Yang Xi and his wife then got out of the carriage with their cloaks on. There were already torches burning around the carriage. Today, the bright moon was high, illuminating the scene in front of them very clearly.

Thirty steps away from the carriage, more than twenty corpses were lying in various directions, and the guards were examining the corpses.

Yang Xi frowned, "Our trip back to Fucheng was not low-key this time. There were more than 500 soldiers guarding us. Isn't it child's play to only have more than 20 corpses?"

Zhou Yu looked at the mountain road in the distance, "Ruizhou has strict regulations. It is difficult to recruit hundreds of assassins, even fifty people can get together. Today's assassination of Wan will not have any effect except to alert the snake."

Instead, more than twenty lives were lost.

Mo Lu has experienced and practiced on the island in the past two years. In the past two years, the Red and Red states have not expanded, but the power at sea has expanded rapidly. Now it is not easy for the northern pirates to win.

Mo Lu also led troops to fight at sea. This time, in order to pick up the two gentlemen, the Lord asked him to return to Shanghe Village in person.

Mo Lu looked at the mountain road in the distance, "Sir, you are deliberately disturbing us. The real purpose is the mountain road?"

Zhou Yu hummed, "Some traps don't require manpower."

Yang Xi's heart skipped a beat, "For example, gunpowder was buried on the road?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "Well, the assassination only allowed us to travel at night. We also experienced assassins while traveling at night. The guards would only pay attention to the sides, and naturally ignored the feet."

Just waiting for the carriage to pass by and igniting the gunpowder, even if they improved the carriage, the three of them would be in serious danger.

Mo Lu took a breath, "Gunpowder?"

Zhou Yu was already 90% sure that it was a gunpowder trap, "Clean up the bodies and let's continue to rest."

Mo Lu felt very uneasy after hearing this. His thoughts of continuing on his way were instantly eliminated. He thought for a while and said, "Sir, I will send someone to check it out right now."

Zhou Yu shook his head, "Don't worry, you guys should rest early."

Yang Xi and his wife returned to the carriage. Yang Xi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. "Did you realize that Xixuan was going to make a big move, so you got rid of us first?"

"Well, we can shock Xixuan's rear right now."

So whichever force changes, the couple will always be at the top of the list.

Yang Xi said in a faint tone, "In the past two years, stimulated by the Xixuan cannon, all the forces have been working hard to research firearms. Even Head Hu Le came to exchange firearms in person."

Zhou Yu, "Tsk, now the gunpowder has been used back on us."

"Sleep, I'll be busy tomorrow."

"Um."

The couple said they were going to sleep, so they closed their eyes, breathed slowly and steadily, and soon fell asleep.

On the contrary, Ziheng couldn't sleep. Ziheng slept next to his father, and he didn't dare to make any big moves. He could only lie upright and think about many things in his mind, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night.

Early the next morning, Zhou Yu opened the curtain of the carriage and was happy. This morning there was a heavy fog. He called Mo Lu and whispered, "With the help of the fog and the woods, send more people to check ahead."

Mo Lu accepted the order, "Yes."

Yang Xi and his wife had gone through too many things. They had a good rest. They took their son to wash up and have breakfast. It wasn't until the fog dissipated little by little that the people sent by Mo Lu came back with eight corpses and gunpowder in their hands.

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Yang Xi took a look at the corpses. They all died of poisoning. These people were all dead soldiers. He looked at the amount of gunpowder and fell silent. He would not stop until the couple was killed. The gunpowder could blow up the carriage into the sky.

Zhou Yu touched his chin, "With so many dead soldiers and gunpowder, it seems that there is a traitor in Ruizhou."

You must know that inspections in Ruizhou are very strict. Even if Texans enter Ruizhou, their luggage must be checked. Therefore, it is not easy to bring gunpowder into Ruizhou. Of course, you can also sneak into Ruizhou through the mountains and forests, but Xixuan invaded Texas through the mountains and forests.

, he arranged many soldiers to guard him in the mountains and forests.

The smile on Yang Xi's face turned cold, "There are too many good days."

Zhou Yu helped his wife get on the carriage. Now that the trap was gone, they had to reach Fucheng as soon as possible.

Zi Heng didn't understand, "Dad, my uncle is the master, why are there still people who are betrayed by my uncle?"

Zhou Yu, "Because some people's ambitions are not willing to settle down."

They asked for too much, and coupled with Hidden's hatred and the rule of law, they were subject to too many restrictions. They watched the people slowly become rich, but they couldn't reach out. It was too aggrieved, and the long-term aggrievedness breeds.

Thoughts of rebellion.

Before Yang Xi and his party reached Fucheng, Xixuan led troops to greet them. Apparently they used gunpowder to assassinate them. Xixuan was worried not to see his sister and brother-in-law with his own eyes.

After the two parties met, Yang Xi looked at Xixuan and said, "You look good. It seems that you are obedient and have a good rest."

Xixuan rubbed his nose. It was rare for him to go back to Shanghe Village to spend the New Year together, and then he was scolded by his sister. He had not rested for many days, and his condition was not good when he arrived in Shanghe Village. After leaving after the New Year, his sister kept asking him to rest more.

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Zhou Yu looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's hurry up and we should be able to reach Fucheng in the evening."

Yang Xixuan got on his horse. He didn't want to be outside. It was safer in Fucheng. This gunpowder incident scared him.

In the evening, the group returned to Fucheng. The changes in Yang's Mansion were not big. Yang Xi hadn't been back for two years, and even the arrangement of the flower pots had not changed. "You have always asked Manager Xue to keep the mansion as it is?"

Xixuan nodded, "Yeah."

This is the home that his sister built with his own hands, and he is not allowed to change it. Since he returned to Ruizhou Fucheng, even if his sister is in Shanghe Village, he only needs to see the unchanged scenery of Yang Mansion, and he feels that he belongs in his heart. Home makes him tense.

peaceful.

Zhou Yu also had to admit, "I am determined."

Yang Xixuan smiled, "We are a family."

Yang Xi and his wife kept on going. They went back to the yard to wash up, had a simple dinner and then rested. We would talk about anything tomorrow.

Yang Xixuan also had some rest. This gunpowder assassination made him alert, and anger rose in his heart. After two years of rest and recuperation, he really thought he had a good temper.

In the past two years, he has been lenient to the people and implemented many policies for the two states. The people of Dezhou have also become better off. Although they are not as wealthy as Ruizhou, they are still enviable.

He was kind to the people, and no one from the soldiers to the people had anything bad to say about him. As time passed, it was inevitable that some people would forget his ruthlessness.

Yang Xixuan looked at the list in his hand. Although he would not place spies in every official's house, he could not lack spies in some important officials' houses.

The assassination of my sister and brother-in-law was such a grand undertaking, and a small official could not serve as a cover.

There were three names on the list, and he was surprised that Mr. Zhang was also on the list. Mr. Zhang was in charge of Ruizhou's finances and originally wanted to marry Zhou Ran.

Xiao Ma glanced at his lord's face and swallowed his saliva. The two gentlemen were his lord's enemies. This time they were almost dead, which made the lord angry.

(End of chapter)


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