Ling Muyun stayed in Cining Palace for an hour, and then Mao Dongzhu sent someone to call Ruidong again and lead Ling Muyun out of the palace.

When he walked out of Cining Palace, Ling Muyun was still in a good mood, and he had four forty-two chapters in his hands, plus one he had taken from Shunzhi, it was five, and he had already obtained more than half of the eight forty-two chapters. If Wu Yingxiong sent the part of the blue flag again, and Mao Dongzhu also collected the two parts of Prince Kang's Jieshu and the blue flag lord Eshuokha, the eight forty-two chapters would be completed, and he seemed to have seen the Manchu treasure close in front of him.

And what made Ling Muyun even more reassuring was that because of his prior reminder, Mao Dongzhu had always arranged for people to keep an eye on Wei Xiaobao and Hai Dafu, so Hai Dafu would be prepared as soon as Mao Dongzhu made a move. is also because of this, although Wei Xiaobao was not killed by Hai Dafu by virtue of the treasure clothes seized from the Aobai Mansion as in the original history, he did not follow Hai Dafu to Cining Palace to peep into the fight between Hai Dafu and Mao Dongzhu as in the original history, but was entangled by the people sent by Mao Dongzhu to keep an eye on him, so he was not suspicious of Mao Dongzhu, the queen mother, as in the original history. In this way, as long as Mao Dongzhu kills Xiaozhuang again, she, the queen mother, will be as stable as Mount Tai, and it will be much more convenient to do anything in the future.

Ling Muyun looked at Ruidong who was leading the way in front of him, and couldn't help but feel quite interesting in his heart, speaking of which, both Ruidong and Liu Yan should still be grateful to him, if he hadn't reminded him in advance, let Wei Xiaobao get a glimpse of Mao Dongzhu's flaws, Mao Dongzhu would inevitably send him and Liu Yan to kill Wei Xiaobao, and as a result, he gave his own surname. Of course, neither Rui Dong nor Liu Yan knew about them, so Ling Muyun had a feeling of being an unsung hero.

The two of them were walking on their own, turning a corner, and suddenly saw more than a dozen people blocking the way in front of them, looking at the royal guards, the person at the head was burly and rough-looking, wearing a military general's official robe similar to Ruidong, Ling Muyun was not familiar with the Qing Dynasty official system and robes, and he didn't know what kind of official position this person was. Ruidong's footsteps suddenly stagnated, and his breathing was also chaotic, but then he returned to normal, and led Ling Muyun to continue walking forward as if nothing happened.

Before Ling Muyun and the two of them could get closer, the rough military attache suddenly asked, "Deputy Chief Ruidong, where are you going?" Who is this little eunuch following you? ”

The commander of the imperial guard, also known as the chief of the imperial guard, is actually the same official position, but the name is different. People outside the palace are generally accustomed to being called commanders according to the regular system of the army, while people in the palace are more accustomed to being called the chief manager according to the rules of the palace, just like calling those eunuchs in charge, so only those who come will call Ruidong the deputy chief.

Ruidong said coldly: "Chief Dolon, it seems that there is no need to report to you where I am going, right?" ”

Discord between the main and deputy is the norm in officialdom, and the same is true for Duolong and Ruidong, one of the two is the commander of the imperial guard, and the other is the deputy commander of the imperial guard, the authority is almost the same, Duolong is annoyed that Ruidong is not respectful enough to him as a deputy, not obedient enough, and Ruidong also has the intention of replacing him, so the two have already become a fire and water, Ruidong does not say that he has a task, even if he doesn't, he will not give Duolong any face.

Ling Muyun's heart moved, and then he realized that this rough man was Duolong, the commander of the imperial guard. It's just that how could this Duolong suddenly appear here and block the way of the two? He had a faint feeling in his heart that something was not good.

Sure enough, I saw Duo Long sneering: "Deputy Chief Ruidong, I'm afraid you have to make it clear to me today, otherwise you won't think about it." ”

Ruidong's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly: "Manager Dolong, are you deliberately trying to find fault?" ”

"I can't talk about finding faults, where the responsibility lies, I have to do it. As far as I know, it seems that this little eunuch behind you is not from the palace, but you brought it in from outside the palace, right? The brothers guarding the palace gate are familiar with the father-in-law who enters and leaves the palace, but they have never seen this one behind you, and there is only a record of entering the palace, but they have never seen him leave the palace at all, Deputy Chief Ruidong, didn't you bring a wild eunuch in from outside the palace, right? ”

"You put eyeliner in my people?"

Ruidong's voice was a little cold, as the deputy commander of the imperial guards, there was naturally a group of imperial guards who were attached to him, and it was precisely because he was catching up with his subordinates to stand guard at the West Palace Gate that he would easily take Ling Muyun into the palace. But he didn't expect to call Duolong to get the news, apparently among his subordinates, someone reported to Duolong.

