Chapter 69
Looking at the blanket handed out from the crack in the door, Tang Yin's heart suddenly warmed, the blanket was not covered yet, and it was already hot under his body.
The princess of your empire is indeed so considerate, how can she not be willing to protect her?
He took the blanket, nodded deeply, and whispered, "Thank you, Your Highness the Princess." ”
"General Tang doesn't have to be polite!" Yin Rou said with a blushing face.
She was wearing a white nightdress, and the hazy moonlight poured on her body, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, and like a fairy in the dark night, so hazy, illusory and noble.
Tang Yin's eyes were deep, and he couldn't take his eyes off Yin Rou's body for a long time, at this time, he clearly knew that he was not Yan Lie, and Yin Rou was not a crystal, he was simply attracted to her.
Under the gaze of his burning gaze, Yin Rou's little face turned even redder, and she hurriedly said, "I'm going back!" After speaking, she immediately closed the door tightly, and then he heard the sound of footsteps, and then, there was a muffled bang, thinking that she had thrown herself into bed.
The corners of Tang Yin's mouth unconsciously raised, and his face showed a rare gentle smile, such a smile may not have even been seen by himself.
It's hard to imagine that one day he will spend the night outside a girl's door, but he also understands that he is not forced, no matter who he is, no matter where he is, no one can force him to do what he does not want to do.
Sitting outside the door, covering the blanket that Yin Rou gave him, there was an indescribable sense of happiness in his heart.
This escort mission was the first meeting between him and Yin Rou, and it also gave rise to a subtle relationship between the two, which also laid the foundation for the great change in Tang Yin's development in the future.
As he expected, the assassin did not act again that night, the wind was calm, and when the sky was slightly bright, Tang Yin woke up, listened carefully to the sound in the room, breathing evenly, obviously Yin Rou was still asleep.
He didn't bother her, quietly went downstairs and went to find Qiu Zhen.
Qiu Zhen basically didn't sleep that night, and had been busy hunting down the assassins. He arranged for five commanders, divided into five teams, to conduct a large search of the city, hoping to find out the traces of the Assassins, but the results were disappointing, as if the Assassins had disappeared into thin air, and the search was late, and there were no clues.
After listening to Qiu Zhen's report, Tang Yin was not surprised, the other party came prepared, and the assassins were all outstanding spiritual cultivators, and it was not easy to find clues.
He didn't plan to delay in Wancheng for long, so he decisively ordered the whole army to pack up their things and prepare to leave for Yancheng.
As soon as he gave the order, he moved in unison, and the soldiers of the 2nd Corps began to pack up the camp and bring their own things. When the commanders came back one after another to report to him, Tang Yin went to find Yin Rou.
At this time, the sky was already bright, Tang Yin knocked on the door, and waited for a while before he heard Yin Rou's indistinct reply, and then, a female palace opened the door and asked softly: "Her Royal Highness the princess is still resting, is there anything wrong with General Tang?"
Tang Yin didn't squint, and said, "We have to leave immediately, please let Her Royal Highness the princess get up and freshen up, and I'll wait outside." ”
The female officer asked with a sad face, "Now?"
Tang Yin said: "I didn't find out the whereabouts of the assassins last night, and there is no news of their escape, I think the assassins are still in Wancheng, and it will be more dangerous for Her Royal Highness the princess to delay here for a moment." ”
"Ah, I'll report to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" the assassin's deterrent power was really strong enough, and the female officer didn't stop it, and the horse was sent to the room.
Tang Yin waited in the courtyard of the hotel for almost half an hour before Yin Rou and his entourage walked out of the main room.
After seeing the ceremony, there was no extra nonsense, Tang Yin gave Yin Rou the carriage and immediately urged his subordinates to leave the city.
Wancheng is not far from Yancheng, even if you walk, it is only half a day's journey.
Afraid of accidents, Tang Yin ordered his subordinates to speed up the march.
They set off from Wancheng early in the morning, traveled all the way, and arrived at the boundary of Yancheng at noon.
Seeing the city wall of Yancheng from a distance, the soldiers of the Second Corps breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and when they arrived here, it was equivalent to complete safety.
Moving forward again, I saw the flag outside Yancheng, the soldiers were like a forest, and there was a neat and majestic team standing.
Tang Yin was stunned in his heart, and looked at it carefully, there was a royal flag in the team.
After thinking about it, he slowed down his horse, turned his head sideways and called several commanders in the rear, and said, "You may come out to greet Her Royal Highness the princess in person, and you should let the brothers line up in a square and line up!"
"Understood!" several commanders took the order and left.
Tang Yin's team is lazy and scattered, and it takes a lot of effort to gather together at this time and go to the team to rest. I only heard people shouting and neighing, and the shouts from front to back and left were endless.
Seeing that his subordinates had finally lined up the team, Tang Yin straightened his waist and accelerated his horse to move forward.
He guessed correctly, the Wind King Zhanhua did come out to greet him in person, and he was accompanied by the important ministers of the Wind Country Manchu Dynasty.
