Chapter 172 Entering Wangjing

In order to avoid the pursuers, the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty and his concubines and heirs all parted ways. He felt that the people in northern Xinjiang would definitely bring hounds. In order to disperse the target, he directly left them and tried to delay enough time for him to escape.

The entrance of the cave was covered, and even though it was very cold around them, they only dared to light a torch, and they dared not stand near the entrance of the cave, for fear that the light of the fire would attract the pursuers.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty leaned on the straw and gradually fell into sleep.

The warriors guarding him are also assigned shifts, mainly running for their lives continuously, and are already very tired. In order to maintain a good state, they must have enough rest.

In such a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, a group of people came over without a sound, and they all landed behind the warrior guarding outside the cave. With a slash of the dagger in their hand, blood sealed their throats.

The men were quickly brought down without alarming the others.

Suddenly, a burst of hidden weapons shot in, and several people were crucified on the spot.

"Enemy attack!" Someone yelled, and everyone suddenly became sober.

The warriors immediately surrounded the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the leader of the guards immediately shouted: "Protect my king from making a surprise attack, and don't be trapped to death in the cave."

Facing the encirclement and suppression in northern Xinjiang, it was extremely difficult for the Northern Wei Dynasty to make a surprise attack.

Beads of blood can be seen everywhere, both sides are elite fighters, and they are fierce when they kill.

"There are not many people in northern Xinjiang, so don't be in vain!" The warriors of the Northern Wei Dynasty are still cheering each other on.

Ying took a few glances, and quietly made a gesture. The attacks of the shadow guards were no longer so deadly, but instead gave them a chance to escape.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty finally escaped from the cave under the protection of the warriors, but the shadow guards were also chasing after him.

Snow gradually floated up in the sky, and the surrounding temperature plummeted. As he quickly shuttled through the deep mountains, his whole body was about to freeze.

Fortunately, they were about to escape from the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the environment in the dense forest on the other side was harsh and full of poisonous miasma.

They have the medicine prepared by the witch doctor, which is not a problem at all, but the gangsters in Beijiang will die as soon as they enter.

"After everyone rushes in, immediately disperse and escape." The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty gave an order.

He was dressed in the uniform of a guard, and he blended in perfectly. When the time comes, he really rushes into the dense forest and spreads out in all directions. He will definitely fool the people of Northern Xinjiang.

After entering the dense forest, the warriors immediately dispersed in accordance with his instructions, and the shadow guards who chased in after the next step also dispersed.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the four warriors around him ran for more than ten miles, and found that there were only two shadow guards behind them, and they were overjoyed.

"Kill them first!"

He immediately turned his head and assumed an attacking posture, and the warriors beside him directly faced the past.

But when the two sides met, the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty turned pale with shock.

There are no shadow guards, these two are clearly Wu Ming and Yu Zhong.

Yu Zhong tore off the mask on his face, and immediately killed the warrior in the front who couldn't react in time.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty knew that he had been tricked, and immediately turned around and wanted to run, but it was a pity that Wu Ming had already stuck over like a ghost.

He can be called the god of war because he has the myth of being invincible, and no prey can ever escape from his hands.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty couldn't resist two moves, so he strangled his neck.

"That's how your son died at my hands. It's not lonely for you father and son to die in the same way." Wu Ming said coldly.

The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but before he could make any sound, he heard a muffled "click" and his neck was broken.

Before his vision completely lost the darkness, he seemed to see Wu Ming raised his hand, and a bird with black feathers landed on his arm, chirping at him, as if acting like a baby.

The bird looked very familiar, but his mind was no longer able to think, and he was completely plunged into the cold darkness.

Cao Bingzhou walked out of the palace wearing a saber. The only ones who could wear sabers in the palace were the guards and Jin Yiwei who guarded the palace.

But today when he was walking, the occasional sound of the knife rubbing against his clothes made him extremely uncomfortable, as if he was grinding his nerves.

"Boss, you have finished receiving the task, what's the matter this time, please tell me." Li Tuan came over.

