Before the Youyan soldiers who were stunned by Yu Chi Lianghong's overbearing hands had not yet reacted, Yu Chi Lianghong had already returned to Qiu Yizhi's body, lifting a eunuch in his hand as if he was holding a chicken, and said to Qiu Yizhi with a smile: "Foolish brother actually found an old man here, please see it!" ”

Qiu Yizhi really didn't expect that he could have an "old man" in this imperial city, so he looked at the eunuch carefully a few times, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Haha, it turned out to be you!" Sure enough, it's an old man! ”

The noble man in Qiu Yizhi's mouth was none other than the Jin eunuch he saw when he followed Gu Erniang, a martial arts master in the Tianzun Sect, and disguised himself as a prostitute to sneak into the imperial city.

The bottom of this golden eunuch, Qiu Yizhi, knew it clearly - when he was a child, he was arranged by the Tianzun Sect to enter the palace, and he camped up and down for more than 20 years, and finally "got ahead" and became a general manager in the palace, and he was also an elite among the eunuchs.

So Qiu Yizhi asked loudly: "Are you Gonggong Jin?" ”

Eunuch Jin only knew that it was Youyanlai's army who captured him, but he didn't expect that there were still people among them who knew his surname, so he felt strange in his heart, and secretly raised his eyes to look at Qiu Yizhi who was sitting on the horse, but he couldn't recognize his identity for a while, so he had to tremble and say: "How can the general recognize the miscellaneous family?" But there is a relationship with the miscellaneous family? ”

Qiu Yizhi just wanted to say a few words to mock, but remembered that this matter was about the dignity of the Youyan Palace, and he could no longer say it in public, so he said: "My Youyan prince has great powers and knows everything, how can you little eunuch escape from his old man's eyes?" You are not only the chief eunuch in the palace, but also a believer in the Tianzun cult, am I wrong? ”

Eunuch Jin didn't expect his identity to be revealed, and he looked closely at the appearance of the young general on this horse, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed incessantly to beg for mercy.

Qiu Yizhi saw that his appearance today was very different from the style of reprimanding the palace guards with arrogance that day, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud, so he said: "According to your sin, you should have been executed by Ling Chi." However, there is a great merit for you at the moment, if you know each other and act honestly, you may be able to save your life. ”

When Eunuch Jin heard this, he immediately stopped kowtowing and looked up at Qiu Yizhi, with a flame of survival burning in his eyes.

"Let me ask you, where is Zheng Yao now?" Qiu Yizhi suddenly asked sharply.

Eunuch Jin was taken aback by his words, and his mouth was sneering, but he couldn't hear what he said.

So Qiu Yizhi bared his teeth again, turned his head and said to Yu Chi Lianghong: "Hmph! It's really unlucky, the surname Jin doesn't know the emperor's whereabouts. If you don't catch another eunuch for me, this one will be killed. ”

The golden eunuch was finally frightened by Qiu Yizhi, and hurriedly bowed: "The miscellaneous family knows...... I know where the emperor is now......"

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he changed his smile and said: "Okay, this is your blessing, don't lead the way for me, if there is a little delay, I want to see if your neck is strong, or the sword in my hand is strong!" ”

So the golden eunuch trembled and led Qiu Yizhi and the others all the way to the depths of the imperial city.

Qiu Yizhi led a lot of people, in addition to the soldiers who were arranged to guard before the noon gate of the imperial city, he also brought a total of 8,000 elite soldiers into the imperial city. Seeing that his men were redundant, he sent a sentry to guard these important places at every intersection or grand palace.

When there were nearly 5,000 men and horses left under Qiu Yizhi's command, the eunuch surnamed Jin finally stopped in front of a palace and said to Qiu Yizhi tremblingly: "General, the Holy ...... The Holy One is in the temple! ”

Qiu Yizhi glanced at the palace. I saw that this hall was built very majestic, only the foundation stone on the ground has nearly a zhang high, the palace on the foundation has nearly 100 steps in length and width, and the two layers of roofs are paved with bright and dazzling glazed yellow tiles, reflecting the sunlight and shaking people to a dizziness.

Qiu Yizhi settled down and asked: "It is said that my ancestor has an ancestral teaching, saying that future generations must do things in the 'Shuli Palace', but I didn't expect this 'Shuli Palace' to be built so magnificently!" ”

Eunuch Jin thought that the little general who came from Youyan was just a dirt bun, but he didn't dare to make a joke, so he replied: "The Shuli Hall is used by the emperor for his daily life, but every time a hundred officials congratulate or a major celebration, this 'Taixing Palace' must be used. There is a decree in the Holy Rite to transfer all the ceremonial guards to this temple, so the Holy One must be among them. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, raised the command flag in his hand, pointed forward, and ordered: "Give me to move forward quickly and surround the 'Taixing Palace'!" ”

Qiu Yizhi gave this order, but the team did not move at all, and even the bandits such as "Iron Head Jiao" did not dare to take half a step forward, let alone those Youyan soldiers.

In desperation, Qiu Yizhi had no choice but to re-order. However, the soldiers under his command still stood and did not dare to move.

But I heard the "iron-headed Jiao" tremble and take a few steps forward, walked to Qiu Yizhi, and said, "The emperor is there, the little one...... The little ones really don't dare......" The tongue is a little knotted.

Qiu Yizhi said: "What is this called? What we do is to make a living by raising flags and rebelling, are we afraid that he will be a hypocrite? You murderous bandit who doesn't blink, don't fill me with garlic here! ”

The "iron-headed Jiao" still replied hesitantly: "That's what I said, but ......"

When the two were still entangled, two teams of people ran up behind them - it turned out that Zheng Rong was still not at ease with one of Qiu Yi's people entering the palace to do business, so he asked Zheng Sen and Cui Nan to hand over the task in their hands, and then entered the palace together to do business.

