Master of Rebirth

Frantically rushing to the gate of the cold palace, the fire was raging.The imperial army who arrived earlier was trying to put out the fire.Looking at the raging fire, Zhao Jing rushed in without thinking, but was fortunately stopped by Zhao Rui who came after him.

"You don't want to die!" Zhao Rui hugged Zhao Jing with all his strength.

Seeing this, the guards behind rushed up to grab Zhao Jing.But Zhao Jing seemed to have lost his mind, red-eyed and focused on rushing in, and several guards almost didn't hold him down.

Right now, the fire is raging, if you go in, even if you don't die, you will be seriously injured.Zhao Rui couldn't just watch Zhao Jing die in vain, and knew that no matter what he said now, he wouldn't listen to him, so he had no choice but to knock Zhao Jing unconscious.

Ask the guards to carry Zhao Jing to rest under a tree a little farther away, and tell them to keep an eye on him.Only then did Zhao Rui find the leaders of the forbidden army to inquire about the situation.

It didn't take long for the forbidden army to arrive, and the cold palace exploded. Although they were only guarding the periphery, they hadn't had time to enter.But because they were so close, they were still affected, and many people were injured.Even so, they still organized firefighting in an orderly manner.

"How's the situation inside?" Zhao Rui asked.

The leading imperial army said: "My Lord, the fire is too strong and we can't go in. Fortunately, there is no wind tonight, and there are no other palaces around the cold palace, and there are a few wells nearby, which can be controlled for the time being. But not far away there are some Linzi, if there is even a little spark, the consequences will be disastrous. The last general does not have an extinguisher in hand, so it is difficult to suppress the fire in a short time."

"You don't have to worry." Zhao Rui waved his hand and said, "Now that there is such a commotion, the whole palace might be disturbed. It won't be long before reinforcements will come."

With Zhao Rui's words, the leading imperial army felt at ease.He saluted Zhao Rui and said, "The general understands."

"By the way, did you find anything around?" Zhao Rui continued to ask.

The leader of the forbidden army said: "When the last general rushed over, he found a unconscious guard at the gate of the cold palace. The last general had already ordered him to be taken down for treatment."

"Didn't the Holy Majesty tell you to seal the perimeter of the cold palace? Why are there still guards?" Zhao Rui asked suspiciously.

The leader of the forbidden army said: "Reporting to Lord Hou, he should be the guard stationed in Huanyiyuan. Because he is closer to the Leng Palace, he rushed here before us. The last general failed in his duty and failed to stop them."

Huanyiyuan is indeed very close to Lenggong. When sending a message to the imperial army, Zhao Rui and the others were also worried that the guards of Huanyiyuan would startle the snake.Unexpectedly, their worries were really fulfilled.

"It happened suddenly, it's inevitable." Knowing this, they can't be blamed, Zhao Rui reassured them, and then said: "Since the guards came here before you, they might know the inside story of the Lenggong explosion. Be sure to let the imperial physician heal , When someone wakes up, immediately bring him for questioning."

The leading guard said: "The general will understand."

Sure enough, not long after, Zhou Ying and fifth prince Zhao Jingyu rushed over with a large number of firefighters and East Palace personnel.With the efforts of everyone, the fire was quickly extinguished.

When Zhao Jing woke up, the fire had already gone out.He only cared about Wang Qi's safety, and he didn't care who knocked him out. He hurriedly broke free from the support of the people around him and stood up, without looking back, he went into the cold palace.

Entering the cold palace, one sees a piece of scorched earth.On top of the ruins, the imperial army and the guards in the palace are cleaning up.

Judging from the situation at the scene, the gunpowder should have exploded in the main hall of the Leng Palace.Now the main hall has been severely damaged, more than half of it has collapsed, and all the doors and windows are blocked, making it impossible to enter.Zhou Ying was leading some people to think of a way, while the rest of the guards searched the yard to see if there were any other survivors.

Following Zhao Jing every step of the way, Zhao Rui's heart sank.

