The moonlight was dark, and a forest in the wilderness of Shuozhou was shrouded in the dark twilight. A sound of horse hooves broke the quiet night. A white lantern was passing through the thick ink-like suburbs. The shadows followed closely and finally penetrated into a black and dirty ancient temple.

This is a long-destroyed Buddhist temple, with extremely chaotic arrangements. The Buddha statue is covered with dense spider webs. The man who came in with a large number of men in black clothes and knives entered in a row.

There were already people in the Buddhist temple. Several people dressed in blue and short clothes stood silently. Over the dark candlelight, you could see a thin man with his back facing everyone, looking at the murals on the wall in a daze.

His face is pretty and feminine, his eyes are gloomy, but he seems to be full of compassion. This extreme contrast makes people feel creepy in his heart.

A man was thrown to the ground, raising a burst of dust, which was extremely choking in the closed space.

The man with a strange and gloomy expression frowned and turned around, covering his mouth and nose. During his actions, his palms were very natural, and he raised his orchid fingers very femininely. He glanced at the pig's slut that was tied up by all kinds of flowers and was still arching on the ground with a sharp voice and said:

"Let him give us some peace..."

This voice is between men and women, full of feminine aura. People with a little knowledge can immediately think of a type of person - eunuchs.

He was the emperor's personal eunuch, Gao Shun.

A blue-shirted swordsman stepped forward, lifted the collar of the man on the ground, and punched him hard on his lower abdomen. Only a muffled sound was heard. The struggle of the man who was struggling desperately stopped abruptly, his waist arched into a big prawn, and he fell to the ground blankly.

His black face, which was almost buried by his beard, turned purple-red due to the severe pain, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets. After fainting and twitching on the ground for a long time, he let out a "whimper" scream of pain.

The person who punches this punch is definitely an expert in torture and confession. This punch hits the lower abdomen, as if the intestines in the belly are broken, but there is no such thing as a matter of things. If you punch a few times in a row, you will definitely teach that life is worse than death.

Just as he opened his eyes, a pair of soapy soft boots stopped in front of him. The eunuch with a full body of vile energy was placed behind him with his hands behind him, and his voice sounded quietly:

"You listen to our family. If we ask a question, you will answer. If you dare not say it, or if you dare to say it, we will peel you..."

The man raised his face, stuffed a rag in his mouth, and moaned painfully in his throat.

"A cheap bone is a cheap bone."

A trace of contempt flashed in Gao Shun's eyes and ordered him to go, "Put out the cloth stuffed in his mouth and let him speak."

One person hurried forward, pulled out the rag that was biting from his mouth, and then stepped back, but his body was still tied up. The two people pulled him up, kicked him at the bend of his knee, and made him kneel down. The ground was covered with gravel and gravel, which pierced into his flesh, as if it was chiseled deep into the bones. The heart-wrenching pain rushed straight into his brain. He reflexively wanted to stand up, but was pressed firmly by both hands on his shoulders, breathing heavily, and after a cold sweat, he had already endured the pain and woke up a little. The eunuch spoke again, yin and yang:

"You should know now that when it falls into our hands, it will fall into the net of heaven and earth, and you can't escape... Instead of suffering from it, it's better to take action quickly, so as not to use other means, don't you?"

He spoke weakly, "Who are you...what are you? What do you want to know?"

"Is that assassination planned by King Nan'an?"

"What are you talking about...I can't understand..."

Strong mouth!

Gao Shun's eyes were sharp and swept over the entourage beside him, and then punched him in the lower abdomen.

Now there was no rag to tamper his mouth, and his shrill howling sounded throughout the temple, shocking several crows on the dead trees outside the temple.

When his howling slowly calmed down, the person behind him grabbed his hair, reached out and pulled his melon skin, forcing him to open his eyes and stared at the person in front of him. Gao Shun, the eunuch, was already angry, and stepped in front of him in two steps, almost touching his nose, and gritted his teeth and said:

"Our family just said, is the person who planned the assassination your master? Gao Sihao, the king of Nan'an...?"

"I am just a Dousheng Lie. I don't recognize who is the King of Nan'an, nor... I've heard of Gao Sihao..."

Gao Shun's eyes suddenly became violent. After a while, his face calmed down again, and an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It seems... you don't cry after seeing the coffin? Do you think... our family said that you would peel your skin and was bluffing? Hahahaha..."

His laughter suddenly stopped, "——Chop off his left hand first."

