The gate of the dock fort was closed, and Qiu Yuan shouted three times in a row, but the people inside did not react. led the troops to besiege a gate lord, or the royal family, no one was willing to do such an errand, and no one dared to really kill him. There is only a reckless man like Qiu Yuan, who only has military orders in his eyes, and there is no difference between high and low. Since Hu Changshi was ordered by the emperor to temporarily replace the power of Yangzhou Assassin Shi before the relocation of the state rule, he should be ordered to do it, not to mention the He family, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, he has to move forward with his life, and he can't take a step back!

Three times can't open, Qiu Yuan snorted coldly, and the generals around him immediately gave an order, and all the soldiers shouted in unison, "Open the door!" Open the door! Open the door! The momentum rushed straight to the top of the mountain, startling countless birds and beasts to run. The fort finally reacted, and almost instantly, the high walls were covered with swords and guns, and more than a dozen archers stood on the corner towers around them, their bowstrings full, staring at the Fuzhou soldiers in the open space in front of the door, full of distrust, and assuming a posture of sworn defense.

Qiu Yuan was completely enraged, Qiang! The long knife on his waist came out of the sheath, pointed at the fort gate, and shouted: "What, the He family can't do it if he wants to shield people?" Tell you, I have come here to make a military order, if I can't bring him back, I will carry my head to see Changshi. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of you unfed chicks? Come on, shoot at me, if you can't shoot accurately, go home early and feed, don't be embarrassed on the battlefield! ”

He was coarse and detailed, and did not detain the He family for the major crime of resisting arrest and attempting to rebel, but only said that it was a cover-up, leaving room for maneuver.

No one from the He family came out to reply, so from the early morning to the afternoon, the north wind was blowing, and the soldiers of the Assassin Mansion were so cold that they couldn't even hold their guns steadily, and they didn't prepare enough food to satisfy their hunger, so they started to fight one by one. Qiu Yuan saw that there was no way to go on like this, so he turned over and dismounted, pacing back and forth in front of the dock fort, if it weren't for the scruples that there was a princess living in it, he would really scold his mother.

The troops sent by the four surnames of Wu County were led by the Zhu clan and were in charge of a man named Zhu Lin. Zhu Lin is a side branch of the Zhu family, although he is taciturn, but he is shrewd and capable, and Zhu Zhi sent him to deal with the case of Shanyin, both with the intention of reusing him, but also to replace Zhu Rui, just in case. After all, this matter is very important, the consequences are unpredictable, it is really going to anger the emperor, when the time comes, there will be a division to ask for the guilt, Zhu Lin is in front, and the Zhu family still has room to turn around, it is more cost-effective than folding Zhu Rui in.

Another hour passed, and there was still no movement in the dock fort, Qiu Yuan was furious, and was about to give the order to attack regardless of it. Zhu Lin stopped him and admonished: "Sima Qiu, don't be in a hurry! ”

"In a hurry? Changshi ordered me to get He Jie today, and bring it back to Wu County tomorrow to await trial, and if it continues like this, how can we pay for his grandmother's? ”

"He Shi is unreasonable, he lacks confidence, and now he is just waiting and seeing, and he wants you and me to retreat. It is better to let the soldiers bury the pot to cook, cut down trees and camp, and make a gesture of staying here and not leaving. The He's Jiangzuo Famous Sect is a face after all, and seeing that we are stubborn and not leaving, we will definitely send someone out to discuss. ”

Before leaving, Hu Jin instructed Qiu Yuan to discuss with Zhu Lin in case of trouble. He is impatient, but he has an advantage, that is, he does not discount the execution of his boss's orders, and he holds back his anger, spat at the Zhumen of the He family, and says, "Mingmen? A famous family raised a fatherless beast like He Jie? There is no way to teach the son, and he is so ignorant, phew! ”

"Sima, to put it mildly, how the He clan is, or how the He clan will be in the future, that is a matter for the lord and the ministers to consider, our top priority, to take He Jie away, not to cause too much conflict."

Qiu Yuan knew that what he said was reasonable, and looked at the rock-solid dock fort unwillingly, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, listen to you, set up camp!" ”

When the order was passed down, all the soldiers immediately began to get busy, cutting down trees, taking water, and burning fires.

