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When Chi Heng looked at the eyes contentedly, there was a strange silence suddenly.

Suddenly, the branch shook.

There is obviously no wind, and there is obviously only the stringed music of Shengge singing softly.Chi Heng straightened up slowly, looked around, and the alarm bell rang.Suddenly, the branches trembled violently, and there were several rustling sounds, and then the cold light intersected suddenly.

Without warning, dense arrows flew over one after another.

Under the tree, a group of gray-clothed assassins appeared, standing there, with longbows and hidden weapons in their hands.Because of the water blocking, they couldn't get close for a while.Chi Heng stood up, kicked the stool away, and shouted loudly, "Guardian!"

Before the words fell to the ground, a group of men in black rushed towards the assassins as if they had emerged from the ground.

The sneak attack without warning woke up the half-drunk man, and the tables and chairs slammed into each other in a panic.But unexpectedly, the arrow was clearly aimed at the person, but when it was about to get close to the person, it suddenly turned sharply, and they all slammed into each other and nailed to the back of the chair. Chi Heng raised his foot and kicked the stool to the side, Pulling and pushing Luo Jinghan next to him: "Get under the table!"

Luo Jinghan tore the tablecloth hastily, and the dishes fell and shattered one after another with a bang, and a step and a secret passage that was square to one person suddenly appeared in the middle of the table.

Chi Heng swung his stick to block the incoming bows and arrows, while pushing him into the secret passage.

Rong Yue was even more excited, and shouted: "It's finally here! Let me have a good fight!" After saying that, the long stick danced like pear blossoms falling, and the dense arrows would not touch his body, and he still had to press the water gate , was held down by Chi Heng, and motioned to wait for everyone else to run away.

Of course, most of the courtiers were panicked.

Shi Wei and Cen Pojing either supported or carried the other courtiers and quickly pushed into the center of the mat. The dense arrows couldn't get close to them. The courtiers quickly calmed down and walked down the secret passage in an orderly manner.

Ji Ce looked at Chi Heng, wanting to say something.

Chi Heng pushed him to Shi Wei's side and scolded angrily: "Go in quickly, you are waiting to be shot! Everyone goes in, I want to kill and let Zheng Yi know how powerful I am!"

Ji Ce was hastily pushed in, but the rough force made his nose sour.He ran into the secret passage, the lights in the secret passage were dim but enough to see the way ahead, the dark passage twisted and turned, he didn’t know where the front was, he heard the clang of knives and arrows above, he wanted to go back and take another look, there was a bang, the secret passage’s The door was closed.

All sounds are blocked.

Ji Ce's drunkenness dissipated, he thought when did he open the secret passage, why didn't he know?When and who trained those black-clothed guards?Chi Heng has always disliked big feasts, but this time he made it known to everyone in the court. Was it on purpose?How is Chi Heng now?

The more Ji Ce thought about it, the more confused he became.

Luo Jinghan came over to hold his arm, and said calmly, "Ji Ce, are you injured?"

Ji Ce shook his head.

Luo Jinghan raised his head and glanced at the top of his head: "Don't worry! He must have been prepared for such a well-thought-out plan! No wonder, before the banquet, he wants you to sit beside him no matter what!" The corner of Luo Jinghan's mouth Smiling, Chi Heng also said the same thing to him, thinking about it now, there is a hint of sweetness overflowing in the thrill.

Ji Ce suddenly remembered that there was such a thing.

Ji Ce suddenly felt angry, how could he push himself away?How could he just tell himself everything and make a decision?How is he now?Ji Ce pressed the throbbing pain in his chest, and a scene of possible situations floated before his eyes. He could no longer stand, slid down the wall, and sat on the ground.

The din of the ministers gradually fell silent, and everyone held their breath.

Luo Jinghan leaned close to Ji Ce, asked with concern, and said Ji Ce couldn't hear clearly because of his confusion. One, anyway, can't..."

The voice behind was too weak, Luo Jinghan leaned over.

Suddenly, there was a bang.

The light shone by the red lantern flickered, accompanied by Rong Yue's young and brisk voice: "Hey, you're scared to death! Come on up, it's done!"

so fast?

Hearing the footsteps of the officials following the light, Ji Ce did not move.Chi Heng jumped down from the tunnel entrance and walked to Ji Ce in three steps and two steps, and anxiously held his hand: "Deputy Envoy Ji, are you injured?"

Ji Ce squeezed Chi Heng's hand tightly, and nestled against his heart.

Rong Yue on the side curled his lips but smiled, laughed for a while and joked: "Hey, it's dark underground, and the scenery above is better, why don't you come up and talk in detail? It's hard to set up such a big trap to trap the big wolf, hurry up and torture him , will definitely bring out a great disaster!"

The assassin who got it done was the trickster that Chi Heng had been looking forward to all this time—the trickster raised by Zheng Yi couldn't leave easily, and finally made his move at this time, falling into the trap that Chi Heng had planned for a long time.And the man in black who has been lying in wait for a long time is the sharp knife that Chi Heng ordered Shi Weicen to train in secret to deal with the highly skilled tricksters.

Chi Heng ordered that the surviving tricksters be tortured severely, coerced and lured, and followed the clues.

He knew that such a group of tricksters must be Zheng Yi's personal guards. It must be Zheng Yi's order that they came to the capital without breaking the boat. However, Zheng Yi, who is cautious, could let the kite be too far away from his hand.The next thing was even easier. Qin Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, personally investigated the matter, and issued orders one after another, chasing the remaining tricksters fiercely. The tighter the pursuit, the more lies Zheng Yilu got.

Zheng Yi was indeed near the capital.

