Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Provincial Government Minister's Office

"What? The dragon boat caught fire and sank? Hurry up and block the news and arrange manpower to search for the emperor's whereabouts along the river. ”

A well-proportioned and handsome middle-aged man with three strands of long hair, wearing pajamas and bare feet, commanded an official in shock.

After the official left, the man sat down on the chair behind him, and in a state of uncertainty, he sat on the ground, and the table and chair behind him rubbed against the ground and made a tooth-aching creak.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" A beautiful woman dressed in the same pajamas and a fine silk robe walked out of the inner hall and rushed to him when she saw this scene.

The man raised his head with a painful expression, and retorted in a short and eager whisper: "Don't shout! Help me up. ”

But the woman is just a weak woman, who grew up in a big family, and has a small foot wrapped in fashion, where does she have the strength to lift the man up?

The man was stunned and tossed on the ground for a long time before he struggled to sit up from the ground, his body already covered with prostrated sweat.

"Wen Yao, what's wrong with you?" The beautiful woman looked at her husband distressedly.

The man who fell was none other than the political envoy of Guangdong and the prefect of Guangzhou: Xiang Wenyao, this middle-aged beautiful woman was his wife, Gong Muer.

Xiang Wenyao shook his head, did not reveal any secrets, but said: "There is an urgent matter in the yamen, you go and bring my official uniform, I will go and deal with it immediately." ”

"But, your injuries?" Gong Mu'er was a worried reminder.

"It's just a knock, it's not in the way, you go quickly, don't delay the business." Xiang Wenyao urged.

Gong Mu'er had no choice but to do what her husband said, and when she came back, she not only had a complete set of government mansions in her arms, but also a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"Official, according to your orders, I didn't alarm others, but you are really uneasy about your concubine body, knowing that the official has official business to do, so drink this cup of tea before leaving."

Xiang Wenyao looked at his wife affectionately, and said movingly: "Madame, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm tired of arranging a carriage for me, I want to set off immediately." ”

After speaking, he took the hot water and drank it all.

After a while, Xiang Wenyao got into the carriage and ran out, Gong Mu'er looked at her husband with worried eyes, and the maid next to her covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Madame and the master are really in love."

Gong Mu'er's face turned red, she glared at the girl a few times, and turned back to the room with a faint sigh, and the door slowly closed.

Beijiang, a small boat floated on the water, beside him was a protective phalanx composed of more than a dozen brocade guards, fortunately it was not a big river like the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and there were not many undercurrents underwater, so everyone could float on the water so comfortably.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the reflected river and was stunned, someone was already blatantly trying to assassinate him, can this Guangzhou Mansion still go openly? Or wait for Wang Ji to come before making plans?

But if he really hides, will it cause turmoil in the court? What should I do if someone takes advantage of the opportunity to make trouble?

Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen asked: "Guo Mao, are your pigeons still there?" ”

Guo Mao was beside Zhu Qizhen, and when he heard the emperor's question, he hurriedly turned his face away, and then quickly shook his head and said: "I didn't bring it out when I put out the fire, and now I can only wait until I get to the city and find the Jinyi guard on duty to deliver the news." ”

"Where will we drift down the water?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

Guo Mao was not familiar with Guangdong's water and land transportation, and when he heard Zhu Qizhen's question, he hurriedly shouted: "Ye Biao, you talk back." ”

Ye Biao, who was floating not far away, stepped on the river and came to Zhu Qizhen's side, and his underwater legs symbolically knelt down.

"Back to the emperor, Beijiang can go directly to Qingyuan Mansion, and then you can use the carrier pigeon in the Qingyuan Guard. And as long as you enter Qingyuan Guangzhou, it is close at hand, and you can let Dong Xing's general soldiers come to greet him, and the emperor will be safe at that time. Ye Biao replied.

"Qingyuan?" Zhu Qizhen muttered.

Then he narrowed his eyes and said with some confusion: "Since you can set the dragon ship on fire and sink, why don't you just arrange for the assassin to assassinate you?" Is it because you don't dare? No manpower or something else? ”

Doubting in his heart, Zhu Qizhen didn't want to blindly walk into an unknown place, he couldn't figure it out when he was lying in the water.

"Perhaps, they are not here for the emperor at all, or do they want the emperor to think that they are here for the emperor?" Li Xian spoke on the other side.

"That's right!" Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up, and then he hurriedly ordered: "Return to Shaozhou!" Investigate the incident on the spot! ”

The river is surging, and the people in the water hit the water and swim to the shore.

Guangzhou General Military Office

"What? You say the emperor! Dong Xing, who is currently the deputy chief soldier of the left, shouted at the top of his voice, and his beard exploded on his face.

"Dong Zongbing, be quiet! How can such a thing be said?!!! Meng Jian, the head of the household, said anxiously, and after finishing speaking, he didn't forget to see if anyone heard it.

Dong Xing hurriedly covered his mouth, and a pair of big hands stretched out to almost cover his entire face.

Meng Jian pulled Dong Xing to sit down on the side, leaned on the other party's ear and said, "Lord Dong, the plan for today is to report to the imperial court as soon as possible to prevent chaos!" ”

Dong Xing distanced himself from Meng Jian, and said in disbelief: "Emperor, heaven, phew!" The situation above has not yet been determined, is it inappropriate to report it rashly? ”

Meng Jian sighed, looked at his toes in confusion and said: "If it's fake, you and I will only be punished, at most I will lose this clothes, but if it is true, if I don't report it at this time, it will be turned upside down!" ”

"Dong Dudu! Dong Dudu hurry up, there is something important to discuss! Xiang Wenyao limped in from outside the door.

A pro-soldier beside him followed with a pale face, and wanted to pull Xiang Wenyao as he walked, and persuaded: "You wait for me to report before entering, Lord Fantai, don't you want the villain to die......"

Dong Xing heard the sound outside, his eyes lit up, he walked out of the main hall gate in a few steps to greet him, and when he saw the visitor, he suddenly felt cordial and inexplicable: "Lord Xiang, my lord of the domain, you are really here." Go back and do your own thing, you won't need it here. ”

If the soldiers are amnestied, they should leave quickly.

Dong Xing took Xiang Wenyao's arm, and after entering the main hall, Meng Jian was already standing and waiting, the three of them looked at each other a few times, and sighed before they spoke.

"Alas!!!!!"

Or Dong Xing, a veteran general in the army, opened the conversation and said, "Lord Xiang, I'm afraid you're here for?" ”

Xiang Wenyao looked at the two people newly sent by the imperial court, and had no intention of testing again, and said in a deep voice: "Don't do the detour thing, it's already at this time, let's talk about what to do." ”

Dong Xing and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of hesitation in each other's eyes. The disappearance of Geng Jiuchou and the others has not yet been clarified, and this lord of the domain himself is not clear, can he dig out his heart and lungs with him?

Xiang Wenyao obviously knew what the two meant, but in the current situation, if he didn't do something, he would be assassinated by virtue of the emperor, even if his life was not in danger, it was enough for him to be executed.

"Although I, Xiang Wenyao, am not a smart person, but I can still take things out, whether it is the safety of the emperor or the two Qincha, there is a mistake under my rule, how can I, the landlord, get rid of my responsibility?

The plan for today is to find the whereabouts of the saint as soon as possible, make every effort to minimize the impact, and then wipe out these moths, so that the two of them can live up to the trust of the imperial court, otherwise I am afraid that a crime of dereliction of duty will not be able to escape, and even if I kill Xiang Wenyao at that time, what is the use? ”

Dong Xing and Meng Jian silently exchanged opinions, and finally made up their minds, and the figure flashed in front of the sand table.