Chiwuxing

Chapter Ninety-Fourth - The Seven Deadly Sinful Mistresses Are Slaughtered, and the King of the Nine Heavens Comes Away

In the Dongping County Military Guard Camp, the generals of the third and fifth armies sat in a circle, studying a yellow silk paper edict placed in the middle of the table.

"...If Ni Congwen's business has been completed, we will lead the army over at this time, just to give him an excuse to commit crimes again," a general said, "It's better to wait for the people we sent to get definite news first, and then make plans. Late……"

"I can't wait!" The man standing at the corner of the tent with his hands behind his back turned around, interrupted sharply, and said in a low voice to the people on the seat, "Ni Congwen doesn't know the situation in the army here, he wants me to wait, let's go that is."

"But since the man surnamed Ni is leading the enemy to the border, if he is allowed to stabilize the overall situation again, wouldn't he be given a legitimate reason to protect the emperor and save him, so as to facilitate his final plan?"

The young man standing alone said: "Everyone is thinking complicatedly. No matter what his plan is, it is an indisputable fact that the barbarians will swallow up Yantu at any time. How can Ni Congwen not be afraid of this matter? He must have guessed that the barbarians are not trustworthy. Teach them to take advantage all the time."

Everyone nodded, and listened closely to him and said: "Now it's too late to wait for the investigating brothers to come back. After all, Ni Congwen doesn't know the details of the army, so why don't we just follow his wishes and lead the army to station outside Fenying City. When we send troops to find any reason, we can look at ourselves."

The young man took two steps forward, staring at the bright yellow cloth on the table, his gray hair fluttering: "Since Ni Congwen took the emperor's edict to pass on the letter, why don't you take this opportunity to plan and directly declare to the next part... This is the prince's handbook, Send troops to rescue."

Everyone was satisfied, and they all dispersed and started to deploy troops.

There are only two people left in the tent.The young man had already sat down at this time, staring blankly at the imperial edict, but the person on the other side stood up, stared at him, and said: "The one who handed over this edict is a barbarian...Since you know it's a fake, why did you just when they were here?" Don't make it clear?"

Fu Chen didn't speak, Wei Xu knew that he was asking the truth, so he simply said from the bottom of his heart: "...they used to have more seniority than me in Chijia, if they showed it at the beginning, it would be much more convenient to do things, and there is no need to worry about it." Going around so many circles over and over again...they have followed for many years and are not gossipers."

"It's not what I mean, it's what he meant," Fu Chen said with lowered eyes, "You're right, these old generals may be as loyal as before, and stick to them... But he is not the same as before, and he can't be empty anymore." Occupying the position before death, blindly ordering and dispatching."

"...He doesn't have that qualification." The young man gritted his teeth.

Wei Xu's heart was filled with sourness, and he squeezed out another question for which he already knew the answer:

"...What about you? What's your position?"

The young man stood up, straightened his waist, and passed him by.Before opening the tent, leave a sentence:

"I follow him."

Crowds gather at Caishikou to watch Ling Chi's execution, and the voices are loud.If you don't inquire carefully, people from the outer city will have the opportunity to joke that foreign enemies are imminent, and the people at the emperor's feet still have time to celebrate the festival, which is very interesting.

According to the old rules, the criminal law lasted for three days, and in the middle of it, the criminals had to be given wild ginseng tonics for their continued life and pain.

On this first day, the penalty was one thousand knives.The executioner's technique is outstanding, peeling the skin as thin as powder gauze at the corner of the beauty's clothes, and peeling off layers of skin with a hundred knives.Even though the internal organs have been discovered, the limbs are still healthy like a perfect person, like an old snake shedding its skin and showing a new face.

At noon, the prison officer ordered to suspend the rest, and ordered someone to approach the prisoner to pour tonic medicine to suspend his mind.

The eyes of the person on the rack were still there, and he heard the sound with both ears. What he saw before his eyes was a familiar person.

"...Master, the servant is here to serve you."

Jiang Hua's whole body was covered, but his face was still intact.At this time, she squeezed out a smile as usual, but the resentment in her eyes became more and more fierce because of her pale face: "... At the beginning... our family won the benevolence of a woman, and I spared your life so that you will repay your kindness with revenge... ..."

He Libao was holding the soup bowl tightly in both hands, but felt the heat in his hands dissipating more and more, forced a smile: "It's the slave's fault... But even if it wasn't the slave's trustworthiness, they still have thousands of ways to fabricate crimes... The slave is just asking for his life ..."

