Chapter 69: The Vortex (Explosion)
Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu strode out of the figure resolutely, quite a bit of wind and water cold, Shulan Xuan fell into a short silence, this quiet atmosphere made people feel depressed, the five people here suddenly felt involved in a big whirlpool, the center of this whirlpool is Mingjin Building, the things around Mingjin Building are getting more and more complicated, the clouds are treacherous, swords and swords, involving all forces, a careless I am afraid that a piece of people will fall to the ground.
The cold wind took the time to drill in with Bai Yanqiu when he opened the door and left, Huo Yunlong felt a cold sweat on his back, and he couldn't help but shiver at this time. If there is really a queen standing behind Mingjin Tower, they are afraid that the Longyuan River Sailor is standing in line early, and there are also the twists and turns of Cheng Chu in the imperial history, and it is not only the two of them who are thinking about it, not to mention that Ru Yu, who is the minister of the prison state, is sitting in Shulan Xuan at this time, Huo Yunlong just wants to inform the old man as soon as possible, and many plans have to be adjusted.
Although he didn't know how the Xiao family persuaded the queen to intervene in this matter, the current situation needs to be reassessed, after all, whether it is the Huo family or the Chu family, no one has the courage to touch Queen Xiao's mold.
Although he has the intention to make a fuss about this matter, he can not only help his son get angry, but also suppress the Chili Street mansions that have a lot to do with Mingjinlou, and can also form an alliance with the Huo family sailor and the Yushi Chu family, and send Cui Tanhua a favor, which is the so-called plan to kill four birds with one stone, but who would have thought that the Xiao family would directly move out of the backer of Queen Xiao, and the so-called alliance is vulnerable in front of Queen Xiao.
Song Yushan, the Duke of Dingguo, was the most angry before, and he traced it very carefully, and he was also stunned when he heard Queen Xiao's intervention, and muttered in his heart; "The queen has a gentle temperament, lives in a simple house, and never asks about political affairs, and this matter is full of strangeness."
King Luyang saw that a few people were silent, so he picked up the bowl on the table and drank tea, after all, Mingjinlou's share of the money is not sent to his mansion every year, something happened to Mingjinlou, it is difficult for them to help or not to help them, and now it seems that the situation is very different at this time, and it is not certain who has an accident.
Cui Jing, the head of the household, squinted his eyes slightly from beginning to end, as if he was napping, not that he didn't care, but in fact, he knew that the matter of Mingjin Building was by no means as simple as it seemed. If you don't let it fly for a while, how will you know who will jump out in the process to take advantage of it, and who will leave because of fright, as for who was shot in the end, it doesn't really matter, the important thing is to see the cards of all parties in the process.
"Why are you stunned, this tea is cold, add water." King Luyang's voice pulled everyone back to reality, and there was no other way but to wait.
Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu was walking on the marble slab road in the palace, while thinking about how to hand over the news, I am afraid that Jin'an Xiao Jing is not good, and Cui Hanzhang Mo was detained in Yikun Palace?
"Hey, my stomach hurts, it must be wrong to eat herbal tea in Shulanxuan just now." Bai Yanqiu clutched his stomach and squatted down.
"Master Hou, what are you doing? Yikun Palace is not a wolf's den and a tiger's den, so why pretend to have a stomachache? "The internal eunuch Fu Lai can't tell the Lingwu Hou in front of him, whether he pretends to have a stomach ache or a real stomach ache.
"Father-in-law Fu, I can't hide it, I had a bad stomach just now, and I can't delay much time if I wait to go to the toilet." Lingwu Hou ran to the convenience as he spoke.
"Hey, Master Hou, Master Hou, wait, I can still run so fast with a stomachache." Fu Gonggong chased after him and shouted at him to stop.
Bai Yanqiu quickly ran to the arch and turned a corner, then disappeared, biting his ear at the guards who followed closely beside him: "Hurry up and send someone to inform Xiaolianzhuang to strengthen the guards, and you go back to mobilize the Houfu guards to reinforce Xiaolianzhuang." β
"Master Hou, you wait......" Gonggong Fu's feet were weak, and he chased after him angrily.
