Two guards erected a long staircase, and I noticed that the commanders of the other palace gates were also approaching this direction. In order to prevent the flaws from being exposed in close contact with them, I made a serious and urgent look, walked up the long staircase a few steps, and looked up to see the majestic Dragon Head Hall. I was about to jump down the ladder on the opposite side when a hand was placed under my arm.

"There will always be a meeting if there is fate. He said to me in a very soft voice.

This phrase is very familiar. I remembered hearing this sentence in the famous and reasonably priced Pinxiang Juzhong in Stone City. On that day, I met Luan Fei, who looked like the moon and looked bright, with smart eyes, wearing a light gray robe with narrow sleeves, a shirt as thin as a cicada's wings, and a long folding fan in his hand.

Earlier, on the day of Yun Qinglin's wedding, Luan Fei took the short sword flying out of the wine shop and rescued me, which was an official meeting between the two of us.

Luan Fei was also wearing a human skin mask and wearing the clothes of the Yulin Army, and I think I guessed his other identity. I remained silent, raised my arm to take his hand in my hand, and jumped down.

The face of the Yulin Army on the other side was obviously stiff for a moment, maybe he didn't expect the righteous and awe-inspiring Commander Qi Wuhong to calmly hold the hand of a Yulin Jun, maybe it was a greeting between brothers.

Luan Fei and another Yulin army stayed where they were and continued to wait for the other commanders, and I walked towards the Yamato Gate, my tense nerves relaxed a lot.

Longshou Chi lay quietly on my right side. The water of Longshou Pond comes from Longshou Canal, which originally flowed slowly, but there was no quiet water in the palace, so under the design of skilled craftsmen, the water of Longshou Pond flowed and flowed from time to time. Although the picture is beautiful, I deliberately distanced myself from the waterfront in view of the fact that I almost lost my life underwater not long ago.

I heard the footsteps of several commanders behind me, quietly quickened my pace, and walked up to the command room on the second floor of the Yamato Gate under the eyes of a team of Yulin Army.

General Kuo Ke sat on the main seat, his eyes sharp. I respectfully saluted him. I like Ke's personality very much: he doesn't smile, so I don't have to worry about talking to him alone. Sure enough, he only nodded and motioned for me to sit down first.

It's hard for me. There were eleven chairs in front of me, and I didn't know which one corresponded to Qi Wuhong, who I was pretending to be. There are left and right Yulin armies in the east and west of the palace, and the time is tight, and the military information is classified, so I don't know if the scope of the left and right Yulin armies is divided according to the center line of the palace or according to the north and south.

While I was thinking, I kept taking it in stride. Finally, I came up with a way to go straight to the farthest chair, walk around in front of it, and make a gesture to sit down.

"Commander Qi, this is not your seat, the third chair next to you is. A Yulin soldier reminded me.

In the afterglow, Wei Ke's eyes changed from sharp to sharp.

I nodded, but didn't look up, crouched sideways, and turned my back to the people in the command room. The blue fire in his eyes suddenly burned, and he uncovered the dummy skin on his left hand, revealing the iron finger sleeve on the inside, and poked a five-claw hole in the chair leg.

Yu Lin Jun who beckoned to the side approached to check, and after the Yu Lin Jun got closer to see clearly, his eyes suddenly widened, and he reported to Yu Ke: "General Shao, there are five finger holes on the inside of the chair leg!"

He shook the desktop under his hand with a palm, and said sharply: "Don't talk nonsense, this chair is made of hundred-year-old agarwood, even if you practice iron palm skills, you can't leave fingerprints, let alone finger holes!"

Xiao Yu Linjun hesitated, and said again: "General, there are really five finger holes. ”

After examining Xiao Yu Lin Jun suspiciously, he got up, walked to my side in a few steps, turned his head sideways, leaned over, and was obviously shocked, and ordered the two Yu Lin Jun to tip over the chair and place it in the middle of the room.

After my actions, all the leaders who had come to the meeting had arrived, and they gathered around the chairs and whispered together.

Every guard and Yulin army underwent extremely strict de-weapon inspection before entering the palace, and the high-ranking commanders underwent even stricter de-weapon inspection procedures, and no weapons or suspicious tools were allowed to be brought into the palace. So, although he felt that it was suspicious that I had discovered the finger hole, he could not identify me as a suspect.

"Hahaha-"

A low laugh caught everyone's attention.

It was a leader with an eerie glint in his eyes, who was of medium height, and took a few steps closer to the finger hole. I noticed that his steps were not rigorous, and his game was not steady enough, and I guessed that this was a leader who relied on his brainpower.

"Commander Deng Ying, have you made a new discovery?" a fat commander next to him confirmed my guess.

"Commander Deng, if you find something, say it. General Ke saw Deng Ying's actions and ordered.

