Yifang wanted to persuade him again, but seeing that he had made up his mind, there was no fear at all. They dodged while preparing in their hearts. The Assassins attacked faster and faster, and all at once they surrounded them in the middle.

Liu Heng held the knife horizontally in front of him, but the assassin who led him picked it out with all his might, and glanced at the other assassin beside him. At this time, the sword was about to attack them, but an arrow flew out not far away, which just hit the assassin and solved the crisis of Liu Heng and Yifang.

Then they turned the tide, and the Assassins were exhausted by the fact that they were only a few in number after a fight with them. Over there, Zhou Yafu came galloping on horseback, and even though he was alone, the assassins were still not a problem.

Zhou Yafu is well-known for his strong martial arts, and when he was in the Chang'an Army before, he was hated by others for being too outstanding, but now this martial arts is used just right. He had a big battle with those assassins, and Liu Heng guarded Yifang and watched carefully. Soon Zhou Yafu defeated these assassins with little effort, but he did not kill them, and left everyone alive.

Liu Heng watched his smooth movements, and he was even more sure in his heart that this person was indeed a usable talent.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates are late to save your car, and I hope that the king will forgive your sins." Zhou Yafu found some ropes in the carriage and tied the people before coming to Liu Heng with confidence.

"You came at the right time, but this king didn't send anyone to inform you, why did you find here?" Liu Heng was indeed a little curious.

When he returned to the king, his subordinates heard that the king had made his subordinates deputy generals, and they thought that they could not receive it like this, so they hurried over to thank him. When I came here, I saw the Assassins. Zhou Yafu explained truthfully.

"Fortunately for you this time, you have a meritorious role in saving the driver, and you are just a deputy general, but I have wronged you."

"The subordinates don't dare, the king can trust his subordinates, which is the greatest honor for his subordinates." Zhou Yafu finally found an army friendly to him, and he was already satisfied, and his achievements were just a matter of being captured.

Liu Heng nodded appreciatively and walked over to those assassins. Just now they were still dancing with their teeth and claws, but now they are tightly tied by ropes, and they can only stare at him viciously, but of course this is to no avail.

"Who instructed you?" Liu Heng picked up a knife from the ground, weighed it in his hand a few times, and then pointed it at the assassins.

The Assassin at the head tilted his face to the side, as if he had a lot of backbone, and probably wouldn't tell who was behind it.

Liu Heng was not annoyed, but pointed the tip of the knife at another person: "What do you say?" ”

The man didn't say anything, and his eyes drifted into the distance. Liu Heng suddenly noticed that the eyes of those assassins were all glancing at the same place from time to time, and he also looked over with these gazes.

There are also some trees over there, but they are much denser than in other places, and when you look at them from a distance, you can't see any clues. But it was no accident that their eyes drifted over there from time to time, Liu Heng gave Zhou Yafu a look and motioned him to take a look over there.

He himself continued to ask: "Let this king guess who instructed you, you look like a Qi country, could it be the king of Qi?" ”

Observing them just now, Liu Heng had this guess in his heart, and as soon as he said it, he saw that the faces of these assassins changed slightly. When they watched Zhou Yafu walk towards the woods, their expressions were even more panicked, and a bold idea popped into his heart.

Sure enough, after a while, I heard the sound of swords colliding in the woods. Then Zhou Yafu brought out one person, and that person was Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, who was supposed to stay in the palace of the king of Qi.

"Your Majesty!" The Assassin at the head of the group couldn't help but scream when he saw this scene.

"This king's good nephew, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come unharmed!" Liu Heng looked at Liu Xiang, it seemed that he had faded from the childish appearance of many years ago, he looked young, but his mind was full of ups and downs.

Liu Heng and Liu Xiang's ages are actually not a few years apart, but they are uncles and nephews in terms of generation. Although they are both feudal princes and kings, according to the ethical relationship, it should be Liu Xiang who meets Liu Heng first.

"My nephew visits the fourth uncle." Liu Xiang will be the posture of the grass on the wall in the future, and now in the land of the country, he can naturally be regarded as able to bend and stretch, "The nephew was about to go to the palace to meet the fourth uncle, but I didn't expect to meet here, it was the nephew's subordinates who had no eyes, and the nephew would definitely teach them a lesson after they went back." ”

Obviously, Fang Fang still wanted to put Liu Heng to death, but now that the general trend has gone, he changed his words. Although this statement is full of loopholes, Liu Heng only smiled on the bright side and did not refute his face.

"The country of Qi and the country of Dai have not been in contact for a long time, and now the king of Qi suddenly came to the country of Dai secretly, I don't know what it means?" Liu Heng called him the King of Qi, naturally he didn't want to have more relatives, but Liu Xiang looked close.

"My nephew and my fourth uncle haven't seen each other for many years, so I miss them a little bit, so I naturally brought someone to meet them. didn't send someone to inform him in advance, which disturbed the fourth uncle, but it was the nephew's fault. Liu Xiang said nonsense, naturally no one would believe this.

