Volume 2 Ji Hui Ningdu Chapter 178 Enter the Imperial Palace
The entire Zhenchuan City Gate and barracks were controlled by Zhai Ao, and Wen Zefu stepped forward and said, "General Zhai, now send someone to stay at the city gate, and follow me to the palace to pick up Your Majesty." ”
Zhai Ao nodded, and said to Lei Ji: "You lead five thousand people to control the city gate, don't let the Ming people take it away, I will go to the palace to take His Majesty over, and then withdraw!" ”
Lei Ji said solemnly: "Don't worry, general, the people are at the city gate!" The general went all the way to the palace, and the Ming clan must have laid out heavy troops, so you must be careful! ”
Under the leadership of Wen Zefu, Zhai Ao ordered 5,000 soldiers and headed towards the palace in Qinglong City.
Ming Heng controlled the City Patrol Division in his hands, which naturally maximized the value of the soldiers of these City Patrol Divisions.
It's night, but the main roads are full of checkpoints.
However, there were not many people at these checkpoints, after all, he never thought that an army of more than 10,000 people would enter Ningdu.
After more than 20 checkpoints along the road, Zhai Ao came to the outside of the palace.
Although Ming Heng held the power of Ningdu in his hands, he had no intention of abolishing the Great Xia royal family, he just wanted Xuanyuan Ding to be a puppet with peace of mind.
In the past, although Ningdu was also under his control, there were still some families who would not give face at all and sing against him in public, after all, the current Ming family no longer had the same deterrent power as when Ming Shi hid into Ningdu, and if it continues like this, his influence as the lord of Zhongshan will become weaker and weaker.
The situation is different now, and no family dares to oppose him anymore.
The premise of all this must be to firmly control Ningdu in his hands, and the means to control Ningdu is naturally the emperor of Great Xia, Xuanyuan.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to the guards of the palace, and in addition to the original dragon army that has served him, he also arranged two thousand elites in the palace.
The defense level of the palace is very high, and Zhai Ao's five thousand people are not far from the Golden Dragon Gate, ready to enter the palace.
"General Zhai, enter the three major gates of the palace, it is relatively easier for us to enter the palace from the Golden Dragon Gate, if we enter the Ping'an Gate, there are too many internal supervisors, which will slow down our speed, and there are two thousand elites of the Ming clan stationed outside the Silver Dragon Gate, if we forcibly attack, we will be dragged by these two thousand people, in case Ming Heng reacts, then we will not be able to get out. There are few people on the side of the Golden Dragon Gate, and there are only some dragon troops in the palace, which is relatively easy to attack. Wen Ze whispered.
"Everything is subject to General Wen's arrangement."
Since the Golden Dragon Gate guard was killed by Ming Heng with a knife, the Golden Dragon Gate was handed over to the Dragon Army.
The commander of the Dragon Army is named He Chen, and the He family where He Chen is located is loyal to the Great Xia royal family, but He Chen has a very special preference for beautiful women, and this handle was held by Mingxiao, so he could only secretly serve Ming's family.
After the Golden Dragon Gate was handed over to him, he didn't pay much attention to it, but just sent more than a dozen people perfunctorily, plus the original soldiers of the Golden Dragon Gate, to garrison the Golden Dragon Gate.
The Dragon Army, under the command of He Chen, has become decaying, and those petty officials who want to enter the palace will generally take care of it, so that they can reap some benefits. But when it comes to the Golden Dragon Gate, the oil and water are completely gone!
The people who enter and exit the Golden Dragon Gate are all members of the royal family, who dares to collect cash.
Therefore, these dragon soldiers who were sent over were very unhappy. Fortunately, the errands on the side of Jinlongmen were relatively easy, and they were fighting crickets and playing dice in the barracks every day, receiving a pitiful salary and killing time.
"General Wen, is this Golden Dragon Gate a strong attack?" Zhai Ao asked.
"No need, we have already bought off the defenders of the Golden Dragon Gate, follow me into the palace!" Wen Zefu replied with a confident look.
When Zhai Ao and his soldiers came to the Golden Dragon Gate, someone immediately opened the palace gate, and they entered the palace without much effort.
