Eunuch Du said at the right time: "Your Majesty is wise, once the drought demon becomes rampant, there will be a severe drought in Guanzhong for three years. It is a wise move to completely destroy the drought demon before it takes shape."
At this time, Yang Jian had already closed his eyes and said in a bleak tone: "It's just a pity that it's hard to find an expert like Kunlun Immortal Master..." After that, he went back to the back hall.
Zhao Shuliang is the commander of the imperial guards, and his martial arts and official position are not inferior to those of Old Eunuch Du. However, when the two of them walked out, Zhao Shuliang said to Old Eunuch Du very respectfully: "Mr. Du, why does your Majesty look so disappointed? After the death of Kunlun Yinjun, isn't there a king Junlin who looks more powerful? One loss and one gain, Your Majesty has no loss."
Old eunuch Du said calmly: "Wang Junlin practices poison, so I'm afraid he won't be able to achieve immortality!"
Zhao Shuliang was stunned for a moment, thinking of something, he lowered his head and did not dare to answer. Old eunuch Du sighed slightly, drank the tea in one gulp, and left Changmen Palace.
Compared with immortality, the boring government affairs are not attractive at all. Yang Jian used extremely strong perseverance to convince himself to return to the imperial study room to deal with the government affairs that must be dealt with, thus ensuring the continuation of this huge empire that was just established less than 20 years ago. Keep it running.
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When Wang Junlin came out of the palace, the blood-maned horse broke away from Niu Jinda and ran to meet him. Niu Jinda was left with a long sigh of relief. He led a group of guards outside to watch the blood-maned horse. In order not to This horse ancestor ran around, especially to prevent him from breaking into the palace. It could be said that he sold all kinds of food nearby and let the blood-maned horse taste them one by one. Only then did he persist until Wang Junlin appeared.
The blood-maned horse became more and more humane, and ran up to Wang Junlin. First, he nudged his head affectionately, and then made various sounds like "咴咴咴...", seemingly speaking to Wang Junlin.
What made Niu Jinda and the palace guards at the entrance of the palace stunned was that Wang Junlin seemed to understand everything, and repeated what the blood-maned horse wanted to express. It was just that the blood-maned horse complained about Wang Junlin's mistake. Throw it aside, it is really not interesting to go to eat and drink. Wang Junlin solemnly explained to it the reason why he could not take him into the palace. The blood-maned horse said happily that he had just eaten a lot of delicious food, and finally used his head Gongwangjunlin means to forgive him and ask him to find a spacious place for himself as soon as possible so that he can enjoy himself to his heart's content.
The exchange between one person and one horse was very warm and interesting, completely ignoring the weird looks from people nearby.
An old man wearing brocade clothes and an elegant look stood aside and watched the interaction between people and horses with great interest. Wang Junlin felt a little embarrassed because he knew this old man.
"What a blood-maned horse. I'm afraid it's not what he wants to stay in a place like the capital!" The old man looked at the blood-maned horse in amazement, as if he was impressed by its spirituality.
When Wang Junlin heard the sound, he turned around and saw a face full of smiles. This face had some entanglements with him. It seemed that he had saved this person's life.
This person is none other than Dugu Moyu, the former general manager of Yongzhou and the third person in the Dugu clan. He was once captured alive by the Turks in the war last year, and was used by the Turks to lose Longxi City, which almost caused the Yongzhou war to be completely defeated. It can be said that He had lost the face of himself and the Dugu clan, but because he was the biological brother of Queen Dugu and the third-ranking figure in the Dugu clan, in the end he just lost his official position and was idle at home.
Compared with when Wang Junlin first saw this person on the official road in Tianshui County, he was high-spirited. At this time, Dugu Moyu was lazy and a bit desolate. When he saw Dugu Moyu, he also saw the rider.
Behind Dugu Moyu, who is riding a docile white horse, is the woman riding a black horse.
There is almost no difference between this girl and last year when Wang Junlin saw her for the first time in the Longxi City Prefecture. She is wearing a black warrior uniform, her legs are slender, her figure is still very well-proportioned, her skin is extremely fair, and she has a pretty oval face.
A bright red and plump little mouth, a straight bridge of the nose, a pair of beautiful eyebrows as curved as the thin moon, and a pair of cold eyes under the beautiful eyebrows. At the beginning of the year, Wang Junlin faked his death in the Western Regions to escape from the hands of the Bodo Dharma King. After such a long time, the Bodo Dharma King naturally had a long time ago.
knew.
In the whole world, Wang Junlin is the only one who knows that this girl is named Jiannu, and she was given to Dugu Moyu by the Nestorian Venerable Dharma King Bodo. As for the shocking secret hidden in it, Wang Junlin only keeps it in his heart and never gives it to her.
Anyone said that.
"I have met the Duke!" Wang Junlin glanced at the sword slave quickly, stepped forward, and saluted Dugu Moyu with cupped fists. Dugu Moyu did not have an official position, but his title was still there, and he was still the founding county magistrate.
"You're welcome, Marquis Qin'an. I just came to the capital yesterday and I'm really sorry that I couldn't attend your official banquet a few days ago!" Dugu Moyu behaved very kindly and even bowed in return.
"It's because I didn't show proper etiquette. It's been more than a day since the Duke came to the capital, and I haven't been able to go to pay my respects to him." As Wang Junlin spoke, he flew onto his blood-maned horse, walked side by side with Dugu Moyu, and walked forward slowly.
