In the Kanzi room at the bottom of the Taiji Palace, there was an oil lamp in the middle, crackling and splashing with sparks. Suddenly, the cell door was pushed open, and a gust of wind caused the flame on the oil lamp to shake violently, and in an instant it was back to normal.

"Let's go in!" the jailer who guarded the cell on the ground floor let the two eunuchs in, and when he was finished, he gave the leader a look, nodded slightly, and then closed the door.

The two eunuchs, one behind the other, each holding a food box, walked slowly down the steps to the fence.

The man in the prison didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it was a routine delivery of food. It wasn't until the eunuch at the head walked near the oil lamp and the yellow fire reflected on his face that King Mu recognized the man, threw himself in front of the fence, and hurriedly said, "Quanshun, why are you!"

This eunuch named Quan Shun is the inner response arranged by King Mu in the Taiji Hall - the Taiji Hall is the place where the emperor discusses politics in the court, Quan Shun's status is low, and he can't speak on weekdays, but the simpler the identity, the less likely it is to arouse suspicion, inquire or pass on news, and occupy such an important place in the Taiji Palace, which is extremely convenient.

"Shh~!Master, I'm here to save you out. Quan Shun's eyes are shrewd. As soon as he finished speaking, he touched it in his arms, took out a copper key, and reached out to unlock the lock on the fence. Another eunuch also helped to carry the heavy chains, lightly for fear of making too much noise.

"Your Highness, don't worry, Lord Yu has all arranged. Most of the people on duty in the prison today are his people, and everything has been taken care of. After a while, the master will change into eunuch clothes, and we will steal the beams and change the pillars, and send you out to join the army of Lord Yu. ”

King Mu was stunned for a moment, and saw that the eunuch behind Quan Shun had begun to take off his robe, and he would be aware of it at the moment, and hurriedly began to take off his clothes.

Even if he was as steady as him, he looked a little flustered at this juncture, and asked while unbuttoning his plate, "What is the situation outside?"

Quan Shun also started to help King Mu change his clothes, and replied: "Not yet." Something went wrong temporarily. Early this morning, for some reason, the forbidden army guarding the palace gate was suddenly changed, and the person who had been arranged by Lord Yu to open the 'Anfu Gate' was replaced. Without internal response, now you can only attack. ”

While helping Li Shu tie his belt, he changed his words and said, "But don't worry, master, everything has been arranged." Outside the palace, the Shenwei Army and the Shence Army have been assembled, as well as the Jianghu Sect and Zheng Guogong's government soldiers, which add up to almost 10,000 horses. It is much more than the forbidden army left behind in the palace.

In addition, the left and right Shenwu troops in the palace were originally the forces of Lord Yu in the dark, and six of the ten forbidden troops were loyal to His Highness, and the number was superior. When the time comes, the inside and the outside should be combined, and it will be foolproof. ”

"That's good. King Mu hurriedly changed into eunuch clothes, and asked again: "Are you sure you won't recognize you when you go out like this?"

Quan Shun locked the substitute eunuch in the prison, straightened Li Shu's clothes again, turned around and said, "There is no problem." Your Highness, you will follow me in a moment, and lower your head. The guards of the prison are all my own people, I will deal with them, you just have to go. It's just that after you go out, you have to be careful, it's going to be messy outside, so don't let others find out. ”

"Okay!" King Mu followed Quan Shun, picked up a food box, and knocked on the door of the cell: "Brother guard, after delivering the meal here, open the door." ”

After the jailer opened the door, he deliberately glanced at Li Shu, the king of Mu, behind Quan Shun, and the two glanced at each other. The jailer naturally noticed the identity of King Mu, but he didn't react, only said, "I'll send you out!"

The two followed the jailers, from the lowest level of the prison, all the way up two floors, each floor will be carefully searched, and those jailers all saw Li Shu's face without exception, but they let him go without exception.

Li Shu was secretly shocked in his heart: Is the power that Yu Chaoen can use in the palace already so great?

How did he know that all this was arranged by the Dragon Venerable Li Xuan, and many of these jailers and guards were indeed the hands of King Mu or Yu Chaoen, and Li Xuan could use these people by calculating the time and using some means to spread false news. As for the rest, he also has his own means to make them obey his orders.

