The afterglow of the setting sun was only a thin line of light red, and the sky was shrouded in the night at the last moment, and a few fast horses came from afar on the official road in the south of the city. ”

"Captain Li, but I just received an imperial order to seal the city gate." The words of the entourage were no longer important, and Li Mi ignored them.

A group of more than ten rode to the south gate of Yunan, and before the door was called, the city gate "squeak!" With a sound of opening, a team of officers and soldiers greeted him under the leadership of Li Mi, and Liu Yu, who was in advance, jumped off the horse, and ordered his entourage to take the reins of the horse and go up with He Mao.

"At the end of the unitary period, the palace had just issued a royal decree requiring the gates of the city to be closed and no one to enter or leave. Now when I just entered the city. ”

For ordinary people, closing the city gate is a common thing, earlier than the unitary time, the city gate is always closed after the second watch, the city gate is closed, the stalls at the city gate will be removed, and the small merchants and hawkers will wait for the next day to crow five drums and then operate. Anyone inside and outside the city who heard the drum of the closed door knew that the gate was about to be closed, and they would rush into or out of the city with two hundred drums of the closed door. There is a tea before and after, and it is completely in time. As it does today, the gates of the city are closed, and many vendors are still scolding, and they can't enter or leave the city, and there will always be some trouble.

Liu Yu looked at the chaotic crowd around him and sighed: "I'm afraid it's a fake imperial decree." ”

The group entered the city accompanied by Li Mi, Liu Yu could see that not only was there a mess outside the city, but even the city was a mess, He Mao said worriedly: "Send the news to the palace as soon as possible, and go to the road." ”

The horse road is set up on the city wall specifically for flying horses to deliver messages, like an overpass, and usually only battle reports are delivered by horse. The Commander of the Imperial Guards has the power to act cheaply, and there is nothing wrong with going down the road.

Liu Yu objected: "Ma Dao is too conspicuous, and he is cut off by the Yamen of the Defense Division, and no news can be conveyed." Liu Yu turned to look at Li Mi, "Except for you, are you a bit of a Qi person?" ”

Li Mi held his breath and said, "From yesterday's undressing to the present, there is no delay, just waiting for Brother Liu to return." The Chinese army is on call at any time, and as for the upper and lower armies, they are too scattered to be of great use. Can...... Transferring troops without a royal decree is a capital offense! ”

Liu Yu glanced at He Mao, and there was a hint of asking for instructions, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army has the right to adjust the defense of the palace, He Mao said: "The matter is urgent, Li Duwei can order all the men and horses to go to the palace with the commander to strengthen the palace guards." ”

Li Mi immediately brought all the "Chinese army" he had just formed, and there were about 500 people mixed in foot and horse, in order not to disturb the people to take the wilderness road in the southwest suburbs of Chang'an, but to the south gate of the inner city but encountered trouble, although this gate is also under the jurisdiction of the Yunanmen Defense Division, but at this time it has been stationed in the name of the Neihua Gate Defense Division, and the captain of the Yunanmen stationed at this gate is the person of the three princes, and he still does not open the door when he sees his boss Li Mi.

"Okay, you Fang Na, forget how Lao Tzu treats you well on weekdays, and now Lao Tzu lets you open the door even if you are a rabbit cub?"

Li Mi has only been in the barracks for more than a month, and he has already learned foul language, and he guards a large group of muddy people in the barracks, and he can't cure those military sticks without such free and easy nonsense.

"Captain Li, what are you doing here?" Fang Na, who was standing on the inner city wall, was also very embarrassed, "You don't know that the palace has just issued a decree to close the city gate, but now you have ordered people to go to the inner city, if this is known by the emperor, there is still life?" Go back quickly, the next official just don't know. ”

Li Mi didn't expect that there would be people who rebelled on his one-third of an acre of land, and he was angry and shouted: "The surname Fang, if you don't open the door again, Lao Tzu will cut you tomorrow!" ”

Fang Na said resolutely: "Even if you cut down the lower official, the gate of the lower official still can't be opened." ”

Liu Yu didn't expect that the good plan was blocked by the inner city gate, and now the two defense divisions of the inner city are under the control of the third prince Su Bi, and the palace is loosely guarded, and it is easy to be exploited. If Su Bi rebelled and became the emperor tonight, wouldn't he dig a pit and jump in, and become a "hero" who supported Su Bi to ascend the throne as the emperor?

