……

General's Palace.

After Xiahou Xuanba returned to the General's Mansion, he went straight to the study, and seeing that only he and the old servant who served him were left in the study, he could no longer suppress his injuries and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"General, why are you injured? I'll go get a doctor. The old servant said with a concerned expression.

"No...... This matter is subject to strict confidentiality. As soon as Xiahou Xuanba finished speaking, he spit out another mouthful of black blood, and his face turned pale.

"Poisonous?" The old servant exclaimed.

"It's okay, this toxin won't kill me." Xiahou Xuanba said contemptuously, and spit out several mouthfuls of blood one after another.

However, with these mouthfuls of blood spitting out, Xiahou Xuanba's face was also slightly better.

"The old slave unloads the general's armor?" The old servant said respectfully.

"Hmm." Xiahou Xuanba replied softly and let the old servant take off the heavy armor for him.

After the armor was removed, the cotton clothes worn by Xiahou Xuanba had already been soaked in blood, which looked a little shocking.

"General." The old servant couldn't help but scream.

"I'm fine, it's just a skin injury." Xiahou Xuanba waved his hand.

After pondering for a while, Xiahou Xuanba took out a token and handed it to the old servant, and said: "You now take my token out of the city, go and transfer the Jiazi battalion into Beijing to take over the city defense, I want them to block all the city gates before dawn, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the city gate except for my warrant." ”

After listening to this order, the old servant's face instantly became solemn, and he took a deep look at Xiahou Xuanba: "General......

Xiahou Xuanba glanced at the old servant and said with a slight smile: "I know what you are thinking, don't worry, I don't want to rebel...... Tomorrow morning, I will explain this matter to Your Majesty. ”

It's no wonder that the old servant thinks so. You must know that since Xiahou Xuanba defeated Dong Chehou, whether in the army or in the court, his prestige has reached its peak, and at the same time, in order to avoid suspicion and make the little emperor feel at ease, Xiahou Xuanba did not leave a single soldier in the city, except for him and this old servant in the general's mansion, it is nothing more than a few old mothers who are responsible for laundry and cooking. In other words, all the power in Fengling City is now in the hands of the little emperor himself. However, at the beginning of Xiahou Wenyuan's compulsion, Xiahou Xuanba finally left an army outside the city, that is, Jiazi Battalion. Xiahou Wenyuan resolutely let the purpose of keeping this army is also well known, to put it bluntly, the existence of the Jiazi Battalion is to deter the little emperor and prevent the little emperor from doing the thing of "rabbits and dead dogs, and birds are hidden with bows...... And now, Xiahou Xuanba wants to transfer the Jiazi battalion into Beijing to take over the city defense, you must know that the city defense has always been in charge of the patrol battalion?

"The general doesn't have to explain to the old slave...... The old slave has been following the general since he entered the barracks, and this life can be the blessing of the old slave in his last life. When the old servant had said this, he turned and walked away.

Xiahou Xuanba looked at the back of the old servant and smiled with relief, but in an instant, his face suddenly became cold again, looked at the sky outside, and said to himself: "It seems that you really don't want your children to go back alive......"

————————————————

At the same time, Patriarch Daoyan, who returned to his residence, also seemed panicked, and even woke up the little Daotong who had fallen asleep, and the two took advantage of the night to sneak out of the palace and out of the city gate overnight.

"Master, why did we sneak away in the middle of the night?" Xiao Daotong asked sleepily.

"If you don't take advantage of the night, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave after dawn." Patriarch Dao Yan said with palpitations.

"Why?" Xiao Daotong said with a puzzled face: "Master, aren't you the national teacher of Da You, who dares to forcibly keep you?" ”

Patriarch Daoyan touched Xiao Daotong's head and explained: "At the banquet tonight, His Majesty the Emperor asked me to meet the children of the princes, and I prevaricated it...... But if he reacts later, I'm afraid that he will come to trouble you and my master and apprentice. Therefore, let's take advantage of the fact that His Majesty the Emperor has not yet reacted, and it is better to take the thirty-six plans as the best plan. ”

Xiao Daotong continued to ask, "But Master, why did you reject His Majesty the Emperor?" Isn't face divination what you're best at? Besides, I'm going to be able to give people faces. ”

"You know what? What was the consequence of the hexagram that Master Boya was the Great Hidden Taizu Bu Na, do you know? If it weren't for that hexagram, why would Ancestor Boya sit down early......" Patriarch Daoyan said calmly.

