The two obeyed the order, held torches and searched in the large square screen for a long time, and finally found a pillar stone, and in the inconspicuous shadow corner, opened a dark pavilion just enough for an arm to reach into.

Gao Gu reached in and touched an iron-handled handbox, after a hundred years, there was no rust at all.

Pull it hard and knock it down.

But nothing happened.

Xiao Yunhe was not in a hurry, and concocted them one by one, pressing down the other six topazes and pulling off the other six hand boxes.

When the last hand box was knocked down, there was a sudden 'rattling' sound against the boulder wall on the east side, and the whole large stone room also shivered a little, and the dust flew for a while.

The three of them were shocked, thinking that they had touched the wrong mechanism and were going to be buried alive.

At this moment, the seemingly tightly fitting wall avoided and slowly moved to the side, gradually revealing a secret passage more than one person high!

And as the entrance to the cave gradually opened, the three of them all felt a strange wind with a musty smell blowing towards them.

It can be seen that this great secret passage is really very deep and long, and it has not been opened for many years.

Xiao Yunhe ran to the secret passage in surprise, took the torch from Gao Gu's hand and took a picture inside, and said, "Go, go in! From here, it is the secret passage to the palace!"

"My lord, let's go forward. ”

Gao Gu still walked ahead.

The three mermaids rushed in and cautiously walked into the secret passage.

Compared with the previous tunnel, this one is wider and smoother, and many places have stone walls, stone paths, and large stone pillars.

Even on the walls, there are dried up iron-framed oil lamps.

In some places, there are even oil paint murals.

This is where the secret passage that Emperor Yan ordered to be dug back then, and the project was forced to stop after only half of the work.

It is conceivable that if the project is completed, it will be turned into an underground palace, or a real mausoleum for the Emperor of the Dead.

That large square flat may be the place where he wants to hold his coffin and treasures.

Xiao Yunhe clearly remembered that there were still several crisis organs on this road.

However, the Emperor was afraid that he would also be accidentally tricked, so before he completed it, he made a secret mark in the place where each mechanism was located, leaving a hand box to close the mechanism.

Later, Xiao Yunhe asked people to change the handbox and replace it with two connected iron candlesticks.

So every time they walked to a place and saw an iron candlestick, the three of them would slow down and pull the iron candlestick downward.

When you hear the sound of the mechanism, walk over again.

Although it was a little slower along the way, it was finally safe and sound.

The three of them didn't know how long they walked, and they drank all the little water they had brought with them along the way.

At this time, I finally came to a large iron gate.

Xiao Yunhe was secretly happy in his heart: "It's here!"

"It's finally here!"

Gao Gu and Song Liangchen exclaimed with great relief.

It is estimated that it has been about three or four hours since the three of them entered this secret passage, and it should be dark outside by now.

The big iron gate is nearly two people high, more than one zhang wide, and the edge of the gate is also cast of cast iron next to it, and there is no seam or lock, and there are some embroidery traces, but it is still very intact.

"What's going on, isn't it?"

Song Liangchen laughed happily, "My lord, it depends on your old man again." ”

"This one is the easiest. Do you see the handwriting engraved on this iron plate?"

Xiao Yunhe smiled, pointed to the iron plate and said, "This version on the iron plate is a few Yuefu poems, about more than 3,000 words. But there are only three words in it, and pressing them in turn is the mechanism that opens the big iron gate. If you press the wrong one, the iron door will never be opened again. ”

Gao Gu suddenly woke up: "Could it be that the adult said the word 'Beiyike'?"

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly, noncommittal.

I walked to the iron door, searched for it, and pressed down three of the handwriting.

Song Liangchen was illiterate, but Gao Gu was suddenly a little stunned.

Because those three words make up a name.

This name is familiar to any of the people of Daqi, but few people dare to mention it verbally.

The big iron gate 'smacked' up, shaking off a puff of rust and dust.

Finally, it stopped, and a large hole appeared in front of the three of them.

Gao Gu still took the lead and walked in, but he was shocked when he landed at his feet: "Iron!"

