One person waved his ghost-headed sword in front of him and shouted, "Young Master, leave quickly. I'll cut off the rear."
When the swords were at war, two people rushed out with their hands raised: "Don't shoot arrows, we're on our own."
"I am Liu Zi!"
"I'm Bai Hui!"
The two men took off their masks and waved desperately. Bai Hui was a middle-aged man. When he walked up to the archers, he suddenly realized that most of the archers were dummies. Each real person had a bamboo pole tied to his body, and there were several paper sticks on each side. archer. The team of hundreds of people was actually only about twenty people, and it was all a bluff.
"You, who are you?" Bai Hui noticed something was wrong.
Gu Shengchao, who was "dead" on the ground, slowly stood up and took off his blood-stained coat. Only then did people notice that the arrow that penetrated his chest was only broken and inserted into his coat. Gu Shengchao grabbed one of the "jailer's" legs and twisted it off hard. It was just that the clothes were filled with straw. Zhong Lei walked like a tiger, and the wound on his leg was naturally fake.
Bai Hui was dumbfounded. He looked carefully and suddenly exclaimed: "It's all fake. It's all fake. Qi Tianzeng is deceiving us. This is not a prison of the Ministry of Punishment at all."
The person Qi Tianzeng put down his back was real. Of course he couldn't be his father. Qi Tianzeng said solemnly: "Dear heroes, I did deceive everyone, just to let the traitor jump out on his own. This is good, let us see clearly what is right and what is wrong, and avoid unnecessary casualties in the future."
Some people are still in the fog and don't know why, but most of them are old Jianghu who understand the twists and turns. One man stepped forward and spat at Bai Hui, brandished a spear and stabbed him: "You spy, you almost asked everyone to accompany you to the funeral." Bai Hui raised his sword to parry. The six men behind him saw the opportunity and jumped up to escape, but he As soon as he jumped into the air, he was greeted by a barrage of arrows, which immediately turned into hedgehogs and fell from the air, dead.
Bai Hui was forced back by the spear. Qi Tianzeng stopped the spear with his bare hands, and the spearman said angrily: "Young master, this person cannot be retained."
Qi Tianzeng said: "I know he can't stay, I just want to ask him a few words."
The gunman glared at Bai Hui and said angrily: "Let you live a little longer."
Bai Hui took a few steps back, looking for an opportunity to escape. He threatened: "Qi, I fell into your hands today. Don't forget that your father is still in prison. At worst, everyone will die and no one will be able to take advantage."
Qi Tianzeng sneered: "You are also a small fish in the pond. You can't protect yourself. Everyone knows who is holding the net, so don't deceive yourself." He cupped his hands and said: "Brother Bai, please forgive me for calling you like this for the last time. You We have known each other for many years and have gone through life and death together in the escort agency. I just want to ask, I am not kind to you on weekdays, why would I do something so outrageous?"
Bai Hui was stunned for a moment, and laughed at himself: "You and I are just small fishes in the mud, so why ask more questions? If you want to blame, it's because your escort agency's business is so good that others are jealous."
Qi Tianzeng realized something: "They destroyed my family, what can you gain?"
Bai Hui smiled bitterly and said: "It's still the same as before. You and I are all chess pieces. When we have seen the chess pieces, there is still room for bargaining. In the face of absolute power, everything is like chess pieces on the chessboard, at the mercy of others. Everyone else is just a spectator."
Qi Tianzeng shook his head, "Since we are all chess pieces, why not fight and fight for a better way out for yourself."
Bai Hui mocked: "What are you fighting for? Will your family be ruined like you? No, you can seek your own death if you want, but I am not willing to accompany you to the end."
When he saw Qi Tianzeng was stunned for a moment, he suddenly waved out his hands, and countless steel needles as thin as ox hair shot out, then turned around and ran away. However, it is difficult to shout alone, because there are many people on the other side. Bai Hui just ran a few steps and was hit by a coin-shaped dart in his leg. He staggered and was pierced by a flying knife in the back. Before he could react, an arrow penetrated his chest from behind. He looked at the blood pouring out of his chest and looked back reluctantly. What made him even more desperate was that Qi Tianzeng had erected multiple shields in front of him to block the deadly steel needles.
Bai Hui slowly fell down, looking at the sky with a despairing heart, muttering to himself: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm not afraid of death, but why should I die, why should I die..."
The surrounding archers withdrew quietly. Fan Lixin raised his hands to Qi Tianzeng and others and said, "Take care." Then he disappeared into the night.
Zhong Lei led people to clean up the scene, and Qi Tianzeng raised his hands to everyone and said, "Thank you for your hard work in cleaning up the house today. As you all saw just now, it may be more dangerous in the future. If there is anyone who is willing to share the joys and sorrows with Qi, I would be happy to ask for it. I am not willing to take risks." If you want to leave, I won’t force you to give me some money. You don’t need to reply now. You can go back and think it over carefully before making a decision. I, Qi, will never force you."
Some people immediately expressed their willingness to follow Qi Tianzeng, some remained silent, and some waited and watched. After everyone dispersed, the scene was cleaned so that outsiders would never be able to tell what had happened here.
Gu Shengchao returned to Donglai Inn and told Liu Ximei what happened that day. Liu Ximei was also sad. He rested for a night and then went to Zhong Lei's new location to contact him. He learned that the prince Juncheng wanted to see him and asked him to go to Gaosheng Inn. Gu Shengchao didn't know why, so he hurried to Gaosheng Inn and entered through the secret passage to see the Ninth Prince.
