The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, go upstairs and wait, I'll be up in a minute."
Only after watching Shen Qingqiu leave did the waiter put the portrait away.
After about half an incense stick of time, the waiter finally brought the food.
Shen Qingqiu opened the door, and the waiter walked in with a smile on his face, saying, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Put it here."
After the waiter put down the food, he saw Gu Yanwei sleeping soundly on the bed and couldn't help but look at him twice. When Shen Qingqiu raised his eyes, he noticed that he was abnormal.
"Why don't you leave?"
The waiter finally reacted and said, "I'll leave right away, right away!"
Watching the waiter leave, Shen Qingqiu felt a panic in his heart. He quickly dropped the things in his hands and walked to Gu Yanwei's bed.
"Gu Yanwei, Gu Yanwei, wake up, wake up quickly."
Gu Yanwei slowly opened his eyes, only to see Shen Qingqiu's panicked expression, and asked: "What's wrong, Qingqiu?"
"Gu Yanwei, we have to leave quickly. I always feel that this inn is weird, especially the waiter. When we first entered the inn, he was so cold to us, but just now, he stared at you for a long time, and his attitude was very different from before. I always feel that something is wrong. Gu Yanwei, let's pack up and leave here quickly."
Gu Yanwei also realized what was happening. He quickly sat up from the bed, put on his clothes and said, "Go and call Chen Jie. Gu Cheng must have notified the county governments everywhere to arrest us. Maybe the soldiers are on their way here now."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, "Okay, get dressed quickly, I'll go call them."
But at this time, the government officials had already come in downstairs.
"Are you sure they're upstairs?"
The shopkeeper nodded and pointed upstairs, saying, "I am absolutely not mistaken. Those people are exactly the same as the people in the portrait. Moreover, they are indeed two men and two women. They are resting upstairs right now."
The official who spoke nodded and said, "That should be it. Go up and make sure they don't escape."
"Yes!" As soon as the words fell, a large group of people came upstairs. When Shen Qingqiu was about to open the door, he heard a voice coming from downstairs.
"Gu Yanwei, what should we do? Their people are already downstairs."
"Don't panic." Gu Yanwei stood up with his sword in hand and protected Shen Qingqiu behind him.
At this time, in the other room, Chen Jie also heard the noise.
"Lock core, come over here."
Suo Xin frowned, but still put down what he was holding, walked to Chen Jie and said, "Sir, what's wrong?"
Chen Jie stared at the door cautiously and said, "It looks like someone from the government."
"Someone from the government." Suo Xin opened his eyes wide and covered his mouth, saying, "Are they here to arrest us?"
Chen Jie nodded and said, "Suo Xin, hide in the inner room for a while and don't come out."
"Sir, what are you going to do? Your wounds haven't healed yet."
Looking at the crowds outside the house, Suo Xin burst into tears unconsciously.
"Don't be afraid. We didn't die when we jumped off the cliff, so we will definitely get out alive today."
"grown ups."
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting coming from the next room. Chen Jie pushed the lock into the inner room, opened the door in front of him and rushed out.
“Kill him!”
A group of soldiers who received the order rushed towards Chen Jie one by one. Chen Jie killed all the way to Gu Yanwei's room with a sword in hand.
"Your Majesty, are you all right?"
Gu Yanwei stood up with his sword and said, "It seems that we can't reach Yan State. Chen Jie, if you can get out alive, please help me take good care of Qingqiu."
"Your Majesty, I will not let you die."
In an instant, the inn was transformed into a scene of swords and sabers. Blood was constantly splashing on the corridors and door frames, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
Just when we were both exhausted, we suddenly heard the sound of fighting from the soldiers shouting downstairs.
The two men stood up and looked downstairs, only to see Marquis Gu and his men breaking out of the encirclement.
"Lord Gu!" Gu Yanwei shouted downstairs. Gu Yong raised his head among the crowd, "Your Majesty, I am late!"
The arrival of Marquis Gu seemed to have given them a reassurance, and the two men instantly gained strength. The soldiers blocking the corridor fell down one after another, until Marquis Gu's sword was placed on the county magistrate's neck downstairs.
Looking at the bloody sword on his neck, the county magistrate's legs couldn't help but tremble, "Quick, stop it now."
The government forces slowly put down their swords, and within a short while, the situation was reversed.
Gu Yong whispered in the county magistrate's ear: "Do you know who is standing upstairs? Are you so bold?"
The county magistrate's sweat drops fell to the floor one by one. His legs were so weak that he could hardly stand. He said in a trembling voice, "I, I just received a portrait from the court, saying that anyone seen in the portrait should be killed immediately. I don't know who the person in the portrait is. Great hero, please spare my life."
"Then I will tell you, the person standing in front of you is the current emperor!" After saying that, Gu Yong slashed the man's neck with a sword.
