One after the other, the two got rid of the person who was tracking them and came to the Temple of Heaven. This is the place where the emperor sacrifices to the sky and prays for the valley, there is a forbidden army to guard it on weekdays, in recent days, there is a shortage of people in the city, some soldiers and horses have been transferred to be responsible for the palace and the security in the city, the guards are weaker than in the past, with two martial arts, sneak into it, but no one notices.

The last time we met, it was in the old mansion of King Yong, Zhao Lanjiang wanted to take the opportunity to rescue Xiao Jinyan, but when he heard that Xiao Jinyan killed Mr. Ping and fled, he didn't look for him. Now that he has become a prisoner of the imperial court, and he is the prince, there are many eyes and ears around him, not to go to him is the best protection for him, but today's situation is urgent, after Zhao Lanjiang learned the news, he didn't care about exposing it, and after changing a mask, he came to show Xiao Jinyan the police.

Without the mustard in my heart, when the brothers saw each other, they couldn't help but hug a bear.

If it's not lucky, I'm afraid it's yin and yang.

The two entered the Hall of Prayer.

An old soldier walked in, Xiao Jinyan hurriedly alerted, Zhao Lanjiang smiled, "My own people." ”

The old pawn served the wine and food, and after saluting Zhao Liangjiang, he retreated to the outside of the New Year's prayer hall.

Zhao Lanjiang poured a glass of wine and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, Xiao Jinyan said strangely, "Why don't you drink it?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Quit it." ”

Xiao Jinyan didn't drink for a few days, took a glass and drank it, and said to Zhao Lanjiang, "In this way, there is a lot less fun." ”

Zhao Lanjiang looked at the brothers who roamed the rivers and lakes together, first became prisoners and then became wanted criminals in the imperial court, full of emotion, and asked, "Do you still blame me?" Xiao Jinyan laughed when he heard this, "If I blame you, I wouldn't be sitting here eating with you today." However, at first, I thought you were not righteous enough, but later I encountered some things, put myself in my shoes, and understood a lot. If it were you, I am afraid that I would make this choice. ”

When Zhao Lanjiang heard this, a stone fell to the ground in his heart. The two chatted while eating, remembering the scene of the rivers and lakes back then, and couldn't help sighing. It's just that the situation of the three people is different, Xiao Jinyan told Zhao Lanjiang about Li Chengcheng going to Shaolin to ask for medicine for Li Jinhua, and when he learned that Ghost Fan Lou was a hindrance, he said hatefully, "What a Ghost Fan Tower, when I return to Yinyang, the first one will clean them up." ”

Xiao Jinyan was curious, "How did you know that there was an ambush in that house?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "With your years of experience in the rivers and lakes, I thought you were not so easy to be deceived, it seems that you are still too tender." ”

Xiao Jinyan sighed, "I was also sick and rushed to the doctor, and I almost fell in love with them. ”

"It's the Flounder. Zhao Lanjiang explained, "When your future father-in-law handed over Bimu and Yixiaotang to me, the people in the organization lurked in the capital, and it wasn't until I returned to the capital a few days ago that Yuwengui contacted me and told me about the situation in the capital. Now, Your Majesty's birthday banquet is imminent, and the sale of oil, sulfur, saltpeter, etc. has long been strictly prohibited. ”

I see.

Xiao Jinyan suddenly thought in his heart, "Then won't I reveal my identity?"

"Not really, in the past few days, they have arrested more than a dozen people, these people have been arrested, it is inevitable that it will be a kind of extortion, you don't buy much, they may not be able to connect you with tomorrow's birthday banquet. I know them well, and if you catch someone, it will be a great achievement, and if you run away, they will not only not mobilize the people to arrest you, but will help you cover up, so as not to leave an impression that your superiors are ineffective. Zhao Lanjiang asked, "Dean Li, have you thought about how to save people?"

Xiao Jinyan told Zhao Lanjiang about the execution of Xuanyuan as Xuanyuan's assistant tomorrow, and mentioned the plan to blow up the Jinshui Bridge to cause chaos and take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Zhao Lanjiang felt a little risky, but there was no better way.

Zhao Lanjiang said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the Wanshou Palace with hundreds of officials to celebrate my birthday, and according to the news I have received, I am afraid that something big will happen." Nowadays, there are several forces in the capital, ready to move, and the Muyang organization can detect it, and with the strength of Jinyiwei and the two factories, it will not be imperceptible, you have to be careful. ”

"I heard that Zhu Liye also sent out the list and process list of the birthday banquet?"

