Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Assassination

When Di Qing found someone hiding in the flowers, he was shocked and walked back to the front of the hall. Seeing this, Zhang Yu asked strangely, "What are you doing back here? You are so kind, do you want to be on duty for me?" Di Qing lowered his voice and recounted what he had just discovered. Zhang Yu also became nervous, and asked in a low voice, "Who could it be? Could it be an assassin?" Di Qing said softly, "I don't know, but it's not appropriate to alarm the emperor now. Be careful. ..." Di Qing was waiting to discuss with Wang Gui, when the door opened, Zhao Zhen said, "Di Qing, come in, I have something to say to you." Zhao Zhen stood in front of the door, his brows furrowed.

Di Qing was slightly surprised, but entered the room anyway.Seeing that the furnishings in the room are simple, with white as the main tone, there is a sense of bleakness.Zhao Zhen took his seat, pointed to the seat beside him and said, "You don't need to be polite, just sit down." Although Di Qing had been with Zhao Zhen for a while, he hadn't developed the habit of saluting every time. Hearing Zhao Zhen's mention this time, he realized that he was in front of the emperor.But no matter how Di Qing looked at it, he felt that the emperor was very ugly. Seeing Di Qing sit down, Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "I really don't look like an emperor. Sometimes I even feel that I'm just a waste."

Di Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is too modest. You...you..." I wanted to say a few words of praise, but the credit was all due to the Empress Dowager. Di Qing couldn't bear to deceive Zhao Zhen, so he was speechless. Zhao Zhen didn't pay attention to Di Qing's embarrassment, looked at the burning red candle, and murmured: "Di Qing, I am very lonely. I have had no playmates since I was a child, and married a woman I don't love. A word, bound by those corrupt officials. Di Qing, you are my first friend." Di Qing was a little flattered, and said with shame: "I am ashamed to be a minister." He was indeed a little ashamed, because he had been blackmailing Zhao Zhen all along.

Zhao Zhen turned his head, stared at Di Qing and said, "Di Qing, if I am in charge, I will definitely use you again. I will never break my promise." Di Qing said: "The sage loves you." He thought in his heart, how long will Zhao Zhen be the emperor?If the queen mother is in charge, I'm afraid I will be killed before I can be reused.If you and I add up, I'm afraid it won't hold up to one finger of the Queen Mother. Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and paced back and forth in the room, stretched out his hand and said: "If I am in charge, I will be a wise emperor through the ages, change the bad habits of the Great Song Dynasty, and strengthen the national prestige of the Great Song Dynasty. Ping the chaos in the Northwest, recover The sixteen prefectures of Youyun dominate the world, learn from Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and ride the world like the ancestors. Di Qing, if I take power, I will definitely use you again. If I were Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, you would be Huo Qubing who attacked the Xiongnu. You are Li Jing who destroyed the Turks!"

Seeing Zhao Zhen's impassioned and excited face, Di Qing thought to himself, it's still early and it's not time to dream.But at this time, how could Di Qing say such disappointing words? Zhao Zhen stopped suddenly, and sighed quietly: "But is it possible for me to be in charge?" Di Qing said after a while: "I think the Holy One is the Queen Mother's son..." Zhao Zhen murmured: "Is it really the Empress Dowager's biological son? Why is the Empress Dowager treating Zhao Yunsheng better than me? There are many things that the Empress Dowager would rather tell Zhao Yunsheng than me."

Di Qing couldn't help laughing, "The relationship between the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager is known all over the world, how could there be any mistakes?" Under the candlelight, Zhao Zhen's face was uncertain, and he suddenly said: "Di Qing, do you remember that in Jiyingmen, I once said that I have something to ask of you?" Di Qing nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me." Zhao Zhen came over and took Di Qing's hand.Di Qing was a little embarrassed, but he didn't break free, only feeling that Zhao Zhen's palms were covered with cold sweat.Looking at Zhao Zhen's eyes, there also seemed to be horror.

"Di Qing, when I come to Yongding Mausoleum this time, it is one thing to ask the late emperor to bless me to be able to govern personally, and the second thing is to ask the late emperor to bless the queen mother. However, I still have to do the third thing, which must be done by you help me." Seeing that Zhao Zhen's face was livid, Di Qing felt a chill down his back, and forced a smile, "What's the matter?" Although there was no one around, Zhao Zhen still turned his head to look, lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to the secret room next to the late emperor's coffin to get something."

Di Qing was shocked: "What do you want to take? This...isn't right?" It turns out that to worship Zhenzong, you only need to hold the ceremony in the dedicated hall in the cemetery, but if you want to see Zhenzong's coffin, you have to go to the underground palace. Even though Di Qing had never been to Yongding Mausoleum, he knew that there were many traps in the mysterious palace where the emperor's body was stored. It was to prevent others from disturbing Zhenzong's body.Zhao Zhen is going to Xuan Palace?That can be said to be a sensational thing. Zhao Zhen said anxiously: "No matter what, I must go, the late emperor will definitely protect me. Otherwise..." He didn't continue, but his face was pale, and he held Di Qing's hand tightly and said: "Di Qing, you must help me, I beg you. If this happens, you and I will be brothers in life and death, and we will never abandon each other."

