Chapter 197: The Foolish Servant Hides the Hidden Knife

The overturned wooden box fell to the ground and broke in half, and the "Supreme Great Xuanshen Scroll" also fell beside Ying Wuji. Turned over, his right hand tightly grasped the yellowed scroll, this book he had used to trap the two of them, You Jinwen and Rao Mengli's fate was extremely miserable, of course he knew what the fate of practicing this evil martial arts was, and he would not open this book until he had to do so, and he would not open this book until he had to do so.

I looked at the broken scroll stupidly, and I looked at it so stupidly for more than an hour. His eyes were round, his eyes flickered, and he finally sighed.

Let's say that the housekeeper Lao Zhu received the order of Ying Wujian and quickly crashed out of the bedroom, immediately found a henchman, took out a silver ticket of five hundred taels of silver from his arms, and instructed him: "At three o'clock tonight, you go around to the Chaotian Gate on the east side of the palace, the old man has already sent the pigeon to the palace in advance, you don't have to care about the royal forest army guarding the door, just carry a red lantern outside the Chaotian Gate, not chanting: Taiping Yongchang." Someone has come out to meet you. You must give him this silver ticket and ask him about the affairs of the palace today, and you must be detailed and not forget!"

The henchman nodded again and again, took the silver ticket and went to prepare lanterns and other utensils, it was not dark, and he left the house early before the time came. And the housekeeper Lao Zhu couldn't rest assured, muttered for a while, or turned around and went to Ying Wuji's bedroom. Ying Wu heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house, and hurriedly hid the "Supreme Great Xuanshen Scroll" in his arms, pretending to fall to the ground.

The door was pushed open, and Lao Zhu saw Ying Wujian lying on the ground at a glance, and hurriedly said: "Oh, Wangye, this! It's all the old slave, it's all the old ......slave!" This king is destined to leave this world soon......"

Lao Zhu's eyes were hazy with tears again, and he choked up and said: "The prince is going to say such ominous words, the prince is a man of destiny, and he has the protection of heaven and earth, how can he talk about life and death because of this small injury." The old slave went to seek medical treatment for the prince, even if he invited all the Langzhong within a hundred miles of this Chengtian Mansion, he must heal the prince's injuries!"

"The wound suffered by this king is not an ordinary knife wound, how can those grass men be cured? I am afraid that there is only one person in the world who can cure it, but she is afraid that she is no longer alive. This is karma, my life is over!" Ying Wujian looked up to the sky and sighed, but the old Zhu still refused to recognize the reality, and resolutely got up and said: "The old slave will definitely invite a famous doctor for the prince!"

He went to the treasury and took a short knife and hid it in his bosom, took a thousand taels of silver tickets, and ordered the servants and maids in the palace to take good care of them, and he went out of the house alone and went north.

The night is getting deeper, thick like ink that cannot be dissolved, and a few wisps of helpless thin clouds are pulled on the deep curtain, like a light veil floating, draped in silver-white moonlight, falling on every street and alley of the Chengtianfu. Approaching three o'clock in the morning, all the sounds are silent, since the beginning of winter, the deep night in the north is extremely cold, the bitter cold that penetrates the heart, as cold as a blade.

The Chengtian Mansion that was full of people during the day finally fell silent, the cats and dogs were sleeping soundly in the deep alleys, the lights of thousands of homes had been extinguished, and the only light in the city was the lanterns in front of the doors of the houses and the bright moon. "It's dry, be careful of the candlesβ€”" He tapped the bamboo stick in his hand, looked around, there was silence, and continued to walk down the street.

Let's say that the people of the palace carried lanterns according to the instructions of the housekeeper Lao Zhu, and leaned over, for fear of being seen, and avoided the watch, and could go around several streets before coming to the Chaotian Gate, and the city tower was still brightly lit and full of swords. At the entrance of the palace, the vermilion lacquer door is half-hidden, and you can vaguely see people walking around in the palace. And the Imperial Forest Army stationed at the gate held a golden halberd and wore black armor, looking around.

Looking at the sky, wrapped in a heavy winter coat, the hour is approaching. The man walked slowly to the Chaotian Gate with a red lantern, and pretended to shout casually: "Taiping Yongchang - Taiping Yongchang - Taiping Yongchang." As soon as he shouted three times, a royal forest army in front of the gate of Chaotian crossed the golden halberd, stepped forward to intercept him, the sound of the armor jolting was particularly clear, and the golden halberd that shimmered in the moonlight made the people shudder.

