Chapter 3: Dreaming Back to the Great Song Dynasty (23) - Exploration
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The two glanced at each other, and they already knew in their hearts that the other party was by no means idle, and they could only try their best to hold off the strong enemy and wait for Lord Zhang to come!
The three remaining men in black on the high wall drew their bows and arrows again. They found that a large number www.biquge.info of shadow guards had arrived and were about to close the encirclement.
Chris looked down and saw that the bow and arrow in the hand of the man in black who had just fallen from the high wall had landed not far away. She quickly moved two steps, and at this moment, three more white feather arrows burst into the air. She dodged an arrow, another arrow, and the last one flew, and with a hook of her right foot, the bow and arrow that fell to the ground were in her hand, and the Phantom had already dragged the man in black who had been shot dead by his companion to Chris's side, and then three more arrows were fired, and the Phantom hurriedly raised the corpse in his hand to block the arrow.
Just as the three of them on the wall took arrows and opened their bows and shot them again, Chris was already pulling the bowstring and raising his hand to release the arrows! ”
She actually held two arrows in her hand, and both arrows fired at the same time, and the last came first.
The man in black on the high wall obviously didn't expect that Ben was still aiming at the target, but the arrow feather in his hand had not yet been shot, and two cold lights had already arrived in front of him! The two of them only had time to widen their eyes in horror, and they were both shot by the arrows in the center of their eyebrows, and they fell headlong into the wall.
In the blink of an eye, there was only one person left. His gaze stopped at the approaching figure, the last enemy they wanted to see, and behind the figure was a group of swords-wielding guards.
Retreat is the most important thing right now. He put two fingers in his mouth and let out a sharp whistle to inform the man.
The man who heard the whistle did not hesitate at all, immediately retracted the attack, and then rushed away desperately. Instead of continuing the pursuit, Red Shadow and Refining Shadow immediately returned to Chris's side.
The man in black and the man parted ways, each fleeing in one direction.
Zhang Ruoshui arrived, his eyes swept away, and when he saw that the safety of his master was assured, he immediately chased after the assassin.
Seeing that there are two figures in the distance, the one on the left is using the Tang family's unique light martial arts method, and the people of the Tang family always like to shrug their shoulders when their bodies are vertical, as if they can dig out the hidden weapon at any time. Looking at the person on the right again, at first glance his movements looked clumsy, as if his body was stiff after practicing hard kung fu for a long time, but his speed was not slower than that person from the Tang Sect. Zhang Ruoshui secretly felt that his body style was very peculiar, somewhat similar to the person who had led him away just now, but it was not the same.
With that in mind, he chased after the man on his left. He naturally outperformed the man in black with light skills, and soon chased closer and closer, and he was about to catch up, but at the moment when he crossed the ridges of the two halls, a projectile suddenly shot from the gap below!
Zhang Ruoshui took precautions, but when he heard a scream, the man in black fell down heavily.
Zhang Ruoshui jumped off the eaves of the hall and watched intently from the corpse of the man in black, but he didn't get close anymore.
Soon, a few more skilled guards chased behind him, and just wanted to go over to check the corpse, but were stopped by Zhang Ruoshui in a cold voice: "Don't move!"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw bursts of gas eject from the corpse's body in all directions. On the black clothes, there was another white cloud, with a little red in it.
Someone exclaimed: "Fireworks rain!"
Zhang Ruoshui glanced at the corpse of the Tang Sect man, the Tang Sect's "Moving Fireworks Rain" was really able to chase the soul and kill him in an instant!
The reason why Tangmen's "Fireworks Rain" is famous is because this kind of secret weapon is too vicious. After the ordinary hidden weapon hits the target, it is often exhausted and there is no way to do it. The projectile of this hidden weapon will eject again from the part where it was shot, and at the same time spray several poisonous powders into the surroundings, making it impossible to prevent people. In addition, the poisonous powder is poisonous and domineering, if it gets a little bit of it, it will kill in an instant! If the rivers and lakes have little experience and are close to each other, I am afraid that few people can avoid it in time. There is a "moving stamen" in the name of this secret weapon, which is derived from the fact that there is a unique moving stamen flower growing in Shu, and the poisonous powder in the projectile is very similar to the stamen of this flower, so it gets this "elegant name".
Those who are hiding in the shadows are already ready to strike when they approach. actually used his own people as bait, not only ruthless, but also very thoughtful, and the time he chose to shoot was really unguardable. If I'm careless, I'll be hit by a projectile at the same time as I catch up.
