1197 The rain kept falling
The sound of fighting in King Xin's Mansion instantly resounded above the foggy sky, and Shi Miyuan was obviously unwilling to continue waiting, at this moment, he was also staring at the corner of the carriage with a slightly nervous expression, and then took a deep breath, clenched his fists and looked at King Shu's father and son, who looked nervous and full of expectation, and ordered to go to King Xin's Mansion immediately to rescue him!
With Shi Miyuan's order, the carriage and the soldiers around it immediately moved in the heavy rain, and on the silent and uninhabited streets, the soldiers of the palace front division and the guard division with helmets and armor and waist swords and spears were guarding the carriage and running towards the square where the palace of King Xin was located.
A man and a dog under the eaves of the tavern looked at the armored soldiers who were becoming clearer and clearer in the rain in the distance, swept in their direction like a black flood in the heavy rain, and a man and a dog stood up slowly unconsciously, their eyes full of vigilance.
The big yellow dog obviously faced such a murderous army, and also knew that the power of a dog could not be resisted, so he simply didn't even dare to shout, and looked at the human being who was sheltering from the rain with him with his tail between his tails, and then looked into the distance, when all the murderous troops rushed into the alley at the intersection in front of him, the big yellow dog seemed to realize the greater danger, and first hesitated to look at the bell silkworm next to him who was sheltering from the rain with it, and then plunged headlong into the rain and ran in the opposite direction.
Looking at Shi Miyuan's carriage driving into the square under layers of guards, until even the last figure disappeared, a bloodthirsty sneer gradually appeared on the corner of Zhong Silkworm's mouth, and he lowered his head slightly, only to find that the big yellow dog that had just accompanied him to shelter from the rain had already disappeared at this time.
And just when Zhong Silkworm shook his head, and at the same time sighed in his heart that the unexpected big yellow dog was still quite alert and sparing his life, the noisy footsteps came from the rain curtain in the distance again, and another team of soldiers covered in armor rushed in his direction in the rain faster than the wave just now.
Zhong Silkworm, who was going to rush to the Xinwang Mansion immediately, frowned slightly, but finally stopped and silently watched the team from far and near.
The familiar aura made Zhong Silkworm's heart slightly startled, and just as he looked up at the team, the carriage that was guarding the middle of the team happened to stop in front of him.
Jia She's voice also sounded at the same time: "Commander Zhong, the Queen Mother has summoned you for questioning." ”
Zhong Silkworm glanced at Jia She, who was driving, and ran to the carriage in three steps and two steps, after identifying that these people in front of him were soldiers of the Imperial City Division, Zhong Silkworm's heart was put down.
originally thought that these people would still be Shi Miyuan's followers, so he had to stop to identify the situation.
"What's going on? Where is Ye Qing now? Without waiting for Zhong Silkworm to salute and speak, the curtain on the side of the carriage quickly opened, revealing Li Fengniang's cold cheeks with a hint of majesty, and asked Zhong Silkworm anxiously.
"Back to the Queen Mother, King Yan and the Holy Lord are now in the Xinwang Mansion, and the last general is now planning to rush over." After Zhong Silkworm identified Jia Shi and Li Fengniang in front of him, although he didn't have to worry that this was Shi Miyuan's backhand, but now he needed to rush over immediately and take someone to stop Shi Miyuan, the yellow finch in the back.
"What the hell is going on?" Li Fengniang frowned, looking at Zhong Silkworm who appeared here alone, and couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in her heart.
Zhong Silkworm was supposed to accompany Ye Qingcai, but now he appeared here alone, could it be that he also betrayed Ye Qing?
"Back to the Queen Mother, the last general is here...... Keeping an eye on Shi Miyuan, and before the arrival of the Queen Mother, Shi Miyuan had just led people into the Fangdi, and the end would ...... The last general now needs to rush to stop Shi Miyuan. Zhong Silkworm replied to Li Fengniang's words, and at the same time pricked up his ears to listen to whether there was any movement in the workshop behind him.
But at this moment, only the sound of rain sounded in his ears, and he couldn't hear whether Shi Miyuan had confronted the soldiers of the flower planter he led after entering the fangdi.
Li Fengniang quietly looked at Zhong Silkworm, as if she wanted to see through Zhong Silkworm's whole person, and after pausing slightly, she immediately said decisively: "Lead the way to King Xin's Mansion immediately!" ”
Zhong Silkworm almost forgot to salute, and after Li Fengniang finished speaking, he immediately turned around and ran towards the field, and when he passed by the soldiers of the Imperial City Division, he did not forget to take the knife or bow and crossbow on the soldier's waist.
