Empress Wu Zhaoyi is really here.

At the most dangerous moment of interception, she took the initiative to reveal her true colors. Under the bright moonlight, the old face was still calm, as usual when facing the ministers, not angry but threatening, and there was no panic in the slightest.

As she said this, she glanced at the Assassins in front of her, her eyes disappointed.

She didn't feel in danger.

Because from beginning to end, this is her game.

She knew very well that as she was old and faint and had few lifespans, the Li royal family was ready to move and coveted to regain the throne. Some radical forces don't even expect her to take the initiative to return to the throne and have the heart of military admonition and usurpation.

Therefore, she adopted the advice of the martial arts family and built the Chaotian Palace to compete with the wings of the British king led by Li Qianqiu. This move deliberately stimulated their nerves and made them mistakenly believe that she had made up her mind and would not return to the Li family peacefully.

Later, she took the initiative to provide the opportunity of Shangyuan Festival to lure Li Qianqiu and others to assassinate, so as to sit on the charge of rebellion and be able to eradicate them justifiably, so that the Manchu civil and military had nothing to say.

Her main target is Li Qianqiu.

Li Qianqiu is the younger brother of the first emperor, who has been in charge of the Wu'an Division for many years, cultivating a large number of pillars of talent, and his protégés are all over the government and the opposition, and his prestige is extremely heavy. In addition, he is outstanding, as a top master, he has the ability to violate the ban with martial arts, which is really a big trouble.

Status, prestige, and force, he has all three, and it is too difficult to get rid of him.

But the empress knew very well that if this person was not eliminated, when she was dying in the future, he would become the vanguard of the eradication of the Wu clan, launch a coup d'état, and force her to return to the throne of Li Tang.

So, there was this conspiracy tonight.

A few days ago, the empress received a secret report that Li Qianqiu had left the capital to visit friends in other places to pay New Year's greetings. At that time, she thought that this was an attempt to cover up, and he was trying to paralyze himself, and he would definitely appear on the night of Shangyuan and launch a key blow.

However, at this moment, she was out of the protection of Manager Chen and had fallen into a desperate situation, but Li Qianqiu had not yet appeared.

This disappointed her, thinking that her judgment was wrong, and Li Qianqiu did not have the heart to rebel. Otherwise, with his advanced cultivation, he would never bear to miss the opportunity in front of him and kill her.

It's a pity that what she didn't expect was that Li Qianqiu did come, but he was more patient and endured it for so many years, not for a short time.

The game fell short.

When the masked man heard this, he mocked: "When death is imminent, I still want to pretend." I'm not going to talk nonsense with you and let you stall for time, brothers, let's go together!"

He didn't believe that in the face of the siege of these masters, the empress still had a shocking hand and could escape from the Jedi.

At that moment, a tall man stepped forward, his face unreadable because of the pitch-black cloak on his head.

He was silent, and pulled out a white iron knife in front of the empress.

A cold murderous aura burst out from the blade, like a cold moonlight condensed into substance, and like a cold and biting fog in the winter night, and in an instant, it enveloped the entire street and alley, enveloping everyone.

What a terrifying knife intent!

The leader of the assassins trembled, stared at the man, couldn't help but fall back, and asked, "Who are you, you have such a strong cultivation!"

The mysterious man was silent and raised his knife.

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In another alley not far away, Li Qianqiu hid in the dark shadows, wearing a cloak that could hide his breath. After perceiving the situation at the scene of the assassination, he gasped, and an extremely shocked expression appeared on his old face.

"Three realms and nine folds, how is this possible!"

With his vision, he could naturally judge the true cultivation of the man through his sword intent. He couldn't believe that in addition to the manager Chen who stayed in the Lantern Tower, there was a big master lurking beside the empress!

He realized that his plan had failed, and that no one could hurt the Empress tonight.

Taking advantage of the fierce battle over there, he quietly left this place and returned to Hongyan Pavilion by night.

Along the way, his emotions were extremely mixed, with shock, despair, grief, and more confusion.

He couldn't figure out who that person was.

"In the territory of Datang, there are only six of us who can burst out with such might. Chen Jianlai is still on the side of the Lantern Tower, Wu Jingsi is far away in Youzhou, and Chu Crazy Dao has been in retreat for three years, as for the remaining two, they will definitely not interfere in this matter......"

He counted the six masters in his heart, but he couldn't count the answers.

"Could it be that Wu Jingsi has entered Beijing? Although he can help his sister, he never practices swords, and he will not have the sword intent just now. The biggest suspicion is Chu Crazy Dao, even if he has already been out of the customs, but with his arrogant nature, how can he be the emperor's lackey?"

Li Qianqiu was puzzled.

This kind of vague failure is the most desperate. He didn't even know who the other party was, and so far, the only thing to be thankful for is that he kept an eye on it and didn't rush out to make trouble, otherwise, he would become the most wanted criminal in Datang.

He has a very light view of fame and power, and he can abandon it casually, but if he becomes a fugitive, he will no longer be able to rely on his previous advantages to organize forces to oppose the military restoration, which is a huge loss to the Li family.

The relatives and enemies are fast, and once he falls, it will only fuel the arrogance of the martial arts.

Thinking of this, he had palpitations and almost lost the whole game.

He returned to the Hung Yan Pavilion.

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In a hidden alley.

When the battle was over, the rest of the guards did not make a move, and the mysterious man slashed the assassins to the ground with a single knife, and they were unable to move.

The cultivation of these people is very high, they are all first-class masters, but the opponent is too strong, and the two sides are not at the same level at all. In the end, they didn't even get to take off the cloak and see the man's true face.

The man wanted to keep a few alive and take them back for interrogation, but the assassins were resolute and swore to fight to the death, and they all bit their tongues and committed suicide.

The man put away his knife and returned to the empress.

The empress turned around and ordered, "You go back to the palace first, with him, I am safe." ”

The guards were ordered to leave.

There were only two of them left in the alley.

The man then took off his cloak and faced him with his true face, "Tonight's movement is much smaller than I imagined. I originally thought that Li Xian would go out and even dare to attack the palace. It's a pity, it's just a few little thieves......"

The empress stood with her hands in her hands, listening to the shouts of the heavens in the distance, her eyes were calm, "Today is the Shangyuan Festival, the city is overcrowded, how easy is it to mobilize troops? The people are suffering and bleeding, and they don't want to see such a scene." ”

The man wiped the blood from the knife and asked, "What should I do next?" Li Xian and Li Qianqiu didn't jump out, and it would be a disaster to keep them sooner or later. My army of 100,000 is in urgent need of food and grass, and it is impossible to hide outside the city all the time, so it is better to ......"

It turned out that he was Wu Jingsi, the king of Liang, and he was ordered to secretly return to Beijing this time in order to suppress the rebellion of the royal family surnamed Li. And now, Li Xian is not desperate, he is still hiding behind the scenes, and even Li Qianqiu has not fallen into the trap.

The Li family lost, but the empress didn't win either.

The empress raised her hand, interrupted Wu Jingsi's words, and sighed: "I thought that you understood me best, but it seems that you don't understand why I want to build Chaotian Palace." What worries me most is not the throne, but the hearts of the people......"

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