Chapter 476: The Darkness Before Dawn
Ye Luyue became an errand runner, up and down, helping Ye Qing with the blanket and other things, and finally in the end, she was really impatient, kicked Ye Qing who was lying on the roof, impatiently said to take it herself, and then sat on the blanket and said that she would not move anything.
In the end, Wu Yong naturally took the tea he had just brewed, and then climbed to the roof and handed it to Ye Qing, and when he left, he pointed to the brightly lit city wall in the distance and said: "I can't see the face clearly from here, the commander thinks this place is really feasible?" ”
"Of course it's not feasible, but we can't get Ren to come down for a while, right? Wait and see, maybe wait until tomorrow morning, when the morning light rises behind you, and you will have a chance. As a sniper, Ye Qing's mentality is still very worthy of his profession, so when he climbed on the roof early, he was ready to continue to stay up late on the roof.
Today's weather, even in the middle of the night, is no longer as cold as when they first arrived in Xingqing City, the breeze blows with a slight chill that is still refreshing, and there is also a faint sound of fighting from a distance.
Whether it is a house or an inn restaurant and other buildings in Xingqing City, most of them are flat floors made of loess, so they are sitting on the roof at the moment, although they can't see the whole picture of Xingqing City under the whole night, but at least everything in front of them can still be seen at a glance.
From time to time, there was a firelight in the south that lit up the night sky, and in the north, there was also a firelight from time to time, mixed with the sound of fighting.
The sound of horses' hooves is near or far, although the palace in the south is not real, but it seems that some figures swaying in the firelight can be vaguely seen, obviously the palace is not as peaceful as it seems at this time.
Li Renxiao was still sitting calmly in the imperial study, even though the shouting and killing outside was clearly audible, but Li Renxiao was obviously not in a hurry.
The ministers in the imperial study were either gloomy or solemn, but none of them dared to speak when Li Renxiao was silent.
Everyone present knew that when His Majesty chose to be silent in front of his ministers, it meant that His Majesty was not in a very good mood now, at least not as calm as His Majesty appeared to be.
Led by the eunuch, Geshe Suobu walked into the brightly lit imperial study with a smile, and the little blood on the monk's robe still made everyone understand that this Tibetan monk was obviously not as relaxed as it seemed.
As Geshe Suobu saluted, and then stood next to Han Daochong, who had a gloomy and grief-stricken face, Li Renxiao slowly raised his head and said, "How? ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very grateful for your nurturing grace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also extremely sorry for his Lian Liao." Geshe Sobu said in a gentle tone, and after a pause, he continued: "I didn't go without any pain, and I didn't complain about your majesty for a word. In the final analysis, I was still bewitched by the Liao people, so I was blinded by power, and I hope that His Majesty can forgive His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
Li Renxiao pinched the brush in his hand, squeezed it back and forth in his palm, and finally exhaled and said: "Han Daochong, order the hot Gongji to attack the city." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Han Daochong hurriedly walked out from the side, and said with a tragic tone that could not be concealed.
Looking at Han Daochong, who seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, Li Renxiao seemed to be unable to bear to take another look, slowly raised his head again and closed his eyes, and said, "Go, I ordered you to pick up the hot Gongji and receive it...... The elite three thousand of the palace avenged their families. ”
"Thank you Your Majesty, but please also ask Your Majesty to put the overall situation first, and the ministers should put Your Majesty's safety first......." Han Daochong knelt on the ground, and in an instant he was in tears.
The bad news that Ren Lei had killed his entire family was known to him shortly after he arrived at the palace.
Like five thunderbolts, Han Daochong, who was standing in front of Li Renxiao, was unsteady on his feet, and the whole person staggered and slumped on the ground.
If it weren't for Li Renxiao recruiting the imperial doctor to check his pulse, I am afraid that Han Daochong would not be able to pass the current level, so he would have to follow his family.
Now I heard that Li Renxiao did not hesitate to order him to lead the elite 3,000 elites of the palace to find Ren Dejing for revenge for his private affairs, which is tantamount to a great gift and comfort for Han Daochong, who has always been loyal to the monarch and patriotic and never puts personal life and death in his heart.
Han Daochong, who was full of tears, finally obeyed Li Renxiao's will, and quickly walked out of the palace with the elite of the three thousand palaces, and rushed to the direction of the west city gate.
Li Renxiao in the imperial study, after personally seeing Han Daochong away, slowly walked back, looked at the ministers in the room, and then glanced at the Geshe lock cloth and said, "Summoning the king of Yue into the palace to discuss matters." ”
Like Han Daochong, after learning that the crown prince had left peacefully, Li Renxiao, after aging a lot in an instant, continued to sit on the chair and said to Geshe Suobu: "Tell me what he said. ”
Geshe Suobu nodded, and under the gaze of the ministers, he told how the crown prince Li Chunyou, who ran to the Liaoren Post House, left the world peacefully.
