Zhang Xiaoyi slipped into the courtyard and hid in the cracks of the rocks, looked around, and found no trace of Xiao Liu, so he couldn't help gritting his teeth and secretly said, "Xiao Liu, if I don't see you, it's okay." God opened my eyes today, let me bump into you, and you don't want to escape. ”

Zhang Xiaoyi and Xiaoliu were originally neighbors, the two had a stubborn temperament since childhood, and Xiaoliu was a few years older than him, so they were called brothers. Xiaoliu likes to shoot birds and mice with a slingshot, and does some things like stealing chickens and touching dogs, Zhang Xiaoyi has also become a bad teenager. One day, they infiltrated a shop and stole two pieces of money. didn't want the shopkeeper to come back, the two fled in a hurry, and the shopkeeper chased after him with his buddies.

Zhang Xiaoyi was small, and he had no strength after a run, so he stopped and panted and said, "We can't outrun them." Unexpectedly, Xiao Liu replied: "I'll run past you." "Slip away with two pieces of money.

Zhang Xiaoyi was caught by the store, beaten up, and was about to be sent to the official. Guo Cong happened to be passing by, and when he saw this situation, he felt compassion, so he said some good things, lost some money, and saved Zhang Xiaoyi. Since then, Zhang Xiao has also returned to Guo Cong's disciples, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Whenever he thinks of that past, he still hates it and curses Xiaoliu. However, he was also strange that he hadn't seen Xiao Liu since then, but he didn't know that Xiao Liu had taken refuge in Huo Mansion.

"I won't let you go." Zhang Xiaoyi was ruthless in his heart.

This courtyard is lush with flowers and trees, but there are no people. Zhang Xiaoyi thought that if Xiao Liu wanted to steal money, he must go to the inner house of the pavilion to rummage, and there was a pavilion opposite the pond, so go there to see it first. So he went down the cloister by the pond to the pavilion.

At this time, the sun had set in the west, and a few clouds drifted across the sky, covering the moonlight, and the shadows in the courtyard were so full that it was impossible to see clearly. Zhang Xiaoyi hurried a few steps, leaned against a rock in front of the pavilion, and looked around. I saw that in the spacious lobby downstairs, an elderly man dressed in a home Zen robe, with a clear face and a flowing beard, sat cross-legged in front of the bookcase and looked through the slips.

Zhang Xiaoyi looked at the old man's demeanor and guessed that he was an official, and the furnishings in the house were not luxurious.

He was curious in his heart, how could Xiao Liu come to such a house to steal. If you steal, you always go for money, so you mostly choose to do business in rich and noble families, and stealing from official eunuchs is extremely risky.

"This little six, I haven't seen him for a few years, and he doesn't know how important he is. Niu Baoguo is also a martial artist, so he can be a small one. He pursed his lips contemptuously, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Xiaoliu and Niu Baoguo yet, so he looked around, and sure enough, he found two figures behind the pillars.

The two seemed to be arguing about something. Xiao Liu pointed to the front hall and his lips moved, looking a little anxious, Niu Baoguo seemed to be reluctant. Soon, Niu Baoguo seemed to be convinced, glanced inward, and nodded. The two took out black cloths to cover their faces, and then held their swords and gently approached the doorpost.

Zhang Xiaoyi originally thought that these two people came in just to steal money, and laughed in his heart that these two people would not choose a place, and this was not like a place to hide treasures. However, when he saw these two people draw their swords, he was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood that these two people were here to kill.

He didn't know what kind of person the elder in the house was, but he instinctively didn't want to let Xiao Liu succeed. He was thirty or forty paces away from Little Six, and was anxiously thinking about how to alert the elders, when he moved slightly, and several night herons flew up from the treetops with a flutter.

Xiao Liu looked back at this side when he heard the sound. Zhang Xiaoyi hurriedly squatted down, rolled his eyes, suddenly smiled, took out the slingshot from his arms, picked up a small pebble, leaned out, held the slingshot in his left hand, pulled the rubber band with his right hand, and aimed it at Xiaoliu.

At this time, Niu Baoguo had already entered the house, Xiao Liu did not follow, and leaned his head out against the doorpost to look inside. Zhang Xiaoyi was secretly happy in his heart, looked at his head, held his breath, and called softly: "Go." Hearing a miserable scream of "ouch", Xiaoliu squatted on the ground with his head covered. Niu Baoguo turned around in horror and looked at Xiao Liu, whose face was covered in blood, with wide eyes, not understanding what was going on.

