56Chapter 56 Good News

The assassin was caught red-handed. Torches around the king's tent were lit one after another. The left and right guards rushed over quickly, fearing that the prince would make a mistake. Then, the prince, who was supposed to sleep in the king's tent, was seen walking out of the military advisor's tent leisurely.

Right Guard: "..."

Left Guard: "..."

Right Guard laughed dryly: "The military advisor is really smart!"

Left Guard: "Yeah."

Jing Shao was not embarrassed by being caught. He walked over and looked at the tied-up man, who was wearing the clothes of the errand camp. He took the dagger handed over by the guard and looked at it carefully. It was exactly the same as the boot knife found on the archers during the day. He sneered: "The King of Southeast is doing this. Is he eager to withdraw the fiefdom?"

The man raised his head suddenly when he heard it, and was very surprised that his identity was guessed. The archers belonged to the King of Southeast. The court should not know about this, so they dared to attack the camp blatantly.

"Leave it to you. I want to know everything before dawn." Throwing the dagger to the left guard, Jing Shao picked up the struggling little tiger in the right guard's arms and went back to the king's tent to sleep as if nothing had happened.

"Xiao Zuo, tell me, why did the prince sleep in the military advisor's tent?" The right guard couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He was just a little ambiguous during the day, but at night... He shook his head hurriedly. The prince must have discussed military information with the military advisor. He and Xiao Zuo would sleep together when they discussed things late... But why did it feel weird... But the prince was so calm, there must be nothing...

The left guard glanced at him: "Take the assassin and go to the military prison."

The next morning, Jing Shao got up early and went to the middle tent to listen to the results of the overnight interrogation.

As expected, the assassin was not a real killer, but a horse archer who attacked the camp during the day. Because he fell off his horse, he took advantage of the chaos to mix into the miscellaneous camp. The King of Southeast gave them a death order. If they couldn't kill King Cheng Jing Shao, they couldn't go back alive.

Jing Shao frowned, looking at the man lying on the ground and being beaten to death: "Then why did you kill my military advisor?"

"We...can't recognize...who King Cheng is...just because he is dressed differently from others...and he is standing in front of the central tent, so we thought he was..." The man stood in front of the central tent, facing the sudden attack of the cavalry without changing his expression, and his whole body was noble and extraordinary. If it weren't for the discovery that he basically didn't know martial arts, who would have thought that he was not King Cheng?

Thinking of the situation at that time, they can only be regarded as too unlucky. If they had come half an hour earlier, they could have squeezed King Cheng into the camp, but they recognized the wrong person. The captain found that the man was not King Cheng, so he ordered to search in all directions, and they were separated and eliminated one by one.

Jing Shao couldn't help but frowned even more when he heard this. If he was in the camp at that time, with this group of people fighting desperately, swarming to attack him alone, even if he was a martial arts master, he would probably not be able to escape death. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sweat. If the captain hadn't recognized that Jun Qing was not King Cheng, Jun Qing would have died this time!

"This is too much!" Jing Shao pounded on the table angrily. In the previous life, the King of Southeast only secretly sent troops to support the King of Southwest, but now it is a blatant assassination, which is really hateful!

"Is the King of Southeast doing this because he is tired of living?" The right guard didn't understand. The army had already reached the southwest. He provoked at this time, isn't it just drawing the fire to himself?

"If it weren't for the fact that the prince is knowledgeable, we might not know that this is the King of Southeast's man." The left guard reminded.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to send this man back to the King of Southeast, scare the old guy, and make him behave." The right guard waved his fist.

"This person can't stay." A warm and pleasant voice came, and everyone turned their heads to look. Mu Hanzhang, who changed into a light blue, lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Jun Qing, why are you up?" Jing Shao frowned. He thought he could sleep until noon after staying up so late last night, so he hurriedly asked him to come and sit.

Mu Hanzhang did not refuse and sat in his seat, but frowned slightly when he sat down.

"Why can't this person stay...?" The right guard looked at Mu Hanzhang curiously and asked. Halfway through his words, he was attracted by the red spot on the white neck.

"A desperate dog will jump over the wall, and the gain will not be worth the loss." Mu Hanzhang slowly rubbed the jade pendant on his waist, and explained the pros and cons one by one.

The reason why the King of Southeast is doing this now is probably because he sees the crisis in the southwest, and is worried that he will be the next one to withdraw his fiefdom, so he wants to secretly help the King of Southwest. If he returns the person, it will be to tell the King of Southeast that "the court already knows that you did it", which will only force him to jump over the wall and rebel with the King of Southwest.

"The army is only 100,000 strong. The southeast is strong and powerful. If we join forces with the southwest, we have no chance of winning." Jing Shao listened in silence and slowly said, "How about escorting this man back to the capital?"

"No," Mu Hanzhang immediately rejected this proposal, "Whether to withdraw from the southeast or not, all we need is an excuse. As for evidence, this person can't prove anything at all. The king of the southeast will never admit it. Just submit a memorial to inform the emperor of the matter. If you want to withdraw the vassal state in the future, list the crimes."