The movement of 5,000 people entering the palace was a bit big, and Zhai Ao naturally couldn't let everyone enter the palace, so he only took 100 people, changed into light armor, and went to Xuanyuan Ding's dormitory.
Zhai Ling'er leaned on the side of the big pillar in Xuanyuanding's dormitory, although today was Chinese New Year's Eve, Xuanyuanding's mood was not good.
The entire palace has basically become a member of the Ming family, no one is trustworthy, Xuanyuan's every move is monitored by Ming Heng, how can he be in a good mood.
Although today's dinner was very richly prepared, he did not eat a single bite.
At this time, Xuanyuan Ding had fallen asleep, Zhai Ling'er's eyes were closed, but she didn't dare to fall asleep, she knew that Xuanyuan Ding was the only trustworthy person by her side, and she would be very flustered if she didn't see her when she woke up.
Suddenly, Zhai Ling'er in the darkness opened her eyes, and the screams not far away came into her ears, she heard very well, and suddenly heard that there was a fight in the direction of the Golden Dragon Gate.
"Are there assassins?" She guessed in her heart, secretly vigilant.
The sound of the fight was getting closer and closer, and her face changed, obviously coming from the dormitory.
She hurriedly walked to the edge of the dragon bed and carefully shook Xuanyuan Ding, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”
Xuanyuan Ding woke up from the haze, saw Zhai Ling'er wake him up, and asked lazily, "What's wrong?" Ling'er, do you still have to go to court on the first day of the Lunar New Year? ”
Zhai Ling'er looked outside the dormitory with vigilant eyes, and whispered, "Your Majesty, there are assassins coming this way." ”
"Assassins?" Xuanyuan fixed a stirring spirit and sat up, "Rushing to me?" ”
"I don't know yet, Your Majesty, you come with me." Zhai Ling'er's vigilance in her heart is undiminished, whether she is coming to the emperor or not, she must protect the emperor.
There is a secret room in Xuanyuan Ding's dormitory, and this secret room is only known to the Baolong clan, because Xuanyuan Ding has never been assassinated in the dormitory, so he naturally will not know.
This secret room is not big, it can only accommodate two or three people, after entering the secret room, Zhai Ling'er protects him behind him, and he himself observes the situation outside through a vent.
The sound of the fight was getting closer and closer, and it wasn't long before the guards outside and the inner prison were killed, the door to the dormitory was pushed open, and a group of people in leather armor rushed in.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! When the man in charge entered the door, he lit the candlelight in the dormitory, and saw that the dormitory was empty.
"Brother Ao?" After lighting the lamp, Zhai Ling'er saw the face of the person who came clearly, and it turned out to be Zhai Ao of the Baolong clan.
"Zhai Ao?" Xuanyuan was overjoyed, "Why is he here?" Are you here to save me? Ling'er, let's get out quickly! ”
"Wait! Your Majesty, the Baolong Army was handed over to the Ma family and his son by the King of Zhongshan to support Zitong Pass, but it was said that the Baolong Army was missing! Now that Brother Ao is here, something is wrong. Zhai Ling'er stopped his desire to go out and whispered.
"Something is wrong? What's wrong? The Baolong Army must be loyal to me! Zhai Ao must have come to save me! I stayed in the palace, and I was about to be driven crazy by Ming Heng! "Xuanyuan Ding is very tired of the identity of this emperor, he is at the mercy of Ming Heng like a puppet every day, he is about to be driven crazy, and now that the Baolong Army has come out, he would rather not be the emperor than continue to stay in the palace and suffer.
"King Zhongshan's 50,000 army has entered Ningdu, how did Brother Ao come to the palace? There are more than 100 of them, and it is very difficult to enter the palace gate, let alone come to His Majesty's bedroom! Your Majesty, I will first wronged you and stay for a while, and I will go out and have a look first. Zhai Ling'er was still full of suspicion about Zhai Ao.
"General Wen, could it be that His Majesty is not in the palace?" His soldiers had gone through the dormitory, but still hadn't seen anyone, and his heart was already a little anxious.
