The night sky is starry, the whole city of Tokyo is shrouded in darkness and sparsely lit, and after curfew, the streets are largely deserted.

Beyond the high walls of the imperial city, on the banks of the moat. Xiao Zuo was dressed in a night suit and looked at the three companions in front of him in a daze. These three people are good players selected by Xiao Zuo through Li Congshan from Shui Yunjian in Tokyo, but to what extent they are good, Xiao Zuo is not clear.

"Tonight, I hope the three of you will do your best, and if you can't do it, your life will be the priority. Xiao Zuo looked at the three of them and said in a deep voice.

The three of them looked at Xiao Zuo without borrowing, and before they were sent to carry out the mission, their leader focused on explaining the necessity of this operation, and secretly reminded him that if he couldn't complete the task, he didn't have to come back.

But now Xiao Zuo said this, but the three of them were puzzled, should they focus on the task or save their lives?

"You don't have to wonder, it's just a dead thing, is it more important than human life? You must know that this Song Kingdom Palace is heavily defended, in addition to the elite of the palace division to support the Japanese army, there may be some martial arts masters, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the tiger's den in Longtan. ”

Xiao Zuo glanced at the three of them, and then said, "Also, remember the route you left. The three of you go to Wende Palace, and I go to Funing Palace alone. If anyone is found, remember not to fight and run away immediately. ”

"The subordinates obeyed. The three of them looked at each other, then nodded towards Xiao Zuo.

"Let's go. ”

The four of them crossed the moat, and after any of them jumped over the walls of the palace, they acted separately according to the pre-planned plan.

The scale of the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty is not large, and the main hall is only Daqing Palace, Zichen Palace, Wende Palace, Jiying Palace, and Shengping Building. Among them, only the place where Daqing Hall stopped and rested after trying Zhao Kuangyin's dispersal of the dynasty is the only place where the portrait of Lin Renzhao may be preserved.

In fact, in addition to the Daqing Palace, Zhao Kuangyin's sleeping palace, Funing Palace, is the most likely place for the portrait to remain. The reason why Xiao Zuo sent the other three to Daqing Hall and went to Funing Palace himself was because they had been discussed with King Jin before. Obtaining the portrait of Lin Renzhao is like killing two birds with one stone in Zhao Guangyi's view. It can not only properly get rid of Lin Renzhao, a big henchman, but also raise the weight of Xiao Zuo in Li Yu's heart.

So when Xiao Zuo went to find Zhao Guangyi, he did not hesitate, and went into the palace to explain the matter to his imperial brother. After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he was very satisfied with his brother's arrangement, so he left the portrait in Funing Palace.

Xiao Zuo quietly walked to Funing Palace, and the palace gate was closed. He opened the palace door, flashed in, swaggered to Zhao Kuangyin's desk, and took the portrait into his arms. Everything is as planned, and it is as easy as following up on your own door.

After the task was completed, Xiao Zuo came out of Funing Palace, and was about to go to Daqing Hall to take the three subordinates away, but at this moment, the entire palace was suddenly brightly lit, and a large number of Japanese troops marched quickly, moving towards Yanfu Palace as if facing a great enemy.

Xiao Zuo was surprised in his heart, Zhao Kuangyin did not stay in Funing Palace today, but went to Yanfu Palace. Could it be that those three fools didn't find anything in Daqing Hall and stupidly ran to Yanfu Palace?

The person was brought by Xiao Zuo, and he felt that he had the obligation to bring the three intact back, and there was no reason for him to run away alone. So he picked up the light work, flew onto the roof, and headed towards Yanfu Palace.

At this time, the three outer floors of the Yanfu Palace were all surrounded by the elite of the Japanese army. I saw the Japanese soldiers holding the blades and torches, everyone had a cold face, and a general led by him had thick eyebrows and big eyes. Xiao Zuo looked at it and recognized that it was Zhao Kuangyin's brother-in-law, and Gao Huaide was inspected in front of the palace.

"The thieves inside listened, and quickly let your majesty go, otherwise we will definitely break you into pieces if we hold the elite of the Japanese army. ”

In this era, there were no loudspeakers, and shouting was all based on one mouth. Gao Huaide's voice was loud, and even Xiao Zuo, who was far away on the roof of the side hall, could hear it clearly.

What is the situation, who is so arrogant to kidnap Zhao Kuangyin? Xiao Zuo didn't believe that the fine work between the three water clouds could easily capture Zhao Kuangyin, he was very curious about which master in the hall was so powerful.

There was no response from the palace, Gao Huaide couldn't help but be anxious, turned to Wang Jien beside him and asked, "Princess, are you sure that the thief kidnapped His Majesty and did not escape from Yanfu Palace?"

"My tall man, the thief is strong in martial arts, and appeared in Yanfu Palace silently, His Majesty was restrained by him before he got up, and the old slave was outside the palace at that time and heard the sound inside, so he rushed in, only to see the thief standing beside His Majesty, talking to His Majesty, but did not look at the slave maid. So the slave and maid quickly left the Yanfu Palace and hurriedly called the Japanese sergeant. When the first wave of sergeants arrived, the slave and maid peeked inside, and the thief was still arguing fiercely with His Majesty. Wang Jien looked anxious when he spoke, and his face was full of worry.