Bai Yanqiu hurriedly flashed out from behind the door, "Oops, I'm really embarrassed to have a stomach, it's much more comfortable after going to the toilet." β
"Our family can't run, the Hou Ye knows the road of Yikun Palace, go first, don't let the queen wait in a hurry, otherwise the old slave won't be able to eat and walk around."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, just now it was the marquis who had a stomach trouble and caused trouble to his father-in-law, Yanqiu's legs and feet are fast, and he is one step ahead." Before the words fell, Lingwu Hou strode away, and at this time, lanterns lit up in the palace, lighting up the dark palace corner by corner.
Bai Yanqiu's brain turned fast at this time, he knew that time waited for no one, even he underestimated Xiao Jing's viciousness, since he could sue the wicked in the palace first and drag everyone down, then he could destroy the corpse in Taikang City, this person didn't make a move, and it was really like a thunderbolt when he made a move, instantly reversing the previous unfavorable situation.
Along the way, he thought about it and could only resist the current pressure with the help of the nobleman in Shangyang Palace, otherwise all the efforts they had made before would be in vain, and they would also face the revenge of the Xiao family of Jin'an and the Qin family, the Jiang family, and the Sima family of Chili Street. When I thought of it, I did it, and the wind under my feet turned to the direction of Shangyang Palace, and I had to fight if I didn't succeed.
Cui Hanzhang in Yikun Palace broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and Empress Xiao reprimanded him for misbehaving and betraying the grace of the saint, and repeatedly getting drunk and acting absurdly, which was really insulting to the scholar's Swen, and there was a sense of hatred between the words. But Cui Hanzhang mentioned that Mingjin Tower has something to do with the black fire and thunder, but he didn't accept it, although he sent Gonggong Fu to pass on the spirit of martial arts, but he went for a while, and he didn't see him return for a long time.
"Cui Hanzhang, since you said that the matter with Mingjin Lou is over, this palace will not care about the affairs between you."
"Queen Mother, Cui Tanhua is the duty after all, what is it to drink some wine?" At this time, Princess Yunlan suddenly walked out of the side door of the main hall, walked to Queen Xiao's side quickly, and shook her arm coquettishly.
"Please look at Lan'er's face, adults don't remember villains, don't blame Cui Tanhua."
"You, it's usually the palace that spoils you, and the palace is teaching him to be upright before he can act." It can be seen that Empress Xiao is extremely fond of Princess Yunlan, and although she has not let go of her mouth, the brows that have been frowning before are relaxed.
"The saint entrusted you with the important task of taking over the defense of Taikang City, and it is a great honor to protect the territory and the people, but as a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven, you should set an example, and Gu Dingchen, who is the same year as you, cultivates himself in the Hanlin Academy, and abides by the rules in everything. Bengong Nian is in your heart to track down the black fire thunder, although there is a haste and thoughtlessness, but the loyalty can be learned, punish you to go back and think about it behind closed doors, and be grounded in Xiaolianzhuang for a day. β
Although Empress Xiao severely reprimanded her for her personal morality, she was noncommittal about her pursuit of the Black Fire Thunder, and the board was held high, but in the end it was light
Gently put it down.
"Weichen obeys the teachings of the queen's mother, and he should go back and think about it behind closed doors." Cui Hanzhang hurriedly kowtowed at this time to thank him.
"That Bai Yanqiu is not here yet, if you don't come, don't come, this palace knows that the two of you are loyal ministers, and young people still have to be more steady. The saint has not returned to the court one day, and you must cheer up, don't let the Beihu thieves mess with me Taikang. It can be seen that Empress Xiao didn't really want Lingwuhou to come to confront him, and seeing that he hadn't arrived for a long time, she also pushed the boat down the river to bring the matter to an end.
"Wechen retired." After Cui Hanzhang knelt down again and saluted, he was about to withdraw from the hall.
"Yun Lan sent Cui Tanhua for the main palace." After all, she is a mother, and she understands her daughter's mind the most, and knows that she is ashamed to speak, so she creates opportunities for her.
"The retainers obeyed." When Princess Yunlan heard this, her eyebrows fluttered, she lifted her skirt and trotted out, catching up with Cui Hanzhang.
Looking at the two people walking away side by side, the corners of Empress Xiao's mouth rose slightly, and what came to mind was that the female university was not left.
"My aunt let Cui Hanzhang go like this, and my nephew's Mingjin Building was still detained at Dongyunmen Wharf by the Longyuan River Sailor." Xiao Jing slowly walked out of the side of the hall at this time, and there seemed to be dissatisfaction in his words.
