[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Zhen rarely got up early, Chengying looked at the sun in surprise, "Why didn't you sleep?"

After being an emperor for several months, Zhao Zhen had already developed a biological clock to get up early every day, and wake up on time when the time came. If he wanted to sleep until the sun was high, he could only rely on returning to the cage to sleep.Zhao Zhen fetched water to wash his face, stretched his waist refreshed and said, "I seem to have had a good dream last night!"

Cheng Ying asked while folding the quilt: "What did you dream about?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and was in a good mood, "I forgot, it's a good thing anyway."

Zhan Zhao rubbed his eyes and got up, stretched out his hands to grab his clothes, "You have forgotten, how do you know it's a good thing."

Zhao Zhen ran to the desk to grind, "Because I'm in a good mood, I should wake up sweating profusely when I have a nightmare."

"That's right." Zhan Zhao put on his clothes, stretched his arms and flexed his muscles, just happened to see Zhao Zhen grinding, and said in surprise, "Weird things happen every year, and you actually wake up to grind in the morning?" Zhan Zhao pointed at Chengying, " Go and see, is the sun rising in the east or fried buns!"

The corner of Zhao Zhen's mouth twitched, he picked a thick brush to dip in the ink, and approached the sleeping Bai Yutang with a smirk.

Zhan Zhao suddenly realized, and went to the table to pick up a fine brush, wanting to draw a picture of a cat playing with a mouse on Bai Yutang's face~

Chengying shook his head and laughed, he could foresee the scene of cats flying and rabbits jumping after Bai Yutang woke up... Unexpectedly, Chengying waited for a long time with his arms folded, and Zhan Zhao and Zhao Zhen did not come to paint.The master and the apprentice stared at Bai Yutang in surprise, looked at each other, and looked at each other.

Cheng Ying took a closer look—it turned out that Bai Yutang was having a nightmare.

Bai Yutang's sleep quality was super good, and it was the first time I saw him having nightmares.His brows were tightly frowned, his originally stable sleeping position became uneasy, fine sweat stains appeared on his forehead, and his breathing rhythm was disrupted.Zhan Zhao was a little worried, so he pushed Bai Yutang awake.

Bai Yutang, who had been lying in bed all this time, turned over and sat up without any nostalgia, his body was drenched in cold sweat.

Seeing that his eyes were in a trance, Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and waved in front of his eyes, "Xiaobai, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Bai Yutang supported his heavy head, sweating profusely and feeling uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhen handed him the cloth towel, "Thinking about it every day and dreaming at night, it must be something you think about before going to bed, and you will have nightmares when you sleep."

Bai Yutang wiped his face, and suddenly said: "Why are you two holding a brush?"

The master and apprentice hid the brushes behind their backs and said in unison: "Practice calligraphy!"

Bai Yutang and Chengying sighed at the same time: Two foodies practicing calligraphy early in the morning?It's better to say that brushing the sauce with a brush is more credible...

Bai Yutang touched his face, looked at the cloth towel without any ink stains, and said helplessly, "This is not an example."

After the alarm was lifted, Zhan Zhao looked Bai Yutang up and down, "What nightmare did you have?"

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, and smiled teasingly, "Baigushan."

Zhao Zhen and Cheng Ying were confused, "What Bone Mountain?"

Zhan Zhao was startled at first, then pounced on his mouth with red ears, "Don't say it! Don't say it!"

Bai Yutang caught the cat that was flying towards him, and was 'silenced' to his heart's content.

Zhao Zhen rubbed his chin.Ever since they met Bai Yutang on Zhakong Island, the three of them have never been separated. There is no reason for Zhan Zhao. Is Bai Yutang an old acquaintance?

Zhao Zhen wrinkled her nose and smelled a strong smell called adultery!

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Gongsun Pangtong was very fast and arrived at noon that day. It was not convenient for Pang Tong to lead his troops into the city, so he asked everyone to meet outside the city.

Zhao Zhen was a little puzzled, "When my whereabouts were leaked and someone was chasing me, why did you invite us to meet outside the city?"

Zhan Zhao was also surprised, and read the letter over and over again, "The handwriting and tone are both Mr.'s, so it shouldn't be a forgery."

Bai Yutang shrugged, "Then let's go to the appointment. Soldiers will come to block you, and water will come to cover you."

Cheng Ying said: "I'll send the dark guards to scout the way."

"No need." Zhan Zhao waved his hand, "Dark guards will scare off snakes. Since Gongsun has sent you a letter, let's do what he says. Besides, my family is a local snake, and foreign poisonous snakes can't make much waves. If someone really wants to harm us, my brother I have already copied guys to help out."

Although everyone felt strange, it was impossible to forge Gongsun's personal letter, so they went to the appointment knowing that something was wrong.