The two guards naturally followed behind.
"I heard that His Majesty rewarded Qin Anhou with a manor in the East City." The two chatted casually for a while, and Dugu Moyu suddenly said.
In his heart, Wang Junlin marveled at the other party's well-informed information, and said: "His Majesty deserves attention, but this is not the case."
Dugu Moyu obviously already knew what happened to Wang Junlin in the palace today, but he did not mention it at all, but said: "There is a small horse farm next to this manor, which is the property of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come
Tell me, that horse farm is a thank you gift from His Highness the Crown Prince."
Of course Wang Junlin knew how rare horse farms were in places like the capital where land was so valuable, but the blood-maned horses really needed such a place to run wild, and this horse farm happened to be next to the manor that Yang Jian rewarded him with.
It couldn't be more convenient.
Moreover, because of the Mai Tiezhang incident and what happened in the palace today, it was natural for Wang Junlin to accept the things Yang Guang sent. If he didn't accept them, Yang Guang's suspicion might cause trouble.
Dugu Moyu met Wang Junlin by chance today, apparently to deliver the horse farm to Wang Junlin for Yang Guang. She signaled the sword slave to take out the title deed of the horse farm and hand it over to Wang Junlin, and then left.
It was almost evening and the sky became dark. Wang Junlin was thinking about something and let the blood-maned horse carry him forward. Suddenly the blood-maned horse stopped. Wang Junlin came back to his senses and suddenly felt something strange.
I felt an inexplicable panic in my heart.
"Master Marquis, I feel very bad. It seems like someone is spying on us." At this time, Niu Jinda, who was next to him, replied attentively. Upon hearing this, all the guards drew their weapons.
"Back off!" Wang Junlin shouted softly.
The blood-maned horse stopped on its own just now, obviously sensing some kind of danger. When Wang Junlin shouted and retreated, it suddenly took four or five steps back. At almost the same time, a group of people came up in the air.
The sounds of the guards on the battlefield were extremely familiar, yet extremely frightening.
"Eight oxen crossbows guarding the city!" Wang Junlin exclaimed.
As soon as the ear-piercing sound broke through the air, there was a roar, and the eight-oxen crossbow and gun passed by the nose of the blood-maned horse. A guard nearby was unable to avoid it, and was shot head-on by the eight-oxen crossbow and gun.
As he screamed, his body and the horse under his crotch were shot directly through him. The crossbow and gun continued to fly forward and disappeared into the darkness.
"Protect the Marquis!" Niu Jinda shouted, and he bravely drew his horse and rushed in the direction of the crossbow and gun fire. The guards around Wang Junlin instantly formed two human walls, blocking Wang Junlin and Xue Jinda.
The maned horse guards firmly in the middle.
The familiar sound of strangulation sounded again in the darkness, and Wang Junlin shouted: "You can't stop the Eight Ox Crossbows and Guns. Don't stand here waiting to die. Follow Niu Jinda and take the initiative to attack."
As soon as the guards heard Wang Junlin's order, they hesitated for a moment, shouted, and rushed forward with Niu Jinda. Wang Junlin's eyes were like lightning, and he held the dragon bird knife in his right hand, staring at the surroundings.
There was a whooshing sound in the air, "Be careful with the crossbow arrows!" Wang Junlin gritted his teeth and shouted, plotting against his own vicious heart. Not only did he use the eight-niu crossbow, a powerful weapon of the military, but he even had crossbow arrows that were always in the army.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all Chinese dynasties have banned crossbows but not bows, because crossbow arrows are extremely powerful at short distances and cannot be dodge. They are really harmful when used for assassination.
Wang Junlin drew out his Dragon Bird Sword and knocked away the crossbow arrows that were shot at him one by one. He watched the several guards who were caught off guard at the front fell down after being hit by arrows, and felt murderous intent in his heart.
Niu Jinda was extremely brave and had great martial arts skills. He was carrying a bunch of crossbow arrows, and with two crossbow arrows stuck in his body, he roared and rushed into the middle of the enemy. The sounds of fighting and screams suddenly sounded. The remaining guards roared and rushed forward.
Wang Junlin heard a click in his ears. He narrowed his eyes and concentrated. This was the sound of the Eight Ox Crossbow loading the crossbow and the gun again.
At the same time as the piercing sound pierced the air, Wang Junlin swung the Dragon Bird Sword in his hand like lightning, and with a click of a crossbow and gun, Wang Junlin split it in half.
On the other side, several guards followed Niu Jinda and launched a counterattack with steel crossbows that were sharper than the opponent. The sound of the swishing crossbow arrows piercing the air was heard, and screams were heard in the darkness. The heavy human body fell to the ground.
With a sound, the opponent's crossbow arrows suddenly missed, and the remaining six battle-experienced guards killed him with their swords as quickly as possible.
Wang Junlin knew that the next crossbow and spear would have to wait for at least ten breaths, so he slapped the blood-maned horse, which was neighing excitedly, and ran over like the wind.
With Niu Jinda taking the lead in killing, the guards instantly gained the upper hand. Their knives penetrated flesh, and there was a scream. The assassin's crossbow in the darkness. Although the gun and crossbow arrows were sharp, none of them could stop Niu Jinda's good hand. For a moment,
In the meantime, Niu Jinda and the remaining six guards were killing him and retreating steadily.