While Zhao Jing was still in a coma, the guard who was rescued by the forbidden army woke up.From his mouth, he learned that they were indeed the guards of the Huanyiyuan. They saw someone firing a sky cannon in the direction of Lenggong, so they came to check the situation.A total of 12 of them came over, and soon after entering the cold palace, they found Shen Yingjie who had been brought back to life in the main hall.The captain of the guard knew that the matter was important, so he sent two people to report the news, and the surviving guard was one of them.Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the gate, the Lenggong exploded, and he was also sent flying, and then lost consciousness.

From the mouth of the guards, it is not difficult to guess that it is probably Shen Yingjie who discovered their traces, and the two sides clashed, which detonated the gunpowder.Zhao Rui also took the opportunity to ask the guards about Wang Qi's whereabouts.But the guards didn't know Wang Qi, they only knew that there was indeed a man tied up in the main hall at that time, but they didn't know who it was.Zhao Rui's heart sank instantly. According to the guard's description, there was a high possibility that that person was Wang Qi.From this point of view, Wang Qi might really be in danger.

Not daring to tell Zhao Jing the truth, Zhao Rui could only follow him cautiously in order to deal with possible situations at any time.

"Where's Wang Qi? Did you see Wang Qi?" Zhao Jing asked with red eyes, grabbing a random person.

Zhao Jing's hands were so strong that the captured guards were caught off guard and almost lost their breath.Before he could speak, someone shouted not far away, "A corpse was found here."

As soon as the man finished speaking, voices came one after another.

"It's here too."

"There are also here."

Abandoning the guards, Zhao Jing staggered over.

There are a total of six corpses, all of which were killed by the bombing. Although they were burned badly, fortunately they could barely recognize their faces.It can also be seen from the remaining clothes on them that these are the guards of Huanyiyuan.

Carefully identifying the corpses on the ground one by one, Zhao Jing breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the last one.

Knowing that if Wang Qi's body was found, Zhao Jing would definitely not be able to bear it.Zhao Rui didn't want Zhao Jing to identify the corpse, but he knew he couldn't be stopped, so he could only follow in fear.Seeing that there was no Wang Qi in the body, Zhao Rui was also relieved.But he knew that Wang Qi was more likely to die in the main hall, even if there were no corpses, they would be found in the main hall.

Sure enough, Zhao Jing quickly turned his attention to the collapsed main hall.

"General, do you know how many guards have come to Huanyiyuan?" Zhao Jing asked the leading guard.

The leading guard said honestly: "The guards who were rescued said that there were twelve people in total. Just now, the general has asked the head of the Huanyiyuan, and the situation is the same as what the guards said. Only six corpses have been found so far. No one was found."

Looking at the situation in front of them, everyone knew that the rest of the people must have been killed.It's just that the six people outside are still in the yard, and a whole body can still be left.If it was in the main hall, I am afraid that there would be only broken corpses and rotten flesh left.If it was worse, even the rotten flesh of the corpse might have been blown up and burned away.

Thinking of this, Zhao Rui became even more worried.If Wang Qiruo really died, Zhao Rui hoped that nothing would be left of him, so that Zhao Jing would have a gloomy hope of living.If Zhao Jing saw Wang Qi's body or the broken limb, he would probably go crazy on the spot.

Just at this time, the guard's voice came from the main hall: "The wall has been opened..."

After hearing this, Zhao Jing immediately ran over.Zhao Rui couldn't stop him, so he could only keep up.

The cold palace is basically built with stones and bricks, not all wood.Therefore, although it experienced explosions and fires, it did not completely collapse.Because the doors and windows are all blocked, even a slight movement may cause collapse.Zhou Ying could only choose a solid wall to try her luck.Fortunately, not many things were smashed down behind the wall to block the road, and it didn't take long before a passage was cleared.

When Zhao Jing and his party passed by, the entrance of the cave had been reinforced, allowing only one person to crawl through.Zhao Jing picked up the torch and probed in, and saw that the main hall was in a mess, with broken arms and limbs scattered all over the place.

Zhao Jingyu only cast a glance from the outside, then covered his mouth and avoided it.Although the others had been baptized in the battlefield and were used to seeing blood, their scalps felt numb after seeing such tragic scenes.

"It seems that the gunpowder is hidden here." Zhao Rui looked at Zhao Jing with a sullen face and said worriedly: "Jing'er, the main hall may collapse at any time, so you should not go in. His Highness needs someone to take care of you, so you are outside Accompany him. Take someone in for your father, and if there is any situation, send someone to notify you immediately."

