Hearing Ling Qingheng calling him "Mr. Xu", Gu Min couldn't help but his eyes froze, and his tone was as cold as ice, "How do you know?"
Ling Qingheng seemed to think it was ridiculous for him to ask such a question, so he snorted coldly and said, "What? Mr. Xu thinks you are the only smart person in this world?"
Gu Min's right hand reached the Xiuchun knife at his waist at some point, "Say those three words again, be careful I'm not polite to you."
Ling Qingheng noticed Gu Min's small movements from the corner of his eyes, and said calmly and calmly: "Since you guessed my identity, but didn't report my identity, you are a lackey of Jinyiwei on the surface, but secretly helping the emperor deal with the eunuchs, I will guess you It is very likely that there is a relationship with the Xu Shu family. If I remember correctly, Mr. Xu Wenjie, Mr. Xu, his wife's surname is Gu, and the two have a son. If they are alive, they should be Mr. Gu at your age. Need I be more specific?"
Gu Min did not admit it, but asked instead: "So you admit that you are a descendant of the Shu family?"
Ling Qingheng raised his chin proudly, and said frankly: "Yes. My surname is Shu, and I am the second son of Duke Shu Yan of the Shu Kingdom. Because I was weak and sick when I was young, I was fostered in a Taoist temple since I was a child. This is how I was lucky enough to escape the destruction of the Shu family. Mr. Gu, since you and I already know the details of each other, then we should not speak dark words. You believe in Jinshang because you have feelings for Jinshang, but don't forget, what is the burden on the two of us. If If you can’t reverse the case of Prince Zhaohuai and Xu Shu who were wronged and suffered, and make all those who died in vain wronged, then you will be a son of man in vain!”
Gu Min said coldly: "I don't need you to tell me what to do."
Ling Qingheng pulled his lips and smiled, "Anyway, I have already said what I have to say, the opportunity is right in front of you, and you decide what to do."
After Ling Qingheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked away with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Gu Min standing there alone in thought.
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Two days later, the dead men supported by the Feng family were secretly transferred away from the suburbs of Beijing in batches. Gu Min sent someone to keep an eye on them, and found out that these dead men were all heading for the Jade Dragon Mountain Palace.
Probably because the emperor in the palace had a sudden whim, and a few days ago he announced that he would go hunting in the mountains, but Du Qianren, who was in the middle of the capital, couldn't sit still after receiving the secret report from the eyeliner. The emperor left the palace, which is the best way to assassinate the king Timing, as long as the emperor dies, King Qi will be able to succeed to the throne and proclaim himself emperor logically!
On the day when it was decided in advance to go hunting in the palace, Shen Ying changed into her hunting clothes early and ordered dozens of Habayashi Army guards to go with her.
Of course, hunting alone is not very interesting, so Shen Ying called King An from the capital to the palace two days ago, and asked King An to accompany him down the mountain to hunt today.
A group of people rode on horses, brought their bows and arrows and were ready to go. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the palace, they met Gu Min coming from the mountain on horseback.
"The emperor is going hunting?" Gu Min got off his horse, stood in front of the emperor's horse at the front of the team, saluted and said, "I wonder if I can allow you to accompany me?"
King An still disliked Gu Min as always, and couldn't help stabbing him with words when they met, "Gu Shaojun, it's a coincidence that you came here, I think you have the sharpest nose in Jinyiwei, otherwise , how could anything happen to you?"
Shen Ying glanced sideways at King An, and reprimanded: "Say less." Then she turned her head and looked ahead, Gu Min stopped his horse with her men and horses, and he might not leave if he didn't agree. So I can only nod and agree, "Since you have caught up with me, then you can follow along."
Only then did Gu Min pull the horse aside to let the road pass, then quickly got on the horse's back and followed the emperor's team.
Shen Ying also learned riding and archery after passing through. After all, the ancients did not have many entertainment methods, and the emperor paid attention to both civil and military skills. If an emperor does not even know basic riding and archery, he will be laughed at by his subordinates, so Shen Ying learned it. These.
However, he didn't learn it for a long time, and his level was barely able to shoot with a bow on horseback. As for whether he could hit the prey, it was purely a matter of luck.
Gu Min kept up with Shen Ying's riding speed, pulled the reins and directed his mount to insert neatly between the horses of the Emperor and Prince An who were riding almost side by side, separating the two, so that he would not be caught talking to Shen Ying. King An heard it.
King An was bid farewell by Gu Min, crotch.The dismounted horse was almost frightened, but he couldn't get angry, and pointed at Gu Min with the whip in his hand and shouted: "Your name is Gu! What are you doing!"
Gu Min turned his head and glanced at King An quickly, raised his eyebrows, and suddenly lashed out a whip forcefully to slap the fart of King An's mount.In the buttocks, the horse was in pain and immediately galloped away. Before King An could react, he was led away by his own horse.
Shen Ying listened to An Junwang's furious cursing sound coming from ahead, and turned her head to look at Gu Min amusedly, "Alright, why are you playing tricks on him again?"
Gu Min looked forward and said calmly, "Your Majesty, this trip is dangerous, so be careful."
