As soon as we left Beijing, the sun dimmed. The motorcade passed Liting without stopping, and slowly headed north under the watchful eyes of willows on the avenue.
The officers and soldiers of the City Patrol Division escorted the mission out of Beijing and then turned back, and handed over the task of guarding along the way to the Kyoto garrison. The main means of transportation for the mission is the horse-drawn carriage, and there are more than ten vehicles in a row. In addition to carrying people, more space is reserved for the etiquette and preparations needed for this northbound trip.
Xiao En remained in shackles and was imprisoned in the second carriage. There was also an official from the Overwatch Council in the carriage who was in charge of daily life. The official smiled and carefully wiped the felon's face with a towel. The towel was very soft and would not hurt Xiao En's old and withered cheeks.
"If I catch you and use you to threaten that young man surnamed Fan, will it work?" The iron chain clanged, and Xiao En's old voice rang out in the carriage, but there was a natural twist in his words. With a casual feeling, it seems that he has already guessed the answer.
The official in charge of his daily life smiled gently and said sincerely: "Mr. Xiao, since it is my turn to serve you, I am naturally ready to be restrained by you, but as a citizen of Qing Kingdom, when the time comes, Naturally, I have no choice but to take poison and kill myself, so as not to embarrass the adults in the courtyard."
Xiao En closed his eyes, and the severe cold breath on his body gradually faded away, and he said softly, "Hair is too long, please tie it up for me."
The conversation between the two seemed to omit something, that is, Xiao En is currently in iron cuffs, how can he restrain this Overwatch Council official? Perhaps both of them knew in their hearts that once they left the capital, it would be absolutely impossible to restrict the hands and feet of Scary Xiao En forever by relying on this thin iron handcuffs alone.
The official walked to Xiao En's side, took out a comb from the small cabinet beside him, and carefully combed Xiao En's waist-length snow-white messy hair. The fingers were unusually stable, without any trembling.
Xiao En was one of the best ninth-rank masters in the world decades ago. If he hadn't been imprisoned in the Overwatch Council for the past 20 years, tortured, and damaged by the poison in three places in the court, people guessed He should have been promoted to the realm of Grand Master long ago.
This is true, but the sick tiger still has lingering prestige. Just looking at the appearance of the Overwatch Council when he was released from prison, as well as the natural power and influence on him, one can know that this old man still possesses a terrifying power. strength.
If Xiao En were to get into trouble at this time, I'm afraid that the middle-aged official would have no room for resistance, but he still smiled steadily and calmly. Xiao En glanced at him with some appreciation, knowing that the other party might have made up his mind a long time ago. Once he was restrained, he would immediately take poison and kill himself, but he didn't know where the poison was hidden on his body.
"Qingguo is really so good that you can willingly and even happily stay by my devil's side?" This is something Ken has always been puzzled about. Obviously, the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty was also corrupt, but the Northern Wei court he served in the past fell apart overnight. Although it was due to his capture and the loss of power by the commander Zhan Qingfeng, Qing's fighting power was still tyrannical and somewhat illogical.
The middle-aged official said respectfully: "If I die, the courtyard will be responsible for the future life of my family. After my child is twelve years old, he can be awarded honors, and I believe that Mr. Fan will take care of me. Mr. Fan is very rich. , My life can be exchanged for so many things, it's really worth it."
Sean moved his wrist, the sound of the iron chain sounded again, and he was a little annoyed: "It's still the same old methods... What's your name?"
The middle-aged official replied with a chuckle, "My name is Wang Qinian."
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The carriage where the felon Xiao En was detained was in the second row. Fan Xian lifted the side curtain of the carriage, squinted his eyes slightly to look at the carriage, waved to a tiger guard, and asked softly, "What about the people arranged next to the carriage?" Sample?"
What is Tiger Guard? This goes back to the second conversation between Master Sinanbo Fan Jian and Dean Chen Pingping outside the palace. A small part was put into the mission.
These tiger guards are all extremely powerful in force. Although they are not as good as the Sixth Office of the Overwatch Council in terms of sniping, and not as good as the fifth office of the Overwatch Council in terms of collective combat power, these tiger guards are all chosen by thousands of people, and their loyalty to the Lord is Undoubtedly, there is an unspeakable ruthlessness.
Of course, Fan Xian vaguely guessed that these tiger guards were in fact managed by his father on behalf of the emperor in the deep palace, and they might also play a role in restricting the Overwatch Council, but the power to restrict the Overwatch Council is obviously not only the tiger guards In this regard, Si Nan Bo was able to send these seven tiger guards to follow his son northward, and he must have obtained the permission of the palace.
Following the first carriage was the leader of the Tiger Guard, surnamed Gao Mingda, he replied respectfully: "Don't worry, young master, although there are no people from the six divisions, we can guarantee it."
