At this time, Ge Zhu, who was outside the house, heard the screams of the assassins recruited by his men, and his heart suddenly pounded.

Damn it, the emperor actually arranged for experts to guard him!

Ge Zhu quickly lowered the curtain and urged his confidants holding the carriage in a quick voice:

"Let's go!"

Those assassins were recruited by Ge Zhu at will, and he didn't even know his appearance or true identity. After the incident was completed, he planned to get rid of these people directly.

So at this time, Ge Zhu saw that the opportunity was not good, so he naturally abandoned these people without hesitation.

But now the dozen or so guards beside the carriage were all expert guards supported by the trading company. After hearing what Ge Zhu said at this time, these people did not hesitate at all, and immediately escorted the carriage and left in a hurry.

After they walked away, two figures suddenly emerged from an alley, quietly watching these people leave.

Zhang Yue turned his head slightly, looked at the movement at the house where Hai Rui lived not far away, and couldn't help but say:

"You were right again!"

Liu Bowen on the side heard this, chuckled lightly and said:

"I also know a little bit about the art of physiognomy. Although these people come as business clerks, they all have sinister faces and do not look like good people. The most important thing is that these people can't even drive a caravan carriage.

Too skilled, nothing looks right no matter how you look at it!”

The two of them had been near the county seat of Changning County. When he saw these assassins coming as business clerks, Liu Bowen immediately sensed something was wrong and came over.

Seeing Liu Bowen's vaguely proud look, Zhang Yue couldn't help but curl his lips and said:

"But haven't you still made a miscalculation? His Majesty, Emperor Yun, has arranged so many Legalist masters around this Yushi Hai. Obviously, there is no need for you and me to come to the rescue!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen waved his hands slightly and explained with a smile:

"I entered Changning County because of the bet between us. I came here just in case, just in case..."

At this time, Zhang Yue suddenly moved his ears, interrupted Liu Bowen, and said:

"Let's go first, someone seems to be here!"

When Liu Bowen heard this, he nodded immediately and said:

"Which way?"

Zhang Yue looked forward and said:

"There are people coming from all around, follow me!"

After saying that, I saw Zhang Yue's feet, and with a sway, he disappeared from the spot and arrived on the roof beside him.

At this moment, Liu Bowen saw Zhang Yue's figure suddenly rising into the air, and he subconsciously imitated Zhang Yue's appearance and stood on tiptoes.

But it was obvious that Liu Bowen didn't know any Qing Kung Fu. He just imitated Zhang Yue and stood motionless.

"Take...you take me!"

Liu Bowen looked up at Zhang Yue on the roof and opened his mouth to speak. But as soon as he shouted a few words, he immediately realized that his voice was too loud and quickly lowered his voice.

Zhang Yue stood on the roof, looking at Liu Bowen below, a playful smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said softly:

"Hey? Don't you know a little bit about everything? Come up on your own!"

Liu Bowen's mouth twitched and he said helplessly:

"I'm not proficient in martial arts...Old sir, stop playing around. It's hard to explain why I was caught at this time!"

Zhang Yue saw Liu Bowen, who had always been confident, showing a helpless look, and his evil taste was satisfied. He immediately stroked his beard, chuckled twice, and then jumped down. When Liu Bowen looked confused,

He picked him up straight up, moved his body a few times, and then disappeared into the night.

Not long after the two left, several more figures suddenly appeared at the corner of the street.

"There are orders from above. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Ge Zhu can let him go. But don't let those assassins go!"

"yes!"

Immediately, someone took action upon hearing the order, but after a while, torches suddenly lit up in the county town, which had been extremely quiet just a moment ago. Soldiers and soldiers from the border army suddenly came in and blocked the surrounding area with Hai Rui's residence as the center.

Hai Rui was surrounded by a group of Legalist disciples as escorts, and the assassins he faced were desperadoes recruited temporarily with gold and silver. It was a ragtag group of people, so there was no need to worry too much.

However, at this moment, the assassins who came were dead and wounded. There were only a few remaining men who did not dare to rush into the courtyard and fled in the night.

It's a pity that at this time, there were already soldiers from the border army waiting for these people to fall into the trap.

These assassins didn't even manage to escape far before they ran into the border soldiers and were captured by Yi Ying. But those who resisted would kill without mercy.

The figures behind Liu Bowen and his wife walked in a hurry and walked to the courtyard. They carefully knocked on the door and said loudly:

"Sheng Yang, the boss of Dongchang, would like to see Mr. Hai!"

