Linzhi

The windows are set up, the moonlight is half bright, and the inside can be seen from the outside. Inside the small house, the bed curtain is lowered, and a human-shaped silhouette is vaguely raised behind the quilt.

The door was locked from the inside.

But it didn't bother the people outside the door. He used a bamboo stick to open the door bolt three or two times without making any sound.

Pushing open the door, he raised his hand, motioning for his companions to follow.

The person on the bed was motionless, and seemed to be in a deep sleep. The assassin slowly drew his knife out of its sheath, pushed aside the gauze curtain with one hand, and raised the knife with the other.

Before he dropped the knife, there was a muffled sound from under the bed. The assassin was taken aback, and before he could make a move, the person on the bed moved!

The opponent suddenly stood up, kicked the assassins, took out the knife from the quilt, and slashed at the assassins.

It is said that King An is a cripple and doesn't know kung fu. Why did his skills become so good? !

The assassin who followed was taken aback, the secret path was not good, and seeing his companion being kicked down, he raised his knife to meet him without even thinking about it.

He Zhan was one against several, but he didn't lose the wind at all. The swords and swords on both sides almost destroyed the tables and chairs in the house. The movement was so loud that even the dead people in the next room had to be alarmed. The head appeared in a hurry, joined the battle, and quickly subdued several assassins.

He Zhan had no intention of killing them, but he didn't want to make them feel better, so he cut several people's feet so that they couldn't escape, and ran to the window in a few steps, shouting: "There are assassins! King An was assassinated!"

After he finished shouting, He Rong slowly crawled out from under the bed.

The person who wanted to clean the house forgot to clean under the bed. Not only was His Highness King An's head covered with thatch withered yellow bamboo leaves, but he also had two or three black marks on his face. Since He Zhan can remember, he has never seen the third brother in such a state of embarrassment , Immediately couldn't help but burst out laughing.

While laughing, he stretched out his hand to pull the other party kindly: "It seems that when we ask Sanza to change our house tomorrow, he must remember to clean the bottom of the bed first!"

He Rong rolled his eyes inwardly, and at the same time got up, he pulled up the quilt on the bed and wiped his face.

The other guards were not as calm as they were, and they all knelt down to plead guilty in shock.

He Zhan was about to speak, but He Rong held him down, and just let these people kneel on the ground, next to the wailing assassins.

Not long after, the whole village was lit up one after another, footsteps came one after another, Sanza, Sang Lin and others were panting, and soon appeared in front of He Rong and the others.

"What, what's going on!" Sanza said in shock, looking at the assassin who fell to the ground in front of him.

He Rong stood with his hands behind his back, without saying a word, and let He Zhan deal with it.

He didn't know if it was a mutual understanding between the brothers, or He Zhanfu's heart, he suddenly understood that the third brother held him down just now, and didn't let him reprimand the guards, he dared to scold him in front of Sanza.

So He Zhan ignored Sanza and the others, turned cold, and said to several guards: "You are indeed guilty. The thief has tampered with the incense, and you have not noticed it at all. If His Royal Highness King An hadn't taken precautions in advance, let him I'm guarding in my room, I'm afraid I'm going to break here today!"

He sneered: "Dignified King An, in order to show the sincerity of the imperial court in recruiting the six tribes of Nanyi, he came here in person, but he was secretly plotted against here, and it was said that the imperial court has lost all face. Unload eight pieces!"

Although he is only in his early twenties now, he has become more dignified after leading the army. At this moment, his face is darkened, and his murderous aura is strong, making people even more silent. He dare not make a sound, and even Sanza and others are momentarily frightened.

Those guards knew that they had seriously neglected their duties, so they knelt down on the ground, not even daring to beg for mercy.

In the strange atmosphere, except for the wailing of a few assassins, no one spoke aloud until He Rong finally spoke.

"Okay, Qing'an, you don't have to blame them. After all, no one would have imagined that such a thing would happen in the Sang family village. It is God's blessing that I can save my life today." He Rong sighed With a tone of regret, he said, "Before leaving Beijing, His Majesty specially called me before him and told me that all the people in the Sang Family Village are descendants of Mrs. Guiyi. Madam has contributed to the imperial court, and the imperial court should not treat the descendants of the Sang family lightly." , It's a pity, the imperial court and I have a loyal heart, but in the end..."

