"Brother Zhou, be careful. I'm afraid someone is targeting you. When you get off the ship, be sure to seek official protection."
It was a very simple but straightforward sentence. It was obvious that Zhou Bai thought too much. Yes, he, a little carp, had not yet reached the point where a dragon would recognize each other by telepathy when seeing a dragon.
Zhou Bai silently clasped his fists and thanked Lu Ding for the kind reminder, but didn't say much.
Then he got off the boat and left without even looking back at the "killers" who left with him.
On the deck, the old servant took the initiative to ask for help: "Young Master, since you are optimistic about him, why don't you let me solve this problem? I think the person who is targeting him is not simple. It should be an old soldier on the border."
Lu Ding shook his head and said: "Just remind him. He doesn't want to be dependent on others. In this case, our life and death are no longer our concern."
Everyone on the ship said that the two brothers were very ordinary, just country boys from the north, but why was he irritable for no reason.
After getting off the boat, Zhou Bai still didn't care about the group of people hanging around him, but was thinking about his experience along the way.
Not to mention encountering an incident such as a dragon swarm riot is unlucky, after all, more than a dozen dragon ships have encountered it.
It was normal for Yu Ji and Ma Liang to meet two brothers on the way to the exam, but it was unusual to meet the two brothers Yao Ping and Yao An because he made several choices and successfully accepted two talents.
The same goes for meeting Lu Ding later. How can Yizhou Qianlong be so easy to meet? There are also the Zhao family who are eyeing him and want to get rid of him. These fateful encounters are really wonderful.
Destiny, luck, rules... It can only be said that under the influence of various factors, Zhou Bai is facing his own challenges and choices.
Of course, this time he seemed to be one step ahead. The two Yao brothers were obviously the assistant ministers of Xi Qianlong, so he cut off Hu in advance.
But are those people who secretly have thoughts about him unworthy of being called the cause and effect of destiny?
It was getting late at this time, and the last batch of carriages from the Carriage and Horse Department had already set off for Zhoucheng. Yu Ji and Ma Liang took one of the carriages to leave. They had to leave on time to get to the next stop for the night.
Zhou Bai could either choose to stay in Jixi City or buy a horse and walk alone at night.
Yes, in order to defend the city, Dingzhou chose to build a Jixi city in Jixi Port. It was not as good as those fortified cities, but it could leave enough preparation time for the cities behind.
Moreover, during the Ningjiang Water War, Jixi City could also be used as an important defense base for the navy and as a transshipment granary.
Now that there is nothing going on in the world, Jixi City is naturally used for civilian purposes. It is brightly lit all year round and becomes even more prosperous after sunset.
As Zhou Bai walked, he suddenly accelerated on the road and blended into the crowd. It was really difficult to find him among the crowds in the noisy port.
The people who had been hanging around and watching were dumbfounded. Has the trace been exposed?
Soon after, in the woods outside Jixi City, a group of killers wearing night clothes also got the news.
If any of the guards at Kukou Pass saw their faces, they would definitely be very surprised. Aren't these the companions who were punished and dismissed some time ago?
"Asshole, why didn't you just take action on the ship?" the leader angrily scolded his informants.
The subordinate was a little dissatisfied and said: "Mr. Zhao, you said it yourself. You can't alert the enemy without absolute certainty. That guy doesn't know why everyone on the ship knows each other, so there is almost no room for action."
The last ray of sunset happened to shine into the forest. The leader under that orange light was none other than Zhao Liangji. He actually led his men to ambush Zhou Bai.
"You...!" Zhao Liangji was furious, actually daring to contradict him like this.
However, he was not sober, but his close associates were very sober. These soldiers only had a cooperative relationship with his Zhao family, and the only one who could really order them was the one above them.
After being reminded by his cronies, Zhao Liangji calmed down and turned around to figure out how to complete this task.
The Zhao family had the intention to kill Zhou Bai because this man was so outstanding that it was almost foreseeable that the Zhou family would replace the Zhao family in Pingcang.
But the Zhao family and his son never thought of doing something so extreme, but the one above them urged him more and more urgently.
They need to take control of Kukou Pass immediately and try to arrange an obedient magistrate to pacify Cang.
But Kukou Pass was being watched by Ji Hongze again, and it was difficult to intervene for a while. In the end, this became a problem and squeezed Ji Hongze away.
As for how to exclude and isolate the leader of a county so that he can leave on his own, there are already precedents to follow. We can attack his prestige, make his new policy fail, and let the entire county's families unite to resist him.
Based on this, the importance of Zhou Bai has become highlighted. As long as he is eliminated, the Zhou family will inevitably retreat, and Ji Hongze will face the pressure of the New Deal.
Of course, the key is that now they can use that person's name to get rid of Zhou Bai. Anyway, someone will finish it off.
Heaven and the imperial court attach great importance to imperial examinations, but this is relative.
For the heavenly court, the joint examination and the palace examination are the most important. For the imperial court, it is important to be able to serve as the foundation of the imperial court.
As scholars, we should also pay attention to them, but in fact, the scholars who get into trouble every year usually don't cause much trouble.
As for the Jin Juren and the Silver Jinshi, if Zhou Bai takes action after becoming the Juren, it will be a real slap in the face of the court.
Past historical experience tells the Zhao family that they cannot wait any longer. This person is recognized by Ping Cang as a fellow Jinshi talent, and he is almost certain to be promoted.
