Bianliang City in the middle of the night is unusually quiet. In addition to the officers and soldiers guarding the imperial city, they patrol the city from time to time with torches. The people of the Imperial City who came out to visit the night market before are gradually dispersing at this moment and preparing to rest.

The inner city, located in the middle of the imperial city, is even quieter at the moment. The courtiers who lived nearby also turned off their lights and rested one after another. Only the angry wind lamp at the gate of the house told the patrol who lived in these houses.

The two spies who were sent by Zhao Xiaoxi to Kaifeng Mansion for trial during the day did not wait for Zhao Xiaoxi's arrival. This invisibly made Kaifeng Mansion Yin also breathe a sigh of relief, and felt that it was best for this county prince to completely forget about this matter.

Compared to the Imperial City, everyone else has fallen into their dreams one after another. The palace secret agent, who has been hidden for a long time near King Xu's mansion, seems to be a little sleepless at the moment. As always, two people were sent to keep an eye on the front and back of the palace.

The rest of the secret agents who were watching during the day also went back to rest one after another at this moment, and waited until tomorrow to resume the monitoring work. And in a shop not far from King Xu's mansion, there are still palace spies who are ready to take over for a few nights.

Just two secret agents, hiding in the shadows, carefully watching the palace's every move. But until now, the situation in King Xu's mansion is no different from before. Gradually, they relaxed their vigilance a little, and hid in the shadows to rest for a while.

These spies who are resting and still watching the sentry don't know. Outside their rooms, behind them, unidentified men in black appeared. Along with it, the husband who was responsible for reporting the change sounded the signal of the fourth watch.

With the sound of the husband knocking on the change, it attracted the attention of the two secret agents. The man in black who was hiding behind them finally made a quick move. Like the night of the night, they are directly killed silently in the dark place of surveillance.

At the same time, in the room where the other surveillance personnel are resting. Two men in black stealth, piercing the window paper where they were resting. He put the two iron pipes he had brought into it and began to blow.

With the smoke wafting from the iron pipe, it didn't take long for the people who were resting inside to sleep even more deadly. The two men in black who entered the room directly packed their weapons and quickly left here.

Cho Hyo-seok, who has been meditating in the dark in the palace garden. I heard a few night cries from outside the palace. The closed eyes immediately opened and said, "Zhao Da, call your father and the king and them up, and prepare to leave!" ”

Hearing Zhao Xiaoxi's order, Zhao Da quickly turned around and went back to the room, leaving Zhao Hao and the others, who didn't have much to offer. All of them were called out, and after a while, a covered carriage was driven in the backyard of the palace.

Seeing this carriage, Zhao Xiaoxi said to Zhao Xiaoqian, who was about to board the carriage: "Big brother, let's go to Jiangnan." You take care of your father and mother more on the way. In a little time, I will meet you. Be careful along the way! ”

Looking at Zhao Xiaoxi's concerned eyes, Zhao Xiaoqian, who was the eldest brother, nodded and said, "Second brother, don't worry, the eldest brother will take care of them." It's just that this time, second brother, you are in Beijing, but you have to be more careful! ”

The two brothers said a few words, and Zhao Xiaoxi asked Zhao Da to escort him personally. Not long after, the carriage quickly disappeared into the street outside the palace. Come to a courtyard in the middle of the city where ordinary people live.

Just when Zhao Hao and others got out of the car, this courtyard usually houses an old couple. Soon the door opened. After a while, Xu Hao and the four of them walked in and saw this ordinary looking old couple.

Facing Zhao Hao's arrival, the two couples seemed very calm, after saluting. Seeing the pavilion master token that Zhao Da took out, he quickly said, "Honored guest, please come with us!" ”

Not much. Zhao Hao and the others, who followed the two couples into a bedroom, soon saw them move the bed where they were sleeping. Just when Zhao Hao and the others were curious about what to do with the end of the bed, a big hole appeared on the ground.

Wait until the two couples smiled and said, "Wait, guest, let me light the lamp below first." ”

As the couple walked down the cave in advance, they saw a staircase in a short time. It stretches all the way down from the hole that the couple moved out. At this time, Zhao Da led Zhao Hao and the others down the steps.

Seeing the two couples walking in front, lighting the oil lamps hanging in the tunnel from time to time, Zhao Hao said with a little curiosity: "Ah Da, where are we going?" What's going on with this tunnel? ”

Zhao Da, who led the way in front, quickly said: "Lord Wang, this tunnel leads directly to the outside of the city. It's the little prince, who sent someone to dig it out five years ago. In order to be able to get out of the city through the tunnel in case of emergency. ”

An authentic tunnel dug five years ago!

Hearing this, Zhao Hao was also taken aback. For this son, this kind of pre-arrangement, he really said that he was ashamed. But he knew that compared with him and his eldest son, Zhao Xiaoxi's strategy and martial arts were undoubtedly much stronger than them.

Leaving like this now, although Zhao Hao is unwilling, he doesn't want to let his son and his family die in the imperial city because of himself. As an imperial uncle, he has seen a lot of this kind of thing.

