However, even if they were to come, they would not choose tonight. ”

Chen Lin suddenly spoke.

Kou Ji looked at Chen Lin with some astonishment.

Chen Lin said frankly: "Not only your grandfather and your wife are worried about your safety, but also the official family. The official family not only sent our family to your mansion, but also secretly sent people from the Wu De Division, leading a team of royal forest guards, to ambush not far from your mansion. ”

Kou Ji looked stunned, not knowing what to say.

Zhao Zhen is a good person who does bad things.

Kou Ji couldn't complain.

Because Zhao Zhen did bad things with good intentions, it was also for him.

Chen Lin said lightly in Kou Ji's stunned look: "Those monks can evade the search of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Inspection Division, and there are still some ways to hide.

Those who are good at hiding are good at finding those who hide in the shadows.

Wu Desi and the people of the Imperial Forest Guard combined were more than 600 people.

The goal is so big, it is impossible for those monks not to find out. ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "They know that there is an ambush, so naturally it is impossible for them to show up." ”

Chen Lin nodded slowly.

Kou Ji sighed, got up and ordered, "Since those monks won't be coming tonight, let's disperse." ”

Lu Ming and the leader of the guards looked at each other, saluted Kou Ji, and left the main hall of the Kou Mansion Courtyard.

The leader of the guards went to guard the door.

Lu Ming went down to arrange a place for Chen Lin to live.

Chen Lin was still sitting in the main hall, eating and drinking by herself.

Kou Ji didn't say anything, and walked back to the study.

Because Zhao Zhen sent more than 600 people to ambush outside the Koufu Annex, the frightened monks did not dare to show their faces, so the Koufu Courtyard was calm all night.

Following.

After waking up.

Chen Lin went back to the palace to recover his life, and Kou Ji also followed him into the palace.

When I arrived at the Shishitang, I saw Zhao Zhen pacing in the hall.

As soon as Kou Ji entered the portal of the capital hall, Zhao Zhen saw him, and immediately said with a happy face: "The fourth brother is safe and sound?" It's just wonderful. ”

Kou Ji saluted Zhao Zhen and said frankly: "The official family sent more than 600 people to ambush outside the minister's mansion, and those assassins did not dare to show their faces, so the minister was naturally safe and sound. ”

"Didn't show up?"

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, frowned, and said, "That means the danger is still there?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Then I will send some more men to guard the courtyard of the Kou Mansion while searching for the traces of those assassins. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "It's useless...... Since the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division and the Inspection Division couldn't find those assassins, it meant that they were hiding very deeply, and a simple search couldn't dig them out.

In addition to luring the snake out of the hole, you can only wait for them to jump out of the way.

But when they come out, it will take a long time, which is very bad for us.

If they found that the mansions of me, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were well guarded while waiting, they would not be able to speak.

There's a good chance they'll give up on the four of us and go after the others.

At that time, everyone in Bianjing City will be in danger, and it will have a great impact on the situation in the DPRK.

So, we have to lure them out and kill them before they do anything else. ”

Kou Ji's words are not difficult to understand.

Zhao Zhen just thought about it briefly and understood the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words.

Zhao Zhen frowned and stared at Kou Ji, "Do you want me to withdraw the men guarding outside your mansion and give them a chance to actually assassinate you?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Not bad......"

"No way!"

Zhao Zhen decisively refused.

Kou Ji said bluntly: "So far, only in this way can we catch them all." Only in this way can we solve our worries. If you keep letting them hide in Bianjing City and take root.

At that time, not only the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be in danger, but also the royal people will be in danger. ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "You are my brother, I can't watch you die." ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said in an equally heavy voice: "Since the minister dares to see them alone, he naturally has the means to protect himself, so the official family doesn't have to worry about the minister." ”

Zhao Zhen said with a tough attitude: "How can I not be worried. Although I don't like monasticism, and I haven't seen any monasticism, I still know a little bit about the methods of monastic meetings.

Many of them have some unpredictable methods.

The masters of the instrument supervisor may not be able to deal with it.

