Soon, Yin Sheng ordered 200 soldiers, and then he and Ji Yi took the soldiers to Yinxi Village, not far to the west.

Out of the city, under the suspicious gaze of many people working in the fields, the team walked less than three miles, Yin Sheng was really worried that the thief who killed Li Zheng would flee from the wind, so he urged again and again: "Hurry, speed up, don't let the thief escape." ”

Ji Yi walked side by side with Yin Sheng, and also urged the soldiers: "Quick, speed up..."

While urging, Yin Sheng and Ji Yi heard a "whoosh" at the same time, and then, two sharp arrows suddenly appeared from the big trees on both sides of the road, one left and one right, and shot at Yin Sheng in the crowd with lightning speed.

"Ahhh~~ There are assassins, protect me..." Yin Sheng didn't have time to dodge at all, so he was shot to the ground by the crossbow arrow, and for a while, the pain was unbearable, and he screamed again and again.

The surrounding soldiers saw that the prince of Yinling was shot down by crossbow arrows, but they did not see the assassin, let alone how many assassins there were.

So, in a panic, the soldiers on the outside immediately began to form a formation to meet the enemy, and the middle one quickly moved closer to the Shizi Yin Sheng on the ground, while the one behind had not yet reacted, and was still surging forward.

For a moment, the two hundred soldiers suddenly fell into a brief chaos.

At this time, Ji Yi saw that Yin Sheng's right shoulder was abrased by an arrow and his left arm, and because Yin Sheng was not wearing armor, the crossbow arrow had already penetrated into his right shoulder.

Seeing this, Ji Yi's originally hard heart couldn't help but be confused, and he couldn't bear it, but he suddenly remembered the family of four who were cooked and killed by him, remembered the cruelty of Yinling Jun, remembered the heavy losses of Yinling Jun this time, and remembered the hundred gold and promises sent by Qi Xiang, so he immediately shouted: "Oh no, the prince was hit by an arrow, and he was in danger, don't care about the assassins, retreat, protect the prince, and quickly return to the city." ”

The surrounding soldiers were in chaos, and when they heard Ji Yi shouting, they immediately had a backbone.

The prince was wounded and was about to die, and at this time he should immediately escort the prince back to the city for treatment.

As soon as they thought of this, the two hundred soldiers immediately walked towards Yinling City in a chaotic manner under the shouts of the generals.

At this time, Chen Dong, who was secretly hiding not far away, saw that the soldiers of Yinling really retreated, and his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately signaled to the entourage not far away: "Quick, immediately pursue and kill the prince of Yinling." ”

The six entourages received the order and immediately rushed out from behind the tree at the same time, and then shouted while chasing after the Yinling soldiers: "Don't run away from the Yinling Shizi, do the way for the heavens, eliminate violence and peace, kill!" ”

At the same time, the ranger in charge of the assassination also jumped from the tree and followed the pursuit.

At this time, Yin Sheng, who was fleeing by the soldiers, heard the sound of shouting and killing from behind, and then looked back, but saw that there were only eight people dressed as rangers chasing and killing, seeing this, Yin Sheng said angrily: "Looking for death, only eight assassins, dare to blatantly chase and kill, come, immediately leave a hundred soldiers..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Yi beside him interrupted: "The prince can't divide the army, you have forgotten the rangers in Yinxi Village, they are a group, they must be more than this." Son, let's retreat to the city first, and then make plans. ”

"This..." After hesitating, there was another labor pain on his shoulder, which instantly scattered the courage in his heart: "Okay, I'll listen to Mr., retreat, withdraw to the city." ”

As the Yinling soldiers ran straight to the city without looking back, the eight people behind chased and killed even harder.

During the chase and escape, the absurd scene of these eight people chasing and killing 200 people fell into the eyes of the people who were cultivating not far from both sides of the road.

