Chapter 237: Losing Purpose

Li Bao has been feeling more and more difficult during this time. Originally, he booby-trapped Sun Long and rebelled against Sima Bao, but he made up his mind to gamble, thinking that from now on, he would have a bright future and soar. Unexpectedly, after coming to Shangtai, although he was promoted by Sima Bao, he was actually not responsible for anything and had no power. Sima Bao was relatively cold to him, and the officials of the Shangtai faction did not want to see him, and he was sneering, which made him extremely resentful and uncomfortable.

Also, not long after he came to Shangqi, Gao Yue officially raised the banner of resistance, and then the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, the emperor supported, the soldiers worked hard, Sima Bao was the dignity of the dignified vassal king, but he couldn't contain Gao Yue, and he was defeated again and again in Qinzhou, and now he was counterattacked by others to the door of his house, and he didn't dare to move when he shrunk his body.

Li Bao saw the opportunity to pursue profits, but this time he saw that he bet on the wrong treasure, and the bleak future of taking refuge in Sima Bao made him regret breaking his intestines, and he shouted in his dreams countless times that he miscalculated, but the matter has come to this point, even beating his chest is useless, and he can never turn back. And what's even more terrifying is that Li Bao has already experienced three assassinations, and the last one was almost killed on the street, so frightened that he didn't dare to go out again. He knew in his heart that as a traitor who killed his colleagues, those scout agents in the internal government would not let him go.

Afraid of unbearable, Li Bao took the initiative to beg Sima Bao. Although Sima Bao didn't have a good impression of him, he didn't want the people of the world to feel that he couldn't even save the lives of the people who surrendered, so he finally sent guards to Li Bao's residence to strictly defend them, and the situation improved slightly. But what Sima Bao and Li Bao didn't know was that Kuai Laosan had received an order not to chase and kill Li Bao for the time being, but to find an opportunity to capture him instead, so the assassination disappeared.

But in any case, the Qin army in Gaoyue outside the city was struggling to attack the city, and it had the momentum of not giving up. Li Bao secretly escaped for a while, and he couldn't escape for a lifetime, the current situation in Shangtai is getting worse and worse, in case the city is broken, he still can't run away, how can he live.

On this day, while sitting at home and thinking about it, I heard the guards report that a guest by name was not allowed to visit. Li Bao was surprised, since he surrendered, he had not made a single friend in Shangtai City, and he was too lazy to talk to him when he was seen by his colleagues on weekdays, and there were even arrogant people such as Zhang Chun who mocked him in person. He was resentful but helpless, how could anyone visit him for no reason now. Just as he was about to go out of the house to take a closer look, a person strode in, Li Bao hurriedly looked up, and when he was stunned like a stake, he exclaimed: "What...... It's you? ”

At night, just at the time of the Son. On the left street a hundred steps away from Nanyang Palace, a long row of large and small houses have long been closed and have fallen silent. But in one of the houses, if you pass through the thick closed door, in the innermost chamber, under the dim and dancing candlelight, all kinds of black shadows flutter low against the wall.

This ordinary house is also a secret stronghold of the inner government in Shangtai City. Because it is relatively close to the palace and an ordinary house, as early as half a year ago, he was instructed by Kuai Laosan, who did not come forward, to order his subordinates to take it down without a trace, and there was only one goal, that is, to specifically investigate the big and small affairs of the Nanyang Palace. At present, as the outpost of tonight's sneak attack on the palace, there are nearly 300 people gathered here with the front yard and backyard, the inner and outer halls, etc.

"As I have discussed, I will now give one last explanation. Half an hour later, we set off from here, passed the corner of the street, and turned right. Under the gaze of the people around him, Qi Fuyan dipped his fingers in water and gestured on the table, "Then, the Marquis of Kuai Yu took fifty people, bypassed from here, set fire to the palace, and at the same time made loud noises, in short, the bigger the movement, the better, and put on a posture of countless soldiers attacking. When you have succeeded in attracting all your attention, you will look for an opportunity to turn to the front and follow us in, but do you hear clearly? ”

Qi Fuyan Xiaodou had a candle flame in his eyes, glanced at it and asked in a deep voice, and everyone lowered their voices and said yes. Qi Fuyan nodded, stood up, and said viciously: "I've been aggrieved for a long time, and we're helpless." As long as you can succeed tonight, and even catch Sima Bao, it will be a miracle, and everyone present will inevitably have a great reward, and the future will be immeasurable. Lao Tzu's ugly words are ahead, tonight is only allowed to succeed and not to fail! If any of them spoil my good deeds, no matter who they are, they will flee to the ends of the earth, and Lao Tzu will still ask for your life! The words are a little rougher, the reason is put on hold, everyone understands people, understand. ”

The vast majority of the people present were secret agents and scouts from the internal government, and on the whole, they were relatively reliable. There are also a few of them are some splashes in Shangtai City, because they are local snakes, they have their irreplaceable role, so Kuai Laosan has also won them over through long-term means. On weekdays, I just inquire about news through them, but I have never participated in such a major event as tonight.