Sure enough, as Zhu Lin expected, it didn't take long for the gate of the dock fort to creak open, and dozens of slaves and maids walked out in two columns with banners, curved covers, feathers, puffers, and fans. In the middle is a woman dressed in a long dress with large sleeves, her long hair is combed into a high bun, and she is inserted horizontally and vertically with ornaments in the shape of tortoiseshell, gold and silver, and pearls and jade made into axes, Yue, Ge, etc., and a blooming flower is pinned to her chest, with white jade as the base, pearls as stamens, and gold and silver as leaves, which is extremely luxurious. He has a slender body, a very beautiful face, and a myriad of manners when walking, so that people dare not look directly.

"It's ......"

Qiu Yuan squinted, and was dazzled by the overwhelming banners. Although Zhu Lin didn't recognize anyone, he recognized this set of honor guards, and he didn't dare to identify them carefully, so he said in a low voice: "It's Princess Shanyin!" ”

"Huh?"

Qiu Yuan was shocked, hurriedly rolled off the horse, bowed and saluted, and said: "Minister, Yangzhou Sima Qiu Yuan, meet Princess Shanyin!" ”

An Yuxiu, the princess of Shanyin, is the thirteenth daughter of An Zidao, married to He Chao of the He family, and it is rumored that she has a noble character and is knowledgeable, and she is completely different from the famous Haiyan princess An Yuyi.

He has had a total of three princesses over the years, the fourth princess has died of illness for many years, and the sixth princess is over forty years old. Therefore, after the sudden death of Princess Hengyang, the emperor married the favored thirteen princesses to the He Dynasty, imitating the gifts of the princes and kings to give Yu Bao, Qugai, Tou, Dalu and Jiapai, etc., to show their favor and favor.

"Qiu Sima, do you know who lives here who dares to lead troops to disturb without authorization, aren't you afraid that the Lord will be angry and take your head?"

An Yuxiu was cold and aggressive, not like the rumored demure temperament. She is a nobleman, and the people she has met since she was a child are all respectful, gentle and frugal, and she thinks that Qiu Yuan, a reckless man, led troops to surround the mansion, is not light.

Qiu Yuan straightened up, neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "Princess, I have been ordered by Hu Changshi to come to arrest criminals, national law first, dare not spare my life!" ”

"Criminals? Where did the people come from? ”

"This ...... Is there a person named He Jie in your house? ”

"Yes, what law did he commit?"

"The minister doesn't know the details, if the princess has any doubts, she can ask the Assassin's Mansion."

Although Qiu Yuan is reckless, he is not stupid, he says what he should say, and he doesn't say a word that he shouldn't say, anyway, he acts on orders, and all the responsibilities are borne by the people above.

Princess Shanyin smiled, and suddenly the wind was clear and the moon was bright, and what she was waiting for was this, and said, "What Qiu Sima said is true!" In this way, you should withdraw first, and when I have greeted the eighth brother, you will decide whether you want to come here or not! ”

Eighth brother?

Qiu Yuan didn't react for a while, the case in Yangzhou, what do you say hello to your eighth brother? Zhu Lin stood behind him, lowered his voice, and said, "King Luling! ”

Qiu Yuan suddenly woke up, and An Xiulong, the king of Luling, was the eighth son today, succeeding Liu Quan as the assassin of Yangzhou. However, he was far away in Jinling, and because of the relocation of the state, he did not really take over the power of the Assassin's Mansion, and the people of Yangzhou did not have enough impression of this new boss.

According to the procedure, An Yuxiu appealed to An Xiulong, which met the requirements on the surface. But An Hulong is actually only in name, the specific affairs are in charge of Hu Jin, the real person in power is the emperor, An Yuxiu may not know, may know, but no matter what, she can at least delay time, block Qiu Yuan's mouth, and solve the crisis in front of her.

"Princess San'in is a rare smart person in the royal family!"

