When everyone in the room heard that the young eunuch in the hall said that the "Silver Fish Talisman" was missing, they couldn't help but be shocked.

The Silver Fish Talisman, officially known as the Silver Carp Waist Plaque, is a passage in and out of the Imperial Palace.

In the Holy Tang Dynasty, the pass charm waist plate of the imperial city gate is divided into four categories: dragon, turtle, unicorn, and carp.

The four types of waist cards are distinguished by gold and silver, representing different statuses.

The dragon waist card, or the dragon talisman, is exclusive to the royal family, and only the prince and the prince are worthy of using it. Among them, the members of the royal family who were awarded the title of prince held a golden dragon waist card, and the rest of the princes were unified into a silver dragon.

The turtle charm is a pass token specially given to important officials of the imperial court. The first-grade adults hold gold turtles, and the second-rank adults hold silver turtles. These top figures in the political arena of the Holy Tang Dynasty, with the turtle talisman on their bodies, can directly enter the palace to meet the emperor, so as to facilitate the performance of military and political affairs at any time.

The unicorn waist card and the carp waist card are aimed at the personal guards and subordinates of the Son of Heaven, and there are differences according to different civil and military forces.

Qilin is still martial, so the middle and senior officers of the forbidden army wear unicorn charms. Except for the commander of the forbidden army, who is gold, the rest of the generals, whether they are from Jin Wuwei or subordinate to the tiger and leopard cavalry, are all silver unicorns.

Correspondingly, the close ministers of the Son of Heaven and the eunuchs of the inner court hold the carp waist card. Among them, the chief of the inner chamberlain, that is, the foreman eunuch who often accompanies the emperor, wears the only goldfish talisman, while these officials, including Shi Tianmu, the director of the reverse scales, and Pei Yinglun, the eunuch of the palace, wear the silverfish talisman.

Because of the people who hold all kinds of command waist cards, say more or less, say a lot less, and the status is noble and special, occasionally the emperor on a whim, will also give the order to some officials who are not enough level, so the guards of the palace gates, usually recognize the charm but do not recognize people, as long as you hold the command waist card, you can freely enter and exit the palace gate, they do not want to ask more, and do not dare to ask more.

Among them, especially the silverfish charm is the most prone to problems.

It's not hard to see why.

The divine dragon represents the royal family, the turtle represents the important ministers, like such a big person, there are not many people in the entire Holy Tang Dynasty to pick and choose, who is qualified to wear the golden dragon and silver dragon, the golden turtle and the silver turtle, the guards are very clear, and the emperor cannot be issued indiscriminately with his mood.

In the same way, the unicorn charm is the identity certificate of the generals of the forbidden army, and the soldiers responsible for guarding the palace gate certainly recognize their bosses, and there is basically no gap in fraud.

The silverfish charm is quite different.

As long as you participate in all the affairs of the inner court, you will have the opportunity to give silverfish talismans, and even some young chamberlains who are ordered to go out of the palace to do business, in order to facilitate the passage of the palace gate, will also carry the temporary silverfish talismans to run around and show off their might.

Right now, Pei Yinglun's silverfish talisman is gone, which means that someone can use his pass waist card to blend into the palace.

And if that person is Shen Lie, who was personally ordered to be arrested by Emperor Li Bing and almost died unjustly in Beiya, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Tian Mu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and shouted: "You guys continue to look for this official!" Zhu Junjie, hurry up and follow me to the palace, quick! ”

After saying that, he turned around and rushed out of the scene of the murder, didn't even bother to sit in the sedan chair, directly grabbed a military horse, and galloped towards the Taiji Palace.

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Half an hour later, all gates of the palace received an urgent order from the forbidden guards at the same time: immediately seal the palace gates, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, including those who hold the dragon talisman and the turtle talisman!

Jin Wuwei was like a great enemy, and quickly set up three lines of defense along the border of the forbidden garden of the harem. The Imperial Study, Yangxin Pavilion, Fengyi Palace, Shangyang Palace, Yixiang Palace, and outside the palaces, they were all full of heavily armed and menacing guards of the Son of Heaven.

The tiger and leopard riders also went out to surround the Taiji Hall and the Imperial City Office. A large number of patrol cavalry galloped back and forth along the periphery of the palace wall of the imperial city, with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.

Ouyang Lin, who was squatting in the Wannian County prison to guard Shen Lie, also received an order from his boss at this time, asking him to return to the team as soon as possible and return to the palace guard to assemble. This is the normal rule of the Haw Par Rider, and it is also a necessary response of the Forbidden Army when dealing with threats.

Ouyang Lin couldn't help frowning, and after he asked the herald for the reason, he was even more shocked in his heart: This must be Shen Lie's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!

"Please go back and tell Lord Commander that I have a mission at the behest of the emperor, and I can't return to the team yet." Ouyang Lin said calmly: "In addition, please send reinforcements to cooperate with me in arresting the fugitive Shen Lie at any time." ”

Seeing that he had carried out the emperor, and that the person he wanted to arrest was Shen Lie, the herald didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly agreed, turned around and left quickly.

Ouyang Lin saw that it was still early outside, and instructed his subordinates: "You go and tie that woman to the pillar of the prison patio to provide some convenience for your guests." ”

Several tigers and leopards obeyed the order, dragged Rui Ji out of the cell, and tied her hands and feet.

