The calm days did not last long. A few days later, news suddenly came from the city of Xi'an: the holy decree had arrived, and the Qin king Zhu Youzhen and the county ordered Sun Chuanting to go to the city to receive the decree!

Zhu Youzhen was suddenly surprised. Because the decree was passed on in the past, the decree was sent directly to Qin Wangzhuang, indicating that Tianqi had acquiesced in his "willful" actions. But this time, I had to let myself go to Xi'an to receive the order, why is this? Could it be that the content of the will is extremely unfavorable to him, and it may even be that Wei Zhongxian is overbearing, and he wants to put himself to death?

But if you don't accept the order, it will immediately be a great sin of "resisting the order". If Zhu Youzhen didn't want to be given death or beheaded Xishi, then he would have to go up the mountain to fight guerrillas.

Zhu Youzhen thought about it and had to admit bitterly that he still didn't have the capital to fight against the court and Wei Zhongxian. With the few Qin soldiers under him, it may be okay to deal with the thieves; But if he refuses to obey the edict, the Emperor of the Apocalypse will definitely think that he is really plotting rebellion, and he will definitely use all the troops of the world to exterminate him. Even if you can get away with it when the time comes, the plan to save the nation will be completely ruined.

So he decided to take a gamble and go to Xi'an to receive the order. If the situation is not so bad, of course it is good; In case it was really Wei Zhongxian who wanted to take the opportunity to murder, Zhu Youzhen also made careful preparations. He put on a delicate cotton armor under his wide robe, and tucked the flintlock pistol given by John Tang to his waist. He also asked Yan Ling and Li Zhenyan, two martial arts masters, to disguise themselves as followers, in case they changed in a hurry, with their skills, it should not be difficult for them to get out.

As for Rui'er and Qi Meifeng, although they are also excellent in martial arts, one is a princess and the other is a fiancée, and Zhu Youzhen refuses to let them take risks with him. He was also afraid of frightening everyone in the mansion, so he only explained to Rui'er: "Rui'er, I'll come back when I go, and the palace will be entrusted to you!" ”

Rui'er was Bing Xue smart, and she had already seen that something was wrong between Zhu You's eyebrows, and hurriedly said, "Do you want Rui'er to accompany the prince?" ”

"No need!" Zhu Youzhen said resolutely, "You are safe and secure in the house, and you can feel at ease when your husband is outside." Especially Yulian is still pregnant, and she also needs your care. There are so many chores in the city that I can't do without you. Feel relieved! With Yan Daxia and Zhenyan following, nothing will happen to the husband. ”

Li Zhenyan also smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Zhenyan will definitely return His Royal Highness to Zhao!" ”

The crowd then rode out of the city, first meeting up with Sun Chuanting, who had rushed from Jingyang County after hearing the news, and then went straight to Xi'an under the protection of 30 special combat soldiers, arriving in a moment. When I entered the city, I saw that the ruins and ruins of Liu Zongmin's arson and burning of the city were still vivid, and there was no sign of repair at all, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but sigh hatefully.

When he came to the trilateral governor's mansion where the herald was located, Zhu Youzhen did not see Yang He greet him outside the door, only a large number of Dongchang fans firmly guarded the door of the mansion, and he was even more suspicious in his heart.

He was just about to go inside, when a fan leader came over and bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Sun County Order, and the herald are waiting in the mansion." However, the house is small and cramped, and these people in the back should not be brought in, just wait here. ”

Zhu You felt that there were ghosts in it, so he looked at Yan Ling and Li Zhenyan, which meant to ask the two: If you make a move, are you sure?

I saw that both of them bowed slightly, which meant that these fans around them were not their opponents. Zhu Youzhen was a little settled in his heart, so he pretended to laugh calmly and said, "The others are waiting here." However, the two people next to the king were all waiting for the king, and they also carried the medicine that the king often takes, and they can't leave for a while. Let these two go in with this king! ”

He didn't say anything more, and immediately led Zhu Youzhen and the others through the gate and the front yard to the front hall of the Governor's Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, Zhu Youzhen was even more surprised. I saw that the atmosphere in the hall was very depressing, and what was even more strange was that Yang He, the master of the Governor's Mansion and the governor of the three sides, had taken off his official hat and official uniform at this time, and knelt beside him with a lot of flowers. Seeing Zhu Youzhen and the others coming in, Yang He was full of remorse, only let out a long sigh, and then hung his head and said nothing.

Looking at the main seat in front of him, a person was sitting with his back to him, although he was wearing a gorgeous python suit, he looked nondescript and without official authority. When Zhu Youzhen was surprised, the man turned his head with a smile, and said with a sharp voice, half shouting and half singing: "Zhu Youzhen, the king of Qin, and Jingyang County ordered Sun Chuanting to receive the order!" ”

"Damn!" Zhu Youzhen scolded in his heart when he boarded, it was really a narrow road!

It turned out that this herald was not someone else, it was Zhu Youzhen's former slave and later nemesis Guan Ning! On that day, he relied on himself to be the commander of the Qinwang soldiers, and deliberately made things difficult for Zuo Guangxian's front army. Zhu Youzhen was uneven, entered the city, and quarreled with Guan Ning.

Since then, the two have not seen each other. Although the battle of Ningyuan was fought vigorously in the future, Guan Ning, the supervising army, kept shrinking in Jizhou and didn't even show his face.

Later, Zhu Youzhen came to Xi'an, and gradually forgot about this insidious minion. Unexpectedly, people would change their shotguns, and today they have become the heralds who deliver orders to themselves!

But in desperation, Zhu Youzhen still knelt down on Guan Ning's knees, and said loudly while kneeling three times and bowing nine times: "Minister, Zhu Youzhen, King of Qin, greets the holy decree, long live my emperor!" ”

Sun Chuanting in the back also knelt down and waited for the order. Yan Ling and Li Zhenyan were blocked out of the hall door, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to use force, so they only secretly stored their strength in the courtyard while observing the surrounding movements. In case there is a disturbance in the hall, you can immediately break down the door and rescue Zhu Youzhen first.

Guan Ning saw Zhu Youzhen kneeling in front of him, his face was full of smug smiles, and it took a while for him to get up, take out the holy decree from his sleeve and unfold it slowly, and preached loudly with a male duck voice: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: I heard that the thieves attacked the fifth brother, and I was almost scared to death." Fortunately, the fifth brother saved the danger again, thinking that it was the blessing of the gods and ancestors, and I was very happy!

"Yang He, this old thing, has been appeased and appeased all day long, and he hasn't been appeased by a single thief, and he almost killed his fifth brother, it's really hateful! I have ordered him to be locked up in Beijing and handed over to the three law divisions to discuss the crime, and the post of governor of the three sides will be succeeded by Hong Chengchou, the former governor of Yansui, the fifth brother is angry, right?

"I have already received Sun Chuanting's recital. This time, the fifth brother is fine, he relies on this person to protect him, and he is too small to be a county commander, so he was promoted to the governor of Yansui. I heard that he also has a 'Qin soldier' under him, so let him take it to his post and exterminate the thieves there!

"I also heard that the fifth brother built two city walls and spent a lot of money, so it must be fun! I will give you another hundred thousand taels of silver and five thousand taels of gold, and if it is not enough, I will ask for it. Also, don't run around outside after you build the city, it's not safe in the end. Chin this! ”