Chapter II. 69

Liu Banxian carried the straightened crowbar on his shoulder, and in Shan Qingquan's crying and laughing gaze, he walked in the direction of the palace step by step. Although the crowbar has a sharp opening, it is only a tool after all. Liu Banxian carried this thing on his shoulders in a big way, and leisurely 'walked the street' on the most prosperous road in Fengjing, with that righteous appearance, and he looked at the ground guards on the street and the soldiers watching the street A little weak.

Although it is said that iron tools are not allowed on the streets, and everything with blades must be covered with a layer of wrapping, tools and agricultural tools are obviously not included. Therefore, Liu Banxian, who carried the 'murder weapon' through the streets and alleys, did not encounter any obstacles at all, and came to the south gate of the palace.

"What are you doing, old man? The imperial dining room is at the north gate, don't stay here, hurry up! ”

It turned out that the palace gatekeeper who opened his mouth was loud, and when he saw Liu Banxian, an old man, swaggering over with an iron rod, he thought that the iron rod was a pipe fork commonly used in the grain store, so he directly pointed out the north palace gate closest to the imperial dining room.

Yes, the imperial dining room has always had dealings with grain merchants, of course, the grain eaten by the emperor is paid tribute from all over the country, and there is no need to go to the grain merchants to buy it, so the business of the imperial dining room and the grain merchants is not to buy, but to sell. The Imperial Dining Room often sold the 'surplus' food in the palace in exchange for some 'scattered silver taels' to supplement their livelihood.

The pipe fork is a tool used to check the quality of grain. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary iron rod, but the center is empty. With a stick piercing, a tube of grain pressed in the middle and lower layers of the sack can be brought out, and the quality is extremely convenient and quick to check.

Liu Banxian, who was mistaken for a "palace moth", did not defend himself, but obediently responded and walked towards the north gate. Before he went around to the North Palace Gate, the two guards at the North Gate also complained impatiently when they saw him:

"What are you going to do with this deal? I came three days late last time, and this time I actually sent an old coffin! How much food can you carry when you're so old? Go back and tell the shopkeeper how your own business is, and the grandfathers can't take care of it. But the silver that should be given to the internal officials and our Taibai Wei is not missing a copper plate. If not, beware of the military master, I will go to lift your rat nest! ”

Liu Banxian, who didn't know the inside story, tilted his head and slowly approached the north city gate with a puzzled face, and he didn't say anything in the face of the two guards who were disrespectful, but just slapped the straight crowbar in the palm of his hand one by one, and the rhythm was extremely even.

"Hey, I said the old coffin board, did you hear the military master talking to you? Filial piety to the silver ......"

"Poof, poof!"

After two sounds, the two inner palace guards of Taibai Wei felt that their bodies were strange and looked down, only to see that on the iron armor on their chests, there was a round hole that could transmit light! This set of silver armor was built by the former commander, Taibai Feihu Guo Yunsong, who exhausted his life savings and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build it. Even the ordinary Taibai guards wear armor made of high-grade refined iron, and the armor surface has a charming iron pattern, which is resistant to corrosion and wear, and the degree of solidity of protection is far from being comparable to ordinary leather armor. It is no exaggeration to say that this set of armor is almost invulnerable on the battlefield, except that it cannot withstand heavy weapons such as hammers.

But Fang Cai himself was just a flower in front of him, and the whole person was like a round hole being opened at the bottom of the bucket, and the strength of his whole body flowed out with the hole in his chest. These two city gate soldiers from Taibaiwei could never have imagined that in broad daylight, there would be someone holding a "sharp blade" and breaking into the palace alone.

The two looked up with the last of their strength, but they didn't even see the figure of the old man just now. Then I felt a wave of dizziness hit my brain, and as soon as it was dark in front of my eyes, I closed my eyes forever.

There is no such precedent in the history of Youbei Sanlu and even the entire Huayu Continent. An old man with a white beard, casually carrying an iron rod, single-handedly broke into the palace.

Of course, even if Taibaiwei is now in decline, after all, the middle and lower-level officers are still the team trained by the father and son of the Guo family. After discovering that the two city gate guards had fallen, four Taibai guards patrolling nearby arrived in time and sounded the alarm bell at the north gate at the first time!

At this time, Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, who was having breakfast in the East Palace, heard a burst of bells from the north gate, frowned, and asked Li Qing, the chief steward who was standing aside and waiting:

"What does this bell mean?"

The reason why he asked this was because the bells changed in rhythm and conveyed different messages.

