Rebellious officials bow their heads

His convulsive arm pulled Cheng Pei and tried to struggle to get up, but his uncoordinated limbs made him twitch strangely, and blood continued to flow out, staining the robe red and soaking the flower-woven carpet.

There was a dead silence in the lobby for a few breaths before everyone came to their senses, and the scene became chaotic for a while.Cheng Pei shook his head in disbelief, and took two steps back. Jin Yiwei, who was in a mess around, panicked. A group of guards ignored them and stepped forward to support Mu Wen, while someone shouted to catch Cheng Pei.

However, Mu Wen was out of breath, and the people from Beizhen Prefecture rushed forward to snatch back his commander, but the people from Nanzhen Prefecture never thought that the situation would turn out like this. Xu Zhenfei, who had lost his credit, was still in shock and cursed : "Even dare to kill the son of the Mu family, Cheng Pei is finished!"

The bearded man asked: "Boss Xu, what should we do now?"

Xu Zhenfei gritted his teeth and looked at the chaotic crowd, "Cheng Pei can't be rescued, let's go up and beat him twice before leaving!"

A group of Jin Yiwei failed to stop the guards of the Mu family. After they took away Mu Wen's body and Cheng Pei, all the Nanzhen government officials left the Yueluo courtyard, and the helpless Beizhen government secretary also withdrew and hurried back to the palace. Report quarterly letter.

The night was filled with darkness. Xu Yan, who was following Nanzhen Fusi's group, quietly left the team, returned to Yueluoyuan, turned in through the window, quickly pushed down a row of candles in the room, and collapsed. The flames burned on the carpet.

He walked out of the room and lit the brocade satin hanging in the corridor. The whole second floor was full of flames. Xu Yan went down the stairs and smashed several jars of wine one after another, spilling them on the ground.

He carried a cloisonné enamel glazed lamp and walked towards the gate. Behind him was a tall and exquisite lobby with carved dan couplets. The man's brows were stern, his straight nose cast a deep shadow on his face, and the light reflected his side face. His left eye was completely plunged into darkness.

Xu Yan threw the lamp back without looking back, and the delicate enamel lamp shattered into countless pieces on the ground. A bean candle was stained with wine, and it burst into flames, and the overwhelming flames flowed everywhere. But within a few breaths, the lobby was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames!

He was about to open the door when he suddenly heard movement outside. Just as he put his hand on the knife, the two wooden doors were kicked open with a bang!

More than 20 guards of the Mu Mansion who came back to check, when they saw Xu Yan who was wearing a flying fish suit on the opposite side, they immediately stood up and drew their swords!

Xu Yan ran into these guards face to face, and his heart sank immediately. There was a sea of ​​fire all around, and there was no way to retreat. He held a knife in his right hand to block in front of him, watching their every move with tense mind.

The Mu family was born as a military general, and the guards in the mansion were all trained in kung fu. They were as brave as a leopard, and even the Beizhen government secretary could not take advantage of them.

The flames rose steadily not far behind Xu Yan. He held his breath, and as a beam collapsed and collapsed, sawdust filled the sky. More than 20 guards surrounded him and attacked him from all sides!

There was a crisp sound of two sword strikes, Xu Yan stopped the two swords that pierced his throat and chest, and then ducked to the left, but he was still a step too late, and the blade drew a long line behind him. Bloody mouth.

He didn't have time to slow down due to the injury, and another round of attacks hit him fiercely. Xu Yan kicked away the guards behind him, and kept turning the blade, piercing the enemy's chest. But it got stuck in the gap between the opponent's bones, and it couldn't be pulled out!

Just at this moment, the guard on the left rushed up and kicked him hard, kicking him two or three feet away. Xu Yan, who had lost his weapon, stood on the ground with one hand, and stopped before he was barely touched by the flames.

He raised his head, and the dark guards in front of him had already slashed their bright weapons at him!

At this moment, there was a sound of fighting outside the door, and a group of imperial guards poured in, surrounded the guards of Mu's residence without any explanation, and started fighting each other. A man walked out from among the imperial guards. The scene was separated, and Qing Ci said to Xu Yan: "Get out of here quickly."

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, then followed the opponent, walked out of the door through the fighting crowd, and then a group of imperial guards broke away from the fight and came out quickly, and then the two soldiers outside the door closed the door, resisting the guards inside. come out.

The sound of the collapse of the wood was earth-shattering, covering the faint howling, and the red flames gradually burned the windows red.

Xu Yan looked at Qing Ci: "Why are you here?"

"I just found out about Mr. Mu, so I brought someone over to check." Qing Ci smiled gently, "You don't have to worry, these forbidden soldiers are all my people, and they won't confide a word to the outside world, no one will know that you have come back .”

Xu Yan hesitated for a moment, let go of his vigilance, "Thank you."

"It's just a little effort." Qing Ci said, "You can rest assured that you leave this place to me. The fire in Yueluoyuan will definitely attract the attention of all parties. You should leave quickly."

