After Ji Heng raised his glass again, he said to everyone: "The apprentice has been lost since he was a child, and now the closest elders are his uncle Ji Qiangong and uncle Buyun, Buyun's identity is special, Ji Qiangong is in the position of the third prince of the Central Plains Empire, the road is far away, the official business is busy, and he can't come in person, he entrusted me to witness the marriage on his behalf, and accept the wedding on behalf of the junior apprentice elders, I have discussed this matter with Lord Buyun, my lords, I don't know if it should be?"

Ji Heng has cultivated Ji Buyun for many years, the two of them are from the royal family of the Central Plains Empire, they are blood relatives within three generations, coupled with his dazzling identity as the god of war, at the wedding, it is very suitable to accept the wedding as the elder of the groom.

Ne Zhiyue said: "It is very appropriate for Ji Henggong to witness the marriage of the high priest and Ji Gongzi as an elder, and Ji Henggong is willing to give up his identity as the god of war and cultivate the husband of the queen of the highlands incognito until he gets married, and this matter will be passed on as a good story in the future." ”

Although Lord Ne Zhiyue agreed that Ji Heng would appear as Ji Buyun's elder at the wedding, Ji Heng was talking about the identity of Ji Qian's blood relatives and fathers, and what Ne Zhiyue emphasized was Ji Heng's identity as a master.

At the beginning of Youne's Yue, everyone spoke one after another, saying yes and agree, followed by a lot of beautiful words, especially the most low-key Wo Daren in the five-person government.

He said: "You all know that the royal family of the Central Plains Empire originated from Haotian, and our highlanders are the most pious servants of Haotian, originally a family, this time we are fortunate to be married by the noble god of war Ji Henggong for the high priest and Ji Gongzi, and the Highland Woshi and the Central Plains Ji have since become relatives, which is a beautiful thing to kiss and kiss, reflecting the divine will of Haotian, come, everyone, let's drink this cup together, and wish the high priest and Ji Gongzi eternal marriage." ”

His words resonated with everyone present, and everyone spoke freely, expressing countless insights on the deep friendship between the Central Plains Empire and the highlanders, and when it came to the future, even Ji Heng was a little skeptical, whether the thirty-year war that made him famous in the first war and killed and injured countless people had never happened.

Highlanders' love for wine is no less than their love for Haotian, even if they are as noble as adults, they are not exempt from vulgarity, after a few glasses of wine, the adults with a majestic face on their daily faces put Ji Heng aside, no matter what he said or not, he began to toast in accordance with the customs of the highlands, in order of age and seniority, and the wine bureau was suddenly lively.

Just when everyone was drinking until their faces were red, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, Ji Meng and Ji Fan led the personal guards of the major people to ignore the etiquette, and rushed into the banquet hall together, pulling their respective masters up and protecting them, and then, a team of well-trained Praetorian Guards rushed into the Central Plains Pavilion and surrounded the pavilion.

Then, Xitu's voice came from the courtyard, and he said, "Commander Ao, you accompany Archdeacon Youyou to protect your lordships here, and I will go to the west of the city to see what happened?"

Calming down from the momentary panic, the entourage of Lord Nezhiyue was summoned by She, and he asked majestically, "What happened?"

You said: "Just now, more than a dozen red fire flags were suddenly signaled in the west of the city, and the commander-in-chief of Xitu has taken people to inspect them. ”

The fire flag signal is a means of warning the Praetorian Guard at night, according to the rank of white, green, red three, red is the highest, more than a dozen red fire flag signals are sent in a row, which means that the situation is urgent to the extreme, which is equivalent to the invasion of foreign invaders.

Everyone focused their attention on Lord Ao Zhiwu, all the checkpoints and passes on the periphery of Haotian City were heavily guarded by the standing army, and the foreign invaders, and it was impossible for the standing army not to know any movements.

Lord Ao Zhiwu shook his head and said loudly: "Although Lord Ben is currently at home, Lord Ben believes that if a foreign invader invades Haotian City, even if the standing army can't stop it, it will give an early warning at the first time. ”

At this time, Ao Xian, who was in charge of guarding the perimeter, hurriedly walked in with a Praetorian Guard herald, and the herald whispered a few words to Yushe, who waved his hand and signaled them to go out.

