An assassin? Call me the Master of Raising Prices!

It wasn't until dark that Li Yizhen slowly woke up. When he dragged his weak body downstairs, Zhao happened to be drinking tea and chatting with Lin Zikai.

Seeing the leisurely Zhao Jiu, Li Yizhen slumped on the chair helplessly, half mocking himself and half wailing, "Brother, if you don't help me, I still smell of alcohol in my mouth when I wake up today."

"If you can't drink, don't drink. I won't drink at all!"

Li Yizhen's eyes widened instantly, you? teetotal? Then who is living with me in Nuanxiang Pavilion, drinking, and writing pornographic poems? Can you stop pretending to be a gentleman?

Thinking of Zhao's explosive force value, Li Yizhen just joked in his heart, turned around and ordered a table of food. It’s not pleasant to wake up with a hangover and an empty stomach.

After Li Yizhen finished eating, the three of them went upstairs separately. Li Yizhen was still uncomfortable. If she hadn't been hungry, she wouldn't have gone downstairs at all. Zhao Ju and Lin Ziyu were simply bored. It was raining outside, so going back to the room to sleep was the best choice.

Two days passed by in a flash, and Zhao Ju and Li Yizhen were about to leave for Jinguan City. Lin Ziyu hesitated for two days and finally made up his mind to leave for Hexi. Zhao helped others to help him to the end, sent the Buddha to the west, rented a carriage, prepared dry food for Lin Zikai for twenty days, secretly stuffed a hundred taels of silver notes into Lin Zikai's arms, and ordered the carriage to be hung with a brocade guard. lantern.

This is the greatest help that Zhao can give, and Lin Ziyu can only rely on himself for the rest. You have pointed out the direction and paved the way, so you can't bend down and carry people over, right? I'm not Lin Zikai's father, so if I do this, I can only do my best.

In the dense rain, Zhao helped Lin Ziyu, who had regained some energy, to climb onto the carriage. Across the curtain of rain, Lin Zikai waved goodbye, "Mr. Zhao, I never repay a great kindness. If we can meet again, I will treat Mr. Zhao to a drink. See you later!"

"Mr. Lin, just keep going, we will meet again."

Zhao, who was standing under the eaves, took a few steps back into the restaurant to avoid the splashing water droplets, and bowed to the carriage. After saying goodbye today, I don't know when we will meet again. It’s impossible to say that I didn’t feel anything at all, even though we were only together for a few days.

Li Yizhen, who was drinking tea behind him, advised comfortingly, "Brother, you should be happy to have a place to stay in troubled times..."

Zhao just put his hands behind his back and smiled, yes, you should be happy!

It was getting dark, and after Zhao, Li Yizhen and Li Yizhen had a simple dinner, they hurried upstairs to rest. Today was the fourth day in Yuzhou, and they should leave tomorrow.

When the sky was slightly bright, the rain was still falling, and the thick rain and fog dyed the sky gray.

After breakfast, the two of them galloped towards Jinguan City.

On a low mountain in Shu, Zhao pulled out the Tang knife from the corpse on the ground. He picked up the corpse's robe with the tip of the knife and carefully wiped the blood on the knife. When there was no longer any trace of blood on the knife, he put it back into the sheath on his waist.

Not far behind, Li Yizhen led two horses out slowly. When he saw the corpses scattered on the ground, his eyes shook. He stepped over the corpses with a bit of disgust, carefully avoiding the blood on the ground.

Zhao took the reins from Li Yizhen and got on the horse with a frown. Since leaving Yuzhou, I have been intercepted by five or six people just halfway through the journey. Fortunately, they are all bandits with little skill. But Zhao was getting tired of killing people all the way. He kills people every day. Do you really think I am a natural-born murderer?

It's only six or seven hundred miles from Yuzhou to Jinguan City. If you ride a horse, it's only eight or nine days' journey. We have only been walking for four days now, and there are still two to three hundred miles ahead. If there are another five or six interceptions, Zhao will be cut off with his sword. No matter how you think, it is not worth it!

