Xiao Shaozong hadn't spoken yet, but Dou Kui had already sneered: "Lord Lu, is it rebellious to take assassins to break into the inner palace?" Assassinating the emperor, is it a rebellion? ”

"That's nature." Lu Xiao nodded and said, "What the official asked was why he rebelled. ”

"Then you should ask Qi Ning." Dou Kui said: "Who knows what kind of evil intentions this person has. He also bowed his hand to Xiao Shaozong and said: "Lord, the emperor was killed, and this matter cannot be publicized to the public for the time being." At the time of the current crisis, he also begged the prince to preside over the overall situation and stabilize the situation. ”

Immediately, many officials on the side said: "I implore the prince to preside over the overall situation!" ”

Xiao Shaozong sighed: "Xiao Wang is stupid, but now it is a time when my Great Chu is in danger, Xiao Wang is the blood of Emperor Taizu, and when the country is in trouble, in order to protect the country left by his ancestors, it is naturally his duty." He arched his hand to the officials and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, in times of crisis, please also ask you to be in the same boat with Xiao Wang to tide over the difficulties together." ”

"Lord Wang, the old minister is willing to go over and persuade Qi Ning." Yuan Laoshangshu said: "Knowing it with reason, moving it with affection, even if you can't persuade him to surrender, you must persuade him to hand over the emperor and queen." ”

Xiao Shaozong shook his head and said, "Absolutely not." Lao Shangshu is my great Chu minister, the country's important weapon, the so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, since Qi Ning dares to poison the emperor, he is already mad, and now the Yulin camp is blinded by him, if Lao Shangshu goes over in person, in case there is a mistake, it can be .....! ”

"The old minister is already this age, why pity this dry bones?" Yuan Lao Shangshu said: "The palace is in danger, as a courtier, how can you care about your own life." Pushing away Yuan Moxian, who was supporting him, and ignoring Xiao Shaozong's opposition, he went straight to the city gate, Xiao Shaozong shook his head, and then said in a deep voice: "Protect the boss!" ”

The shield soldier protected Yuan Lao Shangshu, Yuan Moxian saw Lao Shangshu faltering, but he still followed, he knew that the old father was strong, so he did not reach out to help at this time, but followed closely by the side.

Above the city, of course, Qi Ning saw Lao Shangshu, and there was a trace of joy in his eyes, and he said to Yu Beigu beside him: "Under the city is Yuan Lao Shangshu, and no one is allowed to act rashly when the order goes down." ”

Lao Shangshu walked to the city, then raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Qi Ning, why do you want to rebel?" ”

Although he tried his best to raise his voice, but the imperial city was extremely high, he was old, his middle qi was insufficient, and the soldiers at the head of the city could not hear it clearly, but fortunately, Qi Ning's internal strength was deep, and his ear power was amazing, but he heard it very clearly, Yuan Moxian was worried that Qi Ning would not hear it, and was about to pass the word, but he heard Qi Ning already say: "Boss, right and wrong are not clear now, but the emperor is definitely not harmed by the younger generation." ”

"In the forbidden place of the deep palace, you led someone to break into the palace, is this fake?" Lao Shangshu asked again.

Qi Ning sighed: "It's true. ”

"Since it's not fake, what is it that isn't rebellion?" Lao Shangshu said angrily: "The two generations of the Marquis of the Jinyi Qi family are the pillars of the empire, loyal to Da Chu, and have made countless meritorious contributions, as a descendant of the Qi family, you don't want to serve the court, you actually killed the monarch and rebelled, the old man now wants an answer, why do you want to do this?" ”

Qi Ning looked at Lao Shangshu condescendingly, was silent, and said after a while: "If I say that I entered the palace to be loyal to Da Chu, I don't think anyone will believe it." ”

Lao Shangshu sighed and said: "At the head of the city is my Great Chu's Yulin Army, and below the city is the Xuanwu Camp Tiger God Battalion, these are all my Great Chu warriors, do you really want my Great Chu's warriors to kill each other?" Do you want to insist on such a thing that is painful to the enemy and happy? Pointing to the north, he said loudly: "The Qinhuai army is fighting bloody battles on the front line, and there is such turmoil in the capital, do you really want to destroy my Dachu single-handedly?" ”

Qi Ning sighed: "What does Old Shangshu want me to do?" ”

"If you still think that you are a descendant of the Jinyi Qi family, and you still think that you are a courtier of Da Chu, you will be bound out of the city now." Lao Shangshu said: "What happened, you can tell it clearly in front of the civil and military officials." ”

Qi Ning smiled bitterly and said: "Boss, Xiao Shaozong is plotting to usurp the throne, and now he has soldiers and horses in hand, and I am out of the city at this time, isn't it killing myself?" ”

"You said that the king of Huainan usurped the throne, what is the evidence?" Lao Shangshu said: "If you have real evidence, take it out now, I believe that the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty are also bright." ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Boss, the situation is stronger than people, even if your eyes are bright, what can you do?" Xiao Shaozong wants to kill me quickly, if I don't die, he is uneasy, no matter whether I am justified or not, he will not give up. ”

"Of course, I'm going to kill you." Xiao Shaozong's voice came, he had already mounted his horse, and under the protection of the shield soldiers, he was not far behind Lao Shangshu, looking up at Qi Ning at the head of the city, with an expressionless face: "I am the descendant of Emperor Taizu, no matter who wants to cause trouble in Chu, this king will not be merciful." ”

Qi Ning raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Shaozong and said with a smile: "Xiao Shaozong, I am right in front of you, you can attack it now!" ”

"You seem to have underestimated my determination to attack the Imperial City." Xiao Shaozong sighed: "The imperial city is destroyed, it can be rebuilt, and if the rebellion is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles." I just don't want my Great Chu soldiers to shed too much worthless blood. ”

Qi Ning nodded and said with a smile: "What you said, did you even believe what you said?" But how could you ever care about the blood and sacrifice of others? After a slight pause, he said: "Old Shangshu, Xiao Shaozong wants to get rid of me, so naturally I can't let it be slaughtered, but I don't want to affect the nobles in the palace because of this." I want to ask you for something, I wonder if the boss will agree? ”

"You say!"

