Master of Rebirth

Even though he rushed forward at the fastest speed, he was still a step too late.Watching the dazzling signal blooming from the sky, Wang Qi's heart fell to the bottom.

Knowing that the most important thing right now is to inform Zhao Jing quickly so that they don't get close to the cold palace.Before the mind made a decision, Wang Qi's body had already reacted subconsciously.

It's a pity that Shen Yingjie had seen through his plan a long time ago, just as Wang Qi was about to turn around and run away, Shen Yingjie grabbed him by the collar.

Shen Yingjie grabbed her arm and dragged her into the dilapidated palace, Wang Qi struggled.Although he hadn't practiced martial arts much, he was a grown man after all, and he nearly broke free from Shen Yingjie's control several times.

Shen Yingjie finally became impatient, and Wang Qi's mouth and nose were quickly covered tightly with a cloth, and a pungent fragrance came over his face.Knowing that it was not good, Wang Qi quickly held her breath, but it was too late.

"I wanted you to meet Zhao Jing before you died. Since you are so ignorant, I'll send Zhao Jing down to be a pair of desperate mandarin ducks with you." Before losing consciousness, Wang Qi heard Shen Yingjie sneer.

The moon hangs in the sky, looking down at the earth coldly.Doomed to sleepless tonight.

Inside the dormitory, the lights are bright.Emperor Liang sat around the bed in a thick cloak, and Zhao Rui sat cross-legged opposite him.A small square table was placed between the two of them, and the chess game on it was coming to an end.

"Your Majesty's chess skills are superb, and I lost this game again." Putting down the chess pieces in his hand, Zhao Rui bowed his hands and surrendered.

Emperor Liang smiled and said, "I don't know how your Qiyi is? It's not that I'm better at chess, but that you are absent-minded and have no intention of playing chess at all."

"Your Majesty, it is clear that the fake Jinli is still hiding in the palace, and the person has not been caught yet, so I can't rest assured." Zhao Rui said worriedly.

Emperor Liang smiled slightly, "You are also the Lord Marquis who leads the army to fight. You are not afraid of thousands of troops, so why should you be afraid of a small fake Jinli?"

"It's about His Majesty's safety, I dare not take it lightly." Zhao Rui said sincerely, "Besides, the identity of Fake Jinli has not been clarified yet, so I'm afraid that it might be related to Wu Zhu. I'm afraid..."

Raising his hand to interrupt Zhao Rui, Emperor Liang said leisurely: "I know you are loyal, but we are too old to worry about it for the rest of our lives. It is time to let the juniors go and practice. What happened today is different from what happened back then. Compared with the disaster of the five kings and the change of the Shen family palace, it is a small battle. If the crown prince and Zhao Jingruo can't even handle this matter well, what big responsibilities can they take on in the future?"

"What Your Majesty said is true." Thinking that he had already handed over his military power, if he showed too much enthusiasm for government affairs, he would not be able to make the emperor feel at ease.Zhao Rui sneered and stopped insisting.

Instructing the eunuchs around him to rearrange the chess pieces, Emperor Liang greeted Zhao Rui and said, "Come on, let's play another game. Maybe after this game is over, the fake brocade will be caught."

"I obey the order." Seeing that Emperor Liang really didn't seem to care about the fake brocade, Zhao Rui had no choice but to continue to accompany him.

The chessboard was quickly repositioned, and the two began to fight.It's a pity that before the game of chess was over, Prince Zhao Jingyan walked in from the outside in a hurry.As soon as he entered the door, he saluted and said: "Father, the identity of Fake Jinli has been clarified."

"Let's talk about it." Emperor Liang held a chess piece in his hand and said while thinking about the chess game.

Zhao Jingyan said seriously: "He is most likely Shen Yingjie."

"What did you say?" After hearing these words, Emperor Liang finally raised his head, his eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

Seeing this scene, Qin Hui dismissed all the servants in the hall with a wink, and also bowed and retreated.But he didn't dare to go far, but waited outside waiting for orders.