Zhao Lanjiang nodded, "This is exactly what is strange, it feels like it was intentional." I feel that His Majesty used his birthday banquet to plan a big game of chess, and wiped out those who had bad intentions, the threat of Shujian Mountain, as well as Li Chuntie and Yuwen Tianlu and the rest of the party. ”

"What kind of person do you think Zhu Liye is?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "I can't see through him, but one thing is certain, his martial arts cultivation is extremely high, even if I have a golden sword in my hand, I may not be his opponent." ”

At this point, Xiao Jinyan has the same feeling, with Xiao Jinyan's current martial arts realm, he was slapped on the ground by Zhu Liye, and the second time he fought again, he was even more crushed in terms of strength, I have to say that Zhu Liye is very strong, and he is very good at hiding himself.

Xiao Jinyan asked again, "Did you get the things I left in the Mo Mansion?"

Zhao Lanjiang nodded when he heard this, and was silent.

As early as in Yuwen Tianlu's study, he had already guessed his background, and the secret decree left by Xiao Jinyan to him was even more certain of this matter. It is true that he is the prince of the previous dynasty, and Zhu Liye is his imperial uncle, and he has a grudge against him for killing his father, but at this moment he is in the capital, his power is weak, and Yang Xiaoxiao's mother and son are under their supervision, even if they see it, they can only pretend not to know.

What if you know?

The old ministers of the former dynasty, either dead or suppressed, more than 20 years have passed, the entire officialdom has been properly packed by him, ironclad, he is not the overlord of Western Chu, ascending to the heights, raising his arms and shouting, the world's heroes come to help, the only plan is to mix up tomorrow, wait until he leaves the capital, returns to Yinyang, and then slowly plots.

"Have you ever heard of the coming of heaven?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "I've heard the Oriental Holy Maiden talk about it, but I don't know much about it. ”

Xiao Jinyan told Zhao Lanjiang what he knew again, and Zhao Lanjiang thought of the news that Bimu had revealed to him, and exclaimed, "I understand." ”

"What?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Last year, Zhu Liye went to Nanling to worship his ancestors, and he encountered an assassination, and later turned the danger into a disaster with the help of the Shocking God Array, if it is really as you said, he must have sensed the threat of Shujian Mountain, and wanted to take down the forces on Shujian Mountain in one fell swoop with the help of tomorrow's situation, which is his real purpose." It's just that those sword guards on Shujian Mountain are all transcendent, and a single shocking array can't compete with Shujian Mountain at all, not to mention that if the Supreme Heavenly Dao descends to the world, the whole world may not be his opponent, and he must have other backs. ”

Xiao Jinyan thought about it, "I can't think about it so much, as long as I rescue my senior brother, I don't care about other things." ”

Zhao Lanjiang fell into contemplation, the way of heaven is coming, the world is bound to change, and tens of thousands of people in Yinyang are afraid that they will also face a life and death crisis. If this is the case, I don't know if the Ghost Fan Tower will open the Hidden Sun Great Array to fight against the Heavenly Tribulation.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhao Baojiang said: "Tomorrow when you see the opportunity, the first thing is to survive first." When the time comes, I'll set up wine for you and Li Chengcheng!"

"Haven't you quit drinking?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "For you, why not make an exception once?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled bitterly, "That's right, if I were a woman, I couldn't help but marry you." ”

Zhao Lanjiang held Xiao Jinyan's hand, "I'll withdraw first." If you don't have a place to stay, you might as well stay here, the old Tang who guards here is your future father-in-law's henchman, and he can be trusted. ”

Xiao Jinyan nodded.

At the beginning of the night, Zhao Lanjiang poured Xiao Jinyan another glass of wine and left the Temple of Heaven.

......

Hokkeji Temple.

Song Renqi had been observing for a long time, and after these dozen or so monks moved in, they did not come out again. He thought it strange that they didn't eat or speak. From the afternoon onwards, the monks stood in the courtyard in a very strange position, motionless, like stone sculptures.

Each monk has a different posture, but one thing in common is that the index finger of his right hand is pointing at the sun, as if he can draw energy from the sun.

This situation is a bit frightening.

