The reason why Tang Chen didn't show up was because he was inspecting the duty of the ironclad guards at the Nine Gates of the Imperial City.

The Imperial City is located in the Shendu City, which was originally built on the original foundation of the Imperial City, so to speak, the outer Shendu City is the last barrier of the Imperial City. There are also nine barriers in the imperial city, called the Nine Gates, which correspond to the Nine Heavens, and the names are named after the Nine Plains that make up the Nine Plains Kingdom.

The nine gates of the imperial city are all controlled by ironclad guards, but each gate also has a guard outside the palace.

Although the Iron Guards belong to the forbidden army, they are not strictly forbidden troops, and the real forbidden army is not accurately called, and they are all called outside the palace. These people are the elites selected from the armies in various places, and these elites are first and foremost loyal to the royal family and loyal to the Ji family, followed by excellent martial arts. The only complication is that these officials outside the palace are all different from the previous ranks, some are chief generals, some are deputy generals, and even some are just ordinary soldiers.

As for what happened, Tang Chen didn't rush with his troops, it was because Bai Shihui, the general of the Southern Expedition, led the army back triumphantly.

When Bai Shihui led the troops to the expedition, the number of troops under his command was only 100,000, and when the southern expedition was almost over, the strength in his hands had become 150,000, and the extra 50,000 generals and soldiers were all recruited and recruited on the way to the southern expedition.

Tang Chen stood on top of the city tower, looking at the Divine Capital City outside the imperial city, waiting for the news anxiously. And the middle-aged man beside him who looked like a scholar, honest and honest, dressed in a gray and white robe, and holding a paper fan, was Zhu Lu, the ironclad guard master.

A scout of the ironclad guard rushed up to the tower: "General! ”

Tang Chen immediately asked, "How is it?" ”

The scout said: "The post station outside the city has sent people to report, and the southern expeditionary army is camped in Baili County outside the Shendu City. ”

Tang Chen nodded: "Got it, you go down." ”

Zhu Lu asked, "Wait, what about the situation in the Divine Capital?" How's the Four Seas Inn? ”

The scout said, "I heard that it has been controlled, and there are rumors that the Grand Strategist is also in the inn. ”

Tang Chen was surprised, and Zhu Lu was also stunned.

The scout said: "As for the details, I don't know about the small ones, because the surrounding streets are blocked by the Shendu Army, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. ”

Tang Chen nodded: "Okay, you go down and rest." ”

After the scout left, Zhu Lu looked at Tang Chen: "General, Xiaohao will be fine." ”

Tang Chen sighed: "Where can I manage him now, I'm worried that it's the 150,000 Southern Expedition army outside the city!" ”

Zhu Lu said with a smile: "I was also worried before, but I heard from the scout that the Great Strategist is in the Four Seas Inn, so I am relieved and promise that nothing will happen." ”

Tang Chen asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Zhu Lu was still smiling: "The 150,000 troops under General Bai are stationed in Baili County, and Baili County is named because it is exactly 100 miles away from Shendu City, which must have been arranged by the Great Strategist, just to reassure the emperor." ”

Tang Chen frowned: "The forward light cavalry of the Southern Expeditionary Army can rush to the Shendu City within two hours, the 150,000 army is counted as baggage, and it will only take less than two days to go all out, the Iron Armor Guard and the Shendu Army add up to only 20,000, in case of an accident, the closest thing to here is the Tiger Ben of the Nan Rong family, let the Tiger Ben Ride come to the rescue, isn't it equivalent to driving the Tiger Devouring the Wolf?" ”

"General, you are too worried, think about it, why did the great strategist let the army be stationed in Baili County first, but he returned to the Shendu alone?" Zhu Lu didn't feel the slightest nervousness, "I'm sure that now the great strategist has the talisman of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and whoever has the talisman can command the army." There is no military talisman, and now General Bai, who is in Baili County, can only mobilize his own personal soldiers, so there is nothing to fear. ”

Tang Chen looked at Zhu Lu and said solemnly: "What I'm worried about is the new army recruited and recruited, even if I calculated when the Southern Expeditionary Army went out, even if I fought all the way, even if there were great strategists, the loss of troops would be at least about thirty percent, but after the Southern Expedition ended, the number of troops was increasing, and it was difficult to say whether the new people were loyal to the imperial court or Bai Shihui." ”

Zhu Lu hit the nail on the head and said: "The general is not worried about Bai Shihui, but the great strategist. Other people may not know, but I know very well that Bai Shihui's mind is not as good as the general's fifty percent, and without the assistance of the great strategist, the general can go to Baili County single-handedly to take down Bai Shihui's head, which is as simple as probing for things, but the great strategist is different. ”

Tang Chen looked at Zhu Lu quietly, although Zhu Lu did see through his thoughts, but he didn't dare to show it so obviously. Because Zhu Lu is a person under the great strategist Sang Luo, it is rumored that he is the same brother as Sang Luo.