Li Qing tilted his head and thought about it, and said with a guilty face:

"The bell rings...... It seems that someone has broken into the palace...... However, the minions are not very familiar with this matter, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes and omissions. ”

As soon as Yan Zhan heard the reply, he laughed out loud with the queen of the East Palace beside him:

"Breaking into the palace? I had never heard of anyone breaking into the palace in the absence of war...... Mr. Li, I think it's time for you to refamiliarize yourself with the score of the bell's warning! Hahahaha......"

Even the Empress of the East Palace, who was waiting on the side, laughed out loud when she heard it, and Li Qing also nodded deliberately in a ugly way, and kept scolding herself for being stupid and humiliating His Majesty.

Just when the three of them were talking and laughing at the banquet, the little eunuch outside the door made a hidden gesture to Li Qing. Li Qing's face did not change and he retired, but from the mouth of the little eunuch, he heard a news that was enough to make his soul fly: someone really broke into the palace, and there was only one old man!

A person who can make such a solo ride into the palace is not a madman, and he must have something to rely on. And since this old man was able to pass through the gate guarded by Taibaiwei, it means that it is extremely unlikely that he is a madman; If he is relying on something, then what is he relying on?

But for now, everything else can be put aside, and the emperor's safety must be put first. Because all the chief eunuchs understand that all their glory, their own mountains and silver seas, are parasitic on their own masters. As the saying goes, the lord worries about the humiliation of the minister, and the lord humiliates the minister to death. This righteous and awe-inspiring sentence, since ancient times, only eunuchs can best appreciate the true flavor of it, which is really an extremely ironic thing.

Li Qing's expression was awe-inspiring, and he hurriedly commanded a few words in the ear of the little eunuch who was passing the word, and then walked back to the East Palace with a normal expression, and said a few words in the ear of Emperor Xuande.

Emperor Xuande only twitched his eyebrows after hearing this, and then laughed:

"Okay, you lead the way."

After speaking, he stood up, and before leaving, he deliberately patted Queen Li Lian's slender jade hand:

"There is an urgent military business in the court, and I have to go to the Winter Warm Pavilion. You are so resting, I will come to accompany you when I am busy with state affairs. After speaking, he turned around and waved his hand at Li Qing.

The master and servant hurriedly returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion, at this time, the inside and outside of the Dongnuan Pavilion were already heavily guarded, and at a glance, the silver light shining from the Taibai armor was everywhere. And Yan Fujiu, the current commander of Taibaiwei, has also changed from the past at this time, wearing a neat long knife in his hand, and is guarding the main entrance of the Winter Warm Pavilion with a frown.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, Your Majesty summoned you in to reply......"

Li Qing had just settled Yan Hunt, who had a distorted face, and came to summon the King of Qi to see him. Rao is King of Qi used the power of his armor to break out in a cold sweat by Li Qing's words.

As soon as King Qi entered the door, he saw a thick layer of broken porcelain on the floor of the Winter Warm Pavilion. Without asking, Yan Zhan had just returned to the Winter Warm Pavilion and threw everything that could be broken on the ground. His face was blue and his facial features were distorted, and he pointed at Yan Fujiu, who had just entered the door, and scolded:

"You are a waste, you are a waste than him, the waste father gave birth to a waste son, who do you pretend to scare with a broken knife? If I were you, I would have wiped my neck myself! I'm not good enough for you? Your father, that old bastard, lost my family foundation on Youbei 3rd Road in one battle, do you know how difficult it is for me now? You little bastard is also an ungrateful dog mongrel, I brought down that Guo Yunsong for you, what about you, that's how you repay me? Have you ever heard of an emperor's palace gate that would allow an old man who was about to enter the earth and break in single-handedly! An old man can't stop it, guard, what the fuck are you guarding? Li Qing brought me a cup of tea! ”

Yan Fujiu had just come in, and before he could kneel down, he was scolded by Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt. Emperor Xuande, who usually looks very self-contained, has now lost his mind under this huge humiliation. He turned the most ugly words he knew into feather arrows and shot them at his clansman, Yan Fujiu, the king of Qi.

In fact, this scolding was not a big deal, and it was indeed Tai Baiwei's fault first. But these words were deeply stabbed in the most painful place in his heart. Yan Fujiu clenched his hands and lowered his head, desperately trying to suppress his shaking body.

"Minister...... Guilty of sin! ”

Yan Fujiu knelt down and confessed, while staring at the floor of the Winter Nuan Pavilion with blood-red eyes.