When the convoy arrived outside the Donghua Gate, King Yue got out of the carriage and, under the watchful eye of his son, walked to the city gate alone and whispered to the guards.

One of the guards opened the side door and dodged in, apparently to report it.

Time passed little by little, and the minister who delivered the decree did not show up for a long time.

King Yue stood with his hands behind his back in the cold wind, his face was solemn, like a clay sculpture.

Liang Gang, who was guarding the car, glanced at Zhu Qiyue in the car, and complained in a low voice: "It's almost time, hmph, His Royal Highness King Yue is on order, and the ministers should be waiting here." is so sluggish, the shelf of the slave of the Son of Heaven is also too big! ”

Zhu Qiyue looked at the high palace wall coldly, and secretly felt sorry for his father in his heart. "Master Liang, my father is lonely, or I will follow my father into the palace, right?"

Liang Gang said: "His Royal Highness the prince has not received the holy decree, how can he enter the palace?" It's better to stay here and worry. I don't know why His Royal Highness the King of Yue was moved, hum, doing things according to orders, the benefits are not more, but it has caused great trouble to your own family, you were assassinated by wicked people, maybe it has a lot to do with this Forbidden City! ”

Zhu Qiyue gasped.

At this time, the city gate was opened, and the eunuch Wang Zhen, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, slowly walked out of the door surrounded by a group of small chamberlains.

King Yue bowed to the comer, Wang Zhen just smiled lightly and bowed slightly.

It's against the sky!

The dignified prince is actually respectful to the slaves of the Son of Heaven, and the recipient is like a high master!

Zhu Qiyue and Liang Gang saw this scene and opened their mouths wide in shock.

"Alas!" After King Yue entered the palace and the city gate was closed again, Liang Gang let out a long sigh, "The Son of Heaven calls him sir, and the prince also needs to pay three points of respect to him, hateful!" ”

Zhu Qiyue slammed the curtain shut.

Suddenly, a carriage came galloping from the east, and before the carriage could stop, Lu Xi jumped down and shouted, "His Royal Highness the King of Yue! ”

Liang Gang hurriedly stepped forward, "Lord Lu, King Yue's palace has entered the palace, why is it in such a hurry?" ”

"Assassin, Assassin!" Lu Xi calmed down his emotions and continued: "I didn't know about the assassination of His Royal Highness the Prince, on the way home, I heard the little girl talk about Fang Zhi's truth, and coincidentally, on the way, the little girl recognized at a glance that the assassin was mixed in the crowd, clearly coming in the direction of the Forbidden City. ”

Liang Gang was taken aback, "Lord Lu's mansion is outside the Xuanwu Gate, so the assassin is going to the Xuanwu Gate?" ”

"Not bad! I didn't dare to slack off, so I returned to the Lamp City and informed the Commander Wu of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses, who were arresting the assassins in the whole city. Oh, I just met His Royal Highness King Wei, and when King Wei heard about this, he immediately led the palace guards to Xuanwu Gate to collect the murder. ”

General Liang Gang was suspicious: "How does Lord Lu know that His Royal Highness King Yue is here?" ”

"Of course I heard what Huang An said, you are really unreasonable! Do you suspect that I am lying? ”

"Hehe, please forgive me, Lord Lu, I'm just a little curious. Lord Lu, for now, I can only wait for His Royal Highness King Yue to leave the palace before making a report. ”

"That's it."

Liang Gang loudly told the guards to be on guard, and then whispered to Lu Xi.

Zhu Qiyue got out of the car and saluted Lu Xi, ran to Lu Xi's car, and called softly: "Sister! ”

As soon as the curtain flickered, Lu Xiyu leaned out, and Zhu Qiyue helped her get out of the car.

"Ahh Seeing the two little figures floating towards the city gate, Lu Xi exclaimed worriedly.

Liang Gang talked about it and persuaded: "The Praetorian Guards know His Royal Highness the Prince, Master Lu doesn't need to worry. Immediately, the sound of the two of them talking sounded under the moonlight.

Zhu Qiyue and Lu Xiyu came to the city gate, and the guards knew that there was a little prince from the Yue Wangfu among the people, so they did not stop them.

"Sister, the nails of the Forbidden City's Noon Gate, Xihua Gate, and Xuanwu Gate are all nine vertical and horizontal, nine hundred and eighty-one, but the door nails of Donghua Gate are eight vertical and nine horizontal, a total of seventy-two, sister, do you know why?"

"I know, my mother said that Liu Bowen stole the pattern of the Heavenly Palace to build Beijing City, and later he was afraid that the Heavenly Court would condemn him, so he reduced a row of door nails to show that there is a difference between the emperor of the world and the Jade Emperor."

"It seems that the master's statement is different from the master's mother, the master said that this is related to the five elements of yin and yang, remove a row of door nails in Donghua Gate, change the number of yang to yin, and avoid the evil phenomenon of 'Mu Ketu'."

"Ah, what then? I don't know if my father is right or my mother is right. ”

"What's so hard about it? When you are by your father's side, your father is naturally reasonable, and when you are by your mother's side, your mother's words are reasonable. ”

"What if both parents are there?"

"That's better, your parents are in front of you, you don't have anything to do, who is reasonable and who is unreasonable, it's up to your parents to argue."

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At this time, there was a chaotic shouting and reprimand at the northern end of the Forbidden City, mixed with the sound of weapons colliding.

"Assassin!" Liang Gang and Lu Xi said in unison.

Liang Gang turned his head to look at Zhu Qiyue, expecting that his safety should be safe with the guards guarding him, so he immediately ordered ten guards to be on guard, and after saying goodbye to Lu Xi, he flew north.

In the restless waiting of the crowd, the shouts and cheers got closer and closer.

The eight guards in front of the door quickly drew their knives out of their sheaths, and one of them said coldly: "Offended, the palace is forbidden, and you can't be overwhelmed without a purpose, you two leave quickly." ”

Lu Xi glared at the guards, stepped forward quickly, and welcomed back Zhu Qiyue and Lu Xiyu, and the ten guards quickly gathered around Zhu Qiyue.

Suddenly, a few feet away on the north side of Donghua Gate, a strange figure appeared in the light.

Zhu Qiyue looked at it fixedly, and saw that the person was the assassin who infiltrated the Cailou to assassinate!

The assassin who was panicked like a lost dog caught a glimpse of Zhu Qiyue, and after being slightly stunned, he immediately changed his hideous face, and his sword flew as fast as lightning.

The Assassin, who was wounded in the shoulder, was still extremely fast, and the guards were not yet ready to take shape, and in a panic, they were unable to intercept the Assassin.

Lu Xi, a literati, helplessly watched the distance between the assassin and Zhu Qiyue getting closer and closer, and his heart rose to his throat.

"Thief!"

The thunderous shouting shook the assassin slightly, and he saw that King Wei led three warriors to fly to intercept the assassin, and in an instant, two spears and two broadswords flew up and down, rolling up the wind and sand, and roaring towards the assassin.

Clad in several wounds, the Assassin staggered a few steps, spitting blood from his mouth, barely standing on his feet.

Two glittering knives rested on the Assassin's neck.

More than 100 officers and soldiers from the Dongcheng Terracotta Division arrived and surrounded the assassins.

Liang Gang flew over, hurriedly glanced at the scene, and then said in annoyance: "It almost made a big mistake, it almost made a big mistake!" ”

King Wei took Zhu Qiyue into his arms, and two cold lights in his eyes shot at the eight guards at the city gate.

"Dare to ignore the life and death of the royal family, believe it or not, this king will cut off your dog's head!"