After the guest of honor took his seat, Prince Juncheng said straight to the point: "I have already negotiated with the Escort Bureau. From today on, you will stay with me to do things. I don't know what the young hero wants. If the young hero has a better plan, I will definitely go with it." Naturally, we will never force others to do anything.”
Gu Shengchao was also unexpected. He thought for a while and said: "I don't care, as long as I can rescue a death row prisoner named Ding Ying from the Penal Department Prison, the rest will depend on His Highness' orders."
"Oh, what's going on?" Prince Juncheng asked curiously.
Gu Shengchao told the prince how he met Ding Ying when he went to the prison that day, and Jun Cheng took action: "These bastards from the Criminal Department, not only framed the escort agency for their own efforts, but they are extremely arrogant in taking human life."
"I have a question, I don't know whether I should answer it or not?" Gu Shengchao couldn't help but ask.
"Say." Prince Juncheng was still angry.
"Your Highness is the Dragon Son of the current Saint. As long as he explains it to the Saint, why should His Highness bother so much?" Gu Shengchao said the doubt in his heart.
Prince Juncheng shook his head and said solemnly: "Do you know who our biggest enemy is now?"
"Ministry of Punishment?" Gu Shengchao was puzzled. He couldn't understand the relationship between the officialdom.
Prince Juncheng sighed and said: "Wrong, the biggest enemy we have to deal with is the chief eunuch in the palace, named Wen Zhe."
Gu Shengchao didn't even understand: "How capable a little eunuch can be, causing His Highness to worry so much."
Prince Juncheng said with a solemn expression: "It is people's carelessness in the past that made this person so domineering today. Even if I, the majestic prince, can meet with His Majesty, I have to get his consent." After saying this, Juncheng took out one from his arms. A small strip of cloth with five small words "Save me, kill the traitor Wen" written with a brush on it.
"This is this?" Gu Shengchao looked at Yuan Cheng, his heart full of doubts.
Prince Juncheng said sadly and angrily: "This is the handwriting of the Holy One. As the ninth-five-year-old king of the Dawu Dynasty, I can only inform others in this way. It's frustrating!" He looked up to the sky and sighed, and then said:
"I only saw my father once when I came back. That day I went to the palace to see him. In front of many eunuchs, he just chatted with me about some innocuous topics, and then gave me a cotton robe to wear in winter. That's it. When he handed me the cotton robe, he secretly put a ring on me under the cover of the cotton robe. From his helpless eyes, I saw the humiliation and grief. After a while, Wen Zhe used the excuse that his father was in poor health. Jia needed to rest and separated us. I wanted to stay longer, but a group of eunuchs helped my father to leave. The emperor who kept his word could not even do this, and had to listen to the eunuchs' arrangements. It was really difficult It made people filled with righteous indignation. Even so, they also carefully checked and searched me thoroughly. They also cut open the cotton robe with scissors and took out all the cotton. They let me out of the palace only when they found nothing strange. Fortunately, they didn't notice the ring. I took out the strip of cloth from the interlayer of the ring, and finally realized that Wen Zhe is the one who truly covers the sky with one hand in the palace, and even the Holy Emperor, who is the center of attention, has to surrender to his lustful power and live an ignoble existence."
"In order to deal with the barbarians in the north, the Dawu Dynasty and the Serang Kingdom often used proton exchange to form an alliance, so I was sent to the Serang Kingdom as early as I can remember. I resented the Serang Kingdom when I was growing up. Everyone here is a blessing in disguise. My other brothers have passed away due to various reasons. Some died prematurely due to illness, some died mysteriously for unknown reasons, and some were executed by the emperor's father's decree. The seventh child finally survived to become the crown prince. , had no choice but to rebel and failed, and committed suicide. In addition to me, the existing princes also have a child, Concubine Lan, who is only seven years old now. Concubine Lan has become a queen, and her child will naturally become a prince. "
"I have gone through many hardships on my way back to the capital from the Serang Kingdom. In addition to the night you and I met, I was also attacked many times. It is a luck to be able to come to the capital alive. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is my father-in-law, so naturally he fully supports me. Fan The eldest brother is my childhood playmate, and he also has a group of people who can be mobilized. Although Wen Zhe is the chief eunuch, he can mobilize 5,000 imperial guards. Coupled with the support of the Ministry of Justice, his strength cannot be underestimated. Other officials are swaying left and right. There is no hope in waiting and watching.”
"Now the attitude of Wuwangdian is the most critical, but I sent someone to contact me and there was no reply. It seems that they will only decide who to support after the outcome between me and Wen Zhe is clear. Wuwangdian and the royal family of Dawu Dynasty are of the same blood. Connected with each other, it is said that the founding of the dynasty was assisted by an expert. The expert Fengwuqiuhuang swordsmanship was unrivaled in the world. Later, the late emperor did not want to dominate the family, so he appointed his younger brother to establish a sect and establish the Wuwang Palace. Resist the other sect branches to reduce the threat to the royal family. How could we know that the Wuwang Palace now dominates, but it is too weak to lose, forgetting the intentions of our ancestors and becoming mercenary."
"In a few days, our Dawu Dynasty's annual Flower Appreciation Festival will be held. According to the custom in previous years, on this evening, the Holy Lord will lead all civil and military officials to enjoy the flowers and the moon by Luoxian Lake. There will also be performances by Goulan and Washe actors. Finally, The grand fireworks display can be described as an unprecedented event with a packed house.”
Prince Juncheng said with firm eyes: "Success or failure depends on this!"
