Zuo Sanxiang walked to the front of the team to see Ju Wenli's family who was being carried, "It's all me who has tired you, when you get to the post station in front, I'll arrange the car!" ”

Ju Wenli smiled and said softly, "Uncle Zuo, it's okay, as long as you don't take the boat!" ”

Zuo Sanxiang leaned down and touched Ju Wenli's forehead, "Don't worry, you don't need to take a boat in the future!" We will live in the capital, if we want to cross the river in the future, I will build a bridge for you to walk over smoothly! ”

Liu Jingchuan turned around and looked back, "Build a bridge on the river, I'm afraid that Lord Zuo is powerless!" ”

"Things are man-made, and pontoons are bridges! As long as there are 10 building boats, you can build a pontoon bridge that can cross carriages and horses! Don't scare Wen Li! ”

Liu Jingchuan smiled, "Okay, good, I've been nervous all the way, and now I can finally make fun of you!" ”

A group of marrying people came to the front, blowing suona and beating gongs and drums, red silk fluttering, very lively.

"Zuo Shuai, this is a good omen, welcome back! Haha, it seems that Zuo Shuai is going to be promoted and make a fortune this time! ”

Zuo Sanxiang looked at the welcoming team, and suddenly took a few steps back, "Everyone stop, stand on guard!" Fast! They didn't play the right tune! How can this marrying family blow the tune in the Qinglou! ”

The team on the opposite side also threw down the sedan chair, took out swords, bows, and crossbows from it, and rushed over.

"We will only kill the left three phases, and the rest of the people can walk away!"

"Zhongyitang does business! Faith comes first! Absolutely keep your word! ”

Zuo Sanxiang was mixed in the rivers and lakes in his early years, and he also heard the old man Mingyue mention the matter of Zhongyi Hall, I thought it was just a legend of the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect to meet it today.

If it is to deal with ordinary people, Zhongyitang's words just now can have some effect, but Zuo Sanxiang is an official of the imperial court, and if he dies, these personal soldiers and guards will be punished and executed.

The pro-soldiers moved quickly and prepared to attack with their swords in front, and the guards blocked Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan to prevent the enemy from releasing arrows.

The killer of Zhongyitang didn't talk much nonsense, and he set up his bow and crossbow and shot at the personal soldiers of the left three phases.

In order to cross the river, the shields they had originally equipped were lost, and the soldiers could only block with their swords, and they were soon shot at six people.

"Rush over! Otherwise, they will all be shot! ”

Zuo Dazhu, the captain of the pro-soldiers, ran to the killers with a knife, and was soon shot with seven or eight arrows, but he did not fall, and he rushed to the killers with a strong breath and slashed and killed one person before he was put down.

Zuo Dazhu blocked most of the arrows in front of him with his life, and the remaining two dozen or so soldiers quickly approached the killer behind him and tangled together.

"Lao Liu, you take Ju Wenli's family back! I'm fighting with the guys! ”

Liu Jingchuan didn't say much, and immediately retreated with Ju Wenli's family and more than a dozen guards.

Zuo Sanxiang also swung his sword and led the guards to surround him, and cooperated with his own soldiers inside and out, and soon slashed dozens of assassins to death, leaving only a dozen or so people.

When the assassins saw that Zuo Sanxiang was approaching, they threw their swords at Zuo Sanxiang together, and several of their own soldiers hurriedly blocked in front of Zuo Sanxiang and saved Zuo Sanxiang.

Armed with no weapons, the Assassins began to flee in all directions.

"Don't chase! Beware of the trick of diverting the tiger from the mountain! There are not many of us, so we quickly joined up with Lord Liu and them to continue on our way! ”

Liu Jingchuan and the others did not retreat far, but hid in the woods not far away to observe the movement here.

After meeting again, Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan counted the soldiers, and there were fifteen pro-soldiers left, and forty-seven guards left.

Looking at Zuo Dazhu, who was bleeding all over the ground, Zuo Sanxiang cried loudly, this Zuo Dazhu is his nephew, and he can already be the commander in terms of military merits, but Zuo Sanxiang only let him be the captain of the soldiers in order to avoid suspicion.