"But Master, don't you often tell me that it's because of the hexagram that Patriarch Boya is Youtai Zubu that we can make Longhu Mountain take charge of the world's Taoist bull's ear? Shouldn't we learn from Patriarch Boya? Xiao Daotong said with a puzzled expression.

"Learning naturally has to learn from Patriarch Boya, but at this time and that time, the two cannot be compared...... Besides, why don't you and I dare to meet the children of those princes? When Patriarch Daoyan said this, he couldn't help but stop and began to recall the faces of Ji Yan and Mu Qiuhuang.

"Why? Master, have you met someone who doesn't dare to count? Xiao Daotong laughed and said, he didn't think that there would be people his master didn't dare to count, except for the emperor's appearance in the whole world, the rest can be said.

However, after listening to Xiao Daotong's words, Patriarch Daoyan said with a serious face: "This time I was really blinded by you, being a teacher is to meet someone who dare not count, and there is more than one." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Daotong's mouth opened wide, looked at Dao Yan Patriarch in surprise and asked, "Could it be that besides His Majesty the Emperor, there are other people who are unspeakably noble?" ”

"I'm not talking about His Majesty the Emperor, although His Majesty the Emperor changed the name of the year to Dragon Diving, but in fact, His Majesty the Emperor is no longer a hidden dragon in the abyss, but a dragon trapped in the beach, and this dragon is trapped and is in a clear sky, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to jump up...... On the contrary, the other two were already hidden in the clouds, and it was only a matter of time before they leaped over the nine heavens. ”

After Patriarch Dao Yan finished speaking, he continued to muttered to himself: "But how can this be? If the sky is dead, it should be the yellow sky that should stand, but how can two pieces of heaven appear at the same time? ”

Listening to Patriarch Daoyan's words, Xiao Daotong was already dumbfounded, and he didn't complain at all about Patriarch Daoyan waking him up in the middle of the night, and quietly looked at Patriarch Daoyan and asked, "Master, are we going back to Longhu Mountain now?" ”

Asked by Xiao Daotong, Patriarch Daoyan also reacted from his contemplation, shook his head and said, "Longhu Mountain will definitely not be able to return...... The teacher has just calculated a hexagram, and if he returns to Longhu Mountain, there will be a disaster of blood and light. ”

"But if we don't go back to Longhu Mountain, where are we going?" Xiao Daotong asked.

"It's okay to go there, but Longhu Mountain can't go back." Patriarch Daoyan said irresponsibly.

……

After the two continued to walk for a while, Xiao Daotong seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly asked, "Master, if Master Boya's original prediction comes true, what will happen to our Longhu Mountain in the future?" ”

Seeing that Dao Yan Patriarch stopped when he heard this, Xiao Dao Tong continued to ask worriedly, "If the Great You Empire really perishes?" Will we all die? ”

"Don't worry!" Patriarch Daoyan touched Xiao Daotong's head and continued: "At the beginning, Patriarch Boya's mantra to Youtaizu was 'Yu Lie of the Sixth Generation, Shijiazi should change the sky', Da You can only exist for six hundred years, but our Longhu Mountain is far more than just existing for so long......"

————————————————

Ji Yan also had no intention of sleeping at this time.

Before the banquet officially began, the little emperor summoned him alone in advance.

At the beginning of the banquet, he also noticed Xiahou Xuanba's situation.

The two were put together and thought about each other, and he came to a conclusion that someone really couldn't wait.

Now the best way to break the pattern of the world as soon as possible is nothing more than dead people? And the people who died had to be the ones who were in Kyoto now.

If the little emperor dies, the princes can crusade against Xiahou Xuanba under the banner of revenge for His Majesty.

If Xiahou Xuanba dies, the little emperor will lose his last support, then anyone can rob the little emperor so that he can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

In addition to Xiahou Xuanba and the little emperor, the next person who can provoke the general trend of the world is him and Mu Qiuhuang.

