The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

1. Assassin ([-])

Early April, although it is a season of green willows and flowers, and bright spring, it is also a time when the climate is prone to change, often catching up with "noisy weather".

As far back as the Liang Dynasty, some people have recorded that during the Cold Food Festival two days before Qingming, there are often "strong winds and heavy rain".Fortunately, after a night's rest, the rain stopped. At noon the next day, the clouds finally cleared up, and the sunny day came out.

"My lord, everything has been packed and ready to leave at any time." Eunuch Quan unknowingly returned to the position closest to Chen Ke, and arranged all the chores in place.

Chen Ke also acquiesced in this state, and neither explained nor felt embarrassed about the inexplicable alienation before, but after all, there was a thorn in his heart, and he would more or less doubt and be wary of the people around him.

"Let's go." Chen Ke ordered to start immediately, and rushed to Wushan at a high speed.

The excuse Chen Ke gave earlier to go to Wushan to recuperate is not false. The foggy mountain is shrouded in clouds and mists all the year round. There is a Wushan Temple on the mountainside. Master Jie is very skilled in medicine, and the purpose of Chen Ke's trip is to ask Master Jie to treat him and Xu Qingfeng.

The carriage runs on the official road, although the skilled driver tries to make the carriage run smoothly.

But Xu Qingfeng was still tossed upside down like beans, the excitement before departure was swept away, and the dizzy feeling made him lean on the soft cushion a little sleepily.

Seeing that Xu Qingfeng tends to get motion sickness, Eunuch Quan thoughtfully prepared four or five cushions and soft blankets for Xu Qingfeng. Since Chen Ke said to take good care of Xu Qingfeng, Eunuch Quan really took care of Xu Qingfeng wholeheartedly. Xu Qingfeng, and Xu Qingfeng's special intelligence really needs such meticulous care.

But Xu Qingfeng is more used to being close to Chen Ke than his father-in-law's care.

After lying down for a while and recovering, Xu Qingfeng leaned against Chen Ke and pulled up the blanket to wrap himself up.

After a while, he got out of the blanket again, revealing two big eyes, and after a while, his hair was messed up, Xu Qingfeng was still very happy.

I don't know what Xu Qingfeng is playing, and Chen Ke doesn't care about him, holding the silk cloth that was removed from Xu Qingfeng's coat in his hand to study.

There is not much content on the silk book, it reads:

"Give it to my descendants of the Zhou family. A hundred years ago in the battle against Qi, our family defeated the Yang people and barbarians, and fortunately unified the world. However, the world will not have a long-term harmony, and there will be a day of disintegration. I have already felt it. Although I feel regretful but not depressed, now that the rebel army is approaching the city, weeping and writing a book to my descendants of the Great Zhou Dynasty, my family has passed down a treasure that can hold our family prosperous and safe, and there are even more supernatural powers, only a few people don’t know. Look at me The descendants of the Great Zhou found a rare treasure and revived the country."

The word "Jingdi" can be vaguely discerned on the seal where the signature is placed.

Emperor Jing was the last emperor of the former Zhou Dynasty. He reigned for only three years and was only 27 years old at the time.

Chen Ke understands the content of the silk writing. The so-called Battle of Chasing Qi was a melee 120 years ago. At that time, the world was separated and wars were raging. Zhou Yi teamed up with Ludi, Sudi and other forces to defeat the central people, and then unified the Central Plains. The flames of war for nearly ten years were finally extinguished. Zhou Yi established the Great Zhou Dynasty and became the first emperor Zhaodi of the young Zhou Dynasty.

In the next 40 years, the Zhou Dynasty recuperated, and the Central Plains became more and more prosperous. The three emperors after Emperor Zhao all had the talent to manage the country. Qi was driven to death in the First World War.

However, the subsequent emperor, Wendi, was absurd. He sang and sang every day, indulged in sensuality, and spent money like water. The traces harassed the border from time to time, but Emperor Wen turned a deaf ear to the pain on the frontier, increased military service, and the people complained.

When the Great Zhou Dynasty passed into the hands of Emperor Jing Zhouquan, the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty was already on the verge of collapse, and the people of the central government seemed to have cultivated enough and led their troops to make a comeback.

The Jiedu envoy Chen Wei, who had been stationed on the frontier before, led his troops to attack the Yangren, defeated the Yangren after several rounds, and then took advantage of the momentum to attack the imperial capital and seize the throne-this is the origin of the Chen family.Chen Wei was also Emperor Xuanwu who died not long ago.

Everyone in this period of history knows that the progress of history is inevitable, but whoever sits in the country depends on luck and strength.Today, the border is not peaceful, and the Yang people have repeatedly committed crimes, and they are likely to make a comeback.

According to legend, Emperor Jing was a gentle man, knew people well, but had a tough heart. When Chen Weizhe invaded the imperial capital, he chose to commit suicide by taking poison.

Looking at the delicate and powerful characters on the silk script, Chen Ke felt sorry for this famous and legendary last emperor.But apart from this period of history, Chen Ke didn't know what the so-called Zhou's treasures referred to.

"Handed down treasure...?" Hearing Chen Ke muttering alone, Xu Qingfeng turned to look at him curiously.

Unable to think of any clues, Chen Ke put down the silk cloth and combed Xu Qingfeng's hair.Xu Qingfeng obediently asked Chen Ke to tidy up for him, and rubbed Chen Ke's hand like a cat.

His eyes fell on the necklace on Xu Qingfeng's neck. Chen Ke pulled the necklace out with a rope, held the pendant in his hand and looked at it over and over again, but still couldn't make out the pattern on it. "Who gave this to you?" Chen Ke put the necklace back under Xu Qingfeng's skirt and asked.

