Chapter 134: The so-called overall situation is important

"Stupid woman, what tricks are you going to play?" Duan Ran grabbed Su Qingyu's wrist, and wanted to lift her up to see her dying appearance, but he held back.

Su Qingyuan lowered her voice: "You take Jun'er away in a while, I have a way to protect myself!" ”

Duan Ran was so angry that he stomped his feet: "If I dare to leave you here, it's strange if Lu Li doesn't chop me into minced meat!" ”

"You see how many people you have, how many people do they have? Do you have what it takes to take me away? Su Qingyuan asked sharply.

Duan Ran was speechless.

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes, hung her head weakly, and said in a low voice: "What are the consequences of me and Jun'er falling into their hands at the same time, you should know!" You have followed Lu Li for so many years, you should know the overall situation! ”

"You...... Is there really a way to protect yourself? Duan Ran asked deceptively.

Su Qingyuan tugged at the corners of her lips: "If it's really in their hands, they can't 'protect themselves'." Didn't Lu Li tell you not to let the other party catch him alive? ”

Duan Ran didn't know how to answer for a while.

Lu Li really hadn't ordered this, but he understood.

When the living Su Qingyuan and Lu Junnuo are in Su Yi's hands, they will become a sharp weapon for the thieves to seize the country. Therefore, as a last resort, Duan Ran will do what a loyal minister should do.

What he didn't expect was that Su Qingyuan had already guessed his plan and helped him make the best choice.

Saving a child is, of course, much easier than saving a woman who is in the middle of a difficult birth!

At this time, the ironclad soldier had already approached, and the man who spoke before said in a deep voice: "We want two people, the fourth lady and the king of Ding'an." ”

Su Qingyuan raised his head and said coldly: "General Su's order is to let you catch it alive, right?" You can see - if one of the remaining people around me dies, Jun'er and I will die in front of you immediately, and see how you deal with it! ”

The man frowned, and then was relieved: "There are always a dozen or so people left on your side, and it is not difficult to bring them all back - Fourth Miss, please!" ”

Su Qingyuan stretched out her hand: "My girl is tired, you come to help me." ”

"Boss, beware of fraud!" A soldier next to him reminded.

The man who looked like him paused and waved his hand heavily.

More than 1,000 people immediately surrounded the group of wounded soldiers on Su Qingyuan's side.

Luo Xia wanted to come over to help Su Qingyu, but was forced back by Duan Ran's eyes.

The midwife came over and took a hand, and said with a bitter face: "The old slave really can't hold it!" ”

Imperial Physician Yu came over to take Su Qingyu's pulse, and said urgently: "Niangniang's pulse is weak, if you can't give birth to the child as soon as possible, I'm afraid that it will ......."

The commander of the Iron Armor Army didn't believe until this moment that Su Qingyuan's weak appearance was not a fake. He slowly leaned down and grabbed Su Qingyu's wrist: "Fourth Miss, offended!" ”

Su Qingyuan didn't have any strength at all, and although she was grabbed by the wrist, she still couldn't stand up.

She struggled a little, and then held out her other hand.

When her fingertips touched the other party's wrist, she made a few quick strokes with her blood-stained fingers, and the bracelet on her wrist flashed red.

The look in Su Qingyuan's eyes quickly dimmed.

The general manager's face changed: "Fourth Miss? ”

"Medicine...... Where's my medicine? Su Qingyuan turned her head with difficulty and looked at Imperial Doctor Yu.

The latter was slightly stunned, and his face changed greatly: "I ran too fast, I'm afraid...... Fallen into the tunnel! ”

Duan Ran jumped up with a "whoop": "Bastard! What is related to two human lives, you are so careless! Why don't you go back and find it! ”

Imperial Physician Yu looked at the long knife on his neck and didn't dare to move.

