The "anti-bandit operation" has begun, there are no clouds tonight, and the moon is high in the sky.

Under the moonlight, the river was on fire.

Screams, roars, shouts, beatings, and screams.

The firelight was like a dragon dancing wildly, twisting and churning in the darkness, reflecting the surface of the river red.

The light of the fire was reflected on the surface of the water, swaying with the undulation of the waves, as if the entire surface of the river had been set on fire.

At the same time, the smell of burning in the air, accompanied by the sound of crackling flames, stimulates people's sense of hearing and smell.

The people on the deck could faintly see the bandits running, shouting one after another, intertwined with the noise of the fire.

Lin Duci's tall and slender figure was incompatible with the surrounding blood light under the firelight, but there was an undoubted charm that made people fall for it.

And Liu Fengnian was still twisting his body desperately on the side, and he couldn't stop making a "hmm" sound in his mouth.

"It's been ten years," a voice suddenly sounded from the side, "The imperial court has been suppressing water bandits for ten years, who are you?" What guarantee you won't die here like the other 'chincha'? ”

Lin Dusk looked at the person who spoke.

I saw that this person was eight feet tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a strong body.

When he said this, he was full of distrust of Lin Duci.

As a matter of fact, the question he asked was also the question that the other officers and soldiers present at the scene wanted to ask.

Everyone who is a soldier, who doesn't want to suppress bandits?

However, the entire southern officials, businessmen, and bandits have been colluding for a long time, and there is a huge network of interests on it, how many people did the imperial court send?

Every time someone comes, they either become one of them or die in the Moyang River.

The same is true of their group of soldiers, if they don't join, they will die.

And the young Qincha in front of him had such a big tone that no one dared to believe Lin Duci easily.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency?" Lin Duci was not like facing Liu Fengnian.

On the way to the south, Lin Duci had already predicted the situation in front of him, and all the situations must be determined by the situation, and he could not be killed with one shot.

"My name is Lu Mingze." Another person on the side said, "It's just a military matter." ”

"Lu Yanshi," Lin Duqi said, facing the river filled with corpses, "you look there." ”

Lu Mingze's gaze drifted to the center of the battlefield.

I saw the figures of Tang Zongjiu and the water bandit leader shuttling back and forth in the crowd, and suddenly a dodge, he jumped lightly, and the sword drew an arc in the air, and the head and neck of the water bandit leader were separated.

As soon as the leader of the bandits fell, the other bandits around him immediately became chaotic.

Tang Zongjiu held the head of the water bandit leader in his hand and stood high on the sail of the ship.

The moonlight sprinkled all over his bloody body, making him feel as if he had crossed a layer of golden light.

Lu Mingze looked at the scene of the head of the water bandit leader falling to the ground, and his eyes were burning.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Duci walked up to Liu Fengnian, who was still writhing, raised Shang Fang's sword, and when the sword fell, Liu Fengnian stared, and his head and neck were separated.

This move shocked everyone around, including Lu Mingze.

Lin Duci saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, and said word by word: "I can't guarantee that I won't die here." ”

He turned his head and swept his gaze to every soldier present: "But I can guarantee that I will die before you, and before I die, I will report every name of you to the court, and if you die in the future, the court will remember your 'good' and comfort your family." ”

Lu Mingze pulled out his weapon and said lightly to Lin Duci: "I didn't kill the enemy for you!" ”

After saying that, his strong body rushed towards the water bandits.

"Brothers! No matter what happens tomorrow, today we are the soldiers of the court! With that, he pointed his knife at the bandit and slashed down without the slightest hesitation.

"Kill——!"

Now that the chief has been killed, the servant has taken the lead in killing, and the head of the water bandit leader has fallen to the ground, and a person's head is five taels of silver.

Why not?

As Lu Mingze said, at least today, they are soldiers of the imperial court, so everyone also took up arms.

"Kill——!"

Lin Duci stood at the bow of the boat, and Tang Zongjiu had already walked over with a human head at this time.

"Click-" With a bang, the head rolled at Lin Duci's feet.

"I'm done." Tang Zongjiu said, he turned around and pointed at Lu Mingze, "He's good." ”

Lin Duci's gaze stayed on Lu Mingze, who was killing the enemy, for a long time, and bowed his head: "Indeed." ”

"Okay, I'll go back, come to us anytime if you have anything." Tang Zongjiu smelled the smell of blood on his body, and said with a little disgust.

"Brother Tang, I don't thank you for your kindness." Lin Du said with a smile.

