Chapter 18: The Old Slave Talks Much

Ji Peng didn't expect Zhu Youzhen to keep a hand, he flashed the blade, but was hit on the forehead by the air flow that broke out of the blade. Taking advantage of his daze, Zhu Youzhen's saber went downward, and Ji Peng's entire right arm was cut off by Qi Gen.

Tang Cheng didn't care about the broken arm on the ground, and hurriedly pulled Ji Peng and disappeared into the night.

A noisy crowd poured into the hotel, and Zhu Youzhen saw Wang Mujiu in the crowd.

"Mu Jiu, why did you come with Shuntianfu?"

"Your Highness, there is no Shuntian Mansion." Wang Mujiu smiled slyly at Zhu Youzhen.

"No, it's not ......" Zhu Youzhen found that something was wrong, he was too nervous just now and didn't observe carefully, but now he realized that there is no fast arrest by any officials? All the peasants came, and some of them had no clothes fastened.

"I clearly heard the sound of horses' hooves just now, where did the war horses come from?" Zhu Youzhen also felt strange.

"Your Highness, there are no war horses, they are all ploughing cattle of the people. Whipped with a whip, the ploughing oxen ran violently, and the night was quiet, like the sound of horses' hooves. ”

Zhu Youzhen probably understood Wang Mujiu's intentions. Wang Mujiu's narrative in the back is similar to what he imagined.

It turned out that Wang Mujiu saw that Zhu Youzhen was dealing with the two black-clothed men alone, but he couldn't help, so he sneaked out of the hotel, found his friend nearby, and with the help of his friend, mobilized the people nearby, pretending to be Shuntianfu to arrest the fugitives.

Originally, the people were timid, and if they knew that the fugitive was Jinyiwei, they would not dare to show their faces. But Wang Mujiu told them that the fugitives were just thieves passing by, and promised that the people who participated in the arrest of the fugitives would each be paid one tael of silver, and most of the people in the vicinity were in their dreams, and they did not know the specific situation.

Unexpectedly, this group of people really scared away the two masters of Jinyiwei.

"Mu Jiu, you came too soon. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid that it would be me Zhu Youzhen who would have my arm cut off or even lying on the ground now. ”

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? It was my duty to protect His Highness. Besides, I was in the grove at that time, if it weren't for His Royal Highness, my Wang Mujiu wouldn't be able to live until now. ”

"Okay, let's stop talking politely, let's go back and talk about these things. Now keep your promise and give every one of the people a tael of silver. ”

"Your Highness, is it really hairy? That's a few hundred taels of silver? ”

"Of course. Why not? To be a man is to be trustworthy. ”

"But Your Highness, I don't have so much silver?"

"Don't worry, you are here to save me, and I will give this silver." Zhu Youzhen fumbled in his pocket for a while, "However, Mu Jiu, I don't have so much silver now, let your friend keep the account first, and I will definitely cash it out when I go back." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Mujiu no longer worries about the silver, he is most worried about Zhu Youzhen's safety, "However, this hotel is not safe anymore, we should leave as soon as possible." ”

"But where can I go in the middle of the night?" Zhu Youzhen has always been in the deep palace and knows almost nothing about things outside the palace.

"Your Highness, if the man in black really comes back, these people won't be able to play a role, it's better to leave the hotel for a while, find a barren mountain to hide, and wait until dawn to return to the city." Wang Mujiu's statement is untrue and unreasonable, as long as he can avoid the man in black who may come back for the time being.

"Alright! Is there a place to rest in the vicinity? Speaking of terrain, Zhu Youzhen can only rely on Wang Mujiu.

"Your Highness, not far from here, there is a mountain col that can accommodate several people and can also shelter from the erosion of rain and dew. It's better to go there and avoid it first. "Wang Mujiu is a native of Jingshi, and he is also a thousand households in the Fenwu Battalion, and he often moves in this area, and the terrain in the east of the city seems to be engraved in his brain.

"Without further ado, let's go!" Zhu Youzhen didn't want to implicate these defenseless people, it was King Thaksin who wanted to assassinate the man in black, and he had nothing to do with the people, and besides, these people couldn't stop the sharp weapons of the man in black.

Zhu Youzhen and Wang Mujiu quickly disappeared into the night. Soon they appeared in a col only three miles from the bureau inn. There is a shallow cave in the col that can accommodate four or five people. Because Wang Mujiu was injured and no longer had any combat effectiveness, Zhu Youzhen let him stay in the depths of the cave, and he sat at the entrance of the cave by himself, acting as Wang Mujiu's guard. Although the humidity in the mountains was heavy, there were stones and trees blocking them, and fortunately they did not get wet.

After dawn, Zhu Youzhen and Wang Mujiu left the mountain col and walked towards Dongzhimen. Because the time had not yet come, the soldiers guarding the Dongzhi Gate had not yet opened the city gate, but there were many people waiting to enter the city at the gate. Wang Mujiu swept around the crowd uneasily, for fear of encountering the terrifying man in black again.

waited until the gates were wide open, and the man in black did not appear. They followed the flow of people into the city, and then to the north, turning into the palace of Qinqin.