After everyone retreated, Emperor Liang lifted his quilt and sat up straight, and asked in a deep voice: "This is impossible, I personally sent people to examine the bodies of Wu Zhu and his son. If Shen Yingjie is not dead, then Wu Zhu Woolen cloth?"

"Father, don't worry, Wu Zhu is indeed dead." Knowing what Emperor Liang was worried about, the Crown Prince said hastily, "Shen Yingjie probably switched identities with him while guarding the Internal Punishment Court in Jinli."

Knowing that Wu Zhu did not "resurrect from the dead", Emperor Liang relaxed a little bit, but his face was still ugly, "The corpse was examined by the Tai Hospital himself, how could Shen Yingjie not die? Your news is reliable ?"

"Father, the matter is like this..." Zhao Jingyan immediately explained the cause and effect of the matter briefly.

It turned out that after the little eunuch outside the palace was exposed, Zhao Jingyan was afraid that the other accomplices in Fake Jinli would also run away, so he immediately ordered to arrest them.Fortunately, the guards of the Eastern Palace moved quickly, and with the help of Zhou Pin, they were all arrested very quickly.Afterwards, Zhao Jingyan sent people to interrogate him severely, and finally found out the real identity of Fake Jinli from them.

"These people were adopted by Wuzhu when they were young, and when they grew up, they were placed in various parts of the capital as eyeliners. Because of their mediocre performance, they were not very conspicuous, and they did not hold important positions, so after the Shen family's defeat, they did not Being implicated. The little eunuch in Erchen Palace is also one of them, but he is just a handyman in the East Palace and has no sense of existence, so no one pays attention to it." Zhao Jingyan said in a shy voice.

Who would have thought that such an ordinary little person would actually be the opportunity for Shen Yingjie to get rid of the stalking Zhou Pin and successfully sneak into the palace.

"The bodies of Wuzhu and Shen Yingjie were personally inspected by me, how could there be a mistake?" Still a little unbelievable, Emperor Liang said: "Could it be that these people have some other purpose, so they deliberately scare people and use Shen Yingjie to attract them?" your attention?"

Seeing that Emperor Liang still didn't want to believe the facts, Zhao Jingyan couldn't refute the slap in the face of Lao Tzu, so he could only say in a roundabout way: "What the father said is true, but judging from the various behaviors in the false brocade, I feel that apart from Wu Zhu and his son Besides, there should be no other people. The two of them have worked in the palace for many years, and now they venture back to the palace. They must have some other purpose. Father, we must guard against it!"

After hearing this, Emperor Liang finally fell silent.Ever since Father Wuzhu's womb transformation failed, the recalled Imperial Army has been stationed in the palace and never left.As long as they can't get close to Emperor Liang to assassinate him, no matter what happens, the imperial army can solve it.Judging from the current situation, no matter what the purpose of False Jinli's entry into the palace is, it will be difficult to retreat completely.If he was not fully sure, why would he risk his life and return to the palace in vain?

This time, Fake Jinli probably entered the palace with the determination that he would rather risk his own life than pull others' backs.Such a determination and no hesitation, unless there is a deep hatred, it is not worth it at all.Thinking of what the Yang family and Yang Guotao said before their death, Emperor Liang's expression became even uglier.

"What did these people in the Tai Hospital do? They can't even see a corpse clearly. I really raised them for nothing." Raising his hand and overturning the chessboard, Emperor Liang said angrily.

The white and black pieces on the chessboard were mixed together and scattered all over the ground.Seeing that Emperor Liang was very angry, Zhao Jingyan and Zhao Rui quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Zhao Rui persuaded: "The matter of the Imperial Hospital can be investigated in the future. Now is not the time to pursue these things. Shen Yingjie sneaked back into the palace with evil intentions. He must have a conspiracy. The most urgent thing is to find him out as soon as possible."

Zhao Jingyan followed suit and said, "What the emperor said is, father, the dragon body is important."