"Jing'er is also a good fool when this palace is in the palace?" Empress Xiao drank the servant girl and poured a full cup of wine, and squinted at Xiao Jing slightly.
"My nephew doesn't dare, my nephew really has a hard time, he Cui Hanzhang and Lingwu Hou are bullying, Ming Jinlou is mud fell into the crotch of his pants, it's not but is." Xiao Jing had already thought of what to say, and at this time he quickly knelt down to complain.
"Don't be a fool in the world, my aunt has heard a little about Mingjin Mansion over the years, and the tree is very popular, and the palace is usually too indulgent to you. My aunt is the head of the six palaces, if she can't restrain her mother's family, how will she command the six palaces in the future?
"Jing'er, everything must be discussed, be a man and leave a line to see each other in the future, my aunt has already come out for you tonight, so let's do it myself." Empress Xiao still couldn't bear it, so she stopped the matter.
"Jing'er knows her mistake, Jing'er will go back and think about it behind closed doors." After saying this, Xiao Jing lowered his body and slowly withdrew from Yikun Palace.
"It's all a group of children, the palace is lacking ......." Queen Xiao yawned as she spoke, leaned on her head with her hand and fell asleep, and the maids on both sides crept away, leaving only two people to serve by the side, that is, Gonggong Fu came in from outside the door to see this scene, and he didn't dare to make a noise, so he could only stand quietly by the door and guard.
"Tonight, it was my cousin Xiao Jing who played right and wrong in front of the queen mother, and made you feel wronged." The night of early winter was already very cold, at this time Princess Yunlan was still wearing a white mopping dress, covered with a blue emerald smoke cardigan, her long black hair like a spring waterfall slid on her snow-white fingertips, her eyes were like water, flashing a faint smile, a pair of red lips, and a smile.
Cui Hanzhang heard the princess comfort her like this, and many words rushed to her heart for a while, and she didn't know how to open her mouth when the words came to her mouth, so she bowed sideways and bowed slightly.
It's not that he is ruthless, it's just that he understands more and more in his heart, and his expectations are getting less and less.
At this time, the two of them walked quietly on the palace road, on both sides were high palace walls, and the lanterns hanging on the wall swayed from time to time with the night breeze, and even the candlelight swayed with the wind.
Along the way, there were palace maids and guards saluting from time to time, but they were ignored by the two, Princess Yunlan thought that this palace road could be longer, and it was best that there was no end, how good it would be if she could accompany him all the way like this.
Coincidentally, at this time, he was running into Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu, who was walking towards him, "Why did you come out?" The victim was supposed to move the rescuers everywhere. β
"Fortunately, Princess Yunlan helped, otherwise I'm afraid Cui would have to suffer." Cui Hanzhang cheered up and said.
"Aha, it seems that the candidate is wrong, I shouldn't bother you, the best talent is the best match." Hearing Bai Yanqiu say witty words, Yun Lan couldn't help but have a red glow flying on her face, although it was at night, it looked beautiful in the faint candlelight, even Cui Hanzhang couldn't help but lose her mind all of a sudden.
"The beautiful scenery on a good day is no matter how beautiful it is, I feel like I am spoiled by the scenery. But Ben Hou still has to borrow Cui Tanhua, and there are important matters to discuss. β
Bai Yanqiu pulled Cui Hanzhang away quickly, and turned his head to Yun Lan with an apologetic look, and the angry tsundere princess stomped her feet angrily, and her silver teeth were biting.
"It's not that my brother is bad for you, Shu Lanxuan still has four ministers waiting for you?"
"Let's talk while walking, what's the situation now?"
"Now the situation is very delicate, in the imperial history, Cheng Chu wrote a book to beat Ming Jinlou, and it was handed over through the hands of the university scholar Ru Yu, and the Huo family's water master is also adding fuel to the fire, and now the boss of the Huo family is playing right in Shulan Xuan, but he has truthfully reported what Wen Mu heard, and the meaning of the words is to point out that Mingjin Lou is related to the black fire thunder."
"And Ru Yu's tone, another part of the song has already been sent out of the city to the Shengshang military camp." Bai Yanqiu introduced all the situation in one go, and heard Cui Hanzhang's brows furrow more and more.
