Several assassins rushed up on horseback.
The guards also rushed out half of them, and they were strangled with several assassins.
The remaining half of the guards gathered around Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty." Er Geng came closer to Ying Zheng and said, "Judging from the accent, the leader seems to be from the Chu State. The swords of these people are also in the style of the Chu State."
Ying Zheng nodded and observed these assassins.
The assassins who were chasing behind him also rushed over.
The remaining half of the guards also moved out to meet the enemy.
The second and third watch always protected Ying Zheng and did not take action.
"If the soldiers can't resist, can you two resist?" Ying Zheng said softly.
"Please don't worry, Your Majesty. Even though these assassins have some skills, they still can't get in front of you." Er Geng said confidently.
"Okay, then we will act according to the plan." Ying Zheng nodded to the second watch and the third watch, whipped his horse, carried Princess Hu Yu, and ran towards the camp.
The assassin leader had not taken action just now. When he saw Ying Zheng trying to run away, he chased after him and whistled twice.
The second update and the third update follow Ying Zheng.
At this time, another dozen people were killed in front, and they seemed to have heard the whistle of the assassin leader.
The second watch attacked, and the third watch fought with the assassin leader.
Ying Zheng whispered to Princess Hu Yu: "If we are captured by assassins in a while, you can ride back by yourself to bring in reinforcements."
"How did this happen?" Princess Hu Yu asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, someone of our own will be there to help you soon," Ying Zheng said.
"Ah?" Princess Hu Yu looked confused.
"I'll explain it to you when I get back," Ying Zheng said.
Princess Hu Yu nodded and asked no more questions.
In fact, it was not difficult for Princess Hu Yu to shoot those assassins, but Ying Zheng did not let her do so. However, the other party seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding and did not use bows and arrows, which was somewhat surprising.
Several assassins threw the second watch and third watch off their horses and started fighting.
There are three other assassins chasing after Ying Zheng.
Unknowingly, a large forest appeared in front of them. It was the forest where Ying Zheng and Princess Hu Yu found the little deer.
Whoosh, whoosh, two sounds of arrow feathers.
Before the assassins who were chasing behind them could react, two of the horses fell to the ground.
The man on the third horse stopped subconsciously.
At this time, five horses rushed out from the forest and blocked Ying Zheng's path. The people on the horse were all dressed in black, masked, and fully armed.
The leader asked: "Are you Ying Zheng?"
Ying Zheng said: "I am exactly the same, how do you treat me?"
"Come with me." After saying that, the leader waved his hand.
Two men in black dismounted, drew their sabers, and walked towards Ying Zheng.
"What are you going to do? I am the monarch of Great Qin." Ying Zheng said.
"I know you are the monarch of the Qin Dynasty." The masked leader said, "If you are not the monarch of the Qin Dynasty, you are not worth anything. Go back and stay with me for a few days, and ask Prime Minister Lu to send you some money, and then I will let you go back and be your king of Qin. , I will be my mountain king. Hahaha..."
"Stop." Princess Hu Yu scolded.
"Hey, this girl looks pretty good, let's take her back together." One of the robbers said with a smile.
"How dare you." Ying Zheng said angrily.
The leader made a stopper and said: "All we want is money. If we really hurt his life, or touch his woman, I'm afraid we will all be buried with him. Let the woman go back and report the news, and let Lu Buwei send five Come and redeem the person with one hundred thousand dollars.”
The three assassins who were chasing him were so embarrassed in the back. What kind of thing was it to meet the robbers while assassinating?
Originally, several assassins were determined to pursue Ying Zheng, but they were unwilling to let the sudden appearance of robbers disrupt the situation.
"Wait a minute." The assassin still riding on the horse said loudly, "Do you want to take Ying Zheng away and pretend that I don't exist?"
"Hahaha..." the leading robber laughed, "I really forgot that there are a few shrimps behind."
After saying that, the assassin leader suddenly raised his hand, and a cold light flew out of his hand.
The two assassins who had been shot at the horse and fell to the ground just barely stood up when they heard a scream and one of them fell to the ground dead.
A hundred feet apart, what kind of strength is this!
"Let's go." The assassin on horseback pulled the other assassin who was stunned onto the horse and rode away.
Since the assassination was carried out, he came with the intention of death, but he also had to decide how to die. Now that the goal has not been achieved, if the robbers take their lives again, the gain outweighs the loss. It is better to go back and report the news with a small life.
Seeing that the assassin had escaped, the leader of the robbers turned to Ying Zheng and said with a smile: "Look, I helped you deal with the assassin again. We saved King Qin's life, so let's add another five hundred thousand coins."
"You..." Princess Hu Yu was about to speak, but her hand was grabbed by Ying Zheng, squeezed it, and then stopped talking. She suddenly remembered what Ying Zheng said to her before.
"Since they asked you to go back and report the news, you should go back quickly, find Er Geng, and ask him to notify Lu Xiangbang and come to redeem the widow with money." Ying Zheng said.
Princess Hu Yu nodded and said, "I'm worried..."
She was worried about Ying Zheng's words, but she didn't say them out because she was shy.
"Don't worry, I have a sense of propriety." Ying Zheng said softly, then raised his legs and jumped off the horse.
"I'll just go with you. Let her go back." Ying Zheng said loudly to the robber leader.
