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The county government is also surrounded by houses and eaves, and there is no natural barrier to use as cover, Gu Qingming secretly guessed that if these assassins were really the same group as last time, then the purpose of their entry into Jiandong County should be the county government.

And this time, unlike the last one, the sneak attack may have been unsuccessful, and the assassination was their goal.

No matter what the other party wants to do, Gu Qingming has to take precautions, he not only asked Gu Yan to lead people to guard the county office, but also notified the county guard Lord Du to strengthen the defense of the county office, let the officials change the guard and patrol, and inform Yang Hao and Sun Hui not to sleep soundly tonight.

After listening to Gu Qingming's words, all the people were not sleepy and were waiting.

Sure enough, in the dead of night, there was a fierce sound of breaking wind in the darkness, as if it was the sound of some kind of weapon cutting through the sky, and when Gu Qingming opened the door and went out to look, Gu Yan was already fighting with the comer.

Immediately afterwards, six or seven black-clothed people appeared in all directions at the same time, and then dispersed, heading towards different rooms, it seemed that the targets were Yang Hao and Sun Hui, and of course Gu Qingming.

However, Gu Qingming had already prepared, and before these black-clothed people approached, the soldiers and servants rushed out from the shadows, surrounded these people, and fought together.

And Gu Qingming himself also joined the battle group, his eyes immediately locked on the person who was the last to strike, and then without hesitation, he held the long sword in his hand and attacked it.

Generally speaking, in an assassination group like this, the last one to strike is the leader, because the subordinates can solve the matter, they don't bother the leader to do it, and only when the subordinates can't solve it, the leader will take action himself.

Gu Qingming's menacing attack made that person overwhelmed for a moment, but after reacting immediately, he blocked Gu Qingming's blow, and the two exchanged hands.

After you came and I dismantled more than a dozen moves, Gu Qingming was secretly frightened, on fighting alone, his martial arts have few opponents in the world, and the younger generation talks about martial arts cultivation, I am afraid that only Yiwang Shen Che may be able to compete with him.

But the person in front of him, as Gu Yan described, was sturdy and burly, and he was clearly not from the Central Plains, especially the high nose bridge and wide eyes under his masked scarf, which were obviously the hallmarks of the Beidi people.

Gu Qingming had been guarding the northern border for a long time in the past, and he knew the Beidi people very well, and when he saw the person in front of him with his own eyes, he could immediately judge it.

But because of this, he was even more surprised, when did Beidi come out with such a master? Last winter, Beidi attacked, and Qin Yuankai ordered the northern expedition to block Beidi from the border city. If there was this person at that time, how could Qin Yuankai win so easily?

Seemingly...... These people are really not sent by Lord Zhou, just with a small Taichang order from Lord Zhou, and such a clever killer is not invited.

With a blow, the two of them met with long swords in the air, and the sound of weapons colliding was very clear in the night sky. Because Gu Qingming was on par with the other party, the two of them quickly retreated after making a move, turned around, and landed one after another.

And Gu Qingming's speed was a little faster, and after he landed and stood firmly, he happened to see the back of the other party turning around.

This back is very familiar, it is the person I saw before who disguised himself as a disaster victim but left in the opposite direction. All the clues were intertwined, making Gu Qingming understand in an instant that all these actions should be planned by the person in front of him.

Gu Qingming didn't move, he stared at the man three meters away in front of him, locked his face tightly, and deeply rooted his eyes into his bones, remembering them thoroughly.

The person on the other side looked at the surrounding situation, the county government had already been controlled by Gu Qingming's people, the Gu family's army was able to fight well, it was not in vain, for such a long time, his people had not been able to capture it and achieve their goal. It looks like tonight's action will be the same as last time, and it will end in failure.

Just when Gu Qingming confronted that person, Gu Yan's side had already gained the upper hand, and a sword swept over, and the man in black who was fighting with Gu Yan flashed past, but he didn't prevent Gu Yan from making another move, and struck out with one palm, the man in black couldn't dodge, and was injured on the ground, and then, the sword in Gu Yan's hand had already fallen on the neck of the man in black.

Seeing this, the person at the head suddenly made a gesture, and then took off into the air, and when the rest of the people saw this, they also retreated, and soon there was no one left, except for the man in black who had let Gu Yan subdue him.

Seeing them fleeing, the rest of the people wanted to catch up, but were stopped by Gu Qingming: "Don't chase, they will still come." ”

After speaking, Gu Qingming glanced at the man in black and said to Gu Yan again: "Take him to the prison cell of the county government and carefully interrogate him." ”

Although Gu Qingming is a member of the imperial court, he also knows the rules of the rivers and lakes, if it is a professional killer who goes on a mission, after being arrested or discovered, their first choice must be to commit suicide, or be killed by their own people, the purpose is to be afraid of leaking the secrets of the organization and the mission.

However, after this person was subdued by Gu Yan, he did not commit suicide, and before the other people left, they obviously had the opportunity to kill him, but they did not kill him, indicating that they were not killers from the rivers and lakes, nor were they bought to kill Yang Hao or anyone in the county government.

Then, combined with all the clues, there is only one possibility, these people are from the court of Beidi.

As for what he came to do, whether he wanted to kill Gu Qingming or wanted Chen to interfere with the Daning flood disaster, it remains to be determined. But...... It is still questionable why these people knew their path and set up an ambush in advance.

