Yue Peng led him to a lonely compound 10 miles to the southeast, where there were no flags and no hustle and bustle. Outside the gate, there were only two guards dressed in civilian clothes, and it was eerily quiet.

When he arrived at the door, Yue Peng showed a wooden sign to the two guards, and when he wanted to leave, he followed Yue Peng into the compound. The inside of the compound was very wide, except for the surrounding houses, and in the middle was an open flat land. There were many men in uniform who were wielding guns and swords. It feels like a military camp, but the people here are not wearing armor, and the weapons are not uniform long ges or spears. If he had some doubts, he was led into a large hall by Yue Peng, as if it was for special deliberations.

There was already a person inside, burly and tall, with broad eyebrows, eyes like torches, and a long sword hanging from his waist. ”

To return the salute and nod yes. Yue Peng told him that this adult was a soldier. After the greetings, the members of the army are asked to leave their seats.

Wu Yuan said: "I heard that strong men have always been known for their bravery, and they dare to humiliate the warriors Jiaoqiu in front of everyone. And with courage but hatred, never close the door at night, brave and strategic, the soldiers are deeply admired! ”

I wanted to leave and thank you, although I was a little surprised in my heart, but I didn't dare to ask, thinking that what happened last night must be known to the adult in front of me. So he bowed and said: "The villain has a cloth cloth, and he has no strength, and he has always wanted to make a contribution, but he has no chance to enter." Since the adults are called, the villain must be ordered by the adults! ”

The soldier shook his hand and smiled: "The strong man is not for me to dare to summon him, but for the king to use." I wonder if you are willing to contribute to the king? ”

If you want to leave yourself, you are invited by the soldiers and join the Dragon Guard Battalion. However, it is not under the jurisdiction of Yuepeng, Ali and Tian Fang, and is directly ordered by the soldiers.

On the second day, the soldiers entered the court, paid their respects to Lu privately, and complained in front of King Wu about the courage to leave. Wu Yuan said: "The king had to be a master before, and a sword would determine the world." Today, the minister is fortunate to visit a person, brave and wise. It can be the king's troubles. ”

I am overjoyed, and I would like to hear about it.

Wu Yuan said: "His name is to leave, a native of Wu State, and now lives in Gusu. Because the ministers went to the house of Dr. Yi Kuang to pay their mother's condolences, Yujian on the table humiliated the warrior Jiaoqiu in front of everyone. Speechless. Later, the minister sent a fine work to follow the two. That Warrior Pepper Hill? If you want to take advantage of the night to follow and kill him, and if you want to leave, you also know what it means, so you don't close your door at night, and once again blame each other with reason, so that Jiaoqiu? Ashamed of himself, so the minister knows his bravery! "I talked about it in such detail, and I told you to leave the wisdom and bravery.

He Lu said happily: "According to Mr., this person must have the courage of 10,000 people, I don't know where to leave at this time?" ”

Wu Yuan said: "The minister knows his bravery, and he has been summoned to Longwei and sent by the king." ”

He Lu sighed: "Then please ask Mr. to summon him for the widow." It's just a pity that this pepper hill, with the name of a warrior, can fight with the water god in the lake, naturally there are some means, but it can't be used by the widow. ”

A few days later, the soldiers were asked to leave the palace to pay homage to King Wu. Because he heard the soldiers boast of the courage to leave, he expected to be a burly and abnormal man, and he must be a great husband and a general character. When he saw that he was about to leave, he saw that his figure was only slightly more than five feet, his waist was bigger, and his face was ugly.

He Lu was displeased in his heart, looked elsewhere, and asked: "Mr. Wu said that he wanted to leave in front of the widow, are you what Mr. said he wanted to leave?" ”

To know what it means, he replied: "The minister is small and weak, and he will fall down in the wind, how can he be brave?" But as long as the king has something to send, the ministers should go all out, and they dare not resign! ”

It shouldn't.

The soldier was relieved, so he stepped forward and said: "A good horse is not whether it is tall and strong, as long as it can carry weight and go far, it is a good horse within its ability." People are the same, although they are not good-looking and ugly, they are very intelligent, brave and resourceful. In the opinion of the minister, if it is not this person, it cannot be done, please don't judge people by their appearance, and lose this available talent. ”

The heart is especially undecided, so let the two of them step back and wait for him to call each other one day.

Wu Yuan and Yao Li returned to Longwei. The soldiers discussed the matter of Qingji, and told the story of Ziwen's assassination of Qingji in detail, especially about Qingji's extraordinary bravery: "Qingji has the courage of ten thousand people, known as the first warrior in the world, if there is no careful Jihua, it is very difficult to get rid of him." Moreover, Ziwen missed last time, and it would be even more difficult to go to Qingji and get close to him. ”

To leave the way: "Helplessly, the king has an ugly face and a short stature, and he doesn't want to use it." Even if the villain has the ambition to serve the country, he has no choice but to give up. ”

The soldiers were confident that they wanted to leave the Longwei camp and wait, and wanted to go to the back/palace to see King Wu in person.

The soldiers got into the carriage and came from the Guxin royal horse to the rear/palace.

