The first time in history

"Why aren't you talking?" Miss Tian had a bad feeling in her mind. "Is it my father who..."

"Oh! Miss Tian." Qian Mingduo was afraid that the girl would think the worst, so he quickly said, "The old man was caught by the palace guards last night. He was betrayed by a spy. Don't worry, the old man is now detained in the court."

Upon hearing the news, Miss Tian's body trembled slightly. She widened her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Daddy... was arrested?"

Qian Mingduo nodded and said softly, "But don't worry, the old man is not in danger of life for the time being."

Miss Tian bit her lips tightly, trying to control her emotions, but she couldn't help but let her tears fall. She covered her mouth with her hands, trying not to cry.

After a while, Miss Tian took a deep breath, raised her head and looked at Qian Mingduo, choking with sobs and asked, "Dad is still alive?"

Qian Mingduo quickly replied: "Yes, the old man is still alive. But..."

"Just what?" Miss Tian asked anxiously, her eyes full of anxiety and worry.

Qian Mingduo hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "It's just that... the old man was severely tortured and his body was covered with whip wounds..."

Hearing this, Miss Tian’s face turned pale, her hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Daddy...how can he endure such torture..." Miss Tian's voice was filled with endless pain and despair.

Qian Mingduo felt distressed when he saw Miss Tian. He patted her shoulder gently and comforted her, "Miss Tian, ​​don't be too sad. I will find a way to rescue him as soon as possible."

Miss Tian nodded silently, tears welling up in her eyes again. She slowly sat down on the bed, her eyes full of sadness and helplessness.

"As long as Daddy is still alive..." Miss Tian murmured to herself, as if to cheer herself up.

After a short silence, Miss Tian regained her composure and calmness. She said to Qian Mingduo in a slow voice: "You are new here, and you don't know many people and things here. As for rescuing Daddy... let me make the plan. Daddy has been captured, and you are the only one left in the palace. You can't get into trouble again, otherwise... otherwise Sister Xizi will be "truly alone." "

"Is the girl the only one here?" Qian Mingduo nodded and said, "Are the shop assistants also..."

"I brought Feng Dong here from Yue last year. He is just a fellow and doesn't know anything about us."

"Give this to Sister Xizi." Miss Tian took out a small bamboo tube from her waist and handed it to Qian Mingduo. "No matter what you do in the future, you must be more careful!"

"Please rest assured, young lady. I will be very careful." Qian Mingduo carefully put the bamboo tube into his belt. "It's just... I'm not sure whether Miss Xizi knows my identity?"

"Come closer," Miss Tian waved at Qian Mingduo and whispered in his ear...

When Qian Mingduo returned to the Guanwa Palace, he saw Xiao Wuzi pacing anxiously in front of his door. He looked up and saw Qian Mingduo, and hurried over to him.

"Sir," Xiao Wuzi bowed and said, "Sir, you are finally back!" Xiao Wuzi's voice was full of anxiety, "Just now there was news from the palace that the king suddenly wanted to summon you, and I didn't know what to do, so I was so anxious that I was running around here. You are finally back."

"The king wants to summon me?" Qian Mingduo asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to summon me?"

"I don't know," Xiao Wuzi said anxiously, "Your Excellency should hurry up and come to see me!"

In the palace, King Fuchai of Wu was dressed in gorgeous clothes, showing his domineering aura. He was tall and mighty, with the dignity of an emperor.

He looked at Qian Mingduo and said sternly, "I will go to Huangchi for the alliance soon. Since you are in charge of the defense of Guanwa Palace, you must guard it carefully and not let anything go wrong."

Qian Mingduo knelt on one knee and replied solemnly: "I will do my best to protect the Guanwa Palace." Fuchai nodded slightly, with a hint of majesty and entrustment in his eyes.

King Fuchai of Wu specially summoned a middle- and lower-level military officer and personally arranged for Qian Mingduo to carefully guard the Guanwa Palace. This was enough to prove that his love for Xi Shi was beyond words.

After returning to his residence, Qian Mingduo closed the door tightly, took out the small bamboo tube that Miss Tian had given him from his waist, and observed it carefully in his hand.

A small dark green bamboo tube, only half the length of a finger. Shiny and shiny. "This thing has a thick coating." Qian Ming didn't put the bamboo tube into his belt carefully.

In fact, he didn't want to open the bamboo tube. He took it out because he thought it was too important and was always worried that it would be lost. He couldn't let go of his worry if he didn't take it out and have a look.

Qian Ming didn't go to the door, but listened carefully. After confirming that no one was around, he sat on the bamboo bed, took out Browning from his waist, spread out a piece of gray-blue cotton cloth, and wiped it carefully.

Qian Mingduo took out all the bullets from the magazine. After wiping each one, he placed them neatly on the bed sheet.

The Browning is a life-saving weapon, but Qian Mingduo hopes not to use it. In the Spring and Autumn Period, this weapon is undoubtedly a magical weapon. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful weapon.

At the beginning of the night, Qian Mingduo checked his pistol and bamboo tube again before leaving the house. Then he slowly walked towards Guanwa Palace.

The guards on duty at Guanwa Palace consisted of more than a dozen people in each shift, and they were divided into open posts and secret posts. The guards on the palace walls were the Royal City Guards. Unlike the palace guards, these Royal City Guards were dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, with strong armor and long spears in their hands. Each of them looked mighty and majestic.

The soldiers on the palace walls are intimidating, their heavy armor and long spears can be intimidating. The close guards are the ones who really protect the important people in the palace. Therefore, their clothes and weapons tend to be light and dark. This is more conducive to their rapid movement without being restricted by heavy armor and long spears.

Today, the door of the main hall was wide open, with flickering candlelight and many people in the hall.

Qian Mingduo approached a guard standing guard outside the door and asked quietly, "Who is in this palace tonight?"

"Your Excellency," the guard bowed and said, "It is the beauty Xi Shi who is inviting the beauty Zheng Dan to a banquet."

"Zheng Dan?" Qian Mingduo thought of the beauty from the State of Yue named Zheng Dan, who was presented to King Fuchai together with Xi Shi. Both of them were great beauties from the State of Yue and were known as the "Two Beauties Washing Silk".

Zheng Dan was extremely beautiful, strong-willed and versatile. In Wu, she and Xi Shi used their beauty and talent to seduce King Fuchai of Wu and contribute to the restoration of Yue.

Although Zheng Dan is not recorded as much in history as Xi Shi, she also played an important role in the history of Wuyue's hegemony. Her bravery and dedication are also admired by later generations.