The boss who pulled Su Qingkite waved his hand: "Let him go!" ”

Su Qingyi's breath was dying, he grabbed the arm with both hands, and begged in a low voice: "Let a few more people go in to find it, okay?" I can't hold it anymore! My baby...... O my child! ”

Duan Ran took Lu Junnuo's little hand and said in a deep voice: "I remember the way I came, let me in and help her find it!" If you don't feel at ease, just send a few more people to follow me!" ”

"No way!" The boss gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think I don't know what your idea is!" You belong to the mouse, and when you enter the tunnel, where can the brothers keep up with you! You're all waiting here, brothers, come in and find it! ”

Imperial Physician Yu had already walked to the entrance of the tunnel, and when he heard this, he hurriedly turned around and hurriedly said: "It's a white porcelain medicine bottle, only the size of a finger's belly!" ”

The general waved his hand heavily: "Leave thirty people to guard the hostages, and the rest will immediately enter the tunnel and go separately to find them!" ”

One soldier was not at ease: "Chief, thirty is too little, right?" In case ......"

The general manager said impatiently: "The fourth lady is already like this, and the rest are either little girls or old women, can they still run away?" Besides, the imperial doctor and the fourth lady's life-saving medicine didn't come back, how dare they run? ”

"Hey, I'm not a little girl, and I'm not an old woman!" Duan Ran retorted unconvinced.

Of course, no one paid attention to him at this time.

So the ironclad soldiers reluctantly entered the tunnel and followed Imperial Doctor Yu to find the medicine bottles in those inexplicable forks in the road.

The remaining thirty soldiers formed a circle, still surrounding Su Qingyuan's gang in the middle.

Su Qingyuan finally exhausted her strength, and fell asleep in the dark, but her fingers still tightly grasped the wrist of the handful, and even the nails were embedded in the other party's flesh.

The imperial doctor who came over had already killed two of them in the rush just now, and the remaining one was also very badly injured, so he easily struggled to crawl over and stuffed two pieces of ginseng into Su Qingyuan's mouth, and his skills were exhausted.

The midwife looked at the dangling long knife on her shoulder, only shivering, and didn't have the heart to care about Su Qingyu's life or death.

So everyone waited in place in such a daze, letting Su Qingyuan lie miserably on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of rustling in the pond next to him.

When everyone turned their heads in astonishment, they saw a black humanoid animal crawling up from the water little by little in a strange posture.

"Is it a human or a ghost?" Duan Ran frowned.

The thing let out a "ahhhhh ”

The ironclad soldiers immediately became vigilant.

At this moment, there is no fire on the "fireball", and naturally there is no previous deterrent power.

So under the watchful eyes of everyone on both sides, the "thing" climbed ashore with difficulty, slowly propped up its two legs, and staggered towards this side.

The ironclad soldier instinctively aimed the long knife in his hand at "it".

Ignoring the "thing", it rushed straight into the encirclement, and was cut in the waist by a long knife, and fell to the ground with a "poof".

By the light of the fire, everyone finally saw clearly.

It was a man who had been burned beyond recognition, with no intact skin visible from top to bottom, only a dark purple mass of flesh exposed under the black epidermis, barely showing signs of life.

The only two or three little palace maids who were left saw such a terrifying appearance, and they stroked their chests one by one and retched.

Luo Xia, who was the most daring, took a closer look at the man's bare right wrist, and suddenly exclaimed: "Little Lizi! ”

"Who is Little Plum? The people in your palace? Duan Ran frowned.

Luo Xia didn't know how to answer, so she had to shake her head.

When the man heard this, he immediately turned to Luoxia, and the flesh on his face moved, as if he had made an expression.

Luo Xia hesitated for a moment, and boldly asked, "Are you Xiao Lizi?" How did you end up like this? Are you here to help us? ”

That person was Xiao Lizi.

He couldn't speak, so he had to nod his head, opened his intact left hand with difficulty, and pointed in the direction of Su Qingyuan with his right arm.

Luo Xia couldn't help but tremble in fright when she saw a black porcelain vase lying in his palm, with a few pieces of burnt flesh attached to it.

Xiao Lizi was in a hurry, his mutilated right arm slapped the ground desperately, and a "ahhh

Luo Xia finally understood: "You want to say, this thing is for Niangniang?" ”

"Ahh Xiao Lizi nodded frantically.

Luo Xia was about to ask more, but saw that his neck was crooked, and his shoulders collapsed at the same time, so he didn't move.

The black porcelain vase fell to the ground.

