As the carriage headed towards the Marquis Mansion, Gu Hanzhang drank a lot after all, and now he felt a little drowsy, so he simply closed his eyes and rested for a while.
It was already Hai hour and the road was quiet with no movement.
Suddenly, Gu Hanzhang, who had his eyes closed, opened them. The haziness in his eyes completely disappeared, leaving only sharpness.
"Qin Feng, stop."
Qin Feng immediately stopped the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, is something wrong?"
Gu Hanzhang lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage slowly. He didn't know when he had a sword in his hand. He jumped down lightly, turned around and looked at the empty space behind him.
"I followed you all the way and still didn't make a move."
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng was immediately on full alert, with the long sword in his hand already unsheathed.
Sparse voices sounded not far behind the carriage, and then more than twenty people appeared in front of Gu Hanzhang and Qin Feng.
The footsteps of these people were not loud, and each of them wore a black scarf on their face, and their breath was relatively restrained. It was obvious that they were all practitioners.
When Qin Feng saw this, he immediately felt a little guilty. He didn't expect that he didn't find anyone following him. Now that the prince had drunk a lot, he realized that he was really derelict in his duty.
But now is obviously not a good time to talk about this, so it is more important to solve the immediate trouble, and he will apologize to the Crown Prince later.
"Your Majesty, go back first and leave these people to your subordinates," Qin Feng said.
Gu Hanzhang did not think that Qin Feng could deal with these people alone. They did not seem to be easy to deal with.
"No need." Gu Hanzhang replied.
The men in black followed the leader's raised hand and immediately swarmed towards Gu Hanzhang and Qin Feng, the swords in their hands shining with silver light.
The sword in Gu Hanzhang's hand was also quickly unsheathed. He waved the sword in his hand and walked among the men in black.
Although he drank a lot of wine, Gu Hanzhang felt that these men in black had murderous intent, and their martial arts were not too low, so he seemed to move quickly, but he was actually very careful.
The cold light crisscrossed the streets at night, accompanied by a lot of muffled hums.
Qin Feng also vented his anger on the man in black, and his actions were very fierce.
In the past, when Gu Hanzhang was in the capital, he had no one to protect him. Only Qin Feng followed him for convenience. Over the years, he had never encountered anyone taking action in the capital.
Judging from the other party's appearance, it seemed that he planned to kill him and was well prepared.
Not long after, Qin Feng suffered some injuries, with blood stains on his abdomen and back.
Gu Hanzhang's arm was scratched by the knife that avoided his heart. The wound was deep, and blood fell drop by drop on the bluestone floor.
However, most of the people in black have been reduced, and the pressure on them has been reduced a lot.
"Who is that over there?"
A rough roar came from the rear left, as well as the sound of armor being neatly ordered, and Qin Feng's face lit up.
"Your Majesty, it's someone from the military camp!"
At this moment, Qin Feng was injured and had little strength. He was worried that he would not be able to continue to protect Gu Hanzhang. Fortunately, someone from the military camp came over, so he didn't think much about whether it was an enemy or a friend.
The man in black saw a small group of troops, and with the loss of more than half of his own men, there were now less than ten people, and he immediately made a decision.
"withdraw!"
After giving the order, the remaining men in black left immediately.
Gu Hanzhang raised his eyes and saw that it was Shi Jingtian, the general of the country.
He's back from the military camp!
"General Shi." Gu Hanzhang shouted.
Shi Jingtian saw Gu Hanzhang clearly, raised his hand and ordered his men to chase the man in black. He did not expect that when he returned to Beijing overnight, he would encounter Gu Hanzhang being hunted down.
"How come Hanzhang is here at night? The smell of alcohol is so strong. You kid has always disliked drinking. Why did you change after you got married?"
Shi Jingtian spoke as he walked, and when he came to Gu Hanzhang, he patted him hard on the shoulder.
Gu Hanzhang took a step back after being photographed and looked at Shi Jingtian helplessly.
This Zhenguo general can be regarded as Gu Hanzhang's elder. He is more than ten years younger than Gu Yuan. He is a very loyal person. When he was young, he went to the battlefield with Gu Yuan and was saved by Gu Yuan, so he was very loyal to Zhen Guo.
Beihou Mansion is also very close.
In his early years, Gu Hanzhang was thrown into the military camp by Gu Yuan, and he joined Shi Jingtian's subordinates.
Fang Yaohui and Fang Zhengye were also under Shi Jingtian's command, but they didn't expect that Shi Jingtian would come to Beijing not long after Fang Zhengye returned.
There is no news at all from the emperor, which means that Shi Jingtian did not come to the capital under orders, but probably went to the capital privately.
Of course, there is another possibility: Emperor Renxiao summoned him to the capital through an oral edict.
"The general is still as tall as before, and this time he almost smashed Hanzhang's shoulder into pieces." Gu Hanzhang said.
Shi Jingtian glared at the junior in front of him who was pretending to be weak, "Okay, okay, I still don't know what kind of ability you are. It's already so late now. I think I'll go to the palace to see the emperor first, and then meet him another day.
You discuss it in detail."
"Okay." Gu Hanzhang agreed.
The two parted ways, and Gu Hanzhang returned home as quickly as possible.
After returning home, Gu Hanzhang went to Fan Tong and bandaged the wound before returning to Tingyuge.
Fortunately, there was no poison on the knife, so it was not troublesome to deal with it. Qin Feng's injury was a little more serious, so he simply stayed at Fan Tong's place to sleep for the night.
Gu Hanzhang walked into the house quietly, and there was a lamp left in the room, which Chaoli had left for him.
But she should have fallen asleep, her breathing was steady, and it was already midnight.
Gu Hanzhang originally wanted to sleep on the bed, but when he saw Chao Li sleeping, he was worried about waking him up. In addition, he did not take a shower. He just wiped his body and changed his clothes. He felt that it was not too clean, so he rested on the soft bed.
On the couch.
Except for the wedding night, this was Gu Hanzhang's second time sleeping on a soft couch.
Early the next morning, when Gu Hanzhang woke up, Chaoli had just sat up.
"The prince came back very late last night." Chaoli said calmly.
Judging from her appearance, she seemed a little angry.
Gu Hanzhang's heart moved slightly and he immediately explained.
"Madam, don't get me wrong. Yesterday I drank some wine and walked out of the restaurant with Lin Shoufu and Cheng Feng. However, when I came back last night, I encountered an assassination and was slightly injured. Qin Feng's injury was slightly more serious.
That’s why I was delayed.”
After hearing Gu Hanzhang's careful explanation, the unhappiness in Chaoli's heart had long since dissipated, replaced by a feeling of heartache.
"Where is the Crown Prince injured? How could someone be so bold to assassinate the Crown Prince in the capital? Under the emperor's feet, he attacked the Crown Prince of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, but the person was found?" Chaoli asked several questions in succession.
Gu Hanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and showed Chaoli the bandaged wound on his left arm.
"It's not very serious, but the wound is a bit deep. You can't touch water for the next few days. I'm afraid there will be scars after it heals. As for who it is, I don't know yet. Yesterday I happened to meet General Shi returning to Beijing, and his people went to trace it.
." Gu Hanzhang said.
Chao Li paused for a moment, his eyes full of surprise. There was only one general named Shi in the entire Da Qi Dynasty, and he was General Zhen Guo.
Likewise, her maternal grandfather and uncle were both under his command.