Chapter 165: Exploring the Deep Palace at Night

If such a thing happened, the emperor would naturally not go to the altar in the western suburbs to worship the heavens. The capital also began to be under martial law, all the city gates were closed, and the Yulin army began to clean the streets, and the originally prosperous streets of the capital now have no pedestrians, and some are only armored soldiers with knives and guns.

On the rooftops, you can see Ouchi masters and royal guards flying from building to building. Some houses, even in just half an hour, were searched no less than five times by the Yulin Army and the Ouchi guards.

Li He returned to the place where the accident had just happened, which had already been filled with countless Yulin troops. The emperor's luan was no longer there, and none of the ministers and generals were gone, and as soon as he revealed his identity, he was immediately invited into a heavily guarded carriage and drove to the imperial city.

In the car, Li He learned from the royal knights who were guarding him that for the safety of the emperor and the arrest of the assassins, the emperor had promised to postpone the time to go to the altar in the western suburbs to worship the heavens, but the celebration banquet was still going on as usual.

The banquet was held in the Tongming Hall of the Imperial City, and Li He was first taken by two eunuchs to simply scrub it, change into a robe and a new armor.

When Li He entered the palace, the emperor had not yet arrived, and the civil and military officials were already in place, chatting with each other about the thrilling assassination on the road just now. The table was filled with all kinds of appetizing pastries and wines, and many beautiful and delicate palace maids wore thin gauze skirts, standing behind the ministers and generals, pouring wine and serving food for them. The generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army also took off their "chicken butt helmets" and were held by the palace maids behind them.

Because he was wearing the "chicken butt helmet" on his face and wearing a uniform ceremonial armor on his body, Li He did not attract much attention after entering the Tongming Palace. He glanced at everyone in the hall and found Li Bu, who was sitting among the generals of the Northern Expedition, and was about to walk over to sit with him, but was stopped by the eunuch who brought him next to him.

"Wu Weihou, your position is over there." The eunuch respectfully pointed to the position between Na Lin Tianwen and Xiao Han.

Li He was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that according to his current title and official position, he could indeed be compared with Lin Tianwen and Xiao Han. The Great Xia Kingdom is a country with an extremely strict hierarchy, and the corresponding identity must perform the corresponding number of rituals, do the corresponding things, and sit in the corresponding position, and it must not be crossed.

Li He had to sit in his place, and when he sat down, he immediately attracted the attention of all the ministers in the palace - who else could sit between Lin Tianwen and Xiao Han?

"General Lee?" Lin Tianwen asked.

Li He nodded to him: "Lin Shuai is good." ”

Xiao Han on the other side said with a smile: "Brother Tianwen, you should be renamed Wuwei Hou in the future, hehe." ”

"Oh~ yes, yes, yes! General Li is now a marquis, and he has been made a marquis at the age of seventeen, so he is indeed young and promising, and his future is immeasurable! Hey? Wu Weihou, why don't you take off that helmet? How inconvenient is it to drink and eat food after wearing it like this? Lin Tiandao.

Li Hegan laughed twice, and caught a glimpse of the prince sitting diagonally opposite him, looking at him from the corner of his eye at this time, and King Tengling also seemed to look at this side a few times intentionally or unintentionally, so he had to say to Lin Tianwen: "This...... Not very convenient. ”

Lin Tianwen was surprised when he heard this: "It's not convenient? ”

At this moment, a shrill voice sounded: "The emperor and queen have arrived!" ～”

Everyone in the palace hurriedly got up and stood up, saluted and shouted: "My emperor is broken!" Ten thousand pieces! Absolutely shattered! The queen is in pieces! A thousand pieces! Thousands of pieces! ”

"Zhongqing is flat, there is no need to be polite." The emperor walked slowly and methodically, supported by the queen in a gorgeous dress, and slowly stepped onto his main seat.

"Xie Wansha!" The ministers got up again and returned to their respective positions, and Li He looked up at the emperor. What made him a little strange was that the old fellow Emperor had just been assassinated, and now he looked as if nothing had happened, but he was a little more energetic than when he was in the Mighty Hall before. And the queen next to her, although she is covered with a veil, but the veil is as thin as transparent, you can vaguely see her delicate and beautiful facial features, and it can be seen that she is still a young woman with special charm.