"I'm just a businessman who comes to Shuozhou to do business..." His voice stopped in his throat, and then a shrill scream broke out, ten times more painful than just now, "——Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"Is it a man? He shouted like a petite mother..."

"Father-in-law, he fainted."

"Splash water, pinch the person... and wake him up, and you have to continue to interrogate him." Gao Shun was too close, and the bloody smell floating in the air was disgusting. He covered his nose and took a few steps back. "Spray a handful of wood ash on the wound. Hurry up and stop the bleeding, don't let him die... If he dies, we will do it for you..."

After a long time, the bearded man woke up again and almost begged:

"You...you kill me, kill me soon, beg you..."

"Why are you so stubborn? Isn't it good to live, and why do you die?"

The bearded man did not listen to the bewitching, closed his eyes, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly. When he shone under the light, he turned out to be as pale as paper.

"You are very good. Our family has used these methods and is still unwilling to speak?...I have a kind of genius!" Gao Shun laughed instead of anger, "But there must be a limit for loyalty. You are loyal to Gao Sihao, but he is a thief, and he is an inequality thief. If he dares to do anything, His Majesty can turn him into powder in an instant. If you admit it obediently, our family can let you go..."

"I said, I don't know the King of Nan'an. I'm just a business vendor. You caught the wrong person..."

"You can't even pretend to be pitiful, how can we believe you..."

“…”

"I'm just a hawker who passes by Shuozhou to do business..."

"Havenger?" Gao Shun looked at him with a look of a fool, "Come to Shuozhou to do business?"

He took a breath, "...Please stop challenging our bottom line. You put the world of Jinyang, regardless of the great business opportunities, and go to Shuozhou, a remote village, to do business? Who do you think will believe it?"

"Believe it or not, this is all you can tell you."

"..." Gao Shun's eyes completely turned cold, "Do you think that your past is really covered up tightly, and we really can't find out any details? You'd better be honest, otherwise our family will let you and your whole family die together..."

"Hmph..." The bearded man turned his head contemptuously, obviously not wanting to listen to him and not believe the eunuch's nonsense.

"It seems you are a little questioning about our ability. Should you make a bet?"

“…”

"Ha, I'm really underestimated..."

Gao Shun made a gesture, and one person found a paper file from his body and read:

"Song Chunlai, a native of Youzhou, has been grazeing, fishing and hunting with his father since he was a child. He has courage and admires the chivalrous spirit. He once entered the army and obtained a half-time position. In the third year of Qinghe, he accidentally killed someone because of a conflict with Shangguan. He was sentenced to death. It was rescued by Gao Sihao, the king of Nan'an. From then on, Song Chunlai hid his name and served under Gao Sihao's command, specializing in assassination... There is still a wife, two daughters and an old father in the family, who lives in Youzhou..."

The bearded man suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the front in a daze, his body trembling. Gao Shun was spinning around him with fun.

"How about it? I believe it now. Our family has always been the ones who say that we can do it. Before, your good brothers, Li Dayong, Cui Yi, Hoba Fuen, Zhang Qiang..., have not survived, so don't struggle, just call it, they are all scrambled by Gao Si's good men. They have all called it... It's not bad for you, how good is it to be neatly?"

"They...recruited?"

"Yes, I'll stop you."

"Since they have all recruited me, why should I interrogate me?"

Gao Shun shook his head, "They are not Gao Sihao's confidants, they know less than us. They have helped, it's useless... So aren't we chasing you quickly?"

The bearded man grinned, which was even worse than crying, "It seems that I want to thank you for your praise..."

Gao Shun nodded bluntly, "It's easy to say...it's easy to say..."

The man with a bearded face was ashamed, and his heart was shaken. After the last line of defense in his heart was broken by Gao Shun, he could no longer keep any secrets. After a while, he licked his lips, which were pale and dry due to blood loss, and said:

"Last month, the assassination was indeed arranged by the King of Nan'an. Hundreds of dead soldiers were secretly raised by the King of Nan'an. They all received his favor, worked hard for him and killed people..."

"We know that something valuable is the better."

"There are many dead soldiers like this, King Nan'an still has many dead soldiers in Yecheng, Shuozhou, Jinyang... These places have dead soldiers he raised, and only he can summon them with special methods... The Shuozhou army is already under his control. As long as he gives orders, he can fight back at any time..."

"Gao Sihao's ambition is really great. Is this a story about wanting to learn from Sanma Shi Cao? He also raised so many dead soldiers. Let's continue."