Xiao Yunhe was silent, thinking that you would be even more surprised later.

Sure enough, after the three of them completely entered the hole and raised the torch to see clearly, Gao Gu and Song Liangchen both exclaimed in unison: "It's actually an iron house!"

"Yes, it's all iron. The floors, the roofs, the walls, all iron. ”

Xiao Yunhe said, "And it is an extremely thick iron plate that is directly cast. If it weren't made of iron, it would be difficult to support a pavilion built on top of it, and it would be easy to find that it was actually hollow underneath. ”

"There's a pavilion up there?"

The two asked in unison.

"Yes. ”

Xiao Yunhe let out a long breath slowly, "That is a place where all the people of Great Qi should bow down and worship—Lingyan Pavilion!"

Originally, this secret passage leading to the palace was not connected below the Lingyan Pavilion.

When Xiao Yunhe reached his old age, he missed the heroes who fought with him, and he thought about building Lingyan Pavilion to enshrine their portraits.

So he cleverly devised a mind to connect the secret passage to the bottom of Lingyan Pavilion.

This place is usually less common than by yourself, and it is easier to hide.

Compared to some other palaces, it is naturally inhabited.

It would be a bit inappropriate to connect the entrance to anywhere else in the palace.

Because construction is often carried out in the palace, you may be able to find out.

And this Lingyan Pavilion, no matter how much you try to mess around, no one will want to mess around here, Xiao Yunhe is still sure of this.

As a result, there is this iron house below Lingyan Pavilion and a large iron gate that separates the secret passage.

At this time, Song Liangchen, who was idling on the side, suddenly shouted: "My lord, there is a big iron box here! Wow, it is actually connected to the wall and cannot be opened." It must be filled with something very valuable. ”

Xiao Yunhe was slightly stunned in his heart, and walked to Song Liangchen's side to take a look: Isn't it!

This is an iron box designed by the most ingenious craftsman he ordered back then.

About a man tall and one step wide, clinging to the wall.

It looks like a big piece of iron, and there is no interlock.

What is in it is something important, but it is not a 'valuable' treasure as Song Liangchen said.

Gao Gu also bent down to examine it carefully for a long time, and reached out to touch it: "It's weird, it's not like a box, it's like an iron lump." ”

"Leave this alone. You come with me first. ”

Xiao Yunhe led the two to a staircase.

In the entire iron house, except for the iron lump, there are only these few steps.

It is also poured with iron, and it is very strong.

Xiao Yunhe walked up by himself first, put his ear on the iron wall and listened for a long time, but there was no movement, proving that there was no one in Lingyan Pavilion now.

It is estimated that this should be the case, where would a traitor like Zhu Jun have the heart to come to Lingyan Pavilion!

"Song Liangchen, you have great strength, you come. ”

Xiao Yunhe said, "Walk to the place where I stand, stretch your hand up, and push it up. ”

"Okay, I'll come!"

Song Liangchen spat on his hand, strode up the iron steps, felt it with both hands up, and pushed hard...... Motionless!

"Ahh

Song Liangchen shouted, "I pushed it up, and I have hundreds of catties of strength, to say the least." Yo, there's an iron lump, my lord, is this a mechanism?"

"Well, yes. ”

Xiao Yunhe suddenly remembered, "If you don't say it, I really forgot about it." Rotate the iron lump to the side to open the hidden trap first, so that you can push it open. Remember, be slow, be gentle, and don't make too much noise. ”

Song Liangchen nodded very seriously, and then as Xiao Yunhe said, he gently rotated the iron lump to the side for half a circle, and heard a slight 'click' sound.

Then he used enough dark power and slowly pushed it up.

A burst of dust fell, Song Liangchen hurriedly lowered his head, still full of dust, and his mouth went in.

The huge and thick iron plate was pushed out by him, and a glimmer of light came in.

Gao Gu whispered in surprise: "My lord, I have found a way out!"