Di Qing thought a lot, seeing Zhao Zhen pleading in fear, recalling the past friendship, his loyalty rose sharply, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I will go through fire and water, and I will not say anything." Zhao Zhen listened to Di Qing's promise. Although there was still sadness in his eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice: "Okay, with your words, I have some confidence. Di Qing, you go out, and I will naturally find you when the time comes." You must not mention this matter to others." After Di Qing exited Zhao Zhen's room, he was full of doubts, wondering what important thing Zhao Zhen wanted to take?It is not a trivial matter to enter Zhenzong Xuangong without authorization. There must be an agency there, so how can Zhao Zhen be sure to enter?

Seeing that Di Qing was full of worries, Zhang Yu said in a low voice, "Di Qing, are you alright?" Di Qing hesitated to speak, remembering Zhao Zhen's entrustment, shook his head and said: "It's nothing, the Holy Majesty is just upset." Remembering the incident of someone lurking in the flowers just now, he frowned and said: "Zhang Yu, let me ask Wang Gui first, are you here?" Be careful here." Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Then you should be careful." Di Qing returned to the side of the flowers, looked around, saw a road spreading out, followed the path, and after walking not far, he heard someone in the dark shouting: "Chongde."

Di Qing replied: "Tianhe." It turned out that after the transition, the guards changed their passwords again.Wang Gui's move can be said to be painstaking, just to prevent others from taking advantage of troubled waters.A person walked out from behind the tree, with a dark face and serious expression, it was Li Yonghe, Zhao Zhen's personal bodyguard.Li Yonghe asked, "Di Qing, what are you doing here?" Di Qing asked back, "Can you see someone passing by here?" Li Yonghe's expression was a little unnatural, he looked away and said, "No!" Seeing Li Yonghe's eyes flickering and his insincere expression, Di Qing's heart sank. He felt that Li Yonghe was weird, so he changed the subject and said, "Who is on duty around you?" Li Yonghe simply said: "Wang Gui." Di Qing said: "I just happened to go to Wang Gui for something, and I have to rely on Brother Li here." Li Yonghe nodded, and walked behind the tree. Di Qing strode away. When he reached a place where Li Yonghe couldn't see, he dodged behind a big rock and quietly looked in Li Yonghe's direction.After a long time, there was no movement of Li Yonghe, Di Qing was puzzled, and was about to get up, when suddenly he felt someone covering him, Di Qing was startled, turned to the other side of the boulder in a flash, and pressed the handle of the knife. Then the man stopped and shouted, "Di Qing, what are you doing here?" Hearing that it was Wang Gui's voice, Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wang Gui, I was looking for you. It's weird!" Wang Gui walked out slowly and looked directly into Di Qing's eyes with sharp eyes. With a clear conscience, Di Qing looked calmly and said, "Just now I saw that there seemed to be movement in this direction, so I came here to check while Zhang Yu was on duty. Can you see any outsiders?" Wang Gui said: "There are no outsiders, only a person from the palace came." Di Qing asked, "Who is it?" Wang Guidao: "It's a Shunrong of the late emperor, whose surname is Li, and also the elder sister of Li Yonghe, who was in front of the emperor's hall. Li Yonghe has been escorting in Beijing. This time when he came to Gong County, Li Shunrong missed his younger brother. Come to visit, I will Yes." Di Qing knew that Shun Rong was a woman of the third and fourth rank in the emperor's harem, and was generally regarded as an unfavored concubine.I heard that Empress Dowager Liu was jealous. After Zhenzong passed away, all the concubines except Empress Dowager Yang remained in the capital, and the rest of the concubines were sent to various Taoist temples to become monks. This Shunrong guarding Zhenzong's tomb is very desolate.Thinking of this, Di Qing felt a little sympathetic to that woman, but she didn't let go of her suspicions. She thought to herself that even if Li Shunrong visited his younger brother, he didn't have to hide among the flowers, right? But a weak woman should not be a threat to the emperor, Di Qing thought of this and said, "That's fine, I'll walk around." Wang Gui smiled and said, "Di Qing, it's always good to be careful. Don't go too far, the Holy Majesty will worship the late emperor at five o'clock and three quarters, and we will all come together to escort you." Di Qing nodded and walked out.A bluestone road was paved, smooth as silk under the moonlight.The mountain air is fresh and comes from the face, which makes people broaden their minds. Di Qing knew that going along this road would lead to Zhenzong's tomb, so it was inconvenient to go any further, so he picked a small path and wandered.He stepped on the moonlight, gradually drifting away, this place is no longer within the range of Wang Gui's security, and there is no one to guard it.Di Qing picked