Empress, you don't want to be thrown into limbo by your father, do you?

Great masters are not Chinese cabbage, and the troubled times in the Central Plains have been over for many years. Whether it is in troubled times or prosperous times, inside and outside the court, including rivers and lakes and some hidden places, not to mention great masters, even ordinary small masters are rare.

And a mere thousand households in the Jiangdong camp turned out to be a great master?

"I didn't expect such a character to be missed before!"

Li Changshou was not in a hurry, and there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth. With a wave of his hand, more masters of the Imperial City Secretary came up.

Yes, obviously he can subdue or even kill people with a little movement of his hands.

But he just doesn't do it, he just plays~
"Protect Your Highness!"

The people in the Imperial City Division were all carefully selected by Li Changshou, and they had given a lot of great rewards along the way to Jiangnan. Now, no matter how poor their basic talent is, they have become the first-class players in the world.

In addition, Huangcheng Division is not those disciples who claim to be from a decent family in Jianghu, and they are not polite in their actions.

The knife is deadly, and every move is to kill.

However, the person who broke into Li Changshou's mansion tonight was also not easy.

One person with one knife, the moves are wide open and closed, the momentum is like a rainbow, and he does not hide his military background, a very pure skill cultivated in the battlefield.

Especially the five-handled goose feather saber on the back, it is obvious that it is not a decoration, but for the time being, no one can force him to use all the weapons on his body, and he can do it with ease in the face of the siege of many masters of the Imperial City Division.

Everyone in the Imperial City Division, who could fight with only a simple knife in their hands, retreated steadily.

After more than ten moves, I only heard a series of muffled groans, and saw many masters of the Imperial City Division being blown away one after another. Only Guan Peng, relying on his deep skills, could barely hold on. As for the others, they were already lying on the ground without a fight. Power.

Fortunately, Li Changshou took a look and did not hurt anyone's life.

"It's a good idea to start."

The people in Huangcheng Division are all his confidantes, and they are also the soldiers he brought from the capital. If anyone dies under the knife of the opponent, even if he is eager for talents, he will never spare his life.

Now it seems that the person who came here has a sense of proportion, and he looks aggressive, but he is restrained enough.

At this moment, only Guan Peng was left struggling to support. The Xiuchun knife in his hand was already curled. When the opponent's Pu knife was slashed continuously, he heard a click, and it broke directly.

Seeing that all the people protecting Li Changshou were overthrown by the other party alone, even Guan Peng, a master master, was injured, and there was no one else around Li Changshou at this moment.

"Zuo Zhixiong! If you hurt His Highness, it will be a death penalty for the entire family!"

Guan Peng shouted angrily, but saw that the visitor put away the plain knife in his hand at once, then knelt on one knee and cupped his fists at Li Changshou and said, "The lowly job Jiangdong Daying Qianhu Zuo Zhixiong, pay homage to His Royal Highness Shou Wang!"

Yes, after overthrowing many masters of the Imperial City Division, the visitor did not strike at Li Changshou, but respectfully knelt on one knee and seemed to have no murderous intentions. You can see that his There was actually some cold sweat on his forehead.

Not because of fighting but for other reasons.

As for the reason, Li Changshou knew very well that from the moment the other party entered the door, he looked aggressive, but in fact, he was merciful in every move and style. If he was really rushing to kill him, there was no need to be so restrained.

"Do you know what is the consequence of breaking into Gu's mansion in the middle of the night and still using a knife in front of Gu's face?"

Although Li Changshou could tell that he was not hostile, as the governor of the East China Sea, it was impossible for him to be calm, and it was even more impossible for him to be courteous to corporals easily.

He had to show the aura he should have, otherwise, many people in Jiangdong would think he was weak and deceitful.

"Humble position understands, but it is a helpless act of humble position, I hope His Highness will calm down!"

Zuo Zhixiong knelt on one knee and clasped his fists in both hands. It was indeed a helpless choice for him to come here tonight. He is now betting on the rumors and facts of the outside world. He is betting that Li Changshou is not like other high-ranking dignitaries who kill people at every turn to vent their anger.

