The emperor thought for a long time, and put down the book in a dejected manner. He turned around and went out, saw Ding Yi, and motioned for him to follow.

Ding Yi followed the emperor three steps away, loyally and dutifully protecting his master. After walking for a long time, the emperor finally asked, "What about Zhang San?" ”

Ding Yi understood that before the decree was issued, the emperor did not want anyone else to know about it. Therefore, Zhang San was locked up on the charge of leaking news privately. At this time, hearing the emperor suddenly ask, Ding Yi said confidently: "I am still thinking about it behind closed doors." ”

"Let him out." The emperor said as he walked, "Recently, Yongzhou presented a colorful scale armor. With this auspiciousness, I want to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens in the southern suburbs. You will install a hidden guard in the front of the temple and escort you. ”

Worship the sky? When did the emperor begin to believe in ghosts and gods? Although Ding Yi was full of doubts, he still replied in a proper manner: "My subordinates obey the order." ”

The emperor nodded and waved his hand slightly to Ding Yi, "Go ahead." ”

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The colorful scale armor is presented by Yong'an Zhi County, Yongzhou. It is said that in January this year, Yongan County suddenly had a bright glow, and a rui beast unicorn stepped on the snow. The county order will be left by the beast to a scale armor, the scale armor is engraved with "the unicorn descends to the world, the holy lord is in the dynasty" eight seals. It is said that this kind of thing with obvious traces of knife carving and axe chisel, the emperor generally does not look at it, and directly puts the devotee to prison. But this time, he solemnly wanted to worship the heavens. Gonggong Chen knew that the emperor's drunkard did not mean to drink.

Sure enough, after Ding Yi retreated, the emperor said: "Tomorrow summon Zhao Liu to sneak into the palace, don't let Ding Yi know." ”

"Your Majesty!" Gonggong Chen was shocked, every time the six teams were activated, there would be a bloody storm.

"You can also see Shao An's attitude, I don't have time to spend it with him." The emperor finally made up his mind, "This sacrifice to the heavens is the last chance." ”

Ten years in Tai'an, Yong'an Zhixian offered auspiciousness, and hundreds of officials congratulated him. Emperor Longyan Dayue held a ceremony in the southern suburbs in April to reward the heavens. According to the ceremony, on the day of the sacrifice, the emperor wore a crown, held the town, and made the first gift. Prime Minister Shao Anya presented, and Deputy Privy Envoy Li Hongyi finally dedicated.

So Shao An, who had been under house arrest for many days, was finally able to walk out of the palace and see the light of day again.

Shao An wanted to go first, but the emperor insisted on holding him to walk with him. When he arrived at the gate of the palace with the saint, Shao An glanced at the entourage, and there were only two backbones of the party, Ni Hongyu and Peng Yuanping, but one of them was indecisive and the other was troublesome, which was not enough to succeed. The only reliable Sun Yi said that he was not sick.

Shao An followed the emperor listlessly, and in a blink of an eye, he was surprised to find Ding Yi, Zhang San and others who were mixed in the front of the palace, wearing guard clothes. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually placed the secret guard by his side.

The ministers leaned over to see the saint, and after getting up, they peeked at Shao An. I just felt that the prime minister's face was haggard and his shape was stiff, and it seemed that he was really sick.

The emperor ascended to the throne, and hundreds of officials rode horses to accompany him. But suddenly, Gonggong Chen came over to deliver the decree and let Shao An take the ride.

Everyone was in an uproar, and someone secretly said: "See, the monarch and the minister are in the same car, and King Wen of Zhou is waiting for the princess." ”

Sharing the throne with the king is the supreme glory of the people, but Shao An is not half happy. The emperor really thought it through, and now he didn't even have a chance to find someone to send a message.

Shao An knew that he couldn't refuse, so he had to thank him. This was the first time Shao An had seen the emperor since he was imprisoned. I saw the emperor leaning on his seat and closing his eyes to recuperate, and Shao An also sat aside, casually admiring the scenery outside. Looking at it, Chang'an is still the same, but people's hearts are changeable.

"Colorful scale armor, rare in the world. Do you think there really is a unicorn in this world? ”

Shao An has been pondering these days, why did the emperor suddenly think of worshipping the sky, he didn't believe in any ghosts and gods before? However, it is impossible for a person's beliefs to change all at once, so Shao An speculated and replied: "The minister has always believed in these. ”

"It seems that Yong'an Zhixian made something out of nothing." The emperor said in a blunt tone, "The crime of bullying the king should be punished!" ”

Shao An's fingertips trembled slightly when he heard this, and he secretly turned his head to glance at the emperor, but he didn't expect to meet the emperor's sharp eyes. The two of them met their gazes in the air, and they seemed to be able to create a little spark.

"It's a pity that there are many wise men and few fools in the court. There are many liars, but few truth-tellers. The emperor looked at Shao An on the side meaningfully again, "Do you know what I value most in employing people?" ”

"Minister...... Ignorance. ”

"It's faithfulness." A word that was neither salty nor light came out of the emperor's mouth. It seemed to be calm and waveless, but Shao An could detect a bit of warning in the emperor's eyes.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, and the emperor was shocked and stopped suddenly. Shao An looked outside suspiciously, not noticing a smile flashing at the corner of the emperor's mouth.

Suddenly, there was the sound of swords striking outside, Shao An hurriedly poked his head out and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ding Yiyi: "There are assassins. Don't worry about it, your subordinates will deal with it. ”

"You stay behind and let Zhang San go." The emperor was in danger and calmly gave orders.