"...Fate?" Jiang Hua talked too much, breathing hard, "Do you still remember...how old were you when you followed our family...you were much younger than Zhang Rui at that time...if it wasn't for Our family, you think you are still alive until now..."

"Yes...you are right..."

He Libao had nothing to say, and Jiang Hua gasped more and more, unable to stop.

After a long time, He Libao finally said: "Grandpa... Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Jiang Hua laughed lightly and panted: "It's not bad... I even asked our family to celebrate a reunion..."

In previous years, during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been full of distinguished guests, and those who know each other and those who are not acquainted have to give condolences according to the rules.If it is only counted by the head, I am afraid that this scene will be a bit grander than the imperial banquet in the palace.The eunuch has no relatives, but relying on the inexhaustible treasures and money that flowed into the official treasury, he barely stuffed and warmed a hollow heart.

"Bao'er... Come here, our family has something to say to you..."

He Libao stepped forward holding the bowl stiffly, he didn't dare to look down, so he could only look up at the still familiar face.

The corners of Jiang Hua's mouth were chapped, and he mumbled something that he couldn't hear clearly.

He Libao leaned closer and listened carefully, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ear.

He retreated subconsciously, staggered to the ground, and covered his right ear, which was in severe pain, but found that the place was empty, only the warm liquid sensed from the palm of his hand dripped down continuously.

Looking up, I saw Jiang Hua spitting out the ears dangling from his mouth as if spitting, and yelling with all his strength:

"Sinister! Heartless white-eyed wolf! Parentless bastard..."

Due to the translucent shape of the whole body, the throbbing blood vessels and the connected organs can be faintly seen under the pink texture.

The people who were watching tens of feet away didn't know the details, they only saw from a distance that Dajian He, who used to be dressed in brocade and robes, was in ragged clothes, and suddenly he lay on the ground regardless of his appearance, crying, crying like a child, screaming like a child. Li called "Grandpa" repeatedly, and the sound shook all directions.

Why are you crying?

Ordinary people are in pain for death, good people are for fear and repentance, and wicked people are for seeking and not getting it.

There is no villain who can live without crying. He can still pick up the butcher knife when he puts it down, but it is difficult to take back the salt water that has been poured down.

The young guard who was eating dry food at the side was already agitated in his heart when he heard about it, and he raised his hand to slap the prisoner as he approached to drink coldly.

The old executioner next to him had sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly stopped him: "Get out!...Little bastard is not serious! If you break it in a while, you will be responsible!"

After the reprimand, he went up to carefully wipe off the blood dripping from the corner of Jiang Hua's mouth. The old executioner smiled and said, "Don't panic, my lord. I'm here to keep you alive for the three-day prison sentence... You were so beautiful during your lifetime." , Yan Guo is the first one, after this death, I will teach you to walk vigorously and live with dignity..."

Then I personally took the soup bowl and carefully fed it to his mouth bit by bit: "This is the barbarian ginseng that I specially bought from the medicinal shop, and the preservation is no worse than the ones you have eaten before..."

Jiang Hua is now in a state of dying, and has neither answered nor opened his mouth.

Seeing that the tonic could not be poured down, the old executioner ordered the apprentice who was doing odd jobs: "Go quickly! Bring the bamboo tube I prepared!"

The little apprentice followed suit and handed over the master's tools.

The old executioner is like a literati who is painting and painting, lightly grinding the pen and paper, and looking carefully.Then he slowly weighed the bamboo tube into the prisoner's mouth, put it on the throat, and then slowly poured the decoction in, the movement like flowing clouds and flowing water, directly taught the apprentices who were watching nearby to admire.

It was past noon, and the prison officer wiped the lard from the corner of his mouth with his sleeves, and casually threw down a token, which shone brightly under the scorching sun at noon:

"Continue to execute!"

The old executioner's eyes were shining, he stared at the body on the rack without blinking, and said to the side: "Bring the knife."

The streets and alleys were noisy because of this grand event, but Ni Congwen suddenly heard the news from outside the customs in the mansion, and he couldn't sit still for a while.

"Pass on my order—"

Ni Congwen slapped the table with his right hand, his eyes were cold, and he said in a solemn voice: "Order the Gyeonggi Army to surround the palace immediately, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

"...In addition, in the name of protecting the emperor, I sent an order to the Jiangdong Army to come quickly."

