Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 754 Struggle with Xue Ju

"Kutu, someone is trying to hijack us with a demon!" Cheng Rong immediately noticed that there were strange night crawlers entangled around them.

"Brother Cheng, how do we break through?" Que Tu pressed the bridle of the bay red horse, showing an angry look.

"Kutu, keep your head clear, here, my cooling dew, put some of it on people, and then get off the horse to defend!" Cheng Rong quickly took out a small bottle, applied it on his forehead, and threw it away. He exhorted Qutu.

Que Tu calmly painted his face with the dew in the bottle. At this time, the night was very dark surrounded by smog, and there was no light at all. Weird footsteps lingered in his ears. The light reflected on the sword identifies the enemy's position.

Suddenly, a very irritating smell radiated around Cheng Rong and Jug Tu, Cheng Rong was convinced that the assassin had already used the poisonous smoke to confuse and delay his own reaction.

The two confronted the invisible assassin for almost half an hour. When the assassin heard no movement from the prey, he thought he had been controlled by his own poison. He quickly drew out his long knife and launched the first wave of swift attacks on the target.

Cheng Rong and Leng Tu reacted very sharply. When the enemy's murderous aura was just approaching, they swung their long swords with swift and violent moves, and there was a vomitful smell of blood in the air.

"Cheng Rong and Qutu's swordsmanship is very strong!" In the invisible battle circle, the illusory conversation of the assassins could still be heard, and Cheng Rong and Qutu alternately defended left and right, and finally killed most of the attacking assassins.

"Come on!" At this moment, Prime Minister Mingchao's bodyguards rushed over, and when the morning light appeared in the east, there were only a few horrible corpses left on the ground.

"Ming Chao, I really didn't expect that the assassin could not succeed in a single blow, and yet he used demon methods to assassinate us, it is extremely despicable!" Jue Tu put away his sword, panting loudly.

"It seems that Concubine Min and Marquis Ma Wumen in the palace must have colluded with experts from Xirong and Yue to try to assassinate us again!" Cheng Rong stroked his beard and sighed.

"Brother Cheng, how do you know that these assassins are not from the Middle Earth?" Qu Tu asked inexplicably.

"Quitu, the ecstasy method used by these guys is to use a special kind of magic to play tricks and harm people secretly. This method is only abundant in Xirong, and the long knives used by these assassins are a specialty of the Yue Kingdom!" Cheng Rong analyzed it in great detail.

"It seems that if the spies of Xirong and the assassins of the Yue Kingdom are not eliminated, there will be no peace in the capital!" Qu Tu said angrily.

"My lords, let's go to court to congratulate. I heard that Concubine Min gave birth to a prince yesterday. The emperor was overjoyed with joy. Now the relatives and relatives of the emperor are rushing to congratulate. You two should prepare quickly!" At this time, the excited senior doctor Pei Ji stepped forward to greet Cheng Rong, Judu, and Ming Chao.

"Oh? No wonder the emperor didn't want to question Concubine Min for so long. It turns out that Concubine Min is already pregnant with the Emperor. If this continues, the crown prince's throne will be increasingly threatened. It's unimaginable in the future!" Ming Chao suddenly turned pale with shock.

"Forget it, the emperor is happy now, if we are at odds with Concubine Min and Ma Wumen, we will be framed by traitors sooner or later!" Cheng Rong comforted Qu Tu and Ming Chao.

In the Shuilong Shuren Palace, in order to celebrate the addition of a new prince to the Great Zhou Dynasty, the courtiers celebrated one after another, long live, and Shuijian was full of spring breeze, very proud of the stability of his throne.

"Your Majesty, now that the Emperor has added a prince, those ministers who advocate the succession of Prince Ping's son Rongcheng will have no excuse to make trouble. No matter which prince succeeds in the future, it will be the emperor's flesh and blood!" The flattering Ma Wu door, sweet talk towards Shui Jian, compliments constantly.

"That's right, I have made Rongcheng King Rui, and he will also be the prince of my Great Zhou in the future. Of course, my crown prince is a legitimate prince!" Shui Jian said with a smile.

"Concubine Min gave birth to the prince, it's really hard work!" Marquis Wei immediately boasted for Concubine Min.

"I have decided to make Concubine Min the noble concubine. In the future, besides the queen, she will be the most respected!" Shui Jian laughed happily.

"Your Majesty, in view of the fact that there are people spreading rumors everywhere in the capital, corrupting the government, insulting and slandering, and sowing dissension, I implore the Emperor to send his ministers to arrest the spies of the Yue Kingdom in the whole city immediately, and ask the Emperor to issue an order." With a serious face, Ju Tu knelt down and asked Shuijian asked.

"Okay, I already know that the ghosts and ghosts who slandered the queen and poisoned the harem in the capital are all caused by the spies of the Yue Kingdom who are rampant everywhere. I have already killed and dug all the spies of the Yue Kingdom. I order you to quickly complete the city. Catch the spies of the Yue Kingdom and ensure the safety of the capital!" Shui Jian agreed to Dudu with approval.

Empress Dowager Ping Bao Si waited until the truth became clear, and finally had the honor to leave the Jianjia Palace with Axi, and they could play everywhere in Luoyang Palace. However, since she became free, although no one thought she had a mental problem, there were still some obvious or dark things. Sneering words and vicious insults sounded around her. Axi was very contemptuous of those palace people who were stalking others, but she understood that now that Concubine Min Gui was in power, even if she was filled with anger, she would not have the strength to compete with Concubine Min Gui. He could only comfort Baosi, and talked about the sudden arrest of the spies of Yue.

