Shicai, everyone's eyes were focused on the Empress Dowager, and no one noticed such a small role.

The person who held Song Ran hostage was named Zhao Jinzhong, the chief eunuch of Renshou Palace, who had served the Empress Dowager for more than 40 years and was the Empress Dowager's right-hand man. Today, the Son of Heaven has won a complete victory, and many people in Renshou Palace will be implicated, and when the general account is calculated in the coming day, he, the chief eunuch, will not escape death.

These minions, since the day they entered the palace, have put their heads on the waistband of their trousers, lived tremblingly, cautiously, and acted in the eyes of their masters every day, and finally the master fell, and these minions had no good fruit to eat.

Why?

As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but be angry in my heart, and evil was born in my guts.

He could see that this ink girl was extremely important to both the Son of Heaven and Shen Hanxi, and if she was held hostage, even if she couldn't escape this catastrophe, it would be worth it to bring someone to accompany her on Huangquan Road.

Seeing everyone's suddenly tense expressions, he knew that he had made the right bet, and said in a sharp voice: "All stand back, otherwise Miss Mo's life will not be guaranteed." ”

His hand trembled violently, the dagger cut through the delicate skin, and blood continued to ooze out, Song Ran bit his lip and didn't make a sound, but the others gasped coldly, for fear that he would accidentally kill her.

King Chengwu held down the hilt of the knife, and a cold light appeared in his eyes: "Gonggong Zhao, you are asking for your own death." ”

The Son of Heaven tried to calm his emotions, but his slightly unsteady voice revealed his nervousness: "Let go of Miss Mo, whatever you want, I will agree to you." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu controlled Xie He while looking at his own adult, only to see that his eyes were already covered with cold and gloomy owls, and he was almost looking at the expression of a dead man.

"Let's, let the people out make a way." Zhao Jinzhong made his request again, "Open all palace gates, prepare a carriage for me two hundred steps outside the Chengtian Gate, let the little Dezi of the internal official and eunuch drive, and no one is allowed to follow me until I get into the carriage!" With a frantic look on his face, "If I find anyone following, I'll cut her neck!" ”

King Chengwu couldn't help but sneer. Outside the Chengtian Gate is an open avenue, if someone follows it, it is easy to find that two hundred steps is to consider the range of the bow and arrow, as for the little Dezi of the inner official and prison, it should also be his person - he is obviously not too stupid.

The Son of Heaven looked at Song Ran with concern, but found that even at this time, there was only Shen Hanxi in her eyes.

Shen Hanxi's eyes became more and more cold, he actually let such an ugly and humble person hurt her like this in front of his eyes today.

He held back his anger, turned to King Chengwu, and said rationally: "Lord Wang." ”

King Chengwu understood what he meant, and said to the deputy general beside him: "Pass the order, open the noon gate and the Chengtian gate, and let Zhao Gonggong go, and the carriage will be prepared according to his requirements." No one is allowed to follow. ”

Zhao Jinzhong withdrew from the hall with Song Ran, and everyone followed him to the gate of the hall, but they had to stop under his threat. Watching his figure disappear into the treadway in front of the palace, everyone's expressions sank.

King Chengwu glanced at Shen Hanxi beside him and said, "Next, you can only hope for the shadow guard of the Imperial Guard." ”

Xia Xiaoqiu handed Xie He over to his subordinates and came to his own adult.

The Son of Heaven asked Shen Hanxi, "How sure are you that you can save Miss Mo?" ”

Xia Xiaoqiu replied on behalf of his own adult: "Rest assured, this eunuch will definitely not be able to escape the net of the Ting Wei Division. ”

There are the eyes of the Imperial Guards everywhere in the Imperial City, and if he wants to escape, where can he flee to?

As long as he has not confirmed that he is out of danger, Song Ran is a life talisman, and he will naturally not easily tear this life talisman.

Xia Xiaoqiu said goodbye and went to stare at the actions of the shadow guard, while King Chengwu and Li Moting went to clean up the aftermath, and at the end of the stone steps outside the hall, only Shen Hanxi and the Son of Heaven remained.