The Great Xia Kingdom has always been a country where men are superior to women, with men outside and women inside. The same is true of the emperor and empress, the emperor governs the state and the empress manages the harem. Generally, women in the emperor's harem are easily not allowed to appear in public, and a celebration banquet like this now belongs to the occasion where the queen should not appear.

But Li He knew from what he had heard in the past that this Empress of Great Xia was the biological mother of the current crown prince, which was not so simple. The scheming means are very high, and there have been several major changes in the palace in the past few years, and each time the queen can return the benefits of the whole body. In addition, she is the niece of the Zhou Taifu of the current dynasty, and her background in the DPRK and China is not small, and she often uses her influence to interfere in political affairs. If it weren't for the big tree of the Li family, I am afraid that they would have begun to control the government.

Grandfather Li Taishi estimated that he had reached some kind of agreement with the queen, otherwise he would not have agreed to support the prince's smooth accession to the throne.

Among the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army, only Li He was still wearing the black "chicken butt helmet", which was very conspicuous, and the emperor saw him at a glance and couldn't help but ask strangely: "Who is that general?" ”

The eunuch next to him immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "That is Li He, Marquis of Wuwei." ”

"Oh~, it's Wuwei Hou. It's just that why is Wu Weihou still wearing a helmet? How inconvenient is it to wear a helmet on top of this banquet? "The emperor spoke to Li He quite kindly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace turned their eyes to Li He again.

Li He knew that now that the emperor had spoken in person, he couldn't take off his helmet, otherwise he would be disrespectful to the emperor. Looking at the crown prince and King Tengling who were staring at him opposite, he hesitated for a moment, but slowly took off his helmet.

"Wu Weihou, you ...... What happened to your face? The emperor frowned slightly and looked at Li He, who had a piece of cloth on his cheek and forehead, and asked.

Not only the emperor, but everyone in the palace, including Li He's grandfather and brother, were puzzled - what happened to his face?

Fortunately, when Li He had just changed his clothes, he had already guessed that he might have to take off his helmet at the banquet, so he tore a few pieces of the changed clothes casually, dipped some pastries in the house, and pasted them on his face and forehead.

"Back to the emperor, the last general was accidentally injured by the assassin when he was chasing the assassin, so he temporarily bandaged it, and asked the emperor to forgive the last general for the crime of being untidy." Li He got up and bowed.

"That's right. Is Li Aiqing seriously injured? I'm going to check it out for you, and don't leave any scars on your face. The Emperor said with a little concern.

Li He's face was flattered: "Emperor Xie cares, the last general is only a little scratched, the wound is not big, there is no major problem, there is no need to bother the imperial doctor." ”

When Taishi Li and Li Ming and many generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army heard this, they all looked strange. Li He's invulnerability, copper skin and iron bones they have all seen, they have never seen him injured, although those assassins today are powerful, but they are still with fists, feet, knives and guns, there is no reason to hurt him.

But if he wasn't injured, why did he tell the emperor that he was injured? This is a crime of deception! Are those Assassins really that powerful...... Is he really hurt? Li Taishi, Li Ming, Li Bu and other relatives and friends of Li He couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Well, Wuwei Hou is loyal and courageous, he stood up when I was in danger, was not afraid of danger, fought with assassins, sacrificed himself to be wounded, and saved the driver, and I can't help but be rewarded." The emperor squinted his eyes and shook his head, thinking that he remembered that when he was assassinated on the road, Li He jumped in front of his car and yelled, which was another compliment, and rewarded Li He with a bunch of gold, silver, jewelry, brocade and silk or something, and also gave him two royal horses.

However, Li He was not interested in any of these, and he was a little stingy with the emperor in his heart, what are you doing with these? He doesn't lack money at all, no matter how good the royal horse is, can it compare to the fire unicorn? He most hoped that the emperor could give him another promotion, and it would be best to directly rise to the level of a prince. But I don't know that since the founding of Great Xia, only the ancestors of the Zhen family have made a lifetime of military exploits and are loyal, so they have been able to be crowned the only prince with a different surname, and the hereditary replacement. The others are the emperor's sons, and not everyone can be knighted.

