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Time goes back to before King Yi Zhao Yuanyan attacked in the main hall of the Middle Palace, outside the Qiangong in the northeast of the Zhongyang Palace, Li Qi, the deputy general of the Junshui Army, and Cao Jue, the battalion general of the Xiaocai Battalion of the Junshui Army, were standing by the stone railing outside the hall, looking at the forbidden troops in the direction of the Middle Palace.

Although the 800 Praetorian Guards were personally commanded by Li Cheng, the president of the Three Guards, this did not mean that Li Qi and Cao Jue would fully trust these Praetorian Guards, after all, it was Li Cheng who personally instructed the two of them to keep an eye on the 800 Praetorian Guards and the hundreds of eunuchs who were in charge of the inner guards.

Of course, in addition, there are also the Yang Wu army outside the Zhongyang Palace, as well as those people who need to transport to the Zhongyang Palace.

I have to say that when they thought of the remnants of the Xiao clan lurking in the shadows, Li Qi and Cao Jue felt pressured, after all, according to what they knew, there were too few of their three thousand Junshui soldiers who could be fully trusted, unless they knew and were familiar with people, otherwise, even the eunuchs who faced the inner prison had to be a little vigilant.

What a terrible errand......

Hey, this time Your Majesty is taking the bait by example, and I hope everything goes well......

Glancing at each other, Li Qi and Cao Jue both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Suddenly, several black shadows flashed in front of them, and Li Qi, Cao Jue, and the nearby Junshui soldiers subconsciously touched the weapons, and after a closer look, they found that those black shadows were several emaciated men wearing blue-gray leather armor.

His Royal Highness King Su's crows?

Li Qi and Cao Jue glanced at each other, and the vigilance in their eyes faded slightly.

By the way, at this moment in the Middle Palace, the only force that the Junshui Army can trust is the Green Crows.

Of course, the premise is that the other party is a real green crow, not a remnant of the Xiao family pretending to be one.

Therefore, Li Qi routinely asked, "Who are you?" ”

I saw that the leaders of the green crows raised their right hands, revealing a brand new alloy Hidden Arrow - from a certain point of view, the Alloy Hidden Arrow, a weapon made of smelting limitations, was far more convincing than a token to prove identity.

"Duan thirteen." The leader of the Crows introduced himself.

Glancing at the sleeve arrows on the wrists of the few green crows in front of them, Li Qi and Cao Jue glanced at each other and recognized each other's identities.

After all, the Smelting Bureau had secretly forged new equipment for the Junshui Army, and at that time, generals such as Li Qi and Cao Jue saw new long-range weapons such as sleeve arrows and arm crossbows, but the sleeve arrows were equipped with soldiers, so the Junshui Army was not equipped.

"What's the matter?"

For the sake of the other party being the green crows, Li Qi, the deputy general of the Junshui Army, asked politely.

I saw Duan 13 hugging his fists towards Li Qi and Cao Jue, and said in a low voice: "Two generals, Duan Moufang just got the news from his brothers, and learned that the Yang Wu Army is quietly approaching the palace, may I ask...... Is this a rule? As far as Duan knows, your army has taken over the defense of the palace......"

Hearing this, Li Qi and Cao Jue glanced at each other, and their faces immediately became solemn, Li Qi frowned and asked in a deep voice, "When did it happen?" How many Yangwu troops are there? ”

Seeing the expressions of Li Qi and Cao Jue, Duan 13 seemed to realize something, and said succinctly: "Half an hour ago, there were about a dozen teams, the number of people was between fifty and two hundred, and it was estimated that there were nearly a thousand people. ”

"Half an hour ago?" Li Qi estimated the distance between the location of the Yangwu Army garrison and the Zhongyang Palace in his heart, and secretly said that it was not good.

Because of the calculation of the time, at this moment, those Yangwu troops with unknown purposes may have already been outside the Zhongyang Palace.

At this moment, Li Qi, Cao Jue and others suddenly heard a few scoldings from the south, and then, the noise in the direction of the south gate of the palace gradually rose, and even more, there was a faint sound of people shouting and killing and the sound of weapons clashing.

Sure enough......

Glancing at Cao Jue, Li Qi said in a deep voice: "Cao Jue, you go to the south gate." ”

"Understood." Cao Jue nodded, turned around and left.

At this time, near the Qiangong, there were already 500 cavalry cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion of the Junshui Army ready to go, and Cao Jue took these cavalry and went straight to the south gate.

