Assassin A

With the cooperation of all kinds of scoundrels and proper luck, King Qingnan almost won all the money on the table in less than an hour.

All the guards drooped their heads, but no one dared to sigh to the prince.

Rong Min triumphantly ordered the servants who followed him to collect all the money in a bamboo basket and hand it over to the cashier. Before leaving, he lowered his face: "This is the end of gambling! Fifteen, let's go!"

The two of them left the yard one after the other, and walked more than 20 steps, only to see the prince recruited a personal servant and said: "Go and tell the manager, and in three days, each person will be given a red envelope of two taels of silver, which is said to be Daoxiang." festival reward."

The boy responded and hurried back to the manager.

Shiwuxin thought: Your lord is not bad, let's expose these people for a few days first, let them have a long memory, and then send out a red envelope to buy people's hearts.Well, sure enough, it's the same routine as slapping a sweet date in the officialdom.

Although he admired it, he felt that it was very tiring.The master and the slave are plotting against each other, all kinds of hints and beatings... It's better to be in the Xuanji camp~ Mr. Li has always said something, but it is so gloomy that it makes people feel creepy.

The sky had just darkened, and the lights were lit in each room one by one.

Except for the sound of insects, the palace was quiet.There is still a faint sunset glow in the west, and the first quarter moon climbs up to the sky like a curved smoke.Although the water lilies in the Yuhua Pond have half-closed their petals, they still have a faint fragrance floating with the evening wind.

Fifteen took a deep breath.

Rong Min stopped and looked back at him: "Sit with me."

He didn't ask the servants to serve him, and was about to sit directly on the stone chair by the pool, Shiwu stopped him, took out a towel from his arms and spread it.

Rong Min looked down, and suddenly laughed: "Isn't this the handkerchief I rewarded you last year? Are you still keeping it?"

Fifteen replied blankly: "Yes, it hasn't been broken yet."

Rong Min stopped smiling, and his face was stiff.

Sitting for a while, Shiwu kept thinking about whether to mention what he saw just now to the prince, but he was afraid that he was too suspicious, so he held back and held back, so he said it.

"My lord, I saw Ah Hai throwing dice just now, and his tricks are very subtle. I don't know the origin of this Ah Hai, have you checked it in the mansion?"

"The manager should have checked."

Fifteen Zhengse: "This subordinate thinks it's better to check again."

Rong Min originally wanted to ask in his usual coquettish tone, "You're so nervous, are you worried about me?", but when he thought about Shiwu's completely incomprehensible virtue...forget it.Is this guy turned from stone?

"Go and check, his parents are in the mansion, as well as his second uncle and third aunt."

Fifteen was embarrassed, "Well, it turns out they are domesticated."

Rong Min: "Well, it's not wild." After a pause, he repeated the old saying: "If Li Zan doesn't write for a long time, you can stay and be my bodyguard."

"Yes."

"You promised?"

"As long as Lord Li doesn't order."

"... What kind of system is the Xuanji Camp? I just want someone, who said what?"

"Master Li."

"Can I buy one?"

"Back to the prince, we are not domesticated, so we cannot buy or sell."

Sure enough, the more you can't get it, the more heart-wrenching it is!

Rong Min decided that he would order this guard!If you don't give it, you will just let it go. Anyway, you won't let it go. He likes it. Do you want him to let go?There is no such precedent!

The next day I was going to Yushu County. Before leaving, I specially ordered the housekeeper to intercept all letters from Prince Geng's residence in the capital and burn them on the spot. "No matter who asks, you can't say it even if you are killed!"

The butler bent over, "Yes! You won't say anything even if you beat the old slave to death!" My lord, my lord, I haven't seen you like this in so many years. The last time I told you this was when I was 12 years old when I stole the princess's cat. I really miss it~ Yushu County can be reached by horseback riding in one day, but if you want to take a comfortable horse-drawn carriage, you need to rest for a night in the middle.

Fifteen originally thought that King Qingnan would go there by car, but he didn't expect that this handsome and wealthy prince was actually very good at riding, and he was quite able to withstand the toss.

Yushu County is named after a big tree where it is located.Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a severe drought in the southern region, and even the wells dried up, and everyone fled to other places where there was water to drink.

Among them was a pair of brothers, whose parents died early, and only the elder brother raised the younger brother alone.When he fled to Yushu County, his younger brother fell ill with a strange disease. His whole body was hot and he couldn't eat or drink.The elder brother carried him all the time and walked under the big tree. The elder brother put the younger brother in the shade to rest.

The elder brother was really tired, so he fell asleep. In his dream, he saw his younger brother walking towards him, crying that he was about to die, and the elder brother was still sleeping soundly.The elder brother woke up suddenly, and it turned out that the younger brother was already angry.

"If you die, I don't want to live either!"

Fifteen twitched the corner of his mouth. Hearing the prince's eloquent performance, he had to make a gesture of admiration and anticipation with all the guards: "And then?"