Han Daochong, who walked out of the palace and rode his horse and whipped, knew very well in his heart that at this time, only when he appeared at the gate of the West City could he possibly bring real pressure to Ren Dejing.
Of course, the premise is how can he lead the three thousand elites allocated by His Majesty to break out of the encirclement formed by Ren Dejing's men in the palace.
Outside the palace is now red-eyed, and the earth-shattering sound of fighting seems to Han Daochong, who walked to the palace gate, as if he saw his family slowly falling under Ren Lei's butcher's knife.
"Ren Lei, the old man will never let you go!" Han Daochong clenched his fists, looked at the soldiers fighting together, and raised his head to the sky and shouted.
At this time, Ren Lei, who was eager to be cut by Han Daochong, was in a hurry and scurryed in the alley.
He knew very well that it was the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty who had mixed in with the guards behind him, but he didn't know how many people had mixed in, and when the soldiers who were guarding the palace outside the palace rushed over, he had to give up resistance and start fleeing.
The dozens of dead guards, who were originally around, have now been hunted down by the enemy who is always around.
The armor on Ren Lei's body, who was nervous and scared, was already crooked at this time, and an arm guard didn't know when it was out of the arm, and between the faint pain, the palms of his hands were full of warm blood flowing from his arms, and he clenched his fists tightly at this time, and the slimy feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.
The helmet had already been thrown into another alley by him when he was running away, hoping that the helmet would confuse the eyes of the pursuers and make them think that they were fleeing the alley behind them.
Gasping for breath, Ren Lei shrank in the corner of the alley, and knocked on the doors of several houses in a row, but each gate was like a ruthless and ruthless copper wall, and there was no response under his cry for help, even if he had clearly seen the light in the window, but none of the figures inside dared to open the door to take him in.
The faint sound of footsteps made Ren Lei have to forcibly hold back his rapid breathing, listening to the footsteps that seemed to be coming towards him, the long knife in his hand tightened unconsciously, slowly straightened up and looked left and right, and after noticing that no one was approaching, he squatted down again and panted.
The atmosphere was a little weird in the alley, and after Ren Lei took a few quick breaths, he had to look up and look left and right, alerting whether there would be pursuers who would find his hiding place.
And as he continued to hide in the corner of the alley, he finally gasped for a quick breath, and when he looked up again, there were figures at both ends of the alley, slowly advancing towards him.
A familiar figure walking in the front, a shuddering feeling, instantly made Ren Lei cold from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, and looked at a fire fold in disbelief After lighting the torch in an instant, Zhao Qi'er's cold face appeared in front of him.
"You...... It's really you. Ren Lei slowly stood up in a panic and with shock on his face, looked at Zhao Qi'er, who was slowly approaching him with a cruel smile, and said.
The long knife in his hand slipped in Ren Lei's unconscious hand, and the sound of fighting in the distance continued, and the crisp sound of the long knife on the ground obviously couldn't attract anyone's attention.
"Ren Gongzi, I didn't expect us to meet here." Zhao Qi'er slowly raised the bow and crossbow in his hand and aimed at Ren Leidao, who was only twenty steps away.
"You...... Don't come, don't kill me, don't come, please....... Ren Lei looked at the bow and crossbow in Zhao Qi'er's hand that made him weak, and his mind was broken in an instant, and the whole person fell to the ground at once, crying bitterly and begging for mercy.
When he was in Lin'an, Ren Lei had seen Zhao Qi'er, so Ren Lei knew a lot about the limited number of people in the Imperial City Division, and for Zhao Qi'er, who had a gloomy face in front of him and could make people feel a chill even in broad daylight, Ren Lei never thought that this was a person who was easy to get along with.
On the other side, Ye Qing, who had been sitting on the roof, sat with a blanket under Yeluyue's buttocks, and his body was also covered with a thick blanket, with the tea brought by Wu Yong in the middle.
"Why didn't they take the city? What are they waiting for? Ye Luyue hugged her knees and frowned at Ye Qingdao, whose face was still clear in the night.
"Wait for the internal response, Li Renxiao has endured for many years, if he is not completely sure, he will never easily tear his face with Ren Dejing, since he has torn his face now, it means that Li Renxiao is already in his hands." Ye Qing looked at Yeluyue's side face after gently resting her chin on her knees, and muttered.
"Guilty? The sound of fighting on the side of the imperial city has been going on for half an hour, and it seems that there is no sign of ending at all, why doesn't Hot Gongji choose other city gates to attack the city? Ye Luyue knew that Ye Qing had been quietly looking at her side face, but she liked this feeling very much, so she also continued to keep her side face facing Ye Qingdao.
"Because what Li Renxiao is afraid of is not that he can't capture Xingqing City, but that he is afraid that Ren Dejing will jump over the wall and escape from the West City Gate." Ye Qing let out a long sigh and moved to Yeluyue's side.