Cao Bingzhou was still frowning, striding forward, his eyes were a little dazed, obviously he didn't hear what he said.

"Boss!" Li Tuan was helpless, shaking his hand in front of him.

Only then did Cao Bingzhou come back to his senses, "What's the matter?"

Li Tuan repeated what he said just now, but Cao Bingzhou shook his head: "The task that the emperor gave me this time is my one-person task, so you don't need to worry about it. I'll go first."

He left in a hurry, Li Tuan looked at his back and scratched the back of his head in doubt.

After Cao Bingzhou returned to the mansion, he walked into the study all the way. He picked up the pen as if he wanted to write something, but he couldn't write it for a long time.

"who?"

He raised his head abruptly and asked sharply.

The candle was flickering gently, and after a while, a man came out from the shadow of the corner. The man did not wear night clothes, nor did he cover his face. On the contrary, he was very well dressed.It's like a young man from a family who is here as a guest.

Cao Bingzhou squinted his eyes, and sighed in his heart that this little thief was so courageous that he dared to appear in front of him so openly.

"Zhao Zecheng?" He quickly recognized the person in front of him, his whole body tensed up, and he immediately reached for the saber at his waist.

"Lord Cao has good eyesight."

"Why did you appear here? The emperor did not recall it. It is a serious crime for a general stationed on the frontier to return to Beijing privately."

"Master Cao, don't be so nervous. I came back this time and appeared in your study to save you." Zhao Zecheng touched his sleeve.

Cao Bingzhou immediately became nervous, and said coldly: "What are you doing, put your hands down? You want to save me, it's obviously nonsense."

Zhao Zecheng sighed lightly, and did not let go of his hand, but took out a folding fan from his sleeve, and shook it slowly twice.

"Lord Cao, why are you so nervous? I'm just a border official who has never seen the world, but you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard who is heavily used by the emperor. I have said that I am here to save you."

"Save me for what?" Cao Bingzhou sneered, not believing it.

"The emperor asked you to forge a criminal evidence of rebellion and quietly put it in the tunnel of the East Palace, right?"

As soon as Zhao Zecheng finished speaking, Cao Bingzhou became extremely nervous. He drew out his knife directly and pointed the knife point at Zhao Zecheng.

Zhao Zecheng didn't hide, but looked at him with a half-smile.

"Looking at Mr. Cao's posture as if he is facing a big enemy, it seems that I guessed it right."

Cao Bingzhou said coldly: "It is a serious crime for you to clean up the funds without summoning the secretary. It is normal for me to be vigilant. As for the others, I have no comment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man rushed over, and the tip of the knife went straight to his throat.

Zhao Zecheng reacted extremely quickly, and immediately raised the folding fan in his hand to block his knife.

The folding fan seems to be made of paper, but when it collides with each other, it makes a "ping-pong" iron sound, obviously there is another mystery.

The two were fighting together, and there were already footsteps outside, obviously they heard the sound and were about to come in to check the situation.

Zhao Zecheng frowned: "Forget it, since Mr. Cao doesn't need to help, then I won't mind my own business."

He shook him away violently, the two separated successfully, Zhao Zecheng turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait."

Cao Bingzhou asked to stay, and raised his voice to the people outside: "Don't come in, I knocked down the book."

The footsteps outside stopped immediately, and then gradually walked away.

"You'd better tell the truth instead of fooling me around." Cao Bingzhou put away the knife in his hand and looked at him coldly.

"I have already stood directly in front of you, which has proved our sincerity."

Cao Bingzhou was not deceived by his rhetoric. On the contrary, he sneered, with a look of disdain on his face: "You really have the heart of disobedience in Northern Xinjiang, and you even planted spies by your majesty's side. It's by the emperor's side."Director Li, or Concubine Lin who is in favor now?"

"It's meaningless to talk about these things, but if Mr. Cao thinks that he can blackmail me by using these things as an excuse, then he is very wrong. This is not news from the palace, but I guessed it."