Qin Li widely issued arrest warrants, with rewards of ten thousand taels of silver, and Zheng Yi's portraits were posted all over the streets and alleys overnight. First of all, they searched everywhere, what's more, the villagers of a village searched overnight, and found all the clues of Zheng Yi's whereabouts.

Facing round after round of attacks and the airtight screening, Zheng Yi's guards were quickly beaten to pieces.

And Zheng Yi himself also fled to the south hastily.

Not to mention Chi Heng's several secret orders to order the guards to chase and fight all the way. From February to May, Zheng Yi's news continued. Seeing that his number of people is getting smaller and smaller, he is at the end of the road.

In May of the second year of Qianyuan, Chi Heng received a letter from the guard who was investigating, saying that Zheng Yi had entered the deep forest near Puqu in Shuzhou, and no matter how hard he searched, he disappeared without even a trace of clues. Please tell me what to do.

Chi Heng recalled that time, it was also Chun Ri, and he and Zheng Yi broke into the forest in a hurry.

Did he hide there?

That weird desolate place.

Although poor apes run to the forest, how can they find time to choose trees?But if he would never step in again no matter what, even if he went in the strange and uninhabited place where he had narrowly escaped death, he might not be lucky to come out alive.Zheng Yi, probably so proud that he absolutely didn't want to be a prisoner, so he broke in regardless of life and death, right?

In any case, Chi Heng got rid of his serious worry.

Moreover, even if Zheng Yi made a comeback, he would no longer have any lethality, so there was no need to worry.

Chi Heng sat leisurely in the imperial study room, with his feet on the table, Ji Ce came in and frowned: "Get rid of Zheng Yi, and you will start to be unscrupulous?"

Chi Heng grinned: "Why, I'm studying the major policies of governing the country. Here, these are the national policies written by Zheng Yigang when he became the emperor, and some memorials when he was the grand teacher, which involves everything about people's livelihood, tsk tsk, It's really good, even better than Tao Xiao."

Ji Ce picked it up casually and read a few lines, gradually becoming solemn.

Chi Heng sighed: "Zheng Yi is suitable to be a prime minister in a prosperous age. His great talent lies in governing the country, not fighting. It's a pity that he shouldn't be obsessed with one throne. His luck is more than a little worse——isn't it, Deputy Envoy Ji, If he was born a few years earlier, he could seize power and become emperor directly; if he was born a few years later, he could be my prime minister."

Ji Ce smiled slightly.

The setting sun in May is fragmented, the green shade is superimposed one by one, the quiet time, the quiet Chi Heng, and the national policies written with painstaking efforts.Ji Ce, sitting next to Chi Heng, slowly watched.Before he knew it, the light moved and the shadows moved, his body was warmed up, Ji Ce straightened his waist, and met Chi Heng's eyes.

Chi Heng smiled and said, "I won."

Ji Ce raised an eyebrow.

"Because I won, I will be more tolerant to the losers. I will never forget what Zheng Yi did. I once wanted to tear him into pieces. Now I am the king of a country, and he is as panicked as a mouse crossing the street. It’s more satisfying than killing him!” Chi Heng tapped the scroll with a smile, “Because the hatred has melted away, I can read what he wrote. If it’s good and useful, just use it directly. "

His relaxed and comfortable smile melted away the worries in Ji Ce's heart.

As the sun set and the moon climbed up early, Chi Heng looked at the round sky like a canopy, staring at the shining stars in the sky: "Fujian Ji, before, I always dreamed that ghosts were haunting me. I can't get rid of it, so I can only use a knife to chop desperately. Sometimes the ghost will pounce on me, and there will be black everywhere. At this time, I will dream that the stars turn into your faces... Ji Fu Make, don’t laugh, it’s true. Ever since the ghosts called me long live in the dream, I’ve had fewer and fewer dreams.”

"We're here with you, isn't that enough?"

You can see it as soon as you open your eyes, how can you think it is not enough? Chi Heng smiled, and said with burning eyes: "You are all by my side, I am satisfied. Deputy Ji, Mei Fu sent a letter, and the Qianyuan army has occupied Saili The city is bigger than the country. However, Zhong Xu and Mei Yuanbai ignored military discipline and led a few teenagers into Baosa City without authorization. They actually took the city, but Mei Fu's son Mei Yuanbai was accidentally injured. Mei Fu asked me for instructions to let Zhong Xu and Mei Yuanbai return to Beijing together. Deputy Envoy Ji, what do you think?"

Ji Ce laughed and said, "You also forgot to praise Zhong Xu. Mingming Mei Fu also said that Zhong Xu's marksmanship is like a god, and those who see it will be shocked, and he will become a great weapon in the future. Are you willing to call him back?"

Chi Heng rubbed the tip of his nose: "I can't bear it! Let Mei Yuanbai come back, Mei Fu must be worried about his son."

"Don't you miss Zhong Xu?"

"In the future, Zhong Xu will become a real gunslinger, and I will naturally call him back. Or when he is willing to come back, he will come back." Chi Heng put the scroll on his lap, looked sideways at Ji Ce, "I also dream that Zhong Xu turns into stars, but there is always another person beside him, and I can't see who it is."

Ji Ce laughed: "Are you jealous?"

Chi Heng kissed the corner of Ji Ce's mouth: "Zhong Xu died too early and was unable to fight the world with me. Now, he wants to expand the territory for me, so let him go and be bound by my side, it's not right." What a good thing. Deputy Envoy Ji, I have been emperor for almost a year. More than one-third of the country has rested for several years, and one-third has rested for more than two years. The officials have basically stabilized. We can start some large-scale changed."