Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-Four

At this moment, two more people walked in hand in hand at the foot of the sound system in the hotel. Both the old man and the strong man stopped talking vigilantly. Although their voices were very low, Zhao Ziyuan had worked hard to listen carefully, and the words were very clear to everyone's ears, and he silently shouted to himself excitedly: "Shoufu? It turns out that this old man is Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the imperial court. No wonder his bearing is so outstanding." The first time Zhao Ziyuan heard the strong man Zhuo Qing call out the word "Shoufu", he knew in his heart that the old man sitting next to him must be Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the dynasty, so he couldn't help but look at the old man a few more times. Eye.

At this moment, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, and looked towards Zhao Ziyuan. When his four eyes met, Zhao Ziyuan felt that the other party's gaze was like a torch, and he couldn't look directly at him, so he couldn't help but look away. The strong man called "Zhuo Qing" whispered: "Shoufu, your rich body..." The old man scolded in a low voice: "shut up!" The strong man Zhuo Qingdie was silent, the old man's pupils were flowing, and he glanced at the last two people who came in, Zhao Ziyuan subconsciously followed his gaze, and saw that the two people were dressed in strange clothes, they were just in the blacksmith's shop , Nuantu and Bakedtu, who just had a photo with Zhao Ziyuan!

The old man lowered his voice and said: "Among the public, why don't you avoid calling the old man the first assistant? Do you see who is here?" Zhuo Qing and the other strong man beside him turned their eyes, and saw Nuantu and Roasted Rabbit with long hair, Zhuo Qing's complexion changed, and said: "The idea is here. These two tartars must be from outside the pass. After the young general went to meet them, he suddenly stood up and walked towards the place where Nuantu and Bakedtu were seated. The old man quickly reached out and grabbed his waist." sleeves, said:

"Zhuo Qing, don't act rashly!" Zhuo Qing was full of anger and said: "How dare the Tartars step on us blatantly, if they don't give them some color, they think there is no one in the Central Plains..." The old man shook his head and said: "Because they dare to show up here, the old man figured out that they must have something to rely on. Hold back your temper and wait to see what their next move will be?" Zhuo Qing glared at Nuantu and Roasted Tutu angrily, and sat down again. Seeing this, Zhao Ziyuan thought to himself, Zhang Juzheng, as the chief assistant of a dynasty, is in charge of the general affairs of the world, his position is below one person and above ten thousand people, his views are really superior to others, just because of his ability to calm down in the face of the situation, it is not enough. It is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But the rabbit who was sitting in the corner sneered and said: "Nuantu, the atmosphere in this restaurant is a bit wrong. It seems that some people can't see us." Nuantu said: "People who are going to see Lord Yan, what do you care about with them? Hehe..." Amidst the sneer, he stretched out his hand to pat the table, and the three sets of bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses were shaken so that they jumped into the air, and when they fell, they were already sunk into the table. Zhuo Qing said in a low voice: "These two Tartars are clearly skilled in martial arts, and it is very likely that the local barbarian Khan sent them into the customs. They want to harm the chief assistant. Wait for the young general to inform Zhang Taishou, so that he can send a few more guards to avoid mistakes. "

The old man said: "Don't worry about it. According to the old man, they deliberately showed this trick, and they obviously have other intentions, otherwise they would have done it long ago." Zhuo Qing stopped talking when he heard the words, the old man replied: "Let's go." Saying that he stood up and walked ahead, Zhuo Qing casually dropped a piece of silver on the table, surrounded by another big man, lifted the curtain and left the shop. Nuantu and Bauntu exchanged winks, and followed suit. When they passed by Zhao Ziyuan's seat, they glanced at Zhao Ziyuan intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Ziyuan's thoughts moved slightly, and he secretly said: "Zhang Shoufu is right. The purpose of Nuantu and Roasted Rabbit is not clear. If they want to assassinate Shoufu, why would they want to show off their martial arts to attract attention on purpose. There are many articles in it. Let me follow up to find out... " Thinking of this, he hastily paid the bill, went out of the wine shop, and saw that the old man Zhang Juzheng and two big men had mounted their horses and were galloping towards the street. Nuan Tu and Ba Tu looked at the horse's hooves and they didn't seem to be in a hurry to catch up. When they were young, they jumped on the horse, pinched the horse's belly, and galloped in the opposite direction.

