Chapter 344
The soldiers were still trying to search for the Assassin when a dark shadow flashed through the woods not far from the tent. Looking at the soldiers who were struggling to find a way, a smile crossed her face.
I can't see that these soldiers are far from being as heroic as she imagined.
Gu Xici stretched his waist and went back to the tent along the path in the woods to rest.
The soldiers searched around the tent all night, but no progress was made. General Pingyuan couldn't swallow this breath, and made a fuss in front of the emperor, but in the end, he only got a sentence from the emperor who knew, and told Chu Jin to send more people to step up the investigation, so he didn't ask anymore.
General Pingyuan was unwilling in his heart, but he had no other way but to pin his hopes on his master Chu Xun.
The people who died in these incidents were all Chu Xun's subordinates, even if he was stupid, he knew that someone was going to get along with him. And at this stage, it is none other than Prince Chu Yu who wants to bring him down so much.
"This matter is in a hurry, everything will be discussed when the fifth brother finds it out." Chu Xun was obviously appeasing General Pingyuan, but his eyes were always focused on Chu Yu.
Chu Yu felt a cold gaze, and turned his head to meet Chu Xun's smiling face that had not changed for ten thousand years.
Chu Xun looked at Chu Yu's deep gaze and hooked the corners of his mouth ambiguously.
"Humph!" Chu Yu snorted coldly and turned his face disdainfully.
In a place where Chu Yu couldn't see, Chu Xun's face instantly returned to its previous calm, and he said in his heart: Chu Xun, you forced me!
Just when the soldiers were still having a headache about what happened last night and had to work overtime to guard General Pingyuan's camp tent, several black shadows swept over the camp tent.
"Catch the assassin!" In the confusion, only the soldiers were heard shouting, and the adjutant general immediately rushed out of his camp.
The soldiers who were originally guarding outside the tent of General Pingyuan picked up their longbows one after another and shot at those black shadows.
As everyone knows, their pursuit of the black shadow has left the tent of General Pingyuan empty, without any protection.
"Where's the Assassin!" General Pingyuan ran out of the camp in disheveled clothes, with one foot on his shoes and the other shoe dragged out by his feet.
When he rushed out of the tent, he saw that the camp was empty, and the soldiers had rushed to the outskirts of the camp, with bows in their hands, facing the black shadows that had long since stopped.
"Rubbish! Where have all the people gone? General Pingyuan was angry and stood at the door of the camp and roared.
General Pingyuan's roar made everyone shudder.
The adjutant general walked up to General Pingyuan and said in a low voice: "General, just now a few black shadows flew by, and they all left after the black-clothed people!" ”
"Shut up! You haven't done your own thing, and you still want to help them intercede! General Pingyuan adjusted his armor, glared at the lieutenant general, drew his saber from his waist, and walked towards the black shadow lying in place.
"General be careful!" The lieutenant couldn't help but shout.
General Pingyuan stopped, turned around, and said, "You, come here." ”
The surrounding soldiers did not dare to come out, and the adjutant general who was stunned in place did not expect General Pingyuan to call his name at this time, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he could only follow.
"Adjutant be careful!" The soldier closest to the lieutenant was kind enough to hand the knife in his hand to the lieutenant general, and immediately shrank aside.
The adjutant general's heart rose to his throat, judging from what had happened in the past few days, these men in black were not easy to mess with.
Just as he was thinking, General Pingyuan stopped suddenly, and with a wave of his big sword, he saw a flash of silver light in the dark night, and several black-clothed people in front of him were instantly split into two halves.
"Your grandmother and grandson, this is a assassin? Are you all wooden fish! Looking at the scarecrow who had been "in a different place", General Pingyuan blushed and questioned the adjutant general hiding behind him.
"What!" Hearing what General Pingyuan said, the adjutant general dared to stride forward. When I looked closely, sure enough, all the people lying on the ground were scarecrows.
"Damn, who is pretending to be a ghost here, if it's a man, come out to Lao Tzu!" General Pingyuan held a big knife and shouted to the sky.
Gu Xici hid in a tree not far away, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, and said in his heart: If you say this, you won't give this girl a chance to appear!
Xiaohong hid in the tree next to Gu Xici, looking at all this, she couldn't help but complain: "What are you doing with so much, do you have nothing to do every day like you!" ”
Just now, she listened to Gu Xici's meaning, wrapped a few scarecrows in black cloth and threw them out from here, and she didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, making a bunch of these messes.
Gu Xici glanced at Xiaohong next to him, thought for a moment and replied, "I really don't see what you can do." ”
In addition to monitoring and intimidating and sarcasm beside him every day, Gu Xici really didn't find Xiaohong's other sense of existence. But since I taught her a good lesson last time, I've been a lot more well-behaved these days.