Zhang Ruoshui thought about it and ordered: "No need to chase, this is already close to the side hall, don't alarm the palace people and other guards!"
He turned his head to look at the direction in which the other person disappeared, and said in his heart: Thanks to Brother Yuan Zhen's arrangement, I hope to find out the person behind the curtain this time.
On the other side, the burial ceremony continued, and the five envoys (6) had lowered the coffin of the Son of Heaven into the tunnel and placed it in the sarcophagus.
The burial chamber is divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The front is the "Ming Palace", the four walls of the hall are inlaid with five stars and twelve chens respectively, and the starlight shines to guide the way for the deceased emperor, so that the emperor star returns to heaven. The Ming Hall is a place where ceremonies and rituals are held, and in the center is an offering table, a tablet dedicated to Zu Si and Zu Ming, and there are Shi Guo and 50 kinds of food on the table. Further inside, the middle one is called the "sleeping hall", where the coffin of the Son of Heaven is placed, and the "matching hall" behind it is used to place the burial goods. In addition to the silk and money, there are also things that Yingzong played with in his life, such as clothes, swords, inkstones, arcs, armor, etc.
At the end of the day, the new emperor was accompanied by one of the oldest people who had the oldest qualifications to enter the inner province, walked into the tomb, first sprinkled beads and garlands on the sarcophagus, covered with wood and stone strips, and then presented the treasure book by the new emperor himself.
At three o'clock, under the inspection of the six well-known people, the cypress gate was closed, and then the stone gate was closed. Leave a very thin chamberlain in the tomb, and he will lock the door of the tomb from the inside. Then crawl out of a tiny cave next to it. When he came out, he put another lock on the outside of the gate, put all the keys into the tomb, and then sealed the hole.
The rest of the follow-up work is to seal the door with stone strips and then tamp it with soil.
After the funeral ceremony, the officials and ministers had to return to the main hall and change the auspicious clothes into murder clothes.
Then it's time for the festival, and you only need to do one thing – cry.
Shi Quanbin had already changed his clothes, and was standing quietly under the small window with his hands behind his back at this time. Looking at the direction of the main hall, his face was very calm, but his heart was a little throbbing. If you succeed today, who can know that the real Queen Mother is dead? Hmph, Lan Yuanzhen, I think how long can you, the fake Queen Mother's Li Daitao stiff plan, last? It is so easy for our family to debunk you, and when the time comes, we will definitely wipe you out!
At this time, someone pushed the door in, but Shi Quanbin did not look back. As soon as I heard the footsteps, I knew that it was those elderly people - Ren Shouzhong, Deng Baoji, Gan Zhaoji, Li Yungong and Shi Quanyu.
"Hey......" Ren Shouzhong sighed and said, "This sacrifice will really kill our old bones!"
"No, think about it, we're really half-grounded. When I heard the crying, my stomach throbbed, not to mention kneeling on the temple and crying for a moment or three, and sent us directly to see the king of Hades......"
Deng Baoji said: "Fortunately, the official family is gracious, so we don't have to pretend!"
Shi Quanyu saw that Shi Quanbin was in the house, and hurriedly said: "It seems that Lord Shi is still smart, and he hid early when he found an opportunity!"
These two Shi adults are not brothers, let alone adopted brothers, just like Liang Weijian and Liang Huaiji naturally have no relationship at all. Those who can be given to eunuchs as adopted sons or directly sent to the palace as errands are all those who are tight at home, and they will only send men to the palace as a last resort. And after entering the palace, the names are mostly given by the palace people, and they almost always like to use those kinds, so it sounds very close.
Shi Quanbin did not speak. Although he is the same age as these people, he is not an old and corrupt person, and he still has the great cause of Sect Master Ren in his heart that has not been completed......
Several elders muttered and muttered, but Shi Quanbin heard a very heavy gasp.
His face changed suddenly, becoming indescribably ugly, and he breathed a sigh of relief before he said, "I'll ask them to bring some hot tea!"
Shi Quanyu said: "Those children are all crying for a few of us in the palace. I forgot to call the two of them in to serve, and I want to trouble Brother Shi?"
"Don't get in the way!, let's sit down!" He couldn't bear to continue to talk to these people, and left the room quickly, and after a few turns, he got into a room.
The door had been covered, the room was gloomy and damp, and Shi Quanbin only felt that his hands and feet were cold.
Seeing a person hiding in the corner, Shi Quanbin asked with a calm face, "Missed?"