"What's polite, Shao Xingyue has also made a lot of efforts, this time to suppress the water bandits, he is estimated to be impatient to run to join in the fun, it is more convenient for him to shoot than me." Tang Zongjiu said.

"Hahaha, yes, anyway, thanks tonight." Lin Du said.

Tang Zongjiu shook his hand and said no, and then left.

Tang House.

Shen Qi hadn't slept all night, and she could even see the firelight in the port of Linxicheng.

In the past seven days, Lin Duci has called Tang Zongjiu for every action, and naturally he will not hide it from Shen Qi, who is very clear about all the ins and outs of the operation, and also understands the importance of tonight.

She is a woman, unable to participate in the actual suppression of bandits, but from the moment Tang Zongjiu left, her heart has been hanging.

She was not at ease, and asked Lin Duci to bring Shen Yi with her.

It was already four o'clock in the morning, and the sky was still dark, and the light in the distance showed that the war was still going on.

"Squeak-" The door opened.

"Jun Ge!" Shen Qi looked at the person with bright eyes.

Tang Zongjiu was stunned when he saw that Shen Qi was not sleeping.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Tang Zongjiu stepped through the door and took off his coat.

Since the two "shared the bed" for the first time, with the increase in the number of times in the following days, there has long been no embarrassment and discomfort at the beginning.

Now the two are used to each other's existence.

"I'm waiting for you to come home." Shen Qi said.

As soon as the words fell, both of them were stunned.

Usually only old husbands and wives will say things like "wait for you to come home", right?

Tang Zongjiu's eyes looked at the table, and the meal was still hot at the moment.

Obviously, Shen Qi kept the temperature repeatedly.

"Good work." Tang Zongjiu said, "I have a strong smell of blood on my body, go wash it first." ”

"Are you alright?" Shen Qi said worriedly.

"I'm fine." After Tang Zongjiu finished speaking, he walked to the inner room.

The hot water inside was also ready, and apparently Shen Qi did not relax for a moment in order to let him take a hot bath and eat a hot meal as soon as he got home.

Tang Zongjiu was very fast, and after some scuffle, he was indeed hungry.

After sitting down, I started to move my chopsticks.

"How's it going?" Shen Qi asked.

"Today's group of water bandits are all wiped out." Tang Zongjiu said.

"Really?" Shen Qi smiled, "That's really good." ”

"But that's just the tip of the iceberg." Tang Zongjiu said.

"Is it really that rampant?" Shen Qi asked.

"Yes." Tang Zongjiu took a bite to eat, "Do you know what the official who has been in charge of this suppression of bandits in the past few days is called?" ”

"What's it called?"

"I also found out today that his name is Liu Fengnian."

"The surname is Liu ......" Shen Qi reacted, "Wait, the Liu you are talking about, could it be that 'Liu'?" ”

"Quite possibly." Tang Zongjiu nodded.

Shen Qi was speechless for a while.

Among the four concubines of Emperor Wanzhen, one of them is surnamed Liu, and the elder brother of this concubine Liu is named Liu Changpeng.

In other words, this Liu Changpeng is the brother-in-law of Emperor Wanzhen.

Liu Changpeng has been a dragon, followed Emperor Wanzhen to fight more than a dozen battles, saved Emperor Wanzhen's life, and made great achievements, so Emperor Wanzhen ordered him to be the general of Xinan.

Therefore, Liu Changpeng's highest-ranking general in the entire Xi State, Zheng Yipin, is half a rank higher than Shao Chongde's Congyi Governor of Liangjiang.

With this alone, the Liu family is the most wealthy family in Xi Guo.

More importantly, Liu Guifei has a son, who is the current third prince Shen Qiao.

It is precisely because of this that Changpeng Liu's series of behaviors seem to have become traceable.

"I can't!" Shen Qi said, "Are they going to rebel?!" ”

"Fengzhi, we didn't expect this kind of involvement, if it's true, it would be too dangerous." Tang Zongjiu's expression was a little solemn.

"But if it's dangerous, why does my father want me to suppress the water bandits?" Shen Qi was puzzled.

"Maybe it's because you're Princess Shu Ning." Tang Zongjiu said.

Shen Qi understood.

The situation in the south has become so bad that it has reached the level of local hegemony, or rather, it has reached the level of local hegemony, and it is still a little bit closer, that is, independence is king.

As long as Changpeng Liu does not oppose on the surface, then he will always be the emperor of the south, and Emperor Wanzhen will not be able to sanction him on the surface.

Because there is no evidence.

As long as Changpeng Liu says "the lower officials don't know", he can easily cut off his tail.

He has occupied the entire south for a long time, grasps the economic lifeline of Xi, and his position is unshakable.

Without this group of people, there will be another group of people.

Therefore, Emperor Wanzhen could only send someone over in private.

This is also the sentence of Liu Fengnian, "Are there still fewer Qincha who died in the Moyang River?" ”

Those who wanted to do things for Emperor Wanzhen died.

Those who survived, Emperor Wanzhen did not dare to reuse them.

When Shen Qi first said the surname "Liu" from Qin Cunde's mouth, he didn't think about it from Changpeng Liu at all.

If it was really him, then Shen Qi's previous sentence to Qin Cunde, "The Governor of Liangjiang is my person", can be regarded as a big deal.

Shao Chongde really didn't dare to cut off Liu Changpeng's head.

This time, Emperor Wanzhen had no choice but to let Shen Qi participate in this matter, and it was obvious that the situation in the south was urgent.

Shen Qi, as a "princess", seems to be the only person in the entire Xi Kingdom who can still be saved by Emperor Wanzhen by killing General Xi Nan.

But it's really too big.

Tang Zongjiu naturally knew the twists and turns inside, he looked at Shen Qi, and Shen Qi also looked at him, and both of them fell into silence.

"Does Lin Duci know?" Shen Qi asked.

"Of course he knew, so he came with the determination to die." Tang Zongjiu said, "Before leaving, my father should have given Lin Duci a secret decree, I don't know what was written, but listen to the meaning, if nothing else, it is to give Lin Duci the sword." ”

"Father and Emperor have made two preparations, if Lin Dusk can't quit, there will be me." Shen Qi continued.

"Yes, you are the other 'Shang Fang Sword' in the hands of my father." Tang Zong said, "Father's dispatch of Lin Duci and us this time does not seem to be successful no matter how you look at it, and it is also to confuse the other party's sight." ”

"Junge ......"

In the night, the candlelight flickered, and Shen Qi's pretty face showed a trace of hesitation for the first time.

"May I?" Shen Qi said, "Such a big thing, my father didn't say it before, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that it was Changpeng Liu behind it." ”

"It's still too late to quit, let's go back to the imperial capital and tell our father truthfully, my father won't do anything." Tang Zongjiu said.

And so it is.

Emperor Wanzhen really entrusted Lin Duci with the important task, Lin Duci was young, and in the deep pool of the southern officialdom, he was at best just a fish, too confusing.

But Lin Duci is a catfish, and he is also a catfish with spines.

"If Lin Dui can return to the imperial capital alive this time, he will definitely rise to the top and rank as the third prince and the minister." Shen Qi said.

"Not bad." Tang Zongjiu bowed, "This is what he bought in exchange for his life." ”

"What about me?" Shen Qi asked Tang Zongjiu, he was also asking himself.

"Before leaving, my father said, 'The affairs of Shui Kou have been completed, the silver has been earned, and I will be rewarded when I return to Beijing.'" Shen Qi said, "Junge, what reward?" Is it a book of harmony? ”

Tang Zongjiu shook his head: "Heli Shu is not worth your life in exchange." ”

"And what else?" Shen Qi was puzzled.

"It should be what you want most." Tang Zongjiu said.

"What do I want most?"

On what Shen Qi wants most in his two lives?

I want Tang Zong to be good at drinking, I want the Tang family to be good, and I want Xi Guo to be good.

Why did she insist on coming to the South? Naturally, it is for the Xi country, for the Tang family, and even more for the Tang wine.

If Tang Zongjiu is good, the Tang family is naturally good, and the Tang family is good, the scene of the country breaking mountains and rivers in the previous life will not appear.

And what about herself?

What reward is related to the killing of "General Xi Nan"?

Shen Qi seemed to have a picture in her mind, but she just couldn't think of it.

Tang Zongjiu looked at Shen Qi, Shen Qi didn't expect it, he thought of it.

That day, at the gate of Huguo Temple, he thought that Shen Qi was going to make peace with him, and the scene of the war between heaven and man for a long time in his heart was tumbling in Tang Zongjiu's mind at this moment.

At that time, he was still sighing, how good it would be if Shen Qi was not a princess.

And at this moment, Emperor Wanzhen gave them the answer.

With Shen Qi's status, if something happens to her here, then Emperor Wanzhen will have a reason to directly lift this place.

And if Shen Qi didn't have an accident, but killed Liu Changpeng, then Emperor Wanzhen would have to give an explanation to the people of the world on the bright side.

Shen Qi, as the eldest princess of Xi Guo, as long as Emperor Wanzhen is alive, this identity is her gold medal for avoiding death, she can't die, and it is impossible for her to kill anyone.

