The breeze passed through the forest, blowing Yu Zhao's palms cold, and making Yu Zhao's eyes sore and swollen. His hand did not dare to retract, and he did not move for fear of pulling at his wound, and his eyes refused to blink, lest he would not notice the faint undulation of his breath when he opened his eyes again.

However, in a quarter of an hour, Yu Zhao felt that it was too difficult, Chu Ziyang rushed over with the imperial doctor, inspected for a moment, and said to Yu Zhao: "Concubine Chen Niangniang did a good job, but fortunately, the bleeding stopped." After ordering everyone to work hard to lift Chu Zikai in the position, Yu Zhao instantly felt powerless, Wen Luo came over to help her up, and slowly followed behind the crowd.

When the concubines and ministers got the news, they all rushed to the clearing in the forest one after another, and saw that Chu Zikai was carried back, and Yu Zhao was also covered in blood, and exclaimed, I don't know whether to worry or joy. It's boring, Yu Zhao ordered Feng An. "Your Majesty, the crown prince needs to recuperate, and send out all the idle people!"

Feng An immediately did so, and when those people left, they were still looking inside, some people were purely watching the excitement, while others were hoping that Chu Zikai would not be able to save him.

Just like Yu Cheng who came up to inquire about the situation in front of him, Yu Zhao's blood-stained hands clenched his fists tightly to suppress his anger, but fortunately, Zhuo Yao and Chu Ziyi also came. hurriedly came over and said: "Niangniang must be frightened, please calm down, everything is panicked in front of you, and you still need Niangniang to stabilize the situation." ”

He persuaded Yu Cheng again: "Lord Yu go back first, I think the adults are also in chaos, and please ask Lord Yu to sit in town and stabilize people's hearts." ”

This remark gave Yu Cheng a high status, and he felt comfortable listening to it. After thinking about it, Yu Zhao was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman, and today's scene might surprise her, and she couldn't ask anything for the time being, so she responded to Zhuo Yao's words and retired.

Bringing out a basin of blood water from the house, Yu Zhao was frightened, gritted his teeth and was invited by Zhuo Yao to the house where Emperor Yuan was. Chu Ziyang immediately stepped forward to inform the situation: "The imperial doctor has seen it, my father is just in a hurry, and it will be okay to rest well, and Chen Niangniang doesn't have to worry." ”

Yu Zhao nodded in thanks. "That's fine." I heard him ask again, "How is the situation of the imperial brother?" ”

"I don't know." Yu Zhao pressed the eagerness in his heart, and his eyes were slightly red. "His Royal Highness Lao Si takes care of His Majesty for me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is seriously injured, I have to go and see it first."

Chu Ziyang responded, and Yu Zhao handed Chu Ziyi over to the old lady to look at, and came to this side of the house. Chu Zikai's wound was unusual, the crossbow arrow would only cause a small wound, and it was impossible for Wen Luo to have such a big wound if he was blocked by Wen Luo's arrow. But the wound on his chest was clearly a big hole, and it looked scary.

At this moment, the imperial doctor helped him clean up and bandage, but he didn't seem to wake up. Yu Zhao was worried, but he didn't notice that the arrow he shot with all his strength in the palm of his hand was also cut by the string, and the blood oozed out of his fingertips and dripped on the ground, Zhuo Yao noticed it first. "Mother, your hand?"

Yu Zhao looked at it and casually took the cotton cloth next to him and wrapped it. "Out of the way."

I saw Feng An hurrying in again. "Niangniang, there is a Miss Wen Luo outside who wants to see you, saying that she has discovered the unusual thing about that crossbow arrow."

Yu Zhao immediately ordered her to be let in and hurried out.

Wen Luo ran out of breath, and when he saw that Yu Zhao was not tired, he hurriedly said: "Niangniang, I just went to my brother to confirm and tell you that this is a crossbow arrow invented by the former waiter Yunchi, and it can pop out of the flesh and spin on its own, which is extremely ferocious, so after the war, His Majesty ordered that this arrow should not be made again." ”

"People from the Yun family?" Zhuo Yao was puzzled: "Aren't they all disposed of?" ”

After a moment of quiet thought, Yu Zhao turned his head and asked the commander of the guards, "What did you find on those two assassins?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, the minister found two kinds of crossbow arrows on them, one of which was the same as the one used in the court assassination that day."

