Who the assassin was, Ruan Qingzhi and Ye Han naturally knew.

The Northland mountain bandits have been a bureau from the beginning, and every step is interlocking to make the night cold come and go, and this not short return journey will certainly not be let go.

I knew it early. Very used to it. Don't get angry.

The only slight surprise was that the batch encountered today was a little more powerful than the previous ones. After an encounter, three people in the Northwest Army were seriously injured, and even Ye Han was painted, and it took a full hour to solve it.

After the official road calmed down, Yu Zhongqian sat on the back of the horse for a long time.

He was also a fighter, and of course he could see how difficult the battle had been. In all fairness, if he didn't have a rope tied to him, if he also had a chance to join the fight, he himself couldn't have dared to guarantee that he would survive.

So he was saved by the rope that was tied around his body.

Yu Zhongqian urged the horse to come over and looked at Ye Han: "I have long heard that the Northwest Army is brave and invincible, and I have only seen it today." ”

Ruan Qingzhi helped Ye Han wrap his wound and raised his head: "I didn't plan to let you see it." If you keep your mouth shut and talk less, we can all be less angry! ”

Yu Zhongqian didn't want to deal with her, but still looked at Ye Han: "It's been chasing and killing all the way, and it's getting worse and worse every time, why don't you ask the court for help?" ”

Ye Han stood up, watched the soldiers wrap their wounds and clean up the battlefield, and remounted their horses: "Yu Xiaojun, please remember your identity, you are a prisoner." ”

"You're going to rebel, aren't you?" Yu Zhongqian suddenly asked sharply.

Ruan Qingzhi snapped his whip and swung it over: "What's the matter, you are so short of a chew?" ”

Yu Zhongqian had been frightened by her lesson along the way, and when he heard the whip, he immediately became much more humble: "I mean, even if you are with Jin...... If the prince doesn't agree, it's always okay to quietly send a letter to ask His Majesty for help, right? Why waste the lives of so many soldiers! ”

"Do you see that these assassins are soldiers?" Ye Han asked.

Yu Zhongqian nodded hesitantly: "And it's not an ordinary soldier." ”

Orderly action, tacit understanding, rather than retreat. Neither the Zhenwu Army nor the Anbian Army could do this.

These should at least be the guards of Shangjing.

Yu Zhongqian was uneasy, always wanting to ask Ye Han if he could avoid fighting and killing, but several times he wanted to open his mouth, he was glared back by Ruan Qingzhi's fierce gaze.

Ye Han had already seen his thoughts, but he didn't want to explain to him, so he only ordered the soldiers to find a wasteland to bury the corpses, and not to occupy farmland.

The team continued to move forward for a while, and Yu Zhongqian suddenly caught up again, and said hurriedly: "I have also heard what you said about the prince in the past few days!" Regardless of whether the crown prince is really as unbearable as you say, he is already the appointed prince! Isn't it a rebellion when you rebel in the name of justice? ”

"You're thinking too much." Ye Han didn't look back, "This king doesn't need to be under any banner to rebel, rebellion is rebellion." ”

He confessed!

Yu Zhongqian's ears buzzed.

King Li admits that he is going to rebel! He also has a fake Qingyang County Lord by his side, which is obviously used to deceive people! They have arranged everything, and they just need to raise their arms when they return to Beijing......

How did it come to this? Hasn't Nanqi always been peaceful and prosperous in the country, why did there suddenly be a rebellion? King Li wants to rebel, so will he, a captive, be used as a sacrifice flag?

The more Yu Zhongqian thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was reasonable. After all, apart from this reason, he really couldn't think of any other reason why King Li traveled thousands of miles to take him back to Beijing.

But he doesn't want to be sacrificed!

Yu Zhongqian suddenly panicked: "His Royal Highness King Li, His Royal Highness King Li!" I can't die, my father was unjustly killed, the family is supported by me alone, I haven't married a wife and had children, I can't die......"

Ruan Qingzhi raised her hand to cover her ears in distress.

This man is too noisy!