Zhao Ziyuan originally thought that Nuantu and Roasted Rabbit were going to follow Zhang Juzheng, but now one group is going east and the other is going west, which is quite different from what he expected, so he can't help but startled. His thoughts turned, he knew that there must be a reason why the two Nuantu brothers did not stay with Zhang Juzheng, maybe they had already figured out the path that Zhang Juzheng and his party must pass, and ambushed something on the path in advance, thinking of this, Don't stay any longer, and hurriedly chase in the direction where Nuantu and Roasted Rabbit are going.

Seeing that Nuantu and the other two riders had already traveled a long distance, Zhao Ziyuan no longer cared about the surprised eyes of passers-by on the road, and started flying lightly. In the silent night, the sound of hooves could be faintly heard. Although the horse galloped fast, Zhao Ziyuan's figure did not slow down, and he always kept a certain distance from the two riders in front. After galloping for an hour, the two riders suddenly stopped in front of a courtyard wall, and Nuantu and Bauntu kicked off their horses, pushed open the door and entered. Zhao Ziyuan stayed behind, looked around, and saw that this was a manor house located in the wilderness, surrounded by lush and deep forests.

The night was dark and the westerly wind was howling. In Zhao Ziyuan's eyes, this huge and ancient courtyard looked very gloomy and gloomy, killing everyone! Zhao Ziyuan silently shouted to himself: "If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't catch a tiger's cub. Now that I have followed here, I can only venture in to find out." He raised his arms, flew over the high wall like a bird, and landed in a vast courtyard. As soon as he landed on the ground, Zhao Ziyuan immediately dodged among the thick flowers, looked from the thin branches and leaves, the first thing he saw was Zhen Dingyuan's face!

This gloomy, bleak, pale face, in the eyes of Zhao Ziyuan, made him gasp involuntarily.Zhen Dingyuan asked face to face: "How's the news?" Nuantu and Bakedtu both stood in front of Zhen Dingyuan, Nuantu said: "It's already under our watchful eyes. Just now, our brothers and I met Zhang Juzheng face to face in the wine shop. There is no doubt that he will stay in the mansion of Jingyangzhang eunuch tonight." Baked Rabbit said: "We found out that Zhang Juzheng is going on a patrol in the border area this time, and there is a Central Plains martial arts master accompanying him, who is responsible for protection. My brother dare not act rashly, so we decided to invite you out." Zhen Dingyuan frowned and asked: "Who is the martial arts master?" Xuantu said: "This person is Shen Zhizhang, the owner of Shanxi Baishi Mountain Villa. Although the master Shen's skill may not be very strong, he has been a hero all his life and has a very high status in the martial arts. Since he appeared here with Zhang Juzheng, the matter is not simple. I'm afraid there will be more masters from the Central Plains hiding in the dark to protect Zhang Juzheng." Zhen Dingyuan bowed his head and pondered for a while, then said: "You guessed right. With Master Shen's reputation and popularity, he was able to recruit many masters from the rivers and lakes to be the martial arts guards of that bad old man Zhang Juzheng." Zhao Ziyuan's heart moved when he heard the words, and he thought to himself: "Isn't the owner Shen of the White Rock Villa mentioned by them the father of Gu Qianwu's girlfriend Shen Huanqing? With him coming forward to protect Zhang Shoufu, it's no wonder that Nuantu and Rotutu dare not act rashly." Zhen Dingyuan replied: "Professional swordsmen are hired on a piece-by-piece basis. Have you brought the remuneration?" Nuan Tu and Ba Tu still didn't answer, but they heard a thick voice and continued: "Here it is, Lord Zhen, please take a look." In the voice, a thick man came out from the dark place in the courtyard, the faint moonlight shone on his face full of thoughts, it was Di Yifei, the strange man from Mobei! Holding a long sword in his hand, he stopped three steps away, and after a while, four well-dressed men stepped out of the winding stone road, carrying two heavy iron boxes—— Di Yifei said: "This sword is called 'Green Rhinoceros'. It