It's also a little ridiculous to say, for a fallen prince like Zhou Changfeng, it should have been the end of the tree falling and scattering, and he was afraid to avoid it; But no one would have thought that his body alone would still be able to make a wave.

As soon as the news of Zhou Changfeng's defeat and Chang'an City falling into the hands of the four princes came out, the people in the old party of Beiyan immediately showed an extremely keen political sense. They sent all the killers and house slaves to the direction of Sanqin, and did their best to prevent the Qin prisoner Zhou Changfeng from reaching the ground of the capital safely.

It is a pity that although the number of minions of the old party is quite large, their personal abilities are extremely limited; In addition to the first few groups of people and horses, Shen Gui also took a lot of trouble; The domestic slave workers who came later could only bully and bully ordinary people.

And Zhu Yuntao came along the way, witnessed the familiar method of open guns and hidden arrows, and finally came to his senses: the plan he thought he came up with to "hide from the sky and cross the sea" was simply too naïve; Decades ago, it was by His Majesty's covert protection; Today's encounter is relying on Shen Gui's miraculous skills......

It seems that this feat of "walking a thousand miles and riding alone" is really not something that anyone can accomplish......

Even though the three of them were attacked countless times along the way, with Shen Gui's supreme martial arts cultivation in the world, they were still not delayed; When everyone saw the south and west gate of Beiyan City from afar, it only took ten days.

Shen Gui moved his shoulders, stopped the carriage and jumped off the wheel:

"I wish the governor, this road is high and long, and Shen will keep you safe and sound; And the so-called revenge of you and me for killing children, you don't have to worry about it. ”

"That's nature...... The old man also listened to you along the way, so that he knew what evil things that evil son had done behind his back. Such rebellious people are no longer tolerated by my family; Even if you don't have a result, the old man will inevitably have to enforce the family law. However, listening to what Little Brother Shen meant, do you plan to enter Beijing with the old decay? ”

"Well, I don't like your emperor very much, it's better not to see you, or not to see you. Besides, I still have a few private matters to settle myself, so you and I can go our separate ways. ”

After the words were finished, the two cherished each other and then parted ways.

Zhu Yuntao drove the carriage alone and walked towards the city wall faintly emerging in the distance. Zhou Changfeng, who didn't talk much all the way, leaned on the wooden cage, looked at Shen Guiyuan's back, and muttered as if talking to himself:

"It turns out that he has a problem here...... Hey, when he came to Chang'an City that day, I should have tried my best to win him over. ”

Zhu Yuntao, who was sitting in front of the car, thought about it, and then said:

"Master Hou is afraid that he is wrong again, I just see that he has helped Beiyan a lot, but today he doesn't even want to see His Majesty's face; The last general doesn't think that you have any bargaining chips to win over this Youbei prince. ”

Zhou Changfeng was silent for a long time, and then stopped talking. The wheels of the prisoner's cart rolled forward, and within half an hour, the two came to the south west gate.

Affected by the war, the current Yanjing City is extremely strict in the investigation of the people in the past. Zhu Yuntao looked from afar, and saw dozens of soldiers patrolling under the Nanxi Gate, and the three human dragons were rubbing shoulders one after another, and the speed of progress was extremely slow.

"Shangcha, are you a prisoner? Is there a government paperwork? ”

A little fat man with thief eyebrows and rat eyes stepped forward, looking curiously at Zhou Changfeng in the cage and Zhu Yuntao, the "old official" sitting in the carriage.

"Hey, don't mention it! When crossing the river, there was a storm and waves, and all the briefcases were washed away by the water. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to line up with the people here......"

"Yo, then you can wait. When you come from afar, you must know that there is a lot of excitement outside; So many people have come to Beijing for refuge with relatives and friends; Judging from the villain's experience, this team, without three or two days, will not be able to rank you at all! ”

Zhu Yuntao frowned, looked at this flamboyant little fat man, and scolded angrily:

"Go, go, sir, I have long eyes, I don't need you to be annoying here."

"Don't worry! Dare to touch your moldy head, and you will have a kind gift in the future! Do so, as long as you can come up with fifty taels of silver for tea, I can take you into the city now!" ”

When Zhu Yuntao heard this, he completely understood in his heart; Dare to love this little fat man is a broker of the city gatekeeper, and he wants to solicit business by talking to himself!

"Fifty taels of silver! This is too much, I'm just an old pawn, and I only pay five taels for a trip, how can I give such a high price! ”

"Look at what you said, you stay in the outer city for two nights, it's about the same price, right? Besides, you went to the city on a business trip, asked the yamen of the criminal department for a receipt, and asked for a receipt from your family, wouldn't it be okay to report to your family? You don't have to pay out of pocket! ”

"Oh...... It's a good idea! Boy, do you really have a way? ”

"Look at what you said, let's eat this bowl of rice! As long as you really have money, I really have a way. ”

After some bargaining, the two quickly finalized the scalping business at a price of thirty taels of silver. Then, the little fat man stepped forward with a smile, fought with a middle-aged city gatekeeper, and pointed to the prisoner's cart and said a few words; The other party looked a little embarrassed, coughed weakly, and as soon as the two of them flashed past the cuffs, the little fat man ran back with a smile.

"Poor master, let's go, the front is all right."