"The last general, Emperor Xie Longen, has a broken wrist! Broken wrists! Late and late shattered! Li He looked grateful on the surface, and he almost squeezed out two tears.

This celebratory banquet was supposed to be a dinner party, but because of this sudden assassination incident, the dinner party became a luncheon.

At the banquet, everyone must follow the rules, be careful, neither dare to talk and laugh loudly, nor dare to drink in large gulps, the cup is a small cup, the dish is a small plate, and it seems very restrained. In particular, the generals in the Northern Expeditionary Army, who were originally promoted from middle and lower-level officers, were accustomed to eating large pieces of meat, drinking in large bowls, laughing and scolding loudly, but now they can't drink happily or eat enough, and they have to always pay attention not to make any rude movements, which is extremely painful.

On top of this banquet, the only person who has fun is probably the emperor. He was talking to himself above, and the ministers were at peace below, and he laughed, and everyone laughed, and he raised his glass, and everyone raised his glass.

Fortunately, there were beautiful palace maids dancing during the banquet, so that those boring and nervous generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army had a goal to divert their attention.

At the banquet, Li He had been secretly paying attention to King Tengling and the crown prince opposite. found that both of them threw strange and complicated glances at him from time to time, especially King Tengling, who seemed to be saying to him, "I recognize you." ”

This celebration banquet lasted for an hour and a half before it ended, and during the banquet, the queen did not say a word from beginning to end, but took a sip of the wine in her cup from time to time. Li He found that she had looked at herself through the veil on her face several times, and when he looked back, she immediately looked away, looking as if nothing had happened. However, Li He always felt that the queen's eyes seemed to be not only curious, but also something else in them, and he couldn't think clearly for a while.

After the banquet, everyone sent the emperor and queen back to the palace, and then exited the Tongming Hall in turn and walked towards the Xuanwu Gate. Everyone didn't drink much, and as soon as they left the temple gate, the breeze blew, and the slightest hint of wine had already been blown away.

Li He deliberately wanted to avoid the crown prince and King Tengling, walked relatively forward, and found Li Bu among the generals.

However, God seemed to deliberately want to oppose him, when he left the Xuanwu Gate in the morning, it was the prince who followed, and now King Tengling didn't know when he followed them, and said to Li He with a smile: "Wuwei Hou, is Xiaobi okay?" ”

Li He was shocked, could it be that he had already recognized me? However, his face was slightly stunned just right, and he stopped and turned his head suspiciously: "This prince, what are you talking about Xiaobi?" "He is not afraid of King Tengling, this kid dared to tease his fiancée last time, and he didn't dare to do anything to him even if he recognized him. However, the prince in the back has already seen it, and the prince's matter is the real trouble, so he has to pretend to be stupid and deal with King Tengling quickly.

Hearing this, King Tengling glanced at Li He deeply and said with a smile: "Oh, Xiao Wang is Tengling Han Ping." Xiao Wang has heard the prestige of General Huwei Li for a long time, and a few days ago he bought a few new dancing girls from the Western Regions, and danced well, and wanted to invite Wuwei Hou to enjoy the light in the mansion to watch it together, I wonder if Wu Weihou can appreciate his face? ”

Li He said with a smile: "It turned out to be King Tengling, it is rare for the prince to be so loving, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will definitely visit." After a few more words, he left with Li Bu first.

On the way back, Li He was called into the carriage by Master Li.

Li Ming was also in the carriage, and as soon as he saw Li He getting on the car, he immediately asked with concern: "Little brother, what's wrong with your face?" You okay? ”

Li He tore off the cloth on his face, wiped the sticky cake with his sleeve, and said, "It's okay." ”

Li Ming Daqi: "...... are you?" ”

Taishi Li raised his hand to stop Li Ming's inquiry, squinted at Li He, and said lightly: "Say it." ”

Li He naturally knew what his grandfather asked him to say, hesitated for a moment, and thought that this matter would not be covered for long, so he considered his sentence and said, "Grandpa, I have a holiday with that prince." ”

"Holidays?" Taishi Li frowned slightly: "How could you have a holiday with the prince?" ”

Li He met the prince by chance on the way to Longshou Mountain when he left home, and took Sanniu to beat the prince and others one by one.