"One, grandpa." Xu Qingfeng gesticulated his eyebrows and his beard in an exaggerated manner. Chen Ke didn't understand what he meant, but he thought it was cute and funny, so he couldn't help but want to tease Xu Qingfeng.

"Let's go to the Wushan Mountain now. There are monsters in the Wushan Mountain. Are you afraid?" Chen Ke said imitating Xu Qingfeng's appearance, exaggerating the image of a monster: "It looks very white, and its face is like a white pancake. The eyes are thin like lines, and the mouth is red and big..."

Xu Qingfeng blinked his eyes, then shook his head seriously: "It's not a monster."

"Huh? What?" Chen Ke made it up casually, while thinking about what a monster should look like. Before he had time to conceive a specific idea, he didn't expect Xu Qingfeng to refute him immediately.

"It's not a monster." Xu Qingfeng replied solemnly, "It's Eunuch Quan."

Chen Ke was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but patted his forehead and laughed. Indeed, the image he just described was very similar to Grandpa Quan.

"That's right, it's not a monster, it's Grandpa Quan. The monster I'm talking about has eyes as big as wheels, glowing red, staring at you angrily, and has sharp teeth in its mouth..."

"There are assassins!"

A cry of exclamation broke the happy atmosphere in the carriage, followed by a sudden brake, the carriage was thrown sideways, Chen Ke's head hit the wall of the carriage hard, and Xu Qingfeng rolled into Chen Ke's arms.

After a moment of dizziness, Chen Ke slowly came back to his senses, and met Xu Qingfeng's restless and worried eyes.

Patting Xu Qingfeng soothingly, Chen Ke hugged him tightly, and slowly straightened up and sat up.

At this time, outside the carriage was already the sound of fighting with weapons being handed over, as well as the sound of flesh being cut, screams and groans could be heard endlessly.Xu Qingfeng's face was pale, and he leaned against Chen Ke's arms and shivered.

"Don't be afraid." Chen Ke gently stroked Xu Qingfeng's back, listening intently to the movement outside the carriage.

After about a stick of incense, the voices outside gradually subsided, and the voices of Zuo Ming, the leader of the dark guards, and Grandpa Quan could be faintly heard. Chen Ke felt relieved, patted Xu Qingfeng, and asked him in a low voice, "Are you hurt?"

Xu Qingfeng hadn't recovered yet, and his reaction was slow. Chen Ke couldn't help frowning and looking around, and felt relieved after seeing no obvious trauma.

"My lord." Zuo Ming's voice came from outside, "The assassin is repelling."

The carriage turned over, and Chen Ke and Xu Qingfeng needed to get out of the carriage before the guards turned the carriage over.

After being offended, Zuo Ming lifted the curtain of the car and tried to help Chen Ke out, but it was Chen Ke hugging Xu Qingfeng that caught his eyes. Zuo Ming concealed the surprise in his eyes, and pretended to be natural to help Chen Ke, However, Chen Ke pushed Xu Qingfeng and signaled Zuo Ming to take Xu Qingfeng out first.

"My lord?"

Chen Ke pretended not to see Zuo Ming's surprise, and ordered: "Help him out first."

"Yes." Zuo Ming lowered his head, stopped questioning, and carefully helped Xu Qingfeng out, and then helped Chen Ke out of the carriage.

Xu Qingfeng was very disturbed, but obediently got off the carriage, and then stood tightly beside Chen Ke.

"What's going on?" Chen Ke only had the energy to ask now.

"My lord, there are 12 assassins in total, ambushing on the slopes on both sides of the official road. They advance and retreat with certainty, and organize their attacks in an orderly manner. Judging by my humble job, they are professional killers, dedicated assassins.

Ten assassins have been executed so far, and their clothes and signs are being checked. Two escaped, and the guards chased them. "

"Heh." Chen Ke sneered, thinking in his heart who was trying so hard to kill him. He didn't doubt Chen Mao in this matter. King Ren was murdered as soon as he left the capital. What would people in the world think?So it is unlikely that Chen Mao did it.So, who is behind the scenes?

"My lord, please get on the carriage." After dealing with the carriage issue, Eunuch Quan came over to ask Chen Ke for instructions.

Chen Ke nodded, now it is the safest way to rush to Wushan as soon as possible.

Pulling Xu Qingfeng towards the carriage, Chen Ke still let Xu Qingfeng get into the carriage first, Zuo Ming frowned, seeing Eunuch Quan lowering his brows and narrowing his eyes, he didn't persuade him, so he just kept silent and stood aside.

At this time, a short dart struck Zuo Ming, Zuo Ming was startled, and dodged to hide, looking in the direction of the dart, another dart came from another direction, with a tricky angle, "Protect the prince!"

With a loud shout, Zuo Ming flew straight towards the direction where the dart came from, but in the next second, two short arrows flew towards the carriage at high speed, Eunuch Quan only had time to block one, and the other stabbed hard at the horse on the left on the ass.

"hiss--"

The horse was stimulated, its front hooves were raised high, and when it fell, it jumped to the horse on the right. The frightened horse dragged the carriage forward and galloped forward. .

"My lord!" Grandpa Quan exclaimed, and there was a mess all around.

On the carriage, Chen Ke, who had just gotten into the carriage, only heard Zuo Ming's yell, and before he had time to react, he felt his body being thrown up violently, and after falling, he rolled forward and fell into the soft cushion in the carriage, and then It's a tight hug—

Xu Qingfeng threw himself on Chen Ke and hugged Chen Ke tightly. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to open his eyes or let go, and shouted: "My lord, don't be afraid!"

Chen Ke felt a pain in his back, so he had no choice but to hold back the pain, and stretched out his arms to hug Xu Qingfeng.

The carriage was still galloping.