"What's going on? Why are my two hundred soldiers in the Yin Tomb being chased and killed by just eight rangers? ”

"Incompetence! Impotent! ”

“···”

At this time, someone hesitated: "When we see the assassin, we should come forward to help." ”

As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately retorted:

"Don't go, you don't want to die. Those eight rangers can kill and repel 200 soldiers so quickly, they must be people who can block 100 strong martial arts, and if you take a hoe and fight with them, you will definitely die. ”

"I can't go! Even if you beat those rangers away, if the rangers retaliate afterwards and break into the house and kill people at night, then your family will be finished. ”

"What are we going to do, your lord treats us so harshly, why should we help?"

"Don't go, have you forgotten your brother who is still suffering?"

At this time, someone was entangled: "However, we saw that the rangers were chasing and killing the soldiers but did not come forward to help, in case the king was held accountable..."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

According to the law, a person who sees a fire in the neighborhood and does not put out the fire is guilty, and a person who sees a thief and does not arrest it.

After hesitating, someone said nervously: "Why don't we all go home now!" ”

“···”

Not far away, Chen Dong stood under a big tree, looking at all the people nearby from a distance, but no one stepped forward to help, not only did they not help, but they even ran away.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh: "If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, Yinling is not rich in the first place, but Yinling Jun is excessive, and even when the king announced that the whole country will be cultivated, he also wantonly conscripted the people, and even the spring ploughing season will not be released to the conscripted Ding Zhuang, and the resentment in the hearts of the people can already be seen from the eyes."

The hearts of the people are lost, and the Yin Tomb is finished! ”

As he spoke, Chen Dong immediately ordered: "Come, the spies who have summoned us will officially mobilize all our forces in the Yin Tomb, declare what has just happened, and try our best to slander the Yin Tomb King, I will let the Yin Tomb be swept away." ”

"No."

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Yin Tomb.

After treating the wounds, Yin Sheng learned that the eight rangers had lost their traces, and couldn't help but complain to Ji Yi beside him: "Alas, sir, why did you stop me from ordering the siege and killing of those eight rangers just now, if you hadn't stopped them, how could those eight rangers escape, and now I have chopped them into meat sauce." ”

“···” Ji Yi sighed silently in his heart, the reason why he accepted the gold of Qi State was precisely because of this concern, most of the feudal lords of Chu State had a problem, the credit was his own, and the fault was his courtiers. Therefore, if he doesn't find a way out in advance, then there is a chance that he will become the funeral object of Yinling Jun who loses his title.

Thinking about it, Ji Yi was sure in his heart, and immediately explained: "Shizi, do you think that the rangers in Yinxi Village, as well as the eight rangers outside the city, and even the rangers who appeared in other villages, all came to seek justice for the people spontaneously?" ”

"Huh?" Yin Sheng was stunned, looked at Ji Yi suspiciously, and said, "What does Mr. mean?" ”

Ji Yi sighed and said: "Prince, now that the king has lost his title, there is still a large fief and many people. At this time, the situation of our Yin Tomb is that wealth far exceeds their own status, and wealth is not matched, which is like a child holding gold in the city, which has aroused the prying eyes of others. Therefore, the minister thought that those rangers must be the dead soldiers of the ministers of the court and even the surrounding feudal monarchs.

And if the surrounding feudal monarchs make a move, then there will definitely be more than eight rangers who come to our Yin Tomb, maybe there are hundreds of thieves hidden in the secret. ”

"What? How dare they... How dare you..." Yin Sheng was shocked and angry in his heart.

"Why wouldn't they dare?" Ji Yi sneered: "Shizi, is there still a small number of examples of the Chu State feudal ministers competing for the private land of the common people? Not to mention, more than 20 years ago, there were two feudal lords in order to compete for the border land, not only broke out in battle, but also made trouble in front of the king of Chu in the end, and finally the king of Chu called out the map and classics, and personally ordered the demarcation of the border, so as to calm the dispute.

This matter was in an uproar in Chu State at that time, and everyone knew about it. ”

Yin Sheng was awe-inspiring in his heart: "So, the surrounding feudal monarchs have taken a fancy to the people and private fields of my Yin Tomb?" ”

"It must be so." Ji Yi nodded.