General's Mansion, Study.

The general, with slightly white sideburns, was reading some military techniques in his hand with a book of war. He was a meritorious soldier and was stationed in Saibei all the year round, until a few years ago, when the Holy Lord took pity on him for his old age and too many injuries, and allowed him to return to the capital to recuperate.

At that time, a person walked in from outside the study.

"Master, the chief of the city patrol sent a letter saying that there is something I would like to ask the general's opinion."

Chu Zhonglang waved his hand, "You asked people to reply to Lord Xu, saying that the city patrol army is a place of great power to defend the imperial city and defend the people of the imperial city. Except for His Majesty, no one else has command. Let him stop asking the old man for his opinion."

Xu You is a soldier brought up by him, and it is understandable that he is dependent on him. It's just that the companion is like a tiger, if he interferes in the affairs of the city patrol division, then Your Majesty will be dissatisfied. If you don't keep it, you will be convicted of exceeding your authority.

Since ancient times, high merit cannot overshadow the master. This is still clear in the heart of the old general Chu.

The butler bowed his head, "Master, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. According to the letter from the City Patrol Division, His Highness Yangjing didn't know where to get the news that there was an enemy army attacking the city tonight. His Royal Highness Yang Jing has asked the City Patrol Division and the Imperial Forest Army to hold a meeting together to defend the key points of all parties."

When Chu Zhonglang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He put the book in his hand in a corner, and finally raised his eyes to look at the butler.

He is a loyal and good general who is dedicated to protecting the country and protecting the lord, how can he not be anxious when he hears that the imperial city is in trouble tonight. Even his voice trembled a little.

"Where did His Highness Yangjing come from this request, is there any evidence?"

"It is said that the female detective watched the stars at night and pointed out the mountains and rivers."

"This is inevitably ......" Chu Zhonglang wanted to say "ridiculous", but then he thought about it, he had still learned the skills of that female detective. Could it be true?

"How is Xu You going to deal with it?"

"It seems that I was just thinking about it, so I wanted to ask the master's opinion. The people from the Xu Mansion asked me to ask the master, if it were you, what would you do?"

Chu Zhonglang let out a long sigh.

"It's not an easy thing to do. Whether it is the prince or the governor of the two factories, he does not have the ability to mobilize the city patrol division, if he obeys the request of the Fifth Highness, and refuses whether the crisis in the imperial city is resolved, he will definitely be angry when His Majesty returns.

His Majesty may be angry with His Royal Highness Yangjing, just as he did to His Highness Changfeng back then, and depose him as the crown prince and expel him from Beijing. Probably not.

But the people of the City Patrol Division, especially Xu You's head, may not be able to keep it."

Isn't listening to a prince without authorization equivalent to having a heart of rebellion? Out of the intention of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, Xu You's second-grade black gauze hat will definitely be taken off.

"The people of the City Patrol Division are very anxious, just waiting for your advice, master."

Chu Zhonglang froze when he heard this.

"You have to entrust someone...... No, you go in person. You and Xu You said that if it were me Chu Zhonglang, even if I committed the crime of trespassing, even if I was used by others, the safety of the Golden Imperial City would definitely be saved."

"Yes."

*

City Patrol Division.

At that time, the maids who had just been removed from the lobby were left, and there were only a few of them left.

There was also a lot of food and wine on their seats, and it seemed that they had just had a great gathering. z.br>

On the top sat a young man, dressed in plain white clothes of a luxurious texture, with slender eyebrows and eyes, and just sitting there had a sense of warmth. He held a gold-inlaid white jade snake-headed scepter in his hand, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and a flat expression.

"His Highness Yangjing...... Is this really the kind of mind you want?"

Gu Xingchen smiled, "Don't panic, adults. What my fifth brother said is true or false, and only when things are revealed can we know right from wrong. If he had the heart to think about your lords, wouldn't it be okay to report to the City Patrol Division in the name of an anonymous letter? Now he has to transfer troops in the name of the two governors, and his heart is clear."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Gu Xingchen showed a little sadness on his face.

"This is also to blame for the lack of competitiveness of the main hall as a brother, and the main hall has worked hard in the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the most

In the end, he only found a position in the third grade. In addition, the rate of three cases in the Metropolitan Procuratorate has not been ideal...... Maybe in the heart of the fifth brother, he can already cross my brother...... I can get past you as well."

Xu Youbing was born as a general, and he was anxious, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but blow his beard and stare at him.

"Second Highness, I am stupid and can't speak, today you specially came to wake up our brothers in the City Patrol Division, but you didn't treat us as outsiders. Then I'll treat you as my own today, so I'll just say it."

Gu Xingchen still maintained a faint smile, "If Lord Xu has anything to say, just say it, don't the adults still understand the heart of this hall to your lords?"

Risking the imminent crisis of the so-called Imperial City, he would rather be physically inconvenient than rush to the City Patrol Division to remind his colleagues. Isn't it just to win them over a prince who does this?

People like people who send charcoal in the snow. In this kind of difficult time to ride a tiger, it is difficult not to regard such a prince who has to lend a helping hand even if he is not far away.

Xu Youfang drank a little wine just now, and his neck was already red at that time.

