Since Guo Kai returned from Dayozawa, he has disappeared, and Liu He doesn't even know that he is still in Changyi City.

I didn't expect the other party to be quite responsible, and he had been secretly guarding the palace of Changyi.

Guo Kai's appearance slowed down the progress of the assassins.

Presumably, Guo Kai's sharp sword just now deterred them and made them hesitate.

Guo Kai is like a thick and short mountain, standing in front of Liu He without retreating.

At this time, the more than ten pavilion guards standing under the surrounding corridors finally came to their senses, although they did not receive as much training as the officials, but they could be sent to guard the palace, and they were already the best among the pavilion soldiers.

So, hiding their fear, they shouted and rushed towards the Assassins.

The leader of the Assassins waved his hand, and they split into two parts.

Eight people went to deal with the pavilion guards who rushed up, and the remaining five people came to deal with Guo Kai.

For a while, Guo Kai, the assassins, and the pavilion guards fought in the courtyard.

The sword and the song are in harmony with the cold moon in the sky.

In this way, Liu He became the most useless person, although he had already stood up, he didn't know what to do at all.

Liu He stood in the Fuyao Hall with trembling legs, while Guo Kai stood at the entrance of the not very spacious hall, fighting the assassins.

And in the courtyard, it is the battlefield of the pavilion soldiers.

Guo Kai and the assassins' tricks were not flashy at all, but looked a little ugly.

In the eyes of Liu He, a person who doesn't know swordsmanship, it is not much different from the street fights he has seen.

But back and forth, it's all killing intent.

A long temptation, a short shot.

Often as soon as you shoot, you will see blood.

In just a few breaths, Guo Kai fought with the assassin several times, and there was another corpse in front of him.

And Guo Kai's body also had two bleeding wounds.

It seems that no matter how powerful a ranger is, it is impossible to deal with an enemy several times his size.

If it weren't for the "terrain" of occupying the palace gate, Guo Kai might not be able to stop the other party.

After a long attack, the assassins were a little anxious, and when they planned the assassination, they obviously did not take Guo Kai's accidental factor into account.

Although the pavilion guards in the courtyard were no match for the assassins, and half of them had fallen by this time, the assassins still could not cross Guo Kai's barrier.

Liu He had settled down at this time, and he remembered what Chen Xiu had said in the county prison a month ago.

When Guo Kai was arrested at that time, more than a dozen material officials used wheel warfare to catch him.

Then these assassins should not be his opponents.

After several more fights, the assassins were really helpless in front of Guo Kai.

At this time, a familiar shout came from the courtyard gate.

"Escort, protect Your Highness!"

It turned out that it was Dai Zong who brought the pavilion guards from other halls to reinforce him.

With the arrival of forty or fifty pavilion guards armed with spears, the whole courtyard seemed extremely cramped.

After a period of fighting, the assassin who was still "showing off his might" just now was suddenly pierced into a hedgehog by the spear in the hands of the pavilion guard.

In the face of numerical superiority, the so-called personal force is not worth a question at all.

The so-called 100-man enemy or 10,000-person enemy does not exist at all.

Guo Kai's "ten-man enemy" is already commendable.

Not long after, the four assassins who confronted Guo Kai were forced to retreat to the courtyard, and they were surrounded by the dense spears of the pavilion guards.

Guo Kai, who was covered in blood, finally sat down on the ground, scolding vulgar market swear words in his mouth, and tearing off strips of cloth to bandage himself.

Assassination is to take the opportunity by surprise and miss the opportunity, then it is a dead end.

Dai Zong, who had blood on his face, came to Liu He with a sword and knelt down on one knee.

"Your Highness, the officials are derelict in their duties, please forgive your Highness!"

Of course, it is a dereliction of duty, if Liu He is still the king of Changyi, then naturally there is no need to increase the guards of the palace.

But now that Liu He is the candidate for the crown prince, more and more people will know about this news.