Liu Heng directly broke him: "King Qi sent these assassins to try this king, right?" ”

"Why did the fourth uncle say this? Could it be that the nephew did something wrong? Liu Xiang is still pretending to be stupid.

Liu Heng chuckled, waved Zhou Yafu to take those assassins away, and helped Yifang back to the carriage to rest, before he began to open the skylight with Liu Xiang to talk brightly.

"If you want to find out the current strength of my country, this king can tell you clearly. Just asking around about these questions, it is better to take another bright road. Liu Heng's words were very vague, but Liu Xiang had been circling among the major forces all the year round, and he was a human spirit among the princes and kings, so he naturally understood what Liu Heng was talking about.

"Is there any news from the fourth uncle?"

"You must have heard this news, Empress Dowager Lu has been riddled with serious illnesses recently, and I am afraid that there will be turmoil over there in Chang'an." Liu Heng looked at his face and continued, "If something happens in Chang'an, we princes and kings should change with it. As soon as Empress Dowager Lu died, the contradictions between the relatives of the Lu family and our Liu family would intensify, and it would inevitably be a fight in the end. ”

"What does Fourth Uncle mean?" Liu Xiang came to represent the country this time precisely for this matter, he wanted to inquire about the strength of each country, and then of course followed the strongest country. In this way, even if he doesn't make a contribution, he can get some benefits if he wins, and if he loses, he won't lose too much even if he can't get out of the way.

"Your Qi country has a strong army, although it is not the strongest among the vassal states, but it is more than enough to deal with some branches of the Lu clan. As soon as Empress Dowager Lu died, Valu was the trend of the times, and if you could take some credit in it, you would not worry that the territory of Qi could not be expanded in the future. ”

Liu Xiang felt that it made sense when he heard it, although he had always liked to do some things like to do grass on the wall, but in his heart he still wanted to make Qi State stronger. Now is indeed a good opportunity, if you can seize this opportunity, maybe in addition to Qi State, maybe you can get a whole beautiful country.

"If it's such a good thing, why doesn't the fourth uncle do it himself?" Liu Xiang said vigilantly.

Liu Heng pretended to sigh helplessly: "If this king could have a strong army like your Qi country, he would have already taken action, would he still be able to wait now?" ”

"What does the fourth uncle think I should do now?" Liu Xiang thought a little in his heart, in order to prevent fraud, it is better to ask first.

"Wait!" Liu Heng tried his best to stand in his perspective and said, "When the Empress Dowager Lu dies and Chang'an is in chaos, you will lead troops to arrest Lu Chan, Lu Lu and others, and when the time comes, you will take the troops in their hands into your pocket, and you will also make a great achievement, and you are not afraid that no one will support you." ”

"If I am asked to do all these things, then what does the fourth uncle want to do?"

"The strength of the Dai Kingdom is not strong enough, so naturally it will not be able to compete with you, but if it is just the end, as the subsidiary army of your Qi State, it can be regarded as some merit to hold the enemy who may have a sneak attack behind it." Liu Heng pretended to be flattering, "When the time comes, you can dominate everything, and then expand the territory of the Daiguo even more, and it will not be in vain that the fourth uncle will give you some ideas today." ”

Liu Xiang thought about it carefully, and what Liu Heng said seemed to be reasonable. And he has been in Daiguo for these days, and he really didn't see any noteworthy troops, so he was even more convinced in his heart.

"Since the fourth uncle said that the strength of the country is insufficient, how can he ensure that he can withstand the enemy's sneak attack?" Liu Xiang has always been cautious in doing things, and all aspects must be asked clearly before making a decision.

Liu Heng raised his head to Zhou Yafu's side: "He alone can withstand so many well-trained assassins from you, and it is no problem to lead troops to fight." ”

Liu Xiang had just seen Zhou Yafu's bravery, and although he was offended by him, he also admired it in his heart. If there is such a person, it is indeed a little safer. He nodded to Liu Heng, solemnly stretched out his hand, and the hands of the uncle and nephew were clasped together.

"In the future, I have to ask the fourth uncle to take care of it a lot, but I don't know how long the Empress Dowager Lu's illness can be delayed." Liu Xiang listened to Liu Heng's words, and his face was eager to try, as if he wanted to attack Chang'an immediately and sit in that position that looked down on the world.

"This is all up to God's will, but according to the news handed over by Chang'an, it may not last long, you have to prepare early."

Subsequently, because the two men reached an agreement, Zhou Yafu released the assassins and escorted Liu Xiang back to Qi.

"Your Majesty, now the problem of dealing with Lu Lu has also been solved." Yifang sat in the carriage, and as soon as Liu Heng came up, he said to him with a smile.

Liu Heng hugged her into his arms: "Yes, this king is still thinking about how to get close to King Qi, but he didn't think that he would take the initiative to come, and it really didn't take any effort to come." ”