"Sir, Chen Qianhu's flying pigeon sent a message that the Northern Liao envoy was assassinated!"
Si Yiluo put on his clothes quickly, counted the number of people and rode out of the city.
Wei Heyan entered the palace late at night.
In front of Emperor Yao's bed, Wan Zhong opened the gauze curtain.
"Master Si has already left the city. I believe he will be able to escort the envoy to Beijing safely."
The weather in midsummer is changeable, and the wind that blows on you when you leave the city is still a breeze. Not long after you leave, the wind picks up sand and dust and goes into your eyes.
The sound of horse hooves startled the birds in the mountains, and the rumble of thunder split the dawn.
Si Yiluo clamped the horse's belly with both legs, held the reins with one hand, and hit the horse's butt with the whip, causing the horse to run faster.
Before we had gone far, the rain started to fall, making people unable to open their eyes.
"Sir, do you want to take shelter from the rain first?"
Si Yiluo's speed did not slow down, and he opened his mouth and rainwater poured into his mouth.
"The safety of the Northern Liao envoys is related to state affairs, and there is no room for failure. Keep on going!"
In the post house sixty miles away, the doors were closed tightly. Chen Wang was guarding the envoy, staring at the door warily.
The rain hit the tiles on the roof, and the rustling sound of the rain covered up the crisis. A short arrow shot in, grazing the window paper.
"Be alert all around!"
As soon as he finished speaking, marbles and short arrows shot in. Chen Wang lifted the table to block it.
"The opponent has a gunpowder crossbow, we must hold on until Master Si comes to rescue!"
The house is leaking and it is windy and rainy.
There was a loud bang above the head, the roof exploded, tiles and sawdust were hit by the air wave, and a bloody hole was formed when the person hit the body.
"careful!"
In order to protect the envoy, Chen Wang had two blood stains on his arm from broken tiles, and the edges of the tiles were stained with blood and nailed to the ground.
He kept his ministers behind him and drew his sword to face the killer who fell from the sky.
Rain poured in along the damaged roof.
The killer's plan to invade the east and attack the west.
"Hold the door!"
The strong man shook his head, and the door was broken open from the outside. The sound of the bow and arrow being penetrated into the flesh was accompanied by screams.
"You are from the military!"
Chen Wang was shocked. The killer took advantage of him and caught the opponent's sword with his bare hands. The sword was pressed against his shoulder and sank into his flesh!
"Suffer death!"
Si Yiluo, who came on horseback, aimed an arrow at the killer. With a snap, the killer's raised sword was missed by the arrow.
Then there was another arrow, flying close to the killer's neck, forcing him to step back. Si Yiluo dismounted and rushed in. Song Yehe led the people to protect Chen Wang and the envoy in the middle, and the remaining people and the killer
fighting in one place
Si Yiluo's eyes flashed with cold light.
"Catch them alive!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the killer waved his hand in the air to exit.
Si Yiluo rolled forward and landed in front of the killer.
They directly drew their swords to meet each other. Her Kung Fu skills were wide open and her attack was very fierce. The leader of the killer was forced back by her. Si Yiluo approached, and the swords collided and sparked. Suddenly, he felt that there was something in the man's eyes.
familiar.
The opponent was very skilled and started fighting with her.
The rain column hit the blade. Si Yiluo swung the long knife and threw the water droplets on the knife towards the opponent's eyes. Taking advantage of the situation, he kicked the opponent on the lower abdomen and knocked him down.
Before he could get up, Si Yiluo bullied him, held the handle of the knife with both hands and pointed downwards, pierced the opponent's shoulder with the knife, nailed the person to the ground, reached out and pulled off the opponent's mask and removed his chin.
The man's facial features were twisted together in pain, and Si Yiluo frowned and looked at his face.
"Gongxi Chun?"
Is today's killer from the Shenji Battalion? She looked back at the melee crowd. Gong Xichun took out a blunderbuss from his arms and pointed it at Si Yiluo's heart.
There was a bang, and green smoke emitted from the black hole of the gun, leaving a scratch on Si Yiluo's cheek when he dodged back.
She raised her foot and stepped on Gong Xichun's wrist, and said sternly: "Soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, listen! The assassination of the envoy and the destruction of the diplomatic relations between the two countries was the work of Gong Xichun alone. Put down your weapon, and I can ask the emperor for permission to forget the past!"
"
"Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy! All relatives and families will be punished!"
The sound of fighting gradually stopped, Duan Lai beheaded those who resisted with his sword, and tied up the rest and threw them aside.
Si Yiluo raised her hand and touched the wound, with blood beads still hanging on her face. She picked up Gong Xichun's blunderbuss, squatted down, loaded it and pointed it at him.
