Looking at Li Shixin, who was kneeling outside the door, Chu Haoyu did not speak immediately, but asked after a moment of silence: "Lord Li, your official position in Tianwei is not low, right?"

Looking up at Chu Haoyu, Li Shixin replied respectfully: "Thanks to the gift of our emperor, I am humbled to be the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard." ”

"Eagle Guard?" After muttering to himself, Chu Haoyu turned his head to look at Chu Zheng, with confusion in his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Zheng finally nodded and said, "Anyway, the son will know sooner or later, so the old slave will tell the son first." ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, Chu Zheng sorted out his thoughts before he spoke: "When the master was young, he expected that the world would be in chaos, so he ordered the eldest brother to build a secret agency to investigate intelligence. In accordance with the master's orders, the eldest brother secretly collected a group of orphans from all over the country, taught them martial arts and various skills, and then let them scatter and hide, some entered the imperial court, some entered the family, some joined the army, and some mixed into the martial arts. Later, as the master expected, the world was in turmoil, at this time, the information from all over the country also continued to send back to Fengcheng, the master was from these information to see the reality of the world, in one fell swoop to set this thousands of miles of country. In the middle, the dark guard is divided into three halls, which are hidden, thorn, and shield, which is now the Eagle Guard, Tiger Guard, and Dragon Guard. ”

After listening to Chu Zheng very carefully, Chu Haoyu's eyes showed an interesting light, and he opened his mouth to ask, "Why haven't I heard Uncle Da mention it?" Also, what do these three guards do? ”

Since he opened his mouth, Chu Zheng naturally had no more to hide, and replied directly: "After the world was calmed down, the eldest brother has been following the master's side, and Tianwei has been handed over to the fourth child." I didn't tell you, it was the master and the eldest brother who saw that you were still young and didn't want you to know. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Zheng glanced at Chu Haoyu before continuing: "In the three guards, the Eagle Guard spies on the news, the Tiger Guards are all dead soldiers, and the Dragon Guard is responsible for protecting the royal family, especially the safety of the emperor. ”

Looking at Chu Zheng, Chu Haoyu couldn't help asking, "Is it forbidden army and guards to protect the imperial city?" ”

The forbidden army guards the imperial city, and the guards select thousands of people from the 30,000 forbidden troops to guard the emperor's side all day long. In the past, when he was in Beijing, Chu Zheng was the commander of the forbidden army, and Chu Da was the commander of the janissaries.

Nodding, Chu Zheng opened his mouth to explain: "The forbidden army and the janissaries are both responsible for the emperor's safety, and so are the dragon guards, but one is bright and one is dark, and there are several peerless masters in the dragon guards, who follow the emperor's side all day long. ”

There was silence for a while, Chu Haoyu looked at Li Shixin and asked, "Deputy Commander of the Eagle Guard, the official position should be very high, right?" ”

When Chu Haoyu's words fell, Chu Zheng replied first: "It's very high." Young master, Tianwei is one level higher than other yamen, even when the Shangshu of the various ministries saw Li Xiaozi, they were also respectful and did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest. ”

Half-kneeling on the ground, Li Shixin did not feel the slightest smugness, let alone Chu Zheng's jokes, and still said respectfully: "The humble position is just to thank the emperor for his love." ”

With a soft sound, Chu Haoyu then asked, "Why is Master Li here?" I remember you saying that my eldest brother arranged for you to protect me. ”

Li Shixin did not answer, but bowed: "The poor protection of the humble duty has caused the prince to be injured, and the prince is also asked to punish him." ”

Pouting, Chu Haoyu said extremely dissatisfied: "I said I punished you, I asked you what you were doing." Eagle Guard, not Dragon Guard, but also deputy commander? After a pause, seeing that Li Shixin was still kneeling on the ground, Chu Haoyu snorted lightly and said, "Get up." ”

At this moment, Chu Zheng also thought of something in an instant, stared at Li Shixin and said: "Li boy, what the young master said is right, if someone really wants to protect the young master, it should also be Long Wei, what are you Li Shixin and the leader of the Eagle Guard here for?" ”

Under the gaze of the two of them, Li Shixin did not get up, and said in a deep voice: "The fourth master got the news a month ago, I am afraid that someone will be unfavorable to the seventh prince, and the emperor specially ordered the humble post to come to protect the safety of the seventh prince, and ordered the humble post to investigate the matter thoroughly. ”

While speaking, Li Shixin sighed secretly, and said secretly: "It is said that the Seventh Prince is naughty, but if he is not smart, then he can be naughty and playful, and the emperor and the emperor will love it." ”

"What?" In the shouting, a cold light flashed in Chu Zheng's eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Are you saying that the fourth child already knew that someone was going to assassinate the seventh young master?" ”

Shaking his head slightly, Li Shixin opened his mouth and replied: "It's just that there is news that he may attack the Seventh Prince, but I am not sure. The emperor sent the humble post over, just to protect the seventh prince secretly. ”

Seeing Li Shixin's unhurried appearance, Chu Zheng was annoyed in his heart, stared straight at Li Shixin and said, "Since the fourth brother got the news and asked you to come over, he will definitely not leave ten." You came but didn't show up, did you want to use the little master as bait? ”

Speaking of this, Chu Zheng was even more annoyed, stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Shixin and shouted, "Li boy, if you don't make it clear today, I won't be done with you." ”

Seeing that Chu Haoyu also set his eyes on himself, Li Shixin sighed lightly, but his words were still not in a hurry, and he said calmly: "General Chu, you should know about the Heavenly Thorn." ”