King Mu trembled and followed Quan Shun out of the prison, and as soon as he got out of the gate, he was not in a hurry to catch his breath, and he looked at the palace in the distance around him and saw that the flames were rising in all directions.

"Your Highness, you see, Lord Yu's inner body should set fire to the palace and create chaos. We take advantage of the chaos and it is easier to walk. ”

Li Shu was just about to speak, when suddenly a small group of forbidden soldiers ran past the gate of the prison, looking hurried. Li Shu hurriedly lowered his head and stood quietly behind Quan Shun.

"Very good! The palace is really in chaos, that Yu Chaoen really acted" What he was most afraid of in prison was that after he escaped by luck, Yu Chaoen did not attack the palace on time, and then there was really no way to go to heaven, no way to enter the ground, and he would be trapped and die in the palace alive.

"Are there any people available in my palace now?Where are we going now, going to the 'Anfumen' to join Yu Chaoen?" Li Shu said in a low voice.

"The people around the master were all trapped in the Muwang Mansion and couldn't get out. I can't count on it for the time being. Quan Shun took King Mu to carry the path first, and then said:

"Now whether it is 'Anfumen' or 'Yanximen', Lord Yu and the forbidden army are fighting fiercely. Especially at the gate of the palace, there are forbidden troops everywhere, which is too dangerous. Lord Yu meant that he would let the master find a place to hide first, and once he broke through the city gate, he would come and pick up the master. What do you think?"

"That's all there is to it. Although Li Shu said so, he still had some suspicions in his heart, but these suspicions could only be suspicions at present, and he had no one to use, even if he suspected that the Yu family had other plans, he had to rely on them temporarily. Fortunately, Quan Shun is a henchman cultivated by himself, he will definitely not be towards Yu Chaoen, and it will naturally be safe to follow him.

"It's better for Your Highness to go to Chengqing Palace. It is close to Anfumen, there are many rooms, but there are few people, and no one moves around at night. It's safest to go there. As soon as these words fell, a team of "water dragon team" passed by the two people, pushing water tanks and sand buckets to put out the fire. Li Shu lowered his head again, didn't dare to speak again, and only walked against the wall.

On the way to Chengqing Palace, the two of them were getting closer and closer to Anfumen, and they could already faintly hear the sound of people and horses fighting on both sides, and it was really fierce.

"This is it, Your Highness stays first. Quan Shun pushed open the door, this is a side hall of the Chengqing Palace, the room is not big, the furnishings are also very simple, there is a thick layer of ash on the table, it seems to be the room of the next person, and no one has lived in it for a long time.

Quan Shun just ordered the candle, but was stopped by Li Shu: "Don't light the candle, he attracts attention." ”

"Oh! it's me

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Forgive me for the inconsiderate consideration, Your Highness. Quan Shun took the food box, put it on the table and opened it: "I don't know how long it will take to fight outside, the master will rest here first, it is better to eat something first." Tonight may be a long one. ”

In the food box were some delicate snacks and two plates of side dishes that looked good, although they were already cold and there was no water and wine, but for Li Shu, these were better than any prison meals in the past five days.

He was restless and thoughtful, and he had no appetite. But I haven't eaten anything all day, and the food in the prison a few days ago is really hard to swallow, and now the food box is opened, the aroma of meat comes out again, and the saliva in my mouth somehow keeps overflowing.

He stretched out his hand to break open the steamed bun, dipped it in the gravy, and feasted on it without pretentiousness.

"Then take care, master, I'll go out to see the situation, and I'll come back to pick you up in a while." Quan Shun retreated, and saluted Li Shu when he came.

King Mu also nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth, and comforted: "Thank you for your hard work, when the matter is completed, you will be the new chief eunuch." ”

"Thank you, master, for promoting. Quan Shun knelt down and bowed, turned around and went out.

King Mu was eating his own meal, and before he finished eating a plate, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, and heard that there seemed to be a noise in the corner of the wall, and wanted to get up to check.

As soon as I stood up, my mind was spinning, and my body couldn't even control my balance, so I could only sit back in my chair with a splitting headache. He rubbed his temples with his eyes closed, and suddenly heard a "boom" outside the window. A half-man-high flame burst up fiercely - and there was fire oil lit at the door.