On the way, as he got closer to the south gate, the sound of fighting became louder and louder, and when Cao Jue led his team to the vicinity of Kun Palace, he had already seen several Junshui soldiers stumbling straight towards him, stopping him and the cavalry behind him.

"General Cao (Jue), the inner attendant is reversed!"

A bloodied Junshui sergeant said hatefully.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Cao Jue immediately stopped the Junshui sergeant to avoid arousing the hatred of the Junshui Army against the internal prisoner.

After all, it is impossible for the inner guards as a whole to turn their backs on Wei Tianzi, and it can only be said that some remnants of the Xiao family are mixed in them, wanting to confuse the public and provoke the relationship between the Junshui Army and the inner guards.

"What the hell is going on?"

After drinking the Junshui sergeant, Cao Jue asked in a deep voice.

I saw the Junshui sergeant say in a hateful voice: "Just now, some little eunuchs in the inner prison sent food to the south gate, and these dog thieves actually drugged the food, and many brothers were accidentally tricked and died in vain...... Moreover, this group of eunuchs also opened the south gate and put it into the Yangwu army...... The brothers currently on duty at the south gate are being attacked by the Yangwu army, and a group of civilians are armed with weapons to assist the Yangwu army......"

"Those are all thieves!" Cao Jue said in a deep voice: "You go to the Qiangong immediately, report this matter to General Li Qi, and I will immediately rush to the south gate!" ”

After that, Cao Jue clamped the horse's belly and led five hundred cavalry to the south gate.

When he led 500 cavalry to the south gate, he saw that the gate of the palace around the south gate was open, and a group of Yangwu soldiers, as well as a group of guys wearing civilian clothes but holding sharp blades, were working together to suppress the soldiers of his Junshui army.

Seeing this, Cao Jue didn't say a word, and ordered his cavalry to participate in the fight.

At this time, he didn't care if there would be accidental injuries, but all the soldiers who were not his dwelling army were regarded as anti-thieves and killed!

At the same time, Li Qi, who was guarding the Qiangong, also learned of the reports of the Junshui army, and while ordering the Junshui army in the Qiangong area to be on guard, he also restrained the eunuchs in the vicinity to return to the Qiangong and accept the surveillance of his Junshui army.

After the arrangements were made, Li Qi immediately went to the Middle Palace, ready to inform the supreme magistrate of the Zhongyang Palace - Li Cheng, the president of the Three Guards, but he didn't expect that when he came to the Middle Palace, he found that the guards outside the palace were like great enemies.

I saw that those guards had surrounded the entire middle palace at this time, and they were divided into two teams at this time, one by one with their swords unsheathed, one facing the palace and the other facing the outside of the palace.

Among them, even the hundreds of Junshui soldiers he sent to monitor the Praetorian Guard were also involved, looking nervous.

What's going on? Don't......

As if thinking of something, a layer of cold sweat oozed from Li Qi's head in a hurry.

Suddenly, he glanced at one of the leaders of the Praetorian Guard, Jin Ju.

Li Qi still knows a lot about this local nobleman of Daliang, after all, the Junshui Army is stationed on the outskirts of Daliang City, and he will enter the city from time to time, so he will also meet Jin Ju from time to time, and the two have also drunk together a few times, and they know each other better.

"Jin Ju." Li Qi shouted from afar.

"General Li (岌)?" Jin Ju, who was looking solemnly at the middle palace, heard Li Qi's greeting, looked back a few times, and walked over in a few steps.

"What happened in the temple?" Li Qi asked in a low voice.

Jin Ju looked left and right, lowered his voice and said to Li Qi: "Prince Yi secretly trained a group of female assassins and kidnapped His Majesty and everyone in the palace ......"

"Lord Yi?" Li's eyes widened in shock.

He couldn't have imagined that Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan would do such a thing at such a time.

He exclaimed, "How is Your Majesty doing right now?" ”

Recalling the scene that happened in the hall, Jin Ju said with a strange expression: "Your Majesty is safe for the time being, and Prince Yi seems to be ...... Well, he's telling a story. ”

"Huh?" Li Qi heard it in a fog.

Seeing this, Jin Ju could only vaguely explain the scene he saw to Li Qi, after all, he could see and listen to some things, but it was not easy to say it from his mouth.