The attendant knew that the situation was serious and could not be delayed, so he hurriedly took orders to retreat.

Ni Congwen glanced coldly at the individual soldier under the steps, and said, "The barbarians are about to hit the door of the house, why did they send the letter now!"

The soldier flinched and explained: "I sent someone to deliver a letter earlier... I don't know why you didn't receive it here, and then I didn't return it for two days, so I sent the little one over alone..."

"...That is to say," Ni Congwen gradually calmed down, his face expressionless, "Even this news came after two days..."

The soldiers dare not make a sound.

Ni Chengzhi thought that his presence was an eyesore, so he sent him off with words, and then said to his father: "Didn't the guards say that they would chase them day and night, I'm afraid they are still fighting with the barbarians on the way, and they are behind. The pursuit should and should continue as planned...Father, don't be too alarmed by this small mistake at this moment."

Ni Congwen slowly shook his head: "...In the past, there were so many military reports that there were no mistakes in signaling. Now that it is a critical moment, I don't think it is a trivial matter."

Ni Chengzhi knew that he was nervous recently, so he persuaded him: "Father, when the Jiangdong army arrives and the city is besieged by thousands of people, you are already on the verge of riding a tiger. It is better to let nature take its course and act as it is, and everything will come true. What has happened so far, It’s just a small setback before the big event.”

Ni Congwen's eyes drifted out of the window to see the shadow of the moon, but he remained silent.

Tonight is bound to be a sleepless night.

Thousands of Gyeonggi troops surrounded the palace overnight, and the lights and shadows in the palace were lonely, and the rockery and flowing springs were surrounded by night, quiet and distant.

The noble concubine was praying silently in the palace, and the string of Buddhist beads in her hand broke suddenly, and the round beads splashed with red musk fragrance, and scattered on the ground, spreading around the noble concubine's body like a fan-like bead screen.

A Buddhist bead rolled slowly and stopped at the edge of the futon where the monk was sitting next to him.

Under the warm yellow candle, the monk's cold eyes were stained with blood.

The monk stared at the bead with lowered eyebrows for a long time, then slowly raised his head to meet the woman's bewildered eyes.

"Your Majesty, you took the wrong prayer beads."

The monk spoke calmly, and took a wooden box from a dark place on one side.

The noble concubine thought in a daze that this box should have been enshrined on top of the seated Bodhisattva several feet high, and she also remembered that she had specially asked someone to replace it with a brocade box made by barbarians.

Seeing that the monk wanted to open the box, the noble concubine subconsciously stopped her: "Zen Master——"

The monk seemed to have never heard of it, and in his hand, the blood-red bodhi seeds were coiled several times with black threads, entrenched in the narrow wall of the box.

The more you stare, the more treacherous it becomes. For a moment, what the noble concubine saw in front of her eyes was the Bodhi seed mixed with black lines and dense patterns, which circled strangely.It seemed as if she had regained her spirit, and also as if she had taken a severe poison, the lifelike python skin turned brightly, the imperial concubine's eyes were shocked, and she was panting heavily.

The next morning, he got up to stop the court, declared to the outside world that he was a barbarian enemy, and entered the country to discuss strategies.But the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew all about the closure of the palace by the Gyeonggi army last night, and the changes were ahead. No one dared to be the first bird, and they all hid at home and dared not go out.Only the common people didn't know what had happened, and they still rushed to Caishikou with great interest to grab a good seat and watch this grand event of carcasses that hadn't happened in a century.

In the afternoon, Ni Congwen entered the palace by car and met the prince.

In the middle of the Yongyan Hall, behind Jin Yan's mahogany table, Xinghuang Guying sits alone as usual.A few steps away, Ni Congwen saw a cloth couch placed opposite the table, knowing that it was prepared for him, he didn't give in, so he went straight forward and sat down.

"What uncle wants," the prince said, pushing the table two inches forward, "Guzao has already prepared it."

Ni Congwen glanced at it briefly, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Your Highness has always been intelligent..."

"No." Zong Zhengyi shook his head.

Ni Congwen went on to say: "Your Highness is smart, but he is also really lenient. Both of these can be intertwined, but they should not be entrusted with big things."

"Uncle might as well say that I am childish and innocent, and that the benevolence of a woman is better." Zong Zhengyi said.

"There are not many people in this world who can clearly understand themselves." Ni Congwen could sense the strangeness of the prince today, "Your Highness really impresses me. In fact, since you and I are related by nephew and uncle, it's not that I can't give it to you." live machine."