"Brother Liu, there is another way now." He Mao said suddenly.

"Horse Road?"

He Mao shook his head: "On weekdays, the secret agents of the Royal Forest Army send news, if the city gate is closed, they will take the waterway of Chang'an City, but they must be proficient in water, and there are not many people who can pass at the same time." ”

Li Mi said from the side: "Just go over a few, slaughter the bastard surnamed Fang above, and see if the city gate is open!" ”

Liu Yu's water nature is average, even if it passes, it will not be useful, Li Mi and He Mao each ordered people, from the waterway not far from the south gate of the inner city to swim inward, after about a stick of incense, I saw Li Mi, who was covered by water plants, led people to rush to the inner city wall, and Fang Na standing on the city wall was also surprised that Li Mi would appear in front of him, and was cut down by Li Mi with a knife, and the person fell down from the city wall, and died with a whimper.

"Lao Tzu is Li Mi, the commander of the defense division of the South Gate of Yunan, appointed by the emperor, open the city gate! Don't open Lao Tzu again, see one and kill one! Li Mi waved his knife and shouted.

Fang Na's death shocked a group of soldiers who were originally laughing and laughing, and they realized that something was going to happen today, not playing with guns and frolicking on weekdays. There were still people who wanted to do it, He Mao stepped forward and cut a few, so that no one dared to be the first bird.

Li Mi is their boss, even if there is an accident at the city gate today, Li Mi will bear it.

The inner city gate finally opened, and a group of people poured in, Liu Yu immediately arranged a change of defense, and incorporated more than 100 soldiers who were originally stationed at the south gate of the inner city into the "Chinese army", and left dozens of people in the Chinese army to continue to garrison.

When I entered the inner city, I immediately received a rumor that there was a mess in the palace, and now all the gates of the palace have been closed. Liu Yu calculated in his heart, Feng Chengxian had entered the city less than half an hour earlier, even if he could see Feng Chengdi for the first time and then go to see Su Bi, he would not succeed in such a short time.

"Go to Dongye Gate."

Liu Yu is now a military division, and his party went to the side gate of the palace Dongye Gate, there are people blocking the door at each gate of the palace, and Dongye Gate is no exception, a group of people arrived at the door, there are 100 people from the Yamen of the Inner City Defense Division surrounding the door, Li Mi led the crowd to rush up, and was caught off guard by the siege and killing, the soldiers of the Yamen of the Inner City Defense Division were shouting fiercely, and the combat effectiveness was scarce, especially when fighting more with less, seeing that they were invincible, they left a corpse, and the remaining dozen people fled to report the news.

"The rest of the palace doors are closed, leave the Dongye door wide open, lure the enemy in, and quickly go and return the details to His Majesty." Liu Yu rode through the palace gate and commanded while riding a horse. The rules of the palace are that anyone who enters the palace must dismount, but now is not the time to take into account etiquette, even He Mao does not care about etiquette, and rides on a horse to instruct the entourage beside him, and set up an ambush with Dongye Gate, and the rest of the city gates are closed.

When they arrived at the main hall, Liu Yu and the others jumped off the horse edge stairs and went up, and the guards and eunuchs who passed by avoided one after another, and in front of the Changle Palace, Su Yanzheng looked at Liu Yu's direction with wide eyes and a little surprise.

Liu Yu stepped forward, glanced at Su Yan and a panicked little palace maid behind him, and first asked He Mao to go inside to tell the emperor first, and he took out a knife from the waist of a guard behind him and threw it to Su Yan.

"Take the knife and stand up straight. Whoever comes to make a mistake tonight will cut him down with this knife! ”

Su Yan was a little stunned as he held the knife, and he couldn't understand why Liu Yu wanted to give him such a thing. Su Yan can't kill chickens on weekdays, but now he wants to use a knife to cut people, which is really embarrassing for him.

Liu Yu stepped forward and said: "You have to look at the proportions of what you talk and do for a while, and today is death, and you have to guard this last step." If you want to know what to say and what not to say, whether you can be crowned king depends on this time! ”

Su Yan still wanted to ask something, but Liu Yu had already followed He Mao quickly. Li Mi came over and patted Su Yan's shoulder, and also left.

In the Yaqian Palace, a candle flame pulled the figure left by He Mao's burly body very long, and in the candle flame beating, the old emperor held two silk silks with trembling hands to see clearly, coughed a few times, Han Sheng on the side handed over a handkerchief, the old emperor covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed violently, and when he took it away, there were blood marks sticking to it.

"I treat these courtiers so kindly, I never expected them to be so ambitious, frame the loyal ministers of the court, and collude with foreign countries to seize my country! His heart can be punished! ”

The old emperor was obviously really angry, and when he became excited, he coughed incessantly.

He Mao bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, Feng Chengdi and others saw that the matter was exposed, and they had instigated the three princes to make trouble in the city, and blocked the inner and outer city gates. The minister asked the emperor to avoid it for the time being, so as to make a fool of himself. ”

The old emperor took a few quick breaths, calmed down a little, and sighed: "Doesn't the scene ten years ago have to be repeated? He Qing's family, can the Imperial Forest Army in the palace stop these rebels? ”

He Mao was embarrassed: "Back to the emperor, there are more than 10,000 guards in the Imperial Forest Army, but there are less than 3,000 garrisons at the palace gate, and they are stationed everywhere, plus the people under the jurisdiction of the Yunanmen Defense Division, there is still no certainty of victory." ”

When the old emperor heard this, he couldn't help but cough again. Han Sheng said on the side: "Your Majesty's dragon body is important, and I will allow Commander He to play, and avoid it for the time being, and then punish the traitors for crimes when the traitors are exterminated......"

The old emperor waved his hand to stop Han Sheng from continuing, and said to the door: "Wen Yan, it's outside." ”

Liu Yu waited at the door for a long time, and suddenly heard the emperor calling him, so he walked into the inner hall to salute. The emperor comforted: "Wen Yan, you are still young, you have done a good job this time, now I am tired, and I should have retreated." But the country is my country, you ...... Before helping me to Changle Palace, I want to see who is trying to plot against me! ”

Liu Yuxin said that the old emperor is quite stubborn, he is sick like this, and he still thinks about his country, and he really won't let go of his power. This kind of emperor is very approachable when he is angry, and he looks like a corporal of courtesy, but he is suspicious and easy to be angered, so he should be careful in the future.

Under the escort of Liu Yu and He Mao, the old emperor climbed to the second floor of Changle Palace, and looked out of the window to see a large open area in front of the main hall. From a distance, you can see a stream of black ants rushing up from the bottom of the stairs, but the Imperial Forest Army and Li Mi's subordinates have already set up ambushes everywhere, and the swords are rattling.

The only thing in front of me that is a little incongruous is Su Yan standing on the top of the stairs, his whole body is like a piece of duckweed, which is not conspicuous in front of many soldiers, but it can block their way. Su Yan held a knife in his hand, and his body was supported by a thin palace maid. There is no moon in the last quarter, but the sky and the earth are not dark, and in the chaotic sky, Su Yan's hazy figure in the distance looks even more upright in front of a black tide.

"Old Nine?" Su Bi waited until he got closer to find that it was not the guards of the Imperial Forest Army standing in front of him, but his ninth brother who always liked to make trouble, "Get out of the way!" Otherwise, the temple will immediately behead you in front of the temple! ”

Su Yan was a little unable to stand in the face of so many fierce and menacing soldiers, but fortunately, the little palace maid behind him supported him to the death. From a distance, Su Yan looked like he was being carried by the little palace maid.

"Brother Three Emperors, why bother?" Su Yan shouted with a sad face, his voice was really not too imposing, "You and I are both sons of my father and the emperor, and we both have the blood of the royal family, you always scold me for not being angry, but what about you?" Is it that coming with soldiers is a fight? ”

"Let's go back." Su Yan continued to shout, "My father loves you very much, and I will definitely forgive you for my mistakes when I get lost, otherwise I don't need my father, my brother's knife won't let you step over me!" ”

Even Su Yan, who was alone, said something so amazing. Even the old emperor in front of Liu Yu coughed violently a few times while holding on to the window lattice, and sighed: "I have unfilial sons and filial sons in front of me, but unfortunately, I misjudged him in the past, which made him suffer so much in the world!" ”