Being so loud is obviously to show his identity.

Hearing that the person coming outside was announcing his name as Dongchang, all the Legalist disciples couldn't help but look at Hai Rui who was walking out of the study.

Hai Rui nodded and said:

"Let them in!"

After hearing Hai Rui's promise, everyone opened the courtyard door and let people in.

A group of Dongchang fans walked quickly into the courtyard, holding up Dongchang's waistbands in their hands to prove their identities.

The leader of the Dongchang team, named Sheng Yang, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Hai Ruian was fine. He quickly clasped his fists and saluted, saying:

"I've met Lord Hai!"

Hearing this, Hai Rui nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Did that person let him go?"

Hearing this, Sheng Yang quickly said:

"Yes, I have let him go, and I didn't catch him on purpose!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui waved his robe and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, let's stop today's business! His Majesty's decree has been issued, tomorrow..."

Having said this, Hai Rui suddenly paused and raised his head to look at the pale sky.

Ge Zhu believed that the entire Changning County was already under his control. Therefore, he did not do much to cover up when arranging for these assassins to come.

Therefore, Hai Rui had already received the news and made some preparations.

In order to wait for these assassins to come, everyone stayed up all night, and now they have waited. After all the hard work, it is already Yinshi, and the sky has turned white.

"After daybreak, we will organize people to go out of the city to rescue the people of Xia Kingdom outside the city. These rats are greedy and hateful, but if they can save one or two people, they will have made up for it!" Hai Rui immediately changed his words.

Hai Rui has a serious temperament and hates these greedy villains. However, he is not as pedantic as recorded in the literati's miscellaneous notes. Under such circumstances, if he tolerates these rats for a while, he can save more people.

He obviously can accept it.

When everyone heard Hai Rui's words, they quickly responded in unison:

"yes!"

Two hours later, the city gate facing Xia Kingdom in Changning County slowly opened.

At this time, the city gate had not been opened for several months. When it was opened today, the rusty door shaft creaked and there was a lot of movement. A group of old crows and wild dogs living outside looked up to look at the city.

The direction of the door.

More than a thousand frontier soldiers, fully armed and covering their mouths and noses, escorted the doctors and slowly walked out of the city gate with more than a dozen carts of food and herbs.

Within a few months, the official road at the gate of the city had been left unmaintained and was covered with weeds. The wild dogs, accustomed to eating human flesh, were not afraid of humans and surrounded them with salivating mouths and red eyes.

The soldiers mercilessly stabbed to death the wild dogs that dared to surround them. They supported the doctors and carefully walked around the corpses that had turned into white bones on the ground. They walked firmly towards Xia Kingdom with firm steps.

In the county town, Liu Bowen pointed at the motorcade at the city gate, with a smile on his face, coughed lightly, looked at Zhang Yue beside him, and said:

"Old sir, it seems that I have won again!"

Zhang Yue looked at the convoy leaving the city with a complicated expression and remained silent for a long time.

According to the agreement, from now on, Zhang Yue will follow Liu Bowen to Zhongqing City to serve Xiao Cheng.

Liu Bowen noticed Zhang Yue's expression and suddenly said;

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet. No matter how you look at it, His Majesty the Emperor Yun is a great master of the Ming Dynasty. The old gentleman has been to Zhongqing City before, so he should know it. But I don't know why you are like this.

Not willing to submit?"

Upon hearing Liu Bowen's inquiry, Zhang Yue was silent for a moment and then said:

"I, a disciple of the Zongheng family, have always had no definite say in everything. When planning for one party, it must be because he has something to ask for and uses his strength to do it. Just judging from Emperor Yun's performance after he ascended the throne, he is indeed a great leader.

Master Ming, if you assist him, you can achieve great things. But unfortunately, although the Yun Kingdom is now very powerful, in terms of foundation, it is still not as good as the Xia Kingdom!"

"Assisting the king of a small country to dominate the world and achieve great achievements, doesn't it show the ability of a politician?" Liu Bowen couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue laughed and did not answer immediately. Instead, he stretched his hands back, took off the two long swords in black and white from his back, displayed them in front of Liu Bowen, and then continued:

"This black sword is called Lian Heng. This white sword is called He Zong!"

Liu Bowen's eyes moved, he looked at Zhang Yue and said:
To be continued...