Just when the south was unsettled and rising again, Daning's court was also very unpeaceful.

Gu Qingming's eight-hundred-mile expedited performance still reached Shen Ze's hands in the evening of the next day. Shen Ze looked at the report from the south, his brows furrowed, and there was a faint worry in his heart.

"Your Majesty, General Gu Wen Taowuluo, since he has already sensed that something is wrong, he must be on guard, and he will definitely be fine. Lu Yingquan seemed to know what Shen Ze was thinking, so he said, "The most important thing for the emperor now is to keep an eye on the northern realm and see if the Beidi people will take this opportunity to be unfavorable to Daning." ”

"You're right, I'll immediately send my troops to defend the northern border. Shen Ze nodded, and then quickly drafted a holy decree, ordering Jiang Meiren's father to lead his troops to the north to prevent the Beidi people's surprise attack.

At this time, Luo Song walked in from outside and said to Shen Ze: "Emperor Qiqi, Zhao Gonggong of Jianzhang Palace is here, saying that the Empress Dowager has not spoken to Lu Shangyi for several days, and she misses it a little, so she specially invited Lu Shangyi to go to Jianzhang Palace." ”

When Shen Ze heard this, his eyes flashed slightly, what he missed very much, it was nothing more than wanting to know the news of the south from Lu Yingquan's mouth, and see if it was as she expected. What she cares about most is not whether Beidi will invade Daning, but whether Yiguo's strength will increase, and whether Yiwang will threaten her position.

"Your Majesty, since the Queen Mother summoned me, then I will go. Don't worry, I still know what to say and what not to say. Lu Yingquan said.

Shen Ze nodded and acquiesced in Lu Yingquan's words.

Maybe at the beginning, when the Queen Mother put Lu Yingquan by his side, he had been on guard and vigilant, but after such a long time, he already knew that although Lu Yingquan was the Queen Mother's person on the surface, he was actually towards him, at least so far, Lu Yingquan has not missed half a sentence in front of the Queen Mother.

Lu Yingquan said goodbye to Shen Ze, then turned around and left Changming Palace, following Gonggong Zhao outside and heading towards Jianzhang Palace.

At the same time, in the Hehuan Palace, Xiao Haizi also hurriedly ran to the hall and said to Yun Yao: "Miss Yun Yao, the Queen Mother has summoned Lu Shangyi." ”

"Have you ever seen Lu Shangyi go to Jianzhang Palace with your own eyes?" Yun Yao asked.

"Yes, the slave saw it with his own eyes, and together with Gonggong Zhao, he went to Jianzhang Palace. Xiao Haizi nodded and said.

When Yun Yao heard this, she turned to look at Rong Ya, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't speak. But Rong Ya already understood Yun Yao's intentions, so she stood up and said:

"I haven't been to see the Queen Mother for a few days, Sister Yun Yao, you accompany me to Jianzhang Palace, I'll talk to the Queen Mother. ”

"Yes, slave and maid obey. When Yun Yao heard this, she was overjoyed, and then asked people to prepare a sedan chair and went to Jianzhang Palace with Rong Ya.

The reason why Yun Yao wanted to go to Jianzhang Palace was because she knew that the Queen Mother summoned Lu Yingquan to inquire about the situation in the south, so what Lu Yingquan said must be related to Gu Qingming. Therefore, only by going to Jianzhang Palace can she hear Gu Qingming's news justifiably.

But she couldn't run away by herself for no reason, so she could only let Rong Ya use her as a cover. Fortunately, Rong Ya is also more optimistic about her and Gu Qingming, so she is happy to use this excuse for her.

Hehuan Hall and Jianzhang Palace both belong to the harem, the distance is relatively close, and Rong Ya is taking a sedan chair, which is much faster than Lu Yingquan walking, so when Rong Ya and Yun Yao built Zhang Palace, Lu Yingquan has not yet arrived.

But it's okay like this, lest the Queen Mother suspect that they came when they heard the news, so it was just a coincidence.

Rong Ya asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye, so she sat beside the Queen Mother obediently and talked to the Queen Mother.

"Ya'er is accompanied by Yun Yao, and her temperament is really different. The Queen Mother looked at Rong Ya, who was close to her, and couldn't help nodding and said, "When you first entered the palace, you had a dull temperament, you didn't like to talk, and you didn't like to be close to the mourning family, and you locked yourself in the Hehuan Hall all day long, and you didn't know what you were doing. But now, there are more smiles on your face, and people are more cheerful, knowing that you came to chat with the mourning family, the mourning family is very pleased. ”

The Queen Mother's words, although she was praising Rong Ya's changes, gave all the credit to Yun Yao, and felt that Yun Yao was by Rong Ya's side, making Rong Ya close to herself in her heart, so that she would be like this.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but increase her trust in Yun Yao a little more, after all, Yun Yao did have the ability to assist Rong Ya and make Rong Ya's heart turn towards her.

"The Queen Mother, Sister Yun Yao said that it is a responsibility and honor for Ya'er to become the queen, and this responsibility and glory are given to Ya'er by the Queen Mother. Ya'er should be happy and grateful, because in the whole of Daning, no woman is as lucky as Ya'er. Rong Ya followed the Queen Mother's words and praised Yun Yao, which made the Queen Mother even more pleased.