was forged by a famous craftsman in the previous dynasty, iron chopsticks. Tonight, Di earned money from the blacksmith shop in the town, and it happened to be donated to Master Zhen." As he spoke, he slowly handed over the long sword held in his hand. Zhen Dingyuan took the sword, rubbed it carefully, and said with emotion: "Sure enough, it is the Azure Rhinoceros. Its previous owner was Zhongzhou Yijian Qiao Rushan. Qiao Rushan was lost after being killed by Xie Jinyin. How did you get it?" Di Yifei didn't answer, he pointed to the two iron boxes and said: "There are one hundred and five thousand taels of silver in the iron box. Together with this blue rhinoceros weapon, I ask Lord Zhen to collect it. After the matter is completed, I will give you the same amount of taels of silver." Zhen Dingyuan glanced over the iron box and said: "The sword and the silver are both accepted by the old man. This matter can be settled tonight, and the old man does not need to do it himself..." Di Yifei was stunned for a while, and said: "You—you don't do it yourself?" Zhen Dingyuan nodded slightly and said: "Follow me—" Leaving the flower pavilion first, Di Yifei, Nuan Tu, and Rou Tu hesitated for a while, but also followed. The group walked around the narrow path and walked into the lobby of the front yard. After the four well-dressed men lifted up the iron box and left, Zhao Ziyuan was about to get up and put it on, when suddenly he saw a black shadow flashing out from the left front among the flowers! The four big men carrying the iron box still didn't understand what was going on, they just felt their eyes blur, and an old man with a tall figure stood in front of him with a smile. The old man smiled and said: "Don't you four recognize the old man?" The man on the first right said in a daze: "Who are you... who are you?..." The old man said: "The four don't know me, but I know you." The four men winked at each other, put down the iron box on their shoulders, stretched out their four palms like poisonous snakes, and struck at the old man's body. The four of them unexpectedly tempered their hands, intending to kill the old man with one blow, the old man smiled slightly, but he didn't know what to do, and went out from the blow of the four palms. The old man was quite calm, and continued: "You are from the green house in the water, and these tens of thousands of gold, silver and jewels were also shipped out of the green house, right? I really don't know why the owner of the green house wants to subsidize Di Yifei and buy professional swordsmen to assassinate him. Zhang Shoufu..." Before they finished speaking, the four big men showed terrified faces, and they jumped up in unison, with their iron palms flying, and came out from left and right. In the dark, Zhao Ziyuan saw that the four big men were vigorous and powerful, and at this moment they attacked the old man at the same time. Kong tapped the acupoints, and the four big men let out a muffled groan, and fell to the ground one after another. Zhao Ziyuan was startled and thought to himself: "Isn't this old man the shopkeeper of the blacksmith shop in the town? My suspicion is not wrong. He really possesses peerless martial arts, but he hides it deeply. Why did he do this? Why did he suddenly appear here again?" The old shopkeeper raised his hand and dealt with the four big men, then dragged them to the flowers for questioning, and then hid the two iron boxes. As soon as he hid himself, Zhen Dingyuan seemed to have heard the sound, and came back from the front yard, paused in front of the stone pavilion, and asked: "who is it?" There was no response in the darkness, Zhen Dingyuan glanced around and said to himself: "Could it be that I heard wrong?..." Slowly took a step forward, leaned suddenly, raised his right palm, and pushed towards the flower bush where the shopkeeper was hiding. In an instant, the flowers and leaves rustled. Zhao Ziyuan sighed secretly: "This old fox has such sensitive eyes and ears! Such a deep mind!" It was too late to say, but it was too soon, Zhen Dingyuan only came out with a palm, the gust of wind suddenly rang out in the flowers, dozens of powerful hidden weapon winds hit Zhen Dingyuan directly. All of a sudden, the sky was full of cold stars, and dozens of