Zongzheng Yi smiled lightly, his face pale as always: "Uncle is used to cutting grass and roots, leaving no hidden dangers. I admit that I don't have this status to make you an exception, and I don't want to be able to make this exception."

He had known that Ni Congwen seemed to often compromise and balance on major affairs between the court and China, but in reality he was always merciless when it came to fundamental interests.In the final analysis, he was originally a person with no dust in his eyes, but he had cultivated a peaceful and stable appearance through his long-term mediation and fighting for interests in the government.

When Ni Congwen heard the words, he said, "If Your Highness still wants to stay, I would like to do my best for His Highness."

"...can my uncle babysat my concubine's life?"

Ni Congwen stared at him for a while, then said slowly: "...Yes, is there any more?"

"Moreover, I hope that no matter what wrong things my cousin Xin does in the future, my uncle will forgive her and keep her safe for life."

"Chengxin is my own daughter, so it should be."

"...Besides, I have nothing to wish for." Zong Zhengyi raised his hand to smooth out the pleats between his sleeves, folded them on his knees, and sat still.

Ni Congwen smiled without emotion: "Your Highness is a kind of love."

The crown prince didn't answer, he was silent, when a person came from outside the hall, he stood timidly at the door, hesitating whether to approach or not.

"Who is it?" Ni Congwen saw it first, and said.

The prince then turned his head and said, "Tong Xiu, come and talk to me if you have something to do."

Tong Xiu's footsteps were fragmented, and before he stopped, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness! The barbarians are coming... According to reports, they have already attacked outside Xuanxing Pass, and the defenders are weak to resist. The message has been sent in advance to show that they are about to attack... "

Before the crown prince said anything, Ni Congwen asked, "Where's the Red Armor Guards? Where are the hundreds of thousands of soldiers going?"

"Should... it was also weak in resisting, not blocking its offensive..." Tong Xiu replied with her head bowed.

Ni Congwen's complexion plummeted, and his two eyebrows were gloomy.

Zongzheng Yi raised his head and said: "Since uncle has to guard the palace now, he must have left a way outside."

Ni Congwen smiled lightly: "After all, this land of Yan has given me glory, so why don't I take revenge and give this land away?"

There was a sneer in Zongzheng's eyes, and it disappeared in an instant: "...Could it be that uncle kills kings and barbarians, so it's not worth revenge?"

Ni Congwen looked at him again, and said: "Your Majesty has been seriously ill for two years, but he is still resting in the palace safely. When will I kill the king? Tang Lan, the red-armored general who resisted foreign aggression, is my son-in-law. When will I become a barbarian?"

"If mother and concubine hadn't been waiting and inspecting in the palace every day, father and emperor would have passed away long ago," Zong Zhengyi said, "Even if uncle promised to keep mother and concubine alive, to be honest, I don't believe what uncle said."

Ni Congwen mocked lightly: "Since your Highness can see things clearly, why should you throw yourself into a trap now?"

The prince was silent again, Ni Congwen saw the opportunity and said again: "Not all smart people in this world can have the last laugh, but the one who loses first must be the kind one."

"My lord is right! It's just that I'm still not sure who is more ruthless!"

A female voice came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, I saw a group of tall bearded women in black clothes approaching the hall, enclosing the hall tightly from the door to the corner.A woman dressed in a beard walked in, walked up to the two of them, and looked at their seats coldly.

"Princess, what do you mean?" Ni Congwen raised his eyebrows.

"Isn't it already obvious?" He Xuyun glanced at him, "Since your lord is the leader of Yanchen, don't you know what I mean?"

Ni Congwen's gaze subconsciously turned to the prince, who kept his eyebrows lowered from the beginning. He smiled and said, "Isn't your highness planning to rely on a group of women to do a futile resistance?"

"It seems that my lord sometimes makes mistakes in his judgment," He Xujun said quickly, "Why don't you think that we, Hu Qiang, belonged to Yan for so long, and that the so-called rebellion of the Hulan tribe was just a cover to deceive you? "

"What the princess means is that the tribes of Hu and Qiang have colluded with the barbarians for a long time." Ni Congwen squinted his eyes and glanced up and down at her, and said, "Princess is young, so don't lie in front of me, the princess's tricks are not very good. "

He Xuyun was so stared at that his heart beat, but he still forced himself to be calm, not daring to show any timidity.

