In the dark night of the palace, there is the guidance of Princess Izumo's personal palace maid. Chen Kefu quickly found Chen Lei and a few other frightened subordinates who had been waiting for a long time. With the bright moon this internal response,

They quickly found their way out of the palace.

Although the guards in the Ziwei Palace are strict, for Chen Kefu, a group of elite soldiers who already know the route in the palace and the general situation of the patrol soldiers, it seems to be a very difficult thing to escape from the palace quietly to avoid the guards. But in fact, Chen Kefu and others were in danger all the way, and finally succeeded in climbing over the wall under the palace wall of the west city.

Out of the palace, it didn't take long for Chen Kefu and others to find Qin Qiong and other Liaodong soldiers near the palace. With their response, they successfully returned to the Liaoguo Mansion. That night, Chen Kefu was ambushed and 14 guards died. However, when he left the palace, Chen Kefu carefully observed that the palace was calm as usual, and only sentry posts were added in the acropolis. But after leaving the palace, although Qin Qiong and others responded, Chen Kefu still sensitively felt that along the way, there were several groups of people following them, but there were many of them, and the other party did not find a chance, so they had already returned home.

Through this observation, Chen Kefu also roughly judged in his heart that although today's assassination took place in front of the gate of the East Partition City Palace, nine out of ten percent was not committed by Yang Guang. If what he expected was not bad, if it wasn't for the combination of Yuwen Valve and Pei Que, it could only be Yuwen Valve's shot. The assassination was carried out in front of the palace gate, and it was a Praetorian Guard with a hundred people, and other forces would never be able to do it.

The successive assassinations also made him understand that the forces inside and outside the court are now clear and clear.

And after Yang Guang purged several times, the new forces were also reshuffled, and everything was settled.

The person who assassinated him was just unwilling to accept the current result and wanted to turn the tables. Any power plot is based on strength. When all the secret battles are over, it will inevitably be a bloody and cruel final collision of strength.

Although the journey to the eastern capital was difficult and dangerous, he still completed the alliance with Li Que.1 He also obtained the real power of the soldiers and horses of the fifteen counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, and Murowei from Yang Guang. Moreover, this trip also harvested several top talents, and even encountered a few encounters, which was very satisfying for Chen Kefu. However, it also made him understand that the purpose of the trip to the Eastern Capital had been accomplished, or even exceeded. He managed to win allies and precious time, and the next thing is to wait for the last east wind.

As soon as Chen Kefu returned to the house, he immediately strengthened the defense of the Liaoguo Mansion, in addition to the more than 100 Liaodong soldiers, he quickly dispatched hundreds of spies from the Luoyang Branch of the Special Service Division to spread all over the vicinity of the Liaoguo Mansion, once something happened, Chen Kefu could escape from the capital as soon as possible.

In the darkness of the night, the undercurrent is turbulent. It has been more than two hours since Chen Kefu's palace gate was attacked, and in the entire Kyoto, as long as there are people in some powerful ways, they have already known this latest news. In addition to those ordinary people, who were also in the drum, basically the Beijing officials of the entire Eastern Capital, and those foreign officials who entered Beijing, already knew about it. Even the wealthy businessmen who are more well-informed have known about it.

Li Yuan's Tang State Mansion, Yu Wenshu's Xu State Mansion, Pei Yun's Pei Mansion, Liao Wang's Liao Mansion, Yu Shiji's Yu Mansion...... Another team of family members of the factory team rushed out of the house and disappeared into the darkness. Even in this dark night, you can hear the sound of flying feathers flapping their wings from time to time in the sky.

In the underground secret room of a silk village in the West Market, dozens of people gathered, and if you look closely, you will find that these people are basically the owners of many famous shops in the Eastern Capital. However, at this time, these people did not have the kind smile of a businessman, each of them had a heavy face, bowed his head and said nothing, and the whole person showed a kind of edge.

In the top man, he wore a black sè with a big nose, and even his face was covered on his head, and he couldn't see his body shape at all.

