Assassin A

It was only on the day of departure that Shiwu realized that the Xuanji camp had sent five assassins and three spies for this trip to the south, and there were 200 other guards.

The people in Xuanji Camp have always been hiding in the dark, and it is the same this time.Fifteen and Thirty were arranged to be dressed as ordinary soldiers and mixed in behind Li Zan's convoy. Among them, 22 was the worst, and was assigned to be a cook. After setting up camp every day, he could be seen chopping melons with a stern face. vegetable.

Thirty'er said it well: "22 has a big head and a thick neck, so he looks like a fireman."

Fifteen, however, thought that after 22 this journey, the saber technique would have to improve a lot.Just look at the shredded cabbage for dinner, which is even in thickness, and the assassin's knife skills are indeed extraordinary.

After doing this for several days, Thirty's squeezed into Fifteen's side every night, muttering endless things before going to bed.

On weekdays, although the people in their Xuanji camp live in one place, they each have their own houses, and it is because the camp regulations need to avoid suspicion, so it is no wonder he is so excited.

The topic is mostly about the new eighth day.Although Thirty'er has a quick temper and is quite conceited, but listening to what he said, he still admires this brute force new assassin.

"Although his skills are good, but he puts on a bad face all day long, and just looking at him makes him want to beat him up!"

Fifteen was noncommittal, with his arms resting behind his head, his eyes half-opened and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Thirty'er pushed him: "Hey, I'm talking to you."

"Well, I'm listening to bugs."

"Bugs sound better than me?" The pride of a proud assassin was offended.

"Well, you are very noisy."

Thirty'er was furious, and his muscles were broken!

Fifteen knew that he would come here, stretched out his long arms, wrapped them around his shoulders and pressed them tightly, "Shh, don't make trouble. Listen, it's really nice."

Thirty'er struggled twice but did not get away. Later, he thought that it would be good if someone provided his arm as a pillow, so he just lay still on his stomach.Because one ear was right on Shiwu's chest, he could hear the steady heartbeat, and the other ear listened to insects.So in Thirty's ears, it's "bang", "ququ", "bang", "ququ"...it's quite rhythmic.

"Brother Fifteen, it sounds very nice."

"..."

"I feel like crickets, do you want to catch two and let us fight?"

"..."

"Brother Fifteen?" Get up and look up, only to see that Fifteen has fallen asleep.Be cold, you liar!Tricked him to listen to bugs, but ended up going to sleep by himself!

In the end, Shiwu didn't understand Thirty's son's fuss every night, and he didn't know what provoked the little Tai Sui.But fortunately, he never took these things to heart, and the final result was that Thirty'er himself felt bored and let it go.

Li Zan didn't like publicity, he went quietly wherever he went, and his transit was only to meet state officials in private.So those who want to flatter and flatter, they can't even invite a meal, and they call this prince different, and he is as upright as the rumors say.

As everyone knows, Li Zan is the most suspicious person in the world.Since he took over Xuanji Camp, he has been full of enemies, so whether it is for meals or accommodation, he never goes outside.

That's good too, without those boring entertainments, King Geng's convoy traveled extremely fast, and had already entered the Southern Territory after [-] days.

Returning to the Southern Region has a different feeling for Fifteen.

A year ago, he came at this time.At that time, he settled down in Anjia Village, a tea town, and he repaired the hut that was later burned down bit by bit.When he came, the house had a roof that could shade the sun, and the walls were ventilated, and the biggest crack could be used to watch the sky at night!

In fact, he has a lot of affection for that small broken courtyard.

Work in the fields every day, loosen the soil, pick weeds and remove insects.The sun is very bright and the tea trees are very green. When you are tired, you can squat down on the head of the field to rest for a while, and drink the spring water in the jug, which is sweet and refreshing.

It was a coincidence that I met the King of Qingnan. At the beginning, my lord only asked him to investigate the illegal collection of taxes by the tea collectors. Of course, my lord also ordered that if I could sneak into the Qingnan Palace, there would be other arrangements.

Fifteen has always admired Mr. Li's ability to predict, but perhaps, some seemingly coincidences may have been arranged by the adults.

This time when he entered the Southern Region for the second time, Fifteen peeked out from among the guards to see the green tea gardens on the hillside in the distance, and he seemed to smell the fragrance of tea trees again.

I have to admit that although the days of pretending to be a tea farmer in those few months were very difficult, the days of being with tea trees all day long, occasionally visiting corrupt officials unannounced, eating small vegetables grown by myself, lying in a small hut and watching the stars... ...beautiful and peaceful.

After another two days, we arrived at the capital of the Southern Region.

Before entering the city, everyone in the Xuanji camp had already dispersed, and they all dressed up in different disguises.Some pretended to be vegetable farmers, and some pretended to be traveling hawkers.When Fifteen and Thirty'er were planning to bring two horses to pretend to be cattle dealer brothers, Mr. Li asked someone to tell him that he changed into the clothes of the guards and followed them into the palace.

This made Shiwu a little confused.

Not to mention everyone in Qingnan Palace knew him, at least Pu Shao would definitely recognize him.Or was his identity guessed because the two tails who followed him back to the capital had already noticed something was wrong?

