173. The Soldiers of Xuanjia
Xie Jingxiu glanced at the little prince and signaled to the old ten, who stepped forward to pick up the little prince.
The more than a dozen Xuanjia soldiers who rushed forward to arrest Li Guifei took advantage of the high horse β‘β‘, and had already picked up a group of internal guards who were almost powerless to fight back, rushed straight to Li Guifei, and grabbed the disgraced woman to the horse with a casual hand, ignoring her panicked screams again and again, and quickly returned to Xie Jingxiu's side.
"Mother, mother! You rebels and thieves, hurry up and put your mother down! Mama Gui was cloaked, and shouted loudly in the encirclement of the guards, "You useless things, why don't you go and save the mother back!" β
It's just that the steel knives in the hands of the guards can't even cut through the armor on those Xuanjia soldiers, so what can they use to fight with other people's steel β‘β‘?
Xie Jingxiu waved his hand heavily: "Kill out of the palace." β
In an instant, the sound of killing in the deep palace shook the sky.
Several palace maids who were walking on the road to Xingning Palace surrounded the queen listened to the loud shouts of the strong killing intent not far away, and the nose seemed to vaguely smell the sweet smell of blood splashing, and they were all so frightened that their legs were so soft that they almost couldn't move.
Queen Sikong Yu was extremely calm at this time, her heart was even much calmer than every fearful day and night in the past ten years, and she was almost a little excited.
She believed, she just believed for no reason that the clear-eyed young man, the young man who could make the prince of Yuan Wang break into the forbidden palace for him to rebel, he would definitely treat her child well, and her inkstone would be there for him, and he would definitely be able to grow up healthy and safe.
Since Li Yan'er entered the palace and was favored, since the former prince died, her only wish is only so little.
At this moment, she had nothing to worry about.
The Sikong family, as early as the years when Emperor Yongrong was afraid of his relatives, was gradually flattened.
The Sikong family, who were cooking oil with flowers and brocade fire in the past, are now exiled and depreciated, and the denigration has long been scattered all over the place, becoming a plate of scattered sand.
Sikong Yu thought it was ridiculous.
Without the support of the Sikong family, Emperor Yongrong would not have been able to ascend to the throne so lightly. Her father greatly admired Emperor Yongrong, who was still a prince, and said that he was calm and shrewd, and he was a great talent.
It was the measures he took to weaken his relatives, and it was also the move of a generation of Ming monarchs to rule the world.
Unexpectedly, the little Li clan he supported in order to fight against the Sikong family was really a group of wild wolves who were not greedy enough.
When Li Yan'er entered the palace, Emperor Yongrong treated her as just a pawn to win over the Li family. At that time, everyone knew that Empress Sikong Yu was the woman on the tip of the emperor's heart.
Even Sikong Yu himself trusts her husband who accompanies the young man.
Until their eldest son, the elegant young prince, died inexplicably in the palace, Emperor Yongrong was perfunctory about it, and disposed of a few imperial doctors and ended it hastily.
The unjust death of her child finally woke Sikong Yu from his unwarranted infatuation with Emperor Yongrong. Looking back, the Sikong family has declined, the Li family has risen strongly, Li Yan'er has occupied all the minds of Emperor Yongrong, the shrewd young king back then is gone, and now this man has fluttering eyes, thin body, so strange that she dare not recognize him.
And although her only remaining youngest son, Song Chaoyan, was named the crown prince, he almost had an accident several times and followed in the footsteps of the former prince.
Sikong Yu can only use all his energy and power to save his youngest son's life, living in the deep palace with trepidation, and I don't know when it will be the end.
With the current strength of the Li family and Li Yan'er, if they really go out to kill the little prince, it is not impossible to support Li Yan'er's son Song Chaoli to become the prince.
Emperor Yongrong doted on Li Yan'er wholeheartedly, and he preferred Song Chaoli, the third prince born to Li Yan'er, to the little prince. Even if something really happened to the little prince, he wouldn't ask.
But the Li family doesn't seem to have this intention, so Sikong Yu can keep the little prince with difficulty in this crack. Li Yan'er attacked the little prince several times, but he didn't ask for his life, only scared Sikong Yu like a frightened bird, and took care of the little prince even more tightly.
It's not the first time I've induced vomiting of something I've eaten like today. The little prince is only five years old, how can the young esophagus withstand such frequent regurgitation? This time it hurt the esophagus, which was also the result of injuries that had accumulated over the years.