The golden halberd pointed at the tip of his nose, and the royal forest army shouted: "Who dares to make a loud noise in front of the Chaotian Gate in the middle of the night, looking for death!" "The military master's subordinates are merciful, his subordinates are merciful, I am the one who fights!" The man hurriedly explained. But the Imperial Forest Army was not stupid, and asked with a sneer: "Are you on the watch? Why don't you bring utensils and only carry a lantern in front of the palace, why don't you go to the city?"

"This ......" The subordinate was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to reveal his identity, so he had to give in softly, "Master Jun, I'll leave here, I'll leave here." "Leave quickly, or anyone who shouts in front of the palace gate late at night will be killed!" the royal guard reprimanded him again, and returned to the palace gate. And the man didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and slowly followed him to the door and shouted: "Taiping Yongchang-"

The royal forest army was furious, and was about to wave his halberd to kill him on the spot, and the subordinate hurriedly squatted down and hugged his head and shouted: "The military master spares his life!" At the last moment, the palace gate was pushed open, and a shrill voice sounded: "Stop!" The subordinate looked up and saw an old eunuch in a blue palace uniform standing at the palace gate, and it was he who stopped the royal forest army

。 The Imperial Forest Army hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "Grandpa Pan!"

"What did he do, and why did he kill him in front of the palace gate?" asked Grandpa Pan. And the Imperial Forest Army replied truthfully: "Returning to my father-in-law in the middle of the night, those who shout in front of the palace gate should be killed." "Boy, what did you shout in front of the palace gate?" The eunuch turned around and asked the people of the palace, and the servants hurriedly replied: "I have seen my father-in-law, the villain shouted Taiping Yongchang, Taiping Yongchang!"

"Oh?" the eunuch's face changed slightly, and he coughed lightly, and then said to the two royal guards, "You continue to guard the palace gate, and do not let any suspicious person approach." Then he said to the kneeling servant, "Get up and follow us into the palace." The next man was overjoyed, so he entered the Chaotian Gate under the leadership of Pan Gonggong, and on the way, Pan Gonggong asked: "Are you the Shunming Palace, the person of the Dongling King?"

"Exactly, exactly!" When the subordinate heard this, he knew that he had found the right person, and hurriedly asked: "Isn't the father-in-law the ......?" "Our family and the Zhu housekeeper of the Shunming Mansion are old friends, and they had some friendship in the early years. Over the years, he has also asked me to inquire about a lot of things in the palace, and he has already sent a book to our family in advance, asking me to wait for you at Chaotianmen tonight, and you are indeed here. ”

The man also had a lot of eyesight, and hurriedly took out the prepared silver ticket with both hands, handed it to the Pan father-in-law, bowed down and said humbly: "This is what Mr. Zhu asked the villain to bring to the father-in-law Pan, please accept it with a smile." "That Pan Gonggong saw the people of the palace, never looked at him with his eyes, half tilted his head and revealed a domineering attitude, saw the silver ticket, glanced down with his eyes, and his eyes gave light.

coughed lightly, hurriedly grabbed the man's hand and took him to a secret place, took the silver ticket and put it in his sleeve, and said disdainfully: "Why is it only five hundred taels." The subordinate bowed down again and responded: "Yes, after the villain returns home, he will definitely report to Manager Zhu and ask him to send more to his father-in-law." "It's not necessary, the palace is forbidden, it's heavily guarded, if you have anything to ask, just say it." ”

"Mr. Zhu asked me to ask, the Dao Xueke and Chu Qing'an......" The subordinate only said half of it, and the Pan Gonggong gasped and hissed, meditated, his eyes were slightly closed, and he muttered: "Dao Xueke, Chu Qing'an...... But the two who entered the palace with the king of Dongling, killed the Qing people and seriously injured the prince?"

The subordinate hurriedly nodded and said, "Exactly! Exactly!" Hearing this, Gonggong Pan laughed and said: "So far, the king of Dongling is still fighting the idea of those two people, isn't he looking for an opportunity to take revenge?" The subordinate was puzzled: "Isn't it possible? My prince is the uncle of the emperor of the Son of Heaven, the dignified prince, and he was injured by two people from the rivers and lakes, why can't he take revenge?"