Although Sang Luo is not a person with a small belly, when these words reach Sang Luo's ears, it will naturally make people unhappy.

Tang Chen just said: "The military advisor is too worried, the great strategist is the emperor's most trusted person." ”

Zhu Lu looked into the distance: "The most trusted person is the easiest to stab a knife in the back, you and I understand the truth here." If I'm not mistaken, the emperor has already sent a guard outside the palace to Baili County to monitor. ”

Tang Chen immediately said: "Strategist, don't speculate about the holy will casually, you will lose your head." ”

Zhu Lu still smiled: "A companion is like a tiger, if you guess it, you will lose your head, and if you don't guess, you will die faster, I have many shortcomings, but the biggest advantage is to take precautions." ”

In the distance, in the city of the Divine Capital, the starry firelight has been lit up, and the sparks everywhere are fighting against the endless darkness that is trying to devour the earth.

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In the Four Seas Inn, people who were already hungry and dizzy began to eat the food that had already been cold, but everyone was wearing medicine towels, so it was not convenient to eat the food. But there is no way to do it, after all, no one knows what the specific transmission route of the cardiac is, so even if there is a form, it can appease people's hearts.

Sang Luo and Liao Yanqi had a table, Tang Xiaohao, Tang Dun and Lian Lian had a table, and the other ordinary people were sitting on the other side of the inn hall, and the innkeeper was hungry and dizzy, but he didn't dare to sit down to eat, and stood not far from Sang Luo and Liao Yanqi waiting.

Tang Xiaohao gave most of the meat to Tang Dun and Lian Lian, while he ate rice and vegetables, still thinking about what the hell was the caricature in his mind, while staring at the black marks left by Xiao Xuan's burning on the wall.

After the wolf-gobbling Tang Dun swallowed the food in his mouth, he asked in a low voice, "Young Master, what the hell is going on?" Why did the person you let the two of us save before become like that? ”

Tang Xiaohao glared: "You want to die, right?" Hurry up and forget about it, I'm here today to play the marriage game. ”

Speaking of which, Tang Xiaohao remembered the two girls in the inn room, so he got up and walked upstairs with a bowl and chopsticks, and when he passed by Sang Luo and Liao Yanqi, he deliberately glanced at Liao Yanqi.

Although Liao Yanqi knew that he went upstairs to see the two girls, he didn't dare to say anything, because the great strategist was right in front of him, if it was known that he was here for Yueyan, a clean man, even if Sang Luo pretended to be deaf and dumb, and the matter reached Mu Yinghao's ears, Liao Yanqi would have to shed his skin if he didn't die.

Tang Xiaohao arrived at the door of the room, raised his hand and knocked on the door, the door opened quickly, and the door was opened with frost.

Hanshuang saw Tang Xiaohao, didn't speak, didn't even smile, turned around and returned to the table directly, and Yueyan at the table immediately got up and saluted: "Tang Gongzi." ”

Tang Xiaohao walked in with a hippie smile: "It's free, you don't have to see the outside like this, how about it?" The meals are ok, right? Is it enough to eat? Would you like to add two more dishes? ”

Yue Yan immediately said: "Enough, the food here is much better than the twelve squares." ”

Tang Xiaohao sat directly next to Hanshuang, Hanshuang had to move to the side, Yueyan lowered her head to eat when she saw this, and pretended not to see it.

Tang Xiaohao put down the dishes and chopsticks: "I'm sorry for the two girls today, I didn't know that this kind of thing would happen." After speaking, Tang Xiaohao took out a red dragon eye and handed it to Yue Yan.

Seeing this, Yue Yan got up again: "Childe, when I came out, the people in your house had already given money to my mother. ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "I know, this red dragon eye is General Liao's intention, and General Liao is inconvenient to come up, so he asked me to do me a favor." ”

When Yueyan was still hesitating, she said with a smile: "Yueyan, you can accept it, Tang Gongzi is so good at being a man, you don't want to refute his face." ”

Hanshuang said this very clearly, that is, to tell Yueyan that this red dragon eye was not given by Liao Yanqi at all, but by Tang Xiaohao, and what Yueyan should remember was Tang Xiaohao, not Liao Yanqi.

This is also the reason why Tang Xiaohao likes frost, he is silent when he should be silent, and he has to be transparent when he should help.

"Thank you Tang Gongzi," although Yue Yan thanked him, he didn't reach out to take it, but deliberately looked at Hanshuang, that means, Tang Gongzi will give me a person? What about Sister Hanshuang?

These girls from the Twelve Squares walk among those dignitaries every day, and they know too well that these people are sophisticated.

Tang Xiaohao smiled, and took out a red dragon eye and handed it to Hanshuang: "Hanshuang girl smiled." ”

Hanshuang was not polite, and accepted it directly, and then Yueyan accepted her own.

