Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan hurriedly put on an inconspicuous navy blue cloak, and went out to the stable to lead the horse.

The imperial guards who were on guard at night were alarmed, and the captain hurriedly asked, "Where are you going late at night, my lord?"

"Go to the west city." Su Yan said, "Order three or five people, change into common clothes and follow me, try not to attract people's attention."

The captain of the guard wanted to persuade him to bring more people, but just as he was about to speak, Su Yan leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.The captain nodded after listening: "Everything is obeyed by the adults."

The night was dark, the streets and alleys were empty, and the sound of horseshoes stepped over the remaining puddles on the stone floor, splashing strings of water.

Four Tiqi, guarding a man in a cloak in the middle, galloped westward.

Between Huanghuafang and Xiaoyongfang, more than half of the imperial city is separated, so it is impossible to walk in a straight line.You can only go west, cross Qingqingfang and Nanxunfang, go to Dong'anmen outside the imperial city, then turn along the Yuhe River to Chang'anmen Street, which is just south of the imperial city, and bypass the wall of Xiyuan to reach Xiaoyongfang. .

On weekdays, people come and go on the street, and when the carriage can only stroll slowly, Su Yan didn't feel impatient. Tonight, the horse drove smoothly, but felt that the road to Shen's residence was extremely long.

As if galloping for a long time, Su Yan suddenly reined in his horse and slowed down, asking the guards beside him, "Why haven't you arrived yet?"

One of the guards replied: "We will be there soon. Your Excellency is on the left of Dashi Yongfang, and on the right is the Taiye Pond in Xiyuan within the palace wall. If you go a little further, you will arrive at Xiaoshi Yongfang."

"Dashiyongfang..." Su Yan pondered, "The assassination of His Royal Highness seems to be in the alley of Dashiyongfang."

"Yes. Why did your lord suddenly mention this matter, but what new discoveries have you made?"

Su Yan turned his head to look at the dark alleyways, where the rice fields were criss-crossed, all hidden in the silent night.He said softly: "Grand Turtle's testimony said that there are several entrances to the underground 'Mingtang' in the capital, and he only knows two of them. After the public trial, some believers came to their senses and reported several other places. The underground dens of church meetings are scattered in various workshops in five cities.

"I have carefully read the information compiled by Beizhen Fusi, but I didn't see Dashi Yongfang. Do you know why?"

The guard looked at him blankly, as if he didn't understand the unfinished meaning of the words: "The humble position is dull, please make it clear, sir."

Su Yan sighed secretly.

Sometimes his thinking is too lively, causing some jumps in his speech, and those who can't keep up with the rhythm will inevitably find it inexplicable.But if it was Qilang and Ah Zhui, even King Yu could understand his meaning clearly, and even draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

There is also the emperor, he always feels that talking with the emperor is like playing chess, the other party always seems to think one step ahead of him, and hide one more trick.So he doesn't even need to say some words, the other party can understand them.

As for the prince Zhu Helin, although he was young and his temperament was uncertain, he often thought of what to do, but that kind of unconstrained and unrestrained temperament was a rare treasure that could hardly be cultivated in the deep palace with strict hierarchy.

——All in all, he was spoiled by these people, so he picks on the tacit understanding with other people. It is really easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.

Su Yan asked and answered listlessly: "Because it slipped through the net. There must be a stronghold of the Vacuum Sect in the Dashi Yongfang, and it is at a level that ordinary believers and lower-level leaders can't reach, so it hasn't been exposed. .”

The guard was surprised: "Since this is the case, it is dangerous to stay here for a long time. Your Excellency, you should go back to the residence as soon as possible. Come back in the daytime tomorrow, it will be safer."

After the bombing, the capital stepped up its night patrols. Not only the soldiers and horses of the five cities, but even the Beijing army also formed a team to patrol.They had been stopped and interrogated four times just now, and they had to show the seal of Dali Temple to pass the test. It is quite difficult for the remnants of the Seven Killing Battalion or the Vacuum Sect to run around the city.

Even so, the four guards still did not dare to relax their vigilance. They all looked solemn when they heard Su Yan say that they were stepping on the edge of the beast's nest right now.

"Go ahead and go to Xiaoyongfang." Su Yan smiled, "They haven't bared their fangs to pounce on the meat brought to their mouths, and they are probably wondering if this is a trap. Let them figure it out .”

He raised his whip again and urged his horse to gallop westward, but the guards couldn't do anything, so they had to beat their horses to keep up.

Not long after passing the Imperial City and Xiyuan, we entered the alley at the junction of Da and Xiaoyongfang.In front was a stone arch bridge. Su Yan was about to get off his horse and lead him across when a guard beside him suddenly called out "Be careful" and threw him down——

A cold arrow shot silently from under the bridge hole, the arrowhead was pitch black, and flew past Su Yan's side.If it wasn't for the guard's sharp reaction and timely shot, the arrow might have blocked his throat with blood.

The other three guards drew their swords one after another and protected Su Yan to evacuate.But I saw twenty or thirty figures jumping out like ghosts from under the bridge hole, on nearby roof ridges, and among the trees beside the road.The figures were all wearing black costumes and black scarves covering their faces, and stabbed at the guards with a cold murderous aura from the blade in their hands.

Seeing the large number of opponents, the tricky and vicious sword moves, and the tacit cooperation with each other without a single word of nonsense, these guards were obviously well-trained assassins, and their hearts were awe-inspiring.

