Xu Rui's assassination in Wentian Pavilion quickly alarmed the Ministry of War, Changxing Mansion and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

The tragedy of the dark chess riot a few months ago is still vivid, I didn't expect Xu Rui to provoke a new enemy so quickly, even Xiao Jinwu privately sighed that Xu Rui, the disaster star, offended people too quickly.

However, the campaign to investigate the dark chess is still vigorously carried out, and every day people are secretly investigated by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, or directly arrested, and everyone does not want to relive the nightmare again.

Several yamen quickly sent people to control the scene of the incident, but strangely, the assassinated Xu Rui and Princess Qixia both said that they could not provide any useful information, and the work of capturing the murderer came to a standstill from the beginning.

Reluctantly bid farewell to Princess Qixia, Xu Rui took the young girl all the way back to Liu's Mansion, and just stepped into the gate of Liu's Mansion, Liu Yi personally sent a bad news to the two.

Just when Xu Rui was assassinated, Wu Liji's envoy entered the palace!

The envoy submitted a petition to the Great Wei on behalf of Uliji, and his attitude was very respectful, saying that Bilegh Khan had colluded with other tribes in a vain attempt to get rid of the control of the Great Wei, and Uliji had no choice but to get rid of him.

Emperor Hongwei Longyan Dayue praised Wuliji's loyalty and courage, and named him the new khan of the Jinshan Department in court, but the ranking of the Jinshan Department was reduced from the first of the 36 to the ninth.

Hearing this news, Xu Rui sighed, this is Emperor Hongwei's tough response to the court, he wants to use this to tell the entire court that anyone or anything that dares to hinder the southward strategy will face his most radical response.

Emperor Hongwei made a great determination to solve the great trouble of the Southern Dynasty first, but in this way, the northern grasslands buried deep hidden dangers.

In fact, if it weren't for King Yu's troubles, Xu Rui could have spent a few months quietly persuading the emperor to put pressure on the grassland, not only to avoid war, but also to temporarily delay the ambitions on the grassland, but unfortunately things still went in the worst direction.

The steppe civilization of this world has not yet shown its fangs, and the most bloody and brutal destruction of the agricultural civilization has not been painful, and even Emperor Hongwei did not realize how terrifying his decision was.

But Xu Rui, who had seen the Battle of Yashan cut off the thousand-year-old Chinese civilization and the opening of Shanhaiguan to rewrite the course of Chinese history, knew that once the tiger in the north was released, it was likely that it would not only be the Great Wei that would be eaten, but even the Southern Dynasties and the other six countries would not be spared.

The so-called absence of China after Yashan, and no China after the Ming Dynasty, the brilliant civilization and advanced status of China were cut off by the hands of the two steppe peoples, the Mongols and the Jurchens.

Moreover, the barbaric conquest of advanced civilizations by backward civilizations and the natural fear of minority domination over the majority will inevitably lead to the regression of civilization and the prevalence of conservatism.

Strangling the bud of capitalism, cutting off the development of firearms, strictly controlling ideology, and implementing a policy of enslavement were to a large extent the humiliation of China for more than a hundred years after 1840.

If history repeats itself in this world, it is likely that not only the ruling power of the nation will be lost, but the entire civilization will be greatly destroyed, or even directly regressed.

Thinking of the terrible consequences, Xu Rui inevitably complained a little more about the young girl's stupid tricks.

And after learning the news, Qingnu was like five thunderbolts, which not only shattered her last hope of recovering the country, but also represented that her use value had fallen to the bottom.

Now that Uligi's minions are already working in Changxing, if she loses her usefulness, her situation will become very dangerous, because the people who shelter her may abandon her at any time.

The young girl immediately went back to her room and began to pack up, looking ready to run away at any time.

"What, don't you plan to wait for your prince to come to you?"

Xu Rui leaned on the porch and watched with interest at the young girl packing her luggage.

Qingnu snorted coldly: "You don't have to say cool words, in fact, we are just using each other, and you just want to treat me as a chess piece." ”

Xu Rui shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said, "Who in the world is not a chess piece?" Isn't the emperor also a pawn of this country? In fact, it's good to be a chess piece, at least it shows that you still have the value of being used. ”

The young girl threw a dagger that was about to be put into the burden on the bed, turned around and looked at Xu Rui fixedly and said: "Anyone in the world can be a chess piece, and I can too, but I will only be my own chess piece, and my fate must be in my own hands!" ”

Xu Rui smiled dumbly: "The ideal is very plump, but the reality can no longer be described as skinny, it is simply a hungry refugee." ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui suddenly looked up at the sky, and Nunu said, "Do you know what's there?" ”

The young girl glanced at Xu Rui suspiciously, too lazy to go crazy with him, turned around and continued to pack her luggage.

