Due to the professional habits he developed in his previous life, Yang Zhi secretly memorized the direction of the route from the moment he stepped into the secret room last night. It is roughly inferred that the current location should be in the most lively and prosperous Chang'an East Market. After thinking about it carefully, the caution of the emperor and the Duke of Qin is actually not difficult to understand. Before it was determined whether Zhou Ting had fully taken over the city defense and cleared the palace ban, how could the emperor easily return to the palace in danger? As long as there is a slight difference in the grasp of the pool, wouldn't it be self-defeating?

In front of him was a flight of more than ten steps, and at the end of the steps was a stone door with a dark iron ring the thickness of a basin. Yang Zhi motioned for the emperor to stay in place, and he picked up the steps first, holding the iron ring and slowly pulling it back, and the stone door suddenly opened. Yang Zhi's eyes quickly roamed out, and there was no one outside the door, but a narrow corridor that could only accommodate one person.

The emperor was expressionless, as if he didn't care in the slightest about what he was seeing. Yang Zhi beckoned the emperor to follow, turned a few corners along the corridor and walked a hundred steps, and a wooden door appeared in front of him. Yang Zhi carefully extinguished the torch for lighting, leaned in front of the door and listened carefully for a moment, and then suddenly opened the door. A smell of firewood and grass fireworks, and outside the door was a dark and faintly visible firewood house full of firewood and grass. In order to escape from the war in the troubled times, many families with a little financial resources built sandwich walls in their residences as a temporary hiding place. Who would have thought that there was a secret door leading to the underground secret room of the Qin Mansion hidden in this sandwich wall?

Yang Zhi's power of ears and eyes was extremely amazing, and the dark night with a slight glimmer of light was not much different from the day for him, and he soon noticed that there was someone hiding in the northeast corner of the firewood room. Protecting the emperor behind him, he drew his sword and asked in a deep voice: "Contemptible Yang Zhi, dare to ask who is the honorable driver?" ”

From the corner of the firewood room, a ghostly figure flashed, vaguely an old man in a coarse cloth coat. Chong Yang smiled admiringly, bowed and saluted: "The Flying Tiger Marquis is famous all over the world, and he is really a very person!" The villain Qin Yong has been waiting here for a long time on the orders of my master. ”

Yang Zhi didn't have time to react before he could react. The emperor responded: "Is it really Qin's use?" You and I have known each other for over twenty years. Duke Qin's servant sent out all the personal servants at the bottom of the box, and he was finally loyal. Zhi'er, you don't need to be nervous, it's okay to trust this old thing. ”

Qin Gong and Yang Zhibing candle night in the wilderness shop. During the conversation, he once mentioned that he had never killed a chicken in his life, but the people who died under his hands were not far behind the people killed by Yang Zhi. The Qin clan has a huge structure of Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, and there must be many martial artists who are willing to be driven by Qin Gong and have outstanding skills. Listening to the emperor's tone, not only did this old man named Qin Yong be counted as the number one person decades ago, but also because I claimed that I had no intention of concealing my identity, I obviously thought that the old man was definitely trustworthy.

After Yang Zhi appeared, Qin Yong was still hiding. No, there is no doubt that there is a name for admiration for his bravery, implying the exquisite meaning of relying on the old and selling the old. If Yang Zhi hadn't decided that Qin Yong was the Qin clan's person, he would have already swooped down silently like an eagle falcon, so why bother to ask? Yang Zhi didn't care too much about this, although he didn't treat Qin Yong as an ordinary cat or dog, he was not interested in knowing his detailed background, as long as he was sent by the Duke of Qin. The Emperor's mood now to understand the situation outside is bound to be more urgent than himself. Yi nodded silently and stepped out of the way.

Sure enough, the emperor's next words were: "Qin Yong, you rush. Tell me quickly, what is the situation in Chang'an City now? ”

"The old slave has not seen Tianyan for many years, and it is difficult for the emperor to remember the old slave. Cheap name! Qin Yong's tone sounded a little excited: "The old slave has been ordered to lurk here to wait for the holy driver ten days ago, and until today he has not dared to take half a step out of the door, nor has he heard the little guy in the shop talk about any unusual movements in the city. What is the situation in Chang'an City now, the old slave really doesn't know, and the emperor forgives his sins. It wasn't until late this night that I suddenly heard the noise of people on the streets. The old slave heard it clearly, and some soldiers sounded gongs to patrol the streets, claiming that because there were rebels who had infiltrated Chang'an and wanted to commit misdeeds, a curfew was imposed in the whole city, and the forbidden army had been stationed in the East City to supervise it. ”

I don't know whether Qin Yong is intentional or unintentional, he is tantamount to suing. sue the emperor, the Duke of Qin and the emperor stepped into Chang'an on the front foot, and the back foot had already made arrangements to deal with today's affairs. Qin Gong's clarity and thoughtfulness can be seen from this!