Ye Han was more afraid of noise than Ruan Qingzhi, but he was embarrassed to raise his hand to cover his ears, so he had to command the guard beside him in a deep voice: "Cut out that kid's tongue!" ”

The guard suddenly agreed and was about to make a move, but Ruan Qingzhi was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped: "Be merciful to your subordinates, cut your tongue and he's useless!" ”

Of course, Ye Han knew that Yu Zhongqian's tongue could not be cut. Originally, he just wanted to scare and scare that kid, but he didn't want Ruan Qingzhi to come out to stop him, which made him doubly angry for a while.

Yu Zhongqian was frightened by this, but finally quieted down a little, and looked at Ruan Qingzhi cautiously: "You, don't kill me?" ”

"It's hard to say," Ruan Qingzhi said coldly, "It depends on whether there is enough dry food on the road." ”

successfully scared Yu Zhongqian into trembling.

Along the way, Yu Zhongqian has been frightened by similar shocks countless times. After a series of shocks, he only had a little bit of the ferocity of being a fierce general on his face, but his heart was already as timid as a little mouse.

Ruan Qingzhi noticed this change and knew that the heat was almost over, so he deliberately made a fierce appearance and asked him: "When your father was wronged back then, your family became the chaotic ministers and thieves pointed out by Qianfu, is it bitter?" ”

Yu Zhongqian glared at her, and said firmly: "Of course it's bitter!" But my father sat upright, and was blessed by the Emperor......"

"The Emperor's grace? Are you still dreaming? Ruan Qingzhi laughed at him unceremoniously, "The emperor remembers who your father is, doesn't he?" Does the Emperor know who you are? If it weren't for Yushitai and my grandfather, they stayed up for a few nights to dig out the files from that pile of old cases, do you really think they can be rehabilitated? ”

"That's the grandfather of the county lord of Qingyang, not yours!" Yu Zhongqian roared.

Ruan Qingzhi urged him to take a few steps forward, and the horsewhip in his hand was against his shoulder: "It doesn't matter who your grandfather is, let me ask you: Do you want to try it again when you were treated as a rebel and thief and everyone shouted and beaten like before?" ”

Yu Zhongqian glared at her angrily, like a little daughter-in-law facing a bully, full of resentment: "I'm not a thief!" ”

"You're going to be there right away!" Ruan Qingzhi told him sincerely, "When we return to Shangjing, the prince will raise troops as thieves, kill all the people in the four towns, burn, kill and loot and commit many crimes, and the world will know about it." What kind of role your Anbian Army plays in this matter, you have to think clearly. ”

Yu Zhongqian sneered and said proudly: "An Bianjun is personally summoned by His Majesty ......"

Before he finished speaking, Ruan Qingzhi had already interrupted him: "Your Majesty personally called? Do you have an appointment? ”

Yu Zhongqian shook his head: "Your Majesty's edict is a token, not an order. ”

"Ahh Ruan Qingzhi slapped his face, "You didn't appoint the order, what evidence do you have to prove that His Majesty personally summoned you back?" Do you think Your Majesty will be willing to admit that he transferred your Anbian army to help and kill seven or eight thousand lives in six counties in the three northern provinces? ”

Yu Zhongqian stared at him and didn't speak.

Ye Han urged the horse to squeeze between the two, and said expressionlessly: "You serve in the Anbian Army, you should have heard of the public case three years ago, right?" ”

Yu Zhongqian's face changed.

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly grabbed Ye Han's sleeve and asked urgently: "What public case?" ”

Ye Han grabbed her hand and held it, and said in a deep voice: "Three years ago, my father sent someone to send a message to the Anbian army, ordering it to raid Prince Wuga on the border of Northern Yan. Qian Zhuang, the commander of the Anbian Army at that time, thought it was inappropriate, and faced the messenger Li Chen Qitiao's 'can't do it', but the messenger ordered him to beat forty military sticks on the grounds of disobedience, and finally had to go into battle with injuries and lead the army to kill across the border. ”

"And then?" Ruan Qingzhi asked.

Ye Han sighed and continued: "Later, the Anbian army was defeated, and the commander Qian Zhuang died in battle. Prince Wuga led the crowd to counterattack, slaughtered more than 100 miles into the territory of Southern Qi, looted more than 10 villages, and the corpses were everywhere and the gambling was unbearable. ”

Ruan Qingzhi clenched the horsewhip in his hand.

I only heard Ye Han unhurriedly continued: "Finally, the officers and soldiers of my Northwest Army rushed to help when they heard the news, killed Prince Wuga, and redeployed the border to defend it. And afterwards—"

"What happened afterwards?" Ruan Qingzhi looked at Yu Zhongqian.