When Zhang Xiaoyi saw that the blow was successful, he pulled his neck and shouted, "There are assassins." In an instant, the entire courtyard was alarmed, and out of nowhere, many servants and servants poured out, shouting "catch the assassin", "catch the assassin", and some people shouted: "Prime minister, prime minister" rushed to the lobby.

The front yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion is the meeting place, and there is a hall for hundreds of officials, and there are officials on duty. The backyard is the residence of the prime minister, and there are only maids, domestic servants, etc. Wei Xiang likes to be quiet, and often does not want servants to come close to serve. However, this sound of "there is an assassin", the whole courtyard shook, and the officials in the front yard also rushed over when they heard the sound.

After the cook of the Prime Minister's Mansion made great contributions to the Jingzhao Mansion, he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Mrs. Wei thanked him for his loyalty and promoted him to be the housekeeper. That night, he prepared some food and drinks, brought them to his living room and drank alone, when he suddenly heard someone in the courtyard shouting, "There are assassins." Frightened, he turned over and jumped up, and in his eagerness he couldn't find a weapon, so he picked up the thick case and ran to the backyard lobby.

In an instant, he rushed to the door of the lobby and saw a man lying on the ground with his head clutched, blood gushing out from between the man's fingers.

He was worried about the prime minister's safety, and he didn't care about the man and rushed straight into the lobby. I saw Wei Xiangduan sitting in front of the bookcase, holding a slip in his hand, looking out of the door with a confused expression.

He then relieved himself, turned around, and found a stranger standing there by the door, with a knife in his hand, as if he were stupid. He thought that this man was an assassin, and shouted: "A bold fanatic, dare to murder the prime minister of the dynasty." He lifted the case and smashed it.

"Prime Minister? Is he the prime minister of the dynasty? Niu Baoguo didn't know who he was going to kill tonight, and when he learned that he was the prime minister, he was really surprised, and his legs were weak. He was stunned for a moment, and was hit on the head by the covered case, his body shook, and he suddenly came to his senses, shouted "Mom", threw down the knife, pulled out his legs and ran out. At this time, many domestic servants and servants had already poured in.

After all, Niu Baoguo has been practicing martial arts for many years, and he has stimulated his potential in the panic, and a set of random five consecutive palms makes Ruo Xingyun flow, retreating while fighting, and a group of officials and family members can't get close to him.

During the entanglement, he fled to the corner of the compound. There was a crooked tree growing in the corner, and he didn't think much of it, but climbed the tree with his hands and feet, and stepped on the treetops to climb over the ridge of the wall.

The people in the courtyard were pointing to the wall and shouting, and a few of them were rubbing their hands and preparing to climb the tree, when a female voice was heard shouting, "Stop chasing." ”

It was Mrs. Wei who shouted, she was sitting in the inner room to mend Wei Xiang's court clothes, and when she heard someone shouting "There is an assassin", she shook her hand and pierced the palm of her left hand, and the maid next to her exclaimed: "Madam, there is blood on your hand." She hurriedly threw down her needle and thread, and without bothering to bandage it, she got up and ran towards the lobby.

She saw many people around the lobby from a distance, and her heart became more and more frightened, and she rushed to the door, and saw a pool of blood on the ground, and her legs suddenly weakened, and she was afraid that Wei Xiang would encounter an accident, so she leaned on the doorpost and did not dare to go in.

Gai saw that he stepped forward to salute: "Madame-"

Mrs. Wei's voice trembled and asked, "Is the prime minister good?" ”

"The prime minister is safe and sound." Cover the archway.

She was a little relieved at this time, and was about to go in, when she saw Xiao Liu, whose face was covered with blood and tied up with flowers, she couldn't help but be startled: "Who is this?" What's wrong? ”

"Assassins. We got caught. Someone recognized this person as a member of the Huo Mansion. Gai paused for a moment, and then said quite puzzled: "This thing is also strange. The assassin hid outside the door, and somehow his head broke and bled out. ”

Mrs. Wei didn't bother to listen to him again, and asked, "Just an assassin?" ”

Gai pointed to the wall over there, and said, "Another one has climbed over the wall." Mrs. Wei looked around and thought to herself, the Prime Minister's Mansion had encountered assassins, and it would be too late to make trouble on the street, and her face would not look good, so she shouted: "Don't chase it." With that, he turned around and hurried into the lobby.