Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Imperial City's Storm

――Three quarters, Yong'anmen――

Jijing, as the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has a total of nine outer city gates in the whole city, except for the Xizhi Gate and the Xibian Gate, which are garrisoned by the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, in order to facilitate the Eastern Army of one of the four towns to go out of the city for training, the remaining seven city gates, the rest are guarded by the soldiers of the City Defense Division of the Weiwei Temple, which is the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years.

However, today, a group of strange guests came to negotiate with Yong'anmen, the southern gate of Jijing, which made Xiang Yuan, the general of the Yong'anmen garrison of the City Defense Department under the jurisdiction of Weiwei Temple, quite a little surprised.

"What? Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei?" Looking at those brightly dressed Yuanbei soldiers, Xiang Yuan's eyes showed a little suspicion, and he frowned and asked, "The big men of the inner court, what are you doing in Yong'anmen like this?"

As soon as the words fell, one of the brightly dressed brocade guards on the opposite side walked out, clasped his fists and said, "In Xia Weiyang, Ren Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Wei is the commander, and from now on, take over the Yong'anmen city defense!" ”

"Pick up ...... Take over the defense of Yong'anmen?" The soldiers of the Guards of the Temple City Defense Division behind Xiang Yuan were full of astonishment and looked at each other.

Glancing at his surprised subordinates, Xiang Yuan hugged his fist towards Na Wei Yang, frowned and said, "Jin Yiwei wants to take over my Yong'anmen city defense in such a hurry, I don't know what it is?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a person stood up in the Jinyi Guard, and reprimanded unhappily, "I'm waiting for the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Guard to handle confidential things, and you don't have the right to ask, why don't you do it quickly?"

As soon as these words came out, including Xiang Yuan, the guards of the City Defense Division of Weiwei Temple showed a look of indignation, and they dared not speak angrily, after all, according to the official document of the emperor a few days ago. They also know what kind of yamen Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei is, it is a special yamen of the imperial court that integrates the functions and powers of arrest, review, and punishment, and directly submits to Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his status is not under the six departments of the imperial court, and his authority is not heavy, even if it is Xiang Yuan, he does not dare to offend, let alone an ordinary soldier.

However, Yong'an Gate is one of the nine outer city gates in Hebei and Beijing, and it has a lot to do with it, so it is not easy to say anything and casually hand over the affairs on duty to the other party. Thinking of this, Xiang Yuan hugged his fists, frowned and said, "If this is the case, it will be difficult for Xiang to execute!" ”

"You ......" The brocade guard was furious when he heard this, and he took a step forward, and was about to scold, but he was stopped by Wei Yang, the capital of the Jinyi guard, the Fusi of the north town.

I saw Wei Yang take out a document from his arms and hand it to Xiang Yuan. He said in a deep voice, "This is the official document of the city defense handover. It is stamped with the seal of the Ministry of War and the Provincial Seal of the Chinese Library, and it is clear to the general! ”

Xiang Yuan took the official document in surprise, took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw that the official document was printed with the seals of the Ministry of War and Zhongshu Province, so he frowned and asked, "My Weiwei Temple City Defense Division is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War or Zhongshu Province...... It needs to be covered with the jade seal of the Son of Heaven, or the seal of the Criminal Department and my Weiwei Temple...... I wonder if you have a certificate from my Weiwei Temple?"

Hearing this, Wei Yang reached out and took out a token from his arms. said, "I'll wait for you Weiwei Temple to issue a customs clearance token!" ”

Xiang Yuanyan's face was slightly shocked, and he hurriedly took the token and took a closer look, and saw that it was indeed his Weiwei Temple clearance token, but the doubt in his eyes did not subside at all.

Shaking his head, Xiang Yuan frowned and said. "There is no proof of my Weiwei Temple clearance token, a few days ago, there were several garrison generals of each city gate under the City Defense Division of my Weiwei Temple, and the whereabouts of the customs clearance token on his body are still unknown......

Wei Yang frowned when he heard this, and said rather unhappily. "What does General Xiang mean by thinking that we are planning to do something wrong?"

Xiang Yuan's face was stunned when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Xiang doesn't dare, it's just ...... Forgive Xiang Xiang for needing to report this matter to Lord Qing Zheng first, please decide this matter! "The Qingzheng Lord in his mouth is Zhengqing, that is, Xunzheng, the Qingqing of Weiwei Temple.