Yu Zhongqian hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Afterwards, Vice General Zheng asked for merit for Commander Qian, but the palace said that Commander Qian was greedy for merit and made troubles, causing innocent deaths for thousands of soldiers and civilians on the border between the two countries, and issued an order...... It was ordered that more than 100 members of the Qian family would be distributed to Lingnan, and the corpse of the commander of Qian Da would be handed over to the Beiyan people...... I heard that it was roasted and eaten by the Northern Yan people later. ”

Ye Han took over the conversation: "Our Northwest Army has also been affected, and my father said that I will not persuade when I see injustice, and talk and laugh as usual when I see the fire in my neighbor's house, until the fire is extinguished on the lintel before I am willing to rescue, and the city is also gracious." He reprimanded me on the spot, and ordered me to lead the officers and men of the Northwest Army to guard outside the city of Anbian for three years to atone for my sins. ”

After listening to a story, Ruan Qingzhi was already so angry that his teeth hurt.

But she hasn't forgotten why she listened to the story. After Ye Han finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Yu Zhongqian: "An emperor like this, do you think he will admit that your Anbian Army came back to help the Zhenwu Army train its troops?" ”

Yu Zhongqian was silent, his face full of confusion.

Ruan Qingzhi tapped the back of his hand with a horsewhip and smiled: "So I said that you have to think about it, do you want to be a chaotic minister and thief to take the charge of the faint king and that bastard prince to be dismissed, investigated and even beheaded, or to get back your lost conscience?" ”

"My conscience has not been lost!" Yu Zhongqian said angrily.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at him and smiled: "Didn't you lose it?" Then it's decided, you will be a member of King Li's faction in the future! ”

Yu Zhongqian hesitated for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi waited impatiently, and the horsewhip in his hand snapped: "What's there to hesitate about?" Could it be that you would rather lose your family's life than help Ling Shuang, who killed the people? Don't forget, it's easy to be killed if you follow a vicious master to do bad things! Don't you care about your own life, don't you care about your grandmother, mother, and younger siblings? ”

"I can promise," Yu Zhongqian hesitated, "But, you have to tell me, where is the real Qingyang County Lord?" Since you are the one who follows King Li, then ...... You give her to me, okay? ”

Ruan Qingzhi flicked his whip and urged the horse to walk away halfway when he heard this: "If you don't want to live, forget it, I won't force you!" ”

"Hey!" Yu Zhongqian was anxious and was busy chasing after him.

Ye Hanping raised his horsewhip to stop him.

The horse obediently stopped, and Yu Zhongqian was so anxious on the horseback that he looked straight at Ruan Qingzhi: "She ......"

"She's not yours." The night is cold and cold.

Yu Zhongqian said, "I know", and then suddenly came to his senses: "Are you talking about the county lord of Qingyang?" But I'm clearly ...... with her."

"Yu Xiaojiang," Ye Han interrupted him, "You are not a child anymore, you should not even be able to see the truth clearly." ”

"I know, but ......" Yu Zhongqian's heart was in a mess, and he didn't know what to say.

Ye Han looked at him and said, "The county lord of Qingyang doesn't have you in his heart. She helped you just by showing her hands, and she never thought of reciprocating afterwards, let alone developing something with you. You gave birth to undeserved thoughts because of those few faces, which caused her a lot of trouble. Yu Xiaojiang, you are taking revenge. ”

"But then she corresponded with me......" Yu Zhongqian retorted without confidence.

Ruan Qingzhi heard it in front of him, and he was so angry that he turned his horse back again: "Whoever wrote to you, who wrote to you!" It's Ruan Biyun who writes to you! You don't like her, you look for her! Do you want me to keep you a matchmaker? Miss Ruan, you can't marry, how about retreating and marrying a second Miss Ruan? ”

“…… That's okay too. Yu Zhongqian said timidly.

Ruan Qingzhi was knocked by the horse and almost fell down, sat down in a panic, and hurriedly slapped his face: "Then it's decided!" You're my brother-in-law from now on! ”

Yu Zhongqian was a little confused, and walked silently for a while before asking tentatively: "That, Miss Ruan Er......"