In the gazebo outside the city, Gongsun Pangtong was waiting there early, and Gongsun even leisurely brewed a pot of fragrant tea.

Zhao Zhen was dying of curiosity, "Don't be a fool, sir, what happened?"

Gongsun said helplessly: "It's not that I want to show off, it's General Pang's idea. In short, you are in trouble." Gongsun took out a few pieces of paper and gave Zhao Zhen, "These are the confessions of several important officials in the court. Empress Liu's people are secretly serving King Xiangyang!"

Zhao Zhen was taken aback, isn't the King of Xiangyang the number one villain boss in the original book?

Gongsun continued: "Empress Liu and the King of Xiangyang have colluded for a long time, and Lin Lang's rebellion was also supported by the King of Xiangyang. Originally, the three of them agreed to act at the same time. Knowing that Empress Liu and Lin Lang turned against each other at the same time, she moved the time of the incident several months ahead of time, and acted without the King of Xiangyang. The King of Xiangyang was caught off guard and missed a great opportunity."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, it was betrayal, otherwise the world would be in chaos!

Zhan Zhao said, "The assassination was also arranged by King Xiangyang?"

Gongsun was not sure, "Half and half, Mr. Bao guessed that there were at least two groups of people..."

Zhao Zhen looked up to the sky and sighed, "How many people actually want to kill me, and I am so hated!"

Bai Yutang said: "The other group is the remnant party of Empress Liu?"

Gongsun nodded, "It's Guo Huai. Guo Huai is Empress Liu's confidant and favorite general. He was not in the palace when the incident happened, so he was lucky enough to escape. Guo Huai has been dormant in Kaifeng, and several times he created opportunities to assassinate the emperor. It is said that he deliberately Take refuge with the King of Xiangyang, but the King of Xiangyang doesn't believe him."

Zhao Zhen smiled lightly, "So it was him."

Guo Huai, after traveling to this strange world, the first little boss he meets is Guo Huai.Empress Liu fell from power, and Guo Huai disappeared. It turned out that he had been alive.A poisonous snake, indeed a poisonous snake, no wonder the first time I saw him, I thought of a hissing and spitting poisonous snake.

Zhan Zhao rejoiced, "No wonder every time the assassination is anticlimactic, I thought it was a temptation, but now it seems that it is powerless."

Bai Yutang said: "Firstly, he has no backing, secondly, he has no money, and thirdly, he has no manpower. Guo Huaicong is full of ambitions, but he can't even organize a decent assassination. He can only hire some scumbags to act as scapegoats, but the result is in vain."

At this time, there was a sound of beating and killing in the distance, and everyone was wondering when Pang Tong, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

Pang Tong stood up, his cold outline became more resolute, and he cupped his hands to Zhao Zhen and said, "I'm going to suppress the bandits."

After saying something without beginning or end, Pang Tong raised the long spear standing aside, his sleeves fluttered and he rode his horse away...

o(╯□╰)oEveryone's expression is purple.

Zhao Zhen picked up his chin after searching for a long time, and sighed: "So the general is like this..."

Ma Ma, the painting styles of Jagged Warriors and Jianghu Knights are really different!

Zhan Zhao asked Gongsun, "Did you know that someone was assassinated today?"

Gongsun waved his hand, and two soldiers brought up Die Wu dressed as a middle-aged woman, "She told us that one of the soldiers brought a tip-off to Guo Huai, and General Pang wanted to follow suit. head on."

Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, "My lord wrote to say that Die Wu ran away..."

"It turned out to be running away." Gongsun said: "Die Wu was originally a spy of the King of Xiangyang in the south of the Yangtze River. He was sent by the King of Xiangyang to assist and monitor Guo Huai's actions a month ago. Die Wu was not loyal. I wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape. On the way we came, we happened to meet an assassin chasing her, so we saved her."

Die Wu lost her exquisite makeup and beautiful clothes, her eyes were timid and tired, and she looked 20 years older from a distance.

Everyone asked her questions, and she knew everything she could say, "I was sold to a kiln when I was young, and I was sought after because of my outstanding singing and dancing. Many years ago, a wealthy businessman named Liu Tao found me. He gave me a lot of money and protected me. The condition for not being bullied is to help him find out information from the officials. About five years ago, Liu Tao left Jiangnan suddenly, and before he left, he told me about King Xiangyang and asked me to continue to be a spy."

Zhao Zhen rubbed his chin, "The name Liu Tao sounds familiar, where did you hear it?"

Gongsun said: "In the case of Zhenguo Temple, there was also a businessman named Liu Tao who secretly funded Fushan and Wufan."

When everyone asked again, Die Wu just cried: "I'm a little girl, I can only seduce men and get news, I don't know anything else."

Zhan Zhao got a headache from her crying, "Why are you approaching Kaifeng Mansion."