"Get up." Knowing that this is not the time to be angry, Emperor Liang calmed down a bit, and then said: "According to the two of you, what is the purpose of Shen Yingjie returning to the palace?"

Everyone knew Shen Yingjie's purpose of returning to the palace.

Zhao Rui didn't speak, and Zhao Jingyan said: "In my opinion, Shen Yingjie ventured into the palace for nothing more than revenge. After he comes out of the Inner Punishment Court, he can die in anonymity and live in peace. Since he didn't choose this path, he probably did it to avenge his death. made a death plan."

"But right now the guards around you and me have checked, and there is no trace of Shen Yingjie." Emperor Liang closed his eyes and said, "Where will he hide?"

Zhao Rui took the conversation and said: "The Imperial Palace and the East Palace are heavily guarded. Even if Shen Yingjie manages to sneak in, he may not be able to succeed. Besides, the palace has already been alarmed, and it is unrealistic for Shen Yingjie to lurk for a long time. He will not hide somewhere. It is estimated that there will be action soon."

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince seeks an audience." At this time, Qin Hui reported outside the house.

Zhao Jingyan's eyes lit up, "Could it be that Marquis Dingbei found Wang Qi's whereabouts?"

Judging from the current situation, Wang Qi was most likely taken away by Shen Yingjie.If Wang Qi is found, Shen Yingjie will not be far away.

"Let him in quickly." Emperor Liang said hastily.

Zhao Jingyu didn't hesitate after entering the door, and said directly: "Father, Zhou Pin, who just conquered the West Marquis Mansion, sent a letter to the prince's brother, saying that he found something important."

After saying this, Zhao Jingyu took out a package from his arms and handed it to Emperor Liang respectfully.

Emperor Liang opened it and found some black powder inside.His expression changed, and he handed the things to Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui went up to smell it, and his face changed drastically.He looked at Zhao Jingyu and asked, "This is gunpowder! Where did it come from?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Jingyan and Zhao Jingyu were shocked at the same time.

"While arresting the gang of Fake Jinli, Zhou Daxia accidentally discovered an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs of Beijing. This thing was dug out from inside." Zhao Jingyu didn't dare to neglect, and quickly said: "The warehouse has been abandoned. There are no guards inside. According to people nearby, this warehouse has been built for several years, and people have been transporting in and out in the middle, and it was not closed until two months ago."

Two months ago, it was the eve of the Shen family's palace change.If Wuzhu and Shen Yingjie had a lot of gunpowder in their hands, why didn't it work during the palace change?Or did they hide the black fire and have other plans?Thinking that Shen Yingjie ventured back to the palace, but did not lurk beside the emperor and prince, everyone couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.If Shen Yingjie secretly hid the gunpowder somewhere in the palace, once it was detonated, it would definitely cause a sensation in the entire capital.Even if it was only the most inconspicuous palace that was blown up, it would be a big shock to Emperor Liang and the royal family.

Zhao Jingyan said solemnly: "Father, if this warehouse has been secretly installing black flames since it was built, even if the quantity brought in each time is not much, after a few years, the accumulated black flames cannot be underestimated!"

"Your Majesty, Shen Yingjie has served as the commander of the Imperial Army for many years, and he has won the trust. Even if it is a small batch of deliveries, after these years, it is enough for him to hide a large amount of gunpowder in the palace." Zhao Rui also followed: "He ventured into the palace this time. , it is estimated that he has made a plan to die with us."

When he first learned that Jinli was faked, Emperor Liang didn't take it seriously at all.But he didn't expect that this fish that slipped through the net would cause such a big mess, even threatening the entire palace.

At this moment, Emperor Liang obviously couldn't sit still anymore. He looked at Zhao Rui and said, "Brother Rui, in your opinion, if Shen Yingjie really smuggled gunpowder into the palace, where would he hide it?"