Shen Ying waved his whip without changing expression, "I know."
Gu Min tentatively asked: "Could it be that the emperor has already made foolproof preparations?"
Shen Ying was dressed in a hunting suit, sitting heroically on horseback, raised her head to face the wind, her brows were stern, her eyes were fixed on the road ahead, her lips were pursed into a straight line and she did not speak.
He bet everything on this adventure, it can be said to be a desperate gamble, if he wins the bet, he can truly rule the world, if he loses the bet, not only will he have nothing, even his life will be lost.
The bigger the bet, the more cautious it is of course.
Therefore, he only told Lin Zhenyue what he was going to do today. It's not that he doesn't trust others or Gu Min, but that the less people know about his plan, the less risk he can minimize. Besides, he doesn't tell them. It is also considering that if his plan fails, it will not affect other people, and other people can still sit in their current positions safely and will not be affected.
The light in Shen Ying's eyes flickered complicatedly for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said: "Don't worry, I know what's in my heart, no matter what happens later, don't be too nervous, I will be fine, just remember this and you will be fine." good."
Gu Min took a deep look at Shen Ying's profile, the corners of his mouth moved, and he didn't say anything.
A group of people rode horses to a forest at the foot of the mountain. Because they knew that the emperor would come to hunt today, the forbidden army had already cleared the area around here and patrolled it in advance. After confirming that there was no danger, they reported back to the emperor that they could come to hunt.
When the emperor travels, battles are of course a big deal. Except for the dozens of Habayashi soldiers who are closely guarding behind the emperor, there are Habayashi soldiers patrolling around this forest to prevent assassins from sneaking in.
But no matter how careful the security work was, it could not prevent someone in the Habayashi Army from being bribed, cooperating with the inside and outside, and deliberately letting the dead soldiers of the Feng family enter the forest where the emperor was hunting.
Shen Ying and his team rode horses into the woods to search for prey. Suddenly, Shen Ying saw a male sika deer rushing past him, and hurriedly chased after him.
Shen Ying suddenly galloped his horse, and no one had time to react. By the time Gu Min turned his horse and chased after him, Shen Ying had already run into the depths of the forest!
Gu Min frowned, his heart was beating wildly in mid-air, staring at Shen Ying's back in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Be careful!"
But Shen Ying turned a deaf ear to Gu Min's reminder, and instead rode faster and faster.
The forest here is tall and dense, and it is still early, so there is still some fog in the depths of the forest. Gu Min watched Shen Ying riding a horse into the thick fog in a low-lying place, and his heart almost rose to his throat. The area of the fog was not large, and when Gu Min chased downhill, Shen Ying's figure appeared within his line of sight again.
But before Gu Min was lucky enough to catch up with Shen Ying, countless men in black suddenly descended from the sky, some with spears or sharp knives in their hands, rushing up desperately to assassinate the emperor.
Gu Min and the guards who came behind were shocked when they saw this, they rushed over quickly, got off their horses, shot bows and arrows, and fought with those men in black, but the clothes worn by the emperor were too eye-catching, and those dead men had clear goals and did not love to fight. , who only wanted to take the emperor's life, a group of men in black were responsible for holding back the Habayashi army, and another group of men in black rode to chase the emperor.
Gu Min was riding on a horse and was surrounded by several men in black at the same time. Seeing that Shen Ying was about to disappear from his sight, and there was no one around to protect him, Gu Min was so anxious that he leaned over with an embroidery knife in his hand and chopped over the The two men in black broke through the encirclement and rushed in the direction of Shen Ying!
There are countless men in black chasing after him. Fortunately, the horse Shen Ying is riding is a red rabbit among horses, and his speed is not comparable to that of ordinary horses. After the horse stopped and refused to go any further, he realized that this was actually a dead end!
At the bottom of the slope is a big river several feet wide. If you want to go to the other side, you have to jump into the river and swim across!
This is really a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back.
The man in black behind him was about to catch up. He was outnumbered by himself. When the man in black caught up to him, he would have to die!
Before he could hesitate, Shen Ying dismounted immediately and jumped down the river decisively. When Gu Min arrived with the men in black, he only had time to see the corner of Shen Ying's clothes blown up by the wind when he jumped down.
Seeing this, Gu Min's eyes were tearing apart, he didn't care much, he swung his whip vigorously and rode away the men in black, and when he got to the side of the slope, he got off the horse without hesitation, and jumped down with Shen Ying——
But the big river down the slope is not only deep and wide, but also very fast. By the time Gu Min emerges from the water, Shen Ying's figure has long since disappeared on the river, and he doesn't know where he was washed away. !
Gu Min swam in the river for a long time and still couldn't find Shen Ying's person. Desperation gradually emerged in his heart. He thought that the emperor had really made foolproof preparations, so he believed Shen Ying's words to reassure him, but But he watched helplessly as Shen Ying was cornered and forced to jump into the river.
Where did he get washed away by the water?What if he doesn't know how to water?There are so many hidden reefs in this river, what if he hits somewhere?
