Xiahou Qingcheng was about to say something when she saw Wen Xitai coming from the cabin corridor with a stern expression.
"Uncle Wen!" Although Xiahou Qingcheng is the prime minister's daughter, she still respects Wen Xitai very much.
Wen Xitai nodded slightly and said: "It's windy and cold outside, so go back to the cabin and rest."
Although he was a guard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he treated Xiahou Qingcheng as if he were his own child.
Xiahou Qingcheng looked at the Prime Minister, who nodded slightly, and then Xiahou Qingcheng returned to the cabin.
"What's the matter?" The Prime Minister saw Wen Xitai's solemn expression, and naturally knew that something must have happened when Wen Xitai came over at this time.
"My subordinates were observing from the stern of the ship. Half an hour ago, a small boat suddenly appeared." Wen Xitai lowered his voice and said, "That boat has been following us at a distance, like a tail. I'm afraid it's coming from a bad person."
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The Prime Minister frowned slightly and thought for a moment before saying: "Xitai, if something really happens, don't worry about me. You must protect Qingcheng no matter what." He looked around and then lowered his voice and said: "Don't go to Suzhou, go to Xichuan.
, send Qingcheng to the second master."
Wen Xitai was startled.
Xiahou Yuanshu, the Marquis of Anxi, was the younger brother of the Prime Minister and the younger brother of the current saint.
After the saint ascended the throne, he granted Xiahou Yuanshu the title of Marquis of Anxi and concurrently served as the governor of Yizhou. Although his talents were not outstanding, he had been in Xichuan for more than ten years and with the support of the saint and the prime minister, he was now considered a leader in Xichuan.
It is deeply rooted and extremely powerful.
In recent years, many children of the Xiahou family have gone to work in Xichuan. Although Xichuan only has Yizhou, it has 41 counties under its jurisdiction. It is the most vast state among the eighteen states in the Tang Dynasty. Yizhou has actually become
Arrive at the Xiahou family’s base camp.
During the rebellion in Kyoto, the Ministry of Punishment arrested the Xiahou people, but it could only arrest the Xiahou people in the Gyeonggi area. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, and for the time being it was impossible to take action against the Xiahou people in Xichuan.
However, most of the family members of the Xiahou officials who were transferred to Xichuan stayed in Kyoto. This was not because they were kept as hostages, but because Kyoto was prosperous and the climate was pleasant. Many officials' family members were unwilling to follow them to Xichuan to endure hardships and stayed in Kyoto.
Food, and being protected by saints and prime ministers, naturally you can sit back and relax.
No one could have expected that the Xiahou family would suffer such a calamity.
"boom!"
Before Wen Xitai could speak, he heard a loud noise from the stern of the ship, and then heard two screams. The Prime Minister's expression suddenly changed, but Wen Xitai had already grabbed the Prime Minister's wrist and walked quickly to the cabin.
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As soon as they entered the cabin, the head of the Punishment Department who was in charge of escorting him had already come over to meet him. If Wen Xitai hadn't reacted quickly and raised his hand to hold the chief's shoulder, the head of the Punishment Department would have been bumped into him.
"Master Xiang...!" The principal stabilized his body and said anxiously: "What happened? Who is shouting outside?"
Wen Xitai said coldly: "Master Gao, our ship has been followed by people, and you seem to know nothing about it."
"Following?" The High Lord was startled beforehand, and then said angrily: "Who dares to tail the official ship? They are going to...!" Before he could finish speaking, there were two more "bang bang" sounds, and then came
The sound of screams.
Although Wen Xitai didn't know what was happening at the stern of the boat for a moment, he knew just from the sound that the other party was really skilled.
In both cases, the impact was heard first, and then the screams were heard. This shows that the opponent's attack speed was extremely fast.
"Prime Minister, they have been waiting for the opportunity." Wen Xitai said with a solemn expression: "This water area is very remote and there is no one around, so we took action now."
Chief Gao said in horror: "Is... an assassin?"
"Remember what I just said." The Prime Minister stared at Wen Xitai and said solemnly: "Xitai, I entrusted her to you...!"
Xiahou Qingcheng was not far away, and he could clearly hear it. He saw Wen Xitai glance at him, understood immediately, and said urgently: "Dad...!" and rushed forward.
"boom!"
"Crack!"
Before Xiahou Qingcheng finished speaking, a figure broke through the cabin and entered. However, a government officer slammed into the rear hatch, and he and others broke in through the cabin.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a rapid sound of footsteps, and the officers on the side and bow of the ship heard the sound and rushed into the cabin one after another.
"There are assassins, there are assassins!" Director Gao turned pale and shouted: "Come and protect...protect the Prime Minister...!"
Wen Xitai heard this and scolded: "Shut up!"
When Director Gao said this, it was tantamount to revealing that the Prime Minister was in the cabin.