The little emperor has been in the deep palace for many years, and it is naturally not easy to assassinate, so they chose Xiahou Xuanba, but now that Xiahou Xuanba's assassination failed, then it will definitely be his and Mu Qiuhuang's turn next...... As for who sent the Assassins? Now it is also clear, except for the Xilie Marquis Mansion and the Beiyu Marquis Mansion, the remaining six princes are all possible, and even, Ji Yan is now beginning to suspect that this is very likely to be the killing game created by the six of them together, after all, but with the strength of one family, it can't hurt Xiahou Xuanba?

……

"No, I want to leave the imperial capital as soon as possible, only when I leave the imperial capital can I really get safe, no matter which of the six of them I am in, they will not dare to act rashly......"

Thinking like this, Ji Yan picked up the pen and ink on the table and began to write the letter.

In a short time, he wrote three letters, summoned three subordinates, and explained them separately.

"After dawn, you will send this letter to the General's Mansion and hand it over to General Xiahou......"

After Ji Yan finished explaining to the first subordinate, he smiled slightly and said jokingly: "Your Majesty, you really dare to think about it...... I have always been a knife bearer in my life, how can I ever be a knife in someone else's hand? ”

……

"You are the same, send this letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion after dawn."

After Ji Yan finished speaking to the second person, he took out a token from his arms and handed it to this person, and continued: "After sending the letter, you will stay with the Prime Minister, if the Prime Minister has any needs, you can use this token to pass the news through any caravan at home......"

……

"You take this letter now and go to the inn where Mu Qiuhuang lives, wait for him there, when will he go back, why do you give him this letter. Remember, the letter must be delivered to him by his own hands. ”

Seeing that the third person took the letter and left on the spot, the corners of Ji Yan's lips raised slightly, and he said to himself: "Brother Mu, Brother Mu, I think with your intelligence, you should have thought of these things a long time ago, right?" But you must see my letter! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of my heart......"

After dealing with these things, Ji Yan also slowly breathed a sigh of relief, stretched his waist, looked at the sky outside and smiled slightly: "I'd better leave now!" The delay of the province will change. ”

————————————————

Prime Minister's house.

"If the general encounters an assassin, will it be His Majesty's hand?" Shen Mou expressed his conjecture.

Xiahou Wenyuan looked at Shen Mou and said calmly: "Although I also hope that it will be the little emperor, so that the second brother can die for him...... However, it shouldn't be him, don't forget that at my insistence, the second brother also released an army outside the city, and with the existence of this army, if the little emperor is not really an idiot, then he will not do anything to the second brother. ”

Shen Mou frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Then it should be the Eight Great Princes...... Aren't they afraid of bringing disaster to this group of sons who have come to Beijing? ”

Xiahou Wenyuan said lightly: "They are all children of the family who are not valued, for the sake of the family's interests, even if they sacrifice, it is worth sacrificing......"

"But you reminded me, too." Xiahou Wenyuan said slowly: "Those who are not valued can be sacrificed, but the only heir cannot be sacrificed, that is to say, these assassins should have nothing to do with Xilie and Beiyu." ”

Shen Mou thought for a while and said, "Then if they fail to assassinate the general, they will definitely do something to these two princes next...... Would you like to remind them? ”

"Not necessarily." Xiahou Wenyuan waved his hand and continued: "If they are smart enough, they should leave the city as soon as possible...... If you are not smart enough, don't be afraid, don't worry, with the second brother's personality and temper, he should have already made people transfer troops at this moment, as long as he waits until dawn, he will have to be reincarnated again...... Do you think that there is no price to pay for the assassination of the general of the town? ”

"My subordinates understand, so I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on the princes' children......" Shen Mou said.

"Hmm. There you go! Xiahou Wenyuan nodded.

……

After Shen Mou left, Xiahou Wenyuan looked at the flickering candle flame on the table and said to himself: "Second brother, how good would it be if you had a ninety-five heart?" If you really have this in mind, let them assassinate Ji Yan and Mu Qiuhuang...... instigated the princes to fight each other first, and then, my Xiahou family 'coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes'...... I am confident that the Xiahou clan will survive after experiencing the great waves and sands...... In the end, it will be my Xiahou clan who will unify the world. ”

……

"Alas......"

After a long time, Xiahou Wenyuan sighed deeply: "It's a pity that I have a talent for Wang Zuo, and in the end, I can't help but make a wedding dress for others......"