Dressed as a young King Zhuang of Chu

"Here we come." King Zhuang put down the wine glass with a smile on his lips.

"Huh?" Xiong Lu was wondering what he was talking about when suddenly there was a quarrel outside the door.

"Let go of me, I'm going to see the king!"

"Lie Yu, you can't go in without the king's order!"

"Fuxiu!" Xiong Lu stood up and looked at King Zhuang.He thought, Fuxiu must have come here because he found out that he was tied up.

"Silver fox, let him in." Zhuang Wang said.

"Yes!"

Guan Fuxiu barged in, his face flushed, obviously very anxious and angry.Seeing that the bears are safe and sound, they finally feel relieved.

"Fuxiu, you are not young, why are you getting more and more impatient?"

Guan Fuxiu glanced at him, bowed and said: "This subordinate is reckless, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Get up, why are you so anxious to see me?" King Zhuang asked knowingly.

Guan Fuxiu raised his head, looked at Xiong Lu, and said: "I don't quite understand something, I want to ask the king for instructions."

Zhuang Wang poured the wine on his own, without raising his head: "I don't think you have anything important, he will take my place tomorrow, if you have anything to ask him, you don't need to ask me."

Guan Fuxiu turned his head to look at the couple of bears, he seemed to understand a little bit, bowed his head and said: "This subordinate understands."

"It's good to understand, you two will temporarily go to the widow's bedroom to stay, and leave the matter of tomorrow to you. Go."

The bear couple confusedly changed into the luxurious clothes they used to wear in the palace, left the secret room, surrounded by others, and returned to the bedroom.

Some places in the bedroom have changed, but basically they are still the same as before.The Xiong couple sat down by the bed, as if they had returned to the old days.Guan Fuxiu came out from behind the curtain and asked: "He asked you to patrol the city tomorrow?"

Xiong Lu nodded and said: "Yes, just this once, after that he will let me go to Luoyi with you, and promise me some money, so we can live a better life..."

Guan Fuxiu sat down beside him and said: "What will happen tomorrow is unpredictable, but I firmly believe that you and I will be able to escape unscathed. It's just... I'm afraid that he will treat you..."

"Don't worry, he won't do anything to me. You told him back then that I was connected with his fate, and he believed it. But you, who were poisoned, why didn't you tell me!"

"I..." Guan Fuxiu had dodge in his eyes, "I just..."

"Why don't you discuss such a big matter with me? Shouldn't there be no secrets between the two of us?"

"I... I was wrong."

Xiong Lu held Guan Fuxiu's hand and said: "Okay, you have to remember, you must discuss things with each other. After tomorrow, we can go to Luoyi together to escape his control temporarily..."

The next day, Xiong Lu woke up from his dream like a month ago.Youmeng's voice sounded outside the curtain: "My lord, the chariot is already waiting. Youmeng will change your clothes for you."

Xiong Lu got up and asked You Meng to change his clothes. When the palace man brought water for washing, he said: "You guys go down first, I can come by myself."

You Meng raised his head and took a deep look.At this moment, Xiong Lu felt that he seemed to recognize himself.

Traveling in a royal sedan chair, passers-by knelt down and worshiped on the wide streets of Wangcheng in Yingdu, but at this moment he didn't feel anything in his heart.Maybe it's because the ministers paid too much pilgrimage, or maybe they still have something on their minds.He knew that the journey would not be peaceful, and he was waiting for that moment.

Guan Fuxiu rode a horse to serve the imperial court, the two of them were only a few steps away.Guan Fuxiu is wearing armor and a helmet, with only a pair of eyes exposed.Ever since the couple of bears was forced to leave, viewing Fuxiu has become a taboo in the palace, and it is inconvenient to show their true colors to others, so it is the first time for them to go out in such a ostentatious manner.Xiong Lu looked at his back and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.The days before are like a passing cloud.Now that the world is changing and the court is chaotic, he cannot control it, and he doesn't know where it will end up.

While thinking about things in his mind, a feathered arrow came through the air, and the bear couple instinctively moved half a point to the left, and the feathered arrow happened to be stuck in the place where he was sitting just now.

"There are assassins! Protect the king!"

The royal sedan chair was put down, and the guards surrounded him.The bear couple pulled out the arrow and covered his chest.It's dangerous, if the arrow was shot more accurately when he was distracted just now, he might be injured.

"Are you okay?" Guan Fuxiu asked in a low voice.

"It's all right, tell the people, the king is all right, evacuate in time."

As the feathered arrows came one after another, although they were mainly aimed at the king's sedan chair, it was inevitable that they would accidentally injure the people.Several people fell down one after another, the crowd began to panic, and the scene suddenly became chaotic, almost out of control.Guan Fuxiu shouted loudly: "The king is fine! The people retreat!"

The people got the signal and ran away from the street one after another, and the chaotic scene became clearer for a while.The bear couple sighed and looked around.On the courtyard walls on both sides of the street, there are many men in black ambushing, and they are constantly shooting arrows here.