Rong Min clutched his chest: "I am willing to trade my life for another, please God save him!" Then he returned to his seriousness: "So this big tree began to drip sweet water drops, and those water drops flowed When I put it in my brother's mouth, my brother came back to life. Later generations said that this is true emotion, but in my king's opinion, it must be the dew dripping from the leaves in the morning."

"Your Highness is wise!"

"My lord is handsome!"

Fifteen raised his head and looked at this "Sacred Brothers Tree". The canopy was huge, and the trunk was enough for five people to hug. The leaves were dense and the branches were scattered. It was really a good place to ambush and hide!

With a move in his heart, he went around to a side where there was no one with hands and feet and climbed up.Looking down, you can see King Gyeongnam's head through the branches and leaves.

Slightly separate some branches and look into the distance.The summer rice is just ripening in the endless plain fields, and some farmers are harvesting in the fields. The large golden ears of rice are rippling by the wind, and the straw hats worn by the farmers are like boats in the rice sea, as they harvest The movements fluctuate.

Yushu County is the only way to enter the official road in the southern region. Normally, business should be prosperous.But helplessly, a small county is divided into two halves, and the amount of various exorbitant taxes is staggering.Therefore, the local people would rather be obsessed with farming than come out to do business.

"Fifteen? Where did you go after all this time?"

Shiwu was about to respond, but at the end of his eyes he saw a fast horse galloping along the official road, the rider's posture was not like an ordinary person!Immediately clasped two throwing knives in the palm of his hand, staring at them with good eyes.

The horses of King Qingnan and others, as well as the servants and guards who came with them, all gathered under the tree. There were many people, and they all concentrated on listening to the prince's story (or on flattering the prince?).Unable to take care of them for a while, two horses wandered onto the official road.

Someone pulled the rein quickly, "Whose horse! Don't get in the way!"

Fifteen volts lower and observe carefully.

Pu Shao stepped forward to apologize: "We were joking and chatting for a while and missed the horse, so please forgive me, brother."

The rider may have been running wildly for most of the day, and the corners of his mouth were dry.Seeing that Pu Shao and the others were well dressed and had a martial style in their gestures, they didn't say anything more.

After the guards took away the horse that was blocking the way, they were about to pat the horse on the road, when they suddenly screamed: "Is that the King of Qingnan?"

Fifteen narrowed his eyes, fully alert, and clung to the tree trunk.

The rider got off his horse and knelt down on one knee: "The villain is the messenger of King Geng's Mansion in the capital, and I have an urgent message to the fifteenth of Xuanji Camp."

Rong Min quickly glanced left and right: "Bring it, bring it, Fifteen is not here, this king will bring it for you, you go!"

Assassin A rolled his eyes on the tree.

The messenger looked around again in embarrassment: "This... the prince ordered that this letter must be handed over to Fifteen..."

Rong Min waved his hand impatiently, "Pu Shao, find the letter!"

The head of the guards immediately reached out and grabbed the messenger by the collar, and there were two guards beside him to help search him.

The messenger struggled and said: "The villain is for the prince!"

Fifteen slipped down the tree and coughed: "Fifteen at Xiaxuanji Camp, give me the letter."

Rong Min kept tapping his palms with his fan, "You're not healed yet, don't go!"

Fifteen turned around and closed the door before replying: "My lord, I was ordered by Master Li to protect you in the Southern Region. This time I went to Yuncheng to investigate the Guo family. It was also Master Li's order. I thought..."

"I don't care what you think, Li Zan is not in front of you and doesn't know how injured you are, so he gave orders randomly. Let me tell you, this place is a bit strange. Isn't Xuanji Camp all-pervasive? Why is there no eyeliner in Yuncheng? There is eyeliner Why did you still have to send you there? You don't know anything about Yuncheng, so you went there rashly, what can you do?"

Fifteen raised his head and glanced at King Qingnan: "Subordinate... I didn't know anything when I came to the Southern Region for the first time." Didn't it just go smoothly into the palace and steal your military map?

"...What? I didn't hear you, please speak up."

"This is the first time this subordinate has come to the Southern Region..."

"Okay, okay, needless to say, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Li Zan can't see whether you have gone or not. Isn't the letter just to find out about Guo's situation? You don't have to go, I will write a letter to He Yuntian They have competed with Mr. Guo in Xizuilou for many years, so they just ask him directly, and I guarantee that they will know exactly how many concubines the head of the Guo family has. "

Fifteen felt warm.

The prince is really good to him.However, that letter was not just about investigation, but also an assassination mission.This cannot be told to anyone, and the letter was burned immediately after he read it.

Fifteen raised his head, "My lord, I understand your good intentions, but there are some things I have to do by myself." Seeing that Rong Min was about to lose his temper, he quickly added: "Master Li's letter only mentioned this errand, and did not I didn't mention that I have to go back to the capital after finishing the work. Cough, this subordinate thought that what the lord meant... After the errand is completed, the subordinate will continue to stay in the southern region."