Only then did Li Shu realize that the situation was wrong, struggled to get up, staggered to the door, and pushed hard with both palms, and the door was actually locked.

He lifted his leg and kicked on the door, but he was unstable for a moment and fell to the ground. Although his kung fu is not very good, it was still easy to kick open a door in the past. But today, he is limp and completely unable to exert his strength.

As soon as he fell to the ground, his chest was tight and short of breath, and he didn't have time to get up, and suddenly his stomach was churning, only to feel that his qi and blood were surging, his throat was spicy, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"It turns out that this dish is poisonous. King Mu stretched out his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and when he put it in front of him, the blood was black and foaming, obviously highly poisonous.

"Okay, you fish Chaoen, sure enough, it has been calculated on my head. ”

Outside, the fire grew bigger and bigger, burning the windows and beams. Li Shu fell to the ground, watching the flames rush into the room, but he couldn't move.

The tables and chairs around him were burned, emitting a strong blazing fire, which was yellow, orange and orange, like the dragon chair on the Jinluan Palace. That was probably his last thought.

Quan Shun stood outside the Chengqing Hall and kept looking at the fire in the house that was big enough that King Mu had no way to survive before leaving.

"To protect Li Xuan's identity, you must die. Poor thing. Among the princes, you can be regarded as a scheming and city government. It's a pity that he didn't know who his opponent was until he died. If you want to live in the palace, you must not be on the wrong team. ”

This brings us back to the person 'Quan Shun'. He was placed by Li Xuan beside Li Shu early on, and later he was shrewd, and was favored by the three princes, and after being cultivated, he was placed in the Taiji Hall as his eyes and ears.

On the surface, he inquired about the news of King Mu and delivered news to the ministers, including Yu Chaoen, but in fact, it was Li Xuan's people who were deeply hidden.

Because King Mu regarded him as a confidant and completely relied on him to deliver all the news to the outside world, he knew all the handwriting, private seals, secret codes, and all the plans of King Mu!

This has created that Li Xuan can continue to pretend to be King Mu and Yu Chaoen in this special period, reveal news to each other, and play both sides in the palm of his hand.

From the beginning of the first time to pass oil paper to King Mu and Yu Chaoen respectively and discuss the rebellion, both sides have fallen into Li Xuan's trap without knowing it, and even Li Xuan is not aware of it, this is destined to be an overwhelming plot.

The best hunters, the best at hiding themselves.

On the other side, in the temple of manna.

The Ganlu Hall is the emperor's study, and it is also the place where the emperor handles government affairs after the dispersal of the dynasty. On weekdays, it's a quiet place, but tonight it's lively. Not only the emperor and the chief eunuch were there, but even the crown prince Li Shi and Empress Ruizhen were also there.

Emperor Li Yu waited anxiously in the Shang study.

"From the very beginning of the fire, to the rebellion of the 'Left and Right Shenwu Army' just now, more than an hour has passed. Why haven't you found out what the situation is?" he was originally a generous person, even if he was in such a hurry, he didn't lose his temper with the palace people, but just kept urging the eunuchs around him: "Go and explore again!"

"It's so fast, Uncle Xiang Wang told Chang'an about the change in the early morning, it's been less than seven hours, how dare Li Shu!" the prince gritted his teeth with hatred. Both he and the emperor were people who had experienced the Anshi Rebellion, and they cared deeply about the experience of exile. Now, facing a rebellion again, and the mastermind is still his younger brother, how can he not hate.

Li Yu kept pacing in the hall, and suddenly had a thought, he wanted not to panic and calm down in order to stabilize the scene. He stood still, and began to think about what to do.

As soon as the emperor was silent, the entire hall also quieted down. Weapons outside were connected, and the crackling sound of fighting became distinct.

"Listen, did you hit outside the Ganlu Palace?" Li Yu was even more nervous, and heard the eunuch report:

"The commander of the Yulin Army, General Zhongwu, 'Song Zhijian' asked to see him outside the palace. ”

"Quick!"

There are ten guards of the forbidden army, a total of 15,000 people, divided into: Yulin Army, Longwu Army, Shenwu Army, Shenwei Army, and Shence Army, each with two guards on the left and right.

