It's hard to be the emperor who crosses the eagle

Zhang Ning said: "But the owner of Peach Blossom Island, Medicine Master Dongxie Huang?"

Xiaoshi said: "That's right."

Zhang Ning frowned and said, "Why did he appear here?"

Xiaoshi smiled gratefully, and said: "Senior Huang saved the young master outside the city, and he is still protecting the young master now!"

Zhang Ning's expression froze, and he hurriedly asked: "What happened to the young master? I heard that the young master...could it be true?"

Xiaoshi stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at him, and sighed, "Young Master was assassinated outside the city, almost...fortunately, he met Senior Huang...otherwise...what would Xiaoshi do..." When talking about Huang Yaoshi, Xiao Shi had a grateful look on his face; when he talked about it later, he was full of tears.

Zhang Ning's expression changed, and he said anxiously: "Is the young master injured?"

Xiao Shi wiped her tears away, and replied: "My lord has a sword in his heart, if Senior Huang didn't catch up in time, I'm afraid it's already..."

"How is the young master's injury now?"

"It's nothing serious, and it will recover in a few days."

Zhang Ning narrowed his eyes and said: "Miss Shi, why are you at... Huang Island Master's place?"

Xiaoshi turned her head again, the tears in her eyes disappeared, as if they had never appeared before, the speed was really amazing.

"The young master wants to find someone to accompany him. Apart from Xiaoshi, there is only Senior Huang here."

The words were only half spoken, but Zhang Ning understood them thoroughly.Thoughts were spinning in my heart, but nothing showed on my face.

Xiaoshi didn't think it was strange, she just led the way ahead.

The small courtyard is not big, and after a while, they arrived in front of Huang Yaoshi's room.

There was a faint sound coming from inside, and it stopped the moment the two of them stopped.

Xiaoshi knocked on the door and said, "Master, Zhang Ning is back."

After waiting for a while, Su Ruochen's voice came from the room: "Go to my room first, and I will be there later."

"Yes." Xiaoshi bowed and led Zhang Ning back the same way.

Zhang Ning glanced into Huang Yaoshi's room, then lowered his eyes, and left behind Xiaoshi.

Su Ruochen took back his jade flute, bowed his hands to Huang Yaoshi and said, "Brother Yao, don't send it far away."

Huang Yaoshi said: "Are you in a better mood?"

Su Ruo said with a deep smile: "There is news anyway. Whether it's good or bad, it's always better than waiting."

The face is relaxed, but the heart is tense.Su Ruochen sighed secretly, and turned back to her room.

Xiaoshi and Zhang Ning were waiting at the door.

Su Ruo said softly, "Go in."

As soon as she sat down, Su Ruochen said: "Xiaoshi, go down and prepare a room for Zhang Ning first, and I will let him find you later."

"Yes."

Seeing Xiaoshi retreating, Su Ruochen's expression softened, and he said to Zhang Ning, "Give me Princess An."

In Zhang Ning's arms, it was Princess An who had fallen asleep.

Zhang Ning lowered his eyes and said, "Yes."

"Wait for me here." Taking the baby, Su Ruochen walked into the inner room and put it on the bed to sleep peacefully.

Su Ruochen took a deep breath, instantly covering up the cloud surge in her eyes.

When he walked out of the inner room, he still had a gentle smile.

Sitting down gently, Su Ruochen asked, "Zhang Ning, how are things going?"

Zhang Ning said: "Everything is fine."

Su Ruo said seriously: "Tell me the details, and then write a secret letter."

Zhang Ning said: "Yes." Then he described the events of these days one by one, until he heard about the closure of Lin'an City, he had a lot of doubts in his heart, so he found the contact point and asked the reason.The person in charge did not hide it from him, and told the truth about Lin'an.When Zhang Ning heard this, he decided to sneak back secretly.

After entering Lin'an City, Zhang Ning received a letter written by Su Ruochen. According to the letter, Zhang Ning chose to visit the palace first.But Dong Wei was not in the palace, Zhang Ning saw that something was wrong in the palace, after several inquiries, he learned that Dong Wei had gone to Liu Wenqing's mansion.Although Liu Wenqing can be regarded as Su Ruochen's confidant who was single-handedly brought up, Zhang Ning didn't dare to be careless, so he sneaked in and saw Dong Wei sitting alone in the yard with a faint expression on his face. Seeing some inexplicable things, I can't help but feel vigilant secretly.