a wild flower casually, and thought to himself, the scenery here is actually very beautiful, if he can walk here with Yu Chang, it would be even better than a god.Pick some flowers for her and take them home, she will definitely like them, but if the flowers are picked, I'm afraid they will wither soon. He picked a clean place and sat down, looking at the moon in the sky, his heart was full of that beautiful woman.While he was running, he suddenly heard a voice from the side of the slope to his left. Di Qing was shocked and walked over lightly.Passing through a forest, I saw a woman standing beside a secluded path, dressed as a nun in black clothes and green hat, bowing down to the bright moon and muttering to herself.Di Qing vaguely heard the nun say: "Please... fall into hell... willing..." The breeze was blowing, Di Qing heard it intermittently, and quietly took two steps forward.The nun stood up, prayed a few words, knelt down again, and said, "Bodhisattva, thank you for taking care of him all these years, and knowing that he is fine, I am grateful. However, these years, day and night I have been thinking about his appearance all night, and I only beg the Bodhisattva to show mercy and let me see him, even though I will die without regret!" At this moment, Di Qing had already walked around to the nun's side, only to see two lines of clear tears flowing down the woman's cheeks, falling into the dust drop by drop.The woman was middle-aged, her face had faded, and the beauty of the past could be vaguely seen in her eyebrows. At this moment, footsteps sounded in the distance, and Di Qing hid himself, seeing Li Yonghe rushing towards him. Di Qing's heart moved, thinking to himself, is it really such a coincidence that this woman is Zhenzong's concubine?That is Li Yonghe's sister? Li Yonghe came to the nun and said, "Why are you so reckless today? You almost let people find out, and it ruined the big thing." The woman was puzzled and said, "Who found me?" Li Yonghe said: "It's a guard in front of the palace, called Di Qing. That man is extremely vigilant. I think he found someone approaching the Xiaoyi Palace. How many times have I told you that the Holy One will arrive at the palace in five omissions and three quarters... Time is our chance..." He lowered his voice, and his voice was intermittent. Di Qing's heart shuddered, and he thought, what are they going to do at five o'clock and three o'clock?Is it going to be detrimental to the emperor?This Li Yonghe has won the trust of the emperor, if it is unfavorable to Zhao Zhen, it is really impossible to guard against. The woman said: "I can't..." When she said this, her face was full of resentment, she grabbed Li Yonghe's arm and said: "You must be careful, otherwise the queen mother will not let us go." Di Qing's heart sank, thinking that Li Yonghe had been bribed or threatened by the queen mother, so it was not good for Zhao Zhen. Li Yonghe said in a low voice: "Of course I will be careful, don't worry, Qian Weiji has already agreed with me this time, with him here, we should have no problem." Di Qing just felt a chill down his spine, he really didn't want to believe that this resentful woman and Li Yonghe would join forces with Qian Weiji to harm the emperor, but the facts were right in front of him, so Di Qing couldn't help but believe it.Di Qing was anxious, fearing that he would startle the snake, so he quietly retreated to the side, hoping to find Wang Gui and others, and then discuss the countermeasures.When they reached the corner of the hill, they suddenly heard a mournful whistle coming from the direction of Xiaoyi Palace.The whistling sound broke the silence of the night, and it was extremely thrilling around the mausoleum! Di Qing was taken aback, seeing a fire flickering in the direction of Xiaoyi Palace, his heart tightened, and he ran back.When Di Qing arrived in front of the Xiaoyi Palace, the guards in front of the palace from all directions approached the Xiaoyi Palace one after another, and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Where's your Majesty?" Di Qing suddenly thought of something, and shouted: "Li Jian, Li Yuheng, you take ten people to block the main road for the time being, in case someone comes in, and the rest of you follow me to escort you!" All the guards nodded one after another. Di Qing led the guards to the front of the hall, and found that Wang Gui, Zhang Yu and other people guarding the front of the hall had disappeared. He was slightly flustered, and shouted: "Wang Gui, Zhang Yu!" and rushed to the emperor. In front of his room, he kicked open the door without caring about the complaint. There was a cold light in the room, pointing directly at Di Qing's throat.Di Qing took a step back, saw Wang Gui drawing his sword, and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty..." Seeing that Zhao Zhen was still sitting in the room, he said with a sigh of relief, "Where are the guards outside the hall?" Wang Gui slowly retracted his sword, saw that Di Qing had brought dozens of guards, and said, "Suddenly a fire broke out in the back hall of Xiaoyi Palace, I have ordered two people to go to