The night was not peaceful. In that alley, someone killed two players, and Xiahou Yuan killed that person, so there were three more corpses in the alley.

Here, there, more corpses appeared, and whoever was able to stand in the end was indispensable for the corpses of the losers as a foreshadowing.

The night in Luoyang is not quiet now, and for the unsuspecting civilians, the murder only exists in the hearsay of the next day. But they didn't know that in their sleep, there was a death and blood in the middle of a wall.

This is a game that belongs only to chess players, who control the pieces, come and go, and test each other. This is also a chess game that belongs only to them, because the chess players are in control and do not affect the normal life of ordinary people.

At least not before you're really ready to make a move, slaughter the opposing dragon, or tie all the arrangements together. These sporadic killings are not less, people are used to play chess, and when the chess is eaten, it is not thrown into the basket, but will leave blood and corpses.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that whether the players want to or don't want to, there will be people who will be affected by this. For example, Luoyang Ling, also such as Shi A, did not participate, but involuntarily appeared in the chess game.

"Smack." A chess piece falls, and the black piece encloses the white piece.

There is only one, which is insignificant for the entire chessboard and does not affect the overall situation. Even many times, there are people who are too lazy to eat such a chess piece, because in the eyes of the real chess player, what they really care about is the general trend and the overall situation, and they will not care about the gains and losses of a pawn.

But now the chess player took it for granted, took out the white chess piece, and threw it into the chess basket. He stretched his waist, stretched out his hand for a cup of tea on the table, skimmed off the foam with the lid of the cup, lowered his head, sniffed lightly with the tip of his nose, and then tasted it shallowly.

It's slightly bitter, but after just a moment, you can immediately feel a sweetness. I don't know when, tea has become popular in Luoyang City, including him, and he also likes this mouthful.

Putting down the teacup, the young man raised his head, and his handsome face carried a sense of nobility and pride that came out of his bones. He was also draped in a snow-white coat, fluttering like a good son in the turbid world. The faint light in the room could not hide the attractive aura that emanated from him.

It was a room he used to come to in the Emerald Pavilion, and there used to be another person sitting here, someone who often asked him to borrow money, but it had been a long time since they had sat together. I don't know why, Yuan Shao suddenly felt unaccustomed, just unaccustomed.

He is Yuan Shao, the eldest son of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes.

"How's it going?" Yuan Shao asked, his voice a little lazy.

"Childe, the people sent out have suffered and gained, and the information that should have been collected has been collected." A scribe standing next to him bowed and replied.

"Really? Thank you for your hard work. Yuan Shao nodded, and there was no excess emotion on his face.

There are losses and gains, just like the chess he is playing now, no matter who is involved in this game of chess, it is nothing more than the same as he is now. Coming and going with each other, there is a loss and a gain, what is lost is just a chess piece, and what a person gets is just a little bit of information.

It's just the beginning, because there are no obvious people in the end. Most of the people they use are rangers and players, only these people are not distressed when they die, and their origins are vague, plus a little benefit, they can make them rush to it.

Pick up a chess piece, twist it with two fingers, and rub it gently. There is no doubt that one of the parties playing chess with him is the Ten Standing Servants, because the forces on the side of the Great General's Mansion that he represents behind him are originally going to the Ten Standing Servants.

Two big forces, under these two forces, but there are chess players who fall under the general trend. No matter which side they represent, it is estimated that just like him, in their hearts, they also have their own plans.

Shaking his head, he smiled silently, and threw the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess basket. Yuan Shao stood up and said softly, "Let's go." ”

"After tomorrow, I will make a message to the general, please punish the ten permanent servants."

"Start with the West Garden, now among the eight captains, including me, there are seven sergeants under the command of the captains who can use it. As long as the eunuchs are cut off again, then all the soldiers in the West Garden can be used by us, and they will be worry-free in Beijing at that time. ”

"Sooner rather than later. Now that His Majesty is seriously ill and has no support, he will never be able to let them stay in the palace any longer. Yuan Shao's eyes flashed.