What do you deal with. ”

Kou Ji said solemnly: "The minister has known the official family for more than ten years. Have the officials ever seen the ministers do anything they are not sure about? ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he hesitated for a moment and did not speak.

From the time he knew Kou Ji to now, Kou Ji really rarely did anything that he was not sure of.

It's just that Kou Ji has to be alone this time to risk himself, even though Kou Ji is sure to deal with those monks, Zhao Zhen still has some worries in his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen didn't say a word, Kou Ji continued: "The minister can guarantee to the official family that after this incident, he will definitely appear in front of the official family completely." ”

Zhao Zhen still kept his mouth shut and did not speak.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Official, the matter involves the safety of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as the safety of the royal people. You and I can't hesitate, let alone let those assassins stay hiding in Bianjing City. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he finally spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "The people who are ambushed outside the courtyard of Koufu, I can withdraw." But you can't take the risk alone, you have to pick two masters from the equipment supervisor and follow you.

I will tell the Instruments Warden to block your sword if necessary.

You must remember that your life is theirs.

When it's time to give up on them to save their lives, don't hesitate. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he sighed in his heart and slowly nodded in response to the matter.

He knew in his heart that if he didn't agree to this, Zhao Zhen would definitely not withdraw the people who were ambushed outside the Kou Mansion.

He didn't have a chance to lure the snake out of the hole.

Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji agreed to his request, so he sent Chen Lin to the equipment prison and selected two masters.

One of the masters was summoned by Zhao Zhen and immediately appeared in the Shishitang.

Kou Ji was a little surprised when she saw her, because she was a woman.

The woman is in her thirties, her posture is mediocre, and her figure is the same, dressed in a simple black power suit, she can't see the appearance of a master, and the only thing that can catch the eye on her whole body is the two daggers pinned to her waist.

The other daggers on the woman's waist were a little strange, and Kou Ji also took a special look at them.

Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji was very curious about the dagger on the woman's waist, so he glanced at the woman.

The woman saluted Kou Ji and introduced softly: "The dagger of the humble position is an ancestral heirloom, forged from the meteoric iron outside the sky, and there is no blood in the killing. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and nodded slowly.

Extraterrestrial meteorite iron should be meteorite iron.

When Kou Ji looked at the woman's dagger just now, he saw that the material was different from ordinary iron, so he looked at it twice.

But he didn't show any surprise at it.

The woman saw that there was no surprise in Kou Ji's eyes, and she specially looked at Kou Ji twice.

Zhao Zhen coughed slightly, and said lightly: "You have been staying in the instrument supervisor to hone your martial arts, and you don't know that the fourth brother is not only my Great Song Privy Envoy, but also a divine craftsman jointly recommended by many masters of my Great Song Dynasty."

Meteorites outside the sky are rare, but they are not enough to make the fourth brother look at them differently. ”

When the woman heard this, she looked at Kou Ji again.

Kou Ji didn't care about this, but asked Zhao Zhen, "What about the other person?" ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "The other person's identity is a little special, and it is inconvenient to meet the fourth brother at the moment. When the fourth brother needs it, he will naturally appear. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and didn't ask any more.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought of using the strength of others to deal with those monks.

So no matter how special the identity of another equipment supervisor is, Kou Ji doesn't care.

Subsequently, under Zhao Zhen's repeated instructions, Kou Ji led the woman out of the palace and returned to the Kou Mansion Annex.

After Koji returned to the Kofu Palace.

Zhao Zhen withdrew more than 600 people who were lying in ambush outside the courtyard of Koufu.

Night.

Kou Ji was the same as last night, in the main hall of the Kou Mansion Courtyard, a table of good wine and food was set up, waiting for the 'guests' to come.

Chen Lin was also the same as last night, after nightfall, he staggered to the courtyard of Koufu.

The only difference is that, compared to last night, there is a person in the courtyard of the Koufu Annex.

A woman.

The woman learned the art of assassination.

After entering the Kou Mansion, he hid in the shadows.

It's just that not long after sneaking into the shadows, someone threw him out.