Duan Ran leaned over and picked it up, opened it and took a look: "It seems to be medicine." Is this 'thing' friend or foe? ”

Luo Xia and Danyue shook their heads in unison: "I don't know, but Niangniang hates him." ”

Duan Ran thought about it carefully, and knew in his heart: "You mothers also hate me, so this 'thing' should be a good person." ”

The two girls were stunned: and this logic?

Without waiting for the girls to object, Duan Ran had already leaned over and opened Su Qingyu's mouth and poured the medicine in the black bottle into it.

Dan Yue's eyes widened, and she looked at Duan Ran viciously: "If Niangniang has three long and two short, I will fight hard with you!" ”

Duan Ran clapped his hands with a smile: "Then you have to fight with me with your life——"

Before he finished his sentence, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted out a word: "Kill!" ”

The few remaining guards beside him didn't even hesitate for the slightest, and immediately flew up, neatly snatched the long knife from his neck, and slashed at the ironclad soldier beside him.

With a knife cut down, before the ironclad soldiers had time to come back to their senses, Duan Ran shouted another word: "Rush!" ”

After that, he picked up Lu Junnuo and carried it on his shoulder, and rushed out first.

The few remaining guards followed him closely behind him with broadswords, and instantly rushed out of the encirclement.

After a few clever eunuchs and grandmothers were slightly stunned, they also rushed out.

The ironclad soldiers were about to chase after them, but they didn't wait for the order, so their movements inevitably slowed down.

What's more, Su Qingyuan was still lying on the ground, so they didn't dare to chase after it.

So in an instant, there were only about twenty ironclad soldiers left in the same place, an unconscious Su Qingkite, a midwife who was so frightened that her legs were weak and she couldn't get up, a few little palace maids who were powerless and helpless, and a little boss with a dull gaze who didn't know where he was at all.

In the distance, the woman's cry and the man's roar could be heard, and it seemed that some of the obstructive grandmothers had been cut down by the guards.

Here, a soldier glanced at the general manager with an unwilling face: "Boss, why don't we chase after you?" King Ding'an is the person named by the general! ”

"You don't understand." The one who was always stunned only squeezed out such a sentence after a while.

The soldier looked down at Su Qingyu, who didn't know whether he was dead or alive, and his brows tightened.

He really didn't understand.

***

It was getting dark.

The gates of the city finally fell silent.

The ironclad soldiers who came over like a tide finally did not come back after retreating for a certain time.

Several people who broke in through the cracks of the Saimen knife cart died without suspense under the knives of the city guards.

Then a tired cheer rang out from the city walls.

This wall has finally been defended.

The exhausted guards wiped the sweat and blood from their faces and smiled.

Under the city, corpses are everywhere.

In this battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties. But how many people were killed and wounded, no one has the strength to check at this time.

Xue Li rushed to the city with a few personal soldiers and smiled happily: "The thieves have retreated!" Your Majesty, the city gate is guarded! Most of the old thief's men were killed and wounded, and it is impossible to recover in three and five years, so we will win! ”

"Gather the elite and return to the palace with me!" Lu Li's face was not half happy.

Ning Yuan followed: "Your Majesty, the situation in the palace is unclear, it is better for the ministers and others to lead the troops into the palace to investigate first, and you will ...... after confirming that it is safe."

"I must rush back immediately!" Lu Li gritted his teeth.

Although Xue Li didn't understand what was going on, he quickly gathered more than 5,000 people and brought them over.

Lu Li flew on his horse and went straight to Miyagi.

Xue Li chased Ning Yuan to inquire about the reason, and Ning Yuan urged the horse to gallop behind Lu Li, and said distressedly: "The old thief is scheming, if the Queen Mother and the King of Ding'an fall into his hands, what good will it do us to defend the city wall!" ”

Lu Li only cared about urging the horse desperately, and didn't care if the soldiers behind him could keep up, and didn't pay attention to what Ning Yuan was saying.

All the way to gallop.

When I arrived at the gate of the palace, the shadow of the sun shone on the red palace wall, looking warm and peaceful, no different from usual.

The guards at the door were still the same as before, and the eunuchs could still be seen hurrying through the door, seemingly unaffected by the war.

