Chapter 1102: Infiltration (continued)
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"How is the Emperor now?" Wang Yuan asked.
"Emperor Taishang, woo, the Emperor Taishang has been demented, since that night, the Emperor Taishang has been sick in bed, and he can't even do such a thing as Gong Xiaojie. It's miserable. Li Mao...... Your Majesty didn't let the imperial doctor come to see him, we couldn't even eat enough here, and when the weather was cold, we didn't even give a quilt. Look at me, I'm still wearing summer clothes. Xiangguo, we are so miserable, if you don't come, we will definitely die here this winter. ”
Wang Yuan nodded, and the content of the letter was matched again.
"What about Zhang Dequan? What about him? ”
"Is Zhang an internal supervisor? He's so miserable. I have to take care of the Emperor all day long, wipe the Emperor and change his body, and worry about the Emperor. That's not all, that Huang An came here from Chang'an for three days to find trouble with Zhang Neijian. If he had nothing to do, he tortured Zhang Neijian, tied Zhang Neijian to a dog leash as a dog to crawl, gave him dog food, and beat and scolded him with sticks and whips. Zhang Neijian gritted his teeth and stood up. Oh, what a sin. ”
"Who is Huang An? Why did he treat Zhang Dequan like this? Murder is not enough, why do you humiliate him like this? What is the deep hatred? ”
"Hey, Xiangguo, you don't know, Huang An was originally served in His Majesty's mansion, Zhang Neijian offended Huang An before, and now Huang An is here to take revenge. This dog thief is really a villain, he used to see me and was called by Brother Xiaoshan, but now he doesn't even look at me when he sees me. Fortunately, I didn't offend him before, so he didn't do anything to me. Zhang Neijian told me privately that if it weren't for the emperor, he would have been killed by a headlong hit. But as soon as he died, the emperor had no one to take care of, so he could only endure ......"
Wang Yuan nodded slightly, things are basically clear, the content of Zhang Dequan's letter is basically true, their current situation is also in a desperate situation, Zhang Dequan wrote that letter to ask him to save them, I am afraid that it is also because they are already on a desperate road. Then everything makes sense. The speculation that the letter was a trap had been largely clarified by this point, unless something unexpected changed.
"Okay, little mountain. We're here to save people. Can you go and secretly call Zhang Dequan to meet me? ”
"Great, I know that Wang Xiangguo is a good person. When I was in Chengdu, I knew it. But I can't call Zhang Neijian. He lives in the Huaqing Palace, and I can't enter the Huaqing Palace now, there are also guards there. His Majesty issued an order that except for Zhang Neijian, the rest were not allowed to enter the Huaqing Palace. That's why Zhang Neijian served the emperor alone. ”
"I see." Wang Yuan frowned and groaned, "Do you know how many guards there are in the Huaqing Palace?" ”
"Well, there weren't many people, about twenty or thirty people. Less at night. It's cold, and they're all lazy. Don't look at the number of people in the square now. After a while, the generals will sleep, and the guys will go to be lazy. The guards in the Huaqing Palace will also be lazy. They would go to the east side hall to make a fire, and they would have people cook food for them. ”
Wang Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, it turned out that these guards were not like this all night. Thinking about it, it's not difficult to understand, it's just a powerless emperor, how can he be so vigilant and all-weather guards, making it look like a big enemy. Seeing the frequent comings and goings of those guards just now, Wang Yuan felt a little strange in his heart, and even suspected that the news had been revealed, and these guards were strictly preventing outsiders from intruding. Now listening to Xiao Shanzi, if his words are confirmed in a while, then everything will be said. These guards are just for daytime.
"Xiaoshanzi, I believe your words. I'll let you go back, if you can cooperate with us to lure away the guards and let my people sneak into the Huaqing Palace to rescue the driver, you will have made a contribution, and we will rescue you together when you leave. Of course, you can also choose to snitch, but I can guarantee that you will die without a place to bury. ”
"What did Sangkook say? When I see Xiangguo, it's like seeing a savior, here I will die sooner or later, these guys beat and scold us every day, and they may kill me at any time, how can I go to tell them? I, Xiaoshanzi, swear here, if I have two hearts, teach me to be reincarnated as a pig and dog in the next life, and I will be reduced to a beast for a hundred lifetimes......" Xiaoshanzi swore by the heavens and the earth.
"Well, action is everything. Let's see if what you just said is true, and then wait a moment to see if there will be fewer guards in the square. Wang Yuan interrupted his oath and stood up. Tan Ping grabbed Xiao Shanzi's arm and pulled him up, and everyone returned to behind the white marble screen. There, Zhao Qing and the others were anxiously observing the patrols and guards in the square, and they didn't know what to do.
I don't know how long it took, but the guards in the square were still coming and going, and there was no sign of abating. Even when Wang Yuan was a little anxious, the sound of the second watch drumming came from afar. As if hearing an order, when the second watch drum sounded, the guards of the square began to walk towards the surrounding houses and barracks. Quite a few people even trotted out of the square. Obviously, they have been waiting for the second watch to beat the drums. The second watch should start at nine o'clock in the evening according to the time of the Hereafter. In those days, when there was little nightlife, most people were already in bed by 9 p.m. What's more, in this Lishan Palace, which is far away from the town, the guard generals must be asleep at this time, and the soldiers can rest assured that they are lazy.