Zhao Jing shook his head, and said firmly: "How can my son let you take such a dangerous matter? You and His Highness the Fifth Prince are resting outside, and my son will bring someone in."

After saying this, Zhao Jing ordered a few people in the East Palace, and went down immediately.Zhao Rui sighed, and asked Zhou Ying to wait outside with Zhao Jingyu. He took the torch from the guards and followed inside.

The main hall was in a mess, with fallen beams and pillars everywhere, and they had to walk low from time to time.Since the fire had just been extinguished and the heat hadn't dissipated, everything around was very hot. If you touched it accidentally, you would definitely be burned.The few people didn't go far, and they were all in a mess.

Zhao Jing stopped and walked, and finally stopped at one place.Looking at his trembling back, Zhao Rui's heart sank, and he hurried over.I saw a severed arm lying on the ground. Unlike other stumps, this severed arm was still tightly clutching a robe that was about to burn out.The original color and texture of the robe can be vaguely seen from the remaining fabric.Zhao Rui's heart sank even more, he seemed to see Wang Qi wearing clothes of this color.

Zhao Rui quickly looked around, and found that the damage here was extremely serious. There were almost no complete corpses around, and it was scorched everywhere. It was estimated that it was very close to the center of the explosion.This also shows that Wang Qi may have been bombed to the point where only this robe is left.

Taking the robe fragment from the hand of the broken arm, Zhao Jing confirmed it, and then searched around like crazy.Unfortunately, nothing was found except bloodstains and minced meat.Zhao Jing knelt on the ground with a "plop" as if he lost his strength, staring blankly at the robe fragments in his hands and the blood stains on the ground, trembling all over his body.

"Jing'er." Knowing that what he was most worried about still happened, Zhao Rui knew that any words of comfort at the moment were extremely pale.He knelt down and patted Zhao Jing's shoulder, a thousand words were brewing in his stomach, but he couldn't say anything.

Zhao Jing buried his head in the piece of robe, and wept bitterly.

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The explosion in the cold palace caused a fire, which shocked the entire palace.Emperor Liang was so angry that he fainted several times in just one hour.His body was already at the end of its strength, but now that it had gone through such a catastrophe, it was even worse.Throughout the night, people came and went in the dormitory, busy people turned their backs, and the imperial physician alone summoned several of them.The prince waited by the bed, not daring to leave.The queen and several high-ranking concubines went to visit, but they were all blocked by the imperial guards.Seeing this situation, the queen didn't force it, and simply led the concubines in the harem to burn incense in the ancestral hall and pray for Emperor Liang.

At the same time, Zhao Jing led the people to search the main hall several times, but found nothing except the piece of robe and blurred flesh and blood.Although everyone knew that Wang Qi and Shen Yingjie were definitely dead, most of Zhao Jingyu and the guards in the East Palace knew the real relationship between Zhao Jing and Wang Qi, and no one dared to say this out of consideration for his feelings.

After a busy night, it was finally dawn.Everyone was exhausted, but no one stopped to rest.

After coming out of the main hall, Zhao Jing was in a state where his soul was out of his body, just crying silently, as if the three souls had lost their seven orifices, leaving only a body like a walking corpse.

Zhao Rui cared about Zhao Jing, so he could only push the matter to Zhou Ying and the leading imperial army, and he and Zhao Jingyu stayed by Zhao Jing's side.Zhao Jingyu was also very frightened by Zhao Jing, and kept talking to him, trying to get him to react.

"Marquis Dingbei, the scene is almost cleaned up. The last general wants to go ahead and report the situation to the emperor, and I will take care of the rest." After all, the leading imperial army was ordered by the emperor, so naturally To return to life.

Zhou Yingdao: "A total of nine corpses were found at the scene, all of them were guards from Huanyiyuan, and the rest were all broken limbs. It is impossible to tell who is who. I wonder how the general plans to report to the Holy One?"

"The power of gunpowder is too great. As long as you are in the cold palace, there is absolutely no possibility of surviving." The leader of the guards said: "Although the bodies have not been found, all the eleven guards in Huanyiyuan must have been killed. Now that the scene is found Wang Qi's robe and blood stains, he was obviously not spared either. As for Shen Yingjie, although no body was found, according to the words of the surviving guards, he was also in the cold palace at the time of the incident, and the possibility of escape is unlikely. It is estimated that the gunpowder is He ignited it, and because he was too close, he was blown away."

