Text Chapter 262 Bai Yu is shocked by the night
The vigilance in the Weiyang Palace is naturally very strict, and the Han Yulin Army and the inner court guards together form a complete protection system, and for many years, there has never been an incident of assassins invading the Weiyang Palace.
However, in this dimly lit twilight, an unexpected thing suddenly happened. And with this as the Martian point, it triggered a series of great changes in the palace.
In fact, what many people don't know now is that Emperor Liu Che is a person with contradictory temperament, and in major national affairs, he is eloquent and strategic, and he has a broad mood, and he can completely let go of people. However, in terms of his attitude towards the people around him in the palace, he is fickle and suspicious, and his suspicion is very heavy.
Recently, the political affairs of the DPRK and China have been going well, and His Majesty the Emperor's obsession with immortal Taoism has begun to be enthusiastic again. Several enshrined immortal masters preached for the emperor and talked about the method of cultivation, but they were diligent day by day.
The emperor of the world, the king of the world, all the land of Kyushu is under the soles of the feet, and the people in the world are all subjects. If there is any greatest wish in my heart, it is to find the art of immortality and keep life undefeated forever. Even if there is no such immortal recipe, being able to find the method of prolonging life is of course something that they tirelessly pursue.
Immortal Master Li Shaojun's elixir is about to be successfully refined. This news has made the emperor's spirit very good recently. Although Dongfang Shuo, the scholar who was always a regular servant, always said something in his ear, intentionally or unintentionally, and implied that these immortal medicines were not credible, he always laughed it off.
If other kings don't have immortal fate, how can you be sure that he won't have it? But in this matter, he will not casually blame others, and his sincerity is spiritual. In the emperor's mind, the important affairs of the military state naturally cannot be slackened, but in addition, the immortal elixir that he wants to go to is also negligent.
Life in Weiyang Palace is actually a bit boring. Although there are many beauties, gorgeous clothes, delicacies, and palaces, for the emperor with a wide range of interests, these are far from enough.
In the past few years, in addition to the terrace of Ganquan Palace, he has successively built several palaces to worship several immortal masters. If he used to do these things and had many scruples, these are no longer there. The only Empress Dowager Dou who could bind him has passed away, and the Queen Mother of Yilan Hall has never been able to control anything about her emperor's son.
As for the amount of money spent, this one doesn't need to be considered. The Han Dynasty is now no longer what it used to be, thinking that back then, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty wanted to build a terrace, made a budget, and needed to spend a year on the needs of a middle-class family, he was reluctant to give up. If the emperor wants to build anything, he doesn't need to pay money from the state treasury at all, but the "small treasury" that Mrs. Wei kept for him is already inexhaustible.
As the sun darkens, the continuous palaces of Weiyang Palace begin to show majestic silhouettes in the bright and dim light. The emperor came out of the newly built Yingxian Pavilion, and spent the whole afternoon studying Taoism with the warlocks, and heard about the legends of the immortals, only to feel happy and refreshed.
Seeing the emperor come out, several close palace guards and internal officials surrounded him, went straight along the Yongdao, turned the corner, and there was a long alley, with the towering red walls of the palace on both sides, and the Chonghua Gate in front.
This Yongxiang is about a few hundred meters away, although the sky is not completely dark, but not far away, has lit up a palace lamp, a touch of sunset on the horizon is gradually fading, the last light swept over the eaves glazed tiles above the Chonghua Gate, a faint shadow suddenly appeared there.
The emperor walked slowly while thinking about the Taoist techniques explained by the immortal masters. Suddenly, there seemed to be a kind of alertness in his heart, he raised his head suddenly, and on the Chonghua Gate a few hundred steps away, a man dressed in white who couldn't see his face clearly, with a sword in his hand, looked at him condescendingly.
This surprise is not trivial, looking at this person's outfit, it is obviously not a palace guard, let alone a palace eunuch, then there is only one possibility left, this is an assassin who came in from outside!
"What people! is so bold, dare to trespass on Weiyang Palace, what is the intention? ”
Emperor Liu Che took a step back and shouted. He is also a person with both civil and military skills, skilled in bows and horses, although he has not personally killed anyone, but he naturally has the courage, in this forbidden place in this palace, someone actually broke in with a sword, this is worth it!
When the accompanying guards heard the emperor suddenly shouting like this, their hearts were shocked, and when they hurriedly followed the sound to look, they saw a man in white on top of their heads, and laughed coldly, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the spot.
Everyone was horrified, who was this? Obviously, entering the palace is a bad attempt, is it here to assassinate today?!
"Protect Your Majesty! Hold your bearings. The leader of the guards shouted orders and whistled and warned again.
There were not many guards in the palace, that is, there were more than a dozen, and at this time, they couldn't care about anything else, so they hugged up together, and protected the emperor tightly, and the guards drew their swords, and nervously watched the situation around, in case the assassin suddenly came out from an unexpected place to attack.
