In Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager Yin was wrapped in a soft and thick woolen blanket on her lap, and she was sitting leisurely in the back garden she loved very much, watching several palace people tending to the large piece of autumn ginger that was about to be opened.

This kind of wildflower, which is very common in the mountains and wilderness of Rongguo, has been specially planted in the palace, which is already amazing. What's more, they are also treated as treasures, and they are specially taken care of by several palace people.

Perhaps because of the care they have received, the autumn ginger flowers here are far more upright and delicate than those that bloom in the wild, and the flowering period is extended by almost a month.

Under the slightly oblique sunset, the faint yellow eyes of the Queen Mother Yin squinted slightly, watching the few remaining traces of yellow struggling and swaying in the autumn wind, and couldn't help but let out a almost inaudible sigh.

"Ancestor is tired, it's windy outside, the slave maid will help you in!" Miss Ziwei, who had been guarding the Queen Mother's side, persuaded her very obediently.

The Empress Dowager Yin only nodded slightly, and then slowly raised a thin, withered hand.

Ziwei hurriedly stepped forward to catch the queen mother's hand and slowly helped her up from the chair.

Stepping back into the hall, Ziwei carefully helped the Queen Mother to sit down on the soft couch, and then glanced at the palace people waiting next to her, signaling them all to retreat.

And she herself leaned down, half-knelt in front of the soft couch, and while skillfully and gently beating the queen mother's legs, she said with a smile: "The old ancestor is really a clever plan! That cold ice really went to the Dark Guard this morning." I followed the instructions of your ancestors, and told him a few words about the recent situation of Miss Xiangjun. As a result, he impatiently proposed to see Miss Xiangjun. ”

"It seems that Shen Yunpeng also went to the Dark Guard?" a faint smile appeared on the Empress Dowager's lips.

Ziwei suddenly rolled her eyes angrily, "That idiot goose! was teased by Gongyu Sayan, so he started a stubborn temper, and even transferred the Praetorian Guard to dismantle the Dark Guard!"

Speaking of this, her willow eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, "Old Ancestor, Gongyu Sayan dares to do this, I'm afraid I have something to rely on!"

Empress Dowager Yin glanced at her, "Gongyu Sayan has lost people, and if he doesn't admit it, it's not a bad idea." Moreover, this trick is indeed very effective when used against Shen Yunpeng.

If he, a stupid goose, really wants to transfer the Praetorian Guard, and the matter is big, the emperor will definitely take the opportunity to give him some colors to see. And the matter of Lu Yuanfeng being robbed, on the contrary, no one mentioned it anymore. ”

Ziwei couldn't help but sigh when she heard this, "The ancestor is bent on planning for the emperor's future, but the emperor always has to twist his temper! That Gongyu Sayan is obviously a scheming and treacherous snob, but the emperor wants to trust him so much, it is inevitable that he will be deceived by him in the future!"

Empress Dowager Yin was silent for a long time, and Fang said in a flat tone: "Let's talk about the situation outside the Dark Guard Division today." ”

Ziwei hurriedly responded, and while continuing to gently knead her legs for the Queen Mother, she eloquently explained everything that happened earlier outside the Dark Guard Division to the Queen Mother one by one.

But when she finished speaking, she didn't hear the Queen Mother's answer for a long time.

She couldn't help but look up and saw that the Queen Mother's eyes were half-closed, thinking that she should be dozing.

So, she immediately stopped the movements of her hands, stood up, and wanted to help the Queen Mother lie down and rest.

Who knew that at this time, the Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes and said slowly: "You go and tell that Han Bing tomorrow, and early the day after tomorrow, he can enter the palace to see Xiang'er." ”

Ziwei's delicate eyes suddenly flashed, and she asked very tactfully: "Ancestor, are you planning to take the opportunity to seize the cold ice to persuade Miss Xiangjun?"

Empress Dowager Yin's eyes narrowed slightly, "No, it's not to catch, but to kill him!"

Ziwei was stunned and didn't dare to say more.

Because she knew that there must be a very necessary reason why the Queen Mother was ready to do this.

Sure enough, immediately after, the Empress Dowager Yin said slowly: "If you don't kill Han Bing, I'm afraid he will kill Shen Yunpeng sooner or later!"

"Ancestor!"

Ziwei's face suddenly turned white with fright, "Old Ancestor, do you really think that Han Bing will kill Commander Shen?"

"Do you think he deliberately went to the door of the Dark Guard to challenge Shen Yunpeng, did he really want to use this as a bet to rescue Xiang'er? With his knowledge of the cold ice boy, how could he have such a naïve idea? His purpose was to want Shen Yunpeng's life at all!"

"But with his knowledge, how could he not know that if he killed the commander of the Praetorian Guard of my Darong country, he would have no place to stand in Darong. His life is still difficult to preserve, so how can he talk about rescuing his sister Xiangjun?"

