My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 6: Get the Armor
The assassination was intense from the very beginning. From the attack to the escape, it seemed long, but in fact it took less than half a quarter of an hour.

What was surprising, or perhaps truly touching, was that after the shouts and cries of killing rang out, the loud sounds of gongs and drums began to spread in all directions in Chang'an City, starting from the ambush site.

The prince's carriage had just passed two blocks when a knight in a red robe and armor appeared in sight.

They are the Tiqi under the Lieutenant's Mansion!

Obviously, the capital is an important place with tight security, and any slight disturbance will cause a violent reaction.

Ti rode closer and learned that the prince had been assassinated. He was shocked and hurriedly called for help while protecting the guards, but it was too late!

Protect the emperor and save him.

This type of words, which were mostly used only for the emperor in later generations, actually had an evolutionary process. For example, the word "protect the emperor" first appeared in the "Book of the Later Han" and then gradually came to refer to the emperor in general.

of course.

If you think this explanation is not rigorous, there is another explanation.

Guarding the Emperor and rescuing the Emperor are the abbreviations used by the soldiers in an emergency to "protect and rescue the Prince's carriage"!
Anyway, it all makes sense...

Ahem, let’s get down to business.

When the prince's carriage rushed out of the ambush circle, only a few imperial cavalrymen hurriedly followed. Now that the Ti cavalry have come to help, it should be safe.

however.

Liu Ju didn't even need to speak. With just a defensive look, Su Wu immediately understood and shouted to the imperial guards:

"Go ahead and stop the assassin, don't get close!"

The mastermind behind the assassination, who was able to hide dozens of assassins under the emperor's feet and know the whereabouts of the prince, must be a powerful person.

At this moment.

Liu Ju suspected no one!

Not to mention that these Tiqi were all strangers, and it was impossible to tell their authenticity just by their attire. If they were disguised as assassins, or even if they were sent by someone behind the scenes...

Even though the probability of this happening is very low, we still have to be on guard!

Actually.

Liu Ju was in a trance and even he couldn't believe it. As far as he could remember, had he ever been assassinated in the original historical time and space?

Maybe not.

"call!"

The carriage sped along Shangguanqian Street. Thanks to the fact that it was the main road in Chang'an, the street was wide, and with the imperial guards leading the way, the carriage seemed to be getting farther and farther away from danger.

Liu Ju exhaled a breath of foul air and thought to himself: "The butterfly effect is coming faster and more ferocious than I thought!"

'Don't ever think you can be confident just because you understand history!'

'Once things change, everything changes!'

Looking at the houses on the street that were rapidly moving backwards, Liu Ju gradually calmed down and secretly set a rule for himself -

Never use preconceived impressions to judge the present!

While he was deep in thought, Huo Qubing's mansion was gradually approaching, and Liu Ju felt a little relieved.

At this time.

Su Wu, who was driving in front, slowed down the reins and suddenly said, "Your Highness's time of leaving the palace is irregular, and he will be ambushed. The assassin must have known the news in advance."

As he said this, he gritted his teeth.

After a lot of inner torment, he still decided to say to Liu Ju: "The only people who know that His Highness has left the palace are the palace and the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion..."

Hear this.

Liu Ju immediately understood what Su Wu was worried about.

For a moment, looking at the driver holding the reins in front of him, he remembered the other party's previous strong backward collision in the carriage, and his heart was inevitably touched.

A sincere person speaks sincere words.

Liu Ju did not blame Su Wu for sowing discord between the prince and his cousin, nor did he tell Su Wu that he would rather suspect the palace than Huo Qubing.

He just took a step forward, pressed Su Wu's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "I trust the Champion Marquis, if I trust you!"

Vaguely.

In the galloping carriage, one could see the young driver's chest heaving violently and his face flushed.

Su Wu only felt a flame rising in his heart, burning him so hot that his blood boiled. Thousands of words came to his lips, but they all turned into one sentence:
"I am ashamed and cannot accept this. I will only repay you by tying a blade of grass together!" A gentleman will die for his friend.