The left and right Shenwei and Shence four guards, a total of 6,000 people, have always been the head of the fish towards the enma, and everyone knows it.

The 4,000 people of the Shenwu Army have already been recruited by Yu Chaoen and have become internal responses. After the arson of the inner palace, the Shenwu army collectively rebelled, which is really ridiculous.

There are two guards in the Longwu army, and there are 4,000 people.

The Yulin Army was the head of the forbidden army and was responsible for the emperor's personal guard. Although it is the most elite, the number of two guards combined is only a thousand. Its commander 'Song Zhijian' is also extremely loyal, and has always been the right-hand man of the commander of the forbidden army 'Meng Haiyuan'.

He got down on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and raised them above his head:

"Your Majesty. The situation in the palace has stabilized. In addition to the Wude Hall and Shujing Hall being completely burned down, the fires in the four places have been basically controlled, and the water dragon team and the palace people are continuing to put out the fires. But the arsonist hasn't been caught yet.

The rebellious Shenwu army has been 'General Meng'

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The Longwu army led by him repelled and was temporarily controlled. However, taking advantage of the fire in the palace, rebels appeared outside Anfumen and Yanximen, at first there were only some people from the rivers and lakes, and later there were Xiu Mu's Shenwei Shence Army, and the main envoy was Zheng Guogong Yu Chaoen.

At present, the gate has not been breached, and General Meng has already brought the forbidden army to reinforcements and sent me to guard the Ganlu Palace. As long as the city gate is not chaotic and the manna hall is not chaotic, this palace will not be chaotic. ”

The emperor finally felt a little at ease, and said with relief: "Very good, this arrangement is very appropriate. King Xiang had already gone to seek reinforcements early this morning, and counting the time, it was almost time to arrive. When he comes, the overall situation can be decided. The rebels are bound to lose. ”

After he finished speaking, he wanted to explain something, but suddenly the conversation changed and turned to Song Zhijian and the eunuch general pipe: "Pass the order, after the rebellion is quelled, all meritorious soldiers will be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, Saint Shanglongen. Song Zhijian clenched his fists in thanks, turned around and withdrew, and asked the soldiers to guard the Ganlu Palace.

There was a mess in the palace, and in Chang'an City, many people had already noticed the fire in the palace, and they knew that something big was happening when they looked at this wave of soldiers and horses in a hurry. If you are smarter, you have already hidden at home and no longer go out.

The city guards also patrolled on all sides, and curfews were imposed in many places except for the east and west markets.

When the people from the rivers and lakes led by Yu Linghui first arrived at Anfumen, they found that the soldiers guarding the palace gate were not pre-arranged people, but were temporarily replaced. However, since it has already gained momentum, it is also ready to be sent and start a forced raid.

Yu Chaoen's calculation was very accurate, he had 6,000 forbidden troops outside the palace, more than 1,000 government soldiers, more than 1,000 people from the rivers and lakes, and almost nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses. On the other hand, in the palace, there are 9,000 forbidden troops on the surface, and 4,000 Tongguan garrisons transferred by Li Yu last time (see chapter 12 of this volume), which seems to be superior in numbers.

But in fact, there are 4,000 people in the Shenwu Army, and these 4,000 people can at least hold back the 4,000 people in the Longwu Army. After all, the soldiers and horses available in the palace are only 5,000 at most.

There is a huge disparity in the strength of the troops on both sides, not to mention that the combat power of the defenders of Tongguan is weaker than that of the forbidden army or the people in the rivers and lakes. If you really fight, your side will win, and at such a critical juncture, there is no reason to give up.

Since it is to forcibly force the palace, it doesn't matter about the previous plan, it is the right way to send all the soldiers and horses in one go.

Not long after the Jianghu people and the forbidden army fought, the two teams of forbidden troops of Shenwei and Shence also arrived, and the situation instantly fell to the side of Yu Chaoen's army.

Even if Meng Haiyuan later brought reinforcements from the "part of the Longwu Army" that had been re-packed and fully prepared, it was only a drop in the bucket. It's just barely leaning against the high wall, barely holding on, and if the time drags on a little longer, the city gate will have to be conquered.