"Guess it?" Cao Bingzhou laughed out loud when he heard what he said: "General Zhao, as you said, we have already met face to face, and you obviously want me to work for Beijiang.Let's talk, are you still hiding here?"

"What I said is true, you just came out of the palace, even if there is news, it can't spread so fast. As for guessing it, it's because the emperor is afraid of the prince, and he can't get him out, so he simply killed him for the crime of treason.He, this can be regarded as a royal tradition, after all, the first emperor also did this."

Zhao Zecheng said: "The crown prince has defeated three princes in a row, which proves that he is strong. There are many courtiers in the court who support him. Although the crown prince is orthodox, how can the emperor not mind? He is getting old, and his patience has reached the end.The limit is reached. The princes below are in the lower grades, and they can’t stand up anymore. It’s time to get rid of the prince.”

"When the late emperor got rid of Prince Zhan Huai, he handed over the matter to the Commander of Jin Yiwei. After all, Jin Yiwei is his minion, who dared to pick up things for him."

He spoke slowly, as if chatting, but every sentence was so shocking that Cao Bingzhou's palms began to sweat.

"I didn't expect General Zhao to be far away in northern Xinjiang and rarely come back to Wangjing. He actually knows more than me, the intelligence leader." Cao Bingzhou couldn't help stabbing him.

Zhao Zecheng chuckled lightly, waved his hands and said, "Don't dare to take it. If it is true that you Jinyiwei know a lot about information, but about Prince Zhan Huai, I know more than you. Does Mr. Cao know why?"

"Royal secrets, I don't know and I should, and it's still a matter of the previous generation."

"This statement is wrong. It is because the emperor is afraid that after Jin Yiwei knows about it, he will contact himself and directly rebel."

Cao Bingzhou raised his eyebrows, obviously in disbelief.

Zhao Zechang sighed, and said in a helpless tone: "Master Cao is really stubborn, no matter what I say, I won't believe it. Even if I put the evidence in front of you, you will definitely think that I am cheating. Forget it, I will tell you what I have to say.Not much to say, the past of Prince Zhan Huai is a secret, even if you are a Jinyiwei, it is not easy to investigate, why don't you go and find out what happened to the commander of the Jinyiwei back then, how about it?"

"You must be able to find these materials. Mr. Cao has been dealing with secrets all day long, so he must be very familiar with text deception, and can distinguish which is true and which is false. No matter how long our hands in the Northern Wei Dynasty are, we can't reach them."Go inside Jinyiwei, you can investigate with peace of mind!"

"As for the matter that I want to cooperate with you, we will discuss it in detail after you investigate."

After he finished speaking, he cupped his hands at Cao Bingzhou, and turned around immediately.

Cao Bingzhou stood where he was and did not stop him.

In fact, his mood at this moment has long been in a mess, and today the emperor did confess that he should put the evidence of rebellion in the hidden place of the East Palace, and the emperor's intention to kill the prince is clearly revealed.

After chatting with Zhao Zecheng, even though he hadn't investigated it yet, he already guessed in his heart that the Commander of Jinyiwei, who obeyed the order of the first emperor and framed Prince Zhan Huai, would definitely end badly.

Knowing such a big secret of the emperor, how could the Ninth Five Lord allow this person to be alive? Even if Cao Bingzhou firmly believes that he is very useful, but no matter how fast the knife is, if there is a danger of cutting the owner, it will definitely be discarded.Just get a new knife.

A few days later, Zhao Zecheng came to his study again.

Cao Bingzhou didn't panic about his arrival, and even pointed to the chair opposite, signaling him to sit down.

There are thick materials and a pot of tea on the desk. The faint fragrance of tea rises, diluting the tense atmosphere in the room.

"What exactly do you want in Northern Xinjiang?" Cao Bingzhou didn't mention the past, but asked directly.

Zhao Zecheng raised his eyes: "The country is peaceful and the people are safe."

Cao Bingzhou looked at each other, and saw the firmness in his eyes, but he didn't really believe it in his heart. Everyone in a high position had similar ideals and ambitions at the beginning, but when they really climbed up and looked down on them, they sawI don't see the people crawling under my feet, only the immediate interests.