"Be quiet. We have now entered the nest of Zhu Jun and his party. ”

Xiao Yunhe admonished seriously, and then said, "Song Liangchen, you will raise the gap a little higher." You're both standing here, and I'll go up and take a look. ”

Song Liangchen exerted all his strength and pushed the iron plate out of a big gap, just enough for Xiao Yunhe to climb out of there.

Song Liangchen is tall, Xiao Yunhe has a flexible body, and he just happens to match it.

"Be careful, adults!"

Seeing Xiao Yunhe go out, Gao Gu and Song Liangchen couldn't help but be a little worried.

At this time, Xiao Yunhe was already standing in the Lingyan Pavilion in a grand manner.

His heart also jumped suddenly.

For more than 100 years, the portraits of the twenty-four loyal ministers are a little yellow.

In the entire attic, a few more paintings by Guo Ziyi and others were added.

The sky was already bright, and Xiao Yunhe had just come out of the dark environment, feeling a dazzling sound.

In a trance, the life-size portrait seemed to look at him.

Xiao Yunhe couldn't help but walk towards the portraits, looked at the people on the paintings in a daze, and fell into a trance.

Stretched out his hand, stroked those portraits carefully, and murmured in his heart: "Eldest Sun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and you, the good brothers who have followed me from birth and death for many years...... I'm back to see you!"

"After many years, you ...... Are you all right?"

"The auxiliary machine (the character of the eldest grandson Wuji) is my fault, let you die unjustly in the hands of Wu Meiniang's slut and my unscrupulous son, I am sorry for you!"

"Pharmacist, Jingde, Shubao, Yizhen (Cheng Biting Jin), after more than 100 years, Daqi has actually fallen to this step. Will your spirits in heaven be as heartbroken and indignant as I am? How I want you to still be by my side, and be invincible in the sand with me, and restore the glory of the Great Qi. But you ...... Where is the heroic soul?

Xiao Yunhe's body trembled involuntarily.

Looking at those lifelike portraits, I couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

The stars are moving, and the vicissitudes of life.

More than a hundred years have passed like this, and the people and things around me have turned into a sea of history, and even disappeared into the memories of many people.

But in Xiao Yunhe's heart, these people were as if they had just left him, and they still had their voices and smiles clearly in their minds.

Just when Xiao Yunhe was caught in infinite memories and couldn't help himself, there was a group of soldiers running hurriedly outside Lingyan Pavilion.

Xiao Yunhe quickly came to his senses, shrank and hid, and then quietly approached the iron plate passage, wiping the tears from his face.

"How's it going, sir?"

Gao Gu and Song Liangchen asked with great concern.

"Well, it's normal, it seems that our goal has been achieved. ”

In the dark, the two of them couldn't see Xiao Yunhe's face clearly, Xiao Yunhe said in a calm tone, "The road conditions are clear, it's time to go back." Song Liangchen, put down the iron plate and close the mechanism. ”

The three of them returned to the iron room, and Xiao Yunhe said, "It's morning, and it is estimated that the plasterers in the Zongsheng Palace are repairing the house, so we have to wait until the evening to go out." It took about three or four hours to walk all the way, and it was almost afternoon. So, we have to pay attention to the preservation of the body. ”

Song Liangchen said anxiously: "My lord, according to me, go to the palace now and kill Zhu Zhu now!"

"Less. ”

Xiao Yunhe reprimanded, "It's a matter of the overall situation, how can we be reckless? What can we three of us do? I didn't bring troops here at the beginning, because I was afraid that this secret passage would no longer exist, or that there would be other accidents caused by too many people." Now that we have finally figured out where the secret passage is, we can't expose it lightly. Without further ado, get out of here first. ”

The three of them lit their torches again and walked towards the road from which they had come.

Xiao Yunhe let all these secret doors remain as they are, and did not let them return to their places.

First, when the time comes, bring troops in, so that the speed of the march can be accelerated, and second, it will not expose the methods of controlling the organs.

As for Song Liangchen and Gao Gu, Xiao Yunhe is convinced that they will never leak secrets, and they don't need to tell anything by themselves.

