C29 Night visits

It was deep into the night, and the moon hung in the sky. The night was as cool as water, and the Shangjing was surging.

The Shangjing's foreign inn was the residence of the Lu Kingdom's crown prince, Tian Zheng. Although it was already late into the night, Tian Zheng still had not fallen asleep.

Outside of the room were three layers of guards, three layers, and three layers. There were also the guards and the Imperial Guards sent by the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but after experiencing today's assassination on the way of the Shangjing, Tian Zheng still had a lingering fear after circling around once in the face of death. He tossed and turned in his bed without the slightest sign of sleepiness.

Today, he bravely blocked two masked assassins to assassinate Crown Prince Tian Zheng, then killed three of his assassin guards, Guo Cheng, and another guard that was extremely outstanding. He was standing outside Crown Prince Tian Zheng's door, protecting Crown Prince Tian Zheng in high spirits.

They understood that through their outstanding performance today, they had already obtained the appreciation of the Crown Prince. After returning to their country, they would also receive the rewards of the Emperor.

Tonight was an extremely important night. During the day, the Crown Prince had been able to escape calamity with the help of a masked assassin. If that was the case, would the assassin come again at night to assassinate him?

Although the Tang Dynasty Emperor had sent a large number of guards and Imperial Guards to protect the envoys of the various countries, Guo Cheng did not trust them.

Because he heard from the guards of other nations that it was possible that the assassins were sent by Tang Dynasty, tonight, Guo Cheng brought the guards of Lu Kingdom with him to raise their spirits and protect Crown Prince Tian Zheng.

"Pa Pa!" A messy pile of wooden sticks was inserted into the ground at the entrance of Guo Cheng's room. The guards immediately tensed up as if they had met a great enemy.

The guard beside Guo Cheng was about to shout out, "There's an assassin, protect the crown prince!" However, Guo Cheng stopped him. Guo Cheng said, "Old Wang, don't worry. Do you think these wooden sticks are related to the masked man who saved the crown prince today?"

The guard known as Old Wang cautiously walked towards the wooden stick. After looking at it carefully, she said, "At that time, I heard from the crown prince that it was a formation formed by a messy pile of wooden sticks. I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be this kind of wooden stick."

Hearing Old Wang's words, Guo Cheng also walked up to take a look and said, "It does look like it. I wonder if that masked customer is here?" Should I report this to the crown prince? "

Without waiting for Old Wang to speak, he heard him say, "What's the matter?" Guo Cheng turned around to look and it was Crown Prince Tian Zheng who had come out wearing his clothes. All the guards hurriedly saluted and surrounded Crown Prince Tian Zheng.

Guo Cheng walked up and said, "Reporting to Crown Prince, it's dangerous outside. It's better if you go back inside, Your Highness." "Just now, there was a messy pile of wooden sticks stuck in front of the room's door. This subordinate thinks that they are similar to today's masked men's wooden sticks …"

Without waiting for Guo Cheng to finish, Tian Zheng said, "Take me to see where it is."

Guo Cheng promptly obeyed and turned around to lead Tian Zheng towards the pile of wooden sticks. The guards on the other hand still surrounded Tian Zheng to prevent any accidents.

When she saw the messy wooden sticks, Tian Zheng carefully looked at the way the wooden sticks were inserted into the ground. She suddenly raised her head and said, "Benefactor, I was unable to welcome you from afar. Please forgive me."

With a slight breeze, a masked customer wearing a blue warrior robe appeared in front of them in the middle of the pile of sticks. With a 'swoosh', the guards took out their weapons and cautiously faced the masked customer.

Tian Zheng said to the guards, "You still haven't put down your weapon?" Then he said to the masked man, "Since benefactor has arrived, please have a chat indoors."

The masked man said, "I'll be troubling you with the Crown Prince, after you."

When Tian Zheng saw that the masked man had agreed to his request, he immediately walked into the room. Although Guo Cheng wanted to remind the crown prince, when he saw that the crown prince was ignoring everyone, he could only allow the guards to enter the room.

Old Wang and himself escorted the crown prince into the room. The masked men did not stand on ceremony. Under the covetous gazes of the guards, he followed the three of them into the room.

Outside the room, there was still a circle of guards. Inside the room, only Crown Prince Tian Zheng and the masked guest sat facing each other. Behind Tian Zheng stood Guo Cheng and Old Wang. The masked man slowly pulled down his mask.

A young face appeared in front of everyone. Tian Zheng discovered that it was the face of the young man who had saved his life on the Shangjing Dao. Earlier, I wanted to invite benefactor Tian over.

"Firstly, I thank benefactor for saving my life, and secondly, I express my gratitude and hope to be able to get to know benefactor.

The young man was none other than Fang Yunlong. After conversing with his father, Fang Yunlong went to the inn. Considering how tightly guarded the inn was, if he were to sneak in secretly, he might think of himself as an assassin.

It would not be good for him to meet with Crown Prince Tian. After pondering for a moment, he placed the twelve heavenly Men Array outside of Tian Zheng's door, hoping that Tian Zheng would know that he had come. As expected, Crown Prince Tian Zheng had invited him.

Fang Yunlong replied: "This humble one is Fang Yunlong. My father is the right side of Tang Dynasty, Tian Shui. I have something important to ask of you, your highness, for you to pay me a visit tonight. "

Tian Zheng said, "So he's the son of the Great Tang Dynasty's Right Premier. No wonder he's such a hero. I, Tian, have long heard that Fang Dai Xiang is full of talent, his talent is as high as the sky and his father is one of the three great martial arts experts in Tang Dynasty.