"What Ni Xiang said is wrong, it should be called 'same hatred and hatred'."

If you don't see the person, get the voice first.

With a thick and deep voice pouring his inner strength into his ears, Ni Congwen suddenly felt a booming sound in his ears, almost deaf, but he couldn't hide the surprise on his face, and stared at the door.

The visitor was indeed sitting in the shadow of an acquaintance, and his expression could not be seen clearly against the light.After he came slowly, Ni Congwen confirmed that what he saw was not an illusion, it was King Yu who should have been in the underground of the imperial mausoleum three years ago.

Zong Zhengyi, who had been sitting silently by the side, stood up slowly at this time, and bowed to the visitor: "Brother."

Zongzhengxi approached to the side.

Ni Congwen on the opposite side looked at the two brothers who were standing and sitting, and was rarely speechless.

The man swept his eyes lightly, and said flatly, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but Xiang Ni hasn't changed at all."

Observing the current situation clearly, Ni Congwen also knew that he could not hide it, so he suppressed the panic that had arisen below him, propped up his face and said, "Your Highness is the one who surprised me."

He looked at the man's whole body. The dark dark robe stretched from the neck to the feet, and the hands were completely covered by black leather gloves. The black and oppressive aura was overwhelming.There is no crown behind the curly hair, the facial bones are still sharp and deep, and the temples are full of stars.No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like a state of enjoying yourself.

Ni Congwen said: "I don't know if Your Highness has ever gone to the streets to watch the execution of the criminal Jiang Shi? I have searched for evidence for many years, and now I have avenged my maiming and murder for Your Highness."

"Ni Xiangruo has such a warm heart, why don't you send the treacherous officials and thieves in the palace to the execution ground?" Zong Zhengxi sarcastically said.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zong Zhengxi took the initiative to say: "Before my king joined the army, I often talked with Mr. Xie about military affairs. Although they are harmonious but different, there is also the fun of forgetting the past."

This statement directly lowered Ni Congwen's seniority in his eyes, and the qualifications piled up with his age were suddenly worth mentioning in front of him.Ni Congwen gritted his teeth secretly, and said, "...His Royal Highness King Yu came here at this time, isn't it just to delay time?"

The man pursed his lips and said, "Could it be that Ni Xiang thinks that he can still walk out of this palace today?"

Ni Congwen glanced at the Hu girl who was standing with a knife, and said slowly: "I didn't know that His Highness disappeared for three years, but he had no clear relationship with the barbarians, and instead wanted to fight against Yan..."

Zong Zhengxi didn't answer, looked down at the bright yellow things on the cases, and said: "Second brother gave Ni Xiang a gift, Ni Xiang must keep it well."

Beside the gate of the palace, Hexun watched vigilantly the movement of several people in the palace, and a Hu girl suddenly came from outside the palace and whispered something to him.

He Xuyun's expression changed suddenly, he glanced sideways at the hall again, turned around and said to the bearded woman: "Look here, if there is any abnormality, go find me in time... If you are surrounded by soldiers, you can't come As a last resort, don't confront them head-on."

After finishing speaking, he rushed to the outside of the palace, led his horse and drove quickly to the city gate outside the palace. At this time, outside the east gate, there were already officers and soldiers with a crowd to surround them. .

"...Follow me back."

With a livid complexion, Ni Chengzhi stood in front of the officers and soldiers outside the gate.

Ni Chengxin was dressed alone, motionless, and said with a smile: "It's not the first time that my elder brother ordered me to go home obediently, but I was never allowed to do things outside in the past. Could it be that today is a special case?"

"Today's matter is so important, little sister, you can't bear it," Ni Chengzhi saw her stubbornness, and said, "Brother, I don't want to joke with you, but I just advise you not to be ignorant of the importance and delay your plan."

After finishing speaking, he winked at the people behind him, and after receiving the order, the officers and soldiers got off their horses and surrounded them.

Ni Chengxin gritted her teeth secretly, and was about to speak when someone behind her said, "Wait!"

Everyone inquired after hearing the sound, and before the horseshoes stopped, He Xujun jumped up, flipped down lightly, stepped forward and said to Ni Chengzhi: "Is this lord not well-informed enough? Don't you know that the barbarians have crossed the Xuanxing Pass and invaded?" The city? Since you have brought so many soldiers and horses, why don’t you go to defend against foreign aggressors, instead come to besiege the palace? What is this for?”