investigate the situation. Stay by the Holy Majesty's side. I thought you were the enemy when you broke into the door just now..." Di Qing waved his hand and said, "There's no need to explain, I understand. Wang Yu, I brought fourteen people here, and ten people led by Li Jian, temporarily blocking the main road in front of the palace." Seeing Zhao Zhen's room except Besides Wang Gui, Zhang Yu, and five other people, Di Qing said: "At the moment, we must first protect the safety of the Holy One, and then order people to put out the fire..." Wang Gui frowned and said, "I have asked Du Fang and Wen Liangyu to check the fire, why hasn't it turned around?" Di Qing said, "Shall I go and have a look?" Zhao Zhen said suddenly: "Di Qing, you stay by my side." Wang Gui immediately said: "Che Yeyong, Shen Shenxi, you go to the apse to have a look, and at the same time, arrange for the palace staff to put out the fire. If you see Du Fang and Wen Liangyu, ask them to come back and escort them." The two guards led the order to leave the room. At this time, the back hall was already ringing with gongs. Yan Wenying rushed in. Seeing that Zhao Zhen was still there, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, hurry up, the fire has reached the main hall." Zhao Zhen patted the table and said: "Where is Qian Weiji, why is he still here? Where is Li Yonghe now?" Before he finished speaking, someone outside the door shouted: "Your Majesty!" The man rushed in quickly, It was Li Yonghe. Di Qing's heart shuddered, and he stood by Zhao Zhen's side.The fire came suddenly, maybe it was the enemy's fake eyes, so he had to guard against it. Seeing Li Yonghe coming, Zhao Zhen asked, "Li Sanzhi, where is Qian Weiji?" Li Yonghe said: "Your Majesty, I just wanted to rest. When I knew the fire started, I rushed here, but I didn't see where Qian Weiji was." Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "There is a fire in the palace right now, Qian Weiji, as the palace envoy, cannot be blamed." Li Yonghe hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. The fire in the palace is burning, and I think it is difficult to control. Your Majesty should leave here before making plans. Otherwise, if the fire comes, I'm afraid it will be dangerous." He took two steps forward and said: "The minister will escort the Holy Majesty to go first." Wang Gui stopped beside Li Yonghe subconsciously, and said, "Li Sanzhi, let us take the responsibility of escorting the Holy Majesty." Di Qing was slightly stunned, seeing that Wang Gui also seemed suspicious of Li Yonghe. Li Yonghe was taken aback, and said, "Then why don't you leave?" Wang Gui asked, "Where are you going?" Li Yonghe said: "Let's go to the imperial mausoleum first, there are dozens of imperial guards guarding it. In addition to our manpower here, we can protect the sanctuary." Wang Gui turned around and saluted Zhao Zhen: "My lord, please move first." Zhao Zhen nodded, and was escorted out of the room by Wang Gui and Di Qing.At this time, the guards had gathered around 20 people. Seeing this, Zhao Zhen felt relieved and said, "Let's go to the mausoleum of the late emperor." Dangerous, has the meaning of regret. Wang Gui said: "You can't go to the mausoleum of the late emperor!" Li Yonghe was startled, and asked anxiously, "Why?" Wang Gui said coldly: "Because I doubt that someone will harm the Holy One!" Li Yonghe frowned, "Which one are you talking about?" Wang Gui said in a deep voice: "Today afternoon, I saw a person whispering with Qian Weiji, as if they were discussing something. Now Xiaoyi Palace is on fire, but Qian Weiji has not arrived. Qian Weiji's son offended the Holy Majesty, Although the Holy Majesty is not to blame, it doesn't mean that Qian Weiji won't secretly conspire to collude with outsiders. The fire is so fierce that Du Fang and the others have not turned back, so they must have encountered an accident! I think someone set the fire to confuse the sight and wait for an opportunity to harm the Holy Majesty. And this Xiaoyi Palace, there must have been assassins mixed in!" Only then did Di Qing realize that Wang Gui was also cautious, and heaved a sigh of relief.Wang Gui waved his hand, and the guards understood what he meant, and surrounded Li Yonghe.Zhao Zhen was dumbfounded and speechless for a while.Li Yonghe saw the crowd surrounding him, but he didn't panic, and asked coldly, "Of course the person whispering to Qian Weiji is me?" Wang Gui said: "That's right! I wonder if you dare to tell the content of the conversation with Qian Weiji in front of everyone?" At this time, the fire was even worse, and all the palace servants and maids of Xiaoyi Palace ran out to fight the fire. One person rushed to see the guards and Zhao Zhen, and said joyfully, "My lord..." Wang Gui yelled: "Stand on the periphery, don't come near, or you will be shot to death!" The man was stunned, and hurriedly said: "I am the deputy envoy of Xiaoyi Palace, Zhuang Bie. There was a fire in the palace, and I couldn't find Mr. Qian everywhere, so I came to escort him specially." Wang Gui ordered: "Vice Envoy Zhuang, lead the people in the palace to control the fire as much