Wearing the white moonlight of a rival

Prince Shun is still alive because of the teachings from his ancestors. Wei Minghuan wanted his life, but he had to give in.Even though people kept looking at each other, how could that person's minions be ordinary?

This time he didn't expect to capsize in the gutter, Wei Mingkai dared to collude with foreigners, collaborating with the enemy and treasonously, which really surprised him.I am afraid that this move also has the support of the Kyoto family, otherwise it would not have gone so smoothly. Presumably, the suppression of the Yun family and Gan Anbozhen's family of Duke Qi's government a few days ago made them a little anxious.

It is imperative for him to cut down the feudal clan, win over the imperial power, and concentrate the power of the imperial court.

These aristocratic families, who dared to help Wei Mingkai in the plot and assassination this time, would dare to raise troops to force the palace next time.

Wei Minghuan clutched the bleeding wound on his chest and abdomen, and walked step by step into the depths of the jungle. Following his footprints, the blood dripped on the dead branches and leaves.

It's been six years, and he hasn't encountered this kind of predicament of being hunted down for a long time. Although it is not the end of the road, he still feels a little panic.

The moment of being alone and the boundless darkness reminded him of the scene in the snowy field back then.

But it was different in the end. At that time, he had a heart of death, and the only thing that supported him was the belief that he didn't want to die. But at that time, death seemed to be no big deal.

But now, besides not wanting to die, he also dared not die.

The ambition of this life has not yet been realized, and the responsibilities he bears have not been fulfilled, so he dare not die.And that person's heart, he hasn't got it yet, and he doesn't know if that person will come to him this time.

The wound was in severe pain, and he had no wound medicine, so he could only rely on a cloth strip to stop the bleeding.

He carried a small wooden box in his arms, which he put behind the longevity tablet of his mother and concubine in Daning Temple. After more than ten years, he made up his mind to get it back.

The blood loss made him feel a little dizzy, as if he would fall to the ground if he took another step, but he knew in his heart that this was the body deceiving him and reminding him.He has been strong for a long time, and now he can only find a dry place, sit and rest against the roots of the tree for a while.

When Gu Heng and his party arrived at the scene of the incident, Habayashi Guard was still guarding here, not even a fly could fly in.

"That's right here. At that time, His Majesty left the Buddhist hall, and then went to the back mountain. He stayed alone for a little while, and his subordinates were a little further away from Habayashi Wei. When they found out, they had already started fighting."

While talking about what happened, Lou Diyu pointed out the traces at that time for Gu Heng to see.

Gu Heng went to the border to fight, and when he saw the knife marks on the tree, he felt a little strange, "There are people who use scimitars in Kyoto?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Lou Diyu's eyes, "His Royal Highness has good eyesight, it is true that he is not from the capital, and his subordinates are fighting against those people. Although the other party concealed it a bit, they can also see their way. It is the Rong people from the north. .”

"It seems that there are also Rong people among the foreigners who have stayed in Kyoto in recent months?"

Gu Yu nodded, "Yes, the Rong people were involved in the death of Gu Lingcheng a few months ago."

Gu Heng suddenly remembered, "I remember the explanation given by Dali Temple at that time, it was that Gu... my father couldn't bear the torture, so he died, and the reason was that his father received foreigners and violated their etiquette. , was taken to Dali Temple by Prince Shun for punishment."

"Well." Gu Yu said, "It seems that they have colluded for a long time, and this group of assassins is undoubtedly the Rong people."

"Back then, His Majesty ran thousands of miles and killed the Rong people so frightened that they had to submit a letter of surrender to submit to our Wei Dynasty. It's only been a few years. I'm afraid their evil intentions will not die..." Gu Heng speculated further.

Gu Yu said: "If it is true that the evil spirit is not dead, it is unlikely. The current strength of the Rong people is not as good as before, and in another ten or twenty years, I am afraid that they will lose their spirit. But those people, there is a dead man. With a vengeful temperament, I heard that the old King Rong was ill and couldn't get out of bed, so I held my breath..."

Gu Heng said clearly: "You mean they came to assassinate His Majesty to avenge their personal revenge? Is it the old King Rong's selfishness?"

"Very likely." Gu Yu said.

Hearing this, Gu Heng was relieved, "In this way, just wanting Wei Minghuan's life will not cause turmoil in the whole country. It is a blessing among misfortunes."

"If it wasn't so, how dare the Kyoto family dare to plan such a thing with that one?" Gu Yu saw it very clearly, "This time they must go all out to hunt down and kill His Majesty, if they fail, that one will be at an end."