Jia Shi and Zhong Silkworm began to enter the Fangdi, and Shi Miyuan's carriage went straight to the back door of the Xinwang Mansion after entering the Fangdi, since Xia Zhen had already fought with the Zuo brothers in the mansion, then no matter whether Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo were dead or alive, Shi Miyuan did everything to ensure that there would be no leakage of fish, so that there would be no fish that slipped through the net, he had to immediately surround the entire Xinwang Mansion.
At this time, in the backyard of King Xin's mansion, Ye Qing's familiarity surprised Zhao Kuo and Han Ying, but before the four of them approached the two-story attic in front, there was a cry for help behind them.
Ye Qing frowned and turned his head, while signaling Zhao Kuo and them to take refuge in the attic first, while looking in the direction behind him to call for help, only to see Rong Guogong Zhao Shikui, with a disheveled head, a face full of shock, his expression was extremely embarrassed and frightened, and his feet were also staggering towards them.
It was only a distance of about ten steps, and just when Ye Qing turned around, and Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing stopped and watched together, Zhao Shikui, who was staggering and embarrassed, had already approached Ye Qing and the four of them a few steps again.
"Hurry up and hide in the pavilion!" Ye Qing said to Zhao Kuo and the others without looking back, and then strode towards Zhao Shikui.
"King Yan save me!" Zhao Shikui looked at Ye Qing running towards him with a gloomy face, and hurriedly stopped and begged.
But Ye Qing's eyes didn't look at him at all, but kept looking behind him, so just when Zhao Shikui was stunned and puzzled, he saw Ye Qing quickly passing by him, and in his originally empty hand, I don't know when there was a dark dagger!
When the sound sounded behind Zhao Shikui, it seemed to smash into Zhao Shikui's heart, which frightened Zhao Shikui into a spirit, and almost sat on the ground after retreating.
At this time, Zhao Shikui was already stunned in the rain, and his eyes were also looking at Ye Qing Zhao Kuo and the three of them, and when he looked back behind him, he saw two rebels who had caught up with him at some point, and the waist knife in his hand was snatched away by Ye Qing, and the pitch-black dagger in Ye Qing's other hand accurately slashed through the throat of the rebel when he turned around in the heavy rain.
Blood gushed out of the rebel's throat in an instant, and at this time, Zhao Shikui turned his head to look behind him, so that when Zhao Shikui just turned his head, he felt a red color appear in front of him, and he didn't have time to dodge at all, and the red with the smell of warmth and blood, along with the rain, was all poured on Zhao Shikui's face.
The unpleasant smell of warm blood and the rain choked into Zhao Shikui's mouth at once, and just when Zhao Shikui was retching reflexively, Ye Qing had already bent down and staggered, slashing through the rebel's arm and sinking rapidly, and the whole person instantly avoided the knife momentum of another rebel, and then turned his waist sideways, and the waist knife he had just grabbed also slashed down at the rebel at lightning at this time.
The rebel who was taken by Ye Qing and cut off an arm instantly threw down the waist knife in his hand, covered the severed arm and screamed, and the scream sounded almost at the same time as the sound of Zhao Shikui leaning over and retching.
And what made Zhao Shikui feel even more disgusting was that when he leaned over and retched, feeling that his mouth was full of blood, in the rain in front of him, suddenly, half of his arm with blood fell in front of his eyes, which instantly made Zhao Shikui feel even more disgusting, just like his own mouth full of blood, as if he had bitten the half of the arm with blood.
Almost everything happened in an instant, Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing, who were originally ordered by Ye Qing to hide quickly, were almost blank in their minds at this time, and their eyes looking at Ye Qing began to become more awe-inspiring and dodging at this time.
Under Zhao Kuo's gaze, the screaming rebels were inserted into their chests again by the black dagger in Ye Qing's hand, and as Ye Qing pushed the rebels who vomited blood into the rain, and then pulled up the panicked, retching Zhao Shikui walked towards the three of them, Zhao Kuo and the three of them faced Ye Qing, who had a gloomy expression and blood splashed on his body, and involuntarily took a step back in unison.
Zhao Shikui, who was dragged by Ye Qing's hair, exhaled pain in his mouth again and again, but at this moment he had to bend over and be dragged by Ye Qing to continue to walk forward.
"What are you doing here, don't hide yet!" Ye Qing said calmly as he passed by Zhao Kuo and the others.
Zhao Kuo and the three of them nodded almost involuntarily, and then the waist knife in Ye Qing's hand was thrown to Zhao Kuo, and at the same time, he also let go of Zhao Shikui, who was extremely embarrassed, took two steps and picked up another waist knife in his hand, and after looking at the back door behind the flowers and the muddy path in front of him, he took the lead in the direction of the attic.
Zhao Kuo and the others hurriedly kept up with Ye Qing's pace, and after Zhao Shikui was stunned in the heavy rain, he couldn't keep up with the pace of a few people.