Zhang Ning sounded out to test, but seeing Dong Wei's expression immediately changed, he was even more sure that there was something wrong with him.After several questions and answers, Dong Wei committed suicide by taking poison. Zhang Ning thought of another order in Su Ruochen's heart. After thinking about it carefully, he went to the palace again.Zhang Ning understood that Su Ruochen's asking him to "take care of" Jia Yuer was just an excuse, and the real purpose was to monitor and investigate.That Jia Luo'er has been following the Queen Mother all the time, she has not done anything out of the ordinary, nor has anyone colluded with her.

Zhang Ning wanted to leave, but accidentally heard that Princess An was missing.After pondering for a moment, he immediately searched for it, and found it at the man's place.After finding Princess Anguo, Zhang Ning didn't stop for a moment, and carried the princess out of the palace gate.

Su Ruochen also knew what happened afterwards, and he sent Xiaoshi to pick up her.

Princess An didn't know who put it there.But it is certain that this person is definitely not with Liu Wenqing, otherwise...

After hearing Zhang Ning's narration, Su Ruochen smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Ning looked at Su Ruochen fixedly, and then said: "For Your Majesty, Zhang Ning can do anything."

Su Ruochen's eyes were filled with smiles, and he asked Zhang Ning a few more words before saying, "Zhang Ning, go down and rest. I'm afraid you will be busy tomorrow."

Zhang Ning said: "Yes."

Watching Zhang Ning leave, Su Ruo suppressed her smile, went to the desk, picked up a secret booklet, and read it again. What was written on it was the conversation between Zhang Ning and Dong Wei, including their expressions. It is clearly written in it.

——Exactly what Zhang Ning said.

He opened other secret folders, which contained all kinds of information in the past few days, most of which were news from Lin'an City.

Three days later.

For unknown reasons, the other party suddenly let go, causing Su Ruochen to run away without a trace before his net could be sealed.

The opponent ran away, and the chess pieces placed in front of the stage became a mess. Su Ruochen packed them up effortlessly and moved very quickly.

It took a lot of effort to get such a result. The feeling of this punch hitting the air is really uncomfortable.

The only harvest is the word "Murong".

Su Ruochen broke out in a cold sweat.Murong... Could it be that he is a descendant of Beiyan's royal family?The legendary Gusu Murong?Isn't this the World of Condor Shooting?Why did it involve Tianlongbabu again?Is this world a continuation of the setting of Tianlongbabu?

This is really...

Su Ruochen decided to investigate this "Murong".

Huang Yaoshi didn't want to stay longer, so he said hello and left.Su Ruoshen understood that with Huang Yaoshi's personality, it was already very interesting for him to be able to accompany him until this time, and there was no need to force anything.What's more, Taohua Island's day to choose a son-in-law is coming soon... Thinking of this, Su Ruochen snickered inwardly.Huang Yaoshi's stupid son-in-law... Su Ruochen couldn't help but frowned when he thought of Princess An again.I hope Anguo's son-in-law will not be so stupid...

Zhang Ning stayed by his side for the time being, so he didn't worry about his safety.

Back in the palace, Su Ruochen immediately started to rectify the guards, and the court cleared out many vacancies at once. After promoting some officials to their posts, the remaining ones were filled with brainwashed students from the Great Song Academy vacancy.Su Ruochen believes that, given time, the court will eventually gain true control for him.

It's just that during this period of slow transition, it is better not to have any major accidents.

An edict was issued to clarify the rumors, and Su Ruochen followed what the Queen Mother said and went to sacrifice.

Sacrifice is also a kind of publicity. Su Ruochen's complexion is rosy, and his every move is full of majesty. He is not as pale and weak as the rumors spread in recent days.

Zhang Ning was riding a horse not far in front of Su Ruochen's Yujia, wearing a silver armor to add to his heroic appearance.

The process was extremely smooth, without any accidents, until after the sacrifice was over.

When Su Ruochen was just sitting back in the driver's seat and was about to return, a sudden change occurred.

An arrow volleyed towards Su Ruochen's heart...

At the same time, the assassins disguised as civilians quickly created chaos, causing the people who came to watch around him to panic, and rushed straight to the guards...

For a time, the scene was chaotic.

"Kill that stupid king—"

Su Ruochen dodged to the side, dodging the arrows; it was just when the old strength was exhausted and the new strength was not born, and several flying arrows were shot behind him, the rest were normal, only one arrow flashed with a dark light , pointing directly at the back of my heart...