"Your Highness is back!"

Wan'er's eyes widened, and her whole body froze in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"What? Not welcome? Zhu Youzhen deliberately pretended to have a mature smile, but Wan'er found an unfamiliar fortitude on his face. The training life of the army allows a minor, both physically and mentally, to mature rapidly.

"Oh, Your Highness, come in! The slave maid went to fetch a basin of water and asked His Highness to wash his face. Wan'er finally came back to her senses and found that Zhu Youzhen's face was gray and black, thinking that it was stained with dust on the road. She slipped out of the small cannon, and soon came in with a basin of clean water and put it on the small table in front of Zhu Youzhen. "Your Highness has come back so early? This is ......" Wan'er found Wang Mujiu behind Zhu Youjian, her face flushed, and she was so ashamed that she didn't dare to raise her head, but when she lowered her head, she found a new question: "Your Highness, why are there so much dew and mud on your boots, did you walk back?" Where's your horse? ”

"Wan'er, it's a long story. This is Captain Wang of the Fenwu Battalion Special Operations Team, he is injured, you quickly notify the Imperial Doctor to come over. Zhu Youzhen didn't bother to introduce last night's thrill to Wan'er, Wang Mujiu's wound was only bandaged simply, and it had already been overnight, in case it was infected with bacteria, it would be troublesome.

"Your Highness, are you injured?" Wan'er swept around Zhu Youzhen's body uneasily, but didn't find anything unusual.

"I'm fine. Hurry up! "Zhu Youzhen has miraculous power to protect his body, as long as he rests, he can recover to his original vigor, but Wang Mujiu is an ordinary person, and his right shoulder was pierced again, and he must be treated in time.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao was furious, "What are the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities and the Shuntian Mansion for?" All should be killed. How did I raise all this waste? This is the first time Zhu Youxiao has exploded in front of Wei Zhongxian, although it was not Wei Zhongxian who was scolding, Wei Zhongxian was still so frightened that he knelt in front of Zhu Youxiao's chair, and in order to cover his face, he simply put his old face on the ground.

The angry Zhu Youxiao picked up an axe, split a freshly made shrine in half, and stepped on it a few more times, and his anger dropped slightly.

"Your Majesty, the assassination of King Xin happened outside the city, and Wucheng Soldiers and Horses and Shuntianfu can't control it!" Seeing that Zhu Youxiao's anger had dropped, Wei Zhongxian was careful.

"Outside the city is not the territory of the Jingshi? What do you usually make of these tofus? Zhu Youxiao smashed another grub cage, and his anger gradually receded. Zhongxian, has the murderer been caught? ”

"Back to His Majesty, there are two murderers who have fled, and now one has been caught." Zhu Youxiao was so angry that he would not give up if he didn't find the murderer, so Wei Zhongxian had no choice but to abandon his pawn.

"Who is the murderer? I will destroy his nine tribes, and crush his whole family to ashes. Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"Your Majesty, the murderer has been ambushed. It turned out to be a group of Jiangyang thieves, ready to take advantage of the night to commit crimes. I accidentally met His Royal Highness King Shin outside the city, and in order to prevent the leakage of secrets, I was ready to kill him. Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Shin is safe. "Wei Zhongxian is ready, Ji Peng has been killed, his face is filled with water by Jinyiwei and puffy, even acquaintances can't recognize it; His arm has also been recovered, and it can match the incision on his shoulder, no one will suspect that he is the murderer who was cut off by Zhu Youzhen's arm, and now Zhu Youxiao personally checks it, and he can't see the clue.

"Cheap him." Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "Can you confirm that he is the murderer?" ”

"It's true. 陛xià can send someone to inspect it. "Zhu Youxiao didn't make a fuss about why the murderer was me, Wei Zhongxian would have gotten through it.

"There is also a murderer, we must hurry up and arrest him." Zhu Youxiao was still angry.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The murderer must not be able to escape. Wei Zhongxian was secretly happy, after a while, who would remember the fugitive murderer? However, Zhu Youzhen destroyed his plan, and he couldn't make Zhu Youzhen comfortable. "Your Majesty, forgive the old slave for talking too much."

"Zhongxian, what do you want to say? Rise up and speak! Zhu Youxiao's anger disappeared completely, and he returned to his usual gentle appearance.

"Your Majesty, if His Royal Highness King Xin can stay in the palace with peace of mind, no matter how fierce the murderer is, he will not have a chance." After Wei Zhongxian got up, he still kept his head on the ground, not letting Zhu Youxiao look at his eyes and face.

"Hmm." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, "King Xin is stubborn, I want to personally persuade him to leave the Fenwu camp." ”

The novel is on the new book list, I have to be cheeky, it is too difficult for historical novels to be on the new book list, and now it is 12th, and it has risen one place, and I continue to ask for clicks, collections, and red tickets. Thanks to Antonye, Wu Xiaowu, Taiji Yin Yang Fish, and unknown friends for their red ticket support, and thanks to friends for their collections.