At this time, it is early autumn, Longwei Camp is located in the suburbs, there are trees on both sides of the post road, and some leaves are beginning to show a yellowish autumn mood. Gu Xin saw that the soldiers had been sitting silently, so he asked, "Your Excellency's face is like frost today, isn't there something difficult about it?" ”

The soldier pondered for a long time and replied: "You went to Aicheng with Ziwen to assassinate Qingji that day, I haven't figured it out, how Ziwen was recognized by Qingji and fell for the scheme?" Ziwen has always been thoughtful, and his martial arts are naturally not bad, why did he miss it easily? I never thought it through. ”

Gu Xin said: "The villain later learned about this, and he also thought about it carefully, according to the detailed report of Zuihou's return, Ziwen was recognized by Qingji, which should be related to a previous martial arts exercise." ”

The soldier's heart was shocked, and Gu Xin spoke in detail.

After the villain got the reply letter from Qingji to cover up, he returned to Wu with one person, leaving a fine worker in Aicheng to wait for the news of General Ziwen. Ziwen killed himself by mistake, and the fine work came back immediately after knowing the news, and I later asked him to tell me all the news of Ai Cheng's visit, saying that after a martial arts exercise hosted by Qingji, Ziwen received a reward from the guest. Qingji praised General Ziwen for not only his extraordinary swordsmanship, but also his skill in sleeve arrows. ”

The soldier interrupted Gu Xin and asked in surprise, "Hidden arrows? Ziwen demonstrated his skill with a sleeve arrow? ”

Gusin nodded, and said that this is what the fine work said.

The soldier patted his thigh and sighed: "It's really a mystery!" Maybe Ziwen was too anxious and showed his feet. I finally know why he was tricked. ”

Gusin wanted to know what was going on, but the soldiers were silent.

The soldiers entered the palace to see King Wu, and they were still a little unhappy when they saw that they were recommending, and they knew that the person they recommended made him very disgusted.

Wu Wang said: "Mr. has always been thoughtful, and the widow is a little puzzled. Even Ziwen lost his hand and died, why did Mr. recommend such an unbearable person for the widow, is there no one in my Wu country to use? ”

He Lu held a new orange in his hand and asked.

Wu Yuan said: "Ministers have always known people, and they don't take their appearance. The minister knew that the king had always appreciated Zhuanzhu. But although the population of our country is large, how many people can there be? If the king wants to be selected according to the criteria of specialization, it will be difficult to achieve his wish. Why didn't the king give him a chance to give it a try? ”

"Why bother to send to death in vain?" King Wu didn't raise his head, still peeling his oranges.

"The ministers listened to the detailed report, and Qing Ji gathered the dead soldiers in the Patriotic Congress, and they were eyeing the tiger. Although the Dragon Guard Battalion has been formed, it is useless to send more assassins without a well-thought-out Jihua. If the king really can't rest assured about leaving, how about the minister thinking that he can select a few people from the Longwei camp and leave to rob and kill Qingji? ”

King Wu listened to what the soldiers said, and changed his displeasure slightly: "Let the Longwei camp help, you can give it a try." After the widow retreats from the dynasty tomorrow, Mr. will let him leave the palace to meet the widow? ”

When the soldiers saw that King Wu was relieved, they were ordered to retreat.

On the second day, when he was about to leave the palace, a palace supervisor took him to the palace secret room. Walk through a long corridor flanked by high gray walls. Turning around a delicate small hall, under the red wooden pillars is a carved stone seat, and from time to time there are palace maids or palace eunuchs passing by. I didn't dare to look up if I wanted to leave, and I didn't know how far I went, thinking that this palace was really a huge labyrinth.

When they arrived at an independent courtyard, the palace eunuch stopped and let Yaoli go in alone.

And thou shalt go in with thy feet raised, and behold, there shall be a soldier standing at the gate of the courtyard. When one of the guards went to one of the houses inside to report his leave, he announced that he was going to leave.

King Wu was sitting alone on the couch, and when he saw that he was about to kneel in front of him, he paused for a long time before he ordered him to get up and sit on his side.

Yao Li deliberately asked: "The person who the king is worried about must be the former prince Qingji." The minister can remove it for the king. ”

He Lu smiled dumbly: "Qingji is a fierce tiger, fast as flying, has the courage of ten thousand people, and is known as the first warrior in the world." In the eyes of the widow, if you are not his opponent, are you not killing yourself? ”

To deviate: "Those who are good at killing people are not brave in wisdom, and those who are good at leading troops are not in strategy, and they are not in many people, and their reason is the same." As long as the minister can enter the body of Qingji, the minister will definitely be able to kill him. ”

"The wise man has gathered the chivalrous strategists of the Quartet; With Ziwen's mistake last time, how can you gain his trust? He doesn't trust you, how can you get close to him? ”

"Since Qingji is recruiting outlaws from all over the world, the minister has a chance to get close to him. The minister has a strategy, which can get rid of the jealousy. ”

When King Wu saw that his will to leave was very strong, he ordered him to leave.

That is to leave but to tell a vicious self-harming jihua, and in the end he becomes a completely different character from Zhuzhu. For more information, see the next chapter, "The Bitter Meat Scheme".