Yang Zhi can't see the emperor clearly. What was the expression on the emperor's face, but it was not difficult to hear the slight sense of loss in the emperor's words: "Oh, I see. You have been ordered to stick to the merits and faults, what is the sin? Where have I been? Did the Duke of Qin ever command, where do you lead me to? ”

"Back to the emperor, this place is a grocery store at the intersection of Dongshi, which has nothing to do with the Qin family on the surface, but is actually the Qin family's industry in secret. The old man did not tell the old slave to lead the emperor to where to go, but only said that as soon as he saw the emperor, he would follow the servants left and right to obey the dispatch. ”

Dongshi is the largest gathering place for traders in Chang'an, with dense houses and a large population, and countless merchants passing by every day. The emperor and the Duke of Qin set up a secret room here twenty years ago, which can be described as well-intentioned. The intersection extends in all directions, but there are great changes, as soon as you get out of the secret room, you can easily get out of hiding, blend into the market and disappear without a trace. And the so-called people responded, Zhou Ting and Qin Gong were one bright and one dark, belonging to the two major systems of the military and the Qin family, not subordinate to each other and not related to each other, and they were both directly under the emperor's orders. Even if there is a problem in any link, it is difficult to put the emperor in a situation from which he will never recover.

Yang Zhi couldn't help but sigh secretly: Although more than one person has given him the evaluation of the hero, but if you really want to become a hero in the troubled times, what a long way to go!

The emperor nodded slowly and said, "I have already heard of your Qin ability, so I will lend you to me as a personal guard for a few days." Zhi'er is in the light, you are in the dark, then I will be more at ease, this is the best. A city-wide curfew? It's wonderful! In this way, General Zhou has completely torn his face with the prince's rebel party! I and General Zhou were in Dongshi when they agreed to appear, and it must be Zhou Ting's confidant who led the troops into the city to garrison. Zhi'er, I have Qin here, you can rest assured. You are famous and known to everyone in the army, so it is up to you to come forward to contact the leading generals! ”

Ten days ago, Yang Zhi was still on the way to meet him, and the Duke of Qin was still not sure when he would return to Beijing, so he sent Qin Yong to lurk here to meet the emperor early. It can be seen that Qin Yong must have a strong ability, otherwise the Duke of Qin would not have chosen him to be the emperor's personal bodyguard.

"Yes." Yang Zhi was also not coy, and Lisuo took the order and left. The firewood house is located in the backyard of the grocery store, just separated by a wall from the streets and alleys of Dongshi, and the mottled old gray wall has a back door. In order to avoid exposing the emperor's traces in advance, Yang Zhiqing went to the house like a civet cat. The street patrol soldiers in the city are fully armed as if facing a great enemy, and it is indeed three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Yang Zhi sneaked in the opposite direction for more than ten zhang before jumping to the ground.

More than a dozen soldiers choked and drew their swords to surround them, and shouted in front of the colonel: "General Zhou has an order, the whole city has a curfew tonight, and the gong has been sounded for a long time, who is so bold?" What is the intention of going over the wall at night? ”

Yang Zhi smiled proudly: "It's me, Yang Zhi, the first-class Flying Tiger Marquis of Great Xia Qinfeng." No matter how big General Zhou's military order is, it is difficult to control me! Who is the leader of the East Market? Call me now! ”

"Flying Tiger Marquis? Are you the Flying Tiger Marquis? The general of the little school said suspiciously: "You say you are?" Wait here! I'll report it. ”

Before the tea hour, a tall general led a group of sergeants in a hurry. He looked at Yang Zhi for a long time in the light of the torch, bowed his head and said: "The villain Yan Fang is the captain of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion directly under General Zhou, see Hou Ye!" In the selection of generals of the forbidden army in the year, the villain had the honor to fight with Hou Ye face to face, so as to know Hou Ye's face. ”

Hearing the captain of the leading soldier named Yan Fang say this, Yang Zhi saw that he was indeed a little familiar: "Really? Yan Duwei doesn't have to be polite. Does General Zhou have another military order with you? ”

Yan Fang got up and hesitated slightly, cautiously retreated left and right, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, please take a step to speak." -- The general's secret order, ordering the villain to lead 2,000 ironclad sergeants to enter the East City, and not to leave half a step without seeing the general's handwritten military order. When the emperor meets the emperor and agrees to use the seal hand, everything will be obeyed. Please forgive the villain for daring to ask, but Master Hou is here by order? ”

