On the night of the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Tianbao, the Southern Wu army entered Chang'an, and there were still twelve hours before the Son of Heaven danced.

The first was a team of halberders, and the halberds opened the way, and the murderous spirit was fierce. The halberd guards the chariot, and the banner of the word "Gu" is waving in the wind.

The sound of horses' hooves shook the streets, and two hundred heavily armored cavalry swarmed into the city, covered from head to toe with heavy armor leaves, their faces wearing tough animal skin masks, only their eyes and nostrils were exposed, and each of them hung a heavy upgraded version of the Great Yan Sword from their waists, and their cold gaze swept over the empty streets.

Under the crotch of the cavalry is a one-man tall horse, a black and shiny fur, with a long sharp horn on the forehead, bewitching and majestic, it is the unicorn that the spirit beast department has cultivated for many years. On the leather rack next to the saddle was a fine iron spear, the tip of which was like a forest, glowing with cold light.

Behind the heavily armored cavalry was the Southern Wu sergeant of the brigade, the sergeants were dressed in French armor, and the sound of footsteps and the brushing of the scale armor rubbed echoed in the empty streets.

There were many Chang'an people peeking through the cracks in the doors in the houses on both sides of the streets, and everyone was shocked by the movement of this kind of army, and their hearts were heavy.

Most people have never seen such a scene in their lives, and they are all horrified.

The army entered from the Yanping Gate, passed Fengyi, Changshou, Chongde, and Anye Fang, passed through Xifang, crossed Zhuque Street, and settled in the apricot orchard, and the entire apricot orchard was divided into the forbidden area of the military camp, and idlers were not allowed to enter.

Several squares around the apricot garden were occupied by the Southern Wu army, the passers-by were checked, and two hundred soldiers entered the city from the Yanxing Gate in the east of the city at the same time, and the city gate closest to the apricot garden fell into the hands of the Southern Wu army to ensure the safety of the army in and out.

At the ugly time, after the army was stationed, it immediately began to lay out the array, and the two Tiandu arrays, one Sanyuan Extreme True Law Array, and one Liangyi Sword Light Array were laid out before dawn. As a result, Gu Zuo really had a sense of security, even if King Qi launched the Vermilion Bird Array, he would not be afraid.

The actions of the Southern Wu army were understood by all parties, and the prince's side, Gao Lishi's side, Chen Xuanli's side, and Yang Guozhong's side all tacitly cooperated, and gave up the southeast corner of Chang'an.

In the eyes of the people of Chang'an, such a shocking move was also tolerated - or a reasonable explanation, the assassination of the commander and the army entering the city to protect and strictly investigate the assassins seemed reasonable.

After dawn, seeing that Nanwu Junqiu had not committed any crimes, people walked out of their homes again, and the streets became lively again.

A few fast horses galloped out of the apricot garden, running in three directions, at the end of the day, the Longwu army, the Nanya forbidden army, and the Nanwu army, at the same time, began to act, to Chang'an's eleven city gates, closed seven of the city gates, leaving only the north city Guanghua Gate, the west city Yanping Gate, the south city Mingde Gate, the east city Yanxing Gate can enter and exit, but to accept the check.

At the same time, portraits began to be posted at the city gates and alleys, and the three Assassins were wanted. At this point, the true faces of the assassins surfaced: Liu Luogu, Tang Songyuan, and a man named Li Tingjian.

As soon as the portrait came out, Li Fuguo hurried to the Ten Princes' Mansion to meet the prince hiding here. Seeing that he looked panicked, the prince had a sudden shock in his heart and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Li Fuguo was sweating profusely and asked, "Chitose, did you arrange for Tang Songyuan to meet Gu Zuo?" He said this politely, but it was actually an assassination, and he knew that the prince he was serving liked to do this very much, and he had almost decided that the prince had done it before he came.