After listening to him, Yu Zhao nodded and ordered: "Hang the assassin on the torture rack, blindfold his eyes and mouth, don't let them hear any sound, don't give them a chance to die, and let him know when he wakes up." ”

After speaking, he took Wen Luo to the house and sat down, and asked her, "Why does your brother know that the crossbow arrow is only owned by the Yun family?"

Wen Luo replied: "Originally, when my father was here, he was on an errand with Yun Chi under Qi Shangshu, and it was because Yun Chi invented this kind of crossbow arrow that Qi Shangshu brought the squire. Daddy took one back that day and gave it to his brother, so he had an impression. ”

The Yun family has been wiped out, and it is impossible for there to be forces that can afford to invite Deadpool, and there is probably a direction in his heart, Yu Zhao turned his head and instructed Zhuo Yao: "Take a few people to hurry up and go to the next town to spend a lot of money to find a few ventriloquists." As long as you can hold up the scene, the performance will never go wrong, and it should come down no matter what the conditions are. ”

Although he felt strange, Zhuo Yao immediately turned around and went down to make arrangements. Wen Luo asked strangely, "Niangniang, why do you want to invite a ventriloquist to come?"

"They are all faithful men." Yu Zhao shook his head and sighed, looking at the bloodstained crossbow arrow on the table. "Such people are not afraid of anything, but they are afraid that their loyalty will be let down."

Although she didn't understand, Wen Luo felt that she was sad, so he didn't ask anymore and silently accompanied her. Yu Zhao lowered his gaze, opened the cotton cloth and looked at the wound on his hand, and the blood that flowed out was coagulated with Chu Zikai's blood. Holding it tightly as if he didn't feel pain, as soon as he closed his eyes, Chu Zikai blocked the arrow for himself, and the intricate emotions surged up, attacking his heart that he thought he was firm.

The room was so dark that it was not daylight, and the two scarred men were hung on the torture rack and could not move, and their mouths were gagged. Wake up and growl in horror. He tried to save his loyalty, but found that he could not do anything, and gradually fell silent, waiting for the torture to come.

Suddenly, I heard the footsteps of several people, and a deep and powerful voice came, laughing heartily. "Although I didn't kill Concubine Chen this time, killing the prince also makes people feel very happy."

The two men hanging on the torture rack were overjoyed when they heard the voice, and hurriedly struggled to call him over. A few people walked up to them, and another asked, "My lord, what do you think of the two people who stayed behind?" ”

A sneer rang out, and the person being questioned replied: "Naturally, it is to keep the promise and give preferential treatment." "Turned to a sinister tone." But he was given preferential treatment by Lord Ben in the underworld. ”

The two men on the torture rack seemed stunned, motionless, unable to believe what they were hearing. I heard another person: "Wouldn't it be too cruel to treat meritorious people like this?" If the body is found by the rest of the people, I am afraid that it will reduce the loyalty to the adults. ”

"Then spare them their lives." The man hesitated: "It's just that I've already seen things that shouldn't be seen, gouged out my eyes, cut off my tongue, cut off my hands and feet, melted my face with Wang Shui, and threw it into the performing arts team to be a monster." ”

Hearing this, one person respectfully flattered and said, "My lord's plan is very good, so be it." ”

After speaking, he ordered people to do it, and the two people on the shelf panicked and kept struggling, one of them was pulled down, gouged out his eyes through the black cloth, and the screams broke through the sky, and he couldn't help but scold: "Go together!" You old brute, you will be punished! ”

"Retribution?" The man scoffed disdainfully. "This official has never seen retribution for many years, and it is a blessing that your dog life can be used by this official, which is a blessing you cultivated in your previous life."

After speaking, he laughed with everyone, and one of them laughed: "These lackeys are really cheap, and if you give some benefits, you think you are a great character." ”

The person who was gouged out then had his hands and feet cut off, screaming again and again, and the man who was still hanging on the shelf was in a cold sweat and roared angrily. I heard the sound of my tongue being cut out again, and the screams and curses immediately turned into a sharp and piercing dry roar.

Finally, someone stepped forward and took off the cloth on the mouth of the remaining man, and when he was free, he immediately scolded: "Qi Xing, you are not a human being, brothers are desperately loyal to you, why do you treat us like this?" ”

"Because you didn't realize that you were dogs." Qi Xing replied disdainfully, and asked with mockery, "Desperate allegiance?" Why can't I remember a single thing? How useful can a dog be? ”

The man was crushed to the ground, filled with grief and indignation. roared: "Back then, Huaikou was encircled and suppressed, and the eldest brother worked hard to make meritorious contributions for you, and he did not hesitate to poison the old master, so as to ensure that you were the secretary of the military department." Fengyang assassinated, fifty or sixty people died for your life. stepping on blood all the way to do things for you, they all died willingly. This time, the three of us are also determined to die for you, are you not afraid of thousands of unjust souls asking for your life when you do this? It was as if the grief was so great that the man finished yelling, lost his breath and collapsed to the ground.

