Jianming Chaos

After a while, the soldiers surrounded them, obviously targeting the two of them.

Pointing to the two, a leader asked, "Who are you? How dare you spy on the palace here? Are you with the group of masked men last night? Be honest!"

Zhiming shook his head, unable to understand.Zuo Mu replied: "Brothers, isn't this a street? We are just passing by, and we don't intend to spy on the palace."

"Stop talking nonsense! Your eyes are sneaky, and your every move is incompatible with the people around you. It looks like you have a dark heart. Come, come back with us!" The leader couldn't help but ordered the two to be taken away.

Seeing that Zuo Mu was about to use force, Zhiming quickly winked at him to signal him not to be impulsive.

The two were bound with their hands and taken into the palace in full view.

"Just now I was thinking about how to get into the palace, but now I can get in without any effort. I have to thank this group of soldiers!" Zhiming said half-jokingly.He never expected that he would be "caught with nothing" so soon.

"We're not here for sightseeing." Zuo Mu reminded him.

This imperial palace is very large and imposing, and its architectural style is different from that of the Han Dynasty.It is often in this seemingly noble and gorgeous place that some intrigues and unknown secrets are hidden.

"Although it's imposing, it's not as big as my Great Han Imperial City. At best, it's only half the size." Zhiming thought as he looked around.

The soldiers led them through a long corridor, up high steps, across a square, and stopped in front of a council hall.It was full of ministers of civil and military affairs, and all their eyes focused on this side.

"No way, it's this kind of ostentation again!" Zhiming is not used to this kind of scene. He experienced it once in Soochow before, and once in Ancient Persia, and now it's the third time.

After the soldiers collected their weapons, they were escorted into the hall by two golden armored warriors.

The eyes of the ministers seemed to be attracted by a magnet, and they moved with the steps of the two, accompanied by whispers.

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it? How could we be targeted so easily?" Zhiming couldn't figure it out, it was impossible to get in so smoothly.

Zuo Mu didn't figure it out either, it wasn't supposed to be such a plot.

When they were still more than ten meters away from the throne, the samurai stopped the two of them.The high dragon chair was empty, and the golden dragon heads on the armrests on both sides opened their bloody mouths, as if they were devouring the hearts of the world.

"This dragon chair is really big enough. It's not a problem to hug left and right. What's the matter? Isn't the queen coming out yet? Is she still dressing up in the background?" Zhiming murmured.

"Hush, keep your voice down, I'm not sure if anyone here can understand Chinese." Zuo Mu reminded him in a low voice.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a royal robe dyed with sumac and a crown of tassels walked out, flicking his sleeves habitually, and sat gracefully on the dragon chair, his gaze disdainful.

The following ministers knelt down to pay their respects.The samurai forced the two to kneel down.

"This is the queen? Do all the women in Yamatai have beards?" Zhiming knelt down on one leg in disbelief, and started talking nonsense again.

"This is not the queen, it should be theirs..."

Before Zuo Mu finished speaking, the "Emperor" made a gesture to make everyone flatten.

The "Emperor" pointed at the two and asked sharply, "Who are you? How dare you sneak around the palace, what are your plans?"

A samurai saluted and said: "I tell the prince that these two people were spying near the outer wall of the palace, and were spotted and captured by our soldiers. Now bring them into the palace, and ask the prince to judge!"

"Weird, how did the Emperor know that we were spying outside? Did someone tell him early in the morning?" Although Zhiming couldn't understand, he could tell a general idea from the other party's tone.

The prince ordered the samurai to untie the two.Zhiming's hands were numb from the binding, and he kept moving his wrists.

The prince looked at the two of them carefully, and found that Zhiming's clothes were not like those worn by islanders, so he asked Zuo Mu in Yidu: "Which country are you from? And which country is he from?"

Zuo Mu thought for a while and said, "I'm from Yidu Country, and he's from the Han Empire on the west coast."