Also, if it weren't for her own words that day, Xiaohong would never have been able to help her tonight.
Xiaohong was choked by Gu Xici's words, and subconsciously wanted to fly over the tree, but at the critical moment, she held back everything she wanted to say, and only replied a little strangely: "What's the matter with you, take care of yourself first when you have time!" ”
One second she was still helping herself, and the next second she started to turn her face, this woman is such a fickle thing! Gu Xici couldn't help but speak, and raised his eyebrows innocently.
"That's all for tonight, remember to clean up your things, I'll go back first!" Gu Xici jumped down from the tree, patted his gray clothes, and waved his hand at Xiaohong.
"Hey, don't go too far!" Xiaohong looked at Gu Xici who was walking back, and was angry, so she hurriedly came down from the tree and grabbed the corner of her clothes.
"What? You don't want me to do it? Well, rest early and be tired after a busy night! Gu Xici yawned, "Leave the door for you at night, remember to come back and keep vigil!" ”
Gu Xici's words made Xiaohong's face blush, and the hand that was tugging at the corner of her clothes couldn't help but let go.
How would she know! Xiaohong secretly screamed in her heart.
Gu Xici looked at her ghost-like expression and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
This little girl was so angry with her that she left every time, saying that she didn't want to sleep with Gu Xici, but she couldn't help but come back every night, and stayed at the door until dawn like a superintendent.
Xiaohong thought that her behavior was perfectly hidden, but she didn't know that Gu Xici had already seen through all this, but she hadn't debunked it.
"Don't come any longer, wait for the soldiers to come, you can't explain clearly." Gu Xici's words floating from a distance changed Xiaohong's thoughts back, and although he was indignant in his heart, he had to do what he said.
Xiaohong looked at the distant back, gritting her teeth and stomping her feet in hatred. If it weren't for the order of the valley master, how could she be fiddled with by this dead girl at will, and she would have to cooperate with her in everything and obey everything she said, it would be a great shame!
Xiaohong followed behind Gu Xici, calmed down but found that she had become more and more confused about Gu Xici's thoughts recently. The day before yesterday they set fire to catch rabbits, and today they threw scarecrows, and the officers and soldiers in the entire barracks were all played around by this woman named Gu Xici, and it was really a fool's dream to catch Gu Xici by relying on them.
Gu Xici revealed to her before that tomorrow night is the time for real action, and if she doesn't do it tomorrow, the next day the army will leave for Beijing. The guards in Kyoto are far from being comparable to this barracks, and it will be even more difficult to do it again when the time comes. Besides, Gu Yuan also said before that this Pingyuan general must die outside, as for the reason......
Xiaohong squinted, Gu Yuan's old fox moved those crooked brains, couldn't she see it? He clearly wanted to blame Yue Liguo for this matter, as long as the matter was big, Luqiu Xie Lan would definitely not be able to return to China, and when the time came, with him as a hostage, wouldn't the negotiations between the two countries be decided by Da Chu!
But this old fox really thinks that Luqiu Xie Lan is easy to deal with? The matter of blaming the blame is far from being so simple in her opinion. Who is Lu Qiu Xie Lan, how can he fall into this trap so easily?
Thinking of this, Xiaohong's mind couldn't help but think of Luqiu Xie Lan's handsome appearance, as well as that gentle eyes like water. There is a man in the world who is as gentle as him, and no one can escape his gentleness!
Thinking of Luqiu Xie Lan in his heart, Xiaohong's movements on his hands were not bad at all, and he cleaned up the scene quickly. It's not because she honestly obeyed Gu Xici's orders, but because she already had other plans in her heart.
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"Father, the son thinks that it is imminent to capture the assassin, and his actions have seriously affected the national prestige of my Great Chu State! This matter is no longer such a simple matter as the assassination of General Pingyuan, but something that has made me lose face! Chu Xun stood upright in the tent, his face was serious, he had already restrained his usual cynicism, and he was more imposing than Chu Yu on the side of the platform.
The Emperor nodded, "Xun'er is right, this assassin is too rampant, and he has repeatedly provoked him, and he must get rid of it quickly!" He glanced at the three princes standing below, looked at Chu Jin and asked, "How is Jin Er's investigation?" Now that the people who have left the country are also there, if this matter is not dealt with as soon as possible, won't it make the Yue leave the country a joke? ”
Before Chu Jin could speak, Chu Xun immediately said loudly: "Father, the son is willing to help the fifth brother to thoroughly investigate this matter, and the assassin will be arrested!" ”
"This ......" Looking at Chu Xun who took the initiative to ask for help, the emperor couldn't help frowning.