"Axi, I heard that Qutu is already arresting those traitors who spread rumors, but I think it's best to order Xue Ju, king of Yue, to come to the capital as soon as possible, and explain clearly to the emperor in person, that the culprit must not be let go!" Bao Si frowned, and her red lips pursed slightly.

"Empress Dowager, but if you want to completely eliminate Xue Ju, without removing the traitorous concubine who secretly colluded with Xue Ju in the palace, how easy is it?" Ah Xi pouted angrily.

"Empress Ping is right. Didn't that noble concubine gain her arrogance by spreading rumors and persecuting the queen? I really don't know why the emperor still loves her so much and allows her to destroy humanity!" Mingyue agreed with Ah Xi's venting. .

"Mingyue, keep your voice down. Be careful that walls have ears. We still have to be careful of those villains who try to cause trouble." Bao Si hurriedly covered Mingyue's mouth. walked proudly.

"Concubine Min Gui gave birth to a prince. In the future, my career will be even more dangerous. That Concubine Min Gui is simply a villain who can't tolerate others. If my career is targeted by her in the future, wouldn't there be endless troubles?" Ah Xi was very worried. murmured.

"Oh, empress, look, why is there a strange lamp in Li Palace, it doesn't seem like a candle!" At this time, the very strange girl Huiyue suddenly noticed the abnormal situation in Li Palace.

"No, it must be a secret signal from the palace. A large number of assassins are approaching the emperor's bedroom. Let's go, let's quickly attract the attention of the assassins!" Bao Si Huiyan sensed the urgency of the situation.

"Okay, Empress Dowager, let's go to the Hall of Cultivation and Let the Assassin think that the Emperor has moved there!" Axi rolled her eyes and immediately understood Baosi's meaning.

Under the dim light, a group of ghostly figures silently followed the footsteps of Bao Si and A Xi.

"Come on, come to Fengluan!" Baosi ordered Mingyue very carefully, waiting for Fengluan to come, and then went up to Fengluan generously, and asked the palace servants to carry it out of the Fengyi Gate of Luoyang Palace. At this time, An Tong, who was guarding the gate, had already discovered the colorful crossbow arrows secretly shot by Baosi. As soon as Baosi's Fengluan went out, he quickly ordered the imperial guards to lower the gate, and the imperial guards on the city gate quickly blocked the front and back of the gate. At the checkpoint, a group of dazed black-clothed assassins happened to be locked into the encirclement.

"You rebels, why don't you catch them immediately?" An Tong held a crossbow and shouted sharply.

The surrounded assassins were so frightened that they handed over their swords one after another, knelt down and surrendered.

The next day, at the Shuilong Shuren Palace, after being interrogated by An Tong, the identity of the assassin has been confirmed. He is the envoy sent by King Xue Ju of Yue to go to Beijing to pay homage. Putting on the clothes of the imperial guards, Shui Jian suddenly became furious, and immediately sent Qin Boyingming to investigate the imperial guards, and caught more than a dozen traitors bought by Xue Ju in one day.

"Xue Ju's old thief is so presumptuous. I've already decided to send a large army to conquer Xue Ju again!" Shui Jian was so angry that he yelled loudly in front of the officials.

"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive. Before, Xue Ju deliberately spread rumors everywhere, turned black and white everywhere, and provoked conflicts in the court. His purpose was to find excuses for his conspiracy. Now Xue Ju is speaking out loudly and asking for worship now. If the Emperor is at this time Sending troops to attack will definitely give Xue Ju another chance to spread rumors." Cheng Rong persuaded Hu.

"In this case, I will escort these assassins back to Yue Kingdom directly, and let Xue Ju personally accept them!" Shui Jian sneered.

A month later, Xue Ju sent a memorial, saying that those people had safely returned to the Yue Kingdom, and because he wanted to persuade Xirong to reconcile with the imperial court, he had decided to postpone the date and go to Beijing with Xirong Wolf Lord.

"Xue Ju, the old thief, simply treats me like a child. He intentionally threatened me with the wolf lord of Xirong, obviously trying to raise troops and plot rebellion!" All the ministers scolded loudly.

"Your Majesty, now everyone in the world knows Xue Ju's plot to send assassins to assassinate the Emperor. Now that he dares to intimidate the Emperor again, he is determined to fight. I request the Emperor to send [-] troops to the south to suppress the rebellion!" Cheng Rong immediately begged for orders. .

"Cheng Aiqing's words are true, I'm going to issue an order to order you and Qu Tu, as well as the vanguard An Tong and Qin Bo Yingming to send [-] troops to conquer the old thief Xue Ju!" Shui Jian said with a happy face.

"Kuedu, are you going to lead troops to the battlefield again?" Zheng Wangfu heard that the emperor had once again appointed Quedu, Cheng Rong, An Tong and others as generals, and Jiang Caibing, who had been trembling in his heart, finally said something own bitterness.

"The two children Pei'er and Yu'er are still very young. I think that instead of serving the court to death, it is better to go back to Fengguo and leave the capital. After all, I, Jiang Caibing and Xinyue, have lived a life of fear. , you have a problem, me and the child, how should we live?" Jiang Caibing couldn't help crying secretly.

"Ma'am, don't worry, since my father-in-law's accident, I have made up my mind to fight against the traitors, because only by getting rid of the evidence, can we live a peaceful life in the capital. At that time, I also have the confidence to ask the emperor to come back." To Zheng country!" Qu Tu sincerely comforted him.

On the day of the expedition, just three days later, Cheng Rong ordered the army to prepare sufficient horses, as the so-called decisive victory of iron cavalry.

"Ju Tu, we must eliminate Xue Ju in one fell swoop."

(End of this chapter)