198, soldiers meet
A dark shadow swept out from the depths of the harem, avoiding the heavy guards and speeding towards the outside of the palace. Just as he was about to leave the last palace wall, a strong wind hit behind his head. The man in black alertly stepped behind him and tried to get out of the way, but unfortunately the same cold wind hit not far behind him.
Oops.
The last thing the eye saw were two blurred figures, and then they fell completely into the darkness.
Nangong Mo fell to the ground, lowered his head and searched for a letter from the man in black and raised his eyebrows. It is Nangong Huai's handwriting, and at this time, he is still in the mood to send a letter outside the palace, which seems to be not a trivial matter. I opened the envelope and pulled out a thin piece of letterhead inside. There is only a number to talk about - killing Nangong Xu.
Nangong Mo's face changed slightly, and he handed the letterhead to Wei Junmo behind him. Wei Junmo frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Nangong Xu has indeed taken away something very important to Nangong Huai. "Tiger poison does not eat children, if it were not an important thing related to life and death, Nangong Huai would not have given such a decisive killing order.
"Nangong Huai still has hidden forces outside the palace, but... I don't know to whom this letter was addressed. In this regard, the two were not surprised, which powerful person secretly did not have the manpower and strength that he could not see. Nangong Mo shook his head and said, "It's too late, this letter hasn't been sent, no matter who it is, it won't do anything to the eldest brother." "After all, Nangong Xu is still Nangong Huai's eldest son, even if he is not favored. But unless Nangong Huai personally ordered, no one under Nangong Huai dared to touch Nangong Xu.
Wei Junmo nodded and put away the letterhead, "Go to the palace to take a look?" β
"Advanced Palace."
The Imperial Study
In the silence, Xiao Qianye stood up abruptly and said in a deep voice: "Let's do it!" β
Yuan Chun at the bottom moved the corners of his lips, but after all, there was still nothing, and he arched his hand silently and turned around and walked out. Tonight with Xiao Chun is already destined to be an endless ending. At this point, presumably Xiao Chun would never be naΓ―ve to think that Xiao Qianye would let him live, so... Those people in the palace are afraid that it will not be so easy to put them back.
Walking out of the imperial study, the battle-hardened Duke E Guogong looked back at the study behind him and couldn't help but shudder, and he didn't know if it was too cold in the middle of the night or something else. This new emperor of theirs... is really worthy of being the grandson of the former emperor. I don't know how much I learned the methods of the first emperor, but the ruthlessness of the first emperor... It's been a ten-out of ten.
When Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo entered the palace, the entire palace was already lively. The two sides fought each other mercilessly, and the thick smell of blood filled the entire palace.
Sitting in a corner of the eaves, looking at the brightly lit imperial garden underground, Nangong Mo asked, "Who do you say will win?" β
Wei Junmo sat behind her, let her lean on herself, and said indifferently: "Xiao Chun will win in a short time, and Xiao Qianye will win in a long time." β
Nangong Mo frowned, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect Xiao Chun to be so disregardful. Wei Junmo didn't care, "Xiao Chun was originally a madman. "As an ordinary person from a poor family to a county king, Xiao Chun has not suffered much. When he was born, the first emperor was already emerging at that time, and when he was older, the first emperor was already dominant. Perhaps it was because of the difference in identity before and after, and that he had never had any setbacks and experiences, Xiao Chun didn't know what satisfaction was. On the contrary, when the first emperor canonized him as the king of the county, he was resentful. This resentment has been suppressed for more than 20 years, until it has reached this point where it is now uncontrollable. Because Xiao Chun understands that he can't ascend to that supreme position no matter what, so it is better to be vigorous than to be a courtier with his brother's descendants.
Nangong Mo said: "I always feel... Xiao Chun has some other backhand. β
"That's none of our business." Wei Junmo stretched out his hand to take her into his arms and said lightly. They just need to ensure that Xiao Qianye can't die, and it has nothing to do with them as for what Xiao Chun wants to do.
Nangong Mo tilted his head and thought about it, then smiled, "That's what I said." "The bigger Xiao Chun makes trouble, the better it is for them. The premise is... Xiao Qianye is alive.
"Xiao Qianye's people can't hold on." Looking up at the palace gate not far away, Nangong Moqiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice.