Hearing the word Heavenly Thorn, Chu Zheng couldn't help but be stunned, and blurted out: "Heavenly Thorn, Heavenly Thorn, are they really them?" ”

Seeing Li Shixin nodding, Chu Zheng couldn't help but shake his head, but hurriedly said, "Then Li boy, if you don't hurry up and make arrangements, we will go back to Beijing." ”

Seeing that the two of them were actually fighting dumb riddles, especially Chu Zheng, who had always been hot, was frightened, Chu Haoyu became more and more curious in his heart, and opened his mouth to ask, "Uncle Zheng, what are you talking about?" What is a Thorn? ”

Seeing Chu Haoyu's face, Chu Zheng knew that he might not be able to explain it if he didn't explain, but Chu Zheng knew that he couldn't explain clearly, so he had to speak: "Let Li Xiaozi say that he is the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, and he specializes in dealing with the Heavenly Thorn." ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu set his eyes on Li Shixin.

Under Chu Haoyu's gaze, Li Shixin nodded and said: "The former Zhao Dynasty also had a secret agency, named Shadow, which was responsible for monitoring the civil and military officials and the major sects of the rivers and lakes, and later the Zhao Dynasty collapsed, and the shadow also disappeared, but there is an additional organization in the world, dedicated to assassinating the civil and military ministers of our dynasty, and the first emperor has also been assassinated by the Heavenly Thorn several times, General Chu, as the commander of the forbidden army, is very clear." ”

Nodding heavily, Chu Zheng said in a deep voice: "After the world was calmed down, the master was assassinated several times, most of which were done by the group of traitors of the Heavenly Thorns. ”

When Chu Zheng's words fell, Li Shixin continued: "In the past ten years, Tianwei and Tianthorn have fought endlessly, each with its own victory and defeat, but it has never been able to find out the mastermind behind it. This time, the fourth master asked me to wait to protect the seventh prince while seeing if I could pull out the big fish. At the end of the words, Li Shixin lowered his head deeply.

After listening to Li Shixin, a cold light suddenly flashed in Chu Haoyu's black and white eyes, staring at Chu Zheng and asking, "Uncle Zheng, my father was assassinated by the Heavenly Thorn and the thief?" ”

For Chu Haoyu's gaze, Chu Zheng didn't dare to look at him, and finally lowered his head.

At this moment, Chu Haoyu still didn't understand. Taking a deep breath, Chu Haoyu once again set his eyes on Li Shixin and said, "Get up." I wonder what Master Li has found out? ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" In the sound of thanks, Li Shixin stood up and said slowly: "This assassination was done by the Heavenly Thorn, but it was only done at will. ”

"What?" In the midst of the unbearable exclamation, Chu Zheng stared straight at Li Shixin and shouted, "Li boy, you explain to me clearly what is going on." ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu's eyes, Li Shixin said: "The prince has only been out of the mountain for a few days, and he has a grudge with Guo Zhiyuan in Luoxia Town. ”

After a pause, Li Shixin continued: "Although the humble position ordered someone to secretly follow the Seventh Prince, since the night before, he has lost the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince, and as for the news that the Hidden Sword Villa is going to be unfavorable to the Seventh Prince, it was obtained from the Hidden Sword Villa. I can get it from Tianwei, and I can also come to Tianthorn, and then I ordered people to mix in it and secretly assassinate the prince. ”

Staring at Li Shixin, Chu Haoyu said in a deep voice: "How can you be sure that it must be the Heavenly Thorn?" ”

"Yes." shouted, Chu Zheng opened his mouth and shouted: "Who knows if you are excusing the Tibetan Sword Villa, you and Guo Zhenxing have a lifelong friendship." ”

Hearing the words of Chu Haoyu and Chu Zheng, Li Shixin's expression remained unchanged, and he still said unhurriedly: "At sunset last night, the Tibetan Sword Villa had learned the identity of the Seventh Prince, and then issued several secret orders to cancel the assassination, but the news was all gone into the mud cow into the sea and disappeared, so there was an assassination this morning, otherwise, the Tibetan Sword Villa is more than 300 miles away, how could Guo Zhenxing come here." ”

At this moment, Chu Haoyu's face eased, and seeing this, Li Shixin breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "This assassination, no matter what the result is, can implement the crime of assassinating the Seventh Prince of the Hidden Sword Villa. According to the laws of the imperial court, the assassination of the prince was conspired against and punished the nine clans. Tibetan Sword Villa is one of the five major schools in the rivers and lakes, if the imperial court really uses force against Tibetan Sword Villa, not to mention the martial arts test that is about to be held, I am afraid that everyone in the world will feel in danger from now on, and it will be difficult to accept the imperial court. ”

Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Li Shixin's eyes, and he said: "What's more, Your Majesty has another deep meaning in holding a martial arts test, once you use force against the Tibetan Sword Villa, Your Majesty's years of hard work will be ruined." ”

Looking at Li Shixin, Chu Haoyu looked puzzled, and opened his mouth to ask, "Martial arts test?" ”

Thinking that Chu Haoyu had just come out of the mountains and didn't know about the martial arts test, Li Shixin said: "Seventh prince, at the beginning of last year, the saint ordered to hold a martial arts test to select junjie for the imperial court. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shixin knelt down again and bowed: "Seventh Prince, this has become a place of right and wrong, please return to Beijing as soon as possible!" ”

Li Shixin was still worried, but he didn't say it. Seeing Chu Haoyu nodding, Li Shixin immediately said: "Let's arrange it, and the prince will wait a minute." After finishing speaking, Li Shixin bowed and left.