Late at night, the autumn wind was howling, the stars and the moon were gone, and it was dark in the Xuanmen Hall of the Zongsheng Palace.

There was a strange 'quack' sound, and the bronze statues of Taishang Laojun and Da Qingniu moved to the side, and three people came out of the hole below.

The three of them touched the darkness, disappeared into the night, and returned directly to the front yard guest room.

Back in the house, Xiao Yunhe lit the candlelight, and the three of them looked at each other, all of them were gray and dirty, and they couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

At that moment, a glimmer of light suddenly lit up in a corner of the room, and an oil lamp was lit.

The three of them were taken aback and looked over there - the iron-masked man in black who they met in the tunnel sat there solemnly, looking at the three of them quietly.

Song Liangchen suddenly hated and scolded: "You guy, why are you like a ghost? Who let you break in by yourself?"

Xiao Yunhe took two steps forward to block in front of Song Liangchen, and said to the man in black: "Zun Jie came here at night, there must be something?"

The man in black slowly stood up and walked towards Xiao Yunhe.

The place where the iron mask's eyes were hollow seemed to flash with ill intentions, and he looked at Xiao Yunhe with burning eyes.

Song Liangchen and Gao Gu coincidentally walked to the left and right sides of Xiao Yunhe, waiting for the battle.

The man in black walked up to Xiao Yunhe without fear, and said in a loud voice: "Although I still don't know your true identity now, since you are a royal family and know about the 'Beiyi Ke', then I won't embarrass you for the time being." ”

"Thank you very much. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled to himself slightly, and arched his hand slightly towards the man in black.

"I don't care what you want to do when you enter the palace through the secret passage, but I have one thing that I must make clear!"

The black-clothed man's tone became a little stern, "Except for the three of you, no one else is allowed to know about this secret passage." And you are not allowed to come in again. Otherwise...... No matter who you are, you will die at my hands!"

"You!"

Song Liangchen was immediately furious, "Rampant! Rampant! Don't think that if you plot against Lao Tzu once, Lao Tzu will be afraid of you! Come on, come on, and if you have fought with me Mingming, you must divide the high and low into life and death!"

"Be quiet, don't forget who we are!"

This time, there was no need for Xiao Yunhe to reprimand, and Gao Gu scolded in a deep voice.

Song Liangchen had to shut his mouth hatefully.

Xiao Yunhe looked at the man in black calmly, and said lightly: "You obviously know that I am going to lead troops into the secret passage and enter the palace to kill Zhu Jun, how can only the three of us know this secret passage at that time?"

"I don't care. ”

The man in black remained silent, still unhurried.

"Is it ......?"

Xiao Yunhe chuckled coldly, "Even the 'Beiyi Ke' doesn't have the right to do such a thing?"

The black-clothed man trembled slightly, and then chattered and laughed strangely: "Do you think I'm a fool? After one or two hundred years, how can the Beiyi Ke still be alive? I don't know how you know this name and the secret in it." But one thing I'm absolutely sure of is that you're not a North Coater. Well, you won't have the same power as him. You have been able to live until now, which is already a great blessing to his old man. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly, leaned forward, and approached the man in black.

The man in black was still a little stunned by his sudden move, and was slightly stunned.

Xiao Yunhe leaned into his ear and whispered in a very low voice.

The man in black suddenly shook like a lightning strike, and exclaimed, "Ah!"

Xiao Yunhe's face was full of confident smiles, and he said to the man in black: "I don't want to say anything superfluous." Time is pressing, I'm going down now. ”

The man in black looked at Xiao Yunhe like a monster as if he was in the tunnel, stood for a long time, and then suddenly ran towards the door, grabbed the door, and disappeared in an instant.

"What's wrong with this guy?

The second monk of Song Liangchen was puzzled, and asked sullenly, "I was so arrogant just now, and the adults only said one word to him, this guy is like a dog with its tail chopped off, and it slipped away?"

"Leave that alone. ”

Xiao Yunhe let out a long breath and said, "Quickly pack your bags, and go down the mountain back to the barracks now!"

