At the time of the lantern, a man of medium stature and dressed as a vendor appeared at the back door of the Xiping Marquis Mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info He tapped the door with his hand a few times, and someone opened the door and ushered him in. Before closing the door, the man stuck out his head and looked around, and saw that there was no one else in the alley, so he closed the door with confidence.

Xu Siqi sat face-to-face in the inner room of the study with the visitor, as if he was doing something wrong, afraid of seeing the light, and the lights in the room were dim.

"In Xia Chen Yan, he is one of King Ping's personal guards. When the prince heard that Hou Ye was guarding the You'an Gate of the outer city, he was very happy, so he sent him down to send a share of the first merit to Hou Ye. The man sat calmly in his chair and spoke unhurriedly.

Xu Siqi was a little uneasy and asked, "King Ping?" ”

Chen Yan said proudly: "It seems that the Hou Ye still doesn't know that General Liu has complied with the will of heaven and the people, and has been called king in Kaifeng Mansion, with the honorific title of 'Ping', which means peace in the world." ”

"What should I do tomorrow, does King Ping have a will?" Xu Siqi frowned.

"There will be a vanguard army lurking near You'anmen tonight, early tomorrow morning, as long as the Hou Ye finds an excuse to open the city gate, this is the first credit to capture the capital!"

Xu Siqi hesitated: "But this excuse ...... Opening the city gate is not a trivial matter, and these are extraordinary times......"

Chen Yan said unhappily: "Master Hou's family is also from a martial arts background, don't you know what this first gong means?" He succeeded in the peace of the king, and a duke was able to capture it, even if he rewarded a king with a different surname, it is not known. If it was someone else, it would already be happy, why did Hou Ye look reluctant? If you have any concerns, you may wish to speak up, and I will help you refer to them in detail. ”

Xu Siqi took a sip of tea and stabilized his mind. He didn't know what he was hesitating about, when he was in the Tianqiao Teahouse, he met Qian Anming, the eyeliner that Liu Guangsheng had placed in the capital, by chance. Under the exchanges, Xu Siqi only felt that he was becoming more and more speculative, and even after Qian Anming revealed his identity, he did not have the idea of sending him to the government.

Later, Qian Anming tried every means to persuade him to join Liu Guangsheng, and he was really moved. Ever since he lost face greatly because of Pei Minzhong in the autumn hunt, even the emperor remembered it, and he really stopped thinking about any official position. But Xu Siqi is only twenty years old after all, and he has never dreamed of making a big show and being a great minister, and he is also very unwilling to let him be so young and calm in front of a marquis with no real power.

If he took refuge in Liu Guangsheng and made this immortal achievement, he would be the founding father of the new dynasty and an important minister of the auxiliary country in the future, just thinking about it made him excited. There is also Princess Xuanhui, such a delicate beauty, if the Great Zhou Dynasty dies, she is not as good as a slave. Although he couldn't marry her as his wife at that time, he could still get her out of Liu Guangsheng's hands and put her in the house.

Thinking of this, Xu Siqi finally made up his mind to leave all the problems of collaborating with the enemy and betraying his loyalty behind. Chen Yan saw that Xu Siqi's gaze gradually became firm, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Also on this night, the lights in Xuanhui's bedroom in Chengqian Palace were not extinguished.

Xuanhui poured all the jewelry rewards he had received over the years on the bed, picked out the golden melon seeds, gold leaves, and single gemstones, and took Yuan Xiang and Cai Wei to sew these things into the waistband of his trousers and the small clothes in the stickers overnight.

Yuan Xiang was doing needlework with both hands, and Cai Wei asked Xuanhui while playing on the side: "Princess, is it impossible to live in the palace?" Are we going out of the palace? ”

Xuanhui took advantage of the shadow of the lamp, calculating how much the master and servant could bring without being too obvious, and replied casually: "The capital is in danger these days, and I am also taking precautions. It's always good to have money on you at any time. Don't run around these days, you two must follow me closely, wherever I go. ”

The two of them answered "yes" in unison.

The third day of the siege of the northwestern rebels arrived. Xu Siqi arrived at You'anmen early in the morning to replace Sun Xu, the general of Feng'en, who had been guarding all night. As soon as he arrived, he loudly announced: "The commander of the three battalions has an order, and today he will go out of the city from You'anmen to meet the rebels." The army is here to speak, and we must open the door at once. ”

With that, he waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers guarding the gate to open the gate. Sun Xu was just about to get on the horse, when he heard this, he hurriedly ran over and asked, "Where did Master Hou start with this?" There are already insufficient soldiers in the capital, where can they go out to fight? I don't believe the Admiral would have such an arrangement! ”

Xu Siqi's face changed, and he said angrily: "Don't you believe what I said? You're just a little General Bong-eun, so who are you to question me? He turned to the soldiers at the city gate and shouted, "What are you still doing in a hundred thousand urgent matters!" If something happens, I'll naturally stand on it! What are you afraid of! ”

Sun Xu hurriedly said: "Xiping Hou! It's so suspicious that you're doing this! Even if the Admiral wants to go out of the city for a decisive battle, it is not too late to open the door when the army comes! Are you in such a hurry to open the city gate to lure the wolf in? ”

Chen Yan pretended to be Xu Siqi's guard and followed him, and when he saw Sun Xu say this, he knew that this person couldn't stay, so he stepped forward and said, "Please get out of the way, general!" If you delay the military situation, you can't afford to take this responsibility! ”

Sun Xu pulled out his saber with a "bang", pointed at Xu Siqi and said, "Unless the Admiral arrives in person, I won't let you open the city gate!" ”

said that it was too late, Chen Yan stepped forward, his hand raised the knife, and Sun Xu's head fell to the ground.

The head rolled to Xu Siqi's feet, scaring him so much that he couldn't make a sound. Chen Yan showed a disdainful expression, wiped the blood on the knife, and said for Xu Siqi: "This person who did not listen to military orders before the battle has been dealt with by military law. If you don't want to be like him, just listen to the orders of the Hou Ye honestly! ”

When the soldiers guarding the gate saw that they had lost their lives, they did not dare to delay any longer, and immediately began to turn the mechanism and pull the chain of the city gate. In less than a stick of incense, the You'anmen was opened. The rebels outside the gate hurriedly reported to Liu Guangsheng, who was stationed twenty miles outside the city, and the vanguard army occupied You'anmen first. The Great Zhou soldiers guarding the gate died and fled, leaving Xu Siqi alone in a daze at Sun Xu's body.

The defenders on the tower of Zhengyangmen saw that the situation in the southwest corner of the capital was not right, and hurriedly sent people to investigate, only to know that the rebels had entered the city. The soldiers on the tower panicked, and nearly half of them fled down the tower without knowing where to go.

There were also two people who knew that they were loyal and ran to the imperial city to report, and they shouted along the way, hoping that the news would be reported to Emperor Yuan and Emperor as soon as possible. Who knew that this scared away most of the defenders at the various city gates on the road.

When Emperor Yuan He heard the news that the rebels had entered the city, the time for a cup of tea had passed. (To be continued.) )