At the beginning, Zhao Kai's father, Zhao Chong, was the captain of the Qiang Guard, and during the reign of Emperor Chong, the Qiang people who returned to Shun rebelled again, and he led his troops to chase and kill.

When chasing to the Jianwei Quail Yin River, more than 600 surrendered Hu soldiers who crossed the river in front of them turned against the water, Zhao Chong did not know the truth, and could not wait for the large army, so he personally led hundreds of people to rush across the river.

As a result, Zhao Chong died on the battlefield, and the Empress Dowager Liang not only did not hold him accountable, but also strongly praised him for taking the lead and sacrificing his life for the country.

And rewarded Zhao Kai as the Yiyang Pavilion, promoted him into the Tiger Ben Army, and was very favored in the past few years, and he became a Tiger Ben Zhonglang General at a young age, with a prominent position.

It is precisely because Zhao Kai has such a resume that Liu Zhi has taken a defensive posture from beginning to end and transferred him to Guangchengyuan, which is far away from Kyoto.

"What is he waiting for?"

If he and Zhao Jie are accomplices, they should enter Beijing immediately at this time, the opportunity is fleeting, and when the soldiers and horses of the surrounding states react, they will enter the king of Beijing Qin, and at that time a tiger army will not be of much significance.

"Immediately notify Yuan Xu, let him send someone to get in touch with Zhao Kai, probe the situation, and tell him that the Queen Mother was imprisoned by Zhao Jie and the queen and was in danger."

Yuan has some friendship with Zhao Kai, and it is most suitable for him to come forward.

Perhaps, the Tiger Army can also be an unexpected turning point.

In terms of taking 10,000 steps back, as long as he can always remain neutral and stand still, it will also be a big help for Liu Zhi.

Zhao Jie and Liang Nuying were in cahoots, and under the guise of the Queen Mother, they contacted a group of family ministers.

If they know the truth, I am afraid that many people will choose to wait and see, after all, except for those with stakeholders, no one else will really want to rebel.

All they want is to ride the wall, watch the fire from the other side, and support whichever side wins.

"Well, the minister will do it immediately."

Now that there is a huge disparity in strength, Shan Chao is not optimistic about the safety of the palace at all, and he is anxious in his heart, so he persuaded again.

"Your Majesty, once the palace city falls, the Zhao thief will definitely search the palace, and it may be difficult to hide his traces at that time."

Liu Zhi was stubborn, shook his head and smiled, "If you wait until the palace city falls, the situation in Jingshi will be almost the same, and it will be the same wherever you hide."

Moreover, in the palace, I can still act at the opportunity, but I am more flexible. ”

Seeing that he insisted on doing so, Shan Chao couldn't continue to persuade him, "In that case, the minister will stay and protect Your Majesty." ”

"No, I entrust Taifu and others to you, and I don't worry about the others."

Hearing this, Liu Zhijian raised his eyebrows, and his tone suddenly became a little stern.

He is relatively gentle to his close ministers on weekdays, and it is rare for him to speak so harshly, Shan Chao can't help but feel a pang of emotion.

sighed secretly in his heart, lowered his head and said, "Oh, the minister obeys the order." ”

turned around and went away, but he was still not at ease in the end, and left dozens of more people in ambush around Yongle Palace.

Liu Zhi put together all kinds of information he sent, trying to find some opportunities to break the situation.

Zhao Kai's behavior is intriguing, does he actually understand in his heart that Empress Dowager Liang did not participate in this rebellion?

So what about Sikong Yuan Tang, who is also the empress dowager's confidant, what is his position?

As one of the Three Dukes, Yuan Tang also had a huge influence in the court, and his attitude was crucial.

"Someone, send an order to the Tai Lieutenant, let him find a way to contact Sikong and persuade him to rescue the Queen Mother together."

As for whether it has an effect, it depends on the will of God, and it is up to man.

He paced around the room a few times, looking up at Hong Lim Garden, not knowing what was going on over there.

At this time, in the Sogo Hall of Fanglin Garden, Liang Nuying's expression was obscure, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

"Brother Zhi, do you remember what we said on the day of the wedding?"

Zhou Lai's heart tightened, but he still smiled, "Naturally, I remember, how could I forget, for me, it was an unforgettable thing." ”

His answer was very flattering, and it seemed to be tender, but in fact, he didn't avoid the important and said nothing.

Who knew that the queen, who was extremely stupid just now, suddenly became shrewd at this time, and she didn't eat him at all.

"Then do you remember that Your Majesty promised me that he would never leave me?"

This kind of talk is obviously a man's nonsense about coaxing his wife, and when there is a lot of affection, anyone can say it, which is normal.

Of course, not many people will take it seriously, but in this situation, Zhou Lai just wants to stabilize her emotions first, so she naturally pinches casually.

"Of course I do."

Liang Nuying tilted her head, looking him up and down inexplicably, seeing that Zhou Lai's heart was pounding, no, he must have said the wrong thing just now, which had aroused her suspicions.

"Child ,......"

He just wanted to cover it up with words, but Liang Nuying smiled strangely, and suddenly shouted at him in a sad voice.

"Kill him!"

Tian Yan and the others were all shocked, knowing that they couldn't hide it anymore, so they immediately waited for it, ready to protect Zhou Lai and rush out.

Who knew that before Liang Nuying's words fell, the sound of crossbow arrows sounded on the beam of the room at the same time.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three bolts roared like thunder, incredibly fast.

Tian Yan relied on the keen perception he had cultivated on the battlefield and instinctively rose up to block.

"Dangchang!"

The arrows were ferocious, and they ran down from the top of his head, and the power was amazing, Tian Yan's sword flew two arrows in a row, but the force of the recoil also shocked him.

The third arrow missed by a fraction and grazed the edge of his heavy sword, Zhou Lai was born as a thief, and everything else was commonplace, but his light skills were not bad.

The lightning and flint dodged, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhang Rang with a frightened face on the spot.

He let this, I was afraid that Zhang Rang would be pierced through the heart, so he stretched out his arm ruthlessly, and nailed it to his arm with a "grab" sound, bringing up a puff of blood.

In this short period of time, the guards on both sides have been in close contact and have become a mess.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Rang was very involved in the play, his face changed, and he helped Zhou Lai, who was stumbling.

"It's not good, it's poison on the arrow."

Zhou Lai's face was painful, and the wound on his arm quickly turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Tian Yan flew longitudinally, the long sword in his hand went straight to the beam, and a man in black fell to the ground like a bird, and pulled out the sword behind his back with his backhand.

At this time, hearing Zhou Lai's shout, Tian Yan's face also changed, he was experienced, and he knew that he was poisonous and domineering, and immediately raised his voice and shouted, "Cut off your arm." ”

Zhou Ju's body stiffened, and he raised the dagger in his hand, but he couldn't help but hesitate, he practiced stealing since he was a child, and regarded his hands as life.

Seeing this, a Long Linwei next to him waved his sword and was ready to help, but Zhou Lai smiled miserably, "It's too late." ”

It turned out that when he hesitated, the black gas on his arm had quickly spread over his shoulder, and looking at this posture, it was already a poisonous gas attacking his heart, and he was weak to return to the sky.

"Hahaha......"

Under the protection of a group of guards, Liang Nuying, who withdrew from the attack range, couldn't help but let out a wanton laugh when she saw this.

"Die well, tell you to pretend to be Brother Zhi......"

Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Jie's eyes lit up next to her, and he shouted, "Your Majesty has died!" ”