At this time, Rui Ji had already been punished twice by Ouyang Lin. His hair was scattered, his skirt was torn, even his obscene clothes were exposed, and his whole body was scarred and bloody, and the whole person was in a semi-comatose state.

Illuminated by the harsh sunlight outside, Rui Ji couldn't help but tremble slightly, but she still lowered her head and didn't move.

Ouyang Lin sneered: "Madam Rui, your old friend Lord Shen Lie Shen will be here soon. However, whether he is here to save you or to kill you, the official can not say, you might as well guess. ”

Rui Ji didn't respond to Ouyang Lin's words at first, and waited for a long time before suddenly muttering indistinctly, "You...... Dead ......"

"Haha, I'm dead? Interesting, interesting. Ouyang Lin stroked his palms and smiled: "You are really tough enough, you have been tortured like this, and you still refuse to confide in the slightest bit of useful information, and you can't admire it if you want to." ”

He took a few steps forward and raised his hand to ruffle Rui Ji's hair: "Tsk, what a pity." Mrs. Rui, who is like a flower and jade, has actually become like this, Li Ji will definitely feel distressed when she sees it, right? Lao Jianhua will also feel distressed, right? ”

As he spoke, Ouyang Lin pinched Rui Ji's chin with his fingers again, lifted it up slightly, and sneered, "Don't you have the ability to commit suicide?" Die for this officer. ”

Rui Ji stared at him, her eyes full of resentment: "Ouyang Lin, don't be complacent, Shen Lie won't let you go!" ”

Ouyang Lin smiled faintly: "I thought that you would say that Li Ji would not let me go, but I didn't expect it to be Shen Lie." He and you are obviously enemies, but you are inclined to pretend in front of this official and mislead me into thinking that he is your accomplice, are you a fool to be an official of this official? ”

Rui Ji's bloodstained face showed a grim smile: "What about misleading you?" Aren't you bent on dealing with Shen Lie? ”

Ouyang Lin shook his head: "What this official has to deal with is not only a Shen Lie, but also you. Rui Ji, I'll give you one last chance, what kind of conspiracy does Lao Jianhua have against the palace? Speak up, so that you may not suffer any more flesh and skin. ”

"I told you a long time ago," Rui Ji responded: "Assassinate Queen Cheng Wen, blame Concubine Hui, and stir up military conflicts." ”

"Who else is involved but you? How many people do you have in the imperial capital? What is the plan? One by one! ”

Rui Ji closed her eyes lightly and said coldly: "You kill me, I won't say anything." ”

A trace of anger flashed in Ouyang Lin's eyes. He could clearly feel that the woman in front of him had already made up her mind to die, and she really wouldn't reveal the truth anymore.

However, just now, Ouyang Lin suddenly realized that the accidental death of Pei Yinglun, the palace supervisor, could be either Shen Lie's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, or it could be part of Lao Jianhua's palace conspiracy. Therefore, he must make accurate judgments as soon as possible in order to be targeted and responded.

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"Your Majesty, what's going on outside? Why is the forbidden army suddenly heavily guarded? Cheng Wen helped Li Bing take off his court clothes, pretending not to understand anything, and asked curiously: "Is there an assassin?" ”

Li Bing nodded pretentiously, first asked all the palace maids and attendants to retreat, and then sighed to Cheng Wen: "Alas, I'm afraid it's more troublesome than the assassin." Come, sit next to me, and I'll talk to you slowly. ”

Cheng Wen obediently agreed, sat down next to Li Bing, and at the same time held Li Bing's arm with her slender hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is a forbidden army, don't be afraid of any bad guys." ”

"It's not as simple as being a good guy or a bad guy." Li Bing glanced out the window, and his tone was a little solemn: "Have you heard of the name Shen Lie?" ”

Cheng Wen pretended to be a little stunned, and waited for a while before nodding and said, "I've heard of it, didn't he have some long history of Beiya before?" ”

Li Bin bowed slightly: "Yes, the history of the director of the Beiya Reverse Scales." This Shen Lie was once the most favored and trusted minister of the first emperor, and Yu Zhen also had some credit. It's a pity that he later ...... Later, he went astray and fell out with the court completely, and he also held a grudge. ”

Cheng Wen asked, "Could it be that he secretly entered the palace and wanted to be unfavorable to His Majesty?" ”

Li Bing said helplessly: "Maybe, maybe not, I can't make a conclusion yet." However, Tian Mu of the Reverse Scale Division was convinced that Shen Lie had bad intentions, so he strengthened the vigilance of the entire palace just in case. Alas, if it was really Shen Lie, it would be very troublesome. This man is very terrifying, and he can always make his opponents unguardable, and I am afraid that I will be targeted by him, and it is useless to have thousands of forbidden troops. ”

Cheng Wen had already received a secret report and knew what was going on outside. At this time, she thought that this was a big move deliberately made by Tian Mu at her behest in order to disrupt the pace and rhythm of Ouyang Lin and the Horse Mansion, so not only did she not worry at all, but she also secretly felt funny.

She put her hand on Li Bing's chest, stroked it gently, and said softly: "Your Majesty is the Ming Jun of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and he has the protection of God. No matter how arrogant Shen Lie is, he is definitely not your Majesty's opponent. ”

Li Bing held Cheng Wen's small hand and said in a deep voice: "That's so, but Shen Lie is too familiar with the palace here, and he is proficient in various secret agent methods such as disguise assassination, if he is really allowed to get in, I am afraid that he will not be able to sleep well." ”