Become a feudal king from today

"Protect His Highness!"

Xu Lie was startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a vendor who was originally selling goods on the roadside quickly rushing towards a person dressed as a commoner pushing a wheelbarrow.

At present, the carriage was in the middle of the intersection.

He looked around hurriedly and found that there were also such "commoners" pushing carts from the other three directions of the intersection, blocking them.

Their carts were covered with straw. As they rushed over, they picked up the fire starters, blew them, and threw them on the carts, which immediately caught fire.

"Protect His Highness!" Xu Lie shouted, jumped off the horse, grabbed the reins of the coachman and whipped them hard.

The horse neighed and accelerated immediately.

Xu Lie didn't think about it and rushed directly to the direction of the "commoner" who was pounced by the vendor.

The carriage rushed less than 30 meters, and suddenly three loud "bangs" were heard.

The sound was so loud that it made his ears hurt.

At the same time, a huge force spread from the air like lightning.

He felt himself and the carriage tilt, and he fell to the ground.

"Your Highness!" Xu Lie's heart was about to jump out of his chest.

He hurriedly climbed up and opened the carriage, only to see the King of Yan with blurry eyes, somewhat clear, and he took a breath.

"Protect Your Highness!" Xu Lie shouted again.

Most of the guards who rushed with him fell to the ground at this time.

Their horses were frightened and threw them to the ground.

The guards climbed up and came to Xu Lie, forming a circle around the carriage.

Xu Lie looked at the explosion.

The place was in a mess.

The doors and windows of the shops near the explosion were all blown off, and some were still emitting green smoke.

The peddler who pounced on the attacker covered his ears in pain, while the attacker lay on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Xu Lie's palms were sweating when he saw such a tragic scene.

If the peddler had not pounced on one person in time, the carriage would have been squeezed in the middle by four people pushing it, and the King of Yan would have died without a doubt.

As Zhao Xu's personal bodyguard, he knew that the merchant was not an ordinary citizen, but a member of the spy agency set up by the King of Yan.

He was responsible for the open protection, while they were responsible for the covert protection.

The loud noise was heard throughout Yancheng.

Soon, a team of cavalry came on horseback and stopped in front of the carriage.

They were responsible for the personal soldiers guarding the city.

Xu Lie breathed a sigh of relief. He had never dared to leave the King of Yan, fearing that the attackers would attack again during the chaos.

Now that a large number of soldiers had arrived, he lifted the curtain again to confirm whether the King of Yan was injured.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he put his head in, he saw Zhao Xu staring at him with his eyes open, spitting out a breath of alcohol, and whispered, "Cry! Cry loudly!"

Xu Lie understood and cried, "Your Highness... Your Highness..."

While crying, he stuck his head out and beat his chest and stamped his feet.

Seeing Xu Lie like this, the guards thought that the King of Yan was dead. They all turned pale and cried one by one.

The soldiers who came over saw the guards like this, and they had some guesses in their hearts. Some soldiers immediately burst into tears and sobbed.

The frightened people saw the guards and soldiers like this, and they were stunned.

They suddenly felt like the sky had fallen.

Some people knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Your Highness, Prince Yan, you can't die..."

"Your Highness, Prince Yan."

"..."

Xu Lie covered his face and cried for a while, and asked the guards to help the carriage, and he didn't care about others, and drove the carriage to the palace.

Back to the palace, he led the carriage directly to the yard.

At this time, Zhao Xu opened the door and floated down from the carriage.

The guards who cried all the way were suddenly dumbfounded.

What on earth was going on?

Zhao Xu tried to control his steps. He was still drunk and couldn't fully control his body, but the explosion made his mind clear.

Damn, it's too cruel, he actually blew him up in ancient times.

How much this person wanted to let himself die.

If he was at the center of the explosion, he would have been torn to pieces by now.

At the same time, he should also be grateful for the black gunpowder of this era.

This is the most primitive black gunpowder, which is not very powerful.

Otherwise, he would have died.

"Don't tell anyone about my current situation, let them think that I am dead." Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes.

When he was sober, he decided to fake his death.

In this way, he would see who would attack Yan County first. Those who were impatient would naturally be the most suspicious and would be more likely to reveal their tracks.

At the same time, he also had his own considerations. In the past few months, he had used a lot of people to fill the government office and the army. He didn't know how loyal these people were.

And if he faked his death, those with ill intentions would definitely take action.

Later, he would let Yanwei monitor the entire county.

It's not that he is narrow-minded, but as the King of Yan, in this position, he sometimes has to be as cunning and cautious as a fox.

In this way, the hidden dangers of Yan County can be eliminated at the slightest.

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Lie and the guards responded.

As soon as Zhao Xu arrived, Feng'er and Luan'er came out to greet him.

Seeing that the King of Yan was drunk but in good spirits, they were relieved.

"Your Highness, what happened just now?" Feng'er asked.

The sound just now was like thunder, and they heard it clearly.

"Let's talk about it in the bedroom." The danger was over, the tense nerves relaxed, and the alcohol occupied Zhao Xu's brain again.

He smiled wickedly, holding one of them in one hand and walking towards the backyard, causing the two to complain.

Wait for Zhao Xu to go back.

Xu Lie said to a guard, "Go to the place where the explosion occurred immediately to see if the attacker is dead."

The person who protected King Yan was not dead, but he didn't know whether that person was dead or not.

Beida camp.

After Chang Wei heard the news about Zhao Xu's attack, he suddenly woke up.

He ordered people to pour cold water on Lu Chang and others to wake them up, and then hurried to the palace.

But when he reached the door, he was stopped by Xu Lie.

"How is your Highness?" Chang Wei looked worried.

Xu Lie sighed and shook his head.

Chang Wei's face suddenly turned pale. He sat down on the ground and cried loudly.

The drunkenness was still driving him. At this moment, he suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist and put it on his neck. "Your Highness is dead. There is no more enlightened master in the world. My life is useless!"

Xu Lie was startled and rushed to grab the sword.

Chen Hu and Lu Chang also helped. Lu Chang said: "General, after His Highness is buried, it won't be too late for us to follow His Highness underground together."

Chang Wei shouted and beat his feet and chest again.

At this moment, Liu Fu walked out of it, with fresh blood on his head.

Standing at the door, he said to Chang Wei with a helpless look: "Come in, let's go see His Highness first."

Then, he touched his head and grimaced in pain.

He came earlier than Chang Wei. After mistakenly thinking that King Yan was really dead, he felt so sad that he wanted to hit the wall and die to clarify his ambition.

Fortunately, he was pulled by Xu Lie and only got a bump.

Xu Lie had no choice but to tell King Yan's plan.

He was about to go to see King Yan, but Chang Wei also came.

Seeing Liu Fu's calm expression, Chang Wei immediately felt something was wrong. He put his sword into its sheath and entered the palace.