Shu Blossoms

"What did you say!"

"what!"

This news was so shocking that Zheng Wei and Shen Wenhan subconsciously asked back.

"I also eavesdropped on someone delivering a letter to the banker. I heard that Hongdu County has closed the city again, and the whole city is searching for the assassin who killed Governor Yang."

Zhao Bei shook his head, "We still don't know what happened, so we'd better leave here first!"

"Chu Ping hasn't come back yet?" Zheng Wei was worried that Chu Ping would suffer from a confrontation with the people in the small courtyard.

"I'm back, let's go!"

Chu Ping finally rushed back and after speaking, he dragged Zheng Wei away.

Zhao Bei protected Shen Wenhan and followed him.

After they left the Zhuang Mansion, they discovered that the entire Nanxun Town was also in chaos. Zheng Wei looked solemn and asked, "What's going on?"

"Could it be that the news of Yang Zongzhou's assassination has already reached here? How could it be so fast!" Zhao Bei guessed.

Zheng Wei had a bad feeling in her heart, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Let's go back to the inn first!"

She did not go back to the inn where she was staying temporarily, but went to Shen Wenhan's place to wait for news. Xiao Feng and Xiao Yang went out to find out the news.

Xiao Feng Xiaoyang went out for a long time and didn't come back until dark. Yun Sheng hurriedly brought food to them, "Drink some water first and eat some food to cushion your stomach."

Xiao Feng first brought a bowl of hot water to Xiao Yang, and then handed her a piece of rice cake. He watched Xiao Yang eat it before starting to eat it himself.

Shen Wenhan was not in a hurry. He poured a cup of tea for Zheng Wei with a smile and comforted her, "Don't be anxious, Princess. You'll be in peace as soon as you come!"

"They have just come back now. They must not be able to get out of Nanxun Town. There is no point in hurrying!" Zheng Wei is not in a hurry. The person in the Zhuang Mansion has not yet been found out, so she cannot leave. Nanxun Town might be in chaos. They have a chance!
"Princess Princess, Lord Shen, Nanxun Town seems to be controlled by someone. There are many soldiers with unknown origins. They move in an orderly manner and follow orders. They are obviously well-trained soldiers. I don't think we have many armies like this in Zhou Dynasty! "

Xiaoyang's words made Zheng Wei immediately think of the person in Zhuang's mansion.

"Are there any other discoveries?" Shen Wenhan asked, "How are the people in Nanxun Town now? Are they being bullied?"

"These people did not harass the people after entering the city. They just drove the people home and ordered them to stay behind closed doors. Now there are soldiers from those people patrolling all the streets. Before we came back, we went to the post house. Master Zhao said You don’t have to worry over there, everything is fine over there!”

Xiao Feng said the next words for Xiao Yang who was eating.

"Yeah," Xiao Yang nodded in agreement with Xiao Feng, "Princess Princess, we originally planned to go out of town to deliver a message to the general and the others, but we failed."

"How many soldiers are there in Nanxun Town?" Zheng Wei waved her hand to let her eat in peace, then turned to ask Xiao Feng, "What should the villagers do?"

Zhuang Yuanwai is the Sima Du who was placed outside Jiujiang and Hongdu by the Zhou Dynasty. Although he is a small foreign official, he is a pair of eyes placed here by the emperor, always watching the movements of the two big cities.Moreover, he also had hundreds of soldiers in his hands, but the city was taken over easily. If there was no conspiracy, she would never believe it.

"There are more than [-] soldiers patrolling the town entrance and various streets. My subordinates overheard their conversation. There seemed to be hundreds of people stationed outside the town! The strangest thing is that the gate of Zhuang Mansion was closed tightly and there was no movement at all. I went to the mansion today. None of the guests here have gone home, and many people have already excluded their servants from wandering outside the Zhuang Mansion!"