Xu Rui said to himself: "It's right if you don't know, the world we exist in may be completely different from the world we know."

Because we have always used our senses, our knowledge, and everything we can understand to visualize the world, and much of the world itself may be beyond our comprehension.

So the more you know and understand the world, the more confusion and ignorance you have, and when you see the world as it really is, you will realize how ridiculous it is to say that you have your destiny in your own hands. ”

Hearing Xu Rui's words, the young girl paused, gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know what you're talking about, only people like you who eat enough every day and have nothing to do would consider such a problem." ”

Saying that, the young girl turned around again, looked at Xu Rui fixedly, and said, "Have you ever been hungry?" Have you ever experienced life and death? Have you tasted everyone around you, and it is possible to stab you in the heart with a knife at any time? Have you been chased like a wild dog and fled?

I was born in the steppe, and as the daughter of Bileghan of the Jinshan Tribe, I can be regarded as the so-called royal family, the bloodline of the Immortal Heaven.

But I was born with hunger, sickness, and all sorts of intrigues!

The warriors of the tribe will starve if they can't get anything back, and if the winter is bad, they will starve, and even if the mare is sick and can't milk enough, they will starve.

For as long as I can remember, everyone in the tribe will tell me that when I grow up, I will marry into another tribe and bring a better life to the tribe like exchanging cattle and sheep, and this is the whole meaning of my life.

My beauty did not bring me the slightest luck, but made me even more unlucky, because there were too many people who coveted me, and the tribe wanted to exchange me for more things, and fought at least dozens of battles for this!

I'm only sixteen years old, but I've been kidnapped seven or eight times, and each time I've been able to get away with it!

I was eleven years old when I was first taken captive, and the filthy and horrible man, a horse thief, stripped naked in front of me, and then came at me with a sinister grin.

I saw in his eyes a fiery desire, which was terrified at that time, but like a lamb there was no room for resistance.

If it weren't for the fact that my father Khan thought I still had some value and shot him with an arrow before he took possession of me, maybe I would have been the mother of several children today, or I might have been sold into slavery somewhere after I got tired of playing with me.

I thought everything would be fine when I got back to the tribe, but everyone just wanted to trade me for the sheep and cattle, the horses, the iron pots, and the gold they wanted.

Because many people in the tribe died when I rescued me, and warriors are always the most valuable property in the steppe, my father Khan was angry with me, but he did not want to whip me and leave a scar, for fear of destroying my value, so he simply hung me on an ox cart to vent his anger.

For two whole days, I did not enter the water under the scorching sun, and was tortured more viciously than witches.

Later, every time I was taken captive, I did everything I could to preserve my virginity, using dirty methods that I couldn't even talk about.

Although chastity is not as valued on the grassland as you Han people, I understand that every bit of value in me cannot be wasted, because once I lose it, I may lose the value of life and be abandoned.

Since then, I have told myself that this world depends on mountains and mountains, and everyone runs, and only by relying on oneself, only by firmly controlling one's destiny in one's own hands, and not relying on the charity and mercy of others, can one live with dignity!

Well, if I really am a cow or a sheep, then now that I don't even have that broken cowshed, and the whole world wants to kill me for meat, should I stand up stupidly and let the murderers who slaughtered me drink and feast? ”

In the end, the young girl's voice was already a little hysterical, and her eyes were full of tears, but she stubbornly refused to bow her head, let alone let the tears slide down her cheeks.

Xu Rui looked at her coldly, since the first meeting, she has always given Xu Rui the feeling of being confident, cunning, scheming, and ambitious, and this is the first time she has shown her heart so unabashedly.

Maybe Xu Rui has experienced no less suffering than her, and some places are even more cruel, but Xu Rui is not in the mood to tell her, because suffering is not a meritorious medal, and he will not reduce the harm to himself because others have experienced more suffering.

Hey, the same people who have fallen from the end of the world, why should they have met each other......