hidden weapons of different types were released at the same time. The skillful technique and the strength of the force can be called unique in the world. Being attacked by such a hidden weapon, he couldn't help being slightly suffocated with a palm strike, and jumped to avoid it. The moment Zhen Dingyuan dodged the hidden weapon, a black shadow suddenly rose into the sky, jumped onto the wall with lightning speed, and disappeared in a flash. Zhao Ziyuan has sharp eyes, and he has already seen that the black shadow that has been swept away is the old shopkeeper. He is still holding an iron box in one hand. The iron box is so heavy that it needs four people to lift it. Lightness and quickness, that level of divine power, that level of lightness kung fu, it's really staggering.Zhen Dingyuan shouted: "Don't go!" With a shake of his body, he climbed up the high wall, the night outside the courtyard was dark, and there was no one there. Zhao Ziyuan was dumbfounded, and kept asking himself: "Who is the shopkeeper, who is he?" It wasn't until this moment that Di Yifei, Nuantu, and baked rabbit rushed over after hearing the sound. Di Yifei turned his eyes and immediately understood it, and said, "Is someone sneaking in?" Zhen Dingyuan frowned and said: "Exactly, that person's movement is so fast, the old man can't stop him." Di Yifei was stunned and said: "What? Who is he, who actually walks away in front of Lord Zhen, even Lord Zhen can't do anything to him?..." Zhen Dingyuan raised his head and muttered, silent for a while. At this moment, Nuantu and Bauntu dragged out the four big men whose acupuncture points had been tapped out from among the flowers, and Di Yifei's expression changed again. He said in a deep voice: "Since these four people are lying here upright, the iron box full of jewels is probably lost. Did that person take it with him?" Zhen Dingyuan nodded and said: "The old man has already remembered the identity of that person. Even if the silver is taken away by him for a while, it cannot be taken away by him forever. The old man has his own calculations." After a pause, he repeated: "Have you ever heard of the Saintess of Xiangchuan?" Di Yifei's pupils lit up, and said: "Is that the mysterious woman who shocked the martial arts world with her beauty and wealth? Our old Di Ruo has never even heard the anecdotes about the saint, so he has become a frog at the bottom of the well, ha! ha!" Zhen Dingyuan said: "The beauty of the saintess of Xiangchuan is natural, let's not talk about it, it's just the source of her wealth and jewels, which is quite suspicious, because as far as I know, she was so poor that she couldn't eat, how Became rich all at once? Always have inexhaustible gold, silver and jewelry on hand?" Di Yifei said: "About this, people in the Jianghu have different opinions. Some say that she grew up in the family of a wealthy prince, and some say that she found a hidden treasure somewhere..." Zhen Dingyuan shook his head and said: "That's why rumors are the easiest to distort. The Kagawa saint's wealth is not sourced, it's definitely not like this!" Nuantu on the side couldn't help but interjected: "Master Zhen meant to say: Is the person who seized the two boxes of jewels related to the Holy Maiden of Xiangchuan?" Zhen Dingyuan nodded heavily, and said: "This matter involves a lot. Besides, these silver taels came from the green house in the water park, so the old man can't assert lightly. Anyway, I will get to the bottom of it. Now let's get down to business—" At that moment, the four of them left the courtyard one by one and walked towards the front yard. After a while, Zhao Ziyuan sighed, and rushed out from the flowers. He was always worried that he would be exposed if he couldn't get away with it. If he was hiding close at ordinary times, he would surely be unable to hide it from Zhen Dingyuan's eyes and ears, but because the latter had complicated thoughts , For a while, the past was neglected. Zhao Ziyuan dodged his figure and ran to the front yard without walking on the ground. Human voices could be faintly heard in the lobby. He jumped up to the eaves, hung upside down on the corner of the eaves, and looked at people from the window holding his breath. The fire light came out from the window, a big red