Chapter 9: The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High (1)
Changqiu Palace, the place of the Empress of the Han Dynasty. According to legend, the name of Changqiu originated from a woman named Changqiu during the Chu period, who was knowledgeable, virtuous and virtuous, and was not moved by the thin waist. was abandoned by the king of Chu from the beginning to the end, and ended up depressed. Therefore, Changqiu also has the meaning of knowing etiquette and virtuous lady.
Now when the young son of the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bian, ascended the throne, the Changqiu Palace, where the original Empress He lived, became the most lively place. And because the emperor was too young to govern, this place became the most powerful place.
Even according to the rules, the Queen Mother should move to Changle Palace, but because there is still an old Queen Mother, no one dares to mention it uncomfortably at this moment.
"Brother, what I said can't be seen to be related to the ten permanent servants, and now I want to hide the things in the palace from me, it's almost impossible, if I haven't heard of them, it shouldn't be them!" In a pavilion in Changqiu Palace, Empress Dowager He pondered for a long time, then looked at the anxious He Jin and said.
"But if it wasn't their idea, why, at today's court meeting, they would be reused by the Queen Mother?" Seeing that his sister disagreed with him, He Jin retorted.
"Then brother, you think, now that Wei'er has inherited the throne, who will be the most angry, naturally it is the Empress Dowager Dong. In the palace, she thought that it was her prince who should succeed her. Now I am unwilling, I want to gain power, and I want to promote the ten permanent servants in the palace to borrow strength, isn't it normal. Regarding her brother's doubts, Queen He explained with a smile.
"Hmm...... It makes sense for the Queen Mother to say this, and she wants to swear that day that she will be loyal to us, and she should not turn her face and take refuge in the Queen Mother. "Scheming is He Jin's biggest certainty, originally wanted to persuade his sister one moment ago, except for the ten permanent servants, he was persuaded the next moment.
"This is also understandable, if it is really the strategy of the Empress Dowager Dong, if the elder brother is fooled and tears his face with the ten permanent servants, she will naturally get the benefits in the end." As for what the elder brother said about Jiang Boxiao, it would be better to explain. Brother didn't say that Jiang Boxiao was promoted by you, that is, now that you are in charge of the world's soldiers, what can he do with you from a small family. What's more, I've seen this son, and he's very smart. Do you remember what an opportunity His Majesty wanted to let his sister enter the palace at the beginning. But he politely refused, how could such a person with a degree of advance and retreat come to support Empress Dowager Dong at this time and go against you and me. After finishing the Ten Permanent Servants, Queen He then expressed He Jin's concerns.
"The Queen Mother is saying that Jiang Boxiao will not receive the decree?" Compared with the commonplace question of the ten permanent servants, and listening to the latest crisis of Queen He's words, He Jindao was much more interested.
"Look! It shouldn't be long before there is a response. If Jiang Qi goes out of the mountain, there is a threat, after all, he has a good way of governing the army, and his brother knows it, but the Empress Dowager Dong thinks too highly of her own ability, and she will definitely return in vain. Full of confidence, it seems that everything is under control, Empress Dowager He said with certainty to He Jin's jaw.
"In this case, the old man is relieved, but now that Jie'er has just succeeded to the throne, the situation in the DPRK and China is not very stable, so the little sister might as well find an opportunity to persuade the Empress Dowager not to ask about the affairs of the DPRK and China." The crisis is good to be resolved, He Jin reminded after thinking about it.
"Well, what my brother said is very true, if you can get along peacefully, for the sake of the first emperor, the Tao can ensure that his Dong family is rich and noble." For the proposal, Empress He agreed.
It's just a pity that Queen He is saying that when Empress Dowager Dong is too idealistic, how can she not be full of confidence. Just when she and He Jin were judging people, the loyal people she spoke of were preparing for big things.
And even more ridiculous, thinking that he is a chess player, but in the eyes of others he is a pawn.
"Is Chang Chang Shi ready?" In a dark place in the Garter Hall, several dark shadows talked secretly.
"Don't worry, all the people and horses will go out of the city, and it will be foolproof." With the words, at this moment, against the backdrop of the dark night, Zhang Rang's already cold face looked even more gloomy.
"But Jiang Qi didn't come forward to receive the order today, will there be any changes?" Seeing that Zhang Rang was full of confidence, Song Dian, who had not completed the task today, said with some fear, after all, just like Jian Shuo that day, he didn't want to follow in the footsteps.
"It doesn't matter, now no one in Luoyang knows that the Empress Dowager is going to marry the Jiang family, so that's enough. If you want to say that there may be changes, it's just that He Jin went to the Jiang family for verification. But it takes time, so let's do it tonight and don't give it a chance. At the beginning of the plan, Zhang Rang knew about the loopholes, and he was full of confidence at the moment.
"It's a pity! is such a talent, but he has the fate of dying young. After listening to Zhang Rang's explanation, Song Pawn immediately had no worries, and said with a smile.
"I only complain that the boy is too arrogant, he is not used by me, and he should be killed by me...... It's not a pity that this son died. As if he saw Jiang Qi's head in a different place, Zhang Rangyin smiled.
、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、、
Maybe tonight is destined to be not peaceful, just like the grim and terrifying faces of several people in the palace, Luoyang, which was originally in the middle of summer tonight, looks extremely cold.
Dark clouds pulled all the light in the sky, and the wind wandered between the heavens and the earth like a raging beast, blowing the leaves of the trees.
In the woods on both sides of the official road, owls whined and whispered, making people feel terrible. When a bolt of lightning crossed the top of the mountain, a little light reflected a series of black shadows that quickly disappeared.
"! It's not for you to go in separately! How did they get together again. The light vanished, and a masked man among the hidden people whispered to his companion who was blackly pressed by his side.
