The news really caused a stir. However, those who are qualified to participate in the Yuzhang Literary Society are not literati from the scholar family, or wealthy gentry families, who have extraordinary knowledge and are not chaotic in the face of danger. The panic did not spread, and the hall soon fell silent.

The little prince hurriedly said goodbye and returned to his father. Sun Xiuxiu found that Zhuo Quanyu and Lu Yanqing, who were standing in the corner of the side of the hall, were gone, and she immediately searched for the figures of the two in the crowd, but found nothing, and the two seemed to have disappeared from the main hall.

The second prince, Hu Buyan, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and other officials gathered together to discuss in a low voice. After a while, Hu Buyan, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, commanded the guards in the palace to assist the Praetorian Guard in guarding the palace gate, and asked the family forces in the palace to send powerful monks to jointly defend against the enemy. There were six or seven thousand people in the hall, and the monks accounted for half of them, and soon more than a thousand monks were gathered, and they joined the guard team of the Vientiane Hall. He then ordered the guards to close the front and rear nave doors, so that they could only be opened from the inside.

Hu Buyan is a middle-aged man, with a rough appearance, a typical military image, his tone is calm, not verbose, and a few words are arranged. Only then did he say loudly: "Don't panic, everyone. It was impossible for such a large number of enemies to sneak into the palace quietly, and soon the Praetorian Guards would arrive upon hearing the news, and as soon as reinforcements arrived, the enemy would be defeated. ”

Everyone in the hall nodded unconsciously, although they were no longer worried, but the meeting could no longer be carried out. People gathered according to their respective forces, and the Xinhao students returned to their respective colleges or families. More than 20 sons of Yunze, more than 10 sons of Tianchuan, and literati of foreign races also gathered according to countries and ethnic groups, and they all had suspicious looks in their eyes.

The sound of fighting was faintly heard outside the hall, and from far and near, the enemy launched an attack on the guards of the Vientiane Temple.

There are also four or five thousand people in the palace, gathered into dozens of circles, with the largest number in the circle where the second prince and officials are located, and the circle composed of other officials, families, scholars, and colleges is centered on the second prince and distributed around, protecting the second prince in the middle.

Yingcheng's Ying clan is a director of the Daqi Chamber of Commerce, and there are hundreds of people in their circle. The Chen family, where Chen Rixin's brothers are located, is the largest salt merchant in the imperial capital, and there are many people in this circle. Some students who did not belong consciously took refuge in prestigious scholars, such as the families of the Qin family, Lin Guodong and Li Kaiyuan, and hundreds of people gathered in each of these circles. Zhang Guanghan and Chen Weizhang stood in the circle of Jinghua Library.

The remaining group of kabuki who had been invited to perform stood in the hall, dazed and at a loss. A beautiful female swordsman with a sword on her back led a dozen of her men to guard the women. The beautiful female swordsman and her subordinates wear the same costume, which is indeed the errand of the Mirror Moon Division. Before, these people were scattered in the crowd and didn't attract much attention, and only then did people know that there were so many Mirror Moon Division spies in the Vientiane Palace. Some people are curious about the identity of the beautiful female swordsman, and those who know her are thoughtful.

The circle formed in the hall abruptly isolated the participants of Yunze, Tianchuan, and other tribes outside the Saiwai.

Seeing Xinhao people cast distrustful eyes. A group of foreign literati looked indignant and glared back. Lu Youyou was obviously the head of the group of Yunze scholars, and raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean, do you think that we have something to do with the enemy from outside?" ”

The guards and some monks gathered around and forced them into a corner. It is obvious that they do not trust these foreigners, and even think that they are accomplices with the enemies outside, and that they are hiding inside the temple in order to meet with the outside world.

In the face of the unkind gaze of thousands of people, the foreign foreigners who were besieged in the corner also looked unhappy, and glared angrily at the people around them. Although both sides did not draw their weapons, they were on guard against each other, and the atmosphere was tense.

The second prince looked as if nothing had happened, but his eyes kept changing, obviously suspicious of the unknown enemy who had suddenly appeared, and he was also a little hesitant about how to deal with these foreigners. Soon he regained a smile on his face, raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please let go, all the friends of Yunze, Tianchuan, and foreign clans are all invited guests, and this king absolutely believes in them." The top priority now is to join forces to repel the foreign enemy first, and then track down the mastermind behind it. ”

The second prince spoke softly and calmly, and did not panic because of the enemy's attack, and behaved calmly and wisely. The faces of the surrounding people softened, dispersed the siege, and returned to their small groups, but their minds were still on these people, just in case.