candlestick was placed on the table, beside which sat Zhen Dingyuan, Di Yifei, Nuantu and Roasted rabbit.Di Yifei said, "The person Zhenbao is mainly waiting for hasn't arrived yet?" Zhen Dingyuan said: "Don't worry, he will come." Di Yifei said: "You always have this confidence?" Zhen Dingyuan said: "Do you know the original owner of this house?" Di Yifei said: "This house has been abandoned for a long time. Could it be that its owner is Sima Daoyuan, whose family was killed by Xie Jinyin in Cuihu?" Zhen Dingyuan said, "Although the words are true, they are still not true." Di Yifei asked in surprise : "How do you say this?" Zhen Dingyuan said word by word: "Sima Daoyuan has 18 members, not all of them died. Xie Jinyin's hands and feet were not clean that night in Cuihu Boat, and his sword once left alive!" Zhao Ziyuan who was outside the window couldn't help being shocked when he heard the words. For a moment, he immediately recalled the unbelievable expression of Di Yifei, the white-robed man who taught him "Fufeng Sword Art" and claimed to be "Sima Daoyuan" ,road: "This—I'm afraid this is unlikely?" Zhen Dingyuan smiled coldly, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a horse's hoof of "get" and "get" approaching from a distance, and the question was mixed with one or two neighs.Zhen Dingyuan said solemnly: "Sima Daoyuan's descendants are here, just wait and see—" There was a sound of hooves, and one person and one rider appeared at the gate of the house. The man jumped off his horse and approached the hall, Zhao Ziyuan took a closer look, and saw that the person who came was Gu Qianwu, a young man he was very familiar with! Zhao Ziyuan's heart almost jumped out of his mouth, and he said secretly: "Wu Qianwu, Sima Daoyuan's descendant is actually Gu Qianwu?...It's unbelievable..." Gu Qianwu saw the four people sitting in the hall at a glance, and seemed to be stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Where is my daddy?" Zhen Dingyuan's vagina: "Gu Qianwu, in fact, I should call you Sima Qianwu. You hide your real surname. You have been the silver-clothed captain of Taizhao Fort for many years. It was not until you left recently that the old man revealed your details. Hehe, your surname is Sima. My boy, your secrecy skills are quite good." Gu Qianwu's complexion changed, and he said: "You ask where my father is?" Zhen Dingyuan said: "Father? You will know right away." Gu Qianwu took out a white paper full of black characters from his arms, raised it, and said: "This is a letter from my father who asked me to go back to the abandoned house in my hometown to meet him. Do you dare to believe that this is a trap set by you?" Zhen Dingyuan said, "That's right." Gu Qianwu's face changed tragically, and he said: "Based on this, my father did not really live in this world. When I received this sudden letter, I had doubts about it, but I couldn't help but rushed back, and ended up falling into your trap. " His eyes fell on the letter in his hand, and he continued: "It's just the words on the letter, which are clearly in his handwriting. How should this be explained?" Zhao Ziyuan outside the window was secretly puzzled, thinking: "If he has never met his father since he was born, how can he recognize the authenticity of the handwriting? I am really confused..." Zhen Dingyuan said: "If you can be sure that this letter is written by your father book, then you can’t go wrong.” Gu Qian Martial Arts: "I have seen the family motto that my father left behind and written by the old man before his death. The handwriting is exactly the same as this letter, so there is no mistake." Zhen Dingyuan said with a sinister smile: "Very well, I might as well tell you that your father, Sima Daowu, is not dead. He was imprisoned by the old man in the dark cell of Taizhao Castle!" Zhao Ziyuan heard it clearly, then looked at Zhen Dingyuan's cunning expression carefully, and secretly said: "Although this statement is astonishing, I'm afraid it's a fraud." Sima Qianwu was so excited that he had no time to worry, he roared and said: "Old man! Take my palm!" With a lunge, he rushed forward, and his palms were violently slapped out. In his rage, he lost his usual composure, the moves in his palm and the internal energy he exerted were not as