The prisoner cart rolled forward, and under the diligent guidance of the little fat man, it went straight to the South West Gate. The city gate official who was chatting with the little fat man just now stepped forward, raised his eyelids, and squeezed out a sentence from his throat:

"Don't squeeze in the front, there's a queue in the back...... Hi! Dare to be a peer! Old-timer, what kind of errand are you doing? ”

"If you go back to Master Shangguan, it is an errand for the yamen of the Criminal Department. He was arrested in our county by a Jiangyang thief and escorted to Beijing for trial. ”

The city gate official frowned, beckoned, and muttered in Zhu Yuntao's ear:

"You can't make up nonsense, you see that old man with thin skin and tender meat, who looks like this? Be vigilant in the future...... Alright, let's go in and make a difference! ”

Zhu Yuntao blushed when he said it, and then nodded resignedly, and reached out to lead the old horse. In the questioning and noise of the people, he successfully cut the queue and walked into the door hole of the south west gate of Yanjing City......

About a quarter of an hour later, Luo Yuan, the prefect of Yanjing, and Wang Fang, the prime minister of Zuo, sank like water, and walked into the palace quickly.

"Tang Daban, the saint is ......"

"Shh......h The two of you whispered, Your Majesty had just fallen asleep, and it hadn't been a quarter of an hour! If there is nothing urgent, can the two adults come back later? Or the old slave asked someone to move two embroidery piers and invite two refreshments, and wait for a while? ”

Wang Fang and Luo Yuan glanced at each other, and both shook their heads silently......

"Hah...... Come in, you haven't slept yet. ”

As soon as he heard someone in the room speak, Tang Fuquan sighed, and stepped forward and gently pushed open the door of the imperial study......

"Your Majesty, something is wrong......"

"Big deal...... Could it be that Zhou Changfeng was stabbed to death halfway? ”

"Yes...... But not on the halfway road, but in the cave of the city gate at the south west gate. ”

As soon as Zhou Yuanqing heard Wang Fang's words, his expression suddenly fell into a sluggish state; There were only two eyes, staring at Luo Yuan with a solemn expression like a cowbell, as if he wanted to hear a different answer from his mouth. Unfortunately, all that was waiting was a dead silence.

In fact, for Zhou Changfeng's life, Zhou Yuanqing didn't care at all, and there was no reason why he had to kill him. According to the original plan, he just wanted to interrogate the list of officials who colluded with the Qin army from Zhou Changfeng's mouth, and file it on the desk, becoming ironclad evidence of the treason of those silverfish of the country.

And because the princess of Qin, who is pregnant with Liujia, is now detained in Chang'an City waiting to be released; Therefore, Zhou Yuanqing was not afraid that his nephew would grit his teeth or talk nonsense and drag people into the water.

Moreover, it is true that Zhou Changfeng is a rebellious minister, but after all, he also has the blood of the Heavenly Family. Now that the battle situation is very clear, Yu Gong, he wants to leave an impression of benevolence to the people of Beiyan; Yu privately, he didn't want to shame the ancestors of the Zhou family.

Therefore, the fate of Zhou Changfeng will never be too miserable.

Zhou Yuanqing had already thought about it, and as soon as the war passed, the world would be peaceful; He demoted Zhou Changfeng to a commoner, and then took back the mother and son who were hostages in Chang'an City, and rewarded them with an elegant courtyard and imprisoned them for life.

But now I never expected that the Qin prisoners had already entered Yanjing City, but they were stabbed to death under their noses! This is nothing more than audacity and outright provocation!

"This brute is clever and has done a lot of bad things, so he can spare it! Wang Fang, call Zhu Yuntao to me, I want to ask him in person, is he old and confused, how did he do this errand! ”

"Your Majesty is angry...... Wish...... In order to protect the prisoners, the governor Zhu also joined the door hole of the south west gate...... Died and died. ”

When Emperor Zhou Yuanqing heard this, his face instantly turned red, like a piece of fresh pig liver that had not been cleaned of blood; After a few strange noises came out of his throat and eyes, his face turned from red to yellow, and he didn't say a word...... The two waited for a long time, only to see that Zhou Yuanqing had just spoken, a mouthful of blood splattered out, the whites of his eyes rolled, and he completely fainted......

At dusk, under the vigorous treatment of the four imperial doctors, Emperor Tianyou woke up slowly. He opened his heavy eyelids and looked around. I saw that in the middle of the room, there was a dental bed; Putting on the crown prince who was lying on his own, he was staring at himself with an indifferent and gloomy gaze!

Frightened, coupled with the fact that he had just walked away from the ghost gate, Zhou Yuanqing didn't have time to think about it, and immediately opened his mouth and called:

Wang Fang...... Wang Fang ......"

"The old minister is here."

"Take this rebel...... Blasting me out! ”

"Yes!"

Wang Fang kowtowed and slowly got up, bowed to Tang Fuquan, and then lowered his body and whispered to the prince who was lying on the gum:

"Your Majesty is recovering from a serious illness, and his emotions are inevitably excited; According to the old minister's opinion, the prince should go back to the house to recuperate first......"

However, the prince had already managed his expression, and the tears on his face were like broken bead curtains, and he shouted desperately in a hoarse voice:

"Nope! I want to be with my father, and I want to guard my father every step of the way......"