This shadow guard, you are enlightened

Ning Yuan started his army two days ago, Xing Chenmu had a premonition in his heart, and knew that this would be a fierce battle.

He even asked Lu Xian to send a message to Jinwei General Li Yuanmo, informing him of the current situation and letting him choose whether to stay in the palace or not.

Li Yuanmo used to be a general under Wei Lin's command, and he fought with the former emperor in the battlefield. His son Li Tu is now the deputy general of the Zhenbei Army. The Li family, like the Wei family, has been loyal for generations. At such a critical juncture, Li Yuanmo will naturally not evade , ever since he found out about this, he never left the palace to rest, almost sticking to it day and night.

At noon that day, Xing Chenmu was reviewing the memorials in Xuanming Palace as before, Ning Jie was sick and would wait on the pen and ink in the future, only Gongsun Jing accompanied him.

Yan Qing entered with the brewed hot tea: "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea and rest for a while."

"Yeah." Xing Chenmu got up and moved his body, feeling that he was really thirsty, so he took the tea bowl from Yan Qing's hand, and was about to bring it to his mouth, when for some reason, he suddenly noticed something strange.

Before he could think about it, Yan Qing, who was standing quietly with his head down, suddenly moved and snatched the teacup from his hand.

Lu Xian and the others reacted very quickly, and the next moment, six shadow guards jumped out, protecting Xing Chenmu behind him.

Yan Qing's eyes were red, but he didn't do anything to hurt Xing Chenmu. He just raised his head and drank the tea in the tea bowl, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, this slave is guilty, and this slave is going to take a step first. My lord, my servant I will pay you back in the next life as a cow or a horse."

Realizing what he meant, Xing Chenmu's expression tightened, he waved away the shadow guard guarding him, and asked sharply, "What's going on!"

"Your Majesty...they are coming." Yan Qing was half squatting on the ground at this time, as if dizzy, holding his head with his hands all the time, trying to maintain the last bit of clarity, looking up at Xing Chenmu: " Slave, I can't do anything, I know that if you get rid of the party, you will definitely remove all eyeliner in the palace. I don't want to see Xiaoying die, but I don't want to see you die either... This poison is theirs. Here you go, let's see what the symptoms of poisoning are, and if you want to suspend death or something, you..."

Before Yan Qing finished speaking, he closed his eyes and passed out.

Lu Xian immediately stepped forward to check, and said: "My lord, Eunuch Yan is still angry, it's not poisonous."

"Put the person on the couch first." Xing Chenmu let go of his clenched fists, and for a moment he couldn't figure out the situation.

This poison must have been handed over to Yan Qing by Xiaoying. There are people who specialize in testing poison beside Xing Chenmu. Yan Qing was the only person who still had the chance to touch the tea and poison him after the poison test.

Yan Qing fell in love with Xiaoying, and couldn't bear her to be accused of rioting. Maybe she really wanted to get rid of him, but at the critical moment, Yan Qing regretted it again, and couldn't really kill him, so she served him. This poison.

Xing Chenmu could figure out the matter up to this point, but he didn't understand, since the other party had already asked Yan Qing to do it, why didn't they simply poison him, but instead spared his life?

"My lord, what should we do now?" After dealing with Yan Qing, Lu Xian returned to Xing Chenmu's side.

Xing Chenmu lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and asked Gongsun Jing behind him who had just recovered from the shock: "How is Gongsun Shanggong's voice?"

"What, what?" Gongsun Jing stared, puzzled.

"Please shout, the louder the better, let the people outside know that something happened in the palace." After Xing Chenmu finished speaking, he said to Yu Yingwei, "Go and guard, don't let people from outside enter, Lu Xian, you go out through the window , find the maid named Xiaoying, and bring her here first."

Regardless of whether this matter is accomplished or not, Ning Jie will definitely not spare Xiaoying's life, but Xing Chenmu does not want her to die for the time being.

The two took orders, Lu Xian walked to the window, and was about to go out, when he heard the ear-piercing shout from Gongsun Jing on the other end, his legs trembled in fright, and he almost fell from the window. Turning his head, he cast admiring gazes at the thin woman.

When Gongsun Jing shouted, everything was in chaos outside, and Lu Xian took advantage of the chaos to get out. Xiaoying was always followed by shadow guards secretly. It was not difficult to find her, but after all, the shadow guards couldn't get too close, which made her Looking for an opportunity, he secretly handed the poison/drug to Yan Qing.

It was easy for Lu Xian to go in and out of Xuanming Palace by himself, but with Xiaoying, the goal was too big, and it was easy for others to notice. After she understood the whole story, she went back and explained to Xing Chenmu.

This matter is quite embarrassing to say, Xiaoying's original surname is Ning, and she is a distant relative of Ning Yuan. Because her parents died young, she listened to the elders of the clan and came to Luan City to join Ning Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Ning Yuan was planning to put eyeliner into the palace at that time, and seeing that she was innocent and had just come to Luancheng from her hometown, no one knew about the relationship between the two, so she was sent to the palace.

Xiaoying has three older sisters and a younger brother at home. She was not valued since she was a child, and after being sent to the palace, she was always bullied by the older maids because she was helpless.

Until she contacted Yan Qing according to Ning Jie's order...

In the past, she always thought that Yan Qing must be very smooth and philistine to be able to sit in the position of the chief executive, but after getting to know each other, he discovered that Yan Qing was a very honest and shy person in his heart, and he would save her love for her during meals. The dishes she eats will remind her to add clothes when the weather is cold, and she will clumsily try to please her. It is Yan Qing who makes her feel what it means to be loved and what it means to be warm.