Yu reported to Lord Nezhiyue: "Lord Yune, there has been a major assassination incident in Ximu Lane in the west of the city, and the assassins have been surrounded in the courtyard by the Praetorian Guards. ”

Hearing that there was an assassination and not an invasion by foreign invaders, the adults present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Lady Nenotsu asked, "Do you know who was assassinated?"

"It's not clear. ”

Buyun said: "Don't worry, Xitu went to suppress it with the rune weapon team, I believe that the news will be transmitted soon, come on, let's continue to drink, wait while drinking, don't live up to Ji Henggong's sincerity." ”

Waving his hand to the entourage of the adults, these people retreated under the leadership of Ji Meng and Ji Fan, and everyone made a false alarm and sat down again.

Ji Heng raised his glass with a smile on his face and began to toast again.

Ximu Lane in the 24th Lane of Haotian City is a famous mansion area, where stone buildings and courtyards are lined up one after another, and the elders and elders from the tribe like to rent houses here to live, and Elder Efu and others rent here.

Tonight, while Ji Heng of the Central Plains Pavilion was feasting on all the adults, the five elders led by Elder Efu were here to feast several elders who had just arrived in Haotian City.

Surprisingly, the elders who had accepted the banquet did not leave until they had drunk all the wine of their host's house or were too drunk to get up, as the highlanders were accustomed to do, but simply drank a few glasses of wine, and then took their leave, citing the fact that they were unwell on the grounds that they were traveling and unwell.

After these elders left, they did not go directly back to their residences, but rushed to a wine shop in Nanjin Lane, south of the city, where several elders led by the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Xituxiao's eldest brother, Xituda, were waiting for them.

In the middle of the night, the Praetorian Guards on duty were still standing in their respective posts full of energy, and the Janissaries patrols also flashed through the streets and alleys at regular intervals.

In Ximu Lane, the two guards left by the commander-in-chief of Xitu quietly came to a secluded place after inspecting the sentry post, which was only separated by a wall from the residence of Elder E.

They pulled out five black masks, five gray Highland robes, and five black scimitars.

After arranging the masks, robes, and scimitars in human shapes, the index fingers of the two of them pointed at the five masks respectively, and at the same time, they recited words, and soon, the five humanoid puppets stood in front of them, they waved their hands at the puppets, and the puppets went straight to Elder E's residence.

The two watched as the puppet entered the courtyard and quickly disappeared into the night.

After a while, there were heart-rending screams and hoarse cries for help from Elder E's residence.

The Praetorian Guards on duty joined the patrol that had heard the news, and more than two dozen Praetorian Guards armed with torches surrounded Elder E's residence.

The courtyard was still glittering with knives, and the strong smell of blood was disgusting outside the courtyard, and the Praetorian Guards tried to storm the courtyard, but two assassins wearing black masks immediately drove them out.

The leader of the Praetorian Guard squadron in charge knew that this kind of assassin who appeared in the Senate twice was not something that ordinary Janissaries could deal with, and that forcing an attack would only kill people, so he ordered his brothers to seal off the compound first, and at the same time sought support from the nearest patrol team, and desperately asked his brothers to signal the fire flag.

In a short time, hundreds of Praetorian Guards gathered here, blocking the entire courtyard.

Soon, the commander-in-chief of Xitu came to the scene with four rune weapons teams in anticipation of everyone.

As soon as he arrived at the scene, he immediately commanded the rune weapon team to attack the courtyard according to the method taught by Nan Wan'er.

After countless drills, the Runic Weapons Team became experienced in dealing with such Assassins, and they quickly eliminated all five Assassins.

After inspection, the five elders living in the courtyard, more than 20 personal soldiers, housekeepers, and miscellaneous servants were all killed.

Xitu left a captain to command the cleanup of the scene, and at the same time left two rune weapon teams just in case, and he took the others back to the Central Plains Pavilion to report to the adults.

On the way, he met the two Praetorian Guards of the Yun sisters, and after waving his hand to the two sisters majestically, he rode past, and after a while, the two sisters who turned into the dark turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared into the night.

The whole thing was done unconsciously, and Situ was extremely proud in his heart, but his face was still solemn.