"See, Xiangguo, the villain didn't lie, they all went to be lazy. At this time, they will all go to the house to gamble, drink, and roast the fire, and come out in half an hour to rotate. Only that group of people was left patrolling. Xiao Shanzi said complacently.
Wang Yuan smiled and nodded, "Very good, you told the truth." Now you go and bring the rest of the group of people in for a while, and we can enter the Huaqing Palace. ”
"This ......, how did the villain use to lure them away?" Xiao Shanzi said with a sad face.
Wang Yuan thought about it and whispered a few words to Zhao Qing, Zhao Qing hurriedly reached out and took off the cloth bag on his body, and three or four guards also took off the cloth bag on his body and handed it to Zhao Qing. Wang Yuan said to Xiao Shanzi: "Here are some bread and dried meat, you can do this and this, as long as you lead them away for a while, we can go in." ”
Xiao Shanzi took out a dough cake and swallowed his saliva and said, "Okay, I'll go here, this dough is so fragrant." And dried meat. It smells so good. ”
Wang Yuan frowned and said: "After the matter is completed, you don't care if you eat enough, if you show your feet, you will die." ”
"Yes, yes, the villain went." Xiao Shanzi withdrew his gaze and swallowed his spit.
Wang Yuan waved his hand, and Xiao Shanzi crept into the darkness with the bread and dried meat in his clothes.
"Dashuai, this guy won't be a ghost. Look, this kid is a little unreliable. Tan Ping said in a low voice.
Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts." Besides, he wouldn't do it, didn't you just notice those scars on his face and arms? And just now, he drooled when he looked at our dry food, and his life here was not easy, and he wished we could help him out. ”
On the square in front of the Huaqing Palace, a team of patrolling guards walked back and forth slowly with torches. Tonight they will be the first patrol personnel, although they can also go into the house to rest after half an hour, but after all they see everyone running away, and they have to blow the wind and freeze outside, and they are quite unhappy. Listening to the noisy and jubilant sounds coming from the houses on both sides of the square, they cursed quietly, imagining the lively scene of gambling and drinking in the house, and their hearts were like cats.
"What for? Who? One of the guards saw a dark figure swaying near the distance, and stopped and shouted.
"It's a villain, a servant of Xiaoshanzi." Xiao Shanzi stood in the cold wind with his neck bent, looking low and pleasing to his eyes.
"What are you running around on the big night? Looking for death? The guards shouted.
Xiao Shanzi smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Xiao Shanzi can't do it, the guards in the palace want the villain to send them supper tonight, and the villain doesn't know the tastes of the military masters, so he wants to ask." ”
"The people on duty in the temple are so dragged that they want you to get food every day. Xiaoshanzi, where did you get to eat? Don't you cry out all day long? You picked up all the steamed buns that Lao Tzu threw into the ditch and ate them, where did you get them to eat? A small leader frowned.
"Hey, Master Jun, you're right, where can I get food? It wasn't that they gave me some rice and noodles, and some dried meat, and told the villain to cook them and send them. The villain just did what he was told. No, I made some bread and dried meat, I don't know if they want to eat rice porridge. Everyone is accommodating, let me ask, otherwise I will offend those gentlemen, and the villain will not be able to bear it. ”
"Bread? Preserved meat? Damn, where did they get such good food? These guys from the Yongzi Battalion are cheap enough, and they are not defeated by the wind and rain when they are on duty in the palace, and the supper is so good. Damn, it must have been stolen in the kitchen. ”
"That's it, these dog offals will enjoy it, and the food is so good. The old men didn't see a piece of dried meat for ten days, and it turned out that they were all stolen by these dog offal. ”
"Damn, let's all go eat and teach them to eat the northwest wind. Why do they dare to do this, and Lao Tzu's camp is so shabby. Let's go, eat and drink, fuck it. ”
A group of guards were indignant and shouted one after another.
"Oh, military masters, I don't dare to let you eat, they blame you when you turn around, I can't eat and walk around." Xiao Shanzi wept and begged with a sad face.
"Smack." Xiao Shanzi was hit with a chestnut on his head.
"Don't you dare to offend them, but dare to offend us? If you are verbose, Lao Tzu will chop you with a knife. The little boss scolded with a wide eyebrow.
"Okay, hey, go back and ask the military masters to help me intercede, otherwise, the villain is really dead." Xiao Shanzi's acting skills are first-class, the corners of his eyebrows and eyes are all plays, and he looks like he is in love and is like a mourner, and he takes them to a house on the east side under the push of the guards. Soon the room erupted in cheers, and the guards were overjoyed to see so many dried meats and breads.
Just as they were scrambling to munch, more than a hundred ghost figures were quickly crossing the open space of the square, rushing to the outside of the Huaqing Hall at a very fast speed. Then they went through the temple gate.