"It won't be His Majesty's bedroom and East Palace." Zhao Rui has quickly cleared his mind, and calmly said: "Although Shen Yingjie is the commander of the imperial army, it is not a day's work to transport so much gunpowder. The bedroom and the East Palace are your majesty and the crown prince. His confidants, and there are many people with mixed eyes, it is not easy to play tricks. As a foreign minister, Shen Yingjie is inconvenient to enter and leave the harem, and it is unlikely that he is hiding in the harem. But just to be on the safe side, please send someone to investigate Fengqi Palace where Concubine Shen Gui lived before her death."

Emperor Liang immediately announced that the head of the imperial guards had come, and asked him to take someone to check it quickly.

"I have an intuition that the place where gunpowder is hidden is probably not easy to attract attention. It is probably a remote place with few people." Substituting himself into Shen Yingjie and thinking about it for a while, Zhao Rui continued: "If you are Shen Yingjie, at this moment He will find a way to sell a loophole and lead us to the place where the gunpowder is hidden. Then he can detonate the gunpowder and die with the comers.”

Zhao Jingyan gritted his teeth and said, "It's really a poisonous plan. I said why did the people under his command reveal the true identity of his master so quickly, so he was waiting here. If we know that Shen Yingjie is still alive, and sneak into the palace again , Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you will find him. If Brother Jing and I are the ones rushing over, wouldn’t it be in his favor? Thanks to Zhou Daxia’s carefulness, he found the warehouse in time, otherwise there will be endless troubles.”

"More than that." Zhao Rui said with a sullen face: "He is holding Wang Qi in his hand to protect himself. Even if we discover the secret of gunpowder, as long as Wang Qi is in our hands, even if it is a dragon's pool and a tiger's lair, Zhao Jing will chase after him." past."

Emperor Liang didn't care about the life and death of Wang Qi and others, what he cared most about was his face as Emperor Liang and the rule of the royal family.The imperial palace is the place where the emperor lives, and is the center of the entire girder, so majestic and majestic, unattainable.Once Shen Yingjie exploded inside the palace, the entire royal family would be disgraced and unable to hold their heads up again.

"It's not too late. Hurry up and find out where Shen Yingjie is most likely to hide the gunpowder, and then investigate them one by one." Emperor Liang said in a deep voice, "Don't let Shen Yingjie detonate the gunpowder."

Just as the three of them were about to receive the order, they heard a loud noise rising into the sky, lighting up the dark night sky.

"What's going on?" Zhao Jingyu panicked, "Did Shen Yingjie detonate the gunpowder?"

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of everyone in the hall immediately rose to their throats.

Fortunately, Zhao Rui was still calm, he waved his hand to signal everyone to be calm, and listened carefully to the movement outside, and then said: "Listen to the sound, it should be the soaring cannon used by the guards in the palace, it is probably the cannon in the palace. What did the guards find?"

As soon as Zhao Rui's words fell, Qin Hui hurried in and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, someone just fired a sky cannon in the northwest direction."

"Can you tell where the sky cannon was placed?" Zhao Rui looked at Qin Hui and asked.

Qin Hui wondered: "Master Hou, the palace is too big, and I really can't see the exact location. But there are the imperial stables and the clothing bureau in that direction. By the way, the Leng Palace is also in that direction, but it is farther away."

It's the cold palace!Everyone's heart moved at the same time.It seems that Zhao Rui really guessed it right, Shen Yingjie really came up with a trick to lure the enemy into deep, and lured them to "cast themselves in the net".

"You immediately go and inform the imperial guards stationed near the Leng Palace, and ask him to surround the perimeter of the Leng Palace, and no one is allowed to get close to the Leng Palace." Emperor Liang immediately said.

Qin Hui got the order, didn't dare to stop for a moment, and hurried down.

Zhao Jingyan said: "Father, Shen Yingjie is cunning and suspicious by nature. If there is such a big commotion now, if he doesn't attract any guards, he will definitely be able to detect that we have seen through his plot. If he knows that the matter has been exposed, he can directly Detonate the explosives, then..."

"What the prince said is very true." Zhao Rui hurriedly said: "The best way right now is to send someone to sneak in and control Shen Yingjie before Shen Yingjie becomes suspicious."