Gu Min didn't dare to think about these scenarios, so he could only continue to swim forward to look for Shen Ying's figure, but as he searched in the river for a larger area and longer time, he was still nowhere to be found. The person he was looking for, Gu Min felt that his strength was being taken away from his body, and his whole body was about to be overwhelmed by despair...
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Seeing that the emperor jumped into the river, the man in black who assassinated the emperor could only retreat.
However, the Yulin Army had no choice but to search for the emperor's trace downstream, so they had no choice but to go back to the palace to report the assassination of the emperor to the Empress Dowager Liu.
"What?!" After listening to Lin Che's report, Empress Dowager Liu turned pale in shock, dropped the teacup in her hand, and slapped the table, "You said the emperor was assassinated? His whereabouts are unknown now? What are you kidding?! How is this possible?"
Lin Che knelt in front of the hall, "It's the minister's negligence and failure to manage the Habayashi Army well, which gave the assassin an opportunity to take advantage of it. Please forgive me, the Queen Mother!"
"What's the use of telling Ai's family these things now? Ai's family just wants to know, what about the other emperor?" Empress Dowager Liu was so anxious that she repeatedly slapped the table, and suddenly pointed at Prince An, who went hunting with the emperor but came back safely, "You say, What the hell happened!"
King An Jun had been frightened for a long time, and he was sad that Shen Ying's whereabouts were unknown. Now his mind was blank, and he stammered: "Hui, Hui Queen Mother, I, I don't know, where did those men in black come from? , the emperor was chasing a deer, those men in black and black rushed out, the emperor was forced to jump into the river, and also that Gu Shaojun also jumped..."
The emperor was assassinated and disappeared, and his life and death are unknown. What a big event, if there is any mistake, there will be chaos!
After all, Empress Dowager Liu calmed down after being anxious for a while, and asked Lin Che in a cold voice, "Can you find out who sent the assassin?"
Lin Che said: "Those assassins are dead men, and the few who were caught alive took poison and died. For the others who escaped, I have ordered the Habayashi Army to hunt them down with all their strength!"
"It's all trash!" Empress Dowager Liu gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice, "It is a decree to mourn the family. No one should leak the news about the emperor's assassination. Anyone who violates the law will be executed! The search for the emperor's whereabouts must be done in secret, and people must be seen... Die, want, see, corpse! Find it quickly!"
"I obey the order!" Lin Che got up and left quickly.
Empress Dowager Liu then ordered the inner eunuch in her palace, "Quickly tell Guo Jiuchen to come see Ai's family immediately!"
After giving these orders, Empress Dowager Liu sat down silently, and quickly calculated in her heart that the emperor was assassinated. Regardless of whether she would live or die in the end, she had to prepare early. Although she didn't know who sent the assassin to kill the emperor, but behind the scenes The black hand must be after her.
The emperor's disappearance can only be concealed for a while, and it is very likely that the paper will not be able to cover the flames. The country cannot live without a king. Ministers will definitely make use of the topic, so it is necessary to prepare a candidate for the new monarch early.
No matter who the new king is, he must listen to her.
Empress Dowager Liu suddenly thought of something, raised her sharp eyes and glanced at the anxious and bewildered King An Jun. Although King An Jun was not Gaozong's blood, he was still an orthodox descendant of the dragon, and more importantly, , An Junwang is an out-and-out wine bag and rice bag, and it is perfect to be an obedient puppet.
If Empress Dowager Liu was in the capital, she might not necessarily choose King An Jun, but now that she is in the palace, there is no more suitable candidate for successor than King An Jun, and she is even more afraid that there will be long nights and dreams. The court usurped the throne, so she had no choice but Prince An.
A cold light flashed in Empress Dowager Liu's eyes, she looked coldly at King An who was covered in cold sweat, and ordered: "Come here! Send King An to rest in the Jingsi Garden. Without the decree of Ai's family, King An is not allowed to leave the Jingsi Garden." !"
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"Your Majesty, the person has been rescued, but only slightly drowned, so it should be fine."
Shen Ying looked at Gu Min who was lying unconscious on the ground with a headache, then turned to ask the guard behind him: "Which of you knows artificial respiration? Let me wake him up."
The guards looked at each other, and finally the leader among them asked: "Dare to ask the emperor, what is artificial respiration?"
These guards are all the personal soldiers sent by Lin Zhenyue to secretly protect Shen Ying. They are all elites among the elites, not to mention their outstanding martial arts skills. What's more, everyone is loyal to Lin Zhenyue and has no second thoughts.
The leader's name was Lin Fan, and Lin Fan's clothes were exactly the same as Shen Ying's, and the two were also similar in shape. If they stood together and only looked at their backs, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to tell who was who.
This is Shen Ying's plan for today.
In fact, not long after Shen Ying entered the forest and pretended to chase the deer, he had already taken the opportunity to switch with Lin Fan. The man in black was chasing and killing Lin Fan, and it was Lin Fan who jumped into the river from the top of the slope.
Lin Fan is familiar with water, and originally wanted to swim directly downstream and then go ashore, but he didn't expect that Gu Min would jump off with him later on. In order to avoid revealing his secrets, Lin Fan had to swim upstream instead, hoping to wait for Gu Min to leave before he went ashore .