Wei Junmo stood up and said, "I'll take a look." β
Nangong Mo also got up, "I'll go to the harem to have a look." β
"Be careful."
Leaving the garden, Nangong Mo's figure swept past the palace like lightning in the night. Soon came to the place where the harem ladies were held, although there were guards guarding the door, but this could not stop a battle-hardened killer and a person who was good at using poison. Nangong Mo swept onto the roof without caring and fell directly from above into the hall.
"Huh?"
"Shhh......h
Next to her, Qiao Yuewu's face was on the side, and she wanted to scream when she opened her mouth. Nangong Mo had been guarding against her for a long time, and before she could make a sound, a silver needle was thrown on her dumb hole mercilessly. At the same time, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Nangong Mo turned around and stretched out his hand to point at the acupoint on Nangong Shu's body. Seeing Nangong Shu's eyes wide open and glaring at herself, Nangong Mo smiled at her in a good mood, "I'm sorry, I think... It's safe for everyone that you don't speak. It's not that she's worried about her own safety, Nangong Mo believes that even if someone finds out that she can escape by herself. And Xiao Chun and Nangong Huai are absolutely impossible to divide a large number of troops to deal with her alone.
"Lord of Star City?" Looking at Nangong Mo, the look on his face was a little sad and inexplicable.
Nangong Mo walked over quickly and asked, "Queen Mother, Queen, are you all right?" β
The Queen Mother shook her head and said: "There is nothing wrong with the mourning family, but the queen ......" The queen will give birth in two months at most, but now the situation is ...... The Queen Mother glanced back at the queen who was leaning on the soft couch with a pale face and a solemn expression, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Nangong Mo sat on the edge of the bed and took the queen's hand to check the pulse
The queen's hand checked the pulse and frowned slightly. The Queen Mother hurriedly asked, "How is it?" β
Nangong Mo said in a low voice: "Don't be frightened anymore, and be careful between actions." Otherwise, I'm afraid that the child will come out. The Queen Mother sighed and glanced at the closed door of the palace, now that they are all prisoners under the stairs, it is not their turn to make their own decisions. The Queen Mother looked at Nangong Mo with some eagerness and said, "The county lord... Can you take the queen out? Hearing the Queen Mother say this, the others couldn't help but look at Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo shook his head and said, "There are many guards outside. It's easy for me to go out alone, but it's not good to take someone with me. "What's more, it's a pregnant woman who is about to give birth, even if she is found alone, she can dodge, if she is found with the queen, it is an arrow stack.
"The queen mother doesn't have to worry too much, Xiao Chun still wants to use the harem concubines as bargaining chips, and she won't do anything to the queen lightly." Nangong Modao.
A trace of inexplicable sadness flashed on the Queen Mother's face, and she sighed softly and didn't say anything more.
The queen slowly opened her eyes and saw a faint smile on Nangong Mo's face, "County Lord." "The queen is not familiar with Nangong Mo, and she has only met a few times from beginning to end, and the number of times she has spoken is even more limited. But the queen who was born in Jiangmen had a good impression of Nangong Mo. Nangong Mo smiled lightly: "This is full of Jinling, except for the county lord, no woman can enter the palace at this time." β
Nangong Mo smiled faintly, "Niangniang, take care of the phoenix body." β
The queen nodded and said, "I am relieved to see the county lord here." With the county lord and Wei Shizi here, presumably... Xiao Chun won't succeed either. β
"Your Majesty is not completely at a disadvantage, and Niangniang is not more worried." Nangong Modao.
The queen nodded, "I know... I know ......" Reaching out and caressing her bulging belly, the look on the queen's face was like pity, but she didn't say anything to Nangong Mo. Nangong Mo suddenly understood, the queen and the queen mother were afraid that they both understood, if Xiao Chun really used them as a threat in tonight's confrontation, then they were likely to become victims. Xiao Qianye... will not surrender to Xiao Chun for the sake of the women in the harem. Even, he may not spare Xiao Chun's life for the sake of the women in the harem. Then in the end, it can only be a fish that dies and the net is broken.
Nangong Mo's heart was a little blocked, she felt that maybe she shouldn't have come here at all.
