When the door in the courtyard sounded, Xin Ping sat up from his chair abruptly. Then I heard the sound of a fight outside, apparently someone started to hand each other, and then there was a scream.

At this time, Xin Ping's heart had actually begun to be a little worried. I thought of sending someone out to investigate, but before I could put it into practice, the growing uneasiness in my heart suddenly became a reality.

The mansion in the golden city where they lived began to boil, and the sound of fighting quickly approached the inner house from the outer courtyard. Xin Ping greeted him, and the first thing he saw was his younger brother Xin Bi stumbling over.

"Brother, it's someone from the court, and someone from the court has attacked!" Simbi said angrily.

These words were like a thunderclap ringing in his ears, Xin Ping's body suddenly tightened, and he almost fell to the ground.

I acted carefully and planned many times, but in the end I failed. A complex feeling welled up in my heart, despair, tragedy, confusion and unwillingness.

Xin Ping and Xin Bi walked to the porch and saw a circle of soldiers in black armor around the courtyard, and the roof and courtyard wall were also full of people, each holding a crossbow and a war knife, and their faces were expressionless.

Gao Gan and others entered the palace and took away most of the masters from Jizhou, but in order to protect the safety of the two scribes, Xin Ping and Xinbi, they still left six or seven people. Xin Ping saw that a big man with a giant axe in the center of the courtyard was fighting with the four or five masters who had stayed behind to protect his two brothers, two people were already lying on the ground, and the rest of the people surrounded the giant man, although they were outnumbered, but they did not have the upper hand at all.

Xin Ping recognized who the giant man was, and they had met once when they were serving under Han Fu - General Pan Feng.

Pan Feng assassinated Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and was chased and killed by Yuan Shao together with Wei Gen and others, who also acted in the same way, and the two came together. Hiding all the way to Tibet, sharing weal and woe. At the invitation of Wei Gen, they returned to Luoyang together, which can be regarded as taking refuge in the camp of the imperial court.

At the beginning, Liu Wei arranged Pan Feng to help in the Unified Investigation Agency, and soon made some contributions, and this time he was sent to arrest Xin Ping and others, and if he made meritorious contributions again, he was ready to transfer him to the army.

Pan Feng knew in his heart that this was his chance, so he worked extra hard, fighting four or five Jizhou masters alone without fear, and quickly killed two more and forced the other party under the porch.

At this time, Xin Ping and the others may not have the strength to fight back. Among that group of black-armored soldiers, there was also a black-clothed scribe who was particularly conspicuous, originally hiding behind a group of samurai holding shields, until Xin Ping and the others had no power to fight back, they cautiously walked out, and looked at Xin Ping with a sinister smile.

Although he didn't know the identity of the other party, he could see that this black-clothed scribe must be the leader of this group of black-armored soldiers. Xin Ping glared angrily at him.

The black-clothed scribe didn't care, and said with a smile: "Shi Jiaxu, the president of the Xianai Unified Coordinator, has been neighbors with Mr. Xin for a long time, and it is not easy to see him today!" ”

"You're Jia Xu?" Xin Ping's face froze, full of surprise and confusion at Jia Xu's words. Then he roared angrily: "Xin's mistake, I know that I will die, you don't need to play tricks!" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Why are you playing with Mr. Xin?" For many days, Zai Xia did live in the house surnamed Wang next door, and was a neighbor with Mr. Xin, but Mr. Xin never found out. ”

That family surnamed Wang? Xin Ping couldn't believe Jia Xu's words, he had already repeatedly investigated the merchant family next door, why was there something missing?

Looking at Xin Ping's incredulous expression, Jia Xu explained: "I know that Mr. Xin must have a lot of doubts in his heart at this time, in fact, this matter is also very simple, that family is indeed as ordinary as Mr. Xin investigated, but when they come to live in the capital, they must hire some servants to work in the capital." I sent someone to disguise myself as a servant to sneak into their house, and I also worked in his house for a month, but this time I was able to grasp the situation of Mr. Xin and the others one by one, and it was worth it. ”

Xin Ping suddenly realized at this time, and he regretted it. He said hatefully, "How do you know who we are?" ”

Jia Xu smiled silently.

Xin Ping had already guessed it. "Someone must have betrayed us among us!"

Jia Xu was noncommittal, he had lost interest in the conversation with Xin Ping, and replied coldly: "If Mr. Xin wants to know, I will talk to Mr. again in the prison of the Unified Investigation Agency!" ”

With a slight wave of his hand, the surrounding black-armored soldiers roared in unison, drowning Xin Ping and the others like a tide.

