Suddenly remembering something, Masase said: "With His Highness present, the assassin is afraid that it will be difficult to succeed." ”

"What if my brother-in-law happened to be absent when the assassin made the move?" Tang Mingzhu asked with a smile.

He looked at Tang Mingzhu in surprise and said, "If this is the case, the chances of the assassin succeeding will be greatly increased. ”

Tang Mingzhu said with a smile: "I said it, my courage has always been very small. "It is precisely because of timidity that they will make up their minds and then act, and if they are not completely sure, they will never act rashly.

When Kazuko fell silent, the room was silent. Tang Mingzhu looked at the wine and food on the table and asked, "Do the two generals plan to accompany me to finish this meal, or do they plan to leave the venue halfway?"

Ziyin narrowed his eyes, slowly stretched out his hand, his palm paused in the air for a moment, and then resolutely picked up the chopsticks, and said with a smile: "The county lord is gracious, how can the last general not know what to do? The last general is willing to accompany the county lord and finish this meal." ”

His statement strengthened his determination. Cai Dang also picked up the chopsticks and said word by word: "Ziyin and I, born in the grass, have understood a truth since childhood, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, power and money can only be fought for with their own hands." The last general is willing to advance and retreat with the lord of the county. ”

The corners of Tang Mingzhu's mouth hooked, and said, "Okay, then we will enjoy the wine and food on this table together." ”

Junfu.

As the patriarch of the Jun family, Jun Shengtian has not stepped out of the house since he was placed under house arrest by the eldest grandson Bohao.

Later, the eldest grandson Bohao committed suicide, the Feng army entered Tianjing, the Ningnan court perished, and Jun Shengtian's house arrest was over, but he was still closed and did not see guests.

Today, the holy decree reached the king's mansion, and three days later, the emperor held a banquet in the palace, and invited Jun Shengtian to attend the banquet.

The news spread quickly, and the people of the Jun family couldn't sit still, and they came to find Jun Shengtian one after another. In the secret room of the Jun's Mansion, Jun Yaonian, who had gray hair, frowned and said: "The empress invited Shengtian to the banquet, but I am afraid that there is no good wine, and there is no good banquet!"

Jun Yaonian is Jun Shengtian's elder and is the same brother as Jun Shengtian's father.

Jun Shengtian sat in the center, drinking tea slowly, that is, he did not answer, nor did he make a statement.

Jun Yaonian glanced at him, turned his head to Jun Shengnan and said, "Shengnan, you have seen the empress, do you know what the empress's purpose is to set up a banquet this time?"

Jun Shengnan has already been demoted, and he is no longer qualified to participate in the court meeting, as for why Tang Ling set up this banquet, he doesn't know the inside story. He shook his head slowly and whispered, "Little nephew doesn't know. ”

Jun Yaonian frowned, he was angry and annoyed with Jun Shengnan, the dignified Minister of Finance, and the Jun family as the backing, was inexplicably demoted by two levels, if it wasn't for Jun Shengnan being too incompetent, how could it be so?

"Then tell me what kind of person the empress is. ”

Jun Shengnan lowered his head and said, "The little nephew doesn't know. ”

"Hmph!" Jun Yaonian was already too angry to ask him anything.

Jun Yaozu, who is the same generation as Jun Yaonian, said: "No matter what kind of person the empress is, since the holy decree has been issued, it is impossible for Shengtian not to go. ”

Jun Shengnan said cautiously: "Little nephew, I heard that this time His Majesty not only invited the eldest brother, but all the patriarchs of the Shi clan are also within His Majesty's invitation. ”

"That's why it's all the more worrying. As he spoke, Jun Yaonian looked at Jun Shengtian and said worriedly: "Shengtian, tell me, what are you planning in your heart!"

"The king wants the minister to die, and the minister can't not die, what's more, I'm just a cloth cloth and grass people now, Your Majesty wants to kill or chop, isn't it a matter of words?" Jun Shengtian said slowly.