The fan rested in the palm of his hand, and Rong Min showed a little joy: "Then, it's settled, and I'll come back as soon as I'm done with Yuncheng."

Fifteen cupped his fists: "Yes! This subordinate obeys."

This inn was taken over by all the people from the palace, outside there was Pu Shao who arranged night-time guards, and inside he himself sat in charge.

Fifteen simply tidied up in the room, planning to sleep well tonight and set off tomorrow morning.

Pu Shao knocked on the door and came in, sat at the table and watched him pack a small bundle, and suddenly said: "You left like this last time, will you come back this time?"

"Yes, I have promised the prince."

"What you say doesn't count! Last time you promised me that I would come back."

"Yeah, didn't I come back later?"

Pu Shao frowned and wanted to refute, but it seemed that this was indeed the case, but it was not entirely the case, he choked for a long time before he said sullenly: "The prince likes you very much, he is very happy with you. "

Fifteen turned to look at him, "Are you jealous?"

The head of the guard dismissed his head in disdain: "I'm not a woman, how could I be jealous of others easily? You deserve the kindness that the prince treats you. How many other people would dare to risk their lives to stand up for the prince?"

Shiwu sat next to Pu Shao and patted the back of his hand: "I know, you will."

The boss blushed: "Well, I...should." After finishing speaking, after a short silence, he took out a small piece of silver from his pocket: "I'm afraid I didn't have enough money to send you out suddenly? I, I... take it and use it first."

Shiwu glanced at it, and took out a piece of silver from his pocket, which was much bigger than Pu Shao's: "Look, the prince is more generous than you."

Pu Shao was suddenly embarrassed, and reached out to grab back his piece, but was snatched away by Shiwu: "I just showed off, and I deliberately made you play. I also took your money, and I will bring you more money when the time comes." Some special products of Yuncheng. According to He Yuntian, they have all kinds of snacks there, which are not easily seen in the Southern Region."

The head guard showed a smile: "Then, bring more."

This smile reminds Shiwu of Thirty.Every time he went out on errands, Thirty'er smiled like this and asked him to bring back more delicious local products.

"Brother Shao, you tell me 'Be careful all the way, easy to go and easy to return'."

Pu Shao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his pimple-like heart, and he asked cautiously: "Is this the blessing from each other before the people from Xuanji Camp go out to work?"

Nod at fifteen.

He said this to many people, some came back, some never saw again...

"Be careful all the way, easy to go and easy to return."

The sockets of his eyes became sour, and several figures that had passed away came to mind.Fifteen suppressed the churning emotions: "Thank you!"

Yuncheng is on the upper reaches of the Afu River. When going down to the Southern Region, it is fast to take a boat, but when going up, most of them are on horseback.

After receiving the letter yesterday afternoon on the [-]th, Rong Min found him a set of postman's clothes, and wrote a letter to the governor of Yuncheng casually, adding Qingnan King's wax seal.

When he was writing, he peeked at it at fifteen, and a long article was full of nonsense...but the writing was pretty good.

Fast horses along the way, with this suit of clothes and letters as signboards, it is naturally unimpeded, and it is really convenient to rest and change horses at passing stations.

After three days like this, he finally arrived at Yuncheng.

The last section of the road was fast, and Kankanka entered before closing the city gate.

Send that nonsense letter to the government office of Yuncheng, and turn it out to find a small inn to stay.

Fifteen stretched his limbs on the bed after washing up.

My shoulders still hurt a little, so I tried to relax and massaged the sides of my thighs with my hands.

He didn't intend to go out to investigate tonight. After all, he was not at the peak of his physical strength now, and Yuncheng was unfamiliar with the place, so he had to work hard.

He Yuntian definitely can't go there, even if there is no assassination mission this time, he doesn't want to meet any acquaintances while working.In his business, he can't tell when he will meet someone other than others. Once exposed, he will cause trouble for others for no reason.

When he was a spy, there were a few times that were quite thrilling. Fortunately, he was thin and small at that time, and the child in the [-]th or [-]th year pretended to be stupid and passed by.

Feeling the muscles in his legs relax, Shiwu rubbed the two fingers of his right hand again.He understands this kind of injury very well. If he doesn't insist on massaging every day, the joints will become stiff and the flesh will shrink in a few years.

Even though he usually doesn't use his right hand, he still needs to use two swords in times of crisis.

For some reason, this time he came here, he always felt somewhat uneasy, so before he left, he asked Pu Shao to find him two handy short knives.This is also taught by the master when he was a spy. There are not many moves, which can be attacked or defended. It is purely a life-saving tactic.

Spies are not like assassins, either you die or I die.The first task of the spies was to deliver the news they found back to the camp. This, perhaps, was the biggest difference between him and Thirty'er, who were recruited as assassins as soon as they entered the camp.

The palms were rubbed warmly, Fifteen turned over, holding the dagger with his left hand under the pillow.

Get a good night's sleep and visit the Guo Mansion tomorrow!