"Today, the palace gate of the great marshal was attacked, and the first battle lost fourteen of the most elite brothers, and even the marshal was in danger. This is the biggest shame of my Luoyang branch of the Secret Service Division, an unprecedented shame! In just two months, Da Shuai was attacked twice in the Eastern Capital, and on both occasions, our Secret Service Division did not receive any information, let alone protection. Tonight the commander was attacked, and my Secret Service brothers were the first to arrive two quarters of an hour later. The Luoyang Branch of the Secret Service Department has nearly 10,000 secret agents, eyes and ears, and it is a shame for us to have such things happen again and again under our noses, and this will become the laughing stock of everyone in the entire Secret Service Division and the entire Liaodong Army. A few days ago, the vain commander also allocated a heavy reward to reward the brothers of the Eastern Capital Branch. ”,

The Luoyang Branch of the Secret Service Division has jurisdiction over six bureaus and 36 sections, with a total of more than 10,000 men and horses, and it can be said that one-third of the entire Secret Service Division is in Luoyang, the eastern capital. But such a branch with so many people actually let the marshal be attacked twice in the past two months, especially today's one, fourteen brothers died at once, and even the marshal was in great danger, which made Zhao Yue, the deputy director of the secret service department who had just been promoted to brigadier general and the head of the Luoyang branch, extremely angry and ashamed.

"Report to the deputy director, our first bureau has found out that the attack on the marshal at the palace gate this time was planned by Yuwenque and Pei Valve... The 100 guards who participated in the attack on the palace gate, except for those who died at the hands of the Great Marshal Guard, in fact, more than 40 people have been divided into six groups and withdrawn into the eastern, southern, and western cities. We've found out where they're staying"... The apparent identity is ...... The half-hundred-year-old man of the owner of a large inn in the city said.

Zhao Yue slapped the table, "Give me a quick action, capture all these people, and kill them on the spot if there is resistance." Another owner of Xishi Silk Village stepped forward and said, "Our Second Bureau has sent people to closely monitor Pei Valve and Yuwen Valve. They have just sent more than a dozen groups of men out of the house, but our brothers have already followed, and no matter where they go or what they want to do, we will find out clearly. Zhao Yue nodded. All efforts were made to monitor the Minister's Palace, and the movements of the Praetorian Guards were also closely monitored, as well as the garrisons outside the city. In the sixth game, we immediately contacted the eyeliner in the palace, and always paid attention to the situation in the palace, and we had to prepare for the worst. In addition, the third bureau sent a capable brother to protect the Liaoguo Mansion, and the safety of the marshal must be guaranteed. In the fourth game, the manpower was immediately ready, ready to cover the handsome out of the palace at any time. The men and horses of the fifth game are ready for at least ten people on the two routes of water and land, and at the critical moment, we must be able to arrange for the marshal to return to Liaodong at any time. And for a single departure, there must be at least nine people and horses at the same time to cover it. And the cover along the road should also be prepared from now on. According to the current situation, the situation in the eastern capital is likely to get worse and worse, and we must prepare for the worst. We have missed twice, this time we can't miss again no matter what, if anyone is not effective and delays the big thing, then you and I can only judge ourselves to thank the handsome for the grace of the encounter! Everyone in the secret room gave a military salute in unison: "Obey the order!" ”

The sudden assassination not only brought the atmosphere in the eastern capital to the extreme, but also the emperor Yang Guang, who was resting on the dragon chuáng, was also awakened. In the recent days, Yang Guang has been planning the affairs of the Eastern Turks all day long, and finally came up with a good plan with the ministers in front of the palace today... There was also good news from the Eastern Turkic Tiele. Emperor Yang Guang was finally able to rest early and get a good night's sleep once in a while.

Who would have thought that he had just slept for a while, but was urgently woken up by Neishì and told that not long ago, Zuo Xiang Chen Kefu was actually in front of the palace gate in the east of the city, and was raided by hundreds of guards wearing guard armor, Chen Kefu's guards died, fourteen of the rest were chased and killed, and they lost their traces. The Xiaoguo army went out to search for a long time, but in addition to finding the seventy or eighty corpses on the blood-soaked ground in front of the palace gate, not a single living person was found.

As soon as he heard the news, Yang Guang's face changed, and he thought that there had been a mutiny. When I heard that it was another attack, my heart calmed down a little. But this sudden attack still made Yang Guang extremely blue. Immediately, the generals on duty in the palace and the general of the Xiaoguo Army, Sima Dekan, and the general Yang Wei of Jinwuwei, who was in charge of the security of the capital, came.