Now that time is pressing, if it is delayed any longer, it will be difficult to get away with it when the Dragon Army and Ming Heng react!
"Impossible, Your Majesty must be in the palace and didn't go out!" Wen Zefu said very firmly that the information of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow had never been inaccurate, and he was convinced of this.
At this time, Zhai Ling'er quietly walked out of the secret room, and after making sure that there was no flaw in the entrance to the secret room, she appeared.
"Brother Ao?" She called Zhai Ao's name.
Zhai Ao turned his head and saw that it was Zhai Ling'er, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Ling'er, where is Your Majesty!" Let Your Majesty come out, and I'll take you away!" ”
"Your Majesty is not in the palace. The palace is so heavily guarded, how did you get to the palace? ”
Zhai Ao was stunned for a moment, "Not in the palace, where is Your Majesty?" Take me to see Your Majesty, I won't be able to leave if it's too late!" ”
"Brother Ao, you haven't said how you got here?" Although Zhai Ao was her cousin, she did not let down her guard because of this.
"Now is not the time to speak, after I see Your Majesty and take Your Majesty out of Ningdu, I will tell you the ins and outs of the matter in detail." Zhai Ao is anxious now, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be.
He also knew that Zhai Ling'er was very loyal to the emperor, and her sudden appearance in Ningdu would definitely make her suspicious, and if it was herself, she would also be suspicious.
"Your Majesty is fine in Ningdu, why are you leaving?" Zhai Ling'er said lightly.
"Miss Ling'er, is Your Majesty really good in Ningdu? The Ming clan doesn't seem to have any respect for His Majesty! Wen Zefu interjected at this time.
"Who are you?" Zhai Ling'er gave him a blank look.
"Ling'er, this is General Wen Zefu of the Great Xia Dragon Bird Tianlong Division." Zhai Ao explained.
"Great Xia Dragon Sparrow?" Zhai Ling'er showed a look of surprise on her face, she didn't expect that this matter would actually involve the participation of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow would not want to hurt the Xuanyuan royal family at most.
Now, is the Great Xia Dragon Bird going to meddle in the affairs of Ningdu?
"How do you prove that he is the person of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow?" Zhai Ling'er asked.
"This is my token of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, do you recognize it?" Wen Zefu took out the golden dagger and handed it over.
Zhai Ling'er took the golden dagger, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, she didn't know the token of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow at all, so she naturally couldn't judge the authenticity.
"That's right! This is the Golden Blade Order of the Fuli Army! And Xuanyuan, who was hiding in the secret room, walked out of the secret room directly after seeing this dagger.
If you want to say that the one who knows the most about the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, it is none other than the Xuanyuan royal family, and all the things about the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow are clearly recorded in the records of the palace.
Because Xuanyuan Mingyue was the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, he read all the records related to the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.
"Your Majesty...... How did you get out? Zhai Ling'er walked in front of Xuanyuan Ding, the matter has come to this point, if Zhai Ao betrays the Baolong clan, she will desperately protect Xuanyuan Ding.
"Zhai Ao, the commander of the Chen Bao Dragon Army, has seen Your Majesty!" After Zhai Ao saw Xuanyuan Ding, his face was extremely happy, and he knelt down respectfully and made a big salute. The soldiers behind him also knelt down and saluted.
"The last general, Wen Zefu, has seen Your Majesty." And Wen Zefu also knelt.
"Get up, you're going to take me out of Ningdu?" Xuanyuan asked.
"For the details at this time, please explain to Your Majesty later, time is running out now, Your Majesty, please leave the palace with your ministers!" Zhai Ao got up and said.
Xuanyuan Ding was also very curious about the disappearance of the Baolong Army, and even more curious about how they came to the palace. The king of a country, leaving the capital like this, will look very embarrassed, which is very embarrassing for the royal family. But he was very unhappy to continue to stay in Ningdu.
While he was struggling, a soldier hurriedly walked in from outside the dormitory, "General, the Dragon Army has discovered that we have controlled the Golden Dragon Gate, and they are rushing over, and it will be too late if we don't leave!" ”