as possible, and report any strangers in time. As for the duty of guarding the Holy Majesty, I will naturally take on it." Seeing Wang Gui's murderous intent, Zhuang Bie didn't dare to disobey him, so he hurriedly led his men to put out the fire.Seeing it from the side, Zhao Zhen felt apprehensive, and Yan Wenying had already shouted: "Wang Gui, you are so courageous. Your Majesty is here, how dare you make your own claims?" Wang Gui was startled, turned around and knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, this subject is appreciated by His Majesty, and I only want to protect His Majesty's safety when I take the seat in front of the hall. I will do my best and die. Please, Your Majesty, believe me." Sincerely, Zhao Zhen saw it, looked at Di Qing and said, "Di Qing, what do you think?" Di Qing came out and said: "I have the same idea as Wang Gui. The fire in the palace is minor right now, but the safety of the guardian is the most important. What Wang Gui said is very reasonable, and I also feel that Li Yonghe is very suspicious." See Zhao Zhen Full of surprise, Di Qing also said that someone passed through Li Yonghe's checkpoint privately and approached Xiaoyi Palace. He was going to tell the story of Shan Gang's meeting with Li Shunrong, but after thinking about it, he suppressed this thought. After Di Qing finished speaking, he said again: "If the Holy Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Zhang Yu." Zhang Yu came out and said, "Report to Your Majesty, what Di Qing said is true." The flames were shining in the sky, and everyone's eyes fell on Li Yonghe, full of suspicion and alertness.Zhao Zhen said with a serious face: "Li Yonghe, can you give me an explanation?" Li Yonghe knelt down and said anxiously: "My lord, I am loyal to you, don't you believe me?" Wang Gui said coldly: "It's hard to know people's faces, but it's hard to know their hearts. Don't confuse the public. Where is Qian Weiji now, and what did you say to Qian Weiji today?" Li Yonghe turned his head to look at Wang Gui, and shouted: "Wang Gui! Your Majesty treats you well. At this critical moment, you don't want to protect your Majesty's safety, but you only want to fight among yourself. I am really disappointed!" Wang Yu said: "Those who want to fight against the outside world must first settle in. To protect the sage, one must be united. If there is a traitor in the middle, how can there be protection? My lord, if this person does not tell the truth, I ask the sage to issue an order. Take him down!" Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Yonghe, what can't you say now? If you really have a clear conscience, why don't you explain everything to me?" Li Yonghe looked at Zhao Zhen, and said sadly: "My lord, I can't say anything, and I don't want to lie to you, but I will never do you any harm. My lord, how have I treated you all these years?" Zhao Zhen hesitated. The people he trusts the most right now are Yan Wenying, Li Yonghe, Di Qing and others.Although Wang Gui deserves to be promoted and reused by him, but at this juncture, to believe that Wang Gui captures Li Yonghe is no different from destroying the Great Wall in his mind.After pondering for a long time, he said: "Yonghe, I believe in you!" Surprised, Wang Gui said anxiously, "My lord..." Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Wang Gui, you, Li Yonghe, Yan Wenying, Di Qing, and all the forbidden soldiers present are the people I trust the most. At this time, I only hope that you can help each other and deal with the situation." Go In the past, he pulled Li Yonghe up, and Zhao Zhen took Wang Gui's hand again, let each other hold each other, and said slowly: "All the past, let it pass. Wang Gui, what do you think?" Wang Gui couldn't disobey, so he had no choice but to say: "I obey the order." Suddenly there was a scream, and everyone was terrified. They turned their heads and looked over, only to see a person running from a distance, with blood flowing from his forehead, and the clothes were actually the guards sent by Wang Gui just now.The man staggered to the front of the crowd, couldn't hold on, fell to the ground, stretched out his hand, turned his head and pointed back, and said in a low voice, "The three of them are dead...I...have enemies." Wang Gui jumped over and asked anxiously, "Who is the enemy?" Di Qing suddenly shouted, "Be careful!"I saw a saber light like a horse's sword, which could barely pass in front of Wang Gui's body, cutting the front of his chest.If he hadn't retreated in time, he might be cut open by this knife! The one who drew the knife was the guard with blood on his face!Everyone was stunned and didn't know what happened for a while.Wang Gui already understood that this person was not a guard, but an assassin.The assassin fished in troubled waters, wore the clothes of a guard, blurred his face with blood, and pretended to be hoarse, just to confuse his sight and take the opportunity to attack. So... the guards you sent just now are dead?When Wang Gui thought of this, although he was not afraid, he pulled out his long sword when he retreated, and slashed back with the sword.There was a