He struggled to open his eyes to discern it, and finally realized that it was a large string of multicolored tulle.

Presumably this is also from Mao Shun's design, the lights of the lamp house pass through them,

It can present a more layered glow. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the third year of Tianbao, Yin Zheng.

Chang'an, Wannian County, Xingqing Palace.

Xiao Gui led the elite mayflies and quickly advanced along the edge of the dragon pool. In just two dozen snaps of their fingers, they approached the entrance of the diligent government building.

Strictly speaking, the main building of Qinzheng is not in Xingqing Palace, but part of the city wall in the southern section of Xingqing Palace. Its south side faces the plaza and is connected to the left and right by the towering stone walls of Miyagi, which are not accessible on all three sides. The only entrance to the tower is on the north side, located in the inner garden of Xingqing Palace, surrounded by the forbidden army. It was originally designed to reduce the risk of being attacked, but now it has become a nuisance......

At this time, the diligent government building was completely shrouded in dense smoke. The vision in front of me is extremely poor, and everything you can see is more than enough shadows. From time to time, sparks flew by in the fog, dark red and dusk flickering. Xiao Gui and the others had to slow down and bypass all kinds of broken debris and scattered rubble of the lamphouse, so as not to hurt the soles of their feet.

Xiao Gui walked at the front of the team, trying to distinguish the scene ahead, and his heart was not anxious. The harsher the environment, the better it is for them. These twenty or so mayflies, if they face the Dragon Wu Army, they will definitely be wiped out. Only in a chaotic and complex environment can they win a glimmer of victory.

He stopped suddenly, tilted his head slightly, and heard a staccato commotion in his ears. The voice did not come from the main building, but from the south, and it was the cry of countless people.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the square of Xingqing Palace at this time, crowded tightly, and spending money was enough to cause a tragic accident, let alone such a terrifying explosion.

Although the real power of the explosion is not so great, how could the people of Chang'an ever see such a scene? Just listening to the voice, Xiao Gui could imagine that the tens of thousands of frightened people were running out of the square in panic at the same time, crowding each other, trampling on each other, and turning into an incomparably chaotic whirlpool of people - this is good news, the army of King Qin, who came from all directions, will be engulfed by this huge turbulence and have no time to take care of it.

Xiao Gui only stopped for a moment, then continued to run forward, and soon saw two tall and hideous beast-shaped black shadows appear in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.

The mayfly has figured out the situation around the diligent government building in advance, and knows that on the left and right of the entrance, there is a stone statue of a spirit beast - the green dragon in the east and the white tiger in the north, symbolizing the northeast direction of Xingqing Palace.

Just seeing these two stone statues means that you have found the right entrance. Xiao Gui shook his spirits and issued a short order to his subordinates behind him. They all stopped, lifted the crossbow machine from their waists, and rested it flat on their arms.

At the entrance of the diligent government affairs building, in addition to spirit beasts, there are also many guards of the Dragon Martial Army. Chen Xuanli was a good soldier in training, and although these guards were shocked by the sudden explosion, none of them left their posts without permission, but raised their vigilance. Xiao Gui saw that the threshold of activity at the entrance had been raised a few points, forming a half-high wooden wall to prevent outsiders from breaking in.

For this situation, the grasshopper has a plan. Thick smoke was the best cover, and they all took advantageous positions for firing, and a dozen crossbows were raised at the same time.

"Do it!" Xiao Gui ordered in a low voice.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of elastic tendons slackening came and went. These mayflies were once the elite of the army, and a hundred steps through the Yang is the basic quality. Although the soldiers of the Longwu Army were covered in armor, the dozen or so tricky crossbow arrows happened to drill into the gaps in the armor and pierced into the vital point.

In just a short moment, most of the guards at the door fell. The rest of the guards reacted quickly, and they all rolled over the threshold, stooping down. It's a pity that the grasshopper has already lit a few tubes of fierce fire oil and threw a parabola over the wooden sill. Soon a thriving flame rose on the other side, accompanied by a scream.

The grasshopper in charge of melee combat took the opportunity to leap in and slash them one by one, killing all the guards. At this moment, a group of Hu musicians ran from the side in a panic. They were the royal musicians of the banquet, and they were waiting in the lounge on the ground floor, and when they heard the explosion, they hugged their musical instruments and tried to escape.

Naturally, the grasshoppers will not let them go. Whether it is Konghou or Pipa, in the face of the sharpness of the blade, it looks extremely weak. With a few snaps of the fingers, the poor musicians fell under the butcher's knife, their strings broken. After killing them, Xiao Gui realized that the survivors on the upper floor of the diligent government headquarters would continue to run down from the upper floor. He quickly reloaded his crossbow bolt and jumped over the threshold to the Diligence Hall on the first floor.

This hall is extremely empty, with sixteen large red lacquer pillars standing in the middle, and the dragon on it. Between the pillars are filled with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, or strong, or fragrant, lush, different shapes, decorating this hall into a "Taoist nature" scene.

In the middle of the hall, a wide staircase leads to the second floor, which is actually a wooden staircase about five feet wide, the ladder surface is black and shiny, like a cloud, and the handrails of the staircase are carved into a curved dragon shape with sandalwood. The climber climbs this ladder up, such as stepping into the clouds, such as flying dragons, turning back repeatedly, and can lead to the banquet hall on the top floor. The Son of Heaven and many guests ascended the stairs, that is, they went up here.

But the ladder has changed now. Its original structure was that the main body was suspended in the air, and it was only suspended by the pillars at the turning point of each floor, not occupying the space in the building, but at the cost of a weak foundation. The violent shaking just now caused the stairs to collapse layer by layer, and the ladder wood was half destroyed. Xiao Gui looked up along the patio and saw that there were even several stairs that were stacked on top of each other, creating a mess.

The height of each floor here is more than three zhang, and if a person forcibly jumps down, he is afraid that he will die faster. In other words, the upper floors of the diligent government building have been temporarily isolated from the outside world.

Xiao Gui slightly recalled the structure of this building, and pointed to the right: "Go this way!" ”

There is a passage for miscellaneous servants here, which is connected to the kitchen room and leads to the floors of the building, which is used for passing food and wine. The main road is not passable, so I can only try to go this way.

The miscellaneous staircase is located at the corner of the building, and the entrance and exit are covered by two turns to avoid disturbing the view of the nobles. The mayflies quickly made their way through to the staircase. The staircase here is naturally not as luxurious as the ladder to Babel, and there is little decoration, but in order to carry heavy objects, the bottom of the ladder is very solid, so it is intact.

Xiao Gui didn't say a word, and went upstairs. Servants and palace maids fled down in panic along the way, but they were all cleanly resolved. Occasionally, lucky guys dodged the attack, screaming and turning around to flee, and the mayflies were not interested in pursuing.

They have only one goal - the Son of Heaven.

At the moment of the explosion of the lantern tower, Chen Xuanli and Yuan Zai had just walked through the gallop road at the entrance of Xingqing Palace, and the diligent government building was already in sight.