Ning and Xue chased after them, and said vigilantly: "The emperor can't enter the palace rashly, it's better to let the soldiers go first to explore the way......"

Lu Li reined in the horse's head and stood slightly, and suddenly slammed the horse's belly again: "The old thief will not sneak into the palace There are not too many minions, and my golden armor guard will not be so useless!" ”

The second general saw that he rushed into the palace gate regardless of it, and had to urge the horse to follow.

Fortunately, there were no accidents.

There were many corpses lying at the door of the Qiandian Palace, including those with golden armor, but most of them were rebels.

Standing at the door, it was still the Golden Guard, and that was enough.

Seeing Lu Li coming back, the gold-armored general guarding the gate of the hall hurriedly rushed forward: "The ministers have not failed in their mission, and the thieves have failed to break through the Chaoqian Palace!" ”

Lu Li nodded: "What about elsewhere?" ”

The general said proudly: "There are about 20,000 thieves, most of them have been ambushed, and the remaining more than 6,000 people have surrendered and are waiting to be sent in the Yong'an Palace!" ”

Lu Li immediately turned around and went straight to the Yong'an Palace.

After entering the door, I saw that the gold-armored soldiers were guarding a large number of rebels who had lost their armor and unloaded their armor, neatly arranged, which was magnificent.

Gu Lingxiao, the commander of the Golden Armor Guard, was overjoyed when he saw Lu Li: "Your Majesty, the Golden Armor Guard is fortunate not to be dishonored!" ”

Lu Li looked around the field and asked in a deep voice, "Have you kept everything that should be guarded?" What is the current status of Fanghua Palace? ”

Gu Lingxiao bowed down and said, "Duan Gongzi has covered the safe evacuation of the people from Fanghua Palace from the tunnel!" ”

Lu Li let out a long sigh of relief, and asked for a long time, "What about elsewhere?" ”

Gu Lingxiao raised his head and said: "The servants in the palace made a mess and kidnapped the two concubines and concubines. The ministers led the army to deal with it, and half an hour ago they successfully rescued the two mothers, and the palaces are currently safe, and several mothers have not been injured! ”

Lu Li frowned, and faintly felt that something seemed to be wrong.

But he didn't have time to think about it at the moment.

Nowhere is more important than Fong Wah Palace.

Duan Ran's people who covered Fanghua Palace left, which means that Ah Yuan and Jun'er should not fall into the hands of thieves.

But are there really no surprises?

His kite has always been afraid of the dark, and escaping from the tunnels is a great challenge in itself, not to mention-

When there was chaos in the palace, she happened to be giving birth!

Has the child been born at this moment?

Gu Lingxiao obviously didn't know these details. Lu Li didn't care about asking anything else, so he hurriedly left the Yong'an Palace again, got on the horse and ran in the direction of Fanghua Palace.

It's just that before he arrived at Fanghua Palace, he was stopped by a large group of people.

Guifei, Xian Fei, Liang Concubine, Shen Guifei...... and the palace maids and eunuchs who served beside them, dozens of people strictly blocked the way.

Lu Li had to jump off the horse.

Lord Jingmin immediately crashed into his arms and hugged his waist tightly: "You finally came back, I thought it was ......"

"Do you think I'm going to die?" Lu Li patted her on the back, trying to reassure her.

Lord Jingmin shook his head again and again: "I thought I would be killed by those damn eunuchs!" Brother Emperor, the eunuchs in the palace actually took advantage of the chaos to rebel and kidnap me and Concubine Xian, you must avenge us! ”

Lu Li frowned, and the uneasy intuition in his heart spread again.

He pressed the shoulder of the county lord Jingmin and asked in a deep voice, "Why did those people arrest you?" Have you ever suffered? ”

Lord Jingmin shook his head blankly.

Cheng Ruoshui stepped forward, saluted calmly, and raised his head: "Those minions seem to want to kidnap us in order to surrender to the thieves...... We didn't suffer, but the concubine seemed to be a little frightened. ”

Lu Xuan moved, and subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Cheng Ruoshui.

The latter looked calm, still a calm and unhurried lady.