But in this way, Master Li has no reason to let Chuba enter the southern region and invite him back to Beijing.After all, he knew this place better than the dead Chu Ba!

I can't figure it out, so I just don't want to think about it. Master Li's arrangement naturally has his reasons.

In fact, when Shiwu changed into the same clothes as the guards, as long as he paid attention to the cover of other people's figures, Pu Shao walked straight in front of him without noticing.

Fifteen shook his head in his heart, it's a shame that the head of the bodyguard is so shameful!However, he cannot be blamed entirely.After all, who would have thought that the little tea farmer who was still a fool when he left and would smirk when he saw delicious food, would become the bodyguard of King Geng of the capital when he came back?

The door of Qingnan Prince's Mansion was wide open, Rong Min stood on the steps and saw Li Zan got off the carriage, and greeted him personally.

The two young lords were all smiling, chatted endlessly, and even held hands and complimented each other kindly.

Fifteen thought this scene was funny.King Qingnan's ruthlessness and Lord Li's cunning are both clear, so seeing these two people play tricks on the spot, it's really special~ Looking from the ear of a certain guard standing in front of him, the counselor Cai Ting , the familiar guards A, B, C, and D were all on the line, and Fifteen slightly lowered his head.

Finally, when the two great figures had finished their chatter, everyone entered the mansion.

In the front hall, only Li Zan's eight personal guards stood by the door, Fifteen and others were received by the stewards in the palace.Just now, when Mr. Li stood at the door and Wang Yeqian let someone go first, he gave him a wink without showing any trace, so Shiwu silently hid aside while the two groups of servants were greeting each other.

The more chaotic the place, the better it is to hide.Sometimes it's just a corner, a tree, a pillar.

Fifteen pairs are very familiar with the rules of the Qingnan Palace, and they know exactly which way the servants come to serve tea, and quickly choose a dead corner where they can hear the conversation in the hall and escape at any time.

The purpose of Li Zan's trip was to monitor the robbery of tea tax silver by road bandits, but he was not in a hurry to get to the point. Instead, he asked about the products of the Southern Region in detail, and the fresh fish produced in the Afu River in the Southern Region Full of praise.

"I have had the pleasure of tasting it, and its deliciousness will never be forgotten."

Rong Min said with a smile: "Even if this kind of fish is out of the river, the taste of the meat will change drastically within three days. It's far less tender than freshly fished fish. King Geng can eat it in the north, so I'm afraid it's not authentic."

Li Zan smiled: "This kind of fish is really rare, and the water will change its taste when it leaves the place of production? It is so overbearing, no wonder it is so delicious but few people know about it."

Rong Min shook his head: "It's because it's domineering enough that it can still live happily. If it can be fed anywhere like a carp, this fish...wouldn't be so precious."

Li Zan smiled: "It can be seen that what kind of water breeds what kind of fish, it still makes sense."

Rong Min picked up the tea bowl and blew gently on the tender tea leaves floating on it, and said casually: "King Geng still doesn't know another characteristic of this fish."

"Oh? All ears."

"This fish is not willing to leave the river where it grows, and it can't tolerate foreign miscellaneous fish. If those wild fish just eat some aquatic plants and sludge, that's all. Once they compete with it for small fish and shrimp, then this fish will definitely kill the invaders. Bite to pieces."

"Bite to eat?"

Rong Min nodded: "Isn't it just eaten?"

Li Zan suddenly realized: "No wonder the meat of this fish is so delicious." Then he raised his eyebrows slightly: "If I catch it and feed it meat, if I feed it well, the fish won't change its taste, right?"

Rong Min raised his head and laughed loudly: "Why bother, just use a big bucket to fill up the river water, and put some small fish and shrimps in it every day, even if you travel thousands of miles, the fish will never change."

"My lord is right, didn't people before think of it?"

Rong Min put down the tea bowl, his eyes were like electricity: "They have thought of it a long time ago, but it is a pity that the water and fish in my southern region will never allow outsiders to think about it at will. If you want it from me, yes, I will give it. If you want to grab it hard, you can't."

Li Zan lowered his eyes and smiled slightly: "My lord is really interesting."

Just when Shiwu thought that these two people were going to continue pointing at Sang and scolding Huai in circles, Li Zan suddenly ordered all the servants in the house and his guards outside to retreat.Is this to get to the point?

Rong Min also signaled the idlers to stay away, and for a while, only King Qingnan, King Geng, Cai Ting and Pu Shao were left in the hall.

Li Zan frowned: "These two?"

Rong Min raised his hand and said: "This gentleman's name is Cai Ting, he was my teacher when I was young. Mr. Cai's family suffered an injustice, and I have always respected him like a father, so I have the courage to invite King Geng..."

Li Zan raised his hand to interrupt, and he was very straightforward: "Cai Guangzu is your nephew, he is not dead, you can step back."

The corner of Shiwu's mouth curled up, he could imagine the appearance of the other three people in the room, he must be stunned!Lord Li's behavior and words, and even his character are weird and unpredictable. Even his confidant in charge can't figure it out, let alone King Qingnan, who just fought him for the first time?