The guards around the sedan chair took up shields to resist, but occasionally one or two arrows passed through the gap and stuck in the railing of the sedan chair.Xiong Lu chopped off another arrow that slipped through the net, and there was the sound of neat steps behind him.He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, Master Wang finally arrived.

"In the city of Yingdu, who would dare to assassinate the king in broad daylight? It is an unforgivable crime! Arrest the assassin!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Xiong Lu heard the sound, he knew that it was Pan Yu who had arrived. He looked back, and through the layers of armor of the Imperial Forest Army, Pan Yu was sitting majestically on the horse, and the person following him was none other than Pan Dang.He left for a month, and two years have passed here. The boy Pan Dang has matured a lot, and his eyes have become more determined.

As soon as Master Wang arrived, the assassins rushed in like a tide.Although the number is objective, it is not as powerful as Master Wang's. After a fierce battle for about two quarters of an hour, they were gradually defeated. Many assassins committed suicide by taking poison under serious injuries, and many corpses littered the streets.

Guan Fuxiu shouted: "Assassins are poisoned, be careful that they take the poison and kill themselves! Keep alive!"

Although everyone is aware of this matter, it is really not easy to operate it.Until the end, Pan Yu only caught two or three people alive.However, even two or three survivors are not bad, and they can be kept for trial.

Who is going to assassinate King Zhuang?He asked himself to patrol the city for him, what's the meaning?Could it be that he wanted to lure the assassin out so that he could wipe it out in one fell swoop?Why did he know the enemy's plan in advance?

He has been away for more than two years, and he has no idea how the structure of the court has changed.In any case, he successfully completed the task and can go to collect the reward.

After being sent back to the bedroom, he was picked up from the bedroom again, blindfolded and taken into a secret room. King Zhuang sat on a low couch, looked at him with a smile, "You did a good job today, it's done, here is your reward. "

After that, he took out a small bag, which was heavy and contained a lot of gold cakes.Xiong Lu took it, weighed it, and said, "Thank you."

"You must be very curious about why I did this. You have been away for a long time, and the situation in the court has changed. I'm afraid you don't know the reason." He motioned Xiong Lu to sit down and said, "I still have to thank you. Before coming back, he solved a lot of troubles for me and used all the good ministers."

"You're welcome, the situation is compelling, there is no way."

"You should know that before you leave, there is still a big * trouble in the court that has not been resolved."

When Zhuang Wang said this, Xiong Lu immediately understood and said, "The person behind the assassination is Doujiao?"

Zhuang Wang nodded and said: "Yes, you are very clever. I think you realized before I left that he was the mastermind of many assassinations. Due to other things, I haven't found a reason to get rid of him. Widow It took a lot of effort to get rid of him after I came back. A few days ago, I found some excuses to demote him out of Yingdu and went to the surrounding cities. I am afraid that he is worried that I will continue to cut power, and the time is almost ripe, so he thinks about going to war Take a risky move and get rid of me in one fell swoop..."

Xiong Lu listened for a long time, and asked in confusion: "Why are you telling me so much? Can you be direct?"

King Zhuang said with a smile: "Those assassins have been interrogated. If the chief envoy is interrogated, he can be taken. But it is not easy to take him. He has a lot of military power in his hands. It must be a fierce battle to get rid of him. I will Let him continue to be relegated first, and when he really can't hold back and rebel, I will do justice and get rid of him."

"so?"

"There are still some days before the confrontation. I hope you and Fuxiu will finish the task at hand quickly and come back to help me eradicate the traitor."

Xiong Lu sighed and said, "Come back soon to be your substitute, right? I understand. Fuxiu is poisonous, we will try to come back as soon as possible." He raised the purse in his hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "Thank you Reward, if there is nothing else, I will go home with Fuxiu, goodbye!"

King Zhuang smiled and said, "Goodbye, I won't see you off."

Xiong Lu turned around, Zhuang Wang propped his chin and looked at his back, with a smile always on the corner of his mouth.

Xiong Lu and Guan Fuxiu returned to the small farmyard, and Shadow sat slumped on the ground with a pale complexion and looked very bad.It wasn't until seeing the two people appearing in the field of vision that he raised his head in surprise and said, "Master, you are back!"

Xiong Lu knew that if he was taken away in front of him, Shadow would definitely blame himself in his heart, so he ran over quickly, helped him up from the ground, and asked, "How are you doing?"

Guan Fuxiu stepped forward, felt the pulse, looked at the wound, and said: "The wound is not open, but the person is about to collapse. Shadow, you haven't eaten properly these two days!"

Shadow lowered his head: "Shadow is useless...I..."

"Okay, okay, we're all fine, you should go back and lie down and rest. We came from the street today and bought roast chicken and other delicious food. We'll eat it later when it's hot." The roast chicken moved closer to the shadow and shook it.

Shadow's eyes finally brightened, and he said: "Okay, Shadow is dull, please trouble the two masters." After finishing speaking, he obediently went back to lie down.