Not far from the side of the Penal Division is the Imperial Horse Prison, which is one of the most peaceful places in the palace. Originally, there were only some things to do during the winter hunt throughout the year, but since the first emperor's health weakened during the Shunping period, until now, a winter hunt has not been held in ten years. This horse supervisor has become an ornament, and the number of horses raised has been reduced from more than 100 to more than 20 now.

The little guard on duty in the Imperial Horse Prison was sitting at the door of the stable and napping, when two people suddenly came in the courtyard.

In the darkness of the night, he couldn't see what the person was wearing or identify, so he asked from a distance, "Who is it?" ”

The head of the head was thin, walked to the stable door, looked inside, and said, "Lead me two docile fast horses." ”

The little guard was agitated and stood up from his seat.

After so many years in the palace, this was the first time he had been so close to the emperor.

He was short, and he was more than half a head lower than Ye Tianhuai when he stood up, so he could only look up at her.

Seeing that she was hanging one arm, the little guard couldn't help but stammer, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, you ...... Your hand is only afraid of ...... It's inconvenient to get on the horse. ”

Ye Qianhuai turned his head sideways to look at him, and the little guard was startled by the cold glint in her eyes, and hurriedly stopped talking.

"I told you to lead the horse."

Her tone was calm, but her eyes looked like they were about to kill.

"Small Command, Small Command." The little guard answered the sound and ran to the stable.

After a while, he came out of the stable with two horses.

Ye Tianhuai almost hurriedly snatched a reins from his hand, she stepped on the horse's pedal with one foot, pulled the saddle with her right hand, and turned over on the horse.

She originally had long legs, because she was thin and didn't weigh much, so it didn't seem difficult to get on the horse with one hand.

Ye Tianhuai pulled the reins of the horse with his right hand, turned around and stepped across the courtyard gate, and rode away.

Qin Yang hurriedly took the other reins, stepped on the horse and chased after him.

The little guard was left alone, and stood stupidly in the courtyard for a long time, staring in the direction they were going.

He suddenly felt that the wind in this imperial city was about to change.

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Ye Tianhuai did not go to Chengtianmen, but walked to Donglinmen.

When she rushed to Donglinmen with Qin Yang, it was already a willow on the moon.

The east gate was unmanned, and along the wall in the doorway, there were six fire candles, all of which had been lit at the moment, and two guards in the suits of the inner court were cleaning up the battlefield, and there were seven or eight buckets in the door, some full of water, and some empty. The guards scooped buckets of water on the pavement while scrubbing the stone walls with something in their hands.

The bluestone pavement was full of water, and the water was mixed with a faint color of blood.

A gust of wind blew in through the door, and a slight wind whistle sounded in the doorway, like a distant elegy.

Ye Qianhuai smelled a disgusting smell of blood, so she restrained her horse outside the door.

She looked down and saw that small pieces of torn clothing were still floating in the water washed out of the east door, and the cloth seemed to be wrapped in fine pieces of human flesh.

According to Li Baoquan, more than 200 people died here today, which was far more fierce than the battle outside Chengtian Gate.

Now, most of the day has passed, but the tragedy of the battle at that time can still be glimpsed.

"Which one are you from?" Ye Tianhuai rode his horse and walked a few steps forward and stopped in front of a guard who was splashing water and cleaning.

The guard looked up and saw a man on a horse with one arm hanging from his hand, unable to see the face of the person in the dim light of the fire, and the guard was stunned.

It was the first time he had seen someone riding a horse in Miyagi.

"What do I ask you to say!" Ye Qianhuai raised his voice.

When the guards heard her, they immediately lowered their heads and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are from the Sixth Guard of the Zuo Yawei Infantry Army, and they have been ordered by Gonggong Li to assist the Tai Hospital in cleaning up the battlefield. At present, the bodies and the wounded have been removed and the final cleaning is being carried out. ”

Ye Qianhuai nodded, it seemed that it was Li Baoquan's person. She relieved herself and asked, "When did you come?" What was going on here? ”

"When the minister came, it was just getting dark, and the hour was just after Youzheng. At that time, the battle had ended here in Donglinmen, and all the right guards were transferred to Chengtianmen, and the rest here were dead and wounded soldiers. In the afternoon, the battle was fierce, and the main battlefield should be where Your Majesty is standing now, and there are corpses more than half a person tall on top of each other, and they are all right guards. The whole door was full of blood, and it flowed all the way to the door, and the soles of the minister's boots were soaked with blood at that time. ”

After speaking, he lifted his boots, and Ye Tianhuai saw that the soles of his white boots had completely turned into a rust-like maroon, which was terrifying to see.

Ye Tianhuai gasped.

She vaguely remembered that the place where she was standing now was the place where she and Lu Yanchen were somewhere else.

At that time, he had promised her that he would never let a right-hand guard step out of the city gate of the east gate.

You can see that he did it.

At an extremely tragic cost.

"When you were carrying corpses and wounded, had you ever seen Emperor Lu Yanchen?" After Ye Tianhuai asked, thinking that he might not know Lu Yanchen, he added, "He is wearing a black robe with narrow sleeves, he is very tall, and he is holding a long knife with a slightly curved tip in his hand. ”

The guards were silent when they heard the long knife, and suddenly remembered something, and replied: "The ministers have never seen Mr. Lu, but the ministers have seen the long knife, and it should be in the Tai Hospital." ”

"Too in the hospital?"

"The long knife was stuck in the chest of a wounded person, and the people in the Tai Hospital refused to let him pull it out, saying that the person who pulled it out was gone, so he was sent to the Tai Hospital with the knife." Seeing that the emperor was silent, he added, "The minister will not be mistaken. It was a treasure knife, different from the standard of the guard's knife, although the knife hurt people, but the knife did not drip blood. ”

"I'm afraid it's the knife of the young owner." Qin Yang rushed up from behind Ye Qianhuai, and was hearing the guard's description.

Ye Qianhuai turned his head and glanced at him.

The eyes of the two were the same solemn, with a little panic.

The samurai have always been in their hands, and now the sword is not in the person, so it is naturally more auspicious than lucky.

"Qin Yang, you go to the Tai Hospital and go to find Mr.'s knife. Whether you find it or not, after two quarters of an hour, I will come to my husband's mansion to look for me. ”

After Ye Tianhuai finished speaking, without waiting for him to answer, he rode his horse and galloped away towards the east door.

Now Lu Yanchen only has two places to go.

First, he was not seriously injured, and he was forced to evacuate early because of the situation, so even if he was not in the mansion at the moment, he should be able to ask about his situation in the mansion.

Second...... There is no two. There can be no other.

Ye Tinghuai didn't want to think about it.

I don't dare to think about it.

Under the full moon night, there were not many pedestrians on Zhengde North Street, and Ye Tianhuai's figure of one person and one horse was stretched very long.

(End of chapter)