The arms agent concubine takes the RV to raise a baby
Chapter 73 Assassination of the Emperor
At dawn, Zuo Shan, covered in dust from a night of travel, stepped into Liu Jingcheng's room and said impatiently, "Sir, something big has happened!"
"Take your time." Liu Jingcheng gave a soothing look and motioned Yiqi to pour some water.
Zuo Shan drank several glasses of water before saying, "They are the people of King Kang. The prince of King Kang's palace led more than 300 assassins to ambush at Beiya Pass, which is the only way from the hunting ground to Shuiyue Temple."
"There must be Eagle Guards lying in ambush there. They are of no use there," Yiqi couldn't help but interrupt.
"The emperor lost his trace after leaving the hunting camp yesterday. The emperor did not take this road," Zuo Shan said again.
When Liu Jingcheng heard this, he sat up straight instantly. The matter was really serious, but he was not worried. Anyone who could become the emperor was not a good person. If he couldn't see through such a simple trap, the old man must be really old.
The old man came for his mother regardless of everything, and he was somewhat moved. If something unexpected really happened, the Nanyue Kingdom would be in chaos. It would not matter if Liu Jingyu ascended the throne. The key was that Liu Jingyu could not sit firmly on the throne. Within three years, the whole world would probably have to change its surname to Pan, which was unacceptable under any circumstances.
This world belongs to the Liu family and must never be handed over to anyone else.
"Who is with Father?"
"Commander Fu and six Eagle Guards," Zuo Shan replied.
"It's not bad to have Fu Tingxuan following us." Liu Jingcheng's mind was racing, thinking of a response strategy.
"Where are the Pan family's people now?" Yiqi quickly spread out the map, and Zuo Shan accurately pointed out the location where the 20,000 troops of the Pan family were currently stationed.
"Where are the five hundred Eagle Guards? Where are they now?" He looked at Yiqi.
Yiqi pointed to one of the valleys and said, "There are three hundred people here and two hundred people here. The leader said that this will ensure that nothing can go wrong."
"Can we find out now which specific route the emperor took?" Liu Jingcheng was a little nervous. The situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction and the consequences could be serious. He felt that he could not bear the consequences.
The sound of horse hooves was heard outside the inn, and Jie'an and A Tu came back on horseback.
"Master, there is big news." Jie'an jumped off his horse and ran to the inn without even standing firmly. After he sent Defu to the mountain, General Mei had someone take him along a very remote path used by herbalists towards Huicheng.
This can save a lot of travel time and allow you to return to Huicheng two hours earlier.
It was a rare opportunity for Jie'an to use his brain, and this time he used it correctly. He guessed that his master was going to Mudu Town, so he turned back halfway, and then he seemed to have seen the secret code left by the Eagle Guard.
In Huicheng, Madam Fu has already returned home, and the two young masters of the Xie family have also returned home safely. The empress dowager's meaning is very clear. At the critical moment, the imperial city must be defended. Madam Fu is so smart that she understands that something must have happened in the capital that she doesn't know about yet, without the empress dowager's reminder.
Fortunately, the empress dowager did not make things difficult for her. She only said some polite words about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. The two old ladies talked for a while, and chatted about some gossip such as family matters and children's marriages. Then the empress dowager let Madam Fu go home safely.
The students of the Imperial College went out to practice riding and archery for a day. Atu disguised himself as a student and followed the two young masters of the Xie family closely until they returned home safely. Then Atu rushed to Mudu Town. He and Jie'an met in Niuba Town. Without saying a word, they hurried to Mudu Town tacitly. As soon as they entered Mudu Town, they saw the guards of the palace, so they went straight to Lengshui Fish Inn.
According to what Jie'an learned, Fu Tingxuan protected the emperor and took a road that ordinary people would hardly take to Shuiyue Temple. Prince Kang set up three ambushes to kill the emperor, but all three ambushes failed.
"Yiqi, send a message to Yingwu and adjust the deployment. We must hold back the assassins in Prince Kang's mansion so that they have no time to look for the emperor's location," Liu Jingcheng gave the order decisively.
"A Tu Jie, with shan and cypress on the left and cypress on the right, take the palace guards to the road the emperor took to rescue him and ensure the emperor's safety." It's really difficult to protect your father while not losing your own people.
Fortunately, the Pan family was just testing the waters and were not brave enough to rebel directly. If Pan Yaojun had come with 20,000 soldiers at this time, the emperor would have been dead and would have been unable to escape.
Of course, they were not 100% sure, and they did not dare to rebel openly. The commotion caused by mobilizing a large number of troops could not be covered up, and there were 300,000 troops of the Fu family in the west. Pan Renhui was not stupid enough to take direct action.
