Liu Xunzhai moved the candle forward, and it shone directly on Shi Xiushen's resolute face - he was kneeling on one knee towards King Yi, holding an arrow tightly in his hand.
"You lost this on the pasture during the day. Shi Moute is here to return it."
"Master Shi is indeed a smart man," King Yi smiled softly, immediately took out the arrow and pressed it on the table. "You can see my intentions at a glance. Now that you are here, you can speak with confidence."
"Then let me tell you straightforwardly," Shi Xiushen stood up and said, "Cun Zhao and I came to intercept the prince under the prince's secret order. The emperor had no idea about this. Now, Cun Zhao is ready to kill him. Kill your subordinates, control you in the post, and then falsely accuse you of treason. In my opinion, I am afraid that we will take action tonight!"
"Please make a decision quickly!" Liu Shuzhai also repeatedly handed over his hand.
King Yi frowned, rubbed his robe and asked, "Shi Si Jin, how many soldiers do you have?"
Shi Xiushen understood what he was thinking, and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, if you want to fight, I'm sorry that I can't obey. It goes against my will to sit back and watch my brothers kill each other."
"Then..." King Yi felt worried for a moment.
"It is better to use conspiracy than to use conspiracy," Liu Xunzhai took a step closer and said slowly, "Master Shi, you can personally escort King Yi out of the post, and see what the forbidden troops dare to do to you? You must give way obediently, and I guarantee that nothing will happen!" "
"This method seems simple, but in fact it requires a lot of courage. Of course Shi is not afraid, but..." Shi Xiushen turned around worriedly.
"Don't worry!" King Yi lifted up his robe and patted his chest hard. "Although I have never experienced life or death, I have fought with ferocious beasts several times. Are they more powerful than ligers and tigers? Let's go now!"
After saying this, King Yi turned around and was about to go out. He opened the curtain, but bumped into a clerk. He was stunned for a moment, and the domineering attitude he had just now was gone.
"Hey, Shi Sijin is here too..." The clerk glanced into the room a few times and half-smiled, "I'm a little scared, scared."
King Yi was afraid that he had heard the conversation just now. He felt a little nervous and sweated: "You are..."
Shi Xiu Shen's expression remained unchanged as he introduced to King Yi: "He is the clerk next to Si Jin." Then he smiled at the clerk and said, "I'm here to return the lost property to King Yi. Isn't this the right place on the table?" Up."
When the clerk saw the wild goose feather arrow, he had no doubts and only reported to King Yi: "Your Majesty, the Cun Si Jin heard that Mr. Shuzhai here is very knowledgeable and regrets that we were unable to have a long conversation. I would like to invite him to my residence tonight." Take a seat, may I have a meal?"
King Yi and Shi Xiushen looked at each other, then swallowed their saliva and answered calmly: "Cun Sijin and I are from the same family, how can I not give him face? It's just that these scholars are arrogant and cannot be easily persuaded. Let me persuade him once and see what his attitude is."
"Okay, little one, just wait outside the door." The clerk saluted, closed the door, and retreated outside.
When King Yi saw him leaving, he was still afraid. He dared not neglect him any more, so he went into the back room with the two men and discussed in a low voice.
"It seems that I must go," Xu Zhai raised his eyes and covered his mouth and said, "If I don't agree, it will deepen Xun Zhao's doubts. If he becomes anxious and sends troops to surround him, we will They can't run away; if I follow him, my lord, you will definitely have a chance of survival, and two of the three can survive."
"What about you, sir?" King Yi asked worriedly.
Liu Xunzhai looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh: "I have been loyal to the prince for many years. I only look after the prince for your highness. I have not made any achievements. Why should you care about me? What's more, the current dangerous situation is also caused by the instigation of the subordinates. The so-called one person does things If one person takes charge, there will be no regrets even if he dies!"
King Yi grabbed his hand tightly: "Sir, I am the king's mastermind, and I also rely on your resourcefulness. If you disregard your wealth and life in this way, your sin will be even more serious!"
After hearing this, Shuzhai couldn't help but shed a few tears from the corner of his eyes: "This is also a helpless solution. I hope Your Highness can understand my difficulties... I have a way to escape."
King Yi still couldn't bear it, but Xu Zhai tried his best to persuade him, so he had to spread his hands and shouted twice: "Take care, take care!" and walked out with Xu Zhai in stride.
Time waited for no one. After Liu Shuzhai left, Shi Xiushen and King Yi hurriedly took the riding whip and hurried to the stables. King Yi moved very neatly and quickly took out the key, but when he went to open the broken door, he hesitated - he saw Shi Xiushen suddenly picked up the riding whip and beat his head in annoyance.
"It's not right, it's not right!" he shouted, pacing the ground twice.
"how?"
"You and I must not ride away on horseback," Shi Xiushen was so panicked that his face was covered with sweat. "You wait here for a while, I will be back in a moment!"
"Quick, give me just one horse!" he shouted again.
King Yi didn't know what happened, but he didn't talk nonsense. He pushed open the stable door and led a horse to him. Shi Xiushen grabbed it, turned on the horse, roared, and galloped straight ahead. Di rushed out of the building, leaving King Yi dumbfounded.
King Yi walked around the door uneasily for a few times. Seeing that Shi Xiu Shen was really fast, he had already "killed" him back in an instant.
"King Yi, just tie this horse back," Shi Xiushen jumped off the horse lightly, his expression extremely relaxed, "You and I can walk out of the post!"
"Why is this...?" King Yi was puzzled.
"There's no need to be anxious," Shi Xiushen made an inviting gesture, "Come, your Highness and I will walk and talk."
The two people put down their horses and hurried on together. On the way, they heard Shi Xiushen say: "Your Majesty, in normal times, the soldiers in Cunzhao would bow their heads and not dare to use violence when they saw me; but now they all know that the prince I gave you a secret order to intercept and kill the prince at the Jingbei Station, so I won’t stick to common etiquette. I suddenly remembered this matter, and I was afraid that you couldn’t get out of the station, so I went to tell my confidants and made a plan, and now we can live in peace and harmony. It’s over.”
"What is the plot?" King Yi was curious and kept asking.
"What's the plan? You'll see when the time comes." Shi Xiushen smiled mysteriously, then no longer gave him any time to ask further questions. He pointed forward and said, "Look, we're already here!"
"Prince Yi!"
There were more than a dozen forbidden troops guarding the back door of the inn, all staring closely ahead. When they saw someone, they waved their torches and walked up together.
"Stop!" A fierce-looking officer drew his sword and held it in front of King Yi. "Where are you going this late at night?"
King Yi raised his head and said, "I am very tired after a day of hunting. Why don't you come out to relax?"
The officer opened his eyes and looked at the two men, hesitating, but he heard the people behind him say: "Brother, why are you being cautious? These two people are not riding horses. If they really want to run away, the brothers are still watching from behind! Don't worry, let's go Let them go out!”
