Chapter 12: Assassination and Cliff Jumping
It's only been a day since the two got married.
"Xuan-Old General Mu, the young general is here." The loud voices of the guards sounded in the main hall.
Mu Zifeng and Mu Yuan sorted out the court clothes, and then entered the hall together.
Mu Zifeng looked around, the sides of the main hall were full of civil and military officials, and Jiang Lixuan was sitting majestically on the golden dragon throne in a dragon robe.
"It turns out that this is the early dynasty." He muttered quietly.
After performing the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, he found that among the hundreds of officials who were all men, Jiang Yue stood at the front in a big red robe.
It's not that harem women are not allowed to interfere in politics, and why did the princess stand on top of the court in a wedding dress.
Mu Zifeng was very puzzled in his heart.
Jiang Lixuan looked at the two of His Royal Highnesses, and said: "Yesterday, the envoy of Rongguo made a surprise visit to my Jiang country, and after listening to the envoy's intention, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, he decided to send the princess to Rongguo and his relatives. Do you have any opinions? β
Mu Zifeng's heart sank when he heard this, he looked up at the lonely back of the princess, and his heart was mixed. It turns out that even if you are a princess, there are times when you are not satisfied.
He thought that he should be happy to hear the news, but he didn't know why, he just couldn't be happy in his heart, and even felt a little uncomfortable.
"The minister has a play." A middle-aged man stepped forward.
"What else is there to do with Lord Shangshu?" Jiang Lixuan looked at the man who stood up and said.
"Back to Your Majesty, Rongguo has always been a wolf, and he will never let the princess go to make peace. Besides, the princess had a marriage contract before the young general, and marrying someone else must not be a good thing for the princess's reputation. Besides, there are three thousand beauties in Queen Rong's harem, and the matter of kissing is not a grievance to the princess. β
How willing is Lonely?
Jiang Lixuan sighed and said, "This matter has been decided, and I will send the princess to Rongguo tomorrow." β
"Your Majesty."
A voice rang out again.
Jiang Lixuan looked at the person who spoke and said, "Young General, I know that this matter is not fair to you, but there is no ...... in this matter" The words "place of consultation" have not yet been spoken, and he only heard Mu Zifeng salute and said: "Your Majesty is the lord of a country, and the ministers all listen to Your Majesty's decisions." However, the minister implores His Majesty to let the minister escort the princess to Rongguo. β
Mu Zifeng looked up and saw Jiang Yue looking at him blankly, with surprise, discomfort, and heartbreak in his eyes.
He can't help it, but he has to get the ceramic doll.
Mu Zifeng avoided Jiang Yue's gaze and asked again: "I beg Your Majesty to agree." β
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Lixuan agreed to Mu Zifeng's request.
The early dynasty retreated, and Mu Zifeng stood outside the hall until he saw Jiang Yue slowly walking out of the hall.
"Princess......" Mu Zifeng wanted to open his mouth to comfort, but he didn't know what qualifications he had to comfort, after all, he was in the palace just now, and he didn't say a word to refute it.
Jiang Yueyue's eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
She didn't look at Mu Zifeng, but said calmly: "Young General, please go back and rest early, and escort me to Rongguo tomorrow." β
Before the words fell, Jiang Yue left without hesitation.
Mu Zifeng sighed. He knew that Jiang Yue was blaming him. But this is the duty of the ancient princess, as long as she is not married, she may be sent to be married at any time. There is nothing he can do and nothing can be changed.
On the second day, the people in Chang'an City came out of their homes to greet the princess, Mu Zifeng rode on a white horse, looked at the mighty team behind him, and his eyes fell on the sedan chair beside him.
"Congratulations to the princessβ" The people's cries were deafening, and they knew that it was the princess's relatives who brought them peace.
Mu Zifeng rode a white horse in the direction of leaving the city in the midst of a call.
Not far away, Mu Yuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice: "It's good to go, it's good to go......"
Gradually, the convoy moved away from Chang'an City, and traveled farther and farther.
Pingyao Palace.
A white-haired man wearing a mask stood in the hall, and it was Mu Yuan kneeling next to him.
"Lord Wang, I brought the envoy of Rongguo into the palace according to your instructions, and Your Majesty also asked Feng'er to send the princess to Rongguo and relatives as you expected, I don't know what the prince plans to do next?" Mu Yuanbi asked respectfully.