Liu Jingchuan silently led people to bury the other brothers who died in the battle on the spot, and waited for Zuo Sanxiang to recover.

About an hour later, Zuo Sanxiang wiped his face, "Bury the big pillar here!" I thought I would come back this time to tell Dazhu about a family matter! It's all because of me, and I hurt my brothers! Why didn't I take precautions and walk along the river? ”

"Zuo Shuai, people can't be resurrected after death, mourn! You can't be blamed for this, this Zhongyitang court has been exterminated for hundreds of years and has not been able to exterminate it! Let's hurry back to the capital! ”

The group continued on the road after burying the left pillar, and there were three days to go to the capital, and the road was more eager.

In order not to have any more accidents, Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan decided to take the official road, at least they could meet the caravans and some messengers of the imperial court, and there were still some scruples about the killers.

In these three days, there were still dozens of killers to stop Zuo Sanxiang, and after several fights, there were five people left in Zuo Sanxiang's personal soldiers, and thirty people left in the guards.

When there was still half a day away from Luoyang City, there were nearly 100 killers who appeared again, and the left Sanxiang and his party were surrounded by groups.

At this time, the crown prince Liu Fu'an arrived with the guards of the East Palace, killed the assassin and saved Zuo Sanxiang.

Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan were very surprised, it stands to reason that it should also be the King of Jin to respond, and the timing of the prince's appearance is too coincidental, but all this can't be said.

The crown prince Liu Fu'an got off the horse and held Zuo Sanxiang's hand, very excited, "Zuo Shuai has worked hard and made great achievements, and he doesn't want to be chased and killed by traitors, it was his father who sent the palace to pick up Zuo Shuai after getting Jin Liangwei's secret report!" This king is late, so Zuo Shuai is frightened and in danger! ”

The third minister on the left hurriedly knelt down, "How can the minister, how can he be, he is tired of the emperor's memory, and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally lead the troops to rescue!" The ministers have to repay the emperor and the prince with broken bones! If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid that the minister wouldn't be able to enter Luoyang City! ”

"Minister Liu Jingchuan thanks His Majesty for his holy grace and thanks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for saving his life!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for saving your life! ”

Everyone knelt down together to thank the prince, and the prince stretched out his hand to signal everyone to get up, "This palace just did what it should do!" You have fought for several years and shed blood and sacrificed for the country, we should have sent people to respond, but we did not do everything well, so you are in danger! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the life of the ministers is the emperor and the court, and the bloodshed and sacrifice should also be deserved, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not need such courtesy! The ministers dare not take it! ”

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to be so polite, Weichen and Zuo Shuai must be loyal to their duties and loyal to the country! These soldiers who were born and died with us also have the same mind as their ministers, and they only know how to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

The sound of the mountain shouting long live was endless for a long time, and it stopped only after the prince's signal and persuasion.

At the Huangqiao Station, which was twenty miles away from Luoyang City, the prince ordered people to prepare clothes for Zuo Sanxiang and his party, and arranged for people to prepare washing items.

"The face saint must be clean after all, Zuo Shuai's heroic posture must be shown in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Great Liang, and my soldiers in the west must also be spiritually mighty! Zuo Shuai, do you think it is appropriate for this palace to arrange it like this? ”

"The prince is thoughtful, and the minister is very grateful! His Royal Highness the Prince's arrangement, Weichen is convinced! ”

"Zuo Shuai is too polite, in fact, this palace has always been very envious of a great hero like Zuo Shuai, and the horizontal sword immediately swept in front of the ten thousand armies, swept the Western Regions with the prestige of a hundred battles and victories, and restored the former territory of my Great Liang. But I've never experienced what it's like to fight on the battlefield, and I've been fascinated for a long time. It's a pity, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to lead the field in my life! ”

The prince's words took a long time, as the prince, it was already a taboo to say that he wanted to lead the troops. Moreover, the third minister on the left is a subordinate official from the Jin Palace, which makes it even more embarrassing.