Hearing this, Wei Yang frowned, beckoned to Xiang Yuan, and said in a low voice, "General Xiang, please take a step to speak!" ”

Xiang Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and followed Wei Yang to a remote place, but he heard this person say in a low voice, "It's not a secret, my Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei took over Yong'anmen tonight, just to facilitate the Jizhou army to enter the city to guard the Beijing Division......"

"Convenient for the Jizhou army to enter the city? Alert Jingshi?" Xiang Yuan's face was slightly shocked, and he asked in astonishment, "Why is this?"

I saw Wei Yang's face showing a little hesitation, and said vaguely, "It is inconvenient for Wei to disclose the specific matter, General Xiang only needs to know that there is a major incident in the inner court of the palace, and it is urgent to lead my Jizhou Central Army into the city to stabilize the situation, so as not to ...... people's hearts are unstable."

"Something big happened in the inner court of the palace?" Xiang Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, his eyes showed a little horror, and he said in shock, "Mo ...... Could it be Your Majesty, he ......"

"Shh Wei Yang hurriedly made a silent gesture, lowered his voice and said, "It's good to know from the general, don't spread the word!" -- At present, the Northern Army has taken control of the situation in the palace and temporarily controlled the spread of this news, but even so, if the slightest news escapes, Jijing will be in turmoil, so the imperial court has specially ordered us to lead the Jizhou army into the city to stabilize the situation! ”

"......I see," Xiang Yuan nodded suddenly, then sighed lightly, and said in a deep voice, "The last general understands, since it is such a big matter, don't dare to interfere with the lord, please Lord Wei take over the defense of Yong'anmen City!" ”

Wei Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for your cooperation with General Xiang, and the day after tomorrow, I will make a decision to perform this work for General Xiang in the imperial court!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Humility said, Xiang Yuan immediately ordered the guards of the patrol division near the city gate to evacuate, handed over the task of guarding the city gate to the Jinyi guard, and then rode slowly towards the city.

Looking at the back of Xiang Yuan and the others who were far away, Wei Yang's eyes lit up, and he whispered left and right, "Although I successfully deceived that guy, if I tell Xun Zheng about this matter after I go back, His Highness's plan will be revealed...... It is imperative to call the Jizhou army to enter the city as soon as possible and control the Beijing division, so as not to have many dreams at night! ”

The brocade guards nodded, quietly opened the city gate, and ran outside the city with torches in hand, waving them outside the city, as if it were some unknown signal.

As soon as the signal was sent out here, there was a reaction in the distance outside the city, and I saw that under the boundless night, a large army was quickly coming in the direction of Yong'anmen, led by two generals on horseback. Rode to the gates.

These two people are the generals who went to Taihang Mountain under the pretext of exterminating the training troops earlier, the former general Xin Ming and the chariot general Dong Yao.

"Can the two generals have a smooth trip?" Wei Yang asked in a low voice.

Xin Ming, the former general, and Dong Yao, the general of the chariot cavalry, glanced at each other, the latter nodded, and said, "Fortunately, I have not been suspected by the rest of the generals in the barracks...... I wonder what the situation is in the city?"

Wei Yang hugged his fists and said in a low voice, "There is no mistake for the time being, the two generals quickly enter the city!" ”

"Good!" Former General Xin Ming nodded, suddenly. As if he had noticed something, he glanced at the brocade guards behind Wei Yang, and asked suspiciously, "Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince send someone to answer me and wait?"

"Well...... Wei Yang's eyes flashed with a hint of color, and he said quietly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entrusted this matter with carte blanche to my lord, His Royal Highness Li Cheng...... At the moment, the matter is urgent, and there are many dreams at night, so the two generals still enter the city first, and it is not too late to talk about it after taking the palace! ”

He glanced at Dong Yao, the general of the chariot cavalry. Former General Xin Ming nodded and said. "That makes sense!" As he spoke, he waved his right hand, and suddenly, endless soldiers of the Jizhou army poured into the city and headed towards the palace.

At the same time, Xiang Yuan, the guard who should have stayed away from Yong'anmen for a long time, didn't go far for some reason, and still took a few henchmen or so, standing only a mile away from Yong'anmen on horseback, frowning and looking in the direction of Yong'anmen.

"What is the change in the palace...... How dare you say it! ”

said. Xiang Yuan raised his left hand and slammed the trunk of the tree beside him, and said in a low voice, "Three, the fish has been hooked, and the three of you have told you that the general has completed your orders, according to the plan." Handed over the Yong'an Gate city defense to the Jinyi Guard of Fusi in Beizhen, and lured the Jizhou army into the city......"

