Wu.

Hangzhou.

He Bai carried his wife on his back and settled in an inn not far from the county office. Since his wife's death, he has no smile on his face, and his face is full of sadness, feeling like he has aged dozens of years all at once.

The window of the inn could look in the direction of the county government from afar, and he stood at the window all day long, standing silently.

His wife lay on the bed, her eyes closed, her face as pale as frost, and the veins under her skin were clearly visible. Her serene demeanor seemed to have simply fallen into a deep sleep.

The inn and the county government are only separated by one street, and in recent days, there have been security forces and catchers walking back and forth on the streets, riding horses and posting notices in the streets and alleys, making the surrounding neighbors panic.

He Bai had also heard about what had happened, but he still couldn't come back to his senses in shock.

Strange things have happened frequently in Pingxiang County in recent times, Qingyulou was burned, nearly 100 people were slaughtered, blood flowed like a river, a team of Praetorian Guards was killed to the ground, the special envoys sent by the state government to investigate were also assassinated, and the county government was also set on fire by the murderer. The entire Pingxiang County has now become a first-class martial law, and all kinds of complaints and official documents are flying all over the sky, and the families of the deceased are squeezing into the Hangzhou Prefecture with their families, which can be regarded as completely alarming the imperial court. Wu Palace is not far from Hangzhou, encountered such a major tragedy, King Wu immediately issued an order, transferred tens of thousands of horses to surround the entire city of Hangzhou, every street and alley was closely screened, in order to appease the people, Pingxiang County, where the incident occurred, was also taken over by the state government.

What He Bai didn't expect was that the target of the assassination in the county government this time was the person he had worked so hard to find, Zhang Renjie.

The day after the county government encountered the Assassins, a notice was posted. Zhang Renjie's residence was burned beyond recognition, but his bones were not found, which made He Bai a little relieved, this master who is proficient in divine arts, should not be dead, and there may be hope to deal with that demon girl.

But at present, Pingxiang County has become a mess, everyone is in danger, and there are Wu soldiers everywhere who are eyeing each other. He Bai could only be trapped in the inn, unable to move an inch.

As the days passed, he guarded his wife's corpse day and night, anxious. Killing a day would make his hometown a little more dangerous. At this time, his mind was also a mess, and he didn't know what to do.

In this foreign land, he no longer knew anyone, he had no relatives, and he did not want to publicize this matter everywhere, and if the government found out, he might not see his wife. He Bai only felt that his body and mind were getting weaker and weaker, so he could only use wine to drown his sorrows.

In the lobby of the inn, Xiao Er was already familiar with him. He Bai didn't bring much, so he could only go to the lobby every day to get some cheap rice wine. On this day, he just walked out of the room, went downstairs to the lobby, and met Xiao Erbao and said to him with a smile: "I'm sorry, guest officer, there happened to be a master just now, and he finished beating all the rice wine, and if he wants to wait until tomorrow morning." ”

He Bai raised his heavy eyelids, his face was full of stubble, and his face was haggard. He looked at Xiao Er in a daze, and said, "Is the fight over......?"

When Xiao Er heard this, he hurriedly bowed his waist and said: "I'm really sorry, guest officer, that boss just finished all the rice wine, if you want to drink it, you can only ask for our kojihuang, the taste is not bad, do you want to taste it?"

He Bai's head was dizzy at this time, he looked around dimly, and asked, "Which boss?"

Xiao Er stepped forward, pointed not far away, and said, "Look, that's the one, he brought several guest officers over, and he asked for a bit too much, so ......"

He Bai squinted his eyes and looked in the direction he pointed, beside a few tables in the center of the lobby, there were several men dressed in black, the first one was mediocre in appearance, not very old, and there was a woman sitting next to him, with a haggard face and a somewhat sluggish expression, but her appearance was quite good.

Seeing He Bai looking towards him, Yan Wuchang raised his head and smiled at him gently.

He Bai also nodded, which was regarded as a return gift, and said to Xiao Er: "Then forget it, if there is wine, remember to leave me a pot next time." ”

"Okay, okay. Xiao Er hurriedly hunched his waist and said.

Yan Wuchang raised his wine glass, sipped it slowly, and looked at He Bai's departing back. When he was far away, he put down his glass and thought quietly.

A man in black beside him opened his mouth to him and asked, "Lord Wang, what are our next arrangements?"

Yan Wuchang sighed, propped his hands on the table, and said, "Ouyang Mu, that girl has gone to South Korea, she went to her family's banquet on the surface, and secretly went to track down the whereabouts of the remnants of the Chu State. After all, the crown prince of Chu used her cousin's identity. We just need to give her cover and lure the snake out of the hole. ”

"What do you mean?" the man asked softly.

"Now Chu Mo has the ledger in his hand, but it doesn't matter anymore. Yan Wuchang pointed to Liu Xiaoxiao beside him and said, "This girl said that as soon as she dies, Chu Mo will hand over the account book to the Wu Imperial Court, these are the shit of Tianshu Pavilion, and we don't need to wipe our butts." But this shows that there is some affection between Chu Mo and Liu Xiaoxiao, since she can seduce the people of Tianshu Pavilion, presumably a vulgar prince of Chu should be no problem. I can use her to lure the snake out of the hole for Chu Mo. ”

As he spoke, Yan Wuchang turned sideways, stretched out his hand and gently stroked Liu Xiaoxiao's long hair, Liu Xiaoxiao felt a chill and couldn't help but shiver.

"Are you right, little lady?" Yan Wuchang said jokingly, "In order to take care of your emotions, I specially let the little fart child go, so as not to worry about you, now it's okay, Niu Fu will definitely report to the official to find you, and you will get into trouble again, you will have to behave well for me at that time." ”

Liu Xiaoxiao listened, a chill rose in her heart, and she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to speak.

