Chapter 248: Assassination
Xu Guangzuo saw Zilong so knowledgeable about advancing and retreating, and couldn't help but be even more satisfied with Zilong in his heart.
At that moment, he drank this glass of wine with everyone, and sat down with great joy.
After King An saw Xu Guangzuo sit down, he waited for everyone to pass another round of wine before he got up and said, "Everyone, everyone, be quiet, this king has a happy event, and I want to announce it today!"
The originally noisy banquet hall gradually fell silent, and everyone looked intently at King An, waiting for the happy event that King An was going to say.
Zilong also looked at King An, and vaguely knew what King An wanted to say, so he couldn't help but look at a seat in the corner of the banquet hall with some sorrow.
The banquet hall was originally full of Ningxia military and political dignitaries, all of whom were generals of the Northern Expedition, and there was no one else!
But in this battle, the martial arts people contributed a lot, and after Wang An and Xu Guangzuo discussed, they made an exception and set up a table for the martial arts people in the corner of the hall.
At this table, there is the Shaolin head master Wuxian, the head of Emei Jingyuan Shitai, the director of the beggar gang Bufan and the three elders, and finally the leader of the Fengyue gang Ma Fengyue.
Most of the people at this table are masters of the battle with Zilong in the Hetao, King An said this, everyone knew what King An was going to say, and they all looked at Ma Fengyue with a smile, obviously preparing to congratulate Ma Fengyue after King An finished speaking.
It's just that Ma Fengyue's face was uncertain, looking at King An's side, waiting for King An to finish speaking.
King An naturally didn't notice Ma Fengyue's expression, and said with a festive face: "Today is announcing a good news with the big guy! Xu Guerrilla is from a slight background, but he is a rare talent! Since entering my palace, he has been conscientious and has made many miraculous achievements. A few days ago, he went north alone, contacted the heroes of the Central Plains, and the heroes of the Hetao, and together destroyed the Tianwang faction that had plagued the Hetao grassland for 20 years, and then led the Hetao Righteous Army, and the Northern Expeditionary Army to force back the Ordos Department, and made such miraculous achievements, he is really a good man in the world!"
"Not bad, not bad!" Xu Guangzuo saw that Zilong's face was slightly red under King An's narration, and he couldn't help but be amused, and echoed, "The credit of Xu's guerrilla is in everyone's eyes, and he deserves the word "national soldier!"
"Xu Guerrilla is really a national warrior!"
Jiang Han also had a very good impression of Zilong, as soon as Zilong came to Ningxia, he led his army north to deal with the autumn grass valley in Ordos.
Later, Zilong's deeds came from Ningxia from time to time, and he couldn't help but sigh that he had a relationship with Zilong.
Later, the Great Wall was in danger, and thanks to Zilong leading the 30,000 Hetao Righteous Army to the west, he repelled Ordos together with the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Jiang Han had a good impression of Zilong.
Now that King An and Xu Guangzuo are well-known, he is also highly praised.
King An and the other three opened their mouths to praise, and the officials in the hall naturally followed suit.
Only Min Yushi didn't say anything because Zilong didn't please him too much, but he didn't say anything bad.
It's Wei Bin, who has a deep contradiction with Zilong, although he has only met Zilong a handful, but his impression of Zilong is really bad.
Therefore, when the officials in the hall were praising Zilong, only he had a cold face, and he almost reprimanded him.
If it weren't for Zilong's great achievements this time, and Xu Guangzuo and King An strongly recommended him, I am afraid that he would have scolded him in public.
Zilong naturally didn't care about the attitude of Min Yushi and Wei Bin, but his cheeks were slightly red, and he didn't know how to deal with this scene.
King An knew Zilong very well, and knew what Zilong's situation was at this moment, so he immediately spoke out and said, "Okay, okay, let's be quiet again!"
When all the civil and military officers heard this, they all fell silent and stopped their beautiful words.
Everyone is in the officialdom, so they naturally know that King An is not simply to praise Zilong, but continues to look at King An to see what he is going to say.
"Xu Guerrilla is a young hero, this king likes it very much, it just so happens that this king has a beloved daughter under his knees, who is dignified and virtuous, and he has made a contract with Xu Guerrilla! A few days ago in the Hetao grassland, the two have been engaged, which is a good thing! Now that the enemy has retreated, this king is ready to complete the marriage for the two in ten days, and all the colleagues present at that time, if you have time, please come and participate in this matter!"
After King An saw that everyone was quiet, he immediately said directly.
The people in the hall were boiling in an instant, and they all congratulated King An and Zilong.
King An naturally thought that Ma Fengyue agreed to this matter, not only answered everyone one by one with a smile, but also came to the corner of the hall to drink with Ma Fengyue.
Zilong was a little apprehensive in his heart, and glanced back at the seat in the corner of the hall.
I saw that Ma Fengyue had no sadness or joy on her face, as if she had agreed to the marriage, and was polite to King An.
Zilong was overjoyed, thinking that Ma Fengyue had turned a corner, and he was also relieved in his heart, and secretly made up his mind, and after the banquet was over, he went to talk to his mother, and wanted to understand why there was such a change.