Gu Heng agreed very much, and immediately ordered Lou Diyu: "Master Lou, you send an order to General Jingji Weiwang to lead the Jingdu Guards to surround Honglu Temple and Prince Shun's Mansion, and put them under house arrest."

"There's nothing there at Honglu Temple, it's just Prince Shun's Mansion..." Lou Diyu felt a little embarrassed, "The aristocratic family in Jingdu is allied with that side, I'm afraid Jingjiwei won't be able to survive. After all, General Wang also came from the Quyang royal family. His father is said to have He was also a counselor for Prince Shun."

Gu Heng thought for a while, he remembered that old man Wang was stubborn, and later he saw that Wei Mingkai messed up, so he became separated from him, and he was not even entitled to know about the last treason case, worse than Gu Heng.

"In this case, you can say that I gave the order." Gu Heng made up his mind, "There is no master in the palace, I am a noble concubine, at least I have some power, if it doesn't work, I will invite Gu Taifei..."

"Concubine Gu is that biological mother..." Lou Diyu hesitated.

"Leave this matter to the father and elder brother. After all, the concubine is the daughter of the Gu family. Our family motto is to protect the family and the country, not to fight for power. Besides, the royal family has an ancestral motto not to kill blood relatives. Wei Mingkai does not You will lose your life, the concubine knows what to do."

Following such an order, Lou Diyu went to Jingji Wei Wang Bingchen, who was Wei Minghuan's confidant, and should be able to stabilize the situation in Kyoto.As for the aristocratic family, they were watching the news and would not act rashly.

Unlike Lou Diyu, Gu Yu didn't move much.

Gu Hengzheng felt strange, Gu Yu said: "Third brother thought of it, father also thought of it, he and Ah Zhuo have already gone to Yuquan other palace to invite the concubine to come back to preside over the overall situation, I will stay with you to find the whereabouts of His Majesty."

"Then thank you, big brother." Gu Heng said hastily.

Gu Yu smiled helplessly, "Ah Heng, if you say this, you are separated from me. Why are you and Your Majesty a family now?"

This is a joke.

But when Gu Heng heard it, he suddenly realized that what he said seemed to be biased. When did it start?He couldn't help but want to ask himself, but time didn't allow it, and the person surnamed Wei was injured, delaying it was not an option.

"Brother, what you said is to make fun of me on purpose. No matter what time I am, I belong to the Gu family, and his surname is Wei. How can I enter the family?" Gu Heng carefully searched the surroundings for traces, and then asked about the Habayashi Wei who was present said, "Your Majesty came to the back mountain of Daning Temple. What's the reason? You shun the guards and sit alone for a long time. Don't you give those people an opportunity to take advantage of it?"

Gu Yu said: "I'm afraid I have to ask His Majesty personally, Ah Heng, do you see any clues?"

"Not at all. At that time, Habayashi Wei was unable to rescue him. Wei Minghuan was injured and fled. There must be a killer from the army behind him. The only route he could choose was to flee farther and farther... Or, to put it another way, the killer forced him to escape. The route he took."

Gu Heng looked at the lush forest in the distance. It stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles, connecting Yingchuan County, Guanglin County, and Le'an County. , almost inaccessible.Even if the Rong killers didn't catch up with Wei Minghuan, that seriously injured person, if he entered the deep forest, there would probably be no cure, and he would die within ten days and a half.

Even if they get out of the deep forest and mountains by luck, they will only fall into the hands of the aristocratic family.It seems that the Xie family in Yingchuan, the Xun family in Guanglin, and the Gao family in Le'an are probably the biggest problem.

"Habayashi Guard has chased after the blood, but there is no clue." Seeing Gu Heng staring at that place, Gu Yu explained.

"Keep chasing, and check Daning Temple. Although this place is far away from the temple, if there are people with dirty hands and feet, maybe we can get some useful clues."

Gu Heng personally led a team of Habayashi guards and walked deeper. Gu Yu didn't say anything, and quietly accompanied Gu Heng.

After walking for less than half an hour, they saw another battle site. The traces of swords and swords cutting into tree trunks, trampled fallen leaves, and bloodstains left behind clearly indicated that Wei Minghuan had fought fiercely again.

One of the head of the Habayashi guards came to report to Gu Heng: "Your Highness, the subordinates and others have searched this place no less than ten times, and analyzed three paths. Unfortunately, those who chased after them found nothing."

Gu Heng knew that Habayashi Wei was Wei Minghuan's personal soldiers, and all of them had outstanding abilities. They couldn't find any clues, and I'm afraid they couldn't see anything with their own eyesight.

Just why, there are traces of three paths?

