Chapter 215: Sweep away all pests and insects, invincible (3)

A bloody case in front of the palace directly pushed the situation in the city to the brink of collapse, the emperor seized the military power of Nanyuan with eunuchs, controlled the guards of the palace, and dismissed all the eunuchs outside the palace, leaving only the chamberlain to take over all the palace affairs.

Forcibly established Shangshu Province, based on the scholars in the Tai Academy and the Doctoral Academy, hundreds of people were promoted to important positions, and Liu Yan, who escaped due to illness, was appointed as Shangshu Ling, and important functional departments were replaced. Wei Wei and Si Li were also appointed by the emperor as another person.

For a time, most of the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion was disintegrated, and even General Hou Cheng, who was in charge of the Gyeonggi garrison, fell into a swaying from side to side, and the only thing that the Prime Minister's Mansion could rely on was Wei Yue's Anyi garrison camp and Wei Xu's troops who came from Hongnong, and the two departments together were less than 10,000 people, and they could only be evenly matched with the Nanyuan army controlled by the emperor.

The drawbacks of being emptied due to the war finally appeared, Anyi was in chaos, and the Prime Minister's Mansion had no troops available, so he could only watch the emperor take away the power that should have belonged to him little by little.

And the situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion is far more dangerous than it seems, although the news of Lu Bu's disappearance is tightly sealed, there is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention how outsiders have ghosts in their hearts, they are all waiting to see the jokes of the Prime Minister's Mansion, just in the Prime Minister's Mansion, why are people not scattered, and they are worried about their own future.

If it weren't for the fact that his wife Yan Xiuli had been in power for many years and had a deep influence in the DPRK and China, she could temporarily stabilize the catastrophe, but I am afraid that the Prime Minister's Mansion would have been overturned in the monstrous waves surging in Anyi City.

In the next few days, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was surprisingly quiet, and it seemed that they did not react much to the emperor's outstretched tentacles, and it seemed that they were already fish on the chopping block for others to slaughter.

The prime minister's wife, Yan Xiuli, said that she had been ill for many days, and she had not left the house, and all the confidential matters were no longer through the secretariat, and they were directly summarized in the prime minister's mansion.

In the afternoon of this day, the queen personally drove to the prime minister's mansion to inquire about the condition of the prime minister's wife, and guarded more than 300 people, only letting Yan Chao, who was in charge of the safety of the palace and recovering from a serious illness, sit uneasy, and did not dare to have the slightest negligence, and closely guarded against any changes.

Fortunately, the queen only sat for a quarter of an hour, and after inquiring about her wife's condition and ordering the imperial doctor to ask her to prescribe medicine, she left with a huge group of guards.

During this period, the queen also seemed easy-going, treating Yan Xiuli with the courtesy of a junior, and talking to Ruyi about interesting things when she was young, but in the midst of these hundreds of soldiers, she could talk about what her true feelings were. As for the turmoil and murderous opportunities in the court, the queen and the Yan family did not mention it, as if it had never happened.

After the queen left, everyone in the prime minister's mansion breathed a sigh of relief, Yan Xiuli immediately ordered everyone to be grounded, these days are eventful, the competition in the court is fierce, the two sides do everything, for the safety of everyone, it is better to stay in the mansion first, and it is Ruyi and Lu Xing.

Although Ruyi is conceited and skilled, there is no one in the current Anyi City who can make her jealous, even if there are thousands of troops, what is she afraid of? Just to not worry her mother, she agreed, besides, the open gun is easy to dodge and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, and the battle in the market is far more dangerous and unpredictable than the battlefield fight.

There were more than 300 guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion, usually on duty in three shifts, but since the queen came, the commander Yan Chao ordered the guards to become two shifts, and canceled the vacation, and anyone who heard the alarm needed to be on call.

Yan Chao replied to his wife Yan, but was ridiculed by Ruyi: "My brother was also born and died on the battlefield, how can he be so timid, just with the emperor's Nanyuan guards who have never fought, what can they do, they are just some wine bags and rice bags, why be afraid?" ”

Since Yan Chao returned from Dingtao, he was lucky enough to leave his life, but he became more cautious, and everything was decided, and Ruyi only laughed at him because he was frightened by Cao Cao. At this time, he just smiled and didn't say anything, and only owed to Ruyi.

Yan Xiuli praised it a lot, praised Yan Chao for being thoughtful, and even reprimanded Ruyi, the safety of the Prime Minister's Mansion is related to the lives of many people, and there are dozens of officials who have opened a government in the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, although they come at sunrise and return at sunset, but if they can't be effectively guarded, these humerus ministers that Lu Bu relies on may be wiped out.