The eunuch shook his finger again and said with a smile: "Oh, if there are only two people from the rivers and lakes, they can naturally be disposed of by the king of Dongling, but now that those two have become dragons, it is no longer something that Ying Wujian can control." "What do you mean by that?" asked the servant.

Gonggong Pan paced in front of the next person, brushed the dust, and said: "The saint has long had the intention of killing without illness, and this is known to the world. Now that Dao Xueke and Chu Qing'an have been awarded the title of General Dang Kou by His Majesty, and Chu Qing'an has been named the lord of Nanxiang, and they have given countless gold and silver treasures, how can they be shaken by no illness?"

"This ......," the man pondered for a moment and then arched his hand, "even if the two of them receive a reward, in the eyes of my prince, they are just ants playing in the palm of their hands, just a general and a county lord, and that loyal and righteous Jingjielang is even more vain, how can he be an enemy of my prince?"

When Father-in-law Pan heard this, he put away his previous smile and changed his hideous face, which made the person take half a step back, and Father-in-law Pan sneered again: "So far, our family will not hide it from you, for the sake of the five hundred taels of silver, I will make this statement clear." Now that the dragon body has healed, the demon path is dead, and it should be the only major problem for the henchmen. Only by removing Ying Wujian can his eyeliner in the court fall apart, and in this way, His Majesty can sit peacefully on the dragon chair. ”

"Tomorrow, the Holy Lord will come to the court, and discuss with the civil and military officials how to deal with it. In the past, when he should be strong and strong, the saint naturally had to be afraid of him. But now that he is seriously wounded, as the so-called taking advantage of his illness to kill him, how can the Holy One let go of such a God-given opportunity? When tomorrow morning passes, whether Ying Wuxian will be executed or put in prison, whether you royal servants will be executed or exiled, you just wait for the good news, hahaha......"

The creepy laughter made the people of the palace tremble, and they took half a step back to avoid being tripped and fell to the ground, pointing at the eunuch with a wicked smile on his face and scolding: "You eunuch! Dare, dare to speak wildly! When I return to the prince, I will teach you not to die well!" "You go back to report that if you should be able to live through tomorrow without illness, our family will give you this eunuch's head, but I am afraid that you will be one step ahead of me at that time!" Pan Gonggong laughed again, and the laughter echoed in the ears of his subordinates, and he was already sweating profusely.

But he still didn't give up, and as soon as he had an idea, he turned over and knelt straight, crawled to the feet of Pan Gonggong, hugged his legs and cried: "Pan Gonggong save me, Pan Gonggong save me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" Raising the tear-stained face and looking at the hideous smiling face, the subordinate said, "Pan Gonggong, you have to think of a way, but there is still room for redemption." If the Holy One wants to kill the prince and him

Henchman, then father-in-law, you received my family's silver ticket and inquired about the affairs of the palace for the prince, if it leaks out, it will be difficult to protect yourself!"

"Hmph. How can our family get into trouble? If you have a way to hold your house safe, you can pray for more blessings!" But he crawled over again, tearing his throat and crying: "Father-in-law, you can't be treacherous, father-in-law save my life!"

Clapping his hands, a group of Imperial Guards rushed out of the hidden place, and it seemed that they had been in ambush here for a long time. "Grandpa Pan!" the Imperial Forest Army bowed together. When the man saw the soldier who suddenly appeared, he suddenly realized: "It turns out that you are prepared! Traitor, castration! Harm me, harm me!" Hurriedly discarded the lantern in his hand, hurriedly got up, and ran away.

As soon as Pan's father-in-law gave the order, the Imperial Forest Army rushed out and arrested the man and escorted him back. "This person is a meticulous work that should be free, sneaking into the palace to find out the news, and now he is caught, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. Father-in-law Pan sighed and said. The Imperial Forest Army asked, "What should I do?" Do you want to be sent to the prison and handed over to the Criminal Department?" but the eunuch stopped: "No need, leave him a dog's life, and tell him to go back to repay him without illness, he has little time." Just drive him out of the palace and teach him a lesson!"