Hearing Ziwei's questioning, the Empress Dowager Yin couldn't help but sneer and said, "No matter the strategy or wisdom, you, the chief secretary of the Internal Security Division, will never lose to the chief secretary of the Dark Guard Division. But when it comes to unscrupulous means, you are really too far from it!

Do you think that Gongyu Sayan invited Han Bing into the Dark Guard Division to discuss the matter of Lu Yuanfeng, who was not important at all?

Between these two people, whether they were enemies in Yuguo or not, they will not hesitate to turn enemies into friends for the sake of interests.

Today, the two of them sang and harmonized in front of the Secret Guard Division, and they were basically testing each other, preparing to make each other embarrassed! Because in dealing with Shen Yunpeng, their goals should be completely identical!

Presumably, tomorrow, Han Bing will openly challenge Shen Yunpeng. And this time, I'm afraid he won't ask any more questions about winning or losing.

Because, this battle is not a competition, but a life-and-death fight!"

When Ziwei heard this, she immediately panicked.

I saw her "plop" and knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and pleaded urgently: "Old Ancestor! It was the slave maid who was negligent and negligent, I didn't expect Han Bing to have such a scheming, and I didn't expect Gongyu Sayan to come up with such a poisonous plan!

"Get up!"

Empress Dowager Yin's two faint eyebrows wrinkled slightly, "How could I not understand your thoughts?" It's just that if you want to kill that cold ice, it is definitely not an easy task, and you need to plan carefully. ”

Ziwei stood up obediently, but her face was still worried.

"The slave understands. Han Bing has the identity of the prince of Yuguo, and if he is openly killed, he will definitely immediately provoke a dispute between Rongyu and rekindle the war on the border.

And if you want to start secretly, with cold martial arts, it must be extremely difficult to get started. And, if you miss the first shot, I'm afraid there will be no second chance. ”

"Therefore, it must be hit with one blow!" "Queen Mother Yin suddenly said categorically.

Ziwei lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said in a somewhat uncertain tone: "With the strength of the Internal Guard Division, if you set up an ambush on the way into the palace in the cold ice, you really have a great chance of winning.

It's just that what ——, slave maid is worried about is that Gongyu Sayan's secret guards are pervasive, and it is likely that they will find out the news in advance and destroy it from it-"

"So this operation can't be outside the palace, and people from the Internal Guard Division can't be used. ”

"Ancestor, you mean—"

Ziwei hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "You said you want to call the Praetorian Guard?"

Empress Dowager Yin nodded slowly, "The power of the Dark Guard Division has not yet infiltrated into the palace, and the actions of the Praetorian Guard, who are already responsible for guarding the palace city, should not arouse anyone's suspicion. ”

Speaking of this, she suddenly sighed, "Originally, I thought that when Xiang'er gave birth to a prince for the emperor, I would let her go."

But you must have seen that the emperor has been moved by Xiang'er and is unwilling to use coercion to force her to comply. If I intervene in it again and do it reluctantly, the emperor will be resentful, and I don't know what kind of ridiculous thing I will do!

Since she can't use force, she can only cut off all Xiang'er's thoughts and let her know that she will never have the opportunity to step out of this palace again!

So this time, not only is it cold, but also with that little guard named Lu Yuanfeng, I want to kill them all in front of Xiang'er!"

Ziwei couldn't help biting her lip fiercely, and lowered her head slightly, not daring to expose the trace of panic in her eyes.

Using the Praetorian Guards to kill Han Bing in the palace can indeed ensure that nothing goes wrong.

However, once this matter is leaked, the consequences will be much more serious than blatantly killing Han Bing on the street.

Because at that time, Da Rong was simply indefensible for this act of murdering the prince of Yuguo.

In the end, there should only be two outcomes -

Either Da Rong will compensate Yuguo at all costs, or the two countries will immediately go to war.

And in order to prevent this from happening, it is natural to eliminate all channels for information leakage.

One of the most effective means that can be taken to achieve this is to extinguish the mouth.

Except for a few people who are extremely trusted by the Queen Mother, I am afraid that all the other participants will not be able to escape the fate of being wiped out.

According to the Queen Mother's plan, if you want to get rid of a top master like Han Bing, you must ensure that you can hit it with one blow and be foolproof, then you need at least hundreds of Praetorian Guards to set up an impermeable encirclement and shoot him on the spot with a strong bow and crossbow.

This means that the hundreds of Praetorian Guards will eventually be killed and killed, and become the burial companion of the cold ice.

Pity those Praetorian Guard soldiers, they are all the elite divisions of Darong, loyal and brave sons. As a result, they did not die in the confrontation between the two armies on the battlefield, but under the butcher's knife of their own people!

And the cruelest thing is that their only fault is because of their loyalty......

Thinking of this, Ziwei couldn't help but shudder, and at the same time, a layer of deep worry surged in her heart-

If Shen Yunpeng knew that his brothers would be poisoned like this, and the reason was to save his life as the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

I really wonder if this guy who only gave birth to one tendon will do something stupid because of this?