strong as before, Zhen Dingyuan lightly raised his palm to meet him, there was a strange sound of "woo", and a strange and unparalleled spinning force reverberated from it When he got up, Sima Qianwu staggered and took a few steps back! Zhen Dingyuan sneered, and said: "You and the old man stand still! Maybe your father's life will be lost." He stared at him intently, Sima Qianwu couldn't help feeling a little weak, and his palms slowly dropped. Sima Qian said sharply: "Do you dare to use my father...to use my father as a threat—" Zhen Dingyuan said coldly: "Very smart, this old man is just going to take your father's life to coerce you into doing something—" Sima Qianwu was speechless, but he couldn't hide the anxiety, grief and indignation on his face. Zhen Dingyuan said word by word: "If you want your father to get out of the prison in Taizhaobao alive, you have to take care of the confession for the old man, otherwise, hehe, you must know how serious the consequences are." Zhao Ziyuan gradually heard some eyebrows, and thought: "What a vicious idea, it seems that Sima Qianwu wants to get rid of Zhen Dingyuan's conspiracy, but it is extremely difficult..." Sima Qianwu said: "What are you doing?" Zhen Dingyuan said darkly: "The old man wants you to exchange your life for your father's life!" Sima Qianwu gritted his teeth and said: "Who's life, if you want mine, I'll give it to you!" Zhen Dingyuan sneered and said: "Whoever wants your life, your life is not in the eyes of the old man. You can reach Jingyang City a few miles to the northeast. The largest mansion in the center of the city is the residence of Zhang Taishou. Go and save a man for the old man." Take the head from the head—" Sima Qianwu gritted his teeth and said: "Why did you send me to do it? Why didn't you do it yourself?" Di Yifei interjected: "Let me explain this to you on behalf of the Castle Master. That man has many martial arts masters guarding him, and one of the leaders is Shen Zhizhang, the owner of Baishi Villa!" Sima Qianwu blurted out: "Old Master Shen? He— —” Zhen Dingyuan interrupted: "Sima Qianwu, you are the future son-in-law of Lord Shen. Hehe, the old man has made a thorough investigation beforehand. Based on your relationship with Shen Zhizhang, it is easy to sneak into Zhang Taishou's residence. It is easy to take that man's life." ..." Zhao Ziyuan, who was outside, was startled and said to himself: "This Zhen Dingyuan really thought through everything and was impeccable in his actions. He set up such a poisonous scheme and planned it so carefully in advance. It is very difficult for Brother Qianwu to escape from his grasp." Sima Qianwu gritted his teeth and said: "Tell me, whose head do you want me to take?" Zhen Dingyuan said word by word: "Zhang Juzheng." The night was as cold as water, Zhao Ziyuan quietly retreated from the courtyard, under the faint moonlight, his face looked pale and angry. He figured out the path that Sima Qianwu must pass, and waited by the side of the road, but after hearing the sound of hooves, Sima Qianwu had already left the house and rode his horse straight towards him.Zhao Ziyuan jumped into the road and shouted: "Brother Gu, do you still recognize my younger brother?" Sima Qianwu was taken aback for a moment, and hastily reined in the reins, but was silent for a long while. Zhao Ziyuan said: "It's time for me to call you Brother Sima now, brother, you're on the way to Jingyang City—" Sima Qianwu's expression changed slightly, and he said: "The scene in the house fell into your eyes?" Zhao Ziyuan said: "I saw it, Brother Sima, how about you take my younger brother to Jingyang City?" Sima Qianwu frowned and said: "I'll handle this matter alone, brother, don't be in the midst of right and wrong." Zhao Ziyuan said: "I always feel that this is completely a scam arranged by Zhen Dingyuan. Brother Sima, you still have to think twice before you act, and don't follow the other party's way." Sima Qian said with a sad smile: "This is the case, what choice do I have, brother, if you want to stop me from moving forward, we have to turn against each other—" Zhao Ziyuan didn't know the pain in Sima Qianwu's heart, his expression darkened, and he said: "Little brother didn't intend to stop you, on the contrary, I just wanted to