Sitting on the horse and weighing it, Zhao didn't look good and didn't hit the horse. He just let the horse walk without a kick. After walking for a while, when he could no longer smell the blood, he reined in the horse, slapped the horse's butt, and galloped away.

In the Western Garden of the Imperial City, in the Qingxuan Palace.

Emperor Yuan Zhuo sat high on the altar. Although the weather had entered autumn, Yuan Zhuo was still wearing a single coat. There is no charcoal fire in Qingxuan Palace to avoid disturbing the incense of Sanqing. Therefore, Qingxuan Palace is dark and deserted, and there is not much popularity.

Today, in addition to Yuan Zhuo, Lu Wenyu and several others were sitting under the altar, which was quite lively. As the bell outside the palace rang, Yuan Zhuo ended his day of meditation, took the sandalwood from Eunuch Feng, and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner in front of the Sanqing statue. It wasn't until a few wisps of green smoke slowly rose that he stepped back in small steps and walked into the inner hall with his hands behind his back.

"Daban, why are Wen Yu and the others sitting there, but Supervisor Song is standing? Daban has also learned to favor one thing over another, hahaha." Seeing Supervisor Song standing, although Yuan Zhuo had doubts, he was in a good mood at the moment. He laughed and teased Eunuch Feng.

The imperial eunuch Song Jianzheng, who was standing next to Lu Wenyu, took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Feng moved a stool for me, but unfortunately, it has been rainy and rainy in recent days, and my leg disease has recurred. I really can't sit down. I have betrayed the divine grace." , I am guilty!”

After hearing the cause and effect, Yuan Zhuo smiled even more and quickly waved to Eunuch Feng to bring a recliner over, "I won't favor one over another. Since Song Jianzheng can't sit down, just lie down and let Song Jianzheng stand alone." , inappropriate.”

"It has been more than three hundred years since we swore an oath not to fight, and our dynasty has been able to rest and recuperate. Now the Hu people are ready to take action. In the past few months, many Hu people have crossed the border and entered the country. If you have any opinions, you might as well tell us."

Seeing Supervisor Song lying down, Yuan Zhuo spoke solemnly, but his tone was no longer leisurely, and his eyes were cold as he spoke.

Lu Wenyu, who was sitting near the front, didn't wait for the others to respond, and took the lead in replying, "Your Majesty, it's just a stalemate at the border. The Hu people are unwilling to give up and want to find other means. There is nothing to be afraid of. As for those Hu people entering the country, hehe, after the autumn It’s just a grasshopper, it won’t last long.”

The other people's ideas were very different from Lu Wenyu's. They were just a few barbarians. What was there to be afraid of? So they looked at each other a few times and nodded in unison, agreeing with Lu Wenyu's words.

"Since you are confident, I won't ask any more questions." Yuan Zhuo walked slowly with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged, and said calmly, "If the barbarian wants to fight, then fight! I want to see it." How ambitious are the barbarians? The previous dynasty was able to defeat the barbarians in martial arts and force the barbarians to swear a non-fight. I can do it, and so can Daqi!"

"Lu Wenyu, I entrust you with this important task. Don't let me down."

After Lu Wenyu heard this, he knelt down to salute and replied, "I will fulfill my mission."

"Just let the matter go in Shu. I will issue an order to suppress the bandits. Just let them make trouble. I want to see if these guerrillas can turn the world upside down." Yuan Zhuo smiled. He said that maybe he was tired from standing, so he sat down on the steps under the altar and rubbed his hands.

Several people in the hall had solemn expressions. Although Yuan Zhuo's words sounded relaxed, several people could not relax. After hurriedly leaving, they walked out of Qingxuan Palace one after another. Several people in front and behind were walking in a hurry. Only Lu Wenyu and Eunuch Feng, who were at the end, looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile.