Hua Rong is a person who believes in strength, and in his eyes, how much strength can get how high the status is. He himself is very self-aware, and he is not as good as Ziyan in governing cities and accumulating strength; And in terms of how to use his strength, he believed that no one in the entire Song Kingdom was his opponent!

Now that Ziyan's strength is extremely strong, so strong that he can't accurately judge, then the only way left for him is to unite the remaining power in his hands and knock out this balance breaker in one fell swoop!

After sorting out his thoughts, Hua Rong sent dozens of well-trained warriors from this hidden courtyard in batches and let these warriors enter his mansion. After doing this, he returned to the mansion and began to prepare for the banquet for Tao Qiujun in the evening.

When Dai Yan received the invitation to the banquet from the Great Si Kou Huarong, it was a little strange. As the younger brother of the monarch, he is not familiar with Si Kou Huarong. However, Hua Rong told him that there was an important matter to discuss with the Chu State at night, and in this case, Dai Yan could not refuse. Hua Rong, as the mastermind of Song Jun and the minister of the Song State, invited Dai Yan so warmly, and at the critical moment when he was about to fight against the Chu State, he had to make great efforts to win him over!

Therefore, Dai Yan quickly agreed to Hua Rong's request and promised to go to the banquet on time in the evening!

In the evening, Dai Yan entered Hua Rong's mansion with a mighty entourage and began to participate in the banquet.

Before arriving in Washington, Dai Yan began to enter Washington to arrange various defenses with many entourage guards brought by Taoqiu. This is not Dai Yan's distrust of Hua Rong alone, but the pomp and circumstance he should have as a feudal monarch. When Dai Yan was in Taoqiu, he found that as a sovereign, if he was low-key, he would not be able to gain people's respect. On the contrary, if he pays attention to the pomp and circumstance, he will be much more worried about handling affairs!

This is also the characteristic of this era, if the nobles really want to show a different and noble side, they must be shocked through various cumbersome etiquette and even a huge pomp!

Regarding Dai Yan's arrangement, Hua Rong didn't care.

When Dai Yan arrived in Washington, Hua Rong personally went out to greet him and welcomed him into the inner hall. Here, there were already many nobles of the Song Kingdom drinking and having fun, and as soon as they saw Dai Yan coming in, they immediately stopped what they were doing and saluted Dai Yan one by one.

Dai Yan returned the salute one by one, and then was arranged by Hua Rong in the upper position.

As soon as Dai Yanfang sat down, he asked Hua Rong: "Si Kou invited me to come down, saying that he wanted to discuss the matter of fighting against Chu, I don't know what Si Kou thinks about this?" ”

When Hua Rong saw that Dai Yan was so urgent, he immediately laughed and said, "Why is Gong Cao so anxious!" Now that the State of Chu has captured the southern part of Xiangyi, even if my Song State wants to take it back quickly, it will not be possible to do it in a short time. The king ordered me to take care of the logistics affairs so that Cao Gong would not have to worry about the Chu war! How about waiting for us to enjoy ourselves first, and then talk about state affairs? ”

After listening to Hua Rong's words, Dai Yan said with some disdain: "The state of Chu conquered the southern part of Xiangyi and infringed on the property of my Taoqiu merchants, which had a great impact on my Taoqiu. I can't wait to send troops south immediately and expel the Chu people from Xiangyi, where can I be in the mood to enjoy it? ”

Seeing this, Hua Rong also had to express his position there: "Since Cao Gong is so urgent, then I can tell you the king's opinion." The king has already said that he is willing to bear the food and salary of Taoqiu's troops, so no matter how much food and salary Cao Gong needs, we will not lack a penny! In this way, Cao Gong can rest assured, right? ”

Hearing Hua Rong's statement, Dai Yan nodded. Subsequently, many beautiful maids in Washington appeared one by one, offering food and wine to each guest.

Hua Rong, who was sitting on the throne, saw this scene, and ordered someone to fill everyone's wine with wine, and then raised his wine glass and said to everyone: "It's rare for Cao Gong to be here today, I should raise a glass and drink it, and I won't return if I don't get drunk!" With that, he picked up the wine and drank it down!

When Dai Yan saw this scene, he also picked up the wine, and when he was about to drink this glass of wine, the guard standing behind Dai Yan immediately stood up and said: "Lord, the lord mother specially reminds that it is necessary to check before drinking outside!" ”

Hearing the guard's words, Hua Rong and the Song nobles in the field were a little strange, I don't know what the guard meant by "inspection", could it be a new popular thing in Taoqiu?

The guard didn't say much, took out a slender silver needle from his hand, and inserted it into the wine jue full of wine, and Dai Yan also looked at the inserted silver needle intently. When he saw the change in the silver needle, his heart was shocked, but there was no expression on his face, and the same was true of the guard who checked the wine!