In any case, those days when life was precarious, or even worse than death, can finally be completely ended today.
Queen Sikong Yu returned to Xingning Palace easily, took off the golden silk phoenix robe on her body, but changed into the most formal queen dress, and then sat quietly on the main hall, waiting for the final result to come.
From the imperial city in the center of the capital, there were several black smoke that rushed into the sky, and the long bell came out of the thick city wall, echoing within a radius of several miles, such a vision naturally attracted the attention of everyone near the imperial city.
Pedestrians on the street stopped one after another, and the customers in the restaurant pΓΉ also walked to the side of the street in confusion, looking in the direction of the imperial city from afar.
"What's going on?"
"Is there any decree from the emperor?"
"Is it on fire?"
Everyone had different opinions, but no one could guess exactly what was going on in the deep palace.
When Lin Xian, who was training in the Yulin Guard on the south side of the imperial city, heard the bell, his face suddenly changed after being stunned, and he said secretly: "Oh no." β
Immediately ordered the 5,000 men and horses currently stationed in the Qi Guard, and quickly rushed to the palace to help.
The other 5,000 men and horses are now on duty inside and outside the palace, and they should have rushed to the rescue.
Lin Xian didn't know what was going on in the palace, but he knew that when the bell of the arrow tower rang, it was an existential crisis in the imperial city.
At this time, no one noticed that in the countless small alleys that twisted and turned away from the main road, and the slum settlements where no one bothered to take a second look on weekdays, young men walked out of the low doors, looked at each other, and silently walked to the nearest Guang'an Tang porridge and medicine warehouse in their respective urban areas.
The porridge pharmacy has always been maintained by Xie Jingxiu, and Xiao Yu didn't know the specific operation.
In addition to the porridge and medicine shops located outside the city, which directly distributed porridge and medicine to the people, there were also four warehouse-style compounds located in the imperial city, which were responsible for purchasing and stacking the rice, grain, and herbs needed in the shops.
The porridge and medicine shop outside the city has changed hands several times, but the warehouse in the city has always been in the hands of Xie Jingxiu.
Because of Miss Jian Liu's previous high-profile charity, almost everyone in the capital knows that there are these four big warehouses in the city.
Every once in a while, a cart of food and herbs is purchased, and within a few days, all of them are distributed to the porridge and medicine shops outside the city and given to those people in vain.
The uninformed gentry and the common people would only secretly laugh at the young and romantic prince of King Yuan, and he scattered all his money just for the beauty to smile, so that later he did not hesitate to break with Miss Jian Liu in order to marry the princess from the people, and it was also circulated in the streets and alleys for a long time as a romantic affair.
Now, in the four warehouses that were regarded as the wronged leaders, thousands of figures suddenly appeared as if out of thin air, solemnly lined up in the spacious courtyard of the warehouse.
Some of them wore the slum's stubs, some carried the burden of a merchant, some wore the scholar's robes, and some wore the chef's coarse apron around their waists.
People of β‘β‘ shape were lined up in neat columns, like well-trained soldiers, and the scene was extremely strange.
The door of the warehouse slowly opened, and the sunlight shone into the depths of the warehouse.
Removing the rows of sacks at the front, rows of neatly stacked black armor were revealed behind, shining black in a few rays of sunlight.
Outside the gate of the Li Mansion, several wide and sturdy carriages lined up in the wide open space under the steps, and the fifty-year-old Li Xiang sent his eldest son Li Chong out of the middle gate, watched him step onto the carriage, stood under the carriage and said solemnly: "My father has already told Yan'er not to touch Sikong Yu and the little prince, but now it seems that she should not have listened." β
"My sister is becoming more and more reckless." Li Chong frowned and said.
Li Xiang sighed: "Since she gave birth to the third prince, she has become more and more obstinate, unwilling to obey orders. Being a mother is strong, and it is understandable for her to plan for Li'er, but she should not put our Li family in a dilemma. After a pause, he said, "The spies have found out, and at this time, they all started because of Feng Zhaoyu, the princess of the Yuan Dynasty in Guang'an Hall. Feng Zhaoyu entered the palace for the little prince to diagnose and treat, and Xie Jingxiu, the prince of the Yuan Dynasty, led three hundred soldiers to break through the Fuling Gate on the west side and break into the palace. The prince of Yuebei Hou must have already rushed to escort the car, three hundred soldiers are not afraid, you only need to control the smoke when you enter the palace at this moment, so that she must not go her own way and cause trouble again, otherwise, it is the Li family, and she will not be able to tolerate her! Li Xiang said, his voice suddenly became stronger, and there was no room for turn.
