"Your Highnesses, it's raining too much. There's a slippery slope in front of us. Whenever it rains heavily, the rocks on the mountain will roll down easily. It's going to be dark soon. How about we rest for the night and start again at dawn tomorrow?" "

Huo Xingye reported to Xie Chenglin and Xie Chengxuan.

He is the son of General Huo and is currently in the army. This time he was selected and sent to provide disaster relief.

Xie Chengxuan is the legitimate son of the middle palace, and Xie Chenglin is the eldest son. They are of equal status.

However, during this disaster relief, both of them only assisted Shen Yan.

Therefore, Huo Xingye reported to the two of them at the same time.

"Okay." Xie Chengxuan said.

"No!" Xie Chenglin said loudly.

Xie Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and he sarcastically said to Xie Chenglin, "Brother, you don't have to be so anxious if you want to make meritorious deeds, right?"

Xie Chenglin spoke righteously, "Fourth brother, you are too superficial. Why are you only thinking about meritorious service? I am the eldest son of my father, and I have the responsibility to set a good example for you."

He put on airs and lectured Xie Chengxuan, "As a prince, you should care about all the people in the world like me, instead of delaying the disaster for your own selfish interests. Do you know what delaying it for one night means?"

He raised his voice and raised his head, as if he was coming from heaven to save mortals.

"……Ha ha……"

Xie Chengxuan burst into laughter after hearing this, not hiding the sarcasm on his face at all.

"Just you? Are you setting an example for us?" Xie Chengxuan asked with a smile, "Let us learn from you in your debauchery? Are you seizing the women of the people?"

The proud look on Xie Chenglin's face disappeared instantly, replaced by cold anger.

Xie Chengxuan continued, "But why do what you just said sound so familiar to me? Oh, I remembered, isn't this what Princess Anping often said?"

"Brother, even if you follow Princess Anping's example, your status in my father's heart will never be as good as Princess Anping's. If you imitate others, it will only make my father more disgusted!"

"Xie Chengxuan, what do you mean?" Xie Chenglin was completely angry, "No matter what, I will never be as despicable as you. Dining alone with a married woman is extremely shameless!"

When Xie Chengxuan heard that Xie Chenglin mentioned the incident of eating with Yan Zhaoyue again, he was not to be outdone, "I just had that meal with her. Unlike you, of course you don't eat with married women. Instead, skip eating and just go to bed..."

"Xie Chengxuan!"

Xie Chenglin didn't wait for Xie Chengxuan to finish speaking, and directly raised his fist and punched Xie Chengxuan in the face.

Xie Chengxuan was caught off guard, his teeth bit his lip, and a little blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and punched Xie Chenglin in the face with his backhand.

Suddenly, the whole scene became very chaotic.

"Your Highnesses, stop fighting, business matters are more important." Huo Xingye shouted loudly and rushed between the two to start a fight.

Xie Chengxuan and Xie Chenglin were jealous, and they didn't care whether he lived or died.

The two of them each kicked Huo Xingye and rolled him aside.

Most of the people who followed Xie Chenglin and Xie Chengxuan to provide disaster relief this time were soldiers from the imperial court, such as Huo Xingye.

However, the two of them also brought their own people.

When the two of them were fighting, each of them also stared at the other, as if just a fuse was needed, and the two sides would immediately confront each other with swords.

At this moment, a hail of arrows fell from the sky.

Xie Chengxuan's people thought it was Xie Chenglin's people who took action first.

Similarly, Xie Chenglin's people also thought that Xie Chengxuan's people made the first move.

Both sides drew their swords and started fighting immediately.

Huo Xingye rolled around on the ground, covered in mud, like a clay figure.

He was about to get up and continue to break up the fight, but he saw the sword flying from the mountain.

At the same time, there were dense crowds of men in black on the mountain.

"There's an assassin!" Huo Xingye shouted, "Run, there's an assassin!"

When everyone heard his shout, they immediately stopped fighting.

Xie Chengxuan and Xie Chenglin also calmed down, and they quickly began to give instructions.

"Retreat!" Xie Chengxuan ordered, "Retreat to a safe place as quickly as possible!"

"Move forward quickly so that the assassins cannot catch up with us!" Xie Chenglin's order was completely opposite to Xie Chengxuan's.

The soldiers looked at each other, confused.

Who should listen to this?

The assassin in black didn't give them time to think, and then another hail of arrows struck.

This time, countless soldiers were hit by arrows.

Xie Chengxuan glared at Xie Chenglin, but the two still refused to give in.

He shouted, "Follow me if you want to live!"

Xie Chenglin also shouted loudly, "If you don't want to die, you have to come with me!"

Suddenly, all the soldiers were divided into two groups, one group forward and one group backward.

However, it was too late.

The road is a canyon with mountains on both sides.

The black-clothed assassins rushed down from the mountains on the left and right, and the black-clothed assassins in front and behind the canyon also closed in.

Now whether they want to move forward or retreat, they have no chance.

The assassins in black attacked from all sides and made dumplings out of them.

Suddenly, swords flashed and blood flowed like a river.

The casualties of the soldiers were far greater than those of the black-clad assassins.

The assassins in black come with ferocity, and their goal is not to kill people, but to steal money.

After their people got on the carriage, the leading man in black whistled.

All the assassins heard the command and retreated quickly.

"Drive! Drive!"

The assassin set up a carriage and took away all the money for disaster relief.

There were only injured soldiers and bodies lying on the ground in front of them. Xie Chengxuan and Xie Chenglin looked at each other, dumbfounded.

"Chasing! Why are you still standing there?" Xie Chengxuan reacted and shouted.

Everyone chased after the black-clothed assassin, but the ground was muddy. How could their two feet outrun a four-legged horse?

After a while, they couldn't even see the shadow of the carriage.

Xie Chengxuan was out of breath from running. He put his hands on his hips and gasped for air.

Xie Chenglin's face was red and he was very tired.

"Xie Chenglin, look at the good things you have done! If you hadn't disobeyed orders, how could we have encountered the assassin?" Xie Chengxuan struck preemptively and called him by his first name.

Xie Chenglin is not a vegetarian, "Whose order do you obey? What qualifications do you have to order me? I am the eldest brother, I should be the one ordering you, why don't you obey my order?"

"In that case, let's go to our father for comment!" Xie Chengxuan said.

"Just go, no one is afraid of you!" Xie Chenglin also felt that he was not wrong.

The two argued endlessly and wanted to turn around and return to the capital.

"Your Highnesses, shouldn't we chase the assassins and recover the relief supplies now?" Huo Xingye asked bravely, "How can we report to the emperor if we go back like this? Besides, Princess Anping is still waiting for us. Send supplies."

"Everyone has disappeared, where can we go to chase supplies?" Xie Chengxuan said, "Go back to Beijing!"

He wanted Emperor Xuande to allocate money again for disaster relief, and he could also sue Xie Chenglin.

Xie Chenglin also followed him back to Beijing. He was worried that Xie Chengxuan would go to Emperor Xuande and accuse him unjustly.

Therefore, the rescue team that was halfway back returned to the capital under the leadership of Xie Chengxuan and Xie Chenglin.

three days later.

Pingzhou.

Shen Yan's eyes instantly turned red as he looked at the village buried under the rocks and soil.

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