Nodding his head, Zhou Ying said: "What the general said is very true. Wang Qi and the eleven guards are fine. The key is Shen Yingjie. This man is full of tricks, and his remains were not found at the scene. A guard's confession doesn't carry much weight. Besides, Shen Yingjie has not cheated once or twice. Before there is absolute evidence, it is better to be cautious about his life and death. If Shen Yingjie comes back from the dead again, no one can bear the consequences."

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your reminder." The leading imperial army was Emperor Liang's confidant, so he naturally knew that Emperor Liang was on guard against Wu Zhu and his son to the point of being like a soldier.Anyway, the affairs of the Leng Gong were messed up, and it was nothing to have one more Shen Yingjie whose life and death were unknown.If there is another accident in the province, I can hardly absolve myself of the blame.With a calculation in mind, the leading imperial guard continued: "The end will be truthfully reported to the Holy Majesty, and everything will be decided by the Holy Majesty."

Zhou Ying was very satisfied knowing that the leading imperial army had listened to her words.After watching him leave, Zhou Ying walked up to Zhao Rui and said in a low voice, "The forbidden army has gone back to report, Wang Qi is dead, and Shen Yingjie's life and death are unknown."

Zhao Jing was originally like a puppet, letting Zhao Jingyu hold the scalded hand that the imperial doctor bandaged, but after hearing this, he immediately recovered his sanity.He jumped up like a lion whose tail had been stepped on, and sternly said to Zhou Ying: "Who said Wang Qi is dead? The body hasn't been found yet, so how can you say he's dead?"

"Jing'er, don't be impulsive." Zhao Jing's voice was loud, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.Zhao Rui was afraid that Zhao Jing would really clash with Zhou Ying, so he immediately stood between them.

Zhao Rui could understand Zhou Ying's painstaking efforts. Just now Zhou Ying risked deceiving the emperor to remind the leading imperial army to mislead Emperor Liang into thinking that Shen Yingjie's life and death were unknown, but in fact it was for Zhao Jing and Zhengxihou's mansion.As the saying goes, when the birds are gone, the bow is hidden.The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks.At that time, Sima Yi didn't see through Zhuge Liang's empty city plan, but he was afraid that if Zhuge Liang died, Wei would have no more powerful enemies, and he would be useless as a coach, and he would inevitably be killed.

For the same reason, now that Zhengxihou's mansion is too popular, Emperor Liang has become jealous.He sat and watched Dingbeihou and Zhengxihou fight each other, took advantage of the situation and took back Zhao Rui's military power, just to suppress Zhengxihou's mansion.If Shen Yingjie died, Emperor Liang and the crown prince would have no serious worries, and it was hard to guarantee that they would not continue to attack Zhengxihou's mansion as before.

It's a pity that Zhou Ying underestimated Wang Qi's position in Zhao Jing's heart, and she didn't know that the words "Wang Qi is dead" hit Zhao Jing so hard.In addition, Wang Qi's arrest in the Inner Punishment Court was inextricably linked to the Dingbei Hou's Mansion, and now Zhou Ying said that Wang Qi was dead as if nothing had happened, Zhao Jing naturally couldn't accept it.

At the same time, Zhou Ying was also very wronged.Originally, he had good intentions, but no one appreciated him, and he was reprimanded by a junior in public. Where does this make him face as the dignified Marquis of Dingbei?Although I can understand Zhao Jing's current mood, Zhou Ying's face is still very ugly.

At this moment, the atmosphere between Zhao Jing and Zhou Ying was very tense.One was sullen and silent, the other was red-eyed and wanted to go all out. Zhao Jingyu looked left and right, and seeing that their expressions didn't seem to ease, he panicked even more.

"Brother Jing, you... don't be angry..." Fearing that the two would really fight, Zhao Jingyu hurriedly persuaded him incoherently: "Dingbei Hou has no other intentions, just telling the truth."

After saying this, Zhao Jingyu immediately realized that he was adding fuel to the fire again, and regretted that he wished to bite off the tongue that would not open the pot and lift the pot.