"Fortunately, the princess and Master Shen left early, otherwise they would have been left there!" Xiao Yang and Xiao Feng were thankful with lingering fear. "What's the plot of this village member?" Zhao Bei pondered, then raised his head and asked Chu Ping, "Then what's special about the black cat?"

Everyone looked at Chu Ping, who had been silent, and he smiled playfully, "The cat is nothing special, the only thing special is those arrows!"

He took out an arrow and handed it to Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei took it and looked at it carefully, but couldn't see anything. She looked at him with confusion. Shen Wenhan also took it to check. He only had six orifices on weapons, and he didn't know anything about weapons. Did not see it.

Zhao Bei took it and flicked it a few times with his fingers, and a crisp sound came into his ears. He leaned closer to the light and looked at the color, and said, "Black iron!"

"What is black iron? What's the difference?" Zheng Wei heard about it for the first time and came over to take a look again.

"But that legendary land of three mountains and five seas?" Shen Wenhan blurted out excitedly.

"Black iron unique to the Three Mountains and Five Seas!" Chu Ping nodded to confirm.

Only the younger generations Zheng Wei and Xiaoyang Xiaofeng have never heard of it.

"Where are the three mountains and five seas? Why have I never heard of it?" Zheng Wei had read many ancient books in his grandfather's study since he was a child, including geography and miscellaneous journals, but he had never seen this place.

"There are very few books that record the Three Mountains and Five Seas. Almost no one has been to any place. It seems that it is just a legend. But black iron does exist. However, black iron is indestructible, difficult to change shape, and too rare. .So generally only the Royal Guards of the Central Plains or the top noble families can be equipped with black iron weapons!"

Shen Wenhan's mother was from the Liu family in Hedong, which was also a famous family in the Central Plains.Although many ancient books were lost when they went south, fortunately, the Yiliu clan still tried their best to preserve many ancient books, and the one recording Black Iron was one of them.

Shen Wenhan often secretly hides in the library to read books. He was particularly impressed by the book about black iron.

"I have also heard Master mention that there are very few people with black iron in the world today. I am afraid that His Majesty the Zhou Dynasty will not be able to produce so much black iron to make arrows at one time. What's more, such rare arrows are used to kill a person. A cat!

"Then tell me, is it the Northern Wei Dynasty or which noble family from the north is behind this black iron?" Zheng Wei first thought of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Xiao Yang was even more worried, "Wouldn't an army with black iron weapons be invincible?"

Zheng Wei became more and more curious about the person in Zhuang Mansion.

"Although the existence of black iron weapons will greatly increase the army's combat power, it is not invincible, so you don't have to worry too much. If the Northern Wei Dynasty really had such a powerful army, General Wu and General Xiao who were guarding the border would not let it go. They entered our land of Great Zhou safely. I think these people are just private soldiers of some hermit clan and will not cause a big chaos!" Seeing that everyone was in a heavy mood, Shen Wenhan smiled and comforted them, "You guys can rest here tonight, I have asked Yun We have opened two more rooms, please go and rest early!"

When Zheng Wei led everyone to the door, Shen Wenhan gave another meaningful instruction, "Princess, the storm is coming, remember to think twice before you act!"

Zheng Wei was confused and leaned slightly to leave, taking Xiaoyang back to his room. Zhao Bei and Chu Ping stood guard at the door.

When she heard the movement, she sighed helplessly, opened the door and looked at General Heng Ha and said softly: "Wouldn't it be more conspicuous for you two to be blocked here? Tell those who are interested that there is an important person living in this room. If you really let go If not, let’s discuss taking turns to watch over each other, why bother staying together?”

Zhao Bei and Chu Ping looked at each other for a moment, and they reached an agreement instantly. Zhao Bei stood up and left: "I'll stay for the rest of the night!"

"Chu Ping, come in!" Zheng Wei glared at Chu Ping, "I don't want to be a target!"

At night, Zheng Wei, who was tossing and turning and unable to sleep, suddenly sat up and asked the back of the figure sitting on the floor outside the curtain: "What happened when Yang Zongzhou was assassinated?"