The night was dark, there was not a single star in the dark sky, and in the quiet Xiangfu, only a column of patrolling guards shuttled around, and the torches in the hands of the guards could only barely illuminate the place within a few steps beside them. Although there are countless lanterns in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are always dark and secluded places, and these are the places where the guards focus on patrolling.

The wind in October was already bitterly cold, Yan Xiuli was busy with a day's official duties, but she didn't feel sleepy, Lu Xing and the other secretaries and supervisors who had finished sorting out the copywriting had already gone back to rest, only Yan Xiuli and the lady Mung Bean were still in the study, Mung Bean was already kneeling and dozing aside, and the shaky appearance was unbearable.

Yan Xiuli asked her to go down to rest several times, but she just refused, saying that she would accompany her husband until she was resting.

In recent days, Yan Xiuli has almost no sleepiness, or she only has nightmares when she sleeps, and as soon as she closes her eyes, she remembers the scene of Luoyang's bloodshed.

Today's situation is so similar to that back then, but the person at the helm has changed from the original Wang Yun to the emperor himself, the only fortunate thing is that today's Prime Minister's Mansion is no longer what it used to be, and the resources of soldiers and horses in his hands are not much weaker than the emperor, although there are many people waiting and watching among the hundred officials, but most of them are Lu Bu's henchmen, all on their own side, and those who follow the emperor can be said to be unique. The emperor's so-called New Deal army is all too many students who have not dried up, and they are not enough to achieve great things.

This reminded Yan Xiuli of what Chen Lin said during the day: "The emperor and the students are both strong-blooded and hot-blooded people, once the situation is unfavorable, or there is no progress in the matter, they may take risks, passive defense will only make people unguardable, since they have received the so-called letter from the prince, it is better to plan and spread the news in the city, which will definitely make the Quartet rein in and dare not act rashly." ”

The so-called official document sent by Lu Bu from Shouchun, under the identification of Sima Lang and Chen Lin, unanimously believed that it was imitated by others, they had been with Lu Bu for many years, and they were familiar with Lu Bu's writing habits, so they could naturally see the truth at a glance. But I don't know who created the official document, and I don't know what its purpose is, but at the moment it is not harmful to everyone and the Prime Minister's house, but can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

In the past few days, the Tai students have been fearless and have stormed the mansions of various officials, causing a considerable burden on the courtiers and officials, although there have been no casualties, but if this continues, I am afraid that the situation will become more and more out of control.

Yan Xiuli approved Chen Lin's suggestion and asked him to announce the news that the prime minister was safe and sound, and that the class teacher would return to the court soon.

Unexpectedly, the effect turned out to be surprisingly good, and the unscrupulous students in the past suddenly died down, and even the palace never had any new news.

The night was terrible, Yan Xiuli stood in front of the window, not daring to open the window in front of her, the cold wind was cold, she was past the age of being able to meet the wind and rain wantonly, and spending the rest of her life safely was the life she wanted most.

Suddenly, a string movement sounded, which seemed so protruding in the quiet night, Yan Xiuli was good at bows and arrows, and naturally knew that this was the sound of bows and arrows, and suddenly her heart moved, and a sense of crisis came to her face.

Yan Xiuli didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly jumped behind the door, a sharp arrow almost grazed Yan Xiuli's figure, and shot a red candle behind Yan Xiuli, shooting sparks in all directions, castration, inserted on the wall behind her, and made a loud noise, startling the mung bean who was sleeping in the corner of the wall in shock, and rushed to Yan's side.

Immediately after that, more than a dozen arrows followed, shooting through the window paper, causing the light to shine from the inside of the house to the outside, forming countless pillars of light, reflecting on the ground outside the house. There were more than a dozen sounds of bows and arrows, hitting the wall like a dense knocking sound, echoing in Yan Xiuli's heart, just now she took off the door latch in a hurry, and hit the mung bean arch, causing her to fall to the ground, narrowly escaping.

"There are assassins!"

The guards finally discovered the enemy and swarmed around the door of the study. Wielding his sword and shield, he blocked the door around the room.

The Assassins hid in the shadows, keeping their whereabouts hidden, so that the guards did not dare to act rashly, and were only forced to scramble by the arrows fired in the darkness.

Yan Chao had already heard the news and rushed to ask if the Yan family in the house was not damaged, so he came to meet the enemy, and fired three arrows in a row against the bow and arrow, but when he heard the sound of "poof", it was obvious that someone had fallen from the roof.