"General."

"General."

On the palace wall of the palace, Liu Xuan walked on the aisle, and every time he walked forward, the soldiers of the Yulin Army who were guarding the palace wall would greet him respectfully. That's all, after greeting, they would continue to stare vigilantly at the dark corners outside the palace walls, putting Liu Xuan aside completely, even if he was the commander of the Yulin Army.

The order is forbidden, this is the Yulin Army trained in Liu Xuan's hands now. They only have one will, that is, to be loyal to the emperor and protect the emperor's safety, in addition, even Liu Xuan, the commander of the Yulin Army, can be temporarily forgotten in the corner by them.

Liu Xuan stopped, turned around and walked towards the female wall, stood still behind the female wall, and looked into the distance. Luoyang City at night is so dark and deep, even if there is any light, it is extremely far away, and it will eventually be swallowed by this darkness.

Only the place under the palace wall, illuminated by torches, and the bright place at the palace gate, turned the entire palace wall into daylight. But after all, it is night, and the night is always dark, no matter how fiercely the torch burns, there is darkness that is not dissipated by it.

The soldiers of the Yulin Army guarding Miyagi are guarding the light and defending against the darkness. If the former Yulin Army didn't care about this darkness, there was no abnormal darkness in tens or hundreds of years, and there was no darkness that brought any threat to the palace. Then after he Liu Xuan became the commander of the Yulin Army and controlled this Praetorian Guard army exclusive to the emperor, then everything changed.

Especially now, Liu Xuan knows what kind of situation is like outside, Luoyang City outside the palace wall. Although he is the commander of the Yulin Army, he has never formed a party, even with the Ten Standing Servants, and he does not have any superfluous communication, let alone friendship with foreign ministers, because even if he is a relative of the Liu clan and has a little blood relationship with the emperor, he will still be suspicious when he should be suspicious.

He is a lonely minister, but it doesn't mean that he has to be widowed and lonely, and because he is a lonely minister, he needs to see something more, and he has his own source of information. Because this palace, even if it is guarded by the Yulin Army and has this tall palace wall, it is just a palace after all.

There are more than 3,000 people in the Yulin Army, originally there were only 2,000 people, and there were 1,000 more people, which was recruited by Liu Xuan after he took office, because the soldiers of the Yulin Army in the palace were old and decrepit, and the palace places needed tighter guards. Emperor Han Ling's allowance was only a little bit, if he knew what would happen next, would he be more generous?

Liu Xuan knew that this was impossible, no matter who it was, even if he said something that was about to happen in front of the emperor, he would definitely die. Therefore, the three thousand feather forest army has to guard the palace, this lonely city is simply whimsical.

The next He Jinzhu ten permanent servants, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and the entire Luoyang City was almost in an undefended state. The other party can enter Luoyang without loss, and such a small palace can't stop the other party's footsteps, the difference is only in the length of time.

"Ahem." Liu Xuan coughed twice, there was a fishy sweet smell in his mouth, and there was a little cold liquid next to the corner of his mouth.

He reached out to wipe it, and when he looked closely, it was indeed blood left on his index finger. The bright red blood, illuminated by the flames in the brazier that stood above the palace wall, was also a dark red color.

As with the situation outside, it is getting worse and worse, as well as his injuries. And this injury all originated from that day more than four months ago. It was also on that day, when the battle to exterminate the Yellow Turbans and the battle of Guangzong was carried out to the end, no one could have imagined that Zhang Jiao, who was wiped out in that battle, would appear in Luoyang City, which was very far away from Guangzong, and in the palace.

That battle caused the residual injuries on his body now, and he has not recovered for four months. It also made Emperor Han Ling, injured, and his injuries were also deteriorating, at that time, if there was no protection from the Three Treasures of the Son of Heaven, I was afraid that Emperor Han Ling would die at that time.

This matter, no one except him and the imperial doctor who treated Emperor Han Ling, knew about it. Everyone only thought that the emperor occasionally felt a cold, and the cold turned into a vicious disease, and he was seriously ill, and his body continued to deteriorate during that time. No one would have imagined that the current emperor had entered a state of sometimes being awake and sometimes unconscious.