"What did you say?" Sure enough, Zhao Jing's attention was successfully attracted by Zhao Jingyu.

Looking at those bloodshot eyes, Zhao Jingyu felt trembling in his heart, and his body backed away uncontrollably, complaining endlessly in his heart.Look at this posture, whoever said Wang Qi is dead, Zhao Jing will fight desperately!

"You're enough!" Zhou Ying really didn't want to see Zhao Jing offend Zhao Jingyu for a Wang Qi, and wanted him to recognize the reality earlier, so she simply said: "Think about it carefully, judging from the situation at the scene, Wang Qi blocked In front of the guards, it is closer to the gunpowder. The guards only found a severed arm, how can Wang Qi escape? Zhao Jing, whether you want to believe it or not, you have to admit this fact."

Although Zhao Rui didn't agree with telling the truth so quickly, he still had some tentative thoughts.It was a certainty that Wang Qi was dead, they could hide it from Zhao Jing for a while, but they couldn't hide it from him forever.Let Zhao Jing accept the reality earlier, and let him come out of the shadow of Wang Qi's death earlier.

"You're talking nonsense! How could Wang Qi die? He's still alive, he must be alive." The biggest worry in his heart was stabbed in front of Zhou Ying nakedly, and Zhao Jing, who had been holding on all the time, finally collapsed.With a sweet throat, he spat out a mouthful of hot blood, and fell straight down.

"Jing'er, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Imperial physician, imperial physician, come quickly and see how he is doing?" Zhao Rui's heart rose to his throat, and he quickly reached out to catch Zhao Jing's fallen body.

Zhao Jingyu was also very frightened, and quickly helped Zhao Rui to support Zhao Jing.

Seeing this situation, the guards who only dared to look at it from a distance, but dared not approach it, also surrounded them, and hurriedly carried Zhao Jing to a clean place to lie down.

Looking at Zhao Jing's pale face and the blood on her lips, Zhou Ying's heart was also pulled hard.Although he desperately wanted to check on Zhao Jing's situation, but he had just uttered harsh words, and he would not be able to save his face no matter what, so he could only continue to stand aside with a stern face, pretending to be on the sidelines.

"You too, he is already sad enough, why do you poke a knife at him?" Zhao Rui complained after glaring at Zhou Ying reproachfully.

Although Zhou Ying had a cold face, her tone of voice was embarrassing, "I just want him to accept the reality earlier. Do I want him to speak nonsense for Wang Qi and offend everyone?"

"Then you should choose a good time anyway, why do you want to add fuel to the fire at this juncture?" Zhao Rui gave Zhou Ying a dissatisfied look, then patted Zhao Jing and said: "Jing'er, don't listen to his nonsense, Wang Gongzi is blessed and fateful, and he will be fine."

After hearing this, Zhou Ying found it funny, weird, and uncomfortable at the same time.It has to be said that he was really unwilling to see the two people who were as close as father and son.

Fearing that Zhao Jing would continue to clash with Zhou Ying after waking up, Zhao Rui winked at Zhao Jingyu, "Fifth Highness, you can accompany Ding Beihou to look elsewhere, I am enough for Jing'er."

Zhao Jingyu knew the inside story of Wang Qi's death, and also knew that Zhao Jing was on the verge of collapse, and continued stimulation would only make the outbreak worse.Thinking of Zhao Jing's appearance of wanting to eat people just now, Zhao Jingyu only felt a chill down his spine.Seeing that the imperial physician said that Zhao Jing had fainted from extreme anger, there was nothing serious, and he just needed to rest for a few days.Zhao Jingyu was also afraid that Zhao Jing and Zhou Ying would have another conflict, so he agreed.

"Your Highness Fifth, Zhao Jing was hit, so he lost his sense of propriety, and I hope His Highness will not argue with him." Out of the cold palace, Zhou Ying couldn't help explaining for Zhao Jing.

