Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"what--"

In the blink of an eye, there was a "click" fracture sound.

The short screams stopped abruptly, Guo Da let go, raised his leg and kicked brazenly, easily kicking over the ambush killer.

The corpses of eight killers lay crookedly in the glade, the blood spattered, staining the gray bark, withered yellow leaves and snow, which was shocking.

This is deep in the Nanshan Mountains in the outer suburbs of the capital city. The woods are dense, messy and rugged. The cold spring hits, the sky is cloudy, snowflakes are scattered through the branches, and the wind is distorted by the jungle.

The Seventh Prince Zhao Zewu was out of breath, holding the dagger tightly, and was surrounded by four guards. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the killer who was dying with a broken neck. Guo Er, are you okay?"

Guo Da with a livid face shook his head, his eyes were terrified, and sighed: "After going around the boss's circle, it turns out that the hijacking of King Guangping was just a cover, and the other party wanted to assassinate me!"

"This, these lawless assassins should be hacked into pieces. Not only did they deliberately murder the court generals, but they even wanted to kill Lord Wu to silence them?!" Zhao Zewu gritted his teeth, terrified.

Guo Da went out to do errands, and he brought a general and five soldiers with him, all of them were brave and good at fighting. He comforted him: "Don't worry, I don't dare to boast about anything else, but the last general——"

"It's a matter of life and death, so what's the point? I'm ignoring all the hypocrisy! Hmph, don't think that Master Wu forgot. When you were young, you played in the palace with Brother Sanhuang, but you were only teased twice, so you secretly played tricks and harmed Master Wu." Make a fool of yourself in public, and let the villain sue first, so that everyone will help you!" After the fierce battle, Zhao Zewu, who was originally trembling, let go instead, and articulately settled the old score.

"what?"

"Really?" Guo Da looked surprised, seemingly confused, flipped open the old account with a finger, and ordered seriously: "Your Highness the Seventh Prince is a noble man, and we, as ministers and receiving imperial salaries, should protect the prince when we are in danger. Listen up: Among all the people, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince must live to the end!"

"Yes!" The soldiers of the Northern Camp lowered their voices, crisp and clear, without any fear, they were all holding back their anger and eager to vent.

The guards of the Prince's Mansion immediately responded: "Your Highness, the humble officials will do their best to escort you down the mountain!"

Live till the end?

Finally escaped or was killed?

The seventh prince thought to himself, sniffing vigorously, not knowing whether he would be cold or afraid, his face was pale and his lips were blue.He was full of self-esteem, raised his head and questioned: "Hey! Look at what you said, is Master Wu a person who covets life and fears death?!"

Are you out of your mind?Still freaked out?

Guo Da raised his eyebrows, holding back his anger, and while wiping off the blood on the saber with the clothes of the corpse, he said, "Of course not. But you are the only one here who can't use martial arts, so let's give a few words of advice, let's go up the mountain together and return safely. At present , the assassin has kidnapped a prince, a prince, and dispatched eight assassins to make no escape, and they can only fight to the death, I hope you are prepared in your heart."

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just desperate?" Zhao Zewu was born with a prestige and prestige, and he didn't want to show a little timidity, so as not to be ridiculed.

"it is good!"

"How courageous! Your Highness Seventh's words sound like a warrior on the battlefield, and Guo admires it." Guo Da greatly appreciated it.

When Zhao Zewu heard it, he subconsciously straightened his waist, and his eyes were full of color.

"General, the assassin has been plotting for a long time. First, he kidnapped King Guangping as a cover, and then pretended to kill His Royal Highness to lure us. The attack is menacing. What do you think we should do?" the right-hand general asked in a rough voice, looking around.

"What should I do? Let's go down the mountain." Guo Da calmly observed the terrain carefully.

"Beilu is the Yuanshui camp, but Master Wu doubts, doubts—" Adhering to the principle of not letting the family ugliness be publicized, Zhao Zewu swallowed the complicated emotions of being murdered by his relatives, and said instead: "Your northern camp is safe, It's a pity that it's fifty miles away from here, alas."

after a while

"Let's go!" Guo Da waved his hand after choosing the direction, and took the lead in taking the first step.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Zewu realized that something was wrong. He looked around to identify it, and hurriedly asked, "Hey! Guo Er, are we, are we going down the mountain toward the north slope?"

"Ah, you are right." Guo Da smiled and urged without turning his head: "Your Highness, hurry up, the sky is overcast, and it is estimated that it will snow heavily later."

"But--"

"Don't be afraid, there must be many killers ambushing in other directions. Go north, try your luck. You are the prince, as long as you reach the foot of the mountain, everything will be easy. Yuanshui has more than [-] soldiers, except for a few people. Ordinary people who don’t know, the mastermind behind the scenes dare not blatantly kill the emperor’s relatives, otherwise it would be blatant rebellion.” Guo Da calmly explained.