The arrows stopped, but from the roof of the house, thirty or forty men in black came, all armed with short knives and covered with black cloths, so that people could not see the way they came.

"Those who hide their heads and tails, don't think about leaving when you come today." Yan Chao said coldly.

Forty or fifty guards had already gathered here, and there were still other civilian soldiers from all over the world who were rushing to hear the news, but these thirty or forty assassins were really not worth mentioning, and they were not taken seriously by everyone.

With an order, dozens of guards were placed on both sides of the branch, outflanking and killing from both wings, Yan Chao only stood in the back, commanding the civil soldiers who rushed to guard the door and watch the night closely.

If it is only these thirty or forty assassins, they dare to come to the heavily guarded Prime Minister's Mansion to assassinate, it is just looking for death, not to mention that there are more than 300 guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion, even more than 100 people who are always on duty, how can this mere thirty or forty people provoke!

If it weren't for the madness of the people behind the scenes, who recklessly launched a suicide attack, then there must be assassins hiding in the shadows, waiting for the best time to deliver a fatal blow to everyone.

In close combat, the assassins really came from an extraordinary background, and they were quite sharp, and the elite guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion actually had the strength to fight, but obviously these assassins were all novices on the battlefield, and every board and glance between the shots was a consistent move when acting in the school field, although it was fierce and powerful, but in the eyes of the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion who died for the rest of their lives, this was just a fatal loophole in every place.

Thirty or forty assassins formed a battle formation, which was a standard assault formation, even if it was an ordinary local garrison, I was afraid that it would not be able to put up such a standard formation, and the assassins turned out to be an elite state army!

Yan Chao frowned secretly, in this Anyi City, the only ones that can be called elite are Wei Yue's defending army, and the Nanyuan forbidden army that is now under the control of the emperor.

Wei Yue won the new appointment of the prince and marquis, far better than the other generals, and he was a straight heart, let him die for the prince, I am afraid that he will not frown, the dignified pioneer general, was seized of military power for no reason, escorted the prime minister's children back to Beijing, if it was other generals, I am afraid that it would have been overturned long ago.

But Wei Yue has no complaints, he has always been like a brick, where it is useful, he will move it, he once said that as long as he can follow the prince, he is to be a horseman, and he is also willing.

So the assassin could never be Wei Yue's soldiers, so the only possibility is...

Yan Chao didn't dare to think about it, now that the situation is so complicated, everyone heard that the prime minister was going to return, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, just when the difficulties in front of them were about to disappear.

But tonight, the assassin suddenly attacked, and he had already sworn the determination of some people, this is to be broken!

Yan Xiuli listened to the endless exchange of weapons outside the house, and was about to go out to check the situation, but was stopped by Mung Dou.

"The sword has no eyes, the light outside the house is dim, the assassin or someone lurks in the shadows, and the lady must not take any chances." Mung Beans were blocking the door, obviously ready to die.

Yan Xiuli smiled, this woman has followed her since she was a girl, and now she is not young, she has been with her for many years, she shook her head and patted her shoulder.

"All the soldiers protect our lives and forget about death, if I don't even dare to show my face, won't it make people laugh at each other."

As he spoke, he brushed aside the mung bean, opened the door and walked out of the house.

"Why did Madame come out, it is dangerous here, I don't know how many assassins are secretly hibernating, please Madame return to the room quickly, we will kill all the assassins."

Yan Chao saw Yan out of the room, he couldn't help but anxiously stepped forward and protected her behind him, and when the guards saw that Mrs. personally pressed the formation, they felt a great responsibility, and when they made a move, they were even more powerful, and only killed a group of assassins in all directions, and more than half of them were killed and wounded.

"Just these assassins?" Yan Xiuli asked suspiciously.

It is said that the Assassins came prepared, how could they be the only ones, but seeing that most of the Assassins were killed and wounded, but no help came, I don't know what the hell they are doing.

"There may be assassins hiding in the shadows, don't worry, Madame, all the guards on duty are here, even if they come ten times more, I will let them never return."

Looking at the guards swarming from all around, Yan Xiuli couldn't help but feel shocked.

Give the dummy! This is a plan to attack the west!

"Go to the backyard and guard the backyard family, Ruyi and Xing'er will definitely bear the brunt!"

Yan Xiuli looked like crazy, and shouted with a hissing voice.

If you like the wolf of the Three Kingdoms, please collect it: () The wolf of the Three Kingdoms is the fastest update in the world.