Wang Yuan rushed into the Huaqing Hall with everyone, and on the corridor in the hall, several lanterns were hanging under the eaves and shaking like ghost fires, and the hall was empty. The crowd hurried along the corridor, shadowed by the pillars and shadows. After passing through a section of the courtyard, there was a sudden noise in front of me, and it was the sound of laughter. After descending the corridor, the source of the laughter was clearly discerning. The first room in the east was noisy, and the long window was full of bright lights. Dozens of shadows were reflected on the window paper of the long window, playing and dancing like ghosts. This is the guard of the temple, and they are indeed hiding in the side hall on the east side, as Xiao Shanzi said.
Zhao Qing and Tan Ping led the people to quickly search the surroundings and confirmed that there were no other guards cruising outside. Wang Yuan gave an order, and more than 100 black shadows quickly arrived in place, standing in a semicircle against the long window, and the bow and crossbow in his hand were aimed at the figures in the long window.
"Do it!" After a short command, the arrows and crossbows fired in unison, ** whoosh. Repeat crossbow arrows and **pierce the window paper of the long window, and go to the temple**. Suddenly a crowd of people in the hall turned on their backs, and the sound of screams and screams was endless.
After a round of shooting, Wang Yuan rushed out with his sword, kicked over a long window and rushed in first. On his side, Gongsun Lan guarded tightly, and slashed the two guards who missed the key point and shouted loudly with one shot. Wang Yuan was the first to go in, but he didn't even kill anyone, and the guards rushed in like wolves, whether they were alive or dead, and each guard was stabbed in the body. The hall that was full of ** sounds just now suddenly fell silent. The entire course of the battle did not exceed twenty breaths.
The crowd hid their bodies again and listened carefully to the movement outside. Although the movement was quick just now, after all, it made a noise, which might alarm the patrol guards outside. But soon, it was determined that everything was business as usual. The guards in charge of monitoring at the entrance of the front and rear halls came with the news, and the sound of fighting in the hall sounded very slight at the door, and the patrolling guards outside the front and rear halls did not react at all. This is also in line with Wang Yuan's prediction, there are many houses in the main hall, and the pavilions and pavilions are incomparably more incomparable, and this structure is very soundproof. Even when shouting in the inner sanctum, no movement could be heard outside. This is also the reason why Wang Yuan dared to act blatantly.
"Search every nook and cranny in case anything slips through the cracks. Blockade and control of imports and exports, and all those who come in will be killed. Wang Yuan ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes." Zhao Qing and Tan Ping promised in a deep voice and rushed away with the guards.
Wang Yuan straightened his clothes, put the long sword that was not stained with the slightest trace of blood into the sheath, and smiled at Gongsun Lan who was standing beside him: "Cousin, are you ready to see the emperor?" He's in the west side of the temple over there. ”
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Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan slowly stepped into the dark and gloomy west hall. The moment he entered the hall, he smelled a foul smell in his nose, and Gongsun Lan quickly took out a black veil to cover his mouth and nose. Wang Yuan didn't care, he knew that since Xuanzong was bedridden and incontinent, it would not be surprising to smell this stench.
The west side hall is very large, and there is a slight light coming in from the long windows on the left and right, making this empty hall a little dark and terrifying. Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan's leather boots stepped on the marble floor, making a monotonous and cold sound, echoing in the main hall. It also adds a touch of weird and terrifying atmosphere to this dark hall. Wang Yuan felt that walking in this west hall was like walking in a huge tomb. The air was stagnant and oppressive, filled with an atmosphere of despair and terror.
Suddenly, a spark lit up in the darkness ahead, and the spark moved, lighting a candle. The candle flame danced, emitting a dim glow. Although it could not dispel the darkness around it, it did reveal a small area of the tabernacle hanging low, and a figure crouching behind the curtain.
"Who. Three watches in the middle of the night, what are you doing here? Can't you let the Emperor get a good night's sleep? Don't you people have the slightest compassion? An old voice came from within the curtain, and the cricket figure took the candle flame and lifted the curtain and walked out. A muffled cough sound as he walked.
Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan walked to the first curtain and stood still, and they quietly watched the man come with a candlestick until he lifted the curtain and came to him.
"What the hell are you going to do? How can you bear to torture the emperor like this? If you want to torture, torture me, please stop torturing the emperor. I know, Huang An asked you to come, right? I'll go out with you, and I'm going to fight outside, don't quarrel with the emperor. The rickety figure came to Wang Yuan and stood still, and there was a desperate calm in the old man's voice.
"Zhang Dequan, why did you become like this." Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The rickety voice was stunned, and the next moment, the candlestick in his hand fell to the ground. Gongsun Lan on the side stretched out his hand and lightly grasped the fallen candlestick in his hand.
The rickety voice raised its head, and under the candlelight, it was a terrifying face of wrinkles and scars. Unkempt hair, messy beard, trembling lips and stunned eyes.
"Are you...... You are...... King...... Wang ......" Zhang Dequan's whole body was trembling, and his mouth was trembling.
"It's me, I'm Wang Yuan, Zhang Dequan, you don't recognize it