"I mean what do you want me to do? It's not for you to be obedient." He snorted lightly.

Zhao Zecheng was not embarrassed, and picked up the teacup to drink tea familiarly: "Recently, there has been a rumor that has been circulating outside Wangjing City, and it will soon sweep in. I hope Mr. Cao will turn a blind eye and try his best to delay it.The emperor didn't hear the news, or he didn't care."

Cao Bingzhou was mentally prepared at first, but when he heard this sentence, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Northern Xinjiang really wants to rebel. Today is not a good emperor, so you have to choose another Ming Lord? Wu Ming isThat wise master?"

"He was supposed to be the Ming Lord, but he just returned to his own position. I don't think this is any loss to you. It's just a clever trick to fool the present. He is a stupid old man, and his mind is all about accusing the prince of rebellion.In one matter, it is just a few casual words, but you can save your life, and if Beijiang wins in the future, you will also have the merits of being a dragon."

"As the commander of Jinyiwei, I must have lost countless lives. Even if the crown prince successfully ascended the throne, the Jinyiwei left behind by the previous emperor must be cleaned up, and the crimes are very heavy, even the nine clans.Mr. Cao is young and doesn’t even have a family, so he probably doesn’t want to just go away like this, have no peace after death, and be scolded by thousands of people?”

Zhao Zecheng spoke in a calm and unhurried manner, obviously he was talking about rebellion, but when he said it, there was always a slow taste, like tasting calligraphy and painting, revealing a leisurely mood.

"General Zhao is really good at talking, I agree to this matter." Cao Bingzhou nodded and agreed without hesitation for long.

In fact, the first time Zhao Zecheng appeared in his study before, he didn't make a fuss about it, but he already had a tendency in his heart.

The situation in Wangjing City is changing rapidly. The Dragon Robe was found in the East Palace, as well as the secret letter between the prince and his henchmen. The content of the letter was to discuss how to rebel.

All of a sudden, blood flowed like a river in Wangjing City, involving countless local officials.

At the same time, a rumor has spread into Wangjing City and spread wildly.

"The current position is too easy to come by. The first emperor killed all the promising princes, leaving only the current one who is useless. Now it seems that it is really a mess."

"He is going to kill all the officials of Daye Dynasty."

"Prince Zhan Huai back then was the man of destiny. He was brave and resourceful. If he had succeeded to the throne, our Daye Dynasty should have had an extremely bright future, but now we are all ruined by him."

"Don't talk about it, that person is exactly the same as the late emperor, and he wants to kill the prince."

"Then what if the crown prince ascends the throne?"

"This prince is far worse than Prince Zhan Huai. He is only good at party disputes and doesn't care about the common people at all. In order to bring down the eldest prince, there was an imperial examination fraud case, and many beheads were killed that year."

"That's good, no one can inherit the great rule."

"Yes, Prince Zhan Huai has a very outstanding descendant."

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As Zhao Zecheng said, the emperor focused all his attention on framing the prince, and ignored the rest.

Cao Bingzhou received all the reports from his subordinates, but they were all dealt with coldly. He just informed the emperor in a flat manner, and he still had the attitude of making big things small, and the old emperor didn't care at all.

In Cheng's mansion, Wu Ming was cleaning a dagger. The dagger was obviously sharpened, and the sunlight came in occasionally, which was a bit dazzling.

Wen Mingyun walked in, and he immediately put the dagger back into its sheath.

"came back?"

"There are too many people robbing the first pillar of incense this morning. Thanks to the money I gave, otherwise I would not be able to grab it." She couldn't help complaining, holding a beauty fan in her hand and gently fanning the wind, butThere was still coaxing on his face, obviously red from the sun.

"Baohua Temple is the temple with the most incense in northern Xinjiang. The rumors are very good, and there are not a few people who grab the first pillar of incense. I don't usually see my wife believe this. Why did I get up earlier than me to go to offer incense today.I reached out to touch in the morning, but found no one, and suddenly felt the bed was cold." The man raised his head and chuckled at her, stretched out his hand and poured a cup of warm tea and handed it over.