But she dared not disobey the order of the Ning family, and Ning Yuan ordered her to hand over the poison/drug to Yan Qing, and asked Yan Qing to pour it into Xing Chenmu's tea, and if everything was done, they would be let out of the palace, which would definitely kill her.

Xiaoying also knows that even if it comes true, Ning Yuan may not fulfill his promise, not to mention that she has also seen that Yan Qing is actually very loyal to the Holy Majesty, if he really hurts the Holy Majesty for her own sake, I am afraid that it will be fine. If he was able to leave the palace, he would live in guilt for the rest of his life, so she replaced the poison/drug with an ordinary drug, and then handed it to Yan Qing in front of Ning Yuan's eyeliner, but both Xing Chenmu and Ning Yuan were on her side. She didn't dare to say too much about the guards around, so Yan Qing didn't know about the drug change.

How could she have thought that she saved Yan Qing's life in a moment of soft-heartedness.

After hearing Lu Xian's report, Xing Chenmu was also surprised. He thought Yan Qing was being used by others to be moved, but who would have thought that they both had affection for each other.

"My lord, how should Eunuch Yan and Xiaoying deal with it?"

"Put it in Mingying Palace first, and don't be noticed by people in Ningyuan." Xing Chenmu looked at Yan Qing lying on the couch, but he didn't have much anger in his heart. At least at the last moment, Yan Qing chose to die for him. Let’s discuss after the chaos is settled.”

"Yes."

While the two were talking, the window was pushed open from the outside again, and a shadow guard jumped into the hall in a little panic: "My lord, Ning Yuan led nearly [-] soldiers and horses of the Guan Wei Army to attack from the Xuanzheng Gate."

"Where's Li Yuanmo?"

"General Li has led the Jinwei Army to defend against the enemy." The shadow guard showed a look of hesitation, "But...the two sides have a huge disparity in numbers, I'm afraid..."

Xing Chenmu looked unusually calm, only looking at the beacon fire rising in the distance outside the window: "Well, let's notify the Shadow Guards to prepare for battle."

"Your Majesty, if the Shadow Guards go to the front, there will be space around you. If the enemy takes the opportunity to assassinate, it will be too dangerous." Lu Xian worried.

"Who said that?" Xing Chenmu turned his head to look at the two of them, "Bring the armor for me."

Since this plan took shape in my mind.Xing Chenmu never thought of hiding in the back. He lured Ning Yuan, Chen Si and others to force the palace step by step. He was ashamed of the soldiers and palace people in the palace. How could he hide in the harem by himself and let Ningyuan attack the city? .

He wants to go into battle, if the Jinwei Army and the Shadow Guard Army are really defeated, he can be captured alone, there is no need to involve innocent people.

As soon as this remark came out, even the shadow guards who were still guarding in the dark appeared one after another, knelt down and said, "This move is too dangerous, the Holy One must not be impulsive."

"It's not impulsive." Xing Chenmu looked up, and his eyes fell on the paperweight again, "I will definitely hold out until Zhuo Ying returns, I believe in him and the two soldiers and horses in the imperial city, I hope you can also treat me more some confidence."

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In the end, after the Jinwei Army had resisted for a whole day and night, Xing Chenmu put on a fiery red armor and joined the battle with the Shadow Guard Army.

Their joining undoubtedly boosted the morale of the already exhausted soldiers of the Jinwei Army.

At that time, Li Yuanmo's left arm was injured, but he did not flinch. He still held a long knife to resist the enemy. When he saw Xing Chenmu appearing behind him, he was stunned, and quickly found an opportunity to ride his horse to Xing Chenmu's side: " Your Majesty, why are you here, this place is too dangerous, please evacuate quickly."

"General Li is injured but still guards the imperial city for me, how can I just drag myself out?"

Li Yuanmo was in a hurry: "How can this be the same, you are a man of gold..."

Xing Chenmu didn't want to hear what he said, and interrupted: "According to General Li, how long can we last?"

Li Yuanmo didn't expect Xing Chenmu to be so straightforward. He glanced at the enemy army who was obviously superior in numbers, and said in a hoarse voice: "At most one day, the rebellious party will be able to break through. Please evacuate quickly, my lord. If you stay in the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood." burn."

"One day is enough." Xing Chenmu's eyes flickered, and he slightly raised his head to look forward. The setting sun was slowly setting, dyeing the sky red, and connecting it with the palace wall that had already been stained red by blood. Surrounded by the creepy smell of blood, he didn't seem to notice it, suddenly showed a very shallow smile, and said indifferently to Li Yuan in front of him, "General Li, please lead the army to survive this day."

Li Yuanmo was taken aback for a moment, anticipating that His Majesty would have someone behind him, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "The last general obeys!"

Loud.

This day was extraordinarily long. Xing Chenmu watched the shadow guards beside him fall down one by one, watched Li Yuanmo get seriously injured, and watched Lu Xian who was covered in blood but still insisted on protecting him.

When the arrow pierced through the air, he only had time to avoid the vital point, the arrow pierced into the flesh, and the pain hit him, he was in a trance for a moment, he thought that maybe he really couldn't survive his queen to rescue him.

But soon, another burst of shouts came from outside the palace gate, and the war drums came from far to near.

When pierced by the second arrow, Xing Chenmu gritted his teeth and said nothing. He stared fixedly at the distance, the familiar figure sitting on the horse with a long sword in his hand, how heroic and majestic he was.

And appearing with Zhuo Ying, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that are enough to strangle all Guan Weijun...

The author has something to say: In fact, in the original setting, Yan Qing was going to die... But, I really didn’t want to do it, so I changed the medicine, don’t worry, he’s fine, our little Qingzi is so honest , don't bully him.