"If you don't work as a good military officer, you want to become a rebel. Tell me, who ordered you?"
The last time I was in the ruined temple, I'm afraid it was also a deliberate murder.
It would make it impossible for her and Wei Heyan to catch any evidence. Gongxi Chun's hiding was unusually deep.
"Without anyone instigating Bei Liao to kill my people, I will never see the two countries negotiate a peace. As long as the Bei Liao envoy dies in the capital and I kill the Bei Liao princess and Prince Pingchuan, the two countries will never be able to negotiate a peace!"
Gongxi Chun laughed crazily, but Si Yiluo refused to talk nonsense with him and sneered: "I hope Lord Gongxi can use this same rhetoric and take him away when he gets to the prison!"
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"Your Majesty, Princess Beiliao and Prince Pingchuan would like to see you."
In the imperial study, Wei Heyan collected the memorials that Emperor Yao had read, sorted them into categories, and distributed them to various yamen.
After doing this, Emperor Yao rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Is there any news from Si Qing?"
"Back to the Emperor, there is no latest news yet."
Wei Heyan stepped forward to help Emperor Yao massage, and Emperor Yao waved his hand and ordered: "Tell Princess Poyun and Prince Xiao that I am busy with official duties and ask them to wait in the side hall first."
Years of war between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty depleted the treasury, so Emperor Yao attached great importance to this peace negotiation.
Although they won the battle on the border, the Northern Liao Dynasty was not exhausted, and they did not have the extra money and food to support the army to go deep into the Northern Liao Dynasty and destroy the Northern Liao royal family.
Negotiating peace is the best option for both parties.
"I hope Secretary Qing can bring me good news."
It was already night when the Northern Liao envoy was safely escorted to the capital. It had just started to rain in the capital. Si Yiluo was soaked by the rain all the way and had no time to change clothes.
The chamberlain arranged by Wei Heyan at the palace gate saluted hurriedly when he saw her.
"Master Si, the emperor has been waiting for you all day..."
Si Yiluo walked as fast as flying, and the waiter trotted to hold an umbrella for her, but was soon left behind by her.
The light in the imperial study room is still on.
The waiter opened the door and invited her in without announcing anything.
Every step she took left a wet footprint on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command! The Northern Liao envoy arrived in Beijing safely and is now settled in the post house. I have sent a bodyguard for twelve hours to protect the envoy's safety!"
"good!"
Emperor Yao stood up, walked around the table and stepped forward to support her arm.
"Si Qing, you have made great achievements today!"
The wound on her face was white from the rain, but it didn't look like it was caused by a sharp object. The shape of the wound looked a bit like... a burn?
Wei Heyan stared at her wounds.
"Your Majesty, I have captured the assassin who assassinated the envoy of the Northern Liao Dynasty. This person has a special identity. He is Gong Xichun, the military attache of the Shenji Camp. He has been imprisoned by me in imperial prison."
"Gongxi Chun?"
Emperor Yao had a bit of an impression of him. The last time this name appeared, it was the case of King Zhan falling into the water and being assassinated that made a huge fuss. He almost shot Si Yiluo as a bandit outside the city.
"People in the military?"
A small military attache actually assassinated an envoy! But his identity has a deeper meaning than the thing he did.
Emperor Yao's back felt cold. Military power was the foundation of imperial power. The commanders of the army were appointed by him and were all his trusted men. The Shenji Battalion was affiliated to the three major battalions. Special firearms were the trump card in his hand. Every general was selected
It's all about caution.
If there were agents from the Shenji Camp sneaking in, wouldn't it be piled full of gunpowder on the side of his bed?
"Strict investigation!" Emperor Yao looked serious, "Si Qing, I grant you the privilege of directly arresting a first-class official. Anyone who is suspected, even if he is a relative of the emperor, does not need to be lenient!"
Si Yiluo raised his hand.
"He Yan, you keep an eye on this case the whole time! Don't let me down!"
Wei Heyan bowed in response.
Emperor Yao calmed down and waved his hand: "Everyone, please step aside."
In the sky and earth outside the royal study, rain poured down from top to bottom. Looking up under the light, the crystal raindrops reflected the dim light of the candlelight.
Si Yiluo raised his feet and stepped into the rain curtain.
Wei Heyan held up an umbrella and followed her, placing the oil-paper umbrella over her head.
Si Yiluo looked sideways at him in surprise.
"Master Si, don't take your body seriously because you are young." His voice was calm, "You can never finish things. When you are tired, take a break and do it again tomorrow."
“Wounds stained with water are prone to inflammation and scarring.”
Only then did Si Yiluo remember the injury on her face, and she was even more surprised by his attitude towards her.
"The governor is not angry with the official anymore?"