"That's true."

"...Okay!" Zhao Zewu quickly figured it out, accepted it clearly, and followed the forward with strides.

really

Only two quarters of an hour later, the dense dark clouds in the sky rolled and surged, and the whistling wind gradually turned into roaring and raging.

Guo Da was accustomed to crawling and rolling in the extreme cold outside the Great Wall, walking steadily and quickly, concentrating on the surrounding forest sharply to guard against sneak attacks.

In order to avoid an ambush, they deliberately broke through the mountain road and descended almost straight from the north slope.

A group of warriors are strong and strong, except Zhao Zewu.

"Hoo, hoo... ouch cough cough... hell..."

Zhao Zewu couldn't control it, he muttered, he was pampered since he was a child, and he had never been so embarrassed and frightened, he was sweating profusely and kicked violently, his eyes were so tired that stars appeared in his eyes.

Guo Da jumped down a steep ridge lightly, turned around and reminded gently: "Keep your voice down, and carefully attract the killer."

"!" Zhao Zewu hurriedly shut up, clenching his teeth.

"jump down."

Zhao Zewu nodded, but he just sat on the ground and slid down without any manners. Just as he stood up, he suddenly jumped up and screamed: "Ah——"

"Help—what bites?!"

"Hurry up and help me!"

"Your Highness, Your Highness, don't panic."

Without further ado, Guo Da quickly drew his knife, and when he took a closer look, he had a weird expression on his face. He cleared his throat and said, "You're stepping on a trap."

"what?"

Guo Da took a few glances: "It is estimated that the nearby villagers let it go. Oh, it has already been stepped on by a wild beast, but it broke its leg and escaped. Fortunately, the force was not strong."

As they said that, everyone rushed to rescue Zhao Zewu's left calf, sprinkled golden sore medicine, and quickly bandaged it to stop the bleeding.

Guo Da stood with a knife in his hand, and said soothingly, "Your Highness didn't hurt any muscles or bones, just a flesh injury. You can recover after ten days and half a month. Lin Xiao, Hu Hai."

"Your subordinate is here!" Two soldiers stepped forward in response.

"Help the Seventh Highness on the way."

"Yes."

Zhao Zewu reluctantly waved his hand: "Forget it, let my people come, your people are very skilled, keep them to kill the enemy."

Guo Da was really surprised this time, he paused, and nodded happily: "Of order."

another half hour

Zhao Zewu endured the pain by force, and hurried on his way, begging for the protection of his ancestors in fear all the way.

However, the ancestors of the Dacheng royal family did not appear.

The sharp weapon pierced through the air, almost inaudible, but Guo Da, who had experienced many battles, was keenly aware, turned around and swooped down on Zhao Zewu, and shouted at the same time:

"careful!"

With a "bang", the poisonous sleeve arrow was nailed three inches into the tree trunk.

"Protect Your Highness!" Guo Da yelled, resolutely fighting with a knife.

at the same time

In the afternoon, the imperial palace was shrouded in strong wind and heavy snow. Teams of imperial guards patrolled back and forth with sword handles in their hands. The maids and eunuchs shrank their necks from the cold, but they dared not run in disregard of the palace rules, but pushed forward steadily.

The wind and snow hit outside the window, but inside Qianming Palace it was as warm as spring.

Cao Liqun, who was wearing light armor, was sweating from the heat, sitting sullenly, at a loss and on guard.

After removing the table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, the eunuchs moved quickly and presented dozens of palm-sized plates with various pastries and dried fruits inside, including fresh fruits in cellars.

But none of the three present had the heart to taste it.

Rong Youtang kept his eyes on, carefully flipping through a roster. In addition to listing the famous leaders of the imperial army, the roster also recorded in detail the distribution of the palace's defenses and changing of guards within a month, which is clear at a glance.

"Commander Cao, you don't need to be restrained. It's just a routine inquiry every month." King Rui smiled reassuringly. In the Northwest, trust entrusts siblings with heavy responsibilities, and this king dare not be negligent, so I will investigate on my behalf."

"What Your Highness said is true." Cao Liqun was very nervous after receiving the hospitality, and said righteously: "Please ask whatever you want, the humble official will definitely report the truth and never hide anything!"

King Rui nodded in satisfaction, and said in a friendly way: "You are the commander of the Imperial Army who was single-handedly promoted by the emperor. The crown prince also praises you from time to time. You have always been dedicated to your duties. This king is very relieved. How about this, Mr. Rong, you may ask a few words and complete the errands as usual. "

"The subordinate obeys the order."