A large number of Yulin troops on duty nearby heard the warning and began to run towards this side. The emperor's face was a little gloomy under heavy protection, and he looked at the place where the white-clothed man disappeared above the Chonghua Gate, and his heart was shocked.
After listening to what the leader of the guards said, the speed of the Yulin army was very fast, and they immediately blocked the nearby area and launched a large search. Other places in the palace also strengthened their security, and for a while, the news was loud, and Weiyang Palace fell into a tense atmosphere.
However, unexpectedly, the search lasted for half a day and found nothing. The man in white who occasionally flashed seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving not even a trace of it.
The emperor had already returned to the Xuanmu Pavilion under the protection of everyone, and he sat inside, waiting for news. This matter must be investigated, otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep well.
Li Kang, who was not on duty today, also hurried from his own mansion. He is General Yulin, even if he is not at the scene today and something happens, he will not escape the involvement. This is no joke, if anyone is injured because of the presence of an assassin in the Weiyang Palace, it will be a serious incident, let alone hurt today.
The emperor gave Li Dang a death order, and no matter what means he used, he must find out about this matter. The man in white, he felt very strange, so close, he couldn't see the man's face clearly, which couldn't help but make people feel a little weird.
And his whereabouts are also very bizarre. The loyalty of the Yulin Army is naturally undoubted, over the years, the father and son of the Li family have successively been the main generals, and the loyalty of their family, the emperor has always been trustworthy. The heavily guarded Weiyang Palace, how did that person get in? And with a sword!
Although the emperor did not reprimand him harshly, Li Kang was already ashamed in his heart. There was a person of unknown origin who broke into the core area of Weiyang Palace with a sword, and his subordinates did not even notice it in the slightest, this is the shame of the Yulin Army! Fortunately, nothing has happened so far, otherwise this would be a great sin to destroy the three clans.
The more Li Dang thought about it, the more afraid he became, and he didn't dare to slack off. He immediately issued an order, mobilized all the Yulin army, blocked all the palace gates, and launched a search overnight. No matter which palace you find, no matter which beauty is there, you have to carry out the investigation little by little, and you don't miss any corner, which is also for the safety of everyone.
The movement was like thunder, and the entire Weiyang Palace was alarmed. The heavily armed Yulin Army and the palace guards began to work on the Chonghua Gate of the Hair Land, and began to investigate next to each other. This kind of action is very rare, and some of the favored beauties in the palace were very reluctant to enter their palaces to search at first, but when the general Xiao Li said with a straight face that this was the order of the Son of Heaven to arrest the assassin, they all obediently cooperated.
The only places that are a little in the way are the three places, the Yilan Hall where the Queen Mother is located, the Jiaofang Hall of the Queen, and the Jianzhang Palace of Mrs. Wei.
The Queen Mother has been feeling a little unwell recently, and she fell asleep early, the head of the Yilan Palace has a very arrogant attitude, and in the face of Yu Linjun's request to enter the search, he coldly blocked the door, saying that it disturbed the Queen Mother's phoenix body recuperation, and you can afford it!
And the queen looked even more rejecting people thousands of miles away, and even disdained to open the palace door for them. After all, the Jiaofang Palace is where the queen of the world is located, and without the permission of the queen, the Yulin Army does not dare to openly trespass.
As for Jianzhang Palace, Mrs. Wei didn't let them search, but just asked Li Dare to ask for an emperor's warrant, because there was an important treasury in Jianzhang Palace, that is, where the inner treasury was located, and without the emperor's personal permission, she had no right to let anyone in.
Li Dang had no choice but to send some Yulin sergeants to guard these three places tightly. Search elsewhere first, and wait until you go to the emperor to ask for the decree later, and then make a calculation.
Weiyang Palace was too big, and the three thousand Yulin army plus the palace guards were busy all night, but they still didn't find anything. If you want to say that you are a big living person, how can there be no trace at all? If the emperor hadn't seen it with his own eyes, everyone would have thought it was dazzling.
As the day dawned, the emperor was furious when he received the report. He didn't believe anyone would dare to pretend to be a ghost under his nose. He ordered someone to summon a painter in the palace, and according to the description of himself and a few guards, he drew a shadow and a figure, and carefully drew the appearance of the man in white. Then he sent the palace supervisor to send a decree to Chang'an Ling and the general of the patrol guard, ordering them to close the nine gates of Chang'an, unfold the whole city, and arrest the people who painted the pictures, and all clues related to this could not be let go.
After Chang'an ordered Yao Shang and Gongsun Ao, the general of the patrol guard, to receive the order, they knew that the matter was serious and did not dare to slack off. immediately led the team in person, and each sent all the men and horses in their hands out, and carried out a door-to-door investigation in Chang'an City.
Until now, everyone had only thought that they had captured an assassin with bad intentions. But no one could have predicted that a great wave that could lead to a great change in the empire was unveiled!