"Yes!"

Song Liangchen and Gao Gu both hugged their fists and promised.

Although there were too many things that they didn't understand, they didn't want to inquire any further.

To be a subordinate is to have the appearance of being a subordinate, and if you shouldn't know, don't ask.

The three of them simply combed their clothes, ate a little dry food, found the horses, and went down the mountain overnight.

In autumn, the dawn is late.

When a glimmer of white light had just appeared in the east, the three of them had already arrived at the army outside the Chunming Gate of the national capital.

When the soldiers on patrol saw the three men running from afar, they all drew their bows and arrows and shouted: "What kind of person! The barracks are heavy, and you must not trespass!"

Xiao Yunhe kept shouting: "Presumptuous!

With an angry shout, the pawns hurriedly moved away from the gate of the horse and the village, and let Xiao Yunhe and others enter the military village.

In the Chinese military tent, Chu Yan heard that the commander had returned, and hurriedly came out to greet him.

Just as he was about to take the generals to bow down, Xiao Yunhe had already jumped off the horse and dragged Chu Yan's hand: "Deputy Marshal Hun, come in with me." Come on, go to the Chengnan Military Village and invite General Li Sheng. The others have to spread the news that they are not allowed to enter the tent of the Chinese army!"

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

After entering the handsome tent, Xiao Yunhe sat down with a sigh of relief, and said to Chu Yan, "How is the situation these days?"

Chu Yan looked at Xiao Yunhe with doubts, and said respectfully: "In the three days that the big handsome has left, Yiqiē has been quite stable. Before, Xu Tingguang led people to attack the city and suffered heavy losses. More than 3,000 people were killed, 2,000 were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly wounded. Since that battle, our army has never attacked the city again, and Zhu Zhu has not been able to defend it. On Li Sheng's side at the south gate, he only frequently harassed and restrained Zhu Jun's troops, and according to the commander's orders, he added 1,000 military tents every day and set them down. Yesterday Deputy Marshal Li sent a letter from Gaoling Li, saying that he was trying to raise a batch of grain and grass, and he believed that it would be able to be transported within three days. It's just that...... Supplies for the winter are still not available. It's a big problem. ”

"Well, I see......"

Xiao Yunhe nodded and said, "My three days have not been in vain. If we're lucky, we'll be able to break through the capital in the quickest and quickest way!"

"Oh?"

Chu Yan showed a look of surprise on his face, "What kind of clever plan did the big handsome think of?"

"Haha, let's talk about it later. ”

Xiao Yunhe laughed easily, "I've been tired day and night these days. Come, get something to eat to fill my belly, and you sit down and have two drinks with me. ”

"Yes......"

Chu Yan responded suspiciously, and began to arrange the wine and food.

Xiao Yunhe's nerves, which had been tense for a few days, relaxed a little, turned over and lay down on the couch, took a long breath, and said to himself: "I hope the gods will take care of you." This time, it must be successful!"

Soon after, Li Sheng came.

Xiao Yunhe and Chu Yan happened to be about to withdraw the wine and food, and Li Sheng smiled and said, "It seems that my horse is still not running fast enough, and I didn't catch up with a meal and drink." ”

The three of them laughed for a while, and Xiao Yunhe said, "General Li, you still have to wait to get drunk at the celebration banquet!"

Li Sheng comprehended and asked in surprise: "The marshal already has a plan, and he is going to counterattack?"

"Yes!"

Xiao Yunhe was full of confidence, invited the two of them to sit down, and asked Li Sheng first, "Over there, how is the situation in the past few days?"

"One qiē is normal. ”

Li Sheng said, "According to the commander's orders, he just went to harass every day, and he did not attack on a large scale. Then the army set up an additional 1,000 tents every day and trained soldiers and horses on a large scale. In order to get these materials for building military tents, the last general sent people to visit all the nearby villages and towns to get these many cloth poles, hehe!"