walk with you." Sima Qian Martial Arts: "Then what do you think?" Zhao Ziyuan said: "Zhang Shoufu is full of masters. Brother Sima is in danger alone. If you have a younger brother to go with you, it's good to have someone to take care of you. Besides, I still hope that at the last moment, I can persuade you to change your mind." Sima Qianwu thought for a while and said: "Okay, get on your horse, but I have made up my mind, if you try to persuade me, it will be a waste of time." Zhao Ziyuan got on his horse, and now the two of them rode together and galloped along the official road towards the northeast, the horses moved quickly, within two hours, Jingyang City was in sight. After entering the city, the two immediately searched for Zhang Taishou's mansion, but they saw shadows of people all around, except for the soldiers carrying swords patrolling back and forth, there were also people's shadows flashing and disappearing from time to time, the defense was really tight. Sima Qianwu and Zhao Ziyuan hid the horses, stepped forward bravely, and found Shen Zhizhang who was guarding the mansion through interrogation by the sergeant. The development of the situation was as expected by Zhen Dingyuan. Relying on his special relationship with Master Shen, Sima Qianwu falsely claimed that he wanted to help Master Shen take up the responsibility of guarding. The room where Zhang Juzheng was staying protruded from his mouth. In the middle of the night, Sima Qianwu and Zhao Ziyuan went straight to the abode of the East Court together. There was still a faint light in the room. When they got close, they heard a clear voice: "...I know that when you attack thieves, you are weak and the enemy is strong. However, if you don't slay thieves, the king's career will also perish. If you just sit and wait for death, who will kill him? That's why I entrust my ministers without doubt. On the day you are ordered, you will sleep Restless seats, unsatisfactory food. Thinking of going north, it is better to go south first, so crossing Shanghai in May, going deep into the barren...” What the people in the room chanted was Zhuge Kongming's "Later to be a teacher". Sima Qianwu and Zhao Ziyuan trembled slightly, moved close to the wall, stretched out their fingers to poke the window paper, and looked in through the hole, but saw the lights in the room It is bright, and one person sits upright, holding a book and chanting under the lamp. The light of the jumping fire shone on his face with Chinese characters that was not angry and self-imposing. It was the old man who Zhao Ziyuan saw in the wine shop in the small town this afternoon, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty! Continuation of Zhang Juzheng's book exhibition: "Eat with the sun, the minister must not regret it. Gu Wangye must not settle in the capital of Shu. Therefore, he risked danger to honor the will of the late emperor..." When he read, "Everything is as it is, it is unpredictable. The minister will do his best, and he will die. As for the success or failure, it is beyond the knowledge of the minister." His generosity and indignation are revealed, and his emotions are also very emotional. In an instant, Zhao Ziyuan seemed to see the shadow of Prime Minister Zhuge who had dedicated himself and died in the army again, and he felt a chill in his heart. After Zhang Juzheng chanted, he put down the book in his hand.Said to himself: "It's time for me to retire to my hometown and live my life in peace, but I can't bear to ignore the national affairs that are in danger. Xirong and Beidi are greedy like wolves. With Zhang Juzheng in power, I can't help their schemes to succeed. " Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps, the door opened, and an old man in Confucian robes hurried in. He thought he had just woken up from his sleep. Zhang Juzheng frowned and said: "Prefect Zhang, what's the matter?" Zhang Dashou, who was dressed in a Confucian uniform, said: "Just now, the imperial envoy of the imperial court urgently sent the emperor's order to summon the chief assistant to return to the capital immediately. If he fails to return to the capital within ten days, he will be handed over to the Dali Court for punishment..." Zhang Juzheng's expression sank, and he said: "This time, I