Liu Xuan put down his hand, his face was pale, and the same coldness that spread from his bones was hitting his body with the coldness in the night wind. It will take a long time for him to recover, at least a month, but time waits for no one.

Since the incident, he has kept the news tightly sealed, but this news can't be hidden for too long, but I'm afraid that now the ministers in the court have their own guesses. What's more, it's a close minister and ten permanent servants? It is precisely because the emperor has become like this now that there will be so many storms in Luoyang City, and there will be a bloody storm.

The ten permanent servants who know the emperor's situation know that their net worth and life are all tied to the emperor, and they also know that the courtiers hate them, and they will definitely not be arrested. The same official system headed by the great general He Jin will never allow another ten-standing servant to appear on the head and let such a thing as the disaster of the party recur.

When two tigers fight, one will be injured. Who would have thought that there was a vicious tiger in Liangzhou that was also eyeing it?

Liu Xuan smiled lightly, this wind unconsciously changed direction, even the history that had happened. He didn't know how it would evolve, and he didn't know what the outcome would be.

He looked at his palms, clenched, released, and clenched again, but he still felt a sense of powerlessness. It turns out that even in the game, there are many things that are not controlled by people. Whether you know it or not, whether you want to stop it or not, the process is so difficult. I have been walking for so many months on the same part of the road to find the city, but I don't have as many worries in my heart in just one month.

Putting down his hand, Liu Xuan raised his head and said: "Pass the order, the Yulin Army rotates in three shifts, and every time it rotates, you must wait for the soldiers of the rotation to arrive, and the soldiers guarding it can go down the palace wall." Guarding the corridor, the number of soldiers at the palace gates was doubled, and all the longbows and arrows in the arsenal were dropped. ”

"In addition, after entering the time, all the eunuchs and palace maids who were procured will be suspended from entering and leaving. Anyone who wants to leave the palace and enter the palace must get my warrant, otherwise anyone who dares to break into the palace will be killed! ”

"Also, in the same way, when entering the palace, anyone who approaches the outer wall of the palace gate will be given a warning, and then shot on the spot without retreating. All doors are the same. Liu Xuan's tone was extremely cold, and his words were full of blood and fire.

"Yes!" The adjutant general standing behind Liu Xuan replied angrily. It's just that the next moment, he asked hesitantly, "Commander, what if those few want to enter and leave the palace gate?" There are also generals, as well as the queen mother, the queen mother's servant. ”

"What should I do?" Liu Xuan turned his head and stared at the lieutenant general, like a beast staring at his prey.

"Just do what I say, and if something happens, I'll take care of it. If you have any questions, call them to me! ”

The adjutant general only felt like he was falling into an ice cave, and hurriedly responded: "Yes!" ”

After the order was finished, Liu Xuan turned around again, and this was the only thing he could do. As the commander of the Yulin Army, this army, which represents the meaning of elite, is just a drop in the sea in the upcoming upheaval.

Everything will always decay, and any elite, without being forged by blood and fire, will be the same after all. He doesn't have time, the real elite of the Yulin Army is only half, not even half. Because when he accepted the Yulin Army, at that time, more than half of the two thousand Yulin Army were the children of official eunuchs, in other words, they came to gild.

Therefore, there are only a thousand people who he can really rely on to guard the palace!

"That's right." Liu Xuan's hand reached out to the scabbard he was wearing at his waist, and his hand was cold.

He was a lonely man, guarding a lonely city, just like the monster in that prison. They have such a high status in the game, and at the same time of strength, they are also bound by it.

Because they are all monsters in the eyes of others, monsters who are not understood.

"Any lieutenant or soldier shall be dealt with as before. No one who does not have my warrant, no matter what position he holds in the army, is not allowed to leave the palace! If necessary, kill on the spot! ”

"You know that, right?" Liu Xuan turned his head again, and a smile appeared on his face, "If you can't do it, you will die." ”