From the southwest to the capital, the mountains are high and the roads are long. No one can predict what will happen during this period. If the news leaks out, the king of the southeast may rebel at any time. If they are caught off guard at that time, they will suffer a great loss.

Seeing his own princess's face gradually pale, Jing Shao felt very distressed. He waved his hand to let the left and right guards take this person away for processing. He stood up and hugged the person who was sitting on the chair. Reached out and touched the round place: "Does it still hurt?"

Mu Hanzhang blushed immediately and slapped away the claws that were touching him randomly: "It's okay."

"Don't be so stubborn next time, just come over and sit on your husband's lap." Jing Shao said seriously.

Mu Hanzhang glared at him: "You should be more restrained in broad daylight. They will definitely be suspicious when you came out of the military advisor's tent last night."

"I guess they knew it a long time ago," he said, leaning over and licking the white neck, "The teeth marks here are not covered."

"Ah?" Mu Hanzhang hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover it, and pressed it carefully. It was indeed a little painful. Then he remembered the expression of the right guard just now, and his face flushed. He stood up and walked out. This person must have been unintentional, kissing such an obvious place, and now he is embarrassed. How can he hold his head up in the military camp in the future?

"Hey, Jun Qing..." Seeing his own princess leave in a huff, Jing Shao hurriedly chased after her.

"Report~" Gan just walked out of the tent and ran into a soldier who came to report the news. The soldiers who were rushing to report the news all came on horseback. Mu Hanzhang tried to dodge, but he was uncomfortable and his movements were slow. He was about to be hit by the horse. Jing Shao kicked the galloping horse, stood up and grabbed the collar of the messenger, and pulled the frightened soldier down.

But in this world, there are always people who like to show their courtesy, such as Wang Er who came to deliver the account book. Seeing that such a weak and handsome military advisor was about to be stepped on by the horse's hoof, he stretched out his hand and rolled on the ground with the military advisor in his arms.

"Um..." Mu Hanzhang was suddenly pulled back and fell to the ground. The movement was too big, which immediately affected the wound, and he couldn't help but groan.

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao put down the messenger, turned around to see when he heard his voice, and immediately exploded with anger. He punched the man who was still on Mu Hanzhang to the ground, and kicked him hard again, "Damn it!"

Mu Hanzhang bit his lip and slowly sat up, stretched out his hand to cover his left shoulder, and the bright red blood flowed along the white fingers, which was very dazzling.

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao came back to his senses, rushed up and hugged the man in his arms, but saw that the man in his arms was pale, and beads of sweat fell one by one, knowing that the wound was torn again. He was so distressed that he ran to the king's tent with the man in his arms.

The left and right guards who came to listen to the military report saw this scene.

The right guard kicked Wang Er who fell to the ground again: "Mind your own business!" It was clear that nothing happened just now. The reason why the prince kicked the horse instead of pulling people was that he was afraid of touching the military advisor's wound. This kid is good, he is not very good at fighting but still showing off! He recognized Wang Er. He was originally a guard following him, but he was always attentive and eager for quick success, so he was thrown into the chores camp. Later, he was regarded by the military advisor as an accountant. Now he must be restless again.

The left guard shook his head and asked the messenger, "What's the news?"

"The army has broken through the second pass!" The messenger answered hurriedly.

"So fast!" The left guard was stunned.

"General Hao broke the tiger's teeth and crane's mouth, led the Shu army all the way, broke the gate outside the second pass, and directly welcomed General Zhao's army into the pass!" The messenger was excited when he talked about this news.

The left guard turned and walked towards the king's tent. This news must be told to the prince as soon as possible.

Jing Shao couldn't care about this now. The pain of the wound tearing was no less than when he was injured at the beginning. Seeing the scabbed wound burst into a hideous appearance again, Jing Shao was so angry that he threw the stool beside him and asked the guard to kill Wang Er immediately.

"No..." Mu Hanzhang reached out to pull him.

The guards naturally obeyed the prince and immediately took the order and left.

"I'm glad I didn't tear him apart!" Jing Shao said loudly, but his hands were extremely gentle.

"Prince, the army has broken through the second pass." The left guard came in and said without looking away.

"Got it, let the messenger inform Zhao Meng and Hao Dadao to combine the two and continue to attack Yuncheng!" Jing Shao said without raising his head.

"Yes!" The left guard took the order, "Prince, when will the army move out of camp?"

Jing Shao frowned immediately, looking at the pale man on the bed, a little hesitant, now moving out of camp, the wound will be worse, and he was about to say that he would stop for a few days, but the hand holding the cloth towel was suddenly held and shaken by the person on the bed, stopping him from speaking.

"Go and pass the order first, and come back later." Mu Hanzhang saw Jing Shao's thoughts, but the man was angry and couldn't go against him, so he had to ask the left guard to go out first.

"The food and grass are all here, how can you let the army attack Yuncheng?" Mu Hanzhang's voice was a little weak.

"The food and grass they brought can at least last for three days. You are so seriously injured, let's rest for two days before leaving." Jing Shao took the jade bottle and said.

"How can you abandon the army for your own selfishness, you...ah..." Mu Hanzhang leaned forward to scold him, but fell down again in pain.