Song Renqi is the deputy general of the Red Cavalry Army, responsible for the security of this area, in an extraordinary period, all suspicious people, suspicious things have the right to investigate, even if they are monks who pray for His Majesty tomorrow, he also has the responsibility to find out the situation. However, the other party was outnumbered, and he did not dare to act rashly, so he ordered his subordinates to go back and transfer a small team of soldiers and horses.

When the host of Fahua Temple saw the officers and soldiers, he did not dare to slack off, and even welcomed Song Renqi into the main hall.

"I didn't know that the general was here, and the Fahua Temple greeted the slack, and asked for forgiveness. ”

Song Renqi did not directly explain the intention, and said, "Tomorrow is Your Majesty's birthday, and the people will have fun in the city, and they will be responsible for the security of the area, and they will come to investigate whether there are any potential safety hazards, so as not to go wrong when they get it, and no one can afford to take responsibility." ”

The host of Fahua Temple laughed again and again, "The general is on official business, and the old man is cooperating." Our Fahua Temple is a century-old temple, can perennial incense continuously, always put safety in the first place, this time thanks to His Majesty's grace, Pei Guifei's favor, the organization of the east, west, north and south four major Buddhist dojos, to pray for Your Majesty, is the blessing in my temple. ”

This host can gain a foothold in the capital, and his speech is also at a certain level, and in a few words, he said that their backstage is His Majesty's favorite Concubine Pei Guifei recently, and he also ordered Song Renqi in disguise, don't act rashly. Although Song Renqi was born in the army, after all, he was an official eunuch, how could he not hear what he said, thinking that he wanted to take the opportunity to make some benefits, and said with a smile: "The presiding abbot is too worried, we are just routine, I never thought of coming to you to fight the autumn breeze!"

The old man of Fahua Temple blushed, "It's the old man who is too worried." ”

After that, several novices carried out a stack of documents, what is the emergency plan for major events in Fahua Temple, the emergency management method for the mass gathering flow of Fahua Temple, as well as various temple rules, temple disciplines, and even various emergency drills. Since they were mixed in the capital, the Shuntian Mansion, which managed the security of the capital, the Taichang Temple, which managed the religion, and the yamen of various ministries were inspected like a cow, and they were already very handy in dealing with these things.

Song Renqi didn't look at it, and said: "Abbot, don't worry, I'm not here to find fault, I just want to understand the situation, by the way, what is going on with the Buddhist affairs of the four major avenues?"

The host said, "Speaking of which, this is also Pei Guifei's idea, she believes in Buddhism all the year round, and used to come to the temple to burn incense, and later when she talked about Zen with Lao Gao, she wanted to take the opportunity to do something for His Majesty. ”

Song Renqi nodded, "I see, foreign monks can recite scriptures." To tell you the truth, I'm also a little interested in Buddhism, so I wonder if I can meet the masters?"

The host praised, "I can't imagine that the general is so old and has a relationship with my Buddha, which is really a blessing in the world." Dare to disobey!"

Song Renqi rejected the host's kindness to introduce him on his behalf, and said, "Don't hinder the master's cultivation, I'll just go around." ”

The four Buddhist events in the east, west, north and south have their own merits. The East Putuo Temple is Zen Buddhism, the North Wuliang Temple is Tantric Buddhism, the West White Horse Temple is the Pure Land Sect, and the South Qiongzhou Temple is the Pure Land Sect, which pays attention to the method of asceticism. The practice and precepts were different, but in the end, they all pursued the bright path of Buddhism, and Song Renyu visited the other three sects separately before finally coming to the monastery of the ascetic monks.

That's what he's really here for.

When the monk at the head saw him lead people in, he said, "General!" Seeing this, the rest of the monks also stopped those strange postures, stood with their hands down, and stood quietly in the courtyard.

Song Renqi smiled, "We met today. ”

"The general has a relationship with my Buddha, I don't know why I came?"

"Dare to ask what the master is called?"

The monk said, "The poor monk is called thirteen. ”

Song Ren Qiqi said: "This Dharma name is interesting, I don't know what sutra the master is going to recite?"

Thirteen Monks, "The Bodhisattva Sutra of the Earth." ”

Song Renqi's face sank, and he said, "As far as I know, this sutra is the sutra of the dead, and you are guilty of great disrespect by reciting this sutra on the birthday of Your Majesty." ”

The thirteen monks clasped their hands together and said, "The general has misunderstood, this sutra is not read to His Majesty. ”

"Who's that for?"

Thirteen, "Listen to the general." ”

Song Renqi's face changed greatly, "Thief monk, do you want to rebel?"