"My lord sent me to Bianjing to assist that person. I don't know his name. He asked me to go to Kaifeng Mansion to inquire about the news." Die Wu paused and glanced at Zhao Zhen, "One day, that person gave me a The purse, let me say I picked it up, and find a way to give it to Zhan Zhao. I recognized that it was made by Neizao, and guessed that you are the emperor, I was terrified..."

Zhao Zhen sighed, "So you ran away?"

Die Wu held the corner of her clothes and cried, "I escaped several times, but was caught and threatened by that person. I can't do anything! I just want to save more money and find a good man to marry. I really didn't know he was going to assassinate me. Your Majesty! Your Majesty has a lot of people, let's go around the little girl, I don't want to die, I haven't found my parents yet..."

"She's lying." The hoarse and cold words interrupted Die Wu's crying.

When Pang Tong came back, Gongsun looked him up and down, and found that his clothes were not even dirty, and he put his spear on the ground like a normal person.

Four soldiers pressed down on the bruised Guo Huai. Guo Huai had long since lost his high-spirited arrogance. He was pressed down on his back, prostrated on the ground, looked up at Zhao Zhen, and let out a hoarse laugh, "Feng Shui turns, Your Majesty!" How does it feel?"

Zhao Zhen looked at him with regret.

Guo Huai was taken aback, unable to understand Zhao Zhen's eyes: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Zhao Zhen said: "At that time, you also looked at me like this, why?"

Guo Huai laughed at himself, "I knew then that if you don't die, you will be in serious trouble. It's a pity that I was ordered by the queen to not kill you immediately. If I make a mistake, I will lose everything. It's a pity that I missed such a good one." Chance!"

Zhao Zhen sighed, "If you hide your name, you will be able to regain your freedom and start a new life. I also feel sorry for your obsession."

Guo Huai was taken aback, and a complex look flashed in his eyes, "I can't let go, my sister is still in the hands of King Xiangyang."

Bai Yutang said: "Aren't you the queen's confidant?"

Guo Huai shook his head, "I am the person sent by the King of Xiangyang to the Queen. Like this bitch, I assist the Queen and monitor the Queen at the same time. Because of this, the Queen sent me out before the incident. I didn't expect to be blessed by misfortune... "

Guo Huai despised Die Wu, who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, "The king of Xiangyang is suspicious by nature. He grasps everyone's weakness, and makes everyone have to obey him. If you let this bitch go, she will definitely return to the king of Xiangyang and continue to fight." Work for him."

Die Wu looked at Guo Huai like a poisoned knife!

Guo Huai didn't care, "I only have one request, the emperor agrees to me, and I will tell the emperor everything I know."

Everyone looked at Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Zhen said firmly, "If it's about your sister, it's fine."

There was a flash of warmth in Guo Huai's eyes, but more of it was a lingering sense of melancholy.

"My younger sister's name is Xiaozao. My family was poor when I was a child. After my mother died of illness, my father married a stepmother. The stepmother thought our brothers and sisters were an eyesore, so she sold me into the palace to be a eunuch, and Xiaozao was also sold to a shameful place. There are three shallow scratch marks on Xiaozao's shoulder, which are the marks I scratched with my own hands when I was young to find my sister..."

Before Guo Huai finished speaking, Die Wu suddenly rushed towards him like crazy. Die Wu didn't know martial arts, and all the sharp weapons on her body were confiscated. The only weapon was her teeth.She bit Guo Huai's throat, her eyes widened like a ghost, and after being pulled away by the crowd, Die Wu laughed up to the sky with her mouth full of blood.

Guo Huai was covered in blood, lying on the ground and having difficulty breathing, Gongsun saw that the color of the blood was wrong, "It's poison!"

Where Die Wu knelt just now, there was a curly black hair, it seems that the poison was hidden in the hair.

Guo Huai was hopeless, he made a gurgling sound in his throat, and struggled as if he was dying.

Die Wu crazily tore open her skirt, and there were three deep scratches on her shoulders that hadn't healed yet...

"It turned out to be you! It turned out to be you! It turned out to be you!" Die Wu laughed wildly and tore at her clothes, and her nails scratched deeper blood marks on the scars.

"I remembered! You said you would take me home! How many years have I waited so hard! I'm afraid that if the scratch is gone, you won't recognize me. I dare not let this wound heal! But why? !Why don't you recognize me! Why don't I recognize you! Why!"

Die Wu screamed hoarsely, with black blood pouring out of her mouth, she fell on her back, twitched twice and then stopped moving.

Guo Huai opened his mouth and let out a low growl that didn't look like a human being, but he couldn't touch the dead jujube with his outstretched hand.

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Smiles turn into scars, truth loses to falsehood, treasures are ruined, and persistence turns into a joke.

Zhao Zhen didn't understand.

There are no leaves to block the eyes, why not see Mount Tai.

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