Emperor Liang nodded and said: "Brother Rui is right, I will leave this matter to you and Zhou Qing. All the guards in the palace are at your command."

When Zhao Jingyu came in, he didn't hear the fact that the fake Jinli was Shen Yingjie, and no one explained it to him.Now seeing his father, brother and uncle chattering back and forth so much, even though he was confused, he knew that Shen Yingjie was not dead.

"Father, uncle, and elder brother of the prince, perhaps it was not Shen Yingjie who fired the cannon, but Wang Qi." Zhao Jingyu timidly expressed his thoughts: "I haven't had time to tell you that the guards of the Inner Punishment Court just now They all woke up, and one of the guards learned that Wang Qi was missing, so he told us that Wang Qi had asked him for a sky cannon last night."

"Fifth Prince, does Zhao Jing know the news?" After hearing this, Zhao Rui's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly grabbed Zhao Jingyu and asked.

Zhao Jingyu said: "Brother Jing was not there when Marquis Dingbei and I inquired about the people in the Inner Punishment Court. But he cared about Wang Qi, and it is not ruled out that he knew that the guards in the Inner Punishment Court were awake and went to find out about the situation."

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent, and I'm going down to handle business first." Fearing that Zhao Jing would go to the Leng Palace to look for Wang Qi, Zhao Rui hurried out.

"Father, my servants are also going to help." Zhao Jingyan was worried, and hurriedly saluted Emperor Liang before chasing him out.

After the two left, Emperor Liang looked at Zhao Jingyu and asked, "Who are the people in the Internal Punishment Court fascinated by? But Shen Yingjie?"

"It was too dark at that time, they didn't see the appearance of the person who came, they only knew it was a guard." Emperor Liang's face was too ugly, Zhao Jingyu said cautiously: "But the imperial doctor said that the drug among them is very strange, Although it won't hurt people's lives, it can make a large number of people lose consciousness in a short period of time. If the person still has the drug in his hand, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

This poisonous behavior style is very similar to that of Shen Yingjie and his son.Emperor Liang's face was terrifyingly ugly, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, and said, "Go, tell Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying that they must stop Shen Yingjie from detonating the gunpowder no matter what."

"Yes." Scared by Emperor Liang's face, Zhao Jingyu didn't dare to delay, and hurried out after saluting.

After Zhao Jingyu left, Emperor Liang collapsed on the bed as if collapsed, coughing violently.

Qin Hui came in quickly when he heard the movement, and saw the blood stains on Emperor Liang's mouth, he couldn't help but panic, "Your Majesty, quickly announce the imperial physician, announce the imperial physician!"

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Zhao Jing led a small group of people and rushed to the cold palace in a hurry.He met the guards of the Inner Punishment Court and learned that Wang Qi asked for the sky cannon.Therefore, when the sky cannon fired, Zhao Jing subconsciously thought of Wang Qi.

There are many people in the imperial stable and the Huanyi bureau, and there are guards stationed there.If Wang Qi finds something is wrong, just call for help, there is no need to cause such a big fight.Therefore, he must be trapped in a cold palace with no one to ask for help.Zhao Jing knows that Wang Qi has always been cautious and always predicts things like a god.Maybe he had finally found the opportunity to send a distress signal.But making such a big commotion will also attract the attention of the intimidating person.If that person is by his side, wouldn't Wang Qi be more dangerous?Thinking of this, Zhao Jing wished he could fly over with his wings.

Seeing Leng Gong getting closer, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded behind him, and Zhao Rui's voice gradually came from far and near, "Is Zhao Jing in front? Hurry up and stay!"

Riding a horse is strictly prohibited in the palace, especially after dark.Zhao Rui did not know how many palace rules were violated when he came here this time.Knowing that he must be in a hurry, Zhao Jing had no choice but to stop even though he was burning with anxiety.

Although he came on horseback, Zhao Rui was already sweating profusely at this moment.Seeing that Zhao Jing was safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Stopping in front of Zhao Jing, Zhao Rui turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to the saluting guards, pulled Zhao Jing to the side, and said softly, "You can't go to the Leng Palace."