Sanzha's face turned red, and before He Rong could finish speaking, he hurriedly said, "Wang An Mingjian, you are a distinguished guest of our Sang family village, how could we send someone to assassinate you!"

Sang Lin also hurriedly said: "Your Highness, grandmother is loyal to the imperial court, and our descendants are unworthy, but we will not do anything to discredit our ancestors. These assassins have absolutely nothing to do with the Sang family village!"

At this moment, Sanza was so regretful that his intestines were almost green. Although he hadn't decided whether to join the court, he definitely regarded He Rong as a guest of honor. Didn't he never think of sending people to guard He Rong's residence to protect the safety of the other party? , but he was afraid that the other party would misunderstand that he was going to put him under house arrest, so he simply let He Rong come and go freely in the village, thinking that He Rong would bring his own bodyguards with him, and there was the master named Qing'an around, so it must be Wu Rong. It's a big problem, who knows that something like this still happened.

He Rong smiled slightly: "I naturally believe that the village master Sang will not do such a stupid thing, but these assassins, with dark skin and high cheekbones, and wearing Nanyi costumes, are obviously your people. Who the hell do you think?" To kill me by the hand of Village Master Sang, and then put the blame on you, so that you will be charged with killing the minister and offending the court?"

Who else?The murderer is on the verge of coming out!

Sanza gritted his teeth, stepped forward and kicked the assassin hard: "Tell me, did Li Zhan send you here!"

The assassin repeatedly shouted: "Village Master, we did it because you said you wanted to kill King An!"

Sanza turned pale with anger: "Nonsense!"

Sang Lin: "Father, these people are not from our Sang family village. If they can sneak in, they must have internal support!"

Sanza had thought about it a long time ago, but this matter involved the internal affairs of the Sangjiazhai, so it was inconvenient to explode in front of the guests.

He took a deep breath and cupped his hands to He Rong, saying: "Your guest was frightened, I am very sorry, and I would like to ask you to move to another place, we will definitely strictly guard it, this matter will never happen again!"

Seeing that the other party's face was green and his lips were pale, He Rong nodded, not wanting to intimidate him anymore.

"I think that this matter was caused by Village Master Sang's negligence, and I will not report it to the court. However, with all due respect, if Mrs. Guiyi is still here, this kind of thing will definitely not happen."

Sanza was ashamed and bitter when he heard it, so he bowed his hands and apologized, unable to say a word.

After asking Sang Lin to take He Rong and the others away, San Zha's expression darkened immediately, and he said to the left and right: "Go and call Mr. Dong, if he refuses to come, even if he is tied up, he must be tied up for me!"

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Sang Lin replaced his own bamboo building for them, and sent people to surround the bamboo building heavily and guard it heavily. This time, even half a mosquito could not fly out, but He Zhan was still angry, and he did not give them any help from the beginning to the end. What a face, Sang Lin knew that he was wronged, so he didn't dare to say anything. He hurried around like a little daughter-in-law, and personally helped them put on new bedding, and lit the wormwood.

Seeing this, He Zhan frowned and said, "Don't light any more incense. The thieves added medicinal materials such as fascination and tranquilization to the incense, which made our people sleep too deeply and failed to wake up in time."

Sang Lin said seriously: "It won't happen this time. These mugworts are used to prevent insects. There are many mosquitoes here, so there is nothing wrong with it. This time I use the ones I usually use. I have checked them all. I will sleep in the bed tonight." His Highness is next door, help keep an eye on him."

He looked a little pitiful when he explained sincerely, He Zhan turned cold and didn't embarrass him anymore.

Sang Lin wanted to say a few more words, but seeing that he was not in a good mood, he didn't dare to say more, so he bowed to He Rong and then left.

When He Zhan saw it, he sneered, and Sang Lin staggered in fright, almost scrambling away.

He Rong was a little funny, and said to He Zhan, "You scared him."

He Zhan was angry: "It deserves it, who told them to let the assassin in!"

He Rong said meaningfully: "With this release, it can be regarded as icing on the cake."

But He Zhan began to pick and choose. He picked up the quilt and clicked his tongue: "This quilt was covered by Sang Lin, so I don't want to replace it with a new one. It smells bad, it's crumpled, and the bed curtain is torn." hole, there won’t be any mice at night, right?”

