Although Fan Jian's martial arts are not weak, none of these guards are weak, and the guards are mourning soldiers, so Fan Jian didn't last long, so he was hit several times and fell to the ground.

Li Guanqi saw that the guards were about to defect, and at the same time he was secretly happy in his heart, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking the sky behind him, and when he looked back, he found that He Ziming was speeding over like a falcon, and he was completely relieved.

Seeing that the guards were going to continue to step forward, Li Guanqi hurriedly stopped him: "Don't kill him!" ”

The guards stopped the knives in their hands and looked at Li Guanqi and He Ziming in unison.

A cold light flashed in He Ziming's eyes, and his right hand had already pressed the hilt of the Tenglong Sword......

Li Guanqi took a step forward, stopped He Ziming, and said loudly to the guards: "I keep the promise I made to you just now!" Let's go, all of you! I don't know who you are now, and I don't want to know in the future! ”

Looking at the backs of the guards who left in a hurry, He Ziming frowned and said, "Your Majesty, they are rebellious thieves, how can they be easily let go?" ”

Li Guanqi shook his head and said, "They were obviously saving the driver just now, how can they be said to be rebellious?" Moreover, you have no jokes, since I promised to let them go, how can I go back on my word? If that's the case, am I still worthy of your allegiance?"

He Ziming lowered his head in shame and said: "The minister is late for help, please ask the emperor to punish the crime!" ”

Li Guanqi smiled lightly and said, "I didn't let you come, so what's wrong with you?" Oh, by the way, what about the girl? ”

"Still waiting outside!" He Ziming replied honestly.

Li Guanqi frowned and said, "I don't want to see her." In this way, you escort me back to the palace first, and let your subordinates escort Fan Jian to find Zhao Pu, he has a suitable place to lock people up! ”

"Yes!" He Ziming bowed and replied.

Li Guanqi sighed and said, "I didn't expect it to come after all." Tang Mao, Tang Mao, what a good minion you are! I'm a little reluctant to let you go! ”

When Li Guanqi walked into the gate of the Qinzheng Hall safe and sound, Tang Mao was so surprised that he even forgot to salute.

Li Guanqi stopped, looked at Tang Mao with interest, and said with a smile: "Can you tell me which one allowed you to see the emperor without saluting?" Yes? Mr. Tang? ”

Tang Mao reacted at this time, quickly knelt down, kowtowed heavily, and said, "The slave should die, the slave should die, the slave and the maid are distracted." Please trust the emperor in the slaves, the slaves and maids are the most loyal to the emperor. ”

Li Guanqi said coldly: "I just asked you if you should salute when you see the emperor, why do you talk about being loyal or not?" Did I ask you this? ”

Tang Mao reacted at this time, he was really too nervous, and quickly gathered his thoughts, forced himself to calm down and smiled: "Although the emperor didn't ask, the slave and maid couldn't help but let the emperor know that the slave and maid's thoughts were not." ”

Li Guanqi turned around and said lightly: "Since you said it, then let's talk about this issue of loyalty." Truth be told, I believe you are loyal! ”

When Tang Mao heard Li Guanqi say this, his hanging heart finally fell, and he said with a smile on his face: "The slave must serve the emperor with all her heart and soul, and never let down the emperor's trust!" ”

Li Guanqi sneered and said, "I believe that you are loyal, but this loyalty may not be directed against me. ”

Tang Mao only felt a "boom" in his head, his eyes instantly darkened, the blood seemed to stop flowing, and he was chilled, but there were sweats flowing down his spine, and he tried to stabilize his mind, so he didn't faint on the spot. With a white face, he said: "What the emperor said, the slave and the maid don't understand, the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid are loyal to the emperor."

"Loyal to me?" Li Guanqi took a step forward, continued to put heavy pressure on Tang Mao, and said with a calm face: "What kind of loyalty method are you?" Before I went out, I told you not to tell anyone about my whereabouts, but it's better for you to inform your real master in a blink of an eye, and then let him send a killer to kill me! ”

"No, it's not!" Tang Mao screamed hysterically, "I swear, it will never be the news that I leaked...... Who's that...... Xiao Ying, yes, it must be Xiao Ying, it must be Xiao Ying who did it, I don't believe you asked him to confront him. ”

Li Guanqi laughed out loud and said: "Manager Tang is full of courtesy in front of me on weekdays, what's the matter today, it's just so direct to you, mine is here." ”

Tang Mao knocked his head again and again and said, "The slave should die, the slave should die." Please ask the emperor to punish the slaves and maids for the crime of disrespect! ”

"You're going to let me cure you for the sin of disrespect?" Li Guanqi's face tightened, and he said, "Do you know how to deal with the crime of great disrespect?" ”

"Kill according to the law!" Tang Mao said tremblingly.

Li Guanqi sighed and said: "You reacted quickly, and your decision was fast, and you wanted to die, but this just shows that you are covering up a bigger crime." Participating in the plot to assassinate me, this is a major crime of rebellion, and it is to punish the Nine Clans, isn't it? ”

"Your Majesty, I beg you." Tang Mao wept bitterly and kowtowed and said, "The slave and maid have indeed committed the crime of great disrespect, but there is absolutely no rebellion." ”

Li Guanqi shook his head lightly and said, "Do you still treat me as a fool?" I'm here to tell you how bad your lying skills are. Before I went out, I did tell Xiao Ying about my whereabouts, but I told him that I was going to Xishan Temple. As for the Suiyun Temple where I really went, I didn't mention it to anyone but you. ”

Tang Mao's fingers pressed hard against the cracks in the bricks on the ground, and said in a hurry: "There are many people in the palace, and when the emperor and the slaves and maids talk, it is inevitable that they will not be listened to by any little eunuch or palace maid...... It must have been Xiao Ying's doing, the slave and maid knew a lot of things about him, and the slave and maid told the emperor to ensure that after the emperor heard it, he was shocked and his blood was cold......"

"Xiao Ying, like you, still has a master outside the palace." Li Guanqi said calmly, "He is as unreliable as you. ”

"The emperor knows?" Tang Mao was really surprised, Li Guanqi's calm tone showed that he was not surprised at all by this amazing news, but how did he know that he stayed in this palace every day?

"Do you think I don't know?" Li Guanqi asked with a sneer.

"Since the emperor already knows, why does he keep the slaves and maids to serve?" Tang Mao slumped on the ground and asked.

Li Guanqi looked at Tang Mao with pity and said, "Because I know that you eunuchs are all greedy for money, if you are just to be able to collect a little more money and get closer to a certain minister, I don't mind turning a blind eye." But a dog slave like you who sells his master for glory, I naturally won't let you go. ”

"The slave and maid know that they deserve to die, and they dare not ask for their lives, just hoping that the emperor can bypass the slave's family." Tang Mao closed his eyes.