The annual flower festival of the Dawu Dynasty can finally be held, and the people of the capital are extremely excited, in addition to being able to enjoy the strange flowers and plants, there are also wonderful performances of the Washe and Goolan Youling, and you can also enjoy the grand fireworks show at night. At the end of the performance, all the royal officials and eunuchs were evacuated, and the common people were free to enjoy the flowers and the moon by the lake, which was a good place for handsome men and beautiful women to have a tryst.

Gu Shengchao came to the Ministry of Officials early, changed into the official uniform of a small official, accompanied him to the Ministry of Officials, and followed the team of the Ministry of Officials to Luoxian Lake.

On both sides of the road to Luoxian Lake, pedestrians are weaving shoulder to shoulder, and when they are about to reach the lake, they are guarded by officers and soldiers, prohibiting ordinary people from entering, and the road becomes wider. Gu Shengchao came to the lake with the team of officials, and the sails in the lake were like forests, and among them was a high-rise ship. The head of the building ship is wide, the side of the ship is more than 20 zhang high, and there are five layers of exquisitely carved color buildings on it, each floor gradually becomes smaller upward, and the periphery is surrounded by a parapet wall, and the flag is displayed in the wind to hunt and hunt, and the silver helmet and bright armor of the Imperial Forest Army are lined up behind the daughter wall with various blades.

The two columns of high-rise ships are still a variety of ships, mostly two-storey, and are decorated with colorful flags, which reflect the colorful light in the sun. All kinds of small boats enclosed the outermost circle of these ships, and the Imperial Guards stood on them to protect the safety of civil and military officials.

A high platform was also erected on the shore, which was the seat of envoys of other countries or merchants, as well as those who had status but were not officials in the imperial court. For example, Xian Yutie and his party from Beihu, the head of the Wuwang Palace and a group of subordinates were all seated there.

"Lord Tian came early."

"Yo, this isn't Lord Wei, each other."

When the teams of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment met, the two Shangshu greeted each other, and on the surface they were both amiable and warm. Gu Shengchao understood in his heart that behind the seemingly harmonious atmosphere, there were countless people's swords and swords, and rivers of blood, and their fluttering words may have rewritten the life and death of many people.

The Ministry of Rites was responsible for the hospitality, and they guided the people of the Ministry of Officials to board a two-story ship, Gu Shengchao followed the Ministry of Officials to the second floor, and there were also waiters, Shilang Zhonghe and Siqing who went upstairs together, and the rest of the people watched below. Among the people watching below, there was also a dart master of the Sanssouci Dart Bureau who pretended to be a member of the Ministry of Officials. Gu Shengchao stood behind the official Shangshu, watching the handymen busy distributing dried fruits and snacks, serving tea and pouring water.

On the left side of the building boat where the officials took was the criminal department, and not far to the left of the criminal department was the tall building boat, which isolated the officials on the periphery. Through the portholes, both ships could see each other, and the two Shangshu greeted each other in a friendly manner once again.

The prince also came after a short time, and he got on another boat, and the ship of the officials was blocked by a high-rise ship, and no one could see anyone.

Many officials came, and the Ministry of Rites had already prepared and arranged for them to board different ships in an orderly manner. Finally, the emperor, empress and the young prince boarded the high-rise ship together, and the atmosphere reached a climax, with gongs and drums in the sky, civil and military officials and onlookers cheering long live, wave after wave, deafening.

Soon after the emperor arrived, the heroes on the shore stage began to perform. These performances are generally watched by ordinary people, as long as the money in their pockets is enough, they can go to Washe and Goolan to watch anytime and anywhere. On the other hand, civil and military officials, especially the higher the position, the less they see, firstly, there are many things and there is no time, and secondly, the officialdom is sinister, and those who are intrigued are afraid of being secretly attacked, but they see very little on weekdays. During the performance, the laughter from the ship was even more frequent, which opened the eyes of these hard-working officials.

It was getting late, the ship was lit up, and the shore was brightly lit, but Gu Shengchao was nervous in his heart. The buildings and boats all have rear windows, and Gu Shengchao pushed open a crack, having no time to watch the performance, and focused on the movements in the lake.

The boats that were surrounded by protection unconsciously parted to the sides, and not far away in the lush reeds, the surface of the lake rippled out of thin air. Under the reflection of the lights, bright spots flash one after another from time to time, and it is difficult to find them inadvertently. It was the reed pipes that were out of the water, and unlike the others, these pipes appeared and disappeared in and out of the light, slowly changing positions and moving slowly towards the ship watching the show. If you don't look at it, you can't find them at all.

Close, close. Gu Shengchao couldn't wait to dive into the water and pull out all these reed pipes, but he had more important things to do, so he could only wait patiently.

"Whoosh!"

A short arrow brushed the water, the short arrow seemed to be special, much shorter than the ordinary shaft, and there were many silk threads behind the feathers, and it sank into the water after flying not far. In an instant, more short arrows sped by, sticking to the surface of the lake and sinking into the lake. The short arrows did not have a long range, but the thin silk threads dragged behind them were constantly wound around the reed pipes, dragging them into the water.

Within a single cup of tea, many people came to the surface, who had lost their reed pipes and could not breathe underwater, and could not hide and had to swim towards the designated ship.

"Whoosh, whoosh......"

