Pang He returned home, finished eating with Su Ying, and practiced his gun in the courtyard as usual. There was a knock on the door www.biquge.info the pen, Pang He stopped, went to open the door, and was curious who it was, only to see that the man was dressed in black, took out a token from his waist and said: "Pang He, the emperor is invited, please come with me." ”

Pang He saw a carriage not far behind the man, and said, "Can I tell my lady first!"

The man said: "Go quickly, come over quickly when you are done, the emperor is waiting in a hurry." ！”

Pang He immediately ran over, explained to Su Ying, and got into the carriage with the man. In the carriage, Pang He had been trying to ask about something, but what he felt in front of him was a cold face. This Zhao Ji, this point is still very thoughtful, he will recruit himself at night, and he will not know it, and then tomorrow he will definitely have a reason to give an account in the forbidden army. Since he was called up tonight, then the master and senior brother must also be called up. Later, you may be able to meet in the palace.

The carriage ran all the way, passing through relatively remote trails, which were quiet and occasionally a little noisy. It can be seen that the carriage is to avoid people's eyes. The carriage had been walking for a long time, and the sound of "gurgling" along the way made Pang He feel a little anxious. Finally, the carriage stopped, and the man in black poked his head out, took out the token, and the carriage moved on.

After a long while, the carriage stopped, and the man in black jumped out of the carriage: "It's here, you can get off." ”

Pang He poked his head out and looked at it, sure enough, it was a brightly lit palace, very magnificent, especially in this quiet night, compared to Wangfeng Street, it was really a heaven and a place, even the Forbidden City in Beijing, it was not as shocking as this.

The man in black said: "Come down, the emperor is waiting for you inside." ”

Pang He hurriedly went downstairs, led by the man in black, and entered a room. In the room, stood Zhao Ji and his master Zhou Tong, as well as his senior brother Lin Chong. Zhao Ji said: "We don't need to divide the courtesy of the ministers now, you all do it first!"

The three masters and apprentices said almost in unison: "Emperor Xie." Then they each sat down in their adjacent seats.

After a while, Shi Wengong also arrived, and Zhao Ji also asked Shi Wengong to sit down, and then started today's conversation: "I think, I will bring your master here tonight, you all know what's going on." ”

The four masters and apprentices nodded, and Zhao Ji continued: "You all know, I will also enter the topic, Gonggong Li, you can tell them." ”

The eunuch next to him, Gonggong Li, stood up and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." Zhou Zongjiaotou, Lin Jiaotou, Shi Jiaotou, Pang Inspector. You're here tonight for the autumn hunt in two days. The emperor wants you to be by your side to protect, which is a very glorious thing, which shows that the emperor values you and believes in you. Because you are the head of the forbidden army, you can't be by the emperor's side as a rule. So, the emperor wants you to be a guard for a few days to protect the emperor. From now on, you don't have to go to the forbidden army. As for the forbidden army, we have already explained to Master Gao, and we said that there is a mission to be sent to the four of you. Therefore, the four of you will stay in the palace with peace of mind, and the old slave will arrange for you to stay. Just now, I talked about the arrangements for you, and now, I want to talk about the requirements for you. It is precisely because the emperor believes in you that he has let you be by his side to protect, so this loyalty is the most important. The old slave believes that there is no problem with your ability and loyalty. Then I'll say the next condition, that is, you all have to bring an iron mask. What the reason, you should be clear, is that I don't want you to be seen by some people, to ensure that this matter is hidden, to avoid some unnecessary trouble. You should all be able to understand that, of course, you can't just say it easily. In short, it is required that you not be recognized, especially acquaintances and acquaintances in the forbidden army. So, I'll talk about the specifics first. ”

Song Huizong Zhao Ji asked: "Gonggong Li, what I said is roughly such a situation. If you have any questions, you can ask them now. ”

After Zhao Ji finished speaking, Pang He asked, "Your Majesty, how many guards are there this time?"

Zhao Ji replied, "Just the four of you." ”

Pang He clenched his fists: "Your Majesty, there are only four of us, which is really inappropriate." Rong Beizhi said several reasons, first, the four of us have just left the forbidden army, and the emperor has only four of us masters and apprentices, which is very reminiscent of who the four iron-masked men who are protecting the emperor's side, whether it is us; second, all four of us are wearing in the forbidden army, and we are not familiar with some of the rules and behaviors of the guards. Even if we accompany the emperor in the palace for the past two days, it will look rusty and show flaws; third, has the emperor ever thought about how we will return to the forbidden army after successfully protecting the emperor?"

Zhao Ji nodded knowingly: "You're right, I haven't thought it through, your concerns are right." So, if it were you, how many guards would you arrange?"

Pang He asked rhetorically: The emperor's patrol is to reflect the way of the monarch and the people, so the guards don't need too much, too much, but they want to cover up and be self-defeating. Our master and apprentice are four, and the emperor can arrange twelve guards, and we will be separated and placed among them, so that it will be difficult to be recognized. ”

Zhao Ji said: "Well, just according to what you said, Gonggong Li, you wait and tell the head of the Qi guard, and let him arrange eight more guards for me." Then he said to the eunuch on the other side, "Go and bring the clothes and iron mask I have prepared." ”

The eunuch soon went down, and Zhao Ji said to the four masters and apprentices: "Wait a minute, I want to see if the fit prepared for you fits, if it doesn't fit, I will let people change it, of course, I can also chat with you." ”

After all, the king is the king, the minister is the minister, and the four masters and apprentices did not speak, but just sat unnaturally. Zhao Ji saw that Zhou Dong's master and apprentice did not speak, and smiled: "I know, you may not like it very much, the city wall here is towering, deep as a forest, and I myself sometimes feel scared, afraid of outside this high wall, let alone you? I was scared and didn't know what was going on, so I called you. ”

Zhou Tong said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, as a courtier, it is really your duty to share worries for the emperor." We will do our best to protect the emperor. ”

Zhao Ji said: "Zhou Aiqing, how could I not believe you, if it wasn't for the last time you saved me on Wangfeng Street, I wouldn't be standing here properly." It's just that I feel ashamed of Aiqing for this matter, and I can't reward it. ”

Zhou Tong said: "The emperor has a micro-minister in his heart, and the micro-minister is already very content!"

At this time, the eunuch led four maidservants and sent four sets of clothes. The eunuch said to Zhou Tong and them: "Four, please come with me!"

Zhou Dong's master and apprentice followed the eunuch into a small room, changed into clothes, put on a mask, and surrounded his whole body tightly, with his head exposed, only his eyes and ears were exposed. If it really is, no one can see whom.