How can he explain it? Can he say that Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan didn't know what he had eaten wrong, and was uncovering some of the conspiracies made by Wei Tianzi in order to compete for the throne and consolidate his power in front of everyone's eyes?

After thinking about it, Jin Ju said vaguely: "In short, the middle palace is safe for the time being, and I look at the actions of Prince Yi, which is more like forcing the palace, not like a rebellion...... General Li, what happened to the South Gate? From the moment I started, I heard the faint sound of fighting from the south. ”

Hearing this, Li Qi thought for a moment and said to Jin Ju: "Cao Jue has gone to the south gate, and he can't play any tricks. ”

Out of prudence, he did not tell Jin Ju the truth, not that he did not trust the latter, the key was that the situation in the Middle Palace was tense, and he did not want to cause trouble.

Because at this time, Li Qi had already faintly guessed: The rebellion at the South Gate was probably not arranged by Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Yi, but the remnants of the Xiao family who tried to fish in troubled waters.

And his duty is to exterminate the remnants of the Xiao family, as for the grievances and grievances of King Yi Zhao Yuanli and their generation, they will be handed over to Wei Tianzi, King Yi Zhao Yuanyan, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and others to solve by themselves, and others should not interfere too much - after all, interfering in this matter, Wei Tianzi may not necessarily appreciate it.

In the final analysis, Li Qi also didn't believe that Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan would do anything to rebel.

Therefore, Li Qi entrusted the affairs of the middle palace to Jin Ju, and he went to maintain order in the rest of the palaces, after all, if the remnants of the Xiao family hidden in the inner prison really made a move, then the other party's target was not only the south gate.

Watching Li Qi leave, Jin Ju breathed a sigh of relief, and then, he set his eyes on the Middle Palace Hall again.

Lord Yi, humble ...... That's all I can help you get here.

Glancing at each other with several Praetorian Guard commanders who had a tacit understanding with each other, Jin Ju scolded the Praetorian Guard sergeants near the ground in a deep voice: "None of them are allowed to move!" ”

At the same time, in the main hall of the Middle Palace, the hall was still silent.

Hundreds of guests had long forgotten about their bodies paralyzed by the anesthetic, and looked at each other one by one, quietly watching the development of the situation.

Things have developed to such a point now, and I believe that many guests in the hall have also seen it one after another, that is, Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan did not mean to rebel, but wanted to overturn the case of Xiao Boyuan, Marquis of Nanyan.

In other words, this is a forced palace, not a rebellion.

Thinking like this, the hearts of many guests in the palace relaxed again, although they didn't dare to look directly at the face of Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi, they also secretly watched in private, guessing the reaction of this king.

I don't know how long it took, there was a "pop" applause in the hall, and everyone in the hall turned their heads to take a look, only to find that it was Wei Tianzi who was applauding.

"Not bad, not bad, quite an interesting story." I saw Wei Tianzi looking at Yiwang Zhao Yuanxi with a smile, and then smiled at the guests present: "I, the sixth brother, was not serious when I was young, and now I am a lot older, I didn't expect it to be such nonsense, hehehe......"

"Ha ......"

"Huh."

The guests in the hall laughed dryly and agreed.

The vast majority of people here are human spirits, how could they not see the intention of Wei Tianzi's words?

Whether it was out of wanting to stabilize King Yi, Zhao Yuanyan, or something else, Wei Tianzi planned to expose the matter and not mention it.

After understanding this, of course, no one would jump out to oppose Wei Tianzi.

Although they knew in their hearts that the secrets of the year told by Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan were the truth of the year nine times out of ten.

And at the same time, this also means that Zhao Yuanxi doesn't want to admit this matter - since this Wei monarch does not admit this matter, then, this matter does not exist, even if it is the truth!

"Yuan Li, don't mess around anymore." Wei Tianzi's indifferent tone vaguely revealed a bit of warning.

He seemed to be warning Zhao Yuanyan: Stop here, I can still laugh at it as a clumsy joke, and don't force me to be in a hurry.

Looking at the warning behind Wei Tianzi's understatement, Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan was silent for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said to Wei Tianzi: "Brother Fourth Wang, there is someone he wants to see you. ”

With that, he slapped his palms three times, and immediately, he saw a heavily armed Praetorian Guard sergeant walking outside the main hall of the Middle Palace.

Janissaries outside the temple...... Is it the sixth man?

Wei Tianzi calmly glanced at the entrance of the hall.