"We don't want to, the house is too weird to build, just now I took someone to say to touch it from behind, but as soon as you walk along the road, you will reach the front yard." was scolded aggrieved, and the person who was also dressed on his side replied.
"Who says it's not! I was about to take a path from the side, but as soon as I left, I ran into you again. With the words, another continued.
"And this? The grass in the mountains is a little strange! Seeing that they all said this, the person who blamed first couldn't help but frown, and then couldn't help but look strangely at the grass house not far away, thinking.
In fact, it is nothing more than their doubts, as early as the beginning of the construction, who was the owner of the grass house, and he was the number of Qimen Dunjia. It looks like an ordinary courtyard, but it has been implanted in its hair, and it is not an ordinary person, no matter how you go around, you can only enter through the main road of the gate, and you don't want to go anywhere else.
"According to me, how can it be so troublesome, didn't the lord say it, there are only two or three young and strong inside, and the rest are old and weak women and children. Nearly 100 of us rushed in, and it was not easy to deal with. Listening to the conversation of several people, another strong man was a little annoyed, and ripped off the towel to hide his face and muttered.
"Yes, it's been tossed all night, and it's going to rain now, so it's better to find a tavern for a drink or two." They are all reckless men, how can they have so much consideration, and some people immediately echoed it.
"Hmmm! That's good, it's like this anyway, there's no other way, anyway, remember the words of the lord, and there will be no chickens and dogs left in the grass house tonight. The arrow had to be sent, the leader looked at a pair of unbearable eyes, and then thought that what he said was indeed reasonable, there were only a few people in the grass house in front of him, and they could cut it into meat sauce with a knife for hundreds of people, how could there be so much care. Then he got up and agreed.
It's just a simple thought, but before he entered the front yard of the grass house, he was already in trouble. As soon as he touched a hundred steps away from the grass house, the leader was blocked by a huge black shadow. When I looked at it, the two bronze bell-like eyes almost didn't scare out, and then a wave of heat went straight to my face.
He was still trying to see what it was, but the next moment he was greeted by two bowl-sized hooves. The pain was accompanied by screams, and the person flew out upside down, and when he reacted again, he was already spitting blood from his mouth, his chest collapsed, and he could no longer speak.
"What!!" The sudden change woke up the people who followed up, and when they looked at it again, they lost one member.
"Boom ......" and "His......s" don't use people to guess too much, when a lightning bolt crosses, the heavens and the earth explode. In an instant, a neighing and kicking horse on the mountain road showed the world.
It's no wonder that the unlucky guy didn't see what was in the way, the horse was as black as ink, and if there was no light, it was really not easy to find.
Since it was only a horse that could be seen by the light of lightning, the offender was naturally not a good stubble, and whether it was for revenge or not, anyway, they all drew their swords at their waists in righteous indignation, and were about to cut them into meat sauce.
But they didn't have that chance, and the two-legged man could outrun the four-legged one, and before the crowd could catch up, the horse disappeared into the darkness.
The target disappeared, there was nowhere to go, and after slashing twice in the air, the angry man remembered that he still had something to do, and between the correction of the target, no one cared about the leader who was already out of gas, anyway, they were all improvised outlaws, and no one could control anyone, as long as the task was completed.
It's a pity that tonight is not destined to be their performance time, when the person who wants to steal the merit rushes into the grass house first, he is greeted by two cold lights. Then the man had been cut in two.
"Death to those who offend me!!" The cold light flashed, and the black tower-like figure appeared in front of the gate of the grass house with an angry roar. At this moment, the blood-stained halberd in his hand made it clear that he was not joking.
"It's a human or a ghost!!" The fright continued, just driving away a haunting horse, and in the blink of an eye a tall man with an ugly face appeared again, in the middle of the night, everyone was a little afraid.
"Death to those who offend me!!" However, he didn't give the offender time to react, and as soon as he was awakened by Ma Ming, Fang Qi saw a black oppressive assassin, and now he was outnumbered, and Dian Wei had to strike first, since the person who came was not good. In the roar, the double halberd in his hand immediately waved.
"Kill him!!" Whether the other party is a demon or a demon, seeing that he has already wielded a butcher knife, he was originally an outlaw, who is afraid of whom. Anyway, there were many people, even if the sneak attack failed, they had no scruples, and all the masked people waved their swords and began to attack head-on.
'Whew! The shouting of killing started, Jiang Qi, who lived in the backyard, although he had not been on the battlefield for a long time, but he had lived and died several times, how could he be a mortal, when he heard the strangeness, he immediately woke up and sat up quickly.
"What's wrong with my husband??" Awakened by Jiang Qimeng's movements, Xun Xin, who was in the haze on the couch, propped himself up and wondered.
"Let's just say that it won't be peaceful in two days, I didn't expect it to come so quickly, fortunately, let the old pawn be on duty during the day, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Hearing the sound of a fight approaching, Jiang Qi said while wearing his boots.
"Husband! The husband is saying that there are assassins!! Hearing Jiang Qi's nervous words, and also hearing the sound of shouting and killing, Xun Xin immediately lost his tiredness and got up in a panic.
"Qi go take a look, Xin'er! Don't run around when you're pregnant, stay here! Even if there were assassins, they wouldn't be able to get in for a while. There was no time to explain more, Jiang Qi, who was wearing his boots, picked up the sword placed next to the couch and instructed when he went out.
Everyone who has been living in peace has seen such a scene. Surprised, Xun Xin naturally didn't think it was a joke, and immediately panicked.
But then facing the empty bedroom, she suddenly remembered something, exclaimed, and hurriedly dressed and went out. It was to forget Jiang Qi's instructions cleanly.