King Pingyao didn't look at Mu Yuan squarely, but asked lightly: "What about the tiger talisman?" β
"In ...... What about here......" Mu Yuan took out the tiger talisman with trembling hands.
King Pingyao took the tiger talisman and a bloodthirsty sneer rose on his lips, "Next, it's time for the dog emperor to abdicate." β
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A month later, Mu Zifeng followed the envoy of Rongguo to the border of Rongguo, looking at Rongguo who was close at hand, Mu Zifeng ordered everyone to rest for one night, and then directly meet King Rong on the second day.
At this time, it was evening, and the weather in Rongguo's place was very changeable, the sun was scorching during the day, and it was cold at night.
Mu Zifeng watched the guards busily setting up the tent where they were going to rest at night, wrapped up in clothes.
"Back to the young general, you and the princess's tent has been set up, do you want to go and rest first?" A guard came to Mu Zifeng and said.
Mu Zifeng waved his hand and saw the envoy of Rongguo sitting in the shade of a tree drinking water, so he walked over.
"I don't know what title King Rong plans to give the princess?" Mu Zifeng asked curiously.
The envoy of Rongguo glanced at him casually, and did not look at him as a young general, but said casually: "Title? Hmph, I'm afraid it's hard to see King Rong at that time. β
"What do you mean?" Mu Zifeng felt very uneasy in his heart for a while.
Before the words fell, only a guard shouted "There are assassins, protect the princess and the young general!" β
The scene suddenly became chaotic, and I saw dozens of black-clothed people coming out of nowhere, rushing towards Mu Zifeng and them with long swords in their hands, and then when they turned around, they saw the shadow of the envoy of Rongguo.
The man in black was soon killed by Jiang Guo's guards, and the scene immediately became bloody.
Where had Mu Zifeng seen such a scene, his face turned pale, and his stomach churned. But he quickly adjusted his mind, and ran towards the carriage where the princess was.
"Be careful!" Jiang Yue looked behind Mu Zifeng and exclaimed.
At the same time, Mu Zifeng also felt that there was danger behind him, and he was in a hurry to dodge, so he subconsciously punched his backhand behind him, hitting the nose of the man in black.
The man in black staggered a few steps, but quickly steadied himself and slashed at him again with his sword.
"Your sister! You should have to slow down for a while when you punched you, why did you come again? Mu Zifeng complained speechlessly.
He dodged the attack of the man in black sideways, and raised his foot to kick the man in black out of the way.
Mu Zifeng was a little surprised that he would have so much strength, so he didn't think much about it, and hurriedly pulled Jiang Yue out of the carriage and fled towards the depths of the mountain.
"The princess and the boy ran away!" A man in black saw Mu Zifeng pulling Jiang Yue and running away.
The black-clothed man at the head stabbed a sword into the chest of a guard, and said angrily: "Chase! β
Mu Zifeng pulled Jiang Yue to run for his life, and the man in black behind him chased after him.
After running for a long time, he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly stopped.
One step further is the abyss...... Mu Zifeng looked down and saw the bottom...... His heart was pounding with fear.
He jerked around, and the men in black were stopping ten paces away from them, looking at them playfully.
"What should I do......" Jiang Yue looked at Mu Zifeng a little anxiously.
"Don't be afraid." Mu Zifeng grabbed her hand tightly.
To go further is to die, and to take a step back is also to die......
"Run, why don't you run?" One of the men in black sneered.
As he spoke, they pressed towards the two of them step by step.
Mu Zifeng can only gamble at the moment, he will definitely die if he is caught by the man in black, but if he jumps off the cliff, if it is a river below, he will not necessarily die, and if there are stones below, it can only be said that he is unlucky.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Yueyue, "Are you afraid of death?" β
Seeing that Jiang Yue shook his head, Mu Zifeng chuckled with relief and said, "It seems that today is dead or alive, and I can only resign myself to fate." β
After speaking, he hugged Jiang Yue and jumped off the cliff.
"They jumped!" The man in black came to the edge of the cliff and exclaimed.
The man in black at the head picked up a stone and threw it off the cliff, and after waiting for a long time without hearing an echo, he said, "It's so deep, they must have no bones." Let's go, go back and report to the lord. β