"I want to know the details, who is willing to give me an explanation?" Yang Guang stood on the platform with his hands upside down, his eyebrows upside down, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Several generals were reluctant to step forward at this time, and turned their eyes to Sima Dekan, Sima smiled bitterly, and could only helplessly step forward and salute, "Report to Your Majesty, the Praetorian Guard has been dispatched, according to investigation, the seven political participants have used His Majesty's imperial food in the palace after the end of the political discussion, and each returned to the house."

Six of them all went out of the palace first, and when Lord Chen Kefu passed through the East Palace City, he was blocked by several vehicles transporting items in the palace for about a quarter of an hour, and finally left the palace. "As soon as Lord Zuo Xiang left the palace, he was raided by more than a hundred sergeants dressed in the armor of the Janissaries at the palace gate of the city to the east. At that time, there were 20 guards around Lord Zuo Xiang, and one personal guard. The two sides fought at the palace gate, and in the end, Chen Daren's side killed 14 people and killed 63 enemies. When the palace guards and the Jinwuwei sergeant arrived, the two sides were gone. Lord Chen and seven of his subordinates disappeared, and the remaining sergeants who attacked Lord Chen also fled in all directions. Just now, we got the news that Lord Chen has been picked up by the guards he left in the Liaoguo Mansion to return to the house. Except for a few guards who were injured, Lord Chen was untouched. ”,

"According to the verification of the Praetorian Guards, the bodies of the sixty-three attackers left in front of the palace gate have all been identified, and they are all guards on duty in the palace. Moreover, these sixty-three people came from various battalions and regiments in the Praetorian Guard, and the lowest position among the dead was the Janissary Guard's Ninth Rank Team Leader, and the highest rank was a General Wu Zhenlang from the Fifth Rank. In addition to the bodies of the 63 attackers, a group of 10 sergeants who were on duty at the palace gate were also found near the palace gate, all of whom were knocked unconscious and tied up. ”

Yang Guang sneered a few times, "What else?" ”

Sima Dekan wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Also, there are more than 20 Praetorian Guard officers such as Hu Ben Lang General Yu Wenbin, Huya General Pei Gong, and more than 50 Praetorian Guards surrendered, saying that they were responsible for this assassination. At present, he has been temporarily imprisoned in the Praetorian Guard camp in the eastern city, waiting for His Majesty's fate. Yang Guang's piercing gaze swept over a few people, and said coldly, "Immediately find out the Praetorian Guard officers on duty today, and those who are above the fourth grade will be cut to the people, and the whole family will be transferred to Liaodong." Those below the fourth grade, regardless of soldiers, were beheaded on the spot, their property was confiscated, and their wives and children were sent to Liaodong as slaves. In addition, more than 80 people, including Yu Wenbin and Pei Gong, were immediately interrogated, and all of them, including the higher-ranking officers in their army, were cut from their posts to the people and exiled to Liaodong. Those below the third rank were all beheaded, and their property was confiscated, and their wives and children were sent to Liaodong as slaves. In addition, the ten soldiers on duty at the palace gate in the east were executed on the spot, and the crime was not as good as that of their wives and children. Immediately, the Beijing division imposed martial law, closed the palace gate, and transferred the palace outside Kyoto to enter Beijing on alert.

Send troops to the Great Suojing Division to search for fellow attackers! ”

Yang Guang's order, no one dared to object, and hurriedly retreated.

After everyone withdrew, Yang Guang sat on the dragon chair and bowed his forehead in contemplation. From the time he heard Yuwenbin and Pei Gong turn themselves in, he already understood that this assassination was committed by Pei Valve and Yuwen Valve. If it was just the same assassination as the first time, Yang Guangzhi would not care about it, because that kind of assassination would not hurt Chen Kefu at all, but would make the relationship between Chen Kefu and the two of them even more antagonistic.

Even without today's play, he planned to repeat the old trick, and then sent the man in black to assassinate Chen Kefu and stir up troubled waters. But today's assassination has touched Yang Guang's bottom line, Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun actually dared to assassinate Chen Kefu in front of his palace. And after he cleaned the Praetorian Guards, he was able to mobilize a hundred elite Praetorian Guard officers at a time, bypassed the heavy guards, looked at the palace gate guards in front of the palace gate, and attacked Chen Kefu.

Although they only temporarily captured the palace gate of the outermost part of the palace, it had already made Yang Guang very angry. The two separate cities in the east and west are the last security guarantee of the emperor's Ouchi.