Wen Mingyun sat down and drank a cup of tea without caring about his manners.

"I really don't really believe this, but you are going to Beijing today. A few days ago, Yu Yingte snatched the first stick of incense, and kept whispering in my ear how effective it is. She said that every time Yu Zhong went to the battlefield, she wouldGoing to ask for incense, no matter how dangerous the environment is, Yu Zhong will triumphantly and return home to reunite with her safely. This girl's words are a bit exaggerated, I just think I would rather believe it, and rush to go to burn incense today, blessYou are doing well."

She seemed to be talking casually, and pinned the pot on Yu Ying's head.

Little did he know that she woke up early to take a shower, changed into a new outfit, and he could hear everything clearly about her serious appearance.

The reason why mentioned it in one stroke was probably because didn't want to put pressure on him.

"Here." She took out a sachet and handed it to him: "This is a talisman. The great monk of Baohua Temple is so eloquent.I can’t ask for it, but seeing that I am a destined person, I gave it to me.”

Wu Ming took the sachet, moved a little closer, and smelled sandalwood.

He hooked the corners of his lips, and said in a good mood: "Ma'am is right, this sachet has a strong sandalwood scent. It must have been placed in front of the Buddha for a period of time, and it has been soaked in spiritual energy. It must have been given by the great monk, right?"

Wen Mingyun moved his mouth and glanced at him lightly, but he didn't say a word after all.

But Hong Feng, who was serving beside her, couldn't hold back, and said eagerly: "Madam embroidered this by herself, and it has been enshrined in Baohua Temple for more than half a year."

When Wu Ming heard this, he immediately laughed out loud, and his delicate eyebrows and eyes were all bent.

Wen Mingyun glared at Hong Feng, waved his hand lightly, and pushed her down.

"Is everything packed?"

"Pack it up. I don't have anything to give you. Let me give you a dagger. This is the first sharp weapon I got when I was learning weapons. It has protected me many times. Don't be afraid when I come to Beijing.Just put it next to the pillow, as if I am always by your side." He put the dagger in her hand, and gently squeezed her fingers.

Wen Mingyun put away the dagger and looked up at him carefully.

The two looked at each other, and finally she threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck tightly.

"I really want to say that you will succeed. If you don't succeed, you will drag me down. You will never let you go underground. But now I have changed my mind. No matter if you succeed or not, you have to come back alive. At worst, we will hide our names and bring you back.Let’s go to Cheng Yan and go back to the mountains together. I’m used to someone warming my bed, so I still don’t want to be a widow.”

Her lips were pressed against his ear, and although her voice was very low, it seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, with a harsh taste.

The man raised his hand to caress her back, then turned his head and kissed her lips.

"I originally wanted to bid farewell to you, but at this time, my wife insisted on recruiting me. You are too painful. It is better to say a few words and say goodbye."

The man's deep and hoarse voice came, with a bit of bewitching and forbearing taste.

When Wen Mingyun came to his senses, her whole body had been hugged horizontally and placed on the bed, and soon became scorching hot.

Wu Ming really kept his word and did what he could.

Anyway, Wen Mingyun was completely unconscious from the back, and when he hugged her to take a bath, he was still asleep, and he didn't even know when he left.

When the man put on his clothes and walked outside the courtyard, Cheng Yan was already waiting there.

"Father, why are you going to Beijing at this time?"

"General Wu Ming told you, he wants to go to King Qing's side, otherwise the Great Ye Dynasty will perish." The man said bluntly.

Cheng Yan nodded, and the expression on his face fell instantly: "Mister told me that he made a dangerous mistake this time, and also said that if it doesn't work out, it will be a farewell forever. Father, the general wants to clear the king's side, and you have nothing to bindPeople with chicken power, what's the use of following?"

The man clicked his tongue, raised his hand and knocked on his forehead: "That's naturally my role, don't look down on people, you have studied hard recently, and you should know that people can't be judged by appearances. Others say that I am unfathomable, onlyYou idiot look down on me."

