Looking at the expression on the face of this golden-armored Praetorian Guard general, Li Ming already understood in his heart that this general was loyal to his duties, and he was not a henchman of the second prince.

It's a pity that this general is just a low-ranking general guarding the mountain of the Imperial City, and he doesn't dare to easily offend the majesty of the second prince, so he looks suspicious, but he still waved his hand and gave an order, allowing this group of patrol guards to pass through the gate of the archway.

The sound of clanging armor and neat footsteps sounded one after another, and Li Minghe stepped on the steps with a lonely mood and continued to march towards the halfway up the mountain.

All the way up, around the mountainside passage continue to advance, every time you pass a corner or a high slope, there are tall and strong fortress buildings, on which are stationed royal guards, the entire Imperial City Mountain is very tightly protected.

Li Ming walked all the way, carefully remembering all the defensive arrangements he saw along the way.

"Brother Ming, it's very heavily guarded here." Lonely as smoke whispered.

"This is the palace land, of course." Li Ming replied, thinking of another thing in his heart.

If the second prince covets the throne, then there are only two things he can do......

One is to secretly mobilize the troops that belong to him, firmly control the Imperial City Mountain and the Imperial Palace, and then smoothly seize the imperial power, which is the safest way.

However, the defense on the Imperial City Mountain is so tightly arranged, if the second prince wants to do this, the difficulty factor is too great, and it is impossible at all, unless he can completely control the Royal Praetorian Guard, but this is also absolutely impossible.

After careful consideration, Li Ming felt that the only way for the second prince to seize the throne was the second ......

That is to wait for the moment when His Majesty is about to take his last breath, when the imperial power is being handed over, he can kill the crown prince by surprise, and no one can doubt it, so that he can take over the throne justifiably.

Now the bombs carried by the guards of the second prince must be used to deal with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but how should the second prince clear his suspicion?

This is a question worth pondering, and what is the situation in the palace right now is also a very important piece of information!

When will the current emperor hang up, when does the second prince plan to act, and who will be the scapegoat?

Li Ming calculated in his heart, as the team continued to go up, unconsciously more than half an hour had passed, and this patrol guard finally passed through the fortresses and the long winding mountain road, and finally came to the foot of a huge hillside......

This hillside is where the largest complex of buildings in the entire Huangcheng Mountain is located, because the terrain of the Huangcheng Mountain is steep, with steep cliffs on both sides and behind it, and only the huge hillside in front of it is the area where buildings can be built.

Standing at the bottom of the hillside, you will see a complex of buildings that look like three staircases.

Numerous streets crisscross the hillside into three districts, and the first staircase is a variety of tall mansion courtyards, all of which were occupied by the Imperial Ministers.

The second staircase is higher, separated by a ring of towers and watchtowers, and a large complex of splendid palaces is located, where the royal family lived......

Above the palace group, a golden belt lies at the top of the hillside, this is a golden palace wall, the palace city is protected by the palace wall, countless golden magnificent palace groups are blocked by tall green trees, and the palace can be faintly seen tall and dense.

"What a beautiful palace city...... "Lonely as smoke couldn't help but exclaim softly, and his eyes seemed to be deeply attracted by the magnificent scene in front of him.

The procession in front of them continued to move on, along the wide Chaotian Street, with straight steps leading to the hilltop palace......

Walking up the long staircase through a large cluster of mansions, they came to a city wall.

"The Second Prince's Guard is back to the camp, please open the city gate." The soldiers in front raised their tokens, and a pillar of light suddenly shot down obliquely from the castle tower.

After the officers on the city wall saw the token clearly, there was a boom, and the second city gate slowly opened.

The guards continued through the city gates, and finally entered a golden royal gathering area......

This is already a royal area, lined with countless golden palaces, this is the exclusive palace of the royal family, but now most of the palaces are idle, after all, the current emperor only has three children, in addition to the crown prince and the second prince, there is also a princess.

So in fact, there are only three palaces shining in this area, namely the palaces of the second prince and princess on the left and right, and the magnificent palace directly opposite.

The guards had already begun to walk along the tree-lined streets, among the rows of palaces, and in a few moments they began to walk in the direction of the princess's palace on the right......

Looking at the gold-lettered plaque hanging at the main entrance of the palace passing by, with the name of [Ningxin Palace] written on it, Li Ming and Lonely were stunned.

"They didn't go back to the palace on the second prince's side, why did they come to the princess's side?" Lonely as smoke asked suspiciously.

According to the official information, there are not many members of the current royal family of the Mandate of Heaven Empire, except for the already aged Emperor of the Mandate of Heaven and some concubines, there are only two princes and one princess left.

And the princess's name is called Princess Ning Xin......

The so-called Ningxin Palace is not the palace where the princess lives.

"It's not good, I understand......" Li Ming's eyes lit up, and all the doubts were suddenly the same!

This damn second prince not only wants to kill his brother for the throne, but also wants to blame his own sister!

It's hard to imagine that this person has malicious intentions......

Just now he thought that if the second prince wanted to succeed in seizing the throne, he would have to find a way to kill the prince, but he couldn't be suspected by others, so he actually used Her Royal Highness the princess as a cover, even if the prince was killed, others would go to the princess for trouble, and he could stay out of it!

These soldiers carrying bombs must be preparing to hide all the bombs in the princess's palace, once the prince is killed in the future, then the remaining bombs will definitely be found in the princess's palace, and this incriminating evidence can be confirmed, and no one will suspect the second prince at that time......

Moreover, if this poisonous plan is to be completely effective, I am afraid that the second prince will also be attacked by bombs, but he just escaped his life.

In this way, if Princess Ning Xin wants to kill her two brothers and take over the throne as a princess, there will be no obstacles......

Too vicious a strategy!

Li Ming was speechless in his heart, such a plan was too ruthless, and now he happened to be discovered, no matter what happened, he had to find a way to prevent the conspiracy from happening.

But how?

The guards continued to quietly walk through the palaces, and after slowly making a large circle, they actually approached the back of Ningxin Palace again.

When I came to the depths of a very secluded garden lined with ancient trees, I saw a golden palace wall appear in front of the procession, and at the foot of the palace wall was a large flower garden, and the lush flowers and trees were particularly beautiful.

When the guards arrived, they became cautious, and the sound of footsteps and the tapping of armor disappeared at the same time.

I saw the soldiers in front of me crouching down, and all the soldiers immediately bent down and squatted on the ground, crawling forward on their stomachs, quickly approaching the flower garden......

(End of chapter)