Li Chong said: "Father rest assured, son can be saved." It's just that the private army of the Yuan Wangfu has long been taken back and dismantled by the emperor, and now the origin of his three hundred soldiers is strange, and his father had better send someone to investigate it carefully, and he must not take it lightly. β
Li Xiang nodded: "The prince still values his ability, how dare his father underestimate this person." "The Li family was ordered to woo Xie Jingxiu not once or twice, but Xie Jingxiu has always been not soaked in oil and salt.
"If it can't be used by me, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Li Xiang groaned, "After all, the Ding clan is a woman, and she doesn't know how to use it if she gives her five hundred elite soldiers, and she loses a good opportunity in vain." Although today is a crisis, why not be a good time?! Da Lang, there is the Hou Shizi of Yuebei today, make good use of it, he will be a good knife. β
Li Chong smiled and arched his hand: "Father, don't worry, you can wait in the mansion with peace of mind." With that, he stooped into the carriage.
Li Xiangmu sent the carriage away, squinted his eyes and twisted his beard to look into the distance, the dozen or so thick black fireworks above the imperial city had not yet dispersed, and gradually drifted away and mixed into a black shadow. From a distance, it was like a ghost who was asking for his life to levitate above the palace, staring down with wide empty eyes.
Li Xiang thought back to Xie Jingxiu's actions, shook his head slightly, and turned around to go back to the house.
He was able to escape the pursuit of 500 elite soldiers, and he used the method of cheating death, and almost found out the identity of the Ding family, which is not to be underestimated.
However, after all, he is still young, and he will lose every inch for a Feng Zhaoyu, and he will not be able to use it in the end. The prince also has a time when he looks away.
The dragon sons and phoenix grandsons who have always dared to force the palace must first keep the camp outside the city out of the city before they can act. There are also tens of thousands of defense troops in the city, such as the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and Yulin Guard, if there is no complete preparation, which one dares to force the palace casually?
This Xie Jingxiu did such a thing. With only three hundred soldiers, he dared to break into the deep palace, even if he could escape from the palace gate, how could he deal with the internal and external attacks of Yu Linwei and the Jingbei camp?
What if he is resourceful? Once the hand-to-hand battle is met, no conspiracy is of any use. Under the absolute disparity in strength, the weak side will always have to be trampled and harvested.
That Feng Zhaoyu has a miracle doctor's stunt, maybe he didn't have to die. Today, he was going to be killed by Xie Jingxiu's recklessness.
Li Xiang shook his head with pity, slowly stepped on the stone steps, and stepped into the threshold of more than half a meter high at the middle gate.
Before the heavy gate was closed, there was a panicked scream on the street in front of the middle gate of Li Fuzhong, and a uniform heavy footsteps trampled heavily on the neat road paved with bluestone slabs, causing the stones on the side of the road to bounce like bumpy droplets on boiling water.
Li Xiang's heart moved, and he turned around suddenly, staring at the street with wide eyes in disbelief.
Like a dark cloud pressing on the top, the black army that is coming with great momentum!
Dressed in Xuan armor and holding a β‘β‘ in his hand, this is the appearance of the three hundred soldiers under Xie Jingxiu who came to report by the spies!
Three hundred, obviously only three hundred!
But where did the hundreds of troops that quickly surrounded the Li Mansion come from?!
"Be careful!" The entourage shouted, grabbed Li Xiang and quickly retreated into the gate, and ordered the little servant to close the gate quickly.
Li Xiang stood behind the door, listening to the solemn silence after the terrifying sound of fine iron outside, and his heart was shocked!
Xie Jingxiu - Xie Jingxiu!
Li Xiang rolled the name in his mouth, but he was inexplicably terrified.
Since the private army of the Yuan Wangfu was confiscated, in order to prevent those soldiers from thinking that the old master was difficult to control, they had already been disbanded and returned to their hometown.
In order to win over Xie Jingxiu, he secretly investigated several times, and he only accompanied Feng Zhaoyu to spend time in Guang'an Hall all day long, or went to some porridge medicine shop to sell his reputation.
Where the hell did he come from?! Where's the soldier?!