Although Wen Xitai knew in his heart that since an assassin came to kill him, the other party must have figured out the whereabouts of the Prime Minister, but Chief Gao shouted loudly, lest the assassin did not know that the Prime Minister was here, which made Wen Xitai really angry.
Manager Gao was scolded, but he didn't dare to say anything.
The boatmen knew something was wrong and huddled in the bottom of the cabin without coming out. However, five or six government officers rushed into the cabin and formed a circle to protect the Prime Minister.
They were responsible for escorting the prisoner. This prisoner had a special status, as he was the Prime Minister of the country. If he was assassinated on the way, the officials responsible for escorting him would definitely be in danger. At this time, they did not dare to stand aside, draw their sabers, and prepare for the attack.
The Prime Minister actually understood in his heart that if the assassin really came for him, how could a few cadres from the Ministry of Justice be able to resist him, but at the moment there were no other guards, so he could only count on these cadres.
He grabbed it, stretched out his hand to hold Xiahou Qingcheng's wrist, and protected it by his side, while the officials hurriedly moved over.
Wen Xitai stepped forward and saw the officer who flew in struggling slightly, with a look of pain on his face. Although the impact was extremely serious, it looked like only a flesh injury, but his life was safe.
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He grabbed the big knife that the yamen officer had left in his hand and stared at the broken rear hatch. He heard painful screams from outside and knew that the several yamen officers guarding the stern must have been injured by the assassins.
"Dong dong dong!"
The sound of footsteps stepping on the deck sounded, and soon, a figure appeared outside the rear hatch. Wen Xitai clenched the handle of the knife and stared at it. Then he saw the figure walking down the wooden ladder, wearing a cloak.
, but he was wearing a pair of cotton-padded shoes.
There were lights on the wallboard of the cabin, and the fire was bright, but Wen Xitai could see clearly that the front ends of the cloth cotton shoes were actually embroidered with flowers, and the outline of the feet was very delicate and small, and they looked like women's feet at first glance.
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The figure was covered entirely by a cloak, and his appearance could not be clearly seen, but when he walked down, his waist twisted and his movements were enchanting, and a romantic charm slanted down.
The man walked down the wooden ladder, then stopped, and sighed quietly: "You can't defeat me, Xiahou Yuanzhen stays, and the others can leave quickly. This girl is beautiful, innocent and kind, and I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately."
..., in fact, you can’t say this. You are all lackeys of the imperial court, and there are no innocent people. Forget it, I don’t want to kill too many people, and others should get out of here.” As he spoke, someone walked into the cabin.
He sat down on the soft futon beside him.
There were snacks placed on the table. After all, he was the Prime Minister of the country. The officials from the Ministry of Justice did not dare to neglect the journey. They had already made preparations on the ship. On the table were refreshments specially prepared for the Prime Minister and his daughter.
The man's voice turned out to be unusually pleasant, even soft with a hint of laziness.
The officials were all startled. They thought that the assassin who suddenly came to kill must be ferocious, but who would have thought that it was a woman with such a seductive voice. Some people even thought to themselves that this woman has a voluptuous posture, but her voice is so lazy and sweet.
, the appearance will definitely not be bad.
It's just that she was wrapped in a cloak, so although her figure couldn't be clearly seen, even her face under the cloak couldn't be clearly seen for a while.
When Director Gao heard the soft voice, his fear was reduced a lot. Seeing a large group of people on his side, including a master like Wen Xitai, and the other party was just a woman, he felt a little more confident and asked
He said: "Who are you? Do you... do you know that this is an official ship? You boarded an official ship without authorization and rewarded the imperial officials. You... you don't want to live anymore?"
"If this wasn't an official ship, I wouldn't be bothered to come up." The woman raised her arms, but pushed back the cloak that illuminated her head. She raised her head slightly, looked at Master Gao, smiled charmingly, and said sweetly: "You are these
The leader of the Yamen team? Be obedient and take them away quickly. Don’t die here.”
Under the light, everyone could clearly see the face of the person coming, and they were all stunned for a moment.
The assassin's eyebrows are picturesque, his eyes are red and phoenix, and his bun is a bit messy and unkempt, but his misty beautiful eyes and delicate facial features are as beautiful as peach blossoms, and his pink lips are plump and plump, indescribably sexy.
moving.
When the officials saw such a beautiful and charming face, they were all stunned and felt even more strange. They thought, how could such a beautiful and moving creature be an assassin?
"What can you do if I don't leave?" A bold cadre stared at the woman's face. Seeing her charming smile, his heart swayed and he was fascinated. He asked in a strange way: "Are you really going to kill me?
ps: Let me tell you, because there are a number of books that cooperate with new media, according to regulations, it is best for a chapter to be about two thousand words. If there are too many words, it will be very troublesome for the editors to revise them, and it is strictly stipulated not to exceed three.
Thousand words. The desert has always been a party of three thousand. In the next chapter, it will not be able to exceed three thousand. However, I tried to get as close to three thousand as possible. Let me tell you, it is not to reduce the number of words.