Tang Yin is the first time to see the King of the Wind, Zhanhua is nearly forty years old, he looks dignified, has a graceful demeanor, and has a Confucian temperament.
The others were either riding horses or standing on both sides, only he was wearing a gorgeous black brocade robe, sitting in the carriage, and Tang Yin could guess his identity without asking Tang Yin, not to mention that the dancing girl in the crowd was glancing at him again and again.
When he got closer, Tang Yin turned over and dismounted, because he was wearing armor, he could only bow his hand, and said: "Tang Yin, the commander of the second corps, see you!"
Zhanhua had heard of Tang Yin's name, looked at him carefully for a while, smiled lightly, waved his hand and said, "General Tang has worked hard all the way. ”
Tang Yin said: "You are polite, your subordinates are just doing their duty." ”
"Hmm!" Zhanhua nodded slightly, raised his eyes to look at the carriage behind him, and asked, "How is Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
The idea of the assassin assassinating the princess has reached Yancheng. Tang Yin said: "Thanks to the king's blessing, Her Royal Highness the princess is safe and sound." ”
"That's good!" Zhanhua sighed first, and then said to Tang Yin: "This time you have made meritorious contributions to protecting Her Royal Highness the Princess, and this king will reward you heavily." ”
"Thank you!"
"You go down and rest first. ”
"Yes!," Tang Yin bowed again, and then stepped aside.
Next, Zhanhua stood up, stepped out of the carriage, took the important ministers of the court, and greeted the carriage where Yin Rou was.
The dance girl in the crowd did not go with everyone, and slowly fell to the end, and after everyone walked over, she came to Tang Yin's side, suppressed the joy of reunion in her heart, and asked in a low voice, "I heard an accident?"
Tang Yin nodded and said, "Twice." ”
"Twice?"
"One was near Chongcheng, attacked by bandits, and the other was actually in Wancheng, that is, last night, by assassins. Tang Yin glanced at Wu Mei deeply and said, "It seems that none of the tasks you gave me can be easily completed!"
Wu Mei was slightly red by him, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "How did I know that such an accident would happen?!" After speaking, her face sank, gritted her teeth and said, "How can this be true, who is so bold?"
Tang Yin said: "The bandits who attempted to attack Her Royal Highness the princess for the first time have been all of them, and there are more than a thousand of them, and the second assassin is obviously prepared, very powerful, and it is the city lord of Wancheng who has cooperated with the outside and almost let them succeed." He knew that this matter had little to do with Li Xian, but in order to make his face better, he could only sacrifice Li Xian.
"Wancheng City Lord, Li Xian?" asked Wu Mei in surprise.
He nodded and said, "That's right, it's him!"
"This is really strange!" Wu Mei muttered with a puzzled face: "Li Xian is a human being, he has always been timid and afraid, how could he suddenly go crazy and assassinate Her Royal Highness the princess this time?"
"Do you know him?" Tang Yin was shocked.
Wu Mei shrugged her shoulders and said, "I had contact with him when I went to Wancheng before, but I didn't know him. ”
"Oh!" Hearing this, he sighed secretly, fortunately, Li Xian is not a dancer, otherwise things will be really difficult.
Seeing him bow his head and meditate, Wu Mei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You did a beautiful job this time, and the king himself said just now that he would reward you heavily, it seems that your position is about to step." "The number of soldiers under the dancer's command can also be increased by one or two. She added in her heart.
Under the wind country, the princess Yin Rou was called very respectful, not only did the king personally lead the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty out of the city to greet him, but also held a grand welcome ceremony in the palace, which can be said to give the imperial family face.
As the commander of the corps, Tang Yin's position can only be said to be not low, but it is not high enough to enter the palace to participate in the feast.
Because of his merit in protecting the princess, he and the second corps under his command were put on a three-day long vacation, and the tension of the past few days was finally relieved, but he couldn't see Yin Rou, Tang Yin felt a little lost and missed.
He wanted to take advantage of these three days to have a good rest, but he didn't expect these three days to become a turning point in his life.
Tang Yin escorted the princess from Baguan to Yancheng, and had two accidents, which were resolved by him one by one, the first time he annihilated a gang of thousands of bandits, and the second time, although he did not eliminate all the assassins, he also successfully caught the "accomplice" Li Xian, which is a great achievement.
Wu Yu was naturally kind to Tang Yin in the imperial court, and proposed to promote him to the general of Zhenxi and take charge of the three corps.
The first to stand up against his proposal was Liang Xing, the prime minister of Zuo.
Tang Yin is a dancer, how can Liang Xing allow him to become big and increase the power of the dancer, if he is replaced by someone else, he may not be so strongly opposed, but for Tang Yin, he just hates and fears in his heart, and at the same time makes up his mind that he must not give him the opportunity to soar.
At this time, the hidden danger of Tang Yin's friendship with the Liang family completely surfaced, and it also became a fatal obstacle to his career, but Sai Weng knew that it was not a blessing, and Liang Xing's prevention at this time pushed Tang Yin to take another path that was completely different from the current one.