Liu Xiu continued: "There is such a huge difference in status between me and the Imperial Preceptor. It stands to reason that it would be easy for the Imperial Preceptor to kill me. All he needs to do is issue an edict and even ten of my heads can't be saved. But why is he not upright? You came to kill me, but you want to use such a shady method to secretly assassinate me?"
Gai Yan and Zhu You looked at Liu Xiu blankly, yes, with such a prominent status as a national preceptor, why would he carry out assassinations secretly?
Long Zhun's heart moved, his eyes lit up, and he said: "My lord, it's because of the prophecy in the "Red Fu Fu"! The imperial master did not dare to make the "Red Fu Fu" public, let alone the prophecy. Otherwise, , Wang Mang’s first suspect is him, and he will be the first to take his head! Therefore, in order not to arouse Wang Mang’s suspicion, he can only act secretly, using shady means to keep Liu Xiu from all over the country unaware. The secret that the ghost didn’t realize was solved.”
Liu Xiu smiled and nodded, indicating that Long Zhun was right.
He said quietly: "If I send a letter to the Imperial Preceptor, warning him to send someone to assassinate me again, I will spread the prophecy in the "Red Fu Fu" and make it known to everyone. Do you think that the Imperial Preceptor will send someone to assassinate me again?" What will happen?”
At this time, Zhu You and Gai Yan both looked excited and said in unison: "The Imperial Master will definitely not dare to act rashly again, and the lord's situation will be safe!"
Liu Xiu said: "I can't say that it will always be safe, but at least it will be safe for a while."
But this is enough. What they lack most now is time. As long as they are given time to prepare for the uprising, he will no longer have to be afraid of the Imperial Advisor Liu Xiu.
Everyone nodded in unison, thinking that Liu Xiu's idea was feasible.
Liu Xiu asked: "Who is willing to go to Chang'an and deliver a message to the Duke on my behalf?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Long Zhun said: "Lord, let me go!"
Long Bo answered, "I'll go too!"
Long Zhun and Long Bu volunteered to go to Chang'an to deliver the message on Liu Xiu's behalf.
Liu Xiu looked at Long Yuan and saw the latter nodding. He said meaningfully to Long Zhun and Long Bo: "Zhongyi, Shuli, after you two arrive in Chang'an, you must be more careful. The power of the Imperial Master in the capital is It's definitely not small, once your identities are exposed, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape."
"Lord, don't worry, there are not many people in this world who can capture my two brothers!" Long Zhun and Long Bu said confidently.
The two of them were able to successfully escape after assassinating Wang Mang, so they were certainly very capable, and Liu Xiu did not need to give too many instructions.
He got up and walked towards the shopkeeper. When he got closer, he lowered his head and saw that all the shopkeepers and his assistants had been killed by Long Bo.
Liu Xiu tore off the shopkeeper's shirt, dipped it in the corpse's blood, and wrote a blood letter on it. After drying it, he folded it and handed it to Long Zhun, saying: "Go back quickly, I'll wait for you at Deng's house in Xinye!" "
Long Zhun carefully put the blood book into his arms, and then he and Long Bo saluted Liu Xiu. Then, the two of them saluted Long Yuan, and without staying any longer, they walked deeper into the woods.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Liu Xiu did not take his eyes back until their figures had disappeared deep into the dense forest.
Long Yuan comforted him: "Don't worry, my lord, Long Zhun has always been careful and alert, and Long Bu is cunning and cunning. If they are together, nothing will happen to them!"
Long Yuan is still very confident in his brother's abilities.
Liu Xiu nodded, glanced around, and said, "Search out everything on their bodies and take them away."
Although the current war is chaotic and it doesn't matter if a few people die, but if so many people die at once, the government may intervene in the investigation and make the illusion of robbery. Even if the government investigates, they will not pursue it too deeply.
Liu Xiu and others found a lot of money on the body. In addition to getting back the meal money they had just paid, they also found thousands of dollars more.
They cleaned up the scene, gathered up the weapons, and buried them elsewhere. After everything was done, everyone left the woods and headed for the new wilderness.
Xinye is a large county in Nanyang County, with a population equivalent to Caiyang.
Entering Xinye County, walking on the streets, looking around, there are crowds of people, but most of the people are in rags, with sallow faces and thin skin. The beggars on the roadside are not one by one, but in groups.
Liu Xiu had been to the second sister Liu Yuan's house before, so he naturally knew where the second sister's house was. He, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan were walking forward when several fast horses suddenly ran towards them.
At this time, people were coming and going on the street, but these fast horses were running wildly as if they were in a deserted place, scaring the pedestrians on the road to duck to both sides.
Not far from Liu Xiu and others, there was a thin beggar. Seeing those fast horses running toward him, the little beggar was so frightened that he quickly backed away, but his feet slipped and he tripped over something. Unable to stand, he sat down on the ground.
But in just a moment, the horses had already run up to him and were about to trample him. Without thinking, Liu Xiu rushed forward, grabbed the beggar's clothes, and held him tightly. Then he pulled away and jumped to the side.