"Princess, is that thief really bold and so rampant?" Gao Huaide was furious when he heard this. As the former secretary of the palace, the Japanese army who defended the imperial city in the forbidden army was his trump card, and now that such a big thing as holding the emperor hostage has happened, no matter what the result is, he will not escape the responsibility.

He knew that he had suffered a great disaster today, and he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he hated the culprit in the palace even more, and he longed to chop it into meat sauce.

"That's true. Wang Jien knew that today's incident was piercing the sky, and he couldn't help but worry in his heart, but the thief was indeed so arrogant, and he didn't take the heavy encirclement of the Japanese army in his eyes at all.

Gao Huaide hated the thief, but he was afraid that he would anger him and hurt Zhao Kuangyin, and he didn't know what to do for a while. He was originally a military general, and the things that cost him brains are usually mentioned by others to make his ideas, but now when he encounters such a difficult thing, he has also gone to Fang Cun.

"King Jin has arrived. ”

Just when Gao Huaide was hesitating, he made way for the Japanese sergeant from the side hall, only to see the King of Jin and the Prime Minister Zhao Pu walking towards this side.

Zhao Guangyi was anxious when he heard that his imperial brother had been kidnapped, although he was dissatisfied with Zhao Kuangyin's delay in establishing the prince, but he did not regard this hijacking as an opportunity to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne.

In his mind, his brother is scheming and calculating, if he really dies at this moment, then nine times out of ten he will leave the throne to his son Zhao Dezhao, then he will really end up empty.

"What's the situation?" Zhao Guangyi walked up to Gao Huaide and asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the King of Jin, the thief is still in the palace, but no matter what his subordinates say, he has never received a response. Gao Huaide lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhao Guangyi with an angry face.

When Zhao Guangyi heard this, he nodded, turned to look at Zhao Pu on the side, and said, "What does Xiangye think should be done now?"

Zhao Pu, a thin, middle-aged man with a goatee, looked at the lights in Yanfu Palace and said, "Looking at this thief's behavior, it doesn't look like he wants to assassinate His Majesty, but we don't know what he wants to do." However, I hold the elite of the Japanese army here, and if he wants to escape, he will definitely take His Majesty as a hostage, so it seems that we only have to wait here, and when he wants to retreat, he will definitely negotiate terms with us. ”

Zhao Pu's analysis, everyone nodded and felt reasonable, but if they waited like this, the situation inside was also difficult to control, if the thief killed Zhao Kuangyin directly in the palace, everyone would be unable to escape the responsibility at that time.

Zhao Guangyi didn't want to wait, even if his brother couldn't escape this catastrophe today, he would try to obtain the legal identity of the heir of the empire before he died. He looked at Xiao Rin, who was standing on his left, and asked, "If you let you go in alone to negotiate with that thief, and then take advantage of the mechanism to subdue him, you can be sure." ”

Xiao Rin thought for a while and said, "Back to the prince, the minister is willing to give it a try." ”

"Okay, Xiao Rin, you will take the opportunity to enter the Yanfu Palace, and then wait for the opportunity to move. ”

"The subordinates obeyed. ”

"Lord Wang, no," Wang Jien was in a hurry when he heard this, and hurriedly spoke out to stop him: "Lord Wang, that thief is strong in martial arts, if Lord Xiao goes in, it is very likely to anger him and hurt Your Majesty." ”

"Princess," Zhao Guangyi's eyes lit up, disapproving, "Do you have a better way?"

"This ........." Wang Jien was speechless for a while, shrunk his neck, and didn't say anything more.

Zhao Pu thought for a while and said, "Lord Wang, if you really want to let Lord Xiao in, the old minister thinks that you should not deal with the thief, but sneak in, and then take the opportunity to restrain the thief as the best policy." ”

Zhao Guangyi originally wanted Xiao Rin to walk in directly, he felt that Xiao Rin was from the rivers and lakes, and the thieves in the palace were strong in martial arts, so he was also from the rivers and lakes. There may be room for negotiation among the people of the rivers and lakes. But hearing Zhao Pu say this, he changed his mind.

If you talk, Xiao Rin is just a martial artist, and he has no negotiation skills, and the chance of negotiation is too slim, and there is a disadvantage to doing so, that is, to let the thief be on guard, if he wants to capture the thief by surprise, he has lost the opportunity.

"Xiao Rin, you just wait for the opportunity according to what Xiang Ye said, don't disturb the thief. Zhao Guangyi said in a deep voice.

"Yes. ”

Xiao Rin nodded, and strode towards Yanfu Palace. He wanted to find a hidden position, observe the movements in the palace, and then look for an opportunity to save Zhao Kuangyin in one fell swoop.

And Xiao Zuo, who was on the roof, looked at everything that happened below, and lost his mind for a while. There is no record in history that Zhao Kuangyin had such a kidnapping incident, but Xiao Zuo is not sure that Zhao Kuangyin will be safe. What he is worried about now is that Zhao Kuangyin will die like this, and then there will be no candlelight and axe shadow, so Zhao Guangyi's succession is full of uncertainty.

As a result, his plan to hug the thighs of the Zhao brothers was also in vain. He finally got into this circle, and he didn't want to see such a result and let his hard work go down the drain.

However, with so many people below helpless, what can they do? Also, he is also an assassin now, how can there be an assassin to save the emperor.

However, the assassin Xiao Zuo had a flash of inspiration, and he suddenly thought of how to help the Zhao brothers resolve this crisis.