Zhang Ning kept paying attention to the movement around him. As soon as the arrow shot at Su Ruochen, he flew over, drew his sword to block it, and at the same time wrapped his arms around Su Ruochen's waist, used his lightness kung fu, and dodged aside.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Zhang Ning only had time to ask this question, and while hugging Su Ruochen, he began to fight with those assassins.

Su Ruochen frowned, and said sharply: "The Guards listen to the order: kill without mercy!" Then he whispered: "Zhang Ning, you leave a few alive." Then he released a signal flare from his sleeve, and released it immediately.

"Yes."

The post-clearing work went smoothly, and Su Ruochen returned to the palace first.

Although this sacrifice was said to be in compliance with the Queen Mother's order, in fact, Su Ruochen deliberately exposed himself to those rebellious people, making them think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of and assassinate.In this way, he can also grasp the thread, peel off the cocoon, and follow the vine.

Since it's going to be a struggle to catch them beneath the surface, it's time to give them an opportunity.

So far, the factors of instability in Lin'an City have been basically eradicated.It's just that there are always individual ones that are deeply hidden. If you want to find them out, you still need time to check them one by one.

Only now, Su Ruochen was slightly relieved.

Xiaoshi changed into her servant's attire, replacing the dead Dong Wei, and followed Su Ruochen.

Thinking of Dong Wei, Su Ruochen couldn't help feeling deeply moved.He has known Dong Wei for nearly ten years, and he is lying if he says he has no relationship.

But who is it that can make Dong Wei betray himself who has been with him day and night for nearly ten years?Su Ruochen felt even more resentful.Not only wanted to tear Dong Wei's body into tens of thousands of pieces, but also wanted to investigate and deal with that person, so he ransacked and beheaded the whole family.

But... Regarding Dong Wei's betrayal, no matter how she tried to cover it up, Su Ruochen felt very uncomfortable. There was always a lot of sadness and pain, but she couldn't express it.

Why is this so sentimental?Could it be that Huang Yaoshi's few Xiaoqu made him change his character?

Su Ruochen laughed dumbly.

The thoughts in his heart were not expressed on his face, Su Ruochen remained expressionless.

Xiaoshi on the side didn't notice all kinds of thoughts in his master's heart, stepped forward and said: "Officials, Zhang Ning asks to see you."

Su Ruochen suppressed all her sentimental feelings, and said in a deep voice, "Let him in."

Xiaoshi responded, then stepped back, and brought Zhang Ning in after a while.

Zhang Ning knelt on one knee and said, "Zhang Ning has seen His Majesty."

"Get up." Su Ruochen nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Xiaoshi, go and close the door."

"Yes."

Seeing that Xiaoshi closed the door and stood behind her again, Su Ruochen rubbed her forehead wearily.

"Zhang Ning, how are things going?"

Zhang Ning said: "The four assassins were caught, and all of them have been imprisoned in the prison."

Su Ruochen nodded lightly, and said again: "What can I ask?"

Zhang Ning said: "After the separate interrogation, although there are differences in the confessions, a large part of them is the same. The subordinates believe that this part should be true." Then he presented several affidavits.

The title of "subordinate" was requested by Su Ruochen, after all, Zhang Ning would often change his identity.

After receiving a few confessions, Su Ruochen looked carefully, and there was nothing wrong with them.

Su Ruochen raised her head and said, "Zhang Ning, during this period of time, you should stay in the palace first, and leave the affairs of the rivers and lakes to Xiaoshi first."

After Zhang Ning answered, he stood aside.

It is not afraid that he will stir up some storms in the rivers and lakes, and Qiu Qianren and his like will not be able to make a big difference; anyway, the news network on the bright side in the Song Dynasty has basically been laid, and the dark ones have basically matured.If there is any disturbance, Su Ruochen can get the news immediately.

Although the other party hides very deeply, as long as he moves his mind, there will definitely be a movement, and any movement... no matter how big or small, will stir up a ripple on the originally calm water surface. At this time, the other party can no longer hide himself.

Even a family with hundreds or even thousands of years of heritage, it is impossible to stand against the orthodoxy of the current dynasty under the sun, otherwise, wouldn't they have raised the banner of rebellion long ago?

After thinking about it, Su Ruoshen said, "Zhang Ning, the safety of Princess An is entrusted to you."

Zhang Ning said in a deep voice, "Yes."

Su Ruochen smiled and said, "I'm relieved now. Go down and get ready, I'll go to the prison later."