Thirteen shook his head, "We came to the capital to retrieve what belongs to us, as for whether it is against or not, it depends on what the general thinks." ”

Song Renqi shouted, "When I entered the city today, I already noticed that you were plotting against you, and I didn't expect that if you really harbored evil intentions, someone would come and escort these monks back to the prison and interrogate them overnight!"

Thirteen shook his head and said, "There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south." ”

After saying that, he stretched out a pair of thin hands and grabbed Song Renqi.

Song Rendice was born in the army, and when he saw that the other party was about to do something if he didn't agree, he even pulled out the treasure knife on his waist and slashed it over, although he was not a master, he also had some skills under his hands, otherwise he would not be able to do this position.

However, with a flash in front of his eyes, the long knife passed through the body of Monk Thirteen without hurting him in the slightest!

Song Renyu was shocked in his heart, but at this time, Thirteen's hand was already pressed on his head. Song Renqi only felt that his eyes were dizzy, the world was spinning, the monks were chanting words, and the originally thin body continued to grow bigger, and within a moment, it was as tall and short as Song Renqi.

Song Renqi's pupils continued to dilate.

The monk's emaciation became fuller, and he became younger and younger, and to his shock, the monk's appearance also changed.

Déjà vu!

The rest of the officers and men who were traveling with them were also speechless in shock when they saw this situation.

That thin monk turned out to be exactly the same as Song Renqi!

Before they could react, the remaining dozen monks also took action, each of them restrained a Red Cavalry soldier, and within half a cup of tea, they all turned into each other's appearances.

Song Renqi only felt that he was in an infinite darkness, and in the darkness, he saw a huge monster floating in the sky. The monster looked like a human being, dressed in yellow, wearing a soft mask on his head, and a pair of cold eyes staring at him, when he came into contact with those eyes, Song Renqi felt countless indescribable horrors, surrounding his mind, like a demon but not a demon, like a ghost but not a ghost, and there was a buzzing whistle in his ears.

He couldn't take it anymore, so he chose to run away, and his mind buzzed, and he passed out.

Monk Thirteen slowly let go of his hand.

He didn't kill Song Renqi, but the subordinates who came with him were turned into ashes by the rest of the monks.

A gust of wind blew and disappeared without a trace.

The monks stripped off their robes and put on the armor of the Red Cavalry, but instead of taking their standard long knives, they hung the rusty iron swords around their waists. He put Song Renqi on the ground, issued a command, turned into the monks of the Red Cavalry, turned on his horse, and left Fahua Temple.

This group of Red Cavalry, according to the plan, will be outside the noon gate, responsible for maintaining order.

At this time, they have one more task: to welcome the advent of heaven.

......

Zhao Lanjiang left the Temple of Heaven, and after making sure that there was no one around, he took off his mask and returned to his original appearance.

Although no one asked him about his whereabouts in Beijing, it was better to be cautious when he came out to see Xiao Jinyan privately today. It was already dark, and he was ready to go back to the Anguo Mansion. The mansion built for him by the imperial court had been repaired, but he made up his mind that after tomorrow, before leaving Beijing, he would take his wife out, and he did not move in on the grounds that the smell was too big.

There are four streets from the Temple of Heaven to the Guogong Mansion, but if you take a detour from Fahua Temple, you can save a lot of time by climbing over the wall.

He chose to take shortcuts.

When approaching the Fahua Temple, a group of officers and soldiers came to meet them, led by Song Renqi, the deputy general of the Red Cavalry Army. When he entered Beijing not long ago, Song Renqi went to Yongding Gate to greet him, he was the old department of the Western Army, and the two were also acquainted, he was about to come forward to greet him, when he looked into the eyes of the other party, he was inexplicably frightened.

He's not Song Renqi!

This was the first reaction in Zhao Lanjiang's heart.

His martial arts have long been at the pinnacle of the general image, and he is particularly sensitive to the aura emanating from a person's body. Although this person is similar in appearance to Song Renqi, the sense of vicissitudes in his eyes and the momentum on his body are not something that ordinary people can pretend, even if it is the kind of coercion on Yuwen Tianlu's body, he can't compete with it.

He thought of a possibility.

Xiao Jinyan and Dongfang Nuannuan both told him that the sword keeper on Shujian Mountain.

Before Zhao Lanjiang went out, he didn't bring a golden knife, only an ordinary long knife, and he pressed his hand on the long knife.