"If you tell me, I won't react! That fifth prince is really too deceitful! Isn't it okay to report to my city patrol division in the name of an anonymous letter? If we don't get off the stage, if we follow his instructions to mobilize the patrol forces, then when Your Majesty comes back, our brothers will only have the rhythm of losing their heads!"

Others echoed this.

"yes, yes! I really want to thank His Royal Highness Second for saving the lives of several of us! The grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, and if there is anything that Your Royal Highness needs our help in the future, just say hello."

"Here! Let's toast His Royal Highness another glass! Thank you, Second Highness, for saving your life!"

Gu Xingchen couldn't help but bend his eyebrows when he saw that everyone was enthusiastically raising a glass to him. He set the scepter on the table and picked up the cup as well.

"It's really hard to refuse, so let's give you another glass in this hall. When it's getting late, it's time for the main hall to go home."

"Alas! Your Highness! It's late at night, and it's a good time to have fun, so how can you go back at such a time! Recently, because the two factories have been tightened, they don't let people have fun in the official residence. If Your Royal Highness wants to save face, go to my Xu Mansion, and it just so happens that two dancing girls from the Ugin Kingdom have recently entered my side."

Gu Xingchen wanted to refuse, but when he heard the words of Wu Jinguo, a trace of scrupulation flashed in his eyes.

He raised his eyebrows, "Okay, then I'll go to Lord Xu's mansion to have a look."

Look at what the Ugyen people have been doing lately.

*

Although the power of the general transfer of troops in the city patrol department is in Xu You's hands, dozens of city patrol points in the imperial city are equipped with city patrol troops, Gu Yangjing has a prince's order, some city patrol points can be stubbornly pretended not to be seen, and some can't bear the pressure or let the east and west factories send them.

In addition, the head of the Imperial Forest Army recognized Gu Yangjing's request, thinking that the city protection was the first and the rules were second, and the Imperial Forest Army was transferred as a supplement, and the sixteen ignition powder that Shen Yingying said was found in thirteen places.

But there are still three places, and I don't know where to go.

It is possible that it was transferred.

Seeing that the sky was getting worse and worse, dark clouds gradually gathered. Shen Yingying, who was standing on the platform, couldn't help frowning.

"It's too dark to see the stars?" Gu Yangjing was beside her and turned to look at her.

"Hmm." Shen Yingying was still frowning, seeing that Gu Yangjing felt a little uncomfortable. He occasionally had the urge to help her smooth her brows, but because of his identity, he could only stand on the sidelines.

"Don't worry too much, all the governors that can be arranged by all parties have been arranged. If there really is a siege of the city as you say, it will not be difficult to defend the city."

Shen Yingying pursed her lips, her face a little worried.

"The people are not too worried about the city protection, because judging from the astrological signs of the day before yesterday, this matter should not be a big deal for the imperial city, and compared to His Highness's layout, this crisis has been well resolved. The people are only afraid of ......."

By that time, the rain was already dripping down.

The personal eunuch beside him held up an oil-paper umbrella for Gu Yangjing.

Gu Yangjing, who was standing under the umbrella, thought for a while

After a while, he took the oil-paper umbrella in the little eunuch's hand, and then propped it up to Shen Yingying's side, and also held an umbrella for the female detective.

And the umbrella is obviously still biased towards the female detective.

"You're worried about me."

Gu Yangjing said a positive sentence, obviously having guessed what Shen Yingying was thinking.

At that time, Shen Yingying realized that the oil-paper umbrella had blocked the rain for herself.

He was holding an umbrella for her, just as she had held it for him that day, when she was exorcising evil spirits for him.

"Although the crisis in the Imperial City has been resolved, the crisis of His Highness has only really begun."

Unauthorized transfer of the imperial city's military power, how many tigers must he have to make such a decision.

Seeing that the eyes of the woman in front of her were full of worry, the man in the black robe hooked his lips.

"In the future, when my father and the emperor hold this governor accountable for this matter, this governor only needs to remember that there is still Yun Xuantan to worry about this governor tonight. That's enough."

The rain in the imperial city is getting heavier and heavier, but together with the sound of the rain, Shen Yingying always feels that there seems to be some strange sound in her heart.

It's just that at this time, I couldn't understand what I was thinking.

"It's getting rainy, let's go inside."

"Hmm."

After receiving the promise, Gu Yangjing held an oil-paper umbrella and left with Shen Yingying covering the umbrella.

One tall and one low, one long and majestic, the other delicate and moving, plus a cyan oil-paper umbrella, slowly departed from the long carved wooden steps, accompanied by the rain, as if walking in a painting on a rainy night.

The two of them are beautiful and romantic, but the little eunuch who was left behind looked confused.

Ah no. Let's just say, can you cover him too?

*

The Four Princes' Mansion.

The man in the silver mask and the ornate robe was lazily half lying on the chaise longue, and he held in his hand a piece of white jade with a slit in the middle, which seemed to be made of two pieces.

After a while, Gu Beiyun sat up straight and blinked his apricot eyes with a bit of evil spirit.

"Medium orange, you said tonight. Shall we fight?"