And along the way, Zuo Sanxiang was also pondering, and the emperor asked the prince to lead troops to save Zuo Sanxiang, which was very suspicious in itself. It is suspicious to the point that the left three phases dare not think deeply.

Letting the prince lead the troops to save the left Sanxiang can also be said to be deliberately laying a nail between the prince and the king of Jin, making the battle between the prince and the king of Jin more intense, and at the same time, the king of Jin has to have scruples and suspicions about the left Sanxiang.

However, this assassin appeared so frequently, and the timing was just right, that it was almost possible to take the life of the left three phases, and it was difficult to say that the emperor was not deliberately beating the left three phases.

Thinking of this layer, Zuo Sanxiang suddenly became enlightened, traversing the Western Regions to recover thousands of miles of land and breaking hundreds of thousands of enemies, such a feat, no one else in the entire Liang Dynasty has done it for more than 300 years except Zuo Sanxiang.

It is normal to suspect such a great achievement, the emperor's Jin Liangwei is not given in vain, along the way, there must be Jin Liangwei to observe the words and deeds of Zuo Sanxiang together.

If Zuo Sanxiang is arrogant and says something disqualified, the prince will not come to save him, but to collect his body.

At that time, around the assassination of important officials of the imperial court, a large number of civil and military officials can be purged, and the emperor does not have to bear the notoriety of killing meritorious officials, and can also use this to eliminate potential threats.

But now that the left three phases have been left behind, this matter is even more complicated, according to this situation, at least the emperor will not move the left three phases at present, this is one of them, and the second may be that there are some problems that require the left three phases to continue to work, anyway, it is safe for the time being.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the position of the monarch and the minister has been decided, the prince is the prince, and he shares the worries of the emperor, and we are the courtiers, so do our duty. If the situation reaches the point where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is required to go into battle with a sword, then it would be too dereliction of duty for us to be courtiers! What's more, the battlefield is too dangerous, it is not a place for a person with a noble status like the prince to go, there are ministers and others who charge into battle for the emperor and the prince! ”

The prince was slightly displeased, and touched his nose, "What Zuo Shuai said is reasonable, in fact, this palace only had this dream when he was young." You don't really want to go to war, you're right, if even me goes to war, then the situation must be very bad. Moreover, the prince is on the battlefield, and the soldiers will inevitably be distracted in order to protect me, and it will be a great disadvantage to the war! ”

"Zuo Mou said nothing, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to forgive his sins!"

The prince put his hand down and smiled faintly: "Where is Zuo Shuai?" There's a lot more to ask you about this after that! Zuo Shuai is a famous general in the world and has the ability to pass through the heavens and latitudes, how dare this palace be lazy, please don't think too much about Zuo Shuai! By the way, this crispy meat of Huangqiaoyi has a unique flavor, do you want Zuo Shuai to try it together? ”

Zuo Sanxiang knew that the prince was already changing the topic, so he touched his stomach, "Okay, good, what His Royal Highness the Prince recommended must be excellent, and I am indeed a little hungry below." ”

After everyone in Huangqiaoyi finished washing, changing, eating, and drinking, it was late at night, and the eunuchs in the palace also rushed to Huangqiaoyi with a guard of honor.

According to the edict of the Son of Heaven, the left three prime ministers were allowed to ride horses directly into the palace gate.

The left and right sides congratulated the left three phases, but the left three phases dismounted and led the horses away from the time they entered the city.

"Zuo Shuai, the edict of the Son of Heaven wants you to ride into the palace, what are you?"

The eunuch who followed was puzzled, afraid of neglecting this great hero, and asked anxiously behind the left three ministers

Zuo Sanxiang smiled: "The edict didn't say that I wasn't allowed to walk!" I am grateful for the favor of the Son of Heaven, but since I am a courtier, I must abide by the way of the courtiers and not trespass! Riding into the palace, only the Son of Heaven can, how dare someone on my left make a mistake! ”