Li Ming's eyes were about to widen when he heard this: "You...... You...... You mean...... You put the prince's ...... Target...... The eggs of the birds are given to ...... Pinched the storm? ”

Li Hegan laughed twice and said, "This ...... Anyway, it's all pinched, it should be considered violent......"

The muscles on Taishi Li's face trembled, but he laughed out loud: "It turns out that the prince was castrated like this, Tielang, you cow, actually pinched the prince's bird eggs." I'm afraid you're the first person to pinch the eggs of the royal children since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, haha......"

Li Ming and Li He were embarrassed at the same time.

At the beginning, the prince went to Tongzhou to find his uncle to relax accompanied by Gou Sheng and others, but on the way he encountered Li He and others in a small town hotel. After this happened, the prince's people tracked down the identities of Li He and others, and on the other hand, blocked the news, and kept the prince's injuries even more secret.

After returning to Beijing, the prince tried many drugs, but could not repair his lower body. Although this matter was kept secret, almost no one knew about it except for a few cronies and empresses around the crown prince. But the Li family learned the secret in an accident, knowing that the crown prince had actually become a wasted person and could no longer inherit the royal lineage.

Something happened next, and the end result was that the Li family reached some agreements with the empress, so that the Li family agreed to become the prince's supporters and help him ascend the throne smoothly. In between, the benefits that the Li family got were naturally indispensable.

Originally, everything developed according to this, the crown prince successfully ascended the throne, and the Li family would naturally become the first family of the Great Xia Kingdom, and its power would reach unprecedented heights.

But now, the person who made the prince a waste turned out to be the descendants of the Li family. If this was known to the crown prince and queen, the situation would be unpredictable.

The carriage slowly stopped outside the gate of the Taishi Mansion, and the three grandfathers and grandsons of the Li family got out of the car and entered the mansion one after another.

"You don't have to worry about him beforehand, but don't let the prince recognize you for the time being. You don't have to worry, it's a big deal to break up with the queen, let's support King Tengling to ascend the throne. Master Li couldn't think of any good way for a while, and when he saw that Li He's face was a little strange when he heard his words, he couldn't help but say, "You seem to have some festivals with that Tengling King?" ”

Li He smiled: "It's ...... trivial"

Taishi Li patted him on the shoulder: "It doesn't matter, there are so many emperors, let's find another ...... at random."

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In addition to those assassins who were killed on the spot, none of them were caught, and all of them who were injured and could not escape committed suicide by committing suicide in the dantian, and failed to catch a single person alive. And the other martial arts are too high, and it is too difficult to find these people in the huge capital.

Even Taishi Li had miscalculated, thinking that the people he had arranged would be enough to deal with any assassin. But I didn't want to, this group of assassins was so powerful, using more than half of the masters of the Li Mansion and the Imperial Palace, and still let most of them escape, if it weren't for Li He's great power at that time, the emperor would really be a little dangerous.

Worried that those assassins would be detrimental to the Hua family, Li He asked Xiangxiang and Qianqian to accompany Huazi in Washington.

The two girls went as Li He's maids, and Hua Mingxiong and Hua Yunqiang naturally couldn't refuse.

Li He couldn't sleep alone in the small courtyard of the Taishi Mansion, thinking of today's experience in the imperial city, his heart swelled with curiosity about the palace city.

Just explore the deep palace at night! Li He thought in his heart, and he was already wearing a light gray robe and jumped out of the Taishi Mansion.

As soon as Li He landed, he heard a majestic male voice in his ear: "Where is the breeze blowing tonight?" Then a bearded man in gray leather armor fell in front of him.

Li He was stunned: "Where is the breeze blowing tonight?" After thinking about it, he said: "The pit is whirring and ......."

"Huh?" This time, the bearded man was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and shouted at him with his hands into claws: "You are not the one on duty tonight?!" Say! Are you an assassin? ”

While the two were talking, three or four masters flew from the air, instantly surrounding Li He in the middle, and the Yulin Army patrolling not far away also noticed this side and rushed over.