Deep ice

Huai Huai and Chun Bao made a detour, seeing the two guards leaning against each other, sleeping soundly, they tiptoed around.

Standing under the palace wall, Huaihuai immediately encountered difficulties.

There is not even a tree near the palace wall, so it is really difficult to climb up it empty-handed.

While hesitating in every possible way, Huai Huai turned his head to look at Chun Bao on the side, and said softly: "It's too high...what should I do?"

Chun Bao looked up at the towering palace wall, with even more melancholy on his face.

Huaihuai's skill is not good enough, let alone someone who is afraid of heights like myself, and when he just came out, he forgot to bring the hook he made earlier, the palace wall is more than twice as high as his body, it is With wings, I'm afraid I can't fly up.

The two guards lowered their heads, their breathing was shallow, and they were not sleeping soundly. When they moved occasionally, they squeezed against the people around them.

This scene actually made Chun Bao on the side feel sleepy.

Chunbao yawned and shed some sour tears,

"Huaihuai, go up by yourself, I'll sleep here."

Huaihuai whispered: "The guard may wake up at any time, how can you sleep here?"

Chun Bao closed his eyes, "Why don't I stand and squint for a while, and you step on my shoulders."

Huai Huai was overjoyed, "This is really a good idea."

After finishing speaking, he pushed Chunbao up to the base of the wall, stepped on its face, and climbed up.

Chunbao was dizzy from being trampled by Huai Huai, almost biting the roots of his teeth,

"Mother, my eyeballs are about to pop out..."

Huai Huai didn't care to hold back his strength, he just wanted to climb up quickly.

He touched the top of the wall with both hands, raised his breath, and turned over with his whole body.

Looking down, Chun Bao was spinning in place like a top, almost collapsed to the ground.

Huai Huai stretched out his hand, "Chun Bao, come up."

Chunbao's black yarn was deformed, sunken in, like a black ingot, seeing that Huaihuai was about to pull him up, he quickly shook his head, "I'll watch out for you from below, you just lie on your stomach."

Huaihuai stopped talking, straightened his body and turned his head to look inside.

Inside the palace wall, there are guards guarding each other five steps apart. Even though it is the third watch, those guards are all bright-eyed and full of energy.

Huai Huai broke out in a cold sweat.

He bent over the wall and did not dare to move, for fear of being seen, after a long time, he dared to pull his neck and look towards the imperial study.

Except for a layer of window paper, nothing can be seen in front of my eyes.

Huai Huai arched his body forward annoyed, thinking that if he moved forward, he might be able to hear the movement inside, but unexpectedly, with this movement, the long stick behind him scratched the brick, and there was a slight scratch.

Fortunately, the guards below did not respond yet.

Huai Huai pulled out the stick, and was about to throw it down, but suddenly had an idea.

Did Chun Bao bring this long stick for him to poke the window paper?

Huaihuai glanced gratefully at Chunbao who was sleeping below, took a long stick and passed it towards the window paper.

The guard standing under the window paper was exhausted, yawned and squinted his eyes, but he didn't see the slender black shadow stretching over his head and poking a hole.

When I opened my eyes again, the surrounding area was quiet, and there was nothing unusual about it.

The people on the wall had already withdrawn their sticks and stared at the hole with wide eyes.

Huai Huai poked a corner of the window paper with a stick. Although the scene inside was a little far away and I couldn't hear anything, I could still see it clearly.

Just now the minister who held the lantern to shine on him bowed his head and wiped his sweat frequently, as if he had been scolded severely.

Then he knelt on the ground again, and just said a few words, but he was dizzy and disfigured by the oncoming memorial.

Huaihuai was secretly complacent, thinking that the emperor is so powerful, he could hit his face from such a long distance, it is really extraordinary skill.

Chun Bao, who was below, couldn't stand the cold, kowtowed his feet to keep warm, but suddenly he was slapped across the face.

"Bold! Which palace eunuch are you!"

