His Highness, King of Jin, has been so honest recently that he has been quietly staying in the King of Jin's mansion without any trouble!

This is the most common voice that Xu Houcong heard among the imperial guards for several days. Although he was one of the three generals of the imperial guards, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could be compared with Xiao Jingxian. However, now Wang Feng is taking care of his seriously injured father Wang Jingnan at home, and Xiao Jingxian is confined to his feet, so he is naturally on duty every day, but he has always cleverly placed himself in the position of Hejintong's assistant.

And such humility also made him gain the kindness of Hejintong. The two people with different backgrounds and experiences now talked a few times from time to time and established a certain connection. On this day, while talking about Xiao Jingxian's rare peace, Xu Houcong asked tentatively: "Master He Wu, the emperor will not bring the imperial guards in this personal expedition. Even you and Kang Shang Palace have not been with him, so are you not afraid of danger?"

"Dangerous? Haha, the rebel general who can threaten the emperor in this world has not been born yet!"

He Jintong was not disgusted with Xu Houcong's temptation. Seeing his look of being cautious and willing to hear the details, he said calmly: "I think about the deposed prince who was more than ten years ago, why did he be afraid of the emperor? Isn't it because of the emperor's great military achievements that threatened him? The emperor has always had a very high prestige in the army, and this time he brought all officers promoted, which is the most reliable."

He paused, then glanced at Xu Houcong with a smile: "The most important thing is that the emperor has not only not put down his martial arts over the years, but his martial arts have become more sophisticated because of his longing every day. General Xu, it's not that I belittle you, you may be slightly better in terms of archery skills, but if you really compete in martial arts, whether it's normal competition or fighting in battle formations, the emperor will beat you!"

Xu Houcong didn't expect that He Jintong would compete with the Emperor of Beiyan, and he was a little surprised. If this was placed in the south, let alone the emperor, even the county magistrates or prefects who guarded the side were ashamed of talking about martial arts, let alone compete with a minister. Therefore, he once again confirmed that Beiyan was indeed a paradise for warriors, but he had to agree with a few words.

But what he unexpectedly expected was that Hejintong seemed to have opened up his conversation and said in a sigh: "It's a pity that the one who can accompany the emperor to practice a few moves now is the people around him. In the past, His Highness the King of Jin was willing to be an opponent, but over the years he became more and more crazy. The emperor summoned him into the palace to compete, but he refused to die. The emperor didn't even have an opponent, and it was so cold that he could not stand high!"

Not to mention Xiao Jingxian, if the emperor asked him to compete, he would definitely refuse. Of course, it would not work, but losing is also a test of people. The most important thing is, what if he fails, what should he do?

Just when Xu Houcong was secretly worried that this topic was too dangerous and racked his brains to change to another topic, he saw that after he had explored Hejintong's tone, Zhao Qing, a confidant disciple who was transferred to the imperial guard as a personal guard, hurried over. The person who had always been calm and cautious seemed a little angry. He realized that something must have happened, so he quickly walked up to him.

"Master..." Zhao Qing even forgot that Xu Houcong repeatedly told him that he must not take out his private title in a place like the palace. He rushed to Xu Houcong and whispered, "What happened at home! Qing Fengnian took action and kidnapped his junior brother!"

Even though he could not show his joy or anger in his daily life, Xu Houcong's faced with this sudden news suddenly changed. His wife died and only had a pair of children. The eldest daughter married a confidant disciple he was very optimistic about. Although he was only twelve years old, although he carefully cultivated his skills, he was even worse than the senior brothers who were the commanders because of his qualifications.

But that was the only son of his widower!

"Bastard... Damn... How could you succeed in Qingfeng Nian with so many people left at home?"

Although he was now attending his master and was not responsible for the defense of the newly granted general's mansion, Zhao Qing lowered his head in shame. He and several brothers who Xu Houcong valued the most were all orphans adopted by Xu Houcong, so no matter how family and country are, they are not as good as the master's raising grace. So at this moment, he couldn't help feeling guilty for the brothers.

He could only say: "The second senior brother said that someone was taking over in the Qingfeng Nian, and when he chased him, he was blocked by several grain trucks. After the coolies were arrested, they only said they had collected the money, but they didn't know anything..."

Realizing that it was a deliberate action against him, Xu Houcong suddenly looked back at He Jintong, weighed the pros and cons, and finally walked towards the person. He had already realized that He Jintong was a master with skill in martial arts. Even if Zhao Qing lowered his voice, he might not be able to hide what he said just now. At this time, he stepped forward and bowed deeply.

"Master He Wu, I'm afraid I'm going to leave the palace."

"This fact is strange in your family." Hejintong frowned into a knot and said suspiciously, "Even if the emperor left, those Southern Dynasties who had broken up into pieces were willing to make trouble, but they tried their best to kidnap your son in public. What conditions do they hope to exchange for? You are the left general of the imperial guards, and you don't care about the city defense camp!"

The only son is now in the hands of people. Of course, Xu Houcong also thought about this festival, and even speculated whether the other party would use this to force him to do something that was not conducive to Beiyan.