Who would have guessed that Gu Min was actually a single-minded person who swam in the water until his physical strength was exhausted, and he refused to leave. In the end, he almost sank to the bottom of the water and killed him. Fortunately, Lin Fan turned back and rescued him.
Shen Ying originally wanted to explain to them what artificial respiration is, but then she thought about it, artificial respiration is mouth-to-mouth, if other people are asked to give Gu Min artificial respiration, then in the future, Gu Min will use the mouth kissed by other men to respond. Came here to kiss him?
Shen Ying thought about it, and felt that this was not appropriate, so forget it, let him do it himself.
"Go back and hide first, don't let him find out." Shen Ying whispered to the guards, "When I let you show up, you will show up again, you know?"
Lin Fan was very clever in doing things, and quickly retreated to a distance with his guards to hide, so that there was no flaw to be found. If Shen Ying knew that someone was secretly protecting him, he would have thought that apart from him and Gu Min, Not a single person.
Shen Ying rolled up her sleeves, knelt beside Gu Min, and began to give him artificial respiration.
Lin Fan rescued him in time, and Gu Min didn't choke on much water. Rather than saying that he was drowning, it might be better to say that he was exhausted from swimming in the water and fainted from exhaustion, so he didn't wait for Shen Ying to do the third for him. After artificial respiration, Gu Min coughed twice, slowly regained consciousness, and woke up.
Gu Min slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Shen Ying's magnified face in front of his eyes, there was some disbelief in his eyes at first, and then ecstasy appeared in his eyes, and he sat up immediately, hugging Shen Ying tightly, "Your Majesty , thank God, you're all right!"
Shen Ying couldn't breathe smoothly because of the man's iron arm, "cough cough...... I told you all, will I be fine? What do you think you are dancing around? Hey, don't hug me so tightly , I can't breathe!"
Gu Min loosened his arms a little bit, staring at Shen Ying's eyebrows and eyes carefully, Deng repeatedly confirmed that Shen Ying was safe and sound, and then completely let go of him, his expression slowly returned to normal, "Do you want me to just watch? You jump off and do nothing?"
Shen Ying pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
He didn't expect Gu Min to be so desperate for him. He was already at the bottom of the hillside at that time. When he watched Gu Min jump down from the top, he didn't deny it, and his heart beat twice.
At that moment, he had a feeling that if there was an abyss in front of him, Gu Min might follow him and jump down without hesitation.
But why?
Wasn't Gu Min's purpose of entering the palace in the first place to assassinate him?
Later, the song was flattering, and he just wanted to use his favor to save his adoptive father, King Pingyang.
Not to mention, he accidentally discovered later that Gu Min had actually taken refuge in Guo Jiuchen in secret.
At the moment of life and death, if it's just a play on the spot, Gu Min doesn't need to be like this.
Didn't he think that if no one rescued him from the river just now, he would be drowned because of the loss of strength?
Shen Ying was a little dazed, the most elusive thing in the world was the human heart, and Gu Min's thoughts seemed even more difficult to fathom.
However, since Gu Min has jumped down now, he must not be allowed to go back for the time being, maybe he can take this opportunity to test out what Gu Min is thinking.
Gu Min had already noticed that something was wrong, looked at Shen Ying suspiciously, and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened just now?"
Shen Ying blinked, quickly thought up a set of explanations in her mind, and then seriously began to make up a story: "I didn't really jump into the river just now, but hid under the hillside, and when the assassins left, I took you from the river again." Rescued from the water, your jump almost ruined my plan, don’t you know? It took me a lot of effort to save you.”
Gu Min supported Shen Ying and the two to stand up together, "Why does the emperor take such a risk?"
Shen Ying said as a matter of course: "If I don't pretend to be dead, how can I stay out of the matter and watch the Queen Mother and Du Qianren dog bite dog?"
Gu Min looked around the surrounding environment. The two seemed to be still by the river, but they were no longer where they jumped off just now. He frowned deeply, with worry in his eyes, "Your Majesty is the only one here?"
It seemed that Gu Min didn't notice Lin Fan and the others, so Shen Ying nodded without blushing, "Yes."
Gu Min disagreed and said: "It's too dangerous, how can the emperor not be escorted?"
Shen Ying smiled as if nothing had happened: "Why is there no one?" After a pause, she raised her hand and patted Gu Min's chest, "Isn't there you now? Originally, I didn't want anyone to know my whereabouts after I pretended to die. Yes, but since you all jumped off with me...so Mr. Gu, the only one I can rely on now is you, you have to protect me well, you know?"
Gu Min narrowed his eyes slightly, examined Shen Ying's expression, and confirmed again, "Really, it's just me?"
Shen Ying didn't evade her eyes, "Well, it's still fake? If you don't believe me, look around and see if you can find a third person."
Gu Min looked at Shen Ying's dark eyebrows and eyes, his breathing suddenly became heavy, and a sentence kept flashing back in his mind, he is the only one, he is the only one who can be relied on... the emperor is the only one around ...
There seems to be some magical power in this sentence, which makes people feel more emotional and blood boil the more they think about it.
The two of them left the imperial palace and the court. At this moment, the emperor is no longer an emperor, and he is not an adult, as if the world is vast, and there are only the two of them accompanying each other.