After thinking about it, he concentrated on coping with the banquet, and many civil and military bureaucrats came to toast and bless him.
And Ren Bufan, who was at the same table with Ma Fengyue, and the three elders also toasted to Ma Fengyue, saying good things about Zilong and Wan'er.
Ma Fengyue has not had the slightest joy or sorrow, and calmly pushes the cup with a few people.
At the moment, there was nothing worth talking about at the banquet, and after Xu Guangzuo and the three of them toasted Zilong a few more glasses, they directly excused themselves and retreated.
As soon as the three of them left, those Qiu Ba generals naturally let go, and for a while, the banquet hall was a little more lively.
Ma Fengyue also found an excuse after Xu Guangzuo and others retreated, and withdrew from the banquet, Ren Bufan couldn't persuade him, so he had to drink with the three elders.
Master Wuxian and Master Jingyuan were originally monks, and now that the business of the banquet has been finished, they don't want to stay here for a long time, so they go directly together.
After Zilong coped with many toasts, he looked back and found that Ma Fengyue was gone.
After drinking a few cups with the general who came up, he confessed to King An and hurriedly retreated. He was afraid that Ma Fengyue would be angry and wanted to comfort him.
After leaving the banquet hall, he asked the maids and maids nearby, and after knowing that Ma Fengyue had turned back to the Fengyue Gang, Zilong got on the horse directly and ran out of the palace, preparing to go to the Fengyue Gang to find Ma Fengyue to ask clearly.
Yao Mingqiang, the captain of his personal army, was resting outside, and when he saw that his adult suddenly got on his horse and went outside the mansion, Yao Mingqiang was also very anxious.
At this time, Zilong's internal strength could not be used, and he was also worried about Zilong's safety, so he immediately shouted loudly: "My lord, where are you going?"
Zilong jumped on the horse and just ran onto the street, when he heard Yao Mingqiang's voice behind him, he couldn't help but look back and say: "Mingqiang, you go back! I'm going to the Fengyue Gang, it's my mother's gang, it's not a big deal, you don't have to follow!"
After finishing speaking, he didn't say anything more, and without looking back, he broke into the dark street.
Although Yao Mingqiang's riding skills were good, after all, it was late at this time, and he hurried to catch up, but he still lost Zilong in a short time.
At the moment, he could only find the patrol officer on the side of the road, and after asking the direction of the Fengyue Gang, he went towards the Fengyue Gang in the dark.
Besides, after Zilong got on the horse, he always wondered if his mother had really changed and agreed to his marriage with Wan'er.
He thought in his heart that at this time, there were hundreds of thousands of troops stationed near Ningxia, and they were impregnable, and even if Mongolia invaded the south on a large scale, there would be no danger for a while.
Therefore, although he has no internal strength, he does not worry about his safety at all.
In this way, after a short time, he rode out of Ningxia City and came to the eastern suburbs of Ningxia.
Further forward is a small lake, and it is also in the pavilion by the lake that Zilong and Ma Fengyue recognize each other.
In the distance, I saw that the lakeside was full of shadows, and in the pavilion, there seemed to be a thin figure in it.
Zilong's heart moved, and he thought that he was the one who admired the moon here at night.
It's just that at this time, it is close to winter, the sky is cold, and there are not even a few stars in the sky, let alone the moon!
Just as he was wondering in his heart, the horse had already galloped closer, and he saw that the figure in the pavilion turned out to be a black night clothes, and the whole person was wrapped into the black clothes.
Seeing this person dressed like this, Zilong's heart jumped, and his heart couldn't help but move, stopped the horse, stared at the person in the pavilion, and said, "Who is Your Excellency, what are you doing waiting for Xu here?"
The man was originally facing away from Zilong, but when he heard Zilong's words, he couldn't help but turn around, and his face covered in a black scarf only showed a pair of eyes.
These eyes are clear and clear, as if they were a night sky in them, and they are extremely deep.
When Zilong saw this person's gaze, he couldn't help but have all the distracting thoughts in his heart disappear, and the whole person seemed to be quiet.
The man made a soft voice and said, "You are Xu Zilong, the Xu Zilong who defeated the Desert Crazy Knife?"
The man's voice was so dry that it looked extremely unpleasant, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
Zilong was very surprised in his heart, how could a person with such eyes speak like this.
Although friends and foes were unknown at this time, Zilong still couldn't help but reply: "Yes! If you don't change your name, you can't change your surname, even if you don't change your surname, Xu Zilong is also! Since you recognize the Desert Crazy Knife, you think you are also a senior in the rivers and lakes, I don't know why you are blocking my way today?"
"You use a sword?" the man did not answer Zilong's words, but caught a glimpse of the sword at Zilong's waist, and asked extremely impolitely.
Although Zilong was quite unhappy in his heart, he still replied: "Yes! What does the senior mean?"
"Since you use a sword, then you try my sword and see if you can do it!"
Before the words fell, the man in black tapped in the pavilion, and the whole person floated up gently as if nothing was there, and then his body spun, and a sword qi suddenly shot out from his black clothes, stabbing towards Zilong.