Gu Heng was a little puzzled, and after a closer look, the only thing that could be judged was the blood dripping on the dead leaves. It was hard to tell if it was Wei Minghuan's or the Rong killer's.

"Did you find the body of the Rong killer here?" Gu Heng asked suddenly.

Habayashi shook his head, "No, it's just blood and traces of fighting."

"Your Majesty, there are absolutely no three ways to go out alone." Gu Heng analyzed, "It must be someone who did the trick, but he was being chased and killed at the time, so where did he have the energy to do the trick?"

Gu Heng looked at Gu Yu, and Gu Yu immediately understood, "Your Majesty did not do this trick, but those murderers, or the people behind the killers, they just wanted to confuse our eyes and ears, so as to delay the time for His Majesty to be rescued." .”

Gu Heng nodded, "That's right, someone is watching this assassination, it's a third party."

"The third person must still be in Daning Temple." Gu Yu said.

Gu Heng said: "Brother, I leave this to you to investigate, Daning Temple can't let it go."

Gu Yu nodded in agreement, "What about you?"

"I'll take Habayashi Wei to find someone first, and hope that the surname Wei will be lucky." Gu Heng paused, and explained the new direction of investigation to Habayashi Wei.

Only the last covered direction remains.

Several Habayashi guards turned over the dead leaves on the ground with sabers, and after a while, they saw dried blood. It turned out that the group of thieves used the fallen leaves to cover up the real traces.

A group of Habayashi guards saw new hope, cheered up and rushed forward. In less than an hour, they saw traces of fighting again. This time, the bodies of two black-clothed killers were left behind.

Habayashi Wei took off his mask and saw that his appearance was undoubtedly that of a Rong.

"How many killers have you found?" Gu Heng asked.

Habayashi Wei said, "According to the traces at the scene, I think there should be eight people."

Gu Heng hummed, "How many people stayed at that time?"

Habayashi Wei's little head said: "There are two people left at the scene, there is another one here, and there are five more people."

"Seriously injured, fleeing, five people chasing after him, all of them are professional masters..." Gu Heng sighed, "I hope his life will be tough."

When Habayashi Wei heard this, his eyes were red, he bowed his head and did not speak.

But Gu Heng still saw it, "I see you are young, about 20 years old, what's your name?"

"My subordinate, Zhu Yu, was picked up by the sixth master in the north." The young man was crying with the tip of his nose.

Gu Heng recalled a past event, and asked with great interest: "The north side, was it when we fought against the Rong people and the Di people?"

"Exactly that year." Zhu Yu said.

Gu Heng was sure, it was the child he had met back then, he never thought that Wei Minghuan would grow up to be so big with him, it seems that that guy still has a bit of humanity.

"How far do you think His Majesty can travel in one night?" Gu Heng asked Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu thought for a while, "It's only a hundred miles to the left."

"Don't forget, he has injuries, serious injuries." Gu Heng reminded, "Furthermore, these places are not familiar with people and places, so there may be ferocious beasts, and the footsteps will not be fast, but will only be slowed down."

"Then sixth master..." Zhu Yu didn't dare to think about it, unable to bear the bad news.

Gu Heng didn't take him into consideration, and just said: "As for those Rong people, they are more likely to get lost in these deep mountains and old forests. They are less familiar with the terrain and climate here than us. Although there are five of them, it cannot be said that because of the terrain The reason is that I will be unable to catch up with His Majesty more and more."

"So, as long as we find His Majesty as soon as possible, His Majesty will not have to worry about his life." Zhu Yu immediately cheered up.

Gu Heng nodded, "Indeed, we are fighting for time with those killers, and we are also fighting for time with Your Majesty."

"Report, Your Highness, I wish Commander, there is no more blood in front." A Habayashi guard in front came back to report.

Zhu Yu was surprised, and Gu Heng also went to check it. It was true that the blood was broken, and there were only messy footprints. It could be seen that it was left by the killer, and there were no other traces.

"This means that the killer has also broken the clue. Your Majesty is safe for the time being. The only thing left to do is to see the injury." Gu Heng looked at the traces and asked Zhu Yu, "How far is it from here?"

"It's estimated to be thirty or forty miles away. We walked for two or three hours, and because we need to look for clues, we must walk slower."

"It can be seen from this that it took His Majesty at most two hours to get rid of the pursuers, and he is probably hiding somewhere waiting for rescue, or..."

Gu Heng also felt a little nervous about this or the words behind it. It could be that the person lost too much blood and couldn't walk anymore, so he could only temporarily hide his traces and find a place to hide.

But after hiding in this kind of place for one night, I dare not guess what they will find.