Ling Qingheng seemed to think it was ridiculous for him to ask such a question, so he snorted coldly and said, "What? Mr. Xu thinks you are the only smart person in this world?"
Gu Min's right hand reached the Xiuchun knife at his waist at some point, "Say those three words again, be careful I'm not polite to you."
Ling Qingheng noticed Gu Min's small movements from the corner of his eyes, and said calmly and calmly: "Since you guessed my identity, but didn't report my identity, you are a lackey of Jinyiwei on the surface, but secretly helping the emperor deal with the eunuchs, I will guess you It is very likely that there is a relationship with the Xu Shu family. If I remember correctly, Mr. Xu Wenjie, Mr. Xu, his wife's surname is Gu, and the two have a son. If they are alive, they should be Mr. Gu at your age. Need I be more specific?"
Gu Min did not admit it, but asked instead: "So you admit that you are a descendant of the Shu family?"
Ling Qingheng raised his chin proudly, and said frankly: "Yes. My surname is Shu, and I am the second son of Duke Shu Yan of the Shu Kingdom. Because I was weak and sick when I was young, I was fostered in a Taoist temple since I was a child. This is how I was lucky enough to escape the destruction of the Shu family. Mr. Gu, since you and I already know the details of each other, then we should not speak dark words. You believe in Jinshang because you have feelings for Jinshang, but don't forget, what is the burden on the two of us. If If you can’t reverse the case of Prince Zhaohuai and Xu Shu who were wronged and suffered, and make all those who died in vain wronged, then you will be a son of man in vain!”
Gu Min said coldly: "I don't need you to tell me what to do."
Ling Qingheng pulled his lips and smiled, "Anyway, I have already said what I have to say, the opportunity is right in front of you, and you decide what to do."
After Ling Qingheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked away with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Gu Min standing there alone in thought.
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Two days later, the dead men supported by the Feng family were secretly transferred away from the suburbs of Beijing in batches. Gu Min sent someone to keep an eye on them, and found out that these dead men were all heading for the Jade Dragon Mountain Palace.
Probably because the emperor in the palace had a sudden whim, and a few days ago he announced that he would go hunting in the mountains, but Du Qianren, who was in the middle of the capital, couldn't sit still after receiving the secret report from the eyeliner. The emperor left the palace, which is the best way to assassinate the king Timing, as long as the emperor dies, King Qi will be able to succeed to the throne and proclaim himself emperor logically!
On the day when it was decided in advance to go hunting in the palace, Shen Ying changed into her hunting clothes early and ordered dozens of Habayashi Army guards to go with her.
Of course, hunting alone is not very interesting, so Shen Ying called King An from the capital to the palace two days ago, and asked King An to accompany him down the mountain to hunt today.
A group of people rode on horses, brought their bows and arrows and were ready to go. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the palace, they met Gu Min coming from the mountain on horseback.
"The emperor is going hunting?" Gu Min got off his horse, stood in front of the emperor's horse at the front of the team, saluted and said, "I wonder if I can allow you to accompany me?"
King An still disliked Gu Min as always, and couldn't help stabbing him with words when they met, "Gu Shaojun, it's a coincidence that you came here, I think you have the sharpest nose in Jinyiwei, otherwise , how could anything happen to you?"
Shen Ying glanced sideways at King An, and reprimanded: "Say less." Then she turned her head and looked ahead, Gu Min stopped his horse with her men and horses, and he might not leave if he didn't agree. So I can only nod and agree, "Since you have caught up with me, then you can follow along."
Only then did Gu Min pull the horse aside to let the road pass, then quickly got on the horse's back and followed the emperor's team.
Shen Ying also learned riding and archery after passing through. After all, the ancients did not have many entertainment methods, and the emperor paid attention to both civil and military skills. If an emperor does not even know basic riding and archery, he will be laughed at by his subordinates, so Shen Ying learned it. These.
However, he didn't learn it for a long time, and his level was barely able to shoot with a bow on horseback. As for whether he could hit the prey, it was purely a matter of luck.
Gu Min kept up with Shen Ying's riding speed, pulled the reins and directed his mount to insert neatly between the horses of the Emperor and Prince An who were riding almost side by side, separating the two, so that he would not be caught talking to Shen Ying. King An heard it.
King An was bid farewell by Gu Min, crotch.The dismounted horse was almost frightened, but he couldn't get angry, and pointed at Gu Min with the whip in his hand and shouted: "Your name is Gu! What are you doing!"
Gu Min turned his head and glanced at King An quickly, raised his eyebrows, and suddenly lashed out a whip forcefully to slap the fart of King An's mount.In the buttocks, the horse was in pain and immediately galloped away. Before King An could react, he was led away by his own horse.
Shen Ying listened to An Junwang's furious cursing sound coming from ahead, and turned her head to look at Gu Min amusedly, "Alright, why are you playing tricks on him again?"
Gu Min looked forward and said calmly, "Your Majesty, this trip is dangerous, so be careful."
Shen Ying waved his whip without changing expression, "I know."
