A slight whimper sounded from the corner on the left, and the soldiers tightened their weapons in their hands, and Situ Xi hurriedly waved his hand to explain to them.

"It's my hidden family dog."

He went to the corner and opened the cabinet door, and out of it came a Chow Chow, which he hid at the very first moment when the enemy rushed in.

……

Spears, swords, shields, swords, two groups of well-armed soldiers lined up, standing on both sides of the street, and from a distance, the two intersections of the street have also been surrounded by a large number of soldiers and horses.

This was the first time Situ Xi had seen the army of the Chu State, and according to the conversation between Commander Yu and Zuo Mingli, these people should be the forbidden army.

The crowd on the street should have been evacuated, several shops behind them were still burning, the street was in shambles, and there were still a dozen or so people lying on the ground who were dressed in the same clothes as the black-robed people in the house, blood oozing from their wounds, they were all motionless and silent.

The merchants on the street before entering the store also did not know where they had gone.

"Mo'er, are you okay, come on, let Uncle take a look, are you hurt?"

At the door, a middle-aged man in a white shirt with white temples saw Zhong Limo come out, he pushed away the two soldiers who were blocking him, and came directly to Zhong Limo, looking left and right around him, and did not salute Zuo Mingli and Zuo Shen.

"Uncle, I'm fine, but I don't know the situation, the incident happened suddenly, I really didn't expect anyone to dare to do it in the market in Xuan'an City." Zhong Limo spun around in front of him, patted the dust off his body, and signaled that he was fine.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhong Xiu pinched his face, picked him up and carried him on his shoulder, "Mo'er, the old man told you before, there is nothing wrong with listening to your father's words, how safe it is to stay at home, it is too dangerous outside." ”

"Uncle, put me down!" Zhong Limo struggled for a moment, this Uncle Zhong always treated him like a child of three or four years old.

And what he said was quite unreasonable, he couldn't go out for the rest of his life.

But today is really a bit unlucky, I didn't expect to meet someone to assassinate the prince.

"I've seen General Zhong." Zuo Mingli was really calm when he encountered the incident, he was very calm when he faced the sword just now, and now he can still salute people calmly after being assassinated.

"Ah, His Royal Highness King Geng is also there." Zhong Xiu casually saluted with his fists, and then he quickly came to the front of Commander Yu, grabbed the cloth belt that wrapped around his armor, and pulled it inward with force.

"Yu Yan, you explain to Lao Tzu, if I'm not mistaken, this Yuxin Street is under your control, tell me, how many heads do you have?"

"Lord Zhong, it's the last general's dereliction of duty." Yu Xiu's face showed a little bitterness, he first admitted his mistake, and then approached Zhong Xiu and whispered in his ear: "The top priority should be reported to Your Majesty first, His Royal Highness King Geng has just encountered an assassination, it is a dead man, it should have been planned for a long time." ”

"Lao Tzu wants you to give me an explanation now." Zhong Xiu didn't hear it, he didn't want to reason with people at all.

The sound of galloping horses' hooves continued one after another, and Situ Xi looked up at the source of the sound, and another group of cavalry approached the street on this side.

Unlike the existing Forbidden Soldiers in the streets, they were numerous, wearing red iron armor and leather armor on their heads, and when they arrived, they quickly dispersed, once again surrounding the street.

"Lord Zhong, don't mess around, how can you mobilize Xuanwuwei's soldiers at will."

Looking at these new sergeants, Yu Yan felt a bitterness in his heart, the assassination was already miserable, and today he met Zhong Xiu here.

This adult is notoriously "crazy", he used to be a subordinate of the old Huai Guogong, known for his bravery, he is a person who does not care about his own life.

He is alone, always alone, after the death of Huai Guogong, he basically has no bonds, and later the first emperor appreciated the errand in Xuanwuwei, and now he has become the leader of this guard......

In the final analysis, this Xuan Wuwei is actually from the forbidden army, but unlike the large-scale forbidden army, they are the elite selected after layers of screening, and they are the real personal guards of His Majesty.

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Xiu couldn't hold back anymore, and he scolded.

"Lao Tzu, is this a random transfer? This is the Imperial City, someone set fire to the market in the Imperial City, and assassinated the prince! What do you do? I didn't find out in advance, not to mention, your guards were late, you let go of many people present, you didn't send people to search at the first time, and the people arrested didn't leave a single living mouth, and the most hateful thing is that you also asked someone to stop me at the door, and I now suspect that you are colluding with thieves. ”

Yu Yan was speechless, he panicked after hearing that His Royal Highness King Geng was here, and he didn't think much about it, so he brought someone to protect His Highness's safety as soon as possible, and it was indeed his fault that he failed to take care of everything.

"Come on, first take the poisoned guards at the intersection to heal their wounds, and then take people to search all the shops on the street to see if there are any suspicious signs, and bring back all the Hu merchants who came here today one by one." Zhong Xiu turned his head to look at one of the lieutenants beside him.

"You take someone to collect the items that these black-robed people are carrying."

"Also, tie up this surnamed Yu to Lao Tzu, and I'll take him to meet Your Majesty now."

"Whoa." The lieutenant immediately clasped his hands together and sang with his mouth in his mouth.

"Eh, General Zhong, Commander Yu is also anxious, now that this king is not injured, why not tie him up, let's go to see my father together in a while, now let's deal with the matter in front of me first, this king wants to know who is going to harm me." Zuo Mingli took a step and pleaded in front of Yu Yan.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

A singing sounded, six dragon flags opened the way, the soldiers blocking the road at the entrance of the street retreated, and a luxurious chariot drove in, with a guard of honor holding a dragon umbrella and a peacock fan in front, and eight guards with bows and crossbows on each side of the rear.

The chariot stopped in the middle of the street, and everyone in the audience bowed down to pay their respects.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

A blue-robed servant walked to the front, the maids on both sides opened the curtain, and a young man in a python robe walked out of the car holding the shoulders of the blue-robed minion.

Situ Xi looked up at the young man's face, he was about twenty years old, and his resolute face was not quite the same as Zuo Mingli's, but there were still two points of resemblance between the two eyebrows.

Walking briskly towards everyone, Prince Zuo Mingche's concerned voice sounded in the quiet street, and his gentle voice made people feel warm in their hearts.

"Brother Huang, you're not injured, are you?"