went out to patrol the frontiers in a low-key suit, and I also planned to defend the battle. The big thing has not been settled yet. Why is the emperor calling me back to the capital again?" Zhang Taishou said in a low voice: "I heard that after Shoufu left the capital, several censors who had personal grievances with you played a copy of your book in front of the emperor, saying that Shoufu came here under the name of patrolling the border. In fact, he used this to enjoy the fun and collect money. The emperor probably believed what they said, so he issued an edict ordering you to return to Beijing." Zhang Juzheng said angrily: "Is it the actions of a minister to spoil the state affairs with personal grievances? I have long expected that this trip will come down to the words of this generation. The world's affairs, alas..." Zhang Taishou sighed and said: "The villains in the court, when they are everywhere, it is no wonder that the first assistant is full of complaints. In fact, after he surrendered and took charge of the government, he tried his best to prepare for the battle, comprehensively verified the name and reality, and the country's situation began to turn from danger to safety. , this generation always looks for opportunities to retaliate against the first assistant, after you return to Beijing, you have to deal with it carefully." Zhang Juzheng sighed helplessly, and said: "Who told me that Zhang Juzheng was deeply favored by the country. Since today, I can only use Zhuge Wuhou's bow to kill him, and he will do his best to repay him with a picture." Zhang Dashou groaned to himself again, shook his head, turned around and walked out with heavy steps. Zhao Ziyuan, who was outside, was very excited, and unconsciously made a little noise under his feet. Zhang Juzheng raised his head and shouted: "Who?" "Zhi" and "Zhi" sounded twice, Sima Qianwu and Zhao Ziyuan broke through the window one after another, Zhang Juzheng felt his pupils flash, and there were two young boys in high spirits standing side by side in front of him. Zhang Juzheng calmed down and said: "The two knights have come here at night, what can you learn?" Sima Qianwu Shen said: "Take your life—" Zhang Juzheng opened his eyes, and shot two rays of light, staring straight at Sima Qianwu. For a moment, Sima Qianwu felt that his gaze was like a torch, unstoppable, and he lowered his head involuntarily. Zhang Juzheng said slowly: "Are you here to take this old man's life?" Sima Qian Wu said: "Exactly." Zhang Juzheng said: "Are you sent by Shangman Khan?" Sima Qianwu was startled and said: "Ask He Yi more, Zhang Shoufu, I'm going to do it!" With the sound of "choking", he had drawn out the weapon he was carrying with him, and a chill filled the surroundings. Zhang Juzheng's expression remained unchanged, and he murmured: "Death before leaving the teacher, often makes the hero burst into tears. I, Zhang Juzheng, will die at the hands of the villain of the court sooner or later. Even if I die by your sword today, it will be the same. You want to take my life, so come on!" Sima Qianwu squatted for a while, and slowly raised the long sword in his hand. Zhao Ziyuan was nervous, and secretly stretched out a finger to point at the "Xuanji" acupoint on Sima Qianwu's body. As long as Sima Qianwu made any further moves, he would immediately click on it—— Fighting with reason in his heart, he silently said: "Brother Sima, don't force me to do it...don't force me to do it to you..." Zhang Juzheng said: "Do it—" However, Sima Qianwu's sword did not strike for a long time. At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the teardrops in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, shining brightly. In an instant, he felt the blood rushing up all over his body, and sighed: "Forget it, Ziji's death and Wu's death, Wu Mu's death and Song Yi's death, killing the chief assistant alone is equivalent to killing tens of thousands of civilians in Ming Dynasty, how could I be so confused..." As soon as he retracted the sword, he turned around and swept out. Zhao Ziyuan heaved a sigh of relief and continued to follow. The two of them swept up like flying fish, and quickly left Zhang Dashou's mansion amidst the screams of the sergeant, and disappeared into the misty night.