The imperial palace of Dajing was built by the Rui Dynasty, and it has gone through three emperors from site selection to completion and repair, and has a history of more than 500 years.

The construction of this palace exhausted the financial and civil power of the Rui Dynasty, causing the national power of the Rui Dynasty to decline rapidly, and the country died within a few generations.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade. This did so for the benefit of future kings.

This palace is built magnificently, the four palace walls are three zhang thick, three zhang high, and the door opening under the city wall is slender like a corridor.

There are three doors in the east gate, the middle one is larger, more than a foot high, and the doors on both sides are slightly shorter. At this moment, the small doors on both sides were closed, only the middle door was open, and the door was empty, and there was no figure in sight.

Out of this gate, go west for two miles, and there is the Chengtian Gate.

Ye Tianhuai subconsciously pressed the dagger on his waist.

She was tall and had long legs, and she ran extremely fast, and rushed into the east gate first.

Although it was a sunny day, it was a little dark in the doorway. Looking out from the doorway, the light was a little harsh.

Ye Tianhuai led a few people to run through the doorway, and the sound of swords clashing came from behind him.

The shout of a right guard came from behind Ye Tianhuai: "Outpost, stop them!" ”

Two figures with spears suddenly appeared outside the doorway of the east gate, blocking the bright sunlight outside the door.

The next moment, the spears in the hands of the two right guards pointed at Ye Qianhuai in the doorway.

Ye Qianhuai stopped.

It seems that the east gate is not unguarded, but the forbidden troops of the inner gate have been transferred to the outside gate.

Ye Qianhuai looked back, and the people she led had already fought with several right guards at the inner door. Caught between the front and back, they were trapped in this doorway, and they were in a dilemma.

"Your Majesty?" A figure walked out behind the two spearmen outside the door, because of the backlight, Ye Qianhuai couldn't see his appearance clearly, but she recognized the voice.

Ye Tianhuai frowned and asked from afar, "Chu Dingguo?" ”

"It's the last general." The man outside the door replied.

It's really not that enemies don't get together. The last time I brought Qin Baozhu into the palace, I met this difficult captain, and I was forced to the point of threatening death, but I didn't expect that he was on duty again at the Donglin Gate today.

Ye Tianhuai faced the door, stood up straight, and asked, "Chu Dingguo, are you still going to stop me today?" ”

Chu Dingguo was a little hesitant, he could see that Ye Tianhuai's self-killing action of raising his knife last time had left a big shadow on him, and this time he didn't dare to talk to her with no one in his eyes like last time.

He pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, it is not peaceful outside the palace today, please return to the palace for Your Majesty." ”

"Why is it not peaceful outside the palace?" Ye Qianhuai asked.

"There are troublemakers outside the palace, I'm afraid it will hurt Your Majesty."

"Do you know who is causing the trouble?" There were more and more right guards in the door, and there were intermittent painful cries from behind Ye Tianhuai, but she didn't look back, still looking at Chu Dingguo's figure, slowly walking towards him step by step, and asked.

"Naturally, it is the people who make trouble."

"Then do you know who these rebels are?" Ye Tianhuai asked sternly.

Chu Dingguo's voice was a little low, and he replied, "I don't know. ”

"I tell you that these rioters are students from the literary school and the academy, and they are here just to see me and ask the court for justice. They had neither knives nor guns in their hands. Chu Dingguo, I ask you, can you do it against them? ”

Chu Dingguo did not speak.

Ye Tianhuai turned around and asked the right guard who was catching up behind him, "Can you do it?" ”

Her voice was poignant, echoing through the dark corridor of the doorway, as if it was repeatedly knocking on everyone's heart.

The sound of swords fighting each other faded away, and some people stopped.

Ye Qianhuai saw the effect, and continued: "You are all soldiers of my Dajing, do you still remember your original intention of practicing martial arts? Is it to defend the country? Or hoe the strong to help the weak? But look at the knives and guns in your hands, and see at whom your blades and the tips of your spears are now? A terrible massacre is taking place outside the Chengtian Gate at this moment, but you are here to stop me. If you do this, it is tantamount to sending the unarmed man to death, and it is tantamount to cutting off the future of Dajing with your own hands! ”

She was anxious, so she spoke in a heart-wrenching and moving way.

For a while, everyone inside and outside the door looked at her, a little overwhelmed.

In the dead silence of the confrontation, a voice rang out from outside the inner door.

"Where are the unarmed innocents? Your Majesty must not listen to the slander of traitors and believe the wrong people. A figure in armor walked to the doorway, and the right guards outside the door saw him and made way for him.

Ye Tianhuai was stunned and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The last general, the right guard of the forbidden army, and the general of the Wuwei Xu Liang, see Your Majesty."

It is Luo Zichang's deputy and the commander of the right guard.

Ye Tianhuai's heart was cold.

He chased here, indicating that Li Baoquan and Zuo Yawei had been defeated.

Sure enough, he was followed by the black guards, lined up outside the inner gate.

Ye Qianhuai's eyes were filled with despair.

In this situation, it is difficult for her to fly out of this palace wall even if she has wings.

Ye Tianhuai smiled bitterly and said coldly: "General Xu make it clearer." Who is the adulterer? What is slander? ”

"I don't know where Your Majesty heard the rumors of the trouble, but those who speak to Your Majesty must have ill intentions and confuse the Holy Hearing! Gathering crowds to make trouble, questioning the imperial court, and disobeying edicts, what is it that is not a disorder? ”

"Xu Liang, I ask you, do you know who is making trouble outside Chengtian Gate today? What is the trouble? ”

"The last will not need to know this. The last general only needs to do his own thing and protect His Majesty. ”

"Protection?" Ye Tianhuai sneered, "The so-called 'protection' in your mouth means to confine the circle in Jingshou Palace?" ”

"Your Majesty has been misled by traitors, and it is inevitable to act in righteousness, so it is naturally safest to stay in the palace." Xu Liang's answer was fluent.

Ye Tianhuai was a little angry by his stubbornness.

No wonder he can sit in the position of General Wuwei of the Right Yawei, his loyalty of ignoring and only knowing how to execute, not to mention that Gu Shihai and Luo Zichang can't ask for it, even Ye Tianhuai has some liking, he is really a suitable character to be a soldier.

He doesn't say whether it's good or not, but it's definitely an obedient knife.

"Since you trust Luo Zichang so much, go to Chengtianmen with me to see if what they say is true, and whether there are troublemakers and traitors at work."

"The last general's mission is to take care of His Majesty's safety. Please also ask Your Majesty to return to the palace with the last general. For other things, others will deal with it, and your majesty will not bother. Xu Liang was unmoved. After speaking, he took a few steps into the doorway, and saw that he was also going to escort Ye Tianhuai back to Jingshou Palace.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the east gate.