Rong Youtang bowed his head respectfully, and exchanged a glance with Cao Liqun:

There are polite smiles in each other's eyes. A few years ago when the palace was in turmoil, they investigated the case together and got along harmoniously.

"Master Cao, then I will follow orders." Rong Youtang greeted membly.

"Okay." Cao Liqun nodded briskly, without any sign of resistance.

Rong Youtang put down the roster, picked up a pen and ink, and first asked routinely: "I don't know how the defense of the palace was last month?"

"It should be as usual."

Cao Liqun took the initiative to stand up, respectfully bowed his head towards King Rui, and reported in detail: "Since I took over the post of commander of the imperial army, I have initially followed the old rules to arrange patrol routes and changing positions, etc., and then followed His Majesty's will and consulted His Highness the Crown Prince to make some changes. : Shorten the round-trip itinerary, change from ten people to a team of eight, increase manpower, etc., relying on His Majesty's great blessings, there has been no substantial danger in recent months."

Your Majesty Hongfu?

Alas, His Majesty has passed away...

Rong Youtang sighed secretly, keeping his hands on the record briefly.

After asking for a quarter of an hour, Rong Youtang put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, opened the roster as planned, and asked curiously: "Xu Yifeng? Not bad, he is only 27 years old, and he is in charge of two thousand imperial troops."

"Oh?" King Rui was cooperatively surprised: "Really?"

Cao Liqun, who was nervous and on guard, felt a "thump" in his heart, and hurriedly explained earnestly: "Xu Yifeng joined the army at the age of 17. His ancestors served as generals. He is honest, diligent, sincere, loyal and brave. To tell the truth, he was promoted by a humble position, but he was by no means nepotism. With his talent!"

"Just asking casually, there is no need to be nervous." King Rui said calmly.

"Yes."

Rong Youtang was full of enthusiasm, flipped a page of the roster and asked: "Then what is Deng Wentong's background? How is his character?"

Cao Liqun didn't know, and replied truthfully: "His aunt is a relative of the former leader Zhuo. She is simple and honest, not good at words, but she is serious and down-to-earth."

King Rui nodded to show his interest.

Rong Youtang asked several Forbidden Army leaders, it seemed like they were chatting.After a while, he smiled and asked, "Nie Yuanfan?"

Cao Liqun, who had gradually recovered from the memory, was obviously taken aback, staring down at the floor tiles.

"Commander Cao?" King Rui called out cordially.

"...The humble position is here!"

Cao Liqun raised his eyes, stared subconsciously into Rong Youtang's eyes, then glanced at King Rui, and after careful consideration, he answered cautiously: "Nie Yuanfan is the son-in-law of the Taifu Han's side branch."

"How is he?" Rong Youtang's eyes brightened.

Cao Liqun held his breath, and shook his head vaguely: "There are tens of thousands of people in the imperial army, and I haven't made friends with them one by one. I'm really ashamed, Your Highness, I don't know the humble position very well."

"It's okay." King Rui smiled generously.

Rong Youtang was generous, picked up a pen and dipped in ink, and wrote "Nie Yuanfan" seriously.The question and answer continued until the evening, and finally there were five names on the white paper.

"Your Highness, this is..." Cao Liqun's mouth was dry, he forgot to drink his teacup, he was in shock.

"Don't be nervous." Rui Wang was extremely calm, and gave Rong Youtang a look.

Rong Youtang flicked the rice paper with his fingers, and explained in a brisk tone, "Lord Cao, it's actually like this: since His Royal Highness King Qing was canonized as the crown prince, Prince Qing's mansion has naturally been promoted to the prince's mansion, and the corresponding system needs to be revised as soon as possible. The Ministry of Rites The Ministry of Industry and Industry has started surveying, but there is a shortage of manpower, so His Royal Highness King Rui and the Fifth Highness decided to send people to help. Hey, these five people are very suitable, but I wonder if you would like to temporarily cut off the favorite?"

To decorate the prince's mansion, what do the imperial guards know?

Nothing more than dismissal in disguise and house arrest.

Cao Liqun completely understood, and immediately expressed his opinion: "It's rare for the two Highnesses to favor you with blue eyes. I will immediately pass on the order to urge them to go to the Prince's Mansion to help!"

"Then what about their respective errands?" King Rui asked with concern.

Cao Liqun hesitated to speak, and said cautiously: "It's all up to your arrangement."

"Since that's the case, I'll choose a few people to take over as temporary substitutes. You must keep an eye on it and guard the palace closely. There will be great rewards in the future." King Rui warned lightly.

"Yes!"

Cao Liqun stood up, not daring to ignore it at all, knelt down on one knee and said, "The humble job must be properly arranged overnight!"

After solving the five suspects, Rong Youtang did not relax, because there was no news from Guo Da for a long time——