The prince was stunned and said, "How could it be possible for Tang Songyuan to go to see Gu Zuo? Gu Zuo has captured him for many years, and you don't know it, what's wrong?"

Li Fuguo couldn't tell whether the prince was true or false, and said with a sad face: "He was identified by Mr. Gu, and he was identified in person, and he couldn't be wrong." There are also Liu Luogu and Li Tingjian, the three of them did it together. ”

The prince sat back on his chair, stunned for a moment, and shouted: "Quick, find out the person for me, and hand it over to Mr. Gu after finding out! This matter has nothing to do with Lonely! Does Mr. Gu know that he is in my mansion? I don't know, right? No, don't send him to Xingyuan, kill him! There is still time, hurry, go quickly!"

Li Fuguo promised to turn around and leave, but was called back by the crown prince: "Who is Liu Luogu?

Li Fuguo said: "Liu Luogu is a person sent to Chang'an by An Rebellion, and he travels widely in Beijing, and when Yang Guozhong arrested An Qingzong, Liu Luogu ran away. As for Li Tingjian, the proclamation said that it was the deacon of the Baiyun Sect......"

The prince asked again, "What proclamation?"

Li Fuguo said: "There is a curfew in Chang'an, and all the armies are searching for Tang Songyuan and the three of them, and notices have been posted everywhere. ”

The prince immediately changed his words and said: "Quick, go and find it, don't kill it, you have to live!

As soon as the words fell, a little eunuch entered the ceremony: "The prince of Qi, Liu Xuanji, the judicial officer of Southern Wu Prefecture, asks to see him." ”

When Liu Xuanji walked into the Zhongwang Mansion, he couldn't help but be in a trance, looking at the palaces and corridors on both sides, all kinds of tastes came to his heart.

When I was working for the King of Guangping, I had come to the Prince's Mansion more than once, and it had been five or six years, but I didn't expect to come in such an identity today.

Entering the Baoyuan Pavilion, Liu Xuanji saluted the prince on the fifth-order throne, and after the salute, the prince raised his hand: "Give the seat." ”

Liu Xuanji sat down, and listened to the prince smile and said: "After Xuanji went to Nanwu Prefecture, Lone has been thinking about it, I don't know if it's okay over there?"

Liu Xuanji said: "Thanks to the prince's blessing, it's good." ”

The prince sighed: "Xuanji is a capable person, but it's a pity that Yu'er is not sensible...... If you want to come back in the future, you will be greeted here. ”

Liu Xuanji bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness." Time was pressing, so Wei Chen said bluntly, I came here today because of His Royal Highness's friend Tang Songyuan, who was the person who plotted to assassinate my family the night before, in addition, the conspirators were Fan Yang strategist Liu Luogu and Baiyunzong deacon Li Tingjian. Changshi sent Weichen to ask His Royal Highness the Prince, can you hand over Tang Songyuan to us?"

The prince hurriedly shouted injustice: "I really don't know about this matter, when Li Fuguo told Lonely, Lone immediately ordered to arrest Tang Songyuan, and he had already arranged it at the moment." As soon as he gets this guy, he will immediately send it to Xingyuan and ask Mr. Gu to dispose of it!"

Liu Xuanji said: "Then Weichen is waiting here, can you?"

The prince immediately ordered to see the tea, and asked people to go out to urge, and soon, Li Fuguo came back and kowtowed: "Your Royal Highness the prince, Tang Songyuan has run away, and the residence is empty." asked all the friends in the scene, and they all said that they hadn't seen Tang Songyuan for a day. ”

Although the prince knew that it would be difficult to catch, when he was sure that he couldn't find anyone, he still broke out in a white sweat. Seeing that his face turned pale in a hurry, Li Fuguo hurriedly shared his worries for the Lord and explained bitterly to Liu Xuanji.

Liu Xuanji asked: "Tang Songyuan was wanted in Southern Wuzhou back then, why did the East Palace still tolerate this thief?"