Just by listening to the noise, there were more than a hundred people talking.
The sound approached very quickly, and it was obvious that it had discovered the fighting here.
A man in black was alarmed and turned to look.
"In broad daylight, there are assassins who dare to be so rampant!" The leader held a bow in his hand and said in a rough and loud voice: "Capture these assassins and take them to the government for disposal!"
"Where do these nosy people come from!" A man in black said coldly.
However, when I looked carefully, I quickly found clues from the military uniforms of the group of people - it was actually the Xu Jiajun!
Yes, not far ahead... is where a military camp of Xu Jiajun is located!
What bad luck!
The man in black cursed secretly, feeling panicked in his heart.
The group of hundreds of soldiers were obviously well-trained. They immediately surrounded them and used their bows and crossbows to attack the enemy accurately. Soon many men in black who had fought in close combat to the point of exhaustion were hit by arrows and fell down.
"withdraw!"
Seeing that the situation was obviously not good, a man in black reluctantly gave orders.
King Yan ordered: "Take them alive!"
A group of men in black were killed and injured. Under the siege of Xu Jiajun, only a few people escaped alive.
The leader of the Xu family's army got off his horse and walked towards King Yan.
He bowed his hands and asked, "I wonder if the prince is in serious trouble?"
"My king is fine." King Yan recognized the middle-aged man in front of him as Deputy General Wang, who had been following General Xu for many years. However, because he was still alive, he did not say much and only raised his hand to salute solemnly:
"Thank you for your help."
"Your Majesty's words are serious." The man spoke boldly and simply: "Before I intervened, Your Majesty was not at a disadvantage, and I really didn't take the word rescue seriously. I just happened to pass by and helped Your Majesty strengthen his position and scare away these dogs!
"
King Yan did not agree with this statement.
Although he is not at a disadvantage, if he continues to fight like this, there is no guarantee that the opponent will not get new helpers, and even if he can save his life in the end, there will definitely be very few people around him left.
If so, the road ahead will be even more difficult.
Therefore, the phrase "help each other" is not an exaggeration.
But in this current situation, it is really not appropriate to say too much if it is too important. I can only follow the current situation and ask: "I wonder where you are going?"
"Recently, when the brothers were patrolling and practicing outside the camp, they caught a group of thieves in the nearby area." Deputy Wang pointed his thumb at the rabble who were tied up in a row. "These people are wanted by the government recently and are about to go to the city to surrender."
Let the government deal with it."
King Yan understood: "That's it."
But just as soon as he laid eyes on Vice General Wang, he understood that there must be the instruction of the Xu family girl.
His departure from Beijing might be dangerous, something he and his two children had anticipated.
He had confessed last night that there was no need to send him off today no matter what. The child did not come to see him off, but in this way he arranged for Xu Jiajun to take care of him along the way...
He had just experienced a fight, and even though the danger had been saved, King Yan's bloody hand holding the sword was still tight and white. Only when he thought of his two children did he feel relieved for a moment.
"Since you all have errands to attend to, please go ahead." King Yan took the initiative and said to Deputy General Wang.
Lieutenant General Wang glanced at the injured soldiers beside him and asked: "These assassins of unknown origin...do I need my help for anything?"
He was ordered by the girl to help, and he was supposed to send the person to the post house to ensure their safety.
King Yan did not want to involve Xu Jiajun anymore, so he only said: "I, the King, can deal with these people on his own."
After He Feng and others sent the princess to the post house, they would definitely rush back soon, and he would be well-measured in what happened next.
Understanding the persistence in King Yan's eyes, Vice Admiral Wang did not say much: "In that case, please take care of yourself, Your Majesty."
King Yan returned the gift with his hands in hand.
Vice General Wang and his party quickly rode away.
"Who sent you exactly? Why do you want to assassinate me!" King Yan looked at one of the restrained men in black and asked coldly.
The man in black gritted his teeth: "We, the Purple Star Sect members, have always made it our mission to eradicate the Xie family's dog thieves!"
King Yan sneered: "Are you from the Purple Star Sect?"
"Kill if you want, no need to say anything!"
"Your Majesty—" The attendant beside King Yan frowned, and when he was about to say something, King Yan raised his hand to stop him.
The attendants only frowned at the men in black.
These people were ruthless and quick in their actions, and more than 200 people were used this time. How could they be from the Purple Star Sect?
If the Purple Star Sect has such ability, why not directly assassinate the emperor!
Why are you staring at their prince?
"Since it is the Purple Star Sect, I have no right to deal with it." King Yan ordered: "Send one person to the capital to report to His Majesty, and leave ten people to guard here until Your Majesty sends someone to take these people away——"
The attendant responded "Yes" and then asked in a low voice: "This matter is not trivial. Does the prince want to return to the city to deal with the follow-up matters..."
Logically speaking, the feudal king was assassinated on the outskirts of Beijing. After encountering such an unexpected event, he must have been unable to continue on his journey and had to return to the city to take care of the remaining matters——
But now this situation...
The attendant felt uneasy, waiting for his prince to speak.
King Yan turned his head to look in the direction of the capital and said firmly: "Continue on your way."
He can't go back.
He doesn't have a second life to go back.
"Take all the brothers, no matter dead or wounded, no one is missing, and take them back to Mizhou." As King Yan spoke, he took the reins handed over by his own soldiers.
The attendant looked stern: "I obey!"
King Yan got on his horse, and the fine rain washed away the scarlet stain on his browbones. This redness slid down along with the rain, as if it had been dyed into his eyes.
The corners of the robe on the boots were soaked with blood.
King Yan swung his sword and cut off the corner of the square robe decisively.
The horse galloped away, and the corners of his sapphire blue clothes were swept away by the wind and crushed into the mud.
…
In the imperial study, Emperor Qingming was furious after hearing the news.
"What does he mean? After this incident, he didn't look back and just left the person to me to deal with?!" The emperor paced back and forth under the imperial steps, "Is he suspicious of me or sarcastic about me!"
Xia Tingzhen was silent for a while.
The emperor made up his mind to do this, and he threw away his rationality. This game of chess was played out of order.
But this matter has not yet been accomplished...
Emperor Ming looked furious and uneasy, and continued: "...Ever after the Queen Mother's incident, he began to suspect that I was protecting King Xiang! He must have contributed to King Xiang's incident, exposing King Xiang's collaboration with the enemy as a lie, and wanted to confuse me.
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The power of will is real! He is invincible in the northern land and is regarded as a god by the people... How can he be willing to surrender to me?! And his daughter showed her kindness to the descendants of King Dingnan in the imperial mausoleum.
, it may not be his signal!”
"As for those old things... he must have been suspicious of me!" Emperor Qingming's eyes were turbulent as he repeated: "I knew... I knew that this person couldn't be kept!"