The man standing in front of him, his face was also pale, and he lowered his head and sighed: "Lord Shi, it's not good to do things down there, and I've messed up." ”
"With your skills, you are the best in the martial arts. I have lured Zhang Ruoshui away just now, so the remaining shadow guards are nothing in front of you! This opportunity was not easy to come by, why did you miss it?" he was in a hurry, so he asked, and the man had to listen. I thought: The assassination of the Queen Mother has a lot to do with it, and even I will inevitably be nervous. After the miss, Shi Quanbin's temper was inevitably short-tempered. However, he was also angry in his heart, obviously those two women were not the queen mother.
The man suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "True and false, which one is going to be killed?" ”
Shi Quanbin originally concluded that on this day, Gao Taotao would definitely stay in the curtain honestly and give Na Yingzong a funeral. So I had already planned to do it before the ceremony.
When the Empress Dowager was waiting for the ceremony, the side hall she was visiting had already been ambushed, but who knew that the official family ran to the Empress Dowager and stayed in her tent. Seeing that the great opportunity to shoot was missed, Shi Quanbin was so angry that he sighed. Just as he was about to give up his original plan, he suddenly saw Lan Yuanxiao who was helping the Queen Mother to the main hall, and he recognized it at a glance, it was simply the shadow he saw more than ten years ago - the same figure, the same appearance, and the clothes he was wearing were also eunuchs.
To make sure that nothing would go wrong, he cautiously approached and carefully examined the woman who was disguised as a eunuch. In the gauze tent, it was like clouds and mist, and the figure in the clouds seemed to be engraved in his mind.
Shi Quanbin said in his heart: I will never be wrong this time, it is really Gao Taotao himself!
Looking at the queen mother again, although her appearance and body shape are very similar to the queen mother, her expression, demeanor and temperament are all different-Gao's was originally a tiger girl, and her temperament is naturally extraordinary, and she can't pretend to look like one who looks like her! I'm afraid that I can fool for a while, but I can't fool for a lifetime. And I can't be mistaken, she used to be a eunuch!
Thinking of this, his hated teeth itched, why didn't he find out earlier that there was something wrong with this woman. Shi Quanbin said very firmly: "There is nothing true or false, I can see it very clearly, the eunuch is the person you want to kill!"
The man said in a deep voice: "I am an abandoned son of Kongtong, and I was fortunate to be taken in by Lord Shi to save my life." At that time, She swore that he would not hesitate to go to the soup for the adults. This time entrusted with a heavy responsibility, She should be exhausted, and he will never give up. But when I was chasing her, two eunuchs who looked exactly the same suddenly appeared!"
Shi Quanbin asked with some confusion: "Two eunuchs?"
The man himself talks about the situation when he does it, no matter how big or small, one by one.
"Both of them are women, and they know martial arts. One of them makes an iron whip, and the other is afraid that even you and I can't reach it. If the Queen Mother knows some fist and foot kung fu, she can say that she can say it, but such a high light skill is not something that anyone can practice!"
Shi Quanbin said in his heart: Gao Taotao has some tricks to play with power, and there are also scheming people like Lan Yuanzhen and Zhang Ruoshui around him. However, after Yingzong came to power, she became calm and guarded, and she has been living in the harem. This made me take her lightly, and now it seems that I was indeed negligent. Even if they are martial arts in the Gao family, they may have some basic self-defense fists and feet, no matter how powerful she is, she is just a pampered woman from an official eunuch family. Senior Brother She's light skills, she also knows it! Speaking of which, if she doesn't know how to do kung fu, Liang Huaiji should know best, and she hasn't seen him light green smoke again during this time. Looks like I'm going to probe him.
True and false queen mothers, as well as real and false eunuchs! Such calculations and arrangements cannot be imagined by anyone except Lan Yuanzhen. Why did he go to such great lengths? Did he try to lure me out? Has he discovered me, or has he known my intentions?
"Brother, it's me who blames you!" Shi Quanbin patted the man's shoulder and said softly, "This time I didn't think it through, this matter is obviously not as simple as I imagined......" Although he was full of officialdom just now, now he seems to have changed into a different person, and even his smile is more kind.
While they were talking, Xiong Daiying was quietly prostrate on the pavilion of the side hall, not daring to make any moves. He chased the man to the vicinity, and suddenly disappeared. But Xiong Daiying is not flustered, and no one can disappear for no reason. He searched around carefully, and finally found this place.
In terms of light skills, except for himself, no one in the shadow guard can catch up with that person. The man seems to be clumsy, but in fact he is not slow at all. (To be continued.) )