"Congratulations to the Holy One, ten years after the death of Emperor Yongrui, he finally got back what belonged to him."

"Yes, Cui Yu has controlled the military department, and I will no longer be controlled by others, everything seems to be over."

Shen Hanxi smiled and said, "No, everything has just begun. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent for a moment before he said, "Yes, everything has just begun. ”

Shen Hanxi straightened his sleeves and said, "What the Empress Dowager has done is related to the face of the Heavenly Family, if the case is closed in this way, it will inevitably involve the Xie family." The second prince and those ministers who were jointly signed under my coercion and temptation can't stay—people have to be killed in batches, and their heads have to be cut off in batches. Only by changing the blood of the Manchu Dynasty can the Holy Lord sit firmly. ”

The Son of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In order to sit firmly in this country, I want to kill most of the people in the capital and trap the people of Li in fire and water, which is too expensive. ”

Shen Hanxi's tone was relaxed, as if Li Min Cangtian had no meaning to him: "So what? That's what the first emperor did. At the beginning, the first emperor forced the palace to seize the throne, set up the court guard division, killed batch after batch of people, and the blood flowed in the capital, but only three years, the world was under great rule, if it was not for the queen mother, this great governance situation may last for ten years, twenty years, or even a hundred years. ”

The Son of Heaven pursed his lips and said for a long time, "I, it should be like this." ”

He looked at the powerful minister beside him who he respected and hated, and his chest was stirring with extremely complex emotions, and his amber pupils did not hide his killing intent.

Shen Hanxi redirected his gaze to the palace in the distance, with a lazy expression: "The Holy Mansion is kind-hearted, and it is natural that he can't do the same thing as the first emperor." Fortunately, there is another choice for the Holy One. ”

His voice was relaxed: "When the first emperor was still in power, many people went to the book to chew the root of my tongue. Among the people, I have long been notorious. Today, hundreds of civil and military officials even saw me forcing the palace to rebel. As long as the Holy One pushes everything on my head, he can block the mouths of the people of the world, and he does not have to exchange blood for the stability of the throne. Those courtiers who have been instigated by me to 'join forces' will also be grateful to the Holy One for his grace not to kill, and the Holy One will have much less resistance if he wants to implement a new policy in the future. ”

He said all the thoughts in the heart of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven couldn't help but pause, looked at him in a daze for a moment, and said softly, "Can I ask you a question?" ”

Shen Hanxi said: "The Holy Question is." ”

"Have you ever seriously thought of rebellion?"

He looked at the Son of Heaven and replied very frankly: "The Holy One doesn't know that when I was young, my family was ruined and died, all because of a word from the emperor at that time. Every day when I go to court, I look at the dragon chair on the Jinluan Palace, full of hatred, and every moment I think about how to overturn the world. But everybody changes, and now, I'm not interested in that seat at all. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression was a little arrogant, "I have been pursuing perfection all my life, but when I have something that I really can't reluctant, I don't dare to think that everything can be fulfilled anymore." If I continue to hold the sword in my hand, there will be a person who will become out of reach, and I don't want to. ”

He lowered his eyebrows, remembering the poem she had written when she introduced her name.

The three-foot sword in the box, there are few microstars in the sky.

For the sake of the few stars in the sky, he is willing to converge the edge of the three-foot sword in his hand.

When the Son of Heaven saw the man who was always cold and thin, a rare gentle smile appeared on his lips, and jealousy welled up in his chest, however, his gaze was sincere and frank: "It seems that I have lost completely. He said worriedly, "I don't know if Xia Xiaoqiu can rescue Miss Mo safely." ”

"Holy Lord, don't worry, even if Xia Xiaoqiu misses, the Mo family will not sit idly by."

A carriage set off from outside the Chengtian Gate, galloped all the way along Xiling'an Street, and drove east into Yong'an Street at the end, the driver was obviously very familiar with the streets of Ling'an City, and even, he was extremely familiar with the sentry of the Tingwei Division, and he was specially picked up in the small alleys to walk, the shadow guards of the Tingwei Division were afraid of being discovered, and they did not dare to follow too closely, so they naturally did not dare to ride a horse, and they only followed with their feet.