The woman got up from the ground unhurriedly, and said with a blank face: "Mr. Dumb is also there?" ”

Kou Ji didn't talk.

Chen Lin said lightly to the woman: "Duke Kou has already sent the dumb tiger to Kou Shumi as a guard. ”

The woman nodded slowly and said, "Since there is a dumb gentleman, is it a little redundant for me to stay here?" ”

Chen Lin stared at the woman and said, "We have a lot of enemies to deal with, and the dumb tiger may not be able to deal with it alone." ”

The woman nodded, and without further words, she walked around the main hall of the Kou Mansion, found a slightly darker place, and walked over.

Seeing this, Kou Ji said to Chen Lin: "She ......"

Kou Ji only said one word, and Chen Lin knew what Kou Ji wanted to ask, so he explained lightly: "Her father used to be a person in the instrument prison, she has been in the instrument prison since she was a child, and she does not touch foreign objects, so her temperament is a little different from ordinary people. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Is the instrument supervisor not in the palace?" ”

In Kou Ji's eyes, the woman's reaction was not anything out of the ordinary.

It's simple.

If the instrument supervisor was in the palace, it would be impossible to cultivate such a simple person.

Chen Lin glanced at Kou Ji and said nonchalantly: "The instrument supervisor is in the palace, but most of the instrument supervisors are not in the palace. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned.

Chen Lin added, "When they run errands, they are always bloody. If you often go in and out of the palace, it is easy to frighten the nobles. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, and did not speak again.

Where was the person in charge of the instrument, Kou Ji didn't ask.

Because Kou Ji knew, even if he asked, Chen Lin wouldn't say.

A few people were guarding the main hall in the courtyard of the Koufu Annex.

A stay is a night.

Until the sky was white, I didn't see any monks appear in the courtyard of Koufu.

Several people were not discouraged by this.

Zhao Zhen evacuated the people outside the Koufu Courtyard, and it was common for those monks to observe for a night or two for safety.

So.

Three days passed.

There was movement in the courtyard of the Koufu Annex.

Three days later in the night.

Kou Ji and several people stayed in the main hall of the Kou Mansion as usual.

When the bright moon just hung up in the middle of the sky.

In the large bamboo garden in the courtyard of the Koufu Annex, there were bursts of roars and screams.

The woman was the first to pounce, and the leader of Koji's guards was the second.

Lu Ming stepped forward and guarded the door.

Kou Ji and Chen Lin sat in the main hall of Kou Mansion and did not move.

Not long after the woman and the leader of Kou Ji's guards left the main hall, the roars and screams in the Great Bamboo Garden gradually subsided.

It didn't take long to follow.

The woman and the leader of the guards dragged a bloody figure and appeared in the main hall of the Kou Mansion.

After the woman dropped the figure of the bloody stabbing hula, she hid in the shadows.

The leader of the guards threw down the figure of the bloody stab hula and saluted Kou Ji, "Young Master, three assassins broke into the Great Bamboo Garden, injured a small bamboo bear, and aroused the ferocity of the other bamboo bears.

An assassin was dragged by a bamboo bear to the depths of the Great Bamboo Garden and torn alive.

The villain didn't dare to go in.

Only the two assassins on the edge of the big bamboo garden were dragged out. ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Chen Lin nodded on the side and said, "The beast has stimulated ferocity, and it is wise for you not to provoke it." ”

Speaking of this, Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji and said, "Those beasts have seen human blood, and you won't be able to raise them anymore in the future." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "After seeing human blood and tasting the sweetness, it is inevitable that it will hurt people in the future, and it is true that it can no longer be raised." When I turned around, I asked people to send the bamboo bears in the big bamboo garden to the mountains and forests.

Only the cubs in the small bamboo garden were left. ”

Seeing that Kou Ji and Chen Lin were discussing the bamboo bear, the leader of the guards didn't care at all about the two bloody stabbing figures, and couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, what about these two people?" ”

Kou Ji indifferently ordered: "It's just two little minions who are exploring the path, and they can't ask anything if they are interrogated, so they will be dragged out to find a place where no one is buried and buryed." ”

The leader of the guards agreed, dragging the two bloody figures out of the Koufu Courtyard.