"Gao Si was ambushing someone beside the emperor. I don't know who it is, but I know he does have a spy around the emperor, and he is the emperor's confidant..."

“So say…”

"No...no, I know so much..."

Gao Shun frowned and said, "It would be boring if this is the case. These things can at most protect your entire body. What else? Remember it quickly. There is not much time left for you."

The bearded man thought for a long time and finally said, "Yes, by the way, there is another thing. That day, the dead soldiers were indeed the people of King Nan'an, but others... those wearing armor and driving iron carts... were not arranged by King Nan'an."

"What did you say?" Gao Shun's pupils shrank like needle eyes and said quickly: "Say it again, be clearer!"

"Then... those dead soldiers wearing armor were not arranged by the King of Nan'an, but were another group of people..."

"who?"

"I don't know," said the man bearded, "This time I came to Shuozhou, I came to investigate the case by the order of King Nan'an. Those dead soldiers in armor were wearing iron armor unique to the Shuozhou army. Some people were plotting against King Nan'an... They wanted to play with the mantis stalking cicadas... oriole was behind."

"..." Gao Shun pondered for a long time, the halo of flames shone on his face, and a gloomy waved. Finally, he waved his hand and a knife penetrated the chest of the bearded man from behind. He sprayed a few sporadic blood foam in his mouth. Before he died, he opened his eyes wide and stared at Gao Shun, as if he was dying with his eyes open.

Gao Shun stood for a while and slowly turned around, "Our family promised you that they would never touch your family. After all, they are innocent... But you can't live. Those who were all dead before were also working hard under Gao Sihao's men. Why do you make it special? It's better to be neat and look good on the face."

"Immediately...send someone to send a message to Your Majesty!"

It's already dawn.

Unlike Shuozhou, the sky is high and the clouds are light, but Yecheng is full of cold rain. The drizzle of spring rain still keeps falling. The rain water accumulates outside the threshold and slowly flows to lower-lying places. The rain has fallen for half a month, and the mud and dirt on the street have been washed almost. Now this small piece of flowing water is clear and clean. The water surface is constantly being splashed by the raindrops dripping from the eaves, drawing a series of wonderful patterns. The two of them walked on the street with an umbrella. One of the scholars dressed in a scholar looked at the city gate in front of them, shrouded in a hazy drizzle and sighed.

"I will send you thousands of miles away, and I will take care of you all the way."

The tall horse had a horn bow hanging around its neck. The man dressed in a straw raincoat and sword beside Gao Yang was He Ruobi. At this time, he rolled his eyes at Gao Yang, "Okay, why don't you send me a thousand miles? I've only sent me three streets..."

Gao Yang also rolled his eyes and replied, "What does it mean to be a guest or not?"

"I understand, I'm gone. You can help my wife more during your time in Yecheng. She is still pregnant, so it's so inconvenient to do things..."

"Okay, you've said it a few times. Besides, my sister-in-law has a very tough temper. I'm afraid there are not many places that need my help."

"No matter how hard she is, she is still a woman. I am not by my side. What should I do if she is bullied?"

"Then you insist on leaving now?"

He Ruobi turned around and looked at him sadly, saying, "The opportunity must not be missed. A good man should be successful in fame and fortune. He can't care about the love between his children... I'm sorry for her. When I stay there, I will pick her up and the child."

Gao Yang also sighed and took out a heavy cloth bag from his arms, "I originally wanted to take the exam with you, but now you go to Huainan to listen to it. As a good friend, I can't help you too much. You can bring this money with you..."

He Ruobi waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, Brother Zhaoxuan, you are already grateful to you if you can help me take care of my family..."

"——Pick it!" Gao Yan forced it into his hands without saying a word, "You are a Zhou person, who has no foundation and no popularity. You must be harsh for a while. Take this money and make some money. It is still necessary to have a good relationship with the robes... You have to restrain your temper. That subordinate who Shangguan likes to coax his skin? You have to make a personal move before you can be qualified to be my Gao Yan friend. Don't let me look down on you, otherwise I will never bother to pay attention to you when I am the prime minister in the future..."

"Hey, look at you guys so awesome..." He Ruobi was not very polite, and took the purse and turned over.

"I don't know when I will see you again when I go here. Brother Fu, take care of you all the way!"

He Ruobi activates the war horse, waves his hand behind, and steps out of the city gate without looking back. The drizzle becomes denser. Gao Feng is in the misty rain in the city, leaving only a loneliness...
Chapter completed!