I saw that on the trunk of the tree, there were three black-clothed men who were quietly watching the direction of Yong'anmen Square, hearing this. One of them whispered, "Fangcai, do those people have suspicions?" Judging by the voice, the man in black who spoke was none other than Ding Qiu, the assassin of the Jinling Dangerous Tower.

Xiang Yuan shook his head when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "There shouldn't be!" - The last general will deal with it according to the wishes of Second Lady Xie, and there will be no mistakes......"

"Excellent! In this case, it is inconvenient for General Xiang to stay here for a long time, so as not to cause extraneous complications! Xiang General and temporarily return to the Weiwei Temple, waiting for your next order! ”

Xiang Yuan nodded, looked around, and saw that there was no one around, so he drove his horse in the direction of Weiwei Temple.

Glancing at the back of Xiang Yuan's departure, Ding Qiu put his eyes in the direction of Yong'an Gate, and said in an inexplicable tone, "I was really guessed by the second lady......

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Li, who was beside him, shrugged his shoulders and said, "What should I do?" - Why don't I go and report this matter to the second lady, and you will stay here and continue to monitor?" As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at the place where Mo Fei was lying, but was stunned to find that Mo Fei, who was still lying on the trunk of the tree and watching the night sky, had long since disappeared.

has good skills, and even quietly left without the two of them noticing, worthy of being the Dongling killer who can fight with the eldest sister for dozens of rounds, [sickle] Mo Fei......

With all the jealousy and surprise in their hearts, Xiao Li and Ding Qiu glanced at each other, slightly frightened by Mo Fei's ability to come and go without a trace.

However, he was frightened, Xiao Li was extremely unhappy with Mo Fei's behavior of leaving the two of them alone to ask for credit, although he also had this plan.

"Damn, when it comes to meritorious deeds, this kid runs faster than a rabbit! -- What else are the killers of the Dongling Mountains......"

Listening to the displeased tone in Xiao Li's words, Ding Qiu shook his head with a wry smile, and then said in a low voice, "Okay, it's okay, Mo Fei was originally in charge of monitoring Yong'anmen, and now that the fish has been hooked, it is natural for him to report this matter to Lord Xie......

"Shh Xiao Li pursed his lips and said a little unwillingly, "According to me, it's obviously the second lady's favoritism......"

Ding Qiu frowned when he heard this, and reprimanded in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense! ”

"Isn't it?" Tilting his head, Xiao Li said unwillingly, "Obviously, I have calculated the steps of those traitors, but I asked Mo Fei to be in charge of this place, and it is clear that I will give that guy a credit for nothing...... Hey, I see that Mo Fei's kid doesn't please the second lady on weekdays! Speaking of this, he sighed slightly, and said melancholy, "I don't know where the eldest sister is at this moment, if the eldest sister doesn't come forward again, I will be crushed by those Dongling guys who can't raise my head...... Hey, Ding Qiu, the eldest sister can't really get out, right?"

Glancing at the strange look on Xiao Li's face, Ding Qiu shook his head with a smile. Said lightly, "What do you think?"

Xiao Li tilted his head and thought about it, then shook his head, and said quite trustingly, "I think, the eldest sister should have been delayed by something...... I don't think anyone in the world can trap the eldest sister! ”

"That's right!" Ding Qiu smiled slightly when he heard this, then raised his head and glanced at the night sky, and sighed secretly in his heart.

Sister, where are you?

At the same time, the eldest sister in Ding Qiu's mouth, [Ghost Queen] Jin Ling'er, was looking for traces of Li Cheng one by one in the mansion of the fifth prince Li Cheng.

How dare you lock up the old lady in that kind of place. Li Cheng, that bastard thing......

And that guy named Geng Nan, if it wasn't for the old lady's unfeeling a few days ago, how could she be so easily captured by you?

As soon as she thought of this, Jin Ling'er hated her teeth, that day, she had planned to sneak into Li Cheng's mansion, kill Li Cheng first, and then kill the crown prince Li Wei in the East Palace of the palace, so as to end this accident caused by her.

Let's be honest. At that time, Jin Ling'er didn't pay much attention to the fifth prince Li Cheng or the guards around Li Cheng, after all, she had been in Jijing for a long time. Except for Liangqiu Dance, she has never encountered a master who can match her.

It was precisely because of this light enemy that she was caught by mistake, although she had been caught by Xie An twice, but only this time, she was deeply ashamed.