So how should Emperor Wan Zhen punish this murderer who killed a first-class master?

Tang Zongjiu even thought about the drama for Emperor Wanzhen.

- Emperor Wanzhen was above the court, and he had no choice but to cut his love, and in order to appease the anger of the public, he had no choice but to abolish his most precious and the only princess of Xi and was reduced to a commoner.

Withdrew Shen Qi's death-free gold medal, if she makes another mistake, it will be a head-to-head landing.

But in fact? Shen Qi is still the daughter of Emperor Wanzhen, isn't the land of the palace still where she can enter if she wants to, and go out if she wants? Who dares to be disrespectful to Shen Qi inside and outside the palace?

And once Shen Qi no longer has the identity of a princess, then she can fly in the sky and let the birds fly, and the sea is wide and leap with the fish.

Emperor Wanzhen exempted the south from a major trouble, satisfied his daughter's desire to be free, and solved the dilemma that Tang Zongjiu could not enter the government and could not be an official, which was simply a triple win.

As for the love life of Shen Qi and Tang Zongjiu, Emperor Wan Zhen is too lazy to care, whether they live or leave, his old man is very busy, and the two of them love each other.

At this time, it completely reflects the "ruthlessness" of Emperor Wanzhen as an emperor in this matter.

While handing over Shen Qi's safety to Tang Zongjiu, he let Shen Qi go deep into the dangerous place.

While putting freedom on the bright side, he let Shen Qi fight for it himself.

Emperor Wan Zhen is gambling, betting that his daughter can really fight for a future for herself with her life.

This is the son and daughter of the Shen family, the real princess of the Xi royal family.

Tang Zongjiu's eyes stayed on Shen Qi.

He didn't say anything about it.

First, he was afraid that Shen Qi would be under too much pressure.

Second, he was afraid that he had guessed wrong.

Third, now he and Shen Qi seem to be indeed much closer, once Shen Qi is free and insists on making peace with himself, what can he refuse? I have always wanted to return to Xidong and become a general, is Shen Qi really willing to go back with him?

Tang Zongjiu didn't have a score in his heart.

If the two really reconcile and leave, and Shen Qi meets his true destiny, where should he go?

This is also the reason why although Tang Zongjiu and Shen Qi have an intimate act, they have never crossed the Lei Chi by half a step.

He couldn't bind her.

Therefore, the only thing he could do was to support Shen Qi's decision.

If she wants to kill, then he is her sharpest knife.

If she wants to go, then he is her strongest shield.

Tang Zongjiu's gaze stayed on Shen Qi's contemplative body.

"Junge, I can't think of why." Shen Qi was embarrassed.

"Father's mind is not something we can guess." Tang Zongjiu said.

"But I still want to try." Shen Qi said, "My greatest wish is that you are good, the Tang family is good, and Xi Guo is good." If killing Changpeng Liu can get these back, I'm willing to try! ”

Shen Qi in the candlelight had a firm gaze, even if there was danger ahead, she was willing to fight for a fortune and come back.

These seven words made Tang Zongjiu's heartbeat slow by half a beat.

She said she wanted to try it! Among so many reasons, there is him Tang indulgence!

"Jun ......"

Shen Qi saw that Tang Zongjiu was silent, thinking that he had other ideas, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was tightly hugged by Tang Zongjiu.

Shen Qi thought that Tang Zongjiu hugged herself because she was worried, she eased her emotions and patted Tang Zongjiu's back with both hands.

"I'll be fine, the queen mother said that when I was born, the sky was auspicious, and God blessed me." Shen Qi said softly, "So don't worry, you're ...... Not! ”

Before he finished speaking, Shen Qi only felt that the world was spinning for a while!

In the next second, her whole mind was in chaos!

Tang Zongjiu is kissing her!

Who can tell her what the hell is going on?!

All the restraint that Tang Zongjiu had had before was turned into ashes at this moment.

All he wanted was to kiss her.

He didn't want to endure it anymore.

In fact, since he kissed Shen Qi in the lake that day, Tang Zongjiu would think of the girl's ruddy and full lips from time to time.

He is a normal man, and these lip flaps have a great attraction to him.

It's just that he doesn't think about it on weekdays, and he doesn't have any evil thoughts about Shen Qi, he just gets along peacefully and happily.

But today, Tang Zongjiu admitted that he had an abrupt mind.

When he heard Shen Qi say that he wanted to try it, he couldn't help it.

He didn't listen to what Shen Qi said later, his eyes only stayed on the pair of lips that opened and closed.

He thought so, and kissed it like that.

He has never been a decent gentleman.