"If you continue like this, something big will happen." Cui Hanzhang couldn't help but gasp.
"Who said it wasn't, let's sweep away the hidden danger of black fire and thunder is to complete the task, cuddling grass and fighting rabbits, and cleaning up the stronghold of the Green Water Camp in Taikang City is the icing on the cake, but some people are careful." Bai Yanqiu also had a headache, and the development of the situation gradually went out of control.
"There are too many lice and it's not itchy, I was in a hurry to move the rescue soldiers for you just now, so I turned around and went to Shangyang Palace, and found someone to go in and handed a message to the concubine." Bai Yanqiu poured beans into the bamboo tube, and simply made it clear first.
"If Jiang Guifei is involved, how can the two of us clean up the situation." Cui Hanzhang's brows twisted into a ball.
"Who said it wasn't, I was also sick and rushed to the doctor, by the way, tell me that the queen didn't embarrass you, right?"
"The queen mother was kind, but she just scolded me for being drunk and making trouble, and I had a loss of personal morality, and I smashed the Mingjin Mansion and caused many bitter masters to come to her to complain. It sounds like she tracked down the Black Fire Thunder with us, and she didn't say no, when she found Mingjin Tower. Cui Hanzhang also hurriedly told Bai Yanqiu about the matter of Yikun Palace.
"In this way, we are too nervous, and the queen mother just punished you for thinking about it behind closed doors and grounding for a day."
"At first, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat, but in the end, it was just such a result, are we spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?" Cui Hanzhang looked at Bai Yanqiu with a puzzled face.
The queen mother is the mother of the world, and she has always been kind, but she can't trust Xiao Jing, this person has always acted aggressively, and his shot is a thunderous blow. Ben Hou has already sent someone to your Xiaolian Village to inform you to strengthen the defense, and mobilize the Hou Mansion Guards to reinforce Xiao Lianzhuang. β
"Hou Yeyi is thin and cloudy, Hanzhang is really deserved." When Cui Hanzhang heard Bai Yanqiu's words, he had no choice but to bow down again.
"When is it, and you are still polite to me. Tonight, since I entered the palace, I have been restless, there should be something big happening, you and I should be careful to deal with it. Bai Yanqiu couldn't stand his politeness the most, grabbed his shoulders, and chattered about inviting him to drink, and the two walked side by side towards Shulanxuan.
Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu's intuition was indeed true, something big did happen in Taikang City, and three places were attacked at the same time.
Huang Wanli's feet did not touch the ground in Lingwu Hou Mansion, Huo Mansion and other houses to make amends and give gifts, it was really good to say it and do it himself. When I came out of the university scholar's mansion, I found that it was already dark, and the last and most important place of the trip, Xiaolianzhuang, the mansion of Tanhualang, had not yet been visited, thinking that as long as the gambling money and gifts were delivered, the task would finally be completed. As a result, someone followed him on the last leg of the road, and although he noticed it, he didn't pay attention to it.
He knew that there were a lot of enemies last night, and over the years, Mingjinlou had also offended a lot of black and white people, and there were not a few people who wanted to trouble him, but Lang Lang Qiankun went down to Taikang City, and the city defense camp couldn't do anything big under his nose. Who knew that after turning into Doumi Alley, a killer assassin instantly appeared in the dark alley, extremely bold, Huang Wanli has been practicing hard for decades, and his kung fu is natural, and he shouted:
"Who? The bright spot of the move, the old man is Huang Wanli, the manager of the Ming Golden Building. β
"It's Huang Wanli's old puppet who killed." The two of them fought in the alley.
I never thought that the killer knew his martial arts well, specializing in his vital flaws, and he shot fiercely and decisively, a dagger made him superb, and the cold light in the darkness forced him to fight and retreat, and suddenly he was kicked in the chest by a poke and kick, smashed through the wooden door of Xiaolianzhuang, spit blood, and the assassin was killed on the spot.
The assassination in Doumi Lane occurred quickly and briefly, no one appeared when Huang Wanli broke through the gate, it turned out that two assassins also broke into Xiaolianzhuang, fortunately Xiaobai was alert, and found the assassin when he was playing in the lake, and immediately roared loudly to warn, if not, I am afraid that Xiaolianzhuang will suffer heavy losses this night.