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When the riots in Yongle Palace finally subsided, Guan Yu and Duan Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Most of the fires in the palace were extinguished, and all but a few of the rebels who infiltrated the palace were captured alive, and the rest were killed on the spot. Among them, Yuan Ji showed the pride and dignity that the children of the family should have, and Fu Jian killed himself.

The corpses in Yongle Palace are all over the field, and the blood is flowing like a river, which is nothing to Guan Yu Duan Xuan, who is used to seeing battles in the field, the most important thing is that the Empress Dowager He is safe and sound, and the big stone in their hearts has fallen again.

Wu Kuang also sent people to tell them that the southern army besieging Beigong had also begun to disperse, and the riots in the city gradually subsided, and the only regrettable thing was that Zhang Zhang, the captain of the Tun cavalry, was killed by the rebel army. Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhangyuan both belonged to He Jin's old department, and when they heard this bad time, their hearts were also desolate. His performance in quelling the rebellion this time was mediocre, and he almost made a big mistake, and I am afraid that it will also have a great impact on his career.

Empress Dowager He anxiously asked Zhang Tao about the safety of Liu Wei outside the palace, but fortunately, Zhang Tao had already received the news, and replied to Empress Dowager He: "There have been rebels attacking Maolong Garden just now, but fortunately, Your Majesty has been prepared to repel the rebels." A small number of people tried to sneak into the garden to assassinate, but they were also completely annihilated by His Majesty, and His Majesty was safe and sound. ”

Hearing Zhang Tao say this, Empress Dowager He stroked her chest and said, "Thank God, the debate is fine." ”

Then he said to Guo Yi next to him: "The day before yesterday, I listened to Master Pujing's lecture, which is quite legal, and he should be a person with advanced Taoism, and he will enter the palace tomorrow to pray for the debate." ”

"Whoa." Guo Yi responded.

"What if you say that this palace will go to see the debate now?" Empress Dowager He suddenly came up with such a sentence.

Zhang Tao's face was embarrassed, and he glanced at Guo Yi with a look of help. Guo Yi nodded slightly, and stepped forward to advise: "Although the thieves outside have left, the city is still not very peaceful, if the Queen Mother rushes out of the palace and encounters risks, Your Majesty will be worried and afraid, and take care of one or the other." After a few days of peace in the city, it is not too late for the Queen Mother to go. ”

Hearing Guo Yi say this, Empress Dowager He said faintly: "Even if I pass, the debate may not be happy, our mother and son are ...... Alas. ”

When Empress Dowager He said these lonely words, Zhang Tao naturally didn't dare to answer, only Guo Yi stepped forward to comfort: "Your Majesty will understand the Empress Dowager's mind one day." ”

Empress Dowager He nodded with a smile, her eyes looked in the direction of the Dragon Garden, complicated and melancholy.

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Yuan ran desperately, and the wounds on his body were extremely painful because of the continuous pulling of muscle movements, but he couldn't care about it so much.

He couldn't remember how he escaped from the Chenliu Palace, and the bloody rain and fighting that had just happened seemed to have become a distant memory in his mind that he didn't want to recall.

Although Hu Che'er was fierce and brave, he lacked leadership and organizational skills, and Yuan Remnant still broke through the encirclement of Hu Che'er and others under the fighting, but he also paid a heavy price, and the people he brought were almost all wiped out.

During the run, Yuan Yi would also feel that someone was running with him in the middle of the run, and after a while, he was left alone. The sound of chasing behind was endless, and Yuan Yi never dared to look back, for fear that even the slightest pause would make the pursuers behind him catch up and break him into pieces.

The fame of the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family is looked up to by the world, and as the young generation of the family, he was also a noble son who attracted the attention of thousands of people. Although his fame is not as loud as Yuan Shao's Yuan Shu, in his own circle of friends, he is also exposed to all kinds of envy and admiration. Even if he later became filial piety and went up step by step, he could finally become a prince and the Taishou in charge of a county. However, he never imagined that one day he would be chased and fled for his life like a lost dog.

The humiliation and fear in his heart could not be shaken away, and suddenly Yuan Yi's feet slipped and fell forward to the ground.

The sound of chasing behind seemed to be coming in an instant, Yuan Yu looked around in a panic, and found a row of clean buckets piled up in the corner of the wall, and got behind it without thinking.

The so-called net bucket is a wooden bucket used to hold people's feces and urine, and the people of the Han Dynasty originally used a thing called "Huzi" to go to the toilet at home, which was the predecessor of the toilet. Generally, after the "tiger" is full, it will be taken to the street or dumped by the people, and if it is solved outside, it will be open defecation, which will make Luoyang City feces and urine flow and stink.