So Qiu Yizhi discussed it with the two of them again, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

Just as the Youyan army was uncertain, the gate of the "Taixing Palace" suddenly opened slowly, and one of them was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, calmly walked out of the door, without a soldier behind him, but only a twelve or thirteen-year-old little eunuch supported a dragon canopy for him.

Qiu Yizhi was still speculating whether this person was the emperor Zheng Yao, but he saw that the golden eunuch in front of the horse had weak knees, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" ”

That person is indeed the current emperor Zheng Yao!

Qiu Yi thought about how to calculate this emperor every day, and today he was fortunate to see his true face - Emperor Zheng Yao also has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, looking much younger than his real age in his thirties, with a meticulously trimmed goatee under his chin, but since he became emperor, he has been busy with military affairs, which makes his face a little haggard and vicissitudes.

I saw that Zheng Yao completely ignored the eunuch who was prostrate in Dijin, but stretched out his hand to point at Qiu Yizhi and the others, and said: "You are a chaotic minister and thief, how dare you sit on a horse when you see me bowing?" Why don't you do three prostrations and nine prostrations? ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, although he didn't plan to really kneel and kowtow, he also felt that he was sitting upright on the horse, and he was indeed a little disrespectful to the nominal emperor, so he rolled off the horse, and said with a wit: "Qiu Yizhi under the command of King Youyan, come to see His Royal Highness the second son!" ”

Zheng Yao's eyes were raised, and he looked at Qiu Yizhi in surprise, but said: "It turns out that you are Qiu Yizhi, the righteous son of King Youyan!" I heard that you have done a lot of things for King Youyan, and I thought that you were also a great talent among the younger generation, why are you so ignorant of current affairs? ”

He paused, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice, "I am the saint of today!" It's not the second son of the emperor! You know that you are guilty of disrespect! ”

Zheng Yao's fierce and inward-looking style dispelled the only remaining fear in Qiuyi's heart.

So Qiu Yizhi looked up to the sky and laughed: "Don't forget, you are still in the era of the emperor of Daxing, and you have not yet performed the enthronement ceremony, nor have you worshiped the heaven and earth Sheji, why do you call yourself the emperor?" He remembered Zheng Rong's instructions to force Zheng Yao to death by himself, so he said again, "Even if you are the emperor, even if I commit the crime of great disrespect, can you justify me with your bare hands?" ”

When Zheng Yao heard this, he looked around—only a little eunuch holding a canopy behind him, and the golden eunuch kneeling in front of him were considered his own people, and the rest of them were all people under King Youyan—he really couldn't do anything about Qiu Yizhi, a kid who didn't know the height of the sky, and he was speechless for a while.

After a while, Zheng Yao spoke again: "What kind of person are you on the brand, and where are you qualified to talk to me?" Go and spread the word that Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, came to talk to me! ”

Qiu Yizhi immediately smiled and said: "My father-in-law and his old man have other important things to do, what do you have to do, just talk to me!" ”

Zheng Yao glared at Qiu Yizhi with anger on his face - if it was in normal times, the person who was glared at by him, whether it was a minister of the court or the commander of the three armies, would immediately kneel on the ground and beg for mercy - but the so-called Youyan Wang Yizi in front of him still had a look of indifference and indifference.

Zheng Yao's heart became more and more angry, he originally thought that even if the defeat was decided, he would reprimand Zheng Rong who committed the rebellion in person, or take advantage of his unpreparedness, wait for the opportunity to assassinate, and die with him. But he didn't think that Zheng Rong only sent a so-called "righteous son" to talk to him, so that there was nowhere to vent the depression in his chest.

Qiu Yizhi saw Zheng Yao's indignant and helpless expression from a distance, and a little pity rose in his heart, and he said: "Now the overall situation has been decided, and there is no room for maneuver." I wonder what your plans are for the future? ”

This question was very real, so that Zheng Yao couldn't help but be moved, but then he restored his dignity as a dignified son of heaven, but said: "What are my plans, I have no reason to tell you this kid." Hurry up and find the King of Youyan, I have something to tell him! ”

Qiu Yizhi sighed and said, "Don't you really know why my father-in-law and his old man didn't come to the palace to see you?" Don't say, if my father-in-law wants you to go down to worship, will you be willing? Although my father-in-law is magnanimous and doesn't care about these false courtesies, he is surrounded by some rough people, and he will press you to the ground in righteous indignation. My father-in-law has a little bit of dignity in this, and I hope you will be considerate! ”

Although Qiu Yizhi's words were ruthless, they were also sincere, and Zheng Yao couldn't help but be untouched, and finally stopped insisting on seeing Zheng Rong, but he didn't let go: "I am the Son of Heaven, and the Mandate of Heaven has its own arrangements, how can you know?" ”

"Hahahaha!" Qiu Yizhi laughed wildly, "What Son of Heaven? Look at the whole world, except for the little eunuch who held an umbrella for you behind him, who still recognizes you as the son of heaven? Even this Jin Gonggong who is lying on the ground is actually a believer in the Tianzun Sect secretly, so I am afraid that he may not recognize you! ”

"What? You are actually the eyeliner of the Tianzun Sect in the Imperial City? Zheng Yao couldn't believe Qiu Yizhi's words, pointed to Eunuch Jin and asked, "The surname Jin, you raise your head for me and answer my words!" ”

Where did the golden eunuch dare to raise his head and reply, he just curled up on the ground and trembled up and down.

Seeing his appearance, Zheng Yao actually acquiesced that what Qiu Yizhi said was not false, and finally sighed: "Alas! What do you say about the Son of Heaven? So far, I don't have a henchman around me, the so-called lonely family, I'm afraid that's the case! After that, Zheng Yao couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.