The sudden loud roar, and the ensuing flames and smoke, made the two men stop and turn pale. Their eyes were cast on the banquet hall on the roof at the same time, but unfortunately, under the cover of the earth-shattering majesty of the explosion of the light tower, they couldn't see what was happening there at all.

It wasn't until the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower collapsed and smashed heavily on the front of the diligent government building that the two of them woke up like a dream - but they would rather it was an illusion.

The dignified Tang Dynasty Emperor was actually attacked in the heart of the capital, and the palace city was destroyed, which is simply the most terrible nightmare.

"Help!" Chen Xuanli was the first to react, shouted loudly, and ran forward.

Wonjae followed behind him, but his movements were a little hesitant. Looking at the power just now, the Son of Heaven has already died, and at this time, it is worth it to venture in and show a loyal and diligent escort?

He thought as his pace slowed. Unexpectedly, Chen Xuanli glanced back at him, and his tone was full of ruthlessness: "Xingqing Palace has been completely closed, and those who leave without permission will be killed!" Yuan Zai's face froze, and he raised his head and said: "Yuan Zai is responsible for Jing'an, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death?" At this extraordinary time, saving the driver is the most important! Jing'an Division is willing to be the general's precursor! ”

In and out of his words, he hinted that Jing'an Division had reported the enemy's situation, and Long Wujun had to take more responsibility. Chen Xuanli snorted coldly, now is not the time to talk about it, he has to remove the Son of Heaven from the upper floor first-if he is still alive.

They originally had three or four guards with them, and on the way, they gathered more than a dozen guards from the internal patrol, forming a small team with considerable combat effectiveness. Chen Xuanli was anxious, kept urging the team, and soon rushed to the entrance of the diligent government affairs building.

At the entrance of the building, the first thing they saw was the corpses of the soldiers of the Longwu Army, as well as the raised threshold. Chen Xuanli's face was extremely pale, and the tragic situation in front of him showed that things were even worse than he expected. The grasshopper not only detonated the lantern tower, but even quietly infiltrated the Xingqing Palace, and the number of people was unknown.

As a general of the forbidden army, this can no longer be called a disgrace, but a serious dereliction of duty, and there is no redemption for death.

Won Jae also saw the seriousness of the situation. Obviously, the grasshopper has only one goal, and that is the throne. He calculated in his heart that the security forces in the diligent government headquarters were estimated to have suffered heavy casualties in the attack just now; And now there must be chaos in the square, dragging the main force of the Longwu Army to death; As for the guards guarding the gates of Xingqing Palace, their first reaction was to strictly guard the city gates, and the more chaotic they were, the more they did not dare to leave their posts without permission.

Chen Xuanli's direct Longwu guards could be used, but they were stationed outside the Jinming Gate, and the Jinming Gate had just been closed at Chen Xuanli's request. It will take a lot of time to reopen.

That is to say, under the misfortune of yin and yang, only about a dozen people can rush to the diligent government building in a short period of time to rescue the driver. As for how many enemies are coming and what weapons they have, they are completely ignorant of this.

Yuan Zai worriedly suggested to Chen Xuanli: "The enemy and I are unknown, and if you go to a dangerous place lightly, you will definitely jump to the general." It's better to wait for the Yulin and Qianniuwei armies to arrive, and then make plans. ”

The Yulin Army belongs to the North Ya, and Qianniu Wei belongs to the South Ya, both of which are the same lifelike Son of Heaven's Su Guard Forbidden Army. As soon as the lantern tower fell, they would inevitably immediately dispatch and rush to King Qin from all directions.

But this suggestion was categorically rejected by Chen Xuanli, just kidding, it is the emperor who is in danger now! Waiting for other troops to arrive to rescue the driver is tantamount to sentencing oneself to death. In the current situation, the number of King Qin's army does not matter at all, what matters is the hour! Hour! One more flick of the fingers, one less flick of the fingers, it may be the difference between the world.

"Gotta get in now! Right now! ”

Chen Xuanli pulled out the matching knife and changed his previous caution. At this time, there is no need to be cautious, you must forcibly ascend the stairs, even if you are all dead, you can't let the Son of Heaven have any mistakes.

Since the commander gave the order, the soldiers of the Long Wu Army did not have a word and rushed into the hall on the first floor without hesitation. They soon discovered that the ladder to heaven had been half-destroyed and the road was impassable.

"Take the handyman stairs next to it!" Chen Xuanli was very familiar with the distribution of floors, and immediately shouted. The soldiers rushed to the corner of the building again, looked up, and saw that there was a raging fire spreading on the staircase of the miscellaneous servants, and they could not leave. Chen Xuanli squinted his eyes and examined it, and found traces of vandalism at the upper end of the ladder.

Those damn mayflies really went up the stairs from here, and they cut off all the back roads! Chen Xuanli slammed his fist on the handrail of the staircase, breaking the hardwood. The white ballast at the fracture is stained with the blood of the general of the forbidden army.

Both stairs were broken, and the soldiers of the Long Wu Army stood in the hall, helpless. Yuan Zai turned his neck, and suddenly pointed to the side and said, "I have a way!" ”

"Huh?"

"Step on those flowers! You can touch the edge of the wooden ladder on the second floor. ”

When Chen Xuanli heard this, his eyes were fierce, when did he dare to fucking say such nonsense? He reached out to tug at the placket of Wonjae's clothes. Yuan Zai dodged Chen Xuanli's palm with a cat's waist, and ran towards the flowers between the vermilion pillars.

Chen Xuanli was about to chase after him, but saw Yuan Zai squatting down, and then removed a piece of flower in front of him—not a bush, but a square flower furrow, from that piece of flower bush alone. The flower furrow is topped with purple tulips and yellowish-white Nga flowers, but there is a rumbling sound underneath.

Only then did Chen Xuanli understand what this guy meant.

These flowers and plants on the ground floor of the diligent government building do not really grow in the ground, but are planted on a kind of wooden cart called the spring threshold. This kind of car is parked in the imperial garden on weekdays, and the soil is cultivated in the box, and the seeds are buried in the soil, and a gardener is responsible for watering. Once the roof leaves are blooming, these spring thresholds can be pushed to any location and become a movable Imperial Garden.

Yuan Zai has always been the best luxury, and he is more sensitive than anyone else to such exquisite and elegant means. And only he would notice this kind of detail.

Chen Xuanli hurriedly ordered everyone to come forward to help, and pushed out the spring sill with all his hands and feet, overturned the body, and dumped all the flowers and plants inside and the soil. Pity these exotic flowers and plants, turned into spring mud under the trampling of boots, and no one is distressed.

The soldiers stacked the empty carts one by one, the height close to the ceiling. Then they climbed to the roof of the car in turn, their arms just enough to reach the edge of the broken ladder on the second floor, and they could go up with a little force.

After a short time, everyone, including Wonjae, successfully climbed to the second floor. On this floor, there are many servants and maidservants, as well as a few nobles dressed in elegant clothes. These people were all disgraced and paralyzed on the ground, and when they saw the arrival of rescuers, they cried for help.