Sure enough, the room was silent, and the sound of the door panel opening and closing was heard in a short while.

Shiwu glanced sideways, only to see Cai Ting's back.

"The guard will also go down."

"How about asking King Geng to remove the people from the Xuanji camp?"

Yo?Rong Min isn't that stupid... Fifteen smiled slightly, looked around and climbed up to the roof lightly.The people around all withdrew, and King Qingnan guessed that there were assassins from the Xuanji camp lurking, and if Pu Shao came out, he would definitely look around.So let's switch to squatting on top of your heads, and let's see where you can find me?

Strangely, Master Li didn't mention Pu Shao again, but directly talked about the main topic.

"I don't have time to deal with you. You and I know exactly who robbed the tea tax money. This time I was appointed by the emperor to go south, but I didn't intend to focus on investigating the case. Does the prince know why? "

Rong Min suppressed the surprise in his heart, and his face was calm: "I would like to hear the details."

"The so-called beating a snake and hitting seven inches, if you robbed the silver once, you can rob the second time, can it still be like this every year? The so-called cure of the symptoms, I don't need to waste my words. The prince naturally knows who is the root. The prince sent Secret envoy, I know all of your terms of exchange. Do you think the prince is credible?"

Rong Min laughed loudly: "I don't trust anyone, but as long as he can lower my taxes and protect my livelihood, why don't I cooperate with him?"

Li Zan said leisurely: "Then do you know that two out of the three tea envoys are Taifu Liu's disciples? The other one also worshiped his godfather?"

After a moment of silence, Rong Min said, "What do you want?"

Li Zan stood up and walked to the flower stand, looking down at the pot full of camellias: "Empress Liu is the mother of the country, Taifu Liu has a high status, and some people use their names to misbehave. In fact, this king has the same thoughts as a prince. It's nothing more than serving the country and family. It's just that the prince's vision is a little short-sighted, and he only thinks about the present."

What Li Zan said was quite rude, but Rong Min didn't care, and instead said: "If you dare to ask King Geng a word, please tell the truth."

Li Zan turned around and smiled: "Please tell me."

"Prince and Second Prince, which side do you support?"

A strange smile appeared on Li Zan's handsome face: "I only serve this country. Did the second prince also send someone to look for you?" After speaking, he laughed loudly: "The mother of the second prince, Chen Guifei, is from the Chen family in the Southern Region. , the Rong family and the Chen family have always been friends, as far as I know, you have some distant relatives. The crown prince actually dug into the second prince's grandma's house!"

Fifteen rolled his eyes on the roof, did Master Li ever speak so vulgarly?I got to know you a lot today.

Rong Min said after a while: "It's true that nothing can be hidden from King Geng Li Zan."

"My lord is absurd. In this way, you and I are considered to be the same enemy? I wonder if you can cooperate with me to thoroughly investigate this case?"

But Rong Min said: "King Geng said something well just now, we are all for the country and our family. However, you are for the country, and I am for the family. I, a vassal king, absolutely don't want to interfere in the affairs of the court. I only care about the land The people inside are at peace."

Li Zan persevered: "Then I just ask the prince to cooperate a little bit, and don't stop me from investigating the case."

"I said before, I don't trust anyone. Your Xuanji camp is pervasive, and everyone's expression changes. How do I know King Geng's sincerity? If King Geng attacks my southern region after investigating the corrupt officials... It's a shame for the dumb , can’t eat it.”

Li Zan smiled: "Sincerity is naturally there. If the prince is willing to help me eradicate the front line of tea collectors, he will be my collaborator with Li Zan. Not only will I suppress the tea tax case, but I will also send someone to protect the safety of the prince. Who do you think I will send?"

Fifteen suddenly felt his scalp go numb... He thought that Mr. Li was going to sell him.

really.

"fifteen!"

Master Li did sell him.

Turning over and jumping off the roof, standing at the door, tidying up his clothes, pushing the door open and entering.

"I've seen King Qingnan, I've seen Master Li."

After Shiwu showed his face, he didn't raise his head, even if he didn't look at the two vicious eyes on the top of his head.Come on come on!Here you see.

Rong Min glanced at his saber hanging on the right side, and immediately understood: "You are left-handed, no wonder. Good, good! King Geng, you are a spy, I like you very much." After speaking, his eyes sparkled.

Li Zan originally wanted to show his sincerity by revealing the hole cards lying in ambush beside Rong Min, but he never expected that King Qingnan's reaction to Fifteen's appearance was unusual.At this time, let him think carefully and think of why.

But fifteen knows.

King Qingnan hated people to lie to him the most, spies and assassins the most... Look, are you dumbfounded now?He has both.Now, his life will definitely not be easy in the future.

Forget it, he was sent by Master Li to protect the King of Qingnan, if he comes, let him be at ease!

Fifteen raised his head slightly and looked at Rong Min.In those beautiful eyes, there was really no good look.Look at Pu Shao standing next to him, hey!Knives flew out of the eyes.

fly!I don't believe you can kill me with your eyes?

Fifteen is already a standard dead pig, not afraid of boiling water, so go all out!