middle-aged man, walking and leading a white horse with shiny coat and no mottled spots on its body.
He was so anxious that he didn't care so much. He grabbed the horse's reins and jumped up, shouting: "Borrow it, we're in urgent need!" Before he finished speaking, he gave his foot a hard knock, and the horse neighed in pain and galloped away.
go.
The middle-aged man was unprepared. By the time he came to his senses, Xu Zizhen had already gone far away. He immediately shouted urgently: "Grab the horse! Someone is snatching the horse!"