Outside the door, I remembered the sound of footsteps. Nangong Mo hurriedly got up and slapped Nangong Shu and Qiao Yuewu in the air, and the palm wind just stunned the two of them to the ground, and then jumped up and quickly disappeared on the roof.
The door of the hall was pushed open, and Xiao Chun and Nangong Huai walked in side by side. Nangong Huai was wearing armor, and although there was no trace of blood on his body, the whole person exuded a strong aura of slaughter. Xiao Chun's face was gloomy, his gaze slowly swept across the hall, and the gaze that fell on everyone was full of vicious malice.
The queen mother's heart tightened, and she quietly blocked in front of the queen.
Xiao Chun laughed and said, "Brother Nangong, do you say that for Xiao Qianye's kid, his mother is more important, or is his wife and son more important?" β
Nangong Huai did not answer with a cold face. Xiao Chun didn't care, waved his hand and ordered the guards behind him, "Take the two women out to this king." β
The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Chun coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Lord, the queen is pregnant, what is the matter, just come to the mourning family!" β
"Queen Mother...... The queen struggled to sit up, pulled the queen mother's sleeve and shook her head. Xiao Chun snorted coldly and said: "The Queen Mother really deserves to be a good mother and mother-in-law, but it's a pity... You didn't give birth to a good son. If Xiao Qianye's kid had the slightest filial piety, he wouldn't be like this now. β
The Queen Mother said coldly: "How could the inheritance passed down by the first emperor fall into the hands of you, a thief, because of a few women?" β
Xiao Chun sneered: "What a foundation handed down by the previous emperor, but... Does the Queen Mother know how the first emperor died, and how did the crown prince die? What role does your good son play in this? The Queen Mother's face changed slightly, and she quickly regained her calm, "What kind of person the son of the mourning family is, the mourning family knows for itself." He would never do anything rebellious. β
Xiao Chun sneered twice, stopped talking nonsense, and waved his hand to let the two of them out. Several guards stepped forward, grabbed the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother and dragged them out of the door. Xiao Chun glanced at the rest of the people and said, "Except for General Nangong's two daughters, the others... Kill them all. β
"Lord Wang......" Nangong frowned. Xiao Chun said: "What? At this point, Brother Nangong still wants to turn back? Nangong Huai gritted his teeth, he knew in his heart that at this point, he had no room to turn back.
At the gate of the palace where the front court and the inner court meet, the people and horses of the two sides are facing each other in the firelight. The thick smell of blood quietly permeated the night, and the cold wind carried a disgusting smell.
"Xiao Qianye, see who this is?" Xiao Chun looked at Xiao Qianye, who was under the protection of the heavy soldiers on the opposite side, and laughed loudly.
The two wolf-bΓ¨i emaciated women were pushed to the front, and Xiao Qianye's eyes widened suddenly, "Queen Mother?!" Empress? β
Xiao Chun stared at Xiao Qianye with malicious eyes, "You say... How about the king kill them in front of someone? β
Xiao Qianye gritted her teeth and stared at Xiao Chun hatefully: "I must break your body into thousands of pieces, crush your bones and scatter ashes!" β
Xiao Chun laughed, "Okay, he is worthy of being the son that my imperial brother values the most, he has no ability, and this ruthlessness is the same as your imperial grandfather." For the sake of his throne, don't you even want your own mother and son? It's a pity, it's a pity... The throne is not right, Xiao Qianye, even if this king is dead, how many days can you sit on the throne? β
"Shut up!" Xiao Qianye's eyes were cracked, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My throne was passed on to me by the emperor's grandfather in an edict, what is wrong?" β
"It's like it." Xiao Chun said leisurely, looking like he was teasing the little mouse in his hand. There is no consciousness that he is at a disadvantage and may fall to the ground at any time, "This king's good royal brother and good nephew, aren't they all killed by you cooperating with this king?" If not, how could you have ascended to this throne so quickly? β
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"You're spewing blood!" Xiao Qianye was almost mad, looking at the people in front of him, he only felt as if everyone's eyes were full of suspicion and contempt when they looked at him. He understood Xiao Chun's thoughts, he just wanted to ruin his reputation. However, he couldn't stop Xiao Chun's mouth.
"Kill this traitor for me!" Xiao Qianye roared angrily.