As soon as they heard that Zhiming was from the Han Empire, all the ministers cast their eyes over again. Obviously, they all admired the superpower "Han" very much.

"Does he speak our language?" asked the prince again.

"No." Satoshi replied truthfully.

The prince nodded slightly, and then asked Zhiming in Chinese: "What's your name? Where do you come from?"

Zhiming was taken aback for a moment, his face calmed down, and he said, "So your majesty can speak Chinese! I'm Lei Zhiming, a man from Xinye County, Jingzhou."

"Jingzhou, Xinye... um... not bad..." The prince nodded thoughtfully, and said, "But don't make a mistake, this king is the assistant king Himissa, you can usually call me the prince."

"Oh, so it's the prince. Why, has the lord been to these places?" Zhiming judged from the name that the prince should be the queen's family.

"Haha, I've never been there, but I've heard of it. I have an old friend who is also a man of Han. He should live in the Jiangdong area at present." The prince's attitude seemed very accommodating.

"What? My lord, you have an old friend living in Jiangdong?" Zhiming didn't know whether the other party's words were true or not.

"That's right, his name is Zhao Cheng." The prince's tone was beyond doubt.

"Zhao Cheng?" Zhiming didn't react for a while.

"Yes, I heard that he is now the leader of a church in Jiangdong. It seems that he is called Tianshijiao. I can't remember it for a while." The prince recalled.

"Could it be Zhao Cheng, the leader of the Tiangu Sect?!" Zhiming finally remembered, but he couldn't say it out, thinking, "It can't be such a coincidence, can it? Rye!"

"You don't know him too, do you?" the prince asked with narrowed eyes.

"No, I don't know each other." Zhiming replied without thinking, he didn't want to reveal this relationship for the time being.

"Okay, let's get down to business." The prince's expression switched back to serious mode, and said, "What are your identities? What is the purpose of coming to this country?"

"I am a ranger, and my friend is a warrior. We came to your country this time to find someone." Zhiming looked directly at the prince without fear.

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" The prince was startled.

"Her name is Cai Yan, and the world calls her Cai Wenji." Zhiming said concisely.

Upon hearing the name, the ministers began to discuss again.It seems that there are quite a few people here who understand Chinese.

The prince signaled everyone to be quiet, and asked, "How did you know that this person is in this country? Also, why are you looking for her?"

"She is Han. I was entrusted by someone to bring her back to Dahan and let her return to her hometown." Zhiming confessed his thoughts.

The prince hesitated for a moment, then said: "In this case, you are not in the same group as them."

"Who are they referring to?" Zhiming pretended not to know.

"In the early hours of last night, a group of masked men sneaked into the palace and robbed Cai Wenji. It is the person you are looking for." When the prince said this, he kept paying attention to the eyes of the two.

Zhi Ming and Zuo Mu's eyes widened at the same time, the prince couldn't see any flaws with their superb acting skills.

Zhiming deliberately asked in surprise: "Who is so bold as to sneak into your palace to rob people?"

"I don't know yet, we're investigating." The prince shook his head regretfully, and said, "This group of people are highly skilled in martial arts. It is very likely that, like you, you are also Han Chinese."

"Han?" Zhiming was even more puzzled. "Could it be that Cao Cao sent someone to kidnap her? But why did he wait until today? And, he happened to be one step ahead of us?"

The prince saw that Zhiming had thoughts, and asked, "What are you thinking?"

"No...it's nothing. If that's the case, then our visit is useless." Zhiming glanced at Zuo Mu and said, "Then I won't bother you, let's take my leave first."

"Wait a minute." The prince calmed down quickly, "You think this is a winery, and you can come and leave whenever you want?"

"My lord, we didn't come here voluntarily, we were forcibly brought in by your soldiers." Zhiming responded calmly.

The prince paused for a few seconds, then suddenly looked up to the sky and burst out laughing, clapping his hands and saying, "Good, good, good! The martial artists of the Han Empire are indeed extraordinary!"