Gu Min tentatively asked: "Could it be that the emperor has already made foolproof preparations?"
Shen Ying was dressed in a hunting suit, sitting heroically on horseback, raised her head to face the wind, her brows were stern, her eyes were fixed on the road ahead, her lips were pursed into a straight line and she did not speak.
He bet everything on this adventure, it can be said to be a desperate gamble, if he wins the bet, he can truly rule the world, if he loses the bet, not only will he have nothing, even his life will be lost.
The bigger the bet, the more cautious it is of course.
Therefore, he only told Lin Zhenyue what he was going to do today. It's not that he doesn't trust others or Gu Min, but that the less people know about his plan, the less risk he can minimize. Besides, he doesn't tell them. It is also considering that if his plan fails, it will not affect other people, and other people can still sit in their current positions safely and will not be affected.
The light in Shen Ying's eyes flickered complicatedly for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said: "Don't worry, I know what's in my heart, no matter what happens later, don't be too nervous, I will be fine, just remember this and you will be fine." good."
Gu Min took a deep look at Shen Ying's profile, the corners of his mouth moved, and he didn't say anything.
A group of people rode horses to a forest at the foot of the mountain. Because they knew that the emperor would come to hunt today, the forbidden army had already cleared the area around here and patrolled it in advance. After confirming that there was no danger, they reported back to the emperor that they could come to hunt.
When the emperor travels, battles are of course a big deal. Except for the dozens of Habayashi soldiers who are closely guarding behind the emperor, there are Habayashi soldiers patrolling around this forest to prevent assassins from sneaking in.
But no matter how careful the security work was, it could not prevent someone in the Habayashi Army from being bribed, cooperating with the inside and outside, and deliberately letting the dead soldiers of the Feng family enter the forest where the emperor was hunting.
Shen Ying and his team rode horses into the woods to search for prey. Suddenly, Shen Ying saw a male sika deer rushing past him, and hurriedly chased after him.
Shen Ying suddenly galloped his horse, and no one had time to react. By the time Gu Min turned his horse and chased after him, Shen Ying had already run into the depths of the forest!
Gu Min frowned, his heart was beating wildly in mid-air, staring at Shen Ying's back in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Be careful!"
But Shen Ying turned a deaf ear to Gu Min's reminder, and instead rode faster and faster.
The forest here is tall and dense, and it is still early, so there is still some fog in the depths of the forest. Gu Min watched Shen Ying riding a horse into the thick fog in a low-lying place, and his heart almost rose to his throat. The area of the fog was not large, and when Gu Min chased downhill, Shen Ying's figure appeared within his line of sight again.
But before Gu Min was lucky enough to catch up with Shen Ying, countless men in black suddenly descended from the sky, some with spears or sharp knives in their hands, rushing up desperately to assassinate the emperor.
Gu Min and the guards who came behind were shocked when they saw this, they rushed over quickly, got off their horses, shot bows and arrows, and fought with those men in black, but the clothes worn by the emperor were too eye-catching, and those dead men had clear goals and did not love to fight. , who only wanted to take the emperor's life, a group of men in black were responsible for holding back the Habayashi army, and another group of men in black rode to chase the emperor.
Gu Min was riding on a horse and was surrounded by several men in black at the same time. Seeing that Shen Ying was about to disappear from his sight, and there was no one around to protect him, Gu Min was so anxious that he leaned over with an embroidery knife in his hand and chopped over the The two men in black broke through the encirclement and rushed in the direction of Shen Ying!
There are countless men in black chasing after him. Fortunately, the horse Shen Ying is riding is a red rabbit among horses, and his speed is not comparable to that of ordinary horses. After the horse stopped and refused to go any further, he realized that this was actually a dead end!
At the bottom of the slope is a big river several feet wide. If you want to go to the other side, you have to jump into the river and swim across!
This is really a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back.
The man in black behind him was about to catch up. He was outnumbered by himself. When the man in black caught up to him, he would have to die!
Before he could hesitate, Shen Ying dismounted immediately and jumped down the river decisively. When Gu Min arrived with the men in black, he only had time to see the corner of Shen Ying's clothes blown up by the wind when he jumped down.
Seeing this, Gu Min's eyes were tearing apart, he didn't care much, he swung his whip vigorously and rode away the men in black, and when he got to the side of the slope, he got off the horse without hesitation, and jumped down with Shen Ying——
But the big river down the slope is not only deep and wide, but also very fast. By the time Gu Min emerges from the water, Shen Ying's figure has long since disappeared on the river, and he doesn't know where he was washed away. !
Gu Min swam in the river for a long time and still couldn't find Shen Ying's person. Desperation gradually emerged in his heart. He thought that the emperor had really made foolproof preparations, so he believed Shen Ying's words to reassure him, but But he watched helplessly as Shen Ying was cornered and forced to jump into the river.
Where did he get washed away by the water?What if he doesn't know how to water?There are so many hidden reefs in this river, what if he hits somewhere?
Gu Min didn't dare to think about these scenarios, so he could only continue to swim forward to look for Shen Ying's figure, but as he searched in the river for a larger area and longer time, he was still nowhere to be found. The person he was looking for, Gu Min felt that his strength was being taken away from his body, and his whole body was about to be overwhelmed by despair...