After Liu Wei ascended the throne, he began to build many public toilets in Luoyang City, and it was mandatory that he should not defecate on the streets, and if he was caught, he would be severely punished. In addition, many large wooden barrels were erected near the people's homes, which were called "net barrels". At night, the "tigers" of the people's homes can be dumped into these large wooden barrels after they are full, and special people will be arranged to collect them every morning.

Yuan Yi hid behind the net bucket and didn't dare to move, the footsteps were approaching, and he quickly walked away, but he didn't dare to come out of the net bucket, the stench around him made him almost want to vomit, but he covered his mouth and held himself, for fear that the slightest noise would attract the pursuers. Yuan Yi's tears couldn't help but flow.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place.

Yuan Yu curled up between the net buckets, without the dignity and pride of the noble son of the family, only the great fear of death and the trembling body remained.

It wasn't until dawn that the surroundings were much calmer, and at this time Yuan Yi got up in a daze. The riots in the streets still exist, only they have become fragmented and unorganized. The imperial court has already begun a clean-up operation, and soon Luoyang City will return to its former calm.

Yuan Yi walked like a zombie, waiting for death to come at any time. However, almost as if lucky, Yuan Yi did not encounter the pursuing soldiers, but instead joined the Tiger Ben Zhonglang who fled with the remnants of the army, and there was another person who escaped from Xin Bi after nine deaths.

When Xin Bi met Yuan Yi, he cried that his brother Xin Ping was caught by the imperial court, and how difficult it was for him to escape all the way. In fact, Yuan Yi also felt the same way, and the two brothers hugged their heads and cried.

The next day, Chong Ji, Yuan Yi, and Xin Bi gathered the remaining remnants of the southern army in Luoyang City, and the defeated generals broke through the Dongzhi Gate and fled from Luoyang. Chongji was killed in the ensuing pursuit, and Yuan Yi and Xin Bi escaped and returned to Jizhou. And Xin Bi's brother Xin Ping was sentenced to be beheaded in a later public trial, which is already a later story.

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When all efforts had failed, Yuan Kui did not run away.

He did not commit suicide in despair like Yuan Ji, nor did he flee in fear like Yuan Ji. Instead, he calmly accepted the arrival of defeat, and even when he saw that Wu Fu, whom he trusted, was also standing in the crowd of his arrests, his expression did not waver in the slightest. For him, becoming a king or losing a thief is probably like this.

Wei Gen led the arrest, and in fact the arrest of a traitor like Yuan Kui was a considerable credit, and Jia Xu should have come forward to carry out the arrest. However, Jia Xu gave this credit to Wei Gen, which was naturally giving Wei Yi face.

Although Wei Gen's assassination attempt in Jizhou failed, it was also a crime of non-war. Moreover, his main task is to lay down an intelligence network in Jizhou, which has been done quite well. This time, he will make the merit of arresting Yuan Kui, and he will have a considerable position in the unified investigation agency and in the court. It is not easy for Wei Gen, who was originally an illiterate peasant to become a black mountain thief and was captured by the imperial court, to grow up today.

Wei Gen stepped forward and said to Yuan Kui, who was kneeling motionless in the hall: "Wei Gen, the director of the Lower Coordination Society, invited Yuan Taifu to enter the palace by the edict of the Son of Heaven. ”

Yuan Kui nodded silently, got up and left with them.

Wei Gen was a little stunned, Yuan Kui's calm expression. It's not that he didn't think about Yuan Kui's reaction before he came,-for-tat, scolding, and even rebelling, etc., Wei Gen thought about it, but he didn't expect Yuan Kui to have such an attitude of accepting his fate.

Walking to Wei Gen's side, Yuan Kui actually said to Wei Gen in a pleading tone: "The old wife is sick, and I hope that Director Wei can take care of Ma Tongru for Ma Tongru's sake, so as not to let her suffer too much." ”

Before coming, Jia Xu had already instructed Wei Gen not to embarrass Yuan Kui's wife Ma Lun. Ma Lun is Ma Rong's daughter, and Ma Rong is Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan's teacher. Even if Yuan Kui committed the crime of rebellion, for Ma Lun, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan and other scholars would still deal with her. Therefore, it is better to be tolerant of Ma Lun, otherwise you may offend Lu Zhi and others.

Wei Gen nodded and replied briefly, "Yes." ”

Yuan Kui cast a grateful look and said, "Thank you!" ”

Wei Gen waved his hand, and his subordinates took Yuan Kui down.

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.) ）