Chapter 351 - "Cobweb"
After the two of them got up when they heard this, they also looked at Lin Yan with complicated eyes, they didn't expect that this young man's previous promise had really been fulfilled! This also means that they need to follow this teenager, which is equivalent to losing themselves.
Lin Yan saw that the two of them didn't move, and said, "What, do you want to regret it?" ”
Guo Toad said: "What did Engong say? Since you saved the lives of the two of us, then what I said before is a count! ”
Monk Chen on the side also said: "That's right! The big husband 'makes a promise', a spit and a nail, how can there be any reason to regret it! ”
Lin Yan said suspiciously: "Since this is the case, then what are you ......?"
After hesitating for a moment, Monk Chen opened his mouth and said: "Engong, the two of us have a great enmity with that 'Bone Erosion Gate', if the time is right in the future, I hope Engong can allow us to go to take revenge!" ”
Lin Yan nodded and said, "That's nature!" ”
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and said, "Thank you so much!" ”
Lin Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't call 'Engong Engong'!" My name is Yan Ling, and I am the head of the cavalry team of the Jiazi Battalion of Cangzhou Mansion, and you will be my escort in the future! ”
The two were shocked when they heard this, and thought: "Such a young team is really amazing!" ”
Lin Yan searched for a long time on the body of the hunchbacked man, but he didn't find much good. This guy's body is almost full of all kinds of poisons, and Lin Yan didn't dare to move, so he had to carefully pack and put it away, after all, it was a trophy!
The only non-toxic and valuable thing in it was a yellowed booklet, Lin Yan opened it and glanced at it a few times, and found that this was a general outline of poisonous skills, which should be the exercises of the "Bone Erosion Gate".
As for the antidote or something, he didn't find anything, it seems that this guy is ruthless enough, even if he dies, he will never let the enemy live! If it weren't for Lin Yan, Monk Chen and Guo Toad would really be over playing!
Pull the body of the hunchbacked man aside, and it is estimated that the wild wolf or other beast will be dealt with cleanly at night, and there will be no need to bother to bury it, after all, he is not a hypocrisy who wants to move himself!
The three of them returned to the camp all the way, and then Lin Yan made some arrangements for Monk Chen and Guo Toad to let them rest. As for the strength of the two, Lin Yan asked them to keep it secret for the time being, just in case they needed it.
This is a cautious instinctive reaction, Lin Yan will not show all the hole cards in front of the enemy at one time, and have reservations, which may play an unexpected role when danger comes.
The soldiers didn't pay much attention to the sudden addition of two people, after all, it was common to replenish new recruits. Moreover, Lin Yan is the leader of the team, and it is not a big deal to arrange someone to enter the barracks!
It's just that most of the newcomers are still a little envious of Lin Yan's guards. Before, Lin Yan led them to get rid of the "Pluto God Sect" branch altar and kill An Daoquan, which had already made these soldiers admire them, and they felt that they would definitely learn a lot by following the team.
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The border was relatively calm for the next two months, but the city of Chang'an was caught in a huge turmoil, that is, the prince and some ministers who were close to them were assassinated.
Although the casualties are not very large, but this sudden terrorist attack is to make the people in Chang'an City panic, some ministers even go out to be fully armed, in addition to accompanying people to protect, their own soft armor or something is also put on, after all, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, it's always right to be careful!
The restaurants and Chu Pavilions that the bigwigs in the city frequented on weekdays were also in a depression, and those red restaurants were a little emaciated by no one.
In the palace, Tang Tianzi was summoning Prime Minister Huangfu Qi, and everyone around him was retreating, thinking that he was talking about some top-secret things.
Since ancient times, the contradiction between the monarchy and the prime minister has been irreconcilable! After all, there is such a saying, called "high merit and shocking the master", the prime minister, as the head of a hundred officials, has extremely large power, which will naturally attract the emperor's jealousy.
However, the relationship between Huangfu Qi and Tang Tianzi is different. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of them have always been at odds, and even Tang Tianzi has the idea of abolishing the prime minister several times!
But in fact, Huangfu Qi's loyalty to Tang Tianzi is unimaginable to others. As early as when Tang Tianzi had not succeeded to the throne, Huangfu Qi was already a person of the Son of Heaven, and then he made steady progress, and the two joined forces to stabilize the situation in the capital.
If it is said that "the head of civil officials", then Huangfu chess is well-deserved, not only the official position, but also the actual control!
His discord with the Son of Heaven is just a situation deliberately created in order to show some people with a heart.
Tang Tianzi turned around and said slowly: "What do you think of this incident?" ”
Huangfu Qi arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that someone should be unable to hold it back, and wants to take the opportunity to muddy the water in Chang'an City!" ”
Tang Tianzi frowned and said, "Could it be Xuantian Sect?" ”
After pondering for a moment, Huangfu Qi said, "On the surface, Xuantian Sect is the most suspicious!" However, because of this, this time it was not like what Xuantian Sect did. ”
Tang Tianzi said: "Why is this? ”
Huangfu Qi said: "Xuantian Sect has been relatively quiet in the past few months since the last sudden attack, and the minister has also learned from some sources that their ancestor is in retreat, probably to impact a higher realm!" ”
After saying that, Huangfu Qi raised his head and glanced at Tang Tianzi without a trace. He knew the reason for the retreat of the ancestor of the Xuantian Sect, and Tang Tianzi naturally knew that the opportunity was the half of the "True Dragon Spirit" that was snatched from the Imperial City last time, which had always been a thorn in Tang Tianzi's heart!