Duo Long sneered and said, "Ruidong, what you said is not right, I am the head of the imperial guards, and all the imperial guards are my subordinates, and it is natural to report to me when you encounter this kind of sneaky thing, what does it mean to plant eyeliner in your people?" ”

Ruidong's face turned blue and white for a while, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "Duolong, let me tell you, I brought this person into the palace to follow the order of the Queen Mother and her old man, you had better get out of the way obediently, otherwise you will delay the affairs of the Queen Mother and her old man, and you can't afford to bear it!" ”

Seeing that Duolong made it clear that he wanted to stop Ling Muyun, Ruidong had no choice but to show the name of the queen mother, after all, Duolong was the commander of the imperial guards, and he was only the deputy commander, although he could compete with Duolong with the support of the queen mother, but if Duolong really competed with him, he really couldn't forcibly send Ling Muyun out of the palace. Although this would definitely go against the Queen Mother's original intention of acting in concealment, it was better than Ling Muyun being detained by Duo Long.

Who would have thought that after listening to Ruidong's words, Duolong didn't get out of the way as he expected, and still stopped there, without the slightest intention of giving way.

"Why, Duolong, don't you even listen to the Queen Mother's decree?"

"I naturally don't dare not listen to the Queen Mother's decree, but who knows if what you said is true or false? Is it a fabrication? And to tell you the truth, the Empress Dowager has ordered me to secretly investigate you for a long time, and this time I was ordered by the Empress Dowager to take you and this fake little eunuch to the Empress Dowager's bedroom for questioning. Don't say that you are mostly making it up, even if you really follow the order of the Queen Mother, you have to go with us today! ”

Duo Long smiled coldly, waved his hand to the eight imperial guards he brought behind him, and said, "Come on, tie up Ruidong and this fake eunuch for me, if you dare to resist, you will be killed!" ”

The eight imperial guards agreed in unison, and they all drew their blades and rushed forward, surrounding Ling Muyun and Ruidong, two of them immediately reached out and took out the rope from their arms, and stepped forward to tie Ling Muyun and Ruidong.

Ruidong's face suddenly became extremely unsightly, and his anger was also accumulated to the extreme, you must know that since he took refuge in Mao Dongzhu, he has always fought against Duolong, and he has never suffered any losses. But today Doron dared to let his subordinates tie him up, this is simply to rip off its skin and throw it on the ground to step on, if he teaches others to know, what face does he have to continue to be his deputy commander of the imperial guard? At that moment, he couldn't help but reach out and touch the saber on his waist.

As soon as they saw Ruidong's action, the two imperial guards who stepped forward to tie up people suddenly took two steps back and drew their knives in fear, and the other guards also pointed their blades at Ruidong, ready to fight. Ruidong was able to become the deputy commander of the imperial guards, but not only by relying on Mao Dongzhu's support, but also with great martial arts, among all the imperial guards, Duolong, who was the orthodox leader, was able to fight alone, and the rest were not his enemies. Therefore, when they saw that Ruidong seemed to be resisting, they were extremely jealous.

Duolong's eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Ruidong, do you really dare to resist? Do you dare to disobey the Empress Dowager's decree? Are you trying to rebel? ”

Ruidong was suddenly shocked, and a trace of struggle suddenly appeared on his face, and then he sighed, and the hand that had already touched the handle of the knife relaxed, hanging weakly on the side of his leg. He knew that Duolong probably really got the will of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, otherwise he would not dare to attack him. If he resists, it will be a disobedience to the order, and he may even be falsely accused of rebellion, which is a serious crime to exterminate the Nine Clans! So although he knew that this would be more than lucky, he finally gave up the idea of resisting, and his face was like ashes for a while.

"That's right, you know how important it is." Duo Long sneered and said to his subordinates: "Go, tie them up, the Empress Dowager and her old man are still waiting for me to report back." ”

It's just that Duolong miscalculated one thing, Ruidong doesn't resist, but it doesn't mean it's okay. Ling Muyun, who had been lowering his head to listen to them, suddenly raised his head and glanced at Duo Long and the others: "I didn't want to make a move, but now it seems that I have to make a move." ”

"You dare to resist?" Duolong's face suddenly sank, "I think you're trying to find death!" ”

"Someone is looking for death, but it's not me."

Ling Muyun suddenly moved, with a little soles of his feet, his body gave way to the sword, and swept in front of one of the imperial guards who made the sword like light smoke. The guard was startled, and hurriedly collected his sword and slashed back, but before he could retract his hand back in front of him, he felt his wrist tighten, and then a sharp pain came, but Ling Muyun suddenly twisted his wrist, and the long sword in his hand was taken away, and then his neck was cold, and his throat was cut by Ling Muyun's sword.

"Take him down!"

Seeing that Ling Muyun really dared to make a move, and instantly grabbed the sword and killed people, Duolong was furious, and with a snort, he pulled out the sword on his waist and rushed up. The other people all reacted when they heard his roar, and they all swung their swords and slashed towards Ling Muyun.

Originally, Xiaozhuang's order was to ask questions alive, but seeing that Ling Muyun killed someone as soon as he made a move, he didn't dare to shout out the words of staying alive. Ling Muyun's martial arts are far higher than he expected, even if he goes all out, he may not be able to win it, if he stays behind, then he will probably be the unlucky ones.

(To be continued)