Everyone took the order and left. Liu Jingcheng felt that this should be safe. With so many Eagle Guards protecting an old man, it should be foolproof. He stayed in Muduo Town with peace of mind, waiting for Hua Xiyu to wake up.
The old emperor, who was missed by everyone, felt refreshed when he woke up. There were no endless memorials to read, no palace servants to disturb him, and no concubines to bother him. He surprisingly slept well in the mountains. Perhaps it was because his worries were resolved, or perhaps it was because he was looking forward to his beloved, he was in an exceptionally good mood, and even the bad mood from taking the wrong road was cured.
The emperor stretched, took the mouthwash handed to him by Eunuch Dequan, rinsed his mouth in an inelegant manner, then ate breakfast. After everything was packed up, the group continued to Shuiyue Temple along the wrong route.
On the other side, Liu Xuanzhang looked at the island map from left to right. Judging from the information he had received, the old emperor should have passed by here at noon today at the latest, but the news from the front was that there was no sign of him.
He was a little anxious and angry, and kept sending people to investigate. It was not until near noon that he received accurate news that the emperor did not take this road. He first suspected that the emperor knew something, but even if he knew, what was there to be afraid of? The arrow had been shot and could not be retrieved. Success or failure depended on this one move, and he had to kill the dog emperor.
Liu Jingcheng also received the news that the emperor had returned to the hunting grounds safely and was preparing to set off back to Huicheng. His heart was finally at ease. As for Liu Xuanzhang, since he was here, he had to find a way to keep him alive.
Hua Xiyu was awakened by a rhythmic knock on the door. She felt as if her head was no longer on her neck. It was so heavy that it hurt when she moved. She asked in a daze and very unhappily, "Who is it?"
"Sir, it's already afternoon. The shopkeeper sent me to ask whether lunch should be delivered to your room or eaten in the hall," the waiter said carefully and respectfully through the door.
"Lunch?" Hua Xiyu was paused. It was already noon. He raised his wrist to check the watch. Sure enough, it was past 12 o'clock.
She looked at the waiter in front of her and then she remembered her current situation and what had happened.
I vaguely remember that someone seemed to have carried her back to the room last night, took off her shoes, and put her on the bed. She seemed to have been drinking with someone. He was a super handsome guy. I kind of regretted not leaving his contact information.
"First, bring me a pot of water. I am so thirsty. Then bring the food to the house. May I ask where I can take a bath? Oh, take a bath, yes, take a bath. Where can I take a bath?"
"I'll go tell the boss right away. Please wait a moment." The waiter soon disappeared.
Hua Xiyu sat on the bed feeling dizzy. It was time to think about how he was going to survive in this ancient time. Traveling by car was impossible as there were no roads anywhere. He also needed a permit. Was he going to live in a small mountain village like Miao Sanniang and marry an illiterate man? Oh, it was too depressing and too hard to accept. He felt sick just thinking about it. So he decided to go to Huicheng to try his luck first.
Drinking really messes things up! I have a terrible headache right now.
The water was quickly brought, and the food was also delivered. Hua Xiyu was indeed very hungry. He had drunk a lot of wine last night and had not eaten anything. No wonder he was drunk and unconscious.
Sigh... Who was the person who carried me back to my room last night? Damn, it seems like someone took advantage of me.
Just as I was thinking about it, two guys came in carrying a wooden barrel, which was obviously a bathtub.
Then the water quickly filled up, and the waiter came over and said respectfully: "Sir, you can take a bath."
When Hua Xiyu saw this, she was in a good mood. She could even be treated like this. She kept saying "OK, OK, thank you, thank you." The people who were carrying water looked at each other in surprise.
She first drank a bellyful of water as she was very thirsty. After eating and taking a shower, her headache was no longer so painful and her body felt refreshed. So, it was time to set off.
She continued with yesterday's male makeup. After putting on the human face mask, she still had to rely on makeup to modify many parts of her body. It was impossible to make herself look exactly the same every time. There would always be some small differences. She tried her best to make herself look more ordinary and uglier to minimize her presence.
The thing that had to be covered up as a man was her chest, and she wrapped it again and again until she felt a little suffocated, then she felt satisfied, and then she glued on a fake beard, and drew thick, messy eyebrows. No matter how you looked at him, he was a weak country man with no future, tall and thin, with no ability to carry anything, and no hands to lift anything, a useless man that no girl would want to marry.
Although we always inadvertently forget that this is ancient times, we always deliberately remember that this is ancient times. Modern people, who have experienced far more developed industries than ancient times, will intentionally or unintentionally look down on the ancients with a casual contempt, and the sense of superiority of modern people naturally reveals on their faces.
When Hua Xiyu was putting on makeup, she knew very well that this was ancient times. She thought it would not be difficult to fool an ancient person just by doing it casually. When she walked down the stairs, she almost forgot that this was ancient times.
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