Lu Li pushed away the hand of the county lord of Jingmin, and said in a deep voice: "It's okay to have nothing to do." Now that the thieves have not succeeded, what happened today will not happen again. I still have some important matters to deal with, so you can relax for the time being and go back to the palace. ”

"Is the emperor going to Fanghua Palace?" Cheng Ruoshui showed a knowing smile.

Lu Li didn't shy away from it, nodded and got back on the horse.

"The Queen Mother is auspicious, she will be fine." Cheng Ruoshui let go to the side of the road and bowed his head slightly.

When the rest of the people saw this, they had no choice but to give way. Lu Li didn't have the heart to greet them, so he patted the horse's back and galloped out.

There was still an alley from Fanghua Palace, so the horse slowed down and hesitated to move forward.

Lu Li had to dismount and gallop quickly.

He soon learned why the horses were reluctant to move forward.

The scene outside Fanghua Palace was no different from under the city walls.

Corpses were strewn all over the ground, and rivers of blood flowed like rivers.

Jin Jiawei said that there were about 20,000 thieves who infiltrated the palace, and now it seems that more than half of them died outside the Fanghua Palace!

Coupled with the fallen Jinjia guards, these alleys outside Fanghua Palace have become a real Shura field!

Compared with here, the front of the Chaoqian Hall is really clean and tidy.

The old thief!

Lu Li clenched his fists, stepped on the corpses all over the ground, and entered the door with a hard head.

The inside of the door is naturally much cleaner than the outside, and there are a few dead people, and it is no longer as miserable as outside.

Lu Li walked briskly along the familiar corridor.

The parrots under the corridor are still there, only the palace maids and eunuchs are missing.

Lu Li pushed the door in, and sure enough, he didn't see a single figure.

The tanuki jumped off the table with a bang.

Lu Li slapped it over.

The tanuki meowed and returned to the table aggrieved.

Lu Li quickly turned the screen, and a bloody breath came to his face.

Naturally, there is no one behind the screen.

When I saw it, I saw two buckets under the bed, and the color in the buckets was a little strange. Lu Li thought for a moment before he suddenly understood that a blood-stained cloth towel on the edge of the barrel gave him the answer.

More than half of the brocade quilt on the bed fell to the ground, and Lu Li subconsciously reached out and lifted it, and saw a large patch of blood on the mattress, which was shocking.

Lu Li stood in a daze for a long time, and his chest hurt violently.

"Your Majesty ......" The timid voice of Xiao Luzi sounded at the door.

Lu Li raised his head and walked out slowly.

Xiao Luzi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I don't have time to clean up outside the palace, and the adults are waiting in the imperial study." ”

Lu Li walked to the bottom of the corridor, stood holding on to the pillar for a while, and ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately hand over the tunnel pattern to Gu Lingxiao, and ask him to take the remaining golden armor guards into the tunnel to find the whereabouts of Ah Kite and Jun'er." In addition, inform Cheng Yu and ask him to take his cronies to the exit of the tunnel to find it. ”

"Your Majesty, Cheng Shizi did not come to the court today." The path bowed his head.

Lu Li frowned: "Didn't come?" ”

Xiao Luzi hurriedly said: "Ding Guogong said that he took his cronies to the city gate to help last night, and there has been no news back until this time, and the people from Guogong Mansion are looking for him." ”

Lu Li's heart was tight again.

Seeing this, Xiao Luzi had to comfort him: "Cheng Shizi has always been careful, and he must have found something to delay." The minion immediately sent a message to Commander Gu and General Xue, and he must get Niangniang back as soon as possible! ”

Lu Li knew that he had to do this, so he nodded in agreement.

Xiao Luzi hurriedly ran out, but Lu Li stood at the door, reluctant to leave.

The civil and military officials in the imperial study are still waiting for him, and that is the "right thing" he should do at the moment.

However, he has already failed Ah Kite too many times for the sake of "business".

What happened to Fanghua Palace last night, he still didn't know until this moment.

A kite has always been very squeamish, and it must have hurt so much blood after shedding so much, right?

When she needed him the most, he wasn't around.

Because of his negligence, she had to endure unprecedented fright in such a dangerous time—could she stand it?

When a woman gives birth, she dies for life.

Will she be able to come back safe and sound?

She, can she blame him?