Zhao Jingyu was thinking about how to apologize to Zhou Ying for Zhao Jing, but Zhou Ying was worried that he would resent Zhao Jing instead.Seeing that Zhou Ying cared so much about Zhao Jing, Zhao Jingyu was both surprised and delighted.The parent-child relationship between Zhou Ying and Zhao Jing is a secret that everyone knows well.Zhengxihou and Dingbeihou are people Zhao Jingyu respects very much. As friends, Zhao Jingyu also hopes that Zhao Jing can ease the relationship with Zhou Ying.Now that one side shows signs of making concessions, they may shake hands and make peace in the future.

"I've always known what kind of man Jing is, and I can understand his current mood." Zhao Jingyu said generously: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I won't blame him. In the final analysis, I still can't speak and offend Brother Jing." Sad."

Zhou Ying observed his words and was relieved to see that Zhao Jingyu really didn't take it to heart.

"Your Highness Fifth, you haven't returned all night, the emperor and the prince should be worried, you should go back quickly." Zhou Ying said with a smile: "The old minister went to the Huanyiyuan to see the surviving guard and see if he can still Ask something."

Zhao Jingyu had been out for a long time, and it was really time to go back. Hearing this, he said a few more polite words, and then took people away.

Rejecting Zhao Jingyu's offer to send someone to see him off, Zhou Ying walked alone on the way to Huanyiyuan, but felt very uncomfortable.

Zhao Jing is obviously his son, but now he and Zhao Rui are more like father and son.Although she didn't want to admit it, and knew that no one else was to blame for this, Zhou Ying still felt a little sour in her heart.

Thinking of Zhao Jing's heartbroken, vomiting blood and fainting, Zhou Ying couldn't help but sighed.It seems that Wang Qi's position in Zhao Jing's heart is more important than he imagined.For Wang Qi, Zhao Jing had the stance of throwing everything away.What kind of viscount title, what kind of future and fortune, he can give up all of them.Zhou Ying suddenly had a very panic thought, could it be that if Wang Qi died, Zhao Jing would not be able to survive?

"Master Hou, I have found you." At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind.

Zhou Ying turned around and saw that it was Zhang Bixian.

"Brother Zhang, why are you here?" Zhou Ying asked suspiciously.

It stands to reason that if Shen Yingjie sneaked into the palace, the palace gate should be sealed and no one should be allowed to enter or leave.What's more, when the incident happened yesterday, the time of the palace ban had already passed, and it was not yet the time for the morning court, how did Zhang Bixian enter the palace?

Zhang Bixian had obviously been looking for Zhou Ying for a long time, and his face was very tired.He took a few breaths, and then said: "This subordinate entered the palace last night. He was summoned by the emperor. After entering the palace, he has been helping to check the guards in the palace."

Zhou Ying was taken aback for a moment, then thought about it carefully, and finally understood.Shen Yingjie's sneaking into the palace must have shocked and frightened Emperor Liang, and he wished he could be caught out immediately.Although the imperial guards are deeply trusted, they are not familiar with the guards in the palace.Relying on those people in the Royal Forest Army, if you want to check the guards in the entire palace in a short period of time, there are not enough manpower.Emperor Liang was very suspicious, and at such a critical moment, he dared not trust anyone casually.However, Zhang Bixian made great contributions during the change of Wuzhu Palace, it could not be Wuzhu's meticulous work, and he was familiar with the guards in the palace, so Emperor Liang announced him to help in the palace.

"Why are you looking for me? But the emperor is looking for me?" Zhou Ying asked,

After looking left and right to see if there was no one around, Zhang Bixian approached Zhou Ying and said in a low voice: "This subordinate accidentally found a person in the palace, and this subordinate dare not deal with it lightly, let alone alarm others. He can secretly hide people and wait for Lord Hou to send them off."

"Who did you find? Could it be Shen Yingjie?" Seeing Zhang Bixian's mysterious appearance, Zhou Ying's heart moved, and at the same time, she felt something was wrong. If Shen Yingjie was found, Zhang Bixian would not know how to deal with it.

"No." Shaking his head, Zhang Bixian said in a deep voice, "It's Wang Qi."

Unexpectedly, Wang Qi was still alive, and Zhou Ying didn't know whether she was surprised or happy at the moment.Before he could measure it in his mind, he asked first, "Where is he?"

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I've been a little busy recently, I'm working overtime this week, and I'm guessing I'll be working overtime next week, and I'm catching up with Calvin, so it's even later, the plan really can't keep up with the changes!