"Why?" Zhao Jing asked suspiciously.

Briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter to Zhao Jing, Zhao Rui said: "I suspect that this signal is a trap set by Shen Yingjie. He knows that there is no hope of assassinating His Majesty and the Crown Prince, so he can only use Wang Qi as a fuss to pull you as a backstop. Me and Zhou Ying ruined their father and son's plan, if you die, it will be a big blow to both Zhengxihou Mansion and Dingbeihou Mansion. This will not only retaliate against His Majesty, but also retaliate against us."

"As soon as the sky cannon fired, the entire imperial palace was alarmed. Even if the child didn't go, other guards would rush over after hearing the news." Knowing that there might be gunpowder in the cold palace, Zhao Jing suddenly panicked. The guards in the past clashed and simply detonated the explosives, so Wang Qi didn't..."

Zhao Rui said: "Don't worry, His Majesty has issued an order. His Royal Highness also flew a pigeon to send a letter, informing the imperial guards stationed nearby to surround the periphery of the cold palace. With them around, no one should be able to approach."

"Father, my son, please order to sneak into the cold palace and check the situation inside." Immediately clarifying the situation, Zhao Jing immediately said: "If the sky cannon is really a cover for Shen Yingjie to lure us over, he will wait for no one for a long time. Come on, you must be suspicious. Only by controlling Shen Yingjie before he becomes suspicious can the safety of the palace be guaranteed."

Knowing that Zhao Jing was worried about Wang Qi, but he didn't expect him to find out the joint of the matter so quickly under such circumstances, Zhao Rui had mixed feelings in his heart.

Helping Zhao Jing up, Zhao Rui said: "Jing'er, Shen Yingjie is obviously targeting you by holding Wang Qi hostage. If you go, wouldn't you be throwing yourself into a trap?"

"Father, Shen Yingjie entered the palace this time with the determination to die. Whether I go or not, he will detonate the gunpowder." Zhao Jing looked at Zhao Rui, and said firmly: "Wang Qi is implicated by me, so he will not let me go." There is such an innocent disaster. I can't just sit back and watch him in danger. Even if he dies, I will die with Wang Qi."

Zhao Rui came all the way to prevent Zhao Jing from taking risks.Now I know that he has made up his mind and can't stop it.Zhao Rui had to smile wryly, and said, "Okay, but you have to promise to be your father, and you must come back alive."

I thought Zhao Rui would stop it, but I didn't expect him to agree. Zhao Jing was very moved.

Kneeling down to Zhao Rui, he kowtowed heavily, Zhao Jing had tears in his eyes, "Thank you for your understanding, father, I promise you, I will do my best to come back alive."

After supporting Zhao Jing, Zhao Rui wanted to say something more, but suddenly heard a series of loud noises.

Accompanied by the deafening sound, the earth trembled and the mountains shook, with heat waves and burning smells mixed in, as well as fine sand and dust and pebbles and burnt wood.

In just an instant, a group of people were shaken to the side.Zhao Jing quickly threw Zhao Rui to the ground, avoiding a piece of rotten wood that was piercing towards them.After the dust had settled, Zhao Jing raised his head, and saw the flames in the northwest.

"It's the cold palace! There's a fire there!" The guards around shouted in panic.

"This is... the gunpowder has been detonated?" Zhao Rui asked in disbelief.

The fire was still going on, as if the flames that could devour everything hurt Zhao Jing's eyes...

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The author has something to say:

I originally wanted to finish the article before May, but I met a harsh leader who woke up earlier than chickens, slept later than dogs, worked more than donkeys, and fell asleep when I got home. There was no time to write.Sorry for the little angel waiting for the article, I really don't have time recently! ! !

It is estimated that at least one or two chapters, and as many as two or three chapters will complete the main text. The ideal result is to finish writing before the end of the May Day holiday. I will continue to work hard, thank you little angels who have been waiting and supporting.