Deng Ying gave a solemn military salute to Wei Ke, his eyes became deep, and he said, "About two months ago, at the junction of Jiangcheng in Cheongju and Yucheng in Beizhou, the bodies of three black-clothed men were found. Those three were scrawny, and we all knew that they were the killers of the Hades Battalion. ”

"There is a female killer among the three, and her fatal blow is in the chest, and it is a five-finger heart!"

"Commander Deng, you mean, the same person?" someone asked.

Deng Ying nodded: "This is not an iron sand palm, but an iron cast five claws." So, it's very likely that the same group of people did it. ”

Like everyone else, I looked at Deng Ying in surprise, and unlike everyone else, they were surprised by Deng Ying's overview of the whole case, while I was surprised by Deng Ying's clarity of thinking and bold assumptions.

"We haven't found any clues so far when the killer of the Underworld Camp was attacked, and the same modus operandi appears today, isn't it impossible to do it?" someone said.

Wei Ke stared at the five-finger hole for a while, asked a Yulin army to bring a chair from the side and put it away, waved his hand and said to everyone, "Let's all take a seat first." ”

The commanders took their seats neatly and quickly, looking sideways at General Ke on the main seat.

I noticed that Luan Fei and the other Yulin Army who was riding the ladder had entered the room and stood aside.

You can look back at the eyes of all the commanders one by one. If you want to disguise yourself as a person, the best way is to think of yourself as the person you disguised yourself as. I have only seen Qi Wuhong in Pinxin Building, and the leader of Qi Wuhong in his eyes is "calm footsteps, quick response and strong sense of responsibility", so at this moment I integrate his three characteristics in my heart and calmly look at each other.

Lookout's gaze moved from my eyes and didn't stop.

"All the commanders must have heard that the crown princess was assassinated in the prince's mansion last night, and the county lord Yuxian disappeared in the Hongwen Pavilion early this morning. He stopped talking and glanced at the crowd again.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, our Yulin Army, as the most elite army of the royal family, is stationed nearby, but it was still captured by the other party," Wei Ke's tone gradually increased, and he continued, "All of us have betrayed the emperor's trust, and our identity has been disgraced because of this. ”

"The corresponding accountability and punishment will be carried out later, and the investigation of these two incidents is already underway. Now let's discuss defensive measures to prevent the recurrence of such a terrible incident. Because the two incidents did not endanger the emperor, the defense level was temporarily set at the 'higher danger' level. ”

He motioned to Deng Ying, who was sitting closest to him, and ordered, "Commander Deng, it is very important for Zichen Gate to connect the sleeping area and the political area of the palace. Starting with you, let's talk about defensive strategies. ”

"Yes! Deng Ying got up and took the order.

Deng Ying turned around and faced everyone, her eyes were deep and sharp, and she said: "Each palace gate has a corresponding level of defense strategy according to its location and duties, on the one hand, it strengthens the security inspection of passers-by, and on the other hand, it improves its defense to prevent attacks and strengthens patrols. The location of Zichen Gate is special, and the terrain is relatively flat, although it is not suitable to fortify on the periphery, but the intruder has nowhere to hide, so we will set up double posts in each place, and strive for double protection; although it is difficult for the intruder to break through the city gate alone, but it is difficult to defend against high-altitude arrows, so we will also use high-defense guard uniforms and defensive weapons. ”

Wei Ke nodded and said to everyone: "Commander Deng mentioned that each palace gate has a defense strategy of various levels, and this year's defense strategy has not been updated, so you all report last year's defense strategy." ”

He waved his hand at the commander next to Deng Ying and ordered, "Commander Wang, tell me about your Yanying Gate." ”

Commander Wang was making a serious report, and I began to worry about the defensive strategy of Chongmingmen that I was going to report: it was not difficult to propose a new defensive strategy, but the difficult thing was to say the existing defensive strategy. I couldn't help but wonder if I already felt my identity suspicious and wanted to test me, and what worried me even more was my voice.

I was listening carefully to and analyzing the reports of the commanders in front of the mask, and behind the mask, I was summarizing the similarities in their reports and speculating on the existing defense strategies of the Chongming Gate.

Luan Fei stood quietly, but I could still feel that he was ready.

I'm waiting, waiting for a miracle to happen.

The Commander across the street from me picked up his teacup and took a few sips of tea.

I breathed softly, slowly, and the tightened chest strap fed back the pressure to me as I exhaled and breathed.

The tea-drinking commander began to report, and suddenly coughed, he rubbed his throat and continued to report. He coughed a few more times, his hand pressed against his throat, frowning. He gave a military salute to the company, and after receiving permission, he took a few sips of tea from his teacup to moisten his throat. Take a deep breath and report again. As he was about to end his debriefing, he suddenly coughed sharply, arched himself, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.