loud bang, sparks flew everywhere, and the attacker returned the knife in time, blocking Wang Gui's sword. When the two swords meet, they are both secretly awe-inspiring.Wang Gui was horrified that this man's sword contained great strength, and he could send and receive it freely.The man who sneaked up on him complained secretly, thinking that Zhao Zhen's personal bodyguard was really good at martial arts.In a flash of thought, the sneak attacker took advantage of the momentum to roll away, bypassed Wang Gui, and went straight to Zhao Zhen.Without hesitation, Di Qing, Li Yonghe and the two stopped in front of Zhao Zhen, one left and one right. While Wang Gui shouted loudly, he let go of the long sword and threw it at the man's vest.The long sword was like a rainbow, and it was about to turn into a bolt of lightning and hit the man's vest, but the man's pounce was a false move, he pointed his toe, and pierced it diagonally.Wang Gui's long sword miscalculated and nailed the man's skirt to the ground. With a buzzing sound, the sword trembled and moved people's hearts.The assassin rushed out of the siege of the guards and plunged into the darkness. There was a long laugh, "Emperor Dog, I can't kill you this time, I'm afraid you won't survive tonight!" Zhao Zhen's face was pale, and Zhang Yu was waiting to catch up. Wang Gui said: "Don't chase the poor!" He himself, cut off the arm of the saint, and then attacked the saint, but he didn't expect that Di Qing would see through the careful calculation, and he was able to resist his ultimate move.The assassin missed a single blow and left immediately, he was also a remarkable person.Right now, the main thing is to protect the emperor, and we can't let them divert the tiger away from the mountain. Zhang Yu stopped and said bitterly, "Could it be that he was allowed to escape so easily?" Di Qing said: "Why bother chasing him? He will definitely come again." Everyone was stunned, thinking that what Di Qing said was right, the assassins planned carefully, set fire to Xiaoyi Palace, and pretended to assassinate, they would never give up willingly. Wang Gui said slowly: "That man is wearing the clothes of a bodyguard. I'm afraid that Du Fang and the four of them will fall into their hands." The fire has completely collapsed.The tongue of flame spread out and reached the main hall, even people standing outside the hall could feel the heat of the fire. But everyone felt cold in their hearts. Wang Gui suddenly looked at Di Qing and said, "Di Qing, thank you for reminding me just now. It's just...the assassin's disguise is excellent, how do you know that person is an enemy?" Di Qing said: "I see that man's behavior is staggering, but his eyes are very energetic, he doesn't look like a person who has lost his strength in a fierce battle. Besides, although his face is covered with blood, his saber is intact and his clothes are clean. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem to have passed by." It looks like a bloodbath." Wang Gui thought about it carefully, and couldn't help secretly praising Di Qing for his keen observation skills.Seeing that Di Qing was still deep in thought, he couldn't help but ask, "Di Qing, do you have any questions?" Di Qing frowned and said, "I always feel... that assassin looks familiar." As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yu, who was puzzled and said, "What do you think I am doing? I can't be our friend." Di Qing reminded: "It's not necessarily our friend, maybe even fought with us to the death, I don't think you should forget." Zhang Yu frowned, recalling the original situation, and suddenly shouted: "It's the Heavenly King Chiguo, that person is the Heavenly King Chiguo!" Everyone was shocked, Wang Gui asked: "Is that person the Heavenly King Chiguo who escaped from the Cao Mansion back then?" Zhang Yudao: "Yes, as soon as Di Qing said it, I remembered it. This person is indeed the Heavenly King Chiguo who appeared in the Cao Mansion, but...how did he end up here?" Wang Gui's face was uncertain, and Zhao Zhen said angrily: "This Maitreya sect is still haunted, and it is so rebellious. After I return to the capital, I will definitely summon the imperial army to wipe out all the Maitreya sect disciples." Di Qing felt terrified in his heart, and thought to himself that if the assassin was really the Heavenly King Chiguo who appeared in Cao's mansion, it would be very bad.That person may have something to do with Xia Sui, and Xia Sui belongs to the Empress Dowager. Could it be that... this assassination, the Empress Dowager is the mastermind?What conspiracy and tricks did Li Yonghe have, and why did the Holy Majesty trust him so much? The fire was burning more and more violently. Seeing that the fire in Xiaoyi Palace was out of control, Zhao Zhen couldn't help sighing, and asked, "What should we do now?" Wang Gui comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xiaoyi Palace is on fire. Although Qian Weiji is missing, there are still dozens of yamen servants from Gongxian County outside the mountain. If you know that there is a fire here, you must notify County Magistrate Zhang of Gongxian County. So