Qi Xing's voice didn't sound anymore, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and several ventriloquists who spoke knelt down.

"Good job, put it down and lock it up first." Emperor Yuan saw that the play was almost done, so he called it off. Turning to the ministers: "Presumably, all Aiqing, you have also heard all kinds of evil deeds clearly, what do you think should be the crime?"

Everyone knelt down and replied: "The crime of committing a heinous crime is heinous, please punish your majesty!" ”

"Since all of you Aiqing think so," Emperor Yuan hesitated for a moment and looked at Yu Cheng, "Yu Aiqing, I order you to cooperate with General Wen and return to Jingzhou, take back the power of Qi Xing's troops, and arrest this traitor." ”

Yu Cheng and Wen Jiang knelt down together to receive the order: "The minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations......"

After discussing the matter, Emperor Yuan hurriedly returned to the clearing in the forest, and as soon as he entered the door, he collided with the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground to plead guilty. Emperor Yuan patted his clothes and asked, "How is the prince?" ”

The imperial doctor hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the prince's body is strong, and his life is no longer in serious trouble, he only needs to recuperate until his injuries are healed." ”

Originally, the Qi Xing faction was very happy, and after hearing this, he was in a good mood, and Emperor Yuan waved his hand to let the imperial doctor retreat.

I looked up and saw Yu Zhao coming out of the house with Chu Ziyi. hurriedly smiled: "You girl's ghost idea is really good, I have solved the thorny problem for so many years by these artists you invited with some gold and silver." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is desperate to save him, I have to do something to repay." Yu Zhao's tone was worried. He asked again: "Your Majesty has to go back to Jingzhou first, and the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may not be able to bear the pain of the bumps in the carriage and horses." ”

"It's okay, it's okay to stay here for a while." After Emperor Yuan finished speaking, he walked to Chu Zikai's bed to look at the situation, came out and glanced around, and made a decision: "There is no need to move, I see that this is wide, as long as I send more people to guard against the beasts in the surrounding forests, it is a good place to recuperate." After taking care of the affairs every day, I also came over. You also stay here with Ziyi. Qi Xing fell, and those people outside stared at you even tighter, whether it was to please or make bad, it was annoying, just right to hide. ”

Yu Zhao suddenly thought of Wen Luo and asked, "If it weren't for Miss Wen's arrow blocking the force today, I'm afraid the situation would be even worse......"

Emperor Yuan sat down and took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I brought his brother and returned to Jingzhou to take up his post in a while. ”

Yu Zhao also sat down and suggested to Emperor Yuan: "Miss Wen's temperament and ability are not inferior to men, and she has a sincere heart, if she cultivates it well, she will definitely become a pillar of Great Chu." ”

"That girl is indeed a general." Emperor Yuan pondered, his tone a little hesitant. "It's just that she and General Wen's family ......"

What the monarch is most afraid of is that there are people in the court who are dominant. Yu Zhao was clear and slowly persuaded: "In fact, for people who are upright and can distinguish between right and wrong, some of Your Majesty's considerations are unnecessary.

Hearing her say this, Emperor Yuan put down the teacup and waited for her to analyze it carefully.

Yu Zhao said: "On that day, Wenluo's father chose not to rely on the power of the family to start from scratch, to work under Qi Xing, willing to be demoted to a soldier and not afraid of Qi Xing's authority and temptation, and died on the battlefield for Da Chu, which is enough to prove that he can distinguish the boundary between family and country. The Wen brothers and sisters have amazing abilities, but they have never attached themselves to General Wen's heart, and would rather be a dutiful watchman here. It is enough to see that the two of them inherited their father's training, were loyal to the country and disloyal to power. ”

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Yuan said: "There is some truth, since this is the case, I will try to carry it." Listening to her words, Emperor Yuan felt that sometimes he did pay too much attention to the influence of who and whose kinship. The father of the girl in front of her is also a hypocritical and cunning person, but he can completely stand on the line with himself and play a huge role. In the same way, as long as they are talents, as long as they have the heart of loyalty to the country, they can be under their command, and they should not be buried in the shadows with too many concerns.