After nearly a hundred officials were sentenced to Shuzhou, the Secretariat's response was very fast. He immediately selected the best from the best officials in various places, and added the job vacancies in Shuzhou.

Shuzhou's new policy reform has once again been on track.

In a blink of an eye, it was December, and Changdan City had a New Year atmosphere.

At this time last year, Zhao Yan was thinking about how to raise money to fight Beimeng, and even where to escape after defeat. In just one year, Beimeng was no longer worth worrying about in his heart, and he was also changing the Great Zhou step by step.

At night, I listen to the rain in the pavilion.

Guan Juer and Zhao Yan sat opposite each other, with wine and food on the table, and everything was exquisite.

Aunt Hu, not far away, sat on the chair with a dark face, looking depressed.

His lady always said she was sick and did not see guests, but as soon as the young man named Yan Zhao came, she would invite him in and chat until late at night.

Many young men outside were looking forward to having dinner with Guan Juer.

You know, Guan Juer now has ten thousand taels of silver notes in one hour, and there are almost twenty young men in Changdan City who are rich and powerful.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver!

The money that Aunt Hu could get was enough for her to live her life carefree.

But now, Guan Ju'er has been exclusively occupied by a young man.

Guan Ju'er also specifically told Aunt Hu that she should not charge Yan Zhao a penny.

Yan Zhao always walked in with a swagger, never paid a tael of silver, and even said: If you talk to Miss Guan about money, that would be vulgar!

Aunt Hu was so angry that her teeth were itchy, but she had no choice but to do anything.

Late at night, Heiwa drove on the road back to the palace in a carriage.

Two hundred meters ahead of Tingyuxuan, there is a 300-meter-long dark alley. The carriage can enter the main road by passing through the alley and then go straight to the palace city.

But Heiwa just entered the alley and discovered the weirdness.

He whispered to Zhao Yan: "Young Master, it seems that someone is following us."

Zhao Yan thought for a moment and said softly: "Don't stop the carriage and continue walking forward. If anyone wants to assassinate me, he will definitely take action in this alley."

While speaking, Zhao Yan took out two sleeve crossbows from the secret compartment in the carriage, a firearm that was only three inches long, and ten gunpowder.

This firearm was specially customized for Zhao Yan by Fenghuotang. Although only one piece of gunpowder can be filled at a time, the speed of the medicine is much faster than that of the sleeve crossbow and has a greater lethality.

Heiwa slowly took out the sleeve crossbow he carried with him and listened carefully to everything around him.

This carriage looks ordinary, but except for the windows, the door panels outside are covered with a layer of iron plates. Even the crossbow like Dazhou that can shoot out 200 meters will be difficult to penetrate it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, the sound of bows and arrows rising.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At the moment when the long arrow broke through the air, Heiwa quickly got into the carriage.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Long arrows shot on the carriage, and some shots inside the windows.

Heiwa immediately said according to the sound and the direction of the long arrows: "Young Master, there are four people shooting archers in the back and five people shooting archers in the front, but there are other hidden people."

Zhao Yan nodded slightly and said, "Let's get rid of these nine people first!"

"Squeak...squeak...squeak!"

Zhao Yan moved the mechanism inside the carriage, and several holes as big as fists appeared on the wooden boards in front and behind, which could just put down the crossbow and firearm.

At this moment, the people who were lying in ambush began to show their heads and approached the carriage.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Zhao Yan and Heiwa each held two sleeve crossbows, then suddenly shot out, accurately shooting on the four people.

Four men in black fell to the ground and died instantly.

The remaining five people quickly retreated and squatted behind the debris not far away.

Zhao Yan and Heiwa began to install crossbow arrows and prepared to launch a second wave of attacks.

The five people were obviously a little impatient. They were hiding for less than two breaths, and then leaned out again and fired the crossbow again.

This time, the crossbow shot accurately into the window of the carriage.

Zhao Yan and Heiwa were both lying on the ground without any damage.

But in order to confuse the other party, Zhao Yan screamed in pain.

"ah!"

The screams were quite miserable, which scared Heiwa.

Zhao Yan smiled and nodded at Heiwa, signaling that he was fine, and asked Heiwa to attack later.

Because the noise of each other was not loud, the horses in the carriage were not shocked and still stood there motionlessly.

Five men in black, three in front and two in the back, slowly approached the carriage.

When they were less than three meters away from the carriage, Zhao Yan and Heiwa took action at the same time.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four crossbows killed four men in black again, and the remaining men in black were thrown out by Heiwa, and directly hit the chest and fell to the ground.

Heiwa was excited and was about to take off the veil of the man in black in front of him, but Zhao Yan grabbed him and shook his head.

"There should be someone!" Zhao Yan whispered, then pointed to Heiwa at the corner of the alley not far away.

Immediately, Heiwa understood what Zhao Yan meant.

He quickly jumped out of the carriage and walked forward as if nothing had happened.

As Heiwa walked off the carriage, a "whoosh" sound came.

A long arrow shot from the darkness behind.

Heiwa was prepared for a long time, and immediately rolled over and avoided the fatal blow of the long arrow.

Zhao Yan, who was waiting on the side, had already made full preparations.

Whoosh!

The sleeve crossbow pointed directly at the man in the darkness.

"ah!"

There was only a scream that a black shadow lay on the ground, and there was another figure who turned around and was about to escape.

Zhao Yan took out the firearm and aimed quickly.

Bang!

A fire light blasted out and the man fell to the ground.

Heiwa listened vigilantly to everything around her in the dark, and only felt relieved after she made sure there was no breathing sound.

At the same time, more than ten guards hiding in the darkness of Zhao Yan rushed over.

These guards came over at this moment. It was not because they reacted too slowly and had poor guards, but because Zhao Yan deliberately sent them away.

Zhao Yan didn't expect that he would be assassinated when he went on a tour in a minion.

He was indeed careless!

Half a quarter of an hour later, Shen Tuyi rushed over and surrounded the entire alley.

"Your Majesty, these people's crossbows are all privately controlled. They cannot confirm their ownership yet, and they are relatively unfamiliar with their faces. No valid information can be found yet!" Shen Tuyi reported in panic.

Tonight, he must not be able to sleep.

If tomorrow, Xiao Jingye and others know that Zhao Yan was assassinated outside the palace, and after Zhao Yan and Heiwa killed the killer, Shen Tuyi's people arrived, he would definitely be scolded.
Chapter completed!