After Hanshuang accepted it, he didn't look at Tang Xiaohao with his eyes, but said: "How can you become so gentle now, a girl, when I was in the Twelve Fangs, you didn't call me that." ”

Tang Xiaohao pretended to have amnesia: "Really? So what do I call it? ”

Hanshuang recalled: "Sometimes it's called other people's ladies, and honey, Xiao Tiantian, beloved, goddess, fairy or something." ”

Yueyan lowered her head and held back a smile.

Tang Xiaohao said: "Isn't this Miss Yueyan here?" ”

Hanshuang finally looked at Tang Xiaohao: "Yo, when the first scumbag in the imperial capital was still shy?" ”

"I don't even know how to write the word shy." Tang Xiaohao said that he was going to kiss Hanshuang.

At this time, Yue Yan immediately got up and said, "Tang Gongzi, Sister Hanshuang, I'm full, I'll go back to the room first." ”

After Yueyan left, Tang Xiaohao breathed a sigh of relief, but Hanshuang maintained a posture with his side face facing him.

Tang Xiaohao looked at Hanshuang: "What are you doing?" Neck cramps? ”

Hanshuang said: "Don't you want to kiss?" Come on. ”

Tang Xiaohao got up and sat next to him: "Isn't that acting for Miss Yueyan?" Don't forget, the two of us are sworn brothers and sisters, I am an elder brother, you are a younger sister, if I kiss you, the sky will thunder. ”

Hanshuang deliberately showed a smirk: "I don't understand, you obviously have all the conditions for a scumbag, but you just look like a scumbag, and you waste this good skin." ”

Tang Xiaohao rolled his eyes, didn't eat, just played with chopsticks there: "Although you listen to scolding me, you're actually praising me, otherwise why do I feel so sorry for you?" You know me best. ”

"Not necessarily, right? Who knows how many younger sisters you have in this god capital. After Hanshuang finished speaking, she remembered something, "You called Yueyan here today, just for Liao Yanqi, right?" What exactly do you want to do? Who was the guy who had become a deuce before? ”

Tang Xiaohao glanced at the door and said in a low voice, "Do you know that is the Decei Jia?" ”

Hanshuang replied in a low voice: "I heard a few people who came to Twelve Fangs to drink before, saying that the cardiac nail is a disease. ”

"Sick? Who can be so alive when they are sick and can crush a person's head with a single hand? Tang Xiaohao still feels terrifying when he thinks about it now, "Not only is it infinitely powerful, but it is also invulnerable, if it weren't for Sang Luo's timely appearance, we would all have to explain here." ”

Hanshuang shook his head: "I don't know the details, but they also said that it is a disease, it will be contagious, and the infected person will also become a carapace, but I remember that at that time they also said that the carapace is not easy to distinguish, and it looks no different from ordinary people." ”

Tang Xiaohao frowned: "Are you talking about the caricature?" Look at the appearance of the kid before, at the beginning, he looked like a tuberculosis ghost, he couldn't move when he lay there, and suddenly he was refreshed, and the skin on his body was cracked, and there was white smoke, which is not easy to distinguish? ”

Hanshuang was also puzzled: "Yes, when I heard Liao Yanqi say the word 癸甲, I also felt very strange, this is completely different from what I heard." ”

Tang Xiaohao advised: "You remember, you have to pretend not to know everything that happened today, if someone asks you and Yueyan later, the two of you will say that when the fight started, you were frightened, and you hid directly, without seeing the person's appearance clearly, and you don't know what happened specifically." ”

Hanshuang nodded: "I know, I'll tell Yueyan later." ”

As soon as Tang Xiaohao came out of the house, his feet landed on the stairs, and he saw that the six people who were still eating downstairs suddenly stood up from the table, some of them looked up at the sky, and some of them covered their chests with their hands, and the expressions on their faces were different. Except for the one who covered his chest, the rest of the people were expressionless.

The strange appearance of those six people made the other people around them very strange, and they all stared at them, not knowing what was going on.

Tang Xiaohao subconsciously looked at the beam of the inn, but he didn't find anything there.

Liao Yanqi, who had just been full of wine and food, was also very strange, but Sang Luo had already gotten up and clenched the white paper fan in his hand, and shouted to the people on the opposite side: "Stay away from the six of them!" ”

Sang Luo's words let Liao Yanqi know that danger was approaching, and while drawing his sword, he shouted to the soldiers guarding the door: "Be on guard!" ”

Before the soldiers could step forward, except for the one who covered his chest, the other four of the six guests had already rushed towards the people around them, and they punched like crazy, and the first person to be hit by the fist was sunken in the face by the fist, and fell directly to the ground.

Although Tang Xiaohao, who was still on the stairs, was frightened, he no longer panicked, but jumped directly down the stairs and landed behind Sang Luo, he knew very well that Sang Luo's side was the safest place here.

Liao Yanqi untied the cloth bag on his waist: "The armor is mutated!" Sprinkle stardust! ”