The prince is very fierce

Zhu Manzhi rode a big horse to the station on the eastern outskirts of Chang'an City. Because he left late, the sky had turned dark halfway up the road. The city gate would have been closed when he turned back. The Imperial Guards could not open the city gate unless there was something important. It would be dark at night. The probability is that you will have to spend the night at the inn.

Stealing royal horses is an old case. Last summer, the King of Qi in Qingzhou searched for a batch of snow horses in Mobei and sent them to the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday. There were thirty horses in total, and among them was a one-in-a-million wind-chasing horse, the same style as Xu Buling.

There are warriors everywhere in Dayue, with horses, swords, wine and beauties, basically everyone dislikes them. Zhui Feng didn't dare to have extravagant hopes. If he could get a snow horse, he would have no regrets for life. Even the wealthy families on Kuishou Street would have at most one or two horses in their homes. They would provide them in front of the house. Usually, the owner of the family would ride one when he went out to accompany the emperor. .

The king of Qi paid tribute with thirty fine horses. Many generals in the court were eagerly waiting for the reward from the emperor, and many brave knights and knights were naturally jealous. The horse team went to the post station outside the city to rest for one night, and then was ordered to do so. Two horses left.

Naturally, no one would dare to steal Zhui Feng, the one-in-a-million horse king. Even if he stole it, he would not dare to ride it out. It was too conspicuous and easy to be recognized. What he lost was two horses in the snow. The matter was not a big deal, but it caused many courtiers who liked horses a lot of pain, and they directly lost two places for rewards.

The courtiers were unhappy, so the Detective Department, which was responsible for monitoring the gangsters, naturally had to take the blame, but this matter could not be investigated. A horse riding on snow can't travel a thousand miles a day but it can run five or six hundred miles. It left Chang'an early one night. How to catch up?

Therefore, this case has become an unsolved case. Unless the thief surrenders, it will basically remain unsolved. It has been left in the Criminal Investigation Department and whoever picks up the case will have a headache.

Zhu Manzhi had just joined the Tianzi camp with low qualifications and no teammates, so he couldn't take on any major cases. In order to sneak into the docket, he took this case casually. Now that the case is finished, he has to bite the bullet and investigate.

Tap tap tap——

Three fast horses rode across the snowfield that had not yet melted. Because the snow had stopped, a crescent moon hung in the sky, and the sea of ​​stars twinkled. The majestic city of Chang'an behind them could no longer be seen, and the countryside in all directions was silent.

Zhu Manzhi pulled up the scarf around his neck to block the cold wind, revealing only a pair of big watery eyes and a knife at his side. The strong wind made his robes rustle.

"It's such a hard job. I even said I shouldn't take this case. Fast forward two years, and the two missing horses have probably given birth. Where can I find them..."

"Wang Dazhuang, we are helping Manzhi, Luo Li, what are you talking about? Manzhier is very lucky, maybe he will solve the case. When Manzhi is promoted to commander, we brothers may also be able to go to heaven. Ziying, don’t you think it’s embarrassing to hang up a wooden sign all your life?”

"Hey - you are quite ambitious..."

The two horses at the back were chatting and laughing all the time. They were both old men of the Wolf Guard. They were just out to relax, and they didn't think about doing anything.

There was one inn every twenty miles away. Horses were galloping, and gradually they saw a light in the distance. The three of them also entered an area with no village in front or any store in the back.

Zhu Manzhi was a little tired from the jolt, and his hands were almost frozen, so he leaned over and prepared to speed up to the inn to rest.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind, "tap, tap, tap -", approaching at an extremely fast speed.

The wolf guard at the bottom was also a wolf guard, all of whom were killed from ordinary policemen. Liu Houer was the oldest. He immediately stopped talking and raised his riding whip: "Be careful, the one who comes is not good."