Chen Xuanli didn't care about them at all, and strode towards the stairs leading to the third floor. Fortunately, this section of staircase was intact and unobstructed, and the group had to stop when they stepped onto the third floor in one breath.

The third floor of the building is an open room with no walls, supported only by a few rows of columns. The height of this floor is just higher than the city walls on both sides, and there are no buildings blocking it from far and near. In summer, there is a cool breeze blowing through the hall on all sides, which is an excellent place to enjoy the coolness, and it is called "Invite the Wind Hall." ”

This completely unprotected layout, facing an explosion of the scale of the lamp tower, is simply a lamb meeting a tiger and being ravaged. The entire layer, whether it is the bronze mirror, the porcelain vase, the spiral screen, the silk mat or the living people in it, was first shocked by the shock wave, and then washed by the fire cloud again. Immediately afterwards, the upper floor of the lamp tower collapsed and fell down, and the burning spire of the building was broken off on the outer wall, rotating and cutting into this floor, bringing countless flying debris and sparks, and the scene was miserable.

When Chen Xuanli and the others rushed to the third floor, they saw that their eyes were full of smoke and ruins, the floor was in a mess, it was almost impossible to walk an inch, and they couldn't hear any cries for help and*, they were afraid that there were no survivors. Several fires are whirring and jumping, and if left unchecked, it will cause a secondary fire after a while.

Chen Xuanli suppressed his horror, waved his hand to drive away the pungent smoke, and ran towards the ladder leading to the fourth floor. The Shangyuan Spring Banquet was held on the seventh floor, and the Son of Heaven was also there, which was Chen Xuanli's only goal.

Yuan Jae followed Chen Xuanli closely, and the tragic scene in front of him made him speechless. Should we continue to go up? Is the risk worth taking? You know, even if the Son of Heaven hadn't died in the explosion, he might have been controlled by the mayfly by now. The risks are getting bigger and the benefits are getting smaller. Yuan Zai's heart couldn't help but waver.

However, he could not find any excuse to leave for the time being. Chen Xuanli's current mental state, as long as Yuan Zai reveals the slightest intention of leaving, he will be killed on the spot as a deserter.

The ground on this level is littered with sharp debris and a large amount of broken porcelain, making it difficult for people to run. Chen Xuanli and below all jumped forward cautiously. Won Jae took the opportunity to search around, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

At the edge of the floor more than a dozen steps away from him, there was a square pillar of the eaves, supporting the high eaves of the building. At this time, at the lower edge of this square pillar, there was a man leaning against him, his clothes were torn, and he seemed to be unconscious. The man was so burned all over that he could barely see his face, but he was familiar with that one-eye, and he once peed his pants in fright.

"Zhang Xiaojing?!"

Yuan Zai was first shocked and then delighted, he didn't expect to meet this guy again in the diligent government affairs building. He didn't think much about it, and shouted to stop Chen Xuanli. Chen Xuanli turned around and asked him what was going on.

Yuan Zai pointed at Zhang Xiaojing: "The culprit of the bombing of the building is him." We, Jing'an, have been looking for him all along. Chen Xuanli glanced over there, he had heard this name before, it seemed that he was originally the commander of Jing'an, and then he was somehow wanted by the whole city, and soon the wanted warrant was canceled again.

However, this name only made Chen Xuanli pause for a moment, he was not interested in solving the case, and the safety of the Son of Heaven was the most important. He was about to continue moving forward, when Yuan Zai shouted again: "This is an important prisoner, general, you can go first!" I'll deal with it here! ”

Chen Xuanli heard it, this guy was looking for an excuse and didn't want to leave. But this excuse is high-sounding, and he can't refute it. Of course, the murderer of the bombing building cannot be ignored. He didn't have time to argue more, so he had to snort coldly, and with the others, he hurried to the fourth floor.

Yuan Zai watched Chen Xuanli and them leave, and then walked in front of Zhang Xiaojing with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He looked down and smiled playfully, pulling a knife from his waist.

This knife belonged to a Longwu guard who died at the entrance, and Chen Xuanli picked it up with his own hands and handed it to Yuan Zai. He was not used to the weight of this sharp weapon in the army, and weighed it repeatedly a few times before holding it steady.

"When you were arrogant, you didn't think that retribution would come so quickly, did you?" Yuan Zai shook the tip of the knife and said to Zhang Xiaojing with resentment. The experience of wetting his pants was a great shame, and he hated this raging Five Yamas.

Zhang Xiaojing closed his eyes tightly, unresponsive to Yuan Zai's voice, and did not know whether he was alive or dead.

Yuan Zai aimed the tip of the knife at Zhang Xiaojing and began to use force slowly. He has already calculated that Zhang Xiaojing's death in this diligent government affairs building is the best result. Not only out of grudges, but also out of interests. The game he worked so hard for tonight can only be considered completely safe when Zhang Xiaojing dies.

Yuan Zai now deeply understands Feng Dalun's mood: this guy is too dangerous, as long as he lives, he is a great variable, and if he doesn't die, it's really unreassuring.

"The evil deeds you have done are enough for the imperial court to get back the punishment of Ling Chi in the ancient law. Now I kill you for your own good. ”

Yuan Jae muttered innocuous nonsense and slowly stretched out the straight knife. He's never killed anyone, and he's a little nervous, so his capacity isn't very accurate. The tip of the knife first opened the outer robe, aimed it at the heart, and then pierced the rough skin stained with dirt, and immediately blood gushed out. This startled Wonjae, and involuntarily retreated a little, and then entered the knife again.

This time, the tip of the knife was very stable, and with one last force, it was able to penetrate the heart completely. At this time, Yuan Jae suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, his eyes went black, and he fainted.

"Dengzi!"

Tan Qi put aside the copper Xie Niu candlestick in his hand, stepped on Yuan Zai's body, and pounced on Zhang Xiaojing.

Regarding what happened after he climbed to the top of the light tower, Zhang Xiaojing's memory is a little vague.

He vaguely remembered that he was leaning on the slinging shelf, waiting for the last moment to come, and his eyes were full of colors and splendor.

At first, Zhang Xiaojing thought that this was a hallucination before death, but there was always a strong voice shouting in his ears. Although his reason has given up on escaping, the rebellious and stoic impulse in his heart has never really given in, and he has been trying to find the possibility of survival.

He struggled to open his eyes to discern it, and finally realized that it was a large string of multicolored tulle. Presumably, this is also from Mao Shun's design, and the lights of the lamp house can show a more layered light through them. At this time, the lantern tower was blazing, and the flames were blazing, and the tulle was suspended in the air, dancing with the updraft.

How are they fixed to the lighthouse?

Zhang Xiaojing raised his head, and suddenly found that above his head, more than a dozen hemp ropes were fixed on the cross-frame of the fox, and the stars at the lower end were scattered, leading in different directions. All kinds of tulle, that is, hanging on the hemp rope, are densely suspended around the lamp tower, like a spring day - this is called a spring rope, but Zhang Xiaojing doesn't know and doesn't care.