Chu Jin stood aside in white, his face was always warm, even when he heard the news, he looked very calm, in stark contrast to Chu Xun beside him.
King Cheng has never taken this sick Chu Jin in his eyes, he has always been obedient, and what others say is what he says, without the slightest opinion of his own. It is precisely because of this that Chu Xun is completely sure that the emperor will definitely let him get involved.
Although Chu Jin had no opinion, he held a talisman in his hand and was in charge of eighty percent of the entire camp. As long as he, Chu Xun, can penetrate the interior, these individual forces will definitely be controlled by him. With so much military power, Chu Jin doesn't know its importance, is it possible that he Chu Xun will not know?
"Father, this matter has some eyebrows, but the sons and daughters do not agree with the seventh brother's opinion." Chu Jin took a step forward and said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present couldn't help but be stunned. Especially Chu Xun, who was standing next to him, never expected that he, Chu Jin, would express his opinion one day.
"Oh?" When the emperor heard Chu Jin say this, he couldn't help but be a little curious, adjusted his sitting posture, and looked at him with some expectation.
"Erchen thinks that Yue Liguo will definitely not laugh at me for this matter, after all, since he has the ability to easily kill our General Pingyuan at this moment, wouldn't it be easy to kill another prince who Yue Liguo did?"
Chu Jin said calmly, but it made the people around him gasp.
This King Zhao really dares to say that although such an assumption is not unreasonable, but talking about the prince of another country is bound to offend Na Yue Liguo.
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but nodded, "What Jin'er said makes a lot of sense, but keeping that assassin is still terrifying, no matter what, he must be brought to justice to prevent future troubles." ”
"Father, rest assured, this matter will definitely be investigated, and when the master returns to the court after the hunt, with the assistance of the seventh brother, this assassin will definitely not be able to run away at that time." Chu Jin replied calmly.
"Yes, after returning to Beijing, Xun'er, you will help Jin'er, and you must catch this assassin!" The Emperor nodded and ordered.
Chu Xun hated so much that his teeth itched, and his eyes when he looked at Chu Jin revealed a trace of murderous intent. Now that the military power is in hand, it is not good to investigate it thoroughly, and when they return to Kyoto, the soldiers have returned to their respective camps, and they can't deploy so many troops, even if they have his help, what's the use?
"Thank you, Father." Chu Xun held back his anger and agreed.
And Chu Yu stood aside from beginning to end, and didn't seem to think about interfering from it. He secretly observed his two younger brothers, Chu Xun's ambition had already surfaced, and he had to take more precautions, but Chu Jin's performance this time was a little surprising to Chu Yu.
Usually, Chu Jin never expressed his opinion, but today he openly opposed Chu Xun, and the person who has always been the least good at expressing himself actually stood up today, which really broke Chu Yu's previous opinion of him.
Chu Yu, who has been in the dynasty for many years, can naturally see his father's preference for Chu Jin, after all, Chu Jin's mother is the most favored concubine of his father, and the depth of his favor can go against the wishes of the queen mother, and he insists on taking the woman with different pupils as a concubine.
Now the concubine has long since died, but her father's favor for her has not diminished, and he blames the concubine's death for his favor. And now all these favors have been added to Chu Jin's body, probably thinking of alleviating the guilt of the concubine.
Chu Yu secretly thought to himself, if he could pull Chu Jin into his camp, would ......
Looking at the man in white, the intimate appearance of Chu Jin and Gu Xici that day resurfaced in his mind again.
Chu Yu frowned. Forget it, this is just an ordinary prince, with no power behind him, no matter how much his father loves him, he will not be able to achieve great things in the end. He is a prince, and he definitely does not need such a person to consolidate his position.
At night, Red sneaks into the tent. The tent was empty, and only one renpimianju was placed on the bed.
This mask is the one that was previously revealed to the public in front of everyone. From that day on, she replaced the mask with a tomato.
She sat down in the tent leisurely, poured herself a cup of tea, and savored it. Tonight, there's a good show to watch!
At this time, Gu Xici had already eaten dinner, and walked around the entire camp alone, remembering the route here in his mind, as well as all the routes from his own camp to General Pingyuan's camp tent.
General Pingyuan's camp was next to a high mountain, and the remaining three sides were already guarded by soldiers.
If you really want to go in and out quietly, then the only way to do this is to start from the side of the mountain.
Gu Xici deliberately slowed down and looked at the mountain behind General Pingyuan's tent, there were not too many tall trees on the mountain, only some bushes, which might give her some protection.