This doubt only flashed through Xu Zizhen's mind. Liu Quan killed whomever he liked and it had nothing to do with him. Now he only had one thought in his mind, which was whether he could find an opportunity to approach Wu Qimai today.
Yes, he was close to Wanyan Wu, the current emperor of the Jin Kingdom, to beg for money.
Today is the twelfth month of the second lunar month, which is the day when Wu Qimai leads his ministers to worship heaven, but it is also the day when he wants to accept Zhao Chang as his concubine. In these days, Xu Zizhen has thought very clearly about how to find Zhao Chang in such a large palace.
It was extremely difficult to rescue her. The only feasible way was to get close to Wu Qimai, even if he just kept him in her sight, she would have a chance to find Zhao Su.
In fact, everyone knows that taking a concubine is just a nicer way of saying it. The Emperor of the Jin Dynasty would never take a foreigner as a concubine. If Zhao Chang fell into his hands, he would only have the life of a slave. A better life would be to be a slave in the palace.
If Wu Qimai is unhappy, he can just leave him to anyone. Even the capital of the Song Dynasty has been destroyed and the emperor has been kidnapped. What value does she have as an empress? It's just her beauty that attracted Wu Qimai.
Just the heart.
This is just what ordinary people think, but Xu Zizhen knows that it's not that simple. Wu Shu didn't tell him clearly, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a trap. Wu Qimai is using Zhao Su as bait to lure him into taking the bait. This seems ridiculous.
Because he, Xu Zizhen, had no position or title, so it was not worth the trouble of the Jin Dynasty emperor, but Xu Zizhen thought that this possibility could not be ruled out.
But regardless of whether Wu Qimai really planned to lure him here, he came because he couldn't ignore it.
The convoy was still moving slowly. As Xu Zizhen walked, he felt the dagger tied to his calf and looked around.
A few days ago, when Wanyanqing and Wanyanti gave him this dagger, he was still confused. But when Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan were taken to the ghost village, he suddenly realized that the Wanyan brothers and sisters had long received the news that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would
If they are taken to Huining Mansion, they will be guarded by their bullshit Dragon Guard Camp. Of course, Xu Zizhen, the deputy commander, will deal with the Zhao family royal family and those Song ministers. He doesn't need to do anything more, as long as he treats them well on weekdays.
If you take more care of your face, those Song prisoners will be grateful.
But why does Wanyanqing think that some of them can return to Bianjing, and that he can rely on this kindness to let them sell face to Hongji to do business in Bianjing? Does that girl have other inside stories?
Yes, after all, her mother is a princess, so she has some information.
Xu Zizhen's head ached again when he thought about it, so he simply stopped thinking about it. He didn't appear at all these days, and he didn't take Wan Yanqing's instructions to heart at all. Anyway, even if any of these people could go back, only Qin Hui could.
It has some social value, but he doesn't dare to show his face in front of Qin Hui. This is the most traitorous person in history. He is not an ordinary person. If he finds out his identity, it will be a big trouble.
Nearly an hour later, the convoy passed half of the city and arrived at the north of the city. Along the way, there was nothing but peace. There were still only people of the Jin Kingdom who were excited to watch the excitement on the streets. However, Xu Zizhen did not relax his vigilance, and his eyes continued to scan around him.
This style of behavior is very consistent with his current status as a leader.
Did I guess wrong? Or is it that these two men are of such bad character that no one is willing to save them?
Xu Zizhen was cursing when he suddenly heard a loud bang. Suddenly, a ball of fire exploded from the upstairs of a shop on the street. Pieces of tiles and window lattice flew into the sky, mixed with black smoke and dust and scattered into the dense crowd on the street.
As the scene fell, screams of surprise arose everywhere. The people watching the excitement did not expect that such a change would happen, and they hurriedly fled in panic.
The leader of the Jin soldiers accompanying the car was about to shout, but a long arrow flew from nowhere and hit his throat. He immediately fell off his horse. Then the second-floor windows of several shops on the street were suddenly knocked open, and more than a dozen figures appeared.
He flew out from upstairs and headed towards the group of bullock carts in the middle of the street.
Damn it, why did you come just as you said?
Xu Zizhen cursed secretly, and hurriedly pulled out his sword, his eyes roving around looking for an escape route. It was none of his business whether Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan would be rescued. It was up to him not to get hurt.
Suddenly a hand reached out and held down his hand, and Liu Quan's voice rang in his ears: "Brother Sanshun, don't panic, we are not the only ones protecting the car."
Only then did Xu Zizhen react. He turned around and laughed dryly: "I forgot, there is... ah no!"
Before he finished speaking, a sharp knife was struck at him. Xu Zizhen hurriedly avoided it and kicked him out, cursing: "Damn, why don't those people come out?"
Liu Quan was not idle either. He dodged the attack between the two men in a panic and cursed: "How the hell did I know."
What they originally thought about was the dark figures they saw in the restaurant that night arresting people with fishing nets. This street was also the place where they drank that day, but they didn't expect that the people's knives even cut the tip of their noses, and those people still didn't.
appeared, which had to make them dumbfounded.
Could it be that today's crisis really has to be solved by their Dragon Guard Camp?
Xu Zizhen secretly cursed him as a cheater. Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan cannot be saved. This is clearly written in the history books. Now these people are here for nothing. Xu Zizhen really doesn’t want to fight with them, but these people are also stubborn.
When he came up, he greeted the dead man. If he hadn't reacted quickly and had good skills, he would have been killed on the spot.
At this time, the hidden dragon guard camp showed its value. The group who came to rob the prison car may have been careless. They did not expect that these ordinary soldiers guarding the car would have such strong skills. As soon as they came into contact, they started to fight.
He was caught off guard and injured several people, but the situation was quickly reversed.
After several screams, several people fell into a pool of blood. The rest of the people were shocked and quickly moved back. The first few looked at each other, suddenly turned around and ran away, and disappeared into the chaotic crowd in the blink of an eye.
The explosion just now caused chaos on the street. People were squeezing and trampling on people everywhere. Those men who tried to rob the prison van were all dressed as gold men. All they had to do was throw a knife into the crowd. Even the gods would do it.
Can't find them.
Xu Zizhen stepped onto an ox cart in time and shouted: "Stop chasing, it's important to protect the cart!"
The Jin general who led the team was dead. Xu Zizhen and Liu Quan were the biggest ones here. Those Jin soldiers hesitated and stopped. Besides, they had no intention of actually pursuing them. The streets were in chaos, so protecting the convoy was the most important thing.
As for the people in the Dragon Guard Camp, they don't know how to chase. They are all masters, and masters cherish their lives. If they catch up and get ambushed by the opponent, they will suffer big losses.
The convoy continued to move, and the golden soldiers escorting the convoy separated a dozen people to clear the way. They didn't care about parading anymore, they just wanted to send these prisoners to Taizu Temple quickly. Besides, who would care to watch the streets in such chaos?
captive?
This short battle ended with the other side losing five lives. Except for the leader of the Jin soldiers who was shot to death by a cold arrow at the beginning, not a single one of the Dragon Guard camp and other Jin soldiers died.
Xu Zizhen continued to follow the car, a little uneasy. The skills of these people were too poor, and they were completely indifferent except for their fierce momentum.
This shouldn't be the case. Could it be that these people are just testing?