He cares about the rope itself. After a short observation, he found that there was an extraordinarily thick hemp rope in it, the head of the rope was tied to the neck of the fox fox, and the other end of the hemp rope was pulled diagonally to the edge of the southern wall of Xingqing Palace, and was fixed with the moat. From a distance, between the city wall and the roof, a thick line is obliquely pulled.

A thought of survival came to me inexplicably.

Yu Gu is a very delicate person, and must have reserved a retreat route early so that he can leave quickly after activating the last mechanism. This route will not be downstairs, time will inevitably be too late, his retreat channel can only be on the top, then there is only one means left:

Pull the spring rope.

Slipping away from the tower along this rope is the fastest way to retreat.

What happened next, Zhang Xiaojing really can't remember clearly. He remembered in a trance that he struggled to get up, climbed the straddle, grabbed the thickest rope with all his instincts, and then hung his hands with a silk ribbon flying in the air, and with a swing of his body, he slid off the top of the lamp tower.

His body slid quickly across the night sky of Chang'an, leaving the light tower and flying towards Xingqing Palace.

Just as he was about to arrive at the southern wall of Xingqing Palace, the lantern tower suddenly exploded, and the strong shock wave caused the entire rope to swing violently. Immediately afterwards, the upper half of the lantern tower overturned and smashed into Xingqing Palace, an action that completely changed the direction of the rope. Zhang Xiaojing had almost stepped on the city wall with both feet, but he was suddenly pulled into the air and rolled into the third layer with a large number of debris......

…… Zhang Xiaojing slowly opened his eyes and saw Tan Qi's face.

Tan Qi's long jet-black hair was scattered in front of his forehead, his cheeks were stained with dirty ash, and his water-colored short skirt was torn, with large and small burning holes, revealing his white skin.

But she was not a little shy at this time, leaned forward, hugged Zhang Xiaojing's head, and called his name loudly. Zhang Xiaojing's lips pursed, but he couldn't speak. Tan Qi looked left and right, pulled out a holding pot from the rubble, and dripped a few drops of residual wine into his throat. Zhang Xiaojing desperately opened his mouth and used his tongue to bear it, before in the light tower, his whole person was almost roasted dry, and at this time, there were water drops in his mouth, like drinking nectar.

Zhang Xiaojing slowly regained her consciousness and asked her why she came here.

Tan Qi himself didn't expect to reunite with Zhang Xiaojing here. She had annoyed the crown prince before, and was dragged away from the Shangyuan Spring Banquet by the guards, and temporarily locked up in a warehouse in the Invitation Hall on the third floor.

There are no walls on this floor, so the design of the storeroom is half-sunk to the second floor. When the lantern tower exploded, the scorching gale swept through the entire Invitation Hall, and the entire floor was ravaged terribly, but this storehouse barely escaped. Tan Qi heard the chaos outside the treasury and realized that it was a Quelehodo outburst, and his heart was desperate to the extreme.

Outside, the sound was quieter, and she pushed open the twisted door, stumbling through the smoke and dust, not knowing where to go.

Just at this moment, Tan Qi saw that Yuan Jae was about to raise his knife to kill. She didn't know Yuan Jae, but she immediately recognized Zhang Xiaojing's face. In desperation, she lifted a heavy copper Xie ox stilt candlestick and smashed it at Yuan Zai, which saved Zhang Xiaojing's life.

After listening to Tan Qi's narration, Zhang Xiaojing turned his neck and looked puzzled: "Aren't you in Pingkangli?" Why does it appear in the Diligent Government Building? ”

It's okay if he doesn't ask, but when he asks, Tan Qi has been forcibly relying on the tense emotional wall of his will, and finally scattered and collapsed. She threw herself on his chest and cried loudly, repeating in her mouth: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" She felt that she was really useless, she didn't do anything well, and after all, she still let Que Lehodo explode, wasting the trust of Gongzi and Dengzi.

"Don't cry, what the hell is going on?" Zhang Xiaojing's tone was stiff.

Tan Qi sobbed and told the story of how he had alarmed the Son of Heaven with the hand of Taizhen. Zhang Xiaojing was relieved: "If you hadn't made such a fuss in front of the emperor and let them remove the city's wanted, I'm afraid that I would have been shot by this guy in front of Chaofen Gate - so your efforts have not been in vain." ”

He tried to reach for her bun, but as soon as he moved his arm, his muscles ached.

"However, Que Lehodo still blew up......" Tan Qi's tears washed his dirty face out of the two ravines. The chaos just now had too much impact on her. Jing'an Si has been running with the people for so long, but he has not been able to stop this attack after all. The strong sense of frustration made Tan Qi fall into the quicksand of self-doubt, which was difficult to pull out.

Zhang Xiaojing weakly explained: "The explosion just now, more people would have died, thanks to you - I said earlier, you can do something more meaningful than serving tea and water, many men are not as good as you." ”

Tan Qi smiled reluctantly, just thinking that Zhang Xiaojing was coaxing himself. His body was stained with blood and his clothes were in tatters, and she couldn't imagine how difficult it was for him to face alone during the time he was imprisoned in the main building.

Even if Quelehodo is really weakened, it must be the credit of this man's running back and forth, right?

Zhang Xiaojing struggled to get up, and Tan Qi hurriedly helped him to sit by the pillar. At this time, Yuan Zai also woke up and turned around, he rubbed the back of his head in severe pain, raised his head, and found that it was a servant girl who smashed him, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "Bold and cheap, dare to attack Jing'an Sicheng?" ”

In fact, the real Jing'an Sicheng is Ji Wen, Yuan Zai said this, he wanted to habitually pull the tiger skin. Who knew that this touched Tan Qi's reverse scales, and she glared at her apricot eyes: "You rammer, you are also worthy of pretending to be Jing'an Sicheng?" He picked up the brass candlestick and smashed it again. This time the force was heavier than just now, hitting the thigh, Yuan Jae couldn't help but let out a scream, and fell to the floor again.

"Tan Qi ......" Zhang Xiaojing stopped her and said helplessly, "He is indeed from Jing'an Division." ”

As soon as he heard this, Tan Qi threw away the candlestick, and tears fell down his eyes. This kind of person has entered the Jing'an Division, doesn't it mean that the son is no longer lucky? Yuan Zai saw that there was a drama for survival, and hurriedly said loudly: "Between Xia and Zhang Duwei, there may be a misunderstanding!" ”

Zhang Xiaojing stared at this bureaucrat with a broad forehead, and half of his embarrassing situation was due to him. He said with a calm face: "I reminded you that there was something in Xingqing Palace before, but now it has come true?" Yuan Zai nodded hurriedly. He was just smashed by this crazy woman, and he didn't dare to stand up again.

"In that case, then why did you kill me?"