Now such a critical place, Yuwenshu can easily take it. This already means that the two of them no longer take him seriously. Today they killed Chen Ke and recaptured a peripheral palace gate1

Will they go around to the north of the city, take the Xuanwu Gate, and enter the Ziwei Da Nei from the West Inner Garden?

The more Yang Guang thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Na Yu Wenbin and Pei Gong and other more than 20 officers, although their grades are not low, but for Yang Guang, these scapegoats cannot extinguish the anger in his heart at all. Today's behavior of Pei Que and Yu Wenque is tantamount to launching a palace coup. This is already the crime of deceiving the king and plotting rebellion.

"Your Majesty!"

A soft cry interrupted Yang Guang's contemplation, and he raised his head, but it was Sima Dekan who had been summoned back by the Neishì he had sent.

"What do you think of today's events?" Yang Guang asked.

Although Sima Dekan is not as high as the official position of Yuwenshu at the beginning, he is as close and favored by Yang Guang as Yuwenshu at the beginning. At present, he not only has the most elite Xiaoguo army in his hands, but also a new hidden force in the hands of the emperor.

Bowing his head and saluting respectfully, Sima Dekan said cautiously, "The minister has sent the Dark Dragon Guard to investigate, and it can already be determined that this attack was planned by Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun." Yu Wenbin and Pei Gong are just two outcasts who were thrown out. It seems that they have understood that His Majesty wants to replace Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve with Chen Kefu and Li Yuan, and they want to make a last go. just underestimated Chen Kefu, but he didn't expect that twenty-two people could resist a hundred people and kill sixty-three people, leaving seven people to escape. Chen Kefu's Liaodong Army is really not in vain. ”

"This official can come to nothing, and business can also come to nothing, but this battlefield fight can't be vain. Chen Kefu was single-handedly promoted from a gang leader to today's position, and his ability is best known to me. Although Goguryeo was conquered by our army three times at the beginning, and its strength was greatly damaged, if there was no real ability of 12 points, how could it be pacified by the entire Liaodong with 10,000 soldiers and horses and 400,000 craftsmen? Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun just don't know the current affairs, and what I have decided will not allow them to change it again. If it weren't for the hard work of the two of them, I would have punished the two of them and the nine clans for this matter alone. Yang Guang sighed, although he wanted to fight Pei Valve and Yuwen Valve, but he didn't expect to eradicate it all at once, he had to first train new opponents for Li Yuan and Chen Kefu, and now he could only weaken Pei Valve and Yuwen Lang's power little by little. If you start too fast, it will only make Li Yuan and Chen Kefu swell up too quickly, and even become even bigger.

This is not what he wants to play, what he wants is to gradually suppress these families to the minimum, let the royal family flourish, and strengthen the authority of the central court. Instead of knocking down one and lifting up the other all the time.

Aiqing thinks that if Chen Ke gets married again, how about letting him rush to Murowei immediately? Continuing to stay in Beijing is not a long-term solution. "What Your Majesty said is very true, sending Chen Kefu and Li Yuan to the place, leaving Pei Yun and Yu Wenshu in the Eastern Capital, just to restrain each other. It is best to use Chen Kefu and Li Yuan to cut off the local forces of Pei Que and Yuwenque, and then use Pei Yun and Yuwenshu to suppress the Li and Chen families in the court. Sima nodded.

Yang Guang nodded and shook his head, "Chen Kefu is like a fierce tiger, and he can't be left in the mountains and forests for a long time." After the Eastern Turks are settled, I still have to transfer Chen Kefu, a tiger, to the Beijing Division, and it is the safest and most suitable to keep it under my nose. For now, it can only be done for the time being, let Pei Yun and Yuwenshu go first. When he said this, Yang Guang's tone was also full of helplessness, he was an emperor, but many times, he had to look forward and backward, and he couldn't do things completely according to his own heart.

There was a sound of footsteps, and an inner shì walked into the hall, "Your Majesty, you are waiting outside the palace gate of the Imperial History Observatory, and you are waiting to see your majesty with 100,000 urgent matters."

Yang Guang lowered his head and was silent for a while, this Gao Zhen is the imperial doctor who was promoted after Pei Yun's transfer, and he also belongs to the Guanzhong clan. However, he also knew that this new imperial doctor was Pei Yun's son and daughter, and Pei Yun's daughter was married to Gao Zhen's son. As soon as Pei Yun had an accident, this Gao Zhen came to meet you, but she didn't know what it was.

"Xuan!"!