Ni Chengzhi said: "Princess misunderstood, we heard that some Gyeonggi officers and soldiers in the palace were framed and killed by rebels, so we led the troops here to escort them."

He Xuyun knew that the news from the inner palace could not be concealed, but he did not expect that the people outside were so well informed and came to ask questions so quickly.

When hesitating, he turned his head to look at Ni Chengxin. The two of them misunderstood for a moment. Ni Chengxin turned his head and said in a low voice: "Brother, if you want to come in, you can go in alone. Bringing troops and weapons into the inner court is a felony of treason. Even father entering the palace is a crime." If you didn't lead the troops in, if you make a mistake now because of the big brother, I'm afraid it might not be easy for father."

Ni Chengzhi hesitated, but Ni Chengxin knew that he was right, so he saw the opportunity and said, "Before father entered the palace, he probably didn't give elder brother the order to privately lead officers and soldiers into the palace at this time."

Ni Chengzhi fixed his eyes on her, pursed his lips and said, "Little sister, Tang Lan will lead the troops here in a few days. If it's him, will you still stop him?"

"...He listened to me." The voice trembled.

Ni Chengzhi smiled meaningfully, and did not intend to explain: "No, he listens to his father."

Turning his back and whispering a few words to the guard behind him, he walked towards Ni Chengxin who was standing stiffly, and said, "...then ask my sister to lead the way."

Seeing that the officers and soldiers behind him were slowly retreating to the door, Huxun felt a heavy burden in his heart, so he turned his head to follow the two brothers and sisters.

She sensed that Ni Chengxin intends to take a long way around the palace to lead the tour, but this method can't delay it for too long, so she thought about it and said: "I heard from my servant that the imperial concubine's appetite is poor this morning, and she didn't eat breakfast. Since Daren Ni is still the same The crown prince is still discussing matters, it is inconvenient to interrupt at this time, why don't you go to see the imperial concubine before making any plans?"

Ni Chengxin turned his head and said, "Brother, come with me to see my aunt first?"

Ni Chengzhi walked around the palace, and found that the palace was deserted, and there were no soldiers and bandits in disorder, so he calmed down a little, so he agreed.

The few people circled back to the near edge of the palace wall, and suddenly heard a seemingly indistinct crowing of horses, and the chaotic sound of weapons being exchanged.Even separated by a vermilion palace wall, it is enough for those inside the wall to know what happened outside.

He Xuyun subconsciously clenched the saber at his waist, raised his head and stared at Ni Chengzhi.

In Yongyan Hall, several people sat facing each other as usual.If you ignore the bearded women with swords all over the inside and outside of the hall, you can still think it is a picture of the emperor and his ministers meeting each other in the autumn evening.

Ni Congwen folded his hands in his sleeves, lightly twirling his fingers, thinking for a long time.

He tried his best to get some words out of the mouths of the two brothers, but no matter what he said, one of them was half-dead and responded to what he said, and the other was impeccable, often embarrassing him. Can't find any details.

However, he was able to confirm one thing: "If what I see is correct, the two Highnesses didn't come here in collusion?"

"Didn't uncle just say that he didn't believe what Princess Minyu said?" the prince said, "Why did you change your mind at this time?"

Ni Congwen said: "I think that His Royal Highness King Yu has always been concerned about the safety of Yandi in the past, but three years ago he was able to cheat death at the border and return with the Hu people. He must have a deeper foresight plan."

"Uncle doesn't need to provoke, even if he wants to hand over the position of the crown prince to his elder brother, it is all willingly." Zong Zhengyi said lightly.

Ni Congwen reached out and tapped the yellow silk on the table, and satirized: "Your Highness is too hasty and reckless to send the imperial power around like a joke."

"Gu also thinks that virtue is not worthy, so he is willing to let the virtuous to uncle." The prince said.

Ni Congwen suffocated at this moment, and said: "With such great power, His Highness can now allow the minister to leave the palace and return to the residence."

"Today, my uncle took the initiative to enter the palace, and there was no coercion or threat from others."

"I don't know, this palace is still a place where you can't get in and out..." Ni Congwen snorted coldly.

"What Xiang Ni said is right," said Yu Wang sarcastically, "the imperial palace is a place that cannibalize people without spitting out their bones. Heaven has given a great mandate to the people, so they must not get the food that comes. If Ni Xiang can be tough and blunt through After all these tests, bring this paper of imperial edict, and leave this hall, you will be the supreme person of Yan Kingdom."