Yuan Zai's mind turned extremely fast, knowing that it was useless to kowtow and beg for mercy, he simply raised his neck: "So many people, they have all seen with their own eyes that Du Wei is preparing to blow up the lantern tower, even if I believe it alone, I can't convince the public." ”

This sentence is very vague and clever, not only showing that he is not hostile, but also implying that the action is forced by the situation, and faintly questioning Zhang Xiaojing's actions. Zhang Xiaojing knew that he had misunderstood, but this explanation was too laborious. Now that the situation is urgent, he didn't have time to argue, so he asked directly: "What is the situation out there now?" ”

Yuan Zai had to rub his thighs while briefly talking about the invasion of the diligent government affairs building, and Chen Xuanli led the team to help. Zhang Xiaojing frowned tightly and was silent for a long time. He knew that in addition to Que Lehodo, Xiao Gui had another plan. Unexpectedly, this plan was even more bold and fierce than he imagined, and he actually killed the emperor in one go.

This guy's strength, although it is not ranked at all among Datang's opponents, is undoubtedly the closest enemy to success.

"I have to go up!"

Zhang Xiaojing struggled to get up, but his body was crooked and he almost didn't stand. The series of fights and escapes just now exhausted his physical strength and willpower, and he was in pain all over his body, and his state was extremely poor.

Tan Qi's eyes widened, and he hurriedly held Zhang Xiaojing's arm, and said in a trembling voice: "Dengzi, you have done enough, don't force yourself anymore......" Zhang Xiaojing shook his head and sighed: "When the reinforcements arrive, it will take at least a hundred snaps of fingers, but Xiao Gui kills, as long as you move your fingers." ”

"Isn't there still General Chen Xuanli? He's better than you are, isn't he? "Tan Qi Dao. For some reason, she didn't want to see this man fight for her life again, not at all. Even if the Son of Heaven upstairs is in danger, she only hopes that he can lie here honestly.

"Chen Xuanli is a good soldier, but he is not Xiao Gui's opponent. The only one who can stop him is me. Zhang Xiaojing said. He gritted his teeth again, barely supported himself, first half-kneeling, then stepping hard, and finally stood up again. The expression on his face was extremely tired, and only one eye still shone with a fierce light.

Yuan Zai seems to be looking at a monster, what is this guy hurt, and he has to go upstairs to stop that gang of vicious grasshoppers? No matter how much he calculated, he couldn't calculate the value of this move.

Tan Qi didn't understand either.

"The road is my choice, and I will go to the end." A hoarse voice rang out in the Invitation Hall.

Amidst the ruins and the dancing fire, Zhang Xiaojing staggered upstairs. His figure was unusually weak, but also unusually resolute. It wasn't until this moment that Tan Qi completely understood why Gongzi would choose him to be the governor of Jing'an in the first place, and Gongzi's vision was never wrong.

Thinking of Li Yu, Tan Qi felt a pain in his heart, and couldn't help but let out another sob. This subtle voice was immediately captured by Zhang Xiaojing. He stopped, turned his back to her, and said, "Oh, yes, good news for you." Your son-in-law is still alive - well, I should say at least when I see it. ”

Tan Qi's eyes flashed, and a glimmer of surprise welled up in his heart. For some reason, she strongly felt that Childe must have been saved by him. But she knew that now was not the time to ask for details, so she hesitantly stretched out her arm and hugged Zhang Xiaojing from behind, and a faint fragrance quietly penetrated into Zhang Xiaojing's nostrils, making him involuntarily think of the moment of ambiguity in the Jingjiao confession room.

"Thank you." Tan Qi whispered, pressing his face against the burn-ridden back, feeling the muscles there tense for a moment.

Li Mi almost performed a miracle.

He rushed from Shengpingfang to Guangdefang, crossed the six squares, and went north to the fourth square, and it took less than two moments. With the traffic conditions of the above metaverse, this is simply an impossible task. At least a dozen people were knocked off by the galloping horses, and he didn't even have time to stop to look.

The accidental explosion of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower caused great chaos in Wannian County to the west. But further afield, the common people who don't know it just regard it as a beautiful gimmick. Especially in Chang'an County in the east, everyone should go shopping for lanterns, go to find food and eat, and completely don't realize that a catastrophe is quietly happening.

It stands to reason that at this time, Jingzhao Mansion should issue an emergency order, sound the street drum to stop watching the lanterns, let the people return to the fang, and the city gates will be locked. But the entire center of the imperial court was also trapped in the diligent government affairs building, and for a time there was no one who was even in the middle of the command. After a long period of peace, the vigilance and efficiency of the entire Chang'an City have been eroded.

Only many watchtowers near Xingqing Palace still stick to their posts. The Wuhou frantically sent rescue signals, but without the support of the Great Watchtower, no one paid attention to these news at all. Those purple lanterns could only flicker in vain over and over again.

Li Mi rushed to the gate of Guangdefang in one breath, and saw from a distance that there was smoke curling in the workshop, which was the remains from the Jing'an Division Hall, which had not been extinguished so far. He didn't care about emotion, and the horse was about to rush into the workshop.

The guards at the gate of the square were about to raise their forks to stop them, but they heard the knight stop with a shout, and his movements stopped abruptly. It's not ...... Isn't this Li Sicheng? Li Sicheng, who was kidnapped by thieves, actually came back by himself?

The guards were stunned, and Li Mi jumped in and went straight to Jingzhao Mansion.

Inside and outside Jingzhao Mansion, the aftermath of the burning of Jing'an Division was still being dealt with in an orderly manner, and no one realized what the distant thunder meant-Jing'an Division was actually so sluggish.

Li Mi rushed to the front of the house, jumped off his horse, shook the reins, and went straight to the gate. A small official holding a file was about to go out, and when he looked up, he was stunned for a moment, and with a "snap", more than a dozen scrolls rolled to the ground. Next to him was a lightly wounded man with burns, who was moving to the door on crutches. The wounded man glanced at Li Mi and couldn't help but cry out: "Li Sicheng!" Then he fell to his knees and began to weep.

Regarding the reaction of others, Li Mi turned a deaf ear. He swung his arms and lunged in. Along the way, everyone from the guards to the officials was shocked, and they all got out of the way, avoiding the edge.

Li Mi walked all the way to the main hall before he stopped, looked around, and then grabbed the placket of a small scribe: "Who is in charge now?" ”

"It's Yoshigoshi...... Ah, no, it's Ji Sicheng. The little scribe replied tremblingly, and then pointed to the magistrate's hall.

"Geven?" Li Mi raised his eyebrows. This person has a lot to do with the East Palace, he is the son of the prime minister Ji Xuan, and was introduced to the palace by the prince's literary Xue Wei, but the Son of Heaven said: "It's a bad thing, I don't need it." "Since then, the career has not been smooth. Unexpectedly, this guy actually took refuge in Li Linfu, and was willing to run for the horse pawn to seize power.

Thinking of this, Li Mi sneered, let go of the little scribe, and walked to the door of the magistrate's hall. There were a few guards brought by Ji Wen standing in front of the door, they didn't know Li Mi, but they were afraid of his powerful aura, and they didn't dare to move. Li Mi flew up and kicked the inner door open.