"I can't say that, my Jun family has a big business, and among the major families, there is a hundred responses, and if the court wants to move my Jun family, it must first think about it, whether it still wants a stable and peaceful Haotian Kingdom!" Jun Yaonian said confidently.

Jun Shengtian smiled bitterly, if Tang Ling usurped the throne and came to power, without a foundation, the Jun family might still be able to coerce her, but Tang Ling has a huge wind country as a foundation, and in the wind country, I don't know how many jackals, tigers and leopards are eyeing the status of the Jun family.

"The confrontation with the imperial court, I think it can end here. ”

"Shengtian ......"

Jun Shengtian waved his hand, interrupted Jun Yaonian's words, and said: "You must know how to do things in moderation, otherwise, you will not be able to measure your strength and bring about your own destruction." ”

"The empress doesn't take my Jun family in the slightest, is this the end of the matter? Our Jun family can't even get an explanation?"

This day is different from the past, can't you still understand it now? Jun Shengtian was about to speak, when a light cough suddenly came from outside the secret room.

Jun Shengtian's eyes flashed, swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, raised his head and said, "Junle, come in!"

As he spoke, a strong man in his early thirties walked in from outside. He intervened in the salute to Jun Shengtian and said, "Master!"

"What?"

"Just now, someone from outside sent a letter. ”

"What about the messenger?"

"It's gone. ”

"Oh?" "The person who came just left the letter at the door and left, and the family guarding the door could not see clearly what it looked like, whether it was a man or a woman. ”

"Show me the letters. ”

"Yes, sir!" Jun Le pulled out the letter from his cuff and handed it to Jun Shengtian respectfully. The latter took it, looked at it over and over again, and didn't see anything wrong, and only wrote the words 'Jun Shengtian personally enlightened' on the envelope.

He took out the letter paper and unfolded it, and there were only a few numbers in it: If you want to save the Jun family, tomorrow at noon, see you in the Shili Pavilion in the eastern suburbs, and only your Excellency can come alone. There is no signature at the end of the letter.

After seeing it, Jun Shengtian frowned, and everyone present stretched their necks one after another, wanting to see what was in the letter.

Jun Shengtian folded the letter unhurriedly, put it into his cuffs, and said indifferently to Junle: "Okay, go and get busy with you!"

"Yes, master, the villain retires!" Junle is Jun Shengtian's henchman, and he is also the leader of the young generation of Jun Jiayong Champion.

Jun Yaonian asked curiously, "Shengtian, whose letter is so mysterious?"

Jun Shengtian smiled indifferently and said, "Maybe, it's just a boring person!"

Although there is no signature in the letter, and it is not indicated who the person who wrote the letter is, at the end, there is a large seal, the great seal of the governor's palace.

The people who had access to the Great Seal of the Governor's Mansion were all the highest-ranking figures in the Governor's Palace, which shows that the person who wrote the letter was one of these people.

But to Jun Shengtian's surprise, among the high-level officials of the Governor's Palace, there was no one who knew him well, let alone a disobedient person, so this letter came too strangely.

He still couldn't figure out the specific intentions of the other party, and he didn't want to say anything more to the Jun family present, so he didn't have to cause a lot of trouble.

The next day, at noon, Jun Shengtian still went to the Shili Pavilion in the eastern suburbs as promised.

However, Jun Shengtian did not come alone, there were three people who came with him, one of them was Junle, and the other two were Jun Fei and Jun Peng.

Fei and Peng are both old men in their sixties, and they are also the elders of the brave champions, with strong spiritual martial arts and profound cultivation, and the two are over sixty years old, but they only look like they are in their early forties.

A group of four of them, all dressed in civilian clothes, especially Jun Shengtian, wearing linen cloth pants, a pair of straw sandals underneath, and the trouser legs were still pulled up, looking at it, it was no different from an ordinary farmer.

Shili Pavilion, as the name suggests, is ten miles away from Tianjing City. Because Shili Pavilion is far away from the official road, pedestrians rarely pass by here, and the nearby is inaccessible and relatively desolate.