Everyone was shocked, including me in front of the mask. Behind the mask, I smiled quietly: when everyone was attracted by Deng Ying's talk of "iron casting five claws", I put the colorless and tasteless acute poison into the teacup of him and the commander sitting in front of him. Thankfully, he drank the tea, and that's the miracle I was waiting for.

A commander who knew a little about medical skills rushed to the front, and after checking the pulse, he reported to Wei Ke with a panicked expression: "General, he is poisoned, his breath is weak, and he needs to be treated immediately!"

"Quick! Send the Imperial Doctor!" ordered Kuoke.

One of the Feather Foresters quickly carried the commander on his back, and two other Feather Foresters escorted him.

Deng Ying suddenly stepped forward and said to Wei Ke: "General, be careful of deceit, you can send two commanders to escort you." ”

Ting Ke snorted coldly, understanding Deng Ying's worries, he lowered his head, sat back in his chair, looked at the teacup in his hand, suddenly raised his head, and ordered the two commanders sitting next to the poisoning commander to escort them.

As soon as the two commanders stepped out of the room, Deng Ying and Wei Ke looked at each other and got up to salute and leave, and left lightly.

He clapped his right hand and asked the rest of the commanders to sit down, and said, "It seems that some people's bad actions are still continuing, it's okay, and after the defense is arranged, you will return to your respective posts and guard against it." ”

His gaze stopped at me and said to me, "In my eyes, Chongming Gate is no less important than Zichen Gate. It also connects the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard, especially the Mingdeok Temple in the north and the Hongwen Museum in the south. ”

"Where is Mingde Temple? The place where the emperor held a ceremony to worship the Buddha yesterday is also the reason why the county lord of Yuxian entered the palace. Hongwen Hall is the location where the county lord of Yuxian disappeared. Therefore, it is very likely that the person who kidnapped the county lord of Yuxian passed through Chongming Gate. ”

"Commander Qi, talk about the defense of Chongming Gate. ”

It wasn't what I was expecting to do, and I knew that as soon as I opened my mouth, I would reveal my identity. Do I have to activate the highest level of defense in the palace to find Little Seventeen?

I stood up, gave a military salute, and prepared to swallow the acute poison hidden behind my tongue.

Suddenly, the door to the command room was pushed open, and a gust of wind blew in front of me.

After seeing the person coming clearly, the originally annoyed expression suddenly faded, and he said with joy in his tone: "Master Yun is here, please come in." ”

The person who came was Yun Qinglin, who had not been seen for many days, his face was cold, his eyes were deep, and his body exuded a cold aura.

Yun Qinglin walked in front of Wei Ke in a few steps, raised his hand and saluted: "General Shao, I briefly heard about the affairs in the palace on the way, the children of the rivers and lakes are not involved in political history, and Qinglin can only check some traces and martial arts paths." ”

He held Yun Qinglin's arm with both hands and said, "Senior brother doesn't need to say much, senior brother will naturally not embarrass you." ”

Hearing this, I suddenly realized: I once heard that Yun Yuelang had an apprentice who chose to serve the country in the army, and it turned out to be General Ke in front of me.

Yun Qinglin nodded reassuringly and turned around to find a seat. His gaze swept over the four empty seats and the Commander next to the empty seats, stopping at me, who was still standing. My heart instantly thumped, and I felt bad again.

Wei Ke pointed to Deng Ying's seat and said to Yun Qinglin, "Senior brother, you sit here." ”

Wei Ke also waved at me and said, "Commander Qi, you also sit down first." ”

I hung in the air, so I had to sit back in my chair first.

The commanders present seemed to be clear about the relationship between Wei Ke and Yun Qinglin, and did not introduce each other to each other.

"Commanders, time is tight, so I won't let you continue to report one by one. I've put together a complete defense strategy that you can implement as soon as you get back, and I'll be back tomorrow with a supplemental suggestion. ”

"Senior brother, time is tight, I will arrange for a commander to assist you. He said.

Yun Qinglin suddenly looked at me again, and said to Wei Ke in his mouth: "Commander Qi and I are old acquaintances, so it is better to trouble him to verify with me." ”

Wei Ke frowned slightly, glanced at me, and maybe couldn't say anything suspicious about me for the time being, so he nodded and agreed: "Commander Qi, you must cooperate with Grand Prince Yun to find out the clues as soon as possible." ”

I got up and took the command.

He waved his hand and let everyone disperse.

I raised my head and met Yun Qinglin's gaze, and suddenly saw the corners of his mouth curt, and my heart sank.

Yun Qinglin walked up to me, his eyes softened, and he said to me softly, "Long time no see, Xihan." ”