Under Cao Shuang's response, the nine city gates were opened, the garrisons on the outskirts poured into the capital, Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu had been arrested, Wu Haoze led the generals and the Praetorian Guards to resist, and the flames of war instantly ignited the entire capital.

The sound of swords colliding and the earth-shattering shouts of the soldiers were mixed together, which was particularly piercing on the empty streets, and the confrontation between the enlightened people was even more dazzling, and the Dao Qi that burst out in the fierce battle exuded a strange light, like a candle flame in the dim night, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and entangled with the light of the fire in the sky illuminated the entire capital, indicating the fierce battle.

"If Aunt Cui is alive, she should be satisfied when she sees this scene." On the highest bell tower in the capital, a tall and thin man looked down at the smoke-filled streets and the rising lights, and said, "Isn't she the one who wants to see the end of the Qi Kingdom the most." ”

"It's a pity that I have committed suicide for my lover, so women, you can't move your true feelings, you will only get nothing." The woman standing next to her curled her hair with her hands and said enchantingly, "Love and revenge, I haven't gotten both, it's really useless, I have bothered to train her for so long." ”

"You're so ruthless, shouldn't you be sympathetic to her plight?"

The woman covered her face and cried, her slender figure seemed to be unable to bear the great grief, she couldn't stop trembling, and with her towering breasts, she had a little more temptation, "Aunt Cui, you.... You died such a miserable death! The woman sobbed.

"Alright, it's not for you at all." The man looked at her calmly.

"Eh, didn't you want me to be more sympathetic, but I wasn't happy." The last second she was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and the next second she immediately returned to her former charming appearance, the woman smiled, "Cui Gu is useless, but through her, it can be confirmed that Xiao Zhi is the test subject we are looking for, what should we do next, now take him back to Mr. while he is in chaos?" ”

"This is the country of Qi, after all, it is still his territory." The man leisurely looked at the raging war in the capital, as if he was looking at a wonderful scenery, "Song Qinglian and Wu Haoze are helping him, this war is nine out of ten." ”

"When he sits firmly in the position of King Qi, it will be even more difficult to take him away." The woman pouted, a pair of jade hands willfully pulled the corners of the man's clothes, and her coquettish appearance was very cute, "We can't let Mr. down." ”

"I didn't say I would give up." The man took a step back quietly, "We can't do anything in the Qi Kingdom, but if the turmoil in the Yan Kingdom is used well, we can force him - didn't the old queen mother and queen arrive at the border of Yan Qi." ”

"It's doable." The woman said charmingly, "Anyway, King Yan is already under my control." ”

"So your beauty trick will be used more for King Yan and Xiao Zhen." The man said, pushing aside the woman who was quietly approaching him, "I can't control you." ”

"I hate it." The woman smiled coquettishly, "Let's leave early and go to Yan Country to prepare." ”

There were so many people who stayed up all night this night. At this moment, Xiao Zhi was half-lying on the imperial couch of the Taihe Palace, deaf to the sound of fighting in the city, and only stared at the caisson above. Xie Lan and the eunuch Li Hui sat on the lower foot pedal one after another, also silent in thought. Dozens of candles in the hall were illuminated, and the palace maids and eunuchs standing under the corridor outside the hall were silent. Xiao Zhen, Xie Lan and Zhang Wanqiang all knew very well that a storm was about to break out in this court that had been up and down for hundreds of years.

"Eat something, Your Majesty." A maid handed over a plate of steaming beef noodle soup and a plate of pickled radish pickles—Xiao Zhi's favorite food on weekdays.

The king's preferences have always been taboo, how does she know what she likes to eat? Xiao Zhi looked at the maid with some vigilance, and after seeing her true face, he shouted in surprise, "Qing'er, haven't you already gone to the sacrifice with the old queen mother?" How is it here? ”

"I'm just here to fulfill my promise to the king." Sima Qing said seriously, "The king said that husband and wife should share weal and woe, and the king also said that I am the queen and the master of the Qi country, and now the Qi country and my husband are in danger, how can I escape alone?" ”

"The concubines are with the king, and they are not going anywhere." Sima Qing put the food plate on the table, sat next to Xiao Zhi by herself, drew a short sword with her, and looked at Xiao Zhi firmly, "The concubine also carries weapons, and she can also repel the enemy, and swear to advance and retreat with the king." ”

"You......" Xiao Zhi looked at Sima Qing a little helplessly, and had to be impressed by her resolute will.

Sima Qing is the person who really puts the country on his shoulders, and also regards Xiao Zhi as the most important person, and guards his country and husband with the determination to die, and earnestly fulfills the duties of the queen.

"Follow me when the time comes, and don't rush forward no matter what happens, you know." Xiao Zhi shook her hand and admonished, "As long as you don't get hurt, I will forgive you for being willful this time." ”

Is this an acknowledgment of me? Sima Qing thought, "Yes, the concubine knows." ”

The murderous palace city in the dark night, the dawn of the rising sun, the Taihe Hall is still a calm atmosphere. Since the founding of the Qi State, this is the place where the king summoned the ministers to deal with the government affairs. At this time, Xiao Yan was sitting on a chair in the middle of the hall, he looked at the four words "Zhengda Guangming" in the imperial pen, quite a little uneasy, his face was blue for a while, red for a while, witty and cautious, as he was at this time, his heart was extremely uncalm. A life-and-death struggle will begin here, and both sides of the fight have been preparing for this for a long time, but who will prevail over whom?