At this time, Jiwen was pouring himself a drink in the house, and his heart was terrified. His task is to seize power, and as for other things in Jing'an Division, there is Yuan Zai running outside anyway, so he doesn't have to worry about it. So Gwen called for a bottle of wine, closed the door, and tasted it alone.

As soon as Li Mi broke in so suddenly, Ji Wen's wrist trembled in fright, and all the wine in the cup spilled on the carpet. This wine was transported from the Western Regions all the way, and it was expensive. Ji Wen was distressed and annoyed, and he raised his eyes and was about to have a seizure, but he was suddenly choked by an invisible big hand, unable to make a sound.

"Ji Vice End is really good Yaxing." Li Yu's voice was soaked in Sanjiu ice water.

Gevenn was a little confused for a moment. Didn't this guy get taken captive? Why did it suddenly come back again? If it was rescued, why didn't Wonjae report it first? What was he going to do when he came back to me?

A series of questions quickly surfaced in Ji Wen's mind, and finally precipitated into three words: "Ji Deputy Duan" - Vice Duan is the elegant name of the palace servant, he called me Deputy Duan, and made it clear that he did not recognize me as Jing'an Sicheng, this is to seize power! Ji Wen quickly judged the most critical contradiction, the muscles on his face quickly adjusted, and a stiff smile appeared: "Changyuan, how did you come back?" ”

Li Mi said bluntly: "There is a big incident in front of Xingqing Palace, and Your Excellency is still sitting here to drink?" ”

"Huh?" Ji Wen didn't expect him to ask such an abrupt question as soon as he opened his mouth, "In front of Xingqing Palace?" Isn't it pulling out the lights and the spring feast? ”

Li Mi sighed secretly in his heart. Such a big thing, as Jing'an Sicheng, he didn't realize it, how incompetent is this? He stepped forward and shouted: "The grasshopper is in the lamp tower, and now the Xingqing Palace is in a mess, the front and back are erosive, and the situation in Chang'an is extremely dangerous!" ”

Ji Wen's beard shook suddenly, no wonder he heard a loud noise in the west just now, he thought it was spring thunder, but it turned out to be such a tragic event! The diligent government is upstairs but the Son of Heaven and the ministers, if they are hit by fierce fire and thunder, wouldn't it be ...... Isn't it...... He didn't dare to think any further.

"I, I'll mobilize people as soon as possible and go to King Qin's ......" Ji Wen's voice was dry. Li Mi interrupted him unceremoniously, pressing step by step: "It's too late!" If you have a diligent king, there is only one thing you can do! ”

"What?"

"Li Xiang, where are you now?"

Ji Wen glanced at him in confusion: "Li Xiang, aren't you attending the Spring Banquet upstairs in the diligent government office?" Li Mi said with a calm face: "Before the explosion, he had already left the diligent government building, where did he go?" ”

Geven's beard twitched again. He wasn't stupid and knew what it meant to be a person leaving at this juncture. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I've been cleaning up the mess in Jingzhao Mansion all the time, where can I have time to take care of it?" ”

"You are one of his people, how can you not know the whereabouts of your master?" Li Mi didn't intend to test the text at all, and went straight in.

When Ji Wen heard this, Zhengse said, "Changyuan, it's bad for you to say that." In Xia Xi is the left patrol envoy, the palace serves the imperial history, corrects the impeachment for the imperial court, and makes up for the omissions, is he a personal servant of one person? Where is Li Xiang, it's almost the same when you go to ask Fengge. ”

"You really don't know?"

"Exactly!" Gwenn replied firmly, but his heart was slightly stunned. After all, he is not Li Xiang's henchman, and even if the latter has any plans, it is impossible to reveal them to him.

Li Mi said: "Very good! Then please stay here for the time being. Wait for Jing'an Division to find out where Li Xiang is, and then come to inquire! Ji Wen thought to himself, and sure enough, the play meat came, and he rolled his eyelids: "Your Excellency is held by thieves, and Jing'an Si has no leader." In the next to Chang'an City governance as a concern, this is temporarily taken over, and there is no love for the stack - but in the next is the appointment of the Feng Pavilion, dare not leave for no reason. ”

To put it bluntly, my appointment was issued by the Zhongshu Province, and if you want to take it back, you must first have an appointment. Ji Wen realized that there was such a big incident in Xingqing Palace, and Li Xiang's whereabouts were suspicious. The authority of this Jing'an Division must not be let go.

Li Mi's eyes were sharp: "What if I insist?" ”

Gynven sneered and clapped his hands, and the guards outside the door quickly entered. These guards were all brought by him, not the old department of the Jing'an Division, so it was more reassuring to use.

"Come on, help Li Hanlin go down to rest!"

Li Mi's main position is to wait for Zhao Hanlin, and Ji Wen called him so, because he had made up his mind not to recognize his identity as Jing'an Sicheng.

When the guards heard the order, they rushed over together and were about to make a move. Li Mi smiled slightly, and also clapped his hands, and a group of soldiers suddenly appeared from outside. The guards were surrounded, all of them looking panicked.

Ji Wen held up the Great Seal and shouted angrily: "The official is here, do you want to rebel?" Li Mi slowly untied a seal from his waist, and his face was grim: "The official is here." ”

In the magistrate's hall of Jingzhao Mansion, the two of them showed two big seals at the same time and confronted each other. The official seal that Ji Wen picked up, the silver ribbon, was for the exclusive use of the imperial envoy's platform. The seizure of power was hasty tonight, and the province of Zhongshu had not yet minted a new seal, so it made a document to print it for the right of expediency.

As for Li Mi's turtle button bronze seal of Jing'an Sicheng, according to common sense, it is more powerful than the official seal of Yushitai. But he was taken away by thieves before, and it was specifically pointed out in the document under the Zhongshu Provincial Administration that in order to prevent thieves from using it, the seal was specially cancelled - in other words, the moment Ji Wen took over Jing'ansi, it became a useless waste seal.

Ji Wen laughed: "Li Hanlin, don't take out such a waste seal, don't take it out and be ashamed!" But Li Mi held the official seal high, and his expression remained unchanged. Halfway through Giwin's laughter, he stopped abruptly, his eyes widening and he realized that something was wrong.

This is not the turtle button copper seal, but the turtle button gold edge copper seal, and the dark gold line looks particularly dazzling.

This is not the seal of Jing'an Sicheng, but the seal of Jing'an Order!

Although He Zhizhang was seriously ill in bed, legally speaking, his post of Jing'an Order was never handed over.

Li Mishen went to Xuanpingfang to "visit" He Zhizhang, and this positive seal was taken away by him by the way. At this time, it means that he has the right to "temporarily carry out the Jing'an order". Jiwen was horrified to find that he had become Li Yu's subordinate instead.

