"No."
Wen Tai waved his hand and said, "Your task now is to kill Chen Chong without harming Zhou Jinghuan. Don't drag Zhao Cheng into this, or you'll lose more than you gain."
Yu Changsi also said, "The Left Prime Minister is right. If you kill Zhao Cheng now, the Emperor will immediately suspect that it was you. When the Eldest Princess investigates, His Majesty will probably demand your life in order to appease his sister."
Wen Hu took a deep breath and remained silent.
Wen Tai reminded him, "You have to take things one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time. First, complete the task His Majesty has given you, and then you can naturally return to the army. That is the most important thing for you right now."
“Yes…” Wen Hu replied reluctantly.
night.
In an inconspicuous courtyard of the Left Prime Minister's residence, Wen Hu stood under a tree with his eyes tightly closed.
Behind the tree, a man dressed as a scholar and a young woman walked in the moonlight.
It was Xu Qingshan and Liu Ling.
Wen Hu, with his eyes still closed, asked, "Is Tulip feeling better?"
Xu Qingshan said, "I should be able to recover in at least half a month and participate in the operation within a month."
When will Chen Jiudao return?
"It will take about half a month."
"Then you can go this time."
Wen Hu opened his eyes, turned around and said, "Find a way to separate Chen Chong and Zhou Jinghuan, and kill Chen Chong."
Xu Qingshan said, "No problem."
Wen Hu asked, "Chen Chong is also a top-notch expert. Are you confident?"
Xu Qingshan calmly said, "I've watched his sword fight with Zhou Chuan; neither of them is as skilled as me."
"That's good……"
Wen Hu paused for a moment, then continued, "If you have the strength, kill Zhao Cheng as well."
Liu Ling quickly said, "The Left Prime Minister's attitude is not to take action against Zhao Cheng for the time being."
Wen Hu frowned and glared at Liu Ling.
Liu Ling quickly lowered his head and said, "I was only thinking of Lord Wen. If the Left Prime Minister blames me, it will be difficult to explain."
"How I explain this to my uncle is my business," Wen Hu said in a deep voice. "My uncle does not recommend that I take action against Zhao Cheng now. He is worried about two things: first, that killing Zhao Cheng will affect the killing of Chen Chong; and second, that His Majesty will hold me accountable afterward."
"But none of that matters."
Wen Hu's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he continued, "Since Mr. Xu is so confident, then kill Chen Chong first and then Zhao Cheng. That way, it won't affect the plan. As for me... Zhou Jinghuan and Zhao Cheng are not on the same path. I will have my own way of explaining it afterward."
Seeing that Wen Hu was determined to kill, Liu Ling said no more.
Xu Qingshan neither agreed nor refused, but said, "I only have one question: when killing Zhao Cheng, Zhou Chuan and his sister might try to stop us. They are now favored by His Majesty. Does His Majesty want them to serve the country, and he wants them killed as well?"
Wen Hu looked at Xu Qingshan and said sternly, "Mr. Xu, you are a member of the Maoshan Sect. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the imperial court."
Xu Qingshan stopped talking, nodded, and turned to leave.
...
Zhao Cheng and his group had been out of Changsui City for three days, and compared to when they arrived, they had one more person and one horse than Park Moo-di.
Coming from a poor family, Park Moo-di had no attendants. However, he kept his word and behaved very well throughout the journey, maintaining proper decorum and living and eating with the guards. He would even help Xia Qiqiu when she was working.
Park Moo-di was well aware of his situation. He had not yet learned how to do business and did not have the fighting ability of the garrison soldiers, so he could only follow Xia Qiqiu and do odd jobs.
Zhao Cheng rarely spoke to him, nor did he invite him into the carriage, just to see if he would behave himself.
At noon, Zhao Wu suddenly pulled on the reins and stopped the horse.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Cheng asked from inside the carriage.
Zhao Wu said, "The road ahead is blocked."
Zhao Cheng then climbed out of the carriage and looked ahead. Several large stones and some gravel had fallen onto the official road, and a group of workers were cleaning the road.
Zhao Cheng frowned slightly, looked up at the mountain beside the official road, and said, "The weather has been fine these past few days, how could such a huge landslide have occurred?"
As he spoke, Zhao Cheng was about to jump off the carriage, saying, "I'll go ask."
"I'll go!" Park Moo-di immediately dismounted and strode towards the group of workers.
"Be careful," Zhao Wu reminded Park Moo-di as he passed by.
Nothing happened during the questioning. Park Moo-di walked back and said, "These workers are all villagers from the neighborhood. They said it was a landslide."
Zhao Cheng asked, "Have you asked how long it will take to fix?"
"I asked, and the earliest it could be is tomorrow night." Park Moo-di glanced back and continued, "People can go around from the side, but horses and carriages can't."
“It won’t be until tomorrow night, more than a day, and too many things can change.” Zhao Cheng shook his head, looked around, and said, “Is there any other way?”
One of the soldiers said, "I know a shortcut."
Is it accessible by horse-drawn carriage?
"If that path hadn't changed, a carriage could have passed through it."
“Okay, let’s change course.” After making his decision, Zhao Cheng climbed back into the carriage.
An hour later, Zhao Cheng, who was taking a nap in the carriage, was awakened by Xia Qiqiu's "waaaaa" noise.
Zhao Cheng didn't even need to open his eyes to know that the two girls must have seen a beautiful view.
He lifted the curtains and looked outside, seeing only fields of farmland. He was puzzled and asked, "Isn't this just farmland? Why are you so excited?"
Xia Qi said, "Master, look over here."
Zhao Cheng looked towards their window and was immediately stunned.
Outside the car window, there were dense fields of rapeseed flowers.
These rapeseed flowers are very dense and tall, and the whole field of golden yellow is truly a feast for the eyes.
However, Zhao Cheng frowned. He saw the farmers busy in the rapeseed flowers, but he could only see the upper half of their faces.
These rapeseed flowers are too tall.
Zhao Cheng lifted the carriage curtain and looked at both sides of the road, thinking to himself, "How can a carriage pass through such a narrow road?"
It's clearly only wide enough for one carriage to pass!
Watch your step, don't trample the crops!
After saying this, Zhao Cheng patted Zhao Wu and said in a deep voice, "Are you stupid? Why didn't you ask me before taking this shortcut?"
Zhao Wu asked doubtfully, "Is there a problem?"
Zhao Cheng pointed to the rapeseed field next to him and shouted, "This is too damn easy to be ambushed here!"
"It's nothing!" Zhao Wuyun said casually.
"What do you mean 'nothing'?" Zhao Cheng was a little confused. He glanced at the rapeseed field again, and the more he looked, the more creeped out he felt.
“Zhou Chuan and Zhou Nuo are with us,” Zhao Wu said smugly. “Besides, with me here, I’ll kill any who comes.”
Zhao Cheng's lips twitched, and he said, "You showed off on the way to Changsui, but can you stop showing off now?"
indistinct--
Suddenly a voice came from above. Zhao Cheng felt a shadow moving in front of him, and then he saw a large net descending from the sky.
Zhao Cheng shouted, "There's an ambush!"
Zhao Wu quickly drew his knife and said, "Master, you're a jinx!"
"How can you blame me??" Zhao Cheng was completely bewildered.
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