According to my guess, County Magistrate Zhang will bring people to escort him in the early morning at the latest, so we might as well sit and wait for help." Zhao Zhen felt a little relieved.However, Di Qing was worried, thinking to himself that it was Qian Weiji who had been contacting Gong County staff all along, but Qian Weiji was missing, and it was unknown whether the Gong County yamen servant could come. Li Yonghe said aside: "I don't agree with Wang Gui's suggestion. This place is not far from the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. If you go there, it will be much better than here." Wang Gui retorted: "As far as I can see, the Xiaoyi Palace is already in danger. Who can say that the mausoleum won't be infiltrated with enemies? Besides, the enemy is in the dark. Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the way to the mausoleum?" Zhao Zhen got a headache when he heard it, and asked Di Qing, "What do you think?" Di Qing hesitated, "I agree with Wang Gui's suggestion." Zhao Zhen said helplessly: "Okay, I will stay here." Seeing that Zhao Zhen agreed with his suggestion, Wang Gui felt at ease, and asked Zhao Zhen to sit against the courtyard wall. Dozens of guards surrounded Zhao Zhen in a circle.In this way, even if there are hundreds of soldiers and horses coming, they will not be able to break through the guards of the people in a hurry. Wang Gui saw that everyone looked panicked or dazed, and knew that everyone suddenly encountered such a situation and could not respond for a while.Judging from the fire in the Xiaoyi Palace, Qian Weiji's disappearance, the killing of the four guards, and the assassination by the King Chiguo, he judged that the enemy had already carefully prepared all these. What's more, there is a sneaky Li Yonghe in our camp!In such a situation, I am afraid that many people will not see the sun of tomorrow.Wang Gui thought of this and looked at Di Qing. Di Qing was also full of thoughts, looking towards Wang Gui.The two looked at each other and nodded slowly.Although they didn't say a word, they already understood each other's determination.Right now, only by working together can it be possible to protect Zhao Zhen's safety. At this time, the moon is passing the middle of the sky, the shadows of the trees are sparse, and the cold moonlight is cast in the sea of ​​fire, with loneliness in the splendor.After an hour, only a loud bang was heard in the distance, it turned out that the Xiaoyi Palace could not bear the fire, and the main hall also collapsed.A puff of thick smoke rose into the sky, and it lasted for a long time. The fire burned half of the sky red, like a tragic cloud before sunset. After another cup of tea, I only heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, like thunder.Immediately after the horse neighed, footsteps sounded, someone quickly approached the guards in the darkness, Li Jian, who was guarding the periphery, shouted: "Who is it?" Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound of footsteps, and there were so many people coming . Someone replied: "This eldest brother is the guard in front of the palace? Lu Dangyang, the humble county captain of Gongxian County, was ordered by Zhang County Magistrate to come to escort him. Zhang County Magistrate knew that there was a change in Xiaoyi Palace, and asked me to wait for the fast horse to come first." , he then arrived with more people, the Xiaoyi Palace was on fire, and we were unable to rescue, please forgive me!" Li Jian took the letter and saw that there were dozens of people coming, he was secretly happy, and said: "You wait here first." Turning around, he came to Wang Gui, handed the letter, and explained the matter.In fact, Wang Gui had heard it a long time ago, checked the handwriting carefully, and made sure it was correct, and then said to Zhao Zhen: "My lord, the rescue in Gong County came several hours earlier than I predicted." Zhao Zhen saw the aid coming, and said happily: "Let them come here quickly, I will reward them." Li Jian led the order to see Lu Dangyang, and Wang Gui said to Di Qing, "Di Qing, go and see the manpower in those counties, and see if you can find some escorts from them." In Wang Gui's mind, a little There are not many talents in Gongxian County, but right now we can only pull out the big ones.Di Qing nodded and walked out, but Li Jian had already brought Lu Dangyang. Lu Dangyang looked shrewd and capable, with a big mole on his face, and the two deputies next to him were all dressed as poor officials. When Di Qing and Lu Dangyang passed by, he felt a sudden movement in his heart, but he glanced at Lu Dangyang and his two subordinates, and felt that the expressions of the three were calm and there was nothing wrong with them. Di Qing always had something strange in his heart, but he kept walking, and when he was in front of those officials, his heart was beating wildly... Lu Dangyang arrived in the circle of guards, took a step forward, knelt down with his two assistants, and said, "I bow to the Holy One." Seeing Lu Dangyang stepping forward, Wang Gui subconsciously stood in front of Zhao Zhen.Zhao Zhen frowned