He Rong: "Nanyi people are not rich. They have tried their best to arrange the best bamboo house for us before. Mrs. Guiyi has worked hard for decades to find a way out for the Nanyi people. Only by completely merging with the Central Plains can the Nanyi people not commit suicide."

It's not that He Zhan doesn't know these truths, he's just upset because of tonight's assassination, and he deliberately finds fault.

"Your room is next door, don't disturb my sleep!"

He Zhan was ruthlessly kicked out by the third brother. He curled his lips, muttered "cross the river and tear down the bridge" to the door, and went back to the room to rest in resentment.

Silent all night.

The assassination didn't affect He Rong's mood. He slept until it was bright and didn't wake up. Sanza was worried that the guests would be frightened and he wouldn't be able to rest well in the middle of the night. Seeing He Rong appearing in good spirits, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"His Royal Highness An, although you are magnanimous and don't care about me about what happened last night, I am deeply disturbed. Only by pleading guilty can I relieve my guilt!"

Before He Rong could speak, Sanza quickly stepped forward, bowed with Natou, cupped his hands above the head, and knelt on the ground.

Behind him, Sang Lin and other village elders also knelt down.

He Rong helped him up: "Master Sang doesn't have to be like this."

Sanzha was sleepless all night, and his heart was panicked. He grabbed He Rong's arm and sighed, "I never thought that there would be a traitor in the Sangjiazhai, and he was a person who had followed my mother for many years!"

He Rong thought for a while: "Could it be that elder I met yesterday?"

Sanza regretted endlessly: "That's right, it's my fault for trusting others too much. After you were attacked last night, I immediately asked someone to find him, but he ran away one step ahead of time. Grandpa Dong is highly respected in the village. He wants to leave, who wants to leave?" I won't stop him, let alone think that he will collude with outsiders and try to frame us!"

He Rong: "In the Sang family village, how many people like him are there?"

Sanzha said: "All the elders here are in favor of Sangjiazhai's return to the imperial court. The two elders who supported Grandpa Dong didn't have time to escape with Grandpa Dong last night, and I have already controlled them."

He Rong said: "Including the owner of Sangzhai, most of the Nanyi people, like all the people in the world, just want to have a house, farm and land, have food and clothing on weekdays, have wine and meat during the New Year, marry a daughter-in-law, and have a lot of children and grandchildren. Such a stable life, but there are also some Nanyi people who regard Lingnan as their own territory. They think that after they belong to the imperial court, they must abide by the imperial court's laws and can no longer act arbitrarily as before. , blatantly opposed the imperial court, tried in vain to separate the Nanyi from the Central Plains, and used the banner of the Nanyi people to seek their own self-interest. There are not many such people, but there will never be fewer. In my opinion, Sangzhai The lord had better rectify it, lest the traitors take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and end up implicating you instead."

Sanza sighed: "What Your Highness said is true. From today on, I will order people to rectify the whole village, and I will never let suspicious people get involved!"

An elder said: "His Royal Highness An, in fact, there has been a long-standing grievance between the Nanyi people and the Central Plains people. The Central Plains people look down on us Nanyi people, and the officials sent by your court are not willing to treat us equally. You naturally understand that Dayi, but you can't stay here forever. Dare to ask Your Highness, how does the imperial court plan to arrange us? If it is like the past, to put it bluntly, once you leave, there will soon be wars here again. We Nanyi people, absolutely I will not swallow my anger and let the officials of the Celestial Dynasty bully me!"

These words were a bit harsh, and the atmosphere in the hall became tense for a moment. Sanza complained that the elder spoke too bluntly, but he also wanted to hear how He Rong answered, and wanted to see whether His Royal Highness Wang An was just exaggerating The older generation is still really prepared.

Wanting to subdue the hearts of the Nanyi people is not something that can be solved by bestowing a few empty titles and erecting a stone tablet like the posthumous title of Mrs. Guiyi.

In the hall, dozens of pairs of eyes were looking at He Rong, waiting for his answer.

"It is indeed not an easy task to govern Nanyi, and it will not be accomplished overnight. I have a few methods, and I have the right to throw bricks to attract jade. You may wish to listen to them."

He Rong's expression was indifferent, and after finishing his opening remarks, he spoke directly and surprisingly: "The first method is to set up two envoys of the five provinces, one is an official stationed by the imperial court, and the other is a Nanyi person. "