After the leader of the guards left, Kou Ji and Chen Lin looked at the dark gate of the Kou Mansion with deep eyes.

Kou Ji whispered, "They're going to do it......"

Chen Lin nodded slowly.

The two of them just stared at the gate of the Koufu Annex.

Until dawn.

A faint scent wafted into the Koufu Annex.

Chen Lin glared for the first time, "Mixiang!" ”

Chen Lin quickly took out a few pills from his sleeve and threw them to Kou Ji, the head of the guards, Lu Ming, and the woman.

One was thrown to the three leaders of the guards.

Throwing two to Koji.

Kou Ji knew what Chen Lin meant by giving him two, so he immediately threw one into his mouth and disappeared in a flash.

After everyone got the pill, Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "Hold it in your mouth and press it under your tongue." ”

Kou Ji followed Chen Lin's instructions and stuffed the pill into his mouth and pressed it under his tongue.

A young yellow dog, when Kou Ji and a few people stuffed pills into his mouth, quickly wagged his tail and walked into the main hall of Kou Mansion with his short legs.

The cheerful little short legs didn't take long before they staggered.

"Ahh......h

Jumped in front of Kou Ji, and after screaming, squinted his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and fell to the ground.

As the yellow dog fell, several figures rushed into the Kou Mansion from the gate of the Kou Mansion and the courtyard wall of the Kou Mansion, and went straight to the main hall of the Kou Mansion Annex.

The woman and the leader of the guards, one with a dagger and the other with a long knife, slew out.

The sound of gold and iron colliding rang out after the leader of the guards and the woman rushed out of the main hall of the Kou Mansion.

There were as many as fifteen people who rushed into the courtyard of the Koufu Annex.

They were dressed in different garments, some in beggar's clothes, some in domestic clothes, and some in silk and satin.

The only thing they have in common is that they are all bald.

With swords in hand, they stormed the palace and fought the woman and the leader of the guards.

The leader of the guards was armed with a long knife, and his sword was wide open and closed, and he fought hard against the assassins.

The woman is like a butterfly wearing flowers, constantly passing through the crowd.

Every time she stopped, she reaped the life of a man.

The battle lasted for about a stick of incense.

The woman and the leader of the guards killed fifteen Assassins who had stormed the courtyard of the Koufu.

Before they could rest, another group rushed in.

The number of people reached more than 30 people.

In order to stop them and prevent them from breaking into the main hall of the Koufu Courtyard, the leader of the guards fell into danger several times and was cut down with six swords.

Blood was pouring from his body.

As always, the woman walked through the crowd, reaping her life.

The two of them fought for a full time for three pillars of incense before they could barely repel the Assassin and not kill the Assassin.

The leader of the guards was covered in blood.

Although there were no scars on the woman's body, her chest rose and fell rapidly, and it obviously took a lot of strength.

From beginning to end, Kou Ji and Chen Lin sat in the main hall of the Kou Mansion Courtyard and did not move.

Just as the leader of the guards and the woman were about to rest, the third group of 100 people rushed into the Koufu Courtyard.

Seeing this, Chen Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a low voice: "They should have the means to deal with your people, but they didn't kill your people directly, they should be forcing you to come forward." ”

Kou Ji didn't say a word, stood up decisively, and walked out.

One-step......

Two-step ......

Three-step ......

The third step had just landed, and before the person had yet to walk out of the main hall of the Koufu Courtyard, a dull bowstring sounded.

Three crossbow guns, in the shape of a pint, cut through the gap in the crowd and fired at Koji.

Chen Lin subconsciously stood up, her fists clenched together.

"Bang bang...... Poof......"

At the last moment.

A huge iron plate fell from the door of the main hall of the Kou Mansion and blocked in front of Kou Ji.

Three ballistas, two were blocked behind the iron plate, and one crossbow made a hole in the iron plate and got stuck in the iron plate.