"This, this is a correction! He Jian is already ill, and it is impossible to entrust the seal to you! Ji Wen was furious. Li Mi said: "It is precisely because of He Jian's illness that he specially entrusted this seal to me, if you have any doubts, you can ask his old man - come here, give me Ji Sicheng's seal!" ”

At this point, he called him "Ji Sicheng", which is really ridiculous. The people of Jing'an Division saw that this chief was not pleasing to the eye, and they were unceremonious, and snatched the official seal with their hands. The guards did not dare to resist at all, and they were also disarmed and pushed to the side. Ji Wen's face was like ashes, and without the legal protection of the Zhongshu Provincial Documents, he had no foundation in Jing'an Division.

"I want to see Li Xiang! I want to see Lee Sang! Givin suddenly shouted frantically.

"If you can see him, we are looking for him!"

Li Mi left Jiwen and his guards in the magistrate's hall, and sent people to guard the door, which was like house arrest. Then he quickly gathered a few surviving principals and inquired about the situation, only to find out how tricky things were.

The attack of the grasshopper and the fire caused heavy casualties in the Jing'an Division. After Ji Wen took over, he didn't do anything serious, but expelled a group of Hu subordinates. From the time to the present, nearly five hours, the entire Jing'an Division is like a headless fly, and even the watchtower system has not been repaired. What made Li Mi even more angry was that the only decision Ji Wen made was to arrest Zhang Xiaojing and waste a lot of resources in this wrong direction.

It's a complete mess.

"Insufficient success, more than failure!" Li Mi snorted heavily, full of disdain for this waste. A few principals cautiously asked, "Li Sicheng, what should we do now?" ”

"Send someone to Xingqing Palace as soon as possible to find out the situation." Li Mi gave the first order. The safety of Xingqing Palace—or to put it more bluntly, the life and death of the Son of Heaven will directly affect the next series of decisions.

"Also, repair the Great Lookout Tower as soon as possible, and notify all the government offices and city gate guards that the lantern festival will end early. The curfew was reinstated and all the people returned to the house quickly. All the gates were sealed and kept open day and night. ”

When the principals heard this order, they all relented. Even the lantern festival has to be canceled, which shows how serious the situation is.

"Also, we have to find Li Xiang as soon as possible. Every mansion he recorded had to be investigated. ”

A cold glint flashed in Li Mi's eyes. If the whole thing is done by the prime minister, he must still have a very dangerous backhand. You don't have to think about what has happened, what matters is how to take the initiative in the next chaos. You must know that when it comes to this level of struggle, either you die or I live. Li Mi had to anticipate the worst-case scenario and prepare in advance.

As soon as they heard that Li Xiang was going to be investigated, the principals looked at each other even more and didn't dare to ask deeply. Li Mi raised his head and sighed slightly: "The building has collapsed, and it's just a matter of personnel." Seeing that the chief looked so serious, several directors were awe-struck in their hearts, and they all crossed their hands to express their obedience.

It's strange to say, as soon as he came back, the soul of the entire Jing'an Division also returned, and the atmosphere of Jingzhao Mansion changed. Even those officials who were transferred by Ji Wen were infected by Li Mi's resolute style and quickly integrated into the rhythm. For example, Zhao Shenjun, who is from Youxiaowei, feels that his management style has changed greatly, and he is much stronger than the original lazy procrastination.

The dilapidated Jing'an Division, under the strong drive of Li Yu, creaked and ran again.

At this time, a principal cautiously asked again: "Li Xiang's mansion may not all be under the name of the Li Mansion, what other hints does Si Cheng have?" ”

There are too many houses in Chang'an City, and even if Li Linfu has a secret house, he will not make a big deal of his signboard. Without a direction, looking for a needle in a haystack.

Li Mi thought for a while, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind: "You can go and check, the mansion of the rich in Beijing, who has a self-rain pavilion at home." ”

After being kidnapped by the mayflies, Li Mi was taken to a luxurious mansion and saw them test the explosion of a light tower. The most striking feature of this house is that there is a self-rain pavilion with an embankment on the eaves. This kind of pavilion originated in Persia, and it was expensive to build, and it was not just anyone who could build it.

When the grasshopper caught Li Mi, he didn't intend to keep him alive, so he didn't deliberately cover it up. Now that he is alive, he can't let go of this conspicuous clue. When you find out this mansion, it is clear who is behind the scenes to fund the grasshopper.

But the principals are still worried: "The documents of the division have been burned. The construction involved has to go to the Yu Department to read, and I am afraid that it will be too late. ”

Li Mi looked around: "Where is Xu Bin?" Did he survive? "Xu Bin has a super memory, if he is still here, Jing'an Si will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

An official said that Director Xu was injured and was recuperating in the hall, because Ji Sicheng thought that he might be a traitor and sent someone to guard him. Li Mi was so angry that he laughed back: "Xu Bin was sent by me to investigate the ghosts, this Ji Wen is really blind!" ”

He instructed his subordinates to lead the way and go to the hall to check it out for themselves.

The order in the hall was slightly better than just now, and the doctors had completed the treatment, but the voices of the wounded were still heard. The manpower has been exhausted, and the next thing is up to them to make themselves. Li Mi shrugged his nose, the smell of burning and oil medicine mixed with the human body made him very uncomfortable. But this scene is largely regarded as his responsibility, and Li Mi had no choice but to endure the churning in his belly with the mood of atonement.

Xu Bin's recuperation place was in a corner of the hall, separated by two screens, and two soldiers loyally guarded outside. Li Mi walked over, waved away the guards, and stepped in. Xu Bin was lying on his side on the bed, his face facing outward, his eyes closed, and a circle of white cloth wrapped around his head.

Li Mi approached with light steps, and suddenly his pupils shrank suddenly, and the whole person froze in place.

Xu Bin's body was curled up towards the inside of the bed.

In other words, his entire head and neck were twisted abruptly.

As a place for the feast of the Son of Heaven's Yanju, the decoration of the diligent government building is extremely luxurious. The building is out of the mountain, the carved beams are painted, there is the eaves hanging bell, and there are colorful silk fluttering silks. This style looks extremely gorgeous, but once it passes through the fire, it is everywhere to support the combustion. Everywhere in the hallway, it was now covered in billowing black smoke, filling every gap, like a madman splashing thick ink everywhere.

The distance from the third layer to the seventh layer is not very far, but Zhang Xiaojing's physical condition has fallen to the bottom, and the road is a mess, making this section of the road full of thorns. He gritted his teeth, trying to avoid the broken porcelain slabs on the ground, and felt his way towards the staircase.

Along the way, he saw many servants and officials, large and small, lying on the ground in various postures, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, the case in front of them was facing the sky, and the jade plates and delicacies were sprinkled on the ground, unspeakably miserable. These people were feasting and drinking one moment, and the next moment they were suddenly shocked. Zhang Xiaojing also found some corpses dressed differently from the guests, some of them were grasshoppers and some of Long Wujun.

It seems that after Chen Xuanli ascended the stairs, he encountered a strong resistance from the grasshopper, but he kept moving forward.