"Your Majesty xiΓ ......" Yuan Chun looked at the queen who was escorted by the guards on the other side. It was one thing to obey the emperor's orders before, but it was another thing for his daughter to ask him to ignore his daughter's life and death.
Nangong Huai took a step forward, a knife was directly put on the queen's neck, and said in a deep voice: "Duke Eguo, please think twice." β
Yuan Chun was annoyed, glared at Nangong Huai and said, "The old man thinks... You wouldn't do such a stupid thing! No matter how different he is with Nangong Huai, he still appreciates Nangong Huai's ability. It's just that I didn't expect that now that he is nearly half a hundred years old, Nangong Huai would actually do such a stupid thing.
Nangong Huai was silent, it was not what he wanted to come to this point, but he couldn't afford to retreat at this point.
Xiao Qianye looked at Nangong Huai coldly, "What a Duke of Chu, the imperial grandfather really believed you wrong." Do you think... Take the queen and threaten me, will you be able to get out of the way tonight? Nangong Huai hooked the corners of his lower lip and said in a deep voice: "The old man doesn't want to be embarrassed by His Majesty, but the matter has come to this point, so there is nothing to say." ιxiΓ ... The queen mother is pregnant with your only second prince, and that Concubine Zhu may have now... Lao Chen still advises you to think twice. β
Xiao Qianye sneered, "I will naturally have more princes in the future, and you have miscalculated by threatening me with this." β
"The old minister thinks... There should be no other princes in the future. β
Xiao Qianye's expression changed slightly, "What do you mean?" Nangong Huai turned his head to look at Xiao Chun, Xiao Chun smiled proudly, obviously very satisfied with his masterpiece, "What a stupid boy, a trace of Chu Guogong is naturally that you won't be able to give birth to children in the future." β
"You poisoned me?!" Xiao Qianye shouted.
Xiao Chun snorted lightly, very proud, "Since you want to use the queen and the child in your belly as bargaining chips, how can this king not make a complete strategy?" β
Xiao Qianye's mind was racing, and he was a little unsure whether to believe Xiao Chun's words, "When did you poison me?" β
Xiao Chun said: "Naturally, it was in Lingzhou. β
Xiao Qianye suppressed the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want?" β
Xiao Chun smiled: "Let me go back to Pingzhou, of course... Nangong Huai wants to go with this king. β
"Don't think about it." Xiao Qianye spit out two words. Xiao Chun ruined his reputation so much that he still wanted to get out of Jinling City alive. What's more, with Nangong Huai together, with Nangong Huai's influence in the army, if these two people are really let go, I am afraid that Xiao Chun will really have to establish himself as the king.
Xiao Chun didn't expect Xiao Qianye to agree immediately, and shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "So... Take your pick. Kill the Queen Mother or the Queen first? β
Xiao Qianye was silent, of course he couldn't choose, no matter which one he chose, it would be wrong.
For a moment, the entire palace seemed to be quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on the two women who were kneeling on the ground. The Queen Mother closed her eyes a little tiredly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were already clear, "Emperor, what Xiao Chun said is true?" The death of the first emperor and your father......"
Xiao Qianye hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, don't listen to this traitor's nonsense, the child was framed by him!" β
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Okay, since you say so, the Queen Mother naturally believes you." When you go underground, you won't be shameless to see your grandfather and father. After saying that, the Queen Mother did not hesitate to slam into the blade in the hand of the guard behind her.
"Queen Mother?!"
"Queen Mother?!"
Whoosh -
A strong wind broke through the air, and the knife in the guard's hand was suddenly knocked out. Although the Queen Mother left a shallow cut on her neck, she still saved her life in the end. Xiao Qianye was so frightened that his heart almost stopped, and he took a deep breath when he saw that the Queen Mother was fine, but he didn't know whether he was more happy or disappointed.
Xiao Chun's gaze swept around quickly, and he lowered his head and thought for a moment before he smiled loudly and said, "Star City County Lord, Wei Shizi, since you are here, why hide and hide?" β
Two figures flew from the rooftops in the distance, like a pair of birds flying gracefully in the dark night.
"Sure enough, it's you, this king said how could there be less Wei Shizi and the county lord of Xingcheng on such a day." Xiao Chun laughed playfully.