"How does he know I'm a martial artist? Judging by the clothes alone?" Zhiming always felt that the prince knew him from the beginning.

"It's rare to come here. We haven't gotten to know each other better yet, so why rush away? I've heard about the martial arts of the Great Han for a long time, but I haven't been able to witness it with my own eyes. It's rare for the hero Lei to come to our country today. , wouldn't it be a pity not to let me wait until I have seen it?" The prince looked at Zhiming with unfathomable eyes and said.

"My lord, we came to your country only to search for someone, and we happened to be brought into the palace by soldiers, and thus learned of Cai Yan's whereabouts. Since the person has been taken away, it is useless for us to stay here for a long time, so let's just forget about it." Zuo Mu didn't want to waste too much time here, he intuitively determined that the queen was not in the palace.

"Forget it? This account should be settled properly!" The prince showed his true colors, pointed at Zuo Mu and said, "You are a warrior from Yidu Kingdom, right? Since you are a warrior, you must be a member of the feudal government. Then let me tell you, Yidu Kingdom has not paid tribute to our country recently. What is the reason? Maybe you can only find out by asking your emperor. Do you know that there is only one result of not paying tribute to our country, which is to be annexed by our country! The king has secretly sent someone to inform Dasui (an official position placed by Yamatai in other countries, similar to the consul general of a consulate), that war is about to break out!"

"What war?" Zuo Mu asked knowingly.

The prince smiled sinisterly and said, "You will know soon. If there is no accident, the Yidu country will soon be formally brought under the jurisdiction of the Yamatai country."

Zuo Mu couldn't help clenching his fists, thinking: "Your idea is beautiful! Your plot must not be allowed to succeed! We are here this time to kill the queen and cause a major earthquake in your internal system!"

Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger, looked around deliberately, and asked, "I heard that there is a noble and supreme queen in your country, do you have a chance to see her face?"

The prince froze for a moment, then laughed wildly.The ministers in the audience also covered their mouths and laughed.

The prince stopped laughing, and said, "You really don't know the heights of heaven and earth! Do you still want to see our queen? Let me tell you, the queen usually doesn't show her face. Even if we want to see her, it's hard for us to see her, let alone other people!"

"What are you talking about? Can you go back to the Chinese channel?" Zhiming turned his head and asked Zuo Mu.

"We said we wanted to see the queen, but he said that the queen usually doesn't show up, and it's impossible for ordinary people to see her." Zuo Mu translated.

"There is such a thing?!" Zhiming was puzzled, "Isn't the queen the king of a country, how could she not show her face?"

"Perhaps this prince is the spokesperson for the queen." Zuo Mu speculated.

"What are you discussing?" Seeing that the two were plotting, the prince interrupted them, "Back to the topic just now. Hero Lei, I want to see the martial arts of a big man with my own eyes. I wonder if I can satisfy my little wish." ?”

"What if I don't want to?" Zhiming deliberately tried.

"Then the king can only take you into the dungeon." The prince said with pretended regret.

"Why? We didn't break the law!" Zuo Mu was not convinced.

"Because I am the assistant king of my country, the executor of the highest authority! Besides, do you have a pass for trespassing on our territory? Isn't this reason enough for trespassing on other countries' forbidden areas?" Jian stared at the two of them.

"You're making too much sense!" Zuo Mu didn't fear the other party, and went straight back.

"Master Zuo Mu, don't be impulsive. With our strength, they can't beat us, so let's play with them." Zhiming knew that he couldn't escape, so he whispered to Zuo Mu.

"Hey, I warn you to stop whispering, this is a royal place!" The prince was dissatisfied again, and said, "Come on, the martial arts competition will be held outside the palace, please come to the square to watch."

The golden-armored warrior escorted the two of them to the square outside the palace, and the prince and all the ministers followed, ready to watch the once-in-a-thousand-year battle between foreign masters.