Zhang Xiaojing rushed to the sixth floor in one breath and had to stop to catch his breath. He didn't eat much today, only a few hours ago, when his stomach was empty and Venus was hidden in front of him. He looked down slightly, and saw a roast leg of lamb exposed under a fallen stone screen. The leg of lamb was golden and soft, and the leg bone was still pinched by one hand.

It appears that at the time of the explosion, the unfortunate guest was picking up a leg of lamb and preparing to feast on it. As a result, he was shaken, and before he could take a bite, he was crushed under the stone screen. Zhang Xiaojing leaned over and pulled the leg of mutton up, his hand motionless, and it seemed that it was already unfortunate - ironically, it was the fire that raged around him, so that the leg of mutton kept the temperature and did not stagnate.

Zhang Xiaojing opened his mouth, unceremoniously tore off a strip, and chewed it in his mouth. In the end, it is the skill of the imperial chef, this mutton is roasted crispy and fluffy, and it is seasoned with cloves, pepper and other precious spices, and apricot pulp is poured on it. As soon as it fell into his stomach, it immediately turned into a stream of heat and dispersed the limbs and bones, filling up a little bit of vitality.

He was also hungry, and ate as he walked, and a fat leg of lamb gnawed until only the bone was left in a while. Zhang Xiaojing finally felt better, grabbed this thigh bone, and came to the entrance of the stairs leading to the seventh floor on the sixth floor. Sweeping up, his eyes became fierce.

On the stairs, there were four or five corpses lying horizontally and vertically, most of them from the Long Wu Army, which showed that Chen Xuanli had encountered an ambush here. Yuan Zai said that there were only a dozen people who came to them, so after calculation, there were not many people left in Chen Xuanli's hands. Even if he was lucky enough to break through, it would be a heavy loss.

However, this can also prove that there will never be too many people in Xiao Gui, otherwise there should be Chen Xuanli among these corpses.

Zhang Xiaojing stuck the bone in his waist and was about to climb the stairs, when suddenly his heart moved, and he retracted his feet again. Between the sixth and seventh floors, there are only two passages for passengers and goods, which must be strictly guarded. If you rush up, I'm afraid you'll be shot to death.

He walked lightly to the edge of the building, where the corners of the cornices were low, and the edges turned out a bulging wooden lip. Zhang Xiaojing picked at the wooden lips, stepped on the trunk, turned it hard, and the whole person climbed to a slanted ridge covered with Uwa. Trot up the slope of the ridge and leap over a carved fence to reach the seventh floor.

The seventh floor of the diligent government building is called the Star Picking Palace, and the Big Dipper is a metaphor for the seven floors. It is a rectangular hall with no pillars, the floor is a little deliberately sloping, the highest place on the north side is the imperial seat of the Son of Heaven, facing south and facing north, and the other seats are arranged in turn to the south and downward, and the arch guard is under the imperial seat - this so-called "for the government to virtue, such as the North Star, where the stars live".

To the south of the main hall, there is also a small Tianhan Bridge, which connects from the main body of the main hall to a wide flat timber terrace outside, with clouds on both sides. Standing on the terrace, you can look down on the railing, and the view is excellent. The distance between the terrace and the light tower is very close, just now the light tower is just opened, and the red chip of the lamp is thrown out here to throw out the candle flame and start the light tower.

It's a pity that because of this, at the time of the explosion just now, the flat wooden terrace collapsed as soon as possible, and fell off the city wall with the unlucky people who were standing on it and were admiring the lanterns. The Tianhan Bridge was also half destroyed, and the remaining half of the miserable wooden frame was half warped in the air, like the wailing of a remnant dragon.

Zhang Xiaojing climbed to the position of the seventh floor, which happened to be at the remaining bridgehead of Tianhan Bridge. He quickly lowered himself and hid beside the pillar beast, looking inside. Smoke drifts up from downstairs, creating excellent protection.

This floor of the hall is semi-enclosed, and there is a circle of the south wall of Xingqing Palace outside, plus Zhang Xiaojing desperately vented a lot of Que Lehodo's energy. Therefore, the explosion and impact just now did not hurt the muscles and bones, and there were no casualties, but the scene was slightly chaotic.

At this time, in the Star Picking Palace, it was divided into three distinct groups. More than 100 guests in Chinese costumes gathered together, trembling like a flock of quails; Standing next to them were a dozen or so grasshoppers, armed with short crossbows and long knives, ready to launch a slaughter at any time. Farther south, Chen Xuanli and the soldiers of the Longwu Army, who were less than ten people, raised equally*, but did not move forward, forming a confrontation. Other unrelated people, such as the miscellaneous maids and maidservants, were driven downstairs.

It seems that the combat effectiveness of the Long Wu Army is still very amazing, and it has continuously broken through the defense and rushed to the seventh floor in one go. Judging from the positions of the two sides, the grasshopper may have just controlled the situation, and before he could do anything else, the Long Wu army rushed up.

It's a pity that Chen Xuanli can't go any further - Zhang Xiaojing clearly saw that at the highest point, Xiao Guizheng was smiling and aiming his crossbow arrow at a man in a red yellow robe, who was wearing a crown of heaven, a nine-ring belt, and six-step boots - it was Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty.

No wonder Chen Xuanli didn't dare to act rashly, the life of the Son of Heaven was in the hands of that former veteran!

The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that those who hold the hostage will be attacked with the hostage. However, in front of the Son of Heaven, this rule loses its meaning.

And on many guests, there are large and small black spots and stains, like sticky that has just been sprayed, and the ground is scattered with the same specification of pumps. You don't need to look at it, this must be the Yanzhou stone grease that ignites when it is on fire - that is to say, the grasshoppers can use a little fire at any time to burn all the elites of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Xiaojing had a little headache, the situation in front of him was too delicate, several parties were in a state of high tension, and a slight change could turn into the worst situation. The hostages are too valuable to be missed.

There is no way to delay it in time, and after a while, countless reinforcements will swarm in, so Xiao Gui will definitely take action as soon as possible.

If you can't play, you can't delay, it's a dead game at all.

It's a pity that Zhang Xiaojing's physical condition is too poor, and he can't force the game. The only way to do this is ...... Zhang Xiaojing's big hand grabbed the pillar of the broken bridge, and suddenly squeezed it violently, as if he had made an extremely difficult decision in his heart.

He stooped down and crept into the temple from the broken bridge. This star-picking hall is too wide, and there are so many people that no one notices him at all. With the help of those overturned tables and brackets, Zhang Xiaojing quickly approached the core of the confrontation.

Xiao Gui held the Son of Heaven hostage, and Chen Xuanli's crossbow arrow was aimed at Xiao Gui. Zhang Xiaojing calculated the timing and deliberately kicked and broke a porcelain plate first to attract everyone's attention and avoid being too nervous and firing a crossbow. Then he slowly stood up, raised his hands and said loudly: "Jing'an Division Zhang Xiaojing is doing things!" ”

This voice sounded in the main hall, and it seemed quite abrupt. Chen Xuanli couldn't help but glance sideways, thinking of this Zhang Xiaojing before