Nangong Mo stood beside Wei Junmo, pursed his lips and smiled, "The prince has won the award, in fact, we don't want to run around so late." Pity... The prince won't give us a chance to rest at home. Xiao Chun said: "The county lord's words are serious, if the two of you don't want to meddle in your affairs, who can stop you?" Right now... Which side are you going to be on? β
"Mo'er!" Nangong Huai said in a deep voice.
Nangong Mo lowered his eyes and said with a smile: "If you marry your husband, naturally you will stand on whichever side your husband stands." β
"The county lord is really a model for the women in the boudoir." Xiao Chun said sarcastically.
Wei Junmo calmly looked at the tense situation in front of him and asked, "I don't know how His Majesty and King Pingchuan plan to solve it?" Again... In an hour, it should be early. β
Xiao Chun sneered: "Early Dynasty? In another hour, if the king still can't settle Xiao Qianye, or loses, there are probably few people in the early dynasty who still have their lives. β
"Did the prince really leave a back hand and attack the officials in the court?"
"Since you can't use it for me, then you will all die!" Xiao Chun's smile was twisted and hideous.
Nangong Mo sighed and had nothing to say.
Nangong looked at Nangong Mo and said, "Mo'er, I am your father." Nangong Mo smiled lightly, "Yes, but... Father, I can't pay myself for you. β
"Do you think Xiao Qianye will let you go if something happens to me?" Nangong Huai gritted his teeth and said.
Xiao Qianye really won't let it go
I really won't let her go, and it has nothing to do with Nangong Huai's accident. But ...... "If I help you, you're going to be out of luck tonight." β
Nangong Huai said: "As long as you help me, we can naturally kill out of the imperial city, who can stop it?" β
Nangong Mo looked at Nangong Huai seriously for a long time, as if to make sure whether he was telling the truth or joking. Then he shook his head firmly, "I'm sorry, father. I can't do it. β
"What?!"
Nangong Mo leisurely took out a letter from his sleeve and sighed: "It is said that tiger poison does not eat children, but father, you are only afraid that you are not as good as a tiger, right?" How can I trust you with such a person? Seeing the envelope, Nangong Huai's face changed suddenly, and his gaze staring at Nangong Mo became a little more cold. Listening to the conversation between Nangong Huai's father and daughter, Xiao Qianye showed a smile on his face, "Cousin, the county lord of Xingcheng, help me take down these two traitors, and I will definitely be rewarded." β
It is better to believe in the mouths of the royal than to believe that there are ghosts in this world.
Nangong Mo smiled coldly in his heart and looked up at Wei Junmo.
Wei Junmo stood with his hands tied, his dark cyan clothes fluttering gently in the cold wind. There was an indifferent indifference on his handsome face, "What does your majesty mean that you want me and the two of you to deal with everyone?" β
Belch? Xiao Qianye was speechless, of course he also knew that in this case, two martial arts masters alone could not take advantage of anything. Even, even if the people from Zixiao Hall are here now, they may not be able to change the situation much. At most, it's just a matter of getting rid of all the enemies quickly. But... The Queen Mother and the Empress... Xiao Qianye couldn't give the order again regardless of the lives of the two of them no matter what.
For a while, the situation was once again deadlocked.
At the same time, there was a faint noise and fighting outside the palace. Nangong Huai and Xiao Chun had a happy look on their faces, obviously they had arranged the men and horses in advance.
"What's going on?" Xiao Qianye frowned.
Yuan Chun pondered for a moment, and suddenly his heart jumped, and his eyes shot at Nangong Huai like electricity: "Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, it's your people?!" β
Nangong Huaiyan's face finally showed a hint of smugness, and said with a smile: "Yes, the commander of the Five Cities Terracotta Division... It used to be a small metropolitan under my command. The important thing is that I have been a lifesaver for him. With the identity of the commander of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, coupled with the token of my Nangong Huai and the seal of the regent, it is not as difficult as imagined to control the entire Five Cities Terracotta Division. β
Xiao Qianye and the others looked a little ugly, but soon Nangong Huai couldn't laugh. A voice came from outside, "Maybe it's not as easy as you think, father." β
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Yesterday, a certain faceless person who broke off the shift again spoke and ran away~