"It's beautiful!" Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly said, "Prettier than me!" Slender eyebrows, almond eyes, cherries, a little bit, knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and graceful, ice and snow smart, rare in the sky and unparalleled in the ground, the Queen Mother often praises! ”

Yu Zhongqian felt as if something was wrong.

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned when he saw him, and hurriedly added: "The most rare thing is that she is very kind, she either talks to her grandmother or helps her aunts teach her younger brothers and sisters every day at home, and everyone in the family likes her!" ”

That's no problem at all, Yu Zhong said humbly.

But why do you always feel that something is still missing? He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

When he wanted to ask more, Ruan Qingzhi had already run to Ye Han's side with a smile and was tired of it, and he refused to look back again.

So Yu Zhongqian had to follow silently, and he had a lot of time to think about life.

This contemplation is six or seven days. Finally, on a warm afternoon, a group of dusty people appeared outside the gate of Shangjing West.

The reason why it was delayed for so long was, of course, because there were more and more assassins, killers and "robbers" on the road, and they were getting stronger and stronger, and in the last two days, it can almost be said that they were killed all the way.

With such a formation, of course, there is no possibility of hiding the whereabouts. Therefore, at this moment, when everyone saw the closed gate and the soldiers with longbows and arrows on the tower, they were not surprised at all.

"Who's coming?" The generals on the castle tower opened their throats and shouted.

Lao Cheng loudly reported the identity of Ye Han, and asked in a voice like thunder: "In the peaceful and prosperous world, why is the city gate closed in the blue sky and white day?" Could it be that there are people in the city who can't rebel?! ”

The soldiers on the tower of the city exchanged their heads with each other, obviously not intending to open the door. After a while, the general poked his head out again and said, "King Li is suppressing bandits in the north, how can he return to Beijing at this time!" Who are you who dare to pretend to be His Royal Highness King Li! Tell us the truth, or we'll be going to shoot arrows!" ”

"Fuck your shit!" Lao Cheng scolded with a thick throat, "Our Northwest Army has won a great victory in suppressing bandits, can't we hurry back to Beijing to report the good news!" Why don't you open the gates and let your grandfather in—"

Before he finished speaking, a sharp arrow with a cold light went straight to the door of the cold face.

Ye Han was already on guard and did not panic, turned sideways to avoid the arrow, grabbed it with his backhand, and threw it back.

I heard a scream from the tower, and then the soldier who shot the arrow was gone. Some of the defenders of the city, who had been standing neatly, began to stir up and disorder.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army under the city gate also picked up their longbows and brushed their backhands to take arrows, and they were full of murderous aura in an instant.

Lao Cheng was signaled by the night cold, and continued to yell: "Grandpa hasn't returned to the city for a few days, but it's against you little rabbit cubs!" Open the door! Grind it again, you guys will burn your rabbit nest with a fire! ”

At this time, the soldiers on the tower finally adjusted their formation and raised their bows and arrows again. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The general looked down nervously, and clearly saw that most of the arrows of the soldiers of the Northwest Army were not aimed at the soldiers, and two of the three arrows were aimed at his chest.

This situation made his heart panic suddenly.

"Your Royal Highness," he stammered, "Now that martial law is imposed in Beijing, it is for the sake of the prince's imminent accession to the throne, and to prevent people with ulterior motives from mixing in, not against you...... If you want to go into the city, please, please dismount and walk ......."

Lao Cheng held a big knife in each hand and knocked it out, and roared sharply: "What the hell are you learning mosquitoes?" Say what? Grandpa didn't hear it! ”

The gate keeper was so angry that he almost didn't jump down to fight him.

Of course, you don't dare to jump down, and you don't dare to walk down.

The general had to endure his breath, saved up his strength and shouted what he had just said again, and finally became so tired that he was dizzy and couldn't breathe.

Ye Han patiently listened to his roar, and said unhurriedly: "In the past years of war on the northwest border, this king was ordered to lead the army to the expedition in danger, and my father once had a message: 'The pillar stone of my country, I will grant you the imperial city not to dismount, the temple will not dismantle, and the territory of Southern Qi will be arbitrary, and there are no taboos'." Why is it that now that my father has not abdicated the throne, can you, a small city gate guard, not take his old man's words to heart? ”

The generals didn't know if the emperor had really said such a thing. At this time, he didn't have time to verify, and his heart suddenly panicked.

