When Zhou Chu came out of the pavilion, he saw the Fan Lou thugs in front of him making a way out of the way, and dozens of soldiers coming from the middle.

The leader of these soldiers is a thin middle-aged man with a sinister appearance and a cold complexion, quite a bit like a hawk looking like a wolf.

Seeing this person, Zhou Chu couldn't help but smile. He knew that the person coming was none other than Wu Yiqian, the left minister of the Ministry of War.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of stopping and was about to break into the pavilion, Zhou Chu immediately shouted: "Wait!"

Wu Yiqian only paused slightly, snorted coldly, and continued to move forward.

As the left minister of the Ministry of War, he is a proper purple-robed minister. How can he listen to a guard.

After walking a few more steps, Wu Yiqian said: "Catch them all!"

When the soldiers behind him heard this and were about to step forward, Zhou Chu sneered and said: "Line up!"

Immediately, all ten guards, including him, took out their hand crossbows and lined up in two rows, five in front and five in back, with the crossbow arrows pointing forward.

Wu Yiqian stopped instantly, his expression extremely ugly.

He was shocked, it turned out to be a crossbow arrow. How could these guards have crossbow arrows?

You must know that crossbows are only available in the military, and hiding them privately among the people is a capital crime, which is even more serious than hiding armor at home.

The ban on crossbows in the Song Dynasty has reached an outrageous level. There is no other reason. Crossbow arrows are the only advantage against the Liao army. Once this kind of thing spreads out and is broken by the enemy, there is a risk of national subjugation!

"You..." Wu Yiqian took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty, without any trace of the bossy tone he had just given.

He looked at the crossbow arrows in the opponent's hand. There was no mistake. They were all standard hand crossbows. They looked very new. It was unlikely that they were spread outside. Even if they were spread, there would never be so many pairs at one time.

Since it is not spread out, it is a normal distribution, but even if it is a normal distribution, it cannot be taken out of the army at will. Ordinary imperial guards are absolutely not allowed to carry crossbows when they leave the military camp and walk outside!

But it is obvious that these people in front of them are neither performing any military duties nor in a military camp, so why are they carrying crossbows?

The more Wu Yiqian thought about it, the more he felt guilty. Judging from the way these people lined up, they must be from the imperial army. But the problem is that according to the description of the Tang Shang Shu family, these guards should not be members of the army!

Zhou Chu chuckled at this time and said: "Wu Shilang, please don't move around. The little people are no better than the horse infantry outside the city. They rarely practice this kind of thing on weekdays. If your hand is unstable and the shot is fired, Wu Shilang can

Don’t blame me!”

Wu Yiqian couldn't help but beads of sweat broke out on his forehead when he heard this. As the minister of the Ministry of War, he was naturally familiar with crossbows. This crossbow is no better than a bow. The bow is drawn every time it is shot, but the crossbow can be loaded in advance, but loading it in advance can sometimes cause problems.

If there are some problems, it's a sliding arrow.

The trigger was not pulled, and the arrow shot out on its own. Although this rarely happens, it does happen. Just last year, it happened once in the Tianwu Army's crossbow camp. It was during a drill, and the arrow shot out.

The hand crossbow slid at close range and penetrated two people directly, killing one and injuring the other.

He looked at Zhou Chu, coughed slightly, tried his best to look calm and calm, and said, "Do you recognize me?"

He is not wearing official uniform, and the other party can recognize him like this. Obviously, he cannot be some bandit from the mountains outside, but he can only be a member of the army.

But it seems to be extremely rare for people in the military to recognize him without his official uniform.

The Ministry of War actually did not care about the army at this time. Although it occasionally went to the military camp, most of it was official business on paper, and there were not many opportunities for direct contact with the Forbidden Army.

That's why he wondered how the other party recognized him at a glance.

Zhou Chudao: "Of course I recognize the Minister, but it's impossible for you to remember me."

Wu Yiqian looked at him without saying a word.

Zhou Chu smiled and added: "I met your Excellency when you were transferred back to Gyeonggi Province from Hedong Road. At that time, your Excellency was high-spirited and enviable."

Wu Yiqian changed his color slightly when he heard this. He was transferred back to the capital thirteen years ago. Could it be that the guard was already in the army at that time? But this is not right. At that time, his official position was not high, only the fifth rank. How could he be replaced by a

Attention, soldiers?