Normally, if a horse runs at full speed, the distance will be too far and the horse will be injured. Unless there is a surprise attack or an escape, no one will drive the horse desperately. There was no one around the three of them, so it was obvious who the people behind them were targeting.

Zhu Manzhi came back to his senses, put his hand on his waist knife and looked back, only to see a big horse galloping towards him, causing snow foam to fly. A man on top was holding a two-foot long spear, and a cold light flashed under the moonlight.

Wang Dazhuang took off his one-handed shield from the side of his horse and held a knife in his right hand with a serious expression on his face: "Those who are coming for us, should we fight or flee?"

As for why someone was coming towards them, there was no time to think about it at this time. The distance of half a mile was too short, and they would be able to catch up quickly by running at full speed.

Liu Houer was originally the leader of the three-man team. Without any hesitation at this time, he took off the hook and sickle gun from the side of the horse, then clamped the horse's belly tightly and galloped towards the inn:

"When you fight one against three, you must be prepared. Don't make trouble."

Zhu Manzhi did not dare to be careless. He whipped his horsewhip fiercely and took the lead in running wildly, preparing to throw away the Jianghu people behind him.

However, the three of them had not run far on the official road when another figure appeared on the dark road ahead, riding a horse across the middle of the official road. He also wore a bamboo hat on his head and carried a big knife on his shoulder, motionless in the night.

"Xu~"

The three of them reined in their horses at the same time and stopped hastily on the official road. Looking back and forth, their hearts sank...

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The night breeze rustled, and the bright moonlight shone on thousands of streets and hundreds of squares. There were lively music and songs in the pavilions and restaurants, and the city looked like a prosperous time.

Xu Buling carefully walked out of Changle Palace with two jars of old wine. Although he felt guilty, he was still happy in his heart. He was thinking about whether to find an opportunity to ask Xiao Ting to write a poem to the Queen Mother as compensation, when he heard a burst of Call:

"Little prince, little prince!"

Looking up, Lao Xiao walked towards the imperial city with his cane and raised his hand from a distance.

Xu Buling was slightly confused, and quickly came to the palace gate, frowning and asking: "What? Something happened?"

Old Xiao’s limp servant hat was crooked, and he sighed, “I guess so. Didn’t the young prince ask the seventh and eighth brothers to keep an eye on the two girls? I went to Dayefang this afternoon and found that the seventh brother was missing. There was a sign next to the tea stall saying that two people were eyeing Zhu Manzhi. I checked and found that Zhu Manzhi went to investigate the case of stealing imperial horses today. I’m afraid she went out of the city to the East Suburb Post Station. I don’t know the details of the person coming, so I can’t act on my own. Young prince, you see…”

Xu Buling’s eyes narrowed slightly, thinking that it was not good.

The eight assassins that Prince Su sent to him later were all from secret backgrounds and were very alert, but their skills were not top-notch, because if someone in Chang’an City wanted to kill him, even eight masters might not be able to save him, and the ambush in Weihe was an example.

“If the other party dares to touch the Wolf Guard, they must be well prepared. The seventh brother will definitely not be able to beat him alone.”

After Xu Buling finished speaking, he handed the wine jar to Old Xiao and whistled.

"Hiss~"

The fierce horse neighed proudly, and the horse's hooves were like thunder. In the stable on the side of the imperial city, the wind-chasing horse jumped out from behind the horse fence and ran wildly to the outside of the palace gate, frightening the imperial guards guarding the imperial city and retreating on the way.

Xu Buling jumped onto the horse with a big step, and Lao Xiao said anxiously: "Young prince, I don't know the other party's details. If you rush to rescue, you will be careful not to alert the enemy..."

Xu Buling rushed out with a fierce kick on the horse's belly: "I, Xu Buling, don't need to look ahead and behind when I act. If you dare to touch my people, I will alert the enemy. I will kill the Dragon King if he sticks his head out."

Lao Xiao's words came to an abrupt end. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and sighed: "That's right... With 200,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry behind us, who can't be killed..."