Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 16 The road ahead is dangerous
"Brother Wang, what did the Marquis say?"

Seeing Captain Wang returning, several captains rushed to his side and asked while wiping off their sweat.

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life. Lord Hou was kind, and said, let the brothers go to the front to find a shady place to rest."

Wang Duwei got off his horse and said with a smile.

"Master Hou is kind and kind, this is the blessing of Chu!"

"I have waited here to thank Lord Hou!"

Before Wang Duwei finished speaking, the soldiers nearby started shouting when they heard the news.

Even the captains had smiles on their faces.

Finally, I can rest my feet. The damn weather almost made Grandpa faint from the heat!
"Brother, I haven't finished speaking yet. Before that, the Marquis is still a little worried. He asked us to disperse the spies and explore the surrounding area again."

Captain Wang said unhappily.

"Who is bold enough to cut paths around this imperial mausoleum?"

"Do you still dare to rob our Lord's car? Are you really afraid that our Lord will come to power and give him an extermination of the three clans?"

Hearing the yelling of several people there, Captain Wang grinned, cupped his hands and said with a "hehe" smile:
"This is Lord Hou's caution! Brother, I have something to say beforehand. I was the one who went to Lord Hou's side just now. It's up to you all to worry about the scouting."

"Brother Wang, you are cunning!"

When everyone heard the words, they all pointed at Wang Duwei and laughed and cursed.

The captain Wang just smiled and didn't answer.

Half a quarter of an hour later, a captain surnamed Ji led more than a dozen cavalrymen, left the convoy, and galloped forward along the official road.

"Master Marquis, why don't you despise your position and bring a few people with you?"

Looking at the smoke and dust rising in front of the convoy, Zhang Xiu asked in a low voice.

Zhao Yu shook his head.

"Youwei, if you really do this, you will offend the other party. What's more, you are the most skilled in martial arts among the generals, so you can't do anything without permission. Leave these small things to them. However, tell your subordinates, From now on, please be more vigilant."

As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Pu on the other side.

According to Wang Pu's guess, those assassins failed to complete their work last time, and they will definitely not let it go this time.

They didn't take action in Taihe Mansion, if they didn't take action before Zhao Yu entered Shenjing, then they could only watch Zhao Yu and his party enter Shenjing.

As long as they enter Shenjing City, they will never find a chance to attack Zhao Yu.

Therefore, the few days' journey from Jingshan to Shenjing in Kyoto Prefecture is their last chance.

The most likely place to set up an ambush is around Jingshan Mountain.

The reason why he and Wang Pu didn't tell the captains in charge of the army about this guess was because they were so talkative. Maybe they were accomplices of the assassins?

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Galloping war horses stirred up clouds of smoke and dust on the official road.

The leader, Ji Shikang, looked at the rapidly retreating trees on both sides of the official road, briefly estimated the distance in his mind, raised his right hand holding the whip, and jerked the reins with his right hand.

The horse under his crotch knew what his master meant, and his speed gradually slowed down.

Seeing this, the scouts behind them all slowed down their horses.

"It's about ten miles away from the convoy. The big guy tied the horses in the shade and searched the surrounding forest to see if there are strong people hiding in it. After an hour, we will meet here and return to the convoy."

Ji Shikang looked back and gave the order.

"Here."

The scouts had no objections and dismounted one after another. They led their horses to a shady and sheltered place and tied them up. Just then, they formed a group of three or five and started exploring the surrounding mountains and forests.

"My sons, I will go forward a little further and see how the situation goes."

After all, he drove his war horse forward along the official road.

"This is no wayfinding, this is clearly laziness."

Seeing Ji Shikang disappearing into the distance alone, one of the scouts spat out the blades of grass in his mouth and muttered in a low voice.

"Old Wang, I am a general, and I am a soldier, so what can you do? Don't complain, work quickly. If you finish it early, you can go back and rest early!"

The companion on the side gave him an elbow, signaling him not to talk about these things.

Not to mention the hard work of these scouts in the mountains and forests, Captain Kangji rode his horse around most of the mountains. When he saw that there was no one else around, he stopped his horse, took out a bamboo flute from his close-fitting jacket, and played He blew "Woo" at his mouth.

Captain Ji was a soldier, and he didn't know anything about romance. The sound he made was like the neighing of an old crow, which was unpleasant to hear.

"Cuckoo cuckoo!"

Just two or three minutes after Captain Ji blew the flute in his hand, a series of crisp birdsong came from the forest.

Hearing the sound of birdsong, Captain Ji seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, put the bamboo flute into his arms again, turned his horse's head and walked towards the way he came.

After gathering a group of scouts who were investigating the surrounding area, a dozen or so riders rolled up the smoke and dust again and galloped back towards the convoy.

"Master Hou, Captain Ji has led the scouts back."

Zhang Xiu rode his horse to Zhao Yu and told him the news of the scout's return.

"How's it going?"

"No abnormalities were found."

Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, Zhao Yu nodded slightly.

"Then tell everyone, after passing this mountain top, rest for an hour, and wait until the sun sets and the sunshine is no longer so harsh, then we can start on the road again."

Just when Zhao Yu and the others decided to rest for a while, the assassins on the other side of the mountain also got inside information.

"Chief, there's news from the insider!"

A man in black with a black scarf on his face came to the leader and said in a low voice.

Hearing these words, the leader of the assassins suddenly regained his spirits.

"Okay, we've waited here for two days! Tell the brothers, hide your body, and don't let An Guohou and his party find out!"

In order to cooperate with their actions, the palace even did not hesitate to use the inside line.

If their Dark Clothes Guards still miss in this way, then all the people present, one counts as one, don't have to go back!

"Boss Wu, do you know who the insider is?"

At this moment, Master Shi, who was leaning on the tree trunk with his sword in his arms, suddenly asked.

The leader of the dark clothes guard surnamed Wu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said:

"Naturally."

"Well, after the secret guard takes action, I will try my best to get an outfit like that of a Marquis's guard. If it doesn't work, I'll make do with those of the Marquis' guards. I'll put it on and get in front of the young Marquis and kill him with a sword."

Master Shi said calmly, as if killing the young marquis was as easy as killing a chicken or a dog.

The leader surnamed Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.

"If Brother Shi makes a move, the young master will definitely die! Just do as Brother Shi said!"

After about half an hour, cuckoo calls echoed in the woods.

The eyes of the assassins hidden in the dense forest suddenly became sharp.

At this time, the brothers at the front sent back the news.

The little prince is coming!
(End of this chapter)