Countless arrows were fired at the swimmers, and they could not avoid it, and they were hit by the dense number of sharp arrows, and they struggled to sink slowly, blood staining the waters.

Gu Shengchao knew that the prince had already let his own people in and launched an attack on the deck on the first floor. The guards on the boat panicked, what happened in front of them was not what they expected, no one told them in advance that this would be the result, and they were dumbfounded and waited for their superiors to issue orders.

The people on the high-rise boat also noticed the abnormality, and there were people running behind the parapet wall, passing the password back and forth. Not long after, the sound of horns came from the boat, and the loud horn sounded throughout Luoxian Lake, and the outstanding performers who performed on the shore were at a loss and stopped performing. The onlookers were stunned and confused at first, then noisy and restless, and finally excited, thinking that the emperor was also performing there, and cheered vigorously.

The waves splashed on the water, and the boatmen on both sides of the boat paddled at the same time in the sound of drums, and the boat slowly sailed towards the lake.

Gu Shengchao was shocked, the situation in front of him was beyond expectations, and he had planned to wait until the first fireworks were off before he started to act. Without further ado, Gu Shengchao jumped out of the porthole, and his toes clicked on the top of the ship of the Ministry of Punishment, like a big bird flying towards the daughter wall of the high-rise ship. The others were in mid-air, and the side of the ship of the criminal department had already prepared, and the bows and arrows were fired in a volley, and the arrows rained down. Gu Shengchao couldn't care too much, and he used his iron arm magic skills to break through.

"Bell, bell, bell......"

A sharp arrow fell on his body, and several hard crossbows were extremely powerful, and the arrows hurt after hitting him, but fortunately, the iron arm did not really hurt him. Gu Shengchao fell to the building boat without stopping, and punched down the few people who blocked him, and went straight to the emperor, shouting: "Protect the holy driver!" ”

At this moment, a firework rose into the air and burst into flames, blooming dazzling sparks, illuminating the Falling Immortal Lake as bright as day. Gu Shengchao also saw the prince Xiaocheng, and he stood on the bow of the boat in the distance and gave Gu Shengchao a thumbs up to express his approval.

About six or seven ships that obeyed the orders of the prince and his officials headed for the lake in an attempt to stop the high-rise ships. The Imperial Guards on the boat were also ordered to gather the ships of the prince and his subordinates, and prepare to surround them. Hundreds of oars stirred in the water, the surface of the lake seemed to boil, and the waves rolled in all directions.

On the high-rise ship, the ancient sage was in front of the emperor, and the queen mother was afraid to take the prince's hand and ran to the side of the eunuch Wen Zhe, and said in horror: "What should I do?" ”

"Don't panic." Wen Zhe glared at Gu Shengchao and waved his hand: "There is a heavy reward for taking down this assassin." ”

There are many masters of the Imperial Forest Army on the boat, one person stabbed at Gu Shengchao with a spear, Gu Shengchao spread his palm, his left arm blocked the spear and his wrist hooked by the way, and he firmly grasped the spear, and his right palm slashed towards the door of the person's face, and the person could raise his arms to parry. With a "click", his arms were broken, and Gu Shengchao knocked him away with a palm, and he fell to the ground with a whimper.

Gu Shengchao threw the spear aside and shouted loudly: "The old eunuch Wen Zhe caused chaos in the court, falsely passed on the holy decree, and wantonly acted in the harem to corrupt customs, and the Nine Emperor Princes have a decree: kill Wen Zhe and reward one hundred taels of gold." ”

"You are spewing blood, I am conscientious for the country and the people, I can't sleep for my Dawu Dynasty every day wearing stars and moonlit nights, and the Nine Emperor Princes are trying to usurp the throne in the following crimes, which is a major crime of rebellion, and the people concerned should be killed. Whoever kills the rebels will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, killed the Nine Emperors, and made a marquis. "In order to win, Wen Zhe did not hesitate to increase the reward at will, and whether he could do it or not was a matter for the future.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, Wen Zhe said this, and a group of people with their own blades swarmed up. Gu Shengchao stopped in front of the dragon chair, his palms moved with his feet, and a group of people only saw one afterimage after another, and the weapons in their hands had not touched Gu Shengchao's body, so they flew out one by one, lying on the ground and wailing, either dead or disabled. At this moment, a large number of crossbowmen rushed in, and at a glance, they had undergone professional training, the crossbowmen in the front row were half-kneeling, and the archers in the back were divided into several rows, and the height was staggered to ensure the continuity of the shot, and all of them could cover Gu Shengchao.

The emperor has been pampered since he was a child, although he has long been an adult and is about to die, but where has he seen this kind of formation, he was so frightened that he trembled and his legs and stomach cramped, and he raised his arm and pointed at Wen Zhe to speak. When the emperor's gaze touched Wen Zhe's fierce eyes, under Wen Zhe's usual obscenity, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak, and finally put it down weakly.

The ancient saint stood in front of the emperor with super justice: "The saint is here, do you want to kill the king?" He shouted at Wen Zhe with angry eyes: "Presumptuous, tell them to go out, disturb the holy driving crime by one degree." ”

No matter how domineering Wen Zhe was, he didn't dare to bear the crime of bullying the king, he waved his hand and signaled all the crossbowmen to withdraw. After a few moments, calm returned to this level of the tall ship, but outside the window, by the parapet, the heavily armed Imperial Guards were ready to attack.