Kuai Laosan and Qi Fuyan have repeatedly discussed, on the one hand, they really think that the more people, the better, on the other hand, although these splashes are brave and ruthless, but they are also very righteous, so Qi Fuyan decided to use it. But after all, the big thing is not trivial, and when it comes to the juncture, it is still necessary to explain the cruel words and beat them so that everyone can work together. Qi Fuyan's voice fell, and Kuai Laosan took the lead in expressing his allegiance, and admonished again, but everyone nodded and said nothing. Qi Fuyan ordered the torches, blades, etc. to be inspected in detail to ensure that nothing went wrong.

When they were busy, everyone could hear a faint noise outside the house, which was not very real. When Qi Fuyan was about to ask someone to investigate immediately, with the heavy and hurried footsteps outside the door, a scout squeezed in: "Deputy Envoy Qi, the Nanyang Wangfu was suddenly attacked by a group of unknown people, and now there is a big chaos in the mansion, and when the subordinates see that something is wrong, they hurry to report." ”

This sudden news made everyone stunned. After preparing for a long time and putting a lot of thought into it, it was the time to get ready for it, but when he saw that most of the actions were about to fail, beads of sweat poured out on the tip of Qi Fuyan's nose. His small eyes widened, and he said in a low voice: "Could it be that who doesn't listen to Lao Tzu's orders and dares to act in advance without authorization?" What the hell is going on! ”

The scout was also full of anxiety: "My subordinates really don't know. Just when Fang Cai, his subordinates were ordered to lurk and keep an eye not far from the palace, suddenly many people rushed out from the shadows, lit torches and danced blades, and began to storm the gate of the palace. At first, the subordinates thought it was their own person, but they weren't sure, so they still lay unmoved. Later, I saw that those people were all wearing armor, and they seemed to be soldiers, and their subordinates thought that we were all going to wear black clothes when we acted tonight, so it was obviously not my own people. After those people rushed into the house, they also came with bad intentions, and after a while, they heard all kinds of frightened cries inside, and then they began to burst into flames, and then after a while, many defenders rushed over one after another to rescue, and when there was chaos, the subordinates hurried back to report. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and even Kuai Laosan was stunned. Where did this group of people come from, I don't know where it is sacred, how by such a coincidence, it was also chosen tonight, and the target of the attack was also placed in the Nanyang Palace. At the moment, being preempted by someone is the first to get there, and according to the description of the scout, even if he runs over immediately, I'm afraid it will be a matter of wiping people's butts.

This hasty change disrupted the original plan. Qi Fuyan's small eyes turned slowly, and after a while, he said that the time was urgent, and it was too late to make adjustments slowly, so he would move forward the time of action without doing anything, and now go straight to the Nanyang Palace, and see if he can win in the chaos, if not, he will be improvised.

From the third child onwards, all of them agreed. So he went straight to the palace. After walking for a short time, I saw the direction of the palace from a distance, and there was already a fire, and when I got closer, it seemed that because of the fire, the cold air had become warmer. Countless screaming and noisy voices went straight into his ears, getting louder and louder, chaotic and not very real, Qi Fuyan stretched out his head at the corner to look, and countless people at the gate of the palace ran in and out in a panic, it was an uncontrollable scene.

“…… Captain Tong, Captain Tong! There was also a fire in the backyard! ”

"Captain Tong, the prince was really ...... Let's go! ”

"Don't go after it! Fast! Alert ......"

Qi Fuyan showed half of his face in the dark, his eyes reflected the twisted and tumbling firelight, and his brain immediately raced rapidly. Looking at the posture, there is no doubt that the Nanyang Mansion has encountered some unexpected changes at the moment, looking at the appearance of a pot of porridge, not to mention that Qi Fuyan and the others are still in a hidden state, they are swaggering out, and most of them are not taking care of him for a while. But Qi Fuyan himself vetoed the decision to storm the palace, because he heard that Sima Bao had been robbed by someone, the main target had been lost, and it was meaningless to attack the palace now.

The first hand has been lost, and Sima Bao has been mistaken again. Nearly three hundred people behind him were still waiting for the latest instructions, Qi Fuyan was originally as big as a fight, but he was also a person who made a decision to kill, listening to the shouts of Captain Tong over there in the palace, he just thought for a moment, and then he had a new plan.