Because these tiger guards belonged to Fan Shangshu's private armed force in name, he called Fan Xian the young master instead of the adult, but Fan Xian still felt a little strange and smiled.
The officers and soldiers of the surrounding Kyoto garrison guarded this strange group of missions, and slowly marched northward. Those officers and soldiers in iron armor were a little silent. After all, this was just an idle errand, but the generals who knew the inside story were a little uncomfortable. Their silence represented more of a kind of humiliation.
For more than ten years, His Majesty the current emperor led the Qing army to conquer the east and west, and never lost a single defeat. The Qing army had long been used to victory. Last year's war was defined as a "border conflict". It was still the winning side, but no one would have imagined that Qing Guo, who was the winning side, was forced to make a huge concession because of a very bastard thing—sending Sean back to the north with both hands!
Fan Xian's speeches in Beijing had already spread to every corner of the world as if they had wings, so these generals also knew the sinister role played by the eldest princess in this matter. The military's dissatisfaction with the royal family seemed to be all Focus on that beautiful and crazy royal woman.
This is also a question that Fan Xian still has no way to figure out until now—Although the eldest princess is crazy, she is not stupid, and she backhandedly sold Young Master Yan, a secret agent in the Northern Region of Qing Dynasty, to Bei Qi. What benefits can she get from it? If it was just for Zhuang Mohan to come to the capital to humiliate him, Fan Xian would definitely not believe it. He didn't think he had such an important position.
If the eldest princess seeks foreign aid from Northern Qi for the future struggle for imperial power, wouldn't that offend most of the military forces? No matter how you look at it, you will feel that this is a deal that is not worth the candle.
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The convoy of the mission had already traveled northward for half a day. The sun gradually entered the mountain peak and the light became dimmer. The convoy began to take a rest at the edge of a large forest. The adjutant of the mission came to ask for instructions. According to the rules, the mission should be three miles ahead. The station stopped overnight.
After thinking for a while, Fan Xian shook his head, ordered to pause here first, and discuss later, then got out of the carriage, stretched the numbness caused by the long-term immobility, and walked back at a leisurely pace.
The leader of the tiger guards followed behind him silently with his long knife in his hand. Fan Xian lowered his eyes and noticed that the tiger guard's knife was a bit strangely long, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Will it be inconvenient to pull it out?" Under Wu Zhu's teaching, he paid special attention to the reaction speed in battle, knowing how to use weapons The longer it is, the slower the weapon owner will react.
The leader of the tiger guards, Gundam, lifted the long knife with a snap, and brought it to Fan Xian calmly, explaining: "There is a mechanism, so the knife can be used faster, because the subordinates are mainly responsible for covering and intercepting, so the seven tigers in this line The guards all use extended knives, just for a wider range of damage."
Fan Xian nodded and signaled him not to follow. At this time, he had arrived at the side of the second carriage. He twitched his nose slightly, as if he could faintly smell the smell of blood and coldness coming from the carriage, and couldn't help but slightly With a smile, he thought that Wang Qinian would go crazy if he stayed with that old monster together.
Sure enough, when he saw Fan Xian getting into the car, Wang Qinian stood at the entrance of the car with a painful face and said, "My lord, when can I take a rest?"
"Wait another two days." Fan Xian patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and asked, "Has Xiao En changed anything?"
Wang Qinian shook his head, and calmly told Master Xiao Fan about Xiao En's every move during the half day. Fan Xian listened calmly, knowing that Wang Qinian's words would definitely fall into Xiao En's ears, but he wasn't worried about anything. After a while, he said softly, "I'll go in and have a look."
"Dangerous." Wang Qinian shook his head disapprovingly, "A sick tiger is still a tiger. Although Ken is not as good as before, he was once an absolute strongman on the ninth rank. If your lord is accidentally caught and threatened ,what should we do?"
Fan Xian replied: "Don't worry, Xiao En is not a fool, he is only a dozen miles away from the capital, if he wants to make any changes at this time, he is asking for death." Of course he knew Xiao En's terrifying strength, the ninth-rank What does the strong mean? Just think about Yan Xiaoyi's arrow that seemed to come from outside the sky when he visited the palace at night, and you can understand it.
"Besides, we have to travel together for a long time, so why don't I just stop seeing him?" Fan Xian laughed.
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In the dark carriage, the gloomy Xiao En had a gloomy face, and his white hair had already been tied up. Holding the small box on his body, Fan Xian lifted the curtain and entered with a smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Xiao, it's a long way to go to Beijing in Northern Qi Dynasty, so let's get some food and water first."
Xiao En slowly opened his eyes, the cold light in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Fan."
Fan Xian didn't seem to be afraid of Xiao En's tricks at all. He opened the food box with a big smile on his face, and carefully fed the cakes in the box to the old man's still-looking lips, and then fed him some water. .
After a while of silence, Sean suddenly said, "These poisons are useless."