Xu Rui sighed lonely in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "You won't make any progress in Changxing City, hurry up and put away your things, and I will send someone to send you to a safe place." ”

The young girl looked at Xu Rui in surprise and opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Xu Rui said again: "You don't have to count on King Yu, there may be confusion between Jiangshan and the beauty sometimes, but once you wake up, you will only hate the karma that once blinded your eyes even more."

Believe me, he is not a lover, let alone an idiot, you can't lie to him for a lifetime, not to mention that he entered the palace today to see the saint, even if he can't figure it out himself, the saint will help him figure it out, maybe now he already hates you to the bone. ”

After speaking, Xu Rui took a deep look at her, turned around, and strode away.

The young girl looked at Xu Rui's back, and for some reason her heart suddenly soured, and the tears that had been stubbornly refusing to slip down instantly seemed to be a flood that burst the embankment, no matter how patient she was, she still couldn't stop it.

At night, Xu Rui took Qingnu and Bayin to the outside of Changxing City, and the appearance of the two of them had undergone earth-shaking changes at this time, which was naturally the masterpiece of Liji, a makeup master.

The three of them were surrounded by a group of people dressed as merchants, who looked honest and honest, without any flaws, but in fact, those were Li Kuang's subordinates, Jinyiwei's secret spies.

Xu Rui plans to use Jinyiwei's secret channel to send Qingnu and Bayin to a place where they will not be found by Uliji for the time being, as for what happens in the future, it is up to them.

Xu Rui can do so much, not because of his lack of ability, but because of the cost of not allowing it.

Looking at the entire universe, any bit of resource is actually a bargaining chip to survive, but some people have more chips, and some people are on the verge of bankruptcy.

"You're not trying to trick me out and let these people kill me halfway, are you?"

The young girl on the horse looked like a woman in her forties, but her starry eyes were as moving as if she could speak.

Xu Rui shook his head: "Even if I want to sell you, you don't have a choice, do you?" So when you go on the road with peace of mind, sometimes thinking too much can be a burden. ”

Qingnu nodded, was silent for a moment, and said, "This separation may never be seen again for the rest of your life, will you regret it?" ”

Xu Rui smiled: "Meeting is fate, you should be content with this fate, regret is too luxurious for me." ”

Qingnu also smiled, I don't know if it was Xu Rui's illusion, he always felt that there seemed to be a touch of crystal in her eyes at this moment.

"I can't see through you, but my gut tells me you're a good person."

The young girl turned her face, I don't know if she was saying to Xu Rui.

Xu Rui smiled and shook his head: "I hope your intuition is wrong, because good people don't live long, bad guys live for a thousand years, although I don't want to be a king, but I don't want to die young." ”

"I'm leaving!"

The young girl ignored Xu Rui's joke, and suddenly raised the reins of the horse without warning, and the healthy horse suddenly spread its hooves and ran forward.

Seeing her disappear in front of him little by little, Xu Rui had an indescribable complex emotion in his heart.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, the young girl grabbed the reins on a small hill in the distance and shouted at Xu Rui: "I'm leaving, don't let her down!" ”

After speaking, she turned her horse's head, like a swimming fish returning to the sea, and ran without a trace, just like when she suddenly appeared in front of Xu Rui that day.

"Heh......"

Xu Rui suddenly laughed and shook his head helplessly.

"Young Master, don't you really feel sorry? She's so beautiful......"

An Ge also looked in the direction where the young girl disappeared and muttered a question.

Xu Rui touched An Ge's head and put his arm around his shoulder, as if talking to himself or to him.

"The long river of time will always roll forward, instead of regretting the past, it is better to plan for the future, not to mention, the more beautiful things are, the more uncomfortable they are, if you don't have such a big mouth, don't eat such a big cake."

An Ge broke free from Xu Rui's magic grasp and asked curiously, "Young Master, is it Princess Qixia that she makes you cherish?" Can you and the princess really make it? ”

Xu Rui's body paused slightly, he didn't speak, but walked straight in the direction of Changxing City.

At this moment, he laughed long in his heart, but it was a helpless wry smile.

The princess is a good girl, but she may leave this world at any point, and since she can't give her everything she wants, why should she leave a promise in the first place? Take a step, look at a step.

This night, Xu Rui's footsteps were extremely heavy, and his back was extremely lonely.