In King Xiang's mansion, Li Bing was very anxious. My father went to look for reinforcements in the early hours of the morning, and he didn't come back yet. Seeing that the palace gate is about to be unguarded, it is a matter of royal life and death, and he can only turn to his sworn brothers for help. Mi Xin also went out and asked for help from all the forces that could be used.

He visited the Wei, Ma, and Han families successively, and under the leadership of his brother, he met with the heads of the three families, indicating that he had come to ask for reinforcements. These three are all one force, and if they can help, it will be much easier.

The most powerful is the Wei family, and in Chang'an, there are two or three thousand guards who can be used as an army. It's just that Wei Ze's father said that his family has never been biased towards any force to be undefeated in Chang'an for a long time, and he rejected Li Bing with good words at the moment, and also ordered Wei Ze not to go out.

Although it is not close to people, this is indeed the foundation of the Wei family, only doing business, not participating in any political struggle, the Anshi Rebellion was like this, and the Mahjong Prince's battle was like this. Today, Yu Chaoen rebelled, and it was the same.

Ma Xuewen's father couldn't say anything when he heard this: the martial arts hall is an underworld force, and it has always had nothing to do with the palace, although he has always wanted to get out of the underworld, he doesn't want to be a court eagle dog. If you help this time, it will be against morality and will not be of substantial benefit, so you should give up now.

Ma Xuewen was about to get angry when he heard his father's words in the hall, so he pulled Li Bing out with a cold snort, gathered all his subordinates in the hall, touched about four or five hundred people, explained the matter roughly, and told the brothers to be careful. said that even if he died, he would help his sworn brother to keep the family business, and he would take the lead with his long axe in one hand.

Han Linyuan and his father were not in the house, and Yinglan'er led Li Bing to meet the deputy head of the non-faction.

The non-faction has always had an unclear and unclear connection with the imperial court, and it was precisely because of the "support for Wu Zetian" that he made a contribution and was reused by the imperial court. After Li Bing expressed his intention this time, the deputy head of the sect summoned all the people in the sect to explain the matter and let everyone decide.

Almost everyone said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it was decided right now. Although most of the people in the non-sect are first-class masters in the rivers and lakes, this is originally a relatively loose organization, and some time ago, there was a big incident in the "Shufeng Chamber of Commerce" in Shuzhong, which is also a legalist, most of them are not in the sect, and only nearly a hundred and ten masters can make it at the moment.

Li Bing changed into a suit of armor, missing three points of childishness, majestic and mighty. He stood at the gate of the palace with this group of men and horses for a while, but he didn't see Mi Xin coming, and was hesitating to send someone to take a look, when the sound of horses' hooves in the distance had sounded.

"Stride, stride, stride!" a group of 1,000 soldiers strode over, the footsteps were not neat, but the whole team looked quite imposing.

This is the city guard of Chang'an City, and it was originally impossible to move these horses without a military talisman. But the matter is in power, the Chang'an city guard looked at the fire in the palace, until Mi Xin told the truth, leaving a thousand men and horses to stabilize the situation in Chang'an City, and gathered all the other city guards to form a team of more than 1,000 people.

There is also a team of about fifty or sixty monks next to the soldiers, led by the abbot of Ximing Temple, Jingshan. There are many high-ranking monks in the pure character generation, but they don't see the first "Qingyan Master" in the Panruo Hall.

"Coax, coax, coax!" Li Bing gave an order, and the torches were lit one after another, and the front of the Xiangwang Mansion was illuminated as if it were daylight.

When the two groups of centaurs gathered, Li Bing looked at Mi Xin and nodded slightly to him, then jumped onto the stone lion and stepped on its head, and the two centaurs instantly quieted down.

He raised the "Tired Dust" sword in his right hand and shouted: "The army is well-trained, heroic and loyal, and there is such a team to help." We will win this battle!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

In a shout, the firelight split into two columns. Mi Xin and the abbot of Ximing Temple led the team to attack the "Anfu Gate" on the left side, and Li Bing and Ma Xuewen led the non-sent men and horses to attack the "Yanxi Gate" on the right side.

The huge Taiji Palace has not been so noisy for a long time.

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