Damn Li Cheng, where is he hiding?

Looking for Li Cheng's traces from room to room, but this person was never found, and the anger in Jin Ling'er's heart became stronger and stronger.

That damn guy. Did you escape?

Not...... Forget it, why don't you go and tell the thief about Li Cheng's intention to harm him first?

It's just that...... On that day, I did not say goodbye again, so what face did I have to see him?

Standing helplessly in the courtyard of the house, Jin Ling'er bit her lip, quite in a dilemma.

And at this moment, she suddenly saw a team of guards walking in the direction of the mansion gate.

I saw that these guards were all strong and strong, and their eyes were sharp. It didn't look like ordinary guards, but the red gold official uniforms on their bodies made Jin Ling'er a little puzzled.

A red-gold official uniform embroidered with a flying fish pattern...... Who are these guys? Could it be that there is a yamen that he doesn't know?

In fact. Those people were Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei, but because it was not long after it was built, Jin Ling'er had never seen it, so he didn't recognize the identity of the other party.

But if you don't recognize it, you don't recognize it, but her intuition tells Jin Ling'er that there must be something important when these people come here.

Thinking of this, Jin Ling'er quietly followed, and followed them all the way to a well-guarded room in the mansion.

The guards are so strict, could it be that there are any other big people in Li Chengfu's house besides himself?

With all the doubts in her heart, Jin Ling'er quietly swept up to the roof, opened a few tiles to take a look, and suddenly, her face was full of shock.

Prince Li Wei?

The one who was locked up in that room turned out to be the crown prince of the dynasty, Li Wei!

What's going on here?

Holding back the horror in her heart, Jin Ling'er sucked and peeked into the house.

I saw that in the house, a brocade guard stood at the door, looking at the prince Li Wei who was sitting in the room holding a scroll and reading a book, one of them hugged his fists and said, "His Royal Highness the prince, please wait with me!" ”

"......" Under Jin Ling'er's surprised gaze, Prince Li Wei's eyes showed a little anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This prince is not going anywhere!" - What about Xiao Cheng? Where is he now? Tell him to come to me! ”

The brocade guards glanced at each other and were silent.

Seeing this, the anger in the eyes of the crown prince Li Wei was even worse, and he threw the scroll in his hand on the face of one of the brocade guards, and reprimanded angrily, "That stupid brother of the crown prince, does he know what he is doing?" -- Before he came to see Prince Ben in person, Prince Ben was not going anywhere! ”

Hearing this, all the brocade guards glanced at each other, and actually rushed forward to restrain the crown prince Li Wei.

As if he never thought that these people would dare to treat him like this, the crown prince Li Wei was shocked and angry, and scolded angrily, "You...... You're waiting for these damn guys to be so rude to Prince Ben? If you want to make a mess?! ”

Facing the question of the crown prince Li Wei, a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the brocade guards, and after glancing at each other, one of them hugged his fists and said apologetically, "His Royal Highness Cheng ordered, if His Royal Highness the crown prince does not obey, he will ask me to forcibly take His Royal Highness the crown prince away...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives your sins! ”

"Yes?" A little disbelief flashed in the eyes of the crown prince Li Wei, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That stupid person, does he think this matter can be done?" - Such a rush for quick success and quick profit, even the prince can't be fooled, how can he fool everyone in the Ji stable? Quickly call him to see the prince, if he stops, the prince can still keep him safe, and if it goes on like this, even the prince can't protect him! - You...... How dare you tie the crown prince with a rope?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's forgiveness ......"

"You...... You wait for these damn guys, all of them deserve to be punished in extreme ...... Woo, woo ......" Speaking of this, the voice of the crown prince Li Wei stopped abruptly, leaving only the sound of a whin, because he had been gagged with a strip of cloth.

Looking at the rude actions of the brocade guards beside him, Prince Li Wei was anxious and angry.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, only a few movements were heard, and the Jinyi guards beside the prince Li Wei fell to the ground one by one inexplicably, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

This is......

Seeing that the brocade guards who were still alive and well fell to the ground one by one, Prince Li Wei's eyes showed a little shock, and suddenly, he saw a woman walking out of the house, a woman with two scars on her face.

"Long time no see, His Royal Highness the Prince! - It's so hard for the old lady to find a place for your two brothers......" The woman sneered, and a bit of murderous intent appeared on her face.

Looking at the unusually familiar woman, a trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of Prince Li Wei.

Jin Ling'er?

How could this woman be here? (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes,