"We are surrounded!" Zhang Beichen looked at Yan Qingwu, who had already put on his disguise.
"I shouldn't have left any traces last night..." Yan Qingwu wondered, "How did they find out?"
"It seems that we can only kill him by force!" Yan Qingwu pulled out the dagger with a cruel heart.
Zhang Beichen shook his head and said: "Impossible!"
"There are so many people outside, as well as the masters under Lord An Guo. Unless you and I have a holy realm now, it is impossible to break out."
This simulation has only started not long ago, and it is estimated that the King of Chu has not yet broken through to the Holy Realm, let alone them.
"Zhang Da, Zhang Er, get out of here!" The housekeeper shouted loudly from outside.
"Check the situation first, don't act rashly!" Zhang Beichen reminded.
"Yeah." Yan Qingwu nodded slightly.
The two of them walked out. Zhang Beichen looked puzzled and asked the housekeeper: "Butler, what's going on?"
The housekeeper stared at him coldly and said, "Zhang Da, there was an assassin in the house last night!"
"I know this!" Zhang Beichen said, "I helped catch the assassin last night, but unfortunately I didn't catch him."
"Still pretending here!" the butler threatened, "The assassins are you two!"
Zhang Beichen was startled and quickly explained: "Steward, you have wronged us. We two brothers have always served the adults honestly, how could we dare to do such a thing?"
"Is there any misunderstanding?"
"No misunderstanding!" came a voice, and Lord An Guo, dressed in rich clothes, was seen walking slowly, with a group of guards surrounding him.
An Guojun's eyes swept over Zhang Beichen and Yan Qingwu like a falcon, and he praised: "You two disguised yourself well. If I hadn't been so clever, I'm afraid you would have tricked me last night. !”
"My lord, you are wronged!" Zhang Beichen still wanted to argue, but who knew that Lord An Guo came directly to Yan Qingwu and said with a smile: "The dignified King Yan actually came to my palace to be a horse-raising servant, it is really degrading! "
When Yan Qingwu saw that he had found out, she simply stopped pretending. She faced Mr. An Guo directly and said, "Mr. An Guo, I have treated you well, why did you betray me?"
"Betrayal?" Speaking of this, An Guojun said with an angry face: "Back then, my father conquered the world for your father and even went to Donghu to be a hostage!"
"What happened to him? He was chopped into pieces and fed to dogs. His bones are still in Donghu and are used as sacrificial vessels! Do you know what humiliation this is?"
His expression was twisted, as if he wanted to swallow Yan Qingwu alive.
Yan Qingwu said: "Of course I know, I also want to take revenge on Dong Hu!"
"Think? Is it useful to just think?" An Guojun scolded, "Your father said the same thing. The result? Send money and food to Donghu every year, and you have to compromise! You are simply a coward!"
Yan Qingwu was dissatisfied and said: "Donghu is so powerful. Do I want the people of Yan to die in vain because of these hatreds?"
"Sophistry!" An Guojun scolded, "I've never fought before, how do I know I can't beat him?"
"I've had enough, you cowards are not qualified to be King of Yan!"
Yan Qingwu said no more. She knew that An Guojun was blinded by hatred and would not listen to the explanation at all.
She didn't want to fight Dong Hu, but now she just couldn't! During this period, the Donghu were so powerful that even the Huns were beaten by them.
Not only the Yan Kingdom, but also Maotai, the later "Great Chanyu" of the Xiongnu, was also paying tribute to Donghu at this time.
Zhang Beichen interrupted them and asked: "An Guojun, how did you discover us?"
An Guojun calmed down his anger and his expression became calm. He looked at Zhang Beichen and said, "You are pretending very well, but you are pretending too well!"
"Although I have three thousand followers, some who are proficient in military strategism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, farming, etc., and there are also people who are crowing chickens, dogs and thieves, and people from all three religions and nine schools. But none of them are as talented as you!"
"I have observed you carefully. Your ability to train cavalry alone is enough to serve as a general of the country! With your talents, you don't need to come to me at all. You can be reused in any of the seven countries!"
After he finished speaking, Zhang Beichen realized that he was too good at expressing his feelings, which aroused An Guojun's suspicion.
Yan Qingwu was also speechless. She thought she was exposed last night, but she didn't expect that the two of them had long been suspected.
"Hey, we failed!" Zhang Beichen sighed and said, "Since Mr. An Guo has discovered it, let's kill him if we want."
"Hahahaha!" An Guojun suddenly laughed and said, "Zhang Da, what is your real name?"
"Zhang Beichen." Zhang Beichen answered truthfully.
"Zhang Beichen!" An Guojun said, "Do you think I am a small-minded person? You have such talent, it would be a pity to kill him like this!"
"I always make the best use of everything and make the best use of people's talents! As long as you are willing to serve me, I can spare your life. From now on, when I become King of Yan, you will be the general of the Yan Kingdom!"
When Zhang Beichen heard that there was still a chance in this game, he said: "I am willing to serve Lord An Guo!"
"Zhang Beichen!" Yan Qingwu glared at him from the side.
Although she didn't directly appoint Zhang Beichen as prime minister or general like other queens, she didn't do anything bad to him, right?
I said I wanted to kill him before, but I didn’t! He disrespected me many times, and I didn't blame him for it!
Now the enemy had just extended an olive branch, and he surrendered directly to the enemy without even hesitating!
This made Yan Qingwu very dissatisfied. If only she had known that she would have killed him in the first place!
"Hahahaha!" Mr. An Guo laughed again. He patted Zhang Beichen on the shoulder and said, "Okay, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. If you come to me, I will definitely ignore the past grudges and continue to use you!"
"Thank you, Lord!" Zhang Beichen quickly expressed his loyalty.
Yan Qingwu's eyes at this moment wanted to eat Zhang Beichen. Zhang Beichen looked at her. The next second, Yan Qingwu suddenly became violent. She wanted to kill Zhang Beichen before she died and make him betray her!
However, as soon as Yan Qingwu took action, the butler next to her had already knocked down her dagger.
This humble butler is actually a master of the Nine Realms!
Zhang Beichen looked at her and said coldly: "King Yan, I took refuge in you before because I wanted to be reused by you. Who knew you would let me do these shameful things? I am a talented general, but I actually became an assassin. It’s embarrassing to tell anyone.”
"Bah!" Yan Qingwu had been restrained by the guards.
Zhang Beichen immediately said to An Guojun: "My lord, please kill King Yan immediately. Jicheng will be in chaos. My lord can take the opportunity to raise troops, capture Jicheng, and ascend the throne as king!"
"Okay!" An Guojun squinted his eyes and smiled, and Zhang Beichen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Sure enough, what An Guojun said the next second put him in a dilemma.
An Guojun said: "Since you are so loyal, you might as well kill Yan Qingwu. Let me see if what you said is true or false!"
Zhang Beichen couldn't help but curse in his heart: "This Lord An Guo is really an old fox."
If he kills King Yan, his relationship with Yan Qingwu will be completely broken. Along the way, the intimacy between the two finally rose to friendship.
Moreover, if King Yan is killed, he will be charged with regicide, and the people of Yan will hate him. From now on, he can only work loyally for An Guojun, otherwise An Guojun can kill him at any time.
Zhang Beichen pulled out his sword and walked towards Yan Qingwu step by step. His mind was racing, thinking about countermeasures.
"Zhang Beichen, I will never let you go even if I'm a ghost!" Yan Qingwu glared at him fiercely.
"I have blocked her spiritual power, do it quickly!" the housekeeper urged.
Zhang Beichen raised his sword and was about to chop it down. Just when the blade was about to touch Yan Qingwu, he stopped!
All the guards around him drew their swords and pointed them at Zhang Beichen. As long as Zhang Beichen hesitates, he will be hacked to death!
"What? Do you regret it?" An Guojun looked at him coldly.
Zhang Beichen put away his sword and said to Lord An Guo: "My lord, it's not that I don't want to take action. It's that I suddenly thought that it would be more beneficial to my lord to keep King Yan."
"Oh?" An Guojun looked unbelieving.
Zhang Beichen continued: "My lord, think about it, if you kill King Yan now, those people in the court will definitely send troops to attack you in the name of this. My lord, your power is not completely sure to deal with them."
"Killing King Yan now will be detrimental to the Lord."
"Really?" An Guojun said, "Then what is beneficial?"
He continued to watch Zhang Beichen's quibbles.
Zhang Beichen said: "Of course I'm holding King Yan hostage to order the ministers!"
"My Lord, if you think about it, those ministers will not be able to establish a new king until King Yan dies. My Lord only needs to issue orders to them in the name of King Yan."
"If they don't listen, they are disobeying the king's order! The lord can then send troops to attack them, and it's just as he says!"
"As long as the King of Yan is in his hands, the people of Yan will not resist the lord!"
An Guojun smiled and said: "Zhang Beichen, you still want to save her life!"
Zhang Beichen knew that An Guojun was not easy to deal with, so he simply admitted it and said: "My lord, I have made it clear. Although King Yan did not reuse me, I have also deprived myself of the emperor's salary, so I cannot betray my trust."
"I sincerely request my lord to give King Yan's reward to me and marry me. In this way, I will never be able to betray my lord, and I can still supervise King Yan!"
"Zhang Beichen, I really regret not killing you earlier!" Yan Qingwu hated her so much that letting her marry Zhang Beichen while she was innocent was even more uncomfortable than killing her!
"Hahahaha!" An Guojun laughed and said, "Interesting, you dare to think about it!"
His gaze swept across the crowd, and after a moment, he said: "Okay, I will agree to your request."
"You two will go to the church to get married today, and I will officiate the wedding for you personally!"
"From now on, you will stay in this house and serve my king!"
"Thank you, Lord!" Zhang Beichen quickly thanked him.
Yan Qingwu stared at him fiercely, already thinking about how to kill him.
"Prince Yan, did you hear clearly?" An Guojun looked at her, "Zhang Beichen is an important minister of this monarch. If you dare to go against him, I will strip you naked and hang you on the top of the city!"
