Chapter 26 Confusion
Just when the Shouwang Mansion was about to be fully captured, a loud bang was heard, as if the sky had fallen!
"Not good!" Liu Zhong secretly complained in his heart, but Li Shilan was desperate in his heart.
With such a huge sound of collapse, there is no other possibility, and you don't need to look at it to know that King Shou has triggered the mechanism of the east gate of the underground palace, and now the entire underground palace has been buried deep underground.
As the loud sound fell silent, the remnants of the Shouwang Mansion had no intention of continuing to resist, and surrendered one after another, leaving only the people in the woods southwest of the palace still resisting. Liu Zhong didn't have the heart to pay attention to them for the time being, and led his troops into the palace, although Li Shilan and Luo Jian were depressed, they still followed behind, after all, they still couldn't completely give up hope without verifying it with their own eyes.
The group entered the palace, and before they entered the back garden, they were choked by the dust that came and coughed.
Liu Zhong arranged for the soldiers to guard the various exits in the palace, and took Li Shilan, Luo Jian and a team of elite soldiers, covering his nose and going straight to the east gate of the underground palace.
As the location of the underground palace got closer and closer, the concentration of dust also increased, and when it was about to approach the east gate of the underground palace, he could not see his five fingers.
At this moment, suddenly a figure flashed!
"Who?" Liu Zhong shouted.
In the smoke and dust, the figures kept moving, trying to flee into the distance.
"Stop! If you run away, you will release the arrows! Liu Zhong warned sharply.
"Don't let go of the arrows! Don't let go of the arrows! "The figure no longer fled, but stood in the ground.
Liu Zhong sent soldiers to escort the people over.
When he was still a few meters away from this person, Liu Zhong saw a familiar figure through the misty dust!
"Shouwang!" Liu Zhong couldn't believe his eyes.
When "Shouwang" came to him, Liu Zhong found that he really couldn't trust his eyes too much.
This person's figure is extremely similar to Shouwang Li Mao, wearing the prince's clothes, it is impossible to distinguish the real from the fake, not to mention such a thick dust.
"Who are you? Why are you wearing Shouwang's clothes? Recruit from the truth! Liu Zhong asked.
"I-I-I'm the Shouwang Li Mao!" This impostor is still holding on.
"Huh!" Liu Zhong sneered, "Don't tell the truth, right?" Then let you see the methods of bad people! As he spoke, he pulled out the three-foot soft sword around his waist, raised the sword in his hand, and only heard a sound, and half of the ears of the false Shou King were cut off.
"Ahh I say! I say! "Imposters don't dare to pretend anymore." I, I'm the stand-in for King Shou! ”
"Stand-in? Where is King Nashou himself now? ”
"I really don't know this little one!" The False Longevity King covered half of his bloody ear and wailed.
"You don't want the other ear anymore, do you?" Liu Zhong shook the soft sword in his hand, and made a gesture to slash again.
"Newspaper—" At this moment, a small group of forbidden troops arrived from behind. "Lord Qiqi Qincha, I just caught a suspicious person by the lotus pond."
Liu Zhong looked back and was shocked again!
"Why did another Shouwang come out?" Kneeling behind Liu Zhong was still a person wearing the clothes of the prince and having a figure similar to that of King Shou.
"Who are you?" Liu Zhong frowned.
"I-" The man looked at the person in front of him who was wearing the same clothes as himself who had one of his ears cut off, and the blood was flowing and the ghost was crying wolf, and he directly recruited him. "I'm the stand-in for King Shou, and he arranged for us to come out and confuse the public after the collapse of the dungeon! I'm telling the truth, don't kill me! Don't kill me! ”
"What about King Shou himself? Where is it now? ”
Missing
After the collapse of the dungeon, two fake longevity kings appeared at once, and Liu Zhong couldn't figure out what the intention was for a while.
When she heard the second Shouwang stand-in explain, saying that it was to confuse the public, Li Shilan had an idea.
"Brother Zhong, does King Shou want to take the opportunity to escape?"
"If he wants to escape, why did he tell his henchmen before that if he fails, he will be buried in the tomb?" Luo Jian asked rhetorically.
"Maybe it's a trick, who would be willing to die?" Li Shilan speculated.
"Then who in the dungeon pulled the mechanism of the east gate? You also said, who would be willing to die? "Luo Jian's logic is clear.
"This-" Li Shilan couldn't think of an answer.
"Ah Lan's analysis still makes sense!" Liu Zhong affirmed, "If King Shou himself doesn't want to escape, what's the use of confusing the public?" ”
"Hey! Anyway, we're a step too late! Li Shilan thought that the glimmer of hope that she could save Lin Lanyue was also dashed, and she fell into despair again.
"Ah Lan—" Luo Jian patted his good brother on the back, not knowing how to comfort him for a while.
"Newspaper—" At this moment, another small group of forbidden soldiers escorted a person to the front.
Liu Zhong looked at it and laughed out loud.
"Manager Ouyang, don't come unharmed?"
Ouyang De, the head of the palace, was disheveled at this time, with blood on his forehead, and he looked very embarrassed.
"Liu Zhong, I have treated you well all these years, why do you take revenge like this?" This Ouyang manager is not small.
"I am a bad person appointed by His Majesty, and I received the emperor's order many years ago to lurk in the palace to spy on King Shou. This is a business matter, and there is no personal grudge, so don't blame me! ”
"Y-you villain!"
"The one who intends to rebel is the villain! Escort me back! Liu Zhong didn't want to waste his lips and tongue anymore.
This Ouyang boss seemed to have a bit of backbone, and he was still cursing when he was escorted down.
"Brother Zhong, can you bear this?" Luo Jian pouted on the side.
"After all, he has treated me well all these years. In addition, now that King Shou's whereabouts are unknown, there are still many situations to pry out of his mouth! ”
"Listen, it seems that the fighting outside the palace has stopped!" Li Shilan noticed something unusual.
"Report to Lord Qincha, the rebellion in the southwest of the palace has been completely wiped out!" A herald ordered the forbidden army to report.
"It seems that these people in the rivers and lakes are indeed not idle people, and it took a lot of effort to calm them. If you don't do it, you will become the emperor's confidant in the future! ”
"Brother Zhong, didn't the Emei faction help us a lot! It can be seen that people in the rivers and lakes are complicated, and not everyone is rebellious! Li Shilan reminded.
"Don't care about these many things, at present, the palace has been searched several times, and there is still no trace of King Shou. Let's go back to the emperor immediately! Liu Zhong instructed the forbidden army to remain strictly guarded inside and outside the palace, and could not withdraw until they received an order from the emperor. In addition, heavy troops were sent to escort these important people to the prison. He took Li Shilan and Luo Jian in the direction of Xingqing Palace.
In a short time, the three of them had arrived at the palace. In the diligent government affairs building, he returned to Xuanzong.
"Everyone's hard work!" After Liu Zhong's report was completed, Xuanzong condoled.
"The ministers failed to enter the palace in time, causing the underground palace to collapse, and King Shou's whereabouts are now unknown! Please forgive your majesty! Liu Zhong pleaded guilty.
"What is Aiqing's crime? If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have had a chance to stand here. "Xuanzong's words are already the highest praise." I have sent people to continue to hunt for King Shou, and as long as he is still in Chang'an, he will not be able to escape from the palm of my hand! There's just one thing that worries me! Do you know what I'm talking about? ”