Star City, Royal Palace, Golden Palace
"Your Majesty," the Baekje envoys talked to each other about the tragic experience of their princess.
All of them were filled with indignation and burst into tears.
"The princess of our country is elegant, dignified, beautiful and kind. She has admired Yunchui culture since she was a child, and most of all she admires the heavenly kingdom."
"I came all the way to Xingji City this time in order to forge eternal friendship between the two countries. How could I expect to be walking on the streets of the Imperial Capital when I was murdered by Xiao Xiao for no reason..."
"Your Majesty wants my princess to seek justice and severely punish the perpetrators behind this."
After the Long Case, Emperor Changxing listened and looked at the information in his hand expressionlessly.
The commander of the Jinlin Guard below felt a little cold on his back.
Princess Baekje was killed. When the incident suddenly occurred, he immediately sent his capable subordinates to investigate.
But in the end the time was too short and there were not many useful clues.
Seeing the Baekje envoy entering the palace at this time, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and send the few clues he found to Emperor Changxing.
"After killing Princess Baekje, an injured masked man committed suicide by taking poison. The thief was from Qingshi County and came to Beijing five years ago..."
Wow.
Emperor Changxing turned back impatiently.
Several pages later, Chen Xiujian's third nanny's distant cousin and next-door neighbor's nephew's eldest nephew appeared in front of him.
Looking at the names of the Seventh Son above, Emperor Changxing's mind was racing.
cough!
The old eunuch Changlu coughed lightly.
Emperor Changxing came to his senses.
He comforted the Baekje envoys in front of the palace.
After promising to thoroughly investigate the murder of Princess Baekje and severely punish the murderer to give her justice, he sent away the crying people.
Only the Jinlin Guards and the commander of the patrol battalion were left in the Golden Palace.
boom!
Emperor Changxing put down the information in his hand.
"How brave, the Japanese pirates actually dare to kill the princess of a country under my nose. This shows that they don't take me and Yun Chui seriously."
"This is really unreasonable!"
The two commanders below were stunned and quickly shrank their heads.
Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead.
"Poor Lao Qi has not had the protection of his mother since he was a child. It is not easy for him to grow up and know how to help me solve my troubles. He is indeed a good and considerate child."
"I didn't expect that the Japanese pirates would assassinate his unmarried daughter-in-law for their own selfish purposes..."
"Changlu," he looked at the old eunuch beside him, "ask the queen to choose a good wife for Lao Qi and choose an auspicious day to get married."
Changlu responded with a smile.
When the news reached the Zhenguo Palace, Princess Yiguang and Yingpan each rode their favorite horses and happily walked around the school grounds chatting.
Huang Ming and the guards of Zhenguo Palace are still in the west and have not returned.
The previously empty school grounds now had dozens of veterans.
These veterans are more or less disabled.
Some are missing a hand, some are missing an eye, and some are even missing a leg.
However, they seemed unaware and unambiguously deployed various defensive measures around them.
Although Princess Yiguang is a woman, she is a famous general in her own right.
After carefully looking at the veteran's arrangement, she nodded with satisfaction.
"You girl, this is the palace of the Duke of Tangtang. How can Xiaoxiao dare to get in? Do they want their lives?"
Yingpan smiled and said: "I know that you and the prince are very good at martial arts. But the Duke's palace is too big, and the guards are not here. Isn't this just in case?"
Nowadays, there are people who dare to assassinate a princess of a country in the street under the blue sky and white sun, so it is better to be cautious.
Bang bang, footsteps sounded.
"Grandma!" Huo Qing walked in hurriedly.
He looked at the veterans, smiled and nodded to Yingpan: "My brothers and sisters are interested."
Yingpan greeted Huo Qing and stopped his horse wisely.
"Your Highness, the horse has had a great time after running for so long today. I look forward to coming over to ride with you again when I have time."
Princess Yiguang knew that her grandson was in trouble, so she didn't want to keep her.
The two chatted for a few more words before Ying Pan returned to General Xuanwu's Mansion with Ji Xiang.