At this moment, he took a deep breath and said firmly: "Since I have left Nanwu and have been blessed with His Majesty, I should be loyal to Dayan. If someone threatens me with his son, I will kill Yingye in the future and avenge him!"

"Well, General Xu, I know your heart, but you don't have to be too pessimistic."

He Jintong reached out to help Xu Houcong up. After thinking carefully for a moment, he came up with an idea: "Let's do this, go to the Jin Palace to meet King Jin. Yue Qianqiu, the third person in the Southern Dynasty mission, is still there. The emperor is very good at food and drink, and he still lets him spoil him in everything. Didn't he treat you well before? He has to give you an explanation for such a big thing!"

Xu Houcong wanted to take out such a sentence from Hejintong, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't care about his face, so he even bowed and said, "If you can save the dog son, the fifth master will be my benefactor!"

He Jintong naturally had to reach out to pull people, but Xu Houcong was so strong that he actually kowtowed, and he couldn't help but be moved by it. After all, the royal relatives who were polite to him on weekdays were just for the sake of the emperor behind him. However, Xu Houcong was eager to save his son and was grateful for the idea he had come up with so politeness, which was of completely different significance.

"In this way, I will send someone to you. Although King Xiao Jingxian of Jin has been at peace in the past few days, no one knows whether he will go crazy. If he interferes with it, don't fight with him. Come back quickly, I will personally transfer troops to you!"

Such a promise was just a light kowtow. Xu Houcong felt it was a great deal, and he was grateful for it now.

When he hurried out of the palace with the eunuch from the Hejin Tong Sect and Zhao Qing, he rushed to the King of Jin's mansion. Seeing that the eunuch went to the door to negotiate first, he heard a master who wanted to speak but stopped coming from beside him, and immediately sighed.

"There is gold in men's knees, but there is no need to be too stubborn! Many people like Mr. He have no way to kowtow to him, not to mention that I have learned a lot from him over the years, and this time he has helped me so much! I give him a peach and repay him with a favor. That's because I am loyal to the emperor, so he cares about me so much. Do you understand?"

Although Zhao Qing had not turned around yet, his master said so, and he didn't dare to talk back, so he could only respond with simplicity.

However, a short while, the eunuch assigned by Hejintong turned around and frowned and said to Xu Houcong: "General Xu, I just got the news that His Highness King Jin and Young Master Yue Jiu went out."

Xu Houcong's heart suddenly felt a little sad. His son was kidnapped, and Xiao Jingxian left the mansion with Yue Qianqiu at this time. How could this be accidental? Even though he had always known that he and Xiao Jingxian had a huge difference in status, he still blurted out and said, "Aren't they still in the closed-door control period?"

The eunuch was a little polite to him because of He Jintong's instructions and Xu Houcong treated him well all the way, so he turned to him a little. Xiao Jingxian had always been arrogant and he never had a good impression of the King of Jin. He said angrily: "Your Highness of Jin is probably used to doing things and dare not even obey the emperor's punishment. The door said that they were going to see the eldest princess, but who knows the true or false?"

That’s right, the eldest princess was frightened by the previous incident and was too resting at home. This was not the first day. Why did Xiao Jingxian suddenly remember to visit someone? Besides, it would be strange if Xiao Jingxian didn’t hate Xiao Jingxian to the core because of Xiao Jingxian’s previous words and deeds!

Xu Houcong thought about it and then forced a smile and said, "Dare you ask my father-in-law, how long have they been gone?"

"It was said that it was the door that I left about an hour ago."

Xu Houcong couldn't help but look at Zhao Qing. Seeing his face slightly changed, he obviously thought that the time when Xiao Jingxian and Yue Qianqiu and others went out was in line with the attack on the Xu family. He couldn't help but feel even more upset. But just as he thought about it, he became more suspicious, and the more suspicious he became, he could only hear a rush of horse hooves. Then he saw a rider running towards him like lightning.

As the rider got closer, Xu Houcong saw clearly that the rider lying on the horse was covered in blood, and he was shocked. When the other party shouted a loud voice, he didn't care about anything else and immediately flew to meet him.

"Go and save Your Highness King Jin... Your Highness is assassinated!"

As Xu Houcong stopped the horse, he saw that the rider on the horse almost slipped down. There were several wounds on his shoulders, legs, and arms, but the most fatal thing was that there was an arrow deeply stuck on his back! When he helped the man off the horse's back, the door of the King of Jin's mansion finally opened and a large number of guards rushed out of it.

The seriously injured knight leaned against Xu Houcong and said with difficulty: "Your Highness is on Ning'an Street... hurry!"

Faced with such an emergency, Xu Houcong changed his mind and said sternly: "Don't be confused. Ning'an Street is only two streets away. Don't lead a horse. Follow me and intercept the assassins immediately!"

Before Zhao Qing could object, he saw his master pushing the slander on his arms to him, and then issued orders one by one, and he actually commanded the guards of the King of Jin's mansion. When Xu Houcong really left with dozens of guards, he woke up as if he was dreaming and hurriedly handed over the seriously injured knight to the stupid eunuch.
Chapter completed!