Outside the hall, the sound of killing was rising, and the enemy was unscrupulously attacking.

Although the circles in the palace are all centered on the two princes, they maintain a certain distance between their respective circles, and they don't seem to trust other circles very much. The second prince saw it in his eyes, and his heart was a little gloomy. His eyes swept over the various clans and forces in the temple, quickly calculating who was trustworthy and who needed to be guarded against. For the sudden appearance of the enemy, he already had a guess in his heart, and there were no two brothers, the fourth brother, and the fourth brother was the most likely.

He couldn't help but look at the family forces in the hall who supported the four emperor brothers, hesitating whether to control them first, but also for fear of triggering an internal struggle and allowing the enemies outside to take advantage of it. In order to stabilize people's minds and control the situation, pretending not to know who the perpetrators are is the best choice, and we must be on guard against these suspicious family forces but not show too much.

Sure enough, when the second prince's gaze wandered in the main hall, the circles inadvertently opened up some distance. These forces are all well-informed, and they can more or less guess the identity of the attacking enemy, and which teams in the hall may become enemies, and their hearts are as bright as a mirror.

The fighting outside the hall became more and more intense, and it seemed that the enemy was climbing the stairs from the sound of fighting and shouting of killing, and the Praetorian Guards were fighting and retreating.

Realizing that the enemy had a clear advantage, the leaders of the inner circle of the temple began to exchange heads, and the people of the outermost circle turned their bodies outward, assuming a vigilant posture of responding to the enemy at any time.

The main hall is not safe. At this time, anyone can become an enemy, and people are suspicious of each other and wary of each other. Even the second prince had to be on guard, and all the guards around him were the guards in his own mansion.

At this time, the elders of the literary world proposed to the second prince that the second prince should avoid a safe place and command in the center, and the others divided the division of labor to guard the positions of each passage in the main hall to prevent the powerful enemy from climbing over the wall and breaking into the door.

The teams chimed in.

The second prince was also a little moved, but he couldn't be too active, and at this time, he should advance and retreat together with the Praetorian Guards. After the principals of each team spoke out to persuade them, the second prince reluctantly agreed, and reluctantly avoided the north corner of the hall surrounded by a group of guards, where the back was against the strong palace wall, and there were stone pillars around it, which had a certain degree of concealment and defense.

The Sun, Qin, and Ma people naturally gathered in one circle. Qin Jiangshan hesitated for a moment, glanced at the second prince's side, he wanted to take a few of his children to the second prince's team, but seeing that the children were not moving, he had to pretend to walk into the circle naturally. The other Taixue Hall scholars went to the official team, and Sun Chongshan and Qin Cangyue did not follow them, but returned to the inner circle of the clan.

Sun Huangsha is the person with the highest rank in this circle, and he is a well-deserved person in charge, and he does look at Sun Chonglou, which means that he is the master. Just now, Sun Tianshuo, Qin Wenting, Ma Qianxing and other young people wanted to go out to assist the guards guarding the palace gate, but they were stopped by Sun Chonglou, on the grounds that there were many female dependents among them who needed protection. The second prince expressed his understanding and did not force them to send monks.

Sun Chonglou said to Sun Huangsha, Sun Chongshan, Qin Jiangshan, Qin Cangyue, and the elders of the Ma clan: "There may be only a few of us in the palace who don't have a clear support, so there aren't many allies here, let's wait and see." In addition, you should also pay attention to the Zhuo Lu family, Xiuxiu said that Zhuo Quanyu and Lu Yanqing are gone, and they may be hiding in the dark to make trouble. ”

Everyone was shocked, Sun Tianxiong, Sun Tianshuo and other brave and ruthless people had their eyes twinkling, looking at the circle where the Zhuo family and the Lu family were located, and indeed they didn't see Zhuo Quanyu and Lu Yanqing. Most of the participants from the two families were some second- or third-generation children of low status, the patriarch Zhuo Wujie was not present, and none of the important people were seen, it seems that they had long known that someone would make trouble during the meeting.

Qin Ziyan was already able to cultivate, but her cultivation was still low, and few people in the clan knew that she was a monk. She and Qin Xintong were placed in the center of the circle. She leaned over and tugged at Sun Xiuxiu's sleeve and said in a low voice: "The enemy chose to attack at this time, and he must have planned to move. I think it's not just against the Vientiane Temple, but there may be wars going on in other places. I'm worried about my brother, he left just after the Wenhui began, I know that he and Su Xiaoman went to the venue outside the palace, and now that the bad guys have hit the palace, it must not be safe outside the palace. In addition......"