"Lord Wang. Another man in black said, "Our people have already found it at the border station, the prince of Chu has left the city and arrived in Korea a few days ago, when will we leave?"

Yan Wuchang looked at him and smiled calmly: "Don't worry, we hide in the dark, we don't have to startle the snake, and when Ouyang Mu finds out, it's not too late for us to go." It's also a chance to give that girl a chance to exercise. ”

"Lord Wang, now the people of Tianshu Pavilion are afraid that they will also track down the whereabouts of the prince of Chu State, they burned the county government overnight, making such a big noise, I am afraid that ......" A man in black said to Yan Wuchang with some concern.

"Out of the way. Yan Wuchang said lightly, "King Yan has already issued an order to let the people of the Tianshu Pavilion fully withdraw from the Wu Kingdom, so as not to cause trouble again, they are just trying to prevent future troubles." ”

With that, he raised the glass on the table and drank it down.

"That's it, now that the wind is tight outside, you all clamp your tails tightly, and you move when you hear the order, understand?" Yan Wuchang said to everyone.

"Yes. ”

A group of men in black answered, got up one after another, and left the inn.

Wu Palace.

The Mansion of the Ministry of War.

It was already late at night, and the huge house was silent in the night. But at this time, the palace of King Wu was not very peaceful.

In a long aisle outside the mansion, there were faint scattered footsteps.

After a while, the footsteps gradually became dense from far to near.

From the darkness at either end of the aisle, several points of light flickered. The point of light slowly approached, and it was only then that I could vaguely see the light of a torch coming in front of me.

The guards standing on either side of the gate of the house noticed the movement in the hallway, and they poked their heads out in confusion, not knowing what was happening.

The movement on both ends of the aisle slowly approached, and a group of heavily armed Praetorian Guards with torches appeared in front of the guards, running towards them in unison.

The guard's face was flustered, and he froze in place. Before they could react, the Praetorian Guards, who were far away, came to the gate.

A tall man in armor who took the lead stepped forward to the guard, took out a notice from his arms, and said, "Captain of the Praetorian Guard, Song Zhiping, I am ordered to come to search Lord Shangshu's mansion, please cooperate." ”

By the light of the torches, the guards leaned over and looked at the order in a daze, speechless.

Song Zhiping put away the notice in his hand, looked at them, and said coldly: "Go in, search." ”

Several soldiers behind him obeyed the order, quickly lowered their torches, drew their official knives from their waists, stepped forward and pushed the guards away, and kicked their feet at the gate.

With a loud bang, the door opened, and the Praetorian Guards outside the door rushed in in an orderly manner, leaving the guards stunned in place.

Dozens of torches lit up the courtyard of the mansion at once, and the Praetorian Guards did not stop for a moment, and rushed straight to the lobby of the courtyard.

For a while, the sound of kicking the door was endless, and the doors of the large and small rooms and buildings in the house were violently kicked open one after another, and the people in the house woke up from their sleep and couldn't help but panic when they saw the Praetorian Guards waiting outside the door.

Song Zhiping entered the courtyard, raised his head and looked around, and then walked towards the lobby.

The lobby was surrounded by the Praetorian Guards, and the light of the torches illuminated it as if it were daylight. Song Zhiping strode to the center of the lobby and looked around with interest.

After a while, an old man came from the back door of the lobby, and before he had time to dress, he hurried over with a nightgown, and behind him there was a woman who was taken to Song Zhiping by the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard.

The old man looked at this scene, panicked all of a sudden, and pretended to be calm and said to Song Zhiping: "Zhiping, what do you want to do?"

Song Zhiping sneered and said, "You are Lu Wenjie, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Lord Lu?"

Lu Wenjie was stunned for a moment, and shouted at him angrily: "Song Zhiping, what kind of tricks are you playing? Bringing so many people to my house in the middle of the night? It's just nonsense!"

Song Zhiping smiled unhurriedly, took out the notice from his arms, and said to him: "I have been ordered by the emperor to bring someone to arrest Lord Lu, I don't know if the adult understands?"

Lu Wenjie looked at the notice, his back was cold, and said, "You...... What nonsense are you talking about? Why would the emperor let you arrest me? You must have found the wrong person!"

"No, no, no, that's right. Song Zhiping shook his head and said with a smile, "The one who wants to be arrested is you, Lord Lu." Because of the suspicion that Lord Lu Wenjie, the secretary of the Ministry of War, colluded with foreigners, stole and sold armaments, and profited from them, and the evidence was conclusive, according to the excerpt handed over to the emperor by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, we were specially ordered to take Lord Lu to the dungeon for interrogation. ”

"What? you...... You don't want to spew blood!" Lu Wenjie pointed at Song Zhiping and said, "Don't forget Song Zhiping, when you were a nobody, thanks to my promotion, you can get to where you are today!"

"That's really thankful for Lord Lu's love. Song Zhiping smiled slightly and said, "But the law is ruthless, so let's ask Master Lu to come with me." ”

Lu Wenjie's eyes widened suddenly, and he said, "This ...... This must be a misunderstanding! The emperor ...... He'll do justice for me. ”

"Justice or something, let's go to the dungeon. Come on, take it away!" Song Zhiping said coldly.

Hearing the order, several soldiers around him rushed up and grabbed Lu Wenjie's arm. When the woman next to him saw this, she couldn't help but cry and cried, "Master...... Sir!"

Madame......" Lu Wenjie struggled weakly twice, useless.

Song Zhiping ignored it, and turned to the other soldiers: "You all have a good search for me, understand?"

"Yes!"