Go back twenty years, no, ten years, Tang Tianzi will definitely send troops to level Xuantian Mountain desperately. But now, he has too many things to scruple about, but he doesn't have that momentum and courage.
If the net is really broken, Xuantian Sect will definitely not feel good, but Tang Guo can't afford to withstand the full attack of a transcendent force. In the end, it may win a miserable victory, but there is a great probability that the vitality of the Tang State will be greatly damaged, and it will be eroded by the neighboring countries that are eyeing it, or even annexed!
The momentary blood courage is certainly refreshing, but the consequences are huge. This chain reaction can be ignored by others, but as the Son of Heaven, he can't ignore it!
The cost of war is too great!
Tang Tianzi took a deep breath, calmed down his restless emotions, and said, "Go on!" ”
Huangfu Qi said: "Yes! The minister thought that Xuantian Sect's wolf ambition would be a matter of time before he would make a move on my Tang Kingdom, but this moment was not a good time! Their ancestor retreated, the overall strength of the sect was not in its heyday, if it was me, I would wait until the ancestor broke through, and intervened strongly with unrivaled momentum, completely turning my Tang Kingdom into their puppet! ”
"Moreover, if Xuantian Sect really wants to make a move, then the number of dead and injured is definitely more than that, and their martial artist strength is no joke! Over the years, as long as Xuantian Sect has made a move, there have been few mistakes, except for ......"
Tang Tianzi followed Huangfu's words, and he also thought of a person, that was a teenager, and he was the only one who had embarrassed Xuantian Sect all these years!
He is from the Tang Dynasty, and he once planned to receive him, but he was forced to death by Xuantian Sect!
Tang Tianzi's slowly clenched fist loosened again, and said, "Over the years, Xuantian Sect has become more and more arrogant, we need to prepare early!" ”
Then he changed his words and said, "You can do this matter yourself." In addition, the people behind the scenes must also be found out as soon as possible! Recently, there has been some chaos in the city, and some people's minds have begun to move where they shouldn't! ”
Huangfu Qi was shocked when he heard this, Tang Tianzi handed over this matter to himself instead of "cobweb", which seemed to vaguely reveal a message, that is, Tang Tianzi had become suspicious of Zhao Zhong!
As we all know, in addition to being good at assassination, "Spiderweb" is also first-class in terms of intelligence capabilities. However, before Xuantian Sect raided Chang'an City, Tang Tianzi didn't receive any news in advance, which is very strange!
Although when dealing with the crown prince, the "cobweb" also played a significant role. But what kind of character Tang Tianzi is, in his eyes, this is more like a means to win his trust, in order to hide something, something that he doesn't want him to know.
Huangfu Qi gathered his thoughts, nodded yes, and then slowly retreated......
Not long after Huangfu Qi left, the news from this side had already reached Zhao Zhong's ears through the little eunuch.
"Oh? Are you saying that the Prime Minister was arguing with His Majesty about something, and finally broke up unhappily? Zhao Zhong took a shallow sip of tea and asked.
"Gong Zhao, yes!" The kneeling little eunuch trembled and didn't dare to look up.
In front of him sat the leader of the "spider web", the king of the night! Although it is a bit disrespectful to say this, in fact, Zhao Zhong's power is so great that even the prime minister, who is known as the "head of civil officials", is not afraid at all!
This legendary figure is very evil in the mouths of the common people in the market, saying that he has three heads and six arms, a green face and fangs, and feeds on human blood, and his reputation is enough to make babies stop crying!
However, the Zhao Zhong in front of him is different from the legend, he is dressed in a dark purple shirt embroidered with intricate cloud patterns, revealing a sense of luxury, black hair is tied with hostas at will, the sideburns are frosty white, the face is white and beardless, the eyes are deep, and the vicissitudes washed out of the years are contained inside.
Such a person who looks elegant and handsome, deep and introverted, is really good in temperament and appearance, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like the legendary leader of the famous "spider web", the "King of the Night"!
He put down the teacup in his hand, and his fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, making a crisp sound. And the little eunuch kneeling under him didn't dare to come out, for fear of accidentally causing death!
"Alright, you go down!" Zhao Zhong stopped tapping and said.
The little eunuch departed cautiously as if he had been pardoned.
The attendant beside him said: "Duke Zhao, the prime minister and His Majesty have a conflict, this is a good thing for us!" ”
Zhao Zhong glanced at him and said, "That's for me!" Our Majesty is very shrewd! ”
The attendant was shocked when he heard this, and said, "You mean ......?"
Zhao Zhong interrupted him and said, "Silence! Beware of the walls with ears! Scatter everyone out, and let me see what kind of moves this old guy will do next! ”
The attendant said, "Yes! ”
All the people around him left, leaving Zhao Zhong to sit alone, and the flickering candle flame reflected in his dark eyes, which seemed to be bright and uncertain......