But they are able to serve the imperial court, their own martial arts are outstanding, and they have gone through storms, even if the enemy is outnumbered and suddenly challenged, they will not panic.

The guard who threw Su Yan down, carried him on his horse, and galloped towards the way he came from without hesitation. As long as he came to the vicinity of the imperial city along Chang'anmen Avenue, there must be defenders who could call for help.

The other three guards clung to the assassins who were pursuing them desperately, desperately injured and died, and they also wanted to buy time for them to ask for help.

It was not the first time Su Yan was in danger, but the feeling of death coming when the sword light swept across in the next second still made his chest tighten and his heart beat wildly.He took a deep breath, took out a fireworks dedicated to Jin Yiwei from his arms, and lit it quickly.

With a sharp whistle, the fireworks shot straight into the sky, and a mass of red light was extremely eye-catching in the dark night.

Several black arrows shot from behind. The guard leaned over and pressed Su Yan tightly on the horse's back. After avoiding the arrows, he stuffed the rein into Su Yan's hand and said loudly in the howling night wind: "Wan Don’t panic, my lord, just lie on the horse and continue running eastward, and you will soon meet the defenders!”

"Listen!" Su Yan said.

The guards heard the sound of horseshoes...not only from the horses under him, but also from the overlapping of countless hoofbeats, like thunder rolling in the sky during the Waking of Insects, and even the stone floor trembled...

"It's the reinforcements!" the guard shouted ecstatically.

"No, it's an ambush." ​​Su Yan looked at the Jinyiwei Tiqi who was rushing forward like a tide, his eyes were as bright as stars, "The enemy is dark and we are clear. Instead of worrying about the dark arrow all the time, it is better to lead the snake out of the hole. The four of you have worked hard tonight. Let's be the bait together."

The guard was at a loss for words for a moment, he didn't know whether it was admiration or fear.

Su Yan was afraid that he would misunderstand and think that he was neglecting human life, so he hurriedly explained: "I didn't intend to use you as bait, but I was going to go out, so I wanted to save more time to deal with emergencies."

The guard sighed: "My lord, this is just using myself as a bait, why feel guilty? When we are in danger, we will be armed with martial arts, and we can't escape. What about you, my lord? Have you ever thought that if we are timid and afraid? If you die, leave your lord alone to escape, what should your lord do?"

Su Yan laughed: "I know that no matter what you do, you will never abandon me. You are all loyal people, otherwise why would the emperor send you to protect me?"

While speaking, Jin Yiwei's men and horses passed by them, and went straight to the black-clothed assassin who was chasing after them.

The captain of the guard who was told by Su Yan before going out rode his horse up and sized up Su Yan nervously. Seeing that he was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said, "Luckily, my humble job does not disgrace my life. I will arrange the reinforcements in time and lay in ambush." Opposite Dashi Yongfang, near the Baochao Bureau in Xiyuan. Just wait for the signal from your lord and act immediately."

Su Yan turned his horse's head and followed them to hunt down the assassins. He said, "These men in black are probably the killers of the Seven Killing Battalion. If they are alive, I will interrogate them one by one."

The captain sent the order down immediately.

Su Yan came to the stone bridge where he was attacked again, and saw the man in black beating and retreating. He seemed to want to break through and escape, but was repeatedly blocked by the fighting Jin Yiwei, intending to capture him alive.

Several black-clothed assassins were cornered, bit the wax shell of the pill hidden in their mouths, and then knelt down with their swords, convulsing all over their bodies.

Su Yan hurriedly raised his voice, "Don't let them commit suicide!"

Jin Yiwei rushed over to try to pry open the jaws of the assassins, but saw that the pupils of these people gradually turned blood red, and they roared in pain.

"—Xue Tong!" A Jin Yiwei yelled, "Don't look at them, be careful not to get enchanted!"

The assassin in the blood pupil state is crazy and fierce, like a puppet, he knows no pain, and can easily cast the nightmare technique, which is extremely difficult to deal with.In a blink of an eye, Jin Yiwei, who was too close, was accidentally attacked, his consciousness fell into a trance, and he launched an attack regardless of the enemy or himself, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

Seeing this, the guards urged Su Yan to leave again and again.

Su Yan also knew the current situation, it was useless to stay by himself, instead he had to distract everyone to protect him, so under the cover of the guards, he withdrew from the battle circle.

When leaving along the river bank, a flying claw and white rope suddenly shot out from under the dark water, grabbed Su Yan's shoulder, and dragged him from the galloping horse back into the river, splashing a huge splash.

The guards were shocked, and jumped into the river one after another, resisting the enemy and looking for people in the spray and white waves.

But until the water surface calmed down, they still couldn't find Su Yan's figure. They were very annoyed and unwilling to speculate that after the assassin in the river dragged Mr. Su into the water, he immediately led people to swim with the current and left the river.

This person is good at swimming, and his skills should not be underestimated. What is even more terrifying is his firm and tenacious will. He endured the whole process of lurking, and finally seized the fleeting opportunity.Being able to snatch people away under heavy protection, and fleeing away without any reluctance after a successful blow, it can be said to be exquisite in the grasp of advance and retreat.

The captain of the guards looked livid, and he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Look for it! Divide into two teams and search the upstream and downstream carefully, both in the river and on the bank. You must rescue Mr. Su safely, otherwise you will wait to be raised!"