The grandfather and grandson returned to the main hall.
Huo Qing told what happened in the Golden Palace.
He sighed: "The Jinlin Guards and the patrol camp have not found out who killed Princess Baekje. Your Majesty has already laid the blame on the Japanese pirates."
"It seems that he is determined to send troops to Baekje."
After speaking, Huo Qing raised his head and looked west.
All the sons of the Huo clan were guarding the frontier at Yanjie Fortress. At this time, they were suffering from the dual attacks of Xiliang and Shiyi.
It’s just that the imperial court or Emperor Changxing has not sent out legions to relieve the siege. They have also turned their attention to the peninsula in the northeast...
Huo Qing no longer knew what to say.
hehe.
"Didn't you find out the murderer?" Princess Yiguang's smile was full of sarcasm, "I don't think so."
"Ninety percent it was the Seventh Prince Chen Xiujian who did it!"
Huo Qing was startled and couldn't help but think deeply.
Princess Yiguang shook her head, "Our emperor cherishes his reputation the most. He has always felt that even if his name cannot go down in history, he must not leave a stain on the annals of history."
"Therefore, even if Princess Baekje was not killed by Japanese pirates, His Majesty would still blame them."
After all, it’s the son’s fault if he doesn’t teach his father!
The son killed his unmarried daughter-in-law in the street. How unconventional is this?
Especially recently, Japanese pirates killed, burned and looted on the rich eastern coast.
Emperor Changxing hasn't settled accounts with them yet, but now they are getting together.
"And..." Princess Yiguang looked at the map and was silent for a while, "Compared with Dingxi County, Baekje is closer to Star City."
Xiliang Prairie.
After several twists and turns, An Wenkang finally realized the power of the unknown group of horse thieves.
In desperation, he could only ask the tribesmen to strengthen their precautions, and called back all the most important horses and gathered them near the tribe's headquarters.
A large number of tribesmen, hounds and eagles were also sent to keep a close eye on the surrounding area.
Plan to use silence to stop and defend to wait for attack.
In this way, Ren Ning and Lei Er were left with nothing to do.
The two wandered far away for half a month and could only hunt some cattle and sheep.
In the end, they saw that they could not get even half a step closer to the Angel tribe's station and horses, so they had no choice but to turn around and leave.
The two riders were as fast as meteors, galloping all the way north.
"Old Ren," Lei Er shouted loudly: "How long is the distance between this place and the Desert of No Return?"
"It's still far away." Ren Ning looked at the compass, "It's estimated to be nearly a thousand miles."
Lei Er smacked his lips in astonishment: "So far?"
"It's not that far." Ren Ning smiled: "There are only some small and medium-sized tribes in front of us, so we can get there soon."
Only when they encounter large and medium-sized tribes, they need to take detours or find ways to cause damage, otherwise they can run straight forward.
At the speed of Ben Lei and Chasing the Wind, it wouldn't take long to reach a mere thousand miles.
More than half a month later, it was very hot in the sky. The surrounding grass is noticeably thinner and the air is drier.
The two stopped at a small high ground and raised their binoculars to look around.
There are vast grasslands all around, with no sign of desert at all.
"Are Tiele and the others really here?" Lei Er was a little doubtful.
Ren Ning smiled and said nothing, just looked at the sparse cacti on the ground, and pulled out a cloud-piercing arrow with his backhand.
It was put high in the sky.
Snapped!
The colorful clouds slowly dispersed in the sky, dazzling and beautiful.
"Old Ren," Lei Er quickly reminded: "We only have five cloud-piercing arrows."
The herdsmen leaders who go to large herds usually carry cloud-penetrating arrows on their bodies in case of emergencies.
And such people often have guards.
It took a lot of effort for the two of them to manage to grab five.
"The weather is good nearby. You should be able to see through cloud arrows dozens of miles away." Ren Ning smiled: "Five are enough."
In this way, the two of them ran west and then east, shooting a cloud-piercing arrow into the sky every time they ran nearly a hundred miles.
Another half month passed, and a faint figure finally appeared on the hill in front.