"The queen is still in the palace." Qi Ning sighed: "If you really want to fight, I'm afraid that it will disturb the queen mother and the nobles in the palace, so ...... I can let the queen out of the palace, but the boss must promise me that after the queen leaves the palace, you must ensure that they are thorough, and no one will hurt them. ”

Lao Shangshu immediately said: "You want to let the queen out of the palace?" This is very good, the old man can guarantee that after the queen leaves the palace, she will be properly settled, and no one will be able to hurt them. ”

"I'm not afraid of others, I'm only worried about Xiao Shaozong's madness." Qi Ning sighed.

Xiao Shaozong smiled faintly and said, "Are you trying to use this as an excuse to deliberately delay time?" But even if it takes some time, what can it do? Could it be that there are other rebels who have come to your aid? ”

Lao Shangshu turned around and said, "Lord Wang, let the queen out of the city first, so as not to frighten the queen and the nobles, this ..... Nature is not a bad thing. ”

Xiao Shaozong bowed his head and said: "What the old man said is extremely true. Xiang Qi Ning said: "There is still more than an hour before dawn, before dawn, you must send the queen Gong out of the city, otherwise this king can only order the siege of the city." ”

Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense, but Xiao Shaozong had already turned around and returned to the military formation.

Lao Shangshu did not return to the military formation, but said loudly: "The old man is here to greet the queen!" ”

Yuan Moxian's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything after all.

Qi Ning glanced at Yu Beigu and said, "Captain Yu, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go to Fengyi Palace to ask the queen to come out of the city." ”

Yu Beigu arched his hand and said: "Obey!" ”

Qi Ning got out of the city, Chi Danmei followed closely by his side, frowned and said, "Why do you want to let the queen out of the city?" Do you have any plans? ”

"If the queen wants to go out of the city, you will also go out of the city." Qi Ning's expression became grim: "As you said, the city is besieged with heavy troops, once Xiao Shaozong orders the siege of the city, it will not last long, and Xiao Shaozong has obviously controlled the situation, once the city is broken, I really can't think of any other way to reverse the situation." ”

"You're letting me out of town?" Chi Danmei was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Did you let the queen out of the city just to let me blend in and leave safely?" ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "I can't really let you die in the city with me." ”

Chi Danmei shook her head and sighed, "I'm not leaving." Since I said that I would live and die with you, I will not leave you. ”

Qi Ning stopped, thought for a moment, and then said: "It's just that I thought of a crucial thing, and it is also Xiao Shaozong's only loophole, or rather, this only loophole may be our only chance to turn the situation around." ”

"Vulnerability?"

"Your Majesty!" Qi Ning said solemnly: "Xiao Shaozong has a paranoid temperament, and he is destined to leave me the last chance because of this. He usurped the throne just because in his heart, the throne of Great Chu should belong to him, and the first emperor and the current saint have occupied his throne, so he wants the emperor to see him take the throne back with his own eyes, so he will not poison the emperor before ascending the throne. ”

Chi Danmei Bingxue is smart, as soon as Qi Ning said this, she immediately understood the meaning, and asked in a low voice: "You mean that if you find the emperor, you can solve the situation in front of you?" ”

"As long as the emperor is rescued, the power in Xiao Shaozong's hands will disappear in an instant." Qi Ning sneered: "Xiao Shaozong's methods from beginning to end are unseemly conspiracy, not really gathering soldiers and horses from all walks of life, although he is now in power, but the foundation is not solid, if the civil and military officials and soldiers see that the emperor is still alive, then the rumors he weaves will be self-defeating, and everything will collapse." ”

Chi Danmei thought for a moment before saying, "Xiao Shaozong left the emperor, of course, he also knew that it was the only weakness he might have. This is like people who practice martial arts, they have deadly cover doors, and when they fight with people, they will naturally protect the cover door at all costs, and the emperor is where Xiao Shaozong's cover door is, so he will naturally do his best to protect it. If the emperor is not in the palace, will he definitely be in the capital? Is it possible that he has already been sent out of the city by Xiao Shaozong, and has long been far away from the capital? ”

"Naturally, it's possible." Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "But I believe that the emperor is still in the city, Xiao Shaozong has performed such a big play, of course, I hope that it will be staged under the emperor's nose, so he should not send the emperor out of the capital." ”

"Even if it's really in the capital, where is the emperor?" Chi Danmei frowned and said: "There are millions of people in the capital, there are many markets, and there are countless houses, if you have the intention to hide a person in the capital, even if you mobilize thousands of people to turn over the capital from beginning to end, you may not be able to find .....!" ”

"I've been thinking about it all the time." Qi Ning was thoughtful, silent for a moment, and finally said: "The most likely place, there are only two!" ”