The guard then pulled the silver needle out of the wine, still a silver needle with a smooth surface. Then he saluted Dai Yan, Hua Rong and even the guests in the venue one by one and said: "There is no problem with wine!" ”

Dai Yan also picked up the wine and drank the wine!

Not long after drinking this glass of wine, Dai Yan said to Hua Rong and even the nobles in the field: "I feel a little unwell, go to the toilet and come back!" Then he went out of the inner hall with the guards behind him.

When Hua Rong saw this, he wanted to stop it, but then he thought of something, and instead of acting, he arranged for a guard to follow.

As soon as Dai Yanfang walked out of the inner hall, he immediately summoned the guards and retreated from Washington. When the guards sent by Hua Rong saw this scene, they immediately prepared to mobilize the warriors in ambush in Washington to attack, but before they could act, Dai Yan immediately launched a preemptive attack, and under the escort of the guards, he directly killed from the gate of Washington!

In Fang Cai's inner hall, the guards had already used silver needles to detect the poison in the wine. In order to paralyze Hua Rong, the guards swapped the two ends of the silver needle in this short process. And Dai Yan drank the poisonous wine, but under the cover of that wide robe, he spit out all the wine he drank into his sleeves! With such cooperation between the two, he calmly escaped Hua Rong's poisoning of him!

Although I don't know why Hua Rong wanted to poison him, but in this scene, how could Dai Yan continue to stay in such a murderous place in Washington? As soon as he came out of the inner hall, he immediately summoned the guards to kill him from Washington, wanting to leave here!

Under such a sudden measure, he quickly walked out of Washington. Just when he thought he was out of danger, he suddenly heard the footsteps of the Washington Central Brigade mobilizing. Then, he heard the crisp sound of gongs again, and near Washington, a large number of people also began to raise torches and rush towards his location!

When Hua Rong in the inner hall saw Dai Yan walking out of Washington, he immediately stopped the banquet and detained all the nobles who participated in the banquet. Then, he walked out of the inner hall and began to direct the soldiers in Washington to pursue Dai Yan!

Dai Yan, who was in front of the gate of Washington, was immediately attacked by two groups of soldiers and horses in front and behind. In front of him are the soldiers of the Le clan, and behind him are the warriors trained by Hua Rong for many years!

Seeing the soldiers of the two sides coming up, Dai Yan did not hesitate at all, took out the sword he carried, and killed it in the direction of the soldiers of the Le clan in front of him! He knows very well that at such a time, it is meaningless to question the other party, and the only way to kill the other party and kill a way out for himself is his only direction!

When the soldiers of the Le clan saw Dai Yan and the guards who followed him coming, they immediately stood still in the distance, took out their bows and arrows, and fired a volley at Dai Yan's position. The sharp arrows quickly hit Dai Yan and the guards' bodies, but unexpectedly, after these arrows touched them, a crisp metallic touch sound came from their bodies, and then all the arrows bounced off them!

Taking advantage of the stunned moment of the Le clan's archers, Dai Yan and the guards quickly approached the Le clan soldiers who blocked him from leaving, and then the two sides began to draw their swords and began to fight in close combat!

As soon as the two sides came into contact at the beginning, Dai Yan's side immediately gained the upper hand! The soldiers of the Le clan found that the bronze sword in their hands was not the opponent of the weapon in the other party's hand at all, and in the sword confrontation between the two sides, a large number of copper swords were cut off! Even if the sword in the hand of the Le clan soldier stabbed the opponent, the opponent was unharmed, and the saber made a crisp sound instead!

"They have armor inside their clothes!" I don't know if it was the Le clan soldier who shouted, and immediately revealed the secret of Dai Yan and his guards' invulnerability!

There are more than 100 guards who follow Dai Yan, these people are responsible for Dai Yan's safety, and the weapons and equipment in their hands are all the best things in Taoqiu! Not only did they each have a steel sword, but they also wore more than 100 pairs of steel plate armor that they had to make with the machine and manual work at the same time!

With such advanced equipment, plus these guards are the best in the Taoqiu army, after they fought with the Le clan soldiers, in just a few minutes, the Le clan soldiers were killed by them, and the way of life that Dai Yan hoped for appeared like this!

However, after dealing with the obstacles in front of him, the Washington warriors who chased after him had also caught up. In such an emergency, the head of the guards responsible for protecting Dai Yan's safety had to leave half of the people behind and let them stop the warriors in Washington and cut off the queen for the lord!

In the battle just now, Dai Yan had already judged the identity of the Le clan soldiers who were blocking him from the other party's clothes and equipment, in his opinion, both the Le clan and Hua Rong began to do something against him, even if Song Jun had no ill will towards him, there was no place for him in the entire Suiyang, he must now leave Suiyang immediately and arrive at Taoqiu!

Only by arriving at his own territory, Taoqiu, an independent kingdom that completely belongs to him, can he mobilize the power of the entire fiefdom to protect himself and fight against Suiyang!

