Xu Jizhong took a sharp breath and said, "Madam is saying that these assassins were sent by the emperor?"

Zhang said: "If it's not the emperor, it's the queen and Han Yuma." Who but they could get the news so quickly?"

Akiki nodded and said, "What Madame said is extremely true. Since the day the emperor ascended the throne, he has prepared to establish Jinyiwei, and after decades of painstaking management, Jinyiwei's net has spread all over the world. Even the most well-informed beggars in the rivers and lakes may not be able to compare with them. ”

Xu Jizhong said in a deep voice: "The commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei is none other than Han Jinhu. ”

Qiu Mu clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, good, good." ”

Xu Jizhong had a premonition about the origin of these black-clothed assassins, but because it involved the emperor and queen of the Ten Thousand Vehicles, he didn't dare to think deeply. Now that he has been broken by the Zhang family, Xu Jizhong is deeply uneasy in his heart.

Qiu Mu said to Xu Jizhong: "The young prince doesn't have to worry, as long as the poor monk still has a breath, it is necessary to protect the young prince's family." ”

Xu Jizhong sighed and said: "The younger generation is not afraid, but I just think that my father has worked hard all his life to lay a great foundation for the Zhu family, but who knows that he will end up like this, which is really chilling." ”

Qiu Mu said: "The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked." Most of the kings of the past were like this. The young prince also asks for condolences. ”

Zhang also persuaded: "Xianggong, the ancients said: the deceased is gone, and sadness cannot bring his father-in-law back to life." What we should worry about now is the safety of our Xu family, which is also my father-in-law's request before he died, and my father-in-law should not forget it. ”

Xu Jizhong nodded and said, "Madam is reasonable, we have to leave Jingshi as soon as possible." ”

Qiu Mu asked, "I don't know where the young prince wants to go?"

Qiu Mu has a life-saving grace for his family, and he is Liu Bowen's old friend, so Xu Jizhong did not hide it, and said truthfully: "Don't hide it, my father once told the younger generation before his death to ask us to go to King Yan." ”

Qiu Mu said: "Mr. Liu also said to the poor monk that if something happens to Prince Xu, the young prince must go north to King Yan." It seems that what Mr. Liu said is true. It's just that Jingshi and Beiping are thousands of miles apart, and the road is long and unpredictable. In case Mr. Liu said that, since he left, the poor monk had already begun to prepare. ”

"The master wants to escort our family to Beiping?"

Qiu Mu said: "The poor monk has promised Mr. Liu to protect the young prince's family. If you don't escort it in person, it is difficult for the poor monk to feel at ease. ”

Xu Jizhong got up again and saluted Qiumu: "Thank you, master, if you are escorted by the master, the younger family will be able to arrive in Beiping safely." ”

Qiu Mu picked up Xu Jizhong and said, "Young Prince, please get up." There are poor monks, and the young prince's family is safe. The young prince's family must be very tired from traveling overnight, but although the black-clothed assassin is dead, the mastermind behind the scenes will not give up easily, and if he can't receive news for a while, he will definitely send someone to assassinate him again. In the opinion of the poor monks, let's set off as soon as possible. ”

Xu Jizhong nodded: "The younger generation also has this intention." It's just that the horse is dead, and my father's coffin is still in the car......"

Qiu Mu said: "The young prince doesn't have to worry, the poor monk has already sent someone to prepare to go." After that, he instructed the monk outside: "Come, are the carriages and horses ready?"

The monk replied outside the door: "Master Qiqi, everything is ready." ”

Qiu Mu nodded, stood up and said to Xu Jizhong: "Young Lord, madam, let's go on the road." ”

Xu Jizhong was also deeply surprised when he heard that the carriage and horses had already been prepared. The lady and the child maid housekeeper followed Qiumu to the temple gate, and saw that on the side of the road outside the temple, there were two carriages, one large and one small, the big one was bigger than the one in his own house, and on the tree beside the road, there were three tall horses tied to him, and several monks stood by the car and waited, two of them were carrying luggage. When these people saw Akiki coming out with people, they hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Qiu Mu said to Xu Jizhong: "The prince's coffin is in the carriage behind, and the young prince's family has been on the road all night, and they have not slept all night, they must be tired, so please go to the car in front to rest." The poor monk took two apprentices and escorted them outside the car. ”

Xu Jizhong said: "Thank you for your kindness. At this moment, we are not leaving the danger, and the younger generation is uneasy and has no intention of sleeping. Just ask Madame to take Pu'er and Qingju to rest in the car, Xu Fu and I will drive each other, and the master and disciple will ride with us, how about it?"

Xu Jizhong refused to rest, and Qiu Mu was not reluctant, so he nodded and said, "That's fine." ”

Negotiate stops, those who get on the car get on the car, and those who get on the horse get on the horse. After all the arrangements were made, Qiu Mu rode on his horse and said to the disciples who saw him off: "The teacher is leaving, after I go, the affairs of the temple will be handled by Zhiming for the time being." ”

The disciples clasped their hands together and bowed their heads in agreement.

Akiki nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back." Let's hit the road!" he said, urging his mount to hit the road first. Xu Jizhong followed behind with a cart, Xu Fu followed closely with the carriage containing the coffin, and after Qiumu's two accompanying disciples Zhiguang Zhiqing rode off their horses, the group left the Han Cicada Temple and marched towards Beiping.

On the way, Qiu Mu discussed with Xu Jizhong and decided to leave the official road and walk along the path to hide people's eyes.

After walking like this for four or five days, it has been safe and sound, and in the afternoon of this day, the group came to Fengyang, the central capital.

Seeing the city gate of Fengyang Mansion from afar, Xu Jizhong had mixed feelings in his heart. Fengyang is Xu Da's hometown, there are many local relatives and friends, Xu Jizhong has also returned to his hometown with his father many times to visit, every time he returns to his hometown, the local officials and gentlemen will beat gongs and drums, and greet each other wantonly. This time, it was his father's corpse that returned to his hometown, and in order to hide people's eyes, Xu Jizhong did not notify his local relatives and friends, so naturally no one came out to greet him.

After Xu Jizhong and Qiu Mu discussed, they decided not to enter Fengyang, and directly sent Xu Da's coffin to the ancestral tomb for burial. The ancestral tomb of the Xu family is in Wulipo, five miles northwest of the city, and a group of people drove and rode horses, and arrived in an instant.

Wulipo was originally a mass graveyard, full of rocks, overgrown with weeds, and very desolate. Later, Xu Da made a fortune, and the government sent people to renovate, and now, this place is surrounded by red walls, and the pines and cypresses are shady. A Xu ancestral hall was also built at the foot of the slope, which was used to enshrine the tablet of the ancestors of the Xu family.

Outside the ancestral hall of the Xu family at the foot of Wulipo, everyone stopped the carriage and horses. Qiu Mu instructed his two disciples to carry Xu Da's coffin, Xu Fu carried a shovel and pickaxe, and Xu Jizhong carried the incense wax tribute on his back and went up to Wulipo.

It is the ancestral tomb of the Xu family, and the ancestors of the Xu clan are naturally buried, and among the Xu clan, the Xu Da branch has the highest prestige and the most expensive background, so in the ancestral tomb, a piece of feng shui treasure has already been prepared to bury the deceased of Xu Da's branch. This treasure land is in the western highlands of Wulipo, north of Qingyan Mountain, west of Yudai River, Shanyang - Shuiyin, is the treasure land of Tibetan wind and water.