Just five miles away from the private house occupied by Zhang Xuan's soldiers, there is a very small village called Jiang Village, with only twenty or thirty families. It is also because the emperor's fleet passed through, and they were temporarily moved to the county town by the government, and the entire village became empty.√∟,

At the east end of the village, there is a large mansion covering an area of ​​four or five acres. It is the largest house in the village. The owner was forced to move to the county town, but at this time, in the house covered by night, there were faint lights flashing.

In the lobby of the owner's house, more than thirty Sui soldiers in full armor sat cross-legged. Their dress was no different from that of the Sui soldiers, and even the waist tag was exactly the same.

But looking closely, they were still a little different from the Sui army soldiers, with a slight difference in temperament. They had some rough wildness, and less disciplined restraint in the Sui army soldiers.

At the front of the lobby was a majestic man with a lion nose, copper bell eyes, purple face, and handsome appearance. He was the man who lost to Zhang Xuan in Chenliu County. His name was Xiongkuohai. He was a famous bandit in Wangwushan. He used a 150-pound mature copper stick with great strength and high martial arts skills. Unfortunately, he did not participate in the Heroes Club at the beginning of the year and lost a chance to become famous.

Despite this, he is still very famous among the eighteen rioters in the Taihang Mountains. When he mentioned that Wangwu was so powerful and broad, no one would praise him, and he was loyal and dared to take responsibility, and was quite chivalrous.

At this time, Xiong Kuohai was trying to do something big to get rid of this foolish monarch for the people of the world.

At this time, Xiong Kuohai didn't know that the assassination case had already occurred. He was still worried about the sudden increase in the alertness of the Sui army's Xiaoguowei.

"We can continue to wait for opportunities. The Sui army strengthened its vigilance, perhaps just because of a small fire, and it will relax soon, but we cannot relax, we must keep an eye on opportunities. Once there is a chance, we must seize it."

Xiong Kuohai spoke passionately, boosting morale for his subordinates, "The tyrant monarch is the root of chaos in the world and the culprit of mourning people everywhere. Only by killing him can the weak people in the world be oppressed by the jackal government. We must not let him return to Luoyang smoothly."

"Kill this foolish lord!" More than thirty subordinates shouted together.

"Everyone rest first, and we will wait patiently for news from a few brothers."

Xiong Kuohai comforted his subordinates and quickly walked out of the lobby, "What's the matter?" he asked a subordinate who was about to report to him.

"Master, Jin Gou'er is back. It seems that something has happened?"

“Where are the others?”

The subordinate pointed to the wing room next to him and saw two subordinates bringing the thin Jin Gouer over, "I am guilty!" Jin Gouer knelt in front of Xiong Kuohai and started crying.

Xiong Kuohai frowned and said impatiently: "What did you do? Say it quickly!"

"I was caught by the Sui army."

Xiong Kuohai was shocked and took two steps back sharply, shouting: "Look at whether there are Sui troops outside surrounded us?"

"King, without the Sui army's siege, I brought a Sui army general, and he wanted to see the King!"

Xiong Kuohai was confused, why was there only one person? Who wanted to see him? At this time, a soldier carried a large bow brought by Jin Gou'er, and Xiong Kuohai was stunned. Of course he knew this bow. Isn't this the iron-tied bow he lost to Zhang Xuan today? Could it be that Zhang Xuan came to find him?

The tension in his heart calmed down a little, and he asked again: "Where is this Sui General?"

"He is outside. He said that if the king wants to see him, he will shoot a whistle at the door. If he doesn't want to see him, he will ignore it."

"Then what?"

Xiong Kuohai stamped his feet and said anxiously: "Damn it, can you finish your words?"

"He said he had no malice, he just came to save the king's life, and nothing else was left."

Xiong Kuohai didn't speak for a long time, and he really couldn't understand why Zhang Xuan was looking for him. But one thing he could be sure was that they were only three miles away from the Sui Army camp. If Zhang Xuan had malicious intentions, they would have been surrounded by a large army long ago.

"Shoot a whistle!" Xiong Kuohai turned around and ordered.

He was really curious. Why did Zhang Xuan look for him?

"Swoosh" a whistle flew into the sky, making a long scream.

After a moment, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and then slowed down again. Two Sui soldiers appeared in front of the gate with a tall Sui general. Xiong Kuohai recognized through the crack of the half-open door. The person who came was Zhang Xuan who he saw during the day.

Zhang Xuan threw the horses and weapons to the personal soldiers outside the door and asked them to wait outside the door. Zhang Xuan pushed the door and walked into the yard. A cold light flashed by, and more than a dozen spears pointed at him from front, back and left and right.

"Don't be rude, you must retreat!"

When Xiong Kuohai saw Zhang Xuan coming alone, he admired his courage. He stepped forward and bowed with fists, "What do you think of General Zhang?"

"This is not a place to talk, can you change another place?"

Xiong Kuohai took a deep look at Zhang Xuan and waved his hand, "Please!"