The door of the attic was kicked open by Ye Qing, ignoring Zhao Kuo and the others who looked awe-inspiring and surprised behind him, the waist knife in his hand was casually inserted into his waist, and then after looking around the hall of the entire attic, Ye Qing walked to the table in the center, squatted down and groped under the table.
Zhao Kuo looked at Ye Qing's familiar and calm actions, then looked at the waist knife in his hand, and finally looked at Zhao Shikui who was standing at the door, and asked in a deep voice: "Rong Guogong, tell me, what is going on with all this!" ”
originally thought that everything was in his Zhao Kuo's plan, but when someone suddenly shot an arrow in the crowd and killed Wei Jing in the corridor pavilion outside, Zhao Kuo also instantly realized that something was wrong.
So when Zhao Shikui ran over for help with his hair scattered, Zhao Kuo could almost conclude that the guard division and the palace front division had turned against each other, but Zhao Shikui was not the mastermind, but just a chess piece as Ye Qing said.
"It's useless to ask him, and he himself is just being used." Ye Qing replied for Zhao Shikui.
And Ye Qing, who stood up at this time, had an extra thing in his hand that was extremely strange in the eyes of Zhao Kuo and others.
Ye Qing lowered his head and fiddled with the rifle in his hand as he continued: "Master Zhao, how is the Zuo brothers? How many of the palace commanders and guards will listen to their orders? ”
"I ...... I do not know....... Zhao Shikui stood at the door, although his mind was not blank at this time, but everything that happened just now had completely exceeded his expectations.
The moment the arrow shot into the pavilion, Zhao Shikui's head was almost blindfolded, and he didn't know what was going on at all, and even thought that all this was the plan of the Holy Lord Zhao Kuo.
And when the Zuo brothers shouted at the group of soldiers behind them who had released the arrows, Zhao Shikui hadn't even realized that danger was already approaching him.
So when Zuo Jiao finished roaring, and then was shot by arrows at the same time, the soldiers suddenly began to kill each other, Zhao Shikui realized that the situation was no longer what he imagined, but was already out of control, and behind these, there must be someone instigating.
Seeing the rain under his feet gradually turning red, and then it was diluted by the new rain, the blood in the rain curtain splashed everywhere, and the screams and the sound of fighting sounded in his ears one after another, Zhao Shikui's first reaction was naturally to hurry away from all this.
So naturally, Zhao Shikui followed in the footsteps of Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo and continued to believe in the king's mansion and ran to the backyard, and where could he care about the life and death of the Zuo brothers.
"By the way, at that moment just now, Zuo Jiao seems to have been hit by an arrow." Zhao Shikui faced Ye Qing and said nervously at a loss.
"Now I give you a chance to make meritorious atonements, and protect the Holy One with me, if the Holy One is safe, you and I will be safe, but if the Holy One is hurt by the rebels, you and I have to finish the game." Ye Qing continued to look around the hall, and then motioned for Han Ying and Zhao Kuo to sit in the depths of the hall, while he himself stood at the door of the hall with Zhao Shikui, and did not notice that Zhao Kuo, who was holding a waist knife at this time, did not look at him so friendly.
At this moment, Ye Qing no longer has any hope for the Zuo brothers, and even their life and death, Ye Qing no longer cares about it.
The sound of the tragic battle became louder and louder with the silence of the attic hall, and Zhao Shikui felt more and more redundant under Zhao Kuo's gaze at this time.
At the back door of King Xin's mansion, as someone suddenly broke into the door, there was also a sound of fighting in an instant, and when there seemed to be a sound of fighting in all directions, the waist knife in Zhao Kuo's hand was also getting tighter and tighter at the moment, and Han Ying and Xie Daoqing, most of their eyes were focused on the door of the hall, the majestic Yan King Ye Qing.
The voice of the rebels sounded almost again at this time, and from the door of the hall, among the dozens of people fighting in the heavy rain, the figures of the Zuo brothers could still be vaguely distinguished.
It's just that at this time, they are obviously powerless to parry, and when they are retreating, they are closely pursuing their other rebels.
As the only building in the palace of King Xin, the attic naturally became a place where the Zuo brothers wanted to hide, and as they fought and retreated, there were fewer and fewer soldiers around them, almost every time they took a step back, one of the soldiers would fall into the rain.
The sound of fierce fighting gradually changed from far to near, and Zhao Shikui at the door of the hall just wanted to shrink his neck and retreat, but he was tightly grabbed by Ye Qing's shoulder, looked at the direction of the fight, and said lightly: "It's good that you are here, I don't worry about you entering the hall." ”
"King Yan...... I...... Holy ....... Zhao Shikui looked at the soldiers who fell down one after another in the rain curtain outside, and at this time, even the stagnant water in front of him was already a faint blood red, and suddenly turned his head and knelt down at Zhao Kuo, who also looked gloomy in the hall, and begged for mercy: "Holy Lord, the minister has no intention of rebelling, all this today...... The ministers are all because the Holy One wants to ....... ”
"You keep saying that you are loyal to me, but what about the Zuo brothers! They don't listen to my will, but they only listen to the orders of you, the Duke of Rongguo, is this your loyalty to me? Zhao Kuo approached Zhao Shikui with a waist knife in his hand.