Cheng Yan curled his lips. He was surrounded by various teachers every day. When he first started studying, he couldn't learn at all, so the teacher just stuffed it into his head. Wen Mingyun told him that it was a force-feeding education, and he thought it was quite good.figurative.

After reading a lot of books in the future, there will be many things that didn't understand before, and will naturally understand them, and will be able to learn own style.

The gentlemen who used to shake their heads when they saw him can now say a few good things besides complaining about his shortcomings. It has been a full month that he has never heard his husband say that he is a rotten wood. He is really a hearercry.

Of course, even if he felt that he was already very sensible, he still didn't believe what his father said at all.

He naturally understands that people should not be judged by their appearance, but this is mostly on people they don't know well. He and his own father are in a dependent relationship, so he knows a lot about it.

Although my father is a bit smart and his methods are not bad, but after all, his body is too weak, and he may not even be able to keep up with the speed of marching.

Sitting in the carriage and rushing so fast, was afraid that bones would fall apart, so why did talk about giving advice to the ar.

Of course, at this time, he has also learned to behave. He will no longer say all the thoughts in his heart, but change the topic.

"Where's Sanniang Wen? You're going to be in so much danger, won't she come out to see you off?" He frowned, a little unhappy.

The man coughed lightly: "She has already delivered it in the yard."

Seeing that Cheng Yan opened his mouth to say something, Wu Ming interrupted him directly: "The farewell between husband and wife is naturally different from the farewell between father and son. You will know when you marry a wife and have children."

Cheng Yan blinked. Although he didn't understand, he still nodded calmly.

This is also taught by my husband, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, there is no omniscient person in this world, but the superior should learn to pretend and put on an inscrutable expression.

In fact, he didn't understand why he had to pretend that he was not a high-ranking person, but the husband also said that it would make him look more powerful, so he took it seriously.

"Father, come back safely."

The two walked outside the gate of the mansion, the carriage was already ready, Cheng Yan waved goodbye.

The man turned his head and asked, "After I leave, you will be the only man in the house. Do you understand what the situation is?"

"I understand, I have to study hard, practice martial arts diligently, take care of Wen Sanniang, and support this mansion." Cheng Yan nodded and answered this question seriously.

When he said the words "take care of Wen Sanniang", he no longer hesitated, nor was he reluctant, on the contrary he said it very frankly.

There was a bit of relief in the man's eyes, he reached out and touched his head, then patted his shoulder.

He turned around and got into the carriage. Cheng Yan waited until he could no longer see the carriage before rushing into the study.

It's over, the husband is still waiting in the study, and don't know what father and Wen Sanniang are reluctant to say goodbye to, making him wait outside the courtyard for so long, but it's hard to ask.

The carriage turned a few turns, and after making sure that Cheng Yan would never see him again, the man got out of the carriage, mounted the horse directly, raised his whip and galloped away.

At the time when Wangjing City was most turbulent, the people in the city felt terrified and uneasy. Suddenly, the gates of the city were closed tightly, and the whole city was under martial law, no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Everyone was baffled, and there were people everywhere looking for news.

Some people even took the lead in rioting. After all, the martial law was so sudden that there was simply not enough supplies in the city. There were even unscrupulous businessmen who had already started asking for prices, and food and vegetables became a big problem.

Until then, no news came out.

"What, General Wu Ming rebelled?"

"Already led the army to fight?"

"I heard that there are not only the northern Xinjiang army, but also the Nanhuai army and the Xiangyang army."

"These troops obeyed General Wu Ming and rebelled together?"

"What kind of rebellion, I think it's destiny. I escaped all the way from Jiangbei. If it wasn't for the help of the army, I would have starved to death."

It has already spread among the people, let alone in the palace.

In Longgan Palace, the emperor Longyan was furious, and directly overturned all the memorials on the Long case.

"The armies of the three parties gathered and rushed to Wangjing in a siege. How many troops can I use?"