Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The fertile land around Chang'an City could be sold for 20 to 30 strings of cash per mu, but the land that Pei Xingjian was allocated was in Shangzhou, so the price was much cheaper.

Fortunately, Pei Xingjian was lucky. The person who bought his land and cloth was the family who sold the house to him.

Du He said with relief: "Shou Yue, congratulations, you finally settled down in Chang'an!"

Pei Xingjian also nodded excitedly.

He bought a big house in Chang'an with his own ability, so that when he returned to his hometown in Hedong to pick up his mother, he could hold his head high and face those tribesmen who looked down on him.

Moreover, he now has the care and support of Du He and his future father-in-law, so his career will surely be successful in the future.

Pei Xingjian stood up and said goodbye, "Minister Du, I will go back and prepare first. You and your attendants can proceed according to the original plan."

Du He smiled and said, "Go ahead."

For someone like Pei Xingjian, whom Du He promoted, there was no need for him to say too many false words to him, as that would make it seem unrealistic.

After Pei Xingjian walked out of the office, Du He continued to busy himself with his own work, without any worries about what he was going to do tonight.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was time to get off duty.

Under the escort of a group of guards, Du He slowly returned to Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

"Eat your fill later, take out your swords and sharpen them, there will be a small battle later!"

Du He said something to the guard, then strode towards the lobby wrapped in warm fox fur.

These guards who had been notified in advance were not at all panicked about the upcoming battle. Instead, they seemed a little impatient.

Feng Shijin shook his head and said, "I hope the other side will send more people over. Otherwise, with only eight small buildings, it won't be enough for the brothers to accomplish their mission!"

There are 17 people on their side, while the other side only plans to send 8 people. If two people fight one, they still have one left.

The other guards also nodded in approval, with a hint of regret on their faces.

Master Feng put his hand on Du Wu's neck and said, "Brother Wu, let's make a deal. You seniors will be responsible for protecting the master later."

"How about we leave those ignorant minions to our new recruits?"

Among their 17 guards, 7 are old men who have followed Du He for several years.

Feng Shijin, Zhang Shizheng and other Eastern Palace assassins had just joined and had not yet demonstrated their personal strength to Du He.

Now they have a golden opportunity to show their strength, and they are unwilling to miss it.

Before Du Wu could answer, Zhang Shizheng also said with a smile.

"Brother Wu, you are all seniors, you have to look after us juniors."

"No matter what, we have to perform well for our brothers today, otherwise we won't be able to show the value of our golden fighters!"

"When I'm not so busy, I'll treat you guys to a drink and a meal!"

Upon hearing the request made by Feng Shijin and Zhang Shizheng, several senior guards behind Du Wu immediately became unhappy.

Helping the master to block the knife and deal with those who are blind is definitely a great achievement.

In the past, when the master was arrogant and causing trouble everywhere, there were more opportunities for me to make meritorious deeds. But now, the master neither bullies men nor women, and no one dares to mess with him.

Where is the chance to get reward for meritorious service?

Du Wu smiled and said, "My fellow brothers, I will be guarding the master later, and you can do your best to perform meritorious deeds."

"Besides, the master is not a stingy person. Even if some brothers fail to catch those minions, as long as the brothers who participate can more or less get some money for the wine."

He knew that the master was very generous and the reward he gave was no less than 100 coins, but the master had not spoken, and he did not speak too much.

After hearing Du Wu's words, the guards stopped joking and walked quickly towards the side yard.

Night falls.

Two horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, driven by Du Wu and Zhang Shizheng, slowly left Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

From the creaking sound of the carriage's wheels, it can be seen that the things being carried in the carriage are not light.

I don't know how long it took, but the carriage passed by the market where the dignitaries lived and came to a more secluded place.

The two carriages were still moving slowly on the uneven muddy ground, and behind a haystack in front, there were several masked men hiding.

Moreover, in the hands of these people, there was a cold and sharp sword.

The burly man with high cheekbones in the lead saw the carriage appear in his sight, his face lit up with joy, and then he whispered orders to the brothers behind him.

"The target has appeared, get ready to attack!"

"After completing the task, we will go to our employer to get the remaining money, and then go back home to live happily ever after!"

The few ruffian-like young men behind him all showed happy smiles on their faces when they heard that they could take the money and go home to enjoy themselves after completing the task.

They didn't expect that the employer would be so generous and willing to spend the sky-high price of 15 kan to hire two servants.

Moreover, all the expenses they incurred while traveling from Jishan County to Chang'an were paid for by their employer.

Another cup of tea passed.

The big man with high cheekbones saw two carriages approaching, he raised his sword and shouted.

"Do it!"

Then he took the lead and rushed towards Zhang Shizheng, who was closest to him, with a sword in hand.

The brothers behind him followed closely with their swords raised high.

Before the big man with high cheekbones could chop Zhang Shizheng's sword, Zhang Shizheng, who was holding a sharper sword, cut off his wrist with one blow.

At the same time, a group of strong guards jumped out of the two carriages.

These guards were like a group of hungry wolves, their eyes sparkling with stars as they pounced on the ruffians who were rushing over.

"Oops!"

"Fell into a trap!"

The big man with high cheekbones shouted absentmindedly before he felt any pain.

After he finished shouting in a daze, Zhang Shizheng kicked him hard to the ground and pointed a knife at his throat.

At the same time, the other seven minions were besieged by Du He's guards and were knocked to the ground like dead dogs, unable to move.

Only a few dozen breaths of time passed from the start of the fight to its end.

"Pooh!"

Master Feng spat at these people and then complained speechlessly.

"With this little strength, you dare to attack and kill Prince Consort Du?"

"If you don't have the ability, can't you bring more people?"

The big man with high cheekbones was lying on the ground in a cold sweat. He was so frightened after hearing what Feng Shijin said.

Assassinate the prince consort?

Weren't they dealing with two servants? When did they attack and kill the prince consort?

The other thugs ignored the pain in their bodies and looked in the direction of the carriage.

I saw a nobleman in a snow-white fur coat slowly walking out of the carriage in front of me.

When they saw the purple official robe underneath Du He's fur coat, their already heavy hearts sank directly into an ice cellar.

"Bullied!"

This thought occurred to all of these people at the same time.