Zhao Shikui wanted to retreat, but his body was held down by Ye Qing and he couldn't move, so he could only face Zhao Kuo, who was slowly approaching him, and continued to beg for mercy: "Ask the Holy Lord to be merciful, minister...... The reason why the minister won over the Zuo brothers was because he wanted to...... Holy Lord, you just give the minister a hundred dares, and the minister does not dare to rebel, the reason why the minister does this is to eradicate ....... At this time, Zhao Shikui can be described as in a dilemma, and he is not a person inside and out.
Yes, today's situation was originally set up by him and Zhao Kuo to eradicate Ye Qing, but this does not include Ye Qing's revelation that Zhao Shikui secretly wooed the Zuo brothers and provoked trust between him and Zhao Kuo's ministers.
But the current situation is that instead of getting rid of Ye Qing, both of them now have to rely on Ye Qing to protect their safety, so Zhao Shikui can neither tell the fact that their monarchs and ministers want to eradicate Ye Qing in front of Ye Qing, nor can he give Zhao Kuo an explanation for his efforts to win over the Zuo brothers, so that he himself is in a dilemma, neither daring to offend Ye Qing, who can protect his life, or even Ye Qing, who has just saved his life, let alone in front of Zhao Kuo. Tell me about their conspirators to eradicate Ye Qing.
Zhao Kuo still had a gloomy face, shook his head again and again with a waist knife in his hand, and said: "You dare to win over the former division of the palace and the commander of the guard division, what is the difference between such a move and rebellion?" I have always trusted you since I succeeded to the throne, but instead of thinking about how to repay me, you have roped in my palace commander and guard division! It's really a punishable crime! ”
"Why should the Holy One be angry, if you kill him now, how can you identify the mastermind behind it?" Ye Qing's eyes were still looking outside, the soldiers who were getting closer and closer to them looked back at Zhao Kuo, who had a gloomy expression, and Zhao Shikui, who nodded again and again.
"Who does King Yan think is the mastermind behind Rong Guogong?" Zhao Kuo asked gloomily.
"What do you say, Master Zhao?" The rifle in Ye Qing's hand sounded with a crisp sound.
Then Ye Qing slowly raised the rifle in his hand, and at this time, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Shikui also set their eyes on Ye Qing's strange posture of raising the gun, and for a while they were a little unclear about what Ye Qing was going to do, and forgot to answer Ye Qing's question.
Just when a soldier was only more than twenty steps away from the main hall, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Shikui, as well as Xie Daoqing and Han Ying behind them, suddenly heard a loud noise in their ears, which scared the four of them, and Zhao Kuo and Zhao Shikui hurriedly took a few steps back because of this, and looked at Ye Qing who was still holding a rifle with some shock.
Bang bang bang...... Several loud bangs sounded at the muzzle of the rifle in Ye Qing's hand, and every time it sounded, it would make Zhao Kuo and the four of them shake all over, and even their scalps tingle.
And as the rifle in Ye Qing's hand sounded continuously, the Zuo brothers and the others led by Xia Zhen, who were still fighting in the distance, instantly looked at Ye Qing at the door one by one as if they were frozen in heavy rain, not knowing how to react.
The short silence made the atmosphere in the hall and in the heavy rain seem extremely strange, the soldiers in the heavy rain, looking at a few soldiers who fell in the rain in response, some unbelieving just raised their legs and rushed forward, but before he could take the second step, the gunshot rang out again, and in an instant the soldier who had just taken two steps fell straight to the ground and did not move.
"No matter who you are or who you are instructed by, now put down the weapons in your hands, and I can be blamed for the past." Ye Qing slowly walked out of the hall, stood at the door and shouted as he looked at the dozens of people standing still in the rain not far away.
At this time, in the direction of the back door, the sound of fighting was getting closer and closer, and even when Xia Zhen and the Zuo brothers were hesitating, suddenly the same loud noise sounded in the sky at the same time.
Ye Qing, who was at the door of the attic, looked up at the sky where it was still raining heavily, a smile instantly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked back at Zhao Shikui and said, "Now you can say, who is your mastermind?" I'm telling you, you only have this one chance right now, and if you want to hide anything, you're reaping the consequences. ”
"I ......." Zhao Shikui looked at Ye Qing with some shock, and then looked at Zhao Kuo with a gloomy face, not knowing how to answer for a while.
"Is Shi Miyuan instigating you behind your back?" Zhao Kuo asked with a frown.
At this time, outside the hall, in the rainy sky, there were still loud noises from time to time, and the sound of fighting became much weaker than just now.