Shen Nian and the emperor's entourage tried not to alert the officials along the way, and after slightly disguising themselves, they began to rush towards the capital.
It had been more than a month since I left the capital, and it was already early February.
The Spring Examination will begin in early March, and there is less than a month left, so try to move forward as much as possible and avoid stopping too many times.
On the third day of the journey, at dusk, we arrived at a place where there was no village in front and no shop behind, surrounded by a large forest.
The captain of the Royal Guards originally wanted to cross the forest and then set up camp, but unfortunately, after walking for another half an hour, it was completely dark and he still hadn't walked out of the forest.
You can only choose a slightly flatter place with a wider view to set up camp.
Shen Nian also took the officers and soldiers to check around, and found nothing unusual, so he returned to the base.
However, we did not dare to relax. We arranged shifts for all officers and soldiers, with each shift changing every hour to ensure safety.
In order to make the target smaller, not too many tents were arranged. Except for Xia Tian, who was a woman and had a separate tent, even the emperor shared a tent with Eunuch Xu and the captain of the Imperial Guards, so that they could provide close care and protection.
Sometimes Shen Nian would also stay in the emperor's tent to let Captain He of the Imperial Guard take a break.
It was February now, and there were fewer refugees on the road. They probably found a place to stay along the way and did not continue to rush to the capital.
However, from time to time, you would come across students carrying their school boxes on their way to the capital to take the imperial examinations.
There is a river next to the woods where they are staying tonight. The water is quite clear. They also went there to fetch water in the summer to cook dinner.
After washing up in the evening, she suddenly wanted to go to the toilet, so she asked Shen Nian to go out with her.
After finishing, I went to the river to wash my hands.
As soon as I squatted down, I heard a slight rustling sound coming from a distance.
Xia Tian could hear it because after drinking the spiritual spring water, her five senses became much stronger and she could hear movements almost a hundred meters away.
Shen Nian also heard it. He was a martial artist, and Xia Tian often let him drink spiritual spring water, so his hearing was naturally not weak.
The two of them were just wondering, the weather was so cold, there was no wind today, and there were no small animals around along the way, so where did the sound come from?
unless……
Xia Tian looked up and glanced at Shen Nian.
Shen Nian happened to look over, and when their eyes met, they understood instantly.
They nodded imperceptibly, and no one spoke.
Shen Nian quickly put the torch into the river to extinguish it.
Xia Tian stood up and took Shen Nian’s other hand, and the two of them quickly moved two steps to the side.
They squatted down and listened quietly for a while. When the sound didn't get closer, they held hands and quietly returned to the tent in the dark.
The two men did not return to their own tents, but went directly to the emperor's tent.
"Your Majesty, there is an ambush!" Shen Nian placed a bomb as soon as he came in.
Captain He, the captain of the Royal Guards who was sitting nearby with a sword in his arms, stood up immediately upon hearing this.
Eunuch Xu, who was holding a lamp for the emperor, suddenly trembled and blew out the lamp in one breath.
The emperor was reading a book, but before he could put it down, he fell into darkness.
No one expected that Eunuch Xu would react so quickly. Before he could finish his words, he turned off both lamps on the table.
The emperor coughed lightly, and after his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he whispered, "Chu Xuan, what's going on?"
A few people moved closer to the emperor, and Shen Nian whispered what had just happened.
"I think it's better to be cautious. Although we are still not sure why they came and how many people there are, they are definitely coming for us." Shen Nian gave his analysis.
The emperor and Captain He both nodded in agreement.
"Then I will go and make the arrangements first." Captain He clasped his fist towards the emperor and left the tent.
The imperial guards and other officers and soldiers were also gathered together to surround the emperor's tent.
However, some people were left hiding in the dark in case of emergency.
He then went to call the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Personnel, Doctor Xu and others to the emperor's tent.
It took a few adults to realize what had happened.
In the dark tent, my breathing became a little rapid.
"Please take a seat, my lords!" The emperor sensed their nervousness and spoke to them.
Xia Tian also stayed in the tent and admired the emperor a little. At such an urgent moment, as a king, he remained calm as usual. He was indeed not an ordinary person.
The main reason is that the emperor is very young, and there are not many people protecting him. The purpose of the people in ambush is unknown, but he is calmer than several older adults.
After the emperor finished speaking, everyone found a place to sit down. There were only two stools in the tent and there was no place to sit. Eunuch Xu moved over the small couch he used to rest on at night and asked the adults to sit down first.
The other stool was occupied by Xia Tian.
Fortunately, the emperor's tent and other tents looked nothing special from the outside, so they were safe for the time being.
Everyone waited in the tent, and it was so quiet that only the sound of soft breathing could be heard.
Shen Nian stayed beside the emperor so that he could react at any time.
After waiting for about an hour, the rustling sounds around became more obvious, which should be those people approaching.
Everyone outside and inside the tent held their breath and waited quietly.
Xia Tian also unconsciously tightened the dagger in his hand.
She felt that this time was even more stressful than the last time she and Shen Nian encountered an assassination attempt. It might be because the emperor was here, and she inexplicably felt that those people were here to assassinate the emperor.
Shen Nian had already drawn his sword and was holding it across his chest. Several adults also stood up and tried to stand inside the tent so that if a fight broke out, they would not be in the way of Shen Nian and the others.
In this tent, except for Chen Nian, and Mu Feng and Mu Chen who were guarding the door, all the others were weak civil officials.
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