"Well, that's good. ”

Xiao Yunhe said, "Regardless of whether he is suspicious or not, in short, he will never dare to take the Shence Army at the South Gate lightly." Because in their view, the Shence Army has always been the army that the imperial court attaches the most importance to. It is very likely that they will be wondering when we will let the Shence Army act as the main force to attack the city under the guise of the Shuo Fang Army. ”

"Well, that makes sense. ”

Li Sheng said, "What is the master's plan?"

"That's it. I've brought the two of you here today to discuss the steps of this great battle. We have to work closely together and do the same. ”

Xiao Yunhe's voice also became stern, and he said in a deep voice, "After this battle, we will break through the national capital and exterminate Zhu Jun's rebel party!"

"Yes!"

Chu Yan and Li Sheng suddenly came to their senses and rejoiced.

Xiao Yunhe took out a large map booth and opened it to the table, and said to the two: "Today is the first day of the first month of October, and the key moment of our marching plan is set at the beginning of the third day of October. At this time, Chu Yan, you will lead the entire army and start to concentrate on attacking Chunming Gate with all your strength!"

"Yes!"

Chu Yan promised in a deep voice.

"Li Sheng, your task is more delicate. ”

Xiao Yunhe said to him, "The more than 10,000 people in your hands are all the original team of the previous Shence Army, and they haven't even been taken prisoner. I do this because I have a very important task for you, and I can only send the most trustworthy troops to it. If one of the rebel soldiers has bad intentions, the slightest mistake will expose the target. ”

Li Sheng suddenly woke up: "Palace North Garden?"

"Exactly!"

Xiao Yunhe said resolutely, "Later, you will return to the camp of the Shence Army, and you will select five thousand elite soldiers and horses to be secretly taken to the woods ten miles west of this military camp tonight, and I will wait for you there." The remaining thousands of people stayed in the military village to guard the supplies, and they practiced and harassed as before. ”

"Yes. ”

Li Sheng responded, still puzzled, and said, "But Marshal, you have also said before, there may be a large number of sentry posts or soldiers and horses in the North Garden of the Imperial Palace. Isn't it easy for us to be exposed if we pounce like this?"

"That's why my name is Chu Yan, and when I led people on the third day of the tenth month, I began to fight hard to attack the city and distract Zhu Jun's attention. ”

Xiao Yunhe said, "You traveled along the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, traveled lightly in the dark night, and arrived at the ambush near Beiyuan early. As long as the west gate of the national capital is opened, you must cut into the north garden of the imperial city within two hours, that is, before the first moment of Yinshi, and attack the Chongxuanmen on the north street of Daming Palace while it is unprepared. It's a soldier's canton, and you have to take it as fast as you can. As long as you enter the Chongxuanmen and kill the North Street, the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace will naturally open for you!"

"How do I turn it on?!"

Li Sheng and Chu Yan were very surprised in unison.

Xiao Yunhe slowly exhaled a long breath: "This matter, for the time being, the secret of heaven must not be revealed. Li Sheng, you must remember that the first moment of the third day of October is the most important moment to decide this life-and-death decisive battle. At this time, you must appear in front of the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace. Otherwise, the army is worried, and I may lose my life, and I want to recover the imperial capital and destroy the rebels...... It may be a long way off!"

Li Sheng was moved, and exclaimed: "Dashuai, do you want to infiltrate the palace and open the Xuanwu Gate by yourself?

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger. ”

Xiao Yunhe's face sank, gritted his teeth and said, "Besides, I really can't think of a way to break through the national capital before winter." If you attack head-on, you have little chance of winning at the moment. And even if it is attacked by chance, our army will inevitably suffer extremely heavy losses. In the current situation of Daqi, if you can kill a few fewer soldiers, let's try to fight for it. Compared with the thousands of soldiers who died in battle, it is nothing for me to take a little risk. This matter is settled. ”

Xiao Yunhe grabbed his fist and smashed it on the table with hatred: "Zhu Jun'er, I hate to peel him and tear him apart!" This time, we must succeed in clearing this group of rabble and recovering the imperial capital!"

"Yes!"

Li Sheng and Chu Yan stood up in unison, clenching their fists awe-inspiringly with solemn expressions.