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Seeing that the emperor jumped into the river, the man in black who assassinated the emperor could only retreat.
However, the Yulin Army had no choice but to search for the emperor's trace downstream, so they had no choice but to go back to the palace to report the assassination of the emperor to the Empress Dowager Liu.
"What?!" After listening to Lin Che's report, Empress Dowager Liu turned pale in shock, dropped the teacup in her hand, and slapped the table, "You said the emperor was assassinated? His whereabouts are unknown now? What are you kidding?! How is this possible?"
Lin Che knelt in front of the hall, "It's the minister's negligence and failure to manage the Habayashi Army well, which gave the assassin an opportunity to take advantage of it. Please forgive me, the Queen Mother!"
"What's the use of telling Ai's family these things now? Ai's family just wants to know, what about the other emperor?" Empress Dowager Liu was so anxious that she repeatedly slapped the table, and suddenly pointed at Prince An, who went hunting with the emperor but came back safely, "You say, What the hell happened!"
King An Jun had been frightened for a long time, and he was sad that Shen Ying's whereabouts were unknown. Now his mind was blank, and he stammered: "Hui, Hui Queen Mother, I, I don't know, where did those men in black come from? , the emperor was chasing a deer, those men in black and black rushed out, the emperor was forced to jump into the river, and also that Gu Shaojun also jumped..."
The emperor was assassinated and disappeared, and his life and death are unknown. What a big event, if there is any mistake, there will be chaos!
After all, Empress Dowager Liu calmed down after being anxious for a while, and asked Lin Che in a cold voice, "Can you find out who sent the assassin?"
Lin Che said: "Those assassins are dead men, and the few who were caught alive took poison and died. For the others who escaped, I have ordered the Habayashi Army to hunt them down with all their strength!"
"It's all trash!" Empress Dowager Liu gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice, "It is a decree to mourn the family. No one should leak the news about the emperor's assassination. Anyone who violates the law will be executed! The search for the emperor's whereabouts must be done in secret, and people must be seen... Die, want, see, corpse! Find it quickly!"
"I obey the order!" Lin Che got up and left quickly.
Empress Dowager Liu then ordered the inner eunuch in her palace, "Quickly tell Guo Jiuchen to come see Ai's family immediately!"
After giving these orders, Empress Dowager Liu sat down silently, and quickly calculated in her heart that the emperor was assassinated. Regardless of whether she would live or die in the end, she had to prepare early. Although she didn't know who sent the assassin to kill the emperor, but behind the scenes The black hand must be after her.
The emperor's disappearance can only be concealed for a while, and it is very likely that the paper will not be able to cover the flames. The country cannot live without a king. Ministers will definitely make use of the topic, so it is necessary to prepare a candidate for the new monarch early.
No matter who the new king is, he must listen to her.
Empress Dowager Liu suddenly thought of something, raised her sharp eyes and glanced at the anxious and bewildered King An Jun. Although King An Jun was not Gaozong's blood, he was still an orthodox descendant of the dragon, and more importantly, , An Junwang is an out-and-out wine bag and rice bag, and it is perfect to be an obedient puppet.
If Empress Dowager Liu was in the capital, she might not necessarily choose King An Jun, but now that she is in the palace, there is no more suitable candidate for successor than King An Jun, and she is even more afraid that there will be long nights and dreams. The court usurped the throne, so she had no choice but Prince An.
A cold light flashed in Empress Dowager Liu's eyes, she looked coldly at King An who was covered in cold sweat, and ordered: "Come here! Send King An to rest in the Jingsi Garden. Without the decree of Ai's family, King An is not allowed to leave the Jingsi Garden." !"
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"Your Majesty, the person has been rescued, but only slightly drowned, so it should be fine."
Shen Ying looked at Gu Min who was lying unconscious on the ground with a headache, then turned to ask the guard behind him: "Which of you knows artificial respiration? Let me wake him up."
The guards looked at each other, and finally the leader among them asked: "Dare to ask the emperor, what is artificial respiration?"
These guards are all the personal soldiers sent by Lin Zhenyue to secretly protect Shen Ying. They are all elites among the elites, not to mention their outstanding martial arts skills. What's more, everyone is loyal to Lin Zhenyue and has no second thoughts.
The leader's name was Lin Fan, and Lin Fan's clothes were exactly the same as Shen Ying's, and the two were also similar in shape. If they stood together and only looked at their backs, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to tell who was who.
This is Shen Ying's plan for today.
In fact, not long after Shen Ying entered the forest and pretended to chase the deer, he had already taken the opportunity to switch with Lin Fan. The man in black was chasing and killing Lin Fan, and it was Lin Fan who jumped into the river from the top of the slope.
Lin Fan is familiar with water, and originally wanted to swim directly downstream and then go ashore, but he didn't expect that Gu Min would jump off with him later on. In order to avoid revealing his secrets, Lin Fan had to swim upstream instead, hoping to wait for Gu Min to leave before he went ashore .