Seeing that Qin Ziyan wanted to speak and stopped, Sun Xiuxiu understood who she wanted to say. Sun Xiuxiu was also worried, but it was not good to show it in front of Qin Ziyan. Said softly: "Sister Ziyan, we don't have to think about anything now, just protect the clansmen and wait for reinforcements." I believe that the battle will soon subside, and it is impossible for the enemy to act on such a large scale without warning, and it will not be able to hide from the ears and eyes of the secret agents of the Mirror Moon Division, you see that there are people from the Mirror Moon Division in the hall. I think the Praetorian Guard sergeant is already on his way. ”

Qin Xintong beside him was not afraid at all, and was looking at the direction of the front hall where the sound of fighting came from with wide eyes.

Sun Xiuyun's complexion changed suddenly, and she leaned closer to Sun Chonglou and whispered: "I sensed the vibration of my father's imprint, there must be something happening in the mansion!" "The faces of the Sun clan changed, and they wanted to kill the Vientiane Hall immediately.

Suddenly, there was a fierce fight at the back door of the main hall, and someone shouted 'enemy'! The enemy has gone around to the back gate of the Vientiane Temple.

This is to be expected. Hu Buyan, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, had a calm face, and there were also a large number of guards in the apse, and just now he also arranged a team of hundreds of monks to assist in the defense, and the enemy would not be able to attack for a while.

At this time, the front and rear of the main hall were noisy fierce fights, shouts and killings, the enemy and our sergeants clashed fiercely, and the sound of fighting weakened in half a tea time, and it should be that the enemy's first wave of attack was repulsed.

Hu Buyan, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, commanded in the center, and the guards at the palace gate reported to him from time to time the battle situation of the Praetorian Guards outside the gate with secret methods. At this time, his face was solemn, and everyone looked at him nervously, waiting for him to announce the latest news. Hu Buyan walked quickly to the second prince's side to report, and the second prince's face changed, and everyone's hearts tightened.

The second prince first looked around the main hall, and then said in a deep voice: "Just the news came from the guards, and a large number of people dressed in black appeared outside the hall. ”

When people heard the words, they couldn't control the noise. The man in white was followed by the man in black, when did the palace become a bazaar that people can enter and leave at will, it is simply a joke in the world!

Someone shouted: After fighting outside for so long, why haven't you seen Praetorian reinforcements? His words caused more people to question each other, and there was a commotion in the hall for a while. Hu Buyan shouted loudly a few times before he suppressed the noisy voice.

The second prince raised his hands and said coldly: "What's the panic, what's the use of shouting?" At this time, we need to be calm, our guards are fighting bravely to defend the enemy and protect the main hall. The Praetorian Guard will arrive at any time, and we should unite at this time......"

Someone else wanted to speak out, and under the cold gaze of the second prince and Hu Buyan, he retracted the unspoken words. Seeing that the second prince kept silent about the man in black, he wanted to ask directly.

A tall and strong man from the Ashina tribe couldn't care so much, and shouted, "Now there is a new enemy outside the temple. The Praetorian Guard reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, something must have happened, once the defenders outside the palace are defeated, we will not be caught in the urn. I think it's even more unsafe to defend the main hall, so it's better to open the temple door and everyone break through and kill out. If you Xinhao people are willing to wait for death here, please forgive me for not waiting. ”

The hall was unusually quiet, all pondering the man's words, and he aroused the doubts of most people about the delay in the arrival of the Praetorian Guard. Some people think that what he said is right, but out of hostility to foreign races, he did not echo it, and everyone in the temple was in danger for a while, and their thoughts were different.

"Boom...... The sound of ...... sounded, and several arrows flew over the main hall to the corner where the foreign team gathered, and a long arrow even went straight to the Ashina who spoke out.

Exclamations rang out, and several arrows rushed towards Yunze, Tianchuan, and foreigners, and none of them missed. Although the arrows were shot down, all the foreign literati were blown up at this moment, and they put aside the reserve of scholars, shouted and cursed one after another, and some even drew their weapons.

Out of respect and the small number of foreigners, Xinhao officials did not temporarily accept their weapons, so most foreigners carried light blades.

"Huh, hmm, hmm......" The people with swords on Xinhao's side also unsheathed and quickly surrounded these foreigners.

Wendou is about to evolve into a martial fight, and it is about to break out!