In all fairness, although he must admit that the nightingales of the sixth Zhao Yuanyan were really beyond his expectations, he thought that the real killer in this imperial hunt would be those guards, but he didn't expect it to be those women who seemed to be powerless.

But despite this, he was not a little panicked in his heart, because he knew the sixth Zhao Yuanli too well, and knew that this brother had no ambition for power, if he was replaced by an ambitious person such as Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, then he Zhao Yuanxi might not be as stable as Mount Tai now.

Therefore, in this case, if the guards outside the palace are really the people who are bought by the sixth Zhao Yuanlian, this is a good thing, after all, this can ensure the safety of everyone in the palace, and if these guards are not the people of the sixth Zhao Yuanlian, but the remnants of the Xiao family, that is, Xiao Luan's group of people, then it will be a big trouble.

And just as Wei Tianzi was looking at the door of the main hall, the janissary soldier who was summoned into the main hall by King Yi Zhao Yuanyan had already taken off the helmet that covered his face, and said slowly to Wei Tianzi: "Long time no see, fourth." ”

"......" Wei Tianzi Zhao Yuanxi was stunned at first, and then, his eyes turned from blank to shocked when he looked at the man, and then, his eyes widened inadvertently, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"You...... No way...... Didn't you ...... a long time ago," Wei Tianzi muttered with a shocked expression.

Hearing Wei Tianzi's muttering, the man smiled and answered, "What a long time ago? Was he killed by Xiao Luan a long time ago? No! …… At that time, when I saw Xiao Luan looking at me, I knew that he was going to kill me. The one who was killed by Xiao Luan was just one of my guards. ”

After that, he looked around at the many guests in the hall, and said, "I am Zhao Ling, the eldest son of the first king Kang!" ”

Zhao Ling?

Zhao Yuanling?

Zhao Yuanling, the prince of the East Palace in the last generation?

The guests in the hall were in an uproar, their faces were shocked, and they couldn't help whispering, and Zhao Yuanyan, the head of the sect, looked at the man who claimed to be Zhao Yuanling with his mouth open, and he didn't come back to his senses.

Prince......

Zhao Yuanyan secretly muttered a few words, and he felt that the man with slightly gray temples was indeed somewhat similar to Zhao Yuanling, the prince of the East Palace in his memory.

Of course, there are also some guests who are not clear about who Zhao Yuanling is, such as Wei Gang, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui, Longxi, and Zhao Sheng, the monarch of the Xuan, they feel a little at a loss for this man who claims to be Zhao Yuanling, and they don't know why the name Zhao Yuanling caused the shock of many guests present.

It wasn't until they realized that this Zhao Yuanling was Zhao Yuanling, the prince of the East Palace in the story of King Yi's Zhao Yuanling, that they suddenly realized: it turned out to be the old enemy of Zhao Yuanxi, the king of Wei.

Interesting......

Wei Gang, the head of the Wei family in Tianshui, looked at Zhao Yuanling, then at Wei Tianzi, and then set his sights on his political ally, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang.

After all, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, or Zhao Yuanzuo, the former king of Jing, is also a very key figure in the story of King Yi Zhao Yuanliang.

And right now, Wei Gang is very curious about what role Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, played in this incident and what kind of decision he will make.

If the Zhao clan loses power, can my Wei clan replace him?

Wei Fu secretly calculated in his heart.

After just a few breaths, Zhao Yuanxi, who had lost his mind for a moment, had turned iron blue, as if there was an unintentional coercion enveloping the hearts of everyone in the hall.

Finally showing his fangs...... The fourth.

In the main hall, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, looked at this scene indifferently.

I remember that after returning to Daliang again after seventeen years, after seeing Zhao Yuanxi again, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was very surprised, because he felt that the king of Wei who appeared in front of him at that time was like two people in his memory, Zhao Yuanxi, the fourth elder in his memory.

I remember Zhao Yuanxi more than 20 years ago, he was like a fierce wolf, grinning at others all day long; And Zhao Yuanxi, more than 20 years later, is like an elderly tiger napping, only when he is alarmed, will his minions be revealed.

The former is young and vigorous, while the latter is old and serious, if it weren't for the vague still having a little bit of the face of the year, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, was really a little skeptical at that time, whether the usually pleasant and pleasant King of Wei was really the Zhao Yuansi of the year.

But one thing he can be sure of is that once someone touches Zhao Yuanxi's bottom line, no matter how tired and sluggish this old tiger wolf is, he will also expose his true side, that is, the side of King Jing Zhao Yuanxi.