After walking in this winding tunnel for nearly half an hour, Zhao Hao soon saw a step leading to the ground. At this moment, the two couples who lit the lamp all the way stopped leading the way.

When Zhao Hao and the others appeared, the two couples saluted again: "Distinguished guests, we can only send you here." Go up to your own staff and take your guests to a safe place. Please forgive us for our farewell! ”

Zhao Hao didn't put on any royal shelf at the moment, and arched his hand and said: "Thank you for today's help!" ”

The old couple smiled and said: "This is what we should do, a few years ago, if it wasn't for the pavilion master's rescue." Not to mention our old couple, even if my son who lives in the countryside, his family would have died a long time ago. ”

After saying these words, the old couple didn't say anything more, and quickly walked back. The oil lamps that had been lit before were all blown out, and soon disappeared in the eyes of Zhao Hao and his party.

As Zhao Da went up the steps, he knocked out a rhythmic sound on the floor, and soon the sealed floor was pulled up from the outside. When Zhao Hao and the others walked up the steps, they found that they had come to the backyard of an inn on the dock outside the city.

It was still the same as before, after Zhao Da showed the order of the pavilion master, it didn't take long for two canopy boats to appear. Carrying Zhao Hao and his party, he quickly drove outside slowly through the wharf, and soon changed to a large cargo ship moored on the river.

On this ship, Zhao Hao quickly saw that the other two Zhao Xiaoxi's personal guards. At the same time, several palace maids who were gifted back home last year are also staying on the boat at the moment to salute Princess Xu and the princess.

Looking at these old men in the palace, Zhao Hao looked in the direction where the imperial city was located, and deeply sighed at this son's foresight. It's just that this time, it doesn't know if it will have a chance to return to the imperial city.

Zhao Hao and others got on the boat smoothly and drove out of the canal overnight. Not long after they left, the carriage that had picked up Zhao Hao and the others left before returned to the backyard of the palace. From the car, four more people walked down.

If someone sees it inadvertently at this moment, they will definitely be curious, didn't Zhao Hao leave the imperial city? Why, at this time, did he return to the palace again?

Facing these four people who are very similar to Zhao Hao in height and appearance. Zhao Xiaoxi said very calmly: "From tomorrow onwards, you will be the prince of the palace, the princess, the prince and the princess."

If things do not turn out as the king expects, you should be able to leave with him. If something happens, you're likely to die. But rest assured, what the king promised you before will be done for you. ”

Hearing this, the four of them quickly saluted and said, "Thank you, Lord Jun!" ”

These four people are used to pretend to be the stand-ins of Zhao Hao's four people. In addition to the four people, the other people in the palace left with Zhao Da and the two guards. Therefore, I will come early tomorrow morning, but I am afraid of the people in the palace, and I don't know the identity of their stand-in.

In order to ensure the safety of his family, Zhao Xiaoxi not only asked people to find people similar to Zhao Hao and others. I also found a stand-in for myself, but at the moment, I don't need his stand-in to play. But the stand-ins of Zhao Hao and others came to their time.

This is also why, Zhao Xiaoxi is not afraid that Zhao Xu will know that after the death of two secret agents, he will send someone to investigate the confidence of the palace. Even the next day, the palace sent someone into the palace and asked the imperial doctor to go to the palace to see Zhao Hao, who was infected with wind and cold at night.

The palace secret agent who was worried about not having the opportunity to enter the palace accompanied the imperial doctor sent by the palace to enter the palace together. Looking at Princess Xu, sitting at the head of the bed and crying, the prince and the princess looked anxious.

The two secret agents who accompanied the imperial doctor also felt very strange. Were the two secret agents who were killed last night the handiwork of this county prince? But it doesn't look like this!

Cho Hyo-seok, who personally sent the imperial doctor away, everything seemed very calm. Even after inviting the imperial doctor, he entered the palace again at noon and visited the Empress Dowager Gao, who was also lying on the sickbed and would die soon.

Everyone knows that this royal dispute will come to a final end with the day Empress Dowager Gao passes away. At this time, the ministers of the DPRK and China were also very worried about this happening.

It's just that as ministers loyal to the emperor have taken power one after another, some ministers who are willing to ease relations don't know how to speak for Zhao Xiaoxi. Anyway, Zhao Xiaoxi is just a county prince, and Zhao Xu is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!

may know that Empress Dowager Gao will die soon, and Zhao Xiaoxi will stay by this grandmother's side in the last two days. It wasn't until this grandmother came to her senses again that she asked Zhao Xu and a few court veterans to be called.

After explaining some things, he held Zhao Xiaoxi's hand and swallowed his last breath. This woman, who has gone through three dynasties and leaned towards the opposition, finally failed to survive this winter.

The Empress Dowager passed away, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty wore linen and filial piety. At this time, Zhao Hao, the king of Xu, was also carried and came to the palace to see off his mother. After a short time, he vomited blood and fainted, and for a time it caused a storm all over the city.

Seeing the emaciated appearance of this imperial uncle, and Zhao Xiaoxi's equally sad appearance. Many people know that without the existence of this Empress Dowager Gao, the future of King Xu's Mansion is really unpredictable! (To be continued......)