Yang Zhi took out the gold medal and lit up, and said with a smile: "You look carefully, can my imperial gold medal be worthy of the holy decree?" ”

Yang Zhi is already known to hold the royal gold medal, Yan Fang didn't dare to be careless, and took a closer look at the four words of the gold medal "If I am here", and quickly bowed down. Yang Zhi smiled and said in a low voice: "This is not the place to speak, you come with me!" ”

Yan Fang immediately ordered his subordinate sergeants to strengthen their vigilance, and then followed Yang Zhi. Yang Zhi took Yan Fang to the door of the firewood room of the grocery store, coughed lightly and said vaguely: "Master, I brought Yan Fang, the commander of the troops." ”

"Good!" I only heard the emperor respond excitedly: "Qin Yong, light the candle." Zhi'er, bring him in to see me! ”

The emperor did not shy away from revealing his identity, it seems that he is worried that the prince will use the stand-in in the palace to confuse the real and plan to make a high-profile appearance. A middle- and lower-ranking officer at the rank of lieutenant is never qualified to meet the emperor in peacetime, and the opportunity to be personally sent by the emperor is even more once-in-a-lifetime, and his progress is just around the corner. Yan Fangden was struck by lightning and stammered: "Emperor! Master Hou, do you mean...... The people in the house are the emperor? Isn't the villain dreaming? ”

Yang Zhi smiled bitterly: "It's like a fake." Your kid Zu Jide, you won the jackpot today! Why don't you come into the house with me? ”

As soon as Yan Fang entered the room, he knelt down at the emperor and kowtowed countless times. At this time, the emperor regained his usual sense of majesty, and after receiving the salute peacefully, he asked, "Your name is Yan Fang?" I wrote it down. I don't hesitate to reward meritorious people. Yan Fang, what is the current situation in Chang'an City? Play it as it is! ”

"Emperor Qiqi, the day before yesterday, General Zhou secretly summoned us to the palace to discuss matters on the basis of the emperor's secret decree that he had been ordered to cut first and then play. The general rushed to the camp of the forbidden army at dusk yesterday and suddenly took the throne to inspect the situation, selected 30,000 soldiers and horses, and announced the imposition of a city-wide curfew. Ordered General Geng to lead 15,000 troops to take over the defense of Chang'an City, ordered Xiao Cavalry General Wang Wenguang to lead 8,000 troops to guard the palace Dauchi, ordered Commander Wei Zhigao to lead 2,000 troops to inspect the city, ordered Commander Zhang An to lead 3,000 troops to guard the palaces of princes and ministers, and ordered the villain to lead 2,000 troops to settle in Dongshi and stand by. ”

In other words, if Zhou Ting's tiger face washing deployment is fully in place, it means that Chang'an has returned to the emperor's strict control. The prince's ministers with Wei Su as the leader should have lost their personal freedom at this moment. Politics comes out of the barrel of a gun, what a wise saying!

The emperor asked with satisfaction: "The general ascended the throne and ordered troops halfway, can there be any other changes?" ”

After General Zhou ascended the throne and ascended the account, he read out in public the secret decree granted by the emperor to the right to behead first and then play before the imperial expedition, and set up an incense case in the forbidden army camp to worship him, and then ordered the army. The first military order issued by General Zhou yesterday was to state that those who dare to violate the order will be killed immediately! General Zhang Tianxing and two other cavalry and vanguard generals questioned and disagreed, and asked Prince Chen and Taiwei to make a decision after that, but they were reprimanded and rejected by the general. The two horsemen and the vanguard general were escorted to the school field of the camp on the spot to behead the public, and General Zhang Tianxing was tied up and heavily punished with 50 military sticks outside the gate and detained on the spot. The villain was at the end because the general had another secret order. He led the troops out of the camp last night and walked all the way to Dongshi, and there was not much chaos along the way. According to the villain's bold speculation, the rest of the soldiers and horses should advance smoothly in various places. ”

Zhou Ting, who seems to be honest, played the game of killing chickens to show monkeys, but he didn't blink his eyes! The emperor was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "Even if you don't say your name, I know who those two horsemen and vanguard generals are." They are all talents raised by me, and they may not deserve to die! ”

resolutely got up and said, "Zhi'er, let's go!" ”

"Emperor, let's ...... Where are you going now? ”

The emperor smiled grimly: "Jumping beam clown, how can you be a blow from the king?" Where else can we go? Chi Ze changed, and immediately rushed to meet with Wang Wenguang, the general of the cavalry, and I wanted to return to the palace! ”