Xu Yan stopped talking, turned and walked towards the vast night.

The fire in Yue Luoyuan burned for a whole night, and there was a huge turmoil in the capital. The death of Mu Wen, the son of the Mu family, made the Mu family furious.

Ji Han was ready for a storm, rushed into the Taixuan Hall, and threw a stack of memorials to the emperor.

It was almost early morning, the sky was darkest, Xie Linze yawned, put on his robe, unfolded the memorial, and then the indifferent look on his face faded away.

After a long silence, he put the memorial on the case, "Cheng Pei can't keep it."

"It's Beizhen's prefect who can't keep it." Ji Han's tone was almost bone-chilling.

His face was ashen, "Cheng Pei has always been cautious in his work, and he will kill Mu Wen only when he is crazy! There must be someone behind this!"

"The sword has no eyes." Xie Linze said indifferently.

The guard outside the door said: "Report to Lord Shoufu that General Huaiyuan Mu He has entered the palace with a token, and is asking to see His Majesty outside the palace."

Ji Han glanced at Xie Linze sullenly, then walked out of the hall, and shouted angrily to the attendants: "Let them go, prepare the carriage, I want to go back to Ji's mansion!"

After Ji Han left, Xie Linze sat in the empty hall with only a candle by the desk, and the silence was deep.

After a long time, there was movement from the window pavilion. He looked over and saw Xu Yan coming in through the window covered in blood.

When the other party saw him sitting there before dawn, his eyes fell on the memorial, "You know?"

Xie Linze walked over: "Are you injured?"

He asked Xu Yan to sit down on the side of the couch, took out the medicine bottle and bandage from the black lacquer and gold medicine cabinet, peeled off his tattered top, saw a bloody wound on his back, and paused: " Have you ever thought about going back to Li Town?"

"You want me to go?" Xu Yan turned around suddenly, squeezed his hand tightly, stared at him and said, "Don't you think there are too many things that we haven't explained clearly?"

After being quiet for a while, Xie Linze smiled at him: "Yes. We have been separated for more than ten years. This period of time is too long, and too many inexplicable things have happened."

Xu Yan stared at him steadfastly, a vein appeared on his tense forehead.

"It's been so long that we can't recognize each other, how would you have thought that the absurd Xie Linze back then has become what he is now." The man still smiled.

Xu Yan suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged the man in front of him tightly.

Xie Linze closed his eyes in his embrace: "When I am in the palace, I often feel that this is a tomb, and everyone is a walking corpse. The last thing I want is that you also become a dead bone."

Xu Yan exhausted all his strength to hug him tightly, lowered his voice, and said firmly: "I just want to help you, it doesn't matter whether it will become a dry bone, I will help you get rid of Ji's family, all of you enemies. Linze, you will return to your original position."

Xie Linze opened his eyes, and saw the darkness outside the window fade away, and the morning light was faint.

He was saddened by the hoop, and pushed Xu Yan with his shoulder, "Stop hugging, I'll give you medicine, say something to help me, I think you're going to bleed out soon."

After helping Xu Yan fasten the bandage, it was almost time to go to court, Xie Linze took out the court clothes and changed into it, "You set fire to the Yue Luoyuan, how did you escape from the guards of the Mu family?"

"Someone saved me."

He tied the ribbons on both sides of the crown under his chin, but the ribbon on the other side caught the corner of the crown. After a couple of straightenings, he couldn't straighten it out. Behind him, Xu Yan held down his hand and straightened the ribbon.

Xie Linze looked back at him with a smile: "Who saved you?"

"Qingci." Xu Yan said.

Xie Linze's smile froze on his lips.

Xu Yan noticed something strange, "What?"

"It's nothing." Xie Linze quickly turned around, picked up the ribbon and tied it around his waist, "Next time you have a plan, you should discuss it with me."

Xu Yan nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Xie Linze smiled, and then thoughtfully: "Do you know the consequences of getting rid of Beizhen Fusi?"

"This is just the first step in eradicating the power of the Ji family." Xu Yan, with his upper body bare, watched the other party's every move, "Once the Beizhen prefecture is eliminated, the Ji family will no longer have eyes and ears to spy on the outside world, and there will be no one in the capital who can spy on the outside world." Protect your own barrier."

After Xie Linze finished dressing, a guard's voice came from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court."

Xu Yandao: "How do you think Ji Han will deal with the furious Mu family?"

"In all likelihood, he won't come to court. He is probably negotiating with Ji Dashi, so let the two of them fight each other and procrastinate to deal with this matter."

Xu Yan: "Then Cheng Pei?"

"Cheng Pei will definitely die, but the matter hasn't come to an end with Ji Han, and the Mu family won't kill him for the time being." Xie Linze laughed nervously, "You are really good at killing two birds with one stone, Mr. Six."

When Xu Yan heard his name, he felt like a feather scratching his heart, and couldn't help but pull him closer and lowered his head.

Xie Linze raised his hand to block his approaching face, then scratched his chin with his index finger, "I'm going to court, stay here and wait for my return."