After that, the two generals left the tent and went to actively prepare for the battle.

Xiao Yunhe called Song Liangchen and Gao Gu into the tent and said to them: "Song Liangchen, your figure is too tall and eye-catching, so this time we enter the secret passage again and infiltrate the palace, you can't follow." ”

"Huh?!"

Song Liangchen was angry, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to scratch his head impatiently.

"So, wait a minute, you will follow Li Sheng's side and become a pioneer general. This task is equally important. Whether you can break through the Daming Palace smoothly is all up to you. ”

Xiao Yunhe touched Song Liangchen's temperament, and gave him an incomparable sense of honor and responsibility like a child.

Song Liangchen was really overjoyed: "Don't worry, I will be the first to enter the palace and capture Zhu Jun's guy alive!"

Xiao Yunhe nodded with satisfaction: "Well, I will only give you one." We must strictly obey Li Sheng's military orders. As long as you dare to make a fool of yourself, he won't spare you like me. ”

Song Liangchen was slightly stunned: "This ...... Of course I remember. ”

"High solid. ”

Xiao Yunhe said, "The twenty-six soldiers of the Han Palace's Mansion have always been under your command. You are also most familiar with them. What do you think of them?"

Gao Gu thought for a moment and said, "Go back to Dashuai." These 26 soldiers all walked out of the rivers and mountains of blood and fire with the marshal, and who did not tie their heads to the waistband of their trousers and be ready to serve the marshal to the death at any time? I dare not say anything else, these people are absolutely loyal and righteous people. Recalling that day at the north gate of Fengtian, we were surrounded by loneliness, and they also swore not to flee or surrender, and fought side by side with the marshal to eliminate death. These brothers are very trustworthy. ”

"That's good. ”

Xiao Yunhe said with satisfaction, "Later, you will quietly call out these brothers and take them to the woods ten miles west of Juntun." At the same time, we must prepare twenty-eight pairs of armor and weapons of the Zhu Zhu rebels, and we will change them at that time. ”

"Yes!"

Gao Gu answered in a deep voice, and he already understood Xiao Yunhe's thoughts in his heart: he wanted to take these people and infiltrate into the Daming Palace through the secret passage, and then pretend to be a rebel and take the opportunity to make trouble!

"Okay, that's all. ”

Xiao Yunhe also stood up, "Let's go rest and get ready." An hour later, we set off. Remember, don't make too much noise, keep a low profile. ”

"Yes!"

The second general retreated.

Xiao Yunhe slowly pulled out his sword, the light in his eyes was as cold as ice as the sword, and he muttered to himself: "Zhu Zhu dog thief, you usurped my country and killed my descendants, now, it's time to make an end!"

More than an hour later, Xiao Yunhe and Li Sheng's men and horses met in the woods.

When Li Sheng saw the costumes of Xiao Yunhe and the others, he couldn't help but feel a little novel: Xiao Yunhe put on a pair of black armor and pretended to be a junior colonel of the Zhu Zhu rebels, while Gao Gu and some other soldiers wore the iron armor of ordinary soldiers.

In fact, Zhu Jun's army was also a Tang sergeant before, and it was the same as Xiao Yunhe's army in terms of equipment.

Just to distinguish each other in the war, Zhu Zhu asked his generals to tie a white ribbon around their necks, and at the same time expressed his mourning for his generalissimo Yao Lingyan.

Xiao Yunhe and others are all pawns.

And what Li Sheng brought was all cavalry.

Xiao Yunhe handed over Song Liangchen to Li Sheng, and did not forget to tell him to strictly abide by the military order before leaving.

Xiao Yunhe said to Li Sheng that as long as Song Liangchen dared to come nonsense, he would be severely punished by military law.

was shocked that Song Liangchen only promised and agreed again and again.

Xiao Yunhe and Li Sheng discussed some more detailed rules, and then the two groups of people left the woods one after another.

Li Sheng took the mountain trail and sneaked between the dense forest, while Xiao Yunhe and the others walked to Zhongnan Mountain.