The Jinyi Shadow Guard, who was the leader, was making a secret whistle for the other companions in a narrow alley, but suddenly a voice came from overhead, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "How powerful is the tracking technique of the Imperial Guard, it turns out that it is not more than Erer." ”

The man was dressed in a dark robe, and his face was covered with intricate armor, and he stood on a high wall not far away.

The brocade-clothed shadow guard pressed the hilt of the saber at his waist, squinted and said, "Your Excellency is ......"

The other party stood with his arms crossed, and did not hide it, and said, "Yin Xingyang." ”

Hearing this name, the hand of the brocade-clothed shadow guard couldn't help but tremble, and the man who called himself Yin Xingyang raised his eyes and said, "You don't have to follow, I'll take the eunuch's life." ”

"Since Your Excellency is here, why don't you make a move?"

Yin Xingyang's three words are like thunder, the timing of his killing can be accurate to every snap of his fingers, if he keeps following the carriage, it means that he can take the eunuch's life at any time. But he hasn't made a move until now, and there is only one reason - he doesn't want to make a move.

Hearing this question, Yin Xingyang only said, "I'm waiting." ”

His ears were constantly moving, but not much, and they were hidden in the half-untied hair, making it difficult to notice. After about five snaps of his fingers, his face suddenly turned to the northeast. The corners of the lips hidden behind the visor create an arc.

Before the brocade-clothed shadow guard could react, the Xuanyi figure swept over his head, Yin Xingyang's skills were vigorous, and his light skills were very good.

Shicai, from the northeast, there was a faint whistle, but far away, there was only a short sound, and it was almost impossible for a normal person to hear it at this distance.

However, Yin Xingyang's ears were very strong, and he only confirmed the exact direction with this short whistle.

But in an instant, he stood on another high wall, condescendingly looking down at the alley below, towards his carriage, and his voice was a little evil: "Found, found, found." ”

In the carriage, Zhao Jinzhong was snatching the jade whistle with Song Ran, but he was just careless, and she took advantage of it. Fortunately, he snatched the jade whistle in time and only let her blow it, otherwise, if she attracted someone, he would have lost all his efforts.

He pressed her face, pressed her down on the seat, put the dagger on the side of her face, and said viciously: "Little girl, don't be in such a hurry, when you get out of the city, our family will kill you again with a knife." ”

Song Ran was desperate in his heart, his chest rose and fell, and he said, "Father-in-law Zhao, turn back to the shore." ”

He snorted coldly and said, "Shut up." ”

But suddenly found that the carriage stopped silently at some point. An ominous premonition rose in his heart, and he hesitated: "Little Dezi? ”

All that answered him was deathly silence.

Xiao Dezi had an accident. As soon as this thought came to mind, the hairs on his body stood up, swallowed his saliva, and pulled Song Ran up, the dagger pressed closer to her, ready to kill her at any time.

Xiao Dezi's voice came from outside: "Father-in-law, we are saved, come out and take a look." ”

Hearing that it was Xiao Dezi's voice, he only let go of half of his heart, but he still did not let down his vigilance: "What is saved?" ”

Xiao Dezi said excitedly: "Come out and have a look." ”

The tone didn't look like he was in danger, Zhao Jinzhong put the dagger on Song Ran's neck with one hand, and pushed open the car door with the other.

There was nothing outside, only Xiao Dezi sat in the seat of the car, not moving.

He called, "Little Dezi? ”

He was answered by an eerie calm.

He swallowed his saliva and called out "Little Dezi" again, but saw the little eunuch's head tilted to the side, and the whole head rolled down under the wheels with a gurgling face.

Song Ran closed his eyes and let out an exclamation.

Zhao Jinzhong's face turned pale in an instant, and without waiting for any other reaction, his expression froze at that moment.

Song Ran closed his eyes tightly, and heard a grunt rolling down again, and the sharp blade that was originally attached to his neck slipped down at some point. She opened her eyes and lowered her eyes, only to see a head under the wheels, staring at her.