But I heard Ye Han ask again: "Or, this place has long been occupied by rebels, and it is no longer the territory of Southern Qi?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Li, your ......" The general was anxious and afraid, and had the heart to bow to the night cold to make amends, and carefully find a way to get to the past, but he was afraid of the courage of the soldiers of the Northwest Army, and he was in a dilemma for a while.

Before he could make up his mind, Ye Han pulled out his long sword and raised it to the sky: "Since you don't respect your father's holy decree, then it is not my Southern Qi soldiers, but traitors who are rebelling against my country!" Soldiers, kill it! ”

More than 30 soldiers behind him shouted "kill" in unison, which frightened the city gate generals and their legs trembled.

"His Royal Highness King Li, His Royal Highness King Li! Wait, wait! He hurriedly climbed down the tower with his legs upside down, opened a crack in the narrow door next to him, and greeted him with two soldiers, raised his hands to show that he did not have a blade, and begged for a truce with a sad face.

Ye Han did not put down the long sword in his hand, but only raised his left hand to signal the soldiers to stop their horses.

The city gate guard wiped his sweat and bowed anxiously: "His Royal Highness King Li, this matter ...... It's not for you! When there is a big celebration in Beijing, in order to prevent gangsters from taking the opportunity to make trouble, weapons and armor have always been checked very strictly, and people are not allowed to go to the street with sticks and sticks these days, I really don't mean to get along with you......"

"This king is not a 'bad man'," Ye Leng said coldly, "This king is the son of his father and the elder brother of the crown prince. I don't believe that my father didn't want other sons for the sake of the Zen crown prince; I don't believe that my brother doesn't dare to see his brother or listen to his brother's face-to-face congratulations because he is the crown prince and because he wants to be the emperor. ”

"Of course not, of course not!" The guard general nodded with a smile on his face, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned you in the court yesterday, you can come back in time to congratulate you, this is really an unexpected joy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be happy!" ”

Ye Han immediately asked, "Since the prince is happy, why did you stop this king?" Did you deliberately get along with the prince? Could it be that you have any grievances against the crown prince? ”

The guard stammered, not knowing what to do for a while.

At this time, Ruan Qingzhi, who had been watching the excitement from the side, suddenly reached out and grabbed the spear of the soldier next to him, and suddenly slammed it under the neck of the guard: "Open the city gate immediately!" If it's too late, I'll kill you, and when I go back, I'll tell Your Majesty and the prince that you deliberately caused trouble to sabotage the prince's enthronement ceremony! ”

The cold tip of the spear was only half an inch away from his throat, and the guard clearly felt himself trembling all over, so that the tip of the spear touched his chin again and again, like a poisonous snake ready to bite his throat at any moment.

He was already about to kneel down and beg for mercy, but he didn't dare.

As the duty of the guard, he had to continue to beg with a sad face: "The humble position is not to allow you to enter the door, but to ask you to remove your armor ......"

"Kill him!" Ye Han gave an order.

Of course, there is no need to wait for Ruan Qingzhi to do this kind of thing, and several soldiers next to him have already rushed up at the same time with their knives, slashing the two gatekeepers one by one. Immediately after that, he surrounded the generals.

Ruan Qingzhi withdrew his spear, and the general immediately turned around and ran in the direction of the city gate.

The two soldiers of the Northwest Army behind him did not rush to cut him, and chased him unhurriedly all the way, until they reached the city gate before suddenly waving their knives.

One of them simply cut off the general's neck, while the other dodged through the crack in the door that the general had just squeezed out, slashed a few soldiers who were in the way, and shouted: "Open the door!" ”

"Open the door!" The officers and men of the Northwest Army who chased to the door roared in unison.

"Open the door! Open the door!! Open the door!!! A tidal wave of shouts suddenly filled everyone's ears.

It's not an echo.

The echo will not be so loud, let alone so neat and so shocking.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army outside the city gate were a little surprised, but the voice continued.

Getting closer, louder and louder.

Open the door!

Open the door!

Open the door!

The soldiers on the city tower slowly put down their bows and arrows, looked at the dozens of inconspicuous soldiers of the Northwest Army at their feet, and then looked at the ...... in the city

Everyone's face turned pale.