However, when he walked out of the gate of Washington with the guards, he suddenly found that the streets of Suiyang had become deserted, and his heart suddenly tightened: This is the rhythm of martial law in the whole city!

How could he escape in such a situation?

As he continued to think about the escape route, a dozen or so people walked out from behind the side and quickly approached Dai Yan. Dai Yan immediately put away his vigilance, clenched the sword in his hand, and when these people came, he would immediately kill the other party!

However, when these dozen or so people arrived at Dai Yan's place more than ten steps away, they stopped moving forward, and the leader picked up a torch and shone it on his face, so that Dai Yan could see it clearly, and then said to him: "Ziyan, I am Xiang She, I have no ill will towards you!" ”

Great Sima! What did he do in front of himself at this time? Dai Yan speculated in his heart, and then said: "Da Sima, now that Xiangguo and Si Kou have jointly sent troops and want to kill me, how do you want me to believe that you have no ill will towards me?" ”

Xiang She said helplessly: "I reminded you early in the morning to be careful of Huarong's wolf ambitions, but you didn't check it, and you fell in love with Huarong's way!" Since Hua left the Song State, he settled and developed in the Chu State, and now his strength should not be underestimated! When they return to the Song Kingdom, they must want to control the entire Song Kingdom, and if they let their ambitions succeed, the Song Kingdom, which has been established for 700 years, will become a puppet of the Chu people! Now in the entire Song Kingdom, the only one who can fight against Hua Rong is you! After you return to Taoqiu, don't hesitate to immediately raise an army to fight against Huarong, and the future of my Song Kingdom will fall on you! ”

After listening to Xiang She's words, Dai Yan's heart was shocked. However, at this time, he still didn't trust Xiang She in his heart, and he talked about the most practical question: "Sima, you said that you want me to go out of Suiyang, I don't know what you plan to do?" ”

Xiang She was relieved to see that Dai Yan was so practical, and replied: "Now the entire city gate of Suiyang has been controlled by the Le family, no matter which city gate you go out, you can't leave Suiyang!" However, when I captured the southern part of Xiangyi in the Chu State, I was already making preparations, Ziyan, come with me! ”

When Dai Yan saw that the streets were under martial law at this time, he knew that the city gate of Suiyang was controlled, and it was definitely not a lie! He made a decision immediately, and left with Xiang She, anyway, he had fifty people, and the other party was only more than ten people, and he was really in danger, so everyone made trouble together, and Xiang She was taken hostage!

Xiang She took Dai Yan to the city wall of Suiyang North City, where there were several ropes that had been prepared, one end of the rope was tied to the female wall of the city wall, and the other end fell to the ground. Seeing this, Dai Yan was not ambiguous at all, and immediately asked the guards to grab the rope and climb up to the city wall!

Later, the guards who arrived at the city wall hung him up again. And at the other end of the city wall, near the outside of the wall, there was a rope that was also prepared, and the guards immediately put Dai Yan down, and Dai Yan escaped from the Jedi of Suiyang!

Outside the city wall is a moat, and the river surface is already frozen at this time, which is convenient for Dai Yan to escape quickly!

Through these ropes, Dai Yan and the dozens of guards who followed him also flipped through the city wall one by one and escaped! When the last guard left, Dai Yan could clearly hear a large number of soldiers rushing to the place! After that, Dai Yan heard the sound of weapons colliding, and he knew that this must be Sima Xiangshe and the soldiers of the Le clan who began to fight each other!

guessed the scene separated by a wall, and Dai Yan felt as if something was blocked. Then, with a decisive wave of his hand, he ordered the guards who followed him to leave from under the city wall, and in a certain village a few miles away from Suiyang City, there was a horse station set up in advance by Taoqiu merchants, Dai Yan selected fifty good horses from them, and immediately rode their horses, speeding north, and rushing to Taoqiu!

In front of the gate of Washington, there were more than 20 people left behind for Dai Yan's decision, and on all sides of them, there were thousands of soldiers surrounding them tightly!

"Righteous men, as long as you lay down your arms and surrender to me, I can promise not to kill you and give you a rich reward!" Hua Rong stood up and said to the remaining twenty or so people.

When these guards heard his words, they laughed, and one of the leaders said with a mocking face: "What did you think of me? We are righteous men who understand etiquette and righteousness, and we know honesty and shame, and we have already pledged our allegiance to Cao Gong, how can we surrender to a thief like you? ”

After saying that, he led everyone towards Hua Rong's location, and none of the remaining guards stopped or retreated!

Two minutes later, the remaining twenty or so guards all fell to the ground and died, not a single one of them had their bodies or heels facing in the opposite direction!

Seeing this scene, Hua Rong sighed with emotion: "The feet don't spin!" Ziyan, Ziyan, how terrible are you! ”