A rain of tinkling arrows followed.

Kou Ji also heard the sound of fireballap meteor arrows.

In the clanging sound of arrows hitting the iron plate, Kou Ji turned back to Chen Lin and said, "The fire crossbow meteor arrow, a military weapon, has been stored in the treasury since it was replaced by a hundred tigers.

Among the people in charge of the treasury, there are eunuchs in the palace. ”

Chen Lin's face was a little ugly and said, "After our family goes back, we will investigate this matter." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, and didn't say anything more.

Lu Ming stood behind the door, dragging a rope in his hand, and subconsciously wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

The rope was pulling the iron plate that stood in front of Koji.

If he had pulled the rope too late just now, Kou Jixing might have been shot into a sieve.

Kou Ji stood behind the iron plate, waited until the clanging sound stopped, and then ordered Lu Ming to push the iron plate away.

After the iron plate is pushed away.

Koji saw the scene outside the door.

The open space outside the door was filled with arrows.

Those who rushed into the courtyard of the Kou Mansion to assassinate Kou Ji were shot into a sieve by arrows and lay on the ground.

Hundreds of people, one was shot cleanly.

On the side of the courtyard, the woman tightly dragged the leader of the guards and hid in the dark.

Each of them had an arrow stuck in their bodies.

"That's ruthless! In order to kill me, he did not hesitate to use more than 100 people as dead soldiers! ”

Kou Ji stared at the corpses in the courtyard and said in a deep voice.

Chen Lin walked to Kou Ji's side and said lightly: "As long as I can kill you, they will be willing to kill as many people as possible." ”

Kou Ji didn't talk to Chen Lin, but instructed Lu Ming: "You take the two of them down to treat their injuries." ”

Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "There are assassins outside!" ”

Kou Ji glanced at Lu Ming and said lightly: "Don't forget, this is Ruian Town." ”

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment and didn't speak yet.

I saw dozens of people in armor and blades rushing into the Koufu Annex.

"Protect Little Kougong!"

Dozens of armor-clad blade-wielding men rushed into the Kou Mansion Courtyard, and after seeing that Kou Ji was safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then blocked in front of Kou Ji one by one.

Subsequently, more and more people poured into the Koufu Annex.

All of them have murder weapons in their hands.

Some of the murder weapons were still stained with blood.

"The villain is late, and you are frightened."

A leading big man, kneeling on one knee, hugged his fist at Kou Ji.

Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "Those assassins outside the door, can they be dealt with?" ”

The leading man said in a deep voice, "None of the assassins who entered Ryan Town left alive. ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "That's good...... Take stock of the seizures and report them to me. ”

The leading big man agreed, and after ordering someone to guard Kou Ji, he left the Kou Mansion Courtyard.

Chen Lin looked at the men in the courtyard with their backs to Kou Ji and their chests open, and sighed sincerely, "Kou Shumi is really popular." ”

Those men should have rushed over without hesitation after hearing the shouts of killing in the Koufu Courtyard.

After rushing to the Kou Mansion Courtyard, he subconsciously protected Kou Ji behind him and faced the unknown enemy with his chest.

It can be seen that these people are willing to die for Koji.

In the courtyard of the Koufu annex, there were more than 400 people.

More than 400 people are willing to die for Kou Ji, which shows how popular Kou Ji is in Ruian Town.

Kou Ji heard Chen Lin's exclamation and said indifferently: "You should probably go outside the door to have a look." ”

Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, seemed to remember something, separated the crowd, and quickly rushed out the door.

After only a glance, Chen Lin returned to the main hall of the Koufu Annex.

"Our family can see clearly, in this Ruian Town, no one dares to blatantly move you."

Chen Lin gritted his teeth and said.

Chen Lin was not shocked.

There are only four hundred in the courtyard of Koufu, and outside the courtyard of Koufu, there is a group of black oppression, and there is no end in sight, how many there are, Chen Lin didn't dare to count.

To say the least, it's more than 10,000.

After all, there are not more than 10,000 people on that long street, and they can't fill it.

(End of chapter)