Who would have guessed that Gu Min was actually a single-minded person who swam in the water until his physical strength was exhausted, and he refused to leave. In the end, he almost sank to the bottom of the water and killed him. Fortunately, Lin Fan turned back and rescued him.
Shen Ying originally wanted to explain to them what artificial respiration is, but then she thought about it, artificial respiration is mouth-to-mouth, if other people are asked to give Gu Min artificial respiration, then in the future, Gu Min will use the mouth kissed by other men to respond. Came here to kiss him?
Shen Ying thought about it, and felt that this was not appropriate, so forget it, let him do it himself.
"Go back and hide first, don't let him find out." Shen Ying whispered to the guards, "When I let you show up, you will show up again, you know?"
Lin Fan was very clever in doing things, and quickly retreated to a distance with his guards to hide, so that there was no flaw to be found. If Shen Ying knew that someone was secretly protecting him, he would have thought that apart from him and Gu Min, Not a single person.
Shen Ying rolled up her sleeves, knelt beside Gu Min, and began to give him artificial respiration.
Lin Fan rescued him in time, and Gu Min didn't choke on much water. Rather than saying that he was drowning, it might be better to say that he was exhausted from swimming in the water and fainted from exhaustion, so he didn't wait for Shen Ying to do the third for him. After artificial respiration, Gu Min coughed twice, slowly regained consciousness, and woke up.
Gu Min slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Shen Ying's magnified face in front of his eyes, there was some disbelief in his eyes at first, and then ecstasy appeared in his eyes, and he sat up immediately, hugging Shen Ying tightly, "Your Majesty , thank God, you're all right!"
Shen Ying couldn't breathe smoothly because of the man's iron arm, "cough cough...... I told you all, will I be fine? What do you think you are dancing around? Hey, don't hug me so tightly , I can't breathe!"
Gu Min loosened his arms a little bit, staring at Shen Ying's eyebrows and eyes carefully, Deng repeatedly confirmed that Shen Ying was safe and sound, and then completely let go of him, his expression slowly returned to normal, "Do you want me to just watch? You jump off and do nothing?"
Shen Ying pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
He didn't expect Gu Min to be so desperate for him. He was already at the bottom of the hillside at that time. When he watched Gu Min jump down from the top, he didn't deny it, and his heart beat twice.
At that moment, he had a feeling that if there was an abyss in front of him, Gu Min might follow him and jump down without hesitation.
But why?
Wasn't Gu Min's purpose of entering the palace in the first place to assassinate him?
Later, the song was flattering, and he just wanted to use his favor to save his adoptive father, King Pingyang.
Not to mention, he accidentally discovered later that Gu Min had actually taken refuge in Guo Jiuchen in secret.
At the moment of life and death, if it's just a play on the spot, Gu Min doesn't need to be like this.
Didn't he think that if no one rescued him from the river just now, he would be drowned because of the loss of strength?
Shen Ying was a little dazed, the most elusive thing in the world was the human heart, and Gu Min's thoughts seemed even more difficult to fathom.
However, since Gu Min has jumped down now, he must not be allowed to go back for the time being, maybe he can take this opportunity to test out what Gu Min is thinking.
Gu Min had already noticed that something was wrong, looked at Shen Ying suspiciously, and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened just now?"
Shen Ying blinked, quickly thought up a set of explanations in her mind, and then seriously began to make up a story: "I didn't really jump into the river just now, but hid under the hillside, and when the assassins left, I took you from the river again." Rescued from the water, your jump almost ruined my plan, don’t you know? It took me a lot of effort to save you.”
Gu Min supported Shen Ying and the two to stand up together, "Why does the emperor take such a risk?"
Shen Ying said as a matter of course: "If I don't pretend to be dead, how can I stay out of the matter and watch the Queen Mother and Du Qianren dog bite dog?"
Gu Min looked around the surrounding environment. The two seemed to be still by the river, but they were no longer where they jumped off just now. He frowned deeply, with worry in his eyes, "Your Majesty is the only one here?"
It seemed that Gu Min didn't notice Lin Fan and the others, so Shen Ying nodded without blushing, "Yes."
Gu Min disagreed and said: "It's too dangerous, how can the emperor not be escorted?"
Shen Ying smiled as if nothing had happened: "Why is there no one?" After a pause, she raised her hand and patted Gu Min's chest, "Isn't there you now? Originally, I didn't want anyone to know my whereabouts after I pretended to die. Yes, but since you all jumped off with me...so Mr. Gu, the only one I can rely on now is you, you have to protect me well, you know?"
Gu Min narrowed his eyes slightly, examined Shen Ying's expression, and confirmed again, "Really, it's just me?"
Shen Ying didn't evade her eyes, "Well, it's still fake? If you don't believe me, look around and see if you can find a third person."
Gu Min looked at Shen Ying's dark eyebrows and eyes, his breathing suddenly became heavy, and a sentence kept flashing back in his mind, he is the only one, he is the only one who can be relied on... the emperor is the only one around ...
There seems to be some magical power in this sentence, which makes people feel more emotional and blood boil the more they think about it.
The two of them left the imperial palace and the court. At this moment, the emperor is no longer an emperor, and he is not an adult, as if the world is vast, and there are only the two of them accompanying each other.
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