Several fast horses almost galloped past the two of them. Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat. They hurriedly rushed to Liu Xiu and asked with concern: "My lord, are you okay?" "
Liu Xiu shook his head, frowned and looked at the fierce horses running past, then looked down at the little beggar he had rescued, loosened his clothes and said, "Be careful when you walk."
The beggar was so frightened that he was trembling all over. He nodded at Liu Xiu repeatedly, without even having time to say thank you. He first took two steps back, then ran into the crowd like smoke and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Zhu You muttered dissatisfied: "Who is this? My lord saved him, and he didn't even say thank you!"
At this time, the horses that were running past stopped one after another. Then, the people on the horses turned their horses' heads and walked towards Liu Xiu.
When they got close to him, several people on the horse reined in their reins, stopped, and lowered their heads to look at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu raised his head and looked at them in the same way.
These people are not very old, about 20 years old, and judging from their clothes, they are all wealthy young men with extraordinary backgrounds.
The leader was in his early twenties, tall and handsome, but his eyes were wandering. When he looked at people, he always stared at them from the corners of his eyes, giving people a sense of arrogance and evil.
The arrogant young man looked at Liu Xiu for a moment, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "You are quite fast, you are a practicing master, right?"
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and said, "I have practiced a few tricks of the crop."
"Humph!" the arrogant young man laughed and asked, "What's your name?"
"I'm Liu Xiu."
"Liu Xiu? Never heard of it." The arrogant young man said proudly: "I think your skills are pretty good, so just stay with me and be a follower!"
Liu Xiu almost laughed. This man was young, and his tone was not small. And judging by his tone, it seemed as if he had given him a great favor. He said, "Sorry, I'm not interested. I'll say goodbye!" As he spoke,
He turned to leave.
His refusal made the arrogant young man stunned and raised his eyebrows in disbelief. The other young men reacted. One of them rushed forward and blocked Liu Xiu's way. He said with a smile: "You kid is really ignorant."
Exaltation, do you know who this is?"
Liu Xiu looked at the young man in front of him, then at the arrogant young man, shook his head honestly and said, "I don't know."
"This is Prince Wang Jin, a clan relative of the emperor. Do you dare not give him face?"
He thought that after announcing Wang Jin's name, he would be able to calm the country bumpkin, but he didn't expect that Liu Xiu had no reaction at all after hearing Wang Jin's name, just like hearing the names of cats and dogs.
Liu Xiu didn't know Wang Jin, but he had heard of someone like him in Xinye.
Wang Jin's father's name was Wang Jing, and he and Wang Mang were relatively distant relatives. After Wang Mang usurped the throne, Wang Jing was not even assigned a title.
However, being of the same clan as the Emperor is scary enough. At least in Xinye, ordinary people would not dare to provoke the Wang family.
Since Wang Mang usurped the throne, Wang Jing has been using the banner of the emperor's clan, first to cheat, and then to the point of bullying men and women, buying and selling by force.
Even if someone reports him to the government, the government can't do anything about Wang Jing and dare not punish him. As a result, Wang Jing becomes even more unscrupulous in Xinye, and the Wang family develops into a wealthy businessman in a very short period of time.
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Wang Jing is lawless in Xinye, and Wang Jing's son Wang Jin is Xinye's "little bully". He is a arrogant master in Xinye. Even the county magistrate will take a detour when he sees him, for fear that he will cause trouble for him.
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On weekdays, who would be disrespectful to Wang Jin? At this time, seeing a country bumpkin dare not to give Wang Jin face, the young man's eyes flashed coldly, raised his arm, swung the riding whip, and pointed it at Liu Xiu's head
On the back, he was whipped viciously.
There was no need for Liu Xiu to take action. Zhu You, who was beside him, suddenly reached back and grabbed the whip that was aimed at Liu Xiu. Before the young man on the horse could react, Zhu You shouted: "Get off here!"
The young man was obedient. He felt a strong pulling force coming from the riding whip. Before he could release the riding whip, he fell off the horse.
Plop!
The young man's head hit the ground first, and then his body followed.
He was lying on the ground, his eyes were round but unfocused, and his eyes were blurry. After a moment of pause, he regained consciousness, screamed in pain, held his head with both hands, and rolled on the ground while screaming.
Zhu You's sudden move shocked everyone present.
The arrogant young man jumped off the horse first, and soon after, the other young men also dismounted and pulled out the swords from their ribs one by one. Seeing this, Zhu You, instead of being afraid, actually laughed out loud.
He slowly raised his hand, pointed at the young men who came over with swords in their hands, and sneered: "A few green onions and a few cloves of garlic, tied together, are not worth one of my fingers!"
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While speaking, he also pointed out a finger and shook it at several young people.
A young man with a hot temper could not stand such humiliation. He shouted angrily, rushed towards Zhu You with his sword, and struck him directly in the chest with his sword.
Zhu You didn't even move his weapon. He tilted his body slightly to let the sword edge pass. Without waiting for the opponent to retract his sword, he took a step forward and at the same time flicked out with one finger, hitting the young man between the eyebrows.