Back in the banquet hall of the Central Plains Hotel, the adults stopped their cups and threw their spoons, and after listening to Xitu's solemn report, Lord Ne Zhiyue first said angrily: "The demons are demons again, and the highlanders are inseparable from them. ”

After Lord Ao Zhiwu listened, his face first showed a trace of consternation, and then he was covered by grief, all of this did not escape Ji Heng's eyes, he listened to everyone's conversation, and observed Lord Ao's reaction with the corner of his eye.

The incident happened suddenly and the situation was serious, and after solemnly apologizing to Ji Heng, Lord Nezhiyue took the other eight adults to return to the five-member Council of the Senate under the escort of Xitu, and immediately convened an emergency meeting.

Although it had been decided that the brothers Ji Meng and Ji Fan would assassinate these five elders, the demon assassin suddenly killed these five elders, and the nature of the whole matter had completely changed.

The recent series of assassinations are all related to the demons, and in addition to Lord Buyun, the assassination of the five people in power this time also believes that this is the demon clan killing people.

At this moment, on the hanging peak of the priest's courtyard, after listening to the report of the Yun sisters, Nan Wan'er nodded with satisfaction and let them rest, and then she came to the palace of the high priest.

After receiving a cup of water from the High Priest, she told the High Priest the news of the successful assassination, and then recounted the assassination process in detail.

Hearing that nearly thirty people had died during the entire assassination process, the high priest's calm face showed a look of grief.

Nan Wan'er persuaded in a low voice: "Sister, they all deserve it, if you don't do this, you are afraid that the number of people who will die will be dozens or hundreds of times more than this." ”

The High Priest sighed and said, "I understand, thank you, Wan'er. ”

Nan Wan'er said: "What are you polite to others? Sister, people are really willing to do anything for you, and they don't want to be separated from you in this life." ”

The high priest smiled and said, "Wan'er, I understand your thoughts, don't worry, when I get married, I will definitely help you achieve your wish." ”

Nan Wan'er, who is known for her cheekiness, actually blushed and said softly: "Thank you, sister." ”

She knew that what the high priest promised was to let Ji Buyun marry her, and the high priest was the key person in this matter, and she personally promised to help her achieve her wish, and she must accept it all, and she must not be polite.

The high priest said to Nan Wan'er: "Wait for me, Wan'er, I'll tell Ji Buyun about this." ”

Nan Wan'er nodded, and the high priest communicated with Ji Buyun, who was waiting for news while practicing, and after the two established a divine sense connection, the high priest explained the situation to Ji Buyun in detail.

Hearing that more than 20 people died in the assassination, Ji Buyun's face was solemn, and he said: "Duo'er, this is also a helpless thing, if you don't do this, more people will die." ”

The high priest said: "I understand that now we must prevent the situation from expanding, pay close attention to the feedback from more parties, and must not let the situation get out of control. ”

Ji Buyun nodded and said, "Well, Duo'er, you can rest assured that these things will be done by the five people in power, let's wait and see what happens, and then determine what we will do next according to the reactions of all parties." ”

The High Priest whispered, "I wish you were by my side now. ”

Ji Buyun said: "Me too, the god of flowers now watches you practice every day, and it is difficult for us to meet each other." ”

The two glanced at each other, their eyes were full of endless affection, the two have been together for just two months, they have experienced many unprecedented things together, and they will go through a long life hand in hand in the future, and they both feel that the other party is the most right person they have met.

The high priest asked, "Tomorrow you will have a banquet for Master and Uncle, how are you ready?"

Ji Buyun said: "Everything is ready, tomorrow Ji Cheng will come over with the cook and ingredients, what about you?"

The high priest said: "I have arranged for the priest to be in charge, she is meticulous in her work, and there is absolutely no problem." ”

Ji Buyun said: "Tomorrow the eldest princess of Tuoba will arrive first, she wants to visit Haotian, who do you think is appropriate to receive?"

The high priest smiled: "The master has arrived, and it can only be received by me and Wan'er." ”

The two smiled at each other.

After laughing, the two had a brief discussion on some details of the banquet, although the high priest was as careful as a hair, but she was in a high position, it has always been someone else who served her, it was impossible for her to serve others, and she was completely ignorant of banquet etiquette, fortunately, she was self-aware, when the two discussed, Ji Buyun told him the precautions in the process of opening the banquet and toasting, she nodded again and again, and everything was up to him.

The joint meeting of the five consuls and the lords quickly came to the result, first, to send five Praetorian Guards for each tribal elder and patriarch to provide close protection, and second, to increase the number of Janissaries by 10,000.