Even so, most of the guards in Little Lotus Village were attracted by the assassins at the trestle. Another assassin took the opportunity to go to the side room of the school field to assassinate Zhuo Siniang, who was strictly guarded by the rangers, although Xu Qingfeng was seriously injured and recuperated, but fortunately, the pro-military camp was usually well-trained, that is, the combat power was excellent, and he simply blocked the attack of this assassin master.
The assassin at the trestle waited for a long time and saw no signal, but then he knew that this matter was tricky, and struggled to break through the guard's defense line to the side of the school field, and shouted:
"Stick your hand, let's top it first."
When the other assassin heard his companion's voice, he raised his whole body strength and changed his fighting style, and in an instant, the sword was awe-inspiring, and the other hand reached into his bosom and took out the prepared lime powder, and threw it at his own soldiers.
"After three breaths, retreat, each lurking." As soon as the words fell, he kicked open the door, slashed the two people behind the door with a knife on the left and right, and the knife kept obliquely drawing a cold light, directly slashing at Zhuo Siniang on the ground.
Zhuo Siniang had already woken up when she heard the movement, knowing that someone was coming to break through, at first she thought she was here to rescue her, but she finally lived up to her affection, and she knew that she had sent someone to rescue her, but the result was a big surprise, the assassin didn't say a word when he entered the door, and he cut when he saw someone, and the sound of the steel knife breaking the wind showed the determination of the killing intention.
In a panic, she stood up at the waist and rolled backwards with her feet on her feet, but she was able to dodge the vital parts, but the tip of the knife slashed at her side, and the blood instantly penetrated the embroidered skirt.
Seeing that the assassin failed to succeed in a move, he stepped forward and slashed down again, Zhuo Siniang was already injured and bleeding, and his strength was insufficient, and he said in his heart: "My life is at rest." I had no choice but to close my eyes and wait for death, and my mind was blank.
Who knew that the knife fell for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that the guard who had just been hit by the knife got up and used her hand against the handle of the knife, so she escaped again, although she was tied up by the five flowers, her hands and feet were inconvenient to move, and when she was alive and dead, the energy that erupted was always incredible, she stood up with her hands and feet and jumped back, and there was a wall behind her, and she turned her head in a panic and fainted.
By the time the assassin kicked away the death-defying guard with his foot and continued to step forward to kill Zhuo Siniang, there were already crossbow arrows shooting outside to stop her. Everything happened between the lightning and flint, and she looked back and saw that her companion had been shot and fell in a pool of blood, and she hated her heart, so she didn't care about going to Zhuo Siniang, who was going to die unconscious.
It should also be this assassin's fate, it turned out that the assassin who assassinated Huang Wanli broke through the door and was not blocked, so he continued to touch it all the way, and after seeing the melee on the west wing, he sneaked up from the rear, disrupting the crossbowmen in the back row, and temporarily helped her out of the siege, otherwise she would have died under the chaotic arrows,
"The wind is tight, pull it!" The new Assassin pulled her out of the way.
"I fell short and I was unwilling." The other Assassin was a little unhappy.
"Look for another opportunity, the reinforcements from outside have arrived, and it's too late to leave." While the two were talking in a hurry, the guards of the Lingwu Marquis Mansion had already stepped into the small courtyard and rushed straight to the west wing room along the bloodstains.
As a result, between the two assassins, another round of crossbow arrows burst out, indiscriminately covering the entire room, the arm crossbows used by the rangers have a long range and strong penetrating power, and the most terrifying one-time loading arrow can achieve three consecutive hits, and the two assassins are very difficult to block with the back of their knives, and the arm holding the knife is shaken more and more numb, and it shakes uncontrollably.
"Poof!" One of the Assassins was shot in the shoulder, sending a large flower of blood that staggered backwards.
"Senior brother go first, don't worry about me." The Assassin could not bear to drag his companion down, so he urged him to leave.
"Don't talk nonsense, I'll open the way, follow closely." As soon as the words fell, the assassin stood in front of the injured female assassin, biting the tip of his tongue and spewing out a large blood mist, forcibly improving his skills at the cost of losing the element.
The assassination of Xiaolianzhuang is like a rainstorm at noon in summer, crackling when it comes, it makes people unprepared, and when it goes, it is fast and fast, and there is no nostalgia, leaving only a mess in the courtyard.......