This means that there will be more and more dangers.

Of course, the number of guards should be increased in advance.

This is not only Dai Zong's dereliction of duty, but also An Le's dereliction of duty, and Liu He's own dereliction of duty.

Liu He didn't blame Dai Zong, he who could "predict the prophet", he didn't expect that the assassination would come so quickly, let alone Dai Zong.

"This has nothing to do with you, get up."

"Yui!"

"Find someone to treat Guo Kai's injuries."

"Hey, hey, King Xiaochangyi, it's getting more and more interesting to see this thing, you don't have to die before you go to Chang'an, otherwise there will be a lot less fun, it's really a happy thing to see you princes and ministers killing each other, hehehehe."

Liu He didn't pay any attention to Guo Kai's words to ridicule him, he calmed down for a moment, finally raised his still trembling feet, and walked out of the Fuyao Hall with steady steps.

After a few steps, he came to the courtyard.

Through the layers of pavilion guards, he finally saw the assassins who still wanted to resist stubbornly.

Liu He pondered silently, thinking about what negotiation tactics to use to persuade the other party.

The assassin led by him saw Liu He coming over, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

Before Liu He could speak, the assassin suddenly raised his hand.

With lightning speed, the Assassins lunged forward and slammed into the spears of the pavilion guards.

In an instant, several terrifying sounds of flesh being torn apart pierced everyone's ears, and this cruel sound made everyone can't help but close their eyes.

When the people looked at the Assassins again, they saw a horrific scene.

All the Assassins were pierced with several spears, bleeding profusely.

The smell of blood spread through the air.

The Assassin at the head was not dead, and he slowly raised the ring-headed knife in his hand and crossed it to his neck.

looked at Liu He with a pair of red eyes, and slowly cut his neck.

There was no struggle, and he died calmly.

His eyes never took his eyes off Liu He's face.

I am afraid that from the moment these assassins entered the palace of Changyi, regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, they did not think of getting out alive.

Dead soldiers!

The word popped up from Liu He's head.

"Dai Zong!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"The widow is tired, immediately invite An Lexiang and Lieutenant Wang Ji, the three of you will deal with the aftermath of the matter here, and the widow will ask you tomorrow!"

"Yui!"

Liu He didn't say anything more, and reflexively returned to the Fuyao Palace, where his own slaves and maids ran over and closed the door.

There were many people outside the hall, but there was silence in the hall.

Liu He didn't even change his robe, so he lay down on the couch.

Although there was not a trace of blood on his body, he always felt that his body was full of blood.

For a long time in the future, when Liu He saw the moon, he probably remembered not only longing, but death.

Death is just around the corner.

Liu He is not unaware of the risks and cruelty of the court struggle, but in his inherent imagination, the mainstream of the court struggle is the intellectual struggle, and assassination and poisoning are all methods that do not enter the stream.

is like a bald head more than 2,000 years later, who likes to use assassination methods the most, and is ashamed of the world.

But today, he understands that there is no difference between inflow and inflow, only the difference between ineffective and effective.

If it weren't for the fact that he met Guo Kai by chance and atoned for him, then at this moment, his head would have been cut off.

There is rejoicing, but more of a fear!

Who the hell is this, who wants to put himself to death so early?

Does this have anything to do with the late welcome group?

Did the king of Changyi also encounter assassination in history?

How much of the unknown history has been obscured?

……

Countless questions popped up from Liu He's mind.

It seems that either he sees the ascension of King Changyi to the throne as too simple.

Either that, or history has unconsciously shifted.

Tonight's events reminded Liu He: The struggle in the Han court was more bloody and cruel than he imagined.

Liu He thought of this, and a wave of sleepiness struck.

This thrilling experience in just a quarter of an hour made Liu He exhausted.

I hope that tomorrow, Wang Ji and An Le will be able to find out some useful news.

Finally, Liu He fell asleep.