He took Zhang Xuan into the right wing room, and the two of them sat on the ground. There was a half-light and half-dark oil lamp on the small table, which made the light in the room extremely dim. Xiong Kuohai had no intention of serving tea to entertain guests. He stared at Zhang Xuan with sharp eyes.

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly: "If I'm not wrong, you want to get into the Xiaoguo Army and your target is the Emperor's Dragon Boat. I'm right!"

Xiong Kuohai pressed the long sword on his waist with his hand. He was shocked and alert. How could Zhang Xuan know their plan? But alert, how would Zhang Xuan deal with them?"

"What the hell are you going to do?" Xiong Kuohai's tone began to become stern.

Zhang Xuan still had a plain smile. He came prepared. How could he be scared by the other party's harsh words? He continued: "You may not know yet. Just one hour ago, the emperor encountered an assassin. Of course, it was an attempted assassination, but it caused a huge wave. I believe you have already felt it."

Xiong Kuohai was stunned. This was a situation he had never expected. Someone had already assassinated the foolish monarch. After a while, he said regretfully: "Hasn't it been successful?"

Zhang Xuan looked at him coldly. None of these bandits had a little political acumen. If he had cherished his martial arts a little, why did he come to help him?

Xiong Kuohai also reacted a little, and he frowned and asked, "General, who did the assassination of the emperor?"

"I don't know who did it at the moment, but if the Sui army catches you, then the Xiaoguo army can hand in the job!"

Xiong Kuohai jumped up immediately, "I want to kill the foolish monarch, but we have not taken action yet, why do we frame us?"

Zhang Xuan sneered, "So things happened a coincidence, but I want to know, it's really just a coincidence?"

Xiong Kuohai finally understood what Zhang Xuan meant. He slowly sat down, his eyes showing an incredible look, and murmured, "Impossible! They won't harm me like this!"

"If I'm not wrong, someone encourages you to wait for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor when he returns. He even tells you that Chenliu County is an ideal place for assassination, right?"

Xiong Kuohai couldn't say a word, Zhang Xuan was right. He finally realized that he had been fooled. The other party wanted to use him as a scapegoat. Xiong Kuohai was so angry that he punched the table hard and scolded in a low voice.

Zhang Xuan looked at him, and he could feel the anger in Xiong Kuohai's heart. For a moment, he said calmly again: "Can the hero tell me who instigated you to assassinate the emperor?"

Xiong Kuohai shook his head, "I can't say this. Although I also hate them fooling me, I promised that I will never give them."

"Actually, I know if you don't say it."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "It was Zhai Rang, the Wagang Army, who sent someone to instigate you, I'm right!"

Xiong Kuohai's face changed and he snorted softly, but said nothing. Zhang Xuan observed his words and expressions, and he knew that his judgment was not wrong.

He originally only guessed that the Bohai Sea would definitely not be willing to fail the Wagang Eastern Expedition, so they had the greatest possibility of assassinating the emperor, but they didn't expect that they would really guess it.

Zhang Xuan smiled again and said, "In fact, the real master behind the scenes is not the Wagang Army, but the Bohai Association. The Wagang Army has secretly defected to the Bohai Association. Tonight's assassination was planned secretly by the Bohai Association, but the Bohai Association needs to find a scapegoat, and the Wagang Army will find you."

Xiong Kuohai sighed for a while. Although he was determined to assassinate the tyrant emperor and uphold justice for the poor in the world, this feeling of becoming a scapegoat for others was very uncomfortable. Especially when he was betrayed by the Wagang Army, whom he had always admired, he felt even more disappointed.

After a while, Xiong Kuohai asked in a deep voice: "Why did General Zhang tell me this?"

"You are a person with a sense of justice and have the heart to support the people of the world, but I don't want you to be the scapegoat for others. I just tell you that you must leave Chenliu County overnight!"

"Why"

"You can't think of it?"

Zhang Xuan stared at him with sharp eyes, "The Bohai Association must be secretly monitoring you. The reason why the Bohai Association did not notify the Sui Army to arrest you is because they think you will continue to sneak into the Sui Camp. It is more convincing to arrest you again at that time, but if you haven't taken action after dawn, the Bohai Association will definitely notify the Sui Army."

Xiong Kuohai jumped up in fear. He was not stupid. He knew that Zhang Xuan was right. He must be like this. He turned around and shouted loudly: "Pack up your belongings quickly and prepare to leave immediately!"

He stood up and bowed to Zhang Xuanshen, "I will remember General Zhang's grace for help today, and there will be rewards in the future!"

Zhang Xuan also smiled and said, "I don't want your reward. I just want you to be a hero!"

He returned the iron-tied bow to him, "I will give this bow to you!"

Xiong Kuohai took the iron bow, looked at Zhang Xuan deeply, picked up the cooked copper rod, and turned around and walked out the door.

"Let's go!"

He led more than thirty subordinates to leave the house quickly and ran to the east.

Zhang Xuan looked at Xiong Kuohai with his hands behind his back and walked away. He knew that he had planted a seed of gratitude in Xiong Kuohai's heart. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!