Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 178
These men in black didn't dare to kill them openly because they were afraid of being caught by them.

If the Queen Mother hadn't sent someone to escort him, he would probably be a corpse now.

"Sir, what should we do now? This is the southwest. Since those men in black want to get rid of us, I think they must have set up an ambush nearby. We must leave immediately." A deputy whispered.

"Oh, I am fulfilling the destiny of heaven, inspecting the people below, governing the people like water, and benefiting the common people. Now that we are in troubled times, how can we be greedy for life and afraid of death? I, Yang Yanzhang, would rather die on the battlefield than live in an ignoble existence!" Yang Yanzhang said righteously. .

Yang Yanzhang's words were not hypocritical, but the truth.

"I obey, my lord, please come down with me!" A group of people escorted Yang Yanzhang and Li Xuance as they continued to move toward the southwest.

"Sir, these people are so arrogant. This time we, the imperial envoy, dared to attack them. Who will dare to come here next time?" Yang Yanzhang's bodyguard cursed angrily.

Hearing his words, the corner of Yang Yanzhang's mouth twitched.

next time?

Will there be a next time for people like me?
"What do you know?" Yang Yanzhang scolded, "Have you forgotten how many times we have been assassinated along the way? Each time it was more brutal than this one. Their goal was not to assassinate me at all, but to kill me."

The guard immediately shut his mouth, knowing that what the adult said was true.

During this period, Yang Yanzhang was almost killed every time he encountered attacks.

If it hadn't been for good luck, I would have died many times.

"Sir, those people don't look like regular troops, then they..."

"Yes, these people are all Jianghu people. They should have been gathered together by the worms of the Tang Dynasty with money." Yang Yanzhang said solemnly, "In any case, they are considered traitors to the imperial court and deserve death!"

"These people are highly skilled in martial arts. If Chen Jiajun hadn't arrived in time, we wouldn't have been able to escape. Sir, please don't be impulsive!"

"Impulsive?" Yang Yanzhang snorted coldly, "Look at their appearance. If we don't run away, we can only become the dead souls under their swords. I am not afraid of them. Even if they are all masters of the world, I am not afraid. . But my family is still in the capital waiting for me to return. Do you think I can just sit back and watch?"

After saying that, Yang Yanzhang led his guards and galloped towards the northwest.

……

"Yang Yanzhang escaped?" Yang Li said in surprise after receiving the report below.

"Sir, I don't know, and I never saw Master Yang escape with my own eyes." A spy said, "My subordinates only followed Master Yang from a distance and did not get close to him. I only know that the direction of their escape should be to the southwest. Come."

"They have suffered heavy losses this time and will not give up." Yang Li said softly, "I hope they can be more honest so as not to force me to go on a killing spree."

"Sir, do you want to send someone to follow?" the subordinate hesitated and asked.

"No need." Yang Li shook his head and said, "Yang Yanzhang has a special status. As long as we keep a close eye on him, there is nothing they can do."

"What about Mr. Yang?"

Yang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Although Yang Yanzhang is the imperial envoy, he is still young and lacks experience. We will let him suffer a little this time, and he will always have a long memory."

"Yes!"

Yang Li didn't expect that Yang Yanzhang really persisted and evacuated all the way to the southwest.

This was something Yang Li had never expected.

However, he believed that Yang Yanzhang would definitely choose to retreat to the southwest.Because this is where his assassination attempt on Yang Yanzhang started.

According to the information they received, Yang Yanzhang did not bring many guards when he initially set out, so they concluded that Yang Yanzhang was planning to bypass them and return directly to the southwest.

Yang Li's guess was correct, Yang Yanzhang indeed planned to do this.

Since Yang Yanzhang decided to come to the southwest this time, he had no intention of letting go of these worms from the Tang Dynasty, including Yang Li of course.

Therefore, he had already sent a message to his own soldiers, asking them to sneak into the southwest quietly and look for opportunities to kill Yang Li and avenge him.

Only a few people knew about this matter, and several of his soldiers were absolutely reliable, so Yang Yanzhang believed that they would be able to do things properly.

"Sir, this is the information we have collected about Yang Li." A subordinate held a stack of paper in both hands and presented it respectfully.

"Okay!" Yang Yanzhang said with satisfaction, "Immediately send someone to inform all the prefectures and counties in the southwest that all treacherous ministers and officials who collude with Yang Li will be severely punished."

"Sir, we have just contacted officials from the southwestern state capitals," the subordinate replied.

"Oh? How many people are there?" Yang Yanzhang said in surprise.

He originally thought that when he came out this time, he would be able to summon at most one or two hundred county guards and county magistrates, but he did not expect that there would be as many as five or six hundred.

This made him feel gratified and at the same time very lucky.

The loyalty of these people is still high enough, especially in the southwest.

"Sir, there are more than two hundred people, and the rest are hiding on the road or in the city. They all said that they were ordered to come to assist you this time, but they were attacked by enemies on the road and were separated for a while."

"So, some people still follow me sincerely?" Yang Yanzhang asked.

"These people all say that they are only loyal to the Queen Mother, and everything else has nothing to do with them." The subordinate whispered, "And they all know that Yang Li does not get along with the court. It is only the Queen Mother's kindness and repeated forgiveness that allows him to live until now. But who would have thought that Yang Li would rebel this time. They didn’t want to get involved in this matter, but they were in desperate need of money, so they followed Yang Li in the rebellion."

"Bullshit!" Yang Yanzhang couldn't help but curse, "Aren't they just worried about being involved in political conflicts?"

"Yes." The subordinate nodded, "Sir, how should we deal with them in this matter?"

Yang Yanzhang thought for a while and then said: "Let's do this for the time being. We will discuss it later when we arrive in the southwest. As for Yang Li, don't let him know that I have arrived in the southwest, otherwise we will be in trouble."

"Yes, my lord!"

……

When Yang Yanzhang arrived in the southwest with his guards, his face was solemn.

Although he had a smooth journey along the way, news that continued to come along showed that the situation along the way was somewhat dangerous.

These assassins are very powerful. They not only assassinate people like themselves, but even ordinary people will not be spared.

"No, we people are not suitable to stay in the southwest." Yang Yanzhang murmured.

"Sir, should we rest for a while before leaving?" a deputy said, "We are still about ten days away from Gyeonggi."

Yang Yanzhang looked at the vast wilderness around him and sighed: "At this time, it is better to arrange the army to camp first."

(End of this chapter)