"Everyone, the Seventh Prince colluded with the Xiongnu to rebel. The Xiongnu are brutal by nature. Now the court has revealed the power of the Xiongnu. The Seventh Prince is even more ambitious. The court has suffered this disaster. I don't believe that you can't distinguish right from wrong at this time. The Seventh Prince is only in power temporarily. The emperor now has the help of Yan State and will eventually take back power. This marquis hopes that you can distinguish right from wrong."
The officials all looked at each other in surprise, "How could this be possible? It turns out that the person in the portrait is actually the current emperor. We really almost committed a serious crime!"
Slowly, people began to kneel down until everyone put down their swords.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Gu Yanwei stood upstairs, threw the sword in his hand to the ground and said, "Ignorance is not a fault. You can turn back immediately, which can be regarded as a contribution to the court. What you have to do now is to go home quietly and pretend that what happened tonight never happened."
"yes."
Everyone left the inn. At this time, the owner and the waiter had already fainted in the corner.
Chen Jie walked over and just as he raised his sword, he was stopped by Shen Qingqiu, "Forget it, they are just greedy for money."
Chen Jie glared fiercely at the two people in the corner and put down the sword in his hand.
Marquis Gu came up, looked at Gu Yanwei and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late in coming to your rescue!"
Gu Yanwei immediately helped Gu Hou up and said, "No, you have done a great job, Gu Hou. The court is now controlled by Gu Cheng and the Xiongnu. I wonder if the Yan State issue has been resolved. Are they willing to help?"
Gu Yong nodded and said, "Your Majesty, when I came here, I had already asked for mercy from the King of Yan, and he agreed to send 200,000 troops."
——
Upon receiving the news that Gu Yanwei was coming, King Yan had already prepared a banquet to entertain him.
Shen Qingqiu, Chen Jie and others followed Gu Yanwei into the hall, only to see that King Yan and Princess were already waiting in the hall.
"I finally waited for you to come." The King of Yan stood up and looked at Gu Yanwei standing in the middle and said, "I guess this must be the Emperor of Zhongyuan."
Gu Yanwei nodded, "The civil unrest in the Central Plains this time was all thanks to the king's help."
The King of Yan smiled and helped Gu Yanwei to his seat, saying, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Not long ago, the Crown Prince rebelled and it was you who asked Marquis Gu to send troops to help me. Isn't it common for you people in the Central Plains to exchange courtesy?"
Gu Yanwei also smiled, raised his glass and said, "Let's not talk about politeness. When I have calmed down the civil strife in the court, I will definitely not forget your help at this time."
"Hahaha, good, then I wish you all the best! By the way." King Yan suddenly looked at his daughter and said, "This is my only daughter, her name is Ruisha."
Ruisha stood up, bent her legs slightly, and said, "Risha greets the emperor."
Apart from Gu Hou, Gu Yanwei was the first Central Plains man Ruisha had ever met. Unlike the people from Yan State, the people from Central Plains were not as burly, but they looked neat and tidy. Although they were not as tall as the people from Yan State, they were very heroic.
King Yan looked at his daughter's occasional shy expression, then looked at Gu Yanwei who was sitting opposite him, and touched his beard unconsciously.
At night, Gu Yanwei and Shen Qingqiu were taken to the bedroom that had been arranged in advance.
"Gu Yanwei, since King Yan has agreed to help us, when do we set off?"
"Gu Cheng has just seized power, so he must have strengthened defenses inside and outside. Moreover, the Xiongnu's power is still in the court. We must first understand the situation in the palace before we can make plans."
"What's more, Chen Jie is still injured. If only Gu Hou goes to the battlefield to lead the troops, it will definitely not work. So we have to stay here for a while to recuperate and gather strength. After Chen Jie's injury is healed, Gu Cheng should have withdrawn the Xiongnu from the court. Then we can lead the troops to attack and minimize the damage to the court."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, "Gu Cheng is cruel, I'm just worried that all the loyal ministers around you will be harmed by him one by one."
Gu Yanwei also frowned and said nothing.
At this moment, on the other side, Ruisha was sitting on a rattan chair outside the bedroom, thinking about Gu Yanwei's appearance at the banquet just now, and a look of joy appeared on her face from time to time.
The maid saw her coming over with a smile and asked, "Princess, what are you thinking about? Why are you smiling so happily?"
Ruisha raised her head, restrained her smile, and said, "Zilan, what do you think of the emperor of the Central Plains?"
The maid frowned, "I don't know either, but the Emperor of Zhongyuan is indeed handsome, with a fair complexion, and a long sword on his waist, which makes him look even more heroic."
Listening to her description, Ruisha laughed even more happily. She stroked her hair, and Gu Yanwei's figure was all in her mind.
"Raisa."
The voice of King Yan interrupted Risa's reverie. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw her father standing in front of her.
"Father."
King Yan sat down again with his daughter. Seeing his daughter's smile, he also smiled and said, "My Ruisha has grown up. It's time to find a marriage for you."
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