With Ding Yi guarding outside the car, the emperor began to close his eyes again, but Shao An always felt that there was a strangeness from beginning to end today. In broad daylight, there will be assassins? And none of the officials who organized and arranged this sacrifice could detect it in advance?

No, very wrong, this is definitely not an ordinary assassination. Shao An's mind was spinning rapidly, what went wrong, what was wrong?

At this time, Li Hongyi led the forbidden army to fight with more than a dozen masked black-clothed men in the front, and among the hidden guards, the fifth and third teams also spontaneously organized themselves and silently cooperated with the siege. The first and seventh teams were secretly spread around the Emperor to prevent assassins from sneaking up on them.

The Assassins were well-trained and coordinated with each other, and the attack was so rapid that the Praetorian Army could not stop it for a while.

"General Li, what should I do?"

Li Hongyi analyzed the situation on the field and ordered: "Pay attention to protecting the saint, avoid a head-on duel, and the second team and the fourth team will make a detour to the left." ”

Seeing this, the man in black immediately adjusted his formation, trying to get rid of the entanglement of the forbidden army and attack in the direction of Luan. I saw one of the assassins with a fierce sword and a deadly move, and it seemed to be the leader. Seeing this, Li Hongyi directly drew his sword and flew up, intending to capture the thief and capture the king first.

Shao An was very satisfied with Li Hongyi's approach, which removed the opponent's core figures from the combat area and made it impossible for him to effectively command. However, this is also a huge test of Li Hongyi's martial arts, and it will be embarrassing if he fails to drag people and be captured.

Fortunately, Li Hongyi is strong in martial arts, and almost no one has defeated him. Shao An was very relieved of his brother, so he shifted his gaze and watched how the scuffle was going over there.

At this time, the difference between the hidden guard and the ordinary forbidden army is finally reflected, and all those who rushed to the front and were not killed were all hidden guards. Zhang San, as the leader of the three teams, bore the brunt. With one dozen three, but not falling behind.

The leader of the fifth team also joined the battle at this time, cooperated with Zhang San, and launched an offensive with a few of his subordinates. Zhang San's defense leads the attack, and the focus is to attract the enemy's attention and provide his comrades with a sneak attack. And Lao Wu also actively cooperated, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Looking over there, Li Hongyi and the leader of the other party continued to fight. The assassin suddenly stabbed Li Hongyi in the chest. Li Hongyi was about to raise his sword to counterattack, but the opponent's sword blade changed direction halfway and slashed at Li Hongyi's side with a sword.

Such a strange and unbelievable move really surprised Li Hongyi. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and was not hit, but in order to avoid that move, he had to take a step back and let the opponent grab a small gap.

It's tiny, but it's enough for a master. The man quickly pulled away and threw out a bunch of hidden weapons and threw them at Zhang San.

"Ding Ding Ding" Zhang San hurriedly blocked, although he blocked the hidden weapon, but he couldn't take care of this side and there, and he was suddenly disrupted and fell into passivity.

Shao An watched anxiously from the side, even if he didn't understand martial arts, he could see that the situation on the field was wrong. But Ding Yi beside him was moved in his heart. Although the assassin leader's moves were strange and the two sides made moves very quickly, Ding Yi still saw a little bit of familiarity in it. This move...... And someone like.

The situation on the field suddenly became tense, Zhang San was pinned, and Li Hongyi tried to attack but failed. The Assassin leader regained contact with his team and began to command the formation.

I saw a few assassins covering the attack, blocking the hidden guards. The other seven gradually gathered together and joined in a line to form the shape of the Big Dipper.

Shao Anding looked at it, and it turned out to be the Seven Star Array. Six-star support, only one-star main attack, hidden killing machine.

However, who is hiding the murderous intention, Shao An can't confirm it for a while. He stared closely at the leader of the Assassins who was fighting his brother, fearing that he was the main attacker.

As a result, the leader was fighting, and suddenly his figure flashed, and he stepped back.

Withdrawn? Isn't my brother their target? Shao An was stunned for a moment, then swept the situation on the field slightly, and reacted instantly, "It's Zhang San." ”

"It's Zhang San!" At the same time, Ding Yi also reacted.

Shao An hurriedly jumped out of the car, Ding Yi was faster than him, and flew away directly. However, at this moment, the situation is clear, and the opponent no longer hides the target, and directly takes Zhang San's head. Zhang San was unprepared, his left arm was hit by a sword, and the blood flowed nonstop.

The main attacker pressed forward step by step, not giving Zhang San a chance to rest. Six-star auxiliary attack, blocking other hidden guards to rescue. In an instant, the enemy's formation suddenly changed, forming a circle, and Zhang San had already fallen into the assassin's encirclement.

With a "poof", Zhang San was hit by the sword again in the leg, and the blood flowed like an infusion. Shao An stared at him nervously, but saw that Zhang San's body was unstable, his sword was slow, and he was already at the end of his strong crossbow.

At this time, Li Hongyi and Ding Yi also came outside the encirclement, wanting to forcibly break in and rescue Zhang San. But the opponent's attack was too fierce to get close at all.

Ding Yi said to Li Hongyi: "You come to save him, and I will drag the enemy leader." ”

"Okay." Li Hongyi nodded. Although the other party was wearing a guard's costume, he inexplicably felt that this person was trustworthy and willingly carried out his orders.

Ding turned away and confronted the Assassin leader. The personal experience is really different from the spectator, even if the other party hides part of the strength, but the familiar feeling is more and more intense. Ding Yi was fighting, and suddenly said loudly: "Sure enough, it's you!" ”

The man's sword momentum froze, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked under the mask, "You can still see it." ”

"Why?" Ding Yi asked.

"Today, he must die." The man replied. Which "he", look at the situation on the field, both sides tacitly.