If he loses the bet tonight, he has already figured out how to retreat, fight a bloody way to save the person, and then find another place to live in seclusion.

"Oh? To appease Gu's anger? You came to Gu's mansion and injured the person in the Imperial City Division. People who didn't know thought you were going to assassinate Gu's life when they saw it, but now let Gu appease his anger?"

Li Changshou couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, but his tone was so cold that his heart was pierced.

"Yes, I know that the collision tonight has disturbed His Highness, but I am really forced to do so. I hope His Highness can forgive me!"

Zuo Zhixiong replied again, although he knelt on one knee with a respectful attitude, but his tone was not so humble and obsequious. He is a warrior, and he is a soldier.

So coming here tonight is also a straightforward approach, taking a lot of risks to come here.

"Zuo Zhixiong, you charged His Highness, come and take him down!"

There was blood on the corner of Guan Peng's mouth. After being by Li Changshou's side for so long, he naturally knew a little about Li Changshou's actions, so he immediately pretended to groan angrily, but in fact he winked at the other people in the Imperial City Department, meaning to cooperate with them next time. Your Highness is acting.

"promise!"

All the masters of the Imperial City Department hurried forward, and were about to put their knives on Zuo Zhixiong's neck.

Seeing that the crowd gathered around, Zuo Zhixiong's eyes flickered sharply, considering whether to do it again, but before he made up his mind, there was a turning point.

"stop."

Li Changshou waved his hand lightly, and all the people in the Imperial City Division stopped in their tracks.

Guan Peng also followed the trend, deliberately stepped forward and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, this person dares to assassinate with evil intentions, he must not be deceived!"

"Gu believes in the way he sees people. Mr. Zuo doesn't look like he is going to assassinate you tonight. You all stand back."

"promise!"

Guan Peng immediately waved his hand when he heard the words, and the masters of the Imperial City Division including him took a few steps back, but they did not leave but continued to stare at him.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Zhixiong, who knelt on the ground on one knee, breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his head and said, "His Highness Xie believes what the humble official says!"

"Let's talk, what's the reason why you came to see Gu with such a big commotion tonight? If you don't have a reason to convince Gu, then Gu will never let you down!"

reason?

Zuo Zhixiong immediately raised his head and cupped his fists, "His Royal Highness, several subordinates of the humble staff were arrested by the Imperial City Secretary for no reason, and the humble staff wanted to ask the reason several times but were turned away."

"Zuo Zhixiong! The Secretary of the Imperial City is appointed by His Majesty and is not restricted by the cabinet and the six ministries. There is never any reason to arrest people. Not to mention that you are not qualified to intervene even if you are the governor of Lin'an City or even the prefect of the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Guan Peng shouted in a deep voice, in fact it is true.

The Imperial City Secretary always walks sideways in the capital, let alone in the local area?
Although Qianhu is not a small official, he is still far behind in the face of the Imperial City Secretary.

Not even a big official like Erpin Zhoumu has the right to ask, just a thousand households?
Of course, the prefects of the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River have always been vacant. According to the laws of the court, Li Changshou, as the governor of the East China Sea, can directly serve as the prefects of the south of the Yangtze River and hold all the power in his hands.

"Xiaozhi understands, but I still hope that His Highness will be lenient. Those people are loyal and patriotic virtuous people. They have never committed any violations of the laws of the court, and they have never been in secret with those big families in Jiangdong Take money!"

Zuo Zhixiong raised his voice again, "I hope Your Highness will see clearly, and you must not mistakenly believe that villains have wronged loyal and virtuous ministers!"

It turned out that the reason why there was such a big commotion tonight was to save a few subordinates a chance of life.

From this point, it can also be seen that Zuo Zhixiong is a man of true temperament, but he is too straightforward and ignorant of flexibility, so he actually used this method to ask Li Changshou to see him.

In case of encountering some stupid and incompetent people with small minds, not to mention saving a few of his subordinates, even he himself will be involved in the actions tonight.