Just like at this moment, the fierce expression of Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi, who seems to want to choose someone to devour, is just like Zhao Yuanxi, the king of Jing back then.

Especially his expression when he executed Empress Zhang's group on the spot and cut off his head in front of their father Emperor Zhao Kang.

"Yuan Li, you crossed the line." Wei Tianzi said to Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan with an expressionless face.

"......" Zhao Yuanli looked at Wei Tianzi and was silent.

Staring at Zhao Yuanyan intently, Wei Tianzi faintly looked angry, and said in a deep voice: "What do you want to do if you are planning to get a fake out?" ”

"Fake?" Before Zhao Yuanling could speak, he heard Zhao Yuanling chuckle and say, "Fourth, what are you talking about?" You say I'm a fake? ”

Zhao Yuanxi glanced at Zhao Yuanling with a sneering look, and said with a sneer: "It is undeniable, vivid, but there is only one thing...... I believe in my eyes, I can be sure that the head that Xiao Luan sent to Daliang was the head of Zhao Yuanling......" Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yuanling and asked, "Do you want me to admit this, Yuan Ling?" ”

"......" Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan was slightly stunned.

At this time, Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi, had slowly stood up, ignoring the obstruction of the great eunuch Tong Xian, and walked down the steps.

I saw him stretch out his right hand and whisper, "Sword!" ”

Hearing this, the president of the Three Guards Army, led Li Cheng, gritted his teeth, barely supported his body, pulled out the sword at his waist, and handed it to Wei Tianzi.

"You know what? I have always had a regret......" Taking the sword from Li Cheng's hand, Wei Tianzi walked towards Zhao Yuanling step by step, and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that you were killed by Xiao Luan at the beginning, not by me killing you personally. Since you said that you are really Zhao Yuanling, then you are just making up for my shortcomings back then......"

"......" A hint of panic flashed in Zhao Yuanling's eyes, he was not afraid of the sword in Wei Tianzi's hand, but afraid of Wei Tianzi who held the sword.

At the moment when Wei Tianzi swung his sword at him, he involuntarily took two steps back, and then slumped to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanyan frowned slightly.

At this time, the sharp sword in Wei Tianzi's hand was already worthy of Zhao Yuanling's throat, and he continued what he had just finished speaking.

“…… However, you are not Zhao Yuanling. ”

After that, he turned around and inserted the sword in his hand into the scabbard in Li Cheng's hand, and then, he turned around, and after glancing at the guests present, he looked at Zhao Yuanli and said, "What's next, Yuan Li?" Forcing me to overturn the case for the Shaw family? Or is it to force me to abdicate and make way for Xian? ”

As he spoke, he shook his head and said in a strong tone: "Xiao Shun is a chaotic minister and thief, and there is no need to discuss this matter anymore!" As for my abdication and let Xian ......" After he glanced around at the people in the hall, he said in a deep voice: "I will abdicate sooner or later, but at present, it is not time to ......"

Just as he was saying this, he saw Jin Ju, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, break in with a panicked face, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the Southern Yan Army has rebelled, and is joining forces with the Yangwu rebels to attack the Junshui Army!" ”

"What?"

Wei Tianzi's face changed greatly when he heard this, and his complexion was far worse than that fake Zhao Yuanling he had just seen.

In all fairness, Zhao Yuanxi didn't believe that the Southern Yan Army would oppose at all, otherwise, he would not have secretly mobilized Wei Mu's Southern Yan Army.

And now that the Southern Yan Army has rebelled, this shows that Wei Mu has encountered an accident nine times out of ten.

Really......

The premonition in his heart was confirmed, Wei Tianzi glanced at Yiwang Zhao Yuanling with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice: "Sixth, you have disappointed me......

Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan opened his mouth slightly, but he didn't know what to say.

At the same time, on a certain dirt slope outside the Zhongyang Palace, Xiao Luan, who used to be known as Shen Gui, was indifferently looking at the fire and fighting on the side of the Zhongyang Palace, and his eyes showed a little loneliness: "I'm sorry, Yuan Ling, the Xiao Luan you know is long gone......

After half a sound, he took a deep breath and stretched out his arms, a little crazy on his face.

Hurry up, hurry up! King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo, the heaven-sent opportunity you have been waiting for for 20 years is right in front of you, quickly give this chaos and fill the fire again!