Zhu Zhi stood in the woods not far away, looked at Qu Gai, who represented the royal family, and said softly: "Qiu Yuan can't deal with her!" ”

Zhu Rui was behind him and sneered: "How arrogant and shameless the princess of this dynasty is, but all the clans who are a little bit of a backbone, I heard that Princess Shang can't avoid it, only the He family in order to seek the glory and favor of the emperor, regardless of the Qing discussion, married the royal family one after another. Now that the catastrophe is coming, a group of eight-foot men are hiding in the dock fort, but let a woman come forward to deal with it. ”

"The He family was originally only a low-class family, and they all relied on the merits of assisting the emperor when they crossed to the south, so they slowly gained a foothold in Jiangdong. For decades, there has been no amazing talent of Yunwen Yunwu in the family, and there is a trend of gradual decline. ”

At this time, a Zhu clan's subordinates ran from the rear army, and it was Zhu Lin who asked him to summon and retell the conversation between Qiu Yuan and Princess Shanyin, Zhu Rui said with admiration: "Sure enough, as the fourth uncle expected, Qiu Yuan is not Princess Shanyin's opponent!" ”

Zhu Zhi said with a smile: "Rui, go and invite Meng Xingchun, the emperor's princess, of course, the emperor's people will come forward to solve it!" ”

Of course, Meng Xingchun came to Shanyin, knowing that the princess lived in He's dock fort, if he didn't come, he would really be a fool. After listening to Zhu Rui's words, Meng Xingchun sighed and said: "Go back and tell Zhu Shilang that this is the case, I will go to Fuchun to live for ten days and a half months, and if he doesn't eat, his family will never go back to Wu County!" ”

This is both a joke and an invitation, Zhu Rui said respectfully: "If Zuo Ruo is willing to appreciate the light, the fourth uncle will definitely wait for him!" ”

Qiu Yuan didn't know how to reply, An Yuxiu said nothing wrong, he had the courage to fall into battle, but he was not in a hurry, and looked helplessly at Zhu Lin next to him for a while. Although Zhu Lin has the words to deal with in his belly, he is inferior and has no place for him to speak in the face of the princess.

"What's the matter, Qiu Sima can't be the master? Then ask the person in charge to come and talk to me again! ”

An Yuxiu turned around and wanted to leave, but a voice came from behind her: "Sili Mansion Crouching Tiger Si fake Zuo Meng Xingchun, see Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

An Yuxiu was slightly shocked and stopped, but she didn't turn around. The name of Crouching Tiger Division, she heard too much when she was in Jinling, but compared to other siblings, Crouching Tiger Division was a shadow over her head from her childhood.

An Yuxiu's brother-in-law once aroused the anger of the people because of his misdeeds among the people, and was found out by the Sili Mansion and reported to An Zidao that he knew that in the Chiwu Palace, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he was whipped thirty times, and the skin of the beating was opened, and the flesh was broken, and the heart was injured, and finally he died of depression due to the recurrence of the whip wound before the age of 20. An Zidao regretted it a little afterwards, so he was very fond of the newborn An Yuxiu, and seemed to be making up for the pain of losing a child.

An Yuxiu grew up and learned about this old thing from her mother and subordinates, and she couldn't talk about hatred for the people of Silifu, and even a little afraid, but fortunately, she was upright and had a good reputation, and Silifu couldn't find her head, and they didn't deal with each other, and they have always been safe.

"Meng Fake Zuo, get up. The Assassin's Mansion handled the case, and your Sili Mansion also participated? ”

After a short silence, An Yuxiu turned around and looked Meng Xingchun up and down, looking at his appearance, he looked more like a scholar than a cool official who ate people.

"Hui Princess, this case is complicated and involves a wide range of people, and the people in Yangzhou have great grievances, Sili Mansion was ordered to assist the Assassin Mansion to investigate thoroughly, and all those involved in the case, no matter who they are, will be severely punished!"

"On orders? On whose orders? This is the mansion of the Marquis of the founding county, and it is also the residence of me and the horse, even Xiao Xiaowei of your Sili Mansion may not dare to be presumptuous. Are you brave enough to break into this place and arrest people? ”

Meng Xingchun took a few steps forward, his body was bent as if he had broken his bones, and he whispered three words, "Offer!" ”

An Yuxiu changed color!