Of course, Li Changshou could clearly see that Zuo Zhixiong still had nothing to say, so he smiled lightly, "Oh? So it's because of this?"

"Shouldn't that be the whole reason for Mr. Zuo to break into the Gu mansion tonight?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zuo Zhixiong shook his shoulders, then took a deep breath and did not quibble to hide it, but nodded and said: "Your Highness has sharp eyes, and there are indeed other reasons for the humble position."

"tell me the story."

"Before I went to the Jiangdong camp, I worked as an errand for General Zhao at the Yanzhou border."

Yanzhou is an important border area in the north of the Dagan Dynasty, and further north is the grassland and desert, which is also the territory of the northern nomads. For thousands of years, there have been conflicts and even sent troops south to burn, kill and loot.

"so?"

Li Changshou probably figured out what the other party was coming for, but he didn't point it out on purpose.

Zuo Zhixiong took a deep breath, then clasped his fists and said: "General Zhao was convicted and imprisoned and died on the way to exile, and General Zhao had a daughter who was sent to the Jiaofang Division when she was still young. I have always wanted to find her daughter, and I want to help redeem her from the Jiaofang Division and return her to her citizenship, which can be regarded as a humble job to repay the kindness of General Zhao back then!"

Hearing this, Li Changshou was completely sure.

The benefactor's daughter that Zuo Zhixiong wanted to find was Zhao Yinger, who also had the same surname as Zhao and was a daughter of a former official. The key point was that he had someone investigate Zhao Yinger's background. Her father was indeed a general at the frontier of Yanzhou.

It's just that he was convicted and imprisoned for something, and the ending was a little bit miserable.

"Your Highness, the subordinates and others discovered that several hundred households under Zuo Zhixiong had been secretly spying on Concubine Ying, so they were all arrested and wanted to be tortured."

Guan Peng is also a smart person, and the Secretary of Huangcheng has already asked about it from the few people under Zuo Zhixiong.

At this moment, he hurried forward to explain the situation.

Li Changshou showed a clear look, and then looked at Zuo Zhixiong, who was kneeling on the ground, "It seems that Master Zuo is not only here for your subordinates, but also for the lonely side concubine?"

"Your Majesty's enlightenment!"

Zuo Zhixiong didn't deny it, and then explained: "It's a humble job, I didn't know that the benefactor's daughter had been redeemed by His Highness from the Jiaofang Secretary, so if there is anything that offends His Highness, I hope you will have a lot of it!"

"This matter was done by one person in the humble position. Those subordinates in the humble position don't know the reason, and I hope that His Highness can be lenient and forgive them for their crimes."

In the final analysis, it was actually a misunderstanding.

By coincidence, it will evolve into this.

Li Changshou didn't refuse after hearing this, but he asked with a half-smile: "If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with releasing them alone, but Master Zuo seems to have something to say, right?"

If it was a misunderstanding, as Zuo Zhixiong, he could actually come to see him instead of rushing in this way.

"Your Highness, I would like to meet Concubine Ying!"

See Zhao Yinger?

Li Changshou frowned, of course he could see that Zuo Zhixiong didn't have any crooked thoughts, more like...

"It seems that Lord Zuo feels that Gu can't take good care of Yinger, and Xingshi is here to ask the crime?"

"I dare not to be humble!"

In fact, it is!

After finding out that General Zhao's daughter had been living in the Jiaofang Division of Qiantang County all these years, Zuo Zhixiong wanted to slap himself a few times, but he had never been to the Jiaofang Division, and he never thought that she was right under his nose.

But after learning about it, she was told that Zhao Ying'er was taken away, and then the investigation continued, which led to the current scene.

"It doesn't matter, you are also repaying the kindness, I can understand."

Li Changshou is not completely narrow-minded, and sometimes he is quite open-minded.

After knowing the reason, he waved his hand directly, "Go to the front hall and wait."

Zuo Zhixiong is a talent. Not only is he strong in martial arts, but compared to those around him in the Imperial City Division, he was born in the army, and Li Changshou actually lacks such talents now.