The implication is that he still cannot leave the palace easily.

Undercurrents are raging in the hall, but they don't know that the east side gate of the palace has been knocked open by soldiers. The two armies are fighting, and the number of people alone is enough to determine the outcome.

He is the leader with a bronze face in light armor, and he is as powerful as a broken bamboo. Behind him are several brave generals, with brown armor next to him, and their spears are sharp.They broke through the palace gate together, and drove to the spacious corridor outside the palace.

"Call-"

The leader at the front suddenly pulled the reins to stop his horse, raised his hand to stop, and the followers behind him also stopped one after another.

The person next to him asked: "...what's the matter?"

The general stared at the swaying clothes at the side door, and ordered: "Go ahead, it is inconvenient to march in the palace, everyone dismounts with guns, and blocks all entrances to the palace... Don't cause random conflicts, hurt unrelated people, etc. .”

The soldiers next to them will lead the horses to pass the order, and the whole army behind them will spread out in four rows, each following its own path.

The leader got off his horse alone, and walked towards the stone lion statue by the side door.

It was only when He Xuyun saw it from a distance that it was not real, but now he saw it close up and he was sure that it was coming. His heart that had been vacant for several days suddenly fell, and he stepped out from behind the stone statue.

Through the mask, He Xuyun could feel that he nodded slightly towards him, then brushed his body and walked forward until he stopped in front of Ni Chengxin.

The person in front of him covered his face with armor, and couldn't find any features, but his pupils were very familiar. Ni Chengxin hesitated, not sure, and whispered: "...Tang Lan?"

The man sneered at first, and then slowly took off his mask: "Madam Tang has good eyesight."

When their faces were revealed, both brothers and sisters were startled, and Ni Chengzhi blurted out: "...you're not dead?"

This group of people surnamed Ni are really caring and united in his affairs.

"I've disappointed the eldest son," Fu Chen looked back at Ni Chengxin in a blink of an eye, and said complicatedly, "Madam, it's been a few years since I saw you... Do you know what I want to do most now?"

The surprise dissipated, and hearing his voice was as rough as sand, Ni Chengxin understood a bit of twists and turns, and didn't want to think too much about this person's whereabouts, so he just faced the current situation and smiled slightly: "... ...Do you want to kill me?"

"Ma'am, I never hit a woman before, and I don't think these tricks of mine should be done on women." Fu Chen also sneered along with the woman.

He took out a dark dart from his waist, which he had drank countless blood with him, and the color was getting closer to its original color. The blade of the dart was as sharp as forged steel, and it shone dark light in the sky.He stretched out his hand to hold it up, facing the woman's heart.

"Jia Sheng!"

He Xujun behind him stepped forward to stop and shook his head secretly at the young man.In her impression, he is not a reckless person, even if there are conflicts in the past, he will not care about the life of a woman in public.

Ni Chengxin didn't move at all, and looked at him calmly: "One dead body and two lives, is it enough for you to relieve your hatred?"

Hearing the words, the young man's expression really opened a crack because of the words, his eyes swept across the wide hem of his lake blue skirt, he immediately raised his head, and took two steps forward.

Ni Chengzhi, who was on the side, wanted to stand sideways to obstruct him, but was kicked aside by the young man, and fell on top of the stone statue in embarrassment. He Xuyun stepped forward to hold him.

Ni Chengxin looked at Fu Chen, who was just a few feet away. In the evening, the bones of his eyes were still smooth, but his eyes were dim, his scars were terrifying, and the scattered strands of curly hair were as white as frost. She didn't know what happened to him, but It is really regretful that the two pairs of bright pupils that have amazed her in this life have fallen into gray one after another.

It was really expected by Tang Lan at the beginning, but she couldn't bear to lose.

The woman clenched her fists secretly.

The point of the dart was only an inch away from the woman's chest, and Fu Chen put his other hand forward to cover the woman's fist, and forcefully separated her fingers one by one.

"When I first arrived in the Imperial Capital a few years ago, I had my wife leading the way before I could do anything later. I have no intention of caring about my wife's original intentions, and I don't want to involve this matter on a woman," Fu Chen pointed the dart. He pointed at himself, then put it on the woman's catkin, and folded her five fingers together, "But since madam has the ability to get involved in the muddy water, make a wish that in the future, don't ruin the good years because of a moment of confusion, let alone just because of a moment. Mistaken beliefs are exploited by the wicked.”