Wu Yiqian tried his best to keep his voice gentle and not reveal any emotion: "Who are you? Who is... in the cabinet?"

He asked this question very carefully. To be able to sit in the position of a minister, it is not just about having a background and money. You also need to be able to see everything and adapt to changes. Otherwise, wouldn't the stupid son of the prime minister's family also become the prime minister?

He already felt something bad in his heart. Even though the other party was just a few guards, they acted so calmly that it was impossible not to have doubts in his heart.

"Wu Shilang, if you want to know who my master is, you'll know as soon as you go in, but these people can't come over!" Zhou Chu said, tapping the soldiers of the Ministry of War in front of him with his chin.

After hearing this, Wu Yiqian thought for a few seconds, then said "Okay" and ordered behind him: "No one is allowed to follow, otherwise military law will be engaged!"

Those Fu soldiers were actually part of the Xiang army, and their daily management was lax, but they were not fools. They had already seen that something was not right about the situation in front of them. After hearing this, they immediately said "yes" and not only stopped, but even stepped back a few steps.

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Zhou Chu smiled and said: "Wu Shilang, please come over!"

Wu Yiqian walked forward after hearing the words. At this moment, Zhou Chu saw among the soldiers, a figure with a hairpin on his head who was very eye-catching. Upon closer inspection, he turned out to be a young man in brocade robes. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart and shouted: "You, you too

Come here!"

The young master in brocade robes with a hairpin was none other than Mr. Tang in the pavilion over there. He went to move troops to Wu Shilang's house. After he came here, he originally planned to wipe out the place directly. Unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be far beyond his expectation. The other party actually held

Crossbow.

He was not one of Fan Lou's thugs who didn't have much experience. He naturally knew what the crossbow arrows represented, and he secretly cried out in his heart. Then when he saw Wu Shilang being restrained again, he wanted to sneak away among the soldiers, but he didn't expect it.

Seen everywhere.

"If you don't come here, I'll shoot an arrow!" Zhou Chu said, aiming his crossbow at him.

This immediately frightened the soldiers to hide on both sides, and instantly exposed Mr. Tang in the middle.

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Mr. Tang's face twitched, he forced a smile and said: "If you don't shoot, good man, I will come over."

As he said that, he slowly stepped forward and followed Wu Yiqian into the pavilion, followed by Zhou Chu.

Wu Yiqian entered the pavilion, looked behind the flower table, and met Zhao Tong's gaze, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Ah..." How is it possible, how is this possible, how can it be this person!

It's not like he hadn't thought of this person in front of the pavilion just now, but then he denied it, because this person has always lived in seclusion and rarely went to places like brothels and Chu palaces. What happened today?!

This is really a trap for me!

His face turned pale, he hurriedly took two steps forward and saluted: "Qi..."

Before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Zhao Tong: "Master Wu, I heard the noise outside, did you bring someone to arrest me?"

Ahhhhhh! Wu Yiqian was panicking and scared at the moment. He glared at the confused Mr. Tang next to him, wiped the cold sweat from his head, bowed and said: "That, it's not... me, the official...

…”

Zhao Tong said coldly: "It's not what? Did I hear it wrong, or the guards outside saw it wrong. You brought troops here to block the door of my master's pavilion. Could it be that you want to..."

Wu Yiqian trembled when he heard this. What was he thinking? He didn't think about anything. He came to see his son. Does he still want to rebel?

When I think of the word "rebellion", my knees weaken and I have to kneel down.

At this time, Zhou Chu stepped forward, directly supported Wu Yiqian's lower back, preventing him from kneeling down, and said: "Master Wu, be careful with your words and actions!"

Wu Yiqian felt weak all over and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes..."

Zhao Tong said: "Master Wu led the troops to block the door of my young master's house. It is really a great official authority!"

When Wu Yiqian heard this, he felt his heart tremble: "Young master, I'm not here, I'm not here. I'm here because I want to..."

Zhao Tong snorted coldly: "What are you thinking about? Go and stand over there!"

Wu Yiqian was confused and flustered, and hurriedly said: "I'll go as soon as I get off the job, and I'll go right away." As he said that, he walked towards the wall with a blank expression.

When Zhou Chu saw Wu Yiqian coming over, he raised his leg and kicked Mr. Tang on the buttocks, "Get out of here too!"

Mr. Tang's mind seemed to be in a state of confusion at this moment, and he could not distinguish the situation before him, so he followed him fearfully.
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