It was truly a blessing to be able to see Benefactor Fang today. If benefactor does not mind, you can just call me by my name. "As for benefactor, please speak your mind. I will do my best."

Fang Yunlong immediately said: "How would I dare call you by your name?"

Tian Zheng pretended to be unhappy and said, "Benefactor, do you look down on me?"

Fang Yunlong said: "Since Your Highness is so insistent, then I will not be hypocritical. Brother Tian, you don't have to call me benefactor. You can just call me by name."

The two of them did not beat around the bush. After chatting for a while, Fang Yunlong asked, "Brother Tian, what do you think about the assassination attempt that happened today?"

When Tian Zheng heard Fang Yunlong's words, she immediately understood and said: "After Brother Fang left, I sent people to look at the assassin's body.

"Under the left and right shoulder blades, there are tomorrow and the crescent moon seals. As for who did it, I do not know. However, I do not believe that it was done by your dynasty."

Hearing Tian Zheng's words, Fang Yunlong stood up and greeted him courteously, "Brother Tian's eyes are sharp as a torch. I am extremely grateful for your trust in me."

Tian Zheng said, "Brother Fang, you're too courteous. I'm just saying my thoughts. I wonder what kind of things Brother Fang has to ask me to do?"

Fang Yunlong said: "I won't hide it from brother Tian. My father guessed that the assassination of the envoys from various countries is a huge conspiracy against me. After this assassination attempt, I believe that Brother Tian had a feeling that the other countries no longer trusted me.

I have my doubts about the defensive abilities and strength of my dynasty. Coupled with the rumors outside, the situation is extremely disadvantageous for me. If the emperors were to receive the news, and I am unable to give a satisfactory answer, it might very likely lead to a great war. "

Tian Zheng nodded his head and said, "That's right. Right now, there are already many countries that distrust your dynasty to the extreme.

There had been many cases of assassination in your capital city. The most favoured prince of your kingdom, Prince Xiu, had also been attacked by an assassin tonight. He had almost died. The envoys of the various countries, even within the palaces, are feeling uneasy. "

Fang Yunlong said: "My father has already entered the palace to speak to His Majesty. He has removed the restrictions on Shangjing and at the same time, pacified the hearts of people and the envoys of each country. He has also guaranteed that there will be no more assassinations and he will quickly find the culprit to give the countries a satisfactory explanation.

I did not come here to repay you for your kindness. I was hoping that Brother Tian could help me pacify the emissaries in the inn when the two countries were on good terms with each other for generations.

To prevent the chaos that happened today from causing all the Emissaries to suspect me, and to lower my position in the entire Yuzhou, and cause the other nations to fight over my position as the ruler of the dynasty. "

As expected of the right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, he was actually able to grasp the key to the matter so quickly. It was because of his own personal experience and also the astute and astute Deputy Envoy that he was able to come to such a conclusion.

He had not expected that his body, which was in a daze, would react so quickly and come up with a plan. He truly deserved to be called a genius of his generation. Thinking of this, Tian Zheng said to Fang Yunlong: "I will do my best in this matter.

"To dispel the doubts of the envoys from your country and to believe that your country will be able to give us a satisfactory answer within a short period of time, I just wonder if Brother Fang has any other requests?"

Fang Yunlong thought that this crown prince was not simple, he could immediately guess the meaning behind his words. If the position of Tang Dynasty's overlord was to be replaced by the Great Song Nation, then the Lu Nation, which was right next to the Great Song Nation, would not be at peace.

However, Fang Yunlong still expressed his gratitude towards Tian Zheng's words, saying: "Thank you for your help, Brother Tian. I would be grateful if I could get through this difficult situation. I am already very grateful for Brother Tian's help. Why would you raise any more requests? "

Tian Zheng laughed, "Brother Fang, you are too courteous. This matter is official and is also a matter that concerns the great affairs of my Lu Kingdom. It is a matter within Tian's family." "Brother Fang, I have not thanked you for saving my life." After she finished speaking, she actually stood up and bowed deeply towards Fang Yunlong.

Fang Yunlong hurriedly got up to stop Tian Zheng and said, "If Brother Tian is like this, then how can you kill me as expected of me. "Brother Tian is indeed blessed by the heavens. Even if I am not here, I would still be safe and sound."

Tian Zheng said, "As the Great Tang Dynasty's Right Minister, your father probably doesn't lack gold and silver or silk. I won't give you these vulgar gifts." However, there is one thing that I ask Brother Fang to accept. "

Without waiting for Fang Yunlong to speak, he took out a square bag that was wrapped in oilcloth and opened it to reveal a book.

"Brother Fang, you are a master of formations, your ancestor is at the pinnacle of formations, here is a formation book that is rumored to be written by the successors of the Formation Immortal, I will give it to you today, I hope you do not mind."

It was actually an array book written by a descendant of the Formation Immortal. Fang Yunlong was stunned for a while, but when he saw Tian Zheng give it to him, he immediately refused: "Such a heavy gift, how can I accept it. Brother Tian, please take it back."

Tian Zheng smiled and said, "As the saying goes, red powder is a gift to close friends. A treasured sword is matched with a hero. To me, this book is just a decoration, but to Brother Fang, you can display its power. Perhaps in the future, you can save my life."

Seeing that Tian Zheng was so sincere, Fang Yunlong said: "Since that is the case, then I will not be courteous. Thank you Brother Tian for your gift.

It is already late and I will not disturb Brother Tian's rest. I will be taking my leave now. With that, he solemnly put away the 'Array Essence' and left.