After that, he immediately let go of his hand and took two steps back.He lowered his eyes to look at the loose jacket on the woman's belly and chest, and curled his lips very lightly, with unclear meaning: "Tang Lan is very lucky...but I don't have any compassion. The matter between me and him will be settled in the future."

After finishing speaking, his eyes turned cold, and he immediately turned around and walked towards the horse, venting two pieces.

Holding the steel dart in his hand, Ni Chengxin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked: "...What does Tang Lan have to do with you?"

Fu Chen acted as if he hadn't heard of it, and walked quickly with wind.

He Xujun caught up with the opportunity, and heard him ask in a low voice: "Where is the man?"

Fu Chen cleverly jumped on the horse, and He Xujun picked up the army horses beside him and rode on together, and replied to the young man:

"Hanhua Palace, Yongyan Palace."

As night fell, a Yan soldier slipped to the gate of Hanhua Palace, and was being intercepted by a Hu girl at the gate with a knife.

Hearing the order, the soldier did not dare to force his way in, so he shouted to the hall of Fangsheng: "Report to the military affairs urgently!"

After a while, a bearded girl stepped out of the hall and asked her to come in and talk softly.

The soldiers were ordered to follow him into the hall quickly, raised their eyes to see the situation in the hall, knelt down immediately, and said: "...His Royal Highness, the barbarians entered the pass, and the Jiangdong army leader and all the soldiers were ordered to come to escort and rescue the emergency. The army is waiting for orders outside the palace."

"Gu... never ordered Jiangdong Yiwei to come to help." When Zong Zhengyi said this, he was looking at the person opposite.

Zong Zhengxi also raised his head and looked up, saying: "The military power is divided into the Privy Council, even the second younger brother can't privately transfer troops within the territory just based on a word."

Ni Congwen took a look at the soldier, who was dressed as an officer and soldier in Gyeonggi, turned his head and squinted his eyes and said, "The meaning of your two highnesses is that I have privately drafted an edict to order the Jiangdong Army to fight against the barbarians? If you have such thoughts, why not Directly admonishing His Highness the Crown Prince, but also privately doing this superfluous thing?"

"That's right," Zong Zhengyi asked rhetorically, "If uncle wants to fight against foreign aggression, he can just ask Gu directly, why bother?"

Ni Congwen gritted his teeth secretly: "Why is Your Highness so sure that it is the army summoned by the minister? Is the minister so capable?"

"Gu didn't say that," Zong Zhengyi saw that he was a little impatient, and continued, "but apart from uncle, no one else has such great power."

"Then it's better to ask the general to enter the palace gate to confront him in court, to see if the minister has lied." Ni Congwen's eyes flashed darkly.

"Uncle, I'm afraid I forgot your original order. The Jingji army surrounded the palace, but no one is allowed to enter or leave at will." The prince said softly.

Ni Congwen's eyes narrowed, and he glanced at the Hu girls in the hall again, straightened his half body, and suddenly said: "It turns out that all these Hu girls are here, and His Highness did it on purpose...My nephew, are you too kind? Still too stupid."

At this time, Zongzheng Yi's face was completely devoid of emotion, and the gaze he cast quietly was as calm as a deep lake.

"Second brother won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River." Zong Zhengxi raised his eyelids and said coldly, "Ni Congwen, you won't cry when you see the coffin."

"What do you two want now, Your Highness?" Ni Congwen disdainfully shifted his gaze from the Hu girl behind him to the person opposite, "Even if you want to tell me to bleed on the spot, my son can still borrow troops to attack again after hearing the news from outside the palace." Enter this palace. What's more, the leader of the Jiangdong Army, Wang Chuang, has brought hundreds of thousands of people here to encircle him. Does Your Highness have any bargaining chips against me?"

The color of fanaticism spread to the bottom of the pupil, and the hall was silent, but it couldn't calm down this restless heart.

As the words fell, the eight brocade windows on the wall of the hall were suddenly knocked down, and the wood was brittle, and then figures of soldiers and guards emerged from the windows and poured into the hall.

The accident happened only in an instant, and outside the palace gate, the sound of footsteps and the noise of fighting arose together.

The gate of the main hall was knocked wide open with a "bang", and a group of brown-armored soldiers stepped forward, relying on the superiority of their numbers, they captured all the Hu female guards and middlemen in the hall.

"Wang Chuang's dead body has been abandoned in the wild for several years, and now even the bones