A piece of the palace has been burned outside, and he took the opportunity to enter the Shenwu Gate with the Daoist and the soldiers, and joined forces with the palace guards who came to meet him, and controlled the palace gate. He sat in the Taihe Hall and waited for news.

There has been no news from Cao Ze's side, and he can't be sure where Xiao Zhi is now, if he is in the palace, he must have known about the palace gate being controlled by himself at this moment, and he should take action.

Only now, as if they had not seen what had happened, the people in the palace regarded the enlightened people and soldiers who had barbarously broken into the palace as nothing, and did not resist or panic. The palace maids are still carefully cleaning and tidying up the palace room, the little eunuchs are beating the gong as usual, and the guards are changing shifts and patrolling, everything is the same as on weekdays. All the palace people here are very calm, and they seem to be in a different world from the war-filled palace.

The hour marched slowly in an anxious and terrifying wait. The "click" of the large table clock in the corner of the hall rang unhurriedly, making people feel restless when they listened. Suddenly, after a while, the big table clock "jingle", "dingdong" rang seven times, at this time it was the time of the card, and it was the time for Xiao Zhi to deal with government affairs and meet the minister in the past. Xiao Yan's tense heart was beating wildly again.

Everything was so calm that he was scared.

Will Xiao Zhen come?

Yes, Xiao Zhi will definitely come, because he is the king of Qi, and the king will not leave the palace easily.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan calmed down and thought about it, the palace is too big, and his own people are not enough to look for them from palace to palace, so it is better to concentrate in the Taihe Hall and wait for the rabbit to come. Xiao Yan quickly set up an ambush near the Taihe Palace, and after a while, the Taihe Hall was surrounded by groups.

There was still calm in the palace.

"How? Isn't it boring to spend time in the palace? I don't know how long it took, Xiao Zhi suddenly walked out of the side hall slowly, and asked with a smile, "That's why I prefer to wander around outside the palace, or is it more interesting outside." ”

Xiao Yan's sudden appearance startled Xiao Yan, could it be that there is some secret passage here?

"There's no secret passage." As if seeing through Xiao Yan's doubts, Xiao Zhi replied with a smile, "I've been secretly observing you in the side hall all along, and I've never gone out." ”

"It turns out that the king didn't go to Sima's Mansion, it seems that the general is in vain." Xiao Yan said calmly, "Fortunately, I still have a back hand." ”

"Actually, you're also very good, you can guess that I won't leave the palace."

"Most kings are proud, since they have already had a showdown with the generals, how can they mess with themselves first?" Xiao Yan sneered, "You're not such a simple person on the surface, second brother. ”

"You, what a strategist, worthy of Xiao Zhuge ." Xiao Zhi said sincerely.

"That's why I'm not convinced of you. You and I are both surnamed Xiao, in terms of talent, Taoism, and ability, I am not inferior to you, why can you become the king to call the wind and rain, but I am just a petty official, groveling everywhere, and having to rely on others to live. And because of his clan status, he is jealous of the court and is not reused? ”

"Heaven regards my life as child's play, and restricts me everywhere. It's a royal clan, but no one has ever really respected me. Thinking of the past, Xiao Yan laughed at himself, "If I hadn't been surnamed Xiao, I would have been able to rely on my talent to be crowned the king." But even if the surname is Xiao, it doesn't matter, I can still rely on my wrist to change my life and dominate the world. Different from the low-key and introverted on weekdays, Xiao Yan at this time is full of domineering, there seems to be a fire in his eyes, looking directly at Xiao Zhen, and he does not flinch.

"You don't know the height of the sky, you just don't understand the suffering of ordinary people." Xiao Zhi shook his head, his expression was also a little gloomy, "You are so smart, why don't you understand, there is no absolute fairness in this world, so everyone is trying to climb up, not to mention that you are already a person favored by God." ”

"Obviously, he is already a clan, and he has been taken care of by food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is already a special treatment. What else do you say about treating your life as child's play, you are already the Auxiliary Prince, Cao Ze attaches importance to you and recommends you to important positions, I have also entrusted you with some important affairs over the years, cousin, what else do you want? Do you want a group of people to surround you every day, and praise Lord Xiaoyan as the best and smartest? Are you a kid who wants candy? ”

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhi with a stunned expression, as if he was looking at a stranger.

"In the end, it's not your fate that you hate, it's just that your desires are not satisfied." Xiao Zhi sneered, "In order to satisfy your own selfish desires, you would rather force Cao Ze who promoted you to the edge of the cliff, force him to rebel and bear the infamy, let so many innocent people get involved in the war, make the situation of the Qi country unstable, the people are panicked, and become the laughing stock of the nations, is this how you change your fate?" ”

"If you want justice, I'll give you justice." Xiao Zhi said, pulling out the sword in his hand, "The winner is king, today you and I will have a fair competition, I want you to understand." ”

"I can become king, not because of any fate, but because I am stronger than you, whether it is scheming or deeds. It's a hundred times stronger than a self-righteous guy like you. ”