Chun Bao came over with the spirit of this slap, looked up at the vicious man in front of him, and was stunned for a moment, "There is a saying that a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands, why do you do it?"

The guard frowned fiercely, "Is the imperial study room the place where you come to take a nap? There are no rules like this, so naturally you have to fight."

Only then did Chun Bao realize that the guard in front of him was just dozing off, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, feeling aggrieved, "I didn't come here to sleep on purpose, but I just passed by."

The two guards glanced at each other, thinking that since they opened their eyes, they saw that the little eunuch had been sleeping here, but hadn't made any overstepping, so they said coldly: "It's midnight, don't go back to sleep, instead run away Come to sleep here, maybe there is some evil intention."

Chun Bao sniffed, "Master sent me to the imperial dining room to get some food. I was really sleepy, so I slept next to the base of the palace wall. Who is in the way? You two, get out of my way." , I have to go get food for the master, if my mother is starving, I am afraid that you two will not be able to eat."

The guards looked at Chun Bao with a dumbfounded expression, not like a liar, looked at each other for a while, and then all gave way, "Go."

Hearing this, Chunbao straightened the black gauze on his head, and walked away.

The black shadow on the wall moved its place, stretching its neck to search for the figure of the emperor, but heard an angry shout from below, "There are assassins!"

Huaihuai trembled, and looked down, a guard was looking up at him, and drew his sword out.

The guard's voice was exceptionally clear in this silent night, and it didn't take long for dozens of people to catch up.

Huaihuai quickly bent down and pretended to be a wall tile.

The tip of the knife gleamed coldly, stabbing into the sky, intending to tear it apart.

The leading team leader scolded in a cold voice, "Bring the arrow—"

Huaihuai carefully looked left and right, and realized that he was the only one on the wall, and there was no one else, so he couldn't pretend anymore, sat up and said, "Don't shoot me, I'll go down."

After speaking, he jumped down from the wall, rolled on the ground twice, and was firmly pressed down in the snow.

In the imperial study room, Long Yan was furious.

Xi Lian stood aside, not daring to show his air.

The booklets scattered all over the floor were wide open, and no one dared to go forward to clean them up.

Tian Chongguang knelt on the ground, fighting with each other, "The emperor calm down."

Yuan Jing's black eyes were deep, and he spoke slowly, although the voice was no longer angry, but it was like silk, and it made people feel depressed.

"The matter has come to this, you can tell me what to do."

Tian Chongguang kowtowed heavily, "Back to the emperor, according to what I have seen, there are enough troops in northern Xinjiang, and one hundred thousand can be transferred back to fight against the invaders."

Yuan Jing was silent for a long time, and then sneered, you are a first-class official, but you are so confused? "

Tian Chongguang's lips were a little uneasy, "The emperor... forgive me for being stupid, but right now, there is really no other way... The southeast army was defeated, the general soldiers of the two cities died and the other surrendered, and the bandits were fierce. The only elite soldiers in Daping at present are the Northern Xinjiang cavalry. This... can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need, when the time is over, it will not be too late to transfer back."

"It's downright stupid!" Yuan Jing yelled at the case, "With the power of foreign barbarian tigers and wolves, the offense and defense are weak, how can they do such a thing as self-destruction of the Great Wall like withdrawing troops."

Tian Chongguang was in a cold sweat, "I will die for my humble minister."

Yuan Jing's face was pale, "How many troops are in the southeast now?"

Tian Chongguang said: "Return to the emperor, less than [-]."

Yuan Jing said: "The rogues are going north, and they are gradually forcing the capital. The most urgent thing is to defend with all your strength. You quickly adjust the preparations of the northern and southern capitals to enrich the southeast for war needs."

Tian Chongguang paused for a moment, then mumbled: "Back to the emperor... the preparation troops in the two capitals... as early as two years ago, most of them were incorporated into the northern Xinjiang cavalry... and the remaining number, I just counted them in the [-] soldiers Mali."

