Just five miles away from the houses occupied by Zhang Xuan's soldiers, there was a very small village called Jiang Village, with only twenty or thirty households, and it was also because of the transit of the Son of Heaven's fleet that they were temporarily relocated to the county seat by the government, and the whole village became empty.

There is a mansion covering an area of four or five acres at the east end of the village, which is the largest house in the village, and the owner was also forced to move to the county seat, but at this time, in the house shrouded in night, there was a faint flickering of light and dimming.

In the lobby of the master's house, more than 30 Sui soldiers in full armor sat cross-legged, they were dressed in any way different from the Sui soldiers, and even the waist cards were exactly the same.

But if you look closely, they are still a little different from the Sui soldiers, slightly different in temperament, they have a rough wildness in them, and a little less discipline of the Sui soldiers.

At the front of the lobby stood a majestic man, with a lion nose, copper bell eyes, purple face, and a dignified appearance, it was the big man who lost to Zhang Xuan in Chenliu County, his name was Xiong Kuohai, he was a famous bandit in Wangwu Mountain, making a 150 pound cooked copper stick, infinite strength, and strong martial arts, but unfortunately he did not participate in the hero meeting at the beginning of the year, and lost a chance to become famous.

Despite this, he is still very famous among the eighteen bandits in the Taihang Mountain area, and when it comes to the majestic sea of the royal house, no one does not give a thumbs up to praise, stresses righteousness, dares to take responsibility, and is quite chivalrous.

At this time, Xiong Kuohai is trying to do a big thing to get rid of this faint king for the people of the world.

At this time, Xiong Kuohai did not know that the assassination case had occurred, and he was still worried about the sudden strengthening of the vigilance of the Sui army Xiaoguowei.

"We can continue to wait for the opportunity, the Sui army may only be on guard because of a small fire, and it will soon be relaxed, but we can't relax, we have to keep an eye on the opportunity. Take advantage of the opportunity as soon as it arises. ”

Xiong Kuohai said impassionedly, boosting the morale of his subordinates, "The faint king is the source of the great chaos in the world, and the cause of mourning the people everywhere, only by killing him, the weak people in the world will no longer be oppressed by the jackal government." We must not allow him to return to Luoyang without any problems. ”

"Kill this faint king!" More than 30 of his men raised their arms and shouted.

"Let's rest first, and then we will patiently wait for news from a few brothers."

Xiong Kuohai calmed his subordinates and walked out of the lobby quickly, "What's the matter?" He asked one of his men who was about to report to him.

"King, the golden dog is back, what seems to have happened?"

"Where are the others?"

His hand pointed to the side room, and saw two subordinates bring the thin golden dog over, "The subordinates are guilty!" The golden dog knelt in front of Xiong Kuohai and began to cry.

Xiong Kuohai frowned, and said impatiently: "What did you do?" Say it! ”

"I, I was caught by the Sui army."

The majestic sea is a thrilling spirit. He took two steps back sharply and shouted, "Let's see if there is a Sui army surrounding us outside?" ”

"King, there is no Sui army surrounding, I brought a Sui army general, he wants to see the king!"

Xiong Kuohai's face was full of confusion, how could there be only one person, who wanted to see him, at this time. A soldier carried a large bow brought by the golden dog, and Xiong Kuohai was stunned. Of course he knows this bow, isn't this the iron-tired bow he lost to Zhang Xuan today? Could it be that Jang Hyun came to find him?

The tension in his heart calmed down a little, and he asked again, "Where is this Sui general?" ”

He was outside, and he said that if the king would see him, he would shoot a hammer at the door, and if he would not see him. Just ignore it. ”

"And then?"

Xiong Kuohai stomped his feet and hurriedly said: "Damn, can you finish all your words?" ”

"He said that he had no ill intentions, he was just here to save the king's life, and nothing else"

Xiong Kuohai didn't speak for a long time, and he really couldn't understand why Zhang Xuan was looking for him. But one thing he was sure of was that they were only three miles away from the Sui army's main camp, and if Zhang Xuan had malicious intentions, they would have been surrounded by the large army long ago.

"Shoot a chirp!" Xiong Kuohai turned back and ordered.

He was really full of curiosity, why did Jang Hyun look for him?

'Whoosh-' A chirping hammer flew into the sky with a long screech.

After a while, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then slowed down again, only to see two Sui soldiers accompanied by a tall Sui army general appeared in front of the gate, and the majestic sea recognized from the half-open crack in the door, and the person who came was Zhang Xuan, who he saw during the day.

Zhang Xuan threw the war horse and weapons to the soldiers outside the door and asked them to wait outside the door, Zhang Xuan directly pushed the door into the courtyard, a cold light flashed, and more than a dozen spears were aimed at him front and back.

"Don't be rude, all retreat!"

Xiong Kuohai saw Zhang Xuan coming alone, but he admired his courage a little, he stepped forward and saluted with his fists, "May I ask General Zhang what advice he has?" ”

"This is not a place to talk, can you change places?"

