Northern.

The farther north you go, the colder the weather becomes, and the bitter north wind blows like a knife on your face.

The team of 100 people led by Su Wu had a face on everyone's face as if the immature face of a three-year-old child had been struck by the wind.

Their lips were chapped, they wore thick cotton hats on their heads, and they walked in the wind and rain for half a month.

The endless grassland is not full of green, but withered yellow.

The person in the team who was familiar with the terrain pointed to the mountain in the distance and said, "My lord, there is the Great Xianbei Mountain in front, and after passing through this mountain, we are not far from the tribe of the wolf clan." ”

The north wind was very strong, and even if the man spoke at the top of his voice, his voice was very small.

But Su Wu could barely hear it, and he looked back and saw that it had been more than a month since he left the territory of Great Zhou. The five hundred people who accompanied him, who ran and died, and those who were eaten by the wild beasts of the steppe, in the end only a hundred or so remained.

No one knows what kind of suffering they went through during this month, maybe God knows.

"My lord, it is getting dark, there is no shelter around, and at night we are vulnerable to wild beasts, so we should look for a place where humans live." The man said.

In the savannah, if they set up camp in place, they could easily become the target of the beasts.

Especially with winter approaching and food shortage on the grasslands, humans are undoubtedly the best food for beasts that are about to hibernate.

If you want to survive in the grasslands, you must find a place where humans live, and only there are wild animals who dare not approach.

"It's wilderness all around, where are we going to find people." Su Wu was also at a loss.

Just when they were at a loss, the man pointed not far away and said excitedly, "Look, my lord! There is a fire. ”

Seeing the firelight, everyone seemed to see hope, and they waved and shouted frantically to the firelight.

The sound of their call quickly caught attention, and the end of the firelight, seeing them, immediately turned its direction to the group.

When they approached, Su Wu saw the people who were rushing to the front to resist, and immediately shouted: "That's not the herdsmen, it's the cavalry of the Northern Liang." ”

The Beiliang border is hundreds of kilometers away, and they can't patrol here.

If it wasn't a patrol, there was only one possibility: intercept and kill yourself to prevent the Zhou Dynasty from cooperating with the wolf clan.

"Run! Come on!! ”

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The Mansion of King Zhao.

Xiao Wuxin hurriedly took the imperial doctor to Xiao Yanting's mansion, but saw Princess Zhao touching her tears alone.

Seeing that Xiao Wuxin was here and was about to salute, Xiao Wuxin even helped her up, accompanied by Queen Xiao Qingxi.

"I brought the best imperial doctor in the world, and I won't let him die." Xiao Wuxin said angrily, and then said to Xiao Qingxi: "Queen, you accompany her, and I will take a look at the fourth child's injury." ”

Xiao Wuxin came to the ward, and all the best imperial doctors in the palace came, and they were doing their best to rescue.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Wuxin had been waiting outside, and at the same time, Xiao Wuxin sent the "Imperial City Watchman" to search for the assassin with all his might.

And Xiao Wuxin's order to them was "Use all means and all forces to catch the assassins, and see people alive or dead corpses." ”

No one had ever seen Xiao Wuxin's anger, but everyone also knew very well that Xiao Yanting, the king of Zhao, was the most relied on prince of the Holy Heaven today, and if he died, the Great Zhou Dynasty would tremble.

I don't know how much time passed, but the Imperial Doctor finally came out of the room.

"How's the situation with King Zhao?!" Xiao Wuxin asked hurriedly.

The imperial doctors did not dare to conceal it: "Your Majesty, Prince Zhao's injuries are very serious, and the assassin's blade has injured his heart, and the bleeding has stopped, but it is unknown whether he can survive it." ”

Xiao Wuxin's fists were clenched tightly, and no words could describe the anger in his heart at this moment.

"Your Majesty, we will analyze the wound of the prince, it should be caused by a dagger shaped like a snake." One of the doctors said.

Serpentine dagger?

Xiao Wuxin drew the general appearance of the dagger on the ground and said, "Is this the case?!" ”

Everyone nodded when they saw it.

"Beiliang's pit viper knife dagger!!"

This unique serpentine dagger, which Xiao Wuxin had seen when he was in Beiliang, was an extremely sharp and treacherous dagger.

Due to its unique shape, once pierced into the human body, the sinuous blade will completely destroy the internal organs.

This is also a necessary weapon commonly used by the killers of the Northern Liang to assassinate.

"Tuoba Yuan!!"

Xiao Wuxin slowly said these three words.

Tuoba Yuan not only sent people to infiltrate the imperial court, but also sent assassins to assassinate the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It's really tolerable, it's unbearable.

And Tuoba Yuan's anti-water and provocation are just as Zhao Juzheng said, he is no longer the former prince, but the real emperor.

Be ruthless.

There is no worst, only worse.

When evil things come one after another, it's like Pandora's box being opened, and countless bad things strike.

Returning from King Zhao's mansion, the military department brought two bad news.

First, Su Wu's team lost contact.

Second, the Northern Liang sent 50,000 troops to spare the defense line of the northern frontier, first attacked the 20,000 troops stationed in the capital, and then burned down the granary on the outskirts of Beijing, cutting off the connection between the capital and the outside world.

The 50,000-strong army approached Jinling, and there was a great tendency to break the city.

Xiao Wuxin misestimated Tuoba Yuan, he didn't expect that the other party would really dare to send troops, and he didn't expect that the Zhou Dynasty's defense line was already known to him, this is the horror of his infiltration power.

All the bad things came one after another, and it became the biggest crisis during Xiao Wuxin's reign.

And at this critical juncture, Zhao Juzheng sent a clever plan.

When Xiao Wuxin opened it, there was only one word written in it: "Forbearance".

After seeing this word, Xiao Wuxin already understood the true purpose of Beiliang.