"If she insists on not leaving, then I don't mind asking for an extra ransom from Zhao Guo, hahaha..."
"Hurry up." Ying Zheng whipped the horse's hindquarters with his whip.
The army horse carried Princess Hu Yu and galloped away in the direction of the second watch.
Ying Zheng turned around and walked towards the robbers.
The robber leader dismounted and walked towards Ying Zheng.
"I wish." Ying Zheng said.
"Tian Cheng." said the robber leader.
"Brother Jing, it's really you!" Ying Zheng walked quickly towards Jing Liang.
Jing Liang took off the black scarf that covered his face, held it in his hand, and said, "Jing Liang followed the king all the way until the assassins dispersed and only three people were left chasing him. Then he showed up. I hope he didn't scare Wang Jia."
"I naturally know that Brother Jing is nearby, so I am not worried at all." Ying Zheng said, "It's just Hu Yu who doesn't know about it. I'm afraid it will be quite a shock to her."
Jing Liang nodded and said with a smile: "This woman is very good at martial arts, but she is not someone to be taken lightly. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the king to control her in the future."
Ying Zheng smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "The assassin has escaped, what are your plans now?"
Jing Liang said: "The two assassins who escaped will definitely go back to report the news. The other assassins must have surrendered. If you keep an eye on the two assassins who escaped, you will find out who was behind the scenes."
"I just don't know how they are handling the second update." Ying Zheng said.
"I have sent people to inform them. Just take care of the assassins who are trying to commit suicide." Jing Liang said, "As for the two assassins, I have sent people to follow them. If there are too many people, I am afraid that they will be discovered."
"That's good." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "After all, Li Si's plan is really brilliant."
"Hahaha." Jing Liang laughed and said, "Li Si's plan is really admirable. I thought it was just a trick to lure the enemy, but I didn't expect that Lu Xiangbang was also involved."
Ying Zheng also smiled and said: "It is indeed a test of his loyalty to ask Lu Xiangbang to spend so much money to redeem the widow. What's more, he controls the national treasury. When the widow wants to use money, most of them have to ask for Lu Xiangbang's consent. , if Lu Xiangbang comes with the ransom, there will be no obstacle to what I want to do in the future. However, if this matter gets spread, I am afraid it will become a laughing stock in the world. "
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, those who know the truth are all reliable people." Jing Liang said, "The world will only know that it was the robbers who saved the King who was being chased by assassins, and the robbers just asked for more reward from Lu Xiangbang. "
"That's very good." Ying Zheng said, "I'm afraid I'll have to spend the next few days waiting for Lu Xiangbang to come in the mountains."
Jing Liang said with a smile: "Hunting with those ministers is hunting, and hunting with the common people is also hunting. The king just went out to play privately, and took a look at those ministers to see which ones were anxious and which ones were not. "
"Hahaha, what Brother Jing said makes sense." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's hide in the hinterland of the mountains and wait for a few days." Jing Liang said.
"Let's go." Ying Zheng said.
One of Jing Liang's men handed his horse to Ying Zheng, and put some water, dry food, and some changes of clothes in the saddle.
Ying Zheng and Jing Liang drove their horses side by side and set off towards the hinterland of Qishan Mountain.
The remaining four masked men rode three horses and ran in three different directions.
the other side.
Princess Hu Yu rode Ying Zheng's horse back to the place where she had just separated from the second watch and the third watch.
The place of fighting has moved half a mile away, which shows that the fighting is very fierce.
Most of the assassins had been killed on the spot by the second and third watch. Only two were not dead, but their legs were injured and they could not escape.
The two assassins looked at each other.
"It's a pity that I couldn't kill that Hu Yu." One of them said bitterly.
The other one, the assassin leader, said slowly: "How can I, the princess of Chu, live behind others? It's a pity that even if we die, we can't kill that Hu Yu. We are ashamed of the King of Chu."
After saying that, the two men pulled out the daggers from their ribs and stabbed each other in the chest.
Princess Hu Yu drove her horse over, hiding her eyes and couldn't bear to see this scene. After all, the dead are different from prey.
Er Geng smiled, helped Princess Hu Yu off the horse, and then briefly told Princess Hu Yu the whole plan.
Only then did Princess Hu Yu understand the meaning of what Ying Zheng said before, and at the same time she felt relieved.
Er Geng walked to the two corpses, squatted down and looked through the clothes of the assassin leader.
In the middle of the night, he also went to check on the corpses of several assassins in the distance, and then brought the horse back.
"What did you find?" Er Geng asked.
San Geng said: "Those people are carrying some pendants with the characteristics of Chu country, and nothing else."
The second watch took out a blood-stained letter and said, "I found it from the leader. Take a look."
The second watch took the letter made of cotton and opened it to read.
The letter read: "The queen of the Qin Dynasty must be the Mi family. She can stab Hu Yu and cut off future troubles."
There is no signature on the back, but it is not difficult to guess that it was made by Chu people.
San Geng smiled and said: "What an obvious frame-up. If the assassin really assassinated for this purpose, how could he bring this letter with him."
Er Geng said: "Even our brothers can't be deceived. Do you still want to deceive the king? It's better to sort out the remaining troops and go back to find sir immediately."
The three people arranged their clothes and rode towards the accompanying guards.