When the five rulers made these proposals, the other four adults all echoed them and did not raise any objections.

Sending five Praetorian Guards for each tribal elder and patriarch can be said to ensure their safety, or it can be said that they are completely under the surveillance of the five-man ruler, and it is difficult for them to escape the eyes and ears of the five-man ruler if they do anything in the future.

In just two months, the Praetorian Guard increased from the original 6,000 to 19,000, and it is said that the additional 10,000 people were added to build a complete rune weapon corps, which would be the most elite force of the highlanders in three hundred years.

This force is directly under the rule of five people, who will not only hold the supreme administrative power of the highlanders, but will also control the strongest military power of the highlanders with the authorization of the high priest, and in the future, it will be difficult for any one of the highlanders to compete with them.

After the high priest communicated with Ji Buyun's divine sense, he said to Nan Wan'er: "Wan'er, do you guess what the five people are doing now?"

Nan Wan'er said with a smile: "Those ruling elders of yours are very scheming, although this assassination was unexpected by them, they will definitely make full use of this opportunity to further concentrate power in their own hands." ”

The high priest knew that Nan Wan'er had seen extraordinarily, and he was deeply impressed with her opinion, and asked, "What is the specific?"

Nan Wan'er said: "There have been so many things happening in Haotian City recently, if the people are five people in power, they will definitely use the excuse of protecting the safety of other elders to send them to the Praetorian Guards for personal protection, and when the time comes, every move of these elders will be under the control of others, and they will not dare to act rashly." ”

The high priest then asked, "Is there anything else?"

Nan Wan'er said: "Last time, Shehe Xitu ordered 10,000 rune weapons from others, and these weapons can't be placed in the treasury after they come back, and the five people in power will definitely use this opportunity to increase the establishment of the Praetorian Guard, and use this opportunity to divide the military power of the highlanders." ”

The High Priest nodded and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Nan Wan'er said: "Wait and see, the biggest ambition of the five people in power is that my sister can occupy a favorable position in the court after she ascends the throne, your royal power is not hereditary, but their power can be hereditary." ”

The High Priest said, "I don't want to give them control of the Praetorian Guard. ”

Nan Wan'er said: "That sister can only ascend the throne as soon as possible, otherwise, there is no reason to separate this right." ”

The high priest praised, "Wan'er, you are really too smart. ”

Nan Wan'er smiled: "Sister, you should have thought of these things a long time ago, right?"

The high priest said: "I have just thought clearly, tomorrow morning, if the five rulers do not send the Praetorian Guard to protect the senators, I will let the priests of the sun watch coordinate this matter with them, this is the most beneficial for us, I just want this plenary meeting of the Senate to go smoothly, nothing else." ”

It is said that it is a coordination, but in fact it is an order, and when the five people meet the high priest in private, they have already seen it with royal courtesy.

Nan Wan'er said: "Sister, don't worry, the five people in power will definitely do this." ”

These two young women, sleepless late at night, discussed together not jewelry and clothes, but military affairs, and what was even more terrifying was that what they predicted was exactly the same as the measures taken by the five rulers.

Ji Buyun continued to cultivate after communicating with the high priest's divine sense, and realized that the recent progress in cultivation could be said to be a thousand miles in a day, and the dragon shadow on the bead in the sea of qi was now about to come out.

After the cultivation was over, he quietly scrutinized the measures that would be taken by all parties after the assassination.

He thought that it was really not enough to have only 3,000 old Praetorian Guards in Haotian City at present, especially among these 3,000 people, there were still 900 people belonging to the Senate garrison, and the newly recruited 3,000 Praetorian Guards had just started training, and it was difficult to come in handy at a critical moment.

There are already 3,000 people in the priest's courtyard plus the rune weapon battalion, most of these people are doing routine business, and they can't play any role here, he plans to discuss with Xitu early tomorrow morning to see if some people are sent back from here.

His thoughts and insights were compared with those of the high priest and Nan Wan'er, and he made a judgment.

At this moment, in Haotian City, the patriarchs and tribal elders had already obtained the news of the assassination case from their respective channels, and also obtained the content of the joint meeting between the five rulers and the adults, and everyone was speculating about the deep meaning behind it and planning corresponding countermeasures.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for these powerful people.