Su Wu didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence before, but now, he seems to understand it.

……

Champion House.

At this moment, there was a roar of gongs and drums in Chang'an City, and servants would occasionally peek in front of the door to see what was happening.

When the prince's carriage came hurriedly, those with good eyesight saw from afar that the procession was in disarray, and immediately realized something and reported it to the head of the family.

So when the carriage came to a steady stop and Liu Ju had not yet gotten off, Huo Qubing's voice of doubt and uncertainty had already arrived.

"what happened!?"

In front of the mansion gate, Huo Qubing glanced at the carriage with a big hole in it, then looked at the several imperial guards with blood on their bodies, and his face suddenly darkened.

Although he had just been compared to the Marquis of Guanjun by the Crown Prince, Su Wu knew his own limitations and did not act arrogantly. He clasped his fists and said urgently:
"Report to the Marquis Guanjun, the Crown Prince has been ambushed! The assassin is chasing him here!"

The words fell.

The servants of the Huo Mansion were instantly in an uproar.

At this time, Liu Ju jumped off the carriage, shook the sword in his hand, and said with a nonchalant smile: "Ha, I was tricked. So I came to ask my cousin for help!"

Huo Qubing first looked Liu Ju over carefully to make sure he was not injured. Then he laughed out of anger, "Good, good, good! You are so brave!"

As soon as the prince left his mansion, he was ambushed.

The assassin is using me as bait?

it is good!
very good!
Thinking of this, he turned around abruptly and shouted, "Bring me my armor!"

At this moment, Huo Qubing was filled with violent rage, and there was no trace of the innocence of a nineteen-year-old in his aura. He looked like a nineteen-year-old god of death!
Su Wu felt a little frightened when he saw this.

Being able to be granted the title of marquis at a young age and being crowned the champion of the three armies by capturing the head of a Hun, he was indeed extraordinary.

The servants of the Huo Mansion responded and went away. Soon they brought back the armor. In front of the gate of the mansion, Huo Qubing put on his armor and took up his spear, then jumped straight onto his horse.

Looking at the riot slowly approaching on the west side of the street, the Champion Marquis had a cold expression, and pointed his spear diagonally, "I will be the spearhead, and the imperial guards will be behind us. Prepare to charge!"

There was no retreat in this man's life. At his command, the only eight remaining imperial guards responded loudly.

"I am here today, Prince, don't worry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up, the warhorse neighed, raised its front hooves high, and then galloped out swiftly.

Just like back then, when Yu Mobei led 800 cavalrymen to raid the Huns, today, Huo Qubing led eight cavalrymen to kill the villains!

"Hahaha!"

"nice!"

Influenced by his heroic spirit, Liu Ju laughed with his head raised, rejected Su Wu's suggestion to hide in the mansion, and strode up the stairs.

"clang!"

The long sword hit the ground heavily.

Liu Ju held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and stood in front of the mansion with his young body, shouting: "Today, watch the Champion Marquis kill the enemy for me!"

"Hey!"

Huo Qubing raised his spear and pointed forward, and the horse's speed suddenly increased.

The chaos had reached such an extent that there were no ordinary people on the streets. If there were any, they must be assassins in disguise!
So the enemy and us are clearly distinguished.

But Huo Qubing had a clearer way of distinguishing between the entangled Ti cavalry and the assassins. He only heard a loud shout from the galloping cavalry:
"I am the Champion Marquis!"

"Those who are in the way should retreat, and wherever the horses' hooves point to, they are all enemies!"

When the Tiqi heard Huo Qubing's shout, his expression changed drastically and he quickly moved to the left and right.

But the assassin will not avoid it.

Because the order they received was to pursue the prince, and even if they died, they would die in the pursuit.

Then.

Huo Qubing's spear made them get what they wanted!

(End of this chapter)