Yuan Jing's face turned blue, and his voice was extremely cold, "Who made it up?"

When Tian Chongguang heard the words, his whole body trembled suddenly, his appearance was extremely strange,

"Back to the emperor...it's...it's He Yan."

Yuan Jing was suffocated, and was about to have an attack, but suddenly there was a commotion and clamor outside.

"There are assassins!"

Xi Lian's heart tightened, and he hurriedly greeted, "Escort!"

As soon as the voice was finished, the palace gate suddenly opened wide, and many guards poured into the outer hall to escort them. For a moment, people in the imperial study were panicked.

Yuan Jing was frightened by this, but forgot to be angry, clenched his hands, and looked outside the hall.

Tian Chongguang still knelt on the ground, motionless, as if he had died.

The leader of the imperial guards bowed in, then knelt down and clasped his fists, "Report to the emperor, the assassin has been captured."

Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief, his voice was indifferent,

"Bring it in."

The guard promised in a low voice, turned around and went out, and after a while, he and another guard turned the assassin into the palace.

In fact, it wasn't twisting, Huaihuai was so happy when he heard that the guards were going to send him in, he followed in obediently and knelt on the ground.

After seeing the man's face clearly, Yuan Jing almost lost his breath.

Xilian knew it in his heart, and hurried forward to cover Huaihuai's face, "Bastard, why is it you again?"

Tian Chongguang on the side trembled when he heard the words, turned his head to look, the man's face had been tightly covered by Xi Lian, and he couldn't see anything.

When he went to see the emperor, there was a cold light in his dark eyes, but there was no trace of murderous intent.

Yuan Jing waved his hand, "You go back first, we will discuss it at five o'clock."

As if Tian Chongguang was saved, he kowtowed to thank him, bowed and retreated.

Huai Huai felt uncomfortable being covered by Xi Lian, struggled a few times before showing his face,

"Your Majesty, it's me."

Seeing Tian Chongguang leave the hall, Xi Lian let go of his hand and stepped aside.

Yuan Jing's eyes were tired, "Take him back."

When Huai Huai heard the words, he boldly said: "Your Majesty, I want to stay here."

Yuan Jing gave him a cold look, "Presumptuous."

Seeing this, Xi Lian turned around and gave the two young eunuchs a wink.

"What are you doing stupidly, why don't you drag people down quickly."

The little eunuch stepped forward swiftly and pulled Huai Huai with all his strength, but the man did not move at all.

Huai Huai knelt on the ground as if he had grown roots, and said nonsense: "Your Majesty, I came here this time because I actually have something for you."

Yuan Jing was taken aback, "What is it?"

Xi Lian stepped forward knowingly, and was about to reach out, but Huai Huai hid him, "This thing must be handed over to the emperor in person."

Yuan Jing's face turned blue, "That's all."

Huai Huai was on the verge of tears, "Your Majesty, there is no need to untie me, just come and get it."

Yuan Jing stared at Huai Huai for a long time.

Thinking that if the person was tied up firmly, nothing would go wrong, so he walked over slowly.

Huai Huai said: "Your Majesty, there is still a long way to go."

Yuan Jing frowned slightly, and took a step forward.

Huai Huai said again: "Your Majesty, come closer."

Yuan Jing pressed the fire, leaned down, "Where did you put it?"

The cold cheeks were covered with warm lips, just for a moment, like ripples in still water.

The wind blows in through the broken window paper, and the heart of the candle flutters, confusing people's eyes, and the moonlight coming in is tangled and entangled, just like these two people.

Yuan Jing's eyelids drooped slightly, and his eyes fell on his tightly clenched fingers. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand, and slapped the man hard.

It's not hate, it's like embarrassment.

Huaihuai was caught off guard by the slap, and then turned his face,

The four eyes meet, Huai Huai smiles purely,

"Your Majesty, no matter how much you beat me, I still like you."