"Yes!" The Imperial Forest Army was ordered to drag him out of the palace, but the subordinate was still shouting uncontrollably: "The eunuch conspired with me? It was he who passed on the information in the palace, why didn't he arrest him! Eunuch, evil thief! Harm me, harm me, harm me......" Pushed out of the palace, and another severe beating, until he was covered in bruises and blood, and then he gave up.

The Imperial Forest Army guarding Chaotian Gate saw it, although it was embarrassed, but it could still see clearly by the moonlight, so he stepped forward and teased: "Who should I be? Isn't this the one who fights, why, if you want to be a eunuch in the palace, you can't do it, and you are kicked out by others?" Hahahaha...... The two looked at each other, then kicked their subordinates again, returned to the door, and didn't care about him anymore.

And the poor subordinate was not done, and was seriously injured by someone, got up with a blue nose and swollen face, and dragged his heavy body to the Shunming Palace. When he arrived in front of Zhengyang Gate, he saw a person who was quite familiar, and seemed to be the head of Zhu, who was suspicious in his heart, so he hid in the corner, revealing only a pair of eyes, holding his breath, and quietly snooping.

It turned out that the housekeeper Lao Zhu went out of Chengtianfu City alone, walked a big circle, and couldn't find a famous doctor, until the city gate was about to close, he returned to the city, and ran all the medical halls and medical stalls in the city, but after listening to the description of Manager Zhu, no one could cure the injury. He broke his leg when he ran, bent over tiredly, was very old, and there were many blood blisters on the soles of his feet, and he could not walk and only squatted on the side of the road to rest for a while.

But when he walked straight to the night like ink, there was no medical center in Chengtian Mansion that he had never been to. If you are unwilling to go back to your home, you will walk around the city at will, maybe you can meet some noble cyclamen, what fairy recipe you can get, and it is not impossible to save your life. But this was in vain after all, and when it was approaching, Lao Zhu was still wandering the already empty streets.

I don't know why, I actually walked to this Zhengyang Gate, Lao Zhu looked up at the gold plaque of the Zhengyang Gate, his eyes looked into the deep palace again, and his hand involuntarily touched the one thousand taels of silver tickets that he originally wanted to use for medical treatment, but he didn't want to be cut by the sharp blade hidden in his arms, and the red blood oozed out and dripped on the silver ticket, trembling and holding the silver ticket in his hand, his heart was horizontal, and he rushed to the palace with his head down.

"So far, I have to try to the death. Even if you don't want this old bone, you have to rush into the palace and ask the imperial doctor to treat the prince's injuries!" Lao Zhu held this thought and only ran to Zhengyangmen.

Seeing a person rushing from afar, wanting to break into the palace, he stepped forward, overlapped the golden halberd, blocked the way of the chief manager of Na Zhu, and knocked him to the ground, and the two golden halberds pointed at him and reprimanded: "Bold fanatics, dare to trespass into the palace in the middle of the night, leave quickly, otherwise you will be killed." But Lao Zhu refused to let go, only unfolded the hand holding the silver ticket, and the crumpled silver ticket was impressively written on one thousand taels, and the two royal forest soldiers looked at each other and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Lao Zhu then knelt down and kowtowed: "Back to the two military masters, my master is a wealthy businessman in the capital, recently injured by thieves, please all over the city Langzhong has nothing to do, the old man really has no choice, so he asked the imperial doctor in the palace, there is a thousand taels of silver, hereby offered, please the two military masters smiled, a convenient." ”

How tempting these thousand taels of silver were, and how many people have seen it except those who were born rich and noble. Under such temptation, one of the Imperial Guards was about to reach out to get the silver ticket, but was stopped by another person and said: "If you take this silver ticket and be known by others in the future, you and I will be greedy for profit and favoritism, won't you get into trouble?" and scolded the old Zhu: "You don't know anything about things, and if you don't leave, don't blame me for being ruthless under the halberd!"

Lao Zhu was helpless, so he had to get up and pat the dust, take the silver ticket back into his arms, and touch the cold short knife again. Turning around and walking a few steps, the silver light flashed in his chest, the short knife came out of its sheath, and it turned around very quickly and stabbed at the neck of the Royal Forest Army, and the whole person pounced like a hungry wolf.

He was also agile when he was young, and now that he is old, he still retains a little martial arts. Seeing that Chief Zhu was holding a knife to stab the Royal Forest Army, the royal palace people hiding in the corner gasped in shock and hurriedly covered their mouths.