After arriving at the Shili Pavilion, Jun Shengtian sat alone in the pavilion, and Jun Fei, Jun Peng, and Jun Le stood in a triangular position, guarding the surroundings of the pavilion.

Time passed minute by minute, but the person who won the sky did not show up for a long time. Jun Shengtian can still be as stable as Mount Tai in the pavilion and continue to wait, but Jun Fei, Jun Peng, and Jun Le also showed impatience.

Jun Le walked near the pavilion and whispered to Jun Shengtian, who was sitting inside, "Master, is the other party not coming?"

Jun Shengtian sat on the stone bench, didn't understand the movement, and said slowly: "Wait for another quarter of an hour, if the person hasn't appeared yet, we will go home." ”

"Yes, sir!" Junle agreed, returning to his post.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and the vicinity of the Shili Pavilion was still empty, and there was not even a ghost in sight. Jun Shengtian stood up, walked out of the pavilion, and said neatly: "Go home." ”

Jun Fei and Jun Peng immediately protected his left and right, Jun Le led the horses, and the four of them got on the horses one after another, and when they were about to return the same way, the crisp Luan bell suddenly rang.

The four of them rode on horses, and they all turned their heads to look over, only to see a carriage slowly coming out of the forest not far away.

An ordinary carriage. The driver of the car was covered with a cloak and wrapped tightly from head to toe, but the waist plate on his waist was particularly eye-catching, with the word Shura engraved on it.

Seeing the coachman's waist card clearly, Junfei Junpeng Junle gasped in unison, and whispered in unison: "Master, it's a person from Shura Hall!"

Jun Shengtian's eyes flashed, and he regained his composure. Yes, those who can move the Great Seal of the Governor's Mansion are except for the high-level of the Governor's Palace, that is, the Shura Hall under Shangguan Xiu.

It seems that the person who made the appointment with him was from the Shura Hall. Thinking about this, he was relieved. Jun Shengtian narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked intently at the carriage that was coming.

The carriage stopped when it was about five meters away from the four of them. Holding the hilt of his sword, Junle stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "Who is sitting in the car?"

The coachman did not say a word, and the body sitting in the car was also motionless, his head was slightly lowered, and most of his face was hidden in the cloak, only the mouth and jaw were faintly exposed.

"I'm asking you, who is sitting in the car?" Junle had already drawn half of the sword from his side, but the coachman still didn't move, and he didn't reply.

At this moment, a delicate voice came from the carriage: "I asked Master Jun to come alone, but Master Jun didn't seem to pay attention to what I said. As he spoke, the curtain of the car was raised, and a little girl with a flowery face and moon appeared from inside.

No one expected that the person who made an appointment with Jun Shengtian would be a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, Jun Fei, Jun Peng, and Jun Le all frowned.

As soon as the coachman's figure flickered, everyone felt that the other person had fallen to the ground, and then he took her arm and let her get off the carriage.

Jun Shengtian carefully looked at the little girl in front of him, although she was not very old, and her facial features had not fully grown, she was already born with a sinking fish and a goose, and she was ashamed of the moon.

What surprised him the most was that the person in front of him was somewhat similar to Tang Ling's portrait.

Of course, she can't be Tang Ling, so who is she?

"It's really disappointing that the dignified general is so timid. The little girl walked steadily past Jun Shengtian's horses, walked straight into the pavilion, and said without looking back, "Don't you want to know my identity, Master Jun?"

"Master, beware of deceitful ......," Jun Fei reminded in a low voice.

Jun Shengtian only hesitated slightly, but still floated off the horse, followed the little girl, and also walked into the pavilion.

The little girl turned back, her little white hand raised slightly, and stroked the jade pendant on her waist. The jade pendant is beautiful, but the pendant of the jade pendant is even more beautiful, it is a night pearl. As a general, Jun Shengtian was well-informed, and he had already concluded at a glance that this jade pendant was by no means a folk thing.

She spoke slowly and said, "My name is Tang Mingzhu. Master Jun can call me Zhu'er, or you can call me the county lord. ”