Hutou Rock is about 100 miles away from Babao Lotus Mountain. Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan quickly whipped up, but they only rested twice in order to save horsepower halfway. Rao was like this, and it was not until late afternoon that he arrived at a town not far from the imperial tomb.

When the two arrived at the west end of the town, they found that the town was quite familiar. Li Qiufeng was surprised and delighted, and said to Murong Danyan: "Miss Murong, do you remember this town?"

Murong Danyan looked around, and suddenly remembered that when he was in the lama temple that day, he and Li Qiufeng had gone down the mountain to pick up He Yi, who was purchasing raw materials for the manufacture of gunpowder, so he took a break in a tea shop in this town. She laughed and said to Li Qiufeng, "I remember, we drank tea in this town." ”

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said, "When we were drinking tea, we once met a person......

Murong Danyan's heart sank, looked at Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Li, do you mean those imperial tomb guards who drank tea together......"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "No." If you think about it, in addition to those soldiers, we also met a person. ”

Murong Danyan frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and a flash of inspiration appeared in his head, and he said in a trembling voice: "Old Shou?!"

Li Qiufeng nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it's this old man." This man has met us a few times, and each time it is very strange. In the lama temple, in the imperial mausoleum, we have all met him unexpectedly. Although this person is just a craftsman, he is calling for wind and rain in the imperial tomb, and even Xiaolingwei calls him a brother. According to those soldiers, Lao Shou is good at Danqing, but he likes to gamble, has a free temperament, and is the best to have fun. But this is exactly like the man......"

Murong Danyan said in a strange way: "That person, who is that person?"

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Emperor Zhengde." ”

Murong Danyan was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "Emperor Zhengde, this, how is this possible? Emperor Zhengde died more than ten years ago, and we have entered his mausoleum......

When she said this, she only felt that this matter was too unbelievable, and she couldn't talk about it anymore for a while.

Li Qiufeng said: "Not bad. Emperor Zhengde died more than ten years ago, which is a well-known thing in the world. It's just that in the past ten years, there has been an undercurrent surging above the court, and the turmoil in the rivers and lakes is treacherous, as if there is an invisible big hand manipulating behind it. ”

When he said this, he saw that Murong Danyan was at a loss, knowing that she didn't understand most of these court affairs, so he continued: "The world seems to be stable, but in fact, there are dangers. The Tartars are eyeing the north, and the Japanese in the southeast coast are becoming more and more troublesome, and they have spread from the coastal areas of Fujian to Shandong and Liaodong. The imperial court wanted to measure the land south of the Yangtze River, and the gentry and officials were surging in the crowd. The vassal kings who had long had different aspirations in various places took the opportunity to collude with the important ministers of the imperial court, and had other plans. Today, Emperor Jiajing inherited the unification as a vassal king, and spent more than ten years of work, but he still could not uproot all the old ministers of the first emperor. Although in addition to the Ministry of War, most of the cabinet ministers and officials of the six ministries of that year had been driven away from the center by him through the dispute over the Great Rites, but some of the unknown courtiers of that year were not exposed, and they were lucky to escape the purge of Emperor Jiajing, and they were still loyal to Emperor Zhengde. Even if only one of these people is hidden, entering the center at this time and waiting for an opportunity to move is a great threat to the current emperor. In the past ten years, Emperor Jiajing's henchmen and important ministers, such as Lu Bing and Yang Zhen, have commanded Jinyiwei to investigate everywhere and exhausted their efforts to prevent someone from plotting against each other. But after a few months, I became more and more suspicious that someone was behind everything. Moreover, even the military department can be mobilized by this person, which shows that this person's power is definitely not under Liu Kang, Yang Tinghe and other cabinet bigwigs. Looking at the world, apart from Emperor Zhengde, who can be so powerful?"

Murong Danyan was frightened when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "Everyone wants to be a big official, but in this way, it seems that there is no benefit in being an official. Every day, we must be afraid of walking on thin ice, and if we are not careful, we will end up in a catastrophe. ”

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Miss Murong, you are not in the officialdom, so you will naturally think about it." It's just that once you are in a high position and have authority in your hands, you will be able to call forward and backward, calling for wind and rain. At that time, I am afraid that you will only think that the official position is not big enough, the official hat is too small, and you only think about how to make a hundred ends of progress and go further every day. When I was on an errand in Jinyiwei, I often heard the old man in Jinyiwei say a sentence: If a person becomes an official, he is no longer a person. ”

By this time, the two had ridden into the town. In order not to attract attention, the two jumped off their mounts and led their horses forward. Li Qiufeng whispered to Murong Danyan as he walked: "Lao Shou lives in the imperial tomb, and it is heavily guarded during the day, let's take a break in this town first, and after the sky is dark, let's think about entering the imperial tomb." ”

After Murong Danyan heard this, he made a grimace at Li Qiufeng, and said, "Okay, then let's go to that tea stall to drink a cup of tea and pass the time." ”

The two walked forward with their memories, but when they arrived in this town, they were led by Zhuang Ding of the Five Tiger Villa, and the two did not deliberately remember the road. This time, I walked into the town alone, and I wanted to find this tea stall, but where did I find it for a while? I walked straight for half a pillar of incense, but I didn't find the tea stall. Murong Danyan was unwilling, and was about to enter a silk shop on the side of the road to ask the store for directions, but Li Qiufeng suddenly pulled her sleeve and said in a low voice: "Be careful, the situation here is not right." ”

Murong Danyan's heart sank, so he had to shut up and not say anything, leading the horse to go straight east with the strong autumn wind. It wasn't until he walked through the town and walked to an uninhabited pond that Li Qiufeng breathed a sigh of relief and said to Murong Danyan: "There are a lot of brocade guards in this town. ”

Murong Danyan was startled, and said in a trembling voice, "How do you know?"

Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly and said, "Don't forget that I have been in the Jinyi Guard for five years, although I belong to the Nanzhen Fusi, I have not participated in the pursuit and arrest of the Beizhen Fusi. It's just that Jin Yiwei has seen a lot of behavior, and the shopkeeper is standing in the counter, staring at the street with a pair of eyes. There were several passers-by before, with bulging pockets around their waists, apparently hiding blades. There is also the blacksmith shop at the west end of the town, the two guys at the door are very familiar, and I remembered that these two people are clearly the two general flags of the Fusi of Beizhen, and their martial arts are extremely ......"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a figure flickering not far in front of him, and immediately stopped talking. Pulling Murong Danyan to hide behind a ruined wall, he said in a low voice: "There are people in front, I don't know if it's friend or foe." ”

Murong Danyan watched the two horses grazing and drinking by the pond, and whispered to Li Qiufeng, "What about our horses?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "This place is only a few miles away from the Imperial Tomb, even if there are no horses, it will be fine. It's just that the figure of Fang Cai is so light that it looks like a killer of the Yanagi clan......"

Murong Danyan was shocked and said to Li Qiufeng, "What are these thieves doing here?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I don't know about this. I went to contact Kogoro's subordinates month by month, but there has been no news. Yanagi Zongyan and Sang Liangtian turned their faces, but they colluded with Dongchang again. This person is not only good at martial arts, but also has excellent intelligence, and these killers under him are elusive, and they will not appear here for no reason. Since we have met these people, we will kill one less and we must not let go of these killers. ”

Murong Danyan couldn't help but shudder when he heard Li Qiufeng say viciously, and when he saw Li Qiufeng bending over and walking out from behind the remnant wall, he had no choice but to follow him closely.

The whereabouts of the killers of the Yanagi clan are strange, not only is the tracking technique extremely powerful, but it is also good at preventing others from following. Fortunately, Li Qiufeng has fought with these killers many times, and he is familiar with the strange methods of these killers. It was to track all the way down and avoid all the traps laid by the killers, and it was never noticed by the killers.

After walking five or six miles, a huge house suddenly appeared in front of me. I saw five or six figures walking up to the door of the house and tapping lightly on the door a few times. The door creaked open, and the shadows rushed in, and the door shut.

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan didn't dare to enter through the main entrance, so they had to go around in a circle from a distance and reach the back of the house. Looking around, there was no one, and then flew up to the courtyard wall of the house.

I saw that the courtyard was lit with pine oil torches, and the whole house was brightly lit. Seventy or eighty people stood tall and low in the courtyard, all dressed in black and with solemn expressions. Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan didn't expect that so many killers of the Liusheng clan would gather in this courtyard, and they were shocked. I had to lean myself on the top of the wall, for fear of being discovered by these killers.

At this moment, I heard someone say loudly: "The young master has arrived!"

As soon as the words fell, seventy or eighty black-clothed people in the courtyard knelt down together, and said, "Welcome to the young master!"

But he saw three people coming out of the main house. It's just that Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan are lying on the back wall, and these three people have their backs to them, so they can't see the faces of the three people clearly. But the man in the middle was thin, half a head shorter than the people on either side. Coupled with the fact that these killers called this person a young master, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan had already guessed who this person was.

At this time, two men in black had already carried out a Taishi chair and placed it under the porch of the main house. The thin man sat down on the Taishi's chair, raised his right hand, and said, "Get up!"

This voice was a little childish, and it was the voice of Zhu Ju, who was inseparable from Yanagi Zongyan. Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan knew that this young man was the illegitimate son of Liu Sheng Feiyan and Emperor Zhengde, and his martial arts were passed down by Liu Sheng Zongyan himself, and he was ruthless. Flying Flower, one of Yagyu Soiwa's two most powerful subordinates, died at the hands of this young man.

Seeing Zhu Ju appear, Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he secretly thought that since this young man appeared here, he was afraid that Yanagi Zongyan was also close to him. He and Zhuang Hengyun recruited thousands of evil figures in Shajiabao in Hutouyan, and their strength was not the same as before.

He was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Zhu Ju sneer and say: "Come on, push out those traitors with thousands of cuts, and let everyone see the true face of these dog thieves!"

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan were stunned, only to see the door of the right wing suddenly open, and then two black-clothed killers walked out with a white-clothed man. When Li Qiufeng saw the man's face, he couldn't help but be shocked, and his body trembled slightly.

That person is the killer who betrayed the Yanagi clan and wanted to join forces with Li Qiufeng to snipe Yanagi Zongyan month by month!

(End of chapter)