Skepticism is the right start.

Yes, in the first half of Qiu Sheng's life, a person's command was the truth and could not be questioned. This person is Prince Qian, the eleventh brother of the first emperor, the eleventh uncle of the emperor, and the regent prince. However, at this moment, he began to doubt. Just as his doubts about the taste of the peach blossom wine let him know that the peach blossom wine really lived up to its reputation, doubting the regent's determination made him pay a heavy price.

The shopkeeper made hot water for him, he had to wash up, and he had something to do tomorrow.

The main thing, Qiu Sheng's business is naturally to enter Beijing to face the saint. Pudu crosses the river to Jingkou, and then rides from Jingkou to the capital, which does not take half a day. You don't have to be in a hurry, you can enter the palace in the afternoon.

The night was getting deeper, and as usual, there were no ferries to and from the banks of the river at night, but it was in the hazy night that the surface of the river rippled, and the outline of a two-story boat appeared on the river. Outside the wharf in Pukou, several figures opened the fence of the wharf and hurried to the pontoon bridge to prepare for the docking of the ship. The boat was parked properly, and a group of people with weapons came out of the building ship one after another, dressed uniformly and in the same pace, not like people in the rivers and lakes.

"Where's the Lord Bookkeeper?" One of the people who came to the joint asked.

"This master book is here, come forward and reply." Following the voice, a middle-aged man with a height of eight feet and a majestic physique came out of the boat.

"Lord Bookkeeper, Qiu Sheng is staying at the Yuelai Inn in the town tonight, all the way from Huaizhou, there is no entourage by his side, only him." The man came forward to report for duty.

"Got it! Prepare the horse, you lead the way. The bookkeeper responded.

"Yes."

As soon as the group was ready to stop, they walked out of the ferry, and the master jumped on his horse and motioned for his followers to follow him. With a whip of the horse, the horse's hooves galloped, and the two teams of men and horses lined up behind him followed.

"Where's the person?" A strong man rushed into the Yuelai Inn, grabbed the shopkeeper who was sleeping on the table and asked.

"What, what a person! Uncle spares his life, uncle spares his life! The shopkeeper didn't know what he was asking in a hurry, so he just begged for mercy.

"you!" The man threw the shopkeeper onto the counter and smashed the neatly arranged wines on the shelf.

The shopkeeper hurried out of the inner hall, and saw a group of strong men in uniform standing in the lobby, with upright hats, holding the scabbard in one hand and pressing the handle of the knife in the other, the steel knife was slightly unsheathed, exuding a suffocating murderous aura in the dim candlelight. The shopkeeper of the inn is an honest businessman and a smart man, and he still remembers the scene when he followed his father, the shopkeeper Wang, to the south of the capital for the first time when he was six years old. For the first time, he had seen a man in such a uniform, paraded through the streets with a court prisoner.

Uyu Province, a mystery-like institution in the DPRK.

"Official, official, don't be angry, don't be angry. The small one is the shopkeeper here, the official, are you looking for someone? "The king's shopkeeper is very good.

"Where does the chivalrous man who stayed during the day live?" The bookkeeper asked.

"Chivalrous? Does the official mean that the strong man with the sword is here, sleeping in the upper room of the backyard? ”

"Lead the way." After speaking, with a bang, a retinue took out a saber and put it on the neck of the shopkeeper Wang, pushing him forward, the shopkeeper was frightened, but he still reluctantly led the gang to the backyard.

Walking through the courtyard and coming to the front of the small building on the second floor, the shopkeeper Wang looked back at the person who put the knife on his neck, and said softly: "The one at the staircase on the second floor is it." ”

The attendant turned back to the master of the book. The master bookkeeper motioned left and right to rush up to the second floor with his eyes and catch Qiu Sheng.

Qiu Sheng was a little drunk at night, and went to bed early after washing, but was awakened by the sound of footsteps outside the house just after half of the night. Years of experience in warfare have made him develop the habit of sleeping in kimono. The door was kicked open, the long sword was unsheathed, and the first move was blocked in front of the chest, blocking the opponent's slash, and Qiu Sheng kicked him to the ground.

"Who are you?" Qiu Sheng rebuked. Before he could respond in half a sentence, a second wave of attacks followed. A few dodges, a few slashes, the more people are hit, and the rather large room is already full of people rushing in. Qiu Sheng thought about it, the other party has a large number of people, and the room is cramped and difficult to show his skills, so it is better to rush to the courtyard and have a good fight with you. That's what he thinks, and that's what he does. After a fight, he couldn't gain the slightest advantage, but was forced into a corner, and jumped in a hurry, Qiu Sheng broke through the window and jumped into the corridor, and then jumped down the second floor to the courtyard. The man who looked at the king's shopkeeper immediately freed his hand and engaged Qiu Sheng in close combat.

"Fudu, step aside."

The people who surrounded them all retreated, and by the moonlight, Qiu Sheng saw clearly, he saw clearly, they were all the regent's people, and they were the Eagle Claw Battalion.

"Come out with adults! Meet old friends! ”

"Why do you need to deal with a rebel like you and the adults in person, if you are not talented, you think that it is enough to deal with the general!" A dark shadow walked out of the darkness, the moonlight gradually shone on his face, he saw the outline of the facial features clearly, he recognized this person, the master of the Qian Wang's Mansion, Shang Wei.

"It turned out to be Lord Bookkeeper, don't come unharmed, did the prince order you to come and arrest me?" Qiu Sheng's tone was tentative.

"The general is strict, the prince just sent me to ask the general for something, as long as the thing is safe in our hands, we can ensure the safety of the general and your family." Shang Wei said slowly, wanting to use the lives of his relatives to lure Qiu Sheng to hand over a crucial thing, but Qiu Sheng knew that these were all nonsense.

"If you hand it over, you'll die faster!"

"The implication is that it is not a good deal! Then I'm sorry. After speaking, the people of Talon surrounded again, and there was another fight.

Fu Du took the first step to make a move, the first move steel knife attacked the right side of Qiu Sheng's body, the second move attacked Qiu Sheng's next plate, and then the third move and the fourth move, so the two of them fought for dozens of rounds, Fu Du's dangerous moves were fatal, and Qiu Sheng was resolved one by one, but this aggressive attack made him have no power to fight back. The means of the Eagle Claw Battalion Qiu Sheng knew that if he continued to fight without benefit, he must be the one who suffered in the end, so he chose to flee, he wanted to flee to the ferry, cross the river, and flee to the capital. In the capital, they didn't dare to be so bold, attacking the first rank of the imperial court, the commander of the Five Tiger Army, the general of the Eastern Tiger Army, the general of the protector of the country, and the Marquis of Tingshou. At least nominally, at least Qiu Sheng thinks so.

Quickly broke away from Fu Du's fight and stabbed down a retinue, Qiu Sheng ran to the wall and wanted to escape over the wall, but who would let him go so lightly. Just as he climbed the wall, a chain of eagles behind him also happened to circle his feet, and the chains made of fine iron could not be broken even by the best sword in the world.

As soon as he turned around, the sword pierced his chest, and blood stained his clothes red.

What a fast sword, such a sharp sword.