In the evening, Xiao Yunhe and Gao Gu and other twenty-seven people had already arrived outside the gate of the Zongsheng Palace in Zhongnan Mountain.

To their surprise, there should have been a group of plasterers working here, but there was no one to be seen in sight.

Entering the back hall of the Xuanmen Palace, those Taoist priests did not know what to do, but the Taoist temple was the same as at the beginning, and nothing had changed.

Xiao Yunhe thought to himself in his heart: I originally thought that I would have to go through a lot of trouble to expel those idle people, but now it is all free.

It seems that the mysterious man in black is also in line with the people in the Taoist temple.

He knew that I was going to come back with my troops, so he sent them all away.

Is he helping me?

It is not yet known.

Xiao Yunhe calculated the time and let these soldiers rest for a night in the Taoist temple, so that they could nourish their spirits and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

After dinner, the sergeants, who did not know the purpose of the trip, began to talk in confusion.

Xiao Yunhe asked Gao Gu to call these people to a house.

One by one, the sergeants walked in, all standing straight.

On a table in the middle of the room was a plate of gold and silver, shining brightly in the light of an oil lamp.

Xiao Yunhe saw that everyone had arrived, and said, "Gao Gu, first give these things to the brothers." ”

There was a slight commotion from the sergeants, and one of them said, "Commander, if you have any orders, just say it." Up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, we, brothers, will definitely not frown!"

"Yes, you can say it!"

The sergeants shouted along.

Xiao Yunhe raised his hand, and these people quieted down.

"My brothers are all breadwinners, and it's not easy," he said. Since you are all already from my Han Palace, you are my relatives and brothers. At the moment, there is indeed a very dangerous task for the brothers to do. I don't know if we'll be able to survive this time. To put it mildly, this money is the money for the lives of the brothers. ”

"What is death!"

One of the sergeants shouted loudly, "The marshal may not remember the villain. The villain was a bandit under General Song Liangchen before, and he didn't know how many times he should have died! I didn't expect that I had only been an official for a month, but I felt that the first half of my life had been in vain! Being able to serve as a soldier under someone like Dashuai was a blessing that our brothers had cultivated! When I die, I die, and being able to follow Dashuai into death is also a creation! I don't want gold and silver, and the rotten life of a villain is worthless!"

The sergeants were all moved by what the rude bandit had said, and they all fell to their knees and bowed down.

"Get up, all of you. ”

Xiao Yunhe spoke several times, and these people who were kneeling on the ground stood up one after another.

Xiao Yunhe took the gold and silver in his own hands and stuffed them into everyone's hands one by one.

Then he looked at the pair of eyes in front of him and said, "No matter what you think, in my heart, you are already my brothers." This time, we're going to do something unpredictable together. Who will die and who will survive, only God knows. Now our brothers, it can be regarded as a farewell. I don't have anything to give you as a souvenir, only these yellow and white goods. I know that if the brothers are killed, these things are meaningless at all. But...... It's just a little bit of my heart, do you understand?"

Gao Gu also said on the side: "Yes, a little bit of Dashuai's heart, let's accept it." Dashuai's heart will also be better. ”

Only then did the sergeants accept the gold and silver, and quietly listened to Xiao Yunhe's words.

Because of Xiao Yunhe's sentence 'Who will die and who will survive, only God knows', the atmosphere became a little tragic.

Xiao Yunhe paced slowly and said, "I brought my brothers here because you are some of the people I trust the most. Now, I can tell you the purpose of this trip. ”

"We have to go through a secret passage, enter the palace of the national capital, and blend into the rebels of Zhuzhu. Then, take something from it, open the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace, and welcome Li Sheng's army into the city. ”

As expected, as soon as Xiao Yunhe's words fell, everyone let out a cry of surprise.

Xiao Yunhe continued: "From now on, everyone must stay together at all times, and no one can leave without permission. Later, after entering the tunnel, you are not allowed to touch anything except your feet on the ground. Because maybe that inconspicuous little thing is a deadly mechanism. ”