Xiong Kuohai took a deep look at Zhang Xuan and waved his hand, "Please!" ”

He took Zhang Xuan into the right wing, the two sat on the ground, there was a half-light and half-dim oil lamp on the small table, which made the light in the room extremely dim, and the majestic sea did not mean to serve tea to entertain guests, his sharp eyes looked at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly: "If I guessed correctly, you want to blend in with the Xiaoguo Army, and the goal is the Son of Heaven Dragon Boat, I'm right!" ”

Xiong Kuohai's hand pressed the long sword at his waist, and he was shocked and vigilant in his heart, shocked how could Zhang Xuan know their plan? And the vigilance is, how will Jang Hyun deal with them? ”

"What the hell are you going to do?" Xiong Kuohai's tone began to become stern.

Zhang Xuan still had a flat smile, he came prepared, how could he be frightened by a few vicious words from the other party, he continued: "You may not know that just an hour ago, the Son of Heaven encountered an assassin, of course, it was an assassination attempt, but it set off a huge wave, you must have felt it. ”

Xiong Kuohai was stunned, this was a situation he definitely didn't expect, someone had already assassinated the faint king, and after a while, he said with some regret: "Didn't it work?" ”

Zhang Xuan looked at him coldly, none of these bandits had a little political acumen, if he didn't cherish his martial arts a little, why bother to help him?

Xiong Kuohai also reacted a little, he frowned and asked, "May I ask the general, who did the assassination of the emperor?" ”

"I don't know who did it, but if the Sui army catches you, then the Xiaoguo army can make a difference!"

Xiong Kuohai suddenly jumped up, "I wanted to kill the faint king, but we haven't acted yet, why do you want to frame us?" ”

Zhang Xuan sneered, "So it's a coincidence, but I want to know, is it really just a coincidence?" ”

Xiong Kuohai finally understood what Zhang Xuan meant, and he sat down slowly, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, and muttered, "Impossible!" They won't do me that! ”

"If I didn't guess wrong, someone encouraged you to wait for the opportunity to assassinate the Son of Heaven when he returned, and even told you that Chenliu County is an ideal place for assassination, I didn't guess wrong?"

Xiong Kuohai couldn't say a word, Zhang Xuan was right, he finally realized that he had been fooled, and the other party wanted to use himself as a scapegoat, Xiong Kuohai hated so much that he slammed his fist on the table and scolded in a low voice.

Zhang Xuan looked at him, he could feel the resentment in Xiong Kuohai's heart, and after a moment, he said calmly: "Can the strong man tell me, who instigated you to assassinate the Son of Heaven?" ”

Xiong Kuohai shook his head, "I can't say this, although I also hate them for fooling me, but I promised that I would never confess to them." ”

"Actually, I know if you don't say it."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly: "It was Wagang Jun Zhai Rang who sent someone to instigate you, I guessed correctly!" ”

Xiong Kuohai's face changed, and he snorted lightly, but he didn't say anything, Zhang Xuan observed his words, he knew that his judgment was not wrong.

Originally, he just guessed that the Bohai Society would inevitably be willing to fail the Wagang Eastern Expedition, so they were most likely to assassinate the emperor, but he didn't expect to be guessed by himself.

Zhang Xuan smiled again: "In fact, the real mastermind behind the scenes is not the Wagang Army, but the Bohai Society, the Wagang Army has secretly taken refuge in the Bohai Society, tonight's assassination is the secret plan of the Bohai Society, but the Bohai Society needs to find a scapegoat, and the Wagang Army has found you." ”

Xiong Kuohai sighed for a long time, although he was bent on assassinating the faint king and seeking justice for the poor people in the world, but this feeling of being a scapegoat for others was very uncomfortable, especially being betrayed by the Wagang army he had always admired, which made him feel even more lost.

After a while, Xiong Kuohai asked in a deep voice, "Why did General Zhang tell me this?" ”

"You are a person with a sense of justice and the heart to help the people of the world, but I don't want you to be a scapegoat for others, I just tell you that you must leave Chenliu County overnight!"

"Why"

"Can't you think of it?"

Zhang Xuan stared at him sharply, "The Bohai Society must be secretly spying on you, and the reason why the Bohai Society did not notify the Sui army to arrest you is because they think that you will continue to infiltrate the Sui camp, and it will be more convincing to arrest you again at that time, but if you haven't done it after dawn, the Bohai Society will definitely notify the Sui army." ”

Xiong Kuohai jumped up in fright, he was not stupid, he knew that what Zhang Xuan said was not wrong, it must be so, he turned around and shouted: "Quickly pack up your belongings and prepare to leave immediately!" ”

He stood up and bowed to Zhang Xuan, "I will remember General Zhang's kindness for saving today, and it will be rewarded in the future!" ”

Zhang Xuan also smiled: "I don't want your return, I just respect you for being a hero!" ”

He returned the iron-tired bow to him, "I'll give you this bow!" ”

Xiong Kuohai took the iron bow, glanced at Zhang Xuan deeply, picked up the cooked copper rod and turned around and walked out of the gate.

"Let's go!"

He quickly left the house with more than thirty of his men and galloped eastward.

Zhang Xuan looked at the majestic sea and walked away, he knew that he had planted a seed of gratitude in the heart of the majestic sea. (To be continued.) )