"Wait, keep waiting, this week Bai is so bold and likes to drive at night."
"If you miss this opportunity, the person above will not tell you everything."
After Zhao Liangji made up his mind, the grove fell into silence again, with pairs of eyes staring directly at the official road not far away.
Whether it is the Zhao family or this group of identityless soldiers, if they want to be dogs, they must do what their masters tell them to do.
Otherwise, not only will there be no bones, but even death will be the lightest punishment.
A long, long time later, when the people in the forest were so hungry that they were eating cold steamed buns, a news finally came from Jixi City.
Zhou Bai was just as Zhao Liangji expected. After eating and drinking in Jixi City, he bought a yellow-maned horse and traveled overnight.
What is this habit?
Autumn is still more than half a month away, so why is he in a hurry? It would be nice to have a good rest and go on the road during the day.
Normal people would do this, and so would Zhou Bai, but he didn't walk at night, so how could he kill people conveniently?
Yes, he figured it out. The cause and effect disasters in the main world did not take into account off-site factors, and Zhou Bai happened to have the Qingming realm soul power obtained from another world.
"Lie down on the side of Shangguan Road, walk around, get ready!"
"Report, that kid didn't go to the official road, he seems to be coming straight to us!" Soon another puzzling news came.
Could it be that he wants to spend the night in the woods? No, he was going to fight.
After all, he was still a scholar. Zhao Liangji quickly figured out the logic behind it. Maybe it was the Lieutenant in his body that gave him confidence.
But no matter what, even if you learned some martial arts and archery skills, you still have to fight against the siege of more than thirty old soldiers?
"Underestimating the enemy, being arrogant and arrogant!" Zhao Liangji's face was distorted and he ordered to fight.
His arrangement here is enough to destroy any military master, even the generals on the battlefield will not be able to escape!
Soon, these veterans dispersed to every corner of the forest. They were armed with bows, arrows, ropes, hidden weapons, and even crossbows, to ensure nothing went wrong.
It was dark again, only this time there was a bright moon and stars.
Zhou Bai rode a yellow-maned horse, wading through the bright moonlight, and broke into the woods in an almost upright manner.
Because it was so weird, the people who were ambushing him were a little confused before he stepped into the woods.
Zhao Liangji even wanted to ask if there was any secret information that he wanted to discuss, or if the Zhou family wanted to take refuge?
However, when a muffled groan rang out in the dark forest, Zhao Liangji knew something was wrong and ordered an all-out siege.
Arrows were missing, crossbows, and hidden weapons were all fired, but the sound of their own men falling still kept coming.
Zhao Liangji was going crazy in the middle of the forest, and several of his close guards looked frightened. This time they were not ordinary enemies!
Within a moment, no one of the old soldiers responded to them, and now it was their turn...
Bang, bang...
One guard after another, without even seeing Zhou Bai's shadow, they fell to the ground silently.
"Sir, run quickly, the other party is a monk... uh."
After hearing the horrified words of the last confidant, Zhao Liangji gave up. He knelt on the ground with a bang and begged bitterly.
"Let me go, whether you are Zhou Bai or not, let me go."
"I am good friends with the young master of the Chen family, the commander of the county. Our Zhao family has a backer, and our Zhao family has monks to worship..."
However, no matter how pitiful his wails were, not a single voice answered him.
So Zhao Liangji became hysterical and resentful. The more he yelled, the more afraid he became, for fear that he would die suddenly and silently, just like everyone before him, who could die without a cup of tea.
Finally, his psychological defense collapsed: "Whatever you want, tell me, I will give it to you and tell you everything!"
"Who is above your Zhao family, the sixth prince or the fifth prince?"
This cold questioning voice gave Zhao Liangji a glimmer of hope, but he was extremely horrified: "How do you know you are not Zhou Bai!"
"It's the sixth prince. He wants to control Ping Cang. If you kill me, no matter who you are, you can't withstand Tian Huanggui's revenge."
"Hahaha, you're scared, why don't you..."
Before he could say anything, Zhao Liangji's eyes suddenly turned white and he fell straight down, dying quietly.
Slowly walking out of the corner, Zhou Bai sighed and whispered: "Oh, I talk too much, I'm too lazy to ask."
After a while, a young man in white clothes with no trace of blood on his body walked out of the forest, still riding the yellow-maned horse, and counting the pile of gold leaves he had just collected in his hand.
Three hundred taels of gold, indeed, a person cannot be rich without a windfall.
But he must go all out for the next poem about people.
If he wanted the imperial court to bear the pressure of the Sixth Prince for him, he must have an official to protect him, even if he was defending himself.
Regardless of others, Zhao Liangji also has a reputation as a scholar.
But the title he wanted to take was Dingzhou Jieyuan. In front of Jieyuan, if a scholar dies, he will die.
Even if we compare Jieyuan with a prince who is likely to be sent to the vassal in the future, everyone in the state government knows how to choose. No matter how much the sixth prince wants to break the situation now, he will not be able to get his turn according to the order.
As long as Zhou Bai wants to take Pingcang as his foundation, it is inevitable that he will face the Zhao family and the Sixth Prince.
Now killing Zhao Liangji will solve the cause and effect of intercepting Hu Tianming's Hidden Dragon, which is good.
One person, one horse, and a bright moon are the only scenery on this state straight road.
Who has nothing to do and is traveling at night?