secretly, thinking that Wang Gui's heart to protect the driver was good, but many times, he seemed to be too careful, and said softly: "Free from courtesy." Seeing Wang Gui standing in front of him, Lu Dangyang raised his head and said with a smile, "Your Excellency is so cautious, is it because he is afraid of me attacking you?" Wang Gui saw that he was smiling sincerely, his forehead was covered with sweat, and it was probably Xingye who came to escort him, so he couldn't help but feel ashamed for his suspiciousness, took two steps back, and changed the subject, "When will Magistrate Zhang arrive?" Lu Dangyang said: "This Xiaoyi Palace is on fire. Magistrate Zhang was extremely anxious when he found out, so he asked the humble officer to come to escort him first. Magistrate Zhang has recently felt cold and barely got up, and he has to recruit people, but I think before dawn, he I can come." Wang Gui always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he said casually: "Then how many people did you bring..." Before he finished speaking, he heard Di Qing shouting urgently in the distance: "Be careful of deceit!" Gui's heart trembled, seeing a stern look in Lu Dangyang's eyes, without thinking, he drew his sword and stabbed Lu Dangyang's throat. Wang Gui stabbed out with a sword, and already understood what was wrong, this Lu Dangyang was too calm!It stands to reason that a mere county lieutenant, who has never seen the emperor in his life, would never be so calm under the emperor's prestige.What's more, Lu Dangyang's two subordinates were too calm! Wang Gui used his sword intent to test, as long as the opponent has ghosts, he will not be unguarded!Sure enough, Lu Dangyang drew his sword, and it blocked Wang Gui's long sword!With the sound of Dang, sparks flew everywhere, as bright as silver stars, a flash of astonishment flashed in Lu Dangyang's eyes, obviously also surprised by Wang Gui's reaction speed. Wang Gui immediately said: "Guard!" He stood upright and stood in front of Zhao Zhen.But Lu Dangyang's long sword was like a snake, and he was already stabbing towards him.Wang Gui was forced to retreat. But Wang Gui did not retreat!Behind him is Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen has no strength to restrain a chicken, if he retreats, he will undoubtedly put Zhao Zhen in danger.Wang Gui didn't hesitate any longer, and rushed towards the sword point with his long body. Lu Dangyang was surprised and delighted, the long sword stabbed quickly, and had already sunk into Wang Gui's body. The moment the long sword penetrated into the flesh, Wang Gui threw out his elbow and hit Lu Dangyang hard on the face with one elbow!At the critical moment, Wang Gui got out of the way, won the opportunity with a slight injury, and succeeded with one move. Lu Dangyang only felt a strong force, and he flew upside down, and the sky was full of stars.Wang Gui didn't chase after him, and with a wave of his arm, the long sword thundered out, piercing Lu Dangyang's chest in the air! The burst of blood was extremely coquettish in the night sky.Wang Gui killed Lu Dangyang, but he was even more anxious, because at the moment Lu Dangyang entangled him, the two assistants he brought had already rushed out from left and right, passed Wang Gui, and rushed towards Zhao Zhen.Wang Gui was able to kill Lu Dangyang, but he had no time to stop the other two assassins. Fortunately, there are others!Zhang Yu can also be regarded as experienced in many battles. At this critical moment of life and death, he was the first to react. He leaped and grabbed an assassin's ankle. With a bang, it fell heavily to the ground. But even with Zhang Yu, he could only kill one person, but there was still one assassin! The other assassin raised his arm, shot three cold lights, and shot straight at Zhao Zhen who was stunned. Wang Gui was in a hurry and wanted to tell the Holy Master to hide quickly, but his voice was hoarse, his eyes were red, and he couldn't make a sound.Seeing that the cold light was about to enter Zhao Zhen's body, one person rushed over obliquely and stood in front of Zhao Zhen's body. All the three points of cold light did not enter that person's body. 扑上来那人竟是李用和！李用和已不用解释什么，只凭这一扑，王珪就知道错怪了李用和。 李用和挡住刺客的暗器，人在空中，手臂一曲，两点寒光已反打了回去，他是散直，随身带了弩直的机弩！ 那刺客本以为得手，不等惊喜，就见寒光打到眼前，用尽全身的气力向旁闪去，两点寒光堪堪擦身而过，刺客已经决定要逃！ 吕当阳已死，另外的同伴被缠，他一击不中，已没有再次出手的机会。刺客脚尖落地，再一纵身，就向外杀去。可不等窜出，一弩打来，正中他的胸口。那人摇晃两下，低头望过去，只见到胸口插了一弩，晃了晃，仰天倒了下去。 侍卫武英及时出手，射杀了刺客。武英平时沉默寡言，但在关键时刻，并不手软。 王珪心中一松，见张玉正和最后一名刺客缠斗，身形一纵，已到了那刺客身边。那刺客被张玉缠住身子，感觉脑后疾风如箭，才待闪躲，就听砰的一声大响，双目凸出，已然毙命。 王珪一脚踢去，竟将刺客的颈骨活生生地踹断！ 这时远方惨叫连连，竟然都是侍卫的声音，王珪忧心狄青的情况，喝道：“你们保护圣上！若再有人靠近，格杀勿论！”他腰间还有血迹，却看也不看，身形一纵，向狄青、李简的方向冲去。 等到了近前，饶是王珪胆壮，见到眼前的惨状，也是不由得打个寒战。那一刻，他只感觉不在人间，而像是坠入了十八层地狱。吕当阳带来的那些衙役，已变得和疯狗一样，见人就扑，有几个侍卫不及防备，竟被那些人一把抱住，咬住了咽喉。 王珪只感觉手心发冷，见狄青霍然冲入人群中，长刀挥起，斩杀了一衙役，抢出一侍卫，不由暗自叫好，心道狄青这人平日油滑，可真正的关头，能堪大用！ 狄青也是不得已而为之，对于这种场景，他似曾相识。这场景和当年的飞龙坳何其的相似？ ! 狄青听从王珪的吩咐，过来查看衙役的人手，可才到了诸人面前，就感觉到有些不对，因为黑暗中，那些人直如木偶一样地站着，眼神茫然。狄青立刻觉得这种情形依稀见过，他转瞬就已想到，飞龙坳那些被迷失心神的百姓，就是这般模样。 狄青当即示警，可他喊声才出，就听到人群中有人说道：“弥勒下生，新佛渡劫。杀人善业，立地成佛！” 狄青心头一颤，扭头望去。当年飞龙坳就是因为这十六个字，这才引发了一场无边的浩劫，狄青万万没有想到，今日此刻，竟然重闻此言！ 漆黑的夜，有双明亮的眼，明亮的眼中，带着无尽的邪恶。狄青心底一声哀鸣，已认出那人是谁。 那人赫然就是让他痛苦多年的多闻天王！